PERIUUIV^AL UDrm\ii«i-"' f 636.1 B74~ 12 ACCESSION 147836 NOT TO BE TAKEN FROM THE LIBRARY FORM NO. 37 2M-2-20 rtLKLUUi<^Aiu ua.fAis.imii.NT Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant http://www.archive.org/details/breedersportsma421903sanf VOL. XLII. No. 1. 86 GEARY STREET. 147836 SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR +1 \o3t.\ Y3-14 *1 GOOD BYE, 1902. 2 Cite gtrrtev tmfc gtycvt&tnan [January 3, 1903 Some Suggestions From Prof. Carlyle. Prof. W. I,. Carlyle, ol the fjmvirslty of Wisconsin Experiment Station, who kattbe ilifornia State Paw wi and satisfaction, I . - ■ .mt Sec- retary Lowden in regard to Eastern stock bi making exhibitions in California at the fair of 1903, which Mr. I tor publication. It eon- tains some excellent suggestions and shows how the Slate Fair grounds at Sacramento impress an Eastern lock judge who has visited all the great shows in he letter is as follows: I Lowden i retarj California State Board of Agrlouiti ento, Cal. — Dear Sir: l .. our Kind favor of recent date asking for sug- gestions concerning the California State Fair for the coming year. 1 know that you will pardon my delay :n noi replying to this letter, as 1 nave been from horn.; for the last ten days iu attendance at the great- eatUvestoek show on earth, which is the International uf Chicago. While- at that ■ I met a number of stock m n from the West, including three large Shorthorn nn Washington and two or three from your own State. From all of these men I had the assurance thai they were fitting their herds to make an exhibition at the California State Fair next year, provided that suitable accommodations could be provided for the proper care of their live stock while in attandance at your fair. In conversation with them I had to express my opinion of the conditions prevailing on your fair grounds, and was sorry to say that 1 had to tell them that the conditions there were very unsatisfactory in- deed. Now, I would suggest to your Board that if possible, 1 think it would be wise to remove all the trotting horses from that portion of the ground where nor live slock is now boused. If all these herds of ottlle, sheep and swine that havo indicated their intention of being present make an exhibition at your fair all of that space now given to the speed horses will be utilized for the cattle and sheep. Would it not be possible for you to have your speed stables on the opposite side of the race track, some- where away from the other livestock. Then by re- moving some of the buildings and overhauling and refitting others you could make a very comfortable arrangement for stabling all the livestock that would come to your fair. I have tbe greatest faith in California as a livestock and dairy State, and I believe that your State Board of Agriculture has a great work to do in eneouarging the introduction of improved breeds of livestock. The livestock department at your Statu Fair, if properly conducted, can be made one of the greatest educational factors of your whole State. At present it is apparent to the casual visitor that the energies of the associa- tion in the past have been devoted to amusement and entertainment rather than to educational features. You have a magnificent race track and grand stand for the comfort of visitors who may be interested in the races, but you do not have any suitable accommo- dations for the very valuable cattle, sheep and swine that are to be exhibited at your State Fair, nor do you have a single seat where the visitor who is in- terested in livestock may sit down while he is inspect- ing, judging and listening to the remarks made con- cerning the decisions rendered in the various classes. Voir exhibit grounds should be provided with a suitable judging pavilion, with comfortable seats, resembling somewhat your grand stand, where these visitors who are interested in livestock may be com- fortable while they are inspecting it. I have been so exceedingly busy since returning from my visit to the West that I have not had time as yet to revise your premium list as you suggested, nor to make up suggestions concerning your rules and regulations. 1 hope to be able to do this in the next two or three days, and will forward it to you without delay. I sincerely trust that you will be furnished with abundant means by your great State of California to carry on some few improvomentson yourexhibition grounds along the lioi 9 suggested. I am cortain there is nothing which will do more to favor the introduction and breeding of improved live stock in your State than the money spent in improv- ing the facilities for exhibiting and inspecting the live Ik at vour Slat'- Fair. I r iv.-d the express packagein good order and am v. -ry grateful, ii d * d. toyour State Board for your el the warm hospitality with ained me whllel was v ■ guest at State Pair. Dg that I may have the pleasure of hearing from you again, and that if spared that I may at some which I am assured yon will have 1 oun b billon grounds and holdings in the near future, I am, fours W, I Prof. Carlyle'B suggestions are tin lally the onewtai that the trotting horses should be removed from that portion of the grounds where id, ' K course, the but thinkH the hlbltlon Bti , . and In '' The Saera- iok thousands rimo to tie ,,,-k, arc, In tumbledown ihei M havo CuarU bo a covered inlmi trotting horses should have quarters to themselves ana so should the runners. It is not only inconvenient t ) all concerned to have everything mixed up as it is now, hut it keeps people from visiting the fair. There are many improvements that should be made at Agri- cultural Park, Sacramento, and they should be pro- vided for by the Legislature at its session this winter. His Old Gray Mare. • by Samuel Walter Foss. Jim Buokner bed to fish for words, An' bob bis bait from left to right, An swisb bis pole an' line aroun' An' hardly ever get a bite. He' hemmed an' hawed an' galped an' choked An' scratched an' stuttered an' grew red, An' then cbawed out a word or two He alius wished he hadn't said. But yet bis words flew thick au' fast As battle bullets through the air, Wen be onhitched his tled-up tongue, An' then described his ol' gray mare. The very thought uv thet ol' mare Wuz lightnin' in the ol' man's eyes, Yeast in the dough uv his ol' soul Thet made it bubble up an' rise; Hot ginger in bis lazy blood Thet give his tired natur' vim, Thet stung his nerves an' tired bis heart, An' made a bran' new man uv Jim. It pricked the dull flanks uv his soul, An' made it champ its bits an' raar. An' dance 'roun' on his hind legs w'en— Wen he described his ol' gray mare. W'en Jim described hisol' gray mare We all stopped work; an' Cyrus Brown Said, w'ile he talked about thet mare, The mills bad oughter all shet down. Said Jud. ''The sun sh'd stop right short Squar' in the middle uv the day, A a' stan' still, ez it used to do, W'en bossed aroun' by Josherway. Natur1 sh'd knock off work, an' git Its money's worth, an' some to spare. In listeuln' to Jim Bunkner spout, W'en he describes his ol' gray mare. Like w'en a good saint talks of heaven, A scamp of gittin' out of prison, Like w'en my Silas talks to Sal, An' strokes her hair, an' calls her his'n, Like Sissero upon the stump A-spoutin' Latun to the nations, Wuz Jim w'en he described thet mare. An' give her pints an' qual'fycations; We sut an' soaked in elerkunce. Or walked an' wallered in it there, W'en Jim, out in the hay field, stopped, An' then described his ol' gray mare. Jim's ol' gray mare fell dead las' night, Down in the parsture by the brook, Jim went an' roun' her therstone dead, An' jest stood still an' shook, an' shook. He then began to fish for words, In his ol' unsuccessful way, An' hemmed, an' hawed, an' gulped, an' choked, But couldn' fin' a word to say. Of course, be bad no use fer life Writh thet ol' mare a-layin' there, An' so he fell down in his tracks An' died beside his or gray mare. The Durfee Sale. Mr. Hamlin to Retire. It has been known in inner horse circles for some time that the great turfman, C. J. Hamlin, proprietor ol Village Farm, East Aurora, N. Y., was contemplat- ing retiring from active breeding and turf affairs. Mr. Hamlin is now 83 years of age and will delegate the management of his great trotting establishment for his son, Harry Hamlin, who for several years has been closely associated with his father's racing stable. There will be but little change in the administration of the management of this celebrated stud. At the beginning of the year there were about 500 horses at Village Farm, which have been reduced by public and private sales to 350. It is the intention of Harry Hamlin to reduce thestud to the six principal stallions and fifty select broodmares during the next twelve months. Ed Geers will remain as superintendent and continue to train and race the stars of the farm. C. J. Hamlin will retire from the industry with an envi- able reputation as a broeder of light harness horses he having to his credit such stars as the following: The AM 'el 2:031, the world's gelding record; Fantasy 2:06, the fastest three and four year old filly; Lord Derby. 2:05j, holding the fastest five year old gelding record; Lady of tho Manor 2:041, fastest pacing mare; The Monk 2:05}, Shadow Chimes 2:05, Robert J. 2:02, i 2:051, Bright Regent 2:06}, Dandy Chimes " Charles 2:081, Moonstone 2:09, Dare Devil 2:00, the highest priced trotting stallion sold in recent Ed Easton 2:09j, Battleton 2:09. The sale of trotters held by William G. Layng at Los Angeles on Thursday, December 18, 1902, was successful in every way. The highest priced one of those sold was the brown colt, Electro McKinney, foaled 1900, by McKinney 2:1]J, out of El Mae by Elec- tricity; second dam May by Wildidle, third dam May- flower (the dam of Maozanita 2:16 and Wildflower 2:21) by St. Clair. He was purchased by Mr. Byron Erkenbrecher, of Los Angeles, for $2450, and he secured one of the grandest individuals, as well as one of the fastest colts in California. Two hours after the the sale Mr. Erkenbrecher was offered $1000 advance on the price paid, but declined the offer. The sum mary of the sale is as follows: Zoiock Ray, blk f, 1900, by Zolock, dam by Raymon; Mr. Garland, $100. McKinney Belle, b f, 1900, by McKinney, dam by Fayette Wilkes; Mr. Garland, $450. Electro McKinney, br "b, 1900, by McKinney, dam by Electricity; Mr. Erkenbrecher, $2450. Zombretta, br f, 1900, by Zombro, dam by Wool- couch; Mr. Christopher, $375. May McKinney, br f, 1901, by McKinney, dam by Electricity; Mr. Christopher, $375. Direct Boy, br g, 1900, by Direcho, dam by Director; Mr. Brock, $90. Egypt, b f, 1899, by Osito, dam by Fayette Wilkes; Mr. Newton, $120. Red McKinney, b c, 1902, by McKinney, dam by Fayette Wilkes, $200. Direct Maid, b f, 1902, by Direcho, dam by Director, $45. Bay gelding, 1897, by Albion 2:25', dam by Woolsey, $75. Gold Coin, br g, 1898, by Zombro, dam by Dash- wood, $300. Bay mare, 1897, by Ira Woolsey, dam by Will Crocker, $140. Election Boy, b s, 1897, by Richard's Elector, dam by Chieftain, $75. Chestnut mare, 1898, by Woolsey, dam by Sattelite, $85. Susie Almont, br f, 1900, by Alto Rio, dam by Brown Jug, $25. Prince Howard, b g by Dexter Prince, dam by Arthurton, $225. Browm mare, 1899, by Gen. Beverley, dam by Elec tricity, $80. Bay mare, 1897, by Albion 2:25.!, dam by Will Crocker, $65. Bay mare, 1897, by Woolsey, dam by Will Crocker, $50. Black Team, sisters, 1896, 1898, by Cceur de Alene 2:191, dam by Laddie, $360. Jessie Iris, br m, 1897, by Iris, dam by Nutwood Wilkes, $95. Vista, b m, 1892, by Electricity, dam by Gen. Ben- ton, $225. El Mae, br m, 1893, by Electricity, dam by Wildidle, $215. Ida Director, b m, 1894 by Director, dam by Irving-, ton, $40. Bay mare by McKinney, dam by Dick Richmond, $90. » ^ Christmas on the Speedway. Members of the Golden Gate Park Driving Associa- tion held three races on the park speedway on Christ- mas Day and while all were won in straight heats there were close contests and plenty of excitement. Captain Batchelder won two of the races, one with Eden Vale and the other with Frank B. There were many spec- tators present who thoroughly enjoyed the sport. The officers of the meeting were Edward Aigtltinger, president; W. J. Simpson and Jack Holland, judges; J. O. Kane starter and F. W. Thompson, secretary. The results of the races follow: Free for all. Uncle John (Captain H. W. Goodall) 1 1 Al Sandy (S Watson) 3 2 Altavis (Captain N. P. Batchelder) 2 3 2:20 class. EdenlVale (Captain Batchelder) 1 1 SteveS (G. L.Swett) 2 2 Dr Hammond (Captain Bennett) 3 3 2:30 class. Frank B (Captain Batchelder) 1 1 Alice Nic (H. Scbottler) 2 2 Chispa (T F. Bannon) 3 3 On Saturday evening the club held a banquet at a down town restaurant and President Aigeltinger was presented with a handsome gold watoh. A Common Mistake. It is a general opinion among too many horse-owners that dur- ing the wot and cold weather of fall and winter no particular care isneeded to keep a horse's foot in healthy condition. Directly due to this belief may be traced most of the diseases which are met with in dry weather. Proper oare at the proper time would pre- vent nine-tenths of the diseases and ailments which deprive you partially or entirely of the use of your horse, and adds the expense and trouble of doctoring, the result of which is uncertain, and in many oases requires tbe growing of an entire new hoof to effect a oure. Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy is just wbat is needed to prevent feet from becoming unsound. M tssuNA (N. Y.), September 6, I00». Ii .' I .. — : a bottle of Absorbino Itlsn one « ithout It. Yours truly, GEO. E. CARR. There is a report in circulation that the stallion Kinney Lou, trial 2:09ij, that Budd Doble took East fur I lougla's Cone, of Red Bluff, and is being wintered at Walnut Hall Farm near Lexington, has .been, sold. for $5000 in cash and a further amount when he trots to a record below 2:20. California favorite hot weather Napa drink — Jackson's Monroe Salisbury is giving his horses at Pleasanton their exercise himself. He is "better than a raw hand.'' January 3, 1903J ©he ^veeiiev emir gtpjotrterocm 3 Notes and News. **« 1-4.1 IV* 1 1 V^ TT w * (_ ,-j JS52L GV3GXD QyzJS& There is talk of flxiDg up 5»3GXrM>*oS)INS Melrose, which was one of l May the New Year be a prosperous one for.you. Fifty two year olds from Palo Alto will be sold by Fred H. Chase & Co. during the last week in January. Full particulars Dext week in our special edition. The chance of a life time. the eld Treat track at the popular tracks of the old days. It would take but a few hundred dollars to make it fit to train on. The demand for roadsters and work horses is keener than ever. Barney Simpson is thinking of locating at Pleasan- ton this spring. Bellefiower 2:12} will visit the paddock of Ashland WilkeB 2:17J i° 1»03- Our special edition will be issued next Saturday. For sale everywhere. Connor 2:03} has been racing twelve years, and the past season was in the money in every start. The Rose Hotel at Pleasanton is headquarters for horsemen and the Sunday dinners are a feature. Rosed ale Stock Farm has soma good roadsters for sale that are worth more money than is asked for them. A stake for three year old pacers to be trotted this year should fill well. There will be a number of pacers of this age in training in California. It is announced that C. J. Hamlin has made a pro- vision for the continuance of Village Farm as a great breeding establishment after his death. Little Boy 2:0U is taking on flesh and Scott McCoy has hopes that the cripple will be in shape to take a shy at the two minute mark next season. Horsemen who have visited Pleasanton recently speak in high praise of the trotting stallion Lecco 2:09} brought out by Mr. Mills, who also brought Searchlight 2:081. These two stallions will be well patronized by California breeders this year. It is a remarkable fact that although Alcyoner, the sire of Neil Alcyoner 2. 124, has had but six of his get trained and raced, yet McKinney, one of the greatest Bires of extreme speed, is the only living son of Alcy- one that has more in the 2:15 list than Alcyoner. George R. Woodin has written a card to the papers in which he says John Splan bid in Nella Jay for him; that James Y. Gatcomb bid in Par-o-Chute for him, and that these together with Allie Jay and Lady Isa- bel will be raced through the Grand Circuit in 1903. The veteran trainer, Charles Marvin, who has made more champions living and dead than any other trainer and who was the trainer at Palo Alto Stock Farm when it was at the zenith of its glory, has at last decided to take life easy. He will sell all his horses, retaining two brood mares and four youngsters. He will vacate Ashland Park and take a stablest the Lexington track. He will develop and train a few youngsters each year and breed a few mares. Brignoli Wilkes 2:14], the fastest entire son of Geo. Wilkes, is owned by Timothy Collins, of Canton, N. Y. He is now twenty years old, but is chipper as a colt and always ready for a fast road brush. Stamboulette 2:10} is being driven on the park roads this winter and has taken many of the road drivers into camp. He was driven by a lady for sometime and out-brushed some of the cracke' jacks before his identity was discovered. At the Los Angeles city election held December lBt, Mr. Owen McAleir, who is one of the prominent horse owners of that metropolis, was elected to the honorable position of City Councilman. The firat champion trotter to enter the 2:20 list was a son of nambletonian 10, and each succeeding cham- pion for twenty-three years was either a grandson or grand-daughter of the same sire. Rose Dale Stock Farm has sold the handsome mare Julia S. by Daly to Mr. Gray of Santa Rosa, who con- templates moving to San Francisco. Julia S. is a trotter of no mean ability and was in Millard Sanders' string last spring before he started East. Mr. Gray will drive Julia S on the road and there will be few that can give him their dust. Mr. Ben Davie? of San Bernardino has a filly that is entered in the Occident and Stanford Stakes for 1903 that showed a 2:16 gait at Los Angeles recently and Mr. Davies was then and there offered $1400 for her, which he declined. She is by Zolcck 2:11}. Jacob Ruppert of New York has recently refused an offer of $40,000 for Oakland Baron 2:09}. It was a big price to turn down, but if the peerless son of Baron WilkeB lives he will justify the refusal, for his earning capacity during the next five years should be as large as that of any stallion in America. It is far better for stallion and owner to have plenty of sound foals about the place, even though the matured ones cannot beat 3:00, than a barn full of cripples with standard records. Buyers do not care for cripples, even with records of 2:20, but will pay good money for sound trotters possessing 3:00 speed. A. W. Shippee, of Nelson, Butte count, y has secured stalls at Pleasanton for a string of ten or a dozen horses that he will have worked or trained there. They will be for sale. '"Farmer" Bunch has rented a cottageat Pleasanton and moved his family there. He is still at the Meek ranch at Hay wards, but will soon move a big string to the horse centre. Metallas 2:11, having been a failure in the hands of several first class trainers, will be given a trial next year by Ed Geers. The trotter has plenty of speed if he will only behave. Shrewd breeders sometimes sell their best animals at ridiculousiy low prices. The Messrs. Stout sold both Gussie Wilkes, dam of Allerton 2:09}, and Lou, dam of Axtell 2:12, for $250. J. R. Albertson is training nine horses at Fresno, among them one or two colts that are entered in the Breeders Futurity. Chas. E. Clark is working quite a number also, and James W. Zibbell, who recently came here from Montana and located at San Jose, moved his string of horses to Fresno this week. It is said that hereafter the Village Farm foals will be liberally entered in futurities. It was generally remarked at the New York sale that had the young- sters sent into the ring been eligible to the big Futurity stakes they would have brought much larger prices and the farm management seems to have arrived at the same conclusion. Billy Andrews says, although Mr. E. H. Harriman will give up racing, he will continue breeding at his stock farm at Goshen, N. Y. He has quartered there John R. Gentry 2:00-1, and will retain the broodmares Onoqua 2:08}, Lightning 2:11, Elsie S. 2:11}, Helen Grace. 2:11}, Rose Leaf 2:14ij, Hilda S. 2:15} and a few others with records better than 2:20. One of the remarkable sires of 1902 is Axworthy 2:15$ by Axtell 2:12, who is credited with nine new performers. Axworthy is ten years old, and prior to 1902 was not represented by a single standard per- former. Frank Walker, the well known Grand Circuit starter, says there are three pacers in sight that will have a fighting chance to beat Dan Patch 1:59} in 1903. The horses are Prince Alert 2:00, Direct Hal 2:04} and Audubon Boy 2:03}. J. C. Bray, of Montana, who visited Menlo Park this week looking for horses, tells us that the three stallions by Prince Airlie advertised for sale by Mr. P. H. McEvoy of that place, are three very handsome horses and well worth the prices asked. While Prince Alert's half mile in 57} seconds, made when he defeated Sir Albert S. is the half mile race record, the fastest half mile is still to the credit of Star Pointer, which paced a half in 57} seconds in an exhibition against time at Belmont track, Philadel- phia, September 17, 1898. One of the colts at Los Angeles that is much talked of at present is the three year old Bobs by Bob Mason out of Lydia Payne, a half sister to She 2:121. Bobs is the property of Dr. J. A. Edmonds and was started in a mixed race at the last matinee of the driving club. In the second heat, after a bad break, Bobs trotted three-quarters in 1 :43, closing a gap of fully a sixteenth of a mile which the others had gained, and this with only six weeks' work. He looks like a 2:10 trotter. He hastrotted 21 heats in workouts with but one break and this was when suffering from lameness that was thought to be a bruise, but afterwards turned out to be a severe case of gravel. One thing that will be earnestly considered by the board of stewards of the Grand Circuit at the January meeting will be the employment of a paid judge to go right through the circuit. That is a question that has been talked about and thrashed over for many years, but they are now getting closer to it. Several of the associations employed a professional judge last season, but what is needtd is for the same judge to travel right through the circuit with the horsemen. William Murray, of Woodland, owner of Diablo 2:09}, has arranged to keep the Allerton Btallion Geo. W. Archer 25492 in the stud at Woodland last year. Geo. W. Archer is a very handsome sixteen hand bay horse, and being a son of the mighty Allerton 2:09} will attract much attention in Yolo county, where there will be much breeding done this year. . A. J. Welch of the Charter Oak Park track, Hart- ford, is an advocate of the shorter plan of racing, and is more than likely to adopt the two-in-three idea outside of the famous Charter Oak $10,000 Stake. He will also give a Grand Circuit mee',iDg at Oakley Park. Cincinnati, next season, reports to the contrary not- withstanding. He intends making considerable im- provement at Oakley, an-i is of the opinion that trot- ting can be revived in Cincinnati and made just as popular as it ever was. The rain handicap he had last year has not dampened his enthusiasm in the least. A Syracuse writer states: "The Syracuse State Fair Association, of which A. E. Perren of Buffalo, C. Wiet- ing, Comurssioner of Agriculture, and De Forrest Settle of Syracuse, are the racing committee, iB after the proposed match between the crack trotters, Lord Derby 2:05} and Major Delmar 2:05J. The idea is to have the race during the Grand Circuit meeting, held in connection with the State Fair, believing it to be the greatest drawing card the fair could have. It is acknowledged that a great part of the success of the la«t State Fair was due to the appearance of Dan Patch, the king of pacers. Mr. Butler ha9 sent his latest purchase, King Direct, by Direct 2:05J, to E. F. Geers at Memphis, Tenn. King Direct paced a half-mile in 1:01} before Mr. Butler bought him, a great performance for a green three year old. Mr. Butler also sent to Mr. Geers four others from his East View Farm. One was a four year old by Direct 2:05A, out of Marie Jansen, 2:21} ; another was by Direct out of Sayonne, by Jay Bird and tracing in the maternal line to the famous Betty Brown; the black horse Cole Direct, five years, and Fred Direct, four years, who traces through maternal lines to Clara, the dam of Dexter 2:17}, were the other two. A Lexington dispatch of the 18th says: "The largest deal in horseflesh made here this winter was closed today, when J. D. Fisher, agent for M. H. Tichenor & Co., Chicago, bought of J. L. Stewart, Lee Thomas and S. T. Harbinson & Co. nine bead of trotting horses for $20,000. The stock are all show horses, embracing mares, "stallions and geldings by famous Kentucky sires like Nutbreaker, Oakland Baron, Ashland Wilkes and Onward. There are several promising green trotters in the list. They will be trained and developed next year, the best of them being made candidates for blue ribbons at the Madison Square Garden Horse Show next year." B. S. Krehe, of San Jose, Cal., has placed his horses, including Black Pistol, Lancelot and other good ones, in the hands of Ben Kenney at the Lexington track, and Kenney will take them through the circuit next season. Two of the younger horses upon which great reliance is placed are a bay filly by Hambletonian Wilkes, dam Anna Belle, and. a colt by Diablo 2:09}. A veteran turfman says the fee of $50 for change of name of a horse should be reduced. This feature was borrowed from the Jockey Club rules, but the club is about to reduce the amount to $10. Some owners in- sist on starting their horses under outlandish names, which the purchasers deem inappropriate, yet do not feel like paying a tax of $50 per head for the mere change. Thos. Bonner has sold to Monroe Salisbury for Mr. Fred Talbot of this city the six year old bay trotter Albert by Seymour Wilkes 2:08A. Mr. Salisbury pur- chased the horse for James Butler of New York, owner of Direct 2:05J. Albert is one of the best green pacing prospects in California and was worked a miie in 2:18 pulled up before reaching the wire. His dam is by Geo. M. Patchen Jr. and his second dam by Stock- bridge Chief. Barondale's fee for 1903 will be $50. Where can you find a better investment for your money? His first three dams are all great broodmare9, some of the greatest in the books. Barondale was a race horse — made his record in the third and fourth heats of races. He is a grand individual and he gets that kind. And then he is by the great Baron Wilkes 2:18, whose de- scendants won 25 per cent of all the money hung up on the Grand Circuit of 1902. How can you beat it? A meeting of the Gentlemen's Driving Club of Cleveland, held recently at the Roadside Club, was called for the purpose of distributing prizes and ribbons won during the season. The championship cup for trotters went to John A. McKerron, for his mile in 2:061; the championship cup for pacers to Tiger, for his mile in 2:07}; the Reed cup for trotters, to Lena Wilson, for the most heats between 2:17 and 2:24; and the Reed cup for pacers to Frank M., for the most heats between 2:15 and 2:22. H. K. Devereux, C. K. G. Billings, H. M. Hanna, C. A. Otis, Jr., and John Sherwin were appointed a committee to draft rules covering the Cleveland Challenge Cup for trot- ters, and it was decided that the cup should cost between $1000 and $2000. D. C. Palmeter, owner of Riverside Stock Farm, Berlin, Wisconsin, who bred Peter Stirling, that J. B. Chandler had out last season, is a practical joker. At the recent Fasig sale in New York Palmeter pur- chased the mare Falfa for $1100. A short time after the purchase a stranger stepped up and asked if the mare was for sale. "Yes," replied the Badger State breeder, "if I get what she cost me. Let me see: "I lost $600 in the pools the first time she started as a two year old, betting against her. At Lexington, in the Futuritv, I bet $450 in the pools that she would win. She did not. That make3 $1050, and with $1100 I just paid for her, makes her price $2150. That's what I want for her." He still owns the mare and is proud of the bargain. As will be seen by an advertisement in another part of the paper Dr. G. W. Stimpson the well known reternarian offers his services to Associations in the capacity of presiding judge. Dr. Stimpson officiated at the Concord fair in 1900 and at the meeting of the Stockton Driving Club and the Tuolumne County fair this year. He has the highest recommendations from the Associations giving these meetings. The Doctor sho aid ba well fitted for the position being a student of form, thoroughly posted in both running and trotting rules, having been associated with race horses all his life and being a close observer. He is firm in his decision, cool and collected in his judgment. The Doctor intends to devote his time to the interests of racing in California and is now open to engagements for 1903. ®lte £5rcefc»£r mtfr §^uurtsmcwt [January 3, 1903 Christmas Matinee at Los Angeles. [Los Angc: The Driving Club's Christmas meeting was an im- mense success The magnitude of the card was such that only about 100 persons saw the final heat, while UK) were present in the middle of the afternoon, but too much racing was the only fault that could have been found with the afternoon'? sport bv anyone. In quality the entertainment was excellent, and while the time in most of theeveots was moderate compared to some previous performances at local matinees, a series of remarkably close contests culminating in a dead heat kept the interest well up until imponding darkness and thoughts of turkey sent the greater part of the crowd home and forced a slight cut in the fourth event. The day's feature was the last race, which had settled into a contest between C. A. Canfield with Athaio and E. T. Earl with Sweetheart before the horses had reached the first quarter. Either gentle- man would rather have won the race than found a small fortune, and first blood went to Earl in 2:24], Canfield taking it rather easy. In the second trip around, Mr. Canfield went out for the race and out- drove Earl in the stretch. Sweetheart was a good second under the whip, but seemed rather pumped out from the driving finish, while the winner did not show the effects of his 2:1GJ mile. The third beat went to Canfield in rather hollow style, through a bad break by Sw»etheart on the far side, she finishing a bad last. The feature of the fourth event was a dead heat, which occurred in the third heat around. From the stand, Kathleen, M. 15. Mosher driving, seemed to have a nose the best of Red Lion, but it was a close decision, and rather than engender any hard feeling, the judges sent them around again. Kathleen dem- onstrated her superiority and took the race. E. J. Delorey, driving Graham Babcock's El More made a heroic effort to take William Garland's Sweet Marie into camp, but the bay mare was there with the speed and had all the staying powers necessary to keep the aspirant for championship honors in the sec- ond division. The three heats were the fastest of the afternoon, 2:17J. 2:171 and 2:17^' Sweet Marie was expected to pull a hike cart, hut did not, else the result might have been different, but nobody who saw the race could be persuaded so Proctor, an added starter in the second race, a 2:30 afTair, won in the minimum number of heats from an easy field. The openiDg race of the day, a mixed affair, went lo P. L. Budinger, more from his skill as sulky pilot than through any superiority of Glen, the animal he drove. One of the features of the afternoon, wbiuh received great commendation, was the energetic aod prompt way Willard Stimson has of sending them oil. Mr. Stimson believes in expediting matters and as long as he Is on the b«lldrivers understand that they will have to get together. He showed no partiality yesterday, but on two or three occasions those who were a little tardy in coming up with the bunch had to take the worst of it at the getaway. There was not a vacant box in the big stand yester- day, and hardly an empty seat. Society was present in full numbers, and stylish turnouts were lined up two and three deep on the rail. B0HJHABIBS, First rac\ two lo three mixed. Olon.ag (P. L Budinger) 2 I 1 Sallle Ml le«, b m (J. C Burn*) I 2 2 Oeonie.bg (K E muocvi 3 3 4 Maggie May, b m (W. R Slimsooi 1 I 8 grm (Dr. J. A Edmonds) 5 5 5 Mar/ollor, b m ( R. B Trmsloo) 6 6dr Tim :;23. Second race. fcflO pace, two In tbree. (M. U. Mosher) I 1 Addle R.bni ,,r y Nowlln) 2 .1 Hannah O. ohm ilpb Hagan) 3 4 •i'-orgo B, . i iv Brvaonj -1 2 Tim-' Free for all trt.i, three In Ave. Bweel Mario, b m . ..(William tlarland) I I 1 F.IMoro, blkg I ' i B Moabj :i 4 o | EllMtMUl ■■' »' i i ii :i Tim" 839, j ..•>'.. .■ H, -■ 0 Tl.lrd heat declared u dead pafM Fifth . ; pace, two lu ■ I annold) a I i 1-4 l)r Ralph II IlDM M». Caustic Balsam Better Than Knife. ■ 3lril A Prominent Horsewoman. Mr. Poldy McPhee, the queen of Austrian horse- women and one of the most enthusiastic lovers of the horse in the world, is the widow of Dan McPhee, the first American driver to practice his profession as a trotting horse driver in Austria. Since his deatk, his widow has carried on the business herself, campaign- ing her horses successfully throughout western Europe, in Germany, Austria and Russia. She is an Austrian by. birth, inherited a large estate, and as her dead husband was a thrifty man and left a big fortune, she is possessed of unlimited means to gratify her desire of making her stable of trotters the greatest array of campaigners that has ever raced in foreign lands. A little over a year ago. Mrs. McPhee married an Austrian nobleman, so that her proper title is now Poldy von Schliehtergroil, although she will always he "Mrs. McPhee" to American hor-emen. In the last few years Mrs. McPhee has bought over $100,000 worth of horses in this country for exporta- tion to Austria, and the veteran Cleveland reinsman, John Splan, holds at all times her carte blanche to buy any promising trotter he may come across. His last purchase was the three year old Wig Wag 2:16}, which he bought rec-ntly for $5000. Mrs. McPhee has doDe more to iotroduce trotting into western Europe than any other person now living. She induced the gov- ernment and the Trotting Club of Vienna to buy Prince Warwick by Alcona 730, and he has proven the greatest sire that has ever left this country for foreign lands. [He was bred by the late A.C.Goodrich of Jordan Valley, Oregon, brought to California by the late Silas Skinner, and sold to an Austrian dealer by Orrin A. Hickok.— Ed. B. & S.] Among the great horses Splan has shipped to her in the last few years are Col. Kuser 2:11], Bravado 2:10J, Miss Sidney 2:14, Minnie Birchwood 2:13}, Earl Baltic 2:17 and Dirego 2:18S. She paid $7500 for Col. Kuser, and he has proven himself the champion in Europe at any distance, one of his startling performances being two miles in 4:28, wh'.ch he trotted from a standing start. With Bra- vado, that cost her $5000, she made the greatest win- ning campaign of any horse ever exported. For two. seasons he swept ail before him in Germany, Austria and Russia, and wound up his second season by beat- ing all comers over the Ice up to two miles, trotting these ice races with the thermometer at 40 degrees be- low zero. Miss Sidney 2:14, Minnie Birchwood 2:13} and Dirego 2:18', have all proven great winners abroad, but Mrs. McPbee's two great money winners were Dick Miller, a green trotter, that never started in this country, and Arline, that left America with a recOJd of 2:24i, The latter could not trot as fast, or did not not cost as much money as some of her other noted stars, but her ability to go a race of any distance over, any track, no matter who drove, made her a very use- ful mare. She campaigned more seasons on the Euro- pean turf than any other" horse or mare that ever raced, and was ioside the money a large majority of her starts. Dick Miller gave the foreigners the sur- prise of the season by starting in the slow classes to which he was eligible early in the season, and winning race after race, gradually being forced to reduce his record, until the close of the season, when he entered the free-for-all class, aud even then held his own. Outside of Wig Wag, Mrs. MePhee's most recent pur- chases were Axmere 2:13*. for which she paid $5000, and the noted black mare Henrietta 2:12.'. . Henrietta won a number of important events on the Austrian- turf last year. It is likely Mrs. McPhee will secure several more good horses in this country this season, as she has laid out her lines this year to even ecliose the brilliant records made in the previous seasons. Mrs. McPhee is a charming woman and one of the finest amateur Singers in Austria, although she never sings in public. Her home is a haven to all Americans, and a tramp, if from this country, is never turned away from her door empty banded. — American Sportsman. Training Department, Bitter Root Farm, in the Grand Ciroult, Sept. i, i':1-. siioIiiTh IMMtemper unit Cough Cure is what ever? the various forms of con taKlou-id i mi ills II Is B safeguard agalnat expoaare ol pinkeye and 'he like. Resp'y, Job Rea, Trainer. .^.. _ The Ijreeders of America to-day are breeding for : they are striving to produce trotters, rather 90 long as breeding nogs horse shall I., 'unscientific 0 produce the best, - DO danger of a recurrence of the disastei that bilged in the enterprise durino the last decade. A lot of MoMurray carts just received. You need ono light now to work your colts in this winter. oey Maoutai i ompany, 531 i take a look at these carts and other first-class \ . have for sale. A Maine Horse Storv. '■Yes,'' says Col. Carey, "I've seen some of the tricks of the racing game right here in Maine," as he put' out the light of a somewhat rheumatic fly with a solution of saliva and Piper Heidsick, a generous quid of which was ensconced in a hollow of his right cheek. "It ain't often ye see a man change hosses in a race, hut it's been done, right here, too. Joe Joy had two. sorrel mares, and one was a dead ringer almost for 'tother. One had a record '16, or som'ers round there, while 'totber could start in a 2:35 class. Well, Joe, he seen after a couple of heats he couldn't git nowhere s with the hoss that was all right, so what does he -da but put some wash on the faster hoss and brings her out and wins the race in one, two,, three. Not many, would a taken the chance, but it worked all right.'' "Waal," remarked Squire Dean, "I dun know,.that- wotked pretty well, but I guess the way Jim Babbit pulled a racer out the fire over to Scabville was about as good as anythin' I knows of. Ye see, 'twas gettin' pretty nigh dark, and Jim, he had two heats with Honest Quaker, and Tom Frye jest the same number with Daisy Maid. Jim said 'twas too dark to trot, but Tom thought he could win that night, and the jedge was Tom's brother-in-law, an' he said trot. It was gettin' pretty duskish 'fore they got the woild. There was four or five horses- in the race, and they bothered some in scorin.' Naow, there was a baseball gran' stah' out in the fiel' wich wuz "jest about high enough so you couldn't see a hoss for two or three rods when he had got jest past the quarter. Jim hed ben savin' to hisself, 'I can t win with this' old skate when he thinks of that ball stan,' and he falls back a leetle an' fore he got there every hoss had passed him and he jest stayed right there till he heerd 'em comin' round again and gettin' pretty close. - -He started the Quaker again then and come down the stretch lickin' and re'efih' 'and landid jest 'bout. a length. 'Where'n — 'd you come from?' says Tom... 'Oh,' says Jim, 'IfoundoutI wuz too slow, sol jumped- the fences and cut across.' The crowd give Tom the laugh, and he went off scratehin' his head, and I dunno if he know6 to this day how 'twuz done."—' Trotter and Pacer. Noble Will Drive Anaconda. Fred W. Noble, who first raced The Monk 2:05} suc- cessfully after his breakdown in 1897, has' been en- gaged by J. H. Bnnson of New Haven to drive Anaconda 2:01} next year. Noble will train a public stable at Harford. Speaking of his plans for Ana- conda he said recently that he ho-ped to see some of the managers of the Grand Circuit tracks arrange a free-for-all class, which would bring together Dan Patch 1:59$, Prince Alert 2:00, Anaconda 2:01}, Audu- bon Boy 2:03}, Dan R. 2:04 and Direct Hal 2:04}. "Of course, " said the trainer of Anaconda, "some of these horses will probably race in the 2:04 class at the earlier circuit meetings, but I look to see one or two of them get out of the 2:04 class the first time they start, and then they must go in the free-for-all. The track manager who could bring them all together would have the greatest pacing race ever seen. I doubt, however, whether any inducement can draw Dan Patch into a race next year. He is out to win the world's record, and I ex-pect to see him reserved, for races against time ei clusively." " Noble is confi 'ent that he can cure Anaconda of his habit of pulling, which has heretofore greatly handi- capped the horse. "I never drove a horse that pulled me," he said, "and I don't believe this one will after I j have got well acquainted with him and have gained his confidence. '' Duration of a Horse's Affection. The affections of a horse are EOt inferior to his intellectual qualities, and if made a pet he becomes very fond of his master. In case of separation, he remembers him for years. But his affection is different from that of a dog. which continues to love his master ' even though the latter abuses him greatly. Rough,, unkind treatment will quickly estrange the affection of a horse. Good horse sense discovers no particular reason why a horse should be devoted to a master who habitually maltreats him. The intellect and affections of a horse point out two things so important to a trainer that he must bear .them in mind until they become fixed habits of thought. One of these things is, Never under any circumstances allow a horse to successfully oppose his will to yours. If you do, he will remember it and (reasoning by experience) try it again. The other is, always keep his affection. If he dislikes 3 ou he has no wish to please you, and if his obedience is always perfunctory you will 'make but little headway in training him. These two points assured, he will almost invariably try to do whatever you require of him— if he only knows what it is.— ■ .-,-.■ . - Sober up on Jackson's Napa Soda. JANCABY 3 1«'3] &he gveEirev txxxb gpovt&xnaxt Twenty Years' Progress. The tables of sires of fast performeTS and sires of dams of the same furnish a very interesting study for students of the trotting- breeding problem. When the standard was first established the 2:30 table was scanned very closely each year, and the sires that were credited with the greatest number of performers in standard time were the ones that then stood highest in the esti- mation of most horsemen, regardless of whether those that entered the list were tin-cup performers or race winners. The average rate of speed is such now, "however, that unless a trotter or pacer can go heats in 2:J5, he is of little value for campaign purposes, even on half mile tracks. How different from twenty years ago! What a change has taken place within that period in the rate of trotting speed ! At the close of the season of 1882, the world's champion trotting record was 2:101, and stood to the credit of Maud S. Now it is 2:02}. Then the number of trotters tbat had taken records of 2:15 or better was ODly eight all told. 1 hey were Maud S. 2:10}, St. Julien 2:11}, Rarus 2:13}, Goldsmith Maid 2:14, Clingstone 2:14, Trinket 2:14, Hopeful 2:14} and Lula 2:15. The only pacers then in the 2:15 list were Buffalo Girl 2:12;, Sleepy Tom 2:12} and Fuller 2:141. At that time no stallion had sired more than one 2:15 performer, and no horse had sired the dam of morn than one with a record so fast as 2:15. The tola' number of trotters then that had taken records of 2:20 or better was only eighty-two. The Dumber of stallions that had sired more than one 2:20 trotter was only nine. Volunteer then stood at the head of the list-pf 2:20 sires with five to his credit Rysdyk's Hambletonian, Almont and General Knox were each credited with three, while Alexander's Belmont, Black Bashaw, George vVilkes, Thorndale and Walkill Chief each had two to his credit. Then the total number of stallions that had sired ten or more 2:20 performers was only thirteen. Rysdyk's Hambletonian then stood at the head with thirty-four to his credit that had taken records in standard time. Wilson's Blue Bull was second with twenty-seven; Volunteer third with -twenty-three; Daniel Lambert fourth with twenty-two, George Wilkes and Almont came next with twenty each; then Happy Mediumseventeen; nextcame Green's Bashaw, Gooding's Champion and Young Columbus, with eleven each, followed by Gen. Knox, Whipple's Ham- bletonian and Mambrino Patchen, each of which were credited with ten. Today there are no less than twenty -four stallions that have each ..sired four or more performers that have taken records of 2:10 or better. Baron Wilkes 2:18 and Onward 2:25} bead the list with nine to the credit of each, the greatest number ever sired by any ssallion. Three have each, sired eight. They are Brown Hal, Chimes and Mambrino King. Three have sired seven apiece, viz.. Altamont, Gambetta Wilkes and McKinney.- Pour have each sired six. They are Alcantara 2:23, Bourbon Wilkes, Direct 2:051 and Wilton 2:19}. 'The number that have sired five each is also Jour. They are Allerton 2:09}, Ashland Wilkes 2:111, :Axtell (3) 2:12 and Pilot Medium. The following eight have sired four each, viz., Alcyone 2:27, Charles Derby 2:20, Director 2:17,. Guy Wilkes 2:15}, Hal Dillard, Sbadeland Onward 2:18, Sphinx 2:203 and Steinway (3) 2:25}. . - Twenty-one of the twentyrfour sires of 2:10 per- formers are direct descendants of Rysdyk's Hamble- tonian, aDd one, Mambrino King, traces directly in the "parental line to Mambrino Chief.. Fourteen of the twenty-four are direct descendants of George Wilkes. Two of the remainder are direct descendants of Electioneer, and another is from a daughter of Electioneer. Two of the others are descendants of Dictator. Two of the remainder are descendants of Strathmore, one of the others a descendant of Happy Medium and another a descendant of Almont. The other two, Brown Hal 2:12i and Hal Dillard 2:043, are descendants of Tom Hal, the pacer, and all their 2:10 performers are pacers. > Sixteen stallions have each sired the dams of four orJmore 2:10 performers. George Wilkes 2:22 heads the list. 9is daughters have produced ten. Next comes Strathmore, whose daughters' have produced nine.: Nutwood is next -in order, with eight to his Credit. Blue Bull, Mambrino Patchen and Mambrino King are in the next class. Daughters of each of lliem have produced seven. Alcantara sired the dams of six. Almont Jr. 2:26, Hamlin's Dictator, Mam- brino Abdallah and Pilot Jr. have each sired the dams of five. . Attorney, Bourbon Wilkes, Daniel .Lambert, Pilot Jr. and .Robert McGregor 2:173 have each eired the dams of four. Eight of the above, or just one-half. the entire num- ber, are members of the George Wilkes branch of the Hambletonian family, and George Wilkes himself out- ranks them all. The Mambrino Chief family is more prominent as sires of dams of 2:10 performnrs than as sires of performers that have taken records of 2:10 or better. Only three sires in the lot have surpassed Mambrino Patcben and his son Mambrino King as sires of the dams of 2:10 performers. The increase in the 2:15 list during the past twenty years is really surprising. Turn to the tables of 2*:15. performers under their sires, and the sires of dams of 2:15 performers, in the Christmas number of the Ameri- can Home Breeder and compare those lists with the total of barely eleven 2:15 performers at the close of the season of 1882, and no two of the eleven by the same sire. In the -Breeder table are the names of thirty-eight horses, each of which has sired ten or more with rec- ords of 2:15 or better. Alcantara 2:23 by George Wilkes 2:22 is the champion among them, with thirty- one to his credit. Baron Wilkes 2:18 is a close second with twenty-eight, and then come in order of Dumber of performers Onward 2:251 with twenty-six, Red Wilkes and Brown Hal 2:12.} each with twenty-three, Gambetta Wilkes 2:19} and Simmons 2:2S with twenty- two eacb, McKinney 2:111 with twenty -one, then Bour- bon Wilkes and Wilton 2:19} with twenty, and soon. Turniag to the table of 2:15 performers under the sires of their dams, it will be seen that not less than twenty-two horses have each sired the dams of ten or -more. Nutwood 2:18} outranks all other stallions in this respect, with forty to the credit of his daughters. -George Wilkes 2:22 is next in order. His daughters have produced thirty with records of 2:15 or better. Wilson's Blue Bull and Red Wilkes come next with -twenty-seven each: then Strathmore, with twenty- two; Mambrino Patchen, with nineteen; Onward 2:25.1, with seventeen; Mambrino King, Almontand Dictator, sixteen each; Kentucky Prince, fifteen: Jay Gould 2:211, with fourteen; Mambrno Abdallah, thirteen; Alcantara 2:23, with twelve, and so on. It is a fact worthy of note that Alcantara, which stands at tbe head of lh» list of sires of 2:15 perform- ers, and Nutwood 2:18}, that heads the list of the sires of dams of 2:15 performers, are both out of mares whose dams were strictly thoroughbred, also the mares that produced both Alcantara and Nutwood were by sires whose dams were runniog bred. It is not probable that the next twenty years will show as great progress in the average speed of-trotters as has been during the past tweDty. They certainly will Dot if the sole obj ct of a majority of breeders is merely to raise standard bred stock according to the present standard formula. With the lessons of the past twenty years and the experience of the most suc- cessful breeders as a guide, however, enterprising breeders will continue to make steady progress and produce a high rate of speed with greater uniformity than ever in the past. Sires of 2:05 performers may not be as numerous twenty years hence as those of 2:10 performers now are, but the subject of heredity and -the. facts upon which the improvement of speed depends will be better understood tben than now, and breeders will also have a better knowledge of the source or sources from which these factors may be obtained. Many have already learned from a study of pedi- grees and practical experience that something more than trotting instinct is required to produce record- breakers on the track, as well as to produco the kind of stallions and mares that are most successful in per- petuating.a. high rate of speed. The more that breed- ers become enlightened by a careful study of the blood lihesof the champions, both performers and producers, the greater the progress that they will make. — Am. Horse Breeder. Kendall' s Spavin Cure Used Fourteen Years With Good Results. Trotters in Arizona. New Yohk. Sept. 9, 190-2. Dr. B. ■/. Kendall Co . Enosburg Falls. VL: Gentlemen:— 1 nave used your Spavin Cure on my horses for the -past ronrleen years and it nas always given me good results in every particular- I also have one of your books that 1 have found very useful. If you have any later editions of the -Treatise on the Hor»e and His Diseases," will you kindly send me one? Respectfully yours. B F. FRISBIE, 721 E. 16th St. Rich as prehistoric America appears to have been in horses, they had become utterly extinct long before the advent of the Spaniards. Their introduction by the settlers led to the restocking of the continent in a comparatively short time. Straying from their masters, or, as sometimes happened, abandoned by them when a settlement was broken up, the horses took kindly to the rich prairies and pampas, where they multiplied exceedingly. In 1537 they were first landed at Buenos Ayres, and a little more than forty years afterwards wild individuals were found at the Straits of Magellan. They scoured the plains in vast herds, and the Indians captured many of them for their own use. « On a hot day drink Jackson's Napa Soda lemonade and be refreshed. A correspondent of The Beview writes as follows from Phoenix, Arizona: Prrobably one of the most important breeders is Charles Barkley, of Glendale, Arizona, who brought from Tennessee some good pac- ing blood of the Brown Hal and Copperbottom fam- lies. Wm. Barkley has a fine young stallion that is bred in the purple. Mr. Wain has an inbred Elec- tioneer stallion that is kept off the track presumably for the purpose of development. He is a handsome and large chestnut three year old. Mr. Pemberton, at one time leader in the valley, has sold all his breed- ing stock and colts, retaining Boydello (4) 2:14}. He is in Geo. Klatzbaugh's hands at the track. Frank Moss has a fine young brown stallion coming three years, that he expects to bring to the front. He is by Vasco, dam by Almont LightniDg. Attorney Clery has one of the most promising yearlings in the valley, that weighs 875 pounls, stands 15 hands and is a natural pacer. He is being edged up lor the Christ- mas races, stepping quarters in 46 to 48 seconds. Sired by Sirius Mark, dam by a son of Onward. Mr. Clery expects to keep this fellow entire. He has a full sister that he thinks is his superior. J. C. Adams lost his good mare, Florence C. 2:30, the dam of Boy. dello 2:14}, a few days ago being cut in a wire fence, -which caused her to bleed to death; she was stinted to Sirius Mark. Ed Worcester has a select lot, including a well bred mare by a son of Artillery 2:21}, that a a fine driver and quite speedy. He also has two by Sirius Mark, dam by Strathmore. The yearling is a beautiful bay and is surely tbe finest looking colt in tbe valley. He was nominated by his former owner, Wm. Lossing, in The Review $10,000 Futurity No. 7, and is still eligible, as all good colts should be. At this date he is very promising. "During the last six months about 600 horses have been shipped out of this val ey to Eastern points. The result is the horse business is up to par again and owners of good mares will see that they are bred to good stallions, of which the valley is well supplied with representatives of Onward, Nutwood, Almont, Blue Bull, Electioneer, Brown Hal, Billy Wilkes, Wilkes Boy, Mambri o Patcben, Strathmore and many others. Silkwood 2:07, Stamboul 2:07J and Mc- Kinney 2:11}, Mark Sirius 2:13, Dauntless, Masterlode, Ambassador and Colhert 2:07J on the side of dams, should give the breeders of this valley bright pros- pects for the future." -»- Rigbt-Handed Race Courses. If the original plans are carried out, the new race courses about to be constructed on Hempstead Plains will be right-handed ones. This means that the horses will run the reverse way to that now generally fashion- able in this country. The change is provoking 60me discussion, but may be for the better, as there is some reason for believing that more diversified running grounds might in a measure check the unfortunate tendency of good horses to break down early in their career. If any good judge will take the trouble to ex- amine the unsound horses at any track next season, and unfortunately most of the animals he will find there come under this categoiy, he will discover far more affected on the near foreleg than on the off. This is easily accounted for. It is because they have always been trained and raced over circular tracks with the bridle hand on the rail. Corroborative proof that this practice causes undue pressure on the near leg is furnished by statistics from England. There most of the courses, and all the training grounds, furnish straight galloping, while those of the former that necessitate the rounding of a curve are about equally divided between left and right hand. In consequence English cripples, which, owing to the elastic nature of the turf courses in vogue there, 'are not as numerous as around our tracks, are infirm on the off foreleg quite as frequently aB on the near. This fact, and it is a fact, should warrant builders of new tracks trying an innovation, and should besides justify track superintendents in making a rule that during certain hours horses at exercise could only work the reverse way of the track. This course would enable trainers, who prefer to work all the machinery of their charges in equal proportions, a chance to do so with impunity. — Exchange. Don't Waste a Year's Time. Mr. E. R- Winnie, prominent horseman at Waterloo, N Y., writes: "Find enclosed SI 00 for which send a bottle of Quinn's Ointment. About three years ago I had a valuable three-year-old colt that sprung two large splints on the inside of each fore leg. For a year I used all remedies. aDd even the best veterinaries ex- perimented, untii his legs got in bad shape. I saw Quinn's Oint- ment advertised, and secured a package using according to di- rections, and in three months time bis legs were as clean as your hand. I have now another case which I think your remedy vrill bringoutall right, as Iknow what it has.done." This is ~ tinued evidence of what we are receiving every day In ' men all over the United States. For curbs, splints. -- windpufls and all bunches on horses or cattle, use Quinrj Price SI 00 by mail or express prepaid. Address W B. El Whitehall, N. Y., unless you can obtain from your drugg: 6 (The greefrev mtfcr gip^vtsmmt [January 3, 1903 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. W. K EL. LEY, PROPRIETOR. Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. 66 QEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O. BOX 2300. TKLEPnoNE: BUck 586. Derby, nine furlongs, and the Oaks, a mile. The added money has been increased to the stakes and the purses will also be increased. There is no better place for handling thoroughbreds during the winter and early spring months than Montgomery Park, where this club's races are run. Its appointments are first class in every way. Address all communications to M: N. McFarlan, Secretary. Ti.riii* — One Year S3. Six Months 91.75, Three Months SI STRICTLY I.V ADVANCE. Money suonld be scot by postal order, draft or by registered letter Addressed to P. \V. EESLLBT, 98 Gear; St . San Franoisoo. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of g-ood faith. <;. i.. Tt'KKI £ CO.. Agents. Subscription and advertising. Salisbury Bulldtus, Melbourne, Australia San Francisco, Saturday, January 3, 1903. ANEW YEAK HAS DAWNED since the Breeder and SPORTSMAN greeted its readers, and the most prosperous year in the life of the United States has passed into history. Keepine pace with the progress 0' the nation, the trotting horse has resumed his place as the most popular animal with Americans, and his breeding is one of the great national industries, while his training, racing and driving on the roads give employment to an army of men and supreme pleasure to many more. The year just close! has been the greatest money earning season in the history o harness racing, and we doubt not but it has also seen horses sold for more money in the aggregate than dur- ing any previous twelve months. Prices for indi- viduals have not reached the amounts paid during the boom days, but the average has been greater than ever. The breeding farms have increased in number duriog 1902, even though many of the most famous have gone or are preparing to go out of existence. There is a healthy tone to the trotting horse market and the outlook for continued prosperity is bright. In spite of the rapid increase in the number of motor wagons of all descriptions, the demand for the horse has been active and on the increase, and the year has closed with the supply unequal to the calls upon it. There is no fear that this demand will fall off for years to come. The breeding of the American trotter is on a different basis than it was when the panic of 1893 caused it to almost cease, and the losses of that period have been the gain of the present time. There has been no further mating of standard stallions to mares of 00 quality or pedigree with the idea that one trot- ting cross in a colt would sell it, as that fallacy ha9 bjen disproved to the cost of those who tried it. There has been a "breeding up" movement all along the line during the past few years and there seems to be an almost unanimous desire on the part of breeders to continue in this line or not to breed at all. It is this that has established the breed of American trot- ters on a basis tbat is so sound that the waves of hard times will not prevail against it in the future. The demand for the high class road horse, matinee trotter and race horse, will Increase with the year. The organization 1 of geotlemen's driving clubs has made matin.. most popular of American sports and the movement haB only just begun. The earning •n[ tho race winner on the Grand and other olroults bat ao incn horses with class are be- '. fur In every part of the country and pi better. The BREJ8DER AND "1 congratulate its • ding on the " a time when '.villi a good stallion with tment; when 1 ... road horses a I all our il proap irity wh .-and may tho new EKJH Mum- phi ntfs, four furlongs; tho oge; tho . for throe yea ' hi Peal o 1 y, 0 ie impany lakea I01 1904 an • be ' • nnesmio NEXT MONDAY, January 5th, is the day for the closing of the Coney Island Jockey Club stakes. There are eighteen rich prizes to be won by the lucky ones, and there is added money in sums ol from $10,000 down to $1500. There are eight stakes for three year oldsand upward, headed by the Suburban, with $10,000 added; the June Handicaps— the Coney Island, $1500 added; Sheepshead Bay, $1500 added, and Long Island, with $2000 added — the Advance, $5000 added; the Equality, $2500 added, and the Thistle, $1500 added. The three year old events are the Swift and Spindrift, $2000 added to each stake. For two year olds are pre- sented the Great Trial, guaranteed value $2500, and the Double Event, of a guaranteed value of $5000 each race; the Vernal, Spring and Zephyr, $1500 added to each stake. The jumpers have a chance with three steeplechases, the Beacon, $2500 added; the Independ- ence and Rockaway, with $1500 added to each event. The open events for the Autumn meeting of 1903 are the Flight, for two year olds and upward; the Sep- tember, for three year olds; the Autumn, for two year olds; the Flatbush, $10,000, for two year olds, and the Great Eastern, $7500, for two year olds. For the Autumn meeting of 1905 the Futurity, $10,000 added. The Futurity is one of the richest classics of the Amer- ican turf, and if money is sent when mare is nominated the subscription is only $10. Entries to all these events will close on Monday, January 5th. ABOUT FIFTY Palo Alto two years olds, the entire crop of 1901, will be sold at auction in this city at the popular ahd historic old salesyard corner Market street aad Van Ness avenue, by Fred H. Chase & Co. This is a sale that no breeder in Calilornia can afford to miss. The horses on the great farm are bsing rapidly dispersed. These are the foals of 1901, and will be sold without reserve, and the farmers and horse breeders of the State should recollect that the day will soon come when there will be no more of the Palo Alto sales. At present the blood on the Palo Alto Farm is about the richest in the world that flows in the veins of trotting bred horses. It is the blood that trots to world's records and wins races, and the opportunity to get it now at low prices should not be overlooked. The stock on the Stanford farm is just now reaching the point that Senator Stanford aimed at. It is too bad that the great farm must go. But the decree has gone forth and these sales are the chances for buyers that come very seldom in a life time. Next week we shall have more to say of these colts. They are a grand lot. Remember the sale is to be held by Fred H. Chase & Co., the reliable auctioneers. THE STAKES for the twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Brighton association will close on Monday next January 5, 1903. The well known Brighton Handicap, with $10,000 added. head9 the list, followed by the Brighton Cup, $5000 added; the Cup Prelimiary, $1500 added. The other events for three year olds and upwards are the Islip Handicap, the Jamaica Stakes, the Test Handicap and the Nautilus. The added money to each is $1500. Three events are for three year olds— the Seagate, the Glencove and the Seagull, for fillies. There are four events for two year olds, with $1500 added to each — the Montauk, the Atlantic, the Winged Foot and the Distaff, for fillies. There are four steeplechases, $1500 added to saoh, two over the full course, about two miles and a half, and two over the short course, about two miles. The added money to each is $1500. An important future is tho Produce Stakes of $25,000, for the pro, 1 n.e of mares covered in 1902. Mr. J. Boden, Jr., is secretary, to whom nominations should be addressed. WASHINGTON PARK CLUB, Chicago, which holds the greatest and the grandest day's rac- ing in America each year when tho American Derby is run, announces its stakes for 1903 in this issue of the mi Sportsman. It loads off with the American I 1. 1 In, to whioh $25,000 is added, and then a 1 e numerous stakes for three year olds and two da and older horses for which added money is 00. Tho overnight handicaps will be for purai 0 1250 and upward, no selling purses will bo less than $01111 and other purees will be $700 and up- ward. Is not this a feast for horse owners? A Theory That Didn't Fit. While in the East recently Trainer Chandler, of Peter Stirling 2:1U fame, related a good story with a moral attached of his experience while in theemploy of Henry C. Jewett, of Aurora, N. Y., the owner of the mile covered track in that town. "I had been at his place but a few days," said "Chan," "and had taken one of the horses to the blacksmith shop. The foot artist was busily cutting down one of the horse's front feet when Mr. Jewett stepped into the shop, and after glancing to see what the blacksmith was doing, he turned to me and inquired: " 'Is the blacksmith cutting off all that hoof under your orders?' ", Yes, sir, Mr. Jewett,' I answered. 'The horse has far too much toe, and I cannot possibly see how he could show any speed with so much foot.' " 'Mr. Chandler, it has taken me a whole year to grow those feet.' "But it won't take near that time to pare them off.' "H'm, that's true. Still it has always been a 'theory' of mine, Mr. Chandler, that a race horse must have a long foot to balance him when at speed." "Did you ever consider, Mr. Jewett, that instead of a theory it may be only a notion?" "Well," continued 'Chan.' Mr. Jewett immediately turned on his heel and left the shop. Some of the old employers of Mr. Jewett were present and informed me that in all probability I would find a blue envelope in my letter box the next morning. It seems that Mr. Jewett had never personally discharged a man from the farm, but instead every man had a separate letter box, and when he wished to dispense with anybody he slipped a check for wages due, with a note of dismissal, inside a blue envelope, which the party in disfavor would find in his box. "To make a long story short, I didn't get the blue envelope, but did feel a trifle nervous as to whether the horse would do as well as I expected. I took him out of sight a couple of days later on the covered track and found, though, he could fairly fly. "What made it better was Mr. Jewett bringing some of his friends to see the horses stepped. When I got to the horse I bad pared the feet I showed him without a boot, while previously he wore the whole catalogue. He went an eighth in 15J seconds, faster by far than he ever before showed. That settled it. From that day Mr. Jewett never questioned me as to the method I used in shoeing or hanging up a horse while I was with him." — Trotter and Pacer. Manners in the Show Ring. A decision of thejudges in one of the light-harness classes at the recent National Horse Show raised the question among horsemen as to the degree of perfec- tion in manners to which animals should be held accountable in the show ring at Madison Square Garden, where all toe surroundings are strange and artificial". In the case alluded to one of the trotting roadsters shown acted restive and fretful when required to stand, twice rearing and once turning so as to nearly overturn the road wagon to which she was hooked. The judges gave her the blue ribboa over several trotters whose manners were seemingly beyond criti- cism, and the question arose among the rail birds as to whether she deserved it. On the one hand it was contended that allowance should be made for the music and the lights and the crowd, and that the judges were right, as the mare had done nothing vicious. "She might be the best mannered one you ever saw for the real work of a gentleman's road mare, " said one of her supporters, adding, "You can't ask a high-bred trotter to stand like a statue under such surroundings as there are here." "Yes, you can," put in Charles Tanner, a man whose opinion would besought as soon as anybody's by an amateur who wanted to buy a model road horse. "It's in just such places as this that a real good road horse shows his manners. Anybody's trotter will behave well enough when there's nothing to excite him, but show me the one that will keep his head in a place like the Garden and I will give bim the blue ribbon. Man ■ ners are everything in a gentleman's road horse, and the judges ought to test the entries to the limit in this respect. When you see a horse thai is afraid in the show ring here, what are you to expect on the road if an automobile turns tho corner under her nose at the rate of thirty miles an hour, or if there is a blast in the subway just as you go past? Yes, sir; make 'em show their manners in the ring, for if they don't do it there thoy are likely to forget all about it on the road." — A". )". Hcrnlil. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every oity, town and hamlet in the Slate. Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet. January 3, 1903] ®ta $veeiiev ettttr gtpuvtsntan The First Toeweight in 1858. But few gentlemen engaged in the trotting industry have had the experience of Prank B. Baldwin of Buffalo. He calls himself one of the old fellows, three score and ten last August, but we are all jogging along that way. "The first toeweight I ever saw was at the Montreal races in 1858," said the veteran during a pleasant chat one evening not long ago, while discussiDg modern appliances, which have done so much toward increas- ing the average speed of horses the past decade. "Back in the little '70's, boots, scalpers and all that sort of paraphernalia was introduced, so you cannot claim that their advent was the leading cause for ex- treme speed now so common. We had about every- thing, excepting the bicycle sulky twenty-five years ago, hence I maintain that the great achievements should be attributed to the improvement in the breed- ing of trotting stock, more than in the development. "But let me tell you about the first toeweight I iver saw. While at the Montreal races, as stated before, I noticed a clever looking Frenchman driving a horse that acted to me like a dangerous competitor in the five-mile race — the great event of the week. I became interested in the nice movements of the Frenchman's horse, and when he slackened up I went out to see him. "What's that contrivance you have on the toes of the front feet?" I asked, noticing a little sack about the size of your finger, fastened with straps around the hoofs. " 'That bag, as you call it, contains lead to make the horse extend his reach and go squarely. I had them made at a harness shop down town,' replied Ihe Frenchman, courteously. " 'Just what my horse need?,' says I, to myself, and before leaving Montreal I went to the harness shop, but they could not tell me much about the things they had made for the peculiar Frenchman. But, suffice it to say, soon afterwards we all had toeweights. Seth Blaine, a Montreal blacksmith, who afterwards moved to Detroit, made the first patent standard attached to the shoe and extending up over the toe, for securing a weight, shortly afterwards. He sold his invention to Fenton of Chicago, whose goods are now famous throughout the horse kingdom. "The origin of the toeweight belongs to Canada," continued Mr. Baldwin. "But let me tell you something about the French- man, who was father to the thought. His name was Charles Pecor, and he finally moved to Buffalo, and looked after Byron 2:25J, the first horse bred in thia county to enter the 2:30 list, in 1871, driven by John Stevenson. Thirteen years' afterward I drove the second horse bred in Erie County — the first one at Village Farm — to standard record, and it was Belle Hamlin 2:23J, at that time. Old Byron 2:254, was owned by Capt. Frank Perew, sired by Field's Royal George, a son of blind Royal George, owned by Mr. Barnes, a noted Canadian turfite. Byron was a sen- sational local trotter in his day, defeating such cracks as Gen. Love, Prince, Charlotte Temple, Washington Irving, Charmer, Ben Wood, Cattaraugus Chief, Clara Lady Garfield, Independence, Ed. Foster, Al- batross, John R. Fero, and other stars of the sweet long ago. I do not know whether the father of toe- weights is living or not, but he has relatives in Buffalo." — Frank G. Smith in Horse World. trotters nowadays have more size, finer finish, more uniformity in individuality, and are, beyond measure, more uniformly possessed with harness speed — ex. treme harness speed. Nearly all present-day trotting bred horses possess marked harness speed, and prac- tically every one that trots or paces a mile in 2:30 will train on down to 2:20, and a large per cent of them to 2:10, and even faster. The harness gaits are rapidly becoming fixed characteristics — the "runaway" gaits, and hence not only the rapid increase of fast harness horses, but the relative increased speed rate of our trotters and pacers. Certainly, it is plain that harness 6peed progression rests wholly on the fundamental law that "blood tells," and that the only way to in. crease a blood line resultant is to purify and concen- trate the kind of blood that produces the desired physical manifestation. News From the North. Further Infusions Not Needed. Speaking of what breeding has done in the way of improvement in speed, what a slump there has been away from the idea prevalent a few years ago, that a new infusion of thoroughbred blood was necessary in the pedigree of a trotter if extreme speed was wanted. Today few men who have studied the breeding problem could be induced to take that course. The records of the last few years have convinced almost everyone, that it is not only useless, but folly to go outside the recognized trotting families to produce extreme speed and race-horse quality at the trotting gait. The Western Horseman admirably summed up the tend of public opinion in this direction when it recently said: The trotting bred horse is working out his own glo- rious destiny in a way that should no longer leave a question in anyone's mind as to the proper and only course to hasten the progress of that glorious destiny. Handicapped by all sorts of straddling theories, or rather notions, orthodox trotting blood has continued to gain in intensity and purity until its manifestations are such as ought to convince the most skeptical mind that characteristic production, in horse families, is reached through exactly the same channels as in other kinds of live stock improvements, namely, in and in breeding of animals possessing the blood and charac- teristics sought for. There are those who try to make themselves believe that our trotters and pacers of to- day are no better than those of a quarter of a century ago, but the facts all contradict this proposition. Our [Rural Spirit, Portland, Or] W. O. Trine will likely resurrect Oregon Bull 2:171 for 1903. Kinmont by McKinney out of Beulah has been castrated. Eugene, Or., is talking of holding a fair and race meeting next year. C. P. Webb thinks he can drive Prince Tom in 2:10 next year. Ben Bolt 2:18 is being jogged this winter with the view of racing next year. There will be at least one stake of $2000 at the Oregon State Fair, and maybe two. Boodle 2:12n .will make the season of 1903 at Salem and other points in the Willamette valley. Jahn Chalmers has two very promising colts coming one and two, by Erect out of Susie S. 2:18. Senator Helman will put his stable of trotters and pacers into active training immediately after the leg- islature adjourns. Senator Wehrung has a filly coming two years old, sired by Lovelace 2:20 out of Alta Dell 2:10, that is a perfect picture of the equine sect. Seattle will likely have a thirty-day running meeting next spring, but it will be out of the way in time to give an old fashioned race meeting in the fall. Hambletonian Mambrino 5241 is dead. "Old Ham," as he was familiarly culled, sired a number of high class race horses, among them were Jane L. 2:19^, Caryle Came 2:1 1}. Susie S. 2:18, Nettie Ham 2:19J, Sam Bowers 2:11. Thomas S Griffith, of Spokane, has just received a pair of unbroken geldings from S. E. Larrabee, Deer Lodge, Mont. One is a chestnut four year old by Lockheart 2:085, son of Nutwood, dam Rosita (dam of G. W. S. 2:29"}) by Aberdeen; second dam Etonia (dam of Capitalist 2:29J) by Almont 33. The other is a thoroughbred bay, four year old, by Eolion. We suppose Mr. Griffith has something fast in the Lock- heart gelding and' brought the thoroughbred along for a running mate. % SADDLE NOTES. The Christmas handicap was probably the most interesting race of the season. Seven horses went to the post and six of them were well supported by their followers. Nones had a heavier backing than the others and went to' the post a lukewarm favorite at threes. At the start Bullman took Articulate to the front and despite his heavy impost of 125 lbs. at- tempted to make a runaway race of it. Articulate and Corrigan made the running at a fast clip, reeling off the first half-mile in forty-eight seconds. At the five-eighths pole Nones commenced to creep up aDd the issue was never in doubt from there .on, Nones winning in a common gallop in 2:07|. Bessie Mc- Carthy secured the place and Siddons, coming with a great rush at the end, after laying hopelessly out of the race was third. The event was worth $2040 to the winner and his owner Mr. P. Ryan had the four year old in great shape to go the distance. Aunt Polly at one hundred to one is the longest priced winner at the meeting. a deal through August Belmont to ride abroad for the next three 5 ears for BarondeRothschildandM.de Bloch, of Paris. He will late the place of Millon Henry, whose licecfe was srscecded lytheFrcrch jockey club last October. For his services O'Connor will receive $.5,000 a. year for the first call from Baron Rothschild. M. de Bloch is to give him $10,000 a year for second call. This will make O'Connor's salary in a'l $35,000 a year. The contract begins on March 1, 1903, and runs to March ], 1906. O'Connor is to ride at 110 pounds. Duke of York II appears to hold safe most of the timber toppers now running at Ingleside. On both occasions on which he has met Crest he has taken her measure in hollow style, both outjumping and out- running her on the flat. While there is not much form to this style of racing, reversals are quite notice- able and sulden improvements are to be looked for, such, for instance, as shown by Dagmar in his last race. Lord Badge turned a somersault and won handily from the Fretter and Diderot. He seems to run better at five to one than at eight to five with the same weight in the saddle. Possibly apprentice Reed can make him run more kindly than did Jockey Waldo. Antolee won a race on Monday in very easy fashion with Birkenruth in the saddle. Honig's mare ap- peared to have fallen into a soft spot and should not have been overlooked by the bettors who backed her in her previous essay in a field in which she appeared to be outclassed. Ben Mac Dhui was heavily backed on his first ap- pearance, but did not run up to his Eastern form and finished third in a field of four. Bob Smith, the trainer of Articulate, was greatly displeased at Bullman's ride on his horse. His orders were tc never be hatter than third until the stretch was reached. Bullman said the brown horse was so rank and full of run that he was unable to take him hack. It is doubtful, however, if the result would have been changed even had Bullman obeyed his orders, as Articulate was giving away too much weight to a pretty high class horse. Corrigan also appeared to be weighted out of it, although he ran a very creditable race. The selling race war is still merrily running along. Bill Massie was elevatad $900 above his entered price, and Matt Hogau received a boost of $300, in their re- spective races. The most unpleasant feature was th« boosting of Sunello and depriving Matt Storn of the purse won by his horse. Mr. S'orn has been ill for over a year and in the worst possible luck, and the loss of the purse won by his Morello gelding is a most serious matter to him. List Monday, Starter Dick Dwyer was the recipient of an elegant diamond horseshoe scarfpin, the gift of the jockeys now riding at Ingleside. Jockey Bullman made the presentation speech. The averages of the jockeys, figured up from Nov. 15th to and including Saturday, Dec. 27th, show Jay Ransch to be well in the lead with 60 winning mounts to his credit Burns comes next with 24 winners, but the comparison between the two jockeys will show Burns' work to be much better than Ransch's, as he had but 83 mounts as against 205 for Ransch. Don- nelly has been first at the wire 21 times and Coburn and Reed come next with 10 wins each. Fifty-three riders have failed to ride a winner at the meeting. Like all good things, Jackson's Napa Soda has a dozen counterfeits. Walter Jennings has secured second call on the services of Jockey Ranch who will in future be seen on the Jennings' horses The terms of the contract are private although the consideration is said to be a handsome one. The Buffoon has developed into a pretty shifty selling plater, especially in soft going, and is a hard horse to beat in his own class. Warranted to give satisfaction. Jockey Winnie O'Connor is the latest American to arrange to go abroad to try his fortune on the foreign tracks, says the American. O'Connor has jusi closed GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM A safe, speedy and positive cure for Curb, Splint, Sweeny, Capped Hock, Strained Tendons, Founder, "Wind Puffs, and all lameness from Spavin, Ringbone and other bony tumors. Cures all skin diseases or Parasites, Thrush, Diphtheria. Removes all Bunches from Horses or Cattle. As a HITMAN REHEnT forBhei: nintism, Sprains, Sore Throat, etc., i« j.. invaluable. "Every bottle nf <':ui«lir BaUnm so]fi is Warranted to p-jve satisfaction Price SI. SO per bottle. Sold by druErg-h-ts, or sent bv e\ press. cliai'Ufs. jifL id. with full direct iuiir use. Send for descriptive circulars, tesi ninlF, etc. Address TEE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS COMPANY, Cleveland, 0 due gvcebex axxh &povtsxna%\ [JANUABY 3, 1903 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. California Wildcats and Their Ways. Lynx rufus was originally an inhabitant of the tropics but he has gradually worked his way north and is now found throughout the United States, Canada and British Columbia. In appearance at different times of the year the color of the coat changes with the season, at one time a reddish brown on the back and yellowish white spotted with black on the under aur- face of the body. In the spring thd color of theupper parts will change to a grayish brown. We believe that the California variety will show most of the time more of the yellowish and grayish tinges than his Eastern cousins. The female in much smaller and more slender than the male, in looks and actions she bears a stronger resemblance to the domestic cat. The wildcit's claims for a game disposition and fierce reputation, muchly undeserved, are long legs and large feet armed with strong, sharp claws and its savage caricature of fighting fury as "it growls, spits and rolls its blazing eyes in a manner which faithfully (does not) reflect the demon character within." The lood of the bobcat varies with the seasons. In warm weather when game is plentiful he takes his pick, in the winter, particularly where snow and ice prevail, he is glad to take what he can get. He is fona of fish and frogs, and in the summer he follows the dry beds of the brooks and small rivers and fishes in the deep holes. He also eats hares, rabbits, squirrels and bats, and other small fry when he is lucky enough to get them. He catches a good many birds, too, chiefly grouse, quail and other species which sleep on the ground. His preference however is the poultry house by long odds, in this field he is an adept anathemized from one end of the State to the other. As a factor for the sportsman, particularly in the foothills within easy reach of this city, he is not to be despised. The hunting party with a pack of dogs can find many a day's sport running cats over exceedingly rough country at times. These varmints and also coyotes are generally started late in the morning after they have sought their lairs in the thickets of the canyons for a rest after a night's marauding. Thomas S. Van Dyke in the following article aptly describes many of the ways and characteristics of bobcats and truthfully disparages the generally exaggerated ideas concerning wildcats. Next to the bear and the rattlesnake, the wildcat leads in interest for the general as well as the par- ticular reader; and in truth he is a highly entertain- ing little beast if you have no yellow-legged chickens fattening for the parson's visit. Whether the truth can be told about the wildcat is a question not yet solved. But a harder question is, would the truth be spicy enough even if one could tell it. The mere truth of natural history is now too tame for readers whose taste has been cultivated on the highly peppered lies of those who find imagination a better thing to draw on than factB that are too much trouble to learn. There are, however, several funny things about the animal that make him a highly interesting factor in the charms of country life, provided that you have your hen coop well built. There are apparently two kinds of cats, one a bit larger ana grayer than the other, and with little black tufts on the tips of its ears, but it is not certain that the distinction amounts to anything, though this one is called the lynx and the other, that is a trifle more brownish and with shorter tufts on the ears, is about the same size. In the Rocky mountains both travel under the name of bobcats, from the short, stubby tail, probably. They live in holes in the ground or rocks, but spend much of the day in the brush or long grass and briers of the river bottoms, taking to their holes only when danger is about. Often tbey lie on the rocks before the sun becomes too strong. Like the coyote, they have little objection to showing themselves at a distance, and often stand and watch you before running away, and are quite different from the fox, which you rarely see, no matter how numerous. If it is convenient to avoid it there Ib very little fight In either of these cats. They seem to know when you havu a dog along, and it is seldom you can overhaul tbem with a dog before they get to a tree. For ten years I lived where I could see them almost every day, and many a time have had them sneak around the arbor of wild grape down thocreek where I used to do my reading and writing. I shot several there with a small pistol without moving from my seat, and have found them many a time out on the open ground early In the morning or late in the evening. But tbey have aucb an instinctive knowledge of the dog that if you have one with you, you will rarely see any cat until it is treed. 1 never yet taw a dog overhaul one In a fair ■ hough the cat is such a poor runner that the dog could easily do it. But It was a common thing to run ono into a tree with the dogs and then shako him out. Few things are more amusing than to see a robust cat land In the middle of a pack of whiffets big enough to run a country town. Lovers of classic mimic can have It with all the shakes and trills desired. I once mi i cat that did not weigh over twenty la -lap four dogs. Including a plucky Scotch And It was done, too, with only one leg. bad treed the cat In a llvo oak near the 1 at daybreak the owner went out to give i little fun to oncourage thorn to koep the M ho said. Tho cat was perched on a ii '> with arched back and eyes scattoring Are and fury over all creation. The owner began by shoot- ing off one paw with the rifle, so as to make the cat come down and at the same time make it safer for the dogs, two of which were young and needed a gentle introduction to society. Another, too, had just "come out" that season and was still a trifle short on polish such as is necessary in this kind of diplomacy. The loss of the foot only made the cat look madder and cast on the shooter a gaze of infinite disdain. Bang, went the rifle again, and off went another foot. Both hind feet were gone and still the cat stuck with its forepaws. It seemed a bit disconcerted, but showed no sign of coming down; so the man shot off one of the forepaws, by which it was cliDging to the bark of the limb. To his astonishment it still clung by the other claw, so that he had to climb up and poke it off with the gun barrel. Down came the cat in a whirl, but got the stumps of its hind legs under it in time to plant the sharp claws of its remaining foot fairly in the top of the nose of the nearest dog that seemed inclined to interfere. A ki-yi, ki-yi, ki-yi rolled along the hills as the dog dragged the cat back several yards over the ground by the hold on his nose as he tried to get away. An- other dog then thought the rear was a safe place to begin the campaign, but being ajrecent formation he took only a tentative nibble at the cat's tail. The cat let go the first dog and swung that claw round in a semi-circle to which the nose of dog number two was happily located to play tangent. While number one started under the honey house number two retro- raded at such a rapid pace that he dragged the cat back to about where it started from. By this tim» the terrier thought he had located the best place for a hold and grabbed the cat in the middle of the back. His ideas were sound enough had he been large enough to carry them out. But he had miscalculated his own weight which was scarcely more than that of the cat and had also over-estimated the capacity of his jaw. For no sooner had he taken hold than the cat allowed dog number two to visit the honey houseand by the aid of his loose skin and broad back twisted around so that in a second or two its teeth were anchored in the base of the terrier's ear, while the only paw happened to effect a landing on the dog's tongue. A brilliant passage of canine music sent the other dog under the kitchen stove while the owner of the dog hit the cat over the head with the gun for fear the dog's spirit would get broken as he said. The dog was a bravelittle scamp that had saved us many a deer and would have mastered the cat or died. But the owner was probably as wise as he was cruel. If there is anything the wildcat loves it is the tender- foot who comes out hers with plenty of money, buys a nice ranch and brings home some fancy chickens. Ducks will do and I have known a dozen vanish in a night. The tenderfoot is quite certain that it was done by coyotes so he builds a coop that the coyote cannot enter. So the cats just climb up the sides and 8Dit at the chickens until they scare them off the roost. When on the ground they run to the slats and poke their heads out. By that time-the cat is down there, or his partners are. In a very short time the heads of the chickens are pulled off and unless dogs or the tenderfoot comes to the rescue the whole of the chicken is sometimes pulled out piecemeal. Cats are equally cunning in watching for chickens around the edge of the brush and can pick up one almost as adroitly as a cat can a mouse. Many a cottontail and even the more active jackrabbit is lifted in the same way at a single jump of the hidden cat. I have never known one to take a young pig as a coyote will but one can no doubt handle a respectable shoat and walk off at any time with a fair sized lamb. It is but a short time since wildcats were plenty enough in all the wilder sections of the country to make fine sport for one strolling about with a rifle early in the morning. One flying up a hillside with a string of bullets scattering the dry dust over him and occasionally warming up his appendix with one well- aimed was once a very common sight in the part of the country where I spent many of the first years I was in California. But what do you think of killing four at one shot? You think that a lie. of course. Those brought up on the great American educator — boiler plate — will believe it, of course, simply because It is so very much like the lies they daily swallow for truth. But there is no lie about it, nor was there anything wonderful except finding the cats in the right position. One might spend a lifetime where cats were very plenty without seeing it. I never heard of any one else finding tbem in the same posi- tion. Hut found that way tho rest followed, as a matter of course, for I was very close and had a very large rifle shooting a large, round ball with a very heavy charge of powder. It was absurdly simple when the neceBsary con- ditions wore right. While slipping down a gulch early one morning on the trail of some deer I saw fur on a big granite boulder that lay under a live oak. The wind was coming up tho gulch, and as I was wearing moccasins, as I always do in the country, I made no } noise in walking. Mounting the hill side a little I found tho fur was from an old cat with three almost full-grown kittens. The old dame was lying in the form of a crescent and the children lay in the enclosure sldo by side, absorbing their morning meal. It was a '.'■ry simple matter to slip around to ono side where I could got a doad shot at tho old lady's neck and have It right In line with the throe kittens. All four were dead by thotimo 1 reached the rocic, which was only Borne twenty yards from where I stood. It really re- quired no shooting at all. All that was wonderful about it was in finding them. The Fallbrook corre- spondent of the San Diego Union sent an account of this to that paper and it went the rounds of the whole United States, simply because it was believed a lie. As a lie it would have been simply very stupid, for there was nothing in the shooting. Many stories have been told of wildcats attacking people, but of the thousands I have seen not one lost any opportunity of getting away. I know of two cases, however, where the evidence seems beyond ques- tion. In 1872, at Miner's ranch in El Cajon, back of San Diego, a cat sprang on the back of one of the hired men some 200 yards from the house. The man ran into the house with it on his back, and it was killed in the kitchen by the Chinaman with a stick of wood. It made no effort to bite or scratch the man, but simply clung to his shoulders with a grip he could not shake or pull loose, and so he started for help. It was miserably emaciated, probably Irom the scarcity of rabbits and quail6 caused by the series of dry years. It was supposed to be crazy from starvation. I did not Bee this, but three years afterward I spent two years on the ranch, where I heard it talked about by the family and the children and the hired men, some of whom were still there, and it was often referred to by neighbors coming to the house. There was no motive in lying about it and I heard it from so many different people at so ma^y different times with no opportunity of collusion among them and nothibg to gain by it, that I have no doubt of its truth. Some years later, at Pala, in the same county, a large cat seized a baby, about 5 months old, and started for the brush with it. Hearing the child cry, the mother ran to the rescue and got it away, but was well scratched and bitten in the struggle with the cat which persisted in holding on. I did not see this' either, but lived in that neighborhood for several years, saw all the parties and heard i; talked about by those who saw it, and who saw tbe mother and child afterward on the same day, and I have no more doubt of its truth than I have in the other case. These are the only two cases I know of that are well attested. I have heard of other cases, but not on satisfactory evidence. But all animals are off their base at times and liable to do something entirely out- side the line of their every-day behavior. The fact that any of them will run away ninety-nine times out of a hundred does not prove that they will always do ■o. While a wildcat will fight a dog with great fury, it will often become thoroughly demoralized when run down with a horse on open ground. Sometimes it will he so much so that it will squat under the horse and may be killed with a stone, making no effort to escape, as it has already come to the conclusion that it cannot, and is out of breath. The cat is no such runner as the coyote or the fox. He can make a lively spurt for a short stretch, but almost any dog can quickly run into as close quarters as his ambition calls for. It is said that when they are occasionally driven into a corral with several thousands rabbits in some of the large rabbit drives, they become demoralized in tbe same way, and often are killed as easily as the rabbits with a club. This would not be strange, for I have seen tame cats so stupefied with a mob of rats and mice that they did not know what to do. Nowhere does the cat'show the acuteness of the fox, or even of the coyote. He depends more on hiding than on slipping away at the approach of danger, and it i> doubtful if he has the ears or the scent of the other two. The fox is so extremely acute that, though they are very plentiful in most all parts of the country, it is only at long intervals that the hunter sees one at all. Nearly all that I have ever seen were slipping away from a companion and toward me when I was at rest on a rock or something of the sort. I have seen coyotes coming toward me in the same way, but never knew a cat sneak out in that manner, though they were much more plentiful than either foxes or coyotes. The wildcat is not so very strong for its weight, and notwithstanding all that baB been said about the im- mense Btrength of the tiger, it is doubtful if he is much stronger in proportion to his size than the cat. The panther certainly is not and the tiger is of the same build. The wildcat is not as strong in ratio to its size as the grey squirrel. While a first class fighter when cornered, it certainly lacks the endurance and grit of the Bull Dog and the Bull Terrier, as well as most of the Scotch Terriers. A forty-pound Bull Terrier that is quick and fearless can make short work of a twenty-pound cat, while either of the terriers of his own weight can whip him in the end unless the cat gets some unexpected advantage. The claw is redhot stuff, and is apt to stay wherever planted. If it once reaches a tender spot on a dog, like the tongue, there will be music in the air in short order. But in a square fight either of the terriers is a match for the largest cat. If the dog can hold out until he gets the cat by the back of the neck or the small of the back or even the middle of the back, the fight will soon be over if tbe dog can hold on. Most dogB fail in trying to shake the cat or allow it to turn over by a loose hold so that it can use its claws to advantage. Many a dog fails in the same way with a coon, which is a very adroit little chap and needs a dog well up in his business. Of course, if tbe dog can get the cat by the throat and hold on the cat is soon finished. But out of dozens of fights that I have seen I never yet saw a dog get this hold. There are too many claws in the way to make tbe effort comfortable. The dog fearB them more than the teeth, because he never knows where they are liable to anchor. But he does know that they are apt to stick even tighter than the teeth and cut just as bad. The dog that lacks good grit has no business with the cat. But there are many that stand up to the fray with great courage. Most of those that fail do so by snapping or trying to shake with a bad hold. Nothing is more amusing than to watch tho speedy docay of ambition in such a dog, and the ono that was the most savage while the cat was in the tree or on a rock is often tho last to sample the outer defenses of the varmint when shaken to the ground. January 3, 1903J ©he $ve$%&c atxi* ^povt^txtaxt AT THE TRAPS, FEATHER AND FIN. Ad impromptu live bird shoot was held at Sacra-' meoto last Sunday under the auspices of the Capital City Gun Club on the Kimball & Upson grounds at Agricultural Park and drew out a much larger at- tendance than the management expected. The day was ideal for the lover of the gun, and the finest, speediest and best lot of pig-eons ever trapped on the grounds was provided. There was not a squab in the bunch and the shooting eye of the gunners was tested to its limit. The winners and events were as follows: First event, six-bird "warm-up," in which Frank Ruhstaller, Jr., Weldon and Englehardt divided first money, $15; Johnson, Smith, Herold and Davis taking second, $10. Second event, ten birds, three moneys, in which. Herold and Gusto divided first money, $32; Smith, Davis, Captain Ruhstaller, Skeets, Hoag and "Poor Bill," second money, $19.20, and Johnson, Newbert, Ruhstaller, Jr., Weldon, Englehardt and Stevens, third money, $12.80. Third event, five birds, two moneys — Herold, Skeets, Hoag and "Poor Bill" divided first moaey, $16.80, and Newbert and Davis second, $11.20. Fourth event, ten birds, thrde moneys — Herold, Davis, Newbert, Stevens and Ruhstaller divided first money, $24, and Smith took $14.40 for second, while Englehardt, Skeets, Montgomery and Hoag took and divided $9.60 for third. The last race was a "miss and out" match, winner to take all, but owing to a shortage of birds "Poor Bill" and Hoag divided the pot of $17.50. In all, nearly 700 birds were trapped, thus almost equaling the record of any previous shoot there. The trap shooters are looking forward to the blue rock season and the management will construct an entirely new outfit, adding greatly to size and comfort. Frank Vetter was referee. There were contestants from many outside points, among whom were noticed: J. S. Fanning, New York; W. A. Robertson, San Francisco; C. Johnson, Chico; Messrs. Smith, Montgomery, Hoag, "Poor Bill" Skeets and Fissel of Davisville; Messrs, Davis and Jones of Auburn; E. Englehart of Winters and others. The appearance of Captain Ruhstaller at the traps was hailed with acclamation by the other shooters. The veteran held his own with the young follows and did some excellent shooting. Agricultural Park seemed to be the center of sport last Sunday. While the trap shooting was going on. in one part of the field the Sacramento Coursing Club was enjoying the running of the hounds and hares in another portion, and in the outer track a number of horsemen were working out and speeding their finest nags, some spirited brushes occurring every once in awhile. Mr. Fanning was greatly pleased with the California style of shooting. While he was watching the match he saw a brace of spoonbills hover over a small pond of rainwater at the further edge of the field, finally they settled down in a feeding place. Fanning walked over toward the pond, and as the ducks raised he grassed one of them. As he started back to the shooting stand he jumped up a jack rabbit and, of course, knocked it over with the other barrel. As he reached the crowd at the traps Mr. Fanning exclaimed : "Well this is old California, sure enough. Well I'm blessed if it isn't a good region for sport. I never before saw a place where a man could enjoy horse racing, trap shooting, coursing, duck shooting and a rabbit hunt all at the same time and within the same inclosure!" Last Sunday a number of shooters, Clarence A. Haight, James V. Coleman, Ed Donohoe, Ed Fay, Dick Dwyer and others shot a number of live bird pools at the Ingleside grounds. Haight and Dwyer carried off the honors of the day To-morrow it is proposed to hold an impromptu blue rock and live bird shoot at Ingleside. A number of the looal cracks and several Eastern experts will be present. The Ocean Park trap shooting grounds have recently been improved and reconstructed and Los Angeles shooters arenow happy in the opportunity of enjoying trap shooting at as well appointed a shooting ground as there iy on the Coast. The grounds are situated just under the hill from the Country club house, near Santa Monica, which is reached by several electric lines, and two or three in- novations have been put into effect which are bound to be popular. The most noticeable one is the flushing of the trap boxes. On most clubs the bulkheads stand up from the earth and allow a bird to get out some distance before it comes into view, but with the traps throwing from a pit as they do at the beach grounds the targets come into sight much sooner and afford a fairer mark. The traps throw to the east, rather bad for the early morning shooting, but very convenient later. The shooting score is a little higher than the traps, though not enough so to give one the sensation of shooting down hill. At the Ocean Park Gun Club's initial tournament held Sunday on the club's grounds the newly installed plant worked admirably. The shooters were well pleased with the flushed bulkheads, and the day's Bhooting passed off without a hitch, close to 2000 blue- rocks being thrown. These shoots are to be given every month during the winter and spring. Straights in the half-dozen ten-bird sweepstakes were too com- mon to merit mention. The best of the Los Angeles local cracks were on hand and they were shooting well, considering their lack of recent practice. Scores in the merchandise shoot were as follows: Blaochard, Hagerman, 25; Thornton, Shelley, Breer, 24; Lovelace, Kinbure-, 23; Murphy, 22;Shelton, Llew- ellyn 21; Ehrhardt, 20; Decker, 19; Wright, Wescott, Van Singer, 18; Curtis, 14; King, 13; Billington 12; Shelley, 10; Eigholz, Holbrow, 6; TJnger, 4. Duck shooters have recently been enjoying good shooting at almost every point within easy reach of this city. Weather conditions have been generally favorable. The hunters who have had the best shoot- ing are the fortunate fellows who have been shooting from blinds over decoys set out in the baited ponds. The last rains had atendency to causethe birds to seek inland feeding grounds temporarily. The change of rations from broomcorn seed, beet pulp, musty wheat, stale beans, etc., to fresh sprouting vegetation and the various seeds brought down into the puddles and flooded districts by thousands of tiny freshets and rivulets gave the birds a chance for rest and immunity from the breechloader that they undoubtedly appre- ciated. San Pablo and Richardson's bays are frequented by hundreds of immense flocks of canvasback and blue- bill ducks. A noticeable and unusual feature of the duck convention in Richardsen's bay recently is the presence of many bunches of teal ducks. These beau- tiful and swift flying little birds are very partial to salt water, but their presence in the locality mentioned in such numbers is something unprecedented. These ducks have been assiduously hunted by gunners in all manner of water craft, generally with but poor success. The fellows who get big bags are the fishermen who designedly and in violation of the 4aw net thousands of these birds every week. The drowned birds are sold in the markets and by hawkers. Despite several seizures and arrests the pernicious practice is continued. Last Sunday Otto Heins, E. F. Peterson ard Chris Reese had a splendid shoot on canvasback. They shot from b'inds in Richardson's bay and brought in almost three limit bags of fine fat birds. Recent reports from Point Reyes are favorable to good fishing prospects. Theodore Rothschild, S. A. Wells, W. C. Stevens, W. A. Cooper, M. Pincus, James Watt and others fished the tide waters near the point last Sunday for grilse and steelheads. John Gallagher went up to Rocheford's Saturday afternoon and will try the virtue of bait fishing in the "white house" pool as long as the good weather lasts. Striped bass fishing, apparently, is relegated to one locality at present, so far as results are concerned. San Antonio slough, near Burdell's Station seems to be the only fishing water whpre the fish can be found JACK FANNING that will respond to the efforts of the anglers. The spoon is now the effective lure, for the clam is as ineffective as a soup ladle would be. A No. 6 Wilson or Breidenstein brass spoon has been found to work with success. Many anglers there are who try both the No. 4 and 5 spoons and find them very effective also. Mr. Miller landed a fourteen pound fish last Sunday and is now high hook for the fourth prize offered by the Striped Bass Club for the season's angling exploits of the different members. A guest of the Angler's Club has fished the stream frequently this week and has landed a large number of fine bass. Several of the fish weighed 17 pounds. Bay fishing seems to be full of uncertainties these days. Rock cod are scarce and torn cods seem to have deserted their favorite haunts about the Sausalito wharves. Porgies and flounders are also beginning to make themselves scarce. Three weeks ago they were so plentiful in many fishing spots that they were hauled out of the water by the basketful. A very remarkable illustration of the present abun- dance of wild game near this city at present is noted in the exploit of a member of the Country Club on the 19th inst. The hunter left this city on a morning boat, arriving at Point Reyes about 10:30 A. m. Driv- ing from thence to the club house, he prospected a nearby snipe patch. By 12:30 o'clock he bad bagged the twenty five limit of the "long bills." A drive back to the comfortable quarters of the club for lunch and then a drive of twelve miles to the Bear Valley lagoon for a duck shoot was made, and by 5:15 p. m. the sportsman, who, by the way, is an expert with the shotgun, had shot another limit bag, fifty fat canvas- back ducks. He was through in time "to catch the evening down train to this city and was in town again by 7:30 o'clock, surely a most remarkable day 's shoot- ing, considering the generally limited opportunities for such unparalleled chances on the two varieties of feathered game most endeared to the fancy of sports- men the world over. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. Quail shooters are taking advantage of the favorable weather conditions andenjoying the sport of grassing limit bags in many favorite upland and valley resorts within easy access from the city. In the Marin county hills, along the line of the railroad contiguous to the foothills of Sonoma and Napa counties, across the bay in the thickets and brushy ravines of the rounded spurs of the Coast Range near Haywards, Sunoi, Pleasanton and Livermore; south in San Mateo county and in the Santa Clara valley, quail are plentiful An enumeration of localities where the birds cannot be found is easier than thelisting of spots where bevies of the "hoodlum of the valley" are to be found bv the hunter. J It was supposed that a limit bag of ducks would be beneficial in stopping the slaughter of birds. That this is a fallacy is proven by the market traffic in birds which goes on persistently and systematically. It is not an exaggeration to state that 10,000 ducks have been sent in to this city in one dav, not often, but frequently. Two hundred limit bags of 50 each is not a big invoice when the large number of hotels, restaurants, clubs, swell boarding houses, etc., in this city, that are ready buyers of wild game, is taken into consideration. The express companies, as common carriers, are not molested when they have in transit many s.cks of birds. The methods employed by shippers are to tag and ship properly; this is an easy means of complying with one section of the statute. The commission men and some dealers receive mailed mfmoranda of the shipments, the shippers forward orders for the game. The dealer and commission man finds his customer, gives him an order for the ducks and the trick is turned, the letter of the law thus being observed. Another violation of the statute is the netting of all kinds of wild ducks and their cousins, sea-coots, divers, etc., which birds are found, by the thousand congre- gating- in flocks on the waters of San Pablo, Suisun and Richardson's bays. These birds are sold by hawkers, generally ragged tatterdemalions of the Latin quarter. The Greek and Italian fruiterers and vegetable venders also sell a large number of the drowned birds. Many people do not know one variety of wild fowl from another, and in buying birds for the table take for granted any statement vouchsafed by the vendor. A case in point was related this week by a Kearny- street jeweller. He had for several yea^s past been accustomed to occasionally buy wild ducks. " Peta- luma mallards," he was told they were by the Dago at whose store he made his purchases of poultry, wild game, etc. The birds he bought and had prepared for the tablo at his home were palatable usually and at times indifferent in flavor. He often wondered at the enthusiasm displayed by several shooting friends and could not understand the gastronomic eulogies he heard on the merits of wild ducks. Several weeks ago he was prevailed upon to go hunting with two friends and then enjoyed his first duck hunt. Enough ducks were shot to give the trio a nice bunch to take to their respective homes. Our goldsmith friend happened to get a pair of canvas- backs and sprigs and half a dozen teal, all in the very best condition. When these birds were cooked and came on his table, he was amazed at the difference between what he had previously eaten and thought were ducks and what were the real thing. So it is with lots of people who do not know the difference and are the victims of imposition in buying drowned ducks that were netted. Another bird that should be looked after before it is too late is the English snipe. The sport afforded by this swift winged gyratiDg game bird is too good to allow the chance for its extermination. Market hunters are not doing a thing to these dainty birds — there being no protection at all for them save a flimsey pretence in the guise of an individual daily bag of twenty-five. A close season and stoppage of sale will do much for the protection of English snipe. Two beautiful calendars just issued by powder manufacturers are typical of an experience dear to the heart of every sportsman — a boy's first shotgun and his initial lessons in acquiring the art of wing- shooting. A case in point is the account of a recent duck shoot indulged in by Neal Moore, a youth who is the stepson of Mr, Harvey McMurchy. "Mac" is a devout worshipper at the shrine of the Spooney Gun Club and since his arrival here has made many pilgrimages to the club's ponds near Mt. Eden. Young Moore has accompanied his "dad" — how's that, Mac? — on several hunts. At first the lad was given no other instructions than those usual for the safety and comfort of the novice as well as Mb older companions. It was deemed best to let him make his own observations and go a little way on his own hook. The boy took to the sport with enthusiasm and used his 16-guage L. C. Smith with commendable skill for a beginner. One day, about two weeks ago, the lad was in a blind with "Mac," who let him use his own judgment in shooting, the latter taking only choice and difficult shots after the boy fired. Young Mooredropped a number of ducks, some after they lit among the decoys and othera as they were in the air. Finally the young shooter, who had evi- dently fast outgrown his initial experience, remarked, "I want to shoot at, them, just the way you do when they are coming in," expressing his preference for shots that every duck hunter knows are rather diffi- cult. Mac, after a little general instruction, bid the lad go ahead, whicH he did" so effectively that he dropped twenty-seven ducks as skillfully as many a veteran could do it. This boy is evidently destined to make a reputation with the shotgun. Under so pro- ficient a tutor, natural intuition and ability Bbould be cleverly developed. The Christmas number of an esteemed ex el the Shooting Times and British Sportsman, this week is, as usual, full of good stories de field, fen and stream, as well as other matter I with sport and recreation. The edition is well , up and beautifully illustrated. 10 @Dhe $i*eei»£xr unit &p Ottoman [January 3, 1903 Kennel Suggestions. Every couple of months or so the entire kennel should ha thoroughly tested for worms whether ex- hibiting symptoms or not. And here may be noted a fact I have observed time and time again, that after dosing a dog for worms, although there has been no apparent result, the animal has benefited materially in condition, appetite and coat. Weekly, say Saturday, each dog should be carefully scrutinized from nose to tail, and the teeth and nails receive special attention. Taking the former first. The milk teeth of the puppy number, roughly, thirty. and are mostly deciduous or shed, whilst the full mouth of the adult contains forty-two. The incisors, six above and six below, are in front, small in the centre, but getting stronger and longer as they ap- proach the canines or fangs, four in number, situated at each corner, top and bottom, the upper being tbe stronger. Of molars, there are twenty-six, twelve above and fourteen below, the first in each jaw tup and bottom, immediately behind the canines— that is, four in all being permanent from their very first ap- pearance. The puppy begins to shed his teeth at any time after three months, and has his complete mouth at about six and a half months. Individnals and breeds, however, vary considerably, and toy dogs are, as a rule, somewhat slower. When casting their teeth they should belooked to every day and assisted, other- wise the shape of the mouth may suffer permanently. All loose ones should be removed at once, which can be most conveniently done with the fingers, the most difficult to extract being the fangs or canines of the upper jaw, to get rid of which help is almost sure to be required, since there is often a much greater sur- face embedded than that exposed. Forceps are made for the purpose, though if you give them time I have never failed to do the needful with my fingers and a handkerchief. Care should be taken not to snap them, which the use of a key, considered by some the handiest instrument, is very apt to do. It is an old saying that a bone is a dog's natural tooth brush, with which I quite agree, as I should were I to hear that water was good for ducks. But unlimited access to water indubitably makes a duck tough for the table, and similarly the gnawing of bones develops the muscles of a dog's cheek, and as a puppy is particularly prone to muscular development every- where, it follows that in those breeds where leanness or absence of cheek is a virtue, bones must be barred. When they can be given freely, nothing will dispose of the first teeth better. After five months of age on no account should Bull Terriers, Fox Terriers, Collies or any similar breed which demand clean cheeks, be allowed to gnaw and gnaw on bones. If the animal is not for show of course it does not matter but in the case of a show dog, other means of cleaning the teeth must be found. If another reason were necessary for the extraction of milk taetb as e»rly as possible, it is that at this time they are much subject to convulsions — the puppies, not the teeth— through the pain, and the mouth containing loose ones is so sore that its posses- sor is hardly able to eat, at any rate with convenience. Then in the adult there is canker, usually the result of aldermanic menus and no exercise, but quite as often from the presence of decayed teeth, especially in old dogs. All these must be at once removed, the mouth well washed with a solution of alum and per- manganate of potash, and tbe state of the stomach and dependent organs attended to. It is advised at this weekly inspection, as a preventive and preserva- tive measure, that all the teeth be carefully cleaned with an ordinary brush and some carbolic tooth powder. As regards his nails, the dog who has plenty of ex- ercise on gravel or good macadam will need little attention in this respect. But there can be small doubt that a very Bhort nail gives a more compact ap- pearance to the foot, and it is only neglect or lack of exorcise, or the two combined, which are the cause of the open feet which has given many a dog a set-back in the Bhow ring. It begins in the nest, for there the little nails grow rapidly, having nothing to wear them down, and will even curl right round, sometimes into the pad itself, consequently when the youngsters begin to come out pressing on them causes tbe toes to open, a long course of this resulting in a permanent deformity which need never have arisen. Therefore, in the nCHt, they should constantly be clipped close up, the which, if continued, has the effect of shorten- ing thu nail altogether, the quick being reduced. Per contra, If this is never done, they can nnvor be effectively shortened in the adult, without pain and loss of blood, since, if opportunity be given, the quick will Increase In length. Anyhow, always keep your dog's nails as brief as possible, the most suitable instrument for which has been mentioned earlier. Another means to the same hlob has been adopted by some, is that of filing them down. < >f course, this does away with all risk of hurting the qulok, and the nail can be so finished off as to appear untouched. But it is laborious, nor ir dog's N should be hlddon from tbe world any more than that vou so treat your own— If not in public— ■: DOINGS IN DOGDOM. H. S. Humphreys has beon select. .1 to judgo the Held trio's at Hnkersfleld. Mr. Humphreys 1m well known t . Eastern sportsmen and haB had experle saddle to make his visit horo an- < oast sportsmon. His I lolls, Ind. • r-oneonsly stated last week In our report ol • i ikland that there were fourteen entries cwilels, tbore was twenty-seven entries of The following remarkable communication was re- ceived by a business firm in this city. The agent for the firm deals in commodities and dog sundries used by fanciers. It was a poser for him and he saddled* the burden on the kennel editor. "Gentlemen — We have just raised a litter of English Setters and have success that is just a little too good, for the Pups are now 7 months old and some of them go as high as U-3 lbs. in good condition (not too fat). The strain is pure and of A. 1. quality and as the pups are of an abnormal size especially for the'r age, we would like very much if you could supply us with information as to how we can prevent our next litter (due in a few days) becoming so large. The sire of our pups weighs (in like condition as pups) 60 lbs. and the Dam 40 lbs. and we are sure there is no out cross. We started treating for worms at 4 weeks old & continue once every month till they are 9 months old and we don't know what it is to have a sick animal in our kennels & at present we have 8. Your views of the subject will be greatly ap- preciated." We will suggest that the puppies should have been treated for boa constrictors instead of worms, this would have given them a smaller weight no doubt. A further suggestion that tbe dam should not be bred to a Percheron in future, but to Cocker instead would possibly bring smaller dogs but none the less on the mongrel order. If it is desired to keep down weight only, send the pups to board at McCracken's. We are curious to know what these puppies are intended for — steeplechase jumpers, watch dogs or flea factories? Woodlawn Kf nnels purchased this week the Irish Terrier Irish. This dog was bought from L. A. Klein by Mr. L. G. Rowell.isold by the latter to C. F. Charles. Rowell afterwards bought him back and this week sold him to John Bradshaw. The dog is none other than the Irish Terrier Endcliffe Paddlar, which was entered in tbe limit class at the 1901 show of the S. F. K. C. to compete for specials only. He was entered as the property of G. S. Thomas by L. A. Klein, agent. He is by Milton Nobles out of Marion Nora. BDCKWA.3 That there will be a large and representative attend- ance of sportsmen at the Bakersfield trials seems assured fiom the local interest and enthusiasm shown. Secretary Betz has received communications from many points, the writers expressing warm feeling for a successful meeting and stating that personal attend- ance at the trials is looked forward to with pleasant anticipation. Reports from Dodge, Coutts, Lucas, Peach, Hughes, Babcock and others on the grounds or nearby with a string of dogs, are to the effect that handlers and dogs are getting on famously. Each trainer has ''some- thing up his sleeve" and is confident of landing a win- ner. This is the spirit that makes a contest and is the standard of the sportsman. The past year has been a record year for field trials; total meetings run has been thirty. The indications for the coming year are that interest in the sport and the breeding of high class field dogs will not be diminished. Mrs. Thos. Murphy, of Gabilan Kennels, writes she "has purchased of Mr. T. P. McConnell, of Victoria, B. C, a young dog by Albert's Fleet out of Albert's Rosalind. ThisiB Dr. Fair's strain." Mrs. Bradley-Dyne has changed her residence and for private reasons wilt not exhibit any dogs for a yoar to come. For this reason she proposes to materially reduce her kennel stock and sell off all of bor dogs, retaining only one or two favorites She writes us: "I think I have, unless she proves too small, one of the beat bitch pups ever whelped. She is out of Doreen, tho bitch that has all the winners for these kennels, out of Cardiff Warman, an imported Ch. Bolton W I- Mixer dog. Tho bitch pup is to be ■ -.ill. i! Saanich Swootheart, has her mother's ideal body with ni it. mi it, looks like what's wanted in coats. Beautiful front like her sire and a small, well earned ear and a pair of piercing dark eyes. I never hope to breed a more promising pop, as i cannot see any fault in hor really. If she grows well, as sho has done until now, she will be a hot tiling for 1904. I have long wanted a dog worthy of Sweetheart as a name anil 1 ran new t l,,iw it.. I ...iif, Mr. Fitz- gerald, of tho White House, 'Frisco, a good dog out ol tame bltoh, Doreen. Such a counterpart of his dam that I had to look twice to seo which was which; BO I thiol Squire, as I called him, shall he able to do a bit of winding for hi a new owner. Squire, till I got Sweethoart, I considered my best dog pop bred hero. Still, 1 have scon anothor sold, quite young, this out of Doreen, that I think, if shown, would make all the Coast terriers sit up He has, besides a grand body, the ideal coat. All these three pups are by different sires, so you see Doreen can breed a good one every time. It seems to me Irish Terriers are looking up a bit down south. I have had a lot of inquiries, but I dare say the Eastern dogs have it; distance, as we all know, lends enchantment, so the further off, the greater the enchantment. I know no one can compete with me in prices for the quality, but purchasers have got to buy their experience, of course. I only wish I could meet the Easten importations next year. Never mind, I'll be prepared for them. N. P. Ollard, of Taeoma, still thinks tbe bitch he got from me, also out of Doreen, one of the best of her breed, tho' he has been looking at Irish Terriers all over England and he is bringing out a dog of his own choosing to mate with her. I expect moreof this dog than all the other importations put together, because he was per- sonally selected by his buyer. Few, very few buyers, have such golden opportunities. I hear of a litter of exceptionall grand Fox Terriers, wire haired, by N. S. Bostock's Reconquest out of a Meersbrook Bristles bitch, which the owner is very proud of. They were whelped at Nanaimo, B C. " Arsenical Treatment For Chorea. The German treatment for Chorea, or St. Vitus dance according to Dr. Wesley Mills in tbe Canadian Kennel Gazette, is interesting. While cures, with both human beings ond dogs have been made, in some cases no improvement was reported. A case that came under his observation is cited where a cure seems to have beon effected with a young dog badly diseased, whether the relief was permanent or not the Doctor is not in a position to state. He quotes the following method used in recent human practice: "During the first day 15 minims (nearly the same as 15 drops) was administered, divided into three doses. This quantity was increased daily "J minims until on the sixth day a total of 52-> minims htd been reached. The doses were then diminished daily by the same amount until the eleventh day the daily dose was again 15 minims. The drug was then discontinued. The total quantity of the solution taken was 352 minims (nearly six drams;. In many cases the in- crease of dose was stopped on the fifth day, and the total quantity taken only 255 minims. Of the 80 cases 28 cures are claimed. "The average duration of the treatment was a little over nine days. As others report no improvement, and such large doses are not without objections, I should myself be disposed to try the method only in desperate cases at first, i e , cases in whieb tbe dog was so bad that I thought bim better dead than alive. Later, if it proved successful in such cases, one might try it in less serious cases." The preparation of arsenic used in the above men- tioned cases is not obtainable in this country, but the doses as given above represent those of the Liquor aresenicalis sold by our druggists. Kennel Registiy. Announcements of Visits, "Whelps, Sales and Leases will be in sorted hereafter, for advertisers, free of cost. VISITS. Plumeria Cocker Kennels' red Cocker bitch Red Sue (Hampton Promise-Black Sue) to same owners' Ch. Hampton Goldie (Ch. Red Mack-Hampton Queen Reaaie). December 26, 1902. WHELPS. Charles P Charles' black Cocker Spaniel bitch Nairod Impostor (Ch. Viscount-Nairod Chloe) -whelped December 22. 1902, nine puppies (6 reds. 3 blacks; 5 dogs) to Nairod Kennels' Plumeria Beau II. (Ch Hampton Goldie-Ch Plumeria Surprise) SALES. Plumeria Cocker Kennels sold to Mr Turner, December 25, 1902, the red Cocker bitch Plumeria Chic (Hampton Primrose-PIumeria Flo). LEASES. Plumeria Cocker Kennels leased, December 20, 1902, the red Cooker bitch Red Sue (Hampton Primrose-Black Sue) from Mr. T. J. Blight. Something for Nothing. The Polk Miller Drug Co., of Richmond, Vac, are manufacturers of Sergeant's Dog Remedies, the most popular line of preparations, intended for dogs, on the market today, having received the high- est endorsements of tho leading dog men and kennel owners in this country and Canada. Read their advertisements appearing in the columns of our journal each issue. The firm referred to will mail you absolutely free, a copy of their celebrated book on Dogs if you will forward Scents to cover postage If your dog is sick, write them, enclosing stamp, ami describe the symptoms as accurately as you cau They will cheerfully furnish the best information on Mir subject without charge. F. W Braun & Co , of Los Angeles, California, have recently been made distributing agents for Si err mil's I >. i:i Remedies en I in- I'm- lie- Coast. All the sportsmen who went afield in the Yolo Basin, aaya a Sacramento Monday exchange, are said to have had excellent sport and returned home, with game bags that were close to the limit. The arrival of the local train from Davisville last ovening brought in some thirty of the sportsmen, all of whom were loaded down with ducks. Coming Events. Nov. Nov. water. April Aug. Oot. Oot. Oot. Oot. Nov. Bod. I-Aprll 1— Trout season closed. 15-Sopt. 10— Season open for inking salmon abovo tide l-Fob. I— Op3n season for taking BteQlhsad in tide water Gun 1-Fob. 1— Dove aoason open. I-Aug. 1— Doer season olosed. 1-Feb. 1— Open season for'iuatl, ducks, etc I-Fob. t— Open season on quail in Sua Mateo county. 15-Jan. 15— Open seasou ou quail in Mariu county. 1— Quail season opened in Santa Clara county. January 3, 1903] ©tte gveeifev cmt* ^povx&tnan 11 $100 Reward For long years we have offered to pay this amount for any case of Lamervess, Curb, Splint.ContractedCord, Colic, Distemper, etc., which cannot be cured by Turtle's Elixir We have never been obliged to pay the re- ward for obvious reasons. It's infallible in all cases of Thrush, Crocked a^rvd Grease Keel and all forms of Lameness. Tuttle's American Condition Powders —a specific for impure blood and all diseases arising there- from. Tones up and invigorates the entire system. Tuttle's Family Elixir ^Sfeh^e*^ send a sample free for 6c in stamps, merely to pav postage. Send at once for our 100-page book "Veterinary Experi- ence." which we mail free. TutUe'sEUxirCo.,4370,FarrellSt.,SanFrancl3co,CaI. Be«are o£ so-calkd Elixirs — none genuine but Tattle's. Avo;iall blisters; they offer only temporary relief, if any. Boots play a valuable part in the win- ter feeding of swine. While they are not particularly nutritious, they serve to give variety to the ration and keep the hogs in good condition. They are of especial value for feeding young and growing pigs. Roots should be used much more than they are for swine feeding. While it is a critical time for the cows between hav and grass, it is also a very serious period between grass and hay, says the St. Paul Farmer. The cow that is scrimped between bay and grasB will recover when she eetB an abundance of succulent pasturage, while the low that gets pinched on short fall pasture will not recover on dry feed until she again comes fresh. Fodder, corn, ground feed, or even a little hay to help out on this surplus flesh may later on be accounted for in the messes of $1.40 per 100 milk. Much labor and expense have been ex- __ _ ^^ - _ - ^^ pended by farmers in giving feeding stuffs | SpJ MA f |Y| f_ special treatment, such as wetting, steam- I 1 m « X^ 11^ V^ ing, cooking and fermenting, in order to . secure a supposed increase in nutritive value - an increase which must come chiefly, if at all, from a more complete , digestion. It is plainly noticeable these methods have lost rather than gained in prevalence by dairymen of to dav. The conclusions of German experimenters have been that these special treatments have no favorable influence, their effect being very imperceptible or unfavorable. -German and American experiments unite in condemning the cooking of foods al- ready palatable, because this causes a marked depression of the digestibility of protein without any compensating advan tages Digestion trials with cooked o steamed hays, tilage cornmeal and wheat j bran uniformly show their protein to be ] notably less digestible than in original materials and therefore lessens the value of co >ked grains which has been observed in experiments. CURES DISTEA1PER, INFLUENZA, PINK EYE, EPIZOOTIC, CATARRHAL FEVER. Sole Owners and Manufacturers- Prevents these diseases, no matter how horses are exposed to them- Heaves, Bad Throats. Chronic Coughs. Catarrh. Laryngitis, etc., are effects of Distemper. SPOHN'S CUKE will cure any or all such if case can be cured Distemper, etc , are caused by bicteria or germs that get into the horse s system. They attack the glands, and millions of their dead bodies must be expelled to cure a horse. SPOHN'S CURE is guar- anteed never to fail, or your money back. It is used by so many racing stables, stook farms and other handlers that we need not mention any ?^m^,mY?,™J1;' FACTS. not names. Just what we are giving. ONE »0CENT BOTTLE TO CURE ONE CASE. This is the guarantee. Send for our 32-page booklet, •• Distemper," free. All Druggists. SPOHN MEDICAL CO. Chemists, Goshen, Ind. J- A McKERRON, San Francisco, Special Agent. ' The firmness of the butter has much to do with its keeping quality. A soft or I watery butter may be kept hard at a | temperature near the freezing point, but as soon as it reaches a temperature where I it softens, it loses flavor and then soon begins to take on the rancid flavor that is not liked by many people. This matter of firmness depends much upon the food i given. Wheat, bran, corn meal and a lit- 1 tie cottonseed meal meal have the result | of making a hard, dry butter, even to the extent of being crumbly at times. Gluten ' ■meal and Unseed meal are said to make the butter soft, and fodder or straw con- tribute to the same result, while good, fine hay or well cured cloyer result in a firm butter. Having cream well ripened and churning at a low temperature will ■also help to make the butter solid, and "washing the buttermilk out is better than ' grinding it out under a heavy pressure- These points should be kept in mind, as 'many say it is not easy to have good, firm, well-flavored and long-keeping butter in ! July or August, although they are ordina- rily successful in June or September. And some go so far as to claim that the highest point of flavor in butter cannot be . found in a firm and long-keeping butter, j We may not be expert enough to judge that, but we do know that such butter may have a very fine flavor. IEVEBY WEEK DAY RAIN OR SHINE. i ■ ■ , New California Met Clot OAKLAND TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY RACKS START AT 2:16 I> M. SHARP. 1 Ferry boats leave San Francisco at 12 M , 12:30, 1 1:30, 2, 2:30 and 3pm, connecting wiih trains stopping at the entrance to the track Last two cars on train reserved for ladies No smoking Bay your tickets to Shell Mound. I Returning trains leave the tradk at 4:\a and 4:-J5 p. m. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H WILLIAMS, Pre&ldeat. . PERCY W. TREAT, Secretary. I FOR SALE. rpHREE McKINNEY FILLIES, ONE McKIN *- ney gelding and one Diablo gelding, 4 to 7 years old; all speedy. For particulars call or address WM. HAMILTON, in rear'trf 1311 Frank- lin street, Oakland- GOOD ONES FOR SALE. ATHANEER, dark bay Stallion, 2 years old; full brother to Athanio 2.10. By Athadon mwu, sire of Listerine 2:13'/£, Sue 2:12»i. Dakon U 2:16J4, Donatrine 2:2614, etc ; dam Lustrine by Onward 1411. A large, stylish, pure-gaited trotter. When 5 or 6 years old will weigh 1400 lbs Will make a great stock horse. A Two-Year-Old Colt by Athadon, dam Frenna by Junio; second dam by Onward. J. A, Albertson has worked this colt for Sy« months aud was pleased with the speed he showed, and says that he will make a trotter. Four-Year-Old Colt (brother to Sue 2:12'/i) by Lustridon, full brother to Listerine 2:13'^. A large, handsome, stylish road horse; with but two months* work showed a mile in 2:30. All will be sold at reasonable prices. For price and further particulars address JACOB SCHAFER, Fowler, Fresno Co, Cal. STANDARD HORSES FOR SALE 10 to 15 HEAD OF THOROUGHLY BROKEN trotters and pacers for sale, 7 of them by Antrim, sire of Anzella 2:06?^, out of good mares. Several of them great prospects and all of them good A strictly high class lot Can be seen at the Pleas- anton track. Address GEO A KELLY, Pleasantoo, Cal. PRESIDING RACE JUDGE OF Rnnnint anfl TroltiQE Events LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission. Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. warehouse: 303 Berry St. office: 303 California St , Room 7. SAN FRANCISCO, Telephone: Main 1027. CALIFORNIA Thorough student of Form Photo Engraving Company Open to Engagement for 1903 Best of Referenc Address G. W. STIMPSON, STOCKTON, CAL. HIGH CLASS ART IN Half Tones and Line Engraving Artistic Designing. 606 Mission St., cor. First, San FranclBCO. I Sale Extraordinary! S 1 PALO ALTO TWO-YEAR-OLDS. m i«i TJ? ±»± T»T i»i ?»? w # it i»i *»? it. w *•? ife ?♦? # FRED H. CHASE & CO. announce that they will iSi. sell during the Last Week in January, 1803, the entire crop of ''{£' the Palo Alto Two-Year-Olds (foals of 1901), consisting of Coltf, T|T Fillies and Geldings, by such sires as Mendocino (3) 2:193, Altivo if& 2:183, Nazote 2:283, Azmoor 2:203, Mon bells 2:233 and "Wild nut '£ 13472, out of the great broodmares of Palo Alto" Farm, such as *l* Aria 2:16J, A vena 2:19.1, Belle Bird 2:22, uarrie C. 2:24, Cre«sida 2:18}, Ella 2:29, Lady well 2:16, Laura C. 2:29J, Masden 2:23, Mano (dam of Mendocino, Etectant, Rosmont), Sweetwater 2-26 Aerotele by Palo Alto 2:08|, Ashhy (dam of Aria 2:16} and Atheno 2:15J), Expressive 2:123, Gertrude Russell 2:233, Liska 2.-28J. Lucyneer 2:27, Sallie Benton 2:17}, Sweet Rose 2:25}. Full particulars and date of sale in next issue, send for catalogues # # I FRED H. CHASE & CO., 1732 Market St,, San Francisco. !| CAMPBELL'S HORSE FOOT REMEDY best15 ITmedy EVER USED ON HORSES' FEET IT PENETRATES and DRIES IN quickly and DOES inOT GUM and FILL UP THE PORES like tar and oil compounds. It is the GREATEST REMEDY ever used to remove SORENESS and FEVER from the foot, and makes it possible to get good services out of a horse working on hard and hot pavements It gives natural nourishment to the foot and incites a rapid, healthy growth— ALL DRYNESS AND BRITTLE- NES3 qaicklv disappears QUARTER CRACKS and SAXD CRACKS are rapidly grown out when directions given in our booklet are followed It is a SURE CURE for CORNS, CONTRACTED FEET and NAIL WOUNDS if directions are followed It PREVENTS SOUND FEET FROM BECOMING UN- SOUND and GROWS a TOUGH. STRONG. ELASTIC WALL and HEALTHY FROG— A FOOT WHICH WILL STAND WORK" on race courses. Many of the best owners and trainers state that for track work nothiDg equals it. In many cases horses have reduced their records several secoDds due to its use. It is a CERTAIN CURE for THRUSH and SCRATCHES. We Guarantee Thai It Will Do What We Claim and Will Refund Money If It Fails. PKICES:-Quarts. $100; Half-Gallon. Sl.75; Gallon, $3 00 2V4-Gallon, $5.50; Five-Gallon, $10.00. Books giving full directions for its use and much valuable information as to shoeing are supplied free. ; Din't fail to read "ad." giviDg information concerning Campbell's Iodoform Gall Cure in next issue of this paper. It is the best anl because of its merits is rapidly displacing all others. J AS. B. CAnPBELL&CO . Manufacturers, 4 12 W.fladison St., CHICAGO, ILL. - ^5HE BARON WILKESES WON 35 PEE CENT OF AIL THE MONEY ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT OF 1902. «$»$» BARON DALE 2:111 Reg. No. 20,189. IS A SON OF BARON WILKES :18. His first dam, Nathalie, produced Barondale 2:11^' and Grand Baron 2:12H and is by NUTWOOD the greatest of all sires. His second dam. Beatrice is the dam of Patron 2:W.i, Prodigal 2:16, Patronage and Pangloss, all great sires, and is by Cuyler His third dam, Mary Mambrino is the dam of Elvira 2:18J£, the producing sire Dunraven, and dams of Ponce de Leon 2:13 and four others. BARONDALE has two new ones in the list this year and is now the sire of four in the list. Where Can Yon Beat This Breeding? Season of 1903 at SAN JOSE RACE TRACK. Terms, $50 for the season, with usual return privileges. For further particulars address TOM JAMES, 1130 Alameda Ave , San Jose, Cal. minuaaminaaaaiaaBiamaaaaaaaaaiaaaaaaauaifaasunasaa MY-EYE-SEE Mr. J. I. Case, (Hickory Grove Farm, homo | of Jay -Eye-See) Racine, Wis., says: "After try- = Ing every known remedy, I removed a large * Bunch of two years standing from a 3-year old ; filly, with three applications of Quinn's Ointment.! w.B.EDrar&'Co. WHITEHALL. .NEW YORK It la the best preparation I have ever used or heard * o£ I heartily recommend it to all Horsemen. We have hundreds of such testimonials. Price si .00 per package. Ask your druggist for it. If he does not keep It we will send prepaid on receipt of price. Address W. B. EDDY & CO., Whitehall, N. Y. TRY IT, REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS Comprises the representatives of the best families of this famous breed. The home of ROMEO A AGGIE ACM E, who has an official seven-day record of 26 lbs. 1 1 ozs. butter; FIDESSA, who made in seven days official recerd over 25 lbs. butter, and many other large producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. Phone: Soatli 103. 14 TURK STREET, SAN FRi: Ranch— Rough and Ready Island, near Stockton. Visitors always welcome. 12 ®He glrecfcet* cmfc grpjortsmtttt [January 3, 1903 Hunt and Fish ALONG THE LINB OF THE ILKSSKE OF THE 8. F. £ N. P. R. B.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Cold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Floe Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section In California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rdsb Ukian, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip ticket at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. R. X. RYAN. Gen. Pass. Agt. RUSS HOUSE Montgomery, Pine & Bush Sts. ----- j£i Horsemen's and Sportsmen's Headquarters American or European Plan. CHAS. NEWMAN CO., Props. FOR SALE. Three Standard-Bred Trotting Stallions WILKES STOCK. One Seal Brown, 16 bands, foaled May 2, 1898; Ilrst dam Fearless by Fallis 4781 (record 2:23); second dam Jean Perault by Signal 3327. One Golden Bay, 16.1 hands, fnaled March 5, 1898; first dam Signal by Del Sur 1098 (record 2:24), dam of Guy Sino2'29?^; second dam Lady Sig- nal by Signal 3327. One Brown, white points, 16 1 hands, foaled April, 1808; full brother to the bay. These colts are all sired by Prince Airlee 28045 son of Guy Wilkes 2807 (record 2:15M), and bred by Wm Corbltt, San Mateo. Cal. They are pure Raited and show wonderful speed for the little work they have done. For further particulars apply to P. H. McKVOY, Menlo Park, Cal. ' - l LIKE A HORSE RACE v.Viirjusdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track Bring the ladies and see the FASTEST HORSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. » OLXEV A: SON, - - Proprietors FOR SALE. PRINCE L. 2:17 1-4 Winner 2:27 trot, 12 starters; Winner 2:84 trot, 10 starters; Winner 2:22 trot, ft starters: at the Sacramento State Fair in one week; 7 years ng by Bsoort, "lam Queen L Sound ;in be driven by any one used to driving Address .1 a. I KKKMAS, ic.-.i Bluff, Cal. TROTTERS AND PACERS I It WNEI) FOB TRACK OR ROAD SiAl, ATTENTION PAID TO HANDLING tiro and three jear olds. Tortus rcabooable. Apply to .IAMKS HKRRVMAN, Alnmada Raee Truck. FOR SALE. CTANDAHD-BBED BTALLION-BAY WITH bands IiIhIi; by ed maro Moolo id ..r Nutwood. This me young stallion In thoroughly broken, nuts boon driven tiy a lady v sound and Dorer trained. Will be sold vi-ry rtiaaonable. Apply to Owma, 60 Curl Htroot. Sun Francisco Dam o, Kelly Brings 2:101 for Sale \ LGPH1B, br in . by Aigor.a (mT? cr Hying x .ni< fill), dam (iar.o ic»" - -r - Grace, laUon 8:11. Creole 2:16, Ktiglo 2:I0H> 'ii dam ! ,'rrat l-roodmoro Flux tail. the dam of Kelly Hriggs 2:10*4 rtition 2:2i t. and 1m now in foal to Bays- Ire <L Every feature oonnected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose — surround ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor.carrlage office, news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance. NEW MODEL 1903 ROAD CART. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. O'BRIEN & SONS, Sole Agents, Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St., SASi FRANCISCO, CAL iranm BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal. The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 18,000 gradu- ates; 25 teaohera; 60 typewriters; over 300 studente annually placed In positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. HEALD. President. CYRUS NOBLE WHISKY BLAKE, MOFFITT & T0WNE -DEAI.Rits IN- Brighton Beach Racing Association Offices: 215 Montague St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. Course: Brighton! Beach, Brooklyn, N. Y. Stakes to Close Monday, January 5, 1903 FOR THE MEETING OF 1905. THE PRODUCE STAKES. Guaranteed Value $25,000, of which $3000 to the Breeders. THE PRODUCE STAKES OF $25,000, to close and name on Monday, Jar. uary 5, 1903, for the produce of mares covered in 1902, the stakes to be run in 1905 for then two-year-olds, as two events, one race for colts and geldings and one race for Allies. By subscription of S250 each, half forfeit, or only $10 if declared by January 1, 1901, or $25 if declared by January 1, 1905, or $50 if declared by May 15, 1905. The Brighton Beach Racing Association to add $5000. The guaranteed gross value of the two events to be $25,000, of which $1500 to the second horse and $750 to the third horse in each event. The nominator of the winner of each event to receive $1000, and the nominator of the second horse in each event to receive $500 out of the stakes Winners of a race of the value of $5000 to carry 3 lbs. extra, of two races of $5000 or one of $10,000. 5 lbs. extra. Horsesnot having won $2000, allowed 3 lbs.; horses not having won $1500, allowed 5 lb3.; horses not having won $1000, allowed 7 lbs.; maidens allowed 10 lbs. The produce of horses or mares that have not produced a winner previous to January 1, 1903, allowed 3 lbs. ; of both, 5 lbs. This breeding allowance must be claimed before the time of closing of this stake and is not lost by subsequent win- nings. Non-winning allowance and breeding allowance cumulative. Transferof the engagement filed with the Racing Secretary on or before No- vember 1, 1904, and accepted by the owner of the Produce, neither party being in default for forfeits, releases the original nominator from anv liability attaching to the engagement. SIX FURLONGS The above race to be run in two divisions, viz.: a race for Colts and Gelding's only, and a race for Fillies only. The value of the race to be apportioned in pro- portion to the sex of the eligible foals dropped, i. e., if 60 per cent of the eligible produce are Colts, then 60 per cent of the money goes to the Colt and Gelding race and 40 per cent to the Filly race, or vice versa. In making; an entry for a produce race the produce is entered by specifying the dam and sire or Bires. If the produce of a mare is dropped before the first of January, or if there is no produce, or if the produce is dead when dropped, or if twins are dropped, the entry of such mare is void. 66-57-6&-61 First Street, 8. F. TBLiPHOira Mair i», ANNUAL LIST OF STAKES FOR THE Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting— 1903 TO CLOSE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1903. THREE- YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD. BRIGHTON HANDICAP, $10,000 added. (Estimated value, $17,500) One Mile and a Quarter BRIGHTON CUP, $5000, and a Cup of the value of $1000 added. Two Miles and a Quarter CUP PRELIMINARY, $1500 added. One Mile and a Half ISLIP HANDICAP, $1500 added. One Mile and a Furlong JAMAICA STAKES (SELLING), $1500 added. Six Furlongs TEST HANDICAP. $1500 added. Six Furlongs NAUTILUS STAKES (Selling), $1500 added. One Mile and a Furlong THREE- YE AR- OLDS. SEAGATE STAKES, $2000 addel. One Mile and a Furlong GLEN COVE HANDICAP, $1500 added. Six Furlongs SEA GULL STAKES FOR FILLIES, $1500 added. Six Furlongs TWO-YEAR-OLDS. MONTAUK STAKES, $1500 a^ded. Six Furlongs ATLANTIC STAKES (Selling), $1500 added. . Six Furlongs WINGED FOOT HANDICAP, $1500 added. Six Furlongs DISTAFF STAKES FOR FILLIES, $1500 added. Five Furlongs STEEPLECHASES. THE PUNCHESTOWN STAKES, $1500 added. Full Course. About Two Miles and a Hal THE LEOPARDSTOWN STAKES, $1500 added. Short Course. About Two Miles THE AINTREE STAKES, $1500 added. Full Course. About Two Miles and a Half THE CURRAGH STAKES (Selling), $1500 added. Short Course. About Two Miles THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE The Kill..* of Racing adopted l»y The dockcy Club and the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association govern all races run under the auspices of the BRIGHTON BEACH KACINO association, W. A. ENGEMAN, President. For additional information and Stake Entry Blanks address JOHN BODEN, JR, Racing Secretary, 2IB MONTAGUE ST., BROOKLYN, N. V. January 3, 191 3 j ®tt£ gveebev trofr gtpxxtrtemtm 13 The Coney Island Jockey Club RACE COURSE SHEEPSHEAD BAY, N. Y. OFFICE - WINDSOR ARCADE, 571 FIFTH AVENUE, N. Y. EVENTS TO CLOSE MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1903. FOR THE JUNE MEETING, 1903. FOR THREE YEARS OLD AND UPWARD. THE SUBURBAN, $10,000 Added. £S2r&<^£i!!£ok?i£ui wards By subscription of $300 each for starters, $100 forfeit, or only $15 if declared out by February 30, 1903; with Ten Thousand Dot.lars ($10,000) added; of which $2000 to the second and $1000 to the third Weights to be announced February 2, 1903. Winners after announcement of weights, of three races of $1000, or one or $2500. 4 lbs. extra: of two of $3500, or one of $5000, 8 lbs. extra; of three of $2500, or two of $5000, or one of $8000, 18 lbs extra In the case of horses handicapped at 115 lbs. or over, these penalties shall apply to the extent of one-half only: in the case of those handicapped at 123 lbs or over, to the extent of one quarter only; and in the case of those handicapped at 130 lbs. or over they shall not apply at all. Penalties in the case of horses three years old shall not make the weight exceed 115 lbs. One Mile and a Quarter. The" June Handicaps, $5000 Added. &£^o™&J£2£Sk~££ scription shall entitle the entry to start in all three handicaps, viz:— The Coney Tsland, $1500 added; Tne Sheepshead Bay, $15*10 added, and the Long Island. $2000 added; without additional cost and also to be handicapped free for all over-night handicaps at the June Meeting, thereby saving the usual declaration fee. The subscription fees to be divided, one-third to the winner of each race. THE CONEY ISLAND— A handicap for three years old and upwards; with $1500 added. The winner to receive one-third ,f the subscription fees all fees derived from supplementary entries to this race, and $10 K) of the added money: the second $150 and the third $150. Weights to be announced three days before the race Winners after announcement of weights, 5 lbs. extra. Horses entered five days before the race to pay $6J to start or $30 forfeit. Six furlongs on Main Track. THE SHEEPSHEAD BAY— A. handicap for three years old and upwards; with $1500 added. The winner to receive one-third of the subscription fees, all fees derived from supplementary entries to this race, and $1000 of the added mnney; the second $350 and the third $150. Weights to be an- nounced three days tefore the race Winners after announcement of weights, 5 lbs. extra. Horses entered Ave days before the raee to pay $60 to start or $30 forfeit. One Mile. THE LONG ISLAND— A handicap for three years old and upwards; with $2000 added. The winner to receive one-third of the subscription fees, all fees derived from supplementary entries to this race, and $1400 of the added money; toe second $400 and the third $200. Weights to be announced three days before the race. "Winners after announcement of weights, 5 lbs. extra. Horses entered five days before the race to pay $60 to start or $30 forfeit. One Mile and a Furlong. Th*» AHvnnrP ^flflft AiifWI (Estimated value, »8000).-For Three Years ine AUVdlltc, $OUUU AUUCU. olds and Upwards. Weight for Age By sub- scription of $150 each for starters; $75 forfeit, or only $15 if declared out by May 15, 1903; with $5000 added, of which $700 to the second and $300 to the third. One Mile and Threw Furlongs. (Estimated value, S5000) —FOR THREE YEARS Old and Upwards. By subscription of $75 each for starters; $30 forfeit, or only $10 if declared out by May 15, 1903; with $2500 added, of which $400 to the second and $.'00 to the third. Winners in 1903 of two races or $2000. or one of $3500, 4 lbs, extra. Non-winners during the June Meeting, 1903, of the Coney Island Jockey Club, or of $5000, during 19U2, allowed, if non-wiuners in 1903 of $2000, 5 lbs ; of $150 1, if three years old. 7 lbs.; if four years old and upwards, 10 lbs ; of $1000, if three years old, 10 lbs ; if four yearsold and upwards, 15 lbs. One Mile Tho Thicilp IDUU nUUCU. OLD AND tjPWArds Sealing Bv subscription of $50 1 each for starters; $25 forfeit, or only $10 if declared out by May 15 1903; with $1500 added, of whioh $350 to the second and $150 to the third The winner to be sold by auction for $5000. If entered to be sold for $40^)0, allowed 5 lbs ; then 1 lb allowed for each $100 down to $2000. Selling price to be stated through the entry-box by 2p.m the day preceding the race, or to carry weight for age. One Mile and a Furlong. FOR THREE YEARS OLD. (tfMtimated value, »50OO) —FOR THREE YEARS OLD (Foals of 1900). By subscription of $75 each, for starters; $30 forfeit, or only $10 if declared out by May 15, 1903: with $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third. Winners in 1903 of two races of $3000. or one of $5000. 4 lbs -extra. Other horses which have never won $5000, allowed, if non-winners in 1903 of $3000, 3 lbs ; of $2500, 5 lbs.; $2000, 8 lbs ; of $1500, 10 lbs ; of $800, 15 lbs. Sevtu Furlong On U'nturity Course. I-Nrim Ued valUA, S5000).— FOR THREE YEARS Old (Foals of 1900) Handicap. By subscription of $75 each: $30 forfeit, or only $10 if declared out by May 15, 1903; with $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third. Weights to be announced three days before the race, Winners after announcement of weights, 5 lbs. extra. One Mil** aud a Furlong. The Equality, $2500 Added. The Vernal, $1500 Added. The Independence Steeplechase, $1500 Added. (Estimated Value, S5000).— FOR FILLIES TWO Years Old (Foals of 1901). By subscription of $75 each for starters, $30 forfeit, or only $10 if declared out by May I5th; with $1500 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third. To carry 115 lbs. Winners of four races of any value, or one of $2000, 4 lbs: two of $2000, or one of $4000. 7 lbs. extra. Other fillies, non-winners during the June Meeting, 1903, of the Coney Island Jockey Club, allowed, if non-winners of $1000, 5 lbs. Maidens allowed 8 lbs. Last Five Furlongs of Futurity Course. STEEPLECHASES. The Beacon Steeplechase, $2500 Added. Ki^^YiS^^rj^ wards. By subscription of $50 each for starters $25 forfeit, or $10 if declared out by May 15th, for horses nominated by January 5, 1903; or $150 each for starters, $50 forfeit, for those nominated by May 18, 1903, when this Event shall be closed; with $2500 added, of which $500 to the second and $200 to the third. Four years old. 140 lbs ; five years old, 154 lbs ; six yearsold and upwards, 161 lbs (sex allow- ances) . Winners in 1903 of two steepleohases of any value, or one of $1500, 5 lbs. extra; of two of $1500 during 1903, or of one during 1902 or 1903, ol $3500, 10 lbs. extra Maidens allowed 5 lbs. Full Steeple- chase Course (about two miles and a half). ( Estimated Value, ssooo). — A Handi- cap for Four Years Old and Upwards. By subscription of $50 each for starters, $25 forfeit, or only $10 if deolared out by May 15th; tor horses nominated by January 15, 1903; or of $100 each for starters, $50 forfeit for those nominated by May 18, 1903. when this Event shall be dosed; with $1500 added, of which $300 to the second and $200 to the third. Weights to be announced three days before the race. Full Steeplechase Course (about two miles aud a half). The Rockaway Cup, $1500 Added, and Plate to the Value of $100. (Estimated Value, S25nO).— Steeplechase for Hunters Four Years Old and Upwards. Qualified under the Rules of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association or the Canadian Hunt Association, that have been regularly hunted during the season of 1902-1903 (September 15. 1902; May 1, 1903), and hold a certificate to that effect from a Master. By subscription of $25 each for starters, or $10 forfeit for horses nominated by January 5. 1903; or of $75 each for starters, $30 forfeit for those nominated by May 18, 1903, when this Event shall be closed: with $1500, and Plate to the value of $100, added The winner to receive all the subscriptions, $100 in Plate and $1000 of the Added Money; the second $350 and the third $150. Four years old, 145 lbs.; Ave years old, 159 lbs : six years old and upwards, 166 lbs. (sex allowances); Winners of a steeplechase for Hunters in 1902 or 1903 of the value of more than $300 to the winner, to carry 3 lbs extra; of two such races, 8 lbs. extra; of three or more, 15 lbs extra (Note: But no horse through penalties shall carry more than 180 lbs.) Horses that have never started in a steeplechase or hurdle race allowed 10 lbs.; half-breds allowed 10 lbs , or if both sire and dam are half-bred, allowed 15 lbs. (Note: But no horseshall carry less than 130 lbs.) Allowances for half-breds, must be claimed when the entry is made. Overweight to any amount will be allowed if claimed by 2:30 p. m. the day this race takes place. Full steeple- chase Course (about two miles and a half). The Swift, $2000 Added. The Spindrift, $2000 Added. FOR TWO YEARS OLD. The Great Trial, $25,000. The Double Event, $10,0 For Two Years Old (Foals of 1901). By subscription of $200 each, or only $15 if declared out by March 15th, $50 if by April 15th, or $75 if by May 15th Each starter to pay $250 additional Guaranteed cash value, $25 000. The Cone* Island Jockey Olub to add not less than $5000 The winner to receive $20,000, the second $3000 and the third $2000: winners of two races of $3000, or one of $6000, 7 lbs. extra; maidens allowed 5 lbs Should the money added by the Coney Island Jockey Club increase the value of the race over the advertised amount, the surplus shall go to the WINNER.. .Last six furlongs of futurity Course. For Two Years Old (foals of 1901). By subscrip- • tion of $100 each, or only $15 if declared out by April 15th, or $50 if by May loth. Starters to. pay $100 additional, which shall entitle them to start in both events Guaranted cash value of the two events, $5000 each. $1000 additional in plate or money (at the option of the winner) will be given should the two events be v» on by the same horse. Conditions of tho Fir*t Event, to ho Run on tho First Day of the Jane Meeting, 1908— Colts 122 lbs , fillies and geldings 1 19 lbs.; winners of two races of $2000, or one of $4000, 4 lbs. extra; of two of $4000, or one of $8000. 7 lbs. extra; maidens allowed 5 lbs. Guaranteed cash value $5000 of which $4000 to the winner, $750 to the second and $250 to the third. L,a*t Five and a Half Furlongs of the Futurity Course. Conditions of the Second Event, to be Hun on the Last Day of the .Tune Meeting, 1903— Colts 122 lbs , Allies and geldings, 119 lbs ; winners of two races of $2000, or one of $4000, 4 lbs extra; of two of $1000 or one of $8000, or of the First Event, 7 lbs. extra; maidens allowed 8 lbs Guaranteed cash value $5000, of which $4000 to the winner, $750 to the second and $250 to the third Last Six Furlongs of Futurity Course. Tho 7t*nh\rr «15ftft AHrlprl (Estimated Valae, *50oo )— For Two Years 1 ue Z,Cpnyr, $13UU /\UUCU. OLD (Foals of 1901). Weights 7 lbs. below the soale By subscription of $75 each for starters, $30 forfeit, or only $10 if declared out by May 15th; with $1500 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third; winners of two races of $1500, or one of $2500, 5 lbs ; two of $2500, or one of $5000, 10 lbs. extra; non-winners of $1000 allowed 3 lbs., maidens 7 lbs. Last Five and a Haif Furlongs of Futurity Course. 85000 )— For Two Years By subscription of $75 each for starters, $30 forfeit, or only $10 if declared out by May 15th; with $1500 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third: winners of $2500, 3 lbs ; two of $2500, or one of $4500, 6 lbs. extra; non-wln- ners of $1000 allowed, if non-winners during the June Meeting, 1903, of the Coney Island Jockey Club, 5 lbs; maidens allowed 8 lbs. Last -^ix Furlongs of Futurity Course. The Spring. $1500 Added. £"fo ,™7' FOR THE AUTUMN MEETING, 1903. ThA Pliffht t?ftftft AHflpH (Estimated valne, 85000) —For Two Years Old 1 nc I iigui, ipiuuu AUUCUt and Upwards. By subscription of $50 each forstarters, $25 forfeit, for horses nominated by January 5, 1903; or of $100 each for starters, $50 forfeit, for those nominated by July 15th, when this Event shall be closed; with $2000 added, of which $400 to the. second and $200 to the third. Two years old, 95 lbs.; three years old. 118 lbs ;four yaars old and up- wards, 125 lbs (Sex allowances ) Winners in 1903of races amounting in the aggregated to $10,000, or more, if three years old or under, 10 lbs; if four years old and over, 7 lbs extra. Other horses never having won $5000, if non-winners in 1903 of $2500, allowed if three years old or under, 5 lbs.; if . four years old and upwards, 10 lbs ; of $1000, if three years old or under, 10 lbs ; if four years old and upwards, 15 lbs. Seven Furlongs on Futurity Course. Thf> ^Pnfpmhpr £?ftftfl A HHed (Estimated value, 85000) —FOR THREE 11IG ^cpiCHIUCI , <5£UVV AUUIU. Years Old (Foals of 1900). By subscription of $50 each forstarters, $25 forfeit, or only $10 if declared out by July 15, 1903, for horses nominated by January 5, 1903; or of $100 each for starters. $50 forfeit, for horses nominated by July 15th, when this Event shall be closed; with $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third. Horses which have never won $10,000 allowed, if non-winners in 1903 of $5000, 3 lbs ; of $2500, 6 lbs.; of $1503, 10 lbs.; of $1000 15 lbs.; of $800, 20 lbs. One Mile and Three Furlongs. (estimated value, 85000).— FOR Two YEARS Old (Foals of 1901). By subscription of $50 each for starters, $20 forfeit; with $2000 added, .of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third Winners of $2500 to carry 122 lbs.; of two such races or one of $4000,7 lbs. extra. Other horses allowed 10 lbs.; Maidens, 15 lbs. (Sex allowances). Last Six Furlong* of Futurity Course. For Two Years Old (Foals of 1901)- By subscription of $75 each for starters, $30 forfeit, for horses nominated by January 5, 1903; or of $150 each for starters $75 forfeit, for those nominated by July 15th. when this Event shall be closed Guaranteed Cash Value $10,000, of which $8500 to the winner and $[000 to the second and $500 to the third. To carry 115 lbs.; winners after August 15th of $5000, 120 lbs ; Maidens, 105 lbs. (Sex allowances). Seven Furlongs on Futurity Course. tl« fiff^ai Pacffltri IOUV. By subscription of $75 each for starters, $25 forfeit for horses nominated by January 5, 1903, or of $150 eaoh forstarters, $50 forfeit, for those nominated by July 15, when this Event shall be closed. Guaranted Cash Value $7500, of which $6000 to the winner, $1000 to the second and $500 to the third. Weights to be announced three days before the race. Win- ners after announcement of weights, 5 lbs. extra. Last Six Furlongs ofFuturity Course. The Autumn, $2000 Added. The Flatbush, $10,(1 FOR THE AUTUMN MEETING, 1905. Tfip Fiifnrttv <1ft ftftft AHrfprl BT Subscription of $20, or only $10 ie the lilt ■ uiuiiij, lbs ; of three or mure three-year old stakes of the value of 13000 each, ? lbs extra. Maidens allowed 7 Ids. To be run the first day of the meeting One UiU and a it THE SHERIDAN STAKES— 84000 ADDED A sweepstakes for Three-Year-Olds; 110 to accompany the nomination, Vh additional to start: $4000 added, of which SiittO to the second and $500 to the third horse. A winner of a three year- old stakes of the value of $1500 to carry 3 lbs ; of two such stakes, or one of ?.u"-J. 5 bs.; of three or more three-year-old stakes of the Talue of $1500 (selling stakes excepted), or of one of the value of 17000. 7 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 7 lbs, Quarter. THE EVGLKWOOD STAKE*— 8 JOOO ADDED. A sweepstakes for Fillies, three years old: $10 to accompany the nomination, *50 additional to stmt; $3000 added, of which $400 to the second and $*»i to the third horse. A winner of a three- year-old stakes of the value of $1500 to carry three lbs.; of two such as 5 lbs.; of three or more such stakes, or of one of the value of 16000, 7 lbs. extra- Maidens allowed 7 lbs. One ifik THE DBEXEL STAKES -8 'OOO ADDED. A sweepstakes for Three-Ycar-Olds; 810 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to start; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. A winner of a three-year- old stakes of the value of $5O0O, or of three or more such stakes of the value of $1500 each, to carry 5 lbs extra Non-winners of two three year old races of the value of $1.t00 each, allowed 3 lbs : of one such race, 5 lbs ; of one of 11000,8 lbs.; of one of $500, 12 Jbs. Maidens allowed 17 lbs.—""- Stilt FOR THREE= YE ARNOLDS AND UPWARDS. THE MIDWAY STAKES— S2000 ADDED. A selling sweepstakes for Three- Year-Olds and upwards: $l(] to accompanv the nomination, $25 additional for naming to start: $3(00 added, of which $40o to the second and $300 to the third horse. Weights. 5 lbs. above the scale The winner to be sold at auction. Tbnv entered to be sold for $5000 to carry full weights; if for $4000, allowed 5 lbs.: then 3 lbs for each $500 to $3000; then I lb for each $100 to $2000 Winners of a stakes this year, after the closing of entries, and prior to June 7th. when carrying weight for age or more, not to be entered for less than $4000; after June 7th, $5000. Starters, with selling prices, to be named through the entry box at the usual hour of closing, the day prior to the race. More than two can be named by the same owner, but only two in the same interest can start; but the starting fees must be paid for all named — Ont AFilt and a Furlong. THE AUBURN STAKES— 82000 ADDED A selling sweepstakes for Three-Year-Olds and upwards; $10 to accompany the nomination, $25 additional fornamlng to start; i.'i 0 i added; of which $100 to the second and $200 to the third horse, The winner to be sold at auction. Those entered -to be sold for $4000 to carry w (ght for age: for $3000, allowed 5 lbs : then 2 lbs. for each $500 to $2000; then 1 lb. for each $100 to $1000 Winners of a stakes this year, after the closing of entries, and prior to June 7th, when carrying weight for age, or more, not to be entered for less than $3000; after Juue 7th, $4000 Starters, with selling prices, to be named through the entry box, at the usual hour of closing, the day prior to the race. More than two can be named by the same owner, but only two in the same interest can start: but the starting fees must be paid for all named.— One Mih and Hal/ a Furlong, THE OAKWOOD HANDICAP— 52500 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Three- Year-Olds and upwards; $10 to ac- company the nomination, $50 additional to start; $:J500 added of which $400 to the second and $300 to the third horse. Weights to be announced three days before the race. A winner of any race after the weights are posted to carry 5 lbs. extra. — One Mile find a Furlong. THE GREAT WESTERN HANDICAP-S30OO ADDED. A sweepstakes for Three-Year-Olds and upwards: $10 to ac- company the nomination, $5u additional to start; $3000 added of which $750 to the second and $250 to the third horse. Weights to beann unced three days before the race. A winner of any race after the weights are posted to carry 5 lbs. extra. — One Mile and a Half. THE YOUNG HANDICAP— 85000 ADDED. For Three- Year-Olds and upwards: $10 to accompany the nomination, $75 additional to start; $5000 added, of which $750 to the second and $250 to the third horse. Weights to be announced tbree days before race. A winner of any race after the weights are posted to carry 5 lbs. extra —One Mile, One and One. Half Furlongs. THE WHEELER HANOI CAP-S7 500 ADDED' A sweepstakes for Three-Year-Olds and upward; $10 to accom- pany the nomination, $125 additional to start; $7500 added, of which $1000 to the second and $500 to the third horse. Weights to be announced three days before the race. A winner of any race after the weights are posted to carry 5 lbs extra. One Mile and a Quarter. Please note that the Entrance Fee must accompany nominations Turfmen falling to receive Entry Blanks can communications should he addressed (or at the office of the BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN). FOR TW0=YEAR=0LDS. THE LAKESIDE STAKES— SSOOO ADDED. A sweepstakes for Fillies two years old; $10 to accompany the nomination. $50 additional to start; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and £200 to the third horse. A winner of a stakes of the value of $1000 to carry 3 lbs ; of two such stakes, 5 lbs ; of three or more such stakes, 7 lbs extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs Five Fur- longs. THE KENWOOD STAKES— 82000 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Colts, two years old; $10 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to start; $2t00 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. A winner of a stakes of the value of $1000 to carry 3 lbs.; of two such stakes, 5 lbs.; of three or more such stakes, 7 lbs. extra Maidens allowed 5 lbs. Five Fur- longs. THE MAYWOOD STAKES-B2000 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Two- Year-Olds; $10 to accompany the nomination, $5l> additional to start; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. A winner of a stakes of the value of $1000 to carry 3 lbs : of two such stakes, 5 lbs ; of three or more such stakes, 7 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 \hs— Five Furlongs. THE EDGEWATEK STAKED— 82000 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Two-Year-Olds; $10 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to start; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse A winner of a stakes of the value of $1000 to carry 3 lbs : of two such stakes, or of the Lake- side, Kenwood or May wood Stakes, 5 lbs; of three or more such stakes, 7 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 \tis- Five and a Half Furlongs THE QUICKSTEP STAKES— 82000 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Two Year Olds; $10 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to start; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse A winner of a stakes to carry 3 lbs; of two stakes. 5 lbs; of three or more stakes, 7 lbs extra. Maidens allowed 7 \bs.— Four Furlongs. THE HYDE PARK STAKES— 87500 ADDED. * A sweepstakes for Two-Year-Olds; $10 to accompany the nomination, $100 additional to start; $7500 added, of which $1000 to the second and $500 to the third horse. A winner of a stakes of the value of $1000 to carry 3 lbs.; of two such stakes. 5 lbs ; of three or moresuch stakes, orof the Edgewater Stakes, 8 lbs extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. — Six Furlongs. THE LAKE VIEW HANDICAP— 82000 ADDED A sweepstakes for Two-Year-Olds; $10 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to start; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. Weights to be announced two days before the race.— Six Furlongs. obtain t he in by application to the Secretary, to whom all JAMES HOWARD, Secretary Sixty-first St. and South Park Ave., CHICAGO, ILLS. New Memphis Jockey Club. MONTGOMERY PARK. MEMPHIS, TENN, 1 0— Ten Stakes to Close January 3, 1903-10 For Spring Meeting, I903, and Tennessee Derby and Oaks for I904. STAKES FOR 1904. of tworacesof thevalueot 5300 each, or one of the value of $500 the money. The winner of a race, after the weights are announced, . ., t -, i v v . . i , , i- ,-* , , ..- ,.,, , n. .■ (selling race, purse and stake excepted) allowed 5 lbs.: maidens of the value of $500 to the winner, or two races of any value (selt- -«;••,• i. luo4— Estimated Value io lbs Five furlongs. ing purse races excepted), 5 lbs. penalty; suoh penalty not to ex- 10031 Y«3U«'.!dd) ufEnt™n™ ?,', 'f'V the HOTEL GATOSO ST AKES-Eitiniated value SSOOO. ceed scale weight if handicapped at less; those weighted at scale ^(^mmtatalto^rWWl^(to>lfSnraOn «,V,'»Zl Subscribed to by Hotel Gayoso. For foals of 190U (three- or more than scale weight by the handicapper will not be subject lUforfalt o? «l°l ^declared on or before Mav ii ot'sS f,S' year-olds or 11103). MOW added. $10 entrance. For 1003. Asweep- to a penalty. The sea e to be Western Jockey Club Scale This unary 2 W0* All deel Irations vo?.f „.l£. imkes for three-year-olds (fools of 1900). $10 to accompany nomi- race to be run the opening day. One mile and one-sixteenth. SoeraD»olilwtnVl!J^ nation. $50 additional to start. The Club to add $1000, of which THE PEiBODI HOTEL HANDICAP-Estlmated valne MOOto third and fourtli i to save Make We7«hls^Unlts mn£'- S2IJ" 10 second, and S100 to third, the fourth to save starting money. SS500. Subscribed to by Peabody Hotel Handicap. $1000 oAMlncr* lla'ltM allien 117 ibs One mllo «m,i «,... ..i~'i.Vi. A winner of a three-year-old stake race, when carrying their added. (Entrance free). For 1903. A handicap sweepstakes for g i ' i i. ,i iJ5rra«,S •'«• lira' •.-/.■? or,. „ I,!, B , weight [colts m, geldings 119, allies U7J, 3 lbs, penalty; of two or three year-olds and upward. $50 each, halt forfeit, or $10 If de- .V ..... V *...»,. 3 '""*— For fillies (foals of more,51bs. allowances— Beaten non-winners in 1903 allowed clared on or before April 9th. All declarations void unless accom- 19011. Estimated value »5UUu. |; )00 added (Entrance free). 5 lbs ; if unplaced, 8 lbs ; others never having won a two or three- panied by the money. $1000 added, of which $300 to second, and $100 For 1901 A sweepstake* for II ll.'s, three-year-olds duals of 1901). year-old stake race (selling stakes excepted), allowed 7 lbs.; If to third, fourth to save stake. Weights to be announced two days •looeacb. Iiororrelt.orllolf declared on or I. .-fore May I. 1903; MO such have never won a race of the value of $400 to the winner (sell- before the race. Winners of a race after the announcement of f declared or Before January 8.1904. All declarations void lng stakes and purse races excepted), allowed 12 lbs.; beaten weights (selling race excepted), to carry 5 lbs. penalty. One unlossacoompanled by the money. I ... id of which $100 to maidens 20 lbs. Allowances not cumulative. One mile. mile and one-eightn. OmV'mK, 0,0"»ra''""1 """■"' ,0*av« Bt »ke. Weights, 117 lbs. THE TENNESSEE BREWING CO. STAKES-Eatlmated E*-»»»nn — „r, ~ ai-Arp nrr this hate 2, » e Value S2500 Subscribed to by Tennessee brewing Co. STAKES FOR 1903. scale of this rack. - _. _ Se,|lngsUkes $10o0added (EntronoeSlO). For 1903 A selling ».-» «>bm,a» ....~.n. ««.»■».» n . ... ,«* ,Vn ,Tn sweepstake for three year-olds and upward. $10 to aocompany mm i.imiin iliiiu.MAhh.s hnllmatid value S22UO Those entitled to no allowance 122 119 11. nomination, and S5'i additional to start. $1000 added, of which For colca and geldings Winner with weight up of one 3-year-old stake 125 122 120 $300 to seoond. and $100 to third, fourth to save starting money. Ifoslsof 1901). 11000 added. (Jill entrance). Foi i (sweep- Wlnnor with weight up of two 3 year old stakes 127 124 122 The winner to be sold at auction for $.'1500; if for less. 3 lbs allowed ■ taken'' in to accompany Beaten non-winners plaoed in 1903 117 114 112 for each $M«to$HMl; then 1 lb. foreach$H»llessto$5Ul Startersand nomination, and $50 additional to start $1000 added, of whl.-h Beaten nou-wlnnors unplaced In 1903 114 111 109 selling price to be named through the entry-box by the usual time 1300 to second, and r lul to third, fourth to save starting money. Non.wlrjnersofa2or3-year.old stake (selling except'd)115 112 110 0r closing for this day's racing, and those so named are liable for Four furluiiKH. inners of a race of the valueof $100 " " 110 107 105 starting fee Seven furlongs mii iiiin.i.1.1 mii.i (foals of looi) Estl- Boston maidens 102 99 97 the cotton steeplechase STAKES-steepleohase. mated value •'420.1. J 1,. ,,,„ Estimated value 82500. $1500 added. (Entrance free). For accompany nomlna FOR TH RFF-YFA R-OLD5? AND UPWARD '*'3. A steeplechase handicap sweepstakes for three-year-olds (Ion, and »50 addUl.ii,.' 1.1 • whloh $200 to rUK IMrltt Y t A K-U LU5 ttlN U U f W rt n u „„d upworii,j.v, each, half forreit, or $10 If declared on or before money. Four Tin; MONTGOMERY HANDICAP— Katliiiiitart value April 1st. All declarations void unless accompanied by the rurlnnK*. ttur.un Sliver cup to wlnnor. Handicap. $2500 added. (En- money. $1500 added, of whloh $250 to second, and $150 to third, the T1IK MEMPHIS HTAKES .aU of 10011 In. free). Km 1.11:: a ln.ndlcap sweepstakes for three-year- fourth to save stake Weights to be announced two days before ...1 v*luf. 9300O, l,,r olds and upward ?.v ea.-li. ball forfeit, or $10 If declared. $2500 the raco. Penalty— Wlnnor of steeplechase (selling exoepted). 1003 A sweeps! imlns i-i.liil, >.f whirO ):t.i to second, and $200 to third, the fourth to snvo after weights are announced, 5 lbs Fouror morehorsesof entirely tlon, and 150 a.'. Hake, in :.. i. 1 1 1 i< .1. in ili<- siaki\ tl.i- wlnnorwlll rooelvo a valuable different Interests to start, or the race may be declared off. Start- ond, and 4I0O to third fourth to ssvo starling money. :i Ireroap donated by the Club. Welgkts to be announced before ers to be named through the entry-box at usual time of closing the 1'bn m.tv A .\ In- in hvi.rnarv 7th, and declaration to be mudo on or before day before the race, and those named are liable for startin g fee the winner, 3 lb* ■■ ■ 1 11,1008 All declarations void unless accompanied by About two miles. Sl'lv I 1 nti-v will be I- ... .I for niiy "f these stakes except upon this condition: That all disputes, claims and objections arisiDg out of the roolngi or with reapeot to theinterpretatti . .ml n i'..ns. .,f any stake, shall be decided by a majority of the Executive Committee present, or those whom they- may appolu' 1 all points shall l»' lin.il. The Club ;; 1 - I.: :i n \ prrson, or the transfer of any entry, and without notice. THIS 11.1' ' ml, a doubt, onoof the boat in America to winter and train the thoroughbred, furnishing first-class and most rcinfor^iM" .juari 1 man and horse ! Rl 1.. On this trurk tin. majority of the good two-year-olds of the West each season are developed. I Hanks or any Information on application "ill 1"' promptly Furnished bj the Secretary. MEMPHIS JOCKEY CLUB. Office, No. 2 Cotton Exchange Building, Memphis. Term. MONTGOMERY, President. M. N. MACFARLAN, Secretary. January 3, 190.'! I (&he ^xzeiisv cmfr gppxjtrfc&mmt 15 TH E BAYWOOD STUD DOG THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL I (Property of John Parrott, Esq.) Devoted Exclusively to the Breeding and Training of High Stepping- Hackney-Bred Harness Horses WALTER SEALY, Manager. NOTICEITO SPORTSMEN. Your attention is respectfully called to the folio-wing: SKINNER'S HAND LOADED CARTRIDGES New Stock DECOY DUCKS, Painted Properly. 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O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron all of San Francisco. VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage, Saddle and Roar* Horees for Sale Office and stable: 605 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cured In 48 Hours. CAPSULES ' MM Superior to Copaiba, Cubebs or Injection M. R. C. V. S., F. E. Y. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stook Inspe ctor forNew Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California: Ex-President oi the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Francisco: Telephone West 128. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows, 4-yr., 3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhams competing. 5th year my Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1878. William Niles & Co. Los Angeles. Cal. ' AYRSHIRES— Young Bulls, Cows and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon, Petaluma, Cal. IS POSITIVE IN THE PRESENCE OF SERGEANT'S CONDITION PILLS. Lustrous eyes, keen appetite, strength and ambition all reclaimed by this world renowned dog remedy. For torpid liver it is unexcelled. As a general tonic supreme. Mange, Distemper, Chills, Fever and General Debility posi- tively cured by it, and for every sickness to which a dog is subject these pills are administered in preference to any other medicine. 60c. and |1.00, postpaid. SERGEANT'S SURE SHOT emancipates the canine from -worms and may be depended upon. 60c by mail. AH remedies bearing our stamp are Standard the* World Over. An order or 8c. in stamps will bring to your desk free our Revised Dog Treatise and a Pedigree Blank. "Sergeant's Dog Remedies" for sale by all Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers. F. W. BRAUN & CO., Los Angeles, Cal., Pacific Coast Supply Depot SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy of " DOO CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch — 1324 Valencia Street, San FranclBco. AgentsTor "SANITAS" Disinfectant. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. Twentieth Annual Trials OP THE Pacific Coast Field Trials Club TO BE RUN AT Bakersfield (KERN COUNTY) Commencing Monday, Jan. 12, 1903 Members' Stake Annual Derby All-Aged Stake Champion Stake Entries for All-Aged Stake close Dec. 15,1902 J. E. TERRY (Sacramento), President. ALBERT BETZ, Secretary, No. 301 Parrott Bldg., S. F., CaJL «S-For Entry Blanks and information address the Secretary. NOTED WINNING Boston Terriers lord rushie, a. k. c. s:b. 68151 FINELY BRED PUPPIES, DOGS AND " Bitches generally on hand. Address LIVE OAK KENNELS, Menlo Park, Cal FOR SALE. Smooth Fox Terriers. INCLUDING Norfolk Trueman, Imelda, lone, Isabelle, Elmwood Vasaar, etc. Terms N. H. HICKMAN, reasonable. 1767 page St., San Franolsco Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers. WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Llthlan Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fe. 830 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltsear Rey- elry (Saltsoar Gambler-Saltscar Cheerful). Fee 825 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velocity-Norfolk Two Step). Fee 810 Puppies and Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 844 Harrison St., San Francisco, Cal. ONE OF THE BEST. A GREYHOUND PUPPY, 16 MONTHS OLD, -"- by Racker out of Mountain Beauty. This is an unusual opportunity to get a stake winner. Will be sold reasonable. Apply to A. ROY HARRISON, 78 Geary St , City. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. IRISH TERRIERS. pARDIFF WARM AN. IMP. SIRE CH. BOI.TON ^-' Woods Mixer; a grand show and stud dog, winner in England and out here; 3',$ years old. NEW BANK SPARK, imp. sire Brunscall Idol. 3 years old. SAANICH IRISH POPLIN, a win- ning bitch. Must clear. What offers? MRS. BRADLEY-DYNE, Sidney, B. C. ENGLISH SETTERS. AT STUD CUBA OF KENWOOD (Qlenbeigb Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam— Dolly Dee II) STOGKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakersfield, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. Diseases HIoxtt to Feed Mailed Free t-o any address by the author, H. Clay Glover, D. V. S., 1278 Broadway, New York. -pOR SALE— BLACK, WHITE AND TAN -*- English Setter bitch, 6 months old Price $10. GABILAN KENNELS. Hollister, Cal. COCKER SPANIELS. TpOR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES ■*■ by Ch. Hampton Goldle. Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads, Fruitvale, Alameda NAIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- gains in puppies, young bitches, and bitches in whelp, to make room. Finely bred stock. The prize-winning Cocker, Plumeria Beau II, at stud. 123 Third Avenue, San Francisco. pLUMERIA COCKER KENNELS-AT STUD, £ Champion Hampton Goldle 53,100 (Champion Red Mack-Hampton Queen Readie). Goldie has sired more winners than all of our Coast dogs combined. See any bench show catalogue. Fee $20 Plumeria Tweedlepuncb (Champion Hamp- ton Goldle-Omo Girl) . Fee $15 Young and ma- tured stock for sale. Our motto. "The Best." E. C. PLUME, 415 Third Ave., San Francisco. ST. BERNARDS. NAIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN In royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the noted Grand Master II, winner of many prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 123 Third Avenue, San Francisco. GREAT DANES. pIREAT DANE PUPPIES FOR SALE-BY *-* Blue Beard out of Maud S. Both sire and dam bench show winners. Apply to or addr BERGSTEN, Center-street Station, Oi QZlw gveeiiev cntfcr ^poviatnan 1JANUAKY 3, 1W3 VRSE BOOTS San Francisco, Cal.^0^- Sand for Illustrated Catalog THE ALWAYS BEIHBl E ^.jvj:nvj:xjivrii,iojxr UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. E F DRAKE, Manager A REMINGTON HAMMERLESS GUM Grade K, made with Remington Blued Steel Barrel! 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SCHTJLTZE HAZARD SHOTGUN RIFLEITE BALLISTITE LAFLIN & RAND What More do you Want? /<7^>^ jJThe gvetbev tmb gtptfvtsmcm rjANUARY 10, 1803 California Stallion Directory *> LIST OF STANDARD BRED STALLIONS THAT WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1903 IN CALIFORNIA BONNIE DIRECT -0 '4 By D Jam, Bon Bon, 9:86, by Simmons. Will make the Season of 1903 at PLEASANTON, Cal. Marcs not proving to be in foal can be returned free of charge or fee refunded at option o owner of mare. FEE, $100. C. L. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal. HART BOSWELL-13699 FEE $50 BY ONWABD, Greatest living s oof Geo. Wilkes; dam Nancy Lee (dam of Nancy Hanks, Dictator, 131: 90001 Son 'the great dam of sires) by Edwin Forrest. HartBoswell f ihe best bred Stallions in California. Season February 1 5th to July 1st, at LAUREL CREEK STOCK FARM K. O'GRADY, San Mateo, Cal. Good Pasturage. ATHABLO 2:24^ . . ; Btre of 9 in 2:15. Dam, ATHALIE, dam ol Atbanio, 2:10: Atharis, 2:1-'.: Athablo, 2:21,; Athinx, 2:30 and Athadon (1 83J Will make the Season of 1903 at FRESNO. TERMS FOR SEASON, $25 With Return Privilege. Pasturage for Mare, $2.50 per month. Address GEO. L. WARLOW, Fresno. ATHADON-^0990 Champion yearling colt of 1891 with record of 2:27 to high wheel sulky. Br MAT ADO N MB8, son of onward. Dam, Athalie, dam of Atbanio, 2:10, and three more in list. Atbadon is the sire of Sue, 2:I2";; Listerine, 2:13'i; Daken D.. 2:16>*; Donatrine, 2:26; Chin Wo, 2:25. FEE FOR SEASON OF 1903, $25 WITH RETURN PRIVILEGE. Mares pastured at $2.50 per month Address GEO. L. WARLOW, Fresno. WM. HAROLD i + ifja - i -.. B\ Sidney, 2:1:'^; dam, Cricket 2:10 (dam of 4 in list) by Steinway 2:25=li- Will make the Season of 1903 at MEEK FARM. FEE FOR THE SEASON Address GEO. GRAV, $40 Haywards. WELCOME-2:10^ Pacing; 1-Vli/. Trotting tbe Handsomest Stallion in California. Sire of Iloilo. 2:16?;. By Arthur Wilkes, 2:28^. Dam, Lettle (dam of 4) by Wayland Forrest. Will make the Season of 1903 at MEEK FARM. FEE FOR THE SEASON Address GEO. GRAY, $25 Haywards. JAMES MONROE Sire, JAMES MADISON, by Anteo. Dam, RUTH, by Whipple's Hambletonian Will make the Season of 1903 at FRESNO SERVICE FEE, $25. For Particulars address J. W. MINTURN, SHARON, CAL. Speed, Driving, and Saddle Horses for Sale. DIABLO 2:09# AT WOODLAND. FEE, $50 Sire of Sir Albert S . 2:03^; Diodine, &10&; Clipper, 2:06; Daedalion, 2:11; Diawood. 2:11: Tags, 2:1!';; Hljo del Diablo, 2:1 1 l -: El Diablo, 2:i2'i, and many other fast racehorses. Sire, Chas. Derby, 2:20, by Steinway; dam Bertha idam of 3) by Alcantara. Address WM. MURRAY, Woodland, Cal. EDUCATOR Season, The Handsomest Son of DIK EC'Ti >K and Sire of the Handsomest Colts. Dam, Dolly, by VERMONT MESSENGER. February 15th to July 1st at M. Henry's Ranch, near Haywatds, and every- Saturday at Geary & Grindell's Livery Stable, Haywards. $25 FOR THE SEASON. n. HENRY, $35 TO INSURE. Haywards. GUY McKINNEY ByMcKlnni bCoi y, 2:02: 0 others in 2:10 list and 23 In 2:15 list). 1st dam. Flossie Locbe Ward by Onward: 3d dam, Klum-hePatchen by Mainbrino Patehen; 4th dam Privateer; am. Jeony Lind liy Abdullah 15; (ith dam by Saltrani, a pacer who sired Highland Maid. 2:27. the world's record in 1853, Season 1903 at LINDEN, Cal. Address DAVID BRYSON, Linden, Cal TERMS, $30. SECRETAR Y— 28578— By Director, 1989. ■ dam, bj Frank Pierce, Jr., 485. I0}(. half mil-- track; Switzor, 2:13^, and nine others in the list, ■ . At ALAMEDA TRACK. Address ELIAS WILLIAflS, Alameda Race Track. BILLY THORNHILL-» T-'-i I; dam Kmllv [dam of 3 In &80 list) 18] "v Ashlar.'!, -t;. sire of Ned llrlurlrlll, fi- rmle B, S ■■:.< Will make the Season of 1903 at M1LPITAS. FEE. $25. P rt calrtrs add ess JAS. BOYD, Milpltas, Cal. Dl A WOOD 27772 'twowmn'aSsS^SSS^t'M-MVtl ■ ■ ■ ■■ i ' . Mid six nttaora Id the iuoai by Woodn Nutwood, th>- world • Will make the Season of 1903 at the HOflE RANCH, near COLLEGE CITY. TEPMS, $25 FOR THE SEASON. Dlawood hag proven hlms-.-lr a sure foal getter. fc?' WITH RETURN PRIVILEGE. For further particulars, afldrou to insure C. E. KINO, College City. NUSHACAK-^3939 Sire of Aristo f3) 2:17K. winner of Occident and Stanford stakes of 1902. Sired bv Sable Wilkes. 2:18; sire of 3S in 2:30. Dam. Fidelia idam of Fidette, 2:28^, dam of Mary Celeste", 2:17 m. by Director. 2:17; second dam by Reavis Blackbird, 2:22: grandam by Lancet, son of McCracken's Blackhawk. Will make the Season of 1903 at WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM Limited to 40 outside mares. FEE, $50 ALEX. BROWN, Owner, Walnut Grove, Cal. WASHINGTON McKINNEY-35751 Owned by Rosedale Stock Farm, Santa Rosa, Cal. Black stallion, 16 hands high: weight. 1,200 pounds. Sired by McKinney, 2:11%"; dam Lady Washington, 2:35, dam of George W. McKinney 2:14Jfi and El Molino 2:20. Will stand at the above Farm for a short season, when he will be put in training. FEE $30. Rosedale Stock Farm, Santa Rosa, Cal. SAINT WHIPS-29721 Bv Whips 2:27?;. Dam, Aggie G. by Ansel 2.20; bay horse, 16.1 hands high; levelheaded and his colts are trotters; good legs and feet and shows plenty of endurance. He has trotted a mile better than 2:30 on home track. Will Stand at ROSEDALE STOCK FARM. FEE, $25. Santa Rosa, Cal. WILLEROO-28021 Sire, McKinney. Dam, by producing son of Dictator; 16.2 hands high: weight, 1,200 lbs. Handsome; stylish; fast; large; perfect disposition. Season at LA SIESTA RANCH, near SAN JOSE. FEE, $25. Apply FRANK H. BURKE, 30 flontgomery St., San Francisco NEAR EST 2:22^ The Nutwood-Director and Wilkes Stallion. Sire of Alone, 2;00K, the champion 4-year-old of 1902, and full brother to the great John A. McKerron, 2:u5m, the fastest trotter of the Wilkes family. Sired by Nutwood Wilkes. 2:16^; 1st dam, Ingar by Director, 2:17; 2d dam, Annie Titus by Echo; 3d dam, Tifliny Mare by Owendale. Will make the Season of 1903 at the Stables of T. W. BARSTOW on the ALAMED, near Race Track, San Jose. $40 the Season. For Particulars address T. W. BARSTOW, SAN JOSE, CAL. - - Phone Red 1431. No Horsebreeder can afford to be without this speed-transmitting, virile blood. CO N I F E R— Sired by Lord Russell 4(577 Dam, Carlota by Nutwood 600, 2:18V sire of forty-seven standard performers. Sire of AnnaJ. (P) 2:16^; trial 2:10- Johnnie Trouble.2:15; trial 2:10. Chloe (P) 2:13. Bonnie Russell 2;14?i, trial four year old. Conifer was bred by Hancock M. Johnston. Los Angeles, 1889. Is a rich bay, weighs 1200 lbs.; perfect in conformation and disposition; is prepotent to a degree. He combines in himself more Miss Russell blood than any other horse in the world, being sired by one distinguished son and sire. Lord Russell, (sire of Kremlin 2:073£>, and his dam, Carlota by Nutwood 600, Miss Russell's great- est son, thus giving Conifer her double cross. Miss Russell, the greatest dam of trotting horses of all time, transmiis her extreme speed through her sons and grandsons and their get, as instanced by Kremlin, Mount Russell and Coniier, all --ires of early and great speed. Conifer's beauty, ability to reproduce his ijood temper and conformation as well as speed, make him peculiarly desirable as a sire of roadsters and carriage horses. Will make the Season of 1903 at LOS ANGELES RACE TRACK. FEE $50. S. E. KENT, Manager. MAMBRINO CHIEF, JR. Sire of Geo. Washington 2:163i, Dollican 2:15?;. Trilby 2:23;4' and several others in the 2:30 list. By McDonald Chirf, 3583. Dam, Venus by Mambrino Patehen 5S; 2nd dam, Daughter of Wardlass Shakespeare. Will make the Season of 1903 at my Stable in VALLEJO. $20 FOR THE Good Pasture at $3 per month. SEASON. THOS. srilIH, 1021 Georgia Street, Vallejo. RICHMOND CHIEF 211 By Monroe Chief, 2:18;-; ; dam, Ela (dam of Richmond Chief. 2:11, and Viola, 2:24'^), by A. W Richmond. Ift87. Will make the season of 1 903 at BAKERSFIELD RACE TRACK. For further particulars, address TERMS, $30. T. H. FOQARTY, Bakersfield, Cal. ILLUSTRIOUS 2:2954 Sire of Lizzie E. 2:244, Albert M. 2:17. Elenor Ann 2:19. Klondyke 2:22^. By Happy Medium; 1st dam. by Cassius M. Clay, Jr.; 2nd dam, by Almont; 3rd dam, bv Alex- ander's Abdallab; 4ih dam, by Imp. Hooton. The best bred irottiDg stallion in California. FEE, $20. GEORGE A. STONE, Santa Rosa. KEYSTONE — Ba> Horse. Foaled i8°8. Itv STONE WAY. 2:22V sod of Strathway, 2:13, sire of Toggles, &08K. lull, DKWDHOP BASI.ER, by Robert BaslerOlSHrecord 3:50), sire' of De Bernardi Basler, 3:1'V.. Seoond dam, Ida May Mam of Homeward, 2:13',), ami Home way (2) 2:50 by Grosyenor, 1883. Will make the Season of 1903 at Hanford, Cal., at 7th Street Stables. FEE, $20 R. O. NEW/IAN MERIDIAN 2-.V2U Ky Simmocolon. 2.131,; stre of Dan Q.. 2:u7' .: Meridian, 2:1^!., eto. Dam, Sldane, dam of Meridian, 3:12l, , by Sidney. $25 THE SEASON At BROWN'S RANCH, Hicks Valley, Hariri County, Address R. S. Brown, Petaluma TANTJARY 10, 1903] ®he gveebev anb gipovtsixnan NUTWOOD WILKES— 22216-2:16^ Sired by Guy Wilkes o-isu- Dam Lida W 2:.g3 FEE By Nutwood _ J..!""."'.'Z.'.'.l'"2:18j£ Al__ f John A. MeKerron 205'^ ¥50. SIHE OF -I Stanton Wilkes 2-105? (Who Is It '3108 And 20 others from 2:13^ to 2:30. The only two of his daughters whose produce have been trained are the dams of lloilo 2:16X, and Miss Georgie 2:25. Will make the Season of 1903 at NUTWOOD ST^ CK PAR1VI For Particulars, address MABTIN CARTER, Irvlnuton Cal ATHAMAX S^F't^S^SS' yearling record 2:27, and sire of Sue 2:12K. Listerine 2:135^ and others. .Ai »'• LDS1RINE, great brood mare, by Onward 2:25?;. sire of 9 in 2:10; 2d dam by Challenger, sire of Challenger Chief 2:15, etc.; 3d dam, by Cassius M. Clay, Jr., 22; sire of •) in list, 16 producin" sons, 3d producing daughters. Season of 1903 at SACRAMENTO RACE TRACK. FEE, $25. Address F. W.PERKINS, 1239 Q Street, Sacramento. HAMBLETONIAN WILKES i: Only Son of the Great George Wilkes in California. Sire of Phoebe Wilkes 2:08'i, Robert I. 2 :10. Phebon W. 2:10>4, Rocker 2:11, Tommy Mac 2-11K Arlene Wilkes 2:1I3,;. New Era 2:13. Aeroplane 2:lt;i4', Sunbeam 2:12i.. Svhil s. 2-16^ ftaville 2I71; Grand George 2:I8K, J- F- Hanson 2:I9!i, Vic Schiller 2:11J<. Twenty-four in the 2:30 list GREEN riEADOW FARM, Brokaw Road TERMS FOR SEASON, $40. Usual return privilege. SEARCHLIGHT 203% The Great Race Horse. Sired by DARK NIGHT. Sire of 4 in 2:10 list. 1st, 2d and 3d dams are greal brood mares. Will make the Season of 1903 at PLEASANTON, Cal. FEE, $75 Address EDW. MILLS, Pleasanton, Cal. LECCO 2:093^ One of the gamest trotters and best winners of the Grand Circuit. Sire, Bonnie Boy, 2:25: son of Patchen Wilkes ; sire of Joe Patchen, 2:01K- 1st, 2d and 3d dams, are producers. FEE, $50 Will make the Season of 190 3 at PLEASANTON. Address EDW. MILLS, Pleasanton, Cal. BARONDALE 209; He is one of the greatest bred and best individuals in America. He is by Baron "Wilkes, the leading money winning sire of America for years. His first four dams are great brood mares. Write for his tabulated pedigree to his owner. Will make the Season of 1903 at SAN JOSE. mile from Santa Clara. R. I. MOREHEAD, Santa Clara, Cal. NEERNUT 2:12^ (Sire of Neeretta, 2:09}*), and ten others with matinee records and public trials from 2:i3 to 2:30 Sire, Albert W. 2:50, by Electioneer. Dam, Clytie II. by Nutwood, 2:18%. Second dam by Hambletonian, 725. 3d dam, by Williamson's Belmont. Will make the Season of 1903 at SANTA ANA. SERVICE FEE, Stable full of Neerouts for sale. Pit to show race horse speed jfc^Q SEASON and ready to ?° East and win money. $60 TO INSURE. Address GEO. W. FORD, Owner, Santa Ana. MONTEREY-31706; record, 2:09^ Sire, Sidney 2:19'2, sireof 18 in the 2:15 list. Dam, Hattie by Com. Belmont by Belmont 64 sire of Nutwood, champion of all sires. Send for extended pedigree. For speed, good looks and breeding Monterey leads them all. Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays at the Williams & Neilson farm, San Lorenzo; Wednesdays. Thursdays and Fridays at Land's End Stock Farm, Milpitas, where there is a fine trotting track. Pasture $3 per month. Good care taken of mares, but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Ship mares to Milpitas. Fee for the Season, $60. P. J. WILLIAMS, Milpitas, Cal. ZOMBRO 2:11 The best s m ofth ■ champion McKinney, 2:n# Dam by ALMONT LIGHTNING. Sire of Zephyr (4) 2:11 and Lord Kitchener (3) 2:29^4. A Great Race Horse. A Grand Individual and a Great Sire. Season of 1903 at LOS ANGELES, near Race Track. $75 FOR THE SEASON, GEO. T. BECKERS, WITH RETURN PRIVILEGE. University P.O., Los Angeles. PETICRU 2:1 O1 The largest money winner on the California Circuit. By Kingward 3:25, son of the great Onward, sire of 9 in 2:10. Dam, Lemonade (dam Bessie Wilton 2:09^, Petigru 2:10% and Lady Wil- ton 2:1114. the three fastest trotters ever produced by one mare) by Kentucky Prince Jr ; second dam, Susie Melbourne (dam of two andgrandam of six standard performers) by Melbourne Jr.; third dam, Kate (in great brood mare list) by Alhoit, son of Abdallah 15, etc. Petigru stands 16.1. and weighs 1 175 pounds. Will make the season of 1903 at Agricultural Park, Los Angeles. FEE, $50. AddressTW". G. DURFEE, Box 96, University P. 0., Los Angeles, Cal. CORONADO 2:1 9 — Unbeaten Trotter of 1902. Sired by the great McKinney 2:11#, dam by Thos. Rysdyk 10649, son of Rysdyk 653, sire of the champion race horse Clingstone 2:14; second dam by Venture, sire of the dam of the champion Directum 2:05Li. • Coronado is one of the best bred sons of McKinney living, and is bound to be one of his greatest and fastest race trotters. Will make the Season of 1903 at Agricultural Park, Los Angeles. FEE, $40* 1 Address "W.rG. DURFEE, Box 96, University P. 0., Los Angeles, Cal. FEE FOR SEASON $50 TOM JAMES, U20 Alameda Ave, San Jose, Cal. D AC O N~(Wilkes-Nutwood-) By Sable Wilkes, 2:18. Sire of Ora Wilkes, 2:11. and 40 more in 2:30 list, including Bayswater Wilkes, 2:25 (sire of Kelly Briggs, 2:10^); Nushagak (Sire of Aristo (3), 2:17!^; dam, Ida Belle, full sister to Ana Belle, 2:2714 (dam of Robert I. 2:10, La Belle 2:16) by Dawn 2:18^. by Nutwood 600. Will make the Season of 1903 at COLLEGE CITY. TERMS. $25. USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGE. For particulars, address J. D. RICE, COLLEGE CITY, CAL. SEYMOUR WILKES-Reg. No.0232 Race Record, 2:08^. The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes, 2.15K, And the most uniform sire of size, solid color, good looks and natural speed in California. Will Terms for the Season, $30. make the Season of 1903 at CT. WHITE RANCH, Lakeview, Cal. Address THOS. ROCHE, Lakeville, Cal. Or J. W. Gregory, 408 Bush St., S. F. Cal. IRAN ALTO 2:12; 4- Sire, Palo Alto, '2:08^ (holder of world's stallion record to high wheels), by the gri>at Elec- tioneer. Dam, Elaine 2:20 (holder of world's 3 and 4 year old records in 1S77 and 1678) , by Messenger Duroo out of the great Green Mountain Maid. Iran Alto is the sire of Dr. Frasse, 2:12U; Thos. R. (4) 2:15; Vendome, 2:18^; Dr. Frasse's Sister (3) 2:25%. Will make the Season of 1903 at VENDOME STOCK FARM SERVICE FEE $50 Address JAMES W. REA, San Jose. SILVER B. Will make the Season of 1903 at Agricultural Park, Sacramento. Silver B. by Silver bow, be by Robert McGregor, (sire of Cresceus 2:02J^, the cbampiou trotter of the world.) SEASON COMMENCES FEB. 1st, E^DINO JULY 1st. TERMS, $30 THE SEASON, payable at time of service or before removal of the mare, with return privilege next year. Pasturage, $3 per month. No responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Address, W. 0. BOWERS, Capitol Hotel, Or C. L. DENMAN, Manager, 20th & G Streets, Sacramento, Cal. MONDESOL By McKINNEY 2:11%. Dam, IGO (registered) by Antevolo2:19; second dam, Daisy May by Nutwood. Mondesol is a full brother to Lady Grannard 2:33. Will Stand at Alameda Race Track, Alameda. $40 FOR SEASON, Address or apply to Return Privilege. PAT FOLEY, Race Track, Alameda, Cal. THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL. (THE PROPERTY OF JOHN PARROTT, ESQ.) = HOME OF7 THE HACKNEY STALUIOIN = IMPORTED GREEN'S RUFUS (E. H. S. B. 4291 -A. H. S. B. 63) THE BAYWOOD STUD IS DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO THE BREEDING AND TRAINING OF High Stepping Hackney-Bred Harness Horses IMPORTED GREEN'S RUFUS Walter Seely, Manager SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA ®he $v eeitev aixii gpcrienxan [JanDARY 10. 1903 * GOMBAULT'S « CAUSTIC BALSAM "■N A SAFE, SPEEDY AND POSITIVE CURE Supersedes all Cautery or Firing, and Cures Founder Wind Puffs Thrush Diphtheria Skin Diseases Removes Bunches . . . or . . . Blemishes Splints Capped Hock Strained Tendons Ring Bone Pink Eye Sweeny Boney Tumors All Lameness from Spavin. Quarter Cracks Scratches Poll Evil Spavin Parasites SAFE FOR ANYONE TO USE WE GUARANTEE that one tablespoonful of Caustic Balsam will produce more actual results than a whole bottle of any liniment or spavin mixture ever made. Every bottle sold is warranted to give satisfaction. Write for testimonials showing what the most prominent horsemen say of it. Price, $1.50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or sent by express, charges paid, with full directions for its use. THE ACCEPTED STANDARD VETERINARY REMEDY Caustic Balsam May Have Imitators, But Has No Competitors. ALWAYS RELIABLE. SURE IN RESULTS. PREPARED exclusively bv J. E. Gombault, ex-Veterinary Surgeon to the French Govern" ment Stud. Impossible to produce any scar or blemish. The safest, best blister ever used. Takes the place of all liniments for mild or severe action. Removes all bunches or Blemishes from Horses or Cattle. As a Human Remedy for Rheumatism, Sprains, Sore Throat, etc., it is invaluable. .\'one genuine without the Signature of The Lawrence-Williams Co., I CLEVELAND, O. Sole Importers and Proprietors for thet U. S. and CANADA Caustic Balsam Better Than Knife Opal, Tex., Nov. 14, 1901. The Lawrence-Williams Co., Cleveland, O.: Last spring I had a fine mare that had a grissel formed on her shoulder, and the V. S. at Springtown, Tex, told me that there was nothing that would remove it but the knife. A friend advised me to try your GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM. I did so and in ten days, to my surprise, the grissel was all gone. I have used the medicine for most everything and find it to be the best medicine on the market. W. G. MUSE. Sweeny Cured NOBWALK, CAL., NOV.?, 1901. The Lawrence-Williams Co , Cleveland, O.: Yours of Sept. 25th at hand. The case of sweeny I cured is as follows: It was a young horse, 4 years old. had been sweenledon a gang plow. I had seen your advertisement in "Hoard's Dairyman" and concluded to try "GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM." I read the directions on sweeny that came with the bottle and applied it and rubbed it In thorough- ly. Next day applied it again, but the horse would not stand as much rubbing. In five days there was a scurf, or scaling off of hair and skin. I oleaned it as well as I could and applied the Balsam again. That was the last time. I did not use any grease or other medicine or lotion. The shoulder is as even and looks as nice as it did before the injury. FRANK M. WARNER. Veterinarians Know Its Value Pomona, Cal., June 7, 1897. The Lawrence-Williams Co., Cleveland, O.: Since I have practiced my profession (veterinary surgeon) in this place, I have had occasion to prescribe your "Gom- bault's Caustic Balsam," contrary to my usual method of practice, which is to avoid the use or recommendation of any proprietary medicine, but experience has shown me its value. When I came here in '93 the remedy was uikaown. I think if I can make some arrangement with you for an exclusive agency for this community, I can push the sale of the same in a way that will be highly satisfactory to you and profitable to myself. If you will come to some understanding with me please advise me of the terms you are willing to give. WALTER P. KELTY, V. S. Caustic Balsam Cures Sweeny Norwalk, Cal., Sept. 2U, 1901. The Lawrence-Williams Co., Cleveland, O.: Please send me descriptive circular. Used GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM on a sweeny on fore-shoulder of horse, thai was so bad that a man's hand laid on it did not near fill it up even, and can't tell that the horse ever bad a sweeney now. Will the liniment cure a sweeny of several years' stand- ing in an old horse* (Yes, L.-W. Co.) FRANK M. WARNER. The Results Were Extraordinary WAPELLA, N. W. T., Feb. 13, '97. The Lawrence-Williams Co.. Cleveland. O.: I keep your "Gombault's Caustic Balsam" in stock. I have sold it for the last three years. I have been in the drug business in Ontario and this country, but it is not known to the majority. I sold a bottle which I saw used under my own supervision which gave most universal satisfaction The results were ex- traordinary. I sell it here at $1.50 per bottle. I am quite a horseman and would be pleased to use any pictures of the noted racers of the day, to our mutual benefit. J. A. MacDONALD. That Stuff is All Right Mesa. Colo., Feb. 2, '98. The Lawrence-Williams Co., Cleveland, O.: Enolosed find money order for 11.50 for which please send me one more bottle of "Gombault's Caustic Balsam." "That stuff is all right." JOS. BOGUE N. W. Territory Heard From El.KTON RANCHB, DEWlNTON. ALBERTA, N. w. T , Canada, Nov. 13, 1900. Having had very satisfactory results from GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM I thought it might be worth while writing to vou and asking you whether you have any representative In this part of the world. C. DAVIDSON. **Gave Good Satisfaction" Lorena, Tex., Sept. 10, '97. The Lawrence-Williams Co , Cleveland, O.: Enclosed please find money order for $1.50. Send me one bottle of Caustic Balsam. The bottle I bought some time ago gave good satisfaction. Please be prompt, as I need It at once. J. W. WHITSITT. TT TT SOLE AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA The Lawrence-Williams Co. CLEVELAND, O. TORONTO, ONT. VOL. XLII. No. S. 86 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A TEAR M LOS ANGELES DRIVING CLUB. California can boast of one driving club that is founded on the same plan which has made the leading clubs of the East so popular. It has a very large membership and is growing in popularity all the time. It has made Los Angeles the leading point for road driving on the Pacific Coast, and about the only place where a high class road horse will bring anything like his real value. The Los Angeles Driving Club is composed of gen- December 8, 1900. The first board of directors, who were also selected by the club to act as the constituent incorporators, were: Willard H. Stimson, M. L. Moore, M.D., J. J. Fay, Jr., C. H. Chandler, W. LeMoyne Wills, M.D., H. Bert Ellis, M.D., N. W. Myrick, John G. Mott, Walter S. Vail, Howard G. Bundrem and Byron Erkenbrecher. The expenses are met entirely by the membership. No purses have ever been offered on contests of speed, no admission fees charged either to owners of horses or spectators, no bookmaking or poolselling allowed, and no public bar or saloon permitted. The matinees have uniformly been workouts in classes under the auspices of the club, which supplies from its member- boxes in the grand Btand for the members. No rea- sonable expense has ever been spared on details. The policy of furnishing first class entertainments has been found profitable in that it strongly attracts new membership, thus increasing the income of the club. One of the best matinees occurred last Thanksgiving day. Numerous counter attractions existed, especially a baseball exhibition by eastern experts and a football contest between the Berkeley students and the Sher- man Indians. Against tho9e counter attractions, the Driving Club was patronized by about seven thousand people, who occupied every place on the grounds avail- able for a sight of the track and who remained until the fourteenth heat was done, well iDto the darkness *m** Fiesta Parade of Los Angeles Driving Club, showing Track front of Club House. tlemen who loveand enjoy feats of equine speed. The club was formed on the principle that true sport is not necessarily allied with gambling, or, in fact, with money making in any form. The early organization of the club was successful in point of membership and in zeal for maintenance of the club's purposes. The first organization was voluntary, without incorpora- tion, in October, 1898, with a membership of sixty. The accession to membership was so rapid that in the fall of the year 1900, it was decided that the club would be regularly incorporated under the laws relating to social organizations. Articles of incorporation were filed with the county clerk November 26, 1900, stating the purposes of the corporation was to foster horse- manship and to promote good roads. The number of the directors was fixed at eleven. The certificate of incorporation was issued by the Secretary of State on ship the judges, timers, marshals, starters and drivers. Printed programs are furnished embellished with appropriate special designs, making them souvenirs for those who wish to preserve them. Intervals be- tween heats are enlivened by the best brass band music. The events at each matinee have usually been called in rapid succession, hardly more than ten minutes between heats being suffered to elapse, thus affording no more delay than is necessary for the en- enjoyment of the band performance. Under the amended rules of the National Association, no bar or record is acquired by the participating horses. The matinees have attracted from the beginning the best people of Los Angeles, in number at each matinee varying from three to seven thousand. These exhibitions are made absolutely free to the public without reservations of any kind except certain of evening. The matinees have from time to time not only elicited great local popularity but have attracted the attention of the sporting press of the country. Hitherto the club has held a lease on the grounds of the Agricul- tural District No. 6, except during the week of the Agricultural District Pair. The two years' lease of those grounds has just expired. The Agricultural Park has passed into the hands of a racing association which is negotiating with the club to set apart certain reservations for its exclusive accommodation with the use of the track, grand stand and other appurtenances. In addition to horses, the club has exerted its in- fluence largely in favor of good roads. At the good roads' convention held at Los Angeles, the club was ably represented by a committee specially appointed, of which Dr. W. LeMoyne Wills was chair- (The £i*eefcer (tub l&ptfrtsmau [January 10, 1903 Good was accomplished at that ce^ention in the way of intelligent investigation/, concerning the best methods of constructing good'ftaf riage roads and the best methods of build in^^pd -maintaining them under the sanction of pubHc'. - At any early daT.l£*ind»ed not at the present ses- sion the LogijJVyij*! "ill likely adopt some system by which tbe>couwes and districts outside of municipal boundar,ie3Viil be able to provide good roads to con- eerve.'Wi'futerests of both man and horse, and to eph«i»j!e'"tho pleasures attending horsemanship, and to .•Jfi&Cos Angeles Driving Club and its energetic mem- "b^rs much of the credit will be due. Among the fast trotters owned by members of the club are Togg Vtigru 2:104, Neernut 2:12J, Lou 2:14), Cozad 2:11), El Moro 2:13}, Sue 2:12}, Sweet Marie 2:10, /Cam bra 2:lU.t (five miles world's record 12:21,. Galette 2:12. Gen. Wiles 2:15, Rex Gifford 2:14, and many others. Of the pacers driven by members of the club are Stanton W Ikes 2:10}, Primrose 2:09}, Athoio 211 Wilhelmina 2:11}, Monticito Eoy 2:13, Roan Wilkes 212,. Robert I. 2:10, Hanford Medium 2:111. Cceur de Lion 2:121, and many others with DR RALPH HAGAN, Secretary Dr John Ferbert, J A Fairchild, C S Fleming, H E Furman. J M Gilbert, Wm Garland, Louis Grant, C W Gates, Cbas J George, C E Guyer, Hugo Goldschmidt, Rob- ert Gillis, H C Gilbert. H N Henderson. A W Herwig, Dr W W Hitchcock, Dr W A Hendryx, Dr Merritt Hitt, Dr Ralph Hagan, C D Hagerman, Thos Hughes, W H Hoegee, R H Howell, H C Hooker, Ed L Hathaway, Gus H Holmes, C A Harrison, Fred A Hynes, R Hynes. A C Jones, J Jepsen, Jr, John T Jones, H Jevne, F A Johnston. Frank Kay, N M Kramer, H T Kendall, F E Kendall. D E Llewellyn, J B Lankershim, Ed C Lloyd, S W Lide, H W Lawrence, Frank B Long, A E Little. Dr M L Moore, J G Mott, R B Moorehead, N W Myrick, O C Morgan, Jos Maier, Simon Maier, Lee Maburv, John B Miller, M B Mosher, R. E Muneev, F W Marshall, Geo Morgan, W R Murphy, F H Messmore, Robert McGravin, D H Manerhan, G W McClure. Walter S Newhall, John H Norton, J H Nickerson, Col R J Northam, C F Nowlin, E W Nettleton, W H Nieswender. J W A Off, Gen H G Otis, Jos Oser. Geo H Pike, W B Prentice, A C Pitcher, M P Pbipps, Victor Ponet. K V Redpath, L J Rose J r, W C Roberts, JH OFFICERS LOS ANGELES DRIVING CLUB. H. -II vN ,1, \N >, i-., , I, i, . 2_J H. REY.VOLS, Director. O— A. W. BROKER, Director. 7- 3-WILLARD H. STIMSOX. Director 4— DR. WM DODGE, Director. 5— DR. M. L. MOURE, Director. WM. M. BUDINGER. Director. 8-BYRON ERKENBRECHER, Treasurer. >lt .1 \ i DMONDS, Director. ecords below 2:20. Following is a list of the members of the club on January 1, 1903: Dr F K Ainswortb, Morris Albee, Chas Alexander, Horace P Anderson, J Adloff, Robert J Adcock. J C Burns, W H Berry, F E Browne, H G Bundrem, A W Bruner, C A Burcham, Wm Bayly, J P Burns, J H Bohon, E P Bryan, Jno Brockman, A H Busch A C Bilicke, R L Bettner, Graham Babcock, W M Budinger, C D Black. N Bonfilio, N B Black stone, J T Bailey, Capt Wm Banning, .1 B Banning, A W Bar- rett, Dr W J Barlow, R W Brydon, O H Burbridge, Dr E C Buell, Dr C W Bryson, R S Bodman, P L Budinger. J C Cllne, Michael Cudahy, Wm Coleman, Dr Geo L Cole, Warren Campbell, C A Can field, J A Chanslor, A P Cross, L F Christopher, Waller Chanslor, John A Cole, John Chanslor. F A Coffman, S T Clover, T M Clark, P H Clark, W S Collins, V V Cochrane, Dr F R Cunningham, O C Carle, E Frank Campbell. D J Desmond, C C Desmond, T H Dudley, Ed L Do- heny, J N Densham. E J Delorey, Geo Durbrow, A N Davidson, Dr Wm Dodge. G B Easton. A M Edelman, Byron Erkenbrecher, Or H Bert Ellis, lir.r A Edmonds, Glenn Edmonds F W Emery, .1 I. Elgtaolz, E 1' Earl, J W Estes. Godfrey Fritz, J J Fay, A C Freeman, Geo W Ford, WM. GARLAND, Vice-Fresldeut. January 10, 19U3J ®h£ $rj?etu>v emit gtptfvtsmau Reynolds, D RRozell, P B Roy, F K Rule, I W Ross, Dr O P Roller, Earl B Rogers. F G Schumacher, M S Severance, J H Shankland, W H Stimson, C A Sumner, E J Stanton, Dr J de B Shorb, Judge C N Sterry, J W Spooner, Jno E Stearns, John Singleton, Alfred Solano, J M Schnei- der, W S Sturges, Spencer H Smith, J H Slater, E T Stimson. J D Tabor, G B Tibbott, Dr C F Taggart, G H Thayer, John P Taylor, J H Torrey, W D Turner. R B Urmston. Walter L Vail, J V Vickers, G M Vail, W L Valen- tine, H W R Vail. Dr W LeMoyne Wills, Harry Weiss, A P Wil9on, Geo L Waring, H J Woolacott, Peter J Wilson, W various articles that bear the stamp ol the "Sunset Mill" can in advance assure himself of the purity of the goods. In addition to the mill and feed business, Mr. Dougherty will make a specialty of providing hay and other feed to accompany live stock en route to our Island possessions and Australia in the most compact form, which is so essentially necessary on our crowded steamships. We personally know Mr. Dougherty and cheerfully commend him to our readers. If integrity, intelligence, push and vim are passports to success then is a brilliant future assured to our young mill owner. Maplewood Dispersal. The Payne Long Shaft Sulky. When the horsemen that have come down through the Grand Circuit this season stop to think of the vast number o! the Pajne Long Shaft Sulkies they have seen and that have been used throughout the circuit, they cannot help but think of what a great friend and of what great help it has been to them in their work The great number of Long Shaft Sulkies now in use speaks The dispersal of the Maplewood stud at Portsmouth, N. H., is one of the prominent features of the coming Mid winter sale during the last week in January at Madison Square Garden. The late Hon. Frank Jones has been known for years as a discriminating buyer, and having unlimited wealth and the most expert talent at his disposal, his purchases have always been of the best. The closing out consignment numbers between thirty and forty head. Idolita 2:09J and Betonica 2:09£ are the two stallions at the head of the stud, but a four year old Col. Carter, heretofore un- known to fame, is said to be another John A, Mc- Kerron 2:05^ and has been bred to a few of the mares. Every horseman would pick Idolita as the gem of the collection. He is now a six year old, and showed how great a race horse he was the last season at both Hartford and Baltimore. This stallion has not been in racing form siDce he was a three year old, until the past season, but it took a knock-down collision to beat him at Hartford and at Baltimore he was third in a neck-to-neck finish, timed separately in 2:07f. At two years he won the New England stake for trotters of that age, and at three vears won the $20,- 000 Horse Review Stake aEd the $10,000 New England MEDICO 2:16 1-4, Winner of First Club Race. Owned by D. J. Desmond, Los Angeles Driving Club louder than words, and illustrates that they are fast becoming the most popular sulky built, and that no racing stable is complete without one. The seat is low, so the driver gives no resistance to the wind, and can see every move his horse makes. The track isnarrow and runs a turn very fast. Whenever there is an opening large eDough for a horse's head to go through, this sulky will follow, and with no possible danger of a collision with anybody, and which overcomes the danger of being pocketed. It is the best and most safe sulky built for racing, driving colts, and all kinds of bad actiDg horses, such as rearing, kicking, hoppled SWtET MARIE 3:10, Fastest Trotter in the Los Angeles Driving Club. Owned by Win. Garland. D Wilson, W A Workman, W A White, F K Wilson, W Willitts, Dr R T Whittlesey, Walter Wren, John D Works, G W Warner. OFFICERS " President, J H Shankland; Vice-President, Wm Garland; Treasurer, Byron Erkenbrecher; Secretary, Dr Ralph Hagan. Directors— W H Stimson, Dr J A Edmonds, Dr Wm Dodge, Dr M L Moore, J H Reynolds, A W Bruner, W M Budinger. HONORARY MEMBERS Capt J C Newton, E Depuy, J W Brooks. Enterprising. Daniel Webster, on being asked if he did not think the legal profession was too much overdone to warrant a young man to devote himself to the study of law, remarked that "there is no crowding at the top." What is true of the law is equally applicable to the other pursuits of life. The subject of this sketch, Lewis A. Dougherty, a son of the well known old time rancher and breeder, Chas. M. Dougherty, shortly after his graduation and attaining his majority decided to go into the grain and produce business, was fre- quently told that the business was so much overdone that it would be impossible to maka a successout of it. He bethought himself of the Websterian saying of "room at the top" and determined to so master the foundation and preliminary steps that he would eventually reach the top. Mr. Dougherty first ac- quainted himself with the wants of the market and BASTINA 2:16 and GEN. WILES 3:15, Holders of Club Team Record of 2:36 1-2 for Los Angeles Track. Futurity, twice defeating the champion filly Extasy 2:11 J. At Readville, the past season, Idolita. was timed an eighth in the stretch in 14| secODds — a remarkable flight of speed which few trotters have been able to attain. There are great possibilities in store for such a stallion — and should he even reach championship honors, it will not surprise some who are best acquainted with this horse's speed. Tw other good ones in the Maplewood dispersal are Phoebe Onward 2:121, a great brush mare with 2:10 speed; and Her Ladyship, a two year old by Wilkes Boy, with extreme speed. The broodmares include PRIMROSE 3:09 1-4, Fastest Pacer In the Loa Angeles Driving Clnb. saw wherein he could become a factor in filling them. After successfully conducting a general hay and grain brokerage business, he determined to still further reach out for enlargement. To this end he bought the "Sunset Mills," 810-12-14 Fourth Street, and at once proceeded organizing his businesson an enduring basis. His motto being "square dealing." The subject of mill feed for live stock is one that intimately appeals to every horse and cattle owner. In this day of adulteration, when sawdust masquerades as bran and matble dust judiciously admixed helpsout the weight of middlings, whilst sweepings and other impu-ities so frequently find their way (or weigh) in the crushed barley sacks, it behooves the intelligent buyer to investigate the quality of food offered. One of "the best safeguards is the name of some reliable miller — one who so highly values the good name of his establishment as never to permit any inferior article to leave his mill. Such is the aim and inflexible rule of Mr. Dougherty, and any consumer of the horses falling, and the driver is comparatively safe. The sulky has been drawn quarters in 29 seconds, and it has been Remonstrated that the Payne Long Shaft Sulky is from a second to La second and a half faster than any high sulky built. \ It is the universal opinion of drivers and trainers who use the Long Shaft Sulky that it is the most comfortable and easiest riding sulky, and one that they can hook any and all size horses to with no danger of hitting the sulky. It can be readily determined that the Payne Long Shaft Sulky is fast becoming the most popular sulky built by the vast number now in use and used by all of the largest stables and us-ed by such horses as Major Delznar. John A. McKerron, Anzella. Direct Hal, Prince Alert, Wilque. Baron De Shay. Dariel and The Roman. The popularity of the Payne Long Shaft Sulky has not been con- fined to this country alone, but to the foreign world as well. There has been a large number sent to Russia, Germany, Austria, Denmark and Australia. The Payne Speed Sleigh is built for speed and comfort. The EL MORO 2:13 1-4. Owned by Graham E. Babcock. Member Los Angeles Driving Club. Rosamond, dam of Kingmond 2:09; Maggie McDonald 2:211, nam of Dan M. 2:09i and Helen D. 2:09J, etc.; Kilda 2:14}, nosed out at Louisville in 2:09; Wilbooka 2:19J; Bertha Red by Red Wilkes; Lady Boone, half sister of Nancy Hanks 2:04; Sister Euprasia. four year old trial of 2:15 and Carrie Caswell, trial 2:14. While not the largest consignment in the Mid- Winter sale it is safe to say that there will be few more attractive, and none will call out a more rep- resentative attendance of breeders and buyers. MAMIE B. 2:20 Owned by Secretary Dr. R. Hagan Los Angeles Driving Club. runners are bent out in front, which affords a very closo hitch, and with no danger of the horse hitting the sleigh _ .... The dash is high, which prevents any snow coming in the drivers face, and the seat is well up, so the driver can see every move his horse makes and have perfect control over him These slei»hs are built in two sizes, one man and to carry two, are all finished in carminette gear and black body, which makes n very rich and handsome finish on the snow, and is without dou the best gentlemen's speed sleigh built, as a horse is al a hooked ready to speed, or for a pleasure drive. @*t£ gveebev a*ti» Qvavtsmatx [January 10, 1903 What horseman is there in California that does not recall with a thrill of pleasure and excitement the year 1895, that memorable year of three year old racing in California, when Zombro won the crown for trotters of bis age and closed it with a record of 2:13.' That same year he went up against the aged horse Iago, and forced that fleet son of Tempest to trot to his record of 2:11 and was only beaten a head at that. Two years after Zombro trotted to a record of 2:11 as a five year old, meeting and defeating the best on the circuit. It was Zombro's wonderful speed, gamoness and race horse qualities that attracted the attention of breeders all over the country to Melvinney as a sire, and every year since then there has been proof sufficient and conclusive furnished by the race results as published in the Year Book that Zombro was no freak, but simply the best member of a family that now occupies the very front rank in the world of speed. Zombro is the most promising young sire on the coast to-day and is the largest money winning sire of 1902 that is now west of the Rocky Mountains. His four year old daughter Zephyr trotted to a record of 2:11 on the GraDd Circuit, beat such horses as Chase 2:07}, Dulce Cor 2:0SJ, Maxine 2:08}, Wentworth 2:09} and Directum Spier 2:11}, won the sum of $6250, and in that memorable first heat at Hartford in which unfortunately the timers were not in the stand and consequently no time was taken, trotted the mile in 2:06} by a dozen outside watches and beat the great trotter Rythmic 2:08 to the wire by a length. At Buffalo in the $5000 stake for 2:24 class trotters, Zephyr won in three straight heats, and Dulce Cor 2:08J by Baron Wilkes, Chase 2:07} by Keeler, and Oxford Chimes, Hallie Hardin, and Alfred Star were behind her. The time was 2:11, 2:11', and 2:12}. At Brighton Beach Zephyr again won in straight heats, in the $5000 stake for four year olds. Maxine 2:08} got second place and Hallie Hardin, Horace Wiljon, Belle Sligo and Directum Spier finished as named. It was at Hartford where Geers drove Zephyr out the first heat in 2:06} when the timers were not in the stand and no time was given out. She beat the great Rythmic in this heat and the race went to Wilque 2:09}, the great son of Queechy. Zombro's oldest colts are now five years old and there are but eleven of them. Of these eight have been worked for speed and every one of the eight has stepped miles in 2:.'!0 or better in its work, including Julia M. that trotted a mile in 2:12, Lady Zombro one in 2:17, Lord Kitchener one in 2:19A, Gold Coin one in 2:22 and Tee Dee Cee one in 2:21 J. He also has eleven four year olds, of which seven have been worked. Those Inoludo Zephyr 2:11, with a mile in 2:06} in a race; Italia 2:23}, winner of the Occident Stake, with a trial of 2:15 as a throe year old, and two others that Zombro's colts are all showing speed, and a finer looking lot of young trotters no man has ever seen. He has over >n of being a greater producer than hltslre, McKlnney 2:111, that stands to-day as the champion of his age. As everyone knows, Zombro was a great race horse and if trained ai;:iin oould reduce his record five or six seconds, as he Is perfectly Bound, was nevor lamo a day 'n his lifo and never had a blister put on him. II.. is a horse that trots on his courage and his driver docs noi have to beat him with a chain or rubbor hose to KT' the speed out of him. Ilelsagood actor and has ' ;i flight of ap 1 ae any horse living. The ii he was worked he was given 155 heats bet- ter than 2:30 and did not make a break in any of them. After stepping tbe first eighth in 15 seconds, be has stepped the last eighth in 14J seconds and this tre- mendous speed did not seem to be his limit. As an individual Zombro is superb. He 6tands 16} bands, weighs 1250 pounds when in flesh and is a beauit- ful seal brown, with a noble head and most beautiful yet masculine expression. He has a grand mane and tail, his legs and feet are as good as were ever put under a horse and his disposition is the very best. No more intelligent horse ever lived. His colts all make fine drivers, being free and always ready to go and full of style. Zombro won more races during his tbree year form than any of the McKiuneys, and has to his credit eleven races in which he did not lose a heat. Mr. Beckers, his owner, has received no less than five letters from different Eastern parties asking him to set a price on Zombro, and be has refused a bona fide offer of $20,000 for his great horso. In selecting a stallion with which to mate your mares this year, remember that it pays to breed to the best and that the race winning stallions are the ones that are found- ing the great families. Zombro will make the season of 1903 at the barn of his owner, Mr. Geo. T. Beckers, near the Los Angeles race track. His fee will be $75 with the usual return privilege. Mr. Beckers' address is University P. O , Los Angeles, Cal. The Greatest Money Winning Family. While it is doubtless true that a majority of owners who send their mares each year to be mated with a standard bred stallion, never expect to race the pro- duce, the fact yet remains that there are very few breeders that do not anticipate the pleasure of raising acrackerjack and one that has the speed and game- ness to win races on the Grand Circuit even though owned at the time by others. A point that strikes every observant breeder most forcibly when looking over the race winners of recent years, is the position occupied by the Baron Wilkes family. Baron Wilkes himself, headed the list of money winning sires year after year, he is represented by more Futurity winners than any horse ever known, and during the last season when more money was trotted and paced for on the Grand Circuit than ever before, the Baron Wilkes family won no less than 25 per cent of the entire amount. The family that gets the money is the one to breed to, and Californians are fortunate to have here this year, one of the very best bred sires of Baron Wilkes in Barondale, a stallion whose first, second and third dams are among the greatest of broodmares, and from thence to the eleventh dam are thoroughbreds of race winning families. Barondale is himself a race horse, and made his record of 2:11} when a four year old, in the third heat of a race and repeated the performance in a fourth heat. His oldest colts are but four years old, yet he has four in the list and three others of his get were close seconds in races last year and timed separately in from 2:13 to 2:25 on half-mile tracks. Those of hia get with records are the four year old trotters Baron May 2:20} and Baronoid 2:24], the three year old pacer Lady Dale 2:21} and the four year old pacer Oakdale Baron 2:19}. Baron Wilkes, sire of Barondale, is the greatest living sire of 2:10 performers, having 9 in that ex- clusive list. Nathalie, the dam of Barondale 2:11} is also the dam of that great trotter Grand Baron 2:12} and is by the mighty Nutwood champion of all sires. Beatrice his second dam is a mare whose produce have made history in the trotting world. She is the dam of Patron 2:14} and Prodigal 2:16, both fast trotters and producing, sires, and she is also the dam of Patronage that sired the fastest trotting mare in the world, beautiful Alix 2:03}. Another of her produce is Pangloss already a producer of standard speed, and a coming great sire. Beatrice is reckoned one of the greatest of all the great broodmares and she is by that great horse Cuyler 100. The third dam of Baron- dale is Mary Mambrino by Mambrino Patchen. This mare is the founder of a great family that bears her name and she produced Elvira whose record of 2:18} as a four year old to a high wheel sulky was a world's record. Then comes the thoroughbred cross through the fourth dam Bell Wagner that is a member of the famous family that produced that wonderful running mare Imp, the idol of Chillicotho that was almost un- beatable for years at all distances. It is hard to see wherein Barondalo's breeding can be improved upon and he is worthy to be mated with the best mares in California. Barondale is a dark mahogany bay with black points; bred by Col. R. G. Stoner, Paris, Kentucky; passed to present owner, Tom James, Des Moines, Iowa; is standard four generations and registered under rule 6, Vol. 12, page 22, American Trotting Register^ jStaiids fifteen and three-quarters hands high and weighs about 1200 pounds. In con- formation he is very handsome, highly finished, abundantly supplied with bone and muscle, feet and legs of best quality, and in every respect a race horse. He is bred in the most fashionable producing lines and his present record is no indication of his speed, as his six heats in 2:12 or better, and ten in 2:15 or] better, indicate. He has a fine, handsome, shapely head, an expres- sive, intelligent eye, a clean cut, shapely neck, strong shoulders and back, with massive, powerful loins and quarters, a broad chest, good withers, a well rounded body and the very best disposition. In conformation and breeding he is one of tbe best descendants of Baron "Wilkes and Nutwood, and in every way should please the most critical breeder. Mr. James brought Barondale here last year and the horse has made one season in California. He is a sure foal getter and the colts by him that Mr. James has at San Jose are very high class lookers as. well as endowed with great speed. California breeders can make no mistake in patroniziDg Barondale. He is a truly great represen- tative of one of the greatest sires as well as a groat line of broodmares. His service fee is $50 for the season with usual return privileges, and Mr. James provides the very best of pasture for mares and sends them home in good condition. A Handsome and Promising Colt. Up in Humboldt county there is owned at the pres- ent time by Mr. Mulladv a three year old son of Mr. P. J. Williams' great stallion, Monterey 2:09}, that is destined to be one of the fastest pacers this Coast has produced. He was bred by Mr. S Comisto, of Fern- dale, who sold him to Mr. Mullady, a gentleman that is a great lover of the horse, but one who has had no experience in the racing business. When Mr. Mullady began driving the youngster he soon found that up to a three minute clip he would trot square enough, but beyond that speed he would mix it up considerably- He put the hopples on him a few times and the colt found his natural gait. In two months he was pacing eighths in 17 seconds, a half in 1:13 and a miie in 2:30. He does this as smooth as a machine and acts like an old time race horse. He is capable of a mile in 2:20 right now. Horsemen who have seen him aay he is one of the greatest prospects in the State and the picture herewith shows that he is a very handsome individual. His breeding could hardly be excelled. He i9 by Monterey 2:00}, dam Hazel by Waldstein, sec- ond dam Nancy by Grand Moor, third dam Nelly by Billy Allen and rourth dam by Norfolk. He was foaled May 18, 1899, and is a bright bay in color. Mr. Mul lady will breed him to a few mares this year and then have him worked for a low record. It is said that Chase 2:07}, has a strong liking for the pace and may be switched over to it when he has reached his-limit at the trot. January 10, 1903] ®ke gveebev emit gtvovtsman 9 # * TWO GREAT RACE WINNING |jj STALLIONS. Over at Pleasanton this spring there will be stand- ing for public service two stallions (one a pacer, the other a trotter) that have gone down the line on tbe Grand Circuit, met the best hortes of their years and defeated them. These stallions are Searchlight 2:03J and Lecco 2:09^ and were brought to this Coast a few weeks since by Mr. Edward Mills, who proposes to keep them here for the next for or five years at least. Searchlight is so well known on this Coast that little for four year olds, and his mark of 2:03J- as a five year old has only heen equalled by Audubon Boy. He is a horse of rare individuality and is pronounced one of the most perfect specimens of horseflesh ever foaled. Two minute speed he can show at any time. He paced a trial in 2:02 in public at Indianapolis, pulling the heavy cart in which he is now daily exercised at Pleas- anton, and the last quarter of that mile was paced in 29J seconds. He is a horse of great substance, great speed and great endurance and a very high order of intelli- gence. It was at the request of California breeders who sent their mares to him two years ago and who are highly pleased with the colts, that Mr. Mills brought Searchlight back to this State. Searchlight's sire, Dark Night, was by the same sire as the famous McKinney 2:11J, recently sold for $25,000 and taken from California to Indiana, where he com- mands a fee of $200. Searchlight will make the season of 1903 at Pleasanton race track at the reasonable fee of $75. He is himself a great race horse — one of the greatest that ever drew applause from a grand stand full of admirers, and his breeding and individuality are such that he cannot help being a great sire of ex- treme speed and game race horses. day. His sire is Bonnie Boy 2:25 that has 16 in the 2:30 list. Bonnie Boy is by Patchen Wilkes, sire of the great Joe Patchen 2:01j-, and his dam is the pro- ducing mare Bonnie Maid by Sherman a son of Geo. Wilkes and sire of 19 in 2:30 or better. The dam -of Lecco is the great broodmare Lucy Homer, by Homer a speed producing son of Mambrino Patchen, the great sire of broodmares and the sire of the great Mambrino King. The second dam of Lecco is also a producer, Dinnie 2:25, and she is by the producing stallion Rochester that is a son of Aberdeen, grandsire of Anzella 2:06}. His next dam is a producing mare by Clark Chief whose get are SEARCHLIGHT 20:3 1-4. need be said about his magnificent breading and mar- velous speed. He is by Dark Night, one of the great- est sons of that wonderful sire, Alcyone 2:27, and his dam is that great broodmare, Nora Mapes, dam of four in the standard list. His second and third dams are also in the great broodmare list and carry in their veins the most fashionable speed lines. Searchlight is the fastest stallion by the records that ever stood for service in California and holds two world's champion- ships. His record of 2:04J- in a race is the race record The other stallion that Mr. Mills has brought to California is the game and fast race winner Lecco 2:09|, a magnificent son of Bonnie Boy, the best producing son of Patchen Wilkes, sire of the great Joe Patchen 2:01^ that has in turn sired another champion, Dan Patch 1:59J. If a breeder wants champion race blood combined with great speed and splendid individuality he will find in Lecco a stallion to his liking. It was in 1899 that this young stallion went down the Grand Circuit, meeting the best horses of the year in his class, starting seven times and winning four first moneys, and two seconds. In the $10,000 Massachu- setts of that year, which was a seven heat affair, he won second money, taking the fourth and fifth heats in 2:13J and2:10Jand being the closest kind of a second to the great Charley Herr 2:07 in the sixth and seventh. Such trotters as Bonnatella 2:10, Surpol 2:10, Fred Kohl 2:07| and ten others of the best trotters out that year finished behind Lecco in this important event. The breeding of Lecco is worth considering, as he is an outcrOBS for nearly every mare in California to- LECCO 3:09 3-4. renowned for speed and great endurance. For four generation« in the pedigree of Lecco there is not a sire or dam but is a producer of standard speed, and they are all of the stoutest families beside. Lecco is a square trotter with perfect action, he has great beauty and Btyle and will sire fast, game and level headed trotters. Mr. Mills has placed his service fee at the low-price of $50 with the usual return privileges. For any further particclars as to either of these two great stallions a letter to Mr. Edward Mills atPleasan- ton will bring a prompt response together with card containing complete tabulated pedigree of each. We commend these stallions to California breeders and know they cannot go amisB in patronizing either or both of them. *. £|k tfto ..#;.. £fe £f£ .*tv. .■#>. ..-ft. . ••i ONE OF A ROYAL LINE. '$' itii«ii,ii,ii»i.i'ii«i.i,ii'ii,i.i«i.i'i.i'i.i'i^i.i,i A green four year old filly made her appearance on the California circuit last season, started in six races and won $1261.50 without being outside the money. She took a second heat record of 2:09^ after winning the first heat in 2:11^, and that mile was the fastest paced by a four year old filly in the United States in 1902. This performance by a big green four year old, pacing against aged horses attracted attention all over the country, but when it was announced that she was a daughter of Mr. T. W. Barstow's stallion Nearest 2:22 (son of Nutwood Wilkes 2:16J,and an own brother to that great stallion John A. McKerron 2:05J) there was little surprise expressed, as intelligent breeders have learned that it is the members of the great John A. McKerron was pitted against the two crack trotters of the year, Lord Derby 2:05J by the great Mambrino King, and The Monk 2'05| by the equally great stallion Chimes. He beat them both in straight heats, trotting the middle half of one of the miles in 1:00|, the fastest flight of speed ever shown in a trot- ting race. It is something worth while for a stallion to carry in his veins the identical blood that has made such a champion as John A. McKerron 2:05^ and when he has himself proven its great value by trotting to a record himself of 2:22 and sired the fastest four year old of her year, he places himself on a pinnacle that few stallions reach in a iifetime. But one other of Near- est's get was ever worked for speed. This was the mare Our Lady that Dr. O'Rear, the eminent veter- inary of Indianapolis, purchased last year when he came out to pass upon McKinney's soundness for Mr, Gentry. Our Lady, with a little work, trotted a mile in 2:20} and a half in 1:06, and the Doctor purchased her to breed to McKinney, she having a foal at her side by that horse that was a model of conformation. Nearest is the only eight year old stallion in Cali- fornia with a 2:10 performer to his credit, and Alone has not reached her limit, as she will pace close to two minutes. She has been a quarter in 28} seconds in a race and this clip will hang up the best of them in- cluding Star Pointer and Dan Patch and Prince Alert, the only two minute horses in existence. Two of the greatest speed producing families are represented in the pedigree of Nearest. His sire Nutwood Wilkes is the sire of the fastest trotter of the Wilkes tribe — John A. McKerron 2:054, that, as said before, is an own brother to Nearest. His dam Ingar is the dam of three fast trotters, and is one of the best daughters of Director 2:17, the founder of one of the greatest families of race horses that has yet been produced, He is a dark bay, stands 15.3 and weighs 1200 pounds. He is well formed, brainy and game, and his disposition is perfect. His colts are uniformly large, strong and stylish, have the very best of legs and feet, and all show a great deal of speed. That he is one of the coming great sires of speed is beyond question, and as he is a sure foal getter, his family promises to be not only high class but numerous. His breeding cannot be surpassed. There is not a cross but has been celebrated for speeS and endurance. He will make the season of 1903, from February 1st to June 1st, at the stable of T. W. Barstow, his owner, on Alameda avenue, San Jose, near the entrance to Agricultural Park, in that city. The terms are but $40 for the season, and the very best of pasturage will be furnished at $3 per month. Secretary E. W. Shanklin, of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association, has decided that the Lex- ington track can be made faster, and he has a large number of men at work on it already. Improvements will be made on the turns at the quarter pole and above the half mile pole, and at other points. The resoiling will take about three weeks' work, and then the track will be covered with straw and allowed to rest until early in the spring, when it will be conditioned for training operations. ALONE 3:09 1-4 record holding families that are breeding on in this day and generation. Alone, for that is the name of the filly, paced one of the most remarkable races of the year the day she made her record at Woodland. It was a seven heat race and while Alone did not win the event, she was the contending horse in every heat but one, when a break going away put her fifth at the finish in the field of six. In the other six .heats she was fighting for first place, and had no less than three different horses as contestants. Alone 2:09^ is the first and only representative that her sire has had on the turf, but there is a numerous family coming on and in the summaries of 1904, the sons and daughters of Nearest will begin to figure prominently. Nearest, as before stated, is an own brother to the great John A. McKerron, the three time winner of the Boston Challenge Cup and the winner of every race in which he has started since he passed to the owner- ship of Mr. H. K. Devereux, of Cleveland, Ohio. Last year, when the final trial for the cup was trotted, NEAREST 2:32 10 write gSvccb*. v mi** f&p&vt&mcm [January 10, 1903 * m ****************** NUTWOOD STOCK FARM. ****************** If the question should be asked "What stallion in California can I send a mare to with the certainty of making a profit on the investment of stud fee and money expended in raising: the colt to maturity?" the answer would naturally be, Nutwood Wilkes 2:10}, sire of the champion stallion John A. McKerron 2:05J, record made in 1902 at Memphis. The reasons for this reply are evident. In the first place the produce of Nutwood Wilkes are noted for size and good looks, good legs and feet, fine dispositions, extreme and early speed and the racing extincV They are not numerous as yet, as it has only been in the past three years that Nutwood Wilkes has been patronized liberally in the stud, and very Tew of his get of racing age have ap- peared on the turf. Yet he is the sire of the champion trotting stallion to wagon, has six representatives in the exclusive 2:l-"j list and is considered the leading speed sire in California to-day. Nutwood Stock Farm is the property of Mr. Martin Carter, who for years has been one of the most pro- gressive breeders on the Pacific slope. Possessing a very choice, though not large number of mares, he has regularly sent them to be mated with the best stallions in California, and with the result that there is now in training and on the farm a collection of mares and fillies that represent the very acme of breed- ing. In conversation with Mr. Carter recently, a rep- resentative of the Breeder and Sportsman asked him to send a list of the horse9 he had in training and on the farm, and he complied with the following: AT PLEASANTON IN CHARGE OF WM. CECIL, TRAINER. T. C , c h, four years old, three year old record 2:30, trial 2:20*, by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16.}; dam Zeta Carter by Director 2:17, grandam Lida W. 2:I8J by Nutwood 2:183, etc. Miss Ueorgie, b m, three year old record 2:25, trial one-half 1:08, one-quarter 0:31*, by McKinney 2:11}; dam Georgio B. 2:121. by Nutwood Wilkes. L. E. C.| b g, record 2:29}, one-quarter in 0:33}, by Nutwood Wilkes 2:10}; dam Lady Mine, dam of tnree in the list by California Nutwood; grandam Lou G. by Albert W. 2:20. Bay filly two years old by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16}; dam by Long Branch by Antevolo; grandam by Cali- fornia Nutwood, great grandam by Speculation. Bay filly, two years old by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16}; dam by Direct Line, grandam by California Nutwood. These two Ollles are very promising. Bob IngerBOll 2:14^, and Irvington Boy 2:17} both by Nutwood Wilkes. Bob Ingorsoll and Irvington Boy both belong to Mr. W. M. Cecil. He also has in his stable a grand looking chestnut colt, two years old by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16*; dam full sister to Coney 2:02 by McKinney. Also a yearling filly by McKinney 2:111; dam 2:28* by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16* that are 'i-omlsiDg. It looks from what I have seen that itwood WilkeB and McKinney area happy nick, and the sure line to get great race horses with extreme speed. i. \T Till; NUTWOOD STOCK FARM. Chestnut filly, one year old by T. C. 2:30; dam Bessie!', by California Nutwood, grandam by Anteeo 2:161, : "" Queen by Venture 2:27,|. Bay filly one year old by Klatawah 2:05}, threo year old world ii i.'uiien <'. 2:2** by Nutwood Wilkes by Venture 2:271;. Chestnut old by Nutwood Wilkes; dam by Mini', throe in the list, great grandam Lo In the list. Grey filly, one Nutwood Wilkes; dam Little Witch 2:27 J: 17 Chestnut colt, one year old by ■ ■ 2:2o. grandam by mt 2:17}, great grandam 2:21 by Electioneer; lam Aurora 2:27 by John Nelson. e year old by Nutwood Wilkes; dam by Boodle. Bay ''nit by Nutwood Wilkes; dam Black 'liuii LOU l •- I'.\ W Kay gelding, i old by Nutwood Wilk ■*: dam by wllkeedale 2:20, grandam by Caliban by Guy Wilkes 2:15}, great grandam by John Nelson. Bay fl'ly, two yean old b\ Searchlight 2:031,; dam Zeta ( irter, dam of T. C : itor 2:17, grandam I Ma W. 2:181 b.\ Lida W. 2:18} is ni of Nutwood Wilkes 2:16} sire of the . MoKerron 2:05}, the fastest trotting member of the great Wilkes family. This filly is very promising. B.y filly, two years old by Nutwood Wilkes; dam Lady Mine, three in the list, by Cali- fornia Nutwood; dam LouG., four in the list, by Albert W, 2:20. Bay gelding, two yearB old by McKinney 2:11}; dam Lida W. 2:18} by Nutwood 2:1S^. Chestnut colt, two years old full brother to John A. McKerron 2:05}. Bay colt, weanling by Bonnie Direct 2:05}; dam by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16}, grandam Lou G. by Albert W. 2:20. Thi9 is a grand looker and a lot trotter from the old home. And just look at the com- bination— Guy Wilkes 2:15} , Nutwood 2:18j, Bonnie Direct 2:05} and Albert W. 2:20. Bay colt, weanling by Zombro 2:11; dam Lida W. 2:18}. This is a grana looking colt. Bay weanling colt by T. C. 2:30; dam Lou G. four in the list by Albert W. 2:20. This fellow also has the combination — Wilkes, Nutwood, Director and Electioneer. Bay colt, weanling full brother to John A. McKerron 2:05}. Mr Cecil says he will take the little chap and I can have all tne balance. Bay filly, weanling by Mendocino 2:19* sire of Monte Carlo 2:09} and Idolita 2:09} (made this season); dam Mamie R. full sister to Jonn A. Mc- Kerron. Mr. Salisbury says, this little miss will suit him. Chestnut filly, weanling by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16*; dam Zeta Carter by Director 2:17, grandam Lida W. 2:18}. Bay filly, weanling by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16*; Oam by Wilkesdale, grandam by John Nelson, and several others by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16*, out of mares of various breeding. Chestnut mare by Nutwood Wilkes;damlngar by Director 2:17, grandam Annie Titus by Echo, etc. This is a full sister to John A. McKerron 2:05}, and is very promising. Bonnie Derby trial one-quarter in 0:33 by Chas. Derby 2:20; dam Bon Bon 2:26, dam of Bonnie Direct 2:05} ana Bonsilene 2:14} by Simmons 2:28, grandam Bonnie Wilkes 2:29*, dam of four in the list by George Wilkes 2:22, great grandam Betty Viley dam of Bonnie Wilkes 2:29* by Bob Johnson son of Boston, and on to the fourteenth dam thoroughbred. Two full sisters to Bob Ingersoll 2:14^ by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16*; dam Lou G. by Albert W. 2:20. Georgie B. 2:12} by Nut- wood Wilkes 2:16*; dam Myra by California Nutwood, second dam Kitty by Speculation. Georgie is the dam of Miss Georgie, record 2:25, one-quarter in 0:31* by McKinney 2:11}, and she is now in loal to ZolocK 2:10*. Lida W. 2:18} by Nutwood 2:18J, safely in foal to Stam B. 2:11}. Queen C. 2:28} by Nutwooa Wilkes 2:16*; dam Queen by Venture 2:27} is safely in foal to T. C. 2:30. Lou G. by Albert W. 2:20 dam of four and Lady Mine (three in the list) by California Nut- wood, second dam Lou G. by Aloert W. 2:20 and numerous others by different sires in foal to Nutwood Wilkes 2:16* and T. C. 2:30. Now comes something that will cause the king maker, Monroe Salisbury, to laugh and say, "Oh, my! I wish I had some of those young cubs old enough to goon and race the boys with." Little Witch 2:27, gray mare by Director 2:17 (dam is being traced), in foal to T. C. 2:30. Ingar, brown mare by Director 2:17, dam Annie Titus (.dam of Annie C. 2:23* by Echo); second dam the Tiffany mare, dam by Gibraltar 2:22}. Ingar is the dam of John A. McKerron 2:05} and two others and is in foal to T. C. Zeta Carter, dam of T. C. 2:30, by Director 2:17; sec- ond dam Lida W. 2:18} by Nutwood 2:18|, etc., in foal to the great Bonnie Direct 2:05}. So you will see that the produce of the above three mares will have a double cross of the so-called iron horse, the great Director 2:17, that Uncle Sol used to make the boys look so cheap with. I have always liked the Hamble- bletonian-Star branches of the Hambletonian family, handed down as it is through the great Director. In my opinion it cannot be beaten. It is like a good old mine that improves with age. I bred to the little black rascal Direct 2:05} three times, but failed to get a colt, but am well supplied now through Director 2:17, Bonnie Direct 2:05} and Direct Line 2:25* and I look for some more John A. MoKerrons, 2:05}, to be trotted out from here most any time. They say light- ning don't strike twice in the same place, but I always will think that if Nutwood Wilkes 2:16*, the sire of McKerron 2:05}, had been handled the same as Mc- Kerron he would have been just as fast, as he had much more speed with the same handling. He was a natural good-headed trotter with extreme speed and seems to impart it to his produce. He seems to nick with all9trainsof blood and get early and extreme speed and it looks now a9 if his daughters were going to make good brood mareB, as the few of his daughters that have been bred all seem to produce speed. So, Mr. Editor, you will see by the above that I have been breeding oa broadminded principles. I have bred to all first class stallions that have come to this State since I have been in the business, and they are all represented here, and visitors can see most any strain of blood thoy wish while at the farm. Nutwood Wilkes 2:16} was a trotter himself. His sire, Guy Wilkes 2:15}, was a great race horse. His dam, Lida W. 2:18}, was a vory fast mare, by the great Nutwood 2:18J, that outranks all sires living or dead, both as to sire and broodmare sire. So, to sum this matter up, Nutwood Wilkes 2:16*. a race horse himself, his daughters are producing race horseB; his son, Nearest, full brother to John A. McKerron 2:05}, the fastest trotting member of the great Wilkes family, sired the great mare Alone, four year old rec- ord 2:09} last season, the only one that has been trained to date to my knowledge. Now, with Nutwood Wilkes' qualifications, together with the great qualifications of his ancestors on both sides, and looking this matter square in the face from a business standpoint and one that will bring quick roturns for money invested, I can see nothing left but to send in your mares by the different first class stal- lions in the State. If they have fast records or are producers, or both, so much tbe better. In this case nil that is loft is the possible nick, and that you should get very often. There is money in tbe breeding busi- ness on these lines. There wore several horses in the East this season that won from $5000 to $30,000. So, If one should strike a good one, it is a quick way to get rich. Yours truly, Martin Carter. Suggestion for an Outing. There is no place in California where a lover of the harness horse can pass a more enjoyable time than at Pleasanton, famed all over the United States a9 the horse centre of the Pacific Coast. The historic Pleas- anton Race Track, where so many world's champions have been made, is still the Mecca of trainers, and no track on the Coast is as popular with speed makers, or has so many horses in training. A visit to Pleasanton is not complete without dinner at the Rose Hotel, one of the landmarks of the beautiful little town, and since A. S. Olney & Son assumed proprietorship last year, one of the best kept hotels in California. Wednesdays and Saturdays are workout days at the track and on those days especial provision is made for the entertainment of visitors at the Rose Hotel. Under the new management the entire building has been renovated and refurnished and guests can now be accommodated with as finely fitted suites as can be found in any of the leading caravanseries of the me- tropolis. There is no trip that can be taken with more pleasure than a Saturday and Sunday at the Rose Hotel at Pleasanton. The time spent at the track, watching the horses, is just like attending a race meeting and quarters and halves at two minute speed are often seen. When the track work is over there is a splendid dinner to sit down to at the Rose, and never were meals better cooked or better served than those which are prepared by the chef at this hotel. The Rose is headquarters for horsemen and the stories that are related "around the stove' there on any evening are worth going a long way to hear, as the champions of the stove circuit often congregate there and not one of them has ever been known to throw a race or pull a heat in one of these hot air contests. We can recommend no pleasanter outing at this season of tbe year than a few days at the Rose Hotel, Pleasanton. A line to Messrs. Olney & Sons, proprietors, will bring by return mail full particulars as to prices, etc. The Baywood Stud. SucceSB in any business is assured when there is a demand for its produces which is constant and active. The Baywood Stud, San Mateo, Cal., the property of Mr. John Patrott, may congratulate itself by the above rule, with having already achieved success, although a comparatively young establishment among those devoted to breeding high class horses in Cali- fornia. During the year just closed it has sold several thousand dollars worth of horses. Conspicuous among the purchasers have been Templeton Crocker, Esq., of this city; Lewis Bradbury, Esq., of Los Angeles; W. A. Boole, Esq., of Ross Valley; Hon. S. M. Damon, of Hawaii, and others. It has had inquiries for more horses than it could supply, which may seem strange to some, but the Baywood Stud never accepts money for a horse or a pair that is not thoroughly schooled in the work for which they are intended. The pros- pects for the present year's matched pairs and single horses are excellent. It has booked ahead several important orders which it hopes to be ab!e to fill satisfactorily. Imported Green's Rufus, the premier stallion of the Baywood Stud, is in splendid condition and will be ready on time to meet his stud engagements for 1903. He will be twelve years old, having reached the most prepotent, and hence valuable, years of a stallion 'slife, and tbe effect of hi9 blood in a cross with trotting bred mares will be very marked. He will stand at the same fee ($75) as last year, and will serve a limited number of approved mares. The fact that the prices obtained for carriage and park horses averaged higher last year than for any other class, should not escape the atten'iou of breed- ers, and the further fact that a very large proportion of the highest priced ones were obtained by crossing trotting bred mares on hackney stallions should be a guide to those who aim to produce the best in this line. January 10, 19(3J tftlte ^veeitev aitb gt:pm*tsmim 11 THE SANTA ROSA STOCK FARM. % There are only a few of the stock farms left in Cali- fornia that have made this State famous and OEly one that has sent representatives East to battle with the best trotters and pacers on the great circuit, and that one is the Santa Rosa Stock Farm, owDed by Messrs. Henry and Ira Pierce. The marvelous recordB achieved by the horses bred and owned by these gen- tlemen, are the main topics of conversation among horsemen everywhere, and no items in the d aily papers were the subjects of more universal discussion on this Coast than the stories of the races in which Dolly Dillon 2:07, Janice 2:08}, Anzella 2:07, and Sir Albert S. 2:03| figured. Space forbids us giving a detailed description of the magnificent farm and race track within the city limits of Santa Rosa from whence these and at least a score of others are now being prepared for the races. It is familiar to everyone interested in horses in California. There is a new inside track being built, however, and all the large buildings have been renovated and painted and the main track has been covered with a new layer of soil, making it one of the safest and best in this State. The premier stallion here is Sidney Dillon, a per- fectly proportioned son of that great sire of early and extreme speed, Sidney 2:19}, out of the famous mare Venus, dam of Adonis 2:11J, Leah 2:18} and Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus II. 2:11}, Psyche 2:16}, (etc.), and grandam of Mercury 2:21 (sire of Twinkle 2:05}) and Idah, yearling record 2:30, by Venture 2:27.} (sire of dam of Directum 2:05}), son of Williamson's Bel- mont; second dam by Whipple's Hambletonion 725 2:25 list) by Alcantara 2:23; third dam Miss Buchanan (dam of Escape 2:26i) by Clark Chief 89. There is enough of Gtorge Wilkes and Alma Mater blood in this grand individual to suit any one. „_ -tax In the paddocks are the choicest broodmares that money could buy. They are by such sires as Electioneer, Mendocino 2:19i, Diablo 2:09}, Directum 2:05}, Direct 2:05J, Charles Derby 2:20, Simmons 2:28, Simmocolon 2:13}, Nutwood 2:18}, Guy Wilkee 2:15}, Anteeo 2:16}, Milton Medium, Altamont 2:26}, Bay Rose 2:20J, Gen. Benton, Palo Alto 2:08}, Stamboul 2:07i, Steinway 2:25}, C. M. Clay, Jr , Piedmont 2:17} and Abbottsford 2:19}. In fact, every standard bred stallion of note in California has his best representatives here, and there is not a non-standard colt or filly on the whole magni- ficent place. Every youngster is for sale, and breeders who are seeking the best and owners who want only the fastest should look no further in California than this farm. The record made by the Santa Rosa Stock Farm mare, Anzella 2:06!, is familiar to all our readers There never was a mare sent from California, with the exception of the other Santa Rosa mare, Dolly Dillon 2:07, that created a more favorable impression on the Grand Circuit than the wonderful daughter of Antrim. Handled by Millard T. Sanders, she went down the line winning race after race in the most sent sational style. Her first start was made at Detroit, where she won the 2:11 class, trotting the third and fourth heats in 2:09}. 2:10}. At Cleveland the won the 2:10 class, trotting two heats in 2:08}, 2:08}. She next won the 2:10 class at Buffalo in 2:10}, 2:12} At Brighton Beach in the 2:07 class she achieved a sensa- tional conquest of The Monk 2:05|, forcing him out in 2:09}, 2:07}, and then beating him in 2:07}, 2:08, 2:08}. At Readville she won the 2:09 class, the first heat in time of 28} seconds, where he made an unexpected break and was beaten in the extraordinary time of 57} seconds. It was no disgrace for Sir Albert S. to be beaten such a race by such a horse, but Mr. Sanders is confident that he would have won but for the break. It was ascertained after the race what had caused him to make that disastrous break. He had struck himself above the knee, very near the elbow on the outside, and knocked off a piece of skin and flesh about as large as a silver dollar, nevertheless, Mr. Sanders started him in the novelty race two days after and he won the first heat in 2:01}, and the second mile he trotted, and was timed in 2:04 and in the last half mile dash he was only beaten a head in 1:001. This year Millard F. Sanders has taken his string to Pleasanton and will, if nothing happens, repeat the successes of the past two years. It is a matter of pride with every horseman to speak In the highest terms of the Santa Rosa Stock Farm and its gentlemanly and enterprising owners- This farm is only one of a number of enterprises they are interested in. Everything receives their personal attention and every detail of the business— buying, breeding, caring for, training and selling— is a matter of study, and the success which has crowned their ef- forts can be attributed to their devotion for man's best friend. _ Wn, G. Layng. "Good Things Come to the Top every time," satd the superintendent of one of the largest and best stock farms. '-It is so among the large winners, and the same in remedies, harness, sulkies boots, etc.. For example there is the Spobn's Distemper and Coui; li Cure. Why, do you remember what a serious time we used to have with distemper, catarrhal fever, pink eye and shipping fever? And how it left horses in blemished condition? And here came these people who compound the Spobn's Cure and showed that the old methods of treating this class tf diseases is not the rational, natural one to follow, and with their simple easy treatment sprang to the very top of popularity. It is but a half dozen years since it was put on the market, and now it is one of the big sellers in the veterinary line Why? Because it is one of the "good things," and we are compelled to believe about the only good thing as a distemper cure." This man spoke the truth. The gentleman is Harry Burgoyne, Superintendent Walnut Hall Farm, where Ed Benyon is trainer. The arst year on the market 1000 bottles were sold and this, the eighth year over 124,000 bottles have been sold. 9S% ot all train- ing and racing stables in the Grand Circuit use Sponh's, and over 75^ of all other stables, and 79^ of all stock farms in ihe United States. Remember, Spohn's comes only in liquid form, and is manufactured at Goshen, Ind. Be sure to remember the name and place, and avoid substitutes. Spobn's Cure will keep a horse from getting distemper when he is exposed to the disease. Ask your druggist for it or send to the manufacturers, who will pay express charges. They will mail you their booklet free, if you drop a postal card asking for it. Write to Spohn's Medical Com- pany, Goshen, Ind. > • Hera and Mabel G.' For Sale. An advertiser offers to sell through the columDs of this paper, two mares with their colts that should be a profitable investment. These mares are Hera 2:20$ and Mabel G., trial 2:. 6 trotting. Hera was one of the fastest mares ever trained in California. She is by Mambrino Wilkes out of Kitty by Conductor 18779, and her record was made over the Reno track years ago when it was considered four or five seconds slow. She has two colts, one a yearling by Welcome 2:10i, the other a suckling by Monterey 2:09}. Both are entered and fully paid up in the Breeders $6000 of their respective years, and the suckling is entered in the Hartford Futurity, $10,000 stake. Mabel S., the other mare, is by Brigadier, aDd has a fine suckliDg at her side by Chas. Marvin, full brother to Don Lowell. It is entered in the Hartford Futurity also. They can be seen any day at the residence of the owner, P. H. Sexton, 1801 Union street, corner 26th street, Oakland. Dolly Dillon 2:07 (sire of dam of Azote 2:04$, etc.) The dam of this Hambletonian mare was owned by Sabin Harris, of Oakland. He brought her from Illinois and bred her to Whipple's Hambletonian, and the filly that came he bred to Venture when the latter was in charge of Dennis Gannon. Affidavits of the history of the ma- ternal line of Sidney Dillon's breeding are being made and will soon appear in these columns. Sidney Dillon is the sire of Dolly Dillon 2:07, B. S. Dillon 2:25, trial 2:10; Captivity 2:281 and Lou Dillon, trial 2:08, half in in 1:01|, this year at Memphis, the greatest and best prospect in the trotting world to-day. L. W. Russell is another young stallion whose prog" eny are coming to the front. He U by Stamboul 2:07i' out of Bye Bve (dam of Marengo King 2:29} and sister of Lockheart 2:08$) by Nutwood 2:18|; second dam Rapidan by Dictator, etc. L. W. Russell has to his credit Almareta 2:25, Madonna Russell 2:25$, Lady Pansy Ruisell 2:26} and Pansy Russell 2:30. This farm has a five year old called Marengo King 2:29} by McKinney out of the $10,000 Bye Bye. He is one of the handsomest McKinneys ever foaled. Mr. Sanders says 2:12, at least, will be his mark this season. A two year old brother of the King, also several other two year olds by the renowned son of Alcyone 2:27 and Rosa Sprague are here. One is from Biscaii (dam of Stambold 2:18}, Gujcara 2:18|, B. S. Dillon 2:25 and Stamboulita 2:27) by Director 2:17; second dam Bicara (dam of Pancoast 2:21|, etc.) by Harold; third dam Belle (dam of Belmont 64 and McCurdy's Hamble- tonian 2:26$) by Mambrino Chief. Another is out of Carlotta Wilkes (dam of Volita 2:24) by Charley Wilkes 2:21$; second dam Aspasia (dam of two in the by] Sidney Dillon. 2:08$, third in 2:07f. She then appeared at Hartford, where she won the classic $10,000 Charter Oak purse, for 2:1 1 trotters, taking the last three of five heats in 2:09}, 2:12, 2:11}. At Baltimore in the $5,000 Pimlico purse for the 2:11 class, she won three straight heats in 2:07}, 2:08}, 2:08}. At Cincinnati she was again victor in one of the most sensational races of the year, the $10,000 Ohio purse, in which she beat Major Del- mar 2:05$, Rhythmic 2:08, Ozanam 2:08, Susie J. 2:06$, Monte Carlo 2:09}, Baron de Shay 2:08|, Nutbearer 2:09$ and the King 2:10$, after a great six-heat race, over a very heavy track, she taking the last three heats in 2:13, 2:12}, 2:13$. All told, Anzella won eight races, $21,600 and twenty-two heats in the average timeof2:09$. Her achievements have caused her to be generally acclaimed the best trotting mare pro duced since Alix 2:03$. Dolly Dillon, with a record of 2:07 and the reputa- tion of being the fastest mare of 1901, was placed and a contender in five fast races on the Grand Circuit. Sir Albert S. 2:03$ also represented this farm. He earned a splendid reputation in California in 1901, win- ning eighteen heats, average time 2:11}, and was un- defeated and never made a break. He was entered in $35,000 worth of eastern stakes for 1902, but through an accidert which injured one of his legs was unable to start until late in the season, at Lexington. Here he showed the most sensational form, defeating a field of twelve cracks in 2:03$, 2:06J, 2:06}. At Memphis be won the 2:08 pace, second and fourth heats, in 2:04}, 2:07$. He was then matched against the champion gelding, Prince Alert 2:00, for a half-mile dash. He led past the quarter in the record-breaking About Clipping Horses. A Beview correspondent wishes to know the advantages to be derived from clipping horses. We depart from our rule of answer- ing questions in our pages, just this once, as the subject is of interest to all our friends. First— The natural process of moulting or shedding the hair is a draft on the vitality or the animal The appetite is diminished, and with a work or pleasure horse exertion is irksome during the period. Clipping, or artificial removal of the hair, accomplishes in a very short space of time what Nature requires much more time to do. In other words. Nature is anticipated in her work and the animal's system saved a call upon it. Second— A clipped horse is less liable to take cold than a long- coated horse, because the evaporation of perspiration is more rapid. A "hot" horse will cool out quicker with a short coat. Every groom is aware of this fact. Third— A clipped horse requires less fuel (food) to maintain bodily heat than the long-coated horse; therefore clipping as a matter of economy should be generally practiced. Fourth— A clipped horse looks cleaner, acts more sprightly and keeps In better health. Horses intended for the sale or show ring should be clipped at least two weeks before the event. There will be a marked improvement in weight and appearance, with manifest advantage to the owner's pocket book. These points about cover the ground, we add that clipping machines are so cheap that all horse owners can afford to have one. — Horse Review. Worth Your Consideration. The season is approaching during which nearly all troubles with the feet of your horses begin. The slush, "mud and filth, mixed with rain and snow water, penetrates into the poresof the coronet causing fever of the coronet, which absolutely prevents a growth of strong, healthy, new hoof. It soaks into the skin of the leg and fetlock, causing cracked and greased heels, scratches and most obstinate skin diseases. The pores of the foot open up during the day, and absorb this water and filth, then dry out and contraot each night. This process is continually going on every day and night during the fall and winter months, the result being" that contracted feet, corns, brittle feet, quarter cracks, wasted, dry, hard frogs and general soreness appears when the dryness of spring and summer appears. Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy will pre- vent and cure these troubles. Your dealer is authorized to guar- antee any claim made for it. A lot of McMurray carts just received. You need one right now to work your colts in this winter. Call at the Kenoey Manufacturing Compt; i Valencia street and take a look at these car! other first-class vehicles they have for sale. 12 &he gveebev cm& gtpcrrfcmmtt [January 10, 1903 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. W. KELLEY, PROPRIETOR. Turf and Sporting Authority ot the Pacific Coast, — orricE — 36 QEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 586. Tpnoi-One Year S3. Six Months 81.75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money suould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kelley, 38 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of food faith. G. G. tikki £ to.. Agents. Subscription and advertising. Salisbury Building:, Melbourne, Australia San Francisco, Saturday, January io, 1903. THE LOS ANGELES JOCKEY CLUB announces in this issue the stakes to he run at its meeting which opens January 31st. There will be over-night handicaps and special races to suit all classes of horses. The stakes are to close Monday, January 19. Mars Cassidy of Washington has agreed to act as starter and the management hopes to get one or two of the Washington Park judges. The stakes are the Mont- gomery handicap, for three year olds, distance one mile — Entrance 310, and 340 additional to start, with $1000 added and a silver cup to winner. Hotel Potter handicap, for three year olds and upwards, one mile and a sixteenth — Entrance $5 and $30 additional to start, with $500 added and a silver cup to the winner. Los Angeles Railway selling stakes, for three year olds and upward — Entrance $5 and $25 more to start, with $500 added. Distance one mile. Hotel Rosslyn handicap, for three year olds and upward, one mile and a sixteenth — Entrance $5 and $30 additional to start. Silver cup to winner. Hotel Nadeau stakes and the Young stakes^ for two year olds, at four fur- longs— Entrance $5 and $30 additional to start, and with added money of 3400 for each, and silver cups to winners. There is another race for three year olds and upward, one mile and a sixteenth — Entrance $5 and $30 additional to start, and $500 added. Those entered for 31300 to carry weight for age, with one pound off for each $100 to $1000. Silver cup to winner. Mr. J. \V. Brooks is the manager of the meeting and Mr. E. J. Power will act as handicapper. It is ex- pected that four or five hundred horses will be on the grounds and at least ten books will cut in on the first day. The outlook is for a very successful meeting. PAYMENTS io the Pacific Breeders Futurity Stakes, Nos. 1 and 2, which were due and pay- able January 1st, have been more numerous than was oxpected, and show the great interest that is taken in these colt events. No less than 122 colts and fillies, now two year olds, have been paid up on in Stake No. 1, which was for the foals of mares bred in 1900. These on which payment has been made are all eligible to start in the two year old trotting and pacing divisions of this stake which will be decided at the meeting of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders meeting this year, the only additional payment re- quired of them being the starting fee. For Stake No. '!, which is for the foals of mares bred in 1901, 175 payments wore made on January 1st. This is also a magnificent showing and the probabilities are that both stakes will be worth more than the $6000 guar- anteed. In our next issue the complete lists of the colts ontered in these two stakes on which payments were made January 1st, will appear, and no greater testimonial to the popularity of colt stakes, or con- fidence in that sterling organization the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association could be pub- lish.-'. TH K HH. MIDWINTER SAI.K to be held January 27th to 31it ',;, the Faslg-Tloton Company at Mad Is- > Vork, will bo odb of the it sales of record holding trotting and pacing horses ever known. To begin with there are six trot- tors in the sslo with records of 2:10 or better, all made in 1002, But fl*e of these ire named In the page ad- me' t of the Bale whirh appears in tbi- but since that page went 10 press the great trotting ■ ■ BJ Link Dawson with the ability to '• has been added to the sale. Beldia Is one '.• it prospects for the free-for-all class In This is not only a star sale, hut a sale and this is the very last chance to make the consignment of a good horse if you have one for this sale. The best buyers in America and a number from Europe will be at the sale and this is the opportunity to sell. You must act at once however and wire the Fasig-Tipton Company to-day in regard to the matter or it will be too late. Read the page advertisement carefully. It is not only entertaining, but instructive. A GREAT SALE is to be held on Thursday evening, January 29th, by Fred H. Chase & Co. at the popular old salesyard corner of Market street and Van Ness avenue in this city, whish will be one of the most remarkable ever held in California. At 7:30 o'clock on the evening stated, there will be led into the splendid new brilliantly lighted fire proof pavilion recently erected by these enterprising live stock auc- tioneers, forty-nine two year old colts, fillies and geld- ings, the entire crop of the foals of 1901 of the famous Palo Alto Stock Farm. As every California admirer of that grandest of the equine breed, the American trotting horse, well knows, and profoundly regrets, Palo Alto Farm is soon to be a thing of the past. This grand breeding farm whereon has been bred more champions than ever were foaled at any stud, however famous, is to be turned to other uses, and the grand collection of stallions, broodmares and colts are to be disposed of by auction. We of California have felt such a pride in the place, and have watched with such interest, the advancement, development and firm establishment of a breeding plan evolved by the mind of a great man, now dead and gone, that it is hard for us to believe that the grand and successful enterprise is to be discontinued. But, alas, it is too true, and while we must note the fact with the deepest regret, we should be thankful that on this occasion when the last of the two year olds (representing as they do the very acme of the breeding theories of the lamented Senator Stanford) are to be sold, the breeders of California will have an opportunity to bid on them. As is well known, there are very few stallions owned in California that were bred at Palo Alto. The demand for the stock over East and the high prices offered for the farm's young studs, caused them to be sent acrosB the mountains to be sold, and for that reason Califor- nia farms are well stocked with Wilkes and other choice lines, but are short on the blood of Electioneer, probably the greatest of all speed progenitors. Here consequently an occasion offers that should not be overlooked. There are eight young stallioDS, bred in royal lines, by sons or grandsons of Electioneer, and twenty-five fillies, also of the choicest breeding, that are rich in the same blood lines. These young stallions mated with the mares of California, and the fillies sent to our numerous high class stallions cannot help but produce future record breakers and race winners and make for their owners not only profit but fame. In another column will be found a short synopsis of the breeding of these colts and fillies, written by Superin- tendent F. W. Covey of the Palo Alto Farm, and we desire to call the attention of our readers to the same, and to suggest that they write immediately to Fred H. Chase ei Co. for a catalogue, which will give each two year old's breeding in full, and a statement of his or her stake engagements. The consignment will be at the salesyard on Tuesday, January 27th, and an in- vitation is extended the public to call and look them over. Such good judges as Monroe Salisbury, Ben Walker, Budd Doble, Sam Gamble, J. C. Bray and others who have visited the Palo Alto Farm recently say this is the grandest lot of two year olds they ever saw. On the night of the sale Superintendent Covey will be present to announce the name and pedigree of each animal offered and he may well be proud of the youngsters that are to be led into the ring. Mr. Covey has been on the farm from boyhood, and with a love and veneration that amounts almost to worship for the great man whose brain and energy and wealth established Palo Alto, he has lollowed clossly to the plans of breeding as laid down by him, and is just now reaching the point that the Senator aimed for in the production of the highest type of the trotting horse. It is with the utmost candor that we say to our readers, attend this sale by all means and bid on these two year olds to be offered. Money paid for them will be well invested and pay a large profit if the colts and fillies are properly handled. There are many great racing prospects among them, colts and fillies that are entered in thousandsof dollars worth of stakes, but aside from the opportunity %~i get a stake winner, wo advise California breeders that these youngsters are excellent investments for breeding purposes alone. Don't miss this, the greatest opportunity you will ever have in this line. ENTRIES FOR THE OCCIDENT STAKE of 1905 are more numerous than ever in the history of this great stake. There are over ninety of them, and It is expected the stake will bo worth $5000. The list of entries will be given out next week. ICST BEFORE RETIRING FROM OFFICE, Gov- ■J ernor Gage appointed the following new directors of the California State Board of Agriculture: L. J. Rose Jr. of Oxnard, vice L. Harris, resigned; William Land of Sacramento, vice Park Henshaw, term ex- pired; James Whittaker of Gait, vice A. W. Barrett, term expired; Thomas Fox of Sacramento, vice Fred- erick Cox, term expired. The Board is now composed of the following well known gentlemen: A. B. Spreckels of San Franoisco, F. W. Covey of Palo Alto, Grove L. Johnson of Sacramento, M. D. Chamberlain of Woodland, J. E. Terry of Sacramento, Benjamin Rush of Suisun, John Mackey, C. W. Paine, Thomas Fox and William Land of Sacramento, L. J. Rose Jr. of Oxnard and James Whittaker of Gait. Since the death of Secretary Geo. W. Jackson, the duties of the office have been performed by Assistant Secretary Harry Lowden. The Board meets in February to elect a new Secretary and there will doubtless be quite a lively contest over the office. The Handsome Mare, Diablita 2:15 1-4. Among the several animals that appeared on the California circuit last year that were conspicuous for their handsome proportions as well as speed, was the mare Diablita, that paced to a record of 2:15} in a win- ning race. Diablita was sired by that handsome stal- lion and sire of extreme speed and good looks, Diablo 2:09}, and her dam is Salinas Maid 2:30 by Junio (son of Electioneer and sire of Athanio 2:10, etc.); her sec- ond dam Mamie V. by Carr's Mambrino (son of Mam- brino Patchen and sire of the dams of Helena 2:11} and the sensational Los Angeles mare, Sweet Marie 2:IN), and her third dam Jennie by Paul's Abdallah. Diablita has the speed necessary to carry her into the 2:10 list If tiained and raced this year, and as will be seen from the picture herewith, has all the style and grace necessary to make a very high class road mare. She is about 16 hands high and her gait is perfection itself. She has the blood lines for a great broodmare and a colt from her by any first class 6ire should be not only fast, but a game race horse. Diablita was bred by Mr. William Vanderhurst, of Salinas, tut is now being driven on the road by Mr. JohL Thorns, of Alameda, who finds her a very pleasant road animal. She is a bright bay, with proud carriage, and great endurance, and should be in the hands of someone who will train her for racing, as she is capable of a very low record. She is now in Mr. G. Lapham's stables, corner of Park and Pearl streets, Alameda. Another great prospect bred by Mr. Vanderhurst is Pan Yan, a five year old by Dictatus 2:17 out of Libby V., full sister to Salinas Maid 2:30. Pan Yan is a bright bay, 15.3 hands high, perfectly sound and with a fine disposition. He showed a 2:40 gait without handling, and is one of the most spirited, proud step- ping roadsters in Monterey county and at the same time gentle and kind. Mr. Vanderhurst, while a great admirer of the standard bred horse, has never engaged in racing and either or both of these fine animals are for sale at a reasonable figure. Particulars as to price, etc., can be had by addressing Mr. Vanderhurst at Salinas, or Mr. J. W. Thorns, 1009 Call Building, San Francisco. The first gelding to become a champion trotter was Pelham, who gained a record of 2:28 at Centerville, N Y., July 14, 1849. The last gelding to become a champion trotter was The Abbot, who trotted a mile at Terre Haute, Ind., September 25, 1900, in 2:03}. During the fifty-one years that intervened between the performance of Pelham and the trial of The Abbot six geldings held the world's record for trotters, namely: Tacony 2:27, Dexter 2:17}, Occident 2:16j, Rarus'2:13j, St. Julien 2:11} and lay-Eye-See 2:10. The first champion trotter, taking the 2:30 table as a basis, was Lady Suffolk. The last champion trotter was Cresceus. Since Lady Suffolk's day the only stal- lion to become a champion trotter was Creseus, holder of the present record. Honors are even between geld- ings and mares, eight of each sex having held the championship record sinco 1845. January 10, 1903J ®hc gveeiiev cm& gtv&vt&man 13 MONEY WINNERS ON THE CALIFORNIA CIRCUIT. • The following: tables give the names of the horses that were first, second, third or fourth in the regular trotting and pacing events on the main California Cir- cuit. No account is made of the special purses offered, but only the regularly advertised events at the differ- ent meetings are included in this recapitulation. The first figures in each line give the class of the race, next is the amount of the purse or stake and then follow the names of the money winners of the race in tho order in which they were placed in the final sum- mary: TROTTING RACES. SAN JOSE. 2:25 — $ 500 — Lijero, Faust, Tuberose, Cicero. 2:20 — 500 — Petigru, Cicero, Lady Rowena, Faust. VALLEJO. 2:15— $500— Alta Vela, Lijero, What Is It, Vic Schiller. 2:30 — 700 — Coronado, Prince Howard, Dolexa, Briney K. 2:24 — 600— Forrest W; Lady Rowena, Trilby. 2:19 - 500— Petigru, Puerto Rico, Robizola, Arketa. NAPA. 2:15— $600— Alta Vela, Vic Schiller, Thomas R. 2:24— 600— Petigru, Forrest W, Verona, Trilby. 2:19— 600 — Petigru, Arketa, Twilight, Babiola. 2:40— 800— Coronado.CorneliusD, Briney K,Vi Direct. PLEASANTON. 2:15—$ 600— Cozad, Richmond Chief, Alta Vela, Vic Schiller. 2:30— 800 — Lady Fair, Princess, Faust, Vi Direct. 2:24— 600— Coronado, Forrest W, Verona, Faust. WOODLAND. 3yo— $ 400— Cuate, McPherson, Gertie H. 2:14— 600— Richmond Chief, Alta Vela, Vic Schiller, McKenna. 2:19— 600— Petigru, Cozad, Forrest W., Arketa. 2:30 — 750 — Lijero, Vi Direct, Briney K., Prince Howard. STATE PAIR — SACRAMENTO. 3yo— $3295 — Aristo, Cuato, Zombowyette, McPherson. (Occident Stake.) I — Arketa, Vi Direct, Zambra, Briney K. Prince L., Cicero, Rosalind, Iloilo. — Lady Rowena, Hopper, Faust, Trilby. -Prince L., Verona, Lady Rowena, Cornelius D. Aristo, Zombowyette, Gertie H. (Stan- ford Stake.) Princess, Rosalind, Iloilo, Tom Smith. -Prince L., Zambra, Arketa, Briney K. Ama A., Rosalind, Cicero, Tom Smith. ■Cozad. Vic Schiller, Alta Vela. —Forrest W., Lady Fair, Shelby, Puerta Rico. STOCKTON. —Alta Vela, Petigru, Vic Schiller. —Tom Smith, Iloilo, Briney K. —Princess, Cicero. —Cozad, Forrest W , Petigru, Lady Fair. BREEDERS MEETING— FRESNO. —Ama A, Iloilo, Verona, Tom Smith. —Zambra, Hopper, Arketa, Puerta Rico. —Richmond Chief, Cozad, Alta Vela, Vic Schiller. —Petigru, Forrest W, Verona, Vi Direct. —Arketa, Ama A, Iloilo, Lady Rowena. —Princess, Briney K, Prince Howard. BAKERSFIELD. —Cozad, Richmond Chief, Vic Schiller. —Zambra, Princess, Lady Rowena, Foxy Mao. 2:16 — 350 — Zambra, Foxy Mac, Tom Smith, Prince Howard. LOS ANGELES. 2:30—$ 700 — Princess, Iloilo, Tom Smith, Briney K. 2:15— 500 — Arketa, Hopper, Ama A, Zambra. 2:18 — 500— McKenna, Lady Fair, Lady Rowena, Lady Zombro. 2:19— 500— Briney K, Tom Smith, Hopper. 2:23— 700— Arketa, Forrast W, Rozell, Zambra. 2:12— 500— Petigru. (Walk over.) 2:25— 500— Iloilo, Briney K, Tom Smith. 2:16— 500 — Zambra, McKenna, Foxy Mac, Lady Fair. 2:18 — 500 — Zambra, Lady Fair, McKenna, Princess. 2:16— 500 — Briney K, Ama A. Lady Fair. 2:17 — 500 — Zambra, Hopper, Briney K, Lad y Rowena 2:15— 500— Arketa, McKenna, Iloilo, Princess. 5 m — 500— Zambra, Hopper, Briney K, McKenna. VENTURA. 2:17—$ 500 — Cozad, Zambra, Leader. 2:20 — 500 — Cozad, Zambra, Leader. SALINAS. 2:17—$ 400— Cozad, Shelby, Zambra. 2:30— 300— Lijero, Walling, Princess. 2:20— 350— Cozad, Zambra, Shelby, Silvion. MARYSVILLE. 2:19—$ 500— Lijero, Puerto Rico, H D B, Prince L. 2:40— 150— Dolly N, McNear, Hazel B, High Tariff. COLUSA. 3:00—$ 200— Sutter, Dolly N, Quillesene. 2:30— 400— Prince L, High Tariff, Alex Button Jr. 2:40— 500— H D B, Dolly N. 2:20— 300— Lochinvar, H D B, Prince L. PACING RACES. 2:20— 2:30- 2:17— 2:24— 1000- 700- 400- 600- 3yo- 1060- 2:30— 2:22— 2:35— 2:11— 2:17— 600- 600- 600- 500- 600- 2:14-$ 500- 2:30— 500- 2:40— 500- 2:19— 500- 2:27—$ 500- 2:19— 500- ffa— 600- 2:24— 2:23— 2:40— 2000- 500- 600- 2:15—$ 600- 2:19— 500- VALLEJO. 2:25—$ 500— Yukon, Robert I, The Mrs, Easter D. 2:20 — 500 — Eagletta, Smuggler, Admonto, N L B. NAPA. 2:15—$ 500— Midnight, Silver Coin, Doc Wilkes. 2:20— 500— Robert I. Welcome Mac, Alford C. 2:25 — 500 — Yukon, Eagletta, Smuggler. G'n— 600— Alone, The Mrs, Alford C. PLEASANTON. 2:30—$ 500— Eagletta, Alone, The Mrs, Enoch. 2:20— 500— Robert I, Alford C, Chief, Diablita. 2:24— 500— Eagletta, Diablita, Chief, Easter D. 2:12 — 500— Dictatress, Silver Coin, Lady Mac. WOODLAND. 2:12—$ 600— El Diablo, Toppy, John A. 2:19— 600— Robert I, Alford C, Welcome Mac, Pen- rose. 2:15— 600— Silver Coin, Midnight, Doc Wilkes, King Cadenza. ffa— 600— Miss Logan, Kelly Briggs, El Diablo, Toppy. 2:25 — 750 — Eagletta, Alone, The Mrs, Yukon. STATE FAIR — SACRAMENTO. 2:13— $1000— El Diablo, Alone, Margaretta, Peggy. 2:25— 1200— Enoch, The Mrs, Rita H, Alford C. 2:15— 600— Doc Wilkes, Eagletta. 2:18— 1000— Harry J. The Mrs, N L B, Penrose. 2:17— 600— Monroe B, Silver Coin, Peggy. 2:21— 600— Harry J, Enoch, Penrose. 2:24— 600— Enoch, Athnio, Polka Dot, Alford C. 2:18— 500— Penrose, Alford C, N L B. STOCKTON. Green$ 500— Alone, The Mrs, Eagletta. 2:12— 500— El Diablo, Toppy, Dictatress. 2:20— 1000— Enoch, N L B, Cranky Thorn, Alford C. 2:25— 500— Eagletta, Polka Dot. 2:15— 500— Harry J, Robert I, Midnight, Yukon. BREEDERS MEETING — FRESNO. 2:20— $1000— Robert I, Harry J, Alone. -El Diablo, Dictatress, Midnight. -Enoch, Athnio, Alford C. -Midnight (walkover). -Alone, Harry J, Athnio. BAKERSFIELD. -Robert I, Alford C, Polka Dot. -Dictatress, Midnight, Alford C, Silver Coin. LOS ANGELES. -Robert I, Eagletta, Harry J, Alfred D. -Athnio, High Ball, Billy F, Elizabeth G. -Robert I, Eagletta, Dictatress, Enoch. -Harry J, Eagletta, Alfred D. -Dictatress, Midnight, Hanford Medium, Alfred D. -Athnio, Enoch, Billy F. -Dictatress, Robert I, Harry J. -Richard B, Mamie B, Nance O'Neil. -Robert I, Harry J, Dictatress. VENTURA. -Alfred D, Welcome Mac, Alford C. -Welcome Mac, Alford C, Virginia. SALINAS. -Lady Mac, Virginia, Duplicate, Muldoon. -Dictatress, Inferno, Lady Mac, Dictatus Medium. 2:20— 350— Diablita, Chief. MARYSVILLE. -$ 500— Smuggler, Flashlight, Convict. - 250— Peggy, Gaff Topsail, Dot, Nance O'Neil. COLUSA. 2:20—$ 400— Jennie S, Sonoma, Flashlight, Convict. - 300 — Jennie S, Peggy, .Sonoma, Flashlight. 2:12 — 2:30 — ffa— 2:30— 500 500- 600- 600- 2:17—$ 600- 2:10— 500- 2:17- $ 700- G'n— 500- 2:10— 500- 2:23— 700- 2:11— 500- 2:25— 2:10— 2:16— ffa— 500- 300- 500- 500- 2:30—$ 500- 2:40— 500- 2:30—$ 300- 2:13— 300- 2:25- 2:16- 2:17- SAN JOSE. 2:25—$ 500— Yukon, Robert I, Del Oro, Dixon Maid. An Enterprising Auctioneer. In the old days when the firm, of Killip & Company handled every important sale of live stock in Califor- nia, it was no trouble to sell goods. Those were the days when money was more plentiful in this State than anything- else, and to induce men to part with it in exchange for fast trotters or runners, or even fat cattle, required little eloauence or persua- sion on the part of the auctioneer. The firm con- sisted of those two la- mented gentlemen, Mr. I. N. Killip and Chas. M. Chase, both now deceased, and no two men ever con- nected with the auction business in California were more generally respected while living or more sin- cerely regretted at their death. On the demise of Mr. Chase, the live stock auction business of the firm passed to hisnephew, Fred H. Chase, who has associated with him other gentlemen under the firm of Fred H. Chase & Co. There are few live stock owners in California who do not know Fred Chase, who has been identified with stock sales from boyhood, and his uniform courteous treatment of his patrons, whether buyers or sellers, has made him friends whose name islegion. The firm has recently erected a commodious fire proof pavilion at the salesyard, corner of "Van Ness avenue and Market street in this city, where it proposes handling stock sales at night by electric light. They inaugur- ated this new venture by a sale recently of Mr. Theodore Winters' thoroughbred yearlings and horses in train- ing and scored a great success. The nest sale will be the great dispersal sale of the Palo Alto two year olds, which, as stated elsewhere in this paper, is set for Thursday evening, January 29th. FRED H. CHASE. The Leading Money Winners. Below will be found a table giving the names, records and breeding of the trotters that won $400 or more on the California circuit in 1902. As ia the adjoining tabulation no note is taken of special races the regular advertised events being alone considered. The table gives the number of times each horse win- ning $400 finished in the money and shows that several of them won a goodly sum. The greatest money winner of the year was the pacer Robert I. 2*10 by Hambletonian Wilkes, and next was the trotting stallion Petigru 2:10J by Kingward. Both these horses were campaigned by W. G. Durfee whose string of campaigners won nearly $12,000 during the campaign. TROTTERS. NAME OP HORSE, RECORD AND SIRE. Alta Vela 2:llJi, b s by Electioneer i s Arketa2:i4^, grm by McKinney.. " t Aristo (3) 2:i7j^,bc by Nushagak 1 2 Ama A. 2:16Vi, b m by Dictatus Briney K. 2:19a, bg by Strathway'.'.::: Cozad 2:llM,bg by FredS. Wilkes. Coronado 2:19, b s by McKinney. Cuate (3) 2:18, b c by McKinney Cicero, b g by Brentwood . Forrest W. 2:14M. b g by Wayiand'w Faust.chgby Aptos Wilkes Hopper 2:17%, b g by McKinney Iloilo 2:16J£.bg byWelcome .. Lijero 2:14JK, brg by McKinney... Lady Rowena 2:18!=. bm by Pilot Prince Lady Fair 2:17^, br m by Gossiper McKenna 2:17%, br s by McKinney. Petigru 2:10%, b s by Kingward Princess 2:15%, b m by Eugeneer Prince L. 2:17«. b g by Escort....:::!:; Richmond Chief 2:11, rn s by Monroe Chief Rosalind, b m by Stam B Tom Smith 2:16%. b s by McKinney lie Schiller 2:11M, b g ty Hambletonian Wilkes \erona 2:18m, b m by Nutwood Wilkes Vi Direct 2:18, b g by Direct Zomboyette (3), bm by Zombro Zambra 2:16!., b g by McKinney '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'., 1 1 -1 2 1 3 1 2 1 -! 1 S> 6 1 1 4 2 3 4 1 1 2 2 2507 875 1532 2375 1050 1195 585 1790 415 675 985 1150 765 975 685 2600 1670 1245 900 405 725 700 605 747 594 2542 PACERS. NAME OF HORSE, RECORD AND SIRE. Alford C. 2:12M, b g by Longworth. Alone 2:09M, b m by Nearest Athnio 2: 14?4,b g by Junio Doc Wilkes 2:12!., b g by Mambrino wiikes. Dictatress 2:09!.;, ch m by Dictatus Eagletta 2:11%, b m by Ketchum Enoch 2:121-2. b g by Sidmore... . El Diablo 2:11, ch g by Diablo Harry J. 2:09^, b g by Rearis' Steinway. :!'.:' Midnight 3: 1 Ij-x. blk g by Nutford Robert I- 2:10. ch g by Hambletonian Wiikes Smuggler 2:17M. bg by Waldstein .. Silver Coin (4) 2:11m, b c by Steinway The Mrs, bm by Derby Ash Welcome Mac 2:20%, br g by McKinney Yukon 2:14, b s by Bay Bird.. 850 465 1325 2250 1400 1140 2175 815 2775 425 750 887 There will be two fine Bales of thoroughbreds at the Occidental Horse Exchange this month. On Monday evening there will be a sale of twenty-two thorough- bred broodmares all in foal to Bright Phoebus and Joe Ripley. These mares are by such sires as imp. Isling- ton, Midlothian, Baoine, Sir Modred, Hyder Ali, Joe Hooker, Norfolk, Apache, Piccolo, etc. This is a fine opportunity for breeders and farmers to get some grand mares. It is the closing out sale of Paul G. Lane's thoroughbreds. On Tuesday evening Mr. Layng will sell all of Wm. O. B. Macdonough's horses that are in training as this breeder has decided to give up racing and devote his time to the breeding of thoroughbreds. There are to be sold Beau Ormonde, Orsine, Orpheo, St. Phillipina, Orseus, a bay colt by imp. Brutus out of Gold Locks, etc. This sale should attract a large crowd as every one offered is bred in the purple and are well known money winners. Leading Winners of 1902. TROTTERS Lord Derby 2:053i, b g, by Mambrino King $56,875 Maj. Delmar 2:05%, b g, by Delmar 22,625 Rhythmic 2:08, brh, by Oakland Baron 21,860 Anzella 2:06Ji, b m, by Antrim 21,600 Dulce Cor 2:08!.;, bin. by Baron Wilkes 13,950 Gail Hamilton 2: 11 *i. blk f, 3, by Oakland Baron 13,325 Chase 2:07M, b g by Keeler 11.350 Nella J. 2:14M. ro f, 3, by Jay Hawker 10.300 Nutbearer 2:09*i, b g by Nutbreaker 10.221*3 Wentworth2:09M, blk g. by Superior 9.3C0 The Rajah 2:14?.;, b g, 3, by Prince of India 8,600 Maxine 2:08?.;, b f 4. by Jackdaw 7,750 Prince of Orange 2:07%. b g, by Prince of India 7.175 LadyThisbe2:llM. blk m, by MUroi 6,900 Wilque2:09M, b g by Queechy 6,445 Baron de Shay 2:08?;. b g. by Oakland Baron 6,350 The Roman 2:09%, b g. by McKinney 6.316 Zephyr 2:11. b f, 4, by Zombro 6,250 John Mae 2:17!i. b g 3, by Rex Americus 6.125H Ozanam 2:08. br m, by Axtell 5,900 Alice Russell 2:11%, bm. by Gambetta Wilkes 5.425 PACERS Direct Hal 2.04M, blkh, by Direct $25,550 Dan R. 2:04%, ch g, by Tasco Jr 13,275 Prince Alert 2:00, b g, by Crown Prince 11,625 Twinkle 2:05m, b m, by Mercury 11,250 Greenline2:07?;, br g, by Online 7,850 Prince Direct 2:07, blk h, by Direct 6,640 Carl Wilkes 2:04%, ch g, by Wilkes Nutwood 6,400 Fannie Dillard 2:05'. i. b m, by Hal Dillard 5,650 Locanda 2:07M, br h, by Allerton 5,100 Mr. J. R. Freeman of Red Bluff was in the city this week and purchased a handsome young bay stallion by Sable Wilkes 2:18 out of Menlb Belle 2:30. Th horse was sold through an advertisement in this paper ®hc gveciiev mtfr &pGvtemaxt I January 10, 1903 &mwmwmwm ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. D« WITT. My Dog. Beneath ibis sward that formerly he pressed With agile feet, a Dot" is laid to rest. ho sleeps, no well known sound shall stir, The rabbit s rat t.r or partridge's whirr; Comrades' "Mark'-far. but well deflned, That sped the startled quail down the wind: The whistled warning, as the winged ones rise Large and more large upon ourstralnlug eyes, Till with a swoop, whllo every nerve Is tense, The chltterlng bevy turtles o'er the fenoe; The double crank ot the ready gun; The dinting thud ol birds whose course is done, These sounds, that to his listening ear were dear. He heeds no longer, for he cannot hear. None staneher. till the hunt was done, defied Temptation, rooted to his master's side. None swifter, when his master gave the word, Leap'd forth to tract! the wounded running bird, And bore It back-ah, many a time and oft— His nose as faultless as hts mouth was soft. How consciously, how proudly, unconcerned Straight to his master's side he then returned. Wagged a glad tall and deemed himself repaid, As in that master's hand the bird he laid, If while a word ol praise was duly said, The hand should stroke his smooth and honest head. Through spring and summer, in the sportless days Cheerful he lived a life of simpler ways; Chose, since official dogs at times unbend, The household cat for confidant and friend; With children, friendly but untaught to fawn, Romped through the walks and rollicked on the lawn; Rejoiced, if one the frequent ball should throw To fetch It, soampering gayly to and fro, Content through every change ot sportlve.moodj If one dear voice, one only, called him good. Such was my Dog. who now without aid Hunts through the shadowland, himself a shade; Or, couched Intent before some ghostly gate, Walts tor my step, as here he used to wait. are without field trial records. Champion Jingo and Dash Antonio, for Pointers and Setters respectively, are the sires or grandsires of about four-fifths of the winning dogs. PACIFIC COAST FIELD TRIAL CLUB.— Santa Maria, Cal., January 13, 19th annual trials. J. A. Balmer, judge; Albert Betz, secretary. Derby, entrance $10, $10 additional to start. 35 nominations, 7 starters January 13, 1902 (4 English Setters, 3 Pointers). Purse $350— $175, $105 and $70. Winners — 1 Cuba Jr. (Cuba of Kenwood-Florida), Stockdale Kenneli (R. M. Dodge, manager), liver and white Pointerdog, R. M. Dodge, handler; 2 Rod's Lark (Rodfield-Count's Diana), H. L. Betten's b w and t English Setter bitch, H. L. Betten, handler; 3 Ned Funston (Kris Kringle-Plain Sister), W. B. Coutts' liver and white Pointer dog, W. B. Coutts, handler. All-Age Stake. Entrance $10. $10 additional to start. 19 nominations, 15 starters, January 13, 14 (6 English Setters, 9 Pointers'!. Purse $340— $170, $102 and $68. Winners — 1 Doctor Daniels (Plain Sam-Dolly Dee II), W. W. Van Arsdale's white and liver Pointer dog, C. Babcock, handler; 2 Pearl's JiDgle (Young Jingo-Pearl's Dot). ClintOD E. Worden's liver and white Pointer bitch, J.E.Lucas, handler; Equal 3 — Peach Blossom (Count Gladstone IV-Peach Mark), W. W. Van Arsdale's b w and t English bitch; equal 3 Northern HuntreBs (Joe Cumming-Meeca II.), T. J. A. Tiedemann's b w and t English Setter bitch, W. B. Coutts, handler. Distemper breaking out among the young dogs prior to the running caused a material difference in the number of Derby starters and also in the other stakes — the Member's and Champion stakes not being filled. UNITED STATES FIELD TRIAL CLUB— Grand The Field Trial Winners of 1902. Thirty field trial meetings for 1902 is an encourag- ing outlook for breeders of Setters and Pointers. A list of winning dogs, and other field trial data for the past year, is commenced in this issue— a change of make-up at the last moment preventing the present- ment of the list in full until next week. This summary should be of much interest to owners and handlers as well as sportsmen interested in the breeding of bird d°e»- ,_ • ,u The leading English Setter sires are shown in tbe following order-Charapion Rodfield with thirteen winners, Tony Boy with twelve, Lady's Count Glad. stone with seven, Marie's Sport five, Count Gladstone IV., Count Danstone and Oakley Hill with four each, Dash Antonio and Count Whitestone three each. Sires of two winners are numerous and over seventy- five dogs have sired one winner. Among tbe Pointer sires the leaders are Young Rip Rap and Young Jingo with four winners each, Jingo's Light, three. Young Jingo's progeny have won two firsts (22 starters), two seconds, a third and a fourth. Young Rip Rap's get has been placed first once (18 starters), twice second, once third and fourth. Jingo's Light stock ha§ gone first twice (23 starters), one sec- ond, two thirds and a 'ourth. Among the Setter winners Rodfield 's get has taken eight firsts (in stakes that had 110 starters), eleven seconds, throe thirds and two fourth places. Tony Boy's offspring annexed three firsts (among 102 starters) four seconds, ten thirdB and two fourth positions. Lady s Count Gladstone had two firsts in 14 starters, four seconds and four third prizes. Marie's Sport's get ran, one first (8 starters) two second and three third place. Oakley Hill had one first in 18 starters, three second, one third and one fourth place. Dash Antonio's get made three firsts in 45 starters, a third and a fourth prize winner. Count Danstone's progeny figured two flret9 (39 starters) three seconds (wo fourths. Count Whltestone's puppies were placed first once (5 stutters) third twice and fourth once. A remarkable 'nature of this showing is that no single bitch Is prominent as the dam of more than two winners. In furly-two mixed All-Age Stakes (this embraces champion and froe-for-all stakeB) Setters have taken iity-six firsts (413 starters) twenty-three seconds 1, irty thirdB (350 starts) and nine fourth itartors). Poiniors running in the same events won fourteen firsts (170 starters), fourteen seconds (267 starters), rteon thirds (317 starters) and seven (ourth places 1 186 itartors). Out of twenty-five mixed Derby events tbe Setters won eighteen firsts (2(M) starters), twenty seconds stai .ere), twenty-three thirds 312 starters), nine foui'th places [14 < < 'ointers tool s^ven -:'. starters), four I starters), Hght • 1 rds (104 starters) and seven fourths (1.17 starters). i'ho'1 '"is shown by the ab- nj entry ol the breod during tho year. Two ■ttors weroln mixed stakes, one ol which made In a Derby of ton start.-™, il eight per cent only of more than ninety sires Wu Chung (Fitzsimmons-Muckles), B. Brooks' red Irish Setter dog, owner, handler; 3 May belle (Dick- burn-Peggy Pride), J. W. Brown's white and tan English Setter bitcb, B. Brooks, handler. All-Age Stake, February 4. Purse— 50, 25 and 15 per cent of entrance money, entrance $5, $2 additional to start, 13 entries, 10 starters (6 Pointers, 4 English Setters). Winners— 1 Fred T. (Don P.-Jessie), J. P. Fletcher's lemon and white English Setter dog, W. G. Hodgkins, handler: 2 Lady Tora (Banker-Maud V.), W. Y. Dent's liver and white Pointer bitch, E. B. Bishop, handler; equal 3 Countess Lad ystone (Count Ladystone-Marklilz), L.Moody's b w and t English Setter bitcb, owner, handler; equal 3 Danube (Tony Boy-May Blue), T. T. Ashford's white and tan Setter dog, W. G. Hodgkins, handler. Free-for-All Stake, February 5, one hour trials. Guaranteed purse $75, two-thirds to first, one-third to second, entrance $7:50, 8 entries, 0 starters (2 Pointers, 4 Setters). Winners— 1 Fred T., equal 2 Lady Tora, equal 3 Countess Lad ystone. CONTINENTAL FIELD TRIAL CLUB— Grand Junction, Tenn., February 8. Messrs. S. C. Bradley and Theo. Sturgis, judges. Theo. Sturges, secretary. Members Stake, eweepstake, 50, 30 and 20 per cent, entrance $10, 8 entries, 7 starters (4 English Setters, 3 Pointers). Winners— 1 Roysterer (Count Gladstone IV.-He6ter Prynne), H. B. Duryea's white and tan English Setter doy, owner, handler; 2 Grant (Thiers- Antonia Queen), E. H. Ostbaus' b w and t English Setter dog, owner, handler; 3 Ned B. (Rap-Lady Grace), H. B. Duryea's black and white Pointer dog, owner, handler. Derby, February 10. Purse $500— $250, $150 and $100, entrance $10,, $10 second forfeit, $10 to start, 51 entries (41 Setters, 10 Pointers), 10 starters (3 Pointers, 7 Settet'B). Winners — 1 Mohawk (Tony Boy-Countess Meteor), Avent & Duryea's b w and t English Setter dog: 2 Pretti Sing (Tony Boy-Nellie C), W. H. Hutchings' b w and t English Setter hitch, D. E. Rose, handler; 3 Bessie Gath (Sport's Gath-Bessie P.), C. H. & J. Chenault's b w and t English Setter bitch, J. H. Johnson, handler. All-Age Stake, February 11. Purse $500— $250, $150 and $100, entrance $10, $20 additional to start, 30 en- tries, 12 starters (10 Setters, 2 Pointers). Winners — 1 Doc Hick (Count Rodstone-Nona H. ), J. W. Consi- About the Spawning Station at Willits. Junction, Tenn., January 20, 13th annual trials. Messrs. H. B. Duryea, Pierre Lorillard and W. W. Titus, judges. W. B. Stafford, secretary. Setter Derby, January 20. Entrance $10, $10 sec- ond forfeit, $10 to start, 56 entries, 15 starters. Purse $400— $200, $125, $75. Winners— 1 Marse Ben (Dom- oko-Mecca II), H. J. Hoover's b w and t dog, W. D. Gilchrist, handler; 2 Cherokee (Val Lit-Dot's Roy's Sister). Avent and Duryea's liver and white bitch, .1. M. Avent, handler; 3 Mohawk (Tony Boy Countess Meteor) Avent and Duryea's w b and t dog, J. M. Avent, handler. Pointer Derby, January 20. Entrance $10, $10 sec- ond forfeit, $10 to start. Purse $400— $200, $125 and $75. 23 entries, 5 starters. Winners— 1 Jingo's Bang (Young Jingo-Queen Rip Rap of Elgin). Zell Gas- ton's liver and white dog, \V. D. Gilchrist, handler; 2 Perclval Jingo (Jingo's Light-Phi), W. K. Terry's white ard lemon dog, D. E. Rose, handler; 3 Alpine Lad (Lad of Jingo-Fanny Flash), Chas. Proctor's white and liver dog, D. E. Rose, handler. All-Age Stake, January 23. Entrance $10, $20 addi- tional to start. Purse $400— $200, $150 and $50, 28 entries, 15 starters (14 English Setters, 1 Pointer). Winners— 1 Jack (Eugene T.-Maud), P. Lorrillard's h w and t English Setter dog, C. Tuckor, handler; 2 Uncle B. (Harwlck-Dan'a Lady), Edward Dovereux' b w and t English Setter dog, D. E. Rose, handler; 3 Senator P. (Captain P. -Queen B.), J. W. Flynn's white and lemon Pointer dog, D. E. Robc, handlor. ALABAMA FIELD TRIAL CLUB— Athens, Ala., February 3. Messrs. C. B. Cooke and J. M. Taylor, judges. Derby, February 3. Purse — 50,25 and 15 percent of entrance, entrance $5, $2 additional to start, 14 entries, 10 starters (5 English Sotters, 1 Irish Setter, 4 Point- ers). Winners— 1 Rondo ( ), Lee Moody's white and tan English Setter dog, owner, handler: 2 dine's b w and t English Setter dog, C. Askin6, hand- ler; 2 Clip Wind'em (Tony Boy-Phcebe Wind'em), Avent & Duryea's w b and t English Setter bitcb, J. M. Avent, handler; 3 Doc Light (Jingo's Light-Gull's Juno) Oakland Kennels liver and white Pointer dog, R. A. Tomlinson, handler. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD TRIAL ASSOCIATION— Grand Junction, Tenn., February 21. Messrs. Hobart Ames, C. E. Buckle and H. S. Bevan, judges; W. B. Stafford, secretary. Seventh Championship Stake. Purse, $500 to first. Entrance $25, $25 additional to start, 5 nominations, 2 starters, Setters. Winners — Sioux (Count Glad- stone IV. -Hester Prynne!, Avent & Duryea's b w and t English Setter bitch. J. M. Avent, handler. IOWA FIELD TRIAL ASSOCIATION— Emmetts- burg, la., August 19. W. W. Titus, judge; Lewis Stuehmer, secretary. Derby, August 19, 20. Twenty-eight starters (20 Setters, 8 Pointers). Winners — 1 Captain Jack (Colonel R.-Spot's Girl), George E. Gray's .b 1 and t English Setter dog, John Gude, handler; 2 Missouri Sue (Mis- souri Gale-Thiers' Sue), J. W. Canaday's b w and t English Setter bitch; 3 Lady Wbyte (Count White- stone-Princess White), J. W. Blythe's b w and t Eng- lish Setter bitcb, Wm. Elliott, handler. Equal 4 Rapp's Lass (Young Rip Rap ), Garth, Keller and Risen 's black and white Pointer bitch. Equal 4 Speckle B. (Uncle B -Pride of Abercorn), Geo. E. Gray's b w and t English Setter bitch, J. Gude, handler. Ali-Age Stake, August 22. Purse $300— $120, $90 and $30, 50 nominations, 30 drawn to start. Stake de- clared off owing to inclement weather conditions and scarcity of game after four braces of dogs were put down. ' The club added $00 to purse and divided the amount pro rata among tbe starters. SOUTH DAKOTA FIELD TRIAL ASSOCIATION January 10, 1903; f&hs gJreeirer anXs &pnvi&man 15 —Salem, S. D., August 29. Thomas Johnson, judge G. T. Page, secretary. Derby, August 26, 27. Purse S300 — i moneys, 24 starters (13 Pointers, 11 Setters). Winners— 1 Speckle B. (Uncle B. -Pride ol Abercorn), Geo. E. Gray's b w and t English Setter bitch, John Gude, handler; 2 Sure Shot iLady's Count Gladstone-Jessie Rodfleld), J. W. Canaday's b w and t English Setter dog; 3 Hick's Sport (Marie's Sport-Gadfly), Dr. E. R. Hick- erson's white and orange English Setter dog, Ed Garr, handler; equal 4 Lady Coleman (Drillmaster-Essie), Thos. Garth's liver and white Pointer bitch, W. D. Gilchrist, handler; equal 4 Chief Other Day (Sabine's Rip Rap-Susie Rush), N. B. Nesbitt's liver and white Pointer dog, owner, handler. All-Age, August 27, 29. Purse $400 — 4 moneys, 32 starters (19 English Setters, 1 Irish Setter, 12 Pointers). Winners— 1 Rodfleld's Pride (Rodfleld-Sport's Belle), John Cowley's orange and white English Setter dog, E. Shelly, handler; 2 Rip Tick (Young Rip Rap-Miss Tick Girl\ H. H. Ford's black and white Pointer dog, Chas W. Tway, handler; 3 Petronella (Young Jingo- Florida), Stockdale Kennels' liver and white Pointer bitch, Tom Richards, handler; 4 Sport's Count Dan- store (Count Danstone- ), b w and t English Setter dog, Chas. Hoskins, handler. Subscription Stake, August 29. Fourteen starters (7 Pointers, 7 English Setters). Winners— 1 Gorham's Jing (Jingo-Pontone), Gorham & Boomer's white and liver Pointer dog, Ed Garr, handler; 2 Alpine Lad (Lad of Jingo-Fanny Flash), Chas. Proctor's white and liver Pointer dog, Ed Garr, handler; 3 Clipper W. (Marie's Sport-Isabella Maid), Sage Brush Kennels' (Dr. C. E. Wilson, Reno, Nav.) b w and t English Setter dog. C. Askins, handler. MINNESOTA-NORTH DAKOTA FIELD TRIAL ASSOCIATION— Iroquois, S. D., September 3. Thomas Johnson judge, Dr. W A. Moore, secretary. Inaugural Derby, September 3. Purse, sweepstakes, 4 moneys, 25 starters (17 English Setters, 8 Pointers). Winners — 1 Alford's John (Dave Kent-Cleade), Thos. Alford's Pointer dog, I. T. Jones, handler; 2 Pride of Rodfield (Rodfield-Sue Gladstone II.), Dr. F. W. Samuels' English Setter dog, Ed Garr, handler; 3 Speckle B., Geo. E. Gray's English Setter bitch, John Gude, handler; 4 Chief Other Day, H. M. Giles' Pointer dog, Nat Nesbitt, handler. All-Age, September 5. Purse, sweepstakes, 3 moneys, 24 starters (14 Setters, 9 Pointers, 1 Irish Setter). Winners— 1 Rodfleld's Pride (Rodfleld- Sport's Belle), John Cowley's English Setter dog, E. Soelley, handler: 2 McKinley (Hickory Gladstone- Thelma S.), Thos. Griffith's Setter dog, N. Nesbitt, handler; 3 Annie Oakley (Oakley Hill-Fan tasma), E. Shelley's Setter bitch, owner, haodler; equa^ 4 Rip- stone's Jingo (Ripstone-Jiogo's Lady), C. T. Phillips' Poioter dog, E. S. Munger, handler; equal 4 Rip Tick (Young Rip Rap-Miss Tick), H. A. Ford's Pointer dog, C. W. Tway, handler. WESTERN CANADA KENNEL CLUB— 8th annual trials. La Salle, Man., September 1. N. Wallace, judge. Derby, September 1. First prize, Silver Cup, club prizes to second and third, 9 starters (5 Pointers, 4 Setters). Winners — 1 Sport (Manitoba King-Flossie), J. Fogg's Pointer dog, owner, handler; 2 Prince (Sport-Sue Bond hu), H. Alden's Setter dog, C. A. Archibald, handler; equal 3 Cookee II (Sherifl- Cookee I), R. Inkster's Pointer dog, owner, handler; equal 3 Croxteth Pete(Croxteth Ned-Houden's Queen) A. W. Reidle's Pointer dog, owner, handler. All-Age, September 1. IS starters. Winners— 1 Fan Light ( ), R. J. Whital's Setter bitcb, owner, handler; 2 Judge (Bang Ill-Manitoba Belle), C. E. Drewry's Pointer dog, owner, handler; 3 Okaw Valley (Plain Sam-Nonsense), Geo. C. Carruther's Pointer dog, Chas. Archibald, handler. Sweepstakes, 4 starters. Winner — Manitoba Sport (Sport IV-Queen), A. Gale's Pointer dog, owner, handler. MANITOBA FIFLD TRIAL CLUB— 16th annual trials, Carman, Man., September 4. D. M. Wallace and Eric Hamber, judges. Derby, September 4. 14 starters (12 Setters, 2 Pointers). Winners — 1 Ceylon (Dash Antonio-Con- stance), Charlotteville F. T. Kennels' Setter bitch, C. E. Buckle, handler; 2 Iroquois (Tony Boy-Cado), Avent & Duryea's Setter dog, J. M. Avent, handler; 3 Question (Why Not-Agnes Wickfield), P. Lorillard's Setter dog, C. Tucker, handler; 4 Alambaugh (Dash Antonio-Lark), 0. F. T. Kennels' Setter dog, C. E. Buckle, handler. All-Age, September 8. 39 starters (28 Setters, 11 Pointers). Winners — 1 Geneva (Tony Boy-Lena Belle), P. Lorillard's Setter bitch, C. Tucker, handler; 2 Percival Jingo (Jingo's Light-Phi), W.K.Terry's Pointer dog, D. E. Rose, handler; 3 Senator P. (Cap B.-Queen P.), J. W. Flynn's Pointer dog, D. E. Rose, handler; 4 Mohawk (Tony Boy-Countess Meteor), Avent & Duryea's Setter dog, J. M. Avent, handler. Championship Stake, September 9. 12 starters (7 Setters, 5 Pointers). Winner — J. W. Flynn's Sena- tor P., D. E. Rose, handler. NEBRASKA FIELD TRIAL ASSOCIATION— Inaugural trials, O'Neill, Neb., September 11. Nat Nesbitt, judge. Derby, September 11. 12 starters (7 Setters, 5 Pointers). Winners — 1 Searchlight (Kernan's Jingo- Lucy D.), J. L. Gray's Pointer dog, J. H. McPharlan, handler; 2 Prince Alert (Young Rip Rap-Jingo's Lass), Bar Harbor Kennels' Pointer dog, D. B. White, handler; 3 Speckle B. (Uncle B. -Pride of Abercorn), G. E. Gray's Setter bitch, J. A. Gude, handler; 4 Lady Whyte (Count Whitestone-Princess Whyte), J. W. Blythe's Setter bitch, Wm. Elliott, handUr. All-Age, September 12. Purse 8250—40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent; 18 starters (11 English Setters, I Irish Set- ter, 6 Pointers). Winners — 1 Rodfleld's Pride (Rod- fleld-Sport's Belle), J. Cowley's Setter dog, E. Shelley, handler; 2 Clipper W. (Marie's Sport-Isabella Maid), Sage Brush Kennels' Setter dog, C. Askins, handler; 3 Sport's Lady (Marie's Sport-Jeannette), ChaB. E. Henry's Setter bitch, W. W. Henry, handler; 4 Petro- nella (Young Jingo-Florida), Stockdale Kennels' Pointer bitch, E. Shelley, handler. BRANDON KENNEL CLUB— 5th annual trials. September 11. Messrs. D. E. Rose and J. P. Brisbin, judges. Derby, September 11. Purse 8175— $85, 860 and 830, 85 forfeit, 810 additional to start, 10 starters. (1 Pointer 9 Setters). Winners— 1 Ceylon (Dash Antonio-Con- stance), C. F. T. Kennels' Setter bitch, C. E. Buckle, handler; 2 Question (Why Not-Agnes Wickfield) P. Lorillard's Setter dog, C. Tucker, handler; 3 Leather Stocking (Tony Boy-Druid's Daisy II), Avent & Dur- yea's Setter dog, J. M. Avent, handler; 4 Alambaugh (Dash Antonio-Lark), C. F. T. Kennels' Setter dog, C. E. Buckle, handler. All-Age, September 12. D. E. Rose and J. P. Bris- bin, judges. Purse, 8175—885, 860 and 830, 85 forfeit, 810 additional to start, 19 Btarters (12 Setters, 7 Pointers). Winners— 1 Senator P. (Cap. B-Queen B) J. W. Flynn's Pointer dog, D. E. Rose, handler: 2 Ortiz Lad (Rodfield-Grace G. Darling), Dr. C. I. Shoop's Setter dog, H. S. Bevan, handler; 3 Annie B. (Uncle B.-Pride of Abercorn), C.K.Brown's Setter bitch, D. E. Rose, handler; 4 Jack (Eugene T.-Maud), P. Lorillard's Setter dog, C. Tucker, handler. Manitoba Stake, September 13. G. B. Borradaile, judge. For dogs owned in Manitoba. 8 starters. Winners— 1 Zuleika (Shot-Fannie), W. G. Lee's Pointer bitch, D. E. Rose, handler; 2 Fleet( ), G. A. Carruthers' Pointer bitch, Chas. Archibald, handler. Club Cup, Prairie Bird (Brigh- ton Monk-Maiitoba Belle), E. H. White's Setter bitch, owner handler. Club Medal — Tony Lad (Hurst- bourne Zip-Manitoba Prairie Bird), J. P. Brisbin's Setter dog, J. P. Brisbin, handler. I [Concluded Nest Week.] ] complacently aloDg Ellis street toward Powell, saw a young man of unsteady gait approaching. Toward this apparently easy prey, he made a dart, dragging a big, jellow puppy across the sidewalk by a cord he used as a lead. He accosted the young man and the latter from the start seemed to take much interest in the proposition of investing in a dog. Within a few minutes a bargain had been effected. Meaty took his price, seventy-five cents; the young man took the dog. Then the two men separated. With his new pet the young fellow "took in" the district, taking refreshments at various places he visited, showing off his new purchase to any and all who had the patience or humor to listen. To every and each one he declaimed on the beauty and pedigree of the animal. Hours passed, and the idea of going home struck him forcibly. He leaned against a lamp- post and thought, unsteadily. The dog looked much larger than it did at first. How much could it eat, and where could he keep the pup? Would the land- lady raise a fuss if it was taken into the house? Very probably. But it had to be taken somewhere, that was a sure conclusion. Was there ever a dog that looked so hungry, lonely and dejected? It would be sure to require several pounds of meat a day for weeks to finally hide hie ribs and bony protuberances under a decent looking covering of substance. The dog blinked his "china" eyes at his new master, as much as to say: "Now, you've got me, you'll have to feed me." Then the dog began to grow in size again, until the small yellow ears were large and hung down flabbily to the lean shoulders. The emaciated body became ^elongated until it stretched all the way across the On Russian River, where the Black Bass Run. The Dog Seller's Little Game. Diverse are the ways of the Tenderloin, that portion of this great city where people never feel comfortable or seem to take interest in life save when the electric lights are on and shining brightly. Many are the vo- cations plied in that particular community, a few are the occupations of those hanging on the ragged edge of "life" as it is observed after dark. A recent success about there is a fellow called "Meaty," who is a dog seller. Other dog sellers make a peripatetic appear- ance in the district now and then, but they do business after a different fashion. It is a simple matter to bar- ter off mangy puppies and sick curs at anything from 25 cents to 82 each, but the fact that Meaty can sell the same dog two or three times, or even oftener, in a single night has excited the envy and admiration o* the other midnight curbstone merchants and attracted no little flattering attention of various habitues of the locality to Meaty himself. In the neighborhood of Ellis and Powell streets and the districts contiguous is Meaty 's fishing ground. Here, late in the night, he can often be seen leading his stock in trade — generally a most disreputable specimen of a dog, for he seems to have an ingenious faculty in getting something in the dog line for sale, that at first glance, no one would want at any price. The puppy limps along dejectedly and looks down at the pavement just beneath his nose. The dog seller scrutinizes everybody. If a passerby appears in his right mind he is safe, but if he shows any signs of the local mania, either habitual or temporary, he will hear an insinu- ating voice whisper close to his ear: "Want a nice dog, sir?" There are many sales, but that is not strange, con- sidering all the freakish people who try to throw away their cash along the "cocktail" route. The wonder is how the one particular head in the dog- vending line gets back his dog after he has sold it, how he has sold the same one, night after night, and is still, we sup- pose, Belling the pup at the same old price. Most people who observed dog and man cannot un- derstand it either, for neither of them will disclose the secret. It happens, however, that one outsider knows, and he has told all about it. The knowing man is a big, jolly, blonde mustached barkeeper who holds court in one resort on the corner first mentioned and who is known popularly as "Dave." He says that of all the various games he has known during his "practice at the bar" in the midtown district, this scheme of the dog-seller is one of the prize winners. It transpires that one night recently Meaty strolling I street, the tail protruding into the front door of Dave's headquarters. By the way, this saloon wasn't a bad place at all; it might be well to follow the dog's tail. Into Dave's the young man rolled, the giant yellow dog dragging behind. "What a little puppy!" exclaimed Dave. The young rounder thought this a good joke and laughed loud and long. Then he had a "high ball" — and one or two more. The dog filled the whole place, fairly crowding several visitors into a small corner. A brilliant idea struck the young man. "Fine dog, isn't he, Dave," he said, a scheming, fox- like expression coming over his face. Dave assented smilingly. "Will you dc me the favor to let me leave him here for about ten minutes till I go up to the market and get some oysters?" said the weary owner of the canine. "Take good care of him, please, because he is valu- able," concluded the young man. Dave thought his visitor's talk was far steadier than his walk. "Yes," replied Dave," "I'll hold him for a few minutes." The owner of the dog reached over the bar and tendered Dave the end of the cord that held the dog. Then he slid past the yellow monster and out of the door into the night, free and unencumbered, that is, outwardly, the other impedimenta was inside of him. Half an hour later he was trying to find the front door keyhole, a happy expression in his eyes, a smile on his lips, and a little later he dreamed that the yellow hobgoblin had eaten up Dave bodily. Meanwhile Dave tied the dog up in a back room of the saloon and waited. Soon in walked Meaty the dog seller. "Have you got my dog?" he asked. "No," replied Dave, and there followed some little argument. Then Meaty explained his game; how, night after Dight, he followed unsteady young men, who bought his dog and were sorry for it afterward. "And they always leave it with the barkeeper," he added, "and never come back. Are you on to the game?" Dave decided that he was. Free!! Free!! Free!! The Polk Miller Drug Co. of Richmond, Va., whose advertise- ments of "Sergeant's Dog Remedies" are appearing now in the columns of this journal, desire us to state that they will furnish absolutely free to our readers a revised copy of their book on "Dogs," which accurately and exhaustively treals of the more frequent diseases with which Dogs are afflicted. Enclose them 3c in stamps to cover cost of mailing the book. They made F. W. Braun & Co. of Los Angeles. Califor: agents for their popular line of "Dog Remedies, invitation to ail persons having sick dogs to write th ing symptoms, etc. Enclose stamp for reply. No made for information furnished. ©h* gxeeiiev cmfc gtpctvt&mcm [January 10, 1903 The records for 1002 have all been made, and the books are closed. What will 1903 brine? The Santa Rosa Stock Farm string, in charge of Millard Sanders, has been shipped toPleasanton. It now looks as though a professional judge would preside over all the Grand Circuit meetings next year. C W Williams will not go to Kentucky next spring. His'staUions will be at Galesburg, 111., season of 1903. A pair of gray trotters that stand seventeen hands will be one of the features of the next Fasig-Tipton sale. A journal to be known as Tlu Trotting World has been started in London, the same being devoted to the light harness horse. Senator J. W. Bailey, of Texas, will wait until his young Prodigals are old enough to train before he starts a racing stable. He wants to breed his own trotters. Ed. Geers says that he will never try driving three horses abreast again, as the danger is too great, for it is impossible for a man to stop such a team when once it is started. Horse breeding in Hungary has been fostered by the government since 1785, when the famous Kisher stud was established. The government spends $625,000 annually on horse breeding. Mr. P. H. Sexton, of Oakland, had the misfortune to lose a few days ago one of the most promising young colts in California. It was by Monterey 2:09} out of the well known old race mare Hera by Mambrino Wilkes. The colt was well staked and was a fine look- ing youngster that gave every prospect of being a trotter. He was a foal of 1902 and had been a strong lusty colt up to the week of his death. D. J. Campau of the Detroit Driving Club, that always opens the Grand Circuit, is in favor of the two- in-three heat plan. The only events he will give at the old three in-five plan in 1903 will be the classic Merchant and Manufacturers, $10,000, and the Cham- ber of Commerce, $5000, for pacers. Mr. Campau says that while he believes they will eventually get to the dash system he does not believe that the time is yet ripe for bo radical a change. Betonica's record is now 2:09^, and not 2:10}, as it appeared in the advertising columns of former issues of this paper. The record of 2:09} was made at Dover, N. H., which is an admittedly slow track. In the 2:10 class Betonica should be able to give a good account of himself another season. He was timed separately in a race last fall a third heat in 2:06}, and he paced halves in a minute and quarters in 29 seconds. As the season closed the son of Azmoor was rounding into fiee-for-all form. During the past racing season the State of New York derived an income of $170,085.88 from the seven race tracks located in that State on which running meetings were held. In 1901 the returns were $128,581.50, while in 1900 $95,099.94 represented the 5 per cent tax on gross receipts of racing organizations exacted under the Percy-Gray law. This makes a total income from this source in the three years of $393,767.32, which New York State has had to turn over to the improve- ment of agricultural interests. The Great Sale From Palo Alto. There is a fascination about buying horses at auction. It becomes so exciting at times that men present with- out the slightest idea of purchasing are carried away with enthusiasm and own a horse before they know it. Several trotters will be preDared to go for a fast record in 1903. Cresceus 2:02} will probaby be out on another exhibition tour, while The Abbot 2:03}, John A. MeKerron 2:05} and Lord Derby 2:05} will try to set a new world's trotting record. Mr. J. C. Bray has purchased from Mr. J. J. Shoo of Oakland the Allerton stallion Geo. W. Archer 25492, and the horse will be taken to Montana. Archer is one of the handsomost stallions ever brought toCalifornia, is sixteen hands high and well proportioned and should do much to improve the stock of Montana. A wagon which is said to be the oldest in existence in this country, has been found in the possession of an Indian near Santa Fe, N. M. The solid wheels are made of cross sections of a sycamore tree. The pos- sessor of the vehicle is about eighty-five years old, and he avers that it was built or owned by his great-grand- father. The types made us say last week that the gelding Albert by Seymour Wilkes 2:08} that Monroe Salisbury recently purchased for James Butler of New York, was one of the best "pacing" prospects in the State, but they should have read "racing." Albert is a trotter, and one of the best gaited ones in California, as well as being lightning fast. Last week the pugilistic artist, or the artistic pugil- ist, Jas. J. Corbett, who was playing in Toledo, visited Cresceus 2:02}, at Mr. Ketchum's home stable, on Madison street. Mr. Corbett was very enthusiastic over the champion's superb form, and stepping along- side of him he said: "How are you, old boy? I know just how it feels to be a champion." John D. Creighton, proprietor of the Orchard Park Farm, denies the report that he has foi med a partner- ship with C. W. Williams for the purpose of racing a stable of thoroughbreds. Me also says he will not sell all his broodmares and retire from the breeding of trotting horses. He will dispose of a few of his mares, as he will not breed as extensively as heretofore. M. E. Sturgis, former owner of Dan Patch 1:59}, has received a letter from M. W. Savage, the new owner of the great pacer, in which he ays that it is bis in- tention to have Dan shipped to bis Minneapolis home from Kansas City, where be is now quartered, as soon as the weather moderates, and that during the winter he will keep Dan at his private stable in that city. J. B. Freeman, of Red Bluff, is offering Prince L. 2:171 for sale. Mr. Freeman says 2:17} is no mark of the horse's speed, as when tbe record was made ho was pulled to a jog and then beat the field by five lengths. Prince L. is a handsome trotter, sound, and of perfect disposition. He is afraid of nothing, has no bad habits, will stand anywhere without hitching and can be driven by anyone. The following story is told of Geo. \V. Leavltt, of Boston: A short time ago Mr. Lesvltt sold a promi- nent member of one of the local driving club* a ling colt whl>-h he picked out on a recent trip to Ken- tuoky, on arjount of the speed he could show while running wl;.h his dam. At the time of tbe sale he de- youngster, mentioning, among other e is a pacer. A few days later he got a tiuff owner asking several q base. One question was, "Does he wear eavitt's reply was: "Yes, he was ■■'. of them on." The Denver-Overland Racing Association, C. A. Wahlgreen, secretary, announces their summer meet- ing, claiming the dates of June20th-July 4th, inclu- sive. The meeting will be similar to that of the last few years, being a mixed meeting, two harness and four running events each day. The program of the harness events will be out within the next week or ten days. Mr. Wahlgreen promises several new features, one of which will be a Club Steeplechase of two miles for gentlemen riders. TheColorado Derby will be run as usual the opening day, with a purse of as much as former years if not more, the purse heretofore being $800. The clubs throughout the State have asked for at least two polo pony races, race horses barred, only polo ponies having played in the State ridden by their owners eligible. The announcement that has met with great approval throughout the territory is the fact that there will be no syndicate books, which has prevailed there for the last six years, but an open ring, anyone with the necessary funds can cut in. For further particulars address the secretary at Denver, Colo. American farmers and stock breeders are too much given to shifting and changing their policies. Horse owners especially are subject to the charge of incon- sistency in their methods and plans. Francis Dunbar, the noted Glasgow authority, who is now here with some choice specimens of harness horses, says our peo- ple have heretofore seemed to be too willing to follow certain breeding lines for a while and before going far enough to reach success make a complete change. Breeding to a draft horse one or two years, then taking a turn at trotters for a year or two, and then giving tne whole thing up for a bad job is no way to succeed in horse raising any more than similar methods would win in any other line of business. One trouble with our people is that many of them have not got started right. Many have taken up a Kne of breeding as an experiment without having looked into matters well enough, and in many cases, they have been wise in making changes where they were sure they had gotten a wrong start. The man who starts into business and decides to stick to it and work it out is much more apt to win than he who ex- pects to breed trotters when they seem to be the thing and cut them out when there seems to be a bet- ter sale for coachers and drafters. One cannot well know too much about his business and frequent change leads to confusion. Carefully decide upon a sensible course and then follow it thoughtfully, and earnestly, and enthusiastically through thick and through thin. It is only in this spirit that one can hope to reach the highest success. Attempting to do one thing this year and something different next year in hope of catching something on the boom every year, will result in one's alwayB being just starting. Such a course is more apt to land one on the low places in the market than on the high spots. If you feel sure that you are on the wrong track, change, and do it quickly, but to weaken and falter during a season of dullness and depression is to fail to be ready when the reaotion oomes. At the present time there is a great demand for good American horses, and American horse breeders are not able to supply the demand in our own country. Choice harneBS horses are worth more here than they are in London, and yet London buyers are anxious to take large numbers at prices that would be very profi- able for producers. Be sure you select a good line of business, whether breeding or what not, and then resolve to stick to it through bad periods as well as good. When a supply is large and prizes low cull out the inferior stock, at whatever cost, and then breed only the best animals you have or can get. At such times If you are forehanded you can usually pick up some good bargains in extra choice stock that your more timid competitors are ready to let go. Be as careful and earnest In building up the quality of your stock in low times as high, remembering that there is always more demand for good things than poor, and that he who gets discouraged and sells out when tbe prices are low has nothing to sell when the reaction comes. — Chicago Live Stock World. In past years it has been the custom of Palo Alto Stock Farm to send the colts, the high class products of the great breeding farm, to the Eastern market for sale, but this year, it being the closing out sale of two year olds, it has been decided to sell in California, and on January 29, 1903, at 7:30 P. M., there will be sold at auction by Fred H. Chase & Co., at 1732 Market street. San Francisco, forty-nine head of grandly bred two year olds, by great sons and grandsons of the famous Electioneer 125: Mendocino 2:19}, sire of Idolita 2:09} and Monte Carlo 2:09}; Altivo 2:18J, full brother to Palo Alto 2:08}; Azmoor 2:20}, sire of Betonica 209}, Azmon 2:13}, Rowena (2) 2:17; Monbells 2:23}, son of Mendocino and the great Beautiful Bells; Nazote 2:28}, full brother to Azote 2:04}, and Wildnut, son of Wood- nut 2:16} and Wildflower 2:21 by Electioneer 125. Included in the lot are eight young stallions combin- ng blood lines that have made Palo Alto famous, hav- ing large stake engagements, and are from stake win- ning families. The eh c Menselor by Mendocino is from Anselma 2:29}, dam of the stake winner Anselor (3) 2:21}. Nazon, br c by Nazote, is from the good stake win- ner Aria 2:16}, dam of Adaria 2:17}. Avelon, b c is by Mendocino from the stake winner Avena 2:19} by Palo Alto. Corleon, b c by Mendocino, is from Coralia by Boodle 2:12, her dam the stake winner Coral 2:18}. Cassian, b c by Mendocino, from Cressida (3) 2:18}, a stake winner. Loring, blk c by Nazote from Ladywell 2:16}, a stake winner and dam of Local (3) 2:19J, a stake winner. Monbello, b c by Monbells from Laura C. 2:29}, dam of Laurel 2:13}, Lauretta 2:14}, Langton 2:21 i. Moormont, b c by Azmoor, dam Rosemont, dam of Sweet Rose (1) 2:25}, Mont Rose (3) 2:18 and Mazat- lan 2:26}. They are a grand lot of young stallions, their breed- ing, form and individuality placing them high in the ranks of progressive breeding for extreme speed. There will be twenty-five two year old fillies sold, by the sires noted above, and out of dams — great ones — such as Aerolite by Palo Alto. Ashby, dam of Athena 2:15} and Aria 2:16| by General Benton 1755. Expres- sive (3) 2:12} by Electioneer, Gertrude Russell 2:23} by Electioneer. Lucyneer 2:27, dam of Lucrativa 2:13} and Minnie B. 2:15}. Sallie Benton (4) 2:17}, dam of Serpol 2:10, by General Benton. Sweet Rose (1) 2:25} by Electioneer. Athena 2:15} by Electioneer, and many others that carry the blood of Electioneer. Sixteen two year old geldings will be sold. They are well bred, good looking individuals, many of them out of the best producing mares at Palo Alto in the present and past, such as Carrie C. 2:24, Bell Bird 2:22, Clarion 2:25}, Ella 2:29, Maiden 2:23, Mano, dam of Mendocino (3) 2:19}, Sweet Water 2:26 by Stamboul and others. These youngsters are broken double and single and can be seen at the sale yards Tuesday, January 27, 1903. • Orrin Hickok's Condition. A prominent Cleveland, Ohio, horseman made the following statement to a newspaper reporter recently: "While Orrin has lost about all of his money, he is in no way in need of anything. There is no millionaire in the land that could be better taken care of than the old driver, and he is in no way in need of anything! as the report I saw would lead one to believe. H. M. Hanna, who is one of the founders of the hospital, saw that Orrin was in a bad way during the Cleveland meeting, and, after considerable effort, prevailed upon him to take the advice of a physician. The physician advised the hospital, and that is how the old man came to go there. He is attended by Mr. Hanna's own doctor, who is one of the best in the country, and has everything possible to make him comfortable. He is suffering from paresis, I believe, or, at any rate, a soft- ening of the brain — I believe that is what they call it —and as he must be close onto 70 years of age, I doubt if he ever recovers; but so long as he lives his friends may rest assured that he will have everything that he could wish and will be well taken care of in every way. " Burns & Waterhouse have announced their inten- tion of retiring, at lea6t temporarily, from the active part of the racing game. This well known firm has had a varied experience during the several years of continuous winter racing in California and has found that a racing stable has been an expensive amusement to keep up. Corrigan and the best of the two year olds will be disposed of in the East, while the other horses in training will be sold or loused. For the im- mediate future theenergiesof the firm will be devoted to breeding yearlings for the sale ring. Burns & Waterhouse have an extensive stock farm at Hopland with Eddie Jones, Altamax and Take Notice at the head of the stud; Altamax has already proved himself to be a successful sire and his yearlings should com- mand a good figure in the Eastern market. January 10, 1903J New 2:30 Performers. The following list of new 2:30 performers for the year 1902. are the get of stallions that have stood for service on the Pacific Coast during the past few years- Alcyo, p, 2:10, by Alcoyne 2:27 — 2:15, p. Arzilla, p 2:2456 Alco, p 2:2014 to 2:17 Lois J., p .2:2254 to 2:17^ Altamont 2=26H. hy Almont 33 — 30, 17 P- Altacora, p 2:I3 Adimont, p 2:18 Claymont 2:2754 to 2:2054 King Altamont, p 2:2054 to 2:1354 Le Roi, p 2:18 to 2:1054 Altivo 2:1854, by Electioneer 125. Altoaine 2:2954 Dorothea A., 4 2:2954 Antrim 5819, by Aberdeen 27 — 4, I p. Anzella 2:1054 to 2:o6?4 Arthur Wilkes 2:2854, by Guy Wilkes 2:1554 Hobo (tr. 2:i4!4), P 2:I2$ County Attorney, p 2:20/1 Arthur Holt 23204, by George Sherman. H. D. B 2:25M Athadon 20990 by Matadon. Chin Wo 2;3° Azmoor, 2:2054, by Electioneer 125 — 6, 3, p. Betonica, p 2:1054 to 2:0954 Barondale, p, 2:n54, by Baron Wilkes 2:18 Baron Slay, 4 2:2054 Lady Dale, 3, P 2:2154 Bay Bird S874, by Jay Bird 3060—3, 5 P- Yukon, p 2:1454 Beau B., p, 2:i654, by Wildnut 13472 — VoHta, p 2:24 to 2:1554 Bob Mason 2:2754, by Echo 462 — 1, 3 P- Rozelle 2:r754 Bonner N. B. 2:r7, by Daly 2:15 — r. Oregon Sunshine, p, 3 2:16,4 Captain Jones, by McKinney, 2:n54- Lady Jones, 3 2:26» Caution 10581, by Electioneer t25 — 5, 3 P- Francisco, p 2:1854 to 2::454 Charles Derby 2:20, by Steinway 2:2594— 6- "3 P- ,.,,1/ Frank Dale i,' Climax, p z: it Dr. Hammond, P 2:I4S Lucetta, p ■ 2:1554 Don Derby, p 2:i354 to 2:06 Naniwa, p 2:1754102:1555 Willie Osborne, p 2:2354 to 2:1254 Clarence Wilkes 2:2854, by Guy Wilkes— Dolly N 2.26 Conifer, by Lord Russell 4677—1, 2 p. Lady K., p 2:2154 Daly 2:15, by Gen. Benton 1755 — 7- Daly Moor 2:2854to 2:2554 Del Norte, p, 2:08, by Altamont 2:2654 — Alt! Norte, 2 2:2<$ Helen Norte, 2 2:264 Delia Norte, p. 2 2 'z* it Dock Wright, p 2:2454 Delphi, p, 2:1154, by Director 2:17—1 P- Toppy, p 2:ri}4 to 2:10 Dexter Prince 0363, by Ky. Prince 2470 — iio^p: -^ Leso 2:39\j Prince Howard 2.22/1 The Princess Rose 2:3°r/ Ellalee 2:I9H to 2:15 4 Eleata 2:081* to 2:08% Vexterwood, by Dexter Prince 11363- Tinky H., p 2:17^ Diablo, p, 2:09^. by Charles Derby 2:20— 1. 16 p. ,, Diablita, p 2:I = ^ Dick Russell, p 2:22/2 Irene, p *."," 1* '2:"5,/ Hazel D 2:2454 to 2:21% F.l Diablo, p 2:1254 to 2:11 Sir Albert S., p 2:08^ to 2:03^ Dictator Wilkes 5231. by Red Wilkes 1749 —4. 6 p. -.--irf Monroe S-, p z — /* Rose, p 2:2354 Dictatus, p, 2:17, by Red Wilkes 1749 — 2 P- Ama A 2:1654 Dictatress, p 2:1254 to 2:0954 Direct, p. 2:0554, by Director 2:17 — 16, 20 p. Direct's Daughter 2:2?i/ Direct View, 3 2:10,4 Go Direct 2:2154 Rose Direct 2:2954 Vi Direct 2:18 Lilly Direct, p 2:2iJ4 Direct Hal, p 2:04 54 Direct Mack, p 2:2154 to 2:1854 1 Direct, p 2:1254 to 2:1254 Prince Direct (Freddie C.) p. 2:1454^ to 2:07 Director H., by Director 2:17 — r. Lochinvar 2:2354 to 2:21 Directum 2:0554, by Director 2:17 — 7, 2 p. Directum Lass, 3 2:2954 Directum Spier, 4 2:1154 Vivianette 2:26^. Bertina, p " 2 :2454 Consuela S. '■ 2:13^ to 2:1254 Jennie S., p 2:21 to 2:20 Don Marvin 2:2254, by Fallis 2:23 — 4. Harry Marvin 2:2254 Electioneer 125, by Hambletonian 1 0 — 1 58, 2 p. Alta Vela 2:15 to 2 : 1 r & Escort, by Guide 2:16. Prince L 2:29 to 2:17^4 Eugeneer 2:2854, by Electioneer 125 — 3. Princess 2:1554 Falrose, p, 2:19, by Fallis 2:23 — 3 p. Dot 2:2954 Tube Rose 2 =25 54 Belle Rose, p 2:22 Dixon Maid, p 2:2054 Penrose, p 2:21% to 2:19 Gen. Logan 2:2354, by Alexander Button 2:2654—1 p- Miss Logan, p 2:0654 to 2:0654 ©He gtveebev PAVIN CUKE, also ,kA TreaiUo on the Horen," the book free, or address DR. B. J. KENDALL CO., EN0SBURG FALLS, VT. According to some experiments recently noted by the department of agriculture: it was found that where cows were milked three times a day — morning, noon and evening— the milk was the richest at noon and poorest in the morning, and when milked morning and evening the milk was slightly richer in the evening. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. JACK WANTED. \ WELL-BRED, HIGH-CLASS, THOR- -ri- oughly acclimated JACK. Must be a sure foal getter and able to pass the strictest veteri- nary examination. Califcrnia-bred Jack pre- ferred. Address F. W. KELLEY, BREEDEE and Sportsman. FOR SALE. 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CHASE & CO. announce that they will sell Thursday Evening, January 29, 1903, the entire crop of the Palo Alto Two-Year-Olds (foals of 1901), consisting: of Colti, Fillies and Gelding's, by such sires as Mendocino (3) 2:19i, Altivo 2:18*, Nazote 2:28i, Azmoor 2:20i, Monbells 2:23i and Wildnut 13472, out of the great broodmares of Palo Alto Farm, such as Aria 2:161, Avena 2:19t, Belle Bird 2:22, uarrie C. 2:24, Cressida 2:18J, Ella 2:29, Ladywell 2:16, Laura C. 2:29J> Masden 2:23, Mano (dam of Mendocino, Electant, Rosmont), Sweetwater 2:26, Aerotele by Palo Alto 2:08|, Ashby (dam of Aria 2:16} and Atheno 2:15J), ExDressive 2:12J, Gertrude Russell 2:23.1, Liska 2:28J. Lucyneer 2:27, Sallie Benton 2:17}, Sweet Rose 2:25}. Send for Catalogues. FRED H. CHASE & GO,, 1732 Market St., • • it # wli,. -it,, dfc -it,. >*«. iip. >| v. >«-,. *K i'ii'ii'ii'j San Francisco. % REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS Comprises the representatives of the best families of this famous breed. The home of ROMEO AAGGIE ACME, who has an official seven-day record of 26 lbs. 11 ozs. butter; FIDESSA, who made in seven days official recerd over 25 lbs. butter, and many other large producers, PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. Phone: Sonth 103. 14 TURK STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. Ranch— Rough and Ready Island, near Stockton. Visitors always welcome. Pedigrees Tabulated wiX'SSH^ SPOBTSMtN, 36 Geary ttreet, San Franoisct, Cal. ®hs gveebev tmi> gpavi&man [January 10, 1913 ABSOLUTE DISPERSAL SALE OF EWOOD STUD BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE FRANK JONES IDOLITA 2:09 4 RECORD AT 3 YE IRS, 2:12. WINNER OF THE $20,000 HORSE REVIEW STAKE. $10,000 N. E. FUTURITY, CHAMPION COLT TROTTER OF 1899. Halves, 1 min. Quarters, 29 sees. BETONICA 2:09i st^ir.2?06* f\f\t rtMn .O A D T C D Elegantly tired son of IJ C" D I AHVCUID Two-year-old trotter. OULUIM C, L OAK I LK Nutwood Wilkos, 2:1854. IILK LttU ICnlr with extreme speed. PHOEBE ONWARD 2:12* f Trial 2:10^ in 1902. j \ Great brush mare. KILDA 2:14* rs& out id 2:03 Louisville. CARRIE CASWELL ' i Quarters, 32 sees. PRINCE OF ORANGE 2:071 Champion Green Trotter of 1902. Ed. Goers says will trot in 2:03 in 1903. MISS WHITNEY 2:071 "Winner at Readville and at Memphis to wagon (in 2 :10%"). Charmer for matinee or speedway. WILQUE 2:09J4 No surer wmnerm 2:10 class » I jf\ O-OQl-7 Another crack- a- jack Mb Us \J m A-W/q. for 2: 1 0 trotting class. EFF1E POWERS 2:0S^ nSraggSg, BY AUCTION AT THE Big flidwinter Horse Sale Madison Sq. Garden, New York JANUARY 27-31 Five Days and Evenings GYPSEY RED 2:08*£ Winner of 2:12 Pace at Savannah, Ga. ABSOLUTE DISPERSAL SALE OF FAIRVIEW FARM Superb collection of Ready Made Winners, with and without records. Specially selected and sifted out for their speed and racing qualities. Educated to race and able and fit to go to the front. No guess work about this sensational consignment of 48 head, which also includes 15 grandly bred Futurity Prospects, seven of them the get of OAKLAND BARON 209% HAL B. 2:04^ The horse of his year. Winner of 25 races. Closing out of yjct()r parm including the J successful sire { ORATOR 223 EDCEMARK 216 Four-year Trotting Champion. Sires extreme speed, and beauty. Well staked Trotters by ORATORIO 2:15 ( One of the best sons 1 of Wilkes Boy WABAN 2:21 3+ J J$S£icp& DYNAMIS S Trotters in the world. HE CECIL I A NS extreme speed. FROM ASHLAND STOCK FARM. WILTON BOY 2:1234 ^wjhl. DAWSON JR. Brother of Beldia 2:09 J£ GEN. GUY By Guy Wilkes, 2:15!j— Cbantilly. Blue Klbbon Winner and last. FAIR ACRES FARM Sends notable consignment. GAZETTES »- 1 That can BARON ADES) STEP INDIAN JIM>G Lt^iL ROSCOE \ Drive alike SOME OF THE RECORD HORSES Hal B 2: Will Kerr 2: Miss Whitney 2: Prince of Orange 2 Gyp Walnut 2; Erne Powers 2: Gypsey Red 2: Idolita Wilque A. J. D 2; Betonica (3 yr. 2:10'/,) .2: Timepiece 2: Garnetta 2: Buck Thorne 2: Lucy Posey 2: March Gale 2; McJoe 2: Robert J 2: Hans McGregor 2: Phoebe Onward 2: Wilton Boy 2: Battlesign 2: Bingen, Jr 2: The Major 2: St. Patrick 2: Hilda 2: Vera G 2: Edgemark 2: Hugh Wynne 2: Grace Eldred (2) 2: Princess May 2: Blue Boy 2: Mary Shawhan 2: The Preacher 2: Comeut 2: Brooltlawn 2: Bendara 2: Daisy wood 2; Norval M 2: ma VIM :0754 ok'.; :085* :083* ;095* Dili. 09V 105? KH. 10U 10X 11'., 115* "5* ii'< 125* 125* 135* 135* I3\ 1-1', ua i«' = is 165* 17 175* 175* 175* 17Ji 18 IN'- 185* 18', 18)* The Vendome 2: Ayon 2: Bells S Gen. Brayton . . . Momento 2: Wilbocka 2: Black Bess 2: RoseH 2: Mondragon 2: Ttmberlake 2: Wilkes 2: Lady Scott (mat.) 2; Teddy Look .2: Besiege 2: Narcissa 2; Othaniel 2: Fanny B 2: Little Dan 2: Naughty Clara 2: Royalite 2: Nickel D 2; Miss Shaw 2: Maggie McDowell 2: Erastus 2; Waban 2 BillyS 2 Ora'.or 2; Cyrano S; Goneril 2i Sid March 2; Abbreviator 2: Quartercup 2: Indian Boy (mat.) 2: Ban Wilkes 2: Hozanna 2: Dr.Bill 2; PrankC 2: Gov. Bovd 2; Sadie Willis 2: 185* :1854 :19}* 19>? 195* 19J* 19« 19.54 1954 :1»H 20 20}* ■205* 2054' 20", 2U5* 2054 20'A 20". 20". 215* 215* 21}* 22'4 "I1K 2.»| 23 2-154' 245* .25:; 25 ik 255* 26'i 28M 295* 20'., 29'; 295* BUCK THORNE 21034 Money winner in every race. ROYALITE 2.20^ Seven monies in eight starts; four firsts. MARY ANNA G&o,2£&SEn ASHLAND CASSELL GRAND RACING PROSPECT. BAD f\ M A l"\ C BS Baron Wilkes, 2:18 DAKUIlHUb Dam, Lemonade, 2:275* THE CHAMPION SHOW MARE Rl *^ . ^m m m| ■ m Ana other recent Blue URITANIA gi Ijtoli winners of National reputation Prom WINOGA STOCK FARM Most sensational consignment of its kind ever offered at auction. STAR DILLARD Another great trotter by Hal Dillard, 2.04 V Four-year- *old trial 2:1514, last half 1:06}$, after stud season. FAIRVIEW CHIMES m trot in i*: 10. Sure winner. CECIL RED Great young racing prospect by Red Wilkes N ATTIC D Sister of Francis B , 2: 1 1*4, the Syracuse sensation. Has 2: 10 speed. DOMINO One of the fastest green Pacers on earth. This is not only a star sale, but a SALE OF STARS, unprecedented in auction annals. To begin with, there are five trotters with 2:10 records all made in 1 902, and two started green. Some of the other features are indicated above. If you have a GOOD HORSE you wish to sell where the right kind of buyers will be plentiful, now is the opportunity. But you must ACT AT ONCE. Wire us to-day, or it will be too late. % Address for Entry Blanks, Etc. FASIG=TIPTON CO. Madison Square Garden, New York City January 10, 19i3i ©he $veei>ev mtb gipovtsmau 19 HealcTs Business College "^v/VP The Payne Long-Shaft Sulky =IS CONCEDED TO BE= THe Fastest Sulky == BUILT JOHN A. McKERRON, 2:05.V MR. DEVEREUX UP MANUFACTURED BY MARTIN PAYNE Troy, N. Y. U. S. A. ^ SEND FOR CATALOGUE 20,000 Graduates Success Their .cessfully Applying "\ (\ A OH Knowledge iU,UUU K* Write, for Ne*)t> 88 Page Catalogue and College Journal ESTABLISHED 40 YEARS Jtjl 24 Post Street San Francisco Stands at the Head of Commercial Schools in its Equipment, Faculty, Liberality and Educational Faculties. 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Assaying, Blow-pipe An- alysis, Milling, Mining, Geology, Mineralogy, Cyan- iding.Etc. Chemistry, Assay- ing, Metallurgy, Electrioity, Dynamos, Motors, Measuring Wiring, Wheatstone Eridges, Galvanic and Storage Bat- teries, X-Eay Closet, Etc. Assayers, Surveyors, Civil, Mining and Electrical Engineers furnished to nines, Power Plants, or Con- struction Works jt J. jt jt J jt FOR PARTICULARS ADDRESS HealcTs School of Mines 24 POST STREET San Francisco, Cal. 20 ©its gxeeiiev ant* gipovtemtm f January 10, 19f3 ROOS BROS Outfitters to MEN BOYS 25 to 37 KEARNY ST. at POST For Sale. Having concluded to retire from the business of breeding trotters, I have decided to sell all my horses, including the famous stallions Richard's Elector 217C Sire of 16 in the list, son of Electioneer and Gilberta by St. Clair. L. A. Sired by Richard's Elector, dam by Butterfield's St. Clair, second dam bv Williamson's Belmont. Electric Sired by Richard's Elector, dam by Yorktown (son of Speculation), sec- ond dam by Blackhawk 767. These horses are in perfect condition and are offered at very low prices. Colts and fillies by these sires will be Bhown at my place, Grayson, Stanislaus county. For further particulars, prices, etc., address L. A. RICHARDS, Grayson, Cal. FOR SALE. PRINCE L. 2:17 1-4 "Winner 2:27 trot, 12 starters: Winner 2:24 trot, 10 starters; "Winner 2:22 trot, 6 starters: at the Sacramento State Fair in one week; 7 years old; bay gelding by Escort, dam Queen L. Sound and gentle; can be driven by any one used to driving. Address J. it. FREEMAN, Red Bluff, Cal. MARES AND COLTS FOR SALE, HERA 3:20H by Mambrino Wilkes, with year- ling horse colt by Welcome 2: I0>4, entered in Breeders $6000 Futurity for foals ot 1901. MABEL G. (trial 2:26 trotting) by Brigadier, with suckling filly foal by Chas. Marvin, full brother to Eton Lowell 2:14*£- Entered in Hartford 810,000 Futurity and eligible to Cali- fornia State Fair Stallion Stake, Occident and Stanford Stakes. Can be seen at my place, 1801 Union street, cor- ner 26th, Oakland. P. H. SEXTON. W. F. Bcswell, President. Telephone Bed 1461 W. D. Scctrlock, Sec'y and Treas. S. W. Cabpenter, Vice-President. BUSWELL COMPANY BOOKBINDERS 536 Clay Street SAX FRANCISCO Modern Machinery Devoted Explosively to Blading Pamphlet* and Periodicals Largest Pamphlet Binding and Mailing Plant on the Pacific Coast. Q00D ONES FOR SALE. ATHAXEER, dark bay Stallion, 2 years old; full brother to Athanio 2.10. By Athadou 2tt'90, sire of Listerine 2:13^. Sue 2:12>i. Dakon D 2:\6%, Donatrine 2:26^, etc ; dam Lustrine by Onward 1411 A large, stylish, pure-galted trotter. When 5 or >■■ years old will weigh 1400 lbs Will make a greatstock horse. A Two-Tear-Old Colt by Athadon. dam Frenna by Junio; second dam by Onward J. A,- Albertson has worked this colt for 3>i months and was pleased with the speed he showed, and says that he will make a trotter. Foor-Year-Old Colt (brother to Sue 2:12V4) by Lustrldon, full brother to Listerine 2:13'2. A large, handsome stylish road horse; with but two months" work snowed a mile in 2-30. All will be sold at reasonable prices. For price and further particulars address JACOB SCHAFER, Fowler. Fresno Co, Cal STANDARD HORSES FOR SALE 10 to 15 HEAD OF THOROUGHLY BROKEN trotters and pacers for sale. 7 of them by Antrim, sire of Anzella 2:0fl?i, out of good mares. Several of them great prospects and all of them good. A strictly high class lot Can be seen at the Pleas- anton track. Address _ _ GEO A KELLY. Pleasant on. Cal Telephone Main 199 CAMPBELL'S EM0LLI0 IODOFORM GALL CURE For GALL BACKS and SHOULDERS, CRUPPER SORES and SADDLE GALLS there is none superior. The horse CAN BE WORKED AS USUAL For BARBED WIRE CUT-:, CALKS, SCRATCH- ES. BLOOD POISONED SORES and ABRASIONS OF THE SKIN it has no equal. It is very adhesive and easily applied to a watery as well as a dry sore. Its use will absolutely prevent BLOOD POISON- ING. In this respect there is no GalltCure offered which can justly even claim to be a competitor. We placed it on the market relying wholly on its merit for success, and notwithstanding the fact that comparatively little has been done'in the way of advertising the salesof 1900 were 100 percent great- er than the aggregate sales of Gall Cure preceding that year. This increase was entirely due to its MERITS, and from it we feel justified in saying that it is THE GALL CURE OF THE 20TH CENTU RY It is a quick and sure eure for those troublesome skin craeks under the fetlock which injure and often lay up race horses. All Trainers Should Have It n Their Stables. PRICE:— 3 OZ BOX, 25c: 1 LB. BOX. SI OO. Read our "ad." on Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy in nest issue of this paper. JAS. B. CAMPBELL & CO., Mfrs.,412 W. Madison St., Chicago, Blake. MOFFITT & TOWNE Dealers in 55-57-59 and 61 First Street BET. MARKET Ufi) MISSI0H San Francisco, Cal. Owen H. Smyth Grattan D. Phillips PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT and MANAGER CHAS. H. Van orden, SECRETARY and TREASURER Phillips, Smyth & Van Orden *c Printers,- Lithographers Bookbinders, Publishers foster Work HORSE CATALOGUES «~D PEDIGREE CARDS A SPECIALTY TELEPHONE MAIN 1598 508 CLAY STREET Niantic Bi,ck San Francisco, Cal. LARRINvS ®. CO. builders of- Fine Carriages k .1 i Rubber Repairing and Tires Painting Personal Attention Given to All Work 651=653 Howard St. Telephone Main 1454 San Francisco, Cal ALL OVER THE WORLD The 1902 Chicago Clipper (Stewart's Patent) ^e- Price in San Francisco, $15.00 Is recognized as the greatest clipping machine ever invented. More of them are sold even' day TEN TIMES OVER than all other makes combined. Each one is sold under a positive guarantee to clip faster and turn easier than anv other made, regardless of price, or MONEY REFUNDED. Remember that the gearing of the 1902 Chicago Clipper is all cut from solid metal, not cast. Unlike anv other machine made, it can be turned with either the right or left hand. This is the machine that received the highest award at the Pan-American Exposition, and is used bv professional clippers all over the world, to the exclusion of all others. Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. 128 La .Salle Avenue CHICAGO, ILL. For Sale by BAKER & HAMILTON, San Francisco and Sacramento, Calif. January 10, 19* 3 J ®hc gveebev cmfr &pcTet&xnatt 21 >THE MID- WINTER RACE MEETING, 1903.< Los Angeles Jockey Club. OPENS JANUARY 31, 1903. STAKES TO CLOSE MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1903 The Highest Class Running- Horses in the West to compete for 875,000 I3NT STAKES AIXTID PURSES AT AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Over-Night Handicaps and Special Races to Suit All Classes of Horses. The Hotel Rosslyn Handicap, $500 Added. The Hotel Nadeau Stakes, $400 Added. For Three Year Olds and Upward. Entrance $5, $30 additional to start. $500 added, of which $75 to second and $50 to third. Weights to be announced two days before the race. Winners of other than a selling purse race after the announcement of the weights to carry 5 lbs. extra. Winner to be presented with a handsome silver loving cup by Mr C A. Harrison, Proprietor One Mile and a Sixte jnth. For Two Year Olds. Entrance So, §30 additional to start. $400 added, of which $60 to second and $40 to third. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. Those beaten and not placed allowed 10 lbs. Allowances not accumulative Winner to be presented with a silver cup by Messrs. Aldex & Thompson, Proprietors. Four Furlongs. The Young Stakes, $400 Added. The Montgomery Handicap, $1000 Added. &°*^m SSHSSm^m additional to start. $1000 added, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. Weights to be announced three days before the race. Winners of other than a selling purse race after the announcement of the weights to carry 5 lbs. extra. Winner to be presented with a handsome silver loving cup by Mont- gomery Bros, The Spring Street jewelers. One Mile. The Hotel Potter Handicap, $500 Added. ^^""eo^S.^^ ditional to start. $500 added, of which $75 to second and $50 to third. Weights to be announced two days before the race. Winners of other than a selling purse race after the announcement of the weights to carry 5 lbs. extra Winner to be presented with a handsome silver loving cup by Mr. MILO M. POTTER, PROPRIETOR. One Mile and a Sixteenth. The Hotel Angelus Selling Stakes, $500 Added. g« E^ffiS Entrance $5 $30 additional to start. $500 added, of which $75 to second and $50 to third The winner to be sold at auction. Those entered to be sold for $1800 to carry weight for age. Allowances: 1 lb for each $100 to $1000; then 2 lbs for each $100 to $300. Winners of a race of the value of $900 or of two races other than selling purses after the closing of this stakes Dot to be entered for less than $800. Starters to be named with selling price, through the entry box the day preceding the race, at the usual time of closing and those so named will be liable for starting fee. Winner to be presented with a handsome silver loving cup by MR- G. S. Holmes. Proprietor Seven Furlongs. The Los Angeles Railway Co. Selling Stakes, $500 Added. For Three Year Olds and Upward. Entrance $5, $25 addition to start. $500 added, of which $75 to second and $50 to third. The winner to be sold at auction. Those entered to be sold for$[200 to carry weight for age Allowance: 2 lbs. for each$I00 less to $400. Additional allowance: beaten non- winners this year, 5 lbs. One Mile. The Races at these meetings will be run under the Rules of the Western Jockey Club. In all sellino' stakes, more than two horses can be named by the same nominator, but only two in the same interest can start. ENTRANCE FEES CAN BE PAID WHEN THE MEETING BEGINS. AddresB Nominations to Mr. E. J. POWERS. Handicapper, Room 228 Douglas Building, Los Angeles, California J. W. BROOKS, Manager. CAPT. THOS. B. MERRY, Ad. and Press Dept. For Two Year Olds. Entrance $5, $30 additional to start $400 added, or which *60 to second and $40 to third. Winners of a stake of the value of $1000 to carry 5 lbs. extra. Non-winners of a stake that have notwon two races allowed 5 lbs.; Maidens 10 lbs. Winner to be presented with a handsome silver loving cup by Mr. Ceasar Young. Four Furlongs- Notice to Nominators. The Mid-Winter Race Meeting, 1903 opens at Agricultural Park, Saturday, January 31st, and horses should be shipped to Agricultural Park, University Station, Los Angeles, Gal. In case of a walkover, the horse walking over shall receive only one-half of the added money. No selling stake or race shall be a claiming race, unless so specified in the conditions. In races for all ages, horses shall carry weights according to their ages at the time the race is to be run. Liberal over-night handicaps and special events during the meeting. Two or more races for two-year-olds each week. If horses enough to fill, we will also give two hurdle races each week. THE WASHINGTON PARK CLUB Chicago, Illinois. Stakes to Close THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1903, for the Summer Meeting of 1903 Beginning- Saturday, June 20th, Ending' Saturday, July 18th. OVERNIGHT HANDICAPS, $1250 AND UPWARD. NO SELLING PURSES LESS THAN $600, OTHER PURSES $700 AND UPWARD, SPECIAL NOTICE.— No entry will be received for any of these Stakes except upon this condition: That all disputes, claims and objections arising out of the racing, or with respect to the interpre tation of the conditions of any Stakes, shall be decided by the Racing Stewards present or those whom they may appoint, and their decisions upon all points shall be final. FOR THREE=YEAR=OLDS. THE AMERICAN DERBY— 825,000 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Three- Year-Olds; $25 to accompany the nomination, 8225 additional to start* $2o,000 added, of which $3000 to the second and $200u to the third horse. A winner of a three- year-old stakes of the value of $3000 to carry 3 lbs ; of two such stakes or one of 85000, 5 lbs.: of three or more three-year-old stakes of the value of 83000 each, 7 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 7 lbs. To be run the first day of the meeting. One Mile and a Half. THE SHERIDAN STAKES— 84000 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Three-Year Olds; $10 to accompany the nomination, $75 additional to start; $4000 added, of which 81000 to the second and 8500 to the third horse. A winner of a three-year- old stakes of the value of 81500 to carry 3 lbs.; of two such stakes, or one of $4000, 5 .bs.; of three or more three-year-old stakes of the value of 81500 (selling stakes excepted), or of one of the value of 87000, 7 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 7 lbs. One Mile and a Quarter. THE EXGLEWOOD STAKES— 83000 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Fillies, three years old; $10 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to stait; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. A winner of a three- year-old stakes of the value of $1500 to carry three lbs.; of two such stakes. 5 lbs.: of three or more such stakes, or of one of the value of $5000, 7 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 7 lbs. One Mile. THE DBEXEL STAKES— 83000 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Three- Year-Olds; $10 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to start; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. A winner of a three-year- old stakes of the value of $5000, or of three or more such stakes of the value of $1500 each, to carry 5 lbs extra. Non-winners of two three year old races of the value of $1500 each, allowed 3 lbs ; of one such race, 5 lbs ; of one of $1000, 8 lbs.; of one of $500, 12 lbs. Maidens allowed 17 lbs.— One Mile. FOR THREE=YEAK=0LDS AND UPWARDS. THE MIDWAY STAKES— 82000 ADDED. A selling sweepstakes for Three-Year-Olds and upwards: $10 to accompany the nomination, $25 additional for naming to start: $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. Weights, 5 lbs. above the scale The winner to be sold at auction. Those entered to be sold for $5000 to carry full weights; if for $4000, allowed 5 lbs.: then 3 lbs. for each $500 to $3000; then 1 lb. for each $100 to $2000. Winners of a stakes this year, after the closing of entries, and prior to June 7th, when carrying weight for age or more, not to be entered for less than $4000; after June 7th, $5000. Starters, with selling prices, to be named through the entry box at the usual hour of closing, the day prior to the race. More than two can be named by the same owner, but only two in the same interest can start; but the starting fees must be paid for all named. — One Mileand a Furlong. THE AUBURN STAKES— 82000 ADDED. A selling sweepstakes for Three-Year-Olds and upwards; $10 to accompany the nomination. $25 additional for naming to start; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. The winner to be sold at auction. Those entered to be sold for $4000 to carry weight for age*, for $3000, allowed 5 lbs ; then 2 lbs. for each $500 to $2000; then 1 lb. for each $100 to $1000. Winners of a stakes this year, after the closing of entries, and prior to June 7th, when carrying weight for age, or more, not to be entered for less than $3000; after June 7th, $4000 Starters, with selling prices, to be named through the entry box, at the usual hour of closing, the day prior to the race. More than two can be named by the -same owner, but only two in the same interest can start; but the starting fees must be paid for all named.— One Mile and Half a Furlong. THE OAKWOOD HANDICAP— 82500 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Three-Year-Olds and upwards; $10 to ac- company the nomination, $50 additional to start;" $2500 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. Weights to be announced three days before the race. A winner of any race after the weights are posted to carry 5 lbs. extra.— One Mile and a Furlong. THE GREAT WESTERN HANDICAP— 83000 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Three-Year-Olds and upwards: $10 to ac- company the nomination, $50 additional to start: $3000 added of which $750 to the second and $250 to the third horse. Weights to be announced three days before the race. A winner of any race after the weights are posted to carry 5 lbs. extra. — One Mile and a Half. THE YOUNG HANDICAP— 85000 ADDED. For Three-Year-Olds and upwards; $10 to accompany the nomination, $75 additional to start; $5000 added, of which $750 to the second and $250 to the third horse. Weights to be announced three days before race. A winner of any race after the weights are posted to carry 5 lbs. extra.— One Mile, One and One.Balf Furlongs. THE WHEELER HANDICAP— 87500 ADDED1 A sweepstakes for Three- Year-Olds and upward; $10 to accom- pany the nomination, $125 additional to start; $7o00 added, of which $1000 to the second and $500 to the third horse. Weights to be announced three days before the race. A winner of any race after the weights are posted to carry 5 lbs extra. One Mile and a Quarter. Fleaae note that the Entrance Fee must accompany nominations. Turfmen falling to receive Entry Blanks can communications should be addressed (or at the office of the BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN) FOR TW0=YEAR=0LDS. THE LAKESIDE STAKES— 82000 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Fillies two years old; $10 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to start; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. A winner of a stakes of the value of $1000 to carry 3 lbs.: of two such stakes, 5 lbs.; of three or more such stakes, 7 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. Five Fur- longs. 1HE KENWOOD STAKES— 83000 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Colts, two years old; $10 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to start; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. A winner of a stakes of the value ol $1000 to carry 3 lbs.; of two such stakes, 5 lbs.; of three or more such stakes, 7 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. Five Fur- longs. THE MAYWOOD STAKES— 83000 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Two-Year-Olds; $10 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to start; $2000 added, of which 8400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. A winner of a stakes of the value of $1000 to carry 3 lbs.; of two such stakes, 5 lbs.; of three or more such stakes, 7 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs.— Five Furlonqs. THE EDGEWATEK STAKES— S2P00 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Two-Year-Olds; $10 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to start; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. A winner of a stakes of the value of $1000 to carry 3 lbs ; of two such stakes, or of the Lake- side. Kenwood or May wood Stakes, 5 lbs.; of three or more such stakes, 7 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs.— Five and a Half Furlongs, THE QUICKSTEP STAKES— 82000 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Two Year-Olds; $10 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to start; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse A winner of a stakes to carry 3 lbs.: of two stakes. 5 lbs.; of three or more stakes, 7 lbs extra. Maidens allowed 7 lbs.— Four Furlongs. THE HYDE PARK STAKES— 87500 ADDED. A sweepstakes for Two-Year-Olds: $10 to accompany the nomination, $100 additional to start; $7500 added, of which $1000 to the second and $500 to the third horse. A winner of a stakes of the value of $1000 to carry 3 lbs.; of two such stakes: 5 lbs ; of three or moresuch stakes, orof the Edgewater Stakes, 8 lbs extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. — Six Furlongs-. THE LAKE VIEW HANDICAP— S2U00 ADDED A sweepstakes for Two-Year-Olds; $10 to accompany the nomination, $50 additional to start; $2000 added, of which $400 to the second and $200 to the third horse. Weights to be announced two days before the race. — Six Furlongs. obtain them by application to the Secretary, to whom all JAMES HOWARD, Secretary, Sixty-first St. and South Park Ave., CHICAGO, ILLS. 22 ®h£ gvcebev cm& ^povt&txtan [January 10, 1903 Hunt and Fish ALONG THB LINE OF THE California & Sortliwestern Ry (LESSEE OF THE S. F. * N. P. K. K.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Cold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Floe Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section In California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa Uklah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip ticke's at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. K. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. PRESIDING RACE JUDGE OF BnnDinc and Troltine Bvonts Thorough Student of Form Open to Engagement for 1903. Best of References Address G. W. STIMPSON, STOCKTON, CAL. FOR SALE. Three Standard-Bred Trotting Stallions WILKES STOCK. One Seal Brown, 16 hands, foaled May 2. 1898; first dam Fearless by Fallis 4781 (record2:23); second dam Jean Perault by Signal 3357. One Golden Bay, 161 bands, foaled March 5, 1898; first dam Signal by Del Sur 1098 (record 2:24). dam of Guy Sino 229U; second dam Lady Sig- nal by Signal 3327. One Brown, white points, 16 1 hands, foaled April, 1898; full brother to the bay. These colts are all sired by Prince A irlee 28045, son of Guy Wilkes 2807 (record 2: isj-j), and bred by Wm Corbitt. San Mateo. Cal. Thoy are pure gaited and .show wonderful speed for the little work they have done. For further particulars apply to P. H. McEVOY, Menlo Park, Cal. FOR SALE. Two Fine Mill Stallions FRESNO, gray horse, weighs 2100. six years old, Norman Percheron, winner of three first prizes. PLUTO, black horse, five years old, Norman Peroheron, winner of four first prizes. These horses are sound, in good condition and euro foal getters. Apply to GEO. GRAY, HaywardB, Cal. Speed and Style For Sale. \ N IDEAL GENTLEMAN'S DRIVING MARE ■**■ by Director, dam by Dexter Prince. Thor- oughly well broken, sound and reliable. Price (250. Address G. H., this office. TMk In a rare chance. FOR SALE. rpHREE McKlNNEY FILLIES, ONE MOKIN ■*- ney goldlng and one Diablo gliding, 4 to 7 years old; all speedy. For particulars call or address WM. HAMILTON, in rear of 1311 Frank- lin street, Oakland. LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission. Special Attention to Foreign Shipping-. Room 7. wakbhouse: 5(03 Berry Bt SAN FRANCISCO, Telephone: Main 1087. CAL. CALIFORNIA WE SELL HORSES BY AUCTION IN A FIRE-PROOF PAVILION Either by Electric Light at night, or by daylight. 75 BOX STALLS for the accommodation of horses. AT THE OLD STAND 1732 MARKET STREET, the Best Location in the City. We refer to any for whom we have sold in the past, and would like to correspond with you in regard to selling your horses in the future. Our terms are reasonable. We don't want it all. FRED H. CHASE & CO. (SUCCESSORS TO KILLIP Jc CO ) LIVE STOCK 1732 MARKET STREET, AUCTIONEERS. SAN FRANCISCO. 44^j$V* '-TRADEMARK- ^S^-fc SPAVIN CURE. Any of the Testimonials we publish can be verified by writing to the parties signing them. South Amboy, N. J. Gentlemen:— My experience with "Save-the- Horse" has been as follows: My horse, when young, would rear on his hind legs and produced a curb, which later developed so that after driving a mile or two he would become so lame I could hardly get home. I was recommended to use ■'Save-the-Horse" instead of blistering and after a few weeks' use, and since, the horse has never taken a lame step and I have driven him as far as forty miles in a day. 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It fias the unqualified endorsement of our lead" ing horsemen and veterinarians. RED BALL BRAND. It Positively Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion Awarded Gold Meda At California State Fair l sir:. Every horse owner who values his stook should constantly have a sup- ply of it on hand. It Improves and keeps stock In the pink of 'condition. Manhattan Pood Co 1253 Folsom St., San Francisco ABk your grocers or dealers for it. RACING EVEEY WEEK DAY RAIN OR SHINE. New California Mey CI OAKLAND TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY RACES START AT 3:15 P. M. SHARP. Ferry boats leave San Francisco at 12 m , 12:30, 1 1:30, 2, 2:30 and 3 p. M , connecting with trains stopping at the entrance to the track Last two cars on train reserved for ladies No smoking Buy your tickets to Shell Mound. Returning trains leave the track at 4:15 and 4:45 p. 31. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, President. PERCY W. TREAT, Secretary. NEW MODEL 1903 ROAD CART. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. O'BRIEN & SONS, Sole Agents, Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St., SAH FRANCISCO, CAL RUSS HOUSE Montgomery, Pine & Bush Sts. Horsemen's and Sportsmen's American or European Plan. CHAS. NEWMAN CO. Headquarters Props. Y Dam of Kelly Briggs 2:101 for Sale LGEN1E, br. m , by A.gcca iSTS c- lying Jlb2:04),dam Gaze " ' race, dam of Daedallon 2:11, Creole 2:15, Eagle 2:19^) by Buccaneer: second dam the great broodmare Mary by Flaxtall. ALGENIE is the dam of Kelly Briggs 2:10^ and Baby Button 2:20, and is now in foal to Bays- water Wilkes, sire of Kelly Briggs 2:10^. Address or apply to I.. A. MORRIS, Winters, Cal TCST LIKE A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track Bring the ladies and see the FASTEST HORSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. S OLNEY & SON, Proprietors OUR MONEY IS LUCKY! Borrow on Your Watch or Diamond from the Pioneer Money Lenders . . 532 KEARNY ST., near Sacramento Street January 10, 1B03J ®He gveefrev mtb Sportsman 23 THE BARON WILKESES WON 25 PER CENT OF ALL THE MONET ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT OF 1902. <$*$£> BARON DALE 2:114 » IS A SON OF BARON WILKES 2:18. His first dam, Nathalie, produced Barondale 2:llvf and Grand Baron 2:12H' and is by NUTWOOD the greatest of all sires His second epot. i.- 1 1 1 ■ ■ : , TV G. DANIEL, HELM N.T. SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy of "DOG CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch— 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents'for "SANITAS" Disinfectant. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. Twentieth Annual Trials OP THE Pacific Coast Field Trials Club TO BE RUN AT Bakersfield (KERN COUNTY) Commencing Monday, Jan. 12, 1903 Members' Stake Annual Derby All-Aged Stake Champion Stake Entries for AU-Aged Stake close Dec. 15,1903 J. E. TERRY (Sacramento), President. ALBERT BETZ, Secretary. No. 201 Parrott Bldg., S. F., CaL -SS-For Entry Blanks and information address the Secretary. NOTED WINNING Boston Terriers lord rushie, a. k. c. s:b. 68151 "CMNELY BRED PUPPIES, DOGS AND ^ Bitches generally on hand. Address LIVE OAK KENNELS, Menio Park, Cai FOR SALE. Smooth Fox Terriers. INCLUDING Norfolk Trneman, Imelda, lone, Isabelle, Elmwood Vassar, etc. Terms N. H. HICKMAN, reasonable. 17Q7 Page gt., San Francisco AT STUD CUBA OF KENWOOD (Glenbeigh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam— Dolly Dee III STOCKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakersfield, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. #" -BOOK ON- Bog Diseases ~^S.o xxr to F* o o ca Mailed Free to any address by the author, H. Clay Glover, D. V. S., 1278 Broadway, New York. AT STUD. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers, WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Lithian Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee 830 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rec- elry (Saltscar Gambler-Saltscar Cheerful). Fee 8SS5 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velocity-Norfolk Two Step). Fee 810 Puppies and Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 844 Harrison St., San Francisco, Cal. ONE OF THE BEST. \ GREYHOUND PUPPY, 16 MONTHS OLD, ■£*- by Racker out of Mountain Beauty. This is an unusual opportunity to get a stake winner. Will be sold reasonable. Apply to A. ROY HARRISON, 78 Geary St , City. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. IRISH TERRIERS. pARDIFFWARMAN IMP. SIRE CH. BOLTON ^ Woods Mixer; a grand show and stud dog, winner in England and out here; 3VJ years old. NEW BANK SPARK, imp. sire Brunscall Idol. 3 years old. SAA.NICH IRISH POPLIN, a win- ning bitch- Must clear. What offers? MRS. BRADLEY-DYNE. Sidney. B. C ENGLISH SETTERS. -pOR SALE— BLACK. WHITE AND TAN -T English Setter bitch. 6 months old Price $10. GABILAN KENNELS, Hollister, Cal. COCKER SPANIELS. TpOR SALE-COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES *- by Ch. Hampton Goldie- Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads. Fruitvale, Alameda ATAIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- ■*•' gains in puppies, young bitches, and bitches In whelp, to make room Finely bred stock. The prize-winning Cocker, Plumeria Beau H, at stud. 123 Third Avenue, San Francisco. Champion Hampton Goldie 53,100 (Champion Red Mack-Hampton Queen Readie). Goldie has sired more winners than all of our Coast dogs combined. Se« any bench show catalogue. Fee $20 Plumeria Tweedlepuncb (Champion Hamp- ton Goldie-Omo Girl). Fee $15 Young and ma- tured stock for sale Our motto. "The Best." E. C. PLUME, 415 Third Ave , San Francisco. ST. BERNARDS. NAIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN in royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the noted- Grand Master II. winner of manv prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 123 Third Avenue. San Francisco. GREAT DANES. REAT DANE PUPPIES FOR E Blue Beard out of Maud S. Both sir: bench show winners. Apply to or BERGSTEN, Center-street Station, 24 ©he gveebev mttr gfcjxtrrfcsman ("JANUARY 10, 1963 TELEPHONE-. South 64o ^ //<#?££ BOOTS ^tt?-^» San Francisco, Cal. Sand for Illustrated Catalog THE ALWAYS RELIABLE ^.i^tivjixjnxri'rioi^r UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. E. E DRAKE, Manager. A REMINGTON HAMMERLESS GIW Grade E, made with Remington Blued Steel Barrels FOR $25.00 GUARANTEED FOB NITRO POWDERS GRADE K E D, Made with Damascus Barrels and Automatic Ejector, $35 Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Guns priced from $25 to $250 mailed free. Retailed by All Gnn Dealers — Not by the Manufacturers. REMINGTON ARMS CO. Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. ILION, NEW YORK. E E. DRAKE, Manager. REPEATING SHOT GUNS WINCHESTER AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS ARE A COMBINATION THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 127-135 First St, San Francisco. A. MTLLBR, Agent. KMfBmwM-mm Clabrough, Goloher & Go, guns Gun Goods ■g-Oend lor Oatalorw. FISHING Tackle 638 MARKET STREETS. F. Du Pont Gun Powder SMOKELESS, SHOT GUN and MILITARY POWDER Black Powder for Sporting and Blasting Purposes The Reputation of * Hundred Yean if the Guarantee of DU PONT POWDER O. A HAIGHT. A*«Bt, 226 Market Street, San Francisco The World's Greatest Shooting Record FRED GILBERT, of Spirit Lake, la., since Jan. 1, 1902, has shot in competition at 5765 Targets, breaking 5532 or 95.9 per cent, using a PARKER GUN. VT , .AT ... SHOT AT BROKE PERCENT Natchez, Miss 400 396 99 Fort Dodge, la 300 296 98 6 Lakefield, Minn 205 203 99 Sioux City, la 360 351 97 Dubuque, la 360 351 97 5 THE "OLD RELIABLE" IS RELIABLE. ARKER BROTHERS MERIDEN, CONN -S«nd for Catalonia. N. V. Salesroom: 32 Warren St. If NEW E. C." NEW "SCHULTZE" SHOTGUN RIFLEITE Manufactured » THE AMERICAN "E. C." and "SCHULTZE" Bunpowder Co.,Ltd. PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., Pacific Coast Representative. You can get these Smokeless Powders in FACTORY . . . O l_l C" I I ^ loaded . . o n EL L. Lw SHOTGUN RIFLEITE BALLISTITE LAFLIN & RAND DU PONT ' E. C." SCHULTZE HAZARD What More do you Want? SMITH GUNS WON First, Second, Third ^^ In Grand American Han- dicap, Kansas City, April 1902, in a field of 456 shooters. The greatest shooting event of the World. All Kinds of Ammunition S5225& to Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N. Y. PHIL. B. BEKEART CO.. San Francisco, Coast Representative VOL. XLII No. 3. 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR ®h* gveebev mtfc gijwrtsmcm [January 17, 1903 THE OCCIDENT STAKES. ***************** That classic trotting event for three-year-olds, the Occident Stake, is growing: in favor with breeders every year, the total number of entries for the foals of 1902 to trot in 1905 being- an even hundred in num- ber. This will make the stake worth nearly if not quite 85000. the richest by odds in its history. The list of entries is as follows: C A Arvedson. b c Reuus by Sutler-Lady Phelps. W O Bowers, brc Ferd Madison by James Madison-May: oh i Silvia B by Silver Bee-Sadie Benton. Alex Brown, br f by Nusnagak-Nosegay; br f by Nushagak-Ad- die W: be by Nusliagak-Pioche; b c by Nushagak-Adahalla: b f by Prince Ansel-Mamie Martin. J T Bunch, b t Zella McKinney by McKinney-Mlnnie B. I L Borden, ch c Prince Robert by Robert I-Alice Bell. G T Beckers, b f Little Whisper by Slam B-Whisper. T W Barstow, cb c The Victory by Nearest-Princess Airlie; b t Just It by Xearest-Babe. JDt'arr, cb c C F Bunch by Boodle-Nina B; b f Amanda C by Nutwood Wllkes-Lildine; cb f Hannah O by Boodle Jr-Isabelia McCa. Mrs J Callendlne, b c Sir Carlton by Nutwood Wilkes-Lady Keating. John A Cole, ch f Viola by Zolock-Frankie; blk c Valentine by Monbells-Nordfca; b f Near Kincey by Neernut-Leonore McKin- ney; b f Jessie Mo by McKinney-thoroughbred mare. M Carter, ch t by Nutwood Wilkes-Zeta Carter; b c by Nutwood Wilkes-Iugar; bf by Nutwood Wilkes-Bessie; b c by T C-Lew G' b c by Zombro-Lida W. S Comisto, f Alice C by Monterey-Hazel. C A Dnrfee, b c Galindo by McKinney-Elsie; b c Frank Covey by Mendoclno-Rose McKinney. W G Durfee. b t by McKinney-Leonor; b i by Coronado-by Guide; b f by Coronado-by Woolsey; b f by Neernut-by Thos Rysdyk. DJDesmond.be McKinney Wilkes by McKinney-Bonnie Red- J R Freeman, b f Eva by Zombro-by Stamboul. Geo W Ford, b i Colaneer by Neernut-Alcola. Faris Stock Farm, b f Monabells Benton by Monbells-Nellie Benton; g f Alice W by Arthur Holt-Dot. G W Gardner, ch c by Nearest-Black Swan. M T Hunt, b I Alice Roosevelt by Zombro-Peggy. E P Heald, b o by Nutwood Wilkes-Princess McKinney. S H Hoy. ch c Ben Hoy by Capt Jones-Camilla. JBIverson.be North Star by Nutwood Wilkes-Ivoneer; ch c Derby Chief by Chas Derby-Ruby. WFJordan.bc by Elect Moore-Kitty E: b f by Elect Moore- Black Swan. J A Jones, Bellmont by Zombro-Daisy Z H. G W Kingsbury, ch f Delia K by Silver Bow-Elina. Ed Kavanagh, ch c Staysail by Gaff Topsail-Dolican. S W Lockett, b c McPatchen by McKioney-Last Chance. W Morgan, blk or br c Kaiser by Neernut-Grace McKinney; b c Una Boy by Neernut-Una K; br c Signet by Danube-Nellie K. Martin Stsck Farm, bike by McKinoey-Hijhland Maid. A J Molera, b c by McKinney-GIanettl; b or br f by McKinney- Dr Frasse's Sister. A H Martin, b c by Nushagak-Boydella, I Morehouse, b f by Monterey-Magenta. J W Minturn, b f Cinderella by Ilderim-Stella. I C Mosher, b c Oosoola by Zombro-Athalene; b f Gluck by Zom- bro-Scappoose. Robt Noble, t Rosebud by Ira-by Dudley. F J O'Brien, b f Zwilka by Zombro-Mareery Daw. Oakwood Park Farm; b f by Owyhee-Pfppa; b f by Owyhee- Economy: b f by Chas Derby-Susie Mambrino; b f by Chas Derby- Tone; b f by Owyhee-Nannie Smith. Palo Alto Stock Farm, b c by Mendocino-Sallie Benton; b c by McKinney-Cresida; b f by Nutwood Wilkes-Sweet Water; ch f by Mendocino- A vena. Mrs S Runyon, b c by Exioneer-Dextress; b c by Mendocinc- Coressa. J W Rea, b f Miss Eva B by McKinney-Irantilla; Still Better b f by Iran Alto-Much Better. Wm B Rankin, b f McKinney Belle by McKinoey-by Antinuous Rosedale Slock Farm, b c by Washington McKinney-Delia; be by Washington McKinney-Darlan. H Ronner, b f by Ira-untraccd. Fred Raschen, b f by Iran Alto-Bell Bird. Ed Sewell, b t Lulu Mack by Geo W McKioney-Ella J. Santa Rosa Stouk Farm, b f by Sidney Dillon-Lilly Stanley; ch c by Sidney DUlon-Guycara; bf by Sidney Dillon-Carlotta Wilkes; eh c by Sidney Dflloo-Adlco; b c by Marengo Klng-Palo Belle; b f by Marengo Klng-Paceta. Thos Smith, b 1 by McKfuncy-Daisy 8. ■ ink, br f Lady BarOD by Kentucky Baron-Lady Whips. L H Todhunler, b f Zombell by Zombro-The Silver Bell; b f Zomltela by Zombro-Itela. Valencia Stock Farm br f La Belle Harriet by Derby Heir-La Belle; bg -drop. OB WlIUsJM, it «■ by McKiunoy-Twenly third. B F Wei ting tOD, b c Navarre by Nutwood Wiikes-Mfss Leah. Lo Moyne WIHb, brc Hancock Johnston by Conifer-Bon uir E!a J W< ? ■ - 1 1 y . '. Warlow, In • Whablo-Doonatrfne. I* J William Leap Year. For the stake to bo trotted in 1904 [ foals of 1901] then- have been Ofty-eight second payments made as follows: Alex Brown's P W 1 irstow'a in Jno BakOr'sbfNutB BD, Leonora: OeoTfi n Dnrfco'i blk o Almsdeo, be Johnnie MeK I oca, ,, ■; w J Fit/t!cral f Yolanda; J W U ! k- iy Chas Derby-Naulaka, br f by Chas Dorb I I bfby la n, >• f by I'll . . r-stcinola b c by Chas Derby-Berth*; Stock Farm's b f by St Whip-Ella D; Jno Rowna'sbf Bells; E Z Miller's b c by Stam B-Bell; Thos Smith's blk c by Mo- Kinney-Daisy S, b c by Mambrino Chief-Honer; W L Spoor's b f Neerest; Santa Rosa Stock Farm's b f by McKinney-Bye Bye, b c by McKinney-Carlotta Wilkes, bike by McKinney-Biscara, be by McKinney-Stamboulita, b f by McKtnney-By Guy, b c by Mc- Kinney-Rose Russell, b f by McKfnney-Adioo. b c by Sidney Dil- lon-Lilly Stanley, b c by Sidney Dillon-Oakley Russell; Geo A Kelly's blk c Bonnie McK; A B Spreckel's ch c by Dexter Prince- Galena, b c by Cupid-Erosine, ch f by Cupid-Countess: A Truman's b f by Jas Madison-by Guy Wilkes: Tuttle Bros' b c by Stam B-Laurel; Vendome Stock Farm's blk c Marconi; R Williams1 b c Black Rascal Jr; H Williams' chcCollis H; OP Willis' b f by Arthur Holt-Jennie. Forty-two colts and fillies have third payments made on them for the stake of 1903, to be trotted this year at the State Fair. They are a grandly bred lot, and if they come up to expectations will make a grand race for first money at the fair this year. The follow- ing are those on which third payment was made: I L Borden's b f Sadie L; W G Durfee's br f by Zombro-Leonora; Mrs S V Barstow's b c Star B; Alex Brown's b c by Arthur B-Nosei gay, chf by Nutwood Wilkes-Wildflower; John Baker's bf Freckle- bird; C A Durfee"s blk or br f Ragsie, br c Grecko, br c Jim Rea; B Davis' blk f Dixie S; D J Desmond's b f Fairy; B Erkenbrecker's blk f California Poppy; G W Ford's ch c by Neernut-Florence; J Gallegos' b f Sophia McKinney; E A Gammon's blk I Urana; A J Hudson's b c Strathcona; G W Kingsbury's b c by Lynmont-Daisy: W H Lumsden's b c Robin Stanley; La Siesta Ranch's b c Search Me: w Maben's br f Dixie W; H E Meek's b f by Welcome-Hybla, W E Meek's b c by Welcome-Leonora, b c by Wm Harold-Fenellat C W Main's b f Zomilea: Oakwood Stock Farm's b c by Owyhee- Inex, b f Tuna, r c by James Madison-Steinola, b f by James Madison-Babe Marion, br f by McKinney-Electway; Owens Bros, ch g Acme; Rosedale Stock Farm's b c Dacus: J A Richardson's b c Swift B; Santa Rosa Stock Farm's ch c by Sidney Dillon-Silver Eye, b f by Sidney Dillon-Pansy, b c by L W Russell-Pacita: Jas A Smith's blk c by McKinnej -Daisy S; Thos Smith's b c Fred P; T'Utle Bros' b f by Stam B-Laurel; L H Todhunter's br c The Jester; Valencia Stock Farm's blk c Amado; P J Williams' blk f Monterey Bells; F E Wright's b c Sir Knight. At the Salinas Track. Cal. Rodriguez, the well known trotting horse trainer, is now located at the Salinas race track, where he is training three very promising youngsters. Two of them are the property of J. D. Kalar, Clerk of Monterey county, one being a filly coming two years oid, by Robin, sire of Roblet 2:12, Black Bart 2:17£ and others, out of Lillian Wilkes by Alpheus Wilkes. This filly worked an eighth in twenty seconds last fall as a yearling and is a good prospect. She is entered in the Stanford Stake of 1904. Another good one belonging to Mr. Kalar is Dupli- cate, a six-year-old ereen mare by Chas. Derby out of Belle Alto, second dam by Gen. Taylor. This mare is not only handsome but fast. Editor Smeltzer, of the Salinas Journal, who is a great admirer of a good horse, has placed his three year old filly by Dictatus 2:17, dam by Brown Jug, in Mr. Rodriguez' hands and she is developing into a good one. She has speed enough to race and game- ness to take as many heats as the next one. Mr. Robert Garsidewill soon send to Rodriguez a filly foal of 1902 that is entered in $56,000 worth of stakes over East. She is by McKinney 2:11 \ out of a Nutwood Wilkes mare and one of the pi ettiest natural lot trotters ever seen. She will be broken next month and given a few lessons and then turned out. There is no better bred one in California. John Phippen Returns to California. It is a pleasure to announce the return to California of Mr. John Phippen, so long connected with Palo Alto Stock Farm as head trainer, who several years ago went to Dallas, Texas, and took charge of Col. Exall's stock farm, where the Electioneer stallion Electrite is the premier- Mr. Phippen gave many of the Electrites records and took large consignments north to the auction sales, where they sold for good money, but the glorious climate of California had too many fond remembrances for him and he has returned here and is now located with his family at Mayfield, San,Mateo county, where he has taken charge of the old half-mile track there and is putting it in shape to handle and train young and aged horses for the road or track. Mr. Phippen writes us that he will have an excellent track and that there are splendid roads to jng horses on where the horses can see any kind of a rig from a bicycle t ' an automobile, with the excep- tion of electric cars, and they will come soon. As all our readers know, Mr. Phippen is one of the best colt handlers that ever sat behind a baby trotter and be will doubtless have notroublein securing all the horses and colts he can attend to, and we hope to see him on the California Circuit next summer with a string of money winners. Stops His Ad. IIaywards, January J2, 1903. Breeder and Stortsman— Through the adver- tisement in your valuable paper I have sold the draught stallions Fresno and Pluto, Fresno going to For tun a, Cal., Pluto to Templeton, Cal., and sold them for good prices. Yours respectfully, Geo/Gray. P. S. — Please stop the ad. Horse Notes From the Capital. Sackamento, Jan. 14, 1903. Editor Breeder and Sportsman— Considerable interest is manifested in "hoss" circles in Sacramento just now, and each owner of a well bred colt thinks he has the fastest and best in the country, which is natural and at the same time pardonable. As the time is approaching for the announcement of programs for the meetings in the different agricultural districts, the directors should "get next to themselves" and open pacing and trotting stakes for colts foaled and owned in., the separate districts. There will be good entry lists in all such stakes that are opened this . year. The Capital City has been covered by a dense, cold fog for the last month and the track being in no con- dition to work on, the trainers have taken to jogging on the road. There are quite a number of royally bred yearlings and two year olds that are entered in the Pacific Breeders $6000 Futurity. They are by Zombro, Azmoor, Ouiboul, Stam B., Silver Bee and Nutwocd Wilkes and are all in condition and taking their early lessons in harness. Hi Hogoboom is very sweet on his Bell Bird colt by Iran Alto. He stole a march on the boys and drov© him a mile in harness the other day and says he will be ready when the bell taps to show them the way around the track. Mrs. E W. Callendine's chestnut filly Lady Carreta, entered in the same stake, acts like an old campaigner and shows her breeding as well as speed in harness. The Tryon stable is not asleep but has a long string of trotters and pacers. Walter has a sweet two year old pacer that is quite a hummer by Daedalion 2:11 out of Mollie Nurse 2:14.$. The lessee of the track here, Thomas Norton, is a lover of horses and has quite a number of good ones himself. The track will be put in first class condition as soon as the weather will permit and with a little sunshine will be all right. Mr. Norton will offer in- ducements for the horsemen to establish their training quarters here as in former years. As to stallions, we have here Azmoor 2:20, son of the mighty Electioneer, Ouiboul 2:22 by Stamboul 2:07A, Athamax, grandsire of the great Onward, and the three year old Guynut by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16$, sire of the great John A. McKerron 2:05}. Breeders and farmers ought to take advantage of this opportunity to improve the breed of their horses by patronizing such high class stallions as these. Yours truly, Willita. California favorite hot weather drink — Jackson's Napa Soda. Breeding for Bone. Export dealers in American draft horses iusist on animals with good bone and blocky conformation. The symmetry of a draft horse depends largely upon well distributed substance in all parts of the personality of the animal. The quality of inferior bone and sub- stance is the natural inheritance of many of the draft horses bred in America, occasiened by the importation of sires of light bone formation. Dealers more am- bitious to get rich quickly than to improve the quality of American horses brought over many inferior ani- mals for breeding purposes. It takes several genera- tions of methodical breeding to establish any family characteristic. The stallion with inferior bone by Crossing with mares with superior bone development and then mating the progeny with sires of extra bone and substance might in a few generations of consecu- tive breeding produce horses of the desired substance. The best breeders Of Europe are particular to patron- ize stallions with strong bone and substantial person- ality. The strong bone of the Belgian, Shire and Clydesdale horses has been developed by methodical breeding and scientific rations during the period of maturity. The superlative quality of a breed can be largely nullified by injudicious feeding. From the day the foal is dropped until maturity the ration should be adapted to huilding up a grand bone superstructure. In nearly all the pronounced horse breeding States the leading cereal is corn, a grain rich in fat producing qual'ties, but deficient in the proper- ties that promote bone formation. With medium bone as the natural inheritance of a foal, and reared principally on a ration of corn, the young animal de- velops into a cheap, light boned horse. Instead of corn the foal should be fed generously of rations of bran and oats that are rich in the elements which stimulate bone formation. ThereMs no reason why American breeders cannot equal, or even excel, Ibeir foreigD competitors in the horse industry, but to suc- ceed they must follow the system of feeding practiced by foreign breeders. Foreign bred horses are raised principally on nitrogenous foods, while American draft aDimals are matured on feed deficient in nitro- genous constituents. The foreign bred horse is in- creasing in bone development, while in too many in- stances American bred animals are deteriorating. A lot of McMurray carts just received. You need one right now to work your colts in this winter. Call at the Kenney Manufacturing Company, 531 Valencia street and take a look at these cartB and other first-class vehicles they have for sale. * JANUARY 17, 1903] ®he gveebev cxttfcr gtpQvi&man 3 CS3GXD<**<2S3' Notes and News. =6"#><2iCD'#-#>: 'Cr^D^^GXD^^GXDO^^) Get your stallion advertisement in before Feb- ruary 1st. The Hungarian government spends nearly $700,000 annually on the breeding of horses. The Board of Stewards of the Grand Circuit meet in Boston this month. Monte Carlo stepped a quarter in 32 seconds at Pleasanton last Wednesday. Don't breed your scrub mares, if you have any, to a stallion or jack of any kind. It don't pay. The present owner of the pacer Anaconda says that he paid $6000, not $8000, as reported, for him. Four .years is a long preparation for a campaigner, but it paid well in the case of Direct Hal 2:04}. Palo Alto Stock Farm two year olds will be sold Thursday evening, January 29th, at 1732 Market street, by Fred H. Chase & Co. The two Iowa mares, Blue Silk 2:27£, and Raw Silk, daughters of the great broodmare, Soprano sister to Steinway, areiafe with foal to Directum 2:05,}. Directum Fay, the son of Directum 2:05}, owned by Walter Winans of England, recently won first prize in the high-stepping class at the Dublin Horse Show. Monte Carlo is eligible to the 2:10 class, and that is an advantage he has over Major Delmar 2:05}, Chase 2:07}, Ozanam 2:08, Prince of Orange 2:0_7J and Rhythmic 2:08. W. L. Snow is very much pleased with Julia M. by Zombro, this winter. He has let her step a little in brushes on the show this winter, and she can trot very fast and do it right. Dan Lieginger says he will get up a few horses and train them if there is a California circuit this year, otherwise he will stay at home and tend to business at the corner of Devisadero and Fulton streets. Frank Nugent, Superintendent of the Brentwood Stock Farm, owns a handsome gray mare, a full sister to the gray ghost Waldo J. 2:08. She was bred to Welcome 2:10£ last year and is now very heavy in foal. One of tbe remarkable sires of 1902 is Axworthy ■2:15J by Axtell 2:12, who -is credited with nine new performers. Axworthy is ten years old, and prior to 1902 was not represented by a single standard per- former. Colts that are fed liberally during the winter months must have plenty of exercise or they will amount to but little. There is no surer way to spoil a good colt than to feed high and keep him in the stable without exercise. Mr. F. C. Sayles, who owned tbe champion trotting mare Alix 2:03$, Sable Wilkes 2:18 and others, died suddenly at his home, Pawtucket, R. I*, January 5tb, aged 68 years. Daedalion 2:11, son of Diablo 2:09} and the great broodmare Grace by Buccaneer is at Lodi in charge of Walter Trefry. Daedalion's colts are grand look- ing youngsters with substance and fine style and are great speed prospects. J. B. Stetson, of Boise, Idaho, has lost by death a colt by Zombro 2:11 out of Lady Alfred. This colt was entered in several rich stakes over East, and was one of the most promising of the many good ones that have been sired by Zombro. The will of the late A. J, Alexander, proprietor of noted Woodburn Farm, Kentucky, disposes of prop- erty to the value of about $5,000,000. Mr. Lucas Brod- head, who has managed tbe breeding farm successfully for many years, received $5000. Nearest 2:22, own brother to John A. McKerron 2:05}, sired the champion four-year-old filly of last year — Alone 2:09}. There is a yearling by him down at San Jose that gives every promise of being faster than Alone. It is out of a mare by Dant.on Moultrie, second dam by Soudan, third dam by Nutwood and fourth dam by Owen Dale. No more perfect pacing machine was ever foaled, and it will break into the 2:10 list at an early age. Advices from Minneapolis, Minn., under date of January 5th, state that W. W. Savage arrived there that day with his recent purchase, Dan Patch. Two thousand persons with a brass band were at the rail- road station to receive the famous race horse. H. R. Murray of Canastota, N. Y., owns a colt by Gayton 2:08}, son of Allerton 2:09}; dam by Dare Devil 2:09; second dam by Arion 2:07$. The sensitive, excitable colt in proper hands can be made steady-going, tractable and reliable, or he can be ruined as easily as the blowing out of a candle. It only needs a quick-tempered trainer that will be harsh in language and rough in handling and the ruin will be complete. Mrs. Poldy McPhee, the well-known Austrian horse- woman, died recently at her home in Vienna, Austria. Among the horses imported by her were Bravado 2:10*, Colonel Kuser 2:11}, Henrietta 2:12J, Axmere 2:13.1, Minnie Birchwood 2?13f, Miss Sidney 2:14 and Wig Wag (3; 2:16}-. Sam Bowers, the pacing wonder that took a record of 2:11 last season up north, is reported sold to Vr. A. J. Newman, of Kansas City, for $6000 Sam Bowers won $5700 last year, winniDg nine races and being sec- ond in one out of ten starts. The horse is now in Spo- kane, but will go East soon. The list of stallions advertised in our last issue shows that California is pretty well supplied with well bred producing stallions. A case of inbreeding and the produce getting a fast record is shown in Linden 2:20 bv Allerton 2:09', dam Hindee by Allerton 2:09}. An ordinance has been passed by the Los Angeles city council prohibiting all bookmaking and betting on horse races. If tbe ordinance is signed by the Mayor it will become a law immediately, but we under- stand that Mayor Snyder has assured Caesar Young and Manager J. W. Brooks that he will not sign it. The catalogues are out for the Palo Alto sale of two year olds and is a handsomely gotten up affair. If you have not received one already send to Fred H. Chase & Co., 1732 Market street, San Francisco, for one. The sale is to be held Thursday evening, January 29th, and the horses will be at the yard the Tuesday previons. They are predicting that King Direct will be the champion four-year-old pacer of 1903. His sire is Direct 2:05*, his dam, Welcome Bunker, was by Mam- brino King: his second dam, Lady Bunker, was by Mambrino Patcben, and produced Guy Wilkes 2:15}, and his third dam, Lady Dunn by Seely's American Star, produced Joe Bunker 2:19}. Lily Direct 2:21$, pacing mare by Direct 2:05}, dam Lily Langtry by Nephew, has been sold by Thos. J. Brady, New York, to A. W. Liekert, Indiana, Pa. Congressman Thomas H. Tongue, of the First Con- gressional District, Oregon, died at Washington, D. C, January 11th, from an acute attack of dyspepsia which resulted iq heart failure. Congressman Tongue was a great lover of the American trotting horse and owned a fine breeding farm at Hillsboro, Oregon, which was headed by the stallion Lovelace 32741, a son of Egotist 2:2} out of the great broodmare Crepon by Princeps. _ W. Harry Orr thus explains why he bought Ash- land Wilkes 2:17}: "On my visit to Lexington about every colt or horse that I saw by Ashland Wilkes," said Mr. Orr, was a bay with black points, all of them being strikingly alike in form and their speed i&a matter of record. They were horses that had plenty of bone, and so far as I could see were a sound lot. I figured that Ashland Wilkes would suit me to breed my mares to." Sam Hooper has Alta Vela 2:11} at Hans Frellson's stables on Point Lobos avenue this city and states he will keep the handsome son of Electioneer here during the spring as there are a number of San Franciscans who have booked mares to him. Mr. Hooper says that it is his intention to train Alta Vela again this year and start him in two or three races as be is certain that with a good day and track he can reduce his record to 2:09. The offer of $40,000, which was made a few days ago for the young stallion Wiggins 2:19.} and four mares, shows that true excellence in a stallion will command, a big price even if his blood lines are not those of the most fashionable families. Wiggins has not got a drop of tbe blood of either George Wilkes or Elec- tioneer. He was sired by that sterling Hambletonian- Star sire Aberdeen, while his dam, Albina de Mer, was by Stamboul 2:07^; second dam Belle Blanche by The Moor; third dam Belle View Maid by Idol, son of Mambrino Chief: fourth dam by Pilot Jr.; fifth dam Kate Taber by Mambrino Messenger, son of Mam- brino Paymaster. Thus speaketh a veteran: It is reported that nearly all the Grand Circuit meetings will put on one or more wagon races for amateur drivers in each day's pro- gram. While it is allowed that the sport of amateur racing has done a great deal of good to the horse in- terests, it can never be expected to keep up that repu- tation if it is to be used as a aieans of filling in a day's program without cost to the track management, un- less some rule is made that will absolutely prohibit all betting on such events. Directly amateur racing, whether it be horse or any other kind of sport, com- mences to take in any systems by which money can be made on it, then it ceases to be amateur sport. There are but eighteen stallions that have trotted in 2:08 or better, as follows: Cresceus 2:0:?,, by Robert McGreeor 2:1 7J; Directum 2:05}, by D'rector2:17: John A. McKerron 2:05}, by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16*; P-ingen 2:06}, by Mav King 2:21}: Tommy Brittnn 2:06*, bv Liberty BelL2:24: Ralph Wilkes 2:06f, bv Red Wilkes; Charley Herr 2:07. by Alfred G. 2:195; Caid 2:07}, by Highwond 2:214; Peter the Great 2:07}, by Pilot Med- ium: William Ponn 2:07}. bv Santa Glaus 2:17}; Jupe 2:07A. by AUie Wilkes 2:15; Stamboul 2:07.1, by Sultan 2:24; Kremlin 2:07$, by Lord Russell; Arion 2:07£, by Electioneer, Fred Kohl 2:07jJ, by Guy Wilkes 2:15}; Grattan Boy 2:08, bv Grattan 2:13; Rhythmic 2:08, by Oakland Baron 2:09} and Onward Silver 2:08, by On- ward 2:25}. Anteros, one of the best speed siring sons of Elec- tioneer 125 has become the property of 'a lady at Car- thage, Mo., by lottery. The son of Electioneer and Columbine was the capital prize offered to buyers of admission tickets for the fair and race meeting given at Knell's Driving Park, in that city, last fall, and, of course, proved a strong drawing card. A Mrs. Cornell held the lucky number. M. M. Donnelly, the well known horseshoer whose place of business is at 1306 Grove street in this city, is the owner of the very promising trotting stallion Young Salisbury by Judge Salisbury out of Nora Sprague by Gov. Sprague. He also owns a five year old gray gelding by McKinney 2:11} that is a big, fine looker with speed. "Mike" is often seen on the road with one of these trotters and he don't take every- body's dust. UI am inclined to think," says A. E. Perren, one of the New York State Fair Commissioners, "that a great deal of the trouble about laying up of heats can be avoided by talking with the drivers before the rule is violated, and giving them to understand that un- lawful work wiil be severely punished. Let them undei'stand that no mild fine of a hundred or so will be tbe punishment, but that- they -will be ruled off for periods of time commensuratewfth the offense. They don't Iik« bo take a chance of being set down and will be very careful about infringing the rules. Some of them will pay a fine of $100 or $200and laugh at it as a good joke; almost any one would pay that price for a chance to make a couple of thousand or more.. But when it comes to being suspended they will do a little more thinking before they will deliberately violate the rules." One of the greatest consignments of draft horses ever sold at the Chicago market was shipped by D. D. McGregor, of Tingley, la. Tbe shipment consisted of nineteen head, which sold for $4980, an average of $257.36— the highest average for a carload lot ever made at auction in the history of the Chicago market. Mr. McGregor fed these.horses ninety days, and the lot was composed of Clydesdales, Percherons and Shires, the top price being brought by a Shire gelding weighing 1900 pounds, which sold for $350.- This sale demonstrates the fact that good horses will sell at prices that will bring a profit to breeder, feeder and shipper. Too naany owners do not properly fit their horses for market, hence do not secure the price the animal really deserves. By selling a" thin horse the breeder is not making any great profit and is certainly affording some other man an opportunity of making a handsome profit. The farmer can, and should, fatten and place in shape his horses, no matter whether they belong to the draft or light harness breeds. The importance to horsemen of having a continuous chain of fairs, says the Rural Worlds can hardly be overestimated. Horsemen will not make entries to any fair unless it is in a series of fairs held from week to week. They want to start out on a six or eight weeks' circuit. The difficulty in the way is that some of the fairs are wedded to a particular date and are unwilling to take any other. ■ This is the stumbling block in organizing circuits. It is very difficult to accommodate all. The first point to consider is what fairs want to join in a circuit. The next is the conve- nience of shipping from point to point, without hav- ing to double back. The shortest, most dlrec' route should be selected, and the dates should be made to accommodate this route. It is not necessary to have all the fairs under the same management. Each fair can manage its owd affairs to suit itself, if it chooses, and still remain in the circuit. If the representatives of the different fairs where a circuit can be formed will meet together in the right spirit, and be willing " to give and take" so as to accommodatetbo largest num- ber, the agreement on a series of meetings,' from we^k to week, will be attended with the greatest advan- tages, not only to horsemen but to-the fairs also.. The lists of entries will be more than doubled when ion a circuit. The New York evening papers of Monday, Decem- ber 22d, stated that a horseman who was crossing Broadway at the intersection of Spring street, was run over and trampled underfoot by a runaway horse, and that the horse's hoof had severed the jugular vein and caused immediate death to the unfortunate man. The police took immediate steps to learn the identity of the man, the only card that was found on the body being one with the address of Mr. J?mes Butler. Mr. Butler was out of -the city at the time, which was learned by calling at his residence. Horse- men were'shocked to learn on Tuesday that the dead man was no other than the well known turf writer, E. C. Walker, "Veritas," his body being identified by his wife, who read the accountof the accident in the papers. His funeral was held on Saturday at his resi* dence, Jerome avenue and 167th street. Under the noro de plume of "Veritas" Mr. Walker was a con- tributor to the literature of the trotting turf for many years. At one time he was editor of tbe Horseman, and for a time contributed to the columns of tbe late Spirit of the Times. For some years he has conducted a department on the Trotter and Pacer. Mr. Walkei- always had a few horses which he trained and drove himself. Years ago he had a stallion, Young Bu- chanan, which was said to be a man eater. Last spring he had four or five in his siablu at the Empire City track, which he was jogging himself. Cartridge Jr. was one of them, which he thought pretty well of, and he also had a promising filly by Temple Bar. About the best trotter he ever had anything-to do with, however, were the horses Cartridge and Miss AUce 2:13j. During last season he gave his stable over to a trainer and put in a greater part of it as a start- ing judge at various meetings. He was devoted to the American trotter, was a forceful writer and a clever gentleman. His friends on the trotting turf were legion. — Horse Review. (jTiu; gvessev mti> Sportsman fjANTJARY IT, 1903 Pleasanton Track Notes. Dr. Boucher has moved his string of pacers to Pleas- anton. He had Miss Logan 2:06} and has already booked her to Searchlight 2:03}. This mating should produce a two-minute pacer sure, as Miss Logan is a producer of speed and Searchlight is one of the fastest and best bred pacers ever foaled. The genial Doctor has Harry Logan 2:12}, Miss Logan's first foal, in the string, also her two year old by Colbert 2:07* that is a 2:10 pacer sure. Among the horses in Monroe Salisbury's string, be- sides Monte Carlo 2:09}, is the stallion Clay S. 2:133, now owned by Mr. William Hendrickson, of this city. Mr. Salisbury thinks well of the son of Grover Clay and may take him East. A four year old bay trotter by Directum 2:05}, owned by Judge Greene, of Oak- land, is showing well and is very promising. He is a large colt, larger than most of the Dirnctums. The Seymour Wilkes gelding, Albert, that Mr. Salisbury recently purchased from Fred Talbot, of this city, attracts much attention. He has a nice way of going and lots of speed. The standard was put on him the other day and it showed that bis height was lfi 2. One of the best green prospects in California is a mare by McKinney 2:11} that Geo. A. Davis, of Pleas- anton, recently purchased at the Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Mr. Davis has many inquiries about his stal- lion Rey Direct 2:10, as the colts and fillies by this son of Direct 2:05J are attracting great attention from horsemen. Ed Parker has nine of these colts at the track and they are a horse show in themselves. The Santa Rosa Stock Farm string, comprising fourteen head, is now stabled at Pleasanton and the horses are all looking well. Anzella 2:06J, Dolly Dillon 2:07, Lou Dillon (trial 2:081 | and the great pacer Sir Albert S. 2:03} are looked over every day by visitors at the track and the green ones come in for much admiration. Bert Webster gives Bonnie Direct 2:05} a jog every day and is giving several yearlings by him a few early lessons. Bonnie looks as handsome as a picture. He is considered by many to be the best bred son of Direct and he certainly is an equine beauty, as well as a won- derfully fast and game race horse. The big trotter Vi Direct 2:1SJ that was on the cir- cuit last season is -it the head of Al McDonald's string. Al has five others that he is getting ready to drive to records this year. The two handsome stallions Searchlight 2:03} and Lecco 2:09}, the latter a trotter, are much admired by visitors to the track, and Mr Mills, we are glad to note, has already booked quite a number of mares to each. As these stallions are outcrosses for nearly a'j the mares in California, and are both great individuals as well as royally bred winners, they should not be overlooked by California breeders. Ben Chaboya, who for several years past has been the head trainer at the celebrated Oakwood Park Stock Farm, has located at Pleasanton since the farm has stopped training its products, and has a string of eight colts and fillies that he is working on. The majority of them belong to Mr. C. L. Crellin, who enjoys seeing them take their lessons at the track and visits them often. S. K. Trefry has two green ones in his string, one the property of Mr. Geo. Johnson, who has named the horse Marin Jr. the 2d. Both of Mr. Trefry's chargeB can show speed. Will Welch is training a McKinney filly for Dr. Masoero, the well known San Francisco Vet, that ie a great prospect, and he has another that belongs to Mr. Roberts of San Francisco that is equally as prom- ising. Samuel Gamble has secured quarters for Stam B. 2:111, the great horse, at the Santa Rita Farm, where the paddocks are all in fine shape and the pasturage most excellent. Mr. Gamble is a great stickler for good feed for broodmares and for this reason be has taken quarters at Santa Rita, one of the best appointed farms for pasturing and keeping horses in California. The Nutwood Stock Farm string of youngsters at Pleasanton is showing speed already and William Cecil, tho trainer, will put quite a number in the list this year by Nutwood Wilkes, sire of the great John A. McKerron 2:05}. He worked Miss Georgle 2:25, record made as a tbree year old last summer, a half in 1:06 over the Pleasanton track the other day. She is by McKinney out of a daughter of Nutwood Wilkes. Few young stallions have Bbown the breeding on qual- ity earlier than Mr. Carter's great son of Guy Wilkes. He has not only sired a lot of fast ones, among them the champion matinee horse of America, but be has a son that produced a four year old 2:10 performer and two daughters that are producers. And these are the only ones of his descendants in the second generation tha; have been worked. T ,o6e who see James Thompson at work on his :1 bunch of Palo Alto bred three year olds are all v.ith a desire to own something like them and many have resolved, afterseeing these handsome colts and fillies step to attend the Palo Alto sale at Fred H. Chase &- Co.'s salesyard in San Francisco, on the 29th inst., and make a few bids. Mr. Thompson, who is a pretty fair judge, says there is nothing like the Palo Alto bred colts to make a trainer get a reputation as a apeedmaker, and if he had the money he would go to Chase's sale, buy the whole bunch and start a stock farm uf this own. The Primitive Horse. Some weeks ago a report came from the West that the party supported by the William C. Whitney fund, which is exploring for relics of extinct horses had made important discoveries. The fossils of a herd of five small horses had been found. They belonged to the species of three-toed horses, which hitherto had been known only from fragments of skulls and limbs. The party now in the West had found live fore limbs and ten rear limbs in a perfect state of preservation, several skulls and one skeleton nearly complele. The fossils were shipped to the Museum ol Natural History, rsew York. Pruf. Osborn, ol the museum, said that the hud would aud an iinpurtant stage to the history and development of the horse iu America. There was a period when naturalists looked upon the burse as a very isolated and singular creature, because it walkeu so differently from the other animals aud the naturalists, therefore, made it an order by itself, under the title of "Solid hoof." Prof. W. H. Flower, F. R. S., director of the natural history department of the British museum, asserts that knowledge obtained during the past fifty years as to the comparative anatomy of the horse, and as to the myriads of extinct forms of animal life, has shown that the horse was only one of a large group of animals. The professor says that he is compelled to assume Darwin's theory of derivation or descent of one form of animal from another. The group of animals known as the hoofed animals are divided into two great and distinct groups. One group comprises the horse and its most immediate allies, such as the donkey and the various forms of zebras, which are practically almost the same in their structure as the horse. More is known about the ancient history of this group because in early years it was far more abundant in the world than at present. It seems to be on the decrease, dying out as it were, and probably would become ex- tinct but for donkeys and horses being so valuable to man. Prof. Flower asserts that the horse family of the group was that branch which had undergone by far the greatest changes. It was, too, the most in- teresting branch of the family. It has been con- tinually changing from its ancestors, and the points in which the Horse differed were very numerous. It had been gradually adapting itself to the changed conditions of the times. It had gradually increased in size, and especially in the length of the neck; its legs had lengthened and its toes had disappeared. There were certain altera- tions in the structure of the bones, but maiDly the alterations were in two points — in the teeth and the feet, both of which had been adapting the horse for the altered conditions of his life. So great had been the change that specimens could be traced back, show- ing that at one time some of them were no bigger than a bare Now it is difficult to find anything more per- fect in its whole organization than the horse. It has ceased to be anything like the tapir and as the horse was when it lived in woods, forests, by lakes and on marshyland. It had become changed to an animal destined to inhabit the dry open plain, far away from the cover of woods and from the swampy ground, into which its feet might sink, and also destined to live upon the food of the open plain — dry, hard, harsh herbage that grows in open spaces. The modification of the teeth had now reached the point at which it is difficult to conceive anything better adapted for grind- ing hard herbage, and the feet have got to the point which specially facilitates speed over hard ground. The foot has been modified into an organ simply for support, and for that purpose it is about as perfect as anything can be. The whole of the changes were to fit him for the sphere of usefulness be was to occupy in future ages and were obviously advantageous to him in the changed conditions of his life. It is a fact that the earliest horse known to natural- ists had five toes. Further along down the ages came the Hipparion, an animal almost a horse, which had three toes, but only the central toe rested on the ground. In this connection it is interesting to note that nature sometimes reaches back through untold ages and reproduces in the horse of to-day some of the characteristics of his toed ancestor. Horses have been born in comparatively recent times with three toeB on one foot. In 1883 there was a horse in Boston with eight hoofs, the second, which took the place of the first toe, being almost as perfectly developed as the third and fourth. Whatever the horse was primitively, since be be- came an essential part of civilization "his intelligence has been so marked by every nation, ancient and modern, that he has always been taken as a symbol of the human intellect or understanding. Hence in the mythology of all nations he has been used as the symbol of the intellectual people. Save Monev. Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy, If applied regularly, two or tbree times a week, during The winter, at night, will cause a con- tinuous hr:ih liy growth of the foot, remove any soreness that may exist, and absolutely prevent the f ol from becoming unsound. It never falls lo cure scratches corns, contracted feet, quarter oalkfl, thrash, nail wouDds and brittle or sore feet if direc- tions are carefully followed- The use of Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy during the fall and winter will save any horse owner ten ttmea what it costs. Like all good things, Jackson's Napa Soda has a dozen counterfeits. President Johnston's Pertinent Points. Major P. P. Johnston, President of the National Trotting Association, recently addressed a letter to the press in which he calls attention to the fact that judges of harness races have the power to suspend drivers instead of fining them and that the suspension may be for less than a year. His letter is as follows: To correct the misapprehension which exists as to the power of judges to suspend, rather than fine, for offenses that tend to bring racing into disrepute, I send you extracts from the rules, showing in what caseB they may suspend for days, weeks, months or years. If, however, they fail to fix a limit to the suspension Rule 51, Sec. 2, limits it to the season in which the order is issued. Rule 6, Sec. 3 — for falsely staling pedigree or record in an entry for the purpose of deception. Rule 8. Sec. 6 — For making a fraudulent protest to embarrass a race. Rule 14 — For failing to give up money wrongfully obtained. Rule. 15, Sec. 2 — For disguising a horse to represent another or different horse. For entering a horse in a class in which he does not belong. Rule 17, Sec. 1 — For drawing a horse without per- mission. Rule 25, Sec. 1— For fraud and for disobeying the judges. Rule 27, Sec. 5 — for failing to contest a heat in a race, or drive to a finish. Rule 28 — For refusing to be substituted. For being intoxicated or refusing to comply with the directions of the judges or being reckless in con- duct, endangering the safety of others in the race. Rule 29, Sec. 9 and 10 — For changing positions in a race, thereby compelling a horse behind him to Bhorten his stride, or causing the driver of such other horse to pull him out of his stride; for crossing, jostling, swerving, carry out, sitting down in front, or any other act popularly known as helping. Rule 30, Sec. 3, Rule 35, Sec. 1 — For allowing a horse to make repeated breaks for the purpose of fraudu- lently losing a heat. For causing interference or collision to aid a fraud. Rule 46, Sec. 1 — For improper language or conduct to race officials with reference to the administration of the course. Rule 46, Sec. 2 — For threatening, assaulting, strik- ing or insulting a driver for anything he had done by order of the judges. Rule 47, Sec. 1 — For loud shouting or other improper conduct during a heat. Rule 25, Sec. 1 — For any violation of the rules while the raca is on not specially provided for elsewhere, or failure to obey the judges. Rule 48 — For any misconduct in respect to a race, • injurious to the turf, though not specified in the rules. In the following cases suspensions are limited : Rul- 27, Sec. 6 — If the judges believe a horse is driven during a race with a design to prevent his win- ning a heat or place he was evidently able to win, or to perpetrate or aid a fraud, the guilty parties shall be "suspended not less than one year or be expelltd. Rule 29, Sec. 3 and 4 — For sponging out of tener than once in five times scoring, the driver may be fined or suspended for any time not exceeding one year. In nearly all of the cases named the judges have the alternative to fine, and in the more important to expel. It is obvious that ample power is vested in the stand. On many tracks this power has been judiciously exer- cised with the highest results, on others bad or incom- petent men have failed to protect contestants by a vigorous and impartial enforcement of the rules, and have left the door open for every species of trickery and fraud. The duty of selecting men competent to perform the work of the judge's stand, and keep it above suspicion, must hereafter be looked after with greater care. A salary will not give a man force, character and ability, but having these indispensable qualifications, it will enable him to take the time to master the rules and make a study of the varied conditions to which he must apply them. It is now the duty of the president or manager of each associate member to select three competent judges for the day or race, who shall understand and rigidly enforce the rules. This power has not always been exercised with wisdom. The track officials them- selves are sometimes unlearned in the rules, and un- familiar with racing, and would gladly have the re- sponsibility of selection met by the united wisdom of the racing circuit. This can be done in each circuit by agreement be- tween the members without further legislation. In this way the merits of the new method can be shown, and if successful all the tracks in congress will be glad to adopt it. The presilent of the National Associa- tion can clothe good men so selected with the power of supervision, if desired, making them not only repre. sentative of the track and circuit, but also" of the power and dignity of all the trackB combined. There is no aspiration for better conditions tbat is not shared by the representatives of the trotting interests, as well as by all thoughtful drivers, owners and track officials. I hope to see the many suggestions and theories, thought to be for the betterment of the turf advanced by practical and impractical men, thoroughly winnowed by the turf journals, the fallacies exposed, and what- ever is definitely good, so labeled for practical use. The rule committees of the two governing bodies may be relied on to bring such conclusions, as well as the* recommendations of the committee of the mile tracks and of the individual members, up for consid- ration by all the tracks. P. P. Johntson. January 17, 1903] ®he gxeeiiev cmfc gtpoxi&matt PACIFIC BREEDERS $6000 FUTURITIES. Payments January 2d, on Stakes Numbers and 2, Make a Splendid Showing. The lists of colts and fillies entered in the Breeders Futurities, stakes numbers 1 and 2, make a splendid showing. There are no less than 122 paid up in Stake No. 1, the two year old divisions of which will be trotted and paced this year. In Stake No. 2 there were 176 payments made. The full lists of those making payments follow: Stake No 1. S6000, for Mares Bred in 1900. rourth Payments of $10 each were made January 2, 1903, on the following foals of mates bred in 1900. .Book C K b c< by McKinney, dam Leonora Beckers Geo T br c, Zobelein by Stam B, dam Whisper Barstow T W.-.-br c .Breeder and Sportsman, by Nearest, dam Princess Airlie ......". b f True Heart, by Nearest, dam Carama Boone Harvey b f Bodie Bird, by Dagon, dam Swiftbird b f Bodie Girl, by Stranger, dam Juna Brown & Brandon b c Longitude, by Meridian, dam Media Borden I L b c Cresco Wilkes, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Allie Cresco ........ b f Elia G. by Hamb Wilkes, dam Alice Bell Broilliar Jacob gr f My Way, by Stoneway, dam Ethel Easier Brown Alex by Prince Ansel, dam Nosegay Cole John A...b c Bulletneck,' by Zombo, dam Belle Raymon b c Indicator, by Zombro, dam Lady Alice Carr J D br f Esperanza. by Boodle Jr, dam Flossie s f Mercedes, by Dictatus, dam Nina B "........ b c Kumtucks, by Dictatus, dam Juanita Durfee* W G bl c by McKinney, dam Belle Desmond D J,., b f Geraldine, by Zombro, dam Gipsy Girl Durfee C A bl c Almaden, by Direct, dam Rose McKinney b c Johnnie McKenzie, by McKinney, dam Babe Dudley E D br f Eriskarina, by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Bee br c Eben Holden, by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Babe "Davis Geo A br f Directrix, by Rey Direct, dam Anteera bl c Rey del Valle, by Rey Direct, dam Sidleet Elwert Robert b c John E Wilkes, by Welcome, dam Belle Earnum Dr C E b c, by Cupid, dam Bessie Hock Paris Stock Farm be Judge Biggs, by Cupid, dam Kebi Gardner John W..br f, by McKinney, dam Black Swan Gallegos Juan bl f Sophia McKinney, by McKinney, dam Bessie \\rilkes s c Martin, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Lindale Gray jas H b c Carlokin, by McKinney. dam Carlotta Wilkes br c Cautioness, by McKinney, dam Biscara b c Cruzados, by McKinney, dam Stamboulita [[[ b c Calamaca, by McKinney, dam Rose Russell Gurnett A G s c, by Diablo, dam Alice G s c, by Diablo, dam Alexandria Hogoboom H S be Red Hot, by Dagan, dam by Waldestein Humfreville Mrs W B ch c McKinley, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Nellie Harris Mrs BE b c Gen Delarey, by Mambrino Chief Jr, dam Honor kov S H b c The Oregon, by Altamont, dam Algenie ..bl c Water Color, by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Coupon be Tee Hee, by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Clara Belle Haile r W & Co. . . .b f Suisun, by Demonio, dam Hannah lverson J B ..b c Iver, by Dictatus, dam Ivoneer .....ch f Thelma, by Dictatus, dam Salinas Belle "'" ch ■£-■ Signa, by Dictatus, dam Wilhelmine ; ch fr -Dictatus . Belle, by Dictatus, dam Belle Kreig W C b c Resolute, by Nearest, dam Nettie G Kelly Geo A be Bonnie McK, by McKinney, dam Bonsaline Langan G S b or br c, by McKinney. dam Anna Lipson Mrs. Maoel b f Daisy Zolock, by Zolock, dam • Grace Conifer Lowe 6 A. .b f Light Star, by Bayswater Wilkes, -dam Cordie N La Siesta Ranch b f Wanda II, by McKinney, dam Wanda Landers Wm J b f Music, by Welcome, dam Floretta Magruder Geo H s c Harold H, by Lymont, dam Mollie Mac Meek W E b f Bonita, by Welcome, dam Rosemary Myers H C be Spinnaker, by Gaff Topsail, dam Easter D Main CW, b f Lady Lazelle, by Zombro, dam Kate Hamilton Mosher I C..- b c Easter Alene, by Coeur d'Alene, dam Allie Waggoner Morgan \Vm b f Eva, by Zombro, dam Nellie K Marsnall J W by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Miss Glenn Morgan Geo J b f Neerqueto , by Neernut, dam Verona Minturn Jas \V....b g Strathcarma, by Strathway, dam Carma Montgomery J E b c Seymow, by Diawood, dam Nancy H Moorhead J M be Murray M, by Hamb Wilkes, dam, Anna Belle Mastin W b c Marvin Wilkes, by Don Marvin, dam Nora S Meek H W b c, by Welcome, dam Cricket b f, by Welcome, dam Carmelita ch f, by Wm riarold, dam Pansy b f, by Welcome, dam Directress b f, by McKinney, dam Fenella Nutwood Stock Farm ch f, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Brown Eyes b c, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Black Line b f, by Klatawah, dam Queen C ch f, by T C, dam Bisste Newman R 0...bl c Robert Direct, by Direct, dam Daisy Basler Oakwood Park Stock Farm b f, by Direct, dam Bella II bl f, by Direct, dam Celia Derby br c, by Direct, dam Nazoma br f, by Direct, dam Brilliantshine b f, by Chas Derby, dam Addie Ash bl c, by Chas Derby, dam Pippa b c, by Chas Derby, dam Bertha br f, by Chas Derby, dam Coquette ch c, by Chas Derby, dam Essie Parley b f, by Chas Derby, dam Chipper Simmons br f, by Chas Derby, dam Susie Mambrino b f , by Owyhee, dam Nanie Smith b c, by Owyhee, dam Inex b f, by Steinway, dam Maggie McGregor Orme Dr T W b f Ziska, by Zolock, dam Berlinda O'Grady K b f, by Hart Boswell, dam Flora Grande Peterson U G b m Arbalita, by Arthur W, dam Dinah s c Dr. Finlaw, by Daly, dam Topsy Ramage Geo...br f Florence Stone, by Welcome, dam Abyssinia Rodman A B... Culprit, by McKinney, dam Patty Washington Rose Dale Stock Farm....b f, by Saint Whips, dam Fila D Santa Rosa Stock Farm b "f Centcrguy, by McKinney, dam By Gu y b f Carmonia C, by McKinney, dam Adioo b f Caratina, by McKinney, dam By By b c Colonist, by Sidney Dillon, dam Lilly Stanley Spreckels A B ch c, by Cupid, dam Galata b f, by Cupid, dam Lillie S "... ch f , by Cupid, dam Countess Steele C C br c Algonawood, by Black Jack, dam Bell R Schafer Jacob bl f Directrine, by Direct, dam Donna Shaw L E b c Lugo, by Zolock, dam Daisy Mason Simpson J \V...s f, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Nellie Fairmont Spoor W L b f Neerest. by Neernut, dam Mabel McKinney Smith Thos bl c Gen Frisbie, by McKinney, dam Daisy S Spurgeon L B b c Listam, by Stam B, dam Lizzie Ely Stevenson W G s c Captain John, by Tennysonian, dam Fannie Putman Sexton P H. .br c Welcome Wilkes, by Welcome, dam Hera Vendome Stock Farm, bl c Marconi, by Boodle, dam Much Better Williams J H bl f Zenut, by Neernut, dam Dulcet Wills W LeM b f Paquita, by Conifer, dam Del Amo br f Bonnie Madelaine, by Conifer, dam Bonnie Ela br f Del Elita, by Conifer, dam Del Ela b c Charcot, by Conifer, dam Susanne K br c Starlight, by Zombro, dam Anca rn f Nopalita, by Conifer, dam Nopala Williams C H....S c Collis H, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Net Stake No. 2, S6000, for Mures Bred In 1901. Fourth payments of $10 each were made January 2, 1903, on the following foals of mares bred in 1901: Arvedson C A.... b c Rettus, by Sutter, dam Lady Phelps *Babcock Graham E. . . .b f, by Athaneer, dam Lady Estel *Batchelder N P b f, by Meridian, dam Corinne Neilson *Bohon Jos H ch c Bolock, by Zolock, dam Boellen b c Hylock, by Zolock, dam Happy Belle *Barsto>v T W b f Just It, by Nearest, dam Babe s c The Victory, by Nearest, dam Princess Airlie Beckers Geo T....br f Little Whisper, by Stam B, dam Whisper Bemmerly Sam b f, by Diablo, dam Belle Button Borden 1 L....bl f Black Wings, by Robert I, dam Allie Cresco ch c Prince Robert, by Robert I, dam Alice Belle Brierly Sam b f, by Nushagak, dam Hattie W Brown Alex br f, by Nushagak, dam Nosegay b c, by Nushagak, dam Pioche Brown & Brandon b f, by Meridan. dam Miss B Chiles J F..br f Chispa, by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Little Martin Comisto S b f Alice C, by Monterey, dam Hazel Cole John A b f Near Kinney, by Neernut, dam Leonora McKinney *Carr J D b f Amanda C, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Lildine "'Christopher L J. . . .b f Direct Maid, by Direcho, dam Ida Direct *Callendine Mrs E W-.ch f Lady Caretta, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam, Abbie Woodnut *Cone D S b c, by Kinney Lou, dam Kitty Marvin Carter Maitin b c, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Ingar Carter Martin b c, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Zeta Carter b f, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Bessie C b c, by T C, dam Lew G b c, by Zombro, dam Lida W Crowley T J. . . .b c Pemberton, by Boydello, dam Lottie Parks Curtis W S b f Fairy Belle, by Zolock, dam Siren Davies Ben b f Delilah, by Zolock, dam Gipsy Dudley E D b f Miss Valentine, by Bayswater Wilkes, dam, Bee b f Ima Jones, by Capt. Jones, dam Babe Durfee C A b c Frank Covey, by Mendocino, dam Rose McKinney **Durfee C A b c Galindo, by McKinney, dam Elsie 'Durfee W G b c, by McKinney, dam Belle br f , by Coronado, dam Lola Erlanger Edward b c, by Strathway, dam Fly 'Foley P b f Lady Mondesol, by Mondesol. dam, Lady Bird 'Fans Stock Farm....b f Monabelle Benton, by Monbeils, dam Nellie Benton Felt Dr R b or br f, by Mustapha, dam Rill Rey Gardner John W ch c, by Nearest, dam Black Swan 'Griffith C L by Bonnie Direct, dam Petrina by Bonnie Direct, dam Alta Nola 'Griffin Mrs Ben..b c Ha Ha, by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Claribel 'Grove Jas A b c Baydon, by Athandon, dam Bell 'Gordon Mrs Mary L. . . .ch c Saint Cloud, by Scott McKinney, : dam by Antinous Greene W E gr c, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Little Witch "Henagin Geo b h Anti V, by Alta Vela, dam Laura Z *Hoy S K s c Ben Hoy, by Capt Jones, dam Camilla "Heald E P b c, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Princess Nona Hcald E P...b c, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Princess McKinney Henry M b c John C Henry, by Educator, dam Silver Bow "Haile J W & Co br c, by Demonio, dam Corolla b f , by Demonio, dam May Norriss b c, by Demonio, dam by Nutwood Wilkes b f, by Demonio, dam Hannah Harkey W S b f Devilita, by Diablo, dam Clara H Herbert Dr E F. b f Fcrndale Princess, by Neil W, dam Ferndale Queen Hogeboom Robert b c Waldstein McKinney, by Wash McKinney, dam Yolo Belle Hunt M T b f Alice Roosevelt, by Zombro, dam Peggy lverson J B b c North Star, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam 1 voneer ch c Derby Chief, by Chas Derby, dam Ruby "Johnson J W br c General Marden, by Falrose, dam Primrose Jones J A b f Bellmont, by Zombro, dam Daisy Q Hill Kavanagh, Ed ch c Statysail, by Gaff Topsail, dam Dolican King C E b f Azolia, by Diawood, dam Dolly G "Kingsbury Geo W....b f Delia K, by Silver Bow, dam Elma 'Keefer M C. .bl c Rankin water, by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Bessie Rankin Laugenour Chas F. .b c Alexander Diablo, by Diablo, dam Alexandra B 'Lasell L M..b f Mendonette, by Mendocino, dam Clarionette Lassell L M..s c Bill Bow, by Silver Bow, dam Belle Caprice Loorya Sol..ch f Annie Diawood, by Diawood, dam Lady Marvin Lumsden W H br f, by Bonnie Direct, dam Myrtle br f, by Bonnie Direct, dam Rohlet McAleer Owen..b f Reela Newo, by McKinney, dam Eva Wilkes McKee F. H....b f Ludo Moor, by Azmoor, dam Rebolludo Markham Andrew.... b c Sir Paul, by Wash. McKinney, dam Lady Bulger "Marshall J W b f Mona Wilkes, by Demonio. dam Trix Martin Dr A II b c, by Nushagak, dam Boydella Martin S F , by McKinney, dam Highland Maid Mercer E S -- b f, by Daedalion, dam Angelina Masoero Dr C....b f Tina, by McKinney, dam La Mcscovita Morris L A. .br f Fanny Briggs, by Bayswater Wilkes, dam -" Algenie Morgan Wm b or bl c Kaiser, by Neernut, dam Grace McK b c Una Boy, by Neernut, dam Una K br c Signet, by Newton Direct, dam Nellie K Moriarty B D b f Kate Scott, by Scott McKinney, dam Kate Kearny Mosher I C b c Oosoola by Zombro, dam Athalene - b f , by Zombro, dam Scappoos 'McDonald John, .b f Gaman Maid, by Stamboulette, dam Magna Maid 'Montgomery J C....ch c Chases, by Diablo, dam Chippy 'McLaughlin Dr A..b c, by Welcome, dam Alameda Maid 'Mastin \V b c Rosikin, by McKinney, dam Golden Rose * br f Ardis, by Falrose, dam Nora S b c Uncle Ben, by Falrose, damMiss Moonev Filly Meek H W — , by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Cricket — , by Welcome, dam, Edwina , by Welcome, dam Rosemary — , by Wm. Harold, dam Tansy — , by Wm. Harold, dam Directress Mitchell S U b or bl f Berneice P, by Zombro, dam Jenny Winston Mowry Jos C b f, by McKinney, dam Electress Wilkes "Oakwood Park Stock Farm..b c, by Chas Derby, dam Bella II f , by Chas Derby, dam lone c, by Chas Derby, dam Chipper Simmons f, by Chas Derby, dam Susie Mambrino b f, by Owyhee, dam Economy f , by Owyhee, dam Pippa f, by Owyhee, dam Bertha c, by Rey Direct, dam Babe Marion Powers L O. .b c April Fool, by Rex Gifford, dam Hinda 'Philp N L gr c, Aesopus Rex, by Rex Gifford, dam Diamond Bell "Rancho Verde Co, bl f Kinncywocd, by Zolock, dam Gracewood s f Locknut, by Zolock, dam Maybreaker 'Raschen Fred b f, by Iran Alto, dam Bell Bird *Rea Jas W b f Miss Eva B, by McKinney, dam Altilla b f Still Better, by Iran Alto, dam Much Better 'Rodman A B b c, by Tube Rose, dam Advocatrix Rankin Wm B b f, by McKinney, dam by Antinous Reed A L br c Joe Reed, by McKinney, dam Catinka Rice J D b c Rice wood, fey Diawood, dam Genevive Rogers C E gr f Grace, by Rex Gifford, dam Ruby Rose Dale Stock Farm..b c, by Wash McKinney, dam Dalia b c, by Wash McKinney, dam Darion Runyon Mrs SoL.b c Roy Runyon, by Mendocino, dam Coressa b c Live Oak Runyon, by Exioneer, dam Dextress b f Ora Runyon, by Azmoor, dam Altewood "Santa Rosa Stock Farm, .b c, by Marengo King, dam Palo Belle b f, by Sidney Dillon, dam Lilly Stanley " b f, by Sidney Dillon, dam Rose Russell b f, by Sidney Dillon, dam Carlotta Wilkes b c, by Sidney Dillon, dam By Guy . . . ch c, by Sidney Dillon, dam Adioo Sexton PH. . . .ch c Monterey Jr, by Monterey, dam Hera - Sherman Geo C s f Valintinc, by Neil W, dam Flirt "Shippee W A s f, by Temescal, dam Trusswood Smith Thos b f, by McKinney, dam Daisy S Solano Alfred b f Novia Mia, by Sky Pointer Jr, dam Nashawena bl f Vivandera, by McKinney, dam Vista Spurgeon LB b f Mary S, by Stam B, dam Lizzie Ely Smith W W b m Vimosa, by Vinmont, dam Maggie Spreckels A B. .b f Princess Hulda, by Dexter Prince, dam ; Hulda . ■•- b f Erinna, by Cupid, dam Dione ..be Prince Henry, by Dexter Prince, dam Miss Valensm Stickle G E b f, by Daedalion, dam Alaska Filly ■•■"■_■ b c, by Silver Bow, dam Cornelia Strong N M br c Brown Silk, by Zolock, dam May Kinney Thisby R F b c, by Nushagak, dam Hilda Rose rhornquest CO b f, by McKinney, dam Miss Peacock lodhunter L H br f Zombelle, by Zombro, dam Silver Bell _ ■•,':•-■: b f Zomitella, by Zombro, dam Itella Jniesdell Edward C ch f Eliza Lincoln, bv Zolock, dam Gift " Puttie Bros br c Advance, by Suomi, dam Klickitat Maid Tuttle Dr Jay be Zadok, by Zombro, dam Maisie Ihompson J W ch f Miss Monbeils, by Monbelts, dam ;;." •,■■"■ V " ".' V. ; Emaline \ alencia Stock Farm...br f La Belle Harriett, by Derby Heir. i dam by La Belle .. ■',;;■- k f, bv Direct Heir, dam Rosedroo \ ance W L b c Sir John S, by Diablo, dam Elisa S \anderhurst \\ m c Roberto, by Robbin, dam Lilly V Wadham Ired W b f Ielwin, by Neernut, dam ............ ,-'•■-■ Johannah Treat Uarlow Geo L b f Sextette, by Athablo. dam Donnatrine ... b c Athasham, by Athadon, dam Cora Wickersham ... - -■•■■ v-.b f Strathali'e, by Strathwav, dam Athalie Wellington B 1- Jr b c Navarre, by Nutwood Wilkes, dam iii'-i." ' " r- Y-'i.i V vi Miss Leah Unite Cr.bl f Marguerite W, by Exioneer, dam Lillie Thome .,\\?,mpe G- ■ ■ • — . by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Belle W ..\V1I-hams„L „H: br c, by McKinney, dam Twenty-Third Williams & Neilson ch c Gold Standard, by Monterey, dam ':"-'•• Leap Year *r "^■V;J:--„-f Belle ReedaI1. by Monterey, dam Lo Lo .Mrs I J W llhams . . b f Mary Neilson, by Monterey, dam \u:ii"nV'r W ." ■ " • ;; Egyptian Maid Wills W LeMoyne-.br c Hancock Johnston, by Conifer, dam Bonnie Ela s c Fremont, by Conifer, dam Pastora »„ T>'gr,-C Selin by Conifer, dam Lunanca •■•■■■■■ -s c kit Carson, by Conifer, dam Susanne K Uillson AG..b c Little Medium, by Dictatus Medium, dam ; GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O. BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 586. lVrnm— One Year S3. Six Month* 81.75. Three Months SI STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. YV. Kkllev. 33 Geary St.. San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by tne writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. G. G. TDKRI & CO.. Agenta. Subscription and advertising. Salisbury Building;. Melbourne, Australia San Francisco, Saturday, January 17, 1903. argument to a convention of business men. He never wasted words or time, and was always ready to assist worthy men in legitimate business enterprises. Hi? funeral took place from the First Unitarian church ir this city on Thursday of this week and the intermeni was at Laurel Hill cemetery.' His only surviving brother of the five that were originally in the firm is Mr. Ira Pierce of this city, who, while not enjoying in late years the robust health of his elder brother, has always been active in business affairs and greatly in terested in the success of the Santa Rosa Stock Farm's products in the stud and on the tracks. There has not been a man identified with the horse breeding in- terests of California since the foundation of the State whose death has been more sincerely regretted or foi whose memory more kind words have been spokec than Henry Pierce. The whole State of California has suffered a severe loss in his demise. Strike! — if they don't give you Jackson's Napa Soda Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet. A GREAT LOSS to the State of California, ana *» especially to the live stock breeding interests of this commonwealth, was suffered when Henry Pierce died at his residence in this city, last Tuesdav morn- ing, at the age of 75 years. Mr. Pierce was a pioneer of the early days and since coming to California in 1850 has been one of its most progressive citizens. Born in Maine in August, 1S27, he came to San Fran- cisco soon after the discovery of gold with a capital consisting almost entirely of energy and brains and he possessed a very large stock of both. One of his first ventures was the purchase of 2. cracker making machine that had been shipped here and never used, and with it he begin the business of making crackers, which proved very profitable. He was soon joined by his' brothers Lewis, William, Orestes and Ira and under tho firm name of H. oc W. Pierce they entered the grain business. Henry Pierce went to London and acted as the firm's-agent there for years and they were soon the second largest grain shipping firm in California. The firm retired from the grain business in 1-72. having accumulated an immense fortune which was invested in lands, stocks of various enter- prises, etc. On his return from England, Mr. Pierce brought with him a number of pure bred Durham and Jersey cattle, being the first to import pure bred cattle to California from England. Mr. Pierce waB one of the organizers of the Contra Costa Water Com- pany; the Bank of California, the National Insurance Company, Pacific Sheet Metal Works, Judson and Giant Powder Companies, the Bowers Rubber Com- pany and many other large enterprises that have helped boild up this State and in all of which he has made money. Henry Pierce was a great lover of horses and was an accomplished horseman. Up to within, a few months of hisdeath he could mount a saddle horse and ride over one of his immense farms all day with- out tiring, and on the road he was a skillful reinsman and always drove a fine animal Twelve or fifteen years ago he became a purchaser of trotting stock and wis a regular attendant at all tho leading sales here and in New York. Ho paid $10,000 each at a New York sale for two great broodmares, Bon Bon, since dam of Bonnie Direct 2:05} and Bonsilene 2:14}, being one of them, and By By a grandly bred mare by Nutwood that has since produced one standard trotter and 1b the dam of two or three young things that will certainly enter the list. Mr. Pierce pur- chased the race track and grounds at Santa Rosa and established there the Santa Rosa Stock Farm, now the home of Sidney Dillon 2:07 and others. The farm's collection of brood mares is not large, butvery choice, and it was Mr. Pierce's plan to ra to the best stallions in California, and there are a number of young McKinneys, Diablos, Directs, etc., on tho farm at the present time. At tho future auction sales of standard ore Ir. Pierce's absence will be noticed and felt, as he was always ready to pay a good price for anything ho wanted. During Die past two years Santa Rosa Stock Farm's campaigning stable has been one of the conspicuous 01 Grand Circuit and it wi utention that the reason of 190H shoun u tc-«3 by II larger and if possible hotter string. Uonry Pierce was a man of parts, great Intellect, perience and most untiring energy. He wa9 • 'lliant conversationalist and letter writer and could a remarkably convincing aud pointed short MR. J. C. LINEMAN, a capitalist of Lima, Ohio, owner of the Electioneer stallion Norval2:14J, is spending a few weeks in California in company with his frieDd, Mr. Daniel O'Dell, also a wealthy gentleman who owns a number of fast trotters. Mr. Lineman visited Pleasanton this week and states thai in Monte' Carlo 2:09} he believes he has seen thegreatest trotter of 1903. Mr. Griffith's stallion Bonnie Direct 2:05] he calls the best looking member of the Direct family he has ever seen, and Mr. Mills' stallion Lecco 2:09J he considers one of the grandest looking trotters of any country. Mr. Lineman will visit several of the stock farms in California before he returns East. OUR ADVICE to every horseman in California who can afford to keep a colt or a filly is to attend the Palo Alto sale of two year olds at Fred H« Chase & Co's salesyard 1732 Market street, this city on Thursday evening, January 29th. This is one of the choicest lots ever sent from this celebrated farm, and the entire crop of the foals of 1901. The breeding farm will soon be entirely closed out and those who secure some of the stock now wit find that it will in. crease greatly in value. As a business proposition buy a colt or a filly at this sale. ENTRIES FOR THE SEVEN STAKES offered by the Los Angeles Jockey Club will close 00 Monrj ay nest. The full list of these stakes with conditions, etc., will be found in our advertising pages. That the meeting will be a great success is as certain as it is held. There will be at the least calculation five hun- dred horses to take part in the meeting and those who intend racing there should get their entries mailed in time. Aristo the Largest Money Winner. In the special edition of the Breeder and Sports- man, In the table of money winners on the California Circuit last year, the pacer Robert I. 2:10 was given as the largest money winner of the year with $2775 to his credit, and the trotter Petigru 2:10i second with $2600. We have received a letter from Mr. Alex Brown, proprietor of the Walnut Grove Stock Farm and breeder and owner of the colt Aristo 2:17}, winner of the Occident and Stanford Stakes last year, in which he calls attention to the fact that Aristo with $2897 to his credit led" all horses campaigned in Cali- fornia as to the amount of money won. His winnings (first monev) in the Occident Stake were $2137 and in the Stanford Stake $760, making $2S97 in all. It will be seen by this that Aristo, the three year old by Nushagak, is the largest money winner of 1902 on the California Circuit. These figures are furnished by the Acting Secretary of the California State Agri- cultural Society and there is no doubt as to their be- ing correct. We congratulate Mr. Brown on the fact that his handsome colt heads the list of California Circuit money winners for 1902. Born Great and Achieved Greatness. It has been truly said that "some men are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have great- ness thrust upon them." Horses are like men in this respect. Some have a glamor of greatness thrust upon them for a while to which neither birth or achievements entitle them. Some horses are born to be great, but their environment prevents these from coming to their birthright, and some again like the great sires Sidney, Electioneer, Strathmore, Director, Stambou!, Happy Medium, Gov. Sprague, and others achieve greatness in spite of every adverse circum- stance. It cannot be truly said of Stam B. that he had great- ness thrust upon him, but it can be said that he was by birthright a great horse, that he was gifted by- nature with the physical requisites for greatness, both on track and in the stud as ho is now proving, and that right nobly has he accounted for the gifts which were his. The writer on Stam B. will not find much in the literature of horses to assist him. No gifted pen has ever sung bis praises; no owners even in their modest way have made any extraordinary claim for him. If then in popular estimation he be ranked with the great horses of the land, it must be from innate and demostrated merit and not the eloquent voice of the pen. If I had not the greatest admiration for his merit as a coming great sire, I surely would not have taken him in hand, for the rewards can only be slight at my age. I could not, nor would not be guilty of trying to mislead those who have confidence in my belief, and I have yet to look back at my failure in selecting a young stallion as a great sire. The un- biased public I select as the jury in this case. Stam- boul, his sire, was a great horse, and his blood is highly valued to-day by the best informed breeders. He sired extreme speed, and extreme speed has been characteristic of all his generations, his sons and grandsons, sired extreme speed, and his daughters and grandaughters have produced it. It now seems that Stamboul will live in the memory of men, chiefly through the blood of The Moor, Hambletonian 10, Geo. M. Patchen 2:23, and Abdallah 1, as they have the characteristic of transmiting speed, size, sound- ness and style, and such blood is like good wine, needB no bush. He was a classic hero, and not to know his greatness means to be unlearned in the science of breeding trotters. To be sure Stam B. may not be ranked with horses of an earlier and more favorable epoch. But considering his day and generation he ranks with kings, as he was born in 1892, and produced performers in 1902. Enough has been said to make it appear that Stam B. was born to the birthright of greatness as a race horse and sire of extreme speed. He has not denied his pedigree, as his produce, his sire, his dam, and his present manager were never oehind the money. Yours truly, Sam Gamble. An Enterprising Association. The North Pacific Fair Association, an organization comprising nearly all the fair and racing associations in Oregon and Washington, met at the office of the Sural Spirit in Portland, January 7th, and arranged dates for the North Pacific Circuit of 1903. There were present W. H. Wehrung, of Hillsboro, Ore.. Robert Leighton. of Vancouver, B. C, secretary, and the following delegates: J. C. Woodrow, Vancouver (B.C.) Jockey Club; R. L. E|ine, Whatcom County Agricultural Association; D'an Currie, Snohomish County Agricultural Association; A. T. Van De Van- ter, King County Fair Association; M. D. Wisdom, Oregon State Fair; A. J. Splawn, Washington State Fair; Gus Rosenblatt, Multnomah Fair Association; C. D. leffries, Spokane Inter-State Fair; John Alheit, Walla Walla Fair; J. B. Stetson, Idaho Inter-Mountain Fair; L. A. Manly and Jos. Anderson. Two circuits were arranged, one for spring and the other for fall racing as follows: SPRING MEETINGS. Victoria, B. O— May 22 to 23. Vancouver, B. C. — May 23 to 25. Seattle, Wash. — June 6 to July 4. Vancouver, B. C. — July 1 to 2. Grand Forks, B. O— July 1 to 3. Spokane, Wash. — July 4 to 6. Everett, Wash.— July 2 to 4. Whatcom, Wash.— July 2 to 4. While the above places will hold their meetings under the rules of the North Pacific Fair Association, it was impossible to arrange a continuous circuit, and the above allotted dates met with the approval of each association delegate. FALL CIRCUIT. Seattle, Wash. — August 1 to 29. Whatcom, Wash. — August 31 to September 5. Everett, Wash. — September 7 to 12. Salem, Or. — September 14 to 19. Portland, Or.— September 21 to 26. North Yakima, Wash. — September 2S to October 2. Spokane, Wash. — October o to 13. Boise, Idaho— October 12 to 17 Walla Walla, Wash.— October 19 to 24. Lewiston, Idaho — October 26 to 31. The Dalles, Ore.— September 28 to October 3. La Grande, Ore. — October 5 to 10i- New Westminster, B.C. — September 29 to October 2. Vancouver, B. C. — October 3 to 5. Victoria, B. C— October 6 to 10. The above dates will include agricultural fairs, stock shows and mixed racing at most of the points named. The circuits outlined will give 145 days' rac- ing on the North Pacific Circuit for 1903. The fall circuit will consist of continuous racing from August 1-t to November 1st, and will likely carry $150,000 in stakes and purses. The North Pacific Fair Association is wise in ap- pointing dates and arranging circuits early and all the organizations will announce purses and stakes within a few weeks. Entries to the stakes will close April 15th. Sober up on Jaokion'i Napa Soda. January 17, 1903] ©he gveeb&c anb gtpxttrtemtfm % THOROUGHBRED DEPARTMENT. *E It was beginning to look as if Green B. Morris had a mortgage on all the two year old races with his Star Ruby colt, however on Monday last the Morris entry was taken into camp, Stanfield's Annie Marie winning by three parts of a length from Samar which was a neck in front of Selected. man, Duster and Wild Thyme. J. B. Haggin bred the largest number of two year olds in training, in- cluding Savable, Irish Lad, Astarita, Girdle, Golden Maxim, Hurstbourne, Africander. Artvis, Sir Voor- hies and Charles Elwood. From the Castleton Stud of the Keenes came Dalesman, Dazzling, Duster, Whitechapel, Injunction and Hurst Park. The figures show that it was a millionaire's year on the turf, the men with the great wealth having led in both winnings and the breeding of winners. Whitney stood sixteenth on the list with $27,800, a drop from 899,000 won by him in 1901. Richard Croker won four races worth $8925 and the Keenes1 three races not worth more than S3000. Eight owners in France won 550,000 or more, William K. Vanderbilt being included in the list. It would be a great relief to the patrons of the race track if Starter Dwyer was given a rest of a few weeks. Mr. Dwyer is a first class man in his position, but has been out of luck of late and his work has been of a most unsatisfactory nature, the leaving of horses at the post being of daily occurrence and most of the starts away below par. Mr. Holtman has had better success so far this season, and without intending any comparison between the work of the two gentlemen it seems that in justice to all persons interested that he should Jiave been continued as,hstarter as long as he was giving satisfaction. The Follansbee handicap which was run on Satur- day last was won by Princes? Tetania which ran seven furlongs in 1:26 flat with ll^lbs. in the saddle. The race was rather an unsatisfactory one owing to the large field and the straggling start, Durazzo and Elliott getting away very badly; the latter colt ran a most remarkable race and would doubtless bare won with an even break. The race run by the winner with 112 lbs. up goes far to prove what was stoutly con- tended last winter as to the leniency with which horses from Caesar Young's stable were treated in handicaps. Xigrette seems to be a bad betting proposition, always at a short price she seems to have a mortgage on second place, in fact, her only win in which she beat Ignacio seems to have been in the nature of a fluke. The following dispatch from New Orleans, bearing date of January 13th, will be of interest to all Cali- Eornians: Consternation prevailed to-day when the statement was published that Durnell & Herz, the biggest owners at the track, and who have won over $10,000, would ship their stables away from here, dividing their strings between Scoggan farm at Louis- ville and Los Angeles. Colonel McChesney, the famous colt, with The Lady, Scotch Plaid and a string of others, will go to the California track, which opens January 31st. Redfern, the famous jockey, under contract with Durnell & Herz, will also go to Los An- geles. He is receiving $1000 per month, and there could not be a much better card for Los Angeles than the combination, McChesney and Redfern. Herz said he had no fault to find with the treatment accorded him by the Crescent City Jockey Club. "Many of our horses have gone wrong," he added, "and except a few selling platers we have nothing to race but McChesney and The Lady. Of course, these will naturally be weighted out of the handicaps, and as they have a lot of short distance purses and selling races at Los An- geles we thought we would go there and finish out the winter." Last summer President Tom Williams of the California Jockey Club refused to allow Durnell & Herz to race on his track because of the fact that Durnell had been suspended in France. Later he stated that Herz could race there. This proposition Durnell & Herz would not accept. In fact, there will be a general exodus of horses owners and their strings to California at the end of this week. Frank Kelly will ship his fast filly Athlana. She has won three races here. Sam Morton will send Agnes Mack and Silver Fringe. The fact that many short races will be given at Los Angeles influenced Morton in sending his string. A prominent Californian haa already asked Morton to put a price on Agnes Mack. Ed Corrigan will send four or five to Los Angeles in charge of his nephew. In all, four carloads of the best horses here will pull out for California the last of this week. Leader, a three year old from the Jennings' stable, ran a mile in 1:39 J, the fastest of the present season at Oakland, on Wednesday; his performance on this occasion was a direct contrast to his last previous race, where Jay Ransch succeeded in getting him beaten by a cheap lot of horses; Ransch claimed to have been interfered with, but to a close observer it was evident that there was no interference. While in Mr. Jen- ning's employ Ransch managed to ride one winner for him, although as a rule his mounts were the best in their various races. The reversal of form shown by Leader proved very costly, as L. O. Walz ran him up to $1500 after the race, Mr. Jennings retaining him with the customary $5 bid. John A. Drake's Futurity winner, Savable, heads the list of winning two year olds for the season of 1902. The Salvator colt won $50,780 in stakes which, however, compared to the achievements of Domino, His Highness, Potomac and other celebrated race horses in their two year old form, is a 6mall amount. According to the records fifty-two two year olds won $5000 or more, while thirty-nine won $3000 or under $5000. Hastings, the leading sire of the year, leads in the winners of the most money taken by two year olds, four of his get — Mizzen, Lord of the Vale, Fireater and Gloriosa — having won together $52,950. Acefull, Mexican and Skilful, the get of John E. Madden's stallion Mirthful, won $42,459. Artvis, Girdle and Golden Maxim, all sired by imp. Golden Garter, won $40,665. The Keenes' stallion Ben Brush also figured as the sire of three of the heaviest winners in Dales- Considerable criticism has been indulged in regard- ing the in and out running of several horses which have shown marked reversal of form m their various races. Such reversals may be looked for in the class of horses now racing here, most of which are ordinary selling platers which have a faculty of running last one day and first the next for no obvious reason. In trying to blame jockeys and trainers for the ill-assorted races, the newspapers seem to have lost sight of the low class of horses entered in the various races. The different going caused by the varied conditions of the track, owing to the weather, is also responsible for many glaring reversals of form. The New York Evening Telegram say s: Everything is off as far as California races and local bookmakers are concerned. On Saturday everybody interested in the bureaus of information that are dotted around the outskirts of New York proper came to the conclusion that they wanted nothing more to do with racing that is now being conducted in California. They claim that horses are either running too closely to public form or else there are too many good things put through without opposition. "May be a bit of both," was the remark of one after Nugget bad been backed off the boards, 'and," hecontinued, "telegraph service is very bad. Many times this season we did not have time even to take a bet on a horse, not getting first quotations until after the race had been run. Fre- quently the betting and winner would come in at almost the Bame time. We have at last decided not to take any more news from California until such time as the telegraph companies can give us a service with which to do a satisfactory business. I don't think there is a poolroom in the country that has made money on the California races." Richard Dwyer, who is now in the employ of the California Jockey Club as its race starter, will have to pay a fine of $500 for assaulting H. F. Breivogel, a newspaper man, at the Worth race track near Chicago last fall. The Western Jockey Club, at its monthly meeting last Monday, sustained the finding of the Worth officials and inflicted the penalty on Starter Dwyer. Another act was depriving J. O. Keene of the services of the crack jockey, G. C. Fuller. Keene claimed that the jockey was under contract to him, but this was disproved. It had been expected that the Jockey Club would take some action in the threatened turf war on the Pacific Coast, but nothing was done. So far as could be learned, Manager Brooks, of the Los Angeles Association, did not ask for recog- nition and Tom Williams did not seek for any aid. Staggers. Staggers, or inflammaticn of the brain and its membranes— meningitis — is not an uncommon disease among horses. Dr. R. A. Graig, of Purdue University, Experiment Station, writes as follows about the dis- ease, in Bulletin No. 105: This disease occurs more frequently in the horse than in other domestic animals, but is not infrequent in cattle. The disease may occurin a single individual, but if the conditions be favorable a number of animals may be affected at the same time. It most common occurrence is in the late fall or early winter. Causes — The usual cause is a sudden change of feed, all dry feed, feeding in too large quantities for the amount of work done, feeding of sbredded fodder; ensilage or hay that has not properly cured or has spoiled, and possibly foods that contain injurious fun- gus growth. Sudden changes in the weather, exposure or severe exertion and badly ventilated stables may also be factors. Symptoms — The disease may develop slowly or come on suddenly. It may manifest itself while the animal is in the stable, or what is more frequently seen is a sudden onset when the animal is being started to work. The animal stops suddenly, is nervous, sensitive to sounds and to handling. The eyes are staring and the respiration and pulse quickened. It braces itself, and on attempting to work or move will stagger and de- velop convulsions and go into a comatose condition. Some animals become quite violent. Others stand with the head pressed against the wall, and if they walk it will be uncertain and in a circle. A paralysis of the muscles of swallowing is quite common, so that the animal cannot drink and may get food lodged in the throat. Death may occur suddenly or paralysis may develop and the animal live for a week or more. Treatment — When thediseasedevelopsin astable, it is well to administer a purgative to the well animals, to give plenty of salt and water, and to cut down the feed, temporarily at least. An examination of the possible causes already cited should be made and cor- rected as far as possible. The affected animal should be given a box stall and provided against self-inflicted injuries. The diet should be light. The medical treat- ment should be directed by a competent veterinarian. A Notable Improvement. The new general offices, factory and ware-rooms o the American Steel & Wire Works, occupying an entire block from loth to 16th streets on Folsom street are the direct outgrowth of the necessity of concentrating and providing more room to accommodate the immense business of this association. Mr. lsmon, the general representative on this Coast, has given his personal supervision to the arranging of this immense plant. The result is one in which he takes just pride, and after an inspection of the plant in its perfection and immensity we unhesitatingly congratulate him. Not only has every consideration been given the solidity but every labor saving device both for expedition and convenience has been adopted. The whole plant is so arranged a^ to make the transaction of business a pleasure. In the private offices of the heads of the various departments light and ventilation have been considered the main requisites. The walls finished in California curly redwood with the antique mantels and quaintly tiled fire places, rich desks and in fact all the accessories of an elegantly appointed establish- ment are evidences of taste and a complete idea of having the place so arranged as to be in keeping with the large business interests of this immense associa- tion. Courtesy, promptness and a thorough knowl- edge of each subject is met with not only in the office of the general manager but in each one of the various departments visited. The thanks of the writer are hereby extended to Mr. Ismon and his intelligent assistants for courtesies extended. Geo. Van Gordon, of Danville, has a colt foaled last March by Rubicon out of Playful that is the largest as well as the handsomest thoroughbred colt in Contra Costa county of his age, so Will Sparling says. The colt is a perfect picture of his sire and is over 15 hands high. According to authentic figures, the winning of prominent turfmen in England and France d uring the season of 1902 make American winnings here look small in comparison. In France M. de Saint-Alary'a horses captured $160,898 as against $118,400 won by R. S. Siever in England, and $83,855 captured by F. C. McLewee & Co in this country. The leading French owner also won $7500 on the side, because he bred a number of his winners. In both his case and that of the Englishman their big winnings were due to three year old fillies, Kazil Kuurgan and Sceptre. Nine English owners won $50,000 or more, the late Col. Mc- Calmont following Mr. Siever with $90,575, Sir J. Blundell Maple being third with $89,560. W. C. Horse Owners Look to your interests and use the safest, speediest and most positive cure for ailments of your horses, for which an ex- ternal remedy can be used, viz : GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM Prepared exclusively bv J. E. Uomuault, ei- Vecerinarv Surgeon to the French Government SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING. Impassible tn pmtivce ami srir or blemistu The safe.-t be>t Bli-ter ever used. Takes the place of all liniments for mild or severe action. Removes all Bundle; or Blemishes from Horses or Cattle. Everv bottle of Onn«tle Balsam Bold is Warranted to give fans! action. Price S1.50 per bottle. Sold bv drueiri-»fcs, or sent by ex- press, charges paid, with full directions for its use. Send for de^riptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address TIE LAWRENCB-WILLUMS C0MPAST, Cleveland, Ohio 8 mxc gveebev mtfc Sportsman [January 17, 1903 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. Field Trial Winners of 1902. Champion Rodfield stands at the head of the Eng- ish Setter sires with thirteen winners to his credit. Following among the leaders and in order come Tony Boy, Lady's Count Gladstone, Marie's Sport, Oakley Hill, Ca. Count Gladstone IV., Count Whitestone and Dush Antonio. Among the Setters entered for the Coast trials this week there will not be found one that cannot trace back to these eminent performers — some being sons and daughters of one or other of the sires mentioned. Among the Setter field trial winners for last year by far the greater proportion appear to have been what are termed "grade Llewellins, '' that ia, dogs which do not trace back to Duke-Phcebe-Kate- Laverack blood without an admixture of other blood. Among these winners no one dam is conspicuous as having more than two winners amoag her progeny, a significant illustration of the value and potency of the sire. Young Jingo and Young Rip Rap are in the lead among the pointer sires, followed closely by Jingo's Light. Among the Bakersfield dogs the Pointers are in the same analogy in regard to sires and blood lines as was noted of the Setters. Few of last year's Pointer winners do not trace their blood lines to the old-time winners, Mike, Romp, Bang and Hebe. Mike bred to Romp produced Hops, the dam of Ch. Rip Rap, he bred to Pearl's Dot produced Dot's Pearl. Hops was a sister to Mainspring, sire of Queen HI, the dam of Ch. Jingo; the latter bred to Pearl's Dot produced Young Jingo, the sire of nearly a dozen winners. Rip Rap's sire was imported King of Kent, son of Priam, the English field trial winner. King of Kent, sired Hal Pointer, which, when mated with his half-Bister, Kent's Star, proflueed Plain Sam, a winner and sire of fifteen winning dogs. Plain Sam is now owned by Stockdale Kennels' and will be represented in the trials this week by some clever dogs. It will be hard to find a winning Pointer for the past year that does not show the blood of King of Kent, Jingo, Hops and P«arl's Dot. Among the ninety odd different sires not more than a dozen are without field trial records. Ch. Antonio is either the sire or grandsire of 80 per cent of all the winning English Setters, and the same may be re- marked of Ch. Jingo, in relation to the Pointers. This seems to be a substantial indication of the devel- opment theory as far as the male lines of modern ped- igrees are concerned. With the Setter winners, but few there are which do not trace, on one side or other, to Duke and Rhcebe. Duke was so prepotent that he could get winners to whatever blood he was bred to. Ch. Dan was the premier performer of the progeny of Duke and Rhcebe. This great dam, like Duke, seemed a producer of good ones, irrespective of the dog she was mated to. ' From a mating with Laverack's Old Dash II. came Bruce, a field trial winner, and when she was bred to Duke she produced Dan; and again the union with Fred resulted in Ch. Rob Roy. Dan was the sire of Gladstone, who was the grandsire of Antonio, the lire of Rodfield and Tony Boy (the sires of more than fifty winners). Rodfield sired Oakley Hill, a coming young dog. Gladstone was also the graodsire of Verona Kennels' Champion Count Glad- stone IV., the sire ol thirty-four winners, including Count Whitestone, he a sire of three winners last year. It will reaaily be seen that the record of the descendants of Duke and Rhcebe continues steadily to keep up the high standard which sportsmen claim for the blood. The following is a continuation of field trial sum- maries, which, we regret, could not have been pub- lished in full last week: MONONGAHEL.A FIELD TRIAL ASSOCIA- TI< >X— Washington C. H. O , October 24, 8th annual trials. Maj. J. M. Taylor and N. Wallace, judges. Members' Stake October 24th, $100 cup to winner. SSentrancP, 20 starters (6 Pointers, 14 Setters), second and third places complimentary. Winners — 1 Lad of Jingo (ch. Jingo-Dot's Pearl), W. P. Austin's Pointer doe, A. B. Caldwell, handler; 2 Hal's Hope (Harold Skimpol. -Hunter's Nellie Bly), A. C. Peterson's Setter do?, owner, handler: equal 3 Marse Chan (ch. Lady's Count Gladstone-Latonia), W. S. Bell's Setter dog, J. H. Baldwin, handler; equal 3 Mayfly (May Prince-Glory), G. O. Smith's Setter dog, A. P. Peter- son, h:'i Derby, October 27, Purse, $500— $200, $150, $100 52 entries, 27 Btartera (16 I 1 iters, 11 Pointers). Winners— 1 Captain Jack (Col. R.-Sport's Girl). G. E. Gray's English Setter dO(j, Jno. Gude, handler; 2 Pi | llodfield-Sue Gladstone Hi. Dr. P. \' iter dog, Ed. Garr, handler; 3 Alford's John (Dan Kent-Cleade), ThOB. Alford's Pointer dog, A. ('. Peterson, handler; 4 Speckle B (Undo II Prl f Abercorn), G. E. Gray's Settor bitch, J. Gude, handler. A'l-Ag.i, !7, 28, 29. Purse, (200,1150, HOOand 850, $20 entrance and starting fee. 69 Titrict-, 14 starters (27 Setters, 17 Pointers'! Win- ner*—1 Charity (Tony Boy-Lnna Bi I Lorlllard's ter hitch, C. Tucker, handler; 2 Lad of Jingo (ch. t's Pearl), A. If. Caldwell, handler: 3 Alpine (Lad 0/ Jingo-Fanny Flash), Chas. Proctor's inter dog, Ed. Garr, handler; 1 Annie Oakley (Oakley Hill-Fantasma), E. Shelley's Setter bitch, owner, handler. PACIFIC NORTHWEST FIELD TRIAL CLUB— Coupeville, Whidby Island, Wash., October 28. J. A. Balmer, judge, 2nd annual trials. Derby, October 28, 29. Purs?, sweepstakes — 50, 30 and 20 per cent, 14 starters (10 Setters, 4 Pointers). Winners — 1 Lola Montez (Llevvellin Drake-Zola Mon- tez), J. W. Considine's Setter bitch, Hans Hansen, handler; 2 Harry H. (Why Not-Sue), C. E. Worden's Setter dog, W. B. Coutt's, handler; 3 Sousa (Tony Boy-Sport's Destiny), A. H. Nelson's Setter dog, J. E. Lucas, handler. All-Age, October 30. Purse, sweepstakes — 50, 30 and 20 per cent, 8 starters (7 Setters, 1 Pointer). Win- ners— 1 Sport's Destiny (Marie's Sport-Mark's Fleet), A. H Nelson's Setter dog, J. E. Lucas, handler; 2 Pearl's Jingle (Young Jingo-Pearl's Dot II.), C. E. Worden's Pointer bitch, J. E. Lucas, handler; 3 Lady (Ch. Gladstone IV. -Peach Mark), Jos. Terry's Setter bitch, W. B. Coutt's, handler. Members' Stake, October 30. Josiah Collins, judge. Prizes — s.lver cup, silver cup and silver medal 5, 2, 3. 4 starters (3 Setters, 1 Pointer). Winners — 1 Lady's Count Noble (Lady's Count Gladstone-Lady Noble), J. W. Considine's Setterdog, owner, handler; 2Count's Blackie (Lady's Count Gladstone-Jessie Rodfield), J. W. Considine's Setter dog, owner, handler; 3 Count's Peg (Lady's Count Gladstone-Jessie Rodfield), J. W. Considine's Setter dog, owner, handler. EASTERN IOWA FIELD TRIAL ASSOCIA- TION— Independence, Ia. J. W. Baughn, judge. Derby, October 28. Sweepstakes, 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent of entrance; $5 forfeit, $5 to start, 5 starters (1 Pointer, 4 Setters). Winners — 1 Loris Dream (Count Whitestone-Phcebe Hill), T. Carter's Setter bitch; 2 Marjorie May (Count Blackstone-Nellie Skim- pole), A. E. Miller's Setter bitch; 3 Babe Whitestone (Count Whitestone-Tennis Belle), I. T. Carter's Set- ter bitch; 4 Lass of Jingo (Lad of Jingo-Kate Rip- stone), M. R. Hoover's Pointer bitch. All-Age, October 28. $5 forfeit, 5 to start, divided 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent; 11 starters (5 Pointers, 6 English Setters). Winners- 1 Joe Howard (Brighton Joe-Missouri Queen), Alex McLachlan's Pointer dog; California < mail. 2 Rodfield Noble (Rodfield-Nell Noble), Burke and Towlerton'8 Setter dog; 3 Mascot (Young Rip Rap- Ghay Estill), J. Hayward, Jr.'s Pointer dog; 4 Four Spot (Sir Royal Dan-Queen of Litiz), Dr. E. L. Denni- son's Pointer dog. ILLINOIS FIELD TRIAL ASSOCIATION — Robinson, 111., November 4, 4th annual trials. Maj. J. M. Taylor, John L. Barker and Edw. Rainier, judges. Derby, November 7. Purse $400— $200, $100, $75 and $25 — $10 to nominate, $10 to start; 46 entries, 18 starters (12 Setters, 6 Pointers). Winners — 1 Lucille R. (Oakley Hill-Tony's Mark), J. Lemon's Setter bitch, D. E. Rose, handler; 2 Pride of Rodfield (Rod- field-Sue Gladstone II.), Dr. F. VV. Samuel's Setter dog, Ed Garr, handler; 3 Sure Shot (Lady's Count Gladstone-Jessie Rodfield), J. W. Canaday's Setter dog, C. Askin-, handler; equal 4 Senator P. Jr. (Sena- tor P. -Lady Belle), Tbos. Johnson's Pointer dog, Ed Garr, handler; equal 4 Norval Earl (Dave Earl-Rita H.), Albert Miller's Setter bitch, J. H. Johnson, handler. All-Age, Novembers, 10, 11. Purse $400— $200, $100, $75 and $25—32 starters (17 Setters, 15 Pointers). Winners — 1 Annie B. (Uncle B. -Pride of Abercorn), C. K. Brown's English Setter bitch, D. E. Rose, handler; 2 King Oakley (Oakley Hill-Queen W. H.), J. F. Johnson's Pointer dog, C. W. Tway, handler; 3 Percival Jingo (Jingo's Light-Phi), W. R. Terry's Fointer dog, D. E. Rose, handler: equal 4 Pretti Sing (Tony Boy-Nellie C), C. K. Brown's Setter bitch, D. E. Rose, handler; equal 4 Alpine Lad (Lad of Jingo- Fannie Flash). Chas. Proctor'B Pointer dog, Ed Garr, handler. Members' Derby, November 7. 3. B. Ledbetter, judge, 4 starters, all Setters, $2.50 entrance, $2 50 to start, cup and cash prizes. Winners — 1 Prince Raimer (Rodfield-Count Ladystone's Lady), .las. Pease's Setter dog, owner, handler; 2 Major Rodfield (Rod- field-Fleet Wing), E. Raimer's Setter dog, owner handler; 3 Druid's Vanguard (Druid Count-Van's Queen), George I, Munn's Setter dog, owner, handler; I Tony's Prince (Tony's Pride-Little J.), P. G. Brill's Setter dog, owner, handler. Members' Ail-Ago Stake, November 7. Entrance 82 50, $2.50 to start. Rice cup trophy to winner, 10 starters (3 Setters, 7 Pointers). Winners — 1 Young Tribulation (ch. Tribulation-Lucille), W. R. Green's Pointer dog, owner, handler; 2 Cyrano's Kent (King Cyrano-Roiy Kent), James Pease's Pointer dog, owner, handler; 3 Roy Rodfield (Rodfield-Lady Noble), E. Raimer's Setter dog, owner, handler; 4 Heerman's Jingo (Jingo's Johnny- Fayette Alexander), John Heerman's Pointer dog, owner, handler. WESTERN IRISH SETTER CLUB— Robinson, 111 , November 8, Inaugural trials. C. B. Whitford, judge. Derby, Bweepstakes, 12 entries, 8 starter* (dogs and bitches under two year old when started). Winners — 1 Roy Wilkes (Alabama Jack-Mamie), Clemer Bell, owner and handler; 2 Hurrah (Lord Lismore-Viva), Dr. T. L. Fonn's bitch, C. Bell, handler; 3 Queen Lil (King Red-Biddy Killane), J. S. Kaufman's bitch, C. . Bell, handler; 4 Western Prince iLord Lismore-Viva), Dr. N. R. Engel's dog, Fred Erh, Jr., handler. All-Age declared off. MICHIGAN FIELD TRIAL ASSOCIATION— Greenville, Mich., November 3, 5th annual trials. N. J. Baughn, J. G. Armstrong and E. D. Magoon, judgeB. Derby (Baughn and Armstrong), November 4. Purse, sweepstakes — 50, 30 and 20 per cent, 14 starters (13 Setters, 1 Pointer). Winners — 1 Dan Stuart (Count Danstone-Minnie A.), C. D. Stuart's Setter dog, E. Shelley, handler; 2 Rex H. (Ned Cumming- Woodbine Pearl), J. Sherwood's Setter dog, F. L. Holmes, handler; equal 3 King Do Do (King Bo-Clipe- rigo), E. E. Kraal's Setter dog, Asher Cody, handler; equal 3 Tony Star iTony Boy (Druid's Da'isy II.), C. D. Stuart's Setter dog, F. Holmes, handler. All-Age, November 7. , 16 starters (15 Setters, 1 Pointer). Winners—! Gowley's Rodfield's Pride, E. Shelley, handler; 2 Annie Oakley, E. Shelley, owner and handler; equal 3 Tony's Prince (Tony's Boy-Dru- id's Daisy II.). C. D. Stuart's Setter dog, F. HolmeB, handler; equal3 Little CaBino(Lady'sCount Danstone- Queen of Diamonds), L. Hilsendegen's Setter bitch, W. J. Wilson, handler. Members Stake, November 8. 8 starters (7 Setters, 1 Pointer). Winners — 1 Brighton Madge (Brighton Joe-Ossianette), C. S. Harrington's Pointer bitch, owner, handler; 2 Clip ( ), MarBh Byers' Setter dog, owner, handler; equal 3 Tony's Prince, C. D- Stuart's Setter dog, owner, handler; equal 3 Lottie Case (Duke Case-Lady Case), E. L. Teal's Setter bitch, owner, handler. OHIO FIELD TRIAL ASSOCIATION— Washing- ton C. H. O , November 4, 5th annual trials. Members' Stake, James R. Foster and A. M. Wise, judgas. 17 starters. Winners — 1 Eve II (Young Jingo- Eve), J. C. Porterfield's Pointer bitch, T. Houston, handler; 2 Tip Fauster (Jings's Pearl-Nellie Fauster), J. G. F. Holston's Pointer bitch, T. Houston, handler; 3 Coin's Jingo (Jingo's Coin-Dottie Rip Rap) E. S. Fishback's Pointer dog, H. L. Brown, handler; 4 Rip- stone's Jingo (Ripstone-Jingo's Lady), C. T. Phillips' Pointer dog, E. S. Munger, handler. Open Derby, November 4. G. R. Haswell, J. R.~ Foster and Nat B. Nesbitt, judges. Purse, $400—8200, $120 and $60, 12 starters (6 Setters, 6 Pointers). Win- ners— lAlford's John (Dave Kent-Cleade), Thos. Alford's Pointer dog, A. C. Peterson, handler; 2 Speckle B. (Uncle B.-Pride of Abercorn), Geo. E. Gray's Setter bitch, A. M. Wise, handler: 3 Lady Coleman (Drillmaster-Essie), C. T. Thomas' Pointer bitch, W. D. Gilchrist, handler. All-Age, November 5, J. R. Foster, J, C. Porterfield and G. R. Haswell, judges. Purse, $400— $200, $120 and $80, 19 starterB (5 Pointers, 14 Setters). Winners 1 Geneva (Tony Boy-Lena Belle), P. Lorillard's Setter bitch, C. Tucker, handler; 2 Charity (Tony Boy-Lena Belle), P. Lorillard's Setter bitch, C. Tucker, handler; 3 Lad of Jingo (Jingo-Dot's Pearl), W. P. Austin's Pointer dog, A. B. Caldwell, handler. POINTER CLUB OF AMERICA— Eastport, L. -I., November 6. G. Muss-Arnoldt, judge. 3d annual trials. Derby, November 6. $5 entrance, $5 to start. Purse — cup and 50 per cent, 30 and 20 per cent of fees, 7 entries, 6 starters, Winners — 1 Top Notch Launce- lot (Royal Kent Hessian-Fandango), A. H. Ball's dog, H. Rogers, handler; 2 Fair Acre Creo (Fair Acre Trinket-Fair Acre Fanata), Dr. Allen Fitch's dog, owner, handler; 3 Fair Acre Ben (Fair Acre Cy-Fair Acre Fanata), Wilcox and Fairbairn's dog, C. Wilcox, handler. Members' Stake, November 7. Entrance $10. Mem- bers handled. Purse — silver cup and 50 per cent, 30 and 20 per cent, 19 entries, 12 starters. Winners — 1 Merry Girl (Teddy B.-King's Daughter), H. W. Terry, owner; 2 Top Notch Tobie (Wang-Nama R.), A. B. Hall, owner; 3 Brimstone (Ripstone-Tick), W. P. Austin, owner. All-Age, November 7. Entrance $15. Stake — cup and 50 per cent, 30 and 20 per cent, 11 starters. Win ners — 1 Fred C. (Prince's Lad-Leah), Chas. Coster's dog, G. Mott, handler; 2 Brimstone, Geo. Raynor, handler; 3 Teddy B. (Clip-Diana K.), H. W. Terry's dog, T. W. Terry, handler. Championship Stake, November 8. Entrance $25. Stake — challenge oup, $50 and 50 per cent of fees, 11 entries, S starters. Winners — 1 Brimstone, Geo. Ray- nor, handler; 2 Fred C, Geo. Mott, handler; 3 Duke (Sport-Birdie). E. Norton's dog, W. Howell, handler. INDEPENDENT FIELD TRIAL CLUB— Bicknell, Ind., November 11. 4th annual trials. G. R. Has- well, G. T. Kerr and H. S. Humphrey, judges. Members Stake, November 10. PurBe. 14 starters (10 English Setters, 4 Pointers). Winners — 1 Trixie (Jingo's Two Spot-Busv Bee), Geo. I. Munn's PoiDter bitch; 2 Sir Rodfield (Rodfield-Kate N.), I. H. Soc- well's English Setter dog; 3 Dan Rodstone (Fairy's Ben-Flossie Delaney), W. M. Kerr's English Setter dog; 4 Prince Danstone (Count Danstone-Rosefield), Jos. Beckers' English Setter dog. Derby. November 11. 26 starters (18 English Set- ters, 8 Pointers). Winners — 1 Speckle B. (Uncle B.- Pride of Abercorn), Geo. E. Gray'B Setter bitch; 2 Dan Stuart (Count Danstone-Minnie A.), C. D. Stuart's Setter dog: 3 Jingo Jones (Jingo'B .loy-Light of Kent), Dr. H. L. Bacon's Pointer dog; 4 Pride of Rodfield (Rodfield-Sue Gladstone), Dr. F. W. Samuels' Setter dog. January 17, I9i3j ®He Qxeeitsv anfcr giputrtemcm 9 All-Age, November 13, run at Robinson, 111., owing to rank cover and scarcity of birds at Bicknell. 25 starters (14 English Setters, 11 Pointers). Winners — 1 Sport's Count Danstone (Count Danstone-Sport's Maid), Wm. Brett's Setter dog; 2 Count Oakley (Oak- ley Hill-Queen W. H.), Chas. F. Tretbar's Setter dog; 3 Manitoba Blithe (Aberta Joe-Indiana), Thos. John- son's Pointer bitch; 4 Rodfield's Pride (Rodfield- Sport's Belle), J. W. Cowley's Setter dog. INTERNATIONAL FIELD TRIAL CLUB— St. Joachim, Ont., November 11. W. J. Baughn and Tho9. Guttridge, judges. Derby. Sweepstakes — 40, 30 and 15 per cent of en- trance money, 8starters (5 English Setters, 3 Pointers). Winnere— 1 Duke II. (Duke-Nell), Pickering & Old- shaw's Pointer dog, M. Pickering, handler; 2 Flirt II. (Pearl's Boy-Queen), W. C. Donaldson's Pointer bitch, owner, handler; 3 Daisy Maadowbrook (Count Meadow- brook-Tilly), T. Andrews' Setter bitch, owner, handler; 4 Sutton Boy (Selkirk Dan-Molly Gladstone), H. H. Wootton's Setter dog, J. Huddlestone, handler. All-Age, November 12. Sweepstakes — 40, 30 and 15 per cent entrance money, 8 starters (T Setters 1 Pointer). Winners — 1 Ightfield Joe (Brighton Joe- Ightfield Chic), Thos. E. Reeder's Pointer dog, W. C. Donaldson, handler; 2 Little Casino (Lady's Count Gladstone-Queen of Diamonds), L. Hilsendegen's Set- ter bitch, F. W. Wilson, handler; 3 Count's Queen (Petrel's Count-Susan Nipper), C. B. Cooke's Setter bitch, W. J. Wilson, handler. CONNECTICUT FIELD TRIAL CLUB— Hamp- ton, Conn., November 11. H. A. Belcher and V. A. Bossa, judges. Trials open to New England dogs only. Derby, November 11. Purse — 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent of entrance, $3 to enter, $2 to start, 8 starters (6 Setters, 2 Pointers). Winners — 1 Prince Rodfield (Ch. Rodfield-Grace Gladstone), J. E. Hutchins' Setter dog, owner, handler; 2 Rake's Count (Vic's Rake- Blase S.), W. G. Ely's Setter dog, S. F. Greenman, handler; 3Tip Top (American Boy-Rod field's Gypsey), P. E. Parmalee's Setter dog, owner, handler; 4 Two Count (Count Navarre-Spencer's Pet), W. E. Chaffee's Setter dog, G. H. Parkinson, handler. Reserve, Tem- pest III. (Bruce-Prairie Queen), F. E. Goodri^ge's Pointer dog, H. A. Morse, handler. All-Age, November 11, 12. Sweepstakes— 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent of entrance, S3 entrance, $2 to start, 11 starters (10 Setters, 1 Pointer). Winners — 1 Warn- panaug Chief (Herbert's Ford-Herbert's Fairy Queen), W. S. Hawley'a Setter dog, owner, handler; 2 Lady B. (Adam's Sport-Hannah S.), A. M. Arnold's Setter bitch, owner, handler; 3 Judy( ), 4 Helen ( ), H. A. Waldron'B Setter bitches, owner, handler. Members Stake. November 14. Entire purse to first, starting fee $2, 4 staiters, Setters. Winners — 1 Warn- panaug Chief, 2 Ruby's Rod (Kingston-Mark's Ruby), W. G. Comstock's Setter dog, handler; 3 Helen. KENTUCKY FIELD TRIAL CLUB— Glasgow, Ky , November 17, 3rd annual -triaU. Christy Chur- chill, H, L. Smyser and Maj. J. M. Taylor, Derby judges. All-Age, H. Lee Cook, substitute for Mr. Smyser. Members' Stake, 4 starters, Setters. Winners— 1 Roger D. (Whyto B.-Blade's Sue), W. H. Kaye's Setter dog, owner, handler; 2 Lady Glasgow (Rodfield- Paul's Daughter), W. L. Cook's Setter bitch, owner, handler; 3 Dash ( ), W. H. Kaye's Setter dog, owner, handler. Derby, November 19. Purse, $300, guaranteed, 50 per cent of surplus making total purse $445—8225 50, $133.50 and $89, 12 starters (10 Setters, 2 Pointers). Winners — 1 Captain Jack (Col. R. -Spot's Girl), Geo. E. Gray's Pointer dog, Jno, Gude, handler; 2 Dan Stuart (Count Danstone-Minnie H), C. D. Stuart's Setter dog, E. Shelley, handler; 3 Pride of Rodfield (Rodfield-Sue Gladstone II.), Dr. F. W. Samuels' Setter dog, Ed. Garr, handler; 4 Speckle B. (Uncle B.- Pride of Abercorn), Geo. E. Gray's Setter bitch, Jno. Gude, handler. All- Age, November 26. Purse, $475— $237.50, $142.50 and $95, 18 starters (12 English Setters, 6 Pointers). Winners— 1 Rip Tick (Young Rip Rap-Miss Tick Girl), C. W. Tway's Pointer dog, owner handler; 2 Rodfield's Pride (Rodfield-Sport's Belle), J. Cowley's Setter dog, E. Shelley, handler: 3 Geneva (Tony Boy- Lena Belle), P. Lorillard's Setter bitch, Chas. Tucker, handler. NORTH AMERICAN FIELD TRIAL CLUB— Ruthven, Ont., November 18, 4th annual trials. H. Wilkins and Wm. Wigle, judges. Derby, 13 starters (8 Setters, 5 Pointers). Winners —1 Rex H. (Ned Cumming-Woodbine Pearl), F. L. Holmes' Setter dog, owner, handler; 2 Flirt II. (Pearl's Boy-Queen), W. C. Donaldson's Pointer bitch, owner, handler; 3 Sutton Boy (Selkirk's Dan-Mollie Glad- stone), H. H. Wootton's Setter dog, J. Huddlestone, handler; 4 Tim (Duke-Nell), A. Pickering's Pointer dog, owner, handler. All-Age, November 21. 10 starters (9 English Set- ters, 1 Pointer). Winners — 1 Little Casino (Lady's Count Gladstone-Queen of Diamonds), L. Hilsende- gen's Setter bitch, W. J. Wilson, handler; 2 Ightfield Joe (Brighton Joe-Ightfield Chic), Thos. E. Reeder's Pointer dog, J. Donaldson, handler; 3 Count's Queen (Petrel's Count-Susan Nipper), C. B. Cooke's Setter dog, W. J. Wilson, handler. Members' Stake, November 21. Prize McKay cup, 5 starters (all Setters). Winner— 1 Dan (Toledo Bee- Rose), Dr. W. J. Campeau's Setter dog, A. Pillon, handler. AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD TRIAL CLUB— Glasgow, Ky., November 24-28. Maj J. M. Taylor, Chas. B. Cooke and H. S. Humphreys, judges. Champion Stake, open to dogs placed at trials run by clubs, members of A. C. F. T. Club. (Iowa F. T. Assn., S. D. F. T. Assn., Missouri F. T. Assn., Michi- gan F. T. Assn., Illinois F. T. Assn., Independent F. T. Club, N. A. F. T. Club, Kentucky F. T. Club, Pointer Club of American and Alabama F. T. Club). Purse,, $500 — Championship cup and $475 to winner, $25 to reserve dog, 13 nominations, 8 starters (5 Setters, 3 Pointers). Winners — 1 Percival Jingo (Jingo's Light-Phi), W. K. Terry's Pointer dog, D. E. Rose, handler; reserve, Rodfield's Pride (Rodfield-Sport's Belle), J. Cowley's Setter dog, E. Shelley, handler. INDIANA FIELD TRIAL CLUB— Clay City, Ind., November 27, inaugural trials. Members' Derby, C. E. Coffman and S. Gwyer, judges, 6 starters. Winners 1 Bessie Greystone (Count Greystone-Duchess O'Neill), J. M. Travis' Setter bitch, B. Watson, handler; 2 Nelly O'Neill (Count Greystone-Duchess O'Neill), C. F. Young's Setter bitch, owner, handlor; 3 Louise White (Count Whitestone-Phoebe Hill), Wm. Nattkemper's Setter bitch, owner, handler; 4 Count O'Neill (Count Grey- stone-Duchess O'Neill), S. Fisher's Setter dog, owner, handler. Open Derby, S. Fisher, C. F. Young and P. T. Jett, judges, 4 starters (3 Setters, 1 Pointer). Winners — 1 Sir Rodney (Rod field -Fayette Pride), W. N. Nees' Setter dog, S. Gwyer, handler; 2 Sport's Isabel (Marie's Sport-Isabella Maid "i, C. E. Coffman 's Setter bitch, owner, handler; 3 Pearl's Jot (Alberta Joe-Belle Delaney), S. Gwyer's Pointer bitch, owner, handler. All-Age, 4 starters (ail Setters). Winners — 1 Lottie Rodfield (Rodfield-Lottie Lorraine), C. E. Coffman's Setter bitch, owner, handler; 2 Count Greystone (Count Ladystcne-Fairland Pet), Wm. Nattkemper's Setter dog, C. Ehrle, handler; 3 Sir Rodney (Rodfield -Fayette Pride), W. M. Nees' Setter dog, S. Gwyer, handler. CONTINENTAL FIELD TRIALS CLUB— Thom- asville, N. C, December 1. 8th annual trials. Theo. Sturges, R. P. Huntington and John White, judges. Members Stake, 16 starters. Winners — 1 Bob Acres (Tony Gales-Minnie T.), S.C.Bradley's Setter dog, owner, handler; Rap (Jingo's Pearl-Beauty Stonia), O. W. Bright's Pointer dog, owner, handler; 3 Jake ( \ Chas. T. Guthrie's Setter dog, owner, handler; 4 Bell Boy (Tony Boy-Lena Belle), P. Loril- lard's Setter dog, Chas. Tucker, handler. Derby, Decemberl. Purse$500— $250,$150and $100— entrance $10, $10, and $15 to start, 18 starters (10 Setters, 8 Pointers). Winners — 1 Nellie Farrar (High ' Ball B. -Nellie), Dr. C. I. Schoop's Setter bitch, H. S. Bevan, handler; 2 Slap Dash (Lady's Count Gladstone- Maud L.), P. Lorillard's Setter dog, Chas. Tucker, handler; 3 Highland View Snapper (Ruby's Rod-Doll Gladstone), Geo. N. Clemson's Setter dog, W. Tom- linson, handler; 4 Baldy Gladstone Jr. (Baldy Glad- stone ), Dr. Whitehead's Setter dog, F. H. Beall, handler. All-Age, December 6. 21 starters (14 Setters, 7 Pointers). Winners — 1 Old Put (Dash Antonio-Betty B. H.), Del Norte Kennels' Setter dog, S. C. Bradley, handler; 2 Tramp (Prince Boris-Derby), J. E. Rey- burn's Pointer dog. L. W. White, handler; equal 3 Joe Gumming Jr. (Joe Cumming ), Dr. -J. S. Brown's Setter dog, F. H. Beall, handler; equal 3 Harwick's Nellie (Harwick-Queen Esther), Dudley Sbieffer's Setter bitch, H. S. Bevan, handler. VIRGINIA FIELD TRIAL ASSOCIATION— Chase City, Va., December 8. W. J. Baughn, Dr. Leigh Buckner and J. C. Tignor, judges. Inaugural trials. Derby, December 8. Sweepstakes — 40, 30, 20 and 10 per cent of entrance. First forfeit $2, $3 additional to start, 10 entries, 5 starters, all English Setters. Win- ners—1 Bob's Tony (Tony Bob-Virginia Reel II.), E. P. Wilkins' Setter dog, owner, handler: 2 Ned ( ), R. A. Croxton's Setter dog, owner, handler; 3 Teddy Roosevelt (Ch. Sport's Boy-Sallie Kinloch), Fenton Noland's Setter dog, owner, handler; 3 Alice Roosevelt (Ch. Sport's Boy-Sallie Kinlock), F. No- land's Setter bitch, owner, handler. All-Age, Sweepstakes — same conditions as Derby, 20 nominations, 12 starters (7 English Setters, 5 Pointers). Winners — 1 Governor Spottswood (Cid- Chart II.), J. R. Purcell's Pointer dog, owner, handler: 2 Bona (Guy-Lena), W. M. Cary's Setter bitoh, owner, handler; 3 Bob's Tony (Tony Bob-Virginia Reel II.), E. P. Wilkin's Setter dog, owner, handler; 4 Dick Black (— ), T. S. Baskerville's Setter dog, owner, handler. ALABAMA FIELD TRIAL CLUB— Huntsville, Ala., December 15. D. E. RbseV J. W. Matthews and J. F. Fletcher, judges, 6th annual trials. Derby, for dogs owned in Alabama, $3 entrance, $2 to start, 10 starters (6 Pointers, 4 English Setters). Winners — 1 Rip's Lass (Young Rip Rap-Jingo's Lass), Garth, Keller and Rison's Pointer bitch, W. D. Gil- christ, handler; 2 Bee Line (Jingo's Light-Brook's Belle), Lee Moody's Pointer dog, owner, handler; 3 Sam's Vesta (Plain Sam-Rap's Vesta), J. D. Stripling & Co.'s Pointer dog, E. B. Bishop, handler; 4 Wooley ( ), R. H. Lowe's Setter dog, W. M. Hundley, handler. All-Age, December 17. For dogs owned in Alabama, $3 entrance, $2 to start, 10 starters (5 Setters, 5 Point- ers). Winners— 1 June III. (Jingo's Light-Gull's Jingo), T. T Ashford's Pointer bitch. W. J.Allen, handler; 2 Blue Danstone (Count Danstone-Fairland Dot), Gilchrist & White's Setter dog, D. C. White, handler; 3 Countess Ladystone (Count Ladystone- Mark's Lilitz), Lee Moody's Setter bitch, owner, handler. Free-for-all, December 18. $5 entrance, $7.50 addi- tional to start, 6 starters (4 Pointers, 2 Setters), D E. Rose and T. T. Ashford. judges. Winners — 1 Spot Four (Royal Dan-Queen of Lilitz), E. L. Denison's Pointer dog, D. C. White, handler; 2 Paul Rap (Young Kent- Trick Maid), S. M Wellburn's Pointer dog>, W. D. Gilchrist, handler; equal 3 Jolly Boy ( ), Dr. C. L. Gunn's Setter dog. owner, handler; equal 3 Fred T. (Don P. -Jessie), J. F. Fletcher's Setter dog, D. C. White, handler. About the Newfoundland. A breed that seems to be in decadence on the Coast, and for that matter in the East also, has a champion in Mrs. W. F. Storm, who made the following remarks before a meeting of the Ladies Kennel Club of Massa- chusetts. The Newfoundland is a dog that should not bo lost sight of by fanciers and breeders. The breed possesses many virtues and characteristics — too many in fact to allow the Newfoundland to he laid away upon the shelf: "Having been requested to give a talk on Newfound- land dogs, I shall be glad to relate some of the observa- tions I have had the opportunity to make in regard to a dog of this breed by the name of Black Boy, which I have owned for several years. I beg to state here that I talk as a fancier, and not as a breeder, and hope that my little experience will be of some interest to you. It seems a pity that the Newfoundland is so rarely met on our dog show bench on this side of the Atlantic and should be on the eve of extinction in America, for truly bv his rare qualities he is worthy to rank among the foremost of his more favored canine brothers. Without going into details as to special points, I will try to give a short description as to his appearance and qualities. It was common at one time to call every shaggy large dog a Newfoundland, but since dog breeding has become a special study and dog shows have opened the eyes of the general public, people in- terested in dogs have learned to discriminate between mongrels and true bred types. The true color of the Newfoundland is black, without any mixture of white whatever, although many of the best specimens have a few white hairs on the chest. Their stature is large, from twenty-seven to thirty inches in height, their body massive and exceedingly well proportioned, indi- cating at the same time great strength and activity. The coat, without being silky, is without wave and has a texture of its own, particular to the breed, which seems to protect the dog almost equally well against heat and cold and makes them specially adept in the water. From personal experience I can state that although my dog lived through three summers in the South, the heat never seemed to cause him any great discom- fort. He was always kept out of doors, summer and winter, and was ever in splendid health. As to men- tal qualities, the Newfoundland may have his equal, but certainly not his superior. Gifted with almost human intelligence, exceedingly affectionate and good natured, he makes a splendid companion and the truest of friends. I have many times come across the belief that New- foundlands were cross tempered and quarrelsome, but never found this to be the case with Black Boy. Only once can I remember him punishing one of the other dogs on the place — a big pointer, who provoked him by trying to snatch a large bone away from him, which he was peacefully enjoying on the lawn. One of his greatest pleasures consists in carrying parcels or sticks, or anything one gives him, and if there were nothing for him to make himself useful with,' he will insist upon taking hold of one's sleeve and drag one gently along, all the time grunting and wagging his huge tail to show his great pleasure and satisfaction. He was very fond 5f children and a good playmate. Once a small boy, who was staying with us at the time, put a pony saddle on his back and rode him around the place, not, however, without Biggy-Boy (the dog's pet name) giving him a tumble from time to time, but always good natured and enjoying the joke as much as did his rider. Among all of the dogs on the place he had but one deadly enemy, my Fox Terrier Jack, who never would make up to the big black bear, in spite of all the advances Biggy-Boy made towards him to make friends, and many times Jack would fly at him and generally manage to bite and hang on to Black Boy's nose, but under such provoking circum- stances Black Boy would never hurt the little fellow, and was ever ready to forget and forgive the next minute, never having any malice or grudge. As watchdog he was invaluable; his bear-like appear- ance alone was sufficient to keep tramps and undesir- able people at a respectful distance. I shall be happy if my little talk about Black Boy has been of some in- terest to you and would induce true dog lovers and fanciers of the Newfoundlard to start breeding and reviving this almost extinct noble breed." DOINGS IN DOGDOM. Dog Owners!! Read This!! We are carrying in the advertising columns of this journal an advertisement of "Sergeant's Dog Remedies." a popular line of preparations for which F. W. Braun & Co. of Los Angeles. Cali- fornia, have been made distributing agents on the Pacific Coast. The goods have few equals and no superiors on the market today, having received the highest endorsements of the leading dog men and kennel owners of this country and Canada. They are manufactured by Polk Miller Drug Co of Richmond, Va.. who invite all persons having sick dogs to write (enclosing stamp) describing symptoms, and they will cheerfully furnish the best possible adyice without any charge whatever. A revised copy of their book on "Dogs" sent free on receipt of 3c in stamps to cover postage. Delverton Kennels have placed Hampton Promise in the stud, as will be seen by reference to our kennel advertisements, page 15. This young and vigorous handsome black Cocker has a record of twenty-seven prizes to his credit. He is by Black Duke II out of Champion Gaiety Girl, both noted Eustern winners. Woodlawn Kennels is out with a great stud an- nouncement in the classified ads on page 15. The premier of the kennels is Champion Woodcote Won- der, an unbeaten world's champion. Wonder has proven himself a potent sire on the Coast. All his get, even out of mediocre bitches, show the quality and character of the sire to a great degree. Wonder puppies are recognized at a glance by any one who has ever seen the sire. In Bulldogs Endcliffe Forceps is, excepting one dog only, the best we have here. Endcliffe Paddlar is said to be the best Irish Terrier on the Coast at present. Cairnsmuir General is the best wire we have here now. Raby Elvet won winners at Los Angeles the first time he was shown on the Coast, he has a creditable string of English wins to his credit. Brood bitches, bitches in whelp and some choice puppies are now at the kennels. Dr. H. Clay Glover after a long term of hard and conscientious work has requested the Westminister Kennel Club to accept his resignation of the position of official veterinarian for the club. The Doctor has been present at the door of eac! 10 f£he greeircr axxif &port&mcni fjANUARY 17, 1903 the club shows for twenty years past. He urges that the duties entailed have become quite arduous and that the interests of tbe club would be beet served by the appointment of a younger man. He generously a tbe event of acceptance, to give his successor, by advice, tbe benefit of his long experience. L. L. Campbell writes us that bis Irish Setter bitch Glenmore Sultana was bred to bis Barrymore on the loth inst. If the prospective litter will be as good as one or two we kuow ot in the past, they shuuld De excellent puppies. Mr. G. J. M. E d'Aquin a prominent Fox Terrier fatnier proposes to clevute two or three years to a business trip which will require bis residence in Mexico. Pacific Coast Field Trials. Tho twentieth annual meeting of the PaciGc Coast Field Trial Club is in progress this week Dear Bakers- field. The trial grounds are located eight or ten miles away. The attendance of club members and sports* men has been far greater than anticipated, in fact, tbe meeting has attracted more general attention than any previous trials here for years. The Derby was started rather late on Monday morning, with fifteen dogs in, on Tuesday afternoon the stake was fioished. Joseph E Terry's English Setter Kilgarlf {Orion-Mary Lou) won first: J. W. Flynn's Pointer bitch Nellie Bang (Senator P-Mani- toba B^lte) took second and Stuckdale Kennels' Pointer bitch Mtrgarette (Cuba's Z-p-Jingu's Bagpipe) won third piize. Th • All-Age commenced on Wednesday with four- teen starters, including the winner of first in the Derby. Toe club held its annual election 'Wednesday even- ing', which resulted as follows: President, W. W. Van Ar-sdale, San Francisco; First Vice-President, C. E. Wooden, San Francisco; Second Vice-President, H. W. K-U-r, S.*n FrancUco; Secretary and Treasurer, Albert B-tz of S n Francisco; Executive Committee — C. N. P. >st of Stcrameoto, J. H. Schumacher of Los Angeles, T. J. A. Tiedemann of San Francisco, W. S. To vie of Bakersfield and J. W. ConsidiDe of Seattle. The following* new members were elected: J. I. Woolley and Thomi^ O'Brien of Bakersfield, J. W. Con-Mine and V. O. Watkins of Seattle, C W. Cog- gins nf San Rifael, J. B. Coleman of San Francisco, Al L'ndley .>r Bakersfield, W. W. Richards and T. R. Atkins of San Francisco. The next club trials will come off in January next year: the place has not yet been decided upon. H. S. Hunri'ihr^ys, of Indiana, was elected judge and honor- ary member. A full '■eoort of the trials by Albert Betz, the rep- rAsentaiiveof the Breeder and Sportsman at the trills, will appear next week. Destruction of Birds for Their Plumage. The question of bird destruction for the purpose of obt lining the plumige has attracted interested at- tention, not only in this country but abroad as well. R-xeotly in the Chamber of Deputies of France the bill of M. du Perier de Larsan relative to the protec- tion of birds, was put on the urgency list, and now that an international agreement seems to have been reached, it is believed tbat measures which will be passed in the near future will give the feather industry a severe blow. In point of fact it may be generally stated that there are no birds which are not found to-day in the hands of the manufacturers, utilized either fur their feathers- or for their down. Notwithstanding tbe republics of South America have for ten years carefully regulated the hunting of humming birds, it is an interesting fact to note that there are annually sold in the markets of London more than 1,500,01)0 little birds, in one single season there having been sold in this mart 10 - OOO humming birds, 25.U00 paroquets, 17,000 fisher martinn, and 10,000 white herons. An idea may be given of the great profits to bederived from this trade wneu it is stated that two pounds of aigrettes brings On an average in Loudon from $80 to $H0. Out tbese same aigrettes are resold for about $500, this price being obtained fur the inferior qualitii B, the supei ior bringing $.'(0 au o HUM) lor two pounds. The feathers of birds are not alone obtained from tro -ical countries, for in all Countries extensive uee is made of the plumage of sea gulN, partridges, pheas- ants, e<»cks, rawi jays, owls and uf vast quantities of farmyard birds aud sparrows. When thia process Of iXterminallon is carried on against birds of the destructive classes, such as magpies and inity is put to a useful aud beneficent end, but when the fa t Is very evident that tbe air poachers not only take tbese former, but they also kill the rnbtns, titmouse and otoer b have a useful function to fulfill In the agriculture. Ah tie trade in the plumage of birds has made enorm >us stri<] --, and as both extravagant ai nomic il form* of luxury art constantly on thrloc ih-ry has \h , log development in the olev-ir less with which the feathers are dyed and treate I Thus tto-re is Little difficulty ex pei to-day in trans'ormlng an sop rh f- a* h.oed creature from the W*st [ndlei>, Parle ha-'ing b en lor m -.n- t n*ive home consumption and aided by the skill of 1 fin »rt«d worktn-n, have mad.* g' r in pre- nng foa'-h^rs and d »wn for thn tn:i-k-*t Th- jg*ame — tirl for Germany, which countrv exports an- more than $5,000,000 worth of feathers. Frequently the feathers when they reach the manu- facturer are dirty and stained, the first work there- fore is to clean them thoroughly. To do thio they are placed for several days in tepid, soapy water, after which they are rinsed in hot water, and are then im- mersed iora quarter of an hour in boiling water, in which has been placed some Spanish white or raw starch. As a last step, the feathers are put into a fry- ing pan for twenty-four hours, so that the rib may become thoroughly dry. Most featbeis, as many people know, are dyed. Twenty years ago black ostrich feathers became lash- sonable, but as the only feathers which were black came from the back of the male ostrich, they were naturally rare. Since tbat time, however, by diverse methods, notably by means of oxygenated water, manufacturers have succeeded in decoloring staintd as well as naturally dark plumes, and makiDg them per- fectly white, and now are able to give them any de ired shade. Informer days this result could only he ob- tained by using absolutely white featbeis, which was expensive. Light colors are obtained by the use of aniline dyes; deeper colors by curcuma, indigo, orchilla and vegetable dyes. Black is the result of iron, salt and logwood. After dying the feathersthis operation b-ing performed at temperatures differing with the different dyes, the feathers are rinsed and dried. They are then assorted, passed through dry steam, and bent into tbe desired shapes. The feathers of birds are not only used for raiment, but also for the woof of certain stuffs, utilization being made of them in the manufacture of a great many domestic objects. One of the birds whose feathers are put to the most diverse uses is the goose — the vulgar, domestic goose — the large feathers from the wing-s furnishing most excellent quills for writing, each year a harvest of down being obtainf d, and the bide, sold as swan's down, furnishes a beautiful and elegant fur. To obtain this so called swan's down the .feathers are first carefully pulled out, then tbe goose is skinned, the bide being cut down the back. After this tha skin is put through a process of very delicate tanning, tbe result being a pretty, serviceable garniture for dresses. would have equal rights and equal opportunities to share in the grand sport which Lake Merritt affords." New floodgates for Lake Merritt are being placed in the southeast corner of the lake. The old gates have been open for some months past and the supply of water in the lake is subject to" the tide. It has been noticed, at low tide, thattheimmense amount of thick vegetation that had been growing on the bottom of the lake, and which interfered seriously with trolling, has almost entirely disappeared. This disappearance is due to the thousands upon thousands of wild ducks and mud hens which have fattensd on the salt water grass. These birds have done a most appreciated thing for the bass fisherman, who are now elated over the favorable prospects for striped bass trolling. On Thursday, January 15th the open season for shooting quail in Marin county was brought to a close. The first day of February contrary to the intention of the law makers, is an open day for shooting feathered wild game in this state. The clause of the statute reads, "Every person who, between tbe 1st day of February and the 1st day of October kills," etc. This clearly does not include the first day of February in close season. A big grizzly bear in Trabuco Canyon, above the Santa Ana tin mines, forty miles east of Santa Ana, Orange county, has been causing considerable damage lately by raiding apiaries in tbat vicinity to secure honey. Hunting parties have been repeatedly formed to run tbe bear down, but he has thus far escaped all efforts to capture him. After a disappearance of sev- eral weeks the grizzly made his presence felt again last week by destroying a number of beehives, and the bee ranchers of the Trabuco district are now or- ganizing for a hunt after tbe monster to prevent his further depredations. J. W. Marshall, of Bingham ton, SolaDO county, and two companions killed over 300 gray geese, From Alder Creek, Toseniite Valley. FEATHER AND FIN. If certain mutual observations of conduct and action were recognized among salt water fishermen generally, there is no questiun but what it would be eminently pleasurable and sati&factoiy to everyone who indulges in the sport of dropping a line. As a matter of fact, there is a general practice of angling ethics, but the amateur and tb« boor need a hint now and then. On this suhject a well known local angler submits the following suggestions: **iu anticipation of the opening of tbe bass season in February, the following few remarks to the fisher- men who have in the past made Lake Merritt their fishing grounds are seasonable. Either through ignor- ance or intention tbe elementary principles of tbe eti- quette of angling have been overlooked or ignored by many of the Lake Merritt fishermen. So, for the benefit of those who are careless or not posted, we suggest the following points: When leaving tbe boat- bouse ca?t your eye over the water and select the posi- tion iu which yon desire to anchor. When you have selected your spot you should row to this position in such a direction tbat you will not cross another angler's fishing ground. Go behind those who have already locati d, in order tbat you will not disturb them bv tbe splash of your oar or tbe shuttling of your Feet on the bottom of the boat. Every slight sound will scatter a school of fish, hence we owe it to our fellow anglers to he as quiet as possible. Never anchor nearer than 100 feet from tbe next boat. You will thus disturb no one and you will have a position which is just as good as the earlier comers There is plenty of room on this lovely sheet of water for a hun- dred boats if a little discretion is us- d in locating. "WhPB the bass are feeding they travel al) over the lake, thus yon have just as goid a chance as your neighbor. Should two or three boats fortunately strike a school, do not leave your posilion and crowd around the lucky oaes. Your time will come later, and sn every angler will have his Bbare of sport, '■If these fon-iroing points were borne in mind a grpatdealof unpleasant language and much milling of tempore would be avoided and the anglers would get on better with one another. Every fisherman honkers and a few white geese. Wild geese are con- gregating at present on tbe Solano plains in countless thousands. To the expert, the sport is lively and good bags are tbe rule. To the novice or ordinary shooter a half dozen birds in a day 's shoot is a lucky bag. The geese generally remain in that section until about the middle of April. Because no longer popular, Alaska bear skins have falhn in value from $25 and $50 one year ago to $10 and $12. There is little sale for them, the effort of San Francisco dealers to have them take the place of buffalo skins in this country and Europe having fulled. George Simmons, a San Francisco fur dealer, says the demand is so light that buyers will not purchase bear skins in Alaska this season. Ho has a large stock of them which he shipped to England last year and is now trying to sell at a large discount. Simmons is en route to the north to spend six weeks buying furs of tb^ Indians along the coast and in tbe interior. Reports from the north indicate a very large catch of fine furs, chiefly mink, black marten, silver fox and seal. These are tbe most popular skins now obtain- able and tbe market is just now so short of them tbat an advance in prices is expected. Winter in the in- terior of Alaska has been very severe, which adds to the quality of the furs obtained here. The number of Indian hunters has been greater than usual as this winter did not afford them employ- ment at chopping cord wood. Kennel Registry. Ad noun cements of Visits, Whelps. Sales and Leases will be in served hereafter, for advertisers, free of cost. Nairod Kennels1 black Cooker Spaniel bitch Imp i Black Trnpby- StellaSIlk) to Mrs p C Meyer's Ch Havoc (Black Duke-Wood- lanti-Jude). January 8, 1903 Mrs Foster's black Cocker spaniel bftoh Tiny ( ) to Nairod Kennel's Plumerfa Beau II. (Co. Hampion Goldie-Ch. Plu merla Surprise. January 3, 6, 1903 SALES. A. L Byler sold to Nairod Kennels. December 28. 190$ the black Cocker Spaniel bitch Maid or Oakland (Woodland Jersev-Wood- land Count ess i in whelp to Oakland Romance (Oakland Fascina- tion-Oakland Tippo). JaKtjary IT, 1903] &he gxeelicv atxlr ^pavi&xxxcm 11 A Wonderful Record. As has been printed heretofore in these columns, the Riverside Herd of Holsteins owned by the Pierce Land and Stock Company whose magnificent stock farm is located four miles from Stockton, has made some wonderful records as butter producers,. A test conducted by the authorized representatives of the Univer- sity of California showed that Fideasa, the first prize winner at the recent California State Fair, and selected by Prof. Carlyle as embodying the highest degree of per- fection of type in the ideal cow, regardless of breed, earned two records. In a thirty day test she gave 2392.7 pounds of milk, which yielded 91.5 pounds of butter. This is the world's record for a four year old Holdstein for thirty days. In a seven- day test she gave 569 pounds of milk which would have made 25.038 pounds of 80 per cent butter. Another cow in the Bame herd, Romeo Aaggie produced twenty-six pounds of 80 per cent butter in a seven-day test. This last record has never been beaten on the Pacific Cuast and is second only to the world's record held by a cow at St. Paul, that gave no less than twenty-nine pounds in the same length of time. Now comes what to our mind is a still more remarkable showing for the farm. A letter received at the office of the Breedek and Sportsman from Mr. Chas. D. Pierce, President of the Pierce Land and Stock Company, says: "We desire to report- to yon that we have just finished testing our 9th two year old heifer, and the average record for the lot is 14 lbs., 3 oz. of butter each in seven days. These are certainlv wonder- ful records, and we doubt if there is another herd in the United States to day that contains nine two year olds with such records." A dairy farm that can produce nine two year old heifers that average over two pounds of butter each per day is certainly a wonderful success. Grading Up a Dairy Herd. We do not want long-legged cows in a dairy. We do not want a cow that has the habit of putting fat on h r back. We want a machine, and we want to educate that machine to do our work. It iB not within the power of man to make that machine do its work properly in one generation; it must be a matter of continuous breeding to fix a given habi- tude in the cow. Someone may ask : "Well, how ami going to do that? I do not possess these high priced thoroughbred cows; I am not fixed on my farm to maintain the thor- oughbred cow, the dairy cow, that is, as a rule, delicate. That is a fooliBh idea. She is not any more susceptible to dis- ease than any other animal of the bovine race. I know that the dairy cow always looks delicate in the same sense that she is always thin ; a cow that will make a profit ten months in the year will look thin, be- cause she is not putting her fat on her back, imt in the milk-pail. Now, I will say to the man who cannot put into his herd the thoroughbred breeds, buy a thoroughbred bull, it matters not whether it be a Jersey to supply butter, a Guernsey to supply rich colored m\Jk, an Ayrshire to give a good flow of milk, or the Holstein, to give a large flow. Get a thoroughbred bull ; never pick one that is a "scrub." Why? Because he cannot with any surety fix the blood or type. — Address of V. E. Fuller at the Ohio State Board of Agriculture. Vaccinating Against Tuberculosis Some experiments against tuber been published by Dr. Leonard Pearson vious to the opening of the Exposition in pounds, but thought they were beaten the vaccination ! T^\ '*"* Tl ** th°r0Uf ^ accli" acd did ™t enter in. Patrick Bros, fed a the \accmation mated before called on to undergo test. Duddino- bred Tinnnln ram fhof ^^n^ of cattle against tuberculosis have recently The members of th* nnmrmffp* will *t ^.aam- °red Lincoln ram, that weighed j ! i.ne memoers ot the committee will at 44o pounds November 20th, the day =et , once set about the task of selecting candi- for the taking of weight* State "\ etermarian of Pennsylvania, and dates I0r this exhibit. It is not at present1 - Dr. S. H. Gilliland. These experiments known whether a competitive dairy test were conducted at the veterinary Bchool wiU be included as a part of the exhibit of the University of Pennsylvania, with Gf live stock at St. Louis in 1904, but the the support of the State Live Stock Sani- j American Jersey Cattle Club with charac- tary Board. The work has bee An Interesting Experiment. ! teristic enterprise is thus fore-handed in progress more than two years, thus ante- preparing for such a contingencv, and is dating all other work along this line, for | determined that if such a test is'not nro- the German investigations of von Behring vLded ifc wilI maintain a working dairy of did not begin until July, 1901. No ot er high class cows of the breed, under the investigations of this sort have been re- ] stl-iUest sort of test conditions for the ported in any other country than in the j purpose of demonstrating anew the butter United States and Germany. making possibilities of the breed. Prepa- The process used was to inject into the j rations for such an exhibit are certainly vein of the animal to be protected a small in very capable hands quantity of a suspension of tubercle bacilli non-virulent for cattle. This procedure, called vaccination, may be repeated sev- eral times with gradually ascending quan- tities. The immediate effect is to produce a passing fever following each injection, which does not annoy the animal enough to cause it to lose a single meal. The general health is not disturbed by the process of vaccination. When the series of vaccinations was completed the animal had an astonishingly high degree of im- munity to tuberculosis. In the last experiments completed four youDg cattle were used. Two of these were vaccinated last March. All four were inoculated in July by injecting into the windpipe a quantity of cultureof viru- lent tubercle bacilli. A large quantity was introduced and each of the four ani- mals received exactly the same treatment. These animals were killed in October. It was found that the cattle that had not been vaccinated were extensively tubercu- lar, showing alterations of this disease in the windpipe, lungs, throat and intestinal glands; while the two vaccinated animals, inoculated the same time from the same material and in the same way, were free from tubercular infection and were sound. Dr. Pearson considers that this princi- ple of immunization as applied to vaccina- tion against tuberculosis of cattle is proved and it now remains only to work out the details of the method. This im- portant work is being continued on larger scale for the purpose of ascertain- ing the simplest and shortest practical method of vaccination. It is not yet known how long the im- munity will last nor what the ultimate effect upon the animal will be So far, however, as the few experiments here and in Germany show, no fear need be an- ticipated of unfavorable results in these particulars. What is needed now is the painstaking use of the method on a few tubercular herds kept under careful and continuous observation. A scrupulously careful trial on a limited scale under proper conditions will do more to furnish the information needed to answer the few remaining questions upon this discovery than any amount of general use under less careful supervision. In the estimation of the investigators it would be premature to apply this vaccination to herds until The following is from a late bulletin of the Wisconsin Experiment Station on sheep breeding and lambs of various breeds : "Southdown ewes dropped 7S per cent of strong lambs while the Shropshire ewes dropped 59 per cent The Shrop-Me- rinos 73.4 per cent and the Dorset-Shrops 60 per cent of strong lambs, the latter be- ing but a trifle ahead of the Shropshires. The Shorp-Merinos, however, have the smallest percentage of weak lamb?, which would in average vitality of lambs at birtli make them practically the equals of the Southdowns. The Shropshires, how- ever, of the breeds and crosses mentioned show the least vitality in their lambs at birth. "The Shropshire ewes were found to be easily in the lead in percentage increase for the three years above mentioned, with the Shrop-Merinos a close second. As 19 per cent of the lambs dropped by Shrop- shire ewes were triplets this may in some measure account for the large percenta of weak lambs from the ewes of this breed, though the Shrop-Merino ewes with 15 per cent of triplet lambs had the smallest percentage of weak lambs of an}' of the breeds or crosses. None of the Southdown ewes" gave birth to triplets, though the ewes of this breed gave the largest percentage of twins of anv breed or cross. It will also be noticed that 13.3 percent of the whole number dropped were triplets, 19.1 per cent were singles and 67.6 per cent, or over two-thirds of the whole number, were twin lambs. "Single lambs are much larger at birth on the average than twins and twins are much larger than triplets, the difference in average weight between single and twin lambs being 1.44 pounds and between single and triplet lambs a difference of 2.16 pounds, yet from lamb feeding experi- ments conducted at his station (16th Ann. Rep., p 51) it was found that until wean- ing time twins made equally as good gains as single lambs."' John Gibson, the Canadian Lincoln breeder, sent weight of a 407 pound ram, and Geo. McKerrow, the well known Oxford Down importer and breeder, made affidavit to the weight of a 406 pound Oxford ram. S. P. \Vil liams, of Hancock, Iowa, sent proof of a Cotswold ram that cleared the beam at 33J pounds, and Hans Abeld, of Wau- conda, South Dakota, furnished affidavit for a ram weighing 300 pounds but did not state the breed. According to the rules of the contest, Patrick Bros, received the check for $400, and their ram was shipped to the great stock farm of the In- ternational Stock Food Co. at Hamilton, Minn. Without doubt the Lincoln ram sent over by Messrs. Dean & Sons would have weighed 500 pounds and over, but the long, hard voyage proved too much for him. The International Stock Food Co. own the largest horse, cow and hog in the world. Mr. Savage recently purchased the world's greatest pacer, D; n Patch paying $60 000 for him. . Heavy Ram Contest. We doubt if there has ever been a prize offered for a sheep that has created such such further experiments are completed, f An effort will be made to secure State aid | widespread interest in aU sheep breeding for experiments on a scale large enough to solve this important problem. Jerseys to be Represented at Louis. Cows giving the highest per cent of but- ter fat produce butter, as a rule, at less cost than those giving a low per cent. The difference between six per cent and three per cent milk is 100 per cent, inas- much as it requires twice the quantity of milk to produce a pound of butter. countries as the $400 offer made by the International Stock Food Co. for the heaviest ram in the world. The announce- ment was made early last winter and St. j leading breeders in England, Canada and the United States commenced to prepare [ rams for the contest. Henry Dudding, The American Jersey Cattle Club has the great English Lincoln breeder, who made definite progress towards presenting has made the world's record for selling a working herd of Jerseys at the St. Louis two Lincoln rams at $5000 each, and S. E. World's Fair which will be a credit to the Dean & Sons, the celebrated Dowsby Hall breed. The committee appointed for this breeders, both fed rams for this prize, purpose — J. J. Richardson, Davenport, Frank Harding brought over the Dudding Iowa, William Gettys, Athens, Tenn., and ram andhetipppd the beam at 461 pounds Geo. E. Peer, Rochester, N. Y. — has organ- in quarantine, but died on the second day ized by the election of Mr. Richardson as after his arrival. S. E Dean & Sens chairman. Generous arrangements have shipped a Dowsby Hall ram weighing 480 been secured with Mr. A. O. Asten for free pounds prior to shipment at Liverpool, use of adequate accommodations on his This ram reached Quebec in good shape, farm at Jerseyville, 111., which is a short but died a fewr days later. Park t*c Son, distance from St. Louis, and a lot of cows the Canadian Cotswold breeders, were will be assembled there quite a time pre- ready with a Cotswold ram weighing 460 Butter Making in Russia. The American consul at Moscow, Russia, reports to" the Secretary of State that the Russian government has appropriated $39,000 to be used for instruction in butter making in the creameries of western Si- beria. Five creamery schools are to be maintained and everything will be done to build up the dairy business of this un- developed territory. The Red Polled is one of the youngest of the breeds. It was not until the year 1S46 that the union of the Norfolk and Suffolk breeders gave the breed its name. From the startthis breed has been famous as one valuable alike for dairying and for beef production, and on the markets of England the Norfolk cattle take high rank. They were first brought to America in 1S73 and since then have grown steadily. Here their beefmaking qualities have been neglected to smne extent, but they have figured strongly as valuable animals for the smaller farmer. Neglect to show them in high condition has also tended to ob- scure their flesh bearing powers in time past, but recent exhibitions have been highly creditable. As their name indicates cattle of this breed are without horns, no appearance of them being tolerated. In color they are a rich deep red with white allowed on the udder and underline, inside the flanks and on the switch of the tail. The head is quite characteristic, of medium size, clean cut, with a sharp poll which carries a good tuft of hair. The neck is of medium length body of good size and shape, legs of medium length. Red Polls are very uniform, prepotent and hardy, and have many earnest advocates, being good milk- ers as well as good feeders. The Iowa Agricultural College has re- cently sold Secretary Wilson of President Roosevelt's cabinet two superior pairs of horses for service in the department of agriculture at Washington. A few years ago when horses were a drug on the mar- ket at any price an experiment was. under- taken to determine the qualities and value of western range bred horses obtained from the range as colts and developed under Iowa farm conditions. Many horses in the range territory and elsewhere were then selling as low as $5 per head. The experiment station at that time obtained a carload of well bred colts as weanlings and yearlings from the ranges of Wyoming and Montana and brought them to the ege for development and investigation They were carefully and intelligently se- lected as colt?, care being taken to com- bine good breeding with a high degree of individual excellence. These horses have been greatly admired as they have been developed and used at the college. Those recently sold are a pair of steel gray grade Percherons for hauling the department's mail and express and a pair of well matched seal brown coach horses that will be rsed on Secretary Wilson's carriage, and it is the opinion of good horsemen tuat the secretary will ride behil handsome a pair as there is in Wash:. 12 ®h* gveeltcv anb gtpxxrtsmtm [January 17, 1903 Shipping Hogs to Market. In one of tlie reports of tlie Kansas Board of Agriculture some points are given on the subject "Shipping Hogs." The in- formation was collected by consultation with the leading commission men of large cities. It is pointed out that much loss is traceable to hogs being overloaded, ship- pers being careless at times and thinking they are loading only 18,000 or 19,' 00 pounds when in fact they are putting in 21,000 to 23,000. In addition to the loss derived from this source many hogs are cripped and die from the manner in which they are handled before the shipper gets possession of them. Hogs coming out of a wet, manury car in cold weather generally depreciate at least five cents per hundred pounds when placed on the mar- ket, says The Homestead. The advice of commission men is that it always pays to clean the cars thoroughly and bed them well with hay and straw before shipping. Each carload should be graded so as to be as even as possible. They will not only sell better when this is done, but they will ship better than if the large and small hogs are mixed. Care should be taken to have hogs in as near their normal condi- tion as possible when they are loaded on the cars A common mistake is that of over-feeding or over-driving hogs immedi- ately before placing on the cars. It is much better to allow them to rest and cool off before placing them in the cars. It is usually advisable to distribute a good feed of corn throughout the car A common mistake made by farmers is that of shipping pregnant sows. This is no doubt based on the belief that a sow irom one month to two and a half months gone is just as good for meat purposes as one that haB not been bred. One large packing company says that depreciation in the meat of a sow begins very shortly after she becomes pregnant. Another firm denounced the practice of shipping Buch sows and made the statement that it ought to be considered criminal to send an animal to the slaughter when in this con- dition. Packers claim that a dockage of forty pounds does not cover the loss that is incurred in the handling of pregnant sows. In addition to this it should be borne in mind that the government in- spectors are obliged to condemn sows that are considered too far forward. As to the age at which boars ahould be castrated packers were almost unanimous in their opinion that the operation could not be performed too early. The time given varies from three weeks to three months ar.d attention is called to the fact that after the latter date the hog's meat grows stronger verv rapidly. A Good Game to Stick To. An exchange reports Mr. J. E. Wing, of Ohio, as of the opinion that fat mutton will be in demand for export. "Sheep and lamb feeding is a good game to stick to, provided the feeder raises his own feed. We raise lots of alfalfa and feed in con- junction with ear rorn. Never shell the corn. At least that is our experience, and it has been a profitable one. The thin lambs are the ones to buy. The feede; gets the growth with them and will make money by not finishing them too much. Send them too market on the 1 light side, if anything, is my policy. When buying feeding lambs.be sure to pick those with open, loose fleeces. They do better in the feed lot than close fleeced stock." •. It is rarely considered that water is far more important a matter for considera- tion in the winter than in summer. Horses feeding on dry food are deprived of three times the weight of it, which they get when on pasture. Ten pounds of green grass has eight pounds of water in it, while as many pounds of hay haB but one pound of water in it. If, then, horses on pasture will drink, how muc i more is it necessary that water should be supplied sufficiently in the winter. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every oity, town and hamlet in the State. Breed the Best Types. Types of draft horses cannot be evolved at will, even with pure-bred sires and dame. The difficulty is augmented when mixed bred dams are crossed with pure- bred Btallions. Farmers should have high ideals and breed specifically for the best types. Some of the produce of the best crosses will result in rather upstanding draft animals of medium weight in urgent demand for express service, with the residue of more powerful types suitable for the best domestic and export trade. A few of the progeny of the beBt combina- tions will develop into chunks and huasers of commerce. Nearly all classes will be produced when the breeding industry is conducted on modern principles of me- thodical selections of sires and dame. The animals with the greatest beauty of con- formation and avordupoi8e will command the best priceB. The economy and advan- tage of breeding from the best types of the heaviest grr.dee is that even the varia- tions incident to the laws of atavism will devlop into animate representing the best market types of chunks and expressers. To achieve success farmers must breed best mares to heat stallions available keep the best filly foals for future im- ement of the industry. SONOMA PRINCE FOR SALE— $600 pLYDESDALE STALLION, SIRED BY POL- ^-' LOCK, he by Model Prince. Dam imp. Pride of Cree. Sonoma Prince took first prizes at the California State Fair as suckling, yearling, two year old and three year old. He is one of the grandest looking draft stallions in California and a sure foal getter. His sire Pollock is the winner of sis first prizes and the sire of 11 first prize winning colts. Pollock holds the champion walk- ing match record at the State Fair with one ton of weight to a wagon with a driver. Apply to owner, D. M. FRAME, Lakeport, Lake Co , Cal. TCST LIKE A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track. Bring the ladies and see the FASTEST HORSES XN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. S OLNEY & SON, Proprietors SHOEMAKER'S BOOK ,«» POULTRY fand fam II y almanac for 1908. Over 200 large pages ot best book paper, with flue colored plates true to life. Tells how to raise chickens profltably,their caj-e, iReascs and remedies. 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TKLWPnowB Main 199. /ffifek Far-Rlmlln su n ii r I lev I 111 11 FOR Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, and Sore Throat. Had Good Dairy Cows . The Viealia News, commenting upon the profits in dairy cows in that section, cites the results obtained by two local dairymen. It says that C. H. Kinkier milked fourteen cows last year, receiving for the butter fat $1032.28, or an average of $73.75 per cow. The other dairyman, J. W. Oakes, received an average of $R2 per cow. Assuming that these dairymen did not receive on an average over cents per pound for butter fat, it is apparent that these cows must have been what are called 300-pound butter cows; that is, their annual yield of butter must have been pretty near that mark. While the district uo doubt produces the feed to stimulate cows to their utmost, it is ap" parent that these dairymen had the other factor essential in profitable dairying, namely, good cows.— -Dairy and Produce Review. Thousands of cattle are starving in Northwestern Colorado. The cattle are snowtd in on the high ranges without pasture and without water. It is impos- sible to get feed to them and equally im- possible to get them into suitable winter quarters. f little's Elixir has drawn the following expressions of endorsement from its grateful users In every state and terri- tory iu the Unlom Invaluable for man or beast. Gives Immediate relief. Unequaled lor Colic. Very satisfactory results. Best for Spavin. Sboe Boll removed. Wouldn't be without It. Never lost a hair. Saved a beap of money. Speedily relieves pain. $5000 REWARD for every one of the a ndorsements that can he proven spurious. Tuttle'8 Elixir for use in the Btable. Tuttle's Family Elfxlrfomseinthe home. Both are unequaled remedies. Fifty cents buys either at any drug atore. Sam- pie free for Cc in stamps— to pay postage. Used and endorsed by Adams Express Co. Turtles Elixir Co., 437 OFarrell St, San Francisco, Cal. Row nrp of nil jiwnl'ed Elixirs, no egeni e but Tultle For Sale. English Shire and Clydesdale Stallion XplVE YEARS OLD AND WEIGHS 1800 LBS. x Price reasonable. For further information address P. J CARROLL, Mills Station, Cal. FOR PINK EYE DISTEMPER, CATARRHAL FEVER, AND ALL NOSE AND THROAT DISEASES. Cures the sick, and acts as a preventive for others. Liquid given on the tongue. Safe for brood mares and all others Best kidney remedy, 50 cents bottle, $5 dozen. Sold by all druggists and turf goods houses, or sent, express paid, by the manufacturers SPOHN MEDICAL COMPANY, Goshen, Ind. Special Agent: J. A. McKEERON, San Francisco. Portable Houses ALL SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boxes, Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu- lar and Price List. Burnham— Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet. First and Second, OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street § ® * # it I 1 PALO ALTO TWO-YEAR-OLDS To be Sold January 29. 1 FRED XX. CHASE a£ OO. announce that they will Bell Thursday Evening, January 29, 1903, the entire crop of the Palo Alto Two-Year-Olds (foals of 1901), consisting of Colti, Fillies and Geldings, by such sires as Mendocino (3) 2:19i, Altivo 2:18i, Nazote2:28J, Azmoor 2:20$, Mon bells 2:231 and Wildnut 13472, out of the great broodmares of Palo Alto" Farm, such aB Aria 2:16}, Avena 2:191, Belle Bird 2:22, Uarrie C. 2:24, Cressida 2:18}, Ella 2:29, Lady well 2:16, Laura C. 2:29}, Masden 2:23, Mano (dam of Mendocino, Electant, Rosmont), Sweetwater 2:'J6, Aerotele by Palo Alto 2:08j, Ashby (dam of Aria 2:16} and Atheno 2:15}), Exoressive 2:121, Gertrude Russell 2:231, Liska 2:28}. Uicyneer 2:27, Sallie Benton 2:17}, Sweet Rose 2:25}. Send for Catalogues. FRED H. CHASE & GO,, 1732 Market St., San Francisco, % BY MACK By McKlNNEY 2:11 1=4 Dam BY BY by NUTWOOD. McKlnney 2:ll>i (sfreof Coney 2:02. You Bet 2:07, Charlie Mao 2:07^, Jennie Mc 2:00, The Roman 2:09'4, Hazel Kinney 2:09)1, Dr Hook 2: 10. 22 In 2:15 list and 50 in 2:30 list); By By by Nutwood 600 (ohampion of all aires); grandam Rapidan (dam of Lookheart 3;08& Rapid 9:22 4, Capt. Mao 2:29); great grandam Madam Headley.dam of Export Prlnco 3:1S& BY MACK is one of the Best Bred Sons of the Great McKlnney. Terms: $25 for the Season. gSSSrS&%£S^ No barbed wire fenoe9' For further particulars address A. DONOUGH, Reclamation Station, Cal. Ship mares to A. Donooch, Reclamation Station (California and Northwestern Railroad). Pedigrees Tabulated and type written ready for framing Write for prioes. Breeder and Sportiman, 39 G«flry street, San FranoUoq, Cal. January 17, 19C3j ©he gveettev ari& gftwtrtemau IS Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose — surround- ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor.carriage office, news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance. NEW MODEL 1903 STEEL RIMS SAFE TIRE TOOMEY PAT'D ROAD CART. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. O'BRIEN & SONS, Sole Agents, Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL RTJSS HOUSE Montgomery, Pine & Bush Sts. Horsemen's and Sportsmen's Headquarters American or European Plan. CHAS. NEWMAN CO., Props. BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal. The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 18,000 gradu- ates; 25 teachers; 60 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed In positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. HEALU, President. W R ROOS BROS Outfitters to MEN BOYS 25 to 37 KEARNY ST. at POST For Sale. Having; concluded to retire from the business of breeding trotters, I have decided to sell all my horses, including the famous stallions R chard's Elector 21 70 Sire of 16 in the list, son of Electioneer and Gilberta by St. Clair. L. A. Sired by Richard's Elector, dam by Butterfield's St. Clair, second dam by Williamson's Belmont. Electric Sired by Richard's Elector, dam by Yorktown (son of Speculation), sec- ond dam by Blackhawk 767. These horses are in perfect condition and are offered at very low prices. Colts and fillies by these sires will be shown at my place, Grayson, Stanislaus county. For further particulars, prices, etc., address L. A. RICHARDS, Grayson, Cal. MARES AND COLTS FOR SALE, HERA 3:20V4 by Mambrino Wilkes, with year- ling horse colt by Welcome 2:10^, entered in Breeders $6000 Futurity for foals of 1901. MABEL G. (trial 2:26 trotting) by Brigadier, with suckling filly foal by Chas. Marvin, full brother to Don Lowell 2:14?^. Entered in Hartford $10,000 Futurity and eligible to Cali- fornia State Fair Stallion Stake, Occident and Stanford Stakes. Can be seen at my place, 1801 Union street, cor- ner 26th, Oakland. P. H. SEXTON. Q00D ONES FOR SALE. ATHANEEK, dark bay Stallion, 2 years old; full brother to Athanlo 2.10. By Athadon 20990, sire of Listerine2:13»4, Sue2:12>4. Dakon 1). 2:i6»4, Donatrine 2:26H, etc ; dam Lustrine by Onward 1411. A large, stylish, pure-gaited trotter. When 5 or 6 years old will weigh 1400 lbs. Will make a great stock horse. A Two-Year-OId Colt by Athadon, dam Frenna by Junio; second dam by Onward. J. A, Albertson has worked this colt for 3l/» months and was pleased with the speed he showed, and says that he will make a trotter. Four-Year-Old Colt (brother to Sue 2:12^) by Lustrldon, full brother to Listerine 2:13^i. A large, handsome, stylish road horse; with but two months' work showed a mile in 2:30. All will be sold at reasonable prices. For price and further particulars address JACOB SCHAFER, Fowler. Fresno Co, Cal. FOR SALE. Three Standard-Bred Trotting Stallions WILKES STOCK. One Seal Brown, 16 hands, foaled May 2, 11 first dam Fearless by Fallis 4781 (record 2:23); second dam Jean Perault by Signal 3327. One Golden Bay, 16.1 hands, foaled March 5, 1898: first dam Signal by Del Sur 1098 (record 2:24), dam of Guy Sino 2-2fl*£; second dam Lady Sig- nal by Signal 3327. One Brown, white points, 16 1 hands, foaled April, 1898; full brother to the bay. These colts are ail sired by Prince Airlee 28045. son of Guy Wilkes 2807 (record 2: 15&), and bred by Win Corbitt. San Mateo. Cal. They are pure gaited and show wonderful speed for the little work they have done. For further particulars apply to P. H. McEVOY, Menlo Park, Cal, FOR SALE. Two Fine Drain Stallions FRESNO, gray horse, weighs 2100, six years old, Norman Percheron, winner of three first prizes. PLUTO, black horse, five years old, Norman Peroheron, winner of four first prizes. These horses are sound, in good condition and sure foal getters. Apply to GEO. GRAY, Haywards, Cal. CALIFORNIA 'hoto Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IN Kalf Tones and Line Engraving Artistic Designing. 506 Mission St., cor . Flist, Ean Francisco Hunt and Fish ALONG THE LINE OF THE California & Nortliweslern Ry (LESSEE OF THE S. F. & N. P. K. K.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Gold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Fine Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section In California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa Ukiah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip ticke*s at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. B. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. PRESIDING RAGE JUDGE OF RnnDing and Troltint Events Thorough Student of Form Open to Engagement for 1903. Best of References Address G. W. STIMPSON, STOCKTON, CAL. JACK WANTED. A WELL-BRED, HIGH-CLASS, THOR- -^ oughly acclimated JACK. Must he a sure foal getter and able to pass the strictest veteri- nary examination. California-bred Jack pre- ferred. Address F. W. KELLEt, BREEDER and Sportsman. Speed and Style For Sale. A N IDEAL GENTLEMAN'S DRIVING MARE ■"- by Director, dam by Dexter Prince. Thor- oughly well broken, sound and reliable. Price $250. Address G. H., this office. This is a rare chance. LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission, Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. Room 7. warehouse: 203 Berry St, OFFICE: 303 California St , SAN FRANCISCO, Telephone: Main 1027. CAL. STANDARD HORSES FOR SALE 10 to 15 HEAD OF THOROUGHLY BROKEN trotters and pacers for sale, 7 of them by Antrim, sire of Anzella 2:06?i, out of good mares. Several of them great prospects and all of them good. A strictly high class lot. Can be seen at the Pleas- anton track. Address GEO. A KELLY, Pleasanton, Cal. CYRUS NOBLE WHISKY Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cnred La 48 Honrs. mm* CAPSULES RACING Superior to Copaiba." Cabebs or Injection EVERY WEEK DAY RAIN OR SHINE. to California Jockey Ci OAKLAND TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY RACES START AT 2:15 P. M. SHARP. Ferryboats leave San Francisco at 12 m, 12:30, 1 1:30, 2, 2:30 and 3 p. m , connecting with trains stopping at the entrance to the track- Last two cars on train reserved for ladies No smoking. Buy your tickets to Shell Mound. Returning trains leave the track at 4:15 and 4:45 p. m. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, President. PERCY W. TREAT, Secretary. OUR MONEY IS LUCKY ! Borrow on Your Watch or Diamond from the Pioneer Money Lenders. . . 633 KEARNY ST., near Sacramento Street. "*■ ,1-nf !■'»' ■■■kX After a Brush you will find ABSORBINE **£• ?.-.■'-;■.. quick to remove * ~^t-' the inflammation from any bruise or strain. No blister, no hairgone, and you can usethe Horse. ABSORBINE removes any- soft bunch in a pleasing manner. $2.00 per bottle of regular dealers or delivered., W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., SPRINGFIELD, - - MASS. Also manufacturer of Taroleum for horses feet. For sale by Mack & Co., Langley&MlohaelsCo. Redington & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron all of San Francisco. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— 811 Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts., San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage, Sadd le and Roai* Worses for Sale Office and stable: 005 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. X>r. Wm, 3F1. DBgan. M. R. C. V. S-, F. E. T. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Society: Graduate of the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspector forNew Zealand and Australian Coloniei at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California; Ex-President m the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Francisco: Telephone West 128. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days1 butter contest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows, 4-yr., 3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhams competing. 5th year my Holstelns have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Niles & Co.. Los Angeles, Cal. AYRSHXRES— Young Bulls. Cows and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon, Petaluma. Cal. PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Write for prioes. Brkedbr andJSportsman, 36 Geary Stre* Sac Francisco, Cal. 14 Site gxeeiiev emir gtpavisman TJAN0ARY 17, 1903 >THE MID- WINTER RACE MEETING, 1903.< Los Angeles Jockey Club. OPENS JANUARY 31, 1903. STAKES TO CLOSE MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1003 The Highest Class Running- Horses in the West to compete for 873,000 IIST STAICES JSJJSfTy PURSES AT AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Over-Night Handicaps and Special Races to Suit All Classes of Horses. The Montgomery Handicap, $1000 Added. S»AT™ra ^Sf^SS additional to start. $1000 added, of which $200 to second and $100 to third. Weights to be announced three days before the race. Winners of other than a selling purse race after the announcement of the weights to curry 5 lbs extra. Winner to be presented with a handsome silver loving cup by Mont- gomery Bros., Tub Spring Street Jewelers. Oue Mile. For Tbree Year Olds and Upward. Entrance $5, $30 ad- ditional to start. $500 added, of which $75 Jo second and $50 to third. Weights to be announced two da vs before the race. Winners of other than a selling purse race after the announcement of the weights to carry 5 lbs. extra. Winner to be presented with a handsome silver loving cup by Mr. Milo M. Potter, Proprietor. One Mile and a Sixteenth. For Three Year Olds and Upward. Entrance $5, $30 additional to start. $500 added, of which $75 to second and $50 to third . The winner to be sold at auction. Those entered to be sold for $1800 to carry weight for age. Allowances: 1 lb for each $100 to $1000; then 2 lbs. for each $100 to $300. Winners of a race of the value of $900 or of two raoes other than selling purses after the closing of this stakes not to be entered for less than $800_ Starters to be named with selling price, through the entry box the day preceding the race, at the usual time of closing, and those, so named will be liable for starting fee. Winner to be presented with a handsome silver loving cup by Mr. G. S. Holmes, Proprietor Seven Furlongs. The Hotel Potter Handicap, $500 Added. The Hotel Angelus Selling Stakes, $500 Added. The Hotel Rosslyn Handicap, $500 Added. The Hotel Nadeau Stakes, $400 Added. The Young Stakes, $400 Added. For Three Year Olds and Upward. Entrance $5, $30 additional to start. $500 added, of which $75 to second and $50 to third. Weights to be announced two days before the race. Winners of other than a selling purse race after the announcement of the weights to carry 5 lbs. extra. Winner to be presented with a handsome silver loving cup by MR C A. Harrison, Proprietor. Oue Mile aud a six te ■nth For Two Year Olds. Entrance $5, $30 additional to start. $400 added, of which $60 to second and $40 to third. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. Those beaten and not placed allowed 10 lbs. Allowances not accumulative Winner to be presented with a silver cup by Messrs. alden & Thompson, Proprietors, four tarlongg. For Two Year Olds. Entrance $5, $30 additional to start $400 added, of which $60 to second and $40 to third. Winners of a stake of the value of $1000 to carry 5 lbs extra. Non-winners of a stake that have not won two races allowed 5 lbs.; Maidens JO lbs. Winner to be presented with a handsome silver loving cup by Mr. Ceasar Young. Four Furionga- Notice to Nominators. The Mid- Winter Race Meeting, 1903. opens at Agricultural Park, Saturday, January 31st, and horses should be shipped to Agricultural Park, University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. In case of a walkover, the horse walking over shall receive only one-half of the added money. No selling stake or race shall be a claiming race, unless so specified in the conditions. In races for all ages, horses shall carry weights according to their ages at the time the race is to be run. Liberal over-night handicaps and special events during the meeting. Two or more races for two-year-olds each week. If horses enough to fill, we will also give two hurdle races each week. The Los Angeles Railway Co. Selling Stakes, $500 Added. For Three Year Olds and Upward. Entrance $5, $35 addition to start. $500 added, of which $75 to second and $50 to third. The winner to be sold at auction. Those entered to be sold for $1200 to carry weight for age Allowance: 2 lbs foi- eaeh$100 less to $400. Additional allowance: beaten non- winners this year, 5 lbs. One Mile. The Races at these meeting's will be run under the Rules of the Western Jockey Club. In all selling stakes, more f.han two horses can be named by the same nominator, but only two in the same interest can start. ENTRANCE FEES CAN BE PAID WHEN THE MEETING BEGINS. Address Nominations to Mr. E. J. POWERS, Handicapper, Room 228 Douglas Building, Los Angeles, California, J. W. BROOKS, Manager. CAPT. THOS. B. MERRY, Ad. and Press Dept. WE SELL HORSES BY AUCTION IN A FIRE-PROOF PAVILION Either by Electric Light at night, or by daylight. 75 BOX STALLS for the accommodation of horses. AT THE OLD STAND 1732 MARKET STREET, the Best Location in the City. We refer to any for whom we have sold in the past, and -would like to correspond with you in regard to selling your horses in the future. Our terms are reasonable. We don't want it all. FRED H. CHASE & CO- (SUCCESSORS TO KllXir & CO.) LIVE STOCK 1732 MARKET STREET, AUCTIONEERS. SAN FRANCISCO. BEST REMEDY CAMPBELL'S HORSE FOOT REMEDY .EVER DSED ON HORSES' FEET, IT PENETRATES and DRIES IN quickly and DOES NOT GUM aud PILL UP THE PORES lilio tar and oil compounds. It is the GREATEST REMEDY ever used to removu SORENESS and FEVER from tlte toot, and makes it possible to get good services out of a horse working on hard and hot pavements It gives natural nourishment to the foot and incites a rapid, healthy growth— ALL DRYNESS AND BRITTLE- NESX quickly disappears. QUARTER CRACKS and SAND CRACKS are rapidly grown out when directions given in our booklet are followed. II Is a SERE CURE for CORNS, CONTRACTED FEET and NAIL WOUNDS If directions are followed. It PREVENTS SOTJND FEET FROM HEi'OMING UN- ROUND and CROWS a TOUGH. STRONG. ELASTIC WALL aid HEALTHY FROC-A FOOT WHICH WILL STAND \V( il;K on racecourses. Many of the bost owners and trainers state that for track work nothing equals it. In many cases horses have reduced their ri'i'iinls several seconds due to Its use. H Is a CERTAIN CUKE for THRUSH and SCRATCHES We (luaranlee That It Will Do What We Claim and Will Refund Money If It Palls. PRICKS:— Quarts, *1 00; Half-Gallon, $1.75; Gallon, $3 00 2^-Gallon, $5.50; Five-Gallon, $10.00. '' Q I lb vrilmiMr Information as to shoeing are supplied D>n't i Ins h n, lernlng Campbell's Iodoform Gall Cure In next IsiiuoofM booauaeof Its merits Is rapidly displacing all others. JAS. B. CAnPBELL&CO ■ Manufacturers, 412 W.Hadlson St., CHICAGO, ILL REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS ■ r '" '" ■ -i families or this famous brood. The borne of ROMEO 11 '■ ■ record of 26 lbs, Uoza butter; fidkssa, who > lbs. butter, ami many other large producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. I' ! South 103. II TURK STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. lUNcn-llough and Heady Island, noar Stockton. Visitors always welcome. &€J*^ —TRADEMARK— ^JAJ^ SPAVIN CURE. Any of the Testimonials we publish can be verified by writing to the parties signing them. South Amboy, N. J. Gentlemen:— My experience with "Save-tbe- Horse" has been as follows: My horse, when young, would rear on his hind legs and produced a curb, which later developed so that after driving a mile or two he would become so lame I could hardly get home. I was recommended to use ■'Save-the-Horse" instead of blistering and after a few weeks' use, and since, the horse has never taken a lame step and I have driven him as far as forty miles in a day. To a man who has a valu- able horse $50 would be a small price to pay for this remede to produce a cure in such a case. X used not over three-quarters of a bottle. Very truly, Dr L. F. Menizeb. New York, N. Y. Gentlemen:— My black mare (Candy 2:10) has a bunch on her forward ankle, of three years' stand- ing, and w_as lame during that time to such an ex- tent that I turned her out to pasture. I used "Save-the-Horse" and treated her for about sis weeks. Your remedy has done all that you olalm for it. The mare is perfectly sound and moves about without any appearance of lameness. Ernst Plath, 57 E 3rd St., Real Estate & Insurance. Pleasant City, Ohio Gentlemen:— Please find enclosed check for $5, for which kindly send us one bottle of "Save-the- Horse." We think this the greatest remedy for all lameness we ever struck and we would like to have the agency for "Save-the-Horse." . ARCHER & MCCLEARY, Art Studio Horse can be worked with either shin or ankle boots, as no harm can possibly come by either destruction of hair or scalding of the limb. " Save-the-Horse" can be applied in all conditions and extremes of weather— hot or cold. ^^__^___^_^— ^___ POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES Bone and Bog Spavin, Ringbone, Curb, Thor- oughpin. Splint, Capped Hock, Shoe Boil, Wind Puff, Weak and Sprained Tendons and all Lameness. Contains no arsenic, corrosive sublimate or other forms of mercury, or any injurious ingredient. Work horse continuously, if desired. Cures without soar, blemish or loss of hair. SJ5 ftil nPI* Rftltlp Written guarantee with every bottle, constructed to convince and protect •JhJ.vu JJC1 DU I lie, y0U fully. The need of second bottle is almost improbable except in rarest cases, Gua antee covers effectiveness of one bottle. Copy of guarantee sent upon application. $5 a bottle at all dealers' and druggists', or sent prepaid by the manufacturers. TROY CHEMICAL CO., Troy, N. Y., Manufacturers. D, E, NEWELL, 519 Mission St., San Francisco, Pacific Coast Agent. QUINNS OINTMENT FOR HORSES stands at the head of all veterinary remedies. Such troubles as Spavins, Curbs, WindpufTs, Splints, Bunches have no terrors for a horse if the master keeps and applies Qu-inn's Ointment. All P well known horsemen speak of it in the highest terms: Miller & Sibley of Franklin, Pn., owners of St. Bet, brother of Into Bet Boy, write, "We havo usi'iH.i.ii mi's < Ji Til ii 1 1 'Til nil h i.-ri'iit, t;iii-i'i'ss;in BARON DALE 2:11 W IS A SON OF BARON WILKES 2:18. His first dam, Nathalie, produced Barondale 2:ltM and Grand Baron 2:12^" and is by NUTWOOD the greatest of all sires His second dam Beatrice is the dam of Patron 2'A4li, Prodigal 2:16. Patronage and PaDgloss, all great sires, and is by Cuyler His third dam Mary Mambrino is the dam of Elvira 2:I8'2, the producing sire Dunraven, and dams of Ponce d« Leon 2:13 and four others. BARONDALE has two new ones in the list this year and is now the sire of four in the list. Where Can You Beat Thin Breeding? Season of 1903 at SAN JOSE RACE TRACK. Terms, $50 for the season, with usual return privileges. For further particulars address TOM JAMES, 1120 Alameda Ave , San Jose, Cal. STAM B. 2:111-4! (TROTTING.) Reg NO. 23444. 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD, 2:15 1-2 (Timed sco. din 2:l2l£) 4-YEAR-OLD RKCORD. K:I1 1-4 (Timed second in 2:0954. 2:09) 2-YEAR-OLD TRIAL, - - 2:26 Early speed is natural speed, and natural speed is inherited speed Reach for the top by breeding a good mare to STAM B. ■^ ^^^fc^ Your chances are good for a 2:02 trotter or a Futurity winner, extra good for a handsome show or coach horse. . It is a well-known fact that Baron Wilkes 2:18 ha-; been recognized for years as the leading money winning sire, and his blood and th-* blood of STAM B is among: the leading early speed performers, so mucti so that that well info-med and succe-sful breeder, the late Col. R G Stoner, contemplated purchasing STAM B as stud companion for Oakland Baron 2:0914 Such blood produced Rytiimic 2:08, Baron Deshay 2:H8'i Gail Hamilton (3-vear-o'd) 2:11%, Peter Stirling (3-year- old) 2M1V4 By tabulating STAM B 's pedigree, it is impos-ublR to do so wi'tnut Qsuring in all the champion performers' records— 1:59^. 2;0tai 2:015$ pacing: 2:02^f 2:03^. 2:01%. 2:04, trotting— and the once champions of the show ri&g. Stamboul 2:0754 Mamhrino Kins and AlmoDt Lightning, and such young Futurity performers as Ohamnion Girl 2:12. Bugle (3-year-old) 2:14, Oxford Boy (2-var- old) 2:20, Wiggins (2 year-old) 2:i9y2, sire of Katherine A. (2-year-old) 2:14, Hilgar (2-year-old) 2:15H- Wigwag f3-year-old) 2:lfiH- STAM B. was sired by Stamboul 2:07^. sire of 47 from 2:10^ to 2:29. sons and daughters (24 from 2:0754 to 2:27). showing that his blood breeds on and down With his few foals, he compares favorably with the leading sires of the past. First dam Belle Medium 2:20 (dam of 3 from 2:ll>i to 2:3'») by Happy Medium, sire of Nancy Hanks 2:04: 55 of his sons produced 282 from 2:07!4 to 2:30: 58 daughters produced 78 from 2:10 to 2:30. including Admiral Dewey (3-year-old) 2:15 Sacond dam Argrnta (dam of 1 in 2:20) by Almnnt Lightning, sire of I in the list" and dams of Zombro (5-year-old) 2:lt and King Princeps 2:15 by Almont33. Third dam Mary Adam* by Mambrino Patchen, sire of dam* of Guy Wilkes 2:15*4. Baron Wilkes 2:l8. Patchen Wilkes 2:29. etc etc Fourth dam Mambrino Belle by Mambrino Chief 11. sire of Lady Thorne 2:18m and dams of Director 2:17. sire of Directum (4-year-old) 2:05M Onward 2:2.=H£. sire of-Beuzetra (4-year-old) 2:0fi>.^ Fifth dam by Mason V Whip (th^roughbrfd . Can it be possible that the service of such a bred stallion can be secured for such a low fee? Yes. for this season only. Grasp such a rare opportunity! STAM B. has the characteristic of transmit- ting speed, soundness, size and style, as his ancestors have size, soundness, speed and style He is a handsome bay, two white hind ankles. 15 254 inches high, weight W90 lbs , a typical Morgan in form, of the greatest stamica and of powerful muscular development. As a living game racehorse he is kuown nationally. In his career he beat such nnted trotters as Klamath 2:07, Kentuckv Union 2:07»4 Togeles2:08H- Altan 2:093;. Jasper Ayers 2:0954- Mnnterev 2:09j£, Znmhro2-1l and Stambouletta 2.1054. STAM B. 23445 (2:1154) will make the season of 1903 at that well-appninted farm, SANTA RITA FARM, PLEASANTON, CAL. Tr^mm Sl-iO SPOT CASH, at time of service. Best of care taken of mares and foals, but no 1 wi ins «pw responsibility for accidents or escapes. The public is cordially invited to attend our receptions at all times from February I5th to June 1st and see our gems. For extended pedigree and further particulars address SAMUEL GAMBLE, Pleasanton, Cal. NOTICE TO SPORTSMEN. Your attention is respectfully called to the following: SKINNER'S HAND LOADED CARTRIDGES New Stock DECOY DUCKS, Painted Properly. Pu e Gum GOSSAMER COATS, warranted. CREEDMOOR SPECIAL SHOOTING SHOES ^•Send for Catalogues H. E. SKINNER CO., 801 Market St. Southwest Corner of Fourth and Market Streets OES. \ t., S. F. I BALLISTITE The Standard Dense Powder of the World. "WIUNT^ $265,460 During the Past Four Years, Heading the List of Winning Powders. J H LAU 8l CO 75 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK CITY **■ *■■ ^*>w V*» VWj Telephone 1747 Franklin. Importers and Dealers In Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing Goods. Sole Agents for BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk; Smokeless Powders i!E M P I R Eii! The PERFECT Bulk Smokeless. Can now be supplied in bulk or loaded shells by the leading cartridge companies, gun, and ammunition dealers, or the sole agents. TAKK NO ONE'S WORD-TRY THEM FOR IODKSE1P, A postal brings "Shooting Facts." (Third Edition.) BLACK RIFLE POWDER SHOTGUN SMOKELESS ^jW4^wanp SMOKELESS RIFLE Always Popular and Always Perfect. ALANSON H. PHELPS, Agent, 431 MARKET STREET, - - - SAN FRANCISCO, CALTFORNIA. SURE SHOT DESTROYS WORMS The puppy is liable to destruction from worms. 'Tis the critical period in a dog's life. Canine ■worms meet "sure" destruction when S^xjrb> Shot is administered. After that, it builds up the growing dog's constitution, develops bone and muscle. It mak^s thin, puny and weak puppies plump, animated and strong. 50c. by mail, prepaid. SERGEANT'S CONDITION PILLS are the best liked and easiest to give of all alteratives and tonics. Incidentally any disease that a dog is likely to have will be speedily relieved and ulti- mately cured. Of dealers, GOc and $1. 00. By mail, prepaid. Sergeant's Carbolic Soft Soap is the "best ever" and for sale everywhere. 25c. of dealers. By mail 35c. An order, or 3c. in stamps will entitle you to our latest Dog Book and Pedigree blank, mailed free. For sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers," F. W. BRAUN & CO., Los Angeles, Cal., Pacific Coast Supply SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy of "DOG CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, Pacific Coast Branch— 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco, Agents for "SANITAS" Disinfectant. KENNEL ADVEkTISEMbNTS. DELVERTOtf KENNELS Hampton Promise A. K. C. No. 53101 (BLACK DUKE II-Ch GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 27 prizes. Stud fee, S15. Apply to T. J BLIGHT, 16 Johnson Ave.. San Francisco. AT STUD. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers, ffANDEE BUZZARD, formerly LIthfan Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee »30 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rev- elry (Saitscar Gambler-Saltscar Cheerful) Fee 825 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velocity-Norfolk Two Stet). Fee SIO Puppies BDd Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, Si4 Harrison St . San Franciar-o. Cal. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. AT STUD. AT STUD CUBA OF KENWOOD (Glenbeigh Jr.— dteliaj SAM'S BOW (Plain sam— Djlly Die II) STQGKQALE KENNEL! K. M. DODGE, Manager, Baker«fi«*I*l , Kern «'o.. Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broke Dogs for sale. At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER Norfolk Tpueman Ppp, <7A Sire of Gar=ton Prefect (1st punp- , rCC 2>L\f» rpSftrve wfnner=, Oakland. ]90" , Imelda (winners and special for best. S. F., 1902), Isabelle, etc. N. H. HICKMAN, 176? Pase St.. San Francisco. CE H. WOODCOTE WOVDER-THE WORLD'S champion Bull Terrier Bulldog, E-jD- <"LIFKE FORCEPS B-tston Turners XrUb. Terrier, ENDCL1FFE PA^DLAR F .5: Tfir. -its (w're aud smooth). C URXSMUII GEN- ERAL and RABY ELVET iwioneroi 7 fi sis in i^ufflaod before he was 8 moo hs old) Brood ii'i-hfS, bitches in whelp, and puppies bv ahnre irg^ a'wav« fur sale Apply to WOOH'.AWN £E>.TNE!S, Gearr St a*"! Central Ave., S^n •"lancisco Telephone: Paker303i. IRISH TERRIERS. ^ARDTFFWARMAN IMP. SIRE CH. BOT -TON i Woods Mixer: a grand show and stud dog, inDer in EnglaDd and out here: 3*4 years old. ■RW BANK SPARK imo sire Brunscall Idol. 3 -ars old. SAAN1CH IRISH POPLIN, a win- ing bitch. Must clear What offers? MRS. hRADLFY-DYNE. Sidney. B C- E.NGl.ISU SETTERS. 17OR SALE-BLACK. WHITE AND TAN *- Enelish Setter hitch, fi months old Price M0. GABILAX KENNELS, Holllster, Cal COCKER SPANIELS. pOR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES ■T hv Cq Hamn'nn Gnidie Apply ai junction old county and Redwood roads Fruitvale, Alameda NA ONE OF THE BEST. A GREYHOUND PUPPY. 16 MOMTHS OLD bv Rarker out of Mountain Beauty This is an unusual opportunity to get a stake winner. Will be sold reasonable. Apply to A. ROY HARRISON, 78 Geary St , City. Dog Diseases SCo -tot to ^"ooca. Mailed Free to any address by the author, H. Clay Glover, D. V. S., 1278 Broadway, New York. AIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- pains in puppies young bitches, and bitches in whelp tn make room Finely bred stock. The pn?e-winoing Cocker. Plumfiria Beau II, at stud. U'3 Third Avenue, San Francisco. pLUMERIA COCKER KENNELS— AT STUD, * Champ'nn Hamp'on G^ldie 53,100 (Champion Red Mack-Hampton Queen Reariie) Goidie has sired more winners than all of our ( oast d^gs combined S> e any bench show catalogue Fee $■20 Plumeria Tweedlepuoch (Cbampinn Hamp- ton Gold'e-Omo G*ri) Fee$15 Younp and ma- tured stock for sale Our motto. "Tbe Rest." E. C. PLUME, 415 Third Ave , San Francisco. ST. BERNARDS. NA AIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN n royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the noted Grand Master II, winner of manv prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 123 Third Avenue. San Francisco. GREAT DANES. Gr REAT DANE PUPPIES FOR SALF- Blue Beard out of Maud S. Both sire and bench show winners. ADply to or addres; BERGSTEN, Center-street Station, OabJr ; 18 (Khe Qvesbev mtir gppurtsmcwt f January 1.7, 19(3 *«w TSLEPHONE-. South 640 ^//0tf5aT BOOTS San Francisco, Cal.*13*^ Send for Illustrated Catalog: THE ALWAYS RELIABLE -A-jviitJixjjNriTioivr UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F, E. E. DRAKE, Manager. A REMINGTON HAMMERLESS GUN Grade K, made with Remington Blued Steel Barrels FOR $25.00 GUARANTEED FOR NITRO POWDERS GRADE K E D, Made with Damascus Barrels and Automatic Ejector, $35 Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Guns priced from $25 to $250 mailed free. Retailed by All Gun Dealers — Not by the Manufacturers, REMINGTON ARMS CO. Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. ILION, NEW YORK. E E. DRAKE. Manager. REPEATING SHOT GUNS WINCHESTER AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS ARE A COMBINATION THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 127-135 First St , San Francisco. A. MULLEB, Agent. 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SMITH GUNS WON First, Second, Third ^ In Grand American Han- dicap, Kansas City, April 1902, in a field of 456 shooters. The greatest shooting event of the World. All Kinds of Ammunition... 5S3& to Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N.Y. PHIL. B. BEKEART CO.. San Francisco, Coast Representative (( NEW E. C" NEW "SCHULTZE" SHOTGUN RIFLEITE Manufactured '•-- THE AMERICAN "E. G." and "SCHULTZE" Gunpowder Co., Ltd. PHIL. B. bekeart Co., Paolflo Coast Representative. VOL. XLII. No. 4. 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A TEAR ©h* greeitev ttnfc gtpartematt [January 24, 1903 Testing for Lameness. Broken knees are not always from accident, and it is necessary to find out if the horse ii a habitual -tumbler. Examine the canon bone for evidence of splint, which is a common ailment of horses, and also wry often we find an abnormality between the carpal and metacarpal bones, the fetlock and the pastern. Any enlargement of the pastern constitutes an un- soundness, as probably the result of ringbone. Pass the hand down the back of the leg, and first examine the elbow for capped elbow; then observe the back tendons, noting especially the one next the bone. This ligament supports the greater part of the ind prevents displacement of the fetlock. If there is an enlargement it may be the result of some strain to the tendons, and this may be considered an unsoundness. In order to carefully examine the foot, it is necessary to remove the shoe, and Jfind out if there is a had smelling discharge from the frog. This is called thrush. Corns are a source of unsoundness; notice, when paring the horn, and if there is a blood stain in the heel it is an indica- tion of corns. Also notice if the foot is normal in size and shape. By the term "sidebone" is understood that the cartilage has turned into bone, a condition often found in old horses. In a young and sound horse it should be gristly or elastic. This sidebone is to be found just above the heel of the hoof. It causes lameness and is an unsoundness. The best way of examining the hock is to take the animal from different standpoints and compare the two hocks to see that there is no difference. Then feel for enlargements. The experience of the observer is important here, and some 6pavins are only to be detected by a very careful touch. After examining with the fingers, we pass on to examine the cannon bone, the fetlock and the pastern just in the same manner as in the foreleg. An injured or bruised hock will at once indicate an injury, very often done by the horse itself, thus proving it to be a kicker. It is an unsightly blemish. Examine the hind foot for evidences of "thrush," which is more common in the hind foot than the fore foot, and the pastern for "scratches." Sidebone is unknown in the hind foot. Examine the joints to see if they are of a normal size, as "knuckling" is another ailment in horses. This, however, is more due to hard work than unsoundness. Some horses are born this way. Navicular disease is generally seen in contracted feet. Put the horse with contracted feet in motion, and we observe the peculiar way in which it moves, as if they were tender. This is an indication of sore feet. The Best Bred Horse. A man in New York claims that he owns the best bred trotter in the world and this is the way he figures it out: The horse was sired by Gayton 2:08}, dam Esptro by Dare Devil 2:09. Gayton was sired by Allerton 2:09}, dam Lucy Wilton (dam of Intact 2:10^) by WiUon 2:19}; grandam Ellen Gift by Mambrino Gift. Dare Devil 2:09 was sired by Mambrino King, dam Mercedes by Chimes. Mambrino King was sired by Mambrino Patcben, dam Belle Thornton by Edwin Forrest. Chimes was sired by Electioneer, dam Beautiful Bells by The Moor. Electioneer was sired by Hambletonian 10, dam Green Mountain Maid by Harry Clay. Allerton 2:09} sired Gayton 2:08} and Alves 2:09}. Chimes sired The Abbot 2:03}, The Monk 2:0:".; :ir d Fantasy 2:06. Mambrino King sired Lord Derby 2:0D:|, Nightingale 2:08 and Dare Devil 2:09. Electioneer sired Arloo 2:07ij, Sunol 2:08} and I'.ilo Alto 2:08j. The question is up to those who delight to delve into the breeding problem. Oakley's Track Will Be Fast. The management of Oakley Park, in arranging the program for the Grand Circuit meeting of 1903, have tho Ohio, purse. $10,000, from the 2:11 ola ling, believing that the chaoge to a faster class will pro i mote Interesting it to the public as well. The (rack at irk is under of rrsoiling with the Si loam for a i has no i . . mpi, ted It Mill b ■-.. m tii. i lotted State Phe th four inches o( turf and io i loam oannot but make It not only "1 free from oupplng, but will make It s o IbospeedieBt track In existence. Occidental Horse Exchange Sales. The sale of the Macdonough and Rowell horses at the Occidental Horse Exchange Thursday night drew a large crowd. The record of the sale is as follows: PROPERTY OF W. O'B. MACDONOUGH. Chestnut colt by imp. Brutus-Golden Locks, to Ed Lanigan for $1500. St. Phillipina, h m by St. Carlo-Bessie W., to W. P. Magrane for $725. Organdie, br m by Orsini-Bessie W., to Dan Lynch for $2300. Beau Ormonde, ch h by imp. Ormonde-imp. Miss Brummel, to E. L. Krlpp for $4000. Orosius, br c by Orsini-imp. China Rose, to Dan Lynch for $700. Orsena, blk f by Orsini-Sloe, to Dan Lynch for $1300. Glenarvon, b c by Orsini-Glenlivet, to W. Fisher for $800. Bay gelding by Orsini-Beatrioe, to Dr. Fitzgerald for $150. PROPERTY OF H. E. ROWELL. Formero by imp. Conveth-Formosa, to J. J. Duncan for $500. Imperious, b g by Morello-Helen Scratch, to B. C. Edwards for $300. St. Sever, ch g by St. Carlo-Sunlit, to James Coffey for $1000. Pat Morrissey, b g by Lord Clifden-Tenny B., to T. Wellman for $425. Champagne, br m by George Kessler-Breakdown, to Ed Tierney for $625. Sol Lichtenstein, blk g by imp. St. George-Ada, to T. Wellman for $225. Montoya, ch g by Amigo-Paola, to S. J. Lank for $125. First Call, b h by imp. Order-Ranette, to J. Nickel- son for $220. Big Fair for Portland. The project of organizing a combined stock show and race meeting in Portland is meeting with public favor says the Rural Spirit. A number of prominent business men have subscribed stock in the association, and it now looks like Portland will at last be redeemed, and placed in the front rank by her best citizens in this movement. The North Pacific Fair Association allotted Portland dates following those of the Oregon State Fair, which will give Portland an opportunity of getting a very representative livestock show. The following are a few of the names who have subscribed for stock, and who will give the new association their hearty support: Charles E. Ladd, of Ladd & Tilton, bankers; T. D. Honeyman, of Honeyman Bros. Hard- ware Co.; W. L. Whitmore, proprietor May view Stock Farm; H. C. Bower, manager Portland Hotel; Frank A. Spencer, manager Allen & Lewis, wholesale grocers; Clossett & Devers, manufacturers; E. Ehr- man, of Mason & Ehrman, wholesale grocers; 1. N. and M. Fleischner, of Fleischner, Mayer & Co., whole- sale dry goods; N. E. Ayer & Co., rolling mills; E. W. Spencer, manager Victoria docks; Sanford Hirsch, of Fleischner, Mayer & Co., and many more names of like standing. The Palo Alto Sale. The breeders of the Pacific Coast should not forget that in the coming sale of Palo Alto Stock Farm the opportunity is offered them of securing two year olds that are high class, bred in lires that have been successful, and the individuals themselves looking like matured horses, give every promise with develop- ment, of continuing on adding future records of great- ness to the great farm where they were bred. Never before has such a collection of two year olds been placed before the public of California to be sold at auction. There are young stallions whose individ- uality and breeding give them claims to hold high places in the history of the turf; fillies from great marts that were race horses themselves, bred in lines that produce on. The catalogues for the sale are being issued by Fred H.Chase & Co., 1732 Market St., San Francisco. The sale takes place Thursday evening January 19, 1903 at 7:30 P. M. Rio Alto. The champion pacer of New Zealand is a four year obi n tiled llihbonwood, whose owners have recently ssued a challenge to race him against any harness horse in Australasia, the champion New Zealand trot- ter, FrltZ 2:14 not barred. Ribbonwood has a mile r icord of 2:15 4-5 and a two-mile record of 4:43. He is by the California bred sire Wild wood, a horse that ■. t - 1 1 red and raised at Pale Alto Stock Farm and sold io Sew Zealand years ago. Wildwood is by Good Gift, the son of Electioneer and Miss Gift by Wildidle that Senator Stanford sent to the Czar of Russia. Good Gift is the sire of Prince Gift 2:12 and Lanaret 2:22. The dam of Wildwood was the mareAmletby Fallis, and she was out of the mare Alameda by Lang- ford. Wildwood has much of the thoroughbred in- fusion in his veins, but it does not prevent his siring spend at the trot and pace, as he is the leading sire of trotters and pacers in New Zealand. Cresceus in Grand Shape. A New York dispatch says: George Ketcham, owner of the champion trotter of the world, Cresceus 2:02}, slipped into town the other evening, dashed around on a shopping tour for an hour or two and left on the 11 o'clock train for Toledo. Only a few of his intimate friends knew of his presence, and they visited him for a short time at the Hotel Navarre. It will astonish the horse world to learn that Mr. Ketcham's flying visit to the metropolis was for the purpose of getting some clothes. Speaking of Cresceus, Mr. Ketcham said that the great horse is in as fine shape as he ever was in his life, and he did not think the Canadian trip would hurt him in the least. The champion had a strenous campaign last season, having covered every portion of the continent, and sometimes two or more exhibi- tions a week; but he reached his Toledo home in fine condition and as hard as nails. That is one of the remarkable things about this wonderful horse. As is well known, he was a puny, sickly colt; so bad, in fact, that it was decided to de- stroy him, but Tim Murnane begged to be allowed to try for a short time longer to bring him around, and that saved the champion of the world. Since he has been in training he has scarcely ever seen a sick day, and haB been able to stand the hardest kind of work, and apparently thrives upon it. Even when he is not feeling just right he will go out and race or put up a struggle against the watch that is marvelous and a treat to see. Mr. Ketcham told a story about him the other night which does not speak very well for Cresceus' gallantry, but brings out a phase in his character heretofore unpublished. He is a woman hater. His owner says he has no use whatever for the ladies, "and that if one of the fair sex happens to be visiting his quarters and attempts to pat him on the neck or head he will imme- diately turn his back on her, and sulk in the corner of his stall until she is out of sight. "He exhibited that trait in a more pronounced way at Savannah last fall than ever before," said Mr. Ketcham. "Many ladies were anxious to see him hitched and unhitched and they visited our quarters by the dozen. Of course they wanted to pat him and tell him how pretty he is, but he would not stand for it at all Well, you know how quiet he always is— stands like a plowhorse, and all that sort of thing? You should have seen him when the lady visitors were arouud. He displayed his dislike for them in every way imag- inable, laid back his ears, and acted in the most un- amiable manner. I was really very much ashamed of his ungallant conduct. He don't mind how many men there are about, but he has taken a most unexplain- able dislike to the fair sex, and I shall have to try and teach him better manners." Nutwood's Daughters Still Lead. The daughters of Nutwood are again in the lead as the dams of new 2:30 pet formers. Fifteen of the ntw standard performers of 1902 are outofNutwood maies. The daughters of Red Wilkes come next with eleven to their credit closely followed by Onward 's daughters with ten. Robert McGregor's daughters produced eight of the new performers of last year, and no other stallion is represented with more than seven new ones produced by daughters. VErERINARY DEPARTMENT. CONDUCTED BY WM. F. EGAN, M. R. C. V. C, F. E. V. M. S. Subscribers to this paper can have advice through these columns in all cases or siclt or injured horses, cattle or dogs by sending a plain description of the case. Applicants will send their name and address that they may be identified. C. L. D., Ferndale.— I would like to ask through the columns of the B. & S. what treatment I shall use on a valuable mare of mine. This mare got en- tangled in the buggy shafts and in struggling bruised her left hind leg, but did not break the skin or draw blood. It has swelled at the ankle to twice its size and Is also swollen considerably up above the hock. We have used hot water and bandaged it. Please let me know at once what treatment to use to reduce this swelling. The mare is not lame or stiff now. Answer. — Bathe the parts with warm water for about fifteen minutes, apply a lotion made up of 1 oz. tincture of aconite. 4 ozs. Goulard 's«extract and waler to make a quart Over this apply a bandage that has been saturated in warm water and cover this with a dry woolen or Derby bandage. After this application has been on about two hours, remove it, rub down the parts with alcohol (not too much) and apply dry cot- ton batting and dry bandage for the night. Leave the cotton and bandage on all the time, except when the lotion is applied, even when exercisiDg. Give slow exercise daily, and leave the mare either in a large box stall or paddook. Don't bandage above the hock, but apply the lotion and moderate hand rubbing. Give the mare one dram of potassium iodide in food, twice a day, for two weeks. Don't feed grain. January 24, 1903J ®he $vee$iev anb Hfpj&vteman <4*£><3^e7£xr£D r]H Notes and News, m sxd There is a yearling filly by Klatawah 2:05i out of a Nutwood Wilkes mare at the Nutwood Stock Farm that is a square nicely gaited trotter, and Mr. Carter thinks is very promising. He expected to get a pacer from this cross, but the filly shows no inclination for the lateral gait, but trots like one that means business. The Palo Alto sale is next Thursday evening. McKinney will have a grand lot of mares sent to his court this season. John R. Gentry 2:00£ will be in the stud in Kentucky in 1903. Four mares by Electioneer are the dams of new standard performers for 1902. All the stalls at Pleaaanton track are full and train- ers are renting stall room on the outside. Zephyr (4) 2:11 was bred to Beauseant 2:12, after going wrong last fall, and is reported in foal. The Cleveland Road Riders Association is booming. Though new, it has over 200 members, with constant accessions. Cobwebs 2:12 is not yet a has been. He recently de- feated the fast young horse Tiverton 2:12| on the New York Speedway. Clay S. 2:13$ is getting into good form at Pleasan- ton. Ben Walker worked him a half to wagon in 1:06J one day this week-«t Pleasanton. John A. McKerron 2:05^ has been taken up at Wal- nut Hall Farm, Donerail, Ky., after a two-months' let-up, and is being jogged every day. Five million dollars is the estimated amount of money distributed to the trotters and pacers of the United States during the last racing season. Eight two year old stallions bred in the purple and all excellent individuals will be among the offerings at the Palo Alto sale in this city next Thursday evening. There are twenty-five fillies bred at Palo Alto Farm to be sold by Fred Chase & Co. next Thursday evening at 1732 Market street, this city. The bidding should be lively when they are put up. The North Pacific circuit has been arranged and dates fixed. It provides for sixty days harness and running races divided between fifteen tracks in Ore- gon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia. The Buffalo Grand Circuit meeting will probably be held at the Kenilworth race track, built there last year for the runners. Its running meeting was not a success, and the management is now involved in legal difficulties. James Sutherland, owner, has built an addition to the Rose Hotel at Pleasanton. Since A. S. Olney & Son took the management of this hotel its popu- larity has increased so that more room is absolutely necessary. Nushagak, sire of last year's winner of both the Occident and Stanford Stakes, will have some great mares bred to him this year. He is one of the hand- somest stallions as well as one of the best bred ones in California. In extreme speed the Strathmore mares were the greatest producers of 1902. Rythmic 2:08 and Baron de Shay 2:08$ are both out of Strathmore mares. The daughters of no other stallion produced two such fast trotters. McKinney, strange to relate, was never bred to but two Nutwood mares during his entire stud career in California. Mr. C. A. Durfee bred a Nutwood mare of his own to him last year, and last week she died while very heavy in foal. Two meetings will be held at the Seattle track this year, the first from June 6th to July 4th, and the other from August 1st to 29th. Running races will be the main portion of the programs, but purses will also be offered for trotters and pacers. The first new 2:30 performer for 1903 dropped into the list January 1st, at Phosnix, Ariz. The newcomer is the three year old trotting colt Oakwood by Ash- wood, who won a six-beat race, beating several others, taking a record of 2:28$ in the last heat. But three of the grandsons and grandaughters of Nutwood Wilkes 2:16* ever started in races. They are Alone 2:09J, champion four year old pacer of last year, and Iloilo 2:16$ and Miss Georgie 2:25. Alone is by his son Nearest 2:22 and the other two are out of daughters. Stam B. 2-.11J- at $40 for the season is a case of full value for his money to the breeder. He is getting speed and a high rate of it, as several of his colts in training show. Good looks and soundness are in- herited by him from both sides of his pedigree, and he transmits those qualities. Another horse show is to be held at Hayward in March. The one held last year was a complete success in spite of a rain storm that unluckily came up while the parade was being held, but with fair weather this tim« last year's show will be greatly improved upon. All horse owners in Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties Bhould take advantage of this occasion to show their horses to the public. A letter received from Mr. Geo. T. Beckers of Los Angeles states that on Wednesday, January 14th, Mr. William Garland, owner of the trotting mare Sweet Marie, stepped that mare a mile in 2:12J, beating the pacer Athnio 2:14$ by Junio a length. Sweet Marie went to the half in 1:05 and came the last quarter in 32A seconds. J. W. Marshall of Binghampton, Solano county pur- chased a mare by Robert McGregor at the sale of Mr. Chas. Griffith's horses held in this city a few weeks ago. She wai heavy in foal to Bonnie Direct 2:05£ but probably received some injury while being shipped to Binghampton as she lost a big brown colt a few days afterwards. Diablo's second season in Yolo county was more successful than his first inasmuch as the class of mares bred to him were an improvement over those bred the first year. A still further improvement will result this year. Quite a number of standard bred mares with fast records have already been booked to this fast son of Chas. Derby. McHenry, who campaigned Dan Patch last season, was asked recently if he thought the great pscer would reduce his record this year, and he said he did, as Dan Patch paced a mile in 1902 better than 1:59£. It is said McHenry received half the net profits on the sale of Dan Patch. Mr. Sturgis bought the horse for $20,000 and sold him for $60,000. Nutwood Stock Farm will breed one or two of its choice mares by Nutwood Wilkes to Searchlight this year. Mr. Carter owns a two year old daughter of Searchlight that he thinks very highly of and he says he wants a'little more of the same kind. His mare. Lida W. 2:18J (dam of Nutwood Wilkes 2:16A) by Nut- wood is heavy in foal to Stam B. 2:11J. Tom James of San Jose has had printed a very neat card containing a tabulated pedigree of his great young stallion Barondale 2:11£-, together with a wealth of information in regard to the Baron Wilkes family. Mr. Jamea, whose address is 1120 Alameda avenue, San Jose, will be pleased to send you one of these cards if you will send him your address. Scott Hudson has a high regard for the green pacer Dr. Madara, which, t bough having shown his capability of a mile in 2:04 last year, starts the year of 1903 with- out a record. It is no secret that Hudson believes in the son of Simmons 2:28 he has the Dan Patch of the coming year, and is, if anything, anxious to have an- other go with the unbeaten Direct Hal 2:04£. J. F. McKee, of Weston, Ohio, has sent his three year old bay horse, Crescent Route by Cresceus 2:02£, to Scott Hudion to be campaigned through the season of 1903. Crescent Route is one of the first of Cresceus' get and has a record of 2:24$, made in 1901. Mr. Hud- son will also train Onward Silver if his owner decides to have the great son of Onward campaigned this year. The youngsters by Welcome 2:10A at the Meek Farm are attracting lots of attention. They are all of good size and for handsome proportions cannot be excelled. The trotter Iloilo 2:16$ by this horse that did so well on the circuit last season will reduce his record several seconds this year if no accident happens him. Wel- come's service fee has been placed at the low price of $25 this year. __ Among the young things in William Cecil's string at Pleasanton is a three year old colt by Nutwood Wilkes out of a full sister to Coney 2:02. This colt was bred and is owned by Mr. J. W. Gardner and is one of the most promising young pacers in California. Cecil drove him an easy half in 1:08^ one day this week, which is more remarkable from the fact that the youngster has only been moved up a few times. A novel match race has been made by Chas. Griffith and James Thompson of Pleasanton to come off over the track there during the latter part of March. The race is to be a half mile dash between a colt by Bonnie Direct belonging to Mr. Griffith and one by Monbells owned by S. Christensen and being trained by Mr. Thompson. The colts are yearlings and both pacers. The stakes are the carts which the colts will draw in the race. William Hendrickson, owner of Clay S. 2:13$, recently purchased a full brother to him from Henry Schlosser of San Rafael. This horse is a gelding coming five years old and weighed 1230 pounds the day Mr. Hendrickson bought him. He is a square trotter, a good looker and quite promising, but en- tirely green, never having been worked for speed. He will be given a few lessons at Pleasanton during thanext few weeks. W. J. Andrews is quoted as saying: "Let the National Trotting Association repeal the rule which says that every horse in a race must be driven to win every heat, aDd then let the driving clubs make all races two in three and stop public betting except on the final result of the race, and I will stake my repu- tation as a driver that we shall hear no more com- plaints about laying up heats. I know it is often said that the tracks cannot get along without the revenue derived from bookmaking on the heats, but I don't believe it. Wliy, I remember when bookmakers were unknown on the trotting turf, and the" tracks made more money than now." Mr. Alfred Solano, of Los Angeles, is the proud owner of the first filly by Petigru 2:10£ foaled in Cali- fornia. It arrived January 5th, at the Sutherland farm near Pleasanton, where the mare is on pasture, and Mr. Sutherland writes that she is a brown beauty. Mr. Solano states that he will enter her in all the Cali- fornia stakes to which she is eligible, and we hope she will be as fast as her inheritance. Her dam is Belle Pointer by Sky Pointer, own brother to Star Pointer 1:593-. John Donahue has Zolock 2:10J in his string at San Bernardino, Cal., and is shaping him up to race this year in the 2:11 and free-for-all pacing classes. Mr. Donahue also has a four year old stallion by Onward that is a green trotter, a fine looker and a wonder for speed. Among a number of colts and fillies by Zolock and Zombro that Donahue is working is one by Zolock belonging to Ben Davies that is entered in the Occi- dent and Stanford Stakes to be trotted this fall and that is expected to get part of the money. When Robert McGregor was in the stud, George H. Ketcham got out a novelty to advertise him one season in the shape of a handsome chair bearing the stallion's name. About six hundred were sent out to prom nent horsemen, and among others who received one was L. V. Harkness, proprietor of the Walnut Hall Farm at Lexington, Ky. Somecorrespondence followed, which resulted in Robert McGregor's beiDg sent to Kentucky, where he was bred to twenty-two Walnut Hall Farm mares, got twenty foals, of which eighteen were fillies, and Mr. Ketcham received Mr. Harkness' check for $6000, all for one chair! Every trainer, driver and owner in the country is looking for a greater season on the trotting turf this year than ever before. More horses are being care- fully jogged from Maine to California than ever be- fore. From the character of the horses that went into winder quarters without being marked the past season, it looks like an absolute certainty that the slow classes will develop sensational performers by the dozen the coming season. Many of them were sep- arately timed in races around the 2:10 mark, while others showed ability to go the mile at wonderful speed in their trials and were saved over for the slow classes next summer. The career of a yearling bay colt, property of Mr. J. Malcolm Forbes, probably will be watched with greater interest than any other youngster in the country. The colt is by Bingen 2:06£ (son of May King and Young Miss by Young Jim), dam Princess of Monaco by imp. Meddler (son of imp. St. Gatien and Busybody by Petrarch, a strictly thoroughbred horse), her dam Nancy Hanks 2:04 by Happy Medium. Princess of Monaco is the filly that called out so much unfavorable comment from the no-close-infusion theo- rists when it was announced that her owner had de- cided to mate Nancy Hanks 2:04 with imp. Meddler, a thoroughbred race horse. Cleveland's clever amateur reinsman, H. K. Dever- eux, made a record during the past season that has never been equalled. He participated in 68 wagon events, winning 34 races, securing 24 seconds, 7 thirds and being unplaced but 3 times. This is certainly a remarkable showing, and is made all the more credit- able by the fact that he gave ten horses records of 2:13£ or better, also driving John A. McKerron to his record of 2:05J at Memphis, and set a new world's record for half-mile heats to wagon by a trotter, win- ning with Invader 2:11$ in 1:04$ and 1:03}, at Mem- phis. He was separately timed in 2:11 J in a wagon race with Peko at Lexington. Experimental feeding in the United States Army has resulted in establishing the following ration of forage for horses: Twelve pounds of oats and four- teen pounds of hay every day, with a salted bran mash twice a week. This may be the best way to feed an army horse, but a shipper who wants to put a high stepper in condition for the market usually feeds him all he will eat of a steam-cooked mixture made up of one part cracked corn, one part oats, two parts bran and one-half part whole flaxseed. An experienced feeder says this ration, with hay, will transform a thin horse into a fat, sleek, high lifed one quicker than anything he ever saw. On our cover page this week is a half tone engrav- ing of that fast trotter of last year, El Milagro 2:ll.j- by McKinney. El Milagro was bred by Mr. Rudolph Jordan of this city and is out of the'mare Adeline Patti (dam of Margaret Worth 2:15) by Effingham, grandam Kate by Gen. McCleUan 143. 3am Gamble took EI Milagro east as a yearling and sold him for Mr. Jordan at the Old Glory sale in New York for $700. He trotted to a record of 2:14£ in 1901 and re- duced this to 2:11 } on the 9th of October 1902 at Lex- ington in the fifth heat of a race which he won. He is now six years old, having been foaled April 27, 1897. Mr. Jordan owns a full sister to him that is three years old and is just as promising as El Milagro, but he does not intend having her raced until she is five. A New York press dispatch says: "Arrangements are now being made to introduce next season a new style of trotting races for testing and developing the combined speed and stamina of the American car- riage horse. Briefly stated, the plan is to have trot- ting races In heavy harness at the leading horse shows where the tracks are large enough, and to make such races a feature of some of the principal trotting meet- ings also. The men who are behind the movement purpose to introduce races for runabouts, gigs, phae- tons, breaks, coaches and other vehicles, such as are commonly used for pleasure driving, with full weight up and with toe weights, overdraw checks and all other artificial appliances barred. The horses will be required to go various distances from one mile up 12 or 15 miles. <&he gveeitev axxb &ipovi&nxan f JANUARY 24, 1903 No More "Infusions" Needed? IWmrTEN FOB THE BHEEDES AND SPORTSMAN.] for more than a quarter of a century a tirade against admitting thoroughbred blood into trotting lines has been in progress. Had the autocratic advice of the "trotting in9linct" school of teachers been followed Dr. Herr would have been obliged to discard Mambrino Patchen— "the full brother who could Dot trot"— because his dam was by a thoroughbred horse and his second dam by a horse probably thorough- bred and at least a son of a thoroughbred; for all of which, the mo=t prominent of these teachers ridiculed the Doctor's efforts. Worse than all. the stubborn old Kentuckian adopted Mambrino King, a son of Mambrino Patchen, whose dam was all but thorough- bred, being by Edwin Forrest, a show horse with no special trotting proclivities, all of whose known blood was thoroughbred but who acquired a "standard number" by virtue of begettiDg two trotters from trotting mares. The second dam of Mambrino King was a stud-book thoroughbred mare. By all the teaching of the "instinct" school, against thorough- bred infusions, Mr. Hamlin should never bave touched Mambrino King with a 10-foot pole, much less have used him as a premier stallion. If the instinct teachers had prevailed, Almonarch 2:213, -whose dam was a stud-book thoroughbred mare, would never have been bred, much less used in the stud by Mr. Hamlin. Without these horses Mr. Hamlin could not have bred The Abbott 2:03}, Lord Derby 2:05|, The Monk 2:05|, nor Fantasy 2:06 all of which have one or both of these horses in their composition. Thus Village Farm has been enabled to breed all of its champion trotters of the last decade, in spite of the teaching against thoroughbred blood in the trot- ter and simply because a few such independent thinkers and experimenters as Doctor Herr, stub- bornly wenttheirown way despite the ridicule leveled against them by a lot of know-it-alls whose theories, had they been universally followed, would have put back the development of the trotting breed fifty years; for it is not at all probable that less than that additional time could have brought the breed up to its present perfection by using only purely trotting- bred elements kept apart from all refinement by thoroughbred infusions. It may be that no more infusions of thoroughbred blood are needed but those who assert that proposition now, like their dogmatical predecessors of the past twenty-five or thirty years, are careful not to probe the past to prove their argument. The trouble with superficial students is this: when they see a stallion recorded with a standard number they consider him an all trotting bred. product. His number fixes his status as an adopted trotting element in future pedigrees. His transmission becomes "orthodox" trotting blood. The fact that he was bred by proceeding exactly contrary to the theory that thoroughbred blood is ruinous to the trotter, is overlooked. He gains his Standard number on the his achievements either as a trotter or as the begetter of trotters and thereby becomes an adopted trotting element in the stud. No matter how hetero- dox the course that produced him, success once achieved he is orthodox to the back-bone. But his classification under the trotting Standard is merely a technical rating. That rating does not in the least change the inherited and inate quality of the horse, and when you use him in tho stud he transmits to his offspring the physical character of his thoroughbred ancestry as well as that of his trotting ancestry. Thus, insidiously, the physical organism of the thoroughbred horse has become engrafted on the trotting breed. Take a string of trotters of to-day from any high class training stable and compare them with the average stable of thirty years ago, and what do you findV To look at them nobody would believe that they belonged to the same breed. Most of the old-time trotters obtained their trotting inclinations strongly from Canadaian and Morgan sources and followed those types. They were a plain heavy boned coarse textured, plebeian lot. Occasionally you found one of Messenger and Bashaw extraction that was very blood-like but he was an exception to the general rule. To-day almost every great trotter is a positively blood-like type and it has come to him by modifications caused by the introduction of thoroughbred blood, at Intervale, to the strains that have come down, with their trotting instinct, from the earlier type. And these infusions have been necessary and bave shared In effecting the improvement of the breed. It it through them that the living lines from the old recognized trotting sources have been vitalized and preerved. Of course, those fountain heads which started ofT with a good share of thoroughbred blood, :is Messenger and Mb sons, Grand Bashaw, an Star, Edwin Forrest, May Day, William- Belmont, and such essentially thoroughbred -. did not need theBamesupport from thorough- bred infusion that the colder bred sorts did, because they already had the speed organism of the thorough- bred ; but even these have lost nothing by such aid. Therefore, the constituted Standard covers a multi- tude of sins of infusion which have imparted a goodly share of the physical quality of the thoroughbred to the present trotting breed. For this reason "ortho- dox trotting blood" is now a composite commodity, the creation of which was rank heterodoxy while in progress. Complacent theorizers now appropriate it without investigation, shut their eyes to its composi- tion, and pronounce it paramount, at the same time inveighing against one of the most potent measures that raised it to its present perfection. But they were protesting against that very measure thirty years ago just as earnestly as they now are, and who knows that they are any nearer right to-day than they were then? What an awful hole would have been made in the 2:10 list as it now exists, if these superficial enunciators had succeeded in preventing the use of such animals as Mambrino Patchen, Mam- brino King, Alma Mater, Whips, Almonarch, The Moor, Sophy, Stemwinder, Williamson's Belmont and his son, Miss Russell, Midnight, Dame Winnie, Kath- leen, Beulah, etc., as they tried their best to do. The falling off in exp'rimentation with new thor- oughbred infusions is perhaps not so much due to a distrust of the ultimate advantages that would accrue to that course as to the time it would take to realize, them. Governor Stanford was fortunate enough to breed a world's champion stallion on the direct cross with a thoroughbred parent, and had a few other suc- cesses, of minor character, in that way; but his world's champion gelding and world's champion trot- ter, regardless of sex, came of one remove further along and that seems to be a safer reliance, as a cul- minating point. This requires a good while to wait and only those breeders who have the patience, and the capital to lock up for some years, can afford to follow their judgment by starting with thoroughbred mares. But perhaps the alleged abandonment of that course is not altogether an abandonment of the theory that lies back of it, and perhaps breeders are only tak- ing a shortercut. Governor Stanford bred with great care, and scattered broadcast over the country many mares and stallions with their modicum of thorough- bred blood and if the breeder of to-day can find this well prepared material ready at hand, why should he not avail himself of what his predecessor has well done and, by taking hold where the Governor left off, save the time and expense of going back to the first move. Before we are too cock-sure that none of these recent infusions are to make their mark, let us wait awhile and see. It takes some time for horse history to crystalize. Hark Comstock. Death of Prominent Eastern Horseman. Size of Broodmares. Frederick C. Sayles, proprietor of the Mariposa Farm, at Pawtucket, R. I., died suddenly of apoplexy at his home on Monday, January 12th, at the age of sixty-eight years. Mr. Sayles, who was a leading manufacturer of New England, and was first Mayor of Pawtucket, had been engaged in breeding trotters for about fifteen years, and his establishment, which comprised about 400 acres, equipped and appointed in a first class way, has during its existence been the home of some of the most noted horsesin the country, among them Alix 2:03$, former trotting queen; Lady Mackay, dam of Oakland Baron 2:09}, etc. The stal- lions which have done service in the stud have been Campbell's Electioneer 2:17J, Symboleer (p) 2:09*, Sable Wilkes 2:18 and Handspring 2:18} by Prodigal. Recently Mr Sayles had purchased the aged Red Wilkes, who is still living on the farm. About twenty- five broodmares were used and altogether the total stock of animals will number about 135 head, which will now probably be sold Los Angeles Drivi-g Club. An afternoon of matinee racing is to be given by the Los Angeles Driving Club at Agricultural Park in that city this afternoon. There are five races on the program, all heat races, best two in three. The first race on the program is a free-for-all trot, best two heats in three, as are all the rest of the after- noon's events. The second race is a mixed handicap, the third a 2:20 class mixed, the fourth a free-for-all pace and the concluding number a 2:30 mixed. In the handicap event Sweet Marie gives two seconds to the others. William Garland, her owner, does not like to drive his mare to a cart as has been heretofore the means employed to get her to the level of the others. W'illard Stimson will do the starting. The judges will be Alfred Solano, W. A. Hendryx and J. A. Fair- child. The timers C. D. Hagerman, I. W. Boss and Dr. P. I'. Cunningham. [American Horse Breeder.] While size is desirable in a horse intended for the market, it is a fact that many of the most noted pro- ducers of trotters bave not exceeded the medium in size, and some have been below that. Men who breed horses for the track prefer mares of medium size, not exceeding 15.2 hands in height, to those that are sixteen hands and upwards. This is probably due to the fact that small and medium-sized mares generally show more quality, have more endurance, and pqssess a greater amount of gimp and nerve force than large ones. As a rule, the greatest campaigners and best weight pullers as well as the most noted long-distance roadsters, have ranged in size from 14 2 to 15.2 hands in height. The practical English breeder of thorough- bred racing stock, William Day, author of "The Horse, How to Breed and Rear Him," in speaking of the selection of broodmares says: For my own part I prefer small mares, low, long and compact, standing fifteen hands to 151 or 15.2. I do not mind if they are a little below that, provided they have substance; for I consider frame" to be of more importance than height. A mare with plenty of strength, though short in the leg and not over fifteen hands, would be far preferable to a taller, leggy animal with a weak frame. . . . I know enough of small mares to affirm that they can and do breed good horses, generally larger than themselves, and the last more particularly when their ancestors were of good size. Mr. Day was speaking of mares from which to breed or produce running race winners, but the same prin- ciple holds good in trotting stock. Homora, the dam of Fantasy, that holds the world 's champion three year old trotting record, is only 15 hands high. Nettie King 2:20J, dam of The Abbot 2:03}, that holds the world's champion trotting record for geldings, was also a small mare, only 15 hands high. Carrie Russell by Magna Charta, was a small mare not much over 14 hands high, and was sold once for $60. She pro- duced the good game trotting campaigner Jack 2:12, winner of sixty-one heats in 2:30 or better, and after that she was sold for $3000. The great broodmare Minnehaha stood only 14.3 hands. She is the dam of eight in the list, all trotters, and one them, the renowned Beautiful Bells 2:29*, the dam of ten trotters with records of 2:30 or better. Beautiful Bells is 15.2 hands high. The noted trainer, Charles Marvin, who was for years at Palo Alto, then the most successful trotting breeding establishment in the world, in speaking of the size of broodmares, says in his work on "Training the Trotting Horse": I like a broodmare of moderate size. The dam of Manzanita stood only 14.2, the dam of Bonita 14.3, Beautiful Bells and Dame Winnie 15.2, May Queen 15 hands. I prefer mares of rather blocky build, and they should have good heads, tempers and disposition. Alma Mater, the greatest daughter of Mambrino Patchen as a progenitor of speed, stood only about 15 hands high, yet when well advanced in years a breeder of trotting stock in California paid $15,000 for her. The late B. D. Whitcomb, owner of Woodbrino 2:25J, paid $2500 for Kitty Abbot 2:26J for a brood- mare. She was large, handsome and fast. At the same time he had a little mare only about 14.2 hands that he thought of little value. She was not only small, but so cranky that she could not be driven in harness. Both these mares were bred to Woodbrino 2:25*. The undersized, cranky mare produced Vega 2:101 and Blackstone Brino 2:16*. Kitty Abbot 2:26* produced Zerbrino 2:18} and Malabar 2:21}. The oranky 14.2 hand mare was well bred. Her sire was Blackstone by Rysdyk's Hambletonian and her dam was by Godfrey Patchen, sire of Hopeful 2:14$. If speed alone is the object sought, small mares are quite as likely to produce it as large ones. The small breeder in this country, however, should aim for size as well as speed, and if he uses small mares should select good-sized stallions to mate them with, and should feed the foals liberally, so as to produce ani- animals that at maturity shall be of marketable size. A Winter Remedy. SliiQ diseases and injuries, such as scratches, calks, skin cracks, etc., can be cured by using Campbell's Horse Foot Remedr much better than by the use of salves. It's a liquid, and is easily ap- plied in winter, and beoause it is a liquid- It reaches all partsof the sores, and cleanses and heals them. A strong healthy toot can never lie grown on a horse unless the coronet is healthy. * Fevered coronets are the rule, not the exception, during some portion of the year. If you use Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy you can pre- vent and cure this trouble. Prairie Dell Farm Spohn Medical Co.. Topeka, Kan, Nov. 29, 1901. Gentlemen: -Please send me two more bottles of Spohn's Cure, for which I enclose $1. I consider it the best remedy for all Dislempor and throat trouble I have ever used. Yours respectfully. R. I. LEE. Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet. A lot of McMurray carts just received. You need one right now to work your colts in this winter. Call at the Kenney Manufacturing Company, 531 Valencia street and take a look at these carts and other first-class vehicles they have for sale. * January 24, 1903] ©he $veeitev atxi* gtpovt&mtxtt THE WORLD'S RECORDS. TROTTING. The world's champion — Cresceus, by Robert McGregor; Columbus, O., Aug. i, 1901 2:025.4 Fastest mare— Alb:, by Patronage; Galesburg, III., Sept i7, 1894 2:03% Fastest stallion— Cresceus, bv Robert McGregor, Colum- bus, O., Aug. 1, 1901 •■ 2:0254 Fastest gelding— The Abbott, by Chimes; Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 25, 1900 2:03^4 BEST RECORD FROM ONE-HALF TO ONE HUNDRED MILES. Half-mile — Major Delmar, by Delmar; Memphis, Tenn., Oct, 23, 1902 One mile — Cresceus, by Robert McGregor; Columbus, O., Aug. 1, 190: One and one-eighth mile — Major Delmar, by Delmar; Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 23, 1902 ■■■ ■ One and one-quarter mile— Lilly Young, by Young Ful- lerton; Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 30, 1902 Two miles — Cresceus, by Robert McGregor; Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 31, 1902 ■■ -— -77+=?? Three miles— Nightingale, by Mambrino Xing; Nash- ville, Tenn., Oct. 20, 1893 6 Four miles — Senator L., by Dexter Prince; San Jose, Cal., Nov. 2, 1901 10 Five miles— Zambra, by McKinney; Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 1, 1902 - - • - -T- Six miles — Long Time, by Jack Rowett; Denver. Colo., May 31, 1893 :.- l6 Ten miles — Pescal, bv Pescarel; New York, Nov. 1893 40 y2 23 23 Va. 14H 14 14*4 i0j4 0854 06 oS >S •654 Twenty miles — Captain McGowan, Boston, Mass., Oct 2,"-iS6s 3« Fifty miles— Ariel; Albany, N. Y., May 5, 1846 3:55 One hundred miles — Conqueror, by La Tourett s Bell- founder; Long Island, Nov. 12, 1853 8:56 BEST RECORDS AT DIFFERENT AGES. Yearling colt — Adbell, by Advertiser; San Jose, Cal., Sept. 28, 1894 ■■ ~ Yearling filly— Pansy McGregor, by Fergus McGregor; Holton, Kan., Nov. iS, 1893 2 Two-year-old colt— Arion, by Elecioneer; Stockton, Cal., Nov. 10, 1891 2 Two-y earmold,; filly— Jacie T., by Bow Bells; Lexington, Ivy., Oct. 14, 1899 -■ •••- 2 Katherine A., by Wiggins; Lexington, Ky., Oct. Two-year-old gelding — Endow, by Cecilian; Lexington, Ky., Oct' 14. 1890 .' - - 2 Three-yeaR-cdd colt — Arion, by Electioneer; Nashville, Tenn., iSTov. 12, 1892 - - 2 Three-yeaf-old filly — Fantasy, by Chimes; Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 17. 1893 '" 2 Three-year-old gelding — Peter Stirling, by Baronmore; Lexington, Ky„ Oct. 8, 1901 2 Four-year-old colt — Directum, by Director; Nashville, Tfctfn., Oct. 18, 1893 ■ 2 Four- year-old filly — Fantasy, by Chimes; Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 13. 1S94 .- ■ 2 Four-year-old gelding — ohn Nolan, by Prodigal; Louis- . ville. Ky., Sept. 28, 1898 2 Boralma, by Boreal; Lexington, Ky., Oct. 4, 1900.. 2 Five-year-old stallion — Ralph Wilkes, by Red Wilkes; Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 19, 1S94 2 Bingen, by May King; Louisville, Ky., Sept. 26, 189S ---. 2 Five-year-old mare — Fantasy, by Chimes; Des Moines, la., June 21, 1895 2:o6 ■"ive-year-old gelding — Major Delmar, by Delmar; Mem- phis, Tenn., Oct 23, 1902 2:0554 TROTTING ON HALF-MILE TRACKS. World's champion — Cresceus, by Robert McGregor; Kan- sas City, Mo., Oct. 23, 1901 2:09% Mare — Bush, by Alcyone; Goshen, N. Y-, Aug. 26, 1897. 2:11% Stallion — Cresceus, by Robert McGregor ; Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 23, 1901 2:0954 Gelding — Dandy Jim. by Young Jim; Crawfordsville, Ind., Sept. 10, 1897 2:ioj4 TROTTING TO WAGON— PROFESSIONAL DRIVER. World's champion — The Abbott, by Chimes; Hartford, Conn., Sept. 7, 1900 2:0554 TEAM TROTTING. One mile to wagon — Belle Hamlin and Honest George; Providence, R. L, Sept 23, 1892 2:1254 One mile over one-half mile track — York Boy, by Wilkes Boy and Bemay, by Baronaise; South Norwalk, Conn , Aug. 22, 1902 -- — 2:1554 Fastest tandem team — Mambrino Sparkle and William II.; Cleveland, O., Sept. 16, 1886 2:32 Fastest triple team — Belle Hamlin, Globe and Justina; Cleveland, O., July 31, 1891 2:14 Fastest four-in-hand team — Diamiana, Belinut, Maud V. and Nutspra, all by Nutmeg; Chicago, 111., July 3, 1896 2:30 Fastest six-in-hand team — Fleetwing, Lamar, Flora, Hugie, Dexter and Pete; Fleetwood Park, New York, November, 1S96 2:56*4 THE RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS. Fastest heat in a race — Cresceus, by Robert McGregor; New York, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1901 2:0354" Gelding — Azote, by Whips; New York, Aug. 28, 1S9J... 2:0554 Major Delmar, by Delmar; Memphis, Tenn., Oct 23, 1902 2:0554 Yearling — Pansy McGregor, by Fergus McGregor; Hol- ton, Kan., Nov. 18, 1893 2:2354 Two-vear-old — Jupe, by Allie Wilkes; Readville, Mass., Sept. 29. 1896 2:13^ Three-year-old — Fantasy, by Chimes; Nashville, Tenn.. Oct. 17, 1893 2:0854 Four-year-old — Directum, by Director; Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 18, 1893 ■ 2:05*4 Five-year-old — Major Delmar, by Delmar; Memphis, Tenn., Oct 23, 1902 2:0554 Fastest first heat — Cresceus, by Robert McGregor; New York, Aug. 15, 1 90 1 2 103 54 Fastest second heat — Cresceus, by Robert McGregor; De- troit, Mich., July 18, 1901 2:05 - Fastest third heat — Directum, by Director ; Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 2S, 1893 2:0554 Alix, by Patronage ; Terre Haute, Ind., Aug. 1 7, 1894 2:0554 Fastest fourth heat — Beuzetta, by Onward; Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1895 2:0634 Fastest fifth heat — John Nolan, by Prodigal; Louisville, Ky., Sept 2S, 1898 2:08 Fastest sixth, heat — Countess Eve, by Norval; Terre Haute, Ind., Oct 5. 1S98 2:0954 Fastest sev enth heat — Pat L., by Republican ; Lexing- ton, Ky., Oct. 16, 1896 2:1094 Nutbearer, by Nutbreaker; Providence, R. L, Aug. 28, 1902 2:1054 Fastest eighth heat — -Cresceus, by Robert McGregor; Ft Wayne, Ind., Aug. 11, 1897 2:1154 Fastest ninth heat — Alix, by Patronage; Chicago, 111., Sept 16, 1893 2:0954 Fastest tenth heat — Stevie, by Kentucky Prince; Pough- keepsie, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1890 2:2354 Fastest two-heat race — Cresceus, by Robert McGregor; New York, N. Y.. Aug. 11, 1901 ....2:0354, 2:0654 Fastest three consecutive heats, in race by mare — Alix-, by Patronage; Terra Haute, Ind., Aug. 17, 1894.., 2:o60 2:0654. 2:0554 Fastest three consecutive heats in race by stallion — Cresceus, by Robert McGregor; Columbus, O., Aug. 2, 1900 2:0754, 2:06, 2:06 Fastest three consecutive heats by gelding — Azote, by Whips; New York, Aug. 28, 1S95. .2:0954, 2:0554, 2:07 Lord Derby, by Mambrino King; New York, Sept. 10, 1900 2:07, 2:07, 2:08 Fastest four-heat race — Lord Derby, by Mambrino King; Readville, Mass., Sept. 24, 1902 (Anzella won first heat) 2:065-4. 2:0754, 2:0854, 2:09 Fastest five-heat race — Cresceus, by Robert McGregor; Readville, Mass., Sept. 27, 1900 (Charley Herr won first and second heats) 2:0754, 2:0754. 2:0754. 2:0754, 2:0854 Fastest six-heat race — Ozanam, by Axtell; Lexington, Ky., Oct., 9, 1902 (Major Delmar won first heat, Prince of Orange won second and third heats) 2:0954, 2:0954. 2:0754, 2:08, 2:09, 2:0954 Fastest seven-heat race — Pat L., by Republican; Lexing- ton, Ky., Oct 16, 1896 (Beuzetta won first heat, Fantasy second and third heats, and William Penn fourth heat) 2:0754, 2:0854. 2:ioj4, 2:0954, 2:io!4. 2:12, 2:1054 Fastest eight-heat race — Nutbearer, by Nutbreaker; Provi- dence, R. L, Aug. 27-28, 1902 (Alice Carr won first heat, Rythmic won second heat, Wentworth won third heat, ' Dulce Cor won fourth and sixth heats 2:09:4. 2:o854; 2:0954, 2:oS54, 2:1054. 2:1254, 2:1054. 2:12 Fastest nine-heat race — Alix, by Patronage; Chicago, 111., Sept. 14, 15 and 16, 1893 (Pixley won sixth and eisrhth, Nightingale seventh, Lord Clinton fifth, and Hulda second and third heats) ....2:0754. 2:1054. 2:1054, 2:11 34. 2:1154,. 2:0954, 2:1254. 2:1554, 2:0954 Fastest ten-heat race — Pedlar, by Electioneer; Boston, Mass., Oct. ic and 11, 1S95 (Don. C. won first and second, Soudan third, Prince Lavalard fourth . and seventh and Kate Mack fifth and sixth heats) 2:1754, 2:i854, 2:i6J4, : 2:165/4, 2:1854, 21854, 2:21, 2:2254, 2:235^- 2:2554 TROTTING IN RACES ON HALF-MILE TRACKS: Fastest -heat by mare — Bush, by Alcyone; Goshen, N. Y., Aug. 26, 1897 2:1154 Fastest heat by stallion — Pat L., by Republican; Hunt- ington, Ind., Sept. 11, 1896 : \ ....... -2:1054 Fastest heat by gelding — Dandy Jim, by Young Jim; Crawfordsville, Ind., Sept. i. 1897 :... 2:10*4 Fastest -three consecutive heats by stallion — Pat L., by Republican ; Huntington, Ind., Sept. J 1 r ■ . .26 2254 45 5554 08 .2:1254, 2:ioj4, 2:1154 Fastest, three heats by mare — Bush, by Alcyone; Goshen, N. Y., Aug. 26, 1897 ...2:1154, 2:12, 2:13 Fastest three heats by gelding — Cephas, by Cyril; Med- ford, Mass., Aug. 8, 1896 2:13%$, 2:12, 2:nJ4 PACING. The world's champion — Star Pointer, by Brown Hal; Readville, Mass., Aug. 28, 1897 1 :59-j4 Fastest stallion — Star Pointer, by Brown Hal; Readville, Mass.? Aug. 28, 1897 -.".: . - .'. -i:59-54 Fastest gelding — Prince Alert, by Crown Prince; Mem- t, phis, Teun., Oct 31, 1902'. v\ ..:... ."'.2 :oo Fastest mare— Lady of the Manor, by Mambrino King: . Glens Falls, N. Y., Aug. 28, 1899; and Mazette, by Tennessee Wilkes: Memphis, Tenn., Oct/ -23)- tqdi . . 2-704 r4 BEST RECORDS FROM ONE-HALF TO FIVE : MILES. One-half mile — Prince Alert, by Crown Prince; "Mem- phis, Tenn., Oct. 27, 1902 0:5754 One mile — Star Pointer, by Brown Hal; Readville, Mass., Aug. 28, 1987 1 =S59J4 One mile and an eighth Carl Wilkes, by Wilkes Nut- wood; Memphis, Tenn., Oct, 29, 1892 2:20 Two miles Chehalis, by Almont; Salem, Ore., Oct 7, 1897 -■• • ■ 4:i9J4 Three miles — Joe Jefferson, by Thomas Jefferson; Knoxvil-e, Iowa, Nov. 6. 1S91 7=3354 Four miles— Joe Jefferson, by Thomas Jefferson; Knoxville, Iowa; Nov. 6, 1S91 10:10 Five miles — Lady St. Clair; San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 19, 1S74 12:5454 BEST PACING RECORDS AT DIFFERENT AGES. Yearling colt — Rosedale, by Sidney; Stockton, Cal., Nov. 14, 1893 - 2:22 Yearling filly — Belle Acton, by Shadeland Onward; Lyons, Neb., Oct 27, 1892 2:2054 Yearling gelding — Rollo, by Jerome Eddy; Independence, Iowa, Oct, 27, 1891 2:2854 Two-year-old colt — Directly, by Direct; Galesburg, III., Sept. 30, 1894 2:0754 Two-year-old filly — Extasy, by Baron Wilkes; Lexing- ton, Ky., Oct, 15, 1898.' 2:1054 Three-year-old colt — Klatawah, by Stein wav; Louisville. , Ky., Sept 28, 1S9S '. 2:0554 Three-year-old filly- — Little Squaw, by Kewanee Boy; Dallas, Tex., Oct 14, 1899 2:0954 Three-year-old gelding — Agitato,, by Steinway; Wood- lands, Cal., Aug. 27, 1896 King of Diamonds, by Velocity; Lexington, Ky., Oct 2:0954 17. 1896 2:0954 Four-year-old colt — Online, by Shadeland Onward; Sioux City, Iowa, Oct 12, 1894 2:04 Four-year-old filly — The Maid, by Hal Index; Colum- bus, Ohio. Aug. 2, 1S99 2:0554 Four-year-old gelding — King of Diamonds, by Veloc- ity; St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 28, 1897 2:0754 Palmyra Boy, by Grattan; Indianapolis, Ind., Sept 13, 1897 2:0754 Five-year-old mare — Lady of the Manor, by Mambrino 1 King; Glen Falls, N. Y., Aug. 18, 1899 2:0454 1 .ve-year-old stallion — Searchlight, by Darklight; Co- lumbus, Ohio, Aug. 2, 1899 ". 2:0354 Five-vear-old gelding — Coney, by McKinney; Cleveland. Ohio, July 24, 1900 2:0254 PACING TO WAGON. World's champion— Little Boy, by Kenton; Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 26, 1901 2:0154 TEAM PACING. Direct Hal and Prince Direct, by Direct; Memphis, jienn., Oct. 30, 1902 2:0554 PACING ON HALF-MILE TRACK. One-mile — Joe Patchen, by Patchen Wilkes; Medford, Mass., Oct 28, 1896 2:0454 One mile by mare — Mazette, by Tennessee Wilkes; Malone, N. Y., 1901 (in a race) 2:0754 Edith W., by Ben Lomond, Jr. ; Bourbon, Ind., 190T (against time) 2:0754 One mile — by stallion — Toe Patchen, by Patchen Wilkes; Meoford, Mass., Oct. 28, 1896 2:0454 One mile by ge.^.ng — Prince Alert, by Crown Prince; Allerttown, Pa., Sept 25, 1901 2:0454 THE RACINGCHAMPIONSHIPS. Fastest heat in race — Star Pointer, by Brown Hal; Springfield, 111., Oct I, 1897 2:0054 Fastest heat in race by mare — Lady of the Manor, by Mambrino King; Glens Falls, N. Y., Aug. 18, 1899 2:01 54 Mazette, by Tennesee Wilkes; Memphis, Tenn., Oct 24. 1901 2:0454 Fastest heat in race by stallion — Star Pointer, by Brown Hal; Springfield, 111., Oct 1, 1897 2:0054 Fastest heat in race Dy gelding — Prince Alert, by Crown * rince; Memphis, Tenn., Oct 26, 1901 2:ooj4 Yearling — Belle Acton, by Shadeland Onward; Topeka, .L.an., Sept. '14, 1891 2:30% Two-year-old — Extasy, by Baron Wilkes; Lexington, Ky., Oct. "15, 189S 2:1054 Three-year-old — Klatawah, by Steinwav; Louisville, Ky., Sept 28, 1898 2:0554 FFour-year-old colt — Searchlight, by Darknight; Dubuque, Iowa, Aug. 23. 1898 2:0454 Four-vear-old filly — The Maid, by Hal Index; Colum- bus, Ohio, Aug. 2, 1899 2:0554 Four-year-old gelding — Palmyra Boy, by Grattan; In- dianapolis, Ind., Sept. 13, 1817 2:0754 King of Diamonds, by Velocity; St Joseph, Mo., Aug. 28, 1897 2:0754 Five-year-old stallion — Searchlight, by Darknight ; . Co- lumbus, Ohio, Aug. 2 1899 2:0354 Five-vear-old mare — Lady of the Manor, by Mambrino King: Glens Falls, N. Y., Aug. 18, 1899 2:0454 Five-year-old gelding — Coney, by McKinney; Cleveland, Ohio, July 24, 1900 .. . 2:0254 Fastest first heat — Star Pointer, by Brown Hal; Chicago, III., Aug. 2i, 1897 2:02 Coney, by McKinney; Detroit, July 20, 1901 2:02 Fastest second heat — Prince Alert, by Crown Prince; Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 26, 1901 2:0054 Fastest third heat — Star Pointer, by Brown Hal; Spring- field, 111., Oct. 1, 1897 2:0054 Fastest fourth heat — Robert J.', by Hartford; Colum- bus, Ohio, Aug. 6, 1896 2:0254 Fastest Fifth heat — The Maid, by Hal Index; Colum- bus, Ohio, Aug. 2, 1899 2:0554 Fastest sixth heat — rlanet, by Bonnie McGregor, Colum- bus, Ohio, Aug. 7, 1897 2:0654 Fastest seventh heat — Sherman Clay, by Clay Dust; Lexington, Ky., Oct. 12, 1897 2:0854 Fastest two-mile heat— Prince Alert, by Crown Prince, 2:0254; Memphis, Tenn., Oct 26, 1901 2:0054 Fastest three consecutive heats — Star Pointer, by Brown rial; Medford, Mass., Sept. 18, 1896 2:0254, 2:0354, 2 :0354 Fastest three consecutive heats by a mare — Edith W., by Ben Lomond, Jr.; Columbus, Ohio, Sept 26, „ 1I90Iv .-••-,- 2:0554, 2:0554, 2:0554 Fastest three consecutive heats by a gelding — Robert j., by Hartford; Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 5, 1894 _ ■•-. - 2:0354, 2:0254 2:0454 Fastest four-heat race — Robert J., bv Hartford; Colum- bus. Ohio, Aug. 6, 1896 (Frank Agan won first heat) „ -•--: • 2:0354. 2:04, 2:0454, 2:0254 I-astest five-heat race — Frank Agan, bv Mikagan ; Prov- idence, R. L, Sept. ir, 1S96 (Robert L, won first and second heats) ... .2:0354, 2:05. 2:0554, 2:0554. 2:06 I-astest six-heat race^Planet, by Bonnie McGregor; Co- lumbus, Ohio. Aug. 7, 1S97 (Aileon won first and i rank Bogash second and third heats) \ .-...2:07:4 2:0554, 2:0454, 2:0554, 2:0754, 2:o654 Anaconda, bv i.night; Terra Haute, Ind., Sept 21, 1898 (Bumps won first and second and Directly thirds heat). .2:04'/. 2:0454, 2:0554, 2:0554, 2:07,-2:08^ Fastest seven-heat race— The Maid, by Hal Index; Colum- bus,, Ohio. Aug. 1 and 2, 1899 (William Mc won first heat; Eyelet won second heat; Ace won third and fourth heats) - * ...... 2:0754, 2:0754, 2:0554, 2:09 2:0554," 2":o7,' 2:0854 I-astest eight-heat race — Direction, bv Director- Cleve- land, O., Aug. 14 and 15, 1895 (Coleridge won first and second neats. Paul third heat and Ben D fourth and fifth heats) 2:0554, 2:0654, 2:0754, 2:0754, 2:0754, V.'okUl 2:Vo"; 2:1154 i-astest nine-heat race — Dombey, Jr., by Dombey Dovcr, N. H., July 28, 1809 (Belle Cooley Won } c^l S1 heats; Marion G. won second and fifth heats; Maxine won fourth and seventh lieats> 7 2:0954 2:10 2:1154. 2::i54;, 2:1354, 2:15, 2:1254. 2:i554, 2:2244 Fastest ten-heat race— Kitty R., by Kirmiss; Spring- field, III Sept 26, 1898 (Miss Mavmo won first, 1 he Bishop second and third, Tom Webster tourth, Harry C. seventh and ninth, Ding eighth heats) 2:11%, 2-12 2:1354. 2:1154, 2:1054, 2:1354, 2:1354, 2:16]$,' 2:1 7yA 2:20 PACING IN RACES ON HALF-MILE TRACK. Fastff,t.,')eat m a race — John R. Gentry, by Ashland Wilkes; Lima, Ohio. July 4, 1900...... "-0434 Prince Alert, by Crown Prince; Allentown, Pa Sept. 29, 1901 - O,0454 Fastest Two-heat race— John R. Gentry, by Ashland Wilkes, Lima, Ohio, July 4, 1900 2:0454, 2-04^ Fastest three consecutive heats in a race — Prince Alert by Crown Prince; Brocton, Mass, Oct. 5, 1899 r .';■■( ", : 2:07, 2:0654, 2:0654 Fastest four heats in a race — Prince Alert, Allentown, Pa., Sept 22, 1899 (Democracy won second heat) i- .' \"A" ", * 2:10, 2:0754, 2:07, 2:0654 Fastest five heats in a race — Prince Alert, by Crown Prince; Parkway, L. L, Oct. 19 and 20, 1899 (Roan Wilkes won first and second heats) - , :•--, ■■-. 2:09, 2.0854, 2:1054, 2:0754, 2:08 J-astest six heats in a race — Starplex, by Duplex - Sidney Ohio, June 13, 1895 (Woodshed won first heat; Alvan Swift third and fourth) ' • 2:1154, 2:1154, 2:12, 2:1054, 2:1154. 2:1154 • The Colorado Circuit. Horsemen who take in the Colorado circuit this June will And awaiting: them the largest purses that have ever been offered in the Rocky Mountain region. There will be stake races of $1000 each and all the other purses will be $500. Those interested in the cir- cuit held a meeting in Denver on January 12th and another at Colorado Springs Thursday, January loth, and much of the preliminary arrangements are now completed. Leadville and Rocky Ford have been ad- mitted to the circuit and the dates fixed for those two places are as follows: Leadville, July 22, 23 and 24; Rocky Ford, September 2, 3 and 4. The dates for the June meetings were announced some days ago but since that time changes have been made and the cor- rected dates are as follows: Trinidad June 2, 3, 4 and 5. Pueblo June 8, 9, 10 and 11. Colorado Springs June 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. Denver June 30 to July 4, inclusive. No doubt harness horsemen will appreciate the arrangement of classes, for they will find the following events on the programs of all the June meets: 2:14 trot, 2:20 trot, 2:25 trot, 2:40 trot, free-for-all pace, 2:15 pace, 2:19 pace and 2:35 pace. Arrangements for a special train will be made so that the horses can be shipped through the entire June circuit with little cr no inconvenience. J. W. Coffey resigned from the position of secretary at the Colorado Springs meeting and Sam Bush was elected in his place. The officers of the circuit are now as follows: G. A. Wahlgreen, Denver, President; John H. Voorhees, Pueblo, Vice-President; Sam Bush, Colorado Springs, Secretary, and John Humphreys, Trinidad, Treasurer. With the exception of Judge Voorhees, the officers are the secretaries of the tracks in the cities in which they reside. Charles A. Gallo- way is secretary of the Pueblo association. The sec- retaries will hold another meeting in Denver on Mon- day, February 3d, and immediately thereafter the regular programs will be issued. The Colorado Springs track is under new manage- ment, for it has been leased by Thomas F. Burns, a well known mining man who has backed the Colorado Springs baseball team. Much work has been put on all the tracks in the circuit and the owners and drivers will find all along the line many improvements since a year ago. Sober up on J&ckion'i Napa Soda. 6 i&he gxeebev cmfc gtpxn-tsmmt [January 24, 1903 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. W. KELLEY, PROPRIETOR. Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast, — orricE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O. BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 58G. rerma— One Year S3. Six Months 81.75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Monevsnould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. h'pn.pv 33 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and *ddn?*s, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee or good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, January 24, 1903. THE TROUBLE AT LOS ANGELES has finally culminated in the closing of the track to every- body (running and harness horsemen alike) and there is much feeling over the matter. The City Council, at its meeting last Monday, refused to rescind the ordinance prohibiting bookmaking and pool selling on horse races which had been passed the previous week and signed by the Mayor. It seems that there is a very strong sentiment among the people of Los Angeles against bookmaking and gambling in gen- eral, which the race meeting last fall only served lo further arouse. The population of Los Angeles is largely made up of Eastern people who entertain what might be termed "puritanical1' views on such things, and according to some of the leading papers of that city the ordinance meets the entire approval of a majority of the citizens. Mr. Brooks, who had advertised a thirty days' race meeting to begin on the 30th instant, now finds that his lease of the track is of little value, and all the money and time expended in arranging for the meet are thrown away. According to Los Angeles advices Mr. Brooks' lease is for one year at $6000 per year, and his attorney has advised him that he cannot recover damages, provided racing of any kind is held on the track. According to the Express of that city, Mr. Brooks addressed a letter to President Shankland of the Driving Club, informing him that if that club would assume the obligations of the lease it could use the track for its matinees, otherwise the gateB would be barred to the Driving Club and all other organizations that hold racing of any kind. Having issued this ultimatum Mr. Brooks had the gates locked and nailed up so that the track could not be used by anybody. This, of course, made all the harness-horse men who were training there very angry, and a war is on that will not be easily stopped. The Driving Club is composed of gentlemen who race their horses at matinees for pure sport. There is no admission fee charged at the gate, no purses are hung up, no entrance money asked, no betting permitted and no public bar even allowed. There are several hundred members of the club, and among them are the wealthiest and most representative business and professional men of the southern metropolis, if they cannot race their horses at Agricultural Park, they will very likely purchase a piece of ground and build a track of their own, and we understand that there is sufficient money ready to be subscribed for just such an enterprise. Besides the members of the Driving Club there are a large num- ber of owners and trainers of harness horses who have always enjoyed tho vise of the Los Angeles track to train and drive their horses on, and they are now lining up with thOBe who indorse the new ordinance, as they feel that the ad vent of the runners at the Los Angeles track will eventually result in barring them from tho use of it altogether. There are close to two hundred harness horses now at the park, and their trainers are jogging them on tho roads and wondering how the trouble will end. the above was in type, the Los Angeles Driv- ing Club brought injunction proceedings against Mr. Brooks, asking the court to restrain him from closing the tri, ' Tho court grantod the injunction and the club will hold Its matinee at the track this afternoon. As Col. I>. M. iiurns is wont to remark during a particularly hot political fight, ''the situa- tion is truly delightful." ers and there is certain to be a large attendance. The catalogues which have been issued are very hand- somely gotten up and a perusal of their pages show that no choicer lot was ever consigned to a sale by this great farm. From No. 1, a bay colt by that sire of speed, Mendocino 2:19}, out of Avena 2:19} by the great Palo Alto 2:083, to No, 49, a bay filly by Azmoor 2:20} out of Nina, the dam of A rial 2:27J by Piedmont, there is not one in the entire catalogue but is well bred. There is Menselor, a chestnut colt by Mendo- cino (sire of Monte Carlo 2:09J and Idolita 2:09} and others), first dam Anselma 2:29} (dam of Anselor 2:21 A and Anselita 2:29$) by Ansel 2:20; second dam the great Elaine 2:20 (dam of Iran Alto 2:12}, Palatine (3) 2:18, Anselma 2:29}, Norlaine (1) 2:31} and Altoaine 2'29J) by Messenger Duroc; third dam famous Green Mountain Maid, dam of Electioneer and nine standard performers; then there is Moormont, a bay colt by Azmoor (sire of Betonica 2:10}) out of Rosemont, that is the dam of three and by Piedmont out of Beautiful Bells, greatest of all broodmares; another is Monbello by Monbells 2:23} (son of Mendocino and Beautiful Bells) out of Laura C. (dam of Laurel 2:13J, Lauretta 2:14 and Langton 2:21 j) by Electioneer. The eight two year old colts are large, handsome, well developed colts, broken single and double, but never trained for speed. The fillies are 25 in number. To a student of pedigree the breeding of these fillies is a pleasure to look over. They are, in most instances, out of dams that are from producing mares or have themselves produced, and in several cases the first three dams are all in the great brood- mare list. There is one by Mendocino out of famous old Sally Benton, dam of four, one of which is a 2:10 performer; there is another by Monbells out of Expressive 2:12}, the greatest throe year old race win- ning filly; another is by Mendocino out of a mare by Palo Alto 2:08ij and the dam of the great Arion is her grandam. There are many more as well bred as these mentioned and they will all be sold at the prices bid for them by the public. It is the grandest opportunity Californians have ever had. The entire consignment will be at the yards on Tuesday next and there is no doubt but they will hold a well attended reception until the night of the sale. Remember that these two year olds will be sold in a fire proof building by elec- tric light on Thursday evening next. THE GREAT SALE OP TWO YKAK OL US from Palo .i'" took Farm will be held by Fred H. Cbise&Co., ftl tbepopulai old Balesyard, 17:12 Market set, nnxt Thursday evening, beginning at 7:30 Tbero has not boon a salf in 1 ulifornia for 1 r that was more talked about among horse breed- COLT STAKES should be arranged for forthwith by the district associations in California that propose giving meetings this year. They should be confined to colts owned or foaled in the district and need not be expensive for those making entries. There is hardly an association but can afford to add $200 to a stake for trotting or pacing foals, and by making the entire entrance fee $20 a very respectable stake can be made up even with a few entries. Nothing will increase the interest in breeding any more than these district stakes, and the contests for the money will be among the most popular on the program. To make colt stakes attractive they must be announced early however and we respectfully suggest to Sec- retaries that they get to work immediately and ar- range one or two for their meeting this year. Stakes can be made for two or three year olds or both with but little trouble or expense, and as the number of colts of these ages that will be trained for the Breeders Futurity, Occident and Stanford stakes this year is quite large the chances are for large entries even in the proposed district stakes. What association will be first to announce a stake for colts bred in the district? THE ATTENTION of breeders and others is called to a very interesting article on another page of this issue of the Breeder and Sportsman form the pen of that thinker and writer on harness horse matters, "Hark Comstock." Our correspondent takes strong ground in favor of the thoroughbred infusions in the production of the champion trotters, and advises breeders of to-day to begin where the late Senator Stanford left off. This advice is especially apropos at this time when a sale of two year old colts and fillies from Palo Alto Farm is about to take place, a sale however, which Hark Comstock, at the time tho letter was written, doubtless knew nothing of. GOOD HAY COSTS MONEY at the present time, a rise of a dollar per ton having occured during the present week. Even with a favorable spring there is doubt felt among the large dealers as to their stock of hay lasting until the new crop is ready. Quotations are as follows in this city; Choice wheat hay, $14 to $15: good wheat hay, $12.50 to $13.50; other grades same, $10 to $12; wheat and oat, $10 to $12.50; tame oat, $10 to $12; second quality oat, $9 to $10.50; barley and oat, $9 to $11; alfalfa, $9 to $11 ; straw, per bale, I., to 00 cents. pvISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS 1— ' can hardly be expected to make early announce- ments of their fairs and race meetings this year. The Legislature is in session and until it adjourns there will be doubt as to just how the districts will be treated as far as appropriations are concerned, as the General Appropriation Bill is usually the last one passed by that body. As the appropriation made by the last Legislature has been used, no more money will be available until a new appropriation is made and signed by the Governor. District associations should select their dates, however, and make the preliminary announcements of speed programs, etc. This will not cost anything, hut will be of great assistance'" trainers and exhibitors who intend making entries - the fairs if held. There is little doubt but the Legis- lature will make the- usual appropriation and that the Governor will approve the same. THE HOLIDAY EDITIONS of the Eastern journals 1 devoted to horse matters are particularly inter- esting thiB year. Tlie Horse Eeview issued a superb number, filled with statistical matter of great value; Tke Horseman's number was also a splendid specimen of the typographical and engraving arts, and the article on The Origin of Speed in Horses, by Casper Reilfield, has aroused discussion all over the country. The American HorseBreederissaei a magnificent num- ber that is filled with well written articles and splendid engravings, and Sports 0) the, Times, The Horse World and Spirit of the West have alBO issued most creditable holiday editions. MARION BIGGS, Jr., a well-known orchardist and business man of Butte county, died at Sacra- mento last Monday from the effects of an operation for appendicitis. He was a native of Missouri, aged 51 years. Mr Biggs was well-known to the horseman of this State, and was a patron of the sport of harness racing. During recent years his attention and time has been occupied with fruit and grain farming, in which he accumulated a fortune. His death will be sincerely regretted by a very large circle of friends. Another Great Sale. We learn from Mr. William G. Layng the popular auctioneer that he will sell at the Occidental Horse Exchange in this city during the early part of February, a consignment of about fifty head from the justly celebrated Oakwood Park Stock Farm at Danville, Contra Costa county, the home of Steinway and Charles Derby and where were bred Klatawah 2:05}, three year old champion pacer, W. Wood 2:07, Much Better 2:07}, Agitato 2:09, Diablo 2:09}, Derby Princess 2:08}, Owyhee 2:11}, Don Derby 2:06, and many other great horses. The horses to be sold are by Steinway, Chas. Derby, Owyhee and other high class sires and race horses and out of mares that have produced standard speed. The Oakwood Park Farm has been a veritable cradle of speed and has turned out some of the fastest and gamest horses that ever trotted or paced on the Grand Circuit. There will be no more horses trained for the races on this great farm, but annual sales will be held of colts, fillies and aged horses that are thoroughly broken and ready to train or drive on the road. Thete should be a big demand for the fillies and colts from Oakwood Park for breeding purposes, as they are bred in the choicest speed lines and no farm in America can turn out handsomer individuals or better formed horses. Blooded Horses Sell Cheap. Thoroughbreds were sold or rather given away last Monday evening at the Occidental Horse Exchange. They were from the Nevada breeding farm of Paul G, Lane, son of the well known mining man, who decided to retire and shipped all of his blooded stock to this city. They brought a total of only $1300, less than one of the horses cost him. Cimiter, a daughter of the sensational broodmare Sabrina, was secured by Charles Kerr for $45. Grinstead gave to the turf such Bensational performers as Volante, Santa Ana, Santi- ago and Silver Cloud, yet Salonica, a Grinstead mare, went to the bid of Barney Schreiber for $90. The auctioneer could only obtain $50 for a mare by imp> Islington, the sire of Kinley Ma"d, the only horse to win both the Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps. A number of others brought $15, *20 and $30. One reason for the small prices was the bad condition of the animals. They looked to be half starved. Like all good things, Jackson'B Napa Soda has a dozen counterfeits. Allie Nun, the great show mare that has swept everything before her in the East In the show ring for the oast two seasons, was unplaced at the late exhibi- tion in Kansas City, in competition for the Wolf prize of $1000. Viometa 2:20} by Superior 2:17} won the prize. Another competitor was Theresa B. 2:10} by Allie Wilkes 2:15, sire of Allie Nun. January 24, 1903] f&he $veebev anb gtpxxtrtsmatt THOROUGHBRED DEPARTMENT. J The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cal- ifornia Jockey Club took place this week. Thoma9 H. Williams and Adam Andrew were re-elected Presi- dent and Vice-President. The three directors elected were Colonel Dan Burn9, Henry J. Orock»r and J. B. Smith. Bullman rode a remarkably listless finish on Bark- loyete in his last race. It looked as if he could not ,elost had he gone to the bat an instant earlier. It'is certainly very aggravating to a horse's backers to lose by a head after making up fully three lengths in the run through the stretch. Corrigan was injured on Wednesday morning while beiDg breezed through the stretch. A filly which was working with him became frightened at a passing train and, colliding with the brown colt, was killed. Corrigan was badly shaken and probably will not be raced again for a week or two. L. Woods, who was riding the filly, is suffering from a broken collar bone, the result of the accident. The Adam Andrew Selling Stake, six and one-half furlongs, was won by Princess Titania, who ran a remarkably good race, stepping the distance in 1:19J with 105 lbs. in the saddle; Glendenning cut out a fast pace at the start and finished second; Arabo secured the short end of the purse half a length away. The mile and one-sixteenth handicap on Saturday last was a most peculiarly run race; everything seems to go as if it were greased for Dr. Bernays, who won very handily from a field which appeared to outclass him. The Doctor was heavily backed by his stable connections, who were reported to have made a hand- some clean-up over his victory. J. G. Follansbee's colors were seen at Oakland last Saturday for the first time in several years. Double Six from the Follansbee stable winning a nice race at six furfonge from a very good field of horses. The Board of Stewards has reinstated Lee Jackson, who was suspened for suspicious looking rides on Ilowaho. Jockey Mounce has also been readmitted to the privileges of the turf. Newmarket, Robert the Devil now winning by only a head, and in their final setto of the season — the Cham- pagne Stakes — Robert the Devil was again the victor, with such good horses as Charibert and Reveller prac- tically beaten off. As a four year old, Bend Or began the season by carrying 126 pounds to victory in the time honored City and Suburban Handicap, for which the American bred Foxhall (then a three year old) was second with 91 pounds. The entire turf world now awaited almost breathlessly the meeting of Bend Or and Robert the Devil in the Epsom Gold Cup, run over the Derby course just a year after the "Blue Riband" struggle. On the strength of their aggregate form of the pre- ceding year Robert the Devil was made an odds-on favorite, but in another tremendous contest, Bend Or ''turned the tables" by a neck. After defeating Iroquois and six others for the Champion Stakes at Newmarket in the fall, Bend Or failed to win the Cambridgeshire under 134 pounds, and was then re- tired to the stud. Volumes might easily be written concerning Bend Or's splendid stud achievements. Had he never sired another great winner, the incomparable Ormonde, "the horse of the century," would himself richly earned equine immortality for the Eaton Stud's premier stallion. As a matter of fact, however, Bend Or'e record receives but scant justice, even at the enumeration of such celebrated sons as Kendal, Orbit, Ossory, Orvieto, Orion, Martagon, Ormuz and Bona- vista, to say nothing of a veritable host of other win- ners whose achievements richly merit mention in con- nection with the above group. An America sons of Bend Or have done well at the stud, notably, Ben Strome and Golden Garter. That Bend Or can lay just claim to a prominent position in the front rank of "broodmare sires" is warranted by the fact that his daughters have led all competitors in England in 1901 and 1902. In America one of his daughters furnished the Futurity winner, Ogden, and others have given the good performers Octagon, Bendoran, Isidor, etc. Indeed, the world over, the blood of Bend Or has come to be ranked with Stockwell, Galopin and Hamp- ton as doing equally well, whether through sons or daughters. This, to say the least, is thorough evi- dence of Bend Or's unequivocal standing in universal turfdom, and will amply account for the regret which will be everywhere felt at his decease. Skeets Martin and Johnny Reiff were both at the Oakland track during the week. Neither will ride on local tracks this winter. Martin expects to return to France within thirty days. Reiff has grown con- siderable since he was last here but can still do 100 pounds. Cunard showed some of his old time form in his last race, when he galloped a mile in 1:40 flat. He will be a hard one to beat from now on. Death of Bend Or. Kennilworth is still in the game. He picked up 127 lbs. on Tuesday and ran six furlongs in 1:13, winning easily from Money Muss, Sylvia Talbot and Flush of Gold. The Fretter ran a nice race on Wednesday, showing great improvement over his previous efforts. Burns was in the saddle on this occasion and took no chances of allowing Ishtar to steal away the first part of the race, but ran her down before six furlongs were cov- ered, afterwards having things all his own way. Bend Or, one of the greatest sires of modern times, died on the 10th of this month at the breeding farm of the late Duke of Westminster, who bred him. He was foaled in 1877. His race course debut occurred at Newmarket in July, 1879, when he defeated ten oppo- nents for the Chesterfield Stakes, and, remaining un- beaten throughout the season, retired into winter quarters with the credit of successive victories in the Richmond Stakes and Prince of Wales Stakes, run on successive days at Goodwood, and a Triennial and the Rous Memorial, both at the Newmarket First October Meeting. Bend Or's three year old career is mainly notable for his series of contests with Robert the Devil, and universal turfdom was for months divided into two great camps with regard to the respective merits of the two adversaries. In 1880 Bend Or started a hot favorite for the Derby, being at 2 to 1 in a field of nineteen, and won by a head from Robert the Devil, after one of the most tremendous struggles on record. Bend Or next ran at Ascot, winning the Prince of Wales Stakes but, although saved for the Doncaster St. Leger, he could finish only sixth to Robert the Devil. The pair next met in the Great Foal Stakes at as a sire of uniform size, action, solid colors and sound- - ness. Each colt has unmistakable evidence of speed. It is Mr. Arms' intention to place this grand young horse before the public at the Los Angeles track, and as he is a product of this State, having been bred and raised at the Palo Alto ranch, it is but fitting that he should be brought back to the State of California and especially at this time when so many good sires are being Bhipped away from the State. This grand young horse should be appreciated by the breeders of California and he should nick very profitably with mares by Zombro, McKinney, Neernut and other sires of California. Mr. Arms is coming here to live; he sent along a pair of high acting cobs and these steppers can certainly hold their own with the many high actors owned in California. Mr. Arms is cer- tainly to be congratulated on the ownership of such a superb lot of horses, and he is also to be congratulated on the good form in which these horses arrived in Los Angeles, as each and every one is perfectly sound and without cough or blemish upon arrival at the race track. Mr. Wm. Follett who brought these horses across the continent certainly comes in for the lions share of the praise as he certainly is a first class care-taker, and the condition of these horses, coming across the continent in the winter months speaks high praise for the Arms Palace horse car in which these horses were shipped from their home at Marshall, Michigan. Mr. J. H. Williams will train these horses for Mr. Arms and Mr. Williams is very highly elated over them, says it has never been his pleasure in all of his forty years as a public trainer to receive such a uni- form consignment of standard bred horses. Mr. Williams has Capt. Newton's stallion, Deracho by Direct, first dam by McKinney, second dam by Echo, in his stable. Deracho is a young horse and a good one; he is the sire of a three year old colt that in 60 days handling trotted a full mile in 2:29 for Mr. Williams. Mr. Williams is the owner of the beautiful black filly Zanut by Neernut, that is entered in the Hartford Futurity, and unless some accident befalls her she will render a good accounting as she is a high class filly and her owner, Mr. Williams is a first class, careful, successful trainer. It is to be hoped that breeders in this state will avail themselves of the services of Limonero as he is certainly a valuable addition to the light harness horse owners of Cali- fornia. Yours truly, C. A. Harrison. New Arrivals at Los Angeles. Ed. Br"eeder and Sportsman— Mr. Harrison G. Arms of Chicago has contributed to the light harness horse ranks of California one of the best bred and best looking stallions ever seen in Los Angeles. This stallion is Limonero 33389, a blood bay with black points, no white marks. This horse is full 16 hands high, weighs over 1200 pounds and is one of the grand- est looking individuals in America. His breeding is of the best and stoutest, he being a son of Piedmont, one of the best sons of the great Almont 33 and the grand broodmare Mag Ferguson by Mambrino Chief. On his maternal Bide Limonero's first dam is Lulaneer by Electioneer 125, second dam Lula, record 2:15, win- ner of 56 heats in below 2:30. Lula was sired by Norman 25 (sire of May Queen 2:20), the sire of four sires o( 40 trotters and 3 pacers, and the sire of 12 dams of 17 trotters. Third dam Kate Crockett, dam of Sintella 2:21 and Star Hambletonian 2:23J. Follow- ing these exquisite producing blood lines comes such sires aB the Morse horse 6, imp. Hooten and other producing thoroughbred lines. As a race horse Limonero is in the front rank, having won the Ken- tucky Futurity of 1894 in the good time of 2:151, against a field of the best three year olds in America, and that was in his three year old form, which goes to show that he has the early extreme speed so much admired at the present time. He is perfectly sound and ready to race again, which he will no doubt do this fall over the California tracks. As a sire of size, color and elegant conformation, no horse on earth can out-show him. Mr. Arms sent seven of Limonero's colts out to Los Angeles and as they are the oldest colts sired by this great horse it is Mr. Arm's intention to have them all trained and raced the coming season. The first colt ied out for inspection was Kingman, a chestnut three year old stallion, dam by Pilot Medium. This young horse is a credit to any breeder of harness horses. He has size, good looks, speed and good manners. He is a beautiful gaited trotter. Next came a beautiful three year old bay mare, dam by Allerton. This mare has size, beauty and style; sh« is a pacer and a fast one. Next came a big brown four year old geldiDg that has size, speed, good manners and good looks; also a three year old bay mare that is simply perfection. A brown gelding four years old, about 16 hands high, with the best legs and feet possible; this horse acts like a genu- ine race horBe. These colts certainly stamp Limonero Forty Four years Old. Eaton, Ohio, has a freak when it comes to the horse line. Jackson Christman, who lives east of the vil- lage, has a pony that is known as a positive fact to be forty-four years old. He was brought to Scuflietown, in this county, by some wandering traders in 1861, then being three years old. He was bought by a preacher who kept him until he came into the hands of his present owner. He was under the saddle for five days during the chase after Gen. John Morgan when he made his invasion into Southern Ohio. Since that time he has always been kept in the vicinity of Eaton. It is a treat to see the old fellow, as he is as fat as a mole, and very spry considering his extreme age. — Ky, Stock Farm. California favorite hot weather drink — Jackson's Napa Soda. Horse O-wners Should Us© GOMBATJLT'S Caustic Balsam The Great French Veterinary Remedy. A SAFE, SPEEDY AND POSITIVE CURE. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY Or FIRING Impossible to produce any scar or blemish. The safest best Blister evero-el. Takes the viae, of all liniments for mild or severe action. Removes all Bunches or Blemishes Irom Hurees or Cattle. As a HUMAN REMEDY for Rheumatism, Sprains, Sore Throat, Etc., it is mva.uabie. WC OIIADAUTPC that rno tablegponnfol oi fft uUAHAri I fct CAUSTIC BALSAM wil prodnce more acrnal results thrtn a wb/Me bottle i- any liniment or spavin cure r i^ture evei made. Every bottlB of Caustic LaKam sold is Warraa tedtogivg satisfaction. Price G1 .50 p*r hurtle. SnlC 4y drnz^ist*. or*=er-t bye2T>r&?-- <- -.i .:■ . >i i witS fill direction-* for its. u.-c N"ud for d»acri|>tive civuo-:ir = testimonials, etc.'" Address J rHE LAWKENCE-'U'K.LIAM?; TO. '~W» centa ; dried blood, 3 cents. Total cost of the calf meal per pound, 3.2 cents. By using second grade flour and the 7 cent nutrium, the cost would be less than 2 cents a pound. Feed two pounds a day for five or six weeks, then two and one-half pounds till weaning, say 100 days from first beeinning to feed. This would cost about $7 for the calf meal, besides hay and grain the calf eats, and the milk used before beginning on the meal. This would bring the coat up to $8 and up- wards at four months old. Keep the calves in warm dry, comfortable quarters. Another mixture, used for three calves in these experiments was composed of corn meal, 13 pounds ; nutrium, 20 pounds ; flaxseed, 1% pounds; dried blood, 2 pounds; flour, 30 pounds ; cocoanut meal, 6 pounds; oats chop, sifted, 5 pounds. This costs about the same as the other mixture, is more palatable, but did not produce quite as good results, though this may have been the fault of the calves. . -» Feed by Appetite, Not Measure. "When feeding dairy cows one should remember that they are a great deal like m;n and women in the matter of liking the various foodstuffs. One will like one thing and another another, just as one man likes sweets and another abhors them. Feeding by a set rule never pro- duces the best results. One cow will eat bran greedily and another minres over her mesa without exhibiting any apprecia- tion of it. Some cows will eat anything that is offered them and others are hard to suit. One will eat greedily and another de- liberately. To get the beBt results the one who feeds the cows must learn their individual preferences and little tricks of eating and then cater to it. A cow or other animal does better on that which is palatable to them. Give them the things they like as often as possible and alwayB try to vary the feed enough to keep the appetite good. If a cow is a hearty eater, feed her well, for a hungry cow never does her beBt. If another member of the herd is dainty, treat her likes and aislikes with respect and she will repay you by an increased flow of milk. We were one time watching a dairyman feed his cows. He was feeding bran with a little linseed oil meal in it. One cow smelled of her portion and refused to eat it. "I always have to starve that cow into eating oil meal," said the owner. "When I give a cow anything to eat Bhe 8 got to eat it before she gets anything else." We thought that waB about the poorest way to get profit out of a cow that we ever heard of, and time and experience have not changed our mind. The good dairyman has an eye on the feed box and manger and feeds to suit each cow to the best of his a ility ; for a i satisfactory ration brings content, and a contented cow does the best she possibly ' can in the way of milk production. Time ' spent in gettii g acquainted with the herd is never wasted. — Dairyman. The Draft Horse Proper. Whv Strippings Are Rich. In referring to the matter of rich strippings, or last of the milking:, Hood Farm Topics says: " Numerous explanations have been given to the reason why strippings, or that portion of the milk which is last drawn from the udder, is the richest in butter fat, being of such low specific gravity compared with the watery por- tion of the milk in which it floats, nas a tendency to rise to the upper portions of the udder, just as it does when the milk is set for cream raising When the cream so rises it naturally follows that it will be the last to come away in the operation of milking "That there is a marked difference in the quality of milk first drawn from the cow, compared with that which comes away toward the finish, was clearly shown by an experiment carried out some time ago by a well-known dairy expert. He found that while the aver- age percentage of butter fat in the first pint of milk withdrawn from the cow worked out to only 1.32 per cent, the butter fat in the strippings, or the last half pint, amounted to over 9 per cent, There was hardly any difference in the percentage of the other solids present in the first drawn compared with the last drawn milk. A feeding test made with four farm horses required to perform light work showed that they maintained their weight on an average daily ration of 13.5 pounds of good alfalfa hay. The horses were allowed free access to water and a pile of oat straw, but were fed no grain. The amount of straw eaten was not recorded. In a second teBt made with two horses it was found that weight was maintained on an average daily ration of 13.75 pounds of alfalfa hay and 2.25 pounds of oat straw for each 1,000 pounds of live weight. It was calculated that this ration would nisb 1.85 pounds of protein, .14 pounds of fat and 6 27 pounds of nitrogen-free ex- tract, the nutritive ratio being 1 :3.5. This ration furnishes more protein, less carbohydrates and fat and has a narrower nutritive ratio than is called for by Wolff's standard. During the recent International Live Stock Exposition the draft horse was greatly in evidence in the show and on the market. There are different types of draft ani- mals and each has its admirers and advo- cates. The primary object of breeding draft horses is to produce an animal that fills a commercial want. If one produces horses for which there iB a narrow and indifferent demand, he will find it a profitless industry. An extraordinary impetus has been im- parted to the fine draft horse husbandry by the interest taken in fine pairs and sis-in-hand teams during the past five years. The matching of pairs and the grouping of pairs in show and commercial teamB has aided largely in popularizing the massive, blocky type draft horse. The champion teams exhibited at the three International Live Stock Exposi- tions were of low-down, massive confor- mation. While the stilty, upstanding type may display more style and loftier action, they lack the substance, power and endurance to move heavy loads. Enormous weight is incompatible with sensational speed. The powerful freight engines that move the traffic of a nation are mounted on low trucks, while the fleet moguls that whirl the fast express, trains across the conti- nent at a speed of sixty miles an hour are equipped with high driving wheels. Record speed is attained by eliminating the type of heavy traffic machines. The freight engine would Boon be dis- abled if express speed was required of it, and the fast mogul would soon be laid up for repairs if compelled to perform the services of a freight locomotive. Power and endurance to move heavy loads demand that drafters should repre- sent great substance, combined with low- down, blocky proportions. Speed which comes from the stilty, up- standing types is alwayB attended with proportiontae loss of power. Great weight moving ability demands short leverage, with con ormation close to the ground. The types that were the most attractive at the International Show were the short- legged, compact animals, with heavy bone and immense girth. The champion draft pairs stood sixteen and one-half hands, were dfep through the heart, with powerful bone, massive quarters, great breadth of breast, with necks of medium length and heavy up- right shoulders. The best types measured 10 to. 12 incheB around the cannon bone, with girth of 95 to 100 inches, and weighed 1700 to 2000 pounds. The educational advantage of the late exhibit was of incalculable value to breed- ers aB offering an object lesson of the true commercial type of a draft horse. Breeders should aim to produce great weight, with compact conformation, as this form is best adapted to commercial uses of draft animals. — Drovers' Journal. A good balanced ration for feeding cattle, recommended by the Unibed States 1 department of agriculture, is composed of ten pounds of shelled corn, five pounds of I wheat bran, two poundB linseed meal and ten pounds corn Btover for steers or cows of 1000 pounds live weight. after year, the farmer puts a certain sum of money, in the way of feed, into his cow, and gets back the same sum. He throws in his work. Most of the men that are doing this do not know it, for they have never kept an account of what they are doing. They have no idea as to the results from their milking operations. They take it for granted that the hard work they are putting in is profitable. Little by little the poor cows are being weeded out of the herds, but progress is slow. We need to use more universally the milk scales, the Babcock test and the lead pencil. Marketing Poultry. Selling poultry is one thing that poultry growers will do well to give a good deal of study and attention. Much will depend on the manner anything is placed on the market. It is a fact that is most difficult to explain that some people will get a great deal more for poultry of no greater merit than others on the same market. There is a way to make the poultry pre- sentable and in a way that does not appeal to the buyer. We have watched salesmen on the market and have observed the man who sells for the highest price. Before exposing his fowls for sale he has them well fattened, and just before he starts to market he thoroughly cleans their plu- mage and shanks so they will show up in a fine appearance. When he sells turkeys he always exposes each turkey in a coop by itself. The coop looks neat and there is no other turkey in that coop with which the purchaser can compare as to size and merit. The price is attached to that bird and it is sold ; coop and all in some in- stances. By this method of selling the turkeys have plenty of room to Bhow up well rather than in a cramped position. There is something in this way of pre- senting poultry to the yiew of the cus- tomer. Make them look well and they will sell well. Put on a good price and sell for that price. A small price leads the buyer to the belief that the bird is not right, and he becomes suspicious of it at once. The Profitless Cow. The profitless cow is a Bubject that has been harped on now for a good many years, but we are sorry to relate, she still remains in the land. A cow census would show that, bo far as the farmer is «on- cerned, half of the cows could be Bent to the butcher without loss to their owners. The public would, of course, be tne loser, for a definite amount of milk would be taken out of trade, and the remainder would be in such demand that the price would be enhanced. On the farmer's side, however, the result would mean profit. Ultimately the general public might get its milk as cheap as at first, for the poor cows would no longer produce poor cows, but the entire supply of calves would come from profitable milkers. Now, year Early Fattening. Chit kens of all ages are suitable for the table, many breeds being especially adapted for early and profitable killing- Take, for instance, the game varieties. From a fortnight old these are as plump as quail, and the black-red sorts in ap- pearance are very similar to those much- sought-for and much-shot-at birds. Game chicken on toast is just as palatable as quail is in that quaint and savory form, and the poultry breeder who can regularly supply the proper sort, of birds of the right age with regularity would be able to defray the expenses of hiB poultry ea- tablisment. The earlier all birds intended for market are got rid of as they come into plumy con- dition the better for the poultry-raiser's purse, and only the nearness of a specially favorable market should weigh with breed- ers in realizing on their stock promptly. But in any case no bird intended for killing should be kept on hand until over six months old. Young birds for table use will invariably realize better prices than will adults, and the difference in cost of feeding birds up to, say, three or months old, and those fully matured, will be found to be very cousiderable. There- fore it is a double advantage to fatten up quickly and sell off the birds as soon as they are in condition. It iB not so much the quantity of fluid in the milk pail that counts as does the nu-nber of butter globules it contains. Some cows are older and l^ss profitable at eight years of age than others are at twelve. Difference in care is the cause of it. The existence of the cattle disease known as bloody murrain in the vicinity of Santa Ana, Orange county, isaserious hindrance to the prosperity of the dairy industry in that locality. 12 ®he 23rccbcv- mtb grjKxrtemtwt [January 24, 1903 Some Points of a Good Hog. Prof. W. J. KenneJ.v, of the Iowa State College of Agriculture, says the following are some of the points a good hog should PO"'' ,3 Fron; Legs and Feet— The legs should be short, straight, strong and squarely placed under the body. The pasterns must be short, stra'.ght, strong and the . lonld stand well up on his toes. Many hogs are ''knock-kneed." that is, the knees come too close together. This ■ objectionable in any class of hogs, but more especially in young animals, as it gets worse with age. Too much stress cannot be laid upon the set and strength of the legs. Cheat— This is a point which the butcher pays little or no attention to, but it is of vital importance to the breeder. Width and depth of chest gives stamina and con- stitution to the hog. The lloor of the chest should be wide and close to the ground. There should be no falling away in the lower part, giving a "tucked in" appearance in the fore flank. A full and pendant hind flank is an indication of readiness for market. Hip— The hips should be wide apart, low and smoothly covered with flesh. Rump — The rump should be long^ smooth and carrying width well back to tail head. There should be but very little depression or failing off from the hip joints to the tail head. Most hogs are inclined to drop off some but straightness in this region is desirable. In the eyes of many people a drooping rump in a hog is not considered to be objectionable. This must be due to the fact that they are more accustomed to seeing hogs of that forma- tion than those straight or nearly so. More width of rump is found where the animal approaches straightness than is usually found in the animal possessing drooping quarters. The length of quarter to a certain extent seems to be governed by the same rule. Another very common objection, in fact one of the most serious faultB to be found in a hog, is crooked hind legs and sprawly pasterns- The careful observer of animal form will soon notice that crooked hocks are nearly always associated with drooping rnmps. Seldom, if ever, is the crooked bock found in the animal possessing a straight rump. Rec- ognizing these points, is it not advisable tor us to pay more attention to the breed- ing of hogs with straight rumps? will not be able to serve him as she did before, not through any fault of hers but because of bis neglect. Men cannot farm high priced land on horseback. Neither can they always afford to Bit on the fence and watch the calf do the milking. — ir«?['(rt'.« Farmer. After an experiment with feeding sugar beets and pulp to sheep at Ft. CollinB station the following deductions are made : "Sugar beet pulp contains about ninety per cent of water, hence there is about 200 pounds of feeding material in a ton. Results showed about eq-al gains in weight for the dry matter in the corn and in the pulp when each were combined with alfalfa Hence one con of pulp is equal to200 pounds of corn. Owing to the bulky nature of the pulp not enough of it can be consumed by lambs to produce sufficient fat to finish them, hence it should be fed to the greatest extent at the commence- ment of feeding. What is fed in the latter part of the feeding period should be used as an apppetizer and a regulator of the bowels rather than for the fat it produces. Pulp fed in large quantities produces soft flesh. The matter of transportation is a very essential one for the farmer to con- aider in the utilization of pulp. For the profitable use the yards must be near the factory or to railway facilities. When large quantities of pulp are fed to animals confined in small lots the yards become very foul, much to the discom'ort of the animals and loss to the feeder." Strike! — if they don't give you Jack- son's Napa Soda. ■ Hold on to the Cow. FHE OLD RELIABLE REMEDY For Spavin*, Ringbones. Splints, Curbs, etc, end fill forms ot Lameness Is THE ONLY CURE FOR BONE SPAVIN Perrrrille. Ark.. 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At the same time it is ungrateful, to say the least, to forget the instrumentality that pulled him through, and it is foolish to Buppose that adversity is banished for good and pros- perity will continue forever. It is not many years since the dairy cow stood between the western farmer and very hard times indeed. Money was scarce. 1'rices of grain, of beef cattle and other vere low. Prospects did not seem very bright to the farmer. In this emer- the dairy cow stood between many a farmer and hardship. She brought in cash every week or every month. She bought shoes for the children, dresses for the women folks and — well in some cases perha-, "r the men. She enabled gome farmers to float over the period or depression comfortably and many to swim where without her they would have Bunk. The hard limes have gone. The pig, the horse, the steer, grain, are all bring- ing good prices. Money in plentiful and cheap. Bai Ms are carrying .. comfortable surplus. I'nder these con- ditions many a farmer is forgetting the good old cow 1 1 ui t prilled him through. IIh i allowing the calf to inn with her. He is forgetting and his children are not Dg, how to milk. The usefulness of ■'■w for the dairy is being destroyed. en the turn of the tide comes and the r in uBt turn to the cow again she LOOK YOURSELF SQUARELY IN THE FACE. Growing Alfalfa Cannot be Taxed. In Kern county the Assessor some years ago assessed the Miller & Lux firm $60,000 for "alfalfa growing upon the land," which the owners claimed was illegal. The caBe was carried to the Supreme Court and laBt fall a decision was handed down which over-ruled the lower court. The decision stated that alfalfa, like fruit trees, has a permanent root, and the Court seems to hold that if For Sale, English Shire and Clydesdale Stallion 17IVE YEARS OLD AND WEIGHS 1800 LB?. ± Price reasonable. For further informatics address . P. J. CARROLL, Mills Station, Cal. GOOD ONES FOR SALE. ATHANEER, dark bay Stallion, 2 years old; full brother to Athanio 2.10. By Athadon 20990, sire of Listerine 2:134, Sue2:l2fj, Dakon D. 2:16^, Donatrine 2:26>4,etc; dam Lustrine by Onward 1411. A large, stylish, pure-galted trotter. When 5 or 6 years old will weigh 1400 lbs. Will make a the Legislature had intended to include great stock horse. .. ,, ,, . . A Two-Year-Old Colt by Athadon, dam tbe alfalia plant among improvements it Frenna by Junio; second dam by Onward. J. A, would have been specified ae fruit trees Albertson fc his colt for 34 months and and vines are specified. It therefore holds that neither the Court nor the Assessor has power to enlarge the definition of the Legislature by classing alfalfa as a tax- able improvement. was pleased with the speed he showed, and says that he will make a trotter. Four-Tear-Old Colt {brother to Sue 2:12H) by Lustridon, full brother to Listerine 2:13Va. 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Horse can be worked with either shin or ankle boots, as no harm' can possibly come by either destruction of hair or scalding of the limb. "Save the-Horse"' can be applied in all conditions and extremes of weather— hot or cold. POSITI VELY AND PERM ANENTLY CURES Bone and Bog Spavin. Ringbone, Curb, Thorough- pin, Splint, Capped Hock, Shoe Boil, Weak and Strained Tendons and all Lameness. Contains no arsenic, corrosive sublimate or other forms of mercury, or any injurious ingre- dient. Cures without scar, blemish or loss of hair. 85 00 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle, con- structed to convince and protect you fully. The need of second bottle is almost improbable except in rarest cases Guarantee covers eflectiveness of one bottle. Copy of guarantee sent upon application. $5.00. all druggists and dealers, or sent prepaid. Troy Chemical Co., Troy, N. Y. Also manufacturers of Veterinary Pixine. D. E. NEWELL, Pacific Coast Agent, 519 Mission St., San Francisco. JCST LIKE A HORSE RACE lays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track. Bring the ladles and see the FASTEST IIORSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. S. OI.NEV ft SON, - - Proprietors \COUGHS, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Effectively Relieved. S*/ / /? *£ ~ Your stable is not complete without Quinn's Ointment. An infallible cure for all ordi- nary horse afflictions. Follow the example set by the leading horsemen of the world and your stable shelf will always hold a bottle of Quinn's Ointment A. L. Thomas, Snpt. Canton Farm, Joliet, 111., remarks, "I enclose yon amount for six bottles of Quinn's Ointment. After one year's trial mast confess it does all yon claim for it." For Curbs, Splints, Spavins, Wind puffs or Bunches. Price $i. oo per package. Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail. i W. B. EDDY & CO.". Whitehall, N.-Y. ^^^^ RED BALL BRAND Positively Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion Awarded Gold Meda At California State Fair 1893. Every horse owner who values his stock should constantly have a sup- ply of it on hand. It improves and keeps tock In the pink of .ondttion. Manhattan Pood Co 1353 Folsom St., San Francisco ABk your grocers or dealert for it. January 24, 1903J ©he *$veeliev cm& Qpavtemciit 13 Growing Pigs. The pigs that grow are the pigs that pay. If Bkim milk be fed to pigs that run to grass, one hundred pounds will make one- third more increase in weight, than when led to pigs not on grass. If the pigs root out, dig a trench one foot deep beside the fence and tack poultry nets to the posts. Their sensitive noses will avoid it. A good trough for little pigs will be made of a long narrow and shallow box of any kind. The first feed of wet bran will make it milk tight. Don't keep 'em in a narrow nasty pen. Next to grass nothing grows pigs so fast with skim milk as corn meal, says the New York Experiment Station. The squealer isn't the best feeder. Don't raise this type. At ruling prices the breeding up of choice droves should be given a great im- petus. Notice if the English and American full Berkshires crossed are not among the quietest and moBt profitable stock. Keep the sow for a breeder until she be- comes awkward and too heavy if she pro- duces good litters Pick up early fall pigs and winter them in warm pens on skim milk and oil meal. Dress and sell in the earliest spring at about 125 to 150 pounds, before prices drop too far. Ring the pigs that are in the orchard. Then protect the tree trunks if they man- ifest a disposition to peel them. A high bred sire ought to enrich a farm $1000 if used right— .Farm Journal Beef Cattle Sold. The finest herd of Kings county beef cattle sold in Hanford this year was that Bold by Thos. Gordon of Excelsior district to N. W. Hammond, the stock buyer, last week — forty-four head of two year olds — which brought him $1916.26, or an average of $44.22 per head. Last year Mr. Gordon sold forty-five head of three year olds that brought $61 each. He breeds Durham stock only and says they bring the best results for beef. — Hanford Journal. Skim milk is pasteurized, cooled to seventy degrees, a ''starter" put in and it is allowed to thicken or clabber; the milk and prepared oil are mixed together, a perfect emulsion or churning; finally this emulsion is dropped from quite a height into almost freezing water, where it granulates, and it is then worked and salted as ordinary butter; this renovating causes it to sell for three cents more per pound then before the renovating. Cows should be salted regular both in summer and winter, but with the green, succulent grass it is especially desir ble. Some have it where it can be got at as wanted; others feed at stated times, but at any rate give it to them and all that is needed. Also there should be plenty of good clean water where it can be got at without too much trouble. This is a necessity where the best results are ex pected in milk. Always keep an eye on the bull. A bull should always be regarded as dangerous. Under certain conditions and circum- stances he iB. Like the gun that is not loaded, the bull that is harmless usually does injury. The bull that is known to be cross and d&ngerous seldom does injury, since he is watched very closely. The improvement in dairy utensils and conveniences for handling and managing milk and cream has vastly lessened the labor in the dairy while the cost is within the reach of all. Their adoption, and care in all of the details of management in but- ter making, will materially aid in securing a uniform good article. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose— surround- ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor.carriage office, news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance ROOS BROS Outfitters to MEN BOYS 25 io 37 KEARNY ST. at POST For Sale. Having concluded to retire from the business of breeding trotters, I have decided to Bell all my horses, including the famous stallions R chard's Elector 2170 Sire of 16 in the list, son of Electioneer and Gilberta by St. Clair. L. A. Sired by Richard's Elector, dam by Butterfield's St. Clair, second dam by Williamson's Belmont. Electric Sired by Richard's Elector, dam by Yorktown (son of Speculation), sec- ond dam by Blackhawk 767. These horses are in perfect condition and are offered at very low prices. Colts and fillies by these sires will be shown at my place, Grayson, Stanislaus county. For further particulars, prices, etc., address L. A. RICHARDS, Grayson, Cal. FOR SALE. Three Standard-Bred Trotting Stallions WILKES STOCK. One Seal Brown, 16 hands, foaled May 2, 1898; first dam Fearless by Fallis 4781 (record 2:23); second dam Jean Perault by Signal 3327. One Gulden Bay, 16.1 hands, foaled March 5, 1898; first dam Signal by Del Sur 1098 (record 2:24), dam of Guy Sino 2-29?i ; second dam Lady Sig- nal by Signal 3327. One Brown, white points, 16 I hands, foaled April, 1898; full brother to the bay. These colts are all sired by Prince Airlee 28045. son of Guy Wilkes 2807 (record 2:15^), and bred by Wm Corbltt, San Mateo. Cal. They are pure gaited and show wonderful speed for the little work they have done. For further particulars apply to P. H. MoEVOY, Menlo Park, Cal SONOMA PRINCE FOR SALE — $600 c] LYDESDALE STALLION, SIRED BY POL. LOCK, he by Model Prince. Dam imp. Pride of Cree. Sonoma Pbince took first prizes at the California State Fair as suckling, yearling, two year old and three year old. He is one of the grandest looking draft stallions in California and a sure foal getter. His sire Pollock is the winner of six first prizes and the sire of 11 first prize winning colts. Pollock holds the champion walk- ing match record at the State Fair with one ton of weight to a wagon with a driver. Apply to owner, D. M. FRAME, Lakeport, Lake Co , Cal. BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE -DEALERS IN- 55-57-59-61 First Street, S. F. Telephone Maif 199. Hunt and Fish AiONG THE LINE OF THE (LESSEE OF THE S. P. & N. P. P.. R.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State RACING EVERY WEEK DAY Numerous and Popular Resorts ' RAIN OR SHINE. Hot and Gold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Fine Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section in California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa TJkiah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip ticke*.« at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Perry. K. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. NEW MODEL 1903 ROAD CART. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. O'BRIEN & SONS, Sole Agents, Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL PRESIDING RAGE JUDGE OF RnnDinE anfl TroltinE Events Thorough Student of Form Open to Engagement for 1903. Rest of References Address G. W. STIMPSON, STOCKTON, CAL. JACK WANTED. \ WELL-BRED, HIGH-CLASS, THOR- r "£ oughly acclimated JACK. Must be a sure | foal getter and able to pass the strictest veteri- nary examination. California-bred Jack pre- ferred. Address F. W. KELLEY, BREEDEK and Sportsman. LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission, Special Attention to Foreign Snipping. warehouse: 203 Berry St. OFFICE: 303 California St, SAN FRANCISCO, Telephone: Main 1037. CYRUS NOBLE WHISKY CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IN Half Tones and Line Engraving Artistic Designing. 606 mission St., cor. First, San Francisco to California Jockey Club OAKLAND TRACK SIX OR MORE RACEL DAILY RACES START AT 3:15 P. M. SHARP. Ferry boats leave San Francisco at 12 si , 12:30, 1 1:30, 2, 2:30 and 3 p. m , connecting with.trains stopping at the entrance to the track- Last two cars on train reserved, for ladies. No smoking. Buy your tickets to Shell Mound. Returning trains leave the track at 4:15 and 4:45 p. m. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, President. PERCY W. TREAT, Secretary. OUR MONEY IS LUCKY I Borrow on Your "Watch or Diamond from the Pioneer Money Lenders. . . 532 KEARNY ST., near Sacramento Street. [MUTE BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal. The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 18,000 gradu- ates; 25 teachers; 80 typewriters; over 300 students annually plaeed In positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. HEALD, President. wn i NICIE IBB £SS EH ESC IWES]]cp3S^WJREilRONJW0Rk^ 119 FREMOmtsrCsAN FRANC3SC0. I Absorbine REMOVES Bursal Enlargements, Thickened Tissues, Infiltrated Parts, an(i Puff or Swelling, ?ny without laying the horse up. Does not blister, stain or re- move tbe bair. $2.00 a bottl*. Of progressive dealers, or W. F. VQUNG, P. D. F., Springfield, Mass* If interested, nrlt«\ For sale' by Mack & Co., Langley & Michaels Co. Redington & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron all of San Francisco. PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Write for prices. Breeder and^Sportsman, 36 Geary St; ^ ' Sac Franoisco, Cal. ®h* gveeiiev ani» gppxrrcsmcm //JANUARY 24, 1903 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property of Johk Parrott, Esq.) Devoted Exclusively to the Breeding and Training of High Stepping Hackney-Bred Harness Horses WALTER SEALT, Manager. THE BARON W1LKESES TOS 28 PER CKXT OF ALL THE MOVEV ON THE GRAND CfRCCIT OF 190SS. <^^s BARON DALE 2:rU Reg. No. 20,189. IS A SON" OF BARON -WILKES 2:18. His flrst dam. Nathalie, produced Barondale 2:1 1M and Grand Baron 2:13>i and is by NUTWOOD Hl» second dam? Beatrice Is the' dam ol Patron &HM, Prodigal 2:16. Patronage and Pangloss. all great sires, and is by Cuyler His third dam. Marv Marnbrino is the dam ot Elvira 2:184, the producing sire Dunraven, and dams of Ponce de Leon 2:13 and four others. . . BARONDALE has two new ones in the list this year and is now the sire of four in the list. Where Can Yon Beat This Breeding? Season of 1903 at SAN JOSE RACE TRACK. Terms, $50 for the season, with usual return privileges. For farther particulars address TOM JAMES, 1120 Alameda Ave , San Jose, Cal. STAM B. 2:11 1-4(1 REG. NO. 234-44. 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD. 2:15 1-3 (Timed serood in 2:12!^) -YEAR-OLD RECORD. 2:11 1-4 (Timed second in 2:09' », 2:091 2-YEAR-OLD TRIAL, - - 2:26 (TROTTING.) Early speed Is natural speed, and natural speed 1b inherited speed. Reach for the top by breeding a good mare to STAM K.-^.-^-^ Your chances are good for a 2:02 trotter or a Futurity winner, extra good for a handsome show or coach horse. It is a well-known fact that Baron *Wilkes 2:18 has been recognized for years as the leading money-winning sire, and his blood and the blood of STAM B. is among the leading early speed performers, so much so that that well-informed and successful breeder, the late Col. R G Stoner contemplated purchasing STAM B. as stud companion for Oakland Baron 2:09^- Such blood produced Rvthmic 2:0?, Baron Deshav 2:08l£, Gail Hamilton (3-year-old) 2:l\%. Peter Stirling (3-year- old) 2:114 By tabulating STAM B 's pedigree, it is impossible to do so without figuring in all the champion performers' records— l:59v*. 2:01^. &01H. pacing: 2:02^ 2:03^, 2:03?i, 2:04, trotting— and tba once champions of the show ring. Stamboul 2:0*H- Marnbrino King and Almont Lightning, and such young Futurity performers as Champion Girl 2:12, Bugle (3-year-old) 2:14, Oxford Boy (2-year- old) 2:20, Wicgins (2 year-old) 2-.19!4, sire of Katherine A. (2-year-old) 2:14, Hilgar (2-year-old) 2:15^. Wigwag f3-year-old) 2:16H- STAM B. was sired by Stamboul 2:07*4, sire of 47 from 2:10M to 2:29, sons and daughters (24 from 2:07>4 to 2:27). showing that his blood breeds on and down With his few foals, he compares favorably with the leading sires of the past. First dam Belle Medium 2:20 (dam of 3 from 2:11^ to 2:30) by Happy Medium, sire of Nancy Hanks 2:04: 55 of his sons produced 282 from 2:07*4 to 2:30; 58 daughters produced 78 from 2:10 to 2:30. including Admiral Dewey (3-year-old) 2:15. Second dam Argenta (dam of 1 in 2:20) by Almont Lightning, sire of 1 in the list and dams of Zombro (5-year-old) 2:11 and King Prlnceps 2:15 bv Almont 33. Third dam Mary Adams by Marnbrino Patchen, sire of dams of Guy Wilkes 2:15H. Baron Wilkes 2:18. Patchen Wilkes 2:29. etc.. etc. Fourth dam Marnbrino Belle by Marnbrino Chief II, sire of Ladv Thorne 2:18^ and dams of Director 2:17, sire of Directum (4-year-old) 2:16*4. Onward 2:254, sire of Beiizetta (4-year-old) 2:06>4. Fiftbdam by Mason's Whip (thoroughbred). Can it be possible that the service of such a bred stallion can be secured for such a low fee* Yes, for this season only. Grasp such a rare opportunity! STAM B. has the characteristic of transmit- ting speed, soundness, size and style, as his ancestors have size, soundness, speed and style. He is a handsome bay, two white hind ankles. 15 24 inches high, weight 1090 lbB . a typical Morgan in form, of the greatest stamina and of powerful muscular development. As a living, game racehorse he is kiiown nationally. In his career he beat such noted trotters as Klamath 2:07, Kentucky Union 2:07*4, Togeies2:08v{. Altao 2:09^, Jasper Ayers 2:094, Monterey 2:09^, Zombro 2:11 and Stambouletta S.10&. STAM B- 23445 '2:li>-i) will make the season of 1903 at that well-appointed farm, SANTA RITA FARM, PLEASANTON, CAL. Tprmc S.lfl SPOT CASH, at time of service. Best of care taken of mares and foals, but no 1 ClUls <-"*U responsibility for accidents or escapes. The public is cordially invited to attend our receptions at all times from February 15th to June 1st and see our gems. For extended pedigree and further particulars address SAMUEL GAMBLE, Pleasanton, Cal. BY MACK By McKINNEY 2:11 1=4 Dam BY BY by NUTWOOD. McKlnney 2:il»4 (slreof Coney 2:02. You Bet 2:07, Charlie Mac 2:073i, Jennie Mc 2:09, The Roman 2:09^. Hazel Kinney ±00%, Dr. Book 2:10. 22 in 2:15 list and 50 in 2:30 list): Bv By by Nutwood fiOO (cbampfon of alt Hires): graodam Rapidan (dam of. Lockheart 2:084, Rapid 3:22^, Capt. Mac 2:29); great grandam Madam Headley, dam of Export Prince 2:13^. BY MACK is one of the Best Bred Sons of the Great McKlnney. Terms: $25 for the Season. gUS'Sta^'p'riSiSi. No barbed wire fences For further particulars address A. DONOCGH, Reclamation Station. Cal. Ship mares to A. Doxocch, Reclamation Station (California and Northwestern Railroad). CAMPBELL'S EM0LL10 IODOFORM GALL CURE SEARCHLIGHT 2.031 THE FASTEST STALLION BY THE RECORDS EVER OFFERED FOR SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. He still holds the World's Records for 4-year-old (2:04^) and for 5 year-old (2:03H)« SEARCHLIGHT is one of the fastest and gamest horses that ever raced on the Grand Circuit. He is a horse of rare individuality and is one of the most perfect specimens of horseflesh ever foaled- He has repeatedly beaten one minute to the half-mile pole in his work, and has pulled the heavy cart in which he now takes his exercise a half in 58 seconds with a dozen watches held on him. Few stallions that ever stood for service in California have such royal blood lines. Darknight, the sire of SEARCHLIGHT, was like the great McKmney, a son of Alcyone, and is a sire of extreme speed, having four 2:10 performers to his credit. The dam of SEARCHLIGHT is one of the great brood mares, having four with standard records and bis grandam and great grandam are both in the exeat brood mare list. His oldest colts, now two years old, show that he imparts these qualities to his get, and he is certain to be a oroducer of early and extreme speed as well as size and good looks. . Terms for the Season, $75. kM LECCO 2:091 The Blood that pro= duced Dan Patch 1:59* LECCO 2:093j, is a very handsome black stallion, a square trotter and as game a racehorse as ever looked through a bridle. He is by Bonnie Boy, one of the best producing sons of Patcben Wilkes, sire of the great Joe Patchen 2:01^, that in turn is the sire of the unbeaten Dan Patch 1:59' j The dam of LECCO is a great brood mare by Homer, and his second dam is a producing mare by Rochester and his third dam is a producing mare by Clark Chief. For four generations in the pedigree of LECCO there is not a sire or dam but is a producer of standard speed. LECCO made a campaign through the Grand Circuit in 1899 that shows his wonderful speed and gameness He met the best horses out that year and in seven starts won four first moneys, two sec- onds and was but once unplaced. His action is perfect and he cannot help siring a family of high class, handsome, fast and game trotters. $50 for the Season. The above horses will stand at the PXEAS ANTON RACE TRACK, and all mares not proving with foal may be returned free nest year, or in case the horse is not in California the service fee will be returned. It is the intention of the owner, however, to beep both SEARCHLIGHT and LECCO in this State for the next four or five years. Due care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility assumed should any occur. Good pasturage provided at $4 per month, and all bills payable before mare is removed from my possession. Forfurther particulars and tabulated pedigrees address EDW. MILLS. Rose Hotel, Pleasanton, CaL NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-2'. hands. Foaled 1S90. Bred by Wm. Corbett. ARIST0 (3) 2:17| ^SSS^J and Stanford Stakes, 1902 MAJELLAB.(2)2:29Tr£i$ THE B0QUET Trial (3) 2:21 In 1902 Brown Filly SSSfffiW Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18. sire of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 2:I5H, Sabina 2:154, Sabledale (at 2 years) 2:18*4, Bufflngton (at 2 years) 2:204 and 36 others in 2:30 list. Dam, Fidelia (trial 2:35 at 2 years), dam of Fidette 2:284. dam of Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:17*4 by Director, sire of Directum 2:05^, Direct 2:054, Nathan Straus 2:054. Direction 2:08)4, etc. Second dam bv Reavis1 Blackbird 2:22, sire of Mamie Griffin 2:12, Vic H. 2:12m. etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCracken's Black- hawk 767. NUSHAGAK'S sire, Sable Wilkes, is a remarkable sire of early and extreme speed; his son Oro Wilkes 2:11 was one of the gamest colts that ever raced down the Grand Circuit. The Wilkes and Director blood is a successful cross as it has produced John A. McKerron 2:0hu Nathan Straus 2:054- Ozanam 2.08. Dollade Wilkes 2:10^, Oro Wilkes 2:11, Evangeline 2:11?^, Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2: 174- etc. Fidelia, NUSHAGAK'S dam, is in the great broodmare list and she would have been a very fast trotter if given an opportunity, as with very little training she trotted a mile in 2:35 as a twu-year-old. Mr Corbett purchased her from Mr. Goldsmith for a broodmare, consequently her training was discontinued. The get of Reavis' Blackbird, the sire of NUSHAGAK'S second dam, were noted for their remarkable gameness and vigorous constitutions. His two noted daughters. Mamie Griffin 2:12 and Vic H. 2:12^', were exceedingly game. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; of that number only three have ever had a full season's training, namelv. Aristo (3) 2:174, Majella B. (2)2:29 (trial at 4 years 2:13?i), and The Boquet (trial at 3 years) 2:21 His other colts that have been handled some are: Brown filly, 4 years old in 1 902, showed trial of 2:204 with three and one-half months' work; blk g, 3 years old in 1902, with three months' handling showed mile in 2:354, last quarter in 354 seconds. His son Aristo (at 3 years) 2:174 took siokwith distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twenty-ninth had practically no work, yet he easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake. Before taking sick we felt confident that Aristo would trot a mile close to 2:10 in his three-year-old form; the way he raced after being sick made us feel satisfied that we had made no mistake in our estimate of him. His third heat in 2:174 was equal to 2:134 or 2:14 over the Woodland, Santa Rosa or Stockton tracks NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15th and ending July 1st. Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege if mare proves not with foal. Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes" but no liability assumed should any occur. First-class pasturage for mares, S3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company's steamers, from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shipped in care of Morshead's Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. For GALL BACKS and SHOULDERS, CRUPPER SORES and SADDLE GALLS there is none superior Th"borsf-rAN RE WORKED AS USUAL For HARRED WTKR CUTS, CALKS, SCRATCH ES. HLOOH POISONED SORES and ABRASIONS OF THE SKIN it has no pqual. It In very adbrslre and easily applied to a watery :i» wll a- a drv sore. [fq use will ahsolutelv prevent BLOOD POISON- l\"G In tbinmspeot there tsnoGalUCure offered which fan nivtly pven claim to in- a competitor. \W "lafpd it on thn market relylne wholly on Its merit f'-r raoce**, and notwithstanding the fan that "urnnnrativelv little hns been done'ln the way of ;,-i'. prltflfDR the sales of 19"0 we.ro H*> Percent great- er »hnn the nsrereKatfl sales of Hall Cure preceding "- This increase was entirely due m its M KR IT>^ and from it we fe*>l just Itled in savins that II 1 v TR E O ALLOC RE OF THE 20TH CENTURY It lp a quick and sure cure fur those troublesome ••kin cracks under the fetlock which injure and often lay un race horses All Trainers Should Have It in Their Stables. PALO ALTO TWO-YEAR-OLDS To be Sold January 29. f # f FRED H. CHASE & CO. announce that they will sell Thursday Evening. January 29, 1903, the entire crop of the Palo Ako Two-Year-Olds (foals of 1901), consisting of Colt,, Fillies and Geldings, by such sires as Mendocino (3) 2:19), Altivo 2:18}, Nazote 2:28}, Azmoor 2:20}, Mon Dells 2:23} and Wildnut 13472, out of the threat broodmares of Palo Alto Farm, such as Aria 2:163, A vena 2:19J, Belle Bird 2:22, Carrie C. 2:24, Cressida 2:183, Ella 2:29. Ladywell 2:16, Laura C. 2:29}, Masden 2:23, Mano (dam of Mendocino, Electant, Rosmoot), Sweetwater 2:20, Aerotele by Palo Alto 2:083, Ashby (dam of Aria 2:163 and Atheno 2:15}), Expressive 2:12A, Gertrude RusBell 2:231. Liska 2:28J. Lucyneer 2:27, Sallie Bentor 2:173, Sweet Rose 2:25}. Send for Catalogues. FRED H, CHASE & CO,, 1732 Market St,, San Francisco, m m m I *««*«**4Nfr*******«***« PHICE:— 3 OZ. l.OX, 25c.; 1 LB. BOX, 9100. Read our 'ad." on Cawi-bell'* Horja Foot Remedy In next Issue of this paper. JAS. B. CAMPBELL & CO., Mfrs.,412 W. Madison St., Chicago, III. 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His ambition, keen scent, and eye luster will return with their use, be it in treatment either of Mange, Distemper, Chills, Fever, Constipation or Nervous Debility. 50c and $1.00, postpaid. Carbolic "Soft Soap" soothes, cures and eradicates. ^^_^^ ft^^— a>, The very best made. Of dealers/jflij.fpj 1 1 [f|9SU 25c; by mail 35c. An order or'gjJglifUgl'g1 3c in postage will cause to be delivered free on your desk Our Revised Dog Treatise and a Pedigree blank. For sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers." F. W. Braun & Co., Us Angelei, cal.. PaciQc Coast snpDiy SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy of " DOO CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch — 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for " SANITAS " Disinfectant. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. DELVERTON KENNELS Hampton Promise A. K. C. No. 53101 (BLACK DUKE II-Ch. GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 27 prizes. Stnd fee, $15. Apply to T. J. BLIGHT, 16 Johnson Ave.. San Francisco. AT STTXID. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers, WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Lithl an Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fe« »30 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rev- elry (Saltscar Gambler-Ssltsear Cheerful). Fee S25 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velooity-Norfolk Two Step). Fee SIO Puppies »nd Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs Bhown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 844 Harrison St., San Francisco, Cal. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. POINTERS. T^OR SALE— LIVER AND WHITE POINTER ± dog. by Drillmaster (Ch. Jingo ex Dot's Pearl) out of Ticket (Tick Boy ex Daisy Rip Rap): 3 vears old. thoroughly broken, good retriever. Heavilyshot over this season GEO. H. TOUSEY/ Rialto. Cal ' AAK GROVE COLLIE KENNELS —THE v-/ finest kennel of Scotch Collies on the Pacific Coast. At stud— Ch Ormskirk Emerald Jr and imported Cheviot Construction. 17 handsome sable and white pups ready to ship, and half- grown bitches for sale. No postal cards an- swered. Catalogue free. Western agent for Srandard Oil of Tar. sure death to fleas aud mange. O J. ALBEE, Lawrence, Cal. AT STUD. pH. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S - champion Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLD?FE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth). CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY ELVET (winner of 7 firsts in England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies bv above dogs always for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. ENGLISH SETTERS. AT STUD CUBA OF KENWOOD (Glenbelgh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam— Dolly Dee II) STOGKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakersfleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERMER Norfolk Trueman C~« tf'JA Sire of Garston Prefeot (1st puppy, fee J>tU. reserve winners, Oakland, 19U2), Imelda (winners and special for best, S. F., 1902), isabelle. etc. ^ fl HICKMAN, 176? Page St., San Francisco. rOR SALE— BLACK, WHITE AND TAN -1- English Setter bitch. 6 months old. Price $10. GABTLAN KENNELS, Hollister, Cal. COCKER SPANIELS. SOLID COLORED RED AND BLACK COCKER puppies for sale. By Plumeria Beau TT-Nai- rod Imposter. Apply to CHAS F. CHARLES, 370 Lexington Ave., San Francisco. pOR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES ■*- by Ch. Hampton Goldle. Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads. Fruitvale, Alameda .v AIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- gains in puppies, youne bitches, and bitches in whelp, to make room. Finely bred stook. The prize-winning Cocker, Plumeria Beau H, at stud. 123 Third Avenue, San Francisco. ONE OF THE BEST. \ GREYHOUND PUPPY, 16 MONTHS OLD *&- by Racker out of Mountain Beauty. This is an unusual opportunity to get a stake winner. Will be sold reasonable. Apply to A. ROY HARRISON, 78 Geary St., City. Champion Hampton Goldle 53,100 (Champion Red Mack-Hampton Queen Readie). Goldie has sired more winners than all of our Coast dogs combined. Se« any bench show catalogue. Fee 820 Plumeria Tweedlepuncb (Champion Hamp- ton Goldle-Omo Girl). Fee $15 Young and ma- tured stock for sale. Our motto. "The Best." E. C. PLUME, 415 Third Ave , San Francisco. ST. BERNARDS. N AIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN In royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the noted Grand Master II, winner of many prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 123 Third Avenue. San Francisco. GREAT DANES. GREAT DANE PUPPIES FOR SALE - Blue Beard out of Maud S. Both sire ana bench show winners. Apply to or addrc^ BERGSTEN, Center-street Station, Oaklanc 16 (&lve gveebev ctntr gt^wirtematt I'Jandary 24, 190 Telephone-. South 640 msE BOOTS San Francisco, Cal. Sand for Illustrated Catalog: THE ALWAYS RELIABLE A-itJinx^cxjnNriTioKr UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: S6-8S First Street, S. F. E. i: DRAKE, Manager. A REMINGTON HAMMERLESS GUN Grade K, made with Remington Blned Steel Barrel* FOR $25.00 GUARANTEED FOR NITRO POWDERS GRADE K E D, Made with Damascus Barrels and Automatic Ejector, $35 Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Guns priced from $25 to $250 mailed free. Retailed by All Gun Dealers— Not by the Manufacturers. REMINGTON ARMS CO. Pacific CoaBt Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. ILION, NEW YORK. B E. DRAKE, Manager, REPEATING SHOT GUNS WINCHESTER AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS ARE A COMBINATION THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 137-135 First St, San Francisco. A. MCXL.ER, Agent. The World's Greatest Shooting Record FRED GILBERT, of Spirit Lake, la., since Jan. 1, 1902, has shot in competition at 5765 Targets, breaking 5532 or 95.9 per cent, using a PARKER GUN. AT SHiM' AT Natchez, Miss 400 . . Fort Dodge, la 300 .. Lakefield, Minn 205 Sioux City, la 360 Dubuque, la 360 . . 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You can get ♦hese Smokeless Powders in FACTORY . . LOADED SHELLS DU PONT ' E. C." SCHULTZE HAZARD SHOTGUN RIFLEITE BALLISTITE LAFLIN & RAND What More do you Want? VOL. XLII. No. 5. 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR ®it* gveeimv anil gparteman [January 31, 1903 ^HMMHHMHMMMI *«rW"V ifc ;j; PALO ALTO TWO-YEAR-OLD SALE. „. ?jr V The greatest sale of standard-bred two-year-olds held iu California for years was the dispersal sale (if the Palo Alto two-year-olds by Fred H. Chase & Co , the live stock auctioneers at \~'-'<- Market street, San Francisco, on Thursday evening of this week. The new pavilion at this popular salesyanl seats 1000 peo- ple, and not only were these seats crowded to their utmost capacity, but two or three hundred chairs were brought in and occupied, while hundreds had to stand and crowded into the salesring. It was a crowd the like of which has not been seen at a sale since the old days, and there were present merchants, capital- its and farmers from all parts of t le Coast, besides a number of Eastern gentlemen of wealth, wbo are so- journing on the Coast and who own stock farms and ate interested in breeding the American trotting horse. Among the leading buyers at the sale were Mr. Jas. CoffiD, the well-known sugar merchant of this city; Mr. Martin Carter, capitalist, breeder of John A. Mc- Kerron 2:05} and proprietor of the Nutwood Stock Farm; Monroe Salisbury, ,vho is back in the business after a few years' retirement, and expects to have a few more as good as Alix 2:03J, Azote 2:04}, Directum 2:05} and Direct 2:05J, all of which made records while in his string of campaigners; Mr. F. C. Lusk, the well known attorney and capitalist of Chico, and Mr. Alex Brown, proprietor of Walnut Grove and breeder of last year's Occident and Stanford winner, Aristn 2:17}, that led all the horses campaigned in California last j ear in the amount of money won. It would not be possible to give the names of all the prominent horsemen and breeders present in the audience of 2000, but nearly everyone of prominence in the State was there, and there was a general verdict that the sale was a success from every point and evidence that the harness horse is more popular than ever with the better class of citizens. The arrangements made for the sale by Mr. Fred H. Chase & Co. were as near perfect as possible and they were certainly favored by the weather, and the big rain storm that has visited this coast during the present week cleared off beautifully a day before the sale and did not resume business until Friday morn- ing. Superintendent Covey brought the entire consign- ment of 49 two-year-olds up from the farm in fine shape and everyone was led into the ring souDd and all right. Mr. Covey announced the breeding of each colt as brought in and touched briefly upon the great speed producing families from which they came. Auctioneer Hord was in good voice in spite of a cold and kept the audience in good humor by his witty sallies and pleasant coaxing of "just one more bid-1 from the timid buyers. The highest price of the sale was paid by Mr. Jas. Coffin of this city for the magnificent colt Cassian, a big bay fellow with white hind feet. $1300 was the bid that secured this two year old that is by Mendocino (son of Electioneer and Mano by Piedmont) out of Cressida (3) -:1s; by Palo Alto 2:08iJ, second dam the great broodmare Clarabel by Abdallah Star, third dam by Hambletonian 10, fourth dam by American Star. Cassian is entered in the following big stakes: Horse Review, 810,000, 1903-04; Kentucky Stock Farm, 17500, 1904; Kentucky Futurity, $21,000, 1903-04; Hart- ford Futurity, $11,000, 1904; Terro Haute Matron, 04. He is a very high class colt and while like all these two year olds has never been trained, ho showed speed enough when being broken to warrant the belief that he would take a low record if raced, while his individuality and breeding are such that ho is fit to head any stock farm. Monroe Salisbury, who campaigned Monte Carlo 2:09| on the Grand Circuit last year and refused 812,- 500 for him before bringing the gelding home, wanted OOinos. He paid the Dext highest price of the sale, 81100, for Corleon, a splendid bay colt bv Mendocino out of Coralie by Boodle 2:121, second dam Coral (dam of Norcol 2:20] and own sister to Anteeo, BUctloneer). This colt's en- gagements are the Horse Review, 810,000, 1903-04; Kentucky Futurll I 1903 04 and the Terra Haute Matron, tlO, I, 1903 04. Mr. Salisbury also puroba 'chestnut colt by Mendocino out ol mare Angelina by Ansel 2:20, second dam Elaine 2:20 (dam ol Iran Alto 2:12| and four othi I engor Duroe, third dam Green Mountain Maid, dam ol Electioneer. Salisbury bought four head, all by Mendocino. ■ i: la, a very One Ally bells out ol Expressive _ 12j lor 1610, and Mr. ■■-. a ol Walnut Gro e pi ho ed I tauress by do out of Laura Drew (dam ol Freedom the first yearling to beat 2:30) and the gray filly Serpolo by Mendocino out of famous old Sally Benton. Both these gentlemen, following the line they have laid down to 6ecure choice blood for their breeding farms, purchased these fillies to mate with their stallions, and Excella will be bred to Nutwood Wilkes and Ser- polo and Lauress to Nushagak. Mr. F. C. Lusk, of Chico, got some of the best bar- gains of the sale. He secured the colt Moormont by Azmoor out of Rosemont (great broodmare by Pied- mont) for $450, and purchased several large handsome fillies at low prices. The beauty of the sale, to the writer's mind, was the colt Monbello that went to the $650 bid of Mr. W. Ladd, of Hollister. Monbello is by Monbells 2:23J (son of Mendocino and Beautiful Bellsj out of Laura C. 2:291, dam of two with records better than 2:15, by Electioneer; second dam Fanny Lewis, thoroughbred mare by imp. Buckden. Monbello is a beautiful dark bay and should make a great stock horse, and Bhould also trot to a low record. The total amount received for the 49 head was $14,- 015, an average of $304.75 per head. The record of the sale is as follows: COLTS. Avelon, b c by Mendocino-Avena by Palo Alto, to C. J. Berry of Fresno for $500. Corleon, b c by Mendocino-Coralia by Boodle, to M. Salisbury of San Francisco for $1100. Menselor, ch c by Mendocino-Anselma by Ansel, to M. Salisbury of San Francisco for $675. Nazon, b c by Nazote-Aria by Bernal, to J. M. Hurd of San Francisco for $550. Moormont, b c by Azmoor-Rosemont by Piedmont, to F. C. Lusk of Chico for $450. Monbello, b c by Monbells-Laura C. by Electioneer, to W. Ladd of Hollister for $650. Loring, blk c by Nazote-Ladywell by Electioneer to F. M. Frary of Red Bluff for $300. Cassian, b c by Mendocino-Cressida by Palo Alto, to James Coffey of San Francisco for $1300. GELDINGS. Wildbell, br g by Wildnut-Bell Bird by Electioneer, to F. Rubstaller of Sacramento for $150. Alzor, b g by Altivo-Zorilla by Dexter Prince, to F. Rubstaller of Sacramento for $100. Sablealto, br g by Altivo-Sabling by Guy Wilkes, to Ike Deutsch of San Francisco for $155. Wilmar, b g by Wildnut-Sweetwater by Stamboul, to J. F. Smith of Ukiah for $175. Merrilan, br g by Wildnut-Maiden by Electioneer, to C. McCosky of San Francisco for $175. Amos, blk g by Wildnut-Lady Agnes by Elec- tioneer, to Ike Deutsch of San Francisco for $150. Ellwell, ch g by Wildnut-Etta B. by Lottery, to Olsen Co. of San Francisco for $105. Dexterville, ch g by Nazote-Dextress by Dexter Prince, to Thos. Ganeard of Stockton for $150. Carmello, blk g by Wildnut-Carrie C. by Elec- tioneer, to J. MeCormiek of Rio Vista for $115. Claro, ch g by Mendocino-Clarion by Ansel, to Mon- roe Salisbury of San Francisco for $300. Floristo, br g by Altivo-Flower Girl by Electioneer, to E. Jenkins of San Francisco for $160. Elberon, ch g by Nazote-Ella by Electioneer, to J. Hodgkins of Stockton for $170. Manos, bg by Altivo-Mano by Piedmont, to E. B. Towne of Palo Alto for $110. Namar, br g by Nazote-Marion by Piedmont, 1o F E. Wright of Sacramento for $135. Azwood, b g by Azmoor-Altewood by Altivo, to G. Gertner, San Francisco for $105. Murphy, in g by Azmoor-Maggie R. by Billy Newell, to G. W. Condon for $100. FILLIES Serpolo, gr f by Mendocino-Sallie Benton by Gen. Benton, to Alex Brown of Walnut Grove for $675' Excella, b f by Monbells-Expressive by Electioneer, to Martin Carter of Irvington for $610. Ariola, b f by Mendocino-Aerolite by Palo Alto, lo .Monroe Salisbury for $410. Alfana, ch f by Altivo-Wilfan by Mambrino Wilkes, to R. McGarvey of Ukiah for $130. Allemont, b f by Altivo-Wildmont by Piedmont, to Walter Maben of Los Angeles for $145. Azar, b f by Azmoor-Sylla Barnes by Whips, to W. H. Pelton, Elmhurst for $100. Rosote, br f by Nazote-Sweet Rose by Electioneer, to F. C. Lusk of Chico for $270. Alista, b ( by Altivo-Novelist by Narval, to T. F. Ricks of Eureka foi $290. Namenta, br f by Nazote-Memento by Electioneer, to Jos. Hill of Berkeley for $220. Alrose. ch f by Altivo-Melrose by Sultan, to J. A. (lark lor 8140. Altrosn. cli f by Altivo-Lustroso by Boodle, to Martin Carter of Irvington for $180. Lucretla, blk f by Nazote-Lucyneer by Electioneer, to O. Rich of San Francisco for $510. Aliska, br f by Altivo-Liska by Electioneer, to Jos. Hill of Berkeley for $200. Allie Thorn, bik f by Altivo-Lilly Thorn by Elec- tioneer, to F. C. Lusk of Chico for $170. Azena, b f by Azmoor-Lena by Dexter Prince to W. P. Walkup for $110. Lauress, ch f by Mendocino-Laura Drew by Arthur- ton, to Alex Brown of Walnut Grove for $725. Nazia, b f by Nazote-Gertrude Russell by Electior- eer, to F. C. Lusk of Chico for $200. Emira, b f by Nazote-Emeline by Electioneer, to F. E. Wright of Sacramento for $160. Corsicano, b f by Wildnut-Corsica by Dexter Prince, to John O'Keefe lor $235. Clarette, blk f by Azmoor-Clarionette by Dexter Prince, to B. F. Wellington for $180. Atalene, br f by Nazote-Athena by Electioneer, to James Faris, Jr., of Em 'amento for $260. Altosa, blk f by Auivo-Asombrosa by Azmoor, to Jos. Hill of Berkeley for $200. Arios, ch f by Mendocino-Ashby by Gen. Benton, to Jas. Coffin of San Francisco for $450. Nara, ch f by Nazote-Arodi by Piedmont, to F. C. Lusk of Chico for $280. Azina, b f by Azmoor-Nina by Piedmont, to D. Lynn for $200. An Electioneer in the Stud. "The sweetest gaited trotter that ever turned for the word," is the way a horseman described AHa Vela, son of Electioneer, when he reduced his record to 2:11} in the second heat of a race which be won at Stockton last September. One of the remarkable things in connection with this record is that Alta Vela was fourteen years old at the time, at which age few horses, especially stallions, are still racing on the cir- cuit. Alta Vela was bred at Palo Alto Stock Farm, and is one of the few stallions by Electioneer that is now standing for public service in this State. His dam was Lorita 2:184 by that successful race horse and sire Piedmont 2:17}, and his second dam the great broodmare Lady Lowell (dam of Ladwell 2:16J and Lorita 2:18J) by Shultz's St. Clair, third dam Laura the dam of Doc, the horse that sired Senator Stan- ford's first champion trotter, Occident 2:16J. Alta Vela was used as a road horse for years in San Francisco and firally became the property of a young man who was a member of the Golden Gate Park Driving Club. In the club races Alta Vela soon showed that he was a trotter of no mean order, ev gtptfrtsmatt ("JANUARY 31, 1903 More Eastern Horses at Los Angeles. BREEDER and Sportsman:— Mr. Geo. B. Easton, of Peoria, 111., has arrived with a string of good ones- headed bj Six Bells, black horse, four years old, sired bj E. S. E. 2:11 J, he by Chimes; first dam Miss Chimes by Chimes, dam of Aertonian, three year old record second dam Ruflle9 by Hamlin's Almont Jr., dam of Tocsin Chimes 2:24} and King Chimes 2:0SJ; third dam Gerster by Hero of Thorndale, sire of 5 in 2::i0 and of sires of 2s and of dams of 22 trotters; fourth dam by Woodford Mambrino, dam of 3 in the list, including the great race horse and sire, Superior 2:17; fifth dam by Norman 25, sixth dam by Mam- brino Chief 11. Six Bells is a coal black stallion 15.3 hands high. He is a horse of commanding appearance, with the best of feet and legs, round barrel, fine bony head. good neck, well set on the strongest of shoulders. Taken all in all, from tip to tip, he is what can be ■ ■kissed as a high class individual. As to his breeding, he is surely what the sage of pedigree experts, Mr. Wallace, caLs a strictly thoroughbred trotter. Mr. Easton has only given him slow work, as he considers him a horse of great promise, and with his pure trot- ting gait it will be no trick to give him a low mark. Mr. Crowley, who broke and trained him and brought him to Los Angeles, worked him six times and drove him a half in 1:16 to a cart. This horse should bo appreciated in California as a sire. His blood lines are of the best. Mr. Easton also brought out the chestnut pacer Col. Smith 2:1.">}, sired by Red Regent 2:182, a well bred son of Prince Regent, a son of Mambrine King. Col. Smith will be raced in California this season as stable companion to Six Bells. A mare named Elizabeth, a chestnut in color, seven years old, sired by Red Regent, dam Miss Chimes by Chimes; second dam by Hamlin's Almont. She is a half sister to Six Bells, and she is a pure gaited trotter and will be campaigned in California. A yearling by Millerton by Allerton, dam by Aerton by Stamboul 2:07i. This yearling is a good looker. Mr. Easton not only brought back the blood of Electioneer through Six Bells, but he has brought back a beautiful bay son of the mighty Stamboul in Aerton 12450. First dam Lady Graves by Nutwood 2:18, dam of Sullwood 2:20, Nadjay 2:26, Stamgraves, (sire of Cantonian 2:18, and dam of Ivanette 2:28); second dam Lady Babcock by Hambletonian 725 sire of 15 in 2:30 list and dams of 31 in list. Lady Babcock is dam of Elector 2:21 and Soudan 2:27. Aerton is a high class horse of beautiful blood-like conformation, with great bone and muscle and high knee action. He is strictly speaking a show ring horse, and is so full of life that Mr. Easton only trained him 60 days and gave him a mark of 2:27J, which is no gauge of his speed. It is Mr. Crowley's intention to race him in California this season. The bringing back of this horse to Los Angeles at this time is quite a coincidence as he is a product of Los Angeles county, bred by the late L. J. Rose, and sold to Mr. Easton for $6000. He arrived just about the same day as Mr. Arms' California bred horse Limonero. The coming of these grandly bred stallions and the fact that Mr. Easton is going to reside here should certainly add prestige to the harness horse business of California. Mr. Easton has campaigned his horses for several years and thoroughly enjoj s it. He came to California to enjoy life, has bought a beautiful borne, and every good horseman will be pleased to know that suc-b men as Mr. Easton and Mr. Arms are coming amongst us and bringing two such high class stallions at a time when our best horses are being shipped over East. Mr. li. Crowley has been trainer for Mr. Easton's Aerton Stuck Farm for the past 15 years, and is going to remain in California and campaign these young horses. Mr. Crowley is not only a good trainer but a most interesting gentleman. Mr. Easton is a bright business man, and Los Angeles is to be congratulated on the coming of such a valuable new citizen. Los Angeles track is in a little difficulty just now, but it is to be hoped that the clouds of uncertainty will soon roll back. Mr. .1. W. Brooks has had a raw deal. He has hosts of friends here and it is to be hoped that he will be amply remunerated for his loss. Yours truly, ( A. HARRISON. Los AngeleB. Jan. 21 Breed for Disposition, Size, Style and Speed. Secretary, whose services are offered to the breeders of California for the season of 1903, is a son of the great race horse Director 2:17, founder of one of the greatest families of champions and race winners the country has ever seen. Director sired the great Directum 2:05}, that held the world's stallion record from September 4, 1893, until September 5, 1900, when the mighty Cresceus trotted a mile in 2:043, and secured the crown, which he still wears. Directum was a champion three year old, putting the mark in a third heat of a race at 2:11}, and as a four year old defeated all aged horses in the free for all class and placed the stallion record at 2:05}, where it stood for seven years. Director sired Direct 2:05*, that won through the Grand Circuit and decisively defeated the theretofore unbeatable Hal Pointer at Nashville and Columbia, thereby bringing the pacing championship te the Pacific Coast. In the stud Direct has sired Directly, that paced to a record of 2:07J as a two year old (nearly three seconds faster than any other two year old has ever paced) and has since reduced this to 2:03 J. Direct sired Direct Hal 2:04J, the greatest money winner on the Grand Circuit in 1902, and has 13 representatives in the 2:15 list. On his dam's side Secretary carries the blood of Volunteer, the sire of St. Julier. 2:11}, a world's cham- pion of his day. Volunteer had 75 producing sons and daughters to his credit and is the founder of a great trotting family. The Volunteers are noted for size, beauty, fine legs and feet, and in these respects Secretary resembles them, and he transmits these qualities to his produce. As a sire of disposition, size, style, soundness and speed Secretary is the peer of any stallion in Califor- nia, and all know that his opportunities have been most limited. He carries the blood of the greatest broodmares of the trotting register, such as the Chas. Kent mare, dam of Hambletonian 10; old Clara, dam of Dexter and Dictator; Lady Patriot, dam of Volun- teer, and Dolly, dam of Director and Onward. The blood of these pre-eminent equine matrons is assur- ance doubly sure that Secretary will breed on. There is no quality more valuable in a road or track horse than a good disposition and this Secretary has to a marked degree and transmits almost invariably to his get. In the way of natural speed he is richly endowed and can show a 2:10 gait at any time. Monroe Salisbury said that he saw Mr. J. W. Knox drive Sec- retary when a two year old a quarter in 34 seconds two weeks after he was taken from the farm a green colt, and that he had more natural speed than any colt he ever saw, and he added that had the horse been judiciously handled he would have had all the trotting records at his mercy. One of the sensational pacers on the eastern half mile tracks last season was Frank, a son of Secretary. He won many races, taking a record of 2:10*. Secretary wuh scarcely any oppor- tunities has sired five with records below 2::0 and has fourteen in the 2:30 list. Secretary will make the season of 1903 at Elias Williams' place, corner of LTnion street and the speed- way, at Alameda, near the race track. His service fee will be 840 for the season with usual return privilege. Dan Patch Has Aroused Interest. ieus, the champion trotting stallion of the world. DOther vi-i ■ bis sum- ni'T. When ho struck ' 1901, be met a rain storm that k-'j,t everything got *jO Los Angeles and b tramento unc* San Jose were declare* i po'atmentof horsemen and breeders here. '■' t hi t correspondence has been held with Mr, I ■illy by tl nterprislng managers ol the North "iii.- circuit and he may take bis great trotter to ngton and Oregon for a tour of a couple of B, It might be that CrcsoeuB could bo brought I alifornia if inducements were offered. The great interest one horse can exert on the breed- ing and racing interests of the country has been well illustrated by Dan Patch. This great pacer has di- rectly and indirectly caused hundreds to take an in- terest in the light, harness horse, while the interest of thousands has been quickened because of his perform- ances. He has been the means of thousands visiting the race tracks who oever before had taken an interest in this line of sport, and by reason of his sale for the largest sum of money ever paid for a pacer he has strengthened the horse market throughout the coun- try. He has also been the means of interesting scores of people in the breeding of the trotter and pacer. His inlluencc has been so widespread that it is difficult to trace it in all the different ramifications, but it is patent to all that he is responsible for the expenditure of thousands of dollars in the breeding and racing of horses. Dozens of 2:10 pacers, a horso which at one time would have delighted the heart of the enthusi- astic breeder, would not in those days havo the bene- ficial influence on the sport that this one horse has. A great army needs a great leader and the appearanco of Dan Patch has had the same influence in advanciug the interests of the light harness horse as a great gen- eral at the head of an army. He has been the keynote of increased Interest in the breasts of thousands of lukewarm adherents of the sport. 101, the year in which hedazzled the harness world with his unbroked line of victories down the Grand Circuit, he gave national prominence to Dan Messner. ol Oxford, Ind. This young man had little experience outside his own county, but with the vic- tories of the young horse he bred he became a promi- nent figure throughout the country. The Oxford county band was changed to the Dan Patch band, a Dan Patch march was dedicated to the horse and his owner and scores of men in the county came to the conclusion that they could breed a champion as easily as Dan Messner and immediately set about it. Last year the people of the county became indignant when they learned that Dan Patch had been sold, but it only increased their determination to breed a better horse to take his place. As an exhibition horse and one which has clearly proclaimed his ability to wear the champion's crown, he aroused enthusiasm wher- ever he was shown. The climax came when he was sold to W. M. Savage for sixty thousand dollars, a record price for a pacing horse. The enthusiasm which had been manifested in Indiana was repeated on a larger scale when the horse made his appearance recentlyin his new home.' Bandsand fireworks helped the enthusiasm along and the majority of the citizens of Minneapolis acted as though they had a personal ownership in the great pacer. There is no question but that a great interest in the breeding of the light harness horse will be developed as a result of this latest change in ownership, and the question as to whether or not fast race horses can be successfully bred in a cold northern climate will be settled. This question has been debated considerably of late. All agree that it is not reasonable to expect to breed the precocious youngsters which have gained fame as a breeding ground for Kentucky and Califor- nia, but there are others, like H. D. McKinney of Wis- consin, who believe that with the right kind of sires and mares, the essential requisites in climes favorable to the breeding interests, that race horses of the best calibre equal to going out and racing successfully in tl.e select company of the Grand Circuit can be suc- cessfully bred in the north. Mr. McKinney believes that the reason race horses of championship quality are not raised in the north is more because of hostile legislation than because of unfavorable climate. Per- haps the advent of Dan Patch to the northern lati- tudes will settle this question, for breeding in the north will be carried on on a more extensive cale than heretofore. — The Horseman. Trotting Bred Carriage Horses Sell Well. Persons who have maintained that the American trotter is the greatest all-around horse in the world, will find a convincing argument to use to those who maintain that this breed of horse is a racing machine pure and simple — in a transaction which took place in the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, last week, says the Horseman of a recent date. One of the dealers pur- chased nine horses, the get of Baron Wilkes, Onward, Nutbearer and Ashland Wilkes, for $20,500. This was an average of $2265, and is evidence that the mar- ket with the right kind of horses is exceedingly strong. None of these horses had records, but tbey had size and quality to commend themselves to their buyer, who will prepare them for the heavy harness classes in coming horse shows. It is not known how much speed these horses possessed, and it is possible that none of them had been worked for the purpose of ascertaining that fact. The average price paid for these nine horses is a remarkable one, and it is ques- tionable if they were racing prospects whether that much money would be paid for them; indeed, they would have to show more than the ordinary 6peed to induce any manager of a campaigning stable to pay so large a sum for the lot. Considered as coach horses pure and simple, for such is their probable destined purpose, it is a question ii any acknowledged exclu- sively heavy harness horses would bring any such figure. These horses must have been possessed of great individual merit, and giviDg promise of being able to win blue ribbons, or else they would not have brought any such sum. The price is the more remark- able when it i9 considered that the dealer or the pur- chaser will have to spend considerable time in putting them in condition for show ring purposes, and they will have to be sold at a good advance in order to bring him a reasonable profit. He must believe that the demand for horses of this type is exceedingly good, or he would not have invested any such sum of money were not the chances exceedingly bright that he would be able to resell them to advantage. Right on the eve of the new year this i9 the most encourag- ing indication, and breeders of the American trotter will also bo encouraged to develop the show horse qualities of the stock they have been so busily engaged in producing. This sale is the best possible proof that oan be asked in order to show that the American trotter is the greatost horse in tho world. A lot of McMurray carts just received. Y'ou need one right now to work your colts in this winter. Call at the Kenney Manufacturing Company, 531 Valencia street and take a look at these carts and other first-class vehicles they have for sale. » JANUARY 31, 1903] &he $vgebzv atxif gtjwrtemcm The Size of the Stallion. These are the days of big things— big cities, big crops, big- men, big horses and big prices. Every- thing is big in price, but when it comes to the horse supply it is very far from big, the which is amply proved by the present range of values. The thought- ful breeder cannot see where the supply is to be made much larger for some years, and the longer he thinks about it the more rooted will become his conviction that there are many years of prosperity before him if his operations are guided by the demands of the market. It will be some years yet before there are horses enough to supply the demand, providing that the demand should remain stationary. But it will not. The business of the country is increasing at an enormous rate. Trade is expanding on all hands. Exports are very large. Population is growing larger day by day. By the time that the horses now grow- ing up on farms shall have attained marketable age there will be need for them all and for more, too. There may be enough; there will not be too many, and let it be remembered that just as soon as prices begin to fall a little the export trade will be handy by to absorb such of the supply as suits its needs. Therefore in breeding let us order our operations aright in order that tail-enders may be few and high- priced colts and fillies many. The exigencies of the present situation are forcing many men to breed from mares they do not exactly like. They cannot get better, therefore they must go ahead with what they have. They must grade up. la the minds of most men who breed drafters the first desideratum is size and the second more size and the third still more size. After that they take whatever more comes with the size. Is it- necessary to say that this is all wrong? The stallion that has only his size to recommend him may be a most worthless brute, indeed a positive damage to all who use him. Again size ought to have a very different meaning to different men. This farmer- breeder has mares that are of entirely different type, stamp and weight to those of his neighbor, and yet size in the stallion may mean the same thing to them both. It ii very long oddB that in such a case best results would be attained from the use of at least two and perhaps four horses. The first man has three or four mares, let us say, that weigh around 1500 pounds each, and the second ha§ as many that average 300 pounds lest. A much larger horse ought to be used with the 1500-pouud mares than with the 1200- pounders, but the chances are that being neighbors the two owners will use the same big horse. If one is right the other must be wrong, and to use the same stallion is merely for the latter to amerce himself a large sum of money. What is size in a stallion? Must we have the scales to find out if a horse has size enough? When is a stallion big enough? A draft stallion is large enough when he would make a good draft gelding himself in working flesh — not before. A carriage or coach stal- lion is big enough when he has size to do good work in the harness in which his get are to go. The saddle stallion is big enough when he is up to carrying 185 pounds, and the roadster is big enough when he can comfortably pull a light four-wheeled vehicle at speed. We do not need the scale to tell us anything about any one of these horses or their weights. Beginning with the drafter the ton horse, of course, is all the rage. A stallion of the Clydesdale, Suffolk, Percheron, Shire or Belgian breed must weigh a ton or he will not do. If he tips up the beam good and hard at 2200 so much the better. Does anyone think that if nine out of every ten ton-stallions at present in this country should be stripped down to reasonable working trim they would weigh anything like 2000 pounds? They would not, and 1650 to 1700 pounds would catch moie of them than would mark 1900 on the scale beam. If a horse is actually only a 1700- pounder he cannot be expected to beget larger colts from mares that are not as big as himself. Nature is is a great lover of a good average When you see a horse that weighs 2000 pounds set up on little spindle shanks you can make up your mind that such an one is not big enough. He is merely a medium-sized one fed to weigh a ton. On the other hand when you see a stallion which in the flesh he would work in to the best advantage weighs 1850 to 1900 pounds and is carried by propor- tionate bones you may make up your mind with equal positiveness that you have found one that is big enough, for there is a foundation on which you may pile a very large quantity of flesh and yet have a pleasing whole. It is better still if you can get a stallion in working flesh that scales 1900 pounds, other things being equal, but it must not be forgotten that it is only a very easy trick to pile 300, 350 or -400 pounds of meat on any mature horse that in working order weighs 1650 to 1700 pounds. The writer has known of horses that landed in this country weighing 1650, and not too poor at that, being made up into stallions that just touched the ton mark when ready for sale. Figure it for a moment. The cattle feeder aims to put 300 to 350 or 400 pounds of beef on an immature steer that weighs 1000 to 1200 pounds. It is just as easy, if not easier, to make beef on a horse as it is on a bullock. In a word, beef means size in a bullock; it does not necessarily in a horse. Discount your very fat stallion 300 to 400 pounds when figuring on his size. No matter what he weighs you will have to do a lot of feeding to get his colts up to drafter weight when they are four or five years old, and if he will not make a market drafter himself in drafter flesh he will not do at all as a sire. Let him be, how- ever, heavy enough for that purpose rather under the right scale of condition, and he will be big enough. Now, to the stallion that in working flesh weighs 1900 pounds, what mares may be bred? It is rather hard to draw any hard and fast line in this matter, but it may safely be fixed at 1500 pounds or there- abouts. If a horse is very fat, loaded down with beef, and weighs no more than 1900 pounds he may safely be mated with mares of 1200 or even less. But that sort of a stallion is not a real draft horse, and it is doubtful if he will ever get any of that kind unless he is bred to very large mares. It is folly to expect 1200 or even 1300 or 1400 pound mares to produce real drafters. They cannot do anything of the sort. They will, however, produce mares that ought to grow large enough to breed real drafters if mated with the right stallions in their turn. The man, consequently, who has only mares of 1200 to 1400 pounds in weight must hasten more slowly than the one who has them that weigh 1500 or over. The latter may reasonably expect that some of his mares at least will bring forth draft horses of the right sort, but even he will have more uniform success in the following generation when he has his 1700 and 1750 pound mares to mate with his 1900 pound stallion as described. Then he may reasonably expect to reach thelimit of profitable size-production. Too great divergence in type is always to be avoided in the breeding of horses. Some men have succeeded in making very large stal- lions and very small mares do well together, but the evidence to the contrary is, as a rule, so overwhelming that the experiment need not be tried any longer. — The Breeders Gazette. knowing that the man who shod the horse is a mechanic who can bring the hoof to a perfect level. Well, it is nevertheless true, this is the prime cause of more offishness in travel than any other to be found. "By taking up the leg and looking down the hoof from heel to toe it may appear perfectly level from the standpoint of the man whose eye is turned toward a good level bed for the shoe to sit on, but this is not levelness. A hoof to be level must conform to perfect regularity with the joint within it, aye, and with these above it,:for the least off level will have severe effect on all alike. "The great trouble with most horseshoers is that they will look no further than the sole of the hoof when trying to effect a level, whereas, if they woula take into consideration the quarters, the toe and heel, and the full position of the foot while resting on the floor, and use their experience in obtaining a regularly qualified level from the standpoint of nature, they would win out every time. "I do not beiieve there is a great deal to be gained by using a made leveler to produce the level hoof. The experienced eye can do, I think, all that is neces- sary, if the man will only use it intelligently. Nor do I believe that there is much in the theory or practice of putting on all the fangled notions of shoes which are used to correct certain faults of the horse. I tell you sir, that horseshoeing is but protecting the hoof. When done scientifically it will protect the foot by keeping it free from disease, such as corn, and if the hoof is kept level it will do more toward keeping away such diseases than all the bar shoes or pads in the market. We should all bear in mind that in his un- shod state the horse is most natural. He is now for protection of the hoof, and the further we get away from the real idea of natural shoeing the more we are apt to set the animal off his driving scope. It is by too much experimentation with notions that the true line of shoeing, leveling the foot, is lost sight of, and because of this the horse fights the bit. Follow this line more closely, Mr. Horseshoer and Mr. Driver, and you will find that there is more simplicity in shoeing, and more good results from your horse's travel." New Conditions for Two Great Races. Novel View of an Old Subject. A Massachusetts horseshoer gives his views on the causes which make some horses fight the bit, in the Horseshoed Journal as follows: ' 'How many times you hear the remark, principally by drivers of fast horses, that their borse fights the bit? Most generally the remark is heard on tracks among drivers who call on it as an excuse for their horse not going as well as it is known he can go, and very often those same men will look around the har- ness for a cause of the fighting or they will look over the bit or into the horse's mouth to try to discover just what is wrong. One of the first changes the most of these drivers will make is to change mouth pieces, bits, perhaps rig up the harness a little different, lower or raise the check-line or shorten or lengthen the ear-strap of bridle. Again some will try a different hitch, and buckle the horse either shorter or longer from the gear of wagon or sulky. The hold-back straps will be changed and a new trial given to the horse. And again, sometimes a veterinary dentist is called in, the teeth are examined, and it is very often found that there is where much of the trouble comes from. But, sir, how very seldom does it occur to most drivers that the cause of all this fighting of the bit is to be found at the very part not thought of, the feet? "A horseshoer who is acquainted with such a subject as I have here referred to, knows that it is a very common thing to have drivers of fast horses come to him with all kinds of complaints about his horse not going square. Scalping is probably the most common of all complaints of drivers of track horses, and between the two, shoer and driver, something is dose to "straighten" the horse up in his going. "We know, too, that many horses have the faults of loginess either behind or in front, and, of course, the shoer is expected to get over this fault to the satisfaction of the driver (.who is, if he be a competent man, a very valuable aid in the work), and to the profit of the horse. All such faults are common and are daily brought to the shoer for correction, but it is not so in the case of the bit fighter, which above all others seems to baffle the driver and rarely overcomes to the notice of the shoer as a straight out-and-out problem. "But it is nevertheless a fact that in very many cases the trouble is to be traced to the extremest ends of the horse, the feet. And why? Because the slight- est trace of unlevelness in the hoof will make the horse so uncomfortable that he cannot do himself justice. It is strange to make such a statement, The management of Charter Oak Park, Hartford, Conn., and Oakley Park, Cincinnati, Ohio, have de- cided to change the conditions of those two great trotting stakes, the Charter Oak and the Ohio this year. Both these races are for $10,000 and are among the largest offered for fast trotters. They will both be for trotters of the 2:09 class this year. In each the race will be of three heats, of one mile. Money divided as follows: $1500 to the winner of each heat and $500 to horse second in each heat. At the conclusion of the third heat the horse standing best will be the winner and will receive $2000 additional. The horses standing second, third and fourth will receive $900, $600 and $500, respectively. If at the conclusion of the third heat two or more horses stand equal for first money they shall start again and trot it off. If in any of the three heats two or more horses shall make a dead heat for first place the money for said heat will be divided equally between them. The entrance fee to be five cent straight. Nothing from winners, and the distance will be the same as in mile heats, 3 in 5. If the managers of Charter Oak and Oakley Parks do not succeed by this plan in preventing the laying up of heats it will be little use to try. State Agricultural Society Directors. The Board of Directors of the State Agricultural Society met at Sacramento last Saturday. Those present were Directors Spreckels, Chamberlin, Paine, Land, Johnson, Whitaker, Rose, Rush, Fox and Mackey. President Spreckels stated the object in calling the meeting was to discuss matters appertaining to the interests of the society before the Legislature. The President appointed a Legislative Committee to look after society matters before the Legislature as follows: Directors Fox, Paine and Land. On motion of Director Johnson the meeting ad- journed to meet again February 14th, at 1:30 o'clock, when all matters of business before the society, in- cluding the election of a secretary, will probably be settled. Village Farm Spohn Medical Co. East Aurora, N. Y., May 21, 1897. Gentlemen:— We desire to express our thanks to you forcalling our attention to the value of Spohn's Distemper and Cough Cure We have tried it in maDy cases of different degrees of severity, and it has aided us greatly, and we will hereafter always keep a supply of it in our medicine case. We have found it the best thing made in its special line. Please send us six dozen more. Very truly, C J. & Harry Hamlix. ProprV John Bradburn. Supt. E. G. GEERS, Trainer. Sober up on Jackson's Napa Soda. 6 ©ft£ gvee hev txxxii jgtjxcrvtsroan [January 31, 1903 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. W. EvKLLEY, PROPRIETOR. Turf and Sporting Authority ot the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O. BOX 2300. Telephone: Itlack 586. rernu— One Tear 83, Sli Months SI. 75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money suould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter Addressed to F. W. Kbxxbt, .'« Geary St.. San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and iddress, not necessarily for publication, butas aprivate guarantee or good faltb. San Francisco, Saturday, January 31, 1903. A LIST OF STAKES to be run at the spring and *» autumn meetings of the Westchester Racing As- sociation at Morris Park will be found among the ad- vertisements in this issue. Entries for the same will close Tuesday, February 10th. Eutry blanks can be had at this office. For the spring meeting there are three stakes for two year olds, four for three year olds and eight for three year olds and upward, to all of which there is added money from $1500 up to $10,000. A good list of steeplechase and hurdle stakes is also advertised. The autumn stakes for two and three year olds are rich events, added money ranging from --/'in to $5000 in each stake. There is a liberal increae of added money for the Westchester fixtures, the Metropolitan handicap now having $10,000 and all the stakes are increased from $1000 to $2000 over last year. "THE HANDICAPS for the spring and autumn * meetings of the Washington Jockey Club, whose race track is at Bennings in the District of Columbia, are announced in our business columns to-day. There are three rich stakes, The Consolation, The Dix'e and The Vestal, that will close and name at midnight on Tuesday, February 10, 1903. The first of these is for the autumn meeting of 1903, the other two for the autumn meeting of 1904. Besides these are the Ben- nings Spring Handicaps, which will close and name also on February 10th this year, that are to be run on the first and last days of th6 spring meeting. All of these handicaps have liberal added money, the amounts being increased over last year, and owners should carefully read the conditions which appear in the advertisement. For entry blanks address this office. THAT FASHION FOLLOWS SPEED is dem- onstrated every year in the salesring. Last siasonthe Palo Alto stallion Mendocino had much attention drawn to him by the performances of his sons, Monte Carlo and Idolita, both of which reduced their records to 2:09} in races and showed themselves campaigners of merit. Mr. Salisbury refused $12,500 for Monte Carlo before he brought him back to Cali- fornia, and on Thursday evening last, at the Fasig- Tipton sale in New York, Idolita brought $11,100, that amount being bid on him by Mr. J. J. Scannell, of ork, the owner of The Abbot 2:03}. On the sime evening, in San Francisco, at the sale of the Palo Alto two year olds, the get of Mendocino were the ones sought after and brought the highest prices. It is the families that produce the speed that draw the buyors and breeders should never forget this. A man may own the best stallion in the world, but unless the get of that stallion are developed and show that they have the speed claimed for them, the stallion will in a reputation as a speed pro- lolts Bell for profitable prices. On his breeding and performances a horse may acquire much pi and his first crop of colts bring good money, but unless they show on the track the pr< . iliti^- ami looks, they will soon drop bi ; :)"• sal. s and sell for less than it costs to produce them. Fashion undoubtedly follows speed and those that want the produce of their breeding farms to ig the "dress circle" hor- op the colts them- es or sell to people who are in thai tii intendent of the Meek Farm at Haywards, advertises two such stallions in this issue of the BREEDER AND Sportsman and we desire to call the attention of breeders especially to them at this time. William Harold 2:13} is well known to every horse- man in California. He is a horse of marvelous speed himself and took his record in a race. He is by the great sire of speed, Sidney 2:19:}, that sired Lena N 2:05}, Monterey 2:09}, Dr. Leek 2:09.! and Oddity 2:10} all race horses and frequent race winners. Sidney has sired a long list of colts that held champion year ling and two year old records in their day and is one of the phenomenal sires of the earlist extreme speed. He is the sire of Sidney Dillon, who in turn sired Dolly Dillon 2:07, one of the greatest race mares and winners ever bred in California and that went down the Grand Circuit in 1901, meeting and defeating the crack trotters of that year. As a sire of speed that comes early and stays late Sidney has few equals. Cricket, the dam of William Harold, is one of the most remarkable of mares. She paced to a record of 2:10 to a high wheel sulky and was the first California bred mare to enter the 2:10 list. She is by Steinway, sire of the champion three year old pacer of the world, Klatawah 2:051, besides three other 2:10 per formers, and his son Chas. Derby has also sired the same number in that exclusive list. Retired to the stud Cricket dropped into the habit of producing & a standard performer every year. Her first was, William Harold 2:13} and then came the pacer Cricri 2:20, the trotter Isobel 2:29} and last season Hopper 2:171 that was a competitor in the five-mile race at Los Angeles last fall, in which he lowered the world's record for four miles by about twenty-four seconds. This makes four in the list for Cricket and there are two more, one two and the other three years old, that will be standard performer whenever they get ready to start. William Harold is a great horse on his performances and breeding, but he has proved himself a producer in the stud But one of his get was ever raced, the mire Janice that attracted the attention of the East- ern horsemen by getting a record of 2:08} on the Grand Circuit and winning some of the best races of 1901. William Harold's get are all good lookers, with size and speed of a high order and at $40 the season, he is one of tke best sires in California to send mares to this year. The other stallion at the Meek Farm is Welcome 2:101 pacing and 2:271 trotting. Welcome is one of the handsomest stallions that ever entered a show ring and has quite a bunch of blue ribbons to his credit. As a race horse he was game as a pebble and fast as the proverbial ghost. He won a long list of races in which be met the best in his class. His sire Arthur Wilkes is one of the best producing sons of Guy Wilkes and has sired no less than six with records below 2:15. The dam of Welcome is Lottie by Wayland Forrest. Lettie is not only a great brood mare, being the dam of three in 2:30 and two with records below 2:13, but she is a member of a great broodmare family. Her dam Mary by Flaxtail, is the only mare to produce two daughters that have in turn produced two with records better than 2:15. Mary is the dam of Grace, the dam of Daedalion 2:11 and Creole 2:15. Creole sired Javelin 2:08}. Grace also produced Ripple, thegrandam of the wonderful pacer Sir Albert S. 2:03J. Gazelle another daughter of Mary is the grandam of that whirlwind pacer Kelly Briggs 2:10}. The family founded by old Mary is one of the most prominent in the list of those from which has come 2:15 speed. Welcome has had but one of his get trained for the races and that one trotted to a record of 2:291 in 1901 and was a good winner in 1902 closing the year with a mark of 2:1G j. This was the bay gelding Iloilo, one ofthe'gamest and best gaited trotters of the Cali- fornia circuit last year. Welcome's fee has been placed at the low price of $25 and as he sires large handsome hoi'9es, he is the horse for the farmer as well as the breeder who wants speed and race horse qualities. Mr. Geo. Gray superintendent of the Meek Farm, Haywards will be pleased to send cards giving tabulated pedigrees of these horses to any who write for them. ♦ The Fastest Trotter ot all the Wilkes. Pnducing Stallions Krom Producing Families. Stallions that an by producing sires and out of pro- ring dam I !" by the best informed •vedii oiers and rec- akere of thu future. Mr. 1 leorge < Iray, supor- No trotting stallion in America was more talked about last year than John A. McKerron, that won the final race at Cleveland for the Boston Challenge cup, defeating tho=o two great trotters The Monk 2*05] and Lord Derby 2:05}, and afterwards trotted to a record of 2:051, which makes him the very fastest trotter of all the great family founded by Geo. Wilkes. As has been aptly said, he has done everything asked of him thus far, and is con liilenlly expected to answer several more questions in the affirmative, even the request to lower his present record. While McKerron was thus in the public eye, it would naturally be supposed that much attention would be directed to bis sire, and such was the case, for although Nutwood Wilkes has been recognized for several years as one of the greatest speed producing stallions ever bred on the Pacific Coast, the wonderful performances of his son naturally placed him more prominently before the breeders of America, as the position of sire of the champion trotter of the tribe of Wilkes is a proud one for a stall. on to hold at the age of fourteen years. When one stops to consider the fact that while Nut- wood Wilkes has had but a limited number of his get trained for the track, there are twenty-four of them in the standard list, that in one year two of his three year olds took records of 2:12 and 2:12}, that six ot his get have records better than 2:15, four of them being trotters, that one of his sons is the sire of Alone 2:09}, the fastest four year old pacing filly of 1902, and that the only two foals of his daughters ever traine-d took records of 2:16| and 2:25 last year, no further proof is necessary that Nutwood Wilkes Is one of the greatest speed producers in America. His record of 2:16} was obtained in a race and is not the extreme measure of his speed by any means, as he was dog lame when he obtained it and was afterwards retired to the stud. As an individual he has few superiors anywhere and his produce are all endowed with size, speed and good looks to a very marked degree. The writer has seen many of his produce but cannot re- member having ever seen a poor looker among them all, either as a colt or an aged horse. The breeding of Nutwood Wilkes puts him right in the very front rank of fashionably bred stallions. He is by one of the greatest sons of Geo. Wilkes, founder of the greatest family of race winners, and his dam is by Nutwood, champion sire ot 2:30 performers and champion sire of the dams of 2:30 performers. His second dam was by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., himself a great race horse and the sire of race winners, while his third dam Rebel Daughter was a thoroughbred mare that won many races and was by Williamson's Belmont, known as the Mambrino Patchen of the Pacific Coast. Tabulate the pedigree of Nutwood Wilkes back five removes and there is not a weak point in it. California breeders should realize the fact this year that such a horse as Nutwood Wilkes is standing for public service here at the fee of $50. He is a stallion that can be bred to with almost a certainty of getting a foal as he is one of the surest horses in America, and as his get are all large and fine looking they are sale- able at prices that pay a profit on the investment. With a good mare the chances of getting a fast trotter or pacer are many, and of getting a road horse that will sell for a good price certain. Those who are Interested in breeding should visit Pleasanton and look over the string of young horses by Nutwood Wilkes that William Cecil has in training there. No finer looking or faster lot of horses by one sire can be found on any training track. Mr. Carter breeds for the market and these youngsters and many more at Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington, are for sale at reasonable prices. Matinee at Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Driving Club held its matinee at Agricultural Park last Saturday under an injunction issued by the Superior Court, and had a very large attendance. The Court held that as the track had been tendered to the club for its matinee, the track managers must comply with their promise, although it also held that none but club members could partici- pate in any way in the use of the track. Consequently the sprinkling, harrowing and scraping of the course was all done by members of the organization, and none of the professional trainers were permitted to warm up the horses. The summary of the races held is as follows: First race, free-for-all trot. Belle Patcben, ch m (C. F. Nowlin) 1 1 Mowltza, br m (R. B, Moorebead) 2 5 Maggie May, b m (Hagan) 3 3 Pr. nee Howard, blk g (B. Erkenbrecher) 4 4 Time, 2:27. 2:20. Second race, mixed bandicap. Sweel \hirie, bm (t) (William Garland) 1 1 Allinto, big (p) (C. A.Canfleldl S 2 Cocur ile Lion, b g (p) .., (Bruner) 2 2 Time, 2:21M, 2:16. Third raoe, 2:211 class, mixed. Sweollioart, bin (p) (E. T. Earl) 1 1 frloretta Belle, b 111 (B Erkenbrecher) 2 2 Time. 2: IS' .., 2: IS, (dead heat), 2:19>i. Fourth race, free-for-all. pace. Undine, ch m (C. E. Guyer) 1 1 Prootor, eh g (Mosher) a 2 Glen.ohg (P. L. Budinger) 3 3 Monteolto Boy. bg (Edmonds) 4 4 Time. 2:2.1';, 2:20. Fifth race, 2:30 class, mixed. Would Be, eh > (Dodge) 1 1 Tom Thumb, ub g (I) (K V. Redpalhl 2 2 ICItly, bm (t) iH. Goldscbmidt) 3 3 Addle K.I'm (p) IBryson) 4 1 Blue Bill, eh g (p) (Thomas Hughes) 5 5 Time, 2:34, 2:34. January 31, 1903] &he ^veebev anif gipoict&xnaxx Professional Drivers Benefited by Amateurs. A few years ago when matinee raciDg was given the impetus that has since resulted in bringing racing to wagon by amateur drivers into the prominence and popular favor it merits and now enjoys, it was freely pre- dicted that the amateur sport would prove detrimental to professional racing. Time has proven, however, that matinee racing has had a wholesome, beneficial effect upon every branch of the light harness horse industry and the following paper, read by the well known professional reinsman, W. L. Snow, at the recent annual banquet of the Hornellsville (N. Y.) Driving Club, voices the general sentiment of all pro- fessional horsemen to a dot; '■Gentlemen and Members of the Hornellsville Driving Club: The subject which you have invited me to a read a paper upon this evening, is one in which my interest is unusually deep. As a professional trainer whose experience with light harness racing has extended over a score of years, beginning long before amateur racing was thought of, as we now know it, I am in a position to see its effects on all that pertains to racing and its allied interests, breeding and developing, bel- ter perhaps, than one whose participation in it began more recently. "The history of early harness racing informs us that it was not at that time a sport in which the better element of the people took an active interest. For some years it was conducted under methods not calcu- lated to draw to it the support of the class of men best able to make it popular. Probably the first factor in placing harness racing on a higher plane was the entry of the breeders into the racing arena. They were, on the whole, men of wealth and business integrity, who raced their horses to win, for the reason that the reputation of their stud was at stake. Their partici- pation in racing brought to the race track men of posi- tion, who had previously taken little interest in this branch of sport, and to the men thus attracted may be said to be due the first real interest in trotting and racing as a recreative pastime. '•With this awakened interest, however, it took years to bring the era of amateur racing. The first men to attract attention by their purchases of fa3t trotters for pleasure driving, confined their use to the road, which was, after all, only the first step in the evolution of the amateur reinsman. "In New York, Robert Bonner, Commodore Van- derbilt, Frank Work, and a little later W. H. Vander- bilt, made road driving a fashionable recreation, and both in the metropolis and other cities, men of wealth began to learn the joys to be experienced in the ownei - ship of a fast trotter or pacer. Human nature is the same the world over, and, as was naturally to be ex- pected, these men soon began to show a desire to measure the speed of their horses and their own skill wif,h the reins in actual contest. For a time the road was regarded as a satisfactory ground for these friendly contests, but, finding that only on a track could their horses show to their best advantage, it was but a short and natural step to amateur racing. "Gruesome predictions were made by many of the men engaged in professional racing as to the ill effect amateur racing would have on the future of the branch with which I am identified, but, happily, none of them has been borne out. "The entry of the amateur racing man into the arena of harness racing has been productive of only jood results. It has increased the demand for high class trotters and pacers; made higher prices possible; increased the interest in harness racing generally; widened the field of the professional trainer, and, best of all, it has raised the tone of the sport in a degree almost beyond comprehension. "I am pleased to say, as one who favored the advent of the amateur on our tracks, that I believe amateur racing is yet in its infancy, To me it is apparent that it will in the near futureshare with professional racing the interest of the public, and as a professional trainer whose greatest wish is to see harness racing occupy the highest possible position in the list of American sports, I wish to say that I will gladly welcome that day. ' ' — American Sportsmen. SADDLE NOTES. There was considerable adverse criticism by the various turf writers in the daily papers about the riding of The Major by C. Kelly in the race in which he was beaten by Epicure, and there was some talk as to the investigation of the race by the judges. A close observation of the race, however, showed that Bullman took Epicure to the front as soon as the barrier was released and set a heart-breaking pace, running the first four furlongs in fifty seconds and the next eighth in twelve seconds flat, making the five furlongs in 1:02 on a track that was not only htavy from mud but was also very slippery. This perform- ance gave him such a commanding lead that the rest of the journey was an easy thing for him and ro jockey on earth could have gotten The Major sny closer to him at the finish. wire to wire and winning by a head from Lord Badge, with Durazzo a length away. Elliott was bred at Palo Alto and is not only one of the last thoroughbreds bred there but also one of the best which ever came from that establishment. "Boots" Durnell, who was suspended in France two years ago, has received the good news that his sus- pension would be removed by the French Jockey Club. This will mean the removal of the ban against him both at San Francisco and in the East. It will also Professional tipsters who proclaim that they can successfully forecast the result of contests of skill, speed, power and endurance by man or beast, are hit hard in a bill introduced by Ass. mblyman TJlrich at Albany, N. Y., last week. The bill amends Section 351 of the Penal Code by substituting a Dew section, which prohibits the printing, wriiing or circulalion of information foretelling the re-ult of Ihe contests mentioned. Predictions in newspapers inserted as news and not as advertisements are not included in the prohibition. The broodmare Singing Burch (half sister to C. H. Todd), by imp. Goldfinch, dam Rcsi R., by Norfolk foaled a bay colt by imp Sharpftll. at Mr. J. B. Haggin's Elmendorf.Stud, Lexington, Ky., January 20. The Grand Prix'.of;Nice, one of the most valuable The committee of the United States Senate to which was referred the bill appropriating $2,500,000 for the purchase of draft horses for the Philippines, has re- ported favorably on the measure. The measure was prepared in response to a suggestion by Governor Taft, and the funds are desired to supply stock in place of that destroyed by disease. If California had a supply of dra't stock it could do a large export busi- ness in draft stock for several years to come. But the supply of draft horses in this State at the present time is not equal to the demand, and it will take several years of breeding to catch up. ORMONDE mean that McChesney and the other good horses of the Durnell & Herz string will be raced in the East at least a portion of the coming season. Referring to the news, Durnell said that he had made entries in the Western Stakes and may race in the West during the early part of the season. Willie Shaw, who rides for Geo. E. Smith, has arrived here and had his first mount on The Fretter last Saturday. Judging from the race which he made The Fretter run his ability does not seem to have been over-rated, and he is a valuable recruit to the local band of jockeys. Shaw can do 108 lbs. and last season rode the winners of the Great American, Tidal, Double Event, Neptune, Standard, Rosebud, Vernal and other stakes. It has been rumored that Csesar Young has leased the race track at Butte, Montana, and will give a race meeting there next summer. Despite the fact that numerous poolrooms are open in Butte during the summer months, it can be safely asserted that Caesar will hold his own both with them and the general public. The thoroughbred stallion Bangor has been sold to Russian parties by Messrs. Burns & Waterhouse. He was shipped last week to Vladisvostook. steeplechases in the world, was run on January 20 and won by Clerval, by Vigilant, dam Clelie; Manuscrit, second. The distance was about three miles and the race was worth $20,000. It is rumored that the Jockey Club will issue a license to Kenilworth track, Buffalo, which will be re- opened under new managemsnt. It is said that M. S. Denslow, of Buffalo, will take hold of the track after its affa'rs have been settled up by the receiver, in whose hands it is at present. Should "Ed" Corrigan carry out his reported in- tention of electing a race course and divi' i ig dates with the now prosperous Ciescent City Jo key Club at New Orleans, experts say that he will have beaten all rec0''ds for iac3 track promot:rg He has built race ou s> s at Chicago in two plac s, Sai Francisco (two courses) and is now interested in>the new Kansas City track. Quiz II. changed owners after the third race on Wednesday. Entered to be sold for $400, he was bid upto$1000byChas. McCafferty, owner of Mr. Farnum, the second horse, and secured by him at that figure. In retaliation J. Crane, former owner of Quiz, claimed Mr. Farnum and secured him for $725. The races won by Quiz II. showed such marked re- versal of form that they are the subject of investiga- tion by the officials in the stand. Troxler, who rode Quiz in both of his previous races, has already fur- nished his usual glib account of how it happened. California favorite hot weather drink — Jackson's Napa Soda. The Lissak handicap last Saturday was won by Elliott, a three year old, giving away pounds of weight to a field of high class aged horses- He was perfectly handled by Tommy Burns and ran a remarkable race, standing a fierce drive for the entire distance from WILL NOT SCAR OR BLEMISH. GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM Is the safest and most effective lotion or blister for ailments t,. HORSES and CATTLE and supersedes all cautery or firing. It is prepared exclusively by J. E. Com- bault, ex-Veterinary Surgeon to the French Government Stud. Asa HUMAX KKMEDT for Rhen- matlrm. 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This subject has also come under notice of the Federal authorities at Washing-ton, the Depart- ment of Agriculture has devoted much time and re- search in determining the economic value of several birds that Lad the reputation of doing damage to crops, fruits, etc. The depredations of the plume hunter along the Atlantic and Gulf coast has also come under the investigating eye of the United States officials and many facts have been demonstrated showing the injury to thecommonwealth arising from wanton and wholesale destruction of all kinds of birds. Id various states laws have been passed for the pro- tection of birds that are beneficial to the agriculturist. In California several attempts have been made for protective legislation on this line, but little, if any good has resulted. Last session of the legislature a bill for the protection of song birds (so called) passed both houses but never was signed by the Governor and consequently did not become a state law. Legis- lation, whenever attempted for this purpose, has been combatted by powerful and ever watchful influences that seems to be potent enough to prevail. The com- mercial interests involved are great, but nevertheless the value of prohibitive legislation in protecting the birds is of a thousand fold more value to the whole community than any temporary benefits derived through the few commercial channels interested. Efforts for the preservation and protection of game and fish should be parallelled with similar work in the protection of useful (as well as harmless) birds and animals. The birds particularly seem to have been sadly neglected. The columns of this journal have for years past pleaded the cause of the song bird and his congeners of the forest, field and shore. Protection should appeal strongly to sportsmen as well as every other class. The support of the sports- man to this end is a move in the right direction and will redound to the benefit of all concerned, as well as make stronger the bulwarks of game protection (pure and simple) by a mutuality of interest. We publish below a paper, read by W. Otto Emer- son, of Haywards, Cal., before the California Fruit Growers Convention last year. While the writer's remarks were directed to the attention of a class, the matter is of the utmost importance to the whole com- munity, the suggestions made in favor of protection should receive the earnest support of every citizen. In describing some of the methods employed the speaker did not enlarge upon the magnitude and many netting and trapping devices used for the depletion of the orchard and woodland of its feathered friends of mankind. These abuses are extreme in their whole- sale destructiveness and will surely result in the ex- termination of many useful birds unless checked. The man with the gun is responsible for many wanton deaths of birds absolutely useless as game, but his work is Lilliputian compared to the netter and plume hunter. Another cause for useless destruction is ignorance. The meadow lark and oriole have been muchly maligned birds, their value and benefit is fully shown In a monograph by F. E. L. Beal, Assistant Ornithologist of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Mr. Lmmerson spoke of birds principally which were known to the fruit grower. Many other birds can be mentioned, notably so the sandhill craDe. This spear- billed bird is a valuable friend of the farmer, this statement can be interestingly verified by anyone that will take the trouble to watch a crane catching gophers, alfalfa fields aro a favorite hunting ground for the longlegged sportsman. Hulli-tin No. 13 issued by the Department of Agri- culture contains some valuable information about blackbirds, bobolinks and grackles. The paper above referred to here follows: How true is the statement of E. Seton-Thompson that "the life of a wild animal always has a tragic end." In all the ages we find that birds have played an important part in the life of man and in the sur- tnga "f the human race. In early Egyptian times birds were held in great veneration and many were set up in their temples and their images adored supposed protection it was thought they could give th< per. Among the birds most vener- ated by the Egyptians were the Sacred Ibis and the owl. Among the ancient Romans birds entered > life, and the manner of their entrails when slaugh- Dterpretod for good or bad by the pagan priests. Even among our native Indian tribes birds dtninoua of good or ill. man takes a more practical view of bird life and its debtruction in farm or orchard must necessarily Interest us more and more as our crops — fruit, BftedB and v.-g.-lables — are attacked by new .My DOtlceablo at the present onstantlv being made on our experts In entomology to b»>k Into peete that aro i.r.-:i' Lngoutln different parts «>f the State, and to mediae or preventives fox tho different in- oo urges which ire continually attacking the 1 ii js, roots or fruit ol the producing districts of the lertfl ■ are co-operating with Nomologists in their labor in most of our uni- versities, while the horticultural departments and boards of horticulture are all working hard to the same end — the preservation of our crops from our insect enemies — and in line with this work investi- gating the benefits derived from the different species of birds from all sections of the country, studying their foods, habits and methods, in farm and orchard, and even in the wilderness. How Birds are Destroyed— The destruction of beneficial birds is moving along in three lines, the ele- ments, wild animals, and the hand of man. This de- struction at the hand of man is for three purposes: larks (otocoris) shot in large numbers, four varieties of the family turnida?, besides many species of small shore birds. If we ask the salesman for reed birds he will give us any of them, as they all go under that name, although the reed bird is known on the Atlantic Coast as bobolink (dolichonyx oryzivorus). The market hunting grounds are the surrounding bay counties, but many are now found up the river valleys, where they have more liberty in their noxious trade. Along the river banks and brushy sloughs may be seen the mode of taking birds by spreading fishnets over the low bushes, where several hundred birds will be taken at a setting. Two thousana birds is not an unusual day's trapping by this means. Nothing can escape the net. More birds can be destroyed in one day by this means than a man with a gun could get in a week's shooting. It will now be seen how the dimin- ishing of bird life is going on in this one instance. Wholesale Murder.— The hunting of birds for the millinery trade outnumbers all the other means I have so far mentioned. For this purpose the adornment, food and scientific investigations, and the slaughtering of our feathered tenants, regardless of kinds, from a wren to a pelican. All can be made use of, by coloring, for purposes of adornment. Prom a circular letter which came into my hands last January, I learned of a go-between in Oakland who was connected with a sale of 40,000 bird skins shipped to an Eastern plume house. I was addressed on the subject of a market to be had for wings breasts destruction is greatest in the order named A bird's life at the most does not range over five to fifteen years. Those of the order Anseres raptores and some of the pelagic forms live many years. The causes of destruction by storms or the elements on land and water is not noticeable in the diminishing of great numbers from any section of the country. comparison with the trap or gun of man. Many are and skins generally of eagles, hawks, owls, gulls terns killed by storms and by coming in contact with the grebes and, in fact, any bright colored bird that would light stations of the sea coast, where they are attracted do for the trade, Plume hunters are to be found all along our mountain lake borders as soon as the nesting season begins collecting what may come to the lake for the repro- duction of their kind. When the hunter has clea-ned out the vicinity, he moves to another, taking in the whole gamut of lakes from California to Washington. In the everglades of Florida and bayous of Texas out- fits of steam launches and sloops are sent to collect the nesting birds. In many sections species have become exterminated where formerly they were bringing up their voung by thousands, and these, old and young animals, such as the weasel, coon, fox, wildcat, one or would later on have spread all over the continent do- ing good by keeping down the countless numbers of noxious insects and small destructive animals. The great record of one hunter in Florida is a dis- grace to any man— killing in a single season 141,000 birds. A few years ago an order was sent to this Coast for 10,000 water bird's wings and breasts, which were collected from nearby bay shores, there being more than five men employed for the winter. This destruction of vast numbers of birds must i like moths to their death, by the blinding rays of light. Many are also killed bv striking against the overhead wires, tall towers and spires of thickly settled cities. They become confused by these unnatural objects in their migrating northward to the summer home or southward to the winter home, and so the destruction by these tall fixtures and lights amounts to many hundreds during the nights of the migrating season. Others are driven far off shore to perish at sea. Only a few, comparatively, are destroyed by wild aiinals, such as the weasel, coon, fox, wildcat, one or two species of owl and hawk, which prey, in part, upon bird life for their food. The hunter kills thousands where the elements and animals destroy only tens. A Nefarious Traffic — In many States most ad- mirable laws are being framed to stop the market and plume hunters from carrying on the wholesale destruc- tion of bird life. A walk through anj of the large markets of any of our large cities will show us the results of the trap, nets and guns. Well spread before essarily mean an increase of insect pests, which will the eye are hundreds of featherless birds, skewered require more vigilant care and a vastly greater ex- by dozens on willow switches or sticks at from 30 to 50 penditure of money on the part of the husbandman in cents a dozen, and this shooting and netting of birds protecting his crops. Wherever we see vegetable life is carried on the year round, excepting in the case of weakened by insects feeding upon it, other ills, such the robin and the meadowlark, and those game birds as fungus growths, smut and scale, more readily take are protected bylaw. A few countries are trying to hold of the tree or shrnb and soon spread disastrous enforce ordinances for the protection of some song results to the fruits, birds. Names and Foods.— The following list of useful In examining the birds exposed for sale at the mar birds is described as beneficial. There are many ket stalls many beneficial species will be seen — three others that could be added that the layman would not varieties of goldfinches (spinus\ two melospiza, a be so familiar with as those named. Seven species are pipilo, hundreds of pipits(anthus), some of the horned named as not worthy of protection: USEFUL BIRDS TO FARM AND ORCHARD. common name. scientific name. character of food. Marsh hawk Circus hudsonius Small mammals, insects and reptiles. Western red-tail hawk Buteo borealis calurus Squirrels, field mice and grasshoppers. Red-bellied hawk Buteo lineatus elegans Squirrels, field mice and grasshoppers. Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni Grasshoppers, crickets and mice. Rough-legged hawk Archi buteo ferruginus Grasshoppers, crickets and mice. Pigeon hawk ; Falco columbarius Crickets, field mice and grasshoppers. Desert sparow hawk Falco sparverius deserticolus Crickets, field mice and grasshoppers. Barn owl Strix pratincola Gophers, rats, mice, shrews and frogs. Barred owl Syrnium nebulosum Gophers, rats, mice, shrews and frogs. Short-eared owl Asio accipitrinus Gophers, rats, mice, shrews and frogs. Long-eared owl Asio wilsonianus Small mammals and frogs. California screech owl Megascops asio bendirei Mice, beetles and grasshoppers. California pygmy owl G. gnoma calif orniacum Mice, beetles and grasshoppers. Burrowing owl 3. cunicularia hypoga?a Mice, crickets, grasshoppers and beetles. Cabanis' woodpecker Dryobatus villosus hyloecopus. . . . Wood-boring larva? and insects. Gardner's woodpecker. . . . Dryo bates pubescens gairdneri. . . .Wood -boring larvae and insects. Nu Hall's woodpecker Dryobates nutalli Wood -boring larva? and insects. California woodpecker M. formicivorous bairdi Wood -boring larvae and insects. Rsd-shafted flicker Colaptes cafer collaris Codlin moth larvae and ants. Arkansas king bird Tyrannus verticalis Injurious insects of all kinds. Ash-throated flycatcher. . .Myiarchus cinerascens Noxious insects, moths and larva?. Say's pboebe Sayornis saya Noxious insects, moths and larva1. Black pboebe Sayornis nigricans Noxious insects, moths and larvae. Western wood pewee Contopus richardsoni Noxious insects, moths and larva1. Western flycatcher Empidonax difficilis Noxious insects, moths and larva1. Mexican horned lark Otocoris alpestris chrysola-ma Insects and seeds of noxious weeds. Arizona hooded oriole Tcterus cucullatus nelsoni Caterpillars, larvae of wire worms. Bullock's oriole Icterus bullocki Larva1 of noxious insects and army worms. Western meadow lark Sturnella magna neglecta Beetles, grasshoppers, wire worms and crickets. Arkansas goldfinch Aatragalinus psaltria Scale, aphis and noxious seeds. Western chipping sparrow. . Spizella socialis arizona?. Ants, spiders, seed a (spring and fall). Oregon junco Tunco hymenalis orpgonus Noxious weed seeds (spring and winter), scale. Samuel's song sparrow Melospiza cinerea samuelis Injurious insects of winter and spring. California towhee Pipilo fuscus crissalis Weed seeds and larva1 of injurious lDPrctp. IMack-beaded grosbeak . . . .Habia melanocephala Larva? of wire worms, corn worms and beetles. Lazuli bunting Passorina amn-na Summer insects and noxious weed seeds. California shrike L ludovicianus excubitorides Crickets, grasshoppers and beetles. Western warbling vireo. . . . Vireo gilvus swainsoni Injurious insects and larva-. Vigor's wren Thryothorus bewickii spiluru Trpe spiders and larva1. Western house wren Troglodytes a^don aztecus Spiders, bugs, caterpillars and larva'. Plain titmouse Parus inornatus Injurious larva' and tree bugs. CiUfornia bush tit PsaUri parus minimus calif ornicus. Scale, bark lice, minute insect eggs. Russet -backed thrush. Hylocicbla ustulatus Spiders, beetles and ground insects. Western robin Morula migratoria propinqua .... All kinds of earth worms. Western bluebird Sialia mexicana occiden tails Caterpillars, spiders and grasshoppers. OP PROTECTION. BIRDS WORTHY NOT Sharp-shinned hawk Accipiter velox Young poultry, small birds. < looper'a hawk Accipiter cooperi Came birds, and small, insectivorous birds. Duck hawk Kalco peregr'mus anatum Gam* and insectivorous birds. I! m I -I u-oasted woodpecker, . Sphyrapicus ruber Girdling trees with rings of boles. ( tallfornla jay. Apheloeoma californica Destroys insectivorous bird nests and fruit. House finch Carpodacus moxicanus frontalis. . Destroys fruits and blossoms. English sparrow Passer domesticus Feeds on grain, fruit, buds and blossoms. January 13, 1903 J f&he $veebev (tub ^povt&xnan 9 The Cocker Spaniel. The Ladies Kennel Association of Massachusetts have set the good example of having read before their meetings papers, by various members, descriptive of individual fancies for different breeds. Several of these papers have been already published in our columns. The following is by Mrs. E. H. Seagrave, President of the association and will be of interest to Cjcker fanciers and breeders: •'fn a short talk on Cockers it is scarcely necessary here to go into particulars as to their origin, further than to say that, being of the spaniel family, they represent one of tne oldest varieties of sporting dogs known, or of which we have records. The Cocker is the smallest of the sporting spaniel family and, perhaps, to this and his engaging dis- position and merry activity, is due, in great part, his popularity as a companion. In England, where most of the game is preserved, the shooting conditions are different, and the small covers and many hedgerows, afford ample scope for the Cocker's activity as a sporting dog. In America the Cocker is little used for its original purpose, and no better tribute can be paid to its many good quali- ties than the popularity it has attained as a family pet. Purely as a companion and with no regard to its sporting instincts, it has long assumed equal rank with the Fox Terrier and Collie. Over these breeds, however, it has the great advantage in docility of disposition and freedom from a desire to fight. In this alone the breed commends itself to women and children. But, perhaps, even more commendable, is the Cocker's superior intelligence, which manifests itself in so many endearing ways when a family pet. One is never lonely in the companionship of two or three Cockers. At home, I plead guilty of harboring five in the house, and a romp with them, for which they are always ready, is an excellent antidote for the blues. Each is individual in its little ways and oddi- ties, and to study and minister to them constitute most of the pleasure derived from their society. I make it a point, however, to know all my Cockers, and those I find necessary to keep in the kennels are visited every day and made much of, and, when weatherpermits taken for a run in the woods near the house, in which they naturally take great delight, hunting rabbit tracks and other game trails to be found in the woods, showing how easily they could revert to their original purpose were it necessary. The bright little Cocker is never cross, is easily con- trolled, not even the Poodle or Collie are more amen- able to education, and they can be easily taught many little tricks that are both amusing and useful in the house They aie naturally cleanly in their habits as all house pets must be and are easily taught to be good. Much has been said about sporting and pet Cockers. On this burning subject I do not care to say more than that, from my limited experience a small Cocker of from 19 lbs. to 22 lbs. (the limit in size and weight in my estimation for a companionable Cocker) if built on lines indicated in the standard is just as active and far more engaging in its ways than a larger dog, which is more suitable for the field than the house. Before giving a description of the Cocker, some- thing must be said about their keeness of scent. Authorities claim that they are even superior in this respect to the Pointer and Setter, in their ability to quickly discern bird scent. I can readily understand the justice of this claim, although my experience has been with chocolates rather than birds. Summer Girl, one of the lamented Ch. Omo's daughters, and her son Omy, seem to instantly divine when a box of candy or chocolate is brought into the house and no matter where it is placed, they will sit as near to it as possible and speak to me about it in the most im- patient manner, until the package is opened and they get their share. This is a bad habit, I know, but then they are privileged ones. The Cocker is divided at our shows by color— black; red or any other solid color, like liver; and particolor, which includes black and white, red and white, the roan and black and tan. The black is conceded to be the most popular, though the reds push them close. The general appearance of the Cocker should indi- cate an immensely strong, active little dog, compact in form, merry in disposition, with an eye that indi- cates love and fidelity. The head should be smaller, shorter in the muzzle and not so coarse and heavy in its lines as a Field Spaniel. Much of the quality of a Cocker's head is shown in the graceful contour of the skull as it reaches up from a very moderate stop and the slight furrow or median line between the eyes and the formation of the brow. The low set on of the ears intensifies the half circle dome of the skull and is a feature highly prized. The tips of the ears should not extend beyond the nose. The muzzle is moderately square and all tendency to snipiness should be avoided. The neck is long enough to allow the dog to put its nose to the ground and should be clean cut, devoid of loose skin and set gracefully into the sloping shoulders, which should not be loaded with muscle or fat, to interfere with their free move- ment. The body, which with legs and feet, is tbe most important part, should be compact and deep ribbed, but not so extremely short as to interfere with liberty of action. The forelegs are moderately short, but in comparison with Its size should not be too low set as the Field Spaniel. They should be, at any rate long enough to enable the dog to gallop strongly and actively. They should be strong in bone and as straight as possible; the feet compact and well clothed with hair and legs well feathered; the hind legs are well bent at the stifle and hocks low set, so that though a compactly built little animal the Cocker stands over a good deal of ground, as all animals should, which are intended to gallop. The set on and carriage of the tail, which is docked, is im- portant, the tail having a downward carriage and never, even when excited, should it be carried above the level of the back. Probably in no other dog is the action of the tail more expressive of the dog's temperament than in this the merriest of the Spaniel family. In 1901 the American Spaniel Club improved upon the old standard and reducing the weight limit to 24 lbs., has already brought about a more uniform size in the Cocker classes. In conclusion I would like to say that anyone who has kept Cockers cannot but agree with a certain writer, who likened the breezy Cocker in their merry activity to a breath of fresh air in a heated room." The Chow Chow Dog. Chows are evidently coming to the front in the East; efforts to form a club under the auspices of Mrs. Henry Jarrett and other leading fanciers are meeting with encouragement. The breed has a good standing with the English fancy and is under the fostering cynosure of the Chow Chow Club of England. We have in this city quite a number of good sneci. mens of the breed; entries have been made at different shows here. Mr. H. M. Pabst, of this city, has a fine black bitch and proposes to have her served by a good red dog owned here. There is no reason why local fanciers, with the material at hand, should not make a good start with Chows; indications point to a sub- stantial Eastern and local encouragement for the breeder. What our Chinese residents think of the breed and one of its utilities is shown in a number of garments we have seen in Chinese stores and also worn by in- dividual "pigtails." Blouses worn as overgarments are lined with the skins of Chows, the red colored dogs seemingly being the favorites for this comfortable predilection of the Chinamen. These garments are rich looking and seem to fill the bill acceptably. In this digression, however, it is to be hoped that our readers will not take us as seriously advertising a fur industry in the breeding and raising of Chows for their pelts. The breed is said to have enough desir- able and admirable qualities to entitle it to man's con- sideration as a pet and companion. The standard and points, as adopted by the Chow Chow Club of England, are as follows: Head — Skull flat and broad, with little stop; well filled out under the eyes. Muzzle — Moderate in length and broad from the eyes to the point (not pointed at the end like a fox). Nose — Black, large and wide. (In cream or light colored specimens a pink nose is allowable.) Tongue — Black. Eyes — Small and dark. (In a blue dog light color is permissible.) Teeth- Strong and level. Neck— Strong, full, set well on the shoulders and slightly arched. Shoulders — Muscular and sloping. Chest — Broad and deep. Back — Short, straight and strong. Loins — Powerful. Tail— Curled tightly over the back. Forelegs — Perfectly straight, of moderate length and with great bone. Hind Legs — Same as forelegs; muscular and with hocks well let down. Feet— Small, round and cat-like, standing well on the toes Coat — Abundant, dense, straight and rather coarse in texture, with a soft, woolly undercoat. Coat— Whole-colored black, white, red, yellow, blue, etc.; not in patches (the under part of tail and back of thighs frequently of a lighter color). General Appearance— A lively, compact, short- coupled dog, well knit in frame, with tail well over the back. Disqualifying Points— Drop ears, red tongue, tail not curled over the back, white spots on coat and red nose, except in white or yellow specimens. N. B. — Smooth Chows are governed by the same scale of points, except that the coat is smooth. Portland Kennel Club. at the next meeting," said F. H. Flemming. "We want to see if we can join the American club and at the same time,be members of the Pacific League." "This talk about the Pacific League being of greater benefit to us,"said W. B. Fechheimer, "has been aired repeatedly. Now, as far as I know, we get fewer dogs from Washington, which is the home of the Pacific League, than we do from California, which is American ground. The dogs we got from Seattle and Victoria last year were only sent for the purpose of getting the handler's prize. I am in favor of get- ting a good system of registration with the American organization." Mr. Flemming's motion to amend was put and lost, and the club went back to the orriginal motion. E. F. Willis said that he thought that more dogs would come to Portland under the Pacific jurisdic- tion, and that the Pacific League had done a great deal for dogs in Portland "Well, I move you," said Walter F. Burrell, "that the master be left to the board of directors, and that they be empowered to see if they cannot get certain concessions from the American club, in which case we will join the organization. I think it will be for the best interests of the club to take the national club rather than the coast league." Dr. Makay withdrew his motion, which was before the house, and Mr. Burrell's motion was passed unanimously. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. Mr. Winthrop Rutherford will judge Fox Terriers at the Westminster Kennel Club show in New York next month. Entries for the Westminster Kennel Club show closed on the 26th inst. About 300 specials, cups and medals will be awarded to the winning dogs. The regular prizes are of a liberal nature. The bench show committee is composed of William Ranscb, Walter Ferguson, Jr., and Richard H. Williams. Mr. James Mortimer, secretary and superintendent, has his office established at Room 701, Townsend Building, 1123 Broadway, New York. The Portland Kennel Club held its annual meeting on January 8th. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Dr. E. F. Tucker, President; Frank B. Thorne, Vice-President; William Peaslee, Secretary; William Goldman, Treasurer and W. M. Davis, W.B.Fechheimer and W.H.Fkming, Directors. Considerable argument was gone into over the question of the club's making application to join the American Kennel Club. The matter was left to the board of directors to settle. The coming club show will be under Pacific Kennti League rules in April next. Medals will be given instead of cash prizes. The Treasurer's report showed the club to be in a healthy financial condition. In debating the motion of Dr. Harry F. Mackay, that the club join the American Kennel Club several members discussed the question as follows: "J. A. Taylor thought that there would not be enough time to make the change between now and the time of the bench show in April, and deemed it would be wise to cling to the Pacific League. It might have a bad effect on the show to change now, and Mr. Taylor suggested it would be a good thing to wait. Dr. Mackay said it would be a good thing to take up with the American organization, and do it at once. He said that the members who objected to working under the American club rules were shortsighted, and that every man who would not pay twenty-five cents to have his dog listed with the American lists didn't deserve to have his dog on show. "I move to amend the motion of Dr. Mackay by leaving the matter with the board of directors, who shall confer with the members of the Pacific League The annual meeting of the San Francisco Kennel Club will be held very soon. Arrangements, we are informed, will be made for the spring show of the club. It is very probable dates about the middle or latter part of May will be selected for the bench show here. The Christmas number of the English Stock-Keeper is full of good things for doggy people — and for tbe poultry fancier also. The illustrated supplement Is splendidly printed on good paper: the half tones show- ing the pictures of the cracks of to-day in nearly every breed, portraits of prominent fanciers and some inter- esting "feather" drawings and photos is far ahead of the usual holiday issue and is well worthy of pres- ervation. In the Coming Events are listed a number of coming bench shows and field trials for this year, several of these fixtures being the inaugural events of the clubs giving them. This is a most encouraging showing and denotes a growing interest in bench affairs and also an increase in the following of the field trials enthusiast. H. M. Papst's Fox Terrier bitch Humberstone Actress has improved remarkably since the Oakland show. She will be served by Irving C. Ackerman's wire hair Humberstone Bristles. Prima Donna, his Great Dane bitch whelped, January 17th, 16 puppies (6 dogs) to Posen Great Dane Kennels' Blue Beard. Mr. Papst will shortly bring out from the East a Bull bitch puppy from a leading kennel. Kennel Registry. Announcements of Visits, Whelps, Sales and Leases will be in serted hereafter, for advertisers, free of cost. SALES. Nairod Kennels sold to J. P. Ferle the black Cocker Spaniel bitch Stella Silk No. 61646 (Buzz Silk-Bessie Trotwood), Janu- ary 25, 1903. Coming Events. Bench Shows. Jan. 20, 21, 23— Rhode Island Kennel Club. Winter dog show. Providence, R. I. George D. Miller, Secretary. Feb. 10, 11, 12, 13— Westminster Kennel Club. 27th annual show. Madison Square Garden, New York. James Mortimer, Superin- tendent. Feb. 18, 19, 20 — New Jersey Kennel Association. Second annual show. Orange, N. J. C. G. Hopton, Seoretary. Feb. 19, 20, 21— Colorado Kennel Club. Denver, Col. W. H. Kerr, 1151 Arapahoe street. Feb. 23, 24, 25, 26— New England Kennel Club. 19th annual show Boston, Mass. Wm. B. Emery, Secretary. March!, 5. 6, 7— Duquesne Kennel Club. Pittsburg, Pa. F. S. Stedman, Secretary, Lewis Building, Pittsburg. March 10, 11, 12, 13— Rochester Kennel Club. Rochester, N. Y. W. J. Gram, Secretary, 701 Lake avenue. March 11, 12. 13, 14— Coshocton Kennel Club. Coshocton, Ohio. F. V. Mizer, Secretary. March 17, 18, 19, 20— Twin City Kennel Club. Uhrichsville, Ohio. C. S. Walker, Secretary. March 25, 26. 2?. 28— Cuicazo Kennel Club. Annual show. Mrs John H Naylor Secretary, March 30, 31— St. Louis Collie Club. 5th annual show. St Louis, Mo. John A. Long, Secretary. March 31, April 1,2, 3— Buffalo Kennel Club. Inaugural show. Buffalo, N. Y. Edw. P Sharp, Secretary. April 1. 2, 3, 4— Victoria City Kennel Club. 2d annual show. Victoria, B. C. T. P McConnell, Secretary. April 1, 2. 3, 4-Southwestern Kennel Club. Inaugural show- New Orleans, La. John Dewhnrst, Superintendent. April 8, 9, 10, 11— Atlantic" City Kennel Club. Atlantic City. N. J. Thos. H, Terry, Secretary. May 29, 30— Ladies Kennel Association of America. Open-ai show. Hempstead, L. I., on grounds of Mrs. J. L. Kernochan- Mrs. A. G Evans, Secretary, Westbury, L. I. Oct. 6, 7, 8, 9— Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury, Conn John W. Bacon, Treasurer. Nov. 3, 4,5, 6— Ladles Kennel Association of America 10 ®Jw $x£cl*€V axxif &povt&maii f JANUARY 31, 1903 Square Garden, New York. Mrs. A. G. Evans. Hon. Secretary. We* t bury. L. I. Field Trials. Jan 26-Natlonal Championship Field Trial Association. An- nual trials at Grand Junction. Teon. W- B. Stafford, Secretary, Trenton. Tenn. F«b S-Eastern Field Trial Club. Twenty-fourth annual trials at Tbomasvllle, Ga. Simon C. Bradley, Secretary, Greenfield Hill. Conn. m : Feb 17-Souihern Beagle Club. Baldwyn, Miss. J.T.Jones, 3 Aug, i8_iowa Field Trial Association 6th annual trials. --Nt-bra^a Field Trial Association. ONeil. Neb. H. H. MoCiirihy, Secretary. ^-Mlonesota-N'orth Dafeota Field Trial Association. 2d annual trials. Iroquois, S. D. Dr. W. A. Moore. Secretary- Tre:isurer. St Paul, Minn. . -Monongahela Field Trial Association. 9th annual trials. . Nov. 2— Michigan Field Trial Association. Annual trials. Nov. £— Ohio Field Trial Association. 6th annual trials. Nov. B— Missouri Field Trial Association. Annual trials. -luieruaiioDiil Field Trial Association, loth annual X0V. ...-independent Field Trial Club. 5th annual trials. X,lV 16— North American Field Trial Club. 5th annual trials. Nov. if.— Kentucky Field Trial Association. 4th annual trials. Not if.— Illinois Field Trial Association. 5th annual trials. Robinson 111. Nov. 23— American Championship Field Trial Association. An- nual trials. Robinson, 111. —Indiana Field Trial Club. Annual trials. Indiana t'leia xnai uuu. rtuunai """». . first week in December. C. F. Yung. Secretary, Clay City, Ind. 1904. Jan 6 IS— Mississippi Field Trial and Gun Club. Inaugural trials Holly Springs, Miss Membership Stake, January 6; Derby and All-Age Stake, January 13. W. De Arnold. Tupelo, Miss. Jan 13— Pacific Coast Field Trials Club. 21st annual trial. Cal. Albert Betz, Secretary, 3U1 Parrott Bldg, S. F. . Trap Shooting at Manila. With the advent of the American army in the Philippines came the introduction of various of our sports, in this, trap shooting was not ovevlooked by a number of shotgun devotees. The game must have caught on for we find listed among the officials and members of the Manila Gun Club the names of several Philippine sportsmen who were among the partici- pants at the club's Thanksgiving tournament last November. The shoot took place on the club grounds at Calle Herran, Malate, and was a success from start to fioish a brief account of this trap shoot in the far away (Meat may not be uninteresting to American trap- shooters. Six events were on the card, commencing with a 20 target race (Turkey shoot) entrance $3 50, followed in order by a 25 target handicap medal race, entrance 20 target race for the Sr. M. M. Veloso cup, entrance $2 50, th-se three events were shot in the morning, in the afternoon the program was continued with three other matches: a 25 target challenge modal race, entrance $3.00, 20 target team cup rac^ (cup donated by Dr. Paul C. Freer), entrance $2.50 concluding with a shoot at doubles, 10 pairs, entrance $2 5l). VV-j regret that our correspondent neglected to send scores and Dames of the shooters. The rules governing the shoot were as follows: 1. Entries for each event will be received up to the time the last squad is called, but not after. Persons so desiriDg may pay for the entire program, or for several event?, and save the trouble of paying before each event. All events must be paid for in advance. 2. Squads will be posted on the blackboard in ad vauce of being called, and contestants must take notice so as not to delay the shooting. There will be no squad hustlers. Any shooter not io position with- in t*o minutes from the time his squad is called shall lose his place and forfeit his entrance fee to the club, and the shooting shall proceed without him. 3. Extra events may be added if the program is not sufficiently long to fill the day. 4. In th* shoot for the "Team Cup" the two mem- bers of the club making the highest averages for the day will each choos© four men to constitute theteams, mber having thesecond highest average having the first, choice. 5. In the contest for "The Veloso Cup" no one will be permitted to enter who has made a score of 20 "ut or better. This event will be shot at known ind known angles. Ties will be decided in five- birds down events. Ill eventB except the contest for "The Veloso ind the "Doubles*' will be known traps and unknown angles. 7. "The Interstate Association Trap-Shooting Rules" Fthall govern all events. affair was attended by a number of ladies and men who were Interested spectators throughout fchfl shoot The mefttlog was conducted under the supervision of the folio? amen: Referees— Dr. Lnuls Ottofy, H. D. C. Jones, M. M. i, .1 S Stanley, Waj. E.C.Carter, Benito Legarda. Dumas, J. M. Lacalle, Dr. P. L. Sherman. •- — Manuel De Yriarte, D. C. Worcester, pep. lero, Fred C. Fisher, Stewart S. II . 0 Wilhite. Mr. C. O. Wllhlte lb the secretary of the club. Game Legislation. Up to going to press this week the indications were strong that two proposed game measures would be signally defeated at Sacramento. The one is the pro- posed bill to cut up the State into fish and game dis- stricts and the other is the substitute bill for Section 627 of the Penal Code. There is a strong opposition now among a majority of our sportsmen against the districting proposition. The fallacy and uselessness of such a measure is now understood. One result of the introduction of this idea was to create a diversity of interest, each section advocating strenuously changes that were desired in its own particular locality. This condition is mainly, it is claimed, the outcome of promises made when the State was canvassed and county fish and game asso- ciations organized. The district scheme decidedly did not have the sanction and approval of the Cali- fornia Fish and Game Protective Association, an or- ganization composed mainly of delegates from all the county and independent fish and gu.me protection associations. The question was voted down when submitted to the recent annual meetiDg of the State Association at Monterey. From present indications theprime organizer cannot deliver the goods promised. Section 627 of the Penal Code was to be ammended so that anyone could go 500 yards within the exteiior boundaries of cultivated or enclosed ground (private property) before becoming amenable to a charge of trepass. This change would practically nullify the effect of the present law againts trespassers where ground is properly posted. It is a measure designed to effect the shooting clubs. Really it is a narrow minded short sighted measure that would if carried result in placing every man's property in this State at the disposition of any loafer or tresspasser so dis- posed. The evil features of the bill were recognized by citizens whose interests were paramount to the pleasures of the comparatively few sportsmen who shoot ducks and we fed safe in saying that the bill will be kihed in its infancy. A press dispatch from Sacramento yesterday stated that the committee substitute game bill, making a number of radical changes in the game laws of the State, finally passed the Senate Thursday morning, and for the benefit of the duck hunters throughout the State the measure waB presented in the Assembly yesterday and an effort was to be made to rush it through the lower house. The reason for this haste is that the open season for ducks will close February 1st, unless this measure be- comes a law, but if it is passed by both houses and ap- proved by the Governor it will give the duck hunters fifteen days' more sport. One of its provisions is to extend the open season for ducks to February 35th. If through any mishap or delay from any cause the bill should not become a law until after the present open season closes there may be several days during which it will be unlawful to kill ducks, but if afterward the bill is finally passed duck shooting will be legal up to February 15th. The intention was to rush it through this week and the Governor will sign it without delay. It is not certaiD that the bill would have easy sailing in the Assembly, for the reason that it carries with it other provisions than that of extending the duck shooting season. The dove shooting season, which is now from August 1st to February 1st, is extended in this bill so as to make the season from July 1st to February 15th, a difference of forty-five days. The open season for deer is also to be extended. It is now from August 1st to October 1st, and if this bill becomes a law it will be lawful to shoot deer from July 15th to November 1st. Some of the members of the Assembly Committee on Fish and Game desire that the State be divided into fish and game districts, as is provided by the constitutional amendment voted at the last general election. Others prefer to give to the Boards of Supervisors of the various counties the authority to make their own regulations as to the kill- ing of game within their respective counties. Free!! Free!! Free!! The Polk Miller Dnur C*< \ i hose advertise ru'-nt'»"f ■ are appearing now in ibo HI] furnish a.*olvt't- of their bookon treat h a , m with which i '■<' KnrloMe them So ■ t of mntltiiK tiif t«>ok Tii. v bave recently i. i nllfornla, distritiutinrr r popular line of "Do unrt extend an ■ i 't Hymi's. Avoid all blisters; they offer only temporary relief, if any. W ANTED. Strawberry Roan ilVOULD BUY A STRAWBERRY ROAN ** Horse or Mare. 15 3 or 16 hands high; trotter, no pacer; 4 to 7 years old Address, giving par- ticulars, ALFRED SOLANO. 405 Stimson Block, Los Angeles, Cal. FOR SALE. Six Good Jacks at reasonable prices, to close an estate. Address W. R. MADDEN, Dixon, Cal. LOOK YOURSELF SQUARELY IN THE FACE. Be master of the situation. Let neither doubt nor influence prevent jou from trying Veterinary P*xine. It makes skeptics smile to read, but it makes a man marvel who turns to it after every known resource fails to cure chronic sores, abscesses and chafes. Ice, storms and rough roads develop scratches, grease heel and speed cracks. Veteri nary Pi sine counteracts effects of impure blood, penetrates to the depth of hardened Assures. sloughs off proud flesh, speedily soothes and will heal the severest and most chronic cases. Con- tains no gritty harsh or poisonous substance. Money back if it fails. 2 oz., 25c; S oz , 50c, 5-lb pkg., S4.00. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL CO , TROY. N Y D. E. Newell. Pacific Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street, San Francisco. SHOEMAKER'S BOOK j" POULTRY Wand family almanac for 19US. Over f 200 large padres of best book paper, with fiuecolored platestrue to life.Tellshow I to raise chickens profitably.their care, ' diseases and remedies. Diagrams with full descriptions nj Poultry houses. All about LVCFISATOKS. BROODERS, ---,^—j JL: TliornnChbrtd FOWLS, with lowest prices, lou cann.-tatFordto bewithoutit. Onlylocts C. C. SHOEMAKER, Box 597. Freeport, |||„ tj. S. A. For Sale. English Shire and Clydesdale Stallion T^IVE YEARS OLD AND WEIGHS 1800 LBF. -1- Price reasonable. For further information address P. J CARROLL, Mills Station CaL JACK WANTED. \ WELL-BRED, HIGH-CLASS, THOR- xi- oughly acclimated JACK. Must be a sure foal getter and able to pass the strictest veteri- nary examination. Califcrnia-bred Jack pre- ferred. Address F. W. KELLEY, Breeder and Sportsman. OUR MONEY IS LUCKY 1 Borrow on Your "Watch or Diamond from the Pioneer Money Lenders- . . 532 KEAKNY ST.. near Sacramento Street BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE DEALERS IN 65-57-59-61 First Street, h. F Telephone Main 199. Asthma, /jM{\ Coughs, Bronchitis, wEra Sore Throat, Catarrh. XmS^ Hoarseness, Nothing gxeels this simple remedy. Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose — surround- ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor.carriage office, news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance. FOR SALE. Three Standard-Bred Trotting Stallions WILKES STOCK. One Seal Brown, 16 hands, foaled May 2, 189F; first dam Fearless byFallis 4781 (record 2:23j; second dam Jean Perault by Signal 3327. One Golden Bay, l6.1 hands, foaled March 5, 1898; first dam Signal by Del Sur 1098 (record 2:24). dam of Guy Sino 2:293£; second dam Lady Sig- nal by Signal 3327. One Brown, white points, 16 1 hands, foaled April, 1898; full brother to the bay. These colts are all sired by Prince Airlee 2804a son of Guy Wilkes 2807 (record 2: 15J-.0, and bred by Wm Corbitt, San Mateo. Cal. They are pure gaited and show wonderful speed for the little work they have done. For further particulars apply to P. H. McEVOY, Menlo Park, CaL For Sale. Having concluded to retire from the business of breeding- trotters, I have decided to sell all my horses, including the famous stallions R chard's Elector 217C Sire of 16 in the list, son of Electioneer and Gilberta by St. Clair. L. A. Sired by Richard's Elector, dam by Butterfield's St. Clair, second dam by Williamson's Belmont. ElectTic Sired by Richard's Elector, dam by Yorktown (son of Speculation), sec- ond dam by Blaekhawk 767. These horses are in perfect condition and are offered at very low prices. Colts and fillies by these sires will be shown at my place, Grayson, Stanislaus county For further particulars, prices, etc., address L A. RICHARDS. Grayson, Cal. RACING LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission. Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. WAREHOUSE: j 203 Berry St. | SAN FRANCISCO, Telephone: Main 1027. CYRUS NOBLE WHISKY J ROOS BROS Outfitters to MEN BOYS 25 to 37 KEARNY ST. at POST EVERY WEEK DAY RAIN OR SHINE. New California Joctey Glut OAKLAND TRACK SIX OR MORE RACEL DAILY RACES START AT 2 = 15 P. M. SHARP. Ferry boats leave San Francisco at 12 m , 12:30, 1 1:30, 2, 2:30 and 3 p. sr , connecting with trains stopping at the entrance to the track Last two cars on train reserved for ladies No smoking. Buy your tickets to Shell Mound. Returning trains leave the track at 4:15 and 4:45 p. m. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H WILLIAMS, President. PERCY W. TREAT, Secretary. Hunt and Fish ALONG THE LINE OF THE PRESIDING RAGE JUDGE OF Rnnninc anfl Trotting Events Thorough Student of Form Open to Engagement for 1903. Best of References Address G. W. STIMPSON, STOCKTON. CAL. Sire of Prank Sweitzer £ Ha '.el Y Butcher Boy Aud 1 tor and ten more in 2:ini/. .2:13« .2:17 .a:m< .2:19* 2:30 Breed for Size, Disposition, Style and Speed. SECRETARY Son of the great Director and a mare by Volunteer, Will make the Season of 1903 AT ALAMEDA. SECRETARY is a black horse. 16 hands high, a model of symmetry and conformation. His disposition is perfect and he cao show as much natural speed as any trotting stallion in Cali. fornia. He sires speed, quality, substance and splendid disposi- tions, and his produce are always in demand. FEE $40 THE SEASON. For card containing tabulated pedigree and other informa- tion address EtlAS "WILLIAMS, Cor. Union Street and Speedway, Alameda, Cal. (LESSEE OF THE S. F. & N. P. R. R.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Gold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Floe Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section in California for Frnit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa Ukiah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County- Saturday to Monday round-trip ticke** at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. R. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. JUST LIKE A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track Bring the ladies and see the FASTEST HORSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. S OLNEY & SON, - - Proprietors THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. NUTWOOD WILKES. He is the only Stallion that ever produced two three-year-olds in one season with ecordsof 2:12 and 2:12^ respectively. Who la It, ex-champion ttn-ee-year-old ^elding of the world, reduced his record to 2:10&. John A. McKerron 2:05^ t£'12M as a three-year-old) is the fastest trotter of all the famous tribe of George Wilke « . NUTWOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1903 at the NUTWOOD STOCK Fee = $50 RACE RECORD 2:16^ Si>-e of JOHN A. McKKRKON 2:05Vf By GUY WILKKS 2:15V* Dam LIDA W (by Nutwood 2:18?i) .2:18', For the Season With return privileges 1 t orse remains my property. Good pastur- _age at $3 per month. Bills payable before re- moval ot mare. Stock well cared for, but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS THE SIRE OF John A. McKerron .2:0534 Fastest trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 2:12)4 Who Is It 2: 10# 3-year-old race rec 2:12 Stanton Willies 2:t0^ Georgia B Claudius Bob Ingersoll Irvingten Boy. . . . Verona Trvington Belle.. Echora Wilkes. !:12M . 2:13V, . 2: 1 -Mi .2:i7« .2:18^ ,2:184 2: 18',; Rosewood 2:21 Nearest 2:22 Central Girl 2:22li Mixer 2:2J'4 Alix B 2:241$ Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgie 2:25 Fred Wilkes 2:26*5 Queen C 2:88.4 Ei ec tress 2:s8J6 Daueestar .. 2:2!' L E C 2:394 T C. (3) 2:3U **r-But three of the grandsons and granddaughters of NUTWOOD WILKES ever started in races 1£02 is by a son (Nearest 2:22). and Hollo 2:I6-K and Miss Georgie 2:25 are out of his daughters Young stock by NUTWOOD WILKES for sale For further particulars apply or address Of these, Alune 2:09^, fastest four-year-old of MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co., C 12 &he gveeitcv mth ;$;p\ortem(ttt [January 31, 1S03 AUCTION SALE OF TROTTING STOCK TO BE HELD THIS TEAR AT THE CCIDENTAL Horse Exchange 246 THIRD ST., near Folsom, WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT Thursday, Feb. 5, 1903 COMMENCING AT 11:30 A. M, 'PBIRTY-FfVE GRANDLY BRED TROTTERS AND PACERS, THOROUGHLY BROKE, and among them are many " valuable prospects," sired by Antrim (sire of Anzella 2:06?,;, the ■: money wionorof 1902), Oro Wilkes 3:11, Dictator Wilkes. Hawthorne, Brino Tricks 2:13, Wyoming Chief. Fine double teams, perfectly matched, and single drivers. I will also sell about 15 head of Draft and all-purpose Horses. Tally-ho Brake, cost $1380; Four- in hand Harness, cost $500; Spider Phaeton, cost $450: Two-seater, cost $300; Frazier high wheel Cart, 5; Single and Double Harness. All as good as new; have not been used twenty-five times. These Horses will not be walked in to the Pavilion, but will be shown led to halter by the side of saddle horses, so thai buyers can see what gait they have and get an idea of how fast they can go" Everything sold will be guaranteed just as represented. Catalogues Issued Immediately. WM. G. LAYNG, Live Stock Auctioneer. U SPOHN'S J J MUST PAY YOU. IT PAYS ALL OTHERS. GUARANTEE: One bottle to cure a case, any form of Distemper. All good druggists and turf goods houses, or Manfrs. will deliver it to you. 50 cents. $5 dozen. SPOHN MEDICAL CO , Chemists and Bacteriologists, Goshen, Ind J. A. McKERRON, San Francisco, Special Agent. Iran Alto 2:12 4 Sire of Dr. Frasse 2:12] Thomas R 2:15 Vendome 2:18! Dr. Frasse's Sister, 2:25- By PALO ALTO 2:08=4 (world's stallion record to high-wheel sulky), sire of IRAN ALTO 2:12^, Pasonte (4t 2:13. Palita 2:16, Rio Alto 2: 16' i, Palatine 2:18. and 11 others in 2:30 list. Dim K.I.A1VK 2:20 (world's 3 and 4 year old records in 1877 and 187S), dam of Norlaine, yearling recrd 2:314. and of 3 In 2:80 list and the dams of 6 in 2:30 list Second Dam GKKEN MOUNTAIN MAID, dam of Electioneer 135 (one of the world's greatest sires), 9 in 2:30 list; sons produced over 300 standard performers. IRAN ALTO 2:12'4 is not only royally bred, but has pioven himself a racehorse and a sire of speed He Is a splendid individual and has all the most desirable qualifications for a great stallion. Breed to him and you will get the kind of colts you are looking for. Will Make the Season, 1903, at his home The Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose. Write for Terms, Particulars and Tabulated Pedigree. JAMES W. REA, San Jose, Cal. Alta Vela ZZtto9 2:111 SON OF THE GREAT ELECTIONEER 125 (Sire of Ariou <4) 2:07*£, Sunol 2:08'., Palo Alto 2:08^. Alta Vela 2:11 W, and 9 more in the 2:15 list, etc) Dam LORITA 2:|s'; by Piedmont 914; second dam Lady Lowell (dam of Ladywell 2:l6y3 Lorila 2:I8!£. and dams of 6 in 2:30 list) by St. Clair; third dam Laura, dam of the sire of Occident 2:16^. At "CASSIDT'S," 20th and Lobos Avenues, near Golden Gate Park. San Francisco. Limited to 40 mares, as he will be trained and raced again this year. ALTA VELA is the Best Sou of Electioneer on this Coast. Best of care taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Usual return privileges. Bills payable at time of service and mu .t be settled before removal of mare. Address HANS FRELLSON, 20th and Lobos Aves., San Francisco. Will Make the Season, I903=-Fee $30 BY MACK By McKINNEY 2:11 1=4 Dam BY BY by NUTWOOD. McKlnney 2:11".^ (sireof Coney 2:02. You Bet 2:07, Charlie Mac 2:07%. Jennie Mc 2:09, The Roman 2:09*, Hazel Kinney 2:09*. Dr Book 2:10. 22 in 2:15 list and 50 in 2:30 list): By By by Nutwood 600 (champion of all hires): grandam Rapidan fdam of Lnckheart 2:08^, Rapid 2:22^, Capt. Mac 2:29); great grandam Madam Headley, dam of Export Prince 2:I3'4- BY MACK Is one of the Best Bred Sons of the Great McKinney. Terms: $25 for the Season. E;^YS2tn?nlSri™?ens«. No barbed wire fences For further particulars address A. iniMUi.ll, Reclamation Station, Cal. Ship mares to A. Dosocgh, Reclamation Station (California and Northwestern Railroad). JAY-EYE-SEE Mr. J. I. Case, (Hickory Grove Farm, home j of J :iy -Eye-See) Racine, wis., says: "After try- ; Ins every known remedy, I removed a large | Bunch of two years standing from a 3-year old ; Ally, with three applications of Quinn's Ointment.! It Is the best preparation I have ever used or heard « ot I heartily recommend It to all Horsemen. ^ We have hundred* of such testtmontaU. Price 91.00 per i>UL'kn«e. Ask your druggist for It. If be does not keep It we Will (M'tnl pp-l'uld nil W'Hpl nt jirlrc. Address VTF. B.EDDY & CO., Whitehall, N. Y. rranTK BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Poiit Street, San Francisco, Cal. Tho c dent, the largest, the most popular com- Hohool oo the Pacific Coattt. 18,000 grodu- '•-artient: 80 tjpowrlterw; over 300 Mtu den la placed Id positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. II l. \ ll». President. Washington Jockey Club OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Kace Course and Office during Race Meetings, Bennings, D. C. Office in New York, Room 201. 571 Fifth Ave., "The Windsor Arcade." stakes to close tuesday, february 10, 1903. Spring and Autumn Meetings, 1903, and autumn meeting, 1904. Spring Meeting 1903, begins Monday, March 33d, to Inclade Tuesday, April 14th— SO days The Handicaps— The Consolation, The Dixie, The Vestal— as below, will close and name at midnight of Tuesday, February 10, 1903. The Bennings Spring Handicaps. To be run on the first and last days of the Spring Meeting. Handicaps for three-year-olds and upward. By suuscription of $10 each, which shall entitle the ^ntry to start in the First and Second Handicaps, >n payment of the additional starting fee of $30 in each. To close and name at midnight of Tuesday. February 10. 1903, (the second .Tuesday in Febru- ary). Weights to be announced March 4. 1903. Conditions of tbe First Bennings Spring Handicap. Starters to pay $20 additional, with $1000 added, of -which $200 to the second. $100 to the third. The winner to receive one-half of the -ubscription money, all of the starting money, and the balance of the added, money, $7GU Winners after the publication of the weights to carry 3 lbs. extra: of two races of any value, or one of the value of $1000, 5 lbs. extra; of three of any value or one of the value of $1500. 8 lbs extra In case of horses handicapped at 118 lbs. or over, these penal lies shall apply to the extent of one-half only. Si.r furlongs. Conditions of the Second bennings Spring Handicap Starters to pay $30 additional, with $1500 added, of which $350 to the second. $153 to the third The winner to receive the remaining one-half of the subscription money, all of the start- ing money, and the balance of the added money. $1100. Winners aTter the publication of the weights of a race of any value, to carry 3 lbs. extra; of two races of any value, or one of the value of $1000, 5 lbs. extra; of three races of any value, or one of the value of $1500, 8 lbs extra. Incase of horses handicapped at 118 lbs or over, these penalties -hall apply to the extent of one-half only, except for the winner of the First Handicap, which shall carry 10 lbs more than he carried in that race. Seven furlongs. AUTUMN MEETING, 1903. THE GRAND CONSOLATION— $3000 Added. The Grand Consolation, for two-year-olds, foals of 1901 Non-winners of $10,000 at time o1 starting. To close and name February 10, 1903- at $10 each If not declared by June 1, 1903, to pay $25 each. If not declared by September 1 1903. to pay $50 each. If not declared by November I, 19U3, to pay $100 each. Starters to pay $100 additional The Washington Jockey Club to add $3000, of which $500 to the second, $30u to the third. Colts to carry 122 lbs., Bllies and geldings 119 lbs. Non-winnersof $5000 allowed 51bs. of $3500allowed ? lbs., of two races of $3000 allowed 10 lbs., of three races of $1500 allowed 12 lbs. Maidens that have - not started to receive no allowance. The winning of $10,000 or more, shall be equiva- lent to a declaration. Seven furlongs. AUTUMN MEETING, 1904. THE DIXIE— $2500 Added. The Dixie, for three-year-olds, foals of 1901. To close and name February 10, 19J3, at $10 each. If not declared by January 5, 1904, to pav $20 each. If not declared by June 1, 190*, to pay $40 each. If not declared by September 1, 1904, to pay $60 each. If not declared by November 1, 1904, to pay $80 eacn. Starters to pay $100 each. The Washington Jockey Club to add $2500, of which $500 to the sec- ond, $300 to the third Colts to carry 126 lbs , Allies and geldings, 123 lbs. Winners of any race of the value of SiO.uOO, as three-year-olds, to carry 5 lbs. extra. Other horses, if non-winnersof $5000 as three year-olds, to be allowed 3 lbs ; of $3000,5 lbs.; of two races of $3000 each, 7 lbs.; of three races of $1500 each, 10 lbs. One mile and three- quarters. THE VESTAL— $3000 Added. The Vestal, for three-year-old fillies, foals of 1901 . To close and name February 10. 1903, at $5 each. If not declared by January 5, 1904, to pay $15 each. If not declared by June 1.1904 to pay $25 each. If not declared by September I, 1904, to pay $40 each. If not declared by November I, 1904, to pay $90 each Starters to pay $75 each The Washington Jockey Club to add $2000 of which $300 to the second, $200 to the third. To carry 123 lbs. Winners of any race of the value of $7500 as three-year-olds, to oarry 5 lbs. extra. Other fillies, non-winners of $4000 as three-year-olds, to be allowed 3 lbs ; or $2500. 5 lbs.; of $1500, 7 lbs ; of two races of $1000 each each. 10 lbs. The winner of the Dixie to carry 5 lbs. more than she then carried. Mile and a half. NOTICe. Entries for the above are received only and under the conditions as printed, and in all respeol* subject to and in accordance with the rules of The Jockey Club and Washington Jockey Club. For Entry Blanks address the Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco, Cal Need one wonder why our writ-ou guarantee, which;accompanies every bottle, ? constructed so it is equivalent to a bonl? E W. CHAPIN ROD UK LOUIS BACUyANN, <6j Broome St., New Yo#*0] TL:c Northboro Woolen Mills. Chapinvitle, Afass.,^!t°}L\*h IOO l» Troy Chemical Co., Troy, N. Y.: Gentlemen:— I purchased several bottles of " Save-the' Horse1' Spavin Cure for myself and friends during the last four months. The first case on which I used it was a bad splint, and to my astonishment it not only took out the soreness but removed the splint. Second case— My brother-in-law had a valuable mare with a bone spavin, and at my suggestion he tried " Save-the-Horse." In this case the bunch Is not entirely removed, but all tbe sore- ness and lameness Is gone, and the mare travels its sound as a colt Third case— I tried It on the well-known black inner • Alhambra," rboord 2:08!J, sired by ' Legal Tendor. Jr" This horse was lame when I pur- Otaaaed Mm, with a strained tendon on ni^h bind log I tried all kindN of liniment before using yours; yours at $5 por bottle seemed a pretty high price; but I had to come to It, as none of tho other liniments had done any good. I used one and a half bottles of "Save-the-Horse," and he aeems to bo entirely cured. I have him out every day and hnrdlv over take a ride but he gets one or two brashei before sotting home All I can say Is ihiii "Save-the-Horse" has done splondld for mc, and I lwiow of nothing Its equal. Very truly, ELIZABETH WAGON WORKS. B. F. STRAUSS, Prop'R. 35-41 South Spring Street, Elizabeth. N. J. Troy Chemical Co., Troy, N. Y. Gentlemen:— With three bottles of "Save-the- Horse" I removed a thoroughpln on one leg and cured a spavin on the other leg on one of my horses I appreciate what "Save-the-Horse" has done in my case, and will show the horse to any one who desires to see it- Verv truly, B. F. STRAUSS, Prop'r. Horse can be worked with either shin or ankle boots, as no harm can possibly come by either destruction of hair or scalding of the limb. "Save the-Horse" oan be applied in all conditions and extremes of weather— hot or oold. POSITIVELY AND PERM ANENTLYCURES Bone and Bog Spavin. Ringbone, Curb, Thorough- pin, Splint, Capped Hock, Shoe Boll, Weak and Strained Tendons and all Lameness. Contains no arsenic, corrosive sublimate or other forms of mercury, or any Injurious ingre- dient. Cures without scar, blemish or loss of hair. $5 00 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottlel con- structed to convince and protect you fully. The need of second bottle Is almost improbable except in rarest cases Guarantee covers enectlveness of one bottle. Copy of guarantee sent upon application $5 00. all druggists and dealers, or sent prepaid. Troy Chemical Co., Troy, N. Y. Also manufacturers of Veterinary Pixlne. I>. E. NEWELL, Pacltle Coast Agent, 519 Mission St., San Francisco. January 31, 1903J f&he ^xetifsx mtfcr g^xovts-mcut 13 WESTCHESTER RACING ASSOCIATION UNDER THE AUSPICES OP THE JOCKEY CLUB RACE COURSE, MORRIS PARK, WESTCHESTER, N. Y. OFFICE, ROOM 201, 571 FIFTH AVE,, "THE WINDSOR ARCADE," N, Y. SPRING AND AUTUMN MEETINGS, 1903. SPUING MEETING, Thursday, May 1th, to include Wednesday, May 27th. AUTUMN MEETING, Monday, Sept. 28th, to include Saturday, Oct. 10th. The following races are opened to Close and Name Midnight of TUESDAY, FEBRUARY lOth, with a Supplementary Closing for some as by the conditions. tSJE^FLUSTGr IX/IEETIIINrCSr., For Two=Year-01ds. THE GAIETY— FILLIES— $1500 Added. The Gaiety, for Allies two years old. by sub scription of $25 each, $10 forfeit, with $15U0 added, of which $300 to the second, $200 to the third. To carry 112 lbs. Winners extra. Last four and a half furlongs, Eclipse Course. THE BOQUET-$1500 Added. The Boquet (selling), for two-year-olds, by sub- scription of $--'5 eauh. $10 forfeit, with $15U0 added, of which $300 to the second, $JO0 to the third. Last five furlongs of the Eclipse Course. THE LAUREATE— $2000 Added. The Laureate, for two-year-olds, by subscrip- tion of $30 each, half forreit. with §-$XM added, of which $300 to the second. $J0O to the third; colts to carry 115 lbs.; Allies and geldings, I121bs Win- ners extra. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. Last five furlongs of the Eclipse Course. For Tbree=Year=01ds. THE LARCHMONT— $1500 Added. The Larchmont, for maiden three-year-olds at time of entry, by subscription of $25 each, $10 for- feit, with $1500 added, of which $30u to the second, $200 to the third; colts to carry 115 lbs., geldings ll21bs and Allies 110 lbs Winners extra. Last seven furlongs of the Withers Mile. THE BAYCHESTER— $1800 Added. The Baychester, for three year-olds, non-win- ners of a race of the value of $1500 in 1902, by sub- scription of $25 each, $10 forfeit, witlr$i800 added, of which $300 to the second, $200 to the third; colts to oarry 115 lbs, geldings 112 lbs , Allies 110 lbs Winners in 1903 extra. Non-winning and maiden allowances. Withers Mile. THE VAN NEST— $1500 Added The Van Nest (selling), for three-year-olds, at 10 lbs. under the scale, by subscription of $25 each, $10 forfeit, with $1500 added, of which $300 to the second. $200 to the third. Last six and a half fur- longs. Withers Mile. THE POCANTICO-$2000 Added. The Pocantico. for three-year-olds, non win- ners of $5000 in 1902. by subscription of $30 each, half forfeit, with $2000 added, of which $3u0 to thei second, $200 to the third; colts to carry 128 lbs., geldings 123 lbs , Allies 121 lbs. Non-wiDning and maiden allowances. Mite, and a sixteenth over the hill. For Three=Year=01ds and Upward. THE METROPOLITAN— $10,000 Added. The Metropolitan Handicap, for three-year- olds and upward by subscription of $100 each, half forfeit, or $10 only if declared by March 20th with $10,000 added, of which $20u0 to the second, $1000 to the third Weights to be announced March 4, 1903. The Withers Mile. THE HARLEM— $1500 Added. The Harlem (selling), at 10 lbs. above the scale, for three-year-olds and upward, by sub- scription of $25 each, $10 forfeit, with $1500 added of which $300 to the second, $200 to the third. The Withers Mile. THE TOBOGGAN— $2500 Added. The Toboggan Handicap, for three-year-olds and upward, by subscription of $30 eacl,$IO only ir declared by 2 p. m of the day before the race; with $2500 added, of which $100 to the second, $200 to the third. Weights to be announced after the last race of May 7th. Eclipse Course. THE NEW ROCHELLE— $1500 Added. The New Rocbelle Handicap, for three-year- olds and upward, by subscription of $25 each, $10 only if declared by 2 p. m. of the day before the race, with$!500 added, of which $300 to the second $200 to the third. Weights to be announced three days before the race. Last seven and a half fur- longs of the Withers Mile. SPRING SERIAL HANDICAPS- $5300 Added. Spring Serial Handicaps, for three-year-olds and upwards. By subscription of $30 each, which shall entitle the entry to start in the Crotona, the Claremont, and the Van Cortlandt Handicaps on the payment of an additional starting fee of $10 for each race Conditions of The Crotona Handicap. Starters to pay $10 additional, with $1500 added, of which $300 to the second, $200 to the third. Last six furlongs of the Withers Mile. Conditions of the Claremont Handicap Starters to pay $:0 additional, with $1800 added, of which $300 to the second . $200 to the third. Last six and a half furlongs of the Withers Mile. Conditions of the Van Cortlandt Handi- cap Starters to pay $10 additional, with S^iXiu added, of which $100 to the second. $200 to the third. Last seven furlongs of the Withers Mile. JOCKEY CLUB WEIGHT FOR AGE RACE— $2500 Added. The Jockey Club Weight for age Race for three-year-olds and upward. By subscription of $10 each Starters to pay $15 additional, with $2600 added, of which $400 to the second, $20u to the third. Three-year-olds. 109 lbs.; four year- olds, 126 lbs ; Ave six and aged horses, 129 lbs. Allowances as by rule to mares and geldings. Mile and a furlong. Withers Course. AMATEUR CUP— Selling— $1500 Added, Includ- ing Plate. The Amateur Cup, a highweight selling race at 40 lbs above the scale, for three-y^ar-olds and upward, by subscription of $10 each if made on or before February in, 1903, of $20 each if made on or before April 15. 1903. and $30 each if made on or before May 1. 1903. when subscribers must name their horses or pay forfeit Starters to pay $50 additional. The Westchester Racing Association to add $1200 in cash and $300in plate. The winner to receive all the subscriptions, the starting money, $800 in cash, and $300 In plate; the second $250; the third $150. To be ridden by gentlemen riders qualiAed under the rules of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association or Canadian Hunt Association. The Withers Mile. Steeplechases and Hurdle Races. ST. NICHOLAS HURDLE RACE— $1000 Added. St. Nicholas Hurdle Race, at 10 lbs under the scale, for four- year-olds and upward by sub- scription of $10 each. Starters to pay $15 addi- tional The Westchester Racine Association to add $1000. of which $200 to the second. $100 to the third Mile and a half over six flight of hurdles KNICKERBOCKER HURDLE HANDICAP— $1000 Added. Knickerbocker Hurdle Handicap, for four- year-olds and upward, by subscription of 25 each. $10 only il declared by 2 p. m of the day before the race The Westchester Racing Association to add $1000, of which $200 to the second $100 to the third Weights to be announced three days he- fore the race Mile and three-quarters over seven flight of hurdles. NEW YORK STEEPLECHASE-$I200 Added. New York Steeplechase, at 10 lbs under the scale, for four-year-olds and upward, by subscrip- tion of $10 each. Starters to pay $15 additional. The Westchester Racing Association to add $1200, of which $250 to the second, $150 to the third. About two miles. INTERNATIONAL STEEPLECHASE HANDI- CAP—$1500. International Handicap Steeplechase, for four-year-olds and upward, by subscription of $25 each, $lOonly if declared by 2 p m of the day be- fore the race The Westchester Racing Associa- tion to adu $1500, or which $3no to the second. $2u0 to the third. Weights to be announced 5 days before the race About two mites. THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE— $5000 Added. The Grand National Steeplechase, a handicap for four-year-olds aDd upward. By sub- scription of $100 each, half forfeit, only $25 if de- clared by 2 p. m. on the day preceding the race, with $500!) added— $2500 by subscriptions of gentle- men interested in steep lech a sing and $2500 by the Westchester Racing Association, of which $1000 to the second and $5u0 to the third. Weights to be announced 5 days before the race. About two miles and a half. THE MEADOWBROOK HUNTERS STEEPLE- CHASE— $ioou Added. The Meadowbrook. A Hunters Steeplechase for tour-year olds and upward, qualiAed under the Rules of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, or the Canadian Hunt Association, that have been regularly hunted during the sea- son of 1902-1903. By subscription of $j5 each, play or pay, if made by February 10, 1903, or $30 each, play or pay, if made by April 25, 1903, with $1000 added, of which $200 to the second, $100 to the third. Mr August BelmoLt to add a cup of the value of $100 to the winner, if ridden by a gentle- man rider. About tiro miles and a half. To Be Htjlh eft tlio iLutuirm nVflLeetiTig;, 1903 SUPPLEMENTARY ENTRIES TO CLOSE AUGUST 15, 1903. For Two=Year-01ds. THE NURSERY HAND[CAP-$3000 Added. The Nursery Handicap, for two-year-olds, foals of 1901. If entered February 10, 1903. by sub- scription of $25 each, the only forfeit if declared by August 15. 1903, or $50 if declared by 2 p. m on the day before the race. If left in after that time to pay $100 each. If entered August 15, 1903, when the event shall close by subscription of $75 each, the only forfeit if declared by 2 p. m of the day before the race Ir left in after that time to pay $150 each. The Westchester Racing Association to add $3000. of which $600 to the second, $400 to the third Weights to he announced three days before the race. Winners after the publication of weights, 5 lbs. extra. The Eclipse Course. THE CHAMPAGNE -$5000 Added. The Champagne, for two-year-olds, by sub. scription of $50 each if entered February 10, 1903" half forfeit, or $10 only if declared by August 15, 1903, or, if entered August 15, 1903, when the event shall close at $100 each, half forfeit, with $5000 added, of which $1000 to the second, $500 to the third. Non-winners of a race of the valueof$l500 allowed 5 lbs.: of $1000 10 lbs. Maidens allowed 15 lbs. Last seven furlongs of the Withers Mile. WHITE PLAINS HANDICAP. Note —The White Plains Handicap, which has heretofore had its Arst closing in February of the year in which it is run, will not close until August 15, 1903, then with one closing. For Three=Year=OIds. THE JEROME— $2000 Added. The Jerome, for three-year-olds, by subscrip- tion of $50 each if entered February 10, 1903, half forfeit, or if entered August 15, 1903, when the event shall close. $100 each, half forfeit, with $2000 added, of which $400 to the second. $200 to the third: colts 126 lbs ; Allies and geldings 123 lbs Penalties and allowances. Mile and fire-sixteenths over the hill. For Three-Year-Olds and Upward THE MUNICIPAL HANDICAP— $2500 Added. The Municipal Handicap, for three-year-olds and upward If entered February 10. 1903. by sub- scription of $50 each, $25 forfeit, or $10 only if declared by August 15. 1903: if entered August 15. 1903, when the event shall close, at $100 each, half forfeit, or $25 if declared by 2 p m. of the day before the race With $2500 added, of which $5ii0 to the second, $300 to the third. Weights to be an- nounced 5 days before the race- Winners after the publication of the weights to carry 5 lbs. extra Mile and three-quarters over the hill. MORRIS PARK AUTUMN WEIGHT FOR AGE RACE^$3000 Added. The Morris Park Autumn Weight For Age Race, for three-year-olds and upward. If en- tered February 10, 1903. by subscription of $50 each, $25 forfeit, or only $10 if declared by August 15, 1903; if entered August 15, 1903, when the event shall close at $100 each, half forfeit. With S30C0 added, of which $600 to the second, $300 to the third. Three-year-olds to carry ill lbs ; four-year- olds and upward, 124 lbs. Allowances as by rule to mares and geldings. The Westchester Racing Association adds the Woodlawn Vase, value $1000, under certain conditions Present Holders of Vase, Carruthers & Shields, with the six-year-old chestnut horse, "Advance Guard." by imp Great Tom, aam, Nel- lie Van. Two miles and a quarter. Withers Course. NOTICE.— Entries for the above are received only under the conditions as printed and in all respects subject to and in accordance with the Rules of The Jockey Club. The Hurdle Races and Steeple- chases in accordance with Rules of the National Staeplechase and Hunt Association For Entry Blanks address the Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco, Cal. CAMPBELL'S HORSE FOOT REMEDY bestis Femedy EVER USED ON HORSES' FEET. IT PENETRATES and DRIES IN quickly and DOES NOT GUM and FILL UP THE PORES like tar and oil compounds. It la the GREATEST REMEDY ever used to remove SORENESS and FEVER from the foot, and makes it possible to get good services out of a horse working on hard and hot pavements It gives natural nourishment to the foot and incites a rapid, healthy growth— ALL DRYNESS AND BRITTLE- NESS quicklv disappears. QUARTER CRACKS and SAND CRACKS are rapidly grown out when directions given in our booklet are followed. It is a SURE CURE for CORNS, CONTRACTED FEET and NAIL WOUNDS if directions are followed It PREVENTS SOUND FEET FROM BECOMING UN- SOUND and GROWS a TOUGH. STRONG. ELASTIC WALL and HEALTHY FROG— A FOOT WHICH WILL STAND WORK on race courses. Many of the best owners and trainers state that for track work nothing equals it. In many cases horses have reduced their records several seconds due to its use. It is a CERTAIN CURE for THRUSH and SCRATCHES We Guarantee That It Will Do What We Claim and Will Refund Money If It Fails. PRICKS:— Quarts. $100: Half-Gallon, $1.75; Gallon, $3 00; 2H-Gallon, $5 50; Five-Gallon, $10.00. Books giving lull directions for its use and much valuable information as to shoeing are supplied Don't fail to read "ad." giving information concerning Campbell's Iodoform Gall Cure in nest issue of this paper. It is the best and because of its merits is rapidly displacing all others. JAS. B. CAflPBELL &CO . Manufacturers, 4 1 2 W. Hadlson St., CHICAGO, ILL HEW MODEL 1903 CURED BY AljsorfjineJr.^ 5TEEL RIMS SAFE TIRE T00MEY PAX'D ROAD CART. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. O'BRIEN & SONS, Sole Agents, Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Folk St., SAH FRANCISCO, CAL REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FR1ESIANS Comprises the representatives of the best families of this famous breed. The home of ROMEO AAGGIE ACME, who has an official seven-day record of 28 lbs. 11 ozs. butter; FIDESSA, who made in seven days official recerd o^er 25 lbs. butter, and many other large producers. • N C E HoGCATTiEPOUlTbyHETTiHe^IWuE WEST COAST. WIRE** IRON WORKS' n A patient writes : He was thrown from his bi- cycle; wrenching his knee. Within a few hours the pain was so bad he could not use the limb. He ap- plied ABSORBINE, JR. The next day he rode 42 miles without a sign of soreness. This unequalled Liniment costs only $1.00 per bottle by mail. MANTJFACTUKED BY W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F-, 8PRINGFXEIJ>3 - . MASS. For sale by Mack&Co., Langley&Mlohaels Co. Redington & Co . J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron all of San Francisco. CO. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK Phone: South 103. 14 TURK STKEET, Rasch— Rough and Ready Island, near Stockton. Visitors always welcome SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IN Half Tones and Line Engraving Artistlo Designing. BOfi Mission St.. cor. First. San fmnrlHfo PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Write for prices. Breeder AND Sportsuan, 36 Geary Str Sac Francisco, Cal. 14 ®Hc gvee&ev atti* gtpxrrtsntcm f January 31, 1903 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAU (Property ot John Parrott, Ebq.) Devoted Exclusively to the Breeding and Training of High Stepping Hackney-Bred Harness Horses WALTER SEALY, Manager. TIIK BARON WILKESES WON 25 PER CENT OF ALL T11K MONEY ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT OF 1903. <#^a BARON DALE 2:11i 1 Reg. No. 20,189. IS A SON OF BARON WILKES 2:18. His MrM dam, Nathalie, produced Barondale 2:1 1 '4 and Grand Baron 2:12"4 and is by NUTWOOD the greatest of all sires. _ , „ , ., Hi- Jecond dam. Beatrice is the dam of Patron 2:H'i, Prodigal 2:16, Patronage and Pangloss. all great aires, and Is by Curler „ ,, „ ills third dam. Mary Maiuhrinoistnedamof Elvira 2:18!4, the producing sire Dunraven, and dams or Ponce de Leon 2:13 and four others. . -.,,,(♦ BARONDALE has two new ones in the list this year and is now the sire of four in the list. Where Can Yon Beat This Breeding? Season of 1903 at SAN JOSE RACE TRACK. Terms, $50 for the season, with usual return privileges. TOM JAMES, 1130 Alameda Ave , Sao Jose, Cal. For further particulars address STAM B. 2:11 1-4! 3-YEAR-OLDBECORD, 2:15 1-3 (Timed second in 2:12^) 4-YEAR-OLD RECORD. »:U 1-4 (Timed second in 2:09'*, 2:09) (TROTTING. REG NO. 23444. 1 2-YEAR-OLD TRIAL, - - 3:26 Early Hpeed Is oatoral speed, and natural speed is inherited speed Reach for the top by breeding a pood mare to STAM B.-^fc^^^'^^ Your chances are good for a 2:02 trotter or a Futurity winner, extra good for a handsome show or coach horse. It is a well-known fact that Baron Wilkes 2:18 has been recognized for years as the leading money-winning sire, and his blood and the blood of STAM B. is among the leading early speed performers, so much so that that well informed and successful breeder, the late Col. R. G Stoner. contemplated purchasing STAM B as stud companion for Oakland Baron 2:09^. Such blood produced Rythmic 8:08, Baron Deshav 2:08'i Gail Hamilton (3-year-old) 2:11^. Peter Stirling (3-year- old) 2:11(4 By tabulating STAM B's pedigree, it is impossible to do so without figuring in all the champion performers' records— l:59vi, 2:01 3£, 2:0U4. pacing; 2:02^ 8:03&, 2:033i, 8:04, trotting— and tha once champions of the show ring. Stamboul 2:07 4. Mambrino King and Almont Lightning, and such young Futuritv performers as Champion Girl 2:12, Bugle (3-year-old) 2:14, Oxford Boy (2-year- old) 2:20. Wiggins (2 year-old) 2:19!4, sire of Katherine A. (2-year-old) 2:14, Hilgar (2-year-old) 2:15Vi. Wigwag (^Year-old) 2:16^- STAM B. was sired by Stamboul 2:07H, sire of 47 from 2:1 OH to 2:29, sons and daughters (24 from 2:07^ to 2:27). showing that his blood breeds on and down With his few foals, he compares favorably with the leading sires of the past. First dam Belle Medium 2;20 (dam of 3 from 2:11^ to 2:30) by Happy Medium, sire of Nancy Hanks 2:04: 55 of his sons produced 282 from 2-.07.4j to 2:30; 58 daughters produced 78 from 2:10 to 2:30, "including Admiral Dewey (3-year-old) 2:15. Sacond dam Argenta (dam of I in 2:20) by Almont Lightning, sire of 1 in the list and dams of Zombro (5-year-old) 2:11 and King Prlnceps 2:15 by Almont 33. Third dam Marv Adams by Mambrino Patchen, sire of dams of Guy Wilkes 2:15^. "Baron Wilkes 2:18, Patchen Wilkes 2:29. etc.. etc. Fourth dam Mambrino Belle by Mambrino Chief II. sire of Ladv Thome 2: 18^ and dams of Director 2:17, sire of Directum (4-year-old) 2:05m. Onward 2:25%, sire of Beuzetta (4-year-old) 2:06^- Fifthdam by Mason's Whip (thoroughbred). Can It be possible that the service of such a bred stallion can be secured for such a low fee? Yes, for this season only. Grasp such a rare opportunity! STAM B. has the characteristic of transmit- ting speed, soundness, size and style, as his ancestors have size, soundness, speed and style. He is a handsome bay, two white hind ankles, 15 2V2 inches high, weight 1090 lbs . a typical Morgan in form, of the greatest stamina and of powerful muscular development. As a living, game racehorse he is kuown nationally. In his career he beat such noted trotters as Klamath 2:07, Kentucky Union 2:07^, Togeles2:0fii<. Altai 2:09 ■■>.{, Jasper Ayers 2:09 V£, Monterey 2:09?^, Zombro 2:11 and Stambouletta 2.l01j. STAM B. 2344.S {i'.UH) will make the season of 1903 at that well-appointed farm, SANTA RITA FARM, PLEASANTON, CAL. Tprmc $ift SPOT CASH, at time of servioe. Best of care taken of mares and foals, but no 1 CI Ills »J>w responsibility for accidents or escapes. The public is cordially invited to attend our receptions at all times from February 15th to June 1st and see our gems. For extended pedigree and further particulars address SAMUEL GAMBLE, Pieasanton, Cal. SEARCHLIGHT 21031 THE FASTEST STALLION BY THE RECORDS EVER OFFERED FOR SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. He still holds the World's Records for 4-year-old (2:04!o) and for 5-year-old (2:03)4). SEARCHLIGHT is one of the fastest and gamest horses that ever raced on the Grand Circuit. He is a horse of rare individuality and is one of the most perfect specimens of horseflesh ever foaled. He has repeatedly beaten one minute to the half-mile pole in his work, and has pulled the heavy cart in which he now takes his exercise a half in 58 seconds with a dozen watches held on him. Few stallions that ever stood for service in California have such royal blood lines. Darknight, the sire of SEARCHLIGHT, was like the great McKinney, a son of Alcyone, and is a sire of extreme speed, having four 2:10 performers to his credit. The dam of SEARCHLIGHT is one of the great brood mares, having four with standard records and his grandam and great grandam are both in the great brood mare list. His oldest colts, now two years old, show that he imparts these qualities to his get, and he is certain to be a producer of early and extreme speed as well as size and good looks. Terms for the Season. $75. LECCO 2109 3 The Blood that pro= 4 duced Dan Patch 1:59J LECCO 2:09?.£ is a very handsome black stallion, a square trotter and as game a racehorse as ever looked through a bridle He is by Bonnie Boy, one of the best producing sons of Patchen Wilkes, sire of the great Joe Patchen 2:01m, that in turn is the sire of the unbeaten Dan Patch 1:59% Thedam of LECCO is a great brood mare by Homer, and his second dam is a producing mare by Rochester and his third dam is a producing mare by Clark Chief. For four generations in the pedigree of LECCO there is not a sire or dam but is a producer of standard speed. LECCO made a campaign through the Grand Circuit in 1899 that shows his wonderful speed and gameness He met the best horses out that year and in seven starts won four first moneys, two sec- onds and was but once unplaced. His aotiou is perfect and he cannot help siring a family of high class, handsome, fast and game trotters. $50 for the Season. The above horses will stand at the PLEAS 1NTON RACE TRACK, and all mares not proving with foal may be returned free next year, or in case the horse is not in California the service fee will be returned. It is the intention of the owner however, to keep both SEARCHLIGHT and LECCO in this State for the next four or five years. Due care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility assumed should any occur. Good pasturage, provided at $4 per month, and all bills payable before mare is removed from my possession. Forfurther particulars and tabulated pedigrees address EDW. MILLS. Rose Hotel, Pieasanton, Cal. Pedigrees Tabulated Sportsman, 38 Geary street, San Franoisc«, Cal and type written ready for framing Write for prices. Breeder and ARIST0 (3) 2:17i '0™c and Stanford Stakes, 1903 1 (4) MAJELLAB.(2)2:29TrA»l THE B0QUET Trial (3) 2:81 in 1902 Brown Fillv Trial z-.soy. as a UlUWliriliy 4-j.r-oi,, in 1903 Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-2>; hands. Foaled 1890. Bred by Wm. Corbett. Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18, sire of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 2:I5M. Sabina 2:15%, Sabledale Cat 2 years) 2:18>i, Bufflngton (at 2 years) 2:20(4 and 36 others in 2:311 list. Dam. Fidelia! trial 2-35 at 2 years), damof Fidette 2:28"S. dam of Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2: 1?", by Director sire or Directum 2:0a«. Direct 2:05"., Nathan Straus 2:05';. Direction 2:u8tf, etc. Second dam by Reavis' Blackbird 2:22, sire of Mamie Griffin 2:12, Vic H. 2:12M: etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCracken's Black- hawk 707. _ NUSHAGAK'S sire, Sable Wilkes, is a remarkable sire of early and extreme speed; his son Oro Wilkes 2:llwasoneof the gamest colts that ever raced down the Grand Circuit. The Wilkes and D.reotor blood is a successful cross as it has produced John A- McKerron 2:1)5"-, Nathan Straus "•u.v, Ozanam 2.08. Dollade Wilkes 2:If)^, Oro Wilkes 2:11, Evangeline 2:113;, Mary Celeste (afyearsi 2:l7(i. etc. Fidelia, NUSHASAK'S dam, is in the great broodmare list and ihe would have been a very fast trotter if given an opportunity, as with very little training she trotted a mile in 2-35 as a tw,,-year-old. Mr Corbett purchased her from Mr. Goldsmith for a broodmare consequently her training was discontinued. The get of Reavis' Blackbird, the sire of NUSHAGAK'S second'dam were noted for their remarkable gameness and rigorous constitutions His two noted daughters' Mamie Griffin 2:12 and Vic H. 2:12"!. were exceedingly game. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; of that number only three have ever had a full season's training namelv. Aristo (3) 2:17"/., Majella B. (212:29 (trial at 4 years 2:13"U). and The Boquet (trial at 3 year!) 2:21 His other colts that have been handled some are: Brown ally, 4 years old in 1902 showed' trial of 2:20!4 with three and one-half months' work; blk g, 3 years old in 1902. with three months' handling showedmile in 2:3.1'.. last quarter m 35"; seconds. Hisson Aristo (at 3 years) 2:17(4 took sick with distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twenty-ninth had practically no work, yet he easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake Before taking sick we felt confident that Aristo would trot a mile close to 210 in his three-year-old form; the way he raced after being sick made us feel satisfied that we had made no mistake in our estimate or him. His third heat in 2:17'/. wasequal to 2:13(4 or 2:14 over the Woodland, Santa Rosa or Stockton tracks NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15th and ending July 1st. b 3 Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege If mare proves not with foal. Money due at time of service or upon removal ot mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or esrapes, but no liability assumed should any occur. First-class pasturage for mares, $3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company s steamers, from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shipped in oare of Morshead s Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. Breed to Stallions with Fast Records that are by Producing- Sires and out of Producing- Dams WILLIAM HAROLD RECORD 2:131 SIDNEY 2:19 ■ s|r* "f JANICE 2:0 i to start In n . for i ! miles TERMS 840 the Season. Sire of Lena N 8:05^ Monterey 2:0fl# Dr. Leek 2:UH>/S Oddity 2:HH, Sidney Dillon, sire of Dolly Dillon 2:07 tttt In 2:30 list Dam: CRICKET 2:10 Dam of William Harold 2:ISJ< Crlorl 2:.mi Hopper 'J: 17' .. I 1 2:29H My Stelnway, sire of Kli.tuwah 2:05tf 15 in 8:30 list WELCOME R£co°iR2D Sire: ARTHUR WILKES 2:281 sire of ii. on. (i 2:20',, WELCOME at and s nil hands, weighs i;ioo lbs., and is a frrand Individual. His got all have size, stylo, good looks and speed. Sire of Welcome 3:10W Fitz Lee 3:18M Hobo .2:123£ Waylaod W 8:12^1 Sire of Arthur W 2:im .lohn A. 8:1S5£ Forrest W 2:14M Dam: LETTIE Dam .of Welcome 2: iok Wayland W 2:1..", Maud Singleton 2:28^4 r |iiirtictilurs and cards with tabulated pedigree address TERMS $25 the Season. GEORGE GRAY. 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I Southwest Corner of Fourth aod Market Streets. ■I BALLISTITE The Standard Dense Powder of the World. ■WXnNTS $265,4=60 During the Past Four Years, Heading the List of Winning Powders. I W I All A m 75 CHAMBERS ST„ NEW YORK CITY Mm n» LHU ** \S\Sm Telephone 1747 Franklin. Importers and Dealers in Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing: Goods. Sole Agents for BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk) Smokeless Powders ••••• ••••• 'EMPIRE! •••• •••• •»... The PERFECT Bulk Smokeless. Can now be supplied in bulk or loaded shells by the leading cartridge companies, gun, and ammunition dealers, or the sole agents. TAKE NO ONE'S WORD— TRY THEM FOR YOURSELF. A postal brings "Shooting Facts." (Third Edition.) HAZARD £tk «*V. »*>. »*>. >*> vfe .**),, >(». »|- ££ ■*!* *!» *!• •-• *.* *.» *.* •!* *i* *I* ALANSON H. PHELPS, Agent, 431 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCIsCO, CALIFORNIA. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOL STEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter coDtest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows. 4-yr., 3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21. Jerseys and Durham* competing. 5th year my Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. P. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. P. JERSEYS, HOI-STEINS AND DDKHAM8. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Niles & Co.. Los Angeles, Cal AYR SHIRES— Young Bulls, Cows and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon, Petaluma. Cal. RUSS HOUSE Montgomery, Pine & Bush Sts. Horsemen's and . Sportsmen's Headquarters American or European Plan. CHAS. NEWMAN CO., Props. Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cured in 48 Hours. CAPSULES I Superior to Copaiba, Cabebs or Injection VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— 811 Howard St: between Fourth and Fifth Sts., San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage, Saddle aod Roar" Horses for Sale Office and stable: 805 Golden Gate Avenue, San Prancisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. Dr. wm, IP* Ss^n. M. R. C. V. S., F. E. T. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspector forNew Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California: Ex-President oi the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Francisoo: Telephone West 128. # -BOOK ON- Dog Diseases o-*xr to Food Mailed Free to any address by the author, H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S., 1278 Broadway, New York. IS POSITIVE IN THE PRESENCE OF SERGEANT'S CONDITION PILLS. Lustrous eyes, keen appetite, strength and ambition all reclaimed by this world renowned dog remedy. For torpid liver it is unexcelled. As a general tonic supreme. Mange, Distemper, Chills, Fever and General Debility posi- tively cured by it, and for every sickness to which a dog is subject these pills are administered in preference to any other medicine. 60c. and $1.00, postpaid. SERGEANT'S SURE SHOT emancipates the canine from worms and may be depended upon. 60c by mail. All remedies bearing our stamp are Standard tbc World Over. An order or Sc. in stamps will bring to your desk free our Revised Dog Treatise and a Pedigree Blank. "Sergeant's Dog Remedies" for sale by all Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers. F. W. BRAUN & CO., Los Angeles, Cal., Pacific Coast Supply Depot SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy of " DOG OULTURE." ST. LOUIS, Pacific Coast Branch— 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for "S ANITAS" Disinfectant. ^^^ KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. DELVERTON KENNELS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. BLACK RIFLE POWDER SHOTGUN SMOKELESS "£"J£Und SMOKELESS RIFLE Always Popular and Always Perfect. POINTERS. -t?OR SALE— LIVER AND WHITE POINTER " dog. by Drillmaster (Cn. Jingo ex Dot's Pearl) out of Ticket (Tick Boy ex Daisy Rip Rapl: 3 rears old. thoroughly broken, good retriever. Heavilysbot over this season. GEO.H. TOUSEY, Rialto. Cal COLLIES. Hampton Promise A. K. C. No. 53101 (BLACK DUKE II-Ch. GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 37 prizes. Stud fee, $15. Apply to T. J. BLIGHT, 213 Third Avenue. San Francisco. AAK GROVE COLLIE KENNELS —THE *-' finest kennel of Scotch Collies on The Pacific Coast. At stud— Ch Ormskirk Emerald Jr and imported Cheviot Construction. 17 handsome sable and white pups ready to ship, and half- grown bitches for sale. No postal cards an- swered. Catalogue free. Western agent for \ Standard Oil of Tar. sure death to fleas and mange O J. ALBEE, Lawrence, Cal. AT STCD. AJT Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers. WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Llthian Bliz zard (Blizzard-Pop). Eee »30 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rev- elry (Saltscar Gambler-Salts car Cheerful). J Fee S25 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velocity-Norfolk Two Step). **«* *10 Puppies and Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 8»4 Harrison St., San Francisco, Cal. pH. WOODCOTE WONDER- -' champion Biill_ Terrier. AT STUD_ CUBA OF KENWOOD (Glenbelgh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam— Dolly Dee 11) STOGKDALE KENNELS B. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakerafleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. t At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER NORFOLK TRUEMAN r- (Pin Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy, Tee 3>iU. reserve winners, Oakland, 1902), Imelda (winners and special for best, S. P., 1902), Isabelle, etc. N H HICKMAN( 1767 Page St., San Francisco. THE WORLD'S Bulldog, ENTD- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers Irish Terrier. ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth). CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY ELVET (winnerof 7 flrsts In England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies bv above dogs alwavs for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St and Central Ave., San Francisco Telephone: Baker 3031. ENGLISH SETTERS. FOR SALE— BLACK. WHITE AND TAN English Setter hitch. 6 months old Price $10. GABILAN KENNELS, Holllster, Cal. COCKER SPANIELS. NAIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- gains in puppies, young bitches, and bitches in whelp, to make room Finely bred stock. The prize-winning Cocker. Plumeria Beau II. at stud. Also Glenwood Kennels' famous black Cocker, Champion Havoc. Fee $20. 123 Third Avenue, San Franoisco. SOLID COLORED RED AND BLACK COCKER puppies for sale. Bv Plumeria Beau n-Nai- rod Imooster. Appiv to CHAS F. CHARLES. 370 Lexington Ave , San Francisco. T7'. Y. Salesroom: 32 Warren St. DU PONT "E. C." SCHULTZE HAZARD SHOTGUN RIFLEITE BALLISTITE LAFLIN & RAND "INFALLIBLE." What More do you Want? SMITH GUNS WON First, Second, Third In Grand American Han- dicap, Kansas City, April 1902, "in a field of 456 shooters. The greatest shooting event of the World. » to Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N. Y. PHIL. B. BEKEART CO.. San Francisco, Coast Representative VOL. XLa No. 6. 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THKEE DOLLARS A YEAR -,^s m m ^0§3jM> m\e gxce&ex axxif gipo-rtsman [Febroary 7, 1903 WESTCHESTER RACING ASSOCIATION UNDER THE AUSPICES OP THE JOCKEY CLUB RAGE COURSE, MORRIS PARK, WESTCHESTER, N. Y. OFFICE, ROOM 201, 571 FIFTH AVE,, "THE WINDSOR ARCADE," N. Y. SPRING AND AUTUMN MEETINGS, 1903. SPRING MEETING, Thursday, May Tth, to include "Wednesday, May 27th. AUTUMN MEETING, Monday, Sept. 28th, to include Saturday, Oct. 10th. The following races are opened to Close and Name Midnight of TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th, with a Supplementary Closing for some as by the conditions. spring- nvxEETXnxTGr, For Two-Year-01ds. THE GAIETY— FILLIES— $1500 Added. The Gaiety, for fillies two years old. by sub scription ol 825 each, Siu forfeit, with $1500 added of woicb S3j0 to tbe second, $*uo to the third. To carry U- ins Winners extra, Last four and a half furlongs. Eclipse Course. THE BOQUET— $1500 Added. The Boquet (selling), for two-year-olds, by sub Ecrlption of $-'5 each. $10 forfeit, with $1500 added of which $2oo to the second, $200 to the third. Last five furlongs of the Eclipse Course. THE LAUREATE— $2000 Added. The Laubeate, for two-year-olds, by subscrip- tion of $30 each, half forfeit, with $2ouo added, of which $300 to the second, $200 to the third; colts to carry 115 lbs.; Blltes and geldings, 112 lbs Win n*-rs extra Maidens allowed 5 lbs. Last fire furlongs of (he Eclipse Course. For Ttaree=Year=01ds. THE LARCHMONT— $1500 Added. The Lahchuont, for maiden three-year-olds at time of entry, by subscription of $25 each, $10 for- feit, with $1500 added, or which $30u to the second, $200 to the third; colts to carry 1 15 lbs., geldings 112 lbs and Allies 110 lbs Winners extra. Last seven furlongs of the Withers Mile. THE BAYCHESTER-$1800 Added. The Batchester, for three year-olds, non-win" nersof a race of the value of $i5ooin 1902, by sub" scription of $25 each, $10 forfeit, with $i8u0 added- of which $300 to the second, $200 to the third; colts to carry 115 lbs , geldings 112 lbs , Allies 110 lbs Winners in 1903 extra. Non-winning and maiden allowances. Withers Mile. THE VAN NEST— $1500 Added The Van Nest (selling), for three-year-olds, at 10 lbs. under the scale, by subscription of $25 each, $10 forfeit, with $1500 added, of which $300 to the second. $2iO to the third. Last six and a half fur- longs, Withers Mile. THE POCANTICO-$2000 Added. The Pocantico. for three-year-olds, non win- ners of $5000 in 1M02. by subscription of $30 each half forfeit, with $2000 added, of which $?u0 to the second, 8200 to the third; colts to carry 128 lbs., geldings 123 lbs , Allies 121 lbs. Non-wiDning and maiden allowances. Mile and a sixteenth over the I, ill. For Three=Year=01ds and Upward. THE METROPOLITAN-810,000 Added. The Metropolitan Handicap, for thrte-year- olds and upward by subscription of $100 each, half forfeit, or $10 only if declared by March 20th with $10,000 added, of which $20o0 to the second, $1000 to the third Weights to be announced March 4, 1903. The Withers Mile. THE HARLEM— $1500 Added. The Harlem (selling), at 10 lbs. above the scale, for three-year-olds and upward, by sub- scription of $25 each $10 forfeit, with $1500 added, of which $300 to the second, $200 to the third. The Withers Milt . THE TOBOGGAN— $3500 Added. The Toboggan Handicap, for three-year-olds and upward, by subscription of $30 eact,$10 only if deolared by 2 p. m of the day before the race; with $2500 added, of which $^Oo to the second, $200 to the third. Weights to be announced after the last race of May 7th. Eclipse Course. THE NEW ROCHELLE— $1500 Added. The New Rochelle Handicap, for three-year- olds and upward, by subscription of $25 each, $10 only if declared by 2 p. m. or the day before the race, with $1500 added, of which $300 to the second $200 to the third. Weights to be announced three days before the race. Last seven and a half fur- longs of the Withers Mile. SPRING SERIAL HANDICAPS-$5300 Added. Spring Serial Handicaps, for three-year-olds and upwards. By subscript. on of $30 each, which shall entitle the entry to start in the Crotona, the Claremont, and the Van Cortlandt Handicaps on the payment of an additional starting fee of $10 for each race Conditions of The Crotona Handicap, Starters to pay $10 additional, with $1500 added, of which $300 to the second. $200 to the third. Last ix furlongs of the Withers Mite. Conditions of the Claremont Handicap Starters to pay $10 additional, with $1800 added. of which $300 to the second. $200 to the third. Last six and a half furlongs of the Withers Mile. Conditions of the Van Cortlandt Handi- cap Starters to pay $10 additional, with $2000 added, of which $100 to the second. $200 to the third. Last seven furlongs of the Withers Mile. JOCKEY CLUB WEIGHT FOR AGE RACE— 8*500 Added. The Jockey Club Weight for Age Race for three-year-olds and upward. By subscription of $10 each. Starters to pay $15 additional, with $2500 added, of which $400 to the second, $200 to the third. Three-year-olds, 109 lbs.; four year- olds, 126 lbs.; five six and aged horses, 129 lbs. Allowances as by rule to mares and geldings. MUe and a furlong, Withers Course. AMATEUR CUP-Selling-$1500 Added, Includ- ing Plate. The Amateur Cup, a highweight selling race at 40 lbs. above the scale, for three-year-olds and upward, by subscription of $10 each if made on or before February 10, 1903, of $20 each if made on or before April 15. 1903. and $30 each if made on or before May 1. 1903. when subscribers must name their horses or pay forfeit- Starters to pay $50 additional. The Westchester Racing Association to add $1200 in cash and $300in plate. The winner to receive all the subscriptions, the starting money, $800 in cash, and $300 in plate; the second $250; the third $150. To be ridden by gentlemen riders qualiAed under the rules of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association or Canadian Hunt Association. The Withers Mile. Steeplechases and Hurdle Races. ST. NICHOLAS HURDLE RACE— $1000 Added. St. Nicholas Hurdle Race, at 10 lbs under the scale, for four-year-olds and upward- by sub- scription of $10 each. Starters to pay $15 addi- tional The Westchester Racing Association to add $1000. of which $200 to the seeond, $100 to the third. Mile and a half over six flight of hurdles KNICKERBOCKER HURDLE HANDICAP— $1000 Added. Knickerbocker Hurdle Handicap, for four year-olds and upward, by subscription of 25 each $10 only if declared by 2 p. m of the day before the race The Westchester Racing Association to add $1000, of which $200 to the second $100 to the third Weights to be announced three days be- fore the race Mile and three-quarters over seven flight of hurdles. NEW YORK STEEPLECHASE-S1200 Added. New York Steeplechase, at 10 lbs. under the scale, for four-year-olds and upward, by subscrip- tion of $10 each. Starters to pay $15 additional. The Westchester Racing Association to add $1200, of which $250 to the second, $150 to the third. About two miles. INTERNATIONAL STEEPLECHASE HANDI- CAP—$1500. International Handicap Steeplechase, for four-year-olds and upward, by subscription of $25 each, $10 only if declared by 2 p m of the day be- fore the race. The Westchester Racing Associa- tion to add $1500, of which $300 to the second, $2u0 to the third. Weights to be announced 5 days before the race. About two miles. THE GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE— $5000 Added. The Grand National Steeplechase. A handicap for four-year-olds and upward. By sub- scription of $100 each, half forfeit, only $25 if de- clared by 2 p. m. on the day preceding the race, with $5000 added— $2500 by subscriptions of gentle- men interested in steeplechasing and $2500 by the Westchester Racing Association, of which $1000 to the second and $500 to the third. Weights to be announced 5 days before the race. About two miles and a h alf. THE MEADOW8R00K HUNTERS STEEPLE- CHASE— $1000 Added. The Meadowbrook. A Hunters Steeplechase for four-year olds and upward, qualiAed under the Rules of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, or the Canadian Hunt Association, that have been regularly hunted during the sea- son of 1902-1903. By subscription of $J5 each, play or pay, if made by February 10, 1903, or $30 each, play or pay, if made by April 25, !903, with $1000 added, of which $200 to the second, $100 to the third. Mr. August Belmont to add a cup of the value of $100 to the winner, if ridden by a gentle- man rider. About two miles and a half. To Run £tt tlio -A.Tj.tui.xxa.rx nx^Eeetixxgr, 1903 SUPPLEMENTARY ENTRIES TO CLOSE AUGUST 15, 1903. For Two=Year-01ds. THE NURSERY HANDICAP— $3000 Added. The Nursery Handicap, for two-vear-olds, foals of 1901 If entered February 10, 1903 by sub- scription of $25 each, the only forfeit if declared by August 15. 1903. or $50 if declared by 2 P. m on the day before the race. If left in after that time to pay $100 each. If entered August 15, 1903, when the event shal I close by subscription of $75each, the only forfeit if declared by 2 p. m of the day before the race If left in after that time to pay $150 each. The Westchester Racing Association to add $3000. of which $600 to the second, $400 to the third Weights to be announced three days before the race. Winners after the publication of weights, 5 lbs extra. The Eclipse Course. THE CHAMPAGNE-$5000 Added. The Champagne, for two-year-olds, by sub. scription of $50 each if entered February 10, 1903" half forfeit, or $10 only if declared by August 1 5. 1903, or, if entered August 15. 1903, when the event shall close at $100 each, half forfeit, with $5000 added, of which $1000 to the second, $500 to the third Non-winners of a race of the value of $1500 allowed 5 lbs.: of $1000 10 lbs. Maidens allowed 15 lbs. Last seven furlongs of the Withers Mile, WHITE PLAINS HANDICAP. Note —The White Plains Handicap, which has heretofore had its Arst closing in February of the year in which it is run, will not close until August 15, 1903, then with one closing. For Three*Year=0Ids. THE JEROME— $2000 Added. The Jerome, for three-year-olds, by subscrip tion of $50 each if entered February 10, 1903, half forfeit, or if entered August 15, 1903, when the event shall close. $100 each, half forfeit, with $2000 added, of which $400 to the second, $200 to the third; colts 126 lbs ; Allies and geldings 123 lbs Penalties and allowances. Mile and five-sixteenths over the hill. For Three-Year-Olds and Upward THE MUNICIPAL HANDICAP— S2500 Added. The Municipal Handicap, for three-year-olds and upward If entered February 10, 1903. by sub- scription of $50 each, $25 forfeit, or $10 only if declared by August 15. 1903; if entered August 15, 1903, when the event shall close, at $100 each, half forfeit, or $25 if declared by 2pm, of the day before the race. With $2500 added, of which $500 to the second, $300 to the third. Weights to be an- nounced 5 days before the race. Winners after the publication of the weights to carry 5 lbs. extra Mile and three-quarters over the kill. MORRIS PARK AUTUMN WEIGHT FOR AGE RACE— $3000 Added. The Morris Park autumn Weight Fob Age Race, for three-year-olds and u pward. If en- tered February 10, 1903. by subscription of $50 each. $25 forfeit, or only $10 if declared by August 15, 1903; if entered August 15, 1903, when the event shall close at $100 each, half forfeit With $3000 added, of which $600 to the second, $300 to the third. Three-year-olds to carry 111 lbs ; four-year- olds and upward, 124 lbs. Allowances as by rule to mares and geldings. The Westchester Racing Association adds the Woodlawn Vase, value $1000, under certain conditions Present Holders of Vase, Carruthers & Shields, with the six-year-old chestnut horse, "Advance Guard." by imp Great Tom, dam, Nel- lie Van. Two miles and a quartet. Withers Course. NOTICE,— Entries for the above are received only under the conditions as printed, and in all respeots subject to and in accordance with the Rules of The Jockey Club. The Hurdle Races and Steeple- chases In accordance with Rules of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association For Entry Blanks address the Breeder and Sportsman. 36 Geary Street, San Francisco, Cal. CAMPBELL'S EM0LLI0 IODOFORM GALL CURE For GALL BACKS and SHOULDERS, CRUPPER SORES and SADDLE GALLS there is none superior. The horse CAN BE WORKED AS USUAL For BARBED WIRE CUTs, CALKS, SCRATCH- ES, BLOOD POISONED SORES and ABRASIONS OF THE SKIN it has no equal. It Is very adhesive and easily applied to a watery as well as a dry sore- Its use will absolutely prevent BLOOD POISON- ING. In this respect there is no Gall'.Cure offered which can justly even claim to be a competitor. We placed it on the market relying wholly on its merit for success, and notwithstanding the fact that comparatively little has been done in the way of advertising the salesof 1900 were 100 per cent great- er than the aggregate sales of Gall Cure preceding rhat year. This Increase was entirely due to its MERITS, and from it we feel Justified in saying that it Is THE GALL CURE OF THE 21ITH CENTURY. It is a quick and sure cure for those troublesome <n 1902 are greater than those of any previous year It is the on'y remedy which prevents sound feet from becoming unsound. an1 cures diseased feet. Buy a can. If not satisfactory, ask *our dealer to refund the money paid. He is authorized by us to do sc. A lot of McMurray carts just received. You need one right now to work your colts in this winter. Call at the Kenney Manufacturing Company, 531 Valencia street and take a look at these carts and other first-class vehicles they have for sale. (The iirccber cutfr l&p&ctentim [February 7, 190S Los ADgeles Items. .—Tbe Los nder padlock and log chain, Mr. BrooN- looked it up when the Driving = lurday. The Club I: nders on the good dirt roads around the country, and no doubt this latter method of tra.i '-'■'? horse in trainin tainty that tbe average .. much track work in Los t '.hat the climatic conditions in Lo.- much better than any other placeii and the track is always in firstclass [!il trainers are on tbe ed, and speed is what everyone i9 calling for, even though many good young prospects become track sick. Still it is the ..ll of the fil ISt and always. A number of citizens ■ .-les are agitating the opening of the track again, and it is to be hoped some good will be accomplished there from. In any case this present struggle may show just what con- dition this 6th agricultural district is in. At the present time Mr. Brooks has a bona tide lease, and on of the City Council prohibiting pool selliog prevents him from giving a winter meeting. Such a meeting would have done a lot of good in a financial way to Los Angeles, and many hundred people would come here to enjoy the races at this beautiful track, in this the best winter and summer climate on earth. Mr. Brooks intended to give a spring harness meet- ing and a good one. It is at Los Angeles that the spring racingshould start, and a spring meetingwould be a good one. We should, and could, get horses here from El Paso and points in Arirona. Everyone is prosperous here in spring. The Arizona and New Mexico visitors are here at that time to spend the summer, while when the fall meeting comes on, the Ari/.onians have gone back to tbe land of sand, fleas and gold mines. Possibly the people who got Mr. Brooks balled -ut will get sensible and make it possible for him to retain the track. Smoke the pipeof peace. If there is anything legally wrong with the 6th dis- trict, get into court or out of it, and clean it up. It was a bad business to wash the dirty linen of years' accumulation when Mr. Brooks had his lease. He should have been allowed to give his meeting. The time to remedy these things was years ago. The Driving Club had a lease, and. strange to say. while -•• was in force no fault was found. Poor Brooks comes in and gets clipped in the first flush. Of course it makes some difference whose ox is being gored. The Los Angeles Driving Club is made up of the very best men in the county. The club is, I believe, highly prosperous, and no doubt these club members, who are all first class business men as well as lovers of good horses, will either get Mr. Brooks to open his track, or build a new one, as the city must have a track. W. i Durfee is training 30 head of good horses. His great stallior s -lo), is iD big demand. Mr. Durfoe has :!" mares for Pet ronado, tbe best looking son of McKinney, is also in good de- mand. Mr. Durfee has several high class individuals In bis stable. Wa lookin.' reral by Zombro. Walter highly of tbi no uniformly good and ali bead, and prior lo the Kent was about' man on the ground. Britt Crowley, - had a tnstle vldenlly uot ready i "nt ,,[ bed and . idently this good climate has not hai a Britt. His grand mist admired n'k. ol good Oily by Wilkes ork. will gi • Mosier is a good Yankee trainer that fits good man- ners and speed to all his horses. I can say to you next week that the Los Angeles track is open; that the kickers are all pleased; that tbe pipe of peace has been filled and smoked, and that Mr. Brooks is to stay, and that every trainer has 2:10 performers for the spring meeting. C. A. Harbison. SAN BENITO. The Real Thing Wanted. The breeders of America may not be aware of the fact, but it is nevertheless a fact, that the industry of producing the light harness horse is in a healthier state than ever in its history. The market is strong and steady. There is not that tremendous demand that amounted to almost a craze a dozen years ago, yet the demand is greater than the supply. In the days of inflated prices the supply was greater than the demand, and this fact ruined the industry. Inflated prices are dangerous to thestabilily of any commodity. While the demand at present is strong, it is a legitimate one, and is for that reason better for the business, as it separates the wheat from the chaff and puts a pre- mium on quality. The strongest proof of the strength of the market can be found in the summary of sale's held at the various sales marts. To-day any well formed, sound trotter of speed, whether extreme or moderate, will sell for his full value, and bis selling price will be regulated by his real merit, not by his blood lines, as was the case ten years ago. The surest way to ruin any industry is to flood the country with worthless material. This was done before the depression. Men were forced out of the business, either through insolvency or disgust, or both, by having thrust on them inferior animals. Good horses have never ruined anybody. Men can not be expected to pay out thousands of dollars for trotting-bred failures and go back after more. Some have done it, but their pocketbooks have been longer then their judgment. To-day the trotter that is a trotter is a valuable commodity; he is both a pur- chasable and salable article; the demand for him is based on legitimate reasons. He is either a source of pleasure or of profit. The genuine trotter of to-day has two purposes; he can either be used as a money- making machine or as a pleasure-givirg luxury. As the latter he possibly has the highest fictitious value, for rich men will pay more for pleasure than men of moderate means can afford to pay as an investment. The American trotter is no longer a rainbow to be chased after; he is a certainty, and can be produced with a greater degree as such than ever before in his history. There are hundreds of men to-day willing and anxious to pay for the real trotter. To supply this demand the entire country can not be searched closely enough to furnish the material. Buyers are plentiful, yet really excellent trotters are scarce. Xo little of this change in the affairs of the trotting turf is due to the rich futurities and colt stakes that have been given during the past few years. To-day well formed, sound and well gaited colts aud fillies that have speed sell on their prospects, not on their pedi- grees alone. Horses frequently trot in spite of, not by reason of, their breeding. The pedigree may be tbe foundation stone of the capacity, but unless the horse isa reality thepedigreeavails nothing.— Tin Horseman. A Well Bred McKinney for Humboldt County. Mr. T. C. Cahney. tbe well known horseman of Eureka, Humboldt county, visited San .lose last Mon- day and took away with him tbe three year old bay colt Greco by McKinney 2:11 J out of the producing mare Aileen 2:26J (registered as Alein by Anteeo " econd dam Lou Milton (dam of three in tbe list and also dam of the sensational green mare Lou Dillon that Millard Sanders worked in 2:08j last season) by Milton Medium, son of Happy Medium. natural trotter, good gaited and fast and is entered in ent Stako to be trotted this year. His bt Brst class and is a com bit of the Wilkt E Br and Happy Medium fami- n, tbe dam of '! two fast trotl res Mowitz i McKinn i ; Vnteeo 2:1<>J that is ■oncer out of t he odmare Columbine by A, W. Richmond. I. on Milton, the e dam of Ethel Mark 2:J.">, l;. J:'J1 am bter Lou Dillon is : ret n trotti bred In Califot 0 le not only a fast trot . nul and be will i '•y will train Gri ■ making a short season with him in tin- stu.l. the number of mares being very limited. Those who get an opportunity to breed to k y . A County With Great Natural Advantages. Hollister is the county seat of San Benito county, with a population of 2500. It is a prosperous, growing and up-to date town, 75 miles south of San Francisco, on the line of the Southern Pacific, with three trains a day to and from said city. Hollister is 25 miles'east of Monterey bay and is 284 feet above the sea level. The annual average mean temperature based upon public records is 58.9 The climate is as near perfect as can be found in California, which excels in climatic conditions. The average rainfall is from 12 to 15 inches. A cool breeze comes in from the sea coast on the west, which tempers the warmest summer days, and both summer and win*,er are very inviting. HOLLISTER CREAMERY. We have one of the best regulated creameries in th,e West, with Mr. J. N. Keiser as buttermaker. In the State contest, with over 40 creameries and private buttermakers contesting, the Hollister Creamery won the first prize and gold medal for the best butter made in California, with ascore of 97.13 points out of a possi- ble 100. All the butter from this noted creamery is sold right at the creamery— no freight or commission— at lc a Dp. premium above the highest San Francisco quotations and during thesummer months more orders are received than can be filled. To produce these Battering results it requires good water, good feed and good climatic conditions, as well as a prize butter- maker. There arealso twelveehecse factories through- out the county. D HOLLISTER HAY. This county is particularly noted for the quality and quantity of the hay it produces. Hollister hay' com- mands the highest market price, and is known all over the Coast for its superior quality. The avei'Ege an- nual yield marketed from the county is 35 000 tons which is something over one-fifth the Stales =udp)v The largest hay warehouses ever built in any country are to be found in Hollister. POULTRY BUSINESS. This county also excels in the poultry business the perfect climatic conditions, with the absence of "fogs extreme heat or cold, contribute largely to the success of this industry. The eggs and poultry shipped from Hollister are something almost beyond comprehen- sion. The wonderful fertility of the soil and the health-giving climate are great inducements to home- seekers to settle here. AMONG OTHER INDUSTRIES Are the raising of wheat, barley, oats, apples, peaches, pears, prunes, plums, apricots, cherries, grapes and various other fruits. Palmtag's vineyard in this county covers 405 acres, producing 14 varieties of grapes, received awards at the Chicago World's Fair at the California Mid-winter Fair and at the" Paris Exposition. Among products are almonds, walnuts, berries, garden truck, thousands of tons of sugar beets, alfalfa for bay, also for grazing purposes, dairy- ing and stock raising. A large area of alfalfa and fruit land is subject to irrigation by water from tbe Hollister Irrigation Company, artesian wells and from a number of private pumping plants scattered here and there throughout the valley, making the fertile soil very productive. Th New Idria Quicksilver Mines, the richest in the world, are situated in the southern end of this county. GOOD OPPORTUNITIES. There are numerous good chances for people with large or small capital in this county. We invite you to come and be convince^. If you cannot come, write for a booklet and poultry folder, which give more in- formation and devote more space to detail. Address San Benito County Improvement Club, Hollister, Cal. The New Challenge Cup. Wheu the famous Boston challenge cup was offered early in the summer of 1900, amateur racing was in its infancy everywhere excepting in Cleveland, and one could hardly expect that under such conditions all the contingencies could be covered in the deed of gift, though John A. McKerron had hardly won the first leg of the contest for the trophy when it was apparent that several clauses could have well been added to .ng conditions. The Cleveland club is not only the oldest of the prominent amateur driving - it. also t lie most enthusiastic and active club n the country. As is well known the Cleveland club, its great three-time victory with Mc- Kerron, decided to offer a neu cup for the best wagon - of the land. At one time the intention was to .ip for 2: It) trotters, in order that the tropby tie open for more owners, bufit was finally decided to make the race for trotters of any record. This will in all probability narrow the contest down to four or Those I rotters which, on their orm appear to be worthy to contest for pity, are: John A. McKerron, Lord Derby, onk, and Major Delmar. The first plan was to offer a cup valued at 12 but it was finally decided to pay 15000 for it. If any club wins the cup three limes it becomes the property of that club. The con- test will be open only to amateur reinsmen, and an amateur is defined in the deed of gift as one who has never accepted wages or hire as a trainer or driver. The cup is sure to greatly stimulate interest in amateur harness sport. February 1903 J ©he fgncee&tv anb &ipovt&max\ Big Racing Circuit Planned. James W, Brooks, manager of the Los Angeles Jockey Club, which organization was recently pre- vented from holding a thirty-day race meeting by the passage of a city ordinance preventing- betting or races in Los Angeles, has about completed the organi- zation of a racing circuit which is on the largest scale of anything heretofore attempted for spring and sum- mer racing on this Coast. According to the Los An- geles Herald, Mr. Brooks and his associates, Jim Davis, Bart Cavanaugh. L. B. Eaton, Czesar Young and Zick Abrams, propose to establish a circuit of six cities along lines similar to those of the Western Jockey CluVand have already completed their negotiations in securing a foothold in BuUe, Mont., and Great Falls. Work is now being done in Seattle, and Portland will probably he made a part of the circuit. Sacramento and Los Angeles are also included in the scheme, the former to be the place for a short spring meeting and the latter to have the closing meeting of the season, as it is believed the Los Angeles council will not restrict fall racing in the southern metropolis, but amend the ordinance so as to permit it. The Herald says: "A winter meeting in the south would be a part of the scheme if certain conditions could be made to work in harmony with the plan of the promoters. There is some talk of taking in Denver and Salt Lake, but Manager Brooks, who is presiding judge and manager of the combination, hardly favors going so far east. Brooks was asked if the new proposition did not mean a syndicate book. He stated that conditions in each of the cities would probably govern that part of the matter. In the northwest the betting fraternity does not know what any other kind of a book looks like, as the worst "cinches" in the history of the sport have been regular features there. "We intend to give liberal prices, for we will be able to offer them," says Mr. Brooks. "Our plan is to have the circuit arranged as nearly on the Western Jockey Club plan as possible. Each- club would be represented at our meetings. We would have a regular governing body and intend to allot dates as they are desired, having an eye always to de- creasing the railroad hauls of the horses The scheme would be a splendid one for the horsemen, and I be- lieve it would elevate the sport greatly here in the West, for there has always been a need of some such governing power as that we propose to offer. We could get the best horses, and with them would be sure of the right kind of sport. Of course, much of our planning hinges on the Los Angeles end, but if we cannot get our foothold here we will race north." Brooks states that the capital stock of the project is ample and that the scheme should be a good money- maker eventually, though there will be a loss to foot the first year or so. Grand Circuit Dates and Doings. Last year the Grand Circuit opened at Detroit, July 14th. This year the date is July 20th, or a week later. This gives Cleveland the old dates of the last week in July. This season the circuit runs in a straight line, or nearly so, along the Lake Shore, and the detour to Columbus the week following Cleveland has been abandoned. Buffalo follows Cleveland, and then a big jump of 450 miles to Empire City Park, N. Y. The following are the agreed dates as fixed by the stewards of the Grand Circuit in Boston, January 27: Detroit, July 20 to 24; purses $50,000. Cleveland, July 27 to 31; purses $40,000. Buffalo, August 3 to 6; purses $30,000. Empire City Park, August 10 to 14; purses $40,000. Brighton Beach, N. Y., August 17 to 21; purses $50,000. Readville, Miss., August 24 to 27: purses $5o 000. Providence, August 31 to September 3; purses $45,000. Hartford, September 10 to 14; purses $50,000. Syracuse, September 14 to 17; purses $40,000. Columbus, September 21 to 24; purses $40,000. Cincinnati, September 28 to October 2; purses $40,000. During the meeting the proxy question was discussed and another committee was appointed to investigate, just as if an investigation was needed. The question of professional judges was also debated, without action. The question of barring hopples from non-record pacing races was debated, and then voted on. The vote stood 7 to 3 in favor, but as a unanimous vote was required, the question was lost. The stewards were invited by W. G. Pollock to meet in Cleveland in 1904 and an invitation was also received from the two New York associations, but the vote was uranimous for Cleveland and the date was set for Jan uary 15, 1904. The annual meeting resulted in the re-election of D. J. Campau, of Detroit, as president, and Charles M. Jewett, of Boston, was elected secretary in place of Secretary Giles, of Cleveland, who retired on account of ill health. Readville will repeat the $20,000 Massachusetts; Hartford its $10,000 Charter Oak, and Detroit the M. and M., with its $10,000 purse. Providence will con- tinue the single member giving a five-figure premium for the pacers, as it will renew the Park Brew for the 2:10 pacers, and also its $10,000 stake for the trotters; Brighton Beach again hangs up SlOjOOO in the Bonner Memorial, as does Cincinnati in the Ohio. Cleveland will give no big stakes, and its program will be made up of five $1500 purses, two heats in three races each day. Detroit, Cleveland, and Readville, will stick almost entirely to the two heats in three plan. — American Sportsman. About Luck. A good horse is often the making of a good driver. Many a prominent trainer dates the beginning of his success to the day when some good hof*se, by a com- bination of lucky circumstances, was added to his stable. Now, we may have the greatest admiration for and appreciation of the great abilities which have brought our leading drivers to the front, but we should be able to see merit in that careful, conscientious ma- jority which toils on year after year "unhonored and unsung.1' "Success begets success, " and the general public is slow to see virtue in a race driver unless he wins. It's just the same with horses. They don't see the second horse, though he may be at the saddle girths of the winner. Some people who are veritable hero-worship- pers would lead one to believe, by their speech, that some of our latter-day sulky stars could win the M. and M. with a 2:20 horse by pure generalship. But they couldn't. We read in the current turf dispatches that five or six of the well known trainers have had sent to them' gieen trotters that have shown trials from 2:09} to 9:114. Now, why shouldn't they make a showing, with such raw material? Do any of these hero-worshippers, who always 3peak disparagingly of the trainer who hasn't had the "luck," believe that throughout the country we couldn't find hundreds of capable men who could steer such horses to creditable victories? The trainer who shines in the glare of the limelight of public attention has, as a rule, horses brought to him, bred right, gaited well and accredite'd with a very fast trial. How is it with Mr. Up Against It? The horses generally brought to his stable are thought well of by the owners. They are half broken, poorly wintered and their pedigrees, if followed up, trace directly to some manure heap. And yet the trainer is expected to develop from such material race winners, in these days when a 2:20 horse is only fit to carry the traps for the genuine article. And unless that trainer ultimately gets an animal that nature made for a high class race horse, one that has the breeding, the gait and that almost indescribablenerve force, he will go down to turf history and in the minds of the race-going public as a failure. Once in a while we see an owner who thinks, and who is not misled by the hysterical shouts of the public, pick out some good, able and conscientious trainer who has not had the "goods" and give him a chance. But such owners are few. — W. L. Duntley in Am. Horse Breeder. A Bad Amendment. Splan's Sale a Good One. John Splan's big sale at the Union Stock Yards, Chicago, which took place week before last, shows that horses are bringing good prices in Chicago as well as in San Francisco and New York. One of the highest priced ones of the sale was Lilly Young, the 11-year-old mare that took her record seven years ago of 2:10}, and for several seasons there- after failed to be a good one in her class. In 1901 she was beaten several times when the time was no better than 2:20 and was considered a "has been," but she raced like a real crackerjack at Lexington and Memphis last year, winning a heat at the first named place in 2:11-1 and being a close second to Fereno at Memphis in 2:07| and 2:08. She also beat a good field and won the mile and a quarter race in 2:44. This surprised the horsemen, but they were more surprised when she sold for $3375 at tbe Splan sale, as it was not supposed such a price would be paid for a mare eleven years old. Three of the get of Limonero, the stallion that was recently brought back to California and located at Los Angeles were disposed of at the sale. They brought $360, $210 and $175, respectively. Thistle 2:13}, the black stallion by Sidney out of famous Fern Leaf by Flaxtail, was sold for $625. He is the sire of To Order 2:12| that is in turn the sire of Miss Mark 2:10}. Maud Newman and Neerbell, the pair of roan mares which Chas. Newman of this city formerly drove on the road, passed through the sale. These mares were taken East last year by Budd Doble and were finahy consigned to Splan's sale. They sold as a pair for $1,425. Geo. H. Ketcham. owner of Cresceus, was a buyer at the sale, and the chestnut stallion. The Conqueror, by Egotist, went to his bid of $3000. Mr. Ketcham also purchased several well bred mares, paying from $200 to $300 for them. Bert Herr 2:20A, the eratic brother to Charley Herr 2:07, went to an Ontario horseman for $710. One of the features of the sale was a consignment of five head by Stamboul 2:07.1, and one out of a daughter of this great but dead stallion. The six head brought $5345, an average of $890. A Chicago daily says they were a very handsome lot. California McGregor, a stallion by Silver Bow out of Leap Year by Tempest, brought $250. The mare Litka by Chas. Derby out of Susie Mam- brino, bred at Oak wood Park Farm,, has been mated with a mare by Elyria since she left California. The two make a very handsome and fast pair, and they brought $3,200. They have a horse show win or two to their credit. Rosaro, the black mare by McKinney out of By By by Nutwood, that was sold last year at Cleveland by Pierce Bros., was consigned to the Splan sale, and the price she brought — $1,000 — shows that the McKin- ney's are appreciated in Chicago. L. M. Newgass, the well-know Chicago horse dealer, was the pur- chaser, and he doubtless saw his way clear to making a handsome profit on the mare. The highest price of tbe sale was $4,000, paid for the chestnut gelding Tom Keene by West Egbert, dam by Kentucky Prince. John P. Haines, President of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, has issued a circular in protest of the passage oT a House of Repre- setative bill to amend Section 4386 of the revised stat- utes. Underthestatute which itisproposed toamend, railroad companies and other parties transporting horses, cattle, sheep, swine or other animals from one State to another, are prohibited from "confining the same in cars, boats or vessels for a longer period than twenty-eight consecutive hours without unloading the same for water, feeding and rest for a period of at least five consecutive hours." The amendment- proposes to change the word "twenty-eight" to "forty," which will increase the time during which the animals may be kept in crowded confinement by twelve hours. President Haines' protest is well made and timely and will command the approval of every shipper and every humanitarian. The amendment is undoubtedly inspired by the desire to spare the carrying companies a little inconvenience and save them a little expense. There is no justification for this economy when it involves a sacrifice of the comfort and safety of the companies' charges or the interests of their patrons. Our horse breeders in Congress should arraign themselves solidly against this measure. — Trotter and Purer. Mr. Perren's Views. The appropriation for the support of the United States army for the fiscal year 1903-1904 carries an item of $450,000 for the purchase of horses. The appropriation for the past year was 1600,000. "I am inclined to think," says A. E. Perren, one of the New York State Fair Commissioners, "that a great deal of the trouble about laying up heats can be avoided by talking with the drivers before the rule is violated and giving them to understand that unlawful work will be severely punished. Let them under* tand that no mild fine of a hundred or so will be the punishment, but that they will be ruled off for periods of time commensurate with the offense. They don't like to take a chance of being set down and will be very careful about infringing the rules. Some of them will pay a fine of $100 or $200 and laugh at it as a good joke; almost any one would pay that price for a chance to make a couple o. thousand or more. But when it comes to being suspended they will do a little more thinking before they will deliberately violate the rule." Kenney's Opinion of Major Delmar. Ben Kenney, the well known and popular driver and trainer of Lexington, Ky., when speaking about Major Delmar 2:05}, stated that he considered Major Delmar the most dangerous rival for championship honors which Cresceus 2:02} has. Kenney says he has timed Major Delmar twice, when he went a half in l:0OA, and he believes with fair luck the coming sea- son and all conditions favorable, the son of Delmar will crowd the mark of Cresceus to the limit, and, "mark my word," says Kenney, "Major Delmar has only to live and stay sound to get closer tot minute mark than any horse foaled." 6 mie gveeitev emit gtipaxtBxnavi I February 7, 1903 NEW YORK MIDWINTER SALE. Fasig-Tipton Company Secure Good Prices for Many Horses. The mill ivin tor sale of the Faslg-Tipton Company opened at Madison Square Garden, New York, on Tuesday of last week, with 500 horses catalogued. On the opening day but few high class horses were offered, the majority being just the ordinary trotting bred road horse, and this kept the average down, which was 8301.80 per head for the day. Toe first horse to bring four figures was a stallion called Baron- daie, a son of Baron Wilkes out of Lemonade, the dam of W. G. Durfee's stallion Petigru 2:10}. This i ud was purchased by J. M. on of Calais, Maine. Nigger Jack 2:14V, a black gelding bj Cyclone out ol Maid of Aberdeen, brought a bid of $1500 from K. C. Taylor, of Worcester, Mass., and was sold at that figure. The Major2:133, a trotter Hooker, brought $1025, and Grace Eldred 2:17, the trotting filly by Cecelian, fetched $1400. The highest price of the day was paid by Mr. G. Schwab of New York for Beldia 2:091, a trotting mare that is considered a rare good ono for the 2:10 classes this year. She went for $4000. During the day one hun- dred bead sold foi $30,180. There was a marked improvement in the attendance and in the quality of the offerings the second day. An uncommon incident was the appearance of the horse Star Dillard, a trotter, pacing bred and regis- tered in the pacing stud book, being by Hal Dillard 2:04j|. Trotting bred and registered horses that pace are common, but a pacing bred trotter is rare indeed. He brought $925. The event of the day was the sale of the trotter Prince of Orangi 2:07 and the bidding was a striking illustration of what amateur sport is doing for the best interests of breeders and the general market. Of the five bidders, four were patrons of the speedway and the Matinee Club at the Empire track. The first bid was $-500, made by Moise Geisman of New York. Then came $3000, by R. L. Davis, acting for F. G. Schmidt; and M. C. Harrison bid $3500; E. E. Smatb. ers bid $7100. Opposed to these amateurs was J. Y. Gatcomb, the partner of Scott Hudson in the most successful stable out last year. When Mr. Schmidt bid $3100 Mr. Gatcomb r ised it $100, and the horse became his property. The National Horse Show winners, Ruritania and Dainty DalTo 2:13}, went to Thomas W. Lawson of Boston at $3900. Etfie Powers 2:08} the champion campaigner of pacerdom, sold at $2000, and went back to Baltimore. George M. Webb of Philadelphia, who sold Ruritania and Dainty Daffo, bought the show pair, Matilda Wilkes and Millie Franklin, both by Onward, out of daughters of Ben Franklin. The California pacer Connie 2:15} by Ketcham 2:16} out of Birdroe 2:llj brought $1310 and was purchased by Geo. H. Schneider of Cleveland, Ohio. Domino, the black pacer by Rect 2:16} that was sent to the Blue Ribbon sale at Cleveland last year by Mr. C. L. Griffith, and sold for $1700, was consigned to this sale and went for $1000, this bid being made by Erwln Clark of New Haven. Vendome, the bay gelding by Iran Alto out of Linda Oak by Guy Wilkes that Farmer Bunch campaigned In California two years ago and that reduced his record to 2:18} last season over east, brought $700 at this sale and wont to John McGuire of New York. ThB total amjunt received for the second day's sale was $55,370, for 100 head, an average of $553.70. The average was still further raised on Thursday, the third day of tho big Midwinter Sale, and ninety- suven head were sold for $61,595, or an average of [dollta2:09J by Mendocino brought the high Bgi.i ay and uf the sale— $11,100, and is now the property ol lohn .1. Scannoll, of New York, who turned him ov< telle; to train. Idolita la a ba , locino out of Edith by George hi., lit. i a ear old trotted a sensational rd ol 2:21). While this time was far from the old world's record, it was con- I a sensational performance on account of the weather • which existed when lit tin- same year won the irlty (or two year olds. Itwai not until ho was a throo year old that he made liimi.lf fa. ring that season he won more i Brand Circuit than any other Be did this In two races. The Ont «.. rs $10,000 stake and her the II" 10,000, In both these '. in straight heats. In the i ' Bret heat in i:12}, giving l.im Ibis i ■ ' two heats of the Kentucky Futurity. Thi finally won by that g ; h0 son of Mendocino finished second to An/. Ila in the gp'at $10,- 000 trotting purse at Charter Oak Park, Hartford, after winning the first two heats. Idolita was bred at Palo Alto Farm. His sire is Mendocino 2:19}, son of Electioneer, and Mano (also dam of Electant 2:19}) by Piedmont 2:17}. Edith is by George Wilkes 2:22. She is also the dam of the noted sire Hummer (sire of Bouncer 2:09, a winner of the great Transylvania and other stakes). Edith's dam was Edith Carr, the dam of Campbell's Election- eer 2:17J, and a 2:10 sire. The Prime Minister, a two year old son of Idolita, who is engaged in futurities worth $49,500 and who has shown eighths in 0:18}, brought the third highest price at the sale, $2200. He was purchased by Mr. A. C. Maynard of New York City and will be campaigned the coming season on the Grand Circuit. Among the high priced ones sold Thursday was Col. Carter, a chestnut horse by Nutwood Wilke62:16} and of Spry Ruth by Boodle. He was one of the consign- ment from the Maplewood Farm, owned by the late Senator Jones of New Hampshire. He never had a day's training but showed a quarter in 37 seconds and isgood gaited. After a spirited bidding he went to McElwaine Farm, Springfield, Mass., for $1650, which was the highest price paid at the sale for a green un- tried horse. Betonica 2:09} by Azmoor out of Nadine brought $1200. Those that brought $1000 or upwards during the day were: Her Ladyship, a very fast three year old by Wilkes Boy out of Twinkle by Dictator. She is entered in $42,000 worth of stakes and trotted miles last year in 2:28 and quarters in 34 seconds. It is ihougbt she will trot in 2:12 this year. W. L. Snow got her for $3200. Orator 2:23, bay stallion by Dictator, sire of Major Chew 2:13} and others, brought $1775. He is seven- teen years old. Bertha Red, a ten year old mare Dy Red Wilkes, was purchased by Thomas Lawson for $1500. Phoebe Onward 2:12} by Shadeland Onward brought $1200 and Sunlight Chimes, a brother to Mid- night Chimes 2:16}, was sold for $1000. The pacer Hal B. 2:04} brought $2900, the trotting gelding A. J. D. 2:09} sold for $4200, Mary Anna, a green pacing mare, fetched $1350: Wilque 2:09}, the trotting gelding by Queechy, brought $2500; Ashland Cassell, a green trotter by Ashland Wilkes, sold for $1110; the pacer Gyp Walnut 2:08} by Walnut Boy went for $1100 and a green pacer by Strawn sold for $1475. The balance of the ninety-seven head brought less than $1000 each. Carrie Caswell, a Palo Alto bred mare by Altivo, brought $875 and was one of the bargains of the day. Bargain hunters bad an inning Friday at the mid- winter sale in Madison Square Garden. There were many good offerings that failed to arouse any en- thusiasm, and the greater number were bought by New York buyers. The chestnut trotter TJnabell 2:13}, by Young Fullerton 2:20}, brought the highest price of the afternoon, $550, and was cheap at that. She was a good race mare and has shown fast work over the Speedway One of the bargains was the chestnut pacer General Agent 2:10}, in the same con- signment. He had shown well on the Speedway and ranked in the first flight, yet$280 was all theauctioneer could coax out of the crowd. The pacer McJoe 2:11}, brought $510, and will join the Staten Island Speed- way contingent. Azra A. a bay filly by Azmoor brought $250. Joe Archer a three year old gelding by Geo. W.Archer sold for $200. The total for 101 head sold during the fourth day was $21,070 an average of $208 62. Friday's offerings closed the sale. During the four days 409 head were sold for $167,940 an average of $410.62, which is proof that the market is strong and the demand ahead of the supply. Sues for the Gift. Frtd McKee, driver of Nella Jay, winner of the Kentucky Futurity here last fall, on January 22, at Lexington, Ky., brought suit against George R. Woodin, of Boston, owner of the filly, for $9000, stated to be due him from the winning. The petition alleged that Woodin in the presence of a number of persons before tho race told McKee that he would give him the entire first money of the stake if he won. It says Woodin only paid him $1000, promising to pay him $9000 later, but that he collected thestake money from the association and failed to keep his promise with McKee. A numbor of horses in McKee's hands owned by Woodin, including Nella Jay, have been attached to sat'sfy the debt. Training Department, Bitter Root Farm. In tho Grand Circuit, Sept, 4, 1808. Npohn'a Dlst pi.r and Cough Curt, in what every owner i, i mdlorol horses everywhere should have, i have used It for 11... various forms of ,«intiw;li.u-. .11 si-uses, nii.l tin. lliroiu affections ..I liurM.H with the most gratifying results It Is u safeguard ngnlnst oxposuro of horsuH to nil sorts ..f distempers, pink eye and the llko. Rosp'y, Job Rka, Trainer. President Wright Denies a Conspiracy. [Los Angeles Herald, February 5th.] E. T. Wright, president of the District Agricultural association No. 6, a private corporation, and chair- man of the Sixth District Agricultural association, a State organization, says regarding the agitation in regard to the future of the Agricultural Park race track: "I want to say that no attempt at legislation to that end is being attempted, so far as any member of the board of directors of the District Agricultural asso- ciation No. 6 is concerned. We have entertained no intention of subdividing or selling the park at this time, though we believe that we have a perfect right to do so if we so desired. "The present agitation can easily be traced to the passage of the 'poolroom' ordinance, and the refusal of the city council to allow our tenant to use the park as he desired. Mr. Cattern's interest in the matter is also evident. He is a son-in law of J. C. Newton, who was dropped from the state board by Gov. Budd, and he is probably looking for a fee when he recommends the beginning of litigation." I. N. Moore, he says, was the original owner of the property, by trust deed, and the association's title was gained from him after Moore purchased the land from the sheriff. The land was turned over to the local company, which, though unincorporated, issued stock and carried on business. The association has no certificate of title, as the directors never tried to get one, says Mr. Wright. They recognize that certain things have to bestraight- ened out befoie a title can be obtained. He claims the land belongs to the local organization. But Mr. Cattern takes issue with President Wright. He says the lands were set aside to the State directors of the district in trust for the people for all time by a deed of trust. This deed was dated May 29, 1888, and signed by W. J. May berry and William Ferguson as trustees in behalf of the donors. The property was bought in at a mortgage sale held January 13, 1889, for the sum of $12,500, which was raised by the volun- tary subscription of 118 citizens. Improvements cost- ing $50,000 have been made and the property is now valued at about $300,000. "Before the final deed in question was executed," said he, "William Niles. gen- eral superintendent, secured the execution of a deed by the trustee and redemptioner, I. N. Moore, convey- ing the property directly to the subscribers for a limited period of twenty-five years, the grounds after- wards to become the property of the grantees. This action appears to have been in direct opposition to the intention of the parties, and Mr. Moore afterward said he signed the deed without reading it. "Any attempt of persons connected with the agri- cultural association to subdivide and dispose of Agri- cultural Park, or to plow up the track, as was reported to be the threatened intention, would be clearly in violation of the law. A legislative act authorizing the sale of these grounds would be an illegal attempt to devote public property to private use, and a clear in- terference with vested rights. A similar proceeding has been attempted on a previous occasion and the attempt met with failure." Jaokson's Napa Soda untangles the feet. Iran Alto 2:12 1-4. Breeders who aim at producing the best must pat. ronize the best bred sires and in looking over the list of stallions Btanding for service in California this year it will be hard to find one that ranks higher in this respect than Iran Alto 2:12}, son of the great Palo Alto 2:08} out of Elaine, the great producing half sister to the mighty Electioneer. Iran Alto was himself a good race horse and although his services in the stud have been very limited he has to his credit that fast and game trotter Dr. Frasse 2:12}, besides Dr. Frasse's Sister 2:21}, Vendome 2:18} and Thomas R. 2:15, a trotter that will yet enter the 2:10 list in all probability. Iran Alto will make the season of 1903 at the Ven- dome Stock Farm, near San Jose, at the low fee of $50 the season He comes from a family of race horses, was a race horse himself and begets race horses. No better bred one was ever foaled on the Palo Alto Stock Farm and no better individual can be found in California. As Superintendent F. W. Covey of Palo Alto says: "He is by a champion who was a fast colt trotter, out of a champion mare who held the world's records for three and four year olds, and produced a champion yearling Norlaine 2:31}. He comes from a family of extreme soeed that produces extreme speed." If you are looking for the best, the sort that breeds on and will produce the kind you want, send your mares to Vendome Stock Farm. A letter to James W. Rea, San Jose, proprietor, will bring a card con- taining tabulated pedigree and all particulars. See advertisement. February 7, 1903] ©he gxeeiiev atib g^xnrtemon Notes and News, m Bessie Booth by Sweepstakes is in foal to Silver Bow 2:16. Cresceus ie a grand daddy, and the youngster is now a yearling. ■ Harrie Jones will probably have the McKinney pacer You Bet 2:07 this season. Jay-Eye-See 2:06} is still alive and in fairly good shape at the age of twenty-five years. Twenty thousand dollars in money and plate is offered for the spring Horse Show in Boston. Stam B. 2:11} will arrive at Pleasanton on the 14th of the^present month to begin his stud duties for 1902. William Miller is training the California horse Duke of Waldstein 2:23| at the Everett, Washington, track. If current reports are to be relied upon Ed Geers will campaign 387 horses this season, whileScott Hudson's stable will contain 239. These figures are complete only up to the time of going to press. — American Sports- man. Last year's Lexington meeting was the most profit- able ever held by the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association, and Secretary Shanklin has been re-elected and complimented by the Board of Directors. To the credit of the Wilkes family are fifty-eight 2:10 performers, against twenty-six for the Electioneer family, although the family of Electioneer has the two extreme ones in point of speed in The Abbot 2:03} and Azote 2:04£. The American Horse Breeder says: "Horsemen who have seen her Btep predict that trainer W. L. Snow will make the crack green trotters move lively next season to beat Julia M., a daughter of Zombro2:ll, now in his stable." Mrs. Sol. Runyon of Trask, this State, has sent four mares to Walnut Grove Stock Farm to be bred to Nushagak this year. They are Caressa and Dextress by Dexter Prince, Altenwood by Altivo, and a black mare by Alta Vela2:ll}. Charley Darfee owns a yearling colt by Direct 2:05} out of a mar3 by McKinney 2:11} and says he isn't for sale at any price. Monroe Salisbury has a string of big ones at Pleas- anton. The majority of the horses he has in training are 16 hands or over. Chester Abbott 2:09}, the horse that was on the Oregon and Washington circuit last season, sold for $925 at the Splan sale. Lena N. 2:05}, Sunland Belle 2:08} and Nerva Patchen 2:08 will be seen at the Brooklyn, N. Y., matinees this summer. The ice trotting carnival at Ottawa is to open next week. Mr. Ketcham will attempt to lower the ice record of 2:184 with Cresceus. They are building more stalls at Pleasanton and more room for the guests at the Rose. Mine hosts, Olney & Son, know how to keep hotel. Mr. Ed Sewell of Santa Paula, Cal., writes that he is the owner of a full sister to Waldo J. 2:08. She is entered in the Occident Stake for 1905. Atlantic King 2:09£, the sire of Frank Bogash 2:03}, is the kingpin sleigh horse in Fort Wayne, IndM and his son, Wayne KiDg is ditto in Detroit. J. Malcolm Forbes, who has paid as much money as any one for trotters, owns the great stallion Bingen 2:06} and is driving him on the snow this winter. George H. Ketcham has appointed Mr. John Mc- Cartney, a well known and able Ohio turf writer, as secretary of Ketcham Farm for the coming season. The Cleveland Grand Circuit meeting will have an open ring next summer and will do away with the syn- dicate bookmaking that has always been the rule there. Prince Direct 2:07 is wintering in Dick Benson's stable at Kansas City, and will remain there until March 1, when M. E. McHenry will again take him in charge. Tne Charter Oak and Ohio stakes, which will be for the 2:09 class this year should get large entry lists. The horse that can win both races will earn $13,000 for his owner. Thos. Charlton of Ukiah has sold his handsome stallion, St. Patrick by Carr's Mambrino, to parties who will probably take the horse to Petaluma for the season of 1903. Denver dates are from June 20th to July 4th, which will give the horsemen thirteen days' racing at that point instead of four days as has been announced by some of the papers. Brook Curry, of Lexington, Ky., has sold to C. Jefferson the seven year old brown stallion, Alfred Star 2:14} by Alfred G. 2:19|; dam Becky by Mambrino King. Price, $2000. John R. Gentry 2:00*, the celebrated pacing stallion, owned by Mr. E. H. Harriman, has been leased to George Campbell Brown, of Ewell Farm, Columbia, Tennessee, and will be placed in the stud there. There are but few of the get of Stam B. that are old enough to train, but every time one is taken to a tracK it shows speed. Stam B. is certain to be one of the great speed sires of California. D. S. Matthews, of Ryde, California, owns a very promising two year old colt by Stam B. out of a mare by Dexter Prince that he wishes to sell or will lease for two yearB. Read his advertisement in this issue. Among the rules of a livery stable in New York are the following: "No man will be employed who drinks intoxicating liquors. No man shall speak loud to any of the horses. No man shall use profane language in the hearing of the horseB." The Canadians will have more fun on the ice this winter than ever. As soon as, the Ottawa meet is over the 200 or more horses competing will be taken to Montreal in special cars, and on February 24 a five days' meet will commence at Delorimir Park. The great young Illinois sire, Parole 2:16, is the only western stallion to have two two-year-old trotters make records below 2:30 last season. Arner, the full brother to Diablo, will make the sea- son of 1903 at San Lorenzo. Arner is one of the hand- somest stallions in California and very fast, although he has never been raced. After a limited season in the stud Arn*>r will be put in training and a mark be- low 2:20 should be easily within his reach. And now some of the eastern turf writers are saying that a big mistake was made when the Charter Oak and Ohio ten thousand dollar purses were made for a 2:09 clasB as it lets Monte Carlo in and he will scare the others out. It's a two to one bet that the horse owners will not be half as scared about entering as the horse editors are, and that both races will fill. Among the Eastern breeders who have booked mares to McKinney 2:11} this season are W. F. Red- mond, New York City, four; William Simpson, New York City, three; Terrace Farm, Titusville, Pa., three; Hill-and-Dale Farm, Mamaroneck, N. Y., two. and Senator John McCarty, Parkway Farm, Goshen, N. Y., two. Sixty-one outside mares have so far been booked to McKinney at a fee of $200. Just about the handsomest road horse in California is the pacer Yellow Jacket 2:20$, owned by A. B. Rod- man, of Woodland. Yellow Jacket is a light chestnut with flaxen mane and tail and if driven through our park roads would make everybody "rubber" that likes a handsome horse. Mr. Rodman alsoownsa gray pacer that is a great prospect for the track. He was never trained, but is a fast and rugged strong fellow that can pull a buggy with two in it at his full speed. Both these horses are for sale at very low prices. See ad. The chief ad vantage of the pneumatic is freedom from vibration and its tendency to hug the ground and fol- low the horse on the turns. By tilting the shafts up at an angle the driver gets his weight back of the axle, thereby improving the draught, and he lowers the seat until he is down behind his horse, where atmos- pheric resistance is reduced to a minimum. Kinney Lou, Dan R. 2:04i, John A. McKerron 2:05}, and other outside horses now at Walnut Hall Stock Farm, will be sent to the Lexington track in March under thecare of John Benyon. Mr. Harkness has re- cently given instructions to Ed. Benyon to take his campaigning stable to the same track about the first of May, instead of to Louisville as orginally intended. The Hollister gentleman who purchased the very handsome colt Monbello at the Palo Alto sale last week is Mr. L. M. Ladd, instead of W. Ladd, as printed in the account of the sale. Mr. Ladd has one of the best bred youDg stallions in America, and as an individual there are f-w equals of this two-year-old. He is a valuable addition to the breeding ranks of San Benito county. The young Zombros at Los Angeles are attracting great attention, and every eastern horsemen that arrives in that city immediately inquires where the son of McKinney is stalled. Geo. Beckers has several of his stfllion's get to show visitors and all are en- thusiastic over them. No horse that ever stood for service in California begot a more uniform and high class lot of colts and fillies. Mr. Geo. E. Sheldon, who died at Pasadena recently, where he had been living for the past year for his health, was a very prominent capitalist of Boston, Mass., and treasurer of the Lowell Trust Company. His horse Royal R. Sheldon 2:04|, which he brought to Pasadena and drove on the road, may be returned East. Ansel 2:20, by Electioneer, dam Annette (thoroug- bred), by Lexington, for whom the late Robert Bonner paid Gov. Stanford $20,000 in 1889, is spending his de- clining years at Woodlane farm, Mt. Holly, N. J. He is 23, and Ambert2:22} last season, is the only new performer by him that has shown up for the past three years. John A. McKerron 's salesroom on Mason street is a very busy place these days. Horsemen from all over the Coast visit it daily and either take away with them something in the way of harness, boots, blankets or something else for their horses. Made by McKerron is a sufficient guarantee that it is the best that can be put together. Mr. Joseph H. Bohon, of Redlands, has sold his handsome seven months old colt by Zolock 2:10} out of Hytu by Happy Prince to Mr. F. A. Ramsey. The colt is entered in the Breeders $6000 Futurity, for foals of mares bred in 1901, and the transfer of owner- ship has been duly made. $350 was the price paid by Mr. Ramsey for the colt. Scott Hudson is jogging Rythmic 2:08, the star money winner of 1902, and Chase 2:07}, daily over the snow on the road, and the three year old queen of last year, Gail Hamilton 2:11 J has entirely recovered from her recent illness and is once more receiving slight exercise. The sensitive, excitable colt in proper hands can be made steady-going, tractable and reliable, or he can be ruined as easily as the blowing out of a candle. It only needs a quick-tempered trainer that will be harsh in language and rough in handling and the ruin will be complete. At a public sale of Percheron horses at Kansas City, Mo., on January 22d, the offering was of good quality, but as about one half were weanlings and yearlings, the prices were not high. The top price for stallions was $600; for mares, $285; for weanlings, $185. Twenty- two head brought $5355; average, $243.40. Judge W. E. Green's old mare Lady Langtry is one of the comparatively few broodmares that have pro- duced four with standard records. She is the dam of Dudley 2:14, Ed B. Young 2:il}, and last year added the names of Lily Direct 2:21$ and Estelle 2:26| to her list. The last named mare took her record" at the Hollister meeting last October. Both are trotters, while Dudley and Ed B. Young are pacers. There is a crackerjack colt by P. J. Williams' great trotter Monterey 2:09} owned by Gretna Farm, Gretna, Illinois, according to the last issue of the Morse Review. This colt is a three year old called Irish and his dam is Julia D. 2:14^ by Hvlas Jr. Last sea- son this colt showed very fast at the trot, but wore a great deal of weight. He has been shifted to the pace and Ab. Fullager, his trainer, thinks he has a coming crack side wheeler in him. The four year old Directum colt owned by Judge W. E. Greene, of Oakland, is now in MonroeSalisbury's string at Pleasanton. One day last week Ben Walker was giving the little black counterpart of Directum his exercise and let him step an eighth. Everybody that saw the stunt opened their eyes and Walker says he never rode any faster for the same distance behind any trotter, and the youngster never lifted his head or offered to break. The announcement made in these columns that a sale of the Oakwood Park Stock Farm horses would be held early in February in this city by William G. Layng was premature. Mr. John F. Boyd, proprietor of this celebrated farm, informs us that no such sale has been arranged yet; that Superintendent Fred Booth is selling horses at private sale and at good prices right along and that it may be some time be- fore an auction is held. George H. Ketcham secured a grandly bred stallion to share the honors of the Ketcham Farm stud with Cresceus when he bought The Conqueror 2:12}. Sired by Egotist, one of the best sons of Electioneer, dam by Harold; second dam by St. Elmo; third dam, the famous Midnight, dam of Jay-Eye-See 2:10, etc., by Pilot Jr., he has a remarkably well balanced pedigree. Although a young horse The Conqueror has 13 stand- ard performers to his credit, including that great race mare Contralto 2:10. There never has been a good argument against registration. Every pure breed of animals has its stud books, and it should be a matter of pride on the part of breeders to register their stock, j et it is a lament- able and notorious fact that many of them do not. Unfortunately the Register Association having no jurisdiction over the trotting association can not compel registration, and the American and National Associations have never seriously discussed the question. At the Memphis track there is a string of horses in charge of trainer Harrison that consists of thirteen "range horse" as they are called. These horses were sired by Conrad, son of Electioneer, and are nearly all out of mares by Chas. Caffrey. They were foaled on a western Nebraska ranch and permitted to run wild until they were four and five years old — not even being halter broken up to that time. Seven of them have shown eights in from seventeen to nineteen seconds and all go on a square trot and show none of the 'broncho." There will be a grand opportunity next Tuesday, February 10th, to purchase first class stallions Wm. G. Layng will sell at the Occidental Horse Exchange, the Oro Wilkes stallion Black Wilkes, the Director stallion A. A. Moore and the Altoona stallion Black Cloud. Besides these, there will be a number of fine trotters consigned by Mr. Thos. Ronan, Dayton, Wash- ington, sired by standard trotting stallions. There are several fine driving and carriage teams, elegant surreys, buggies, harness, etc. Besides these, there are a number of very useful all-purpose and draft horses. The sale is positive. Everything must be Bold. Three sons of Prince Airlie 28045, son of Guv Wilkes) are offered for sale by Mr. P. A. McEvoy. of Park. Their description and breeding will ' in our advertising columns. Prince Airlie Chantilly, a great broodmareby Nutwood. 8 ©he $r*xfcer cmfc Q^ovtexnan [FEBRUARY 7, 1903 The Lawson Prizes Awarded. EDITOR: — In January, 1902, 1 olTered the fol- lowii mwold Horse Name Prizes: 1st, $250; 2d, $100; -J Dreamwold, the farm of Thomas \V. Lawson. Scituate, Mass.. will pay the above Damn: prizes to the owners of horsee registered a..d uamed with the American TrottiDg Register id during the year 1902, who supply said horses with the prettiest and most appropriate names. Mr. Liwsjn will deci le immediately after the close of the year. In deciding he will take into consideration only prettiness and appropriateness of the names, and the circumstances which led to their selection. If, for instance, Dreamer and Boralma, which Mr. Lawson considers two of the prettiest names ever possessed by horses, bad been registered during 1902 and submitted with tin' explanation that "Dreamer" was selected solely because of its nrettiness, and "Boralma" be- pretty, and in addition as "Bo" was for his sire "Boreal" and "ralina" for his dam "Earalma," Bo- ralma would win over Dreamer. As the only object of these prizes is to encourage the giving of pretty and appropriate names to American bred horses, it is hoped all breeders of 1902-named horses will compete. There can be no question that a horse with a round- sounding pretty name is more valuable than one with a name whieh libels a good horse, and makesa bad one worse. Is there a horse lover in the world who would not pay more for Boralma than if his name was "Bar- rel of Stale Beer" or "John Robert Smith?" Let us hope not. No one believes Mambrino Chief, Hamble- tonian. Abdullah, Green Mountain Maid, Electioneer, Almont, Beautiful Bells, Baron Wilkes, The Abbot, Chimes or Cresceus could possibly have been the horses they were had they been obliged to struggle through the world as "Piece of Candy," "Mamie W.," •'.I. P. Adams," 'Overall Sewer," "Railroad Station," "Box of Onions" or "Delia Ryan," or that "My Head Carpenter," "Car Conductor" or "I Sell Tripe" could , have drawn as many lovers of the horse to a race as "Nancy Hanks," "Peter the Great" or "Dainty DalTo." All competitors should write giving their horses' names, and reasons for selecting same, on or before January 3, 1903, to Dreamwold, the farm of Thomas W. Lawson, Scituate, Mass. In conformity with the above I have decided to award the prizes as follows: First, "Rondo Bell," submitted by Jno. D. Scanlon, Syracuse, N. Y. Sire, Sheldona; dam, Train Bell by St. Bell: his dam Beautiful Bells. Reasons: "Round sounding name, 'Rondo' because of repetition of the strains on both sire and dam's side, and 'Bell' for the greatness of Beautiful Bells through her son St. Bell and his daughter Train Bell," Second, "Baron Lavish," submitted by A. H. Dan- forth, Washington, 111. Sire, Prodigal; dam, Jose- phine Farrell by Baron Wilkes. Reasons: "The 'Baron' was suggested by dam's family, 'Lavish' by the sire." Third, "Onward Flight," submitted by Frank T, Fowler, Chicago, 111. Sire, Onward; dam, Flight by Baron Wilkes. Fourth, "Exalma," submitted by F. W. Harris, -burg, III. Filly: sire, Expedition; dam, Maybab by Allerton. Reasons: "Expedition, Allerton, May- bab." Fifth, "Ravenetta," submitted by Frank Webster, Oswego Falls, N. Y. Filly: sire, Ravenscroft, 23414: dam, Stanetta; and "Korolanee," submitted by Wil- liam .lardine, Jardineville, N. B. Dam, Korama; sire, I .aocelot. In addition I will make a sixth of $10 for each of the following: ii, -Royalty," submitted by Krnst /..Bower, Olney, 111 Br ally; sire, Helr-at-Law; dam, Genette by Roy Wilkes. "Rose Rumor," submitted by I'.. 1'. Reiyea. Mount Vernon, N. Y. Reasons: "She is by Rumor and her dam was Rose Leal." • II " submitted bv A. H. Danforth, Washington, 111. Sire, Heir-at-Law; dam, Grace Lee. bat represents both sire and dam ads well. " • Alb. Woods, Brockton, • Alio' for his sire Alavolo and lloston, i: lason: ' Uoldalla'e n ..|,-,,| ' . A. Taylor, job! E Blk in; Blre, Dare Devil; dam, The ,,.. of Johnstown. Reasoi oee name becaupe 1 th lUghtlt appropriate, being daughterof that noted il(, jet count.- part i r sire Mr 0rrj the superintendent ol Village Farm, as ',!,-. Harry Hamlin, endeavored to get the Lady i lare Devil' to r o.wn , -i, they have bj Dare Devil, and was very ii ii that the name had been taken by myself. Mr. Hamlin and Mr. Brad born both wrote me and congratulated me on selecting so beautiful and appro- priate a name for my filly." "Alboneer," submitted by Mrs. J. W. Hull. Minne- apolis, Minn. Colt. Reasons: " 'AT from Allerton Alkebell and 'bo' from Bonita, his dam, and 'neer' from Electioneer." "Aurelette, "submitted by E.D.Thomas, Colony, Kan. Chestnut mare; sire, Aurelian; dam, Palisette. Reasons: "Combination of Aurelian, the sire, and Palisette seemed very appropriate, being not only pretty, but indicating the parentage as well. In making my selection from the thousands of names which have been submitted — and I will say here that competition has met with a response beyond anything I expected, so much so that I will continue it for next year — I have been governsd by a desire to select those which, while being prettily euphonious, have carried an intelligent meaning either in the name itself or in- its selection, or both, after selecting all those which would meet these requirements, to grade them by a standard of perfection of those different qualities. If you will allow me the space— and I think it will be well employed in educating youi readers for my next competition — I will endeavor to give jou my reason- ing in making the above selection: "Rondo Bell," while being euphonious, and prettily so, was to my mind more boldly so than others equally sweet sounding. At the same time it was almost per- fection in the meaning it carried in the name, while in the reason for its selection was displayed more in- genuity with a minimum amount of "farfetohedness" thaD in any of the others. "Baron Lavish" is unquestionably euphonious and pretty and "horse-6ensey" good, while the ingenuity displayed in making the combination of the two famous Baron and Prodigal families by the way -of "Lavish" to identify Prodigal was of a high order, and caused me to place it in the top list of awards;in other words, everything else being equal, if there had beena "Baron Prodigal" and a "Baron Lavish" I would have given an extra value to the "Lavish" over the "Prodigal" for the ingenuity displayed in creat- ing "Lavish" over the already created "Prodigal." I was tempted to place "Onward Flight" even with "Baron Lavish," as the name is to my mind so per- fect in its sweet euphony, its bold horse beauty and in every other way which speaks for itself, and I was only decided in dropping it a peg lower because of the fact it was "born to order" and called for little effort on the part of the owner of the ho'rse that is to bear it. That is, while 1 think "Onward Flight" fully as pretty and in every way the equal of "Baron Lavish," notwithstanding all flight is necessarily onward, I be- lieve the ingenuity of inventing the equivalent of Prodigal in "Lavish" should put it just a little ahead of the one that was created by simply putting the two names that belonged to the sire and dam into one, although I do not wish to be misunderstood as wishing to take away from the good work displayed in giving a horse such a pretty and appropriate name as ' On- ward Flight" from whatever source it was secured. "Exalma," I placed ahead of those that follow, that are equal to it in all other ways, because of the extra- ordinary combination of meaning syllables. The two that follow, "Ravenetta" and "Korolanee" to my mind are more sweetly pretty. ■ I think all will see why the eight in the last division should be just behind the others, an j yet well ahead of many that I havediscarded and tl.ousandsof names now in use. For instance, "Lady Dare Devil" is so perfect it should be in the first division were it not that it was almost already made to order, and made to order without being unusual in either the "Lady" or the "Dare Devil" divisions of the Dame. I sincerely hope the winners of my prizes will agree with mo in my selection, and also breeders generally, for if they do not, the object of my competition is nullified, for my only desire is to encourage the giving of the prettiest and most appropriate names possible to the grandest and sweetest of all the animal king- dom. I am quitesure all would agree with me, if they saw the mass of names and argumeuts I have been obliged to work through, and the many temptations I have resisted. For instance, one enterprising breeder submitted as follows: "Lord Lawson of Dreamwold 36270, sire Baron Wilkes, dam ■' recdes Thayer." Reasons: "I think Dreamwold, the largest breeding establishment in the United States, and perhaps in the world, with such stallions as have been collected togethei must be a success. 2d, bocause every ship has to have a naviga- tor in order to carry her safe from port to port, and you, I think, can fill the bill, because since you have been deeply interested yourself in breeding stock and trotting them wo see that you are always ready to trot them with all comers, for any amount ol money, an, I give It to the poor." W bile another il angled the fiillnwingduzzling Mower in front of my amazed optics: "Goldenrod, golden obestnot colt, Sire Allerton, dam Queenwood by Nutwood." Reasons: "Golden- Nebraeka'a Bower and is, I believe, to become lb,, nation a flower, so ( loldeiirod the colt, clothed in his beautiful coat of gold, and malting his appearance just at the time the dower begins to unfold its beauti- ful petals of' gold, is surely destined to have a state, national — yes, woild-wide fame. Why? Because nature has given him strong, straight limbs, a short back, sloping shoulders, lohg neck well-out at the throat, a medium sized bony bead, broad between the eyes, which are large and expressive; nostrils latga and as thin and soft as silk velvet; disposition positive yet quiet and gentle; and then bis speed inheritance — sired by the great and beautiful Allerton, who was a world's champion as a race horse, and siDce his retire- ment has been in a class by himself as a sire of speed; and the sire of his dam the greatest sire of speed and- the greatest sire of broodmares living or pead, and . some one has said 'all great men have great mothers,' and I believe the same will prove true of our equine friend, hence his right to sfa'te and national fame. for has he not four great mothers in one unbroken chain of descent, and in future years, as the goWenrod un- folds its beautiful petals from the east to west aDd from the south to north so will you see and hear' of Goldenrod, the horse, coming down the homestretch, now after a Boralma's or a Lord Derby's scalp, a Creseus'- gold, a ' Joe Patcben's applause, a Star Pointer'sand Dan Patch's fame. " "C.OLDENROD." They call me Goldenrod. and why? Because on Nebraska'sfertile plain, Because of national worth and fame . I, like a flower, shall take a place' And to a world's record pace. They call me Goldenrod. For on the plain and through the dell 'Arid on the track at lap of bell I'll II rt my lofty shining crPSt ; And all the world will know the resl. Yes", they call me Goldenrod Few them are will pass me by. Some will gaze with eyes.awry.p Bui still I'll bow ami si- re an, 1 dash. And o'er ihe tracWlikc ligli'lufng flash. Swipe calls me Gotdrer But I'm for tbe;G.oldg&rod of old, Because of my shining coat of gold, And Goldenrod will be my name When I shall gain both speed and fame. ' My godfather grand Tho's. Lawson is, And it thrdug'n''hinutf'prize I win. With confidence I will begin: And education I shall gain. Redounding to Tom Lawson's fame. To all those who are prone to criticize the wisdom of my selections I make the plea of the dazed black boy in the South, who, when asked if he could give any good reason why'be should not be lynched, re- plied: "I'se got a mighty good reason, dis am my first murder, an' ef you, gemraen gib me another chance, I'll do de next a right smart better." As there are so many good names I am obliged to discard, I think I will in next year's competition offer in addition to the money prizes a very desirable and particularly appropriate one for each of the very good . names other than those that are awarded the main ' prizes. Thomas W. Lawson. January 24, 1903. ' Grand Circuit Notes. C. A. McNally says the 2:12 trot— the Bonner Memorial— will be for a $15,000 purse in 1903. Secretary Detrlech, of Cleveland, already has his program arranged. It will consist of 25 races, all on the two in-three plan. The fastest trot will be for the 2:06 class and the fastest pace for the 2:04 class. President Campau announced that all races on the Detroit program would be two-in-three, with the ex- ception of the M. and M. and the Chamber of Com- merce. John B. Sage was non-committal on just how the Buffalo association would arrange its program, but it is more than likely that most of the races will be three- in-five. Readville will give its entry program on the two- in-three plan and haDg up purses to the amount -of $55,000. Secretary Moon, of Providence, says they will have both of their $10,000 stakes over again in 1903. That, with the 2:14 Roger Williams trot and the Park Brew for 2:10 pacers, will be on the three in-five plan, but that at least one-half of the events will be oh the two- in-three plan. Andy Welch was enthusiastic over his new plan, as announced for the 2:09 trot at both Hartford and Cin- cinnati, and thinks it is the coming system of racing. President Baker and Secretary Shepherd, although new men to the Grand Circuit officials, created a very favorable impression. An ineffectual attempt to bar hopples was made by the introduction of a proposition to bar tbem in the green classes. — Horst World. C. R. Bentley, formerly wiih the American Hor'st Breeder, and recently connected with the Chicago //iiiw )»< », has bought an interest in the Buffalo Horse II m/J and hits been made vice-president of the com- pany controlling that paper. FEBKU-AKt -lr 19034- ®he gStxeetretr atttr gtpxjvtsman 9 # t#??»T?»T?«T7»?7»T •,».•■ ■*.»■ <•» •*•' W -»:- THOROUGHBRED DEPARTMENT. * Jay Rauseh sailed for Paris on the steamer La Champagne, on January 28th, to report to the Van- derbilt Stable for their lightweight riding during the coming season in France. Nash Turner, who left last week, will do the heavyweight riding and also assist in training the stable. It is said that Mr. Vanderbilt will have one of the largest stables in training in France this season; his establishment is one of the most picturesque in France. It was formerly the old race course of Poissy, and is an ideal spot for the pur- pose It is intended. A grass gallop of about a mile and one-half can be obtained, besides which splendid sandy tracks have been laid out. A riding school stands in the very center of the course acd insures plenty of exercise for the horses inall sorts of weather. This covered track is just a quarter of a mile, and at the turns there is a slope similar to those used on covered cycle tracks, so that a horse can gallop around at full speed. At Villehon, some thirty miles from Poissy, Mr. Vanderbilt has his stud farm, where the famous stallion Halma by Hanover-Julia K. is at the head of the stud. Some of the talk heard on the ferry boats, coming from the races, regarding the runniDg of the horses would be very amusing if it were not so- absurd. There is a certain class of race-goers who, as they term it, "figure" horses, and their criticisms and comments when their selections fail to win are very entertaining. Some of the newspaper men are also very loud iD their denunciations of the racing and submit an array of figures and compilations of "lengths" calculated to prove their proposition, that the picking of winners is an exact science and when the horses fail to run to what they expect them to do there is something wrong. Taken as a whole, the racing this season has been very clean and much better than could have been expected from sueh ordinary fields of selling platers as have been running here; the class of the horses and the muddy condition of the track have been responsible for most of the reversals of form and until these matters can be mended- the racing will not improve. As far as pro ecting the public, about which one turf writer is so greatly solicitous, the public has the remedy in its own hands and is not forced to bet its money on muddy tracks or on poor class horses unless it so desires. '^^_^^_ The Westchester Racing Associate nand the Wash- ington Jockey Club of the District of Columbia adver tise for entries to their stake events, which will close on February 10th for both associations. The Wash- ington Jockey Club spring meeting will be held at Bennings, S. D., and will commence March 23d and run for twenty days to include April 14th. The amount of stakes- and conditions to same will be found in another part of this issue of the Breeder and Sportsman. Yellow Tail showed some of bis old time form last Monday when he galloped a mile in 1:41 i over a very slow track, making the field opposed to him look very cheap. Another race was lost by the assistant starter hold- ing a horse at the post on Monday. Byronerdale's chances were entirely ruined by the assistant starter holding him until his field was away. Every starter in a race is entitled to an even break and this practice of holding a horse at the post should be discontinued. see what good purpose can be served by such action and it is to be hoped that the Examiner erred in mak- ing a statement to that effect. It has always been the rule throughout the world that a disqualified horse shall not be entitled to receive any part of the purse, or any of the money wagered upon his chances of win- ning, and the enforcement of this regulation has met with the unquestioned approval of all persons inter- ested in racing. The exercise of discretionary powers by judges as to the extent oi disqualifications is too open a proposition and such authority in the hands of an incompetent or dishonest presiding judge might be used with the most harmful effects; for which reason it is to be hoped that the precedent will not be established and that the old rule, which has proved satisfactory since the beginning of racing, will be strictly adhered to. Bon Mot gave such an exhibition of his bad qualities at the post last Saturday that the judges decided to refuse his entry in all future events. This, of course, will not bar him from starting in the stakes to which he is eligible. ' The selling race war is still going mt rrily on at Em- eryville; on Saturday last Quiz II. was bid up $400 above his entered price and on Monday Tower of Can- dles, Mexicana and Frank Woods all received sub- stantial boosts. This state of affairs, while very profit- able for the Jockey Club, is very costly for the horse- men and it seems hard to understand why it is that they continue to pursue the custom. As it is very evident that the sole desire of those bidding is not to purchase the horse, but merely to deprive the winner of the purse, it would be a good idea to restrict the privilege of bidding on winners of selling races to the owners of starters in the same race. The California Oaks was decided on Saturday last over a muddy track. Six fillies were sent to the post, Esherin from the Schorr stable ruling favorite throughout at eight to five. The Jennings pair, Dainty and Nigrette, was much fancied at twos, while Gravina received some support at thirteen to five. Shaw, who had the mount on Nigrette, took her to the front at once and held the lead well into the stretch where he was passed by Esherin, who finally won by a length from Nigrette. GraviDa secured third money four lengths away. The winner was perfectly ridden by Bullman who, for once in his life rode a waiting race. Nigrette ran a surprisingly good race as she was carrying much more weight than has been her custo:m. Dainty proved a disappointment, as she did not run nearly as well as she had worked. Probably the condition of the track was responsible for her bad showing. The Examiner of last Sunday is authority for the statement that the judges employed by the California Jockey Club have decided to use tbeir discretion in placing horses disqualified for fouls, thus deviating from the time honored custom of placing a disqualified horse lastTand allowing him such a position in the race as in their judgment may seem fit. It is difficult to J. Burrows has disposed of twoof hisstring, Maggie Felix going to J. J. McAlester and Selected to W. M. Rogers. Owing to the improved showing made by Quiz II. in his last two races, the stewards at Oakland track have told Roscoe Troxler to accept no more mounts at the meeting. furlongs to a mile, with weight varying from 120 to 133 pounds. Tommy Burns has had wonderful success with this horse, winning the last four times that he rode tbe horse. Kenilworth has run six furlongs in 1:13 with 127 pounds in the saddle, and has won on all kinds of tracks. He is worthy successor to Bendoran, who was also sired by Sir Mod red. There appears to be a well defined feeling that Jockey Henry will withdraw his suit against the Jockey Club of France. There has nothing definite been said, but it is in the air that this will be the ultimate result, and there is little doubt among those who "know their Europe" that this will be an exceed- ingly wise move. In fact, whoever advised the lad to bring the suit was entirely wrong, and it was the very worst course which could have been adopted. The history of past troubles between the governing body of tbe turf and individuals has always had one ending. The individual has always found that the Jockey Club has been a law to itself! That whatever course has been taken, 00 matter what the public view may have been, it has been well defined, and that from their verdict there has been no effectual appeal. This will prove the case in France. The French Jockey Club makes no specific charges in detail ! It gives no evidence ! It simply says, in effect, we take away your license for what to our mind is "cause," Whether said "cause" appears in the same light to tbe jockey, matters cot. The Jockey Club does not want the individual any more than a lady of a house may want a cook. It says, "Go elsewhere, I do not care about you here any longer. Cause? Oh, that is another matter. We have nothing to say on that point," and there the matter ends. It was the same in England ! Tod Sloan was simply told he bad best not apply for a license, and there the matter ended ! There was never any charges made ! Sloan knew, or he did notknow, what the trouble was. The English Jockey Club is perfectly willing he should race or ride elsewhere, or he would, probably, be per- mitted to train horses in England, but as a rider on the English turf they simply do not want him. And that settles it! Consequently any advantage Henry may expect to reap from the French turf governing body must be obtained along other lines than a suit at law. The French Jockey Club will he found to be a law to itself. Racine, the sire of Sly, Elliott, Potente and other good horses, is making the season on a Maryland stock farm at the exceedingly low fee of $25 for service. Jockey Tommy Burns has ridden six consecutive winners. He piloted three winners on Monday and three again on -Tuesday. His winners on Monday were: Mexicana, at 1 to 2; Sofita, at 4 to ], and Ax- minster, 4 to 1. His wins Tuesday were on The Major, at 4 to 5; Kenilworth, 1 to 2, and Urchin, at 3 to 1. This is certainly a remarkable record, especially as it required great judgment and skill to win, with possi- bly two exceptions. Golden Cottage was run up $200 above his entered price by Andy Blakeley on Tuesday last. There was no change of ownership. There is or was a dispute as to the services of W. Waldo in the Burns Handicap. Some days ago Green Morris got first call on the lightweight from the boy's father, Dave Waldo. Prior to this Johnny Mellin secured a contract on Waldo's services to ride either Watercure or Eonic in the Burns through Chris Mar- tin, who made the boy's engagements. Waldo at that time was a free lance. Waldo, Sr., claims Martin had no authority to make any stake engagements. If Martin's authority covered overnight events why did it not cover stake engagements as well? The judges ruled differently, though, and Waldo will probably pilot Durazzo on Saturday. Burns & Waterhouse expect to send Corrigan to New York next spring, having entered him in the Brooklyn and Suburban Handicaps. He ran a good race in the Burns Handicap last winter as a three year old and with the improvement since shown by him might have a chance to earn some money in either ot the events above mentioned. One of the latest innovations is said to be a company incorporated under the laws of the State of New York governing limited liability companies, called "The Steeplechase Insurance Company." Its object will oe to insure amounts wagered on jumping races from loss occasioned by the horse falling during the race. If a man plays a horse for $100 against $2000, and insures his $100 for, say, $20, if the horse stands up he has a chance of winning $2000, less the $20 insurance; but if the horse should fall he would lose only the $20. A refusal, peck, bolt or spilling of the jock count for nothing; the insurance goe6 only when the horse is actually down. Of course, the company has the jockey on its side, because no rider is going to throw his horse, even if that were possible; the results are too serious. This scheme illustrates the possibilities which the industry of racing opens up to the mercan- tile American mind. California favorite hot weather drink- Jackson's Napa Soda. Filibuster and Ulloa both changed hands out of the mile and fifty yards selling race on Wednesday. C. M. Cafferty boosted Filibuster one hundred dollars above his entered price and secured him for $500. S. Judge, the former owner of Filibuster, thereupon claimed Ulloa for $725 and seems to have gotten a good bargain at the figure. During the present meeting of the California Jockey Club Kenilworth has Btarted seventeen times, scoring eleven winning brackets. Through interference, the son of Sir Modred ran unplaced in the Lissak Handi- cap, which was but the second time that he was out- side the money. 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Send lor descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS COMPANY, Cloyeland, Ohio. ©he gJreefcer an* giKrctsmcm [Febrcary 7, 1903 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. D« WITT. The Game Bill. Gov. Pardee signed the game bill Monday after- noon. Tho act goes into effect immediately. The law makes the open season for valley quail, partridge and wild duck from October 15 to February 15: for mountain quail, grouse or sage hen, September 1 to February 15; for doves. July 1 to February 15; for deer, July IS to November I. The law also makes it illegal to sell the pelt of any male deer or to have in p '-...; on the polt of any spotted (awn or male deer, except those imported from foreign countries. The Governor, knowing the desires of the duck shooters, was not hesitant in favoring them with a chance for more sport, and he signed the bill promptly. When the measure was introduced the Assembly- men from the mountain counties and the southern part of the State offered many amendments, looking toward chauges in the deer and duck season, but they were all voted down. These members complained that the bill was being railroaded through. Greer said the measure had been discussed ever since the opening of the session by the Fish and Game Committee of each House, ano the California State Fish Commission, and that full opportunity had been given to make amendments. The opposition made a desperate fight, but the bill was finally passed. The newly enacted law is in the following terms: Section 1. Section 626 of the Penal Code of the State of California is amended to read as follows: Section 626. Every person who, between the fifteenth day of February and the fifteenth day of October of any year, hunts, pursues, takes, kills, or destroys, or has in his possession, whether taken or killed in the State of California, or shipped into the State from any other State, territory or foreign country, any valley quail, or partridge, or any kiod of wild duck, or any curlew, ibis or plover; or who between the fifteenth day of February, and the first day of September of any year, bunts, pursues, takes, kills or destroys, or has in his possession, whether taken or killed in the Ssate of California, or shipped into the State from any other State, territory or foreign country, any mountain quail, grouse or sage- hen is guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 2. Section 626a (section six hundrel and twenty-six a) of the Penal Code of the State of Cali- fornia is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 626a. Every person who, between the fifteenth day of February and the first day of July of the same year, hunts, pursues, takes, kills or destroys, or has in his possession any dove, is guilty of a misde- meanor. Section 3. Section six hundred and twenty-six f, of the Penal Code of the State of California is hereby amended as follows: Section 626f. Every person who, between the first day of November and the fifteenth day of J uly of the following year, hunts, pursues, takes, kills or destroys, or has in his possession, whether taken or killed in the State or California, or shipped into the State from any other State, territory, or foreign country, any male deer, or any deer meat, is guilty of a misde- meanor. Section 4. Section six hundred and twenty-six h of the Penal Code of the State of California is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 626b. Every person who buys, sells, offers or ex poses for sale, barter or trade, the hide, pelt or skin of any deer, or who transports, carries or has in bis possession, the skin, pelt or hide of any female deer, or spotted fawn, or any deer hide or pelt from which the evidence of sex has been removed, is guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, however, that the pro- visions of this section shall not apply to the skin, pelt or hide of any deer killed or taken in a foreign country. Section 5. All acts and part of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. Section 6. This act shall take effect immediately. Other sections of the law in force prior to the passage of the law where they do not conflict are still in force and effect. • The Late John H. Durst. We are sorry to note the passing away of a genial sportsman and prominent member of the Empire Gun Club. John Haines Durst, ex-City and County Attor- ney of Sjn Francisco, was called away on Mot day morning at the residence of his father In Wheatland. II" wis a native of California, aged 43 years. Mr. Durst was elected City and County Attorney of San Francisco on the Republican ticket in 1890, and served two years. He was a native of Colusa, where be was born in lie attended the common schools and went through the State University, his course there being interrupted by two years as a school teacher. After graduating in 1880, be taught school for a year and a half more and for a brief lime owned and edited the .-. ho then entered the Hastings Law School, graduating in 18S'i, when he devoted himself to the law, most of the time practicing in San Francisco. For six months, in 1886, ho was in part- nership with Senator Jones in Oroville. After his term of office as City and County Attorney Durst resumed his law practice in this city, where he continued for a number of ye»rs. Mr. Durst was a familiar figure at tbe trap shooting meetings, was a keen sportsman and always foremost in every move- ment of Interest to sportsmen. Destruction of Crops and Fruit Not Sanctioned by the Game Laws. The question has been raised, we have noticed in several exchanges, concerning the rights of farmer, orchard ist or rancher, in protecting his growing crops, fruit or vegetables from the ravages and destruction of wild game, birds and animals, protected in close season by the State game law. From San Bernardino county came a particularly strong complaint, setting forth the damage done to orchards by deer and the hardships entailed for the reason that the ranchers were debarred from killing the deer because such action would be in violation of the game law— killing bucks in close season, does or spotted fawns at any time, or more than the legal limit of three bucks dur- ing open season. We have also read numerous state- ments that quail were responsible for much damage in the vineyard, that the bird ■ ate up enormous quan- ities of grapes. This latter allegation we doubt very much the truth of as well as other equally frivolous statements, that quail pulled up and ate sprouting beans, etc. Quail shot under these alleged conditions will be found, upon •xamination of their craw6, to have been feeding almost exclusively upon insect life that was far more destructive to the vineyard, orchard or garden, than any growing vegetation the birds may have eaten, and even in that event only in very small quaoities. This small tribute levied on the rancher would come far from paying the board of the birds, value for value, considering the vast amount of insect life they feed upon and destroy. Wild ducks and geese, particularly the latter, are given a bad reputation for the damage done the wheat fields. Geese are found in some sections of this State in countless thousands; they generally, however, have all left for the far north by the end of April. Two years ago, in February, we believe, the daily papers were full of accounts concerning the depreda- tions of robins in the olive orchards; the birds made their appearance in the loothillsin flocks of thousands and it was claimed that some orchardists sustained losses of almost the entire olive crop just ripened, when tbe birds appeared. In this State the annual expenses, for years past, in patroling and driving geese from cultivated ground, has amounted to quite a sum of money: there has been no question raised as to landowners' rights in protect- ing their crops from damage inflicted by geese. This same right of protection as against the de- sructiveness of other wild creatures will apply to the safeguard of the orchard, vineyard or garden. We will caution in this respect, "be sure you are right then go ahead." No State game law ever placed on the statute books can stop an owrer, lessee or agent from killing a deer, of any sex or age at any time when discovered in the act of destroying property. There is the same corelative right of protection against wild game that there is against the thief or incendiary. The quail stories we bel'eve are mainly imaginary, we are also inclined to think, that that is a "nigger in the woodpile" who is responsible for some of the deer stories. But in case of actual and continuous destruction of property the right of reprisal with gun or rifle, or any legitimate means of destroying the marauder, can not be questioned, nor do we believe that the state authorities will go so far as to institute a prosecution that will be futile — providing however that the aggrieved parly or parties are absolutely sure and can prove their losses. Law and reason will stand as the barrier against inroads of rente naturae — furred or feathered in whatever degree. There is protection against damage resulting from domestic animals and fowls, in this, that the damaged party always has redress by civil action against delinquent, negligent or careless owners, there are also pre- cautionary laws against possible damage by estrays, in tbeauthority vested in thep.mndmasterorconstable to impound. It will surely appear preposterous to agree that wild creatures, under the protecting mantle of game law clauses can receive favorable considera- tion or immunity, for which domestic animals or fowl, under similar conaitions, are placed under penalty of being shot or the owner mulcted in amount for proven damage. The close season on quail in Marin county com- menced on January 15. The season under the previous law being shortened by the county board of super- visors. There seems now to be some little confusion as to the status of the countv ordinance. The new game law is certainly not retro-active, the ordinance was passed by county officials who had full power so to do. The new game billextends the season through- out the State on quail — as well as other feathered game, until February 15th. The state law is certainly paramount to a county law. But the question the shooter wants settled is whether or no he can shoot quail In Marin county until February 15th despite tbe prohibition already placed by the supervisors. This seems to be a problem requiring the aid of legal advice, meanwhile it is reported, the county officials are not making any arrests for snooting quail, in the absence of any strict interpretation of tbe law. It is probable the Marin county game protective associa tion will take action in the matter through the medium of a test case for the purpose of establishing the validity of the county ordinance. Fly-Casters' Annual Meeting and Banquet. The San Francisco Fly-Casting Club at their annual meeting last Tuesday evening elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Walter D. Mansfield, President; Colonel Carlos G. Young, First Vice-Presi- dent; H. F. Muller, Second Vice-President; T. W. Brotherton, Secretary-Treasurer. Executive Com- mittee—Colonel G. E. Edwards, F. H. Reed, Edw. Ev- erett, James Turner and P. J. Tormey. Dr. George W. Lane and F. O. Harron were elected to membership. The report of the treasurer shows the club in a strong financial condition. During the evening a silent and standing toast was drunk in memory of the late Professor C. M. vValker. This season's castiDg program will consist of twelve contests — a series of six for classification and six class contests, the first commencing at Stow lake, on the 28th inst. During the month of July there will be no club contests. The accuracy event will be conducted in the future bo that the scores resulting will be made under conditions more in conformity to the work done on the stream in trout fishing. The highest general average improvement for the season will result in a new medal awarded to the proficient rod-wielder. Among the speakers during tbe evening after the usual banauet were President MaDsfield, Judge John Hunt, Alex T. Vogelsang, Colonel Edwards, Adolph Muller, Colonel Young, James Turner Dr. Lane and others. Among those present were Walter D. Mansfield, H. F. Muller, T. W. Brotherton, John Lawrence, Judge John Hunt, H. Battu, Dr. W. E. Brooks, W. F. Bo- gart, A. S. Carman, Edward Everett, A. B. Finch, J. Homer Fritch, W. Hanson, R. Isenbruck, T. C. Kierulff, C. H. Kewell, C. R. Kenniff, Charles Klein, Dr. Lane, George W. Lane. A. Muller, W. A. L. Miller, W. H. Shadd, John X. DeWitt, R. A. Smyth, S. Rosenheim, P. J. Tormey, James Turner, Alex- ander T. Vogelsang, George Walker, J.W.Wilson, Colonel C. G. Young, Colonel George C. Edwards and others. « New York Casting Tournament. A letter from William Mills & Son, New York, to Clabrough, Golcher & Co., of this city, states that it is understood now that a casting tournament is a fix- ture for the Sportsman's Show this month in Madison Square Garden. The writer requests: "Will ynu please make it known to the San Fran- cisco club members. We Bhould be glad to have some of them come to New York. We think your Mr. Golcher, who has the longest cast to hiB credit, ought to arrange to come here at that time. "The management of the Garden has stated that they intend to locate the tank for casting better than ever they have done heretofore and to arrange it in such a manner that it will be long enough for the longest casts that will be made. There is plenty of room in the Garden for this and we think they intend to do just what they say." W. W. Richards Becomes a Benedict. Grace Episcopal Church was the scene Thursday evening, January 29th, of a beautiful and impressive wedding— that of Miss Elizabeth Robeley and W. W. Richards. The ceremony was performed with a full choir accompaniment of eighteen male voices, an un- usual feature in a San Francisco church wedding. Under an arch of ferns, before the altar banked with white roses, while Rev. Dr. Foute pronounced the service the choir sang Cowen's bridal chorus, "'Tie Thy Wedding Day." The tall and graceful bride looked charming in her gown of white peau de soie and duchess lace; ber veil was held by orange blossoms. Mrs. Richards has been organist and choir director of an Episcopalian church near Boston and has been most successful in ber musi- cal work. Mr. Richards is a well known and popular San Francisco business man and sportsman. He is secretary-treasurer of the California State Game and Fish Protective Association, the secretary of the Sempervirens Club and a member of the Fly-Casting Club. After the ceremony there was a bridal supper. J. F. Siebe and Walter D. Mansfield acted as ushers at at the church. After two months in Southern Cali- fornia Mr. and Mrs. Richards will return to this city, to remain until summer when they will go East for a visit. They will make their home in San Francisco, taking occasional trips to Boston and the East. The new game bill in a way kills the State district- ing scheme, which was one of the most dangerous pit- falls the cause of game protection ever was called upon to avoid in California. With all sections of the State pleased, there is no need for subdividing the State, and a common cause of confusion is thereby done away with. The old provisions regarding night shooting are understood to bave been adopted, and excepting the changes in the law already noted, the old measure was re-adopted, all of its best features being retained, such as the bag limit, and no sale clauses. — Los Angeles Herald. _ Kennel Registry. WHELPS. E. L. Dutertre's R C. St. Bernard bitch Nairod Tomah (Grand Master Murn-Priuce«s Nairod) wbelped February 1, 1903. nine puppies 16 dogs) to Naircd Kennels' Grand Master II. (Ch. Grand Master-Bonnie Doone). SALES. Nairod Kennels' sold to Mrs. J A. Drifflel. January 31, 1903. one black and two red Cocker Spaniel dog puppies by Plumeria Beau n, s Nairod Impostor. Febecaey 7, 19C3J &he &veebev anif Zxyovismatt 11 FEATHER AND FIN. A meeting of many sportsmen, representing over fifty gun club organizations, was held in this city Thursday evening last week. At this meeting the preliminary details were ar- ranged for the formation of a State association of rod and gun clubs. The organization committee is com- posed of Walter D. Mansfield, San Francisco Fly -Cast- ing Club; Mr. McAllister, Ibis Gun Club: Mr. Boyd, Country Club; J. B. Hauer, Empire Gun Club, and Dr. E. S. Knowies, Alameda Sportsmen's Gun Club. The committee will arrange and formulate a plan of organization and procedure in the interest of fish and game protection and propogation and will in the near future call a meeting of representatives of the many State clubs for the purpose of effecting permanent organization. The record for striped bass fishing, with rod and line, is held by Mr. Seth Burton French and Mr. John Whipple, two members of the Graves Point Fishing Club, Newport, Rhode Island. Ten bass having a total weight of 495 pounds and averaging forty-nine and a half pounds, was the result of a morning's fish- ing from 6 until 11 o'clock. These fish weighed re- spectively forty-two, fifty-three, forty-six, forty-nine, fifty-one, fifty-eight, fifty-four, fifty-six, fifty and thirty -six pounds, and were caught with bait — lobster tails and shedder crabs — on a rising tide and with a heavy sea on. The best local record is a twenty-nine and three- quarters pound fish caught by Fred H. BuBhnell in San Antonio creek. The net fisherman have caught bass running as high as sixty pounds. The San Francisco Striped Bass Club will hold a tournament at Golden Gate Park on February 8. When fish are scarce or coy, the ingenuity of the angler brings into play many resources in the nature of stories, more or less true, or sometimes tinged with a degree of humor, the latter quality generally used in large doses for the exploitation of another angler's foibles or an exaggeration of his mishaps. Mr. Sam Wells is authority for a tale giving the un- profitable experience of a young medical student who recently spent his vacation on afishingtripat Duncan's Mi. Is in search of the elusive steelhead trout, which were supposed to be basking in Russian river already cooked, with knives and forks sticking in their grilled Bides and all singing in chorus the refrain, ''Come and take me those who'll eat me." The youog medico spent considerable time and money ]UBt before his vacation in fitting himself out with a six-ounce bamboo rod and a generous assort- ment of lines, spoons, flies and hooks, all these supple- mented with a large box of "Salmon Roe Jack's" in- fallible bait— mushy spawn. Sawbones, Jr., is a great angler when the fish come his way, but on this trip they were all "suckers" and "hard-mouths, " nary a trout could he land, try 38 he would. A return empty handed to the city, after the manv promises given to friends and the confident boastings of his unfailing prowess as a rod artist was a state of affairs not to be contemplated. A hefty creel — weighted down with gum boots, gave credence to the story of his good luck he told on the train coming down from Russian river. On arrival in the city, he did exactly what many another luckleBs rod- ste'r before him has done— went straightway to the firat fish stall and purchased a seven-pound steelhead trout. A little manipulation of the fish's jaw with a penknife was necessary to make somewhat credible the thrilling story — told to several friends during the fish dinner, about how gamely the fish fought and how lucky he was in getting Mr. Speckled Beauty with the gaff, "just as the leader broke in two." And of such is the kingdom of the fisher fold. water, it made a dash off, and startled those of the ship's company, numbering nearly a dozen, by delib- erately swimming off in the direction of the shore. After going about fifty yards, as near as could be esti- mated, it turned round and came back to the steamer. The uncanniness of this proceeding produced a joking comment from one of the crew: "Why, he's coming back for his innards." When the fish reached the bow of the steamer it swam off in a seaward direction, and, after going about thirty yards, it again turned round, and made for the steamer once more. This time it struck the vessel amidships on the port side, and then continued its swim past the steamer, and was still seen swimming astern at the rate, it was estimated, of about four or five miles an hour, when it was finally lost to the view of the eye. "Well, I'm ." That was the comment of one member of the astounded ship's company, who has witnessed wonders of the sea nearly all his life. San Francisco Kennel Club. Irish Terriers, Welsh Terriers, Airedale Terriers, Old English Sheepdogs, Poodles, Toy Spaniels, Yorkshire Terriers, Schipperkes, Griffon Bruxellois, or such varieties of foreign dogs as the committee may from time to time determine. 2. Dogs of the following breed mav have their coats clipped : Poodles. 3. Dewclaws may be removed in any breed. The annual meeting of the San Francisco Kennel Club was held at the Occidental Hotel, February 1, 1903. The following officers were elected: President, Wil- liam C. Ralston: Frst Vice-President, John E. de Ruyter: Second Vice-President, E. Courtney Ford: Secretary and Treasurer, Charles K. Harley. Di- rectors^— Messrs. W. C. Ralston, John E de Ruyter, E. Courtney Ford , Charles K. Barley and W. S. Kittle. Bench Show Committee — Messrs. W. C. Ralston, J. L. Cunningham and Charles K. Harley. All medals and prizes won at the sixth annual dog show will now be promptly paid by addressing the Secretary, Charles K Harley, 844 Harrison stret. DOINGS IN D0GD0M. This is the tale of a shark which was caught in Moreton Bay, Australia, one day last year. Everybody that possibly could took a hand in haul- ing the" fish, which proved to be about twelve feet in length, to the surface. The ugly brute was tugged to the forepart of the Cormorant, and the hook of the anchor tackle was lowered over into his jaw, and he was thus as it were rehooked, an attempt to lift the shark on to the vessel by throwing a rope around him having failed. The tackle hook pierced one of the eyes of the fish and, possibly, a portion of the brain. The fish was then hauled out of the water, and when drawn as far as the tackle could pull him, his tail just touched the sea. "Joe," with his sleeves tucked up, and armed with a sharp butcher's knife, began his deadly work. Plunging the knife into the shark just below his Ion er jaw, the sailor ripped the fish to the tail, and proceeded to cut his insides out. The whole of the organB and contents of the interior, which included a number of feathers, were thrown into the sea, and the gleeful satisfaction with which "Joe" did his work seemed to suggest that he revelled in reversing the too frequent fearful order of things — that was, that man this time was reddening the sea with the blood of the shark. When the whole interior of the fish had been cut out, and from the vertical position of the body, prac- tically every drop of blood had run out of the fish, "Joe" proceeded* to secure the spoils by hacking out both upper and lower jaws, with the object of securing the teeth. The shark was now absolutely clear from head to tail, and one of the naval jokers suggested that "you could now get inside him, and it would make a rare 'ammock." This cutting up process had occupied about twenty minutes, and the only promi- nently noticeable movement on the part of the fish was the working of one of its treacherous looking eyes. "I suppose he is dead now, I remarked to one of the crew, who replied that "he believed that he was as dead as a door nail, and that when we let him go he would go down wollop." This belief that the fish was dead was general, and when all was ready to lower it into the water, a rush was made to the side to see the shark "go wollop." Immediately the disembowelled fish reached the J. C. Brown of Riverside, the owner of one of the finest orange grooves in that section of Southern Cal- ifornia, has a fancy for Fox Terriers and has now some good ones in his kennels. Garston Perfect, first puppies and reserve winners at Oakland in December, is now in good fettle and coming on splendidly. He will be seen on the bench of the northern circuit and in this city at the May show. A recent litter by Terence out of Garston Mischief, nine puppies, are now in fine condition, several of them of more than extra promise. Cairnsmuir Favour, first novice, second limit, Los Angeles, 19U2, whelped Jan- uary 3i four puppies itwo dogs), all now strong, healthy and doing finely. Mr. Brown writes: "I am looking for something quite good from thiB litter as they are by Terence and Favour had not been bred for "eighteen months previously. When I sent her East soon after the Los Angeles show she was in first class shape and has been very well ever seen." Gar- ston Perfect has been put in the stud. The list of judges for the New York show is the fol. lowing: Miss A. H. Whitney, Lancaster, Mass., St. Bernards, Newfoundlands and Pugs; Miss Elizabeth Marburj, New York, French Bulldogs; F. Freeman Lloyd, New York, Bloodhounds, Greyhounds, English Foxhounds (except packs),Retrievers, Dalmatians, Old English Sheepdogs, Whippets, Chow Chows, Welsh Terriers, Sk ye Terriers, Black and Tan Terriers, Schip- perkes, all Toys, and miscellaneous classes; C. H. Mantler, New York, Great Danes; Wm. Tallman Brooklyn, New York, American Foxhounds and Set- ters; G. Muss-Arnolt, Tuckaboe, New York, Pointers, Chesapeake Bay dogs, Griffons, Basset Hounds and Dachshunds; Geo. Douglas. Woodstock, Ont., Sport- ing Spaniels; Wm. C. Hunter, Fayetteville, Pa., Collies: Chas. D. Bernheimer, New York, Poodles; E. K. Austin, Brooklyn, New York, Bulldogs, W. S. Gartner, New York, Bull Terriers; John L. Arden, N. Y., Airedale Terriers; Winthrop Rutherford, Fox Terriers; P. J. Brickley, Boston, Mass., Boston Ter- riers: A. J. Purinton,"Palmer, Mass., Beagles; O. W. Donner. Rye, N. Y., Irish Terriers; W. P. Fraser, Toronto, Ont.. Scottish Terriers. The English Kennel Club Committee has revised the rules as to the preparation of dogs for exhibition, de- ciding that they should come into force July 1, 1903. Our American rules are too indefinite and action should be taken by some one looking to a more definite specification of what improperly tampered with sug- gests. The English will henceforth disqualify a dog when it is proved to the committee, 1. That any dye, coloring, whitening or darkening matter has been used and remains on any part of the dog. 2. That any preparation, chemical or otherwise, has been used, which remains on the coat during the time of exhibition, for the purpose of altering its texture. 3. That any oily, greasy or sticky substance has been used and remains on the coat during time of ex- hibition. 4. That any part of the dog's coat or hair has been cut, clipped, singed or rasped down by any 6ubstance. 5. That the new or fast coat has been removed by pulling or plucking in any manner. Xot-e — The coat may be brushed and combed, so that old and shedding coat and loose hairs may be removed. , .... 5. That if any cutting, piercing, breaking by force, or any kind of operation or act which destroys tissues of the ears, or alters their natural formation or car- riage, or shortens the tail, or alters the natural forma- tion of the dog or any part thereof, has been practiced or anv other thing that has been done calculated in the opinion of the Committee of the Kennel Club to deceive, except in cases of necessary operation certified to the satisfaction of the Kennel Club Committee. -. That the lining membrane of the mouth has been cut or mutilated in any way. Exceptions — 1. Shortening the tails of dogs of the following breeds will not render them liable to disqual- ification: Spaniels (except Irish Water i, Fox Terriers, Mr. Charles K. Harley will take in the New York show this month. Kennel Suggestions. SHOWING DOGS. Now that the show season is coming on a word or two about showing dogs and the preparation neces- sary to put them down in that condition which best pleases the judge, may not be out of place, writes The Kennelman in The Am. Stock-Keeper. I have already alluded to several necessary precautions to be taken in the matter of Bull Terrier "fettling," not faking. These appply to other smooth Terriers like white English and Black and Tans, excepting that the ears are not shaved. Ib exhibiting Black and Tans and all dark colored dogs that are expected to be shown in the pink of sheen, after the regular grooming that is supposed to cleanse the dog, and render washing un- necessary except at rare intervals, a good rub over with a natural wool swab is a splendid shiner. There is just sufficient natural oil in the wool to give a beau- tiful gloss without leaving a trace that could be de- tected by the most critical judge. This is the wool as it comes frcm the sheep, and before it is carded. Our j udges, however, are not critical or the many unseemly caseB of powdering Bull Terriers' coats until the dust rises as the judge puts his hand along the dog's back, or the charcoaling or black leading of the Black and Tan, would receive more condign condemnation at the hands of the authorities This dusting is really a detriment, for not only does it clog the coat and skin, but it deadens the natural gloss of the hair. Besides, it is a lazy man's method. If powder is put on to clean a dog's coat, flour, chalk, magnesia or what not, should be brushed out at once, if the dog is to go into the ring. In the case of long coated dogi like Collies, combing should be avoided, for the undercoat should be pre- served at all hazards. The best brush to use is a "dandy" brush, which is rough enough to straighten out the outer coat, but doe3 not penetrate to the undercoat. Hand rubbing and the chamois are won- derful gloss producers on these coats, but it is obvious that where a rather harsh texture of coat is desired, as in the Collie, Scottie, wire hair and similar dogs, the wool pad , alluded to above, is not desirable, owing to its tendency to soften the hair. It may be used on St. Bernards, GreyhoundB, Setters and like soft coated dogs. It i3 always well to smarten up a Collie's ears and remove with thumb and forefinger the little tags of hair around the base and tips, so that the ear stands clearly and well defined from the head, besides, this heightens the lengthy look of the head. Remove any superfluous feather below the hocks, it is not required, and a clean cut appearance there adds to the effect of abundance of feather above the hocks, which, with the feather on forelegs and the heavy tail feather, should be brushed out almost to separate hairs. In the case of a flat ribbed dog, tumbling his coat on back and sides will offset the flat sided look to some extent, and will allow the dog to pass muster if the judge does not handle him. The latter remark may seem strange, but with some of the English jud ges we have had over, handling a Collie would seem to be one of the last things they think of. In exhibiting a Collie or any breed where the hair is expected to be profuse around the neck, a plain round collar, as thin as possible compatible with strength, is the best, as It then fits into the skin and allows the hair to fold over and is invisible. Always brush the mane well to the front and ruffle it out and make as much of this and the frill as possible. It is best to wash the whit* parts, but a preparation of flour and a little blueing rubbed, in and left on till the dog is ready to showand then thoroughly brushed out, is generally used. Washing, however, just before exhibiting serves to fill out the hair and makes it look more profuse, but, of course, the dog must be entirely dry before going into the ring. In allowing a Collie or Terrier some bait, like boiled liver, to attract his attention is almost a necessity and will be found a great help in securing a sprightly ap- pearance and attitude. But more of this anon. Not so many of the rough haired Terriers are shown au nature], as was the case in former years, for the reason, perhaps, that most of them are exhibited by kennelB who have experienced men, or else by hand- lers, who, in a fashion, trim them up more or less as occasion lequires before they go in the ring. How- ever, beyond clearing away wilh a comb that is made for the purpose, or with the thumb and forefinger, the "dead" hair (termed "dead" from motives of policy) around cheeks and neck, little can be done in the way of impromptu trimming that will not leave traces "more conspicuous, perhaps, than the original plenitude of coat. [To be continued.] Dog Owners!! Read This!! We are carrying in the advertising columns of this journal an advertisement of "Sergeant's Dog Remedies." a popular line of preparations for which F. W. Braun & Co. of Los Angeles. Cali- fornia, have been made distributing agents on the Pacific Coast. The goods have few equals and no superiors on the market today, having received the highest endorsements of the leading dog men and kennel owners of this country and Canada. They are manufactured by Polk Miller Drug C : Ya . who invite all persons having sick dogs :: stamp) describing symptoms, and they^iil - best possible advice without any charge whs:- copy of their book on "Dogs" sent free on receipt of 3c cover postage. 13 ©He gveehcv mt&r gtpovt&maw [February 7, 1903 Twenty-Two Calibre Rifles. American riflemen have never taken kindly to arms oflarge calibre. So far back as the old French und Indian wars, unless our authorities are at fault, of the rifles used by colonial volunteers, most of whom were trained hunters and woodsmen, there were very few adapted for round balls of more than a half-ounce weight. It may be our forefathers believed in economy in the use of ammunition. At any rate, the favorite rifle was one whose bullets averaged about 40 to 60 to the pound, for this size was found sufficiently large for ordinary hunting purposes, shooting well up to 200 or 300 yards. The smaller size mentioned contained ap- proximately the same amount of lead as a .32-20 Win- chester bullet, but, being round, was of larger calibre. In comparison, it lacked penetration, but gave a greater express shock and would naturally stop the game quicker and bleed it better, ggj Rifles for squirrel shooting ran much smaller in size, with bullets from 120 to 200, and sometimes 250 to the pound. The exact cali- bre expressed in l-100th of an inch is not easily given, but divide a pound by 250 and you get 28 grains. This is two grains less of lead than is coutained in our .22 short rim- fire cartridge. The proper powder charge for such a bullet in a muzzle loader would be about 8 grains — enough, according to the old rule, to cover the ball in the palm of the hand; in the. 22 short, the charge is three grains and it gives perfect accuracy up to 50 yards raDge. Until the introduction of breech loading rifles, in- door practice was never poplar and in consequence the possioiluies of small calibre arms was very imperfectly uuderstood. It took too much time to charge a muzzle loader; they fuuled quickly and were difficult; to clean; a» a rule, tdoae of extreme small calibre were not accurately bored and rifled. With the best of sucQ _rms practice was very unsatisfactory, and for similar reasous they were not particularly desirable fur nuuiing purposes. Miuv year of experimenting and improvement were required to perfect the .22 calibre cartridge Possibly there is still room for its betterment, but during the tirat ten ^ears that this cartridge was on the market it made about as many enemies as friends Some snooting gallories discarded it altogether after a trial, preferring air rifles and those unique arms which dis- charged a single shot loaded from tbe muzzle and propelled by the futmiuate in a oercus- sioo cap, which was seated about midway of tbe .22 cartridge was of perfection that looger be denied. It has since achieved an uni- versal popularity, is used almost to the exclusion of other cartridges in iodoor practice, and in hunting serves ends for which one would think it wholly un- fitted because of its miniature size and ridiculously light charge of powder and lead. Since the produc- tion of the .22 long rifle cartridge, we are continually bearing of geese, quail, duck, etc., wild turkeys, wolves, deer and even black bears being killed with this admirably proportioned load, and for small game at short range it ba<* no superior. Its performance at the target Is too well known to require extended men- tion here. Suffice it to say that, under favorable con- ditions, it can be depended upon to make satisfactory groups at distances up to and including 150 yards. Because of the popularity of .22 calibre cartridges nearly all of our rifle manufacturers have brought out light, neatly designed modelsof their arms adapted to handle them. The list is already a long one and will be longer, for the .22 rifle is now far and away the best Belter on t he market and in growing demand in every neotion of country. The first 22 rifles were clumsy, because of the endeavor to fit standard models for heavier loads to th«* littlp cartridge. Most of us can remember the 'T.i Model Winchester 22. and some of the older Remington and Ballard rifles of this calibre, which may be mentioned as examples. They were quite up to the excellent standard of their respective makers in every re- but in Wright and b ii-f- 1 length were out of propor- tion to the cartridge. A demand for a more buI table arm long in dov. Lopinp, an.l It full) and consci'-nti.H Winchester Model supplied. The pur- of tl> is article is to show how thoroughly ao 1 w«ll the new field has been covered by our many manufacturers working to a common end, All refer- ence to the heavier models of il be omitted, th m?h th^se arms are still mad.' expressly for the use of target shooters, and in weights ranging as high as in pounds The weight of the tiny rifl h«re 's generally not more than half so much, and in many c t^i"- a great deal U»bg The Rnmineton Arms Co., Ilion, N ■ . have a very pop ilar arm in tbe **1 taming ton No t," whlcl v th take-down attachment, Bomi vr-y materially to th»- value ol any arm, making •■■ convenient for packing when t raveling. Ti is i he regul tr Remington hinged breech-block ']■! automatic shell ejector, and is distinguished by the perfect material and superior workmanship which characterize all arms from the Ilion factory. It weighs -H pounds, has 22$ inch barrels, and can be had. if desired, for the .25 and .32 R. F. Cartridges. List price, $8. A later arm is the "Remington No. 6," adapted to. 22 cartridgesonly. This arm wasspecially designed to meet the demand for a light weight and reliable take-down rifle at a moderate price. The action is a modified type of the Remington system. Tt is a pound lighter than t^-e arm first mentioned and tbe barrel is shorter by 2A inches. It has been only a short time on the market, but, at its list price of $5, is finding a ready sale. In the Model 1890 .22 repeater, the Winchester Re- peating Arms, of New Haven, Conn., made its first departure from the old guard lever action, for the sliding fore-end, which has since been made so popular by the Winchester repeating shotguns. In other respects this repeater marked a radical change from existing types, particularly in the matter of weight, which was only 5iJ pounds. The majority of riflemen ReniiDgton Take Down No. 4. considered it ridiculously light — well enough, perhaps, for a single shot arm, but not for a repeater, which must pussess a magazine and other additional parts. But it speedily achieved popularity. The trombone action was remarkably handy for snap shooting, and in manipulation did not require removing the trigger hand from the grip. Shooting galleries installed the rides in place of the heavy '73 Models, which Win- chester lovers — and their name is legion — persisted in demanding; hunters fell in love with the special .22-7-45 cartridge and square pointed bullet for which this new arm was adapted and which was introduced at the time of its appearance. No better .22 cartridge has ever been perfected, though the long rflie cartridge is in more common use and for that reason, principally, has made more records at the target. The Winchester Model 1890 is made only with 2-4-inch octagon barrel, plain trigger and rifle butt-stock. It is adapted to the .22 short, .22 loag and the special cartridge referred to, but they will not interchange in the same arm, nor will the action handle the. 22 long rifle cartridge. The upon a barrel. But in brought to such its good qualities central tube time, the a stage could no Winchester Repeater. barrel is instantly removable from the stock by releas* ing a thumb-screw at the side. The action of the Winchester Model 1900 single shot rifle is of tbe bolt type, safe, reliable and of very few parts. This is the oaly .22 bolt action rifle yet pro- duced, and as such has been compelled to face a con- siderable amount of prejudice, which might not have been easily overcome by an arm lacking the support of a Winchester reputation, and the fact that it is finding a ready sale speaks well of its ability to gain friends on short acquaintance. The gun is cocked by pulling rearward on the firing-pin, which is made with a knurled head to afford a good grip, and when cocked the action is locked against opening until the firing-pin falls. It has an 18-inch barrel, straight grip stock and plain trigger, weighs about 2f pounds, and lists at $5. Asa class, thelittle rifles described owe their present popularity to several reasons. Their exceedingly low price places them within reach of everyone, however limited his means may be, and the cheapness of ammu- nition is also to be considered. The. 22 short cartridge retails for $2 50 per 1000, and the conical bullet breech caps for a trifle less. Consequently there is no need of observing economy in practice, the marksman being free to shoot to his heart's content, at any and every target that catches his eye, and with the agreeable knowledge that his bank account will not suffer from his sell-indulgence. But, unquestionably, the chief charm of these miniature rifles lies in their lightness and t heir hand iness for packing away in trunks, strap- ping to grips or pitching under the seats of road 1003 Single-Shot Rifle. vehicles when the owner is preparing for a day or week in the country. There is no possible excuse for leaving tbem behind, and there is rarely an occasion when their companionship is not found desirable. The rifle and 100 rounds of ammunition, weighiog in the aggregate anywhere from 5 pounds to half of that weight, is not burdeusome, even if carried in the hand. Leather cases, either full length or of the Victoria pattern for the arm when taken down, can be had of any dealer in sporting goods, and thoy are usually tarnished with .sling straps for carrying over the shoulder Thus carried, the hands are left free and tbe Brm is by no moans an incumbrance or a burden, whether its bearer is mounted or on foot. The weight bangs easily on tho shoulder, and there is no "lop- ui.i,.,i •• feeling, such as one experiences when carrying even a light revolver in the coat pocket. And when the game is in view, the .22 calibre rifle is "right thar." It has been said that accuracy is the first requisite of a hunting arm, and this the .22 rifle possesses to as great an extent as any of the larger calibre. It will shoot as straight as any marksman can hold, and, with the long rifle cartridge, as far as the majority of hunters would think of risking a shot at game. It has its limitations, to be sure, but its range and its penetrative powers are so wholly out of proportion to calibre and the charge of powder and lead, that even those who have longest used this rifle and cartridge are daily discovering new excuses for enduring faith therein. It is worthy of comment that there has been no positive effort toward perfecting a cartridge smaller than the .22 calibre. Apparently, it was early taken for granted that a rifle of lesser bore would be imprac- ticable, because of the difficulty of grooving it piop- erly. When biaek powder was in common use the trouble experienced in cleaning the barrels of .22 rifles was sufficient to restrain any lingering desire for an arm of smaller calibre, but the adoption of smokeless powder has done away with fouling, so that this objec- tion no longer obtains. With the improved machinery now in use, the production of .15 or .18 calibre rifles is quite practicable. and there would be no difficulty about building cartridges to match. A New Single Trigger. Messrs. T. Bland & Sons, of London and Biriming- ham, have broug ht out a new single trigger mechanism invented by Major Tighe, of the Indian Staff Corps Its chief recommendation is its simplicity and the solidity of the parts. In place of the ordinary trigger- blade, a plate, with steps on either side of a center ridge, is provided. The ridge normally lies under tbe right sear and on pulling the trigger lilts the sear tail and fires the right barel. The front part of the plate below the ridge falls away in a curved recess, and when the trigger is fully released, after tbe first dis- charge, tne right sear-tail slips over the ridge and fals into the curved recess below. During this move- ment the involuntary pressure on the trigger takes place, and, on consciously pulling a second time, the shoulder to the left of the ridge raises the left sear and discharges the second barrel. Selective action is provided by thumb-pieces projecting on either side of the trigger plate. By pushing in the thumb-piece, the center ridge is carried under the left sear, and tbe left barrel is discharged first, the right barrel being subsequently fired by the shoulder to the right of the ridge. There is no really new principle involved in the invention, but the mechanism is sufficiently dis- tinctive to be interesting. Belgian Guns. A correspondent in Liege of the Sporting Goods Dealer, writes that American orders for fire-arms are beginning to come in, prices generally remaining about the same as last year. As yet, however, tbe market is rather quiet, the chief orders on hand being tor goods which are not required for delivery on any special date. Revolvers for the Orient have been sold in considerable quantities, and prices for them are a little firmer. The demand for hammerless guns con- tinues to increase, and in consequence of the big orders received earlier in the year, prices have been very reasonable. The output continues to increase and there is some probability — although certain de- partments of the trade have not done so' well that the record figure of 2,322,620 barrels, which passed through the Belgian proof-house last year, will again be reached. Cycle trade; "owing to the very contrary weather, has not been so good as usual, and dealers have not had a satisfactory season. Mortor cars and motor cycles, as manufactured at Liege, have been in steady demand, and this department of Belgian busi- ness is likely to become very prosperous. Coming Events. Rod. Nov. 1-Aprll 1— Tret season closed. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. April 1-Fj). l-i.> ill ill iw t>: tt'ci j Gun July 1-Feb. 15— Dove season open. Oct. 15-Feb. 15 — Open season .'or quail, ducks, etc. Oct. 15-Jan. 15— Open season on quail in Marin county. Nov. 1-July 15— Deer season closed. Bench Shows. Feb 10. 11, 12, 13— Westminster K6nnel Club. 27th annual show Marilson Square Garden, New York. James Mortimer, Superin- sided' tendent Feb. 18, 19, 90— New Jersey Kennel Association show. Orange. N. J C. G Hopton, Secretary. Feb 19. 20. 21— Colorado Kennel Club. Denver, Col. W. H Kerr, 1451 Arapahoe street. Feb. 23, 24, 25,26— New England Kennel Club. Boston, Mass. Wm. B. Emery, Secretary. March 4, 5. 6, 7— Duquesne Kennel Club. Pittsburg, Pa Stedmao, Secretary. Lewis Building, Pittsburg. March 10, II, 12. 13— Rochester Kennel Club. Rochester, N. Y. W. J. Gram, Secretary, 701 Lake avenue. March 11, 12 13. 14— Coshocton Kennel Club Coshocton, Ohio. F. V. Mizer, Secretary. March 17, 18. 19. 20— Twin City Kennel Club Uhrichsville Ohio C. S. Walker, Secretary. Maroh 25 28, 27. 28— Chicago Kennel Club. Annual show John H Naylor Secretary, March 3D, 31— St. Louis Collie Club. 5th annual show. Louis, Mo John A. Long. Secretary. March 31, April 1,2, 3— Buffalo Kennel Club. Buffalo, N. V. Edw P Sharp, Secretary. April 1. 2, 3. 4— Victoria City Kennel Club. Victoria, B.C. T P McConnell, Secretary. April 1. 2. 8, 4— Southwestern Kennel Club. New Orleans, La. John Dewhnrst, Superintendent. April 8, 9, 10, II— Atlantic City Kennel Club. Atlantic Citv N. J. Thos. H Terry, Seoretary. Second annual 19th annual show, F S. Mrs St Inaugural show. 2d annual show, Inaugural show. RUARY 7, 1903) ®he gveeitev antr *ttpovi&mcm (3 High Class Imported Jersey Cattle. Editor Breeder and Sportsman— When the famous Jersey bull Flying Fox, waa imported iti 1901, by Mr. T. S. Cooper, he was inspected' at quarantine by a well known expert who sometimes officiates as judge at fairs, who- said that he knew of but one bull in the country tliat could stand against him in the show ring. This was exceedingly high praise of its kind, though Show ring hbnprearenot the high- est measure of a dairy bull's value and it was hardly that qualification that made him fetch $7500 at auction in May, 1902. This £ear there stands at Linden Grove, in Flying Fox's stall, a younger half brother, the last Island bred son of Sul- tannes Rosette, the famous dam of great hulls. This younger bull is called Forfar- shire, and as an individual he is magnifi- cence itself. Landseer might have taken him as a model for a Monarch of the Pas- ture to m.atcb, in personification of royalty, hie 'Monarch of the Glen." Much as I anticipate, I dare not sav that Forfarshire will ever be as great a sire as Flying Fox has already proved, nor would I claim that Picton. who gut him, was the equal of Golden Fein's Lad, who got Flying Fox, though both are descendants of Golden Lad. A sire's merit can only be settle! finally by the dairy quality of his daughters and Forfarshire has not reached the crux of that question. Until he has we may expect but may not claim. He is much larger than Flying Fox with no more daylight under him and that, in his case means "'both greater height and far greater length. Indeed, he is an im- mensely long bull without a slack point in his make up and with an upstanding grandeur that carries off the pronounced masculinity of his arching withers and crest in a sweep of the neck and poise of the head that belongs only to a Monarch by right. His size, style and finish have given an appearance of maturity so that he looks a year older than Flying Fox, while in fact he is a year younger. I incline to think that Forfarshire comes a little nearer being ' his mother's son" than any of her other bulls, although his loftier style may not be altogether a sex variation from her type and perhaps he owes something to Picton for it. He gives a lot of style to his sons and one of them, in Mr. Cooper's sale of last year, which I hoped to get for my herd, so caught the fancy of the bidders, that he quickly mounted to second place in the prices for bulls and Mr Lawson took him along with Flying Fox, to Dreamwold. Now that was not bad for a Forfarshire bull on what was eminently a Flying Fox day, on which account too I had thought to pick him up cheaply. Mr. Frank C. Ward's recent importation is headed by a Forfar- shire bull twenty months old that has the size and carriage of a three year old, a splendid fellow whose dam is bred much like his sire— of Golden Lad and Welcome blood. He will doubtless be the first of the Forfarshires to come under the ham- mer next spring — a fact worth remem bering. The get of Forfarshire average very large and the heifers type much after Rosette. If they carry out that resem- blance as closely, in the lacteal machinery, as they now promise to, they will make a tribe of whacking big Jerseys and whacK- ing big milkerB as well. This extra size has many admirers. A small cow ia good enough for me until I see a big one that can beat her at the churn. A good big one can beat a good little one when every- thing else is equal, but there are many cases where the little one yields the most, and when so she has my ' ruthers." Giv- ing a pound of butter for an ounce of beef makes a poor swap, but that is what it comes to if you put up with a poor dairy cow for the sake of her final fattening value. But Rosette, through her sonB and daughters, has had a faculty of pro- ducing offsprings that fill the churn as well as her stall. To the Jersey world she is "a good thing" and Forfarshire, in my opinion will prove a worthy rival of Fly- ing Fox, Ravachol and John Bull in "paaa- ing her on." Mr. Cooper got Forfarshire in an odd way. After his sale of 1900 he was so im- pressed with the value of Rosette's de- scendants that he went to the telegraph office and cabled his agent on the Island : "Buy Rosette'a other son," meaning John Bull, but avoiding the name as there was another John Bull. Ravachol had pre- viously been butchered and healready had a "call" on Flying Fox. Now it happened that John Bull had turned cross and had just been butchered, before his great worth was known, but Mr. Cooper Jwaa unaware of that fact. When word came that Rosette's son had been bought for him he supposed he owned John Bull and it was months before he found that he had secured Forfarshire, Rosette's last calf, that had slipped out of his mind. But luck was with him for Forfarahire in due time reached higher honora than John Making the Institutes More Useful. The board of agriculture of Missouri has made a new move to improve the in- terest and usefulness of the farmers' in- stitutes in that State. They propose to take along with the institute lecturers an exhibition and demonstration car. When the meetings are in stock aectiona they will take representatives of improved breeds of cattle from the college herd and will hold a stock-judging school. Where the dairy is the more important industry the car will be equipped with proper ap- paratus and will be a traveling dairy school. Irrthe horticultural sections the car will have an outfit of spraying apparatus, fruits and trees, so as to give practical les- sons on the prevention of diseases and insect pests, the pruning and planting of trees, etc. Some seats will be in the car so that at times a short stop can be made and a meeting held therein. In the places where a full meetine is to be held the car will be uidoaded and the material taken to the place of meeting. This is certainly a move in the right direction. Object les- sons are far more useful than lectures and the average farmer is much better *im- Imp. SULTANNE'S ROSETTE 149740 (Rosette Sth P-2881-H. C.) Champion winner over the Island of Jersey. Dam of the famous bulls Forfarshire. Flying Fox. Ravachol, John Bull, etc. Her son Flying Fox and her daughter Olicante were both champion winners over the Island of Jersey, and Flying Fox sold at auction for $7500, in T. S. Cooper's Importation Sale, May, 1902, to Thos. Lawson, Boston, Mass. Olicante went into Lord Rothschild's herd in England. Bull. While foreign ownership debarred Forfarshire from competing against the Island, at the Royal, he won first and sweepstakes at St. Saviour and Grouville Show and First States Prize, beating, with different judges at each show, the bulls that were first and Becond over the Island at the Royal. He was exceedingly popu- lar and earned handsomely for Mr. Cooper, while on the Island Rosette's blood is ever marching on. Pity that such a cow could not have a hundred sons to engraft her worth upon the breed of American Jer- seys. She is a "Beautiful Bells" in the butter cow world. Her son Forfarshire is likelylto prove a "Chimes" or a "Bow Bells" to the herd that secures him. Peter C, Kellogg. There is no other one feature of the business of beef production quite so im. portant as to have the right kind of an animal, an animal possessing the desired form combined with plenty of quality. Bear in mind that width of back, loin and hindquarters are indispensable in the good steer. The three factors which de- termi e the selling price of the steer on I any of our leading markets are percentage, | that is, per cent of dressed weight to live weight ; quality, that is, a thick covering ! of good flesh over back and loin, and pro- portion, which means as much weight aB possible in the back, loin and hind- quarters, where the high priced cuts are to be found. o Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. pressed by what he sees than by what he hears and soon forgets. He will be interested in the exhibition of these things that particularly concern his specialty and will not forget what he sees and handles, while the spoken lecture often leayeB no permanent impression. The school on wheels is a good idea and we would like to see it carried out more fully. One of the moBt useful things we have noticed was the plan adopted several years ago by one of the trunk lines of railroad running south. They had a whole train containing steam rock crushers and rollers for illustrating road making, road scrapers for dirt roads, a canning outfit with an expert canner to Bhow how to put up fruit and vegetables, plows, culti- vators and other things and a corps of lecturers in attendance. StopB were advertised weeks ahead and the train was always met by a crowd. One car was a complete dairy school and in another an attempt was made to show how to grow ornamental plants in window boxes and the whole outside of the car was decorated with these filled with plants.— Field and Farm. The value of Cocoanut Oil Cake as a food for young growing stock is recognized by the highest authority. On the 21st inst we printed a report of the State ex- periment station of Pennsylvania, in which the use of Cocoanut Oil Cake was highly endorsed. We have a local factory for the manufacture of this desirable product in San Francisco, The El Dorado MillB whose card is printed in our advertising columns. They keep in stock a fresh lot and will sell in lots tc suit. The Cow's Vacation. The record of the dairy herd atthe Min- nesota Experiment Station shows invaria- bly that the cows do better when given a rest of from six to ten weeks than when milked up till a week or two before calv- ing. Some cases would indicate, however, that cows are much more subject to milk fever after a long rest than a short one. There can be no set rule as to how long a cow should be dry, as this will depend upon the age, condition, breed and quality of the individual animal. A heifer or young cow should be milked longer than an old cow. If the heifer getB a long reBt the first year she may form the tendency to dry up early. A cow moch run down in flesh and strength should be given time to build up. A good dairy cow will milk longer than a poor cow. It would be practical to milk the dairy cow ten months of the year, while in caBe of some com- mon cows it might not be profitable to milk more than seven. Taking it all in all, it will be found most practica le to give the cows about two monthB' rest be- tween milking periods, and on the aver- age Minnesota farm this rest should be in midsummer when the other work of the farm is most rushing. Swine Breeding. In order to promote successful Bwine husbandry there are a few things that it will be well to keep in mind. There has been too much of a tendency for brood sows to produce litters small in number and as one goes about among the breeders reports are frequent of litters of four and five pigs. There are several causes for this, but one is a matter of inheritance. Sows from pigs that have farrowed such small litters should not be need for mothers. A process of selection should be adopted, and every breeder should have a standard to be adhered lo excepting under unusual circumstances. Sows should farrow litters of eight or more, and ahould easily rear, barring accident litters of ten at least, if that number are far- rowed. Strength of hone and limb is also essential in successful swine husbandry. A pig should have a strong, good Bized bone aa shown in the leg, and ought to stand up well on his feet, and have an active movement. If our breeders will cull inferior animals from their herds more severely, and in breeding will seri- ously consider strength and bone they will make a wise improvement in the character of their stock, and eventually be better off. The Ayrshrie Cow as a Butter Producer. Several of the experiment stations in America have been conducting trials to establish the capabilities of the Ayrshire cow as a butter producer. Some of the results are given below. There were seven herdB teBted for a full year under the direction of the various experiment stations, making about sev- ennty cows in all. Two of these cows gave over 5U0 pounds of butter, eight gave over 400, torty gave over 300. One cow gave over 10,000 pounda of milk, seven gave over 9000, 20 gave over 8000, 33 g ve over 7000 and 52 gave over 6000 pounds of milk. Five cows owneu by E. J. Fletcher, o"' Greenfield, N. H., won the first prize, giv* ing an aggregate of 42,020 pounds of milk and 2050 pounds of butter; George H. Yeaton, Dover, N. H., won Becond, with 42,417 pounds of milk and 1936 pounda of butter, and W. V. Proba8co, Cream Ridge, N. J., won third prize with 38 326 pounds of milk and 1835 pounds of butter. For aingle cow prizes, L. S Drew, of South Builington, Vt., won first prize with Miss Ollie, giving 514 pounds of butter; E. J. Flelcher, Greenfield, N. H., won second with Durwood, giving 506 pounds, and C. M. Winslow & Son, Bran- don, Vt., won third with Acelista, gi>. 421 pounds. 14: ®h£ greets mtfcr g*|«rtrtemcm l February 7, 1903 As a Butcher Sees It. , r by Phil Donnelly. Lebanon, Mo.. read before tbe Missouri Improved Live Stock Breeders Association at Spring field : About twenty years ago I engaged in tbe butcher business, and from that time up to the present time I have always raised, bought and ted my own butcher stock. I commenced to find there waB a difference in the amount of beef that I could get from some entile and the small amount others would net me. A short time thereafter while I was rid. ing through the country looking for aherd of beef cattle I jnet a farmer who had a very fine herd to sell. The market price at that time was only 3,^c. per pound. After looking the cattle over very closely I decided to give him the price asked. Taking the cattle and butchering them I found that I could well afford to pay him the extra half cent, as his cattle netted me a great deal more than any I had ever handled. They dressed about 10 per cent more than the common cattle which I had been using, or in other words a 1200 pound steer was worth $6 more than a common steer of the same weight and ap- pearand. We do not buy cattle for what they weigh alive, but for what we think thev will weigh dressed. This experience taught me a lesson and after that I always looked for the better grade of steers. I began to look for those straight legs, broad hips, straight backs and deep (lanks. I always had a fancy for nice cattle, always looked for cattle of good color. Unce in particular I found that I had a great many more than would be consumed by our home market and de- cided to ship a load to the St. Louis mar- ket. After my cattle had arrived at t e yards I noticed the buyers did not take hold very well; they would look at my stock and pass it by. I asked the cattle salesman who had charge of my stock why it was we were not getting any bids. He informed me that most of my cattle were southwest cattle and that they did not sell as well or bring as good prices as native cattle on the market. I informed him that part of my cattle were as good as any native cattle. He said they were and that he could pick out part of my cattle and get native prices for tbem. We divided the cattle in two lots. I noticed that in picking the cattle he put all the reds and roanB in one lot and the others in another lot. He sold the best bunch at 5 cents per pound or at the same price of the native steers. The other cattle, same age and about the same weight, sold for $3 10 per hundred or $1.00 per hundred less. It was the difference in breeding. Now these off colored cattle ate as much and cost the farmer as much as the cattle that sold for SI. 90 more. The lesson is plain. The modern farmer has on his farm improved stock; he keeps his cattle until they will weigh about 1300 pounds and sells them at an average of 5 cents per pound, thus netting $65 per head. The old style farmer will keep his cattle until they will weigh about tbe same weight, but as a rule will sell them for $3.10 or about $25 less per bead. Wonderful Clover of Egypt. Is of a wonderful plant called "ber- eeem" have been brought to this country from Egypt by.the Department of Agricult- ure, and efforts will probably be made to introduce it in regions of the United stales to which it is adapted. It is otherwise known as "Egyptian clover," being nearly related to ordinary clover. Berseem is likely to be specially valu- able to tbe irrigated and orchard lai California and Texas, and it is thought that the Colorado desert, with itn rich Boil and abundai I ■ atdr obtainable by irri- gation, would furnish an ideal place for a trial of the plant. Its yield of Beed is much heavier than that of clover, and it develops at a marvelous rate, outgrowing ireeds and actually killing out tbe latter, reports ihe Saturday Evening Post. Dr. David Fairchild, agricultural explorer of the Department, says that while Egypt's great money making crop is cot- ton, the foundation of her prosperity rests upon berseem. Dr. Fairchild Bays that there are few countries in tbe world to-day where agri- culture pays better than it does in Egypt, though the methods of plowing and seed- ing practiced by the people have scarcely changed at all in thirty centuries. A million acres of berseem is grown in the Valley of the Nile, where it affords a conspicuous feature of the most beautiful crop checker-board to be seen anywhere on earth. Its white flowering heads present a lovely spectacle when adorning extensive areas, and one learns that not only farm animals but the Fellaheen themselves eat it. Though the origin of the plant is un- known, it seems to have been introduced into Egypt in comparatively recent times, no representation of it being found on any of the ancient monuments. To-day all the cattle are fed on it, as well as the camels "and donkeys, and in the cities every cabman has a sack of it under his feet with which to feed his horse. In early morning all the avenues leading to the City of Cairo are lined with long files of camels and asses, half hidden under their loads of the green forage. The hollow 6tems of the berseem are very succulent, and the whole plant is de- cidedly more delicate than either clover or alfalfa. Once introduced into the United States, it would probably be a great Buccess, in some regions of the country at all events, and would prove an important addition to our agricultural products. A salesman in look ng over a stock-yard where several thousand cattle were penned said: "It's strange that people won't learn. There are few cattle in that whole numier that show any evidence of careful breeding, and yet they come from a terri- tory that has had a chance to use good blood for years." It is strange indeed that when every other industry in the land is looking for the most economical and profitable methods farmers neglect the great economy and profit of improved blood. — National Stockman. It is claimed by the German dairymen that the quantity of milk is increased one pound per day by having the cows drink warm water. They claim that a cow will drink 73 pounds of warm water and 63 pounds of cold water. They, however, found that from the cows drinking warm water, the milk had no increase of Bolida although they ate about a pound more food daily, which means that the milk from the cows that drank warm water had a greater per cent of water in it than did the milk of cows drinking cold water. High Class Roadsters For Sale. YELLOW JACKET 3:20 1-2, pacing (only beaten a head In 2: 12). The handsomest roadster In California. Chestnut with flaxen mane and tall, and a perfect horse. Fine driver, sound, kind and gentle; has been driven by a lady. Get bis fellow and ho will attract attention on the park roads or speedway. Doublo-ffalted Grey Gelding, excellent road horse, single or double; sound, fast and a great weight puller Never trained, but paced a mile In 2:27, last quarter In 34 seconds. A good pros- pect for the track, and a high class roadster any- where. For prices and particulars address A B. RODMAN. Woodland, Cal. Jepsen Sons & Kraft MAKERS HARN FOR THE ROAD TRACK CARRIAGE Horse Boots Riding Saddles We carry a full line of popular Horse Remedies and all stable requisites Agents for Power Clippers and Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy. Inspect our new store. 1145-47 Market Street Plione: South 1032. FOR SALE. 3 CLYDESDALE STALLIONS POLLOCK, 12 years old, and CLYDBOY, 7 year* old; both choice breeders. Also PRINCE S , .- years old May 28th. All prize winners, with besi of action, color and breeding Can be seen at the Petal ma Race Track at any time. Forfurlhei particulars address T. A. NUFER, P. O. Box 63, Petaluma, Cal. FOR SALE OR LEASE. T WILL SELL OR LEASE FOR TWO YEARS -L my two-year-old colt EDWARD B by Stam B 2:1 1*4, first dam by Dexter Prince, second dam by Elect, third dam thoroughbred. He stands 15 3 is square on his feet without a blemish and is a bay in color. His carriage is naturally high, sty- lish; of good conformation with plenty of bone, sinew and muscle He Is a trotter from the word "go," and will make someone a racehorse. For particulars address D S. MATTHEWS, Ryde, Cal. Jacks For Sale. Q YOUNG, BLACK, MONMOUTH JACKS,-2, " 3 and 5 years old From the best Kentucky and Missouri slock. Speak quick if you want to buy. Stock can be seen at Hanford Address. JAS W. McCOKD, Phone: Red 205. Hanford, Cal. RACING EVERY WEEK DAY RAIN OR SHINE. to California Jockey CI 1NGLESIDE TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY RACES START AT 2 P. M. SHARP. Reached by street cars from any part of the city. Trains leave Third and Townsend streets at 12:45 and 1:15 p. m., and leave the track immedi- ately after the last race. THOMAS H WILLIAMS, President. PEROT W. TREAT, Secretary. Q0C0ANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOR STOCK, CHICKENS AND P1QS FOR SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO. 308 California Street, San Francisco, Cal. AUCTION SALE OF TROTTING STOCK TO BE HELD THIS TEAR AT THE CCI DENTAL Horse Exchange 246 THIRD ST., near Folsom. WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1903 (Postponed from last Thursday on account of illness of Mr. Layng COMMENCING AT 11:30 A. M, CONSISTING OF Sons and daughters of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Director 2:17, Arthur Wilkes 2;28, Arranax 19027, Meredith 1368, Ingersoll 4624, Alexis 2:18, Washika Chief, etc. Finely broken Trotters and Pacers, besides a number of all-purpose horses. Some mares by Osito 2:13 in foal to Alta Vela 2:11J, etc. A num- ber of Buggies, Surreys, Harnesses, etc. Catalogues ready. Horses can be seen February 8th at yard. WM. G. LAYNG, Live Stock Auctioneer. THE BRED HIGHLY STALLION NEAREST 35562 RECORD 2:22 1-2 Full Brother to John A McKerron 2:05 NEAREST 35562, Rec. 2:22 1-2. Sire of ALONE (1) 3:00 1-4. (Formerly WILKES DIRECT) Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4 and the Only 8-year-old Stallion with One with a Record below 2:10. By NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16^4, sire of John A. McKerron 2:05M. Who Is It 2:10^. Stanton Wilkes 2:ltM.j. Claudius 2:I3}£, Georgie B 2:12*4, Bob Ingersoll 2:14=*£ and 16 othur standard performers Dam INGAK (dam of John A. McKerron 2:05 Vi, Nearest 2:2-2% and Thursday 2:24) by Ihe old champion Director 2:17, sire of Direntum 2:05*4, Direct2:05H, Direotlon 2:10>4 Evangeline 2:11*4, Margaret S. 2:12'^ and oihers; second dam Annie Tltue (dam of Ann e C 2:25) by Eoho 482, sire of Echora 2:2314 (dam of Direot 2:05m and Ifi oihers in list; third dam Tiffany mare (dam of Jbrultar 2:224, sire of OurDiok 2:10*4. Homcsiake 2:14*4 and others) by Owen Dale, son of Williamson's Belmont. NFAPF^T isu Dar!t Bav- IS 3 hands and weighs TOO pounds; well formed and ULrtiVLOi 0f itjD(i disposition. Will make the Season of 1903 at the Stables of T. W. BARSTOW on the Alameda Avenue Near Race Track, San Jose, Cal. FROM FEBRUARY 1st TO JUNE 1st. TERMS, - $40 THE SEASON. Good pasturage $3 per month No wire fenofng. Every oare taken to prevent aocidents or escapes, but no responsibiliiy should any ooour. Address T. W. BARSTOW, SAN JOSE, I VI.. Telephone No.: West 141. February 7, 1903] ©he gveebsv anb gpwctemou 15 Bitter Milk. A bitter condition in milk may be induced by a variety of causes, but true fermentations that produce bitter products are the result mainly of bac- terial action, sayB Dr. H. L. Russel of the "Wisconsin experiment station. This type of fermentation is caused by widely different bacteria. The writer has isolated a pure acid organism, one that soured milk without the production of any gaseous product, and yet milk impregnated with this organism developed a taste as bitter as gall. Many of the digestive or peptonizing fermentations develop bitter flavors. Where butyric acid is formed in milk a bitter taste ia often noticed. In heated milk especially bitter flavors frequently occur. This condition arises from the fact that the heating process de- stroys the normal lactic acid bacteria and as these bitter ferment germs are usually spore bearing organisms they are able to reaist the heating process. Bitter milk or cream is sometimes noted in the winter. Some of the bacteria that are able to form bitter substances can grow at con- siderably lower temperature than the ordi- nary aour milk forms, and so, if milk is kept where it is near the freezing point, these bitter forming species develop more rapidly than the lactic Bpeciee, thus giving the peculiar flavor to the milk, unless it ia too pronounced, disappears when the product is made up into butter or cheese. Poultry on a Dairy Farm. The dairyman who sells his butter fat to a creamery is in the best possible posi- tion to make a flock of poultry profitable. There is nothing that is good to increase the flow of milk which is not also good to increase the production of eggs. This is true of clover hay, for th^ shattered leaves and heads make an excellent 'poultry feed in winter, taking the place of grass and other green feeds. Wheat, middlings, oate and corn are all grains that are good foi poultry, while a mess of finely chopped silage is as greatly relished by a flock oi hens as it is by a herd of cows. Then. too, the cows themselves furnish one oi the beat feeds for laying hens. This i> milk, which is a valuable egg food in an\ form. The Missouri experiment station says in discussing profitable ways of dis- posing of skim milk : "Another way of disposing of the sur- plus skim milk with profit is to feed it to the poultry. Asa feed for poultry it fur- nishes the material for making growth in a palatable, easily digested form. For this reason it is easily valuable as an addi- tion to the grain ration, which is liable tt lack in the materials to make growth." I have never found anything that would hold up the flow of milk in the late fall and early winter in the line of roots that would equal the turnip, but they must he handled with much care or they certainly will taint the milk. They must be fed immediately after milking and must not be housed in or near the stable, and the root cutter should be in some adjoining building and only as many taken in at a time as will be eaten up clean. — Dairy and Creamery. Every feature oonneoted with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose— surround - ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor.carriageofflce, news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance FOR SALE. Three Standard-Bred Trotting Stallions WILKES STOCK. One Seal Brown, 16 hands, foaled May 2, 1898; first dam Fearless by Fallis 4781 (record2:23j; second dam Jean Perault by Signal 3337. One Golden Bay, 16. 1 hands, fnaled March 5, 1898 first dam Signal by Del Sur 1098 (record 2:24) dam of Guy Sino 229?^ ; second dam Ladv Sig nal by Signal 3327. One Brown, white points, 16 1 hands, foaled April 1898; full brother to the bay. These colts are all sired by Prince Airlee 28045 son of Guy Wilkes 2807 (record 2:I5&), and bred by ffm Corbitt, San Mateo. Cal. They are pure gaited and show wonderful speed for the little work they have done. . For further particulars apply to P. H. McEVOY, Men to Park, Cal, dffljH BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- nerclal school on the Pacific Coast. 18,000 gradu- ites; 25 teachers: 60 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed In positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. HEALD. President. # Neglect of a Cough or Sore Throat may result ia an Incurable Throat Trouble or Consumption. For relief use — BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES. Nothing excels this simple remedy. Sold only in boxes. ItENDMft Spavin Cure There is no use taking chances on a lump. You can never tell what it may develop. If you have a supply of " Kendall's*' on hand you are safe from Spavin, Ringbone,SpIints, Curb and all forms of Lameness. The U. S. Army knows good things and buys only the best. On sale at all druggists. Price 81- sis bottles for $5. Unequaled lini" ment for family use. Book "A Treatise on the Horse," mailed free. Address Experience of a Government Teamster. Wagoner, Ind.Ter., Dec. 21, 1900. Dr. B. J. Kendall Co.. DeaiSirs:— 1 am a teamster employed by the government. I have six mules and six horses i care, and will say that I keep Kendall's Spavin Cure idermy and have used i't with good results, especially on Collar Sorc», Sprained Joints and KU-ke, as it is next to im- possible to keep mules in close quarters without some of them, letting kicked. Yours truly. JAMES H. HENDERSON. DR. B.J. KENDALL CO. Enosburg Falls, Vt. RED BALL BRAND Positively Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion Awarded Gold Meda At California State Fair 1898. Every horse owner who values bis stock should constantly have a sup- ply of it on hand. It improves and keeps stock in the pink of condition. Manhattan Pood Co 1353 Folsom St., San Francisco ABk your grocers or dealers for it. CURES DISTEMPER, INFLUENZA, PINK EYE, EPIZOOTIC, CATARRHAL FEVER. Sole Owners and Manufacturers. Prevents these diseases, no matter how horses are exnosed to thn m Heaves Bad Throats. Chronic Coughs. Catarlh. LarvngUi? etc are effects of Distemper. SPOHN'S CURE will cure any o'r all such if "ease can be cured. Distemper, etc , are caused by b .cteria or Kerms that let J,nt0Ht£r„1?0rse s srStem Tbe5" auack ,he S*™^ ana milHon? of thefr dead bodies must be expellee to cure a horse. SPOHN'S CURE is eutr Send for our 33-page booklet, " Distemper," free. All Druggist? SPOHN MEDICAL CO., Chemists, Goshen, lnd. J- A McKERRON, San Francisco, Special Agent. Washington Jockey Club OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Kace Course and Office during Race Meetings, Bennings, D. C. Office in New York, Room 201. 571 Fifth Ave., "The Windsor Arcade." stakes to close tuesday, february 10, 1903. Spring and Autumn Meetings, 1903, and autumn meeting, 1904. Spring Meeting 1903, begins Monday, Mareh 23d, to include Tuesday, April 14th-30 days The Handicaps— The Consolation, The Dixie, The Vestal— as below, will close and name at midnight of Tuesday, February 10, 1903. The Bennings Spring Handicaps. To be run on the first and last days of the Spring Heeling. Handicaps for three-year-olds and upward. By subscription of $10 each, which shall entitle the entry to start in the First and Second Handicaps, on payment of the additional starting fee of $00 in each- To close and name at midnight of Tuesday, February 10. 1903, (the second Tuesday in Febru- ary). Weights to be announced March 4. 1903. Conditions of the First Bennings Spring Handicap. Starters to pay $20 additional, with $1000 added, of which 5:200 to the second. $100 to the third. The winner to receive one-half of the subscription money, all of the starting money, and the balance of the added, money, $700. Winners after the publication of the weights to carry 3 lbs. extra: of two races of any value, or one of the value of $1000, 5 lbs. extra; of three of any value orone of the value of $1500. 8 lbs extra. In case of horses handicapped at 118 lbs. or over, these penalties shall apply to the extent of one-half only. Six furlongs. Conditions of the Second Bennings Spring Handicap, Starters to pay $20 additional, with $1500 added, of which $250 to the second. $153 to the third The winner to receive the remaining one-half of the subscription money, all of the start- ing money, and the balance of the added money, $1100. Winners after the publication of the weights of a race of any value, to carry 3 lbs. extra: of two races of any value, or one of the value of $1000, 5 lbs. extra: of three races of any value, or one of the value of $1500, 8 lbs extra. In case of horses handicapped at 118 lbs or over, these penalties shall apply to the extent of one-half only, except for the winner of the First Handicap, which shall carry 10 lbs. more than he carried in that race. Seven furlongs. AUTUMN MEETING, 1903. THE GRAND CONSOLATION— $3000 Added. The Grand Consolation, for two-year-olds foals or 1901 Non-wirjners of $10,000 at time ol starting To close and name February 10, 1903 at $10 each If not declared by June 1, 1903 to ffi ,™-^!'o,An0tr,declarei1 ^ September 1° vii ? Pr„y ™„ea.c,7V> If °,°' declared t>y November 1, 1903. to pay $100 each. Starters to pay $100 additional Tbe Washington Jockey Club to arid $3000, of which S.VJ0 to the° ecohd?SMU BARON DALE 2:111 K IS A SON OF BARON WILKES 3:18. His Ural .!»>... NalhaMe, produced Barondalc 2:llMandGrand Baron 2:124 and is by NUTWOOD ill. aeeonAhdSS*&at'r,|MllSitfe'aamot Patron SMii. Prodigal 2:16, Patronage and Pangloss. all HI. Ihl„l Sfm. mEj UhmMBolI toe dam of Elvira 2:18)4, the producing sire Dunraven, and dams of Ponce de Leon 2:13 and four others. .fc„^„ftff«„irti1Pikt HA RON D A LE has two new ones in the list this year and is now the sire of four in the list. Where Tun You Beat This Breeding? Season of 1903 at SAN JOSE RACE TRACK. Terms, $50 for the season, with usual return privileges. For further particulars address TOM JAMES, 1120 Alameda Ave , San Jose, Cal. 3-XEAR-OLD RECORD. 2:15 1-2 (Timed second in 2:12M) 4-YEAR-OLD RECORD. 2:11 1-4 (Timed second in 2:09';, 2:09) 2-YEAR-OLD TRIAL, - - 2:26 STAM B. 2:11 1-4 (TROTTING.^ REG. NO. 23444. Early speed Is natural speed, and natural speed Is inherited speed Reach for the top by breeding a good mare to STAM B.-^^^^-^^ Your chances are good for a 2:02 trotter or a Futurity winner, extra good for a handsome show or coach horse. It is a well-known fact that Baron Wilkes 2:18 has been recognized for years as tne leading money winning sire, and his blood and the blood of STAM B is among the leading early speed performers, so much so that that well informed and successful breeder, the late Loi. K u Stoner. contemplated purchasing STAM B as stud companion for Oakland Baron 2'MH- Such blood produced Rytomic 2:08, Baron Deshav 2:08M Gail Hamilton (3-year-old) 2:11*£. Peter Stirling (3-year- old) •>: 1 1 <4 By tabulating STAM B 's pedigree, it is impossible to do so without figuring in all the champion performers' records— 1:59^. 2:1)1^. fcOttf. pacing; 2:03« 2:03^, 2:03^, 2:04 trotting-and th9 once champions of the show riDg. Stamboul 2:07H Mambrino King and Almont Lightning, ana such young Futurity performers as Champion Girl 2:12, Bugle (3-year-old) 2:14, Oxford Boy (2-year- old) 2:20, Wiggins {2 vear-oid) 2:19(4. sire of Katherine A. (2-year-old) 2:14, Hilgar (2-year-old) 2:15%. Wigwag (3-year-old) 2:16^- „ „ -4 /etA , STAM B. was sired by Stamboul 2:07%. sire of 47 from 2:lOVf to 2:29. sons and daughters (24 from to 2£7). showing that his blood breeds on and down With his few foals, he compares favorably with the leadingsiresof the past. First dam Belle Medium 2:20 (dam of 3 from 2:11^ to 2:30) by Happy Medium, sire of Xancy Hanks 2:04: 55 of his sons produced 282 from 2:07H to 2:30: 58 daughters produced 78 from 2:10 to 2:30. including Admiral Dewey (3-year-old) 2:15. Sacond dam Argenta (dam of 1 in 2:20) by Almont Lightning, sire of 1 in the list and dams of Zombro (5-year-old) 2:1 1 and King Princeps2:I5bv Almont 33. Third dam Mary Adams by Mambrino Patchen, sire of dam* of Guy Wilkes 2:15Vi. 'Baron Wilkes 2:18. Patchen Wilkes 3:29. etc . etc. Fourth dam Mambrino Belle by Mambrino Chief 11, sire of Lady Thome 2:18V* and dams of Director 2:17. sire of Directum (4-year-old) 2:O.V4. Onward 2:25%. sire of Beuzetta (4-year-old) 2:06!4. Fifth dam by Mason's Whip (thoroughbred). Can it be possible that the service of such a bred stallion can be secured for such a low fee? Yes, for this season only. Grasp such a rare opportunity! STAM B. has the characteristic of transmit- ting speed, soundness, size and style, as his ancestors have size, soundness, speed and style. He is a handsome bav, two white hind ankles. 15 2% inches high, weight W90 lbs . a typical Morgan in form, of the greatest stamina and of powerful muscular development. As a living, game racehorse he is kuown nationally. In his career he beat such noted trotters as Klamath 2:07, Kentucky Union 2:07^. Togeles2:08v<. Alt an 2:0934, Jasper Ayers 2:09%, Monterey 2:09l(, Zombro 2:11 and Stambouletta 2.10V STAM B. 23445 (2:11H) will make the season of 1903 at that well-appointed farm, SANTA RITA FARM, PLEASANTON, CAL. TArmc ffJA SPOT CASH, at time of service. Best of care taken of mares and foals, but no 1 cmi> $-t\J responsibility for accidents or escapes. The public is cordially invited to attend our receptions at all times from February 15th to June 1st and see our gems. For extended pedigree and further particulars address SAMUEL GAMBLE, Pleasanton, Cal. DaH i o-fAPC Tffl hi 1 I t\ +£±A and type written ready for framing i CUIgl CC» I dUUiaiCU Write for prices. Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geftrj street, San Francises, Cal. THE FASTEST STALLION BY THE RECORDS EYER OFFERED FOR SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. He still holds the World's Records for 4-year-old (3:04%) and for 5 year-old (2:03^). SEARCHLIGHT is one of the fastest and gamest horses that ever raced on the Grand Circuit. He is a horse of rare individuality and is one of the most perfect specimens of horsefiesh ever foaled He has repeatedly beaten one minuie to the half-mile pole in his work and has pulled the heavy cart in which he now takes his exercise a half in 58 seconds with a dozen w atches held on him. Few stallions that ever stood for service in California have such royal blood lines. Darknight, the sire of SEARCHLIGHT, was like the great McKinney, a sod of Alcynne. and is a sire of extreme speed, having four 2:10 performers to his credit. The dam of SEARCHLIGHT is one of the great brood mares, having four with standard records and his graodam and ^reat grandam are both in the great brood mare list. His oldest colts, now two years old, show that he imparts these qualities lo his get, and he is certain to be a producer of early aad extreme speed as well as size and good looks. Terms for the Season, $75. LECCO 2:09: The Blood that pro= duced Dan Patch 1:594 LECCO 2:093£ is a very handsome black stallion, a square trotter and as game a racehorse as ever looked through a bridle He is by Bonnie Boy, one of tbe best producing sons of Patchen Wilkes, sire of I he great Joe Patchen 2:ui>i. that iu turn is the sire of the unbeaten Dan Patch 1:59% The dam of LECCO is a great brood mare by Horner, and his second dam is a producing mare by Rochester and his third dam is a producing mare by Olark Chief. For four generations in the pedigree of LECCO there is not a sire or dam but is a producer of standard speed LECCO made a campaign through the Grand Circuit in IS9it that shows his wonderful" speed and gameness He met tl^e best horses nut that year and in seven starts won four first moneys, -two sec- onds and was but once unplaced. His action id perfect and he cannot help siriDg a family of high class, handsome, fast and game trotters. $50 for the Season. The above horses will stand at the PLEAS 1NTON RACE TRACK, and all mares not proving with foal may be returned free next year, or in case the horse is not in California the service fee will bereturned. It is the intention of the owner however, to keep botb SEARCHLIGHT and-LECCO in this Slate for the next four or five years. Due care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility assumed should any occur. Good pasturage provided at $4 per month, and all bills payable before mare is removed from my possession. For further particulars and tabulated pedigrees address EDW MILLS, Rose Hotel, Pleasunti.n. Cal. 2, 1*7 1 winner of •" 2 Occident Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-2% hands. Foaled 1890. BRED BY WM. CORBETT. ARIST0 (3) and Stanford Stakes, 1902 MAJELLA B. (2) 2:29 Tr£iitj THE B0QUET Trial «fi f^g| Brown Filly ^0£i2?* f9s„I Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18, sire of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 8:I5W, Sabina 2:15':, Sabledale ,™L6,a2i:l.?1t.5^?.°y2?,.(a'.JeJlrsJ.::2?'i ,3n?3? others in 2:Su list. Dam. Fidelia "(trial 2:35 at Director, sire of Directum dam by Reavis' Blackbird hsw)t ,67 .■ —. son of Mccracken's Black- m.NCSHAGAK'S sire. Sable Wilkes, is a remarkable sire of early and extreme speed: his son Oro Wilkes 2:llwasoneof the gamest colts that ever raced down l he Grand Circuit The Wilkes and Director blood is a successful cross as it has produced Jobn A McKerron 2;05M Kathan Straus »(B>; Ozanam 2.08. Dollade Wilkes 2:inif,Oro Wilkes 2:11, Evangeline 2-ll3< Mary Celeste at-' vearsi 2:I7H etc. Fidelia, NUSH A3 AK'S dam. is in the great broodmare list and "she would have been a very fast trotter if given an opportunity, as with very little training she trotted a mile in 2-35 as a twH-year-old. Mr Corbett purchased her from Mr. Goldsmith for a broodmare, consequently her training was discontinued. The get of Reavis' Blackbird, the sire of NUSHAGAK'S 4cond'dam were noted for their remarkable gameness and vigorous constitutions His two noted daughters' Mamie Gnmn 2:12 and McH.2:12'4. were exceedingly game. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings: of that number only three have ever had a full season's training namely.Aristo (3) 2:17>i. Majella B (2, 2:29 (trial at 4 years 2:13^1. and The Boquet (trial at 3 years! 2:21 His other colts that have been handled some are: Brown rilly 4yearso]d in 19CI-' showed trial of 2:2014 with three and one-half months' work; blk g, 3 years old in 1902. with three months' handling showed mile in 2:3a'.. last quarter in 35'. seconds. Hisson Aristo (at 3 year*) 2-i7v. took sick with distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August 'until the tVenty-ninth bad practically no work, yet he easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake Before taking sick we felt confident that Aristo would trot a mile close to 2-10 in his three-year-old form; the way he raced after being sick made us feel satisfied that we had made no mistake in our St "v ? S' m "'/s wasequal ,0 -:13!'a or -:H orer the Woodland, Santa Rosa or NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February loth and ending July 1st. 6 ** ' Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege if mare proves not with foal. Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed should any occur. First-class pasturage for mares, $3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Paciflc, or California Transportation Company s steamers, from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shinned in care of Morshead's stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. Breed to Stallions with Fast Records that are by Producing- Sires and out of Producing Dams WILLIAM HAROLD RECORD 2:131 Mr. of JANICE 2:08^. htfl r.rsi and only roftl to start In a . and who hoM , fur I1, miles. TERMS 840 the Season. SIDNEY 2:19-4 Sire of Lena N 2:05J< Monterey 2:09H Dr. Leek 2:09% Oddity 2:1(1', Sidney Dillon, sire of Dolly Dillon 2:07 99 In 2:30 list Dam: CRICKET 2:10 Dam of William Harold 2:!3)< Crlori 2:20 Hopper 2:17' ■ Isobel 2:211', Bv Sleinway, sire of Klalawnh 2:05% IS in 2:30 list WELCOME RECORD: 2:10 1-2 Sire of ILOILO 2:29j<. weighs 1.1(H) lbs , and is a have size, style, good looks WELCOME stands 16-1 hands, rand individual. His get all ind speed. TERMS $25 the Season. ARTHUR WILKES 2:28i Sire of Welcome -2:\i)<, Fiu Lee 2;l$ii Hobo 2; iaa^ Wayland W v. . . ! " !&!2K Sire of Arthur W 2: ll ' .; John A 2:l2Ji Forrest W 2:14^ Dam: LETTIE Dam of Welcome 2:io«4 Wayland W 8:18^ Maud Singleton J:.'*1' Por Further particulars and cards with tabulated pedigree address GEORGE GRAY. Haywards, Cal. Now Is the Time to Advertise Your Stallion Sta-llion Cards Folders and Posters STALLION SERVICE BOOKS PEDIGREES TABULATED BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 86 GEARY STREET- SAN FRANCISCO. February 7. 1903 1 ©he gveeliev cmfc gtptfrtsmcm It THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. NUTWOOD WILKES. He is the only Stallion tbat ever produced two three-year olds in one season with records of 2:12 and 2:13^ respectively "Who Is It, ex-champion tbveeyear-old gelding of the world, reduced his record to 2:l0v^. John A. MoKerron 2:05^ (2-12>£ as a three-year-old) is the fastest trotter of all the famous tribe of George Wilke^. NUTWOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1903 at the NUTWOOD STOCK Fee = $50 RACE RECORD 2 :16yn Sire of JOHN A. ftlcKERRON 2:05W By GUY WILKES 2:151,$ Dam LIDA W. (by Nutwood 3:183a) 2:18^ For tlie Season With return privileges if horse remains my property. Good pastur- age at $3 per month. Bills payable before re- moval of mare. Stock well cared for, but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS THE SIRE OF John A. McKerron. 2:05*4 Fastest trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 2:12»^ Who Is It 2:10tf 3-year-old race rec 2:12 Stanton Wilkes 2:l0}£ Georgie B 2:12^ Claudius 2-.13H Bob Ingersoll 2: !43£ Irvingten Boy 2:17^ Verona 2:18^ Trvington Belle 2:?8H Echora Wilkes 2:18!4 flS'-But three of the erandsons and granddaughters of NUTWOOD WILKES ever started in races. 190?. is by a son (Nearest 2:22), and Iloilo 2:I62£ and Miss Georgie 2:25 are out of his daughters Young stock by NUTWOOD WILKES for sale. For further particulars apply or address Rosewood 2:21 Nearest 2:22 Central Girl 2:22« Miser 2:24}$ Alix B 2:24J$ Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgie 2:25 Fred Wilkes 2:2655 Queen C 2:28J£ Electress 2:28^ Daueestar 2:29 L E C 2:291^ T. C. (3) 2:30 WANTED. Strawberry Roan \VOULD BUY A STRAWBERRY ROAN ' * Horse or Mare, 15 3 or 16 hands high: trotter, no pacer; 4 to 7 years old. Address, giving par- ticulars, ALFRED SOLANO, 405 Stlmson Blook. Los Angeles, Cal. For Sale. English Shire and Clydesdale Stallion TpIVE YEARS OLD AND WEIGHS 1800 LBS. x Price reasonable. For further information address P. J CARROLL, Mills Station, Cal. LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission. Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. WAREHOUSE: 303 Berry St. OFFICE: 303 California St , Room 7. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Telephone: Main 1027. Of these, Alone 2:09j$, fastest four-year-old of MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton. Alameda Co., Cal. OUR MONEY IS LUCKY! Borrow on Ynnr Watrh or Diamond from the Pioneer Money Lenders 533 KEAKNT ST., near Sacramento Street. sarSPEED AND ABILITY TO REPRODUCE IT"®a DIABLO 2109 1-4 SIRE OP SIR ALBERT S 2:03 3-4 CLIPPER 2:06 DIODINE 2:10 1-4 Dacdalfon2:ll, Diawood2:Il. EI Diablo 2:11, T&gsS:ll& Hijo del Diablo 2:ll»4, Inferno 2:15, Diablita2:15M. Gaft Topsail 2:16. Imp3:I9<4, N. L B (2)2:2114. R*v del Diablo (2) 2:23^, Interna 2:24^, Athablo 2:2414, Hazel D. 2:24!4, Mlramonte 2:24?^, Irene 2:25, Sire /Don D^rby 2:06 I Dam /Don Derby 2:06 I Much Better 2:07}^ I I Diablo 2:09J£ CHARLES DERBY 2'2(KDerby Princess - 2:fl8^'BERTHA by Alcantarat be settled before removal of mare. Address HANS FEELLSON, 20tb and Lobos Ave.-., San Francisco. KfrTO — TRADEMARK— u Ij . ©QBflB Need one wonder why our written guarantee, which accompanies every bottle, was constructed so it is.equivalen*. to a bond? B- W. CHAPIN, M«n«Eer. LOUIS BACHMAJW, bobrbt nxraoswoHTH. sapL 463 Broome SL. New Yotli1 The Northboro Woolen Mills. CkapinvitU, Afass.,^.t9Vj}.h *jgoi» ELIZABETH WAGON WORKS, B. F. STRAUSS, PROP'R. 35-41 South Spring Street, Elizabeth. N. J. Troy Chemical Co., Troy, N. Y. Gentlemen:— With three bottles of "Save-the- Horse11 1 removed a thoroughpin on one leg and cured a spavin on the other leg on one or my horses I appreciate what "Save- the-Horse" has done in my case, and will show the horse to any one who desires to see it- Verv truly, B. F. STRAUSS. Prop'r. Troy Chemical Co., Troy, N. Y.: Gentlemen:— I purchased several bottles of "Save-the-Horse" Spavin Cure for myself and friends during the last four months. The first case on which I used it was a bad splint, and to my astonishment it not only took out the soreness but removed the splint. Second case— My brother-in-law had a valuable mare with a bone spavin, and at my suggestion he tried " Save-the-Horse" In this case the bunch is not entirely removed, but all the sore- ness and lameness is gone, and the mare travels as sound as a colt Third case— I tried It on the well-known black pacer ' Alhambra." record 2:08 V4. sired by ' Legal Tender. Jr " This horse was lame when I pur- chased him, with a strained tendon on nigh hind leg I tried all kinds of liniment before using yours; yours at $5 per bottle seemed a pretty high price; but I had to come to it, as none of the other liniments had done any good. I used one and a half bottles of "Save-the-Horse," and he seems to be entirely cured. I have him out every day and hardly ever take a ride but he gets one or two brushes before getting home All I can say is that "Save-the-Horse" has done splendid for me, and I know of nothing its equal. Very truly, Horse can be worked with either shin or ankle boots, as no harm can possibly come by either destruction of hair or scalding of the limb "Save the-Horse" can be applied in all conditions and extremes of weather— hot or cold. POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES Bone and Bog Spavin. Ringbone, Curb, Thorough- pin, Splint, Capped Hock. Shoe Boil. Weak and Strained Tendons and all Lameness. Contains no arsenic, corrosive sublimate or other forms of mercury, or any injurious ingre- dient. Cures without scar, blemish or loss of hair. $5 00 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle, con- structed to convince and protect you fully The need of second bottle is almost improbable except in rarest cases Guarantee covers efiectiveness of one bottle. Copy of guarantee seat upon application $5 00. all druggists and dealers, or sent prepaid. Troy Chemical Co., Troy, N. Y, Also manufacturers of Veterinary Pixine. D. E. NEWELL, Pacific Coast Agent, 519 Mission St., San Francisco. 1101! HIIU k I I fa 4 Dr.' Frasse's Sister, 2:255 By PALO ALTO 2:08?^ (world's stallion record to high-wheel sulky), Fire of IRAN ALTO 2:12w, i. Palita 2:16. Rio Alto 2:16!,4, Palatine 2:18. and 11 others in 2:30 list. Sire of Dr. Frasse 2:121 Thomas R 2:15 Vendome 2:I8i dam of Norlaine, yearling Second Dam GKKEN MOUNTAIN MAID dam of" Electioneer 125 (one of the world's greatest sires), 9 in -3:30 list; sons produced over 300 standard performers. Pasonte f4) 2:13. Dam ELAINE 2:20 (world's 3 and 4 vear old record- in 1877 and 18"; rec rd 2:3114. and of 3 In 2:30 list and the dams of 6 in 2:30 li JTA] produced over 300 standard performers. IRAN ALTO 2: I2y i^ not only rnyally bred, but ha-; pioven himself a racehorse and a sire of speed He is a splnndid individual and has all the most dnsirab'e qualifications for a great stallion. Breed to him and you will get the kind of colts you are looking for Will Make the Season, 1903, at his home The Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose. Ppp CCA Usual return privilege. Good pasturage and mares well cared for. For Tabulated 1 cc tpcv. Pedigree address JAMES W. REa. San Jose, Cal. Sire of Frank 2:10H Sweitzer 2:13X Hazel Y 2:1? Butcher Boy 2: 1?M Auditor 2:19^4 and ten more in 2:30 Breed for Size, Disposition, Style and Speed. SECRETARY Son of the great Director and a mare by Volunteer, Will make the Season of 1903 AT ALAMEDA. SECRETARY is a black horse, 16 hands high, a model of symmetry and conformation. His disposition is perfect aud he can show as much natural speed as any trotting stallion in Cali- fornia. He sires speed, quality, substance and splendid disposi" tions, and his produce are always in demand. FEE $40 THE SEASON. For card containing tabulated pedigree and other informa- tion address EI, I AS WILLIAMS, Cor Union Street and Speedway, Alameda, Cal. BAYSWATER WILKES 2:251 Sire of BELLY BRIGGS ■ 1°H Sable Wilkes 2:18 Fanny Bayswater Dam of 2 in 2:30 WILL MAKE THE SEASON OP 1903 AT WINTERS, YOLO CO., CAL. FEE $40. BAYSWATER WILKES is a sire of speed, =ize. good looks soundness and gameness. The only two year and three year olds of his get to start last year were race winners E^ery one nf his produce that has been trainedcau show standard speetf His sire. Sable Wilkes, also sired Nushagak, sire of last year's winner of »tie Occident and Stanford stakes His dam Fanny Hajswater, is the dam of Senator L . bolder of the champion four-mile trotting record of 10:12. Breed to BAYSWATEtt WILKKS and you will get colts that will sell at good prices. Excellent pasturage for mare^ $2 50 per month For cards containing full Pedigree and all particulars address S. H. HOY, Winters, Cal. BY MACK By McKINNEY 2:11 1=4 Dam BY BY by NUTWOOD. McKlnney 2:1U.f (sireof Coney 2:0-2. You Bet 2:07. Charlie Mac 2:07%. Jennie Me 2:09. The Roman 2-09W Hazel Kinney 2:09^. Dr Book 2:10. 22 in 2:15 list and 50 in 2:30 list): dam By By fown sifter to Lockhpart 2:08!^ and dam of Mnreneo King 2:29 ^ i bv Nutwood «00 f champion of all -ir**s); g rand am Rapidan idamof Lockheart 2:08'^, Rapid 2:22M. Capt. Mac 2:29); great grandam Madam Headley. dam of Export Prince 2:13%- BY MACK is one of the Best Bred Sons of the Great McKinney. Terms: $25 for the Season. £2K&£.1Ki3K!£. ' No barbed wire ,ences For further particulars address A. DONOUGH, Reclamation Station, Cal. Ship mares to A Donough. Redamafion Station (California and Northwestern Railroad). ■fbr ---»*»-■■---"»-■■* aninnfraiiiainiiMiiainnnni»in>m 1 y^ CURBS, SPLINTS, SPAVINS, WINDPUFFS, ' &* -r~ ^^ik'^A — ant* a^ eniaTgements, absolutely removed by— QUtNN'S Ointment. /( has the uiqualified endorsement of our Cead» ing horsemen, and veterinarians, Mb. C. E. DrNKHART, Cashier State Ban!;, 'Slayton, Minn-, says: "One bottle enmd a very bud case of blood spavin on a mare for which I have since been offered $800. I wonld not bo witrhont it if it cost $5,0U a bottle." We fiaoe A. idrede of such testimonials. Lire. Ask yonr jjmcpiBt i iTaend prepaid on receipt Y i CO., WhltchalUN. If 18 ®lte gveei/ev mttr gtjxortamtro (February 7, 1963 PONCE DE LEON, 20 approved mares, fee, $200 DARE DEVIL, 20 " 200 DREAMER, 10 " " FREE Dreamwold Oxford Boy, 5 approved mares, FREE Glorious Red Cloud, 10 fee $200 Glorious Bonnie, 10 200 Glorious Lonnie, 10 200 NOTE. If we are given option to buy foal at year old, rebate on each of above $50. A WORD TO BREEDERS. I believe the got of the above stallions will prove to be amongst the best in the world: that of Ponce de Leon, Dare Devil, and Dreamer (because of speed combined with bfa'uv) tor the track and road, or, if Dot fast enough for track, for carriage and show ring (becanso of beauty combined with action); that of Glorious Red Cloud, Glorious Bonnie and Glorious bonnie (because of beauty combined with action) for carriage, trap and show ring. After years of search I selected the above stal- lions, regardless of expense, because from all in- formation obtainable I concluded they would pro- duce the best of the most desirable class of horses, provld-d they were given every facility possible, regardless of expense. I have grath-red a band of broodmares, each one filling the requirements of the very highest standard— breeding, health, free- dom from inherited defect or blemish, beauty, stamina, and speed, and have housed them in the best possible way known to modern science for comfort, health and development— having ex- pended on Dreamwold between a million and a half and two million dollars Each animal at Dreamwold has the benefit of specially constructed broodmare, stallion, foaling and training stables, driving and training academy and hospital: all under separate roofs, with every protection aganist Are, including our own fire department of 35 trained members. All buildings are heated with modern hot-water apparatus, which insures uriformheat in all kinds of weather. All stall floors are guttered, drained, and of modern sani- tary construction Each broodmarestall is 14x18, and the buildings are fitted with sleeping and liv- ing quarters for men. which insures constant attendance during the twenty-four hours. The extent and quality of ours table accommoda- tions will be appreciated when it is taken Into consideration they cover 2.600 running feet, the buildings devoted to broodmares costing $942 for each mare, and balance $860 per horse. Our animals have the benefit of a modern con- structed half-mile track, consisting of an outer racing tack, an inner soft track, and the center a nine-acre grass plot, all drained in twelve foot squares with drain-pipe. Animals are cared for by a force of 125 men, in- cluding managers, trainers, veterinary and ex- perts specially selected for their knowledge of animal health, feeding, training and conditioning. With these facilities and a determination to de- velop nothing but perfect get and to race nothing younger than five-year-olds, except in unusual cases. I believe we will in three years, in connec- tion with a bunch of two and three-year-old Ponce de Leons we now own and the fifty and odd young Dare Devils 1n the hands of Messrs Hamlin and others make the names of our stallions, particu- larly Ponce de Leon and Dare Devil, famous wherever a beautiful, speedy and perfect horse is desired, or known. An idea may be had of the scarcity of good horses when I say I have for the past two years been endeavoring tj get together a band of 125 broodmares to meet ourstandard and have, so far, although willing to pay any reasonable price, only been able to purchase less than 50. In the past year we have only been able to find one. Ex- pectation, the dam of Major Delmar, that w^uld meet our requirements We have limited the service of Ponce de Leon and Dare Devil to 50 mares each, and as we have not sufficient of our own, we will book 20 to eaoh, and would urge those who are desirous of nioking their mares with these stallions to do so this sea- son, for when our own band has been filled, they will be withdrawn from public service. As I am very desirous of giving our wonderfully beautiful aDd speedy Dreamer and Dreamwold Oxford Boy an opportunity to cover a few of the very best mares, and as we have but 3 to spare to Dreamer and 2 to Dreamwold Oxford Boy we will give their services free to 10 and 5 mares which we will approve. They must be verv well bred, free from defects, beautiful indi vlduals, with Inherited speed. Bt*arin mind, if Dreamer's services were for sale, the price would be $200. as he is, in our opinion, the best son of Oakland Baron, Dreamer's three-year-old record in a six-heat race being 2:I4M. at the same time being the champion .show ring horse, and the same with Dreamwold Oxford Boy, who is unbeaten in the show rng, winning first in his one, two and three-year-old forms and being the champion two-year-old trotter and Ken- tucky Futurity winner in IM01 I would impress upon those desiring the services of ourstallionsthat if they are after speed alone they may do as well, but I do not believe there is the equal of Ponce de Leon or Dare Devil when speed, beauty, and carriage-horse getting qualities are taken into consideration. The get of these stallions that are not good enough for the track make the best show-ring carriage horses, and the day is now here when an ideal carriage horse will bring more money on the average than even the beBt race horses. Breeders will pardon me when I say I speak by the card having in my stables over thirty show horses, exclusive of combined show and racing horses, that have cost an average of over $3000 apiece, and twelve show horses, ex- clusive of race horses, costing an average of $5000 apiece, and that I have more than three times as many ribbon winners as have ever been in one stable including four champions (different years) of the National Show: Glorious Blucher, 1898; Glorious Red Cloud, 1899; Glorious Lady Algy, 1900, and Glorious Flying Cloud. 1901. A POINTER FOR BREEDERS. It is only a phenomenal green race horse that will sell for $3000. I will huy as many perfect (as individuals and trained) green four or five year old carriage or trap trotting-bred horses as are offered me at $3000 each. MORE WILL BE HEARD FROM THE GET OF OTHER STALLIONS DURING THIS AND POSSIBLY NEXT YEAR THAN FROM THOSE OF PONCE DE LEON AND DARE DEVIL, BUT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS I BELIEVE PONCE DE LEON AND DARE DEVIL WILL "BE THE RAGE," BUT IT WILL THEN BE TOO LATE TO BREED TO THEM. P The Farm of Thomas W. Lawson Co Scituate, Mass. THE WAGON IN THE WORLD Entirely Different and away ahead of any other wagon ever made. It is easier to pull and faster than a sulky. Thoroughly practical, handsome and durable. THE BENJAMIN RACING WAGON ITS GOOD POINTS. The Body is made in one piece, roundod at the corners, having no joints to come apart or corners to open, thus making it the lightest, strongest and most beautiful in appearance. The Fifth Wheel is original and entirely new. It is absolutely noiseloss and positively prevents the axle from swinging. Our Axles are the strongest that can bo made and are in a continuous piece. Wheels. We make our own wood and wire wheels complete. Our Ball Bear- ings are the best mado and are water and dust proof. The Shafts are handsome and strong and can be instantly removed. Tbey are steel plated top and bottom, free from bolts In any part of them, and so attached to the wagon they cannot rattle, as they have do springs, catobes or traps to get out of order. The cross pieces are steel plated and trussed, making them very light and stiff. The Whiffletree Is held by our own device and cannot rattle and when desired can be quickly removed. Wo manufacture truss poles and neck yokes. Our Truss Poles are very attractive and are free from braces to bend and rattle. Should any accident happen it am not snap off like an ordinary pole. The neck yoke presents a hand- some appearance, is light and Btrong, and like the pole cannot snap off. The pole passes through the neck yoke, which holds It securely and carries it several Inchos higher than an ordinary kind. Tubing is not used on our wagons, as it is unreliable. Send for prices and catalogue. T. H. SPEDDY, 23 Davis Street, San Francisco, Sole Agent for the Pacific Coast. JUST UKK A HORSE RACE Wodn> vlnys and Saturday!*, at the Ploattanton Raoli Praok. Bring tho ladles and moo the ITKST BOSSES IN THE WOBLD. - op at the ROSE HOTEL OI.XJEY * SON, FOR SALE. Six Good Jacks at reasonable prices, to closo an estate. Address Froprioior. ' W. R. MADDEN, Dixon, Cal. CYRUS NOBLE WHISKY Gre se Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS — Cases where ulcerations extend, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine After Blistering;. Veterinary Pixine is the very be>t application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process Will heal the most severe cases without soar, and will prevent loss of hair. As a Preventive— if a light application of Veterinary Pixine is used before speeding, driving in wet muddy or slushy weather, or in the snow, your horse will never have speed oracks. scratches or grease heel. For Hoofs —it will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in perfeot form For Old and Chronic Sorea, Etc — Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, hobble chafes, abscesses, inflammatory swellings, sores and all sktn disease In cases of emergency it Is invaluable This penetrating, stimulating, soothfng ab- sorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from beneath the surraoe by disinfecting the parts, subduing Inflammation andstimulatinghealthy granulation, not by drying and soabbing. 2 ok., 35c; S oz . COc, 5-lb pkg., 84.00. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROT CHEMICAL CO., TROT, N T. D. E. Newell, Paoiflo Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street, San Pranoisro. JACK WANTED. WELL-BRED, HIGH-CLASS, THOR- oughly acclimated JACK. Must be a sure foal getter and able to pass the strlotest veteri- nary examination. California-bred Jiok pre- ferred. Address F. W. KELLEY, BREEDER and Sportsman. A February 7, 1903J ®ke gveebev emit ^povtstnan 19 Portable Houses Particularly desirable for Shooting Boxes, Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu- lar and Price List. Burnham— Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet. First and Second, The PERFECT Bulk Smokeless. Can now be supplied in bulk or loaded shells by the leading cartridge companies, gun, and ammunition dealers, or the sole agents. I M I All A m 75 CHAMBERS ST,, NEW YORK CITY V« n» UMU Ol/ WV-/b Telephone 1747 Franklin. Importers and Dealers In Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing Goods. Sole Agents for BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk) Smokeless Powders BALLISTITE The Standard Dense Powder of the World. Still Leads at the Traps or in the Field. Take No One's "Word— Try Them for Yourself. A postal brings ;' Shooting Facts." (Third Edition) HAZARD BLACK RIFLE POWDER SHOTGUN SMOKELESS ,HHMH»»A"P SMOKELESS RIFLE Always Popular and Always Perfect. AIANSON H. PHELPS. Agent, 421 MARKET STREET. - SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. RUSS HOUSE Montgomery, Pine & Bush Sts. Hunt and Fish ALONG THE LINE OF THE (LESSEE OF THE S. F. & N. P. R. R.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Cold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION gFIne Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section in California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa Ukiah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip ticke*.« at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. R. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. 3 ■ '■•■'"-^rfflrV&Kg? Horsemen's and Sportsmen's Headquarters American or European Plan. CHAS. NEWMAN CO., Props. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— Sll Howard St.: between Fourth and Filth Sts., San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage, Sad die and Roai* Horses for Sale Office and stable: 805 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cured in 48 Hours. CAPSULES o M I D^ Superior to Copaiba. Cubebs or Injection BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE -DEALERS IN— TJr. Wm, ^V iBsetxa.. M. R. C. V. S., F. E. Y. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edlnburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspe ctor forNew Zealand and Australian Coloniei at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California; Ex-President m the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Francisco: Telephone West 128. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows, 4-yr.,3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhams competing. 5th year my Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. AlSiillPl means disordered digestion, and if not promptly attended to will develop into chronic dyspepsia. Sergeant's Condition Pills will improve the appetite by strengthening the stom- ach, and cure indigestion, general debility, nervous- ness, and all disorders arising from impaired digestion. The Pills are a scientific remedy and the standard alterative and tonic in the treatment of Distemper, Mange, Fevers and General Debility. Of dealers, 60c. and $1.00. By mail, prepaid. Sergeant's "Sure Shot" rids the Dog and Puppy of worms. Price, 50 cents. Mailed free anywhere. Sergeant's Carbolic " Soft Soap." is the only right kind made. 25c. of dealers. By mail, 85c. Our Dog Treatise, revised, and Pedigree blank will be sent on receipt of an order or 8c. in stamps. Our goods for sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers." r^ L W. BRAUN & CO., LOS ANGELES, CAL, PaciGc Coast Supply Depot. Q. DANIEL. HELM H. Y. SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy of "DOG CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch— 1334 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for "SANITAS"' Disinfectant. KENNEL ADVEKTISEMENTS. OXE OF THE BEST. DELVEKTO.N KENNELS A greyhound pttppy, ie months old -tA by Rackerout of Mountain Beauty. This is an unusual opportunity to get a staice winner. Will be sold reasonable. Apply to A. ROY HARRISON, 78 Geary St., City. Hampton Promise A. K. C. No. 53101 (BLACK DUKE II-Ch. GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 27 prizes. Stud fee, $15. Apply to T. J. BLIGHT, 213 Third Avenue. San Francisco. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. COLLIES. f)AK GROVE COLLIE KENNELS— THE ^ finest kenuel of Scotch Collies on the Pacific Coast. At stud— Ch Ormskirk Emerald Jr and imported Cheviot Construction. 17 handsome sable and white pups, ready to ship, and half- grown bitches for sale. No postal cards an- swered. Catalogue free. Western agent for Standard Oil of Tar. sure death to fleas and mange O J. ALBEE, Lawrence, Cal. AT STUD. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers. WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Llthian Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee «30 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rev- elry (Saltsoar Gambler-Saltscar Cheerful). Fee S25 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velooity-Norfolk Two Step). Fee 810 Puppies and Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 844 Harrison St., San Francisco, Cal. pH. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S ^ champion Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLIPFE FORCEPS. Bnston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth), CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY ELVET (winner or 7 firsts in England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs always for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. ENGLISH SETTERS. AT STUD CUBA OF- KENWOOD (Glenbeigh Jr.— dtella) SAM'S BOW (Plain sam— Dolly Dee II) STOGKDALE KENNELS R. M. DODGE, manager, Bakerafield, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. 65-67-69-61 First Street, S. F. Telephone M aik 198. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William NUes & Co.- Loa Angeles, Cal. AYKSHGCRES— Young Bulls, Cows and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon, Petaluma, Cal. At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER Norfolk Trueman rpp C7ft Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy ret $iU. reserve winners, Oakland, 1903), Imelda (winners and special for best, S. F., 1902), " belle, etc. N. H. HICKMAN, 1767 Page St., San Francisco. book on ^P Dog Diseases ^X,o-w to Feed Mailed Free to any address by the author, H. Clay Glover, D. v. S., 1278 Broadway. New York. L7OR SALE— BLACK, WHITE AND TAN -1- English Setter bitch, 6 months old Price $10. GABILAN KENNELS, Hollister, Cal. COCKER SPANIELS. fSTAIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- 111 gains in puppies, young bitches, and bitohes in whelp, to make room. Finely bred stook. The prize-winning Cocker, Plumeria Beau II, at stud. Also Glenwood Kennels1 famous black Cocker, Champion Havoc. Fee $20. 123 Third Avenue, San Francisco. GOLID COLORED RED AND BLACK COCKER ^ puppieB for sale. By Plumeria Beau II-Nal- rod Imposter. Apply to CHAS F. CHARLES, 370 Lexington Ave., San Francisco. TpOR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES x by Ch. Hampton Goldle. Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads. Frultvale, Alameda pLUMERIA COCKER KENNELS— AT STUD, *■ Champion Hampton Goldie 53,100 (Champion Red Maok-Hampton Queen Readie). Goldie has sired more winners than all of our Coast dogs combined. Se« any bench show catalogue. Fee $20 Plumeria Tweedlepuncb (Champion Hamp- ton Goldie-Omo Girl). Fee $15 Young and ma- tured stock for sale. Our motto. "The Best." E. C. PLUME, 415 Third Ave., San Franolsco. ST. BERNARDS. VTAIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN x~ in royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the noted Grand Master II, winner of many prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 123 Third Avenue. Sau Francisco. GREAT DANES. VT , REAT DANE PUPPIES FOR SALE— BY Blue Beard out of Maud S. Both lire and Cam bench show winners. Apply to or addres BERGSTEN, Center-street Station, Oakland. 20 ©iw gveebev trotr ^povtstxxan I February 7, 19C3 TELEPHONE-. South 640 VRSE BOOTS San Francisco, Cal.^0^- Send for Illustrated Catalog ■ I ^2 ■-■ " THE ALWAYS *_-/ *i 9 ■ " M RFI I • R- F ^^jvj.3\^LXJjxriTiojxr UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. E E DRAKE, Manager A REMINGTON HAMMERLESS GUtf Grade K, made with Remington Blned Steel Barrels FOR $25.00 GUARANTEED FOB NITRO POWDERS GRADE K E D, Made with Damascus Barrels and Automatic Ejector, $35 Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Guns priced from $25 to $250 mailed fhee. Retailed by All Gun Dealers— Not by the Manufacturers. REMINGTON ARMS CO. Pacific Coast Depot: S6-SS First Street, S. F. 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WAHIGREEN, Circuit President. S. M. BUSH, Circuit Secretary. THE ELKS RACING ASSOCIATION Offers $7000 in Purses. TRINIDAD, JUNE 2, 3, 4, 5 No. 1— S:M Trot $ 500 No. S— 2:15 Pace (Tne Philip Schneider Brewing Co. Stake). 1000 No. S — 1:85 Trot and Pace to wagon Prizes No. 4—2:1)5 Pace S 500 No. o— 2:-J0 Trot 5011 No- B— 8:85 Trot (The Merchants' Stake) 1000 No. 7—y-ll) Pace 500 No. 8—1:15 Trot and Pace to wagon Priz' No. S— Free-for-All Pace $ 500 No. 10—2:411 Trot 500 Entries to Stake Races close March 15th, but are transferable to May 15th, when horses must be named. Entries to Class Races close May 15th In addition to the above there will be two or more Running Races each day. For conditions and further information address JOHN HUMPHREYS, Soc'y. Trinidad, Colo. THE PlEBL0=-C0L0RAD0 STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION. Offers $7500 in Purses and Specials JUNE 8th TO 11th. INCLUSIVE. No 1—2:14 Trot t 500 No. 2—8:35 Paoe 500 No. 3-2:20 Trot 500 No 4— 2:15 Pace (Merchant* and Bankers' Stake) 1000 No. 5—2:25 Trot (Merchants and Bankers' Stake) 1500 No. 6—2:10 Pace 500 No. 7— Free-for-All Pace 500 No. 8—2:40 Trot 5U0 Entries to Stake Races olose March 15th. but are transferable to May 15th. when horses must be named. Entries to Class Races clot-e May 15th. In addition to the above there will be two or more Running Races each day For conditions and further information address CHAS. A. GALLOWAY, Sec'y. 208 W. Fourth St , Poeblo, Colo. COLORADO SPRINGS RACING ASSN. SUMMER MEETING. June 13, 15, 16, 17 and 18, 1903. $10,000 in Stakes, Purses and Specials. 2:40 Trot | 500 3:35 Trot (Stake) 1000 2:20 Trot 500 2:14 Trot (Stake) 600 Free-for-All Trot to wagon. 300 2:35 Pace (Stake) $ 900 2:25 Pace 500 2: 19 Pace 500 2: 15 Pace (Stake) 1000 Free-for-All Pace 500 Entries to Stake Races close March 15th, but are transferable to May 15th, when horses must be named. Entries to Class Races close May 15th. In addition to the above there will be three Run- ning Races and one Wagon Raoe each day For conditions and other information address S. M. IU SIT. Sec'y. Colorado Springs, Colo, THE DENVER— OVERLAND RACING ASSOCIATION OFFERS $40,000 IN PURSES AND SPECIALS. OVERLAND PARK, DENVER, COLO. JUNE 20th TO JULY 4th J6@=Nominations Transferable up to May 15th°®a E. A. COLBURN, President. G. A. WAHLGREEN, Secretary and Treasurer. INCLUSIVE No. 1—3:33 Pace S 500 No. 3— 2:30 Pace (-take) 1000 No. fi— 2:08 Pace 500 No. 9—2:27 Pace 500 No. 11- No. 13- 2:40 Pace 500 2:15 Pace (Stake)... lOOO No. 15—2:23 Paoe 8500 No 17— Three-Year-Old Pace (Stake).. BOO No. 19-2:11 Pace 500 No. 23— 2:17 Pace SOO No. 25— Free-for-All Pace 500 No. 3—2:30 Trot S500 No. 4— Three-Year-Old Trot (Stake).. 600 No. 6— 2:35 Trot 600 No. 10—2:14 Trot 500 No. 12-2:27 Trot 500 No. 14— Free-for-AU Trot 500 No 16—2:35 Trot (Stake) SI OOO No. 18—2:17 Trot 500 No 20— Two-Year-Old Trot (Stake)... 500 No. 24—2:10 Trot 600 No. 36—3:30 Trot 500 Entries to Stake Rices close March 15th, but are transferable to May 15th, when horses must be named. Entries to Class Races close May 15th. In addition to the above there will be four or more Running Races each day. For conditions and further information address G. A. WAHLGREEN, Secretary, 1748 Stout Street, DENVER, COLO. CAMPBELL'S HORSE FOOT REMEDY best" remedy EVER USED ON HORSES' FEET. IT PENETRATES and DRIES IN quickly and DOES NOT GUM and FILL UP THE PORES like ta- and oil compounds. 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The home of ROMEO A AGGIE ACM E, who has an offlolal seven-day rocord of 26 lbs. 1 1 ozs, butter; FIDESSA, who made Id Beven days ofllclal rocord over 25 lbs. butter, and many otbor largo producors. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. Phone: South 103. 14 TURK STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. Ranch— Rough and Ready Island, noor Stockton. Visitors always welcome. W II RE MCE 1H O q TCATnr pilTifr ttTTiHelMll m,EI WEST COASTi WIRE*, IRON WORK 19 FREMONIST.SAN FRANCISCO. SAFE TIRE TOOMEY PAI'D ROAD CART. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. O'BRIEN & SONS, Sole Agents, Cor. Golden Gate Ave, and Polk St., SAIN FRANCISCO, CAL Mark Levy & Co. Only the Best Help Employed... All work done on the PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Write for prioes. Briedeh and Sportsman, 38 Geary Street Sat? Francisco. Cal. CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IN Half Tones and Line Engraving Artlatlo Designing. ffoe Mission St., cor. First, San Franolse* Jacks For Sale. O YOUNG, BLACK, MONMOUTH JACKS, 2, " 3 and 5 years old. From the best Kentuoky and Missouri stook. Speak quick if you want to buy. Stock can be seen at Hanford. Address JAS. W. McCORD, Phone: Red 305. Hanford, Cal. February 14, 1903.] ©he gveebev axib &pov tsmcm 3 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN P. W. KELLEY, Propkibtob. rurf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O- BOX 2300. Telephone: Blacfc 586. Terms— One Tear 83, Six Months 81 .75, Three Mouths 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money suould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kelley, 38 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco,. Saturday, February 14, 1903. Stallions Advertised. TROTTING BRED. ALTA VELA 2:11!* .Hans Frellson, 20th and Lobos Aves, S. F BARONDALE 2:1 1H Tom James, San Jose BAYSWATER WILKES 2:25* S- H. Boy, Winters BY MACK A. Donough, Reclamation Sta BONNIE DIRECT J C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton DIABLO 2:09 Ji Wm. Murray, Woodland HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R. I. Moorhead, Santa Clara IRAN ALTO 2: l2fc£ Vendome Stooli Farm, San Jose LECCO 2:09?i Ed w. Mills, Pleasanton MONTEREY 2:09}* P. J- Williams, San Lorenzo NUTWOOD WILKES 2:19!^ Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington NEAREST 2:22".S T. W. Barstow, San Jose NUSHAGAK 25939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove SECRETARY Elias Williams, Alameda SEARCHLIGHT 2:03H Edw. Mills, Pleasanton STAM B. 2:ii^ Samuel Gamble, Pleasanton WELCOME 2:10&.... Geo. Gray, Hay wards WILLIAM HAROLD 2:13«4 Geo. Gray. Haywards THE GET-RICH-QUICK CONCERNS, Arnold & Co., Ryan & Co., et ah, et als, have, as the darkey expresses it, "done gone busted," and there is a con- certed wail going up from the duped stockholders that would make the celebrated wailere of Jerusalem look like broken down selling platers in a group of cham- pion stake horses. Arnold & Co., having the biggest clientage, naturally come in for the most "cussing, " but all the others have quite a respectable following so far as numbers are concerned, and a very large pro- portion are people who never visit a race track and would not know a race from a draft horse. The story told by Arnold & Co. in their advertisement wasa lure that was especially devised to catch the people who do not understand either racing or common sense busi- ness matters. It caught the same class that bit so ravenously at the celebrated Miller scheme which col- lapsed so suddenly in New York a few years ago. Arnold & Co. had money, there is no doubt of that. They own several Btrings of race horses, a big stock farm and are bookmakers besides. They offered to pay two per cent a week on all sums of $50 and over intruBted to them, and actually did it, but of course every sensible person knows that thiB was not paid from earnings or winnings but from the original prin- cipal, and it [was only a question of time when they would be compelled to close up their bucket shops. It has caused quite a flurry among thousands of poor dupes who have lost their hard earned savings, and they have probably learned a lesson that will prevent them being duped in the future, but as Barnum once truthfully remarked, "There is a sucker born every minute," and other schemes of the same kind will catch the future crops of those who desire to make a fortune out of a little money in a short time without muscle or brain. SAM GAMBLE left this week for Pleasanton to be ready to receive Stam B. 2:flJ, when that hand- some and royally bred stallion arrives at the horse centre to-day. THE COLORADO CIRCUIT which hangB up $75,. 000 in purses for five weeks racing at the tracks at Trinidad, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver, opening at the first named point June 1st, and closing July 4th at Denver, presents. its advertisement in this issue, giving the list of stakes and purses for the harness horses at each meeting. Colorado has always furnished good racing and a good circuit for the harness horse owners, and this year will probably eclipse all former efforts as the purses are larger and more numerous. Those who race on the Grand Cir- cuit find that it is very convenient to atop off at Colo- ardo on the way over and win a few purses, at the same time giving their horses a little education in actual races. May loth is the date set for closing entries for the Colorado circuit, which gives the owners an op- portunity to find out something about their horses before they pay out entrance money on them. A careful perusal of the half page advertisement which will be found in another part of this journal will re- pay horse owners and trainers. Sound Condition of the Breeding Interests. The recent sales have brought to the surface the fact that the Jight harness horse interests are again approaching the boom order, and the question very naturally arises, will they again suffer such a relapse as was experienced from 1894 to 1898. The condition that brought about inflated prices in the first instance are not likely to recur again. Everyone then thought that about all that was required was a standard bred horse. At that time the rules governing the standard were so broad gauged that a horse that could trot a mile in 2:30 was able to make all of his brothers and sisters standard also. In other words, tin-cup records were responsible for half the troubles that came about. The country became flooded with a lot of stuff that was hardly fit to plow corn, to say nothing of posing as trotters or pacers. Another of the evils which aided in bringing about disaster was high stallion fees. There never was a time when any man was justified in paying $10,000 for a broodmare, and $500 to $1000 for a service fee. If business of any kind loses one cent a day it will not be able to continue, and, on the other hand, if it makeB the same amount, it can exist. There is not much danger at the present time of over-doing the thing. Men have learned their lessons and only the best wiil do now; then, too, it is probably safe to say that ten men will buy a good horse now for pleasure only, where there was one of this kind ten years ago. The automobile and bicycle have also Rumania and Dainty Daffo will be Bred. In a letter to the American Horse Breeder, Thos. W. Lawson says: "So much has been printed abcut my purchase of the beautiful champions in singles aDd pairs at the last National Show, Ruritanla and Dainty Daffo, that is misleading, will you not kindly say I did not buy these exquisite mares for show purposes or road driv- ing, but solely for breeding? Much as I regret the splitting up of such a great pair, tbey will in April be turned into the pasture at Dreamwold, and thereafter be found only in our band of matrons. "Is it not a signiificant straw pointing to the scarcity of good material when one is compelled to withdraw such finished products for broodmare purposes? I am so in need of broodmares that I keep my people going constantly from Boston to California and Maine to Tennness, through the private breeding farms and all of the publico saleB, and yet, while I stood ready to pay any reasonable price for anything that would measure to our standard at the sale just closed in New he York, there were but four we cared to bid on, and those we bought. "I really think the Breeder can do no better service for breeders generally than to keep constantly ding- ing into their ears the fact that the country is fairly pining for first class horses, American trotting-bred, and that the pining cannot be satisfied at any price; that is, there is a market at very profitable prices for all the good trotting horses that can be raised, but be sure in your dinging to bear down on the fact that it is good trotting horses that are in demand, for the more one studies the problem the more one becomes impressed with the fact that it is the good trotting horse that is scarce, — the beautiful individual, the physically perfect, well-bred, intelligently trained and broken trotting horse." Stam B. 2:11 1-4 had much to do in bringing about a condition that makes more people enjoy out-of-door exercise. Tl e bicycle came and it was a fad to ride, but those who were able soon came to see that animated power was the best, and that the horse was the one thing that would serve their purpose. Just now the automobile is having an inning, and in five years from to-day a majority of the wealthy people will be seen riding or driving the noblest of all animals, the horse. The automobile will Berve to help work out the problem of keeping up the demand for Lhe trotters and pacers, and it is quite probable that there is little chance for a time to come again when a good horse will not bring a good price. — Horse World. The Cleveland Driving Park Company is the first association to arrange a program of five races a day. In order to do away so far as possible with the laying up of heats, the association has decided to give noth- ing but two in three heat races at their Grand Circuit meet'ng this year, and also to increase the number of races from twenty to twenty -five, thus giving five i aces per day. The secretary has announced the schedule of stakes and purses. The stakes are eight in number of $2000 each. Those for trotters are 2:11, 2:14, 2:19 and 2:23 stakes, and for pacers 2:00, 2:11, 2:15 and 2:23 stakes. The class events will be: Trotting, 2:06r2:08, 2:10, 2:12, 2:13, 2:15, 2:17, 2:21 and 2:25; pac- ing races, 2:04, 2:05, 2:08, 2:10, 2:12, 2:14, 2:18 and 2:21. The death of Peter Robinson, the well known Cali- fornia horse trainer, is reported to have occurred at St. Louis, on the 28th of last month. Mr. Robinson was for many years connected with Senatar Stan ford ;s Vina Farm, and is the man who discovered Azote waB a trotter. He brought out Dr. Leek 2:09* and Dolador 2:20, besides several others. Mr. Robinson was highly respected by all who knew him. Chestnut Belle, foaled 1884, by Red Wilkes, dam Mary, by Governor Sprague, is one of the famous brood marea. She has six trotters in 2:24 or better, including three in 2:12 or better. Her roll of honor is Mobel 2:10*, Dartmore 2:11J, Chestnut King 2:12, Slip- away 2:17$, Lady McGregor 2:24 and Chesko 2:12$. FrankJin P. Roberge, a veterinary surgeon of New York, is suing the estate of Robert Bonner for $100,- 000. Roberge claims that he attended Bonner's horses for twenty-three years without payment, the horseman having promised to give him $100,000 or leave him that amount in his will. James Sullivan, who was up from Hanford the other day, where he has charge of the fair grounds and is training a number of horses, reports great interest In the horse business there and predicts another very successful fair and race meeting this year. The Haywards Horse Show, which is 6et for March 7th, is the talk of the country and there will be a fine exhibition, no doubt ®lte gveettex mt& gtporisman [.February -14, 1908 Sires of Extreme Speed. \ very neat little brochurt has been gotten up for distribution among breeders by Mr. C. L. Griffith, of nton, owner of that grand young stallion Bon- nie Direct 2:05J, from which the following is taken. In these days of fast horses, tbe breeder who hopes to become the owner of a winning horse must carefully consider the stallions at his disposal from which he can best expect to look for the necessary speed. There is no question that to-day to be able to go over the mountains and race in the big circuit with any cer- tainty of placing a number of winnings to a horse's oredm ability to go miles in 2:10 or better is essential. Man 3sons can be learned from the list of 2:10 sires. We give below a list of all sires who have produced four or more sons or daughters who have trotted or paced miles in 2:10 or better. We have taken only those producing four or more for the sake of brevity, and not to detract from any stallion that which he has justly earned— and have made an aver- age of speed for each stallion. We have of necessity left out, for the ahove reason, some sires that have produced champions, for instance Joe Patehen, the sire of Dan Patch 1:59J; Crown Prince, sire of Prince Alert 2:00. or fo.- a trotting example, Patronage, sire of Ar.\2:03}, all three producing one 2:10 performer. C. F. Clay is another example produc'ng three with a better average than any in the following summary: VajieofSjre 2:10 performers. average Speed Alcantara 6 trom 3:05* to 3:10 3 0763 Alcvone -4 " 2:08 to 3:10 z03iX AuJrion .5 " 2:06)4 to i!:09« 20S00 AUamon- ... * «■»■* ££« Asbland Wilkes 5 '• SMBJ4 to g»* 30660 Alle! 5 ■■ 3:08 to 3:0914 2087o garon Wilkes 9 » K03J, to 2:10 308.6 Bourbon Wilkes 6 ■■ 2:U8M to 2:10 .. Brown Hal 8 Charles Derby 4 Chimes 8 Darkoight 4 1:59* to 2:10 20206 3:06 to 3-.0»K 3 0775 S:03!» to 2:095; 2 0665 3:03M ; to 3:U9t< 3 0i50 ..6 " 3:031* to 2:10 3.0633 uirecfor'::::.:'.:: -> •■ ^gaways* 206,3 Gambella Wilkes 7 " 3:05 to 2:09* 20,3a Co; Wilkes 4 " 2-U75; to SW 20843 Hai Dillard 4 " SOSiS to £08!< 30637 McKinney -.7 " 302 to 3:10 2,u<-8 Mambrino King 8 ■■ 2:04Hto2:09 20734 Onward 9 •■ 2:06'; to 2:10 20827 Pilot Medium 5 " 2:07* to 3:095; 3.0905 Shadeland Onward. ...4 " 2:04 to 2:10 2078 Sphinx 4 •■ 2:06M to 2:08« 3 0,31 Sieinway 4 ■• 2:054 to 2:10 20,8. Wilton.. 6 " 3:06 to 2:10 2 0866 Brown Hal heads the list with the wonderful aver- age for 8 performers of 2.0206— all pacers— including the world's champioD Star Pointer 1:59}. The next on the list is Director with 4 — 1 trotter and 3 pacers with an average of 2.0612— followed by his son Direct 2:051 sire of 6—1 trotter and 5 pacers with an average of 2 0633— his list includes the world's champion two year old, Directly 2:07J, who afterwards reduced his record to 2:03} — two who successively lowered the world's record for green pacers— first the four year old Bonnie Direct 2:05}, followed two years later by the six year old Direct Hal 2:04}, crowning all by pro- ducing two sons, Direct Hal 2:04}. and Prince Direct 2:07, who paced a mile to pole in 2:051. It does not seem that a breeder could go far wrong in selecting ene of this great Director family for a worthy mate for his mare. In Bonnie Direct 2:05} the breeders of California certainly have a good chance to breed with every expectation of raising a youngster in every way worthy of following his ancestors East to the grand circuit and winning from the pick of the whole United States. In spite of the hardest kind of a campaign when but four years old, and absolutely green, Bonnie Direct raced against seasoned campaigners with records of 2:06 and better before he had started half a dozen times. He is to- day a horse absoluttly sound, without blemish — with legs that look as if they had never seen a track, good size, standing 16 bands and altogether as grand a looking horse as any state can boast of. Hisgame- ness, spied, perfectdisposition and race horse qualities are known to tbe racing public. His oldeet colts are not yet twelve months. Mr. Griffith, Bonnie Direct's owner, ha^ but two, but they are well worth quite a journey to see, one is a pacer and the other is a trot- ter, and both possessing phenomenal speed consider- ing that they have been driven but 20 times. Tbey are now being turned out each day but will be 6tarted up again by the middle of February. Referring again to tbe 2:10 list we find that the sons of George Wilkes have produced 98 with records from 2:01 1 to 2:1"- George Wilkes himself was the sire of the dams of 10 with records of 2:06 to 2:10, and his sonsarc the Blres of tbe dams "1 ">1 with records from 2:02 to 2:10. In Bon niu Direct we have his dam Bon Bon 2:26, also the dam of Bonsllene 2:141 by Simmons 2:28, a 2:10 producer, a son of George Wilkes; Bonnie I>ir»ct's second dam Bonnie Wilkes 2:29, a producing mare, also a daughter of < ieorge Wilkes. Australian Fritz is Matched. In the Breeder and Sportsman of January 24th, this year, was an item in regard to a cha lepge having been issued by the owners of the Australian pacer Ribbonwood, son of the California bred stallion Wild- wood, in which they offered to match Ribbonwood againstany trotter or paceivin.-Australasia, the cham- pion Fritz preferred. "Ribbonwood is a five year old and took a record last year of 2:15*. The New Zea- land Referee of the 21st ultimo contained the following: It will be remembered that a few weeks back the owner of Ribbonwood issued a challenge to make a match with any horse in Australasia. Trotting en. thusiasts throughout New Zealand will be pleased to hear that Fritz's owner has accepted the challenge* and there is every probability of tbe contest coming off at the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotling.Club's Easter meeting. Needless to say the interest in such a race will be enormous. Fritz can justly claim to be the present day champion of Australasia, for .hisr.ee-, ord of 2:13, made four years ago at Christchurcb. has never been beaten, and though tbe gelding is getting on in years, competent judges consider bim just as- good to-day as ever in his life. Ribbonwood 'b best time, 2:15 4-5, though considerably slower than tbe Australian crack's, was made under .unfavorable con- ditions, and it is confidently expected that he will be able to reduce that greatly when called on to do se. He is a young horse, and one the best of which has not yet been seen. In accepting tbe challenge, Mr. Buckland stated his preference to have tbe match de- cided by mile heats, two out of three, or three outpf five. The stake has been fixed at 500 sovereigns a side, to be bound by an early deposit. This .sum the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club will probably supplement to the extent of 100 sovereigns, thereby making the match the most valuable of its kind ever decided in this colony. Seeing what a great draw the contest is sure to prove, it has been suggested that if the existing Australasian record is broken, the club, might make a further addition to the stake, forthe better the time recorded the more injurious willirbe to the contestants' future racing prospects. The Barondales in Iowa. V lot of MoMurray carts just received. You need ' •> right now to work your colts in this winter. ■ the Kenney Manufacturing Company, 531 a street and take a look at these carts and lirst-class vehicles they have for sale. , The colts and fillies sired by Tom James' stallion Barondale before he was brought to California are' showing lots of speed and are rated very high by their owners, several of whom are anxious for Mr. James to bring him back there. The glorious climate of California suits Mr. James so well however, that .be intends remaining here and Barondale will be kept at San Jose. Mr. Cash Merrill, of Des Moines, Iowa, who owns the pacing filly Jamie M. by Barondale, started her in a race at Davenport last summer although she bad no work to speak of prior to the race. In the first heat she was close up in 2:13}, the next heat well inside the flag in 2:13 and the third heat very close up in 2:13. Her driver thought she needed work and at the end of the race gave her another mile in 2:16, last half in 1:05 and then gave her a cooling out mile in 2:20, last quarter in 32 seconds. Mr. Merrill says she will be raced this year and that no horse can beat her that cannot 2:10 three times. Mr. S. S Rinehart, of Kooxville, Iowa, also owns some of Barondale's produce. He is the possessor of Lady Dale that took a three year old record of 2:21} in 1902. She worked a mile in 2:181 during the latter part of July, last half in 1:08, last quarter in 321 seconds. She wears 4i ounces in front and 3J behind, yet Bbelearned to come to the score so fast at the trot, that sometimes she would not shift to the pace until the word was given. She never made a break until she struck a half mile track. Mr. Rinehart believes she will get a four year old record of 2:12 this season. Mr. William Householder, of Chareton, Iowa, owns a three year old by Barondale that shows great speed and will be trained this year. The trotter Baron May by Barondale, that took a four year old record last year of 2:20} is described by a horsuman who saw him race at Columbus Junction, Iowa, as an impressive and courageous trotter, com- pactly built and one of the lasting kind. As Barondale's seasons were limited the number of his get are few, but they are uniformly fast and good gaited. The price of wild horses from the Oregon range, rounded up, cut out and bunched on the trail, ready for shipment or trailing to other sections, varies from $20 to $27.50 per head. The latter price buys a No. 1 band of these horses — if such a term can be applied to this class. Sellers appear to be well satisfied with these figures, and buyers are making some money handling tbe animals. Rich Stakes for Harness Horses. i. The .purses and stakes to be offered on the Grand "Circuit this year will easily aggregate a half million dollars. . Qne Qf the first associations in the field with a list of big stakes is the New York Trotting Associa- tion, which announces five stakes for its August meet- ing at Brighton Beach, that havea total value of $45,- 000, the largest amount ever offered for harness horses in the same number -of events. Secretary C. A. Mc- Cully sent out the first announcement of theEe stakes. The richest prize- is the Bonner Memorial, for 2:12 trotters. This has a guaranteed value of $20,000, double the amount given last year. The Brighton, for 2:10 pacers, is also increased to twice its amount in 1902 and is worth $10,000. Three other-purses tor 2:20 trotters, 2:20 pacers and 2:25 class open to four year old'trotters, are fixed at $5000 each. Entries for these five contests will close on March 7th. Some thirteen -other classes will be.arranged later, bringing the total premium list to at least $70,000. The directors of the New England Breeders Associa- tion have voted to give the following six' early closing - purses at the Read viile Grand Circuit meeting: The .^Massachusetts, 2:12 class, trotting, purse $15,000; The Blue Hill, 2:30 class, trotting, purse $5000; three year olds, trotting, 2:25 class, purse $3000; 2:16 class, trot- ting, purse $3000; The Norfolk, 2:24 class, pacing, purse $5000, and. The Neponset, 2:10 class, pacing, purse $5000. Conditions are that National Trotting Associa- tiotn-ules govern, except thatin all three in five races horses not standing lor money at the conclusion of the third heat will be ruled out. Entries close Wednes- day, March 11th. The change in the conditions ' whereby all horses that are in the money at the close of the third heat can start again instead of permittirg only the heat winners to start will doubtless be well • received bv owners aDd trainers generally. The former rule at Readville often resulted in but two horses starting for the fourth heat, while tbe change will insure four horses a9 starters in this heat if there ».<.»T filly a half mile in 1:09} at the pace, and the boys at the track say that Thompson wasn't worried over the performances, and still thinks he'll win. His Monbells filly must be a craekerjack and I know Mr. Griffith's filly is, and a perfect picture besides. Monroe Salisbury, with Ben Walker to assist him, is preparing a string of big horses that will be heard from over east this year. Monte Carlo looks large and strong as a cart horse. He is brushed through the stretch once in a while and has beaten 32 seconds a little on two or three occasions. What horse will beat him in the 2:10 class is a question that all the trainers ask and none seem able to answer. The big seven- teen-hand trotter, Clay S. 2:13|, has improved so much in appearance since he went to Pleasanton that one would hardly know him. For the first lime since I first saw him, in 1896, he looks to me as if he Us get- ting enough to eat. He is fully two shades darker in color than he was a year ago, his coat is smooth and slick and he looks and moves like a strong, healthy horse. Don't he at all surprised if Clay S. lowers his record this season after his three years retirement. A new disease has appeared among the trainers and rival horsemen of California. It is known as "lint-on- the lungs" and comes from an over indulgence in that bad habit known as "chewing the rag. " It appears to be especially violent during the stallion season, and breaks out often during work-out days at the tracks. A Pleasanton man has compounded a serum which he thinks will cure the disease. He makes it as follows: Fluid extract of pedigree ten parts, tincture of actual race records one part, chloride of producing ancestors three parts. Mix well in hot air and inject hypoder- mically into either side of the patient's jaw. If patient does not recover in two minutes the case is hopeless. Pleasanton track is about the best place I know of for one who admires the light harness horse to enjoy a day's outing when the weather is clear, and even when the rain comes down one can visit around among the trainers and hear a great deal of gosBip, but when a storm breaks over the country like the one which visited this part of California last Saturday items of horse news are a little difficult to obtain, and inspection of the horses out of the question. The next time I go I will make it a point to call on the boys I missed this time on account of the weather. The Jotter. Answers to Correspondents. R. T. L., Petaluma — Please publish a good recipe for killing lice on cattle and horses? Answer — About asgood as anything is the following: Four ounces of sulphur, one ounce of creolin, and four ounces oil of tar well mixed with half a gallon of cotton seed or olive oil. Rub into the hair two or three times at intervals of three or four days. California favorite hot weather drink— Jackson's Napa Soda. February 14, 1903] t^he gveebzv cutis ^poxt&nxatt Fred H. Chase & Co. will sell thirty head of high class road and express horses from Rancho del Valle, Pleasanton, somo evening during the second week in March. There are two fast ones by Direct in the con- signment that are great prospects. The two-in-three plan will have a fair trial this year. Connie 2:15} by Ketchum has joined the matinee brigade at Cleveland. Cresceus 2:02 J will be in the stud again at Toledo this year. His fee is $300. Ad bell's death is the moredeplored since the young colts and fillies by him are beginning to show up. A fifteen hand stallion over three years old is wanted by a party that will pay around $300 for him. See ad. A. L. Kerker and Fred Dietz of New York are in California looking for guod trotting and pacing prospects. The Haywards Horse Show, which is set for March 7th, is the talk of the country and there will be a fine exhibition no doubt. Louis Dario, of Byron, Contra Costa county, adver- tises a five year old Norman stallion for sale that weighs 1900 pounds. Whisper 2:08J, chestnut pacing mare by Alcandre, foaled a colt on January 28th by the chestnut champion CresceuB 2:02}. Fayette county, Kentucky, holds the record. No less than nineteen horses bred within its limits have taken records of 2:10 or better. A handsome young stallion by Tago 32975 out of a Mambrino Wilkes mare is offered for sale. Tago is a son of San Diego. See advertisment. There is considerable speed over in Butte and Ana- conda, Montana. Forty-one trotters and pacers that are capable of beating 2:20 are owned in those two towns. The large, handsome mare Ventura and a handsome stallion, both gentle and good roadsters, are offered for sale by an advertiser. Consult our advertising columns. Dan Patch was bred to one mare as a two year old, about twenty as a three year old, eighty as a four year old and last year served over forty mares before beginning his racing season. Ed Benyon will not train John A. McKerron 2:05} all the season, but will ship him home to Cleveland in the spring. Later, when he is started against time, Benyon will perhaps drive him. Monroe Salisbury purchased a green pacer recently that stepped from the half home in 1:03 last Wednes- day, coming the last quarter in 31} seconds. He did it so easily that he seemed to be jogging. Lawrence Streuve, of Watsonville recently pur- chased a yearling colt by Alton B. i,own brother to Chehalis 2:04}) out of a mare by Strathway, from Henry Helman. The price paid was $160. The two year old Wanda II., own sister to The Roman 2:09}, is Bhowing more speed than her noted brother did at her age and is considered a great pros- pect for a 2:10 trotter. She is not for sale. Many of those who attended the Midwinter sale at New York, where Idolita 2:09}. son of Mendocino, brought the top price, $11,100, considered him the finest looking stallion ever led into a salesring. Athamax 36927, a young s.tallion whose breeding is first class, is for sale. He is^jyAthadon out of Lus- trine, the dam of two in the list. Athadon is by a son of Onward and Lustrine is by that great horse. Con- sult our advertising columns. Some of the Pleasanton trainers looked blue when the big storm came on and stopped the work for a few days but when it cleared off and they found them- selves riding so much faster than before on account of the let up they were all smiles. Rhythmic 2:08 is said to be looking very fine in his stud form. The famous blind stallion is exercised in harness every day, and step3 along with as much confidence as he would were his eyes of the best. He is one of the best mannered stallions living. The two year old filly by Direct out of Sophia by Robert McGregor, owned by C. L. Griffith, stepped a quarter in 32 and a half in l:09i at Pleasanton last Wednesday. She goes so smoothly in her work that the boys are all very sweet on her. Some interest will center about Crescent Route when Hudson begins his preparation at the Lexington track. He is by Cresceus 2:02}, and is one of the few of the get of that stalliom that will be campaigned the coming season. One other trotter by Cresceus will be trained at the Lexington track — Cresceus Bird (4). ThiB colt was not at himself last year, and in conse- quence accomplished little. He was reckoned a high class two year old, having trotted quarters in 35 seconds. A New York paper says the filly Pleasant Thought by Prodigal, dam Extasy, for which Matt Dwyer paid $4600 last November, has been sent to Kentucky, where she will be tralued and handled by the veteran Charles Marvin. Mr. Dwyer bought hor for General Brayton Lves, owner of Nora McKinney and other good ones. The brother to Coney 2:02 in Wm. Cecil's string at Pleasanton, is showing very fast and will surely be a bread winner. Also the brother to McKerron is showing as fast as Cecil will let him and the knowing ones begin to think Billy has something up his sleeve that will be a surprise when it comes to a show down. He says he is good enough to open a jack pot with now. Chas. A. Durfee advertises three McKinney stallions for sale in this issue There is a two year old, a three year old and a four year old, and all are ready to train or the two elder can be placed in the stud. They are all well and fashionably bred and will be sold right. The four year old has a race record of 2:18 made as a three year old and is a great prospect for 2: 12 this year. Write Mr. Durfee about them. His address is San Jose. The death of Peter Robinson, the well-known Cali- fornia horse trainer, is reported to have occurred at "St. Louis on the 28th of last month. Mr. Robinson was For many years connected with Senator Stanford 's Vina Farm, and is the man who discovered Azote was a trotter. He brought out Dr. Leek 2:09A and Dolador 2:20. besides several others. Mr. Robinson was highly respected by all who knew him. The two year old pacer by Geo. A. Davis' stallion Rey Direct 2:10 out of Mabel (the dam of Directly 2:03}) by Naubuc, which trainer Parker is working at Pleasanton, is one of the sweetest going sidewheelers in California. Mr. Parker has eight or ten in his string by Rey Direct and there isn't an ordinary one in the bunch. Anyone of them would attract atten- tion in a crowd of good ones. J. C. Bray has purchased the four year old black filly Miss Ora Wilkes by Ora Wilkes out of Deborah by Sable Wilkes, also a four year old bay filly by Sid- more out of a mare by Alcona Clay, which he will ship to Montana along with his other recent purchase, the stallion Geo. W. Archer by Allerton. The mares were purchased for Montana parties and will be bred to Geo. W. Archer this year. At the meeting of the stewards of the Grand Circuit John E. Thayer offered a resolution that no horse not having a standard record be allowed to wear hopples. Six tracks voted in favor and four opposed, as follows: Detroit, Buffalo, Providence and Colum- bus. Syracuse not voting. Those opposing thought the rule would affect the entries for their slow stakes. The opposition was so strong that the subject was dropped for another year. Ben Chaboya has a three year old sister to Confienza 2:21} in his string at Pleasanton that is a very fine looker and a good trotting prospect. She is entered in both the Occident and Stanford Stakes for this year., Confienza will be remembered as the filly bred at Oakwood Park Stock Farm, by James Madison out ot a mare by Steinway. She was purchased by Edwin Gaylord, of Denver, and last year took her record as a three year old and worked a mile in 2:14. The filly that Chaboya is training is fully as good a prospect. The indications are that the season of 1903 will be the most brilliant the harness turf has ever enjoyed. In 1902 the associations holding trotting and pacing meetings did the best business ever recorded, and from all that has taken place so far this vear prospects are that even the magnificent successes of 1902 are to be eclipsed in 1903 Already several good circuits have been formed, and most of them will offer larger purses than they did last season. It is probable that there are more horses in training for the coming cam- paign or pointed for it than have been intended for or actually in the trainers' hands for a decade, and what is more it is more than likely that the average speed is higher than it has ever been. This combination sale of harness horses held by Wil- liam G. Layng, of the Occidental Horse Exchange, in this city, last Tuesday, brought out quite a large at- tendance and ffood prices were realized. Six head consigned by Thos. Ronan, of Dayton, Washington,, sold for an aggregate of $680, the highest price one be- ing a bay gelding by Alexis 2:18 out of Darwina by Meredith, which brought $160. Among the horses consigned by other owners was the black stallion Black Wilkes by Oro Wilnes out of an Alcona mare. He brought $310. A Director stallioD, A. A. Moore, Register No. 23.872, was purchased by J. C. Bray, of Montana, for $260. This horse is worth more money, as he is well bred, being out of a daughter of Antevolo; second dam by Admiral and third dam by Capt. Web ster. It is said he has sired some good looking colts, but as he has been kept in this city for years and used on the road his opportunities in the stud have been very poor. A number of express and work horses were sold that attracted lively bidding and brought very good figures, and the sale was a successful one. Mr. Layng has recently made many improvements in his salesring and it is one -of the most convenient to be found anywhere. The seating capacity is at least 1000 and the tan bark ring is an excellent place to show horses. Diablo's first, second, third and fourth dams are all great broodmares. The dam of his sire, Chas. Derby, has produced five in 2:30; the dam of his grandsire, Steinway, produced four in 2:30, and one of them is Soprano, the only mare except Beautiful Bells to pro- duce ten standard performers. In his pedigree within four generations are the names of the following great broodmares: Katy G-, Abbess, Green Mountain Maid, Alma Mater, Dolly Spanker, Bertha, Barcena, Blan- dina and the Burch mare. It is no wonder Diablo pro- duces speed. Some of the races dowered by the Czar of Russia are not open to the entry of foreign horses at all, but they are comparatively few. In France foreign horses are barred in all trotting races but three during the year, these three being the great international stakes worth around $10,000 each. There was so much trouble in France over American trotters being raced there as native-bred and out of their regular classes that the step was taken of barring all horses from all but these three races that had not been legally regis- tered in France as yearlings. About as bold an exhibition of brazen effrontery as is oh record is being perpetrated in South Dakota by an individual who gives his name as E.d Rosemore. He is traveling through that part of the country and advertising by means of posters and handbills the ser- vices of the trotting stallion Lockheart2:08A, his terms being $10 to insure living colt, $7 to insuremare with foal and $5 for single service. As LockhearL has been the property of G. W. Sherwood, of Sheldon, la., for several years, and is now at that place, the effrontery of the impostor is without a parallel. Search Me is the name which La Siesta Stock Farm has selected for the three year old bv Searchlight 2:03} out of Wanda 2:14*. dam of The Roman 2:09}. Mr. Burke first selected the name Moonlight for the colt, but found it was taken. Search Me has never taken a mixed gaited step since Mr. Burke borrowfd that set of hopples and took them to the raDch, but is trotting squarely and doing all that is asked of him. So the hopples have been returned without being used, and Mr. B.'s vow never to oicn a pair of the Indiana pajamas is intact. Alta Vela 2:11} will be taken to Pleasanton on March 1st and will make the season there instead of at San Francisco as was first intended. He will be in charge of Al McDonald, who will also train three or four pacers for his owner, Mr. F. Gommet. At $30 the sea- son, Alta Vela will doubtless receive a good patronage this year. He is a sou of the great Electioneer and but three of that great stallion's get have faster rec- ords, viz: Arion 2:07^, Sunol 2:0S} and Palo Alto 2:08$. His dam was by the great race horse Piedmont. Alta Vela was the best gaited trotter seen on the California circuit last year. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Ken- tucky Breeders Association, in Lexington, Ky., re- cently, Secretary Shanklin was instructed to let con- tracts for the building of three new stables on the association grounds during the month of January, which will give stall room for 500 horses and which will make 1000 stalls available during the trotting meeting. Three hundred of these are in the stable of S. T. Harbison & Co., 100 on the farm of Senator Bailey and 50 at the Orchard Park farm of J. D. 'Creigbton, which the association has leased during the October meeting, so in all 1000 horses can easily be accommodated. Comet Rush is the name of a well bred and good looking stallion owned by Mr. F. Cadman, of Elmira, Solano county, CaL, who will stand the horse for public service at that place this year. Comet Rush is by Corbett Rose (son of Guy Wilkes and Rosedale by Sultan) and his dam is the great broodmare Mamie Comet 2:23} (dam of McCleay 2:22} and Comet Wilkes 2:21) by Nutwood, second dam the producing' mare Black Betty by Sportsman, son of David Hill Jr.; third dam a daughter of St. Clair 16675. Comet Rush has size, good looks and speed and is a young stallion that should receive a fair patronage from the breeders of Solano county. In discussing his plans for John A. McKerron 2:05}, with a correspondent of the Kentucky Stock Farm, Mr. H. K. Devereux, of Cleveland, recently said: "The chief ambition of my fondness for the light har- ness sport, is to own the champion trotting horse of the world. Now I know that I will never, if I live to become one hundred years old, own another horse as fast as McKerron, consequently I feel that the time has come during his career when I must make the crucial effort to bring out every drop of speed there is in him. 1 do not say positively that he can beat Cresceus' record, but I do say there is no horse living who stands a better chance of turning that trick than McKerron. I am positive that he can cut down bis own record considerably and perhaps before tbe year 1903 is over the horse world may see tbe championship brought to Cleveland. With this in view, I am having McKerron trained especially for work against the watch. Who will drive him in his trials? That bas not been definitely decided, but it will probably be Ed Benyon. It needs some one who knows the horse thoroughly. Now there is no one who knows Mc- Kerron better than does 'Doc' Tanner, but 'Doc' carries a good bit of weight and when the world's trotting record is the target for the horse's effort, every pound counts and consequently I feel that a lighter man must be chosen to hnld the reins. Benyon has the right weight and by June he will become perfectly familiar with every whim of Johnny." Three sons of Prince Airlie 28045, son of Guy Wilkes, are offered for sale by Mr. P. A. McEvoy, of Menlo Park. Their description and breeding ffill bo found in our advertising columns. Prince Airlie was out o Chantilly, a great broodmare by Nutwood. 8 (the g5x*jcehcr rismtut [February 14, 190$ Romantic History of Poindexter. No horse on the turf has a more romantic history than Poindexter 2:06, the son of Abbotsford, recently sold by Thomas W. La wson for exportation to Austria. In the spring of L898 an old darky told Dr. W. F. Dickerson of a promising trotting colt near Stamping Ground, Ky., owned by a young: man by the name of J. L Poindexter. At the time Dickerson was buying promising young trotting1 material, but he wanted geldings, and paid little attention to what the negro told bim of the - of the youngster. A few weeks later he again visited that section of the country, and once more ran across the old darky, who again reminded him of the colt. Dickerson finally drove down and looked at the youngster and was much impressed with the speed he showed to the halter, but the price asked for bim, 1350, was a little above bislimit, especially as he wanted only geldings When Dickerson got home he com- menced to think of the speed that green colt showed, and as the lime wore he could not get the colt at Stamping Ground off his mine. Summer came and passed, autumn and winter followed and spring came again, still Dickerson could not forget the brilliant lot of speed shown by the Po'ndexter colt. One day he made up his mind to go to Stamping Ground and see the colt again and buy him. Upon arrival in the neighborhood he was told first that the colt had been sold, but he was determined to find Poindexter, ascertain who bought him, hunt the parties up, and still secure the speedy youngster. He found Poindexter, and learned that the colt had not been sold, but was in a livery stable at Frankfoit, where he was held for a debt of §60, his young owner while oq a lark at the capital one night putting the colt up as security for this small sum of money, which he had lost over the card table. Poindexter told Dickerson, under the financial embarass-ment be was then laboring, if he wanted the colt for $250 he could have him, and Dickerson wasted no time in buying the youngster. Eight weeks later he drove him a mile over the old Nicholasville Fair Grounds 1rack in 2:22A, and then shipped him to Lexington. The first time he ever set him down a fast mile here he went in 2:14A. Dickerson was fitting him to race at the 1899 meeting of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association, when he received a telegram from Mexico that his partner and half owner of tie jolt, Tom Embry, of the Union Stock Yards, Cincin- lati, had died suddenly of yellow fever. Of course, ill the partnership horses had to be sold to settle the Kmbry estate, and they were all entered the next win- ter in a sale here. Dickerson had named the colt Poindexter, and Thomas W. Lawson bought bim for $6250. For the Boston millionaire Poindexter got a record of 2:09 in 1901, and was just nosed out a third heat in 2:08.1. He was taken sick soon after Lawson bought him, and was thrown out of training nearly the whole season of 1900. Dickerson says that Poin- dexter is not only the greatest stallion ever exported to Austria, but had he been handled from his early colt days he would now be a candidate for champion- ship honors. Jimmie Gatcomb, Scott Hudson'slate partner, told Dickerson when Poindexter was being campaigned by Lawson in 1901, he saw the horse trot a half in 1:00A, a 2:01 clip. Poindexter is one of nature's true trotters, taking bis brilliant record with no toe weights of any description, and wearing an eight-ounce shoe. Horsemen will watch with much interest his performance in Austria Ibis season, as it is the general opinion he will make the most brilliant campaign in 1903 of any American trotter yetexportpd to that country. — SpirU of the West. From President American Trotting Association. Wurren P»rk Fiirm.homeof the sensational performer and Sire, Axtell Ci.i 2:12. Spohn Medical Co , Terre Haitk, Ind . Oct 2i. iflOl. Gentlemen:— For sevn peara I bare oaed your specific for con tafclouH ■ i Isiemper, also as a prevent with my horses at the truck and at the farm, vrltta colt* and mares. I never found anything that worked bo well as Bpohn'a Dlnst-m- l»i*r »n (I Coach Cure. In fact It helped me out of the most serious tronble No stock farm or owner can afford to be without ti. iruly, W. P. [JAMB. "I make it a point to attend at least one Grand l ir- cuit meeting each season, " writes Bascomb, "in order to get a Hoe on it wrinkles of the profession. When I return I am generally loaded with new Btyle boots, bits, governors, derricks, gating devices weights, pads, etc. I derive a vast amount of satisfac- tion from such a trip, and usually absorb enough style to keep me all 'dwelled up1 the ren the sea- sun. '*— West* rn //'"-• ■ Secretary Charles Downing, of the Indiana State Itural Society, has been authorized to negotiate »r a race between Dan Patch 1:59}, Prince Alert 2:00 ....d Dan R. 2:04J. The state board will offer a large iiirso (or the three, the race to come off during the fair. Monterey 2:09 1-4. Breeders who want size and style as well as speed and soundness should remember that that fast and game race horse Monterey 2:09} will be at San Lorenzo and Milpitas this year and that bis service fee is but $50. Monterey has a record of thirteen winning races, in which he met some of the best trot- ters of America, besides a number of races in which he took second and third money to such horses as Cresceus 2:02J and Charley Herr 2:07, beating such distinguished trotters as Bingen. Dare Devil, Oakland Baron and others. Monterey is a son of the great producer of extreme speed Sidney, that has sired 18 in the 2:15 list, and 9H id 2:30, while his dam is a great broodmare with two of her produce with race records of 2:09J and 2:10 respectively. Every breeder now recognizes that stallions with size, style, speed and action are the ones from which the future race and show winners will be bred and Monterey has all these qualities. He is one of the best individuals among the stall. ons standing for service in California; his colts areattracling attention from horsemen all over the State. As Monterey has had but limited service in the stud, his colts that are old enough to train are very few. Mr Williams tells us he knows of but four that have been worked for speed. Of these one at Los Angeles worked a mile in 2:^0i last year as a two year old. Another sold for $2000 and went east. S. Comisto of Eureka, Hum- boldt county, bred one that is now three years old and is owned by Mr. Mullady of that county. This c>lt has worked a mile in 2:24. There is a four year old owned in Seattle that can trot a mile in 2:20 or better. There is no doubt that Monterey will sire speed and extreme speed at that, and he is a horse to breed to with an assurance that his colts will sell at a profit on the investment. A Maine Horse Story. One of the shrewdest and most successful of our Maine breeder horsemen has Charles B. Wellington of Albion been regarded. Mr. Wellington has made a competency in the horse business and has seen many a fast horse of his own breeding go from his stable, has bred and raced and purchased, and has sold for the road and the track, and occasionally has gotten together a good stepping pair. Some years ago he heard of a mare up in Aroostock county, now known as the garden of Maine, and the friend who wrote him stated she was fast and that she was able to beat any- thing that Wellington had ever owned. Well, up to the north went Mr. Wellington, and in due time he found the mare and the man who owned her, and after a brief inspection asked the owner to hitch her up as he would like to see her move a little. It was in the winter, and in an old-fashioned Maine winter it is not much like driving on a boulevard to take a sleigh ride where the drifts get deep enough to lose a horse, but there were places where she could step and did show fast. Mr. Wellington wanted to know of the French- Canadian who owned her if he had any idea of her speed. "How fast did she ever go?" asked Mr. Wellington. 'T do' know; he go fas'," was the reply. "Yes; but how fast?" was the interrogatory. "I do' know, he go fas'. 1 touch him wit' w'ip, he g j fast. I ttuch him 'gin he go faster; bum by he go so d — fas' I git shame ask him go any mo'. Do' know how fas1 he go." Mr. Wellington was satisfied and bought the mare, named her Never Mind and raced her, afterwards selling her for a good price, and taken to the court of Daniel Lambert she became a successful brood- mare, and her name may be found in the great brood- mare table with several of her produce in the 2:30 list. Never Mind was given as by Young Moscow, and I think that is the breeding still attached to the name. A little incident occurred when Mr. Wellington first started the mare in a race, when the horses were to be named at the post. As Mr. Wellington jogged by some one in the stand called out (it was one of the judges'*: "What is the name of your horse?" "Never Mind,'1 was the reply, but "never mind" was the man- ner in which the judge beard it. The question was again asked, and answered in the same manner as before. Finally one said: "Mr. Wellington, we have to know the name of your horse before you can start in the race." I will not vouch for the authenticity of the reply, but I have heard that it was couched in somewhat vigorous languageafter this: "Why, you blinkety blank, blinke'y blank fool, haven't I been telling you for an hour her name is N-E-Y-E R M-l-X-U," and the matter was then made clear. — (i. AfiUon Hatch in Vrotter'cmd Pacer, Adaptability in Alternating Gaits. The sale of General Agent 2:24$ trotting, 2:10i pac- ing, at New York last week, calls to mind a conversa- tion I had regarding him with his former trainer, Joe Gahagan. of Toledo, O. Joe gave the General his early education, and as he showed an inclination to pace, trained him at that gait and started him in three races in 1893, winning two of them. About this time Joe discovered that the 2:20 pacing classes to which his horse was now eligible were a little warm, so he tried the experiment of teaching him to trot. Asa pacer he wore ten-ounce shoes and was clean gaited and steady, but sometimes jogged on a trot. Two ounces of weight added to his front shoes and a three- ounce toe weight made him a pure- gaited trotter, and in his first overture at that way of going he was sec- ond three times around 2:25. He finished the season as a trotter, but the following year found bim again doing the double-gaited act. He began the season as a pacer and did fairly well, but Joe likes to ride behind a trott* r, so he shifted him again and won five straight races. In 1900 he was out as a trotter for four or five weeks, but late in the fall was put to pacing and won several race3. In 1901 he paced in all his races. Double gaited horses are not an oddity, but the adapt- ability shown for so sudden and successful an altera- tion of gaits in actual races is rather remarkable, especially without resort to straps — Marque in Horse Review. A Russian Ringer. About six weeks ago A. M. Kerby, an attorney of Detroit, and J. Cunningham, a Michigan trainer, sailed for Europe, at the request and expense of the Russian government, to ascertain if a gray stallion that an Austrian has been trotting there as an Orloff was the Pilot Medium stallion William C. K. that trotted to a record of 2:lSi in this country in 1899. The two Americans reached Moscow about the holiday season and promptly identified the ringer as William C. K. The man guilty of the crime of ringing the horse will be severely dealt with and the Russian gov- ernment will be the gainer in the end, as the horse will become the property of that government and wil undoubtedly be the means of improving the trotting stock of that country. His dam, Cora Russell, was sired by Lord Russell, a full brother of Maud S. 2:08^, and his grandam, Cora Belle 2:29j, was by Joe Gavir, whose sire was Messenger Duroc, and whose dam, Fanny Mapes (dam of Jerome Eddy 2:16i), was by Alexander's Abdallah Some misunderstanding has arisen as to the reason of the refusal of the entry of Gold Heels in the rich handicaps at New York next summer. His brilliant performances of last year in these events maiked him as a formidable competitor for 1903, and when it was announced that his entry in the three great spring handicaps had been refused, much disappointment was manifested by turfmen and race followers the country over. No blame can be justly placed upon the racing officials in rejecting his entry. Rule bo. under which the rejection was made, provides for the registration of all partnership interests in any horse, and the relative proportion of such interest, also the terms of sale, lease or arrangement, such documents to be signed by all persons having an interest in the animal and filed at the Registry office. Gold Heels is owned by a corporation. As every stockholder therein is interested in the horse, their names and addresses should have been recorded at the Registry Office or with the Clerk of the Course where the entry was made in order to comply with this rule. As this was not done the officials were obliged to reject the entry. While the action taken may seem severe, it is, never- theless, in the interest of clean sport and will be ap- proved by all fairminded turfmen. Worth Remembering. There are many remedies and hoof growers on the market. It's easy 10 grow a foot, but when it comes to growing the right kind of wall and foot, one that will stand the hard work of pavemmis and tracks, all trainers know that "they are up against the rral thine." and that 99 per cent of the so-called '"hoof remedies" are worthless when put to the practical test The number of hotse- men who have bees obliged to retire otherwise promising horses tn the middle of the racing season, due to sore feet and general weal; leet, because of the use of some Dew and untried remedy, resulting In large loss of tint and money, ought to lead to a care- ful consideration of this matter. Claims are easily made; actual tests are better. Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy has been tested by actual use on almost every ailment of the foot for a period of over 20 years and has never failed to do all which has been claimi d f<>r it. It cures soreness, and grows the right kind of a wall and fool Winter is the time to use it; money refunded if it does not prove satisfactory. Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet . Senator Horace White secured the bargain of the Now York sale in Miss Whitney 2:07.1 at $1600. Prioce of Orange 2:07* brought $8200, and yet the mare beat bim at Memphis in a race to wagon in 2:1Q| and 2:11$ a Orosius has proved himself quite a shifty selling plater since he changed bands. He has won both of his last starts for his new trainer. PebruakY 14 1903J &he $x eebev anb f&p&vt&m&u 9 THOROUGHBRED DEPARTMENT. **#* i'i i'i A New Orleans man has invented what he calls a "track singeing machine" which was tried successfully on the New Orleans track last week. • This inven- tion is small enough to be operated by hand, but a much larger ooe will be constructed at once to -be drawn by mules. Crude petroleum is used in the dry ing process. The same intense beat' which is being used to propel monster ships on the seas and to pull long freight trains will be used to dry up the wet spots and to simply eat up the mud. Tha body of the machine is built something like a harrow, but instead of teeth to tear up the surface there are j^ts to burn it. A network of pipes run criss-cross an the frame and are fed with oil from a tank at the rear end. These pipes are perforated and arranged with j^ts just like those used in a furnace which burns oil. The identical kind of heat whicb changes the water in a boiler into steam evaporates the moisture on the track s irface. Several wet spots on the track which have been dangerous for the past week were operated upon this morning with distinct success. The heat gener- ated is intense and penetrating and the roar from the burners sounded so onimous that the Sunday specta- tors held safely aloof. £- Mr. P. J. Dwyer has not only refused the flattering offer of $50,000 for his great horse Handspring, but has even declined to price him or part with him for any consideration and has placed him permanently in the Melbourne Stud. The offer is said to have come through trainer Matt Allen, who now has the horses from the Keene stable in England. It is presumed that the horse is desired by English parties to revive the dying blood in that country of the immortal Glencoe and Handspring is the living representative of that line of blood, tracing three times in his first four generations to the sire of the wonderful Pocahon-tas. Not gradually, but by leap3 and bounds, has racing advanced to the proud and prosperous position which it now occupies. Nor, if we -may read the future by the light of the past, has it attained the zenith of its greatness and prosperity. On all hands its future in- spires an optimism which is contagious. Nowherecan be found a man who is 30 much of a pessimist as to say that it will not continue its march onward and upward, not along the avenue of financial success alone, but on that great roadway that leads straight to the affections of the people. Public confidence is on the flood and so long as that confidenceis continued, there can be no such word as failure. The good old days, so-called, that we used to hear so much about only a few short years ago, are overshadowed by the glory of the present and the prospect of the future; The sun of turf glory shines undimmed. It is high in the racing heavens. The eyes of all racing men are turned towards it and by its light they see, not dimly, as in a glass, but plainly and clearly as in the light of day, a new racing era. There is no manner of doubt as to what the present position of the turf or the hopes of its future is to be ascribed. It is to the wise conduct and administration of the sport of The Jockey Club, which not only has accomplished wonders in the East, but has given a stimulus to racing -throughout the country and has been of incalculable benefit to the braiding industry, in which millions of dollars are in vested. Probably no department of the turf has ex- perienced more prosperity than has the breeding de- partment, which, with an e^er-increasing demand and rising prices, has reaped a harvest such as it never knew before. Nor is there any department which is more worthy of encouragement. Our breeders, be it said to their credit, while ever seeking the best mar- ket, always have been loyal and true in their devotion to the turf. The love of the horse, if not born in tbeny grows with them. With ever-increasing interest they watch the growth of the produce of their farms and follow the performances of this produce on the race- tracks of the country. Here and there we may find a breeder so sordid as to care nothing about the future of the colts and fillies that have been reared in his paddocks, but he is the exception and not the rule The typical American breeder — whether he be to the manor born in Kentucky or Tennessee, or whether a leader in the commercial world who supports a stud farm purely out of love for the thoroughbred — is worthy of the best traditions of the American turf and loyaLto its best interests in the present. While The Jockey Club has been conservative it ever has been progressive. Slowly, steadily, step by' Btep, the sport has gone forward under its aegis, and at every step forward made in actual racing a stey forward has been made in every department of tht turf. It is to the government of actual racing tha the breeding interests owe their present satisfactory conditionand -it:i3 to the government of actual racing that the-men composing Tne Jockey Club have given liberally of their timp, their talents and their means. Every turfman in the East recognizes this, and the same thing may be said of the turfmen of the country. Under the rule of The Jockey Club, a new confidence in the sport was begotten, a thousand and one im- provements were made and the public flocked to tt.e race tracks in numbers such as never had been know n before. When the old Ive3 Pool law was abrogated, now nearly ten years ago, turfmen thought that they saw the beginning of the finish of the sport in this State and looked fearfully toward the future. It seemed as if the whole racing fabric must crumble, and fall like a house of cards. Then it was that the men composing The Jockey Club, with Mr. August Belmont at their head, laid their hands to the htlm . with a will, and in the face of seemingly insurmount- able obstacles steered the turf-ship into safe harbor. The passage of the Percy-Gray law was looked ur- on as an experiment at best.- It was feared that with the abolition -of the old style of bookmaking the . public could not be Induced to attend the race tracks in numbers sufficient to support a meeting that would be anything like what they had known or that it : would be anything like first-class. The season of 1S65 was a dark one for the racing associations, and to them it must have seemed indeed as if it were better that racing had been abolished altogether. Out of this season of travail, however, was born a degree of public confidence which has grown and increased steadily year by year until now the sport commands an unparalleled measure of public support. With in- creased confidence came an increased and ever-grow- ing attendance, which made the season of 1902 tho most prosperous as w 11 as the most popular in the history of the racing associations of New York. — Daily America. If the reports sent up from New Orleans concerning the heavy losses of the bookmakers were true they would be bankrupt long ago. Tales of enormous win- nings by the plungers who are at the Louisiana track are being published from time to time. Not one-tenth of the money claimed to have been taken out of the ring of late has actually been lost. Any time an owner wishes to pull off a coup his money is bet away from the track. It takes a very small sum to force the price of a horse down at New Orleans, and the play is seldom made at the track. The result of the Burns Handicap of 1903 was a duplication of last year's race, when the rich stake was taken by a rank outsider, with the public favorite in second place. The condition of the track and tl e severe rain fall were the cause of the poor showing made by many of the contestants in the race. Nine teen horses were sent to the post, at which time the Morris entry of Cunard and Durazzo ruled favorite at threes. After a short delay Starter Holtman caught his field in line and the most important event of the season was on. The Fretter, Cunard and Horton showed momentarily in front but the running was quickly taken up by Yellowtail, who passed the grand- stand a length in the lead with Eonicand Elliott heads apart in second place with the field strung out behind them. Yellowtail maintained his lead until the three- quarters pole where he stopped to nothing, and Cunard commenced to forge his way to the front. The Morris horse was here interfered with and obliged to pull up and go around two horses, which probably cost him the race, as Horton came through with a great burst of speed and getting clear sailing won quite handily by an open length with Cunard second, on which Claude was lapped for third place. Claude ran a remarkably good game race and was a promi- nent contender throughout and had be not lost a plate in the stretch run might have been closer up. At that Horton was probably the best at the weights and in the going that prevailed. Horton is a genuine California product, having been bred by the late B. C. Holly at his Flosden ranch and is by El Rayo from Fusillade's Last, both of which animals, as well as Oswald Bianchi, the trainer and owner of Horton, were old stand bys at the Bay District track years ago. when he let Kenilworth down and won by a neck, galloping. Ethyleneand Princess Titania ran disap- pointing races. Had Kenilworth received the same kind of a ride from Burns in bis previous essay when he carried 135 lbs. and was defeated by Slave and Byron Rose he would doubtless have won on that occasion. As it was Burns made the running head and head with the light weighted three year old and the fast early pace was the cause of his defeat. Slave the imp. Ayrshire colt which Mr. Morris bought last summer for a large amount, finally gradu- ated from the maiden class last week at Emerjville Mr. Morris was quite disappointed at the fact that he did not get along price in the betting ring about him. He was more successful, however, in his next start when he backed his hors^ heavily at six and seven to one to beat Kenilworth and Byron Rose, a feat which he accomplished in race horse fashion. The transfer of the scene of racing from Oakland to Ingleside was probably responsible for the bad card offered to race goers on Saturday last, this was unfortunate as an unusually large crowd was in at- tendance to see the Burns handicap run off. Yellowtail was much fancied by his stable con- nections and also had quite a following frt m the gen- eral public in the Burns handicap, just wby this was so it is hard to understand as he has never shown any inclination to go the distance in good company. John A. Drake, the Chicago millionaire, who has been very successful in racing, is registered at 11. e Palace Hotel. Mr. Drake and his racing partners o« u Wyetb, winner of the American Derby last spring, and also Savable, the last Futurity winner, as well as other good horses. Mr. Drake is one of the heaviest bettors in the country. Among the foals which have been dropped at J. B. Haggin's Rancho del Paso are two colts from which great things will be expected. Both are by Water- cress and the dam of one is Pearl V., daughter of Sal- vator and Firenzi, while the other is from Fleurette, a full sister to the great Firenzi. It looks very much as if Jockey Buchanan was down and out for good. When the stewards at New Orle ns restricted his mounts to the Hildreth horses he had a chance to redeem himself, but he failed to avail him- self of the opportunity. Now when Hildreth openly accuses him of pulling Telamon the privileges of the track have been denied him, which amounts to a final dismissal from the turf. Willie Waldo does not seem to be riding to the bet-t advantage for G. B. Morris, his showing with Gold Van on Monday cost him the race, while on Tuesday it looked as if he certainly should have been second with Gravina had he not taken the overland route. Hermencia seems to have regained his Chicago form of last summer and will he hard to beat from now on. Pittsburg Phil, as Geo. H. Smith of New York is commonly known, made his arrival here on Wednes- day last and will make a short stay during the racirg season. .It is not believed that he will do much betting as he expressed himself very strongly about the im- possibility of beating California racing when be was here five years ago. As the season advances and the two year olds are getting better educated to the racing game, they are running to much better advantage than heretofore, and the entries from Green B. Morris' stable are not such good things as they were in the earlier races of the season. Boxwood and Planet in their last races came dangerously near to defeat although considered one to two shots in the betting. Kenilworth again proved himself a good and game race horse on Tuesday when he shouldered 130 lbs, and ran seven furlongs in 1:28 defeating a field of first class sprinters with consummate ease. Shaw rode a perfect race on the brown horse allowing Beau Or- monde to set the paoeuntil the stretch was reached EFFECTUAL The most effectual remedy in use for the cure of ailments of horses and cattle is GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM Used as a Blister or Lotion. * This preferred remedy is prepared ex- clusively by J. E. Gombault. ex-Veterinary Surgeon to the French Government Stud. A3 a HtMAX REMEDY for Rhtu- muliMii, SpraiDS, Sore Tlirout, etc.. it is invaluable. Every bottle of Caustic BaUam sold i< Warranted to pive satisfaction. Price St'i><> per bottle. Sold by druirpists. or sent by ex- press, charges paid, with lull directions for its use. Send for descriptive circulars, testiuiu- nials, etc. Address THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio. 10 ©he gveebev curb gipotrtematt [Febroaey 14, 1903 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. The Fish Bill. The bill introiueeu, p .id bed by both bouses of tbe - itureand no.v O.-I^re the Governor for signature embodies some material changes from ibe old law and also retains the must valuable features of tbe previous statute. Thai this bill will be signed is almost a fore- gone conclusion. It has the enuorsement of 90% of tnelavr maker.-, the friendly regard of tbe Governor and la luoKed upnu as a good uill by every ODe in- terested, excepting theCtncese fishermen and a power- ful lobby in tueir interests. Tbe provisions intended to curb the reckless destruction of marine life by these Orientate is worth millions of dollars directly and in- directly to our common wealth. In the same category the rapacity of other commercial fishing interests bas been curtailed. Tbe season on striped bass is open all the year, and the weightlimit has been placed again at three pounds. This is a good move for the protection of this valuable and game fish, either orall of the months of February, March and April, the principal spawning months of the bass, could have been closed without detriment to any interest, sporting or commeicial. The close seasons for black bass, lobsters, crawfish and shrimps are unchanged. There *s a close season of two months, a wise pro- vision, placed on crabs. A size limit has been fixed for crabs, lobsters, crawfish and abalones. The taking at any time of female crabs female lobsters and stur- geon is prohibited. The taking and destroying of young fish is also prohibited. All fines imposed for violation of the law will be paid into the "Fish Commission fund." This will ex- pedite tbe settlement of prosecution expenses. The season on trout is the same with the exception of a close season on steelhead, above tide water, from February 1st to April 1st and from September 10th till October 16th. Steelhead may be taken in tide water, with lawful net, unsteured, and by book and line, at any time except between February 1st and April 1st and September 30th and October 16th. Section 624, relating to salmon fishing, was not changed. Section 635 prohibits tbe placing of sub- stances in the waters of tbe State deleterious to fish life. There is a distinction made so that suit for viola- tion of this section can be brought by tho State officials or the Fish Commission, as is necessary. The amonnt of fine and imprisonment for violation of the law is placed at a minimum, leaving free scope for adequate or cumulative penalties to be imposed upon persistent violators. Tbe full text of the new law and changes are as follows: Section 628. Every person who, between the first day of January and the first day of July of each year, buys, sells, takes, catches, or has in his possession any black bass: or, who, between the first day of April and the fifteenth day of August of each year, buys, sells, takes, catches, or has in his possession any lobster or crawfish; or who, between tbe first day of May and the first day of September of each year, buys, sells, takes, catches, kills, or has in his possession any •hrimp; or who, between the first day of September and the first day of November of each year, buys, aells, takes, catches, kills, or has in his possession any crab; or who, at any time buys, sells, takes, catches, kills, or bas in his possession any striped bass of less than three pounds in weight, or any lobster or craw- fish of less than nine and one-half inches in length, measured from one extremity to the other, exclusive of legs, claws or feelers; or any sturgeon, or any egg- bearing female lobster, or any female crab, or any crab which shall measure less than six inches across tbe back, or any abalone shells, or abalones, the shell of which shall measure less than fifteen inches around the outer edge of the shell; or who, by seine or other means, catches the young fish of any species, and does not immediately return the same to the water alive; or who buys, sells, or offers for sale, or has in his pos- session, any such fish, whether fresh or dried; or who catches, takes, kills, or carries away any fish from any pond or reservoir belonging to, or controlled by, the board of fish commissioners, or any person or corpor- ation, without tbe consent of the owners thereof, which pond or reservoir has been stocked with fish; or who, except with hook and line, takes, catches, or kills any black bass whatsoever, or any kind of fish, from any river or stream upon which the State or the I'nlted States fish hatchery i« maintained, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and punishable by a fine not less than twenty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in tho county jail not less than ten nor more than one hundred and fifty days, or by both such fine and imprir-onment. All fines collected for any violation of any of the provisions of this section must (H i he State Treasury to tbe credit of the "Fish Commission fund." Nothing in this section prohibits the United Si i I i-mroission and tbe Fish Commission of this State from taking at all times such fi*h as tht-y deem necessary fo the purpose of artificial hatching It la no defense in a prosecution for a violation of any of the provisions of this section that the fish were caught or taken outside, or within, this State. Section 62ft. Any person or persons, corporation or co pn'rations, owning, in whole or in part, or leasing, operating, or havinir in charge any mill race, irrigat- ing ditch, or canal taking or receiving its waters from :n. river, creek, stream, or lake in which fish have een placed, or may exist, shall put, or caused to be "aced, and maintain, over the inlet of said ditch, nr mill race, a Bcreen of such construction and Oneness, strength, and quality as shall prevent any uch fish from entering such ditch, canal, or mill race, when required to do so by the state board of fish com- missioners, and any person or corporation violating any oT the provisions of this section, or who shall neglect or refuse to put up or maintain such screen, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty dollars or imprisoned in the county jail of the county in which tbe conviction shall be had not less than ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and all fines imposed and collected for violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the "Fish Com- mission fund;" provided, that the continuance from day to day of the neglect or refusal, after notification in writing by tbe Fish Commissioners, shall constitute a separate offense. Section 632. Every person who, between the first day of November iu any year and the first day of April of tbe year following, buys, sells, takes, catches, kills, or has in his possession, any variety of trout, except steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri;; or who, be- tween the first day of February and the first day of April; or between the tenth day of September and the sixteenth day of October of each year, buys, sells, takes, catches, or has in his possession, any steelhead trout (Salmo gairdneri); or woo, between the first day of November and the first day of April of the year following, takes, kills or catches any steelhead trout above tide water; or who, at any time, buys, sells, or offers for sale, any trout of less than one-half pound weight, or takes or catches any trout except with hook and line, is guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, however, that steelnead trout (Salmo gairdneri) may be taken in tide water between the first day of April and the tenth day of September of each year, and be- tween tbe sixteenth day of October and the first day of February of the following year, with lawful nets; and a lawful net is a net that when placed in the water is unsecured and free to drift with the current or tide, and the meshes of which are, when drawn closely to- gether and measured inside the knot, not less than seven and one-half inches in length. Every person found guilty of any violation of any of the provisions of this section must be fined in a sum of not less than twenty dollars or be imprisoned in the county jail in tbe county not less than ten days, or be punished by both such fine and imprisonment, and all fines collected for any violation of any of the provisions ot this sec- tion-must be paid into the StateTreasury to the credit of the "Fish Commission fund." Nothing in this sec- tion prohibits the United States Fish Commission and the Fish Commission of this State from taking at all times such trout as they deem necessary for the pur- pose of propagation. Section 635. Every person who places or causes to be placed in any of the waters of this State, dynamite, gunpowder, or other explosive compound, for the purpose of killing or taking, fish; or who takes, pro- cures, kills, or destroys any fish of any kind by means of explosives; or who places or allows to pass, or who places where it can pass into any of the waters of this State, any lime, gas, tar, cocculus indicus, slag, saw- dust, shaviogs, slabs, edgings, mill or factory refuse, or any substance deleterious to fish, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollarp, or by imprison- ment in the county jail in the county in which the conviction is had, not less than one hundred and twenty-five days, or by both such fine and imprison- ment; and all fines imposed and collected for any violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be paid into the State Treasury to the cedit of the "Fish Commission fund." Section 637. It 6hall be the duty of the State Board of Fish Commissioners to examine, from time to time, all dams and artificial obstructions in all rivers and streams in this State naturally frequented by' salmon, shad, and other migratory fish; and if, in their opinion, there is not free passage for fish over or around any dam or artificial obstruction, to notify the owners or occupants thereof to provide the same, within a specified time, with a durable and efficient fish way, of such form and capacity, and in such loca- tion as shall be determined by the Fish Commissioners, or persons authorized by them, and said fishway mu6t be completed by the owners or occupants of such dam or artificial obstruction to the satisfaction of said Commissioners, within the time specified: and it shall be incumbent upon the owners or occupants of all dams or artiheial obstructions, where the State Board of Fish Commissioners require such fishways to be pro- vided, to keep the same in repair and open and free from obstructions to the passage of fish at all times; and no person shall willfully destroy, injure, or obstruct any such fishway, or at any time take or catch any salmon, shad, or other migratory fish or trout, except by hook and line within three hundred feet of any fishway required by the State Board of Fish Commissioners to be provided and kept open, or at any time take or catch any fish in any manner within fifty feet of such fishway; and every person violating any of the provisions of this act is guilty of a misdemeanor, and every person found guilty of a violation of any of tbe provisions ot this act must be fined In a sum not less than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail of the county in which the conviction shall be had not less than fifty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and all fines imposed and collected for any violations of tbe pro- visions of this act shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the "Fish Commission fund." Section 8. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed. Section 7. This acs takes effect immediately. Salt Water Fishing at New Zealand. During a visit to Akaroa, New Zealand, I accepted an invitation to join two friends in a day's deep sea fish- ing, narrated a Christchurch angler to several brother sportsmen. Our vessel wasacutter-rigged, half-decked craft of about three tons, with plenty of beam, and fitted with a centre-board. In ordinary weather one man could work her, as tbe head sheets led conveniently aft, but in this land of high hills and squalls very careful handling is neces- sary; and two, or even three, strong experienced men occasionally find their hands full in boats of this size. After a lull, perhaps, in which your boat almost loses way, a sudden puff will whistle down some ravine, and before she can be luffed up, or sheets or halliards let go, her lee gunwale will be under. However, on the occasion in question we left our moorings off the jetty at half-paBt four a. m., with scarcely enough wind to move us; and despite occasional cat-pawg, it was principally the ebb-tide which took us the first six miles of our journey. Early birds were we, and we had our reward, for on opening Green point we had a clear view past wooded spur and headland, past lovely bays innumerable, out tbiough the lofty heads to where, soon after five, the sun mounted over the eastern sea rim. Sun rises have been described ad nauseam, so let us get on over the heaviDg oily swell as fast as the nor'- west flaws will take us; bui the memories of lovely lights and shadows, of keen, exhilarating freshness of air, the smell of the sea weed laden reefs, now rapidly showing their fangs, and of their aromatic bush scents, will long linger round that morning. boou after sunrise the airs from Lhe land died away, and a light but steady southeasterly sea breeze set iu. Down went the centre-board, sheets were flattened, and we made the half dozen boards necessary to reach our ground. Tne spot chosen was some three miles outside the South Head, and we dropped our "mud-hook" in about seventeen fathoms on a sandy bank. Our idea was to fish on the last of the ebb, and first half of the flood. However, from half paBt seven until nine (when the tide turned) no bites dia we get except from dog- fish, whose presence was in itself fairly conclusive evi- dence of the absence of anything else. Our tackle for hapuka (more commonly called groper) coneisted of stout hand lines of nearly twenty fathoms length, heavily weighted, and armed witn single hooks weighing six or eight ounces. These hookB are specially made — generally by the local black- smiths— having a peculiar curve and barb, adapted to the sidelong rush of this preying fish. Bait consisted of mussels, craj fish, or a small rock- cod, lashed on the hook as your hapuka is not par- ticular if hungry. Lucky was it that all three of us were well seasoned to the "briny," as the motion of a small boat, anchored in a seaway, is to say the least, peculiar, and many who in vocal enthusia&m demand a "life on the ocean wave" would have found ten minutes in that boat ample. No calmer morning could have been chosen — the sea to an observer off the South Head would appear like glass to the horizon— but even the sluggish lilt of the groundswell, is violent to an anchored craft. "With the first of the flood at nine came a bile from our real quarry, and all disagreeables were forgotten instantly. B.'sline, with one turn around a thole-pin, had its sinker just clear of the bottom, when a sudden pull took out several additional yards. Groper rushed at the bait like tigers, but when the first effort is ex- pended seldom fight much. It must, however, be remembered, before branding the fish as a coward, that the drag of about twenty fathom of wet heavy line, hook and sinker, etc., has to be borne by him wherever he rushes. It would be a vastly different matter hooking him in, say, six feet of water. I have heard of men sitting carelessly on the gunwale, having been pulled overboard by groper, but do not vouch for this, though I think it likely enough. B.'s first fish is hauled in more by strength than science, and eventually proves a forty-six pounder. S. hauls up a licg, and then another, each sbout four feet long. After half an hour without bites we are once more cheered by the rush of thelines, and I manage to land, or rather "boat, " a seventy-five pound hapuka, but not without help from my mates. It is the largest we got that day, though ninety and one-hundred pounds are not uncommon fish. S. and B. (not B. and S.) are soon simultaneously tugging and straining on opposite sides of the boat, and each kills a fish of sixty or seventy pounds. Then another ling and two more hapuka follow in fairly quick succession, after which no notice is taken of our lines, bait we never so wisely. Gaffing groper is unnecessary, so strong is the tackle and horny the membranes of the fish that all bands may join in the tug, and once-hooked, they never escape. Like many New Zealand sea fish (except frost fish and flounders or sole) they are bard and tasteless, though the head and shoulders with oyster sauce are fairly palatable. Their size and easy capture rendered them a valuable food supply to tbe natives in times when the latter were not quite so lazy as at present. They dried them in strips in the sun — dipping each strip once per diem in the sea — during which process it was more advisable to pass to windward than to lee- ward of the delicacy. During our lunch (under tbe lee of a tarpaulin spread over tbe lowered gaff) a steady exodus of one line causes S. to investigate, and he hauls up a ten-pound conger, which needs to be fairly cut open before the huge hook is released. Both my companions are old Peninsula "shellbacks, ' ' February 14, 1903 J ©he gveebev axxh grpjcrvtsmcm ii and lying here midst the very scenes they tell many a yarn, of the days of old. The loss of Captain Hawtrey's Coquette, and the memorable pull of the six Wright brothers in a whale- boat from Akaroa to Peraki and back as a search party; the wreck of the ketch Crest, when three sur- vivors lingered in a cave for nearly two days before they succumbed; aDd many another tale of disaster and loss, but also of bravery and unselfish help, asso- ciated with these scenes, pass the time. Out here one realizes, even in the calmest weather, the awful and relentless power of the open sea. What must it be like when, instead of lapping lazily on its kelp fringed reef, it is soaring sixty feet up those giant cliffs? About two we "up kellick" and let her drift a mile nearer shore, with the flood and last of the easterly breeze. Our new station proved more advantageous, and eight more hapuka, averaging sixty-five pounds, rewarded our exertions. By lour o'clock we were all tired and cramped and longing for shore and a "tub." It is tiring work to an amateur, fishing on a heaviDg ground swell— with heavy tackle and big fish — then the mingled odors — glare of the sunlight, screaming of the gulls — all go to show that even with good sport life is not "all beer and skittles.'" Still, it was a thor- oughly enjoyable day. Soon after four we got under way for Akaroa, and afte** a drifting match to the heads took to the oars. "We should have brought the whaleboat, " says B., and she certainly would have been much lighter. A few friendly puffs give us a rest again, and before seven we are at our moorings, from which several trips of the diogy are necessary to land ourselves and our eight hundredweight odd of fish. Victoria Kennel Club. At a meeting of the Victoria City Kennel Club, held February Tth, the following new members were elected : Mrs. W. F. Rail. Miss Norma Hall, Miss Skinner, Mrs. A. G. Divies, Mrs. H. E. Davies, Mrs. T. P. McCon- nell, Mrs. C. A. Goodwin, Mr. W. Atkins, Mr. A. Daniels, Mr. E. E. Leeson, Mr. G. J. Dunn, Mr. G. J. Dunn, Mr. G. Gillespie, Mr. J. B. Green, Mr. T. Dicks. The club also appointod committees to complete arrangements for their big show in April. Dr. Wes- ley Mills, of Montreal, has been secured to judge all classes. The secretary, T. P. McConnell, will arrange a largelistof prizes and premiums for competition. It was agreed by the members present to give a tombola prize every night af the show. Under this arrangement Secretary McConnell will give an Eng- lish Setter puppy and President Creighton will give a Cocker Spaniel puppy. It was further agreed to give cash prizes of S3 and $2 in limit and novice classes, be- sides diplomas, silver cups and premiums of varions kinds for other awards. Mr. T. Turner will proceed on a special canvassing trip to Vancouver, New West- minster and Nanaimo to work up entries from those cities; the club will pay $1 per dog to handlers from outside cities. We saw Champion Woodcote Wonder at Wood- lawn Kennels one day this week. "Ben" is in wonder- ful fettle and playful as a kitten. Since his advent on the Coast he has sired a number of prize winners and is undoubtedly the best BullTerrierstud on the Coast. For keeping in style and condition he is indeed a won- der. His potency has been signally proven by big litters of strong puppies. His smallest litter, so far here, has been one of six puppies out of American Belle — her first whelping to Wonder was ten puppies. Newmarket Queen whelped nine pups to him twice, Nancy whelp9 1 nine and seven respectively in two litters. Jos. T. Cooney sent his bitch Richmond Lassie down from Humboldt county; a Utter of seven was the result of the visit. The medals for the Oakland show are handsomely designed and neat. The medal for best in the show, won by Wandee Kennels' Mayse, is of solid gold, dead finished, having a remarkably well carved head of Ch. Woodcote Wonder on one side in high relief, with the words Oakland Kennel Club circling the edge, the reverse side is smooth and polished, so that it may be engraved properly. The other medals, in silver and bronze, are fac similes of the one awarded Mr. Harley's bitch. In answer to several communications anenfc the article last week defining the rights of farmers, fruit- growers, etc., in protecting crops or fruit from the destructive visits of wild animals — deer, wild ducks, quail, etc., and the killing of the same during the close season, we will add: That, should it become necessary for a person to use firearms, or other weapons, and kill wild game, in the protection of property, during close season or in such number as would exceed the legal limit, or killing animals pro- tected usually by statute by reason of sex or age, there is a chance for one to come legitimately within the pale of the law should a disposition of the dead game bird, animal or skin be afterwards so made as to make a charge of illegal possession tenable. Let the dead birds or killed deer remain where they have fallen, bury them, turn the hogs or dogs in to feed — or in fact dispose of the killed game in any sanitary or protective manner such as would be done in the case of a defunct domestic animal. This course will estop any legal proceedings for violation of the game law. Any disposition of game killed under the con- ditions mentioned such as is practiced by sportsmen in open season is clearly a violation of the game laws. Let the game go to waste or use it for fertilizing, where it falls, to be on the safe side. Tiger Hunting in Burmah. Fish and game affairs have been looked after in Sacramento by many sportsmen and others interested . Chief Deputy Fish Commissioner Vogelsang has had a number of "roastings" in the columns of various journals for his active campaign at the capitol. If these were fair samples, just imagine what would have happened had not "Dustproof Harry" been bottled up. The habitat of the tiger is not confined entirely to the jungles of India. Stripes can be found by tho sportsman in Corea and Manchuria, in China and the Thibetan recesses of the Himalayas. In Java, Sumatra and Borneo the royal beast can be found in numbers sufficient to give much sport to the hunter. Recent tradition hath it that some very large and ferocious specimens of the genus Tigris regalis are to be found in the wild and unexplored jungles of the island of New Guinea. The interior of Java is said to be the home of an extra sized tiger also. The following story taken from the Asian is typical of an Indian tiger hunt had in an unexpected quarter: My two shikaris were very anxious for me to make a short expedition a little north of our former route, where they were both to some extent acquainted with the country, one of them being a native of those parts, although he had not been back there for some years, while the other, Moung Hpe, had, duriDg the time I was laid up, gone off there for a week, having nothing else to do, in order to make inquiries concerning the prospects of sport. As I was now quite recovered and had no need to return to the river for a couple of weeks more, I thought I might employ the time profitably by taking their advice. On reaching the village through which the trade route passed, I found my shikari (hunter) and baggage, the former very anxious to be off on the next march, for, as he said, we must hurry up, if we wanted to do any good on the ground. I had made, however, a long march that day, and was not feeling fit enough to make a double one, so I had reluctantly to decide to halt there the night. Towards evening Moung Hpe came in with the news that a Shans caravan had just arrived, and the Shans had told him that one march to the northwest, during the halt of the previous night, they bad los 1 two bul- locks, taken off by tigers. I was rather sceptical about it myself, as tigers are very rare in this part of the country, but in order to satisfy Moung Hpe, I sent for the headman of the caravan and questioned him. After our interview I was somewhat more convinced, for the man seemed quite positive about it, and even offered to return, if I wished, and show me the place. I decided then to accept his offer, for I was far keener on getting a tiger than another tsine or even a bison, which were what we were going after previously, so the following morning by daybreak we left the village, myself, the two shikaris and the Shan, whom I had taken at his word. We had a longish march over very broken country, but the road was fairly good, and after two short halts arrived at .the "sakan" or halting place, where the bullocks were said to have been killed. After some search we certainly found the carcass of one, a large portion of it eaten, and, from the tracks around, there was no doubt it was the work of a tiger. We could not tell, however, whether there was more than one or not, and no trace could be found in a somewhat hasty search — for time was precious — of the second bullock. I at once sent back Moung Hpe to the village to bring out as many beaters as he could possibly col- lect, and congratulated myself that I bad already arranged with the Thugyi to have them waiting in case they were wanted, for otherwise I should not have got any. It was now nearly eleven, and I hoped that by one or two the beaters would have arrived and we could beat for tigers that evening. The place where the carcass was found was on the side of a long and rather heavily wooded nullah, running parallel to the road. A stream was at the bottom of this nullah and it appeared to me a very likely place for the tiger to lie up in the heat of the day, provided he was still in the neighborhood. We prospected this nullah (ravine), both up and down, keeping well up on the hillside, and after de- liberation with my second shikari we determined to beat the nullah upstream, and then set about erecting a machan (a seat or platform in the upper part of a tree) at the further end, from which a good view of the bed and sides of the nullah were obtainable. This took us some considerable time, and on our return to the "sakan," we found Mouog Hpe had returned with some twenty beaters only, but he said that more were coming and would arrive shortly. Nothing could be done then, at present, so I set to work tu eat some food which had also been brought'out from the village for me . and which I was badly in want of, having had Dothing since early morniDg, and still feeling a little off color from the effects of my late fever. About three, several more coolies had arrived, making some thirtv-five in all — none too many for the nullah to be beaten. After giving explicit instructions to Moung Hpe I sent him with all the coolies, except five, well down the nullah, and these five I myself placed as stops (men stationed, generally in trees, for the purpose of oreventing the quarry from running awaj from the line of the sportsman's post. A noise, such as the breaking of a small stick, etc., being usually sufficient to turn such a wary animal as a tiger back toward the desired point when it is trying to circumvent the beat- ers by quartering away from the pursuit \ I had to make most of the arrangements myself, as Burman villagers are not so used to beating for game as Indian ones are, and the country being new to him, Moung Hpe was not of much assistance. At last, how- ever, all was in train, and telling Moung Hpe to give me half an hour to reach my machan before commenc- ing to beat, I started to take up my position. I can- not say I was very sanguine of the result for I had beaten for tiger once or twice before in Burmah and had had no luck, indeed, I had generally found beating for any sort of game in this country not so effective as stalking— I refer to big game, of course. At last the beat commenced, and I could hear the distant cries and shouts of the coolies. For some time they appeared to make no progress, but to remain stationary. Once the cries ceased altogether, and I was afraid the whole thing was going to be a failure, and I was beginning to anathematize the coolies, the headman and the ahikari, when the cries again sounded, and the beat now approached. About half the distance had been completed and I could see sev- eral of the coolies on the more open portions of the nullah's sides, when a tremendous outburst of shouts aDd cries notified to me that game of some sort was on foot. However, as the sight of a hare or a barking deer will always cause as much excitement amongst a lot of Burmans, when beating, as a leopard or even a tiger does, I still felt far from certain that Master Stripes was really at home. The most difficult portion of the nullah yet remained to be done, for the undergrowth was thicker at my end. My second shikari was with me in the machan, and all at once he said. "Yah-byi," "Yah-byi" (com- ing, coming;. I looked towards where he pointed, but could see nothing. Just then, however, a stop that was about 150 yards to my left front began to shout and scream, until I thought the tiger, if there was one, must have got hold of him, but I saw him a mo- ment later gesticulating wildly and pointing in my direction. I was now beginning to get a little excited myself, for my shikari assured me there was a tiger in the beat. Suddenly as I was watchiDg a clump of grass straight to my front, as I had fancied I saw a movement in it, my doubts were removed once and for all, for a fine tiger emerged cautiously from the grass and with backward glances right and left slowly advanced towards me. He was too far off, however, and another still larger clump of grass intervened, which he entered. A few minutes elapsed, during which the beaters' cries sounded nearer and nearer, when my shikari quickly touched my arm and pointed to the grass. 1 then saw movement in it, and could see the progress of the animal through it, although he himself was in- visible. I made ready for a shot, however, but on reaching the edge he stopped and after a moment's delay I saw him slowly come out and slouch round the further edge. I had jnst time for a shot and fired at him. He gave a tremendous roar and turned over, rising again at once and making off diagonally across my front. This gave me an elegant chance, which I took advantage of and let him have the left barrel in the shoulder, which disabled him, and after a few struggles he lay quite still. Each of my shots was heralded by a terrific outburst of shouts from the beat- ers, for, in spite of all instructions, you cannot prevent Burmans from yelling like demons when they see game or hear a shot. The beat was not completed yet, however, and I would not allow my shikari to descend as he was anxious to do. About 150 yards of thickish juDgle remained now to be beaten, when the same stop, who had viewed the first tiger, gave a second shout and incontinently bolted up the nullah's side. I saw a flash of yellow not ten yards behind him aDd fired at once on the off-chance of hitting the tiger, which was making for the coolie. It turned him, at any rate, for the stop was safe in a tree and no sign of the tiger near him. However, the beaters were com- ing on well now and 1 made sure of getting another shot, and sure enough I did, for a moment later I spied the beast making up the side of the nullah to my left. He stood for one second only and I gave him my right barrel again at only forty yards or rather less, but to my disgust thought I had missed, for he bounded off and disappeared in a small clump of jungle. Some of she beaters were now close to me, so I directed them to stop, and descending, took MouDg Hpe, who had also arrived to examine the spot where I had last seen the tiger. We fouodagood blood trail, so I had hit him, and just then the coolie shouted from his tree top that he could see him. He said he was dead, but refused to budge from bis point of van- tage and show us the place. At last Moung Hpe also mounted the tree and called to me that the tiger was lying dead. He quickly came down, and, accompanied by me, ascended the hillside some thirty yards, aDd there was the tigress — for such it was — quite dead. My first shot had grazed her head, I found, and no doubt turned her, while the second had passed through her lungs. As I was examining the dead tigress, I heard a sud- den shout from behind, and a roar accompanied by cries from several of the beaters. Thinking there must be still another tiger I ran back, but met the headman, who told me that the first tiger was not dead, but had mauled some one. I ran quickly to where I had last seen the beast and found he bad cer- tainly moved off. There was such a row going on that I could not obtain any intelligence, but at last ascer- tained that the tiger had revived and had mauled a beater and made off into the grass. This was bad news, but I called off all the coolies and with my two shikaris proceeded cautiously to examine the nearest jungle. About twenty yards b«yond I saw something move. Then there was a low growl, and I saw the tiger watching me and looking very vicious. I had to move slightly to the left to get a shot, and then fired again straight at his chest. He must have been within an ace of springing at me. for he reared straight up and then fell over, dead enough this time. We went back to find the wounded coolie and dis- covered it was a false alarm. The tiger had dashed towards a beater, but had passed him without touch- ing him. I was very pleased to hear this, for had there been any mishap, I should never have induced the villagers to beat again; it is, indeed, often hard to persuade them to beat for dangerous game at any time. We now proceeded to the tiger and got him slung on a pole, the tigress having previously been similarly disposed of, and in along procession returned to the village. Every man, woman and child came out to meet us, as well as a large number of caravan bullock men who were halted there. All were loud in their expressions of delight and wonder at seeing the two tigers, and declared that no other thakin (sahib) had previously ever fired even at a tiger in that district. I was very pleased myself, for tigers are rare in Bur- mah and to get two was indeed luck. Mr. Harrison offers a crack Greyhound for sale in our classified "ads." The dog is sixteen months old and well bred and should make, under proper train a record on the coursing sward., 13 ©He $vee&ev axxi> ^poxismait I February 14, 1903 Kennel Suggestions. SHOWING DOGS. Continuing THE KENNELMAN'S timely and Interesting story from last week he writes: An Irish Terrier, Airedale or wire haired Fox Terriers coal must be taken in hand some weeks before the event, unless the coat is always kept in t.rim by daily going over with thumb and comb. This is a duly that few kennelmen will, however, see to, and coats are generally left to run until needed. Much, of course, depends upon the natural coat. If it is one of those sottish, thin coats, that goes to length with little undercoat, it is only possible to exhibit the dog two or tbree times a year in clean cut form. If it is a Terrier with wbat is termed a good natural coat, a comb and a little thumbing on the skull and about the flews, below the eyisand around the ears, will be all that is necessary, and the body and legs are gone over with the terriercomb every day or two. These sort are, unhappily, very scarce, for most rough Terriers run to hair. In taking a Terrier in the rough, the general plan, modified according to the experience one has of the possibilities of the individual coat, is to remove all hair down to the soft pile that generally is found under the outer coat (some dogs do not have this), from the shoulder point to the lip of tail, from two weeks to a month before the same is done to the head, neck and shoulders, for on the latter part the hair grows quickest and if the time is well gauged the dog will then show a good, hard, new coat on the body, enough for the judge's fingers to go through, and the neck and shoulders will be just nicely clothed with short hair, thus leaving the dog's natural con- tour clean and distinct. As a rule this treatment should be commenced at least six weeks or two months before the show and some slow Terriers require three months' probation. Never put oil or any such unguent on the coat to hasten its growth, or you will soften its texture and this also tends to make it grow uequally. Allow it to grow naturally. When washing day comes, some smart men dust in a powder to stiffen the coat, or rather to dry it quickly, as the excuse goes, but this of course, must be brushed out before the dog goes in the ring, or there will be trouble. All this applies in pretty nearly the same degree to Scotch Terriers which as a rule are not put down as they ought to be, either having too much coat or not enough,°in fact very much too little care is assumed in seeing that dogs are put down in proper show con- dition at our American shows, yet if the truth were realized, so much depends upon condition and correct ooat. Before touching upon the preparation of other breeds I will revert to the bait question. It is, like most good things, very likely to be abused. A chunk of liver in one man's hand may tire a dog to nothing and disgust him with the whole business, and the owner losing his temper (these are the men who usu- ally do), yanks the dog up out of the resemblance to his true form There is an art in the use of these baits, and it does not come with the opening of the ring gate or the toss of a piece by a friendly bystander. Presumed, as a foundation of uction, that all dogs have their pedilections in the way of tid-bits, in the expectation of which they will assume all sorts of eager and catchy attitudes. Some, in fact most dogs with healthy internals, dote on liver, and some others who never get it at home may be equally eager for a bit of plain raw meat, but liver is considered more fetching. Toy dogs may prefer chocolates or a malted milk tablet, or a cookie may excite them to much eagetoess. But, whatever it iB, it mU9t be sparingly used and above all things the dog must be allowed to eat Bome of it, if only a thumbnail full. In this is constituted the art of showing. We see some fellows with a chunk of liver start up the pantomime of per- tenslon directly they get into the ring, and keep it up until they or the class get the gate. The dog becomes tired of disappointments and sulks. A small piece ib as good as a pound, bnt a handful of "peas" of it is better than either. There are kept in the pocket and taken out bit by bit, held enticingly an instant, then fed to the dog. This keeps him on the tiptoe all the time especially if he has a bit of appetite edge on, as all dogs should have that go in the ring, for no dog ts gay with a full stomach after he gets his second eieth. In the case of a Terrier that is gone a bit in shoulder, it's a good dodge to train him at home to this expectant upward glance at your side pocket, for It Keeps his elbows in and tightens up his shoulders, and if there is any chance to straighten him up, this dose it. Of courso, yon don't show Bulldogs that way. Watch the judge; when he has his back turned rest your dog and stop the pantomime. It is, of course, better that this, schooling should be gone through at home, so that with these tid-bits the Terrier may be trained to hold himself just as you want him to stand. Moreover, when thus engaged, he is not eternally seeking a fight with some other dog in the ling. Anything that will stop this scrapping in the ring abould be welcomed. No Terrier is improved by it; it does not prove real gameness, and in many instances exposes weaknesses of form that otherwise would not beuoticed. Moreover, the judge can form no idea of the relative merits of a lot of Terriers whose owners seem intent upon getting the best of each other through (heir dogs' bides, and if the A. K. C. can do anything to stop this nuisance by fine or disqualifica- tion of the offenders, let it be done. Reverting to the use of bait, as Indicated its use requires some head piece and a knowledge of the game. As a certain writer remarked finished ring- er, ift has more often decided a near thing than the (log i themselves. Very occasionally, in the case of one who has been badly trained and is vary violent on the lead, it is advisable to take some of the gas out of hi'); still, this is exceptional, and I have known m ,ny an owner spoil the chances of a Toy in the ring tl ough trotting it about the whole of the morning, ing other people for their opinion and calling hem fools If they spoke the truth. If the animal has been properly broken at home, he goes through the performance secundum artem, otherwise his chances are jeopardised, certainly diminished. At the critical moment when, with the award hanging in the balance, the judge pulls out his book, if one is squatting on his haunches and the other standing like a status with eyes intently glued on his owner's face or the motion of his hand, that judge would be less than human who did not give it to the dog who was literally asking for the money. I should like to say another word about the use of baits in showing dogs off in the ring. As a rule hand- lers and otherB use plain boiled liver, very seldom is it fried, the most appetizing form in which the common every day liver can be fed. But there is a better liver than all — chicken liver. As usually handled, the hunk of liver is an unsightly, uncleanly morsel that the fastidious person will usually wrap up and so lose half its "keenness. " Not so with chicken liver. Put this liver in a moderate oven and bake it hard. It is then like a piece of flint, will not soil your clothing or hands, and is always good, it will last a season— a year. When it gets the "edge off" scrape it with a knife and it is as good as new again. In temporary use a drop or two of anise or tincture of valerian makes it keener in its odor to some dogs. All show dogs should have their teeth carefully ex- amined before show time and as far as possible all marks of canker or tartar should be removed. Noth- ing upsets some judges' opinion so instantly as a poor mouth and many of them become so through neglect of mere ordinary precautions. The tarter scale can be easily moved with pomice or a knife. Loose teeth, or those in the case of a young dog, not growing as they should do, must be attended to and removed if at all uncomfortable for the dog will never get into show bloom if he has an irritating mouth. See that his grinders are sound. Very often a dog will unac- countably slobber a good deal and refuse his feed just at a critical time. Look into his mouth and don't think it's indigestion. It may be a sliver of wood or bone that has run between the gum and the tooth, or a tooth may be broken. Therefoie, as I say, it is best to examine mouths every day and in all cases once a week. As a general foundation of action it is best in pre- paring a dog for show to examine him inside and out, and find out his appetite. Starting in from a winter's confinement it is very probable that he is soft and more or less sluggish. Therefore a physicing is indi- cated. Some pin their faith to castor oil, others to Epsom salts, then again a tablespoonful of syrup of buckthorn is favored, either will do what is requisite. It is not wise after this purging to slap food into the dog as one would coal into a furnace on a cold day. The dogs internals are more or less upset and a little soup and soft soaked biscuit will be more pleasing, and will serve to keep the bowels open. If the dog is fat this purging and the moderate diet following will reduce him, and if you continue to feed him hungry,that is feed just enough to make him lick up his dish eagerly, and exercise him according to his breed, he will soon round into shape. Gluttons for food if given all they will eat will generally grow thin on the parts you want most clothed with flesh, will run to belly and bloat, and you wonder why that razor back bone sticks up. The food is not assimulated and you must shut off the supplies and feed sparingly for a while. Provided you can give enough exercise in the active breeds, a little raw meat will do good two or three times a week, or even more. It does not fatten and is the best food to keep up the system and put "ginger" into the show dog. A bad doer may be made to eat only with continued attention. He must be "kidded" to and kept going with tidbits, in which meat forms the basis; a little crumbled liver will give almost any- thing a fetching taste so that the dog will eat. When a dog will not eat willingly, eggs broken on the tongue will keep his strength up, but dogs in that condition are scarcely candidates for show, though on the cir- cuit it is sometimes absolutely necessary to keep a dog going in that way. Take the dog's upper jaw in one hand, folding the lips between fingers and teeth, crack the egg on the lower incisors and deftly empty the contents down the dog's gullet. This requires some little practice but is an easy method of keeping a dog going. For dainty feeders, also Toys, sliced bullock's throttle boiled with rice and currants is often accept- able. In all of this, of course, circumstances must be judged by the owner or kennelman, and action taken accordingly. What will suit one dog will not do for another. If a dog is in a weight class and there is doubt about his getting above the limit, feed raw meat the last day or two and before you start for the show give him oil. Then make sure you weigh in directly you reach the show, so that, Bhould your dog go beyond the weight before judging, you are safe. The well known Cocker Spaniel Ch. Omo, died from an abscess in the throat. He was owned by Mr. Bloodgood, proprietor of the Mepal Kennels, and he was by Ch. Black Duke ex Ch. Babv Ruth; black in color; whelped November 30, 1894; weighed 22 pourds and stood 11 inches high at the shoulder. A winner himself he was also sire of many prize winners. We have frequent inquiries for foster mothers. It would pay some of our readers to place an "ad" in the classified column when in position to furnish the ser- vice of a bitch that can take care of a puppy or two. We can place some Boston puppiesabout the last week of this month. Mr. Frank Leppo of Santa Rosa, recently lost a valuable Cocker Spaniel by poison. Notes on Up to Date Camping. In "Camp Fires in the Wilderness, "the author, Mr. E. W. Burt, has written a book which will be of in- estimable value to the young sportsman, and which the veteran hunter cannot read without acquiring some information which will be of use to him on his hunting trips. The book contains 164 pages and thirty-seven half- tone engravings, many of them full page, showing camp scenes, and beautiful bits of scenery in the wil^s. The first chapters of the book are devoted to "What to Take for Camping," and include lists of the neces- sary clothing, bedding, camp equipage, medicine, fish- ing tackle, cooking utensils, food, etc., and they are much more than mere lists, for they contain much valuable information in the art of being comfortable in the forests. Then follows a chapter on "Camp Lo- cations," one on "Camp Receipts" and an extra list of supplies which are handy to have in camp. Following these introductory chapters the author takes us to the "Headwaters of the Androscoggin River;' entertains us with "Three Weeks in a Maine Log Cabin;" tells us how a party "Saw the Megantic Preserve." "A 300-Mile Canoe Trip Through Maine and New Brunswick" acquaints the reader with a charming country for the lover of Mother Nature. "Explorations on the Great Lakes" is still another in- teresting chapter. "It is Worth While" is a chapter descriptive of a quiet and secluded spot hidden away among the spruce and northern pines of Maine. "One of those beautiful green gardens of Eden" the author calls it. A chapter describing "Some of the Wild Animals of Maine" and one on "How to build a Log Cabin" close a most interesting and valuable addition to the sportsmen's library. In closing the dedication of his book, the author writes: "To one who never did an unkind act, who loves woods and all the joys that Nature gives, I dedi- cate this book." The book is handsomely gotten up, with an attract- ive cover, and is such a one as a book lover delights in adding to his library. Published by the National Sportsmen's Pre9s, Boston, Mass. Kennel Registry. Woodlawn Kennels sola to J. R. Rodgers (Spokane) the Bulldog puppy Woodlawn Trippo by Ch. Ivel Rustic-Dixie, Feb 7. 1903. John W. Consldine (Seattle) sold to Jos. E. Terry (Sacramento) the English Setter bitch Iona S. (Ch. Lady's Count Gladstone^ Jessie Rodfleld) Jan. — , 1903. VISITS. N. H. Hickman's Fox Terrier bitch Iaqua (Warren Safeguard- Warren Supply) to same owner's Norfolk Trueman (Ch Norfolk Veracity-Norfolk Jewell) Feb. 7, 8, 1903. J. C. Berrett's (San Jose) Irish Terrier bitch Tyrone Lass (Wil- mount Highwayman-Endcliffe Kitty) to Woodlawn Kennels' End- cliffe Paddlar (Milton Wrinkles-Marion Nora) Feb. 10, 11, 1903. J. G. Morgan's (Seattle) Bull Terrier bitch Pansy ( ) to Woodlawn Kennels' Ch Woodcote Wonder (Dulverton- Fan) Jan. 29, 30, 1903. ' Coming Events. Feb. 28— Saturday Contest No. 1. Classification series. Stow lake, 2:30 p. m. March 15— San Francisco Striped Bass Club Casting Tournament. Golden Gate Park Classification series. April 1— Sunday Contest No. 1. lake, 10 a. m. Stow April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. April I-Feb. 1— Oper seasop for taking steelhead in tidewater Gun Feb. 22— Golden Gate Gun Club. Bine rock shoot. Ingleslde. July 1-Feb. 15 — Dove season open. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. Sept. 1-Feb. 15— Open season for mountain quail, grouse and sage hen. Oct. 15-Feb. 15— Open season .'or quail, duoks. etc Oct. 15-Jan. 15— Open season on quail in Marin county. Bench Shows. Feb. 10, 11, 12, 13— Westminster Kenuel Club. 27th annual show Aladlson Square Garden, New York. James Mortimer, Superin- tendent. Feb. 18. 19, 20— New Jersey Kennel Association. Second annual show. Orange, N. J. C. G. Hopton, Seoretary. Feb 19. 20. 21— Colorado Kennel Club. Denver, Col. W. H. Kerr, 1-151 Arapahoe street. Feb. 23, 34, 25, 26— New England Kennel Club. 19th annual show Boston, Mass. Wm. B. Emery, Secretary. March 4, 5, 6, 7— Duquesne Kennel Club. Pittsburg, Pa. F S Stedman, Secretary, Lewis Building, Pittsburg. March 10, 11, 12, 13— Rochester Kennel Club. Rochester, N. Y W. J. Gram, Secretary, 7U1 Lake avenue. March 11, 12. 13, 14— Coshocton Kennel Club. Coshocton, Ohio. F. V. Mizer, Seoretary. March 17, 18, 19, 20— Twin City Kennel Club. Uhriohsville, Ohio C. S. Walker, Secretary. March 25. 29, 27, 28— Chioago Kennel Club. Annual show. Mrs John H Nayloc Seoretary, March 30, 31— St. Louis Collie Club. 5th annual show. St Louis, Mo John A. Long, Secretary March 31, April 1, 2, 3 — Buffalo Kennel Club. Inaugural show. Buffalo, N. Y. Edw P Sharp, Secretary. April 1. 2, 3, 4— Viotoria City Kennel Club. 2d annual show Vlotoria, B. C. T. P. McConnell, Secretary. April 1, 2, S, 4— Southwestern Kennel Club. Inaugural show New Orleans, La. John Dewhnrst, Superintendent. The Westminster Kennel Club's twenty-seventh an- nual bench Bhow opened on Wednesday in Madison Square Garden, New York, 1650 dogs were benched. St Bernards, Newfoundlands and Toys started the judging. Something for Nothing The Polk Miller Drug Co., of Richmond, Va , are manufacturers of Sergeant's Dog Remedies, the most popular line of preparations, intended for dogs, on the market today, having received the high- e*t endorsements of the leading dog men and kennel owners in this country and Canada. Read their advertisements appearing in the columns of our journal each issue. The firm referred to will mail you absolutely free, a copy of their celebrated book on Dogs if you will forward 3 cents to cover postage If your dog is sick, write them, enclosing stamp, and describe the symptoms as accurately as you can They will cheerfully furnish the best information on the subject without charge. F. W Braun & Co , of Los Angeles, California, have recently been made distributing agents for Sergeant's Dog Remedies on the Paoiho Coast. February 14, 1903] ®he gvee&ev anXi gtpurfesmcm 13 =e*3= THE FARM. <=&•=£> Relative Influence of Sire and Dam. A reader asks whether in cross breed ing sheep for market lambs he should use for best results the Shropshire aire on Merino ewes or Merino sires on Shropshire ewes and whether the results would be identical in either case. The question opens up a subject of great importance and one difficult to answer. Does the male parent influence the off pring in one way and the mother in another way? What is the law of relative influence of sire and dam? I can conceive of no question more important to the breeder. If he can reach correct conclusions as to Nature's supposedly un- varying law,it will greatly help all breeders to understand it, whether breeders of market stuff or of pure bred animals, for in a sense every matirjg is a crossing cf two typpg. I have given some years of thought to this question and evidenced that point to certain exclusions. Hundreds of practical breeders mn3t have thought along this line and must have evidence to produce. I will venture my opinion and hope that it may otart a profitable discussion. The principles of embryology the beginning of a new life, what the male contributes and what the female furnishes toward making up this new lile, are not well un~ derstood. Scientists assert that each sex contributes almoB', equally to the forma- tion and subsequent characteristic of the new life. On the other hand the old Greeks taught tiiat all life came from the m.ile ; that the female merely developed it. gave it pro- tection, nourishment and what may be called parental education. They did not deny that the mother influenced greatly the offspring but considered that this in- fluence was of the nature that the fertile field would afford to the seed planted therin. This is an easy theory but unfor- tunately where there is much to support it in common experience there is also very much to prove its incompleteness. Yet it seems true that the first result of a mating of two diverse types would tend to estab- lish the theory of the Greeks. Theunion, for instance, of a Shropshire ram and a Merino ewe results in a lamb more like the Shropshire than the Merino. Save the ewe lambs of this cross, however, and breed them again to any ram not a pure bred Shrosphire and the influence, latent perhaps, of the Merino dam is at once apparent. It is much more apt to appear in the second generation than in the Erst. Yet if pure bred Shropshires are ranted to cross bred Shropshire ewes the result is a clear intensification of the Shropshire blood and in another generation of such mating the Merino has apparently almost disappeared, yet by mating these cross breds with each other it will in many in- stances appear again in considerable vigor and completeness. I believe that it is safe to accept the Greek theory with a reservation that it does not cover all the facts. The sire does give form and the dam nourishes. Thus the union of the Merino ewe and Shrop- shire ram makes a small Shropshire. It cannot he a large Shropshire because it is not well enough nourished either before or after birth. On the ether hand, the union of Ithe Shropshire ewe and the Merino ram gives a large Merino, for the mother is abundantly able to nourish well her offspring and doee so, yet while either her blood or her nurture or both consid- erably influence form or fleece the progeny is more a Merino than a Shropshire. In the otluT caEe it was more a Shropshire than a Merino. It seems a safe law in cross breeding to seek a large, generous mother, able to give abundant nurture to her offspring and to select a sire the most perfect in form and character that can be found, be- i Heving that his progeny will resemble him moat, but in size and some other charac- teristics will most resemble their mother. Therefore in sheep breeding I would pre- fer to cross the Shropshire ram with the Rambouillet or the Dorset rather than with the small Merino ewe. I would ex- pect better results from the second cross than from the first not only because there would be less Merino blood in the ewe but principally because the cross bred ewe would herself be better able to nourish her offspring. — Joseph- E. Wing in Breed- er's Gazette. Don'ts for Sheep Men. Peter Janaen, the well known Nebraska sheep feeder, in a recent address to sheep- men aaid : Will you permit me to give you a few "don'ts" which are based mostly on personal experience and which you can take for what they are worth? Don't ship your sheep until they are well fin- ished and don't keep them after they are ready for market. Don't go by your home market thinking that you will make more by shipping to a distant one; nine times out of ten you won't. Don't consign them to a commission firm which does not make a specialty of handling sheep and has no sheep salesman. I know of an instance where a couple of doubles of lambs were consigned to a first class cattle and hog firm and the hog salesman was assigned the duty of selling them. Of course he was not posted. He atked one of the vet- erans of the trade $4 25 per hundred for them, and when the latter seemed to hesi- tate he quickly added that of course he would take off something. The old buyer said, ' No, but I will give you $4.75. I can't afford to risk the reputation of this market for the aake of buying your two carloads at 50c below the current price.'' Don't cuss your commission firm if they do not always get the top; take the aver- age of their sales and you will find that nearly always they get the true value for your stuff. And laat but not least, don't think that because you have fed 300 or 3000 head successfully and profitably that you can do the same with 30,000, because you can't. Building Up a Flock. The common sheep is capable of much improvement by the use of well selected pure bred rams of some desirable breed. The half bred proeeny of such a cross gOmetimes may appear to be equal in every respect to the pure bred stock and is un- questionably so for all purposes except breeding. A few repeated crosses in this line will build up a flock to all appearance equal to the pure bred original stock. Of course there ia great advantage to the shepherd who may procure as good blood aa may exist but which is not of course held to be of equal value to the pure stock breeder. This applies to all well estab- lished breeds. The scale of points of the pure breeds ia very exacting and a major- ity oE lambs of the pure breeds do not fully come up to it. Hence there are grades of prices as of qualitv — the highest for exacting buyers, a second rate for the one who thinks pedigree is everything and who takes a second claBS animal thinking that the blood will cover up some of the faults. The third class is the bar- gain hunter who takes the poorest stock at the lowest prices and boaBts of the blood, but has no backing of quality to support it. Breeders can always sell cheap, inferior stock at from $5 to $12 more easily than he can at eight times ae much. ♦ The best heifer calves are none too good, and the dairy farmer can, as a rule, raise better cows than he can buy in the markets. If cows are in milk from September on, during the four succeeding months, it offers good opportunity to raise fall and winter calves that will be able to care for themselves nicely by the time the pastures are ready for them in the spring. Dairy Notes. A well-fed cow in her prime should milk for ten months of the year, and yield ov&r 5,000 pounds of milk. Inferior butter frequently results from keeping the cream from one milking too long while saving it to add more cream for the next churning. In washing dairy utensils the idea is to get-all of the milk off or out. One of the best plans of doing thiB is to wash first with water not more then tepid warm into which a little soda has been dissolved ; then wash with scalding hot water, rinse and dry. When the butter does not come readily look first at the temperature. A higher or lower use may reverse the trouble. If the temperature is right, next see if the cream is not too thick. If it ia, thin with water of the churning temperature. But if the cream is not viscus, but simply lacks fluidity, the addition of skim milk may answer. The reason for not disturbing milk after it has been strained and set away for the cream to rise is that the cooling of the milk causes currents in the fluid, the end of which is to deposit the fats in the surface. When these are disturbed in any way these currentB are broken and the particles of fat go floating aimlessly aboutand some othersnever reach the tor- The digestive power of animals dif- fers. To allow a certain quantity of food to each cow, treating every cow in the herd alike, is almost certain to result in an insufficient quantity for some and an overfeeding for others. If they are fed most economically and to the best advantage the individual characteristics should be considered and each animal be fed according to her requirements. Indications are that the sale of hand separators will increase largely and the business of gathering cream will con- sequently expand. There are two par- ticular reasons for thi?. First, there is no food for young Btock that will take the place of milk at the same cost, and stock raisers have a strong belief that to feed the skim milk /with the "animal heat" in it (particularly calves) is .the proper thing. — Dairy and Creamery. Meat Extract From the Dairy. A . process patented in Germany as recently as March last, the invention of Dr. Otto Eberhard of Ludwigslust bids fair to become a farreaching fac- tor in dairy economics, as it utilizes what at present are practically value- less residuums of the dairy for the production of a "milk meat extract," chemical analysis of which differs very little from that of the best American meat extracts aud which in taste, ap- pearance and consistency as well aa in its ready assimilation through the di- gestive organs ia almost identical with the moat expensive meat extracts now on the market, while the low cost of production makes it possible to place it on sale at a price, that will bring it fully within the reach of those to whom the uae of meat extracts haa been up to now an unattainable luxury. _ ^ The production of a Iamb with mutton form and characteristics is an important feature in the feeding business. The quality of the animal to be fed counts as strongly in the feeding of lambs ae in the feeding of cattle or hoga The higher the mutton poasessed in both sire and dam the better the lamb will be as a mutton eubject. In other words the strictly mut- ton breeds of sheep are superior to the gradeB and crosses of indiscriminate breed- ing. These full bloods, however, are not alwayB available. They have a two-fold purpose, that of breeding stock first and mutton production second. It is there- fore out of the question for all producers of mutton lambs to confine their business to the strictly high class mutton aheep. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. Cattle Feeding. A carload of two year old high grade steers fed by the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, at the university, averaging 1466 pounds, sold in Chicago recently at $6.S5, which was more than $1 above the top of the market for that day, and is the record price for cattle in any market this year. These cattle were purchased for the fancy New York trade. The leading live stock paper of Chicago referred to this sale as follows: "Standing up like the Eiffel tower above other sales to-day was one of a load of fifteen prize Hereford steera averaging 1466 pounds which sold at $6.85. It was an exceptional load of cattle and the best seen here since the fat stock show. They were fed by the experiment station at Columbia, Mo , under the supervision of Dean H. J. Waters. The load attracted considerable attention for being so far superior to any- thing else on the market.15 These eteers were purchased in the vicinity of Columbia at a cost of $4.10, for the feeding experiments conducted at the station, in which the feeding value of cotton seed meal, linseed meal and bran in combination with corn, was compared with corn alone on blue grass pasture. They have been on full feed since July 1st. These (attle were also used by the students in the stock judging exercises required of the students in the agricultural college, and were UBed to impress upon these young men the importance of handling only high grade stock. Eour of the best steers in the original bunch pur- chased by the station were taken out last spring to go with a load of show cattle that won at the International fat stock show at Chicago last fall. These steers were considered by all authorities to be the best and carrying the finest finish of any animals that have been on the market since the fat stock show, and were contidered by some to have been capable of winning in that contest. The station now has eighty high grade calves with which it is comparing the in- fluence of age upon the cost of beef. One third of these calves will be marketed next fall as yearlings, another third bunch will be carried until they are three years old, a careful record being kept of all the food consumed during the progress of the experiment. The United States govern- ment is co operating with the station in conducting this experiment and has a special offi er located there to collect data and report the results to the government. "How long should a cow go dry?" is an important question often asked. It is not possible to definitely answer it till one is thoroughly familiar with the purpose for which the cow is oeing kept. Most dairy- men invariably assert that no cow can be made profitable that does not milk up to within four or six weeks of calving time. This being a generally conceded fact, it must be acknowledged that the cow ia being kept only for the number of milk pounds she can produce in a year, with- out giving much consideration to the value of her offspring. The cow that ia a per- sistent milker and does not dry off, is in- variably the dam of a weak, puny calf. No cow can produce a steady flow of milk the year round and at calving time drop a strong, healthy calf. Therefore, if a cow is being kept only for dairy purposes, four to six weeks is quite sufficient relax- ation. But in case the cow is being kept for the milk she can produce and due con- sideration given to the value of her calf two months or ten weeks is none too much rest. Dairy cows require some bulky food with their grain ; but care must be taken not to go to either extreme. If too bulky the animal must eat too much in order to secure sufficient nourishment. If not bulky enough the animal will consume more nutritive material than it can digest in order to produce the proper sense of fullness. This deranges the stoni;.,-J] and causes waste. 14 ®he gveebcv mtfr ^pcvisman [February 14, 1903 Urged to Use Coloring Matter. The following official circular, headed ' Important Notice to Butter Producers," has been issued by the State Dairy Bureau of California : Bee of the State P.tiry Bureau, 114 ruin street. San Francisco, January The new oleomargarine law enacted by Congress, which went into effect on July 1, 1902, imposes a tax of 10 a pound on all oleomargarine in which artificial coloring matter has been use.l to produce in it the yellow shade of butter. On oleomargarine in which no such c >lor is used the tax is only one- fourth of a cent a pound. The 10-cent tax practically prohibits the manufacture 0ta,,; lored oleomargarine and has driven the makers to producing a cl ise of goods on which they need pay only the one-fourth of a cent a pound tax. Such oleomargarine is entirely white or else has a Bbade slightly resembling the yellow in butter, caused by using certain fats that impart this color or by treating the otherwise colorless fats in a manner that will impart a slight shade to their product resembling nat- ural butter. The oleomargarine pro- ducers are trying every effort to produce a yellow product that will not be subject to the 10-cent tax, but 30 far their efforts, while success ul in securing the desired color, produces a very poor quality of oleomargarine. Therefore they are com- pelled to confine their business to a low- colored article. During the past month, agents for East- ern oleomargarine producers have taken out licenses to sell this uncolored (as they call it) oleomargarine in California, being Vhe first serious effort that has been m de for some years to dispose of the product here. Samples of this class of goods that have been examined by the State Dairy Bureau, while very low in color, are no more so than much of the butter that ap- pears on the market, the standard for color having been reduced to almost white- ness among a great deal of the trade. Consequently there is great danger of the dealers in uncolored oleomargarine substituting their product for such pale colored butter of our dairies and creamer- ies. The only source of protection undei the circumstances for the producers of butter is for each and ■ veryone to color their product to a shade of yellow that the oleomargarine makers cannot imitate witbont paying 10 cents a pound tax- Butter producers of California are there. fore urged to color their butter higher. This is already being done ill the East, and if California producers wish to protect themselves from the schemes of the oleo- margarine producers they must color just as high as it is possible to get the trade to stand it. A little explanation to the trad as to the reason for bo doing will readily have the effect to remove their ob- jections, since the consumer does not want oleomargarine, at least at butter priceB. Statu Dairy Boreac, J. M. Thomas, Agent and Secretary. On the feed market are a considerable number of very inferior feeds, which con- sist of oat hulls, rice hulls, coffee hulls, etc., which canLot form a profitable pur- chase at any price, In buying feeds to supplement his home-grown supply, the dairyman's aim should be to secure digestible and palatable protein on the most reasonable terms and in the most economical forms. Folly half of the differ- ent and distinct brands of feed analyzed at the New Jersey Experiment Station do not meet his requirements in thin respect. — Prof, /.. l>. Voothnes. If the hoifor is to be developed Into a profltab'e dairy cow it is Important to extend nor first milking period as long as possibl' in order to promote aod fix the milkir • habit. : ! — if they don't give you Jack- Xapa Soda. Cleon of Yolo. Saving Feed. Whenever we hear a man talking about what fine stock he has and how little Baid stock eatB we begin to get suspicious. There may be men who have developed and maintain fine herds or flocks with very light feeding, but we have thus far failed to discover them. ■ One of our friends used to be anxious to tell how little feed it took for him to winter a brood bow. He waB a beginner then, and he was going to have a whole herd that would winter on roots and fresh air. He isn't talking about cheap wintering any more, but feed ng mill feed and corn. He had some experience that knocked the cheap wintering, noi feeding foolishness completely out of him. He realizes now that those who have such good looking Sweet cream raising can only be at tained by keeping the milk sweet asloniq as possible. Make the butter first-class and put it on the market in such a manner lo show to the best advantage. More butter can bo -gotten out of tbe cream if the cream is well and uniformly ripened before churniDg. Showing the amount of fat actually in the milk does not indicate how much butter can be got out of it. One of the mistakes too often made on the farm with the cows is in allow- ing them to run down in condition r ■ ' \JiV_ . •; -,•,! ^ ri| ^T it n ^^^^^m^r j„ _ I-' ReJ Durham Heifer owned by W. B. G.boOn. stock on extremely light rations are likely to underestimate some things. Tbe man who is looking for good stock in order to save hauling out feed is going to be dis- appointed. The way good stock saves feed is not in eating less, tut in making good use of what it eats, which is generally more than is allowed to common critters. — National Stockman. Two thousand million eggs are the figures furnished by the census men for the year 1902 in the United States. At an average of fifteen cents a dozen they are worth $250,000,000. To this must be added the hutching eggs, or better, the hatched birds that are sold us spring or other poultry. Last year this amounted to $220,000,0 0. IhtiB the annual egg and poultry market crop amounts to $570 000,- 000. This showing enhances the impor- tance of the chicken and makes the poul- try yard a strong competitor of the stock yard. during tne latter part of winter. The Bupply of feed getting low is usually the cause, the farmer hoping that by stinting the cows somewhat he may be able to get through without pur- chasing food. In doing this not only is the conditions of the cows lowered, but the quality of the milk also. In a majority of cases it would prove bet- ter economy to purchase a little feed and keep the cows thrifty. Then when grasB has made sufficient growth to af- ford a full feed, the cows would he in a condiiion to make the moat of it. To preserve buttor, the curd, butter- milk, etc., must be carefully washed out. This can best be done in the churn while the buttor is in granular form. Cotton seed meal fed to excess will in- jure the flavor of the butter just as too much linseed meal will injure the grain and flavor. Washington, D. C, advices are that the Department of Animal Industry has suc- ceeded in stamping out the foot and mouth liseaee which threatened the New Eng- land States, and which was a great men- ace to export trade. The quarantine has not been lifted, however, as a few sporadic cases may appear. The owners of the •attle in Massachusetts have been reim- oursed slightly. in excess of $50,000. The other inspectors from the bureau who are working in the other New England States, have not submitted their reports, but the 'lisease being introduced at the port of Boston the cattle of Massachusetts were more generally affected. f Horses in being shipped about, from place to place on a circuit, subject to all kinds of "weather and consequent changes in temperature are very like- ly to fall sick, chills,coiict colds, pneumonia, &c.x may take them at any time. Avoid trouble in time by having a supply of Turtle's Elixir ever ready to hand. It is invaluable in such cases and for hurts, bruises, splints, spavins, <&c The best body and leg wash known. Used and endorsed by Alums Express Company. Tattle's Family Elixir SX3Z3BS& Kills pain instantly. Our 100 page book' "Veter- inary Experience^ F3" R E E . Turtle's Elixir Co., 437 O'Farrell St., San Francisco, Cal Itcwarc of so-called Elixirs — none genuine hnt Tuttle'i. Avoid all blisters ; they offer only temporary relief if an J YOUNG STALLION FOR SAL!:. \ HANDSOME YOUNG STALLION BY 'l Thurston (by Tago 32975) dam Belle Emmet hy Marnbrino Wilkes 6083. A remarkably promis- ing young horse, and will be sold at a reasonable figure Apply or address H P. H. HAGGETT, Lower Lake, Cal. Wanted to Buy. A STALLION OYER THREE YEARS OLD, ahout 15 hands high. Must be sound and well bred. Price.about $300 Address F W. KELLEY, Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary St., San Francisco. SHOEMAKER'S BOOK r POULTRY "and family almanac for 19U8. Over 200 laiKt imses or best book paper.wlth flue colored plaieB true to life.Teljshow to raise chickens profitably .their care, disease and remedies. Diagrams with full descriptions of Poultry Souses. AU ■iW-ahout INCrrtATORS, BROODERS, JeJM!^*Jlu!,'1Thorni]chbri'd FOWLS, with lowest prices. You cannot afford to be without It. Only 15 eta C. C. SHOEMAKER, Box 697 Freeport, III., U. S. A. 6 NORMAN STALLION FOR SALE. ]>LACK, 5 YEARS OLD: WEIGHS 1900 LBS.; 1' 18 hands high: sired by Imp. Regal, 1950 lbs ; dam by imp. Renut, 2000 lbs. A handsome, high class horse in every respect. Address LOUIS DARIO, Byron, Contra Costa Co., Cal. Standard Stallion For Sale. ATHAHAX 3C937. Ooe of the best bred young Stallion* in California He Is I6handa and will weigh when matured 1250 lbs He is by Ath- adon (sire of Sue 3:12^, Llsterine S:13& Dakon D. 2:1616, Doonatrine S^o'j) by Matadon 9393, son of Ojward UII. Hisdam is Lustrine (dam of Lls- terine S:ISVii Donnairine 2:264) by the great Onward 141 1. Absolutely sound, a grand individ- ual, and In condition to train for a low mark this year. Only reason for selling is that owner has Dot time to devote to h m. Also, a handsome ihree-year-old Filly by Alta montoutof Datura C. (registered). For further information uddress Breeder and Sportsman, 3tJ Geary Street, San Francisco. FOR SALE. Six Good Jacks at reasonable prices, to close an estate. Address W. R. MADDEN, Dixon, Cal. [BRONCHIAL took TRY THEM FOR Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, and Sore Throat. FM-Slmlle JL/Js? yiSmvnrr Slgnnturcof <7.yyt* O /ik****,//**. box. February 14, ia03] ©he gveeiiev anfcr ^povt&tnan 15 The Main Features of HARNESS are Embodied In Material Style Finish We have studied all requisites and can assure our patrons of these qualities. Our Workshop will do the rest. Jepsen Sons & Kraft Makers of Harness. 1145-47 Market St. Phone: Bet. 7th and 8th Sts. South 1032. Mail Orders solicited. Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose — surround ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor.carriage office, news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks aDd railroad offices are a step from the entrance FOR PINK EYE DISTEMPER, CATARRHAL FEVER, AND ALL NOSE AND THROAT DISEASES 3 YUIE FOR SALE, All Out of Fashionably Bred Mares, One 2 Years Old. One 3 Years Old. One 4 Years Old. The two-year old and three-year-old are both well staked and are trotters The four-year-old has a three-year-old trotting record of 2:18, and a great prospect for his class this year. All are in fine shape to train or be placed in the stud For pedigrees, prices and full particulars address C. A. DUKFEE, San Jose. High Class Roadsters For Sale. YELLOW JACKET 2:20 1-2, pacing (only beaten a head in 2: 12). The handsomest roadster in California. Chestnut with flaxen mane and tail, and a perfect horse. Fine driver, sound, kind and gentle; has been driven by a lady. Get his fellow and he will attract attention on the park roads or speed way. Donble-gaited Grey Geldinfr excellent road horse, single or double; sound, fast and a great weight puller. Never trained, but paced a mile in 2:27, last quarter in 34 seconds. A good pros- pect for the track, and a high class roadster any- where. For prices and particulars address A. B. RODMAN, Woodland, Cal. Cures the sick, and acts as a preventive for others. Liquid given on the tongue. Safe for brood mares and all others Best kidney remedy, 50 cents bottle. $5 dozen. Sold by all druggists and turf goods houses, or sent, express paid, by the manufacturers SPOHN MEDICAL COMPANY, Goshen, Special Agent: J. A. McEERRON, San Francisco. Ind. Look For This Sale At FRED H. CHASE & CO.'S Salesyard, 1722 Market 'Street, San Francisco, during the second week in March. THIRTY HEAD of High Class Road and Business Horses, consigned by Qeo. A. Davis, Rancho del Valle, Pleasanton, Cal. These horses are from 5 to 8 years old and are by such stallions as Direct 2:05J, Poscora Hay ward, lone Boy and others, and are out of well-bred mares. They are broke single and double, are gentle for anyone to drive, and are all solid colors. Date of Sale and full particulars next week. FEED H. CHASE & CO., 1732 Market Street, San Francisco. Awarded Gold Meda At California State Fair 1892. Every horseowner who values his stock should constantly have a sup- ply of it on hand. It improves and keeps stock in the pink of condition. Manhattan Food Co 1353 Folgom St., San Francisco ABk your grocers or dealers for it. r CYRUS NOBLE WHISKY VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— 811 Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts., S3n Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. Gre ie Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS— Cases where ulcerations ' extend, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine After Blistering. Veterinary Pixine is the very best application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process. Will heal the most severe cases without scar, and will prevent loss of hair As a Preventive— If a light application of Veterinary Pixine is used before speeding, driving in wet. muddy or slushy weather, or in the bnow, your horse will never have speed cracks, scratches or grease heel. For Hoofs —It will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in perfect form. For Old and Chronic Sores. Etc.— Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, hobble chafes abscesses, inflammatory swellings, sores and all skin disease. In cases of emergency it is invaluable. This penetrating, stimulating, soothing ab- sorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from beneath the surface by disinfecting the parts. subduiDg inflammation and stimulating healthy granulation, not by drying and scabbing. % oz., »5c; 8 oz, 50c, 5-lb pkg., 84.00. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL CO., TROY, N. Y. D E. Newell, Pacific Coast Agent, 519 Mission ' Street, SanFrancisco. RED BALL BRAND Positively Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion THE BARON WILKESES WON 25 PER CKNT OF ALL THE MONET ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT OF 1903. <3§*j6> BARON DALE 2:111 « 6\ A. W. FOLKiRS Successor to J H. A. Folbers &, Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building, Room 4. San Francisco IS A SON OF BARON WILKES 2:18. His first dam, Nathalie, produced Barondale 2:11^ and Grand Baron 2:12vj; and is by NUTWOOD the greatest of all sires. His second dam. Beatrice is the dam of Patron 2:14&, Prodigal 2:16, Patronage and Pangloss, all great sires, and is by Cuyler His third dam. Mary Mambrino is the dam of Elvira 2:18&, the producing sire Dunraven, and dams of Ponce de Leon 2:13 and four others. BARONDALE has two new ones in the list this year and is now the sire of four in the list. Where Can Yoa Beat ThU Breeding? Season of 1903 at SAN JOSE RACE TRACK. Terms, $50 for the season, with usual return privileges. For further particulars address TOM JAMES, 1120 Alameda Ave , San Jose, Cal. FOR SALE. l\,rARE, M VENTURA 16 hands, 12*>0 pounds Also, very handsome Stallion 3°^^ tie and good roadsters Address Mrs. B E- HAKKlb, 2629 California Street. San Francisco. MONTEREY 2109 1-4 Reg. No. 31706 Will Make the Season of 1903 at PAH I nDCU7n SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS. MIIDITA? WEDNESDAYS. THUKS- 5AN LUntlli.U MONDAYS, TUESDAYS. lYllLrllHO DAYS and FRIDAYS. Cpp CCfl FOR THE SEASON Good pasturage at $3 per month. Bestof caretakenof mares, rcc vuu but no responsibility for accidents or escapes. Send for card containing pedigree and full particulars. Address p. j. "WILLIAMS, San Lorenzo, Cal. For Sale with His Engagements HAMBLETONIAN WILKES 1679 ONLY SON OF THE GREAT GEORGE WILKES IN CALIFORNIA Sire of Phoebe Wilkes 2:0814, Robert I. 2:10, Pbebon W 2:10^, Rooker 2:11, Tommv Mac 2:11^, Vic Schiller 2:11^. Arlene Wilkes 2:11 *i. New Era 2:13. Aeroplane &lfi&, Sunbeam 2:12Ji, Sybils. 2:I6?i, Saville2:174, Grand George 2:I8»4, J. F. Hanson 2:19^', Twenty-four in the 2:30 list. This great stallion is offered for sale, together with some of his colts. Reason for selling Is that the undersigned is going out of the horse business. Address R. J. MOORHEAD, Santa Clara, Cal. Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage. Saddle and Roa<* Horses for Sale Office and stable: 605 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. M. R. C. V. S-, F. E. Y. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspe ctor forNew Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery. Veterinary Depart- ment University of California: Ex-President o the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Omct, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Francisco: Telephone West 128. BONNIE DIRECT 2:05 1-4 Winner of fastest 5-beat race paced in 1900. Win- ner of Chamber of Commerce Stake at Detroit; Blue Hill Stake at Keadville, and three other great races. Biggest money winner of 'New" Pacers of 1900, having 17575 to his credit the Hrst year out. Sired by Direct 2:05'/!, sire of Directly 2:03l(, Hal Direct 2:04m. Prince Direct 2:07, Directum Kelly 2:08«, etc Dam BONBON 2:26 (dam of Bonsilene 2:l4M)T»y Simmons 2:28. sire o( Helen Simmons 2:11M. New York Central 2:13, etc. Also sire of dams of Fereno 2:07*i, Tomboy 2:10H, Owyhee 2:11, etc. Second Dam BONNIE WILKES 2:29 (dam of 3 in list) by George Wilkes 2:22. Third Dam BETTY VII.EY by Bob Johnson, thor- oughbred son of Boston. nnuulD niDCrT is a black stalliOD. 151; bands high, weighs 1200 lbs. Is a good individual, DUlNlNlb U1KCL 1 nas best of feet and legs, and is absolutely sound in every way. RONNIE DIRECT will serve a limited number of approved mares during season of 1903 at SlOO the ?ea"on Mares not proving lone in foal can be returned next season or service fee refunded, at the omion of the owner of marl Money due at time of service or upon removal or mare. Every tie taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Pasturage for mares at reasonable rates. Address C. L. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal. Summary of Three of Bonnie Direct's Races. Chambef of Commerce Stakes, $5000, at Detroit. Bonnie Direct 9 5 8 1 1 1 Annie Thornion 14 1 1 2 2 2 Hal McEwen 1 II 2 8 4diS Pussywillow 8 3 II 3 3 ro George C, 3 4 3 4 5 ro. Cobbett 4 7 4 5 dr, Duchess 11 13 5 6 dr. Joe Wheeler 12 9 7 7 dr, Fred Wilion 2 2 9 dis. Mt. Clemens Boy 5 6 6 dr. Louis E Mid- dleton 6 8 12 dr, Sport 7 10 10 dr. Gamecock 10 12 dr, Connie 13 dr. Little Frank dis. Time— 2:104. 2:I2J4, 2:133£, 2:13, 2:I2»4', 2:12&. 2:13 Class, pacing, purse $1500, at Columbus. Bonnie Direct 2 5 111 Jobnnv Agan I 12 2 3 Ladv Piper 3 2 3 4 2 Freilmont 5 3 4 3 4 Red Light 4 4 5 dr, Prince Exum dis. Time— 0:31. 1:02^, 1:34,2:05^; 0:33—, 1:05*4, l:8B¥i 2:Hi".4: 0:32. 1:034. 1:344. 2:07"-.. ■ 0:314. 1:044, 1:373d 2:08?i; 0:31 Vi, 1:033£, 1:36, 2:08J4 Blue Hill Stake. S3000, at Readville. Bonnie Direct 1 1 1 SallieHook 2 2 8 EvolutP ...5 3 2 Annie Thornton. .4 4 3 Paul Revere 3 5 4, Dark Wilkes 6 7 5, Tommy W- 7 6 7. Argo Director 8 8 6 Lady All,: Beauty Spot dis, P. H. Flynn dis. Time— 2:07?^, 2:09M, 2:I0M- 16 f&hs fgxeebev anir *&p&vx&xnan [February 14, 1903 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAl- (Property ot Jobk Pabrott, Esq.) Devoted Exclusively to the Breeding and Training ot High Stepping Hackney-Bred Harness Horses WALTER SEALT, Manager. Breed for Size. Style, Speed, Gameness flailetoDiai Wilkes 1679 The Only Son of the Great George Wilkes in California AND SIBB OF Pbuebe Wilkes.. 2:08!4 I Sunbeam &12&S Robert I 8:10 Phebon W ... fclOSS Rocker 2:11 Tommy Mac. ...2:11'4 New Era 2:13 Aeroplane 2:I6»< Sybil s areas Saville 3-MH Terms for the Season. $40 Vic Schiller 2:11m I Grand George. . 2:18"* Arlene Wilkes S11J4 I J. F Hanson.... 2:19k and 12 more In 2:30 Will Make the Season of 1903 at GREEN MEADOW FARM Brokaw Road, H mile from Santa Clara. Usual return privileges. Good pasturage at $4 per month. Best of care taken of mares, but no liability for escapes or accidents. Xo w% re fence 8. Address v R. I. MOORHEAD, Telephone: Suburban 15. SANTA CLARA, CAL. 3-TEAK-OLD RECORD, 2:15 1-3 (Timed second in 2:123^) 4-YEAR-OLD RECORD. 2:11 1-4 (Timed second in 2:094. 2:09) 2-YEAR-OLD TRIAL, - - 2:26 STAM B. 2:11 1-4! (TROTTING. REG. No. 23444. STAM B , by that show horse king, Stamboul 2:071;, father of 47 from 2:10^ to 2:30: 24 sons and daughters produced from 2:074 to 2:27. Stamboul is Lhe only trotting bred stallion that ever sold twice for over $40,000, and sired a daughter for whose son, WiKgins (two-year-old 2:19%). $4O,0f0 was offered. Stamboul's dam is the grandam of Oakland Baron 2:09a, for which $50,000 was lately refused, showing that men with money and brains appreciate this blood. STAM B.'S first dam. Belle Me- dium 2:20 (dam of S from 2:1 1)4 to 2:30) by Happy Medium sire of Nancy Hanks 2:04. NosonofBam- bletonian 10 ever produced such speed and she sold for $40,000. Second dam Arcenta, dam of one in 2:20. by Almont Lightning, sire of dams of Zombro (five years old 2:11) and King Princeps 2:15, by Almont 33 Third dam Mary Adams by Mambrino Patchen. sire of dams of Guy Wilkes 2:15>j, Baron Wilkes 2:18, Patchen Wilkes 2:29. Fourth dam Mambrino Belle by Mambrioo Chief, sire of Lady Thorn and dam of Director and Onward Fifth dam by Mason Whip, a thoroughbred. No stallion now doing public service ever represented such champions of the turf, show ring and top notehers at private and public sales. He is a handsome horse (a typical Morgan in form), and tried race, horse, and game, toppy road horse. STAM B. is a bay. two white hind ankles, 15 hands 2% inches high, weight 1090 lbs, of good stamina and muscular development. Will Make the Season of 1903 at Pleasanton, Cal Tprmc Sllft SPOT CASH before mare is removed 1 CI 111b «P*v foais, but will not be responsible for a 3 res pons tralos at depot.) For further particulars address I will try and take good care of mares and accidents or escapes. (No agents on arrival of SAMUEL GAMBLE, Pleasanton, Cal. D*>H 1 rrfAPC Tn hi 1 1 £1 +f>tl and type written ready for Naming ■ euigrec2> lauuiaicu Write for prioei< breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary itreet, San Franciso*. Cal. SEARCHLIGHT 21031 THE FASTEST STALLION BY THE RECORDS EVER OFFERED FOR SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. He still holds the World's Records for 4-year-old (2:04^) and for 5 year-old (2:03^). SEARCHLIGHT is one of the fastest and gamest horses that ever raced on the Grand Circuit. He is a horse of rare individuality and is one of the most perfect specimens of horseflesh ever foaled. He has repeatedly beaten one minute to the half-mile pole in bis work, and has pulled the heavy cart in which he now takes his exeroise a half in 58 seconds with a dozen watches held on him. Few stallions that ever stood for service in California have such royal blood lines. Darknight, the sire of SEARCHLIGHT, was like the great McKinney, a son of Alcyone, and is a sire of extreme speed, having four 2:10 performers to his credit. The dam of SEARCHLIGHT is one of the great brood mares, having four with standard records and his grandam and great grandam are both in the great brood mare list. His oldest colts, now two years old, show that he imparts these qualities to his get, and he is certain to be a producer of early and extreme speed as well as size and good looks. Terms for the Season, $75. The Blood that pro= duced Dan Patch 1:5ft LECCO 21092 LECCO 2:09?^ is a very handsome black stallion, a square trotter and as game a racehorse as ever looked through a bridle He is by Bonnie Boy. one of the best producing sons of Patcben Wilkes, sire of the great Joe Patchen 2:01^. that in turn is the sire of the unbeaten Dan Patch 1:594 The dam of LECCO is a great brood mare by Homer, and his second dam is a producing mare by Rochester and his third dam is a producing mare by Clark Chief. For four generations in the pedigree of LECCO there is not a sire or dam but is a producer of standard speed- LECCO made a campaign through the Grand Circuit in 1899 that shows his wonderful speed and gameness He met the best horses out that year and in seven starts won four first moneys, two sec- onds and was but once unplaced. His action is perfect and he cannot help siring a family of high class, handsome, fast and game trotters. $50 for the Season. The above horses will stand at the PLEAS 1NTON RACE TRACK, and all mares not proving with foal may be returned free next year, or in case the horse is not in California the service fee will be returned. It is the intention of the owner however, to keep both SEARCHLIGHT and LECCO in this State for the next four or five years. Due care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility assumed should any occur. Good pasturage provided at $4 per month, and all bills payable before mare is removed from my possession. Forfurther particulars and tabulated pedigrees address EDW. MILLS. Rose Hotel, Pleasanton, Cal. NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Itlack Horse 15-2U hands. Foaled 1S90. BRED BY Wit. CORBETT. (3) 2:21 in 1902 ARIST0 (3) 2:17i -SKS )f and Stanford Stakes, 1902 MAJELLA B. (2) 2:29 Tl^ij THE B0QUET Brown Fillv Trl!" 2:S0» » » UlUWIirillJ 4-yr-old In 1902 Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18. sire ot Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 2:15k, Sabina 2:15«, Sabledale (at 2 years) &18J4, Bufflngton (at 2 years) 2:20!'. and 36 others In 2:30 list. Dam Fidelia "(trial ''35 at 2years).damof Fidette 2:28!4. dam of Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:17!,! by Director, sire or Directum 2:to« Direct 2:05V5, Nathan Straus 2:05V,. Direction 2:08*. etc. Second dam bv Reavis' Blackbird hMrkW etC' ™rlJ d3m by Lancet' son of 'McCracken's Black „ NUSHAGAK'S sire, Sable Wilkes, is a remarkable sire o[ early and extreme speed; his son Oro Wilkes 2:lIwasoneof the gamest colts that ever raced down the Grand Circuit The Wilkes and Director blood is a successful cross as it has produced John A. McKerron 2 05' , Xatban Straus «■!£,' Ozanam 2.08. Dollade Wilkes 2:10*. Oro Wilkes 2:11. Evangeline &UX, Mary" Celeste (at 2 years! ■Z-.ITA. etc. Fidelia, NUSHASAR'S dam, is in the great broodmare list and she would have been a very fast trotter if given an opportunity, as with very little training she trotted a mile in "35 as a twc-year-old. Mr Corbett purchased her from Mr. Goldsmith for a broodmare consequently her training was discontinued. The get of Reavis' Blackbird, the sire of NUSHAGAKS second dam were noted for their remarkable gameness and vigorous constitutions His two noted daughters' Mamie Griffin 2:12 and Vie H. 2:12*. were exceedingly game. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; "f distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until' the twentv-nin practically no work, yet he easily beat the best held of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake Before taking sick we felt confident that Aristo would trot a mile close to 2:10 in his three-vear old form; the way he raced after being sick made us feel satisfied that we had made do mistake in our estimate of him. His third heat ra 2:17H wasequal to 2:13M or 2:1-1 over the Woodland Santa Rosa or StocktoD traoks NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencin- February lath and ending July 1st. ° Dul"*"j< Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege If mare proves not with foal. Money due at time of service or uoon removal ot mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed should any occur. First-class pasturage for mares, $3 per month; no barbed wire. Address <««""« WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company's steamers, from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shipped in care of Morshead s Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento and will be reshlpped to Walnut Grove. Breed to Stallions -with Fast Records that are by Producing1 Sires and out of Producing1 Dams WILLIAM HAROLD RECORD 2:131 Hire of JANIC1 ! " race, and who holds tin . his firvt and only foal tr> start In a world's record, -VJi't, for 1'b miles TERMS 840 the Season. SIDNEY 2:192 Sire of LeDa N 2:05* Monterey 2:09>* Dr Leek 2:094 Oddity 2:10* Sidnev Dillon, sire of Dollv Dillon 2:07 90 in 2:30 list I>am: CRICKET 2:10 Dam of William Harold 2:18x Crlcrl 2:20 Hopper 2:1?>; Isobel 2:29k Bv Stelnway. sire of Klutawah 2:054 45 In 2:30 list WELCOME RECORD: 2:10 1-2 Sire wel have of II nil -i 2:2111,. WKLCOM] ghs 1300 lbs., and is n irrand lndh size, style, good looks and speed. TERMS $35 the Season. ARTHUR WILKES 2:281 Sire of Welcome 2:104 Fitz Lee 2:13^ Hobo 2:123£ Wayland W 2:12*-; Sire of Arthur W 2:114 .Tohn A 2:12^ Forrest W 2:14»< Dam: LETTIE Dam of Welcome 2: 104 Wayland W 2:124 Maud Singleton 2:284 For further particulars and cards with tabulated pedigree addreee GEORGE GRAY. Haywards. Cal. Now Is the Time to Advertise Your Stallion STALLION SERVICE BOOKS PEDIGREES TABULATED BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 GEARY STREET SAN FRANCISCO. February M. iw> 3 i ®hc $xeei>ev tmfr ■gpavtstnaxx 11 THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. NUTWOOD WILKES. He is the only Stallion that ever produced two three-year-olds in one season with recordsof 2:12 and 2:l2fi respectively. Who la It. ex-champion th.-ee-year-old gelding of the world, reduced his record to2:lOM- John A. MoKerron 2:05H C3*jfej4 as a three-year-old) Is the fastest trotter of all the famous tribe of George Wilke^. NUTWOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1903 at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st Fee = $50 RACE RECORD.... By GUY. WILKES Dam LID A W By NUTWOOD .2:16^ 2:15H .2:18^ 2:18^ For the Season With return privileges if horse remains my property. Good pastur- age at |3 per month. Bills payable before re- moval of mare. Stock well cared for, but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes- Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS THE SIRE OF John A.McKerron . .2:05Ji Fastest trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 2:12^ Who Is It 2:10^ 3-year-old race rec 2:12 Stanton Wilkes 2:10^ Georgfe B 2:12!^ Claudius 2:13H' Boblngersoll 2:14J£ IrvingtenBoy 2:I7?£ Verooa 2:I8j< Trvington Belle 2:18H Echora Wilkes 2:\S% «S- But three of the eraudsons and granddaughters of NUTWOOD WILKES ever started in race; 1902, is by a son (Nearest 2:22). and Hollo 2:i6?i and Miss Georgie 2:25 are- out of his daughters Young stock by NUTWOOD WILKES for sale. For further particulars apply or address Rosewood ..2:21 Nearest 2:22 Central Girl .2:224 Miser 3:24Vi Alix B 2:24^ Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgie 2:25 Fred Wilkes -. .2:264 Queen C...' .....2:284 Electress 2:284 Daueestar 2:29 L E C 2:29';; T. C. (3) 2:30 RACING Of these, Alone 2:09S4, fastest four-year-old of MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co., Cal. THE HIGHLY BRED STALLION NEAREST 35562 RECORD 2:22 1-2 Full Brother to John A McKerron 2:05 1-4. (Formerly WILKES DIRECT) Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4 and th© Only 8-year-old Stallion with One with a Record below 2:10. By NUTWOOD WILKES 2:164. sire of John A.-McKerron 2:05*. Who Ts It 2:10*. Stanton Wilkes 2: 104, Claudius 2:13*. Georgie B. 2:12*, Boblngersoll 2:14Ji and 16 other standard performers Dam INGAR (dam of John A. McKerron 2:05*, Nearest 2:224 and Thursday 2:24) by the old champion Director 2:17, sire of Directum 2:05*. Direct 2:054. Direction 2:10* Evangeline 2^11*, Margaret S. 2:124 and others; second dam Annie Titus (dam of Annie C. 2:2o) by Echo 462, sire of Echora 2:234 (dam of Direct 2:054) and 16 others in list: third dam Tiffany mare (dam of ibraltar 2:224, sire of Our Dick 2:10*, Homestake 2:14* and others) by Owen Dale, sod of Williamson's Belmont. NF A PP^T *s a Darl1 Ba?: 15-3 hands and weighs V00 pounds; well formed and numvLJl of kind disposition. Will make the Season of 1903 EVERY WEEK DAY RAIN OR SHINE. New California Jockey CI 1NGLES1DE TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY KACES STABT AT 2 P. M. SHARP Reached by street cars from any part of the city . Trains leave Third and Townsend streets at 12:45 and 1:15 p. m., and leave the track immedi- ately after the last race. THOMAS H WILLIAMS, President. PERCY W. TREAT, Secretary. Stables of T. W. BARSTOW on the Alameda Avenue Near Race Track, San Jose, Cal. the FROM FEBRUARY 1st TO JUNE 1st. TERMS, $40 THE SEASON. NEAREST 35562, Rec. 2:22 1=2. Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4. Good pasturage $3 per month. No wire fencing. Every care taken to prevent acoidents or escapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Address Telephone No.: West Ml. W. BARSTOW, SAN JOSE, C VL. ABSORBINE "Will reduce inflamed, swollen joints, PUFFS, and any Soft Tumors -^unfi^ ; pleasant to use; does not blis- BOILS, ter uniier bandage or remove the hair. S2.00 a bottle. At regular deal- ers,' or F. YOUNG, P. D. F., Springfield, Mass. Circulars if you vaat them. I For sale by Mack & Co., Langley <& Michaels Co. Redlngton & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron , all of San Francisco. fe SPEED AND ABILITY TO REPRODUCE IT=©a DIABLO 2:09 1-4 SIRE OF SIR ALBERT S. 2:03 3-4 CLIPPER 2:06 DIODINE 2:10 1-4 Daedalion2:ll, Diawood2:ll. El Diablo ill, Taes2:ll>-.(, Hijo del Diablo 2:11(4. Inferno 2:15, Diablita2:15«, Gaff Topsail 2:16. Imp2:I9H, N. L. B 12)2:21)4. Key del Diablo (2) 2:23»£, Interna 2:241<, Athablo 2:24(4. Hazel D. 2:24(4, Mlraraonte 2:24^, Irene 2:25. Sire /-Don Derby 2:06 I Dam . : /Don.Derby 2:06 | Much Better 2:07}* I I Diablo 2:09(i CHARLES DERBY 2:20far™;: J«* BERTHA by Alcantara^E.f ^^.....2:,^ Sire of l and 19 more in 2:30 Dam of ' Jay Eft Bee (1 j . .2:26^ Will make the Season Of 1903 WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA. Good Pasturage at 82.50 per month, dents or escapes. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, - $50 Best of care takan, but no responsibility assumed for acci- Address WttlliM MURRAY. Woodland. Cal. Sire of Frank 2:10(4 Sweitzer 2:13X Hazel Y 2:17 Butcher Boy 2:17^ Auditor 2:19(4 and ten more in 2:30 Breed for Size, Disposition, Style and Speed. SECRETARY Son of the great Director and a mare by Volunteer, "Will make the Season of 1903 AT ALAMEDA. SECRETARY is a black horse, 16 hands high, a model of symmetry and conformation. His disposition is perfect and he can show as much natural speed as any trotting stallion in Call fornia. He sires speed, quality, substance and splendid disposi tions. and his produce are always in demand. FEE $40 THE SEASON. For card containing tabulated pedigree and other informa- tion address ELIAS WILLIAMS, Cor. Arbor Street and Eagle Ave., Alameda. Cal. Sire of Dr. Frasse 2:12i Thomas R 2:15 lltll! HI III L I I L 4 Druse's Sister, 2:25: By PALO ALTO 2:08^ (world's stallion record to high-wheel sulky), sire of IRAN ALTO 2:12^, Pasonte (4) 2:13. Palita2:16, Rio Alto 2:16<4, Palatine 2:18. and 11 others in 2:30 list. Dam ELAINE 2:30 (world's 3 and 4 year old records in 1877 and 1878). dam of Norlaine, yearling record 2:3m. and of 3 In 2:30 list, and the dams of 6 in 2:30 list Second Dam GREEN MOUNTAIN MAID, dam of Electioneer 125 (one oT the world's greatest sires), 9 in 2:30 list; sons produced over 300 standard performers. IRAN ALTO 2:12^ is not only royally bred, but has proven himself a racehorse and a sire of speed He is a splendid individual and has all the most desirable qualifications for a great stallion. Breed to him and you will get the kind of colts you are looking for. Will Make the Season, 1903, at his home The Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose. Paa t^ft Usual return privilege. Good pasturage and mares well cared for. For Tabulated rCC $uU. Pedieree address JAMES W. REA, San Jose, Cal. Alta Vela SSK? 2:111 SON OF THE GREAT ELECTIONEER 125 (Sire ot Arion (4) 2:071;, Sunol 2:08^. Palo Alto 2:08ii. Alta Vela 2:11>4, and 9 more in the 2:15 list. etc). Dam LORITA 2:18.". by Piedmont 904; second dam Lady Lowell (dam of Ladywell 2:16H Lorita 2: 18%. and dams of 6 in 2:30 list) by St. Clair; third dam Laura, dam of the sire of Occident 2:16;*. Will Make the Season, 1903-Fee $30 iU^'US^"^:?? SK! San Francisco. Limited to 40 mares, as he will be trained and raced again this year. ALTA VELA Is the Best Sou of Electioneer on this Coast. Best of care taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Usual return privileges. Bills payable at time ot service and mu.t be settled before removal of mare. Address HANS FEELLSON, 20th and Lobos Aves., San Francisco. BY MACK BAYSWATER WILKES 2:251 * ' Fanny Bayswater Sire of KELLY BRIGGS 2:10Ji Dam of 2 in 2:30 WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1903 AT WINTERS, YOLO CO., CAL. FEE $40. BAYSWATER WILKES is a sire of speed, size, good looks, soundness and gameness. The ODly two year and three year olds of his get to start last year were race winners. Every one of bis produce that has been trained can show standard speed. His sire. Sable Wilkes, also sired Nushagak, sire of last year's winner of *he Occident and Stanford stakes. His dam. Fanny Bayswater, is the dam of Senator L.. bolder of the champion four-mile trotting record of 10:12. Breed to BAYSWATER WILKES and you will get colts that will sell at good prices. Excellent pasturage for mares $2 50 per month. For cards containing full Pedigree and all particulars address S. H. HOY, Winters, Cal. By McKINNEY 2:11 1=4 Dam BY BY by NUTWOOD. McKlnney2-llM (sire of Coney 2:02. YouBet2:07, Charlie Mac 2:07»i. Jennie Mc 2:09. The Roman 2-09W Hazel Kinney 2:09!*. Dr Book 2:10. 22 jo 2:15 list- and 50 in 2:30 list): dam By By (own sister to Lockheart 2:08S4 and dam of Marengo King 2:29H) by Nutwood 600 (champion of all sires); grandam Rapidan (dam of Lockheart 2:08V4, Rapid 2:22!*, Capt. Mac 2:29); great grandam Madam Headley, dam of Export Prince 2:13J*. BY MACK Is one of the Best Bred Sons of the Great McKlnney. Terras: $25 for the Season. $S2fiKt£n*&Sg%&. No barbed ™e fences For further particulars address A. DONOUGH, Reclamation Station, Cal. Ship mares to A. Donough, Reclamation Station {California and Northwestern Railroad). LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission, Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. warehouse: 203 Berry St. office: 303 California St , Room 7. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Telephone: Main 1027. WANTED. Strawberry Roan w OULD BUY A STRAWBERRY ROAN Horse or Mare, 15 3 or 16 hands high: no pacer; 4 to 7 years old. Address, ticulars, ALFRED SOLANO, 405 Stimson i Los Angeles, Cal. 18 (Kke ^vesiiev mti* gtpxttrtemott 1 February 14, 1903 LAUNCHES SI97.50 UP. I 15,16,18,21 and 25 Ft. | sizes ALWAYS CARRIED IN STOCK. ROWBOATS $33.00 Up All Sizes Carried in Stock. Our Twentieth Century Racine Electro-Vapor Launches are not an unknown or untried experiment, but have been on the market for years and fill the demand for a safe, reliable and simple launch for Hunting, Fishing, Business or Pleasure. No Smoke, no Heat, no Engineer, Pilot ox* Fireman required. No Wood or Coal, No Government License. Finely built o' the bjst materials. Call and examine our samples, or send for catalogues and prices. We can interest you. BAKER & HAMILTON Sacramento JSetri. Francisco Los Angeles FOR SALE. Three Standard-Bred Trotting Stallions WILKES STOCK. One Seal Brown, 16 hands, foaled Mav 2, 1898; first dam Fearless by Fallis 4781 (record 2:23); second dam Jean Perault by Signal 3327. One Golden Bay, 16.1 hands, foaled March 5, 1898; first dam Signal by Del Sur 1098 (record 2:24), dam of Guy Sino 3*£93£i second dam Lady Sig- nal by Signal 3327. One Brown, white points, 16 1 hands, foaled April, 1898; full brother to the bay. These colts are all sired by Prince Airlee 28045. son of Guy Wilkes 2807 (record 2:15^), and bred by Wm Corbitt, San Mateo. Cal. They are pure (raited and show wonderful speed for the little work they have done. For further particulars apply to P. H. McETOY, Menlo Park, Cal. THE BEST WAGON IN THE WORLD rrrwmw mm 48 10 65 Lbs' FOR SALE. 3 CLYDESDALE STALLIONS POLLOCK, 12 years old, and CLYDBOY, 7 years old; both choice breeders. Also PRINCE S., 3 QUrflDlC. years old May 28th. All prize winners, with best of action, color and breeding. Can be seen at the Petal'ima Race Track at any time. For further particulars address T. A. NUFER, P. O. Bos 63, Petaluma, Cal. Entirely Different and away ahead of any other wagon ever made. It is easier to pull and faster than a sulky. Thoroughly practical, handsome and FOR SALE OR LEASE. T WILL SELL OR LEASE FOR TWO YEARS -1 my Two-year-old colt EDWARD B by Stam B 2:11H. first dam by Dexter Prince, second dam by Elect, third dam thoroughbred. He stands 15 3. is square on his feet without a blemish and is a bay in color. His carriage is naturally high, sty- lish; of good conformation with plenty of bone, sinew and muscle He Is a trotter from the word "go," and will make someone a racehorse. For particulars address D S. MATTHEWS, Ryde, Cal. JUST LIKE A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track. Bring the ladles and see the FASTEST HORSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL THE BENJAMIN RACING WAGON ITS GOOD POINTS. The Body is made in one piece, rounded at the corners, having no joints to come apart or corners to open, thus making it the lightest, strongest and most beautiful in appearance. The Fifth Wheel is original and ! entirely new. It is absolutely noiseless and positively prevents the axle from swinging. Our Axles are the strongest that can be made and are in a continuous piece. Wheels. We make our own wood and wire wheels complete. Our Ball Bear- ings are the best made and are water and dust proof. The Shafts are handsome and strong and can be instantly removed. | They are steel plated top and bottom, free from bolts in any part of them, and so attached to the wagon they cannot rattle, as they have no springs, catches or traps to get out of order. The cross pieces are steel plated and trussed, making them very light and stiff. The Whiffletree is held by our own device and cannot rattle and when desired can be quickly | removed. We manufacture truss poles and neck yokes. Our Truss Poles are very attractive and are free from braces to | bend and rattle. Should any accident happen it cannot snap of/like an ordinary pole. The neck yoke presents a hand - I some appearance, is light and strong, and like the pole cannot snap off. The pole passes through the neck yoke, which holds it securely and carries it several inches higher than an ordinary kind. Tubing is not used on our wagons, as it is I unreliable. Send for prices and catalogue. A. S OLNEV & SCIV. T. H. SPEDDY, 23 Davis Street, San Francisco, proprietor* ' Sole Agent for the Pacific Coast. No man in Northern New Jersey, or b' rseman iu X'-w York City and long Island, can doubt this man'* Biatemente Herald). (Reproduced from New York Newark, N. .1 , Jan 27, 1003 i one bottle of "Save-the Horse" and com- pletely rcm»ved a thoroughpln Horse was not I ami Nut it wan u bad eyesore. No blemish or sign of the growth remains. GEORGE STENGEL. I BOJi A WSU.-KNOWN THA1NHK. Terrace Farm, Titusvlllo Pa. I i' McKlnney, Proprietor. lined Horse" all the past season. Pint, oo a bad splint close up to knee: horse very lame after fast work; oould Bee decided Improve- mem Bfi-T a few days* use, and In a weelt's time poured Used with equal suc- i ii At present am treating redi tendon three pears ago: was a bad oa«o: was Bred and blistered, bul still went lumo Have used a bottle and nm still using '•Save the Horse " 'J')"' enlargement has gone down almosl oni balf.horce going sound, and I iv. will race again. A friend of mine bad a boi i thai bowod a ii odon is ti i ■■ bi iv kept him racing all full, gave him u record better than 8:06: tendon In straight and wound as ever wun Think it the greaiost remedy on i-urth ror a bad ><-g of any i escrlnilon L D 8 HA PER, Trainer rBOM A PROMINENT STOCK I aum OWNBH. Shrub Oak. N. Y. This Is io certify that [ have used "Suvu-tho i pilots and wind puffs with great suc- i i fact, ft Is a great n a i C. W. CARPENTER. Sunnysidn Farm. Horse can be worked with either shin or ;ankle boots, as no harm can possibly come by either destruction of hair or scalding of the limb. •'Save the-Horse" can be applied in all conditions and extremes of weather— hot or cold. POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES Uone and Bog Spavin, Ringbone, Curb, Thorough- pin, Splint, Capped Hock, Shoe Boll, Weak and Strained Tendons nnd all Lameness. Contains no arsenic, corrosive sublimate or other forms of moroury, or any injurious ingre- dient. Cures without scar, blemish or loss of hair. 95 00 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle, con- structed to convince and protect you fully. The nrcd of second bottle is almost improbable except In rarest oases Guarantee covers effectiveness of ono bottle. Copy of guarantee sent upon application $3 00. all druggists and dealers, or sent prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL COMPANY, TROY, NEW YORK. E, NEWELL, Pacific Coast Agent, 610 MISSION STREET, 8AN FRANCISCO. Books for Stallion Owners. 1. HOOYER'S STALLION SERVICE RECORD. The most complete book for recording stallion service ever placed before breeders. Not a pocket edition. No more disputing of sires. No more mixing of dams where this book is used. There is space for entering 100 mares, giving their full breeding description, dates of service, dates of foaling, with a page for tabu- lating pedigree of stallion in use, etc., etc., with index complete; size 10x7*. Each book is handsomely and substantially bound. Can be used for any kind of pedigreed stock $2.00 2. THE STANDARD STALLION SERVICE BOOK. The neateBt Service Book published, containing space for entering 100 mares, giving space for full description, pedigree, date3 of services and refusals, date of foaling, etc., with index complete, neatly bound in leatherene, suitable for pocket use. Can be used for any kind of pedigreed stock $1,00 3. BREEDER'S NOTE AND CERTIFICATE BOOK AND STALLION SERVICE BOOK COMBINED. This book contains 75 blank certificates to be given to owners of mares, certifying that said mare has been bred to a certain stallion. Also75notes suitable for owner of mare giving to owner of stallion on account of stallion service fee. This book is well bound, and makes a book like No. 2, after certificates and notes have been removed. Can be used for any kind of pedigreed stock $1.00 Sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price. BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, San Francisco, Cal. February 14. 1«>3| &he gxeefrev ant> gtpotrtsman 19 FortablB Booses ALL SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boxes. Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CoiivTNIENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu- lar and Price List. Burnham— Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet First and Second, % OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street BALLISTITE The Standard Dense Powder of the World. A7VI3NTS $265,460 During the Past Four Years, Heading the List of "Winning Powders. 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Boys, girls and all others can do good work and may make money, as mounted heads and birds find a ready sale, and besides you may teach your friends and decorate the school-room, office and dining-room with native birds and other attractions. If you are in doubt, then get your friends to go in with you an i start a olass, for when several work together there is an advantage and the expense is next to nothing. On the receipt of $1, cash or stamps, JC will send full printed instructions for mounting birds, heads, mammals, etc , and all materials for mounting and preserving specimens— including prepared compound, together with full directions for dressing skins with the hair on for rugs and robes, so that you will not be to the expense of one cent. Remember, I Guarantee Satisfaction or Money Refunded. Mention Breeder and Sportsman and address MORRIS GIBBS, M. D„ Kalamazoo, Mich. Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cared In 48 Hoars. CAPSULES I Snpexlor to Copaiba. Cnbebs or Injection BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOt STEINS— "Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows, 4-yr.,3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhams competing. 6th year my Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. P. H. Burke, SO Montgomery St., S. F. J ERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Niles & Co.. Los Angeles, Cal. AYRSHIRE S— Young Bulls, Cows and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon, Petaluma, Cal. RUSS HOUSE Montgomery, Pine & Bush Sts. Horsemen's and Sportsmen's Headquarters American or European Plan. CHAS. NEWMAN CO., Props. COCOANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOR STOCK, CHICKENS AND P1QS FOR SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO. 208 California Street, San Francisco, Cal. BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE —DEALERS IN— 55-57-69-61 First Street, 8. F. Tel«phonb Main 190. SURE SHOT The puppy is liable to destruction from worms. 'Tis the critical period in a dog's life. Canine worms meet "sure" destruction when fStuRE> j§&ncnr is administered. After that, it builds up the growing dog's constitution, develops bone and muscle. It makes thin, puny and weak puppies plump, animated and strong. 50c. by mall, prepaid. SERGEANT'S CONDITION PILLS are the best liked and easiest to give of all alteratives and tonics. Incidentally any disease that a dog is likely to have will be speedily relieved and ulti- mately cured. Of dealers, 00c and $1.00. By mall, prepaid. Sergeant's Carbolic Soft Soap is the "best ever" and for sale everywhere. 25c. of dealers. By mail 35c. An order, or 8c. in stamps will entitle you to our latest Dog Book and Pedigree blank, mailed FREE. For sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers," F. W. BR.AUN & CO., Los Angeles, Cal., Pacific Coast Supjly Depot. SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy of " DOQ CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch.— 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for "SANITAS" Disinfectant. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. delverton kennels Hampton Promise A. K. C. No. 53101 (BLACK DUKE II-CH. GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 27 prizes. Stud fee, $15. Apply to T. J. BLIGHT, 213 Third Avenue. San Franoisco. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers. WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Lithfan Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee 830 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rev- elry (Saltscar Qambler-Saltscar Cheerful). Fee 825 "WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velooity-Norfolk Two Step). Fee 810 Puppies and Brood BitcheB for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 8 44 Harrison St., San Francisco, Cal. ONE OF THE BEST. A GREYHOUND PUPPY, 16 MONTHS OLD •*"*- by Racker out of Mountain Beauty. This is an unusual opportunity to get a stake winner. Will be sold reasonable. Apply to A. ROY HARRISON, 78 Geary St., City. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. COLLIES. 0A AK GROVE COLLIE KENNELS.— THE finest kennel of Scotch Collies on the Pacific Coast. At stud— Ch Ormskirk Emerald Jr and imported Cheviot Construction. ' 17 handsome sable and white pups, ready to ship, and half- grown bitches for sale. No postal cards an- swered. Catalogue free. Western agent for Standard Oil of Tar, sure death to fleas and mange O J. ALBEE, Lawrence, Cal. AT STUD. AT STUD CUBA OF KENWOOD (Glenbeigh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam— Dolly Dee II) STOGKDALE KENNELS R. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakerefleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER Norfolk Trueman Eoq €?H Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy Tec $L\J. reserve winners, Oakland, 1902) , Imelda (winners and Bpecial for best, S. F., 1902), Isabelle. etc. * N. H. HICKMAN, 1767 Page St., San Francisco. ♦> -BOOK ON- Dog: Diseases ■w to Feed Mailed Free to any addreBS by the author, H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S., 1278 Broadway. New York. BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal. The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 18,000 gradu- ates; 25 teachers: 60 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed In positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. HEALD, President. 0E H. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S champion Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth). CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY ELVET (winner of 7 firsts In England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs always for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. ENGLISH SETTERS. T7M3R SALE— BLACK, WHITE AND TAN ■*■ English Setter bitch. 6 months old Price $10. GABILAN KENNELS, Hollister, Cal. COCKER SPANIELS. NAIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- gains in puppies, youne bitches, and bitches in whelp, to make room. Finely bred stock. The prize-winning Cocker, Plumerla Beau II, at stud. Also Glenwood Kennels' famous black Cocker, Champion Havoc. Fee $20. 123 Third Avenue, San Franoisco. GOLID COLORED RED AND BLACK COCKER ^ puppies for sale. By Plumeria Beau H-Nat- rod Imposter. Apply to CHAS F. CHARLES, 370 Lexington Ave., San Francisco. L7OR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES -^ by Ch. Hampton Goldle. Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads, Fruitvale, Alameda pLUMERIA COCKER KENNELS— AT STUD, -£ Champion Hampton Goldle 53,100 (Champion Red Mack-Hampton Queen Readie). Goldle has sired more winners than all of our Coast dogs combined. Sea any bench show catalogue. Fee $20. Plumeria Tweedlepuncn (Champion Hamp- ton Goldie-Omo Girl). Fee $15 Young and ma- tured stock for sale. Our motto, "The Best." E. C. PLUME, 415 Third Ave., San Franoisco. ST. BERNARDS. NAIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN in royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the noted Grand Master II, winner of many prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 123 Third Avenue, San Franoisco. GREAT DANES. REAT DANE PUPPIES FOR SALE- Bluo Beard out of Maud S. Both aire ant benoh show winners. Apply to or eddr BERGSTEN, Center-street Station, Oaklar.- 20 ©h£ gveeiiev mtfc gppartemcm I February 14, 190$ TELEPHONE-. South 640 tm HoRSEmsm 203-20* San Francisco, Cal.^0^ Sand for Illustrated Catalog THE alWAYS BELI'RI E -A.ivj:3Vj:xjJNri"riojNr UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. E. E. DRAKE, Manager A REMINGTON HAMMEBLESS GIW Grade K , made with Remington Blued Steel Barrels FOR $25.00 GUARANTEED FOK NITRO POWDERS GRADE K E D, Made with Damascus Barrels and Automatic Ejector, $35 Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Guns priced from $25 to $250 mailed free. Retailed by All Gun Dealers— Not by the Manufacturers. REMINGTON ARMS CO. Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. ILION. NEW YORK. E E. DRAKE, Manager. REPEATING SHOT GUNS " "CHESTER AMMUNITION AND IREARMS E A COMBINATION THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 127-130 First St , San Francisco. A. MULLEK, Agent. Du Pont Gun Powder SMOKELESS, SHOT GUN and MILITARY POWDER Black Powder for Sporting and Blasting Purposes The Reputation of » Hundred Tears i» the Guarantee of DU PONT POWDER O. A HAIOHT, l|Mt, 220 Mnrkct Street, San Francisco The World's Greatest Shooting Record FRED GILBERT, of Spirit Lake, la., since Jan. 1, 1902, has shot in competition at 5765 Targets, breaking 5532 or 95.9 per cent, using a PARKER GUN. You can get these Smokeless Powders in SELBY FACTORY . . LOADED SHELLS DU PONT SHOTGUN RIFLEITE "E. C." BALLISTITE SCHULTZE LAFLIN & RAND HAZARD "INFALLIBLE." What More do you Want? AT SHOT AT Natchez, Miss 400 . . Fort Dodge, la 300 .. Lakefield, Minn 205 .. Slouic City, la 360 Dubuque, la 360 .. BROKE PERCENT . 396 99 . 298 98.6 . 203 99 . 351 97 .. 351 97.5 THE "OLD RELIABLE" IS RELIABLE. BARKER BROTHERS MERIDEN, CONN Sand for out.!,*.-,,. N- y Salesroom: 38 Warren St. Clabrough, Golcher & Go. GUNS Gun Goods •A Mid lot OAUIOKM. FISHING Tackle 63B MARKET STREET.S. F. SMITH GUNS WON First, Second, Third ^^ In Grand American Han- dicap, Kansas City, April 1902, In a field of 466 shooters. The greatest shooting event of the World. SMITH QUINS are made tor All Kinds of Ammunition... %5326& to Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N.Y. PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., San Francisco, Coast Representative NEW"E. C." NEW "SCHULTZE" SHOTGUN RIFLEITE ........_ „ THE AMERICAN "E. C." and "SCHULTZE" Gunpowder Co., Ltd. PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., Paciflo Coast Representative. «|F VOL. XLII. No. 8. 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A 1'EAK RUBENSTEIN 2:05 by BARON WILKES mxe gveebev mxh gtjrortsroan [February 21, 1903 THE COLORADO RAGING CIRCUIT. PURSES--$75,000"PURSES FIVE WEEKS' RACING, PROM JUNE 1st TO JULY 4th. G. A. WAHLGREEN, Circuit President. S. M. BUSH, Circuit Secretary. THE ELKS RACING ASSOCIA Offers 3TOOO in Pnrse TRINIDAD, JUNE 2, 3, 4, 5 No. 1—2:14 Trot $ 500 No. 2— 2:15 Pace (The Philip Schneider Brewing Co. Stake). 1000 No. 3— 1:25 Trot and Pace to wagon Prizes No. 4— 2:35 Pace S 500 No. 5— 2:20 Trot 500 No. 6—2:25 Trot (The Merchants' Stake) 1000 No. T— 2:19 Pace 500 No. 8 — 1:15 Trot and Pace to wagon Prizes No. 9— Freefor-AllPace S 500 No. 10—2:40 Trot 500 Entries to Stake Races olose March 15th. but are transferable to May 15th, when horses must be named. Entries to Class Races close May 15th. In addition to the above there will be two or more Running Races each day. For conditions and further information address JOHN HUMPHREYS, Sec'y. Trinidad, Colo. THE PUEBLO—COLORADO STATE ASSOCIATION. Offers $7500 in Purses and Specials JUNE 8th TO 11th. INCLUSIVE No. 1—2:14 Trot $ 500 No. 2—2:35 Pace 500 No. 3-2:20 Trot 500 No 4—2: 15 Pace (Merchant1 and Bankers1 Stake) 1000 No. 5—2:25 Trot (Merchant!1 and Bankers1 Stake) 1500 No. 6—2:19 Pace 500 No. 7— Free-for-All Pace 500 No. 8—2:40 Trot 500 Entries to Stake Races close March 15th. but are transferable to May 15th. when horses must be named. Entries to Class Races close May 15th. In addition to the above there will be two or more Running Races each day For conditions and further information address I'll AS. A. GALLOWAY, Sec'y. 208 W. Fourth St , Pneblo, Colo. FAIR | COLORADO SPRINGS RACING ASSN. SUMMER MEETING. June 13 L5, 16, 17 and 18, 1903. $10,000 in Stakes, Purses and Specials, 2:40 Trot. J 5(T 2:35 Pace (Stake) 2:25 Trot (Stake 10C — 2:20 Trot 5 2:14 Trot (Stake) 600 Free-for-All Trot to wagon. 300 ....J600 2:2a Pace 500 2:19 Pace 500 2:15 Pace (Stake) 1000 Free-for-All Pace 500- Entries to Stake Races close March 15th, but are transferable to May 15th when horses must be named. Entries to Class Races close May 15th. In addition to the above there will be three Run- ning Races and one Wagon Raoe each day. For conditions and othe- information address S. M. BUSH, Sec'y, Colorado Springs, Colo THE DENVER— OVERLAND RACING ASSOCIATION OFFERS $40,000 IN PURSES AND SPECIALS. OVERLAND PARK, DENVER, COLO. JUNE 20th TO JULY 4th INCLUSIVE 8®"Nominations Transferable up to May 15th~©a E. A. COLBURN. President. G. A. WAHLGREEN, Secretary and Treasurer. No. 1—2 No. 3—2 No. 5—2 No. 9—2 No. 11—2 No. 13—2 32 Pace 8 500 20 Pace (Stake) lOOO 08 Pace 500 27 Pace 500 40 Pace 500 15 Pace (Stake) lOOO No. 15—2:23 Pace S500 No. 17— Three-Tear-Old Pace (Stake).. 500 No. 19—2:11 Pace 500 No. 23—2:17 Pace 500 No. 25— Free-for-All Pace 500 No. 2—3:20 Trot SSOO No. 4— Three-Year-Old Trot (Stake).. 500 No. 6— 3:35 Trot 500 No. 10— 2:r4 Trot 500 No. 12-2:37 Trot 500 No. 14— Free-for-All Trot 500 No 16—2:25 Trot (Stake) SIOOO No. 18—2:17 Trot 500 No 20— Two-Year-Old Trot (Stake)... 500 No. 24—2:10 Trot 500 No. 26—2:30 Trot 500 Entries to Stake Races close March loth, but are transferable to May 15th, when horses must be named. Entries to Class Races close May 15th. The Colorado "Derby" for Runners will be run opening day. Derby Day. Purse $800, for 3-year-olds (foals of 1900). Write for further particulars. In addition to the above there will be four or more Running Races each day. An open book will prevail during the Denver meeting. For conditions and further information address G. A. WAHLGREEN, Secretary, 1748 Stout Street, DENVER, COLO. CAMPBELL'S EM0LLI0 IODOFORM GALL CURE For GALL BACKS and SHOULDERS, CRUPPER SORES ana SADDLE GALLS there is none superior. The horse CAN BE WORKED AS USUAL For BARBED WIRE CUTS, CALKS, SCRATCH- ES, BLOOD POISONED SORES and ABRASIONS OF THE SKIN it has no equal. It is very adhesive and easily applied to a watery as well as a dry sore. Its use will absolutely prevent BLOOD POISON- ING. In this respect there is no Gall .Cure offered which can justly even claim to be a competitor. We placed it on the market relying wholly on its merit for success, and notwithstanding the fact that comparatively little has been done in the way of advertising the salesof 1900 were 100 per cent great- er than the aggregate sales of Gall Cure preceding that year. This increase was entirely due to its MERITS, and from it we feel justified in saying that it Is THE GALL CURE OF THE 20TH CENTO RY. It is a quick and sure cure fT those troublesome skin cracks under the fe ck \ aich injure and often lay up race horses. Their St PRICE:— 3 OZ. K \, 350 Read our "ad." on Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy in neit issue of this pa r. JAS. B. CAMPBELL & CO., Mfrs.,412 W. Madison St., Chicago, 111. I Your stable is not complete -without Ouinn's Ointment. An infallible cure for all ordi- nary horse afflictions. Follow the example set by the leading horsemeu of the world and your stable shelf will always hold a bottle of Quinn's Ointment L. Thomas, Snpt. Canton Farm, Jolict, HI., rcmarkt i.-ucloH" yon nmonnt forsixbottliH of Qainu's Ointment. After oni> i.'«r'H trial muHt confcRtnt docs nil yon claim for It." For Curbs, Splints, Spavins, Wind puff 8 or Bunchc-B. Price $i.oo per package. Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail. 3 W. B. EDDY & CO., Whitehall, N. Y. TRY IT. REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS Hunt and Fish ALONG THE LINE OF THE , California & Northwestern By (LESSEE OF THE S. F. & N. P. K. B.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Gold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Fine Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section In California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa Uklah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip tlcke*s at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. R. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. Comprluos the representatives of the best families of this famous breed. The home of ROMEO DFhlfiDTPC TAOMI ATCH AAGOIE ACME, who haft nn official seven-day record of 26 lbs 1 1 oze. button PIDESSA, who rCl/IUI\CCo 1 ADULA 1 ED made lo sevon days ofllcial record over 25 lbs. huttor, and many other largo producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. Phone: South 103. II TUKK STREET, SAN FRANCIS Ranch— Rough and Ready Island, near Stockton. Visitors always welcome. And type written Ready for framing. Write for prices. ■eder and Sportsman, 36 Geary Street Bar Francisoo. Cal. NEW MODEL 1903 ROAD CART. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. O'BRIEN & SONS, Sole Agents, Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St., SAH FRANCISCO, CAL CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IN Half Tones and Line Engraving Artistio Designing. BOO Mission St.. cor. First, San Francisco Jacks For Sale. YOUNG, BLACK, MONMOUTH JACKS, 2, 3 and 5 years old. From the best Kentucky and Missouri stock Speak quick if you want to buy. Stock con be seen at Hanford. Address JAS. W. McCORD, Phone: Red 205. Hanford, Cal. February 21, 1903.] fghe gveebev attii ^oxtsman 3 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. W. KELLEY, PROPRIETOR. Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 QEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O- BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 586. Termg— One Tear 83, Six Months 81.75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money anould be sent by postal order draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kelley, 36 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, February 21, 1903. Stallions Advertised. TROTTING BRED. ALTA VELA 2; 1 1 ? 4 .Hans Frellson, 20th and Lobos Aves, S. F ARNER 31300 C. Branin, San Lorenzo BARONDALE 2:11^ Tom James, San Jose BAYSWATER WILKES 2:25^ S. H Hoy, Winters BY MACK A. Donough, Reclamation Sta BONNIE DIRECT C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton CHAS DERBY 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO 2:09K Wm. Murray, Woodland HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R. I. Moorhead, Santa Clara IRAN ALTO 2:12^ Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose LECCO 2:09*£ Edw. Mills, Pleasanton MONTEREY 2:09# P. J- Williams, San Lorenzo NUTWOOD WILKES 2:t6V4 Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington NEAREST 2:22}4 T. W. Barstow, San Jose NUSHAGAK 25939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove SECRETARY Elias Williams, Alameda SEARCHLIGHT 2:03!4 Edw. Mills. Pleasanton ST AM B. 2:11^ Samuel Gamble, Pleasanton WELCOME 9:1014 Geo. Gray, Hay wards WILLIAM HAROLD 2:13^ Geo. Gray, Hay wards THOROUGHBREDS. ST. CARLO James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS The Bay wood Stud, San Mateo SIR GIBBIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co HOPPLES are again up for discussion as the pro- grams of the summer meetings are being arranged, and the fact is becoming more evident every day that the straps will have to go sooner or later, and it need not surprise anyone if a rule barring them in all Grand Circuit races is adopted by the Board of Stewards within the next two years. The New York Trotting Association, which gives one of the greatest meetings of the year, will permit no horses without records to start in hopples at its meet- ing, and others will follow in its wake. The fact is recognized that there are many high class hoppled horses that are drawing cards whenever they appear n a race, and the association will not aid in making these horses valueless by barring them from its pursep. The green horse that wears the straps, however, will be kept out and by this means will gradually disap- pear from the tracks. As associations like the one at New York give successful meetings on this plan, others will follow the rule which will eventually be adopted by all the members of the Grand Circuit, and from that entering wedge will finally come a rule abolishing hopples entirely from all races on "the big ring." The smaller circuits will probably not reach the hop- ple barring period for several years to come, but as the value of the strapped equine is made less, he will gradually become extinct from all tracks. The hop- ple has caused much bitter discussion and there were many breeders who demanded its prohibition in races and asked the National and American Associations to make a rule to that effect. Had such a rulg been adopted many valuable horses would have had their earning capacity destroyed, which would have been unjust to owners. This plan of the New York Asso- ciation will gradually bring about the same result, however, without loss to anyone, and when the time comes, as it surely will, that no hopples will be seen on the tracks, it will be another proof that racing reforms can be reached without violent upheavals or destruc- tion of horse values. T^HE GRAND ARMY will hold its annual encamp- * ment in California this year during the month of August. It is estimated by those best informed that no less than sixty-five thousand eastern people will take advantage of the excursion rates offered by the railroads and will come out to get a look at our State and see for themselves if it comes up to the advertise- ments. Many of these people will be looking for land on which to make homes and the different counties will be vieing with each other in the amount of ad- vertising matter distributed on the trains and in the city, in which their many advantages will be set forth. There will doubtless be excursions from this city to various interior points and the easterners will be in- vited to remain and become Calif ornians. The Breeder and Sportsman begs to suggest that this will be the opportunity above all others to hold county fairs and make them something worth while. If at Santa Rosa, Napa, Vallejo, Woodland, Stockton, San Jose and other points fairs could be held at which high class exhibits of the county's resources were made, and excursions at low rates run during the days they were held, there is no doubt but a very large proportion of the eastern people could be induced to visit them. The opportunity will exist this year to make the fairs more successful than ever and their benefits further reaching. Advantage should be taken by every agricultural district of this opportunity. ST. CARLO, winner of the Great American Handi- cap at Brooklyn and one of the most successful sires of winners in California, will be in the stud at Menlo Stock Farm again this year at a fe3 of $100. St. Carlo won about $30,000 as a two-year-old and be- ing by St. Blaise, a son of Hermit, out of Carina by Kingfisher, is one of the best bred stallions in America. Read in his advertisement the names of some of his produce that have won stake races. ANY HORSE that can start at Detroit this year in theM. & M., which is for $10,000, and win it, then go to Brighton Beach and capture the Bonner Memo- rial, $20,000, follow it up by winning The Massachu- setts $15,000 at Readville, go to Hartford and get first money in The Charter Oak $10,000 purse and wind up at Cincinnati by finishing in front in three heats of $10,000 Ohio, will have paid entrance fees amounting to $5500 and have $32,000 net to his credit. If some plan could be devised by which a few big stakes for aged trotters could be given and the entrance fee be not over one or two per cent, then would the breeding and training of the American trotter take a boom such as it never had before. In a running event like the Brooklyn Handicap, which has a value of $10,000, it only costs $200 to start, and the winner earnB $8000, the second horse $1500 and the third horse $200. If some enterprising person could devise a plan whereby a trotting stake could be gotten up in which first money would be $8000, and the entire entrance and starting fee $200, the list of entries would be as long as his arm. THE SEASIDE MEETING at Brighton Beach race track, Brooklyn, New York, will be a hummer this year. $20,000 is the amount hung up by the New York Trotting Association in the Bonner Memorial, which is for 2:12 class trotters. The amount of money will make it one of *he great races of the year and the horse winning first money will earn a small fortune. The New York Association has made trotters of the 2:12 class more valuable by the offering of this one purse, but it has not stopped there. The Hiram Woodruff purse has a valuation of $5000 and is for trotters of the 2:20 class, the John H. Shults has a like value and is for four year old trotters eligible to the 2:25 class, the Metropolitan is a purse of $5000 for 2:20 class pacers and The Brighton is $10,000 for 2:10 class pacer6. This is a grand lot of purses and will attract the highest class horses in training in America. Entries close on Saturday, March 7th, with Secretary McCully, whose address is 2:15 Montague street, Brooklyn, New York. For conditions of these purses, see advertisement in this issue. II IT DOES NOT RAIN there will be a big show of * horses at Haywards on Saturday, March 7th and a big crowd of people to see them paraded. This spring horse show idea is a good one, and one that every locality where horse breeding is followed to any extent should emulate. There are no prizes offered nor ribbons given, but every person who owns a horse is invited to show him in the parade. It gives stallion owners the opportunity to present their horses before the public, and as a very large number of horse breeders will be at Haywards on this occasion they will be able to see and judge for themselves as to the qualifications of these horses. If you have not sent Secretary Geo. A. Oakes your entries for the Hay- wards horse show you should do so at once. Those having horses for sale, are especially invited to have them in the parade. THE COLORADO DERBY will be run on the open- ing day of the Denver meeting this year, which begins on June 20th. The purse is $803 and is for foals of 1900. Write Secretary Wahlgreen for par- ticulars of this and other running events. Foot of the Horse. In the trial of Frank B. Roberge against the Bonner Estate before Judge Greenbaum of the SupremeCourt, the cross-examiner puzzled some of the witnesses, practical horseshoers, by asking them to tell how many bones there are in the foot of a horse. These shoers evidently had not closely examined the machin- ery inside of the horny box. They had been content with external knowledge of the foot. Prof. Dollar in his valuable book on shoeing classes the fcot as begin- ning at the fetlock jornt. He describes, therefor©, six bones — the lower end of the great metacarpus, the suffraginis bone, the two sesamoid bones, the coronet bone, the pedal bone, and the navicular bone. The metacarpus, or cannon bone, begins at the knee and continues down to the fet- lock joint. The articular surface is in contact with that of the suffraginis, both in front and below, while behind and below the joint is completed by the anterior surfaces of the sesamoid bones. The two sesamoids are small, rounded, pyramidal bones lying at the back of the lower portion of the great metacarpus. The coronet bone lies below the suffra- ginis, but above the pedal and navicular bones. It re- sembles a cube and presents six surfaces. The pedal is the lowest bone of the foot and is entirely surrounded by the hoof and by soft tissues. The navicular is a short, transversely elongated hone placed between the wings of the pedal bone, and articulating with the posterior edge of its upper surface. The art of shoe- ing is to give perfect articulation to all of these bones. An unbalanced foot cramps action and reduces the speed rate. The late Robert Bonner had devoted years to the study of this problem and his knowledge of the subject was greater than that of any man living or dead,— Turf, Field and Farm. Thomas W. Lawson stands in a sort of paternal re- lation to his 128 Dreamwold Farm employes. A short time ago a deputation waited on him, and asked him to start a bank for them, so that they might properly care for their savings. A bank was out of the ques- tion; but he agreed to conduct an investment fund for them. He was surprised when they offered him, as their first contribution, several thousand dollars, and he surprised them by the terms he outlined. Em* ployes are at liberty to deposit and draw upon their deposits at any time, on a 4 per cent interest basis. If they allow their money to remain for two years, they are given five per cent, and if they allow it to remain on deposit for three years they are given six per cent interest, not only for the third year, but for each year thereafter. It is admitted that these are pretty liberal terms, but Mr. Lawson says that so far as he is con- cerned it is not philanthropy, but business. He figures that any improvements the condition of his employes *b reflected on his own affairs, and that his interest in their welfare will be repaid many times with a recip- rocal interest in all that relates to the farm. Almont Rex, a three year old stud colt owned by J. B. Nightingale, Green Valley Farm, Cordelia, Solano county, is without doubt one of the handsomest young horses ever seen in that county. He stands 16 hands high and weighs over 1100 pounds. He is a mahogany bay is color, has fine style and action and is one of the most promising young stallions in the State. His sire is the handsome horse Princo Almont 2:13J and hi8 dam Dolly Baldwin by Whalebone sen of Inca, second dam Lucy by Washington and fourth dam Rachel by St Clair. The book of Almont Rex is about full for this season, as horse owners in that locality have booked quite a number of their best mares to him. In a recent issue of the Sporting and Dramatic ReM vieic, published at Aukland, is a photo-engraving of the bay gelding Taihoa, winner of the New Zealand Great Northern Handicap, returning to the judges' stand after the race. The picture is an odd one to an American. Taihoa is ridden by a jockey that looks to weigh 150 pounds and wears a set of hopples. Several California trainers who have looked at the picture have expressed the opinion that they would rather ride a wild broncho than a hoppled trotter, even though the prize offered the winner was a big one. Do you want a book of 160 pages containing portraits of champion trotters and pacers, show horses and cattle, sheep and hogs? If so read the advertisement of the International Stock Food Company that appears in this issue of the Breeder and Sports- man and send answers to \he questions asked therein. The book is well worth sending for and only will cost you two cents and a little time spent in writing a letter. Mention this paper when you write. Norval 2:14£ led all the sons of Electioneer duria the season of 1902 as a sire of standard pe: having added eleven to his list. ©he g?veefcer cmtr t&povtsxnan [February 21, 190S JOTTINGS. PLEASANTON TRAINING TRACK haB a new owner. The mile oval on which horses can be trained in the wettest of wet winters is now the prop- erty of Thomas Ronan of Dayton, Washington, the man who bred Anzella 2.06j. Mr. Ronan purchased frtae property last week from the Pleasanton Training- Track Association, in which corporation Mr. H. F. Anderson, a wealthy Englishman of Santa Cruz county, was the chief stockholder. Mr. Ronan brought a carload of horses to Pleasanton from his Antrim Farm in Washington a few months ago, some of which he sold at auction in this city last week. The •thers he placed in the hands of Mr. George A. Kelly, former owner of Anzella, at Pleasanton, and while watching them being worked became so interested in the famous track as a training ground that he con- cluded to own it. He negotiated with the law firm of Harris & Donahue, who have been attending to Mr. Anderson's interests at Pleasanton for some time, and after a few interviews paid them $10,000 and was handed a deed to the property. Mr. Ronan has placed the track in the hands of Mr. George A. Kelly, who will manage it for him. There are just 100 acres in the tract, which is probably worth the price paid for it without the improvements. The track is a regulation mile, and is beyond all question the best winter track in America. There are 200 box stalls whicb rent for $2 per month each for at least five months in the year. The thirty acres comprising the infield find ready rental at from $15 to $20 per acre per annum for sugar beets or other crops. Properly managed the property will pay good interest on the purchase price. Harness-horse owners should con- gratulate themselves that the track has become the property of a friend of the industry like Mr. Ronan, and thai, it will be managed by such an active, ener- getic and practical man as Mr. Kelly. I understand that it is Mr. Ronan's intention to send Mr. Kelly quite a number of horses each year from his Wash- ington farm to be handled for speed at Pleasanton and sold as they are developed. I hope he may find several more Anzellas among them. Since Charley Durfee sold McKinney 2:11 J for $25,000 the mail carrier that brings his letters has heavier loads to carry. From Maine to Texas owners of standard-bred stallions have been writing, request- ing him to take their horses. The letters average something like this: "If you will take my horse and handle him as you did McKinney, there is not a par- ticle of doubt but he will have more in the 2:15 list at the same age and be a much greater sire than your horse." Mr. Durfee says he is almost persuaded to believe that he has been the whole Bhow himself, and that the 22 trotters and pacers in 2:15, given as sired by McKinney, should be credited to C. A. Durfee. One of the many letters received by Mr. Durfee since it was printed that he had sold McKinney for $25,000 contained a request for a loan of $300. The writer, after stating his grievances, said that while Mr. D. might not be repaid the amount here on earth, that there was no doubt but the loan would be paid with interest in heaven. Durfee replied to this appeal by letter and told the applicant that if he would send him his note, with the signature of the Lord as en- dorser, the money would be forthcoming. Tom Smith, the veteran Vallejo horseman, was in town last week. He tells me his son Joe is baDciliDg quite a number of horses at the Vallejo track. Among them is the mare Doltican by Mambrino Chief Jr. that Smith senior campaigned on the California cir- cuit several years ago and gave a record of 2:15.} in 1897. Dolllcan is now thirteen years old and if her feet can be put in shape will trot three heats better than her record. Mr. Smith tells me a San Francisco specialist on diseases of tho horse's foot is at work on Dolllcan and is sure he can make them sound and well before the training season is fairly begun. The mare Trilby that Joe campaigned last year with pcorluck is looking well and should make a better showing this Beaton. Among others in Joe's string is a handsome black McKinney colt, own brother to Tom Smith 2:16}. This colt is a three year old and a vory promising youngster. The Vallejo track is in good shape and all the horses stalled there are doing well. A San Francisco daily, printed a dispatch from Sicrajiento the other day to the effect that Governor Pardee may cut off some appropriations for district fMrp then he comes to sign the General Appropria- thts year. The law gives the Governor the ■ Lit out of this bill such items as he does not . and tho fair directors remember with con- le feeling the action of Jim Budd in wiping out the entire list of district appropriations when be occupied the chair of state at Sacramento. The dispatch referred to stated that Governor Pardee has been investigating and has discovered tbat of the $88, 000 paid out to aid the district fairs last year but $43,- 000 were paid for premiums, and the inference is that the balance of $45,000 "went for expense money and in making purses for races." The law creating agri- culture districts in California especially provides that none of the money appropriated for their support shall be used for racing, and not one cent of an appro- priation can be legally drawn until an itemized account of the receipts and expenditures of the fair has been submitted to the State Board of Examiners. If Governor Pardee finds that in the past sucb itemized reports have not been made, or that the money has been used for other than legitimate purposes he would probably be justified in withholding his signature from any further appropriations to the district tbat has not expended the money for the uses intended, provided the same board of directors is still in charge of said association's affairs. A new board should not, however, be made to suffer for the sins of omission and commission of its predecessor, neither should the districts that have held good fairs and complied with the law be punished for the shortcomings of others. The district fairs have accomplished and are' accom- plishing much good for the State. Wherever a good board of directors has been in charge the people have received full value for their money. It is true that horse raciog is in nearly every instance an accompani- ment of a district fair, but it is the amusement end of the exhibition, pays for itself and draws the people. Without it there would not be half the attendance and it helps to make any fair successful. The Legis- lature and the Governor should unite and make the restrictions against spending appropriations for racing more binding and effective if they desire, but they should not discredit the district fair nor stop the ap- propriations made for it. The State Board of Ex- aminers is provided for the purpose of seeing that the money appropriated for the various State institu- tions is properly expended and that the taxpayers get value received for their money. The district fairs have the end rosement of the people and should be maintained and kept up. They have done much to improve the breeds of cattle, horses and all other farm animals, and the exhibits of farm and mechanical products has helped to build up many of the States leading industries. One of the peculiar things in connection with the administration of public affairs in California is the promptness with which the idea of curtailing district appropriations is advanced by the advocates of re- trenchment in State expenditures. I will venture to prove, if given the time and the opportunity to look up the facts, that there is no appropriation made by the Legislature that is more honestly expended or comes as near accomplishing the result contemplated than the money voted for district fairs. It amounts all told to about $75,000 per annum, divided among forty or more districts. Several of these districts hold no fairs, and the money stays in the State treas- ury. Many districts give exhibitions that are worth all they cost and do great good, and I will admit there are a few that are a travesty. These last referred to should not be permitted to draw their appiopriation, and the State Board of Examiners should see that they do not. But the majority are all right, and should not only be continued but be still further en- couraged. If economy and retrenchment are neces- sary there are hundreds of thousands that can be saved to the State by lopping off some of the useless commissions with their high-salaried secretaries and attorneys, that were created (im)purely and simply to give a lot of political hangers-on a chance to get a liv- ing at the public's expense. There are dozens of bills every session appropriating money to buy land for State purposes at two or three times its market value. There is a bill now before the Legislature which, if it passes, will set aside $00,000 to buy 500 acres of hilly land covered with rocks and brush that is not assessed at one-third that price, and can be purchased (if the State will not take it; for half of $00,000. It is on such schemes as these that economy can well be prac- ticed, and the district fair appropriation permitted to stand. Govornor Pardee will be endorsed by the tax- payers and voters of the State if he will permit the district appropriations to remain as they have been, and then see that the State Board of Examiners re- fuses to O. K. a single item in the reports of the asso- ciations that is not a perfectly legitimate charge against the fund. In this manner duo economy can be practiced, and no honestly managod district be made to suffer for the delinquencies of those that are not 30 conducted. Bills havo beon introduced in the Legislature again this wintor appropriating money to pay the debts of the State Agricultural Society. The total amount necessary to get the association out of debt now is about $60,000. It is to be hoped that the Legislators can see their way clear to vote this money and place the Society even with its creditors. If this can be done and the association given a new start it should be able with the present annual apppropriation to give a fair each year that will pay a profit. There is a pretty general opinion among the people that to do this the association will have to return to one week of racing instead of two, and cut out bookmaking and the giving of free purses to runners. The Grand Circuit has been all arranged and dates fixed, the North Pacific Coast circuit ditto, and the associations that make up the main California circuit should "get busy." Is there anything but laziness or a lack of interest to prevent representatives from the seven or eight districts that comprise the main circuit of California disirict fairs getting together and ar- ranging dates as they do elst where? If so what is the cause of all the lethargy that is dicplayed here every year? I understand Santa Rosa wants to be in line again this season. They say the people there who went off on the Street Fair idea have about arrived at the conclusion that the street fair business does not pay for the time and money expended in getting them up. Itis true that they have drawn pretty fair crowds, but if the admission was 50 cents as charged to the old fair and race meetings there would not be a corporal's guard in attendance. The county fair is a time honored institution and has more drawing power and accomplishes more benefit to the community than all the street fairs ever invented. To tell the truth the street fair would be a failure, financially and otherwise, were it not for the long rows of fake shows that line the Midways at these expositions. While the public fully realizes that these shows are the greatest possible frauds, there is a unanimous desire to take them all in and the dimes paid to see them make the success of the fairs. But the merchants and business men of the towns where they have been held begin to realize that they nor the community are benefitted by the street fair and do not propose to contribute large amounts to them in the future. The increased value which all breeds of horses now have, the wonderful interest that has been aroused all over the State in the breeding of cattle and other farm animals of the best breeds, will materially assist in making the district fairs of 1903 successful in every wiyif they are properly advertised and managed. The speed programs, which should be principally for harness races must be looked to for the amusement part of the program, and to make them successful purses should be announced early. Every district in the State should have its race program out by the first week in March and if a good strong united effort is made a first class circuit of fairs and race meetings can be held. If they all put off their announcements until the last minute, however, the interest will lag and as a consequence the attendance will be materially lessened. The champion Cresceus 2:02} added another record to his already long list when he started at the Ottawa, Ontario, ice meeting last week. He made the mile in 2:15 fiat which is nearly three seconds faster than any other horse ever trotted on the frappe. The Ottawa track is a mile oval and of course the turns are not thrown up but are quite fiat. I saw a letter from Geo. H Ketcham, owner of the champion to Geo. H. Fox of Clements, the other day. He wrote: "It would do you good to see my outfit as we are well prepared for Arctic weather, and when I am rigged out for driving I do not dare to let Cresceus see me, as he might take a kick at me. I worked him out on the ice to-day (Feb. 9th) for the first time, and he shows all his old time speed, but the track is very heavy on account of the snow. He goes on Thursday and I expect a big crowd to see him. The track is a regulation mile, built right out on the river and they have also built grand s'.ands, judgts stands, cooling out sheds and betting riDgs, and all are heated and lighted in a very comfortable manner. The grounds are enclosed with a regulation fence and were it not for the snow you would think it was a country fair ground in summer. It was quite amusing to me to- day to see the carpenters building the fence. One man would knock a hole in the ice -with a crow-bar and another would come along and stick a post in the hole, pour some water around it and let it freeze. It was about the easiest fence building I ever saw. I have concluded to keep Silver Bow in Toledo as I was always very much impressed with him and more than ever since I ha\e become familiar with his high qualities. I shall mane a special effort to boom him and 1 believe I will succeed." Respectfully, Geo. H.' Ketcham. We have been haviDg such exceptionally cold weather in California this winter that the "oldest in- habitant" has been vowing it is the coldest ever experienced here ince the days of '49, but when one reads of pouring water into po6t holes and haviDg it freeze so as to hold fence posts firmly, one is apt to think that this California cold snap is akin to the balmy spring tbat the poets siDg about. February 21, 1903] ®tte $v*$b&? ttttif *&p0vi&man A Great Speed Producer. There is but one son of George Wilkes (founder of the great Wilkes family) in California, and by that test of extreme speed, the 2:15 list, he is one of the best producing sons of that wonderful sire. This is Hambletonian Wilkes 1679, a handsome, sound and vigorous horse, now in his twenty-third year. Ten years ago his daughter, Phoebe Wilkes 2:08a-, was one of the sensations of the Eastern tracks, meeting nearly every trotter in the free-for-all list that year and de- feating the most of them in some of the hardest fought races ever seen on the trotting turf. Last year, in California, Robert I. 2:10, a pacing son of Hambletonian Wilkes, was the biggest money winner of the lateral-gaited division, winning eight races and getting second money three times out of a total of eleven starts, earning for the Green Meadow Stock Farm the sum of $2775. This farm has in Hambletonian Wilkes a horse that is not only a grand individual, large, good color, well boned and fine style, but an elegantly bred one as well, and a speed producer of high class, as he is the sire of nine in the 2:15 list, seven of these having records better than 2:12. In selecting a stallion breeders should consider the probability of getting foals that will have size and style as well as speed, and Hambletonian Wilkes gets this sort of horses. His breeding shows a combination of the Hamble- tonian-American Star families, his sire, George Wilkes, being a son of the old hero of Chester, and his dam, Mag Locke, being by American Star 14, while his grandam was by Hambletonian 10. Hambletonian Wilkes is noted as a producer of large, well-formed horses, and as he is a very vigorous and healthy stallion he is good for several years of service yet in the stud. He has a number of mares already booked to him, and Mr. R. I. Moorhead, pro- prietor of the Green Meadow Farm, would like to sell the stallion with these engagements. This is a good opportunity to secure a well-bred, producing stallion at a low figure. The prospect is that Hambletonian Wilkes will earn quite a large sum in the stud this year, as breeders realize that he is the only son of George Wilkes in California. Bidding-In at Sales. Secretary Steiner In Poor Health. The following from Spirit ot the West is a piece of news that will be read with regret by horse breeder generally: Secretary J. H. Steiner, of the American Trotting Association, is in very poor health, although but very little has been said in the press regarding the matter. In fact, his condition is such that he may never again be able to carry on the work of his office, and by those best posted in the premises it is thought that at the meeting of the American Association this spring his successor will be named. As long ago as last summer his health began to fail him and he was not able to keep up the detail work of his office as he had always done heretofore, and later in the year he took a trip in search of health, but without avail. Even then he did not give up, but soon found that it was imperative that he must lay aside all business and his friends pre- vailed upon him to cease his labors. He entered a sanitarium in Indiana, but his improvement has not been such as had been expected. It appears that his trouble is of a nervous order. It is the brain that will not stand such taxation as his work would require, and for this reason it will be some time, if ever, before he could resume tbe duties of his office. Such being the case the selection of a successor is only a matter of time. From the birth of the American Trotting Asso- ciation. Mr. Steiner has been at the helm, and during these long years has conducted his office on business principles, both with credit to the organization and himself individually. Many will regret to learn that his condition is such that he is forced to lay down his official duties and retire from office, and would rejoice to learn of his full recovery to health. Artificial Conditions. The value of a good foot can not be over estimated. Under nature's conditions the tendency to diseased feet is small. Natural condition are, for the most part, entirely displaced by the inventions demanded by the uses to which horses are put. Floors are substituted for earth. Pavements take the place of dirt roads. Shoes raise the frogs from the gronnd. Dry, bard and brittle feet; withered frogs and contracted feet, followed by corns, quarter cracks, and general soreness are the result. Thrush, scratches, cracked heels, due to filthy mud, exposure in the slush of winter, are common occurences Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy is essentially a hoof grower it supplies nourishment, and feeds the foot. It is an antiseptic and germ killer, removing soreness and fever. All the ailments mentioned above as due to these artificial conditions can be cured and prevented by its use. John Wilson, the heaviest stockholder in the Vallejo race track and fair grounds, died recently. He was one of the pioneer citizens of Solano county and a highly esteemed citizen of that community. Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet. [Frederick Watson in Am. Horse Breeder.] There was a little talk last December about by- bidding and bidding-in at sales, and a few rather straight remarks were made on the subject that showed that the public were not so easily hoodwinked as some of those "wise-agent owners" who follow that practice believe. It is a comparatively easy thing to have an ordinary $250 horse bid in without any large number of people knowing anything about it, and only those who live in the immediate vicinity of the intend- ing seller, and notice that the animal "comes back home" after the sale, know that it was bought in, but with a fast record horse, or some well known per- former, it is entirely different. When a 2:10 trotter is shipped to the sales, is run up to a price that looks big enough to be its real value, and a couple of days afterwards is found right back in the same stall that he or she occupied before the little trip to the auction ring, it is pretty safe betting that the animal has not experienced a change of ownership. When an owner consigns "all his racing and road horses" for absolute and complete dispersal, and the same man buys two out of the three, and at the very next sale these two are again consigned by the original owner, it is fairly good evidence that they were not sold the first time, yet this owner actually tries to make himself believe that the people who patronize the sale ring do not remember such circumstances from one sale season to another. When a man "con- cludes to consign his entire stable to the sale, "and the following week four or five of the stars of the lot are to be found in the stable of the trainer, whom it ig known is under a yearly (or longer) contract with the consigner of the stock, there is not much guessing about the facts of the case the stock was bought in. Now it is no uncommon thing for buyers and Didders at sales to blame the whole thing on to the sales man- ager, but in this they are wrong, and when I make that statement I do it because I know that there are ways and means of buying in, that no sale managersin the world can prevent "at the time." Supposing Mr. Smith consigns a horse to a sale and makes up his mind that that horse must bring $1000 or it won't be sold. He goes to his friend Mr. Jones, hands him $1000 in bills and says: "If my horse does not bring $1000 you buy him and here is the money to pay for him," the horse is knocked down to Mr. Jones' bid of $900, he steps up to the cashier, pays over the $900, gets the order for the horse, and turns him over to Mr. Smith, the actual owner. How could any sale manager prevent such a case of buying in as that? Supposing Mr. Jones is well known and his check is perfectly "good" at the sale ring cashier's box, what is to prevent him giving his check for the amount and taking Mr. Smith's check in ex- change "on the quiet," or perhaps Mr. Jones stands so well "in the box" that when his name comes in as a buyer, no request is made either for a check or deposit, his name is O.K. and he will settle later. After a while Mr. Smith steps up and the little matter is arranged. How is any sale manager going to stop any such systems of buying in "at the time"? The auctioneer cannot under ordinary circumstances ques- tion any man's bid, for it is pretty difficult to be sure that there is cause to question the bid, and the sale manager does not "know positively that the sale is a fake one, although he might suspect it at the time, and subsequent circumstances prove that his suspicions were correct. After the horse has been sold, and the people who came to bid on him have gone or have passed him by as having been acted on, it would be of verv little use to have the horse brought in the ring again and put up for sale if the first sale was shown to be a fake one, although it would serve some owners right if this was done, and the horse was actually sold that time for a tenth part of what he was bid in for the first time. There is just one way in which these owners, who are in the habit of buying in, can be stopped in their unbusinesslike transactions, and that is "to refuse their entries to the sales altogether." By taking this action the sale managers will save themselves the trouble of the public taking it for them, for that is just what they are commencing to do by refusing to bid freely on any stock consigned by a man who is known as a bidder-in. It has become a common re- mark that such and such a consignor will protect his stock, and the result is the bidders stop when the figures get anywhere beyond bargain prices. Of course in the end the consignors suffer, because they do not get any prices for their stock, but at the same time they hurt the sale of other consignors' stock. In all my recollections a bid-in horse, of any first- class or even moderate grade, never afterwards sold at auction for a? much money as was bid on him at the first sale, and allowing that the price was run up a bit, the genuine high bid at the first sale would have been the best money that was ever offered for him in a sale ring. One noted stallioD of his day was offered so often at auction that at last no sale firm could be found that would catalogue him at all, and his last reported sale price was less hundreds than thousands had been bid on him on his first appearance in the sale ring. A case in point within the last four years, and all within fifty miles of this city: a pacing mare with a record of 2:15 and a fraction was put in a sale in this city and was bid-in at something over $2000. Shortly afterwards she was in another sale, and entered, too, by her original owner, who was "absolutely disposing of all his horses," and she was again bought in, this time a; $600, and in less than a year was again in a sale, still consigned by the same man, and was this time really sold for less than $400. What buyer with a memory would bid freely on any stock consigned by that man? Within the "past year" a gentleman of this city requested me to pick him out a road horse that would suit him out of the sales. In one consignment there was a mare that was just about what he wanted, kind, clever, a trotter with better than 2:20 speed, but de- cidedly outclassed for racing purposes, and as nearly sound as any horse usually is that has been raced to its limit. After a pretty thorough examination of the mare I telephoned to the would-be buyer to come up to the sale, telling him about what time the mare would be sold. He came, and, acting on my advice, bid a little over $500 on her, which was actually more than she was worth, excepting in such a case as his, where $100 of the price was calculated as offset by the fact that the mare's disposition was exactly suitable to that of her would-be owner. He did not get the mare because she was bought in, and is still owned by the man who consigned her. My buyer has no further use for auction sales, and any time I am looking over a catalogue to pick out anything for a customer I should naturally pass over that consignor's stock as too likely to be protected. It is only natural to suppose that where there is one such case there must be others, and for their own pro- tection, sale managers should refuse the entries of such individuals. Their consignments may be desirable from one point of view, but they do more barm than good, and if their "buying-in tactics" are continued they will, eventually, very seriously effect the sale bus- iness generally. No matter how genuine a seller's an- nouncement is that his stock is there for absolute sale, if it happens to be of the very high grade, a horse that should sell for $4000 or $5000, there is inclined to be a taint of the reputation of another similarly high priced horse, that was bid in at a previous sale, hang- ing about it and some possible bidders might stay away from the sale altogether, rather than take a chance of having their time and expense money fooled away by going to bid on a "star" that is being pro- tected by tbe owner and that is subsequently bid in. In such a case the genuine seller who lets the public make the price would suffer for the errors of the man who kills the principle of auction sales by bidding in. Let the latter's entries be refused altogether, let him be virtually "outlawed" from the sale ring, deny him the privileges of the sale ring; just as a man who handles ringers is denied the privileges of the race track. If other sale firms want his entries let them have them. In course of time they, too, will decide that it is best for their own Interests to refuse them. Kendall's Spavin Cure Used Ten Years With Satisfactory Results. Charleston, S. C, Sept. 8, 1902 Dr. B. J- Kendall Co., Enosburq Falls, Yt. Gentlemen:— Would you please be so kind as to send me one of your horse doctor books on the treatment of horses'; I had one, but it got misplaced and would like very much to have another one. as I am all the time using it. Have used your Kendall's Spavin Cure with man and beast and have always found it satisfactory in both cases and will always highly recommend it to all my friends. Yours respectfully, BEN JACKENS, Myers, S. C. Caustic Balsam Cures Sweeny. Norwalk, Cal , Sept. 30, 1901. The Lawrence- Williams Go . Cleveland, O. Please send me descriptivecircular. Used Gombault's Caustic Balsam on a sweeney on fore shoulder of horse, that was so bad that a man's hand laid on it did not near fill it up even, snd can't tell the horse ever had a sweeny now. Will the liniment cure a sweeny of several years' standing in an old horse? (Yes X.-W. Co ) FRANK M. WARNER. Ten Years Experience. Mr. A. R. Jones, Veterinary Surgeon at Lamont, Iowa, writes January 12th as follows: 'I desire to inform you that I have been using Quinn's Ointment for the last ten years with the greatuest success. For removing curbs, splints, spavins, and other bunches, am more than pleased with its work." This is the general verdict of the leading horsemen everywhere. For curbs, splints, spavins, windpuffs and all enlargements try Quinn's Ointment. Price one dollar per bottle. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Address W. B Eddy .& Co., Whitehall, N. Y, if you cannot obtain it from your druggist. 830 Market St., San Francisco. Nov. 7, 1902, W. F. Young, Springjleld, Mass. Dear Sir:— My black co.t Is all right. Usedllniment twice and the lump on her knee was gone in less than two- weeks, nothing better that I know of to remove hajd lump:-, was as hard as a bone. Yours truly, 6 ©He gvee&ev trofcr gtpovt&man [February 2), 1903 Environment the Cause ot the Mental and Physi- cal Change of Type in the Trotting Horse. BY X. J. GILBERT. Sax Bernardino, Cal., Feb. 15, 1903. The trotting horse of to-day is rounded into a rea- sonably perfect form of mental and physical develop- ment. The nervous energy, the will to do or die, the 6taying power to repeat heat after heat within one or two seconds, are the results of intelligent environment made by men of wisdom and tact. The great majority of harness horses that have records from 1:59} to 2:30 trace in the main to two great progenitors; one known as Imp. Messenger, brought to America in 1798 and died in 1808; the other the famous Justin Morgan con- temporaneous. Messenger was the favorite of New York, where he was owned, and Justin Morgan the pride of the Vermonters. There seemed to be but little supremacy in the families until their sons and daughters were taken to other States. The Kentuckians as a rule bought the descendants of imp. Messenger, while Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and other Northern States were favorable to the Justin Morgan family. The Srst four generations of impt Messenger had large, coarse heads, were long legged. in fact, very plain lookers, but they had great speed and endurance, while the first and every generation descending from Justin Morgan were beautiful animc Is in form, disposition and action, but undersized for pioneer service. The story of the environment of the sons and daughters of each family can only be referred to. The best descendants of imp. Messenger were Ham- bletonian 10 and Mambrino Chief. They found hos- pitable homes in New York and Kentucky, where cheaper animals performed the burdens for them, while many of the best sons and daughters of the Morgan family were used to clear away the forests of New England homes aDd break the prairies of the Western States. In this the environment of the sons and daughters of Justin Morgan was not so favorable to the cultivation of extreme trotting speed as was that of the descendants of imp. Messenger. Environment may properly be termed the mother of evolution. Evolution is not however a synonym of perfection in nature, however true to our taste it may come. "When environment is not adapted to the laws of nature governing the changes we debire, then will evolution be slow in causing the modification in type, with the chances greatly tending toward unsoundness of both mental and physical structure; on the other hand when environment is in harmony with nature, sexual selection which is a synonymous term lor hereditary, slowly but surely fixes a type having the requisite mental and physical characteristics. No man of record did so much toward working the environment of the American trotter in harmony with the natural laws needed to develop the trotting instinct, as did Leland Stanford. It was he who built the nursery track for unweaned colts; it was he who bought the best blood obtainable all over the world; it was he who hired the best talent in the land to rear, break, and race his colts, and it was he who at one time furnished the world's records for yearlings, two year old, three year old, four year old, and mature horses. It was Leland Stanford who first bred the line gaited trotter thus giving us a family of trotting and road horses which we term Electioneer gaited, by this term we mean a close ingaited animal not in* cllned to pace. Electioneer though twelve years old when selected by Mr. Stanford was not the sire of a 2:30 trotter, but during the remainder of his days he climbed to the highest point of fame by siring 1G0 animals with records from 2:07} to 2:30 only two o' which were pacers; thd balance are beautiful gaited trotters. This is a record that no other family of horses can approach. Flora Temple and Dexter each had what was supposed incomparable speed, but Alix and Cresceus came along as the demand for more speed was made, and like the twine binder and palace car, they sup- planted the cradle and stage coach. There is but little doubt but the horses and machinery of each decade are in harmony with the ability of those who are to use them, as we to a great degree shape our own environment. Profit or the expectation thereof develops in man his full genius. The high prices paid for speed have been the incentive to many eminent men and women to engage in breeding the American trotter. Those who have succeeded the best have de- manded that absolute soundness shall prevail in the mental and physical structures of both sire and dam, and those who have made the greatest success tell us that if •??!• In view ot the near approach of the meeting of the Western Jockey Club -in Chicago a question having an important bearing upon the luture of racing in the West is being freely discussed among the more thoughtful of the horsemen assembled here from all parts of the country. It is the proposal to establish a night school for jockeys and apprentice boys at every race track where recognized meetings are held under the jurisdiction of the Western Jockey Club. The idea it to have the project taken up officially by the Western Jockey Club, so that its maintenance and government could be efficiently and practically enforced, making the attendance of the boys compulsory and the establish- ment of the schools incumbent upon the track man- agers. Horse racing is now on the flood tide of popular favor and financial prosperity, and it is not too much that the community should expect from those who are reaping a rich harvest from the sport some adequate return in the shape of turf reform. As everybody knows, the ranks of the jockeys are being largely recruited from a class of boys who are with- out homes or friends who take a lasting interest in their moral and material well-being The bane of the sport is to be found in the low moral standard prevailing among these boys. Un- educated, uncared for and negeleeted, they knock about the stables in the lowest company, practically friendless and wholly uncultivated, until they attain a measure of success. Then comes a change, and a violent one. The boy who a few months before considered himself lucky to be possessed of sufficient income to provide him with the barest necessaries of life suddenly finds himself earning from $10 to $25, or even $50 a day, and in nine cases out of ten he does not know what to do with his money. It is no wonder he should enter upon a career of the wildest extravagance and dissipation, the cost of which will soon pass beyond the limits of his newly acquired income. His character is yet wholly unformed, and he is almost sure to fall into the hands of ill advisers, so that he drops into evil ways while yet really a child of tender years. Before he is old enough or intelligent enough to discriminate between the right and wrong some turf pirate will tempt him into a dishonest job, and then he is on the high road to a life of criminality that can end in only one way. Should he escape the vigilance of the racing stewards the moral taint is there all the same, and between dissipation and dis- honesty he sooner or later comes to grief. He becomes too heavy to ride, turns tout or stable boy, and finally assumes the role of mentor and leads other youngsters into the road that he himself has traveled. There is no gainsaying the fact that too many crooks are graduated from the ranks of what were at one time promising jockeys, and all because uneducated, ill-trained boys, without any idea of the value and legitimate uses of money, are under the existing system suddenly supplied with more money than thoy know how to use intelligently. Racing cannot be too strongly fortified with sub- stantial friends among the better and more influential classes, and the way to win and hold such friends is to eviDCe a disposition to leave no stone unturned to ele- vate the sport in the social and moral scale and to make it absolutely free from the taint of dishonesty. Immense power for good or evil is always bound to be locked up in the small brain of the boy that weighs from 80 to 100 pounds, and it is of the greatest impor- tance that the youngster should have his mental and moral faculties developed in adequate proportion to his physical development. Fines are inflicted on jockeys not for the purpose of income for The Jockey Club, but for the corrective influence they exercise, and should a portion of the money collected in this way be expended in the educa- tion of the little fellows the fines would be vastly more effective and far-reaching in their effects than they are now. President Bush of the Crescent City Jockey Club is reported to be strongly in sympathy with the proposed reform. — Xew Orleans correspondent Daily America. The Palace Hotel Handicap was decided last Satur- day at Ingleside, and a field of nine horses went to the post. The Morris stable, consisting of Gold Van and Cunard, was favorite at post time, although Nones was held at about the same odds as the Morris entry. \ellow Tail was thought to have a chance at the weights and rewarded his backers by setting the pace immediately from the start, and holding his advantage throughout passod the finish a half length beiore Gold Van, on which Cunard was lapped, with the rest of the field beaten off. In the run through thestretch, however, Yellow Tail had bolted from the rails to the centre of the track, interfering with both Cunard and Gold Van, and was subsequently disqualified tor foul and placed third, thus giving first and second money to G. B. Morris. Watercure was unfortunate at the start, nearly being left, but made up a world of ground and would have been a strong contender with an even break. Argregor was a disappointment, showing none of the speed which he was supposed to have de- veloped in his work; he also received rather a listless ride at the hands of Clem Jenkins, who had the mount on him. Nones also did not run up to expectations, while Claude was outfooted from the start. was first to fall, breaking one of his legs. Striking him full force El Kara apparently broke his neck, for the horse never moved after falling on the track. Can- deros was afterwards destroyed. The race run by Gold Van in the Palace Hotel handicap was a remarkably good one and the per- formance shows him to be possessed both of speed and class. He must certainly be regarded as a dangerous factor in the Derby to be run next week should he go to the post in that event. Two of the Derby candidates, Durazzo and Krishna were asked to g;o a mile on Monday and their per- formance on that occasion would apparently not warrant any extensive backlog of either of them in the classic event to be decided next week. Double Six shows great improvement under the training of Bob Smith, and runs much more gamely than she has ever done before. Rose of May finally succeeded in landing a purse for her owner, after having been backed on several occasions. This mare has now rounded to and will be hard to beat in her own class from now on. Jockey Clem Jenkins, who has ridden in England as well as on the Eastern tracks in this country, has failed to live up to his reputation as a first class rider since he has been riding on the Pacific Coast this winter. He is very slow in getting away from the post and many of his finishes lack the necessary vigor. The Ingleside mile record, which has 6tood for many years, was shattered on Monday last when Kenilworth stepped the distance in 1:394 with 111 lbs. in the saddle. Owner McCafferty no doubt has discovered that Quiz II. was not such a cheap horse as he thought when he bought him out of a selling race at Oakland. Every purse won by McCafferty since that occasion has been lost through the running up of the winner by J. M. Crane, the former owner of Quiz. Johnny Daly has shown great improvement in his riding during the current racing season and has now developed into one of the best lightweights now in the saddle. The ring was clearly out of line when it layed tens about the chances of Galanthus in the last race on Tuesday. This horse was beaten a head in his last previous essay and was clearly the best horse in the race and would iundoubtedly have won with a good rider in the saddle. In the face of this and notwith- standing the change of jockeys plenty of ten to one was obtainable from the bookmakers. Jockey Hoar, who formerly rode here, is in serious trouble at New Orleans and may find himself in ex- actly the same boat with Buchanan. He is accused of getting purposely left at the post with Becky Rice, the heavily backed favorite in the New St. Charles Hotel Stakes for two year olds. A number of persons who were intently watching the youngsters while they were at the post, believe that Hoar, who, it may be said, has for some time been regarded with suspicion by the stewards of the Crescent City Jockey Club, was left by design. Among others who evidently think this is Starter Fitzgerald, who, on meeting Mr. Scoggan after the race, advised him not to put Hoar up on his filly again. That in itself was signifi- cant, but it was not all. Mr. Fitzgerald went before the stewards and told them that Hoar did not try to get away. Henry Shields will leave the early part of March for Europe, where he will ride for the same stable that he has been with for the past two years. This jockey is like Tip Leigh. He is a bright and manly young man and is not only a good jockey, but can train a stable of thoroughbreds as well. Jockey C. Kelly had the honor of riding the winners in both the Burns Handicap and the Palace Hotel Stake. Jockey Winnie O'Connor arrived Tuesday at Cher- bourg, France. Word came to a friend of his in this country that he had arrived safe, but by no means sound. O'Connor, in fact, was a very sick young man all the way over, and reached his new field of labor practically in a state of collapse. Although he is a vigorous proposition and full of life physically, posing now and then within the past several years as a boxe^ a bicycle rider and an, actor, in addition to his work in the saddle, O'Connor proved to be a distinct failure when it came to sailing. "He was a bad sailor, " said Mr. Featherstone, his late employer. "O'Connor couldn't even take a little fishing trip without becom- ing sick, as was proved on several occasions when be went out with me. The jockey will probably recover by the time he reaches Paris and forget the rough midwinter journey across the Atlantic before many days have passed. ^ Through a misunderstanding between father and son, Esherin, John F. Schorr's fast filly, winner of the California Oaks, was declared out of all her important Western stake engagements and the senior Schorr is wishing he had not acted so hastily. Esherin belongs to Schorr, Jr., having been one of the horses turned over by father to son at Chicago last summer. The easy manner in which she won the California Oaks caused Schorr, Jr., to write his fatherthat he thought he enjoyed a mortgage on first money in the Tennessee, Kentucky and Latonia Oaks, and that if any long odds were offered against Esherin to place a few dollars on the filly. This letter brought to the senior man's mind that he had caused the filly to be withdrawn from her engagements just recently. Therefore she will be ineligible to start. Schorr did not regard his son's horse as having a chance, and wishing to save all his forfeit money possible, declared Esherin out of all Western stakes. She is entered in the Englewood Stakes at Washington Park. Henry Spencer, who will ride for the Baron Han- kagi in Austria next year, engaged passage on the steamer Lucania, which sails on the 21st. "I am lighter than I have been at this season in two years," said Spencer. "Without any hardship I could ride at 108 pounds right now, and I feel that I could even scale at less than that weight. "When I sail for Austria I will make my second trip abroad for the purpose of riding horses. When I first went to England I didn't have the very best material to work with. Mr. Keene'ff horses were not in the best of shape, and I wasn't feeling particularly well myself. I look forward to pleasant times in Austria. They tell me the Baron has a string of high class horses and that I will be given every opportunity available to distinguish myself. No, I am not to take my bride over with me. I haven't got a bride — don't expect to have any, and I will sail alone — all alone — on the Lucania." » A lot of McMurray carts just received. You need one right now to work your colts in this winter. Call at the Kenney Manufacturing Company, 531 Valencia street and take a look at these carts and other first-class vehicles they have for sale. » Like all good things, Jackson's Napa Soda has a dozen counterfeits. There was a bad mix up in the fifth race on Tuesday when Canderos and El Kara collided near the half mile pole, throwing Jockeys Bozeman and Waterbury, who miraculously escaped serious injury. Canderos Gombault's Caustic Balsam The Great French Veterinary Remedy. A Safe. Speedy and Positive cure for ailments of HORSES and CATTLE. As a HUMAN' REMEDY for Rheii- mutiRtn, Sprains. Sore Throai, etc., it is mwiluable. Every buttle of Citufttlc Bul«am sold 19 WarrahleiJUU'iw. >aii> I action. Price SI. SO per bottle. Sold by dnik'i-'i>ts. or sent by •■*■ pi-ess.chai-pe^ ixiiii. with lull direction* for Its use. Send lor descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio. 10 ®hc gveebev attfc gtpjjrtsmatt [February 21, 1903 ^ji^mmmMMmm^mmmmi^m^ AT THE TRAPS. ROD, GUN AND KENNEL Conducted by J. X. De WITT. A Born Fisherman. Too tired to work, Too tired Co walk; Too tired to read Too tired to talk. Too tired to eat. Too tired to drink; Too tired to write. Too tired to think. Too tired to ride, Too tired lo row; Too tired to slay. Too tired to go. Too tired to want. Too tired to wish; But never too tired To set an. fish : Trout Fishing Reminiscences. Every fisherman has heard his well-meaning but non-fishing friends exclaim: "Oh, I haven't the patience to fish!" as though that was all that went to make up a fisherman. Usually you smile or murmur vaguely that everything comes to him who waits, but now and then sombody will come over the well-worn phrase, on whom you can pour out your vials of wrath in telling him that he also lacks skill, energy, brains, and the gift. Patience, with them means a rod, a body of water, and hours of time, and frequent repe- titions of the dose. "Patience, indeed! Why, some of the most successful fishers," says 'Bob' McFarland, "I have ever been with have made the air quite blue around them with the fervency of their remarks when flies were missed, leaders breaking, rods a-smashing! Yes sir! I have seen a fouled reel cause an ardent fisherman to show what patience was in his make-up. " "I am afraid we are misunderstood and the noble art of angling Dot appreciated. One time an elderly minister of great scholarly attainments was preaching the baccalaureate sermon at the commencement of a young ladies' seminary in Austin, Texas. His subject led him to speak of the art, and he called it "the peaceful and unexciting pursuit of angling." What think you of that? You who have had the black bass jumping, 'crazy for the fly.' The fisherman knows hopes, fears, longings and triumphs that come not to ordinary mortals, and they are as dear and as slow to be relinquished as the dreams of an opium eater. But how different in the effect on body and mind — the difference of life and death. Fishing never kept a man down. Look for proof at the number of noted men who have been fond of fishing, and when a great man fishes at all he fishes to perfection. Take 'Parson' Jackson, Mr. James Watt, 'Jim' Pariser, J. B. Kennifl, Al Cum- ming, Captain Battu and a host of anglers I could mention. Boys are fishermen ox-offieio, but they do not take to it seriously. When they grow up it is only a small percentage that go fishing in earnest. Of all my boy friends I believe that I am the only OQe who cares to fish, and I often think of the very first fish I ever caught and wonder if there was any foreshadowing of my fate in the circumstance. There were five boys whose ages ranged from five to seven, and we very carefully set our fishing poles at the root of a big cottonwood tree on one bank of theBrasosand wentaway to play. When wereturned we found that a big horned catfish — everything in Texas, you know, has horns — had been caught and that he had thrashed around among the different lines until thay were wound into one. We landed the big fish, as long as any of our arms, nor stood upon the order of landing. A man came by and a season of breathless suspense ensued while he was tracing the cat. When the lines were untangled the fish was found to be on my line, and I ran home with it in my arms. I am the only one of that hopeful group who casts a line Id the water to-day. May be circumstance has most to do with making a man a fisher, even as the taste of mutton makes a shoep-killing dog out of a 'fyst.' But not all.. There may have been many a man who from want of chance has lived and died without knowing his capabilities as a fisher, or what life hold for him. 'dome mute, in- glorious Milton' whoso lot forbade. I thiDk all fishermen are proud of their proficiency inthe craft, and look down somewhat on tboso who do fish as well as tbey. They may not brag about it, after the manner of men, but in their inmost souls they respect not the frantic efforts of a superior in most things in his endeavor to whip out a line length of iiis rod. 1 have boon with grey-haired men who had made a success of life and to whom 1 must have deferred In all things else, for whom I had a kind of contempt, of which I was ashamed, when fishing with them, for the unskillful way in which they handled themselves in thoir futile endeavors to extract fish from the water. It probably never occurred to such a nan that there was any special reason why he should b expected to fish well. • once fished with a medical gentleman who had Dover i 1 that there was any particular sleight in the art of angling. We were just established in a camp in the woods at the forks of an ideal trout stream. The north fork came down with that clear amber color which water gets by flowing through spruce woods and the south fork slightly discolored by the mud it drained from a bog. This mud is deposited in twelve or fifteen miles, and the whole stream becomes again as clear as crystal. There was a gentleman in the party, an insurance broker, who was paired with me for the south fork. His rod and accoutrements looked suspiciously new, but it was not until he respectfully asked me to put a worm on the hook that I knew he was new to the business. We started up the south fork, a stream about twenty feet broad, and I let him go ahead — the most pronounced act of self- denial that the trout fisher knows. He did not care to lead the way, and telling him the proper distance to keep behind me, I had the glory of casting in the stream the first line that had been cast, may be in months. About the first time we separated my companion stepped on a smooth stone and fell down on his back in the ice cold water. He tried to make a few remarks on the mishap and the contractions of his throat were awful. I advised him that we had better take a drink and that he should then set his teeth together and not try to explain how it happened for fifteen minutes or so, and his remarks would be more connected. This is the only way to hide all signs of the effect a sudden ducking has on a man. Having saved my manners and secured the place ahead, W6 gradually worked our way up the stream, casting a fly in the lively places and takiDg a trout too frequently, for my count would soon be reached, there being several other fishermen out. At a bend in the stream, where some big boulders marked a geological change in the face of the country, when standing on a large rock, I had a rise from a big trout and tried for some minutes to get him to change his mind about rejecting the fly, but to no purpose. My friend overtook me and clambered over the boulders near me. Just then his feet slipped, and he sat down very violently on a big stone and a crash followed. Now, most regulated families and camps have a small supply of some stimulant on hand in case of accident, but it is an unwritten law in our camp that no one was to carry a bottle with him after the manner of that small supplv in a pocket flask vulgarly called a "booze-pot," and also that it is to be used in moderation. Anyone so far forgetting himself as to celebrate the first fingerling of thestream, orfor other seemingly good reasons, had the pleasure as well as the privilege of contributing the sum of five dollars and upwards, which was to be applied to the reduction of the sum total of the expense fund. This being his first trip was excusable for not know- ing this rule. His "booze-pot" was an elaborate leather-bound flask, the property of the captain of the expedition, to whom it had been presented by some- one he thought a lot of. He prized it very highly. Therefore, when any fellow angler put it in his hip pocket and sat down very hard it gave way, and great was the catastrophe. Continuing up the stream, saving the adults and casting back the infants into the water to grow bigger, we worked our way up the stream. The overhanging boughsmadecastingdifficult, and myfriend's remarks when his line became entangled in a tree for the twentieth time were very edifying. About a mile or so up I found that I had upwards of thirty-five trout in the basket all that I intended to catch. The uninitiated might argue that trout being being plenty, they could be caught and put back as they were so plentiful. I am not that kind of a fisher- man. There has to be a chance of acquiring to make pleasure for me in the complex sport of fishing. I dreamed of the delights of catching a tarpon until someone told me the fish was no better than carrion when caught. Since then I have not hankered after such sport, but I must say I do enjoy striped bass fishing. We sat down on a flat rock in the middle of the stream and he looked at the fish. He had not been able to secure one, little or big. We sat there talking and becoming acquainted. He gave me the first idea of his powers of raconteur, for as such he is unsur- passed. It was his graphic description later of my enthusiastic remarks in landing a big fish that leads me to retaliate in a slight degree. There we sat, I with my rod in my hand, with the line and leader gathered in an orderly manner. He sat with the water washing around his feet, with his back down stream. His rod was on his shoulder and the line trailing down stream. The bait was a fat angleworm, which the strength of the current kept on top of the water. He was telling a rollicking Irish story when a good-sized trout took the bait and gave the rod a wrench. Ho immediately jumped up and very coolly and without playing the fish led it in and remarked: "That was easy!" Since then, when, after toiling with rod and line for hours, and there seems to be nothing in the waters under the earth, a fish takes the lure in the twinkling of an eye and is taken in turn, I lose sight of all the labor of the hours which brought me nothing and think how easy it is to catch fish." Indications for a lively season at the local trap grounds are promising. The first shoot of the season is to take place at Ingleside to-morrow. The follow- ing card is presented for an open-to-all blue rock shoot under the auspices of the Golden Gate Gun Club: Event No. 1, 10 targets, entrance 75 cents, 3 moneys, high guns. Event No. 2, 10 targets, entrance $1^ 3 m and, like their porcine relative, they will eat any kind of carrion greedily. The young pigs of the bush farmers are highly esteemed by black bears, and when the poor pig is squealing and struggling in the claws of his enemy then is the time to get a shot. In the spring of 1890 my pigs were spending a few hours daily among the "skunk cabbage," which grew luxuriantly in the cedar swamp about two hundred yards from the house. When washing my hands for dinner one day I suddenly heard the most awful screaming, and just as I had realized that a bear was after the pigs, out of the bush they came running and completely out of breath. The bear had lost his prey, but had left five claw marks through the shoulders of one poor porker, which eventually died from the wounds. Another time, while raising potatoes, the stillness of our beautiful valley was disturbed by the death knell of a neighbor's pig, and before I could get there with my rifle, five shots rang out and two Indians, who were clearing land near, had a fine black bear stretched out before them. During August there are in places quantities of wild berries ripe, and these the black bears are very fond of; but at this time the skins are worth very little, on account of the fur being short and rubbed .off in places. I have watched a bear feeding on these berries, stand- ing up to reach the high up ones, and breaking down the bushes to get at the fruit. In the fall of the year, during October, before they den up for the winter, black bears often feed on a kind of brown fungus or mushroom, which acts as a purgative, and their drop- pings are changed in appearance. Unlike black bears, grizzlies prefer living faraway from the haunts of men and seldom venture near a settlement, although when they do so their great strength and ferocity render their raids all the more serious. In the spring of 1899, one old grizzly of great size killed over twenty head of cattle, little and big, belonging to the Douglas Lake Co., in the Nicola valley. About ten years before these incidents occurred a young Indian was killed by a grizzly on the west side of the Okanagan lake. He had seen some magpies fly, and, going to see what they were after, he came on to a grizzly watching the carcass of a deer, on which he had been feeding. The Indian was brave, and had confidence in his double barreled gun loaded with ball and his long hunting knife. Both of these, however, failed, and the bear did not leave him until he bad mauled him and bitten into his brain with his big jawe. His squaw (or klootchman, as they are called in British Columbia) saw it all from a tree near by, but was, of of course, helpless, and she could only run back to the reserve, which was near, for help to carry away her dying husband. When a black bear finds a carcass of a deer or other animal, he eats at it just like a pig would, and, when satisfied, retires to the thickets near, to return at nightfall for another meal. Not so the grizzly, how- ever, which, when he is lucky enough to kill a deer or find a dead horse or cow, eats all he wants and then sets to work to cover it all up with grass and other rubbish, which he rakes off all the ground around with his powerful claws. He will then dig a hole- some- where near and lie in it to watch his prey, only leaving it to get a drink of water now and again. One of these brutes, which is now standing, life-size, in my hall, dug seven holes all around the dead horse before I found him there. To get a shot at a bear by stalking in timbered coun- try like British Columbia is a most difficut matter, as anyone who has not tried it will find. I have put in weeks in a good bear country with the best native guide that I could get, and in a thin pair of buckskin moccasins searched for them day after day at early dawn and sunset, and seen nothing but tracks. So careful were we about the wind and not to make a noise, that we constantly came on to deer and other game at short range, quite unconscious of our ap- proach: and to carry out this style of hunting requires the greatest patience and perseverance on the part of the hunter. It is a fact, however, that four or five bears are shot by baiting them, and this is the only sure method of getting a shot where they have been hunted to any extent. One evening in May, two years ago, I was sitting on the top of a high bank, at the foot of which, and about eighty yards away, were the remains of a horse. I chose the top of the hill because the smell of me would not reach a bear approaching the bait from below, as the wind would carry it over him. I had filled my pipe in order to keep off the mosquitoes, which were very thick, and was goiog to light it very carefully, when I saw a black object glide into view among the trees and more straight towards the bait. He circled around it before going to it, and stood with his front feet on a log to look around. Steadying myself against the side of a fir tree, I put the white front-sight a little forward of the middle of the black and pulled off- At the shot, down went the bear all of a heap, but, recov- ering quickly, disappeared in the thick bush at the foot of the bank. Going down, 1 soon found lots of blood from the. 400 nickel covered bullet and I followed the sign for twenty or thirty yards, when I heard a great rush a few yards away, but, owing to the dense growth, could not see the beast. After searching for about fifteen minutes more, I found the blood again, and there, within ten yards of the river, now bank high with with snow water, was my bear on his back, stone dead . It was now nearly dark, and, after taking the "insides" out, and leaving my waistcoat on him to keep off coyotes, I made my way back to camp, about two miles off. It was nine P. M. when I got there, and my Indian guide and cook were in bed and I soon fol- lowed suit, well pleased with the evening's work. — Skootinq Times. Westminster Kennel Club Show. The entries for the show closed just twenty-i short of last year; a comparison of the entries breeds is very interesting and is as follows: by Breeds. 1902 1903 Breeds. 1902 1903 .... 23 17 56 53 .... 9 8 Boston Terriers 215 177 St. Bernards .... 92 71 6 11 .... 4 X ChowCMws 3 X Great Danes .... 76 93 Bassets 5 11 Deernounds .... 10 9 137 87 .... 37 47 Dachshunde 51 59 ... J5 Foxhounds .... 8 11 Irish Terriers ..... 71 65 ....118 119 Scottish Terriers.. . 45 58 .... 82 104 Welsh Terriers — 20 2.T Irish Setters .... 50 39 Black and Tans. .. 23 23 .... 22 17 Skyes 14 6 .... 5 fi 8 7 Sporting Spaniels... ...200 183 6 6 Collies ...151 165 Toy Terriers 25 9 ,. 43 8 ... 43 61 0 63 28 30 Poodles Toy Spaniels 85 102 ... 159 >,, 7 ... 62 82 Bull Terriers ...125 1(17 \m The awards in winners' classes were as follows: Bloodhounds — Dogs and bitches — 1 Dr. C. A. Lougest's Wandle Warrior, res P W Clark's Blanche Knox. Mastiffs — Dogs and bitches — 1 Dr. C. A. Lougest's Prince of Wales, res same owner's King Canute. Deerhounds — Dogs and bitches — 1 Beauveau Borle, Jr.'s The Laird, res Albion L. Page's Warwick. Russian Wolfhounds — Dogs — 1 Edward L. Kraus' Boyar, res Walter H. Conrad's Dvorak of Nepahwin. Bitches — 1 Edward L. Kraus' Navrasala, res John H. Matthew's Madeline. Greyhounds — Dogs — 1 Mrs. Joseph B. Vandergrift's Leeds Elect, res F. B Lewis' Lansdowne Royal. Bitob.es— 1 Tilley Brothers' Hall Stream, res Mrs. Joseph B. Vandergrift's Ch. Leeds Music. French Bulldogs — Dogs — 1 Mrs. H. L. Cornell's Mar- about, res Miss Mary Sharswood's Paulus II. Bitches — 1 Mrs. Theodore Offerman's Maboule, res Aquehung Farm Kennels' Marquise. Airedale Terriers — Dogs — 1 Joseph A. Laurin's Colne Lucky Baldwin, res Matthew Morgan's Accring- ton Crack. Bitches — 1 Savinhurst Kennels' Clonmel Majesty, res Columbus O'Donnell's Red Hackle. Boston Terriers — Dogs — 1 James T. Gillingan's Ch. Roxie, res Bayside Kennels' Bayside Chauncey. Bitches — 1 Dr. J. Varnum Mott's Snowflake, res J. O. McMullen's McMullen's Bessie. Beagles — Dogs — 1 Round Plain Beagles' Reed's Dan, res Windholme Kennels' Ch. Wind holme's Robino II. Bitches — 1 Windholme Kennels' Ch. Windholme Bangle, res Rock Ridge Kennels' Rock Ridge Vixen. Irish Terriers — Dogs — I. Rev. Father O'Gorman's Celtic Badger, res M. Bruckheimer's Masterpiece. Bitches — 1 Meadow Kennels' Erminie, res G. Gordon Hammill's Hilltop Vixen. Bull Dogs — Dogs — 1 H. B. Billings' Chibiabos, res Richard Croker Jr.'s Rodney Stone. Bitches — 1 W. C. Codman's Ch. Glenwood Queen, res W. S. Kil- mer's Remlik Bovio II. Irish Setters— Dogs— 1 B. B. Lathbury's Ch. Rock- wood, Jr., res P. A. Valentine's Longwood Link. Bitches — 1 B. B. Lathbury's Goldreme, res P. A. Valentine's Sig's Girl. Gordon Setters — Dogs and bitches — 1 Clinton Hill Kennels' Echo Clinton, res Richard Shrimp's Ned S. Field Spaniels — Dogs — 1 Swiss Mountain Kennels' Ch. Endcliffe Bishop, res Rowland P. Keasby's Say- brook Corncob. Bitches — 1 Wealdstone Kennels' Ch. Wealdstone Madge, res same owners' Ch. Annoyance. Cocker Spaniels, (Black) — Dogs — 1 Brookside Ken- nels' Fritz III. res O. B. Gilman's Premio. Any other color dogs — 1 W. T. Payne's Ch. Romany Rye, res Brookside Kennels' Ch. Chief II. Bitches, (Black)— 1 Brookside Kennels' Winsome II, res Mepal Kennels' Ch. Mepal Opal. Bitches, (any other color) — 1 W. T. Payne's Lorelei, res S tfiss Mountain Kennels' Ch. Waverly Sweetheart. Old English Sheepdogs— Dogs — 1 Tilley Brothers' Merry Party, res Mrs. G. S. Thomas' Wilberforce. Bitches — 1 Tilley Brothers' Bouncing Lass, res Howard Gould's Belle of New York. Rough Collies — Dogs — 1 Winnetka Collie Kennels' Winnetka Ballyarnet Eclipse, res J. D. James' Faugh- a-Ballagh. Bitches — 1 Vancroft Kennels' Moreton Hebe, res Balmoral Kennels' Balmoral Duchess. Welsh Terriers— Dogs and bitches — 1 Selwonk Ken- nels' Selwonk Princess, res same owners' Selwonk Vagrant. St. Bernards (rough) — Dogs — 1 Walter Johnson's Ch. Sir Waldorf, res Rossmoyne Kennels' Shelby Fernmore. Bitches— 1 Louis Wolther's Columbia's Hope, res Thistle Kennels' Clotilda II. St. Bernards (smooth)— Dogs and bitches— I New- ton Abbot Kennels' Newton Abbot Squire, res Mi's Nellie Lougest's Ch. Princess Alice II. Great Danes— Dogs— 1 Montebello Kennels' Monte- bello Apollo, res John H. Arfman's Caasar. Bitches— 1 Max Figman's Taute Tiene, res Montebello Kennels' Montebello San-Lo. Pointers— Dogs— 1 Brookdale Pointer Kennels* Duke of York, res Harry P. Kirby's Mark's Rush. Bitches— 1 R. E. Westlake's Westlake Surprise, res George S. Mott's Princess Alice. English Setters— Dogs— 1 G. C. Thomas Jr.'s Ch. Mallwyd Sirdar, res same owner's Rumney Racket. Bitches— 1 Joe Lewis' Mallwyd Queen, res G. C Thomas Jr.'s Mallwyd Meg. Fox Terriers (smooth)— Dogs— 1 Norfolk Kennels' Norfolk Parader, res Sabine Kennels' Sabine Result. Bitches— 1 Norfolk Kennels' Ch. Norfolk True Blue, res Sabine Kennels' Sabine Lavender. Fox Terriers (wire)— Dogs— 1 G. M. Carnochan's Cairnsmuir Bull's Eyes, res Fraser and Lindsay's Matchmaker. Bitches— 1 Charles W. Keyes' Hill- crest Facile, res Selwonk Kennels' Selwonk Fearless. Pugs (fawn)— Dogs and bitches — 1 Mrs. Winifred Harrison's Buller, res Eberhart Kennels' Tommy Tucker. Pugs (black)— Dogs and bitches— 1 Mrs. J. W Hen ning'sBlack Fairy, res Miss Nina R. Selfridge's Ebony Duke. Pomeranians— Dogs and bitches— 1 Ashton Kennels' Ashton Merry Scamp, res Mrs. R. F. Mavhew's Fox Hills Dandy. English Toy Spaniels (Black and tan)— Dogs and bitches)— 1 Mrs. F. Senn's Ch. Perseverance, res F. U. Boesger'sUniqueTopsy. Tri-colored dogs and bitches —1 Ashton Kennels' Ch. Darnell Kitty, res same owner's Baby Duke. Orange and white dogs and bitches— 1 Mrs. E. T. Shreve's Cupid S., res Mrs. T. J. Hellyer"s Consuelo. Bull Terriers— Dogs— 1 Frank F. Dole's Edgewood Crystal, res same owner's Edgewood Aldus. Bitches — 1 F. H. Croker's Bloomsbury Marchioness, res F. F. Dole's Edgewood Abbie. Poodles (curly) — Dogs— 1 Red Brook Kennels' Ch. Rupert of Thrandeston, res same owner's Ace of Spades. Bitches— I Red Brook Kennels' Ebony Maid, res same owner's Red Brook Maluna. Scottish TerrierE — Dog; — 1 Craigdarroch Kennels' Ch. The Laird, res Mrs. G. S. Thomas' Endcliffe Gar- net. Bitches- 1 Craigdarroch Kennels' Ch. Silver- dale Queen, res same owner's Ch. Heather Charm. Black and Tan Terriers — Dogs and bitches — 1 Geo- G. Mitchell's Parliament Dime, res Selwonk KenDels' Selwonk Imperial. Yorkshire Terriers — Dogs and bitches — 1 Mrs. G. S. Thomas' Ch. Endcliffe Merit, res Mrs F. Senn's Dandy. Japanese Spaniels— Dogs and bitches — 1 G. Gerk- hardi's Mikado, res William J. Burkart's Ping Pong. The following were given first awards in breeds not having winners' classes: English Foxhounds — Dogs, Mutchmor and Walter's Hector. Bitches, same owner's Beatrice. Retrievers — Dogs and bitches, Frank F. Dole's Berk- ley Bess. Irish Water Spaniels — Dogs and bitches, W. T. Payne's Con the Shaughran. Clumber Spaniels — Dogs, Tilley Bros.' Bonny Boy. Bitches, same owner's Maggie of Eaton Park. Chow Chows — Dogs, Miss Marguerite Lewis' Chah. Bitches, same owner's Yarta. Skye Terriers — Dogs, Mrs. Robert H. McCurd; 's Wolverly Wallie. Bitches, George Caverhill's Queen. Newfoundlands — Mrs. F. W. Storm van Grave- sande's Black Boy. American Foxhounds — Dogs, E. B. Chase's Brag- don. Bitches, E. B. Chase's Venus. That Spratt's dog biscuits are used in every climate goes without saying. We might also add that they are used from pole to pole. This latter statement is suggested by the fact that Spratts have just filled an order for fifty tons of dog buscuit. The cakes will form a material factor in the supplies taken along by the most important Arctic expedition fitted out for years. Mr. Fred Lowe of England recently judged English Pointers and Setters at Moscow. These two breeds are always very good at Russian shows. On the occasion of Mr. Lowe's judging a black and white Russian bred Pointer defeated a lot of 138 for the best specials, among the dogs benched were several imported from England. The reason that so many high class sporting dogs are to be seen at Russian shows is that Russian sportsmen who have large shoots exhibit their dogs almost without exception and take great interest in the clubs that are formed to look after the welfare of the special breeds that they keep. The judges at Cruft's show last week were: The Duchess of Newcastle, for Fox Terriers (smooth and wiie haired): Mr. S. Smale, for Pointers, Setters, Working and Welsh Spaniels; Mr. W. Evans, for Bloodhounds, Deerbounds and Borzois; Mr. Tonkin- son, for Curly-coated Retrievers; Mr. F. Gresham, for Flat-coated Retrievers, Basset Hounds, Chow Chows, Dandie Dinmont Terriers and Welsh Terriers; Mr. J. A. Tatham, for Beagles, Grevhounds and Whippets; Mr. R. T. Martin, for Irish Wolfhounds: Mr. F. E. Schofield, for Sporting Spaniels: Mr. W. H. Ford, for Bulldogs; Mr. C. H.Wheeler, for Collies; Mr. J. O'Coo- neli, for Mastiffs; Mr. G. Chapman, for Newfoundlands; Mr. T. T. Messenger, for St. Bernards: Captain E. S. Woodiwiss, for Dachshunds; Mr. E. T. Parker, for Dalmatians. Mr. R. V. O. Graves, for Poodles and Toy Spaniels; Mr. W. F. Clayton, for Old English Sneep- dogs; Mr. T. Ramsay, for Irish Terriers; Mr. A. A. Jeans, for Bull Terriers and Toy Bull Terriers; Mr. A. MoKerrow, for Scottish Terriers: Mr. J. Proctor, for Pugs; Mr. E. B. Joachim, for Schipperkes: Mr. C. H. Lane, for Skye, Bed lington and Clvdesdale Terriers; Sir W. Ingram, for Pekinese and Japanese, and Mr. Theo. Marples for the remainder. 13 m,he gveeoev ano &p0vt&man I February 2l, 1903 Report of the Fish Commission. The following excerpts from the seventeenth bien- nial report of tbe Stale Board of Fish Commissioners are interesting. Tbe contention is made by the board that a close season on striped bass is unnecessary, this is not the belief of many of our anglers who claim that it would be beneficial should a close season pre- vail during the spawning season in March, April or May: Stkiped Bass— From a commercial standpoint the striped ouss stuuUs next to the salmon as a food fish in tQia State. This list) was brougbl from tbe East, and planted in our waters, and has since continued to mul- tiply. At tbe last session of the Legislature the pro- vision ol thelaw lor its protection was amended so as tomato the montn of June of each year a "closed seasou,'' aud to reduce tbe weigbt limit of tbe fish that could be taken Irom three pounds to one pound. Alter noticing the practical workings of this law, this Hoard is of ine opinion that there is no necessity for a closed season, and that the weight limit, in our opinion, should be restored :o three pounds. Some of our principal reasons lor these recommendations are mat tbe amount ol this kind of fish which has been taken uunng the past two years has been as great as ever, but toe »Lze ol the fi;b taken has been smaller. When the weignt limit was reduced to one pound, tbe fisheimeo reuueed the size of the meshes of their nets, so as to enable tbem to catch such small fish, and it has encouraged the fishermen to use the "cineinoro," which is a net with meshes of about two inches. This kind of net is operated by four men in a salmon boat, ana is used on a rising tide, close to the mud fiats, where the school of bass go to feed. While two of the men pull the boat the other two men tend to the net. The net, which is like a seine, is laid out in a circle around tbe school of fish, and as much as a ton of fish has been taken with one haul. Striped bass, like other large fish that come into our bays, run in large schools. If the weight is again changed to three pounds, these fishermen who use ine "cincinora" net would have to go out of business, as the most of their fish would weigh less than three pounds, and they would be unable to sell them. Since the law reduced the weight of the bass that may be caught, there have been thirty or forty boats using the "cineinoro." This excessive use of this net for catching small bass naturally descreases the supply, and destroys them when they are too young, and it is almost the unanimous wish of the legitimate bass fish- ermen that tbe weight should be again changed to three pounds. Small bass in large quantities in a box will not keep over twenty-four hours, as they become soft and soon Bpoil, while the larger bass will remain in good condi- tion for two or three days, and are a better food fish. During last April and May, bass were the cheapest fish sold on the Sacramento river, they being sold during April for But one cent and one and a ball cents per pound, while tbe salmon was sold for five and six cents per pound. Considered from an economic stand- point, it appears almost a crime to permit of the de- struction of thousands of pounds of these young fish, when they can add so much more to our general food supply if permitted to attain their average weight. They are commonly found in our markets weighing forty pounds each. That these small fish are not re- garded with favor in our native waters can best be shown by referring to quotations of the New York markets, where the large fish throughout the year command twice the price per pound that obtains for the small fish. For these reasons we believe that the bass will be better protected by making three pounds the minimum weight for striped bass which may be caught or possessed. Eastern Brook Trout.— From our our experi- ence with small plants of Eastern Brook trout in some of the smaller mountain streams, in fact, too small for the Mykiss or Rainbow trout to flourish in, we have found that these fish have permanently established themselves. This ha9 led us to renew our efforts toward propagating them for these waters. We have now in our Si.son ponds about 1200 stock fish to be used as breeders, from which we hope to collect a sufficient number of eggs to give us 250,000 fry for dis- tribution in 1903. In addition to this lot, we were fortunate, in making arrangements with the United States Fish Commission whereby we will secure 200,- 000 Eastern Brook trout eggs in exchange for an equal number of Rainbow eggs. This number added to what we take from our pond fish, should give us about 300,000 fry for our next distribution. This hsh is the most beautiful of the trout specieB and is, besides, very gamey. It attainB a larger growth in our waters than it does in the waters of the Eastern States. It will fill a place in our work that will not interfere with any other department, spawning, as it does, in the late fall. All of the plateaus of the high Sierras have meadow streams, in some of which tbe water is sluggish and deep, none of them very large. No other variety of trout isfoundin them, nordothe My kiss or Rainbow stay in them when planted. The peculiarity of the Eastern Brook trout Is that they will remain and in- crease. There are probably several thousand miles of mail tins that can be stocked, which will notonlyadd to the general food supply, but will lurnish sport to tie angler, the camper and the tourist. There are thousands of our people who go to the mountains for their vacations, many of whom are not expert anglers. The Eastern Brook trout takes either fly or bail, and does not require such a degree of skill to land him as docs the Rainbow. In other words, the common fisherman will have, in the Eastern Brook trout, tiio most desirable game and fish food that he cin take. We confidently look forward to splendid results in tbe next two years from tbo propagation of BLACK Ba98.— In distributing black bass during the past two years we have confined our efforts to bandlini: the large-mouth variety, and have drawn jpon two lakes or reservoirs that were stocked with these fish in 1896-97. Our experience has shown that the large-moutb bass is much more suitable to the waters of this State than is tbe small-mouth variety. The latter, which are found in tbe colder waters of Eastern States, will increase moderately well in the higher altitudes in this State, but not nearly so well in the lower altitudes where the water is warmer. There have been many new lakes or reservoirs, formed by the various irrigating systems and power plants, and these afford a splendid breeding-ground and habitat for the large mouth bass. As distinguished from the small-mouth bass, they are found principally in the waters of the Southern States, and have increased in a remarkable ratio whenever planted in the reservoirs, lakes, or sloughs throughout the State, where tbe temperature of the water rises to a point that trout could not exist nor the small-mouth bass flourish therein. Following the policy of the United States Fish Com- mission, wbicb is not to plant black bass in waters adapted to trout, we have devoted our efforts in the past two years to stocking suitable waters of these lower elevations. The work has extended from Modoc and Siskiyou counties on the north to San Bernar- dino and .Los Angeles counties on the south. We have placed one shipment in the Colorado River at Tbe Needles, and made liberal assignments to the great interior valleys — the Sacramento and San Joaquin. Many of these lowland lakes and reservoirs abound in carp and catfish. These fish furnish an abundant food-supply for the bass, which soon gain the as- cendancy in point of numbers. The Salt Spring Valley reservoir, in Calaveras county, six years ago contained nothing but carp and catfish. To-day it is fairly alive with black bass. The fish for distribution during the summer of 1901 were all taken from this reservoir. Learning that the bass had increased in a small lake or reservoir known as the Daly pond, about seven miles from Folsom, in El Dorado county, we decided to operate from that point for the distribution during 1902, especially as it could be done more economically than from any other waters that bad been stocked by this Commission. In June, 1897, there was placed in this small body of water 19 fish, averaging one pound in weight. During the past season two men in a boat have taken as high as 350 fish, ranging from five to twelve inches in length, in a single day, with hook and line. We planted no fish less than five inches in length and made plants varying from 50 to 100 of fish ranging from five to twelve inches. In the past season we have planted 2,750 large fish. The value and importance of this plant can be better appreciated when we recall the fact that less than 1500 black bass were brought into this State from the East. We believe that within three years black bass, which is one of the most delicious of food fishes, will be found in every body of clear water throughout the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys. Not only will they furnish sport, but also will supply food to thousands of our people who perhaps lack time and means to make expensive trip9 into the mountains for the purpose of taking trout; in other words, all such will have a new food-supply at their doors. The importance of this branch of our work is earnestly called to your attention. The increase of black bass means the decrease of carp and other fishes of less value, and the scope of this work could be greatly broadened with advantage to the whole State, did our means permit. Catfish. — The supply of these fine flavored fish seems to be maintained, notwithstanding the demands are great. The sales in the San Francisco markets are considerable, but do not compare with those at Sacramento. This fish finds a ready sale throughout many of the neighboring States. It is shipped east to Kansas, south to Arizona and north to Oregon. The principal supply comes from the waters in the vicinity of Sacramento. It is not uncommon for five tons of catfish to be handled in a single day in tbe city of Sac- ramento, from which an idea can be gained of the im- portance of this fish to the general food supply. There are no restrictions governing the time of its capture. It has been claimed by some that catfish are a detriment to the other and more valuable fishes. This contention cannot be sustained. Striped bass and shad continue to increase in tbe same waters that are most frequented by catfish and carp. Carp. — The introduction of carp, which has often been criticized, ha9 not been without great benefit to our State. It is an inferior food fish when compared with the great number of superior fish in our waters. Carp are found in all the markets, however, but are purchased principally by the Chinese. In the Eastern markets they frequently command a wholesale price of six to eight cents per pound and find a ready sale. The same fish are highly prized in the markets of Europe. Their greatest value to this State lies in the fact that they furnish a food supply to the black bass, striped bass, and possibly the shad. In our judgment, it is owing to the abundance of food supply furnished by the carp, that other fish have become so abundant. Hunters See a Buck Shed His Antler. League of American Sportsmen. The League of American Sportsmen convened in the Commercial Club rooms, St. Louis, on February 11th, with delegates from all parts of the country in attendance. The league is incorporated in New York, and under the law must elect officers in that State. The executive committee met in New York last week and elected the following officers, Wednesday's conven- tion simply confirming their action: President, G. O. Shields of New York; Becretary, Arthur F. Rice of 1'assaic, N. J.; first vice-president, E. S. Thompson of Now York; second vice-president, W. T. Hornaday of Now York; third vice-president, Dr. S. S. Palmer of Washington; fourth vice-president, A. A. Ander- son of New York; fifth vice-preBident, W. A. Richard- son of Washington. • California favorite hot weather drink-Jackson's Napa Soda. To the south, particularly in the Los Banos region, duck shooting as well as quail hunting was nearly all that the Bhooter could wish during the closing two weeks of the season. A party of sportsmen composed of George H. T. Jackson, Irwin Thomas, Frank Lacoste and Henry Wagner of San Fransisco, early last week enjoyed two days' splendid shooting in the vicinity of Los Banos. One day was devoted to duck shooting in the overflowed districts, where the ducks were found in immense flocks. Sprig, mallard, teal, widgeon and other ducks galore were feeding upon the fresh-sprouting vegetation and also upon myriads of fat crickets that were drowned out of the ground. The insects were seen crowded upon clods of earth, each little pile being a miniature island of refuge for the ehirpers. This occasion was taken advantage of with greedy avidity by the sprigs in particular. These birds, as well as their congeners, were in turn devoured (?) by the market hunters, who use trained steers, behind which they sneak up on a bunch of birds, close enough to enable them to get a flock shot with the four and six-bore double-barreled guns they use. One hunter was seen by the party to pick up thirty-seven ducks after a single shot. These hunters now have a covered wagon in which to carry off their game. This scheme makes it difficult for anyone to know just how much over the limit a market hunter has in his wagon. The party devoted the second day to quail shooting, each one getting a good bag. Upon this occasion the shoot took place in some hills west of Los Banos, where an incident happened that is unparalleled in its rarity and is also of exceeding interest to sports- men the world over. Mr. Thomas, while after the quail in a ravine, jumped a big buck, or, rather, bis dog did. He was surprised to Bee that the running animal had but one antler. The buck struck out a lively pace, when, to the further astonishment of the hunter, after he had rounded some rocky brush growths he sped on his way to safety minus his single horn. Mr. Thomas surmised what was up, and a brief search was rewarded by his finding the horn dropped by the buck in his flight. 'The whole occurence was also noted from a short distance away by his companions. This being now the season for bucks to shed their antlers, the animal had already got rid of one horn and the other was so soft in anchorage that his frantic bounding to get away loosened and dropped off the remaining horn. Such an adventure as the above has rarely come within the lucky observation of sportsmen, and is regarded aB most interesting, for during this season bucks are the most cunning animals in existence in keeping out of sight, while they are, comparatively, disarmed. Kennel Registry. VISITS. Nairod Kennels' (leased) red Cocker Spaniel bitch Plumeria Mignonne (Ch. Hampton Goldfe-Ch. Plumeria Surprise) to Glen- wood Kennels' Ch. Havoc (Ch. Black Duke-Woodland Jude), February 12, 1903. Miss E. H.Thompson's (Pine Hill Kennels) red Cocker Spaniel bitch Buff Beauty (Black Knight-Flossie) to Plumeria Cocker Kennels Ch. Hampton Goldle (Ch. Red Mack-Hampton Queen Readie), February 9. 11, 1903. W. H. McFee's (agent, Los Angeles) Bull bitch Beachwood Queen (Curator-Queensboro Countess) to Ellesgy Kennels' End- cliffe Forceps (Footpad-Lady Roseleaf), February 6, 7, 1903. WHELPS. Nairod Kennels' red Cocker Spaniel bitch Glenwood Ruby (Ch. Colorado-Redwood Virgy) whelped February 8. 1903. six red pup- pies (2 dogs) to Ch. Hamptoo Goldle (Ch. Red Mack-Hampton Queen Readie). Wm. Wallace's black Cocker Spaniel bitoh Nairod Audrey (Hampton Promise-Black Sue) whelped February 8. 1903, one red and four black puppies (3 dogs) to Nairod Kennels' Plumeria Beau II. (Ch. Hampton Goldie-Ch. Plumeria Surprise). Coming Events. Rod. Jan. 1-July 1— Close season for black bass. Feb. 28— Saturday Contest No. 1. Classification series. Stow lake, 2:30 p. m. Maroh 1— Sunday Contest No. 1. Classification series. Stow lake, 10 a. m. March 15— San Francisco Striped Bass Club Casting Tournament. Golden Gate Park. April 1-Aug. 15— Close season for lobsters and crawfish. April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open. April 1-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season for taking steel- head in tidewater. May 1-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. Sept. 1-Nov. 1— Close season for crabs. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Gnu Feb. 22— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rook shoot. Ingleside. July 1-Feb. 15— Dove season open. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. Sept. 1-Feb. 15— Open season for mountain quail, grouse and sage hen. Oot. 15-Feb. 15— Open season .'or quail, duoks. etc. Oct. 15-Jan. 15— Open season on quail in Marin oounty. Bench Shows. Feb. 18, 19, 20 — New Jersey Kennel Association. Second annual show. Orange. N. J C. G. Hopton, Secretary. Feb 19, 20, 21— Colorado Kennel Club. Denver, Col. W. H. Kerr, 1-151 Arapahoe street. Feb. 23, 24, 25, 20— New England Kennel Club. I9th annual show Boston, Mass. Wm. B. Emery, Secretary. March 4, 5, fl, 7— Duquesoe Kennel Club. Pittsburg. Pa. F. S. Stedmao, Secretary. Lewis Building, Pittsburg. March 10, II, 12, 13— Rochester Kennel Club. Rochester, N. Y W. J. Gram, Seorotary, 701 Lake avenue. March II, 12. 13, 14— Coshocton Kennel Club. Coshocton, Ohio. F. V. Mlzer, Secretary. March 17, 18, 19. 20— Twin City Kennel Club. Uhrlchsville, Ohio. C. S. Walker, Secretary. Maroh 35, 28, 27, 28— Cuioago Kennel Club. Annual show. Mrs John H Nayloc Seoretary, March 30, 31— St. Louis .Collie Club. 5th annual show. St Louis, Mo John A. Long, Secretary. March 31, April I, 2, 3— Buffalo Kennel Club, inaugural show. Buffalo, N. Y. Edw P Sharp, Secretary. April 1. 2, 3, 4— Vlotoria City Kennel Club. 2d annual show Vlotorla, B. C. T. P. MoConnel], Secretary. February 21, 1903J ©he $veebev ctntr gtpovi&tttixn 13 THE FARM. =&*> How to Make Good Butter. MiaaEose, the instructor in butter mak- ing in the Ontario Agricultural College, gives the following answera to inquiriea in relation to her methoda and practice in butter making, which are given in a re- cent issue of Farming World. ~ How much salt do you use? Three-quarters of an ounce, when Bait- ing on the worker, but w en aalting in the churn and allowing the butter to Btand three or four hours before working, one ounce to the pound is necessary. For packed butter, more salt ia used. At what temperature would you churn? This is the most difficult question to answer, for so many conditions have to be considered, and it would be very unwise to state any definite temperature. Do not have the churn over half full, and it ia better to only have it a third full ; have the cream rich, that ia, not much skim milk in it, then churn at the temperature which will have the butter come in half an hour. What would you do if you had churned an hour and had no aigna of butter? If I had too much cream in the churn I would take out half and make two churn- ings. If this was not the trouble, I would draw off most of th cream, place the can in a tin of hot water and stir constantly until I had raised the temperature to the degree I thought neceasary. Never on any account raise the temperature by adding hot water directly to the cream. It de- stroys the color and makes a weak, spongy bodied butter. You say you work the buttr but once. Would you always do that? No; when the butter is very soft or very hard, I would give it but a alight working, then set it aside for a few hours to firm and soften, before working it again. I would always work butter for packing 'twice, alao butter for exhibition purposes, 'unless, in the latter case, I had salted in the churn. .What portion of the cream should come out as buttermilk? I see you want to find out how rich your cream should be. "Well, if you put four gallonB of cream in the churn you should have three gallons of buttermilk, provided no water has been added while churning. The cream in such a case would test about 23 per cent butter fat. Why is it that your butter does not Btick to your worker and butter print? Had you been in when I was preparing them you would have seen me give them a acouring with a fibre brush, using a little hard water and some salt. What is your reason for wetting the parchment paper before wrapping it on butter? It can be more neatly folded, and does not stick when removed from the butter. Does it injure the butter to have it Btand for any length of time with the paper on it? No, if you use good, clean paper and keep the butter in a cool, clean place. Why are there Bometimes little white specks in butter? The cream has become too sour and haa not been well stirred right to the bottom of the cream can. The curdy matter be- comes so hard that it doeB not break up sufficiently fine to all pass off with the buttermilk and it BtickB to the butter. Such butter ia never of excellent flavor. I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I i INTERNATIONAL STOCK FOOD 1 1 l l l I l l l l I l l ENGLISH STOCKMEN LIKE 3 FEEDS m ONE CENT WESTON COYNEY HALL, Nr. Longton. International Stock Food Co., Staffordshire, England. Minneapolis, Minn. Dear Sirs: — I have pleasure in handing you remittance to cover your invoice for "International Stock Food." I have given it a thorough trial on my horses, both drivers and draft, and I find it justifies all you claim for it in every way. AH my stock are in exceptional condition this year and this I attribute to the use of " International Stock Food." I tender you my sympathy for the loss you have sustained by the death of Online 2:04, a loss which will be felt by the whole of your district. I had great success in my experiment of crossing the French Coach Horse with the American Trotter, the result being a fine heavy harness horse. I am, sirs, Yours faithfully, F. J. RIDGWAY. We will Pay you $1,000 CASH to Prove that our Testimonials are not Genuine. BnffiffffiffiTTiy J 3 FEEDS Eqr ONE CENT It is Absolutely H; medicine, Peppi food, a 3»fcty to Horses, Cattle, Sheep, GoaUr Hoys, Colts, Calves, Lambs or Piei. „ fn,'^ ,i i' » > m »Q Sy»»• °° o&tine medicinal mgred.enta with your Own food at every meal. Salt ia a stomach tonic and worm S ^ * rt T" V°S . ' MusV"2 is,**cm*dl !0T dlBrps'*' Vineear is a diurotic- *»» "t these medicinal ingredients almost with every mouthful of your en that these condiments promote health and strength for people and improve their digestion. "International Stock Food" contains pure vegetable medicinal ingredients that are just as »f. «d« .necessary an add.t lion [to the regular feed o£ your stock if yon desiro to keep them in th, best r.oss.ble condition . "Inter d«S I Stool Food" 1 Paper. Itpunfksthe i blood stimulates and permanently strengthens thoentire system Eo that disease iB prevented or cured "International r«n°,,0plLn «-"hP« ~ U™™lV> b* Fitts 'Thousand Uealers throughout the World. f3T Your Money will be Promptly Refunded in Anv u,™' f Mn» ronr Pies or Hoe* grow Amazingly and has the largest Bale in the World for curinff or preventing Hog Disease. «r= Beware of t j Chemist caa separate all the Different powdered KooU, JJerbs, Barks and Seeds that we use. in> One olaimins to do so Wast b IT CONTAINS 183 LARGE ENGRAVINGS OF HORSES, CATTLE, SHEEP, POULTRY, ETC. ■a Co*er of this Book ii a Beautiful Live Stock Picture «3-Printed In Six Brilliant Color*. Book is 6k by 9k. See engravinefor greatly redoced design of cover. It eost □■ $3000 to have onr Artists and Engravers make thezc lifo Engravings. This Book contains o Finely Illustrated Veierinarv Department that will Save Yon Hundreds of Dollars. It describes common Diseases, and tells how to treat them. It also givcB Description, History and Illustrations of the Different Breeds of Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Goats. Hogs and Poultry. It contains testimonials, and Life Engravings of many very noted Animals. The Editor Of This Paper Will Tell Yon That You Ought To Have This Book In Your Library For Reference. $10.00 CASH, we will send yon, IF BOOK IS NOT AS STATED. Tkte Book Sailed Free, Foatage Prepaid, If Yen Write V» (letter or postal) and Anawer These 2 (jactUona: l*t.— Hame This Paper. 3d.— How Much Stock Have You 7 Write us today for book. Largest Stock Food Factory in tho World. Capital Paid in, ¥1,000,000. We Occupy 02,000 Feet of Floor Space. International Stock Food Co., ivss., i . e. a. ■IHrTElPOLIS, We employ over 300 people and have Hundreds of Thousands of Testimo- lals from Farmers and Stockmen. ENTIRELY AT OUR RISK. I I 0 1 I I I I I I I I I I 1 1 I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I II If the weather does not soon moderate sufficiently to permit the snow in the valleys and foothills to melt, men con- versant with existing* conditions in the affected territory say the losses will be enormous. Today the mercury hugged the zero mark, and the predictions are for continued cold. Where it is possible sheep and stock men are hauling feed to their starving herds, but in most instances this cannot be done. Word was received in this city today that cattlemen in the Shoshone district, Idaho, being unable to feed their isolated herds, and, in order to prevent a total loss, have been compelled to shoot their stock, the carcasses being stripped of the hide, which will be preserved and sold for leather in the spring. To what extent this practice is being indulged in is not known. Shooting Cattle for the Hides. A dispatch from Salt Lake, dated February 15th, says: The heavy fall of snow during the past week and a contin- uance of zero weather throughout this section of the State has already cost the stock and sheep men of Northern Utah, Southern Idaho and Western Wyoming thousands of dollars in the loss of stock. A Model Poultry Farm. In the California Cultivator we notice something descriptive of a model poultry farm. It is owned by Captain E. Pryce Mitch- ell, near Santa Barbara, Cal. He had been a sea captain and had no experience in farming or poultry raising. He has now been at it four years and his entire poultry ranch is four acres, beautifully located in the foothills, sur- rounded with live oak groves and with a fine view of the ocean. On the four acres there are forty hen houses, built of surfaced lumber, painted a foliage green on the outside and white, washed inside. Cement floors, covered with sea sand are cleaned daily. The houses all face the south and are open to the sun all day. Absolute cleanliness is scrupulously ob- served thorughout the place. No odor is noticeable in any part of the coops. The fowls are all standard-bred Btock. There are 1000 layers and 500 capons. All eggs for hatching are from two year old matured stock. All eggs for market are from pullets and young hens. There are two runs to each house and these are alternately plowed and sowed to wheat, so that the hens have plenty of green feed at all times. Neatness and cleanliness mark every detail of the place, from incubators to poultry runs. There are two gas engines, one for gen- erating electricity for lighting the house, the other for grinding bone meal and other feed for stock. The captain informed the writer that his profits from poultry last year were $1500 over and above all expenses. He has two faithful Indian boys who, under his management, do all the drudg ery of the place. Many a farmer who refuses (o pay at- tention to poultry and small stock don't make as much money on 160 acres as Captain Mitchell with his four acres of poultry. Influence of the Height of Wheel on the Draft of Farm Wagons. This is a subject regarding which there is considerable difference of opinion. The Missouri Experiment Station has put the matter to practical test in a series of trials made on macadam, gravel and dirt roads in all conditions, and on meadows, pas- tures, cultivated fields, stubble land, etc With a net load of 2000 pounds in all cases, three sets of wheels were tested, as fol- lows: ' Standard — front wheels, 44 inches; rear wheels, 55 inches. Medium — front wheels, 3t> inches; rear wheels, 40 inches. Low — front wheels, 24 inches ; rear wheels, 28 inches.'5 The results obtained and conclusions reached were, in brief, as fol- lows: For the same load, wagons with wheels of standard height drew lighter than those with lower wheels. The difference in favor of the standard wheels was greater on road surfaces in bad condition than on good road surfaces. Low wheels 'cut deeper ruts than those of standard height. The vibration of the tongue is greater in wagons with low wheels. For most pur- poses wagons with low wheels are more convenient than those of standard height. Wagons with broad tireB and wheels of standard height are cumbersome and re- quire much room in turning* Diminish- ing the height of the wheel to from 30 to 36 inches in front and 40 to 44 inches in the rear did not increase the draft in as great proportion as it increased the con venience of loading and unloading the ordinary farm weight. Diminishing the height of wheels below 30 inches front and 40 inches rear increased the draft in greater proportion than it gained in con- venience. On good roads, increasing the length of rear axle, so that the front and rear wheels will run in different tracks to avoid cutting ruts, did not increase the draft. On sod, cultivated ground, and bad roads wagons with the rear axle longer than the front one drew heavier than one having both axles of the same length. Wagons with the rear axle longer than the front one require wider gateways and more careful drivers and are, on the whole, very inconvenient and not to be recommended for farm use. The best form of farm wagon is one with axles of equal length, broad tires, and wheels 30 to 36 inches high in front and 40 to 44 inches behind. Jersey Breeders Organize. A meeting of the breeders of Jersey cattle in Northern California was held in Sacrameato, February 7th, and it was decided to organize an association to be known as the California Jersey Breeders' Association, the object being the im- provement of Jersey breed and the pro* motion of their more general distribu- tion and use in the State. Judge Peter J. Shields of Sacramento was elected President; Mrs. S. J. Mc- Farland of Napa, Vice-President; N. A. Chisholm of Jacinto, Secretary and Treasurer; and George T. Trowbridge of Santa Rosa, T. B. Purvine of Peta- luma, W. H. Saylor of San Francisco, C. V. Osborne of Florin, and W. D. Houx of Petaluma a3 an ExecutiveCommittee. The association will, at the next State Fair, make the largest exhibit of Jersey cattleever held in the State. They have been assured by the Southern California Jersey Breeders' Association that they would co-operate with them in this, and a general meeting of the Jersey cattle breeders of the State will be held in Sac- ramento prior to the fair. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. 14 ®he gveebev anb gryovt&ntatt [FEBRUARY 21, 1903 Santa Clara Loses a Fine Herd. By the death of John Flannery, who lor many yeara was a member of the State Board of Dairy Com missioned, Santa Clara county losee one of the finest herd of dairy cattle in the State. Tue entire herd of 100 milch cows, including Dur- hame, Jerseys and Holsteins. hasjustbeen sold to Miner Walden and E. B. Brush of Modesto Many of the cattle bore records for quantity and quality of milk that have not been broken in the State. The sale was made by the son, D. S. Flannery, who is administrator of his falher's estate. The herd was shipped to Modesto last week. It is understood that the price paid was a fancy one, as the reputation of the herd had created a strong demand as soon as it was known that the herd was to be sold. — ♦ The smaller the butter globules can be made in bringing the butter, the nearer free they will be of buttermilk. FOR SALE. ClWnOVV 9.10 a handsome light sorrel, OAi"UUVV L.ly, 16 hands, weighs about I1S0; eight yeare old; gentle and a high class gentleman's roadster. Apply to E. D. SACHS, S Battery Street. Wanted to Buy. a STALLION" OVER THREE YEARS OLD, about 15 hands high. Must be sound and well bred. Price about $300. Address F W. KELLEY, Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary St., San Francisco. YOUNG STALLION FOR SALE. \ HANDSOME YOUNG STALLION BY -*- Tbursion (by Tago 32y75) dam Belle Emmet by Mambrino Wilkes 6083 A remarkably promis- ing young bor»e, and will be sold at a reasonable figure Apply or address H P. H. HAGGETT, Lower Lake, Cal. FOR SALE. Three Standard-Bred Trotting Stallions WILKES STOCK. One Seal Brown, 16 hands, foaled May 2, 1898; first dam Fearless by Fallis 4781 (record 2:23); second dam Jean Perault by Signal 3*27. One Golden Bay. 16. t hands, foaled March 5, 1898: first dam Signal by Del Sur 1098 (record 2:24). dam of Guy S1no2-295£; second dam Lady Sig- nal by Signal 3327 One Brown, white points, 16 1 hands, foaled April, 189H; full brother to the bay. Th -*.e co'is are all sired by Prince Airlee 28045. son of Guy Wilkes 2807 (record 2: \%M). and bred by Wm Corbltt. San Mateo Cal. They are pure gaited and show wonderful speed for the little work tbev have done. For further particulars apply to P. H. McEYOY, Menlo Park, Cal. JUST LIKE A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track Bring the ladies and see the FASTEST HORSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. S O'NEV £• SOS, - - Proprietors SHOEMAKER'S BOOK •« POULTRY Turn) family ulraunic for ] I'l'Il. Over "~~ lar,;.- |a:-e»Of bvet book paper, with _- colored i-iatvs true to life.Tells bow to raise chickens profitably, their c&~e, ' dlse&»<*p and remedies. Diagrams with full deecrlpUone "I Poultry holies. All nt IXT1UTOR*, ItROODERS, ...or.uthbrxO FOWLS, with lowent prtooe. iiiuctDiioi ttti..nj to bcviti.out It. OnlylSct*. C. C. SHOEMAKER, Box 69? Freeport, 111., U. S. A. e Jepsen Sons & Kraft LEADERS Harness Saddlery Stockmen's Outfits Ranchers' Requisites Our Line is Varied and Complete WE MANUFACTURE HARNESS TO ORDER. 1145-1147 Market St. Phone: South 1032 Mail Orders Solicited A FIVE PER CENT SOLUTION Compound wiU KILL GERMS of Distemper, Pink Eye. Epizootic, Catarrhal Fever and Influenza, under the microscope. Given on the Horse's Tongue, it unites with the fluids of the alimentary canal, thrown into the Blood, passes through the Glands and expels the Germs of Disease. Absolutely safe and sure for Brood Mares, Baby Oolts and all others. Do not depend on any other powder In this class of Dis- eases. Give it to Brood Mares in times of Distemper. Booklet, "Distem- per, Causes, Cures and Prevention." free. Druggists and Turf Goods Houses sell Spohn's Cure. Fifty cents; $5.00 per dozen. MEDICAL. CO., Bacteriologists, Goshen, Ind. A. McKERRON, San Francisco, Special Agent. Standard Stallion For Sale. ATHA3IAX 36927. One of the best bred young Stallions in California He is I6hands and will weigh when matured 1250 lbs He is by Ath adon isire of Sue 2:12V5, Listerine 2:13^. Dakon D 2:16^, Donnatrine 2-2o1,2) by Matadon 9392, son of Ouward 1411, His dam is Lustrine (dam of Lis- terine 2:)3V$, Donnatrine 2:26^) by the great Onward 1411. Absolutely sound, a grand individ- ual, and in condition to train for a low mark this year Only reason for selling is that owner has not time to devote to him. For further information address Breedeb and Sportsman, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco. Tales of the Turf By William B. Fasig. Trotting horsemen the world over knew the late W. B. Fasig and that he was in a class of his own as an instructive, interesting and humorous writer of trotting horse subjects. W. H. Gocher, secretary of the National Trotting Association, has put Mr. Fasig's writings in book form, adding much of in terest thereto, and the book is now ready for de! livery. The table of contents includes the following: TROTTING TRACKS.— How to build and man- age them, with plates showiDg how to lay out a half-mile track a mile track and a kite- shaped track. This article is one that a race track official needs in his business. THE SECRETARY.— His trials and tribulations in the merry daysof racing. On the other side of Jordan he may nod rest; there is nothing for him here but advice. THE SANDPIPER —How the Dutchman did not balance Ms bill for gravel while the littlG man in brown stood pat. and those who Lad the real sure thing— well, they lost, as usual. A STRANGE LAND —How a shipwrecked Buck- eye made a stir in another racing world. Utopian, un'que and if you do not believe it, you can say it is untrue. McDOEL —How the best green horse in Missouri broke into turf history. He won the Transyl vania. That is enough. If you were there you know why STRANGER —A lightning-going pacer of North- ern Ohio, whose history has a pinch of romance hooked on to it. ANDY AND I— What the well known pair learned in France and England alter the hotel clerk checked the sign language. They could not parlez vous- RIDE OF A LIFETIME —How Flying Jib put a a crimp in the boss trotter on the speed drive in Wade Park. PAT SHANK —Someone said he was a col breaker, but be broke the wise wheD the thir teen combination and Eloise won at Detroit We will send this valuable book free as a pre- mium to anyone sending two new subscriptions for the BRBKDER AND Sportsman at $3 each, or will send the book alone, postpaid, on receipt of price, $2. Address BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 38 Geary Street, San Francisco. A Chance to Get Good Ones At FRED H. CHASE & CO.'S Salesyard, 1732 Market Street, San Francisco, during the second week in March. THIRTY HEAD of High Class Road and Business Horses, consigned by Geo. A. Davis, Rancho del Valle, Pleasanton, Cal. These horses are from 5 to 8 years old and are by such stallions as Direct 2:05§, Poscora llavward, lone Boy i others, and are out of well-bred mares. They are broke Bingle and double, are gentle for anyone todrive, and are all solid colors. Thrr. .r. thn-p gr*Bl proapeotl In t hi. ron.lgnment— Lee Direct, Mack ffpltllne by '/Ir.rt ~ oft .. dnnt HoKrnTlD. tiv *l.ln.\; ha. Ii.cn a quarte'ln 1 fi^ ..Pfinil.. Ml* 8 I bal Mftara by M inroa Ohlafoat ill Mi«lg.-t by [ana itu*»«iiti, black mare by Miln I, lack iiuuk oul of iiun.- by I'o.cura Hayward. FRED H. CHASE & CO., 1732 Market Street, San Francisco. The Seaside Meeting ...AT.... Brighton Beach Race Track, Brooklyn, n. y The New York Trotting Association EARLY CLOSING PURSES FOR ITS GRAND CIRCUIT WEEK August 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, 1903 No. 1. $20,000— THE BONNER MEMORIAL, 2:12 Class Trotting. (Horses to be named August 10 ) No. 2. 5,000— THE HIRAM WOODRUFF, 2:20 Class Trotting. No. 3. 5,000— THE JOHN H. SHULTS, 4-yr-olds, 2:25 Class Trotting No. 4. 5,000— THE METROPOLITAN, 2:20 Class Pacing. No. 5. 10,000— THE BRIGHTON, 2:10 Class Pacing. ENTRIES CLOSE SATURDAY. MARCH 7, 1903. CONDITIONS. Rules of the National Trotting Association, of which this Association is a member to govern- except: (1) In all events a horse must win a heat in 3 or go to the stable. (2) Hopples are not barred, except for horses without standard records. Purses divided 50 25, 15 and 10 per cent. Where four horses start the full purse will be paid; horse distancing the fleld, or any part of it, to be benefited. All the above events best 3 in 5 heats. Entrance 5 per cent of purse, 5 per cent additional from winner of each division of same. Nominators liable for full amount unless written notice of withdrawal is sent bearing post-mark on or before date when a payment is due. Pavments to be made March 7, May 7, July 7 and August 10, as follows: Purse No 1— $50. $.50.3300. $5'J0 Purses Nos 2, 3 and 4— $15. $35. $75, $125. Purse No 5-$25, $75. $150, $250. In Purses Nos. l and 5 horses to be named August 10 that were eligible March 7- In Purses Nos 2, 3 and 4 horses to be named with first payment March 7, and three may be named from the same stable; the selection to start to be made on or before August 10. Where nominator fails to make selection in time, the first horse originally named by him will be selected by this Association. C. A. McCULLY, Secretary, 215 MONTAGUE STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y. FROM A WELL-KNOWN TRA1NLK f Jitusnhlxe.Pa X^c J. z *"f / ?0J^ {^■/C-c-i-M^b-e^C-' C^# >^ far I used "Save-tbe-Horse" all the past season. First, on a bad splint close up to knee: horse very lame after fast work; could see decided improvement after a few days' use, and in a week's time lameness all disappeared. Used with equal success on a bowed tendon At present am treating a horse that bowed a tendon three years ago: was a bad case; was fired and blistered but still went lame Have used a bottle and am still using "Save the-Horse " The enlarge- ment has gone down almost one-half, horse going sound, and I firmly believe will race again. A friend of mine had a horse that bowed a tendon last spring; by the use of your remedy kept him racing all fall, gave him a record better than 2:05; tendon is straight and sound as ever was. Think it the greatest remedy on earth for a bad leg of any description. & flH- 30 f No man In Northern New Jersey, or horseman in New York City and Long Island, can doubt this man's statement.— (Reproduced from New York Herald). Newark, N. J , Jan 27, 1903 I used one bottle of "Save-the-Horse" and com- pletely removed a thoroughpin Horse was not lame, but it was a bad eyesore. No blemish or ; sign of the growth remains. GEORGE STENGEL, j FROM A PROMINENT STOCK FARM OWNER. Shrub Oak. N. Y. | This is to certify that I have used "Save-the Horse" for splints and wind puffs with great sue- I cess. In fact, ii is a great remedy C. W. CARPENTER Sunnyside Farm. Horse oan be worked with either shin or ankle I boots, as no harm can possiblv come by either destruction of hair or Koaldiug of the limb. | "Save-the-Horse*' can be applied in all conditions and extremes of weather— hot or cold. POSITIVELY ANH-PERMANENTLYCURES Bone and Bog Spavin. Ringbone, Curb, Thorough- pin, Splint, Capped Hock, Shoe Boil, Weak and Strained Tendons and all Lameness. Contains no arsenic, corrosive sublimate or other forms of mercury, or any injurious ingre- dient. Cures without scar, blemish or loss of hair. $5 00 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle, con- structed to convince and protect you fully. The need of second bottle is almost improbable except in rarest cases. Guarantee covers enectlveness of one bottle. Copy of guarantee sent upon application. $5 00, all druggists and dealers, or sent prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL COMPANY, TROY, NEW YORK. . M-.Wh.LL, Paclfle Coast Agent G19 MISSION STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. FEBRUARY .21, 1903] ®h* gveeifsv cmb gftwetsman 15 Inspection of Dairy Cattle. A bill of interest to dairymen haa been introduced in the Senate by Senator Flint and in the Assembly by Assemblyman Seadman. It is "An act to prevent the sale of dairy products from diseased ani- mals and under unsanitary conditions ; to provide for the inspection of dairy cattle, dairies and factories for the production of dairy products; to improve the quality of dairy products of the State, and to appro- priate money therefor." The bill provides that no person or per- sons, firms or corporations, shall sell, ex- pose for sale, or offer for sale, or exchange, or deliver to any creamery, cheese factory, milk-condensing factory, or other buyer or consumer, any unclean, unhealthy, im- pure, stale or unwholesome milk or cream, or any butter, cheese, condensed milk, or other article of food produced from such milk or cream. Neither shall any person or persons, firms or corporations, sell, ex- pose for sale, or offer for sale, any milk or cream which shall conxain any foreign substance, drug, chemical compound, or coloring matter, unless each vessel or package containing such milk or cream shall have branded or printed thereon in a distinct and legible manner to be de- scribed by the State Dairy Bureau, a state- ment which will advise the purchaser or consumer as to the nature of any foreign substance so added. Neither shall any persons or persons, firms or corporations, sell, expose for sale, or offer for sale, or exchange or deliver to any creamery, cheese factory, or any other buyer or con- sumer, any milk, cream, butter, condensed milK or other article of food produced therefrom which shall have been drawn, or any portion thereof, from cows either fifteen days before or five days following parturition, or from cows suffering from any disease, contagious or otherwise, or from cows kept in crowded, unsanitary and filthy stables or enclosures, or from cows that are fed on stale, decomposed or unwholesome food or drinking water. Neither shall any person or persons, firms or corporations, deliver to any buyer, con- sumer, creamery, cheese factory, or milk condensing :actory, any milk or cream in any vesBel or receptacle unless the same shall be thoroughly washed and cleansed each time it shall have been used for such purpose, and in a manner that will thor- oughly remove all particles and prevent any deposits of the former contents of such vessel or receptacle from remaining and decomposing. The bill further provides that it shall be the duty of the State Dairy Beureau now created by law to carry out and enforce the provisions of this act, and it is author- ized and directed under this act, out of the money appropriated as provided here- in, to employ such agents and inspectors, who shall have had experience in the man- ufacture of dairy products and the hand- ling of dairy cattle, as it may deem neces- sary, and to fix their compensation. Any violator of the provisions of the act shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not less than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than ten days or more than fifteen days. Any person or persons who shall hinder or prevent an agent or inspector of the State Dairy Bureru in the performance of his duty under this act, shall likewise be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined as already provided in this act. For the enforcing and carrying out of the act there is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1500) for the re- mainder of the fifty-third fiscal year ; ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for the fifty- fourth fiscal year, and eight thousand dol- lars ($SO00) for the fifty-fifth fiscal year. One great advantage in dairy farming over other lines of produce is that on the dairy farm the work is more evenly divided. Strike!— if they don't give you Jack- son's Napa Soda 3 YoanE McKinney Stallions FOR SALE. All Out of Fashionably Bred Mares, One 2 Years Old. One 3 Years Old. One 4 Years Old. The two-year old and three-year-old are both well staked and are trotters. The four-year-old has a three-year-old trotting record of 2:18, and a great prospect for his class this year. All are in fine shape to train or be placed in the stud. For pedigrees, prices and full particulars address C. A. DCBFEE, San Jose. {COUGHS. Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, Effectively Relieved. m FaoSlmlle Signature of Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose — surround ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of and California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor.carriage office, news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside — the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance You Ca.iv Sa.ve Your Horse I from Spavin, Ringbone, Splints, Curbs and all forms of I Lameness by a prompt and liberal application of that old reli- able and well known remedy — , Kendall's Spavin Cure It has the unqualified endorsement of every man who has ever used it. Here is a sample of what thousands say for it, ■WOETH $200 TO THIS MAN. Aston. Ills.. May 22nd. 1900. Dr. B.J. KendallC?.. Messrs:— Pleascsend your Treatise on the Horse and his Diseases. Vour lini- ment Raved a horse for me that I expected to get 5200.00 for. It can't be beat and I will be very thankful for the book. Respy. C.A.CREBBS. It is a most valuable liniment for family use— splendid fop bruises, I ' ggistsatSl; mailed free. Sprains, lame back, rheumatism, etc., etc Sold by all druggists at SI six bottles for £5. Our book, "A Treatise on the Horse," I "Write at once and address DR.. B. J. KENDALL CO., Enosburg FaJIs, Vt The Thoroughbred Stallion St. Carlo -St. Blaise.. f »«««■"»»■ {EXITS,. I Carita., /The Til-Used ' [ Camilla ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about §29.000 as a two year old He is a wonderful young Sire, among his get being Ruinart {winner of ihe Burns Handicap Palace Hotel Handicap and §11,650). Zamar II (winner of 19 races as a two-year-old and £76na). Joan. Februarj , St. Cuthbert, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Marmion May Boy, Our Climate, Glendinning and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MEMO STOCK FARM, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903 For further particulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES MCDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. SIRGIBBIE2D. No. 3TO American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion in America of the Two Be.*t British Hackney Pony Strains. -DOTH BIS SIRE AND D.AM LINES •*-* have loDg been recognized as the surest producers of beauty of conformation, com- bined with true, high and spirited action. SIR GIBBTJE 2d will stand at MENLO STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at S30. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service, at the rate of Ten {$10) Dollars per month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903. Apply to JAMES MiDOSNELL. Siipt Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo County, Cal. Grease Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS— Cases where ulcerations exteDd, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine After Blistering. Veterinary Pixine is the very best application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process Will heal the most severe cases without scar, and will prevent loss of hair As a Preventive —If a light application of Veterinary Pixine is used before speeding. driving in wet muddy or slushy weather, or in the snow, your horse will never have speed cracks, scratches or grease heel. For Hoofs —It will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in perfect form For Old and Chronic Sores. Etc —Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, hobble chafes abscesses, inflammatory swellings, sores and all skin disease In cases of emergency it is Invaluable. This penetrating, stimulating, soothing ab- sorbing, antiseptic healiDg ointment heals from beneath the surface by disinfecting the parts, subduing inflammation andstimulatinghealthy granulation, not by drying and scabbing. 8 oz., 25c; 8 oz , 50c, 5-lb pkg., 84.00. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROT CHEMICAL CO., TROY, N T. D. E. Newell, Pacific Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street, San Francisco. Books for Stallion Owners. 1. HOOVER'S STALLION SERVICE RECORD. The most complete book for recording stallion service ever placed before breeders Not a pocket edition. No more disputing of sires. No more mixiEg of dams where this book is used. There is space for entering 100 mares, giving their full breeding description, dates of service, dates of foaling, with a page for tabu- latino- pedioree of stallion in use, etc., etc., with index complete; size 10x7*. Each book* is handsomely and substantially bound. Can be used for any kind of pedigreed stock $2.00 2. THE STANDARD STALLION SERVICE BOOK. The neatest Service Book published, containing space for entering 100 mares givin°- space for full description, pedigree, date3 o< services and refusals, date of foaling, etc., with index complete, neatly bound in leatberene, suitable for pocket use. Can be used for any kind of pedigreed stock $1,00 3. BREEDER'S NOTE AND CERTIFICATE BOOK AND 8I41UOS SERVICE BOOK COMBINED. This book contains 75 blank certificates to be given to owners of marcs, certifying that said mare has been bred to a certain stallion. Also 75 notes suitable for owner of mare giving to owner of stallion on account of stallion service fee. This book is well bound, and makes a book like No. 2, after certificates and notes have been removed. Can be used for any kind of pedigreed stock $1.00 Sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price. BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, San Francisco, Cal. &he fgveelxev emir gpavtstnan [February 21, 1903 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property ol John Pabrott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS 63 Will serve a limited lumber of Approved Mares, Season 1903 FEE - - $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Breed for Size, Style. Speed, Gameness HiiMotiiii Wilkis 1679 The Only Son of the Great George Wilkes in California AND SIRE OF Sunbeam 0:124 New Era 2:13 Aeroplane 2:16)^ Ph.rbe Wilkes. .2:084 Robert 1 2:10 Phebon W 2:1014 Rocker 2:11 Sybil S 2:l63i Tommv Mac i-.UH Saville 2:17« Vic Schiller 2:1 1W Grand George... 2:18« Arlene Wilkes ..2:11* I J. P. Hanson.... 2:19!^ and 12 more In 2:30 Will Make the Season of 1903 at GREEN MEADOW FARM Brokaw Road, X mile from Santa Clara. Terms for the Season. $40 Usual return privileges. Good pasturage at $4 per month. Best of care taken of mares, but no liability for escapes or accidents. No wire fences. Address R. I. MOORHEAD, TELEPHOSE: Suburban 15. SANTA CLARA, CAt. STAM B. 2:11 1-4! (TROTTING. REG. NO. 23444. 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD, 2:15 1-3 (Timed second in 2:12>4) 4-YEAR-OLD RECORD. 2:11 1-4 (Timed second in 2:09^, 2:09) YEAR-OLD TRIAL, - - 2:26 STAM B , by that show horse king, Stamboul 2:0741 father of 47 from 2:10j< to 2:30; 24 sons and daughters produced from 2:074 to 2:27. Stamboul is the only trotting bred stallion that ever sold twice for over £40.000, and sired a daughter for whose son, Wiggins (two-year-old 2:194), $40,000 was offered. Stamboul's dam is the grandamof Oakland Baron 2r09M.for which $50,000 was lately refused, showing that men with money and brains appreciate this blood. STAM B.'S first dam. Belle Me- dium 2:20 (dam of 3 from 2:11M to 2:30) by Happv Medium sire of Nancy Hanks 2:04. NosonofHam- bletonian 10 ever produced such speed and she sold for $10,000. Second dam Argenta, dam of one in 2:20. by Almont Lightning, sire of dams of Zombro (five years old 2:11) and King Princeps2:15, by Almont 33. Third dam Mary Adams by Mambrino Patchen, sire of dams of Guy Wilkes 2:154, Baron Wilkes 2:18, Patchen Wilkes 2:29. Fourth dam Mambrino Belle by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thorn and dam of Director and Onward. Fifth dam by Mason Whip, a thoroughbred. No stallion now doing public service ever represented such champions of the turf, show ring and top notchers at private and public sales. He is a handsome horse (a typical Morgan in form), and tried racehorse, and game, toppy road horse. STAM B. is a bay, two white hind ankles, 15 hands 24 inches high, weight 1090 lbs., of good stamina and muscular development. Will Make the Season of 1903 at Pleasanton, Cal. Tprmc &4ft SPOT CASH before mare is removed. I will try and take good care of mares and 1 ci ills 4rtu foals, but will not be responsible for accidents or escapes. (No agents on arrival of trains at depot.) For further particulars address SAMUEL GAMBLE, Pleasanton, Cal. Pedigrees Tabulated and type written ready for framing Write for price*. Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary street, San FranoUct, Cal. SEARCHLIGHT 21031 THE FASTEST STALLION BY THE RECORDS EVER OFFERED FOR SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. He Btlll holds the World's Records for 4-year-old (2:044) and for 5-year-old (2;03>-£). SEARCHLIGHT is one of the fastest and gamest horses that ever raced on the Grand Circuit. He is a horse of rare individuality and is one of the most perfect specimens of horseflesh ever foaled. He has repeatedly beaten one minute to the half-mile pole in his work, and has pulled the heavy cart in which he now takes his exercise a half in 58 seconds with a dozen watches held on him. Few stallions that ever stood for service in California have such royal blood lines. Darknight, the sire of SEARCHLIGHT, was like the great McKinney, a son of Alcyone, and is a sire of extreme speed, having four 2:10 performers to his credit. The dam of SEARCHLIGHT is one of the great brood mares, having four with standard records and his grandam and great grandam are both in the great brood mare list. His oldest colts, now two years old, show that he imparts these qualities to his get, and he is certain to be a producer of early and extreme speed as well as size and good looks. Terms for the Season, $75. The Blood that pro= duced Dan Patch I:99| LECCO 2:091i is a very handsome black stallion, a square trotter and as game a racehorse as ever looked through a bridle He is by Bonnie Boy. one of the best producing sons of Patchen Wilkes, sire of the great Joe Patchen 2:01»4, that in turn is the sire of the unbeaten Dan Patch 1:594 The dam of LECCO is a great brood mare by Homer, and his second dam is a producing mare by Rochester and his third dam is a producingmare by Clark Chief. For four generations in the pedigree of LECCO there is not a sire or dam but is a producer of standard speed. LECCO made a campaign through the Grand Circuit in 1899 that shows his wonderful speed and gameness He met the best horses out that year and in seven starts won four first moneys, two sec- onds and was but once unplaced His action is perfect and he cannot help siriDg a family of high class, handsome, fast and game trotters. $50 for the Season. LECCO 2:092 The above horses will stand at the FLEAS 1NTON RACE TRACK, and all mares not proving with foal may be returned free next year, or in case the horse is not in California the service fee will be returned. It is the intention of the owner however, to keep both SEARCHLIGHT and LECCO in thisState for the next fouror five years. Due care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility assumed should any occur. Good pasturage provided at $4 per month, and all bills payable before mare is removed from my possession. Forfurther particulars and tabulated pedigrees address EDW. MILLS. Rose Hotel, PleaBanton, Cal. NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-34 hands. Foaled 1S90. Bbed by Wm. Corbett. vv lines z:nwasoneoi tne gamest cons mat ever raced down the Grand Circuit Director blood is a successful cross as it has produced John A McKerron 2051a Na Ozanam 2.08, Dollade Wilkes 2:10m. Oro Wilkes 2:11, Evangeline 2:it^, Mary C 2:174. etc. Fidelia, NUSHAGAK'S dam, is in the great broodmare list and she WILLIAM HAROLD sir*- ,,f JANICE 2: , race, and who hold: OH\i, bis first and only foal to Marl In a the world's record, 2:24^, for i% miles. TERMS 840 the Season. RECORD ■ = = 2:13] SIDNEY^: 195 Sire of Lena N 2:05M Monterey 2:09H Dr. Leek 2:094 Oddity 2:10K . Sidney Dillon, sire of Dolly Dillon 2:0? K In 2:30 list Dam: CRICKET 2:10 Dam of William Harold 2:13tf Crlorl 2:20 Hopper air Isobel S£9!< Bv Stelnway, aire of Klntawah 2:05 4 15 In 2:30 list WELCOME RECORD: 2:10 1-2 Sire of ILOILO 2:C0', weighs K-iOd lbs., and is a have size, style, good looks id individual. ARTHUR WILKES 2:285 Sire of Welcome 2:104 Fiiz Lee S:I8J< Hobo 2:i2it Way land W 2:12'; Sire of Arthur W 8:114 John A 2:12^ Forrest W 2:HS< Dam: LETTIE Dam of TERMS F'ir further particulars and cards with tabulated pedigree addrefs nd $35 the Season GEORGE GRAY. Haywards. Cal Welcome 2:104 Way land W 2:124 Maud Singleton 2:284 ARIST0 (3) 2:17i ^TdreD{ and Stanford Stakes, 1902 MAJELLAB.(2)2:29T,£1&) THE B0QUET ™ <2> ™\ Brown Filly Vg£?&SA Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18, sire of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 2:15>4. Sabina 2:154, Sabledale (at 2 years) 2:184, Bufllngton (at 2 years) 2:2014 and 36 others in 2:30 list. Dam, Fidelia "(trial 2 35 at 2years).damof Fidette 2:284. dam of Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:17ij by Director, sire of Directum &05><, Direct 2:054, Nathan Straus 2:054. Direction 2:08^, etc. Second dam by Reavis' Blackbird 2:22, sire of Mamie Griffin 2:12, Vic H. 2:12M. etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCracken's Black- hawk (67. NUSHAGAK'S sire, Sable Wilkes, is a remarkable sire of early and extreme speed; his son Oro Wilkes 2^1 1 was one of the gamest colts that ever raced down the Gracd Circuit. The Wilkes and Nathan Straus 2:054, „ Celeste (at 2 years) great broodmare list and she would have been a very fast trotter if given an opportunity, as with very little training she trotted a mile in 2-35 as a two-year-old. Mr. Corbett purchased her from Mr. Goldsmith for a broodmare consequently her training was discontinued. The get of Reavis' Blackbird, the sire of NUSHAGAKS second dam were noted for their remarkable gameness and vigorous constitutions. His two noted daughters' Mamie Griffin 2:12 and Vic H. 2:12^. were exceedingly game. NDSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings: of that number only three have ever had a full season's training namely. Ansto (3) 2:17",, Majella B. (2)2:29 (trial at 4 years 2:13;;). and The Boquet (trial at 3 years) 2:21 His other colts that have been handled some are: Brown filly. 4 years old in 1902 showed' trial of 2:204 with three and one-half months' work; blk g. 3 years old in 1902, with three months' handling showed mile m 2:354, last quarter m 354 seconds. His son Aristo (at 3 years) 2:174 took sickwith distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twentv-nlnth bad practically no work, yet he easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake Before taking sick we felt confident that Aristo would trot a mile close to 2-10 in his three-year-old form; the way he raced after being sick made us feel satisfied that we had made no mistake in our estimate of him. His third heat in 2:174 wasequal to 2:134 or 2:14 over the Woodland, Santa Rosa or Stockton tracks NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15th and ending July 1st. 6 J Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege If mare proves not with foal. Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed should any occur. First-class pasturage for mares, $3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company s steamers, from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shipped in care of Morshead s Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. Breed to Stallions with Fast Records that are by Producing1 Sires and out of Producing1 Dams Now Is the Time to Advertise Your Stallion SJtetllioii Cards Folders etnei Posters STALLION SERVICE BOOKS PEDIGREES TABULATED BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. Febrtjaky 21. 19(31 ©he gve&ev mtfc gtpxnrfesmcm 17 THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. NUTWOOD WILKES. He is the only Stallion that ever produced two three-year-olds in one season with recordsof 2:13 and 3:12^' respectively Who Is It, ex-champion tht-ee-y ear-old gelding of the world, reduced his record to 2:10}-^. John A. MoKerron 3;Oo^ (3*12tf as a three-year-old) is the fastest trotter of all the famous tribe or George Wilke^. NUTWOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1903 at the RACE RECORD 2:16",; Ry GUT WILKES 2:15^ Dam LIDA W 3:l»ii Ry NUTWOOD 3:18*£ NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS THE SIRE OF Fee = $50 For the Season With return privileges if horse remains my property. Good pastur- age at $3 per month. Bills payable before re- moval of mare. Stock well cared for but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. John A. McKerron .3:05^ Fastest trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 3:I2l£ Who Is It 2:10# 3-year-old race rec 2:12 Stanton Wilkes 2:10i£ Georgie B 2:12^ Claudius 2:13^' Boblngersoll 2:14J£ Irvingten Boy 2:17% Verona 2:18»* Trvington Belle 2:18V£ Echora Wilkes 2:18VS S3=-But three of the grandsons and granddaughters of NUTWOOD WILKES ever started in race 1902, is by a son (Nearest 2:22). and Hollo 2:l63i and Miss Georgie 2:25 are out of his daughters Young stock by NUTWOOD WILKES for sale. For further particulars apply or address Rosewood 2:21 Nearest 2:22 Central Girl 2:22U Miser 2:2-1^- Alix B 2:24% Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgie 2:25 Fred Wilkes 2:26^ Queen C 2:2*'; Electress 2:28!; Daugestar 2:29 L E C 2:29'i T. C (3) 2:30 RACING Of these, Alone 2:09^f, fastest four-year-old of MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co.. Cal. THE BRED HIGHLY STALLION Full Brother to John A McKerron 2:05 1-4. NEAREST 35562 RECORD 2:22 1-2 (Formerly WILKES DIRECT) Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4 and the Only 8-year-old Stallion with One with a Record below 2:10. By NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16^. sire of John A. McKerron 2:05^. Who Is It 2:10^. Stanton Wilkes 2:10!4, Claudius 2: 13^. Georgie B 2:12^, Bob Ingersoll 2:142£ and 16 other standard performers Dam INGAR (dam of John A. McKerron 2:05^, Nearest 2:22'4 and Thursday 2:24) by the old champion Director 2:17, sire of Directum 2:05Vi. Direct 2:0514. Direction 2:10^ Evangeline 2:11M. Margaret S- 2:12H and others; second dam Annie Titus (dam of Anme C. 2:25) by Echo 462, sire of Echora 2:23H (dam of Direct 2:054) and 16 others in list: third dam Tiffany mare (dam of ibraltar2:22^, sire of Our Dick 2:10}^, Homestake 2:14)^ and others) by Owen Dale, son of Williamson's Belmont. VC A DCCT is a Dark Bay. 15.3 hands and weighs VW pounds; well formed and Ml_ttlVL-«3 1 o( kind disposition. Will make the Season of 1903 at the I Stables of T. W. BARSTOW on the Alameda Avenue EVERY WEEK DAY RAIN OR SHINE. New California Jockey CI INGLESIDE TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY RACES START AT 2 P. M. SHARP. Reached by street cars from any part of the city. Trains leave Third and Townsend streets at 12:45 and 1:15 p. m.. and leave the track Immedi- ately after the last raoe. THOMAS H WXTXIAMS, President. PERCY W. TREAT, Secretary. Near Eace Track, San Jose, Cal. FROM FEBRUARY 1st TO JUNE 1st. TERMS, $40 THE SEASON. NEAREST 3SS62, Rec. 2:22 1=2. Sire of AIOSE (4) 3:09 1-4. Good pasturage $3 per month. No wire fencing. Every oare taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Address T. W. BARSTOW, Telephone No.: West 141. SAN JOSE, C At. ABSORBiNE, JR., Will Remove And Cure a WeepingSinew k^ or Gangloin Quickly. Cures any strain of the liga- ments or muscles. Proof if you want it, $1.00 per bottle delivered. 3IANCFACTUBED BY W. F. YOUNC, P- D. F., SPRINGFIELD, - - MASS. For sale by Mack & Co., Langleyfc Michaels Co. Redington & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron all of San Francisco. esrSPEED AND ABILITY TO REPRODUCE IT.-^a DIABLO 2:09 1-4 SIR ALBERT S 2:03 3-4 CLIPPER 2:06 DIODINE 2:10 1-4 Daedalion2:ll, Diawood2:l], El Diablo 2:11, Tags 2:11^, Hijo del Diablo 2:11^, Inferno 2:1 Diablita2:15K. GaB Topsail 2:16. Imp2:19H. N. L. B. (2) 2:21J4. Rey del Diablo (2) 2:23'.', Interna 2:2ii{, Athablo 2:24!4, Hazel D. 2:24)4, Miramonte 2:24i£, Irene 2:25, Sire /Don Derby 2:06 I Dam /DonDerby I Much Better 2:07« I Diablo CHARLES DERBY 2 :20-( gf^gf0Princess ;- llgjj* BERTHA by Alcantara^ rat Sire of I and lit more in 2:30 ' | Lafferty Dam ot way Eff Bee (1). 2:06 2:00 Kl 2:121-4 2:16". 2:254 "Will make the Season Of 1903 WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA, TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $50 Good Pasturage at $2.50 per month. Best of care takan, but no responsibility assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Address WILLIAM MURRAY, Woodland, Cal. Sire of Frank 2:10i,{ Sweitzer 2:13« Hazel Y 2:17 Butcher Boy 2:1?« Auditor 2:19)4 and ten more in 2:30 Breed for Size, Disposition, Style and Speed. SECRETARY Son of the great Director and a mare by Volunteer, Will make the Season of 1903 AT ALAMEDA. SECRETARY is a black horse, 16 hands high, a model of symmetry and conformation. His disposition is perfect and he can show as much natural speed as any trotting stallion in Call fornia. He sires speed, quality, substance and splendid disposl tions, and his produce are always in demand. FEE $40 THE SEASON. For card containing tabulated pedigree and other informa- tion address ELIAS W1IXIAMS, Cor. Arbor Street and Ragle Ave., Alameda, Cal. Sire of Dr. Frasse 2:121 Thomas R 2:15 Vendome 2:18J Hull HI LU L I I L 4 Dr.Valse's Sister, 2:25| By PALO ALTO 8:08^ (world's stallion record to high-wheel sulky), sire of IRAN ALTO 2:12«, Pasonte (4) 2:13, Palita2:16, Rio Alto 2:16!4, Palatine 2:18. and 11 others in 2:30 list Dam ELAINE 2 :20 (world's 3 and 4 year old records in 1877 and 1878). dam of Norlaine, yearling record 2:3IH. and of 3 In 2:30 list, and the dams of 6 in 2:30 list Second Dam GREEN MOUNTAIN MAID, dam of Electioneer 12o (one of the worlds greatest sires), 9 in 2:30 list; sons produced over 300 standard performers. IRAN ALTO 2:12M is not only royally bred, but has proven himself a racehorse and a sire of speed. He is a splendid individual and has all the most desirable qualifications for a great stallion. Breed to him and you will get the kind of colts you are looking for. Will Make the Season, 1903, at his home The Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose. P^p C51I Usual return privilege. Good pasturage and mares well cared for. For Tabulated rec 4>OU. Pedigree address „ ,. „ , JAMES W. RE A, San Jose, Cal. Alta Vela S3& R4D92 =,« SON OF THE GREAT ELECTIONEER 125 (Sire of Arion (4) 2:07S£. Sunol 2:08>4. Palo Alto 2:08»i. Alta Vela fcUKjUa 9 more in the 2:l51ist, < 3 to) Dam LORITA 2:1S'.; bv Piedmont 901; second dam Lady Lowell (dam ot Ladywell 2:16y,. Lorita 2-1814 and dams of 6in 2:30 list) by St. Clair; third dam Laura, dam ot the sire of Occident 2: iej». Will Make the Season, 1903===Fee $30 il^^VS.rdoJTol^ ilX San Francisco. Limited to 40 mares, as he will be trained and raced again this year. ALTA TELA is the Best Sou of Electioneer on this Coast. Best of care taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. " Usual return privileges. Bills payable at time of service and mu»t be settled before removal of mare. Address HANS FRELLSON, 20th and Lobos Aves., San Francisco. BY MACK By McKINNEY 2:11 14 Dam BY BY by NUTWOOD. BAY8WATER WILKES 2:251 Son of Sire of KELLY BRIGGS :10Lf Sable Wilkes 2:18 Fanny Bayswater Dam of 2 in 2:30 WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1903 AT "WINTERS, YOLO CO., CAL. FEE «40. BAYSWATER WILKES is a sire of speed, size, good looks, soundness and gameness. The only two year and three year olds of his get to start last year were race winners. Every one of his produce that has been trained can show standard speed. His sire. Sable Wilkes, also sired Jsushagak, sire of last year's winner of The Occident and Stanford stakes. His dam. Fanny Bayswater, is the dam of Senator L.. holder of the champion four-mile trotting record of 10:12. Breed to BAYSWATER WILKES and you will get colts that will sell at good prices. Excellent pasturage for mares S3 oO per month. For cards containing full Pedigree and all particulars address S. H. HOY, Winters, Cal. McKlnnev2'llM (sireof Coney 2:02. You Bet 2:07. Charlie Mac 2:07^. Jennie Mc 2:09, The Roman 2-09M Hazel Kinney 2:09*. Dr. Book 2:10. 22 in 2:15 list and 50 in 2:30 list): dam By By (own sister toLockheart 208'4 and dam or Marenso Kin- 2:29«) by Nutwood 600 (champion of all sires); Krandam Kap°dan1dam of Lockheart 2:08*, Hapid 2:22M, Capt. Mac 2:29); great grandam Madam Headley. dam of Export Prince 2:13M- BY MACK is one of the Best Bred Sons of the Great McKInney. Terms: $25 for the Season. SKSTE.&'S.affS.. No "arbed "'re 'ences For further particulars address A. DONOTJGH, Reclamation Station. Cal. Ship mares to A. Doxough, Reclamation Station (California and Northwestern Railroad). LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission, Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. warehouse: 303 Berry St. office: 303 California St , Room 7. SAN FRANCISCO, Telephone: Main 1037. FOR SALE. Six Good Jacks at reasonable prices, to close an estate. Address W. R. MADDEN, Dixon, Cal, 18 ©He gveeitev mttr ^pKirtstrnxn [February 21, 1903 ARNER 31300 • i kin WAY i B08 ;sire of Klalawah W. W00dft07, Agitato 2:«9, Cricliet J: HI, etc. Una, HERTIIA by Aloantara 7S9. I Season of 190:t, to close Jmu- 1st. ITLL BROTHER TO Don Derby ■ ■ 2:06 Diablo ■ ■ ■ ■ 2:09 14 (Sire of Sir Albert S 2:0330 Elf = 2:12 1=2 Ed Lafferty - - 2:16 1=2 and others. Fee AT SAN LORENZO, CAL. ^7C FOB TOE SEASON. Usual return privileges. Good pasturage $3 per month, and 3>£Q best of care taken of mares. For further particulars address C. BRANIN, San Lorenzo, Cal. Breed to Extreme Speed. $50 the Season CHAS. DERBY 4907, nc. 2:20 SlUEOFlfVCH BETTER 3:07*. DERBY PRINCESS 8:08*, DIABLO 2:09*. OWYHEE .,.,, littlK BETTER 2:1 1M, CIBOLO 2:13'., and many other fast and game racehorses. Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trctters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices Address OAKWOOD PARK STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. THE BARON WILKESES WON THE MONEY ON THE GRAND 25 PER CENT OF ALL CIRCUIT OF 1902. <=$*$» BARONDALE 2:11i Reg. No. 4 20,189. IS A SON OF BARON WILKES 3:18. Bis first dam, Nathalie, produoed Barondale 2:11^ and Grand Baron 2:12^ and is by NUTWOOD the greatest of all sires. Bis second dam. Beatrice is the dam of Patron 2:l4ii, Prodigal 2:16, Patronage and Pangloss, all great sires, and is by Cuyler. His third dam, Mary Mambrino is the dam of Elvira 2:18^, the producing sire Dunraven, and dams of Ponce de Leon 2:13 and four others. BARONDALE has two Dew ones in the list this year and is now the sire of four in the list. Where Can You Beat Thl> Breeding;? Season of 1903 at SAN JOSE RACE TRACK. Terms, $50 for the season, with usual return privileges. For further particulars address TOM JAMES, 1120 Alameda Ave, San Jose, Cal. MONTEREY 2:09 1-4 Reg. No. 31706 Will Make the Season of 1903 at SAN LORENZO SATDRDAYS, SUNDAYS, MONDAYS, TUESDAYS. MILPITAS WEDNESDAYS. THURS- DAYS and FRIDAYS. Poa t^ft F0R THE SEASON. Good pasturage at $3 per month. Best of care taken of mares rCC $0\) but no responsibility for accidents or escapes. Send fi and full particulars. Address for card containing pedigree P. J. WILLIAMS, San Lorenzo, Cal. MAKE. FOR SALE. VENTURA 16 hands, 1200 pounds Also, verv handsome Stallion Both gentle and good roadsters Address MBS. B E. HAKKlb. alifornla Street. San Francisoo. BONNIE DIRECT 2:05 1-4 FOR SALE. 3 CLYDESDALE STALLIONS POLLOCK. 12 years old. and CLYDBOY 7 years old; both choice breeders. Also PRINCE to., a years old May 28th. All prize winners, with best of action, color and breeding Can be seen at the Petaluma Race Track at any time For further particulars address T. A. NUFER, P. O. Bos 63, Petaluma, Cal. ' Winner of fastest 5-heat race paced in 1900. Win. ner of Chamber of Commerce Stake at Detroit: Bluo Hill Stake at Readville, and three other great races. Biggest money winner of -'New1' Pacers of 1900, having $7575 to his credit the first year out. Sired by Direct 2:05>4, sire of Directly 3:03'^ Hal Direct 2:04^, Prince Direct 2:07, Directum Kelly 2:08Vi, etc. Dam BONBON 2:26 (dam of Bonsilene 2:14^). by Simmons 2:28, sire of Helen Simmons 2:11^. New York Central 2:13, etc. Also sire of dams oi rereno 2:07?4, Tomboy 2:10V£, Owyhee 2:11, etc. Second Dam BONNIE WILKES 2:29 (dam of 3 in list) by George Wilkes 2:22. Third Dam BETTY VII.EY by Bob JonnsoD, thor- oughbred son of Boston. „t _ . . ~ c 1 ' RANNIP HIDPrT is a black stallion. 153£ hands high, weighs 1200 lbs. Is a good individual, Hiffh ClaSS RoaQSterS rOr Sale. DUlilMEr UIIvCV I has best of feet and legs, and is absolutely sound in every way. YELLOW JACKET 2:20 1-3, pacing (only beaten a head in 2:12). The handsomest roadster in California. Chestnut with flaxen mane and tail, and a perfect horse. Fine driver, sound, kind and gentle; ha? been driven by a lady. Get his fellow and he will attract attention on the park roads or speedway. Double-gaited Grey Gelding, excellent road horse, siDgle or double; sound, fast and a great weight puller. Never trained, but paced a mile in 2:27, last quarter in 34 seconds. A good pros- pect for the track, and a high class roadster any- where. For prices and particulars address A. B. RODMAN, Woodland, Cal. BONNIE DIRECT will serve a limited number of approved mares during season of 1903, at Si OO the season. Mares not proving to be in foal can be returned next season or service fee refunded, at the option of the owner of mare Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or esoapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Pasturage for mares at reasonable rates. Address L. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal. VETERINARY. Summary of Three of Bonnie Direct's Races. Chamber of Commerce Stakes, $5000, at Detroit Bonnie Direct 9 5 8 111 Annie Thornton 14 1 1 2 2 2 HalMcEwen I 11 2 8 4dis Pussywillow 8 3 11 3 3 ro George C, 3 4 3 4 5 ro. Cobbett 4 7 4 5 dr, Duchess 11 13 5 6 dr. Joe Wheeler 12 9 7 7 dr. Fred Wilton 2 2 9 dis, Mt. Clemens Boy 5 6 6 dr. Louis E. Mld- dleton 6 8 12 dr, Sport 7 10 10 dr, Gamecock 10 12 dr, Connie 13 dr, Little Frank dis. Time— 2:104, 2:12H, 2:133£, 2:13, 2:12ji, 2:12£. 2:13 Class, pacing, purse $1500, at Columbus. Bonnie Direct 2 5 1 1 1 Johnny Agan 1 12 2 3 Lady Piper 3 2 3 4 2 Freilmont 5 3 4 3 4 Red Light 4 4 5 dr, Prince Exum dis. Time— 0:31. 1:02^, 1:34, 2:05^- 0:33—, 1:05*4, 1:38^ 2:10^; 0:32. l:03l4. 1:344, 2:074; 0:31'i, 1:044, 1:373* 2:08£; 0:314, 1:03X, 1:36,2:08^. Blue Hill Stake, $3000, at Readville. Bonnie Direct .- I 1 1 SallieHook 2 2 8 Evolute 5 3 2 Annie Thornton 4 4 3 Paul Revere 3 5 4, Dark Wilkes 6 7 5, Tommy W. 7 6 7, Argo Director 8 8 6, Lady Allright 9 9 9, Beauty Spot dis, P. H. Flynn dis. Time— 2:073£. 2:09^, 2:10^. THE BEST WAGON IN THE WORLD irrXwtfTiriW WEIGHT 48 10 65 Lbs' DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin INFIUMAKY AND RESIDENCE— 8 11 Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts.. San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. 6\ A. W. FOLKERS Successor to J H. A. Folkers & Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. SOU Market Street Flood Building Room 4. San Francisco Ira Barker Balziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage. Saddle and Roar1 Horses for Sale Office and stable: 605 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 65!. I>ir, w xxx9 "F*. Egfixx. M. R. C. V. S.. F. E. T. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of tho Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. England; Fellow of the Edfnburg Votorlnary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College. Edinburgh; Votorlnary Sur- geon to the S F Fire Department; Live Stock ■ imi AustrallanColonlca at the port of San Fra d1 Equine Mclicii . Depart- ment I ■ ] ' ■ ,ident n\ the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Intlrmury, Residence and Oftlce, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Golden Gote Avenue, near Webster St., San Francisco: Telephone West I2& Entirely Different and away ahead of any other wagon ever made. It is easier to pull and faster than a sulky. Thoroughly practical, handsome and durable. THE BENJAMIN RACING WAGON ITS GOOD POINTS, The Body is made in one piece, round od at the corners, having no joints to come apart or corners to open, thus making it the lightest, strongest and most beautiful in appearance. The Fifth Wheel is original and entirely new. It is absolutely noiseless and positively prevents the axle from swinging. Our Axles are the strongest that can be made and are in a continuous piece. Wheels. We make our own wood and wire wheels complete. Our Ball Bear- ings are the best made and are water and dust proof. The Shafts are handsome and strong and can be instantly removed. They are steel plated top and bottom, free from bolts in any part of them, and so attached to the wagon they cannot rattle, as they have no springs, catches or traps to get out of order. The cross pieces are steel plated and trussed, making them very light and stiff. The Whiffletree is held by our own device and cannot rattle and when desired can be quickly removed. We manufacture truss poles and neck yokes. Our Truss Poles are very attractive and are free from braces to bend and rattle. Should any accident happen it cannot snap offline an ordinary pole. The neck yoke presents a hand- some appearance, is light and strong, and like the pole cannot snap off. The pole passes through the neck yoke, which holds it securely and carries it several inches higher than an ordinary kind. Tubing is not used on our wagons, as it is unreliable. Send for prices and catalogue. T. H. SPEDDY, 23 Davis Street, San Francisco, Sole Agent for the Pacific Coast. For Sale with His Engagements HAMBLETONIAN WILKES 1679 ONLY SON OK THE GREAT GEORGE WILKES IN CALIFORNIA Sireof Pha i, Robert r. 8:10, Phebon W fclOJtf, Rookor 8:11, Tommy Macfltllj*. Vie Schlll'-r '2:11 J*. Arlene Wilkes 2: 1 1 \. i''i. Sunbeam B:12j{i Sybils. ■ l7Wi Grand George* I Twenty four in the 2:80 list. This great stallion Is offered for aale, togotbor -.villi some of his colts. Reason for selling is thot J ihe undersigned is going out of tho horse business, Address R. I. MOORHEAD. Santa Clara, Cal. Awarded Gold Meda At California State Fair 1893. Every horseowner who values his stook should constantly have a sup- ply of it on hand. It improves and keeps tock in the pink of ondition. Manhattan Pood Co 1253 Folgom St., San Francisoo ABk your grocers or dealers for It. Indigestion February 21 i»3 ®he gveebev emir gtportsmem 18 Portal Houses ALL SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boxes. Bungalows and Summer Houses. A*VERY CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu lar and Price List. Burnham— Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet First and Second, OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street •••• •••• •••• •••• EMPIRE The PERFECT Bulk Smokeles ••••■ Can now be supplied in bulk or loaded shells by th^ ,eading cartridge companies, gun, and ammunition dealers, or the sole agents. I M I All A m 75 CHAMBERS ST„ NEW YORK CITY \J ■ II ■ L*nw Ow \S\Jm Telephone 1747 Franklin. Importers and Dealc In Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing Goods. le Agents for BALLISTI1 c (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk) Smokeless Powders BALL STITE The Standard Dense Powder of the World. Still Leads at the Traps or in the Field. Take No One's Word— Try Them for Yonrself . A postal brings ;1 Shooting Facts." (Third Edition ) HAZARD BLACK RIFLE POWDER SHOTGUN SMOKELESS gj^ANP SMOKELESS RIFLE Always Popular and Always Perfect. ALANSON H. PHELPS. Agent, «31 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. GIBBS' CELEBRATED PROCESS OF RAPID TAIIDEBMY In Pracical Use Over Twenty-Five Years. Used Everywhere in America. Hundreds of Testimonials Try and Be Convinced. Start a Class. Money in It. Be Your Own Taxidermist. Naturalists, Collectors, Gunners, Anglers, Outers, Boys, Girls, and all others interested in nature and anxious to preserve the speolmens taken In wood and field, have all felt the need of a simple method of preservation, which is free from intricacies and inexpensive. There is a method of rapid taxidermy now in extensive use, which meets the requirements of all amateurs who wish a practical and inexpensive method of preserving the trophies of the outing and collecting trip. This is not the old system of so-called stuffing, so expensive, laborious and disap- pointing, but is a rapid system, which anyone can learn at once and which is guaranteed to give satisfaction. By this process you may preserve the beautiful plumage of the grouse and woodcock, or the pike's or buck's head, or the showy feathers of the tanager. Boys, girls and all others can do good work and may make money, as mounted heads and birds find a ready sale, and besides you may teach your friends and decorate the school-room, office and dining-room with native birds and other attractions. If you are in doubt, then get your friends to go in with you an i start a olass, for when several work together there is an advantage and the expense is next to nothing. On the receipt of $1, cash or stamps, I will send full printed instructions for mounting birds, heads, mammals, etc , and all materials for mounting and preserving specimens— including prepared compound, together with full directions for dressing skins with the hair on for rugs and robes, so that you will not be to the expense of one cent. Remember, I Guarantee Satisfaction or Money Refunded. Mention Bbeeder and Sportsman and address MORRIS GIBBS, M. D., Kalamazoo, Mich. Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cured In 48 Hours. mm. CAPSULES * Superior to Copaiba, Cabebs or Injection BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOI-STEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter coDtest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows, 4-yr., 3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhams competing. 5th year my Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Niles & Co.- Los Angeles, Cal. RUSS OUSE & Bush Sts. Horsemen's and Sportsmen's Headquarters j American or European Plan. CHAS. NEWMAN CO., Props. £0C0ANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOR STOCK, CHICKENS AND P1QS FOB SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO. 208 California Street, San Francisco, Cal. BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE -DEALERS IN- AYR SHIRES— Young Bulls, Cows and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon, Petaluma, Cal. 65-57-69-61 First Street, S. P. Telhfhorb MAIN 19B. SICK DOGS MADE VLELl DAFIEL C. HELM Sergeant's Remedies STANDARD THE WORLD OVER. SURE SHOT frees the pup from worms for all tim« to come. A marvelous cure and absolutely certain. Its use is pre- liminary to the making of good dogs. By mail 50c. Sergeant's Condition Pills impart vigor, vim and life to the dog who has dropped his tail in dejection. His ambition, keen scent, and eye luster will return with their use, be it in treatment either of Mange, Distemper, Chills, Fever, Constipation or Nervous Debility. 60c and $1.00, postpaid. Carbolic "Soft Soap" soothes, cures and eradicates. The very best made. Of dealers 25c ; by mail 35c. An order or 3c in postage will cause to be delivered free on your desk Our Revised Dog Treatise and a Pedigree blank. For sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers." F. W. Braim & Co., Los Angeles, Cal., Pacific CoasiSuupiy SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy Of "DOG CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch — 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for " SANITAS " Disinfectant. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. delverton kennels Hampton Promise A. K. C. No. 53101 (BLACK DUKE II-Ch. GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 27 prizes. Stud fee, $15. Apply to T. J. BLIGHT, 213 Third Avenue. San Francisco. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers. WANDEE BUZZARD, formerly Llthian Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fes 830 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rev- elry (Saltscar Gambler-Sal tscar Cheerful). Fee 825 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velocity-Norfolk Two Step). Fee 810 Puppies and Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, Si! Harrison St., San Francisco Cal. ONE OF THE BEST. A GREYHOUND PUPPY, 16 MONTHS OLD -"• by Racker out of Mountain Beauty. This is an unusual opportunity to get a stake winner. Will be sold reasonable. Apply to A. ROY HARRISON, 78 Geary St., City. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. COLLIES. Oi AK GROVE COLLIE KENNELS.— THE finest kennel of Scotch Collies on the Pacific I Coast. At stud— Ch. Ormskirk Emerald Jr and I imported Cheviot Construction. 17 handsome | sable and white pups, ready to ship, and half- grown bitches for sale. No postal cards an- swered. Catalogue free. Western agent for Standard Oil of Tar. sure death to fleas and mange. O J. ALBEE, Lawrence, Cal. AT STUD CUBA OF KENWOOD (Glenbeigh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain tiam— Dolly Dee II) STOCKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakerafleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. AT STUD. At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER NORFOLK TRUEMAN Crta *?A Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy FCC Jt-v. reserve winners, Oakland, 1902), Imelda (winners and specialfor best, S. F., 1902), Isabelle, etc. __ N. H. HICKMAN, 1767 Page St., San Francisco. #* Dog: Diseases to Feed. Mailed Free to any address by the author, H. Clay Glover, D. V. S., 1278 Broadway, New York. ME BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal. The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 18,000 gradu- ates; 25 teachers: 60 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed In positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. HEALD, President. pH. WOODCOTE WONDER-THE WORLD'S v^ champion Bull Terrier. BulJdog, END- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth). CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY ELVET (winner or 7 firsts in England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs alwavs for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St- and Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. ENGLISH SETTERS. T^OR SALE— BLACK, WHITE AND TAN -^ English Setter bitch. 6 months old Pric* $10. GABILAN KENNELS, Hollister, Cal. COCKER SPANIELS. NAIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- gains in puppies, young bitches, and bitches In whelp, to make room. Finely bred stock. The prize-winning Cocker, Plumeria Beau II, at stud. Also Glenwood KeoDels1 famous black Cocker, Champion Havoc. Fee $20. 123 Third Avenue, San Francisco. LX)R SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES -*- by Ch. Hampton Goldie- Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads, Frui tvale, Alameda pLUMERIA COCKER KENNELS— AT STUD, £ Champion Hampton Goldie 53,100 (Champion Red Mack-Hampton Queen Readie). Goldie has sired more winners than all of our Coast dogs combined. See any bench show catalogue. Fee $20 Plumeria Tweedlepunch (Champion Hamp- ton Goldie-Omo Girl). Fee $15 Young and ma- tured stock for sale. Our motto. "The Best." E. C. PLUME, 415 Third Ave., San Francisco. ST. BERNARDS. NAIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN in royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the noted Grand Master II. winner of many prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 123 Third Avenue. San Francisco. GREAT DANES. GREAT DANE PUPPIES FOR SALE— BY Blue Beard out of Maud S. Both nire b.t.1 & bench show winners. ADply to or addres BERGSTEN, Center-street Station. OaklaDc 20 ©iw gveebcv atxii gtpovt&man i February 21, m3 TELEPHONE: South 640 VRSE BOOTS San Franciscn. Cal. Send for Illustrated Catalog THE fllWAYS RELIABLE ^.ivinvjixjaxrii'ionNr UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. E E DRAKE. Manager A REMINGTON HAMMEBLESS GUN Grade K. made with Remington Blued Steel Barrels TOR $25.00 GUARANTEED TOR NITRO POWDERS GRADE K E D, Made with Damascus Barrels and Automatic Ejector, $35 Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Guns priced from $25 to S250 mailed free. Retailed by All Gun Dealers— Not by the Manufacturers. REMINGTON ARMS CO. Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. I l ION, NEW YORK. E E DRAKE, Manager. REPEATING SHOT GUNS WINCHESTER AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS ARE A COMBINATION THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. , j j ,~ '. .'.'V; Ak j&*r<$ WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY vM/MiSI'K Pacific Coast Depot: 137-135 First St, San Francisco. A. MDLLER, Agent. The World's Greatest Shooting Record SMITH GUNS U WON FRED GILBERT, of Spirit Lake, la., since Jan. I, 1902, has shot in competition at 5765 Targets, breaking 5532 or 95.9 per cent, using a PARKER GUN. AT SHOT AT BROKE PERCENT Natchez, Mies 400 396 99 Fort Dodge, la 300 296 98 6 Lakefielri, Minn 205 203 99 Sioux City, la 360 351 ...... 97 Dubuque, la 360 351 97.5 THE "OLD RELIABLE" IS RELIABLE. °ARKER BROTHERS MERIDEN, CONN N. T Salesroom: 32 Warren St. In Grand American Han- dicap, Kansas City, April 1902, in a field of 456 shooters. The greatest shooting event of the World. Send for catalogue Clabrough, Golcher & Go. GUNS sfhesZ-, PISHING Gun Goods — 0UO<1 In* ''*t*,fwr,» Tackle 638 MARKET 5TBrrT.- and oil compounds. It is the GREATEST REMEDY ever used to remove SORENESS and FEVER from the foot, and makes it possible to get good services out of a horse working on hard and hot pavements It gives natural nourishment to the foot and incites a rapid, healthy growth— ALL DRYNESS AND BRITTLE- NESS quicklv disappears. QUARTER CRACKS and SAND CRACKS are rapidly grown out when directions given in our booklet are followed. It is a SURE CURE for CORNS, CONTRACTED FEET and NAIL WOUNDS if directions are followed It PREVENTS SOUND FEET FROM BECOMING UN- SOUND and GROWS a TOUGH. STRONG. ELASTIC WALL and HEALTHY FROG— A FOOT WHICH WILL STAND WORK on racecourses. Many of the best owners and trainers state ttiat for track work nothing equals It. In many cases horses have reduced their records several seconds due To its use. It is a CERTAIN CURE for THRUSH and SCRATCHES We Guarantee That It Will Do What We Claim and Will Refund Money If It Falls. PRICKS:— Quarts. $100; Half-Gallon, $1.75; Gallon, $300; 2^-Gallon, $5 50; Five-Gallon, $10.00. Books giviLg lull directions for its use and much valuable Information as to shoeing are supplied free. Don't fall to read "ad." giving Information concerning Campbell's Iodoform Gall Cure in nest lssoe of this paper. It Ik the best and because of its merits is rapidly displacing all others. JAS. B. CAflPBELL&CO . Manufacturers, 4 1 2 W. Hadlson St., CHICAGO, ILL. JAY-EYE-SEE m Mit. J. I. Cash, (Hickory Grove Farm, home | of Jay-Eye-See} Raciue, wis., says: "After try- < log every known remedy, I removed a lnri.'<' = Bunch of two years standing from aH-year oiii r Ully, with three applications of Quinn's Ointment.! It Is the best preparation I have ever used or heard < of. I heartily recommend It to all Horsemen. We have hundreds of such testimonials. | Price SI. 00 per ]inckn««>. Ask your orugtflat for It. If b<> does not keep It wo will send prfputd <>n receipt of prleo. Address W. B. EDDY tt- CO., Whitehall, JV. Y. Hunt and Fish ALONG THE LINE OF THE California & HortAwestern By (LESSEE OF THE S. F. & N. P. R. K.) Best Hunting and Fishing In the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Gold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Pine Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section In California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa Ukiah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts In Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip ticke*s at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. B. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. NEW MODEL 1903 REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS ^S8a Ooi arisen the representatives of the host families of this famous breed. The homo of ROMEO *.AGOIE ACM K, who has an official Keren-day record of 26 lbs. 11 ozs. butter; FIDESSA, who made in Beven daysonicial record over 25 )hs. butter, and many other largo producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. "hone: South 103. 14 TURK STREET, SAN FRANCIS RANCn— Rough and Ready Island, near Stookton Visitors always welcome. CART. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. O'BRIEN & SONS, Sole Agents, Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St., SA> FRANCISCO, CAL Mark Levy & Co. I *NA\nOW ?-IQ a handsome light sorrel, jnnuvjll L.\y, ■ 18 bands, weighs about 1160; eight yearn old; genlle and a high class gentleman's roadster. Apply to | E. D. SACHS, 8 Battery Street. FOR SALE. Three Standard-Bred Trotting Stallions WILKES STOCK, One Seal Brown, 16 hands, foaled May 2, 1898; first dam Fearless by Fallis -J7H I (record 2:23); second dam Joan Perault by Signal 3327. One Golden Bay. 16.1 hands, foaled March 5, 1898; first dam Signal by Del Sur 1098 (record 2:24), dam of Guy Slno 8?£93£; second dam Lady Sig- nal by Signal 3327. One Brown, white points, 16 1 hands, foaled April, 1898; full brother to the bay. These colts are all sired by Prince A irlee 28045. son of Guy Wilkes 2807 {record 2:15)4), and bred by Wm Corbltt. San Mateo. Cal. They are pure galted and show wonderful speed for the little work they have done. For further particulars apply to P. H. McEVOY, Menlo Park, Cal. FEBRBAKY 28, 1J03.] dthe $v eebev anfr jStptfrtsroatt THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN P. W. KELLEY, Proprietor. Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 QEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O- BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 586. Terms— One Tear 83, Six MonthB SI. 75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. KELLEY, 36 Geary St., San Franoisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good, faith. San Francisco, Saturday, February 28, 1903. Stallions Advertised. TROTTING BRED. ALTA VELA 2-.UH Hans Frellson, 20th and Lobos Aves, S. F ARNER 31300 . . .C. Branin, San Lorenzo BARONDALE 2:11^ Tom James, San Jose B AYSWATER WILKES 2:25X S. H Hoy, Winters BY MACK A. Donough, Reclamation Sta BONNIE DIRECT C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton CH AS DERBY 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO 3:09Vi Wm. Murray, Woodland GUY MOKINNEY D Bryson, Linden HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R. I Moorhead, Santa Clara IRAN ALTO 2:I2!4 Vendome Stock Farm. San Jose LECCO 2:09& Edw. Mills, Pleasanton LIMONERO 2:155K J- H- Williams, Los Angeles MONTEREY 2:09^ P.J. Williams, San Lorenzo NUTWOOD WILKES »l6tf Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton NEAREST 2:22^4 T. W. Barstow, San Jose NUSHAGAK 25939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove SECRETARY Elias Williams, Alameda SEARCHLIGHT 2-.03S4 Edw. Mills, Pleasanton SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Frank Turner, Santa Rosa SILVER BOW JR. I. Morehouse, Milpitas "STAM B. 2:11^ Samuel Gamble, Pleasanton WELCOME 3:10& Geo. Gray, Haywards WILLIAM HAROLD 2:I3H Geo. Gray. Haywards ZOMBRO 2: 1 1 Geo. T. Beckers, University, Los Angeles Co THOROUGHBREDS. ST. CARLO James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS The Baywood Stud, San Mateo SIR GIBBIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co WILL APPROPRIATIONS BE MADE for the Distric Fairs this year? is the uppermost ques- tion in the minds of those who make exhibits annually at these exhibitions. The General Appropriation Bill already reported to the Legislature contains the same appropriations for district fairs that were made two years ago, amounting to $102,000 in the aggregate. The bill will undoubtedly pass both houses in this shape and the measure will be passed up to the Gov- ernor, who has the power to cut from it such itemB as he thinks are extravagant, unwise or unnecessary. It is the general impression that Governor Pardee will indorse the fair appropriations, provided the condition of the State's treasury, when the absolutely necessary appropriations are all counted up, will permit the ex- penditure to be made. It is the Governor's beli«f, however, that there are too many districts, and this belief has been held by his predecessors, but owing to the fact that a bill to lessen the number would be con- tested by the representatives of every county cut out by such a lessening, no action has ever been taken that would divide the State into fewer districts. A bill dividing thepresent district comprising Kings and Tulare into two separate districts passed both houses of the Legislature last week, and Governor Pardee promptly vetoed it. holdlDg that thtre were too many districts already. There should be some effort made by those most interested in the district fairs to present their case to the Governor and furnish him with rea- sons why the appropriations should pass. None of the opposition to district fair appropriations has ever come from the taxpayers, but from a few persons who desired the money for other purposes. If Governor Pardee will affix his signature to the district fair ap- propriation bill and th3n see that the State Board of Examiners allows no claims against that fund unless they are strictly legitimate, he will have worked a reform in district fair matters that will meet with gen- ral indorsement. CANTA ROSA STOCK FARM'S HORSES that p the track in as good shape as any in America. I understand it is Mr. Barstow's intention to offer the use of the track to a driving club that is to be formed by prominent San Jo9e professional and businessmen who enjoy matinee racing, and he is already in corre- spondence with many trainers and offering them in- ducements to bring their strings to the Garden City. Mr. Zibbel, who raced up north last year and brought his horses to San Jose a few months ago, but soon afterwards pulled up stakes and went to Fresno, will move back right away, and several trainers from Den- ver are talking of coming. Chas. Durfee, John Gor- don, Tom James and others are there now, and it will not be long until the stalls will be pretty well filled up. fact that Nutwood Wilkes is still in business at the' old stand. Mamie R , or Miss McKerron as the stable boys call her, as she is a full 6ister to John A. McKerron 2:05], is being worked by Cecil with the idea of giving her a record . She raised a colt last year and can take a low mark if raced before retiring to the broodmare ranks permanently, as she is sound as a new dollar and has, great natural speed at the trot. She was given a couple of quarters last Monday after but six weeks' work and stepped them in 35 and 34} seconds. The three year old pacer Record Searcher by Searchlight 2:03} out ot Zeta Carter, dam of T. C. 2:30, is showing, speed, as a quarter in 35 J seconds Monday is evidence-' There was quite a row of visitors riding the rail at Pleasanton last Saturday, timers in hand, watching the trotters and pacers taking their regular work. It's about as much enjoyment to see the. brushes as it is to attend a race meeting. Farmer Bunch worked a three year old brother to Iloilo 2:113:] a quarter at the trot in 37A seconds and the mile just shaded 2:30. This colt is a handsomer horse than his brother and will make as fast a trotter. He has a bold, resolute way of going and as he is well muscled and full of grit he should trot well down in the 'teens this year. If there is a better training track in California than this one at San Jose, I have not seen it. The soil is just suited for training and racing harness horses. It does not need as much water as some and is a very fair winter track. No track on the Coast i9 more beautifully or more conveniently located. It is within the corporate limits of San Jose and the grounds com- prise about one hundred acres. Many very largeshade trees baa utify the grounds, and there is a large pavilion for fair exhibits, a good grand stand, a cement bicycle track for racing purposes, picnic grounds and cattle 6heds; in short, everything necessary for fairs, pleas- ure grounds and racing. Mr. Barstow's lease is for eight years and covers the entire property. Now that the San Jose track is in a practical man's hands there will be a chance for a first class harness race meeting there this year. In the old days San Jose always held one of the best mtetings on the cir- cuit and it can be done again and receive the endorse- ment and patronage of the people of Santa Clara county, something the old association has not had for years. Mr. Barstow will have the good will of every one, and deserves success in his new venture. Nutwood Stock Farm's trainer, William Cecil, has been riding quite fast at Pleasanton recently and last week he put two remarkable quarters to the credit of tho Nutwood Wilkes-McKinney cross, considering the time of the year. On Friday he drove the three year old colt Tidal Wave a quarter in 30} seconds at the pace. This colt's picture is on the front page of the Breeder and Sportsman this week and I think it will be pretty generally acknowledged that he is a beauty. Tidal Wave is owned by Mr. J. W. Gardner of this city, who bred Coney 2:02, McZeus 2:13 and Grace McK. 2:21}, all by McKinney out of Grace Kaiser. He raised a full sister to these fast ones that he called Miracle, and bred her to Nutwood Wilkes, Tidal Wave being the result. He is one of the best proportioned and best muscled three year olds in Cali- fornia. A rich dark chestnut with a blaze face and three legs white half way to hock or knee, he is one of the most beautiful colts I ever looked at. Mr. Gardner wanted him to trot, but ho did not take kindly to the diagonal gait, so he was shifted to the pace and with but a little work began to show speed of the highest order. He stepped the last quarter of the Pleasanton track in 30} seconds last Friday and did it handily. Ho looks and acts like a level headed, game, race horse and that is what he is in my opinion. M r. Gardner has a prize in him, and will have to refuse many good offers if ho keeps him. Hiving demonxii Friday that the cross of Nutwood Wilkes on a McKinney mare was a good one, 'iokcd up tin- [our year old lilly Mi-.* Georglo 2:26 on Saturday and brushed her a quarter to see how the cross of MoKinnej on a Nutwood Wilkes mare would show at this lime of the year, She did not pormit thr 1 a to put it on hor I j tho least as she pacod the quarter in the same time — 30} seconds. These two J oungsterB, one a colt, the ithera filly, clearly demonstrate that Nutwood Wilkes ■■Kinney blood will nick and ref lltlnspeei 'me. Therearea large numborof McKinney mares in California and their owners should take noli' ol the Monroe Salisbury drove on the track with Corletin, the two year old by Mendocino 2:19}' out of Coralie by Boodle 2:21} that he bought at the sale at Chase & Co's January 29th. After a jog of a mile and one or two short brushes Mr. Salisbury drove off the track with the remark: "I'd like to see the color of the trot- ter that will beat this fellow when he has matured." When he dismounted from the old styled wagon to which the colt was hitched he said to me: '-ThatTs the best colt of his age I ever had anything to do with. He is not only good gailed, but he knows how to trot and has the racing instinct and wants to beat "the others." Corleon is a big good lookiDgcolt and should make a great stock horse as his breeding is so rich. His grandam is by Electioneer and is own sister 'to Anteeo, 2:16}, Anteyolo 2:19}, etc. He has two crosses to Electioneer and some of the best thoroughbred blood ever used to cross with trotters. He could show a quarter in forty seconds very handily as' a yearling and looks as if he would be able to make a showing in the rich stakes in which he is entered. and tastefully decorated, and the' great race horse seems torealiza-tbe fact. Some of the best bred and fastest maresjn California will be bred to Searchlight this year and he will make a heavy season. Mr. Mills has his grand trotting stallion Lecco 2:09J in superb condition, as the photo reproduction on the firs; page of'to-da'y's Breeder will attest. To me he is one of the best made and handsomest trotters that has been brought to California. He cannot help but do much for California if he has good mares sent to him, and I understand he has already had some very choice ones booked. He was a great race horse and has the breed- ing. His individuality speaks for itself. Henry ganders is busy at work on several colts that are showing well, but he is not moving fast as yet. Millard Sanders is highly pleased with the big brown two year old colt that he purchased for $1700 from James Thompson & Co. three weeks ago and tells me .he has in this son of Nazote and Lulu Wilkes a trot- ter of great promise Mr. Sanders purchased this colt for Mr James Gray, formerly a resident of Santa Rosa, but now of San Francisco. A snap shot of the youngster appears on the front page to-day and shows what a racy and breedy looking colt he is. Nazote his sire is an own brother to that once champion gelding Azote 2:04 J, and is siring some grand looking horses with size and natural speed. The dam of this two year old Lulu Wilkes, has pro- duced three with records, viz: Advertiser 2:15}, Alia 2:21} and Welbeck 2:22}, and there will he another whenever Sanders gets ready to start this fellow. Fred Chadbourne, who is one of the best of the young trainers in California, and who has given trie first lessons to many very promising horses that have been raced by older drivers, is associated with James -Sutherland and has about a dozen horses that hoi's working. I saw him driving the good looking stallion Dialect by Diablo that belongs to S. H. Crane, the well known farmer and stock dealer of Turlock. Dialect is a trotter and has lots of speed. He has been suffering from quarter crack for the past year or two owing to the dry alkali soil in the lower country, but his feet look all right now and if they stay good he will march a mile better than 2:20. Mr. Chadbourrie has the pacer Ben F. 22:2} in his string also. This fellow is improving right along. He looks like a very good prospect in his class. Among those whose strings are not large is S'. K. Trefry, who can teach a horse good manners as well as anyone. He handled that little pocket edition of Direct 2:05}, known as Freddie C , but now calted Prince Direct 2:07, and all know what a mannere'd little gentleman he was. Mr. Trefry is training fofir or five at present. He has a big' gray horse in' his string that they call Marin Jr. 2d, that is qu'ite'a trotter and would make one a very stylish road horse. This gray is by Rockaby, a son of Direct. He is owned by the sib nt man, Geo. Johnson of Livermore. An- other in Mr. Trefry's care is a bay gelding by Diablb, owned by S. F. Martin of Oakland. His dam is- by Cresco, son of Strathmore, and I believe that he is one of the kind that will be heard from if he is ever raced. Dr. Boucher's string at Pleasanton is composed of three horses — Miss Logan 2:06} and her two sons, Harry and Bert. Harry Logan has a record of 2:12), but was not raced at all last year. He is working well now and should be able to win some money this year. Bert Logan is by the Onward horse, Colbert 2:07}, but is undersized. A better muscled youngster is seldom seen and ho is all horse, but 1 think the foal Miss Lo- gan is expected to drop next month by Barondalo 2:11 will outclass both these sons in looks and speed. Miss Logan never looked better iu general health, but that lame leg still bothers her eome, although the Doctpr is still trying new remedies on it. Geo. A. Kelly who will have charge of the Pleasan- ton track under Mr. Ronau's ownership, has a couple of two year old colts that he is taking good care of with the expectation that they will make some money for him in the stud when they are old enough. One he calls Bonnie McK. This is the dark bay colt bred at Santa Rosa Stock' Farm that Mr. Kelly received in .the trade when he sold Anzella 2:06:}., He is by Mc- Kinney 2:11} out of Bonsilene2:14} by Stamboul 2:07], second dam Bon Bon, dam of Bonnie Direct 2:05}. There is a lot of spaed and good looks in this pedigree _and the colt has fallen heir to considerable of both. The other colt Birdman is a roan, and a handsome youngster. He is by -Antrim, sire of Anzella 2:06J, dam Birdie by Jay Bird, second dam Lady Lyle by Geo. Wilkes, third dam Dame Tansey (dam of Prima JDonna 2:09}) by Daniel Lambert. There is good blood and good looks here and the Jay Bird cross is one that is becoming more popular every day over e"ast, and is very scarce here is California. I received the- following characteristic letter from Sam Gamble last'Tuesday: ■ "I forgot to tell you Saturday that Miracle (full sister to Coney 2:02) by McKinney is booked to Stam B. 2:11} this year. Also that Belle Medium 2:20, dam of Stam B., if to be bred to Mendocino, sire of Monte Carlo 2:09} and Idolita 2:09}. If the result of this union is a male it should be a great benefit to the ■ young breeders ten years hence. Quite a number that .have young Stam B s are breeding back this season. , I hear encouraging stories relating to his youngsters. : (How could it be otherwise?) Palo Alto will breed some mares to uhis royalist." Can't stop merit among ■the intelligent breeding community, and I well know that Monterey, Charles Derby, Diablo, Mendocino, Zombro, Hart Boswell, Neernut, Bonnie Direct, Rey Direct, Nutwood Wilkes, Sidney Dillon, Barondale, Searchlight, Lecco and other highly bred horses are upo.. this earth. Y.7bat a grand lot of youngsters ought to be produced in the next half generation if this blood is united intelligently. Yours Samuel Gamble."' . Ben Walker is assisting Monroe Salisbury with his colts and is getting quite a number into shape for the trip across the mountains. The big pacer by Lottery Ticket that Fred Chad bourne got to going so fast that everybody was talking about the horse, is now in the Salisbury string, and doing well. He worked a half around 1:03 the other day and quarters in 30 seconds seem' like play for him. The two four year olds by Directum that are owned by Judge W. E. Greene of Oakland ,are looking in good condition. Millard Sanders told me the black one worked a mile for him last year iu 2:20} seconds and he considered him a great prospect, but that tho hay colt, which is the much larger of the two, will, E"e thinks, be a faster horso. Both are trotters and good gaited. The new tt 1- in of Mills ,v Sanders spent considerable timeand not a little money in fixing up their stalls week before last, and now havoas nicely appointed quarters as anybody. Searchlight's stall is particularly roomy .1. \V. Marshall, the Dixon farmer, who aspires to own within a few years the best band of -broodmares in California, reached Pleasanton last Saturday with three high bred mares, which he intended booking to some of the stallions there. When asked what stal- lions he had picked out he said he had not decided, but ho could not go amiss with tho following five to select from: Trotters Lecco 2:09J and Stam B. 2:11}; pacers, Searoblight 2:03',, Bonnie Direct 2:05} and Rey Direct 2:10. These: horses' are all young in thestud and have yet to get their first standard performer. But they will all get a place in t.ho Great Table and sire high class horses. February 28, 1903] ©J« $v$elt8v cmfr ^poxi&nxan The Pleasanton Track. An article on the sale of the famous Pleasanton track, printed in the last issue of the Pleasanton Times, is as follows: Last week we mentioned the purchase of the famous Pleasanton racetrack by Harris & Donahue. They did not keep this valuable property long-, for on Sat- urday the announcement was made that it had again changed hands, this time to Mr. Thomas Ronan, a recent arrival from Dayton, Washington. Mr. Ronan has lived in Washington for many years: where he has made many staunch friends and where he has accumulated a fortune in mercantile pursuits. Some years ago he went into the horse business on account of his love of horses, as well as to afford him that activity which his active business life formerly afforded him. There is an old saying, "Judge a man and his enterprise by his former success," and taking tbis as a basisthe Pleasanton training track will now certainly forge ahead, for Mr. Ronan has a reputation among the people of the North for his business energy. Besides the track, he has also valuable farming prop- erty throughout Washington and Oregon, and is also the owner of some 200 head of well bred horses. Mr. Ronan will have associated with him in the con- duct of the track George A. Kelly ; the well known horseman. Mr. Kelly came to Pleasanton a little more than two years ago from Dayton, Wash., with a small string of particularly good horses, among them being the now famous Anzella, that was purchased "by the Santa Rosa Stock Farm for something like $6000. Mr. Kelly immediately returned to Dayton and brought back a number of promising colts and while there his description of Pleasanton so impressed Mr. Ronan that he also gathered some good prospects together and came here, with the result that he has purchased tbe track, and after a trip to his old home to settle up his affairs there, will make Pleasanton his permanent future home. Mr. Kelly will assist in the management of the track and as he has had considerable experience in that line will no doubt be successful, he having built the track at Dayton and manage^ it for several years. Mr. Kelly purchased a beautiful home on St. Mary street some time ago, where he resides with his family, and where Mr. Ronan is also making his home. Pleasanton race track has been famous for many years as the best winter track in the State and prob- ably in the United States. Built in 1876 by Joseph Nevis, with small accommodatioas of 18 stalls, it was run by the owner and builder and by parties to whom it was leased until 1883, when it was purchased by Monroe Salisbury for $25,000. Evil days fell upon the famous "kingmaker" and the property fell into the hands of Ferdinand Reese, of San Francisco, from whom it was purchased a few years ago by Mr. H. F. Anderson, who formed the corporation known as the "Pleasanton Training Track Association," the capital stock consisting of 5000 shares. About a week ago it was announced that the track had come into the hands of Harris & Donahue, but now it develops that Harris & Donahue have had 4990 shares of the stock for more than a year past, and that a short time ago they purchased the remaining ten shares, thus gaining absolute ownership; however, they held it only about a week, when the sale was made to Mr. Ronan. Since the days, nearly thirty years ago, when Joseph Nevis built the track, many improvements have been made, but to-day, as then, the same condi- tions of soil which have made the track famous ex- ist, and every year champions are sent East to win fresh laurels for the State and Pleasanton's famous track. To-day there are over 200 stalls on the grounds and as they are all full, with continual demand for more room, twenty more stalls will be put up immediately, and a prosperous future is predicted for Pleasanton track and its new owner and manager. Death of Z. E. Simmons. A Big Bet on Occident Entries. Los Angeles, Cal., February 21, 1903. Breeder and Sportsman:— H. W. Lawrence has bought the bay stud colt, by Hambletonian Wilkes, dam Anna Belle 2:27$, full brother to Robert I. 2:10, entered in Occident stake in 1904. George Ford has a colt in same stake by Neernut2:12I1, dam by McKinney. Mr. Ford and Mr. Lawrence made a bet, through me, of $1000 that his Hambletonian Wilkes colt will beat Mr. George Ford's colt in said race, to be trotted in 1904, The provisions included that should either colt fail to start in said race bet is off, and that I pay over the deposit of $200 now held by me. Mr. Ford claims name of McNut for his colt, and Mr. Lawrence claims name of Larry Dawn for his. Mr. W. G. Darfee now owns Anna Belle, dam of Larry Dawn, Robert I. 2:10, La Belle 2:16 and Maud Murray trial 2:12 in Germany. Mr. Durfee recently bought Anna Belle and a weanling sister to Robert I. and Larry Dawn from Colonel Moorehead of Green Meadow Farm. Los Angeles parties bought Maggie N., chestnut mare, fouryears old, full sister to Robert I. Now all that is left of Anna Belle's produce at the Green Meadow Farm is a beautiful brown filly, full sister io Robert I. and Larry Dawn, and now that Anna Belle is in the great broodmare list, being the dam of the greatest two year old trotter ever raced in California La Belle 2:16 and Robert I. 2:10, one of the most consistent pacers ever seen on a California race track, it is even betting that she will be written up in broodmare history as one of the best matrons now owned or ever owned in California. She herself was a game race mare and by a beautiful game sire, (Dawn 2:18), a son of the great sire Nutwood 2:18| backed up by the blood of matrons that produced Palo Alto 2:08, a race horse that never had a peer. Mr. Lawrence should be congratulated as his young stallion is a valuable addition for breeders and owners of mares by such great horses as Neernut, McKinney, Zombro, and the many other great sires owned in and around Los Angeles. Very truly yours, C. A. Harrison. Kentucky's Futurity. The Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association announces in this issue the thirteenth renewal of the famous Kentucky Futurity. The conditions, which are given in full upon another page, show that $22,000 is offered for the produce of mares nominate! on or before Monday, March 16, 1903, and that but the small sum of $5 (one forty-fifth of one per cent of the purse) is required with each nomination, while the additional sum of $10 (payable December 1, 1903), or in all $15 (about one-fourteenth of one per cent) will carry the entry until the year of the race. No more liberal conditions could be devised for such an amount as is offered. The Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association, the first to offer such a race, and the only one to an- nually renew the same for thirteen successive years, has already distributed to horsemen by this means the sum of $191,930, and the renewals now on hand which have not yet been raced for swell this to the grand total of $289,930. Time and time again, it has been demonstrated that a youngster engaged in the Kentucky Futurity will and does sell for many times more than a youngster of the same breeding and equal individuality, which is not eligible to this race. The amount of money offered ($22,000) is larger than that for any harness race, the conditions and payments the most liberal, the immediately enhanced value of a youngster thus engaged is many fold, the advertisement of one's entire interests in winning any part of this "Classic" event are inestimable; the above having been time and again proven true, we ask can any owner or horseman afford not to be liber- ally represented in this race? Nominations will close on Monday, March 16, 1903, with E. W. Shanklin, Secretary, Lexington, Ky. A Reminiscence of Frank Walker's. The dispatches of February 22d announced the death of Zachariah E. Simmons at Lexington that "day. His age was seventy-eight years. He purchased Geo. Wilkes from his breeder, Col. Felter, and was noted as a breeder of trotting horses. His horses are at present quartered at Ashland, Newberger and Jack Dawson being the only ones in training. When he lived in New York he was a sachem in Tammany Hall. ■ With the Morrises, who own Morris Park, and W. C. France, deceased, he owned the controlling stock in the famous Louisiana Lottery. He leaves a large estate. A new wrinkle in adjusting the hopples on a horse 5is credited up to the owner and breeder of Bunker Hill, that raced so well in New Hampshire last fall. It is said that he had the straps on the inside next to the pole some few inches shorter than on the outside and that on making the turns on a half-mile track this little trick worked to perfection. $15,000 for Jay McGregor. A Lexington dispatch says: W. L. Spears has been offered $15,000 for the two year old trotting colt of 1900 Jay McGregor 2:254, trial 2:09',, by Jay Hawker 2:14|, dam Notre Dame 2:23i by Robert McGregor 2:1 74. The tender came through the Louisville horse- man, R. H. Shockency. who is acting for J. K. New- man, the street railway magnate of New Orleans and New York. Spears is given three days to consider the tender. This is tbe second big offer he has had for this horse in the last thirty days. W. W. Estill, the breeder, offered $10,000 for him a month ago. It is thought the present deal will go through, and Shockency will campaign the M. and M candidate in 1903. He is now in Scott Hudson's stable. Sober up on Jackson's Napa Soda. Starting Judge Frank Walker, who gives the word at almost all of the big track 5 and under whose eyes more noted horses have raced than under those of any other in the profession, was in a reminiscent mood the other day and told a story of his youthful days that has never been in print, which serves to show the interest taken in light harness racing a quarter of a century or so ago. As is wellkuown, Frank is a native of Indianapolis and in his boyhood days he received many a trouncing for spending more of his time around the horses than he did at school. One fall when a big race meeting was given at In- dianapolis, all the famous horses of which Frank had been hearing the men talk were to be there, and he determined to see those races, no matter what hap- pened. All the great stars of the old time were there,- and they are names to conjure with to-day. Who that remembers them does not feel his blood run a trifle more briskly and his pulse beat with a strong throb! Hickok, Splan, Goldsmith, Doble, Turner, Green and all that crowd of old masters of the rein; what wonders of the turf men who never saw them have missed! How the nerves of the old-timer will tingle when he hears the magic names of Goldsmith Maid, Red Cloud, Judge Fullerton, Gloster, Rowdy Boy, Mattie Hunter, Lucy, Sleepy Tom, Sweetser, Lady Morrison and Nettie (sometimes called Big Foot Nettie, that "General" Turner had)! When that array of equine celebrities went to the tract at Indianapolis, there was no more school for young Frank. A "team of elephants could not have pulled him there with a log chain hitched to him. Frank was rather unfortunate the first day or two of the meeting, for the reason that paternal coin Tvas not forthcoming for race track purposes. But he saw the races, nevertheless, from the limb of a friendly tree which stood near the high board fence. Fortune smiled on him about tne middle of the week, however, and he managed to get hold of the price of an admis- sion ticket. It was on the day of the famous race between Goldsmith Maid, Judge Fullerton and Red Cloud. All Hoosierdom appeared to have turned out to see their great favorite, Red Cloud, defeat the famous mare. On every hand nothing was heard but Red Cloud. Then came a report that Red Cloud would not start. Pandemonium reigned for awhile. Everywhere the crowd ~was shouting, "Red Cloud, Red Cloud, or no race!" There were fears of a mob and a rope was stretched along the outer edge of the track near the stands to keep the excited crowd back. "In all my experience since that time I have never seen such an excited crowd on a trotting track," said Mr. Walker. "I thought everybody had gone crazy. Feeling ran so high that the drivers of the other horses were afraid to have Red Cloud start for fear they would be mobbed if they should beat him. Even the driver of Red Cloud did not want to start, but there was no getting out of it. They would have been mobbed if he wasn't started. When he was brought out on the track men, women and boys yelled them- selves hoarse. The shouting continued while the horses were scoring for a start and all the time they were on their journey around the track. As they rounded into the stretch with Red Cloud in the lead, there was the most hysterical demonstration I have ever seen or heard of. A big woman who sat next to me holding a fat baby in her arms, arose to her feet and in her excitement began to wave the baby and shout: " 'Come on, my Red Cloud! ha, ha, they can't beat him! Come on, my Red Cloud!' and a string of hys- terical stuff of that kind. In her excitement she allowed the baby to fall. Fortunately a man next to her was sitting down- and was not so excited. The baby alighted iu his lap. After Red Cloud won the heat and the big woman had subsided somewhat, the man passed the baby back to her with the remark " 'Madam, yoar baby might have been killed.*' " 'Oh, that's all right,' she answered, 'we can get plenty more babies; but we can't get any more Red Clouds.' "The first heat was as far as Red Cloud got. The Maid landed the race, much to the discomfiture of the crowd — the big woman with the baby especially." — Horse Review. Packing Feet. Packing horses' feet is a treatment which at most affords only a temporary relief, and while it may occasionally be advisable, it always weakens the foot unless other remediesare used to counter- act its bad effects and aid in perpetuating the temporary benefits derived from its use. Used alone, its results are a relief, not a cure-, and if continued frequently will cause, serious iDjury. Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy will bring about 3ll the good results ever obtained by such treatment with none of the badcon- ditions. It removes soreness and fever, softens the dry frogs and gives life to brittle soles and walls by giving to the foot the nour- ishment which nature always supplies when not prevented by artificial conditions. An Austrian nobleman races his .>u ; under the name of Mr. Horsefool. 6 ©Ite gvee&ev tmtr gfcjrortsnmtt TFebruaxy 28, 1903 Los Angeles Driving Club. A successful matinee was held last Saturday at the I.oe Angeles track by the Driving Club of that city. Four well contested races were pulled off and the sport was above the average. The summaries of the events are as follows: First race, threemtnule class, two in three. John Madlsoo. b g. Dr J. G. Edmonds lEdmondsj 1 ) r.Klnnev br m. J. X. Tabor (Tabor) 8 2 Johnny B, blk g, w. Wllllus (WiHltls) S 3 Time— .':l i -':ll .. Second race, free-for-al! pacr. two in three. art. bm. E T tari Earl) 1 3 J I'ndlne.ch m.C E O.nir (M. B. Mocneri 2 1 ■> Floretta B-llc. h m. B- Erkenbrfcher (Bagan) -1 2 2 Belle Patchon, chm. C. F Xowlln (Xowlln) 3 4 3 Time— 2:174. -ID. 2 Third race, 2:25 pace, two in three. Would Be. ch -• J. W. Spooner (C. D. Black) 2 1 1 Glen.chg.P.L Budic r (Budlngerl 1 2 2 Prince Howard, br g. B. Erkenbrecher (Mosher) -14 3 SallieMllos. bm. J. C Barns. (Burns) 3 3 5 Hontecito Boy. b g, R. C Gillis (Edmonds) 5 5 4 Time— 2:21H. 2:20*, 2:31(4. Fourth race, 2:35 class, mixed. Catherine, (p) b m.C. A Canneld (Cantleld) 2 1 1 Peter Jackson, br g. William Garland (Garland) 3 a 2 Tom Thumb, br gr. K. V. Redpath (Redpath) 1 4 4 George, (t) b g. R. E. Muncy (Muncy) 4 3 3 : pi !:. m, C V. Nowlin (Bryson) 5 5 5 Leotla. (p) blk m. J. H. Slater (Slater) 6 6dr Time— 2:28!i,2-4M. 2:27. New Stallion Advertisements. Brooks May Have a Track. Los A.S'i.ELES, February 25. — Sporting gossip has it that the interests o/ the Traction and Los Angeles Pacific Railways would be benefited by the establish- ment of a race track at some place on their lines and that the companies intend to supply J. W. Brooks with sufficient cash to build and start a track. At- tempts of the racing men to get a permit from the Council have been only a blind used to keep the owners of property desirable for track use in the dark as to the real motives of the racing men, while options and deeds were secured from the owners. The new location will be outside the city limits, but near enough to make access easy and not require too much time for the journey to the track. It is a part of the program to incorporate a town on the track site, on lines similar to those employed by the Califor- nia Jockey Club at Emeryville. There will be no spring meeting, of course, but there will be one next fall, or early in the winter, when the new track is in condition for running horses. Brooks will endeavor to see that Tom Williams does not conduct a race meeting at Agricultural Park simultaneously with his meeting. ♦ Jockey Coburn, who was indefinitely suspended by the stewards of the California Jockey Club nearly two months ago, will be reinstated shortly. Such, in any event, is a report which has reached New Orleans from Memphis, and presumably it is based on informa- tion which Mr. Bennett has had directly or indirectly from the California officials. It is well known that strong influence is at work to bring about the lifting of the ban against Coburn. Western race-goers in general, and the friends of Mr. Bennett in particular, are hoping that this last piece of gossip is true. Coburn was beyond question one of the be6t riders in the west last year, and his continued enforced idleness would work a genuine hardship on Mr. Bennett, who during the Worth Fall meeting renewed the contract which he had on Coburn for another season, begin- ning March loth. A lot of McMurray carts just received. You need one right now to work your colts in this winter. Call at the Kenney Manufacturing Company, 531 Valencia street and take a look at these carts and other first-class vehicles they have for Bale. » There are several new advertisements of stallions in our business columns this week, as follows: Sidney Dillon, the sire of that great mare Dolly Dillon 2:07, and that wonderful green trotter Lou Dillon that showed two public trial6 last year in 2:0BA and 2:0SJ and is now considered likely to be the great- est trotting sensation of 1903, will be in the stud at Santa Rosa Stock Farm at the very low fee of $40. Sidney Dillon is looked upon as one of the coming sires of extreme speed, and the fact that everyone of his get that ever started in a race has obtained a record is remarkable. He is by Sidney out of the great mare Venus, dam of Adonis 2:11} and others. Guy McKinney, that iB considered by many to be best bred son of McKinney living, will be in the stud at the farm of his owner at Linden. Guy McKinney 's sire has seven in the 2:10 list, Guy Wilkes, the sire of his dam, has four in that list, Onward, sire of his sec- ond dam, has nine, and Mambrino Patchen, sire of his third dam, sired Mambrino King that sired eight. There is a large proportion of 2:10 blood in Guy Mc- Kinney and as he stands over sixteen hands, weighs 1200 pounds and is a very handsome horse he should reproduce these qualities. His fee will be $30. Zombro 2:11, the greatest trotter that McKinney ever foaled, the greatest three year old race horse ever seen on this Coast, and one of the handsomest stallions living, will be in the stud at Los ADgeles at $75 the season. At ten years of age he is the sire of Zephyr, the mare that trotted to a record of 2.11 last year and won a heat in 2:06| that was not officially timed owing to the fact that the timers failed to reach the stand in time to start their watches; he is also the sire of Italia 2:23, winner of the Occident Stake of 1901, and of a dozen or so more that have shown trials and will get records this year. Zombro needs no boost. He is in a class by himself and is destined to be one of the greatest sires ever bred. Limonero, with a record of 2:15j as a three year old made in the fourth heat of a great $5000 race at Lex- ington, where he defeated the almost undefeatable Expressive 2:12$, will also be in the stud at Eos Angeles. Limonero is by that great race horse Pied- mont 2:17J, his dam is by Electioneer, and his second dam Lula 2:15 by Norman 25. This is royal breeding and he should prove exceptionally successful when crossed on Wilkes mares. He sires colts of great beauty and early speed. His fee is $50. Silver Bow Jr., son of Silver Bow 2:16 and Magenta by Tempest the sire of Iago 2:11 will make the season at Milpitas. Silver Bow Jr. is a large horse of great style and high action and is a fast trotter, having shown quarters in 303 seconds. He has no colts older than two years old, but they are all without exception big, fine lookers and show speed. Every Eastern turf paper that reaches this office contains particulars of circuits already organized in various parts of the country, with dates of meetings and purses to be given for trotters and pacers. Here in California the associations have hardly begun to think about such things. They may wake up along about April or May. Village Farm. Spohn Medical Co. East Aurora, N. Y., May 21, 1897. Gentlemen:— We desire to express our thanks to you forcalling our attention to the value of Spohn's Distemper and Cough Cure We have tried it In many cases of dlfferen' degrees of severity, and it has aided us greatly, and we will hereafter always keep a supply of It in our medicine case. We have found it the best thing made in its special line. Please send us six dozen more. Very truly, C J. & Harry Hamlin, Propr's. JOHN BHADBURN. Supt. E. G. gbers, Trainer. Jackson's Napa Soda untaDgles the feet. The Training and Racing of Rythmic. Scott Hudson, who raced Rythmic 2:0S through the Grand Circuit last year, furnishes the Western Horse- man the following account of his campaign with this great son of Oakland Baron: ''In compliance with a request, I take pleasure in jotting down a few facts about the 'blind wonder.' Rythmic, clearly one of the greatest wonders of the present generation of good race horses. I am, how- ever, more at home training and racing trotters than I am writing about them; but even a blind man, if he had ears, could write something about Rythmic. During the month of March. 1902, I contracted with Mr. Jesse Turney, of Paris, Ky., for the racing quali- ties of Rythmic for that season. While he had shown wonderfully fast, his experience in compaDy was limited. In fact he had not trained with a horse for two years. Many who knew him best very much doubted his racing on account of his blindness. Any way, I undertook toe job. I gave him all my spare time and a great deal of road work around the city trying to gain his confidence. He was very nervous about entering doors, which he could detect as well as a horse with perfect eye-sight. My first move was to take one side from his stall and begin to back him in and out, and from this he improved very much, and soon would enter a stall as nice as any horse. How- ever, I always had an extra large door cut for him at any new track or new stable, and always shipped him in a double stall, so we could get around him and keep him quiet. His disposition was a little nervous from an accident he had before I got him, and from this I guarded. I began his track work about April 15th, and gave him many slow miles. I soon saw I had the "real thing" if I could only control him. I began to experiment with bits, etc. I finally decided on a third line, running from overhead to my right hand. With this I could control him pretty well, and it was this line that assisted me in his racing and scoring. On June 17 I stepped him a mile in 2:15J, a half in 1:043, ana shipped to Tiffin with my car. I gave him a great many miles in 2:25, and two fast repeats around 2:12, and to Detroit I headed, for the M. and M What happened is still fresh in public mind. He was a truly great horse right there. I was sure he could trot in 2:09 — a blind horse and his fifth race, in a $10,000 event, and how he did tramp on his op- ponents! His next start was at Columbus, in a S5C0O stake, which he won in straight heats. Next, at Buffalo, he won in straight heats. Next, against a crack field of 2:12 trotters, for $10,000, at Brighton Beach, he won in straight heats. In this race the track was very heavy, and the race got him a little off, from which I gave him a week's rest, but it was not enough, and he met defeat at Providence and Hartford, but at Syracuse he was at himself again and won. The next week, at New York, he trotted a wonder- fully great race and took his record of 2:08, and acted like a real wonder, winning the fastest three heats ever trotted by a green stallion. His winnings were seven races and $21,S50 — more than any other horse ever won in the Grand Circuit in one year. His record is also the fastest ever made by a stallion in his first year's campaigning, and also the record lor blind horses. He will serve twenty mares during the spring, and then go into training for a few races. He has, beyond a doubt, more trot in his head than any I have yet trained. His gait is perfect — no weights nor a lot of boots — simply a born trotter, and I firmly believe he has as many friends as any trotter, living or dead. As for me, I shall always have a place in my heart for this truly great horse." THE CLEVELAND DRIVING PARK CO. OFFERS THE FOLLOWING EARLY CLOSING PURSES, TO BE COMPETED FOR AT ITS GRAND CIRCUH MEETING, July 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31, 1903. All Races of the Meeting- will be 2 in 3. Five Races -will be Given Each Day and the Program -will be so Arranged that All Horses may Start Twice During the Week. _ Entries Close Monday, March 16, 1903. No. 1—2:23 Class No. 2—2:19 Class TROTTING. $2000 No. 3— 2:14 Class 2000 No. 4— 2:11 Class S2000 2000 No. 5—2:23 Class No. 6— 2:15 Class PACING. $2000 1 No. 7— 2:11 Class 2000 1 No. 8— 2:06 Class $2000 2000 conditions:- Entries close Monday, March iflth. when horses must be named. Entrance fee 5 per cent, of purse (with 5 percent, additional Irom money winners) payable as follows: Mom »y. March 16th, $10: Thursday. April 16th. lift: Saturday. May Kith. 420; Tuesday. June 16th, %■£>: Monday. July 13th, 130 Horses may be declared out any time, but declaration must be made to the Secretary in writing, and to be valid must be accompanied by amount due (if any) on such entry All races to be In harness, mile beau. 2 In 8. A dlhtanced horse's money will go to the winner where four or more horses start. Rules of the American Trotting Association, of which this Company is e io govern. HOPPLlB are not BABRBD Ctr (traces will (probably! be for fcOft, £06, 2:10 2:12. 2:13. 2:15, 2:17. 9:81 and 2:85 Trotting, and f«.r 2:04, 2:05, BKJ8, 2:10. 8:18, 2:14, 8:16 and 8:21 Pacing classes. it> acmber that entries to above events close Monday. March Kith, when horses are to be named, and accompanied by first payment. ntrj blanks and Information, address all communications to the Secretary. H. M. HA.NNA, President. GEO. J. DIETRICH, Secretary. T. O. Box 68, CLEVELAND, OHIO. PEBROARY 28, 1903] ©ite gveeiiex anb gtpovt&tnan The Livermore horse show takes place to-day. A fine show of draft and trotting stock is promised. Tom James has a change in the advertisement this week for his stallion Barondaie. It makes interesting reading -and it is all facts. Barondale's breeding is worth studying and as Mr. James says: Where can you beat it? The Haywards Horse Show will take place on March 7th, one week from to-day. From present ap- pearances there will be a very fine display of horses and those who attend may be sure of a parade that will be worth going to see. The first of the get of John A. McKerron 2:05}, a two year old, is taking his first lessons at Cleveland. This year promises to surpass all others in progress- ive achievements by organized horsemen and road drivers. The Oregon Stake for two year old trotters received 52 entries and will make an interesting race at the Oregon State Pair this year. W. L. Snow is confident that, barring accidents, Fanny Dillard 2:05} will displace Lady of the Manor 2:04} as champion pacing mare. The full sister of Oakland Baron 2:09}, Princess Mackay, recently foaled a colt by Cresceus 2:02} at the Ketcham Farm, Toledo, Ohio. The pacing mare, Pussy Willow 2:10}, by Cibolo, has been sold by Harry Simmons, of Richmond. Ind., to A. C. Fuge, of WeBt Bend, Wis. Nine-tenths of the cases prosecuted by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in the big citiei are for working galled horses. It matters not how beautiful the head and neck, how strong the back and how clean the limbs; if the hoof is not sound the horse is not a good one. It is announced that Brighton Beach has secured the Kentucky Stock Farm purse, and it will be de- cided at the August Grand Circuit meeting. The Horse Review Futurity will be raced at Oakley Park, Cincinnati, during the Grand Circuit meeting to be held there September 28 to October 2 next. Alta Cora 2:13 by Altamont, the Oregon pacing mare, sister of Chehalis 2:04} and Del Norte 2:08, who made her record last year, is to be shipped East and bred to Joe Patchen 2:01}. Oakwood Park Stock Farm bred eight mares to Stam B. 2:11} last year and will have eight foals by him this year. The farm will again send several high class mares to this stallion. A horse may be what some people are pleased to call cranky. That is all right if his crankiness can be used to advantage. It is will power that goes a long way down the home stretch. Breeders in the East recogonize the fact that horses bring more at an auction sale than any other way of selling and that is the reason sales of this kind have grown so fast in public favor. The pacer Anaconda, now owned by J. H. Bronzon, New Haven, Conn., is being jogged every day by Frank Ward and in the last two months has gained at least seventy-five pounds in weight. Free Haney was in town this week on a short busi- ness trip. Mr. Haney now has charge of the Modesto track, which is one of the best appointed of the in- terior mile courses, and is working quite a number of trotters and pacers. J. C. Pender, of Johnstown, .fa., paid $3050 for the pacer Vasten 2:15}, trial 2:09|, by Margrave 2:15$, at the Blair-Baker sale, Indianapolis. Vasten was started seven times over western half-mile tracks last season and never lost a heat. Pleasanton folks are talking of a big horse parade and race meeting to be held at the track there in the latter part of April or first of May, just prior to the time the horses are shipped East for the Grand Cir- cuit. It would draw a big crowd. No breed of horses should be kept standing long in the stable without an "airing." Exercise is necessary for maintaining the soundness of the animal, which is easily impaired by protracted idleness. They should have a few miles' walk, at least, every day. Entry blanks for the Seaside Meeting at Brighton Beach Race Track are to be had at this office. At this meeting the Bonner Memorial, $20,000, for 2:12 class trotters, will be decided, also The Brighton, $10,000, for 2:10 class pacers. See advertisement. In the 2:15 list Diablo is represented by nine race winners, as follows: Sir Albert S. 2:03|, Clipper 2:06, Diodine 2:10}, Daedalion 2:11, Diawood 2:11, El Diablo 2:11, Tags 2:11$, Hijo del Diablo 2:11$ and Inferno 2:15. All made their records in races. Horses by Baron Wilkes 2:18 are in popular demand. Baronade changed hands three times at the Fasig- Tipton sale. Mayor J. M. Johnson bid him off at $1000, sold him shortly afterwards for $2000, and the purchaser who paid $2000 sold him for $3000. Mr. J. W. Brooks has given up all idea of holding a race meeting at Los Angeles this winter or spring. The effort to get the Los Angeles City Council to re- scind its ordinance prohibiting betting on races was not successful. The Council stood 4 to 4 on the question. Expressive 2:12$, the greatest three year old filly that ever raced through the Grand Circuit, and now one of the most valued broodmares at Palo Alto Stock Farm, is the proud mother of a very handsome bay filly by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16$ that arrived one day last week. E. C. Truesdell writes from Centralia, Washington, that Native State by Star Sultan is in fine condition and well libed by the breeders in that country. Na- tive State made a record of 2:16$ at San Jose in 1895 and reduced this record to 2:14} last year on the North Pacific Circuit. The directors of Empire City Park are planning a free-for-all pace for their Grand Circuit meeting next August. They have in view to bring together such noted stars as Audubon Boy 2:03}, Sir Albert S. 2:03£, Prince Alert 2:00, Anaconda 2:01|, Direct Hal 2:04i and Dan R. 2:04*. Eddie Connors by Letcher, Jay McGregor by Jay Hawker 2:14|, Patchen Maid by Patchen Wilkes, Kinney Lou by McKinney 2:11} and Lou Dillon by Sidney Dillon, all beat 2:10 last fall, and these, with others to be heard from, should make the slow trot- ting stakes interesting contests this season. The Lodi track has been sold to parties who will turn the grounds into orchard and vineyard property. The horsemen have all been notified to get out, and the stalls will be torn down. The Lodi track being on sandy soil has always been a good winter track and quite a number of horses have been trained there. Montesol, a son of McKinney, was driven a mile over the Alameda track one day this week in 2:26 by his owner, P. Foley, who says he never saw this track in such good shape as it is right now. Montesol is a well bred stallion, being out of Igo by Antevolo; second dam by Nutwood. He is a full brother to Lady Granard 2:23. C. T. Chapin, the well knawn horseman of Rochester, is now driving the pacers Connor 2:03} and Dariel 2:04|, to pole on the road and to sleigh. They are said to be able to fairly burn the road. Mr. Chapin is using the same wagon to which Direct Hal and Prince Direct set the wagon record for pacers at 2:05$ at Memphis last fall. F. M. Camp, of Homeville, O., owns a two year old stud colt by John A. McKerron 2:05} dam Henrietta G. 2:19} by Elyria 2:25}, that expert horsemen pro- nounce one of the handsomest and best made colts of his age that they have ever seen. He is the same color as his sire, very large for his age, and of ex- ceptionally good conformation. Probably no harness race horse, trotter or pacer, that ever lived — certainly none in the last generation — ever won so much genuine admiration from the public tor the demonstration of real and unsurpassed race horse characteristics as Joe Patchen 2:01}. Waldstein, 12597, record 2:22$, still holds the world 'b five mile trotting record for stallions. His record for this distance is 13:05$ and was made at the old Oak- land track October 22d, 1892, in a race. The purse was $1000 and the horses that contended against him were Sunrise by Abbotsford, Langford by Mansfield Medium and Little Witch by Director. The small horse or pony is becoming more popular than ever. He is safer then an automobile and can be handled by anyone. At the Menlo Stock Farm the Hackney Pony stallion Sir Gibbie 2d is in service this year at a fee of $30. He is from a family that has been long noted for beauty oi comformation combined with high spirited action, and is proving a sire of great merit. See advertisement. John Splan, the noted trotticg-horse driver and salesman, has turned lecturer. A few days ago he received an offer from Professor W. J. Morehouse president of the University of Illinois, asking him to deliver i lecture before the class in agriculture on the horse. Mr. Splan at once wired his acceptance. When asked what his subject would be, he said: "The horse, as he was, as he is and as he will be in the future." Two Clydesdale stallions consigned by T. A. Nufer will be sold by Fred H. Chase & Co. the same night he sells the horses from Rancho del Valle. These stal- lions are both prize winners and were sired by that oft-time prize winner, imp. Pollack. One is called Clyde Boy and is a Beven year old; the other, Prince S., is a three year old. Both are horses of fine style and action and of good size. Mr. T. C. Cabney, who recently took that grandly bred three year old colt Greco by McKinney to Eureka, will have about ten horses in training over the Eureka track bv the first of March. There are colts and fillies by Ira, Waldstein and Gossip in his string. Some fifty or sixty horses will be worked at Eureka this spring and an increased interest is being manifested in harness horse breeding and training. Boodle 2:12$ was in town this week. The son of Stranger stopped off at the Occidental Horse Ex- change last Tuesday on his way home to San Jose from Portland, Oregon, where he* has been sojourning for the past year. Boodle will doubtless be in the stud near San Jose this year. He was looking first rate after his sea voyage. Mr. T. W. Barstow, of San Jose, has secured a lease of the track and fair grounds at that place and will put everything in shape for the accommodation of harness horsemen, who are invited to bring their horses there to train. Mr. Barstow is a practical horseman and owner of that coming great sire Nearest 2:22, own brother to John A. McKerron 2:05} and sire of Alone 2:09}. Stall rent will be reasonable at San Jose and every trainer in California knows the track is one of the best in the State. It should become very popular under Mr. Barstow's management. The greatest consignment of standard bred trotters ever offered at auction at the Occidental Horse Ex- change will arrive there during the middle of March. It is from the Oakwood Park Stock Farm and consists of sons and daughters of McKinney 2:11}, Direct 2:05$, Owyhee 2:11, Chas. Derby 2:20, Steinway 2:25$ and James Madison 2:17£, out of the great mares that have made that farm famous. These horses are heavily engaged in Btakes, are thoroughly broken single and double, and their ages run from three to five. Catalogues will be issued at once and will be sent on application to Wm. G. Layng, 246 Third street. Rysdyk's Hambletonian, the fountain head of trot- ting speed in America, was truly a remarkable horse. Foaled in 1849, at the time of his death, in 1876, he had been bred to 1843 mares, and the result was 1287 foals. His stud fees amounted to $185,715, a rich profit on an investment of $125. His fee advanced from $25 as a three year old to $500 when he was seventeen years old, at which figure it remained until the time of his death. In 1865 he was bred to 193 mares and produced 128 foals. He was the sire of Dexter, grandsire of Goldsmith Maid, Jay-Eye'-See, Maud S., Sunol and Nancy Hanks, great-grandsire of The Abbot, and great-great-grandsire of Cresceus. George Fox, owner of the Mokelnmne Stock Farm at Clements, Cal,, has decided to dispose of all his standard bred horses at auction, with the exception of one stallion and five broodmares. There are on this farm about fifty head of horses, including colts and fillies by such sires as Silver Bow 2:16 (now at Ketcham Farm, the home of Cresceus 2:02$), Daedalion 2:11 and the grandly bred young horse Silver Fox that is by Silver Bow out of Kitty Fox by Pancoast. The date of the sale has not yet been fixed, but it will be held at Fred H. Chase & Co. 's salesyard and due notice will be given atd catalogues issued. Mr. Fox has some of the grandest looking young horses in California and as they nearly all carry the highly prized McGregor blood, which has produced the greatest trotter that ever lived, they should be in demand. Counting chickens before they are hatched is noth- ing compared to the business enterprise of J. L- Young, of Brantford, Ont., who bought the pacing stallion Hal B. 2:04$ at the Fasig-Tipton sale recently. In partnership with a neighbor he owned the pacer Star Hal, and, just before he left home to attend the sale, he visited the neighbor and asked him if he would go halves and buy Hal B. The neighbor did not feel like investing, and so Mr. Young offered to sell himthe other half of Star Hal. In the dickering which followed Mr. Young agreed to take a mare in part payment for his half of Star Hal, providing his neighbor would breed two mares to Hal B. at $50 apiece. The neighbor was agreeable and the trade was made. Still with an eye to business, Mr. Young booked four other mares to Hal B. before starting for New York. He arrived there on Tuesday, the first day of the sale, and immediately hunted up the agent for an express company and made arrangements to ship Hal B. to his Canadian home. He did not get a chance to buy the horse until Thursday eveniDg, when he got him for $2900. He says he would have gone as high as $4000 for the pacer. Alameda track is not to be swamped by the United States Government's dredgerafterall. Not this year, at any rate. The work of the contractors that are dredging the tidal canal will not interfere with the track at all this season. Secretary Gott, of the Ala meda Driving Club, assisted by other members, has lately had a levee thrown up at the lower turn of the track to keep the tide water back, and horses are be- ing worked over the track every day. Jack Groom has four horses that he is getting ready to begin fast work on later, among them a full sister to Jeffe 2:16$ thatisshowingup well. C. W. Welby hasYukon2:14} looking better than he ever did before, also the mare Alice Lee by Tennysonian. Grant Lapham works a few every day over the track, although he does not stable them there. Elias Williams has three or four he is working at Alameda Among them is the stal- lion Secretary, now owned by P. W. Bellingall. Mr. Bellingall drove Secretary a quarter in 34 seconds the other day and the son of Director has not been in the shape he dow is for years. His produce are almost universally fast, although the majority are not 0WD(d by persons who will permit them to be trained. Mr. Bellingall is confident he could give Secretary a stand- ard trotting record this year and probably mark him below 2:20. He was the* fastest two year old Director ever sired and but for an injury to one of his ankles would have had a mark below 2:10. Three sons of Prince Airlie 28045, son of Guy Wilkes: are offered for sale by Mr. P. A. McEvoy, of M Park. Their description and breeding tfill bo fo in our advertising columns. Prince Airlie was Ghantilly, a great broodmare by Nutwood. 8 <&he gvrefcer cmfc &ra*vtsmmt [February 28, 1903 Advertising Stallions. Now is the time when the advert'sing of a stallion Really, such advertising is best ivays done, but if the owner thinks the public lose sight of his horse during mar.;,- months of the year he certainly ought not to delay taking up the work again later than February 1st. It makes no invnlualile. Even- I'otlic of C:in«ii< Balnnm s^ld i* Wan anted to pivc satisfaction Price-Si •■">«► per bottle. Sold oy dni(rfrfcts. or sent l>v ex press, chores paid, with full directions for Its ■u«e. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nial?, etc. -Viilre;s TEE LA WREKCE- WILLIAMS COHPANT, Cleveland, Qhw. 10 &he gveebev txxxir gputrteman [February 28, 1903 G§^3)!^5£] @5<3=i ^*SJ 1§§SSJ ®^ sgSiS §2 EMS^MMrM^ ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. AT THE TRAPS. Preparation for a grand blue rock tournament to take place at Ingleside, probably in June, is going on actively. The meeting will be under the auspices of the San Francisco Trap S hooting Association and will be conducted on a scale unequalled by any previous trap shoot held in this State and possibly on the Coast. Cash prizes amounting to at least $1500 will be con- tested for, in fact, the inducements will be great enough to attract the attendance of a number of East- ern cracks. This feature in itself will be a great one, there has been much curiosity felt for a long time as to the results, where a representative gathering of Eastern and Coast shooters would meet at the traps. This tournament is contemplated to be strong enough io trophy and purse values to bring about such a con- test. The affair is now in the hands of competent and reliable management and will no doubt do much to enhance the interest in a great American sport. The California Wing Club shoot to-morrow will un- doubtedly bea big drawing card forthe trap shooters. The meet will open the live bird season of '93 and is regarded as the Coast Derby in pigeon shooting each year. The cluo program embraces a series of seven monthly shoots. The first cluh shoot, to-morrow, will be a match at 20 pigeons, the club adding a $150 purse. Following will come five shoots at 12 birds per man, with $100 club added money eaeh month; the season ending in August with a 20 bird shoot, S150 added. This schedule will give each member 100 birds to shoot at and offers a total money distribution of $800. The official handicaps for the initial club shoot are as follows: C. C. Nauman 31 yards, M. O. Feudner 31, C. A. Haight 31, W. J. Goloher 30, H. C. Golcher 30, E. Donohoe 30, J. H. Justins 30, P. J. Walsh 30, E. A. Fay 30, G. H. T. Jackson 30, Dr. A. T. Derby 30, N. H. Neustadter30, J. J. Sweeney 29, P. B. Bekeart 29, G. W. Gibson 29, H. F. Wagner 29, F. J. Stone 29, A. M. Shields 29, A. M. Barker 29, C. H. Shaw 29, Dr. S. E. Knowles 28, Dr. E. G. McConnell 28. F. C. Tallant 28, J. V. Coleman 28, F. W. Webster 28, A. Roos 27, A. Hamilton 27, L. D. Owens 27, H. Kullman 26, Dr. George Birdsall 26, W. L. Gerstle 26. This schedule is subject to changes as follows: A shooter making a clean score will be put back one yard at the following club shoot, a shooter losing one bird will shoot at the same yard mark at the next shoot. Shooters losing two birds in any club match will be advanced one yard at the next shoot, The maximum club handicap is thirty-four yards, the minimum, twenty-six yards. The College City Gup Club open their blue rock season to-morrow with a shoot on the picturesque club grounds in the hills just north of Berkeley. The club program, as announced for the season for each of six monthly shoots, is the following: Event 1. Open to members only. Entrance 50c, 20 bird handicap; for PutzkerCup. To be shot for under the same conditions as during season 1902. Event 2. Medal race, for members only, 25 birds; 50c entrance. All contestants will be handicapped by the percentage system into classes. High guns in each class to win. No more than two back scores to be made up during the season of six shoots Back scores muBt be made np on the first regular club shoot which is attended by the member having back scores. There will also be a prize given by the club for second place in each class of this event. Event 3. Re-entry race, for two prizes to be selected by the club. Entrance 25 cents; birds extra at 2 cents each. All contestants will start from the 16-yard mark and be handicapped 2 yards for each five con- secutive breaks until 20 yards is reached. The con- testant then shoots until he misses. All contestants must enter this event on three different club shoots in order to qualify for this prize. The three highest scores of the contestants will be counted in this event. High guns to win. Special Event 1. For members only. Prize, a gold watch. Race at 25 birds; 50c entrance; 16-yard mark; on the third Sunday o' each month. Ties to be shot off at 50 birds at 2c a bird. High average for season to win. No more than one back score to be made up at any one meet. Special Event 2. The club will haveacaseol loaded shells to bo shot for on tho first Sunday of oach month at 25 birds; entrance 50c; 16-yard mark. Under sealed conditions. Special Event 3. Practice medal shoot. To be shot for under same conditions as season of 1902. Three successive wins take this beautiful medal. Program shoots to commence at 10 A. M. each Sun- day. Any entrance money may be refused after the first squad baa shot out. All ties to be shot out in a 10-hird race: entrance 20 .-i-nts. If any contestants are still tie, a miss and out race will be in order, birds extra at 2 cents each, except as provided for elsewhere. All IS and 25 bird races In this program will be "onsidered by the club as being contests for bars. Any bird thrown broken by the trap and shot at by nteetant in any event shall not bo considered a whether it is hit or missed. All shooters are cordially invited to attend and parti ipate in the club shoots. The local blue rock season opened auspiciously last Sunday at Iogleside, when a good representation of trap-shooters attended an open-to-all shoot given by the Golden Gate Gun Club. Eight events were shoot out, the principal feature of the day being the race for the Phil B. Bekeart challenge cup trophy. M. J. Iverson won the cup from A. J. Webb last season. Six shooters entered the contest Sunday. C. C. Nauman won the cup and purse on the excellent score of 96 breaks out of 100 targets. George Sylvester was second with 89 breaks. In the first ten bird contest Captain Whitworth, of the 19th U. S. Infantry, Nau- man and Clarence Haight divided the purse. First money in the next shoot was won by G. W. Gibson who made the initial straight score of the day. The 9 and 8 score shooters divided second and third moneys. In a 15 target race M. J. Iverson was high gun the balance of the purse was divided between the men who scored 13 breaks. The fourth event at 15 targets, 16 men up, shows Capt. Whitworth, W. J. Golcher and R. E. Kerrison tried for first money with clean strings. The balance of the purse was cut up between the 14 and 13 men. Nineteen shooters faced the bulkhead in race number five, seven shooters divided the three moneys, class shooting, 19 breaks being the best the three high men could do in this race. A merchandise shoot at 20 targets followed. Geo. Sylvester won first prize with a straight score. Nau- man came in second with 19. F. A. Hodapp of Martinez won third prize, scoring 18 breaks and winning on the tie shoot off, miss and out against Haight and E. Klevesahl. John Potter with 17 breaks won out on the tie shoot as did C.T.Mitchell (16 breaks) F. Leavell (15 breaks) C. Clark (14 breaks) H. Harrison (14 breaks) C. J. Creyk (12 breaks) there being nine prizes won in the shoot. Class shooting prevailed and ties were decided miss and out. A con- solation race at 15 targets followed, 3 high guns to win. The honors were annexed by Dr. E. G. Mc- Connell, who won the first prize, one dozen decoy ducks, Ed Donohoe won a bass rod and Mr. Fox also won a bass rod on the tie shoot off for third prize. Club gold and silver bars were won on 25 and 15 straights respectively by Clarence Nauman (2 gold bars, 1 silver bar), Captain Whitworth (2 silver bars), W. J. Golcher, R. E. Kerrison, Dr. McConnell, G. Sylvester, C. A. Haight, M. O, Feudner, 1 silver bar each. Weather conditions were ideal and the traps worked perfectly. In one race, the Sergeant system (3 traps) recently put in the grounds, was tried for the first time and worked in a satisfactory manner. Summaries of scores and conditions of each shoot follows: Event No. 1, 10 targets, 75 cents entrance, 3 moneys, high gum — Whitworth 10101 11111— 9 Jones 11110 11011 — 8 Nauman 11110 11111— 9 Slade 11011 OHIO— 7 Haight 11111 10111— 9 Donohoe 11101 11100— 7 Feudner 11011 11011— 8 Potter 10011 10101— 6 Puller 11101 01111— 8 Gordon 10110 11001— 6 Gibson 11110 10111—8 Iverson 10011 1 1010— 6 Murdook 11110 01111— 8 Sylvester 01100 11011— 6 Event No. 2, 10 targets, $1 entrance, 3 moneys, class shooting — Gibson 11 111 11111—10 Donohoe lino 11101— 8 Golcher 01111 11111—9 Kerrison 11101 11110—8 Nauman 11110 111II— 9 Cowan 01111 10011— 7 Iverson 11111 11011— 9 Feudner 00111 11011— 7 Haight 11111 11011—9 Jones 1110101010—6 Whitworth OHIO mil— 8 Wattles 01011 00110— 5 Sylvester 11011 01111— 8 Mrs. Sheard 01010 11010— 5 Event No. 3, 15 targets, 75 cents entrance, 3 moneys, high guns — Iverson 11111 11111 01111—14 Whitworth. 11111 01111 01111—13 Golcher 11111 00111 11111—13 Nauman ...11011 11110 11111—13 Gibson Hioi mil non-13 Slade 11111 11101 10111—13 Donohoe 11110 11111 10111—13 Kerrison... 01111 11101 11111—1 Feudner 01011 11101 mil— l' Wattles 10011 mil 01111—1; Haight 11011 01111 10110—1* Fuller 11011 11000 01000— 1 7 1 entrance, 3 moneys, class Hodapp mil oom imi—13 Sylvester... 10011 11111 11011—12 Donohoe 1111100111 11101-12 Leavell 00101 mil 10111 — 1 1 Haight 10011 1100101111—10 Jones 11100 01011 01101— 9 Wattles 00011 U011 10010— 8 Harrison ...11111 00100 00011— 8 Burns 00010 01001 10110— 6 Event No. 4, 15 targets, I shooting — Whitworlht.lllll 11111 11111—15 Golcherf. ..11111 11111 11111—15 Kerrison t . 1 1 n 1 11111 mil— 15 Feudner 11111 lull 11101— 14 Gibson 11110 Ulll 11111—14 Nauman mil mil 0U11— 14 Iverson 011 II 11111 11111—14 Wands 11011 mil 11111—14 Cowan...... .11111 10110 11111—13 tClub silver tars. Event No. 5, 20 targets, $1 entrance, 3 moneys, class shooting — Feudner Ulll 11011 11111 11111—19 Iverson 11111 mil 11011 11111-19 Nauman mil 11111 lion 11111-19 Golcher nou mu mil noil— is Haight lion inn lino mil— 18 McConnollt 00111 mil mil 11111—18 Gibson 01111 11110 mil 11011—17 Sylvester 11111 11111 11000 11111—17 Leavell 101 II ooi n I mi oil 1 1 — 16 Burns 11101 moo 11011 11111—16 Whitworth 10100 U0I1 U01I 11111-15 Slade II 110 00011 11111 11110-15 Cowan 11011 11110 11001 11011-15 Dononoo 10111 01010 11011 11110—14 Mrs. Slicard 00111 10011 10111 11110—14 Potter 01011 00111 11100 01111—13 Kerrison 00100 U01I 10011 11111—13 Hodapp .11111 0OO00 10U1 11011 — 13 Harrison 01001 11011 11100 10110—12 Wands 101 lu 00100 11010 01 111 — 1 1 Wattles IIUOO 00110 11111 01100 — 11 tClub silver bar. Event No. 6, merchandise shoot, 20 targets, $1 en- trance, 9 prizes, class shooting — Sylvestcrt 11111 Ulll Ulll mil— SO Naumant 10HI 11111 mil 11111—19 Haight! 01011 Ulll mil 11111 — 18 Klevesahl mil mil 10011 Ulll— 18 Hodapp 11111 11001 11111 um-18 Whitworth lino mil 11110 10111—17 Potter 01011 11101 Ulll 11111—17 Golcher 11101 11010 11101 mil— 16 Gordon noil mil 11011 00111—16 Mitchell 00111 11111 01101 11111—16 McConnell 01011 11101 10111 11111—16 Donohoe U0U 11011 10110 11111—16 Kerrison. noil Hill 01010 11111—16 Feudner mil 01111 01111 01101—16 Robertson mil 11110 01010 11111—16 Puller mil 01011 00011 11111—15 Iverson 01111 11011 10100 11111—19 Gibson 11101 11111 00111 11011-15 Leavell iom noil 11101 OHIO— 16 Burns 10111 01010 01111 11111—15 Clark OOIU 11011 11101 01011—14 Wands 10101 10110 11110 11011—14 "Slade" 01111 00111 10111 11000—18 Harrison 11000 11011 11011 10011—13 Jones... 11001 01011 10011 11100—12 Creyok oiOH 00001 mil 01101—12 Walpert 01111 00100 01101 01111—12 Fox 01111 10111 10010 10001—12 tClub silver bar. Event No. 7, Consolation race, 15 targets, Sergeant system, 50 cents entrance, 3 high guns to win — McConnell.. Ill U mil 10111—14 Porster 00111 1111101110—11 Donohoe mil llllO lOlll— 13 Kerrison 10111 IIOOO 11110-10 Klevesahl...lllll moi 1UC0-12 Wands mu 10000 lion— 10 Fox 10011 11011 11111—12 Gordon 00011 00011 11110— 8 Whitworth.. 11001 11101 11011—11 Robertson . IIOOI 11010 10001— 8 Leavell 01111 00111 01011—11 Creyck 10011 00100 10111— 8 Burns 10HI 10100 11111—11 Event No. 8, Phil B. Bekeart Trophy Challenge Cup race, 100 targets, $5 entrance, birds included, purse and cup to winner — Nauman J1UH Ulll lull mil 11111. oim uioi mu mil inn ■mu mu mu mu mil 11111 Ulll 10111 11110 11111—96 Sylvester mu 11101 Ulll mil IllOl mn uooi uou mu mu inn lino mu nuo uoio nm mn iom moi mn—89 Whitworth mil 11110 11011 11101 01111 Kinoi urn mu mu mu nm imo mu 11011 mu nou mn moi imo moi— ss Feudner moi 10011 10011 11001 noil touu mn mn mu iom mn nm uoio nm non iooii uoio nm mn inn— as Iverson nou 10111 00111 10011 10011 iom hug uon ioioi ioioi i ii io non ioioi nm iooii 10110 10111 10111 11011 11110—73 Gibson nuo uoio mn uooi nou oom onoo oim onu ioioo ioioi oono iom um lion mu omo 11110 Ulll 01011—72 *Club gold bars, t Club silver bars. An impromptu live bird shoot took place at the Ingleside trap grounds last Monday, weateer condi- tions were ideal, the birds supplied were a fair Btrong lot. During the forenoon, in the first event, a six bird pool, "Ed" Donohoe, C. C. Nauman, G. H. T. Jackson, and Otto Feudner divided the purse on straight scores. A ten bird pool followed, Clarence A. Haight, G. H. T. Jackson and Nauman divided the purse, being the three high guns and with Btraight scores. Two six bird pools then followed, in the first Feudner, Jackson, Nauman, G. Sylvester and Donohoe killed clean, divid- ing the pool. G. W. Gibson, Donohoe, Feudner and Nauman each scored straight in the last event and divided the money. The scores in the different events were as follows: Six bird pool, $2.50 entrance, high guns, — yards — Donohoe, Ed 121212—6 Haight, C. A 122120—5 Jackson. G. H T 212212—6 Derby, Dr. A. T 102221—5 Feudner, M. O 222211—6 Creyk, C. J 1*2022—4 Nauman, C. C 212211—6 Gibson, G. W «1 1202—4 Ten bird pool, $5,entrance, high guns, three moneyB, — yards— Haight 12222 22222—10 Feudner 11102 22122—9 Jackson U22I 11112-10 Gibson 11121 »1102— 8 Nauman 1112112211—10 Derby 22001 w —3 Donohoe 11112 21012—9 Six bird pool, $2.50 entrance, high guns, — yards — Feudner 111111—6 Sylvester, G 111222—6 Jackson 122211— 6 Gibson S1UI0— 5 Nauman 122212—6 Haight 022220—5 Donohoe 122221—6 Lewis, TLt 000*10-1 t Birds only. Six bird pool, $2.50 entrance, high guns, — yards — Gibson 112211-6 Haight 022220—4 Donohoe 222122—6 Jackson 31*012—4 Feudner 222212—6 Creyk *20202— 3 Nauman 121221—6 Lewis t 102021— Z Sylvester 112022—5 f Birds only. During the early afternoon the attendance of lale shooters promoted several practice shoots and two six bird raceB, the results were: Twenty birds, doubles, — yards — Feudner II 11 10 11 11 00 10 11 10 U-l Gibson 11 11 00 10 00 11 u 00 10 —1 Six-bird race. Shields, A M 101011— 4 Daniels, D 100022— 3 Gibson 112111—6 Sylvester 11**12— ) Creyk 210022— I Six-bird race. Sylvester 111111—6 Creyk 2200*0-3 Thomas, G 000111— 3 Feudner 022222—5 Lewis 000020—1 Pisani, J 020122—4 Brockman 000020-1 Shields 112121—6 Gibson 212122-6 The "Sergeant system" promises to become popular at the local traps this season. The Empire Gun Club have had a Maugatrap in operation at their Alameda trap grounds for several seasons past, where some hotly contested events have taken place for hand'ome trophies. The Ingleside grounds and the Millwood Gun Club grounds have each had a three trap set with electric pulls, etc., recently put in to enable shooters to use the system this season. In shooting contests under this system, of course, where the Maugatrap is used, the angles are all un- known, but in a three trap race, on the contrary, the angles from each trap are known. In going from peg to peg it is not a very hard tasK for the ihooter tr> remember the angles. This may be a bit puzzling at- first, as the shooter does not know which trap will be sprung. As an object lesson in developing judgment, quickness of the eye and skill in handling the gun the system, however, has many advocates. The special rules for shooting under the Sergean. February 28, 1903] tfcfte $xee&ev anb jSpjwrrtsmcttt ii aystem, or with any form of magazine trap, are the following;: Rule I, Section 1. — The trap shall be set in a pit properly screened aud the shooting1 scores laid out in a segment of a circle with a radius of 16 yards. The scores Cor pegs) shall be 3 or 5 yards apart, and num- bered from No. 1 on the lot*, to No. 5 on the right. Section 2 — Where three traps are arranged, they shall be placed one yard and a half apart beliind a suitable screen. Under the Sergeant system no shooter should know which trap is to be pulled for him. Rule II. — The trap or traps shall be set to throw targets a distance of not less than 40 yards or more than 60 yards, so that the elevation of the target in its flight at a distance of 10 yards from the traps shall not be less than 6 feet nor more than 12 feet from the ground. Rule III. — If forany reason, after the trap or traps have been properly adjusted, the target should not fly the proper height or distance, it shall be considered a fair target — provided it flies high enough and far enough, in the opinion of the referee, to offer a fair shot to the contestant. Rule IV. — To insure targets being thrown the same distance, three or more pegs should be placed in a semi-circle in front of the trap or traps, at a distance of 50 yards therefrom. If, in the opinion of the referee, the targets are being thrown more tnan 10 yards be- yond or more than 10 yards short of these pegs, the referee shall instruct the trapper to be more careful. Rule V. — In rapid-firing shooting, squads of five men may be formed;. Contestants may shoot in rota- tion, from one to five, and each one may shoot at two targets in a 10, 3 in a 15, 4 in a 20 and 5 in a 25 target event, and then all shall move up one position. In this way each contestant shall shoot at an equal number of targets from each of the different positions. (Other points.are covered by the general rules on target shooting.) A movement is on foot to organize the Pacific Coast Trap Shooting Associasion. It was proposed to make the new organization the successor of the California Inanimate Target Association. Membership is to be oomposed of individual shooters. A constitution and .by-laws have been submitted and the preliminary details of organization arranged. It is hardly probable however that anything further will be transacted on these lines until next year, the projectors of the new association deeming that in the light of local contem- plated trap shooting tournaments it would be advis- able to remain temporarily in abeyance. The Millwood Gun Club will hold their initial blue rock club shoot and chicken dinner on the well fitted up club grounds at Manzanita Station, Marin county, on Sunday, March 29th, holding each of the five monthly club shoots following on the last Sunday of each month. The regular club event will be a 25 bird shoot. In this event an elegant and valuable medal, donated by the veteran sportsman and expert shooter, John K. Orr, will be "contested for. The winners of the medal for each monthly shoot will hold a final contest for the medal at the last club shoot of the sea- son. The high average gun each month wul win the beautiful high average button donated by M. O. Feudner; the high average gun of the season will win permanent ownership of the trophy. The Union Gun Club will shoot on the third Sunday of each month at Ingleside. The club season will con- sist of seven monthly shoots. The annual election of officers will take place on March 11th. Harvey McMurchy is due in this city, returning from his Eastern trip, on Monday next. The Empire and Golden Gate Gun Clubs have not yet announced the program for this year. When these two clubs fall into line the local trap shooting season for 1903 promises to be a lively one. Insectivorous and song birds are portected in Ohio by statute. Recently a deputy game warden raided stores of several millinery firms and siezed the stocks of plumrge of birds which were protected by statute. Three of the milliners pleaded guilty to violating the law and were fined $25 — the minimum penalty of the law — and costs. About a half dozen other cases were also made out against several other delinquents. In these latter cases, it was understood that the prosecuted parties would appear in court, acknowledge the validity of the law, pay the minimum fine, and; discontinue traffic in the plumage of birds protected by statute in Ohio. The movement for the protection of song and in- sectivorous birds is steadily gaining adherents and strength. The Millinery Merchants' Protective As- sociation of New York, it is claimed, have issued circular letters, ad vising milliners all over the country not to sell or offer for sale the plumage of American birds which state laws protect. The circulars list the foreign and domestic game and tame birds which may be sold, and advises dealing only in those varieties. This in itself i& quite a gain. The commercial in- terests that have combatted attempted F9der.al and state legislation is powerful and has been potent in preventing the adoption -of some good laws. The action of the association mentioned foreshadows the final breakdown of commercial and sordid opposition to necessary legislative measures intended for the benefit of the commonwealth. Following the passage and adoption of general laws will come public educa- tion as to the value of the birds and enlightenment against cruel, wanton and unneeded destruction of feathered creatures, harmless in their habits and un- fitted, or of only paltry value as a game, supply as well as insignificant in the eyes of the sportsman. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town" and hamlet in the State. An Indian .Hunter's Stratagem Over a White Wrapper. Lake county, Oregon, has long possessed two in- habitants, each being an interesting character in his way. One is Indian John, the hunter, and the other is William Hammersley, the trapper. Indian John has had his tepee pitched at the mouth of a canyon near Lakeview for many years, and Ham- mersley, the trapper, was born near Lakeview, and has spent his life thus far in trapping on the Oregon desert. Indian John lives and supports one or more squaws and a number of children with his rifle. He owns a small cayuse pony, and when his larder begins "to run low he will start out at break of day mounted, sup- plied with provisions and armed and equipped for a hunt. The deer and antelope have been driven back from point to point by the march of civilization, but Indian John keeps tab on them and they never find a field so obscure that he does not immediately locate them. He may be absent two days, a week or even longer, but when Indian John returns he always brings with him one or more deer or antelope strapped on his cayuse'. He trades the "hides and enough of the meat for bread and other things to make up his menu and remains in his tepee until they are exhausted. - While Hammersley is known as the trapper of that section of country, he also has the reputation of being a hunter.' He has spent his life on the desert and knows every nook and corner of the country. For many years he has left Lakeview in the early fall with his traps and supplies and returns in the early spring with loads of valuable furs. He makes coyotes, marten and wildcats a specialty, though a cougar or mouhtainlion occasionally falls: his victim. He markets his furs in San Francisco and New York and makes a fairly good living at the vocation. Hammersley is also a noted marksman, and many a deer and antelope have fallen before his unerring aim. In fact, upon an average, Hammersley killed more of this kind of game than did Indian John. John only killed when he had to keep the wolf from the door, while Hammersley killed whenever the opportunity presented itself, and he sometimes went out of his way to get the opportunity. Indian John looked upon Hammersley's work with silence until the people of Lakeview began to nag him about the trapper's superior ability as a hunter. John could not endure this, so upon the return of the trapper one day with his buckboard loaded with furs and deer and antelope, the Indian approached him and said: "You kill some heap ueer and antelope. I can beat you kill 'em." - This challenge was too much for Hammersley, and under ihe encouragement of friends he accepted the challenge and he and Indian John left a few days later for the desert, agreeing to hunt together, so that neither would have advantage of locality. They went in Hammersley's buckboard and camped out at night together, each entertaining a good fellowship for the other, and it is said that until late at night they swapped stories of their wonderful exploits, and each has had enough adventures to fill a book. They reached the hunting ground late at night and struck camp. They went to bed early thatnight so as to get'an early start, as> next day would settle the honor of superiority. Thoy started out at break of day on foot, the Indian asj light in his moccasins as a coyote, while the sturdy young trapper made up in strength for what he lacked in activity. It was nearly noon before they struck a trail, and after following it for a long distance they saw two deer browsing in a canyon a half a mile away. To approach the deer through the canyon was an impossibility, towering perpendicular rimrocks bordered thecanyon on either side, and a rough, mount&inous country laid behind the rimrocks. ; The two experienced men looked at the deer for a moment, each trying to devise a pUn of reaching them. Finally the Indian told the trapper that he would climb out among the rimrocks beyond the deer and that should he not get a shot they would run out by the trapper and the latter could '-kill 'em." This suited the trapper, as he concluded from the sharp peaks bordering the point at which the deer were browsing that the Indian would never get close enough to shoot them, as Indians are poorer shots than white men, and.make up for this defect by always getting at closer range. The trapper selected a place behind the rocks a*- the mouth of the canyon where he could observe the game and be prepared for the deer as they came out. Indian John mounted the precipitous rim-rocks like a cat, and. soon disappeared among the rugged peaks. An hour passed, two hours, the sun getting low when the trapper, so remarkably patient, became restless. The deer had browsed farther down the canyon and, he noticed, were getting restless, as if they were about to leave in the opposite direction. What had become of the Indian"? He could have gone beyond them a dozen' times since he left the trapper. Hammersiey wondered if the Indian had become lost. He decided to attempt to approach the deer by stealth along the bed of the canyon and had risen to start, when he heard a distant crack of a rifle. He looked immediately toward the deer and saw one had dropped to the ground. The other ran back and forth a few minutes in bewilderment and then there was another rifle shot and this one fell to the ground. The trapper then started down the canyon with true hunter's pride in congratulating his opponent. When he had reached within a few hundred yards of the place he heard a signal, and looking up saw Indian John crouching behind a boulder overlooking the spot where the deer lay. The Indian signaled him to keep in hiding, and thinking there were other deer, he obeyed. After an- other hour cramped behind the rocks until tne chill of the approaching night had penetrated every por- tion of kis body, he was glad to hear the signal of the Indian again, who beckoned him to come on. ' "Were there other deer, John?" he inquire~d\ "No, only two; me kill 'em both.'.' "Why did you want me to wait after you had killed them?" inquired the trapper. "Oh, that's Indian way. Shoot deer down and rush to him like white man, he may not be dead and jump up and get away. Indian give him time to die, and if he go to get up, Indian shoot him again." They returned to camp that night and dressed their game according to the Indian's taste and spent two more days in the country without seeing any other game. They returned home with the Indian the acknowledged champion. It afterwards developed that there were but two deer in that entire section of country and that Indian John was aware of it when he selected the place, and knew where the deer were in the habit of browsing. — Ltiketiew Examiner. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. The Buffalo Kennel Club has decided upon Mr. H. W. Lacy as the all round judge, Mr. W. Fraser, of Toronto, will judge Fox and Scot ish Terriers and probably Mr. John Davidson English Setters. The Airedaile classification has been increased. Comirg after Chicago the Eastern handlers will be able to take in, what promises to be a good show, on the way home. Affairs go on merrily in Collie lines. O. J. Albee writes us: "Things are pretty lively these days at Oak Grove, thirteen puppies sold and shipped this month. Two go away this week to Oroville and three youngsters go to one party on the 24th inst. I have just received a young bitch, by Ch. Wellsbonrne Con- queror, from an Eastern breeder. Queen's.Bounty has been sent East to be bred to Ellwyn Astrologer. The St. Bernard Le King is now in the stud at Nairod Kennels, Mr. Dorian having purchased him this week from Phil G. Meyer. S. Christenson had the misfortune to lose his good Boston bitch, Coronado Lithia, last Monday, while she was whelping a litter of puppies. Retrievers are essentially the dog in this State for duck hunting. This breed, however, has not received the attention of sportsmen that it merits. We are pleased to announce that owners of Retriever bitches can get the service of a good dog. See classified "ads" on page 15. An Oakland subscriber is desirous of procuring a Deerhound or two and expresses his predilection for a dog having the following qualities: "When still hunting for deer a very useful dog is the one that, when a buck is wounded, will follow the trail or scent of blood and not leave it for any other scent, and assist in finding the animal if dead, and if alive will not chase him fiercely along, running him off. The deer when wounded, if not driven, will not go far If the dog, under good control, can find him by following directly the blood trail, another shot can usually be made." We are in receipt of the pleasing information that Mr. Norman J. Stowart will return to California this coming summer with the intention of residing here permanently. Gabilan Kennels recently purchased from Mr. George C. Thomas, Jr., of Philadelphia, the English Setter bitch Nellie Byers. She is by Donald Bane (Dick Bondhu-Western Belle) out of Gladstone Jess (Dan Gladstone-Bessie Pearl) - Nellie is a handsome blue belton and has the following bench and field trial rec ord: Second in the North American Derby 1900, first novice, second limit, first field trial class, Chicago, 1902, and first field trial class New York, 1903. In a report of the W. K. C. show the mention is made, '•Nellie Byers, a clever bitch, was at the head of the field trial division, with Sport's Solomon second; Al- bert's Patch, third" Kennel Suggestions. It is sometimes awkward work carrying a dog through the streets or on the cars, especially a young dog, and any handy contrivance that will do away with the "mussing" of one's clothes, will he appre- ciated. Any ordinary market basket with a lid and the double handles will answer the purpose. Cut a hole at one end of the lid large enough for the dog's head and neck to come through, bind the edges with some material that will prevent them fraying thedog's neck, shut down the lid and you have a carry-all that will save a lot of bother where it is impossible or in- convenient to lead the dog with a chain. The basket need not be so large as the do°r, as only about two- thirds of the animal is enclosed. A good idea for pet dogs, such as Yorkshires and Toy Spaniels, is a cloth or linen bag, the usual lawyer's bag is just the thing; put the legs and body of the dog in the bag, leaving outside the head, then draw the cords and close the mouth of the bag around the dog's neck. One could carry two or three dogs at once in this fashion. We believe baskets are being made similar to the one in- dicated above, but anyone with a little gumption can rig one up and it will repay the trouble. OI there are the traveling bags, the "Glad^ wire side and leather flap to pull over it, bui 13 ®tte gveebev curb gtptfrtsmcut [February 28, 1903 expensive and at best are pretty stuffy contrivances, as the basket costs but a lew cents. Many accidents occur in kennels from hurriedly putting two strange dugs together in a kennel. The best plan is to let them run together in the yard for a while, then one can judge of their friendliness and act accordingly. Never leave food, and particularly bones, in a kenuei over night when two dogs are housed. They ma J have been friendly bedmates for year, but thi- ] result in a fight that may mean the death of one, if they are of the terrier order. It should not bo necessary to show how dogs shall be boused when it is necessary to "bunk up," but the rule runs— a dog and a bitch, two bitches and a dog, or three dogs or three bitches, but never two dogs and a bitch. Another thing. Some attention should be paid to similarity of ages; an old dog and a puppy housed together often means much annoyance to the old one, and a dog or human being worried to death never does well. If one has a competent kennelman or the owner attends to the feeding himself, as he should always do if he has the interests of his dogs at heart, it is not necessary to advise how dogs which are doubled up in kennels should be fed. However, the careless one may find out when a bitter set to occurs, what his own gumption should have told bim. It may not be convenient to feed one inside, the other outside the compartment, so, if one feed tin is put on the top of the sleeping box or bench and the other as far away as possible, this will generally suffice. It is very un- advisaole to let even puppies share the same bowl. It is often the case that large kennsl owners and some others use a trough similar to the pig trough to feed a number of puppies with at one time. This is a lazy way of doing things and while the pups may all get fed 'in a way, it savors too much of the mother suckling a big litter, the weakest goes to the wall. It is worth while to take a little extra trouble and pro- vide as many bowls as there are puppies. This holds good with older dogs, for the wholesale plan leads to fighting and besides it is impossible to note the amount eaten by each, condition of appetite and other signs that the experienced kennelman will note at feeding *,ime. It is only necessary to watch the feeding at dog shows to arrive at the conclusion that very few people know how to feed meat to a dog, and especially raw meat. When a dog is in good fettle and is given a lump of meat at all negotiable, he will surely bolt it in his hurry for more. It is therefore necessary in feed- ing meat that it should be either cut up finely or fed in lumps that a dog cannot bolt, but must gnaw. It is better to give a dog a two-pound lump than cut that amount into quarter-pound pieces (speaking for Ter- riers). He will chew the lump thoroughly before he gets through with it and digestion is thus aided, but if he is allowed to bolt smaller lumps, something may go wrong and death or, at any rate, a very uncomfort- able time ensue in the dog's internals. Now that so many classes are being given for differ- ent weights in the same breed, it is well to advise a little as to the best way to keep a dog to weight. It should be a well recognized rule in every kennel where this is necessary that the necessary "fighting trim" should be brought about through the feed bowl and proper exercise and not through the medium of drastic measures at the last moment, just because the kennel- man is too lazy to attend to the work by degrees. On this point "Peter Return" gave some good advice. I do not know if the English rules admit of a dig be- ing weighed the first thing on arriving at a show and the weight recorded by the committee, so that in case of a protest subsequently, the dog has an official weighing whatever may be his condition at the time he is judged. It is a wise precaution and should be invariably taken advantage of by the owner of any dog that is within a ponnd of his limit either way, or if a Toy, when the adding of a few ounces of food may throw the dog out. Still bis advice is pertinent. You can show a Toy weighing 7A pounds under 6 pounds in a week's time, but only by distressing it greatly. You ought or your man ought to know the best weight of every dog in your kennel to an ounce or two, and if one has got gross and has to be reduced, do so slowly through the feeding bowl, regulating his meals in quantity and quality, and weighing every day, and he ought to be at the desired minimum some days before and kept so by the same means. I confess I have no sympathy, except for their dogs, with those owners who repeatedly show an. animal whose natural weight In hard fettle is perhaps 7] pounds, in classes under 7 pounds and are occasionally caught on the scales. In putting on flesh precisely the same rules are to be observed, and you ought to make it your business to see your dog's weight is right before leaving home, not resort to drastic measures on the morning of judg- ing. And whon this matter of weight is a near thing you wilt be well advised to keep him under lock and key. There are many kind people at shows, especially when competing in the same class yourself, who would present a 6 pound, 15 oz. dog with half a pound of rnf.it out of a heart overflowing with the milk of human kindness. Yet, curiously enough, a 6J pound animal never seems to strike them quite In the same way. No doubt some will take exception to my hint- ing such things; I don't hint, I say empba'lcally they .' ID, and when they do the antidoto Is a dose of salts. The KENNELMAN. Free!! Free!! Free!! Tho I' '-'I? Co. of Richmond, Va, whoso advortlse- meaunf , ;,r.: appearing now in tbe columns of thin Journal, desire us to stale thai thoy will furnish a "f Iholr book OQ uccuralely and exhaustively treats of tho more "«. with which [Jokm sro nflllcled Enclose thetn So In stan.i 1 .if mailing tho boob 1 .tllfornla, distributing acrootM f:r tbelr popular Hnoof'Dojr Remedies." and extend an Invltat o to all persons havloir (tick doffs lo write them descrlb- i.ncloso stamp for reply. No charge will bo ■tftrmallou furnished. Trout, Salmon and Steelhead Propagation. The game steelhead is the parent of all our Coast stream trout and is one of our valuable food fishes. It Is becoming more and more popular in our markets. The Fish Commission is taking an active interest in the fish and propose that steelhead propagation should become one of the features of their work. This branch of it could be carried on with very little additional appropriation. The Commission now has a suitable plant, comprising hatchery, flume and a neat and comfortable cottage for the superintendent. At the time steelhead eggs are taken the young salmon are nearly ready for liberation and the station can b6 kept open at minimum expense to the State. An appropriation of $2000 only was available last year for conducting the Price Creek hatchery in the interest of steelhead propagation. After placing a dam, with proper racks and traps, on Price Creek, the work of collecting steehead for propagation was undertaken by the State Fish Commission for the first time, commdocing March 5, 1902, and continuing to May 17, 1902. Unusual freshets in the spring in- terferred materially with the take. A total of 342,000 steelhead eggs were collected. The operators had de- pended upon taking a large number of eggs by captur- ing, with a seine, the parent fish in Eel River. High water interferred witn tnese operations, so that but few spawning fish were taken, as the principle run pasoeu up trie river while the flood was at its greatest. Four-fiftns of the eggs collected were taken on Price Creek. The necessary apparatus to capture the parent fish in traps on Howe Creek, which is about half a mile distant from the hatchery is now ready for operation. It will be able to operate these two egg-collecting stations— Price Creek and Howe Creek — with one crew. Should the stage of the water permit, wnen the main run is passing up Eel River, a seine can be used in that stream. The Commission hopes during the coming season to secure a large number oi eggs, some of which will be shipped to Sisson and mere hatched for distribution in the various Coast streams. No effort was made to ship away any of the first season's take. It had been de- cided to liberate all of the fry in the waters of Hum- boldt county. This move would have been an appreciated one by a large number of anglers, aside from its value to the county as a source of food supply. Shortly before the time set for liberation, a violent storm prostrated many of the large trees in that section. One of then, in its fall, carried with it the flume, cutting off the water-supply. This accident occurred during the night, but the superintendent in charge, W. O. Fassett, had taken the wise precaution of installing an electric alarm, which gave immediate notice of the accident, and afforded an opportunity to save the fish. It was impossible to repair the flume in time. The fry were therefore liberated in Eel River and Price Creek. Thus having in effect the result contemplated by the Fish Commissioners. All of the heavy timber in close proximity to the hatchery building or the flume has since been cut down, thereby removing all danger from that source. Owing to a limited take of salmon eggs during 1900, the expense of operating the station did not seem to be justified. An efficient patrol of the principal fish streams and waters of Humboldt county for nine months of each year has been maintained. A number of arrests and seizures of illegal ne*s have been made. This action was followed later by conviction and fine of a number of parties arrested for violation of the law. This work has been most satisfactorily performed by Mr. W. P. Huestis, who has combined the work of patroling with that of collecting licenses for the Commission. The fry distributed from the Price creek hatchery were 2,370,500— salmon 2,069,500, steelhead 301,000, :fornia favorite hot weather drink Soda. Jackson's The importance of the hatchery at Sissons is dem- onstrated in the last report of the Fish Commission, which is as follows: This station has been operated du,-icg the past two years, as usual, under the able supervision of Mr. W. H. Shebley, whom we regard as one of the foremost fi3h propagators of the country. Combined with his good practical judgment, Mr. Shebley has delved deep into the scientific side of all questions pertaining to fish culture, with the result that the State of California has a splendidly equipped hatchery, equal to the best on the Pacific Coast, lacking only in those particulars which money alone can correct and improve. We have there an abundant and never failing supply of pure water, and a large number of ponds filled with thousands of splendid specimens of the fish we propa- gate. Our grounds are artistically laid out and set with trees and flowers. Nature has done much, and under Mr. Shebley's economical administration the best possible results have been achieved with a mini- mum of oxponditure. During the past year we have added to our number of ponds by constructing a large one, 110 by 90 feet, with anaveragedepth of 5 feet. We could wfth profit to our work make use of more ponds. As our stock fish used for breeders increased in size and numbers, requiring more food and attention, it became apparent that the old, tedious and expensive method of grinding and mixing, by hand, the liver and boiled shorts on which our fish are fed, was obsolete. We therefore purchased, last July, in Philadelphia, a two-horse power Otto gasoline engine, which was installed and has since given great satisfaction. Where formerly it required two men, six hours per day, every day in the week, to prepare tho food and feed the fish, the work is now performed by one man in from three to four hours. The cost for fuel does not exceed ten cents per day. This outlay for the engine will be more than repaid in six months. It is our purpose to develop the possibilities of this fine plant, and we hope in about three years to secure a sufficient number of Rainbow trout eggs to justify the abandonment of all the expensive, uncertain, out- side egg-collecting stations. In three years' time we should be able to take at least two million eggs per an- num from this station. This cannot he done, however, unless our means permit us to give the ponds and the fish the necessary care, failing which, the fish are liable to zymotic diseases, caused by the bottoms be- coming foul. The source of foulness in the water is the uneaten particles of food and the effete matter that comes from the fish. If these are allowed to col- lect in any quantity danger is imminent. In December, 1900, the then Board decided to dis- continue the propagation of Loch Leven and German Brown trout, as in its opinion these fish were too pre- daceous Orders to that effect were issued, with in- structions to secure the eggs from the breeders then on hand for distribution in the lakes in the eastern part of the State. Over 500,000 eggs wore secured, and the fry hatched and distributed during 1901. By this order our stock in the ponds was reduced to 260 adult Eastern Brook trout, 3000 Rainbow yearlings, 1700 Eastern Brook fry and a few hundred fish of different varieties In the spring of 1902, some of the more precocious of the Rainbow trout had come to maturity, and 144,- 000 eggs were secured. The coming season there will be about 2300 Rainbow trout that will reach maturity. Our take of eggs should then reach 500,000. We have also about 1200 Eastern Brook trout to spawn this fall. They should furnish 250,000 eggs. This summer 20,000 prime Rainbow trout fry were deposited in a pond, where the water was allowed to become comparatively warm to promote their growth. With proper care they will soon develop into a fine lot of stock fish. We have now in the ponds at this station the fol- lowing varieties and numbers of each: Adult Rainbow Trout, 2300; Two-year-old Rainbow Trout, 500; Adult Eastern Brook Trout, 1276; Two- year-old Eastern Brook Trout. 1600; Seven-month-old Rainbow Trout fry, 20,000; Yearling Shiners, 5000; Yearling Sunfish, 5000; Adult trout in the exhibition pond consisting of the following varieties: Loch Leven, German Brown, Shebley Hybrids, Mackinaw, Rainbow, Cut-throat, Eastern and Dolly Vardens. With such an alluring inducement to the poacher, he has been active. We find the list of missing is large. As they have not died, there can be but one explanation. We should have sufficient means to permit of the construction of a cabin or cottage on the grounds for the use of the employes, also a cottage for the Super- intendent. Birds, animals, or poachers will not frequent a protected place. As the matter stands, there is absolutely no protection for the State's property at night. At such times as Mr. Shebley is detailed away from this station, the inteiests of the State are carefully guarded by Mr. E. W. Hunt, a thoroughly competent superintendent, who has had for many years charge of the summer stations on Lake Tahoe. Sisson Hatchery is the principal Btation at which salmon eggs are hatched and from wnich the fry is liberated into the headwaters of the Sacramento river. During the two years beginning September 1, 1900, and ending August 31, 1902, there have been hatched and liberated 18,021,540 swimming salmon fry from this hathery, or a grand total of all kinds of fish of upward of 21,000,000, as indicated by the following summary of distribution: 1901. 1902 Salmon 3,239,000 14,7g2,540 Eastern Brook Trout 9,000 6,000 Cut-throat Trout (Mykiss) 95,000 630,000 Loch Leven Trout 311,000 1,000 German Brown Trout 185,600 500 Rainbow Trout 878 900 867,500 Blass Bass (yearling) 150 620 Totals 4,718,650 16,288,160 These fish have been placed in waters where they will propagat ; and have not only a commercial value to the community at large, but will be the means of much sport for the angler. Coming Events. Rod. Jan. 1-July 1— Close season for black bass. Feb. 28— Saturday Contest No. 1. Classification series. Stow lake, 2:30 p. m. Maroh 1— Sunday Contest No. 1. Classification series. Stow lake, 10 a. m. March 15— San Francisco Striped Bass Club Casting Tournament. Golden Gate Park April 1-Aug 15 — Close season for lobsters and crawfish. April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open. April l-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season for taking steel- head in tidewater. May 1-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. Sept. 1-Nov. I— Close season for crabs. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. God March 1— California Wiug Club. Live birds. Ingleside. March 1— College City Gun Club. Blue rooks. Berkeley. July 1-Feb. 15— Dove season open. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. Sept. l-Feb. 15— Open season for mountain Quail, grouse and sage hen. Oct. I5-Feb. 15 — Open season .'or quail, ducks, etc. Oot. 15-Jan. 15— Open season on quail in Marin county. Bench Shows. Feb. 23, 24, 25,26— New England Kennel Club. 19tb annual show Boston, Mass. We. B Emery, Secretary. March 4, 5. 6, 7— Duquesne Kennel Club. Pittsburg, Pa. F. S. Stedman, Secretary. Lewis Building, Pittsburg. March 10, II, 12, 13— Rochester Kennel Club. Rochester, N. Y W. J. Gram, Secretary, 701 Lake avenue. March II, 12. 13, 14— Coshocton Kennel Club. Coshocton, Ohio. F. V. Mizer, Secretary. March 17, 18, 19. 20— Twin City Kennel Club. Uhrlcbsville, Ohio. C. S. Walkor, Seoretary. Februahy 28, 1903] f&he gvee&ev cmtr *&v&vi&ntan 13 Concerning the Ram. It has heen said that the ram ib half the flock, and no doubt there is a solid grain of truth in the assertion. To have standing at the head of the flock a mon- grel-lookingNSreature, half-bred and half- fed, not only means that a sheepman is not up to his job, but that the progeny, if there are any, will be stunted, poor and unprofitable. One thing is established in the science of breeding, that a debilitated progenitor will not beget vigorous offspring. How largely the ancestral vigor affects the measure of vitality, and hence the value of offspring, is not fully realized by breed- ers of live stock generally. Physicians are aware of the large de- gree in which the ills of one generation are predetermined by the gros^ habits of ancestral generations. Breeding for the greatest possible speed in the horse genus has impressed upon the students of this art a realization of the intimate relations existing between all members of the body. One of them cannot be diseased or weak- ened through lack of nourishment without affecting the whole organism, even the organs and germs of procreation. Ihere is little doubt that the great im- provement made in breeds of live stock is due to better nourishment as well as to selection in breeding. It is well known tbat any improved breed that is allowed to fare poorly for a few generations de- teriorates. The English mutton breeds exported to foreign countries and bred under less favorable conditions lose that prize-winning character which we see when they leave British shores. Flocks that are poorly fed lose wool from the face and legs. The features of our domestic animals that have been a quired through the assistance of man — in other word?, man manufactured — are less fixed in their original character of the breeds, hence most easily lost. Lack of sustenance and change of sur- roundings are not the only influences that destroy the improved characters. Over- taxing the strength of any function of the body leads to the same results. A female kept raising offsprings to an excessive extent will be found to produce inferior animals after the decline in her vigor A male employed to excess begets less vig- orous progeny in the latter period of his service. High prices for sheep stimulated im- provement of the breeds in more ways than one. There was a direct compensa- tion for the time spent with them. A man could afford to manage a ram in ser- vice as a stallion is handled. The care in coupling thus insured, together with the saving in the vitality of the ram, hed much to do with the rapid improvement made during the flourishing years of the industry: In very rare cases, now, can it prove profitable to those who conduct breeding; but the ram, for the sake of the offspring, as well as for himself, should be shielded from excessive service. His greatest abuse will t e with the first few ewes that receive him. A good plan to obviate t is is to watch him when first placed with his flock and either remove him after he has served the ewes then in heat, or remove the ewes from the flock. Where con venient, it is advisable to leave the ram with the flock only a few hours each day, as he will oftentimes neglect to eat if allowed to remain with them all the time, and this should be guarded against. When this plan seems impossible, place fewer ewes with each ram, then go once a day and feed him with grain. A mixture of grains, including oats, should be given. Some care will have to be exercised at first not to overfeed, if he has not been accustomed to eating grain, but it can be gradually increased until he is eating one pound or more, according to his size. No definite number of ewes is to be assigned to a ram. Rams differ so greatly in ability that judgment must be used. Study well the constitutional vigor and the age of the ram. I doubt whether it is advisable to use a ram-lamb, although a strong, six months old ram will serve. When a ram-lamb is used, it usu lly checks its growth and future usefulness. — Am. S'leep Breeder. • ^ Cream should be well stirred twice daily. It will ripen mere evenly and prevents white specks showing in the butter. $100 Reward For long years we have offered to pay this amount for any caseof Lameness, Curb, Splint, Contracted Cord, Colic, Distemper, etc, which cannot be cured by Tuttle's Used and Endorsed by mi I 1 V 1 t* Adams Express Co. W J \ \ ^V M M We have never been obliged to pay the re- ward for obvious reasons. It's infallible in all cases of ThrusK, Crocked a.r\d Grease Keel and all forms of Lameness. Tuttle's American Condition Powders specific for impure blood and all diseases arising there- from. Tones up and invigorates the entire system. Tuttle's Family Elixir * J^'J* iple free for 6c in stamps, merely to pay Postage. a rem' home. Wt send a Send at once for our 1 00-page book " Veterinary Experi- ence," which we mail free. TnttIe'sElixirCo.,4370Tarre]]St.,SaiiFrancIsco,Cal. Bcunre of so-called :.•.--„..,..■ genuine bnt TnUk-'s. Avo;f,,all blisters; they offer only temporary relief, if any. Jepsen Sons & Kraft LEADERS Harness Saddlery Stockmen's Outfits Ranchers' Requisites Our Line is Varied and Complete WE MANUFACTURE HARNESS TO ORDER. 1145-1147 Market St. Phone: South 1032 Mail Orders Solicited Asthma, ffimfSk Coughs, Bronchitis, GSBjy Sore Throat, Catarrh. ^^^ Hoarseness. Nothing exssls this simple remedy. The Thoroughbred Stallion St. Carlo P! f Hermit,. f Newmlnster ' t Seclusion (.Carina.. Fusee fMar.ya. { v esuvienne LCaHta {SiJS:U~* ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about $29,000 as a two-year old. He is a wenderful young Sire, among his get being Ruinart (winner of the Burns Handicap Palace Hotel Handicap and $11,650). Zamar II (winner of 19 races as a two-year-old and $7695), Joan. February, St. Cuthbert, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Marmion May Boy, Our Climate, Glendinning and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903 For further particulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES McDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. ZOMBRO 2:11 The Greatest Son of the Great McKinney and Sire at 10 years of age of ZEPHTK (4) 2:11 ITALIA (3) 2:23i/a LORD KITCHENER (4)..2:29>4 and a number that have been worked and given trials as follows, all trotters: Zephyr (-1) 2:063^ in a race, Julia M. (5) 2:12. Italia (3i 2:15I2 Zombowyette (3) 2:17, Suomi f.3) 2:17, Lady Zombro (o) 2:17," Lord Kitchener (5) 2:19&. Tee Dee Cee (4) 2:2lfi. Jerica (5) 3:2a1 », Gi II Coin (4) 2:26'i, Mabel W. (4) 2:28f;, Edmond S (o) 2:28%, Gyr Falcon (6) 2:30 Zombro C. (5) 2:29 Besides six or seven more two and three year olds that are now stepping quarters in 35 seconds at the Los Angeles track. ZOMBRO will make the season of 1903 from February 1st until further notice at my barn near Los Angeles track. PPF $75 THP ^FA^ON Usual return privilege. Due care taken but no responsibility I L»L, ipfu iul, OLrfiovM. assumed for accidents or escapes. Send for card containing pedigree and full information. Address GEO. T. BECKERS, University, Los Angeles Co., Cal. Silver Bow Jr. By SILVER BOW (sire of Arrow 2:14, Silver Ring 2:I4& and 6 others in 2:30 list); dam MAGENTA by Tempest (sire of Tago 2:11, etc.); second dam by Commodore Belmont. SILVER BOW JR. is 16-1 hands high, weighs 1200; hay, handsome, stylish, splendid action and has shown quarters in 30£ seconds. Has nothing- older than two-year-olds and they are all big, fine-looking and show speed. Will Make the Season at MILPITAS. Fpp £30 F0R THE SEASON. Good pasturage $4. Excellent care taken of mares, but no i cc ri and type written ready for framing I CUI^I CC3 1 aUUiaLCU Write for prices. Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary street, San Francises, Cal. Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. R^8? (A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) LIMONERO 2:15|, bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who have seen him to be one of the best stallions standing for service in California. He is a magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding, class and individuality ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year olds tbat have never been trained. All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. From their appearance and the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to be good race horses with every prospect of some star performers. A number of these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. LIMON'ERO 2:15J got bis record ai a three-year old in the fourth heat of a six-heat race for a $5000 purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six of the greatest three-year-~lds of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinite and Futurity. LIMONERO 2:15| will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $50, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but no ragpoasiblUty assumed for accidents or escapes. Mares should be shipped to University Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal , in care of Piedmont 904 J. Record 2:1?»4 Winner of *1 heats in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Rex. ..2: 15}^ | Limonero 2:15?_i I Lorita 2:l8!; I May Ferguson Alim.nt 33 Sire -of 35 trotters and 2 pacers 96 sons produced 43a trotters and K'5 pacers 81 dau produced 102 trotters and 28 pacers Wanda 2:18% Charley C 2:18J-a Marston C 2:19J . and sire dams of Fanny Wilcox OrlO'i Alta Vela 2:llM Lizziemont. ...2:l6?i Montrose (3(...2:18 sire of 23 trotters, 2 pacers 7 fons produced H trotters. 3 pacers Ifidaughts produced 21 trotters, 3 pacers tulaneer Dam of Limonero 2:15J£ Bion 2:19& HARRISON Q. ARMS. Owner. J. H. WILLIAMS, University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. :! (by Mamb. Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont..., 2:17^ Almont Eagle. 2:27 3 sons produced 29 trot'o, 3 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 pacers Electioneer 125 Sire of 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 trotters and 197 pacers 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 12 pacers Lola(byNorm3n25) Record 2:15 Winner of In 2:30 14 ®he *3rccbcx: tmJ> giptfrtsmittt [February^, 1903 Poultry Experiments. The Cornell Experiment Station of >"ew York undertook tlie investigation o! some farm egg production experiments last winter. The experiments began on December 1st and continued seventeen weeks to March 29th. There were 2133 hens and pullets in- cluded in the experiments. The intention was to determine the food cost of eggs during the winter months. The results are figured on the basis of each hundred hens so as to make them plainer. The average of one hundred hens in seventeen weeks lay 22}£ dozen of eggs, at a cost of 16} i cents per dozen. The average cost of food was 32>£ cents per eacli lot) fowls, and the seventeen- weeks' profit on each 100 fowls was $23.92. According to this, the average earnings of 100 hens for an entire year would be $72.80; but as the hardest time of year was taken for the experiment, it is safe to say that 100 hens in New York State will pay the farmer cash for all food consumed and a profit besides of $100 per year. Although considerable differeni.es ex- isted in profits of different lots, it was not a breed test. Although the average of eggs laid by each 1 0 hens was 22.5 dozen, they varied from 9.3 dozen to 36.1 dozen. The food cost of eggs ranged from 8 7 cents to 33.9 cents per dozen. The profits ranged from $1.S0 to $62.10 per 100 hens for the period of seventeen ' weeks. The hens that laid the most eggs pro- duced: them at the least cost per dozen. These which lay the most eggs did not cost over much to feed. The lot of pullets laying 36.1 dozen eggs ] cost the same to feed as a lot of hens that j t 9 3 dozen eggs. In the results the pullets outlay the ( hens, outranking them in profits, in EOme case? six and seven to one. A lot of White Leghorn hens made a total profit of $G.SS for the 100 hens in I seventeen weeks. Three lots of White Leghnrn pullets made profits amounting to $3S.77, $43.98 and $62 10. The entire experiment was in favor of j early hatched pullets. Strike! — if they don't give you Jack- son's Napa Sods. FOR SALE. i N ENTIRE COLT. FOALED 10th APRIL, A 1901. THURSTON Tago 35975 Beile Emmet San Diego 8778 Mambrino Wilkes 60S3 Almtna Lady Emmet Apply to H P H HAGGlTT, Lower Lake, Cal. FOR SALE VTITH HIS ENGAGEMENTS, HAMBLE- I ** TOMAN "WILKES 1679 (only son of the great George Wilkes in California), sire of Phcebe ' Wilkes 2.08'4. Robert I. 2:10. Phebon W. 2:K'!4, Rocker 2:11. Tommy Mac 2:11 M. Vic Schiller 2:11 M. ArleDe Wilke» 2: 1 1 ?a , NewEra2:l3, 24 in the 2:3U list. This great stallion is offered for sale, to gether with some of his colts. Reason for selling is that the undersigned is going out of the horse business. Address R. I. MOORHEAD, Santa Clara. Cal. SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOLLY DILLON 2:07 (the Fastest Mare of 1901), B. S. DILLON 3:25 and CAPTIVITY 2:28 1-2. Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA, CAL SIDNEY DILLON was sired by Sidney 2:19?^: dam Venus (dam of AdoDis 2:1114. Leah 2:2-)}*. Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus II- 2:1 Hi ). Psyche 2: 1614 and Lottie Parks 2:16=^, and she was also dam of Juno, the dam of Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:30) by Venture S£?&, sire or dam of Directum &053& second dam s t b. by Alger'ne. son of Whipple's Ham- bletonian SIDNEY DILLON is a model of symmetry and imparts bis grand individual- ity, inherentspeed ai:d excellent disposition to all hisprogt-ny. Best of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges if horse is still in my possession. For pasiurage and other information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Snpt Santa Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. Or Ira Pierce. 728 Montgomery St , S. F. THE BARON WTLKESES WON 35 PER CKNT OF ALL THE MONEY ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT OF 1902. Breed to the Futurity Winning Family. TERMa FOR THE SEASON, $40. BARON DALE 2:11 Oakdale Baron p 2:l9l Baronoid (4) 2=24:5 Baron May 4 2-20 i Lady Dale (3) (p> 2=211 JanieM.

c,£.ui'.'B2:|3 Caprus(3C;::rfo2:25i racoon 4 miio track Banco Tr,",E.2-"c 2:20 i 1 Reg. No. 4 20,184. Son of the Great BARcjN WILKES 2:18. greatest living Sire of 2:10 performers (sire 9 In 2:10 list). 1st dam NATHALIE (by Nutwood 6001, dam of Grand Baron fclSS* and BARONDALE Blltf. 2d tUni BKATRICK (by Cuyler 100), dam of Patron 2:H'4, Prod- igal 2:10, Pangloss and Patronage, all great sires. 3d dam MARY MAMBRINO (by Mambrino Patchen 58), dam of Elvira 2:i8!-j. Duoravon (sire) and dams of Ponce de Leon 2:13 and four others. Where Can You Beat This Breeding? Season 1903 San Jose Track. TERMS 800 SEASON, with usual return privileges. TOM JAMES, 1120 Alameda Ave., San Jose, Cal. A Chance to Get Good Ones At FRED II. CHASE & CO.'S Salesyard, 1732 Market Street, San Francisco, during the second week in March. THIRTY HEAD of High Class Road and Business Horses, consigned by Geo. A. Davis, Rancho del Valle, Pleasanton, Cal. These horses are from 5 to 8 years old and are by such stallions a9 Direct 2 :05i, Poscora Hayward, lone B03 1 others, and are out of well-bred mares. They arc broke single and double, are gentle for anyone to drive, and are all Thpr"»ri.|hrfi. Rri-Ht |>rn»p>.rl. In this COnftlfnmeDt— X*ea Direct, blmck (trilling by l»ir*-rf 2 flB'i. dam m ..-...% in- b] fcldnep; haa h. quarter In IftVaeeonda, Him !>■< », lur miri. bj M 'nr.,.. I limf mil »f Multfi't liy In.ii BoweilK, l.l.i. I. .nil.- l.y < »ii f..ru in l:inik Hawk oat of tuara bjr Poscora Efayward. The name evening will bo sold, by order of T. A. Nufer, the two prize-winning C -de9lalu stallion*, CLYDE BOV (seven years old) and Pkince S. (three years 0)'!), both sired by Imported Pollock. FEED H. CHASE & CO., 1732 Market Street, San Francisco. Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose — surround ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment. 3nd adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor.carriage office, news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance American Trottii Register PUBLICATIONS. THE YEAR BOOK This great work will be ready for delivery | March 15, 1903. I Contains summaries of races: tables of 2:30 trot- i ters; 2:25 pacers: sires, with complete list of their get in standard time and their producing sons and daughters: great broodmares: champion trotters; fastest records, etc. Vol XVIlt, 1903, single copies, postpaid.. &4.O0 j Vol XVIII, 1902, 10 or more copies, each, f. o. b 3.35 i Vol. XVII, 1 sol, single copies postpaid 400 Vol. XVI, 1900, " " ■' 4.00 I Vol. XV, 1899. " " •• ....4.00 Vol. XIV, 1898, ....3.00 vol. xiii, 1897, aoo | Vol. XII, 1896, " " '• ...3.00 , Vol. XI, 1895, " " " ....3.00 Vol. X, 1894, ■ .... 3.00 Vol. IX, 1893, .... 3.00 Vol. VIII, 1893, (two parts), postpaid 5.00 Vol VI, 1890, (limited number), postpaid 2.50 Vol. V, 1889, '■ " " 2.50 Vol. IV, 1888, " " " 2.50 Vol. II, 1886, " " " 1.00 Year Baoits for 1891, 1887 and 1885 out of print. Grease Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS — Cases where ulcerations extend, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Fixine After Blistering. Veterinary Pixine is the very be-t application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process Will heal the most severe cases without >car, and will prevent loss of hair As a Preventive — If a light application of Veterinary Pixine is used before speeding, driving in wet. muddy or slushy weather, or in the snow, your horse will never have speed cracks, scratches or grease heel. For Hoofs —It will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in perfect form For Old and Chronic Sores. Etc — Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, hobble chafes abscesses, inflammatory swellings, sores and all skin disease In cases of emergency it is invaluable This penetrating, stimulating, soothing, ab- sorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from beneath the surface by disinfecting the parts, subduing inflammation andstimulatinghealtby granulation, not by drying and scabbing. 2 oz., 25c; 8 oz , 50c, 5-lb pkg., S4.0O. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROT CHEMICAL CO., TROY, N T. D. E. Newell, Pacific Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street, San Francisco. High Class Roadsters For Sale. YELLOW JACKET 2:20 1-2, pacing (only beaten a head in 2:12) The handsomest roadster in California. Chestnut with flaxen mane and tail, and a perfect horse. Fine driver, sound, kind and gentle; has been driven by a lady. Get hi- fellow and he will attract attention on the park mads or speedway. Double-gal ted Grey Gelding excellent road horse, single or double; sound, fast and a great weight puller Never trained, but paced a mile Id 2:27, last quarter in 34 seconds. A good pros- pect for the track, and a high class roadster any- where. For prices and particulars address A. B. RODMAN, Woodland, Cal. Standard Stallion For Sale. ATHAMAX 3692T. One of the best bred young Stallions in California He is i6hands and will weiph when matured 1250 lbs He is by Ath adon (sire of Sue 2:12';. Listerine 2:13^4. Dakon D D >[]Diiiriue JJ'i1,! bs Matndoo 3392, son of Onward MM Hlsdam 1s Lustrine (dam of Lis- terias fclSVf, Donnatrine 2:204) by the great Onward nil Absolutely sound, a grand individ- ual, and In condition to train for a low mark this year Only reason for selling Is that owner has not time to dovote to htm For further information address Breeder and SroitTSMAN, 36 Geary Strcot. San Francisco. CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IN Hal] Tones and Line Engraving Artistic Designing. SO0 M IsbIod St., cor. First, San Francisco THE REGISTER Vols. HI to XIV, inclusive, in one order, f. o. b $55.00 Single Volumes, postpaid 5.00 Vols. I and II are out of print. INDEX DIGEST Postpaid $7 50 This important adjunct contains all tbestandard animals in the first ten volumes, with numbers, ini tial pedigrees, and reference to volume in which animal is registered. REGISTRATION BLANKS will be sent upon application. Money must accompany all orders. Address J. H. STEINER, Secretary, American Trotting Register Association, 355 Dearborn St., Room 1108, CHICAGO, ILL. Or BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SAX FRAXCISCO, CAL 3 Tonne McKinney FOR SALE. All Out of Fashionably Bred Mares, One 2 Years Old. One 3 Years Old. One 4 Years Old. The two-year old and three-year-old are both well staked and are trotters. The four-year-old has a three-year-old trotting record of 2:18, and a great prospect for his class this year. All are in fine shape to train or be placed in the stud. For pedigrees, prices and full particulars address C. A. DFRFEE, San Jose. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— sn Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts., San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. 0. A. W. FOLKERS Successor to J H. A. Folk-ers & Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building. Room 4. San Francisco Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Paocy Carriage. Saddle and Roa<* Horses for Sale Office and stable: 605 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. Dr. "Wm, "F*. 'E&citi. M. R. C. V. S.. F. E. T. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Soolety; Graduate of the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspe clor forNew Zealandand Australian Coloniei at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Eonlne Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California: Ex-President m the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Golden Gate a venae, near Webster St., San Francisco: Telephone West 128. FEBRUARY 28, 1903] &he gvee&sv atib gftraetsman 15 H SPOHN'S j> MUST PAY YOU, IT PAYS ALL OTHERS GUARANTEE: One bottle to cure a case, any form of Distemper. All good drug-gists and turf goods houses, or Manfrs. will deliver it to you. 50 cents. $5 dozen. 8POHN MEDICAL CO , Chemists and Bacteriologists, Goshen, Ind J. A." McKERRON, San Francisco, Special Agent. The Seaside Meeting ...AT.... Brighton Beach Race Track, Brooklyn, n. y. The New York Trotting Association EARLY CLOSING PURSES FOR ITS GRAND CIRCUIT WEEK August 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, 1903 No. 1. $20,000— THE BONNER MEMORIAL, 2:12 Class Trotting. (Horses to be named August 10 ) No. 2. 5,000— THE HIRAM WOODRUFF, 2:20 Class Trotting. No. 3. 5,000— THE JOHN H. SHULTS, 4-yr=o!ds, 2:25 Class Trotting No. 4. 5,000— THE METROPOLITAN, 2:20 Class Pacing. No. 5. 10,000— THE BRIGHTON, 2:10 Class Pacing. ENTRIES CLOSE SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1903. CONDITIONS. Rules of the National Trotting Association, of which this Association is a member to govern, except: (1) In all events a horse must win a heat in 3 or go to the stable. (2) Hopples are not barred, except for horses without standard records. Purses divided 50 25, 15 and 10 per cent. Where four horses start the full purse will be paid; horse distancing the field, or any part of it, to be benefited. All the above events best 3 in 5 heats. Entrance 5 per cent of purse, 5 per cent additional from winner of each division of same. Nominators liable for full amount unless written notice of withdrawal is sent bearing post-mark on or before date when a payment is due. Payments to be made March 7. May 7, July 7 and August ID, as follows: Purse No 1— $50, Si 50, $300. $5*10- Purses Nos. 2, 3 and 4— $15. $35. S75, $135. Purse No 5-$25, $75. $150, $250. In Purses Nos. 1 and 5 horses to be named August 10 that were eligible March 7. In Purses Nos. 2, 3 and 4 horses to be named with first payment March 7, and three may be named from the same stable; the selection to start to be made on or before August 10. Where nominator fails to make selection in time, the first horse originally named by him will be selected by this Association. _ C. A. McCULLY, Secretary, ' 21S MONTAGUE STREET, BROOKLYN, N. T. KENTUCKY'S FUTURITY $22,000 FOR FOALS OF 1903 (ONLY $5 TO NOMINATE MARE) Nominations Close March 16, 1903 The Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association Offers the above purse to Foals of 1903 (Colts, Fillies and Geldings), the produce of Mares nominated March 16, 1903, or their substitutes, as provided for hereafter. $5000 for TW0=YEAR=0LD TROTTERS at Annual Meeting, 1905. Divided:— $3000 to winner; $1000 to second; $500 to third; $200 to fourth: $150 to nominator of dam winner; $75 to nominator of dam of second; $50 to nominator of dam of third; $25 to nominator of dam of fourth. S3000 for THREE=YEAR=OLD PACERS at Annual Meeting, 1906. Divided:— $2000 to winner; $600 to second; $250 to third; $150 to fourth. $14,000 for THREE=YEAR=OLD TROTTERS at Annual Meeting, 1906. Divided: — $10,000 to winner: $2000 to second: $1000 to third: $500 to fourth; $301 to nominatorof dam ■ of winner; $100 to nominator of dam of second; $75 to nominator of dam of third; $25 to nominator of dam of fourth. Entrance as follows: $5 to nominate mare March 16, 1903 $10 December 1, 1903, when color and sex of foal must be given. NOTHING MORE TILL JUNK 1st OF YEAR OF RACE, and all foals on which payments (of $10 each) are made December 1. 1903. will be eligible to start either as two vear-old-sor thrae-vear-olds, or in both vears (if conditions that follow are complied with), NO PAYMENT BEING DUE IN 1905 FROM THOSE NOT WISHING TO START TILL 1906 Those expecting to siart two-year-olds must, on June I I90a, name and describe their entries and pay on each a forfeit of $25 (and as many may be named as the owner desires to keep in): thirty days before meeting (September 1st) $M must be paid on each entry then kept in- on starters $100 must be paid by 7 o'olock of evening before race Those desiring to start three-yeir-olds must, on June 1. 1906, name and describe as in the two- year-old event and pav od each a forfeit or $50: thirty days prior to the meeting (September 1st) those who desire to start in Vie trotting race shall pay $51 and in tne pacing race $25, on each entry they then keep in On starters in trotting race $250, and on starters in pacing race $50, must be paid by 7 o'clock nf evening before race THE TWO-YEAR-OLD RACE WILL BE MILE HEATS. TWO IN THREE; THE THREE- YEAR-OLDS WILL TROT AND PACE MTLE HEATS. THREE IN FIVE A distanced horse's money will go to the first horse; but if fewer than four start in a race, those starting and the placed horses' dams will receive only what each would have received had four been placfd. Rules of National Trotting Association (of which this Association is a member), in force when races are called, to govern, with above exceptions No hopp'ed horse allowed to start. IF A NOMINATED MARE HAS NO LIVING FOAL ON DECEMBER I. 1903- HER NOMI- NATOR MAY SUBSTITUTE ANOTHER MARE AND FOAL, REGARDLESS OP OWNERSHIP; but there will be no return of a payment, nor will any entry be liable for more than amount paid in or contracted for. In entries the name, color and pedigree of mare must be given, also the name of the horse to which she was bred in I9i>2. Address nominations to Secretary and mail same on or before March 16, 1903. R, P. STOLL, President. E. W. SHANKLIN, Secretary, Lexington, Ky. FROM A WELL-KNOWN TRAINER. RACEfASM dHz^ JLA.^ /9j?_JL^ hi Two small payments amounting to one-fourteenth, of one per eent carries entry to June 1st of year of race, and there is no heavy payment till just before the raee. About S.50,000 in fixed events will close June 1st. Write In May for Entry Blanks. • •• NEW ENGLAND ••• Trotting Horse Breeders' Association BOSTON MASS. (Member of National Trotting Association). JrrusviLLE.pv I used "Save-the-Horse" all the past season. First, on a bad splint close up to knee; horse very lame after fast work; could see decided improvement after a few days' use, and in a week's time lameness all disappeared. Used withequal success on a bowed tendon. At present am treating a horse that bowed a tendon three years ago: was a bad case; was fired and blistered but still went lame. Have used a bottle and am still using "Save the-Horse " The enlarge- ment has gone down almost one-half, horse going sound, and I firmly believe will race again. A friend or mine had a horse that bowed a tendon last spring; by the use of your remedy kept him racing all fall, gave him a record better than 2:05; tendon is straight and sound as ever was. Think it the greatest remedy on earth for a bad leg of any description f^tr+ J10 9 No man in Northern New Jersey, or horseman in Sew York City and Long Island, can doubt this nan's statement.— (Reproduced from New York Eerald). Newark, N. J , Jan. 27, 1903 I used one bottle of "Save-the-Horse" and com- pletely removed a thoroughpin Horse was not lame, but it was a bad eyesore. No blemish or sign of the growth remains. GEORGE STENGEL. FROM A PROMINENT STOCK FARM OWNER. Shrub Oak. N. Y. This is to certify that I have used "Save-the Horse" for splints and wind puffs with great suc- cess. In fact, it is a great remedy C W. CARPENTER. Sunnyside Farm. Horse can be worked with either shin or ankle boots, as no barm can possibly come by either destruction of hair or scalding of the limb. "Save-the-Horse" can be applied in all conditions and extremes of weather — hot or cold. POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES i Bone and Bog Spavin. Ringbone, Curb, Tborough- pin, Splint, Capped Hock, Shoe Boil, Weak and Strained Tendons and all Lameness. Contains no arsenic, corrosive sublimate or other forms of mercury, or any injurious lngre- | dient. Cures without scar, blemish or loss of hair. $5 00 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle, con- structed to convince and protect you fully The need of second bottle la almost improbable except in rarest cases. Guarantee covers eJectiveness of one bottle. Copy of guarantee sent upon application. Grand Circuit Meeting AUGUST 24-28, 1903 READVILLE TROTTING iPARK No. No. No. No. No. EARLY CLOSING PURSES. $5,000. The Blue Hill, 2:30 class, Trotting. 15,000. The Massachusetts, 2:12 class, Trotting. 3,000. 2:16 class, Trotting. 2,000. Three=year=oIds, 2:25 class, Trotting. 5,000. The Norfolk, 2:24 class, Pacing. No. 6. 3,000. The Neponset, 2:10 class, Pacing. $5 00, all druggists and dealers, or sent prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL COMPANY, TROY, NEW. YORK. D. E. NEWELL, Pacific Coast Agent, 619 MISSION STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. CONDITIONS— National Trotting Association rules to govern, except that, in three-in-flve races not finished in three heats, all horses not standing for any part of the purse will be ruled out. Hop- ples will be barred. ENTRANCE— Five percent of purse and five per cent additional from the winners of each division of the purse, but nominators will not be held for forfeits falling due after they have declared out in writing FORFEITS will be due March 11, April II. May 11, June 11, July 11 and August 11, and In amounts as follows: Classes Nos. 1 and 5— $10, $20, $30. $40- $70, $80. Class No 2— SW5. 5125. £135. 8125. $125. $125 Classes Nos. 3 and 6— $'0. $15. $20. $55, $35. $45. Class No. 4— $10, $10, $10, $20, $25, $25. TERMS OF ENTRY— Except in class No. 3, the Massachusetts event, horses to be named ot time of first payment In class No 2, to be named August 11th, and have been eligible March lOih. In the other classes, Nos 1. 3. 4, 5 and 6, more than one may be named as one entry, providing they are in the same stable. In case where two or more horses have been named as oDe entry, and any horses have been separated from the stable from which they were origin»My entered, and such sep- aration made according to rule they shall be eligible to start in the race (if forfeits failing due after such separation have been met according to conditions), upon the payment of forfeits which fell due before said separation. Entres Close Wednesday, M*r b. 11, 1903. Applications for entry blanks, requests for information, and all entries to be made to the Secretary. C. M. JEWETT, Secretary, JOH>- E. THAYER, President. BEADVILLE, MASS. ®h£ gveeitev anh §p&vt#man [February 28, 1903 THE 6AYW00D STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property of John Parhott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREENS RUFUS 63 «» Will serve a limited rumber of Approved Mares, Season 1903 FEE - - $75 Redactions ni-..uo for two or more mares. SIRGIBBIE2D. No. 370 „ , American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion in America of the Two Kest British Hackney Pony Strains T>OTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES J-* have long been recognized as the surest producers of beauty of conformation, com- bined with true, high and spirited aclkn. SIR G1EBIE 2d will stand at MENLO STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at S30. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service, at the rate of Ten ($10) Dollars per month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Slock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July I, 1903. Apply to james McDonnell, Supt Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo County, Cal STAM B. 2:11 1-4! (TROTTING. i REG. NO. 234-44. 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD, 2:15 1-3 (Timed second In 2:12J4) , 4-YEAR-OLD RECORD. 3:11 1-4 ) (Timed second in 2:09!4, 2:09) U-YEAR-OLD TRIAL, - - 2:26 STAM B, by that show horse king, Stamboul 2:07!;, father of 4? from H:\0H to 2:30: 24 sons and daughters produced from 2:074 to 2:27. Stamboul is the only trotting bred stallion that ever sold twice for over *40.000, and sired a daughter for whose son, Wiggins (two-year-old 2:19' 4), $40,000 was offered. Stamboul's dam is the grandam of Oakland Baron 209hi, for which $50,000 was lately refused, showing that men with money and brains appreciate this blood. STAM B.'S first dam. Belle Me- dium 2:20 (dam of 3 from 2:11^ to 2:30) by Happy Medium sire of Nancy Hanks 2:04. NosonofHam- bletonian 10 ever produced such speed and she sold for $-10,000. Second dam Argenta, dam of one in 2:20, by Almont Lightning, sire of dams of Zombro (five years old 2:11) and King Princeps 2:15, by Almont 33. n m.„ „ «r„ „ TTT.„ Third dam Mary Adams by Mambrino Patchen, sire of dams of Guy Wilkes 2:1516, Baron Wilkes 2-18 Patchen Wilkes 2:29. Fourth dam Mambrino Belle by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thorn and dam of Director and Onward. Fifth dam by Mason Whip, a thoroughbred. No stallion now doing public service ever represented such champions of the turf, show ring and top notchers at private and public sales. He is a handsome horse {a typical Morgan in form), and tried racehorse, and game, toppy road horse. STAM B is a bay. two white hind ankles, 15 hands 2H inches high, weight 1090 lbs, of good stamina and muscular development. Will Make the Season of 1903 at Pleasanton, Cal. Ta^mc. C4A SPOT CASH before mare is removed. I will try and take good care of mares and 1 CrmS JVrv foals, but will not be responsible for accidents or escapes. (No agents on arrival of trains at depot.) For further particulars address SAMUEL GAMBLE, Pleasanton, Cal. Breed to Extreme Speed. CHAS. DERBY 4907, rie. 2:20 »*> the seas.- SlREOF MUCH BETTER 2:07^, DERBY PRINCESS 2:08>£, DIABLO 3:09^, OWYHEE -*:i l , LITTLE BETTER 3:1 lj^, CIBOLO 2:13%, and many other fast and game racehorses. Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trotters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices Address OAKWOOD PARK STOCK FARM. Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. SEARCHLIGHT 2.031 THE FASTEST STALLION BY THE RECORDS EVER OFFERED FOR SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. He still holds the World's Records for 4-year-old (3:04^) and for 6-year-old (3:03^)- SEARCHLIGHT is one of the fastest and gamest horses that ever raced on the Grand Circuit. He is a horse of rare individuality and is one of the most perfect specimens of horseflesh ever foaled He has repeatedly beaten one minute to the half-mile pole in his work, and has pulled the heavy cart in which he now takes his exercise a half in 58 seconds with a dozen watches held on him. Few stallions that ever stood for service in California have such royal blood lines. Darknigbt. the sire of SEARCHLIGHT, was like the great McKinney, a son of Alcyone, and is a sire of extreme speed, having four 2:10 performers to his credit. The dam of SEARCHLIGHT is one of the great brood mares, having four with standard records and bis grandam and great grandam are both in the great brood mare list. His oldest colts, now two years old, show that he imparts these qualities to his get, and he is certain to be a producer of early and extreme speed as well as size and good looks. Terms for the Season, $75. The Blood that pro= duced Dan Patch l:5»i LECCO 2:093i is a very handsome black stallion, a square trotter and as game a racehorse as ever looked through a bridle He is by Bonnie Boy, one of the best producing sons of Patchen Wilkes, sire of the great Joe Patchen 2:Q1M< that in turn is the sire of the unbeaten Dan Patch 1:59 is The dam of LECCO is a great brood mare by Homer, and his second dam is a producing mare by Rochester and his third dam is a producing mare by Clark Chief. For four generations in the pedigree of LECCO there is not a sire or dam but is a producer of standard speed. LECCO made a campaign through the Grand Circuit in 1899 that shows his wonderful speed and gameness He met the best horses out that year and in seven starts won four first moneys, two sec- onds and was but once unplaced His action is perfeot and he cannot help siring a family of high class, handsome, fast and game trotters. $50 for the Season. LECCO 2.092 The above horses willstand at the PLEAS iNTON RACE TRACK, and all mares not proving with foal may be returned free next year, or in case the horse is not in California the service fee will be returned It is the intention of the owner however, to keep both SEARCHLIGHT and LECCO in this State for the next four or five years. Due care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility assumed should any occur. Good pasturage provided at $4 per month, and all bills payable before mare is removed from my possession. For further particulars and tabulated pedigrees address KIMV MILLS. Rose Hotel, Pleasanton, Cal. NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-2}$ hands. Foaled 1890, Bred by Wm. Corbett. ARIST0 (3) 2:17i *£££[ and Stanford Stakes, 1902 MAJELLAB.(2)2:29Tr£i$ THE B0QUET TrIal 00, having 87575 to his credit the Brs-t year out. Sired by Direct 2:05|£, sire of Directly 3:03^, U:il Direct £;04M, Trince Direct 2:07, Directum Kelly 3:08^, etc. Dam Hi >\T BON 2:3t» (dam or Bonsileae 2:11'4 . by Simmons 2:28. sire of Helen Simmons 2;i ly, New ral 2:13, etc Also sire of dams of Fereno D.605 2:10K, Owyhee 2:11, etc. Second Dam BONNIE WILKES 2:29 (dam of 3 in list) by George Wilkes 3:SS. Third Dam BETTY VII. EY by Bob Johnson, thor- oughbred son of Boston. — ^ RONNIF DIPFCT ls a D,ack stallion. 15a4 hands high, weighs 1200 lbs. Is a good individual, DUlilliL. L/IIVL/V 1 nas Dest of feet and legs, and is absolutely sound in every way. BONNIE DIRECT will serve a limited number of approved mares during season of 1903, at Si OO the season. Mares not proving to be in foal can be returned nest. season or service fee refunded, at the option of the owner of mare Money due at time of service oV upon removal of mare. Every care takeo to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Pasturage for mares at reasonable rates. Address C. L. GRIFFITH. Pleasanton, Cal. Summary of Three of Bonnie Direct's Races. Chamber of Commerce Stakes, $5000, at Detroit Bonnie Direct 9 5 8 111 Annie Thornton 14 1 12 2 2 Hal McEsven 1 11 2 8 4dis Pussywillow 8 3 11 3 3 ro George C, 3 4 3 4 5 ro. Cobbett 4 7 4 5 dr, Duchess 11 13 5 6 dr. Joe Wheeler 12 9 7 7 dr, Fred Wilton 2 2 9 dls, Mt. Clemens Boy 5 6 6 dr, Louis E Mid- dleton 6 8 12 dr, Sport 7 10 10 dr. Gamecock 10 12 dr, Connie 13 dr, Little Frank dis. Time— 2:10K, 2:'.2M, 2:13»j', 2:13, 2:12Jf, 2:12S£. 2:13 Class, pacing, purse $1500, at Columbus. Bonnie Direct... 2 5 111 Johnny Agan ..1 12 2 3 Lady Piper.... 3 2 3 4 2 Freilmont 5 3 4 3 4 Red Light 4 4 5 dr, Prince Esum dis. Time— 0:31. l:02»i. 1:34, 2:05)4: 0:J3— ,' 1:05(1, 1:38'4, 2:1111,; 0:32, 1:03';. 1:34",, 2:07>j; 0:3l"/2, 1:01'/,, 1:37«. 2:08»;; 0:31«, 1:035£, 1:36, 2:08«. Blue Hill Stake, $3000, at Readville. BonnieDlreot 1 1 1 SallieHook 2 2 8 Eyolute » 3 a Annie Thornton 4 4 3 Paul Reyere 3 5 4, Dark Wilkes 6 7 5, Tommy W. 7 6 7, Argo Director 8 8 6, Lady Allright 9 9 9, Beauty Spot dis, P. H. Flynn dis. Time-2:07K, 2:09H, 2:10«- ARNER 31300 Sire STEINWAV 1808 (sire of Klatawah 2:05Vi, W. Wood 2:07, Agitato 2:09, Cricket 2:10, etc. FULL BROTHER TO Don Derby -. = 2:06 Diablo 2:09 1-4 Books for Stallion Owners. (Sire ot Sir Albert S 2:0 Elf - ■ • ■ Ed Lafferty 2:12 1=2 2:16 1=2 Dam BERTHA by Alcantara 729. Season of 1903, to close June 1st, and others. AT SAN LORENZO, CAL. Fpp C7C FOR THE SEASON. Usual return privileges. Good pasturage $3 per month, and I CC O-O best of care taken of mares. For further particulars address C. BRANIN, San Lorenzo, Cal. 49-BREED FOR SIZE, STYLE, SPEED, GAMENESS.^ HAMBLETONIAN WILKES 1679 fTheOnly Son of the [Great Geo, Wilkes in California, . . . . Phoebe Wilkes.... 2:08V4 Robert 1 2:10 Phebon W SIOJj Rocker 2:11 Will Make the Season of 1003 at Tommy Mac 2:11M Vic Schiller 2:11M Arlene Wilkes 2:11?^ Sunbeam 2:12^ New Era 2:13 I Sayille 2:17k Aeroplane 2:16^ Grand George 2:18H Sybil S 2:16?^ | J. F. Hanson 2:19)4 and 12 more in 2:30 GREEN MEADOW FARM Terms for the Season, $40. tor escapes or accidents. No "'ire fences. Telephone: Suburban 15. -Brokaw Road, 1-4 mile from Santa Clara. TJsual return privileges. Good pasturage at $4 per month. Best of care taken of mares, but no liability Address R. I. MOORHEAD, SANTA CLARA, CAL. MONTEREY 2!09 1-4 Reg. No. 31706 Will Make the Season of 1903 at SAN LORENZO SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS. MONDAYS, TUESDAYS. MILPITAS WEDNESDAYS. THURS- DAYS and FRIDAYS. FPP $5A FOR THE SEASON. Good pasturage at $3 per i tt vwU but no responsibility for accidents or escapes, and full particulars, Address • escapes. P. J. month. Bestof caretakenof mares, I Send for card containing pedigree WILLIAMS, San Lorenzo, Cal. J 1. HOOVER'S STALLION SERVICE RECORD. The most complete book for recording; stallion service ever placed before breeders. Not a pocket edition. No more disputing of sires. No more mixing of dams where this book is used. There is space for entering 100 mares, giving their full breeding description, dates of service, dates of foaling, with a page for tabu- lating pedigree of stallion in use, etc., etc., with index complete; size 10x7J. Each book is handsomely and substantially bound. Can be used for any kind of pedigreed stock $2.00 2. THE STANDARD STALLION SERVICE BOOK. The neatest Service Book published, containing space for entering 100 mares, giving space for full description, pedigree, date3 of services and refusals, date of foaliDg, etc., with index complete, neatly bound in leatherene, suitable for pocket use. Can be used for any kind of pedigreed stock $1 00 I. 3. BREEDER'S NOTE AND CERTIFICATE BOOK AND STALLION SERVICE BOOK COMBINED. This book contains 75 blank certificates to be given to owners of mares certifying that said mare has been bred to a certain stallion. Also 75 notes suitable for owner of mare giving to owner of stallion on account of stallion service fee. This book is well bound, and makes a book like No. 2, after certificates and notes have been removed. Can be used for any kind of pedigreed stock $1.00 Sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price. BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN. San Francisco, Cal. I Tales of the Turf THE BEST WAGON IN THE WORLD WEIGHT 48 to 65 Lbs. By William B. Fasig. Trotting horsemen the world over knew the late W. B. Faslg and that he was in a class of his own as an instructive, interesting and bumorouswrfter of trotting horse subjects. W. H. Goeher, secretary of the National Trotting Association, has put Mr. Faslg's -writings in bjok form, adding much of in terest thereto, and the baok is now ready for de" livery. The table of contents Includes the following: TK .TTINO TRACKS -How to build and man- age them, wlih plates showing how to lay out a half mile track a mile track and a klie- 6h&[»-d truck Tills art Icle is one that a race truck ofllclal needs in his business TB i S Bi KKTA RY.-Hia trials and tribulations In the merry days of racing. On the oil. of Jordan he mas And real tbere Is nothing for blm here but ail. in THE SANDPIPER How the Outchmun did not balance ' bill for giavol while the little man In brown stood put. and those who I a i the real sure thing— well, they lost, as usual, A BT RANGE LAND IJow" a shipwrecked Buck- eye made a stir In anol world. Utopian, un'.|tm and If you do not believe It, you ran say It is an < m DOEL Bow the best green horse la Missouri He iron the Transyl- vania Thi if you were thero you know why. '■Kit -A llghtiiloK-Koing paccrof North- ern Ohio, whose hlstorv hasa pim ll hooked on to It. 11 known pair learned in Itudci a., El pked (he sign langim | lU]d not pane/ RIDE OP A LIFETIME -Bow Flying. ml a a crimp In the boas trotter on tl.<- speed drive i i Wade Park. I'A'i SHANE - Someone said he was a colt breai . ■ inn bo broke the wlae when 1 1 ■ teen lombinatlon ami Elolse won at Detroit. * "ewlll send this valuable book free as a pro mi nm to anyone Bonding two new subscriptions *■■ ■' ■ i i - ai |8eaoh or the I'ook alone, postpaid, on reoo Ipi of BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 58 Geary Street, San Francisco. Entirely Different and away ahead of any other wagon ever made. It is easier to pull and faster than a sulky. Thoroughly practical, handsome and durable. THE BENJAMIN RACING WAGON ITS GOOD POINTS. The Body is made in one piece, rounded at the corners, having no joints to come apart or corners to open, thus making it the lightest, strongest and most beautiful in appearance. The Fifth Wheel is original and entirely now. It is absolutely noiseless and positively prevents the axle from swinging. Our Axles are the strongest that can be mado and are in a continuous piece. Wheels. We make our own wood and wire wheels complete. Our Ball Bear- ings are the best mado and are water and dust proof. The Shafts are handsome and strong and can be instantly removed. They are steel plated top and bottom, free from bolts in any part of them, and so attached to the wagon tbey cannot rattle, • v have no Bprings, catches or traps to get out of order. The cross pieces are steel plated and trussed, making them very light and stiff. The Whiffletree is held by our own device and cannot rattle and wbon desired can be quickly removed. We manufacture truss poles and neck yokes. Our Truss Poles are very attractive and are free from braces to bond and rattlo. Should any accident happen it cam not snap "/Hike an ordinary pole. The neck yoke presents a hand- some appearance, is light and strong, and like the pole cannot snap off. The pole passes through the neck yoke, which holds it securely and carries it several inches higher than an ordinary kind. Tubing is not used on our wagons, aB it is unreliable. Send for prices and catalogue. T. H. SPEDDY, 23 Davis Street, San Francisco, Sole Agent for the Pacific -.Coast. February 28 1W3 @r;hc gveebev cm& Sportsman 19 Portable Houses! ALL SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boxes. Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Clrcu lar and Price List. Blfnnarn--Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet. First and Second, ?» OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street BALLISTITE The Standard Dense Powder of the World. ArtTinxnS S265,460 During the Past Four Years, Heading the List of Winning Powders. I H I All A m 75 CHAMBERS ST,, NEW YORK CITY \Jm n» LHU Ow KS\S* Telephone 1747 Franklin. 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Pacific Coast Branch— 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for "SANITAS" Disinfectant. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. delverton kennels Hampton Promise A. K. C. No. 53101 (BLACK DUKE II-GH. GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 27 prizes. Stud tee, $15. Apply to T. J. BLIGHT, 213 Third Avenue. San Francisco. Wandee Kennels Fox Terriers. WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Lithian Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee *30 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rev- elry (Saltscar Gambler-Saltscar Cheerful). v Fee 835 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velocity-Norfolk Two Step). pee «l<> Puppies and Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 84-1 Harrison St . San Francisco Cal. AT STUD CUBA Of- KENWOOD (Qlenbeigh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam— Doily Dee II) STOGKDALE KENNELS R. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakerafleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. % At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER NORFOLK TRUEMAN Vaa C?A Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy rCC JtLXf. reserve winners, Oakland. 1902), Imelda (winners and special for best, S. F., 1902), Isabelle. etc. N. H. HICKMAN, 1767 Page St., San Franoisco. ONE OF THE BEST. A GREYHOUND PUPPY, 16 MONTHS OLD -"- by Racker out of Mountain Beauty. This 1b an unusual opportunity to get a stake winner. Will be sold reasonable. Apply to A. ROY HARRISON, 78 Geary St., City. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per ward per insertion. Cash to accampany order. RETRIEVERS, T STUD— THE RETRIEVER JIM BUDD. For particulars- andress OWNER, 100 Olive Avenue, San Francisco. AT 0A AK GROVE COLLIE KENNELS —THE finest kennel of Scotch Collies on the Pacifio Coast. At stud— Ch Ormskirk Emerald Jr and imported Cheviot Construction. 17 handsome sable and white pups, ready to ship, and half- grown bitches for sale. No postal cards an- swered. Catalogue free. Western agent for Standard Oil of Tar, sure death to fleas and mange, O J. ALBEE, Lawrence, Cal. AT STUD. C1 H. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S champion Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth). CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY ELVET (winner of 7 firsts in England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs always for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. aud Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. COCKER SPANTELS. NAIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- gains In puppies, young bitches, and bitches I in whelp, to make room Finely bred stock. The prize-winning Cocker, Plumeria Beau II, at stud. Also Glenwood KeDnels' famous black Cocker, Champion Havoc. Fee $20. 123 Third Avenue, San Francisco. Dog: Diseases How to IF'ooci Mailed Free to any address by the author, H. Clay Glover, D. V. S., 1278 Broadway. New York. «H BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal. The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 18,000 gradu- ates: 25 teachers: 60 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed in positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. HKALI). President. T?OR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES *- by Ch. Hampton Goldie. Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads, Fruitvale, Alameda Champion Hampton Goldie 53,100 (Champion Red Mack-Hampton Queen Readie). Goldie has sired more winners than all of our Coast dogs combined. See any bench show catalogue. Fee 820 Plumeria Tweedlepuncb (Champion Hamp- ton Goldie-Omo Girl). Fee $15 Young and ma- tured stock for sale. Our motto. "The Best.'* E. C. PLUME, 415 Third Ave , San Francisco. ST. BERNARDS. NAIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN In royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the noted Grand Master II, winner of many prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 123 Third Avenue. San Francisco. GREAT DANES. PrE REAT DANE PUPPIES FOR SALE— BY Blue Beard out of Maud S. Both -lire and dam bench show winners. Apply to or addres.- BERGSTEN, Center-street Station, Oakland, C; 20 ®iu? gvce&sv ana gi^ovtsman I February 28, 1903 TELEPHONE: South 640 ORSEWm 203~20< San Francisco, Cal. *™>&- Sand fiT iiiuuf ruti-ii ( jititl.iK ■ I <^2 L| ■ "THE OIWAYS a. ivt ovj: tj ivtitioint UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPTNI" I'ai-ifle Coast Dppot: RK-88 First Street, S. F. V. V. DRAKV. Manager A REMINGTON HAMMERLESS GUN Grade K, made with Remington Blned Steel Barrels FOR $25.00 GUARANTEED FOR NITRO POWDERS GRADE K E D, Made with Damascus Barrels and Automatic Ejector, $35 Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Guns priced from $25 to $250 mailed fbee. Retailed by All Gun Dealers— Not by the Manufacturers. REMINGTON ARMS CO. Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street. S. F. illON. NEW YORK. E E. DRAKE. Manager. iPEATING SHOT GUNS AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS ARE A COMBINATION THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY raclUc Coast Depot: 127-135 First St , San Francisco. A. MDLLEE, Agent. Glabrough, Golcher & Go. GUNS Gun Goods «V-flenfl lor HnUlarns FISHING Tackle 638 MARKET STREET.S. F. Du Pont Gun Powder SMOKELESS, SHOT GUN and MILITARY POWDER Black Powder for Sporting and Blasting Purposes The Reputation of a Hundred Years ia the Guarantee of DU PONT POWDER O. A HAKIHT, Aseot. 220 Market Street. San Francisco The World's Greatest Shooting Record FRED GILBERT, of Spirit Lake, la., since Jan. I, 1902, has shot in competition at 5765 Targets, breaking 5532 or 95.9 per cent, using a PARKER GUN. AT SHOT AT BROKE PKK CENT Natchez,.Miss 400 396 99 Fori Dodge, Ia 300 296 98 6 Lakefield, Minn 205 203 99 Sioux City, Ia 360 351 97 Dubuque, Ia 360 351 97.5 THE "OLD RELIABLE" IS RELIABLE. °ARKER BROTHERS MERIDEN, CONN 8*1 t for catalocii* N. Y Salesroom: 38 Warren St. ti NEW E.C." NEW "SCHULTZE" SHOTGUN RIFLEITE „..,,..,.„. „ THE AMERICAN "E. C." anil "SCHULTZE" Gunpowder Co., Ltd. PHIL. B BEKEART CO., Paclflo Coast Representative. You can get these Smokeless Powders in FACTORY . . LOADED SHELLS DU PONT "E. C." SCHULTZE HAZARD SHOTGUN RIFLEITE BALLISTITE LAFLIN & RAND "INFALLIBLE." What More do you Want ? SMITH GUNS WON First, Second, Third ^ In Grand American Han- dicap, Kansas City, April 1902, in a field of 466 shooters. The greatest shooting event of the World. SMITH OUNS are made tor All Kinds of Ammunition .. Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N. Y. PHIL. B. BEKEART CO.. San Francisco, Coast Representative Catalog on application to VOL. Xtll. No. 10. 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A TEAR 1 and 3— Views or the Crowd. 2— N. D. Dutcher's "Warren," -i? ~"*r4— A Hairy Little Fellow. 5— Oldenberg Coach Stallion "Y. Adonis* 6— Announcer William McDonald. 7— One of the Jacks. 8 -P. Madsen's "Sampson." ©he gveeber tmfc gtpcu'tsman I March- 7. ]»C3 KENTUCKY'S FDTDRITY $22,000 FOR FOALS OF 1903 ONLY 85 TO NOMINATE MARE) Nominations Close March 16, 1903 The Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association Offers the above purse to Foals of 1903 (Colts, Fillies and Geldings), the produce ol Mares nominated March 19, 1903, or their substitutes, as provided for hereafter. $5000 for TWO-YEAR-OLD TROTTERS at Annual Meeting, 1905. Divided:— {3000 to winner; 31000 to second; $500 to third; $200 to fourth: $150 to nominator of dam winner; $75 to nominator of dam of second; $50 to nominator of dam of third; $25 to nominator of dam of fourth. $3000 for THREE-YEAR-OLD PACERS at Annual Meeting, 1906. Dlvlded:-S2000 to winner; MOO to second; $250 to third; $160 to fourth. $14,000 for THREE-YEAR-OLD TROTTERS at Annual Meeting, 1906. Divided:— 110.000 to winner; $2000 to second; $1000 to third: $500 to fourth; $300 to nominatorof dam of winner; $100 to nominator of dam of second; $75 to nominator of dam of third; $25 to nominatorof dam of fourth. Entrance as follows: $5 to nominate mare March 16, 1903. $10 December 1, 1903, when color and sex of foal must be given. NOTHING MORE TILL JUNE 1ST OF YEAR OF RACE, and all foals on which payments (of $10 eaoh) are made December 1. 1903. will be eligible to start either as two year-olds or to r^e- year-olds, or in both years (if conditions that follow are complied with), NO PAYMENT BEING DUE IN 1905 FROM THOSE NOT WISHING TO START TILL 1906. Those expecting to start tico-year-olds must, on June 1. 1905, name and describe their entries and pay on each a forfeit of $25 (and as many may be named as the owner desires to keep in); thirty days before meeting (September 1st) $50 must be paid on each entry then kept in; on starters $100 must be paid by 7 o'olock of evening before race. Those desiring to start tkrec-yenr-olds must, on June 1, 1906, name and describe as in the two- year-old event and pay on each a forfeit of $50; thirty days prior to the meeting (September 1st) those who desire to start in the trotting raoe shall pay $50. and in the pacing raoe $25, on eaoh entry they then kesp In On starters in trotting raoe $250, and on starters in paoing race $50, must be paid by 7 o'clock of evening before race TBE TWO-YEAR-OLD RACE WILL BE MILE HEATS, TWO IN THREE; THE THREE- YEAR-OLDS WILL TROT AND PACE MILE HEATS, THREE IN FIVE A distanced horse's money will go to the first horse; but if fewer than four start in a raoe, those starting and the placed horses' dams will receive only what each would have received had four been placed. Rules of National Trotting Association (of which this Association is a member), in force when races are called, to govern, with above exceptions No hoppled horse allowed to start. IF A NOMINATED MARE HAS NO LIVING FOAL ON DECEMBER 1, 1903. HER NOMI- NATOR MAY SUBSTITUTE ANOTHER MARE AND FOAL, REGARDLESS OF OWNERSHIP; but there will be no return of a payment, nor will any entry be liable for more than amount paid in or contracted for. In entries the name, color and pedigree of mare must be given, also the name of the horse to which she was bred In 1902. Address nominations to Secretary and mail same on or before March 16, 1903. R. P. STOLL, President. E. W. SHANELIN, Secretary, Lexington, Ky. Two small payments amounting to one-fourteenth of one per cent carries entry to Jone 1st of year of race, and there Is no heavy payment ti II just before the race. About 850,000 In fixed events will close June 1st. Write in May for Entry Blanks. NEW ENGLAND Trotting Horse Breeders' Association BOSTON. MASS. (Member op National Trotting Association). Grand Circuit Meeting AUGUST 24-28, 1903 RBADVILLB TROTTING iPARK EARLY CLOSING PURSES. No. I. No. No. No. No. 5. No. 6. $5,000. 15,000. 3,000. 2,000. 5,000. 3,000. The Blue Hill, 2:30 class, Trotting. The Massachusetts, 2:12 class, Trotting. 2:16 class, Trotting. Three-year=olds, 2:25 class, Trotting. The Norfolk, 2:24 class, Pacing. The Neponset, 2:10 class, Pacing. CONDITIONS— National Trotting Association rules to govern, except that, in three-in-flve raoes not finished in three heats, all horses not standing for any part of the purse will be ruled out. Hop pies will be barred. ENTRANCE— Five percent of purse and five per cent additional from the winners of each division of the purse, but nominators will not be held for forfeits falling due after they have declared out in writing. FORFEITS will be due March 11, April 11, May It, June 11, July II and August 11, and in amounts as follows: Classes Nos. 1 and 5— $10, $20, $30, $40- $70, $80. Class No. 2— $125, $125, $125, $125, $125, $125. Classes Nos. 3 and 6— $10. $15, $20, $25, $35. $45. Class No. 4— $10, $10, $10, $20, $25, $25. TERMS OF ENTRY— Except in class No. 2, the Massachusetts event, horses to be named at time of first payment. In class No. 2, to be named August 11th, and have been eligible March 10th. In the other classes, Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6, more than one may be named as one entry, providing they are in the same stable. In case where two or more horses have been named as one entry, and any horses have been separated from the stable from which they were originally entered, and such sep- aration made according to rule, they shall be eligible to start in the race (if forfeits falling due after such separation have been met according to conditions), upon the payment of forfeits whioh fell due before said separation. Entries Close Wednesday, March 11, 1903. Applications for entry blanks, requests for information, and all entries to be made to the Secretary. JOHN E. THAYER, President. C. M. JEWETT, Secretary, READVILLE, MASS. CAMPBELL'S EM0LL10 IODOFORM GALL CURE For GALL BACKS and SHOULDERS, CRUPPER SORES and SADDLE GALLS there is none superior. The horse CAN BE WORKED AS USUAL For BARBED WIRE CUTS, CALKS, SCRATCH- ES, BLOOD POISONED SORES and ABRASIONS OF THE SKIN it has no equal. It is very adhesive and easily applied to a watery as well as a dry sore. Its use will absolutely prevent BLOOD POISON- ING. In this respect there is no Gall ; Cure offered which can justly even claim to be a competitor. We placed it on the market relying wholly on its merit for success, and notwithstanding the faot that comparatively little has been done in the way of advertising the sales of 1900 were 100 per cent great- er than the aggregate sBles of Gall Cure preceding that year. This increase was entirely due to its MERITS, and from it we feel justified in saying that It is THE GALL CURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY. It Is a quiok and sure cure for those troublesome skin cracks under the fe ~ckv nich injure and often lay up race horses. All Trainers Should Have It In Their Stables PBICE:— 3 OZ. BOX, 26c; 1 LB. BOX, 81.00. Read our "ad." on Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy In next Issue of this pa-» r. JAS. B. CAMPBELL & CO., Mfrs., 412 W. Madison St., Chicago, 111. CURBS, SPLINTS, SPAVINS, W1NDPUFFS, kt$V — and all enlargements, absolutely removed by — LAME HORSES .CURED. QUINN'S Ointment. It has the unqualified endorsement of our lead» iny horsemen and veterinarians. Mn. O. E. PlNKriAUT, Cathier Stale Bank, .SUyton, Minn., nays: "One Ituttln I'uri'd n very bad cneo of blood nprivtn on a maro for which I have tunr« I n ufiVrod $bou. I would nut liu niMiout it if it cunt fcd.tKi n buttle." H*« have h. .idretU oftuch tttltmoniatt. Prion 9 1. OO per itnrknar. Auk your Dragglst for it. ho dur* not nop n, »" mMhcnd prepaid on rooalpt of pri AddnM \\ . II. F.I»I»V .1 *"., Whin-hull, V Y. REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS C omprleett tho re present a tlvea of the best families of this famous breed. The home of ROMEO AAQGIE ACME, who has an official seven-day record of 30 lbs. 11 oes. butter; FIDESSA, who made In soren days official record over 35 lbs. butter, and many other largo producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. Phone: South 10S. 14 TURK BTBE1T, SAN FRANCIS Rahgo— Rough and Ready Island, near Stockton, visitors alwmfa welcome. Hunt and Fish ALONG THB LINE OF THE California & Nortnwestern Ry i LESSEE OP TBE S. F. £ N. P. R. R.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Gold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Floe Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section In California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa Uklah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts In Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip tlcke*s at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tlburon Ferry. R. X. RYAN. Gen. Pass. Agt. NEW MODEL 1903 W: I : R !N!C E "REMONT .ST..SAN FRANCISCO. FOR SALE. SlNHftW ?.|0 a handsome light Borrel, Orinuurr i.iy, 16 hands, weighs about 1150; eight years old; gentle and a nigh olasa gentleman's roadster. Apply to E. D. SACHS, 8 Battery Street. SAFE TIRE T00MEY PAT'D ROAD CART. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. O'BRIEN & SONS, Sole Agents, Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St., SAM FRANCISCO, CAL FOR SALE. A N ENTIRE COLT,~'FOALED 10TB APRIL, "■ 1901. THURSTON Tago 32975 Belle Emmet San Diego 8778 Almina Apply to Mambrino Wilkes 6083 Lady Emmet H. P. H. HAGGITT, Lower Lake, Cal. w1 FOR SALE '■H HIS ENGAGEMENTS, HAMBLK- TONIAN WILKES 1679 (only son of the great George Wilkes In California), sire of Phoebe Wilkes 2:08K. Robert I. 8:10, Phebon W. 2:10x, Rooker 2:11, Tommy Mao 2:11^, Vie Sohiller2:llM, Arlene Wllke.2:ll«, New Era 2:13, 24 In the 2:30 list. This great stallion Is offered for sale, to- gether with some of his oolts. Reason for selling is that the undersigned is going out of the horse business. Address R. I. MOORHEAD, Santa Clara, Cal. ©he $rcetuw ««»> f&axtamMOt March T, 1903.] _ _ . ■ " ~ and it the Secretaries of these organizations were A Sire of Size, Good Looks and Speed. THE WEEKL* „-- . KT paid by the year and required to devote their .entire n5 haTe attracted as much attention by RRTfRDF.R, AND SPORTSMAN «°- to the advancement of the agri^ the high class of their produce as Seymour B fcUJi &DJCi ZI H\XV «*■ interests of their districts, the State would get bettei ^^ ^^ memoraWe campaign through the F. w. KELLEY, proprietor. Talue tor the district appropriations. California Circuit is remembered by all horsemen. <«. — The first crop of foals by Seymour Wilkes were the , , J C.„rlinr, Ai.ihftfitV nf the PaCit'lC COaSt. THE MOST ELABORATE CATALOGUE that has o£ th.s tion of the state when they reached Turf and Sporting Autnorny 01 \m \ beeQ seeQ at this offlce {or many years 18 the ^^ th_ee jear old rorm by reason. 0{ thelr umform -office- ,crn Directum catalogue issued by the International Stock looksand size. There was not one but measured }fi fiFARY STREET, SAN PRAJNWaW- Food Company. It contains many handsome half tone dose tQ sixteeQ hands in height, and all were fast, °" „ „no engravings of the great trotter and a number of his ^^h but one was trained for the track, and he p. o. BOX 2300. ^= besid"es a large amount of valuable information took a record of 2:22. The oldest of Seymour Wilkes telephone: Black 586. aboutthem. The International Stock Food Company get are now six years old, and a few five and four year -_____— „ "ZT»i owns the three fastest stallions ever owned by one old_ are being worked. A few months ago Monroe Term.-On.Te««3. six Month. 81.78. Three Month, 8 ^^ ^ Directum 2:051, Dan Patch 1:59* and Roy SaUsbm.v paid $1000 for a green gelding by Seymour STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Wilkes 2:06J. Mr. Savage writes: "We have un- wukesthat is now in training at Pleasanton and con- thvoostal order, draft or by registered letter bounaed confidenee in Directum as a sire, and feel sure ^^ onB of the greatest prospects at that famous JSSS^^^^^SS^'^^^^''^ that he has world's champions on the way. Minne- •_ He worked a ffiUe ft 2:18 last year which is "cSSiuBications « * «*gSJ as a private guarantee ^ a wUh hinl] and he „ ln an extra nQ measure of his speed . Mr. F. Gommet, of this city, ^d'ta?thn - - strong and vigorous condition." owns a filly by Seymour Wilkes that is one of the best j^_ : youngsters in California and will take a low record San ^nc.JSCO. Saturday, March 7, IW- McKERRON is back at his place of M*™**^^^™^^™ - — T , M business on Mason street after several weeks in of the get of this hmse tba bW" -pe ^ Stallions Advertised. where he uaderwent a severe surgical ^^^uloT^Z^L, speed at either the TKOT^^BED. operation Mr. McKerron ^^^^J^ £ or^eXand the majority of them are square Tt»r,,Frellson Race Track, San Jose to state, fully restored to health, and we nope t\ For size, solid colors and fine styled horses, ALTA VELA an*.: s-sFreUS°naBranln, San Lorenzo continue in that condition for many years to come as trotters ^aze, ^ ^ ^^ SSSSS^*^ • -ThX' ^ he is among those whom the community can iU afford ^^J^Te^ in a raee^ and a hard fought one. BAYSWATER WILKES 2:25* ,■ Donou,;h' Reclamation Sta to lose. at that, and was considered one of the gamest of race BY MACK c L.°Grimth. Pleasanton - - v,„raBs His sire. Guy Wilkes, is one of the greatest BONNtE DIRECT. : .. -— ^ ^tock Fann. Danville THE OAKWOOD PARK SALE will be held at the hordes. **■£* * d ,ed nolessthan nineteen CHAS BERBKa °akW .°.d....wm. Murray, Woodland [ Oooidental Horse Exchange March 2Mb. Ca a- on •ot?°°-™)£™e . J one 0f which was a high ' DIABLO*09M- ■ .D. Bryson, Linden , Thirty head will be sold, in the 2. lo list, nearly e^erj uub „„,„...- hinnrl GUYMcKINNEY ...^ 3 ^Moorbead, Santa Clara logues will be out next week, y class race horse. On his dam's side he cames blood HAMBLETONIAN WILKES.. ..^ndomeStoo]ipsnlliSanJose . , .... that is noted for producing good looks and size. His IRAN ALTO 2:i-« Edw. Mills, Pleasanton COLORADO CIRCUIT advertisement will be . plavmau; second dam by 3SSB3»— ^ ■■^"5?«SSJSfi£ T «■*" on theeth page. Big money is offered. ^V^Uow, thirk dam by Williamson's Belmont and MONTEREY *09* pFoleyll"ce Track, Alameda Pur3es for harness horses range from SoOO to SloOO. ^^ damby Black Hawk 767. Seymour Wilkes MONTESOL wtt—- -.— •; •;;; NnW0Od' Stock Farm, irvington weighs 1200 pounds, stands full sixteen hands and is POLE STAR.., , • P Sua. Williams, Alameda The announcement of the thirteenth renewal of aaTerti5em6nt in this issue of this journal. SECRETARY ...^ ....Edw. Mills. Pleasanton K tucky.s Futurity CS22.000 for foals of 1903) has _ ^^^^■■■■■■■^^^^■^Z^ created noend of ^'^^IS; Two Sons of McKinney in tne Stud. SIDNEY DILLON 33157 ^" M^Tbouse, Milpltas m6n generally. Although the renewal of this Derby SILVER BOW Jb samuel Gamble. Pleasanton o£ harn6Ss horse events was positively expected by ^ ^ Alameda race track the well known horse- STAMB. sum .Geo. Gray, Haywards BVerTOne still its absolute necessity to the prosperity p Fol ha9 two well bred sons of the great WfrL™fHTROLD 2:i3i.:.'.'.'.'.'.'.::,'.'.....Geo. Gray. Haywards > ' -American gentlemen's sport" has ^ 2:lll ln the stud. The older of the two is SmbRO 2:fi . gIo. ?. Beckers, University, Los Angeles Co »^ «"^ established that each year its conditions ^cKi^J ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^ ^ ^gh THOKOOGHBKEDS. M„,ro c excite more and more interest. and weighs 1100 pounds. His dam is the registered ST CARLO James McDonnell. Por«o.a,SanMa,eo Co «£ fc has been said and written in reference to mare ^ by Antevolo, son of Electioneer- second HACKNEYS. futurities that the mere announcement of the date M b Nutwood, and third dam the Ral- green-S RUFIIS TheBayrdf' "inMafeoc: UDOn which nominations will close would, we believe, - b Alesander's Abdallah. There are the ° — -" " Jam9s McD°nDe"' FOr10'" ^ bfalllhat is necessary to bring the most enthusiastic *~ " reat f/milies of Wilkes, Electioneer Nutwood =- ■ support to this the oldest, richest, best and most liberal ^ Abdallah 15 represented in Montesol, who is a fine rr-HE RIDICULOUS STATEMENT was recently ^ aU {uturities, but all harness races. ^dividual and a horse with speed and hne action T Tebv a Redding paper that the salary paid connected with the harness horse has dUon „ Pole star, a three year old by the sTcretarv ^flhe California State Agricultura, J^^, to greater length, by the ablest writers McKinney out of Mountain Hare by Young entur Society is a piece of extravagance as the duties of the cal horsemen, than the question of ^ ^ & handsome individual and he , will ^be per ffice can ' be well performed by a S60 a month book- J ^ ^4 we have yet to see one line or hear one ^^ tQ serve five mare3 this year, but they must be °mce ,, Th. Sacramento Bee makes answer to this , but tbat was the most favorable commendation; aproved breeding. stTment as foUows: reposition so universally recommended toall breed- « poley wiU be pleased tc .show ^e young si 1!T nn»ensical Without entering into con- J must be one of great merit. lions to anyone who may visit his place at the Alameda . ThB^v\ to who would or would not make a good, ^ ° [ew breeders have not been regular he ha3 quite a number of horses in train- ESs^aS ^Jrf-XSKSSiS rfrisa^Ww'Sf^ make or ^'^^ '^uaiexhibitions knows that they hld had practical experience and demon=trat on „ ^^^^^ Derby ^ ,gon o£ Ste.nway t^l^reury of the S?ate Board of Agriculture should ' benefits derived therefrom, no only in the in- £* Electioneer). His dam is the g eat be far mo™ Xn a bookkeeper. He needs tc , be a man 0 value Qf thdr colt8 and fillies so engaged, and ■*£* J , Don Derby 2:06, Diablo 2:09i, weU tainted with Gal, form . »™ <*£ Appreciated the chance of acquiring asmall fortune ^ Ed;Laaerty 2:168 and Jay Eff Bee yearling another, and PJf'lcul,a.I"1ff.,Itura stock-raising etc. ,or the mere nomiral entrance fees required. L1' - -• Alcantara, son of Geo. Wilkes and ^""nTth^toXuWbe1.™™^ ,0TheKent-kyTroMi^HOr£eBreederSfASrdaUOn Aim, Ma'teV HLs second dam is Barcena a great mtnof system a mao witn the knack of devising iafounQed in 1873 for the sole purpose of advancing A ^m= ^ ^ &&m „ another XMrmakinff the State ^Xo^rValH oSta the invest of the light harness horse and has aahered 1™°*™™^ ^ndioa by Mambrino Chief 11, and ?^^tCtMXM»i 9trlctlyto this policy throughout ^tf'"8"8" h3 fourth dam another great broodmare, the Burch interested. In fine, he sao Qne ^ iQdefatigabi6 it has never declared a dividend upon its Parker<9 Brown Pilot. fn^usTv Th?riiht man for Secretary of the State «£ Q and ha3 Dever sought to accumulate a mare dy gteinway, ,son of Strathmore and ffi'o't AgrlcJifure is easily worAS250per month, cap^, sto ^^ benefiUt bas D6Ver failed to pay *£«£■* ^ His dam is Countess tdam also The wrong man would be dear at $60. Promptly 100 cents upon the dollar, and such profits Aobe» y Hambletonian 725, and his second ThereismuchtruthintheiJe.'sremarks Thesalary PJ»«^ „ derived from its various meetings of »*™ ' " ^ u untraced. attached to the offlce of Secretary 0 the State Agri- as m y ^ ^ ^^.^ additional conveniences dam rly cultural Society is none too much for a good man b aad in offering larger purses with more There seems to be a wide-spread opinion among those or ■ P^^. an evidence of this cao be found in Training Department^Bltter KOOt who should know better that a Secretary 0 'he State ^ of . tg futurities {rom year to year, which Grand ^^ Sept fc 1S9S. organization is a mere bookkeeper, and that his dutie tbe .^^^ in amount yet a DUtemper and c ^ c„. «. ^"-eg^ner belin a few weeks before the fair and »«.«.*.' ^bfees /nd subsequent payments remain unchanged StSSSS|»,.e«. ~ns two thereafter. The truth is, there is work and plenty t fewer miQQr in3taDCes. ifSeT^itb tbe i™Jt«»J,» ^./^SwSs! P'^ «.« and of it for a Secretary to do every working day in the ex«ep;fuluri for toals 0f 1903 is for $22,000, and but gainst exposure of bor»e^aU so JoE REA,Tralner. year. Thereis not an industry relating to agriculture, „ u sum 0f $5 is required to nominate each mare. ..^ horticulture, stock breeding, etc., that heshould not be tb« c,ose 0D Monday, March 16, 1903, with E. p)easant Thought, by Prodigal 2:1,. in close touch with, and the amount of correspondence * Secretary, Lexington, Ky. Jo.Sv 2: H, has been sent to Charles Marv.n he has to take care of is enormous. The Society, W. _ T Le^oment. " She is owned by Gen. Bray ton when properly managed, ha. much to do with inducing McMurray carts just received You need for develop The importation of the best breeds of live stock, tho A lot 01 ^ ^Qrk 00 t3 in this winter Ives, of New J^ ©he gxeebev atxii gpovt&tnan [March 7, 1W3 JOTTINGS. THE LIVERMORE HORSE SHOW drew about two thousand people to that pretty little towD in Alameda county last Saturday and the horse breeders and owners did their best to make the show a success, but it was not an impressive demonstration by any means. The demand for good horses of the draft breeds has almost depleted the country around Liver- more of the stock which made it ten years ago the leading draft horse bleeding section of the State. There have been horse shows there at which a dozen or more high-class imported and native stallions of the Percheron and Clydesdale breeds were led in the parade, but these have all been sold or died, and the erhibit Saturday was made up principally of grade descendants of these horses. The show was very good considering the stock of horses that had to be drawn on to make the exhibition, and there was much in- terest shown, but it was the general expression that there will have to be a large importation of new blood if the country intends to keep in the draft horse breeding ranks at all. While the display of horses was not up to former shows at Livermore, the management was excellent and everything in connection with the exhibition was well carried out. Frank Fennon acted as Marshall of the day and was assisted by County Treasurer A. W. Fielder. Robert Mann and Charles Moody. The parade started soon after 1 o'clock and moved along the principal streets to the reviewing stand where William McDonald announced the name and breeding of every animal in line. Mr. McDonald has a wonder- ful acquaintance with the horses owned in that section of the country as well as a knowleege of horse pedi- grees in general, and his manner of presenting the necessary facts about each animal that was halted in front of the stand interested the large crowd and kept it intact until the last one was led past. There were not many standard bred animals in line. A good looking colt by Diablo, owned by N. D. Dutcher and a handsome black stallion by Richard's Elector out of the dam of Directum 2:05}, owned by H. E. Green of Dublin, attracted the most attention. A. \Yilder of Byron showed a good looking youngster by Comet Wilkes out of a mare by Stonewall Jackson. The stallion Warren by Walker 2:23 waB shown with one of his get. The horse that drew the most attention in the parade was an Oldenburg coach stallion owned by William A. French of Stockton, who led him in the parade. Outsideof the fact that this horse, Y. Adonis, was a little too highly "gingered," he made a fine showing and is really a very stylish and handsome horse. There was quite a large display of the draft breeds but few were in show condition and the majority were grades and cross bred horses. Several fair looking jacks were paraded, and there was a hairy pony driven by a couple of pretty little girls and a team of pinto ponies exhibited by D. McNally. The committee In charge of the show consisted of Andrew Block, N. D. Dutcher, H. M. Christensen, John Myer, Chester Young and S. Bordes. The Livermore band enlivened the occasion with music and as the day was a perfect one as far as weather conditions were concerned, it was highly enjoyable for all who attended. One of the best prospects that I have seen lately for a race horse of the kind that will go out and trot any number of heats required of him, is the three year old brother to Iloilo 2:16:) that Farmer Bunch is train- ing at Pleasanton for the Meek Estate. This son of Welcome 2:10} is built like one that will go all day and reBt up during the night for another full day. He is only a colt and has had but very little work, but he is learning so fast that he looks like the real article already. He stepped a quarter in 341 seconds over the Pleasanton track last Saturday at the end of a mile in 2:30 and acted bb i! he liked the Bport. He is one of the playful kind and feels so well when taken on the track that he wants to cut up all sorts of didos, but a sharp cut with the whip brings him to a realiza- tion that work is wanted of him and he goes to trot ting like a campaigner. Look out for this lellow when the races begins. Another fast one by Welcome is a five year old pacer. He Is out of a full sister to Cricket 2:10 and stopped a quarter in 31J seconds last Saturday. Welcome is j J»t as sure to make his mark as a sire of extreme speed as his produce are trained. Not only is he a won'srfnlly handsome stallion, standing 16.1 and weiehln • 1300 pounds, but he was a very fast one self and ij mark should bu two or three seconds fa of 2:10}. Then he has a head that is full of brains and few stallions live that have as much good common horse sense. The racing instinct was born in him and he is transmitting it. He comes from producing families on both sideB. His sire Arthur Wilkes has produced wonderfully well for his oppor- tunities and Welcome's dam, Lettie, is not only one of the great broodmares herself, but is the daughter of one of the greatest progenitors of speed that ever lived, old Mary by Flaxtail, whose descendants in the 2:15 list are growing more numerous every year. Lettie has produced Welcome 2:10}, Wayland W. 2:12} and Maud Singleton 2:28}. The first and only one of Welcome's get to start in a race is Iloilo 2:16} a good race horse. Wayland W. has three in the 2:15 list, viz: Arthur W. 2:11}, John A. 2:12} and Forrest W. 2:14}. Maud Singleton has one in the 2:15 list- Silver King 2:14}. Mary, the dam of Lettie is the dam of Apex 2:26, Sterling the sire of five in 2:30, Gazelle the grandam of Kelly Briggs 2:10}. Ripple the grandam of Sir Alb»rt S. 2:03} and she it also the dam of that great mare Grace, that has produced Daeda- lion 2:11, Eagle 2:19} and Creole 2:15, the sire of Javelin 2:08}. If there is anything in the broodmare theory, Welcome will sire extreme speed when mated with good mares and I look to see him have a 2:10 performer befors the end of the year. Pleasanton track was in tip-top shape last Saturday. Geo. A. Kelly, who manages the property for the owner, Thos. Ronan, is a practical horseman and real- izes the fact that water in proper quantity and at the proper time is an absolute necessity to keep this famous track in shape. Too much, rain has never yet fallen on the Pleasanton oval, but too little moisture has often been the complaint. Mr. Ronan made a contract with the Pleasanton Water Co. last week by which the track will be fully supplied at all seasons of the year. The excellent well at the track will be utilized as formerly but it will be supplemented by the city water and there will be no growling about a hard and dusty track this year if Mr. Kelly can help it- The former owners of the property laid water pipes all round the track, but never had the water turned on. With plenty of water the Pleasanton track has noequal in the country as an all year training ground. Col Kirkpatrick had Ed Tipton of New York as his guest at his Pleasanton bungalow during the latter part of last week and the eastern gentleman saw quite a lot of speed at the track. James Thompson drove the Colonel's pacer Thornway by Steinway a half in 1:03 on Saturday and worked some of the Palo Alto bred colts fast eighths and quarters. Ben Walker drove the Monroe Salisbury's pacer "Mush" by Lot- tery Ticket out of a Dexter Prince mare a half in 1:04. William Cecil drove the trotter Mamie R, own sister to John A. McKerron 2:05}, a quarter in 34} seconds and Mr. Tipton remarked that if she could show a fast half at Cleveland just before the Blue Ribbon sale there would be no telling what price she would bring. Mr. Tipton will have a grand consignment from California to that sale in May. The Santa Rosa Stock Farm's string alone with Anzella 2:06}, Dolly Dillon 2:07, Sir Albert S. 2:03}, Bonsilene 2:14} and that great green mare Lou Dillon (trial 2:08}; are in themselves enough to create a sensation among the buyers who want high class racing material, but there will be quite a lot of high class horses consigned from other Cali- fornia breeding farms. Mr. Chas Griffiths will send a grand lot of youngsters and there will be quite a number of owners who will consign from one to three or four that will be able to show speed of a high order at the Cleveland track. There is no doubt but the sale will be one of the best ever held at Cleveland as there is a big demand over there at present for horses that can do the Missouri act, as the boys call it. William G. Layng. formerly editor of this paper, but now owner and manager of the Occidental Horse Exchange on Third street, in this city, sent me word last Tuesday that he bad just received news from the Fair ranch at Newark that the stallion Gossiper 2:14} had died there two weeks previous. Gossiper was bred by W. H. Wilson, of Cynthiana, Kentucky, and was purchased and brought to California by Chas. A. Durfee at the same time ho brought McKinney here. Mr. Durfee campaigned him through California and gave him his record at Los Angeles in 1893, when Gossiper was eight yearB old. Mr. Durfee has told me many times that Gossiper was the fastest horse he ever d rove and but for his inability to stick totbe trot would have bad a much lower mark. He was light- ning fast, but did not have the race horse head that McKinney possessed. The year he took his record he started nine times. At Santa Barbara, in August, he won two races in straight heats, best time 2:23. The next week at Hueneme, he won again after losing the first heat to the bay mare Flora. The fastest heat of his race was 2:23. At the State Fair that year he started twice but failed to win, getting third money in the 2:27 class won by Mary Caldwell and was behind the money in the 2:30 trot won by Iago. This was a seven heat race, Iago by Tempest, Fallacy by Fallis and Hattie B. by Alex Button being the heat winners. The next week at Stockton Gossiper won in straight heats, beating Fallacy and others and lowered his mark to 2:17}. At Santa Ana, in October, he met Challenger Chief and others in the 2:20 class trot. After winning the second and third heats in 2:19 and 2:15}, he was beaten by the Chief in the next two heats in 2:17iJ and 2:17}. The circuit wound up at Lob AngeleB. Here he again met Challenger Chief and the race was a d uel between them. Gossiper took the first heat in 2:19, Challenger Chief the second in 2:17} ana then Gossiper won the third in 2:14J, the fastest heat of his career. Challenger Chief took the next two and the race in 2:18} and 2:18. Three days later he won the 2:27 class trot in straight heats, the best time being 2:19}. The following year Gossiper started four times, but only won one heat, which was at Wood- land in a race where he met Shylock and Adelaide Mc- Gregor. This heat was in 2:15}, the fastest of the race. That was his last year on the turf and he was retired to the stud, where he has been fairly success- ful, being the sire of Gazelle 2:11}, Miss Jessie 2:1SJ, Ketcham 2:16}, Lady Fair 2:17} and Beveral otherB. His daughters are highly prized as broodmares and it is as a broodmare sire that he will doubtless achieve his greatest reputation. Among his daughters are the dams of Zolock 2:10}, Zephyr 2:11, and the Ibri e year old Cuate 2:18. Gossiper was sired by Simmons 2:28, his dam Lady Bryan by the old champion, Smuggler 2:15}; second dam by a son of Mambrino Patchen. He was not a large horse, but was a beauti- ful type, having a handsome head, nicely arched neck and a fine barrel and set of legs. One of his ears was frost bitten when a colt and lopped so as to detract from an otherwise perfect head. For speed and game- ness he had few equals. I saw him last at the Hay- wards horse show last year and he looked thin and out of condition, but stepped along as proud as the proudest and a'tracted much attention. Gossiper mares should be bred to good stallions, as they are almost certain to produce extreme speed. Mr. M A. Murphy, now connected with the Tesla Coal Company, but formerly of Colton, California, has had pretty good luck breeding trotters, although b.3 has never gone into the business on a large scale- He bred the mare Ella Madison, that took a record of 2:12}, and several others, and he has now in Walter Maben's hands at Los Angeles two three year olds by Zombro 2:11 that are considered about the best trot- ters of their age in Southern California. One is a bay filly and has already stepped a half in 1:13}, last quar- ter in 34 seconds. The other is a black gelding called Peter Zombro and biother to Lord Kitchener 2:19}. Peter stepped a half in 1:12} the other day, comii g the last quarter in 34} seconds. If not sold soon these three year olds will doubtless be shipped East and started in the rich stakes in which they are engaged. As the speed they have shown was done with but sixty days' work, they are considered excellent prospects. Mr. Murphy has his great broodmare Nellie Bly in foal to Zombro and will soon own a full sister or brother to Julia M , the green trotter that trotted a trial of 2:12 last year and is expected to beat 2:10 this year. Owners Not Infallible. Some writer, in referring to the danger attending the process of getting into racing condition a horse that has been given a winter's let-up from trainiog, has said that owners, by their eagerness, ruin more horses than trainers do, and there is a lot of truth in the saying. I have known many instances in which a trainer has been forced to show a fast mile with a horse because the owner demanded it, and when he did so, after making a vigorous protest, was later on blamed for the reversal of form shown by the horse, says the Unrae WorM. It is not uncommon for a trainer to hear an owner remark, when he protests against driving a horse a fast mile when he knows his condition doe not warrant it, "He is my horse and I am paying the bills." Yet that same owner will kick vigorously when his bill is presented, if on account of his unreasonable demand to see a fast mile his horse's chances for racing were spoiled for the season. Thei e are some owners who know more about training than some trainers do, but, as a rule. Buch men bIbo know enough to place their horses in the hands of some trainer who, they feel confident, knows how to train and drive them without any assistance from them. It is the owner who really knows nothing of the practical work entailed in training and fitting ahorse for racing who causes trouble for his trainrr. If such men would put their horses in the hands of competent trainers, and let them have their own way, there would be fewer dissatisfied owners. March 7 iau3j ©he gveebev anii gtpJdrt&man Sale of Fashionably Bred Stock in San Bernardino County. Passing of the Horse. San Bernardino, Feb. 26, 1903. John A. Cole has this day sold eight head of fash- ionably bred horses as can be found anywhere to J. K. Wheat of Phoenix, Ariz. Mr. J. K. Wheat is no new In or adventurerin the horse business as the breed - inland form of the animals he purchased stamps mm a horseman of mature judgment buying as >» djd. BULLET NECK, bay colt by Zombro 2:11, first dam Belle Raymon, full sister to Ed Winship 2 15; second dam Gypsey.dam of Gazelle 2:11; third dam Echo Belle, grandam of Conn 2:15. Thiscolt is large and a. model of beauty, reflecting the high form of both sire and dam, and should make a sire that will add thou sands of dollars to the value of horse interests of ArLAma RIVERS, dam of Sweet Marie, matinee record 2:11, by Carr's Mambrino; first dam by Volunteer ■&,, second dam by Owen Dale, thoroughbred. Lady Rivers is nov, safely in foal to McKinney. LEONORE McKinney by McKmney 2:11, first dam lienor by Dashwood. This mare is a full sister to Jennie Mac 2:09, Dr. Book 2:10, and half sister to Miss Jessie 2:13 and Judge 2:24. SALLY POINTER by Sky Pointer, full brother to Star Pointer 1:59*. Bay filly, three years old, lb hands high; first dam Sister 2:20 by McKinney. second dam Alien 2:25 by Anteeo, third dam Lou Medium, dam of Lou Dlilon, trotted at Memphis last fall 2.0?, and Red Wood 2:21. GILLIAN WELBORN, bay mare by St. Vincent, firs dam Make Bell by Bell Boy, second dam Brown Bell by Baron Wilkes, third dam by Alcantara. _ BLACK FILLY by McKinney2.il}, dam strictly thor- oughbred. This filly, though thoroughbred on her dam's side, is as perfectly gaited as any McKinney ever 31 Bystander by Zolock 2:101. Bay colt, 16 hands; first dam by Bob Mason Jr., second dam thoroughbred Rosalind, bay mare by Stam B 2:111, first dam Klicitat Maid 2:18 by AUamont. Rosalind has trotted a mile in 2:15. . Mr Cole has many more equally well-bred animals which, as to breeding, form and pedigree, compare favorably with those this day sold. His black colt Prince Valentine is without doubt as perfect a specimen of horseflesh as can be found anywhere, and barring accidents he will yet stand on the tan bark of Madison Square, a king among kings, in form and breeding, he being sired by MonbeUs, he by Electioneer, first dam Nordica 2:19i, Nordica being the dam of three in the list;second dam Sally Benton, she being the dam of four in the list; third dam Son- tag Mohawk, she the dam of eight in the list. NEAR KINNEY, by Neernut 2:12} out of Leonor McKinney by McKinney, second dam Leonor by Dashwood; that is the dam of Jennie Mac 2:09 and Dr. Book 2:10. ROSEBUD, bay filly by Charleston 2:12, first dam Grace Wood two year old record 2:26 by Nutwood 600; second dam Grace Cuyler by Cuyler 100. BROWN COLT by Zolock 2:10i, first dam Berhnda dam of Roan Wilkes 2:125 as a three year old, by Berlin This is a pacer of undoubted merit, being already entered in over $12,000 worth of stakes. This article could be carried along for several colums in your paper but my brief stay at the hospi- table home of Mr. Cole only permitted me to view the animals nearest the barns and corrals. The fillies in this county by McKinney 2:11 J, Zombro 2:11, Zolock o-iOJ Stanton Wilkes 2:10 are surely the base of a great trotting foundation. There is a good chance for a first-class Electioneer or Baron Wilkes stallion here as the blood of these two branches of the Ham- bletonian family are not represented in this county by a trotting horse. In mv next I will tell you of our young animals in . . , „ ALCANTELLUM. training here. . Sweeney Cured. Norwalk, Cal., Nov. 7, 1901. me ^mS?M*ifit*nT&c*se of sweeny I cured is Yours ot s?P^™b"~„"K horse, 1 years old; had been sweenyed as follows: It was a young Mrs ^ > , t in Hna,.ds Dmrlj on > gang plow load a* fn yo Caustic Balsam " I read man, and concluded tj try uomu applied it *ai«n™ Thoronen" NexTday applied It again, but ihe and rubbed it in «oorougn J rubbing In ave days there was a horse would not i Stan a as mu i, = , d u as well as j scurf, or scaling off of nair an ^ (he lM, Ume T S?n"notaSse an? grease of othe™ medicine or lotion. The shoulder did not use WJ™"""'. „s it dla before the injury. is as even and looks as nice as oiu "<= FRANK M. WARNER. Every little while they tell us that the horse has got to go: First the trolly was invented, 'cause the horses went so slow, And they told us that we'd better not keep raisin' colts no more; When the street cars got to motlng that the horses pulled before I thought it was all over for Fan and Doll and Kit, S'posed the horse was up and done for,; But he ain't went yit. When the bike craze first got started people told us right away, As you probably remember, that the horse had saw his day. People put away their buggies and when kitin' round on wheels: There were lots and lots of horses didn't even earn their meals. I used to stand and watch 'em, with their bloomers as they d Hit, And I thought the horse was goin', But ho ain't went yit. Then they got the horseless carriage, and ttey said the horse was done. And the story's been repeated twenty times by Edison; Every time he gi ts another of his batteries to go, He comes whoopio' out to tell us lhat the horse don't stand a show, And you'd think, to see those chauffeurs, as they do a-chauffin , it Was good-by to Mr. Dobbin, ' But he ain't went yit. When the people git to nyin' in the air, I s'pose they 11 say, As we long have been a-sayin', that the horse has had his day. And I s'pose that some old feller jist about like me'll stand Where it's safe and watch the horses haulin' stuff across the land, And he'll mebby think as I do while the crowds above him flit, "Oh, they say the horse is done for, But he ain't went yit." -Philadelphia Journal of Comparative Medicine and Veterinary Archives. George H. Ketcham. Hunter, Greene Co , N. Y., Aug 23, 1902. W. F. i°»"«*',S^1'6''0fAosorbine arrived safely and. having Dear Sir:-The ooitie oi a <»" Preparation very much, as tried the same for a .few ^days like the P™P» there' ,s M d,s " iS ^Mpyodor Thi tancn on 5?e horse seems to be decreasing. Ighraeveeamuc£af0ai.hTnheyobur Absorbine. |o-|«jnly. ^mz California favorite hot weather drink- Jackson's Napa Soda. The owner and trainer of the champion trotter Cresceus 2:02}, has a striking personality, and this is the way he condenses history for the Turf, Field and Farm- "I am a Quaker by birth, a civil engineer by profession, am engaged in the theatrical and broker- age business, have 700 men on my payroll, am a farmer by occupation, and a horseman from choice and for fun. I do not go to church, bnt know every preacher and a few of the Sisters in the county because all call upon me for a donation. Have handled and driven trotters for twenty years with pleasure and profit, and in all this time have managed to pay my oebts, and with the aid of my wife, occupy a fairly respectable position in the community. I have trained and driven to their records and raced successfully Miss Lid a 2105, Lurline McGregor 2:11}, Angelina 2:111, Rhoda Farren 2:11|, Nyanza 2:121, and about twenty more with slower records, including Charley Friel, Pierron, Katie Earl, Lucy B., Annie TrevUian, Mr. Middlemay and Spineway. To this list must be added Cresceus, the champion trotter of the world, and practically, I may sav that I am the only trainer who practically holds ail the trotting records. Incidentally, I may say that I am the only trainer who has ever been fool enough to start a horse year after year on January 1st and race him until December 31st, and while doing so kept the horse sound and in winning order, and to escape with the goods." Horses Scarce in the South. Horses are scarce in the South, good horses, indiffer- ent horses, in fact all kinds of horses, but especially good ones of the market sorts, says the Kational Lire Stock Reporter. Naturally, then they are also high, and the prices that are in offer for high class steppers, drivers and cobs and saddle horses have never been equalled. A trotter or pacer must be a very fast one indeed, if without a record, he will bring as much money as is being offered for good individuals of the kind described. Very many prize winning high actors and cobs have been foaled in the South, particularly in Kentucky and Tennessee, and a few years ago these States had quite a stock on hand. These, however, were picked up quickly and now they are few and far between The agents of wealthy Eastern men are to be found scattered all over the likely territory, searching diligently for the animals they want, but most of them are forced to return empty handed or at least without as many as they desired to take with them. „ Treatments Worth Knowing. p'y,C^Su il ?our ™r?e has scratches! wash with warm water is a positive cure If your horse is calked o -c , b- q_ |^€HHsS^/i?--X?l.1'ar?^weFrruS SSwtl0o^SS!,.'»aInSv.r fail to cure such wounds. More About Selling Races. Frederick Watson of New York who, together with H. S. Hogoboom of California, is an earnest and per- sistent advocate of selling races, writes as follows in the .American Horse Breeder: Some little time ago I wrote an article about selling races which met the approval ot that very enthusiastic reformer of harness racing methods, Mr. Francis M. Ware, but he very kindly gives me a pointer that, while my suggestions regarding selling races are good, and would do good for the sport of harness racing, I did not need to stop at suggesting selling races for classified horses only. And as he very ably puts it, "Why classify by records at all? Why not classify in true selling race manner by cash value only?" The idea is such a good one that I feel it opportune to use it. In my previous article, which appeared in our issue of January 20th, I suggested that owners of extra good horses would not enter them in these selling races, because they stood such a chance of having them bid up on them, if they won, or claimed on them if non-winners, and that, therefore, it would be the means of bringing the horses of a class much nearer together. It is just as Mr. Ware suggests, there is no real need in the majority of cases of making any classification by records. Open a class, a selling race for a purse of $500, winner to be sold for $500. No matter what the horse's record is, he is not actually worth any more for racing purposes than the horse without any record it all, if he cannot beat the no- record horse. The owner of a trotter that could step in 2:20 would not want to enter in a free for all race, but if he was willing to sell his horse for $500 and first money, he certainly would have no objection against starting against a horse with a record of 2:06 that was owned by a man who was willing to sell for $500 and firBt money. It is a genuine case of the leveling influence of cash values. Then look at the opportunities it would give owners of absolutely outclassed horses to start their horses in a race and possioly get rid of them at their legitimate value. Some one owns an outclassed pacer with a record of 2:15} that he is willing to sell for $300, there is a selling race, purse $250, winner to be sold for $200. Naturally this would only draw a lot of ' cheap skates," and the 2:151 pacer might have a chance to win it in 2:25 or thereabout, perhaps slower. It is actually his legitimate class, $300 skates; his record was his class at the time it waB made, but he has lost "class" since, and it is only in such selling races where he would get a chance to race that he actually belongs now. One selling race each day could be given at a meet- ing for a small purse, and it need cost the association but little and yet be a feature of the day's sport. Many an owner would welcome the chance of entering his horses where by being willing to sell a bit cheaper he could have a bit of the handicap that his horse's record made against him taken off. News From the North. [Portland Rural Spirit.] L. C. McCormick will make a season with his Mc- Kinney stallion, Harry McC, in Portland this year. Fifty-two entries in the Oregon stakes this year, in- dicates its popularity among breeders and insureBa great deal of interest in colt training. Herman Metsker, of this city, has taken the con- tract to supply the governmentwith 300 cavalry horses at $117 per head. The contract is to be filled within 50 days. . Capt. Jones, the well bred son of the great sire Mc- Kinney, is in better conditon this spring than ever. He has improved in every way and is now a well de- veloped and muscular horse of fine finish. W. O. Trine's string of horses are in fine condition at the State Fair grounds. Oregon Bull is taking his work in old-time form and somebody will know tbat they have been to the races when they beat him. W H.Bradford has a Bonner N. B. filly 16 handg high and still a-growing, that he hopes to see spread herself before the sf ason is over. She promises to be a very high actor and may do to take to Madison Square. R Britts passed through Portland this week, in charge of the stallion The Commonwealth 2:185, on his way to La Grande, where he will be delivered to his new owner, N. K. West, who recently purchased the horse from J. W. Zibble, of Fresno, Cal. The Washington Legislature has appropriated $lo,- 000 for the maintenance of the State Fair at North Yakima the next two years. This is $7500 a year or an increase of $2500 over former appropriations. With this sum of money Washington should hold an up-to-date fair and we predict they will. Sober up on Jaolr»nn'i N»pa Soda. 6 (The £?rccocr nub ^ports-matt I March 7, 1903 Hints on Track Building. A correspondent wishes to know bow many acres are necessary for a mile track, also how best to lay one out. This information may be useful to many of our readers. 50 tbe answer is given prominence. --.try acreage, this must entirely de- pend on the surroundings desired. To merely contain a mile track sixty feet wide, a space 759 yards long by .119 yards wi'le is necessary. The area of this will ex- ceed fifty acres by only 121 square yards. Having laid out a parallelogram of the above dimensions, bisect it longitudinally, and twenty yards eighteen inches from each end of the dividing line drive stakes, 1.19 yards back of these stakes drive others. Be'ween the latter you will have a base line exactly a quarter of a mile long. On eaoh side of this at a distance of 139 yards draw lines parallel to it and the same length. Now attach a cord, or, better still, a fine wire, as that is less liable to stretch, to the pegs at the ends of your central base line, and describe a semicircle from each, driving frequent s'akes. If your measurements are accurate the tangents of these half circles will ex- actly coincide with the pegs set near the extremities of the dividing line, and the ends of the two lines equal and parallel to the base. If you place your inside fence on the outer side of these semicircles and the parallel lines they join, you will have a track exactly a mile around measuring three feet from the inside of the rail, while if you place your outer fence just inside the containing lines and semicircles drawn through the bisecting points from the ends of the base lire, the radii of which will be 1591 yards, you will have a run- ning ground a trifle over sixty feet wide. The turns on a track of this width may safely be thrown up a couple of feet. It may interest you to note that the area of the run- ning ground you will have to care for on a track of such dimensions will be nearly eight acres. Each yaid you increase the width of the track will add two-fifths of an acre to your task. To keep a strip twenty-five feet wide along the inner rail in order, you must till three acres. The area of your infield will be thirty- eight acres, in each corner you will have a vacant space exceeding an acre by 300 square yards.— C'hicngu Horseman. LAST CALL ENIXUES IN EA~LY CLOSING EVENTS ON Colorado Racing Circuit Close March 15th Horsemen, J\/E&l±1 Your Entries £tt Onoe. Entries must be mailed for these events Not Later than MARCH 16th. Nominations Trans- ferable until May 15th. FIVE WEEKS' RACING from JUNE 1st to JULY 4th. Ua- i THE DENVER OVERLAND RACING ASSOCIATION. . at I Iverland Park, Denver, the fastest mile track in the West, June 20th. tu July 4th. $40,( )<"><> m purses and specials. Lwo Harness Races every day. The harness races at this track for which entries close March 15th are- No 3 2:20 'Pace, $1000; No. 4. Three-year-old Trot, $500; No. 7, Free-for-all Pace to wagon, prize; No. 8, Free-for-all Trot to' wagon prize; No. 13, 2:15 Pace, $1000; No. Id, 2:25 Trot, $1000; No. 17, Three-year-old Pace, $500; No 20, Two-year-old Trot, s.xiii; No. 21, Special Pace to wagon, prize; No. 22. Special Trot to wagon, prize. 1 he other harness events on this track, for which entries close .May loth, are: No. 1, 2:32 Pace S5HO- No 2 2-20 Trot $500; \o,5, 2:08 Pace, $500; No. 0, 2:35 Trot, $500; No. 9, 2:27 Pace, $500; No. 10,2:14 Trot. $500; No l'l 2-40 Pace $500-' No. 12, 2:2-1 hot, $500; No. 14, Free-for-all Trot, $500; No. 15, 2:23 Pace, $500: No. 18, 2:17 Trot $500- No 19 2 11 Pace' I 0; N6. 23, 2:17 Pace, $500; No. 24, 2:K> Trot. $500; No. 25, Free-for-all Pace, $500: No. 26, 2:30 Trot. $50(). In addition to the harness events there will be FOUR or MURE Running Races each day. The Colorado Derby for runners will he run Derby Day, the opening day of the meeting. Open betting will prevail at Denver. Mail entries to E. A. COLBURN, Pres. G. A. WAHI&SEEN, Secy, and Treas. G. A. WAHLGREEN, Secretary, 1748 Stout St.. Denver, Colo. Five Weeks' Racing on the Colorado Racing Association Tracks, from June 1st to July 4th, $75,000 in Purses and Specials G. A. WAHLGREEN, Circuit President. s. M Bush( Circujt Secretary. Tbe programs of the Trinidad, Pueblo and Colorado SpriDgs meetings, for which entries in the STAKE RACES close March loth are as follows- HOI^-SElVIEJlMir, 3MCA.IIL. YOUR ZEJJSTTJELirES .a.T OKTOE. The Elks Racing Association . . . OFFERS 87000 IS PDKSES Trinidad, Colo., June 2-3-4-5. I'urse No. I— i:U Trot $ 500 No - -':l.i Pace The Pbilllp Schneider Brewing Co. Stake 1000 Purse No. 3— 1:25 Trot and Pace to Wagon Prizes Purse No. 4— 235 Pace 500 Puree No. 5— 4:30 Trot 500 Purse No 1-4:45 Trot (The Merchants' Stake) 1000 Purse No. 7— 2:19 Pac 500 Purse No. 8—1:15 Trot and Pace to Wagon ...Prizes Purse No 9— Froe-for-All Pace 5oo Purse No. 10—4:40 Trot 500 ENTRIES TO STAKE RACES CLOSE MARCH 15. but a'e transferable to May 15. when horses must be named. Entries to class rfl IY 15. In addition to the above there will be two or more running race* each day. Mail entries to JOHN HUMPftBEYS, Seo'y, Trinidad. Colo. ThP i bio, Colorado, State Fair Association OFFERS . 87500 IN PURSES AND SPECIALS June 8 to 11 Inclusive. No. 1—3:14 Trot $ 500 No 2-4:35 Pace 500 No 3-2:40 Trot 500 No ■1—215 Pace (Merchants' and Bankers' Stak ) 1000 No 5— 4:45 Trot (Merchants' and Bankers' Stake 1 1500 No 6—4: 19 Pace 500 No 7— Free-for-all Pace 500 No. 8—4:40 Trot.. 500 ENTRIES TO STAKE RACES CLOSE MARCH 15, but are transferable to May 15 when horses must be named Entries to class races to close MAY 15. In addition to the above there will by two or more running races each day Mall entries at once to CHAS A. GALLOWAY. 208 W. Fourth St., Pueblo. Colo. Colorado Springs Racing Association 810.000 in Stakes, Parses and Specials Summer Meeting, June 13-18. 4:40 Trot 2:45 Trot. Stake 4:40 Trot 4:14 Trot, Stake ' Free-for-all Trot to Wagon 2:35 Pace, Slake ...".'.!"'."" 2:45 Pace 2: 19 Pace '...'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 4:15 Pace. Stake Free-for-all Pace .....'...*..'.*.....'.'. 500 ENTRIES TO STAKE RACES CLOSE MARCH 15, but are transferable to May 15. when horses must be named. Entries to class races close MAY 15 In addition to the above there will be three running races and one wagon race each day Mail entries at once to S. M. BUSH, Sec'y, Colorado Springs, Colo. .* 500 - 1000 . 500 6TJQ 500 500 1000 $23,000 DETROIT DRIVING CLUB $23,000 ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOWING EARLY CLOSING EVENTS TO BE COMPETED FOR AT THE Great Blue Ribbon Meeting JULY 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 1903. ETVTJEIIjEJS CLOSE TSAiOJSTJZtArK; IHAJEIOII 33d No. I— $10,000. Merchants' & Manufacturers' Stake 2:24 class trotting! No. 4— $2,000. Purse 2:09 class pacing No. 2—$ 5,000, Chamber of Commerce Stake 2:24 class pacing I No. 5— $2,000, Purse 2:20 class trotting No. 3—$ 2,000, Purse 2:12 class trotting | No. 6— $2,000, Purse 2:17 class pacing Bntrlei dose Monday. March 83d. when hordes mul be named No nomination will be liable beyond the amount paid ded a written notice of withdrawal la Club at tbe lima any payment rail > main race of the Merchant*' and Maoofeoiarera* and ol the Chamber of Comtneroe i three in five to ban rmftk*Dg a dead heal In th'3 b fourth; but norses ao ruled out aba II ba -itr to their rank at lb olatloD Stakes, and all purso races, will bt- ■ u. heroes* ire' Stake will ■."I t,, the second, tlSflQ to the Open inly to t from tbi_- to be divided - ■ r of til IMS CONDITIONS. bring less than three borsos eligible to the Consolation Race, there paid io the fourth horse In the Main Race, the sum of tlQQO; > and the remaining umti.y i Commerce Stake will be divided as follows: a, $1000 to the second and $750 to the third; llmm for a Consolation Race, open only to horses thut start and win _ iir.i to the second aa Jul] 6 til . the foregoing events, tin- < tab win probably offer Parana fur tin- following rt asses: 8:06. 8:08. 8:10, 8:1 i , .': ir;, 8:18. 8:8«. 8:88 Trotting; 2:04, 2:07 PacTnj Ml of urhlob will bo mile heats, best two In threte to harness For Entry Blanks aod all information address March 23d; 085 May 1st: 875 June 1st; 8185 :11, 2:18, CAMPAU. President. J. B. PETIT, Secretary. Room 19 Campau Bldg, Detroit. Mich. March 7, 1903] ®he ^veshev anb sportsman 1 Enter in the atakes and keep in. There never was as good prospects for Dig entry The '^ree year old colt by Steinway out of Nola by lists on the California circuit as this year, provided *,," , n1," the Griffith string at Pleasanton, paced a we have a circuit. What association will be the first panin l:Ui at the Pleasanton track last Monday. He to announce a date? Is 00nsigned to the Blue Ribbon sale at Cleveland. Lou Dillon (trial 2:08J last year) will probably be entered in the M. and M. by Santa Rosa Stock Farm, She is to go under the hammer at the Blue Ribbon sale at Cleveland in May. Don't miss the Haywards Horse Show to-day. P. E. March, proprietor of Grattan Stock Farm, Illinois, is in California on a visit. Kentucky Futurity for foals of 1903 has a value of $22,000. Entries close March 16th. Mr. G. F. Leonard, Boston, Mass., has lost the Palo Alto bred mare Carrie Caswell, foaled 1896, by Altivo 2:18i, dam America. If the Governor signs the district fair appropriation bill, the Secretaries should get busy the next day and announce dates for their fairs. Nutwood Stock Farm's mare, Georgie B. 2:12J by Nutwood Wilkes, is heavy in foal to Zolo'ck 2:10} and will be bred to Searchlight 2:03} this year. Chas. Davis, formerly of Palo Alto Stock Farm, has accepted tho position of superintendent of Mr. E. J. Molero's breeding farm in Monterey county- At the Combination sale of trotting; bred horses held at Lexington, Kentucky, February 18th and 19th, 221 head were sold for $53,440, an average of $240. Goshen Jim 2:10} has been showing up well on the ice. At Minneapolis he paced three half mile heats over the frozen surface in 1:07, 1:05} and 1:054. Barondale's season is starting in well and quite a number ot mares have been bred to him already. Mr. James has a great horse in this son of Baron Wilkes. Second payment of $5 will be due April 1st from those making nominations in Pacific Breeders Fu- turity No. 3, which closed last December for mares bred in 1902. If the trotters Billy Buck 2:16} and Eddie Conners fail to prove big money winners in the hands of E. F. Gears the coming season, somebody will be greatly disappointed. Send to Mills & Sanders for one of the Searchlight cards giving his list of races. It is a wonderful show- ing and shows what a great race horse the son of Darknight is. Al. Proctor, the Canadian reinsman who marked Harold H. 2:04, drove Looking Glass 2:19}, in his two winning races at Ottawa in which he defeated De Veras 2:11}. and other good ones. The Eastern paper keep referring to Mr. J. W. Gardner's fast pacer in William Cecil's string as a brother to Coney. The three year old is by Nutwood Wilkes out of a sister to Coney. E. D. Dudley, of Dixon, has sent his mare Bee by Sterling out of Flash by Egmont to be bred lo Search- light 2:03}. She has a fine looking colt by Diablo at her side. Bee is the dam of Monroe B. 2:18J. The youngsters that Chas. L. Griffith will Bend to the Cleveland sale will show speed of the race winning kind. The two year old filly by Direct and the three year old colt by Steinway are as good prospects as were ever bred in California. A gentleman who saw the McKinney stallion By Macte the other day tells us that he is one of the best individuals he ever saw. He is out of By By, the $10,- 000 daughter of Nutwood. Quite a number of high- class mares have been booked to him. The Charles Derby's are uniformly large and hand- some horses, as well as fast, and breeders should not overlook the fact that this son of Steinway is stand- ing for public service at Oakwood Park Farm this year. He is the sire of four in the 2:10 list. Sam Hoy of Winters is booking mares every day to h'u stallion Bayswater Wilkes, one of the greatest bred horses in California and a sure sire of speed. One sire of Kelly Briggs 2:10} will have quite a num- oer of new representatives in the standard list this year. Mr. E. H. Harriman announces that he will retire permanently from the turf May 1, when his lease of the Orange County Driving Park, at Goshen, expires. Ex-Senator John McCarty. owner of Joe Patchen 2:10} and proprietor of Parkville Farm, will succeed bim at the park. Nushagak, sire of last yeai-s biggest money winner on the California circuit, the colt Aristo 2:17J winner of the Occident and Stanford Stakes, is in the stud at the Walnut Grove Stock Farm and should not be overlooked by breeders. He will be one of California's greatest sires with proper opportunities, Grace Kaiser, the dam of Coney 2:02, McZeus 2:13 and other fast ones, has a filly foal by Nutwood Wilkes and will be bred to bim again in the hopes that her next foal will be a colt. Her owner, Mr. J. W. Gard- ner, thinks a stallion of this breeding world be about the real thing, and he is not far from correct. There is a trotter by Seymour Wilkes out at Pat Farrell's place that the veteran is very much taken with and says is a sure fast trotter. The get of Sey- mour Wilkes are rapidly coming to the front. Scott Hudson considers Chase 2:07} a 2:05 prospect, if report is correct, and considering how well the horse performed last season it would seem that he had" good reasons to believe him capable of trotting that fast in a race the coming season. Entries for the great Seaside meeting at Brighton Beach close to-day. There are five very rich purses offered. The $20,000 Bonner Memorial for 2:12 class trotters is the biggest purse offered in America for aged trotters. The 2:10 pacers are given a purse of $10,000. There are three $5000 purses. Read the ad- vertisement in this issue. James Berrymen, who went to Haywards with his horses when the Alameda track was too wet to work on a few weeks ago, has returned and has three horses at work. He has them stalled in the Lapham row. Mr. Berryman says the Alameda track is now one of the best he ever drove a horse over and that it is being kept in fine shape. It is reported that Mr. E. D. Morgan, the wealthy New Yorker who has been on a visit to Kentucky, last week offered owner Jesse Turney, of Paris, $25,000 for his famous blind horse Rhythmic, and that the offer was declined. Mr. Morgan is on the lookout for one of the best horses that can be bought and expects, eventually, to secure one. Don't overlook the fact that entries for the New England Trotting Horse Breeders Grand Circuit meeting close on Wednesday next, March 11th. The Massachusetts for 2:12 class trotters is worth $15,000, The Blue Hill for 2:30 class trotters has a value of $5000. and The Norfolk for 2:24 class pacers is worth $5000'. There are several $3000 stakes. J. W. Marshall, of Dixon, has sent two mares to be bred to Bonnie Direct. One is the mare Sophia by Robert McGregor that be purchased at the Griffith sale last November, at which time she was with foal by Bonnie Direct. Unfortunately she lost this foal, which was a tine bay colt. The other mare he will breed to Bonnie Direct is Miss Glenn by Algona. When Owyhee 2:11 is shown at the Melbourne, Aus- tralia, horse show, which is to be held shortly he will wear one of the handsomest and best made sets of harness that ever adorned a California bred trottei. It was made for him by John A. McKerron of this city, who is the leading harness maker in the world and has the gold medals that prove this statement. W. E. Crowder & Co., of Laurens, Iowa, have just purchased from McLaughlin Bros, the imported Percheron stallion Orangiste for $5500. This is the highest price ever paid by an American for a draft stallion. Orangiste won first prize at the Interna- tional Live Stock Exposition at Chicago in December, 1902, and was the undefeated champion of France before he was imported. J. C. Bray, of Butte, Montana, who has been in California for the past few weeks selecting a carload of driving horses, will leave Sacramento about the 15th inert, with a dozen or more good ones that he has picked up in different parts of the State. Besides the driving horses he will take along the stallions G. W. Archer by Allerton and A. A. Moore by Director, pur chased by him during the past month. An error was made in the announcement of the stallion Limonero 2:15| last week. Instead of his service fee being $50 as stated it will be but $25. At this figure he should do a large business, as for his breeding, performances and individuality, $25 is a mere trifle. Next year his fee will be larger. Caid 2:07} is making the season at Wola Stud, in Krzeszowice, near Krakau, in Austrian Galicia. His fee is 600 kronen— about $150. Greenbrino 2:10| (Aus- trian record 2:10) winner of the European Champion- ship race last year, commands the same fee, and stands at Donaudorf, some fifty miles west of Vienna. Que Allen 2:08$, the European record holder, stands for 800 kronen ($200) at Kagran, a few miles out of Vienna. Mr. P. W. Bellingall drove his stallion Secretary a mile in 2:27 over the Alameda track one day last week. As Secretary has been in the stud for years and has had no training whatever until Mr. Bellingall began giving him road work two months ago this is surprising speed for a sixteen year old horse. Secre- tary has not looked so well for years as he does now. He sires handsome and fast horses, and they all sell readily. Alta Vela 2:11} will make the season of 1903 at the San Jose race track. He was shipped there last Thursday in charge of Hans Frellson. Mr. F. Gom- met, owner of Alta Vela, has decided to race the stal- lion this year and has therefore limited his services to ten mares at $50 each. Mr. Gommet sent with Alta Vela three other horses lhat will be trained by Frell- son at San Jose. These are Little Jib and Verona 2:18} by Nutwood Wilkes and Miss Gommet by Sey- mour Wilkes. Catalogues for the sale of the Oakwood Park Farm horses are being eagerly looked for by horsemen and there will be a big crowd at the sale, which comes off this month at the Occidental Horse Exchange. As all know, Oakwood Park Farm is one of the great speed producing farms of America, and this consign- ment will represent the very best blood on the place. There will be sons and daughters of McKinney 2:11}, Direct 2:05i. Ow; hee 2:11, Chas. Derby 2:20, Steinway 2:25| and James Madison 2:17f in the consignment. A ten-months old filly by McKinney 2:11} is offered for sale by a Los Angeles advertiser. She is seal brown without a white hair, large and well developed. Her dam, Miss Kaiser, is by Kaiser, the same borse that sired Grace Kaiser, dam of Coney 2:02, McZeus 2:13 and others. Mr. Durfee purchased Miss Kaiser in Kentucky at the same time he bought McKiDney and sold her at auction as a yearling for $800. A filly bred like Coney and McZeus, should be worth considerable and as her owner does not ask an unreasonable price for her should meet with ready sale. Tom Bonner, whoforeight years wassuperintendent of the Santa Rosa Stock Farm, and who now lives in San Francisco, took a trip up to his former home one day last week and says the best three year old he ever saw in his life he saw at the Rosedale Stock Farm. It is a bay stallion by St. Whips, son of Whips, sire of Azote 2:04$. The colt's dam is by Daly 2:15, its second dam Cygnet by Steinway and third dam Leah by Woodford Mambrino. This young stall, on is not only handsome in form and color, but he is fast, as he has already worked a quarter at the trot in 35 seconds. The Detroit Driving Club announces its early closing purses for July meeting in this issue. Entries will close Monday, March 23d. The M. & M. is $10,000 for trotters of the 2:24 class. The Chamberof Commerce is for 2:24 class pacers and the value is $5000. All the other purses are $2000 each. Don't fail to read the advertisement over carefully if you intend racing over east, and if you have a good one for sale enter him in his class. The General Appropriation Bill, which contains the appropriation for the State and district fair?, passed the Assembly last Wednesday by a unanimous vote. The appropriation is the same as two years ago. A few members made a fight against the bill, but none of their amendments were adopted and on the final vote there was no opposition. The Senate will very likely pass the bill with the appropriation for fairs in- tact and it will then go to the Governor, who has the right to cut out any portion of it that he does not approve. .- From a photograph received at this offiee from M. W. Savage, owner of the champion Dan Patch 1:594, the great sidewheeler must be one of the best disposi- tioned stallions on earth. In the picture he is shown hitched to a cutter for a drive on the snow and the sleigh is filled with children. Harold Savage, the eig'ht year old son of the horse's owner, holds the reins over Dan Patch, three little girls of about the same fge are in the conveyance with him, and three or four younff Americas are hooked on behind with their hand sleds. The photograph was taken Febru- ary 2d, this year, at Minneapolis. . When the system of timing harness races was in- augurated upward of half a century ago the quarter- second rule was adopted. In timing a-thletes and running horses the fifth-second split is in use- Trot- ting horsemen are discussing the desirability of adopt- ing the fifth-second rule. The mathematical difference between the two systems is one-twentieth of a second, a narrow fraction of time, but sufficient to show a difference in the finish of over two feet. This split would be sufficient to clearly establish a difference between two horses of upward of a head in finishing a heat. The discussion of the two systems arose from the technicality of Dan Patch's performance at Read- ville when he paced a mile in 1:59} in an effort to beat the same record held by Star Pointer. If Dan Patch had started to beat his own record of 1:59} it is con- tended that the performance would have constituted a record. Many horsemen timed the mile in 1:59 1-5 with fifth-second chronometers and if this had been the standard method of timing1 harness performances the pacing record would stand 1:59 1-5, to the credit of Dan Patch. Captain C. H. Williams, of Redwood City, who pur- chased the black filly Alta Nola at the sale of Chas. Griffiths' horses in this city last November, paying the ridiculously low price of $115 for her, has come to the conclusion that he has a crackerjack. Alta Nola was foaled in 1898 and is by Altamont out of Nola (the dam of Phoenix 2:15£) by Nutwood. She produced a foal by Bonnie Direct in 1902 and was stinted to Steinway, but did not get in foal. Captain Williams has been driving heron the road lately, but has given her no regular training, and one day last week took her to the Mayfield track aud drove her a half-mile in 1:20. She is one of the best-gaited pacers imaginable and will get a low record if trained. Captain Williams will breed her to Bonnie Direct this year. His blpck pacer, Del Oro by Oro Wilkes out of Net 2:34 (dam of Leonel 2:17A) bv Magic, son of Elmo 891, is in fine shape and Will be raced this year if thpreisa California circuit. He has paced miles in 2:15. Captain Williams owns his dam and has a two year old bv Nutwood Wilkes from her that i=> not only a very handsome, but a very fast pacer. Net is now in foal to, McKin- ney 2:11}. s (£he ^reefcer cmfc g>T/ovtsntan [March 7, 1903 Plans for East View Farm. Sam C. Freeman writes the following interestirg gossip in the last issue ol the Trotter (mil Paci r: James Butler, owner of East View Farm, president of both the Empire City Trotting Club and the Brighton Beach Trotting Association, is to make a very radical change in the cond uct of his racing stable this year. Since he parted with John Kelly last autumn he has had no professional trainer in charge of his horses at the farm. He has rather taken the place of head trainer himself and looked after the under trainers. He says he likes it, and if it should ever become necessary for him to start life anew, he believes he would adopt the profession of training and driving horses. He has a natural inclination for the business, is fond of the horses, and believes he would make a great success out of it. He has owned and raced trotters for the past fifteen years, and has had quite enough experience to enable him to make a pretty fair trainer, and as to driving, he is just about as expert with the reins as the best of the amateurs. His work in the matinee races last season at the Empire City track was a revelation to many of the spectators, who did not know he ever drove; but the rail birds who bad watched the horses work all season knew he could drive, for they had seen him jogging every day along with John Kelly, horse for horse. It was fun and exercise for him, but at the same time it was an education which he could get in no other way. His drive of Don Derby 2:06, his fast young pacer, in a matinee race at the Empire track last fall against Dr. Mimical and Hontas Crooke was an artistic piece of work, winning the race in straight heats in 2:10), 2:11J. During the winter Mr. Butler has looked after a large bunch of broodmares, dozens of youngsters, Mb record horses and stallions alone, and has managed fairly well with his assistants. He has the work divided in a systematic manner. Certain of his assist- ants look after the yearlings and weanlings, another corps has charge of the two year olds, and so on, each to his own department. In this way he has wintered some 200 head at the farm, which includes all of his campaigning horses with the exception of five head which are in charge of Ed. Geers at the Memphis track. He is to try a new plan with his campaigning horses this year. All of the horses which he intends to campaign on the Grand Circuit will go to Ed. Geers. Then he is going to have another bunch campaigned on the half-mile tracks. He has decided to turn them over to Tommy Murphy, the Long Island trainer, who will have quite an imposing string. He will have Intact 2:19J by Allerton— Lucy Wilton, dam of Gay- ton 2:081, !>J Wilton, Hettie G. 2:05J, by Egg Hot— Bettina, by Betterton, Tobasco, a green pacer, by Direct — Pepper Sauce, by Onward, Lady Direct, a green mare, by Direct— Lulu F., by Christmas. This string may be added to from time to time by promis- ing ones among the youngsters at the farm which may look like good prospects to develop. In case any of them show Grand Circuit form they will be trans- ferred to the Geers string and sent for bigger money. The fast young pacer Don Derby 2:06, by Chan. Derby-Bertha, by Alcantara, is to be kept at the Empire City track to be used by his owner in the matinees of the New York Driving Club, which is the amateur end of the Empire City Trotting Club. He will be likely to have others reserved for the matinees, but bas not yet decided as to which they will be. He will take a greater interest in the wagon contests, so far as driving himself is concerned, than he did last year. ■ ^ Has a College Education. Scott Hudson, who brought out the blind trotter Rythmic and drove him to a record of 2:08 last year, has a college education. Itissaid when Scott returned home from college his father asked him what he in- tended doing, thinking he would receive an answer that the young man had decided on studying law or medicine, was dumbfounded, whon the answer came, "I am going down to Lexington to buy me a trotter, air." There was no argument put up against bis de- cision for the old man knew if Scott made up his mind to buy a trotter that he would certainly buy a trotter. He went to Lexington, but could not find a trotter to suit him, but hired out to drive trotters that season for T. G. Anglin anu was fairly successful from the start. Ho bas continued his chosen profession ever since and has accumulated about $100,000 in the ten years he has been driving trotters. Last year he won with Rythmic alone, the largest sum ever won on ihuCrand Circuit In one season with a trotter, in- cluding iiret money In such noted stakes as the M. & M. for $10,000, Bonner Memorial »10,000, Woodruff $5000 anj Empire *:.H00. • Jaoki u'b Napa Soda untangles the feet. Quality, Not Quantity. One frequently sees and more frequently hears that this or that pedigree is the best in the world, and the subject has quite recently become one of importance to at least several owners of well-bred celts. We have received d uring the last few months innumerable communications from breeders or owners concerning the relative merits of their own and the colts of others. It has been especially noticeable in almost every instance that owners are carried away with the belief that a great pedigree consists of popular trotting crosses, piled one on top of the other, overlooking the fact that the essential virtue of a pedigree is lacking unless the individual members represented in these trotting crosses have themselves accomplished some- thing. Two or three producing dams are worth aDy number of fashionable trotting crosses from which nothing has come; in other words, a pedigree tracing back for five or six generations, each cross a fashion- able one, might be comparatively valueless, if a trot- ter had never come from the family, which means of course if none of the dams had produced a trotter of note Great horses make great pedigrees, and the more great trotters that are to be found in the ma- ternal ancestry of a horse the greater the pedigree. With the first, second and third dams famous brood- mares, a pedigree can be a very strong one; in fact} almost fascinating, even if the sires represented are not great. Such a pedigree as this is more likely to be productive of great results than where the various dams have produced nothing, even though the sires themselves may have been of the sensational order. In the past breeders have been prone to judge blood lines too leniently, instead of insisting that a great trotter is absolutely essential in a family before that family can lay claim to distinction. Any number of horBes of mediocrity, while they are themselves an evidence of speed producing quali- ties do not place a family in the same position as does one really great race horse. We do not mean an obscure family from which may come an extremely fast horse, but all else being equal, the family that produces extremely fast horses, even in limited num- bers, is relatively greater than that from which have come innumerable 2:30 trotters. For many years the opinion prevailed among unthinking horsemen that the Dictator family lacked real greatness as compared with some others, yet to-day there is not one enlight- ened student of blood lines and performances that does not consider the Dictator family infinitely superior to several families that are especially noted for the numbers of their 2:30 performers. After all, it is quality rather than quantity that is of the greatest value, and if judged by this test many of the so-called remarkable pedigrees would be found to have little to commend them. A filly that is a half sister to a great trotter is, all else being equal, more valuable for breeding purposes than one whose dam has never pro- duced anything, and consequently a (illy that has three or four producing dams, mares that have given to the world really high class horses, is just that much more valuable, and, naturally, infinitely more valuable than one that, no matter how well bred, has no mater- nal ancestor that haB ever prod uced a first class horse. Students of the breeding problem have had reason within the last tw«nty years to materially change their line of reasoning, and to-day pedigrees must contain something more than a succession of fashionably bred sires and dams; they must contain horses that have done something themselves to prove their worthiness. It is forthis reason that producing dams are so eagerly sought after, and on this principle that half brothers and siBters to noted performers command more money than animals that have no close relationship to a first class trotter or pacer. Blood lines are essential, but only for what they accomplish in the way of prod ucing great race horses.— Kentucky Stick Farm. The New Hartford Futurity. Secretary Horace Wilson has made public the con- ditions for the Hartford Futurity, which is for foals of this year. The value of the stake has been raised from $10,000 to $15,000, and the total payment to start will be but $35, le3S than one-quarter of 1 per cent, probably one of the most liberal futurities ever de- vised. Nominations close April 1, and a payment is required when the mare is named. Two or three plans for this stake were discussed during the week, and it was finally decided to make it somewhat on the same plan as the Charter Oak Stake of $10,000 and the Ohio Stake for a like amount. It is quite an inno- ■ vation for a futurity, but judging from the opinion expressed by several breeders who were interviewed on the subject, it will meet the approval of those who have mares to nominate. It is certainly a radical change in colt racing. It will be a three heat race, finishing at the end of three heats, unless there should happen to be a tie. It is arranged to so divide the money that on each heat will depend the amount a colt can win. Two thousand five hundred dollars will be hung up for the winoer of each of the three heats, with $500 for the second. At the end of the three heats there will be $4500 to be distributed ac- cording to the standing of the colts in the summary. $3000 going to the first, $10000 to the second and $500 to the third. In case of a tie between two or more colts, they alone shall go a heat to decide the winner. Should a colt be a winner of a portion of the mon y and be distanced in a subsequent heat, it will not affect its winnings, and in case of a dead beat the money will be divided. A pacing division for three year olds is also provided for in the stake and $1500 of the amount of the purse is set aside for them, $1000 to the first, $300 to the second and $200 to the third, according to the sum- mary in the usual way, the race being at two in three heats. In the trotting division there is every incentive for a driver to go out and try for each heat. If a colt is able to land all three of them, he can win $10,500 of the purse, the largest sum ever possible to win as first money in a trotting stake. A colt that can do no better than third will get no part of the money, except in the division of the $4500 at the end of the three heat6, and then his share is but $500. Both Mr. Welch, and Secretary Wilson believe that this plan will insure spirited racing, and that it will inaugurate an entire new system in colt racing, which will tend greatly to increase public interest in them. Increase the Premiums. A contemporary makes the following sensible sug- gestion: '•This is the season when fair managers usually ar- range their premium lists and classifications for the ensuing autumn and decide on the amount of money that is to be devoted to each division and breed. The prizes for horses and other live stock, at most fairs is too small, in some cases ridiculously so. However, it is a matter of give and take. Managers decline to offer large prizes without the prospect of seeing them carried off with competition of the right sort. But if the exhibitors will get in touch with these managers and agree to make a showing worthy of an adequate Increase of prizes it seems that there ought not to be much trouble in attaining the desired end,'' A Hard Collar Preferred. There is a striking analogy between the shoulders of a horse and the hand of a man. Each is respectively the lever by which the power is applied. Broadly speaking, overy implement designed for the use of the hand is provided with a handle, and this handle is made to fit the hand, not the hand for the handle. It is about a certain size, is rounded, smooth and hard; atleast.it is never made soft, with a view of being easier on the hand. Thethreequalificationslast named should be present in the horse collar, says a correspondent of The Ohio Farmer. If the collar is the proper length and fits the horse, and is stuffed full and round, it may be as hard as iron without danger of galling the shoulder. Cer- tainly, the collar must fit the horse exactly. Of course, the hames must be drawn up high enough so that the draft will not center on the shoulder joint. The logic of this is simple. If the handle of a manual implement galls the hand it is because of its roughness or improper shape, never because it is too hard. If it is to be continuously used the man does not put on a mitten in warm weather to overcome a defect in it; neither does he demand that the handle be made of something soft, but simply that it be properly shaped, smooth and hard. The collar, which is round and hard, rolls on the skin at every motion of the animal, somewhat after the manner of a ball bearing, admit- ting the air, and thereby cooling the parts; but the flat, soft collar sticks 80 closely that it compels the skin to move on the underlying flesh in such a way as to produce irritation and deep seated galls. First Foal at Dreamwold. It is said that David Cahill believos that Charley Herr 2:07, is still good enough to go to the races and will train the old campaigner again this year. Under date of February 10th the following telegram was received from Boston: First 1903 foal at Dream wold last night, tbo one we anxiously hoped for, a" beautiful bay filly by Ponce de Leon out of Prelacy, which is fast approaching the record breaking line as a broodmare. At ten years she is the dam of five per- fect fillies in succeeding years by one stallion. Pre- latess, champion two year old, sold for $JIJ00 at public auction; Miss Previous, the world's greatest yearling, sold at public auction at world's record price of $10,300; her 1901 weanling sold for $Ki00 at public auction, and our last year's filly, Poncelacy, I consider the finest possible. — Thomas W. Lawson. March 7, 1903] ®he gveebev cmi* gtpcvt&mciti 6 THOROUGHBRED ?!.•- ■.♦.* W -!*■ '■:•.■ *•? •* *»* DEPARTMENT. Durnell's career on the French turf was a brief one. It began and ended in the same year. It opened promisingly and closed in disaster. It was in the spring of 1901 that he first appeared on the courses of this couDtry. It was in the fall of the same year that he made his hurried and unwilling exit, propelled by an edict of the Societe de Encouragement ruling him off. This edict was of a most sweeping nature. It shut Durnell out of all weighing rooms, debarred him from all training grounds, and forbade him to enter, or run, or ride any horse on race courses ruled by the Code des Courses. Some days later the Societe des Steeplechases met and approved of the ruling. The edict against Durnell was pronounced only after a full and searching investigation by the Inquiry Comite des Courses de la Societe de Encouragement. Durnell started out here in the dual role of jockey and trainer. He rode and trained horses belonging to Baron Leonino, Lord Carnarvon and other owners. As a rider he was popular with the patrons of the courses, and as a trainer he apparently left nothing to be desired. In both capacities, as trainer and as jockey, his services were in constant demand. Brief as was his stay here, it it said that he made much money. Success seemed to attend him on every hand. Go where he would his services as a rider were eagerly sought for, and he had all the horses that any one man" could care to train if not more than any one man could properly attend to. It was at St. Cloud on October 28, 1991, that he was suspended as a jockey until the end of the year for not having started with Londres in the Prix de Marly le Roy. On the same day Ethere, trained by him, won the last raee on the card at 40 to 1. This was the last of Durnell in France. Some days later, or to be exact on November 7th, and after a thorough investi- gation, he was warned away from all weighing rooms, off all training grounds, and forbidden to enter, or run, or ride any horse, on race courses ruled by the Code des Courses. This ruling, as related, was ap- proved by the Societe des Steeplechases and Durnell's career here was closed. Whatever opiniou American turfmen may have of the ruling in this case, or whatever hope they may entertain of Durnell's restoration to the good graces of the Societe de Encouragement, there is no doubt here as to the justice of the ruling and apparently no sentiment that would nourish the hope of restoration. The Societe de Encouragement is a deliberate body. It considers its judgments well before pronouncing them, but having pronounced them the persons at whom they are aimed must abide by them. The chances of the American jockeys Henry and Reiff being restored to favor form a favorite topic for French horsemen, but "Boots" Durnell seems to be forgotten and it is improbable that he would obtain a license should he apply for one. — Paiis Correspondent Daily America. If Kinley Mack, the Islington horse which won the Brooklyn, Suburban and Beverwyck Handicaps and the Autumn Cup of 1900, does not make a success in the stud it will not be because he has not had a chance. James B. Haggin has taken a striking fancy to the superb bay and is breeding more first class mares to nim at Elmendorf than to any other stallion, Salvator not excepted. The preference of the Master of Rancho del Paso and Elmendorf for KinlyMack is shown by the record of the Elmendorf entries in the Brighton Produce Stakes for 1905. E. S. Gardner, owner of the Avondale Stud, who has been visiting at Hamburg Place at the invitation of John E. Madden, reports that though now twenty- eight years, his great stallion Himyar, sire of the im- mortal Domino, is still, the picture of health and will make a full season again this year. Himyar now ranks as the oldest thoroughbred stal- lion in active service in the country, and is one of the oldest horses ever in the stud in America. He is now a year older than was imp. Bonnie Scotland and Star D^vis when they died, two years older than imp. Mortimer, Longfellow, imp. Sovereign and imp. Glen- coe when they passed away; three years older than Pat Molloy, Asterfield, Lexington and imp. Leaming- ton were when they lied, and four years older than Spendthrift when he died. He is within one year of the age of the great Norfolk which broke the record among famous sires by living until he was twenty-nine years old. That McChesney is the best horse on the running turf to-day is thoroughly-believed by George Ehrlich, a St. Louis turfmen, who has been operating for some time at New Orleans. During a trip to his home Ehrlich gave an interesting interview about "Big Mae" that will prove of interest to Eastern horse fol- lowers. He said: "He is kind as a lamb, gentle as a dove and sound as the proverbial dollar. There is no danger of his being broken down. He comes to the post, stands perfectly still, then gets off with the best of the breakers. If you want him to run the first sixth or eighth in eleven seconds, just ask him to do it. If you want to have it run in eighteen seconds he will do it. "You can ride him with a silk thread. He needs no holding and no urging. He just does as you bid him. He can run on any kind of a track, carry any kind of weight and , best of all, overcome all obstacles, such as hard luck, interference, etc. They sent speed wonders like L'Etrenne out to run him off his feet. He ran with them, and when he got ready, left them. They let him set the pace and tried to beat him with stretch runners like Federal. He set the pace and had lots left to win with when they got to him. He can carry a ton oflead, take up achild and win from good horses. "Hermis? He will beat him sure. Why? Hermis is a good horse, but he is a rank one. He wants to run in front. Now McChesney can beat any horse constituted like this. Send them over a mile and one- half, then take Hermis back. McChesney will lay right with him. The boy on McChesney can go 'Cluck, cluck, git up, git up.' McChesney will not mind that as long as the boy does not hunch him with his hands and heels But it will set Hermis to fighting for his head. Hence if they want to rate him they will choke him. If they let him run Big Mac will lay with him to the final sixteenth and then come on. "Chuctanunda might beat him at seven-eighths. Outside of that they have no horseB East or West that can make him run. He eats well, works well and has not a bad characteristic or a fault. You can tip- toe stake horses with him or rate him to crabs. Above all he possesses that wonderful ability to take all the worst of the luck and the conditions and win by a nose in a drive or by ten lengths in a gallop. Wealth and L'Etrenne are 1:13 mares for six fur- longs. He can breeze to them at any part of it. There is no distance horse at New Orleans capable of giving him an argument, so we can not prove what he can do there. I would like to see him hook up with Chuctanunda, Major Daingerfield and Hermis with the understanding that the other three were to take turns at him; that is, Chuctanunda to set the first five furlongs, Daingerfield the second five and let the other two battle out in the last quarters. ' ' as much care as had he been a prince. He cost Mr. Whitney 850,000 as a two-year-old, and won for him the Flatbush and other good stakes. At Elmendorf he will be the stable companion to the famous Water Color, a rival son of Watercress. Half the horses get sour and first show temper through the bad handling of their boys. Watch the average lad who is about to "work out" a horBe, and is told to break from, say, the quarter pole. He will begin to fight his horse long before he gets there, and have him crazy before the work begins. In the same way going to the post for a race, half the riders are nagging their mounts long before they line up— and after that fight them every minute till the race is run. The Eastern jockeys are complaining lustily over the methods in vogue here in regard to charges for the use of lockers in the jockeys' room and the 2 per cent exacted for collecting jockeys' fees, also over the manner of securing mounts, where a fee is expected, and if not paid making it exceedingly disagreeable. They declare that no fees are charged for any of these things at the East and that boys, in order to get good mounts in this section must cater to the collector; in short, that all are not treated with consideration. Barney Schreiber has repurchased a half interest in Corrigan, a horse formerly owned by him that has achieved some fame while carrying the colors of Burns and Waterhouse. This son of Sain will in future run in the name of C. P. Waterhouse, who retains a half interest in him. Clifford, a great favorite during his racirg days both East and West, and one of the sturdiest built horses that ever carried silk, has not been a stud suc- cess thus far. Eight of his crop of 1902 are in the list, one a bay filly out of the famous imported mare Caledonia. The Jockey Club Stewards intend to be more strict than usual in the matter of issuing licenses to trainers this year. No trainer will be permitted to handle a horse until his application has been regularly passed upon by the Ba.tl-nn-t i-.n. I'nee tfl .50 per bottle. Sold by ilrutarists, or sent by ex- press, charges pafd, With lull directions Tor Its use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address TEE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio 10 ^hc gk-eefcetr tml> gtjwrtemcm [March 7, 1903 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL Conducted by J. X. D« WITT. H)S| AT THE TRAPS. The California Wing Club shoot on the first instant was well attended, the program arranged was a satis- factory one, and the initial pigeon shoot of the season passed off without a hitch. A number of well known shooters were also present as spectators. The main event started at 10 o'elock, and was the regular club match at twenty pigeons. Twenty-four shooters en- tered the match, four of them guests of the club. Each shooter was handicapped in distance, 31 y.irds being the longest and 26 the shortest distance from tho (raps. Besides the club purse of $150, twelve shoot- ers shot for a side pool. *.", entrance. Clarence Nauman, Dr. A. T. Derby and Dr. A. M. Barker of San Jose 9COred stiaigh't, and divided $100 in the club race. Ed Donohoe, 6. A. Haight. W. EC Murdock and Henry Wagner, who each grassed 19 birds, divided the bal- ance of the club purse. In the side pool Dr. Derby and Nauman divided $50, and C. A. Haight won the balance of the purse. Captaiu Whitworth of the United States Army, Starter "Dick" Dwyer, "Smith" and W-. C. Brown, the two latter well known devotees ol trap shooting in past years, shot as guests of the club. The weather conditions were most pleasant and the birds supplied were strong and rapid flyers. Following the club race came a six-bird pool with fourteen entries. Eight shooters, M. O. Feudner, Dr. McConnell, P. J. Walsh, C. A. Haight, H. Wagner, R. Dwyer, C. C. Nauman and Dr. Barker, scored straight and divided the purse. A ten-bird race, $5 entrance, brought twelve men to the shooting platform. The winners on clean scores were: A. M. Shields, C. C. Nauman and H. Wagner. A six-bira pool shoot at 33 yards rise concluded the day's shooting. In this event the purse was cut up between "Dick" Dwyer, G. H. T. Jackson,' "Pete" Walsh and Clarence Nauman. Nauman was unquestionably the star performer of the day. He grassed every bird trapped for him. Dr. Barker, who is a steady and reliable shooter, killed all of his birds, but could not score two, which dropped outside of the boundary fence. Walsh's chance for a straight in the ten-bird race was spoiled when he shot at his fourth pigeon. A wandering Fox Terrier came over the fence from the outside and was in line of fire for a brief time. When the dog was finally driven away a tailless black and white bird was sprung from No. 3 trap, shot at and escaped. The brief wait acted practically as a balk, an experience known to many trap-shooters. Three birds dead out in the club race was also hard luck for Walsh. Ed. Donohoe, Dr. Derby and Dr. O'Connell were in good fettle and shot well. The scores and handicap distances, etc., are sum- marized as follows: Club matcb, 20 pigeons, $150 added money, distance handicap, six high guns. Side pool, $5 entrance, 3 moneys, 12 entries — Nauman. C. C. : 31 yds— 22112 21112 21112 22112—20 Derby, Dr. A. T.J 30 " —12222 22222 12111 12212—20 Barker. A. M 29 •■ — 11221 12121 12221 21121-20 Donohoe, Ed 30 " —21121 12*12 22111 12222—19 Malgbt. C. A.: 31 •' —22222 8«9S2 22221 12222— la Murdock, \V. K 30 " —111212121121210 22112—19 Wagnor.H.F 29 " -212212122122111 10122-19 Feudner, M. O. t 31 ■■ -1222(1 221211 22222 22222-18 "SlUte" 28 " — 11112 11122 11222 20102—18 ••Smith" ; t 30 ' —12211 21021 11011 11111—18 Wbltwonh, Capt. :t 80 " -12211 lllll 12221 10011—18 Tallant, F. W 20 " 111 12 11212 21 112 111022-17 Qolcher. W J. : 8 .'.' m 22221 112121 11212— 17 Walsh.P.J : 30 " — «llll 11121 •1*11 11111—17 Sweeney, J. J. : 29 " -11212 20222 2121*211*1—17 Brown, W.Ct 30 " —10010 2212122122 22122—17 Jackson, O H. T. J 30 " —122*1 nil* 202111 21111—17 Nonatadter. N 30 " —11110 12221 12121 11020—17 :.rt, PnllB 2U " '2121 2HJ12 221122 22212— 16 McConnell, Dr. E.G 28 " 1111211 22122 11*11221211—16 Klevesahl, B ,sa " 11221 202111 111120 21101— 15 Shields, A M. }. 29 " -12121 0112* 12011 0*101— H r. R ;t 30 ' — 21110 lllll 22001 *11II0-14 Fay. Ed 80 ■■ -2210 w —3 ; Pool. t (luests. Six bird pool, $2.50 entrance, high guns, distance handicap — ■• r ST yds— -222222-ii Marker 29 yds— 221122— 6 uinoll 28 " —212-211 6 I >. . r .. .11. .. 311 " 122*12—5 Walsh ..SO ■• 111112— 0 Jackson SO " -211210-5 HnlKht 31 •• 888111 11 Shields ... . 29 •• -111120-5 - ■' 1-11121 11 Fuller, 1! N I 211 " -«I22I«— I Dwyer 80 8 Derby SO " -112001—1 Nauman 31 " -222121 - li "Smith" .'Ill " -1I20W-3 nonly. Ten bird pool, $5 entrance, high guns, 3 moneys, dis- tance handicap — Shields yd 21212 21211 — III Nauman . :n ■■ 21 1 12 12112 in ■r ! ' " '2221 22222-10 . . 30 ' 21221 2222' II H" " -lllll! 12122 0 Marker 80 " «2I 1 21112 - 11 WaKli go " 11201 1 1211— 11 Jackson . 30 " 22122 2110] ,1 31 '■ 12200 111" - 01 " 12122 I 12110— 8 DerbJ So " I2IO0 1™ 3 ■ 'ii-.-. 2 Six bird pool, 82 intrance, ::: yaids rise, high guns, two moneys — Dwyer 621 ' 222*2w 5 1 1 18021 010822 1 ' ■ ' 1210*2—1 Hi 001121 -I heimer, Spoonbill, Skeeche, Poor Bill, etc. The scores made were as folfows: Ten targets— Veller 8, Fical 5, Shaw 6, Davis Sr. 8, Vandefoot 4, Gusto, 10, Wilbur 7, Kerr Jr. 5, Davis Jr. 5, Adams 5, Snook 4, Amber 4, Hunt 6, Newbert 10, Morgan V, Shaw 7, Vetter 8, Gusto 7, Davis Sr. 9, Adams 7, Kerr Jr. 9, Snook 5, Wilbur 8, Vandeford 7, Field 5, Gusto 7, Vetter 5, Newbert 10, Morgan 7, Hunt to water But let the snow cover all growing thines near the ground, and the ptarmigan comes out bravely again, and in a way oven more friendly than during the summer months, when the photographer was able to approach within a dozen feet for his snapshot. I he ptarmigan finds its winter food in the buds of willow branches and moss which flowing water has spared from the snow. For the slaking of thirst it has been known to eat snow, after the fashion of the small boy coasting. Two specimens of ptarmigan in winter plumage are m the third division of the case at the museum. Ip the fourth division are specimens of the bird in spring attire, brown and white, but with the former predominating, as the latter did the fall before Observers say that in the spring the ptarmigan be- comes shy again until its summer moulting has given it renewed assurance of safety. In contrast with the ways of the ptarmigan and other edible birds, attention is called to those of the crow, always black and visible, but provided with a saving odor of musk so strong as to announce to all the hawk and eagle kind that to eat crow one must in- deed be hard up. In the animal kingdom the weasel, with its annual change from black to white, is an in- teresting example of the same protection of nature. It is, however, a double protection in the weasel's ease, because, with all its snowy coat, the extreme tip of the weasel s tail remains black, so that the winter hunter shooting at the only part of the moving animal clearly visible upon the snow may invariably speed his bullet too late, or at the worst, cut from Mr. Weasel's ao- pendage a few stray hairs. v fish that pays the net men the highest pre? V' I should undoubtedly be a close season d/rmg one or n of the spawning months. Non provision fir a ,lo<„ TurZVl th6,CeW fl8h 1", under Misting circvn - a™ haf not yet.eeased to be a matter of surprise p0ro\heXn.tereStedmpra0tiCaI fish P-psgatic^a'nd DOINGS IN DOGEOM. been invited' to udgelll dasses. ^Tbf ^c^ow committee will be President W. C Ralston CK Harey and John Love Cunningham. M Boyle ^f Oakland will act as Superintendent. We were in wT Chut wno7Tnte/deaCy had been offered to he'contemnN^ d°cllped *° act, for the reason that ne contemplated a business trip away from the eiiv the" show. DOt d6V0te th6 tlme QeCessaV toVokYf £ Parflton*0" Wi" b° h6'd ^ USUal iD 'be Mechanic's George Raper sailed for England on Februarv 25th and will decide before returning whethe, he wOHutge at San Francisco and Portland ' S San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. ,„W°?l9i% coa'e3t3 at Stow lake last Saturday and Sunday brought out a fair representation of fly- casters, notably so a number of new beginners The initial event in delicacy casting is remarkable for the number of high scores made. The change made in stye, scoring and the tackle used in this event w 11 be found to be a beneficial one. Instead of the heavier tackle heretofore used, the contestants now cast with lighter tackle and endeavor to make casts such as would catch fish on a stream. A splash of flv or line counting as a demerit of one foot, thus bringing the sport to a degree practical in every essential The lure casting event is notable in this respect, on Saturday Mr. Kenniff came within a fraction of tieing his world a tournament score, and on the d ay following hescored the phenomal record of 98 4-15ths, eomioo- Is near to perfection as will possibly be cast again in this event for some time to come. The general ex- cellence of the work done prevents extended individual notice, the complete scores for both day's casting are given below. & w^tzjr^zz°U7stow Lake- pab™ar' **■ ««■ n lie w is a greatbi lleverlD size— the bigger the better, so lour as oharaoter was i neved, Dr. Kerr tried for yarn to produce the plgeonWuBby I u grizzle i" b n i » ten Utter ncoforapB tbeslz. r.-ll mi T kick ,,. Bred hie old bitch Diuuo Mnrg.--v— thesource of ah .1 l lobtalls-to Jockey, with o I Idea pi oolor. old bitch produced two dogs, one a beautiful nieeon blue and white, afterward known as Sir Cara- doc and an almost all white, with blue ears and tan cheeks. Sir Caradoc was the great grandsire of Ch. Wilberforce and the sire of Ch. Mayor of Newport, that was imported by Col. Hilton or Mr. Morgan, we forgetwhich. Ch. Wilberforceseemsto baveinhented ^"characteristics or the breed in size, compactness, strength and grand, square, deep head so plentifully clothed with hair. He was bred by Mr. Sana Woodi- wiss and is by Washington out of May Blossom, Washington by Ch. Mayor.of Newport out of Cotts Bes« by Wall Eyed Bob (another noted winner) out of Little Nell; Ch. Mayor of Newport by Sir Caradoc outof Dame Ruth, Sir Caradoc by Jockey out of Dame Margery. He was whelped June 22, 1897, and has won 28 lirsts and 20 championships and 13 specials. Among his scalps hangs Ch. Bouncing LasB.' . . The claim that the Sheepdog is of Welsh origin is pretty well silenced by records. It is entirely English and commonly found in the midland and southern countries, its principal center being Suffolk. 1 he Uld English Sheepdog is claimed to have been a much bicgerdo" than the average run of the dogs of the present day and claims an antiquity reaching back to the Roman invasion, being the protector of flocks long before the Collie was ever heard of. The rest of the standard of the Old English Sheep- dog is as follows:. , , , , -, Ears —Small and carried flat to side of head, coated moderately. Legs.-.F.orelegs should bedead straight, with plenty of bone, removing the body a medium hei"ht from the' ground, without approaching leggi- ness; well coated all around. Feet -Small, round, toes well arched, and pads thick and hard, lail.— Puppies requiring docking must have an appendage left of from one and a half to two inches, and the operation performed when not older than four days. Neck and sboulders.-Neck fairly long, arched grace- fully and well coated with hair; the shoulders sloping and' narrow at the points, the dog standing lower at the shoulder than the loin. Body.— Rather short and very compact, ribs well sprung and brisket deep and capacious. Loin very stout and gently arched, while the hindquarters should be round a"d muscular, with well let down hocks, and the hams densely coated with a thick long jacket, in excess of any other part Coat— Profuse and of a good hard texture; not straight, but shaggy and free from curl. Undercoat a waterproof pile, when not removed by grooming or season Color —Any shade of grey, grizzle, blue, or blue merled, with or without white markings, or in reverse Height.— Twenty-two inches and upwards for do»s, slightly less for bitches. General appear- ance —A strong, compact looking dog, of great sym- metry, absolutely free of legginess or weaselness, pro- fusely coated all over, very elastic in his gallop, but in walkino- or trotting he has a characteristic ambling or pacing movement, and his bark should he loud, with a peculiar pot casse ring in it. Taking him all round, he is a thick set, muscular, able-bodied dog, with a most intelligent expression, free of all Poodle or Deer- hound character. SCALE OF POINTS. Head '• ■ vaccine remains active from 3 to 4 months, if in the meantime being kept in a cool place. The vaccine used in this operation is obtained by cultivating the virulent microbe or cbcco-bacillus of Lignieres and Phisalix, termed the Pastenrellu canis, which is a very small micro-organism found in the blood and viscera of dogs, cats, guinea pigs, etc., dur- ing the early stage of distemper, so as to weaken it, that when injected under the skin it does not cause distemper, but acts as a preventive. It is of two grades of strength, one a weaker or more attenuated culture, to be used as a first vaccine, the other a stronger and less atteuuatod culture, to be used as a second vaccine. It reduces the liability to the disease from 90 or 100 percent to 5 per cent, and the mortality from 90 or 50 per cent to 2 or 3 per cent. It should be adopted as early as possible, preferably at the age of weaning or soon after, before the puppies are exposed to the risk of coming in contact with dis- tempered dogs or are put in infected quarters or sur- roundings. However, dogs of all ages can he vacci- nated to advantage. It seems very harmless to dogs of all weights, of all ages and of all breeds, provided they are strong and free from disease or infection. Healthy puppies or adult dogs only should be vacci- nated. It doesnot preveni distemper if the dog be exposed to contagion before the vaccination "fates" or is already the subject of the disease at the time of inoculation. Two inoculations are necessary, one with the very weak or first vaccine, the other, fwefre or fifteen days, or even three weeks, after the first, with the stronger or second vaccine. The dose for a puppy of six to eight weeks is 2 cubic centimetres; for a puppy of two or three months, 21 cubic centimetres: for a puppy or adult over three months, 3 cubic centimetres. It is injected under the skin of the groin, after this has been pre- viously washed with warm water and soap, by means of a Roux antitoxin syringe, which should have a capacity of 3 to 5 cubic centimetres, and which should be thoroughly sterilized before being used. The sec- ond inoculation is made with tbe same quantity of sec- ond or stronger vaccine under the skin of the opposite groin after a period of 12 to 21 days following the first, the same precautions being taken. The reaction to be obtained is a swelling in the glands above the seat of injection, or even the seat itself, two or three days after theinoculation, temporary loss of appetite, slight dullness, and even stiffness of the limb. Sometimes an- abscess formB at the seat of inoculation and when it does occur it should be opened. If the injections fail to produce a reaction, another inoculation should be made, using this time freshly prepared second vaccine. Unless tlie vaccination "takes," no immunity is likely to be conferred. The vaccine should be fresh, and the con- tents of the bottle used up at once, as soon as the bot- tle is opened. It should be kept in the cool in a dark place. The bottle should be shaken up before the contents are used, when it produces a slight turbidity. It has been used with great success by veterinary surgeons in large kennels, including Foxhounds, as well as other breeds, such as Toy Pomeranians or Toy Griffons, etc., both in England and on the Continent. Eye ::::.'.':..■■■' ■ •> Color x" Ears Body, loins and hindquarters. Jaw Nose. in ose - Teeth ° Legs ," Neck and shoulders i" Coat • iD Total 10° Canine Distemper Vaccine. The heavy mortality from distemper among young dogs has for many years occupied the attention of bacteriologists, particularly with the view of prepar- ing a "vaccine" that would be of practical use, that la to say, harmless, but at the same time effective in pro- tecting the dog against distemper for a sufficient length of time. The desired end, it is claimed, was accom- plished by Dr. C. M. Phisalix, of Paris, and his method was described in his communication of April 7, 1901, to the French Academy of Sciences. From May 15, 1901, to July 31, 1902, Dr. Phisalix vaccinated 298 young dogs, and the mortality from distemper was 4.3 per cent as compared with the usual mortality of from 25 to 80 per cent. From May 15, 1901, to May 15, 1902, Dr. Phisalix furnished 1250 doses of his vaccine to Veterinarians in France, Holland, Belgium, England, Germany, Switzerland and Al- geria. The deaths from distemper among these dogs amounted to 36, that is to say, 2 88 per cent. Out of the 1250 dogs, 29, or 2 4 per cent, had a benign attack of the disease without evil effects. Out of 40 dogs affected with distemper at the time of vaccination, 34 recovered. A full report was presen'ed by Dr. Phi- salix to the French Academy of Sciences on May 211, 1902 This was translated into English by Henry Graj, M. R. C. V. S., and published In the Veterinary /,', cord { London), August 30, 1902. The conclusion arrived at is that canine distemper vaccine prepared by Dr. Phisalix can be depended upon in about 97 per cent of the cases in which it is used, and will protect the dog againBt distemper up to the age of 15 months. It certainly fills a long-felt want and will bo welcomed by all veterinarians having ;, ..inline |. I'll. -lice. Tl„. vaccination i-unsists in tlie Inoculation of two lymphs of different degrees of attenuation— the second lymph being administered 12 to 15 days after the first. h,,, -4 can be vaccinated when from Bix weeks to 15 months old, though experience shows that about 2 months is an advantageous age. But the dog si 0 ild never bo vaccinated unices it is in good bealih. The The California Meadow Lark. With black cravat, and yellow vest, And suit ot brown complete, He struts about with merry call, And whistles clear and sweet; No care lie knows, or any fear— Tbe happiest bird about— For whether rain or whether shine, The meadow lark is out. He perches on the roses near, And looks aslant at me. Then whistles out a merry laugh, That echoes back his glee. We hear him in the early morn Sing carols to the sun, And when the evening shadows fall His song is hardly done. He's brimmingo'er with liquid joy, From morning until night: On barren hill, or grassy vale, He sings his sweet delight. Oh, meadow lark, I wish like thee, My heart could always sing, Though tears should blind my aohtag eyes Or shadows round me oling. —Mrs . L. J. Smith in Paritlc Jlnral rrnt Nine hundred kingfisher skins were recently ex. posed for sale in London to the hat trade. Verily, thle destruction of so beautiful a creature (it matters not where they come from) is scandalous and cannot be too severely condemned. Shooting men can do their share of the much to be desired work of helping to de crease the demand for feathered hat gear in more ways than one, and we hope they will use their bes', endeavors to do so.— Shooting Times. A bill intended for the protection of song and in! sectivorous birds, all non-game birds and valuable t the farmer and orohardist, is to be presented to th Legislature. This measure should have the suppor oT every vote. . . . Similar legislation has been adopted by many othe stateB and territories. A somewhat similar bill wa passed at tbe last session of the Legislature but wa .-;, never signed by Governor Gage. It is to be hopeJr||lfl the pending bill will not meet with the same fate. • Dog Owners! 1 Read Thisl! Wo are carrylDg in the advertising columns ot this Journal 11 advertisement of "Sergeant's Dog Remedies," a popular line Drinaratlona tor which If. W. Braun Si Co. or Los Angeles Ca. Fornla av.- boon made distributing agents on the Pacific Cpa Tl re, is Have few equals and no superiors on the marke todl having received 1 lie Aghast endorsements of the leading dogm ..mlkeunol owners of this country and Canada. . o , „,, " They are manufactured by Polk Miller Drug Co of R.ohmo Vn who Invito all persons having sick dogs to write (enclos stain do!" .rlbing symptoms, and they will cheerfully furnish beT1 ossil'le advice without any charge whatever A revk copy if their book on "Dogs" sent free on receipt ot3o in stamps oover postage. Mwch 7, 190] The Kind of Stock to Grow. The scrub of any breed is a vast im- provement on the wild animal, the result not oi breeding but of improved environ- ment. When man undertakes to protect the animal from itB enemies and provide food in more or less abundance, nature at once begins to modify the form and type to suit the new environment and every succeeding generation fixes this new type and transmits it by heredity. The better the environment in the way of food and shelter, the greater improvement there 's in the tvpe and form. In this western I country we have always noticed that breeds precede breeders. The breeder comes in | after the farmer has been driven from ' grain to grass and live stock When he begins to study his animals with a view to improvement he learnsaj number of things thatsurprise him greatly. ' He is at first disposed to resist improve- ' ment, to criticize and often to condemn! improved breeds and breeders He main- ' tains that he can with a given amount of ' grain make as many pounds of gain on the unimproved stock as he can on the ' improved and in this he is correct, for ' gain does not depend on -type and form, ' but upon the capacity to digest and assim- ] ilate and this is quite as likely to exist in ' H degree in the common stock of the coun- ' try as in improved stock. When a farmer goes to market with his cattle or sheep he finds there is wondeiful difference in the' selling price; that while one bunch of' steers, for example, may sell at $6, another bunch equally fat may not bring over $4. He is at first disposed to lay the blame on the Big Four, but further investigation will show him that the men who buy his Btock have no prejudice either for or against any breed or color of hair, for horns or no horns, but that they are buy- ing Bimply with a view to securing the kind of stock that will furnish the mo6t dressed beef per centum weight and the largest cuts that bring the high price on the market. In short, he finds that whether in cattle, sheep or hogs the long, deep middle, the broad back or the thick ham bring the highest price live weight. J A steer, for example, with vigorous appe- tite and digestion puts the faton its broad | bick, deep loin and well covered ribs and I interlards its muscles until it wains like a well fed lawyer or unctuous doctor. There is a type in all kinds of improved stock to whicli a feeder can sa ely loan Ihb grain or hay on ninety days or six months or a year's time with the probability that it will pay him a better price than the dealer at the nearest station who buys his grain to sell to other people to feed their stock. The reason, "therefore, why a stock- man should grow improved stock is simply because they are built in such a way that they are safe customers for everything he lias to sell. In growing or feeding any kind of live stock, a farmer is not only improving his land, fitting it to grow larger crops in the future but he iB -find- ing gO)d future customers for the crops w ich he may grow, customers which are a .lely under his care and control and will turn over to him not merely the price which the merchant will give, but a large profit in addition. He is conducting both sides of the bargain. ®he: $*eebev l ,6 ^povt&man mini . 1 1 I I I M I f I t 1 1 1 A 2:00 TROTTER WILL BE SIRED BY DIRECTUM 2:05 YOU HAVE AS GOOD A CHANCE (rollers when you Brsl bilch tfclm Our book, Zt htf 't^tT 'tW wJ'h """™ ™"> • "ou JoTolhav? 'S?' 'iZTf; V* ,his i.nsur« DirectumP2:05.;. ^n^^^^ ^=J,eautlfuI Catalogue and Large Uthoeranh will Z il t j I D,rectum Md shows him hitched to sulky. I ^.sl-Name This ^J^^S^^ ME2 ^-£,^£^3^ I IN n 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 ii i 1 1 i"i Jepsen Sons & Kraft LEADERS IN Harness Saddlery Stockmen's Outfits Ranchers' Requisites Our Line is Varied and Complete WE MANUFACTURE HARNESS TO ORDER. H45-1147 Market St. Phone: Sooth 1033 Mail Orders Solicited The Secretary of Agriculture ia making preliminary arrangements for the con- struction of the new $1,500,000 building I'rtliorized by Congress as the home for lis department. The original specifica- tions contemplated $2,000,000 for the Wilding, but as Congress cut this amount lown they will have to be changed. The sact Bite for the new building has net yet •sen determined upon, but it will be omewhere near the old building and in ie midst of the beautiful grounds of the ilall. No more satisfactory expenditure as .been authorized by Congress than lis $1,500,000. The Department of Agri- ilture is one of the most useful, and to ie people generally, beneficial branches f!he. government Its present quarters e miserably inadequate and anew build- It is a necessity. SHOEMAKER'S BOOK ,." POULTRY ££, Omllj- almanac for 19U8. Over 200 tare* pjgea ot best book paper, with to raise chickens profltablT.tbelr ca-e lseaocs and remedies. Diagrams with C C. SHOEMAKER, Box 697 Freeport. III., U.S. 1 Standard Stallion For Sale. ATHAMAX 3G927. One o( the best bred young Stallions m California. He Is 16bands and will weigh when matured 1250 lbs. He is by Alb adon (sire of Sue ->:I3>;, Llsterlne 2:1314. Dakon D 2:16V., Donnatripe 2'26'/,) by Matadon 9392, son of Onward nil. His dam Is Lustrine (dam of Lis- tenne 2:134, Donnatrine 2:28k) by the great Onward 1411. Absolutely sound, a grand individ- ual, and In condition to train for a low marl; ibis year. Only reason for selling is that owner has not time to devote to him. For further information address Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco. . Grease Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS— Cases where ulcerations extend, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated orchron o, if treated according to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine ! After Bllst.rlng;, Veterinary Pixine is the very best application that could be indicated. Itab- i sorbs all inflammatory exudate and bastens tbe I reparatory process. Will beal tbe most severe cases without scar, and will prevent loss of hair v»? Movent ve -If a ligbt application of Veterinary Pixine is used before speeding driving in wet. muddy or slusby weather, or in tbe snow, your borse will never have speed ■ cracks, scratches or grease heel *..r Hoofs -It will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in perfect form j.auitj F..r Old and Chronic Sores. Etc -Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, hobble chafes abscesses, inflammatory swellings, sores and all shin disease In cases of emergency it is invaluable -Ihis penetrating, stimulating, soothing ab- sorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from beneath ihe surface by disinfecting the parts subduing inflammation andstimulatinghealtbv granulation, not by drying and scabbing. 2 oz., 25c; 8 oz , 50c, 5-lb pkg., 84.00. A t all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. American Trolling: Beiisler PUBLICATIONS. THE YEAR BOOK March f,'ef903WOrk Wi" "e ™d* "f delivery DiS>!S! summaries of races; tables of 2:30 trot- S rSordTetc.r0°dmareS; °b™*°° EJKS Vol xvtt,' 11 °2' Si°gIe Coples' P^tpaid.. S4.00 * ol XVIII, 1902, 10 or more copies, each f . o. b Vol. XVI I, 1901, single copies postpaid Vol. XVI, 1900, . 3.35 . 400 . 4X0 . 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 Vol. XV, 1899. 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Or BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL Neglect ol a Cougb or Sore Throat may result iu an Incurable Throat Trouble or Consumption. For relief use BROWN'S BRONCHIAL TROCHES. Nothing excels this simple remedy. Sold only in boxes. Awarded Gold Meda At California stale Fair 1892. Every borseowner who values his stock should [constantly have a sup- ply of it on hand, ft .Improves and keeps stock In the pink of leonditlon. Manhattan Pood Co RED BALL BRAND Positively Cures Colic. Scouring and Indigestion 1 253 Folsom St., San Francisco Alk your grocers or dealers for it. ®he &ve&& ax>fo gvevte****** LMabchj", 1903 ] How to Produce "Creamery" Butter on The Farm give tter on the worker and weigh up three-quarters to one ounce o salt per hundred pounds of butter and s.l sal eve„!v over the mass of butter ; work just enongh to distribute the salt throughout the butter (there will be but little water to work out if it has been well dra.ned in the churn,: print into plain one-pound blocks; wrap with parchment paper, pack in wooden boxes and cover each box with two or three wet towel sacks and take to market at once. The outfit mentioned above will cost between $10 and $12. is small enough for flve cows and large enough for fifteen The increase in the butter produced will in a short while pay for the outfit, and then the increase of income will buy many Une's's torn that of necessities through the year that the farmer usually buys on time. Butter made this way will keep longer than butter made in the "dash" churn because it is perfectly free of buttermilk; it stands up against heat better because the grain has not been destroyed by the .••dasher" and by excessive working ; it has a «,od yellow color because all the color that was in the milk goes into the butter; it is cleaner becanse (a, cooking vessels are not used in handling the milk, and (b) no one's hands have touched the butter anvwhere in the process; it has i a hne nu'ttv flavor because the cream has not absorbed any foreign odors, and it is en- tirely free of buttermilk ; it brings a higher price because the demand for first class butter is many times greater than supply- To those who have always employed the old time "dash" churn, the better way , grocery store in any town of loV more inhabitants, and you , of country butter becoming on the merchant's hands at fifteen KhiTtow price because —^ not depend upon its being a first Mas! a, ccKver' farmer's wife has her own Seat what eood butter ie, and she P- thlce, an article dffer.ng » ™lor. ^ture her neighbors. . .n fn this paper 1 shall not go deeply mto details, but will enumerate a fe« of the K marked causes that make country Uer the inferior article that ,t i, am ive the essentials of making on the v,ra,e farm butter that is fully equal to the highest priced dairy or creamery Why Country Butter is Inferior - ;rv butter is of inferior quality be cause, first, it is churned at any tern pea- tore between 50 degrees F. in the winter and 90 degrees F. in the summer; hot and cold water being added ind.8cnm.na ely to -make the butter come;" second it ^ippedandslashedbythe-dasher until the fat particles have broken down and accumulated into a soft homogeneous ma33. third, the cream in rising is exposed to the odors of the kitchen; fourth, the CURES DISTEMPER, INFLUENZA, PINK EYE, EPIZOOTIC, CATARRHAL FEVER. dead bodies must be expelled to cure a horse. SPOHSS L jKt t^ua SPOHN MEDICAL CO., Chemists, Goshen, lnd. J. A McKERRON, San Francisco. Special Agent. A BOTTLE OF THE BEST LOTION W THE WORLD. » is Dr. Fisherman s Carbolized Alkaline I «t:«r. Cures Sprains, Galls. Sores, Bruises, LOtlOn. cuts. Swellings. Barbed-wire wounds. Ml™free SUN8et MERCANTILE CO. tSfaftSZ 9x.. 8. - Testimonials from the b^nown^o^e^^breeder^^^.m^nd^stoc.men on PacincCoas. ^ fV^ *^ TRADEMARK »< W SPAVIN CURE . nrll.lISOllS TRAINER ^ FROM A WELL-KKOUS t*cf """raceI*"^ T/KSnu-E PA /9#JL Xtekennn by "reaching I may at first seem unhandy, but .they butter.sgenerab t. en UP b} *!£, ^ mQre money out of the.r thel.anddownnto h hurna £ I making and w«l try the plan sug- „„, ,he ^tter ou b le.nn t M djfficulties and inconveniences S*i~Sl 35 -eptacles .„, soon be overcome, and it will he found for odors that are not desirable a. butter flfth because perfect cleanliness in not followed from the cow's udder through all the processes until the finished p.oduct is delivered to the consumer. There are other factors, too numerous to mention. but these are the principal ones, and to a large extent embraces the others that might he mentioned. Failure to guard aga.ns. any of these is sure to result in a product of proportionally lower quality. First Class Butter on the Farm.-How to make butter that is highly flavored, has a good grain, color, odor, etc., as any creamery butter, begin by throwing away the dasher to your old jar churn (use the churn for a cream receptacle if it is earthen) and order tbe following articles from any first class creamery supply house : One five-gallon plain barrel churn, one butter-worker to match, two butter ladleB, two dairy thermometers; one plain one-pound butter printer; one thousand 8l,eets parchment paper. Then follow the directions given below : Use perfect dean. liness from cow to consumer ; collect cream until yon have not more than two gallons Will SLMJ11 "C w» w. j - a great deal easier and more pleasant worn in addition to increase of income.— Texas Farmer. . The celebrated suit of T. F. B. Sotham ot Chillicothe, Missouri, against Webber, a Kansas C.ty butcher, for $2432, the price of the Hereford steer Old Times, ended in a verdict for the plaintiff for the full sum The ca=e grew out of the rivalry between Hereford and Aberdeen Angus breeders at the Chicago stock show of WOO. When the Angus champion steer Advance was sold at auction for $1.50 a pound after the show Mr. Sotham announced to the breeders that the Hereford champion Old Times had brought $1.53 a pound from a Kansas Citv butcher, who was present and confirmed the statement. Afterward the butcher sought to lower the price. LiUth Pauline deKol, the world's cham- pion HoUtein-Freisian cow, died recently at Augusta, New Jersey She was the property of Frank Koe and he had recently refnsed'T2500 for her. He valued her al First, on a bad splint close I u*ed ' Save-ibe-Hor,e all tae pasl^ seaa0 m decidea lmpr0Temen, up to knee; horse very .am? i week's time lameness all disappeared. Used ^KuS^ wl'ra'ce a^ A WenTo,' mine ^oStbJ bowed a tendon ^t spring, 5 *•£ iffiST r,fSS.S?l.5amSSS't- e-'wal TMnk it tbe greatest remedfon^rTto? a bad leg ot any description far+ 2.0 f No man in Northern New Jersey, or horseman in New York City and Long Island can doubt tins man's statement.-(Reproduced from New York Herald). Newark, N. J . Jan. 27, 1903 I used one bottle ot "Save-the-Horse" and com- Dletely removed a thoroughpin. Horse was not fail but it was a bad eyesore. No blemish or sign ot the growth remains.^^ gTENGBL. FBOM A PROMINENT STOCK FARM OWNER. Shrub Oak, N. Y. This is to certify that I have used -Save-tne Horse" for splints and wind puffs w"i cess. In fact, it is a great £™d/KpENTEB. Sunnyside Farm. Horse can be worke d witn either shin or ankle boots, as no harm can possibly come by either destruction ot hair or scalding of the II •Save tee-Horse" can be applied in all conditions and extremes of weather— hot or cold. POSITIVELY AND PERM ANENTLY CURES Bone and Bog Spavin, Ringbone, Curb, Thorough- 5m Splint, Capped Hock, Shoe Boil, Weak and Strained Tendons and all Lameness. Contains no arsenic, corros.ve sublimate or otker forms of mercury, or any injurious ingre- Cures without scar, blemish or loss ot hair. So 00 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle, con- | structed to convince and protect you fu y ™ need ot second bottle is almost improbable except in rarest cases Guarantee covers enectlveness of one bottle. ,, „..„_ Copy ol guarantee sent upon application. is to certify that I have used "Save-the , wnnen |-v-ranS protect you fully for splints and wind putts with great suo- "raoteo. to^ boMei!> aimost improbable < 85 00. all druggists and dealers, or sent prepaid. . TROY CHEMICAL COMPANY, TROY, NEW YORK. J™".* coast Agent, .1. MISSION STREET. SAN ERANCISCO. lip sold her heifer calf soon after for a five-gallon churn: -hum at - to 60 UoOOO I £",d*OT > cow died fom degrees F. in summer and 63 to 64 degrees il 1- in winter; churn until the fat particles accumulate into globules about the s,ze of wheat grains (which may be seen through the glaBSBliton the top of the churn); draw off the buttermilk by pulling the ,, lug at the bottom of the churn; as the buttermilk is flowing from the churn let it ,,aes through a strainer so as to save any particle.- of butter that may escape with the buttermilk; alter the buttermilk • Irainedont, plug np the butter- milk pour on the butter two or three gallons ot pure water not above 50 ,.,. .-nheit. after standing a minute or two i ■ the water, the umeu the buttermilk, and continue to i ,t until the water cornea out at the bottom clear. It usually requires but two washings, l,„t sometimes IB ss?ary; let [ul.t1 | When ail the * iter has that will, emptj churn upon the butter worker, ,1 been well rinsed with pure water; make an estimate of the amount lilk fever. She held the record of the world as a milk and butter producer. There is happiness where there is a steady income and this is insured where the farmer devotes his attention to dairy- ing and poultry raising, two of the best paving branches oi farm We There will be'something to sell every single week on such a premises the whole year through, and this makes money mailers easy. F. D. C'oburn, the Kansas authority on FOR SALE. McKinney Filly SEAL BROWN FILLY BY Me KINNEY. Dam, MISS KAISER, is by Kaiser 2200, he by George Wilkes 51Q Miss Kaiser is by same sire as Grace Kaiser, who, bred to McKinney, pro- duced Coney 2:02, McZeus 2:13, Stipulator "•11, Grace McK. 2:12. Miss Kaiser was selected in Kentucky by C A Durfee at the same time be bought McKinney, and sold as a yearling for $800. W H. YOUNG, Room 635, LanghUn "'dE- *-■» Angeles. VETERINARY. 0. A. W. FOLKERS Successor to J H. A. Folkers & Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building, Room 4. San Franolsc| WANTED. VXCEPTIONALLY FINE BROUGHAM HORSE. P II t'obnrn, the Kansas auiuum; "" Dlwuui.fvui uuiw^- feedine, lauds alfalfa above all other feeds M^^^..^..^"^^^^.^' for bri od bows and young pigs. MUSI DC UIH" 1*IJ '«-. K""" •»*.•"«-• -- "hands and not under ISO pounds. elvinR lowest cash price, etc.. BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 39 Geary Street, San Francisco. Ira Barker Dalzie VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriaie.Saddle and RoaK Horses <"**, Office and stable: <»5 GoIO|n Gate Avenue, Sf Francisco, Cat. Telephone South 661. A pn Outfit. wtll> «!' PREGNAT0R &. DILATOR , .^l.iM^.KLt^'o. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SUR0E0N Graduate of Koj-al Veterinary College of Turin Telephone: Main 457. r>r. -wm., IF". Bgan M. R. C. V. S.. F. E. T. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON Member of the Royal ColleB o of Veterlw ^ISvEM?drarifetyTG?ad^o^| Modlcufe Veterinary Surgery Veterinary Dejlf I Telephone West 138. March 7, 1903] ^l^^^^Vo^man ~ — ~ <&ttegveei>ev curb &v Limonero=^=2ic 5= 'A G„„t Si™ of „ ,„Y_. ' O O (A Great Sire of Ti^o * ^"^ ' ilMONEBo 2-i53 brp) „„ y and EarIy Speed.) individuality rank, with ba.F horse, with no mark, „ffni ■ SeuTlce ln California have Bever bVentai^d 'X, \hhem- He h^ 351^^^^' class and their appearance and the predi?et?nn m *rlhandsome. b°g bavs and V^ °]ds that be good race horses with C ' °f the best J'udffes man v n, H?r0wns- From ^ KO i.151 mil make the season of 1903 at the 3= A ^eg' No* "4# 33389 "" --ijj wiu mak AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. ^ f« S2S, far a Limited Namber of a„„a Mares HARRISON G. ARMS. Owner o Hi 5 al f Piedmont 901 „, Record 2:iyw" ^■'"S" ?** Heats in 2^0 or better Sire of fsparioRer. 2-I5W Limonero... '..: ,,4 Lorua... o" 2," Wanda -: J, Charley c... X,;,-' Marston 0 :.,-.:' £i'ta \ ela g.i m? Lizziemoot '."a-isj- Montrose (3>. 2*]g " sire or'" ff '""""J- Spacers 'tons produced Ifldaughts produced 21 trolters 3 pacers I-Dlaneer . ■ Dam of " Limonero... 2-ku b,oo ;;;gji| I II [ 33 I ,-, s're of 35 trotters and \ ~ Pacers i 96 sons produced ™ trotters and U> pacers Sldau produced 102 trotters and ■m pacers f,"a>:rFergason (by Mamb Chief in „. Dam of piedmont... 2-ivw Almont EagJe.aa? • ^'endlnning and I MENLO STOOir r.» »» « on of I903 3t th0 teMenlo Stock Farm will nnt k. .. wfc«^'-'rV> $100 JanieM.(p)clseufn-2:|3 — JAMES MCDONNELL, Portola Q= «. SIDNEY DILLON 1>3^F Caprus Banco Q)Timedsep-O.OCl .O^arately in/./O-: race on H mile track Trial on v; miie n.Ofll track. /-/Ui THE MONEI ON nin^ family. 1 Reg. No. 4 20,184. «.™«.vj.« WILKES "-in S.re of 2:10 performs („„'„„' fn?"" liVlne 1st dam NATHALIE rh x, ":1° Ust)- 3^ ^i^^iSS~)k?--- 3:,"'Prod- Where Can You Beat This Breeding? TEKMSS5°™».-thusua, return privileges. ^f^^edaAye.. San Jose, Cal The Greatest l^T^T^t JUcKinney and Sire at 10 years of a„e of ZEPHIK (4) ITALIA (3) Z'l1 lord kitchener^, ;:; J = -,11 » *" "■'-»,-5 Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA fAi SIDNEV DILI nw 2:I93fc dam Venus ,rt»I3S fired "y Sidney Leah 2:2^. CupW *?« ,.°f Ad0Dis 2:1"A 3:"!4).Psvchp-)i«I- -'1 (sire of Venus ri and'st Ss a£o lama„^0T,ieP" "2"l6". Mercury 2:21 and Ida "?wfi hi",°-°' the da"u of sire or dam of Directum ■n-y, Jenture 2:27«. St. b. by AJgerine son Jfe se?ond dan> bletonlan SIDNEY Sir S?*s Ham- symmetry and impart?Ws^JS .3 ™od«l of »y, inherentispeed a,.rt» gr?Dd individual, to all his progeny MstM t leDtdisposition out no responsibilftv for care.S"en mares, eapes. xjsial return n°,„-accldeI,,s or es- still in my posseS PF^rIenges. if D°rse is other information re^afdln^ Si"rage and mares address regarding shipment or ,„„, „ FRA!,K TURNER, Supt. Santa Rosa Stock Farm Or Ira Pierce. SANTA ROSA, CAL 728 Montgomery St , s. P, ZOMBBOM IFEE $75 THE SEASON «*.«^ Due fu"her Dotice at -"— « Send for card containing pedigr'ee JoTS^.S^Sr' ™ ^«S **** ^ °° ^""sibiiity U14UOU. Address ±- ^V-fl^iI^KCEoRS6a, SEYMOUR WILKEslp^r^— The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes Record 2:08 U2 Will make the Season of 1903 at LakevilJe, Sonoma Co., Cal. SEYMfiirc. -n,rr Will Make the Season at MILP.TAS 11ES~— W - E~ « - 0' « W. no ■ ^^H_^S^jvn!plta3i^aI_ By McKinney 2-lli (Sire.in^ll^^lJf^es 3d dam BLANCHE PATCHFN k 4ttdo^Itf^PH^yHongll S.h^am^ENNYLINDby Abdal 'iy McKinney Season of 1903 at • fl^DEN, SAN JOAQUIN CO < For' f ggiab0taam's Sables, Stockton » THE SEASON. SEYMOUR wrr ifre « bard fought race and JLf arned hls re™rd in a The oldest of hi „r™-a =ame raoe norse. horse in Cal/forniS can show aearr«0l,dS' aad ao tion of large handinm» T g"ater propor- well-boned colts TheTall f™?7 ,b,Uilt aad nearly every instance arc V„,,l k allbe anon ,h („r the foals ot said ™a;emares and foals ^sJbe^ovfdSm^rTnchheforeJul, ,',9°3' "MBS MtDO»EU, J Supt Menlo Stock Farm Portol^SanMateoJ^onnty^Cal^ 3-TEAR-OLD RECORD. 2:15 1-3 3 * (Timed second in 2-12M) , 4-tEAB-OLD Kf«L0'Sb trm i (Timed second in 2.09 V4. *W (2-YEAK-OI.D TRIAL. OEEERED "OR SERVICE ^J^^V* -year -„,d H.MA H^r^xSHcK speed having four 2:10 Pertorniers w ^ anfl bis grandam and great grauo ^^ qualities 10 The Blood that pro* duced Dan Patch 1:99| looked through a bridle He is by Bonnie Boy.^ sire of ^unbeaten Dan Palc^ b R„ches,er and n'ifSddam is a producing^ : by Olark ChiM^ WOndertul speed and LECCO 2.092 1 -_™„„ZTic . „rv handsome black : stallion, a square t. e trotters. $50 for the Season. 3:26 Black Horse 16-8*4 hands. Foaled 1890. BBED BY WM. COBBEIT. MAJELLA B.(2)2:29T^Ut^ THE BOQUET T'laI (S &5I « mil.. Trial 3:20*4 as a Brown Filly 4-yr-oid m 1902 Bbed by WM. !-"»»»"• w Sabledale Sire, Sabie WUkes 2:,S sire o« Oro WUlres J». ^^^ ££* »£*!»' ^^ (at 2 years) alSVS, Bufflngton (at ~ Ky,, ^ g ^^ „ Di«ctOT,|ire o- fl |»r^?» h»ot ?4; I rsibi: «i»» .. a „».*.r,i. ■.« 0. 0^^^^ ™s ss NTJSHAG AK'S sire, Sabl :W Us that er raced down the GraEdCjremt ^^ 2 Wilkes 2:11 wasoneof tne B""= as it has produced John A. McKerron _.uoi (at2years) Director blood is a successful crosJ ET*°8elIiie,;-",V« and she would have been a Ozanam 2.08, Do Jade Wilkes „HJ.£ l s jn the ? broodmare l«t and snewo^.^ ^ 2:35 as a of 2:20V4 with three and one-ball monui> econds. His son Aristo (at 3 years) i , » , » had showeJmilein^. las Quarter m^ t A ^,«'»hJ^|„ent Stake estimate of him. His third heat in commencing February St0CNUSHAGAk will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm. loth and ending July 1st. „_ .. r. iWBBWMHMI 3k^sm«^w\^ «■£: weigM I0W ibs.,otgood toppy road horse {wo whUe hiDd ankles, lo hands m trains at depot-) For further particulars ad Breed ^ Extreme Speed CHRS. DERBY 4907, ««;i:i!^S «Jch BETTER 2:0,«. ^^^'^^maby o^ fast and game racehorses. -KS.'SSS BETTER -.»«■ ^»J 3a^^l D^eloped Trctters andPacersfor Terms tor young stallions -d pasturage sale at reasonable prices [AliAfc- Will mw Walnut Grove, Cal. ,i»SifJSRSrlSSr«3BR^SiSa| j resMnned'to Walnut Grove. WILLIAM HAROLD _ ^^nn M.« RECORD ■ ■ ■ 2:131 Sire: SIDNEY 2:195 Sire of Lena N |SS Oddity ri„f- ' W Sidney Dillon, sire ot Dolly Dillon -«' .19 In 2:30 list Dmih: ^tts^^szus**** CRICKET 2:10 Dam of William Harold 2-W4 1 Irlorl Sii?u Hopper » isobel ,•■„>' BySlelnway.slreot klatawah 2-u5* 45 In 2:30 list ARTHUR WILKES 2:28» Sire of 210V4 Welcome a-iSU Fitz Lee g.iaJ HobO oV'i; WaylandW. ...--.-; ~u s Sire of Arthur W J.jJJ John A y, 14w Forrest W iWJ* »« "' ^b0 and'is'a ^^1^^^^^ LaTe1^.,S°y.,o.SgooDdd,ook%^dspeec LETTIE Dam of Welcome 2.]2>4 Wavland w 2-28Vil Maud Singleton TERMS »40 t ther Season. ^ ttnd "^^ pe^e^aaress TERMS 825 ^Jj^y, Hayward^Cal Now Is the Time to ADVERTISE YOUR STALLION ^xi«A Posters ■ ^1 K. -P-V STALLION SERVICE BOOK PEDIGREES TABULATE -T.1.CT. SAN FRANCISCO- March 7. 19 31 ®he groefrer txnb Sfrrortemau THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED 17 -.- -_ mmmm^ii ^ -^ . - . tAKUY AND extreme speed. NUTWOOD W LKES ttasfc====ai U A r* \ ir~^ as«Bas==i^ig.ft~»r. - -- " *" *«5 are out of his daughters For further particulars apply or address MARTIN- CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm Rosewood 2:21 Nearest [ 2£2U Central Girl 2-°2,. Mixer. 2-.H3 AhiB 2:24*4 Who Is She 2-25 Miss Georgie. 2-25 Fred Wilkes 2-26H Queen C 2:iS'~ Electress 2:28'! Daugestar 2-29 £ E C 2:28!4 T.C. (3) 2:30 THE BRED HIGHLY STALLION Full Brother to John A. McKerron 2:05 1-4 NEAREST 35562 Of these, Alone 2:09^, fastest four-year-old ol Irvlngton, Alameda Co., Cal. RECORD 2:22 1-2 (Formerly WILKES DIRECT) Sire °f ALONE (4» 2:°9 I"* and the Only 8-year-old Stallion with One with a Record below 210 sfnt^wKS^^Su's^:' ll^tt £ tigrgSfifr W,^S » ***■ other standard performers u'uo'-'0*' »eorgle a 2.1214, Bob Ingersoll 3:14a and 16 nearest ssitHSSSss Near Eace Track, San Jose, Cal. EVERY WEEK DAY RAIN OR SHINE. to Calm Joeiey Clot OAKLAND TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY RACES START AT 2:15 P. M. SHARP. i 1i? 2:23»' Sir**i /rin« i-i i _ jl- — ■*«« T. W. BARSTOW, SAN JOSE, CAL. REMOVES Puffs, Tumors. 5™£Js Thor- ough-Pin^11 etc., -withont laying the horse up or removing the hair,strengt li- ens strained Capped ^ Hock, ^rEa, Swellings, dons, restores the circula- tion, allays all inflammation. Cures tumors, hernia, weep- on human "family. ?««, $2.0uSp1?Tottfe Springfield, Mass, nSSi8 Wa0T ^S- Langley 4 Michaels Co. Redington & Co.. J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron all of San Francisco. Sire of Dr. Frasse .2:121 Thomas R 2:15 Vendome . 2rI8J /Don Derby 2:06 /Don Derby. 2'06 I r» iniro nm»w I Mucn Better. .'.'.'.' 'VoTw I [uynuerDy 2:06 ARLES DERBY 2^^^^....^ \mm by AlcantaJ&^— ;;;;£$< Sire or I and 19 more'in 2:30 I n I ?d ^afferty 2:16^ Will make the Season Of 1903 OODLAND, CALIFORNIA. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, Good Pasturage at 82.50 per month DAW ts or escapes. $50 Iron Alto Inu s SSe i Bj ^onllm"^"!^™!^ IRAN ALTO 2:12* Will Make the Season, 1903, at his home The Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose Fee $50. ^PeaTg^Yd^es?6" ^o4 Pa8tura«e ^« °>"es well cared for. For Tabulated JAMES W. REA, San Jose, Cal. BAddresCsretak3n' bUt D° res»0Ilsibi"'y assumed for aeol WILLIAM MURRAY. Woodland. Cal. Sire of a"k 2:10i4 'eitzer 2:13w loner Boy 2:17w ■"«<» 2:I9« and ten more in 2:30 Breed for Size, Disposition, Style and Speed secretary Son of the great Director and a mare by Volunteer, Will make the Season of 1903 AT ALAMEDA. SECRETARY is a black horse, 16 hands high, a model of symmetry and conformation. His disposition is perfect and he can show as much natural speed as any trotting stallion in Cali forma. He sires speed, quality, substance and splendid disposi tions, and his produce are always in demand. FEE $40 THE SEASON. tionFa°drdCraeIs's CODlalDl,lg 'abulated pedigree and other informa- Telephone: Eagle 627. ELIAS WILLIAMS, C°r- Arbor street and Eagle Ave., Alameda, Cal. 2.'1 11 Alta Vela R2E2d4D9 SON OF THE GREAT ELECTIONEER 125 Will Make the Season, 1903-=Fee $50-=Race Track, San Jose. Limited to 10 inares, as he will be trained and raced again this year ~.^«£iy^ pCr7r£gesBeSBir,s CpaaryeaSekea°t t.m'e "i service and must be settled before removal of mam Address payable at time of HANS FRELLSON, Race Track. San Jose, Ca'. BY MACK 2:09M WILKES 2:25i Son of Sire of KELLY BRIGGS 2:10}< WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1903 AT Sable Wilkes 2:18 Fanny fayswater Dam of 2 in 2:30 SINTERS, YOLO CO., CAL. FEE $40. ^S^afIn?thre'eIyeKa?f.di%,\fsrgeftoSPsfa?iSla2set IE? '°°>*. soundness and gameness. The ! llen,BpAaIturVateTf?rBm^f2E5? iVSth"1 ^ °°1,S ^ W"' 8e" ^ g°°* *™<*- ards containing full Pedigree and all particulars address By JVlcKINNEY 2:11 1=4 Dam BY BY by NUTWOOD. -JS'SfflSiJSWSSf grToo2i°22;1oYo&B,ent IS,' SrZ%X:^\dt?n£™^- The *°r* BY MACK is one of the Best Bred Sons of the Great McKInney. Terms: $25 for the Season. E^LVSP. *3 p" month. n0 barbed wire fences usual Return Privileges. For further particulars address -. . A- DONOCGH, Reclamation Station. Cal. Ship mares to A. DoNoncH, Reclamation Station (California and Northwestern Railroad) LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission. Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. WAREHOUSE. 303 Berry St. office: 303 California St,. PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Write for prioes. ®ke gveei"* cmo gp-orfcmum 1 March 7, 103 ■Pn-R SALE Bl«e HUl Stake .t Readville. and *~££ All Out of Fashionably Bred Mares, One 2 Years O d. One 3 Years O d. One 4 Years Old. well staked and ?re,"?Jf"!'rei.ord ol 2:18, and a t 1ST LIKE A HORSE RACE FASTEST HORSES Q» THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL T>t-«¥»Ti(> Winner ot fastest 5-heat race P*----- . , sr^S^l^dX^tteeo,, year out. Sired by Direct 8:05*. sire of Directly 2:03.„ Hal Direct *:0*M. *>"»«■ D1"Ct *:°" Directum Kelly 2:0»M. etc. Dam BON BON *20 <^°< *— !:?,» - second ^.J BOSSIE WTUZB M (dam of 3 in oughbred son of Boston , onghbred son of Boston. ^ ls a good individual. BONNIE DIRECT X&JttJtt&g^™^ -- BONNIE DIRECT W.U ^ aUmited number of ^?^- JV^.^? S^lcj, «- refund at taken to prevent accidents or escape, Address at reasonable rates. Summary of Three of Bonnie Direct's Races. Chamber of Commerce Stakes, $5000, at Detroit BonnieDireet • ° 1222 Annie Thornton ' 11 2 8 -Sdis Hal Met* -er^ ■ g 3 u 3 3 ro Time-2:rO';,2:'.2M, 2:13V 213, -1- i. -' •=->■ •2-13 Class, pacing, purse $1500, at Columbus. _. ..-..2 5 1 1 1 BonnieDireet i i 2 2 3 jotmnyAgan. "'3 0342 Lady Piper | 5 3434 Freilmont ■""'" ji„ Red Ligbt 44 5dr, Prince Esumdis. Im^O-SP,, 1:03^1:36,2:0 c. L. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal Blue Hill Stake. $3000, at Readville Bonnie Direct • SallieHook... Evolute Annie Thornton Paul Revere 3 1 1 I .2 2 8 .5 3. 2 .4 4 3 Dark Wilkes 6 7 5. Tommy OLSET &SON. Proprietor ARNER 31300 11 in 2-15 list. 23 in 2:30 "St. Dam BERTHA by Alcantara 729. FULL BROTHER TO Don Derby - = 2:06 | Diablo ■ - - ■ 2:09 14 ! (Sire of Sir Albert S 2:03K) I Bf- -■ " =-2:12 1=2, EdLafferty - ■ 2:16 1=2 and others. L Season of 1903, to close June 1st, season 01 *•>"«. — AT SAN LORENZO, CAL. - „, FOR THE SEASON .sua, return P— , pasturage « Per month, . Fee $ ^kenot mares. Po bran(Nj s&n LorenzO, Cal -^TEED .OK SIZE. — •. I-ED::^^I^lySon0fthe \ Great Geo, Wilkes | [in California, . . . • «-BREED FOR SIZE, ST>1^. — HAMBLET0N1AN WILKES 1679 Phoebe Wilkes. Robert I Pnebon W Rocker Will Make the Season of 1003 at o-Qgiz I Tommy Mac . '*2:10 I Vlo Schiller... "2:10Vi 1 Arlene Wilkes 2:11 I Sunbeam A,,n i Covrilp 2:17h .2:1151 1 New Era SJ* |a™a George 2:18m .2:11M I Aeroplane ;»» j F HansOD 2:19* .2:ilX|Syb.lS iio. ^moreln "■■ GREEN MEADOW FARM Tenns for the Season, $40. ,„r escapes or accidents. So tfir. few- Telephone: Suburban 15 Brokatv Road, 1-4 mUe from Santa Clara. 2SSL rSo?1I»en^SUbu^?^t1 Address __ _ _ A _ R. I. MOORHEAD, SANTA CLARA. CAL. TELEPHO>t; a»*"- . MONTEREY 2.09 1-4 SAH LORENZO ■4SSBKJSBSI: HILPITAS THE BEST Reg. No. 31706 -a- WEDNESDAY .THLTRS DATS and FRIDAYS. i. "Good pasturage at N : per month Best o, care taten of m.« Fee $50 oufno^pousiblliiy for accidents or escapes. ^'"^ San LoreDS„. Cal. and full particulars. Address Tales of the Turf By William B. Fasig. Trotting horsemen the world over knew the late V, £ Fasig and that he was in a class of his own aVan instructive. Interesting and humorous writer of trotting horse subjects. W. H. Gocher, secretary 0 , he National Trotting Association, has put Mr. Fast's writings In book form, adding much of In f.rtt thereto and the book Is now ready for de. " ThTlable ot contents Includes the following: "SB5HF3BEFKg; ,„. <=fCRETARY.-His trials and tribulations him hero but advice. THE SANDPIPER-HOW. he D^cbm,,,,,,,,^ m1.n°ln*b™wnb»tood0pa',l and 'those who tad the rc.l surcTblng-well. tney lost, as usual. . BTRANGELAND H ;ud Buck- A STRAJ:_.„ ." ,ir i„ another racing world. Books for Stallion Owners. HOOVER'S STALLION SERVICE RECORD. The most complete boo, .or ^fi*^ £?*& ^M^g , breeders. Not a pocket edition Nemoped^ J^.^ g»„ l pedigreed stock 2 THE STANDARD STALLION SERVICE BOOK. The neatest Service Book ^t^Tl^^^ »^fe mare., V'^ "P-e to^V^r^^^^^^^ibam^a^O %llll^lD^e^lo^r^ ofWreed stock 81 00 3 BREEDER'S NOTE AND CERTIFICATE BOOK I AND STAH*W SERVICE BOOK COMBINED. Thi. book contains 75 blank f^^^^^^^ 'fett2 i^Wt^ anr-Xi pedigreed stock 81.00 DrJOUlOUiU'V- Sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price. BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, San rrancJBCQ- Cal- WAG^rTlN^TTiF^RLD ■ WEIGHT 48 to 65 Lbs, Entirely Different and away ahead of any other wagon ever made. It is easier to pull and faster than a sulky. Thoroughly practical, handsome and durable. STRANGE LAND HOW a snipwrci-nvu —-« S ™»,w. « stir In another racing world, eye nadoa bllr^in a ^^ ^ ^ you can say ll l» untrue «. Ann -How the best gr.on horse In Missouri M<3| -MVSS- «s !««B*|js qooD POINTS. erti ObV.. »hose history has a pinch of romance booked on to It vNDY ANDI Wliat the well known pair learned in Franci' an.l Knglunil afttr the h,,: chocked the sign language They could not nrmnlr \"l IKKTIME -How Flyloc .1 , U,. ,«ss trotter on the speed drive Id V i Pi „,.r shank -Someone said lie was a coll h~«kVr bet he broke the wlso when the thir- teen combination and Eloise won at Detroit m -u, t«nd tills valuable book tree a^ u pro THE BENJAMIN RACING WAGON . .1. _ ___nAM3 Via. vine The Body is made in one £%™^^^\$Zy .™] I entireiy new. It is absolutely noiseless and pc^itively P-^Ve^^oVn'TooTa^ vf « whee ^complet. Our B aM^ J o"n be made and are in a continuous piece Wheels » e haDdsome and strong and canoe ^^ logs are the best made and are .water ••""'•'P^ ,„' ^ny part of them, and so ^^f^^6 and trussed, making tt They are steel plated top *nd bottom, free ^omt b0^ 9o[ or£eVr. 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THE "OLD RELIABLE" IS RELIABLE. ©ARKER BROTHERS MERIDEN, CONN S*nd for eiUlocni N. V. Salesroom: 88 Warren St. Clabrough, Golcher & Go. TONS Gut Goods FISHING ^ Tackle K Q A U A DMTT CT C AM Kinds of Ammunition... Catalog- on application to Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N. Y. PHIL. B. BEKEART CO.. San Francisco, Coast Representative NEW "E. C." NEW "SCHULTZE" SHOTGUN RIFLEITE » THE MERICIN "E. C." mi "SCHULTZE1' Biinpowder Co., Ltd. Miiolietortd PHIL, B BEEEART CO.. Pacific Coast Representative. VOL. XLII. No 11. 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAS STAH B. 2:11 1-* MONTEREY 2:09 1-4 SNAP SHOTS AT HAYWARDS HORSE SHOW. 2 ®he $v eeiiev ai\i> gpoxtsuxan [March 14, 1903 ■••••••••••••••■•••••••••••••••a •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••;;«•; GOOD HORSES Are An Headed for the BLUE RIBBON SALE CLEVELAND, OHIO. MAY 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 1903. The Most Popular of Americas Horse Auctions. There is a THREE-FOLD REASON for the increasing popularity of this old established fixed annual sale event, viz.:— II AAA-ri/Mki f Most Convenient LUUAI IUN I for Sellers and Buyers. CLEVELAND is central to the principal horse-breeding sections, and within easy reach of all the Eastern and Western cities with matinee and driving clubs. Our sales mart could not be better located. It is within five minutes walk of the Glenville freight yards, and opposite the main entrance of the Cleveland Driving Park. The St. Clair street trolleys pass the door. II C er a r» r\ k i ' When the Demand I. OLAoUN . is Most Active. The "Blue Ribbon" comes at the right time, when training begins in earnest and pleasure driving is opening into full swing. The season being advanced, and this being the last big sale, the demand is most active, and consequently prices are at their highest. III. Method I £«? The method is unique in one feature, that of showing speed over the Cleveland track. A day is set apart for these speed exhibitions, and bidders can time the speed and satisfy themselves. A record is kept and the trial announced from the auction stand, when the horse is brought up for sale. The Trotter's Earning Capacity Never So Large Before. A TROTTER in the 2:24 class can win $75,000 " 2:14 " " " 65,000 " 2:12 " " " 55,000 of stakes in 6 Grand Circuit races this year [C II Z II CI II I. it ll (I A «i II l( ll li WINNING was never in such demand. If coupled with "class" and good manners, there is no limit to the price " Blue Ribbon " buyers will pay, if you show them the "real thing." You have the opportunity to do this over the Cleveland track, before the best puyers in the world. The matinee and driving club members are out for. the "crack-a-jacks" — so are the racing men, ami the rivalry to own a "Top-sawyer" is sharp and keen. The "Blue Ribbon" is the sale ) to get full value for a ^ GREEN S ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••«••••••••»••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• March 14, 1908.] t&he $veeiwv anit gtpxxvismaw THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. W. KELLEY, PROPRIETOR. rurf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 QEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O. BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 586. Terms-One Tear S3. Six Months 81.75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snould be sent by postal order draft or by registered letter addressed to F W. Keiaey, 38 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. 8 ConS cat ons must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, March 14, 1903. have won blue ribbons at the State and district fairs. Every man that knows anything at all of the subject knows that the money spent for the fairs has brought big returns to the State in property values. The beef and dairy interests of California, growing as they are to enormous proportions, would be twenty years be- hind there present status had it not been for the emu- lation excited by the annual exhibits. The trotting bred horses 6old from California every year exceed in value the entire amount appropriated for all the fairs. Before the election the friends of Governor Pardee 6ent out the statement by authority of the Republican State Central Committee that he favored liberal appropriations for the district fairs. Since his election the Govern or has not said anything that would warrant anyone in claiming that he has changed his mind. The Legislature will adjourn to-day and the Governor will have ten days to affirm or veto the fair appropri- ations. There is every reason to believe that he looks upon them with favor and that he will not draw his pen through any portion of them. Stallions Advertised. TROTTING BRED. ALTA VELA Z-.UU Hans Frellson, Race Traok, San Jose ARNER 31300 C. Branin, San Lorenzo BARONDALE 2:11M Tom James, San Jose BAYSWATER WILKES 2:25H S. H. Boy, Winters BONNIE DIRECT C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton BOODLE JR J- D- Carr, or John Garside, Salinas BY MACK ^ Donough, Reclamation Sta CH AS DERBY 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO 3:09H Wm Murray, Woodland GROVER CLAY 2:23M D.Gannon, Emeryville GUY McKINNEY D Bryson, Linden HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R. I. Moorhead, Santa Clara IRAN ALTO 2:12& Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose LECCO 2:09a/ Edw. Mills, Pleasanton LIMONERO 2:15X J- H. Williams, Los Angeles MONTEREY 2:09« P. J- Williams, San Lorenzo MONTESOL P- Foley, Race Track, Alameda NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16^ Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington NEAREST 2:22}4 T. W. Barstow, San Jose NUSHAGAK 25939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove POLE STAR P- Foley, Race Track, Alameda SECRETARY Elias Williams, Alameda SEARCHLIGHT 2:03X Edw. Mills. Pleasanton SEYMOUR WILKES Thos. Roche, Lakeville, Sonoma Co SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Frank Turner, Santa Rosa SILVER BOW JR *• -I- Morehouse, Milpitas ST AM B. 2:11 j^ Samuel Gamble, Pleasanton WELCOME 3:10i4 Geo. Gray, Hay wards WILLIAM HAROLD 2: 13M Geo. Gray. Hay wards ZOMBRO 2:11 Geo. T. Beckers, University, Los Angeles Co THOROUGHBREDS. ST. CARLO James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS .'. The Bay wood Stud, San Mateo SIR GIBBIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co THE DISTRICT FAIR APPROPRIATIONS, which at the present time are in the General Appropriation Bill in about the same amounts as passed at the last session of the Legislature, and have gone to the Governor in that shape, are causing a very large amount of talk from the city and country press. In the majority of cases the writers who are discuss- ing this measure know so little of the subject that their alleged arguments are most amusing to those acquainted with the facts. For instance, there is an almost unanimous condemnation of the management of the fairs because but fifty per cent of the $80,000 expended on them last year went for premiums. If this is the proportion paid out for that purpose the showing is a good one — better than could be expected^ A district agricultural fair that pays for premiums half the amount received from the State is doing very well. It costs something to run a district fair. Sup- pose, for instance, a district has the sum of $2000 appropriated for its maintenance. This appropriation is made for two years and two fairs are given, $1000 being spent each year. The legitimate expenses of a fairinclude the salary of asecretary, rent of a pavilion THE BLUE RIBBON SALE to be held by the Fasig-Tipton Company at Cleveland, May 11th to 16th, is the talk of the country. The Fasig-Tipton Company has held some sensational sales, but this one promises to break the record. California alone will send horses that will attract buyer6 from all partB of the country, and there will be quite a contest over the future ownership of such mares as Anzella 2:06|, Dolly Dillon 2:07 and Lou Dillon, trial 2:08*. Dolly Dillon was the champion mare of 1901, Anzella of 1902 and Lou Dillon is confidently expected to wear the crown of 1903. Then there is that great pacer, Sir Albert S. 2:03|, that Millard Sanders is confident will pace in t two minutes this year. This quartette alone is enough to make the Blue Ribbon Sale a sensational one, but there will be others and it will be the greatest sale ever held at Cleveland. There is no better chance for owners to get good prices for horses that can do the Missouri act, that is, show fast under the watch. This is the great "show me" sale of America. The Cleveland track is one of the best in the world and horses will be driven quarters and halves over it dur- ing a few days immediately preceding the sale, with timers in the stand who will hang out the time made. This is the sale where speed shown brings the money . every time. Those who have fast green horses that can show well in May can get prices worth while if they consign them to the Blue Ribbon. Owners are requested to read the page advertisement in this issue and consider the three-fold reason there Bet forth for the increasing popularity of this old established fixed annual event. If you want to sell a good horse this is the opportunity. The management aptly says: "You furnish the speed, we guarantee the buyer." ANOTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITY is to be ** offered the horse breeders of California. On Thursday, March 26th, William G. Layng of the Occidental Horse Exchange will sell at that place twenty-five head of horses from the renowned Oak- wood Park Stock Farm, where so many champions have been bred. Farmers and others who own a few broodmares should remember that the big breeding farms are being rapidly dispersed at just the time when the standard bred horse ia coming into general demand. The supply will have to be maintained by the small breeders and these sales are their oppor- tunities to get the blood that is popular and will bring the greatest returns in the future. The youngsters to be sold at this sale are mostly three year old fillies out of great producing mares. They are all thoroughly broken and many show racing speed. There are several colts and geldings, and are undoubtedly the best lot ever sent from this farm to a sale. Remember that the demand for horses is rapidly getting ahead of the supply and the sales from breeding farms are growing fewer and fewer. All these young horses are to be shown by the side of a saddle horse that buyers may see their gait and action. It will be a great op- portunity to get good goods at your own price. The San Jose Track. WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE that the well known and popular livestock auctioneer, Wm. G. Layng, for so many years the editor of this journal, has been very seriously ill at his hotel in this city during the past week. He has Buffered from hemorrhages of the lungs and has been very low, but at this writing we are pleased to state is considerably improved, and there is every prospect that he will be up and about within a week. Mr. Layng's friends are legion from California to New York and they will Bincerely hope for his early recovery. No person in California has been so thoroughly identified with the trotting horse industry and there iB probably no man in America who has the knowledge of pedigrees of Pacific Coast horses that he possesses. He has been a student of blood lines since his boyhood and has the proud distinction of having bred a faster horse (Sir Albert S. 2:03:}) than any other editor or turf writer. May he live to breed a still faster one. KENTUCKY'S GREAT FUTURITY, which has been raised to $22,000 for foals of this year, should receive the patronage of every breeder in America. It iB a reasonable supposition that every person who is engaged in breeding trotting Btock is interested in seeing the demand for it kept up, and colt values maintained. Every staked colt cannot be sold for $1000, but every one that is Bold for that amount helps to sell the others and prevents valueB from depreciating to less than the cost of production. Colt stakes are the very life of the trotting horse breeding industry, and it is therefore the duty of every breeder to do what he can to make them successful. The small amount required to enter a mare in this, the greatest of all trotting stakes, is so ridiculously small that every person that can afford to breed one can afford to name her and thus make the prospective foal eligible. Of course you will not pay the service fee to a stallion owner this year unless you expect to get a colt that at maturity will show some speed. If your hopes are realized and if the youngster in the spring of his three printing of premium lists, advertising, pay of help, year old form trots up to expectations you will want etc. etc., and $500 will not cover it. We do not take to race him. If he is not entered in some of the big Into consideration the racing or anything that per- stakes he will not sell for half the price he would bring tains to it. The racing accounts should not be mixed were he eligible to Btart in them, and he can't be raced up with the fair. There have no buvness there. The in any purses that will pay for his cost even if he wini racing pays its own way in most in9Unces and helps them. There are few purses of value for three year make the fair a success but it should be a separate olds, but there are several big stakes and the Ken- account. Without the racing the agricuUlrai exhibits tucky Futurity is the biggest of them all. would not draw one-half the attendance. The money appropriated for fairs is for the encouraement of agriculture, horticulture, manufactures au other State industries, and it was so intended from th start. [f it has aided in building up better breeds of Urs6s, cattle and other animals, better fruits and graini^nd THE OFFICIAL YEAR BOOK of the League of Amateur Driving Clubs has reached this office. It is bound in the same style and printed on the same plan as the Year Book heretofore issued by the Gen- tlemen's Driving Club of Cleveland and is a very hand- some publication. It contains full summaries of all trotting and pacing events at matinees of 1901 and 1902, also summaries of amateur events at public meet- ings, a list of officers and members of the clubs in mem- bership in the league, and alphabetical lists of the various clubs and the trotters and pacers started dur- ing year. It is replete with interesting tables and handsome illustrations and is compiled and edited by George A. Schneider, of Cleveland. The ciubB in membership are those of Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbus, Memphis, New York, Pittaburg and Syracuse. __^^^_^^^____ Great Work of Joe Patchen. W. K. Dickinson, of Parkway farm, Goshen, N. Y., has found time to tabulate the results of the great "Iron Horse, " Joe Patchen's career, which is now a closed book. The black pacer's legion of admirers will doubtless peruse the stallion's record withinterest and file it away in the scrap books. It is as follows: Times started in races and against time 100 Times first 53 The following letter received just before going to press explains itself: Breeder and Sportsman: — There has been a other products of the farms it has accomplished 'le hitch in the program and I am not going to get the purpose for which it was appropriated. That it h, San j096 Ra06 Track. Please let it appear in your done this there is not a particle of doubt. Our dair_ next isaue, as I don't want my friends to come here and beef herds, the flocks of sheep and fowl, the thinking I am in charge and get disappointed. The breeding ranks of standard bred, draft and thorough- arties now in charge say there shall be a first clasB bred horses have been built up and brought to their \0^ kept and I hope there will. As ever, present high state by the aid of sires and dams that T, w. Barstow. Times second 39 Times third 1- Times fourth 4 Times unplaced 3 Heats won in 2:10 or better 90 Heats won in 2:09 or better 86 Heats won in 2:08 or better 81 Heats won in 2:07 or better 68 Heats won in 2:06 or better 54 Heats won in 2:05 or better 40 Heats won in 2:04 or better 20 Heats won in 2:03 or better 13 Heats won in 2:02 or better 5 Heats won, J-mile tracks, 2:09 or better 10 Heats won, J-mile tracks, 2:08 or better 9 Heats won, j-mile tracks, 2:07 or better 7 Heats won, J-mile tracks, 2:06 or better 3 Heats won, "J-mile tracks, 2:05 or better (2:04J world 's record ) 1 Money won in purses and exhibitions in nine years $100,350 Mill Creek Farm. Spohn Medical Co. Cynthiana, Ky., Sept. 6, 1902. Dear Sirs:— I am well pleased with Spohn's Distemper Com pound, and keep a supply in my stable. It is a great remedy for colts I am satisfied it has prevented my colts taking dis- temper, when they were exposed to the disease. I find it a fine thing for driving and work horses and mules. If Spohn's Cure is given when they have gone so far in the disease as to commence coughing, it will soon get them back, and on their feed. I am Resp'y, A. S. ashbrook, Prop. Sobar up on Jaolrton'i Napa Soda. o. Gray, Pres- ident: M. Henry, Vice-President; Geo. A. Oakes, Sec- retary; J. E. Geary. Treasurer; and Directors Gto. Grindell, C. Branin, D. G. Frantz, G. S. .Langan, W. J. Ramage, A. Ramage, C. W. Heyer, D. Chisholm and A. Allen. Xo less than 27 trotting bred stallions were entered in the show, but not more than half of these "showed up," the rain of Thursday doubtless causing many owners to keep their horses at home. Those in line made a fine showing, however, and were carefully looked over by the horsemen present. Stam B. 2:11 J, _n the pink of condition, drew lots of attention and was greatly admired. Monterey 2:09} had lots of friends. He looked strong and rugged although no extra grooming bad been done on his coat. He is a horse of grand muscular development and is siring size, style and speed with great uniformity. Welcome 2:104 and William Harold 2:131, were shown with a number of their get, besides several mares from the Meek Farm. The great broodmare Cricket 2:10, dam of four in the list, was in the Meek division and was much admired. M. Henry had his black stallion Educator most gorgeously arrayed in a white rawhide harness, and with a wealth of pink and blue ribbons braided in his mane and tail. Educator was followed by several of his get and they were a credit to their sire. Ed Kavanagh came all the way down from Vallejo with his horse Gaff Topsail 2:16 and two of his colts. The two year old, which is a pacer, is an extra good looker. There were ten driving teams in line, several of which would be considered good in any company. Mi6s Gray, daughter of Superintendent Gray of the Meek Farm, drove Hopper 2:16j and Lady Fair 2:17}, one of the best matched pair of roadsters in this coun- try. Mr. C. Brannin, of San Lorenzo, drove a pair by Chas. Derby 2:20 that were greatly admired. J. D. Cunningham's mares Milula and Lady Meg by Direct out of Mabel by Naubuc, were a handsome pair of blacks. They are own sisters to Directly 2:03}. Mr. A. O. Gott, of Alameda, was among tho?e in this division. He drove his pair, Lydia.and Mephisto by Diablo 2 091. A largehumber of colts and fillies of standard breed- ing were led to halter and among them was noticed a sorrel filly by Clipper 2:06 out of Daisy by An*,eeo Jr. This filly is owned by Geo. Petermano.of Mount Eden, who bred Clipper and kept him entire until after he was two years old. The draft stallions made a good showing, there be- ing a dozen of all breeds in line, and the showing of ponies wa^ vry n . ditable. The parade and the an- nouncing occupied all the afternoon and the crowd did not get away from town until sundown. Themanagc- ment propose to make a number of improvements in future shows that will make the displays more inter- esting and enjoyable for those who attend. Among ether things It is proposed to close the entries several days prior to the show and in print a catalogue for distribution among the spectators. Bj giving each horse a number in the catalogue and attaching to him .; corresponding number, the spectators will be enabled 10 recognize every one in line. At it is possible for only a very few to hear the announcer, the parade is) not so enjoyable to those who are interested in horse matters as it would be were a good program furnished "Mush," the big pacer by Lottery Ticket that Monroe Salisbury has in his string at Pleasanton broke the track record for this year last Saturday by pacing a mile in 2:11} with Ben Walker driving him. It has been known by all the trainers at Pleasanton that the big gelding is fast as be made several trips to the half mile post around 1:03, but no one expected he would pace a mile below 2:12 the first week in March. But he did it and finished strong. They say Mr. Salisbury thought it was a little too fast a clip for this early in the year and would rather the mile had been no better than 2:15, but "Mush" came out of it all right and showed no evil effects of the speed. Mush is only the stable name of this pacer and when he is entered he will doubtless have a name nrore suited to a good horse. There is a full brother to Mush that Fred Chadbourne worked a mile in 2:18 last year and it may be that Mr. Salisbury will add him to his string. Millard Sanders worked the two year old colt Gay- zote by Xazote a quarter in 34J seconds last Saturday and set all the rail birds talking about the bargain he secured for Mr. Gray of Santa Rosa when he purchased the colt of James Thompson for $1700. There has seldom been a nicer gaited two year old seen at Pleas- anton than this handsome big brown fellow. starting their two year olds this year are anxiously looking for the date of the meeting, so they will know when to begin active training of their colts. TbiB Futurity is one of the most popular stakes ever in- augurated on the Coast, and Treasurer X. T. Smith of the association has on deposit in a couple of San Francisco banks somewhere in the neighborhood of $12,000 to the credit of the three stakes that have been opened. The stakes are each guaranteed to be worth $6000. The two year old trotters will have $1250 divided among them this year and the amount set aBlde for the two year old pacers is $750. Here are two good races to be held this year, whether fairs or regular race meetings are held or not. The Breeders propose offering one of the best and moBt liberal pro- grams of purses this year that has ever been given in California and its meeting, wherever held, will be a good one. During all the hard times the P. C. T. H. B. A. kept the interest alive in harness horse mat- ters and its meetings of the past two or three years have been very successful. Well Bred Stallion at Hollister. S. K. Trefry, the veteran trainer, not to be outdone on Saturday, when speed was the order of the day, permitted the wind to whistle through his gray beard at a 2:25 gait while he drove Geo. Johnson's big gray gelding by Rockaby a mile. This is a good mile for the month of March and Mr Trefry was congratu- lated on the perform2nce of the gelding. Airlie W., the four year old son of Prince Airlie owned by Mr. R. P. Lathrop of Hollister, will be in service at the race track there this season in charge of J. Sanchez. Mr. Lathrop has received notice from Chicago that Airlie W. has been duly registered with the American Trotting Register Association and that his number is 37325. This young horse stands over sixteen hands high and weighs 1130 pounds. He is a Among the mares sent to be bred to Zombro this year is Le Belle, whose two year old record of 2:16 was made at San Jose in 1894. La Belle is by Sidney and her dam is Anna Belle 2:27* (dam of Robert 1.2:10) by Dawn 2:18^, son of Nutwood; second dam the thor- oughbred mare Pacheco by Hubbard. La Belle is owned by Arrowhead Stock Farm, and her foal by Zombro should be a Futurity winner, as both sire and dam were great colt trotters. Asa three year old La Belle won the Occident Stake in three straight heats, beating Iran Alto, Silver King, Our Seth and Nordica, but did not have to trot to her limit, the fastest heat being 2:19}. If there is anything in heredity La Belle's foal of 1904 should be worth entering in all the stakes for foals of that year. Zombro is doing quite a large business in the stud at Los Angeles, eighteen mares having already been bred to him. Mr. J. H. Bohon of Redlands recently sent bis mare Cleon by Happy Prince to his court. Mr. Jos. Kelly of San Bernardino raced thiB mare for one season, but did not give her a record, although she showed him a trial of 2:13J. Mr. Kelly is the man who campaigned Conn 2:15* and others on the Califor- nia circuit several years ago. There is considerable talk at Pleasanton about a show day to be held at the famous track just prior to the departure for the eastern meetings and salesrings of the horses now being prepared for them. It is proposed to have a parade of all the horses now at Pleasanton together with any others that may be brought there, this parade to be followed by a regular work out day, duriDg which all the horses in trainirg will be sent fast quarters and halves, and perhaps some of them driven miles. There is no doubt but a program of this sort would draw a large crowd to the horse centre and that the exhibition of equine beauty and speed would be worth going to see. The Santa Rosa Stock Farm and the Griffith strings, which are to be sold at the Blue Ribbon sale, would in themselveB be big drawing cirls, but in addition there are the strings of Monroe Salisbury, James Thompson and others who contemplate racing over on the big ring this year. I would suggest to the Pleasanton folks that if such an exhibition is arranged that a neatly printed program be gotten up containing the name of every horse that is to be paraded or worked and that each horse be given a number and his pedigree and record, if any, be stated. Then by affixing corre- sponding numbers to the horses the spectators will morethoroughly enjoy seeing them driven or paraded. It would not cost much in time or money and would add greatly to the enjoyment of the occasion. Airlie W. 37325. beautiful dark brown horse, level headed, grand style and action and a natural square gaited trotter. He ■was bred by the late William Corbitt and is by Prince Airlie, son of Guy Wilkes and Chantilly, the great broodmare by Xutwood. The dam of Airlie W. ig Susie Hunter, a producing mare by Arthurton; his second dam is by Skenandoah and third dam said to be by Langford, son of Williamson'6 Belmont. Airlie W. will be permitted to serve not over 25 mares this year at a fee of $35. Warning to Breeders. Breeders of the light harness horse should bear in mind that nominations to Kentucky's Futurity for foals of 1903 will close on Monday, March lfith. This event has been very properly called the "Derby" of all harness races, and unless a youngster is eligible suspicion is at once ai oused that something is wrong, or at least the breeder has been most negli- gent of his own interests. The small sum of $5 (one forty-fifth of one per cent) is required to nominate a mare and make her produce eligible to this, the richest and most liberal stake ever offered, future payments are light and scattered over such a period of time that will enable the owner to thoroughly try ou' his youngsters and drop out such as do not give sufficient promise of development to justify additional expense. If the nomination of part of one's mares is a good proposition, V'en the nomination of all i6 a better one, for the mar's left out often produce the best foals of that partiu'ar year. j?rery oal is enhanced very materially in value by being e'S'b'e t0 tn's race, and many buyers of racing prosp-'ts refuse to purchase at any price unless the colt/ 8"y '8 entered. t/s the only race for as much as $22,000, and the 0J- race where $10,000 goes to the first horse. The Editions are given in full in the advertising columns The Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Assocla- fi Ms issue and n0 breederj whether a , or tion Is negotiating for a track on which to hold its/8mal, 6cale can afford DOt to be representea b tbe meeting tl.is year. Tbe two year old divisions of th/ Dominalion of eTerv mare upon hu farm when eDtrie8 first Pacific Breeders Futurity are to be decided IV c\ose 0n March 16th year, and the association desireB to have the time/™ place of the meeting fixed that the announce^ California favorite hot weather drink — Jackson's may be made as early as possible. end Napa Soda. March 14, 1903] 1&he Qveebev anb ^pavistnan State Fair Finances. [Sacramento Bee.] The expert accountant employed by the Senate Committee on Finance to investigate the books of the State Agricultural Society has finished its woik. It will be recalled that the total debt of the society, as estimated by several of the directors and former secretary, Peter J. Shields, ran all the way from $61,- 000, in round numbers, to $83,000. The expert raises even this last named figure and places the total liabilities of the society at the large sum of $86,892 43. In this he includes $12,615 31 entrance dues unpaid, which the society carried as an asset, and which, ac- cording to the opinion of the expert, are absolutely worthless. This view is shared by others who are familiar with the situation. The accountant also points out that since 1891 nothing has been charged to the Profit and Loss ac- count, although debts become outlawed in two years. The assets of the society he estimates at $90,066.08, $90,000 of which represents the estimated value of Agricultural Park, and the $66.08, cash on hand, the only other asset of the Association. But it must be borne in mind that many who are in a position to know do not think Agricultural Park is worth anywhere near the sum the expert uses, based, by the way, upon a bond required in a suit brought in October 1898. Estimates of the value of this property run as low as $55,500. At the $90,000 estimate, only $3173.65 would be left to thesociety if its property could be sold for such a sum, which is improbable under the circumstances, regardless of its value. In other words, the State Agricultural Society practically iB bankrupt. In 1902, as the subjoined statement will show, not a dollar of the $3270 entrance dues was collected. It will be noticed that the expert contents himself with merely stating, without explanation or comment, the losses sustained by the fairs of 1900, 1901 and 1902, respectively, as follows: $12,964.64, $11,607.49, $12,720.72. In 1899, the fair made a profit of $1859.28. Some good reason should be given for the heavy losses in the three succeeding years. The mere fact that the gate receipts in these years fell from $6000 to $10,000 under those of 1899, is anything but a satisfactory ex- planation, though the expert seems to put it forward as such. In other words, the expert accountant has succeeded in showing in detail the financial straits the society finds itself in, but he advances no sufficient reason therefor. That, probably, was not his duty, but it certainly is the duty of someone, and the public will await with impatience a full and complete explanation. STATEMENT. The assets as shown by the books are as follows: In coin, $66.08; in tags for over-drafts $851.54. Bal- ance as per books, $917.62. "But of this, "says the report, "we only admit as of real value the coin, $66.08." Bank account overdrawn— blank. In arbitration with other associations, $165 50. Entrance dues unpaid, $12,616.31. To the report an analysis is annexed, showing, as it claims, that items as old as 1891 have to be included to reach this total. On February 1, 1898, $2273.33 was written off to Profit and Loss, since which time noth- ing of the sort has been done, although such debts be- come outlawed in two years. "We desire," continues the report, "to call atten- tion to a still more extraordinary fact shown in the same analysis, namely, that while the entrance dues were practically paid in full in 1900 and 1901 (with a Httle to the good to pay arrears), in 1902 not a single dollar of the $3270 entrance dues has been paid up to the date of this report. The society should investi- gate whether this branch is efficiently conducted. The report then continues: "Real value for liqui- dation of assets as shown in the books, $66.08. To this amount the expert adds the estimated value of the Agricultural Park, $90,000, based upon a bond required by Judge Matt F. Johnson in a suit of the society on October 19, 1898, making the total assets of the association $90,066.08. Deducting the total liabilities, as shown above, of $86,892.43, from the assets and "$3173.65 surplus for expenses" is left. In conclusion, the report says: "You will note from the foregoing that we have not attempted a thorough verification of all the details of the books. To do this exhaustively would require at least two weeks longer." Annexed to the report are a trial balance, Judge Johnson's decision in the suit of October 19, 1898, upon which the estimated value of the society's prop- Had Enough of Ice Racing. A. J. Keating was present at the Ottawa meet in the capacity of presiding judge, and on his return to New York gave publicity to his opinion. He waB satisfied with his first experience at judging such races, but not so infatuated with the job that he would lose any sleep if he never attended another meeting of the kind. He says that cold weather and ice does not strike him as belonging to the racing sport. The crowd enjoyed the races, but he says they are used to that kind of weather and could enjoy it without feeling as if they were going to freeze stiff every minute. "I have heard folks talk about the thermometer being so many degrees below zero at this or that place, without a shiver," he said, "but I never realized what it meant before. Why, some of the mornings I thought my very eyes would freeze out before I could reach a fire. There were stoves and big fires all about the ice track, and we could keep fairly warm after we got there; but it was torture to me to get there." Mr. Keating had something to say about the people, and it was in this wise: "We had anything- but a happy time with a lot of the rough element among the Canadians. Oh, they have them up there all right. One day, that horse Johnny P. was in a race. He had been in the habit of winning any way he wanted to, and some of the crowd thought he could beat anything on the ice that ever happened, not barring Cresceus. Well, he could when he was allowed to run about all the way, and his driver was not backward about running him. He bad got away with that sort of work all the time, and he had an idea that we would be just as easy to hoodwink. "A lot of money was placed on him; at least lome of the fellows over there that put up a couple of dollars It is think they are plunging. In the first heat Johnny P. erty is made, and two pages and a half (typewritten) ran almOBt half way around the track and got under showing in detail who owe for entrance dues unpaid, the wire first. We set him to second place for running, and would haveset him further back if thethird horBe had not been so far back that he could hardly have been in the race. A great howl went up from the rab- ble, and all sorts of things were shouted at ub. They kept on betting on Johnny P., however, thinking his driver would get away with it as usual. "He ran all the way around, or almost all the way, in the second heat, and dashed by the finish on a run, under the whip. We set him back to last place. Then we did get it, good and plenty. 'The American thieves are in with the poolsellers. ' 'They are robbing us' and pretty things like that were shouted at us, and then some of them, to make it more pleasant, be- gan to hurl chunks of ice at the judges' stand. It was just lovely. I muBt say, however, that they were far from being the best class of Canadians." The trial balance may prove of some interest, dated February 28, 1903, and is as follows: DR. Cash $ 917.62 Other Associations 165 50 Entrance due 12 616 31 Profit and L.OSS 60 938 70 Expenses ' 18 95 Salary 200.00 Interest 691 National Bank D. O Mills $ 4,806 65 Bills Payable 61 ,190 34 Futurity Stakes 8,850.00 Races, 1903 20 00 $74,863 99 News From the North. The society on February 1, 1899, had, according to its books, a deficiency of $25 505 13 Profit State Fair, 1899 _ !! l|859 28 Reducing deficiency $23,645 85 Loss State Fair, 1900 12.964 64 Increasing deficiency to $36 61o~49 L°ss 1901 ;;;; n^ 49 Increased deficiency $48,217 98 Loss 1902 '/_ 12'720 72 Deficiency as per profit and loss account $60,938 70 But this, Bays the report, must be increased by nearly all of the $12,615.31 of entrance dues which are reported by the acting secretary to be uncollectable, besides other small losses. The expert then gives figures showing the gate receipts during the past four years, and says the table shows that as the fair business is of a highly specula- tive nature, the gate money must amount to $40,000 a Beason to prevent loss. The society, therefore, having begun the year 1900 with a deficiency of $23,645.00, continues the report and having lost during the years 1900, 1901 and 1902 the further sum of $37,293.00, and having, further failed to collect entrance dues amounting to $12,616.00 und further minor expenses and losses of $1243.00, making a total deficiency of $74,797.00— has suspended payments, and ought as a natural and necessary con- sequence to refrain from further speculative husinesB, realize upon the existing assets to pay the existing debts, and then re-organize on a healthier financial basis. "All this," proceeds the report, "is in our opinion practicable, as we will now endeavor to show:" Liabilities, February 28, 1903, as shown on books, $74,863.99, of which $25,000 is secured by a lien on the real estate of the society. Further, a note given by society to secure a piece of ground to increase the area of the cattle show, $7110. Total liabilities, $81,973 99. As interest runs during liquidation, at 6 per cent, following allowed, $4918.44. Total, if liquidated in one year, $86,892.43. . [Portland Rural Spirit ] Chaa D. Jeffries has been re-elected racing manager and will have full control of the speed department of the Spokane Inter-State Fair. R. Britts, of La Grande, has bought from Cris Simpson Trilby S. by Bonner N. B. out of Lady Memo by Memo, son of Sidney 2:19f, second dam by Rock- wood, at $250. This filly is a three year old and is a good gaited trotter. J. A. Richardson, of Boise, has purchased from F. A. French the pacing mare Maid of Del Norte 2:08 out of Little Maid 2:18 and will likely race her this season. She is now in Casto's Btable, at the State Fair grounds, Salem, Oregon. Senator Helman has a bunch grass colt in his stable that he calls Mustard Plaster. He should stick well and be hot stuff in the bargain. Cris Simpson reports the sale of his team of pacers by Benton Boy, to J. L. Smiley, of Blaine, Wash., at $400. Mr. Smiley is well pleased with his bargain, and thinkB Cris a poor judge of speed, to dispose of the fast side of this team and remain in the race business. E. Versteg, mayor of Albina, has bought the promis, ing three year old filly Bonner Belle by Bonner N. B. 2:17, dam Oregon Belle (dam of Oregon Sunshine 2:19}) by Caution 2:25J; second dam Eugene Eddy (dam Of John Edison 2:16}, Santiam 2:24}) by Jerome Eddy 2:16}. This filly is a full sister to the three year old Oregon Sunshine 2:16}, arjd is even more promising. Mayor Versteg intends to ride in fast company this season, and paid Cris Simpson $350 for the privilege. Professor Eaton, of this city, is certainly a true lover of a fine horse. While bis time is mostly taken up with his profession, he can be seen almost any morn- ing driving a spanking team of bays up Goose Hollow Boulevard as an appetizer for breakfast. The pro- fessor is the proud owner of a half-brother to the world's champion, Cresceus, and also a very promis- ing colt by Erect, full brother to Direct 2:054, out of a mare by Algona, sire of Flying Jib 2:04. New Amateur Year Book. The first Year Book of the League of Amateur Driving Clubs will make its appearance in a few days, Advance pages show that members of the New York Driving Club, which has headquarters at the Empire City track, are credited with 90 per cent of all the world's amateur records. Most important of them is the 2:053 by Lord Derby, driven by E. E. Smathers, which is the fastest mile ever trotted in an amateur race. The fastest two heat race and the fasteBt three heat race is held by the same horse. Ida Highwood holds the record for mares. Among the pacers Dr. Monical is credited with the fastest mile by stallions, 2:07; Edith W. is credited with the fastest mile for mares, 2:05f ; J. H. Lesh drove Greenline a mile in 2:08 at Syracuse, being the fastest third heat. Greenline also went the fastest mile for geldings, 2:07}. The records show that John A. McKerron holds the world's trotting record against time driven by an amateur, 2:05}; while to Little Boy is credited the fast- est pacing mile against time, 2:0H, driven by C. K. G. Billings, an amateur. The Monk and Louise Jefferson are credited with the best mile for trotting teams over a mile track, 2:124. The Year Book will contain a complete record of all the amateur races of last year. Cause of Scratches. A lot of McMurray carts just received. You need one right now to work your colts in this winter. Call at the Kenney Manufacturing Company, 531 Valencia street and take a look at these carts and other first-class vehicles they have for sale. » Too frequent washing of horses' legs without in- complete dryiog, and the use of soap and warm water in the winter time cause most of the cases of "scratches," and the surest way to start their cure is to abandon washing. The dry mud is easily brushed and combed out; but it is quite a difficult matter to dry the skin arter using soap and water on long-haired legs. This also applies to the legs of light horses from November to May, and especially as regards horses having white "stockings," for such legs are more tender than those of dark color and prone to troublesome irritation and scratches, or "mud fever." 6 Site gveeiftv mtfcr giportsmtm fMARCH H, 1903 0AKW00D PARK SALE. Twenty-five of the Best Young Horses Ever Consigned by This Farm. At the Occidental Horse Exchange, 246 Third street, y, Mr. William li. Layng, the live stock auc- tioneer, will sell on Thursday, March 26th, a consign- ment ol 2"> head from the celebrated Oakwood Park Stock Farm. This is beyond any doubt one of the finest lots ol young horses ever sent to a salesring by any California stock farm and the well known reliabil- ity of this great bi eeding farm is assurance that every one will be just as represented in the catalogue and at the ring side. The list of hors°s to be sold is as follows: Three year old colt by Owyhee 2:11. dam Ioex by Sweepstakes 298, second dam by Kentucky Bertrand. iDex is the dam of Alamo 2:291 and Our Jack 2:131 Two year old colt, full brother to above. Two year old filly by Direct 2:051, dam Bella 2d by Nutwood 600, second dam by Dietz's St. Clair. Bella 2d is the dam of Dr. Hammond 2:14}. Two year old filly by Direct 2:05.1, dam Steinola by Steinway, second dam Phaccola by Silverthreads. Steinola is the dam of Lela May 2:23| and Lena Holly 2:17}. Two year old filly by Direct 2:051, dam Amazon by Chas. Derby 2:20, second dam Uamona by Anteeo 2:16}. Amazon is a young mare. Her dam Ramona is the dam of W. Wood 2:0" and her second dam pro- duced Crescent 2:231. Three year old filly by James Madison 2:17}, dam Amazon as above. Three year old filly by McKioney 2:11], dam Elect- way (own sister to Klatawah (3) 2:051, Chas. Derby 2:20, etc.) by Steinway, second dam the great Katy G. by Electioneer. Four year old filly by James Madison 2:17}, dam Babe Marion 2:171 by Steinway, second dam Ida Wood (dam of Owyhee 2:11) by Simmons. Three year old filly, full sister to above. Four year old filly by Steinway 2:25}, dam Idol Belle by Idol Wilkes 512, second dam by Belle Morgan 61. Idol Belle is the dam of Walter D. 2:19}. Four year old filly by Chas. Derby 2:20, dam Ada F. by Antevolo, second dam Calypso by Steinway. Calypso, the second dam of this filly, is the dam of Pussy Willow 2:10}, Allie Sloper 2:28 and Best Way 2:29}. The next dam Alia by Almont produced Spartan 2:241 and Cresco, sire of three in the list. Four year old filly by Steinway 2:25}, dam Katy G. by Electioneer. This filly is an own sister to Klatawah 2:051, the champion three year old, Chas. Derby 2:20, the great sire, H. R. Covey 2:25, Sunlight 2:25 aDd Steineer 2:291. Katy G. is one of the greatest brood- mares and this daughter should be very valuable as a matron when she has finished racing. Four year old filly by James Madison 2:17}, dam Lurline by Steinway, second dam Maggie McGregor by Robert McGregor, sire of the champion Cresceus 2:02}. Maggie McGregor is one of the best brood- mares on this great farm. She kas produced Algregor 2:11, W. W. Foote 2:1.",J, Tyana 2:16}, Madcap 2:20} and the dams of four in the list. Four year old filly by James Madison 2:17}, dam Waywood by Steinway, second dam Woodline by Woodnut 2:161. Waywood is a young mare and none of ber produce have been raced. Four year old gelding bj Cnarles Derby 2:20, dam Oonalaska by Prince Red, second dam Neva 2:27 by Steinway, third dam Princess by Administrator. Princess is the dam of Derby Princess 2:08}, Prince Away 2:1'.!} and Neva 2:27. Five year old gelding by Stoinway, dam Empress 2:29} by Flaxtail; second dam Lady Narley by Marion, son of Mambrioo Chief. This gelding is an own brother to King Cadenza 2:15. i'ivi! year old gelding by Charles Derby, dam Edon by Gen. Benton; second dam Emma Robson by Wood- burn, third dam Lady Bell by Williamson's Belmont. Emma Robson was a thoroughbred mare and the dam of three standard trotters, among tbem the mare Howona, that held the two year record of 2:17. Throe year old gelding by James Madison, dam Lurline, sister to Algregor 2:11, etc, by Steinway; second dam Maggie McGregor by Robert McGregor. Three year old filly by Charles Derby, dam Caroline by Yosemlte 1006; second dam Phaccola by Silver- threads, third dam the great Minnehaha, dam of the still greater Beautiful Bells. Three year old gelding by Charles Dorby. dam Ce- celia by Del Sur 10 I dam Cecelia Clark by Clark Chief. Cecelia is the dam o I otlflcatlon 2:25. Three year old gelding by Charles Derby 2:20, dam Idol Belle by Idol Wilkes; second dam Belle by Bell Morgan. Idol Belle is the dam «l Walter D. 2 Throe year old u barles Derby, dam Pei-o- nellaby Prince Ked; second dam Caroline by Yosemite, third dam Phaccola by Silverthreads, fourth day Min- nehaha, dam of Beautiful Bells. Three year old filly by Steinway, dam Essie Farley by Mountain Boy 4S41, second dam Madonna by Cassius M. Clay. Madonna is the dam of Alcona Jr. 2:24 .sire of Silas Skinner 2:17), Del Rey 2:24} and Madonna Russell 2:251. Three year old filly by Charles Derby, dam Economy 2:30, by Echo, second dam Lady Berkey by Muldoon, son of Geo. M. Patchen, Jr. 31. This is a grandly bred lot of young horses and as they will all be shown at the side of a saddle horse, buyers will have an opportunity to see their 6tyle and gait. They are all thoroughly broken, single and double, and nearly all are heavily entered in large stakes, not only in California but in the Eastern States. It will be one of the greatest opportunities ever offered in California to get choice animals that are great prospects for the track. Don't mis6 this sale. Old Animals as Sires and Dams. Looked Four Months For a Trotter. Ira Ryerson, formerly of Goshen, N. Y., but of late years one of the most successful American horsemen in Europe, ended a four months' search for a good trotting stallion last week by buying Prosperity Bill 2:12} at the Daugberty Wabash, Ind., sale. Mr. Ryerson's story of his hunt for a well bred and likely young trotting stallion is interesting and show6 how very scarce horses of this class are. He arrived in this country in midsummer and followed the horses through the Grand Circuit and down to Lexington and Memphis, and always had his eye out for some- thing to tatte back across the water. Only a few were found to fill his requirements and every one of these was priced where only an oil or coal magnate could reach them. After the "big ring" closed he began to cast about for the good ones on the Western Circuit and the half-mile tracks and here again heencountered prohibitive prices. When I say prohibitive, I don't mean that he was out bargain hunting and wanted a marked down price. One instance of the many he related best indicates the price put upon anything that had made even a moderate showing. Down in Ohio he heard of a stallion with a record of 2:221, whose best performance was a second place in 2:14}. In response to a wire asking for a price the owner wanted $5000. Another telegram was sent saying that he would go see the horse if the owner would come down a little, and the answer was: "Unless you will pay $5000, don't come-" Mr. Ryerson went to $10,000 on Idolita 2:09J, but failed to reach. Ryerson was about discouraged when he heard of that awfully named horse, Prosperity Bill 2:12}. Bill was one of the most talked of horses in the West last season. He has sen- sational speed and is fairly good headed, and, in the opinion of many good horsemen, a change of drivers will make him a great race horse. I timed him at Terre Haute a half in 1:02, trotted after he had made a mistake. His best mile was in the same race, where he beat A. J. D. 2:09} for the place in the second heat and finished second to Monte Carlo 2:09}, trotting, himself, in flat 2:10. Bill is a six year old chestnut horse standing 16 hands and built to order. He is a very stout horse, but nicely finished and has a wonder- ful set of legs, having not even a puff on them, despite his three years' hard racing. Mr. Ryerson paid $3700 for him and was willing to go much higher had it been necessary. The price, all things considered, was certainly low, and it would not surprise me if the horse does extremely well on the other side. He will be started in the European cham- pionship raceat Baden and, with his known speed and the handicap he will get, will, likely, bo a strong factor in the old world classic events. — Margut in Horse li' ld Mexico and 2 to far off Japan, so it will readily be seen that the American thoroughbred horse is, as he well deserves, fast gaining quite an international reputa- tion. A list of stallions having over 40 broodmares to their credit is to be found below. That grand horse Longfellow, comes first, no less than 120 broodmares claim him as their sire. The others appear in the following order: King Alfonso 107, Onondaga 102, Hindoo 94, Glenelg 83, Sir Modred 80, Himyar 71, Iroquois 69, Spandthrift 68, Falsetto 66, Rayon d 'O 63, Enquirer 63, Great Tom 62, Virgil 61, Hanover55, Luke Blackburn 55, Leonatus 52, Darebin 49, Deceiver 46, Mortemer 49, Ten Broeck 44, Billet 43. The most popular foreign stallions are the following: Hampton 11 (being the only one to run into double figures). Baicaldine 5, Friar's Balsam 5, Galliard 9; Galopin 6, Hawkstone 8, Hermit 8, Kisber 5, Lowland Chief 6, Macaroon 5, Peter 6, Royal Hampton 6, Rosi- crucian 5, St. Serf 5, St. Simon 7, Sir Bevys 6, Spring- field 8, Sterling 7, Wisdom 5. Plenty of the very best blood in the world is repre- sented here and the records will show what wonderful success has attended the use of imported mares and it may be truly said that in the importation of stallions to this country, stud masters have not always exer- cised their best judgment, but no fault can possibly be found wish the class and breeding of the mares that have comes to us from across the seas. The most extensive breeder of thoroughbred stock in the United States is, of course, Mr. J. B. Haggin. No less than 606 mares are found to be his property. Mr. Milton Young has also an exceedingly large num- ber of broodmares, 201 being the exact number. Then we find 1280 sires of registered foals, and now comes a fact that will bear a great deal of investiga- tion. It has been stated that 7108 mares are to be found in the pages of the Stud Book, regardless of those mares for whom no return has been made since their appearance in Volume VII. The return of 3601 or only a little more than 50 per cent of living foals is, indeed, a matter for serious consideration. Presum- ably, at least half of them are fillies, and of these many will never be trained, and of the 1800 colts, how many will fall by the wayside ere the bugle calls them to *.he post for their maiden effort. So it appears that the stud master is feeding two mares to raise one foal and four mares to raise one colt, and eight and two-third mares to raise a colt that will face the starter. What is the cause of this poor return of foals for 1901? During that season "slipping" was by no means prevalent and no very severe or inclement weather was experienced and as a rule, mares kept as they are in the horse raising States are healthy and vigorous. Then to what can we attribute the lamentable state of affairs? The most reasonable solution is over- crowding. Breeding establishments cut down by one- third would produce a better average of foals and in all probability the return of foals would be as large and the band of broodmares one-third less. — Thor. oughbred Record. Jockey Waterbury had the pleasure of winning his first race on a two year old when he piloted Annie Marie to victory on Tuesday last. which secured second money for Packy Ryan, pulled up very lame anl Cunard broke down so hopelessly that he will probably never face a starter again. The fact that Cunard fell at the sixteenth -pole enabled Col. Ballantyne to win third money. A good thing was uncorked on Tuesday; Forest King was backed down from one hundred to six to eleven to win the mile and seventy yard race, which he had no difficulty in doing. It seems a very peculiar state of affairs when a horse like Forest King can hold a lead of two or three lengths from start to finish over any field of horses. It is to be regretted that the abuse of selling race privileges is so general, and among these none is more objectionable or more directly defeats the end for which these affairs are arranged than that "friendly claim" chicanery by which the claimed "at a private sale advance" returns to the stable of the original nominator There has been not a little of this sort of thing noticeable, and it is a practice which has not always been confined to the poor own3r and the "little man." Anyone who connives at it would seem a fit subject for summary discipline, and an example cr two would have excellent effect upon various classes in the racing world. The selling race has never yet been allowed to work out its meed of good without Light, Nearest, Kunja, Edgardo and Porouqui Pass, drawbacks that have at times threatened its very the latter, Mr. Hughes predicts, will be one of the best existence. The "friendly claim" and the entering of animals far below their values for the sake of safe betting and subsequent protection are features which turn many of these races into farces so far as fair play is concerned. account of the severe weather and frozen ground. In the Arkansas capital such has not been the case this year, for during the whole month of January the mer- cury hovered in the neighborhood of 70 degrees, and last month it was practically the same with the excep- tion of one or two days. Some of the best two year olds the West hasevtr had were trained and wintered at Clinton Park; Miss Bennett, probablythebest filly the big Memphis book- maker ever owned, was given her early training on the local track by Henry McDaniel. Bannoekburn, winner of a number of big itakes, was taught to race here when Umbrella Bill McGuigan owned him. Ben Eder and Lady Inez were also wintered and trained here as two year olds. Wyeth has another own brother. It arrived at Walnut Hill several days ago. Fonsie, the dam of the youngster, last year dropped by the same sire, Wads- worth, a handsome bay filly. This one is at Little Rock in the stable of Tom Stevens, the owner of both sire and dam. Nellie Cromwell is the name which has been claimed for the filly, being named for the wife of the sporting editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Mr. Tom Cromwell. J. K. Hughes, the Texas horseman, is among the latest arrivals, with a stable of ten, including The Sin ze the higher class riders have left here for the Eastern tracks, it has been very stormy for the bet- ting public; under the existing circumstances it is almost impossible to get a ride for one's money. The following article which appeared in the St, Louis Sportsman of March 7th seems to be a fair ex- pression of the general opinion prevailing as to the new rule of the California Jockey Club giving dis- cretionary powers to the officials in the placing of horses disqualified for fouls: "It is hardly possible that the senseless rule now in force on the California tracks permitting officials to "set back" a horse a place or two for a foul, instead of disqualifying the offender altogether can ever extend to any racecourse outside the jurisdiction of the California Jockey Club. The rule on fouls everywhere is so plain and absolute as to admit of no misconstruction and such rulings as have been recently witnessed on the Coast in the cases of Yellow Tail and Rosa May are so absurd as to arouse the ridicule of the entire turf world. "When a horsefouls anotherand the foul is officially allowed, such a horse is disqualified and so are any stable companions that may have also started in the race. So say the rules of racing, and it is rather a late day for any racing stewards or any jockey clubs to amend, or abrogate the terms of a rule that has stood the test of so many years. The only defense of this innovation in the administration of rules of racing is, that if the offending horse only interferes with one horse he has not injured the chances of those behind him. And i( he interferes with only two horses he should be placed ahead of all but those two, etc. "Such sophistry is laughable and contrary to all common sense. I wonder what the California stew- ards will do if they have a foul to deal with where one horse of a stable entry finishes first and the other stable companion second after fouling the horse that ran third. According to the Coast stewards the win- ner would be allowed the race and his "fouling" stable companion placed third. The decisions came home with peculiar force to Green Morris, who in the eighties ran one, two, three in a two year old stake at Memphis with Freeman, Bersan and Drake Carter, two other youngsters beaten off. But Carter crossed one of the "also rans" in the race and a foul was claimed and allowed, Morris' whole fleet being dis- qualified, as was right and proper. But as Morris observed in California last week, "What was sauce for the goose at Memphis is not sauce for the gander in California. " There is an epidemic among the thoroughbred broodmares of the Blue Grass section of Kentucky, causing them to slip their foals. Up to this time at Edward Corrigan's farm 34 of his 60 mares have slipped their foals. O. H. Chenault has lost a dozen out of 75 mares, and other breeders have suffered in proportion. Among the farms where the slipping has been the most prevalent are Beaumont, Hartland, McGrathiana, Ashland and Elmendorf. fillies on the Western circuit this summer. All of the horses of this stable have been turned out until re- cently, and have had a much needed rest, for they were on the go all last year at the tracks around St. Louis. Mr. Hughes, it is reported, received in the neighborhood ef $15,000 from John A. Drake for the contract of the promising lightweight jockey, Houbre, a product of Delmar Park. Col. Bob Rice, one of the most picturesque figures on the American turf, is one of Arkansas' few turf- men; to see Col. Rice one would take him for a Ken- tucky Colonel, but he owns one of the finest stock farms in the State and will, this year, race the follow- ing horses, which will be sent up from the farm in a day or so: Wax Taper, W. B. Gates, El Caney, Little Chimes, Little Hlndo, Varner, Sallie Lamar, Juvenile, Banroal, Miss Dora, Master Marinor, Votary and Roeo of Red. Wax Taper was one of the best horses in the country during the year of 1901. In forty starts he won eighteen times, second eleven times, thiid five times and unplaced only in seven starts. This horse is still troubled with his bad legs and evidence of the firing iron is still visible. He will be trained for The Montgomery Handicap and St. Louis Inaugural. A number of stables are expected to-day from Mem> phis. Charles Mahoney will send his good mare Louisville over to make several starts before he sends her to the post in the Montgomery Handicap. Willie Bloss, who is now with Mahoney, will accompany the stable. Sam Erie, the boy who won the Montgomery Hand- icap on the selling plater Circus last spring, is here working the horses for several owners. There are twenty-five starters left in the Arkansas Derby Among the best are Rankin, Au Revoir, Mindora and Sigmound. Col. Cella of St. Louis will officiate at the meeting. H. E. Hickey. Like all good things, Jackson's Napa Soda has a dozen counterfeits. Horse Owners Should Use GOMBATTLT'S Caustic Balsam The Great French Veterinary Remedy. A SAFE, SPEEDY AND POSITIVE CURE. News From Little Rock. The Waterhouse Cap, with a value to winner of $2190, and over two and one-quarter miles of ground, was competed for last Saturday and was won by the Wadsworth-Modjeska gelding, Siddons, who galloped his field into submission before a mile was covered and won in the most ridiculously easy fashion. His hollow victory in this event stamps him a sure winner of the Thornton Stakes to be run on the 21st inst. Non=s, Little Rock, Ark., March . — As the time for the opening of the spring meeting of the Arkansas Jockey Club draws near the trainers at Clinton Park are giv- ing their horses all of the fast work that is possible and when they are called to the post on the opening day, March 23th, there will not be any which will not be ready. At a number of tracks this winter the trainers have been handicapped to a great extent on SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OF FIRING Impossible tofmduce any scar or blemish. Tht B3f")St best Blister ever u-er]. Tabes the ylaa of all liniment" for mild or severe act:on. Remove* all Bunches or Blemishes from Horses or Cattle. As o HUMAN REMEDY for Rheumatism, Sprains, Sore Throat, Etc., ituiuvu.uable. HIE Pil AQHUTrE that rne tnblespoonFnl ol ntuUAHANltt caustic balsam wii; produce more actual results than a whole bottle Ol any liniment or spavin core r iiture evei made. Every bottle of Caustic Latham sold U VTan-aa ted to pive satisfaction. Price SI .50 P-r hottle. Sok «- druggists, or Gent byeipres--, ciiitrk'e* paid, with ful directions for its use. Send for descriptive cilCOuBM testimonials, eta.'- Address IHE LAWRENCE- WILLIAMS CO.. Cleveland. Obi 10 Qthe gveebev anfc ^pcvtstnatt [March 14, 1903 WHM&Hn^i^ ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. AT THE TRAPS. The San Francisco Trap Shooting Association three day blue rock tournament is now a fixture, the dates set are May 24, 25 and 26. It is proposed to make this tournament one of the most important meetings of shooters ever held on the Coast. There will be an attendance of shooters ftom all the Coast States and Territories and also a representation from British Columbia. Several prominent Eastern experts have already notified Manager Clarence Nauman that they will enter the tournament. The sum of $1500 in cash will be distributed among the shooters. The program contemplated is ten twenty-target matches daily, $50 added money for each race. Shooters will be handicapped for the first entry. Changes in individual handicaps will be made according to scores shot. The money will go to high guns, possibly one money for each four entries. This tournament will be open to all. The tournament program will be issued very soon. The Union Gun Club will shoot blue rocks at Ingle- side to-morrow. The club program embraces four regular events No. 1, a 10 bird warm up, entrance named by Captain. No. 2, club race, $15 added, 6 equal moneys, 16 yards handicap. No. 3, club handicap medal race. Scores made in preceding shoot govern handicaps. Entrance 50 cents, 16 yards distance. Handicap allowances— 22, 21, 20 breaks— 1 bird; 19, 18, 17 — 2 birds: lii, 15. 14 — 3 birds; 13 breaks or less — 5 birds. No. 4, special medal race at 10 birds, for non- winners in medal or money event at end of the season. No. 5, allcomers match, Sargeant system, entrance 50 cents. Target and handicap distance, 20 to 25 birds, 2o possible only, high guns, 3 moneys. The officers elected for the ensuing year were: C. A. Muller, President; Martin Burnell, Vice-President; Thos. L. Lewis, Secretary-Treasurer; Harry Hoyt, Captain. The Golden Gate Gun Club shoot was, despite the bad weather last Sunday, attended by nearly a score of enthusiasts. Five events were shot through. Good averaging scores were made notwithstanding the wind and rain handicap. In the first race, the added club purse of $50 was distributed as follows: First money, C. C. Nauman $12.50; second money, C. A. Haight and E. J. Forster divided $8.75; third money, $6.75, was divided by OttoFeudner and Captain Whitworth: fourth money, S3. 75, was divided by W. R. Murdock and G. W. Gibson. In thesecond race, reverse system, Nauman and J. J. Sweeney won first money, Haight took second and W. J. Golcher, W. Schemwell, the Colorado shooter, and Gibson divided third money. Event number three brought Captain Shafter, U. S. A., a soldier and sportsman well known in Illinois, out for first money, Schemwell annexed second money, Nau- man and Feudner divided third money. In this race the shooters used both barrels, shooting reverse sys- tem, unknown angles. The fourth race, under the Sargeant system, one man up, was won by Feudner and Forster, they divid- ing first honors. Nauman and A. M. Shields shot into second money and Captain Whitworth, Dr. Mc- Connell, D. Daniels and Captain Shafter split fourth money. The last event of the day was at doubles, 10 pairs; Nauman accounted for seven doubles, taking first money; Daniels took second place, both the army men prevailed in the contest for third money. The complete scores and summary of the shoot follows: Event No. 1. Club shoot, 25 targets, — entrance, 7 moneys, distance handicap, $50 added — Nauman 30yds— 10110 Mill 11111 11111 1 ] 1 11—23 Haight 18 " —11110 11101 Hill 10111 11011—23 Forster 18 " —11111 lullu mil 11111 11101—23 Feudner 20 " — 1 11 10 11111 11010 0101 1 11111—20 Whitworth 18 " —1111101110 110110111111101—20 Murdock 16 " — 01111 01101 11111 01111 1001 1 — IB Gibson in " —moo lion lion onio inn— id Schemwell 14 - —nun mil uioii mil OHIO— it Donohoe 18 " -00111 01 1 11 1 1101 01101 11011— 18 McConnell 16 " —1111 1 10101 11010 00011 I HI 1-18 Mrn Sbeard 14 " —II 101 IIIIOI 110)1 1011101001—18 Golcher II " -mm Inniiinnii lnuni noil— 15 Sweeney 16 " —101 1 1 11010 01 1 10 01100 lolltt— 15 Daniels 18 " —Hull mull n 100 (mull uom— 15 Shields II " -01100 00110 11011 Horn 11001—13 Wanda H ■■ — 01111 10011 11100 10001 00001-18 Event No. 2, 20 targets, $1.40 entrance, 4 moneys, distance handicap, reverse system — Nauman 20jds-llliil 1 1010 11000 mil— M Sweeney 16 " -OHII O0I11 01011 01111— H HalKhl .. Ih " -IIIIO mill inllO 11010—18 Oolcber 18 " —10101 1 1 101 1110000110— 18 Scbcmwell ao •• —linn mm nun 1111110—13 Gibson I« " —10001 mill 10011 11010—12 Wbllworlh 18 " -10101 i»«lll mlol 10011-11 Daniels .18 " —10100 00110 001 II 00111—10 Fontlcr ...18 " —10000 Oionl mmi mill 8 Murdock I« " —00110 01100 10110 10001— t Uonoboe 16 " — turn lirml ikiii 10110— s McConn. 11 16 ■' 1 ' 101111 00010- 8 Shields 16 " -IO010 OUOhomil mum— 7 Event No. 3, 20 targets, $1.40 entrance, 3 moneys, distance handicap, reverse system, unknown angles, use of both barrels — Shafter i«yds-iim 10101 11111 10111-17 Schenvrcll 20 ■■ — 101 1 1 1 1010 01111 11111-16 Nauman 20 " — lllm in ill 11111-15 Feudner SO " null 1 ■<■■ 1 fan 1 1 11111—15 18 " mm nun iimi 01001 18 WMtworlh 18 " 00011 mm 10001 11011-13 16 " HUM iiiki Kim lill>il-ll Hi -her . .1 10 Hill 01000 ....is •• -mm no is ■' -O0100 urn mini mm m 16 • — 00101 OUOIOOulOl 00001- 6 Event No. 4, 20 targets, $1.40 entrance, 3 moneys, distance handicap, 1 man up, Sargent system — Feudner 20 yds— 11001 11111 mio 11111—17 Forster 18 •■ -111111111110100 11111-17 Nauman 20 " —111111100111110 11101-16 Whitworth 18 " — 11011 00111 11011 11011-15 McConnell 16 " —11111 Hill 10110 01001—15 Shatter 16 " -11100 011111011111101-15 Shields 16 " — 01111 10011 11111 11011-16 Donohoe 15 " —10111 10100 10101 11111-14 Gibson. 16 ■■ —0110001110 11110 11111-14 Golcher 18 ■■ —O0I11 10110 11110 11101-14 Schemwell 20 " —00110 11010 11011 01101— 12 Lewis. .... . . 14 - —01010 0110110100 01010—9 Haight 18 " -11000010010101101000—8 Event No. 5, doubles, 10 pairs, $1.40 entrance, 3 moneys, distance handicap — Nauman 18 yds— 11 10 10 11 11 00 01 11 10 11—14 Daniels 16 " —10 10 01 11 00 00 11 11 11 11—13 Whitworth 16 " —11 11 01 11 00 10 11 00 00 11—12 Shafter 14 '■ —10 11 II 10 11 10 00 11 10 00—12 Feudner 18 " —11 10 10 10 10 10 00 10 10 11— II Donohoe 14 " —10 00 00 10 11 10 01 11 01 11—11 Sweeney 14 " —01 00 10 11 11 II 00 10 10 10—11 Golcher" 16 " —10 10 00 11 11 00 10 10 10 10—10 Haight 16 '• —10 10 00 10 10 01 01 II 10 10—10 Schemwell 18 " —00 10 01 10 11 10 11 00 10 10—10 Gibson :.I4 ■■ -00 10 00 11 01 10 10 10 10 00—3 Lewis 14 ■■ -00 01 00 10 10 10 10 00 00 01-6 Harold J. Money, an Eastern sportsman and noted trap shot, we regret to note has been laid up seriously ill in Kansas City. The Empire Gun Club shoot at Alameda Point, on the 1st inst. was seriously interferred with by stormy weather. A few of the club members assembled and shot some practice races over the Maugatrap. The regular shoot will ,in consequence, take place next Sunday. The Davisville Gun Club will hold a big shoot to- morrow. The annual tournament of the Northwestern Sports- men's Association will take place at Dayton, Or., in June, under the auspices of the Dayton Gun Club. This shoot is open only to shooters from British Columbia, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Utah. Several valuable medals and trophies are to be shot for, and the purses in varions events will be liberal. The College City Gun Club held its first shoot of the season March 1st on its grounds on the county road just out from North Berkeley. C. C. Juster, president of the club, beat the record in the Putzker cup race and was high gun for the medal with a record of 23 out of 25, besides winning two silver bars. The different events and the scores made are as follows: Event 1 — Twenty-bird handicap, for Putzker cup. Reed, twice winner of the cup, was handicapped to the twenty-yard mark, and broke his first ten straight. In the second ten he broke six. The following are the scores of the shoot: Schmidt 9, Baird 17, Ruble 9, Davis 13, Juster (winner) 18, Hutton 14, Kerrison 15, Searles 17, Leavell 13, Chick 15, Demeritt 10, Juster, by winning the race, prevented Roed from winning three straight and thereby permanently win- ning the cup. A large number competed in the medal race, but no one earned the medal. Kerrison 15, Reed 22, Searles 19, Juster 23, Baird 20, Chick 20, Leavell 18, Davis 17, Hutton 16, Schmidt 13, Demeritt 15, Ruble 18, Mc- Cleave 8, Putzker 13. The scores for the silver-bar race, fifteen birds, were: Hutton 15, Juster 13, Chick 11. Re-entries — Searles 10, Reed 14, Juster 10, Chick 11, Hutton 10. Re-entries — Kerrison 12, Searles 12, Ruble 12, Leavell 12, Hutton won one silver bar. Tbe scores for the gold and silver-bar race, twenty- five birds, were: Reed 23, Juster 21, Chick 20, Baird 20, Hutton 18, Knick 14. Re-entries— Reed 22, Juster 21, Chick 20, Baird 17, Hutton 12, Searles 14, Juster by winning two fifteens straight, won two silver bars. Special Event 2 — Kerrison 20, Reed 20, Davis 17, Hutton 14, Demeritt 14, Ruble 12, Juster 20, Baird 20, Schmidt 15, Leavell 21, Searles 21, Chick 19, McCleave 11, Putzker 19. The Capital City Bluerock Club dedicated the new trap grounds in Agricultural Park, Sacramento, last Sunday. Kimball and Upson run the grounds. The Sergeant system has been adopted this season, which it is believed will be found more satisfactory than the five traps, as used last year. Owing to the uncertain weather in the forenoon the management, not expecting any of the shooters, took down the tents and were preparing to leave the grounds, but found that the members would not have it that way and insisted on shooting, rain or shine. Stevens carried off the honors of the club shoot, breaking 24, which gave him a gold bar in the first class, and put him among the champions. Fred O. Brown also shot well, breaking 22 in this event, giving him a gold bar and entitling him to a place in third class. Webber broke 22. winning a gold bar and go- ing into second class. Hugh McWilliams received a bronze bar In the second class, with a score of 20. Smith, Scott, "Poor Bill" and Montgomery were in attendance from Davisville and shot well in the pool events, of which there were five. The scores made were as follows: At 10 targets— Just 8, J. W. Hughes 9, Guisto 8, Shore 7, J. R. Hughes 7, F. O'Brien 4, De Merritt 6, Webber 5, McWilliams 6, Davis 6, Callahan 4, Upson 8, Neale 9, G. O'Brien I, Mathews 6, Newbert 9, Graham 9, Smith 10, Soott 7, "Poor Bill" 9, Mont- gomery 8. At 15 targets— Jnst 14, J. W. Hughes 13, Guisto 13, Shore 12, J. R. Hughes 10, F. O'Brien 10, De Merritt 15, Webber 9, McWilliams 11, Davis 13, Callahan 2, Upson 8. Mathews 10, O. Stevens 13, Just 10, Graham 11, Smith 11, Scott 7, "Poor Bill" 13. Montgomery S, Bauer 12. At 25 targets (club shoot) — Just 20, J. W. Hughes 17, Guisto 17, Shore 17, J. R. Hughes 20, F. O'Brien 22, De Merritt 19, Webber 21, McWilliams 20, Davis 18, Callahan 5, Upson 10, Neale 19, Mathews 14. O. Stevens 24, Morgan 12, Newbert 19, Contell 14, Palm 15, Just 20, Graham 18. At 25 targets— J. W. Hushes 22, Guisto 18, F. O'Brien 18, De Merritt 14, Morgan 21, Contell 18, Palm 18, Just 17, Smith 17, Scott 15, "Poor Bill" 12, Montgomery 8, Jay Hughes 11. The Pastime Gun Club, of San Diego, will hold the fourth annual blue rock tournament, San Diego, on March 22d and 23d. Added money, $300 and a lot of valuable merchandise prizes will be shot for. - The schedule of events is the following: On the 22d the first event will be at ten birds, $1 en- trance, $9 added. Second event, fifteen birds, $1.50 entrance, $13.50 added. Third event, twenty birds, $2 entrance, $18 added. Fourth event, ten birds, $1 entrance, $9 added. Fifth event, fifteen birds, $1.50 en- trance, $13 50 added. Sixth event, twenty birds, $2 entrance, B18 added. Seventh event, for Fano trophy, valued at $50. This trophy is to be contested for at each annual tournament of the Pastime Gun Club; 25 birds, $2 entrance, birds included; high gun wins. The trophy is to go to the shooter making the highest score, $6 to thesecond highest, $4 to third and $2 50 to to fourth. The winner of the trophy to receive en trance moneyless price of birds at next tournament. Eighth event, at ten birds, $1 entrance, $9 added. Ninth event, at twenty-five birds, $2.50 entrance, $22.50 added. Tenth event, at twenty-five birds, 75 cents entrance; prize, merchants' donations, of which there are thirty-five special prizes. Eleventh event, for the Hoegee "team" event, twenty-five birds to each man, $6 entrance per team. The winning team is to receive the trophy and 6 per cent of the entrance money, second highest team 40 per cent of entrance money. The team winning the trophy three consecutive times will be the owner permanently of the trophy. Three bona fide members of any club in Southern Cali- fornia to form a team. Two or more teams may enter from same club. This trophy will be shot for at each tournament given by the Pastime Gun Club. In the second day's shoot the events are as follows: Ten birds, $1 entrance, $9 added: fifteen birds, $1.50 entrance, $13.50 added; twenty birds, $2 entrance, $18 added; fifteen birds, $1.50 entrance, $13.50 added; twenty birds, $2 entrance, $18 added. Contest for the Jenks'' trophy, which is valued at $50 For the initial contest twenty birds, $1.50 entrance, birds included, high gun to win. First, trophy and $7.50 added money, second 50 per cent of entrance money, third 30 per cent of entrance, fourth 20 per cent of entrance money. The holder of the trophy is to receive all of entrance money, less price of birds at next tourna- ment. Fifteen birds, $1.50 entrance, $13.50 added; twenty birds, $2 entrance, $18 added; fifteen birds, $1.50 entrance, $13.50 added; twentv-five birds, $2 50 entrance, $25 added. The price of the birds is included in all entries. Side pool in each event; entrance $1: high gun to win; sixty and forty per cent. The Pastime Gun Club will donate $7.50 to the con- tettant making the highest average in the two days' shoot; $5 to the second highest average; $3 to the third; $5 for the longest run of consecutive breaks; also $5 sealed prize, to be opened after close of tourna- ment. Contestants must compete on all regular events, except team shoot, to count on average. Squad ShootiLg— Sargeant system, American Shooting Rules to govern, except in division of money, which will be divided as follows: Divide net purse by the sum of birds broken in the three high classes. For example, say 15 birds; net purse $84. A breaks 15, B 14, C 13; total 42 $84 divided by 42 birds is $2. A's share is $30; B'a share $28, and C's share, $26. Marlines Chick, George C. GarreUson and Ed Fano are the committee of arrangements. San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. The contests for the season of 1903 will taKe place as usual at Stow lake. The first six Saturday and Sun- day meetings will be for classification of the contest- ants. The re-entry scores can be made up on May 23d and 24th. Following will come six class contests. The re-entry casting will take place September 26th and 27th. Ties will be cast off October 3d and 4th. There will not be any regular contests of the club during July. This will" give the members a chance to do a little practical work on the streams. The complete schedule arranged is the following: Saturday, 3:30 p. M. Sunday, 10 a. m. I I Feb. 28 March 1 2 March 14 March 15 Classification J 3 March 28 March 30 Series1 1 April II April 12 5 April 25 April 26 I 6 May S> May in Classification Re-entries.. ..May 23 May 24 (7 June 13 :■= June 14 8 June 27 June 28 9 August 1 August t 10 Augu'115 August 16 11 AUgu't29 August 30 118 Sept. 13 Sept. 13 Class Re-entries Sept. 26 Sept. 27 Cast-off Oct. 3 Oot. 4 ♦ P. J. Tormey, a prominent member of the San Fran- cisco Fly-Casting Club, on March 2d, made a world's record, 99°,,, and won first prize in New York in accuracy casting. The event was open to all. no restriction on weight or rod or length of leader. Five casts were made at buoys distant 50, 55 and 60 feet. The San Francisco Striped Bass Club will hold a tournament to-morrow on the sward at tha foot of Fillmore street. March 14, 1903j ®tte $v&8b&c atxii gtpovt&tnan 11 New Jersey in Line Against Live Bird Shooting. If the proposed measure to stop the sport of trap shooting in the State of New Jersey is not defeated, it will surely be no fault of the New York and New Jer- sey sportsmen, who have combined to this end, At a recent hearing of the Fish and Game Committee of the Legislature, Mr. J. W. Hamer presented the shooters' side of the question with admirable force and logic. Among other things Mr. Hamer said: "My estimate of pigeon shooting as conducted at the clubs — and I assure you, it is a most careful one— my estimate is that about 90 per cent of the birds are pain- lessly killed and quickly gathered; not within the bouadary, it is true, but within 100 yards of the trap — 90 per cent. These birds are dead, and unless it is a crime to kill for food, domestic birds raised for that purpose, no charge of cruelty can attach to that 90 per cent. About 5 per cent of the birds are missed and fly away totally unharmed. Now, whatever may have been theintent, even the most violent of our opponents will not claim that an act of cruelty has been actually committed by the man who has shot at a pigeon which he has failed to hit. This then, disposes of 95 per cent of the birds without cruelty, and leaves still un- accounted for about 5 per cent. These are the birds which are hit, but which, being still able to fly, are not instantly gathered. Now, at all properly equipped clubs there are flocks of pigeons flying around the barns; four-fifths of this remaining 5 per cent of birds — the injured — are promptly decoyed by these flocks back to the barns, there to be instantly dispatched by attendants employed for this purpose. This accounts for 99 per cent of the birds without cruelty, and brings us, gentlemen, to the unavoidable conclusion that there is but one per cent of cruelty in trap shooting, the sport which our opponents condemn for its alleged brutality. Now, let us turn for a moment to the subject of field shooting, which these gentleman praise as a fair and manly, humane sport. In the field we all know that the poor shot kills and gets very few birds, but crip- ples and injures a large proportion. He inflicts the maximum of cruelty by reason of his lack of skill. But let us not take the poor shot — let us instance the fairly good quail shoot. The fairly good shot will kill and gather about 50 per cent of the quail at which he shoots, he will miss about 10 per cent, but he will cripple and injure about 40 per cent. These are the birds which show little sign of injury, but which fly away to suffer and recover, or to suffer and die, as the case may be. Forty per cent, gentlemen. Forty per cent of cruely in field shooting, which our friends de- scribe as a fair and humane sport, 1 per cent in trap shooting, which they arraign for its brutality. Forty to one, gentlemen; but let us not stop here. The gen- erality of men will have ten to twenty days of field shooting as against one day of trap shooting, and in order to reach a fair comparison, you must therefore multiply this forty by ten or twenty, but what's the use? There is no comparison. The one sport is humanity itself compared with the other. Parker Bros., Meriden, Conn., have been working on an automatic ejector, and have perfected and patented one that they believe will be an addition to and worthy to be attached to the "Old Reliable," thereby adding to its efficiency. This company has been slow in adopting this feature, but now, that they have brought out one that they think has merit enough te be applied to the "Old Reliable" is good evidence that the consumer will get value received. They are, we are informed, applying the automatic ejector to their high grade guns only, $150, $200, $300 and $400 catalogue price, at $25 list extra. On account of the demand for Parker guns without ejectors they cannot possibly furnish the lower grades of»guns with ejectors at present. It is said by experts that the Parker automatic jeector works easily and perfectly and one would not know from the working of the gun that it contained any additional working parts, and that it performs its duty to perfection. The Hero of the Hatchery. This is a story about Pierre of Some-Place-in-the- Woods, Canada, as it was told by William H. Board- man of the Canadian Camp Fire Club at the club dinner in Madison Square Garden recently. Pierre is not a very wonderful sort — not even as picturesque as his name suggests, and one who, following the suggestion in the name, conceived Pierre to be a guide and famous hunter would be disappointed, for Pierre is neither hunter nor guide, but just a hatchery man. Pierre lives a very commonplace life away off there in Some-Place-in-the-Woods, and a story about him will therefore have to deal with commonplace if it is to be true to Pierre. However, there was one occasion when Pierre proved himself a hero. It was in the month of December, when some hundreds of thousand of young trout resembling pumpkin seeds as much as anything else were in the long hatchery troughs doing their best to grow to a respectable size. Pierre thought they had souls — called them his children, and nursed them as tenderly as their large numbers and small size permitted. The troughs were fed by two pipes, one larger than the other, and were protected by strainers of cheese cloth, lest mud and other defilement should be carried in and form a deadly coating over Pierre's children. Pierre's work was to see to it that the water was kept running and that the cheese cloth strainers were changed frequently enough so that they should not become clogged. It was also his duty to keep a journal, and it is with the latter that this story has to do. It happened that Pierre was a poor speller and dis- liked writing, so that the keeping of the journal was for him always an ungrateful task, which he protested against oftentimes as unnecessary to the proper care of young trout. In oth«r things he was tireless and could work from morning through to morning with- out fatigue, but when it came to writing — well he "jist couldn't spell," that was all. Yet he struggled bravely with the journal, grasping his pen in a stubby hand, which, like that of Kipling's mariner, was rough and tarred, and with set teeth plugged away until the painful task was over and he might pass to the more congenial occupation of changing the cheese cloth strainers in the troughs where his "children" were. This is the entry in the journal for December 21: "Air, 49 above. "Water, 41 above. "Rain gauge, .06 inch. "Remarks: Rain stiddy sence yisterday. Crick, up, mud in water. Branch will be raisin1 hell if it keeps onacomin'. Supplys low this P. M. Sent Otto fur mor." Otto was the Dutchman who 'tended camp and acted as general helper at the hatchery. He had to go many miles to the base of supplies, and his trip meant that if the "crick" met Pierre's expectations during the next twenty-four hours Pierre would be alone to cope with the situation. This was the entry in the journal on Sunday morn- ing December 22: "Air, 50 above. "Water, 49 above. "Remarks: Still a comin'." That afternoon the mercury went down to zero, and kept dropping as the evening deepened. Otto had not returned, and Pierre was now preparing to face his second night up with troughs and the uncer- tain "crick" which fed them, for just as on Saturday it had been necessary to see that there was not too much water, so now the problem arose of keeping in them any water at all. That night the five-inch pipe, the larger of the two, started to freeze, and Pierre built along its length a line of fires which he tended by frequent trips up and down between their head in the creek and the fishhouse. It was of no use to fuss with the smaller pipe, for that was gone anyway. Up to midnight he fought the ice with his line of fires along the five-inch pipe, but it gained upon him, do what he would. Then he started a new plan, which involved taking up the lengths and thawing them out, one by one, until the whole was in condition again, and the water could be turned on. This operation consumed the remainder of the night, and Pierre told of it in the journal for Decem- ber 23 in this fashion: "Air, 23 below. "Water, 29 above. "Rain gauge, .03 inch. "Remarks: Three inch pipe is froze. Five-inch wuz, but ain't now." That morning he went down to the river and saw Oito, the Dutchman, on the opposite shore keeping as comfortable as possible before a big fire. Pierre shouted across the stream, now clogged with ice, and Otto answered that he had been there all night. Pierre shouted again for Otto to go up river to some place where it would be possible to cross, and went back to his pipes. The five-inch was working prop- erly now, but so that an emergency might not find him unprepared, Pierre set to work at the three-inch taking it up in sections and cleaning1 it as he had the other. When Otto came, late in the afternoon, Pierre was sitting at the table in the hatchery, his head on his arms and the worrisome pen in his mouth. Pierre had gone to sleep. But before the head dropped thisentry had been made on the journal: "Air, 21 below. "Water, 31 above. "Rain guage, — "Remarks: All pipes runnin'." Otto put him to bed and tended him as best he might during the next day. Pierre did not need very much attention, however, excepting for his frost- bitten hands and feet, for sleep was giving him better treatment than any doctor could give. The day after Christmas, Pierre went again to his troughs, now running properly under the ministra- tions of Otto, and when the morning inspection was over and the strainers changed, he made this entry in his journal: "Air, 21 below. "Water, 32 above. "Remarks: Sorry I skiped yesterday." — N. Y. Times. An eleven pound salmon and three Btriped bass were caught last Tuesday and a large salmon and five bass on Wednesday by Frank Carroll and a youth named Ammett. The salmon were taken in Raccaon straits on a No. 6 Wilson spoon. There is now a splendid run of spring fish going up the rivers. The bass were taken along the Angel Island shores from Hospital Cove to Point Blunt. Thelargest fish weighed sixteen and one-half pounds— all taken on a No. 8 german silver Wilson spoon. San Francisco Show. The San Francisco Kennel Club bench show com- mittee have taken hold with a vim and are working hard for a successful show here next month. The list of splendid specials already secured is a large one and comprises a number of really valuable and handsome trophies — the bronze trophy, for the best Cocker, valued at $110 is a fair sample of some of the good things to be distributed. Great Danes !will get four silver cups and trophies. Mastiffs two silver trophies, silver cups and trophies for Pointers, Setters (Irish and Gordon) and the Van Arsdale trophy for best in the field trial class. Cocker Spaniels are to get more va1- uable and a greater number than ever offered before. The Fox Terrierand Bull Terrier prizes are also many and valuable. With the good start already made the list of specials should be a liberal one. The office of the club is now open at 630 Market street with Mr. C. De Boice, Jr.. of Oakland in charge. The premium lists are now being rushed by the printer and will be mailed next week. Tommy Banks will look after the benching and feeding, the fact that this end of the show is in charge of Spratts is all that is necessary to insure satisfaction to the club and individual exhibitors. _ Mr. George Raper has accepted the club's invita- tion and will judge here as well as in Portland. The Portland Kennel club by the way offer a silver trophy at our show for the best Irishman. There is a sentiment among a number of local fanciers and specialty people to have one or more breeds taken in hand by home talent. Some of the Cocker fanciers have expressed their choice for a local judge over their particular breed. Dog Crates. Dog crates of various kinds can be bought and at generally reasonable prices. Shipping a dog or puppy is not a very arduous matter, the excerise of judgment in arranging for the comfort and safety of the dog in transit is the main feature. Should you decide to make your own crates re- member that lightness is to be always considered, in this way the payment of expressage on useless weight will be avoided. Make your crate of any material but see to it that it is light, strong and safe. One inch mesh wire netting is a very good thing to cover a crate with. The danger of broken legs or mashed feet and injured tails from poking or protuding through the slatted crate is here done away with. Stretch the wire netting over a frame having the top so made that it will be either gable end or oval in shape. Build the bottom and ends and sides tight six or more inches up from the floor. Put suitable bedding, straw, shavings or grass on the floor which should first be sprinkled with dry sawdust. It is not a bad idea to put a bone in the crate for the dog to gnaw upon wheh he feels so inclined. Fasten a drink- ing tin or cup, in one corner, several inches from the floor. If you do not construct a locker in one end of crate, place the food — dog biscuits generally in a sack or pocket on the outside at the front end of the crate. The locker is however the more prefeiable. A dog in transit should be fed twice a day and allowed plenty of fresh drinking water. A card of instructions, to the express messenger, which should be concise and to the point, will generally receive the proper at- tention from the express people. A crated dog should be placed in a car in a position where it is always easy of access for it is necessary to remove the dog from time to time particularly if the animal is bound on a long trip. Leather will make good enough hinges for the door. Ordinarily a piece of wire can be used as a fastening for the door. It is better, however, to have two staples and a pad- lock with the key hanging nearby and securely at- tached or the key can be secured in thelockei. It is advisable to send along a chain. The express mes- sengers who have to look after the animal appreciate every convenience which facilitates their work. It is a good idea to place a piece of canvas or sacking so that it can be drawn over one half of the crate. This will excltde the light and stop a draft. A piece of the same material hung midway inside of the crate affords a dark place for the dog to take it easy in when tired or bothered by any of the many annoyances that may crop up on the journey. This is a good scheme for a puppy's comfort. The crate should allow of plenty room for each dog, and we say again, should always be constructed strongly but light in weight. Kennel Registry. VISITS. Plumeria Kennels' red Cocker Spaniel bitcb Plumeria Flo (Ch. Hampton Goldie-Que=n K) to Nairod Kennels' (leased from Glen- wood Kennels) Ch. Havoc (Ch- Blacli Duke-Woodland Jade) March 9, 1903. Abner V. Crane's English Setter bitch Rose Blade (Laddie Blade -Topsey) to Gailey Graham's Jaque ( ) February — , J 903. W. H. McFee's (Los Angeles) Bull Terrier bitch Wonder's Evi- dence (Ch. Woodcote Wonder-Newmarket Queen) to Byron Erken- brecher's Teddy Roosevelt (Woodcote Venom-Rene), February 23, 24, 1903. Woodlawn Kennels' Fox Terrier bitch Warren Tattle (Warren Safeguard-Warren ToDgs) to Walter Magee's Cairnsmuir General (Ch Go Bang-Cairnsmuir Kismet), March 11, 12, ly03. SALES. Nairod Kennels sold to Mr. Benkichi Suigimoto. of Japan March 10, 1903. the red Cocker Spaniel bitch Glenwood Ruby (Champion Colorado-Redwood Virgy) Nairod Kennels sold to C P. Schreiner March 2. 1903, a black Cocker Spaniel bitch puppy by Oakland Romance-Maid of Oak- land. Woodlawn Kennels sold to F. W. Haines (Portland. Or ) oo March 7th, the Bull Terrier puppy bitch Flyaway (Ch. Woodcote Wonder-Nancy) Woodlawn Kennels sold to W. W. Boyteaux, the For Terrier dog puppy Woodlawn Legnard (Norfolk Truemao-Cambridge Lass), March 9 1903. Woodlawn Kennels sold to H. A. Moorehouse (Oakland) the Fox Terrier dog puppy Woodlawn Story (Norfolk Story -Millstream), March 9, 1803. Woodlawn Kennels sold to Mr Green (San Francisco) the Collfe dog Winters' Griffin (Verona Battle-Maggie of Dundee), March 11, 1903 Woodlawn Kennels sold to Walter Magee the Fox Terrier bitch Cambridge Lass (The Legnard-Cambridge Wire), March 10, 1903# P. Recconnl sold to Woodlawn Kennels a Bull Terrier bitch puppy by Ch. Woodcote Wonder-American Belle, March 12, 1903. LEASES. Delverton Kennels leased of T. J Blight the red Cocker bitch Baby Ora (Ch. Viscount-Black Sue) March 7, 1903. 13 Kennel Suggestions. A doc should never be wasted after takine his reg- ular loud; aboul an hour before the night feed being the ttealttme, ,o that having a good meaUminediatelv, it raises bis temperature, necessarily somewhat low, and ne readily gees to sleep and recuperates after what is at best a rather fatiguing ordeal. If going to a show he should nlwaja have a nights rest oefore traveling. On no account must a bitch showing the slightest sign of -heat," or for a week after, be given a oath Such a procedure has frequently resulted fatally, and almost invariably caused much trouble. Many (aDciers and owners consider the matter of soap to be employed far less than they should. Any soap wnich gives an abundant lather is not necessarily beneficial; on the contrary, to acquire this lather much soda and other alkalis are included, most in- jurious to the coat in excess. Cheap scented and opaq ue kinds are the chief sinners in this connection, the clear or semi-transparent varieties not lending themselves well to the addition of impurities. The ideal compound for the use of dogs should be soft with a good lather, and containing ingredients soothing to the skin, stimulative to the hair and inimical to para- sites It must not be assumed that such cannot be bought, but they are not at all plentiful, and there is no reason why any dog proprietor should not make his own if not satisfied with a trial of soaps prepared by manors of experience and reliability such as Sergeant, Spratts or Dr. Glover. l'ne finest lor au-.ound purposes can oe manufac- tured as lollows: Take of tne very best quality soft soap one pound, of blue mercurial ointment one-half ounce, of fiuely powdered camphor uoe ounce. Thor- oughly mix witu the addition of a little water, i-x- perience has shown this to be superior to any other, and it has been used for years by fanciers in the habit of thinking for themselves. The base has all the properties required for cleansing without deleterious adulterations, and is easily handled; the mercury is penetrating, stimulative and death to all uninvited guests, yet in such quantity as to be absolutely harm- less to anv dog, whilst the camphor sooths and softens the skin. " If desired, any chemist will make it up. Another very excellent preparation, and one which can be strongly recommenued for Toy dogs is this: Take of best white curd soap four pounds, glycerine four to eight ounces. Cut up the soap into small pieces, add some water and the glycerine and reduce to a jelly, in which form it can be used when cold, though, o'f course, it contains nothing calculated to have'any medicated effect upon the animal. Speau'iog of parasites, the dog has many both inside and out. First of all comes the fruitful and frolicsome flea who is always more troublesome in hot weather and'in the neighbornood of sand, where he breeds for choice, though if he can't get sand, not being partic- ular, he will oblige elsewhere. The best of all cures is prevention, secured by thorough cleanliness both of the animal's person and domicile. To remove fleas, however numerous, from a dog is a comparatively simple matter, but it will beat once obvious, that after doing so, if you re-introduce him to the bed, wherein all probability he acquired them, or at least which is pretty certain to cunt in plenty, you will have your trouble for nothiog, and the host will be precisely in the same condition within a day or two. The most valuable agent for the sudden death of PuIcj: canis is, without doubt, carbolic acid, but it has been claimed many of the soaps containing it are not sufficiently strong for the purpose. Make your own by mixing half an ouuce of pure (liquid) carbolic acid with one pound of soft soap as given above, but with- out the other additions. Lather the animal thor- oughly and rinse him off as rapidly as possible to avoid absorption through the skin. Another efficient flea destroyer is an infusion of quassia chips, abouta pound to two gallons of water, simmered for three hours. Soak the dog well with this when cool enough and see that he swallows none; he won't willingly. Insect powders are only partial in tneir action, soon lose their strength and do not really kill the proposed victims, but merely discommode and stupefy tbem. However, before operating on the dog you must have his apartment In readiness. The bedding should be burnt, and all corners and interstices liberally treated with strong paraffin, the whole being well lime- washed. In long standing and obstinate cases it ie even better gtpjovtanmu ence, it would be just as well to write to either or all of the manufacturers above mentioned and procure from each manufacturer, or better still, from a nearby dealer or agent, the comprehensive and valuable book- lets printed for gratuitous distribution and containing valuable information for owners of dogs. The requisite addresses of the above firms can be found on page 15 of this issue. Minimum Rating of Shows for 1903. The following list is given in compliance with the rule that the secretary shall publish in the American Kennel Gazette for Decembar of each year the ratings of shows for the following year. The next show given by any of the under-mentioned clubs will have a mini- mum rating in accordance with this list: Dogs Min. Ent'rd Rat'g- Oakland Show 135 1 The Fanciers' Club 235 1 Rhode Island Kennel Club 511 3 Westminster Kennel Club .1678 5 Hoosier Poultry and Kennel Association . . 5t> 1 New Jersey Kennel Association 526 3 Duquesne Kennel Club 508 3 Chicago Kennel Club 666 3 St. Louis Collie Club 46 4 Twin City Kennel Club 166 1 Atlantic City Kennel Club 488 2 New England Kennel Club 801 4 San Francisco Kennel Club 781 5 Montreal Canine Association 470 2 Wissahicken Kennel Club 280 2 Bar Harbor Kennel Club 76 1 Massachusetts Kennel Club 125 1 Columbia Co. Agricultural Society 85 1 Binghamton Industrial Association 19 1 Middlesex East Agricultural Association . . 204 1 Orange Co. Agricultural Society 175 1 Haverhill Kennel Club 145 1 Sixth District Agricultural Association.. . . 95 1 Danbury Agricultural Association 319 2 Ladi«s' Kennel Association 1130 4 Philadelphia Dog Show Association 744 3 Merrimac Valley Kennel Club 1 f March 14, 1903 Mongolian Pheasants. These grand game birds have been liberated in various parts of the State and their progress in the new locations are followed with interest by sportsmen. The Fish Commissioners have received reports from the various sections in which these beautiful game birds were set free. In some counties they have in- creased, especially where the sentiment of protection is developed to the extent of having a county game warden. Santa Clara county probably stands at the head of the list. On the Morrow ranch, near San Jose, the birds have increased until they number about one thousand Favorable reports come from Fresno, Humboldt and Santa Cruz counties. Occa- sionally the pheasants are seen in San;a Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. A limited number of birds were brought from Hongkong, China, about two years ago. The Commissioners were able to purchase them for seventy-five cents each, and through the courtesy of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and the United States custom officials, landed them at San Francisco without additional expense. They were liberated in such sections as seemed best adapted to their needs. From the results of the plants already made from these experiments, the Board may deter- mine if further experiments would be warranted. femalecrabs. The deputies of the Board arrested and prosecuted several violators of this law. Finally, two of the principal violators and dealers in female crabs were apprehended, and were tried in the San Francisco Police Court before Judge Conlan, who found them guilty and sentenced each man to pay a fine of S100. These heavy sentences had a very salutary effect, as it made the crab fishermen cease to attempt to traffic further in female crabs. At certain seasons of the year the local fisherman were unable to meet the demand, and the principal source of supply was Humboldt Bay. The Board of Supervisors of Humboldt county had to pass several ordinances to protect the crabs within their territory. As crabs do not bear transportation well, thousands were lost by delay in reaching the markets. The intelligent fishermen recognize the growing scarcity of this shell fish, and have asked us repeatedly that a close season or some additional protection be accorded them, to prevent the industry from being ruined. The number of crab fishermen has increased so that at present there are about one hundred and twenty boats, employing about two hundred and forty men, and paying about $600 annually into the Fish Com- mission Fund. These fishermen obtain an average of SI a dozen for their crabs, which are retailed for about twenty-five cents apiece, so it can be readily seen what an important industry crab catching and marketing is. As the shrimp open season begins on the 1st of September, the absence of crabs from the market will be scarcely noticeable by our people. If they are unmolested during their breeding season, we "hope they will become abundant again. We would there- fore most respectfully recommend that Section 628 of the Penal Code be amended by prohibiting the pos- session and sale of crabs during the months of Sep- tember and October, and by forbidding the possession and sale, at any time, of crabs measuring less than six inches across the back. The suggestions of the Commission were acted upon and the requested measures passed. The Protection of Crabs and the Crab Catching Industry. Time was when an enjoyable day's outing at crab- bing could be found at innumerable places about our bay shores. Outside the heads, to the north and south, big crabs (cancer majesta) some of them measuring a foot in length, from rim to rim of the shell, could often be caught in the crab nets. They were fine in flavor, in fact our coast crabs are looked upon as being second to none found anywhere, all this is over now. A large fleet of boats and the ship- ment East daily for years of thousands of dozens has made the sweet flavored crustacean scarce and high priced. In time to do some good, but far too late to enable any benefit for years is the law now is force putting in a close season for crabs during the months of September and October each year. It is now unlaw- ful and has been for some years past, to take female crabs. The recent legislation in favor of crab pro- tection was outlined in the last report of the Fish Commission which states: The crab industry is an important one. During the past two years it has been apparent that the crab fishermen — who use gasoline boats in supplying our markets — have fished so extensively that we believe the time has arrived when additional restrictions are necessary. There nas been in force for four years a law pro- hibiting the capture and sale of the female crab. We had hoped this would be sufficient, but we find that it is not, as the supply is rapidly decreasing, especially in the vicinity of San Francisco. We believe there should bo a close season, extending through the two principal months of their breeding season — September and October. The t-upply of crabs here became so limited that the fishermen began to violate the only provision of the State law for their proteclion— the capture and sale of Keep the Good Work Going. It is believed that San Bernardino last Arbor Day broke the country's record for one day's work in set- ting out trees. About 5000 shade trees and palms were pla-nted along the city's streets and the principa thoroughfares leading to the near-by towns. The movement was started by the Woodmen of the World under the leadership of F. B. Tichenor and Walter Hubbard. The municipal organizations gave it splen- did backing and the citizens generally lent a hand. The above paragraph is somewhat foreign matter to these columns, but the importance of forestry, in its many details, is one that the sportsman will thoroughly understand and appreciate, hence, we reiterate, keep the good work going. Coming Events. Rod. Jan. 1-July 1— Close season for black bass. Marco 14— Saturday Contest No. 2. Classification series. Stow lake, 2:30 p. m. March 15— Sunday Contest No. 2. Classification series. Stow lake, 10 a. m. March 15— San Francisco Striped Bass Club Casting Tournament. Golden Gate Park. April 1-Aug. 15— Close season for lobsters and crawfish. April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open. April 1-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season for taking steel- head in tidewater. May 1-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. Sept. 1-Nov. 1— Close season for crabs. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Gun March 15— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. March 29— Millwood Gun Club. Blue rocks. Manzanita Station. April 5— California Wing Club. Lire birds. Ingleside. April 5— College City Gun Club. Blue rocks. Berkeley. April 12— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. May 24. 25, 28— S. F. Trap Shooting Association. Blue rock tournament. Ingleside. July 1-Feb. 15— Dove season open. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. Sept. 1-Feb. 15— Open season for mountain quail, grouse and sage hen. Oct. 15-Feb. 15— Open season .'or quail, ducks, etc. Oct. 15-Jan. 15— Open season on quail in Marin county. Bench Shows. March 10, 11, 12, 13— Rochester Kennel Club. Rochester, N. Y W. J- Gram, Secretary, 701 Lake avenue. March 11, 12. 13. U— Coshocton Kennel Club. Coshocton, Ohio. F. V, Mizer, Secretary. March 17, 18, 19. 20— Twin City Kennel Club. TJhrichsville, Ohio. C. S. Walker, Secretary. Maroh 25, 26,27. 28— Chicago Kennel Club. Annual show. Mrs John H Naylon Secretary, March 30 31— St. Louis Collie Club. 5th annual show. St Louis, Mo John A. Long, Secretary. March 31 April 1, 2, 3— Buffalo Kennel Club. Inaugural show. Buffalo, N.V. Edw. P Sharp. Secretary. April 1 2, 3. 4— Victoria City Kennel Club. 2d annual show, Viotoria, B. C. T. P McConnell, Secretary. April 1. 2. 3, 4— Southwestern Kennel Club. Inaugural show New Orleans, La. John Dewhurst, Superintendent. April 8, 9, 10, 11— Atlantic City Kennel Club. Atlantic City n"j. Thos. H Terry, Secretary. April 15, 16, 17, 18— Portland Kennel Club. Portland, Or. Something for Nothing Tho Pollt Miller Drug Co., of Richmond, Va., are manufacturers of Sergeant's Dog Remedies, the most popular line of preparations, intended for dogs, on the market today, having received the high- est endorsements of the leading dog men and kennel owners in this country and Canada. Read their advertisements appearing in the columns of our journal each issue. The firm referred to will malt you absolutely free, a copy of their celebrated book on Dogs if you will forward 8 cents 10 cover postage if your dog is sick, write them enclosing stomp, and desorl.be the symptoms as accurately as you can They will cheerfully furnish the best information on the" subject without charge. F. W Braun & Co , of Los Angeles, California, have recently been made distributing agents for Sorgeant's Dog Remedies on the Paoiflc Coast. Makch 14, 1903] ®h£ gve&ev am* ^pcvx&man ^^ Dipping Cattle. The Bubj'ect of dipping cattle is com- paratively new to most farmers, tut it is assuming much importance in sections where pests and parasites are proving seri- ous obstacles to the profitable handling of cattle. Among those who have devoted close study to this problem is Mr. Geo. H. Moore, Kansas City, and at the recent meeting of the Live Stock Association he discussed the subject in an interesting paper from which we quote: "That man is not in this convention nor is he engaged in the cattle industry, who can reveal the true and substantial benefits from a financial standpoint to be derived from the proper scientific and practical plan of dipping cattle in an effi- cient dip. The first thing to be considered is, Why is it necessary to dip cattle? Why have hundreds of dipping plants been est.blished and are in such successful use in various parts of the country? These questions must be answered intelligently before the cowman can be convinced of the true and lasting benefits to be gained by proper dipping in an effective cattle dip. "Col Albert Dean, who is recognized authority on the fever tick and Bplenetic fever, has enlightened you from time to time and warned you of the dangers im- minent in your herds where the tick holds away. The Sanit ry Board of Kansas, Dr. Mayo, the State Veterinarian of Kan- sas, as well as veterinarians of adjoining States, have warned the cattlemen of a present evil, which, if permitted to flour- ish, will bring disaster and financial loss to all herds infected with mange. The mite that produces mange in cattle is of the same gen.ral family as the parasite which causes scab in sheep. Dr. Salmon, of the Bureau of Animal Industry, makes jt imperative at all dipping stations that sheep infected with scab shall be put through a dip heated to 110 degrees Fahr. The same recommendation is also made by leading veterinarians everywhere. In the mange mite cattlemen have an enemy similar in many respects to the mite which causes scab in sheep, and in order to accomplish successful results in the eradi- ation of mange from your herds, it will oe necesBary for you to use an efficient cattle dip which can be used at a tem- perature oi at least 110 degrees. Another enemy of the bovine family with which you are doubtlesB familiar and one that is more easily disposed of than the first two named is the cattle louse. "These enemies are preying on your herds, continuously sapping substance which should remain with th9 animals in order to insure healthful, contented growth, early maturity and good profit. The countless millions of lice which in- fest cattle can be effectively disposed of by "proper dipping, and as a result thousands of dollars will be added to the profits of the stockman. According to authentic reports it is estimated that the dipping of sheep for eradication of the Bcab mite adds from $2,000,000 to $5,000,- 000 to the annual profits of the sheep growers of the United States. These are facts established beyond successful con- troversy. Therefore if this vast amount can be aaved to the sheep industry by and through a proper mode of dipping in the spring and fall and any other time or season when it, is absolutely necessary, when you compare the price of a cow with that of a sheep who can compute the millions of dollars which will be added to the profits of cattle owners when they fully realize the advantages of dipping their cattle at least twice each year? Allow me the phrase, the cowman 'is up against it,' and those who are wise in their day and generation will take time by the forelock and effectively stamp out the destroyers that are preying on their herds. "The third and last enemy is well known to all who have herds of cattle below the quarantine line, and a few above the line had a slight taste of high life during the past year by a visit of this disease. As soon as Uncle Sam has satisfied himself that thiB arch fiend of enemies to the bovine family can be eradicated by a proper process of dipping, which is the only solution to the problem for the ab- solute destruction of the tick aid will be extended all along the line, not only from Uncle Sam, but the great railroad cor- porations wilt join hands in wiping out this evil. I believe the dippings that will be done this Beason will demonstrate that the tick can be banished through the united and efficient co-operation of in- terested parties. "When this 's done you can form a faint conception of the vast and never ending benefits that will accrue to generations yet unborn upon the vast plains of Texas, Indian Territory, Kansas and Oklahoma." For DISTEMPER PINK-EYE CATARRHAL FEVER AND ALL NOSE and THROAT DISEASES Cures the sick and acts as a preventive for the others. Liquid. Given on the tongue Safe for brood mares and all o hers. 50c a bottle: ib a dozen. Sold by all Druggists and Turf Goods Houses; orsent, express paid, by the Manufacturers. Agents wanted in every town. SPOHN MEDICAL GO,, CHEMISTS, GOSHEN, IND, Special Agent: J. A. McKERRON San Francisco. of tJa© Great Slectioneer. GROVER GLAY 2:23 Sire of CLAY S 2:13^ IRA 2:164 RICHARD S. (Trial) 2:09 Pacing Filly 2:15 Jepsen Sons & Kraft LEADERS yOR SALE— Two fine Stallion J- Colts by GROVER CLAY: dam, a producing mare by Sidney. [ 1st dam Maggie Norfolk 2:34 by Norfolk j (dam or Grover Clay 2:23tf, her only foal) I 2d dam Tilda Quill by Billy Cheatham (thor) 41 3d dam by Dorsey's Golddust (sire Lucille Golddust 2:16^ and many others in list) I 4th dam s.C b. by Abdallah 15 Season of 1903, March 1st to June 1st, At D. Gannon's Stables. Watts St., near Race Track, Emeryville, Alameda Co., Cal. Fee $25, payable at time of service. For further particulars address DENNIS GANNON. Emeryville. Cal. Harness Saddlery \# ^^ I |V B i" I" P^ A BOTTLE OF THE BEST LOTION INT THE WOHLD Y VJ U IM t. EL U " is Dr. Fisherman's Carbolized Alkaline I ntinn Cures Sprains, Galls. Sores, Bruises, LUlluu' Cuts, Swellings. Barbed-wire wounds. Thrush, Grease Heel, Mange, Itch and all kinds of bone swellings in horses and cattle. Good for most diseases of all kinds of stock, and in all cases of accident. Try a sample bottle for 50 cents or a quart for $1. which makes a half gallon of the remedy. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT TOU GET YOTK MONEY BACK. Send for further information and Valuable and Interesting Reading EE free SUNSET MERCANTILE CO. 353&&S& „, s. F. Testimonials from the best known horsemen, breeders, liverymen and stockmen on Paoiflc Coast. Stockmen's Outfits Ranchers' Requisites Our Line is Varied and Complete WE MANUFACTURE HARNESS TO ORDER. 1145-1147 Market St. Phone: South 1032 Mail Orders Solicited- kToTeTeToTtMem^ QUINNS OINTMENT FOR HORSES 1 stands at the head of all veterinary remedies. Such troubles % as Spavins, Curbs, WindpufTs, Splints, Bunches have no p j terrors for a horse if the master keeps and applies Quinn's Ointment. All P | -well known horsemen speak of it in the highest terms : i. Pa., owners of St. Bel, brother of late Be] Miller & Sibley of Franklit used Qoinn'5 Ointment w " ' 1 _ _ i Boy, writ*, "We have ___ with great snecess and believe it fulfills all claimed for it. We cheer- fully recommendit to oar friends." For Curbs, Splints, Spavins or Bunches it has no equal. Price Ji.oo per package. Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail. ^ W. S, EDDY * CO., WHITEHALL, N. Y. QOCOANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOR STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIGS FOR SALE IN" LOTS TO SUIT BT EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO. SOS California Street, San Francisco, Cal. REGISTERED H0LSTE1N FRIESIANS Comprises the representatives of the best families of this famous breed. The home of ROMEO AAGGIE ACME, who has an official seven-day record of 26 lbs. 1! ozs. butter; FTDESSA, who made in seven days official recerd over 2o lbs. butter, and many other large producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. TURK STREET, SAN FRANCIS Visitors always welcome. Phone: Soutfe 103. 14 Ranch— Rough and Read; Is' and, near Stockton. ^KJ| W TRADE MARK * 1$ J^» ■^9^ SPAVIN CURE x POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES Bone and Bog Spavin, Splint, Capped Hock, Windpuff, Thoroughpin, Weak and Sprained Ringbone, Tendons, and all Curb, Lameness. 'FOOL TALK ' About thirty-five years ago, a young mechanic called on old Commodore Vanderbilt, then head of the New York Central Railroad, in an effort to secure a trial on a New York Central train of a new device for stopping trains by compressed air. ■•Air!" the Commodore is said to have exclaimed. "Air! Stop a train with air: I've no time to listen to such Tool talk,' young man,'" and he didn t. Neither would anyone else for many a long day. George Westinghouse. for he was the man <. f the "fool talk," believed in himBelf and the utility of his invention He kept right on in spite of Commodore Vanderbilt and others till he forced recognition. Would a man trust himself aboard a passenger train to-day if he knew that train was not fully equipped with Wesiinghouse's invention— the air- brake? It is said that Vanderbilt's road had some difficulty in getting it when finally it was wanted Many a man says ' fool talk" when he reads the claims made for "Save-the-Horse" Spavin cure, but the dawn of enlightenment is as certain as the rising of the sun, and the man who says "fool talk" after reading the factsso plain and convincing, as given by us, re-afflrmed by ihe letters published in these columns each week and In our booklet, is repeating Commodore Vanderbilt's mistake. No man need be in doubt as to what "Save-the-Horse" Spavin Cure can, and cannot, do. If you have a case different from what are described in booklets and advertisements, send us full particulars as to tbe age, location, cause of the lameness or swell- ing, the horse's action, previous treatment and also the Veterinarian's diagnosis, if you know he is competent, and we will tell you frankly as to the possibilities of our remedy. Write for book- let and copy of guarantee and any information desired. Heed this: Work horse continuously if desired "Save-the-Horse" cures without scar, blemish or loss of hair. Contains do Arsenic, Corrosive Sublimate or other form of Mercury, or any ingredient that can injure the horse. Chronic and seemingly incurable cases in the advanced stage that have been fired two or three times and given up as hopeless, positively and permanently cured. The potent, unfailing powerof "Save-the-Horse " lies in its concentrated, penetrating, absorbing properties. It cures by penetrating to the seat of" the injury or disease, producing a physiological change, absorbing all inflammatory exudate aod producing a neallhy, normal condition of the parts $5.00 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle, construct ed solelv to convince, satisfy and protect you fully We know poiiti.rely "Save-the-Horse" will absolutely and permanently cure, and for that reason guarantee is made all your way. There is no condition or arrangement we can make more binding to protect you than our guar- antee. NEED OF SECOND BOTTLE IS ALMOST IMPROBABLE EXCEPT IN RAREST OF CASES. So. OO per bottle at all druggists' and dealers', or sent direct, express prepaid, by the manufacturers. TROY CHEMICAL CO. TROY, NEW YORK D. E. NEWELL, Pacific Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street, San Francisco. 14 &he gxcciicv atxb ^povisxnan [March 14, 1903 Location of Beef Cuts. Most housewives do not underhand the terms used by the butcher to describe the various cuts into which a carcass of beet is divided. Therefore, they do not always know what they are buying. Here is some information on the subject from the New York Sun. The whole beef is split into halves, fol- lowing the centre of the backbone or vertebral column from tail to neck. Each half contains a hind and a forequarter. The forequarter is then cut from the hindquarter. These are the processes of the wholesaler. The "fores" and "hinds" as they are called, are now ready for the retailer. The forequarter is cut into two parts— the rack, consisting of a set of ribs, and the chuck or shoulder proper up to and including the eighth rib. The eighth-rib cut shows the blade gristle only on one side. The ninth rib is usually called a chuck roast. The rack is cut into prime rib, standing or rolled roasts. The chuck is a complicated piece of meat when cut into kitchen pieces by the butcher. Its anatomy yields the following pieces for cooking: Oven and pot roasts, boneless chuck steaks and chuck roasts cut free of bone and metamorphosed into top and lower Saratoga roasts. The lower cut is. the more tender It has the eye piece, which somewhat resembles the eye of a porterhouse rolled roast The chuck yields still more cuts to the wizard of the cleaver. There are the soup and stewing pieces, plate, navel and brisket pieces for corning, oven and pot roaBts, made by removing the flesh from the shoulder bones, and chuck Bteaks cut from the cross rib. In the above disguiseB the word "chuck" loses all of its plebeian character. The hindquarter is less complicated, but its dissection is interesting to the culinary economist. This part of the beef carcass is cut in two; the loin of the beef and the round, consisting of the leg, top and bottom round, rnmp and flank. Now comes a steak rollcall. The loin of beef is cut by the butcher into top sirloin steakes and roasts short sirloins, round- bone sirloin, flatbone steaks, hipbone steaks, boneless sirloin steaks, porter- house steaks and roasts. Then there are a la mode top round cuts, bottom round High Class Jack AND Draught Stallion FOR SALE. good performer and foal getter, stands I5V4 hands high and weighs 1000 lbs Also a four-year old Shire and Canadian Stallion, stands 16 hands and weighs 1500 lbs; heavy mane and tall; very handsome horse Apply lo HENRY KLEMP, Box 37. J -street Road, Sacramento. RACING cuts for pot roasts and corned beef. The rump goes into steaks and corning pieces, liank steaks and rolled flank pot roasts or corning pieces. If the housekeeper is mystified by the -hop vernacular, it iB because she has not learned the "geography of the teef cuts," as a Boston culinary student put it. By not knowing her alphabet the purchaser is often imposed upon and made to pay a higher price for an artistically arranged piece of very cheap meat. Poultry Notes. It is easier to hatch the chicks than it is to raise them. Buy a drinking fountain for your chick- ens. It does not pay to let them get drabbled in an old pan. Do not feed little chickens until they are 48 or 50 hours old. Grit and powdered charcoal should be kept before them all the time. Nothing is better than millet seed for the first few days. Then feed steel cut oats, finely cracked wheat, cracked corn, etc., but no sloppy food. Skim milk and pure water are necessary After a few weeks boiled potatoes fed occasionally are good. Green feed, aftei chicks are four days old, fed in small quantities at first, gradually increasing till they have all they will eat, is indis- pensable. Grass, clover, cabbage, etc., chopped finely, scatter the grain in chafl or straw, and see how they enjoy scratch- ing it out. Keep your brooders and pens as clean Trotting Horses in being shipped about from place to place on a circuit, subject to all kinds of "weather and consequent changes in temperature are very like- ly to fall sick, chills,€olic, colds, pneumonia, &c.t may take them at any time, time by having a supply of Turtle's Elixir ever ready to hand. It is invaluable in such cases and for hurts, bruises, splints, spavins, &C The best body and leg wash lenown. Used and Endorsed by Adams Express Company. Tuttle's Family Elixir S£S$E5SS*& Kills pain instantly. Our 100 page book' "Veter- inary Experience'* F^REE. Tuttle's Elixir Co., 437 0'Farrell St., Sao Francisco, Cal. Itt ware of «o-c»Ikr] Ellxln — none genuine bnt Tuttle *«. Avotdall blisters; they offer only temporary relief If any Avoid trouble i J(-QS£3aSfflfi2fflCaS( west coast; wire-% iron works 19 FR.EMONTlST.SAN FRANQJSCO. EVERY WEEK DAY RAIN OR SHINE. New California Jockey CI OAKLAND TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY RACKS START AT 2:1a V. M. SIIAK1' Forry b Btfl lcovo San Frauclsco at 13 «., 12:3l>, I, 1:30, 2, «.':3U and 3 P. M , connecting with tntlu* Htoppior hi inoontranoa to the traok, i-.;ist two coraon train rOMrvod f"r ladle*. No smoking- Buy y< ar ticket* to Shell Uou&d, Rem lng train* leave the traok at 4:15 and 4:45 l>. m. ar ■■* Immediately after the last race. mimam II. WILLIAMS, iTMl.k-m. . W. TREAT, S«cr«t*ry. A. FLEISHHACKER & CO. MANUFACTURE It.9 AND DEALERS IN Wrapping Paper, Paper Boxes, Twines ETC., ETC., ETO. B20 MARKET ST , SAN FRANCISCO. 49-Telophone: Exchange 109-®& Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh ol the Bladder Cared In 48 Honrs. CAPSULES aa possible. Scatter lime on the floors. Be gentle with your chicks. Do not allow thera to be frightened and thejr will grow twice as fast as they would if allowed to grow wild. Broilers are now quoted at $4.50 and $6.00. It pays to hatch your chicks early in the season. Ten to twelve weeks *vill produce good broilers, with proper care. The reason for not disturbing milk after it has been strained and set away for the cream to rise is that the cooling of the milk causes currents in the fluid, the end of which is to deposit the fats in the surface. When these are dis- turbed in any way these currents are broken and the particles of fat go floating aimlessly about and some others never reach the top. NEW MODEL 1903 f 1 \ 1 Xt ^rl i i',1 AJt iTr i 'iTT|\ iM-fHTr -■'■■ '■ ' " \T- STEEL RIMS SAFE TIRE T00MEY ROAD CART. THE BEST IN THE WORLD, O'BRIEN & SONS, Sole Agents, Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St. SAlx FRANCISCO, CAL ATTEND THIS GREAT SALE! 25 HEAD 25 -FROM- OAK WOOD PARK STOCK FARM By Great Sires, Out of Great Mares. AND PACERS from this Great 2:11, Direct 2:05J, out of such pro- Inex by Sweep- press by Flaxtail, horse. FULL BROTHERS AND SISTERS TO TROTTERS with fast records, The best lot ever sent to a sale Breeding Farm. Colts and Fillies by McKinney 2:1]}, Owyhee James Madison 2:17j, Charles Derby 2:20, Stein way 2:25|, and during mares as Katy G. by Electioneer, Bella 2d by Nutwood stakes, Steinola by Steinway, Amazon by Charles Derby, Em and many others. AH to be shown at the side of a saddle THE SALE WILL BE HELD AT THE OCCIDENTAL HOUSE EXCHANGE, 246 THIRD STREET, NEAR FOLSOM, THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1903, Commencing at 12 M. Catalogues ready in a few days. WM. G. LAYNG, Live Stock Auctioneer. AT THE TOP SILO of the AND HOW TO GET THERE 65 FEET HIGH BY Actual Test CAPACITY LIMITED ONLY BY SUPPLY .1101NTED-PORTA1JI.E ENSILAGE CUTTERS. Catalogue Gives Important Information. G. G. WICKSON & CO. 34 and 36 MAIN ST., S. F. 123 N. Main St , Los Angeles 141 Front St., Portland, Or. THE STANDARD-BRED TROTTING STALLION BOODLE Jr | By BOODLE 3:12^, sire of Ethel Downs 2:10, Thompson 2:ilM. Q°d 4 others in 2:30 and better. He by Stranger, sire of 33 in 2:30. | Dam NINA B. by Electioneer, sire of Arlon 2:07s^, L Sunol 3:08^, Palo 2:083i , and 101 more in 2:30 list. Superior to Copaiba* Cabebs or Injection \ BOom.E .iii. Is one of tho besl bred, besl looking and besl stallions on the Paolflo Coast. He will make the Season of 1U03 at J. D, GARR'S GABILAN RANCH, Six Miles East of Salinas Cpp $75 'or ""' S1'ns,m- Payable at end of srasou, or $15 for single service, payable at time of I CC »J»£.«J S(,rvifi\ otherwise will lie considered at season rales Any mare entered for the season mi. I paid for will bo granted the usual return privelugos if proven to be not in foal, provided that next yi'iu- ilir mvin-r ni riiiini sti 1 1 owns her and J. D.Carr still owns (he horse. Good pasturage at $2 per month, in' QO responsibility assumed for accidents Season opoo now. and will close August first 1003 BOODLE JR. Is a sure foal getter, his colts are all uniform, aad of good color, and show floe speed and aotlon, Etc is 10 bands high and weighs 1200 pounds, is of a rich mahogauy bay. Apply to J. I>. t'ARB, or JOHN OARSIDE, at Gabllao Ranch. P**H I (rrC*f*G. Tjl hi 1 1 £1 +P>H and t*vpo written ready for framing rcuiS! gc3 ■ tt^WlwlvU Write for prices. Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary street, San Franoisci, Cal. March 14, 1903] ®h£ gveeftev anb gtpovtgtnau 15 3 TOUE FOR SALE. All Out of Fashionably Bred Mares, One 2 Years Old. One 3 Years Old. One 4 Years Old. The two-year old and three-year-old are both well staked and are trotters. The four-year-old has a three-year-old trotting record of 2:18, and a great prospect for his class this year. All are in fine shape to train or be placed in the stud. For pedigrees, prices and full particulars address C. A. DURFEE, San .lose, j FOR SALE. CANinnW ?»1G a handsome light sorrel, o/YItLUJtt i.iy, ig hands, weighs about 1150; eight years old; gentle and a high class gentleman's roadster. Apply to E. D. SACHS, 1000 Geary Street. FOR SALE. \ N ENTIRE COLT, FOALED 10TH APRIL, ■*» 1901. THURSTON TagO 32975 Belle Emmet San Diego 8776 Aim in a Apply to Mambrino Wilkes 6083 Lady Emmet H F. H HAGGITT, Lower Lake. Cal. Every feature conneoted with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose — surround ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor, carriage office, news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOLLY DILLON 2:07 (the Fastest Mare of 1001), B. S. DILLON 3:35 and CAPTIVITY 2:38 1-3. Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA, CAL. SIDNEY DILLON was sired by Sidney 2:19%: dam Venus (dam of Adonis 2:1114, Leah 2:SJjf, Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus II. 2:1 1J4). Psyche 2:16^ and Lottie Parks 2:16^. and she was also dam of Juno, the dam of Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:30) by Venture 3:27j$. sire of dam of Directum 3:05*4: second dam s t. b. by Algerine, son of Whipple's Ham- bletonian SIDNEY DILLON is a model of symmetry and imparts his grand individual- ity, inherent speed ar.d excellent disposition to all his progeny. Best of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges if horse is still in my possession. For pasturage and other information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Sapt Santa Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. TtKMo FUK Tt-ih. bhAaUN, $-+U. F 728 Montgomery St , S. F. The Thoroughbred Stallion wr FOR SALE 7ITH HIS ENGAGEMENTS, HAMBLE- ' TONIAN WILKES 1679 (only son of the great George Wilkes in California), sire of Phoebe Wilkes 2:08'/a, Robert I. 2:10, Phebon W- 2:10^, Eocker 2:11, Tommy Mac 2:11 H.Vic Schiller 2:11'^, Arlene Wilke»2:U$£, NewEra2:i3, 24 in the 2:30 list. This great stallion is offered for sale, to gether with some of his colts. Reason for selling is that the undersigned is going out of the horse business. Address R. I. MOORHEAD, Santa Clara. Cal. WANTED. ■pXOEPTIONALLY PINE BROUGHAM HORSE. Must be high style, good action, well broken, over 16 hands and not under 1250 pounds. Address, giving lowest cash price, etc., BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Geary Street, San Francesco. LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission. Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. warehouse: 303 Berry St. SAN FRANCISCO, Telephone: Main 1027. Hunt and Fish ALONG THE LINE OF THE St. Carlo Hermit,. f Newminster { S.clu*iou Carina. (LESSEE OF THE S. F. & N. P. R. B.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Cold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Pine Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section in California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa TJkiab, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip tlcke*a at reduced rates- Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. R. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. -JVA. fCST LIKE A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track. Bring the ladies and see the FASTEST HORSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. S. OX. NET &SON, Proprietors Fusee /Marsyas ( Vesuvlenne fKingaBher.if-fx'neton i £ Mi a ii Lass Carlta J™« "m-ed *■ { Camilla ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Tslaad, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about $29,000 as a two year old He Is a wenderful yountr Sire, among his get being Ruinart (winner of the Burns Handicap Palace Hotel Handicap and $11,650). Zatnar II (winner of 19 races as a two-year-old and $7695|, Joan. Februarj, St. Cuthbert, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Marmion May Boy, Our Climate, Glendinning' and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the JttENLG STOCK FARM, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, - $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must he removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903 For further particulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES McDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. Sire McKINNEY 2:11^, Sire of 33 in 3:15 and 48 in the 2:30 list. Dam 1GO (registered) by Antevolo 2:19; 2d dam Daisy May by Nuiwood 600; 3d dam Ralston Mare by Alexander's Abdallah. MONTESOL, 5 years, old, stands 15?£ hands, weighs about 1100 pounds; is the best bred young McKinney stallion, combining as he does the blood of Electioneer and Nutwood with that of the greatest son of the great Alcyone. He is in every respect a splendid individual and should be seen by every owner of a good mare in this State before booking elsewhere. 840 for the Season, with return privilege. 3 years old, by McKINNEY, dam MOUNTAIN HARE by Young Venture, will be permitted to serve 5 approved mares at $100 for the season. The above Stallions will stand at the Race Track, Alameda. P. FOLEY, Race Track. Alameda. Silver Bow Jr. By SILVER BOW (sire of Arrow 2:14, Silver Ring 2:144 and 6 others in 2:30 list); dam MAGENTA by Tempest (sire of Tago 2:11, etc.); second dam by Commodore Belmont SILVER BOW JR. is 16-1 hands high, weighs 1200; bay, handsome, stylish, splendid action and has shown quarters in 30J seconds. Has nothing- older than two-year-olds and they are all big, fine-looking" and show speed. Will Make the Season at MILPITAS. ppp -heat r»ee paoed in 1900. Win- Clumber of Commerce Stakes, 85000, at Detroit nrr of Chamber of Commerce Stsko at Detroit; i^mmMiMfcj ■ £X Bonnie Direct 5 8 111 Blue Hill Stake at Readvflle, and three otber I Annie Thornton m l 1 - ~ 2 ...u.r wlnoer of •New" ^flk PS££w!now 6 3 n 3 »» Pacor.ollOOO.hBVlnK I: 111 ihe drst ^^M|m rs,> C. 3 4 34 5 ro. Cobban 4 745dr, Duches* yea- .^^^^^h^^H W^TW " >'r ''"" Wheeler dr, Fred Wlllon Xa ^V \ 9 dis Ml. Clemens Bov 5 6 6 dr. Louis E Mid Bind by Direct S:OS%, slra of Directly -:Oaj<, Jfy \V\1 dleion (1 s la dr, Sport 7 10 10 dr. Gamecock 10 IS llrtl Direct ■,':im-1. 1'rlnce I>lrei-i -•;»•:. \^ "l^l dr. Coonie 13 dr. LUtle Frank dis. Directum Krl'y a :iis' , . etc Ib^^^S* T'me 3:lo'.. S::SH, 3:13^, 5:13. S:1S'| 3:13?4 Dam BON BOX 3:.v. ulam ol BookIIsbi 5:13 Class, paclog, purse SI5W. at Columbus. Slmrn "I M'-lt-n Simmons 3:1 14. g^— Bonnie Dlrtcl 3 5 111 York Central 2:13, etc Alsonlre ol damsof Fereoo I »■ Jobnny AL'an I 13 5 3 Ladv Piper 3 3 3 4 5 Second Dam IU1XNIE WILKKS5:39 (dumof31n » % Freilmont 5 3 4 3 4 Hat) by Georje Wllk j^ Red Light 4 4 5dr, Prlnc* Exum dis. Third Dam BETTY VII.KV by Bub Johnson, thor- Tlme-0:3I, 1:113^. 1:34. 8:05J<: 0:33—, 1:05! . • oughbred son of Boston. ftl0 (; ,,.■-■; i:08!4, l:S4(4,»0?i4; 0:3IV4. 1:0154, i:37Jj HIIVNJIP niPPPT Is a black stallioD. 1S>4 hands high, m. • Is a good individual, 2:0S^; 0:31',, 1:03^, 1:36, auv, DUIIHIC LMI\CU I has best ol feet and legs. ..ud Is absolutely sound In every way. B[ue Hju suke w at Rea(lville BONNIE DIRECT «illservea limited Dumber of approved mares during season of 1903, at 8100 Bonnie Direct 1 1 1 theseason. Mares not proving to be in foal can be returned next season or service fee refunded, at SallleHook 3 5 8 theoptlonof the owner of mare Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every oare Evolute 5 3 5 taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Pasturage for mares Annie Thornton 4 4 3 at reasonable rates. Address Paul Revere 3 5 4| Dark Wilkes 6 7 5. Tommy CT PUTrPTTW W. 7 6 7, Argo Director 8 8 6, Lady Allright 9 fl 9. • ■*■■• Ullllllin, Beauty Spot dis, P. H. Flynn dis. Pleasanton, Cal. Time-3:Q7«, 2:09m, fr'QM- SS&3&2& NEAREST 35562 £?S°£S (Formerly WILKES DIRECT) Full Brother to John A McKerron 2:05 1-4. Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4 and the Only 8-year-old Stallion with One with a Record below 2:10 By NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16^. sire of John A. McKerron 2:05t4, Who Is It 2:10^. Stanton Wilkes 2:10^, Claudius 3:13m. Georgie B 2:12M, Bob Ingersoll 8:143* and 16 other standard performers Dam INGAR. the greatest producing daughter of Director (dam of John A. Mc- Kerron 2:05M, Nearest 2:224 and Thursday 2:24) by the old champion Director 2:17. sire of Directum 2:05M. Direct 2:05H, Direction 2:10M. Evangeline 2:11M. Margaret S 2:124 and others: second dam Annie Titus (dam of Annie C. 2:25) by Echo 462, sire of Echora 2:234 (dam of Direct 2:054) and 16 others in list: third dam Tiffany mare (dam of Gibraltar 2:224, sire of Our Diok 2:10M. Homestake 2:14M and others) by Owen Dale, son of Williamson's Belmont. wp a nccT is a Dark Bay, 15.3 hands and weighs 1100 pounds; well formed and llL/\l\Col 0f hind disposition. Will make the Season of 1903 at the Stables of T. W. BARSTOW on tne Alameda Avenue Near Race Track, San Jose, Cal. FROM FEBRUARY 1st TO JUNE 1st. TERMS, - $40 THE SEASON. Good pasturage $3 per month. No wire fenoing. Every oare taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Address : NEAREST 35562, Rec. 2:22 1=2. t. w. barstow, Sire of ALONE (■*) 2:09 1-4. Telephone No.: Red 1431. SAN JOSE, CAL. Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. "^T (A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) LIMOXERO 2:153, bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who have seen him to be one of the best stallions standing for service in California. He is a magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding, class and individuality ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year olds that have never been trained. All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. From their appearance and the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to be good race horses with every prospect of some star performers. A number of these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. LIMONERO 2:15} got bis record as a three-yearold in the fourth heat of a six-beat race for a $5(100 purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six of the greatest three-year-~lds of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinite and Futurity. LIMONERO 2:153 will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Mares Bhould be shipped to l'niversity Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal , in care of [March 14, 1903 Grease Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS — Case3 where ulcerations extend, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, aB given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine After mistering. Veterinary Pixine is the very best application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process Will heal the most severe cases without scar, and will prevent loss of hair. As a Preventive —If a light application of Veterinary Pixine is used before speeding, driving in wet. muddy or slushy weather, or in the snow, your horse will never have speed cracks, scratches or grease heel. For Hoofs— It will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in perfect form. For Old and Chronic SoreB, Etc. — Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, hobble chafes, abscesses, inflammatory swellings, sores andali skin disease In cases of emergency it is invaluable. This penetrating, stimulating, soothing, ab- sorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from beneath the surface by disinfecing the parts, subduing inflammation and stimulating healthy granulation, not by drying and scabbing. 2 oz., 25c; 8 oz , 50c, 5-lb pkg., S4.00. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL CO., TROT, N. T. D. E. Newell, Pacific Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street, San Francisco. VETERINARY. ■ w m ^* w M O w o g 3 Piedmont 904 Record 2:17^ Winner of 41 heats I in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Rex... 2:15J4 I Limonero 2:153£ I Lorita 2:18H I Wanda 2:18H CharleyC 2:18'; Marston C 2:19»i and sire dams of Fanny Wilcox. 2:10^ Alta Vela 2: 1 1 J=f Lizziemont 2:I65£ Montrose (3)... 2: 18 sire of 23 trotters, Spacers 7 sons produced 14 trotters. Spacers Ifldaughts produced 21 trotters, 3 pacers Lulaoeer Dam of Limonero ..2:15${ Bkm 2:19*£ HARRISON G. ARMS. Owner. J. H. WILLIAMS, University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. Almoin 33 Sire of 35 trotters and 2 pacers • 96 sons produced 435 trotters and 135 pacers 81 dau produced 102 trotters and 28 pacers May Ferguson (by Mamb. Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont 2:17^ Almont Eagle. 2:27 3 sons produced 29 trot's, 3 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 pacers Electioneer 125 Sire of 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 trotters and 197 pacers 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 12 pacecs L,ula(by Norman 25) Record 2:15 Winner of 56 heals in 2:30 THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. NUTWOOD WILKES. He In the only Stallion that over produced two three-year-olds in one season with ecordHof 2:12 and 8:12m respectively. Who Is It, ex-champion th.ee- year-old gelding of the world, reduced bis record to 8:IOJs*. John A. MoKerron 2:05)4 (8*1234 an » three-year-old) Is the fastest trotter of all the famous tribe of George Wilkex. NUTWOOD WILKK8 will make the 8easoo of 1903 at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. RACE RECORD 2:16« By GUY WILKES 2:15^ Dam LIDA W 2:lSi, By NUTWOOD 2:18»i Fee = $50 lor the Season With return privileges If horse remains my property Good pastur- age at S3 per monih. Bills payable before re- moval of mare. Slock veil cured for but no re- aponf bllliy ashtimed for accidents and Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS TUB SIRE i.'V John A. ML-Korrou .2:1(5^ tl trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race tl-l' 8:1214 Who Islt j im . 3-yiir n Stanton Wilkes ..2:10)4 ■ ■■ I , | ! ■ | ■ ■ Claudius 2:13', Bob Inter Boj ' 17 | Verona l S lrvington Belle .' l*', i Wll lc< ***But thn .ridsonsond (rranddauKhl«-rs of NUTWOOD WILH.E9 .-. .r started In raoos. ISv> laby asnn fN-ar .»ul of his daughters /oung stock ,i. wu.Ki.s for sale For further particulars apj.i ,\'< ir.'^t Mixer ....feffiu '•■■J-.',, /Mix II she leorgld Qucon O. EHootreaa Daunealar T. C. (3) 2:25 ... -.':iS rag Of these. Alone 2:09*4, fastest four-year-old of MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co., Cal. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— 811 Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts., San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. G.-A.W.F0LKER8 Successor to J H. A. Folkers & Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building, Room 4. San Francisco Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Car rlage. Saddle and Roar> Horses for Sale Office and stable: 605 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. Dr. Wm, ^. £3saxx. M. R. C. V. S., F. E. Y. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Ed in burg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspector forNew Zealand and AustrallanColonles at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California: Ex-President m the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Wetster St., San Francisco: Telephone West 128. A pleasant and healthy exercise attended with occasional soreness of the muscles. ABSORBINE, JR. will quickly restore them to a norma! condition. Absorbine, Jr. is a pleasant liniment to use, cures any strain or bruise, removes any soft bunch, highly perfumed, nicely put up. $1.00 per buttle of regular dealers or by mail. Manufactured by W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F„ SPRINGFIELD, - - MASS. For sale by Mack & Co., LangleyA Michaels Co. Re-dincton & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron ■11 of San Francisco. March 14, 19'31 ©he gxeeftcv emit ^p^vtsnxcux 11 B^-SPEED AND ABILITY TO REPRODUCE IT- DIABLO 2:09 1-4 SIR ALBERT S. 2:03 3-4 CLIPPER 2:06 DIODLNE 2:10 1-4 Dacdalion 2: 1 1 Dia wood — DiabIita2:15H, Gad Topsa Interna 2:24^. Athablo Sire of 11. El Diablo 2:11, Tags2:Il'.f, Hijo del Diablo 2:1 Hi. Inferno 2: sail 2:16. Imp 2:19M, N. L. B (2) 2:21 VS. Rey del Diablo (2) 2:23^ hablo 2:2454, Hazel D. 2:24*4, Miramonte 2:24?i, Irene 2:25, /Don Derby 2:06 I Dam /Don Derby | Much Better 2:07"4| 1 Diablo CHARLES DERBY 2:20^^fop"ncess.;;;JS^ BERTHA by Alcantara^ e.,.^..^.... and 19 more id 2:30 Dam of 'jay Eft Bee. (I j "Will make the Season Of 1903 .2:06 .2:09 M .2:1214 .2:16'/. .2:26'. WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA, Good Pasturage at $2.50 per month, dents or escapes. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, - $50 Best of care tafesn, bat no responsibility assumed for acci- Address WILLIAM MURRAY. Woodland. Cal. Sire of Frank 2:101; Sweitzer 2:13H Hazel Y 2:17 Butcher Boy 2-A7X Auditor 2:19« and ten more in 2:30 Breed for Size, Disposition, Style and Speed. SECRETARY Son of the great Director and a mare by Volunteer, Will make the Season of 1903 AT ALAMEDA. SECRETARY is a black horse, 16 hands high, a model of symmetry and conformation. His disposition is perfect and he can show as much natural speed as any trotting stallion in Cali fornia. He sires speed, quality, substance and splendid disposi tions, and his produce are always In demand. FEE $40 THE SEASON. For card containing tabulated pedigree and other informa- tion address Telephone: Eagle 627. ELIAS WILLIAMS, Cor. Arbor Street and Eagle Ave., Alameda, Cal. ARNER 31300 Sire CHAS. DERBY 3:20 (sire of Don Derby 2:06, Much FULL BROTHER TO Belter 2:07l^, Derby Princess 2:C 11 in 2:15 list, 23 in 2:30 list. Dam BERTHA by Alcantara 729. Don Derby ■ = 2:06 Diablo = ■ = = 2:09 1-4 (Sireof Sir Albert S 2:03?£) Elf - ----- * - 2:12 1=2 [EdLafferty - - 2:16 1=2 and others. Season of 1903, to close Jnne 1st, AT SAN LORENZO, CAL. best of care taken of mares. For further particulars address C. BRANIN, San Lorenzo, Cal. Sireof Dr. Frasse 2:12* Thomas R 2:15 Iran Alto 2^12' — — 4 Dr. Frasse's Sister, 2:25a By PALO ALTO 3:08?^ (world's stallion record to high-wheel sulky), sire of IRAN ALTO 2:12#. Pasonte (4) 2:13, Palita2:l6, Rio Alto 2:1654, Palatine 2:18. and II others in 2:30 list. Dam ELAINE 2:30 (world's 3 and 4 year old records in 1877 and 1878). dam of Norlaine, yearling rec-rd 2:31'/. and of 3 In 2:30 list, and the dams of 6 in 2:30 list Second Dam GREEN MOUNTAIN MAID, dam of Electioneer 125 (one of the world's greatest sires), 9 in 2:30 list; sons produced over 300 standard performers. IRAN ALTO 3:13^f is not only royally bred, but has pioven himself a racehorse and a sire of speed. He is a splendid individual and has all the most desirable qualifications for a great stallion. Breed to him and you will get the kind of colts you are looking for. Will Make the Season, 1903, at his home The Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose. Cpp CCA Usual return privilege. Good paslurage and mares well cared for. For Tabulated rcc 4. Tee Dee Cee (4) 2:2154. Jenca (5) 2:25»i, Gold Coin (4) 2:26(4. Mabel W. (4) 2:28^ EdmondS (5) 2:2854. Gyr Falcon (6) 2:30 Zombro C. (5) 2:29 Besides six or seven more two and three year olds that are now stepping quarters in 35 seconds at the Los Angeles track. ZOMBRO will make the season of 1903 from February 1st until further notice at my barn near Los Angeles track. EPP C7C THP QPA^flM Usual return privilege. Due care taken but no responsibility rCC $/U 111C oCrloun. assumed for accidents or escapes. Send for card containing pedigree and full information. Address GEO. T. BECKERS, University, Los Angeles Co., Cal. REG. No. 0232. Race Reoord 2:08 1-2 SEYMOUR WILKES The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes Will make the Season of 1903 at Lakeville, Sonoma Co., Gal. SEYMOUR WILKES earned his record in a hard fought race and was a game race horse. The oldest of his get are six-year-olds, and no horse in California can show a greater propor- tion of large, handsome, strongly built and well-boned colts. They all look alike and in nearly every instance are square trotters The only one that has been trained is Joe Evfstou (3) 2:22 in 1901 SEYMOUR WILKES is by Guy Wilkes, his dam Early Bird by Playmail; second dam by Odd Fellow, third dam by a son of Williamson's Belmont, fourth dam by Black Hawk 767. He weighs 1200 pounds, stands 16 hands high and is one of the most symmetrical horses in California. Several of his get are in San Francisco and will be shown to prospective breeders with pleasure. Tprmc fnr trip Cpocnn €3A S50 TO INSURE. Mares can be shipped direct 1 ci ins iui me ocaaun oau. via steamer Gold. Pasturage $3 per month. For particulars apply to THOS. ROCHE, Lakeville, Sonoma Co., or J. W. Gbegort, St. Stables, 408 Bush street, San Francisco. oranc Qeorg 18 ©i« gvecitev txitbr *fcp&visntcm fMABCHl4, 1803 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property or Jobk Pabbott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS 63 w» Will serve a limited rumberof Approved Mares, Season 1903 FEE - - $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Breed to Extreme Speed. CHAS. DERBY 4907, m. 2:20 » <» ^« SlRK OF MICH BETTER 2:07 >4. DERBY PRINCESS 2:08;;, DIABLO 3:09*. OWYHEE 2:11, LITTLE BETTER 2:11*^, CIBOLO 2:13'i, and many other fast and game racehorses. Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trotters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices Address OAKWOOD FABE STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. SIRGIBBIE2D. No. 370 American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion in America of the Two Best British Hackney Pony Strains BOTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES have long been recognized as the surest producers of beauty of conformation, com- bined with true, high and spirited action. SIR GIBBLE 2d will stand at MENLO STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at S30. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service, at the rate of Ten (.810) Dollars per month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1,1903. Apply to james McDonnell, Supt Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo County, Cal. STAM B. 2:11 1-4! TROTTING. REG. NO. 23444. 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD, 2:15 1-2 (Timed second in 2:12}^) J 4- YEAR-OLD RECORD, 2:11 1-4 (Timed second in &09ii, 2:09) YEAR-OLD TRIAL, - - 2:26 STAM B, by that show horse king, Stamboul 2:07fJ, father of 47 from 2:10^ to 2:30: 24 sons and daughters produced from 2:0?^ to 2:27. Stamboul is the only trotting bred stallion that eversold twice for over W0.00O, and sired a daughter for whose son, Wiggins (two-year-old 2:19ls), $40,000 was offered. Stamboul's dam is the grandam of Oakland Baron 2:09"-*, for which $50,000 was lately refused, showing that men with money and brains appreciate this blood. STAM B.'S first dam. Belle Me- dium 2:20 (dam of 3 from 2:1 It* to 2:30) by Happy Medium sire of Nancy Hanks 2:04. No son of Ham- bletonien 10 ever produced such speed and she sold for $40,000. Second dam Argents, dam of one in 2:20, by Almont Lightning, sire of dams of Zombro (Ave years old 2:11) and Kins Prlnceps 2:15, by Almont 33. Third dam Mary Adams by Mambrino Patchen, sire of dams of Guy Wilkes S:15M, Baron Wilkes 2:18, Patchen Wilkes 2:29. Fourth dam Mambrino Belle by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thorn and dam of Director and Onward. Fifth dam by Mason Whip, a thoroughbred. No stallion now doing public service ever represented such champions of the turf, show ring and top notchers at private and public sales. He is a handsome horse (a typical Morgan in form), and tried racehorse, and game, toppy road horse. . . „ . STAM B is a bay, two white hind ankles, 15 hands 2H inches high, weight 1090 lbs., of good stamina and muscular development. Will Make the Season of 1903 at Pleasanton, Cal. T_pn1c tJft SPOT CASH before mare is removed. I will try and take good oare of mares and 1 CrinS $WJ foals, but will not be responsible for accidents or escapes. (No agents on arrival of trains at depot.) For further particulars address SAMUEL GAMBLE, Pleasanton, Cal. SEARCHLIGHT 21031 THE FASTEST STALLION BY THE RECORDS EVER OFFERED FOR SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. He still holds the World's Records for 4-year-old (2:04?;) and for 6-year-old (2:03»*). SEARCHLIGHT is one of the fastest and gamest horses that ever raced on the Grand Circuit. He is a horse of rare individuality and is one of the most perfect specimens of horseflesh ever foaled. He has repeatedly beaten one minute to the half-mile pole in his work and has pulled the heavy cart iu which he now takes his esercise a half in 58 seconds with a dozen watches held on bim. Few stallions that ever stood for service in California have such royal hlood lines. Darknight, the sire of SEARCHLIGHT, was like the great McKinney, a son of Alcyone, and is a sire of extreme speed, having four 2:10 performers to his credit. The dam of SEARCHLIGHT is one of the great brood mares, having four with standard records and bis grandam and great grandam are both in the great brood mare list. His oldest colts, now two years old, show that he imparts these qualities to his get, and he is certain to be a producer of early and extreme speed as well as size and good looks. Terms for the Season, $75. LECCO 21092 The Blood that pro= duced Dan Patch l:SPi LECCO 2:09*i is a very handsome black stallion, a square trotter and as game a racehorse as ever looked through a bridle He is by Bonnie Boy, one of the best producing sons of Patchen Wilkes, sire of the great Joe Patchen 2:01^, that iu turn is the sire of the unbeaten Dan Patch I:59K Thedam of LECCO is a^fcreat brood mare by Homer, and his second dam is a producing mare by Rochester and bis third dam is a producing mare by Clark Chief. For four generations in the pedigree of LECCO there is not a sire or dam but is a producer of standard speed. LECCO made a campaign through the Grand Circuit in 1899 that shows his wonderful speed and gameness. He met the best horses out that year and in seven starts won four first moneys, two sec- onds and was but once unplaced. His action is perfect and he cannot help siring a family of high class, handsome, fast and game trotters. $50 for the Season. The above horses will stand at the PLEAS ANTON RACE TRACK, and all mares not proving with foal may be returned free next year, or in case the horse is not in California the service fee will be returned. It is the intention of the owner, however, to keep both SEARCHLIGHT and LECCO in this State for the next four or five years. Due care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility assumed should any occur. Good pasturage provided at $4 per month, and all bills payable before mare is removed from my possession. ' Forfurther particulars and tabulated pedigrees address EDW. MILLS. Rose Hotel, Pleasanton, Cal. NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-2;J hands. Foaled 1S90. BBED BT Wit. CORBETT. ARIST0 (3) 2:17| -0^e°[ and Stanford Stakes, 1902 MAJELLA B. (2) 2:29 ■?£$ THE B0QUET ™* <£> ■** Brown Filly B-ffffSJ Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18, sire of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 2:15^, Sabina 2:15^, Sabledale (at 2 years) 2:184. Bufflngton (at 2 years) 2:20^ and 36 others in 2:30 list. Dam, Fidelia (trial 3*36 at 2 years), dam of Fidette 2:28%, dam of Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:1?^ by Director, sire of Directum 2:0aii. Direct 2:054, Nathan Straus 2:054. Direction 2:08 Sf, etc. Second dam by Reavis' Blackbird 2:22, sire of Mamie Griffin 2:12, Vic H 2:12^. etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCrackens Black- hawk 767. - NTJSHAGAK'S sire. Sable Wilkes, is a remarkable sire of early 3nd extreme speed; his son Oro Wilkes 2:11 was one of the gamest colts that ever raced down the Grand Circuit The Wilkes and Director blood is a successful cross as it has produced John A. McKerron &05U Nathan Straus &05U Ozanam 2.08, Dollade Wilkes 2:iO^,Oro Wilkes 2:11, Evangeline 2:11?.;, Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:174. etc. Fidelia, NLJSHAGAK'S dam, is in the great broodmare list and she would have been a very fast trotter if given an opportunity, as with very little training she trotted a mile in 2-35 as a two-year-old. Mr. Corbett purchased her from Mr Goldsmith for a broodmare consequently her training was discontinued. The get of Reavis1 Blackbird, the sire of NTJSHAGAK'S second dam were noted for their remarkable gameness and vigorous constitutions. His two noted daughters' Mamie Griffin 2:12 and Vic H. SilStf, were exceedingly game. NTJSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; of that number only three have overbad a full season's training namely, Ansto (3) 2:174. Majella B. (2)2:29 (trial at 4 years 2:13%). and The Boquet (trial at* Tears) 2:21. His other colts that have been handled some are: Brown 611v, 4 vearsold in 1902. showed" trial of 2:204 with three and one-half months* work; blk g, 3 years old in 1902, with three months' handling showed mile in 2:354. last quarter in 354 seconds. His son Aristo (at 3 years) 2:174 took sick with distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the tweutv-uinih bad practically no work, yet he easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake Before taking sick we felt confident that Aristo would trot a mile close to 2:10 in his three-year-old form; the way he raced after being sick made us feel satisfied that we had made no mistake in our estimate of him. His third heat in 2:174 wasequal to 2:134 or 2:14 over the Woodland Santa Rosa or Stockton tracks NTJSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15th and ending July 1st. Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege if mare proves not with foal. Monev due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed should any occur. First-class pasturage for mares, S3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares oan be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company's steamers, from San Francisoo or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shipped in oare of Morshead's Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. Breed to Stallions -with Fast Records that are by Producing* Sires and out of Producing- Dams WILLIAM HAROLD n % I Sire of .l.\ s l( I !'«■(. Lis first and .I's rccori TERMS 840 the I, KMM, for 1H miles. Season. RECORD 2:131 SIDNEY 2:195 Sire of Lena N 2:05s< Monterey 2:09>< Dr. Leek 2:0954 Oddity 2:10* Sidney Dillon, sire of Dolly Dillon 2:07 99 in 2:30 list CRICKET 2:10 Dam of William Harold 2:1S« (Mori £80 Hopper 2:17'i Isobel 2:29K By Stelnway, sire of Klaliiwah 2:05V4 45 In 2:30 list WELCOME RECORD: 2:10 1-2 Sire of ILOILO 2:10 V WELCOME slat weighs 1300 lbs., and is a grand Individual have size, style, good looks and speed. s 16-1 bands, His get all TERMS $35 the Season. ARTHUR WILKES 2:28J Sire of Welcome 2: 10VS Fitz Lee 2:13^ Hobo 2:12* Wayland W 3.12'; Sire of Arthur W 2:11'; John A 2:12V Forrest W 2:HS< Dam: LETTIE Welcome .".* 2: 10H Wavland W 2:12H Maud Singleton 2:28*4 For further particulars and cards with tabulated pedigree address GEORGE GRAY. Haywards. Cal. Now Is the Time to Advertise Your Stallion Stallion Cards Folders elicxcX Posters STALLION SERVICE BOOKS PEDIGREES TABULATED BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN. 86 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO. March 14, 1903; ®h£ gveeiiev ants gtyoxt&nxatx 19 pomnn En r SURE SHOT ALL SIZES Particularly desirable for Shooting Boses, Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu lar and Price List. Burnham— Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet. First and Second, i OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street j !^V Tour Attention is respectfully called to the following: SKINNER'S HAND LOADED CARTRIDGES New Stock RODS and TACKLE. Full Line of OUTING GOODS. CREEDMOOR SPECIAL SHOOTING SHOES. ■£5f-Send for Catalog^Sfi H. E. SKINNER V BALLISTITE The Standard Dense Powder of tbe World. ATVXUVTS 8265,460 During the Past Four Years, Heading the List of 'Winning Powders. I u I All A. rn 75 CHAMBERS ST,, NEW YORK CITY U • 11 ■ l_ rt \J ** W \S m Telephone 17-17 Franklin. Importers and Dealers In Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing Goods. Sole Agents for BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk) Smokeless Powders i!E M P I R Eli The PERFECT Bulk Smoke.es*> Can now be supplied in bulk: or loaded shells by thb leading- cartridge companies, gun, and ammunition dealers, or the sole agents. TAKE NO ONE'S WORD-TRY THEM FOR YOURSELF. A postal brings " Shooting Facts." (Third Edition.) HAZARD BLACK RIFLE POWDER SHOTGUN SMOKELESS Ig^g^g^^AND SMOKELESS RIFLE Always Popular and Always Perfect. AL ANSON H. PHELPS. Agent, «21 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. CAMPBELL'S HORSE FOOT REMEDY best™ Hmedy EVER USED ON HORSES' FEET. IT PENETRATES and DRIES IN quickly and DOES •NOT GUM and FILL UP THE PORES like tar and oil compounds. It is the GREATEST REMEDY ever used to remove SORENESS and FEVER from. the foot, and makes it possible to get good services out of a horse working on hard and hot pavements. It gives natural nourishment to the foot and incites a rapid, healthy growth— ALL DRYNESS AND BRITTLE- NESS quickly disappears. QUARTER CRACKS and SAND CRACKS are rapidly grown, out when directions given in our booklet are followed. It Is a SURE CURE for CORNS, CONTRACTED FEET and NAIL "WOUNDS if directions are followed. It PREVENTS SOUND FEET FROM BECOMING UN- SOUND and GROWS a TOUGH, STRONG. ELASTICWALL and HEALTHY FROG— A FOOT "WHICH WILL STAND WORK on race courses. Many of the beat owners and trainers state tbat for track work nothing equals it. In many cases horses have reduced their records several seconds due to its use. It is a CERTAIN CURE for THRUSH and SCRATCHES We Guarantee That It Will Do What We Claim and Will Refund Money if It Falls. PRICES:— Quarts. SI 00; Half-Gallon, 31.75; Gallon, $3 00; 254-Gallon, S5.50; Five-Gallon, 810.00. Books giving full directions for its use and much valuable information as to shoeing are supplied free Don't fail to read "ad." giving information concerning Campbell's Iodoform Gall Cure in next Issue of this paper. It is the best and because of its merits is rapidly displacing all others. JAS. B. CAriPBELL&CO.. Manufacturers, 412 W.riadlson St., CHICAGO, LL RTJSS HOUSE Montgomery. Pine & Bosh Sts. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. Horsemen's and Sportsmen's Headquarters American or European Plan. CHAS. NEWMAN CO., Props. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows, 4-yr.,3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhams competing. 5th year my Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Niles & Co.. Los Angeles, Cal. AYKSHXRES — Young Bulls, Cows and Hellers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon, Petaluma, Cal. The puppy is liable to destruction from worms. 'Tis the critical period in a dog' a life. Canine 'worms meet "sure" destruction when <§&xikk> Shot is administered. After that, it builds tip the growing dog's constitution, develops bone and muscle. It makes thin, puny and -weak puppies plump, animated and strong. 50c by mail, prepaid, SERGEANT'S CONDITION PILLS are the best liked and easiest to give of all alteratives and tonics. Incidentally any disease that a dog is likely to have will be speedily relieved and ulti- mately cured. Of dealers, 50c and $1.00. By mall, prepaid. ^_^_0 Sergeant's Carbolic Soft Soap is the "best ever" and for sale everywhere. 25c. of dealers. By mail 35c. An order, or 8c. in stamps will entitle you to our latest Dog Book and Pedigree blank, mailed free. For sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers," F. W. BRAUN & CO., Los Angeles, Cal., PaclflG Coast SttPJly SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N.J. Send for tree copy of "DOG CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch— 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for " SANTT AS " Disinfectant. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS delverton kennels Hampton Promise A. K. C. No. 53101 (BLACK DUKE H-Ch. GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 27 prizes. Stud fee, $15. Apply to T. J. BLIGHT, 213 Third Avenue. San Franoisco. AT Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers, WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Lithlan Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee 830 "WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rev- elry (Saltscar Gambler-Saltscar Cheerful). Fee 825 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velooity-Norfolk ■ Two Step). Fee S1° Puppies and Brood Bitches- for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. -Address WANDEE KENNELS, 844 Harrison St , San Francisco .Cal. AT STUD CUBA Or- KENWOOD (Glenbeigh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam— Dolly Dee II) STOGKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakerafleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. COCKER SPANIELS. porarily located at 313 Third avenue. Watch these columns for permanent address. At Stud: Champion Hampton Goldie. winner of special for best stud dog every time competed for. Fee 820 (to approved bitches). Plumeria Tweedle- punch, very small, but a perfect little Cocker. Fee -Slo- T. J. BLIGHT, handler, 213 Third avenue, San Francisco. gains in puppies, young bitches, and bitches in whelp, to make room Finely bred stook. The prize-winning Cocker, Plumeria Beau U, at stud. Also Glenwood Kennels1 famous black Cocker, Champion Havoc. Fee 830. 123 Third Avenue, San Francisco- T?OR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES -*- by Ch. Hampton Goldie. Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads, Fruitvale, Alameda RETRIEVERS, For particulars andress OWNER, 100 Olive Avenue, San Francisco. COLLIES. fjAxI GROVE COLLIE KENNELS.— THE ^ finest kennel of Scotch Collies on the Pacific Coast. At stud — Ch. Ormskirk Emerald Jr and imported Cheviot Construction. 17 handsome sable and white pups, ready to ship, and half- grown bitches for sale. No postal cards an- swered. Catalogue free- Western agent for Standard Oil of Tar. sure death to fleas and mange. O J. ALBEE, Lawrence, Cal. AT STUD. At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER NORFOLK TRUEMAN C«« ff^ft Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy rcc 3>iU. reserve winners, Oakland, 1903), Imelda (winners and special for best, S. F., 1903), Isabella, etc. ^ H HICKMAN, 1767 Page St., San Francisco. pH. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S v^' champion Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth). CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY EL VET (winner of 7 firsts In England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs always for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. ^^^ BOOK on 4Q^ Dog Diseases ^Io-\*7- to Feed Mailed Free to any address by the author, H. Clay Glover, D. V. S., 1278 Broadway. New York. BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal. The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 18,000 gradu- ates; 25 teachers: 60 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed in positions. Send for catalogue. E. F. HEALD, President. ST. BERNARDS. NAIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN In royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the noted Grand Master II, winner of many prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 133 Third Avenue, San Francisco. CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IN Half Tones and Line Engraving Artistic Designing. 506 Mission St.. cor. First, San FrancilOv PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Wri*e for prices. heder and Sportsman, 36 Geary Street .Sap Franoisco, Cal. 20 (EIib gveeiiev cmC» gtpcurtsrotm iMarch 14, 1.03 TELEPHONE-. South 640 San Francisco, Cal.»~***- S.nd for Illustrated Catalog THE ALWAYS RELI'BLr j±.j\x:j\/£TJi>xi.rnoisr UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. E. E DRAKE, Manager A REMINGTON HAMMERLESS GUN Grade K, made with Remington Blued Steel Barrels FOR $25.00 GUARANTEED FOR NITRO POWDERS GRADE K E D, Made with Damascus Barrels and Automatic Ejector, $35 Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Guns priced from $25 to $250 mailed free. Retailed by All Gnn Dealers— Not by the Manufacturers. REMINGTON ARMS CO. Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. ILION, NEW YORK. E E. DRAKE, Manager. REPEATING SHOT GUNS WINCHESTER AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS ARE A COMBINATION THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 127-13,1 First St , San Francisco. A. MILLER, Agent. The World's Greatest Shooting Record FRED GILBERT, of Spirit Lake, la., since Jan. 1, 1902, has shot In competition at 5765 Targets, breaking 5532 or 95.9 per cent, using a PARKER GUN. AT SHOT AT Natchez, Miss 400 . Fort Dodge, la 300 . Lakefleld, Minn 205 . Sioux City, la 360 . Dubuque, la 360 . THE "OLD RELIABLE BARKER BROTHERS S.od for catatonia BROKE . 396 . . 296 . . 203 . .351 . . 351 . PER CENT .. 99 .. 98.6 .. 99 .. 97 .. 97.5 IS RELIABLE. MERIDEN, CONN N. T. Salesroom: 32 Warren St. SMITH 6UNS i WON First, Second, Third «*» la Grand American Han- dicap, Kansas City, April 1902, in a Said of 468 shooters. The greatest shooting- event of the World. SMITH QUNS are made tor All Kinds of Ammunition... Glabrough, GUNS Gun Goods ■arnecd sot Oatalovna. Golcher & Go. FISHING Tackle 638 MARKET STREET. S. F. Du Pont Gun Powder SMOKELESS, SHOT GUN and MILITARY POWDEB Black Powder for Sporting and Blasting Purposes rbe Reputation of a Hundred Yean is the Guarantee of DU PONT POWDER «. A. HAiOHT. Ai«M, -.'■.■< Market Street, San Franclsoo Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N. Y. PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., San Francisco, Coast Representative Catalog on application to II NEW E. C." NEW "SCHULTZE" SHOTGUN RIFLEITE -...u.«^ « THE AMERICAN "E. G." and "SCHULTZE" Gunpowder Co., Ltd. PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., Paclflc Coast Representative. You can get these Smokeless Powders in FACTORY . . LOADED SHELLS DU PONT SHOTGUN RIFLEITE "E. C." BALLISTITE SCHULTZE LAFLIN & RAND HAZARD "INFALLIBLE." What More do you Want? TOL. XL1I. No. 12. 6 GIJKV S1DI.T SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR ®he gxeeiiev anl* sportsman [March 21, 1SHJ8 w *fr PETER C. KELLOGG, Auctioneer * Is lnstruoted by # .Messrs. CASE & WALKER, Rushville, Ind., $ ,£#£ to close out at Auction the entire 3* Jersey Isle Herd of Imported JERSEY CATTLE, Being their Importations of 1900 and 1901, with Increase thereof, now thoroughly acclimated. COMMENCING Tuesday, April 28, 1903, at 10 o'clock a. m. • at the Farm of the Owners, near Rushville, Ind., where the cattle may now be seen. By aid of prompt attendance of buyers to support an early opening, we hope to oomplete the sale in one day. m I 1 PETER C. KELLOGG, Auctioneer, W Is instructed by Mr. FRANK C. WARD vz to sell at Auction a U Wednesday, April 15, 1903, % Commencing at 10 o'clock, his own personally aeleoted Importation of JERSEY CATTLE OF CHOICEST QUALITY Which arrived per steamship "Mesaba" at New York, October I, 1902 Total Herd, consisting of about 75 head, all in catalogue. None reserved or sold privately. Sale will take place at Hexamer's Riding Academy, 219 Hudson Street. Hoboken, N. J. (3 minutes from ferry) , 33 minutes from City Hall Park, or Union Square, New York City, by ferries from Barolay and Chritopher Sts. The cattle may now be seen at White Oak Ridge Stock Farm, near Mtlburn, N. J., 50 minutes from New York on the D. L. & W. R. R. For Catalogues, ready April 5, 1903, address PETER C. KELLOGG, 107 John St., New York, Or FRANK C. WARD, 36 Railroad Pic, East Orange, N. J. f(^^M 5§lp^iliil§i§§l §l§i^ !il§§l§! §l§^ $15,000 FOR $5 HARTFORD FUTURITY a three-heat race. FOR FOALS OF 1903, TO START AS 3-YEAR-OLDS IN 1906. no substitutes. $13,500 For Trotters Closes April 1st. $5 per Mare. ENTIRE STARTING FEE $35.— Less than 1-4 of 1 per cent. Payments: $5 April 1; $10 Nov. 2, 1903; $10 March 1. 1904; $10 March I, 1906. $1,500 For Pacers fHADTFD MAk1" DA PL' HartfnrH Crtnn offers the above purse, the most liberal futurity ever opened, for the 1903 produce of mares nominated l/U/tK.lI-IV. \Jt\n. rrvrvrv, lldlliuiu, VUIIU., in same on or before April 1, 1903. To be divided ai> follows: $13,500 for 3=year=old Trotters. $1500 for 3=year=old Pacers. The race to be three heats, one mile each, each heat a race. National Association distance rule, in force when race is called, to apply in each heat First horse in each heat to get $2500, and second horse $500. In oase of a dead heat the $3000 will be divided equally between the tied horses The remaining $1500 will be divided among the starters according to their standing in the summary at the end of the third heat— $3000 to first; $1000 to second; $500 to third. Should there be a tie for first place, the tied horses alone shall trot it off, and the $4500 divided according to the summary of the four heats. The race to be mile heats, 2 in 3; $1000 to first; $300 to second; $200 to third. Rules of National Trotting Association (of which this association is a member) in foroe wheu races are called, to govern, with exceptions noted. Color and sex of foal must be given on date of second payment, November 2. 1903 and name and gait of entry must be given with last payment, March 1, 1906. Owners must notify Secretary, by 7 o'clook of night before race, of their intention to start, or they will be deolared out of the ra'oe In making entries the name, color and breeding of each mare, and the name of the stallion to which she was bred in 1902, must be given maiij ttNTm^ua on on. H. W. WILSON BEFORE APRIL 1st TO NO SUBSTITUTES IN ANY EVENT NO ENTRY LIABLE FOB MORE THAN AMOUNT Secretary, MADISON SQCAKE GARDEN, NEW YORK. $23,000 DETROIT DRIVING CLUB $23,000 ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOWING EARLY CLOSING EVENTS TO BE COMPETED FOR AT THE Great Blue Ribbon Meeting JULY 20, 21. 22, 23, 24 1903. ENTRIES CLOSE 3V£OTXT:D.A^5r, lUE-AJFLOH 23d No. 1— $10,000, Merchants' & Manufacturers' Stake .2:24 class trotting No. 2 — S 5,000, Chamber of Commerce Stake 2:24 class pacing No. 3—$ 2,000, Purse 2:12 class trotting No. 4— $2,000. Purse 2:09 class pacing No. 5— $2,000, Purse 2:20 class trotting No. 6— $2,000, Purse 2:17 class pacing Kntrlf* olOM Monduy, Mnrch 23d, when homes mast be n*m#d .., nomination will bo liable beyond the amount puld In, provided ». written notice <>t withdrawal la r ived i., the Club at tho tlmo any payment falls due. The main race of the tnU'ftnd Manufacturers' and of the Chamber of Commorco Stakes will he mllo heats, best three In five to harness; but a horso not winning a heat, or making a dead heat In the llrst three, shall not start for the fourth; bai Bora isa ruled out Himii have a right to a shore of tho stake according to their rank at the close of tholr loBt heat. Tho Consolation Stakes, and all purse races, will bo bent two In throo to harness The MerobonW and Manufacturers' Stake will bo dlvi.ini u followa: $1500 to tho first horse, Moot) to the second. $i.v«i i.> iin- third; Win for a Consolation Race, open only to horsus that start and w.n no part of tho Main Race, to be trotted throo days from tho dato of tho decision of the first race, and to bo divided tlOOO to tho first horso. 1750 to the second, 1450 to tho third. In tho ovoni »t then T ayments In Stake No. 1— S50 Mnrch and; Srto Mny 1st; StffO .Tune 1st and «3BO July Oth .Till Oth. Payment* in Purses Nos 8, 4, 5 and O— Mill March 83d; 915 May 1st; 82fi .lune 1st; ..)' lit I. .ii to the foregoing event*, the Club will probably offer Parses for tho following olftS Ml, B:9l, 8:97 Pacing. All of which will be mile bents, best two In three to harness. CONDITIONS. being less than threo horses eligible to t lie Consolation Race, there will to paid to the fourth horse In the Main Race, the sum of $1000; to the fifth horse $750, and the remaining moDey divided pro rata among the first three horses. Should It amount to more than the sum mentioned, the surplus will be divided prorata among the winners of the Main Race. Nominators therein, upon payment of ■." ,"„ mi'litloual, shall have the right up to July nth, to substitute In the place of the horso named, any horse eligible at the date of the closing of the Stake. Tho Chambor of Commerce Stake will be divided as follows: 92250 to the first horse, $1000 to the second and $750 to the third; $1000 for a Consolation Race, open only to horses that start and win no part of the Main Race. To bo paced throe days from the date of tho decision of the first race, and dividod $500 to the first horse, In the event of there being fifth $375, and tho remaining money divided prorata among the first three horses. Should it amount to more than the sum men- tioned, the surplus will be divided pro rata among tbewinnersof the Main race. Nominators herein, upon payment of 3S% addi- tional, shall have the right up to July nth. to substitute in place of the horse named, any horse eligible at the date of the closing of the Stake. Purse Raoes will be divided 50°£ to the first horse, 25?; to the second, 15°o to the third and 10°£ to the fourth. Kutranoe Fees b°i. with an additional 5°o from winners, except- ing winners in tho Oonsolntion Raoes, from whom no additional fee will be charged. But should there be no Consolation Race, an ad- ditional fee of 5?o will be charged to the winner of fou rth money. This Club is a member of the American Trotting Assooi ation, and the rules of that Association will govern, except where otherwise provided. DANIEL J. CAMPAU, President. $375 to tho socond and $125 to the i hlnl Lesa thao three horses eligible to the Consolation Race, there shall bo paid to tho fourth horse In the Main Raoe the sum or $500. to the Payments In Stake No. 3—835 March 23d 8oO July 6th. es: 2:00. 2:08, 2:10, 8:14, 2:16, 2:18. 3:22, 3:20 Trotting; 2:04, 2:0 For Entry Blanks and all information address B. PETIT, Secretary, Room 19 Campau Bldg, Detroit. Mich 825 May 1st; 875 June 1st; 8125 , 3:11, 3:13, March 21, not.] ffihe $veei>ev anb gpttrtematt THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN P. w. KELLEY, Proprietor. Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O. BOX 2300." Telephone: Black 586. Terms— One Tear S3. Six Montha 81-75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snonld be sent by postal order draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kelley, 36 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer s name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, March 21, 1903. Stallions Advertised. yOLTJME VIII of the American Stud Book has " reached us through the courtesy of The Jockey Club, and is a great improvement over any of the previous volumes. It is better printed, better bound and in every way a superior volume. There are several new features which will be of great assistance to breeders, viz: A list of sires of registered foals, giving their color, age and breeding— that is the names of their sires and dams, which obviates the necessity of research in previous volumes for the de- sired information; a list of horses sent abroad; a list of mares which have not been reported since their ap- pearance in Vol. 7 and a list of horses purchased and retired from the breeding ranks by the American Breeders Protective Association. It is suggested that breeders carefully consult the index to this volume before claiming names for their foals, thus avoiding unnecessary correspondence in regard to duplicate names. Every breeder of thoroughbreds needs this new volume of the Stud Book. The price is $10 and it can be had through this office or from The Jockey Club, Windsor Arcade, New York. Santa Ana Track Items. TROTTING BRED. ALT A VELA 2:1IM Hans Frellson, Race Track, San Jose ARNER 31300 C. Branin, San Lorenzo BARONDALE 2:11H Tom James, San Jose BAYSWATER WILKES 2:2bX S. H. Hoy, Winters BONNIE DIRECT : C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton BOODLE Jr J- D. Carr, or John Garside, Salinas CHAS DERBY 2:20 Oak wood Park Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO 2:09H Wm. Murray, Woodland GROVER CLAY 2:2334 D- Gannon, Emeryville GUY McKINNEY D Bryson, Linden HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R- 1. Moorhead, Santa Clara ■IRAN ALTO 2-A2X Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose LECCO 2:09?i Edw. Mills, Pleasanton LIMONERO 2: 15& ! J. H. Williams, Lob Angeles MONTEREY 2:09V£ p- J- Williams, San Lorenzo MONTESOL P.Foley. Race Track, Alameda NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16^ Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton NEAREST 2:22J4 T. W. Barstow, San Jose NUSHAGAK 25939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnu t Grove POLE STAR P. Foley, Race Track, Alameda SECRETARY ., Elias Williams, Alameda SEARCHLIGHT 2:03m. ■• Edw- Mills, Pleasanton SEYMOUR WILKES Thos. Roche, Lakeville, Sonoma Co -SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Frank Turner, Santa Rosa SILVER BOW JR I. Morehouse, Milpitas STAM B, 2:11^ Samuel Gamble, Pleasanton WELCOME 3:10^ Geo. Gray, Hay wards WILLIAM HAROLD 2:13^ Geo. Gray. Haywards ZOMBRO 2:11 Geo. T. Beckers, University, Los Angeles Co THOROUGHBREDS. ST. CARLO James McDonnell, PortolA, San Mateo Co HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS The Baywood Stud, San Mateo SIR GIBBIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co SECOND PAYMENT of $5 each, must be made on the mares named in the Pacific Breeders Futurity for foals of 1903. This stake closed last December with 315 mares nominated and will be worth more than the $6000 guaranteed by the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association. This is stake No. 3. There iB already in the banks.- of this city, deposited there by Treasurer N. T. Smith nearly ten thousand dollars to the credit of the three' stakes inaugurated by this association. The two year old divisions of the first stake are to be trotted and paced this year and from the number of entries that have been kept in and the ' prompt manner in which payments are made when due, as well as the active demand for substitutions in the last stake, it is very evident that this stake is the most popular ever devised in California. The fact that the cash to pay all parts of each stake is in the bank insures every owner that he will get his money if he wins, and this is one of the reasons why its popularity is so great. Every owner who has an entry in Stake No. 3 should make this second payment as the stake will be the most valuable of all and the in- dications are that it will be worth seven or eight thousand dollars. A MATCH RACE has been arranged between the two great trotters Major Delmar 2:05k and Lord Derby 2:05£. By the terms of the agreement which was signed in New York last week by representatives of the owners, the race will be mile heats, best two in three, the owner of the winner to receive all the gate receipts or purse money iu addition to the amount of - the match. The race will take place July 4th or the next good day and track, under the auspices of the trotting association offering the best inducements. THE . LARGEST HANDICAP ever offered in America is the $50,000 World's Fair Handicap advertised by the St. Louis Fair Association, together with other stakes to be run in 1904. The handicap is a sweepstakes for three year olds at one mile and a quarter and is to be run at St. Louis in 1904. Entries will close April 1st, the entrance fee being $25. The conditions of the stake are novel and very liberal to owners. Read the advertisement in this issue. "TELL THE CONDUCTOR to put you off at Buffalo 1 when you go East thi3 year, and if you are an owner of horses that will race on the Grand Circuit, see that they areentered in the big stakes to be decided at the Kenilworth track at that city. There are two stakes of $5000 each, one for pacers and the other for trotters, and both for the 2:25 class. Four others of $2000 each are offered, all to close Saturday, March 28th, which is justone week from to-day. Nominators may name more than one horse in a class, bub must notify the Secretary on or before June 10th, the date of last payment, which they intend to start John B. Sage, one of the most popular men with horsemen on the circuit, is Secretary of the Buffalo Driving Club, under whose auspices she meeting is to be given. THE M & M. is always the most talked about of any 1 of the coming trotting events of the year. This is because it is the first of the big trotting races in which the green horses start, as it is held at Detroit, the first place on the Grand Circuit, and is for the 2:24 class, besides having a value of $10,000. The Cham- ber of Commerce for $5000 holds the same position in pacing events. Both these rich eariy closing purses, together with four others of $2000, will close on Mon- day next. The full conditions and all particulars as to payments, etc., will be found in our advertising columns. This is the great Blue Ribbon Meeting, the opening of the Grand Circuit and always one of the most successful and biggest betting meetings of the seas. A BENEFIT RUNNING MEETING "is to be held at the Los Angeles track to-day, the proceeds to go to a number of running horse owners who are stranded at Agricultural Park track, and who went there with their horses when Mr. J. W. Brooks an- nounced a meeting to begin in February and which was prevented by the passage of the ordinance against bookmaking. There are about seventy runners at the track and a good day's sport can be arranged. Ad- mission will be charged and purses hung up, but no betting can be permitted. THE TOOMEY NEW MODEL bike for 1903 cannot be excelled for strength, lightness and high class workmanship. If you are going to the races this year get one and you will not regret it when the heats are close and your horse needs every assistance he can get. The Oakwood Park Sale. The catalogues for this sale show that there are many individuals that should find ready buyers, for a better bred lot has never been sent to this city from this famous farm. The value of Strathmore blood is mentioned in the introductory and when we consider what it is done in California through Steinway 2:25|, his sons Chas. Derby 2:20, Strathway 2:2o; his grand _ son Diablo 2:09}, through Sidney 2:19^ and all his del scendants, we admit it is the kind that is wanted more and more everyday. There are brothers and sister8 to King Cadenza 2:11$, Klatawah 2:05A, Pussy Willow 2:10£, Agitato 2:09, Extravagant 2:18^, Algregor 2:11, Dolly Derby 2:12, Our Jack 2:13J, etc. All are thor- oughly broken, single and double, and those by Mc- Kinney 2:11}, Owyhee 2:11, Direct 2:05$, etc., are the kind horsemen are looking for. There are many handsome horse and mares among them that if they never make track horses will be extremely valuable as roadsters: The sale will take place next Thursday, March 26th, at the Occidental Horse Exchange. Wm. G. Layng, the auctioneer, will mail catalogues to all sending for them, This, no doubt, will be one of the best Bales to obtain standard and registered trotting horses at auction this year. They will be on exhibi- tion next Tuesday at the salesyard. Mr. P. W. Hodges, the tall sycamore of the Califor. nia Circuit, who has trained many high class horses and driven them to fast records, was in San Francisco this week and reports things quite lively in the har- ness l.orselineat Santa Ana, where he has quite a string in training. Mr. Hodges has three Zombros, all trotters and good ones at that, a Stam B. two year old filly out of Atherine 2:16} by Patron that he thinks is one of the coming 2:10 trotters, as she seems about perfect in every way and has a world of speed, besides several more youngsters that are well entered in stakes and are good prospects. He has the stallion Geo. W. McKinney 2:14i, that is good enough to race and reduce his record; also the fast trotter Portrero that has been spoken of as a candidate for the 2:10 class. The filly Lady Zombro that he is training is considerd a very high class trotting prospect. Mr. Hodges will breed his great race mare Hazel Kinney 2:09} to Neer- nut 2:12} again this year, as her foal by that horse is, he thinks, one of the most promising youngsters be ever handled and he wants another. R. Garnsey has a string of eight or nine horses at the track, some of which are being made ready for the California Circuit and are showing up well. Bob Thompson has quite a string from Mr. Geo. W. Ford's breeding farm, all by Neernut, and as uniform and promising a lot asonecan find in a month's travel in any country. "Santa Ana is ripe for a good harness meeting," says Mr. Hodges, and if the P. C. T. H. B. A. could be induced to come there, or any local organization could be induced to give a meeting, there is no doubt at all but it would be well patronized by the people of Orange county. Coal Oil to Prevent Disease. Mr. Sterling R. Holt, owner of the Maywood Stock Farm, who has been in California on a visit for the past three weeks, was in the office of the Breeder and Sportsman last Wednesday, when the subjects of the liability of horses to contract disease while being shipped or when put in new quarters, was up for discussion. "Coal oil is the best preventive of all those diseases like distemper, epizootic and kindred ailments that I have ever found" said he, and turning- to C. A. Dur- fee from whom he had just purchased a three year old Mckinney stallion he said: "When you put my colt in the car to send him to Maywood Farm, take a com- mon two-ounce syringe, fill it with coal oil, open his mouth and throw the contents of the syringe back into his throat. He will probably spit out the most of it and swallow a little, but it will reach nearly all the mucous membrane in his mouth, throat and nasal passages, and will prevent his taking cold. This should be repeated every two or three days on the trip." Mr. Holt says that he has had this treatment ad- ministered to all the horses he has purchased at sales for the past two years and that he has not had a sick horse among any of the consignments he has received during that time. It is a simple and cheap preventive and as it cannot possibly do any harm should be tried by those having horses to ship or who place their animals in stalls that have been occupied by other horses. ♦ — ■ Secretary Not to be Selected Soon. President A. B. Spreckels of the State Agricultural Society had a consultation last Wednesday with the Governor on the subject of the financial status of the society. Mr. Spreckels, when interviewed, said that he would call a meeting of the board shortly, but that the matter of electing a Secretary would not come up for sometime to come. It is believed that the Governor will sign the other bills for the relief of the society, and that the meeting will be called to settle with the creditors of the society. There are about a dozen candidates for Secretary of the Society, the last to enter the ring being Assemblyman Walter Green, Talbot H. Wallis and Dr. W. P. Matthews of Sacra- mento, Another New Jockey Club. Articles of incorporation of the Capital City Jockey Club were filed in the office of the County Clerk of Sacramento county last Wednesday. The object of the corporation is to engage in, conduct and carry on the business of a racetrack association, and to hold, manage and give horse races and exhibitions of racing; to encourage breeding of the highest type of thor- oughbred horses, etc-. The principal place of business is in Sacramento, and the directors are William J. Irvine, Joseph W. Hughes, Frank E. Wright, Thomas Fox, Charles W. Paine, Isadore Schad and Frank D. Ryan. The capital Btock is $10,000, of which $100 hns been subscribed. mxe gveebev anb ^ortfttnan [March 21, 1908 M JOTTINGS. M THE LODI TRACK has been plowed up and there will be no more horses worked over it, but a couple of rows of stalls have been left standing; and the roads about Lodi are the finest for jogging and speeding horses during the rainy season that one could possibly ask. The country is level as a Boor and the soil a sandy loam that makes roads that never get muddj. There are stretches of road a mile in length that are as good as any and much better than some race tracks during the winter season. After the rains are all over these roads get rather dusty, but those portions that are sprinkled keep in fine eondl tion the year round. WalterTrefry and Tom Holmes are the only trainers now at the watermelon centre, as Lodi is called. Mr, Trefry has five horses in his string that for good look9 can equal the same number in any stable of horses in the country. The stallion Daedalion 2:11 by Diablo 2:09J °ut of Grace (dam of 3 in the list) by Buccaneer heads the string and is doing a good business in the stud. The breeders around Lodi are all in love with Daedalion and are predicting great things for him as a sire. His foals are not old enough to race yet, but they are magnificent lookers without exception and full of that vim that makes race horses. Producing dams are necessary in the pedigree now-a-daya to make a stallion popular and Daedalion has a big sup ply in his. On his sire's side are Bertha (dam of Don1 Derby 2:0(i, Diablo 2:09}, Elf 2:121 and others), Katy G. (dam of Klatawah 2:051, Chas. Derby 2:20 and three more), Green Mountain Maid (dam of Electioneer and 9 in 2:30), Abbess (the dam of Steinway and three others in the list and dam also of Soprano, dam of 10 in the list), Barcena (dam of Bayard Wilkes 2:11 J and others), Alma Mater (dam of 8 in 2:30 and one of the greatest broodmares that ever lived), Blandina (dam of six producing sires), besides many more of repute. On his dam's side Daedalion is also well represented by great broodmares. His first dam, Grace, is the dam also of Creole 2:15, that sired Javelin 2:0 and she is also the dam of Eagle 2:191. All these are by different 9ires. Her dam, Mary, is the only mare on record that has two daughters that have produced two 2:15 performers. She is the dam of Apex 2:20 and of Sterling, a producing sire, and her daughter Lettie is the dam of Welcome 2:101, sire of Iloilo 2:16j. Lettie is also the dam of Wayland W. 2:12.1, sire of 3 in 2:15. I don't know where one can find a stallion that is better bred in producing lines than Daedalion. He paced in 2:11 twice in 1899. He won two heats and second money in a field of ten at Santa Rosa August 14th that year. Wild Nutling won the race, and Myrtha Whips 2:09}, Rey Direct 2:10, Connie 2:151 and others were behind him. Two days later he was second to Clipper 2:06, beating Kelly Briggs, Roblet and others. In this race he paced a third heat in 2:11. At Sacramento, in September, he won a hotly contested six heat race, the opening day of the meeting, and at Stockton the following week he won in straight heats, beating Clipper and others. Daedalion is faster, than his record, much faster. He has been in the stud for two years, but Walter Trefry thinks 2:05 would not 8top him if put in training again. a halt owner in the colt with Mr. Fox, sent him hack to the farm, as he had no stake engagements and was considered too great a prospect to race for small purses against aged horses on the California circuit. He is the shortest backed and beBt muscled horse I have seen for many a day, a toppy, sound, good boned, good gaited, bay trotter, and showed a mile in 2:22 early last year. He is one of the best prospects I know of to head a stock farm where size, style and speed are wanted, and as for disposition he is about perfect. Mr. Trefry has two bay geldings both four years old by Silver Bow which he is giving work. One is out of Anticipate, a full sister to Agitato 2:09, by Steinway, and worked a quarter in 34 seconds the week before the Lodi track was plowed up.. This gelding is a clean gaited trotter, requiring no boots or appliances to make him keep his gait and is a prospect for the races. The other is out of Josie Clawson, daughter of Nushagak sire of last year's Occident and Stanford stakes winner, Aristo. This gelding is not quite as large as the other, but "he is one of the fastest natural trotters lever saw, "was the remark made by Mr. Trefry as he led him out for inspection. He will do to go to the races with to a certainty as he is good gaited and good headed. ling and changed the name to Jim Rea, but he is not registered and has neverstarted underthat cognomen. Another horse in Trefry's string is a four year old stallion bj Silver Bow 2:10 out of Kitty Fox by Pan- coast, second dam Bessie Bowne by Dictator, third dam Lady Lightfoot by Mambrin.o Time, fourth dam by Paddy Burns and fifth dam by Moseley's Copper- head. Here is a four year old of great prospect as a trotter and one of the very best bred stallions in Cali- fornia. He has tin- McGregor blood that produced Cresceus 2:02], the Pancoast blood that produced .Mix 2:03), the Harold blood that produced Maud S. Die tor blood that produced Nancy Hanks I'oi an.i 1 1; ,-, tIjhh J:o.", : , ,.ll of those champions of their fluy. [t is One of the grandest combinations of trotting oi i there Lain any horse In California and every horseman that sees him gets "stuck on him, "as the Thl colt v :i bred bj < leo. II. Pox at the Farm, 4 lie nts, ' ':il , and was in, er Bow's place wl that stallion retirement. Mr. Pox received many requests for tl irvici ol thii horse last year, ol hi ow n mares, He bus not b Another son oi that it causing lots of talk Is a ' lut of G race, the dam of Daeda- lioi 2:11, Creole 2:15 and Eagle 2:19] > Buccaneer, OUtest and most grundl. I te was worked a Ittle old by IM Lafferty, who gave ha a little work the following year. The colt showed mcb a high rateof speed that Mr. Lafferty, who 13 In the same row of stalls with Trefry, that genial horseman Tom Holmes ha9 a string of six trotters and pacers. Big Jim is the name given a gelding that weighs 1300 pounds, by Alta Genoa 2:14} out of a mare by Black Boy. Big Jim is owned by Mr. G. Peitano the well know merchant of Lodi. He is a trotter and worked a mile last year in 2:22 with Mr. Peirano up. A bay filly three years old by Diawood, owned by Prank Rounds of Sacramento is one of the kind that will do to pay entrance money on. She is a handsome well turned filly with a nice easy very of going. Princess, a male ten or twelve years old by Dexter Prince out of a mare by Hero, is the property of Mr. Adolph Edelman, who resides six miles north of Lodi. This mare is a good gaited and fast trotter and will take a low record if raced. One of the nicest big two year olds I have seen this year is a chestnut colt by Stanton Wilkes 2:101, son of Nutwood Wilkes. This colt is owned by William J. Irvine, of Sacramento. He is a pacer and a natural smooth gaited one. A brown gelding by Knight out of the Collins mare, owned by W. K. Cothrin, of Sacramento, is also in Mr. Holmes' string and is a good prospect. The last, but not the least, is H. D. B. by Arthur Holt. This is the race horse of the string. He started 'hree times last year, was once first, once sec- ond and once third. He took a record of 2:251, but that speed is only a jog for him. Mr. Holmes will have him out this year ready to meet any and all trotters in his class. Both Mr. Trefry and Mr. Holmes have their horses in extra fine shape and there is not a lame or ailing one in either string. They are not worried about the track at Lodi having been put out of existence, as they say the roads there are better than most tracks. I don't know of a horse picture that has attracted my admiration more than the one of Mr. Holt's stal- lion Rex Americus that appeared in the special num- ber of the Western Horseman issued on the 6th of last February. I told Mr. Holt so and he kindly promised to send a larger one of the same picture to hang in the office of the Breeder and Sportsman. The picture was made by Frank Whitney direct from a photo- graph, and is one of those striking, full-of-life por- traits of a horse that is so hard to get and so satisfac- tory after it is obtained. Mr. Holt tells me it was the last of twenty-four photos taken one afternoon in an attempt to get one that suited. Rex Americus is by Onward, first dam by Dictator, second dam by Black- wood 74, third dam the Burch mare by Parker's Brown Pilot. The Burch mare i9 the great grandam of Bertha, the Oakwood Park broodmare that has produced Don Derby 2:06, Diablo 2:09} and three more in this list, and has two or three others that will go into the li9t this year. Rex Americus was "bred in old Kentucky" and got his record in 1894. He has sired Battlelon that took a four year old record of 2:09}, American Belle 2:121 and others, among them John Mc 2:17}, one of the best three year olds of 1902, that has the distinction of having met the very best colts of his year and only been beaten when the time was very fast. It is said that John Mc has finished second in more heats in fast time than any three year old on the turf. He was only beaten an eyelash by The Rajah in 2:14} when the latter three year old trotted the best mile of the year last season There has been considerable speculation among the horsemen here in California, who knew that the veteran Monroe Salisbury did not purchase for his own account the four two year olds by Mendocino, that fell to hi9 bid at the Palo Alto sale in January, as to just who is the lucky owner. James Butler, the New York millionaire grocer is the man and when Mr. Salisbury goes east he will ship his string to the Empire City track at New York and Mr. Butler will find that he has secured a bargain in the quartette of two year olds that is not pioked up every day. The colt Corleon is worth more than the sum paid for the four and there is not one of the lot but will bring here in California to-day more than the price paid for him. That prominent Indiana business man, horseman and politician, Sterling R. Holt, owner of the May- wood Stock Farm, the home of Rex Americus 2:11}, has been in California for the paBt three weeks and left for home last Thursday. Mr. Holt visited San Jose whilo here and looked at Chas. A. Durfee's band- some three year old stallion Jim Rea by McKinney 2:11J out of the registered mare Twenty-third by Director 2:17, second dam by Nutwood 2:18^, third dam by Vick's Athan Allen and fourth dam by Will- iamson's Belmont, Mr. Durfee put a price of $3000 col the colt and Mr. Holt took him. He will breed him to some of his choice fillies by Rex Americus and other horses this year. The colt will be sent over in May and Mr. Durfee says he will get a record of 2:20 or better this year if he meets with no accident, as he is one of the best youngsters as ever owned. James W. Rea of San Jose bred the colt and named him C. A. Durfee. Mr. Durfee purchased him when a year- We all know that Charley Durfee is quite a josher in his way and no man loves a good joke better than he even if it is on himself. Mr. Durfee accompained Mr. and Mrs. Holt on a trip to Palo Alto Farm and through the University grounds. The pair of horses hitched to the rig which they engaged from among the many at the depot were pretty ordinary looking, being thin, long haired and lacking both style and speed. Mr. Durfee turned to the driver after they had gone a short distance and said. "That near horse is a Rex Americus isn't he?" The driver said he thought so but was not sure. As quick as a flash Mrs. Holt remarked quietly, "I am certain the other one is a McKinney." Mr. Durfee says "that blamed driver confirmed the lady's statement, and the joke waB on me." « Answers to Correspondents. C.C. Pond, Arlington, Cal.— Judd Wilkes 22821 is by Ira Wilkes (son of George Wilkes and Nelly B. by Harry B. Patchen), first dam Champion Maid by Champion Messenger, second dam Kit, pedigree not traced. There was a chestnut stallion called Goldnut owned by P. J. Williams. He was by Nutwcod out of a mare by Champion. We don't know whether he ever stood for service in Los Angeles. Write to P. J. Williams, San Lorenzo, Cal. C. W. Main, Corona, Cal. — The record and breed- ing of Homeward as given in Volume 12 of Wallace's Year Book is as follows: "Homeward, bay borte, foaled 1891, by Strathway 13214, dam Ida May by Grosvenor 1883, grandam by Alaric, son of Hercules. Bred by R. O. Newman, Visalia, Cal. Record made at Willows, Cal., August 13th, 1896." We do not find any mare recorded in the Year Book or the Regit ter as Lorena 2:21 by Nephew Jr., nor is the latter given credit for a performer by that name. M. J, Weber, Rohnerville— "Thoroughbred" is applied only to running horses that have five ui con- taminated crosses; Standard bred horses are 11 ose eligible to registration in the American Tro'tng Register. Draft horses are of several breeds, si cl as Percheron, Clydesdale, Shire, Belgians, etc. 'I I ey are called full bloods when they are eligible to n gis- tration in the stud books of their respective families. Anteo. J. J. McGratb, the well known horseman of Marys- vllle, has purchased the good stallion Anteo by Anteeo 7868 and will stand him at the low'price of $15 for the season. Anteo's dam was Emery's Queen by Hamil- ton Chief. She was a great road mare and Mr Emery refused $1000 for her. Anteo is a large, handsome, well turned horse and shows his breeding. His colts are all solid colors, good lookers and fast. Three of them that had never been trained sold recently for $750. Mr. McGrath is to be congratulated on securing so good a horse. A lot of McMurray carts just received. You need one right now to work your colts in this winter. Call at the Kenney Manufacturing Company, 531 Valencia street and take a look at these oarts and other first-class vehicles they have for sale. « March 21, 1903] ®he gxeebev cmfc &p&vt&ntan Oregon News. Burns, Ore., March 8, 1903. Breeder and Sportsman: — A number of years ago, there were some very fine thoroughbred horses brought into this country and bred to the native mares, the progeny of which has made this country noted for short distance running horses. In 1890 and '91 there were several well bred trotting stallions and mares brought in here, but in a very short time a drop in horses caused our people to neglect breeding to a large extent until the last two or three years. During the last two years there have been a number of high bred trotting and pacing stallions brought into this country, but they have no colts at the present time older than two years. Last year I shipped in from the East a trotting stallion, Dazzler 2:26J, with a trial of 2:17}. This horse is rather more a show horse than a race horse, although be was never beaten but twice and took second place then in the race. He is the sire of Sadie S , who, as a four year old, was un- beaten in her class in the show ring in 1901. She trotted a trial at the Missouri State Fair in 2:18J. He (Dazzler) is also the sire of Happy Jack, who was also unbeaten in the show ring as a three year old the same year and trotted a trial at the same time and place in 2:22J. Dazzler himself is the holder of a large number of blue ribbons in Missouri and Kentucky. So you will see that the news from this place in that line would be rather meager, but if at any time anything should come up which I should consider of interest to the readers of the Breeder and Spoktsman, I would be very glad indeed to notify you of the same and will always speak a good word for the Breeder and Sportsman and recommend it to all lovers of true sport. Yours very truly, _ J. W. Biggs. From Modesto. F. Haney of this place sold to Monroe Salisbury this week the big bay pacing gelding by Lottery Ticket out of a mare by Richard's Elector. This horse is an own brother to Mush, Mr. Salisbury's pacer that worked a milo in 2:11} last week. The consideration was $400. George Woods, of Ceres, is the owner of a handsome bay colt sired by Prince Nutwood 2:12}, dam by Steinway. Thomas Beard had the misfortune to lose a fine bay colt four days old by Prince Nutwood from his fine gray road mare. Dr. C. W. Evans has two very promising yearling colts by the same horse. One is a pacer from a mare by Dietatus, the other is a trotter from a mare by Richard's Elector. He also has a very fine two year old colt by Richard's Elector from a Steinway dam. N. L. Tomlinson, a large wheat grower near Tur- lock, is the owner of a very fine yearling colt by Prince Nutwood out of a Yosemite mare, the dam of his fast pacer, Frank Kiernan. He has refused several flatter- ing offers for this colt. T. F. Kiernan has recently purchased the handsome stallion Pacheco Wilkes by Guy Wilkes, dam Rose- dale by Sultan, from S. Woodworth, of San Francisco. He will make a short season here and then be trained for the races by F. Haney. MODESTO. The Hartford $15,000 Futurity. In this issue is advertised the rich Hartford Futurity, value $15,000, for foals of 1903. Every owner 0/ a mare in foal should enter in it. The entire paid-up start- ing fee is but $35, less than one-fourth of one per cent of the stake and the conditions are so arranged that the race will be over in three heats, and the money distributed each heat, as the colts win it. The Hartford Futurity closes April 1st, with H. W. Wilson, Secretary, Madison Square Garden, New York. Write him for en try blanks, and name every mare in foal you own. ♦ Foals at Palo Alto Stock Farm. Superintendent F. W. Covey reports the following foals for 1903 at the Palto Alto farm: Br filly, January 26, Mendocino-Lida Wilkes. B c, February 11, Monbells-Manzanita. B filly, February 15, Nutwood Wilkes-Expressive. B filly, March 3, Monbells-Wild flower. B c, March 9, Mendocino-Mary Osborne. Br c, March 13, Nazote-Gertrude Russell. Other Remedies. There are many remedies on the market, such as kerosene, gaso- line, benzine, grease, crude oil and tar compounds, the use of which generally proves a complete failure. They either burn the hoof, making it hard, dry and brittle, or grow a hoof which will shell and not staDd the horse's weight. To use them is to d* worse than leave the foot uncared for. Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy contains none of these materials. It Is not an oil in the sense which the term is generally understood, but is a remedy which penetrates the hoof without closing the pores, and heals soreness on the inside; oils the parts, preventing friction. Entry Fees too Heavy. The following from the Kentucky Stock Farm, re- lating to the very heavy tax placed on owners who enter in the big early closing purses, as compared with those who enter in the futurities gives food for thought for associations giving harness race meetingB throughout the country: "One very good reason for the popularity of futurities is the low cost of entrance as well as the small percentage of the starting fee compared with the gross value of the stake itself. It has always been the custom for owners to pay five or ten per cent to start in purses and stakes, and as a consequence they have been trotting for their own money and in ad- dition have been forced to lose the use of the money that has been paid on the original nomination. It is this custom that has made campaigning of the trot- ter a bad business proposition and no relief was felt until the era of futurities was reached. Then it was that owners realized what a tremendous strain it was to pay ten per cent of the gross value of the stake, es- pecially in view of the fact that only four moneys were divided. The futurities, however, brought about a new condition, for here was an opportunity of winning many times as much as in the average purses in the stakes and for a fraction of a per cent. From their inception the futurities, matron stakes, or whatever they may be called, have become im- mensely popular, and for the best of reasons they are conducted on strictly business principles. The pop- ularity of the American trotter was never more con- clusively proved than by the persistence with which owners will engage their horses in events, the cost of starting in which being practically ten per cent, for this item is in itself the largest in connection with racing the light-harness horse. Take for example the large stakes on the trotting turf, beginning with the Merchants and Manufactur- ers at Detroit, their gross value being approximately sixty thousand dollars, and the money winners are taxel six thousand dollars apiece. In futurities aggregating a like amount, the money winners would have paid out less than one thousand dollars. It is the heavy payments that keep alive the rich stakes; of this there is no question; in fact, under present conditions it would be impossible for associations to offer them, yet it certainly is a hardship for the owner and one that has made it almost impossible for a man of moderate means to indulge in the luxury of cam- paigning a trotter. When the time comes, and come it must, when the three year olds race as well as they do at maturity the futurities and colt stakes will have another value, for they will, to a very great extent, force, the associations throughout the country to re- duce the entrance fees to the purses and stakes. It stands to reason that an owner with a three year old engaged in fifty thousand dollars worth of stakes, in which the cost of entrance has been less than one per cent, will entirely ignore the class races, even though large sums of money are offered. There are to-day in America many extremely promising green trotters that must be kept out of the large stakes for the simple reason that their owners camot afford to risk several thousand dollars in entrance fees paid in monthly installments, thereby depriving them of the use of it and always with the possibility of being unable to dispose of the nomination. We have always believed that a ten thousand dollar early-closing stake would receive enough nominations at a reduced fee to equal the amount received on a ten per cent basis, for at that season of the year many men would undoubtedly be found willing to risk a moderate sum of money, even though their horses should be in a measure an unknown quantity, whereas it would be on the face of it the height of folly to en- gage in the stake on the present basis of ten per cent. Two hundred entries at two per cent would, of course, be equal to forty entries on the ten per cent basis, and it is not in the least unlikely that a stake of this kind would receive enough nominations to carry it through; certainly the first payments would justify the step. There are always many men to be found willing to take a flyer with their horses at a moderate expense that would hesitate if the cost were as it now is, and the same spirit that prompts breeders to nominate their foals in futurities, which spirit is backed up by the realization that it is a sound business proposition, would induce men to engage their older horses, if it could be done with as little financial risk. Some- thing will have to be done, not only to increase the earning capacity of the trotter, but to make this earn- ing capacity available, for as the case now stands, while a horse can win possibly twice as much money as he could ten or fifteen years ago, it will cost his owner twice as much for him to do so, and while it may be said that any man should be willing to spend five thousand dollars in entrance fees in order to win fifty thousand dollars, it must be remembered that only one man'can be thus fortunate, and that all the losers must pay a part of what he has won, and many of them fully as much as it has cost the winner. Th« reduction of the first payment to a nominal sum would unquestionably be of great benefit to the owner, and it seems reasonable to suppose that the entry list 3 would be so increased that the associations would lo e nothing, as small entrance fees have been in the past the strengths! futurities, exorbitant entrance fees, an are now in vogue, must be the ruination of class races and to keep abreast of the times associations will be forced to adopt a system that has made the richest stakes so popular." ^ Noble to Train Anaconda. At last it has been decided that Fred Noble, Ihe famous trainer, will have the great pacer Anaconda 2:015 the coming season. Mr. Noble visited N< w Haven to have a conference about the great side- wheeler with his new owner, Mr. Bronson, and the contract was signed. Mr. Noble will take charge of the horse on March loth. It hai not yet been decided whether he will train at Hartford or Louisville, as be expects to have some horses of other owners, and that will greatly tend to determine the t,-ack he will select. He has always had a great deal of success at the Kentucky track, and is very favorably disposed toward it. It was there that he got The Monk in shape, after he was bought by Fred Gerken, and fitted him for a race the first time he had been able to face a starter for three years. In Mr. Noble's hands the "snake horse" will have no reason to dodge a race with any of the crack pacers of the country. In fact Mr. Noble said recently that he would like it if the trotting associations would give free-for-all purses for pacers, and get such good ones as Dan Patch and Prince Alert to meet Ana- conda. That is what he would prefer. If no such events can be gotten up, Anaconda will probably be sent exhibition miles on half mile tracks and elsewhere where engagements can be made. Anaconda is now looking better than Mr. Noble ever saw him. He says he is big and strong and weighs in the neighborhood of 1100 pounds. He has been jogged five or six miles every day all winter, and is in first class condition to take training. Nr. Noble jogged him last Saturday, Sunday and Monday, with an open bridle, passing cars, wagons, automobiles and everything that usually scares a nervous, high strung horse. That will be news to those who could not get the son of Knight to going without the blinds. Some time ago Mr. Noble wrote to Bronson saying he thought that if the horse could be got going with an open bridle it would be a good thing. It was tried, and it is said the horse trembled like a leaf when he first looked through it; but after a bit of coaxing and experience he went along with it as gentle as could be. Mr. Noble has the privilege of taking a few outside horses, and the chances are that he will, as usual, flash up on the circuit with some winners — Spirit of the West. _ Breeding of Road Mares. Nearly every owner of a choice driving mare would like to raise a foal to perpetuate her good qualities. This is particularly the case when the mare is past her prime or incapacitated for driving purposes. Probably many owners have had no experience in breeding horses and do not know how to proceed to obtain a good foal. If the mare has never raised a foal and has been used many years on the road it may be difficult to get her to breed. Some aged mares prove barren after all the arts of the stallioneer have been exhausted, even to experimenting with artificial impregnation. Mares that have been in the harem regularly from four years old frequently throw foals until past twenty, but many mares lose their virility at sixteen. There is but little danger attending partruition and mares that have not been hampered and become over- fat generally do the best. Mares should not be emaciated but in robust condition to properly nourish a good foal. The city fancier who wishes to raise a foal from an incapacitated mare should send her into the country where she could cool out and rejuvenate on luxurioui pastures. This will improve her chances of getting with foal. Arrangements are frequently made by the year for keeping the mare in the country and the foal removed when at age to wean. It is the proper method to improve the road horses of the country to breed good driving mares to fast trotting stallions. The Charles Kent mare by imp. Bellfounder, the queen of the road in her day, was bred to Abdallah after being incapacitated and produced Rysdyk's Hamble- tonian, the greatest speed progenitor of his day and practically the founder of the standard American trotter. Besides the pleasure of the enterprise there is economy in breeding foals from retired road mares. — Exchange. 6 t&he gveebev anb *&poYt&maxx TMarch 21, 1908 Horse Breeding for Farmers. President P. P. Johnston, of the National Trotting Association recently addressed a communication under the above title to the New York Spirt! of ('< from which we make the following extracts and com- mend their careful perusal to those of our readers who are so situated that they can engage in the horse breeding business in a modest way: The trotting horse business is comparatively new. Its most experienced followers differ as to the best methods of producing the highest results. Yet it is a fact that weare advancing, and every year thought- ful men know somewhat more about the problem than they did the year before. Though much of the wis- dom experience brings often consists in the knowledge that the theories we thought infallible for a long time were only partially true, and those we thought altogether erroneous, and condemned in unmeasured terms, were much nearer right than we had supposed. A mere youth invested a few hundred dollars in what was then considered off-bred mares, and from the first mating produced Axtell and Allerton. The former he sold for one hundred and five thousand dollars; the latter he still owns, and is believed by many to be the best horse of the two. With the proceeds of the sale he has bought mares conceded to beamcng the best bred in the entire coun- try, and paid vastly more for each than he did for both the dams of Axtell and Allerton. Yet he will be exceedingly fortunate if he breeds another Axtell. He made, a strike in his youth and poverty which he may not succeed in equalling with his wealth and added experience. It is no uncommon thing for poverty and inexper- ience to find in this business the treasure, wealth and fancied wisdom had sought and toiled for in vain. The Hambletonian, Mambrino and Clay blood, especially in the sons and daughters of Geo. Wilkes, Mambrino Patchen and Electioneer, is deservedly popular and high-priced, while the grand and great grandsons and daughters of these great sires are comparatively inexpensive. If we are breeding intelligently they ought to be better, yet they can often be bought for prices that would be reasonable if they had no pedigree. The millionaire will buy the daughter of one of these distinguished sires for from five to ten thousand dollars, while the man of small means may buy the grand or great granddaughter for a hundred or tv*o, and, according to our most reasonable theories, stand a better chance to get speed for her. I know personally of a grand- daughter of Hambletonian out of a thoroughbred mare, selling on the streets of Lexington, in the presence of the assembled horsemen, for sixty dollars; two of her colts have brought thirty-five hundred dollars, and she, with the colts remaining, would bring from five to seven thousand more. Prom reading the stock papers, you can readily know which are the best, most fashionable and high-priced families; and in buying aim to keep a generation ahead of the popular fancy. As a rule, this fancy is based on the highest merit, but the prudent investor can better afford to buy something that by every known law should be as good or better for a com- paratively nominal price, and wait to verify the wisdom of his eyesight. It does not require profound knowledge of pedigrees or a long purse to follow this simple rule; yet it is full of possibilities, and has often brought fortune when touched by accident, and wealth when followed with method. Such stock can be had at prices that will pay if the produce never trot better than three minutes; for as roadsters, family and work horses, they cannot be excelled. In addition to these certainties, is the chance of producing some- thing worth a first-class farm. High-bred young stallions can now be had so cheap that there is no excuse for breeding any kind of a mare to a common horse. The produce of mares of unknown breeding are more valuable for all pur- poses, when by a well-bred horse; besides, such crosses have frequently produced a high rate of speed. Stallions with trotting sires, and dams by high-bred trotting horses, second dams thorough- bred, saddle or pacing stock, are excellent for ser- vice on the general run of the mares of the country. Such stallions are not what is callud standard, con- sequently can be had, if undeveloped, for a few hun- dred dollars, the young colts often selling for near a hundred. Mares of the same breeding are standard, and sell higher. Toe standard is an arbitrary rule that frequently depreciates the value of a good horse, and often gives fictitious value to a mean one. Uninformed buyers attach such importance to it that they would pass a colt by Geo. Wilkes out of a mare by the great Lex- ington, and she out of the dam of Maud S., because it would not be standard, and take something not worth u tithe as much, because it was standard. Speed alone without pretense of good breeding will make a horse standard, or breeding alone, without speed o indiv idual excellence, will make him standard, though he may have spavins, curbs and ringbones, and not be able to trot a mile in six minutes, and be by a sire and out of a dam each having all the physical defects known to the veterinary. As a result of this arbitrary and misleading rule, many colts of the highest value for the improvement of the common stock of the country can be had very cheap, while others of really less value for all practical purposes are sold to a cer- tain class of buyers for large prices. The standard is to many a delusion and a snare, without being the slightest fair advantage to others. Every pedigree and every public performance should be recorded, and they, combined with the individual excellence of the animal, should constitute the standard. He should be neither helped or hindered by arbitrary rules. I do not give my estimate of the standard for the bene- fit of the many worthy gentlemen who hug the delu- sion, and honestly believe in its merits, but to show intelligent men of small means, who have been de- terred from taking the first inexpensive steps in the industry by its mysteries, that it need no longer be a trap for the unwary, aiding to keep them aloof from a business from which they can derive much pleasure and profit without a heavy expenditure, and without abandoning any other industry of the farm. Very truly, P. P. JOHNSTON. New Race Track for Los Angeles. That Los Angeles will sooner or later become the scene of winter racing is a foregone conclusion, and when it comes to the number of days on which "weather fair and track fast" can be recorded, it will have every other racing center in America "skinned to death'' as the touts say. The copious winter rains which make the central and northern parts of California the most productive and most profitable farming and fruit growing section of the globe, are only sparsely distributed over Southern California and expensive irrigation is absolutely necessary to insure crops that are worth harvesting, whether of fruit or grains. But the almost constant sunshine of the southland during the winter months is what draws the eastern people who have money to spend and are looking for enjoyment and comfort, and this combination of elimate and idle people with wealth is certain to be taken advantage of by persons who are ready and able to provide amusement for these people in the shape of a race track. The Los Angeles limes of yesterday said: "Los Angeles is to become a mighty racing center along lines of the very highest class. Half a million dollars is to be expended for tracks, buildings and other substantial improvements, according to rumor. The backers of the stupendous project are understood to be men of high standing in the city, more than abundantly able to carry out a scheme twice as large as that planned, and it is 6afe to predict that they will give Los Angeles one of the best race tracks in the world. The plan is, in short, to make of this metropolis another Latonia. The ground has already been purchased at a cost of $150,000. It is reported that articles of incorporation are being prepared and will be filed with the County Clerk in a few days. The promoters, in looking for a suitable site, found that two or three similar projects were on foot. Among those "in the air" waB one for Baldwin's ranch, near Arcadia, and M. Lawrence, proprietor of Baldwin's Hotel, Oakwood, has for some time had a big racing grounds in prospect for that section. Not long ago Lawrence had the tip given him that 160 acres of land south of this city had been purchased by ar. English syndicate, and that he might as well drop his racing scheme, since he could not compete on the stupendous scale proposed. When he came to investigate he found the so-called "English syndicate" composed of local men of the highest rep- utation, backed by much money. He also found that they had bought 160 acres between Central avenue and South Park avenue, just outside the city limits. It is proposed to erect improvements, it is said, that will cost more than $300,000, including a magnificent club house, and the services of the best race tracg builder in America have been engaged. The syndicate is said to consider this the best winter racing climate in the world." Interchange of Blood. For a long time the California breeders sent the best of their horses East, and they will probably always have to look to the country this side of the "Great Divide" for their best market. Even the best of the stallions were sent East whenever big prices tempted their owners. Nearly all of the greatest of Election- eer's sons came East, as did Guy Wilkes, Direct, Directum, Stamboul and more recently McKinney. There has never been any danger, however, that Cali- fornia breeding interests would go back on account of lack of stallions, for more than a few Eastern men, knowing the number of good mares owned in Califor- nia, have taken stallions there. Among the horses to be taken from the East more recently are Searchlight 2:035, Lecco 2:09}, Barondale 2:11, all bred in Wilkes lines, and that they will all sire speed when mated with the well bred California mares, is hardly to be doubted. This constant interchange of blood through California bred horses coming East and Eastern bred horses being taken to California, has a beneficial result, for, setting aside the theory of climatic out- cross, enough new blood is secured for each section of the country to lessen the evil which sometimeB results from inbreeding for too long a period.— Buffalo Horse World. Denver and Omnibus Cab Co. Denver, Col Spoon Medical Co. Gentlemen:— We enclose draft for $5 On for another dozen Spohn's Cure. Hurry order, please, as we are nparly out. We get the very best of satisfaciion from its use. Resp'y, Denver Om. & Cab Co. FOB SALE. McKinney Filly SEAL BROWN FILLY BY McKINNEY. Dam, MISS KAISER, is by Kaiser 2200, he by George Wilkes 519. Miss Kaiser is by same sire as Grace Kaiser, who, bred to McKinney, produced Coney 2:02, McZeus 2:13, Stipulator 2:11, Grace Mc. 2:12. Miss Kaiser was selected in Kentucky by C. A. Durfee at the same time he bought McKinney, and sold as a yearling for $800. W. H. YOUNG, Room 025, Laughltn Bldg., Los Angeles. A. FLEISHHACKER & CO. MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS rN Wrapping Paper, Paper Boxes, Twines ETC.. ETC., ETC. 520 MARKET ST , SAN FRANCISCO. ^"Telephone: Exchange 109,-^a ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••a ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••a*** ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ■ •••• ■ >••• ■ •••• • ••• • ••• *••• • •••• • ••• ••••• ••••• •••••r ••••• ••••• ■•••• ■•••• ••••• ••••• ■>••• ••••• ■•••• • •••• ••••• •.••• ■•••• ■ •••• ••••• .■•••• ••••• ■•••• • •••• •••••• ••••• — ••• {Second Payment ••«.- ••«.• ••«.- $5.00 III EACH III DUE AND MUST BE PAID BY APRIL 1, 19d3, on entries in the Pacific Breeders Futurity Stakes No. 3, $6000 for get of mares covered 1902, foals of 1903. Stake close. 1 December 1. 1902. Dont Fail to Make It! Remember the substitution clause: Should your mare prove barren, or have a dead foal, it will be easy to -ell your Domination in case you have nothing to substitute. DONT FORFEIT, BUT PAY UP. F. W. KELLEY, Sec'y, 36 Geary St.. S. 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The book of McKinney 2:11} is full for the season of 1903, and over a hundred mares have been turned away. The pacing gelding You Bet 2:07, by McKinney is now in the training stable of Harrie Jones, of Rush- ville, Ind. During the past thirty years members of the Grand Circuit have distributed $5,625,819 to campaigning horsemen. A. B. Gwathmey, of New York, has recently pur- chased the mare Fannie F., trial 2:141, from Pennsyl- vania parties. Nettie King 2:20}, dam of The Abbot 2:03}, is heavy in foal to Chimes and will soon produce a brother or sister of the ex-king. Dick Benson arrived at the Memphis track last week with thirteen head of race horses, including the string owned by M. E. Sturgis. They are telling over is Pueblo, Colorado, of a year- ling that paced an eighth in 17| seconds recently. He was sired by Major Greer 2:14. "Tales of the Turf " by William B. Fasig is the most interesting book that has be n issued lor many a day. It can be secured at this office for $2.00. W. L. Whitmore, proprietor of May view Farm, in Oregon, met with an accident at Portland recently while handling a young colt, by which his leg was broken. Bob Galleagos, of Mission San Jose, has taken his two fast pacers to Pleasanton and will train them there this spring. They are Trilby by Direct and Diablita by Diablo. Mrs. F. H. Burke has sent her three year old colt Search Me by Searchlight 2:03} out of Wanda 2:14} by Eros to Mills & SanderB at Pleasanton. He is a good trotting prospect. Assembly Bill No. 584, providing for the protection of livery stable men and providing a penalty for the overdriving or malicious abuse of horses, has been signed by the Governor. The Queens-Nassau Agricultural Society, which haB a track located at Mineola, L. I., will open a 2:10 trot for a $600 purse and a free-for-all pace for a $500 purse and will charge no entrance. J. E. Hubinger says he won in purses and in the betting ring $62,000 with J ohn Nolan 2:08 in 1898, when the son of Prodigal .made his great trip down the Grand Circuit in W. O. Foote's stable. The estate of Thos. H. Tongue, the Oregon Congress- man and horse breeder who died a few months ago, will sell all the horses, colts and broodmares of the farm on April 7th at Portland, Oregon. Andy Welch denies that he has leased Charley Herr 2:07 for Btud duty at Hartford. He simply negotiated with Mr. Cahill to take his horse to Hartford but the latter will manage him there on his own account. Vilette, sister to Star Pointer 1:59} and dam of Venora 2:15}, broke her neck while playing in her paddock at Ewell Farm in Tennessee, a few days ago. She was in foal to John R. Gentry 2:00}, by which horse she produced a filly last year. There is a good demand for heavy horses — those that weigh from 1400 to 1700 pounds. Dealers find them very scarce and often go miles into the country to look at horses that are represented to be 1400 and over that are really 1300 and under. Cicero J. Hamlin did not go to Florida this winter, as has been his custom for several seasons in the past. Mr. Hamlin is spending the winter in Buffalo and his health is reported as not of the best. The veteran breeder is in his eighty-fourth year. The Hartford Futurity closes April 1st. The stake is $15,000, and the winner of three heats gets $10,500 of this amount. Every heat winner gets a stated amount for winning that heat, even though he is dis- tanced in the next. It is the best stake ever devised. The Chicago Horse Review received 1003 entries to its $10,000 Futurity for foals of 1903. Palo Alto Stock Farm named fifteen mares in this stake and there were many others from California. The Review is to be congratulated on the magnificent success of its venture. Owing to the unusually cold winter grass on the pastures has been short in California and stock has not done very well. During the past week, however, the growth of feed has been rapid and a change for the better can be seen in the appearance of all kinds of stock. Joseph Depoister, of Fresno, Cal., writes us that he lost by death on January 25th, the stallion Harry Gear, son of Echo 462 and Clara (dam of Crown Prince 2:171) by Chieftain 721; second dam Sally by Reynolds' Messenger. Harry Gear is the sire of the pacer Harry Logan 2:12}. The auction sale of Rancho del Valle horses will n»t take place as announced. A man came to Pleasanton last week and made George Davis an offer for eleven of the twenty head. Mr. Davis accepted the offer and declared the sale off. The buyer wanted the horses for a stage route. Mr. E. E. Smathers, the New York horse owner and amateur reinsman, has been in California during the past week, reaching San Francisco last Sunday. Mr. Smathers owns Lord Derby 2:05$ and drove him to his record, which was made to a wagon. He will visit Pleasanton to-day in company with Budd Doble. According to the Rural Spirit there was but one two year old pacer on the North Pacific Circuit last year that did not wear hopples. This was the filly San Toy owned by Congressman Tongue. Bert Webster has a pacer in his string that is a regular "cuckoo. " He is by Steinway out of Nola by Nutwood and is one of the consignment that Chas. Griffith will send East. The colt is a three year old and showed a half in 1:03, last quarter in 30} seconds last week. He should be a good prospect for the East- ern buyers. In the pedigrees of stallions or mares that are to be used for breeding purposes, producing sires and dams count. A dam that has produced several with fast records is worth more in a pedigree than one that traces back several generations but has failed to pro- duce Btandard speed. In breeding it should be horse first and pedigree afterwards. Ed Lafferty, who has been at Monterey for the past two or tbree months getting a bunch of trotters in shape for Mr. E. J. Molero, has removed the string to the San Jose track and will work them for speed dur- ing the spring. It is not Mr. Molero's intention to race his horses this year, but he may next, as there are some splendid prospects among them. By indulging a penchant lo bebt, A "hossy" young man got in debt. He owed such a sumb He was forced to succumb, And is wearing his summer suit yebt. __^^^^__^ —Exchange. Ed Benyon believes he will drive Walnut Hall 2:09} a mile in 2:05 this season, and even if disappointed in this ha is firm in the belief that he will rob Ralph Wilkes and Bingen of their five year old stallion crown. The three year old pacer by Owyhee out of Bertha, dam of Diablo 2:09}, now owned by Mills & Sanders, showed them a mile in 2:15 one day last week. He promises to be the fastest of Bertha's celebrated family. Martin Carter's McKinney filly Miss Georgie, that is out of Georgie B. 2:12} by Nutwood Wilkes, is show- ing more speed at Pleasanton every time she is given her head. Cecil worked her a half in 1 :02} on Wednes- day of last week. Charley Doble will go to Charter Oak, April 1st, with Frank Yokum 2:11}, Annie M. 2:16}, Susie S. 2:24}, Dorfmont 2:15}, Nellie Bly 2:191, Orlando 2:25}, Awake 2:27}, Ozette 2:15}, Treble 2:19§, Jack D. 2:11}, and Invoice, a green pacer. Horsemen in Japan seem inclined to test the merits of the Morgan family. If report is correct represent- atives of that distant country have been in corre- spondence with Joseph Battel!, Esq., of Middlebury, Vt., in regard to specimens of this valuable family of roadsters. The Japs have already bought a number of trotting bred animals from the noted Village Farm establishment. W. R. Johnson, the well known horseman of Hum- boldt county, recently visited San Joaquin county. While there he saw Mr. T. J. Drais' stallion Guy Mc- Kinney by McKinney out of Flossie D. by Guy Wilkes, second dam by Onward, and pronounces him the handsomest horse he ever put his eyes on. Flossie D. is to be bred to Zolock 2:101 this season. Among the mares bred to Guy McKinney this year is Sadie Moor, a beautiful mare by Grand Moor, owned by Mr. Spiers of Angels Camp. Sadie Moor has a handsome filly at foot by Waldstein. Harness racing will assume greater proportions over East this year than ever. The amount of money hung up on the Grand Circuit is greater than aDy previous year and the number of meetings to be given outside the big ring are more numerous than ever. Up north, the Oregon and Washington circuit haB already been arranged and dates chosen and a very successful sea- son is expected. California is the only harness horse breeding seotion that is behind with its announce- ments. Yet the owners are hopeful, as there are more horBes in training than for years past. The day Cresceus trotted in 2:15 he was driven to test his speed and endurance, not to Bee how much he could lower the ice record, but to trot close to 2:15, and he accomplished that task with ease. Eye wit- nesses stated that he could just as easily have scored 2:12, but the ice chipped out so bad that it was not thought prudent to send him anywhere near to speed. Alta Genoa5:14}, the chestnut Bon of Dexter Prince owned by G. Pierano of Lodi, is not a large hor6e, weighing about a thousand pounds, yet his get are uniformly large even from small mares. Several of his produce weigh 1300 and over and very few weigh less than 1100 at maturity. Alta Genoa got his record as a pacer, but the majority of his foals are square trotters. Announcement is made that the Los AngeleB Driv- ing Club will hold its March matinee at Agricultural Park in that city, on Saturday next, the 28th inst. Races will begin at 1:30 P. M., and a large entry list is assured. The meetings of this club are the most pop- ular of all sporting events held in Southern Cali- fornia, drawing sometimes as many as ten thousand spectators. James Butler has lately added two splendid matrons to his select band at East View Farm. One of them is Bettine 2:14}, by Anteeo 2:161, out of Daireen 2:21}. by Harold. She has been bred to Direct 2:05}. The other mare is Strathbelle 2:14} pacing, by Strathmore, out of Hope So, by Blue Bull. She has a youngster by Direct, whioh Mr. Butler also purchased. Strathbelle will be bred back to Direct. There is a good prospect in training at Lodi, Cal., in the string of Walter Trefry. This is a four year old gelding by Silver Bow 2:16, out of Anticipate, own sister to Agitato 2:09. He is not only a good sized horse with style and good looks but he is a trotter having shown a quarter in 34 seconds with only two months work. He will be in the sale of the Mokelumne Stock Farm horses which takes place at Fred H. Chase & Co's yards 1732 Market street in this city during the last week in April. Lon Maynard, of New York city, the owner of Walter Keim 2:11}, it is reported, has under consider- ation th« shipping of his much-talked -of two year old Kentucky Futurity candidate, The Prime Minister, by Idolita 2:09}, dam Octarara, by Dictator, to Ken- tucky early in April to give the promising youngster the benefit of spring training. He has set his heart on winning a Futurity, and belives he has the material in this son of Idolita. If The Prime Minister goes to Kentucky it is likely he will join the string of Ben Kenney & Co. The Hay wards Journal says: There will be some fine racing at the Centerville half mile track on March 22d, when Haywards, San Leandro and Decoto will compete. There will be four contests. Two contests that great rivalry is already manifested in are between Tom Thumb, owned by F. Vagar of San Leandro, and Barney G., owned by F. Goulardt of Decoto. The other will be between John L. , owned by M. Perry of Centerville, Taughty A., owned by Lorrie Caten of Haywards, and Little Topsy, owned by A. Edwards of San Leandro. It is reported for Oregon that John Pender has sold his Btallion Capt. Jones by McKinney 2:11} out of a mare by Gossiper 2:14| to J. A. Jones of Springbrook, Oregon. The price is not made public but is said to be a long one. Capt Jones is a fine individual and one of the best bred of the McKinneyB. His second dam is by Don Wilkes 2:24| by Alcyone, sire of Mc- Kinney, his third dam by Mambrino Patchen and his fourth dam by Almont 33. His colts are showing up well in Oregon, a three year old filly getting a trotting record of 2:26} there last year. The Jeweler, a son of Athanio, is one of the stars in Ed Geers' string at Memphis. The Jeweler was the star trotter of the green division at Memphis last spring and worked several miles around 2:12. He is very fast and has the head and way of going which should make him a very useful race horse. Mr. Geers, it will be remembered, took a great liking to his sire, Athanio 2:10, when he saw him in California, and at his instance Athanio joined the Village Farm stable. The Jeweler partakes of the Tennessean'sfondness for the family, which means that nothing will be left undone to make him fit and ready. His dam is Jewel by Hamlin's Almont Jr., and he was one of the few foals got by Athanio before he waB sold to Europe. The Buffalo Driving Club announces the following early closing events to close with John B. Sage, sec- retary, on Saturday, March 28th, one week from to-day: Trotting, $5000 for the 2:25clasB; $2000 for the 2:18 class and $2000 for the 2'12 class. Pacing, $5000 for the 2:25 class; $2000 for the 2:14 class and $2000 for the 2:08 class, The meeting will be held at the new Kenilworth track, Buffalo, New York. See advertisement in this issue for full particulars. The Buffalo Driving Club gives one of the best meetings on the Grand Circuit and horsemen will find there a warm welcome and fair treatment. Buffalo should not be left out of any horseman's itinerary who con- templates racing over East this year. There is more truth than poetry in the following, clipped from an exchange, concerning the intelligence of that noble animal, the horse: "Far too many of the human family believe that the horse is only a 'brute,' to be yanked, kicked and pounded into sub- mission at the pleasure or passion of the 'acephalous hossman,' who is trying to force hia would-be faithful animal servant to perform duties which neither under- stand the foundation principles of, but both operating againBt each other and getting farther from the de- sired goalat every tuin. It is a case of a man wanting to be a horse trainer not understanding the true prin- ciples of horsemanship; ignoring the natural laws of animal life, and the horse, not knowing wbat is wanted; a horse and man fight generally results with no advantage to the 'breaker' and certainly a damage to the horse." ©he $r*M>fret* tntfc* *v*ivtsma*t [MARCH 21, 1W3 AGES OF FAMOUS THOROUGHBREDS. Norfolk Not the Oldest Stallion to Die in America. LOS ANGELES, March 10, 1903. Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— I find the following in the Thoroughbred Department of your last issue: E. S. Gardner, owner of the Avondale Stud, who has been visiting at Hamburg Place at the invitation of John E. Madden, reports that though now twenty- eight years, his great stallion Himyar, sire of the im- mortal Domino, is still the picture of health and will make a full seasoD again this year. Himyar now ranks as the oldest thoroughbred stallion in active service in the country, and is one of the oldest horses ever in the stud in America. He is now a year older than was imp. Bonnie Scotland and Star Davis when they died, two years older than imp. Mortimer, Long- fellow, imp. Sovereign and imp. Glencoe when they passed away; three years older than Pat Molloy, Asterfield, Lexington and imp. Leamington were when they died, and four years older than Spend- thrift when he died. He is within one year of the age of the great Norfolk which broke the record among famous sires by living until he was twenty- nine years old. The above is not correct. I can cite at least two cases of thoroughbred stallions in America that lived to a greater age than the famous son of Lexington and Novice, whose record at three-mile heats (made at Sacramento in September, 1865) is still unbeaten. American Eclipse, foaled in 1814, died in Tennessee in 1846, at the ripe age of 32 years, having gotten five living foals in that year. He was 23 years old when he got Zenith, a horse that was deemed good enough to match, for $5000 a side, against Miss Poote, a mare that had already beaten everything in the South but Reel. He was 24 when he got Counterplot, afterwards known as Brawner's Eclipse, the horse who got Nan- tura, dam of the famous Longfellow and grandam of Ten Broeck. The late Robert T. O'Hanlon trained Counterplot at the Lexington track; and I never laughed more heatily than I did at Colonel Sanders D. Bruce, in New York ten years ago, when he told me how Bob O'Hanlon put him up on Counterplot, one day in 1843, when he was about seventeen years old and the big sorrel horse tried to run away with him. Imported Glenelg died at Mr. Tyree Bates' farm in Tennessee in 1899, aged 33 years. He was by Citadel (son of Stockwell and a brother to Repulse, who won the One Thousand Guineas) out of Mr. August Bel- mont's imp. mare Babta by English Kingston. Up to the close of 1883, you could hardly give away a Glenelg colt; and that is how Mr. Baldwin came to secure so many of his daughters for the Santa Anita stud, through the excellent judgment of his friend, Mr. Lewis R. Martin, now ten years dead. But the old story of "the stone which the builders rejected" re- peated itself in the case of Glenelg. In 1884, he was premier sire of America, with $98,682 to his credit; in 1886 with SI 16,638; in 1887 with $120,031; and for the fourth time, in 1888, with $130,746, a value record that had orly been beaten twice previously, by Bonnie Scotland in 1880 and by Leamington in 1881. There may be other instances of thoroughbred stallions hav- ing lived longer than American Eclipse and Glenelg, in this country, but I can't recall them just now. To showthat Glenelg's merit, asa sire, did not rest merely upon the amounts of money won by his get, I will recall the number of races won by several of them, to wit: Little MiDch .8) | MoDitor 43 Gleaner 50 I Strathspey 39 Flrenze 47 | Post Guard . :m Los Angeles 47 J This makes a total of 341 races won by 7 horses, an average of over 48* each. 1 do not know ol any other stallion in America that can show anything like this in the number of races won by his progeny. ng over to England, I find that Young Marske died at tho ripe aged of 29, as also did Alexander, Sir Oliver, Sir Hercules, Hermit and Jupiter; Dungannon, Meteor, Driver, Traveler, Waxy, Grimaldi, Comus and Alonzo, at 29; Pot-8-os, Delpini, Sir Peter, King Bladud, Diamond, Bobtail, Orville, Castrel, Dr. Syntax, Emilius, Glencoe, Birdcatcber, Orlando, Yolti- geur. King Tom and Macaroni, at 27; Trumpeter, Star, Hambletonian, Stamford, Walter, Fyldener, St. Patrick, Pantaloon, Don Giovanni, Safeguard, Weatherbit, Surplice, Bold Dayrell, Rosicrucian, Syrian and Tynedale, each 26; and Weazel, King Fer- gus, Dragon, Gohanna, Sorcerer, Waxy Pope, Tramp, Mameluke, Velocipede, Slave, Melbourne, Marsyas, Flash in-the-Pan, Carbineer, The Dart, Dutch Skater, each 25. Stockwell was 21 when he died and Touch- stone nearly 31. Tonobstone headed the list of stallions for five seasons, the last time at 24 years of age. Galopin, i , holds the record by beading the list, in 1898, » Jen 26 years of age. Melbourne, then 23 years old, w --s premier in 1857; and Hermit, then 22, was first in But Touchstone was not only premier at 24, but he was 26 when he got Soapstone, whose get won over $20,000 in 1874. Newmjnster, who was premier for two seasons against three for Orlando, ranks above him for the reason that he got three premier sires — Hermit, Adventurer and Lord Clifden, whereas Or- lando got none at all. The best showing made by any son of Orlando was in 1874, when Marsyas had £10,247 to his credit (through George Fredericks' victory in the Derby), being fourth to Adventure, Blair Athol and Thormanby. In that year Apology won the Oaks, One Thousand and St. Leger, which placed Adven- turer at the top, of course. The male line of Orlando is as strong in America as it is weak in England and Australia. Is this startling difference to be ascribed to change of food and climate? Hidalgo. An English turf critic of some prominence in his own land not long ago had something to say of the deterioration of the American thoroughbred, and in a way which English critics of turf matters have spoke as with a voice of one in authority. As he sees it we are not breeding the kind of racehorses that we ought to breed. We are sacrificing endurance to speed. Our race horses are nothing more than so many flashes in the pan — sprinters pure and simple. All thiB and much more have our thoroughbreds come to, but the English horse still stands on that high pedestal where he has stood for years and which the English jockey shared with him until he was cast into the dust by the superior skill of the American rider. Whatever this Englishman or other Englishmen may think about horses, it must be said that our breeders are breeding the kind of horses that we want, the kind of horses that our racing associations eater to, and, so far as we may judge, the kind of horses that our public wish to see. Nor has it been demonstrated that our race horses do not possess this quality of endurance upon which so much stress is laid. We know that they have gone as far as they have been asked to go, that in private and in public they have done everything that has been demanded of them, and that they have shown speed and endurance of a quality as rare and as admirable as is to be found in the thoroughbred of any land. If we have not been breeding the right kind of race horses in the last twenty years, what shall we say of our Salvators, our Longstreets, our Henry of Na- varres, our Commandos, our Ben Holladays, our Advance Guards, our Racelands, our Banquets and the score or more of other horses that might be named? Were not these horses worthy of being classed as great thoroughbreds? Were they not cap- able of negotiating any route? Were they not up to any weight within reason? And speakiDg particularly in reference to the quality of endurance, what was it, if anything, they lacked along this line? This Eng- glishman, with the superior knowledge which exists in hi6 fancy if not in fact, may supply the answers to these questions. As for the critics and the horsemen on this side of the water it is safe to say that they will concur in the opinion that the horses named were worthy to measure strides with any company, in any sort of a race, no matter how fast the pace or how far the distance. We have not mentioned Ethelbert, Imp, Gold Heels, Herinis or several other tried performers whose names will readily recur to every man acquainted with American racing. If our horses are deteriorating so rapidly and so greatly how comes it that Ethelbert in his Brighton Cup clipped seven seconds off a record that had stood for twenty years or more? This, too, with about fifty pounds more in his saddle than the previous record-holder carried when he made his mark. It is admitted that there have been improvements in the tracks, hut we think it will be conceded that the man who makes a track a couple of seconds faster than it was before has done about all that it is given to man to do. In this connection it should be remembered that Ethelbert 's performance was made over the regulation mile course, and that he did not have any sort of aid in the shape of a chute, such as now is to be found at some point on all of our tracks. It is a difficult it not an impossible proposition to measure the worth of the horses of one generation with the worth of the horses of another generation, unless we accept time as the standard of relative merit. And if we accept that standard we must unhesitatingly pronounce in favor of the horses of to-day. Rejecting that standard, we find in the performances of the horses of the present warrant for the belief that they are as great as if not greater than the best thoroughbreds that it was the fortune uf the turfman of another generation to look upon. Nor do we see any reason to believe that our thoroughbreds, under equal conditions, are not as good as tho thoroughbreds of any land — and we do not except England. It is unfortunate for American turfmen who raoe In England that the handicappers of that country do not hold the American thoroughbred as lightly aa does the English critic here referred to. It never bat been the custom of English handicappers to treat our horees with scant consideration. On the contrary, they prefer not to take any chances with them and, as a rule, haveglven them allthe weightthat was coming to them — and sometimes a little more. This, too, despite the fact that our highest class horses have been retained here and only the second-raters, or horses whose powers are on the wane, have been shipped abroad. We have sent some good horses to England, but not in this generation have we sent to that country a horse which demonstrated that he was the best we had. And yet some of our horses which have raced there have figured extremely high in the consideration of the handicappers, even when meeting the best horses that England could oppose to them. The most striking example of the truth of this statement is to be found in the case of Hon. W. C. Whitney's Kilmarnock, now doing duty at the La Belle stud in Kentucky. This horse shouldered his burden in most of the races in which he ran in Eng- land, and he gave a good account of himself when meeting England's best. Kilmarnock, good race horse though he once was, never was accounted a champion in his own country, and never was regarded as such. If the English handicappers held no higher opinion of the American bred race horse than the average English critic seems to entertain of him, Kil- marnock probably would have won many more races in England than he succeeded in placing to his credit while there. Strangely enough English racing men generally seem to hold in high regard a horse to which we never gave much consideration. This horse was David Garrick, which was developed by John Madden. Mr. Madden sold him to the late Pierre Lorillard, and the litter owner shipped him to England. As a three year old David Garrick defeated Ethelbert in the Champion Stakes, run at Sheepshead Bay, but that race never was regarded a6 anything more or less than a fluke of the most pronounced kind. Spencer, then in his prime as a rider, was in Ethelbert 's saddle, and he rode the horse so badly that words must fail any man who would attempt to describe his work. Had he put up such a ride in a cheap selling race he would have to answer for it to the stewards and probably would have suffered a long term of sus- pension. But here was a $25,000 stake in which there practically was no betting, for Ethelbert was a pro- hibitive favorite, and, look at it from any point of view, one could not find any reason why the boy should not have done his best. His best he undoubt- edly did do, hut in this instance he was the victim of one of those peculiar and inexplainable lapses which now and again come to every boy, no matter how great his skill or how steady his habits. Our horse- men never prized David Garrick highly, but in Eng- land he Beemed to win that appreciation which was denied him here. One English critic went so far as to say that as a cup horse he was the best that America ever had sent to England. It does not much matter whether Englishmen think our horses are improving or deteriorating. It is enough for us to know that we are breeding better horseB than we ever bred before, that these horses are fleeter of foot, that they are as stout of heart and that they perform more brilliantly than did the horses of twenty years ago. — Jno. fioden, Jr. in Daily America. The difficulty between James Carruthers and Alex- ander Shields, theowners of Advance Guard, has been adjusted. Shields is now thesole owner of the famous "iron horse," having purchased Carruthers' interest for $8750. Advance Guard will, therefore, carry Shields' colors in the big handicaps and other events for which he has been engaged. The settlement of the dispute is a source of satisfaction to turfmen and followers of racing, who thought that Advance Guard might be shut out of his engagements because of doubtful registration. With the disposal of his inter- est in Advance Guard, Carruthers retires from the turf temporarily. Shields is now the sole owner of a formldab'.estable, consisting of Advance Guard, Prince of Melbourne, Andy Williams, Hunter Raine, Zoro- aster, Young Henry and a bunch of good two year olds, all of whom have been wintering well at Bound Brook, N. J. - "Horses in Training 1903" will be published April 1st. It will contain a complete list of the horses in training (including every two year old registered with the Jockey Club, nearly 4000— a new feature) in the East and West, giving name, age, sex, color and pedi- gree, as well as the owner, trainer and stable jockey. For reference purposes the book will be invaluable. Price $1.00 bound in leather, postage prepaid. Send in your order at once, as only a limited edition will he published. Money must accompany the order. Ad' dress H. A. Buck, 571 Fifth Avenue, New York. Jackion'f Napa Soda untangles the feet. March 21, 1903] ®he gveebev axxb gtptfrtsman ISLAND BRED JERSEYS VS. AMERICAN. "Old Timer" Contrasts Their Characteristics: Giving the Strong and Weak Points of Both. There can be no doubt in the mind of any unpreju- diced judge, that in perfection and beauty of type the Island bred Jerseys, as a whole, surpass the American bred ones. It may reasonably be asked, "what is perfection of type as applied to the Jerseys?" It is the well dished head ; the large, prominent, limped eye; the very deep paunch; the wedge shape; the evidence, through the structural form, that the feed will, after supplying the necessary sustenance to the body go into the pail, and not on the caroasB; above all, the large and well balanced udder, full in front and well out in rear; for I agree with Mr. Cooper when he says "no bag no cow." No one who has made a study of the Jersey imported to this country in the past two years can deny, that as a whole, they fill the requirements of perfection of type. They are noted for their dished and beautiful heads; for their very straight backs to tail setting; for their deep paunches and wedge shape; for their deer-like appearance, which is peculiarly characteris- tic of the Jersey; and above all, for their uniformally large front udders. Some may claim the pick of the Island have been brought over. This is true. But the Island haa less than one-tenth the number of Jerseys (registered and unregistered) that are registered in this country, Over two hundred head were imported last year to this country. Even with ten times the number of Jerseys here, it would be a very difficult task to pick out an equal number to those imported that would equal the imported in perfection of type. The Island breeders have bred for straight backs and full fore udders, and they have unquestionably succeeded in breeding aDimals possessing these characteristics. What has enabled them to do so? I believe it is largely due to their system of registry (called on the Island "qualification" j. No animal is "qualified" for ontry in their herd book until it has been examined by 'a committee appointed for that purpose, and has been passed upon by it as possessing the necessary perfec- tion of structural form to entitle it to "qualification"; or the animal has been a prize taker at the Royal or Parish show; or has received a certificate of merit iu the public milk and butter contests. Where the com- petition is so keen as is the case at the Island shows, the fact that an animal has been awarded a prize war- rants very superior individuality. Another regulation which tends to produce very superior animalB is, that by which bulls to whom prizes have been awarded at the Royal, must be kept in the country for a stated time varying up to a year, and must allow a certain number of services at a nominal fee. The Island being so small it is possible for any breeder who desires to do so, to send his females for service to the prize bulls. Are the American bred Jerseys as perfect in type as the Island bred animals? I think not. If not, why not? In the first place Jerseys on the Island are tethered, and their exercise is limited. In this country they are allowed to roam the pasture at will, and in that way acquire a coarser bone. In the second place — the animals on the Island are not fed any grain. Their chief fodder is grass, roots, and the leaves of the cabbage, which grow to the height of six feet and more. In this country they are fed a regular grain ration. This tends to coarseness. I believe, however, that the system of registry here has more to do with the deteriation in type than any other one thing. Under our system any animal, whose sire and dam are recorded in the A. J. C. C. herd register can be registered, regardless of its individuality. What is the consequence? We have in our herd registers animals with sloping rumps, cut front udders and in other respectB wholly deficient in perfection of type. I believe lam within the mark when I Bay, that it would have been for the better- ment of the Jersey interests of this continent if one- third of the animals who have been recorded by the A. J. C. C. had been consigned to the butcher. In the seventies we had a most excellent type of Jerseys. They were very close up to importation, and pertook largely of that type. Since 1880 we have gone through three distinct epochs. In the early eighties and for some years afterwards the demand for Jerseys was based purely on pedigree. Pedigree is a most desirable and in fact requisite essential; carrying as it does the power of reproduction, in kind; but if that kind is of the undesirable type we should not reproduce it. This was exactly what jras done when breeders were "pedigree mad." When butter records began to play so important a part in the Jersey kingdom, the sons of high tested cows were eagerly sought to head herds. Butter tests of dams and female ancestors were looked upon as the only requisite. Their structural form was almost dis- regarded. To transmit the dairy qualities of great producers is in the highest degree commendable; but the fact was apparantly Inst sight of, that defects in structural form would also be transmitted. As a natural sequence we find in far too many of our Jerseys sloping rumps aud deficient fore udders. A natural reaction has set in. To command the highest price on the market to-day, a Jersey cow must be very handsome in every way; aDd the more perfect she is in structural form, in size and shape of udder the more money she will bring her owner. In fact, in the auction ring to-day, butter tests do not influence prices to any appreciable degree. If a oow or heifer is very perfect in structural form, which of necessity carries with it evidence of dairy ability buyers bid promptly and persistently for her owner- ship, regardless of any past test. They are willing to bank on their own judgement. As i' usually the case there is a tendency to go to the extremes in this matter. To maintain a herd on the profit basis, it must first of all possess good dairy qualities; otherwise the cost of maintenance will eat up all profit. A good herd of Jerseys, should from the product of the udder show each year a handsome profit, apart from the sales of increase, and the more perfect the increase is in structural form, the greater will be the prices realized for it. For years I have contended that beauty and utility should go hand in hand, and that to reap the great- est profit and pleasure, our herds must be composed of animals who are large producers and at the same time possess that beauty of type so much in demand. I am referring to breeding herds. How do Island bred Jerseys compare with Ameri- can bred as producers? The latter have to their credit far larger tests both in milk and butter than the former; yet at the Royal shows both on the Island and England some of the yields in milk and butter have been very large, surpassing any records made by Jer. seys at any show in this country. One of the striking features of the yields of Jerseys on the Island at public trials is, that a greater amount of milk is required to a pound of butter than is the case with American bred Jerseys. This, I think, is due to the different systems of feeding in the two countries. On the Island no grain is fed. In this country it is the staple article. Considering them as a whole, wherein does the Island breri Jersey excel the American bred? The answer ia — in beauty, in perfection of type, especially in head, back, rump and paunch and in the shape and size of fore udder. On the other hand the American bred excels the Island Jersey in quantity of milk and butter, in apparent constitution and in ability to assimilate a goodly grain ration. Comparing one with the other, wherein is either deficient? The Island Jerseys are deficient in appar- ent constitution (I use the word apparent advisedly, for it is more imaginary than real, for after acclima- tion this apparent lack of constitution passes away to a great extent); lack of ability to profitably assimilate as large a grain ration as our Jerseys do. This is not remedied by acclimation. The American bred Jerseys are in far too many cases coarse, lacking the beauty the Island bred have; too many have vary plain heads, sloping rumps and deficient fore udders. Can the two be crossed with advantage? I believe so. A cross of the Island bred on the American Jer- seys will tend to improve the heads, back, rumps and fore udders of the latter and add very materially to their beauty, without materially decreasing the product at the pail and churn. Three public sales of imported Jerseys will be held this spring. The first to be held will be that of Frank C. Ward, consisting of about 75 head, principally young cows and heifers. The date of sale is April loth, at Hoboken (across ferry from New York City), N. J. This importation is a most superior one. In making the selection Mr. Ward was not unmindful of the opinion, so often expressed by American breeders, that the Island Jerseys lack in constitution. He has selected animals of splendid constitutions. Especially is this the case with the two year old heifers, of whom there will be about 25 by the date of sale. The ani- mals composing this herd have the characteristic Island front udder, very full and broad and well rounded. A careful examination of the herd shows that, barring a couple of mature cows, every one of those in milk have very perfect front udders, and every heifer in milk has a wonderfully perfect fore udder; in fact, their uniformity in perfection of udder is truly astonishing. Even the yearling heifers not in milk show this development of front udder. The ma- ture cows are very deep cows, some of them milking as high as 42 and 46 pounds at flush, and some of the heifers milk 35 pounds a day with first calf. I most strongly urge all lovers of a very perfect type of Jersey not to miss this opportunity of studying the characteristics of the Island Jerseys as demonstrated in the Ward herd. They will find their time well spent and will, I am sure, return home satisfied they have enjoyed a great treat. Old Timer. The Hartford Futurity $15,000. On April 1st, the now famous Hartford Futurity, opened by the Charter Oak Park will close with H. W. Wilson, Secretary, Madison Square Garden, New York, with an initial payment of $5 per mare. The value has been raised to $15,000, and the entire paid-up starting fee atnouts to but $35, which makes it by far the most liberal event of the kind on record on either the running or trotting turf. The universal demand of breeders and campaigners of colts for reform in the methods of racing youngsters has been met by making this Futurity a three-heat race, — practically three dashes, and paying each colt for what it wins, when it does the winning. A colt winning the three heats gets $10,500 — more first money than in any similar event. A colt winning first or second in any heat, and unfortunately dis- tanced in a subsequent heat, gets the money it won, and does not have to go to the barn with a record and no money hung on to it. Read the advertisement in this issue, which gives all details, and send to the secretary for blanks, and make your entries early and often. Our Front Page Picture. On the front page of the BREEDER AND SPORTS- MAN to-day is a photo engraving of Emma, a young Jersey cow imported by Frank C. Ward of White Oak Ridge Stock Farm, Melburn, New Jersey. The sire of this cow, Senator, P. 2484, is an inbred Golden Lad. Her dam is of Welcome and Farmer's Glory strains. Emma recently calved and is now milking over 18 quarts. She will be sold with the entire im- portation of Mr. Ward's, April 15th, near New York. Gold Heels is missing. While deputy sheriffs have been taking possession of the horses belonging to E. J. Arnold & Co., they have been unable to lay hands on the Suburban winner of last year. The much- talked-of son of The Bard-Heel and Toe has been spirited away and is at present supposed to be hidden on a farm by one of Arnold's friends, who is ready to ship the great horse away at a moment's notice Under the circumstances it is unlikely that Gold Heels will be seen on the turf again, at least for some time to come. In all probability some breeder will ulti- mately secure the horse for the stud, where he would prove of more value than on the track, in view of his uncertain condition. • » Burns & Waterhouse were successful in winning the first two year old stake of the season with a filly of their own breeding. The Morris pair, Rapid Water and Precious Stone were popularly supposed to have a cinch on the race, but Precious Stone ran out at the head of the stretch and Rapid Water had all he 30uld do to secure the place from Celebrant. The winnercame from behind and ran a game, honest race, winning by half a length in a hard drive. Rowena, as she is called, is a daughter of Altamax from Picnic, the dam of Recreation. At J. B. Haggin's Elmendorf Farm, near Lexing- ton, the race mare Connemara by Stratford-Tara, has foaled a bay filly by imp. Bathampton. The young- ster is a half-sister to Killashandra, winner of $16,810 on the turf for W. C. Whitney. Connemara won up- ward of $20,000 on the turf. WILL NOT SCAR OR BLEMISH. GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM is the safest and most effective lotion or blister for ailments c. HORSES and CATTLE and supersedes all cautery or firing. It is prepared exclusively by J. E. Gom* bault, ex-Veterinary Surgeon to the French Government Stud. As a HUMAJf REMEDY for Kheo- matlnm, Sprains, Sore Throat, etc., it is invaluable. __ . ... , Every bottle of €?an«tlc Balnara ?2 -£ Warrante.l U< k'ivc- ^at^faction. Price Sl.o« per bottle. Sold hy dmptri-ts, or sent by ex- press, ehariro- i>aie Merrill 00011 Will 11001 01011 11011-15 oom inn iom imioim—21 Barr. L 11110 1 1101 111010 01111 10011—17 Chick noio inn urn omo 11111—21 "Edwards" 11101 mil 01111 mil 11111—22 Poole. W 10011 11010 11000 00110 01001—12 Schmidt. Ed 10001 10011 (10000 OI0U0 10101— 9 ioooi noil lino urn non-18 Event No. 2, praotice medal shoot, 25 targets — Chick lion 01111 iom inn nooi— 20 Schmidt 01100 mil omo 00010 11001—11 Hutton 10100 01101 11111 11010 10101—1B Reed 11111 mil 01101 11111 1 1 1 1 1 — 2:1 Juster 00111 inn 11m 11011 11011—21 Putzker 11011 001111 001 10 11001 00110—13 lolll 10111 00111 11001 01101 — 17 Schmidt. Ed rmoiii nun 01 1111 iooou 10111—12 "Edwards" UIMI Hill 01111 Hill 11010—20 Forster 11111 11110 11111 11111 11111—24 Molt OHIO 01100 IOOH HOltKJ 01100—11 Practice shooting, 25 targets— Schmidt 16, Chick 23, Mott 12, HuttoD 21. McClaln 17, Newcomb 14, C. Baird 18. King 13. Juster 18. .0 15, McDanlels 10, Hutton 17, Poole 14. King 7, Newcomb 15. Foster22. Edwards21. Hutton 17, Rud 20. Poole 2u, McClaln 18. Potter 20, King 18. Hutton 12, Rud 23. Foster2l, "Ed- wards" 21, Kins IS, Rud 21. Edwards 21. Practice. 10 targets — luster 14, Hutton 17. Rud 24, Edwards I", C. Balrd 16. Newcomb 18, Juster 12, Reed 13, Hutton 12, McClaln 13, Edwards II, De Mcrritt 10. At Sacramento, opening shoot of the Washington Gun Club was held on the Kimball & Upson grounds on the 15th inst . a very large attendance of shooters and visitors being present. The following scores are only the best shot by each contestant in each event. Monte Newbert and J. W. Hughes won the club honors by breaking 22 each in the main event. Shore made a "straight" in the 15- bir J event, as also did Williams in the 10-bird event. Follow ng are the scores: Club shoot, 25 targets— Woods 21, Rust 19, Moon 13, c'arr.-<- 15, Floor 17. Stevens 21, Kramer 14, DeMerrltt 18, T umpler 9, Williams 21, Mathews 20, Shore 20, Hagi-rtv 16, Reichert 17, Newbert 22, Becker 17, Per- kins . S'ilan 11, Bohn 15, Hughes 22. Blair 20, Peek 21. Ten ;argst8— Wilson 5, Baker 6, Reichert 8, Baker 6, Trumpler 5, Newbert 9, Heilbron 8, Hagerty 9, Reichert a, Kimball 4, Adams 3, O'Connor 1, DeMer- ritt 7, Moore 6, Williams 10, Wood b 6, Rust 6, Baker 8, Stevens 9, Shore 9, Carrey 7, Perbins 2, Kramer 5. Fifteen targets — Baker 12, Kramer 6, O'Connor 2, Newbert 9, Adams 9, Shore 15, Mathews 10, Trumpler 7, DeMerritt 12, Kimball 4, Hagerty 11, Reichert 10, Heilbron 10, Rust 11, Woods 9, Reichert 10, Stevens 13, Shore 11. It is announced that a live-bird shoot will be held at the Agricultural Park grounds to-morrow, under the auspices of the Sacramento Live Bird Club. Last Sunday the Oak Park Gun Club of Sacramento held its second blue rock shoot for theseason, although the day was raw and windy some excellent scores were made. Newbert and Brady carried off the honors with a score of 24 and 21, respectively. A number of the shooters left early to attend the opening shoot of the Davisvllle Club. The following are the scores: Club shoot, 25 targets — Shaw 12, Vanderford 14, Wood worth 13, Fical 10, Amber 13, Ralphs 9, Newbert 24, Davis, Sr., 19, Vetter 18, Stevens IS, Gusto 18, Brady 21, Wilbur 20, Davis, Jr., 16, Kerr, Jr.j 9, Tre- ganza 17. Ten targets— Davis, Sr., 8, Vetter 8, Newbert S, Stevens 8, Gusto 9, Vanderford 7, Newbert 9, Vetter 6, Brady 7, Woodworth 9, Fical 4, Gusto 5. Ten targets — Kerr, Jr., 5, Wilbur 6, Brady 8, Fical 8, Traganza 4, Woodworth 7. Ten targets — Fical S, Davis 9, Amber 7, Wilbur 6, Woodworth 6. Ten targets — Woodworth 4, Brady 7, Fical 7, Kerr, Jr., 6, Davis, Sr., 6, Wilbur 7. Ten targets — Kerr, Jr., S, Fical 6, Amber 8, Davis, Jr., 4, Shaw 3. Ten targets — Brady 7, Wilbur 9, Kerr, Jr., 3, Davis, Sr., 9, Shaw 4. The blue rock shoot of the Davisville Gun Club last Sunday was interesting, and was attended by many Sacramento shooters. F. M. Newbert and J. Gusto carried off the honors as well as most of the cash, both either winning the first and second purses or dividing them. In the team shoot the Capital City blue rock team won, breaking 73 out of 90, Dixon 70 and Davisville 61. It was composed of Newbert, Vet- ter, Just, Stevens, Gusto and Hughes. Upson, Blair, Webber, Ruhstaller and Morgan of Sacramento were also in the running, while Guggenheimer, the cracka- jack of Davisville, was lost in the woods with any good s. Striped Bass Club Casting Tournament. F. E. Daverkosen and James Lynch won the prizes at the San Francisco Striped Bass Club tournament on the loth inst. Three events, long distance with 21 ounce Binkers, distance with 13 ounce sinkers and accuracy, casting at plates and using H ounce sinkers. The contest took place on open gronnd, a lane thirty feet wide was marked off on the green 6ward. In the accuracy event the contestants each made five casts at six plates placed at 50, 75, 100, 125 and 150 feet distant from the scoring line. The prize for long distance 2X ounce Binker was won by James Lynch who scored 206 feet. The prizes in the other two contests wore won by F. E. Daverkosen. The judges were: Dr. Geo. Gunn, W. A. L. Miller, Jas. S. Turner and W. S. Turner. The scores made and total percentage were the following: Long Distance Acuuraoy Distance Total 2^ oz sinker percent 1H oz Binker percent F. E. Daverkosen.. .169 It 87.84 120.4 164.12 J. Lynch 2061t 82.2 114.6 »8.4 P. W. Shattuc); .... 168 ft 88 84 50.2 69.52 C. H. Kewcll 125 ft 50.4 69 6 60 N. E Mead 125ft 6272 47 54.86 Geo. Walters 100 ft 71.4 35 53 2 S A. Wells 174ft 56.64 37 51.82 San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. The San Francisco Fly-Casting Club members met at Stow lake Saturday afternoon for the second Satur- day contest in the classification series. Four regular events were carried out, thirteen split bamboo artists taking part in the competition. Fair weather condi- tions and the southwest wind prevailing were favor- able to the work, as the good averaging scores proved. In the delicacy event, every fly-caster but one, a new member, made an excellent showing of over 83%. Col. C. G. Young was high hook with F. H. Reed very close up. In accuracy casting at buoys in the water, 40,45 and 50 feet distant, "A. B. Carr" proved the most perfect, Col. Young being 6econd. In long dis- tance casting, T. W. Brotherton put out his line 116 feet, E. A. Mocker cast 101 feet and C. R. Kenniff scored an even 100 feet. The scores in the bait-casting contest shows a marked improvement all round; C. R. Kenniff again beat his world's tournament record, scoring within less than two points of perfect. Col. Young, T. W. Brotherton and "Carr" were close up to the champion's work. On Sunday morning the club members in the con- tests numbered sixteen. Among the new faces this season were Chas. Huyck, G. W. Lane and J. O. Hanon. Harry Golcher was on top in long distance with 120 feet, four other anglers also went over the century mark. The delicacy scores show an improve- ment in the high standard Bet at the season's com- mencement. Lurecasting also shows a well developed improvement, five men out of seven entered scored over 90%. Nearly SCj of the class in accuracy also scored over 90%. When it is taken into consideration that the delicacy contest, in particular, is conducted under more rigid conditions than prevailed last season, the results shown are certainly good. The general average, so far, for both the veterans and novices bids fair to bring out several record breakers before the season is much older. The scores for both days are as follows: Stow Lake, March 14, 1903. Wind Saturday Contest No. southeast. Weather fair. Judges— Messrs. Kierulfl and Reed Clerk, Mr. Brotherton. Referee, Dr. F. J. Lane Events 1 Young, C. G... 96 Mocker, E. A . ....101 Kierulfl, T. C. .... 82 Brotherton, T. W .116 Heller, S. A... .... 90 Kenniff. C. R . .... 100 Battu, H .... 95 Brooks, Dr. W. E.. 95 Lane, G. W... .... 79 Lane, Dr. F J .... 76 Reed. F. H.... .... 91 Edwards, G. C .... 93 •Carr. A. B" .. ." 88 8-12 94 91 K-12 92 10-12 67 8-12 03 M2 81 8-12 87 6-12 82 4-12 90 8-12 H2 6-12 S6 7-12 88 4-12 86 8-12 83 4-12 85 82 8-12 98 K-12 HI 91 10-12 84 4-12 88 K-12 92 6-12 90 7-12 88 4-12 92 8-12 83 4-12 88 83 4-12 86 4-12 HI S3 2-12 75 86 8-12 81 8-12 84 2-12 76 70 73 4-12 71 8-12 87 8-12 91 4-12 93 4-12 92 4-12 85 4-12 94 8-12 86 K-12 90 8-12 90 8-12 90 4-12 88 4-12 89 4-12 97 5 837 83 97 1 888 96 2 March 15, 1903. Wind, Sunday Contest No. 2— Stow Lake, southeast. Weather, fair. Judges— Messrs. Mansfield and Kierulfl. Referee, Dr Brooks. Clerk,, Mr. Brotherton. Events 12 3 A Young, C. G . 94 Reed.F H 1110 Haight, F. M.... . 86 Brotherton, T. W II, Kenniff, J. B Huyck. C 89 Battu, H 15 Brooks, W.E.... 1113 Blade. A M 84 Hanon, J. O Kennifl. C. R lit! Lane, G. W Golcher. H. C... 1211 Mansfield. W. D. Kierulfl, T. C. ... . 88 Lane, Dr. F. J . . . KS 89 93 90 92 67 B-12 82 87 4-12 92 92 4-12 93 92 4-12 82 8-12 . 92 89 86 91 8 12 86 79 8-12 — 92 92 78 8-12 86 , 93 4-12 I 92 4-12 62 8-12 87 6-12 80 10-12 75 10-12 " 4-12 -■• 2-12 R2 6-12 85 71 2-12 S6 8-12 r< 8-12 89 2-12 -.' 2-12 -J 6-12 ,- 4-12 90 7-12 89 7 86 7-12 79 MS 90 6-12 : 95 7 91 112 '88 9 919 89 6-12 97 6 81 4-12 86 3-12 91 9-12 97 S7 1-12 90 2 60 4-12 ,93-NOTE: Event 1— Distance Casting, feet. Event 2— Ac- curacy percentage. Event 3 — Delicacy, (a) accuracy percentage, (b) delicacy percentage; (c) net percentage. Event 4— Lure cast- ing, percentage. The fractions in lure casting are 15ths. FEATHER AND FIN. Although the close seasoD on wild ducks, quail and other varieties of game is now on, sportsmen still find employment for the gun. Recently Tomales Bay has been frequented, by thousands of wary black braDt, which furnish good sport to the hunters in boats These birds can only be brought down at long range and with heavy ten-bore guns loaded with No. 2 shot. It is not unusual to drop these black sea geese at 100 yards. The birds have not been in good flavor, how- ever, the grass upon which they fed being covered with herring spawn, which gives the geese a decidedly fishy flavor. Among those who have enjoyed black brant shoot- ing were Al Wilson and a party of sportsmen. George Evans, Tom Moltzen and Will Ryder re- turned last week from a three day's brant shoot on Tomales bay near Hamlet. The boysput up at the well known Moltzen ranch and reported that there are countless flocks of these fine birds in the bay but were very hard to get at. B. B. shot and four drams of powder were the only effective load on this occasion. English snipe shooting is much in vogue. Near Novato and Ignacio can be found some good patches for a day's shooting at the long bills. It is necessary, however, to get permission to shoot over the best places within easy access from this city. Robins are reported to be plentiful in the Santa Clara valley, many San Jose sportsmen have bagged lots of the red breasts recently. These birds, it is claimed, have done muc'a damage to orchards. On the contrary, may ornithologists state the birds do more good than damage in the long run. The canvasback duck, as weil as other varieties, iB a knowing bird. Within a few days after the close of the shooting 6eason the ducks seemed to understand that they were immune from the gun. On the line of the North Shore Railroad along the muddy shores of Richardson's bay, canvasback ducks could daily be seen nonchalantly preening their plumage within a stone's throw of the trains as they passed by. The same conditions practically existed on the shores of the bay off Sixteenth street and along to Emeryville, as is witnessed dally by thousands of sports who play long shots on ponies instead of ducks. The canvasback have to a great extent gone away, but we still have many big bunches 61 bluebills with ue. Parties on the bay in boats can get within almost reaching distance of the birds at times. Stow lake in Golden Gate Park is the resort of mal- lards, spoonbills and canvasback that are surprisingly tame. Opening of the Trout Season. April the first, and you can catch them, or have fun a trying. The makers of Trout Tackle have devised many new and useful articles for the anglers, which may be seen at Skinner's, 801 Market St. S. F. In- formation as to where to go, how to get there, and the condition of the streams cheerfully furniBhed. Don't wait until the last day to have your rods and tackle repaired in a hurry. * March 2i, 190S] &he Qxeeb&v ant> gtjxotrfcsmcm 11 Daring a boat trip last Sunday about the shores of Belvedere peninsular, Angel Island and the Marin shores on the straits and near California City, a num- ber of wounded and disabled sea gulls and scoter ducks were noticed. These poor birds are not protected and have been the target for every one with shotgun, rifle or pistol. The wanton destruction of these non-game birds is inexcusable and a species of cruelty that should be under the ban of the law. The San Francisco Striped Bass Club at a meeting held last week decided to appeal to the State Board of Fish Commissioners with the request that the commissioners take action to stop the pollution of the water of San Francisco and San Pablo bays by various oil refineries and oil-burning vessels. The alleged evil complained of is the dumping snd piping of waste petroleum products into the above- named waters. It is claimed that the waters and banks of the Oakland estuary, the adjacent marshes, the Alameda bay shores and the shores and waters contiguous to San Leandro bay, as well as an immense stretch of the shore and marsh land in the vicinity of San Pablo are now vast depositories of a slimy oil refuse that is destructive of fishes, crustaceans, bivalves and even vegetation, and further, that the nuisance has become so pronounced as to meet with protest from the owners of boats and vessels, the bottoms and sides of which become slimy and dis- colored. The dumping of matter deleterious to fish life is a violation of the State law. It is proposed by the bass club to procure the co-operation of all of the fishing clubs, prominent anglers, yacht clubs and owners of pleasure boats and launches in the effort to abate the present custom. This condition of affairs across the bay, it is believed, will soon be similar to that which prevails in the waters at Bergen Point, New Jersey, and about the Kill von Kull, where the many oil refineries have been blamed for the nasty condition of the waters in those parts of New York bay, where once food fishes were prolific, but are now only a tradition. The "high hook" medal, an elegant solid gold tro- phy designed by "Midnight" Miller, is now the prize of contention among the members of the San Fran- cisco Bass Club. The medal can only be won by the lucky fisherman who catches the largest striped bass. This particular honor is elusive and has an appetizing element of chance connected with it. To day a mem- ber may be the proved captor of a big fish and, after establishing his claim and having it properly recorded, receive the medal and wearit — to-morrow another and rival fisherman may yank a larger fish out of the water and relegate the first angler to obscurity for the time being. Sometimes a lucky member has worn the medal for several months before having it taken awaj . Sid Hall proposes to donate a high hook medal for the carp record. It is conceded that he will be able to wear the carp trophy longer than anyone else, as he is credited with being the club expert on the "Petaluma creek trout." snipe are more numerous for the shooter than they are here. ' ' In accordance with his late friend 's desire, Mr. Breidenstein delivered to Frank Dolliver a fine bass rod, reels and tackle, to George Twitchell a greenheart fly rod, a well known rod that has taken many a basket of nice trout out of Sonoma creek. Louis Rondeau was remembered with Precht's favorite fly-rod and fly-hook. Charles Reynaud's memento was a Kentucky reel. Precht's daughter will keep a handsome 22-ealiber rifle and the first fly-rod he ever owned. Mr. Breidenstein received a Parker hammer less shotgun, a pair of fishing boots, a rod and a hunt- ing suit, which he will treasure for the pleasant asso- ciations of which they will always be a congenial reminder. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. Advices from a Portland sportBman relates that the duck shooting season on the Columbia river closed March 1. This season more than any former one has emphasized the success of baiting ponds, etc., to attract the game. Two bushels of wheat were fed daily on one preserve on the lower Columbia river, about thirty miles distant from Portland, and on these grounds it was possible for three hunters, each, to bag the lawful limit at any time during the entiue season. In Oregon fifty ducks daily is the legal in- dividual bag. During the best month of the shooting season, which was November, probably more ducKs were killed by Portland hunters than in any one month since feed- ing of the game was adopted. This is encouraging, sportsmen now feel that their time and money have not been wasted, and that a certain outlay will insure a moderate return of sport. This season has proved more surely than ever that the lower Columbia is better than that portion of the river above the mouth of the Willamette. Of the total of 150,000 ducks, which it is estimated were killed by Portland hunters this season, about To per cent were shot below the mouth of the Willamette. On one trip of the hunters' steamboat from the lower river district, 3000 ducks were counted. Sixty-five hunters were on board. Duck shooting is getting to be expensive sport, even for Portland sporstmen, who are regarded by their Eastern brethren as having plenty of game. In the first place it is now necessary to rent lakes, and the owners of property in good shooting locations are quick to recognize its value and to ask a price according. After that comes the necessity of sowing tons of wheat in the lakes so that the ducks will stop and feed, and then the expense of guns and ammunition, besides transportation and the pay of a caretaker of the pre- serve is a large one. In a small party of sportsmen, where the expense is reduced to a minimum, it is estimated that the cost is from 60 to 75 cents a duck, and where the sportsmen have enough so that they do not care to lop off ex- penses the cost goes as high as $2 a duck. The late Charles Precht bequeathed his shooting paraphernalia and fishing tackle to several of his inti- mate friends; sportsmen who had been his companions for years past on many a pleasant outing in quest of fin and feather. Shortly before passing away and fully realizing' that the end was near, he wrote a fare- well letter to Charles F. Breidenstein, which con- tained, among other things, his wishes as to the dis- position of his guns, rods, etc. Poor Precht knew full well that his days were numbered, for inthe open- ing sentence of the letter he wrote: "When you read this I will be a dweller in the happy hunting grounds where mayhap the trout and bass are larger, more plentiful and sweeter flavored and where the quail and The California Cocker Club has invited Dr. Clarence Selfridge of Oakland to judge Cockers. There was a leaniug toward Chas. Mason on the part of some members, but finally a local judge was decided upon. The premium list for the San Francisco show will be issued next week. There will be given medals for the regular classes. The only cash prizes offered will be for kennels, of not less than four dogs. The bench show committee have already secured a large list of elegant and valuable specials — a list far too long to enumerate here. A number of local dogs will go north from here. Wandee Kennels will send Ivel Doctor, Wandee Bliz zard, Wandee Revelry, Wandee Mayse and Wandee Jester. Nairod Kennels will send the young St. Ber- nard bitch Gypsey Lee II. and the Cocker Plumeria Beau II. Plumeria Kennels will send possibly one or two Cockers. Mrs. W. C. Ralston will put Little Dorrit and Hampton Promise in the running. They will make it warm for the northern dogs. Woodlawn Kennels will have Cb. Woodcote Wonder, American Belle, a Woodcote Wonder-American Belle bitch puppy; Miss Ethyl Hagar's Boston Terrier Nifty, the Irish Terrier Endcliffe Paddler and C. K. Harley's Bull bitch Lady Bethel. Thos. L. Lewis purchased this week from William Wallace a good looking puppy dog Cocker Spaniel out of Nairod Audrey and sired by Plumeria Beau II. The puppy will be sent to Wm. Merchant, Marshfield, Or. The Seattle Kennel Club announces in our kennel ads. that the eighth annual show of the club — a four day exhibition, will come off April 8, 9, 10 and 11th, George S. Thomas has been selected as the judge for all breeds. Mr. Thomas has had the ring experience and also that of years in breeding, exhibiting and dealing in certain breeds that should make his judg- ing at Seattle satisfactory to all concerned. Chas. McAlister, the club's secretary, can be ad- dressed at the City Hall, Seattle, Wash., for any and full information about the show, premium lists, entry blanks, etc. The Pacific Bull Terrier Club, we are sorry to state, is defunct if Secretary Rountree is reported correctly. This is indeed too bad. The breed has an impetus here now that shouid be fostered. There are many good ones here and two of the best stud Bull Terriers on this continent. The demand for good ones is am- plified by the avidity with which Woodcote Wonder puppies are snapped up. Anent Woodcote Wonder and thereby hangs a tale. He was brought out here consigned to O. O. Hyden- felt, who purchased and paid for him. When Hyden- felt sold Wonder, American Belle and several others, the dogs were lost in a shuffle of ownership that would puzzle a Philadelphia lawyer. The tangle has been straightened out however and will be an interesting story when told. The premium list of the Victoria show is arranged for 198 classes. Cash prizes, silver cups and medals are liberal in number. The entries close to-day. T. P. McConnell, 55 Johnson street, Victoria, B. C, is the secretary. GeorgeThomas will probably have a string of choice ones, for exhibition only, at Seattle. This will enable an entry for competition at Portland following and then a final contest at the Frisco April show. Twenty-eight silver cups besides special medals and trophies are offered by the Portland Kennel Club. The premium list is arranged for 259 classes. The regular awards will be silver medal to first, bronze medal to second and diploma to third. Handlers' cash prizes amount to a total of $100— $20 each for the largest string from California, Washington, British Columbia and Oregon outside of Portland, ©10 for the handler showing the largest string in the show. The entry fee is $2.00, each subsequent entry will be $1.50. The show will be conducted under P. K. L. rules. The officers of the club are: Dr. E. F. Tucker, president; F. B. Thorn, vice-president; W. Goldman, treasurer; W. W. Peaslee, secretary. Board of Di- rectors— W. B. Fechheimer, W.M. Davis, F. H. Flem- ing. Bench Show Committee — W. B. Fechheimer, W. M. Davis, F. H. Fleming. Veterinary surgeoD, S. J. Carney. Mr. Geo. Raper, of Gomersal, England, will judge all classes. Entries will close on April 8th. For entry blanks and premium lists and any other information address, Wm. W. Peaslee, secretary, 452 Sherlock Building, Portland, Or. "A Fancier in Distress" is the caption of a lugubrious appeal published it the current number of Field and Fancy'. We recognize the fine Italian hand of "one of the boys," "an Eastern handler at present on the Coast" and give that particular genius credit for persistent ingenuity in utilizing some of the pettifog- ging resources with which he is literally pregnant. There is no doubt of the financial famine, but other- wise a sleek, healthy and fat looking foreigner with ;i distingue air belies the necessity of the doleful wail given in the letter above mentioned. The individual referred to is in hard luck, it is true, but in ODe respect he can consider himself in the verv best of luck. With but little exertion daily there can be had a good view of a certain public institution from where the 'gentleman" is located. If the reiterated opinions of the Bench Show Committee of the San Francisco Kennel Club are worth anytbii:g and also the reports of various exhibitors and businef's men who had dealings with the last show— the 'yPn. tleman" can consider himself lucky indeed that he can look in instead of look out. As the show days come on the minds of the fancy turn to a good front among "the boys." Our friend in distress (?) will no doubt be there, peacocked and debonnair. "Consider the lillies how they grow, they toil not neither do they spin, yet Solomon in all his glory was not arrayad like one of these." Press the fortissimo pedal on "toil not and neither do they spin." The Fault Finding Exhibitor. Why a cantankerous, grumbling — or, as it has been put, "grumpy"— man should be likened to a pig, is not clear; for a pig is a very easy-minded, contented animal, and although its natural voice is a grunt, it i" by no means an ill natured cry, and, to most ear;- sounds the reverse of surly. When excited and chast u the cry changes into a sort of a bark, and then it is no doubt a cry of fear rather than of anger. "Grumly ' might be a better expression, meaning "muddy" or "drummly" — for the discontented are always low acd continuous in their cry of wrongs inflicted, and never clear in expressing their complaints. Whatever word's the proper one to use, there is no dubiety about the individual; he is know to everyone. Infoiming opinions, he consults no standard; he never reckons on what he may have to compete with at a show, or takes into consideration the difference of types: in short, he thinks of no one but himself and of nobody's exhibit but his own. If the awards do not please him — and they never do— be goes about declaiming the judgt_-, oftener than not accuses him of motives, and from a piece of yarn, dropped by some busybody more nottd for garrulity than veracity, weaves a wtbb of ficth ij and retails it to all who will listen to him. Sometimt s he may come across an unsympathetic individual who, by force of character, may bold him at bay and give him in his own vernacular a few words of caution and advice; but, as a rule, advice is thrown away on crabbed characters, who set themselves to make everyone they come in contact with unhappy. What to do with such is a question often asked, but net very easily or satifactorily answered. If we were to "smother" all criticism to put down grumblers, we would create a noxious state of matters that we would all deplore. Sharp and shady tricks are plentiful enough; and the grumbler, if not too annoviDg, may be tolerated, as he fills a place. Judges, naturally enough, do not like to be spoken about in a disparaging way: ih< j bvehunltTaKd to a place which puts them above their fellow?, and many of them resent beiDg spoken to about their awards. It might, perhaps, be heller if h ire of tbf m were spoken to oftener, just to let them know that others are equally able to plate the exhibits in their proper places; not that judge? do not know that, but it would prevent autocracy. To go about gi umbling and fault findiDg at judges and their awards dots no good; and to attack a judge, using bad language, is not justifiable at any time. To ask for a judge's opinion, and to differ from him, is not grumbling but rather in the way of legitimately getting information on a mooted point. Exhibitors must never forget that judges' names are announced in the schedules issued; and in submitting their animals for that judge's opinion, they have no right to cavil at his awards because they hold different opinions. The same applies to exhibitors who complain of cer- tain rules in schedules after the show is over. The fact that they did not read the rules is no excuse; but it is mostly those who neglect their own duty who are the first to excuse others. There is a place for all; but perhaps some might object to the places allotted them, so we will not particularize. At the last Frisco show we remember an incident which occurred in which one exhibitor, who is quite noted for his fault finding pecul.arities, figured to a somewhat laughable extent. He bad unbosomed him- self to another exhibitor and hastily left his hearer, possibly in search of a new victim. As our friend with a "constitutional kick" was getting away, a mutual acquaintance who had ob- served the meeting of the two first mentioned doggy fellows accosted the recipient of 'he bad news and remarked, "Well, and what did he unload now?" "Nothing in particular, but everything in general," was the reply. "I will give him credit for consistency however." "What do you mean?" "Well you see, he simply can't help it. he was sired by Growl and his dam was Bellyache, he goes the route on bis breeding." Free!! Free!! Free!! The Polk Miller Drug Co. of Richmond, Va., whose advertise- ments of -'Sergeant's Dog Remedies" are appearing now in the oolumns of this journal, desire us to state that they will furnish abaolutely free to our readers a revised copy of their book on "Dogs," which accurately and exhaustively treats of the more frequent diseases with which Dogs are afflicted. Enclose them 3c in stamps to cover cost of mailing the book. They have recently made F W. Braun & Co. of Los Angeles. California, distributing agents for their popular line of "Dog Remedies." and extend an Invitation to all persons having sick dogs to write them describ- ing symptoms, eto. Enclose stamp for reply. No charge will be made for information furnished. iZ.f\ TWO THOKOI'GHBRKDS Claire by 3>.VJU. Duke nl Norfolk, nr-t dom Lnkma by Jobn A.necooil dam Louie J by Wlldldln. etc , and Clalrf s . i ill t'V ICIdi-' \\ illiam Apply al w> Sbotwell St . City. High Class Jack AHD Draught Stallion FOR SALE. A LARGE BLACK JACK. 5 YEARS OLD, -^ good performer and foal getter, stands \bYi hands nigh and weighs 1000 lbs Also a four-year- old Shire and Canadian Stallion, stands 16 hands and weighs 1500 lbs; heavy mane and tail; very nacdsome horse Apply to HENRY KLEMP, Box 27. J-street Road, Sacramento. LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission. Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. WABEBODSK: 203 Kerry St. office: 303 California St , Room 7. SAN FRANCISCO, Telephone: Main 1027. IMPORTANT TO HORSEMEN, col. I' POSITIVE SPECIFIC: SPEEDY aod sure cure Tor Colic lo horses. TRIAL GIVEN FREE. For particulars telephone Central— messenger to 517 Ninth street, Oakland, Cal. Free. A BIG WINNER'S POCKET RACING GUIDE, guaranteed to have no equal In selecting Winners, can bo had FREE. Send your name and addrens with two-cent Blimp to THE RELIABLE, P.O. Box 217, Newark, N.J. ^5? SAFETY PR SAFETY PREGNATOR OUTFIT Am. ily med Impregnatinc Outfit, v lh wl I nil m*rc» you Weed. a...i C"- lis income from your stall- d I ■'' '■RANTEEDiosivQtatUbcdon. A necessity lei Write For descriptive circular Price of Pronator, ftfi.00 Outfit, complete. 17.60 I. 0. I II n ntlVDBK, MARIA. OHIO I 1 R ]E ]_ MCE WEST COAST: WIR £% IRON IWOR Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cared In 48 Honra. CAPSULES At l D^ Superior to Copaiba, Cabebfl or Injection FUTURE STAKE EVENTS St. Louis Fair Association Entries Close April 1, 1903. $50,000 World's Fair Handicap To be Run in June. 1904. A SWEEPSTAKES for three-year-olds and upwards in 190-1 (foals of 1901 and preceding years) The St. Louis Fair Association guarantees the gross value to be §50,000, of which $6000 to second and $•.•000 to third, and fourth to sav«- its stake. Entriesclose April 1, 1903, Liabilities as follows:' Two-vear-olds at time of entry: By Subscription of $25 each April 1st J903 50 additional if not declared by July 1st 1903 ?5 additional if not declared by October 1st ]903 100 additional if not declared by February 1st 1904 250 additional io start. Three-year-olds and upward at time of entry: By Subscription of $50 each April 1st J9Q3 75 additional if not declared by July 1st .... ,, ... . !!!i903 100 additional if not declared by October 1st .1903 125 additional if not declared by February 1st 1901 250 additional to start. The stake to be re-opened February 1, 100-1, and entries accepted on that date upon payment of $750 SiVl additional to start. Weights to be published March 15, 1904 A winner, after publication of weights, or $I5<10 twice or S2500 once, penalized 6 lbs : of $'25C0 twice or $4000 once, 9 lbs ; of $4000 twice or $7imo once, 12 lbs ; if handicapped at 112 lbs or over, these penalties shall be reduced by onh-ihird; at 120 lbs or over by two-thirds: at 130 lbs. or over there shall be no penalty. In the case of thri-e-year-olds, penalties shall not cause the weight to exceed 115 lbs. ONE MILE AND A QUARTER. ST. LOUIS ESTIMATED VALUE $15,000. DERBY 1904 Entries to this Stake FREE. A SWEEPSTAKES for three-year olds {foals of 1901); $75 each or only $15 if declared July I, 1903, or $40 if declared January 1, 1904; $125 additional to start: $7500 added, of which $1500 to second and $751 to lhird, thts fourth to save its stake. A winner of a sweepstakes of $3500 in 1904, or one of $5000 in 1903. 3 .bs ; of one of $5000 or three of any value in 1931, 5 lbs. extra. Others, if non-winners of two sweepstakes of any value maidens, 5 lbs. additional. ONE 0 1904 MILE Unwed 3 lbs ; of one at any time, 4 lbs. additional: AND A HALF The ST. LOUIS FUTURITY DERBY1906 ESTIMATED VALUE $15,000, Entries to this Stake FREE. Special Notice to Breeders:— When an accepted transfer of the engagements of an entry has been flled with the Secretary, nominators will b3 released from all liabilities. A SWEEPSTAKES for three-year-old-* (Toals of 1903); entrance free for mares covered in 1902, and their produce foaled in 1903 $10 each for foals declared by January 1, 1901: $20 each for foals de- clared by January I. 1905 Declarations void unless accompanied by the money. $50 each for foals remaining in afier January 1. 19H5 The stake to be re-opened June 1,1905 and January 1, I90H, and entries accepted upon payment of $:00 in cash June 1. 1905 or $400 in cash January 1, 1906; $150 additional to start The St L,ouis Fair Association to add$750u, of which $1500 to second and $750 tn third and thi forth to save its stake. The owner, at time of entry, of the mare producing lhe wincer, to receive $500 out of the stake A winner of a sweepstakes of $3500 in 1906 or one of $5000 in 1905. 3 lbs.: of one of $5000 or ibree of any value in 1906. 5 lbs extra: others if non-winners of two sweepstakes of any value in 1AO6 allowed 3 lbs.; of one at any time 4 lbs. additional; maidens 5 lb* additional. Should a mare entered in this stake drop her foal before January 1, 1903. have a dead foal, or more than one foal or be barren, the entry of such mare shall be void ONE MILE AND A HALF Special Notice —When a horse has been sold, an accepted transfer in writing of the engagement of an entry must be filed wilh the secretary The officers of the Association reserve the right to refuse any entry, or the acceptance of a transfer from any one for any cause without notice. All disputes, claims and objections, with respect to the interpretation of tbe conditions of these stake* shall be decided by the officers of the Association or those whom they may appoint, and their decisions shall be final -SEND FOR ENTRY BLANKS. C. A. TILLES. Pres. JOHN HACHMEISTER, Sec'y. THE STANDARD-BRED TROTTING STALLION OODLE Jr I By BOODLE 3:12}$, sire of Ethel Downs 2:10, Thompson £:14& and 4 others in 2:30 and better. He by Stranger, sire of 33 in 2:30. j Dam NINA B. by Electioneer, sire of Arion 2:07*£. I. Sunol 2:08»4, Palo 2:083* , and 164 more in 2:30 list. BOODLE Jr. is one of the best bred, best looking and best stallions on the Pacific Coast. He will make the Season of 1903 at J. D. CARR'S GABILAN RANCH, Six Miles East of Salinas Ppp Sl?^ tor ,ne season- Payable at end of season, or $15 for single service, payable at time of ret $LO service, otherwise will be considered at season rates Any mare entered for the season and paid for will be granted the usual return priveleges if proven to be not in foal, provided that next year the owner of mare still owns her and J. D Carr still owns the horse. Good pasturage at $3 per month, but no responsibility assumed for accidents Season open now. and will clo:?e August first 1903 BOODLE Jr is a sure foal getter, his colts are all uniform, and of good color, and show fine speed and action. He is 16 hands high and weighs 1200 pounds, is of a rich mahogany bay. Apply to J. D. CARR, or JOHN GARSIDE, at Gabilan Ranch. I Your stable is not complete without Quinn'fi Ointment. An infallible cure for all ordi» nary horse afflictions. Follow the example I set by the leading horsemen of the world and I your stable shelf will always hold a bottle of Quinn's Ointment A. L. Thomas, Sapt. Canton Farm, Jolict, HI., remarks, "I enclose yon amount for six bottles of Qninn's Ointment. After one year's trial mast confess it does all yon claim for '* For Carbs, Splints, Spavins, Windpaffs or Bunches. Price $ i. 00 per package. Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail. TRY IT. YOU NEED A BOTTLE OK THE BEST LOTION IN THE WORLD u is Dr. Fisherman's Carbolized Alkaline I nfinn Cures Sprains, Galls, Sores, Bruises, 1 tn uni. cuts, Swellings. Barbed-wire wounds, Thrush, Grease Heel. Mange, Itch and all kinds of bone swellings in horses and cattle. Good for most diseases of all kinds of stock, and in all cases of accident Try a sample bottle for 50 cents or a quart for 81. which makes a half Ballon of the remedv. IE TOi DON'T LIKE "IT YOU GET VOTK MONEY BACK. " Matter free DON'T Send lor further information and Valuaulk and Interesting Reading SUNSET MERCANTILE CO. tift&5S&l Testimonials from the best known horsemen, breeders, liverymen and stockmen on Pacific Coast. Awarded Gold Meda At California State Fair 1898. Every horse owner who values his stock should constantly baye a sup- ply of it on hand. It improves and keeps stock in the pink of condition. Manhattan Pood Co RED BALL BRAND Positively Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion 253 Folsom St., San Francisco Ask your grocers or dealers for it. March 21, 1903] gDhc $treet>£tr cmfc gtptftrismcm 15 THE BUFFALO DRIVING CLUB Announces the following early closing events to be contested for over THE NEW KENILWORTH TRACK, BUFFALO, N. Y. ENTRIES CLOSE SATURDAY, MARCH 28th. $18,000 IN STAKES TROTTING. No. I— $2000. NIAGARA STAKE (2 in 3) 2:12 class No. 2— $2000. QUEEN CITY STAKE (2 in 3) 2:18 class No. 3— $5000. ELECTRIC CITY STAKE (3 in 5) 2:25 class FIVE PER CENT entrance and five per cent additional from money winliers ENTRIES to the above close March 28th, when horses must be named, first payment accompanying the entry. ALL RACES 2 In 3. except 3 and 6, which will be 3 in 5. MONEY divided 50, 95, 15 and 10 per cent. Forfeits due March 28, April 28, May 28, June 27 and July 10, in amounts as follows: Class Nos. 1, \ $30, $40, $50, $60, $70. For information and entry blinks, address the Secretary, CONDITIONS. NO LIABILITY Tor entrance beyond amount paid in if Sec- retary is notified in writing on or before the time nest payment faHs~cTuer BUT NO ENTRY will be declared out unless amount is paid in full to date. MEMBERS of National Trotting Association, and its rules will govern except hopples will not be barred. ENTRIES CLOSE SATURDAY, MARCH 28th. PACING. No. 4— $2000. IROQUOIS HOTEL STAKE (2 in 3) 2:08 cla»s No. 5— $2000. EMPIRE STATE STAKE (2 in 3) 2:14 class No. 6— $5000. FRONTIER STAKE (3 in 5) 2:25 class EIGHT RESERVED to deolare off and refund first payment in anj stake which does not fill satisfactorily. NOMINATORS may name more than one horse in a class but must notify the Secretary on or before the date of la^t payment (July 10th) or the first one named on the entry blank will be named by the Secretary. 4 and 5, $20, $20, $20, $20, $20; Class Nos. 3 and 6, 68 Ellicott Square, Buffalo, N Y. W, PERRY TAYLOR, Chairman Executive Committee. JOHN B, SAGE, Secretary. SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOLLY DILLON 2:07 (the Fastest Mare of 1901), B. S. DILLON 3:25 and CAPTIVITY 2:38 1-3. Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA, CAL. SIDNEY DILLON was sired by Sidney 2:193£: dam Venus (dam of Adonis 2:11% Leah 2-.24X. Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus II 2:11%). Psyche 2:16% and Lottie Parks 2: 16%. and she was also dam of Juno, the dam of Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:30) by Venture 2:27^. sire of dam of Directum 2:05^: second dam s. t. b. by Algerlne, son of Whipple's Ham- bletonlan. SIDNEY DILLON is a model of symmetry and imparts his grand individual- ity, inherentspeed and excellent disposition to all his progeny. Best of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges if horse is still in my possession. For pasturage and other information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Supt. Santa Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. Or Ira Pierce, TERMS FOR THE SEASON. $4Q. 728 Montgomery St.. S.F. The Thoroughbred Stallion St. Carlo Newmlnster Seclusion Carina . TTnaflfl (Marsyas FQ8ee jvesuvienne ,„. ~ . _ f Lexington | Kingfisher. { Euha * I]M, Icarita { The Ill-TJ»ed Camilla ST CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about S29.0OO as a two-year-old- He is a wenderful toud» Sire, among his get being Ruinart (winner of the Burns Handicap, Palace Hotel Handicap and Si I nsn). Zamar II (winner of 19 races as a two-year-old and $?69o). Joan. February, St Cuthbert.St Callaline, Count of Flanders, Lord Marmion May Boy, Our Climate, Glendinnmg and ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch berore July I, 1903 For further particulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES MCDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. MONTESOL fSire McKINNEY 3:11%, Sire of 32 in 2:15 and 48 in the 3:30 list. | Dam IGO (registered) by Antevolo 2:19; | 2d dam Daisy May by Nuiwood 600; 3d dam L Ralston Mare by Alexander's Abdallah. MONTESOL, 5 years, old, stands 15?i hands, weighs about 1100 pounds; is the best bred young McKinney stallion, combining as he does the blood of Electioneer and Nutwood with that of the greatest son of the great Alcyone. He is in every respect a splendid individual and should be seen by every owner of a good mare in this State before booking elsewhere. ®40 for the Season, with return privilege. 3 years old, by McKINNEY, dam MOUNTAIN HARE by Young Venture, will be permitted to serve 6 approved mares at $100 for the season. POLE STAR The above Stallions will stand at the Race Track, Alameda FOLEY. Race Track, Alameda. Silver Bow Jr. By SILVER BOW (sire of Arrow 2:14, Silver Ring 2:14^ and 6 others in 2:30 lis!): dam M '.GENTA by Tempest (sire of Tago 2:11, etc.); second dam by Commodore Belmoni SILVER BOW Jr. is 16-1 hands high, weighs 1200; bay, handsome, stylish, splendid action and has shown quarters in 30A seconds. Has nothing older ttau two-year-olds and they are all big, fine-looking and show speed. Will Make the Season at M1LP1TAS. P C3A FOR THE SEASON. Good pasturage $4. Excellent oare taken of mares, but no rcc 3>OU resposibility for accidents or escapes. Ship mares and apply to I. MOREHOUSE, Mllpitas, Cal. Every feature conneoted with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose— surround ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary In the center of the hotel is the famous court and on* of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor.carriage office, news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance RACING WT | EVERY WEEK DAY RAIN OR SHINE. New California Me? El OAKLAND TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY RACES START AT 2:15 F. M. SHARP. Ferryboats leave San Francisco at 12m., 12:30, l, 1:30, 2, 2:30 and 3 p. M-, connecting with trains stopping at the entrance to the track. Last two cars on train reserved for ladies. No smoking. Buy your tickets to Shell Mound. Returning trains leave the track at 4:15 and 4:45 p. m. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, President. PERCY W. TREAT. Secretary. HUNTANDFlSH3y011l||;[i ALONG THE LINE OF THE -•» — Q «*«*** (LESSEE OF THE S. E. & N. P. K. K.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Gold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Fine Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section In California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa Ukiah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip tlcke*« at reduced ra tes. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. R. X. RYAN. Gen Pass. Agt. FOR SALE. All Out of Fashionably Bred Mares, One 2 Years Old. One 3 Years Old. One 4 Years Old. The two-year old and three-year-old are bo'h well staked and are trotters The four-year-old has a three-year-old trotting record of 2:18, and a great prospect for his class this year. All are in flne shape to train or be placed in the *>tud For pedigrees, prices and full particulars address C. A DURFEE, San Jose. FOR SALE WITH HIS ENGAGEMENTS, HAMBLE- *> TONIAN WILKES 1679 (only son of the great George Wilkes in California), sire of Phoebe Wilkes 2:08^. Robert I. 2:10, Phebon W. 2:1C»<, Rocker 2: tl. Tommv Mac 2:11^- Vic Schiller 2: lljf, Arlene Wilke* 2:lliU, New Era 2:13, 24 in the 2:3U list. This great stallion is offered for sale, to gether with some of his colts. Reason for selling is that the undersigned is going out of the horse business. Address R. I. MOORHEAD, Santa Clara. Cal. UST LIRE A HORSE RACE Wcdnp'days and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Ruck Track. Bring the ladies and see the FASTEST HOUSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. S OLJfEV &SO.V, - - Proprietors 16 ©he gveebev axiif gftwrtsmnn [March 21, 1903 THE BRED HIGHLY STALLION NEAREST 35562 RECORD 2:22 1-2 Full Brother to John A McKerron 2:05 1-4. NEAREST 3SS62, Rec. 2:22 1-2. Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4. Formerly WILKES DIRECT) Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4 and the Only 8-year-old Stallion with One with a Record below 2:10 By NTT WOOD WILKES 2: 1GN. sire of Joba A. McKerron 2:ii5Vf, Who Is It 2:10^, « VVUkes&IOK. Claudius &18M, Georgie B 2:12}<, Bob Ingersoll KUli and 16 uaodard performers . ■ .,«..« i MQAR. toe greatest producing daughter of Director (dam of John A Mc- v ;i - si &82VS and Thursdav 2:2 It by the old champion Director 2:17, sireof Directum &05M- Direct 2:05 H. Direction 2:10*. Evangeline 2:11 H, Margaret 1 d:im ADDie Titus idam of Annie C 8:25) by Echo 462, (dam of Direct 2:05H) and 16 others In list: third dam Tirtanv Gibraltar &23K, sire of Our Dick 2:10*. Homestake 2:M* and others) by Owen Dale, son of Williamson's Belmont. \jc a nCCT is a Dark Bay 15.3 bands and weighs MOO pounds; well formed and llCAKCol of kind disposition Will make the Season of 1903 at the • Stables of T. W BAKSTOW on the Alameda Avenue Near Race Track, San Jose, Cal. FROM FEBRUARY 1st TO JUNE 1st. TERMS, - $40 THE SEASON. Good pasturage $3 per month. No wire fencing. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, out no responsibility should any occur. Address T. W. BARSTOW, SAN JOSE. CAL. Telephone No.: Red 1431. Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. "££"■ A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed. L1MONEKO 2:153, bred at the Palo Alto Slock Farm, is conceded by all who have seen him to be one of the best stallions standing for service in California. ^, He is a magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding, class and ■ individuality ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year olds that W have never baen trained. All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. From 1/5 their appearance and the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to ^ be good race horses with every prospect of some star performers. A number of $j these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. LIMOXERO 2:15? got bis record as a three-year old in the fourth heat of a £j 9ix-heat race for a $5000 purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six "-' of the greatest three-year-~lds of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinite and Futurity. LIMOXERO 2:15| will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. fc Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care tsken of mares at reasonable rates, but ni raspoiiibiUty assumed for accidents or escapes. Mares should be shipped to University Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal . in care of o H — • 3! Piedmont 904 Record 2:I7M Winner of 41 heats in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Rex... 2:15'..; Limonero 2:152^ Lorita .2:I8}£ Wanda .2:1814 Charley C... 2:181$ Marston C -' i. _ and sire dams of Fanny Wilcox &I0J4 Alta Vela 2:11* Lizziemont ...2:163* Montrose (3)... 2:18 sire of 23 trotters, 2 pacers 7 sons produced 14 trotters. 3 pacers 16 daughts produced 21 troiters. 3 pacers f Alroont 33 Sire of | 35 trotters and 2 pacers 96 sons produced 435 trotters and 135 pacers I 81 dau produced 102 trotters and 28 pacers I Mav Ferguson "(by Mamb Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont — 2:17J4 Almont Eagle. 2:27 3 sons produced 29 trot's. 3 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 pacers LulaDeer Dam of Limonero 2:153£ Bion 2:195£ HARRISON G. ARMS. Owner. J. H. WILLIAMS, University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. f Electioneer 125 Sire Of I 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 trotters and 197 pacers ■j 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 12 pacers ' [ Lula(by Norman 25) Record 2:15 Winner of 56 heats in 2:30 THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. RACE RECORD... By GUY WILKES. Dam LIDA W. By NUTWOOD NUTWOOD WILKES He is the only Stallion that ever produced two three-year olds in one season with ecordsof 2:12 and 2:12* respectively Who Is It, ex-champion th.-ee-year-old gelding of.the world, reduced, his record to 2:10* John A.Mj erron 2:05y (2- 12* as a three-year-old) is the fastest trotter of all the famous trie e } :Geor»-e Wilke t. . NUTWOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1903 at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. Fee = $50 2:1G^ .2:15* .2 :18* 2:18* For the Season With return privileges If horse remains my proper y Good pastur- age at ?'i per month. Bills payable before re- moral of mare Stock well cared for, but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS THE SIRE OF John A. McKerron .2:05* Fastest, trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 2:123a1 Who Is It a i -', 3-year-old rac- StantoD Wilkes fctpl| Georgie B 2:12* Claudius 2:1:)', Boblngersnll 2 1 1 \ Irvingten Boy 2:l"*£ Verona 2:18* Irvington Belle .. . 2:l8'i Echora Wilkes *»-But three of the erandsoos and granddaughters of NUTWOOD WILKES everstarted in races 190?. is by a son .tod Hollo 2:1(3 orgle 2:25 are out of his daughters -rock by NTTWOOD WILKES Tor sale For further particulars apply or B Rosewood 2:21 Nearest 2:22« Central Girl 2:22.: Mixer .2:2-1^ AIIx B 2:24 ' Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georeie 2:25,, Fred Wilkes Queen C 2:38,7 Eleotress : Daugestar P;2fl L ES. G T.C. (3) 2:3U Of these, Alone 2:09*. fastest four-year-old o MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington, Alameda Co., Cal. BONNIE DIRECT 2:05 1-4 Wlnntrof fastest 5-heat race paced in 1900. Win- ner of Chamber of Commerce Stake at Detroit: Blue 11(11 Stake at Reodvllle. and three other groat races. Biggest money winner of W Par- rs of 1900, hi nt the ttrat year out. Mr.. i bj DI lira of Dlractlj 2:03 Ifjll l»ir«. t 2:04 .. I'rln.i. Illrnl 2:07, IHrnt-t ii tn lirllj S:08 .. ,t< Dam BOS BON .':.■■ ■■luii .-• B Slm'i." ■ .etc. 11 BONNIE WILKES 2:29 (dam of .1 in iMt by Oeorffl WMkm Third Dam UETTV VII. KV by Bobjohnson Ifaor oughhrel ^on of Bohton. BONNIF DIRhXT tM«*"«taIUoD. I&* hands high, i Oi*0. I ' ^ MXUV' has boat of feet and I< ION VIE DIRECT will serve * Ifmll - approved mare- during spawn of \9\ at 9 loo ■ leal rlo poi lenUorescapc C. L. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal. Summary of Three of Bonnie Direct's Races. Chamber of Commerce Stakes, 15000, at Detroit Bonnie Direct ., - i i \ Annie Thornton m 1 1 2 2 2 Hal McEwen. . i n ( ( W Blow 8 3 11 3 3 ro George C, 3 4 3 4 5 ro. Cobhett 4 7 1 5 dr. Duohess 8 flr Joa Wl,. . lr, Fred Wilton 2 2 B -i^ mi Clemens Boy S B 6dr. Louis E. Mid illeton •"• 8 19 dr. Sport 7 in in dr. Ga .lr. Oonnlfl ISdr, Little Frank dis Tim. 2:13 Class, pacing, purse $1500, at Columbus. Bonnie Direct 2 5 111 Johnny Agao i 'Jper ■ .-: \ s Freilmi>r:t t i Bdr, Prince Exum dis. ■ ■ i Blue Bill Slake, i.TOOO, at Keadvflle. Bonn*.- Dlrcol 111 . . 2 2 t ■ Thornton ...4 4 3 Dark Wflke 1 :■!';-.■ | Grea&e Heel, scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS — Cases wbere ulcerations extend, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according- to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine After Blistering. Veterinarv Pixine is the very beat application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process Will heal the most severe cases without scar, and will prevent loss of hair As a Preventive— If a light application of \eterinary Pixine is used before speeding. driving in wet muddy or slushy weather, or in the tnow, your horse will never have speed cracks, scratches or grease heel. For Hoofs —It will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in perfect form For Old and Chronic Sores. Etc —Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, hobble chafes abscesses, inflammatory swellings, sores and all skin disease In cases of emergency it is invaluable. This penetrating, stimulating, soothing, ab- sorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from beneath the surface by disinfecting the parts, subduing inflammation and stimulating healthy granulation, not by drying and scabbing. 2 oz., 25c; S oz , 50c, 5-lb pkg., $4.00. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROT CHEMICAL CO , TEOT, N. Y D. E. Newell, Pacific Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street. San Francisco. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— Sll Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts.. San Francisco. Telephone: Main 45". &. A. W. FOLKERS Successor to J H. A. Folkers i: Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. S09 Market Street Flood Building. Room 4. San Francisco Ira Barker Balziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carrlage.Saddleaod Roar1 Horses for Sale Office and stable: 805 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. X>x», ■\7\7~x3cl. ~&*m HJgan. M. R. C. V S., F. E. V. M S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edlnturg Veterinary Medical Society: Graduate of the New Veterinary College Edinburgh: Veterinarv Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department: Live Slock Inspector forNew Zealand and Australian Colonic! at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California: Ex-President n\ the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital. Ill" Golden Gate Avenue, near Werster St.. San Francisco: Telephone West 128. ^"iO^i ■ '"*<■' 7*-T Before sending the bremishi'S with ABSORBINE ■ in t dent in shij ^& ABSORBINE will fresh Bruise or Strain. Ni hair gone $2 , it rc-gu- lar dealt rs, or delivered. Write tor pamphlet. w F. YOUNG, P.D.F., SPRINGFLEJLD, - MASS. ■ Feet. For sale by Mack & Co., LangleyA M'chaelsCo. Redinpfton & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerroD all of San Francisco. March 21. 19031 ©he Qxesftev trnii gpjwtrtemcm 17 Sire of Frank 2:10!4 Sweltzer 2:13>-< Hazel Y 2:17 Butcher Boy 2:1734 Auditor 2:19J4 and ten more in 2:30 Breed for Size, Disposition, Style and Speed. SECRETARY Son of the great Director and a mare by Volunteer, Will make the Season of 1903 AT ALAMEDA. SECRETARY is a black horse, 16 hands high, a model of symmetry and conformation. His disposition is perfect and he can show as much natural speed as any trotting stallion In Call fornia. He sires speed, quality, substance and splendid dlsposi tions, and his produce are always in demand. FEE $40 THE SEASON. For card containing tabulated pedigree and other informa- tion address Telephone: Eagle 627. ELLAS "WILLIAMS, Cor. Arbor Street and Eagle Ave., Alameda, Cal. ARNER 31300 Sire CHAS. DERBY 2:20 (sire of Don Derby 2:06, Much Better 2:07& Derby Princess 2:081a, Diablo 2:095tf, 11 in 2:15 list, 23 in 2:30 list. Dam BERTHA by Alcantara 729. FULL BROTHER TO Don Derby ■ - 2:06 Diablo - ■ 2:09 1=4 (Sire ot Sir Albert S 2:03?i) Elf ■ ■ • - Ed Lafferty 2:12 1-2 2:16 1-2 and others. Season of 1903, to close Jane 1st, AT SAN LORENZO. CAL. Fee $25 F0R THE SEASON. Usual return privileges. Good pa9turage per montn, and best ot care taken of mares. For further particulars address C. BRAN IN, San Lorenzo, Cal. Sire of Dr. Frasse .2:121 Thomas R 2:15 Vendome 2:18J Idll fl I 111 (m S I L 4 Druse's Sister, 2:25! By PALO ALTO 2:08^ (world's stallion record to high-wheel sulky), sire of IRAN ALTO 2:12^. Pasonte (4) 2:13, Palita 2:16, Rio Alto 2:16%, Palatine 2:18. and 11 others in 2:30 list. Dam ELAINE 2:20 (world's 3 and 4 year old records in 1877 and 1878), dam of Norlaine, yearling record 2:31H. and of 3 In 2:30 list, and the dams of 6 in 2:30 list Second Dana GREEN MOUNTAIN MAID, dam of Electioneer 125 (one of the world's greatest sires), 9 in 2:30 list; sons produced over 300 standard performers. IRAN ALTO 3:12J4 is not only royally bred, but has proven himself a raoehorse and astreof speed. He is a splendid individual and has all the most desirable qualifications for a great stallion Breed to him and you will get the kind of colts you are looking for. Will Make the Season, 1903, at his home The Vendome Stock Farm, San Joss. Cpp (PCrt Usual return privilegi rcc ^KJV. Pedigree address Good pasturage and mares well cared for. For Tabulated JAMES \V. RE A, San Jose, Cal Alta Vela ^R4D9 2:111 SON OF THE GREAT ELECTIONEER 125 (Sire of Arion (4) 2:07?i, Suool 2:0S]i.Palo Alto 2:08?i, Alta Vela 2:11^, and 9 more in the 2:15 list, etc) Dam LORITA 2:I8U by Piedmont 904; second dam Lady Lowell (dam of Ladywell 2:16^. Lorita 2:1814, and dams of 6 in 2:30 list) by St. Clair; third dam Laura, dam of the sire of Occident 2:16^. Will Make the Season, 1903-=Fee $50-=Race Track, San Jose. Limited to 10 mares, as he will be trained and raced again this year. ALTA TELA is the Best Sou of Electioneer on this Coast. Best of care taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Usual return privileges. Bills payable at time of service and must be settled before removal of mare. Address HANS FBELLSON, Race Track, San Jose, Cal. Guy McKinney Season of 1303 at LINDEN, SAN JOAQUIN CO. Saturdays at Higginbotham's Stables, Stockton. FEE 830 FOR THE SEASON. GUY McKINNEY is a beautiful black. 16 hands high, and weighs 1200 pounds, a model of sym- metry, handsome head and nec«. short back, the best of legs and feet, good disposition and great intelligence. He is a perfect g3ited trotter, and with very little handling showed a 2:20 gait. In his blood lines are represented the greatest strains of the American trotter, and the greatest pro- ducers of early and extreme speed Good pasturage at $1.50 per month Every precaution taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. All bills to be settled before mares are removed. For further particulars address D. BRYSON, Linden, Cal. By McKinney 2:lli (Sire 7 in 2: 1C list, 22 in 2: 15 list) 1st dam FLOSSIE D. by Guy "Wilkes (Sire 4 In 2:10 list, 19 in 2:15 list> 2d dam BLANCHWARD by Onward (Sire 9 in 2:10 list, 27 in 2:15 list) 3d dam BLANCHE PATCHEN by Mambrino Patchen 58 (greatest broodmare sire) 4th dam LADYBLANCHE by Hough ton's Privateer 258 5th dam JENNY LEND by Abdal- lah 15 s^SPEED AND ABILITY TO REPRODUCE IT."« DIABLO 2:09 1-4 SIR ALBERT S 2:03 3 4 CLIPPER 2:06 DIODINE 2:10 1-4 Daedalion 2:11, Diawood 2:11. El Di3blo 2:11, T3ss2:ll'<, Hijo del Diablo !:ll'i I-r 't/0 int. oCrVoUn. assumed for accidents or escapes. Send for card containing pedigree and full information. Address GEO. T. BECKERS, University, Los Angeles Co., Cal. REG. No. 0232. Race Record 2:08 1-2 SEYMOUR WILKES The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes Will make the Season of 1903 at Lakeville, Sonoma Co., Cal. SEYMOUR WILKES earned his record in a hard fought race and was a game race horse. The oldest of his get are six-year-olds, and no horse in California can show a greater propor- tion of large, handsome, strongly huilt and well-boned colts. They all look alike and in nearly every instance are square trotters. The only one that has been trained is Joe Eviston (3) 2:22 in 1901 SEYMOUR WILKES is by Guy Wilkes, his dam Early Bird by Playmail; second dam by Odd Fellow, third dam bya son of Williamson '3 Belmont, fourth dam by Black Hawk 767. He weighs 1200 pounds, stands 16 hands high and is one of the most symmetrical horses in California. Several of his get are in San Francisco and will be shown to prospective breeders withpleasure. Turtle? inw -firio Cancnn C3ft 850 TO INSURE. Mares can be shipped direct to ranch 1 eriTlS lUl UlC OCaaUU OV, v(a steamer Gold. Pasturage $3 per month. For further particulars apply to THOS. ROCHE, Lakeville, Sonoma Co., or J. W. Gregory, St. George Stables, 408 Bush street, San Francisco. &~xi of tlie Great Electioneer. f 1st dam Maggie Norfolk 3:34 by Norfolk nnAiipn Al H If /% Aft I (damof GroverClay 2*23'4.heronly foal) nnifl-D PI A V ■Ji'lVl I 2d dam Tilda Ouill by Billy Cheatham (thor) |q K I I If l" f\ III 111 / / MA I 3d dam by Dorsefs Golddnst (sire Lucille L | |U f IbII vLfl I fcifcU^T Golddust2:16H and many others in list) i4thdams.t. b. by Abdallah 15 Sire of •; Season of 1903, March 1st to June 1st, CLAY S. 2:13?.£ :: bra 2:16h :: At D. Gannon's Stables. Watts St., near Race richard s. (Trial) u :09 :: Track, Emeryville, Alameda Co., Cal. Pacing Filly 2:15 ::::-:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-: jj Fee $25, payable at time Of service. /Don Derby 2: \ Much Better 2:07& CHARLES DERBY 2:20< gggf0PriI Sire of I 2:08*; 2:09 M and 13 more id 2:30 Dam /Don Darby Diablo.... BERTHA by Alcantara^ fif f'OR SALE— Two Qoe Sla'lion Colts by GBOVER CLAY; i dam, a producing mare by Sidney. For further particulars address DENNIS GANNON. Emeryville, Cal. » Kd Lafferty i:\tif. Dam of \ Jay Eff Bee (1) .2:26H MONTEREY 2109 1-4 Reg. No. 31706 Will make the Season Of 1903 Will Make the Season of 1903 at WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA. Good Pasturage at $3,50 per month. dents or escapes. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, - $50. SAN LORENZO SATrRt>AY8, SUNDAYS. MONDAYS, TUESDAYS MILPiTAS WEDNKSDA YS DAYS Best of care taken, but no responsibility assumed Address WILLIAM^MUBRAY, Woodland, for acol- , Cal. Cpp ICC') FOR THE SEASON _ rcc *OJ LuX 00 responsibility /or accidents or escape and full particulars Address Good pasturage at S3 permorjth. Best of care taken ot mares, Send for card containing pedigres WILLIAMS, San Lorenzo, Cal. 18 ©He gveebev mtfc gpp-orteman [MABCH21, 1103 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property ol John Pareott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS 63 « Will serve a limited tumberof Approved Mares, Season 1903 FEE - - $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Breed to Extreme Spee d. CHAS. DERBY 4907 m. 2:20 «■ *■ *— J SlREOr Ml'CH BETTER 2:07^. DERBY PRINCESS 2:08' t, DIABLO 3:09^, OWYHEE i 1 1 TI.K BETTER 2:11^, C1BOLO 2:13'., and many other fast and game racehorses. Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trotters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices Address OAKWOOD PARK STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. STAM B 2:11 1-4 1 .TROTTING. REG. NO. 23444. 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD, 2:15 1-2 (Timed second In &12J4) 4-YEAR-OLD RECORD. 2:11 1-4 {Timed second in 2:09*;, 2:09) 2-YEAR-OLD TRIAL, - - 2:26 STAM B , by that show horse king, Stamboul 2:o;;;. father of 47 from 2:10}* to 2:30: 24 sons and re produced from 2:074 to 2:27. Stamboul Is the only trotting bred stallion that ever sold twice for over $10,000, and sired a daughter for whose son, Wiggins (two-year-old 3:19^), $40,000 was offered. Stamboul's dam is the grandam of Oakland Baron 2:09^, for which $50,000 was lately refused, showing that men with money and brains appreciate this blood. STAM B.'S first dam. Belle Me- dium 2:20 (dam of S from 2:ii»i to 2:30) by Happy Medium sire of Nancy Hanks 2:04. No son of Ham- bletonian 10 ever produced such speed and she sold for $40,000. Second dam Argenta, dam of one in 2:20. by Almont Lightning, sire of dams of Zombro (five years old 3:11) and Kinu Princeps2:15, by Almont 33. Third dam Mary Adams by Mambrino Patchen. sire of dams of Guy Wilkes Silo's, Baron \\ ilkes 2.18 Patcben Wilkes 2:2y. Fourth dam Mambrino Belle by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thorn and dam of Director and Onward. Fifth dam by Mason Whip, a thoroughbred. No stallion now doing public service ever represented such champions of the turf, show ring and top notchers at private and public sales. He is a handsome horse (a typical Morgan in form), and tried racehorse, and game, tonpv road horse. STAM B is a bay. two white hind ankles, 15 hands 2*-J inches high, weight 1090 lbs., of good stamina and muscular development. Will Make the Season of 1903 at Pleasanton, Cal. T&rmc? have long been recognized as the surest producers of beButy of conformation, com- bined with true, high and spirited action. SIR GIBBIE 2d will stand at MENL0 STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at S30. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service, at the rate of Ten-($10) Dollars per month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Siock Farm All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, J903. Apply to james McDonnell, Supt Menlo Stock Farm. Portola, San Mateo County, Cal. SEARCHLIGHT 2:03i THE FASTEST STALLION BY THE RECORDS EVER OFFERED FOR SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. He stUl holds the World'* Record* for 4-year-old (2:04;;) and for 5-year-old (2:03><). SEARCHLIGHT is one of the fastest and gamest horses that ever raced on the Grand Circuit. He is a horse of rare individuality and is one of the most perfect specimens of horseflesh ever foaled. He has repeatedly beaten one minute to the half-mile pole in his work, and has pulled the heavy cart in which he now takes his exercise a half in 58 seconds with a dozen watches held on him. Few stallions that ever stood for service in California have such royal blood lines. Darknight. the sire of SEARCHLIGHT, was like the great McKinney, a son of Alcyone, and is a sire of extreme speed, having four 2:10 performers to his credit. The dam of SEARCHLIGHT is one of the great brood mares, having four with standard records and his grandam and great grandam are both in the great brood mare list. His oldest colts, now two years old, show that he imparts these qualities to his get, and he is certain to be a producer of early and extreme speed as well as size and good looks. Terms for the Season, $75. The Blood that pro- duced Dan Patch 1:SH LECCO 2:092 LECCO 2:09?i is a very handsome black stallion, a square trotter and as game a racehorse as ever looked through a bridle. He is by Bonnie Boy, one of the best producing sons of Patchen Wilkes, sire of the great Joe Patchen 2:0i»i, that in turn is the sire of the unbeaten Dan Patch 1:59} i. The dam of LECCO is a great brood mare by Homer, and his second dam is a producing mare by Rochester and his third dam is a producing mare by Clark Chief. For four generations in the pedigree of LECCO there is not a sire or dam but is a producer of standard speed. LECCO made a campaign through the Grand Circuit in 1899 that shows his wonderful speed and gameness. He met the best horses out that year and in seven starts won four first moneys, two sec- onds and was but once unplaced. His action is perfect and he cannot help siring a family of high class, handsome, fast and game trotters. $50 for the Season. The above horses will stand at the PLEAS 4.NTON RACE TRACK, and all mares not proving with foal may be returned free next year, or in case the horse is not in California the service fee will be returned. It is the intention of the owner, however, to keep both SEARCHLIGHT and LECCO in this State for the next four or five years. Due care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility assumed should any occur. Good pasturage provided at £4 per month, and all bills payable before mare is removed from my possession. For further particulars and tabulated pedigrees address EDW. MILLS. Rose Hotel, Pleasanton, Cal. NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-2K hands. Foaled 1890. Bred by Wm, Corbett. Sire, (at 2 years ARIST0 (3) 2:17J ^S£2 and Stanford Stakes, 1902 MAJELLAB.(2)2:29Tr£ii$ THE B0QUET Trlu . USHAGAK'S dam. is in the great broodmare list and she would have been a very fast trotter if given an opportunity, as with very little training she trotted a mile in 2-35 as a two-year-old. Mr. Corbett purchased her from Mr. Goldsmith for a broodmare consequently her training was discontinued. The get of Keavis' Blackbird, the sire of XCSHAGAK'S second dam were noted for their remarkable gameness and vigorous constitutions. His two noted daughters Mamie Griffin 2:12 and Vic H. 2:12>j. were exceedingly game. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; of that number only three have ever had a full s'eason's training namely. Aristo (3) 2:1T«, Majella B. (2,2:23 (trial at 4 years 2:135;). and The Boquet (trial at 3 years! 2:21 His other colts that have been handled some are: Brown fillv, 4 years old in 1902 showed trial of -:20K with three and one-half months' work; blk g, 3 years old in 1902, with three months' handling showed mile in 2:35';. last quarter in 35'; seconds. His son Aristo (at 3 years) 2: 17H took siokwith distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twentv-nlnrh h3d practically no work, yet he easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake Before taking sick we felt confident that Aristo would trot a mile close to 2:10 in his ihree-vear-old form; the way he raced after being sick made us feel satisfled that we had made no mistake in our estimate of him. His third heat in 2:17'; wasequal to 2:13VS or 2:14 over the Woodland Santa Rosa or Stockton tracks NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15th and ending July 1st. . 6 J Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege if mare proves not with foal. Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes.' but no liability assumed should any occur. First-class pasturage for mares. S3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM. Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company's steamers, from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shipped in care of Morshead s Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. Breed to Stallions with Fast Records that are by Producing Sires and out of Producing1 Dams WILLIAM HAROLD RECORD 2:131 Sir- „t .( \Mi I rart in a . for II miles TERMS $40 the Season. SIDNEY 2:192 Sire of Lena N 2:05H Monterey 2:09* Dr. Leek !;09! Oddity 2;10X Sidney Dillon, sire of Dolly Dillon 2:07 99 in 2:30 list Dun: CRICKET 2:10 Dam of William Harold . .2:IRu Crlcrl ....... . 2:Ji Hopper 'J:I7< . Isobel ,2£9!< By Steinway, sire of Klatawah 2:HV, 45 in 2:30 list WELCOME RECORD: 2:10 1-2 Sire of ILOII.O 2:16V WELCOME stands 16-1 hands, weighs 1300 lbs., and Is a grand individual. His get all have size, style, good looks and speed. TERMS $25 the Season. ARTHUR WILKES 2:28^ Sire of Welcome 2:10H Fitz Lee 2:I3!< Hobo 2:123£ Wayland W 2:12H Sire of Arthur W .2:im John A 2:123i Forrest W 2:14^ Dam: LETTIE Dam or Welcome..-.- 2:10^4 Wavlaod W 2:I2H Maud Singleton 3:28H Por Further particulars and cards with tabulated pedigree address GEORGE GRAY. Haywards. Cal. 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Still Leads at the Traps or in the Field. Take No One's Word— Try Them for Yourself . A postal brings ;1 Shooting Facts." (Third Edition.) BLACK RIFLE POWDER SHOTGUN SMOKELESS and SMOKELESS RIFLE Always Popular and Always Perfect. AL ANSON H. PHELPS. Agent, 421 MARKET STREET, - SAW FRANCISCO, CALIFOENIA. CAMPBELL'S EM0LLI0 IODOFORM GALL CURE For GALL BACKS and SHOULDERS, CRUPPER SORES and SADDLE GALLS there is none superior. The horse CAN BE WORKED AS USUAL For BARBED WIR E CUTS, CALKS, SCRATCH- ES, BLOOD POISONED SORES and ABRASIONS OF THE SKIN it has no equal. It is very adhesive and easilyiapplied to a watery as well as a dry sore. Its use will absolutely prevent BLOOD POISON- ING. In this respect there is no Gall, Cure offered which can justly even claim to be a competitor. We placed it on the market relying wholly on its merit for success, and notwithstanding the fact that comparatively little has been done in the way of advertising thesalesof 1900 were 100 per cent great- er than the aggregate sales of Gall Cure preceding that year. This increase was entirely due to its MERITS, and from it we feel justified in saying that it is THE GALL CURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY. It is a quiok and sure oure for those troublesome skin cracks under the fe ^ck v nich injure and often lay up race horses. . All Trainers Should Hare It in Their Stables JfKlCE:— 3 OZ. BOX, 25c; 1 LB. BOX, SI. 00. Read our "ad." on Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy in next issue of this pap*-r. JAS. B. CAMPBELL & CO., Mfrs.,412 W. Madison St., Chicago, 111. BUSS HOUSE Montgomery. Pine & Bush Sts. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. Horsemen's and Sportsmen's Headquarters American or European Plan. CHAS. NEWMAN CO., Props. CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IN Half Tones and Line Engraving Artistic Designing. 506 Mission St., cor. First, San Franclso* PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Write for prioes. KEDEE and Sportsman, 80 Geary Street Sac Francisco, Cal. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows, 4-yr., 3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhams competing. 5th year my Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Nlles & Co.. Los Angeles, Cal. AYRSHTKES— Young Bulls, Cows and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon Petaluma Cal. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers. WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Llthf an Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee S30 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rev- elry (Saltsoar Gambler-Saltscar Cheerful). Fee 825 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velooity-Norfolk Two Step). Eee 810 Puppies »nd Brood BitcheB for sale. Dogs Bhown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 844 Harrison St., San Francisco Cal. SICK DOGS MADE >£EIL Sergeant's Remedies STANDARD THE WORLD OVER. SURE SHOT freei the pnp from worms for all tim« to come. A marvelous cure and absolutely certain. Its use is pre- liminary to the making of good dogs. By mail 50c. Sergeants Condition Pills impart vigor, vim and life to the dog who has dropped his tail in dejection. His ambition, keen scent, and eye luster will return with their use, be it in treatment either of Mange, Distemper, Chills, Fever, Constipation or Nervous Debility. 50c and $1.00, postpaid. Carbolic "Soft Soap" soothes, cures and eradicates. The very best made. Of dealers 25c ; by mail 35c. An order or 3c in postage will cause to be delivered free on your desk Our Revised Dog Treatise and a Pedigree blank. For sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers." F. W. Brian S Co., Lis Aneelei, cal.. Pacific Coast Sinply SPRATTS PATENT. CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. DOG NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy of " DOG CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch— 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. ■ SANITAS" Disinfectant. - Agents for ' Seventh Annual Dos Show — or THE San Francisco Kennel Glub AT MECHANICS' PAVILI San Francisco, Cal. APRIL 22, 23^24, 28, 1903. GEORGE RAPER of Gomersal, England, will judge all breeds. ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 11th. Office— 630 Market Street. W. C. RALSTON, President. C. K HARLEY, Sec'y-Treas. This Snow will be held under American Kennel Club Rules. Winners Classes count Ave points. No pedigree required to stow your dog. Annual Bench Show SEATTLE KENNEL CLUB WILL BE HELD IN SEATTLE, WASH. APRIL 8--11, 1903. Full information, premium list and entry blanks cheerfully furnished CHAS. McALISTER, Seo'y, City Hall, Seattle, Wash. delverton kennels Hampton Promise A. K. C. No. 53101 (BLACK DUKE U.-CH. GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 27 prizes. Stud fee, 815. Apply to T. J. BLIGHT, 213 Third Avenue. San Franolsco. At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER Norfolk Trueman Ppp t?ft Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy , CC Jj-v. reserve winners, Oakland, 1902), melda (winners and special for best, S. F., 1902), Isabelle, etc. N. H, HICKMAN, 1767 Page St., San Franolsco. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this htad one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. COCKER SPANIELS. pLUMERIA COCKER KENNELS ARE TEM- *■ porarily located > 213 Third avenue. Watch these columns for TDent address. At Stud: Cha Hampton Goldie. winner of special for be dog every time competed for. Fee $30 (to apt ed bitches) . Plumeria Tweedle- punch, very small, but a perfect little Cocker. Fee 815. T. J. BLIGHT, handler, 213 Third avenue, San Francisco. NAIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- gains in puppies, younff bitches, and bitohei In whelp, to make room. Finely bred stock. The prize-winning Cocker, Plumeria Beau H, at stud. Also Glenwood Kennels' famous black Cocker, I Champion Havoc. Fee $20. 123 Third Avenue, San Francisco. by Ch. Hampton Goldie. Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads, Fruitvale, Alameda RETRIEVERS, \ T STTJD— THE RETRIEVER JLM BUDD. -"- For particulars andress OWNER, 100 Olive Avenue, San Franolsco. COLLIES. AT STUD^ CUBA OP KENWOOD Olenbeigh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam— Dolly Dee H) STOCKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, BakerBfleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. book on 4fi Dog Diseases Mailed Free to any addresB by th« author, H. Clay Glover, D. V. S., 1278 Broadway. New York. OAK GROVE COLLIE KENNELS —THE finest kennel of Scotch Collies on the Pacific Coast. At stud— Ch. Ormskirk Emerald Jr and imported Cheviot Construction. 17 handsome sable and white pups, ready to ship, and half- grown bitches for sale. No postal cards an- swered. Catalogue free. Western agent for Standard Oil of Tar, sure death to fieas and mange. O J. ALBEE, Lawrence, Cal. AT STUD. ah, WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S ^ champion Bull Terrier. Bulldog. END- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth). CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY EL VET (winner of 7 firsts in England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs always for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. ST. BERNARDS. NAIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN In royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the noted Grand Master LT, winner of many prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 13S Third Avenue. San Francisco. 20 ©tie £ti-eeoer tmo g^purtdmau i March 21, 1:03 TELEPHONE-. South 640 VRSE BOOTS San Francisco. Cal.^0-^ Sand for Illustrated Catalog "THE ALWAYS ^^.li^civ^txjisri'riojNr UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPUN" Pacific Coaat Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. E E DRAKE, Manager A REMINGTON HAMMERLESS 6UN Grade K, made with Remington Blued Steel Barrel! FOR $25.00 GIABANTIXD FOh jiXTRO POWDERS GRADE K E D, Made with Damascus Barrels and Automatic Ejector, $35 Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Gnus priced from $35 to $250 mailed ] Retailed by All Gun Dealers — Not by the Manufacturers, REMINGTON ARMS CO. Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. I LION, NEW YORK. E E. DRAKE, Manager. REPEATING SHOT GUNS WINCHESTER AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS ARE A COMBINATION THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 127-135 First St , San Francisco. A. M1XLER, Agent. Glabrough, GUNS Gun Goods d lor mdagm Golcher & Go, EISHING Tackle 638 MARKET STREET.S. F Du Pont Gun Powder SMOKELESS, SHOT GUN and MILITARY POWDER Black Powder Tor Sporting and Blasting Purposes The Reputation of a Hundred Yean ii the Guarantee of a NEW E. C." NEW "SCHULTZE" SHOTGUN RIFLEITE Maattftasturwl » THE AMERICAN "E. G." and "SCHULTZE" Bunpowfcp Co., Ltd. PHTL. B bekeaet Co., Pacific Coast Representative. You can get these Smokeless Powders in SELBY FACTORY . . LOADED SHELLS DU PONT POWDER O. A ■AJOMT. IfMt, 226 Market Street, San Francisco The World's Greatest Shooting Record FRED GILBERT, of Spirit Lake, la., since Jan. 1, 1902, has shot in competition at 5765 Targets, breaking 5532 or 95.9 per cent, using a PARKER GUN. XT SHOT AT Natchez, Miss 400 . . Fort Dodge, la 300 .. Lakefleld, Minn 205 .. Sioux City, la 360 Dubuque, la 360 . . r.K Ki: . 396 . . 296 . . 203 . . 351 . . 351 . PEIt CENT .. 99 .. 98.6 .. 99 .. 97 .. 97.5 THE "OLD RELIABLE" IS RELIABLE. PARKER BROTHERS MERIDEN, CONN ■.. t: #^^^^^##^###i##########^#^ m I PETER C. KELLOGG, Auctioneer, is instructed by Mr. FRANK C. WARD to sell at Auction Wednesday, April 15, 1903, Commencing at 10 o'clock, his own personally selected Importation of JERSEY CATTLE OF CHOICEST QUALITY Which arrived per steamship "Mesaba" at New York, October l, 1902 Total Herd, consisting of about 75 head, all in catalogue. None reserved or sold privately. Sale will take place atHexamer's Riding Academy, 219 Hudson Street Hoboken, N. J. (3 minutes from ferry). 3D minutes irom City Hall Park, or Union Square, New York City, by ferries from Barclay and Chritopher Sts. The cattle may now be seen at White Oak Ridge Stock Farm, near Milburn, N. J.. d0 minutes from New York on the D L. & W. R. R. For Catalogues, ready April 5, 1903, address PETER C. KELLOGG, 107 John St., New York. Or FRANK C. WARD, 26 Railroad Pic, Eattt Orange, N. j] * w n $15,000 FOR $5 HARTFORD FUTURITY a three-heat race. FOR FOALS OF 1903, TO START AS 3-YEAR-OLDS IN 1906. no substitutes. $13,500 For Trotters Closes April 1st. $5 per Mare. | $1,500 For Pacers ENTIRE STARTING FEE $35.— Less than 1=4 of 1 per cent. Payments: $5 April 1; $10 Nov. 2, 1903; $10 March I, 1904; $10 March I, 1906. 1 PH A PTFP O A k' PA Pk* HfifffnrH Ci\nrt orfers the above purse, the most liberal futurity ever opener], for the 1903 produce of mares nominated v, 1 1 .1 rv i i_ iv v/rtrv rrllYIY, ildlUUIU, UHIII., in same on or before April 1: 19ii3 To be divided as follows: S«I3 ^IHI fur 3- \ )*'ir = olfl Trotfprc The race to be three beats, one mile each, each heat a race. National Association distance rule, in force when race is called, to apply in each heat i.».. ' ivi u jwoi "iu ii unci a. First hir.-,e in each heat to get $i:W), and second horse S500. In case of a dead heat the $30<» will be divided equally between the tied horses. The remalnlDKft.Vij will t>e divided among the starters accordiDg to their standing in the summary at the end of the third heat— $8000 to first; $1000 to second; $500 to third. Should there be a tie for first place, the tied horses alunc shall trot it off, aad the $1500 divided according to the summary of the four beats. %\ ^00 fflr 3=V8ar»old Pacer's ^e race to be mtle heats, 2 Id 8; $1000 to Drat; $300 to second; $200 to third. Rules of National Trotting Association (of which this association Is a member), v i. iui u jvai uiu i atwis, In force when races are called, to govern, with exceptions noted. Color and sex of foal must be given on date of second payment, November 2, 1903, and name and gait of entry must be given with last payment, March 1, 19J6. Owners must notify Secretary, by 7 o'clock of night before race, of their intentiou to start, or they will be declared out of the race. In making entries the name, color and breeding of each mare, and the name of the stallion to which she was bred in 1902, must be given. MAIL ENTRIEa O 1ST OH. B E! F" O :FL E3 APRIL Xst TO N.i SUBSTITUTES IN ANY EVENT NO ENTRY LIABLE FOR MORE THAN AMOUNT PAID IN. H. W. WILSON, Secretary, MADISON" SOUARK GARDEN, NEW YORK. ABSOLUTE SECURITY AGAINST LOSS BY FIRE Is Assured on Your HORSE, BARN, HAY and STOCK by Insuring in The Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. Reliability, Consideration and Promptness are characteristic of this Company. Tha Cost is Nominal -*--*--*- The Security Absolute. Ilomm OIHce-401-407 CALIFORNIA STREET, S. F. Silver Bow Jrc By SILVER BOW (sire of Arrow 3:11, Silver Ring '2:14% and 6 others in 3:30 list); dam MAGEN1 L by Tempest (sire of Tago 2:11, etc.); second dam by Commodore Belmont SILVER BOW Jr. ia 16-1 hands high, weighs 1200; bay, handsome, stylish, | splendid action and has shown quarters in 30A seconds. Has nothing older than two-year-olds and they are all big, fine-looking and show speed. Will Make the Season at MILPITAS. Cop $2A FOR THE SEASON. Good pasturage ii. Excellent care tahen of mares, but no i cc yov resposibility for accidents or escapes Ship mares and apply to I. MOREHOUSE, Milpitas, Cal. MARCH 28, 1D03.] ©hs gvee&zv anb j&ptf rtsrocut THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN P. w. KELLEY, Proprietor. Turf and Sporting Authority ot the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O- BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 586. Terms— One Tear 83. Six Months 81.75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kellet, 36 Geary St., Son Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily tor publication, but as a private guarantee ot good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, March 28, 1903. Stallions Advertised. TROTTING BRED. ALTA VELA 2:ll!i Hans Frellson, Race Track, San, Jose ARNER 31300 C. Branin, San Lorenzo BARONDALE 2:11M Tom James. San Jose BAYSWATER WILKES 2:25J< S. H Hoy, Winters BONNIE DIRECT C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton BOODLE JR J. D. Carr, or John Garside, Salinas CHAS i)ERBY2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO 2:09^ Wm- Murray, Woodland GROVER CLAY 2:23K D. Gannon, Emeryville GUY McKINNEY D Bryson, Linden HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R. I. Moorhead, Santa Clara IRAN ALTO 2:12Ji Vendome Stock Farm. San Jose LECCO 2:09*i Edw . Mills, Pleasanton LIMONERO 2:I5iSf J- H. Williams, Los Angeles MONTEREY 2:09}^ P. J. Williams, San Lorenzo MONTESOL P. Foley. Race Track, Alameda NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16J4 Nutwood Stock Farm, Irving-ton NEAREST 2:22i4 T. W. Barstow, San Jose NEERNUT 2:12M Geo- w- Ford, Santa Ana NUSHAGAK 2o939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove POLE STAR P- Foley, Race Track, Alameda SECRETARY Elias Williams, Alameda SEARCHLIGHT 2-.03H Edw. Mills, Pleasanton SEYMOUR WILKES Thos. Roche, Lakeville. Sonoma Co SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Frank Turner, Santa Rosa SILVER BOW Jb I- Morehouse, Milpitas STAM B. 2:11J4 Samuel Gamble, Pleasanton WELCOME 2:10^ Geo. Gray, Hay wards WILLIAM HAROLD 2:13* Geo. Gray. Haywards ZOMBRO 2:11 Geo. T. Beckers, University, Los Angeles Co THOROUGHBREDS. ST. CARLO James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS The Baywood Stud, San Mateo SIR GLBBIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co THE APPROPRIATIONS for district fairs has been vetoed by Governor Pardee. For reasons best known to himself the Governor has seen fit to draw his pen through all theapptopriations made by the Legislature for these institutions, although prior to his election his political managers and friends were very profuse in their promises and emphatic in their statements that he favored "liberal appropriations for the district fairs." The Republican State Central Committee with his endorsement sent to nearly every trotting horse breeder and trainer in California a circular letter, signed by a trainer who was a friend of Dr. Pardee, in which the recipient's votewas asked for the Doctor on the particular ground that he favored these appropriations. The circular stated that its author had interviewed the Doctor and had been assured of this fact. The Governor probably has his reasons for cutting out these district appro- priations, but what they are has at this writing not been made public. The fact that there will be no Stale aid to district fairs this year confronts us. Of course, it will not be possible for the districts to hold fairs under the circumstances. Tne farmers, stock raisers and others will be the greatest sufferers. The harness horse men by the exercise of a little energy and vim can take care of themselves. There is plenty of racing to be held over east, and up north. Oregon and Washington, with commendable enterprise have made very liberal appropriations for State and district fairs and good purses are being offered for harness races. The Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association will give at least one meeting in California where the purses will range from $2500 to 8500, and at this meeting the first divisions of its rich Futurity will be trotted and paced. It may be possible for this association to step into the breach as it did when a former Governor vetoed these district appropriations, and give several meetings at different points. There are seven or eight cities where first class harness meetings can be made to pay this year and the as aociations should take immediate steps to arrange a circuit. Santa Rosa, Napa, Vallejo, Woodland, Stockton, Pleasanton, San Jose, Fresno and Los An- geles by united action could arrange a circuit that would not only draw big entry lists, but attract large crowds to see the racing and be made to pay a profit. The light harness horse is more valuable an i in greater demand than for years past, and it is the regular and matinee racing that is doing most to create this de- mand and keep up the values. Governor Budd cut out the district fair appropriations when the horse breeding business was suffering from a panic. Gover- nor Pardee has done the same thing when horse values are good and have an upward tendency. The horse breeding industry can stand the blow now better than itcould during Budd 's time, but steps should be taken to organize against such action by future Governors. The district fairs have done more to build up the herds of cattle, horses and other live stock in this State than all other causes combined. They have added many times more to the taxes collected by the State than they have cost, and have been a public benefit. If those most interested will organize and agree to oppose for election any candidate who will not pledge himself to vote for the district appropria- tions there will be no trouble about them in the future. Had the Central [Committee sent out a circular to the effect that Dr. Pardee opposed appropriations for fairs and would veto them, he would have been beaten. His political managers knew this or they would not have made such a personal appeal to every horse breeder, owner and trainer in the State to vote for him on the ground that he was "in favor of liberal appropriations. But the main question now before the horsemen is not "What will the State do for us?" but "What can we do for ourselves?" OAKWOOD PARK SALE. 'THE SECOND PAYMENT of So is due and payabie 1 next Wednesday on every entry in the Pacific Breeders Futurity, No. 3, which is for foals of mares bred last year. This Futurity is the most popular stake ever inaugurated on this Coast, and each and every one gives promise of being worth more than the $6000 guaranteed. The first divisions of Stake No. 1 will be trotted and paced by the two year olds this year and are already exciting much interest. Some of the mares entered in Stake No. 3 have already foaled, but many will not foal until later, while several are known to be barren. In case a mare is not with foal her owner should not miss making this payment, as there are a number of applications for substitutions and by making this second payment an owner can transfer his nomination and get all his money back. There were 315 original nominations and the second payments should equal that number. ANOTHER OF THE OLD GUARD of pioneer horsemen of California has crossed |he great divide. On March 12th, Josiah Sessions, known to all old timers in this State as "Yank" Sessions, departed this life at the home of his daughter in San Diego, where he has resided for some time since the death of his wife about six years ago. Mr. Sessions came to California in 1851, and was identified with the breeding and racing of trotting horses for many years thereafter. He was one of San Francisco's earliest road drivers and his good trotter Stevedore is well remembered by all the old time horsemen. Mr. Sessions imported the stallion Ulster Chief from the East and bred among others the good mare Oakland Maid. He also owned the stallion Hamilton Chief and many others. Mr. Sessions possessed those qualities that brought him many firm friends, and his death will be sincerely regretted by all who knew him. The Horse Show Brought Results. LiVERMORE, March 25, 1903. Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— I have sold ray good looking jack to John G. Chase, the livery- man at Antioch "for a long price " Mr. John Martin has sold his stallion Oregon Jr. to Mr. Jack Coates of Lake county. Tho Lake county breeders may congratulate themselves on getting so good a Norman horse as Oregon Jr. We credit the sales to the Breeder and Sports- man, as your illustrated cover page and article of March 7th gave us the necessary send-off. I am positive the picture of the jack helped very much to sell him. Do you know of any two year old Shire or Norman stud colts for sale? Yours truly, N. D. DUTCHEE. Governor Pardee has approved the appropriation of $30,000 for the State Fair, which is the same amount that it has received for some time past, making $15,000 available each year. The bill appropriating $45,000 to pay some of the back indebtedness of the association was pocketed by the Governor, as he refused to sign it unless the Directors would deed the property of the association to the State. As this would leave the Di- rectors personally liable for about $25,000 more, they naturally declined to make the deed. The bill appro- priating $6133.75 to reimburse the State Agricultural Society for its loss caused by closing the fair down on the day of President McKlnley's 'uneral was signed by the Governor. Good Prices Obtained tor Horses Bred at This Celebrated Farm. Twenty-six young horses bred at Oakwood Park Stock Farm were sold by William G. Layng, the well known live stock auctioneer, at the Occidental Horse Exchange in this city, on Thursday of this week. The twenty^six head brought $7035, an average of $270.57, which shows that the market for standard bred horses is good in San Francisco. None of them were over five years old and a large majority were but three. The highest price of the sale was $600, received for the last animal sold, a two year old fast natural pacing filly by Direct 2:05J out of a well bred mare by Chas. Derby 2:20. This filly is entered in the Pacific Breeders Futurity for foals of 1901. There was a McKinney filly in the consignment. She is a three year old and out of Electway, own sister to Klatawah 2:051 and Chas. Derby 2:20. While the filly is a royally bred one, she was a rather light, deli- cate looking animal and brought but $425. She should be worth twice that amount on her breeding alone, but it is the big boned, muscular horses that are iu demand now. The bargain of the sale was the three year old stal- lion by Owyhee out of Inex, dam of Our Jack 2:l3i and Alamo 2:29, by Sweepstakes 298. This colt is a handsome fellow, well boned and muscled, and quite a trotter. He went to the bid of P. W. Hodges, the well known Santa Ana trainer, for $575 and was a bargain. He is entered in both the Occident and Stanford Stakes of this year. Mr. Layng had all the arrangements for the sa!e in excellent shape, and a large crowd was present and bidding was lively. The young horses sold were aD average lot and $120 was the lowest price paid. The racord of the sale is as follows: Chestnut gelding, foaled March 20, 1S98, by Stein- way, dam Empress by Flaxtail; H. Schoettler, $325. Chestnut gelding, foaled April 5, .1899, by Chas. Dirby, dam Edon by Gen. Benton; S. J. Lank, $170. Alossa, b m, foaled April 24, 1899. by James Madison, dam Lurline by Steinway; Mr. Guerin, $175. Glazenwood, b m, foaled March 31, 1899, by James Madison, dam Waywood by Steinway; Mr. Valentine, $210. Susie Steinway, b m. foaled April 6, 1900, by Stein- way, dam Susie Mambrino by Mambrino Boy; S. C. Jefferson, $150. Lanoline, b m, foaled April 11, 1900, by Chas. Derby, dam Caroline by Yosemite; Dr. Fitzgerald; $230. Babe Madison, b m, foaled May 13, 1899, by James Madison, dam Babe Marion by Steinway; G. F. Ames, $130. Brow-n gelding, foaled April 11, 1899, by Chas. Derby, dam Oonalaska by Prince Red; A. Pastene, $300. Bay gelding, foaled April 10, 1900, by James Madi- son, dam Lurline by Steinway; T. P. Sherman, $120. Dark brown gelding, foaled April 6, 1900, by Chas. Derby, dam Peronella by Prince Red; W. A. Sayre, $130. Dark bay gelding, foaled March 11, 1900, by Chas. Derby, dam Cecelia by Del Sur; E. J. Delehanty, $140. Sibyl Derby, eh m, foaled June 11, 1899, by Chas. Derby, dam Ada F. by Antevolo; W. W. Van Arsdale, $330. FiBdaway, ch m, foaled March 31, 1899, by Steinway, dam Idol Belle by Idol Wilkes; W. W. Van Arsdale. $330. Inflection, b m, foaled March 18, 1900, by Steinway, dam Tone by Ferguson; C. J. Lercari, $150. Shelagh, br m, foaled April 22, 1900, by McKinney, dam Electway by Steinway; Thos. Kinney, $425. Economizer, b m, foaled April 9, 1900, by Chas. Derby, dam Economy by Echo; J. F. Silva $400. Maggie Derby, ch m, foaled January 15, 1900, by Owyhee, dam Maggie McGregor by Robert McGregor; Wallace Clark, $200. Amazonian, br m, foaled April 1, 1900, by James Madison, dam Amazon by Chas. Derby; H. Busing, $220. Explosion, b m, foaled April 19, 1900, by Steinway, dam Flash by Egmont; H. Dunlap, $425. Bay gelding, foaled 1900, by Chas. Derby, dam Idol Belle by Idol Wilkes; A. M. Hayes, $150. Bay stallion, foaled January 18, 1900, by Owyhee, dam Inex by Sweepstakes; P. W . Hodges, $575. Presumption, b m, foaled January 15, 1900, by Steinway, dam Essie Farley by Mountain Boy; M. W. Joost, $380. Welladay, br m, foaled June 30, 1899, by Steinway, dam Katie G. by Electioneer; Thos. Kinney, $400. Roan gelding, foaled April 8, 1£00, by James Madi- sod, dam Steinola by Steinway; J. H. McDonald, $160. Directzon, blk f, foaled May 12, 1901, by Direct, dam Amazon by Chas. Derby; Dan Meek, $210. Directsbine, dk br f, foaLd April 5, 1901, by Direct, dam Brilliantshine by Chas. Derby; J. F. Silva, $600. ®ite gireefcer cm& t&pavt&nxan [MAROH 28, 1908 JOTTINGS. M MORE SPEED WAS SHOWN at Pleasanton track last Saturday than was ever exhibited before on aDy harness horse training track in America in March. Two minute speed at this time ot the year is out of the ordinary, even at Pleasanton, yet four or fi ve horses covered eighths at that rate and left the impression in the minds of those who saw them do it that they had something in reserve. It was a great day. The weather was perfect. Although the sky was overcast a portion of the day, there was no wind and the air was balmy and warm enough to make overcoats a burden. The crowd was large and a 114 one. Mr. E. E. Smathers, of New York, owner of Lord Derby 2:053 and many other good ones," in company with Mr. Fred Deitz, another New York gentleman of wealth and owner of many high class matinee and road horses, were there as the guests of Mr. Budd Doble, and at least twenty prominent horse- men from San Francisco were also in attendance. There must have been a hundred people there to see the horses worked and never was a crowd more royally entertained. The track was perfection and Manager Geo. A. Kelly was complimented personally by nearly every owner and trainer present. Mr. Kelly is not sparing any water, but puts it on in liberal quantities. He also 6ees that the harrows and the scrapers do not lie idle when needed and he is making the Pleasanton track more popular than ever. Millard Sanders stepped a few of his trotters for the visitors. Dolly Dillon 2:07 was brought out and showed big and strong. She had her first pair of shoes for 1903 puton a week previous. Her hair looked a little rough, as she has not entirely shed her winter coat, but she seemed to know that there were many eyes oh her, as she manifested a desire to show some of her old time speed. After a jog of a mile or two, Mr. Sanders gave her her head at the three-quarter pole and she came to the wire in just 31} seconds by several watches. That was the time I got, but two or three made it a quarter of a second faster. That was great speed for March for a mare that has not been worked at all to speak of this year, but when he turned the green mare Lou Dillon loose, there was a quick comparison of watches as nearly everyone thought he had made a mistake, the lime was so fast. He gave the handsome darK chestnut mare a couple of slow miles. At the half on the sec- ond mile she began moving fast, but Millard did not call on her until the three-quarter pole was reached. And then she began showing that wonderful speed Hight of hers. She skims the ground like a bird, and it seemed to us at the wire as if she wereflyirg. I stood alongside Mr. C. A. Durfee and our watches were just alike — 29 3-5 seconds. We could hardly believe we were right. C. A. BuDch and C. Crippen, two well known drivers and careful timei s, stood within twenty feet of us. Their watches stopped at 29} seconds, while Mr. Smathers' watch showed 295. Monroe Salisbury stood a hundred feet from the wire and his watch reoorded 30 seconds flat as the time. It was a great quarter by a great mare. Millard Sanders came up after dismounting and said that he got the quarter in 29} seconds and that he confidently believed the mare would sell for more money at Cleveland than any mare ever sold at auction. It would not surprise me if the prediction came true. Lou Dillon is a beautiful mare and one of the best gaited ones that ever stepped a track. She has some of the blood in her veins that Nancy Hanks carried as her dam was by Miiton Medium a son of Happy Medium. Kobizola another green mare in Sanders' string looks like "the goods." She stepped a half Saturday in 1:05 last quarter in 32 seconds and did it very handily. Ben Walker, who is doing the driving for the vet- eran Monroe Salisbury, had a littlespeed to show aho. He brought out Monte Carlo 2:09}, who aroused the admiration of everyone by bis magnificent appear- ance. He is just right for this time of the year. Plenty of flesh but the most of it muscle. He is the best gaited horse that appeared on the Grand Circuit last year and is tagged by the easterners as the very best prospect in tho2:10 class for 1903. After a warm- iDg up heat Mr. Walker let him step the last quarter and he covered the distance in 30} seconds. He is a wonder and there is positively nothing the matter with him When Major Delmar beat him in 2:05} last yearit was only by an eyelash and none but the judges oould tell which had won. One of the greatest green trotters ever teen in Cali- fornia is the big gelding by Seymour Wilkes that Sal- isbury purchased from Fred Talbot a few months ago. f understand he will call him Col. Talbot. TheColonel wears no boots to speak of and is as clean gaited as any trotter at Pleasanton. He is a big fellow, like all the get of Seymour Wikes, and a trotter that would bring almost any price one might ask for him if he were driven down the New York speedway some Sat- urday when the top notchers were out. He has such a commanding style and iB strictly business all the time. His quarter was a surprise to me as it was in 315 seconds, and although I had heard that he was a crackerjack I had no idea he could march that fast. He is out of a mare by Geo. M. Patchen Jr. Just before the arrival of the train which the visit- ors were to take to San Francisco Walker brought out Mr. Salisbury's big pacer Mush and let him step a quarter. He rattled it off as slick as grease in 29 seconds flat, Messrs. Smathers, Deitz, Doble and three or four others all getting the time in that notch. As they left the track to take the train Mr. Doble re- marked: "This was a great feast of speed to-day, with Mush for dessert." Mr. Salisbury did Dot give this pacer the Dame "Mush" because he thought he was "soft." This veteran has speDt two seasons in the Alaskan mining country, and learned that the Alaskan Indians use the word "mush" to their dogs the same as Americans use the term "get up" or "goon" wheD they want their horses to start, and when he began driving the pacer he thought Mush was an appropriate stable name for the horse. When he bought a full brother to Mush, the other day, the boys at the track gave it the name of "Milk," and Mush and Milk are the two mosttalked-of horses at Pleasanton. Tho Sanders and Salisbury strings are not the only ones that are showing speed at Pleasanton, however. There are others, and the fast ones are getting more numerous every day. Dr. Boucher worked, Harry Gear 2:125_ a half in 1:05} on Saturday; James Thomp- son drove S. Christensen's two-year-old pacer by Altivo a half in 1:06, aDd seDt Thoroway an eighth in 14} seconds. One day last week Cecil drove Tidal Wave, the three-year-old by Nutwood Wilkes out of a sister to Coney 2:02, a half in 1:05, and Henry San- ders stepped the pacer Osmont by Altamont a half in 1:03} and has a sure racehorse in him. Osmont be- longs to Under Sheriff Daly of Napa. The three- year-old trotter Search Me by Searchlight 2:03} from Wanda 2:14}, that Mrs. Frank Burke of La Siesta Farm sent to Mills & Sanders to have trained, is being much talked about at the track. Henry Sanders received him but a few weeks ago, and has had but little chance with the colt, but is certain he has one of tie best prospects in CaliforDia. He told me that Search Me trotted an eighth for him one day last week in 16} seconds, and did it so Dicsly aod with such little effort that he confidently believes he will be able to beat the record of his half brother, The Roman 2:09}, when he reaches the same age. A 2:12 gait is a high rate of speed for a big growthy colt that is as green as a seaweed. Bert Webster has a colt in the Griffith striDg, to be sent to the Blue Ribbon sale at Cleveland, that is a speed marvel. This is the colt by Steinway 2:25} out of Nola by Nutwood, the mare that produced that f ist pacer Sharkey which could pace three-quarters in 1:31, but had an affected throat that would swell up and choke him a'ter going that distance. This Stoinway colt has nothing the matter with him, how- ever, and his neck and throat are as clean as those of a four-mile racehorse. Bert says Bonnie Direct 2:05} was a mighty fast three-year-old, but he wasn't in it with this fellow. Last week he worked him a half in 1:03}, last quarter in 29} seconds and last eighth in 14} seconds. He is one of the handsomest three-year- old colts I ever saw, and is nearly 16 hands high, I should judge. His legs are as clean as a hound's tooth, and the length from paint of hip to hock gives him a speedy look that is not belied when he moves. He is one of the best-gaited ones anybody ever saw, and if he don't create enthusiasm at Cleveland it will be because he is sick-a-bed or got into a railroad smash-up going over. He could pace a mile in 2:10 right now, if they asked him to. Sitting in the office of the Breeder and Sports- man last Monday, Mr. Fred Diet7, one of the leading business men and prominent road drivers of New York, who has been spending a few weeks on the Coast said : "I never eojoyed two pleasanter days that the one I spent at Palo Alto Stock Farm last week with Superintendent F W. Covey, and Satur- day last when I went to Pleasanton with Mr. Smathers and Budd Doble. What a great stable of horses Monroe Salisbury has got together, and what a won- derful man he is. I think the very best thing the trotting horse breeders of America could do, one that would bring them better results than almost anything else, would be the establishment of a school for train- ers with the grand old man at the head. He does as much thinking in a day as the average man does in a week and he has original ideas and many of them. He has a reason for every change he makes in the rigging or training of a horse and does not adopt a new fad just because some other man does. I have noticed that most of our great trainers are that way. Geers always uses a full set of harness, and refuses to eschew the breeching or to cinch the girth so tight that the breeching is not necessary. I think, to use a slang expression, that Mr. Salisbury ;has it on all of them' when it comes to caring for a horse's feet. I had a long talk with him yesterday on this subject. The veteran 6aid 'there are too many trainers making their horses trot up hill all the time by giving them a very long toe.' I had never looked at the long toe idea in that way, but Mr. Salisbury is about right. The long toe is a fad with many horsemen and if one horse shows a little better after lettiDg his toes grow out, they put long toes on all the rest. I own the mare MiES Overton 2:26} by Wilton, having purchased her at a sile after seeing her show well when led alongside a saddle horse. She had made her record about two years previous and shown a trial of 2:19 soon after- wards but had done nothing since. I took her out on the roads where no one could see me and tried her out. She could not trot fast enough to speak of, and I was told that she must have a long toe and weights before she would extend herself but I was afraid h< r ankles would not stand the strain. I drove her ca the road that summer to and from the trains, and had her feet shortened. I had her shod with a squai e toe and pads. She did so well with them that I con- cluded I would take her up to the speedway some Sunday to try her speed. I intended to have her re- shod for the occasion but neglected it and when the Sunday came drove her as she was. I brushed her that day against Mr. Strans' great horse Cobwebs and he could not beat her. That mare can trot better with a short hoof and pads under the shoes than tLe can shod anj other way." Mr. Dietz is a practical man and believes that maiiy of the horses that are fired and blistered would le all right if rested sufficiently. He told of us a horse he owned that had a badly bowed tendon. A trainer friend told him not to blister or fire it, but to bandage the leg with alcohol and cotton and give the horse a lODg rest. He did so and within a few months the tendon was as straight as the other and no swelling or bow was visible to the eye and could only be noticed by running the fingers down on it, when the slight thickening could be felt. Mr. Dietz says that the Empire track is one of the grandest trotting tracks in the world and he is in hopes the stockholders in that enterprise will get everything in smooth running order before long, as some great meetings can be given if everything is harmonious. Mr. Dietz formerly owned that great pacing mare, Bessie Bonehill 2:05} by Em- pire Wilkes. He will return home next Tuesday. Searchlight Will Have a Fine List. Below we give the list of mares being bred and those that are booked to Searchlight to date. Oakwood Park Stock Farm are breeding Bertha dam of Don Derby 2:06, Diablo 2:09} and three others in the list and a number more of their best mares. Lou Crellin, former owner of Searchlight, is breed- ing five as follows: Ramona by Director 2:17, Ruth C. by Guide 2:165, Anna by Director 2:17, Quita trial 2:16} by Diablo 2:09}, dam Euth C.j La Moscovita by Guy Wilkes 2:15}. Nutwood Stock Farm's Lida W. 2:18}, dam of Nut- wood Wilkes 2:16} has been bred and Mr. Carter will breed two others. The following are mares owned by individual owners: Miss Logan 2:06}, Much Better 2:07}, Cricket 2:10, Edith 2:10, Geraldine 2:14, Kitty H. 2:15}, Bessie Rankin 2:165, Cri Cri 2:20, Irene 2:25, Mano by Pied- mont 2:17 (dam of Mendocino 2:19}, sire of Monte Carlo 2:09}) Nelly Bly by Wapsie, dam of Vic Schiller 2:11}, Our Boy 2:12} and two others in the list; Bee by Sterling, dam of Monroe B. 2:15}; Lildine by Boodle 2:121; Nina B. by Electioneer 125. Lady Dwyer by Men to 2:21 out of the dam of Marin Jr. 2:13; Hattie F. 2:18, Glorioso by Wildnut son of Woodnut 2:16} and Wild flower 2:21, dam Morning Glory dam of two by Electioneer 125; Princess Dawn by Dawn 2:18}, dam Edith 2:10 by Dexter Prince; Alta Dawn by Iran Alio 2:12}, dam Princess Dawn; Belle by Baron Wilkes2:18, dam by Onward 2:25, Brown mare by Steinway 2:25}, dam Rxmona by Anteeo 2:16}, dam of W. Wood 2:07; Brown mare by Steinway, dam by Woodford Mam- brino 2:21, next dam by Abdullah 15, Saturn by San Diego, dam of Osmont 2:29} trial 2:12; Winnie Wilkes 2.17} by Mambrino Wilkes; Edna by Diablo 2:09}, dam by Director 2:17; Babe by Hamlet Jr. by Hamlet son of Volunteer, dam by Nutwood 2:18}. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. March 28, 1903] ®he $veei*ev anif &p&vt&tncm Neernut 2.12 1-4. The card of that good race horse Neernut 2:12}, owned by Geo. W. Ford, Esq., of Santa Ana, appears in this issue. Neernut was foaled in 1891, and is a worthy representative of the Electioneer-Nutwood cross which produced the great two year old Arion. Neernut's sire, Albert W., is one of the four best sons of Electioneer as measured by the 2:20 list, and his get are not only fast but game race horses — his son, Little Albert, is a conspicuous example of grit and deter- mination. Neernut is 15J hands; blood bay with black points, weighs 1100 pounds, and trots without boots, weights or hopples. He is a strong finisher, his last quarters the best of his miles, and his record mile of 2:12} was pronounced by competent observers to be as good as 2:08, he starting five lengths behind, trotting around the first turn in fourth position and going the entire mile well out from the pole on account of footing. His individuality, breeding and speed guarantee his success as a sire. His oldest colts are now coming eight year olds, and they all show speed, her daughter Neoretta taking a record of 2:16| at three years old at Santa Rosa five months after broken to harness. In 1899 she started six times, winning five first moneys and one second, getting a record at Los Angeles of 2:11J, which is the world's record for four year old fillies for 1899. During the season of 1900, Neeretta had to compete with the fastest horses of the East. She started nine times, winning first five moneys, two seconds and two thirds, getting a record at Galesburg, Illinois, of 2:093t, which was the record for five year old fillies for 1900. She is the only one of his colts ever campaigned, although all of them show great speed — twelve of which, within a few weeks' work, showed miles over the Santa Ana track from 2:17 to 2:19. He never sired a colt but that could out-trot its dam before it was weaned. Outside of Neeretta 2:09^, twelve others have at public workouts and matinees made records as follow; : Neernut Maid 2:12}, Jim 2:14, Toughnut 2:18, Dido 2:17, Neerbells 2:15, Neerdell 2:20, Cocoanut 2:1P, Neerleen 2:24, Morgan 2:19, Burrnut 2:17J, Pete 2:29, Neerella 2:28. ♦ — Driving Club at Suisun. [Sulsun Republican, March 20th.] A number of horseowners and others interested in horses met in the Town hall last Saturday afternoon to discuss the building of a track Bomewhere in this vicinity, and to organize an association if suitable grounds could be secured. Those present at the meet- ing were: B. F. Rush, Lewis Pierce, Prank Gurnette, John A.. Wilson, Grant Chadbourne, John W. Harpe r, John W. Haile, M. J. Reams, Arthur Hilborn, Ed- ward Dinkelspeil, Clint Peyton, W. B- Connelly, Lea W. Taylor and Robert Sparks. Grant Chadbourne was elected temporary chairman and John W. Harper temporary secretary. The general sentiment of the gentlemen named was to secure sufficient land for the building of a good mile-track, and if enough funds could be secured, to equip the grounds with box-stalls, a grand stand, and also to lay out grounds for baseball playing and other out-door sports. Lewis Pierce said that if the field southwest of town, which was formely used for baseball grounds, would answer the purpose, he would entertain any reason- able proposition for renting it to the association. After a general discussion the following committees were selected: Grant Chadbourne, Lewis Pierce and John W. Harper, to report on land suitable for a track, and Frank Gurnette, Edward Dinkelspiel and John A. Wilson to secure a membership list and also to act with the other committee named. - An investigation of the Pierce property was made Wednesday of tfhis week. The committees also secured a proposition from Clint Peyton for the half- mile track on his property south of Fairfield. There will be another meeting Saturday afternoon of this week. ♦ The Hartford Futurity. The advertisement of the fifth renewal of the great Hartford Futurity appears on another page of this issue and we commend its perusal to every owner of a mare in foal. Ii has been raised in value to $15,000 and closes April 1st, with a payment of $5. The entire starting fee is only $35, lesB than one- quarter of 1%. Nothing equalling the liberality of this stake haseverbeen known in the history of either the trotting or running turf. It places a small fortune within the reach of the poorest trainer, and the colt that wins three heats in the race gets $10,500, the largest first money in any trotting stake in the coun- try. It is a three-heat race, each heat a race, and the money goes as they finish each heat. Write H. W. Wilson, Secretary Charter Oak Park, Madison Square Garden, New York, for entry blanks and enter every mare you have in foal. Preparing for Oregon's State Fair. The Oregon State Board of Agriculture met in Salem last week and took the inital steps towards the arrangements for Oregon's Blue Ribbon State Fair this year. After making all necessary arrangements for im- proving the grounds, such as putting in a new water system, remodeling the grand stand, building more cattle Bheds and horse stalls and making new walks the board got down to work on the premium list. The board expects to spend about $10,000 in premiums, for which they had no trouble in securing funds. The premium list was thorouguhly revised in every department, and will soon be in the hands of the printer. A sweepstake of $50 is for standard bred trotting stallion and five of his get, the get to be two year old 8 and under, and without restrictions to the breeding of their dams. The Bame premium is offered on pure bred draft stallionB. The board increased the premium on county exhibits from $1000 to $1300, divided into eight prizes, as fol- lows: $300, $250, $200, $150, $100, $100, $100, $100. A committee consisting of W. H. Wehrung, George Chandler and M. D. Wisdom was appointed to confer with the state commission of the Lewis and Clark fair board to induce them to assist in getting these dif- ferent exhibits, with the understanding that they be shown at St. Louis in 1904. The committee met with the Lewis and Clark fair board, and they passed the following resolution endorsing and encouraging the action of the state fair board in getting up these county exhibits: "Besolved, That the Lewis and Clark Commission, in formal meeting, recommends that the State Board of Agriculture use its best efforts in promoting the special growth of exhibits for display at the State Fair, and expresses its intention to purchase the best class of such exhibits for the purpose of display at the St. Louis Fair when this board becomes legally or- ganized and the aci creating it takes effect." The county of Marion also appropriated $200 to de- fray the expense of gat hering a Marion county exhibit, which, no doubt, will be followed by other counties in the State. The board authorized the speed committee to offer a $2000 stake for 2:17 pacers, to be known as The Greater Salem Stake, and the race to come off on Salem day, and a stake of $2000 for 2:20 trotters, to be known as The Lewis and Clark Stake, the race to he pulled off on Portland day. Also a $500 stake for three year old trotters and $500 for three year old pacers. Liberal donations have been secured in Salem and Portland towards the two big stakes, which encouraged the board to offer them. Following are the superintendents secured for the different departments: Superintendent of Pavilion— C. A. Murphy cf Salem. Superintendent of Art Department — Miss Mae Bo'se, of Salem. Superintendent of Creamery — Prof. F. L. Kent, o; Corvallis. Superintendent of Poultry — C. D. Minton, of Sa'em Superintendent of Live Stock — George Gammie, of Portland. — Sural Spirit. Holds to Dan Patch. M. W. Savage has refused an offer of $70,000 for Dan Patch. The famous pacer cost Mr. Savage $60,000 about three months ago. He bought the stallion in New York City, and now Eastern men are so anxious to get him back that they telegraphed the offer. Horsemen doubt whether Mr. Savage would enter- tain any proposition for the pet of his stock farm. At any rate the strong increase of $10,000 in the market price within the short space of 100 days was not too great a temptation. Tuesday morning Dan Patch will be removed from the Savage private stable on Portland avenue to the International Stock Food Farm on the Minnesota river. An arrival of interest yesterday at the farm from Pleasanton, Kan., was the first Dan Patch colt to be brought to Minnesota. Mr. Savage hasbought a half interest In the stud colt and he will live at the farm. The colt was foaled January 6th, and $1000 was offered for him before he finished his first day. The colt is named "Young Dan." His first dam was Cedar Belle and his grandmother Oleta. Henceforth "Savage" will beastation on the Omaha road. The officials have notified Mr. Savage that they will call the farm station Savage hereafter in- stead of Hamilton. — From Minneapolis Journal, March 14. 1903. A lot of McMurray carta just received. You need one right now to work your coltB in this winter. Call at the Kenney Manufacturing Company, 531 Valencia street and take a look at these carts and other first-class vehicles they have for sale. « Jaokeon'i Napa Soda untangles the feet. Grand Circuit History. Over $5,600,000 has been won by harness horses on the Grand Circuit since 1873, when track managers at Cleveland, Buffalo, TJtica and Springfield first united and organized this now celebrated chain of trotting meetings, says W. H. Gocher, secretary of the Na- tional Trotting Association. The first circuit race meeting was held at Cleveland, J uly 29th to August 1st that year, and the first race on the Cleveland track was for a $500 purse by horses that had never beat three minutes. It was a best three-in-five heat race and was won in straight heats by William Stewart'B gray gelding, Silversides. The time was 2:37J, 2:35 and 2:38J. For two years the circuit remained un- changed, but in 1875 Rochester and Poughkeepsie were admitted. Hartford joined in 1876, and the cir- cuit continued with seven tracks until 1878, when Springfield and Poughkeepsie dropped out. Buffalo fell out in 1879 and was re-ad mitted the following year, which, with the admission of Utica and Pittsburg in 1881, brought the circuit membership up to seven tracks. Since then, barring the year 1892, there have been annual changes in membership, and in all, twenty-four cities have been represented, only one of which, Cleveland, has enjoyed membership without a lapse. Buffalo, another of the original four, has three times dropped out, only to seek re-admission. New York is now in for the fourth time and Hartford for the third time. In the thirty years of its existence the circuit has distributed to campaigning horsemen the sum of $5,- 625,819, this being an average of $27,947 per track annually. By virtue of its unbroken membership the Cleveland track is credited with distributing the greatest sum $767,399, but there are ten other tracks that show a better average. The greatest average sum is credited to Brighton Beach, which in its single year of membership distributed purses amounting to $57,500. Readville's six-year average of $44,983 is the next best, while among the cities that have been in the circuit ten years or longer, the best average is Detroit's $42,236. The circuit has extended into nine states, New York, Ohio, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Indiana and Maine. New York has had nine tracks as members, Ohio and Indiana three, Massachusetts, Michigan and Pennsylvania two, and Connecticut, Rhode Island and Maine one each. The records of these states, in the matter of mem- berships and the years of each, is as follows: New York — Buffalo, 25 years, Rochester 21, Utica 14, New York 10, Poughkeepsie 7, Albany 6, Glens Falls 0, Syracuse 2, Brighton Beach 1. Ohio — Cleveland 30 years, Columbus 7, Cincinnati 2. Connecticut — Hartford, 24 years. Massachusetts — Springfield, 18 years; Readville, 6. Michigan — Detroit, 11 years; Saginaw, 3. Pennsylvania — Pittsburg, 7 years; Philadelphia, 5. Rhode Island — Providence, 7 years. Indiana— Fort Wayne, 3 years; Terre Haute, 3; In- dianapoliB, 1. Maine — Portland, 1 year. The following test shows the total value of puises distributed by each track: Cleveland, $767,300; Buffalo, $760,410; Hartford, $718,939: Rochester, $450,295; Springfield, $357,525; Utica, $272,800; Detroit, $464,400; New York, $314,425; Columbus, $211,525; Providence, $191,140; Poughkeep- sie, $131,760; Pittsburg, $117,350; Readville, $264,500; Albany, $64,350: Glens Falls, $91,000; Philadelphia, $67,950; Fort Wayne, $74,000; Terre Haute, $59,850; Saginaw, $40,000; Cincinnati, $69,650; Syracuse, $39,- 000; Brighton Beach, $57,500; Portland, Me., $26,000; Indianapolis, $13,600. — From statistics in the new book "Tales of the Turf," published by W. H. Goclier. Other Remedies. There are many remedies on the market such as kerosene, gaso- line, benzine, grease, crude oil and tar compounds, the use of which generally proves a complete failure. They either burn the hoof, making it hard, dry and brittle, or grow a hoof which will shell and not stand the horse's weight. To use them is to do worse than to leave the feet uncared for. Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy contains none of these materials It is not an oil in the sense which the term is generally understood, but is a remedy which penetrates the hoof without closing the pores, and heals soreness on the inside; oils the parts, preventing friction. A very peculiar case is that of a colt foaled about a week ago by a mare owned by Ernest Winters, living near Toledo, O. The dam of this youngster was two years to a day when the colt was foaled. The sire is three months older and a half brother of the mare, the two running together in a pasture last summer. Walnut Hall Farm. Spohn Medical Co. Lexington, Kv., Sept 21, 1902 Gentlemen:— We have used Spoun's Distemper Core on this farm and in the racing stables three years Since we are using it we have not had any cases developed of distemper, and prior to the time we began using your remedy we were much troubled with this disease. We have the best success with Spnho's Cure of all this class of remedies, and it is the best treatment we know of. Truly yours, H. Bcrgoyne, Sup't. ED, Benyon, Trainer. 6 ®ltc gveebev tmb ^povt&tnan TMaRCH 28, 1903 Old-Time Record-Breakers. While glancing over some old papers recently I was interested in the accounts given by an observer of the progress of the trotters, which has been wonder- ful indeed, and the end is not yet. Racing horses has been the favorite pastime of the American people for many years. But harness racing has not been in the lead more than thirty years, and possibly not that long. But, at any rite, to-day the favorite sport of the American people is harness racing, and the wonderful advancement in this line is surely phenomenal, for in less than sixty years the record has been reduced thirty seconds. At Hoboken, N. J., October 18, 1845, the grey mare Lady Suffolk startled the world by trotting a mile in harness in 2:231. She was foaled in 1833 by Engineer, dam by Don Quixote. This was the world's record until July 2, 1849, when Pelham (a converted pacer), foaled in 1837, trotted a mile in 2:28, at Centerville, N. Y. At the same place on June 15, 1853, the bay mare Highland Maid, also a converted pacer, covered the distance in 2:27. She was foaled in 1847 by Salts- man, dam Roseana by Hickory. These three it ap- pears, never lowered their records after once becom- ing champion. Next to achieve greatness in this line was the well known and once famous mare Flora Temple, who was not satisfied with snatching the laurels from Highland Maid, who held the record for more than three years, but repeatedly lowered her own record, which she made final on September 2, 1856, at Union Course, East New York, which was 2:24A. At Centreville, N. Y"., August 9, 1859, she trotted in 2:22; at Cincin- nati, O., October 7th the same year, she knocked off one-half second, and again at Kalamazoo, Michigan, October 15th, only one week later, she surprised the whole world by covering the distance in the remark- ably fast time of 2:19}. Putting herself in 2:20 list alone, where she remained solitary for nearly eight years. Recognized by all as the champion harness performer, she held the world's record longer than any other horse without interruption. She met all comers and goers and gallantly defeated them all, until the great Dexter took her measure, at Riverside Park, Boston, Mass., July 30, 1867, beating her time three-quarters of a second. At Buffalo, N. Y., August 14th, of the same year, driven by Budd Doble, he accomplished the feat in 2:17}. Under this mark he held the championship until September 6, 1871, when the truly great daughter of Abdallah 15, Goldsmith Maid took a small slice off, and set the mark at 2:17 flat, at Mystic Park, Boston, Mass. On June 9, 1872, she reduced the record to 2:16|. For about two years she held the title of queen of the turf, until, on September 17, 1873, at Sacramento, Cal., the brown gelding Occident divided honors with her by equalling her record. This condition lasted only until the mare could be gotten into form, and at East Saginaw, Mich., on July 1, 1874, she again regained her name and placed the mark at 2:16, and on August 7th she trotted in 2:15} a*, Buffalo, N. Y., and from there she went to Rochester, N. Y., August 12th, where she performed in 2:14}, and again Budd Dobie cut her loose at Mystic Park, Bos- ton, Mass., on September 2d of the same year, when she cut the fraction of a second and placed the mark at 2:14, which remained the world's record for nearly four years. John Splan was the next driver to sue* cessfully make a trial at reducing this mark, and with the fast and game gelding, Rarus, on August 9, 1878, at Buffalo, N. Y., drove him a mile in 2:13}. St. Julieo was the next in order, and on October 25, 1879, at Oak- land, Cal., Orrin Hickok sent him over the distance in 2:12}. Then came the game daughter of Harold and Miss Russell, Maud S., who, on August 12, 1880, at Roches- ter, N. Y., driven by W. YV. Blair, she trotted the mile in 2:11}. St. Julian had been kept in racing form, and at Hartford, Conn., on August 27th beat this mark by one-half second, which made 2:11}. He did not hold this honor long, for Mr. Bain had the chest- nut mare on edge, and at Chicago, September 18th, she went the mile in 2:10}. The next year, she again showed good and at Pittsburg, Pa., July 13th, trotted a miiein 2:10l, and in August of this yearat Rochester, N'. Y., set the mark at 2:10}. For three years this mark was not disturbed, but in August, 1884, Edwin Bither steered the black son of Dictator, Jay-Eye-See, at Providence, It. I., a mile in 2:10. The very next day, however, Mr. Bain landed Maud S. a winner at Cleveland, O., in 2:09}, and at Lexing- ton, Ky., November 11th, same year, she made the mile In 2:09}. At Cleveland, O., July 30, 1885, she made a record whicb, to the present time, stands un- beaten, going the mile to high wheel sulky in 2:08}. At Stockton, Cal., October 20, 1891, the bay mare, Sunol, went over that track in 2:08}, and since that time wo have had the bike sulky to race with, and the great difference between the two has never been agreed upon. But for a number of years Mr. Bonner offered a nice stako for any horo'e that would pull a high wheel sulky over the Cleveland track as fast as Maud S., and although it was attempted several times by some of the fastest trotters, they were never suc- cessful. The performance of the trotters since this date is well known to all who have paid any attention to the sport, and consequently would hardly bear repeating. However, I cannot stop without saying a word about the present champion, Cresceus, who car- ries a record of 2:02}, and isstillin hisprimeand ready to defend himself at any time. He recently went on the ice in Canada, and also holds the world's record of 2:15 on the ice, which plainly shows that he is made of the proper stuff, and, barring accidents, may be able, under favorable conditions, to still lower his mark. And as he is an Ohio bred horse, and still belongs to the Buckeye State, I would be very glad to write Ciesceus 2:00, champion of the world. — C. W. S. in American Sportsman. Favor State Regulation of Racing. The Pennsylvania State Veterinary Medical Asso- ciation has come out boldly in favor of the establish- ment of a state racing commission to regulate and control horse racing in Pennsylvania. The matter was taken up at the second day's session of the asso- ciation at Odd Fellows' Temple, and the following resolution, introduced by Dr. Leonard Pearson, dean of the veterinary school of the University of Penn- sylvania, was adopted: "Whereas, Clean and honest trials of speed are of great value as a means of developing the quality of horBes, and are most interesting and instructive as exhibits: and, '■Whereas, Horse racing receives its best develop- ment in the direction of wholesome sport, and is most advantageous to breeders in countries and states where it is under proper governmental supervision and control: while, on the other hand, it is not con- ducted in the interest of pure sport nor in the interest of horse breeders in states where there is not some oversight from a high and impartial tribunal: be it "Resolved, That we, the Pennsylvania State Veter- inary Medical Association, recommend the establish- ment of a state racing commission, to be composed of men interested in the improvement of horses, to be selected by the governor, and to be empowered to license and supervise racecourses and race meetings to the end that horse racing may not be merely tol- erated, without legal status, but shall be honestly conducted, free from gambling. In this way horse breeding and the improvement of horses may have fixed standing and definite support." $15,000 Hartford Futurity. In this issue we print the advertisement of the Hartford Futurity, opened by Charter Oak Park for foals of this year, to close with Secretary H. W. Wilson, Madison Square Garden, New York on April 1st, with a fee of $5 per mare. Though for more money than other similar events, barring the Kentucky Futurity the entire starting fee is but the nominal sum of $35, less than one-fourth of one per cent. It is by long odds the most liberal event in the history of both the running and trotting turf. In obedience to the growing demand for shorter races for colts, the Futurity has been made a three- heat contest, each beat a race, and the conditions are such that a colt is paid exactly what he wins, when he wins it. It is next to certain that there will be at least three colt races trotted in New England in 1906, and breeders expecting to market their youngsters in the east — where the money is — cannot overlook the value of this engagement, for a colt not staked, is not worth much except for steak. John Beresford, the New York turf writer, tells this story: James Howard, secretary and practical manager of the great Washington Park Club of Chicago, is some- thing of a wit as well as an old time racing man. He sold pools in the Lick House in San Francisco when True Blue, Grinstead, Rutherford, Joe Daniels and all those great equine lights were contesting four-mile struggles at the old track, now partially immersed in sand, near the Pacific Ocean. Mr. Howard believes there is a limit to even newspaper criticism, and while improvements were being made at Washington Park some one inquirad: "Where shall we put the news- paper boys?" "If I had my way," solemnly answered the Nestor of Chicago racing, "I'd dig a deep cellar for them. And I'd keep the cover closedown on them all the time." * Sober up on Jackfon'i Napa Soda. To Improve Breed of Polo Ponies. Mr. Bennett, manager of one of the largest hackney studs in the country, while visiting New Y'ork re- cently, said that the experiment of Mr. John Gubbins would be watched by hackney breeders of both coun- tries with great interest. Mr. Gubbins is the Tip- perary gentleman who won the Derby with Galtee More and Ard Patrick, both colts of his own breeding. He spent last winter in Egypt, and while there pur- chased two beautiful high caste Arab ponies. Both are stallions and barely 14 hands high. So docile ar« they that, although never broken to harness, Mr. Gubbins had himself photographed while driving them. It is his belief that mated with the right kind of mares nice, good polo ponies can be produced, and that an agreeable relief or outcross from the hackney blood can be obtained. With the sport of polo so popular among horsemen of the wealthier classes, like Foxhall Keene in this country and many others both here and abroad, Mr. Gubbins' experiment will be watched with interest. Answers to Correspondents. L. B. Ayer, Marysville.— High Tariff is a bay stal- lion, foaled 1894. He is by Silver Bow 2:16, dam Li- bretto, own sister to Hattie (the dam of Monterey 2:09} and Montana 2:16} ) by Commodore Belmont 4340; second dam Barona by Woodford Mambrino 344, third dam Miss Gratz by Norman 25. Delphi 2:12} is a black horse by Director 2:17, dam Ettle by Dexter Prince 11363, second dam by Priam. He has one in the list — Toppy 2:10. Lord Derby and Major Delmar. Another of the big annual matches has been arranged. This time it is Major Delmar 2:05J and Lord Derby 2:05}. Speculation from now on will be brisk as to which of the two has the better chance of winning, and every race and move either of the two has ever made will be gone over. The pages of the dope books will be well worn, and it is evident now that opinion will be about evenly divided on the out- come. Both horses have qualities that would win the race. Delmar gets away fast, and it cannot surely be said that he cannot finish fast as well. Still, it is far different to have a hor6e following that can trot the last half of a mile close to one minute, than to have one that cannot go the last four furlongs better than a 2:07 or 2:0S gait. The public never knows just why a hoise will perform inconsistently. It takes very little to turn the tide of battle when horses are trot- 1 ting around 2:06 all the time, and so one unfamiliar with the exact conditions would not be justified in I saying that the performances of Major Delmar at Cin- J cinnati and Lexington last fall were not in keeping I with a great horse. Certain it is that he showed I championship form at Memphis, and it is a question I if there was a trotter on the ground that day that 1 could have taken his measure if Cresceus be exceptede :i Admitting that one swallow does not make a summer, I it must be admitted, however, that Major Delmar has shown form enongh to give any trotter that ever I lived an argument. No experiments will have to be I tried with him. Alta McDonald and the Major nick per- I fectly, and this will be a factor that must not slip ore's mind when making calculations on the result of his race with Lord Derby. Now what of Lord Derby? He has been before the public for three seasons and ! has been sensationally fast from the start, and still holds the championship for three consecutive heats as j a green trotter. The serious question to be considered I is, "Will he stay and trot?" He cannot make any mistakes and be at the Delmar gelding's head, and it I is more than likely that the backers and friends of th last mentioned horse are banking on this proposition more than any other to win. If Major Delmar should race with him some day when he displayed the form that he showed at the Grand Circuit meeting at Cleve- land, he (Derby) would be beaten; but, what about him if he comes to the wire in the condition he did when he beat The Monk 2:05} in the three fastest heats ever trotted, when one of them was in 2:06, and not j one of them as slow as 2:07? As much respect and J esteem as one may have for the gallant son of Delmar, it must be admitted that Derby would win. In Derby's favor it may be said that he has been many more miles at the clip the race will be trotted at, than has the Major, and it is likely that the balance of the condi- I tions are in favor of the son of Mambrino King, with ' both geldings in perfect racing condition. George ' Spear's ability to get Derby to the post fit and right I is unquestioned, and anyone at all familiar with Alta McDonald knows he will do his part and doitwell, and ' here's hoping both are on edge when the bell rings, and that the race will not prove a farce, as so many of the matches of the past few years have proven to be. — Horse World. March 28, 1903] ®he $treeir£v rtttfc gtptnrtsmdtt Notes and News. tisi A whole day will be devoted to the California horsei it the Cleveland sale. The Governor has knocked out the entire appro- priation for district fairs. Don't overlook the stallion Rarondaie 2:11} wheD booking your mares this jTear. There is not a better bred stallion in America, and fillies by him will be especially valuable within a few years. Budd Doble has named Kiuney Lou in the $5000 trot at Brighton Beach for horses of the 2:20 class. The Los Angeles Driving Club will hold a matinee at Agricultural Park in that city this afternoon. During Cresceus' stay in Canada both Lord Minto, the governor general, and his wife, Lady Minto, rode behind the trotting king. Major Ban, a thoroughbred horse that has been in the stud at Oakwood Park Stock Farm for many years past, died last Sunday. The prophets are already predicting that when Lou Dillon is sold at Cleveland next May she will sell for more than $10,000. — Horse Review. Tidal Wave, Mr. G. W. Gardner's very handsome and fast colt by Nutwood Wilkes out of Miracle, sister to Coney 2:02, has been shipped to Los Angeles and is in Walter Maben's string. Walter Maben, who met with a severe accident at Los Angeles recently, is improving fast and was out last Tuesday for the first time on crutches. He will soon be back in the sulky again. Ed Sewell of Santa Paula is the owner of a yearling colt that he thinks is just about the finest youngster in the State. It is by Geo. W. McKinney 2:144 out of Ella J., a full sister to Waldo J. 2:08. Bessie Hal, the dam of Direct Hal 2:04}, dropped a very rugged and strong filly foal on March 1st at Co- lumbia,°Tenn. The filly is a coal black and by Direct 2:051, thus being own sister to Direct Hal. Does any reader of the Breeder and Sportsman know the sire of the dam of Little Miss 2:174. It was given in a sale catalogue a few years ago as a son of Electioneer, but the name of the son was not stated. Can any of our readers give us any information of this horse? Peter Brandow, one of the old-time trainers ar.d horsemen of California, is seriously ill at his home in this city. Mr. Brandow is close to 80 years of age, but his many friends hope that his iron constitution may pull him through this illness and that he may yet enjoy many years of good health. A pair of high stepping, chestnut colored horses sold for $7000 in New York city last week. Dealers say that prices for this class are higher than ever before. Eva Wilkes by Adrian Wilkes, a fine mare owned by Mr. Owen McAlier of Los Angeles, foaled a very handsome black colt by Coronado 2:17, son of McKin- ney, on March 21st. The green mare Woodtella, by Axtell 2:12, dam Alice Black 2:29}, by Jersey Wilkes that trotted a trial last year in 2:12, will probably try for the M. M. for T. W. Price. Pay up, on or before Wednesday next, April 1st, od you.- entry in the Breeders Futurity for foals of mares bred in 1902. Nothing helps sell a good colt like eligi- bility to a good stake. Primrose 2:13 by Falrose is now owned by Jos. Bar- nett, and Shecam 2:124 by Durfee is owned by F. E. Sturges, both gentlemen being residents of Albu- querque, New Mexico. Dr. Boucher is in bad luck with his great pacing mare Miss Logan 2:06}. She lost her foal by Baron- dale 2:11} this week. The foal never showed any signs of life after being born. Joseph Battel!, Middlebury, Vt., author of "The Morgan Horse and Register," is as strong an advo- cate of temperance as Carrie Nation, but his methods of dealing with the saloon question are much more rational than those of the celebrated female hatchet wielder. A fire in Middlebury recently destroyed buildings valued at $125,000. It is reported that Mr. Battell has offered to replace those that were burned with new buildings at his own expense if the in- habitants of the town will guarantee that a saloon shall never be located in that town. John Ott of Pacheco, Cal., is the owner of a filly that will open the eyes of the natives one of these days. She is by Sidmore out of Belle, the dam of Enooh 2:124 and Gaff Topsail 2:16. The filly is an own Bister to Enoch. Next Wednesday, April 1st, your second payment of $5 on your entry in the Breeders Futurity for foals of mares bred in 1902, must be paid. Don't fail to make this payment as the stake will be worth more than the $6000 guaranteed. The Bonner Memorial $20,000 purse for 2:12 trotters received sixteen nominations. Those who made them are David Bonner, W. A. Dickinson, East View Farm, E. E. Eckers, W. O Foote, E. F. Geers, A. B. Gwath- mey, Scott Hudson, H. J. Keenan, A. C. Maynard, J. M. McCready, Nutbourne Farm, Parkway Farm, Patchen Wilkes Stock Farm, T. W. Price and Henry Schmulbach. A statistician who has studied the tables states that the sons of George Wilkes have sired ninety-eight performers with records from 2:01} to 2:10. His daughters have produced ten with records from 2:06 to 2:10, and his sons have sired the dams of fifty-one with records from 2:02 to 2:10. His grandsons bid fair to prove even more successful as perpetuators of 2:10 speed than his sons have been. M. L Lusk of Sacramento, who nominated his mare Sallie Brooks by Doc Button 2:31 in the Breeders Futurity for mares bred in 1902, had bad luck with her. She foaled a bay colt by Zombro 2:11 on March 21st, but it died the next day. R. Niles of Witter Springs, Lake county, Cal., owns i nine months old colt, full brother to Lady Waldstein 1:15, that is growing into a counterpart of his sire. Vlr. Niles intends training this colt a little next year ind starting him as a three year old. It matters not how slow a record a right good trot- Ing-bred horse may have if be is good looking, .horougnly educated, well-mannered, and has plenty >f style and action. Such an animal, with a record ■(2:40, will outsell a "sheep" of ahorse with2:20speed. There is a horse in Havana, Cuba, which probably has saved thelives of 1800 human beings. This equine philanthropist is kept in Havana's bacteriological laboratory, which, like the Pasteur institute, of Balti- more, was founded by a newspaper. This horse was given to that institute in 1895. From that year up to date it is said to have furnished 74,000 cubic centi- meters of anti-diphtheria serum, with a record of 1800 cures. Colonel Higby of Hollister has sold his fine young pacing stallion Dictatus Medium to Mr. Lathrop, the Hollister hay dealer. The price paid was $1000. Dictatus Medium is by Dictatus out of Belle Medium, the dam of Stam B. 2:11}. This young horse is a fast pacer and is said to be very speedy this year. Two years ago, as a four-year-old, he showed his ability to go in 2:15 or better. He will probably get a low mark this year. — Salinas Journal. The services of an experienced and competent fore- man for a cattle or sheep ranch or for general farming can be secured by an owner or company. For further particulars address the editor of this journal. Geo. T. Beckers may campaign a string of four trotters on the North Pacific circuit this year. He has some Zombro colts that are the genuine goods. Zombro's list will be largely augmented this year. Mr. Gerhard Wempe, of the well known firm of Wempe Bros, of this city, has just returned from a ten months' trip to Europe. He visited Italy, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and England, and enjoyed himself immensely. Mr. Wempe is a great admirer of the American trotter and owns a few good ones, and he states that the only disappointment of his trip was that he did not see any harness racing while abroad. He says that he saw many American horses in use on the roads, however, and that in some sections the horses are driven very fast and in a reck- less manner. Det Bigelow was down from Woodland this week and reports things quite lively at the track there. He is training about eighteen head of trotters and pacers, Walter Masten has about the same number, R. Nason of Dixon has eight or ten head, and A. B. Rodman, William Murray and others are working a few. Mr. Bigelow has a green mare by Diablo that showed him a mile in 2:15 last year that he thinks a great deal of, and says that Diablo is highly thought of and will make another heavy season in Yolo. Falrose, Walter Masten 's stallion will have a full book and is siring large, handsome and fast horses with great uniformity. Mr. Masten owns a two year old trotter by Don Marvin that is one of the best prospects in California. The Woodland track is in good shape and all the horses stabled there are doing well. Secretary Thomas of the Woodland Association has been consulting with the Board of Directors in regard to offering a $2000 stake this year for trotters of one of the slower classes, also a good stake for green pacers. They would be popular stakes and receive big entry lists. Mrs. Z. E. Simmons, widow of the late turfman, Z. E. Simmons, has decided to coutinue her husband's breeding establishment with the assist! nee of her brother, Henry BurnsteiD, who for years has been connected with her husband in the breeding and train- ing of high class trotters. They have rented part of the Ashland Park Farm and have a small but select band of broodmares quartered there. In the British House of Commons recently a query was propounded to the Government as to the actua"l number of horses that had been lost by death in the Boer rebellion. The reply was that according to the figures furnished by the QuartermaBter-General 349,- 728 horses and 53,339 mules and donkeys had perished in the field, while 15,960 died on board ship on the way to South Africa from the different ports of em- barkation. The chief loss was from using horses not acclimated, as hard and constant work was required of them when they had not the strength to do it. Tom Benton, sire of Mary Lou 2:17 and Shylock 2:154 and Ned Winslow 2:124, died at Sacramento recently. He was a sire of grand race horses and good individuals. Mr. Nichols of Sacramento owns a young horse by him that is now without a record but could doubtless be the fastest of Tom Benton's get were he raced. VetTryon worked this horse for four months last year and at the Woodland track he paced a mile in 2:124, the last quarter of which was in 31 seconds. Mr. Tryon has the horse again this year and everyone is predicting great things for him. Vi Direct 2:18, Captain Mation's big bay gelding by Direct that was on the California circuit last year, has been consigned to the Blue Ribbon sale at Cleveland. He is now in Al McDonald's care at Pleasanton and worked a mile last week in 2:18, last quarter in 31} seconds. Vi Direct won four heats in better than 2:20 last year and has shown a trial of 2:124. He is a nice read horse, being an easy driver and not afraid of anything. He should be a good horse in his class on any circuit. The racing management of the Pennsylvania State Fair Association has announced four guaranteed stake races of $1000 each to be decided at the annual fair to be held at Bethlehem September 8 to 11, in conjunc- tion with sixteen open classes to be announced later for big purses. The stake events are for 2:40 and 2:20 trotters and 2:35 and 2:18 pacers, nominations to close on April 20 and horses to be named on June 20. National Trotting Association rules are to govern, hopples no bar, and best three out of five heats. The following warm item comes from Hot Springs, Arkansas: "Mart Demarest, the trainer of that re- liable pacer Prince Alert, is more than anxious to take on the unbeaten Dan Patch for a race, with a big bundle of money as a side bet. Demarest is very sweet on the Prince, and thinks that there is no pacer in the world as game as his. What makes it look as if the Prince had a chance to beat the pacing marvel is that the Demarest horse paced a mile with ease at Memphis in 2:00 directly after Dan Patch had gone in 2:00f, in an effort to beat the world's record." J. L. McCarthy & Sons, of Portland, Oregon, will hold a combination sale of trotters and pacers at Irvington Park, Portland on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, April 7tb, Sth and 9th. Among the horses to be sold are Ned Thome 2:114, Pathmark 2:114, Bill Frazier 2:14, Mack Mack 2:15}," Bonner N. B. 2:17, Ben Bolt 2:18, Tickets 2:20}, Harrv Hurst 2:23, Delia Norte 2:24}, Mark Hanna 2:24J, Nellie Coovert 2:26} and a large number of yearlings, two and three year olds, besides roadsters and green horses that are good prospects for the track. Send to them for catalogues. See advertisement. Down at Mr. Spreckels' Aptos Stock Farm, Sandy Smith has been busy during the past month enter- taining Eastern visitors and showing them the fast young two-year-olds by 'Dexter Prince, Cupid and Aptos Wilkes that he is handling. Among the visit- ors have been Mr. Ed. Tipton, the well-known mana- ger of the Fasig-Tipton Company of New York; Messrs. A. and S. Worthington of the same city, H. S. Deming, the banker, of Santa Cruz, and others. They all unite in saying that the two-year-old by Dexter Prince out of Gallata by Stamboul is one of the finest specimens of horseflesh in the country. In a recent issue of the Trotting World, published in London, England, appears, among other advertise- ments, one of "the black gelding Uncle Will, Ameri- can record 2:08 P., price 70 pounds ($350)." The Year Book fails to show any trotter or pacer by that name credited with a record of 2:08^, or any other record. Another advertisement in the same column offers 1 'the trotting stallion Woodlands, a winner of two first prizeB, Wembley Park; a good stud horse, best blood in America, by Hambletonian 10." As Hambletonian 10 died in 1876, this English son is certainly nothing short of a wonder." The Trotting World needs a new editor. "A horse that is looked upon as a coming sensation as a high stepping show horse is The Jester, the own brother to Lord Derby 2:05|, that was in Ed Geers' stable at Memphis last winter. Unlike his speedy brother, The Jester is really a handsome horse, stand- ing sixteen hands high and with regular show horse action in front and behind. He has not a great deal of speed, a mile in 2:22 being the best performance Geers was able to get out of him, and he was sent to the sale ring last fall. C. K. G. Billings saw him and bought him on purpose to add him to his string of heavy harness show horses, and the son of Mambrino King'will soon make his debut as a high stepper." C. C Christie, president of the new Kansas City Jockey Club, ha9 decided to sell all his pacers and trotters, and it is said will purchase a stable of run- ners. He says: "I may do this before the opening of the summer season and I may wait until next year. Eventually, however, I will sell all of my trotters and pacers and purchase a stable of runners. Fourteen of my horses are now in Memphis in training. These includo The Roman, Sable Kid, Nat Gordon, Bob Gratin, Lucifer's grandson; .Miss Johnson, and a number of green colts. Yes, The Roman is in excel- lent condition and I expect a great season with him. He undoubtedly isa great horse. I believe he has i ot a superior in the country. In my opinion, he can trot as fast any horse in the world. Of course, when I (ell my harness horses The Roman will have to go. too, but 1 don't intend to let him go for a mere song." 8 # THOROUGHBRED DEPARTMENT. The greatest obstacle to the permanent prosperity of the turf is the dearth of good jockeys, ami the in- subordination shown by the few who have some natura talent. This insubordination is largely fostered by artificial surroundings, and the uncalled for temptations even only fairly successful jockeys are exposed to. These temptations could easily be mini- mized by judicious managers of tracks, conducted as they are in this country. For the good of the sport from which they derive their sustenance it is absolutely necessary jockeys should be taught their proper status, not only when actually in harness, but in their private life also. They are simply grooms, and when treated as such in olden days furnished a far better supply of reliable riders than is available in the present era of valets and huge retainers. It is the growing popularity of the turf that enables these imps to earn such munificent wages, so surely the turf may with justice demand something in return. For the good of that institution it is now import - tively necessary for even the steadiest of jockeys to consent to a curtailment of their liberties. Without asking them to submit to the stern discipline they would be subject to in the army, for a less monthly wage than they earn at a race course in a single after- noon, the jockey clubs should make it obligatory for jockeys to remain permanently at the tracks they ex- pect to rideon, and should havea rule forbiddingthose to ride who had not reported to some designated authority at a reasonable hour on the previous night, or had left the confines of the track in the interim, without permission from the same official. Such a rule would prevent riders spending their time downtown, a practice which is the real source of most of the mischief. It would also teach them that instead of being omnipotent they are only paid servants, earning big wages it is true, and sometimes taking big risks to earn them, but subject to regula- tions for their own welfare far less stringent than the discipline they would have to submit to in order to gain a tithe of the amount in any other calling. To render this departure practicable it would be necessary to provide recreation rooms and Turkish baths at every reputable racecourse, else the old excuse — "I must go downtown to the bath to night, or I cannot do my weight to-morrow" — would always be forthcoming. Establishing such necessary adjuncts need be no drain, however, on the resources of any track. If space within the enclosures were provided private enterprise would do the rest and furnish the boys with every accommodation necessary at less than half the cost of a trip downtown. In case of mariied men a slight, but a very slight, relaxation of this rule might occasionally be necessary, but the existence of reasonably comfortable living quarters at nearly every track usually obviates this difficulty. — Exchange. T. Magee will shortiy ship two or three of his mares that have been racing at New Orleans to Lexington to be bred at Mr. Corrigan's farm. Among them will also go a mare belonging to Durnell & Herz and the famous mare Lennep. There promises to be a lively dispute over Noble Lewis. This jockey was taken East by J. A. Bennett, a well known New York owner, who is to pay the lad $100 a month and allow him all he can make by taking outside mounts. J. Ellard, who has the boy under contract, claims that Bennett was to have given him 82000 for the release of the boy, but has failed to do so. The matter will doubtless be inquired into by the New York Jockey Club. The Thornton Stake at four miles was won by Rio Shannon, an added starter; the race furnished no semblance of a contest and was but little better than a farce. The day for long distance racing has passed and the money offered for the Thornton Stake might in future be used to better advantage in races of less distance and more class. ©he Rector mti> giportsmatt which shows the fallacy of the statement that in- vestors would receive big profits from the earnings of its string. In the nineteen years between 1882 and 1902 there were sold 498 yearlings at auotion that made over $5000 apiece. Sceptre was the highest priced yearling ever sold in the world, having been sold at auction for $10,000 guineas, or over $50,000. [March 28, 1903 Jockey Minder ha9 been re-instated by the Califor- nia Jockey Club officials', Council's ban has also been removed and be has commenced taking mounts again. The dockers are too unpleasantly numerous to suit owners and these touts are becoming such a nuisance that the management has been Importuned to exclude them from the traoK. During the whole of last year the horses of one of the turf investment companies won but $15,400 in stakes and purses. Figuring up the expenses of the stable at about $20,000, there was a loss of nearly $5000, The list of backers of the new racing project de- signed to make Los Angeles a Becond Latonia in im- portance in racing circles shows the men composing the syndicate to be of the most solid character. The list comprises Epes Randolph, vice-president and gen- eral manager of the Pacific Electric Railway Com- pany; John A. Muir, general manager of the Los Angeles Railway Company; W. A. Kerckhoff, presi- dent of tbe Kerckhoff-Cuzner Lumber Company; William Garland, president of the Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway of Arizona; Captain W. M. Banning, of the Wilmington Transportation Com- pany; W. E. Dunn, of thelaw firm of Dunn& Crutcher, and J. W. Brooks, manager of last season's racing at Agricultural Park. The interest of Randolph and Muir is said to be purely personal. It is denied that the railroads they represent are at all interested in the project. Goldsmith, W. C. Whitney's four year old, is re- ported to be a much improved horse this season, and Trainer Rogers believes that he will be the be9t horse in training. As a two year old, Goldsmith ranked with the best and was never beaten until the finish was passed. He won many big stakes, among them the first Saratoga Special. Last year he ran only a few times, being completely outof form. It is thought that he never really recovered from his sickness of the previous winter. This season he has filled out very much and Mr. Rogers says that he is 200 pounds heavier. If Goldsmith returns to his two year old form and Gunfire is the filly John Madden thinks she is, the Whitney colors will be first in many of the big events for three year olds and upward this season. Leonora Loring and Blue Girl, the crack fillies, are also said to be doing nicely, so that everything poirts to a banner year for the Whitney stable. H. A. Buck, compiler of the valuable work "Horses in Training," now beginning to be sought, explains one of the unavoidable delays which he has to con- tend with, and for which no one is to blame. Owners and breeders are given until March l9t as the limit of time in which they can claim names for their two year olds. But, unwittingly, many duplicate names are sent in, the first of which received have right of priority. For the others, however, there is the delay of correspondence and selection of another name. Odo feature Mr. Buck is adding to the book this year will make it vastly more valuable than ever before. Every two year old registered will be found in its pages, eifher with the trainers' lots to which they may belong, and indexed, or else alphabetically arranged at the end of the compendium. The New Track at Los Angeles. Los Angeles, March 25. —Epes Randolph, mana- ger of the Pacific Electric Railway Company, is to be president of the association which is to establish the race track south of the city and J. A. Muir, manager of the Los Angeles Railway Company, is to be a director in the same organization. Both of these officials will be interested financially in the "Ascot Park" project. The new racing organization filed its articles of in- corporation this afternoon. The club is capitalized for $500,000, with $700 subscribed, $100 each, by the following directors: EpeB Randolph, J. A. Muir, W. G. Kerckhoff, John J. Fay, Jr., J. W. Brooks and William E. Dunn. The incorporation is for fifty years, and the articles say the organization is formed for "the purpose of holding horse races and athletic ex- hibitions for which purses will be offered." "I have been asked to accept the presidency of the association and will accept," said Randolph to-day. "I believe that the racing course, as planned, will be oi great benefit to Los Angeles, where a racing course, first-class in every respect, will be made. The track will be conducted along the same lines that obtain on reputable courses of the East or Europe. We will conduct running and trotting races. It will be a driv- ing club. There will be two tracks, a training course, magnificent stables and other accessories. A ditch now runs through the grounds and an artificial lake will be constructed in the center of the course. "Auction pools will be the method through which the betting will be allowed. It is to be a high class raco track and a credit to Los Angeles. As for betting, there is no succesful race track In the country run without this feature." Herod Blood Wanted in England. According to tradition the first Arabian eve brought to England was the Markham, imported by a Turkish merchant of that name, and sold to King James I. for 500 guineas. There is some reason to credit this, as Gervase Markl.am, who wrote a treatise on the horse in the previous reign, makes no mention of Arabians. A Duke of Newcastle, who wrote a book on horse- manship shortly after the death of James I., states that he had frequently seen the horse, which he de- scribes as an undersized and by no means well shaped bay. He won several plates at Newmarket for the king, who was passionately fond of racing, but there is no record of his having Bired anything of note. Straddling, sometimes called the Lister Turk, was brought over in the reign of James II. by the Duke of Berwick, who captured him at the Battle of Bud a in Hungary. He was the sire of Snake, whose name appears in some pedigrees, but the firBt to appear in England of the three famous Eastern horses that founded the modern thoroughbred was the Byerly Turk, about the year 1699. Though this horse was bred to very few mares, he got racers which distinguised themselves in Sprite, Black Hearty and Barto, and also sired Jigg, de- scribed in the old annals as a very indifferent race- horse, but destined to make his sire live forever in breeding archives. The Darley Arabian was brought over by the brother of a Yorkshire squire who had been traveliig in Turkey. He was bred to very few mares besides those of his owner and neighbor, Mr. Childers. For Mr. Dirley he sired Almapzor(1713), a champion race- horse, and his full brother, Aleppo, for which the Duke of Somerset paid a high price, as values went in those days. But the Darley sire did much better for Mr. Childers than for his owner, as mated with Betty Leedes h i got Flying Childers, foaled in 1715. This horse is sup- posed to have been the champion race horse of the eighteenth century, not even excepting his relative, Eclipse, for when six years old he gave twelve pounds to Fox, considered up to then the best horse in Eng- land, and beat him a quarter of a mile over the four miles Beacon course at Newmarket. As a sire Bartlett's Childers, whose title to be the full brother of his flying namesake is disputed, but who was undoubtedly a son of the Darley Arabi; d far outshone his relative, as he was the great grand- father of Eclipse. The last of the great trio was the Godolphin Ara blan, a brown bay with one white heel, of whom an authentic portraits hangs in the library at Gog Magog, the Cambridgeshire seat of the Godolphin family, in the park near which his grave is shown, the inscription stating he died in his twenty-ninth year, 1753. At one time a strain of the blood of this horse was considered absolutely necessary in the pedigree of every good race horse, but of late years it has almost died out, not only in England, but in all other coun- tries where race horses are extensively bred. As far as England is concerned the Byerly Turk blood seems destined to share the same fate, but it is strongly represented in this country by descendants of Herod, and also in Australia. This great colt, which was known during his racing days as King Herod, was bred by the Duke of Cum- berland in 1758, and lived until the end of the covering season of 1780. His dam Cypron, foaled in 1750, had some Darley Vrabian blood in her veins, and was a wonderful producer. Put to the stud as a four year old, she produced no less than sixteen living foals, being barren in 1767 and dying in the summer of 1771. More remarkable still, thirteen of these foals, though most of them were by different sires, ultimately proved themselves great race horses. An agitation has recently been started among Eng- lish breeders looking to a revival of the Herod blood. This has led to the importation of a number of Aus- tralian sires, though none of them are so rich in the desired strain, as many that could be purchased for the same or even less money in this country. If the craze for Herod blood continues, as seems more than probable, England should afford a really good market for some of our strongly native bred sires. These do not seem to be very popular in their native land, im- ported blood now being all the rage here. Probably owners of horses tracing strongly to Herod, whose most famous descendant in this country was, of course, his grandson Diomed, might find a goo*! market in England. — Daily America. It iB said that Prince of Endurance by Prince of Monaco may run the Tennessee Derby in E. E. Smatbers' colors. The colt's work has been so im- pressive that a transfer may be made to Mr. Smathers by the owners, Durnell and Herz. He is also entered in the American and Kentucky Derbys. March 28, 1903] ®he *$veebev anb gxpovtsmati - A Good Talk on Breeding Dairy Cattle. The following summary of the address of Rev. J. D. Detrich before the recent meeting- of Pennsylvania Dairy Union on "The Sire, the Dam and the Calf" was reported by Mr. W. F. MeSparran for the Ohio Farmer. Before our readers peruse it we wish to say that Mr. Detrich is one of the best dairy farmers in Pennsyl- vania and is a very close observer, as well as reasoner on what he observes. He said: "The breeding of the thoroughbred animal is a most difficult task. The breeding of the milkman's cattle is an easy task; therefore, we will take up the easy task at first. One of the most remarkable books written in the last century was Darwin's Origin of Species. It has changed our thinking in theology and nature to such an extent that no man wants to trust to opinions, but every man builds his experience on facts founded on information. The science of breeding is no exception to this, and we are becoming much more intelligent with nature and her laws every day by deducing the laws and rules from actual facts. This brings us into contact with nature in a very different way from that of individual, haphazard thinking. "Darwin speaks of 'Natural Selection.' In the breeding of thoroughbred animals we find that the only difference is that the brain of man, being intelli- gent, sees and knows the points and qualities of ani- mals, and imparts these from one generation to another according to the laws of breeding. The squirrel is the same to-day as in Solomon's time. The quail is just the same sizs, and with these there is inbreeding year after year. When persons say animals should not be inbred, we know that it is a matter of opinion. Turning to the field and the forest, we find that that iB just what is being done. "When we remember that on the islands of Jersey and Guernsey and up in that little country of Denmark, there is nothing but inbreeding, we would conclude, according to the people who oppose inbreeding, that the animals there would be weak and their fine quali- ties completely vitiated. Instead of that, when a man wants to improve his stock he goes to those sources for the carefully inbred, thoroughbred animal. "It is not an easy thing to raise a 2:10 trotter. It is not an easy thing to raise a cow which will produce 35 pounds of butter a week. Some persons cast discredit on all these things by saying, 'I don't believe it.' We have improved speed in the trotter by inbreeding, and in dairy herds we find more 14-lb cows in America than ever before. This is because of the wisdom and care of those breeders who have invested their money in superior animals and have reproduced good qualities. THE SIRE. "A good sire should be selected. The man who mixes thoroughbreds is not wise. Pure water or pure milk is good; by putting them together you have swill. In selecting a bull, get a long liver, a good breeder, a prize winner. The head of the dairy bull should be bony rather than meaty. The head should be wide between the eyes. The upper lip should pro- ject well out over the lower one. "The jaw should be neat and clean. The skin under the chin should be loose and thin; the neck fine and sloping; the shoulders strong. There should be splen- did muscle. The dewlap should hang down to his knee at least. The back should be level, and strong across . the hips, and the ribs well sprung. The whole barrel of the animal should round out and hangdown deep at four yearsold. Theescutcheonisa matterof fancy. The rudimentaries I like to see. The tail should belong and shapely, and above all, the bull should have a soldierly walk. "Inside of the bull there is something we cannot see and which makes a wonderful difference. This we call temperament, a moral force or a sort of intellect. The bull should have a good pedigree. In most good pedigrees of dairy animals one will find an immense amount of inbreeding, at home and abroad, but there is often a misapprehension of the blood transmitted after a few generations. Taking the sire or dam of the sixth generation, what do we get? If you put 512 numbers into a hat and let a man take one out, he is simply picking out one of the possibilities of prepo- tency which a sire brings to a calf six generations away. If you go back to the twelfth generation it is surprising how those component parts diminish. THE DAM. "The dairyman's herd should be bred for a good flow of milk and for the production of healthy calves. Motherhood seems to be the nature of the dairy fami- lies and we should encourage it. The choosing and breeding of the dam should he looked after as care- fully as has been recommended for the hull. THE CALF. "The care of the calf should begin as soon as the the mother has been bred. Just as a colt is broken to a trot, so the heifer should be manipulated for the production of milk. We have succeeded in develop- ing the heifer's udders by a simple method. An old broom worn off to the sticks is rubbed from the front legs of the animal back to the udder. I do not ap- prove of handling the teats' on account of inducing milk secretion. ■ The time of breeding the heifers should be regulated by the owner's knowledge of the animal, for the owner who says he breeds his heifer at eighteen months is all at sea. When she is big and strong enough she should be bred, otherwise there is a tendency for her to begin to put on fat and develop beef. This matter should be governed and regulated by the watchful eye of the master." Mr. Detrich alludes in but a single sentence to that inside something in the bull which we call "tempera- ment," and which determines very largely so far as he is concerned, whether he breeds toward milk production, or toward meat production. Hence we often speak of the bull as having a decided "dairy temperament." The force and logic of this principle can be well seen where all consider the action of the dual purpose people who select a bull of the most pronounced beef form and temperament and then tell us he is of a "milking strain" and the embodiment of very desirable dairy qualities. If these men are right, there is no such thing as science or well defined principles of dairy breeding. The breeders of Hol- steins, Jerseys, Guernsey or Ayrshire cattle would never have developed their cattle to the present pitch of milk capacity, had they adhered to any such mixed doctrine Prof. Thos. H. Shaw says the doctrine of special purpose breeding has cost this country tens of millions of dollars by crossing dual purpose cattle with "dairy blood." This merely conjectural statement may be offset by another to the effect that the country has lost more millions of dollars in loss of milk by farmers accepting the dual-purpose heresy and crossing good dairy cows with beef blood bulls. We once knew of a herd of cows which a farmer in this country had brought up to 275 pounds of butter per cow by wise breeding to- ward special dairy qualities. His son wanted more meat and bought a "dual-purpose Short horn bull of undoubted milking strains," he said. In eight years the cows in that herd were the daughters of that bull, and their average butter production was 160 lbs. per cow. Great is dual-purpose. What a vista of im- provement in the dairy capacity of our cattle it opens up to us. The "Jersey Lily" and Cresceus. TOLEDO, O, March 12 — "What a magnificent ani- mal he is! He looks a champion, every inch of him," said Mrs. Lillian Langtry yesterday afternoon when Cresceus was brought out of his stall for her inspec- tion at the city stables of George H. Ketcham. The distinguished actress some time ago expressed a wish to see the "King of the Trotting World" upon her visit to Toledo. It had been intended to entertain her at the farm, but she did not arrive in time to go to the farm, and arrangements were made to bring the horse into the city. He was hitched to a road wagon and driven through mud that was knee-deep the seven miles from his home to Toledo. It was not proposed to disappoint the great actress simply be- cause it meant wet feet and a muddy coat for the great horse. As soon as he reached the stables, the beBt groom that could be found was put to work on Cres- ceus and inside of an hour the world-beating legs were as clean as ever, his mane and tail had been crimped and curled, and his glossy coat was polished unlil it looked like burnished gold. He was in every way thoroughly fit for the reception of the distinguished guest. Mrs. Langtry is an enthusiastic automobilist, owning several machines of her own. The party were at once taken into the barn and the horse was uncovered. Before he had been bTOUght out on the main floor Mrs. Langtry walked i-ito his stall and looked him over pretty thoroughly. It was evident that she was right at home with a horse. Cresceus was inclined to be a trifle playful, and this fact did not tend to assure the male visitors that he might not cause some trouble in case he felt inclined to do so. They sidestepped pretty lively, but Mrs. Langtry Btood her ground. She was apparently the least concerned. "I do not know that lever saw such wonderful muscular development in a horse," she said when her attention was called to the remarkable hind and fore quarters of the animal. "That is characteristic of the thoroughbred. I should think that there was a great deal of it in him." In this she was somewhat mistaken, as it is necessary to go back several generations in order to find an an- cestor of the present champion which could boast of the real blue blood of the thoroughbred. "I think that you are entitled to almost as much credit as the horse for his record-breaking perform- ances," she said, turning to Mr. Ketcham. "lhe only credit that I take upon myself is that of sticking to him until we had accomplished something, " said the owner. "I notice another feature that would indicate that heis a thoroughbred, and that is small feet," remarked the actress. ':He ha9 an unusually intelligent face, and his eyes are indicative of his mental capacity. I do not wonder that you did not care to part with him. If he belonged to me, I do not think that money could buy bim." While Mr. Langtry was talking, she was stroking the neck and patting the head of the animal, and, although it has been claimed that he had a particular aversion to women, he seemed rather to enjoy the at- tention that was being bestowed upon him. Altogether, Mrs. Langtrydid notspend more than twenty minutes at the stable, hut in that brief time she showed that she knows all of the fine points of a horse. After the visit she said: "My knowledge of harress horses is very limited. What little I do know in this respt ct has been gained from reading the race accounts published in the daily papers. In England, you know, we devote all our time to the thoroughbreds. The trotters and pacers are at a discount. However, in Cresceus I think that Mr. Ketcham has a truly remark- able horse. He is built for speed. This is made evi- dent by the strength that he shows in the wonderful development of his chest and hips. The width of the front quarters shows endurance, and the muscles of his hind quarters give him the driving force. I was surprised to see how gentle he could be. Since seeing the great trotter, I am almost tempted to make a pur- chase for myself. I feel as though I could get on with the champion famously. ' ' Speaking of her running stable, Mrs. Langtry said: "I have not fully decided whether I will bring the horses across this year or not. In case I do not come this season, I certainly will next. I like the manner in which the American meetings are conducted. I think that it is always the best horse to win here. I now have thirty-five horses in my stable and they are being prepared for the meets by my old trainer, Fred Webb." Before leaving the city, Mrs. Langtry was presented with a copy of the life of Cresceus. Death of a Valuable Stallion. The very widely known Sacramento stallion Tom Benton 15705, the property of Mrs John L. McCord, has just died at her farm on the Cosumnes river, aged twenty-five years. He was very highly esteemed by critical breeders as a sire of race horses and roadsters. His fastest sons are Ned Winslow 2:12} and Shyloek 2:15$, and his host daughter was Mary Lou 2:17. These horses attracted a wide notoriety some years ago when in the hands of the late John L. McCord they were among the most successful horses in Cali- fornia. Mary Lou has since produced a colt Kinney Lou which showed phenomenal speed in the East last summer and is expected to beat 2:10 list season. Tom Benton was particularly successful as a sire of road horses, his colts being uniform in type and color, very enduring, free and of good disposition. • Like all good things, Jackson's Napa Soda has a dozen counterfeits. Horse Owrvers Should Use GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM The Great French Veterinary Remedy. A SAFE, SPEEDY & POSITIVE CURE. Prepared exclusively by J. E. Gorabault, ex- Veterinary Surgeon to the French Government Stud. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING. Impossible tn produce any scar or blemish. The safest best Blister ever used. Takes the place of all liniment? for mild or severe action. Removes nil Bunches or Blemishes I rom Horses or Cattle. __ As a HIT SI AN REMEDY for Rheu- matism, Sprains, Sore Throat, etc.lt is invaluable. WE GUARANTEE that one table- spoonfal of Caustic Balsam will produce more actual resul is than, a v. hole I. ..'.tie of any liniment or spavin cure mixture ever made. Every bottle o( Caustic Balaam gold la Warranted to give satisfaction. Price SI. jO per bottle. Sold by druggists, or sent by ex- press, charges paid, with lull elections for its use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address THE LAWRBHCE-WIUIAMS COMPAST, Claveiand, Ohio. 10 &he gveeiiev cmb sportsman [March 28, 1903 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. Time fer Fishin'. Yer'd better ile up yer reels, Ki. '-V* yer"d better polish up yer pole-, Br time '11 soon be here. Ki, Ter look fer tber best flshtn' holes. I .ll yer hooks 'd' lines, Kt, bat tber minaer seine's alt right— il mighty! Great Hemlock, Kf, I kin jest feel ther fishes bite! Ther dogwood'll soon be bloomin" N" ther red bud'll be swellin'. 'Nen into ther boats we'll jump, X up the river er h— n1. I'd jest like ter be thar now, Ki. Pipe in mouth 'n' hook In river, Jest watchio' ther cork er floatin'. Jest ter see it gently quiver. Don't talk ter me erbout yer fun •N' all yer hifalutin' times, Hut jest set me on ther bank, '-V let me ten' ther lines: An' yer kin go to ther seashore, Er some otter waterin* place, But jest yer set me on ther bank, X jest yer let me set ther pace! Ther flsbin' ain't good's useter bs. So all av ther old people say, But jest give me er pole 'n' line, 'X' yer bel I'll while ther time erway. So jest grease up yer fishin' gear, 'X' git yer poles 'n' lines all right, Fer ther time 'II soon be here, Ki, Ter be er lookin' for er bite, —Amatftr Sportsman. AT THE TRAPS. The postponed first monthly club shoot of the Em- pire Gun Club was held at Alameda point on the 22d inst, with a big attendance of members and visiting sportsmen. A. J. Webb was high gun for the day in the club's diamond buckle race with 22 breaks. He also annexed first money in the club match, Jack Fanning had the highest run of continuous breaks for the Sweeney record medal, and R. C. Reed and L. C. Leavell tied for honors in the special handicap prize gun race. The scores were: First event, $50 diamond buckle, 25 targets at 16 yards— Allen 14, Nash 10, Hoyt (birds only) 22, Reed 20, "Edwards'' 20, Hauer 20, Sweeney 16, Swales (birds only) IS, Webb 22, Harrison 19, Hodapp 21, Fish 15, Slade (birds only) 23, Dr. Gere 13, Patrick 7, Zeiner (birds only) 17, Dr. Hutton (birds only) 10, Bender fbirds only) 10, Cullen (birds only) 21, Peltier 14, Robinson (birds only) 17. The scores in the foregoing race qualified for class position in the mooey match at 25 targets, distance handicap, 15 singles, and 5 doubles — First class, Hauer, 20 yards rise, broke 14; Reed, 18-15; Edwards, 18-14; Webb, 22-21; Hodapp, 18-9; Sweeney, 18-16. Second class — Harrison, 18 yards, broke 17. Third class— Allen, 18 yards, broke 16; Fish, 18-15. Fourth class — Dr. Gere, 16 yards, broke 10; Nash. 16- 12; Patrick, 16 9; Peltier, 16-8; Lewis, 16-8. Sweeney record medal, continuous handicaps, miss and out, shooters start at 16 yard mark, going back 2 yards for each consecutive 5 breaks until 20 yard mark is reached, when the shooter will Bhoot at doubles, then for each five breaks the contestant goes back 2 yards until a bird is missed. The scores were: Swales 1, Reed 3, Robinson 8, Hauer 3, Allen 3, Webb 6, Fanning 18, Reed (second entry) 1, Swales (second entry) 0, Webb (second) 1, Lewis 0, Lewis (second entry) 1, Allen (sec- ond entry) 5, Harrison 0, Peltier 0, Webb (third en- try) 5, Alien 'third entry) 6. Special handicap prize gun, 20 targets, 10 singles and 5 doubles — Edwards, Is vards, 16 broke: Hauer, 20- 14; Reed. 1- 16; Lewis, 16-11; Allen, 18-13; Harrison, Vllen, 18-13; Robinson, 20-11; Fanning, 20-15; Knick, 16-9; Zeiner, 16-12. Practice and pool events, 25 targets— Fanning 23, Robinson 22, Harrison 19, Bonder 5; 10 birds each — Hodapp 5 7. Fish 7 5 6, Slade 7 8 9, Robinson 9 9 9, Knick 3 :• 1 7, K':ed 8 9 B 9. Edwards 8 6 9, Nash 6 7 9, Cullen 7 6, Webb 9 10 10 10, Allen 6 8 8, Hoyt 3 6 8 6, Patrick 1 2 t, Harrison 7 7 7 B, Fish 9, Fan- ning 9 8 7 10, Sweeney 3 6 6, Peltier 4 7, Swales 6, Or. Gere .1, Hauer 0 8, Bender 6, Lewis 6 4, Knick 4, Zeiner g. The Capital City Live Bird Club held the initial club shoot last Sunday at Sacramento on the Kimball & Upson grounds. There was a large attendance of Bhooters and the birdB were very fast. The first event was the club shoot at 12 pigeons, the scores were: Captain Ruhstaller S, J. W. Hughes 7, Morgan 10, Davis 14, Viemeyer 7, Hukell, Xicholaus 9. Blair 6, Adams «, Webber 9, Gusto 9. O'Brien 10, Vetter 12, Newbert K. Callahan 4, .lust 9, Stevens 9, Derman 8, Upson 7. Weldoo 10. Kuhstaller9, Uarkey 9, Graham I 12. Intbisovent Herold and Vetter made the only clean scores, as also they did in the opening shoot last year. " n a six-bird shoot the following scores were made: Davlstf, Viemeyer 4, Huke4, Nicolaus 5, McMurchy 3, Weldon 3, Vetter 5, Hughes 4, Callahan 6, Newbert 6, Neal 5, Captain Rhustailer 3, Haugh 4, Stevens 5, Zuver 5, Gusto 1, Herold 6, Harkey 5, Ruhstaller Jr. 3, O'Brien 3. In this event Davis, Callahan, New- bert and Herold divided first money and Harkey, Nicolaus, Vetter, Stevens and Zuver divided second money. The ten-bird score were as follows: Hughes 9, Davis 10, Harkey 9, Viemeyer 6, Huke 7, Haugh 10, Calla- han 3, Herold 4, McMurchy 8, Palm 6, Zuver 5, New- bert 9, Palm 6, Eckhardt 8. In this event Haugh and Davis took first money and Hughes and Harkey second. In a "miss and out" match Hughes won, with a score of six straight kills, followed by Davis with five. In the second "miss and out" shoot Hughes won by a score of fifteen straight, followed by Herold with fourteen straight. All of the live bird events were refereed by Harvey McMurchy of New York. Following thepigeon events, blue rock shooting was taken up, some of the best scores are here annexed: Club shoot at 25 targets — Newbert 22, Adams 18, Ruh- staller, Jr., 15, Webber 10, NicolauB 14, Shore 20, Blair 12, Brown 17, Neale 10, Hughes 18, O'Brien 19, Just 18. Callahan 15, Gusto 19, Upson 18. In a 25 target event the scores were: Davis 18, Ruh- staller 16, Weldon 20, Haugh 21, Blair 13, O'Brien 19, Just 17, Hoag 13 Fissel 20, Snider 14, Smith 19, Palm 20, H. Davis 10, Luden 5, Morgan 16, Shafer 14, Step- hens 19, Hughes 22, Blair 7, McMurchy 20, Cutter 15, Graham 10, Sharp 17, Viemeyer 13, Eckhardt 19, Saulsberry 15, Vetter 14, Heilbron 12, Hoxie 12, D. Ruhstaller 13, Osborne 13, Wood 9. In a team shoot at 25 targets, Team 1, consisting of Newbert, O'Brien, Vetter, Gusto, Morgan and Just, broke 103, as also did Team 2, consisting of Mc- Murchy, Haugh, Hughes, Upson, Fissel and Graham. In shooting off the tie Team 2 won by breaking 41 out of 60, Team 1 only losing by one bird. It is a sig- nificant fac. that the history of trap shooting bears no former record of two teams "tieing," and then one winning by only one bird in the shoot-off. The onlv regular club shoot programmed for to- morrow will be the Millwood Gun Club shoot at Mill Valley station, Marin county. Indicationt point to a large attendance of local shooters. The contest for the Phil B. Bokeart challenge cup did not come off at Ingleside last Sunday, but will take place later on in the season. Practice shooting at both pigeons and blue rocks was in vogue on the grounds during the day, among the shooters in attendance were Clarence A. Haight, C. C. Nauman, Otto Feudner, G. W. Gibson, Ed. Donohoe, Dr. E. G. McConnell, W. J. Golcher, Mr. Colby, Captain Shatter, J. K. Orr and Mr. Piggott. Salinas sportsmen were outlast Sunday it being an ideal day, and the grounds of the Santa Lucia Gun Club presented a beautiful sight when the shooters lined up, with pretty palm trees on either side and a carpet of emerald green in the foreground. After a preliminary warm-up the regular club 25-bird shoot was called and the following scores were made: Gill 19, McCollum 16, Iverson 12, Butler 11, Harvey 10, Clark 5, Handley 19, Kalar 15, Hamilton 11, Krough 11, Nixon 5. A ten-bird pool handicap was next in order. Gill shot from the 18-yard line and won easily. A team shoot by members of the Santa Lucia Gun Club and the Salinas Rod and Gun Club is being talked of. This wouid be an interesting event, and would very likely be a close contest. Illinois sportsmen are on the qui vive against a bill antagonistic to pigeon shooting which has been in- troduced in the state legislature. Similar legislature attempted in Indiana at the last session of the lawmakers failed to pass. The annual meeting of the Vancouver Gun Club was held March 16th in the parlors of the Leland Hotel when the following officers were appointed: President, C. A. Gedson, re-elected, Vice-President, J. C. Maclure, Captain, J. T. Hills, Secretary- Treasurer, F. M. Cowperthwaite, re-elected for the twelfth time. Committee of management, D. R. Cowan, S. Sweet, Geo. Bariley, H. W. Maynard, Capt. P. N. Thompson and F. C. MacLure. The Wellington correspondent of the New Zealand Weekly Express writes: There has been some very fine shooting at the annual meeting of the Wellington Gun Club, which has just been held here (laBt Janu- ary). Amongst the "crack" phots were Messra. A. W. Eales and "Annandale" (Mr. C. H. Gorrick), of Sydney, who killed all their birds in two nominations. One of the competitors was a gentleman from the Waikato district, who generally appears at these meetings in a somewhat weird costume. He is a mag- nificent shot, and it is a treat to see Mm handle a gun. When he firstappeared on thescene about three years ago he woro only a singlet and trousers. He was bare- footed and bareheaded, and his long hair, bleached at the end 8 almost to the color of lambs wool, hung loosely about his shoulders. In this costume he appeared in the streets of Wellington. In that first match he fired all through the rain, and at its conclusion he shouldered hie birds and his gun, and scorning such a modern innovation as the railway, proceeded to foot it to Wellington, along the Hutt road, a distance of eight miles. After he had proceeded barefooted for some miles along the apology for a road that leads to the city, he was overtaken by Mr. C, a well known and well-to-do sportsman, also a competitor at the meeting, who was driving home in a landau. It had got about that the man from the north was very poor, and that he had even walked from the Waikato, hun- dreds of miles away, to attend the meeting. Mr. C. accordingly took compassion on the stranger, and offered him a lift in his landau. The offer was grace- fully accepted, and on the two sportsmen journeyed aity-wards in company. Mr. C. at length, still in a compassionate mood, mildly ventured to suggest his companion that if a five pound note would be of any use to him, it would be promptly forthcoming. "Oh, I don't think you need trouble about that, " replied the stranger; "my check is quite good for fi\e thou- sand." Mr. C. in telling the story afterwards against himself, remarked that it waB the biggest "take- down" he had ever experienced in all his life. Since then the stranger has made his appearance regularly at the Wellington Gun Club meeting. On Friday he made a slight concession to the amenities in that he wore Bhoes, though no stockings, and had his flowing locks confined under a simple headgear contrived by knotting the four corners of a colored kerchief. For the rest he wore a shirt open at the neck, displaying a broad and brawny chest — he is a man of herculean strength — and a pair of trousers. While shooting, however, he as usual appeared barefooted. Notwith- standing the "barracking" of the bookmakers, he more than held his own with them and with the pick of the pigeon shots of New South Wales and New Zea- land; indeed, his performance was the best at the meeting, for he killed every bird that rose to his gun in two nominations. ■» The Late F. H. Bushnell. That the Reaper loves a shining mark was exempli- fied in the final call of Fred H. Bushnell on the 22d inst. As a sportsman, he was known all over the Coast and endeared to all with whom he came into contact for many sterling and gentlemenly qualities and a congenial spirit that is the fraternal bond of affinity between true sportsmen the world over. Bushnell was 42 years of age and a native of Ohio. He first came to this city in 1889. He was married ten years ago and with hiB widow leaves a handsome and sweet little daughter Victory, now five years old. The last attention of loving friends were given on Tuesday. Impressive services were held both in St. Mary's Cathedral and by the local lodge of Elks. The pall bearers were J. B. Coleman, Wilbur F. Knapp, W. J. Golcher, H. B. Hosmer, W. F. Bogart, R. J. Whelan, N. Ahern and F. A. Kuhl. Bushnell had an enviable reputation as- an artistic photographer. Besides one of the leading galleries in this city he maintained branches in Sacramento, Oak- land, San Jose, Los Angeles and Portland, Or. He was a prominent member of the Field and Tule Gun Club, the Quo Vadis Fishing Club and the Anglers' Club. His catch of the record striped bass, 29J pounds, two seasons ago with a light split bamboo rod in San Antonio slough has not yet been beaten. The estate has been appraised' at $100,000. His inti- mate friends W. F. Golcher, W. F. Bogart and J. F. Leahy were appointed hi9 executors in a will drawn up and signed last Saturday. • FEATHER AND FIN. Striped bass anglers have been in high glee for the week past. Weather, tides and water have been almost ideal for the exhilarating enjoymeDt of the sport in the waters of the straits and about the Marin and Angel island shores. A fleet of trolling boats set out from Tiburon Sun- day morning for the straits and waterg near Angel island. The best results were obtained by a squadron of seven boats, the occupants of which were all mem- bers of either the San Francisco or Pacific Striped Bass Clubs. The latter clubmen were "high hook" for the day. The men in the boats accounted for twenty-five fish, the largest taken, a l2*-pounder, was the prize of Al Wilson, who had Al Newman for a partner. They accounted for eight ba68. "Old Man" Carroll and a friend landed nine fish. On Saturday Carroll hooked ten bass. The heaviest scaled nineteen pounds. Jake Christianson, who has the record single catch as well as the record average catch for the straits, did not make a showing at all. This was indeed fisher'a luck. B. Buton, president of the Pacific Bass Club and a companion had four bass, the heaviest fish weighing over ten pounds. Chas. Breidenstien and "Parson" Jackson steered the Fat Nancy about the bass trolling waters and did not come in empty-handed. Breidenstein hooked and landed a fish, over ten pounds in weight, that put up the gamest fight, he states, that he ever witnessed made by a bass. Most of the fish were taken at the east end of Angel island in and about China cove and Pettycoat point, during the early morning and near midday. On Tueslay last, W. R. McFarland and the writer caught three bass off Point Bluff on the Marin side of the straits on the last of the ebb. One fish, a 17 pounder, put up a lively fight; this catch is the first ever reported from that particular-location. The big fellow's stomach was gorged with herring. That the bass feed upon these fish has been believed ; commotion made by schools of herriDg evidently in desperate effort to escape cannibalistic pursuers has been noticed by anglers time and again. Earlier in the day, the two anglers observed a large school of herring off Point Stewart; the fish were jumping into the air, dozens at a time, and were picked up by hundreds of gulls, many of the birds being so gorged with herring that they desisted from feeding and floated about lazily on the Burface of the water. Although the water where the herring were was trolled back and forth repeatedly, the effort to catch a bass was futile. Brass spoons were used; possibly that fact may have had something to do with the failure to get a strike at that time. Charles Miller, James Lynch, T. Thompson, Bill . March 28, 1903] f&he $veei*ev anb gtpovi&matt 11 Ashcroft and Al Hudson fished for bass in San Anto- nio slough, on Sunday. The water was muddy and not in good condition for fishing. Nevertheless Miller returned to the city with two fish weighing eleven and eleven and a half pounds respectively. The anglers who frequent the Angel Island fishing grounds must keep out seventy -five or a hundred yards from the shore. Thesentrieshaveno discrimina- tion and order all boats away from close proximity to the island. This state of affairs is deplored by the anglers, who find that a number of good fishing places are now unavailable. The illicit landing of whiskey, purchasing of clothing, etc , from the soldiers and the surreptitious ferrying of soldiers to Tiburon is the reason for a guard being placed along shore. The members of the Fly-Casting Club will be at Stow lake this afternoon and to-morrow morning when the third classification contest will be in order. What to wear for an outing, a fishing or a hunting trip has been a perplexing problem, the attempted solution of which has given a vexatious termination to many a promising recreation or sporting jaunt. A reliance on old clothes, hats, shoes, etc., with the reflection that the junk can be thrown away afterwards is a flimsy makeshift that brings is own reward when the careless outer comes into contact with his fellows — a brief reflection satisfies him to his chagrin, that he is with them but not of them. Outing clothes, haberdashery, etc., are made up in bewildering variety and style, the most of these duds being made simply to sell to confiding purchasers. The utilities of fit, comfort and convenience being lost sight of entirely in the desire of shoddy manufacturers to foist the shadow for the substance upon inex- perienced or gullible buyers. Another objection that may be urged against some of the truck that is offered for sale, is that it is made up so fancy and gaudy, that the wearer can be certain of frightening fish and alarming game; with also a strong element of chance in favor of the wearer's reception of a rifle bullet or two from the fellow who shoots at everything con- spicuous or that moves in the brush. Canvas and leather properly made up into various garments and articles are recognized as coming nearly up to sportsmen's requirements than any other ma- terials. For range of selection, price, workmanship and quality the goods manufactured by E. C. Cook and Brother of Chicago offer a high standard of ex- cellence for the sportsman's choice in leather and canvas coats of all descriptions, drill and imported corduroy coats, vests and pants, hats and caps in variety, leggings, bags, belts, covers, gun cases, hol- sters, chamois shirts, fishing rod and rifle covers and cases, etc., etc. These goods are guaranteed by a house having an experience of 36 years, and with facilities second to none in the country The goods mentioned can be had at the leading retailers in this city. A request addressed to 4&-51-53 Kinzie street, Chicago, 111., will bring by return mail a descriptive catalogue which no sportsman can afford to be without. Fabulous stories are told of the almost incredible supply of salmon in Hudson straits and Ungava bay. A former agent of the Hudson Bay Companv states that these salmon are the finest of the world, and just as superior to the Restigouche fish, or to those of any of the other rivers of the St. Lawrence basin, as these last are to those of the Pacific slope. Of course, this difference in quality will cause no surprise to those who know how the firmness of flesh of the principal fishes of the Salmonidae is improved by a low temper- ature of the water and a northern habitat. . It is only within comparatively modern times that any attempt has been made to take these fish in con- siderable quantities for export. The plan adopted for their capture was borrowed from the porpoise fisher- men of Hudson bay, and it is doubtful if salmon or trout fishing is done in the same manner in any other part of the world. The coast of Hudson straits is in- dented by thousands of small bays and estuaries into which many rivers flow. At low tide there is little water in any of these inlets, but at a high tide the water rushes up into them for long distances. The tides rise 25, and in some instances, as much as 50 feet. At high tide in tbe seasons when salmon and sea trout are running, these fish follow with the water into the bays and rivers as far as the tide goes and swarm back with it when it ebbs. The Hudson bay man already referred to states that he has seen the smaller rivers and streams, or rather the stream beds, perfectly filled from shore to shore with salmon or sea trout, for the two seldom run together, struggling upward with the tide. It is impossible to draw seines against such a mass of fish, and the fish wheels of Oregon would be impracticable. The simple trap copied from the porpoise hunters proves very success- ful. Immense nets are made from the largest and strongest twine, and of length and depth to suit the inlet to be fished. At low tide the nets are set at the mouths of the bays or inlets, and the top of the net is loosened and allowed to sink to the bottom in order that no obstruction may be offered to tbe fish as they pass up with the rising tide. Just before the tide turns the lines holding down the top of the net are raised, when the buoys instantly rise to the surface and the trap is set. As the tide comes back men are stationed some dis- Goods for the Outing Season. The Skinner Co., 801 Market street, San Francisco, have imported special goods from England formaking Outing Suits for both men and women. These fabrics are dustproof, dressy and durable, are sold by the yard, or made to measure. One of the newest and most useful novelties of the season is Skinner's Umbrella Tent. Can be put up or taken down in five minutes. Packs into a bundle 37x7 inches, and weighs 15 pounds. Just the thing for mountaineering in vacation. tance above the nets, and with the aid of poles and brushwood, with which they beat the river, contrive to prevent the great mass of the fish from pressing upon the net and carrying in away. The salmon rush up stream again by thousands, and so panic-stricken do they become at the frightful disturbance of the water that tons of fish are often left on the dry beds of the inlets by the receding tides. As many as 10,- 000 salmon have thus been taken at a single haul. Those who have seen them say that the marvellous salmon runs of the Oregon rivers are not to be com- pared to the tremendous rushes of the fish in Hudson straits. Dustproof Harry has an Eastern prototype and he never fails to howl whenever there is the ghost of a chance. Anything to go on, however shadowy, is the occasion of a tirade on game protection that is torrid in its intensity. The game protection, however, is mostly the same old game — putting a close season on the dollar and locating as large a dollar preserve as possible under the protecting shield of the main howler's bank book. The Victoria Colonist refutes what possibly might be an imaginary case, the foundation for the "roar" is so ludicrous. Curator John Fanning of the Provincial Museum has lately received a communication from G. O. Shields, editor of Recreation, of New York. Mr. Shields writes that he has received an indignant letter from a correspondent of his paper complaining that large shipments of deer feet were being made from British Columbia to a manufactory in Philadelphia, where they were being made into cane and umbrella handles. This correspondent further alleges that British Columbians ship the deer feet in large casks, and in order to preserve them, subject them to a pickling process. Mr. Shields in his letter to Mr. Fanning desires information on the subject. Mr. Fanning was seen yesterday and stamped the entire matter as the veriest nonsence. He finds a parallel for the present absurd story regarding the export of pickled deer feet in the claim some years back in the Eastern press that birds' eggs were being sent from this province in barrels. Mr. Fanning characterizes the alleged export of deer feet as a ridiculous fake, and is addressing a letter to Mr. Shields showing how utterly unreliable are the views of such an ill-informed personage as the particular correspondent of Recrea- tion here referred to has proven himself to be. San Francisco Show. The premium list for the seventh annual show of the San Francisco Kennel Club show came out during the week. With the exception of Bloodhounds, New- foundlands, Borzois, English Foxhounds, Chesapeake Bay dogs, Dalmatians, Poodles, French Bulldogs, Beagles, Black and Tans, Skyes, Pomeranians, Mal- tese, Toy Terriers, King Claries and Blenheims, Italian Greyhounds, Chows, Esquimaux and Miscellaneous, the classes for each breed are full. Deerhounds, Aire- dales, Irish Terriers, Bedlingtons and Pugs are only lacking in novice classes. The total number of classes is 285. Entries for the show close April 11th. The list of specials is on« of the best ever offered. In view of the possible competition of Eastern dogs, "these specials are to be competed for and awarded to dogs owned on the Pacific Coast." Upwards of 15 silver cups, 30 silver trophies, 15 silver and gilt medals, 25 silver and 5 bronze club medals, besides other hand- some prizes are offered in connection with the regular club awards. The latter will consist of the club's silver and gilt medal for first, silver medal for second ana bronze medal for third. No cash club prizes are offered nor will any cash be given as handlers' prizes. We were under the impression that cash kennel prizes would be offered. Dr. O. K. Steers will officiate as usual, as the club's veterinarian. The display of tro- phies and prizeB in Shreve's window on Market street is a most attractive one and should enfluence many entries. The office of the club is located at No. 630 Market street, where premium lists, entry blanks and any further information desired can be obtained. George Allender, a trainer and handler who several years ago had the Thistle Glen Kennels is back in the ranks again, having recently opened the Fruitvale Kennels, at Fruitvale, where he will take dogs to board and train. Kennel Registry. SALES. Delverton Kennels sold to Ed. Tobin, March 20, 1903, a red dog puppy Cocker Spaniel. Al Myer sold to Wm. O'Conner, March 20, 1903, the white Bull Terrier dog Teddy ( )- VISITS. Plumeria Cocker Kennels' red Cocker bitch Plumeria Flo (Ch. Hampton Goldie-Queen K ) to Glenwood Kennels' Ch. Havoc. (Ch. Black Duke-Woodland Jude.) March 5, 1903. Plumeria Cocker Kennels' black Cocker bitch Omo Girl (Ch. Omo-Ch. Gaiety Girl) to same owners' Ch. Hampton Goldie (Ch. Red Mack-Hampton Queen Readie ) March 12. 1903. Plumeria Cocker Kennels' black bitch Plumeria Portia (Ch. Hampton Goldie-Ch. Princess Flavia) to Delverton Kennels' Ch Woodland Doke (Ch Black Duke-Woodland Jadej March 20,1903. Plumeria Cocker Kennels' Jetta ( ) to same owners' Ch. Hampton Goldie (Ch Red Mack-Hampton Queen Readie.) March 12, 1903. Dog Owners!! Read This!! We are carrying in the advertising columns of this journal an advertisement of "Sergeant's Dog Remedies," a popular line of preparations for which F. W. Braun & Co. of Los Angeles. Cali- fornia, have been made distributing agents on the Pacific Coast. The goods have few equals and no superiors on the market today, having received the highest endorsements of the leading dog men and kennel owners of this country and Canada. They are manufactured by Polk Miller Drug Co of Richmond, Va., who invite all persons having sick dogs to write (enclosing stamp) describing symptoms, and they will cheerfully furnish the best possible advice without any charge whatever. A revised copy of their book on "Dogs" sent free on receipt of 3c In stamps to cover postage. Opening of the Trout Season. On Wednesday next, the weather proving fair, the early dawn will find enthusiastic anglers on the banks of innumerable trout streams. Conditions seem to be exceedingly favorable for a splendid season. Reports from many sections are en- couraging for the knights of the creel. The most accessible stream forlocal fishermen is the Paper Mill. Word received early this week from that worthy sportsman and good angler, Theodore Roths- child, was the following good tidings: "Sam Wells and self prospected the Paper Mill Sun- day. We had 100 strikes at a hookless spoon, the fish running in size from 6 inches to 1 foot, in a dis- tance of 3i miles. It almost broke our hearts to see the beautiful rises and hands off. We enjoyed it im- mensely and every one of these fish were ticketed for April 1st." Reports from Santa Clara county "are to the effect that t he different streams are full of trout. Smiths Creek and the Santa Ysobel are fairly alive with large trout. In Saratoga creek, we are chagrined to note there is not a drop of water below Sorosis fruit farm. The Early History of Fly-Fishing. It seems hardly credible that, nothwithstanding the fact that fly-fishiog has been in vogue more or less for two thousand years, such scant reference has been made to it in the writings of the old-world authors. With the exception of Martial, who simply says — "Who hath not seen the scarus rise. Decoyed and caught by fraudfnl fiies5,, there is no one to be quoted but -Elian on the art amongst the ancients. In his "Da Xatura Animalium" this writer says:— "The Macedonians, who live on the banks of the river Astreus, which flows midway between Berea and Thessalonica, are in the habit of catching a particular fish in that river by means of a fly called hippurus. A very singular insect it is; bold and troublesome, like all its kind; in size a hornet, marked like a wasp, and buzzing like a bee. The predilection of the fish for this prey, though familiarly known to all who inhabit the district, does not in- duce the angler to attempt their capture by impaling the living insect. Adepts in the art have contrived a taking- device — captiosa quadam mackinatio — to cir- cumvent them, for which purpose they invest the body of the hook with purple wool, and having ad- justed two wings of a waxy color, so as to form an exact imitation of the hippurus, they drop these abstruse cheats gently down the stream. The scaly pursuers, who hastily rise and expect nothing less than a dainty bait, snap the decoy and are immediately fixed to the hook." According to "Bibliotheca pisca- toria," this passage was pointed out by Stephen Oliver, author of "Scenes and Recollections of Fly- Fishing;" and it is here transcribed because it is so clearly identifies the art of fly-fishing. Moreover, as will be observed, it tells of the method of using the lure, viz., "they drop these abstruse cheats gantly down the stream." As the artificial fly was, from its material, evidently a floating fly, this style of pro- cedure cannot be found fault with. It is presumable, from specimens that have been discovered that the hooks of those ancient times were made of bronze. There can be found nothing referring to fly-fishing, beyond what is said by JElian, in the ancient writers. He seems, in addition to the above passage, to partic- cularize our grayling as a fish readily caught with a sort of gnat of most annoying disposition. In conse- quence of the dearth of information, a great hiatus occurs, for, until the first book on fishing written in the English language, there is no further mention of fishing with the fly, either artificial or real. This first book, the angler hardly needs to be told, is that treatise on "fysshynge wyth an Angle," included in the "Boke of St. Albans," written by her prioress- ship worthy dame Julyans Berniers, "to the extent that youre aege maye the more floure and the more lenger to endure." This fair angler-author advises fishing for trout in "lepynge tyme" with a "dubbe"; and at the conclusion of her treatise she gives direc- tions for the making of twelve sorts of "dubbes" for "troughte and graylynge." The details of one of these will be a sufficient sample for all: "The donne flye; the bodye of the donne woll and the wynges of the pertvrche. Another donne flye: the bodye of blacke woll, the wynges of the blackest drake and the jay, with the wynge and under tayle." It will be conceded that these details are simple enough for any purpose, except perhaps that of catching trout. Perhaps, however, these fish in Dame Julyans' time were not so civilized as they are now. Judging, indeed, from the cuts of tackle given in the famous "Boke' ' it is certainly permissible to think they were not. The work referred to bears on the title page of the original edition, "Emprynted at Westmestre, by Wynkyn de Worde, the yere Thyncarnacon of our Lorde M.C.C.C.C.L X.XX.X. V.I " It will be seen from this that the Boke was of the first printed In England. The passages here quoted from JElian and Berniers are given as being the two earliest references *.o fly- fishing in the ken of angling bibliologists. Perhaps some of the readers of the Breeder and Sports- man, out of the storehouse of their memorj , may be able to give us references showing the estimation in which fly-fishing was held by the Greeks, or other ancient nations other than those related here. It seems strange that only one writer mentions it of tbe Greeks, and that there are no references extant to it at all between that time and the date of the "Boke of St. Albans." 11 ®hc ^vecbcv mtt» gt^ox*t0ntaii I March 2s, 1903 Trout Fishing on Rapid Streams. On rapid streams, minor streamlets, cascades or eddies formed by the splitting up and subdivison of the main stream, the manner in which the trout takes his food is peouliar, and forms almost a contrast to the feeding of those in deep and sluggish streams; in them the feeding fish may be seen lying near the surface o the water watching for the passing fly quietly and calmly, and any ily alighting near him is gently pro- pelled" towards him, or perhaps rises again from the water after alighting to dap once more over his anxious eyes, to whom, silly insect asitis, it displaysits beauty and calls forth, perchance, admiration from him, ex- amining its form and symmetry and scrutinizing its very condition and plumpness of body, till now, the ephemeral beauty being within easy reach, the trout fully satisfied with his leisurable inspection, gives one stroke with his tail and secures his prey. How widely different is the course pursued by the trout on the rapid stream, for here he well knows that as soon as the Ily has alighted on the water it will be instantly carried away by the current, and if missed by him in his attempt at capture will be washed into the jaws of his neighbor only a very short distance, perhaps few inches, below. He, a smaller fish, not daring or pre- suming to occupy the best place in the pool or eddy, but humblv and submissively contenting himself with a spot lower in locality and less propitious in feeding, pleased to partake of" the chance insect his superior has allowed to pass, voluntarily or not, and never ven- turing beyond the precincts permitted him by his elders, well knowing that any infringement of their rights of property would be followed by instantaneous punishment, amounting in all probability even to death itself. Thus it may be noted that the trout in their society maintain tieir own rights; and since the latv ruling them is one solely of force, and amongst whom power holds the place of justice with men, we shall find the largest and strongest fish holding to themselves the best feeding ground and the most convenient retreats for security against foes not of their own kind — a wise provision of nature since, of course, their requirements are in proportion to their size. These strongholds and favorite spots of trout are retained by them for a long time, as they seem fond of old haunts and do not readily forsake them. An instance has been noted where a trout of peculiar appearances has remained behind a certain stone for several months; his identity was certain, for at differ- ent times the fish was drawn from his retreat until at last basketed. No smaller fish dared, nor did any larger one, care to turn that particular fish out from his chosen retreat, and so he held his stronghold for the time being, which, after his removal, it was further noted, his quarters were speedily occupied by another wise trout. This rule of particular retreats of trout applies of course most forcibly to the very small streams, or to such portions of the larger ones, as are from their subdivisions of the main current, allied to them; to keep in mind the rule on any river however, will be of much importance, since it will teach us to pick out, as it were, the very fish we particularly desire, rather than leave our fly to the many who may pursue it, and all of whom often from over eagerness in the chase will fail in catching it. It may be safely asserted that when a fly, worm, grub, or no matter what attractive article of food is cast into a pool, where many trout in different parts of it are lying, all take a look at it, and if it proves sufficiently attractive to him, the largest trout will seize it; If'he declines the offer, the next trout in size and power is permitted his refusal of the morsel, and so on until some young greenhorn starts off, and in case of the fly or baited hook, discovers his mistake too late. This is often seen where an angler is using the worm, artificial minnow, or spoon, the latter especially, as being more exciting — a bright piece of metal is drawn swiftly through a pool, and in an instant all of the fish seim in movement, and if the master of the pool la inclined to take so large a mouthful, he at once mingles in the race and immediately the small fish, in fear apparently, will be noticed rapidly swimming off in a contrary direction. Should however, the big one not take it, at the same time the lesser ones he not too much frightened, someof them will dart away at the spoon or minnow and try to gobble a body often half as large as themselves. The rapacity of the trout is truly astonishing. Often a trout's guliet and stomach will contain a fish one-fourth or one-sixth as largo as his whole body. In large streams whore the trout are reputed to prey much on their smallnr brothers, we may conceive this gorging tendency a further reason for their being less constantly on tho feed, than those trout are which are here more directly alluded to. A trout has frequently been taken with the fly, the gullet of which has contained a fish large enough to have apparently satisfy his hunger for a whole day, and yet he could not resist the temptation the artificial fly afforded him. If their labor is constant, their digestion is very rapid, and the whole amount of food a trout would consume In a day if he could obtain it, would be somethingenormous. It would indeed be Interesting could wo have tho opportunity of making the experiment, in the natural habitat, as to the amount of food ombraced in the daily consumption of a healthy and fair sized trout. A general idea of tho extent and amount of their eat- ing may bo formed by op, ning tho stomachs of trout feeding greedily on file , at such times as they are mc t abuudant on tho water, when though every -ti -:iach seems distended with food, yet all are busily "ud in eating flies as fast as they can. •'.men if wo watch a number of trout on tho d in a plaoo where the food abounds, we may see that one fish will refuse some partioular Ily, or perhaps several successively, and yet another present- ing itself within reach is swallowed with avidity. This remark applies to large streams, and its prac- tical application to them is limited, as we shall see by and by that on the little streams we do not work on the principle of temptation by inherent qualities of attraction. No doubt some taste or appreciation of difference of flies as food is possessed by the trout, and perhaps a memory of some peculiar fly before familiar to him may induce him to take a similar one subsequently when able, but assuredly the trout is not guided in his feeding by judgment of what is more delightful to his palate; he seems rather to be stimulated to eat by the presence of food, acting as a direct and general force, and excited by what presents itself, in propor- tion to its power of acting on his habits and natural qualities of rapacity and tyranny. The desire or re- quirement of food prompts trout to eat, but often their tyrannical disposition will direct them in their object of prey. We may see a number of minnows swimming quietly and peacefully about in enjoyment of sportive play, close by the haunts of a large trout, who takes but little notice of them, on which account they are not afraid of his presence; now catch one of those minnows so familiar to the eyes of the trout, put him on a hook and make him spin through the water, make him an object amongst the others pre- eminently conspicuous, and the large trout will not brook such insolence from an inferior, he will immedi- ately dart at the presumptuous little fish and if he can, kill him. Again catch one of a number of flies playing over some quiet pool, put him on a hook and dap with him, make him more gay and sportive, more conspicuous, and more audacious than bis brethren, and the trout will select thiB inviting one in preference to all others. It would seem that the trout think of such an un- usually tauntiDg insect: "Little rascal, what do you mean by insulting me with such boldness? I'll punish you for your inso- lence, " and sure enough poor foolish fly speedily pays the penalty of his hazardous proceedings. And thus it will be seen that the most conspicuous object is often the most attractive, even so with arti- ficial baits, provided the trout has not the means of discovering such proffered bait to be unlike what he naturally is accustomed to, or believes what is pre- sented to him to be edible. Now, the trout are fierce, bold, rapacious, and tyrannical over all their own kind smaller than them- selves, and all other smaller fish and insects; but they are excessively timid of the presence of other animals. An otter, by natural instinct, they shun, so also water rats, and even birds; cows, t'is true, they will come close to. if they are in the water, being attracted by the grubs washing down from the dung of the animals, but these they come up to by slow degrees, and the sudden approach of a cow will intimidate them. But of man particularly, and beyond all other animals, do they dread their presence. Generally as soon as they discover one they rush off, but this is not always the case; they may remain stationary, watching him, if he be quiet, but the slightest movement on his part will make them retreat hastily; and though, after having seen a man they may remain stationary, they nevertheless seem awed by his presence; they cease feeding — or should they feed, they are yet evidently discomposed, shy and timid— impressed, as it were, with fear, they are doubtful in all their movements and appear instinctively to feel the need of caution. Sometimes when so affected, the sudden appearance of an insect within their reach will so arouse them for a moment, that, in their eagerness for prey, they may have their attention so far absorbed as to forget the presence of a stranger, and make a start as if to capture the insect; whilst on their course, however, they are reminded thatanenemyis near, and instead of captur- ing the insect, turn short of it, refusing, indeed, to feed. We believe this is often the case, that they are either so terrified by the presence of man that they rush off to a hiding place, or frightened as to remain quite stationary, even food presenting; or just alarmed enough as to make an attempt at the capture of a prey, and ultimately to decline taking it at all. This is a subject of great moment to the fisherman, and the young piscator will employ some time very profitably in trying for himself some experiments in proof of what we have stated respecting the voracity of the trout, and the influence any strange object, or even any unaccustomed movement of a familiar object will have on hi9 natural boldness in seizing prey. Loons and Their Traits on Land and Water. Mr. E. E. Drake, the manager of the Union Metallic Cartridge Co. and the Remington Arms Co., on a recent trip north secured in Seattle, we believe, a handsome stuffed specimen of a great northern diver or loon. The bird is in beautiful plumage and occu- pies a conspicuous position in the fine collpction arranged about Mr. Drake's offices. The loon has been regarded as a bird of wierd mys- tery. It is quite common in some parts of this State, notably so in tho Clear lake region. An Eastern writer, Ernest Harold Baynes, gives the following account of the loon and its ways. No one who has tried to get within gunshot of a great northern diver when tho latter floated free upon the water will over believe there is any sense in the expression "as crazy as a loon." No other bird, save the grebe, perhaps, 1b more aquatic than this, and not evon tho grobeis his superior at diving and Bwimming. His powerful legs, set far back, almost at theextremity ol his body, aro as highly favorable to movement in tho water as thoy are unfavorable to movement on the land. In tho water the loon is a bird, a fish and an otter in one; on the laud — where he is very seldom seen, by the way — his movements are almost painful in their clumsiness. At least this is usually the ease; we can hardly consider it invariably so, in view of Audubon's statement concerning a wounded and terrified loon, which says it ran 10U yards on dry land and another hundred yards through ankle deep water, stumbling now and then, but still travelling so fa6t that his son, J. W. Audubon, an active young man, could not over take it before it reached deep water, where it suddenly expired. Concerning the position of the legs of the loon, there is an ancient legend. When the Maker of the universe was making this bird, he forgot all about the legs, but as it flew away he remembered the omission, and threw the legs after it. Naturally they struck the hind part of the body, and there they stuck. But, however they got there, they answer the loon's purpose very well, as anyone who has pursued him in a boat will tell you. The usual experience is this: The loon swims along with head, neck and an inch or so of his back above the surface of the water until the boat comes almost within gunshot. Then, if no sudden movement has been made, he is likely to sink gently out of sight, and come to the surface again well out of range. At a sudden movement, or the slightest sound, like the "cocking" of a gun, it will dive with incredible speed and swim under water to a great distance, re- peating the trick as often as the pursuer has patience to renew the chase. As a rule, the northern diver, when pursued, will endeavor to keep to the open water, where he trusts to his diving powers to save him from his enemies; taking wing only in very exceptional cases. If he be cornered or driven toward the shore, he will dive like a flash, and, swimming rapidly under the boat, arise far out of gunshot on the other side. But experienced gunners seldom hunt loons in this way, unless for the fun of watching his skill as a waterman. They usually wait until autumn, when the birds are migrating, and shoot tbem from a boat as they pass high overhead. Often, while lying in wait for birds on the wing, these gunners see other loons riding among the white caps. Now and then a great, crested wave will come rolling along, threaten- ing to bury some intrepid diver in the flood, but the plucky bird at the last moment will turn upon the monster, and, diving through its liquid base, will quickly reappear in the quiet water on the other side. Loons often fall victims to their curiosity. Gunners who know their weakness will lie concealed in the reeds with gun at the "ready." On seeing a loon swimming at a distance, they will wave a bat or a handkerchief for an instant, and then withdraw it. The loon will be sure to see this, and the chances are that he will start toward it, swimming and diving alternately. If he pauses, up will go the signal again, and again the bird will advance. When well within gunshot, a trigger is pulled, and the modern breech- loader at short range is one too many even for the lightning dive of a loon. The cry of the northern diver is one of the strangest, weirdest sounds in nature; those who have beard it can scarcely wonder that it has so often been woven into Bong and legend. A blood-red ring huDg round the moon, Hung round the moon. Ah, me.' Ah, me! I heard the piping of the loon, A wounded loon. Ah, me: And yet the eagle feathers rare, I, trembling, wove in my brave's hair. Almost all writers who have attempted to describe theory of this bird have likened it to unmirthful laughter. Thus, Mr. Vernon Bailey, speaking of the sound describes it as follows: "Only on the lonely lake in the heart of the woods do you get the startling thrill of the loon's wild cry — one clear-piercing note or a long, quavering, de- moniacal laugh that to the timid suggests a herd of screaming panthers." The nesting habits of the great northern diver are in perfect keeping with its general aquatic habits. The nest is always within a few feet of the water, gener- ally close to it, and often completely surrounded by it. A Blight depression in the damp ground on the shore of a lake or on ths shore of an island in a lake, a mass of decaying reeds close to the water or floating in it, or a flattened space on the roof of a musk rat house— suoh is the home of the great loon. Here are laid the eggs, usually two, but sometimes only one. They are about 3^ inches long, dark brown, thinly marked with blackish spots. The sitting bird is not easily disturbed, but as a rule will allow an in- truder to approach quite near before leaving her charge. Then she will jump suddenly from the nest, and, with much scrambling and sliding, get back into the water. When the young loons are hatched, they are covered with black down, and in a day or two take to the water. On land they are clumsy, fat little things, but once in the lake, they can swim and dive with remark- able skill. For a short time they are fed by regurgi- tation, and later their parents give them parts of fisb, aquatic insects and other food, until tbej can fish for themselves. Not long ago, a naturalist, rowing on a northern lake, came upon a mother loon and one little one. The mother easily escaped and from a'distance watched the progress of her child. The little fellow could not swim fast enough to distance the boat, which was fast gaining upon him. As it came alongside, however, the mother uttered a call, and instantly the youngster dived, coming to the surface a short distance away. Again, as the boat drew near the little loon, the call of the old bird was repeated, and again the infant rosponded by diving. It is my recollection that the naturalist was so touched by this exhibition of devo- tion on one hand and obedience on the other, that he turned his boat about and left the birds in peace. Loons live chiefly on fish, frogs and other batrachi- ans, leeches, aquatic insects and sometimes the roots of aquatic plants. Shellfish also form a portion of their diet. It is said that, barring tho shellfish, most of the food is swallowed while the birdB are below the water. March 28, 1903] ®he gvse&ev cmi> gtpttvfcsmcm 13 The Dairy Herd. In October, 1896, Nebraska Experiment Station purchased 10 grade Jersey heifers, all to come fresh in the late fall or early winter. This small herd was to be used for investigations along the line of dairy husbandry, and therefore all records were kept as to the feed and production of the animals. During the five years that the herd was on test they gave an average butter production as follows: In 1897, 340.98 poundB of butter per cow; in 1898, 368.89 pounds; in 1899, 247.l'3 pounds; in 1900, 279.35 pounds; in 1901, 353.43 pounds. During the five years, fifty-two yearly records showed an average of 315.82 pounds of butter. The variations from year to year were caused by various changes in the herd and to some extent by the feed given. It was found that cer- tain cows gave excellent records during the five years and such cows were shown to possess a marked dairy type and con- formation. The poorest record in the herd was made by a cow lacking in depth and possessing a steer-like form. Strike! — if they don't give you Jack- son's Napa Soda. The best heifer calves are none too good, and the dairy farmer can as a rule, raiBe better cows than he can buy in the markets. If cows are in milk from Saptember on, during the four succeed- ing months, it offers good opportunity to raise fall and winter calves that will be able to care for themselves nicely by the time the pastures are ready for them in the spring. ♦ California farmers have a very bright prospect for 1903. The rains have been copious and widely distributed this year, even the southern portion of the State being well moistened. 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The remarkable increase in the pro- duction of milk and butter in the United States in the last decade was due far more to increased yield per cow than to increase in the number of cows. There is plenty of opportunity for an equally great increase in the production per cow during the present decade. As farmers become more careful and accurate in determining the relative production of their cowb, the culling of their herds becomes more rigorous. This immediately raises the average standard of production and tends, by aid of the laws of heredity, to increase the producing capacity of the descendants of cows retained for dairy purposes. Dairy cows require some bulky food with their grain; hut care must be taken not to go to either extreme. If too bulky the animal must eat too much in order to ee. ure sufficient nourishment. If not bulky enough the animal trill consume more nutritive material than it can digest in order to produce the proper sense of fullness This deranges the stomach and causes waste. It is one of the most difficult of all the essential necessities of the dairy manage- ment to secure cleanly conditions of the cow stable". Xinety-nine out of every hundred cow stables visited cannot be called clean and sweet. The offensive odors of t" e cow stable contaminate the breath, blood, the excretions and secre- tions, and hus all of the animal's tissues lucte. Reliable Recipe for Hams. A reliable recipe for putting up hams is as follows: Rub the hams with dry salt and drain for twenty-four hours. Mix four quarts of salt, three pounds of brown sugar, one pound of saltpeter, four ounces of sal prunella and four ounces of bruised juniper berries together and boil in six quarts of water. Cool and ssim the brine, then take the hams from the salt and wipe dry. Pour the cold pickle over them and rub well into the meat. There should Le enough brine to cover the meat. Turn the bams every second day for three weeks, after which take out. wipe dry and rub a mixture of pepper, salt and bran thoroughly into the meat. Paint with liquid extract of smoke or place in a regu- smokebouse. Htms shrink about ten per cent in weight in smoking, while pickled or salted pork gainB about ten per cent. Bulk is necessary, but a ration should not contain more than thirty-five pounds of dry matter and seventy pounds of water. Palatability and digestibility are two fac tors that are worthy of much attention when formulating a ration. Many of t e rations compounded by the wise men in the East do not work well in practice in this country because they are lacking in palatability and consequently a cow will not consume sufficient quantity of the food to give results. Some are also lack- ing in digestibility and unsatisfactory re- sults follow the r use. A ration can be made from over-ripe timothy, whole corn and whole oate, but it will not give as good results as hay, cut when in prime condition, corn meal and chopped oats, because the first combination would be both slow of digestion and less digestible than the second ration. The dairy cow is not large, because it would require more feed to maintain a large carcass. The beef cow is large be- cause she is sold by the pound. The dairy cow has a prominent large back bone, be- cause she must be possessed of strong con- stitution and great nerve power. She is light in the hind quarter, because heavy quarters would be useless, expensive to maintain and interfere with the location of the udder. The udder is large, because sh» produces large quantities of milk, and the udder is a part of the necessary milk making machinery. The line of connec- tion, where the udder joins the body, is as long in a good cow as the distance from the udder to the fore legB. A Denver man with a bunch of 300 cattle went into partnership some time ago with a granger in Washington county who had a nice big haystack. By the terms of the agreement the cattle were to be hay-fed through the winter and then the stock wae to be divided equally. The other day the Denver man received a letter from hia country partner in which it was reported that all the hay is eaten up and every hoof on the place is dead and ready for the skinners. This is a case where capi- tal and experience both fell down with no one to blame for it. At a recent sale of Duroc-Jersey brood bowb in Nebraska the world's record o^ prices for this breed was broken. Fifty head were Bold at an average of $76.80. The highest price for any one animal was $300 for the two year old sow Roberta' Profit. Are your heat cows boarding your poorer ones, then there never was a better time than now to turn off your boarders, and replace them with better oneB. You can- not expect to reap the full reward for your food and labor as long as you keep a lot of scrub cows. FOR SALE V VERY HANDSOME THREE-YEAR-OLD - » Coli by Nearest 355(12. sire of Alone (4) 2:09V, and full brother to John A. McKorron 2:05w, out of an Antecomare. Absolutely sound, well broken and can show a 40 clip. Is entered in Occident Stake. Will be sold under guarantee. Js in every respect a high-class roadster. Apply to or address T. W. BARSTOW, San Jose. $5000 Reward to any person who will prove any letter or ., endorsement we pub- Adams Express Co. lisn to be fraudulent. Tuttle's Elixir is of such well known and high quality that it does not need to bring anything but honest statements to its defense. Indispensible for all veterinary uses. Turtle's Family Elixir is ^equalled ■ —. ■ J as a remedy m the home. We send a sample free for 6c in stamps, merely to pay postage. Send at once for onr 100-page book "Veter- inary Experience," which we mail free, Tattle'BEllxlrCo.,4370*FaiTellSt,,SanFranclscotCal, 'Bfwiro of so-called Elixirs — none genuine lui TnlCe'a. Avoid all blisters; they offer only temporary relief, if any RACING EVEBY WEEK DAY RAIN OR SHINE. New California Jockey CI OAKLAND TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY RACES START AT 2:15 P. M. SHARP. Ferryboats leave San Francisco at 12m., 13:30, I, 1:30, 2, 2:30 and 3 p. m., connecting with trains stopping at the entrance to the track. Last two cars on train reserved for ladies. No smoking. Buy your tickets to Shell Mound. Returning trains leave the track at 4:15 and 4:45 p. m. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, President. PERCY W. TREAT, Secretary. JUST LIKE A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track. Bring the ladies and see the FASTEST HORSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. S O LNEY *SON, - - Proprietors SUBSCRIBE TO Showing exact position of every horse, including the favorite, which was either first, second third or fourth at each quarter pole, also positions at start. Events reported from all parts of Canada and United Slates Isiued the 1st and 16tli of every uiontli, from April 15th to October I5lh. Price 60c, 75c. or SI, according to Issue. For sale at all principal hotels, newsstands and race tracks In the country, and publishers' office. GOODWIN BBOS., 1440 Broadway, N. Y. ANNUAL Sl'lJSL'KIPTION, |18, whUh includes all semimonthly editions and two morocco bound semi-annuals. Explanatory led free. For sale by the Breeder and Sportsman. Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose— surround ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop billiard parlor.carriageofflce news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance Hunt and Fish ALONG THE LINE OF THE California & Nortliwestern Ry (LESSEE OF THE S. F. * N. P. K. R.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Cold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Fine Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section in California for Fralt and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petalama, Santa Rosa Ukiah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip tickets at reduced rates. Ticket Offices-650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. R. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. 3 Ioqi Minney FOR SALE. All Out ot Fashionably Bred Mares. One 2 Years Old. One 3 Years Old. One 4 Years Old. The two-year old and three-year-old are bolh well staked and are trotters- The four-year-old has a three-year-old trotting record of £ 18. and a great prospect for his class this year. All are in flne shape to train or be placed in the stud. For pedigrees, prices and full particulars address C. A. DIIRFEE, San Joae. LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission, Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. warehouse: I office: 203 Berry St. | 303 California St , Room 7. SAN FRANCISCO, CAX. Telephone: Main 1027. IMPORTANT TO HORSEMEN. POT T< ' POSITIVE SPECIFIC; SPEEDY 1 Jl • and sure cure for Colic in horses. TRIAL GIVEN FREE. For particulars telephone Central- to 517 Ninth street Oakland, Cal. March 28, 1903] &he gveefrev cmfr gtpovi&tnaxt 15 FUTURE STAKE EVENTS St. Louis Fair Association Entries Close April 1, 1903. $50,000 World's Fair Handicap To be Run in June, 1904. A SWEEPSTAKES for three-year-olds and upwards in 1904 (foals of 1901 and preceding years). The St- Louis Fair Association guarantees the gross value to be $50,000, of which $6000 to second, and $-2000 lo third, and fourth to save its stake. Entritsclose April 1, 1903, Liabilities as follows: Two-year-olds at time of entry: By Subscription of $25 each April 1st 1903 50 additional if not declared by July 1st 1903 75 additional if not declared by October 1st 1903 100 additional if not declared by February 1st 1904 250 additional to start. Three-year-olds and upward at time of entry: By Subscription of $50 each April 1st 1903 75 additional if not declared by July 1st 1903 100 additional if not deolared by October 1st 1903 125 additional if not declared by February 1st 1904 250 additional to start. The stake to be re-opened February 1, 1904, and entries accepted on that date upon payment of $750, $■250 additional to start. Weights to be published March 15, 1904. A winner, after publication of weights, of $1500 twice or $2500 once, penalized 6 lbs ; of $25C0 twice or $4000 once, 9 lbs ; of $1000 twice or $7000 once, 12 lbs ; if handicapped at 1 12 lbs or over, these penalties shall be reduced by one-third; at 120 lbs. or over by two-thirds; at 130 lbs. or over there shall be no penalty. In the case of three-year-olds, penalties shall not cause the weight to exceed 115 lbs. ONE MILE AND A QUARTER. ST. LOUIS ESTIMATED VALUE $15,000. DERBY 1904 Entries to this Stake FREE, A SWEEPSTAKES for three-year olds (foals of 1901); $75 each or only $15 ir declared July 1, 1903. or $-10 if declared January 1, 1904; $125 additional to start: $7500 added, of which $1500 to second and $750 to ihird, the fourth to save its stake. A winner of a sweepstakes of $3iOO in I94; second dam St. b. by Algerine, son of Whipple's Ham- Metonlan SIDNEY DILLON is a model of symmetry and imparts his grand individual- ity, inherentspeea and excellent disposition to all his progeny. Best of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges if horse is still in my possession. For pasturage and other information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Supt Santa Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $40. "ra Montgomery St . S. F. The Thoroughbred Stallion [Hermit [Kewmlnster ' { Seclusion 1 Fusee fMarsyas *■ (Veguvienne f Kingfisher. I*??*'116*011 St. Carlo (.Carina.. (.Carita (The Jll-Used "* '"{ Camilla ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about 529,000 as a two-year-old- He Is a wenderful young Sire, among his get being Ruinart (winner of the Burns Handicap. Palace Hotel Handicap and $11,650). Zamar II (winner of lfl races as a two-year-old and $7695), Joan. February, St. Cuthbert, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Marmion May Boy, Our Climate, Glendinning and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM. SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, - $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any acoidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903 For further particulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES MCDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. THE STANDARD-BRED TROTTING STALLION By BOODLE 2:12^. sire of Ethel Downs 2:10, Thompson 2:14&, and 4 others in 2:30 and better. He by Stranger, sire of 33 in 2:30. Dam NINA B. by Electioneer, sire of Arion 2:073^, I Sunol 2:08\i, Palo 2:0S?i. and 161 more in 2:30 list. BOODLE Jr. BOODLE JR. is one of the best bred, best looking and best stallions on the Pacific Coast. He will make the Season of 1903 at J. D. CARR'S GABILAN RANCH, Six Miles East of Salinas P_ _ mc for the season, payable at end of season, or $15 for single service, payable at time of Tec Ji-0 service, otherwise will be considered at season rates. Any mare entered for the season and paid for will be granted the usual return priveleges if proven to be not in foal, provided that next year the owner of mare still owns her and J. D. Carr still owns the horse. Good pasturage at S3 per month, but no responsibility assumed for accidents Season open now, and will close August 8rst 1903 BOODLE Jr. is a sure foal getter, his colts are all uniform, and of good color, and show fine speed and action. He is 16 hands high and weighs 1200 pounds, is of a rich mahogany bay. Apply to J- *>. CARR, or JOHN GARSIDE, at Gabllan Ranch. RACINE launches and rowboats Launches $197.50 Up 15, 16, 18, 21 and 25 ft. Sizes carried in stock Rowboats $33 Up All Styles carried in stock. SEND FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES. BAKER &, HAMILTON Superior to Copaiba, Cnbebs or Injt PACIFIC COAST AGENTS. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL ®he grwiffr mti* gftrorismcm [March 28, 1903 Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4 Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) (A Great bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who , be one of the beat stallions standing for service in California. magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding, class and iaUty ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year < Ids ,hat have never been trained. All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. From Jtaeir appearance and the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to b» good race horses with ever, prospect of some star performers. A number of these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. it bis record as a three-year old in the fourth heat of a Six-heat race for a S5000 purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six f thf greatest throe-year- Ids of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinite and Futurity. LIMONERO 2:15J will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but no iNHpou&rillty assumed for accidents or escapes Mares should be shipped to University Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal., in care of J. H. WILLIAMS, Los Angeles, Cal. riedmont 004 Record 2:17tf Winner of 41 heats in 2:3Uor better Sire of Esparto Rex... 2:15Si Limonero 2:15?i Lorlta 2:18)4 (.May Reg. No. 33389 AluiODt 33 Sire of 35 trotters and 2 pacers 96 sons produced •135 trotters and 135 pacers 81 dau produced 102 trotters and 28 pacers Wanda 2:18*4 Charley C 2:I8>4 Marston C 2:19!4 and sire dams of Fanny Wilcox. 2:Ki'i Alta Vela 2:I1W Lizziemont 2:16*£ Montrose (3).. .2:18 sire of 23 trotters, 2 pacers 7 sons produced 14 trotters, 3 pacers 16 daughts produced 21 trotters, 3 pacers Ferguson Lulaneer Dam of Limonero 2:159£ Bion 2:19*£ HARRISON Q ARMS. Owner. University Station, (by Mamb. Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont.... 2:17^ Almont Eagle. 2:27 3 sons produced 29 trot's, 3 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 paoors Electioneer 125 Sire of 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 trotters and 197 pacers 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 12 pacers Lula (by Norman 25) Record 2:15 Winner of 56 heats in 2:30 THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. NUTWOOD WILKES. Fli. is the only Stallion that ever produoed two three-year olds in one season with ,,[ 2:12 and 2:12« respectively. Who Is It, ex-champion thvee-year-old ,,ftbe world, reduced his record to 2:104. John A. M J erron2:05« (2-12* as a three-year-old) Is the fastest trotter of all the famous trlb eo ISeorge Wilke». NUTWOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1903 at the RACE KECORD 2:16/, By GUY WILKES 2:15H Dam LIDA W 2:18i< By NUTWOOD 3:18?.; NUTWOOD STOCK Fee = $50 For the Seasou With return privileges If horse remains my property Good pastur- age at $3 per month. Bills payable before re- moval of mare. Stock well cared for, but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS THE SIRE OF 2:05M .2:21 Rosewood . . . Nearest 2:22 1/ Central Girl 2:22 H Mixer 2:24^| John A. McKerron Fastest trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 2: 12^ Who Is It 2:10^ 3-year-old race rec 2:12 Stanton Wilkes 2:I0K Georgle B 2:12s* Claudius 2:13.',' Bob Ingersoll 2:14}; Irvingten Boy 2:I7S£ Verona 2:I8M Irrington Belle 2:18V4 Echora Wilkes 2:18^ O-But three of the grandsons and granddaughters of NUTWOOD WILKES ever started in races 1902 is by a son (Nearest 2:22). and 110:10 2:16-^ and Miss Georgie 2:25 are out of his daughters. Young stock by NUTWOOD WILKES for sale. For further particulars apply or address Alix B 2:24 Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgie 2:25 Fred Wilkes 2:20/; Queen C .2:28 j Electress 2:28- = Daugestar 2:29 L E.C 2:29!'. T.C. (3) 2:30 Of these, Alone 2:09^, fastest four-year-old 0 MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co., Cal. BONNIE DIRECT 2:05 1-4 Winner of fastest 5-heat race paced in 1900. Win- ner of Chamber of Commerce Stake at Detroit; Blue Hill Stake at Readville, and three other great races. Biggest money winner of 'New" Pacors of 1W0, having $7575 to his credit the tirst year out. Sired by Direct 2:05',^, aire of Directly 3:03^, Hal Direct 2:04'{, Prince Direct 3:07, Directum Kelly 'M'S',, etc. Dam BON BON 8:86 (dam of Bonsilene 2:14M). by Simmons 2:28, sire of Helen Simmons 2: 11M. New York Central 2:13, etc. Also sire of dams of Fereno BiQTX. Tomboy 2:10*4, Owyhee 2:11, etc. Second Dam BONNIE WILKES 2:20 (dam of 3 in list) by George Wllke- Third Dam BETTY VII. EY by Bob Johnson, thor- oughbred son of Boston ,„„,,_ , J , J, -O 1 nnv.„r moc/*T is a black stallion 15'f hands high, weighs 1200 lbs- Is a good Individual, BONNIE DIRECT hsa; b( st of f?et and lege, and is absolutely sound in every way. Bl (NNIE DIRECT trill serve a limited numb ;r of approved mares during season of 1903 at.*10oim, bul n.. res lOMl bill ty should any occur. ±-ussurace ior marts nablo rates. Address C. L. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal. Summary of Three of Bonnie Direct's Races. Chamber or Commerce Stakes, $5000, at Detroit Bonnie Direct 9 5 8 1] Annie Thornton 14 1 12 2 2 HalMcEwen 1 11 2 8 Idis Pussywillow 8 3 11 3 3 ro George C, 3 4 3 4 5 ro. Cobbett 4 7 4 5 dr, Duchess 11 13 5 6 dr. Joe Wheeler 12 9 7 7dr, Fred Wilton 2 2 9 dis, Mt. Clemens Boy 5 6 6 dr. Louis E. Mid dletoo 6 8 12 dr, Sport 7 10 10 dr, Gamecock 10 12 dr, Connie 13 dr, Little Frank dis. Time— 2:10!4, 2:12^, 2:13Ji, 2:13, 2:12«, 2:12S£. Grease Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS — Cases wbere ulcerations extend, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine After Blistering, Veterinary Pixine is the very best application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process. Will heal the most severe cases without scar, and will prevent loss of hair. As a Preventive —If a light application of Veterinary Pixine is used before speeding, driving in wet, muddy or slushy weather, or in the snow, your horse will never have speed cracks, scratches or grease heel. For Hoofs.— It will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in perfect form. For Old and Chronic Sorea, Etc. — Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, nobble chafes, abscesses, inflammatory swellings, sores and all skin disease. In cases of emergency it is invaluable. This penetrating, stimulating, soothing, ab- sorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from beneath the surface by disinfecting the parts, subduing inflammation andstimulatinghealthy granulation, not by drying and scabbing. 2 oz., 95c; S oz , 50c, 5-lb pkg;., 84.00. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL CO., TROY, N. Y. D. E. Newell, Pacific Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street, San Francisco. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin. Infirmary and Residence— 811 Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts., San Franoisoo. Telephone: Main 457. 2:13 Class, pacing, purse $1500, at Columbus. Bonnie Direct 3 5 111 Johnny Agan 1 12 2 3 Ladv Piper 3 2 3 4 2 Freilmont 5 3 4 3 4 Red Light 4 4 5 dr, Prince Exum dis. Time— 0:31, 1:08X, 1:34,3:05)*; 0:33—, 1:05H, 1:38^, 2:10^; 0:32, 1:03'.;, 1:34 4. 2:07 '.4; 0:31"., 1:014, 1:S73£ 2:08?i; 0:3lVj, 1:08X, l:36,2:08jf. Blue Hill Stake, $3000, at Readville. Bonnie Direct 1 1 1 SallleHook 2 2 8 Evolute 5 3 2 Annie Thornton 4 4 3 Paul Revere 3 5 4, Dark Wilkes 6 7 5. Tommy W. 7 6 7. Argo Director 8 8 6. Lady Allright 9 8 9, Beauty Spot dis, P. H. Flynn dis. Time— 2:07?i, 2:09tf , 2:10^- THE BRED HIGHLY STALLION NEAREST 35562 Full Brother to John A. McKerron 2:05 1-4. G. A. W. FOLKERS Successor to J. H. A. Folkers & Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building, Room 4. San Franoisoo Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage. Saddle and Roai* Horses for Sale Office and stable: 605 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. NEAREST 35552, Rec. 2:22 I-?. Sire of ALONK (4) 2:00 1-4. RECORD 2:22 1-2 (Formerly WILKES DIRECT) Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4 and the Only 8-year-old Stallion with One with a Record below 2:10. By NUTWOOD WILKES 2:164. sire of John A. McKerron 2;05fi. Who Is It 2:10^. Stanton Wilkes 2: lOtf, Claudius 2:13^. Georgie B 2:123*, Bob Ingersoll 2:14*£ and 16 oilier standard prrfc>rinern Dam INGAR, the greatest producing daughter of Director (dam of John A. Mc- Kcrniu ','ii:.'i Nmimst 2:22S and Thursday 8:24) by tho old champion Director 2:17, sire of Dlrrrtuiu 2:ii5Vi, Direct 2:05V'(l Direction 2: it)»t, Evangeline 2:114, Margaret S '!-".; und others; sm'find dam Annie Titus (dam Of Annie C. 2:25) by Echo 462, sin- of Eohora 2:23M (dam of Direct 2:05K) and 16 others In list; third dam Tiffany maro (dam of ( librnltur 2:22H, sire of Our Dick 2; 10^, Homestake 2:14M and others) by Owen Dalo, son of Williamson's Belmont. ME A DECT Is a Dark Hay. 15.3 hands and wolghs 1200 pounds; well formed and PiCr\lv.Col of kind disposition. Will make tho Season of 1003 at the Stables of T. W. BARSTOW on the Alameda Avenue Near Race Track, Sao. Jose, Cal. FROM FEBRUARY 1st TO JUNE 1st. TERMS, - $40 THE SEASON. Good pasturago $3 per month. No wire fencing. Every care taken to prevent Ntitsorosoapes, but uo rosponslbllli.v should any noour. Address Dr. Wm, r1- "ES&arXm M. R. C. V. S.. F. E. T. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspector forNew Zealand and AustralianColoniei at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medioine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California: Ex-President ox the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital, 1117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Wetster St., San Franoisoo: Telephone West 138. T. W. Telephone No.: Red 1431. BARSTOW, SAN JOSE, CAL. gfe=vi==?i A Bad Hitter may not be wholly To Blame for his Bunches and Bruises Absorbine win remove the inflamation and bunch. $2.00 per bot- tle, delivered. W. F. VOUNO, P. D. F.. Springfield, M"«- For sale by Mack & Co., Langley & Miohaels Co. Redlngton & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron all of Sao Franoisoo. March 28 19< 31 ©*te gvee&ev cms gtpovt&man ARNER 31300 Sire CHAS. DERBY 3:20 (sire of Don Derby 2:06, Much Belter 2:07^, Derby Princess 2:08;;, Diablo 2:09}4, 11 in 2:15 list, 23 in 2:30 list. Dam BERTHA by Alcantara 729. FULL BROTHER TO Don Derby Diablo = = 2:06 2:09 1=4 (Sire of Sir Albert S 2:033j) Elf - - ■ ■ ■ Ed Lafferty - 2:12 1=2 2:16 1=2 and others. Season of 1903, to close June 1st, AT SAN LORENZO, CAL. Paa ,t?I» FOR THE SEASON. Usual return privileges. Good pasturage $3 per month, and rCC >y Dorsey's Golddust (sire Lucille VIIW1 kll WLII I LlfaUl Golddust 2:I6« and many others in list) L 4th darns, t. b. by Abdatlah 15 Sire of :: Season of 1903, March 1st to June 1st, CLAYS 2:13J£ :: ' iba 2:16^ :: At D. Gannon's Stables. Watts St., near Race richard s. (Trial) 2:09 :: Track, Emeryville, Alameda Co., Cal. Pacing Filly 2:15 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Fee $25, payable at time of service. TT'OR SALE— Two fine Stallion r Colts by GROVER CLAY; dam, a producing mare by Sidney. For further particulars address DENNIS GANNON. Emeryville, Cal. MONTEREY 2!09 1-4 «' Will Make the Season of 1903 at SAN LORENZO SATURDAYS. SUNDAYS. MONDAYS, TUESDAYS. MILPITAS WEDNESDAYS. THURS- DAYS and FRIDAYS. pop CCft FOR THE SEASON. Good pasturage at $3 per month. Best of care taken or mares i ww *uu but no responsibility for acoldents or escapes. Send for card ( and full particulars. Address escapes. Send for card containing pedigree P. J. WILLIAMS, San Lorenzo, Cal. ^EREED FOR SIZE, STYLE, SPEED, GASIENESS.^ Sire of Prank 3:1014 Sweitzer 2:13w Hazel Y 2:17 Butcher Boy 2:17^ Auditor 2:19% and ten more in 2:30 HAMBLETONIAN WILKES 1679 TheOnlv Son of the < Great Geo, Wilkes [in California, .... SIBH OF Phoebe Wilkes 2:0$% I Tommy Mac... Robert 1 2:10 I Vic Schiller. . . . Phebon W 2:10% Arlene Wilkes. Rocker 2:11 | Sunbeam Will Make the Season of 1903 at Terms for the Season, $40. tor escapes or accidents. Nb wire fences. Telephone: Suburban 15. .3:11^1 New Era 2:13 I Saville , 2:I7«4 .2:11^ I Aeroplane 2:16^ Grand George 2:i8w .2:113£ I Sybil S 2:16;S£ | J. P. Hanson 2:19^ .2:12% | and 12 more In 2:30 Brokaw Road, 1-4 mile from Santa Clara. Usual return privileges. Good pasturage at 94 per month. Best or care taken of mares, but no liability Address R. I. MOORHEAD, SANTA CLARA, CAI, GREEN MEADOW FARM ©lt£ f&veeiicv mtb gtpovtsmim I March 28, 1903 THE 6AYW00D STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAU (Property ot John Parrott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS « <™ Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1903 TEE --- 875 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEALY. Breed to Extreme Speed. CHAS. DERBY 4907, ne. 2:20 » * s^ MICH BETTER 2:07*. DERBY PRINCESS 3:08^, DIABLO 2:09*. OWYHEE S;ll LITTLK BETTER 2:11*, CIBOLO 2: 13!i, and many other fast and game racehorses. Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trotters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices Address OAKWOOD PARK STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. STAM B. 2:11 1-4{ (TROTTING. REG. NO. 23444. 3-YEAR-OLD RECORD, 3:15 1-3 (Timed second in 2:l-2tv) 4-YEAR-OLD RECORD. 3:11 1-4 (Timed second in 2:094, 2:09) YEAR-OLD TRIAL, - - 3:36 u- STAM B , by that show horse king, Stamboul 2:074. father of 47 from 2:10^ to 2:30; 24 sons and daughters produced from 2:074 to 2:27. Stamboul is the only trotting bred stallion that ever sold twice for over $40 000, and sired a daughter for whose son, Wiggins (two-year-old 2:194). $40,000 was offered. Stamboul'sdam is the grandam of Oakland Baron 209»{. for which $50,000 was lately refused, showing that men with money and brains appreciate this blood. STAM B.'S first dam. Belle Me- dium 2:20 (dam of 3 from 2: 11 * to 2:30) by Happy Medium sire of Nancy Hanks2:04. NosonofHam- bleloniau [U ever produced such speed and she sold for $40,000. See 'Eid dam Argenia, dam of one in 2:20, by Almont Lightning, sire of dams of Zombro (five years old 2:11) and King Prlnceps2:15, by Almont 33. Third dam Mary Adams by Mambrino Patchen, sire of dams or Guy Wilkes 2:15& Baron Wilkes a. 18 Patchen Wilkes 2:29. Fourth dam Mambrino Belle by Mambrino Chief, sire of Lady Thorn and dam of Director and Onward. Fifth dam by Mason Whip, a thoroughbred. No stallion now doing public service ever represented such champions of the turf, show ring and top notchers at private and public sales. He is a handsome horse (a typical Morgan in form), and tried racehorse, and game, tonpv road horse. . , STAM B is a bay, two white hind ankles, 15 hands 2H inches high, weight 1090 lbs, of good stamina and muscular development. Will Make the Season of 1903 at Pleasanton, Cal. t,,,-.- rf,Oro Wilkes 2:11, Evangeline &11&. Mary C 2:174, etc. Fidelia, NLTSHASAK'S dam, is in the great broodmare list and she ARIST0 (3) 2:\U VSSS£i and Stanford Stakes, 1902 MAJELLAB.(2)2:Z9Tr£il,t> THE B0QUET Tr,al <£ *}§£ Brown Filly V^W £u% Sire, SaDle Wilkes 2:18, sire of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 2: 15W, Sabina 2:15W Sabledale £at.?Lei"s.).£:!.'r V.-15uKI'S.tS?, .(ai \Pa,r>).a:2?!£ ,an.a pothers in 2:30 list. Dam, Fidelia (trial 2:35 at Directum Blackbird hawk 767. -"•0"" "' McCracken's Black- NDSHAQAK'S sire, Sable Wilkes, is a remarkable sire ot early and extreme speed- his son Oro Wilkes 2:11 was one of the gamest colts that ever raced down the Grand Circuit The Wilkes an gtpxjtrtsmcm Portable Houses ALL SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boxes. Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circa lar and Price List. Burnham— Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet. First and Second, OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street DOG HEALTH BALLISTITE Tbe Standard Dense Powder of the World. ■WHISTS $265,460 During the Past Four Years, Heading the List of Winning Powders. I M I All A m 75 CHAMBERS ST,, NEW YORK CITY U« ll» LMU *JW \S\Sm Telephone 1747 Franklin. Importers and Dealers In Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing Goods. Sole Agents for BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk) Smokeless Powders EMPIRE ••••• ••••• ••••• ••••• ••••■ ••••■ ••••■ The PERFECT Bulk Smokeless Caa now be supplied in bulk or loaded sbells by the .eading cartridge companies, gun, and ammunition dealers, or the sole agents. TAKE NO ONE'S WORD— TRY THEM FOR YOURSELF. A postal brings "Shooting Facts." (Third Edition.) BLACK RIFLE POWDER SHOTGUN SMOKELESS 5Und SMOKELESS RIF L E Always Popular and Always Perfect. ALANSON H. PHELPS, Agent, 421 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. CAMPBELLS HORSE FOOT REMEDY bestsSedy EVER USED ON HORSES' FEET IT PENETRATES and DRIES IN quickly and DOES NOT GUM and FILL UP THE PORES like tar and oil compounds. It is the GREATEST REMEDY ever used to remove SORENESS and FEVER from the foot, and makes it possible to get good services out of a horse working on bard and hot pavements It gives natural nourishment to the foot and incites a rapid, healthy growth— ALL DRYNESS AND BRITTLE- NESS quickly disappears. QUARTER CRACKS and SAND CRACKS are rapidly grown out when directions given in our booklet are followed. It is a SURE CURE for CORNS, CONTRACTED FEET and NAIL WOUNDS ir directions are followed It PREVENTS SOUND FEET FROM BECOMING UN- SOUND and GROWS a TOUGH. STRONG ELASTICWALL and HEALTHY FROG— A FOOT WHICH WILL STAND WORK on racecourses. Many of the best owners and trainers state that for track work nothing equals it. In many cases horses have reduced their records several seconds due to its use. n. It is a CERTAIN CURE for THRUSH and SCRATCHES We Guarantee Tbat It Will Do W hat We Claim and Will Refund Money If It Falls. PRICKS:— Quarts. $100; Half-Gallon, $1-75; Gallon, $300; 2^-Gallon, $5.50; Five-Gallon, $10.00. Books giving full directions for its use and much valuable information as to shoeing are supplied free. . . _ Don't fail to read "ad." giving information concerning Campbell's Iodoform Gall Cure In nest issue.of this paper. It is the best and because of, its merits is rapidly displacing all others. JAS. B. CAflPBELL&CO . Manufacturers, 4 12 W. fladison St., CHICAGO, ILL RUSS HOUSE Montgomery. Pine & Bnsb Sts. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter ! contest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows, ■ 4-yr., 3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durnams competing. 5th year my Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F. : H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. I Dairy Stock specially. ^ Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. 1 Cal. William Niles & Co.: Los Angeles, Horsemen's and Sportsmen's Headquarters American or European Plan. CHAS NEWMAN CO., Props. CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IK Half Tones and IAne Engraving. Artistic Designing. 506 Mbutlon St., cor. FIrat, San Franclscw BLAKE, M0FF1TT & TOWNE -DEALERS 1N- 55-57-59-61 First Street, S. F. Telephone Main 199 AYRSHIRES— Young Bulls, Cows and Heifers Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon Petaluma Cal. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers, WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Llthian Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee 830 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rer- elry (Saltscar Gambler-Saltscar Cheerful). Fee 825 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velooity-Norfolk Two Step). Fee SIO Puppies and Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address -WANDEE KENNELS, 844 Harrison St., San Fran Cisco Cal. IS POSITIVE IN THE PRESENCE OF SERGEANT'S CONDITION PILLS. Lustrous eyes, keen appetite, strength and ambition all reclaimed by this ■world renowned dog remedy. For torpid liver it is unexcelled. As a general tonic supreme. Mange, Distemper, Chills, Fever and General Debility posi- tively cured by it, and for every sickness to which a dog is subject these pills are administered in preference to any other medicine. 60c. and $1.00, postpaid. SERGEANT'S SURE SHOT emancipates the canine from worms and maybe depended upon. 60c by mail. All remedies bearing our stamp are Standard the World Over. An order or 3c. in stamps will bring to your desk free our Revised Dog Treatise and a Pedigree Blank. "Sergeant's Dog Remedies" for sale by all Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers. F. W. BR1UN I CO., Los Angeles, Cal., Pacific Coast SuDply Depot SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy of "DOG CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch— 1334 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for " SANITAS " Disinfectant. Seventh Annual Doe Show -OF THE San Francisco Kennel Club MECHANICS' PAVILION San Francisco, Cal. APEIL 22, 23 ,U, 25, 1913. GEORGE RAPER of Gomersal, England, will judge all breeds. ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 11th. Office— 630 Market Street. delverton kennels Hampton Promise A. K. C. No. 63101 (BLACK DUKE II-Ch. GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 27 prizes. Stud fee, 815. Apply to T. J. BLIGHT, 213 Third Avenue. San Francisco. At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER Norfolk Trueman l Epp ??ft Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy, i CC «0iV. reserTe winners, Oakland, 1902), "melda (winners and special for best, S. F., 1902), Isabelle, etc. N. H, HICKMAN, 1767 Page St., San Francisco. W. C. RALSTON, President. C K HARLEY, Sec'y-Treas. Tbis Sbow will be held under American Kennel Club Rules, Winners Classes count five points. No pedigree required to show your dog. EIGHTH Annual Bench Show SEATTLE KENNEL CLUB WILL BE HELD IN SEATTLE, WASH. APRIL 8-11. 1903. Full information, premium list and entry blanks cheerfully furnished CHAS. McALISTER, Sec'y, City Hall, Seattle, Wash. AT STUD CUBA Or- KENWOOD CGlenbeigh Jr.-SteUa) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam— Dolly Dee II) STOGKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, manager, Bakersfleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale- *» -BOOK ON- Dog Diseases Mailed Free to any address by the author, H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S., 1278 Broadway. New York. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements und.tr this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. COCKER SPANIELS. pLUMERIA COCKER KENNELS ARE TEM- 1 porarily located at 213 Third avenue. Watch these columns for permanent address. At Stud: Champion Hampton Goldie winner of special for best stud dog every Time competed for. Fee $20 (to approved bitches). PlumeriaTweedle- punch, very small, but a perfect little Cocker. Fee $15. T. J. BLIGHT, handler, 213 Third avenue, San Francisco. VTAIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- ■^ gains in puppies, young bitches, and bitches in whelp, to make room. Finely bred stock. The prize-winning Cocker, Plumeria Beau II, at stud. Also Glenwood Kennels1 famous black Cocker, Champion Havoc. Fee S20. 123 Third Avenue, San Francisco. T^OR SALE— COCKER SPANLEL PUPPIES •*- by Ch. Hampton Goldie. Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads, Fruitvale, Alameda RETRIETERS, \ T STUD— THE RETRIEVER JLM BLTDD. ■^ For particulars andress OWNER, 100 Olive Avenue, San Francisco. AT STUD. pH. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S ^ champion Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth). CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY ELVET (winner of 7 firsts In England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs always for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Francisco Telephone: Baker 3031. ST. BERNARDS. "VTAIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN -^ In royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the noted Grand Master H, winner of many prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 123 Third Avenue. San Francisco. PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. WrHe for prioes. EEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 38 Geary StT««t S&r Francisco. Cal. 20 GDiuj gveeDcv aitii f&pcvt&tnixxi l March 28, 1603 TELEPHONE-. South 64o VRSE BOOTS San Francisco, Cal.^0^^ Stnd for IUostrated Catalog ■ I A^f La " "THE AIWAYS -A.]vj:nvj:xjivri"riojxr UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. E. E DRAKE. Manager. A REMINGTON HAMMERLESS GUM Grade K, made with Remington Blued Steel Barrel* FOR $25.00 GUARANTEED FOfc nlTSO POWDERS GRADE K E D, Made with Damascus Barrels and Automatic Ejector, $35 Illustrated Descriptive Catalog ol Guns priced from $25 to $250 mailed fhee. Retailed by Ajl Gun Dealers— Not by the Manufacturers. REMINGTON ARMS CO. Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. ILION, NEW YORK. E E. DRAKE, Manager. REPEATING SHOT GUNS WINCHESTER AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS ARE A COMBINATION THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 127-135 First St , San Francisco. A. J1CLLER, Agent. Du Pont Gun Powder SMOKELESS, SHOT GUN and MILITARY POWDER Black Powder for Sporting and Blasting Purposes The Reputation of a Hundred Years is the Guarantee of DU PONT POWDER O. A HAIOHT, Ae.Dt, 226 Market Street, San Francisco The World's Greatest Shooting Record FRED GILBERT, of Spirit Lake, la., since Jan. 1, 1902, has shot in competition at 5765 Targets, breaking 5532 or 95.9 per cent, using a PARKER GUN. You can get these Smokeless Powders in FACTORY . . LOADED SHELLS DU PONT SHOTGUN RIFLEITE "E. C." BALLISTITE SCHTJLTZE LAFLIN & RAND HAZARD "INFALLIBLE." What More do you Want? . ,4T ... SB°T AT Natchez, Miss 400 Fort Dod ge, la 300 Lakefield, Minn 205 .. Slour City, la 360 .. Dubuque, la 360 BROKE PER CENT . 396 99 . 296 98.6 . 203 99 . 351 97 . 351 97.5 THE "OLD RELIABLE" IS RELIABLE. PARKER BROTHERS MERIDEN, CONN tieud for c*L*l4 WAS CHAMPION TROTTING STALLION, OF ANY AGE. FOR 7 YEARS. DIRECTUM IS FROM A FAMILY FAMOUS AS PRODUCING WORLD CHAMPIONS FROM THE GREAT DEXTER 3d7l| »0WN TO HIS OWN TIME. DEXTER WAS FULL BROTHER TO THE GRANDS1RE OF DIRECTUM. DIRECTUM SIRED THE CHAMPION, 4-year-old, TROTTING STALLION OF 1902. THIS COLT IS DIRECTUM SPIER 2i1 1* HND IS EXPECTED TO TROT IN 2i05 IN 1903. Directum has many very promising speed prospects in view for the races of 1903. Directum has 15 in the list and is a leading sire when age and number of foals are considered. Directum is Kind, Beautiful, Strong and Vigorous and is given regular jog work every day, winter and summer, and this insures a high class of foals. His colls are good size, extra level headed and are all foaled with extreme speed. You do not have to train (hem to trot because they are trotters when you first hitch them. Our books prove 85 per cent, of foals, which shows that his new Minnesota Home agrees with him perfectly. Three and four month old colts sired by Directum and with well bred dams are held at SI. 000 to $2,000 and cannot be bought for less. Bfca^If you desire to raise a World's Champion Trotter you cannot afford to overlook the World -Famous Trotting Stallion Directum 2:05^4- All correspondence answered promptly. FIINEST STALLION CATALOGUE EVER PUBLISHED. We have gotten out for 1903 what we believe to be the Finest Stallion Catalogue Ever Published. It contains 9 late Photo-Engravings of Directum. It contains a History of all his races It contains fine Photo-Engravings of Hambletonian 10, Dictator and Director. It con- tains a large number of Photo-Engravings of Directum colts. It contains a Photo-Engraving of Directum 2:05^ and Roy Wilkes 2:06j£ speeding together on October 16, 1902. We also have just gotten out a new and Beautiful large colored Lithograph of Directum. This lithograph is 21 by 28 inches and Does Not Contain Any Advertising. It is the finest picture ever made of Directum and shows him hitched to sulky. This^Beautiful Catalogue and Large Lithograph will be Mailed Free to You if you will 1st. — Name This Paper. 8S?* 2nd.— State how many Brood Mares and other stock you own. ADDRESS OWNERS INTHFRNATJin^ We own the Three Fastest Stallions ever owned at the same time by One Man or One Farm DAN PATCH 1:59%— DIRECTUM 2:05% — ROY WILKES 2:06% 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I l I l I I I I I I I I I I ^Mi *^ TRADE MARK ^^^fe^4» *T^ SPAVIN CURE > POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES Bone and Bog Spavin, Splint, Capped Hock, Windpuff, Thorough pin, Ringbone, Weak and Sprained Tendons, and all Curb, Lameness. ■FOOL TALK.' ; About thirty-five years ago, a young mechanio called on old Commodore Vanderbllt, then head of theNew York Central Railroad, in an effort to secure a trial on a New York Central train of a new device for stopping trains by compressed air. "Air!" the Commodore la said to have exclaimed. "Air! Stop a train with air! I've no time to listen to such 'foot talk," young man," and he didn't. Neither would anyone else for many a long day. George Westlngbouse. for ho was the man if the "fool talk," believed In himself and the utility of hla Invention. He kept right on In spite of Commodore Vanderbllt and others till ho forced recognition. Would a man trust himself aboard a passenger train to-day If he knew that train was not fully equipped with WestlngbouHe's Invontlon— the air- brake? It Is said that Vandorbllt'n road had some dimculty In getting It when finally It was wanted Many a man says "fool talk" when he reads the claims made for "Save-tbo-Horse" Spavin cure, but the dawn of enlightenment Ik as curtain as the rising of the sun, and the man who says "fool talk" after reading the factsso plain and convincing, as given by us, re-affirmed by ibe letters published in these columns each week and in our booklet, is repeating Commodore Vanderbilt's mistake. No man need be in doubt as to what -'Save-the-Horse" Spavin Cure can. and cannot, do. If you have a oase different from what are described in booklets and advertisements, send us full particulars as to the age, location, cause of the lameness or swell- ing, the horse's action, previous treatment and also the Veterinarian's diagnosis, if you know he is competent, and we will tell you frankly as to the possibilities of our remedy. Write for book- in and copy of guarantee and any information desired. Hunt and Fish ALONG THE LINE OF THE California & Nortliwestern Ry (LESSEE OF THE S. F. & N. P. K. R.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Gold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Pine Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section In California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa TJkiah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts In Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip tloke*" at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. R. X. RYAN, Gen. Pb>bs. Apt. This Is THE PARADISE of the BREEDER but CALIFORNIA Wants More STOCKMEN and FARMERS The COLONISTS' RATES In Force until June 15th $33.00 from CHICAGO $30.00 from ST. LOUIS $25.00 from MISSOURI RIVER Points Ten Thousand Opportunities for Happiness and Riches. Helpful Literature of Agents Southern Pacific Heed this: Work horse continuously If desired. "Save-the-Horse" cures without scar, blemish or loss of hair. Contains do Arsenic, Corrosive Sublimate or other form of Mercury, or any ingredient that can Injure the horse. Chronic and seemingly incurable cases In the advanced stage that have been fired two or three times and given up as hopeless, positively and permanently cured. The potent, unfailing power of "Save-the-Horse" j lies In its concentrated, penetrating, absorbing , properties. It cures by penetrating to the seat of the Injury or disease, producing a physiologioal change, absorbing all inflammatory exudate and producing a healthy, normal condition of the parts $5.00 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle, construct- ed solely to convince, satisfy and protect you fully We know positively "Save-the-Horse" will absolutely and permanently cure, and for that reason guarantee Is made all your way. There is no condition or arrangement we oan make more binding to protect you than our guar- antee. NEED OF SECOND BOTTLE IS ALMOST j IMPROBABLE EXCEPT IN RAREST OF CASES. •»." per bottle at Hll druKRUU' and dealern', or sent direct, express prepaid, by the manufacturers. TROY CHEMICAL CO., - TROY, NEW YORK D. E. NEWELL, Pacific Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street, San Francisco. REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS Comprises the representatives of tho bost families of this famous breed. Tho home of ROMEO j / AGGIE ACM E, who has an official seven-day rocord of 20 lbs. 1 1 o?.s. butter; FIDESSA, who made in seven days official record over 25 lbs. butter, and many other large producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. Ph. no: South 103. 14 TURK STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. | RAHCB— Rouen and Read; Island, near Stockton. Visitors always weloome. £0C0ANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOR STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIQS FOK SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO. 80S California Street, San Francisco, Cal. Jepsen Sons & Kraft LEADERS Harness Saddlery Stockmen's Ouffits Ranchers' Requisites Our Line is Varied and Complete wb manufacture: HARNESS TO ORDER. 1145-1147 Market St. Phone: South 103* Mail Orders Solioited. March 28, 1903.] ©to? gvee&ev trofc ^ovtsxxtatx 3 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. W. KELLEY, PROPRIETOR. Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast, — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O- BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 586. Terms— One Tear 83, Six Months 81.75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kelley, 36 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily lor publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, April 4, 1903. Stallions Advertised. TROTTING BRED. ALT A VELA 2:11 J4 Hans Frellson, Race Track, San Jose ARNER 31300 C. Branin, San Lorenzo BARONDALE 2:11^ Tom James, San Jose BAYS WATER WILKES 2:25}* 3. H. Hoy, Winters BONNIE DIRECT C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton BOODLE JR J. D. Carr, or John Garside, Salinas CHAS . DERBY 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville DIABLO 2:09^ Wm. Murray, Woodland GROVER CLAY 2:23J^ D. Gannon, Emeryville GUY MCKINNEY D Bryson, Linden HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R. I. Moorhead, Santa Clara IRAN ALTO 2:12^ Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose LECCO 2:09^ Edw. Mills, Pleasanton LIMONERO 2:15=£ J. H. Williams, Los Angeles MONTEREY 2:09^ P- J- Williams, San Lorenzo MONTESOL P. Foley, Race Track, Alameda NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16J£ Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington NEAREST 2:22>4 T. W. Barstow, San Jose NEERNUT 2:12M Geo. W. Ford, Santa Ana NUSHAGAK 25939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove POLE -STAR P. Foley, Race Track, Alameda SECRETARY Elias Williams, Alameda SEARCHLIGHT 2:03M .Edw. Mills. Pleasanton SEYMOUR WILKES Thos. Roche, Lakeville, Sonoma Co SHINE Y DILLON 23157 Frank Turner, Santa Rosa SILVER BOW JR I. Morehouse, Milpitas . STAM B. 2:11^ Samuel Gamble, Pleasanton WELCOME 3:1034 Geo. Gray, Hay wards WILLIAM HAROLD 2:13)4 Geo. Gray. Hay wards ZOMBRO 2:11 Geo. T. Beckers, University, Los Angeles Co THOROUGHBREDS. ST. CARLO James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS The Bay wood Stud, San Mateo SIR GD3BIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co CALIFORNIA WILL HAVE A CIRCUIT of harneBS racing this year. Thoae interested in the light harness horBe do not propose to Hit down and whine over the unwise aid unreasonable act of the Governor in cutting off all appropriations for district fairs, but pro- pose to get in and do something for themselves. From every point in the State where there is a good trotting track come reports of the most flattering kind that a well conducted trotting meeting will be well patronized by the people. The Trotting Horse Breeders Associa- tion announces aix early closing atakes in this issue, and there ia good money for both trotters and pacers. These atakes will be contested for at its principal meet- ing, but the association may give two or three meetings beside. The Directora would rather the local associa- tions would give their own meetings, and there seems to be a pretty general opinion among horsemen that all harness meetings will be well patronized and successful this year. The fact that the light harness horse has a good value at the present time has aroused the interest of the public as well as the breeders. Hundreds of peo- ple are buying trottersand pacera now, and paying good prices, that would not have had them at any price a few years ago. Nothing succeeds like aucc-ess and this ap- plies to harness racing as to everything else. Vallejo will give a meeting this year, Santa Rosa is anxious to get in line, Napa has not been heard from, but a success- ful meeting can be held there; Woodland, that has the reputation of holding the beat races of any district in the State, will not drop out just because the State with, holda its aid; Stockton, San Jose, Fresno and Los Angeles will hold meetings and Pieasanton proposes to have a harness meeting annually, henceforth, whether appropriations are made or not. It will be a good year for the harness horseB in California and the circuit will be aa large a8 usual. The Breeders have led off and other asaociatione will aoon follow suit. There may oe grounds for a little kicking, but there is no reason for despondency. VOLUME THREE of the American Jack Stud Book has been received at this office from the publishers, the American Breeders Association of Jacks and Jennets, Columbia, Tenn. Those wanting the whole set can get Volumes 1, 2 and 3 for $4. The price of the last volume alone is $1.50. DREED YOUR MARES this year if you desire to *-* sell their produce at the very top prices. Every section of the country is reporting a shortage of horses of every breed except the thoroughbred. All the harness breeds are in demand and increasing in value. Of course this demand is for horses of class. The well bred scrub is not wanted at any price except his actual cash value. A well broke horse will sell readily even though he has neither size nor good looks, but he will not bring a fancy price. There is a demand for good looking and good sized horses for the road, the carriage and the dray that it is almost impossible to supply. This demand will not decrease inside of ave years. The mares are not numerous enough to supply it, even though they should all be bred this year. Therefore we say if you have a good mare don't fail to breed her to a good horse. It will pay. D EMITTING SUSPENSIONS is a very generous *^ and a very nice thing- for associations to do. Many have been remitted in the past and many more will doubtless be in the future, but there are many as- sociations that can ill afford to remit these sums. It is very often the case that a meeting does not pay and the directors are compelled to go down into their pockets to pay the purses. If the money is not on hand to pay them there is a storm of indignant pro- test immediately. It takes money to make the asso- ciation horse go as well as as it does the trainer's mare. No blame can be attached to any person for making an effort to have all suspensions against him- self and horse remitted, and on the other hand asso- ciations should not be condemned for declining to re mit them unless it is a clear case of charity or injustice. T^HE LOS ANGELES PEOPLE who are arranging 1 to build a race track and establish a jockey club are going ahead and will doubtless be ready to give a meeting next winter. There is no reason why they should not make a great success of it. The winter climate of Los Angeles is ideal for racing and that city is the greatest winter resort on the continent. A first class racing organization will doubtless make money. "yHE NEW VOLUME of the Year Book is out. It ia *■ on the aame pi in aa last year's book and is a voluminous document. It contains information that is absolutely necessary to the compiler of pedigrees and to those who desire to keep posted on harness horse history. It can be had from this office. Price $4. Another Veteran Dies. Peter Brandow is dead. After an illness of one week, he died in this city on Monday last, aged about 75 years, and was laid away in the National Cemetery at the Presidio on Thursday of this weekj There was not a large funeral, but many of his old time friends called at the undertaking parlors where his body was embalmed and placed in a casket, to take a last look at the features of an old man who had led an honest life and never intentionally inflicted harm on anyone. Peter Brandow was a native of New York. When a young man he enlisted in the United States Army and served as a cavalryman throughout the war with Mexico, getting an honorable discharge and receiving in his old days a pension from a grateful Government. Years ago Peter Brandow was a fisherman and plied his vocation on the water of San Francisco bay and the rivers flowing into it, with success, making and Baving money. Heafterwards took up thetrainingof harness horses and was successful at that. Few men were better judges of a horse, or could drive one belter in a race. He was the very soul of honesty and fairness in all contests in which he took part and not a man that ever held the reins had more friends among his fellows. Some years ago he had a long spell of sickness which incapacitated him from all work and the money he had saved was spent for doctors' bills and mainte- nance. About five or six years ago the Commissioners of Golden Gate Park appointed him to the position of watchman on the drive. He occupied a little cottage at The Tanks, where the road drivers stopped to water their horses and there he lived until taken ill two weeks ago, when he was brought to town and given the best medical attendance. The road drivers will miss the sight of the always good natured and pleasantold man whose pipe was his constant companion and the memory of Peter Brandow will live loDg with all who knew him. The Lathrop Hay Co., of Hollister, shipped two carloads of hay to Chicago last Tuesday. An order for a carload was received Wednesday from Saratoga Springs, N. Y. These shipments are made quite often, and indicate the high favor in which hay from California is held ih the East. P. C. T. H. B. A. Directors Meet. The Directors of the Breeders Association held an important meeting at the office of Secretary F. W. Kelley on Wednesday of this week. Those present when the meeting opened were E. P. Heald, President, R. S. Brown, C. A. Hug, J. C. Kirkpatrick, A. B. Spreckels, Martin Carter and T. J. Crowley. On convening Director Crowley spoke of the death of Director and Second Vice-President A. G. Gurnett, and on Mr. Crowley's motion resolutions of regret were drawn and the Secretary instructed to send a copy thereof to the family of deceased and to also spread them upon the minutes of the meetirig. Mr. Frank H. Burke was thereupon elected to fill the vacancy on the Board caused by the death of Mr. Gurnett and on motion Mr. Burke was elected to the second vice-presidency. The President then appointed Director Kirkpatrick as a member of the Executive committee and Director Burke on the Speed committee. The Speed committee was authorized to arrange a list of early closing stakes and the Executive com mittee to select a place and date for the regular annual race meeting. The Board then adjourned. Immediately thereafter the Speed Committee, con- sisting of President Heald, and Directors Burke and Crowley, arranged the following stakes, to close June 1st: TROTTING. The California, 2:24 class $2000 The 2:15 class 1000 Three year olds 600 PACING. The Pacific Slope, 2:20 class $1500 The 2:13 class 1000 Three year olds 500 Other stakes for trotters and pacerB will be an- nounced June 6th. Communications were read from several towns that desire the Breeders meeting to be held on their tracks and the Secretary was instructed to communicate with the different parties to see what arrangements could be made. The meeting, which was the most enthusiastic and interesting held by the Directors for some time past, then adjourned. The outlook is that the race meeting given this year will be one of the best ever held by the association. Draft Horses Take the Place of Oxen. [Holiister Free Lance, March 27.] Four carloads of draft horses were shipped from this place last Tuesday consigned to the McCloud River Lumber Co., Shasta- county. The lot included some of the finest animals ever taken from this county, their weights ranging from 1600 to 2000 pounds, each animal being perfectly sound and answered all the requirements for the purpose for which it is to be used. The horses were purchased by C. B. Neal, representing the company, and were critically ex- amined by Dr. A. Moore, veterinary, who passed up on each animal. Mr. Neal bad been here for some weeks past and during that time he secured sixty head at an average cost of $225. The four carloads which left here Tuesday were the nucleus of a train of thirteen cars with Redding as its destination. The additional animals are similar to the ones purchased in this county. The McCloud River Lumber Co. is using horses exclusively in the logging camps having discarded the use of oxen altogether. The consign- ment of this week to the company's headquarters in Shasta county included ninety spans of the finest draft horses in the State. Messrs. Ladd and Or r assisted in the selection of the animals from this vicinity and it was through their efforts that the sales were affected. The amount realized from the sales in this county aggregated about $12,000. Many owners of trotting or pacing youngsters seem to think that unless they place them in the hands of famous race drivers early in life they are handicapped, says the Morse World. Nothing could be further from the truth. Few of the successful race drivers care to fuss with undeveloped youngsters, and even if they did, it is only an occasional man of that class who would be as successful in bringing a colt along in his first speed lessons as a trainer would be who has given his attention principally to the education of youngsters, instead of to campaigning race horses. There are a few, vtry few, trainers who have shown the ability to succeed both as colt trainers and as campaigners of aged horses. Some have started on the road to success by developing youngsters, but the greater number of those, even, abandoned the training of colts after experiencing the fascination of a cam- paign through the Grand Circuit. A first class man to develop the speed of youngsters is as essential as a first class man to drive them in their races later on, but in very few instances will the same man be found capable of filling both branches of training satis- factorily. ®,he gxeebev anfc ^pavt&nxan [April 4, 1908 JOTTINGS. WILL WE HAVE A CIRCUIT? is the question asked by nearly every person interested in har- ness horses that I have met during the past week. Now that Governor Pardee has taken from the agri- cultural districts the money necessary to enable them to hold fairs, there is much speculation as to whether the many trotters and pacers now in training in Cali- fornia will get a chance to race. It is a forgone con- clusion that live stock shows and agricultural ex- hibits will not bo made without State aid, but breeders and owners of harness horses should be able to get several weeks of good racing here, fairs or no fairs. While there has been some very contemptible work done in this district appropriation business by "the political push" and others who are opposed to every appropriation in which there is no "graft" or does not provide a fat office for some of the party's kept poli- ticians, there is no need of the horsemen sitting down and wasting all their energies in "cussing." They had an experience of this kind during Governor Budd's term, and if they had put one-half the energy into getting up harness meetings that they did in anathematizing the wild and wooly buckboard rider from San Joaquin, they would have accomplished much more for themselves and the horse breeding business. In this connection the following from the Winters Express, a Yolo county paper, edited by a former director of the local district agricultural association is pretty good advice: Governor Pardee has vetoed the agricultural bills and there is much disappointment in certain circles. While the fair in Yolo county has been a good thing for the agricultural and stock interests and one of the few that have fully complied with the laws and re- ceived no adverse criticism, we are not going to find fault with the Governor's veto. This district is simply being punished for being in bad company that could not be avoided. It is true that in some districts the money was spent more in the interests of horse racing than for an industrial or agricultural exhibit. But because there will be no State money is no reason why we should not have a fair. Yolo county is rich enough to have her own fairs. And we could have plenty of good honest horse racing, too. The people of Wood- land should take the initiative and raise a fund to which the county might be asked to contribute and then let everybody get out and rustle for exhibits. Past experience has shown that the pavilion can be made to pay its own way and there is no reason why the stock department should not do it also. By cut- ting down the purses offered and omitting some of the cash premiums, giving diplomas instead, a sufficient retrenchment could be made to offset the loss of the State money and still suitably reward every meritori- ous exhibitor. The Express believes that not only would we have as good or better fairs but that they would be more creditable to our manliness and public spirit. Why not try it? There are at least ten tracks in California where harneBB racing can be given this year with profit to all concerned. These tracks are at Vallejo, Santa Rosa, Napa, Woodland, Stockton, San Jose, Oakland, Pleasanton, Fresno and Los Angeles, and there are doubtless several other placee in the State that can afford to give a few days' harness racing for small purses. Mr. Tom Smith, the well known horseman or Vallejo, has secured a lease of the Vallejo track and when in this city last Tuesday gave out the informa- tion that Vallejo would give a good harness meeting this summer and will be ready to announce its pro- gram very soon. The Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association has a big announcement out this week and while it is only preliminary, it shows that there will be some purses worth trotting and pacing for in California this year even though the district fairs have been cut out. The Breeders will doubtless give two and nossibly three meetings this year if proper arrangements can be made with track owners. Pleasanton could give a two or three days meeting that would equal in attendance any place on the circuit. The State Fair people received their appropriation of $30,000 for the two years, which gives them the usual $15,000 for a fair this year. If they would stop giving so much money away to the runners and de- vote more of their program to trotters and pacerB, I think they would do better. The program of four running raceB costs the association $1000 a day, and these purses are free — no entrance being charged. This is too heavy a drain and the attendance at Sac- ramento does not justify it. If the Society would get back to the old plan of six days racing, with the largest part of the program dovoted to the harness i.orses, it would, in the opinion of many close observ- brf, come nearer paying itB way than it does now. horseman a few days since, who visited this State last month for the first time, and he was surprised to learn that here in California meetings of six days, with purses ranging from $500 to $700 are given in towns of but four or five thousand inhabitants. One of the greatest drawbacks to the majority of the district fairs in California has been extravagance in the way of purses. In the old days, when ten per cent entrance was charged and the pool and bar privileges brought large sums, it was easy to give purses of $1000 that were received but eight or ten entries. It is different now. Eight paid up entries to a race is a fair average At five per cent in a $1000 purse this will bring in $400. Five per cent additional from the four money winners amounts to $200 more, a total of $600 received. A purse of $1000 will, therefore, cost an association $400 net on the average. If three such purses are given each day the cost would be $1200, and when it is taken into consideration that at every town on the circuit, except Sacramento and Los Angeles, $600 is a big sumj to take in at the gate on any one day, it will not take! much figuring to show that $1000 purses are "a little too rich for the blood" of most California associations. Nearly every association that makes any pretension to being on the main circuit can, however, give one good sized purse, say $1000, for the slow clasB trotters and one for the slow pacers. These slow classes will fill well and the race will not cost the association much. The Breeders Association gave a $2000 purse last year, and the net cost waBbut $200, with two or three suspended parties yet to pay up, which will make the purse self supporting. If the Breeders had given five or six such purses however, it would have been bankrupt, as there are not enough horses of all classes in California to fill an entire program of such races. If the managers of the different trottin g tracks in California will get up programs for this year in which they cut the garment according to their cloth and put a little more ginger and life into soliciting entries and securing attendance, they can make a little money. Speaking about the difference in the amounts re- ceived for privileges last year and during the good times twelve years ago, I know of one place where the figures are about like this: In 1S90, betting privilege $1868; bar privilege $850; wheel of fortune $825. Last year the same association received $1000 for its betting privilege and $300 for its bar. The State law prohibited the wheel of fortune so there was no revenue from that source. It will be seen that the difference on privileges alone between the revenue of 1890 and 1902 was $2243, and this sum would pro- vide for several good sized purses. The gate receipts for the two years, I am told, was just about the same —only a few dollars difference. So it cannot be said that the people are losing their love forharnesB races, but there is not a particle of doubt but Californians drink and gamble less than they used to. It is a genuine pleasure to be able to announce that Bonnie Direct 2:05}, the handsomest and best bred of all the Director tribe in California, is to remain in this State and will not be sold at auction at Cleveland next month. Bonnie has been the property of the estate of the late Capt. Millen Griffith, but the executors of the estate have sold him and his two colts, both under one year of age, to the Captain's son, Charles L. Griffith, and he will keep the horse at Pleasanton. I believe that Dr. E. G. McConnell of this city is asso- ciated with Mr. Griffith in the purchase. The Doctor owns that fast pacer Phoenix 2:15}, formerly known as Tom Sharkey, by Direct out of Nola by Nutwood. The fact that Bonnie Direct will remain in this State will be welcome news to breeders as he is held in very high esteem and his colts, although none are over a year old, are the sort that take the eyes of horsemen and are looked upon as great prospects. Mr. Charles Griffith has, since his father's death, managed the horses owned by the estate and his love for Bonnie led to his making an offer for the horse. maindertothe estate for the son of Direct and Bon Bon. So Bonnie Direct 2:05} will remain here in California. Had the Millen Griffith Co. not sold their mares last November they would have had, with a single exception, more foals this year than any year since they purchased their stock. They bred seven mares to Bonnie Direct. One, Vida Wilkes, has not been heard from lately, but as she has only produced two foals in ten years, and from last accounts did not look to be, she can probably be classed as a miss. Mr. Molero, who bought Nola, said at the Palo Alto sale that there seemed to be no doubt about her being safely in foal. All the others bred to Bonnie are abso- lutely in foal The remaining two mares were bred to outside stallions and both missed. Budd Doble will go East in a week or so to take charge of Kinney Lou and prepare him for his races this year. He has already entered the son of McKin- ney in the Hiram Woodruff $5000 trot for horses of the 2:20 class at Brighton Beach and also in The Blue Hill $5000 stake for 2:30 trotters at Readville. Mr. Dodle tells me that he will probably start the horse first at Cleveland. The Eastern paperB have been saying that Kinney Lou would start in the M. & M. at Detroit, but Doble says that will be too early for him. The last issue of the American Horse Breeder gives away the secret of Kinney Lou's ownership. Mr. John Shepard of Boston is the man who owns him, and I think Doble made a pretty good turn on the sale. He bought Kinney Lou from Douglas Cone of Red Bluff, who purchased him at the sale of the late John McCord's horses. Kinney Lou has a record of 2:40 obtained at Redding or Yreka up in the northern part of the State two or three years ago. He raced under the name of Kinney Mac, but the meeting was one of those "bush" affairs that was not reported to either the National or the American associations. There is an Oregon stallion registered as Kinney Mac however, and so Doble selected the name of Kinney Lou for this horse when sending his registration papers back to Secretary Steiner this week, and has entered him in the stakes as Kinney Lou, formerly Kinney Mac. Doble will probably train him at Cleve- land and start him there in his first race this year. Here's hoping that he may meet every expectation and enable Mr. Doble to secure another world's record to add to those he holds with Dexter, Goldsmith Maid and Nancy Hanks. "Where are you going with that animal?" asked a visitor to the Pleasanton track one day last week of a small boy who was leading a horse out the gate. ' 'Goin ' to turn him out, " was the reply. "Lame?" "Nop." "What's the matter with him?" "He's a bad one." "Does he kick?" "Naw; he's one o' dem disappointments. When de "boss first-hooked him up he was a peach, and de rai birds all said: 'Dat'sthe most promisin' hoss in de State.' But he wouldn't perform, see! When de regular workout day came and de people all came out to see him go, he flunked. He got to de half mile post and balked. You never saw such a bad actor, nor such a disappointed crowd. Why, if it had been a race all de horsemen :n dis section would have gore broke, see! So de boss says: 'Turn him out and don't waste no more time on him. Sell him for any old price. Don't give any guarantee wid him. Get rid of him and we'll try to forget all about him.' " "How's he bred?" "Don' know, sah, but I think he's by Much Promise out of Pie Crust." "What's his name?" "Governor P." And as the boy said it he opened the gate, turned the disappointment loose, gave him a kick in the ribs, and with a disgusted look on his face went back to work. A three-days program ia sufficient for most of the towns in California. I was talking with an Eastern The way in which a price was agreed upon was this: Several well posted horsemen were selected to appraise the horse, among them being Monroe Salisbury. It is well known that Mr. Salisbury has always held a high opinion of Bonnie, and I remember some four yearB ago when Mr. Griffith was bewailing the fact that Direct was lost to this State, Mr. Salisbury said to him; "I don't see why you should care much; you have a colt by him that is not only a handsomer, larger horse, but a better bred one, and one that has done more at the same age than Direct did. Why shouldn't he be a better sire than his daddy?" So it happened that when the appraisers set down the sum which they thought Bonnie Direct would bring at Clevoland next month Mr. Salisbury's figures were the highest. So Mr. Griffith deducted from this figure the amount that would go for commissions, also the freight bill across the mountains, and paid the re- The Butte Jockey Club. Added money in liberal quantities is to be given for the stakes at the Butte meeting, which opens June 6th this year and closes August 15th. There are eleven stakes with from $600 to $750 added to each. None of the over-night purses will be for less than $250, and there will be six or more races each day. H. L. Jones, Box 11, Emeryville, Cal., will receive all entries and answer all communications up to May 1st. Entries will close April 25th. See the full list of stakes in our advertising columns. San Francisco Veterinary College. Next session will begin June 15, 1903. Write for catalogue giving full particulars. M. L. PaNCOAST, Secretary, 510 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco. E. J. Creeley, D. V. S., President. * April 4, 1903] ©he gveebev anb gipovt&tncin In Training at Portland. [Rural Spirit, March 27th.] Quite a number of admirers of the trotter aDd pacer can be seen any fine morning1 at Old Irving-ton, watch- ing their favorites take their early morning' exercise, and many "a pipe dream" is left to blush unseen, from these morning- visits, by the owners of imaginary high class performers. However, good judges tell us b. a. (that means barring accidents) there will be some good actors developed from the stables in training be- fore the circuit opens. Senator Helman has the largest number in training( and judging from the past will bring out quite a num- ber of stake winners. He has Ned Thome 2:11] look- ing fine. He is consigned to the auction block next month, and the man that gets him will have the fast- est trotter in the Northwest; next to Ned is Oro Guy, a green black trotter, by Oro Wilkes 2:11. This fel- low is doing stud duty now, and will be trained after the season for the big Lewis and Clark stake of $2000. Tobasco, another green bay trotter, is thought to be "hot stuff.'* He is by Benton Boy out of a mare by Anteeo, and has been kept under cover during the winter season. He is the first one to be nominated in the big stake, and the Senator says he is going to keep first until the race is over. Portia Knight by Vinmont 2:21 out of Maggie, the dam of Ben Bolt 2:18, is being groomed for the big $2000 pace at the Oregon State Fair. She is owned by E. B. Tongue, of Hills- boro, and if she wins it will not be the first from this farm, and out of this mare, to win this stake, as Ben Bolt won it in 1901. Alton B., a full brother to Che- halis 2:04£, etc., is in the Senator's string-, but he is also to go via the auction block. Buyers should mark him down in their catalogue and bid him up at the sale, for he is "all wool and a yard wide" and war- ranted perfectly sound. Hallie Hinges, a three year old pacer, by Pricemont 2:26 out of Mollie Vaughn by Antrim, sire of Anzella 2:06|, is looking big and fine, and has made quite an impression on her owner, W. L. Whitmore. She is being fitted for the three jear old pacing stakes and should be a hard one to head. Bessie Lovelace, a three year old trotter by Lovelace 2:20, looks like a little sure money in her classes this year. Pricelist, full brother to Bill Frazer 2:14, and Pricemark, full brother to Hallie Hinges, are both two year olds and entered in the Oregon stake of $1000. They are listed and marked for first money in each division. Lovely Dell, another two year old by Lovelace 2:20 out of Alta Dell 2:16, hab just been added to the sena- tor's string, and no one knows anything about her speed qualities, but if she is as fast as her owner she will do. Carrie Nation, a four year old by Captain Jones, is very promising for the short time she has been worked. She is of the kind that will do all she can and do it well. Hazel Reed, owned by the knight of the ribbon, J. A. Dougherty, is a handsome looking three year old trotter by Pricemont out of Hazel S. by Almont Medium that can go some. Stamboul Belle 2:21, by the great Stamboul 2:075, is being jogged and will likely be a candidate in the Lewis and Clark stake. She is owned by J. Conner of Salem, Ore. The last, if not the least, is Wild Thorn, a black two year old by Wild Nutling out of Thornetta. This fellow is entered in the Oregon stake, and the senator thinks first money is coming his way. Right on down the line is Pender & Sanford's stable. They have L. Zimmerman's two geldings McBriar 2:14 and Louis Z , a green trotter. Both these horses are in good condition to begin active work, and every- body knows they are a pair of fast ones. Bessie Jones by Captain Jones out of the dam of Atlas 2:15| is a fine looking three year old that is likely to be trouble- some in her classes this year. They also have the two year olds Raven Jones and Dr. Jones, two very promising and good looking youngsters by Captain Jones, and both entered in the Oregon Btake. Down in the red barn is located Oris Simpson, who gets in a hurry in the spring and repents at his leisure. He has the speedy stallion Bonner N. B. 2:17 that turned the Irvington track last year in 2:124;, and the good stake winner laBt year, Mack Mack 2:15J; both these good ones are listed in the McCarthy sale and should find plenty of takers. Cris has in his stable Bonner Belle, a good three year old that he recently sold to Mayor Versteeg, and she is a good one in every way. Hazel S., another three year old pacer, is look- ing well and going good. William C , that showed so much speed early last spring, stands high in the esti- mation of all who see him. He is now four years old, and sired by Bonner N. B. Cris is looking for Phil N. 2:1(5|-, and a full brother that looks like him, to be sen^ in from the clam fields in a few days. John Weaver has two good looking ones. One is a green pacer by old Altamont out of a Rock wood dsm that wiggles along without the straps, and shows con- siderable speed. Theotherisa Scarlet Letter trotter, and Jim Misner says it will be a "red letter" day for the boys, who haye a ticket on him when he turns around. T. D. Condon, another new one to join the ranks of a full-fledged trainer and driver, has some good ones in his string. Lord Kitchener 2:29J, by the great young sire, Zombro 2:11, is beiDg jogged in order to go into active training when the stud season is over. Tom says everybody tells him he has a 2:15 performer in him, and he begins to believe what they say. Alma Mack by McKinney, out of Maiy A. 2:30, is another good one in Tom's string. Max O'Rell, a full-brother to Doc Sperry 2:09, and Marshall Field, by Lemont, are both green trotters that possess con- siderable speed — the last named is consigned to the auction block next month. Roseantha, a two year old, by Lovelace 2:20, out of Ana J. 2:16, is the rose of the stable, and the two year old that beats her in the . Oregon stake, will be entitled to wear the "shamrock." Jim Misner is looking forward to "the coming event — the Lewis and Clark stake for 2:20 trotters. He thinks first money in this $2000 stake just fits Lady Jones, who took a record of 2:265 last year in her three year old form. The lady is looking fine and acts like a queen already. Jim has two other Captain Jones colts in his string; both are entered -in the big Oregon stake, and listed to be sold at the McCarthy sale. George Misner is still "sawing wood," but when he gets up behind that big black green pacer, owned by Commodore Elmore, of Astoria, he acts like a man in a hurry. Mr. Elmore calls this horse Torpedo, and believes he has wonderful destructive power to any and all black green or gray green pacers that may come in contact with him. Maggie Smith, by old Altamont, out of Maggie Arnold, is in also the silent man's stable, and he thinks she will do. Major Rudd 2:30 is also there and has his size and good looks with him. Harry Osmond is working a mixed stable of trot- ters, pacers and runners. His dream is Altacora, full sister to Chehalis 2:04£. Rhima, by McKinney, out of Vevo, by Altamont; Fretiof, three year old trotter by McKinney, out of Beulab, are also taking their work well. In his running string is Ed O'Brien's stake winner Marengo, by Coloma. Harry also has Mr. Deiker's Don, by Alkinney, out of Blind Kate, by Altamunt 3600, that is a very promising looking fellow. Charles Hawk is on the turf again with a number of green ones. He has a green trotter by John A. Crawford 2:17, a green pacer by Lemont, another trotter by the thoroughbred stallion Sin fax, out of a mare by Kisbar, and a good looking three year old trotter by Lovelace, out of Bridesmaid. He is also fitting up Bridesmaid for the auction sale. The last two mentioned are the property of Mr. House. W. H. Bradford has a three year old and a two year old, both fillies, by Bonner N. B. out of Lemont Belle, that Brad looks up to when grooming. They are a nice pair of fillies, but are bigger standing up than laying down. He also has a green bay pacer by Che- halis that has a smooth way of going. Ed McGilvray has bloomed out already with a run- ner. He has the three year old Sidney B. Hurless (we don't know what the B. stands for), and he is looking like a stake winner. Bob Crawford, owned by Major Lazarus, is also in his stable and looks thicker than last year. C. P. Sperry and John Garrison have just arrived at Irvington with the stallion Cherry Stone and God- dess of Knight, where they will take their "prep" for the season's racing. Matt White looks like a four-year-old on Gen. Sher- man in his early morning exercise. We think the General has a little the best of the game. Outside of those being jogged at Irvington, W. A. Allison has his trotter, Monkey 2:27, and the pacer Bill Frazier 2:14 — the last named will go to the Mc- Carthy sale', and someone will get the speediest road- ster in the State. Monkey will likely beworked for the big Lewis and Clark Stake, as he is a very prom- ising candidate. Charley Lohmire is jogging his green gray pacer on the road, but he will place him in actual training in a short time. This fellow is considered the best green pacer in the Northwest. Mr. Lohmire thinks he is good enough to tackle the big $2000 stake at Salem, and he is not the only one of the same opinion. Professor Eaton isspending mostof his leisure hours training his two year old by Erect. The professor says some of the youngsters will have to take to the two step to beat him. Pat Barry has registered his colors as green jacket and yellow bretcheB, aod will be out behind his well bred stallion. Nehalem by McKinney out of a mare by Gossiper. This fellow is bred just like Zoloch2:10J, and is said to be one of the best individuals in the State and a good gaited trotter. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. How They Shoe Horses in Austria. One morning soon after our arrival in Vienna, with a bunch of fifteen choice trotting bred American horses, the necessity of visiting a horseshoer became apparent. Asking one interpreter where we could send the horses to have them properly shod, he replied with a look of anxious inquiry, as though doubting the "Americaner's" sanity, "Why, you don't send them; I'll arrange it for you by about the day after to-morrow." (It always takes until about the "day after to-morrow" to get to a man in Vienna.) On the morning named a man came to our stables armed with a jacknife and a pocket full of twig clip- pings about a foot in length. These twigs were divided up in bunches containing four each, orna- mented by the smith with hieroglyphics indicating the particular horse to be measured by those particular twigs. In this manner twelve bunches of twigs were prepared. Then the horses were led out, one at a time, and the four hoofs measured, each foot having three measurements taken of it, viz., length, greatest width and width at heel. These measurements were carefully noted by notches cut in the twig and the first act was complete, the blacksmith departing with promise to return the next morning. In this connection it is proper to say that none but common horses are taken to a blacksmith shop in Vienna, the blacksmith coming to the stable to do all the work for gentlemen's drivers, coachers and the like. As per promise the man was on hand the next morn- ing, bringing his outfit with him tied up in a piece of cloth. This outfit consisted of some grease for the hoofs, some putty or glue to finish off with, a pariDg knife, an old style buttress, a rasp and one of the most unwieldy and ungainly looking hammers I ever saw. He was accompanied by a strong man ae helper, who brought the new shoes, a package of nails and a three- legged stool-like arrangement for a foot rest for the horse. The assistant held the horse's foot while the smith nailed on the shoe, taking a position beneath the horse's belly and working in the direct opposite way to that employed by a blacksmith in the United States, while fastening on the front shoes. There was no fitting by hot irons — the shoes were made to fit, and fit they did, too. The nails driven in and clinched, the foot was then placed on the rest and held there by the helper. Here the finishing was done, the whole work being rapidly and deftly performed. It was noticed that the shoes were nailed on and drawn much tighter than the American owners or shoers would permit. Another feature was noticeable and that the difference in prices, the Austrian charg- ing four gulders, $1.60, per horse for the entire job. This included one trip for himself to take measure- ments, four new shoes and a trip for himself and helper to nail on the shoes. — Toledo (O.) Bee. Catarrhal Fever. This is one of the most troublesome diseases with which the owners and handlers of horses have to contend. It is so insidious that when the horse afflicted is considered safely convalescent, he may at any time have a relapse that may even cost the life of the animal The disease is so highly contagious that the nature of it indicates that it requires a germicide, and one that may be given internally. Sponn s Distemper and Cough Cure is the only one so far before the public that has filled all the requirements of a sure cure, and also a positive preventive when the animal of any age is 'exposed" or infected. For all classes of race horses this remedy stands without a rival for wherever it has been used none other can gain place thus far It is no longer necessary to lay up horses the most of the racing season, on account of this disease, for as sure as you use Spohn's Cure it will cure your sick horses and keep others from having an attack of any of these diseases. Sold by all druggists and turf goods houses, or the manufacturers, Spohn Medical Company, Goshen, Ind. Thought to be Incurable Cases Cured. Cleveland O., Dec. 30, 1902. The Lawrence-WilHams Co., Cleveland, O : I rely on your GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM because I have cured so many bad cases which people told me could not be cured. I have a bottle of your mtdicine on hand W. T. STRANGWAKD. There is only one way of curing unsound feet and that is by growing a new hoof Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy is made of ingredients natural to the foot and there i& nothing in it that would do a particle of harm from using too much of it. It stimulates the growth of the hoof and makes it tough aDd elastic, removing all soreness and drawing the fever to th^ surface of the foot This is borne out by the testimonials received from parties who have used it. When bad feet have developed it should be used as often as possible, the best results being obtained from soaking the feet in hot water and applying the remedy alternately. A lot of McMurray carts just received. You need one right now to work your colts in this winter. Call at the Kenney Manufacturing Company, 531 Valencia street and take a look at these carts and other first-class vehicles they have for sale. * MONTICELLO, N. Y., NOV. 11, 1902. W. F. Young, Springfield. Ifass. Dear Sir:— I have used your Absorbine and can say that it is all that isclaimed for it. Yours truly, J. L. JOHNSON, M. D Prince Direct 2:07 is said to be a much improved horse in appearance over what he looked to be last year. Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet. 6 ©*t£ gveeitev rot& Qpovtsman f APRIL 4, 1903 Two World's Champions. "It is stated that Klatawah," says the American -hich holds the world's three-year- old pacing record {2:051) now, stands 16 hands high, weighs 1200 pounds and can trot a 2:40 clip handily. He has a right to trot, for his sire (Steinway) lowered the world's three-year-old champion trotting record _ 25 in 1879. Katie G., the dam of Klatawah 2:05}, wai by Electioneer. Her dam was Fanny Malone by a. and her second dam was the thoroughbred Fanny Wiekham, which brings the thoroughbred pretty close up in Klatawah, that has held the world's champion three-year-old pacing record since 1898. ■•Ag: I 0 ',. that held the world's champion three-year-old pacing record for two years, and was the champion until dethroned by Klatawah (3) 2:053, still holds the world's champion pacing record lor three j ear-old geldings. He was also sired by Stein- 2:25}. His dam was by Ferguson. The latter was by George Wilkes 2:22, and his dam was Press Forward by Albion, he by Peter's Halcorn, a son of thoroughbred Halcorn by Virginian, son or the re- nowned Sir Archy. The second dam of Ferguson was Belle Mir tin, a thoroughbred daughter of im- ported Sovereign. The second dam of Agitato was by Volunteer, which makes him a very stoutly bred fellow. His sire, Steinway (3) 2:25}. was by Strath- more and out of the great brood mare Abbess by Albion, making Agitato quite closely inbred to the latter." A full sister to Agitato is to be sold at the dispersal sale of the Mokelumne Stock Farm horses at Fred H. Chase & Co. 's salesyard. 1732 Market street, in May. At Fresno Track. The race track at Fr6sno is being kopt in fine shape this year by the Supervisors, the county owning the track. J. W Zibbell has the largest string in training there, having fifteen head, among them several very good prospects. He has four belonging to Prof. E. P. Heald. Tom Smith 2:16] is the fastest of Mr. Heald's horses and is looking better than ever before. Mr. Zibbell campaigned a string very successfully through Colorado and North Pacific Circuit last season, the great young stallion "The Commonwealth," which he recently sold to N. K. West of La Grande, Oregon, for $5200, being one of the stable. Mr. Zibbell will race some of his horses through the Colorado circuit, which ends July 4th, and then return to California to race at the meetings here. He would like to buy a few good trotters and pacers that would make good matinee material, to take to Colorado with his string. Chas. E. Clark has eleven head in training, some of which are good enough to enter on any circuit. J. Albertson has ten head. They are all doing well and Mr. A. thinks first money will come to him in one or two of the big purses this year. A. Middleton is doing nicely with eight head which he is working at the traok. Dr. Horn has five or six trotters and pacers that are working all right and among them are three or four that will be ready to race on the California circuit. — » Barondale is All Right. San Jose, Cal., March 31, 1903. Breeder and Sportsman:— On March 27th Mr. G. W. Theuerkauf's iiare Gracie Lee, by Gen. Lee (son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr. 2:27), dam Sister by Eugene Casserley, son of Gen. Taylor, foaled a bay colt by Barondale 2:11}. Mr. Theuerkauf says it is one of the grandest colts he ever bred. Gracie Lee Is out of the dam of Funston the horse that worked a mile in 2:10 or better last year. The Californians know a good thing when they see it. The way the good people are coming and looking at Barondale and sending their good mares this spring to him, it won't be but a short time before I will be turning mares away. Why shouldn't it he so? He is one of the greatest bred horse in the world ; a grand individual and a show horse. I would like to see the man that can trot one out that can out show him. These futurity gentlemen will need his colts in their -b, as he is made of the stuff that gets the futurity winners. Look the futurity winners up and see the family that produced them, the great Baron Wilkes family. It takes $200 to breed to Baron Wilkes, it takes $200 to breed to Oakland Baron, $100 to breed to Moko and Prince of India, sons of Baron WilKcs. You have the same blood on the Pacific Coa9t at San Jose, at the low fee of $50, in Barondale, but remember it will not always remain at this low figure. 1 am Yours very truly, Tom James. Like all good things, Jackson's Napa Soda has a dozen counterfeits. Answers to Correspondents. A. H., Pleasanton — There were two "McClellans." Gen. McClellan 144 was a chestnut horse, foaled 1855, by North Star (a horse whose pedigree was not known) and out of a mare of untraced pedigree. He was bred in Ohio and brought to California by Senaca Daniels in 1861. He sired three in the list, and the dams of 9, among the latter being the dams of Beaury Mac 2:141, Dollican 2:15} and others. This horse was called Stockton McClellan by some. The other McClellan was Gen. McClellan Jr. 17461, sometimes called Peta- luma McClellan. He was a chestnut horse, foaled 1872, and was sired by Gen. McClellan 144, first dam Eliza by Geo. M. Patchen Jr. 31, grandam Eliza Runket, pedigree untraced. He was bred by J. R. Rose of Lakeville. Sonoma county. He sired Nelly R. 2:17}, Lucy L. 2:223 and Dick Jay 2:30, and one of his daughters produced Lilith 2:22£. Handsome Trotters. M. G., Winters — The mare Charivari 2:20} made her record at Sacramento at the State Fair in 1S95. She is by Sterling 6223, dam Alice by Prompter 2305. G. R. D., Sacramento — The stallion Woodnut owned by J. Weatherhead of San Jose was a dark bay horse foaled in 1S79. He was by Nutwood 600, first dam a mare called Flora, second dam by Wilson's Lemon. This is as given in an old number of the Breeder and Sportsman, but the horse was not registered and cannot find the breeding of his dam. The mai e Mollie Brown you refer to is not registered. F. W. P., Sacramento. — Holmdel 5290 is a bay horse, foaled 1885, by Hermes 54S (son of Harold 413 and Her" mosa by Edwin Forrest 49) out of True Love by Peace- maker 260 (son of Hambletonian 10); second dam by Flying Morgan, fourth dam by Hambletonian 2. Holmdel's record is 2:18}. Model Track at Los Angeles. Whilo there are a number of minor details to be worked out in the building of the Ascot Park grounds and a number of landscape artists will begiven enough work to keep them busy for months, the main features of the new race course have been worked out and the Jockey Club members have settled the most import- ant points about laying out their land. The double track will run north and south, as does the present course at Agricultural Park. The grand stand will be set at the southwestern turn in order to have the sun in the most desirable quarter during racing hours. A lake is to be in the middle of the infield and the irri- gating ditch now crossing the land will probably be retained as a convenience. Facilities for reaching the grounds will be most con- venient. There probably will be a main entrance on Slauson avenue and another on South Park avenue. There may be one cut at the Central avenue corner. The car lines will be brought into the grounds and will land passengers at the back of the grand stand. The northern part of the grounds will be madeinto a beau- tiful park with shade trees and attractive shrubbery. The clubhouse will be placed at the south of the grand stand on the turn of the first quarter. — Los Angeles Express. The Evils of Betting. The following from the pen of "Raymond," the well known turf writer of the Buffalo Morse World is exactly to the point: "Betting as an adjunct to racing is all right in fact we would have little racing if there was no chance for speculation on it, but when betting gets to be the principal thing and racing a mere adjunct, as is the case with running races, then betting becomes a great evil. In the large cities betting on the outcome of the running races is done by thousands of people daily, who never pretend to see a race more than three or four times during the year. 'Dope' sheets are studied religiously, tips bought daily, and many seem to have gone 'betting crazy." A gentlemen who has recently been in Memphis, where 1000 running horses are in training, says that nearly everyone there speculates on the runners, and that even the school children, when out of school, talk of the various horses and their chances of winning this or that race, instead of playing marbles or ball as school children usually do. When this state of things is reached all over, betting will have become a great National evil, and it will be restricted bylaw. It is to be hoped that the laws which will inevitably follow such a condition will stop at restriction alone instead of abolishing betting en- tirely, as was done with the lotteries when they be- came such a crying evil, if legislation does not stop with restriction, the blame will rest with the men who have encouraged the making of betting, the principal object of conducting running meetings, instead of keeping it in the background as an adjunct to pure sport." The old idea that because very many fast trotting horses are extremely homely, beauty and speed are incompatible qualities, has been pretty well exploded, and the growing demand of the horse market for stylish, trappy, nicely turned road-ters has prompted many breeders to ask themselves the question: "How can I produce faultless conformation, style and beauty without sacrificing speed?" To solve this problem it is only necessary to turn over the pages of horse his- tory and read of the instances wherein the two quali- ties were combined in the days before breeding for speed alone took possession of the minds of horsemen. It might be well to begin the research by adding the description and history of Ethan Allen, the erstwhile champion trotting stallion of the world, a horse that J. H. Wallace, the great apostle of imp. Messenger, pronounced the most beautiful animal and most per- fect trotting machine it had ever been his fortune to see — a horse that began his racing career as a two year old and successfully continued in the game, meeting and defeating the best of his day, until his great beauty and popularity in the show ring caused his owner to retire him to the road and the stud for a time, where, instead of receiving a much-needed rest, his vacation in summer was devoted to leading on the speedway and racing on the ice in winter; yet in spite of all the arduous duties he had been compelled to perform, at eighteen years of age he was again brough t out and matched to go with running mate against the champion trotting gelding Dexter, and, although the latter was a three to one favorite in the betting, Ethan defeated him in straight heats, in the then un- precedented time of 2:15. Then there is the world-renowned Lady de Jarnette, whose great beauty, style and faultless action won for her many thousands of dollars until she was barred from the show ring, and then gave exhibitions at fairs and race meetings, receiving therefor as much as $500 per week. Her unsurpassed beauty did not interfere with speed, for she not only acquired a public record below 2:30, with very limited handling in that line, but produced a son that won premiums at many of the greatest horse shows, including Madison Square Garden, New York, and he also secured a standard record. Coming down a little later, it will be well to look up the description, history and breeding of Mambrino King, whose matchless beauty, styleand action moved the believers in breeding for speed alone to dub him "The Dude." His show ring qualities did not prevent him from trotting fast, and better still, they must have come to his assistance to enable him to sire such peerless race horses as Lady of the Manor 2:04J, Heir- at-Law2:05|, Lord Dei by 2:05}, Nightingale 2:08, King Charles 2:08}, Mocking Boy 2:083, Dare Devil 2:09 Noonstone 2:09, and five others with records better than 2:15. We might cite scores of other instances in support of the successful results following a combination of speed and beauty. And what has been done can easily be repeated; all that is necessary is a judicious selection of material upon which to build. — Western Horseman. Good Sport at Los Angeles. Pleasant weather and an attractive program drew about two thousand people to Agricultural Park Sat- urday to see the March matinee races of the Los Angeles Driving Club. The card was an interesting one, and while no fast time was made in any of the races, the sport was enjoyable. Two spectacular accidents happened that were rot advertised, and while no one was hurt, they served to attract the attention of the spectators in no uncertain manner. In the second race, the horse Wood B. reared up and fell backward, striking on the ground beside the overturned sulky. He then righted himself and won the heat In the last race, the mare Sweetheart also tumbled back on things in the same manner, but could not win her heat. Rita H., the McKinney mare that has paced in 2:123 in races, was started as a trotter in the first race. She won a heat in 2:38 at the diagonal gait, but was beaten in the race. The results were as follows: Trotting, 2:36 class — Venus N. won second and third heats, Rita H. winning the first. Bonnie Carlotta, King John and John Madison also started. Timr, 2:38, 2:31, 2:39. Free-for-all pace — Wood B. won two straight heats, Electra second, Glen third. Sallie Mikes also started. Time, 2:21, 2:21*. Trotting, 2:25 class — Briney K. won two straight heats, Prince Howard second. Time, 2:231, 2:23. Fourth race, free-for-all mixed — Col. Smith won, Sweetheart second, Belle Patchen third. Time, 2:153,2:19. ^^^^_^ Sober up on JacV-son's Napa Soda. APRILji, 1903] t<e $veei>ev cinb gtpurtsman ROGXD CSOCXD CySQfi m Notes and News. P .j^r^3<««9=<2XD<#^S@^S«*4sG^3<#^K2S3jXD Sis early closing stakes Are offered by the Breeders. They aggregate nearly $7000. Eureka horsemen are talking of building a new track near that city. Who Is It 2:10} and Nigger Jack 2:14}, are now in the stable of the seventy-four year old Worcester, Mass., road-driver, R. C. Taylor. Monroe, tbe big trotter by Seymour Wilkes 2:081 out of a mare by Geo. M. Patchen Jr. that is in Mon- roe Salisbury's string at Pleasanton, is being entered well through the -Grand Circuit by East View Farm, of which James Butler of New York is the owner. Monroe has trotted a quarter in 31 seconds and is one of the greatest prospects in California. J. M. Nelson, formerly of Alameda, Cal., is now at Glenville track, Cleveland, with six head of horses which he will train there this spring. The following is the make-up of his stable: Vyzant Jr. 2:201 by Vy- zant, Halgreta 2:23| (full sister to Chain Snot 2:061, Brash 2:14} and Deputize 2:18}), China Maid by Mc- Kinney 2:11J, Richard S. by Grover Clay 2:23J and Fleet Onward by Onward 2:25}. Palo Alto Farm recently refused a flattering offer for Mendocino 2:191, sire of Idolita 2:09}, and Monte Carlo 2:09}, made by Monroe Salisbury. Bertha, dam of Don Derby 2:06, Diablo 2:09}, etc., has been leased by Oakwood Park Farm this year to Mr. Lou Crellin, of Pleasanton, who will breed her to Searchlight. One of the best looking foals on Oakwood Park Farm this year is by Hart Boswell (son of Onward and Nancy Lee, dam of Nancy Hanks) out of a Chas. Derby mare. Directress 2:10 by Director died recently over East. She was bred by Monroe Salisbury. Her dam was an A. W. Richmond mare. Directress produced Fanella 2:221 by Arion. Mr. Frank H. Burke of this city has been elected a Director of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. A G. Gurnett. _ There is a two year old colt in Kentucky by the dead yearling champion Adbell 2:23, out of Bonna Allerton 2:19}, that is said to have trotted a quarter as a yearling in 0:39. Anaconda 2:01} is to try for the world's half mile track record at Brantford, Ct., July 4. The present mark is 2:04}, held by Joe Patchen 2:01}, which he earned at Combination Park. Daniel Mahaney of Portsmouth, N. H., has decided to send bis broodmare Peeress, by Dexter Prince, dam Peko 2:11}, by Electioneer, to Maplehurst Farm to be bred to Baron Wilkes 2:18. Oakwood Park Farm bred eight mares to Stam B. last season and every one is either in foal or has al- ready foaled. One was shipped to Australia and word has just been received that she is heavily in foal. In 1901 Onward Silver won both the Bonner Memo- rial and the Massachusetts and $7500. The trotter duplicating this feat this season will win $17,500, just $10,000 more than the amount won by Onward Silver. A yearling filly by Monterey 2:09} out of Lo Lo by Tempest, sire of Iago 2:11, etc., is offered for sale by P. J. Williams. This filly is entered in the Pacific Breeders $6000 Futurity. Here is an opportunity to get a good one. The three year old colt Lord Roberts, by Bingen 2:06}, dam Nancy Hanks, 2:04, has improved wonder- fully since last season and promises to make a horse 15.2 hands high when matured. He is now at Read- ville, Mass., in charge of Henry Titer. Vanee Nuckols has 14 head in training in his stable at the Cleveland track, including the trotters Arch W. 2:11}, and Miss Brock 2:18}, and the pacers Rose- bud 2:08.4, Dakota Dan 2:12}, Queen of Spades 2:16}, and Theron Powers 2:17}. The others are green ones. Walter Maben, who has been on crutches for a week or so was injured by a runner that bolted and ran into his sulky while he was driving on the Los Angeles track. Walter suffered a severe sprain of the hip, but hopes to be walking on both feet within a week or two. Roy Miller, of Macon, Ga., has bought of Will Evans, of Lexington, Ky., the yearling trotting filly Flying Dotte by Bernadotte, dam Flying Artillery, paying for her $5000, the largest price paid for a year- ling trotter in Kentucky in years. The youngster has shown sensational speed. WillC. Sharp, one of the popular young road drivers of this city, has just opened a hay, wood and coal yard on Mission street near 17th. He owns the mare Princess Irene by ColigDy and she is due to foal to Falrose this week. The foal is entered in the $6000 Breeders Futurity for foals of 1903. F. A. Ramsey of Riverside owns a ten months old colt by Zolock 2:10} out of a mare by Happy Prince that he thinks is a sure trotter. H« calls him Hylock. Mr. Ramsey has had him hooked up two or three times and says he is perfectly mannered and one of the squarest gaited youngsters he ever saw. Eambletonian Wilkes, one of the greatest speed sires in this State, and the only son of the gr< at George Wilkes this side the Rocky mountains, has been with- drawn from sale. He has been well patronized this season and has nearly his limit booked already. The get of this horse sell readily at good prices, and they are all of good size and fine lookers. East View Farm, the property of James Butler, the millionaire grocer of New York, has entered the Salis- bury pacer, Mush by Lottery Ticket, in several of the early closing stakes on the Grand Circuit. Eastern turf writers will please take notice that the name Mush means "get up" or "go on" and that it was never in- tended by Mr. Salisbury to signify the soft breakfast food on which the majority of us were fed in our youth. Have you seen those new McMurry speed carts that the Kenney Co., at 531 Valencia street are selling this year? Det Bigelow, Walter Masten, R. H »ason, and Sam Hoy, all well known trainers, were in town this week and each took one of the carts home with him. They are just about the best carts made. And then the new 1903 racing bike. It will break records this season. Send to the Kenney Company for one of the new catalogues. It is a handsomely printed affair and you will get one if you send Kenney your address or a postal card. Hiram Tozier is now located at Readville, Mass., with six head of young trotters, all of which were purchased from the estate of the late Frank Jones. Three of them are by Idolita 2:09}: The Victor, a large handsome bay two year old, out of Peeress, by Dexter Prince; second dam Peko 2:11} by Electioneer; J. P. Morgan, a two year old, out of Queen Regent, by Ax- tell 2:12, and a yearling colt, out of Carrie Caswell, is a very attractive little fellow. Others in the stable are Golden Rule, by Silent Brook, a four year old filly, that showed a mile in 2:17}, last year, and Chatty Brook, by Silent Brook, a very >.rim black filly, that trotted a mile in 2:15}, last year as a three year old. The death occurred last week at the Brown & Brandon ranch, Hicks Valley. Sonoma county, of Benj. Bowman, who will be remembered by horsemen in this State as the trainer and driver of Mr. Robert Brown's popular little pacer Plunkett 2:13} the last year he raced under Mr. Brown's ownership. Mr. Bowman has been a sufferer from consumption for the the past three or four years. He has many friends who will regret to hear of his demise. Mr. Bowman was 36 years of age. The first Indiana foal by McKinney, a handsome and sprightly bay filly, put in an appearance at the Gentry Farm, Bloomington, Ind., last Wednesday evening. The young Miss belongs to Dr. O'Rear, of this city, and is out of Our Lady by Nearest, 2:22, son of Nutwood Wilkes, sire of John A. McKerron 2:05}, next dam by Antevolo 2:191, son of Electioneer. Dr. O'Rear is stepping pretty high, but, like so many proud young mothers, he "wishes it had been a boy." — Western Horseman. David Bonner's subscription to the $20,000 Bonner Memorial Purse, to be trotted for at Brighton Beach in August, is generally believed to indicate that Frank Work,s fast young horse, Peter Stirling 2:11 J, will be a starter in the race. The winner of the Kentucky Futurity of 1901 is to be trained by former Assembly- man Carll S. Burr, of Commack, L. I., it is said. Peter Stirling is one of the few trotters that never lost a race or even a heat. Mr. Work has been driving him on the road during the last year. Green Meadow Stock Farm has sold to R. B. Moor- head, of Los Angeles, the mare Maggie N. and the two year old colt Murray M., entered in the Breeders Fu- turity. These are full sister and brother to Robert I. 2:10, the biggest winnerof the pacers on the California Circuit last year. The only one of Anna Belle's foals left at Green Meadow Farm is PlOso K, a very hand- some three year old. She is the image of Phoebe Wilkes 2:081 by the same sire and is a very fine large mare, being a fast trotter and a good prospect. An adjourned meeting of the Board of Review of the National Trotting Association will be held at the Murray Hill Hotel, New York, N. Y., at 11 oclock A. M., on Tuesday, May 5, 1903, by order of the presi- dent. All communications intended for the considera- tion of the Board at the May meeting must be for- warded to the secretary not later than April 21st. The Board of Review is empowered to act in place of the full Board with the same authority and jurisdic- tion, and at the above meeting will consider business arising in each and all of the districts. Vol. 18 of the Year Book, for 1902, has been received. It is a large volume of 11S1 pages, the indexes alone occupying 280 of these. The Great Table takes up 393 pages of the space and the Great Broodmare list 185 more. Barring perhaps the Vol. 8 of the same publication, never has the task of collecting and tabulating such an enormous mass of racing statistics been attempted. No one who desires to be properly informed as to the harness turf can afford to do with- out this work of reference. The price of Vol. 18 is $4, postpaid from this office. F. W. Perkins' young stallion Athamax is doing quite a good business at the Sacramento track and is getting good mares. He has already been bred to ten, all well bred ones. Two of his colts will arrive at the track this month. Chris Jorgensen has Athamax in charge and has him looking in great shape. Walter Trvon has several fine colts in training, one by Chas. Derby 2:20, one by Direct 2:051 and another by Wild- nut. They are all looking and doing well. Hi Hogo- boom has a number of good ones, all going fast L. M. Clark has his Stamboul stallion, Ouiboul 2:22}, in SDlendid condition, and is working three three year elds. Ed Benyon regards Walnut Hall 2:09}, the most erratic horse he overtrained and still about the most brilliant. He has to be petted and pampered like a baby at certain seasons in the year, and at other times he is a perfect gentleman in h.s behavior. "I have found out," says Benyon, "that he never acts bad when I give him an early preparation away from other horses. So I begin by taking him way off to a secluded part of the farm, where he can see no other horse, and for weeks he does his work this way as kindly as any horse can be asked to. As he gradually gets seasoned I introduce him to the track, and he is soon mixing up with other horses in the best humor. He became perfectly steady, and, feeling his best, he is not liable to many a break under ordinary con- ditions." Partisans of the hackney and the French coacher are fond of characterizing all trotting bred carriage horses as "accidents" and reiterating the assertion that the supply is about exhausted. Sensational high steppers of all breeds are, of course, scarce, but the percentage of trotting bred horses in the show rings and in the sales stables is larger to-day than ever be- fore. Their superiority in quality, speed, endurance and all round excellence is acknowledged. Ten years ago trotting bred carriage horses were being masquer- aded as hackneys, because the imported stock was more fashionable and more valuable. Tbe shoe is on the other foot now. If a man has a trotting bred carriage horse to sell, it pays to-tell his breeding. If he has a hackney or a French or Russian coacher, it pays to forget his pedigree or to pass him off as a well bred trotter. — New York Herald. Two yearling colts by Monterey 2:09} will be cata- logued in the sale of the Mokelumne Stock Farm's horses to be sold by Fred H. Chase & Co. about May 1st, that will be worth buying and taking a chance on, as they are bred to make great trotters and great sires. One is a chestnut out of Venturess by Nusha- gak, sire of Aristo 2:171. winner of last year's Stanford and Occident Stakes; second dam Lady Venture, own sister to Venture 2:27, sire of the dam of Directum 2:05}. The other colt is a bay out of Kitty Fox by Pancoast, sire of Patronage, sire of Alix 2:03}. Pan- coast's dam was the great broodmare Bicara, dam of six in the list, by Harold, sire of Maud S. 2:08}. The second dam of this colt was by Dictator, sire of Jay Eye See 2:061, Director 2:17, sire of Directum 2:05} and Direct 2:051. Dictator was out of Clara, dam of Dexter, and was' sire of the dam of Nancy Hanks 2:04, Lockheart 2:081 and many others. Monterey is siring speed and sizeaud is groftingin popularity every year. The first of Monterey's get that are old enough to start will be seen in some of the colt stakes for two year olds this year. The $15,000 Massachusetts purse, to be decided dur- ing the Readville Grand Circuit meeting, received 16 nominations, the same number as the Bonner Memo- rial, Brighton Beach's $20,000 purse, received. Both events are for trotters of the 2:12 class, but there are in each event nominators who are not in the other. As the horses in these events do not have to be named until a couple of weeks before tbe race, the make-up of the field that will face the starter in both events is a matter of conjecture only. Several well known men who expect to have a starter for the 2:12 classes seldom make nominations to the big early closing events, in which horses are not to be named until nearly time for the race, preferring to wait until they know whether or not they have a horse fit to start, and then buy a nomination from someonewhose horse has failed to come up to expectations. When the timecomes for naming the starters in the Bonner Memorial and Massachusetts purses, most of the much touted horses now eligible will be found in the list, if their work dur- ing the early part of the season has proved satisfactory to their trainers. One of the best looking and fastest big horses in California is the horse Stickle, the six year old bay trotter by Silver Bow 2:16, sire of 8 in 2:30, out of Grace, the dam of Daedalion 2:11, Creole 2:15 (sire of Javelin 2:081) and Eagle 2:191, by Buccaneer; 6econd dam the famous old broodmare, Mary by Flaxtail, whose progeny in the standard list is a regular legion of trotters and pacers and is growing all the time. Stickle has been in Vet Tryon's charge at Sacramento for the past few months and is in fine shape. He has trotted eighths in 16 seconds time and again and has worked a mile out in 2:18. Geo. Stickle, of Angels, Calaveras county, is his owner and this week had the stallion taken home to meet quite a number of stud engagements. Mr. S. owns a number of well bred mares that he will mate with his horse this year and there are qui tea number of Calaveras and San Joaquin breeders who desire to send mares to him. As will be seen by his breeding he carries in his veins the blood of Robert McGregor 2:17}, that sired the champion Cresceus 2:02}, as well as the blood that helped pro- duce Sir Albert S. 2:03}, Dr. Leek 2:09}, Javelin 2:08}, ' Kelly Briggs 2:10}, Twinkle 2:05} and many others. He is a magnificent individual and one of the best gaited trotters in California. That he will sire speed Fs certain. There is a three year old filly by him, his only foal of that age, that trotted a quarter in 39 sec- onds as soon as it was broken as a two year old. She will be taken up bv Vet Trvon and worked this year. Stickle will be trained in 1904 and given a low record. Horsemen who have seen him work say that a record of 2:10 is within his reach when he is right. 8 J THOROUGHBRED DEPARTMENT. Jj_, Great need is felt every day for a National Jockey Club that should be in control of horse racing in America. If this were the case one might be spared . some very peculiar rulings io connection with the sport. Very recently the California Jockey Club reinstated the Western Jockey, Coburn, wiih the humiliating condition that he would never again be allowed to ride Lfornia. Yet George C. Bennett, his contract employer, seems glad to be able to utilize the young man, even with tbis stigma following on the heels of his restoration to the saddle. The inference from the conditional ruling is that Coburn had done such abominable work in the saddle that the officials on the Coast were not willing to let him ride there again. Still, they were willing to permit him to go elsewhere. Coburn is known to be one of that class of jockeys who stops at nothing when they are anxious to win. A bit of foul riding or persistent attempts to beat the barrier are known to be matters of course with him. No doubt these were some of the reasons for the jockey 's disbarraennt on the Coast. There may have been graver causes. If so, it is not too much to ask these California officials for a full statement of the case. This is the very least that the stewards of the Western Jockey Club should exact before Coburn be- gins the season at Memphis or elsewhere. It is commendable enough, no doubt, to see that a man so prominent and potential in racing affairs of the West should be an object of sympathy at the deprivation he suffered all winter on account of Co- burn's enforced absence from the saddle. But it is not a pleasant thing to contemplate that a jockey de- clared not good enough for California is fit to ride at all other points. If we had a National Jockey Club Coburn would receive either an unqualified license or none. There would be no half-way measures about it. The officials of such a club should be able to ascertain to ther own sttisfaction if a suspected person were fit or unfit to ride. They could not say that he was good enough for Chicago, but not good enough for New York. At least that is what would be expected from such a bod y. No more offensive persons exist than those who think that they, and they alone, are the proper pel* sons to pass upon the honesty of a jockey or of a trainer. It is, in fact, dangerous to the good name of every turfman to place in authority any man or set of men who are not open to reasonable arguments reg .rding the alleged guilt of this or that person. Too many times in the past, when punishment has been inflicted, it is any odds that in the particular in- stance for which the offender was disciplined he was innocent, but on "general principles'' and because the defendant had often before afforded good cause for complaint.no one cared to rise up and say a good word for him. It is, however, too great a power to confer upon any jaundiced man or men. Officials properly con- stituted in their mental possessions ought not to feel mortified when their judicial acts are, when reviewed, reversed. The courts of the State and county are, fortunately, constituted for the very purpose of right- ing wrongs. It is because of prejudice or clamor that good lawyers often ask for a change of venue. The same principle ought to apply to the cases of ( 'oburn and Buchanan. Both may seek license from The Jockey Club, and without doubt all that" is ad- verse to their good reputations will be brought out. No matter how it may strike most persons, who too often condemn without knowing the facts in the case, the stewards of The Jockey Club may be trusted to elicit all the facts in the case. It should make no difference to them that some alleged expert thought these jockeys had in certain races acted as if they were not trying to win. The Jockey Club officers like to see for themselves, when they can, what grounds there may be for such charges. Very often what looks to one man a downright pull is, when ex- plained in cold blood, merely an attempt to carry out will-meant orders. This can easily be established before a Board of Appeals whose only desire is to do justice to all. Sometimes the zeal of the prosecutors carries them beyood all reason. In their attempts toconvinco the higher body that they were right when they took preliminary action the local officers betray their un- fa,mess. It is such acts as this that the Stewarts very properly take keen pleasure in thwarting. They also take at its real value the intemperate charges of some .ncensed trainer who, to maintain his reputation, .jften attempts to make the unlucky jockey u t irgel bnless corroborated by unimpeachable evidence sue'. (The £k*cctuu* anb j&yovtsmmt charges are placed where they belong — out of court. It is a certainty that no Eastern turfman would 'desire to engage either Coburn, Buchanan or any 'suspended rider until they had had a hearing before |the stewards of The Jockey Club. What action these "officials would take it is not within the scope of this article to anticipate. — Daily America. [April 4, 1903 Leaders of the western turf organizations are dis- cussing the best means to suppress the exaggerated and absurd reports of plunging on race tracks which irresponsible men ignorant of their business and merely in search of the sensational publish daily in any paper on which they can foist them. They realize that tbe prominence given to the betting end of racing will be harmful to the sport if allowed to go unre- stricted. There were more big plungers on the turf last year than ever before, and there are prospects that the coming season may find even more. The matter of suppressing the plunger will not be taken up by the Western Jockey Club, because the organization takes no official recognition of betting. The work of suppression will have to be done quietly and diplomatically by the racing associations them- selves. Last summer, for instance, when Joe Ullman and "Kid" Weller were making too much of a stir with the "big store" at New York, they suddenly dropped out of sight for a time. They said they needed a rest. When they returned to the ring they did business as quietly as a modest bookmaker. There was nothing official in the suppression of Ullman and Wellman. It was done by a hint. If bet- ting should become altogether too conspicuous in the west this season there will be some hints dropptd. If a local racing association cared to curb the conspicu- ous betting of John A. Drake, for instance, the hint would have to be most diplomatically given. Mr. Drake will have a large and attractive stable of thor- oughbreds and no track would care to give him any offense. There was a time at Washington Park last summer when John A. Drake, John W. Gates and Charles Gates, with their satellites, did so much heavy betting that tbe news of their transactions in the betting ring completely overshadowed the races and the news of the thoroughbreds. There were no hints given to Messrs. Drake and Gates last year, and it can only be surmised that some- thing of the kind may happen this year. Itis at least known that the turf leaders would be glad to have the betting end of racing as small a feature as possibbe. The news of the Futurity last year was a betting tale as well as the story of a great horse race. No doubt the winnings of Drake and Gates were greatly exaggerated, but the two men certainly made a killing. C. T. Boots has a nice maiden Derby colt named Alfredo, so the Greek professor and his stable may be counted upon for Washington Park, after which he plans to race at Saratoga and other Eastern tracks. Argregor is doing well, although he ran disappoint- ingly in the only stake in which he has started here. He probably was short for such a bruising race in good company, but, anyhow, he is overrated. In the same stable is The Giver, which has been laid up for a year, and i9 looking great just now. Boots has a number of good-looking two year old colts over at Taoforan, but the fillies, mostly by Brutus are not much. Hildreth and Buchanan have evidently buried the hatchet; rather Hildreth has buried the hatchet and Buchanan has approved. They have been in each other's company considerably of late. Hildreth says he will not stand'in the way of Buchanan's reinstate- ment, and it would occasion no surprise if he were to go to the front for the boy who, he still contends, was the ind irect cause of his losing the best stable he ever got together. He declares, though, that Buchanan, even if the ban against him is raised, shall never again wear his colors in a race. Frank Van Ne9s, formerly well known as a trainer of Morello, and more recently still a member of the distinguished "has been" band, is about to resume active work once more. At one time Van Ness' seal brown colors were quite well known, and, according to report, he will again be associated with a brown jacket, as he is slated for trainer to E. E. Smathere. will not return. Trevelyan is at present in England, and he has written a friend here that be will remain abroad. In thi9 connection it is announced that Secretary Clark of the Crescent City Jockey Club will be offered the position of associate judge at Haw- thorne. The report that Ed Corrigan has secured full control of the track is looked on with some mis- givings, as "Big Ed" has always kept things hot while in the saddle. Attorneys acting for the Government seized five head of the E. J. Arnold Company's horses, stabled in J. J. Marklein's care at Memphis, and they were shipped to St. Louis to join the other assets of the defunct so called "get-rich-quick" company, and will be pro-rated amongst outstanding creditors. The horses are Maximus, winner of the St. Louis Inaugural; Peaceful, Will Shelley and two others that wereshipped from the Arnold farm in Illinois to Mark- lein several months ago. A bond of $2000 was given to Marklein to insure his claim on the Arnold horses for the care and attention that have been bestowed on them. Dr. Rice, the Brooklyn Handicap winner of 1894, arrived on his native heath again last week. Fred Forster was at the dock in Hoboken when the Pre toria was warped in. He at once arranged to take his old ideal to more comfortable quarters. The old cam- paigner is looking fine and stood the voyage well. In fact, he looks as well as be did when he left here four months ago. With him came thebrooJmareSumuroe. The names of neither T. Reiff nor Tod Sloan appear in the list of jockeys licensed by the English Jockey Club. Indeed the only American names in it are those of D. Maher, J. H. Martin and H. LewiB. A supple- mentary list will be issued after the annual meeting of the Jockey Club a month hence, at which the cases of the many jockeys still under suspension will be finally disposed of. It is reported that Francis Trevelyan, who acted as presiding judge at Hawthorne race track last year, The famous race mare Imp by imp Wagner, dam Fondling by Fonso, owned by J. E. Madden, Hamburg Place, Lexington, Ky., foaled March 18th, a bay filly by imp. Top Gallant. Out of the ninety-nine days of racing at New Orleans this winter, the track was in good shape only twenty" days. The meeting was overshadowed with bad weather almost continually, yet big profits were realized. * Gen. W. H. Jackson Dead. Nashville, Tenn , March 30. — General W. H. Jackson, a noted Confederate cavalry leader and the proprietor of the Belle Meade farm, died at his home, Belle Meade, near here, this afternoon. He was 68 years of age. General Jackson had been in failing health for more than a year and dangerously ill for several weeks past. Since the war General Jackson has devoted himself to agriculture and the breeding of thoroughbred horses. The famous horses bred at tbis place were legion, among the most noted being Luke Blackburn, Bramble, Gen. Harding, Proctor Knott, Bootjack, Beatitude, Boatman. Bancroft, Swift, Maid Marian, Farandole, Glidelia, Tvrant and Miss Ford. Two children, William H. Jackson, Jr., and Mrs. Seline Ellison, survive him. General Jackson was a brother of the late Howell E. Jackson, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. General W. H. Jackson, the master of the Belle Meade Stock Farm, was one of the most picturesque characters who survived the early days of "recon- struction." His life was ind issolubly linked with the existence of his great thoroughbred nursery. General Jackson was a Tennessean and a typical representative of the old time Southern gentleman, both in appearance and character. He came from an old Virginia family, Dr. Alexander Jackson, having gone from that State to West Tennessee in 1828 and settled in Paris, where he became one of the leading men of that section. General W. H. Jackson was born in Paris, Tenn.,' October 1, 1834. He was a West Point graduate, and in 1856 entered the regular army, serving until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he resigned his com- mission and united his fortunes with the Southern Confaderacy. He served the entire four years with distinguished ability and gallantry. He entered the Confederate army as a captain of artillery and roee to the rank of brigadier-general, afterward taking com- mand of General W. B. Forrest's old division with a Texas brigade added. General Jackson cherished as one of the fondest memories of his life the period of five years on the Western frontier. During those years of thrillirg adventure he was located in Texas, New Mexico and Colorado, and much of the time he was engaged in actual hostilities with the Comanche, Kiowa, Apache and Arapahoe Indians- In most of his expeditions General Jackson was accompanied by Kit Carson and the noted French guide La Rue. In 1856 he escorted a train of 80 ox wagons, each drawn by from ten to fourteen joke of oxen, from Leavenworth to Fort I'nion over the old Santa Fe trail, a distance of 1500 miles. On the trip he often saw herds of buffaloes and antelopes numbering 5000 head. The Indians were especially troublesome and the soldiers frequently had brushes with them. April i, 1903] She ^reeifev ant* gftwetemtm Buffalo Bill on the Art of Riding. [By Col. W. P. Cody. J If I were asked to teach anyone how to ride I shouldn't want to do it. And yet, I guess I know as much about riding as any man. In the East, I believe, they teach people how to ride a horse; in the West you couldn't get a self-respecting broncho to stand for anything of that sort Riding is a gift. It's born in you or it isn't, and it won't take you long to find out if you can "keep your seat.'' Nearly everyone thinks he can ride a horse, a belief that leads to a great deal of trouble sometimes. Itisagood deal easier for some people to run an automobile. In the far West, where the glorious prairies meet the sky line, a man doesn't have to take lessons in riding. These prairies are the great riding schools of the world. Ranches are some fifty miles apart, and every little shaver who is old enough to walk, almost, jumps on horseback and takes to it as the Eastern lad does to swimming. It's born in him. All his aueestors were horsemen, and he doesn't have to learn what's in :he blood. When he gets old enough he becomes a cowboy, and then he gets his first cow outfit. A cow outfit is a string of range ponies — about fifteen or twenty of them — and 'he rides them, alternately, as the days come around. They don't get enough riding to take the spunk out of them, and they're always true to the bucking instinct of the broncho. The best way I know of to learn how to keep your seat is to get a variety of seats, such as the cow outfit offers the cowboy. If you've got the gift of riding you'll soon learn the knack of getting so firm a seat that horse and rider seem to be made in one piece. If you haven't got the gift the broncho will promptly prove it to you. The greatest rider in the world is the "broncho- buster." He is the man who meets the wild horse of the west or southwest and tames him for practical service; corrals the horse, ropes him with his lariat, gets a blanket on his back, then a saddle, then a bridle, and mounts him. Then he does abit of riding that has astonished the world. The best show-ring rider on earth would be lost on the hurricane deck of a bucking broncho. The broncho-buster is not par- ticular about style, neither is the broncho, and it's a dead earnest fight for mastery between horse and man. Neither of them has had any lessons in riding, but they gather a whole heap of information about one another in a short acquaintance. Mr. Broncho gets pretty mad, and Mr. Broncho Buster tells him in plain language what he thinks of him, and they snort and cuss and fight like wild ones, but neither of them has any hard and fixed rules. There's no riding master to help either of them out; its just a triumph of Mr. Broncho-Buster's genius for riding, over tor. Broncho's genius for bucking. They get to be great friends — sometimes. Just as soon as horse and rider establish an intelligent understanding they become as fond of each other as boon companions. The horse becomes a pet and will answer his master's whistle as faithfully as a dog. Of course there are as many different natures among horses as there are among men. There are wicked horses, as there are wicked men, but I believe much fewer. A horse is very sensitive to the control and ability of his rider, and if he is badly managed he will take advantage any time. There's no better advice I can give to any man who wants to ride than to tell him to use as much sense as his horse. You cm' t have anything better than good horse sense. There's not much park riding out west, because the western pony has a style of his own, that makes a man on his back sit up, just the same. No rider in the west hangs on to the bridle reins so as to keep his balance in the saddle. No rider in the west yanks the horse's mouth to turn a corner. All western horses are bridle-wise. The slightest pressure of the knee, or a mere tip of the bridle rein on the pony's neck, wheels him round in a flash. The curb bit is never used, except to control a horse. No one should ride with a short stirrup The easiest position on a horse is to stand in your stirrups erect, so that you can slip the stirrup easily in case of trouble. And trouble is a thing you always want to be reacy for. With a horse it is always the unexpected that happens. " I don't know anything about park riding from per- . 90nal experience, but I cannot imagine anything more uncomfortable than a pigskin saddle, a short stirrup and an English trotting horse for a man who had lo ride for duty or pleasure. The United States cavalrymen have adopted the western horse and rider as representing the best kind of riding in the world. Nearly all recruits in the United States cavalry are taught to ride in one of the western cavalry posts, where the broncho and the prairies give him all the practice and all the room he wants. I believe that I am the only man who has ever cor- railed in one arena the Mexican, the Cossack, the In- dian and cowboy, mounted on their native ponies; and to those who study these things it is a remarkable exhibition of one fact, that good riders adopt almost the same methods. The Cossack and the Mexican, the Indian and the cowboy ride with equal ease and fearlessness. It won't do to be afraid of a horse if you intend to ride him. Look him square in the eye when ready to mount, grip him with your kneeswhen you're on him, and talk to him till he understands you. The more you talk to him the better. In the matter of getting control of a horse a great deal could be written, if writing could teach any one to ride a horse, which I don't believe for a minute. If there is one thing the riding school does not do, it is to teach you how to control a horse. A man must be equal to or better than his horse. More brute force won't gain the esteem and respect of a horse, and these are qualities the rider must conquer before he can succeed. The only way to become ex- pert in riding is practice. The best saddle is the army saddle, with high pommel and high back, to rest the body as much as possible in long journeys; . the worst gait is a trot; horses should be broken bridle wise; the best riding school in the world is the prairie. The American range horse, in his natural state, is the wildest of the equine tribe. The so-called wild horse of the Cossack or the Arab does not compare with him for fierceness or ingenuity. In fact, I have yet to find the horse that is bis equal in resisting attempts at subjugation. He will kick, bite, strike with his fore feet, and he alone knows the possibilities of bucking. No rider in the world except the Ameri- can cowboy, who has learned the art in the school of rough experience, is able to master the untamed horse of the plains. As an instance of the ferocity of these horses under certain circumstances, the case of the horse tha' killed the first Indian in the Pine Ridge campaign occurs to me. This horse was a range stallion called Sullivan, and he belonged to Big Baptiste, a well known scout. Baptiste was compelled to leave the place at the out- break of hostilities and Sullivan was left behind with a number of other horses. As is generally known, it is the custom of these horses to form themselves fnto bands, each one with a stallion at its head. These released horses formed themselves into such a band, with Sullivan in charge. The Indians decided that they could make use of some of the mounts and one of their number roped one of the mares under Sullivan's charge and started to remove her. The infuriated stallion pursued him, seized the Indian with his teeth, hauled him off the horse on which he was riding and trampled him to death. Thus the first fatality oi the campaign was due to Sullivan. The horse was after- ward retaken by his former owner and ridden by him. It is natural to expect, that animals of such spirit as this should display a high order of intelligence when finally broken. The strong instinct remains to stand them in good stead. The scouts and hunters of the west long ago learned this, and the more success- ful of them were accustomed to rely upon their horses to discover Indians or game at a distance which they themselves could detect no trace of either. The horse Buckskin Joe, which I owned years ago, was a good example of the effect of training combined with instinct. He was the most skilled buffalo horse that ever lived. He knew just how to go after a buffalo and just how to avoid a vicious charge. It was hardly necessary to guide him in a hunt, and it was largely due to his ability that I was able on one occasion to kill sixty-nine animals in a single hunt. Many of the most clever trick and trained horses have been crosses between the blood of the eastern states and the cayuse, or plains pony. The horses which formerly did the Virginia reel in the Wild West were all of this kind. When we come to the matter of endurance, too much can be said in praise of the American horses descended from the plains animals. They are par- ticularly valuable for use in a rough or wild counti y, because they are so completely self-reliant. Oats and hay are not necessa ies for the range horses. They have picked their living for so many generations back that it has become an instinct with them. If there is grass under the snow they know how to find it. They appreciate the sustenance that is to be found in twigs and buds and even in the bark of young trees. In the case of our own horses that are taken from the range we find it necessary to teach them to eat oats. That may seem surprising, but it is true. Usually it is necessary to put them on short rations for a time, until they learn to like the grain, and we have had a few horses that absolutely refused to eat oats under any consideration. Such horses as theie do not require pampering or fine food, and for this reason they are especially valuable for use in cam- paigning, as they are able to bear up under privations that would kill the ordinary horse. Moreover, they will thrive in any climate. Another quality that makes the western horse a good campaigner is his toughness. He will endure an incredible amount of work. His capabilities in Ibis direction were abundantly proved by the 'thousand mile race' at the time of the World's Fair in Chicago, when every horse made the journey from Chadrcn. Neb , to Chicago without difficulty and arrived in good condition. In contrast to this is the famous Vienna race, in which the horses were killed. In the course of my lifetime I have had oecask n many times to put my horses to more severe tests tb; n this one and I never have found them wanting. We all know the intelligence, beauty and affection of the highbred American horse. Add to this the hardi- hood, endurance and adaptability of the plains animal, and we have a product that the rest of the woild can- not equal. I believe that the time is rapidly approach- ing when all the cavalry of Europe will be mounted on American horses, or at least on horses containing an admixture of American blood." Horse Business Good at Ukiah. Ukiah, the county seat of Mendocino county has had quitea boom during the past two years and the horse breeding industry in that locality has taken several steps forward. Nothing has done so much to bring this about as the Mendocino county fair, which with the aid of about $750 State appropriation has held two fairs that were very successful and have 1< d to the purchase of several fine stallions and a number of full blooded bulls and cows by residents of that county. The improvement in live stock alone that has been caused by the fair is worth more than the small sum of $750 which the Governor struck out of the appropriation bill this year. Mr. J. A. Holbrook, formerly of Lodi, has located in Ukiah and took with him a three year old stallion by Temescal. Mr. Holbrook has met with much en- couragement from horse owners as a trainer and will have quite a string. He has leased the track and already begun work on quite a number of prospects. He is now working a four year old filly by Directum 2:05J and a three year old colt by Lynwood W. out of Maud Fowler by Anteeo, both of which are owned by Mr. Thomas Charlton. Another in his string is a very handsome black mare by Robin dam by Redwood that belongs to Col. Abe Marks. This mare is just about the handsomest piece of horseflesh in Mendocino county and will make a trotter beyond question. The Colonel bought her of McGregor & Hockin of Santa Rosa. Mr. Holbrook has a very promising two year old filly by Lynwood W. out of May Ayers owned by Mr. H. B. Smith that is threatened with a speed attack that will very likely develop into a record by the lime she is three. Monte Banker of this place recently became the owner of Musket, formerly known as Black Wilkes, and is making a season with him at this place. Musket is well thought of here and will get 60 or 70 mares beyond a doubt. He is a son of Oro Wilkes 2:11 one of the greatest colt trotters ever bred in California, and out of Flora Belle 2:25 by Alcona, second dam the dam of Silas Skinner 2:17. There is producing blood all through his pedigree. There is no doubt but the Ukiah track will become a very popular training ground under Mr. Holbrook's charge and as it is one of the best tracks to train horses on in the country he will get a large striDg before long. He is a pains- taking careful man and knows how to teach horses to speed and race. EFFECTUAL The most effectual remedy in use for the cure of ailments of horses and cattle is GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM Used as a Blister or Lotion. This preferred remedy is prepared ex- clusively by J. E. Gombault. ex-Veterinary Surgeon to the French Government Stud. As a HUHAX REMEDY for Rheu- matism, Sprain*, Sore Throat, etc., it is invaluable. Every bottle of Oauntic BaUnm BoH Is Warranted to pive satisfaction. Price Sl.oO per bottle. Sold by dminristJ', or sent by ex. press, charges j*id. «-ith lull directions for its use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address THE UWRESCE-WILIUXS OOSPAST, Cleveland, Ohio. 10 mxe greeitev gponctenxavt [April 4, 1903 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Newlands 17, Price 19, Mersfelder 17, Collins 22, Van Norden 23, Arnold 20, James 20, Nauman (guest) 25, Reed 17, Jansen 18, Patrick (guest) — , Forster 22, Pizani 20, Fransen 16, Mersfelder 19. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. Trout Fishing Notes. The first was a great day for the fish, but one of sad contemplation for the fisherman. The heavy raiDS put a quietus on many contemplated trips to favorable streams. As for the fish, here was the opportunity of the year to get to the headwaters of the most remote mountain brooks. So far as thesteelhead are eoucerned a number of observant anglers claim that whonever the freshets come on just prior to the opening of the season, the big fellows that have laid in pools all winter come down with the flood and put to sea. Reports from many points are to the effect that the streams are running bank full and the water is as roily and muddy as can be imagined. Fly-fishing will be out of the question for possibly two weeks. The worm and spoon will be the main resource of the fish- erman until the waters olear and the streams go down. The Paper Mill and Sonoma creeks are particularly not in shape and will not be for a week, it is feared. Pleasant news to many anglers will be the welcome tidings that the dam at Klamathon, on the Klamath river, has been washed out and that the trout are running up stream by the thousands. Up to a couple of years or so ago there was a fish ladder at the dam, but after the lumber mill was burned down no attention was paid to repairing the broken fish ladder. Now the elements have remedied the matter, and the course of the stream is unob- structed for the fish. Reports received from different sections of San Mateo county were to the effect that the different streams are full of trout. This is very gratifying to those who are interested in fishing. From all indica- tions there will be an abundance of the wary fish for everybody. It is reported that considerable illegal fishing was done in many streams of Sonoma county prior to the 1st. Game Warden Reed, who has carefully looked after the streams of Santa Cruz county, is enthusiastic over the success of his labors, for the streams are filled with trout, which news will biing joy to anglers. In an interview last week he stated: "The prospects for good trout fishing in Santa Cruz county are excellent this year. The run of steelheads into the various streams throughout the county dur- ing the past season has been phenomenal, considering the extent of the lawlessness to which they were sub- jected up to four years ago. Up to 1898 or 1899, there was no attention paid to the law. Steelheads were brought into various towns by the wagon load and sold for any price which they would fetch, sometimes 25 cents being accepted for a twelve or fifteen-pound fish. About that time the better class of sportsmen realized that something must be done, and that soon. Vigorous action was taken at once, and fish law viola- tors were prosecuted without mercy. The number of spawn fish in the 9treams this winter shows what four years of intelligent protection will do. Not in fifteen years have there been as many fish. Waddell, Seotts, San Vicente, Soquel — in fact, all of the streams, and there are about thirty of them in the county, are teeming with trout. All of these streams may be reached from Santa Cruz in from one to three hours' drive. In the vicinity of Boulder creek there are some beautiful streams, viz: Dear, Bear, Kings, Two Bar, Boulder and Jameson creeks. The headwaters of the Pescadero and both branches of the Waddell may be reached from Boulder creek. "The first of April has its drawbacks for the true angler, for that is the day on which the cable and sounding lead fisherman goes forth to do the sprint- ing act up and down the streams, frightening the life out of the fish. It is no uncommon sight to see a spirited sprinting match between two or three of these fellows down the creek and have them suddenly stop at a pool where you are casting, In breathless excite- ment, for a fifteen or eighteon-inch beauty which had just a moment before raised to your fly. They forth- with throw in their sounding leads with a plunk that spatters the water well to the top of the nearest tree. Of course, it's all off; such is fate. Still, in spite of these drawbacks, an angler is reasonably sure of get- ting his one hundred speckled beauties, which is the limit by law in Santa Cruz county." But while the angler observes this rule he must also remember that if he casts his fly within this radius that the fly will be as invisible as he himself is. So there is a combination to be attained, and which is, to stand in such a position with reference to the sun that he will be concealed, and from that spot to cast his fly to such a place that the fish will not have to look toward the sun to see it. Fish do not rise well to the fly when the sun shines directly down on the current where they lie. The most advantageous position and combination is to fish upstream, with the sun a*, the angler's back, shining so that il casts its shadow diagonally across the current The angler should cast upstream, above the spot where a fish is supposed to lie. This rule, when it can be followed, will enable the most un- skilled fisherman to catch fish. In choosing the direction to go and the place and distance to fish for any length of time, a calculation must be made upon the change in the sun's position, and the change in the direction of the particular current where the fish are supposed to lie. Although thesunand the direction of the stream may apparently be favorable, yet if the stream be tortuous and broken into many currents the particular current that is being fished in may run so that the sun shines directly down it, which would be most unfavorable. Thus it will be seen that a clear day, not too hot, contrary to popular opinion, it is claimed is the best for fishing." A well known local angler lays down the following directions for success in landing trout: "If the fish sees the angler it will not rise to the fly unless ravenously hungry. If the angler is not concealed from tho view of the trout all the arts of fishing must fall. To circumvent the fish can be accomplished in various ways — for instance, by learn- ing to cast the fly a considerable distance and always remaining as far as possible from the place from which the fish is expected to rise; also selecting tho water where the surface is choppy and wavy; a rillle or just below it is generally good fishing water. Taking advantage of natural cover, brush, rocks, etc., is another way of keeping out of sight of the fish. But the principal and never-failing method Is to observe tho direction of tho sun, and always stand be- tweon tho sun and the fiBh, or the place where the trout is expected to be found, for in the direction of thesun and for a radius of I". d'L'ieea on either side of the sun, objects on shore or along the banks of the stream are absolutely invisible to the fishes. San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. Saturday Contest No 3— Stow Lake, March 28, 1903. Wind, southwest Weather fair. Judges— Messrs. Reed and Kierulff. Referee, Mr. Mocker. Clerk. Mr. Bruning. Events 12 3 4 Young, C. G . 92 Mocker, E. A .103 Tormey, P. J . 80 Battu, H . 93 5 Brotherton, T. W .108 Kierulff. T. C... . 89 Reed, F. H . 91 Lane, G. W Keuniff, C. R .105 Edwards, G. C... . 96 Paulks, G. H . 92 1-2 '•Carr. A. B" .... . 89 8-12 96 90 10-12 93 5-12 88 4-12 93 8-12 90 10-12 92 3-12 84 4-12 86 78 4-12 82 2-12 85 93 8-12 86 8-12 90 2-12 85 8-12 92 90 10-12 91 5-13 87 8-12 91 6-12 80 10-12 86 1-12 85 93 4-12 88 4-12 90 10-12 83 3-12 89 73 4-12 81 2-12 93 87 90 ln-12 88 11-12 93 8-12 94 89 2-12 91 7-12 88 4-12 89 8-12 75 82 4-12 85 8-12 93 4-12 84 4-12 88 10-12 95 2 835 96 9 7 97 7 92 8 «5=-NOTE: Event 1— Distance Casting, feet. Event 2— Ac- curacy, percentage. Event 3— Delicacy, (a) accuracy percentage, (b) delicacy percentage; (c) net percentage. Event 4-^-Lure cast- ing, percentage. The fractions in lure casting are 15ths. The rain last Suuday prevented the fly-casters from meeting at Stow lake for the purpose of casting the third Sunday club contest this season. Bolsa Chica Gun Club Wins. Word comes from Santa Ana that the Washington authorities have taken action in the Bolsa Chica dam matter in the case which has been in dispute between the ranchers of the district and the Bolsa Chica Land and Gun Club for several months past, and now has been settled in the gun club's favor by the refusal of the War Department to Older the removal of the dam. The Farmers' Club and other interested organizations have made the contention that the dam was an illegal obstruction of navigable waters, and as such, peti- tioned the department to remove it. This has been refused on the ground that, inasmuch as the removal of the dam would not be for the advancement of the interests of commerce and navigation, the department has no jurisdiction in the case. It is suggested that the case belongs properly to the civil courts. AT THE TRAPS. The California Wing Club shoot at live birds on the Ingleside grounds and the College City Gun Club blue rock shoot at North Berkeley are the only regular local trap events scheduled for to-morrow. The Millwood Gun Club dedicated their new trap grounds near Mill Valley Station last Sunday. There was a large attendance of members and visiting shoot- ers. The rain poured down unceasingly all day; despite the weather handicap some good scores were made. F. G. Newlands won the club badge and also tho Feudner medal for the month. R. Van Norden was high scoro for the Orr trophy. The scores in the different events were: Club badge shoot, 25 targets— Price 19, Arnold 14, Mersfelder 18, Collins 17, Van Norden 16, Patrick (guest) — , Jansen 16, Nauman (guest) 23, Reed (guest) 17, Pizani 17, Newlands 21, James 17, Forster (guest) 23, Orr 18, Pizani (guest) 18. M. O. Feudner medal shoot, 25 targets — Collins 23, James 17, Arnold 20, Patrick (guest) — , Mersfelder 24, Brice 24, Newlands 25. Teamshoot, twenty-five bird race, Team A— Patrick, Van Norden, Nauman, Pizani, Forester, Jansen and Newlands, 117 out of 175 targets. Team B— Collins, James. Arnold. Orr, Mersfelder, Brlceand Reed, 108 out of 175 targets. Ton-bird raco — Collins 7, Patrick — , Van Norden 9, Jansen 5, Mersfelder 8, J. K. Orr 7. Ten-bird race — Price 5, Arnold 7, Patrick — , Jan- sen 3, Orr 7, Mersfelder 8. Twenty-five target race for the J. K. Orr trophy — The Vallejo Gun Club shoot last Sunday took place during a pouring ran. Bad weather, however, did not deter a good attendance including a number of shooters from this city, among whom were Thos. L. Lewis, W. L. Seaver," Walter Cooley, C. T. Mitchell, Jack Fanning, A. W. Robertson, Harry Hoyt and others. W. L. Seaver (Trombone) was high gun for the day with A. G. Flickinger (U M. C.) coming next. The races were all at 25 targets except one, which was at 10 targets thrown by a hand trap, a device comparatively new to Coast shooters. The scores made were as follows: Shot at 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 23 22 — — 23 23 22 21 19 22 "U M C." 24 20 Seaver 20 21 Magistrini 18 8 Irwin 9 16 11 17 — — — — Davidson 9 4 15 — — . — Dunphy 9 14 16 15 15 21 — — Greig 13 8 15 — — — • — _ Flynn 12 — — — — ___ Fifleld 2 — — _____ Hoyt 13 13 — — — _ _ _ Wood II 10 — — — — — — Mitchell 15 12 21 — — — — Drake 14 19 18 — — _ _ _ "Remington" 10 13 4 5 — — -— Cooley 19 17 23 — — — — _ Chappell, W N 18 19 8 — — — — — Lynn ll — — — — _ Brown 16 30 16 ----- _ Herbert 8 — — — — _ __ Saxton 10 — — — — ____ Robertson 22 18 8 — — — Chappell, T 9 — — — __'_■_ _ Fanning 22 22 — — — _ _ Ten targets— Dunphy, 7 Greig 7, Mitchell 6, LyDn 2, Robertson 8. The Santa Rosa Gun Club held a blue rock shoot at Recreation Park last Sunday. It was the first shoot of the season. The scores were as follows: J. B. McCutchan, 73 birds out of 80; R. Lowery, 68 birds out of 80; F. W. Hesse Jr., 54 birds out of 90; P. Fehrman, 42 birds out of 70; G. Buckmaster, 25 birds out 40; B. Dryden, 21 birds out of 40; W. Hopper, 21 birds out of 40; L. W. Julliard, 20 birds out of 40; C. Bertolani, 18 birds out of 40. The Trinidad Gun Club, Humboldt county, gave a ball last Satufday evening. The following day the members held a blue rock shoot. The old Salinas Rod and Gun Club, which has been a dead letter for some time past, was revived Sunday March 22nd. The old members as well as many new ones, assembled at James Jeffery's Riverside Hotel and spent theday at trap shooting and target practice. Quite a few old club scores were broken and many new records established. The club members antici- pate some good sport the coming season. On account of the absence of some of the members in the morning a second shoot was held in the afternoon, the two scores at 25 targets were: Morning shoot.— G. A. White 15, Dr. Chappell 12, C. Z. Hebert 18, S. Hauser 19, R. Vierra 11, Wm Tholcke 7, Ed. Smith 8, F. Coy 11, G. Tholcke 8, James Jeffery 18. Afternoon shoot.— Geo. Tholcke 12, Dr. Chappell 6, L. Tynan 5, Wm. Menke 9, S. Hauser 17, G. A. White 11, C. Z. Hebert 12, F. Coy 14, James Jeffery 17, Wm. Tholcke 5, E. Jeffery 5, J. J. Kelly 7, E. Smith 14, R. Vierra 16. The newly organized Sycamore Gun Club, which is composed of the following residents of SpeEce Switch, Monterey county: F. Blohm, J. Riley, W. Blohm, J. Frates, D. S. Thompson and J. Bradyj held their first practice shoot Sunday afternoon March 22. The club will take in a few more new members and will hereafter hold regular monthly trap shoots. Announcement is made of the first annual Pacific Coast championship bluerock tournament of the Ocean Park Country Club, to be held on the grounds at Ocean Park, May 15, 16 and 17, Los Angeles. There will be more than $300 added money, aside from special features, prizes and trophies for May 15 and 16. Sun- day, May 17th, there will be merchandize and pool shooting, and the first of an annual series of events for the championship of the Pacific Coast. The regular program will be announced later. The Ocean Park Club is composed mainly of Los Angeles shooters. Picturesque Livermore nestling in the Contra Costa hills, is not without a number of lovers of the shotgun among its citizens, for in the surrounding hills and valleys can be had some excellent quail shooting as also can be indulged good sport on a few snipe patches. Among the Livermore sportsmen and in that vicin- ity there are a number of expert trap shooters but there has been no attempt at club organization until recently. Asa result of a little canvassing a club of very respectable size has been formed with the follow- ing list of members: Cbas. Brewen, Henry Buhrfind, H. R. Crane, Dewitt Dutcher, Harry Morrill, George Crane, L. McKimisb, Wm. Hoffman, J. F. Collins, H. Seeband, Jos. Twohey, Chas. Hanson, Wm. Hobler and Ed Carroll. Henry Buhrfind was elected presi- dent and Chas. Brewen, secretary. The club will shoot on the grounds south of Wagoner's winery: Following is the score of the club initial shoot at 15 targets last Sunday afternoon. Crane, G 11101 11011 10000— MoKimlsh. L 00100 00110 10010— 5 Hoffman. W 10111 OHIO 10011—10 Collins, J. F 11111 11111 01100—12 Morrill, H 11011 11111 01100—11 Seeband, H 10111 01111 10011—11 Buhrfind, H 11 111 11111 01110—13 Twobcv. Jos 10111 10011 00111—10 Crano, H. R 11111 11111 10111—14 APRIL 4, 1903] &he ^r^etor atxh ^poxtstnaxx WANTED, A GRIZZLY. Ludicrous Adventure of ^Three Tenderfoot Bear Hunters. The crusades of "Old Club Foot," the famous South- ern Oregon grizzly hear, as well as the frequent raids of the grizzlies from the range of mountains that divide Lake and Klamath counties in the valleys be- low in early days made the country famous as a bear country. Hunters from many points came to the mountains on hunting expeditions, and along with the many successful hunts some humorous episodes took place, writes Paul lie Laney in the Portland Journal. It is well known that many people do not hunt bear, and that many who do find bear, at the last moment do not enjoy the sport as much as was expected. A party of well armed and equipped hunters once arrived from acrossthe Californialine and stayed over night with an old rancher, who was a Missourian, at the foot of the mountains, requesting an early morn- ing hunt. There were three in the Darty and they talked until late with the rancher and his son about bears and were anxious that they should not fail to find them. The old man informed them that his son would take the dogs along, which had long been trained as bear dogs, and that he thought there would be no trouble in finding the big game, as both dogs and men were familiar with every part of Lake county. Two of the hunters are well-to-do mercnants and had sent East and bought guns especially for the hunt, and the other member of the party had bor- - rowed a gun from a noted hunter, and both the gun and the hunter had a wide reputation. He felt safe with a gun that had been proved, though the guns of his companions had cost larger sums of money. They discussed the matter until late Id the night, as amateur hunters do. They settled the question of who should have the first shot, who should shoot next, how they should divide the game, and one of the party especially desired to take home with him a large grizzly skin. They also settled on the point that if they should only find one bear all should share in the honor of killing it. Notwithstanding the fact that they kept the rancher and his family awake until a late hour the hosts were up and had breakfast ready by break of day and the party composed of the young Missourian, his two dogs and the three Nimrods started out on the hunt. He escorted the three hunters into a deep gulch, along by the side of a stream in the bed of which there was a dim trail. He told them to line up by the side of this trail at convenient distances apart and that he had hopes of running a bear out by them. Thus stationing them he crossed over the hills with his dogs and took a circuitous course in search for the game. In spite of the agreement of the preyious night the hunters were inclined to dispute over the points at which they should stand. Each wanted to take the station farthest up the gulch, as that was regarded as the place where the first opportunity to shoot would come. It was argued that the "front" man would get the first chance, would kill all of the game and the two others would have to return without any honors. But the old unwritten plan of equity was resorted to and the drawing of straws settled their respective fates. Thus stationed along the side of the winding trail abont 100 yards apart, with high walls in the front and rear, they impatiently awaited the bark of the dogs. But they were not kept waiting long. The young hunter knew the country and his dogs were keen scented and knew where to find a bear. The men on the "stands" soon heard the welcome drawled-out bark of the hounds far away up towardB the head of the gulch and eaoh began to look to his rifle for action. It was now that the man at the head of the line began to think how fortunate it was to be born lucky. The men below became restless and hoped in their hearts that their companion should fail to bring down the bear and that they each might have an opportunity. On the dogs came, and the hopes of the man at the head rose higher and the men below became more anxious. The dogs were now only a quarter of a mile away and from their excited bayiDg it was sur- mised that they were coming in close contact with Bruin. The loud baying of the dogs so close at hand and the prospects of immediate appearance of the game ohanged the sentiment of the hunter who had won first shot. Heretofore, killing a bear had all been a theory with him. Now he was about to get an oppor- tunity to put it into practice. What if his gun should fail fire? What if there were more than one bear? He looked behind him and the walls were too steep to climb. There were no trees. He was not afraid, but he was not foolhardy. He did not believe in men tak- ing unnecessary chances. But it would never do now to show the "white feather." His companions would never quit teasing him, for they were jealous of his good luck in winning first place. As the dogs ap- proached nearer his nerves became less steady. In fact, this feeling became epidemic. The men down the line began to feel their responsibility. No. 2 beean to consider the matter of his responsibility should No.l miss the game. No. 3 likewise was thinking if both No. 1 and No. 2 should fail. Each in turn looked about him and the same condition existed. High walls on two sides, no tree, bear coming from one direction and only a rough, rocky trail leading out of the gulch. The success of the front man was prayed for by the other two. The front man wished that he had lost his luck. He began to tremble in spite of keeping the point in mind that he must not give his companions a chance to laugh. But they were not kept in uncertainty much longer. Owing to the crookedness of the walls of the gulch the men could not see each other, but all could hear the dogs. They were now close at hand. The front man stood trembling, nerving himself up to his "maiden" effort at killing a bear. The dogs were just around the point close at hand. He glanced down at his cartridge belt and then at his gun to see if everything was in readiness and then looked up the gulch again. The game was in sight. A large black bear appeared coming on in a sort of pace around the point. It was pow only a hundred yards away. He raised his gun in readiness, but decided to wait until the animal was nearer so as to make a sure shot. But just at that moment another bear appeared, and then another. He looked up the steep walls behind bim, and then looked down the crooked trail toward his companions. He then glanced up the gulch again and twd more bears had appeared, and the dogs were baying at others behind the point. When the bunch of bears discovered the hunter in front of them it seamed to madden them, and setting their eyes upon him they lunged forward with foam flecked jaws distended. He decided that it would re- quire the assistance of his companions to kill so many bears, and he thought the quicker he gave them notice the better it would be for the enterprise. He started at a good rate of speed, the noise behind him was not of the kind that would check him. No. 2 was just around the lower point of the wall and was standing ready with gun in hand. A smile came over his face as he saw his companion round the corner. But it did not remain long. The bears had also made good time. They were close behind in the chase. No. 2 did not wait for explanations. As soon as he saw the bears pouring around the corner of the rock he frantically led the way down the gulch. No. 3 was next. He, too. was ready for the game, but he discovered his companions and the bears at the same time. A stam- pede is always contagious. He did not wait for ex- planations, either. Abandoning their guns as the bears came closer upon their heels they ran as they had never run be- fore. In fact, as one of them afterwards described the situation, "they were open at both ends and running freely." They reached the mouth of the gulch only a few yards ahead of the pursuing bears and the dogs barking almost at their very heels added to their alarm by warning them of the close proximity of the common enemy. A level country lay at the mouth of the gulch and when the hunters reached the point each took a different direction. The bears, however, kept on in their course. After the bears and dogs had passed by, a safe length of time intervening, the hunters reappeared and began to approach the trail cautiously. The young Missourian soon came along and saw the guns of the hunters lying along the trail. He knew what had happened. He was too disgusted even to take up one of the guns. As the hunters gathered from the different points they saw the young Missourian pass with a look of disgust on his face that they could not meet. He had taken no firearms with him, only carrying an old bowie knife at his belt. They saw him draw his knife and, clinching his teeth, start out in a run in the direction the bears and dogs had gone. The three stampeders met at the mouth of the gulch, each ashamed to look the others in the face. They walked up the gulch together, found their abandoned guns and hate and made their way back to the ranch bouse. Tbey told the old Missourian that they had failed to kill the bear and that his son had followed his dogs. While they were preparing to leave for home the young Missourian came in for a horse and just as they were driving away the young man brought in one of the largest of the bears, which he had overtaken and killed with his knife. He said to the disappointed hunters: "These dogs are from Missouri. You have to show them. If I hadn't got one of them barj the dogs would have been so disgusted that they would never have hunted bars FEATHER AND FIN. Thomas. W. Lee of Sacramento and J. R. Bloom, C. R. Lee and Charles Benson of Dixon killed 247 gray geese in a few hours' shoot Sunday evening and Mon- day morning two weeks ago on the Charles Benson ranch, southeast of Dixon. The geese have been very numerous in that section of the country. Pigeons are exceedingly plentiful this year on the Yuba river. This was demonstrated by two well known Grass Valley sportsmen, George Ellis and Thomas Brock, who went over to Bridgeport about two weeks ago, where they bagged thirty-five hand- some wild pigeons. They reported that the birds are numerous and the sport splendid. Two weeks ago to-day O. L., C. P. and A. P. Wake- field, who live three miles north of Lockeford, San Joaquin county, started on a hunt for the mountain lion that has been doing damage along the river. Be- sides their own dogs, one, the property of John Little of Merced, was sent up for the occasion. The dogs took up the trail of the beast, and for a number of hourB kept hot upon his trial, but were unable to bring him to bay. MessrB. Wakefield state that the dogs crossed the river three times during the hunt. Fresh tracks, as large as a man's hand, were discerned in the mud. The hunters say that the growling and spitting of the lion was plainly audible, showing that the dogs were very close to him. The following day these gen- tlemen again attempted to find the beast. They started with dogs at daylight, but it was 10 o'clock before they took up the trial. This time the hunters were not as close to the quarry as on Saturday. The boys bagged five coon3 while on the trail of the mountain lion, making a total of thirty-two cooqs and three wildcats that they have shot this season. something should be done to prevent the destruction of the trout. On Cavanaugh creek, a tributary of Los Gatos creek, there are similar conditions. During the past year the fish ladder which provided a means for trout to run over a big dam in this stream has been washed out, and from reports by William Norris, an ardent sportsman, the fishing will be very poor. At a recent meeting of the Santa Clara County Fish and Game Association the most important action taken was the appointment by President Barker of a committee of three members to draft a resolution requesting the Board of Supervisors to shorten the deer shooting season. The State law confers on the Board the authority to shorten, but not to lengthen, the shooting season. President Barker appointed A. E. Shumate, J. H. Faull and W. 5. Shelborn as the committee, and they were directed to report the pro- posed resolution at the next meeting. It is proposed to make the deer shooting season from July 15th to October 1st. It is also proposed to 6ecure co-operation, if possible, of Santa Cruz and Monterey counties in fixing the same time, as the interests of the three counties are considered identical in this respect. DOINGS IN DOGCOM. Entries for the S. F. K. C. show are coming thus early in an encouraging ratio. Among the additional silver cups donated will be one from Walter Magee, Esq., one from the Stock Brokers to be awarded to the best novice Bull Terrier, one from the Grain Brokers for the best Greyhound and several other cups, the disposition of which is not yet been determined. George Raper left England on the 1st and will make his re-appearance on the Coast at the Portland show. Carlotta, J. L. Cunningham's Great Dane bitch, won out at the Victoria show this week, the competi- tion is reported to have been "hot." Ingleside Coursing Park will again be the resort of the leash mea when the gates of the park are re-opened on Sunday April 12th. A meeting of coursing men interested was to be held on Tuesday evening for the purpose of organizing a club under the auspices of which the sport will be conducted at the re-opened park. The Ladies Kennel Club of America will offer at the coming S. F. K. C. show the following cups: The Castlegould Challenge Cup for the best black Pug. Sporting Spaniel Plate for the best Spaniel bitch, with two of her get, conformation of the pups alone to count. To be won three times by the same kennel with different dogs before becoming the property of any one person. Open to all Spaniels, save Toys. Competition open to all. The Ray Cup for the best brace of St. Bernards (dog and bitch). Premierships in all breeds, and Ihey must be judged as specials, in the ring, by the various specialty judges. Jos. E. Terry's English Setter bitch Mary Lou was served by T. J. Wattson's Starlight W. last week, This breeding means much to the Setter fancy of the Coast. Mary Lou is the dam of Kilgarif, the Pacific Coast Derby winner this year. She is a half sister to Ch. Joe Cummmgs, the dam of both being Picciola. Hen Crockers' Chief winner of the Coast 1900 Derby is a son of Mary Lou. But three only of this bitch's progeny have ever been trained for field trials. The third, Lou, stayed for two rounds in the 1903 Derby at Bakersfield Starlight W. is by Dan Gladstone (Ch. Gladstone Sue) out of Miss Alice (Doncaster-May Queen), and has sired some of the best Setters on the Coast to-day. Great Dane dog puppies six months old can be had from O. Bergsten, Oakland. See classified advertise- ments. Mr. W. C. Ralston writes us that Delverton Kennels will put Woodland Duke in the coming show for ex- hibition only, as many people would like to see the old dog, who is really the father of Cocker Spaniels on the Coast. Victoria, Seattle and Portland are all P. K. L. shows. Indications point to a good circuit. Kennel Registry. VISITS. Delverton Cocker Kennels' black Cocker bitch Ch. Princess Flavia (Ch. Black Duke-Ch Gaiety Girl) to same owner's Ch. Woodland Duke (Ch Black Duke-Woodland Jude), March 23. 1903 Delverton Cocker Kennels' red Cocker bitch Little Dorrit (Ch. W- Duke-Myrtle) to same owner's Hampton Promise (Black Duke II -Ch. Gaiety Girl), March 26, 1903 Delverton Cocker Kennels' red Cocker bitch Baby Ora (Ch. Vis- counte-Black Sue) to same owner's Hampton Promise (Black Duke II -Ch Gaiety Girl), March 16. 1903. LEASES. Willis Lane of Santa Clara, one.of the most ardent nimrods in the county, has recently made a survey of the conditions on Stevens creek, and he says that Plumeria Cocker Kennels have leased the black Cocker bitch, Jetta ( ) from James H. Jones. Something for Nothing The Polk Miller Drug Co., of Richmond, Va., are manufacturers of Sergeant's Dog Remedies, the most popular line of preparations, intended for dogs, on the market today, having received the high- est endorsements of the leading dog men and kennel owners In this country and Canada. Read their advertisements appearing in the columns of our journal each issue. The firm referred to will mail you absolutely free, a copy of their celebrated book on Dogs if you will forward 3 cents to cover postage. If your dog is sick, write them, enclosing stamp, and describe the symptoms as accurately as you can They will cheerfully furnish the best information on the subject without charge. F. W Braun & Co., of Los Angeles, California, have recently been made distributing agents for Sergeant's Dog Remedies on the Paoifle Oo&st. 13 ®he $veet»ev mt3> gpp&vtemaix [April 4, 1903 Pollution of Our Bay Waters. Long continued has been the complaint against an intolerable nuisance which, it is claimed, is blameable to the sordid indifference of several corporations, which institutions have turned a deaf ear to every overture lor abatement of the violation of the State law and defiance of the rights of the people. Concerted aotion has been taken by a number of sportsmen and others interested against the serious import of the existing nuisance — not only as a menace to marine life but also, it is believed, involving certain anitary problems, and Governor Pardee and the State Fish Commission have been petitioned to take me isures for the abatement of the evil pointed out. At the last session of the Legislature, the clause in the fish law, which was supposed to cover violations of the character here referred to, was changed so as to read as follows: >u 635- Every person who places or oauses to bi placed la any of the watersof this State, dynamite, gunpowder, or other explosive compound, for the pur- pose of killing or taking fish; or who takes, procures, kills or destroys any fish of any kind by means of ex- plosives; or who places or allows to pass, or who places where it can pass into any of the waters of this State, any lime, gas, tar, cocculus indicus, slag, saw- dust, shavings, slabs, edgings, mill or factory refuse, or any substance deleterious to fish, is guilty of a mis- demeanor, and is punished by a fine of not less than two hundred and fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail in the county in which the conviction is had, not less than one hundred and twenty-five days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; and all fines imposed and collected for any violation of any of the provisions of this section shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the "Fish Commission Fund." Whether the matter of relief and proper action thereon is up to the Fish Commission or the Attorney General on behalf of the people cuts no figure, notice and complaint have been served upon the proper representatives of the commonwealth and upon the alleged parties and their agents, responsible for the pollution of our waters. The substance of the petition mentioned is set forth in a dispatch this week from Sacramento, which says: "The entire fish, crustacean and shell-fish supply of San Francisco bay and the adjacent waters are threatened with absolute destruction from the effects of waste petroleum products [generally anathematized as that ' oilslimel'J that Is being dumped into the bay, if the report submitted to the State Fish Commission and Governor Pardee is to be believed, and the Fish Commission is petitioned to take steps to put a stop to the practice of dumping the petro- leum waste into the waters. It appears that a committee consisting of the offi- cers of the Pacific Striped Bass Club, the San Fran- cisco Striped Bass Club and O. W. Jackson, as a member at large, have been making a thorough in- vestigation of the conditions of the waters of San Francisco and San Pablo bays, and have found that this statement is in no way exaggerated. In consequence they have addressed a petition to the State Fish Commission and the Governor, setting forth these facts and requesting that something be done to aid the fish interests and to prevent the pol- lution of the waters of San Francisco and San Pablo bays by the several oil refineries located thereon. The patition states that the refinery at Point Rich- mond has on numerous occasions emptied its waste matter in large quantities into channels leading into San Pablo bay. The lighter portion of this waste floats on the surface of the water and has been found on the shores of Angel Island, the mainland border- ing on Raccoon Straits and many other places on San Pablo bay. This is causing destruction to fish life of all kinds, but the principal destruction is to the fry of the Btnelt, striped bass, perch and other like food fishes. The heavier portions of the oil waste sink to the bottom and destroys or renders unfit for food the clams, crabs and oysters. The petition further states that the waters of the Oakland ostuary are so impregnated with petroleum that at times the fish and clams taken from them are unfit for food, as the flesh ia tainted with the taste of prjtroleum. The source of this n uisanco is believed to be due to the dredgers working in the tidal canal, who use petroleum for fuel purposes, and that largo quantities of petroleum escape form the leaky tanks located on lighters. [And also to the practice of slushing out oil tank ships and running the filthy oily stuff washed from tho veBsel into the waters of the estuary.] In closing the petition points out that unless instant action 1b taken the entire food supply of fish, crus- taceans and shell fish of San Francisco bay and adjacent waters will be greatly diminished, if not absolutely destroyud. The petition boars the signa- tures of C. M. Bouton, president of the Pacific Striped Bass Club, W. H. Ashcroft, president of the San MiscoStrlpod Bass Club and O. W. Jackson. Wlilli) tho initial action In this matter has beon taken by sportsmon the importance of relief Is one that should be seriously considered by the public at large, for, it is claimed, our fairly prolific food fibh supply Is In dangerous proximity to destruction. We are pleased to noto further, just before going to presp, that the action above outlined has borne guod results ami that tho California Fish Commissioners will take instant action to prevent the further dump- ing of refuse oil into the waters of San Francisco and Sa'. Pablo bays, and their attornoy, Mr. Cook, Is pre- paring a form of injunction to be used In an action ill bo begun against the oil refineries by the A torney General of the State and .Mr. Cook. "hiK faot is set forth in a letter addressed to the 'lo-'ornor by Fish Commissioner W. E. Gerber, who furthor states that hlsdeputieB havesecured Bullicient evidence against the refinery located at Oleum aud operated by the "Union Oil Company and against the refinery at Point Richmond. The board will meet this week to decide on the final action to be taken. Mr. Gerber's letter is in answer to a communication received from the Governor re- questing that instant action be taken by the board to protect the fishing interests in San Francisco waters. The Fish of British Columbia. The work of a painstaking scientist and most con- genial sportsman Mr. John P. Babcock, who for a number of years was the Chief Deputy of the State Board of Fish Commissioners, has born fruit since hisengagement with the Province of British Columbia, in the shape of a comprehensive and interestingly val- uable publication issued by the British Victoria officials. The report at large, of course, embraces the subject of fish, their protection and propagation, in- cidentally it is of much value to the sportsmen and will be of particular interest to the many local anglers and sportsmen of our State who know John P. Bab- cock only to regard him for his many gentlemanly attributes and appreciate him for theinestimably good work he has accomplished in his chosen profession. A notice of the report just issued appears in the Victoria Colonist and here follows: The report of the Fisheries Commissioner of British Columbia, John Pease Babcock, has just been issued from the government presses. Aside from the mass of data of the most invaluable kind which is presented, the report is one of unusual interest and attractive- ness because of the extraordinary excellence of the manner in which it is presented in pamphlet form. Samples of the photo-engraver's art are interspersed within the leaves of the little volume; and, by judges of such work, they are pronounced to be the most beautiful specimens ever placed on paper in a govern- ment publication. The frontispiece is a half-tone en- graving, showing the "Fishing Fleet af the Mouth of the Fraser River." Printed on the best class of book paper, the cut shows up quite as clearly as a steel en- graving— light and shade blending so harmoniously and true to Nature's plan as to at once arrest the eye and engender the conviction that one is beholding an example of the engraver's best effort in this day of excellence in all matters of pictorial illustration. The Commiisioner sets forth in the pleasing little volume the conditions affecting the salmon fisheries of the province as he viewed them in 1901 and 1902. He says that it was not clear how regulations that would equally protect the fish in both the British and American waters can be brought about, and continues: "There is certainly a great necessity for equalizing the regulations affecting the sockeye salmon. A weekly close season applicable to the American waters of the Sound is much to be desired. If a 36-hour weekly close season, beginning on Thursday at 6 P. M. and extending to Saturday, 6 P. M., were adopted on that side of the line, the fish that passed through their waters during that time would be protected in our waters by the present 36-hour weekly close season, which begins at 6 A. M. on Saturday and extends to 6 P. M. on Sunday, and would solve the question and in- sure an increase of fish on the spawning' grounds. The benefit to be derived from such joint action are so great that the wisdom of their adoption should appeal to the great interests on both sides of the Sound. During the last four years there has been a general consolidation of the canning interests in both Wash- ington and British Columbia. The American interests are now largely centred on two or three big companies, and there is considerable unity of action between the companies operating in British Columbia These in- terests are controlled and managod by men of com- mercial prominence, to whom the wisdom of joint action to preserve this great fishery should strongly appeal. Is there not, then, a likelihood that if this matter were presented to them by the proper official authorities it would result in the American interests taking steps to have such enactments made by the Legislature of the State of Washiugton as above sug- gested. Surely the benefits to be derived from such action are so great, and the arguments in favor so strong, as to warrant a well directed effort for their accomplishment. ' ' On the much discussed question of the desirability of using fish traps, he says in part: "I am not, how- ever, at this time, prepared to advocate the use of traps in any of the waters of the province that are unaffected by the use of American traps. In our channels north of Discovery island, where the fish are moving towards the gulf and where they are not liable to encounter American traps, I do not believe the use of traps is advisable. In my judgment their use, for the present at any rate, should be confined to that port of the coast of Vancouver island which lies to the south and west of Discovery island. Many peo- ple desire to place traps on the east coast of Discovery island and on the islands facing tho gulf. And while it is true that the Americans have traps on the west and north sides of San Juan island, and in the channel north of that island leading to the gulf, it appears also to be true that tho greater portion of the sockeye that reaches the Fraser river pass-os through Haro strait and its northern channels. Thero is sufficient evidence to show that many of the salmon that pass north from Discovery island through the Straits of Haro travel in the open channels to the west of tho American islands, and, by avoiding tho traps placed there, reach tho gulf. 1 believe that the placing of traps on the shore of tho provincial islands bordering upon the Strait of Haro would intercept the fish that now pass to tho Fraser river through tho gulf without being Intercepted by American traps. "If these deductions regarding the movements and capture of tho sockeye salmon after they pass north of Discovery islam! bo i In], i', certainly follows that at this time the government would not be warranted in permitting the placing of traps north of Discovery island for the interception of those fish which are now but slightly endangered by American traps. Would it not be wise, considering the magni- tude of the interests at stake to proceed slowly, and not effect the use of traps on Vancouver island upon the run in our own and American waters? By confin- ing the use of traps and purse nets to the waters south of Discovery island I believe the business of our fish- ermen, who now use gill nets in the gulf and Fraser river, will not be materally effected. "It will take some years to demonstrate the effect and value of the use of traps in Juan de Fuca strait. If it shall be shown that traps and purse netB can be successfully used in these waters, many changes in the present conditions will be effected. By moving deliberately in these matters the fishermen and the vested interests will be better protected. Those in- terested will be given time thereby to study and adapt the business to the changed conditions which will follow the use of traps." Trout Propagation in Oregon Streams. The Oregon Fish and Game Association has been notified by the U. S. Government Fish Commission from "Washington that on account of the recent dis- astrous floods in the East, Oregon will probably not receive the full promised allotment of 1,000,000 trout fry for the State, and the allotments for all the States have been cut down. The Oregon association has undertaken to plant properly and without expense to the Government al the fish fry that the commission will allot to Oregon streams. This work was carried on successfully last year at the expense of the association, which is com- posed of the sportsmen of the State. According to the present program of the Govern- ment commission the apportionment of fry will be made on April Id, but actual distribution will not be begun until May 1. The varieties which Oregon will receive will consist of Loch Leven and brook trout and grayling. Oregon has a number of varieties of native trout species, con- sisting of the Dolly Varden, cutthroat, rainbow-, mountain and salmon trout. It has been deemed un- wise to introduce Into Oregon streams voracious fishes, such as pike, pickerel and black bass, on account of the State efforts being made to propagate salmon, which is an important commercial production of Ore- gon. It is argued that these greedy fishes, whose chief diet is minnows, would destroy the salmon fry turned out by the hatcheries and render their work without effect. Despite this, small-mouthed bass were introduced surreptitiously a few years ago and have thriven wonderfully until at the proper season it is possible to catch within easy walking distance of Portland a basket of thes6 gamey fish. Catfish and German carp were introduced fifteen years ago and have multiplied until they are con- sidered a nuisance. Millions of them are caught annually from the waters of Columbia slough, near Portland, and fed to hogs. The Chinese are the only purchasers in the market. The fishing season in Oregonopened on the 1st inst., and it is now lawful to catch all species of trout except those planted by the Fish and Game Association under the auspices of the Government. For brook trout, which were planted four years ago, the season will open one month later, but this is immaterial to the greater number of sportsmen, and the association is not worried over the possibilities of any one catch- ing brook trout, because they are too far up the streams to be in danger this early in the season. Anglers do not reach the head waters of these streams until late in the summer when the snows have dis- appeared. Grayling cannot be caught at this time, and there is no use fishing for them. The grayling is a peculiar fish, and will not bite until matured. Those now in Oregon streams will require one year more to reach maturity, when they will be angled for persistently. The entire State of Oregon abounds in trout streams, and many of them are within easy reach of the rail- road, and even of Portland. A number of Portland sportsmen make a practice of leaving the city Satur- day nights on wheels during the season, fishing all day Sunday and returning in the evening. Those who are familiar with the best places have no trouble in catching fine strings, and frequently the limit, which is 125 a day per man in Oregon, is reached. It is lawful at all times to catch salmon trout in tide-water. The Columbia river abounds with these fish, aud tide-water extends to Portland. Many fish are caught at all seasans at the mouth of the Willam- ette river where it enters the Columbia twelve miles below Portland. Salmon trout in Oregon waters, it is claimed, will not take the fly, and salmon eggs are used as bait. The fish bito freely at the roe and aver- age from one to three pounds. Benjamin Martellaand Joseph Enos were each fined $20 by Justice Pitcher at Halfmoon bay early in March for havingcaught steelhead trout in-the closed season. Deputy Fish Commissioner L. N. Kercheval appre- hended Martella while the latter was taking the for- bidden fish from Johnson creek and Deputy M. L. Cross arrested Enos for the same offense at Leon creek, about tho same time. That New Umbrella Tent of Skinner's (801 Market St., S. F.) has the endorsement of every sportsman who has seen it. Can be put up in five minutes, weighs only 15 lbs., and has ample room to sleep two people. Mountain Climbers and Lovers of Outdoor Sport appreciate right foottoeav* Skinner has the largest and best assortment in San Francisco, and can make you comfortable even 'f you have tender corns and bunions. APRIL 4, 1903] ©toe gitreeiretr cmtr ^povtsman THE FARM. <#*> STABLE DISINFECTION. Methods of Performing a Semi-an- nual Act of Cleanliness. The disinfection of stables after a period of constant use should be a part of routine practice. Dairy stables in particular should be disinfected twice a year and oftener if the conditions demand it, says Dr. A. W. Bitting of Purdue experiment station at Lafayette, Ind. It is not pos- sible to give many stables that thorough disinfection that is possible in houses, be- cause their construction will not admit of it, but it is possible to do very much and at little expense. The ideal method of disinfection is by means of a gas, as that would have the power to penetrate everywhere. Tlie effectiveness of this method depends upon securing a large volume of gas and main- taining it for some time. Unless the stable can be made tight a gas will be of little use. For all practical purposes the gas produced by burning sulphur over a pot of coals is the best if used in connec- tion with steam. The dry sulphur fumes have little germ killing power, but when combined with the steam in the air they form a compound that is deadly. The boiling of water and burning of sulphur should go together. Formaldehyde gas is not so efficient for stable disinfection as many would have us believe. A very practical means of disinfection that may be used under almost every stable condi- tion is by whitewashing. This is not ex- pensive for material and is very easily applied by means of an inexpensive fruit spray pump. The lime should be thor- oughly slaked and strained through cloth and made just thin enough to work well through the nozzle. One man can apply two coats of whitewash with a pump and reach all parts of side and ceiling of a room in about one-fourth the time required with the brush. Whitewash will kill or hold the germs with which it comes in contact. It has the effect, too, of making the barn lighter and cleaner. After the first spraying one application will usually be sufficient if given regularly As the bus- iness of supplying milk to cities and creameries is of large proportions and de- pends upon cleanliness this precaution of disinfection should be regularly followed. Hired Help on Dairy Farm. No more vexing question confronts the dairyman. It bothers him when awake and haunts his sleep. He does not wish to do all the manual labor in connection with the dairy himself. If he is well to do, he is educating his sons and daughters and will not keep them from school to help. His wife has all she can do to man- age the household. Cows must be watered, fed and milked every day in the week, every week in the year. If he is to carry on dairying on any considerable scale, he must have help, states W. D, in Kimball's Dairy Farmer. But help is hard to get. Hired men have a decided dislike to dairying. In many cases this dislike is well founded. Some dairy farmer want their men to do a full day's work every day and do the milk- ing as an extra— to be done before work commences in the morning and after the labor of the field iB over at night. Such men do not deserve to have good help. There are other troubles which the hired man objects to, but which the employer cannot well remove. The cow must be milked every day. Holidays and Sundays exist not. Barns must be cleaned, and milking utensils, too. Men hardly ever do like to wash dishes, particularly if they must go out in the cold air after working in the hot water and steam. Milking is very fatiguing and somewhat monotonous ; the men employed must be absolutel^ trusty or they will soon cost more than their wages ly neglecting to do thorough milking. Hence it is all important that the dairyman Bhould have the best of help. He must have men who are steady and trusty, and who are rapid and thor- ough milkers. It appears to us that to secure such men it is necessary to have stables and milk roomB clean and con venient; to have comfortable rooms for the men themselves; to pay liberal wageB and require only reasonable hours Don't ask a man to do a day's work and then to do the milking. Above all, have regular hours for milking and allow nothing else to interfere with that time. Finally, em- ploy your men early in the year, and hire them for Bix months or a year— make a definite contract to that effect. Hire enough help to do t e milking; you can use your time to better advantage in sup- ervising things and attending to the feed- ing. Practical Poultry Topics. Every poultry keeper should bear well in mind that a fowlhouse should not be a "foul" house. The most stringent efforts should always be made to keep it clean; fowls appreciate all that is done to keep them clean and comfortable. When you clean out the fowlhouse do it thoroughly, for it is no use doing things byhalveB. Take out everything that s movable and give a thorough good scrub- bing. Fowlsare good ateatingup all the scraps from the house; nothing need be wasted. The pieces from the dinner plates are greatly relished by them, while they will readily devour all the vegetable parings if well boiled and mixed with meal. A little salt added to the soft food is very beneficial. Salt is as necessary for the health of the fowls as it is for human beings. A little Epsom salts mixed in the soft food once a fortnight does wonders to keep bot . chickens and stock birds in good health; only remember that a little 8 recommended- not a lot. If the hens lay soft shelled eggs give them a large heap of rubbish or earth to scratch over ; soft shells indicate that the henB are too fat. Exercise and occupa- tion will soon put them right again. It is a good plan when fowls are kept in small runs to place some straw or bay or even wood shavings in a heap and scatter some grain over it. The birds will soon be busy scrat- hing the heap over for the corn, and by thus working for their dinner they are getting exercise. Grit is one of the most important items in the fowl's daily bill of fare. The birds need it — nay, they must have it— as it helps digestion and consequently tends to good health and vigor. Chopped onions are much relished by young turkeys, ducklings, goslings and chickens, and the adult birds will never be above taking their share. The broods of young chicks should be closely scanned and all that are decidedly faulty should be put by themselvea until big enough to kill. Both the good and the bad will thrive better if separated. each day and increasing the other feeds ' until the change was made before the cows knew what was being done A cow's stomach is very large as compared with that of a horse or of a human heing, and she can easily hold enough to last twelve hours. Water should be given in the forenoon. The two feed plan is quite a labor saver. ». . Strike! — if they don't give you Jack- son's Napa Soda. NEW MODEL 1903 ROAD CARTS THE BEST IN THE WORLD, O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St. SAM FRANCISCO, CAL FOR SALE. A VERY HANDSOME THREE-YEAR-OLD Al- Colt by Nearest 35562. sire of Alone (4) 2-fiiKV and full brother to John A. McKerron 2:05M out of an Anteeomare. Absolutely sound, well broken and can show a 40 clip. Is entered in Occident Stake. Will be sold underguarantee. Is in every respect a high-class roadster. Apply to or address T. w. BARSTOW, San Jose. 3 Yonna: HcKinnoy Stall FOR SALE. All Out of Fashionably Bred Mares. One 2 Years Old. One 3 Years Old. One 4 Years Old. The two-year old and three-year-old are both well staked and are trotters. The four-year-old has a three-year-old trotting record of 2:18, and a great prospect for his class this year. All are in fine shape to train or be placed in the stud For pedigrees, prices and full particulars address C. A DCRFEE, San Jose. BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal, The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 20,000 gradu ates; 30 teachers: 70 typewriters; over 300 student <• annually placed in positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. HF.ALD. President. Feeding Twice a Day. At a recent dairymen's meeting at tended by the writer one of the speaker?, a very practical and successful man, ad- vised feeding cows only twice a day, since he had seen the plan employed with results just as good as when the cattle had three meals and with a i onsiderable saving in labor. Yet the speaker confessed that he still fed his cows three times a day, merely because he feared that a change would cause temporary shrinkage in the milk yield. But there is no need to fear such effects, says American Cultivator. The writer made the change from three to only two feedings without, so far as could be observed, losing a single quart of milk. It was done gradually in about four days, making the noon meal lighter' IMPORTANT TO HORSEMEN. fU)T TO, POSITIVE SPECIFIC; SPEEDY vvuxv. and sure cure for Colic in hor&es. , TRIAL GIVEN FREE. For particulars telephone Central— messenger to 517 Ninth street Oakland, Cal. Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and Introduced for a double purpose— surround ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop billiard parlor.carriage office news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance RACING EVERY RAIN WEEK DAY OR SHINE. to California Jociej CI OAKLAND TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY RACES START AT 3:13 P. M. SHARP. Ferryboats leave San Francisco at 13m., 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30 and 3 p. m., connecting with trains slopping at the entrance to the track. Last two cars on train reserved for ladies. No smoking Buy your tickets to Shell Mound. Returning trains leave the track at 4:15 and 4-45 p. M. and immediately alter the last race. THOMAS H. WTLI.1AMS, President. PERCi \f. TREAT, Secretary. SUBSCRIBE TO Showing exact position ui every horse, including the favorite, which was either first, second third or fourth at each quarter pole, also positions at start. Events reported from all parts of Canada and United States Issued the 1st and 16th of every tuonili, from April 15th to October 15ih Price 60c, 75c. or SI, according (o Issue For sale at all principal hotels, news stands nod race tracks in the country and publishers' office. UOODWIN BROS., 1440 Broadway, N V. Annual Subscription, $18, which includes all semi monthly editions and two morocco bound semi-annuals. Expl circul >-!■ mailed fret'. For sale by the Breeder ind Sportsman. 14 ®He £x*cci»cr cmt» gpovieman fAPHiL 4, 1903 The Strangles. The new throat disease in calves all over il.e country, which many veterinarians have been unable to diagnose while others have called it diptheria is nothing more or less than the strangles. It is an acute, febrile disease characteriied by swelling and abscesses forming between the bones of the lower jaw and sometimes at other points. Languor, dullness, loss of appe- tite, staring coat and general unthrifti- ness precedes attacks. The glands be- tween the jaws are ewolled and extremely sensitive to the touch. There is a rise ot temperature, with increased pulse rate. Sore throat is shown by food and water returning through the nose or dropping from the mouth. As the disease pro- gresses abscesses in the glands point and break. The animals should be placed in clean, warm quarters where the tem- perature, is fairly even and sufficient covering should be applied to keep them comfortable. 'If the temperature runs high and the pulse is strong, give five- drop doses of aconite with half-dram doses of fluid extract of belladonna in an ounce of sweet spirits of nitre threeor four times a Jay. If the throat is much irritated dram doses of chlorate of potash with two drams of powdered golden seal placed on the tongue three times a day after feeding gives good results. Tonics should not be neglected. A sport is an animal which has de veloped some peculiarity not usually seen in its species and also differs from its parents. A pair of hornless heifer calves were born from a pure bred registered 8 lorthorn sire and dam. They were sports, as they ditfered markedly from their breed in the absence of horns. From these calves and one or two others of simi- lar origin have been bred what are now known as double-standard Polled Dur- hams. They are eligible to registry in the Shorthorn herd book becaus they are purebred Shorthorns and eligible to reg- istry in the Polled Durham herd book bscause thev are hornless Shorthorns. Polled Durhams originating from the cross of Shorthorn bulls on native muley cows are not eligible to record in the Shorthorn herd book no matter bow many crosses of pure bred bulls have been used. Knowing how the hornless head persists in appearing generation after generation, the men seeking a hornless Shorthorn en- deavored, by the use of bulls of that breed on common muley cows, to eliminate the horns in the offspring and preserve other- wise the Shorthorn form and characteris- tics; and they have succeeded in large measure. Every cross tends toward a fixity of Shorthorn type and serves to eliminate urther the alien muley blood, but cattle thus bred cannot be recorded in the Shorthorn herd book no matter how infinitesimal the drop of alien blood may be. The boys at the Kansas station have oeen experimenting to determine whether there is any advantage in cutting alfalfa into inch lengths as against the whole hay when fed to steerB. The hav was dry and brittle and broke rather than cut but was in good condition for feeding. It cost thirty cents a ton ior the labor of cutting and handling, besides the use of power and machinery. The result showed that the steers fed cut hay gained on an aver- age seven pounds a head mere than those fed whole hay and ate seventeen pounds less grain and thirty-nine pounds leas hay for eeach 100 pounds of gain. This indi- cates that if the feeder has the machinery it will pay to cut the hay, but for a small lot of Bteers it will not pay to buy cutting machinery to be used for this purpose only. Spraying and dipping for lice is highly recommended, as it is the only safe, ra- tional thing to do if hoes are in any way infested. There is not a breeder of hogs who has not been troubled with this pest. The remedy is to dip and dip often. It aids the very best balanced ration that can be given to a hog by enabling it to thrive and assimilate the food adminis- tered. Breeders who have begun to dip hogs find it very economical and efficient. The coal tar preparations leave the skin soft and pliable. THE BUTTE JOCKEY CLUB RACE MEETING JUNE 6th TO AUGUST 15, 1903. Stakes Entries to Close April 25, 1903. OPENING HANDICAP, 1 mile, for Three=year=olds and upward $750 Added MONTANA STAKES, 1=2 mile, for Two-year-olds $600 Added MINERS' UNION HANDICAP, 6 furlongs, for Three=vear1»Y A- CO.. YOU NEED A BOTTLE OF THE BEST LOTION IN THE WORLD Ic is Dr. Fisherman's Carbolized Alkaline [ ntinn Cures Sprains, Galls. Sores, Bruises, L.U UUII. Cuts, Swellings, Barbed-wire wounds, Thrush, Grease Heel, Mange, Itch and all kinds of bone swellings in horses and cattle. Good for most diseases of all kinds of stock, and in all cases of accident. Try a sample bottle for 50 cents or a quart forSl, which makes a half gallon of the remedy. IF "" YOUR MONEY RACK. " Matter -FV»^fc.^^ YOU DON'T LIKE IT YOU GET Send lor further information and Valuable and Interesting Reading Selling: Agents, SUNSET MERCANTILE CO, »» battery St., 8. *. Testimonials from the best known horsemen, breeders, liverymen and stockmen on Pacific Coast. ABSOLUTE SECURITY AGAINST LOSS BY FIRE Is Assured on Your HORSE, BARN, HAY and STOCK by Insuring in The Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. Reliability, Consideration and Promptness are characteristic of this Company. The Cost is Nominal -^^-^- The Security Absolute. Home Office— 401-407 CALIFORNIA STREET, S. F. RACINE launches and rowboats Launches $197.50 Up 15, 16, 18, 21 and 25 ft. Sizes carried in stock Rowboats $33 Up All Styles carried in stock. SEND FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES. BAKER & PACIFIC COAST AGENTS, HAMILTON SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. SAFETY PREGNATOR OUTFIT A practical, durable, and easily used Impregnating Outfit, with which you can get in foal all mares you breed, and greatly increase the income from your stall- ion. GUARANTEED to eive satisfaction. A necessity in every breeding stable. Write for descriptive circular Price of Pregnatbr. $5.00 Outfit, complete, $7.50 I. O. CHITTENDEN, ELTRIA. OHIO Free. A BIG WINNER'S POCKET RACING GUIDE, guaranteed to have no equal in selecting Winnies, can be had FREE. Send your name and address with two-cent stamp to THE RELI ABLE, P. O. Bos 217, Newark, N. J. Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cared in 48 Hoars. CAPSULES I Superior to Copaiba, Cnbebs or Injection SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOtLT DILLON 2:07 (the Fastest Mare of 1901), B. S. DILLON 3:25 and CAPTIVITY 2:28 1-3. Santa Rosa Stock Farm || SANTA ROSA, CAL. SIDNEY DILLON was sired by Sidney 2:195*: dam Venus (dam of Adonis 2:1IK, Leah 2:2-1^. Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus II. 2:11^), Psyche 2:l6!4 and Lottie Parks 2: 16*;. and she was also dam of Juno, the dam of Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:30) by Venture 2:27^, sire of dam of Directum 2:05^; second dam s t. b. by Algerine, son of Whipple's Ham- bletonian. SIDNEY DILLON is a model of symmetry and imparts his grand individual- ity, inherent speed and excellent disposition to all his progeny. Best of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges if horse is still in my possession. For pasturage and other information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Supt. Santa Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $40. 738 Montgomery St .S.P. The Thoroughbred Stallion St. Carlo [Hermit,. [ Fusee.. (Newmingter ' | Seclusion (Marayag { Yesuvienne ^Carina.. f Kingfisher. ■' £?*inet°n J * L lilt an LaSH [Carita (Jhe Ill-Ueed ( Camilla ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about §29,000 as a two-year-old. He is a wenderful young Sire, among his get being Ruinart (winner of the Burns Handicap, Palace Hotel Handicap and $11,650), Zamar II (winner of 19 races as a two-year-old and*7695), Joan, February, St. Cuthbert, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Marmion May Boy, Our Climate, Glendinning and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903 For further particulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES MCDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. THE STANDARD-BRED TROTTING STALLION BOODLE Jr. fBy BOODLE 2:1254. sire of Ethel Downs 2:10 Thompson 2:14^, and 4 others in 2:30 and better. 1 He by Stranger, sire of 33 in 2:30. | Dam NINA B. by Electioneer, sire of Arion 2:07^, I. Sunol 2:08h', Palo 2:08?i, and 161 more in 2:30 list.' BOODLE Jr. is one of the best bred, best looking will make the Season of 1903 at and best stallions on the Pacific Coast. He J. D. GARR'S GABILAN RANCH, Six Miles East of Salinas Caa C7C for the season, payable at end of season, or $15 for single service, payable at time of 1 CC (P£>U service, otherwise will be considered at season rates. Any mare entered for the season and paid for will be granted the usual return priveleges if proven to be not in foal, provided that nest year the owner of mare still owns her and J. D. Carr still owns the horse. Good pasturage at $3 per month, but no responsibility assumed for accidents. Season open now, and will close August first 1903. BOODLE Jr. is a sure foal getter, his colts are all uniform, and of good color, and show fine speed and action. He is 16 hands high and weighs 1200 pounds, is of a rich mahogany bay. Apply to J. D. CARR, or JOHN GARSIDE, at Gabllan Ranch. Silver Bow Jre By SILVER BOW (sire of Arrow 2:14, Silver Ring 2:14»4 and 6 others in 2:30 list); dam M AGENT /_ by Tempest (sire of Tago 2:11, etc.); second dam by Commodore Belmont SILVER BOW Jr. is 16-1 hands high, weighs 1200; bay, handsome, stylish, splendid action and has shown quarters in SOh seconds. Has nothing older tban two-year-olds and they are all big, fine-looking and show speed. Will Make the Season at MILPITAS. Ppp C3A TOR THE SEASON. Good pasturage 54. Excellent care taken of mares, but no I CC *>H i a*r*PPG T«l hi 1 I A +e>d and type written ready for Naming Keuigrecb iduuiaieu Write for prioea, breeder aki Sportsman, 36 Geary street, San Franoisco, Cal. 16 ®he gveebev txtxii Qpcvtstnan [April 4, 1»03 THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. NUTWOOD WILKES. He is tho only Stallion that ever produced two three-year olds In one season with ecords of ~: »- anJ S:19J4 respeotivoly Who Is It, ex-champion th.-ee-year-old gelding of .the world, reduce! his record to 2: 1H ^ John A.Uierrn !;)". ( j i,1 ', as a tore -year-old) la the fastest trotter of all the famous trio co : George Wilken. NUTWOOD WILKBS will make the Season of 1903 at the NUTWOOD STOCK Fee = $50 RACE RECORD 2:16« ByGd WILKES 3:15W Dam i.iiia W S:lSu By NUTWOOD 3:18^ For tiit* Season With return If horse remains my property Good ago at 93 per month. IIi!ls payable before re- moral of maro Stock (cell cared for but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. FARM, from Feb. 1st lo July 1st. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS TUB SIRB OP John A. MoKerron .2:05^ Fastest trotter of Wilkes tribe 8-j ear-old race reo 2:I8"4 Wholslt S:\0a 3-year-old race rec 3:12 Stanton Wilkes S:\dli Goorgie B S:12jj Claudius ;:|,T, Bob Ingersoll 2:I43£ Irvlngten Boy 2:173^ Verona .2:18)4 Irvlngton Belle B:18J4 Echora Wilkes 2:i8'i Rosewood 2:21 Nearest 2:22^ Central Girl 8:22}^ Mixer 2;S4W Alix B 2:24' Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgle 2:25 Fred Wilkes 2:26'4 Queen C 2:28*4 Eleo tress 2:28(4 Daueestar.... 2:29 L E C 3:29« T.C. (3) 2:30 itO^ofi £$£& SJSSSai ^uT« in raoes" 0f tbese- AI°- *»* «-« four-year-old o Young slock bj NUTWOOD WILKES (or sole. u<.uBum,u> For further p-mlculars apply or address MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co.. Cal. BONNIE DIRECT 2:05 1-4 Winner of fastest 5-heat raoe paced in 1900. "Win- ner of Chamber of Commerce Stake at Detroit; Bine Hill Stake at Readville, and three other great races. Biggest money winner of -'New" Pacors of 1900, having $7575 to his credit the first year out. Sired by Direct 2:05^;, sire of Directly 2:03^, Hal Direct 2:04'^, Prince Direct 2:07, Directum Kelly 2:0S^, etc. Dam BON BON 2:86 (dam of Bonsilene 2:14^), by Simmons 2:28, sire of Helen Simmons 2:11)4, New York Central 2: 13, etc. Also sire of dams of Fereno &073f,, Tomboy 2:1054. Owyhee 2:11, etc. Second Dam BONNIE WILKES 2:29 (dam of 3*ln list) by George Wilkes 2:22. Third Dam BETTY VII. EY by Bob Johnson, thor- oughbred son of Boston. RO\NIF Hlr?FfT isa black stallion, I5& hands high, weighs 1200 lbs. Is a good individual, uv/nniL. i/iivLvi uas best of feel and jegSi an(j jS absolutely^sound in every way. Hi ' NX IE DIRECT will serve a limited number of approved mares during season of 1903, at Sioo the season. Mares not proving to be In foal can be returned nest season or service fee refunded, at the option of the owner of mare Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Pasturage for mares at reasonable rates. Address C. L. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal. Summary of Three of Bonnie Direct's Races. Chamber of Commerce Stakes, $5000, at Detroit Bonnie Direct 9 5 8 I 1 1 Annie Thornton 14 1 1 2 2 2 HalMcEwen 1 H 2 8 4dis Pussywillow 8 3 11 3 3 ro George C, 3 4 3 4 5 ro. Cobbett 4 7 4 5 dr, Duchess II 13 5 6 dr. Joe Wheeler 12 9 7 7 dr, Fred Wilton 2 2 9 dis, Mt. Clemens Boy 5 6 6 dr. Louis E. Mid dleton 6 8 12 dr, Sport 7 10 10 dr. Gamecock 10 12 dr, Connie 13 dr, Little Frank dis. Time— 3;10K. 2::2&, 2:13^, 2:13, 2:12^. 2:12?^. 2:13 Class, pacing, purse $1500, at Columbus. Bonnie Direct 2 5 1 1 1 Johnny Agan l 12 2 3 Lady Piper 3 2 3 4 2 Frei lmont 5 3 4 3 4 Red Light 4 4 5 dr, Prince Exum dis. Time— 0:31. 1:083£, 1:34, 2:05^: 0:33—, 1:05)6, 1:38W, 2:10H'; 0:32. 1:03%. 1:34*4, 2:07Hi 0:31"*. ItOJU. 1:373£ 2:08?i; 0:31m, Wttgf, 1:36, 2:08^. Blue Hill Stake, $3000, at Readville. Bonnie Direct l l i Sallie Hook 2 2 8 Evolute 5 3 a Annie Thornton 4 4 3 Paul Revere 3 5 4, Dark Wilkes 6 7 5, Tommy W. 7 6 7, Argo Director 8 8 6, Lady Allright 9 9 9, Beauty Spot dis, P. H. Flynn dis. Time— 2:07% 2:0914,2:10^. THE HIGHLY BRED STALLION NEAREST 35562 RECORD 2:22 1-2 Full Brother to John A McKerron 2:05 1-4. (Formerly WILKES DIRECT) Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4- and the Only 8-year-old Stallion with One with a Record below 2:10. By NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16H. sire of John A. MoKerron 2:05if , Who Is It 2:10K, Stanton Wilkes 2:10V4, Claudius 2:13M. Georgle B- 2:lSx. Bob Ingersoll 2:14^ and 16 other standard performers Dam INGAR, the greatest producing daughter of Director (dam of John A. Mc- Kerron 2:05M, Nearest 2:22^ and Thursday 2:24) by the old champion Director 2:17, sire of Directum 2:05M. Direct 2:05^4, Direction 2:10^, Evangeline 2:11^, Margaret S 2:12H and others; 6econd dam Annie Titus (dam of Annie C. 2:25) by Echo 462, sire of Echora 2:23^ (dam of Direct 2:05^) and 16 others in list: third dam Tiffany mare (dam of Gibraltar 2:22'^, sire of Our Diok 2:10M, Homestake 2:14M and others) by Owen Dale, son of Williamson's Belmont. NF A DF^sT ls a Darlt B*y- 153 hands and weighs 1200 pounds; well formed and ni_n.r\L0 1 of hind disposition. Will make the Season of 1903 at the Stables of T. W. BARSTOW on the Alameda Avenue Near Race Track, San Jose, Gal. FROM FEBRUARY 1st TO JUNE 1st. TERMS, $40 THE SEASON. NEAREST 35562, Rec. 2:22 1=2. Sir*, of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4. Good pasturage $3 per month. No wire fenoing. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility should any ocour. Address BARSTOW, CS Telephone No.: Red 1431. T. W. SAN JOSE, CAL. Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. R£8T" Grease Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS — Cases where ulcerations extend, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine After Bllgtarlng. Veterinary Piiine is the very best application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process. Will heal the most severe cases without scar, and will prevent loss of hair As s Preventive —If a light application of Veterinary Piiine is used before speeding, driving in wet, muddy or slushy weather, or in the snow, your horse win never have speed cracks, scratches or grease heel. For Hoofs.— It will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in perfect form. For Old and Chronic Sores, Etc.— Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, hobble chafes, abscesses, inflammatory swellings, sores and all skin disease. In oases of emergenov it is invaluable. This penetrating, stimulating, soothing, ab- sorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from beneath the surface by disinfecting the parts subduing inflammation andstimulating healthy granulation, not by drying and scabbing. 2 oz., »6c; 8 oz , 60c, 5-lb pkg., 84.00. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL CO., TROY, N. Y. D. E. Newell, Paolflo Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street, San Francisco. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURQE0N Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— 8 1 1 Howard St ■ between Fourth and Fifth Sts., San Franoisco' Telephone: Main 467. G. A. W. FOLKERS Sucoessor to J H. A. Folkers & Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building. Room 4. San Franoisco Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage, Saddle and Roa*> dorses for Sale Office and stable: 805 Golden Gate Avenue, San Franoisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) LIMONERO 2:15}, bred at, tho Palo Alto Slock Farm, is conceded by all who havo Been him to bo one of the beat stallions standing for service in California. 0 :i magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in brooding-, class and Individuality ranks with any of them. He has .'15 two and throo year olds that havo never been trained. All of thorn are handsome, big bays and browns. From their appearance and tbe predictions of tho best judges many of them are sure to be good race horses with every prospect of some star performers. A number of these youngsters are to bo soen at the Los Angeles track. OIMONER » 2:153 |?ot bla record as a three-year-old in the fourth hoat of a ,t race tor a 15000 purae which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six of the greatest throe-year- -Ids of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinitoand Futurity. LIMONERO 2:15J will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of flood Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, , i M 1 for accidents or escapes. Mares should be shipped liverslty Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal , in care of HARRISON O. ARMS. J. H. WILLIAMS, Owner. University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. f Piedmont 004 Record 2:l7'i Winner of 41 heats In 8:80 or better Sire of Espnrto Rex. . .2:\f>\i Limouoro 2:15=£ Lortta 2:18H I Wanda 2:184 Charley C 2:18^ Marstou C 2:19tf and sire dumsof Fanny Wilcox. 2: lOVj Alta Vela 2:Iii< Llzzteinont, ,..2:t0Sf Montrose (8);, 8:18 sire of 23 trotters, 2 pacers 7 poos produced U trotters. .'I pacers Ifi tluuKhts produced 2! trottors, :t pucors i . ii i. ii.-. i- Dam of Utnonuro 2:15^ 13ion 2:19^ \ li.Mini 33 Sire of 35 trotters and 2 pacers 96 sons produced 435 trotters and 135 paoers 81 dau produoed 102 trottors and 28 paoers May Ferguson (by Mamb Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont . . 2:\'H Almoin Eo(fle.S:tt 3 sons produced 30 trot's. 3 pacers 4 dau produced 8 trotters and 2 paoors .electioneer 12 S Sire of 158 trotters and 8 pacers 97 sons produced 745 troMora and 197 paoers 79 dau produced 91 trottors and 12 paoera F.ula(by Norman 25) Record 2:15 Winner of 50 heats in 2:30 M. R. C. V. S., F. E. T. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburi Veter nary Medioal Soolety; Graduate of the New Veterinary College Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspector forNew Zealand and Australian Colonic! at the port of San Franoisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California; Ex-President ni the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, San Franoisco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Francisoo- Telephone West 128. For the ATHLETE, Absorbine, Jr. is invaluable in removing soreness and restoring that pliable, elastic condition of the muscles so much desired, also cures strains of the joints and ligaments in a few hours. $1.00 per bottle of regular dealers or by mail. Write for pamphlet. W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., SPRINGFIELD, - . MASS. For sale by Mack & Co., Langley & Miohuels Go. Redington & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. MoKerron ■ 11 of San Francisco. April. 4. 19n31 ®he $veei>ev anii gtpavtsman VI Iran Alto 2:12 Sire of Dr. Frasse 2:121 Thomas R 2:15 Vendome 2:18| Dr. Frasse's Sister, 2:25i Bv PALO ALTO 3:08^ (world's stallion record to high-wheel sulky), sire of IRAN ALTO 2:12#, Pasonte (4) 2-13 Palita 2:16, Rio Alto2:16»4, Palatine 2:18. and 11 others in 2:30 list. Dam ELAINE 2:20 (world's 3 aDd 4 year old records in 1877 and 1878). dam of Norlaine, yearling rec-rd 2-31U and of 3 In 2:3(1 list, and the dams of 6 in 2:30 list Second Dam GREEN MOUNTAIN MAID, dam of Electioneer 125 (one of the world's greatest sires), 9 in 2:30 list; sons produced over 300 standard performers. IRAN ALTO 2:12^ is not only royally bred, but has pioven himself a racehorse and a sire of speed He is a splendid individual and has all the most desirable qualifications for a great stallion Breed to him and you will get the kind of colts you_are looking for. Will Make the Season, 1903, at his home Stock Farm, San Jose. Good pasturage and mares well cared for. For Tabulated JAMES W. REA, San Jose, Cal. The Vendome Fee $50. Usual return privilege. Pedigree address ArKi VClcl RECORD 2!11i SON OF THE GREAT ELECTIONEER 125 (Sire of Arior. (4) 2-07i£, Sunol 2:08>4. Palo Alto 2:08K, Alta Vela 2:lHi. and 9 more In the 2:15 list, etc) Dam LORITA 2: IS1', by Piedmont 904; second dam Lady Lowell (dam of Ladywell 2:16ya. Lorita 2:18^, and dams of 6 in 2:30 list) by St. Clair; third dam Laura, dam of the sire of Occident 2:16&. Will Make the Season, 1903===Fee $50=-=Race Track, San Jose. Limited to 10 mares, as he will be trained and raced again this year. ALTA VELA is the Best Sou of Electioneer on this Coast. Best of care taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Usual return privileges. Bills payable at time of service and must be settled before removal of mare. Address HANS FRELLSON, Race Track, San Jose, Cal. Guy McKinney * Season of 1903 at LINDEN, SAN JOAQUIN CO. Saturdays at Higginbotham's Stables. Stockton. FEE 830 FOR THE SEASON. By McKinney 2:111 (Sire 7 in 2:IC list, 22 in 2:15 list) 1st dam FLOSSIE D. by Guy Wilkes (Sire 4 in 2: 10 list, 19 in 2:15 list) 2d dam BLANCHWABD by Onward (Sire 9 in 2:10 list. 27 in 2:15 list) 3d dam BLANCHE PATCHEN by Mambrino Patchen 58 (greatest broodmare sire) 4th dam LADYBLANCHE by Hough ton's Privateer 258 5th dam JENNY LIND by Abdal- lah 15 GUY MCKINNEY is a beautiful black. 16 hands high, and weighs 1200 pounds, a model of sym- metry handsome head and neck, short back, the best of legs and feet, good disposition and great intelligence. He is a perfect gaited trotter, and with very little handling showed a 2:20 gait. In bis blood lines are represented the greatest strains of the American trotter, and the greatest pro- ducers of early and extreme speed Good pasturage at $1.50 per month. Every precaution taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. All bills to be settled before mares are removed. For further particulars address D. BRYSON, Linden, Cal. 8®-SPEED AND ABILITY TO REPRODUCE IT"? DIABLO 2109 1-4 SIRE OF SIR ALBERT S. 2:03 3-4 CLIPPER 2:06 DIODINE 2:10 1-4 Daedalion2:ll, Diawood2:ll, El Diablo 2:11, Tags 2:11&, Hijo del Diablo 3:1114, Inferno 2:15, Diabllta 2:15M. Gaff Topsail 2:16. Imp2:19M. N. L. B- (2) 2:81*4, Key del Diablo (2) 2:23?i, Inferna 2:24Ji, Athablo 2:2414, Hazel D. 2:24^. Miramonte 2:24?i, Irene 2:25, Sire /Don Derby 2:06 I Dam /-Don Derby 2: | Much Better ....... .2:0?^ I ) Diablo 2: CHARLES DERBY 2:20fef/»°°e8S;::; gg« BERTHA by Alcantara^ gr.^..^.... J Sire of I and 19 more in 2:30 Dam of ' Jay Eff Bee (1) . .2; Will make the Season Of 1903 WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA, TERMS FOR THE SEASON, - $50 Good Pasturage at §2.50 per month. Best of care takgn, but do responsibility assumed for acci- dents or escapes. . Address - WILLIAM MURRAY. Woodland, Cal. Sire of Frank 2:10"/2 Sweitzer 2:13w Hazel Y 2:17 Butcher Boy 2:17Ji Auditor.; 2:19% and ten more in 2:30 Breed for Size, Disposition, Style and Speed. SECRETARY Son of the great Director and a mare by Volunteer, Will make the Season of 1903 AT ALAMEDA. SECRETARY is a black horse, 16 hands high, a model of symmetry and conformation. His disposition is perfect and he can show as much natural speed as any trotting stallion in Call fornia. He sires speed, quality, substance and splendid disposi tions. and his produce are always in demand. FEE $40 THE SEASON. , For card containing tabulated pedigree and other informa- tion address Telephone: Eagle 627. ELIAS WILLIAMS, Cor, Arbor Street and Eagle Ave., Alameda, Cal. ARNER 31300 Sire CHAS. DERBY 3:20 (sire of Don Derby 8:06, Much Better 2:07J4, Derby Princess 2:08!'.. Diablo 2:09^. 11 in 2:15 list. 23 in 2:30 list. Dam BERTHA by Alcantara 729. FELL BROTHER TO Don Derby ■ = 2:06 Diablo = ■ - = 2:09 1=4 (Si re of Sir Albert S 2:03i£ ) Elf = = = = = - 2:12 1=2 Ed Lafferty = = 2:16 1=2 and others. Season of 1903, to close June 1st, AT SAN LORENZO. CAL. pop C7C FOR THE SEASON. Usual return privileges. Good pasturage S3 per month, and rcc .pto best of care taken of mares. For further particulars address C. BRANIN, San Lorenzo, Cal. THE BARON WILKESES WON 25 PER CENT OF ALL THE MONET ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT OF 1902. Breed to the Futurity Winning Family BARON DALE 2:11 1R^ 1 4 20,184. Oakdale Baron (p).2:l9i Baronoid (4) 2=24i Baron May (4) MOi Lady Dale (3) (p) 2:211 JanieM.(p)cl?feeu?nin2:l3 Caprus(3)a?;am,ee?ysefu2:25i race on hi mile track Banco TrIaIt^mile2:20i Son of the Great BARON WILKES 2: IS, greatest living Sire of 2:10 performers (sire 9 In 2:10 list). 1st dam NATHALIE (by Nutwood 600), dam of Grand Baron 2:12>< and BARONDALE 2:11!^. 3d dam BEATRICE (by Cuyler 100), dam of Patron 2:144, Prod- igal 2:16, Pangloss and Patronage, all great sires. 3d dam MART MAMBRINO (by Mambrino Patchen 58), dam of Elvira 2:I8I4, Duuravon (sire) and dams of Ponce de Leon 2:13 and four others. Where Can You Beat This Breeding? Season 1903 San Jose Track. TERMS S50 SEASON, with usual return privileges. TOM JAMES, 1120 Alameda Ave., San Jose, Cal. ZOMRRO 2:11 The Greatest Son of the Great McKinney and Sire at 10 years of age of ZEPHYR (4) 2:11 ITALIA (3) 2:23K LORD KITCHENER (4).. 3:29*4 and a number that have been worked and given trials as follows, all trotters: Zephyr (4) 2:06?£ in a race, Julia M. (5) 2:12. Italia (3)2:1516 Zombowyette (3) 3:17, Suomi (3) 2:17, Lady Zombro (5) 2:17, Lord Kitchener (5) 2:19"/3. Tee Dee Cee (4j 2:21%. Zerica (5) 2:25'i, Gold Coin (4) 2:26'/2. Mabel W. (4) 2:281/ Edmond S (5) 2:28%, Gyr Falcon (5) 2:30 Zombro C. (5) 2:29 Besides sis or seven more two and three year olds that are now stepping quarters in 35 seconds at the Los Angeles track. ZOMBRO will make the season of 1903, from February 1st until June 1st, at my barn near Los Angeles track. PPP €7? THP QP A ^OM Usual return privilege. Due care taken butno responsibility rCC -p/O 111C oCAoVJli. assumed for accidents or escapes. Send for card containing pedigree and full information. Address GEO. T. BECKERS, University, Los Angeles Co., Cal. SEYMOUR WILKES The Fastest Son ot Guy Wilkes REG. No. 0232. Race Record 2:08 1-2 Will make the Season of 1903 at Lakeville, Sonoma Co., Cal. SEYMOUR WILKES earned his record in a hard fought race and was a game race horse. The oldest of his get are six-year-olds, and no horse in California can show a greater propor- tion of large, handsome, strongly built and well-boned colts. They all look alike and in nearly every instance are square trotters. The only one that has been trained is Joe Eviston (3) 2:22 in 1901 SEYMOUR WILKES is by Guy Wilkes, his dam Early Bird by Playmail; second dam by Odd Fellow, third dam by a sonof Williamson's Belmont, fourth dam by Black Hawk 767. He weighs 1200 pounds, stands 16 hands high and is one of the most symmetrical horses in California. Several of his get are in San Francisco and will be shown to prospective breeders with pleasure. Tofmc for flip Qpacnn Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1903 FEE - - - $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEALY. Breed to Extreme Speed. CHAS. DERBY 4907, rec. 2:20 «■ * se,s.n SlKK OF MUCH BETTER 3:07^. DERBY PRINCESS S:08<£t DIABLO 2:09^, OWYHEE 8:11, LITTLE BETTER S:llJ4t CIBOLO 8:13^4, and many other fast and game racehorses. Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trotters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices. Address OAKWOOD PARK STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. ELECTIONEER NUTWOOD Terms: NEERNUT Reg0^ 19810 (SIRE OF Neeretta 2:091) By Albert W. 2:20, gon of Electioneer. Dam Clytie 2d by Nutwood 3:18 3-4 SEASON 1903 AT SANTA ANA, CAL. NEERNUT was foaled in 1891. He Is one of the best representatives of the Electioneer-Nutwood cross which produced the great two-year-old Arioix. He stands 153£ hands, weighs 1100 lbs.; blood bay with black points; trots without boots. He is a great race horse and his record (3:12^) was pro nounced by oompetent observers to be as good as 2:08, as he started in fourth position and was forced to go a wide mile. 830 single service, 840 for the season ending Jnly 1st, with usual return privi- leges; 800 to Insure a foal. Apply to or address GEO. TV. FORD, Santa Ana, Cal. SIR GlBBIE 2D. No. 370 American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion in America of the Two Best British Hackney Pony Strains. pOTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES *-> have long been recognized as the surest producers of beauty of conformation, com- bined with true, high and spirited action. SIR GlBBIE 2d will stand at MENLO STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at S30. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service, at the rate of Ten ($10) Dollars per month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Slock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July l, 1903. Apply to JAMES MCDONNELL, Supt Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo County, Cal. SEARCHLIGHT 21034 THE FASTEST STALLION BY THE RECORDS EVER OFFERED FOR SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. He still holds the World's Record* for 4-year-old (2:04^) and for 5 year-old (2:03}<). SEARCHLIGHT is one of the fastest and gamest horses that ever raced on the Grand Circuit. He is a horse of rare individuality and is one of the most perfect specimens of horseflesh ever foaled He has repeatedly beaten one minute to the half-mile pole in his work, and has pulled the heavy cart in which he now takes his exercise a half in 58 seconds with a dozen watches held on him. Few stallions that ever stood for service in California have such royal blood lines. Darknight, the sire of SEARCHLIGHT, was like the great McKinney, a son of Alcyone, and is a sire of extreme speed, having four 2:10 performers to his oredit. The dam of SEARCHLIGHT is one of the great brood mares, having four with standard records and his grandam and great grandam are both in the great brood mare list. His oldest colts, now two years old, show that he imparts these qualities to his get, and he is certain to be a producer of early and extreme speed as well as size and good looks. Terms for the Season, $75. I ^/-\ /■%/■% 0"/^rt3 The Blood that pro- LLvvU ^■V/W4 duced Dan Patch 1:5^ LECCO 2:09?^ is a very handsome black stallion, a square trotter and as game a racehorse as ever looked through a bridle He Is by Bonnie Boy, one of the best producing sons of Patchen Wilkes, sire of the great Joe Patchen 2:0134, that in turn is the sire of the unbeaten Dan Patch 1:59%. The dam of LECCO is a great brood mare by Homer, and his second dam Is a producing mare by Rochester and his third dam is a producing mare by Clark Chief. For four generations in the pedigree of LECCO there is not a sire or dam but is a producer of standard speed. LECCO made a campaign through the Grand Circuit in 1899 that shows his wonderful speed and gameness. He met the best horses out that year and in seven starts won four first moneys, two sec- onds and was but once unplaced. His action is perfect and he cannot help siring a family of high class, handsome, fast and game trotters. $50 for the Season. The above horses will stand at the PLEAS ANTON RACE TRACK, and all mares not proving with foal may be returned free next year, or in case the horse is not in California the service fee will be returned. It is the intention of the owner, however, to keep both SEARCHLIGHT and LECCO in this State for the next four or five years. Due care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility assumed should any occur. Good pasturage provided at $4 per month, and all bills payable before mare is removed from my possession. For further particulars and tabulated pedigrees address EDW. MILLS. Rose Hotel, Pleasanton, Cal. NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-2*4 hands. Foaled 1890. Bred bt We Corbett. ARIST0 (3) 2:17| ^j£* and Stanford Stakes, 1902 MA JELLA B. (2) 2:29 *SJS8 THE B0QUET TrlaX <*> Jg Brown FilTv TpIaI 2:2°h »§ a U1UWI1 F1IIV 4-yr-old In 1902 Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18, sire of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 2:15Ji, Sabina 2:15«, Sabledalo (at 2 years) 2:i8»/a, Bufflngton (at 2 years) 2:20% and 36 others In 2:30 list. Dam, Fidelia (trial 236 at 2years).damof Fidette 2:28%, dam of Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:17^ by Director, sire of Directum 2:05H. Direct 2:05%, Nathan Straus 2:05%, Direction 2:08^, etc. Second dam by Reavls' Blackbird 2:22, sire of Mamie Griffin 2:12, Vic H. 2:12^. etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCracken's Black- hawk 767. NUSHAGAK'S sire, Sable Wilkes, is a remarkable sire of early and extreme speed; his son Oro Wilkes 2:11 was one of the gamest colts that ever raced down the Grand Circuit. The Wilkes and very fast trotter if given an opportunity, as with very little training she trotted a mile in 2:35 as a two-year-old. Mr. Corbett purchased her from Mr. Goldsmith for a broodmare, consequently her training was discontinued. The get of Reavis' Blaokbird, the sire of NUSHAGAK'S second dam, were noted for their remarkable gameness and vigorous constitutions. His two noted daughters' Mamie Griffln 2:12 and Vic H. 2:12m, were exceedingly game. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; of that number only three have ever had a full season's training namely, Aristo (3) 2:17%, Majella B. (2)2:29 (trial at 4 years 2:13*£), and The Boquet (trial at 3 rears) 2:21. His other colts that have been handled some are: Brown Ally, 4 years old in 1902 showed trial of 2:20% with three and one-half months' work; blk g, 3 years old in 1902, with three months' handling showed mile in 2:35%, last quarter in 35% seconds. His son Aristo (at 3 years) 2: 17% took sick with distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twenty-ninth had practically no work, yet he easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Ocoident Stake Before taking sick we felt confident that Aristo would trot a mile close to 2:10 In his three-year-old form; the way he raced after being sick made us feel satisfied that we had made no mistake in our estimate of him. His third heat in 2:17% wasequal to 2:13% or 2:14 over the Woodland Santa Rosa or Stockton traoks NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15th and ending July 1st. Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege if mare proves not with foal. Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed should any occur. First-class pasturage for mares, $3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company's steamers, from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shipped in oare of Morshead's Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. Breed to Stallions with Fast Records that are by Producing: Sires and out of Producing* Dams ^ WILLIAM HAROLD P 8lre of JANICE 2:ohi<, his first and only fonl to start In a raco, and who holds the world's record, 2:24^, for 1% miles. TERMS 840 the Season. RECORD ■ - ■ 2:131 SIDNEY 2:192 Sire of Lena N 2:05!* Monterey 2:09^ Dr. Look 2:0»H Oddity 2:10M SMnrv Dillon, sire of Dolly Dillon 2:07 89 In 2:30 Hat Dam: CRICKET 2:10 Dam of William Harold 2:13* Orlorl 2:20 Hoppor ...2:17^ Isohol 2.-29H By Stelnwny, slro of Klntawnh 2:05^ '15 In 2:30 list WELCOME RECORD: 2:10 1-2 Sire of ILOII.O 8:10J£, WELCOME stands 10-1 hands, weighs 1300 lbs., and Is a grand Individual. His get all have size, stylo, good looks and speed. TERMS $25 the Season. ARTHUR WILKES 2:281 Sire of Weloome 2:10K Fltz Lee 2:18k Hobo 2:12* Wayland W J:12K Sire of Arthur W 2:UV4 John A 2:12* Forrest W 2:14i< Dam: LETTIE Weloome 2:10tf Wayland W 2:12« Maud Singleton 2:28W For further particulars and cards with tabulated pedigree address GEORGE GRAY. Haywards, Cal. Now Is the Time to Advertise Your Stallion SJtetlliom. O^trcls Polders and Posters STALLION SERVICE BOOKS PEDIGREES TABULATED BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN. 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO. 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SCHULTZE HAZARD SHOTGUN RIFLEITE BALLISTITE LAFLIN ev cmfc gpovtsmaxx [apml n. 1903 FIRST INSTALLMENT EARLY CLOSING STAKES Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association ENTRIES TO CLOSE JUNE 1. 1903. No. 1. THE CALIFORNIA, for Trotters eligible to the 2:24 Class $2000 No. 2. For Trotters eligible to the 2:15 Class ]000 No. 3. For Three-Year-Old Trotters 600 No. 4. THE PACIFIC SLOPE, for Pacers eligible to the 2:40 Class 1500 No. 5. For Pacers eligible to the 2: lb Class 1000 No. 6. For Three-Year-Old Pacers 500 The Place where Meeting- will be Held and Dates will be Announced Before Entries Close Entries in Stakes Nos. 1 and 4 close June 1, 1903, when horses must be named and eligible. Entrance due as follows: 3 per cent June 1, 1903, 1 per cent additional if not declared out on or before July 1, 1903; 1 per cent additional if not declared out on or before August 1, 1903. SUBSTITUTIONS:— In Stakes Nos. 1 and 4, THE CALIFORNIA and THE TACIFIC SLOPE— On August I, 1903, nominators (by the payment of an additional two per cent) have the right of substituting another horse eligible to the Class in the place of the one named in original entry. Declarations (to declare out) must be mailed to the Secretary, and will not be accepted unless accompanied by the amount due at time declaration is made. Entries in Stakes Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 6 close June 1, 1903, when horse must be named and eligible. Entrance 5 per cent and 5 per cent additional deducted from winners of each division ol all stakes. Other Stakes for Trotters and Pacers -will be Announced on June 6th. Address all communications to E. P. HEALD, President. 7. W. KELLEY, Secretary. 36 Geary Street, San Francisco THE BUTTE JOCKEY CLUB RACE MEETING JUNE 6th TO AUGUST 15, 1903. 9 Stakes Entries to Close April 25, 1903. No. i— THE OPENING HANDICAP, 1 mile, for Three=year=olds and upward $750 Added No. 2— THE MONTANA STAKES, 1=2 mile, for Two=year=olds $600 Added No. 3— THE MINERS' UNION HANDICAP, 6 furlongs, for Tbree=year'r On Stanley- Vashti by Vasto On Stanley-Lady Dell by Del Sur _ " °n Stanley-Lady Stamboul by Stamboul Ramsey, FA Zolock-Emaline bv Electioneer Raschen. Fred Nutwood Wilkes-Bell Bird by Electioneer Reed, A L Jim Rea-Catinka by Abbotsford Roqui, Juan P Almonada-Kittie Rice by Dan Rice Rose Dale Stk Fm — Wash McKinney-Dalia by Daly Wash McKinney-bay mare by Daly Row en , John Monochrome-Clarion by Ansel „ *' ^ ■ ; Monochrome-Mission Belle by St Nicholas Runyon. Mrs Sol Nushagak-Altwood bv Altivo Santa Rosa Stk Fm... Sidney Dillon-Biscara by Director Sidney Dillon-Bye Bye by Nutwood Sidney Dillon-Carlotta Wilkes by C Wilkes Sidney Dillon-By Guy bv Guy Wilkes Sidney Dillon-Lilly Stanlev'by Whippleton Sidney Dillon-Lady well bv Electioneer " Sidney Dillon-Pansy by C M Clav Jr ' L W Russell-Elsie by Gen Benton I- WRussell-Myrtledaleby Rio Alto On Stanley-Transit of Venus by Sidney _ . . " Sidney Dillon-Rose Russell by Bay Rose Schreiber, G C McKinney-Lillian by Adrian Schroeder, Chas A — Zombro-Rosie S by Antrim Shannon, CM A thadon-Lady Grandissimo bv Grandissimo Sharp. WC Falrose-Princess Irene by Cologne Shippee, W A Nutwood Wilkes-Dolly Silva, Charles Azmoor-Swiftbird by Wal tein Smith, DrC Edgar... Rey Direct-Ladv Mack by McKinney Smith, Thomas Nutwood Wilkes-Daisy S'bv McDona'd Chief Snow, A Geib — Zombro-Alcazette by Alcazar Stimmel, H G Gyr Falcon-Abbie Ham by HambMambrino Struve, Lawerence... Monterey-Cleopatra by Strathway Stump, John A Wash McKinney-Bessie S by Oakland Bov Sylvester, H W Royal Derby-Almira by Nutford Thayer, Chas H Neemut-Lee Crowell by Del Sur Thwait, Tom Zombro-Lillian M by Steinway Thornton, J J Warspite-Kittv Havs by Talk-To-Me Todhunter, L H Zombro-The Silver Bell by Silver Bow " Zombro-Itella by Sidney Topham. E McKinney-Belle Pat'rson by Billy Thornhill Torrey , J H Zombro-Pet by Blackwood " Zombro-Dul cet by Count Simmons Neernut-Manilla bv Shadeland Hero Tryon, S C Azmoor-Annie Murry by Knight Azmoor-Topsv by Col K R Tuttle, Dr Jay Zombro-Kismet by Planter " Zombro-Maisie bv Planter Tuttle Bros NutWd Wilker-Belle Medium by H Medium .... — Stam B-Laurel by Nephew Valencia Stk Fm Derby Heir-La Belle by Sidney VanKeuren, Wm — McKinney-Mattie B by Alex Button Venza. Chas Neernut-Belle Jr bv Duke of We lin^ton Wakefield, J W Diablo-Bell Wood bv Scipio Wallace. JasC Kewanna-Ophelia by Alfred Warlow, Geo L Leroy-Athalie by Harkaway " Athablc-Cora Wickersham by Junio " Athablo-Narcola bv Athadon White, C F McKinney-Lilly Thorn bv Electioneer Williams, C H Del Oro-Mascot by Iran Alto " Del Oro-Royal Net bv Roval Sid * " DelOro-Cygnetby Roval Sid " McKinnev-Net by Magic Williams. Mrs A F .. Mon'rey-Egyptia*n Maid bv Egvptian Prince Williams, P J Monterey-Leap Year bv Tempest " Monterey-Lo Lo by Tempest Willits. W Zombro-Helen Dunlap by Ellerslie Wilkes Wills, Dr W LeM Cnnifer-Bannie Ela bv Bonnie McGregor Conifer-Del Ela bv Del Sur Conifer-Del Amoby Del Sur Conifer-Lunanca by Dashwood Zombro-Pastora by Judge Salisbury Woodland Farm Co ..Zombro-Marv L bv Maine Hero Wright, F E Azmoor-Iva W by' Mambn'no Chief t Designates transfer of nomination • Designates substitution "Any good horse has a g-ood color."' The highest priced horse of the TraDter-Kencey sale at LexiDgton last month was the gray stallion Re-EIeeted 2:1H. He brought $7000. Re-Elected was got by Re-Election 2:27J, and he by Electioneer, out of Lady Russell, a full sister of the renowned Maud S. 2:08j. The dam of Re-Elected was Sister, and she was by that popular and successful sire Strathmore, by Rysdyk's Hamble- tonian. Daughters of Strathmore have already pro- duced ninety-four trotters and forty-five pacers that have made records in standard time.* His secoDd dam, Free Love, was by Straders Cassius M. Clay Jr., and his third dam, First Love, was also by Strader's Cassius M. Clay Jr., giving him three crosses of old Henry Clay, tt is reasonable to expect that a stallion with so rich an inheritance of i-peed should prove a very successful sire of rate winners. (lIt Has No Equal." Mr R.T.Baker of Eddyvllle. Neb., writes: "Enclosed find one dollar, for whlchsend one botileof Quinn's Ointment I have removed two bog spavins with this ointment and I also find it has no equal for removing wire cuts. Please send at once as I need it badly." Tbis is the general verdict of leading horsemen every- where. For curbs, splints, spavins, wlndpuffs and all bunches use Quinn's Ointment. Price, one dollar per bottle, delivered. Satis- faction guaranteed or money refunded. Address W. B. Eddy & Co., Whitehall, N. Y., if you cannot obtain from druggist. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. APRIL 11, 1903] ©ire $vee&ev ant* ^povt&tnan Early Day Drivers and Their Horses. Among the road drivers of early days in California, those who were beating one another down the roads in the early oO's, about the youngest is Mr. Geo. Bement of Melrose, Alameda county, who still handles the ribbons nearly every day behind a good trotter and is not averse to a brush at any time. Mr. Bement owned Gen. Taylor and that famous old thirty mile champion died his property. He now drives a grand- daughter of the old gray hero, and she has yet to find a road too long for her. Mr. Bement put on his thinking cap for a few minutes the other day and gave the writer the following list of names of old time San Francisco road drivers and their horses. Mr. Bement says there are probably many of those with whom he was best acquainted whose names he could not recall at the. time, but the list is evidence of a remarkable memory as it is, as few men can sit down and call off such a list of old acquaintances at random. The list is as follows: Tom Battelle, New York. Vi Turner, Crispen. Dr. Pardee, Guioea Hen. Charley Shear, Paddy McGee. Jack Harold, Fly-by-Night. Charley Lux, Dominick Birtrict. Charley Bonney, Emperor. Jim Blake, Neversweat. Geo. Bement, Ralph Dorr. Orrick Johnson, Reuben. John Lent, Little Pet. Sam Palmer, Jersey Maid. Pony Eaton, Highland Chief. Benj. Fish, Comet. Billy Shear, Lady Suffolk and Lady Shear. E. H. Parker, Honest Ance an J Gen. Taj lor. Andy McCreary, Lady Mack and Prairie Bird. Asa Nudd, Humboldt and Gen. Banks. Steve Whipple, Shot and Rainbow. Swain Brown, Kemble Jackson. Roe Allen, Punch and Kitty Clyde. Gil Fancher, Camilla and Julia Aldrich. W. L. Chrysler, Honest John aad Flying Dutchman. Dr. Young, Ned McGowan. Abner Barker, Gopher. Wash Dore, Baltimore Girl. Eph Leonard, Henry Clay. Harry Talmadge, Post Boy. Capt. Card, Tradewind. Jake Wray, Ellen White. Yank Sessions, Stevedore. Jim Clark, Buck of the Mountain. W. M. Bent, Yellow Jack. W. M. Lent, Fanny Lent. Alex Gamble, Jennie Noyes. Cornelius Stagg, Hiram Woodruff. Bob Beatty, Bull Pup. Eugene Casserly, Jack Waters. E. W. Teackle, Fred Johnson. Warren Loud, Flora. Emery Pease, Glencoe Chief. Billy Chapman, Jim Burton. Jack McKinty, Rattler. Henry White, Onward. Major Meeker, Frank. Horace Web3ter, Columbus mare. Tom McGuire, Lady Utley and Abbie Woods. C. B. Polhemus, Dolly and Chief. Charley Morgan, Ice'Pony and Peggy McGee. Michael Reese, Big Boy and Maj. Beck. Capt. Weeks, Pacific and Buster. Billy Ware, Spot and Baldy. Betheul Phelps, Sorrel Ned. Ned Fulton, Lady Vernon. Geo. W. Green, D. C. Broderick. Wad Potter, Mat Pardue. Joe Leavitt, Lady Rotan. Bill Woodward, Eugene Casserly. Sam Dewey, Lady Wallace. I. C. Wood, Flying Dick and Co^k Robin. J. C. Flood, Oakland Maid and Queen. C. W. Main, Copper and Steel. Cal. Kellogg, Mountain Boy. E. H. Winchester, Boston Boy and mate. Irwin Davis, May Queen. Billy White, Bell Ringer. Harry Webster, Tom and Jerry. C. S. Crittenden, Erwin Davis. Alf Ellis, Daniel Webster. I. N. Killip, Lou Whipple. Jack Gamble, Price McGraw. Dick Gougb, Tom McGuire. Dr. B. Smith, Naubuc. Capt. Mayhew, Dick Gougb. M. Baker, Dan Lisle. Geo. Congdon, Odd Fellow. Jake Dorr, Emigrant. J. J. LeCount, Kit Carson. Chet Lusk, Sorrel Charley. Capt. Van Pelt, Black Modesty. Charley Ellis, Rhode Island . Sam Bowley, Heio. Ad. Cannon, Whalebone. Dick Ogden, Black New York. Ned Baron, Redwood. Mike O'Brien, Cottontail. W. T. Grissam, Lady Lancaster. J. H. White, The Maid. Billy Lyle, Wm. Heudrickson, Geo. W. Patchen. Jim Eoff, Longfellow. Capt. B. E. Harris, Regulator. M. J. Burke, Rose and Liily. Payne Shafter, Rustic. AlonzoHavward, Grandee. Lou Mills, Lady Livingston. James Van Tyne, Porksides. Jesse Potter, Bloomfield Maid. P. A. Finnegan, Santa ClauB. Jim McCue, Copperbottom. Dick Carrol, Marin. Frank Malone, Lady Hamilton. Sam Gamble, Graves. And maDy more including C. M. Chase, Harrison Covey, Col. Dickey, Pat Farrell and others, the names of whose horses Mr. Bement could not recall. Great Broodmares. Breeding Carriage Horses. The farmer who essays to breed carriage horses »hould make up his mind that he must look on his mares as the mothers of carriage horses from the time they are mated and on the foals as carriage horses from the time they are born until they leave his stable for that of the dealer or user. It is impossible to breed for carriage horses, raise and break the foals like com- mon slaves and then, after a Tew years suddenly turn around and sell the maturing animals for cari-iage horses. If that could be done the horse breeding game would be so easy that no one would care to pl&y it. To begin with it, it is far better to rear a pair of carriage he rses than one. If two suitable mares are not at hand breed the one and ivhen she has her foal, match it by purchase as closely as may be from among the other foals got by its sire. Rear the two together day in and day out. Break them together as two year olds or preferably in the fall after they are yearlings. The lessons are easily learned then and once learned are never forgotten. The colts must have the best care; attention must be paid to them at all times. They must be well fed and kept fat from birth to sale. If the farmer is not going to have time to "bother with all this" he would far better mate his mares with drafters or something else, for he cannot get value for carriage colts in any other way. After the colts are two years and six months old there is no reason why they should not regularly do some of the light driving. That may sound rather early, but it is not. They should not be asked to do much, but at that they will prove equal to doing quite a good deal and if they are not allowed to become fatigued, they will enjiy every moment of their work. When they are three year olds they will do to drive every day, but they should never be thoroughly tired. High action and tired legs go not together. Heavy labor they must not be asked to do, nor yet such ag- gravating labor as hauling hay or tho like. That simply maddens the young, high spirited horse. "Get up." "Whoa." "Another step." "Back." "Get up," and so on till the young, finely organized horse does not know what to expect next and acts accord- ingly likea fiend incarnate, when in reality he is not to blame. He is confused by the multiplicity of orders to which he is not accustomed and he does not know what to make of it all. Finally he compromises by running away and then he is a worthless brute de- spised of all, yet a monument to the crass idiocy of a master who set a good horse at a bad job. The action of the feet and legs must at all times le paid strict attention to in order that faults may net be acquired. The more nearly the pair may be pre- sented to the dealer or user in city-broken conditit n the better will be the offer of money forthcomirg. Therefore accustom the youngsters to all the city sights and sounds possible — the steam locomotives and cara, the electric lines, the threshing machires and as many other terrorizing objects as may be met within rural precincts. Seek out a bridge which carries the railway over the road. That is a very good imitation of the overhead structured in the city and must be well understood before urban use can be considered. Let the pair see the train go across the bridge; then let them hear U pass over their heads. A little patience will soon overcome their fears. Bridges leading the highway over streams and rail or wagon roads may likewise be utilized to the very best advantage. Finally when the buyer does come, hook the pair together with a neat harness fitting perfectly all over, invite the buyer to a seat in the rig, d rive off to show how well broken the horses really are and keep them right up to their business from start to finish. The proper breaking, mannering and con- ditioning of carriage horses must be done before they can be sold for city use and the dealer would always rather pay the breeder for having done this work than get the horses so much cheaper to start on and then pay for it later. Id the one case he knows that the manners and condition, the fearless nature and good disposition have grown up with and are actually parts of the animals themselves, while in the other he knows they are in comparison merely a finishing veneer. The additional sum of money that will be so freely offered will handsomely reward the breeder for the extra time and care he has bestowed on the horses. It costs less to raise them right than wrong. A little common sense, in this case, like the old Tennesseean's steel-trap, catches them a-coming and catches them a-going. — Breeder $ Gazette. Judging the great boood mares by the same standard as the stallions, viz., their ability to produce speed and perpetuate it through their sonj and daughters. Alma Mater stands at the head of the list. She was foaled in 1872. Her sire was Herr's Mambrino Patchen, and her dam, Estella, was a thoroughbred daughter "of imported Australian. Alma Mater is the dam of eight trotters with records of 2:30 or better. Seven of her sons have sired 199 trotters and 64 pacers that have made standard records, and her daughters have produced two pacers with standard record?, making the total number produced by herself, sired by her sons and produced by her daughters 273. The mare that is next in rank to Alma Mater is Miss Russell, foaled in 1865. Hersire was Pilot Jr. and her dam was Sally Russell, a thoroughbred daughter of the successful race horse Boston. Among those produced by Miss Russell were the renowned world's champion trotter Maud S. 2:08^ and the wonderfully successful sire Nutwood 2:18|. Miss Russell is the dam of five trotters and two pacers that have made standard records. Six of her sons have sired 182 trot- ters and 51 pacers that have taken records in standard time, and her daughters have produced 11 in the standard list, making a total of 251. The third in rank of great broodmares is Dolly. She was foaled in 1861. Her sire was Mambrino Chief lltb. Her dam, Fanny, was by Ben Franklin, a son of Hazrack, by Golden Farmer. Her second dam was Nance, by Saxe Weimer, a thoroughbred son of Sir Archy. Dolly is the dam of four trotters in the list. Four of her sons have sired 182 trotters and 57 pacers that have taken standard records, and her daughters have produced two trotters that were standard per- formers, a total of 243. Next after old Dolly comes the famous Green Moun- tain Maid that was foaled in 1862. Her sire was Sayre's Harry Clay 2:29, he by Xeave's Cassius M. Clay Jr. and out of Fan, a daughter of imp. Bell- founder. The dam of Green Mountain Maid was Shanghai Mary. There is no direct positive evidence to pr"ove the breeding of Shanghai Mary. There is strong circumstantial evidence, however, which tends to show that she was got by Iron's Cadmus, a son of thoroughbred Cadmus, by American Eclipse, ard that her dam was runningbred. Green Mountain Maid produced nine trotters with records of 2:30 or better. Four of her sons have sired 192 trotters and eight pacers that have made records in standard time, and her daughters have produced ten standard per- formers, a total of 219. She is really entitled to seven more than the Year Book gives her, making in all 226. The fifth in rank is the renowned Beautiful Bells 2:27J-, foaled in 1S72. Her sire was The Moor, and he was by Clay Pilot out of Belle of Wabash 2:40, a regis- tered thoroughbred, whose sire was Young Bassinger. Her dam was the great broodmare Minnehaha by Stevens' Bald Chief, and her second dam, Nettie Clay by Strader's Cassius M. Clay Jr. 22. Beautiful Bells is the dam of ten trotters with records of 2:30 or better. Eight of her sons have sired 148 trotters and 49 pacers that have made standard records, and her daughters have produced five that have taken records in standard time, four of them trotters. This makes a total of 212 for Beautiful Bells. — American Horse Breeder. A Fable. Sober up on Jacl^on's Napa Soda. A draft horse that weighed 1S00 and a trotter that only weighed 1000 pounds, but which could trot a mile in 2:05, were kept in a stable together. The draft horse was kept in a common stall and given a lick and promise when it came to the currying in the morning. The trotter was kept in a padded box stall. It was carefully blanketed and rubbed down by a first-class groom. This made the draft horse sore and it complained, saying: " Now, I am called onto pull all the heavy loads, while you rest. All you ever do is to gat out once in a while and trot a mile. All you are good for is to be looked at, and yet you are treated like a prince. I have heard the man who owns us say that you would sell for $50,000, while he offered to sell me for $150. I am of more use in a day than you are in all your life, and yet they count you worth 333 times as much as I am." " What you say is correct," said the trotter, "but among two million horses there are only three that can get over the ground as fast as your humble servant, while there are a million or more that can pull loads as well as you. If there were only three horses that could pull loads like you and a million trotters as fast as I — then you would be worth $100,000 and trotters would sell for $10 a head." Moral: A good thing is neverappre- ciated if it is too common. That popular turf writer. Will Logan, Jr. will sever his connection with the Chicago Horse Bevicic on May 1st, and assume the business management of the New York journal, the Trotter and Pacer in which he has purchased an interest. 6 f&he gveeitev crob gfcjwrtemait f April 11, 1903 111 Luck of the Palo Alto Family. "Volunteer" writes as follows in the Horsi Review. of last week: I have more than once remarked on the ill-luck that seems to follow the family of Palo Alto with such re- markable pers.steney. The latest instance of this is the death, a week or two ago, of the young mare Carrie Caswell by Altivo 2:18}, the prematurely dead brother of Palo Alto. In the spring of 1899 Superin- tendent Covey, of Palo Alto Farm, brought this filly, and Juntorio, also by Altivo, east to the Cleveland auction. He then told me that they were two of the colt trotters that ever loft the shadow of the tall pine. Carrie Caswell was three and had shown a quarter in 32 seconds. Juntorio was two and had shown one in 33] seconds, the fastest her age had ever been trotted over the farm track. At the sale Hon. Frank Jones bought both, paying $3000 for Carrie Caswell and S2J00 for Juntorio. Unfortunately, neither had any Futurity engagements. On account of Altivo's being half thoroughbred and by an untried sire, there has been little demand for his get, and so the mares bred to him had not been nominated. ■luntorio was started once as a three year old, in a purse race, won by Admiral Dewey, and showed that she could trot in 2:15. She was then laid oyer to mature. Asa four year old she showed trainer Tom Marsh a mile in 2:12}. Last year she was a prominent winter candidate for the green stakes, and sold for a long priceon thestrength of it, but in the spring took sick with lung fever and died. Carrie Caswell was never started. She showed 2:14 in her work and a quarter in 31 J seconds, but had a complaining leg and was let up on. At the sale of the horses of Mr. Jones' estate, two months ago, Carrie Caswell was bid off for SSTo by G. F. Leonard of Boston, and it was thought she would stand training again. But she only lived a few weeks after the sale. I now hear that there is a sensationally fast pacing colt by Altivo working at Pleasanton, Cal. Will it be possible for him to escape the family hoo-doo? Gossip for Sportsmen. The San Francisco Fly-Casting Club's contests will be resumed on the 19th inst. This will bring two postponed Sunday contests and a Saturday contest off in one day. The spring run of salmon has reached the waters of the Sacramento in the vicinity of Vina and the fisher, men are getting what they can as they come along- On Saturday last about 2000 pounds of salmon were shipped from Vina to San Francisco. Answers to Correspondents. M. S. T., San Jose — Molly Allen is a black mare, foaled 1889 by Mambrino Wilkes 6083, out of Lady Allen by Ethan Allen Jr. 2903. Her record is 2:20£, made at Oakland August 2d, 1893. She is now owned, we believe, by the Santa Rosa Stock Farm. April is always the month of unsettled weather, during which horses should receive more than ordinary care. Many of the ail- ments to which they are subject, and which they contract during winter, develop with surprising rapidity, owing to the changes of the spriog break-up. Any neglect at this time is quite sure to brlog disease and unfit the animal for work, causing loss of use and large expense. The feet are especially liable to contract and develop corns and quarter cracks The owner who is fortunate enough to escape these troubles will, almost without exception, meet with sore and tender feet, resulting in brittle and shelly walls. Dr. O. J. Phelps, V. S , writes us "that for relieving sore- ness and keeping the feet in a healthy condition, Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy is a most excellent preparation. I take pleasure in recommending it." Gray geese, white geese and other varieties of the cackling solon family are now tu be found in countless thousands upon the Solano plains, and excellent sport can be had shooting them from the blinds dug in the adobe ground. The two first varieties mentioned are now in splendid condition for the table. These birds will all, saving the cripples, and there are many each season, leave for the Arctic breeding grounds by April 25th. William Paige of Kennett, Shasta county, had a terrible encounter with a wounded bear on the 5th inst. and as a result he lies badly injured at his home. Paige was hunting along Backbone creek. When near the dam up the creek a few miles from Kennet he saw a large black bear and took: a shot at the ani- mal. The bear staggered and fell in some thick brush and Paige started after his game. He was compelled to crawl in under the thick brush and when he arrived at the spot where the bear had fallen he found bruin bad left. Paige crawled along farther and suddenly found himself right on top of the animal. But the bear was not dead and there was an immediate declaration of war. With one powerful slap of his huge paw the wounded bear knocked Paige to the ground and grabbed him by the foot, its teeth sinking through the shoe leather and into the flesh. His leg was also torn and for a few moments Paige about gave up all hopes of emerging alive from the brush. Man and beast rolled and tumbled around in the leaves and branches for some minutes, first the bear being on top and then the man. Finally Paige got in a position where he could handle his gun and, placing the muzzle close to the bear's head, fired. The bear dropped and Paige scrambled out of his uncomfort- able position. He managed to crawl home and the bear was afterwards hauled to Kennet by others. The hide now adorns a room in Paige's house. The animal weighed about 600 poundB and was a beautiful specimen. The most plentiful surface fish in the Carribean sea is the flying fish, of which there are several varieties. Every ship that passes scares up great schools of these spry little fellows, which can fly 50 to 100 yards as swiftly and gracefully as a bird. This fish is con- sidered a great delicacy throughout the Caribbean islands. The method of catching it is unique. The waters are baited with fish heads and fish that are not edible, ground fine like the "chum" for Eastern blue- fish. When the water is alive with flying fish feeding on the "chum," the fishermen cast large circular nets with heavy lead sinkers around the edge so they spread out flat on the water. There is a draw string, and when the sinkers have carried the edge of the net three or four feet below the surface a smart pull closes it like a bag and it is hauled in and emptied. While the method is the same as that of catching mullet on the west coast of Florida, the catch is never so large. The staple fish of these tropical waters is the red- snapper. Whether the bill of fare in a West Indian hotel offers fish, fresh fish, red-snapper or merely snapper, makes no difference. Red-snapper is what is served when the order goes to the kitchen. This really excellent fish is caught with the hook on coral reefs or banks. It is for him that the fisherman braves wind aDd weather. He is the codfish of the the Caribbean, but he cannot be cured and must be eaten fresh. The island fisherman have a way of informing them- selves of the character of the bottom and the presence of the red-snapper by a device called the water tele- scope. It is merely a square tube, three or four feet long. When one end is placed in the water a person with his eye at the opposite end can clearly see the bottom, even in 20 fathoms depth. The dark tube simply cuts off the light which would otherwise be reflected from the surface and prevents it from obscur- ing the less brilliantly illuminated depths. The same appliance is used on the coral reefs of the Bermuda islands. Coming Events. Rod. April I-Aug. 15— Close season for lobsters and crawfish. April 1-Nov. l— Trout season open. April 1-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season 'or taking steel- head in tidewater. April 11— Saturday Contest No. 4. Classification series. Stow lake, 2:30 p. m. April 12— Sunday Contest No. 4. Classification series. Stow lake 10 a. m. May I-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. July 1-Jan. 1— Open season for black bass Sept. 1-Nov. 1— Close season for crabs. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Gun April 12— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. April 19— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. April 19— College City Gun Club. Special blue rock eveuts. Berkeley. April 19— Empire Gun Club. Blue rocks. Alameda Point. April 26— Millwood Gun Club. Blue rocks. Mill Station. May 3— California Wing Club. Live birds. Ingleside. May 3— College City Gun Club. Blue rocks. Berkeley. May 24, 25, 26— S. F. Trap Shooting Association. Blue rook tournament. Ingleside. July 1-Feb. 15— Dove season open. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. Sept. l-Feb- 15— Open season for mountain quail, grouse and sage hen. Oct. 15-Feb. 15— Open season .'or quail, ducks, etc Oct. 15-Jan. 15— Open season on quail in Marin county. Bench Shows. March 25, 26, 27. 28— Chicago Kennel Club. Annual show. Mrs John H Nayloc Secretary, March 30, 31— St. Louis Collie Club. 5th annual show. St Louis, Mo. John A. Long, Secretary. March 31, April 1. 2, 3— Buttalo Kennel Club. Inaugural show. Buffalo, N. Y. Edw. P Sharp, Secretary. April 1. 2,3, 4— Victoria City Kennel Club- 2d annual show, P. K L rules Victoria, B. C. T. P. McConnell, Secretary. April 1, 2, 3, 4— Southwestern Kennel Club. Inaugural show New Orleans, La. John Dewhurst, Superintendent. Aprils, 9, 10, 11— Atlantic City Kennel Club. Atlantic City N. J. Thos. H Terry, Secretary. April 8, 9. 10, 11— Seattle Kennel Club. 8th annual show. P. K. L. rules. Chas. McAlister, Secretary. Seattle. April 15, 16, 17, 18— Portland Kennel Club. P. K. L. rules. Port- land, Or. May 29, 30— Ladies Kennel Association of America. Open-air show. Hempstead. L. I., on grounds of Mrs. J. L. Kernochan. Mrs A. G. Evans, Secretary, Westbury, L. I. Oct. 6, 7, 8, 9— Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury. Conn. John W. Bacon, Treasurer. Tales of the Turf THE BEST WAGON IN THE WORLD rrnTTHW mm 48 10 65 Lbs' By William B. Fasig. Trotting horsemen the world over knew the late \V. B. Fasig and that he was in a class of his own as an Instructive. Interesting and humorous writer of trotting horse subjects. W. H. Gocber, secretary of the National Trolling Association, has put Mr. Fasig's writings in book form, adding much of in. ierest thereto, and the book is now ready for de- livery. The table of contents includes the fallowing: TROTTING TRACKS How tu build and man- age them, wlih plates Bbowlng how to lay out a half-mile track a mile track and a kite- Bbapod track This article is one that a race track ofilclal needs fn his business, THE SECRETARY.— Hie trials and tribulations in th'1 merry dayaof. raolng. On the other side ol Jordan be may iind rest; there Is nothing fur him here but a THE SANDPIPER— How the Dutchman did not balance t.js bill r->r gravel while the little man In brown stood pat, and those who had the reft) sure thing— well, they losl, as usual. A STRANGE LAND -How a shipwrecked Buck- eye made a stir In another racing world. Utopian, unique, and If you do not believe it, you oan say ft is untrue MoDOKL Bow tbe best green horse in Missouri hrok<: Into turf history. Ho won the Trausvl vanla. That Is enough. If you were there you know why. paoer of North- ern Ohio, whose a taplnobof romance booked on to It. ANDY AND I M known p;iir learned in \ •> i .,-■■■ after the botel clerfc checked the sign language They coa park-/ RIDE OP A I I BOW Flylnt* Jil :> crimp In the bo 3d drive in Wade Park. pat SHANK.— Someone .a colt ,. ter bui he brol i roll. We ■ ble book free n mtutn to Tlptlons for thuBHtCBDBfi am- Sportsman win send the boob price, $0 Address -MAN, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco. Entirely Different and away ahead of any other wagon ever made. It is easier to pull and faster than a sulky. Thoroughly practical, handsome and durable. THE BENJAMIN RACING WAGON ITS GOOD POINTS, The Body is made in one piece, rounded at the corners, having no joints to come apart or corners to open, thus making it the lightest, strongest and most beautiful in appearance. The Fifth Wheel is original and entirely new. It is absolutely noiseless and positively prevents the axle from swinging. Our Axles are the strongest that can be made and are in a continuous piece. Wheels. We make our own wood and wire wheels complete. Our Ball Bear- ings are the best made and are water and dust proof. The Shafts are handsome and strong and oan be instantly removed. They are steel plated top and bottom, free from bolts in aoy part of them, and so attached to the wagon they cannot rattle, ' as they have no springs, catches or traps to get out of order. The cross pieces are steel plated and trussed, making them very light and stiff. The Whiffletree is held by our own device and cannot rattle and when desired can be quickly 1 removed. We manufacture truss poles and neck yokes. Our Truss Poles are very attractive and are free from braces to bend and rattle. Should any accident happen it can not sn<>i) "/Mike an ordinary pole. The neck yoke presents a hand- | some appearance, is light and strong, and like the pole cannot snap off. The pole passes through the neck yoke, which holds it securely and carries it several inchos higher than an ordinary kind. Tubing is not used on our wagons, as it is unreliable. Send for prices and catalogue. T. H. SPEDDY, 23 Davis Street, San Francisco, Sole Agent for the Pacific Coast. April 11, igo3] ®He ^xetbet: awit &p&vtstn\Xtt SX3ZXD- Notes and News There are 239 second payments in Pacific Breeders Futurity No. 3, for foals of mares bred in 1902. There were 331 first payments. Over two thousand dollars is now in bank to the credit of this stake and many of the foals are yet unborn. Chanselor & Can field of Los Ang-eles have anomina tion in the Bonner Memorial. The Bonner Memorial has eighteen nominations instead of sixteen as first given out. The Santa Rosa people want the Breeders Aassocia- tion to hold its meeting there this year- Mush is entered in the Chamber of Commerce stake at Detroit and it will probably be his first start. Frank Irvington, a son of Nutwood Wilkes, out of a mare by Anteeo, is making a season at Lima, Ohio, this year. The horsemen of San Mateo will hold an afternoon of harness racing on the Hobart track on the first day of May. C. F. Bunch has resigned as trainer for the Meek Estate horses and will open a public training stable at Pleasanton. Mokelumne, five year old stallion by Silver Bow, dam Kitty Fox by Pancoast, has been duly registered. His number is 37,558. Funston, the roan gelding by Dictatus, is being en- tered throughout the Grand Circuit again this year in the slow pacing classes. Andy Kramer of Yolo county is the proud owner of a Diablo foal that arrived this week and stood 44 inches high the day it was born. The sale of Mokelumne Stock Farm's horses will take place at Fred H. Chase & Co.:s salesyard, in this city, on Tuesday evening, May 5th. The matinee to be given by the Los Angeles Driving Club during Fiesta week will be one of the best ever given by this successful and popular club. Daedalion 2:11 by Diablo 2:09}, dam Grace by Buc- caneer, has been registered with the American Trot- ting Register Association. His number is 37,559. Mr. C. A. Hug's fast mare Charivari 2:20} by Sterling, foaled twin colts recently by Nutwood Wilkes 2:163 but both died. The mare will be bred back. One of the most promising young trotters over east is the young mare Bessie Directum by Directum 2:05.1, dam Wilkes Maid, sister to the dam of Major Delmar 2:05 h N. Rucker has been sending quite a number of mules to the Hawaiian Islands lately. Good big mules bring an average of $150 per head here at the present time. A running meeting of six days' duration is to be given. at the Petaluma track immediately after the close of the California Jockey Club's meeting at Oakland. Frank E. Best has been elected to the office of r Registrar of the American Trotting Register Associa- :\ tion to succeed J. H. Steiner who is incapacitated I from ill health. A big bunch of unbroken range horses from Modoc county were sold by E. Stewart at his Tehama street auction stables last Thursday. They brought an average of about $50. Mary Lou, the dam of Kinney Lou, is owned by Mrs. J. L. McCord of Sacramento and has a fine colt by Bay Bird. Both mare and colt are for sale at a very reasonable price. Homer P. Saxe, during the p'ast week, has sent the pacer Denny Healey to the Hawaiian Islands and also sent a five year old McKinney gelding to a customer in Eureka, Humboldt county. During the past fourteen months at least eighteen thousand mules have been shipped to eastern points from Stockton in this state. The supply of mules is getting pretty well thinned out in California. Lenna N 2:05} by Sidney is again in training. She has been in retirement for three years and has pro- duced two foals, but both died. She will be trained this year with the idea of lowering her mark. Nearest 2:22, the brother to John A. McKerron 2:05}, is getting some very choice mares this season. His produce are all large, good lookers and fast. The first of them trained took a record of 2:09} last year. Martin Carter's stallion T. C. by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16£ worked a mile in 2:19£ at Pleasanton last Wednesday. This trotter is improving right along and will get a low mark when he is ready to race. Well bred mares and fillies are about the best in- vestment a farmer can make at this time, provided he does not over stock. The demand for horses is in- creasing and priceB have an upward tendency all over the United States. The two veterans, "Uncle" Davy Cahill, owner of Charley Herr 2:07, and David A. Snell, owner of Jupe 2:07^, who will both train their horses overthe Charter Oak Park, are both confident that each of their horses will go in 2:04 or better this season. P. W. Hodges has registered the three year old stallion he purchased at the recent Oakwood Park sale as Owynex 37626. The colt is by Owyhee 2:11 out of Inex, dam of Our Jack 2:13* and Alamo 2:29 by Sweepstakes 298 son of Hambletonian 10. David Lee, of New York, who recently purchased Re-Elected 2:11£, has assumed the turf engagements of that horse, including the nomination in the Bonner Memorial $20,000 purse, originally taken by W. A. Dickenson, previous owner of the stallion. At the annual meeting of the American Trotting Register Association, held April 1st, the following officers were elected: William Russell Allen, Presi- dent, Samuel Baker, Vice-President, Frank E. Best, Registrar, W. H. Knight, Secretary and Treasurer. In the first published list of mares entered in the Pacific Breeders Futurity No. 3, the mare Lady Moor, owned by Thos. Purcell of Ferndale, Humboldt county, was given as being bred toWaldstein. This was an error. Lady Moor was bred to Goldstein, a son of Waldstein. There will be two auction boxes at the Cleveland meeting this year. One in which there will be no limit to the price of a first choice ticket, the other run for the benefit of the Bmaller bettors with $25 as the limit for choice. In the latter box each horse will be sold out as long as he brings $5. P. J. Kiernan of Modesto has purchased the mare Daisy Nutwood by Nutwood from Charles Woodworth of Sonoma county. Daisy Nutwood is about twenty years old, but is in foal to Vasto 2:16 and looks to be not one half her age. Mr. Kiernan will probably breed her to Mb horse Pacheco Wilkes. Do any of our readers know the whereabouts of Dinah Bede, a brown mare, no white, about 15.1 and weighing from 950 to 1000 pounds. She is rangy, high headed and stylish. Her sire is Loeber by Whippleton. We understand she was sold to a gen- tleman by the name of Potter, who resided in this city. B. F. Wellington, Jr., of Stockton, has consigned to the sale at Fred H. Chase & Co.'s salesyard in this city May 5th, the handsome road mare Leah by Rajah, dam by Bismarck. This mare was never trained but has pulled two men in a buggy a quarter close to 45 seconds. She is a seal brown and has a perfect disposition. Harry Moore, of Menlo, was in town this week. He reports everything in fine shape at Palo Alto farm, and says the people of that section who admire the trotting horse are enthusiastic over the leasing of Tanforan track by Mr. A. B. Spreckels and believe that track will soon become very popular with trainers and be the scene of matinee and regular trotting and pacing events. Geo. Stickle of Angels, Calaveras county, advertises his handsome bay stallion Silver Bow 2:16 out of the famous broodmare Grace by Buccaneer, for public service. The stallion will make the season at the race track, Angels, and will be well patronized, as he is not only a grand individual, but is one of the fastest green trotters in California. He should be a sire of high class race and road horses. The Concord people built a new track and fair grounds last year and expected to inaugurate them this year with a big county fair and race meeting. Now that the appropriation has been cut out the association thinks it cannot afford to give a fair this year. It is to be hoped the directors will see their way clear to giving at least two or three days devoted to stock exhibits and harness racing. Among the stallions standing for public service in Yolo county this year iB the four year old Tomonco 34197. He is by Tokio, he by Alcyonium, he by Alcy- one. Tokio's dam was by Legacy, he by a son of American Star 14. The dam of Tomonco is Jeannie Winston by Altamont, second dam by Hambletonian Mambrino, third dam by Emigrant. There is prob- ably not another horse on this coast bred like Tomonco. There is a possibility that M. E. MuHenry may not drive for M. E. Sturgis this year. McHenry has con- tracted to train and drive Dan Patch 1:59S whereso- ever his engagements for exhibitions may take him, which will prevent his racing on the Grand Circuit, where the Sturgis horses will perform. It is said that Mr. Sturgis may sell all his stable but Prirce Direct 2:07 and Baron de Shay 2:08|, which he will send to W. J. Andrews. A yearling colt by Silver Bow 2:16 out of Josie Clawson by Nushagak (sire of Aristo 2:1 7 A , etc.), sec- ond dam Venturess by Arthurton 365, third dam Lady Venture (own sister to Venture 2:27}, the sire of Directum's dam), should be good enough to place in the stud when matured with the expectation that he will produce size, style and speed. He will be sold at the dispersal sale of the Mokelumne Stock Farm in this city May 5th. W. J. Kenney shipped this week to Walter Maben the "Geers" of California, a 1903 model McMuiray sulky. It is painted white and striped in gold and is one of the handsomest bikes that has been seen in this city. The Kenney Manufacturing Company is supply- ing many trainers with the 1903 McMurray. It is as near perfect as a bike can be made. The fast pacing mare, Edna R. 2:11$, is offered for sale by her-uwner, A. L. Conklin of Bakersfield. Mr. Conklin states that she is a better mare now than when she made her record. Edna R. is by Sidney out of Stella C. 2:26 (dam also of Ama A. 2:16}) by Direc- tor, second dam by Speculation She is a high-clase mare and royally bred. Jim Thompson and Clipper 2:06 by Diablo broke all the track records at Pleasanton last Saturday. Col. J. C. Kirkpatrick of this city, owner of the fast pacer, expected something extra of the horse and took three or four friends up to Pleasanton that they might see how two minute speed looks. They were not disap- pointed. Thompson drove Clipper a half in 1:01 and came the last quarter in 28 seconds. Clipper was fairly flying at the finish C. F. Dillman, of Sacramento, is the proud possessor of a very handsome little filly foaled April 1st. It is by Mrs. E. W. Callendine's colt Guy nut (son of Nut- wood Wilkes and Abbie Woodnut) and its dam is the Palo Alto bred mare, Cecil by Gen. Benton, that is the dam of Electric Coin 2:18} and Cecilian 2:22, and the grandam.of Pacita2:26. Mr. Dillman was offered $125 for the filly the day she was foaled, but thinks the value to him is about four times that amount. An Eastern turf journal says: "It seems to be the opinion of most of the beat judges of such mattersthat if there is any horse now in sight that can lower the record of 2:02}, now held by Cresceus, it is John A. McKerron 2:05}, and it is confidently expected by these people that he will take a mark of 2:02 at least this season. He is to be specially fitted for a supreme effort this summer, and nothing will be left undone that will aid in any way. He will be given several trials on different fast tracks." Mr. A. B. Spreckels, of this city, President of the Board of Directors of the California State Agricultural Society, has handed to the Governor his resignation as a Director. Gov. Pardee has been in the southern part of the State for several days and the resignation will not be acted upon until his return. The Governor will have two additional places on the board to fill before long, as the terms of J. E. Terry and M. D. Chamberlain will expire on May 8th. The get of Seymour Wilkes 2:08} are attracting much attention this year. Mr. Salisbury's trotter by Monroe that worked a quarter at Pleasanton in 31 seconds, and Mr. Allen's pacer in Joe Cuicello's string that has shown a quarter in 30 seconds, have set all the railbirds talking. The sons and daughters of Guy Wilkes are doing "well in the stud. The new Year Book credits him with 30 sons that have sired 103 trotters and 34 pacers, and eighteen daughters that have produced 24 trotters and 4 pacers. A Los Angeles correspondent writes that Geo. B. Easton has sold the stallions Six Bells and Aerton to Mr. Harrison G. Arms of Chicago. Mr. Arms will take them back to the windy city with him. Aerton will probably be gelded and schooled for a high step- per and will make a high class horse at that work. Six Bells is also a swell horse. Mr. Easton also sold a chestnut mare by Red Regent to Walter Maben and Mabon sold her to Mr. Canfield. Col. Smith, Mr. Easton's pacer, won his matinee at Los Angeles last week, getting one heat in 2:15} in a jog. Limonero 2:15| will remain at Los Angeles in J. H. Williams' hands, also several of Mr. Arms' colts by this horse. Here is a story of Russian red tape: A gentleman in Moscow ordered a particular kind of a horse from one of the government breeding establishments. After a delay of three weeks he received an official communication, spread over much paper, to tho effect that as he had omitted to forward a stamp for reply there could be no answer to his request. This docu- ment was signed by several officials. The gentleman apologized and sent the stamp at once, in the course of the next week he received another communication from the breeding establishment to say that a horse Buch as he required could not be supplied. Bob Carnathan, who taught Harold H. 2:04 to go without the hopples, is quoted as the author of the following: "When the average pacer trots he goes with much more action than when he paces, and if he takes all his work on the trot he acquires a habit of going high that stays with him when he changes to a pace, and excessive action is more of a handicap to a pacer than it is to a trotter. A pacer that takes his work on a trot is also very apt to cross-fire in chang- ing bis gait when he comes around at the score, which haB a tendency to make him pull or step higher than he really ought to, and instead of getting away with his head down and on his natural gait, he starts away up in the air, or else he goes to a break. I have ob- served that many pacers who are seriously troubled with the cross-fire habit take all their slow work on a trot, andl believe that all such can be greatly bene- fited by making them pace in their work at all times. It is a difficult matter for some horses to pace going slowly, but I have found that if they are forced to do it, it develops the stifle and gaskin muscles to a degree that makes them stronger* and, therefore, gamer. It enables them to handle their hind feet in a manner that reduces the possibility of interference to a minimum." 5*he iUcctuu* arib &poxi&mIET>Y for Itheu- nuili*ra. Sprainn, Sore Throat, etc., iC is invaluable. Every buttle of Catmtlc EaWam sola is Warranted to t-ne -ati-ia.'tior.. Price SI. SO iter bottle. Sold by dniMrfsts, or sent by ex- press, charges paid, with full directions tor its use. Send fur de-cn['tivi; circulars, testimo- nials.etc. Addn-s THE UWRENCE-WUIUKS COiPANT.CleT-elind, Oliio. 10 HChe gvceiiev tntfr gipurtsmau [April' 11, l! ( M^irMrM^MMM^i^i^^gp^iKMi^M i ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. i^irai§iI§iI§IMIIiI§l»iiiI§l»I^S^l^l^il§i AT THE TRAPS. The Golden Gate Gun Club will hold the regular monthly blue rock shoot to-morrow at Ingleside. The Empire Gun Club regular shoot has been post- poned until the loth inst. There could not be brought together on the Coast better trap shooters than the twenty shotgun artists lined up anno live bird traps last Sunday at Ingleside, I be occasion being the second regular monthly shoot of the California Wing Club for this season. Besides the club race at twelve pigeons, four six-bird pools and a team match between two nine-men squads took The day was an ideal one for an outing and the pigeons supplied were a decidedly more than usu- ally husky lot of swift fiying birds. G. W. Gibson (30 yards) and Ed Donohoe (31 yards) scored straight in theclub raceand divided thelargest portion of the added club purse. The eleven-bird men were C. C. Xauman (32 vards), Dr. A. M. Barker (30 yards), Hip Justine (30 yards), "Slade" (.28 yards), Dr. McConnell (27 yards), Otto Feudner (31 yards) and Jack Fanning (30 yards). In the team race Captain Fanning's team won over Captain McMurchy's team. Toe scores were 49 to 44 out of a possible 54. The straights in this contest at six birds each were Phil B. Bekeart, Otto Feudner, .lack Fanning-, George H. T. Jackson and D. Davis. In the six-bird pools the shooters who made straight scores and landed the biggest end of the purses were: C. A. Hiight, C. C. Nauman (2), Dr. McConnell (2), Harvey McMurchy and|George Jackson. Out of forty- three entries in four races, but seven clean scores were shot. The men in the five-bole were twenty-three in number — all good shooters, too, but the one lively bird in the bunch would persist in eluding the gun. Club sboot, 12 pigeons, distance handicap, $75 added money, 5 moneys, high guns — Gibson 30 yds— 18322 21 122 22—12 31 '■ Donohoe Nauman Barker 30 Justlns 28 Knowles 28 McConnell 27 Keudner 31 Fanning : 30 Haiglit 32 Golcher 29 Davis; Si Murdoch 31 Walsh 29 .1 ackson 2P 3n Derby 31 Bekeart 2S Klevesahl 27 <;ibson t 33 vds- .lustinst 30 " - 21123 32132 12- —12122 *2I22 22—11 — 1222* 12232 22—11 —12122 22220 12-11 —12120.11122 22—11 —13311 32120 22-11 —03333 22222 22 -1 1 —2:222 -22302 22-11 —1*322 20222 22—10 —11212 1111« 10—10 — 1 12*1 22120 21—10 —21002 11123 01— 9 —12*30 01211 12— V —22001 02121 02— 9 —21002 22033 11— 9 -13*22 21230 00- 8 —22233 *2**0 22— 8 .27 " —10001 11021 12— s 22211 -32222 22221 221 ?1— 23 11221 02111 22*12 02220—16 t Back scores, i Guests. • Dead out. Team shoot, 6 birds, -52.50 entrance. 3 moneys, high guns, handicap distance same as in club race. Blue team— Fanning Captain 121122—6 Feudner 233222-6 Bekeart 222232—6 Golcher 120322-5 Derby 102222— S Red team— Xauman 111222—6 Gibson 322132-6 Jackson 222122—0 Davis 122221—6 McMurchy, Captain . .21033:."— 5 Murdock nil 1 12— 5 Walsh 10121 1—5 Johns 131021— 5 Haight 200C12— 3 Total 46 McConnell 011111—5 Stone : 210123—5 Donoboe 001 1*3—3 Juslins 000013—2 Total 41 Six bird pool, $2.50 entrance, high guns, club handi- cap distance. Nauman 212212—6 HalKht 232121—6 McMurchy 220112-5 Walsh 011211-5 McConnell 111220—5 Darby. Jackson . 802211—5 Six bird pool, $2.50 entrance, high guns, club hand- icap distance — Gibson Fanning .012110—4 Sweeney 1 10102 — 1 Davis 011010—3 Donohoe 220002—3 Devlin lOOw —1 Derby 2122H2—5 Halchi 31-2030— i McMurchy Fuller 100022—3 001002—2 : 12212-2 ii Glhson JH213 5 It.nohoe 022211—5 Nauman Fanning. . .. 012222—5 Six bird pool, $2.50 entrance, high guns, club hand- icap distance — Nauman 222222—0 Fanning 122220—5 222222—0 Donohoe 222023— s McConnell 212222—0 Height 120222-5 122222-0 Gibson 021120—1 Derby 220223—6 Shields 110220—4 Six bird pool, $2 50 entrance, high guns, club hand- icap distance— Haight .. .120122-6 McMurcliv 221220-5 Nauman inning 122220—5 . I. l. •::-•• ; .. 2221*2— 6 Qltaoi Dinohoe .211120-5 McConnell .'.'10-5 The lirst regular shoot of the Gabilan Gun Club, Salinas, was held March 29th and notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather there was a good turn- out and a great interest was taken in the sport by the is present. Out of ;t possible 25 "mud pies" "■•I lowing scores were made: VY. Blohm 17. W. i T. Mattar' ■ 12. J. Harking 13, 1'. Blohm 13, W. Reed 19, C Reynolds 11. M. Grim.-T, I). Thompson 19, J. Brad v 11. F ConperS F. Itevnoldg 9, J. Freitas 15, s. K-llv 10. C. Kellvie, J.T i D. SnlthO. T i College City Gun Club shoot took place on the ■In i) grounds at North Berkeley last Sunday. Besides ilar events a number of practice and pool shoots were shot up. The best record of the day was made by R. C. Reed who broke 97 out of his last 100 targets. He also made the only straight 25 during the day, winning a club gold bar therefor. Silver bars were won on 15 straight by Searles. George Sylvester [2), M. J. Iverson (3), -'Edwards,7' R. C. Reed, Landregor, Kerrison, Dr. Hutton, Juster and Newcomb. The scores in the regular events were: Putzker Cup race, 10 targets, (10 birds from IS yds., 10 birds handicap distance.) Kerrison 0111001111—7 Juster 11110 11180—8 Searles 0I11I 11011— 8 Edwards II 101 11110— S Reed 11111 01101—8 Reed 11101 11011—8 Baird 00110 11111—7 Searles 11001 00101—5 Juster 10111 11111—9 Chick.. 11001 01111—7 Chick 11011 11110-8 Ruble U0011 00101—1 Ruble 1110110111—8 Kerrison 10011 01000 — 1 Weir 11101 00100—5 Baird... 00000 Oluoo— l Fish lino I0II1— 8 Weir OHIO loin— 7 Edwards 11111 10111—9 Fish 01O000110I— ! Hutton 0001001111—5 Hutton 00O11011I0—5 Hj.t 10111 11010—7 Lewis' 1U101 00000— 3 Shoot-off, Cup race, 10 targets. Juster 1111111111—10 Remington* ...10110 09000-3 Edwards 11U0 11101—7 Weir* olool 11111— 7 DeMerritt, Capl*. 10001 00010— 3 Ruble* 00100 01001—2 * Birds only. Medal race, 25 targets — Searles 11011 10011 11111 10110 10001—17 Kerrisont 01101 11110 11111 lllll 11111-22 Baird 11010 00! 11 lOOll 00011 II in 1 — 15 Hutton ollll 01111 lllll lllll 11111-23 Reed 11111 inn oom mil loin— 22 Newcomb 11111 lnoi 11011 11111 11101—21 Justerf 11111 11111 inn inn 10110—28 Chick 10110 11111 inn mil ooioi— 21 Edwards mil lllll 01111 11110 10111—23 Fish lino lllll 011O1 llioi 11111—21 Ruble 00000 00010 01001 10001 01001— 7 Neweombt: null 0UI11 mil lllll 11101—21 De Merritt looiu on n oom inn omi— 18 West 01101 OHIO Hill 01011 11111—19 Remington* 11010 lllll 11000 Hull 01010—16 Hoyt* 11011 10111 01011 lllll 01001—18 Reed* moi nm inn noil 11111—23 Fish 111(10 11011 10111 11110 11110— H ^Back score. iSilverbar. *Birdsonly. Shell race, 25 targets— Hutton 01001 lllll 10101 lllll llnO— IS Kerrison 11101 lllll 11110 10111 11110—21 Schmidt J0110 01000 10100 01000 00001— 7 Chick 10111 11110 01111 10111 11111—21 Juster 11101 lllll 1O011 11101 ollH—20 Weir oom oim moo nm 11111—20 Remington 00011 00010 10011 llOOl 11001—12 Baird 11m 01011 11011 11110 11110—20 Reed 11011 lllll 11110 11110 11110—21 Searlest lllll O0011 mil lllll 11111—22 Hoyt 10110 lllll 11011 OHIO 11011—19 Newcomb 11011 10101 11111 111O1 11101—30 Hutton 10110 11110 lllll 11110 10100—18 Edwards lllll lllll 11101 11110 11111—23 Fish 11011 11001 nm 11110 11101—20 Juster 10111 11111 111111 11001 11010-19 Chick mil 11111 10111 11001 11101—21 Hovt 11101 10111 lllll 11100 00011—18 t Silver bar. Practice and pool races, 10, 20 and 25 targets — Hoyt 10, Schmidt 6, Hutton 13, Huggins 4, Chick 10, Juster 11, Stoner 14, Remington 5, Ruble 4, Arnold 13, Weir 11, Newcomb 5, Harrison 13, Huggs 13, Schmidt 4, Stahl 4, Remington 10, Stoner 9, Chick 23, Hutton 10, Kerrison 22, Edwards 12, Reed 24, Searles 21, Harri- son 19, Fish 18, Juster 20, Sylvester 23, Iverson 18, Burns 24, Harrison 19, Remington 10, Iverson 22, Newcomb 18, Hutton 21, Burns 22, Fish 19, Ed- wards 24, Sylvester 24, Searles 16, Reed 24, Iverson 21, Harrison 22, Remingten 17, Baird 15, Hutton IS, Burns 22, Iverson 23, Harrison 21, Edwards 20, Reed 24, Syl- vester 24, Iverson 22, LandregowO, Burns 23, Sylvester 23, Reed 25, Iverson 24, Harrison 24, Landregow 9. Reed 14, Juster 11, Chick 10, Searles 11, Kerrison 13, L. Baird 9, Hoyt 9, DeMerritt 10, Fish a, Weir 9, ChickS, Newcomb 11, Schmidt 3, Huggins 14, Hoyt 10, Reed 11, Stahl 3, Juster 9, Edwards 12, Chick 12, Stahl 7, Fish 14, Newcomb 13, L. Baird 11. The Sunset Gun Club held a blue rock shoot on the 5th inst. The scores in a 25 target race were: Jos. Lassorett 23, Dick Burfiend 20, John Lassorett 24, Chas. McDonald 23. Ten targets, Chas. White 9, Jos. Lassorett 9, McDonald 10 Twenty-five targets — Burfiend 25, John Lassorett 24, Jos. Lassorett 24. White 22, McDonald 20. Jos. Lassorett won against Burfiend in a 25 target race for $25.00 Lassorett scored straight, Burfiend broke 19. At the Watsonville Rod and Gun Club opening shoot Sunday last a large crowd of spectators, includ- ing many ladies, watched the members smash blue rocks. During an intermission a splendid lunch was served by theclub. The club has been organised for two years. The officers are: Mr. Bixby, president, Ed Kelly, secretary-treasurer and Mr. Hedgeland, captain. Eugene Cell; is the official scorer. Tbe club preserve of 5000 acres on l-'.lkhorn slough adjoins the Empire Gun Club preserve These tracts afford deer, duck and quail shooting in season. In the medal shoot Moore was the winner in the first class, scoring 24 out of 25. Leddy broke 20 out of 25 and was tbe second class winner. In a six man team sboot, four moneys the winners were Varien, Tolman, Bouter, Albright and Alford. The scores in the medal race at 25 targets were: First class men — Herd 14, Green 18, Varien 2.:. Work •i 12. Alford 18, Albright 21, Winkle 21, II. Struell 1\ Baxter 16, Wentworth IN Whit... 17, Palm- tae 1-. Cox 15, Colman 18, Hedgeland 17, Malgreen 19, Whelan 15. Cupid 12, Carr 12. Second class men — Leland 0, Ed Kelly 18, Leddy 20, Eug. Kelly 17. Ring 8, C. Srtuell 9, Bixby 5, Willoughby 15, Richardson li.. Watkins 13. Team shoot, 25 targets per man— Hedgeland 20, Work 22, Winkle 17, Green 21, Went 16, Struell 16; total 112. Albright 19, Varien 22, Alford 18, Baxter 21, Leddv 15. Tolman 22; total 116. Despite frequent attention from Jupiter Pluvius March 29th, the members of the Santa Lucia Gun Club, Monterey county, turned out in force and did very creditable work. A high south wind helped to complicate matters and rendered the nimble blue rocks more elusive than usual. In the 25-bird practice shoot the scores were as follows: Krough 14, Palmtag 12, Donahue 14, B. V. Sargent 14, Butler 16, Handley 12, Gill 21, Walker 18, Duncan 14. Anderson 19. The Lincoln and Auburn Gun Clubs had a blue rock shoot last Sunday at Auburn. J. B. Landis and J. Fulton were judges, E. A. Francis referee and W. f. May and A. J. Locker scorers. In a 25 target match the results were: W. Barrett 18, L. E. Brown 17, George Williamson 18, C. Hecker 13, J. Taffit 13. C. M. Donnelly 16, E. A. Futhey IS, D. Chamberlain 19, E Grim 13, L. Safford 13, Gebrge Barrett 17, A. D. Leavill6, D.Barrett 10, J. Schuler 14, Vetter 18, Robinson 14. Threkel 18, Sullivan 9 Brown 17, Thomas 10. There were eighteen entries, mostly Salinas shooters, for the inter club blue rock contest for the handsome Winchester gun offered by the Ford & Sanborn Company to the individual member making the best score in breaking blue rocks. Tbe contest is open to all the clubs of Monterey county, the Monterey Gun Club being barred and consists of four shoots at 25 targets each, or 100 in all. The opening shoot was held last Sunday at James Jeffery's place at Riverside. The scores made were: C Z Hehert 16, E. Palmtag 12, Charles E Duncan 12, Ed Smith 14. R. J. Vierra IS, M. Thomson 13, Dave Thompson 21, W. Handlev 16, Flovd McColum 11, J. A. Chappel II, G. A. White 11, "Gill" 21, Ed Smart 5, A. F. Tynan 5, S. Hauser 20, F. W. Sargent 10, James Jeffery 14, J. B. Iverson, Jr. 9. After the trophy prize shoot was over, two 10-bird pool races were shot. In the first event Herbert won first money, Dave Thompson and "Gill" tied for sec- ond and Hauser won third. In the second event Thompson won first money and Vierra second. "Gill" and Smith tied for third, in the shoot-off, miss and out, "Gill" won. GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. The California Rod and Gun Clubs Association was recently formed in this city at a meeting attended by delegates representing twenty-five of the leading gun and anglers' clubs in the State. The association was organized for the purpose of assimilating and bring- ing together the various sportsmen's organizations devoted to shooting and fishing, in the interest of fish and game protection, the securing of proper legisla- tion for such protection and preservation, for the en- couragement of good-fellowsbip among the members and generally to promote the welfare of sportsmen and secure a unity of action in matters of interest to sportsmen. The first regular meeting of the association was held at room 16, third floor of the Mills building, this city, Wednesday evenirg. Permanent organization was carried out by the election of a board of officers and the adoption of a constitution and by-laws. The officers elected were: President, F. V. Bell, first vice- president, M. H. McAllister, 6econd vice-president, John H. Schumacher of Los Angeles, secretary, J. B. Hauer, American National Bank, treasurer. The clubs represented at the meeting were: Casa del Mar, Country and Anglers by W. S. Kittle; Em- pire by J. B. Hauer, J. Peltier and L. Allen; Mayhew Gun Club by James P. Sweeney; Teal Gun Club by Isaac Upham; Alameda County Sportsman's Club by W. H. T. Huie; Goodyear Gun Club by Bert Rose; San Francisco Fly Casting Club by*A. B. Finch: Schellville Rod and Gun Club by B.Baum and E. C. Reynard; Union Gun Club by T. L. Lewis; Los Angeles Gun and Fish Association by J. Chanslor and W. Chantlor. Representation in the club will be as follows: For clubs of not more than ten members, one delegate; for ilubs of ten and not more than twenty-five mem- bers, two delegates; for clubs of twenty-five or more members, three delegates. The committee on organization was composed of M. H. McAllister (representing the Ibis Club). John B. Hauer (Empire Club), G. D. Boyd (Country Club) and F. V. Bell f Field and Tule Club). George Neal, the Sacramento county Game Warden recently submitted his report to the Supervisors, showing that he had posted in various places through- out the county 250 copies of the fish and game laws. The report relates: "Thinking it may be of interest to many, and at the same time show the partial value of one variety of game alone to Sacramento county, from statistics ob- tained by me I find there were sold in the markets in this city, for tbe season of 1902-3, 41,500 ducks, valued at between $13,000 and $14,000, nearly all of which were obtained in this county, besides thousands of ducks which were secured by private sportsmen and many shipped to San Francisco markets, which shows the necessity of protecting game during the close sea- son." The Board authorized the purchase for the Game Warden of a net, at a cost not to exceed $12, tocapture small bass in shallow ponds and place them in deep water. Mr. Chas. Williams, one of the most successful trap- pers of the Pacific Slope, is on our streets to-day. Mr. Williams is a master of woodcraft, having spent most of his life on the frontier and reads nature in al April 11, 1903] ®tte gveeftev cmfc gipavistnan 11 her manifold and mysterious workings as an open, book. The strains of pioneer blood is still so strong in our] western life that the recital of experiences in the career of such men as Mr. Williams holds for us the strongest interest. —Chico Enterprise. Outing Days are Here. Around the mouth of Steiner creek where it empties into San Luis creek, just below Dana street, hundreds' of dead mountain trout ranging from six to eight inches in length, says the San Luis Breeze of the 2nd,1 floated belly-upwards on the water or lay tossed up by the tiny waves upon the gravelly banks. They were killed by the petroleum residue poured] into San Luis creek from the plant of the Pacific! Coast Heat, Light and Power Company at San Luis.j S. A. Tucker, the well known representative of Parker Bros.. Meriden, Conn., arrived in this city on Monday. | Some notes, etc., relative to this department of the Breeder and Sportsman will be found on page 6. As a rule, wild animals show what seems like hatred, sudden and savage, for wounded companions of their own kind, and treat them with murderous severity. This, of courso, is between adults, the protection of of their young by parents, and especeally by mothers, being a frequent exception to the common custom. The Chicago Journal, however, prints a story which hints, though it hardly proves! that wild geese will give aid to the injured until its uselessness is evident. The authority is a resident of Columbus, Ohio, and the observers were a party of hunters out after water- fowl in the Sciota valley. They saw a large flock of geese circling round, seeking a landing. The sharp report of a rifle scared the flock, and it again moved northward, flying, as u?ual, in the shape of the letter "V" — nearly a thousand feet above the earth. Sud- denly the line was broken and the birds in it gathered around the leader. They seemed to be supporting and carrying him for over a mile, when suddenly they let the burden drop. On examination by the hunters it was found that the goose had been shot through the neck and had bled to death in midair. The flock resumed its flight northward and soon disappeared from sight. This is a pretty big story, and, with geese moving rapidly at the elevation staced, it would require extremely good eyes to warrant more than a guess as to whether they were attacking or support- ing their wounded leader. Wild geese, however, are among the wisest of birds, despite the reputation of their domesticated relatives, and. perhaps, with their wisdom they have developed an intelligent altruism. The fact that the hunters didn't complete their tale with an account of a goose funeral for the goose chief- tain, with eulogistic remarks by the members of the flock, indicate a high regard for truth on their part, and makes it comparatively easy to accept their theory of what they thought they saw. Striped bass anglers and boating parties will here- after give the inhospitable shores of Angel island a wide berth. Last Sunday morning the sentries placed along the shore at the sandy cove just south of the fog bell point, rounded up eight Italian fishermen. These men were engaged in hauling their nets, some were ashore and others close in. The soldiers diagged one boat up high and dry and anchored the other boats out in the cove, they then marched the dis- comfited net fisherman away to the guardhouse. Another boat containing two members of the Pacific Striped Bass Club, Messrs. Thackeray and Katz, it was reported, were sent off shore and away by the drastic warning of shots fired across the bow of their boat by a sentry. The news of the peremptory and positive action of Uncle Sam's myrmidons was not long in reaching every angler in and about the Tiburon and Marin waters that day, and while there was a general regret expressed that such good fishing ground as can be had for striped bass and salmon along the shores of Angel island is now forbidden, there was also a great feeling of satisfaction that the action of the United States army authorities will stop to a certain extent the illegal fishing of the net men on Sundays with small me3h nets. This breaking of the law is general and regular with the net men, who in the case above mentioned evidently got what they deserved. Smuggling whiskey to the island, ferrying soldiers ashore to Tiburon, where they get drunk, the pur- chase of clothing, etc., and Government property by a number of privateers, who lurk about the shores of the island iD rowboats, is the reason why all boats are ordered away from the island, save those having a permit to land. _^___ Alden Sampson of the United States Biological Sur- vey, which is conducted through the Bepartment of Agriculture, is now in Los Angeles, ready to get at work a3 soon as the rainy weather is over. The National Government is soon to assume protection of wild game in certain localities in Southern California and along the Pacific Coast, and Mr. Sampson is there to select locations for national game preserves. His first field work will be done on the Trabuca forest reserve in Orange county. He said: "To afford zones of absolute safety from hunters for native big game, where wild animals now fast being decimated may live and propagate, will be the purpose of these reserves. Animals soon learn in what locality they are not disturbed and will gather on the reserves in goodly numbers. Before long the natural increase will overflow the3e limits and afford good hunting, while the nucleus of game is preserved. The venture will not entail much expense ac first, as the reserves will be under the supervision of the rangers already employed. I am about to begin in this part of the State an inspection of forest reserves for this purpose, which will cover the Pacific Coast, and after I have prepared my report to the department I will be better able to state just where the work will be carried on." When the vacation season begins the California Northwestern Railway Company will be ready to make thousands happy. Its lines run through one of the most picturesque regions of the State, and every here and there are ideal places for rest and recreation. Lakes and mountain streams, cosy corners in beauti- ful valleys, comfortable farm houses, mineral springs, natural springs, camps in the wildwood, all these are offered, and each has the advantage of being only a short distance from the city. Only a small expendi- ture is needed for railway fares, and in each instance the other charges are very reasonable. In conformance with its usual custom the California Northwestern has made elaborate preparations for the glad vacation time, as is evidenced by the hand- some hundred-page booklet that it has just issued. This publication gives a long list of places that take summer boarders, tells of the special attractions of each place and gives the rates by the week. Among the thousand places reached by the line mentioned or its connections are Mark West Springs, White Sulphur Springs, Agua Caliente Springs, Lyttons, Skaggs, Blue Lakes, Laurel Dell, Saratoga Springs of Lake county, Bartlett, Carlsbad, Soda Bay, the Geysers, Dunca n's, Highland, numerous f arm b near Petaluma and Santa Rosa, Bennett valley, resorts at and near Sebastopol and Healdsburg, attractive places near Ukiah and Willits and a hundred charm- ing spots in Lake county. For campers there are no end of attractions. Throughout Marin, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake counties the climate is delightful and it is a pleasure to sleep in a tent Along the Guerneville branch of the California Northwestern, paralleled by the picturesque Russian river, are many ideal spots for camps, the river affording good boating, bathing and fishing. One of the most beautiful places on this branch is Russian River Heights, one of the most charming spots in all the west. The booklet contains much valuable information, and all who expect to make a vacation trip this sum- mer will do well to supply themselves with a copy be- fore making up their minds. Mr. R. X. Ryan is the general passenger agent of the road. of pounds of small fish to the market men in San Francisco." A trout that weighs half a pound is in length from ten to eleven inohes according to variety. Ninety per cent of the fi3h caught in the mountain streams are less than half a pound in weight, and under the law in force none of them can be lawfully sold. Trout Fishing Notes. Anglers should now find the streams in very fair condition for the fly. Favorable weather, with the exception of alight rain on Thursday, has been the rule for a week. The Paper Mill and its tributaries, despite the high water, have been pretty wellexploited since the first. Reports from Point Reyes are that the white house pool is full of trout. Theodore Rothschild one day last week landed a four pound fish from a pool in "devil's gulch." The trout was taken on a number 8 hook and fought for thirty-five minutes before giving up Upon examin- ing his prize, an exceedingly beautiful fish, Rothschild was surprised to find in the fish's upper jaw a rusty No. 6 hook with a small length of gut attached. He reports that a day's fishing in the Lagunitas resulted in the taking of over 30 small salmon only, not a trout being caught by him during the day. Word has been received from Wadsworth that the fishing at that point on the Truckee is splendid at present. Fine trout weighing from seven to eight pounds in weight are caught daily with bait and spoon. These fish run up from Pyramid lake. Last week two 12-pounders were taken. This condition will last until the warm weather melts the snows and then the Little Truckee will discharge its flood of muddy waters into the Truckee and the fishing will then be over until the stream clears again. Reports from sportsmen who have studied the Car- mel river in Monterey county, say that there are more trout to be seen in the stream than for years past. It will take, it is believed, but a few days for the stream to become clear enough for fly-fishing. In fact, the stream should be ripe for the fly now; the foregoing report was made a week ago. Salmon iave repeatedly taken the trolling spoon of the striped bass anglers recently. S. H. Hawkins and Teddy Broad landed a twelve pound fish after quite a struggle one day while they were trolling about 200 yards off to the outer buoy of the S. F. Yacht Club. Last Saturday Mr. Carroll caught a large salmon just about 200 yards off the fog bell on Angel island. The day previously he lost a big salmon through careless- ness. He did not gaff the fish when opportunity offered, and the fish broke away while he was Dlaying it. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. Entries for the bench show close tonight at 10 P. M. A noticeable feature in making the entries this week has been the appearance of a number of people who are taking their initial experience in dog show matters. The management have succeeded in getting a good entry of Poms. This breed is well represented here and should make a good showing. During the two last days of the show there will be an auxilliary attraction — an exhibition of cats under the auspices of the Pacific Cat Club. A new law, which it is hoped will decrease the num- ber of sheep-killing dogs, is now on the statute book. It is Chapter LI amending section 3341 of the Civil Code by providing that the owner, possessor or har- borer of any dog or other animal that shall kill, worry or wound any sheep, angora or cashmere goat or poultry shall be liable to the owner of the same for the damages and costs of suit to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction. It shall not be nec- essary to establish that the owner of such dog or other animal had knowledge of the acts of said dog or other animal. Any person finding such dog or dogs or other ani mals, not on. the premises of the owner or owners of the same worrying, wounding or killing any sheep, goet, etc., may kill the dog or dogs, etc., and the owner thereof Bhall have no recourse. P. Palmer reports the San Gregoria and Purissima creeks in San Mateo county to contain more fish than have been seen in those waters for years gone, particu- larly so in regard to the first mentioned stream. The water should now be down and clear enough for good fly-fishing. Good news to anglers is the extra train service com- mencing last Sunday, April 5th, when a train will leave this city daily at 7 p. M., arriving atTruckee at 6:15 A. M., Reno at 9 P. M., stopping at intervening stations. Returning the train will leave Reno at 8 P. M., Truckee at 9:40 p.m. This will give the angler a whole day on the river, enabling him to get the evening fishing, which is a desideratum. One can also get off at Truckee and take the trip to Lake Tahoe and return in time for the evening train. The fisherman can get back in this city at 7:55 A. M. By this arrangement the angler can leave Saturday night, fish all day on the Truckee and get back to town early Monday morning. With the exception of a close season on steelheads in tide water, from September 10th until October 16th, the last Legislature made no change in the trout law. It remains the same as heretofore. The law does not prohibit catching trout less than a half pound in weight, but it does not provide that it is a misde- meanor to sell or offer for sale any trout weighing less than a half pound. "This amendment is a good one," says the Willows Journal, "asit has been the means of driving from the field a number of men who annually shipped hundreds The ownership of Ch. Woodcote Wonder is and has been since last December a settled fact. He is owned by Woodlawn Kennels. The statement from a Coast correspondent to an Eastern exchange on that point is a bit misleading. Jessie Rodfield, J. W. Considine's English Setter bitch, whelped March 19th, eight puppies (four dogs) to Lady's Count Gladstone. The whole litter has already been sold, the dogs at $150 each and the bitches for $125 apiece, a total of $1100 for the lot. This is probably the record amount received for a litter of Setter puppies. Dr. Wesley Mills, who judged at Victoria, B. C, last week, lectured at Vancouver to the medical society on March 26th., and the general public on the 27th, the latter lecture being on "The Dog." Dr. Mills is pro- fessor of physiology in McGill University, and is well known as the author of works on "Physiology," "The Dog," "Animal Intelligence," etc. For many years he was the largest breedei and exhibitor of dogs in Canada. He has judged dogs on many occasions, and been a visitor at shows in Great Britain and Germany. He has a wide reputation as a lecturer on many sub- jects, and has been appointed to give a lecture on "Popular Science" on behalf of the Royal Society of Canada in May next. The Professor's presence in Victoria in connection with the dog show was considered an excellent oppor- tunity to give one of his popular lectures on dogs, a subject with which he is so eminently conversant, and upon which he is a recognized authority. Kennel Registry. VISITS. Dr. O. P. Roller's rough coat St. Bernard bitch Lady Lucille II- (Duke O -Princess Louise) to Nairod Kennels' rough coat St. Ber nard, Ch. Grand Master II. (Ch. Grand Master-Bonnie Doone) March 24. 1903. J J. Kelley's rough coat St. Bernard bitch Beauty of the Valley (Ch. Kiog Menelek ) to Nairod Kennels' Ch Grand Master LT. (Ch. Grand Master-Bonnie Doone>, March 85, 1903 Percy Weekes*1 black Cocker Spaniel bitch Nairod Dinah (Black Bart-Williams' Nancy) to Nairod Kennels' red Cocker Spaniel PJumeria Beau II. (Ch. Hampton Goldie-Ch. Plumeria Surprise), March 25. 1903. SALES. Nairod Kennels sold to L. J. Rose, April 3, 1903, a black Cocker Spaniel dog puppy by Ch. Havoc (Ch. Black Duke- Woodland Jude) out of Nairod Kennels' Imp (Black Trophy-Stella Silk). Build Up. If you are "all tired out" from hard work indoors a trip to any trout stream will do you good. The gentle exercise, change of air and the country "'grub" all bring you to realize you ar still liv- ing. Skinner, at 801 Market street, S. F . can furnish you the proper tackle and camp outfit, and will tell you where to go and how to get there. Make the catches as reasonable as you can. Skinner goes fishing himself. Skinner, the sporting goods man at 801 Market street, San Fran- cisco, is displaying the finest assortment of razors, strops and gen- eral cutlery ever shown in this country. Free!! Free!! Free!! The Polk Miller Drug Co. of Richmond, Va., whose advertise- ments of -'Sergeant's Dog Remedies" are appearing now in the columns of this journal, desire us to state that they will furnish absolutely free to our readers a revised copy of their book on "Dogs," which accurately and exhaustively tresis of the more frequent diseases with which Dogs are afflicted. Enclose them 3c in stamps to cover cost of mailing the book. They have recently made F. W. Braun & Co. of Los Angeles. California, distributing agents for their popular line of "Dog Remedies," and extend an invitation to all persons having sick dogs to write them describ- ing symptoms, eto Enclose stamp for reply. No charge will be made for information furnished. 12 ©he $veebev axxb gqxovtsuntu [April 11, 1903 A WILD CAT HUNT. Trailing Mountain Lions and Bob Cats with Hounds. That lively sport can be had, with the aid of dogs, id trailing and running down mountain lions ard vicious wild cats in certain districts of Merced and Sao Joaquin ounties will be understood from the perusal of the following interesting letter written by M. J. H. Little of Livingston, Merced county, and in a clipping forwarded us by Mr. A. P. Wakefield of Acampo, San Joaquin county. It will be seen that these hunts are more in the nature of regular occurrences than the results of emergency excursions from time to time. The game captured consists of a miscellaneous assortment of wild animals, and with the exception of the raccoons there is quite an element of personal danger present in making the kill. From the lively description Mr. Little gives of the capture of the bob cat, the hunters undoubtedly have had a great dealof sport in running down their quarry. Concerning the wild pigs referred to by Sheriff Sibley, tberifis decidedly a hazardous flavor in a wild boar hunt. These brutes are commonly known as " tule bogs," and were originally domestic hogs that took leave of their ranch environment, making the tules their feeding and living ground. In time these animals bred and have increased in numbers. In- stances are known where they have attacked and killed horses and cattle. Men have had innumerable close calls from death through attacks by the vicious brutes. Mr. \V. J- Golcher, a well-known sportsman of this city, while hunting ducks in the Suisun marsh one day, was charged by an enormous savage black boar, and had it Dot been for his nerve and presence of mind undoubtedly he would have been torn to pieces bv the razor-keen tushes of the infuriated pig. As it was, bo determined on one move and that was to empty bath barrels into the charging beast's head at close "range. He waited until the boar was within a few feet of him and fired, the charges of shot were buried in the bDar's brain and he dropped dead in his tracks. The story given by Mr. Little about the wild cat here follows: "On Friday morning, March 7, 1903, myself and brother-in-law started out with the invincible old Tray, the courageous Whiskers and the doubtful Baldy, for the express purpose of bagging a wildcat, having seen tracks in the upper end of the ranch a few days before. Our otherdog, Susie, I regret to say, died a few days previously from the effects of strych- nine. "It was an ideal morning for hunting, everything being damp from the rain of the day before, thus making it good for the dogs getting a scent, and it was not long after we reached the hunting ground 'till old Tray sounded the warning note that convinced us that the chase was on, and from the excited tone of his voice and the manner in which he made the brush crack, I came to the conclusion he was after the game we were looking for. "So up and down through the thicket went old Tray, and as things began to liven up, Whiskers be- gan to display some interest, running up and down on the outside of the brush, and evidently wondering when the thing would come to a head, and he would get a chance to do some drilling. 'It was just seven o'clook in the morning when the chase was started and at just eleven o'clock old Tray spoke in familiar dog language that was easy to trans- late, 'he's up a tree, boys, come on.' We charged into the brush in the direction of the sound, and soon came to the spot where sat old Tray, with eyes turned heavenward and not a wrinkle on his face, for as we followed his gaze upward, there, crouched upon the limb of an old box elder, with eyes glaring, mouth wide open, whiskers hanging down and panting like a lizzard, sat 'old puBB.' "I walked round the tree and sized him up and I toll you he looked big, and he didn't deceive his looks as weight and measurements will show. Well, there was 'old dubs' sitting up in the tree, and it seamed that it was to'be a fight to the death between dogsand cat, for wo were without firearms. Presently the big cat showed some inclination to get out of the tree, so we gave him the invitation and out bo came. There was a yellow streak through tho air, a heavy thud on the ground, a rushing forward of dogs, and the next in- stant there was a rolling of dogs and cat in all direc- tions, and then quick as a flash from out of the midst of the scrimmage hounded 'old puss', and with pro- digious leaps he scratched for the jungle; but Whisk- er-fortunately happened to be rolling the same way puss went, and as soon as he could stop rolling and regain his feet he gave chase and pressed 'old puss' so closely that be was forced to seek refuge in another tree. All the dogs were at the tree when we got there; from their appearance it was very evident tho cat had done them some damage. Whiskers was very muchoxcited, with blood streaming down his muzzle and flews and an expression on bis face that seemed to say, 'thank God tl up a tree and I'm able for further action.' Baldy had streaks of bloody scratches over his body ■ trembling violently, for he was just recoverini: from the effects of a dose of strychnine, and old Tray looked hopeful with a split ear and a mouthful of cat hair. 'Old puss' was this time up a t.ill willow and showed no inclination whatever to get out, so we began to pelt him with sticks and clods (for we could procuro no rocks), but to no avail, for he evidently remembered the loss of those few locks of hair which old Tray bad caused him to part with. Well I thought the next thing to do was to climb the tree and shake him out, so I spat on my bands and sturtod up, but after I had climbed to within ten or fifteen feet of 'old pusB', he squared himself around, lay back his ears and began to 6way from side to side, and I think would eventually have found a resting place on my head, so after due deliberation I slid down. "We then got a long pole and tried to punch him out, but that only served to make him more fierce for he would bite off the end two feet at a clatter and the pole was soon too short to reach him. The happy thought then struck us to tie a knife on the end of a pole and stab him, so we carried the idea into execu- tion and after two or three stabs he began to descend and show signs of weakness. He came down to within ten or fifteen feet from the ground, then sprang for his nearest enemy, and that was Whiskers. Whiskers closed with old puss in a death grip, old Tray rushed to the assistance of Whisker's, and Baldy made a gallant leap for the cat's throat, but 'old puss' fetched him a swipe along the side of the head and the shock, the excitement and the strychnine wer6 too much for Baldy and he rolled over in a fit. 'Old puss' was too weak from the knife wounds to make a long fight so Tray and Whiskers soon strung him out. Baldy came to in time for the finish. It was just 2 o'clock P. M. when with old puss (who weighed about thirty pounds and measured about four feet) strung on a pole we started for home. It was a great old chase and I wish you could have been along and had some of the fun." Continuing the subject we append the following clipping from a Lodi paper, which is an elaboration of the matter contained in a paragraph we published last week aDd also gives some information anent wild boars, etc., which is suggestive of development by sportsmen who like a spice of excitement on a hunting trip: "That mountain lion is making trouble again, and hunters are once more on his trail. Last Sunday the Wakefield brothei'B, A. P., O. L. and C. P., went out in search of the beast with their own dogs, and a bloodhound, Tray, owned by J. W. Little, of Living- ston, Merced county. They followed the trail of the beast for some time, but .finally lost it in the water. Tracks fully six inches across were found where the lion had taken to the river. Tray, the dog used by the Wakefields in trailing the lion, is an imported bloodhound, brought from England. He is black, very heavy, and finely trained. His age is six years and during this time he has to his credit, 11 bears, 107 coons, 34 bob cats and 5 California lions. Following Tray's lead, Mr. A. P. Wakefield has killed 25 coons aud 3 bobcats; and during the hunt of last Sunday 7 coons were brought to earth. Speaking to a Stockton newspaper man the other day, Sheriff Sibley said regarding the Lodi lion and other wild beasts of this section : "A good many people have regarded as a hoax the report coming from the northern part of the county that a mountain lion had been seen in that vicinity. There is no question as to the truth of the report, however, for I have talked with half a dozen men who saw a lion in that region of late, and I am satisfied that there are two full-grown lions instead of one. One of them was seen with a kitten. The animals take refuge during the daytime in the thickets along the streams, and go out at night in search of prey. "There are also a good many wild boars in the county, mostly in the tules in the extreme north- western part. They make an ugly fight, but a sow is fiercer than a boar, and, when she has little ones, will not hesitate to attack a man without any pro- vocation. "John N. Woods says he thinks the lions have been in the northern part of the country for several months. Last fall he saw one on his ranch there. The animal was crouching in a swale, evidently waiting for prey to approach. Mr. Woods got within sixty feet of him before either saw the other. When Mr. Woods came into sight the lion sprang into the thicket. Although only a momentary glimpse could be obtained, there could be no mistake as to its being a lion, and it ap- peared to be seven or eight feet long." Excellent County Legislation for Fish and Game Protection. The Boards of Supervisors of San Mateo and Santa Clara counties have taken action this week in the in- terest of fish and game protection that has long been necessary and will no doubt bear good fruit in the future. At the instance of the San Mateo County Game Protective Association an ordinance was adopted on the 6th inst. which, if properly enforced — and this can not be said of some previous game ordinances of that county, will in a great measure stop the reckless deci- mation of game and fish in a section that is in many respects an ideal one for the sportsmen. By the terms of the new county law it is made un- lawful to kill at any time that species of squirrel known as the tree, pine or gray squirrel. This is decidedly a move in thelright direction. The State law for the protection of squirrels forbids the killing, destruction or having in possession any spe- cies of tree 6quirrel between the first day of February and the first day of August of any year. Squirrels are shot by market hunters and sold in the markets and restaurants as "young rabbits;" they are also shot by the "guinea" and "goat" hunters. By these terms wo refer to two classes of fellows who Hood the country districts, on Sundays particularly, and shoot at every feathered and furred creature that can be potted. One class is composed of ignorant and unscrupulous foreigners and the6e rascals are verily human locusts in their close application to the persist- ent capture and destruction of fish and game as well aB birds of every description, no discrimination what- ever being shown ingathering up stuff for the pot, nor do they usually respect the law. Blue jays, owls, robins, larks, barnyard fowls, etc., as well as cotton- tails, jack rabbits and several species of squirrels are all game for these foreigners, and by the way this predatory class of jackal sportsmen are not unknown to many Eastern localities. The other class referred to is composed of a reckless element that, while they do not devote their time and talents to miscellaneous fiield and stream life are equally objectionable for they have various and cun- ning ways in which they violate the state and county game laws. These worthies are practically poachers in effect, for their most damaging forays are really organized just before close season and shortly after- wards. These vandals have been known to leave this city in small parties by wagon, camping out in San Mateo in some secluded spot, and making their presence felt in more ways than one in the adjoining couDty. Ground squirrels are properly not included in the prohibition mentioned. If the hunting of these rodents is carried on by the gentry referred to with applica- tion relatively as strong as the assimilative abilities of their omnivorous stomachs then indeed will some re- paration be made for many misdeeds. The killing ard taking of song birds or having possession of the eggs of song birds is also prohibited at all times. Similar legislation should be adopted by every county in the state, in fact there should be a state law protecting useful song and other birds, the exceptions in this respect it has been proven by complete and exhaustive scientific research are but few. Many birds have been unjustly stigmatized as de- structive that reliable authority claims do more than pay their way. The small amount of toll exacted, only at certain limes of the year, from husbandman and orchardist being insignificant when compared with the sum total of good these particular birds do. Aside from the promiscuous potting of the birds, if the nutting in wholesale numbers of ground nestiDo- birds during the night hours and the woodland birds during the daytime is stopped, the agriculturists and fruit growers of the county will soon discover the wis- dom of the protection adopted. Song birds that are netted go into the pot and are dished up in sautes -at the restaurants, clubs and hotels, and the skins and plumage generally find their way to the warehouses of the feather dealers. The San Mateo Board also made a close seasoD from January 1st to July 1st of each year, during which it is a misdemeanor to kill cottontail and brush rabbits. The rabbits of that particular county have long en- joyed a commendable table reputation. The crame was, until recently, very plentiful in the county. " Un- restricted hunting has made apparent a- near extermi- nation of these rabbits and sensibly there is now an effort made to save a supply for future sport and use. Six months immunity in this respect from the vandal element will also be appreciated by the rural com- munity of the county. But one month, October 16th to November 16th, will be the open season for shooting rails. During the open season the birds may not be killed from boats between one hour before or one hour after high tide. In past years the San Mateo marshes were probablv the best hunting grounds on the Pacific Coast for the king rail. The birds bred there and were to be found in thousands. At one time they were not protected by State or county laws; short-sighted policy it was, indeed, and the birds were hunted all the year round. Some years after rails were included in the list of pi o- tected game birds, during the opening days of the shooting seasons, hundreds of men and boys in boats at high tide and and about the marshes and sloughs with their dogs have been known to slaughter thou sands of rails in a day. The birds are particularly easy to get at high tide. The immense stretches of the marshes would be covered with water and the birds for the time being would perch on anything pro- truding above the level of the water. During this time they could often be approached so close that they were knocked over with sticks or missiles hurled at them by their destroyers. In course of time there came a natural scarcity of the supply of rails, for no hunting ground, however prolific, could fill the de- mand which was made upon the rail family in the San Mateo marshes. Whether, at this late day, protection will help the rail or not, is a problem time will solve; we believe, though, that the bird will never again give us even a suggestion of its former numbers in the dis- trict alluded to. The open season on bucks has been shortened. The State law allows the killing of bucks only, from July 15th to November 1st. In San Mateo county the open season will now be from August 1st to October 1st. This a wise move, good deer shooting can be had in San Mateo county, but the time is ripe to curtail an increasing demand on fairly limited resources in that line. The individual daily catch of trout in the county is limited to 100 fish. This seems to us a rather liberal allowance. The coast trout streams of San Mateo county afford es-cellent fly-fishing, but not too much so to allow the bountiful individual daily dividends countenanced by the new ordinance. The minimum fine for a violation of any of the pro- visions of the recent ordinance is $25, and the maxi- mum $500. For an arrest and conviction under the ordinance a reward of $25 is offered. This latter provision it is to be hoped will be effective in preventing conditions, such as have been alleged in the past, and which impugned minor county officials with the taint of apathy and connivance for a small consideration. Santa Cruz county authorities on the 7th inst, shortened the deer season in that county to two months, August and September being selected as the open season for deer hunting. We are glad to note this movement in the interest of game and fish protection. It has mainly been brought about by the active and conscientious cam- paining of a number of gentlemen principally mem- bers of sportsmens' organizations in both counties. From indications it is belived that tbe good work will he carried on and furthered in many other counties. In this manner tbe vexed question of state game districts or zones can be settled in a much easier manner than by the cumbersome state system ad- vocated prior to the meeting of the last legislature. APRIL 11, 1903] ®he gveebev cmt» ^pavisntan THE FARM. A Model Dairy. Case & Walker's Sale of Jersey Cattle. The Jersey Isle Herd of imported Jersey cattle is well arid iroa tej' ,*ly> narent stock msrEKSAL Sal hi 4red Horses Mr. C. H. Alvord, Chief of the Dairy Division of the Agricultural Department, recently visited California and writes as follows concerning his observations at Millbrae, the winter home of D. O. Mills of New York, which is managed by Mr. Mills' Western representative, Mr. Henry H Taylor of San Francisco. Millbrae dif- fers from most of the farms on the pen- insula in that it has been developed as a successful dairy and stock farm. This success, especially in later years, has evidently been achieved through the application to the farm of the same busi- ness system that permeates all the other various enterprises with which Mr. Tay- lor is connected. By a system of daily reports from his manager at the farm he is able to keep a perfect check on the daily expenses and receipts from the farm, of the results from the various feeding rations used and the productive capacity of each cow in the herd. The milk and cream produced are delivered daily by wagon to their city agency 17 miles distant. The barn, which will stable nearly 400 cows at one time, is a model of conven- ience. The feed rooms, milk room and office are located in the two-atory part in the center and radiating from this are five wings that complete a semi-circle, the one at the right being twice the length of the other wings. Each wing is arranged with double rows of stalls containing about thirty-eight stanchions in each row. The feeding alley of each wing ia connected with the main feed room in the center, from which the feed is distributed in a ear that can be switched into either alley. The milk as soon as drawn ia taken to the milk room and after straining is carefully aerated and cooled. It ia seldom that one finds a dairy managed on so large a scale as this in which so very many precautions are observed to keep the milk sweet and free from con- tamination. The manure ia disposed of in a unique way by means of a miner's dump car, which ia filled from the drop- pings from guttera in the atable, is puBhed on a track across the yard to a platform under which the manure cart ia placed to receive the manure aa it ia dumped from the car. The feeding racks in the yard also indi- cate a resourcefulness of ideas that gives one a hint at the reaaon for Mr. Taylor'B success in the management of this farm. The racks are constructed as the ordinary V-shaped rack, but for the upright slats he has made use of iron gas pipe that was secured from the junk yards in the city. Constructed in tuia way the slats are neat in appearance and strong and serviceable. It surely takes originality to manage any business successfully. The ration fed to each cow was four pounds each of bran and middlings and one pound each of cocoanut meal and oil meal. Thia grain was thoroughly mixed with water and salted. In addition to thia the cows received green corn and oat hay. They had on the farm about 450 cows, but they were milking only about 80 per cent of them when I was there. The laborers employed are mostly Por- tuguese. They received $35 per month for milking and ?30 for work on the farm Each milker is required to milk thirty cows and to assist in the feeding, care of the barn and the like. The laborers are boarded on the farm. Wages as a rule are higher in the Western States than further Eist, but there are, as well, many incon- veniences or customs with which the Eastern farm laborer is entirely unac- quainted, and to which he would not take very kindly. ^^_^ Strike!— if they don't give you Jack son's Napa Soda. out of a very celebrated Ialand cow called Brookhill Rose 2d. Nothing of higher breeding ever crossed the ocean. There is a full sister to her. equally good, called .Golden Fern's Red Rose ' The catalogue is full of splendid cowa :h in the beat blood of the Island. Peter Kellogg, of 107 John St., New York, U furnish it. it ^E STOCK FARM ) and consignments from other owners. Sheep Notes. Ci th) and consignments from other owners. 3ne o[ the principal advantages of in- V,r Bow 2:16. Daedalion 2:11, Monterey 2:09i^.lsive fe ding in the spring and of the a es 2:08yt. Direct 2:05./,, and others. QBequent rapid growth of the lamb is (by electric light) AT salesyard, cor-jt it permit8 of early weaning. Three or ,3, Van Ness Av. and Market St , San Francisco G|-, .«« »ess «.. ™ «.r««i ol, o.u ™I[1Sto.ir months is a better age than six for fr,m2:ii, Creole 2:15 (sire of Javelin 2:08'/5i and Eagleg weaning of lambs and the advantage oe 37559, son of Silver Bow and Kitty Fox by Pan- , .... c , u • +u * •* tetoasaiesring will be offered. early grain feeding of lambs is that it at, '" „ „_ „ . n be resumed on the weaning of the 1HASE i CO, Live Stock Auctioneers. , . , , •,_•,•. I l t ca 1,32 Market Street, San Francisco. »b without the possibility of loss of h< sight or the retarding of growth from the CHAMPIONSange" The advantaSe is e1ua11? Sreat the aide of the ewe, aa it givea ample he for her to recuperate before the next eeding season. F THAT be PRODUCES 5TICKLE .VER BOW 2:16 (sire of 8 in 2:30) by Robertp Iregor 2:1734 (sire of Cresceus 2-02i4). Choug . grasB and ewe's milk seem to Ft .'„„ * istitute the cheapest possible ration for tACE, dam of Daedalion 2:11 Creole 2:15 (sire of , . » « j tram -2-mi) and Eagle 2:.9M. and grandam of Sirobl3 f"r a given amount of gain, and a Aert S. 2:03?i, by Buccaneer. rfect ration from the standpoint of Fl win make the Season of 1903 at altl' and tnrift> the modern view is, not 47 it it iaan advantage to havelarnbs come f rack, ANGELS, Calaveras Co Cc pUAL RETURN " address PRIVILEGES ien the grass comes even for butcher's For further rposes. Lambathat drop in the pens March have a hardy constitution and Angels, Cai. ey get, the right kind of a start to make at growera by the side feeding of grains Few Workers in the Jersey Isle Herd of Imported and Acclimated Jersey Cattle owned by Case & Walker, Rushville, Ind. tributed as much of the blood of Golden Fern's Lad as theirs will on April 28t , at Rushville, Indiana, where this farm ia located. There are other great bulls in thia 8ale and other foods. Lamba on the other hand that come on the graaa, particularly some time after spring has set in, are not as vigorous as earlier lambs and do not attain rugged strength before the poor in fact they ' hit it right" in other families feeding and exposure of autumn weather as well as in the tribe of Golden Fern's Lad, as they brought a son of the grsat bull Financial King that heads millionaire William Rockefellei's herd. Mr Rocke- feller is an expert in Jerseys; has per- sonally explored the Island with one of his daughters who is handy with the camera and the snap-shots of the great cows he brought home with him constitute some of the neatest things in an illustrative way, that have popularized the Jersey in this country. Financial King is the cen- tral figure of the great Interest family. There is also a bull called Fox'a Uaury by Flying Fox out of Fabuloua Intereat one of the great members of the Interest family. The great cow Interest had eight daughters that won high honors in the public dairy tests on the Island by the amount of butter they made in competi- tion at public fairs. Interest's blood turned out ao many cowa of high butter test that here has been Btyled "the greatest churn family in JerBey." The cows which Case & Walker im- ported were as well selected as the bulls. We publish a cut of six of them in a row but fifty could be exhibited equally aa well were they all fresh at one time and the camera would span ao many. The dark colored one is called Golden Fern's come on. Besidea thia they are apt to suffer from milk disorders in the ewe. Ewes lambing late on heavy grasses are apt to get caked udder. In the selling of sheep, as in the dis- posal of any other commodity, it is the special rather than the commonplace product to which the artificial margins or profits fall. Whether a man is raising sheep to sell for breeding purposes, in which case large size is especially to be desired, or whether for butcher's use. he should try to have hia stuff ready'early. In.the neighborhood of the cities, lamb is now supplied in a steady stream all through the season from January on and it is during the early months of the year that prices rule highest. After midsum- mer there is a time when everybody has lambs to sell and when priceB reach a dead level. On high priced lands near the cities it is necessary that the products of all kinds be o a special character. In- tensive production is the only condition under which such lands will pay. An in- differentproductlimited also as to volume will mean loss on such lands. It is im- peratively necessary that the man on a small holding should make his meat Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose — surround ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grillrooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor.carriage office, news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance RACING EVERY WEEK DAY RAIN OR SHINE. New California Jockey Clot) OAKLAND TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY RACKS START AT 2:15 P. M. SHARP. Ferry boats leave San Francisco at 12 m., 12:30, 1. 1:30, 2, 2:30 aDd 3 P. M , connecting with trains sopping at the entrance to the track. Last two cars on train reserved for ladies. No smoking. Buy your tickets to Shell Mound. Returning trains leave the track at 4:15 and 4:45 p. M. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, President. PERCY W. TREAT, Secretary. FOR SALE. A VERY HANDSOME THREE-YEAR-OLD ■"- Colt by Nearest 35562. sire of Alone (4) 2:09^. and full brother to John A. McKerron 2:05J-f out of an Anteeomare. Absolutely sound, well broken and can show a 40 clip. Is entered In Occident Stake. Will be sold under guarantee. Is in every respeot a high-class roadster. Apply to or address T. W. BARSTOW, San Jose. 3 Yoei McKinney Stallions FOR SALE. All Out of Fashionably Bred Mares, One 2 Years Old. One 3 Years Old. One 4 Years Old. The two-year old and three-year-old are both well staked and are trotters. The four-year-old has a three-year-old trotting record of 2:18, and a great prospect for his class this year. All are in flue shape to train or be placed in the stud. For pedigrees, prices and full particulars address C. A. Dl KFKK, San Jose. W R lHoGCATTtrto!HTRyNETT|N6»A«!ln,f IWEST'C^OASTiWiREilRONlWORjia. M9FKESSrTn^SAHFRANaicaT Rose Fern. She is by Golden Fern's Lad products quickly IMPORTANT TO HORSEMEN, nr\j in positive specific; speedy V>V_/J_ji.^. and sure cure for Colic in horses. TK1AL GIVEN FREE. For particulars telephone Central— messenger to 51? Ninth street Oakland. Cat. ®h« f&veebev citxb gtpver in a fit. 'Old puss' was too wounds to make a long fight so soon struDg him out. Baldy he finish. It was just 2 o'clock 3uss (who weighed about thirty I about four feet) strung on a It was a great old chase Turtle's Elixir ly to fall sick, chilli, colic, I have been along and had some colds, pneumonia, (fee, ' . , ,, may take them at any time. >jeet we append the following AvoU trouble in time by having a supply of >>aper, which is an elaboration of I in a paragraph we published res some information anent wild Buggestive of development by ever ready to hand. It is invaluable in such Spice of excitement on a hunting cases and for hurts, bruises, splints, spavins, &c The best bodi/ and leg wash known. )n is making trouble again, and Used anil Endorsed by Adams Express Company. B on his traiL La6t Sunday the Tattle's Family Elixir SfDSrhberuS,S A' p- °- L- ?Dti c- p-. went out Kills pain instantly. Our too page book' "Veter- ist with their own dogs, and a inary Experience" FREE. 'ned by J. W. Little, of Living- Turtle's Ellnlr Co., 437 O'Farrell Sf., San Francisco, Cal. They followed the trail of the Jlewaro of soiled F.lliirt— none genuine bat Tattle'*. DUt .finally lOSt it in the Water. AvoldallblistersjtheyofferonlytemporaryreUerifany !S across were found where the ! river. Tray, the dog used by filing the lion, is an imported from England. He is black, Bay Team For Sale r< ELDINGS, 6 AND 7 YEARS OLD. 18 HANDS, *-T 1100 lbs eaoh; well mated, color, disposition and gait (trotters); free drivers; stylish; gentle; lady can drive tnem. Address Breeder and Sportsman, San Francisco, Cal. Cause of Many Bad Eggs. Prof. A. i '•. Gilbert says; "It iB not only in winter there is a demand for absolutely fresh eggs. There is a demand in summer also. In fact, my experience is that it is more difficult in cities to obtain a supply of really well flavored egga in July than it is in January. I have known cases where eggs have been purchased from grocers in mid-summer, half of which were of objectionable Havor and the other helf positively bad. ThiB is not all due to dishonesty on the part of farmers— it iB not all owing to the action of people know- ingly sending stale eggs to market. I will tell you one cause to which ie due the de- velopment of objectionable flavor in bo many summer eggs. Summer is the natural breeding season of the fowl, and eggs— where males run with the henB— are then strongly fertile. There are also a lot of broody hens about at the same time. Now, what followB when, as ia usually the case, eggs are gathered late in the evening, or possibly only once in two days'.' One hen lava an egg early in the morning; another follows suit later; per- haps a third or fourth or fifth comes and lays in the same nest. By this time the first egg ia getting pretty well warmed up. Then a broody hen comes and occupies the neat until evening or the next morn- ing. What is the result? Foster and Balfour tell ub that aome development takes place in the germ of the egg within eight hours' covering. If an egg in that condition ia taken to market, the cell will be ruptured in handling, and then it <>n sets in, and the flavor is ruined",— Poultry Jowrnal. FOR SALE. EDNA R. 2:11! \ BSOLTJTELY SOUND. IN SPLENDID CON- ■^ dition A high-class mare in every respect, and a better mare than she was when she made her record For price and particulars address A. L. CONKLIN, Bakersfleld. 7 trained. Hie age is six years I he has to his credit, 11 bears, and 5 California lions, tad, Mr. A. P. Wakefield has bobcats; and during- the hunt were brought to earth. :ton newspaper man the other d regarding the Lodilion and is section: le have regarded as a hoax the e northern part of the county ad been seen in that vicinitv. NEW MODEL 1903 That a cow can be of great service when more than ten years old is proved by the record of Sweet Briar, a pure bred Guern- > \ belonging i" the Minnesota experi- ment -tation. 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Helpful Literature of Agents Southern Pacific BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal, The oldest, the largest, the most popular com* merolal school on the Pacific Coast. 20,000 gradu- ates; 30 teaohers; ?0 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed in positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. HEALD, President. Free. A BIG WINNER'S POCKET RACING GUIDE, guaranteed to have no equal In selecting Winners, can be had FREE. Send your name and address with two-cent stamp to THE RELIABLE, P.O. Box 217, Newark, N.J. Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cared In 48 Hoars. CAPSULES > Snperlor to Copaiba* Cnbebs or Injection REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS Comprises the representatives of the best families of this famous breef. The home of ROMEO AAQGIE ACME, who has an official seven-day record of 26 lbs. 11 ozs. butter; FIDESSA, who made In seven days official rocerd over 25 lbs. butter, and mpny other large producers. PIERCE LAND l'hone: Soutb 103. Ranch— Rough and Ready Island, AND STOCK CO. 14 TOKK STREET, SAN FKANCISCO. near Stockton. Visitors always welcome. Jepsen Sons & Kraft LEADERS Harness Saddlery Stockmen's Outfits Ranchers' Requisites Our Line is Varied and Complete WE MANUFACTURE HARNESS TO ORDER. 1145-1147 Market St. I'll. ML South Mall Orders Solicited. April 11, 1903] ®he gveeiiev anb *&pcvi&mau 15 INDIVIDUALITY ■sue SIZE AND SPEED. DON'T MISS THIS DISPERSAL SALE! Standard-Bred Horses FROM THE MOKELUMNE STOCK FARM (GEO- H. FOX, Prop , Clements, Cal ) and consignments from other owners. Mares, Geldings. Colts and Fillies by Silver Bow 2:16, Daedalion 3:11, Monterey 2:09^, Mokelumne 37559, Seymour Wilkes 2:0S^2, Direct 2:05'4,and others. TIICQnAY EUPMING MAY R IQA3 (by electric ljsbt) at salesyahd, cor. lULOUMl CVCIllnUi WIH1 J) IOUOj Van Ness At. and Market St., San Francisco. The great brood mare Grace, dam of Daedalion 2:11, Creole 2:15 (sire of Javelin 2:08 '/J ) and Eagle 2:19M, is in this sale. She is in foal to Mokelumne 37559, son of Sliver Bow and Kitty Fox by Pan- coast' Some of the greatest prospects ever led into a salesring will be offered. /^•Send foe Catalogue. FRED H CBASE & CO., Live Stock Auctioneers, 1732 Market Street, San Francisco. Terms, $25 the Season, BLOOD THAT PRODUCES CHAMPIONS STICKLE Sire, SILVER BOW 2:16 (sire of 8 in 2:30) by Robert McGregor 2:17?i (sire of Cresceus 202^'). Dam, GKACE, dam of Daedalion 2:11. Creole 2:15 (sire of Javelin 2:08}4) and Eagle 2:I9J4, and grandam of Sir Albert S. 2:03^, by Buccaneer. Will make the Season of 1903 at Race Track, ANGELS, Calaveras Co. WITH USUAL RETURN PRIVILEGES. For further particulars address GEORGE E. STICKLE, Angels, Cal. i4^p5* trade mark <2^^i *t>^ spavin cure ^ POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOLLY DILLON 2:07 (the FasteBt Mare of 1901), B S. DILLON 2:25 and CAPTIVITY 2:28 1-2. Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA, CAL. SIDNEY DILLON was sired by Sidney 2:19^: dam Venus (dam of Adonis 2:1VA, Leah 2:24#. Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus II. •2: liy3). Psyche 2:wya and Lottie Parks 2:16&, and she was also dam of Juno, the dam of Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:30) by Venture 2:27^, sire of dam of Directum 2:05>4; second dam s t. b. by Algerine, son of Whipple's Ham- bletonian SIDNEY DILLON is a model of symmetry and imparts his grand individual- ity, inherentspeed and excellent disposition to all his progeny. Best of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges if horse is still in my possession. For pasturage and other information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Supt. Santa Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $40. ^W Montgomery St ,S. F. The Thoroughbred Stallion Hermit, . . . f ?ew,njn8ter I Seclusiou Fasee fMarsyas ( Vesuvienue Wit- {S^i!£Csed ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about -¥29,000 as a two-year-old. He is a wenderful young Sire, among bis get being Ruinart (winner of the Burns Handicap. Palace Hotel Handicap and $11,650), Zamar II (winner of 19 races as a two-year-old and $7695), Joan. February, St. Cuthbert, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Marmion May Boy, Our Climate, Glendinning and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. St. Carlo (^Carina.. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals or said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903 For further particulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES MCDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. THE STANDARD-BRED TROTTING STALLION RONE AND BOG SPAVIN, THOROUGHPIN, CURB, SPLINT, CAPPED HOCK. WIND PUFF, WEAK AND SPRAIND TENDONS, AND ALL RINGBONE, (except Low Ringbone) LAMENESS. BOODLE Jr. (By BOODLE 2:12^, sire of Ethel Downs 2:10, Thompson 2:14^, and 4 others in 2:30 and better. i He by Stranger, sire of 33 in 2:30. | Dam NINA B. by Electioneer, sire of Arion 2:07^, I Sunol 2:08V4, Palo 2:08?^, and 164 more in 2:30 list. BOODLE Jr. is one of the best bred, best looking and best stallions on the Pacific Coast. He will make the Season of 1903 at J. D. GARR'S GABILAN RANCH, Six Miles East of Salinas Fpp *C?^ 'or tne season- payable at end of season, or $15 for single service, payable at time of rCC «piu service, otherwise will be considered at season rates. Any mare entered for the season and paid for will be granted the usual return priveleges if proven to be not in foal, provided that nest year the owner of mare still owns her and J. D. Carr still owns the horse. Good pasturage at $2 per month, but no responsibility assumed for accidents Season open now, and will close August first 1903. BOODLE Jr. is a sure foal getter, his colts are all uniform, and of good color, and show fine speed and action. He is 16 hands high and weighs 1200 pounds, is of a rich mahogany bay. Apply to J. D. CARR, or JOHN GARSIDE, at Gabllan Ranch. Horse can be worked with either shin or ankle boots, as no harm can possibly eoine by either destruction of hair or scalding of the limb. " SAVE-THE-HORSE " can be applied in all conditions and extremes of weather— hot or cold. change, absorbing all inflammatory exudate and producing a healthy, normal condition of the parts. $5.00 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle, construct- ed solely to convince, satisfy and proteot you fully. We know positively "Save-the-Horse" will absolutely and permanently cure, and for that reason guarantee is made all your way. Copy sent on application. The need of second bottle is almost improbable except in rarest cases. There is no condition or arrangement we can make more binding to protect you than our guar- antee. Copy sent upon application. $5, all druggists or dealers, or sent by express prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL CO., Troy, N. Y. {D-*BS,'SE££:?Sll'gZ&S? Work horse continuously if desired Cures without scar, blemish or loss of hair. Contains no Arsenic, Corrosive Sublimate or other form of Mercury, or any ingredient that can injure the horse. Chronic and seemingly incurable cases in the advanced stage that have been fired two or three times and given up as hopeless, positively and permanently cured- "Save-the-Horse" marks an achievement re- markable and unparalleled in medicine. It is the crowning success of ten years' research and experi- menting in the treatments of the products of inflammation. The potent, unfailing power of "Save-the-Horse lies in its concentrated, penetrating, absorbing properties. It cures by penetrating to the seat of the injury or disease, producing a physiological RACINE launches and rowboats Launches $197.50 Up 15, 16, 18, 21 and 25 ft. Sizes carried in stock Rowboats $33 Up All Styles carried in stock. Silver Bow JrD By SILVER BOW (sire of Arrow 2:14, Silver Ring 2:U% and 6 others in 2:30 list); dam MAGENT 1 by Tempest (sire of Tago 2:11, etc.): second dam by Commodore Belmont SILVER BOW Jr. is 16-1 hands high, weighs 1200; hay, handsome, stylish, splendid action and has shown quarters in 30J seconds. Has nothing older tban two-year-olds and they are all big, fine-looking and show speed. Will Make the Season at MILPITAS. Poo 53ft F0B THE SEASON. Good pasturage $4. rCC «DuU resposibility for accidents or escapes. Ship mares and apply to Excellent care taken of mares, but no MOREHOUSE, Milpitas, Cal. MONTESOL POLE STAR Sire McKINNEY 2:llf4, Sire of 23 in 2:15 and 48 in the 2:30 list. Dam IGO (registered) by Antevolo 2:19; 2d dam Daisy May by Nutwood 600; 3d dam Ralston Mare by Alexander's Abdallah. MONTESOL, 5 years, old, stands 15?i hands, weighs about 1100 pounds; is the best bred youn*; McKinney stallion, combining as he does the blood of Electioneer and Nutwood with that of the greatest son of the great Alcyone. He is in every respect a splendid individual and should be seen by every owner of a good mare in this State before booking elsewhere. 840 for the Season, with return privilege. 3 years old, by McKINNEY, dam MOUNTAIN HARE by Young Venture, will be permitted to serve 5 approved mares at $100 for the season. The above Stallions will stand at the Race Track. Alameda. P. FOLEY. Race Track. Alameda. SEND FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES. BAKER & HAMILTON PACIFIC COAST AGENTS, SAN FRANCISCO, GAL *m+ ^pa ■ ■■ r^ I3-TEA8-OLD R STAM B. (Reg. No. 23444) i™ - ^3-YEAR-OLD RECORD, 2:15 1-3 i a race, 2:12j<) ) RECORD, 2:11 1-4 (Timed in a race, 2:09$^, 2:09) The Gamest and Best Trotting-Bred Stallion by the Records and Blood Lines. More World's Records in His Veins than any other Stallion Now Doing Duty in the State. A TROTTER, AND NO MISLEADING. Tjafmc €4.0 before mare is removed. I will try and take the best of care of mares, also foals 1 cillls «p*U Best of pasturage. No barbed-wire fences. For further particulars address S. B. GAMBLE, Box 76, Pleasanton, Cal. DnH i (v^ppc T«l hi 1 1 Slf AH and type writteD read? for framing i CUIgl CC5 1 aUUiatCU Write for pricefl. breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary street, San Francisco, Cal. ..6 ®he gxeebev anb gpcvtzmatt BONNIE DIRECT 2:05 1-4 Winner of fastest 5-heat race paced in 1900. Win- ner of Chamber of Commerce Stake at Detroit; Blue Hill Stake at Readvllle, and three other great races. Biggest money winner of -'New" Pacers of 1900, having #7575 to his credit the first year out. sir.-. I by Direct 8:05 ;.sire of Directly 2:03it. H«l Direct 2:04J{, Prim .• Direct 2:07, Directum Kelly S:08}{, etc. Dam BON" BON 2:20 (aam of Bonsilene 2:144), by Simmons 8:88, sire of Helen Simmons2:ii'i, New .tral 2:13, etc. Also sire of dams of Fereno Tomboy 2:10*4, Owyhee 2:11,610. Second Dam BONNIE WILKES 2:29 (dam of 3 in list) by George Wilkes Third Dam BETTY ViI,EV by Bob Johnson, thor- oughbred son of Boston RflVVIF HIPFf T isa black stallion, 15?i hands high, weighs 1200 lbs. Is a good individual, uv^.i.iil, L/1IVL.W 1 nas best of feet and JegS| anQ is absolutely sound in every way. BONNIE DIRECT will serve a limited number of approved mares during season of 1903, at SlOO the season Mares not proving to beinfoalcaa be returned nest season or service fee refunded, at the option of the owner of mare Monev due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Pasturage for mares at reasonable r Address C. L. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal. Summary of Three of Bonnie Direct's Races. Chamber of Commerce Stakes, $5000, at Detroit Bonnie Direct o 5 8 1 1 1 Annie Thornton 14 1 12 2 2 HalMcEwen I 11 2 8 4dis Pussy Willow 8 3 11 3 3 ro George C, 3 4 3 4 h ro. Cobbett 4 7 4 5*dr, Duchess II 13 5 6 dr. Joe Wheeler 12 9 7 7 dr, Fred Wilton 2 2 9 dis, Mt. Clemens Boy 5 6 6 dr. Louis E Mid dleton 6 8 12 dr, Sport 7 10 10 dr, Gamecock 10 12 dr, Connie 13 dr. Little Frank dis. Time-2:10H. 2:12^, 2:13^, 2:13, 2:12tf, 2:12£, 2:13 Class, paciDg, purse $1500, at Columbus. Bonnie Direct 2 S 1 I 1 Johnny Agan 1 1 2 2 3 Lady Piper 3 2 3 4 2 Freflmont 5 3 4 3 4 Red Light 4 4 5 dr, Prince Exum dis. Time-0:31. 1:02%. 1:34, 2:05^: 0:33— , 1:05&, l:38Vi 2:10^; 0:32. 1:03'/*. 1:344. 3:07m: 0:3t>i. I:0j»i, 1:37% 2:08%; 0:31H- 1:03%, 1:36, 2:08m. Blue Hill Stake, $3000, at Readville. Bonnie Direct I 1 ] SallieHook 2 2 8 Evolute 5 3 2 Annie Thornton 4 4 3 Paul Revere 3 5 4, Dark Wilkes 6 7 5, Tommy W. 7 6 7. Argo Director 8 8 6. Lady Allright 9 9 9, Beauty Spot dis, P. H. Fly no dis. Time— 2:07%. 2:09m. 2:10m- [April 11, 1903 THE HIGHLY BRED STALLION NEAREST 35562 RECORD 2:22 1-2 Fi I Brother to John A McKerron 2:05 1-4. (Formerly WILKES DIRECT) Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4 and the Only 8-year-old Stallion with One with a Record below 2:10. By NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16VS. sire of John A. McKerron 2:05(4, Who Is It 2:10^, Stanton Wilkes 2:10K, Claudius SUSX. Georgia B. 2: 12jf, Bob Ingersoll 2:14?,£ and 18 other standard performers Dam INGAR, the greatest producing daughter of Director (dam of John A. Mc- Kerron 2:05M. Nearest 2:22V£ and Thursday 2:24) by the old champion Director 2:1?, sire of Directum 2:05^, Direct 2:05H. Direction 2: 10M, Evangeline 2:11^, Margaret S 2:12H and others; second dam ADnie. Titus (dam of Annie C. £25) by Echo 462, sire of Echora 2:23% (dam of Direct 2:05H) and !6 others in list; third dam Tiffany mare (dam of Gibraltar 2:22H, sire of Our Dick 2:10M, Homestake 2:14>4 and others) by Owen Dale, son of Williamson's Belmont. NCADpCT is a Dark Bay 15.3hands and weighs 1200 pounds; well formed and ilCrVIVLOl 0f hind disposition. Will make the Season of 1903 at the Stables of T. W. BAKSTOW on the Alameda Avenue Near Race Track, San Jose, Gal. FROM FEBRUARY 1st TO JUNE 1st. TERMS, $40 THE SEASON. NEAREST 35562, Rec. 2:22 1=2. Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4. Good pasturage $3 per month. No wire fencing. Every care taken to prevent acoidents or escapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Address Grease Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS— Cases where ulcerations extend, with transverse cracks which - open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine ^Sa^Sof^coK^n^JId^Va? replrSrVnaproc?sast0rwfflULaa?ri ~ cases without scar, and will prevent toS of "■>.? cracks, scratches or grease heel SPeed FaudJln0pfe8rSc5fWor1m.lteeP the h°°fs "ealthy, soft For Old and Chronic Sores ~Ftn it-.**.-, » Plsine heals collar" and "add e FaYKbble subdung inflammation and sttaujfiigheannv granulation, not by drying and scabbing 7 2 oz., 35c; 8 oz , 50c, 5-Ib pkg., 84 OO At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. ' TROY CHEMICAL CO , TROT N Y T. W. Telephone No.: Red 1431. BARSTOW, SAN JOSE, CAL. Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. J33™°- (A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) LIMONERO 2:15$, bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who have seen him to be one of the best stallions standing; for service in California. He is a magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding-, claBs and individuality ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year olds that have never been trained. All of them are handsome, big- bays and browns. From their appearance and the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to be good race horses with every prospect of some star performerB. A number of these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. LIMOXERO 2:15$ got bis record as a three-year old in the fourth heat of a six-heat race for a $5000 purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six of the greatest three-year-'lds of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinite and Futurity. LIMONERO 2:155 will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excelk-ut pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but n ■) r<*»-" For further particulars apply or address Rosewood 2:21 Nearest 2:22 V4 Central Girl 2:22jf Mtxor 2;24 % AlixH 2:24 Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgie. 2:2s Fred Wilkes 2:2fiL; Queen C 2:2h>j Fleet ress 2:28(4 Daugnstar 2:20 L. E. C 2;S0W T.C. (3) 2:30 Of those, Alone 8:09X, fastest four-year-old o{ MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co., Cal. M. K. C. V. S.. F. E. T. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEOS. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate ot the New Veterinary College Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stoch Inspector forNew Zealand and Australian Colonio at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California; Ex-Presldent n, the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Offce San Franoisco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Go den Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Francis^,: Telephone West 128. IT SAVES TROUBLE and annoyance many times tn have ABSORBINE Iiandy in case of a Bruise o: strain. This remedy is rapid to cure, pleasant to use, and Horse soon reaitv for work. No blister, no hair gone ABSORBINE removes any soft bunch from Animal or Man- kind. JS'-'.oo per bottle deliv- ered or of regular dealers." W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., SPRINGFIELD, MASS. Also Mfr. of TAR0LEUM .A. for horses' feet. For sale by Mack&Co., Langley&MiohaelsCo. Redlngton & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron all of San Franoisco. April 11. 19031 ©he ^veeibev anii gftwrts-tnan Alta.Vela 22449 RECORD 21111 SON OF THE GREAT ELECTIONEER 125 R£ ffi»WsK^« *■»«»• dam °< tbe Sire "' °0CideDt *W Will Make the Season, 1903-=Fee $50=-Race Track, San Jose. Limited to 10 mares, as he will be trained and raced again this year. 2%Z?2£%££&$Z£°>« removal of mare. Address ^ ^^ Bace Track, San Jose, f1"1- »-^>r~ -~ •;'""' :;f'"'-2s ZOMBRO 2:11 The Greatest Son of the Great McKlnney and Sire at 10 years of age of ZEPHYR (4) 2:11 ITALIA (3) 3:33^; LORD KITCHENER (4) .2:294 and a number that have been worked and given trials as follows, all trotters: Zephyr (-1) 2:06?£ in a race, Julia M. (5) 2:12, Italia (3) 2:15% Zombowyette (3) 2:17, Suomi (3) 2:17, Lady Zombro (5) 2:17, Lord Kitchener (5) 2:19H, Tee Dee Cee (4) 2:2 IV*. Zerica (5) 2:25! i, Gold Coin (-J) 2:26V5, Mabel W. (4) 2:284 EdmondS (5) 2:28V*. Gyr Falcon (5) 2:30 Zombro C. (5) 2:29 Besides six or seven more two and three year olds that are now stepping quarters in-35 seconds at the Los Angeles track. ZOMBRO will make the season of 1903, from February 1st until June 1st, at my barn near Los Angeles track. Usual return privilege. Due care taken but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Send for card containing pedigree and full information. Address GEO. T. BECKERS, University, Los Angeles Co., Cal. FEE $75 THE SEASON. San Francisco Off 40 New Montgomery S BALLISTITE The Standard Dense Powder of the World. T7VX:NnS $263,460 During the Past Four Years, Heading the List " Winning Powders. SEYMOUR WILKES The Fastest Son ot Guy Wilkes Will make the Season of 1903 at Lakeville, Sonoma Co., Cal. REG. No. 0232. Race Record 2:08 1-2 of SEYMOUR "WILKES earned his record in a hard fought race and was a game race horse. The oldest of his get are six-year-olds, and no horse in California can show a greater propor- tion of large, handsome, strongly built and well-boned colts. They all look alike and in nearly every instance are square trotters The 75 CHAMBERS ST,, NEW YORK C$^^,hasbeen t»ta-* *»*"■*» Telephone H& FranXHn. t™£?£%ZW^?£^tt& importers and Dealers In Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing Goods. Odd Fellow, third dam by a son of Williamson's *^ Belmont, fourth dam by Black Hawk 767. He Sole Aeents for BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk; Smokeless Pow weighs 1200 pounds, stands 16 bands high and ** one of thRmnstsvmmptrifial horses in C!»Hfnrni J. H. LAU & CO. ••••• ••••• It Jl B^SPEED AND ABILITY ••••• one of the most symmetrical horses in California. Several of his get are in San Francisco and will be shown to prospective breeders with pleasure. TO REPRODUCE IT-"©a j Terms for the Season $30, DIABLO 2:09 1-4 SIR ALBERT S. 2:03 3-4 CLIPPER 2:06 DIODINE 2:10 1-4 Diablita^K, O" iT^\£,|fcg%„l,D. »MK, Mlramonte 2:24ii, Irene 2:25. /Don Derby 2:06 I Diablo 2:09K 2:12H /Don Derby 2:08 I Much Better 2:0?M CHARLES DERBY 2:2ofa™-e-:::'|^ BERTHA by Alcantara^ eh Ed Latterly. Sire of I and 19 more in 2:30 1 Will make the Season Of 1903 Dam of 1 Jay Eff Bee (1) . .2:26K WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA, TERMS FOR THE SEASON, - $50 Good Pasturage at S2.50 per month. Best of careitatan, but no responsibility assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Address WILI_IAM mtjkRAY, Woodland, Cal. Sire of Frank 2:10(; Sweitzer 2:13« Hazel Y 2:17 Butcher Boy 2:I?Si Auditor 2M9H and ten more in 2:30 Breed for Size, Disposition, Style and Speed. SECRETARY Son of the great Director and a mare by Volunteer, "Will make the Season of 1903 AT ALAMEDA. SECRETARY is a black horse. 16 hands high, a model of symmetry and conformation. His disposition is perfect and he can show as much natural speed as any trotting stallion in Cali fornia. He sires speed, quality, substance and splendid disposi tlons, and his produce are always in demand. FEE $40 THE SEASON. For card containing tabulated pedigree and other informa- tion address Telephone: Eagle 627. ELLAS WILLIAMS, Cor. Arbor Street and Eagle Ave S50 TO INSURE. Mares can be shipped direct to ranc via steamer Gold. Pasturage $3 per month. For furthe particulars apply to IHOS. ROCHE. Lakeville, Sonoma Co., or J. W. Gregory, St. Georg Stables, 408 Bush street, San Francisco. Son off tlio Gr-i-©s,t Electioneer. f 1st dam Maggie Norfolk 2:34 by Norfolk nnniim rtl Iff A Aft!! (damofGroverClay 2-234. her only foal) I LHtlfLU 1*1 II V Ji JJI 2d dam Tilda Oulll by Billy Cheatham (thor llFlllV rll III 111 / / IJl I 3a dam by Dorsey's Golddust (sire Lucille VIIWI bll WLfll tlLUtj Golddust 2:164 and many others in list) (_ 4th dam s. t. b. by Abdallah 15 Season of 1903, March 1st to June 1st, At D. Gannon's Stables. Watts St., near Race Track, Emeryville, Alameda Co., Cal. Fee $25, payable at time of service. Sire of CLAY S 2:131^ IRA 2:16V, RICHARD S. (Trial) 2:09 Pacing Filly 2:15 I?OR SALE— Two ane Stallion r Colts by GROVER CLAY; dam, a producing mare by Sidney. For further particulars address DENNIS GANNON. Emeryville, Cal. MONTEREY 2!09 1-4 Reg. No. 31706 Will Make the Season of 1903 at CAM I nDEM7n SATURDAYS, SUNDAYS, MM DITA^ WEDNESDAYS. THURS- Onll LUnLllIU MONDAYS, TUESDAYS. mlLMIAO DAYS and FRIDAYS. ARNER 31300 Sire CHAS. DERBY 2 : 20 (sire of Don Derby 2:06, Much Better 2:074, Derby Princess 2:08:4, Diablo 2:094, 11 in 2:15 list, 23 in 2:30 list. Dam BERTHA by Alcantara 729. Alameda. Cal. FULL BROTHER TO Don Derby = Diablo = = ■ 2:06 2:09 1-4 (Sire of Sir Albert S 2:03K) Elf = = = = = - 2:12 1=2 Ed Lafferty - = 2:16 1=2 and others. Season of 1903, to close Jane 1st, AT SAN LORENZO, CAL. Fee $25 per month, and best ot care taken of mares. Good pasturage For f"urther~particulars address C. BRANIN, San Lorenzo, Cal. Sire of Dr. Frasse 2:121 Thomas R 2:15 Vendome 2:18£ Hull flllU £ I I L 4 Dr?Frasse's Sister 2:251 By PALO ALTO 2:08?i (world's stallion record to high- wheel sulky), sire of IRAN ALTO 2:124, Pasonte (41 213. Palita 2:16, Rio Alto 2:16"., Palatine 2:18. and 11 others in 2:30 list Dam ELAINE 2:20 (world's 3 and 4 year old records in 1877 and 1878), dam of Norlame, yearling rec-rd 2-31W. and of 3 In 2:3011st. and the dams of 6 in 2:30 list Second Dam GREEN MOUNTAIN MAID, dam of Electioneer 125 (one of the world's greatest sires), 9 In 2:30 list; sons produced over 300 standard performers. IRAN ALTO 2:124 Is not only royally bred, but has pioven himself a racehorse and asireol speed He is a splendid individual and has all the most desirable qualifications for a great stallion Breed to him and you will get the kind of colts you are looking for. Will Make the Season, 1903, at his home The Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose. r *rn Usual return privilege. Good pasturage and mares well cared for. For Tabulated Tec 3wU. Pedigree address _. „m . „__ , „_, pop CCft FOR THE SEASON. Good pasturage at $3 per month. Best of care taken or mares l tc •puir but no responsibility for accidents or escapes. Send for card containing Dedierree and full particulars. Address j># j Send for card containing pedigree WILLIAMS, San Lorenzo, Cal. ^r-BREED FOR SIZE, STYLE, SPEED, GAMENESS.'Sft HAMBLETONIAN WILKES 1679 TheOnly Son of the Great Geo, Wilkes In California, .... Tommy Mac. 3:Il$i Vic Schiller 2:11!< Arlene Wilkes.... 2:li=£ | Sunbeam 2:12^ j Pncebe Wilkes.. ..2:08^ Robert 1 2:10 Phebon W 2:10^ Rocker 2:11 Will Make the Season of 1903 at Terms for the Season, $40. tor escapes or accidents. No wire fences. Telephone: Suburban 15. GREEN MEADOW FARM New Era 2: 13 I Saville ....-, 2: 17# Aeroplane 2:16^ Grand George 2:18^ Sybil S 2:I63£ j J. F. Hanson 2\VdM and 12 more in 2:30 Brokaw Road, 1-4 mile from Santa Clara. Usual return privileges. Good pasturage at $4 per month. Best of care taken of mares, but no liability Address R. I. MOORHEAD, SANTA CLARA, CAL. BAY8WATER WILKES 2:251 " Sire of KELLY BRIGGS 2:104 WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1903 AT Sable Wilkes 2:18 and Fanny Bayswater Dam of 2 in 2:30 WINTERS, YOLO CO., CAL. FEE $40. BAYSWATER WILKES is a sire of speed, size, good looks, soundness and gameness. The onlv two year and three year olds of his get to start last year were race winners. Every one of his produce that has been trained can show standard speed. His sire, Sable Wilkes, also sired Nusnagak, sire of last year's winner of the Occident and Stanford stakes. His dam. Fanny Bayswater, is the dam of Senator L., holder of the champion four-mile trotting record of 10:12. Breed to BAYSWATER WILKES and you will get colts that will sell at good prices. Excellent pasturage for mares $2 50 per month. For cards containing full Pedigree and all particulars address S. H. HOY, Winters, Cal. THE BARON WILKESES WON 35 PER CENT OF ALL THE MONEY ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT OF 1903. Breed to the Futurity Winning Family. BARON DALE 2:11 JAMES W. REA, San Joae, Cal. Oakdale Baron (p)-2:l9i Baronoid (4) 2:24i Baron May (4) 2=20i Lady Dale (3) (p) 2:24 JanieM-(p)c'Seufnin2:l3 Caprus(3)I»pn2:25§ race on % mile track Banco Tria,.r°a^mile 2:20* 1 Reg. No. 4 20,184. Son of the Great BARON WILKES 2:18, greatest living Sire of 2:10 performers (sire 9 in 3:10 list). 1st dam NATHALIE (by Nutwood 600), dam of Grand Baron 2:13J< and BARONDALE 2:II&. 3d dam BEATRICE (by Cuyler 100), dam or Patron 2:U'U Prod- igal 2:16, Pangloss and Patronage, all great sires. 3d dam MARY MAMBKINO (by Mambrino Patchen 58), dam of Elvira 2:18^, Dunravon (sire) and dams of Ponce de Leon 2: 13 and four others. Where Can You Beat This Breeding? Season 1903 San Jose Track. TERMS 950 SEASON, with usunl return privileges. TOM .TAMES, 1120 Alameda Ave., San Jose, Cal. ©he gteeehet? citxit gpavtsmem APRIL 11, 1903 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property of John Parrott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS « <™ Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1903 TEE --- $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEALY. SEARCHLIGHT 2103^ THE FASTEST STALLION BY THE RECORDS EVER OFFERED FOR SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. He BtlU holds the World's Records for 4-year-old (2:01;J) and for 5 year-old (2:03)J). SEARCHLIGHT is one of the fastest and gamest horses that ever raced on the Grand Circuit. He is a horse of rare individuality and is one of the most perfect specimens of horseflesh ever foaled He has repeatedly beaten one minute to the half-mile pole in his vrork and has pulled the heavy cart in which lu- now takes his exercise a half in 58 seconds with a dozen watches held on him. Few stallions that ever stood for service in California have such royal blood lines. Darknight, the sire of SEARCHLIGHT, was like the great McKinney, a son of Alcyone, and is a sire of extreme speed having four 2:10 performers to his credit. The dam of SEARCHLIGHT is one of the great broodmares, having tour with standard records and his grandam and great grandam are both in the great brood mare list. His oldest colts, now two years old, show that he imparts these qualities to his get. and he is certain to be a producer of early and extreme speed as well as size and good looks. Terms for the Season, $75. Breed to Extreme Speed. CHAS. DERBY 4907, m. 2:20 sl* ,1 :nOv'l :•■«. 2:<»V 0:33-, 1:05!4 ,1S««. /mJDl4^:K rlUtffJ D?," Patdl 1:591; ane— 0:31. i; 0:32. 1:03'.. 1:31';. 2:07', t;O:31«,I:O3«,l:38,2:0SM. SeaS0Ilue HU1 stake' *3000' at Readvllle. *" Direct leHook .1 1 l .2 2 8 a ]ute ■* ^ Suitor MUCH BETTER 2:07J4. DERBY PRINCESS 2 :08K, DIABLO 2:09^, OWYHEEie Thornton 4 * 3 8:11, LITTLE BETTER 2:11^, CIBOLO 2:13i;, and many other fast and game racehorses.^ Revere 354, Dark Wilkes 6 7 5. Tommy Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trctters and Pacers for1 SJ.^Argo Director 8^ 6. Lady Allri sale at reasonable prices Address OAKWOOD PARK STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. ity Spot dis, P. H. Flynn dls. Time— 2:07?^. 2:09M. 2:10!<. 562 RECORD 2:22 1-2 NEERNUT 1-4 and the Only 8-year-old ELECTIONEER NUTWOOD Record 2:I21=4ith a Record below 2:10 Reg. NO. I9810e qfJWhn A. McKerron 2tf5M, Who Isjt 2:10*. (SIRE OF NEERETTA 2:09A) Terms: By Albert W. 2:20. son of Electioneer. Dam Clytle 2d by Nutwood 2:18 3-4 SEASON 1903 AT SANTA ANA, CAL. NEERNUT was foaled in 1891. He is one of the best representatives of the Electioneer-Nutwood cross which produced the great two year-old Arioi-. He stands 153£ hands, weighs 1100 lbs.; blood bay with black points; trots without boots. He is a great raoe horse and his record (2:12^) was pro nounced by competent observers to be as good as 2:08, as he started iD fourth position and was forced to go a wide mile. ©■'0 single service, S40 for the season ending: July 1st, with usual return privi- leges; »60 to Insure a foal. Apply to or address GEO. W. FORD, Santa Ana, Cal. SIRGIBBIE2D. No. 370 American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion in America of the Tvro Best British Hackney Pony Strains, "OOTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES -° have long been recognized as the surest producers of beauty of conformation, com- bined with true, high and spirited action. SIR GIBBIE 2d will stand at MENL0 STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at S30. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service, at the rate of Ten ($10) Dollars per month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for aDy accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903. Apply to JAMES MCDONNELL, PAH" Supt Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo County, Cal. NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-2-^4 hands. Foaled 1890. Bred bt Wm. Corbett. CRACKS — Cases where ulcerationl extend, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, a9 given on circular With every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine After Blistering;. Veterinary Pixine is the very best application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process. Will heal the most severe cases without scar, and will prevent loss of hair As a Preventive —If a light application of yetennary Pixine is used before speeding, >ccident and Stanford Stakes, 1902 Sire of and Stanford Stakes, 1 MAJELLAB.(2)2:29Tr£i££ THE B0QUET Trlal 4, Nathan Straus 2:054, Direction 2:08^. etc. Second dam by Reavis' Blackbird 2:22, sire of Mamie Griffin 2:12, Vic H. 2:12^. etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCracken's Black- hawk 767. NUSHAGAK'S sire, Sable Wilkes, is a remarkable sire of early and extreme speed; his son Oro Wilkes 2:llwasoneof the gamest colts that ever raced down the Grand Circuit. TheWilkesand Director blood is a successful cross as it has produced John A. McKerron 2:05)4 Nathan Straus 2:05H. Ozanam 2.08, Dollade Wilkes 2:Wvi.Oro Wilkes 2:11, Evangeline 2:l]?i, Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2: JT'A etc. Fidelia, NUSHAGAK'S dam, is in the great broodmare list and she would have been a very "fast trotter if given an opportunity, as with very little training she trotted a mile in 2:35 as a two-year-old. Mr. Corbett purchased her from Mr Goldsmith for a broodmare, consequently her training was discontinued. The get of Reavis1 Blackbird, the sire of NUSHAGAK'S second dam, were noted for their remarkable gameness and vigorous constitutions. His two noted daughters. Mamie Griffin 2:12 and Vic H. 2:12l4, were exceedingly game. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings: of that number only three have ever had a full season's training, namelv. Aristo (3) 2:174, Majella B. (2)2:29 (trial at 4 years 2:133^). and The Boquet (trial at 3 years) 2:21. His other colts that have been handled some are: Brown filly, 4 years old in 1902, showed trial of 2:204 with three and one-half months1 work; blk g, 3 years old in 1902, with three months' handling showed mile in 2:354, last quarter in 354 seconds. His son Aristo (at 3 years) 2:174 took sick with distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twenty-ninth had practically no work, yet he easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake. Before taking sick we felt confident that Aristo would trot a mile close to 2:10 in his three-year-old form; the way he raced after being sick made us feel satisfied that we had made no mistake in our estimate of him. His third heat in 2:174 was equal to 2:134 or 2: 14 over the Woodland, Santa Rosa or Stockton tracks NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15th and ending July 1st. Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege if mare proves not with foal. Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes:, but no liability assumed should any occur. First-class pasturage for mares, $3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company's steamers, from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shipped in care of Morsbead's Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. Breed to Stallions with Fast Records that are by Producing* Sires and out of Producing- Dams WILLIAM HAROLD RECORD 2:131 Blr« of TAMCK 2:08^, his nrst and only foal to start in a ruco, and who holds the world's record, 2:24^, for 14 miles. SIDNEY 2:193 Sire of Lena N 2:05* Monterey 2:00^ Dr. Leek 2:09V4 Oildlty 2:10H Sidney Dillon, sire of Dollv Dillon 2:07 10 In 2:30 list Dam: CRICKET 2:10 Dam of William Harold 2:13y Olcrl 2:20 Hopper 9:17^4 iNObol 2:29>< Bv Stelnwny, Biro of Klatawah 2:I)5H ■15 In 2:»i list TERMS $40 the Season. For further particulars and cards with tabulated LCOME RECORD: 2:10 1-2 ARTHUR WILKES 2:281 Welcome 2:1014 V.13H Hobo 2:12* Waylaod W 2:12's Sire of Arthur W 2:lltf .lobn A 2: 12V Forrest W 2:U« sire of n.oiLo 2:i6sg-, WELCOME stands 16-1 hands, weighs 1:1110 lbs., nnd Is a grand Individual. His get all have size, stylo, good looks and speed. LETTIE TERMS $25 the Season. pedigree address GEORGE GRAY. Hnywards. Cal. 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It gives natural nourishment to the foot and incites a rapid, healthy growth— ALL DRYNESS AND BRITTLE- NESS quickly disappears. QUARTER CRACKS and SAND CRACKS are rapidly grown out when directions given in our booklet are followed. It is a SURE CURE for CORNS, CONTRACTED FEET and NAIL WOUNDS if directions are followed. It PREVENTS SOUND FEET FROM BECOMING UN- SOUND and GROWS a TOUGH. STRONG. ELASTIC WALL and HEALTHY FROG— A FOOT WHICH WILL STAND WORK on race courses. Many of the best owners and trainers state tbat for track work nothing equals it. In many cases horses have reduced their records several seconds due to its use. It is a CERTAIN CURE for THRUSH and SCRATCHES We Guarantee That It Will Do Wbat We Claim and Will Refund Money If It Pails. PRICKS:— Quarts, SI 00; Half-Gallon, $1.75; Gallon, $3 00; 2^-Gallon, $5.50; Five-Gallon, $10.00. Books giving full directions for its use and much valuable information as to shoeing are supplied iebon't fail to read "ad " giving information concerning Campbell's Iodoform Gall Cure in next Issue of this paper. It is the best and because of its merits is rapidly displacing all others. JAS. B. CAfiPBELL&CO.. Manufacturers, 412 W.fladison St., CHICAGO, ILL free. BUSS HOUSE Montgomery. Pine & Bush Sts. LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission, Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. I warehouse: 203 Berry St. Horsemen's and Sportsmen's Headquarters American or European Plan. CHAS. NEWMAN CO., Props. CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company TTIGTT CLASS ART IN Half Tones and Line Engraving Artistic Designing. S06 Mission St., cor. First, San Francisco BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE " DEALERS IN 55-57-59-61 First Street, S. F. Telephone Main 199 office: 303 California St , Room 7. SAN FRANCISCO, Telephone: Main 10S7. TUST LIKE A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track. Bring the ladies and see tbe FASTEST HORSES XN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. S.OLNET &SON, Proprietors BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOLSTELNS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1869 1st & 3d for aged cows, t-yr., 3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durnams competing. 5th year my Holstelns have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Niles & Co.. Los Angeles, Cal. AYRSHIRES— Young Bulls, Cows and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon Petaluma Cal. SURE SHOT/ The puppy is liable to destruction from worms. 'Tis the critical period in a dog's life. Canine worms meet "sure" destruction when is administered. After that, it builds up the growing dog's constitution, develops bone and muscle. It makes thin, puny and weak puppies plump, animated and strong. SOc. by mail, prepaid. SERGEANT'S CONDITION PILLS are the best liked and easiest to give of all alteratives and tonics. Incidentally any disease that a dog is likely to have will be speedily relieved and ulti- mately cured. Of dealers, 50c and $1.00. By mall, prepaid. Sergeant's Carbolic Soft Soap is the "best ever" and for sale everywhere. 25c. of dealers. By mail 35c. An order, or 8c. in stamps will entitle you to our latest Dog Book and Pedigree blank, mailed free. For sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers," F. W. BRAUN & CO., Los Angeles, Cal., Pacific Coast Supply Depot SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy of "DOG CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch — 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for "SANITAS" Disinfectant. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. Seventh Annual Doe Show OF THE San Francisco KeimelG ub MECHANICS' PAVILION San Francisco, Cal. APE1L 22, 23^24. 25, 1903. GEORGE RAPER of Gomersal, England, will judge all breeds. ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 11th. Office— 630 Market Street. W. C. RALSTON, C. K HARLEY, President. Sec'y-Treas. This Show will be held under American Kennel Club Rules. Winners Classes count five points. No pedigree required to show your dog. CALIFORNIA CAT CLUB will exhibit during the Last Two Days of the Show. delverton kennels Hampton Promise A. K. C. No. 53101 (BLACK DUKE H-Ch. GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 27 prizes. Stud fee, $15. Apply to T. J. BLIGHT, 213 Third Avenue. San Francisco. At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER MORFOLK TRUEMAN pp *6?ft Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy, re iP-v. reserve winners, Oakland, 1902), melda (winners and special for best, S. F., 1902) Isabelle, etc. N. H. HICKMAN, 1787 Page St., San Franoisco. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Gash to accompany order. GREAT DANES. riREAT DANE DOG PUPS FOE SALE— SIX VJ months old; out of Maud S by Blue Beard, hotn frequent bench winners. Apply or address O. BERGSTEN. Center-street Station, Oak- land, Cal. COCKER SPANIELS. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers. WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Lithian Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee »30 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rev- elry (Saltscar Gambler-Saltscar Cheerful). Fee S26 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velocity -Nor folk Two Step). Fee gilO Puppies and Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 84-1 Harrison St., San Francisco Cal. AT STUD CUBA OF KENWOOD (Glenbelgh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam— Dolly Dee IT) STOCKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakersfleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-brokeD Dogs for sale. #* -BOOK ON- Dog Diseases '^X.o'W to Feed Mailed Free to any address by the author, H. Clay Glover, D. V. S.f 1278 Broadway. New York. pLUMERIA COCKER KENNELS ARE TEM- *- porarily located at 213 Third avenue. Watch these columns for permanent address. At Stud: Champion Hampton Goldie. winner of special for best stud dog every time competed for. Fee $20 (to approved bitches) . Plumeria Tweedle- punch, very small, but a perfect little Cocker. Fee 315. T. J. BLIGHT, handler, 213 Third avenue, San Francisco. TSTAIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- -^ gains in puppies, young bitches, and bitches in whelp, to make room. Finely bred stook. The prize-winning Cocker, Plumeria Beau H, at Btud. Also Glenwood Kennels' famous black Cocker, Champion Havoc. Fee $20. 123 Third Avenue, San Francisco. Tj^OR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES ■*- by Ch. Hampton Goldie. Apply at junotlon old county and Redwood roads, Fruitvale, Alameda AT STUD. pH. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S ^ champion Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. IrlBh Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth). CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY ELVET (winner of 7 firsts In England before he was IS months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs always for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. ST. BERNARDS. NAIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN in royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the noted Grand Master II, winner of many prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 123 Third Avenue. San Franoisco. PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Write for prices. ihdeh and Sportsman, 86 Ge-aryStrree* Sac Ftanotsoo, Cal. (Slxs ■gvcciiev mt& giportamon April II, lb03 TELEPHONE: South 640 VRSE BOOTS San Francisco, Cal. ^^s S.mt for Illustrated Catalog THE ALWAYS RELIABLE A»i^j:i^txjnxrii,ioisr UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. E, K DRAKE, Manager. A REMINGTON HAMMERLESS GUN Grade K. made with Remington Blued Steel Barrels FOR $25.00 GUARANTEED VOh alTRO POWDERS GRADE K E D, Made with Damascus Barrels and Automatic Ejector, $35 Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Guns priced from $35 to 8250 mailed free. Retailed by All Gun Dealers— Not by tbe Manufacturers. R E M I N GTO N A R M S CO . 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A HAIOHT, Afant. 226 Market Street, San Francisco The World's Greatest Shooting Record FRED GILBERT, of Spirit Lake, la., since Jan. 1, 1902, has shot In competition at 5765 Targets, breaking 5532 or 95.9 per cent, using a PARKER GUN. AT SHOT AT BROKE PERCENT Natchez, Mien 400 396 99 Fort Dodge, la 300 298 98.6 Lakefield, Minn 205 203 99 Sioux City, la 360 351 97 Dubuque, la 360 351 97.5 THE "OLD RELIABLE" IS RELIABLE. PARKER BROTHERS ad for eataloraa. MERIDEN, CONN N. ¥. Salesroom: 32 Warren St. DU PONT SHOTGUN RIFLEITE "E. C." BALLISTITE SCHULTZE LAFLIN & RAND HAZARD "INFALLIBLE." What More do you Want? SMITH GUNS WON First, Second, Third ^^ In Grand American Han- dicap, Kansas City, April 1902, in a field of 466 shooters. The greatest shooting event of the WORLD"." All Kinds of Ammunition... appucaVon to Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N.Y* PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., San Francisco, Coast Representative VOL. XI.II. No. 16 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR '. n RIBBONWOOD 2:11 1-4 by Wildwood The Champion New Zealand Facer M GUY McKINNEY Son of MeKInney and Flossie D. by Gny Wilkes ©he gveeitev emir gtpinrtsman [April 18, 1803 FIRST INSTALLMENT EARLY CLOSING Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association ENTRIES TO CLOSE JUNE 1. 1903. No. 1. THE CALIFORNIA, for Trotters eligible to the 2:24 Class $2000 No. 2. For Trotters eligible to the 2:15 Class 1000 No. 3. For Three-Year-Old Trotters 600 No. 4. THE PACIFIC SLOPE, for Pacers eligible to the 2:20 Class 1500 No. 5. For Pacers eligible to the 2:13 Class 1000 No. 6. For Three-Year-Old Pacers 500 The Place -where Meeting: -will be Held and Dates -will be Announced Before Entries Close Entries in Stakes Nos. 1 and 4 clo9e June I, 1903, when horses must be named and eligible. Entrance due as follows: 3 per cent June 1, 1903, 1 per cent additional if not declared out on or before July 1, 1903; 1 per ceDt additional if not declared out on or before August 1, 1903. SUBSTITUTIONS:— In Stakes Nos. 1 and 4, THE CALIFORNIA and THE TACIFIC SLOPE— On August 1, 1903, nominators (by the payment of an additional two per cent) have the right of substituting another horse eligible to the Class in the place of the one named in original entry. Declarations (to declare out) must be mailed to the Secretary, and will not be accepted unless accompanied by the amount due at time declaration Is made. Entries in Stakes Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 6 close June 1, 1903, when horse must be named and eligible. Entrance 5 per cent and 5 per cent additional deducted from winners of each division of all stakes. Other Stakes for Trotters and Pacers -will be Announced on June 6th. Address all communications to E. P. HEALD, President. W. KELLEY, Secretary. 36 Geary Street, San Francisco. THE BUTTE JOCKEY CLUB RACE MEETING JUNE 6th TO AUGUST 15, 1903. 9 Stakes Entries to Close April 25, 1903. No. 1— THE OPENING HANDICAP, 1 mile, for Three=year=olds and upward $750 Added No. 2— THE MONTANA STAKES, 1=2 mile, for Two=year=olds $600 Added No. 3— THE MINERS' UNION HANDICAP, 6 furlongs, for Three=year°oIds and upward $600 Added No. 4— THE BUTTE SELLING STAKES, 1 1=16 miles, for Three=year=olds and upward $600 Added No. 5— THE INDEPENDENCE HANDICAP, 1 mile, for Three=year=olds and upward $750 Added No. 6— THE JULY SELLING STAKES, 6 furlongs, for Three=year=olds and upward $6U0 Added No. 7— THE DEER LODGE HANDICAP, 6 1=2 furlongs, for Three=year=olds and upward $600 Added No. 8— THE WILSON SELLING STAKES, 1 1=8 miles, for Three=year=olds and upward $600 Added No. 9— THE FLYING HANDICAP, 6 furlongs, for Three=year=olds and upward $600 Added No. 10— THE AUGUST SELLING STAKES, 5=8 mile, for Two=year=olds $600 Added No. II— THE FAREWELL HANDICAP, 1 mile, for Three=year=olds and upward $600 Added SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY. NO PURSE FOR LESS THAN $250. Address all communications to H. L.. JONES, Box 11, Emeryville, Cal. REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS ComprlnoB the representatives of the best families of this famous broe-f. The home of ROMEO AAOOIE ACME, who ban no ofllolttl seven-dap record of !M lbs II ozs, butter; FIDESSA, who made In buvoq days official record over 25 lbs. butter, ami mpay other largo producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. I'hono: South 103. 14 TURK 8TKEET, SAN FRANCISCO. Ranch— Rouifb and Raady Inland, noar Slooklon. Vlntton alwa.H walnnnm. RED BALL BRAND. \ warded < ... i.l Matin At ( iili I.,i in,, si .. i .■ Fair 1898. Every borseownor who - 11 1 in-* his stock should ■onstiintly have a sup- ply of It on band. It improves and keeps .Lock In the pink of condition. Manhattan Pood Co 1 •:,■■'■ !■■.. i-.ini gt,, Snn Francisco Aik your grocers or dealers fur It. Positively Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion. C. F. M ■;■! l i ■ . Mun»jr«T. Pedigrees Tabulated ^^"B^t ortbman, 34 Geary street, Sao FranoUoo, Cal. ABSOLUTE SECURITY AGAINST LOSS BY FIRE Is Assured on Your HORSE, BARN, HAY and STOCK by Insuring in The Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. Reliability, Consideration and Promptness are characteristic of this Company. The Cost is Nominal "•»v»»*"»»v The Security Absolute. Home Office— 401-407 CALIFORNIA STRKF.T, S. F. s Your stable is not complete without Quran's Ointment. Au infallible cure for all ordi- nary horse afflictions. Follow the example set by the leading horsemen of the world and your stable shelf will always hold a bottle of Quinn's Ointment I.. TbomaB. Snpt. Canton Farm, Joliet, UL.Tomarks, "1 onelosoy oo amount for six bottles of Qaiun's Ointment. After one dear's trial must confess it does all yon claim for it." For Curbs, Splints, Spavins. WindpalTs or Bunches. Price $i.oo per package. Sold by all druggists. or sent by mail. W. B. EDDY & CO., Whitehall, N. Y. TRY IT. April 18, 1903.] ®ke gve&ev emir gtpjj vtsmcm THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. W. KELLEY, PBOPRIETOR. rurf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O- BOX 2300. Telephone: Slack 686. Terms— One Tear S3, Sir Months SI. 75, Three MonthB 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to P. W. KEL1.EY, 38 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily tor publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, April 18, 1903. Stallions Advertised. TROTTING BRED. ALTA VELA 2:11J1 Hans Frellson, Race Traok, San Jose ARNER 31300 C. Branin, San Lorenzo B ARONDALE 2-MX Tom James, San Jose BAYSWATER WILKES 2:25* S. H Hoy, Winters BONNIE DIRECT C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton BOODLE JR J- D. Carr, or John Garside, Salinas CH AS DERBY 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO 2:09vf Wm. Murray, Woodland GUY MOKINNEY D Bryson, Linden HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R. I. Moorhead, Santa Clara IRAN ALTO 2:12& Vendome Stock Farm. San Jose LECCO 2:09?X Edw. Mills, Pleasanton LIMONERO 2:15K J. H. Williams, Los Angeles MONTEREY 2:09M p- J. Williams, San Lorenzo MONTESOL P. Foley, Race Track. Alameda NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16^ Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington NEAREST 2:22^ T. W. Barstow, San Jose NEERNUT 2:12^ Geo. W. Ford, Santa Ana NUSHAGAK 25939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove POLE STAR P.Foley, Race Track, Alameda SECRETARY Elias Williams, Alameda SEARCHLIGHT 2:03X Edw. Wills. Pleasanton SEYMOUR WILKES Thos. Roche, Lakeville, Sonoma Co SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Frank Turner, Santa Rosa SILVER BOW JH I. Morehouse, Milpitas STICKLE Geo. E. Stickle. Angels WELCOME 2:1014 Geo. Gray, Haywards WILLIAM HAROLD 2:13M Ge0- Gray' Haywards ZOMBRO 2:11 Geo. T. Beckers, University, Los Angeles Co THOROUGHBREDS. ST. CARLO James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS The Baywood Stud, San Mateo SIR GIBBIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER has entered upon the most difficult enterprise he has yet essayed, if reports be true. It is stated that he has instructed an agent at Lexington to buy him a horse capable of taking the measure of anything in the stables of C. K. G. Billings, E. E. Smathers or H. K. Devereux. Probably no man living can command as many millions as Mr. Rockefeller, but the chances are that it will be much cheaper for him to buy out the entire stables of the three gentlemen named than to try to buy some- thing to take their measure. There are two or three California bred horses now at Pleasanton, however, that will be sold at the Blue Ribbon sale next month, which can come nearer doing the trick Mr. Rocke- feller desires than any we have heard of. There are Anzella 2:06|, Dolly Dillon 2:07 and the mare Lou Dillon, trial 2:08, in Millard Sanders' string; in Mon- roe Salisbury's stables are the trotter Monroe by Sey- mour Wilkes and the pacer Mush by Lottery Ticket; in the Griffith string the three year old pacer by Stein- way out of Nola by Nutwood and a two year old by Direct out of a McGregor mare; James Thompson has the pacer Thornway that has paced a half in 1:03, and there are a few others. If the head of the Standard Oil Company will send his agent to Cleveland next month and buy the entire consignment from Califor- nia, he may be able to lower the colors of MessrB. Smathers, Billings and Devereux, and even though the horses cost him a couple of hundred thousand dollars he would never miss the money. If he could learn to drive one of his own horses a mile better than 2:10, he would get more pleasure out of it than he has yet found at any sport ne has yet tackled, from play- ing golf to paying church debts. The sale will be on May 11th to 16th and we advise Mr. Rockefeller to take a day or two off from business and attend it. Bows. They have size and Btyle, good feet and legs and are fast and game. There are several young colts and fillies by this son of Robert McGregor in the con- signment, aDd we wish to impress upon breeders the fact that the blood of the sire of Cresceus 2:02} will be more sought after year after year, and as there is but little of it in California now is the time to secure it. There are colts and fillies also by Daedalion 2:11, one of the best bred horses in America, that should be very valuable for a breeder to own. As he is by one of California's greatest sires and out of one of the very greatest of broodmares his foals have a value other than what they will bring for road or track purposes. The get of the young stallion Mokelumne 37558 and of the great trotter Monterey 2:09} that are In this sale will be good investments at any reasonable price. Among the mares are Vesper by Prompter out of Sibyl by Singleton, Vesper Bell by Director Jr. out (if Vesper by Prompter, Elma by El Benton out of Grandma by Orphan, Flora by Judge Waller out of a mare by Stonewall Jackson, Silora by Silver Bow out of Flora by Judge Waller, Ariel by Bourbon Rus- sell out of Alma by Almont Rattler, Annie G. by Mambrino Boy out of Bonnie S. by imp. Bonnie Scot- land, Venturess by Arthurton out of a full sister to Venture, the 6ire of Directum 2:05}; Fantail by Green- wich (son of the great Princeps) out of Miss Jessie by Baden Baden, Anticipate, a grand looking mare, full sister to Agitato 2.09; Grace, the dam of Daedalion 2:11; Creole 2:15 and Eagle 2:19}. These maree are all thoroughly broke, good drivers and with two or three exceptions young and can be used on the road or trained for the track. The colts and fillies are out of them and by Silver Bow, Daedalion, Mokelumne, Monterey and other sires. The catalogues have been issued and we suggest to our readers that they send to Fred H.Chase & Co., 1732 Market street, for copies and look over the breeding of those listed for this sale. THE MOKELUMNE STOCK FARM SALE, which is set for Tuesday evening, May 5th, at Fred H, Chase & Co.'s salesyard, 1732 Market street, this city, will afford one of the best opportunities ever offered for buyers to get young horses of high breeding and good conformation. Size and finish are qualities that every breeder of light harness horses should be par- ticular to secure, as those are the ones that sell readily and bring the best prices. Wo all know the Silver THE AFFAIRS of the Sixth District Agricultural Association have been under investigation by W. S. Melick, secretary of the State Board of Examiners, who has been acting for the Governor. The main question in the investigation is the ownership of the splendid property known as Agricultural Park, Los Angeles. The claim is made by one faction that Agri- cultural District No. 6 is a State institution, and that the land was deeded to this association in perpetuity for the purpose of holding fairs thereon. They also claim that unless fairs are held the property reverts to the parties who made this deed. On the other hand about fifty stockholders claim that the land is their own private property under an act of the Legis- lature passed two years ago. The property is worth at the present time at least a quarter of a million dollars. Until the investigation is concluded there is no assurance whether a fair and race meeting will he held in Los Angeles this year or not. Death of a Pioneer Horseman. Santa Barbara, April IB. — Captain Dixie W. Thompson, a pioneer resident of the Pacific Coast and known in every part of California, died to-night at his home in this city. Captain Thompson was 77 years of age and had been ill for several weeks. Captain Dixie Thompson was one of the most pictur- esque characters of California. He was born in Top- sham, Me , and began life as a cabin boy on an Atlan- tic sailing vessel. Later he became a sailor and finally master of a sailing ship. He came to California in 1849 by way of the Isthmus of Darien, landing at the porL of San Francisco and shortly after joined in the gold rus~ for the Marysville fields. Meeting with ill luck, Captain Thompson returned to San Francisco and became interested in shipping in that hartor. Sevei'al years ago Captain Thompson moved to Santa Barbara and invested in a large ranch, as well as city real estate. He owned at the time of his death the largest lima bean ranch in the world, located in this county. Wherever street pageants have been held on the Pacific Coast Captain Thompson was the most pictur- esque feature of the show. Mounted upon his beauti- ful chestnut horse, which he trained to perform for the pleasure of the thousands of spectators, and sit- ting astride the famous saddle trimmed with Mexi- can silver dollars, he became a familiar figure to Californians. The Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Associa- tion has received requests from Santa Rosa, Stockton, Pleasanton, Fresno, San Jose and Salinas to hold a meeting over their tracks this year. The Breeders would rather see the outside meetings given by local associations, but if they cannot see their way clear to giving them, it may step in and occupy some of the dates caused by the Governor's veto of the district fair appropriations. Like all good things, Jackson's Napa Soda has a dozen counterfoils. Speed in Standard Breeding. Prof. Redfield's articles on speed breeding, treated from scientific principles of heredity and transmissi- bility, have brought out an article and a series of tabulations from the "deep-digging" statistician, A. J. Meston, that cannot fail to impress anyone with the logic of the old saying, "blood tells." Mr. Mes- ton's production on this subject covers many phases of the problem of breeding 2:10 harness speed, showing conclusively that he has given the matter abundant and profound consideration. He points out the facts that 2:10 speed production has increased in keeping with the constant tightening of the standard rules and with breeding within their provisions. Ho analyzes the entire 2:10 list of trotters and classifies each with reference to his standard crosses, showing a constant increase in speed rate with additional standard crosses, as well as a proportionate reduction of the age at which trotters take their best records. He proves conclusively that the way to breed har- ness speed is to breed within the standard — rely on> trotting blood; that additional standard crosses mean more uniform and more extreme harness speed; that with added standard crosses trotting speed becomes natural speed, and that trotters so bred have not only a higher rate of trotting speed, but "come to their speed" earlier in life. In reference to standard and non-standard bred stallions, which is only the handiest way of speaking of trotting bred trotters and non- trotting bred trotters, Mr. Metson says, in part: "The age of a trotter is an important factor. The quicker he attains his ultimate speed, the more profit- able he is to breeder or owner. The standard bred horses trot to their best records at an average age very little in excess of six years; the non-standard trotter takes nearly a year and a half longer. A comparison of a number of non-standard to standard trotters at various ages makes the difference in favor of standard more marked. At four years there is 1 to 16; at five years, 4 to 33; at six years, 3 to 27; at seven years; 5 to 32; at eight years, 2 to 13; at nine years, 4 to 9: at eleven years, 1 to 4 — every time the non-standard product in a hopeless minority. At ten years each division has two, and at thirteen years there is one solitary non-standard trotter. Since 1892 — a period covering ten years — there are only three trotters bred outside the standard that have trotted into the 2:10 list — surely proof that the system the standard seeks to establish is the right one. "The relative speed of the two classes is a vital question. How does it compare? With the exception of Palo Alto, there is not a champion in the non- standard list. Belle Vara had a champion in the record. (It will be understood that these trotters are now standard by performance; but their breeding at time of foaling was non-standard. So with others in this class. Thev were bred totally regardless of standard requirements.) The average speed of the twenty-three non-standard trotters is 2 minutes 9:03 seconds, that of the standard class (over six times numerically larger^ is 2 minutes S:51 seconds. This is only half a second, it is true, but that means a distance of about twenty feet when the mile is finished — far enough ahead for the non-standard horse to be badly beaten . ' ' — Western Horseman. McKerron Will Try for the Record. In a communication to the American Morse Breeder, Mr H. K. Devereux, owner of the great stallion John A. McKerron 2:05}£, describes at length the race in which his horse defeated the Monk and Lord Derby last year, and concludes as follows: "And now a few words as to why McKerron was not allowed to let his defeated rivals have another chance at him. Trotters are rather expensive, and when used simply for playthings one needs a fat purse indeed. For three years this horse was kept with one object in view. That object accomplishei-, then came the ques- tion of the future. A well-bred young stallion, it seemed a shame to waste his life as a plaything, even though it could be afforded. It seemed necessary to decide for a prepara- tion with view of a fast record or a continuance of rac- ing. The two could not be worked together success- fully, and I decided for the record, as it seemed high time to begin if such work was to be undertaken. The results proved even then that we began too late, for with a few weeks of bad weather, when the last chance for the vear presented itself, some of the condi- tions were unfavorable. Therefore the horse must try another season, and he is to be trained with the one idea in view of acquiring the lowest possible record, and given five or six chances — not one— to do it. What the results will be I will not predict, being neither a prophet or the son of a prophet, but if he ties or beats Cresceus' record there are a few people about the Glenville track in Cleveland that ■• usually surprised." @rite gSvuebct? axxb Qpovtstnan [April 18, 1908 JOTTINGS. M HWILL BE HELD in Cali- fornia this year at several points. This much is certain. But how about a regular circuit, so arranged that owners who make entries will not be required to make long jumps and cover the same route twice in fllliug their engagements.- What of the dates selected? Are they to be chosen in a haphazard sort of way without re'eronce to those that come before or follow after':' If so, some of the associations will find themselves up against a rather tough game when it comes to securing entries. A well-arranged circuit will help everybody. The associations will get more entries, greater attendance and make more money if they will arrange a circuit that will avoid all conflicts in dates and make the railroad runs as short as pos- sible. Representatives from all associations that pro- pose giving meetings this year 6hould get together and agree upon dates. This will not only avoid all conflict, but it will naturally arouse considerable en- thusiasm among horse owners when the list of dates is announced. If this cannot be done, however, let every association select the date that suits it best and claim it through the columns of this journal. Then, if there is a conflict, an agreement can doubtless be reached by means of a little correspondence. If the selection of dates is left to the last moment there is bound to be more or less of a mix-up to the detriment of all concerned. Entries to the big early closing stakes are not as numerous on the Grand Circuit this year as they were last year. The turf writers are ascribing various rea- sons for this, and the secretaries seem to hold diverse opinions as well. One secretary lays it to the print- ing by newspapers of the fast halves and quarters shown at the training tracks, and says these reports frighten the owners whose horses have Dot shown so well. Another says the "two in three" and the "three heat" plans have caused a falling off in entries, as the majority of trainers would rather race under the old "three in five". The real cause of the short- age of entries is probably the fact that the majority of owners have found that there is little use nominat- ing in the Grand Circuit big events unless they own first-class material. To name two or three horses that fail to start or win means several hundred dol- lars out of pocket, if one names them on the Grand Circuit, and the statistics show that unless a horee can trot in 2:10 or pace in 2:05 he will not stand much of a chance to win on the big ring. As the majority of horsemen are, like the majority engaged in any other business, men of small means, they cannot stand the pressure of big entrance fees and many of them. The Grand Circuit has assumed such large proportions that it requires a good long sack to pro- vide for a string of trotters and pacers and pay en- trance on them. The horsemen are learning that the man with an average horse had better race at home or on the smaller circuits than to attempt to court Dame Fortune among the big purses that are hung up from Detroit to Lexington he trotted a mile better than 2:10 under those circum- stances made me think hewas a very high class trotter and I think so yet. I believe miles in 2:06 or better should be within his reach this year and as he showed me he was game and would go the route, I think he should win pretty well this year if he stays right." The appearance of Budd Doble in the sulky behind this son of McKinney will he one of the features of the Grand Circuit this yeai- and there will be many an old timer who has not been to the races for years who will get out to see the man who drove Dexter to his record of 2:17} at Buffalo in 1867, Goldsmith Maid to her rec- ord of 2:14 in 1874 and peerless Nancy Hanks to her mark of 2:04 in 1892. Doble is now 61 years of age, the same quiet, unassuming gentleman hehasalwaysbeen, and there is a legion of people in the United States who would gladly see him once again drive a trotter to the world's record. The California consignment to the Blue Ribbon sale at Cleveland next month is the fastest lot ever sent from the Pacific Slope. Among those to be sold are Anzella 2:06|, Sir Albert S. 2:03}, Dolly Dillon 2:07, Rey Direct 2:10, Enoch 2:12*, Bonsilene 2:14}, Iloilo 2:16}, Lady Fair 2:17}, Vi Direct 2:18, Lou Dillon, trial 2:08}, last year, and has trotted a mile in 2:11} already this season and a quarter in 29} seconds, Thornway that has a trial of 2:10} and a half in 1:03 in February, the three year old Griffith colt by Steinway out of Nola by Nutwood that paced a half in 1:01 at Pleas- anton last week, and many others. There are but two weeks intervening before these horses will be shipped East and those who want to see speed of the two minute order should make the trip to Pleasanton be- fore the horses leave for the sale. If no accident happens them, or sickness does not prevent, there will be some of the fastest halves and quarters shown at Cleveland that has ever been seen in the country during the month of May. State administration i6 the statement that the district fairs are financially unprofitable inasmuch as. the ex- penditures often exceed the receipts and for this reason claim they are unpopular with the people. It was never expected by the founders of the fairs that they would be money-making ventures, except in the gen- eral profit that grew out of the increased interest for improved live stock and other productions of the dis- tricts, which the fairs naturally aroused. ' There are many things for which the State spends its money for which no immediate profit is received. Take the Farmers Institutes, for instance, wnich have been held during the past few years in different sections of the State. It often happens that two or three Univer- sity professors are engaged to lecture to the farmers of a community, and that net more than a half dozen farmers attend to hear them. There are always a few short-sighted persons who are ready to condemn these institutes as unnecessary expenditures of the public money because they are not largely attended, but those who give the matter any thought know that the State gets large returns for its money. The dis- trict fairs are much the same. They are Echools of instruction for those engaged in fruit raising, grain growing, stock breeding and all other rural pursuits, and because they have sometimes been mismanaged is no reason why the State should withdraw its support from them. While the associations that have thus far closed big purses report a falling off in entries, the lists are not small one* by anv means, and in a vast majority of instances the entrance money will pay the full amount of the purses. The Eastern associations have become so accustomed to having the purses more than paid by the entrance fees that they cannot help but feel a little disappointment when this is not the case wilh ■ •vurv purae. Hat they are not squealing hard, and, in fact, are more than pleased with the lists they have received and are already predicting the greatest year of harness racing that has ever been seen on the Grand Circuit. Budd Doble left on Wednesday of this week for Los Angeles and alt'-r (wo or three days 6ojourn in the City of Angels will go East to take charge of the Mc- nney Lou and race him through the Grand Circuit. He told me on Tuesday that he would very likely move the horse to Glenville track at Cleve- land and probably make his first start there. The in- formal aphis is that the son of old Mary I." :u line shape and feeling like a has great expectations for him this season, aar Kinney Lou was not right all through the summer and never had that dash ami vim that a bigh class hi to i-ariy him a fast mile. On taking : work the horse never came on the track full i . life, but was slow and sluggish. "Seldom could I get him to trot a lirst quarter much better > 2:3f gait," said tho great rcinsman. "It took two to get him warmed up ami anxious to - not until late In tho fall that I considered • lition to go a fast mile. The fact that California is getting as much advertising in the east through her harness horses as through any other means. The State Board of Trade, the Boards of Supervisors of the different counties and many other organizations are spending a great deal of money to advertise California and her resources over there, but the California owners and trainers of harness horses are doing as much as any of these organizations to bring the advantages of our soil and climate to the notice of the eastern people. During the past two months the State has been visited by a very large number of wealthy men who are interested in trotters and pacerB and on their return home have, through interviews in the leading daily papers of New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Boston, Baltimore and other large cities, spoken in unstinted praise of the climate and wonderful resources of our State and of the horses which they saw in training here. The money that has come to California from the East to pay for trot- ting and pacing horses run9 into the millions, but it is a small sum compared to what can be brought here in the future, if the breeding and training of the light harness horse continues. There will go from Pleas- anton about the first of next month a few California bred trotters and pacers consigned to an auction sale at Cleveland, Ohio, that will bring an aggregate of at least a hundred thousand dollars, which will be added to the cash account of California, and this con- signment is only a very small proportion of the horses that will be sold out of the State this year. There are probably one thousand men earning on an average of 850 per month in wages, now employed on Cali- fornia trotting tracks where horses are being trained solely for track and speedway purposes. There is not one person in a dozen outside those identified with the harness horse business who has any conception of the vast amount of capital that is invested in the American trotting horse and the values that are added each year by the breeding farms and training tracks to the taxablo property of this State. And this vast industry has had its greatest encouragement in the past from the district fairs. These fairs have been kept uy by a tax of less than one-quarter of one cent on each $100 valuation, which is proof enough that they have not been much of a burden to the people. Ten times the sum requirod to support these fairs is paid out every year for salaries to a lot of uttorly useless political hangers on who have offices created for them if there can be no other means pro- vided to support them at the expense of the State. The State administration seems to think nothing of paying $3000 a year to a needless official whose hardest work is to sign his salary receipt, but it balks at an appropriation of $1000 to support a fair that benefits every person in the district in which it is held. Such is politics however, and it is an even thing between both parties, as the Democratic Budd and the Republican Pardeo have shown. Horse News From Visalia. Visalia, Cal., April 11, 1903. Breeder axd Sportsmax:— I recently enjoyed the pleasure of a visit to the farm of R. O. Newman, twelve miles north of thi3 city, and was so much im- pressed by what I saw that I am constrained to write you a few items concerning the same. Mr. Newman isnot from Kentucky, but no native of the blue grass region is more enthusiastic in the busi- ness of breeding fine horses or surpasses him in love and admiration for that noble animal. At this time his two year old Robert Direct is his especial pride and the center of interest for horsemen in this section. He is by Direct, dam Daisy by Robert Basler (son of Elizabeth Basler and Antevolo); second dam Richmoor by Pasha, third dam Miss Roland by A. W. Richmond. To look at him the impression created is one of per- fect harmony; there is nothing to criticize adversely. His outline is perfection and were it not for his coltish appearance he would look a veritable race horse. His coat is black as the raven's wing and there is nothing in his color or contour for the eye to hang upon, so to speak. He is a square trotter and can show a twenty clip I am told, but it is evident that he could be made to pace with a very slight change in his shoeing. Tie speed and instinct he has already shown with a little handling verifies the anticipations of aptitude create d by his breeding and appearance. His capacity to go fast miles and race successfully when matured and de- veloped cannot be doubted. Mr. Newman has a yearling Zombro filly that very happily blends the McKinney and Basler character- istics. Her dam is Dewdrop Basler by Robert Basler, second dam Ida May by Grosvenor, third dam Susie K. by Alric, fourth dam by Jack Hawkins. Mr. Jake Broilliar of this place has a two year old filly by Stoneway, son of Strathway, dam full sister to the dam of Robert Direct, that is a remarkably fast pacer, and those who have seen her perform predict that she will be a hot competitor for the stakes in which she is entered. This filly's dam has been bred to McKinley 36100. This well bred son of McKinney is getting a liberal patronage from the horsemen of this part of the valley. The Perkins mares, including the dams and full sisters of Jasper Ayres, Visalia and Jaspine, all being bred to him. There isgreat interest being taken in harness horses in this part of the State and more breeding is being done than ever before. It is, of course, not necessary to say that the people are thoroughly disgusted with the conduct of the Governor in cutting off district ap- propriations. We hardly expected such action from him. It is a great misfortune to have a governor whose vision is so contracted that he can,only take in a small section of the State. K. San Francisco Veterinary College. Next session will begin June 15, 1903. Write for c I'.al >.JU6 giving full pirticulars. M. L. PaNCOast Secretary, 510 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco, E. J. CREELEY, D. V. S., President. » K" in-i~ e'i iv, Mo , Dec. 13, ltui. I/...,.,, Levi, Walton AJorus, h~atwat CUy i : en I lemon— I have been using your "Sirup. Veterinary and Hoof Ointment" nn niv horses and Unit It a great success. I can say it iBOneot the best oiuliin-ms for healing sores and softening the Imofs I have ever used. I am clad to recommend the same. Yours respectfully. O S GOULD, Manager, Kansas City Stock Yard Co. in of the favorite arguments with the present Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet. April 18, 1903] ®h£ gveefrev atxb grpjorteman Portland Sale a Great Success. Portland, Or., April 9. — J. L. McCarthy & Son's Inaugural Combination sale of fine horses, which closed here this afternoon, was a pronounced success in every way and established Portland as one of the greatest live-stock markets west of the Mississippi river. The worst weather seen in Oregon this winter was encountered, but there was a large attendance every day and bidding was spirited and strong throughout the entire sale. Every section of the Pacific Northwest was represented by one or more buyers and as early as Sunday horsemen began to ar- rive in the city and when the sale opened Tuesday morning Irvington Park presented the appearance of race-week. Portland horsemen had contended that a successful sale could not be held in Portland, but by Tuesday night they were unanimous in claiming Port- land to the greatest horse market in the Northwest. The sale had been thoroughly advertised and the large number of buyers on hand clearly showed that McCarthy & Son's work had not been in vain. The sale was conducted in a thoroughly business-like man- ner and the new firm made an enviable reputation for themselves as hustlers and auctioneers. The result of this sale makes future sales in Portland an assured fact. A large number of the very best horses were pur- chased by Portland people and the many business and professional gentlemen in attendance at the sale shows the great amount of interest in the horse which is be- ing fast developed by the Gentlemen's Driving Club. Mack Mack 2:I5£, the greatest money-winning trotter on the North Pacific Circuit last year, was in superb condition and bidding on him was very brisk. Start- ing at $800 the son of McKinney soon advanced to $1000, and at that figure all the bidders except Sheriff Storey and J. R. Bowles dropped out. The sheriff stayed in to $1,125 and the auctioneer then knocked the star of the sale down to Mr. Bowles at $1,150. Mack Mack was turned over to H. H. Helman, a former California trainer, who will fit him for this year's campaign. Good judges look for Mack Mack to step in 2:10 or better the coming year. Fred Brooker, of North Yakima, who had just re- turned from a sojourn in the Golden State, purchased Mark Hanna 2:24J for $925 and expects to win the $2000 Lewis & Clark stake to be trotted at the Oregon State Fair next fall. Sheriff Storey got A. T. Van de Vanter's fast pacer Harry Hurst at $600 and thinks he stands a grand chance to win the Greater Salem Stake of $2000, for 2:17 pacers, at Salem this fall. San Toy, a handsome daughter of Lovelade was knocked down to J. R. Bowles, of Portland, for $500 and Trainer Helman has a likely candidate for 2:15 honors the coming season. The consignment of the estate of the late Congress- man Tongue, consisting of 48 head brought $7860, an average of $164 per head. With the exception of Mark Hanna, San Toy, Rocklace and Ben Bolt, they were in poor condition and the average is therefore remarkable. One hundred and three head were disposed of in the three days for a total of $19,785. an average of $192 per head, certainly a grand showing for an un- developed market. A. T. Van de Vanter disposed of his great young McKinney stallion, McAlropa, to J. A. Baddely, of WeBton, Oregon, at private sale for S2000. The following are the best sales made: Ben Bolt 2:18 by Alexis-Maggie; Miss Maud Hud- son, Portland, $450. Bay mare by Fred Hambleton-Maggie; H. E. Ed- wards, Portland $165. Brown g6lding (2) by Mark Hanna-Bessle; A. T. Webb, Troutdale. Or., $195. Bay filly (3) by Duke of Por Jand-Kitty Planter; G. A. Westgate, AlDany, Or., $170. Chestnut gelding (2) by Lovelace-Maud; G. J. Rohse, Fulton, Or., $275. Black gelding (3) by Vinmont-Maggie; E. O McCoy, The Dalles, Or., $160. Gray mare by Fred Hambleton-Sally Burrell: J. J. Larson, New Whatcom, Wash., $150. Carrie Nation (3) by Lovelace-Dora; T. A. McCourt, McMinnville, Or., $160. Roxey by Rockwood-dam by Kisbar; J. J. Bottger, Vancouver, B. C, $185. Black filly (2) by Lovelace-Marigold; J. B. Stetson, Boise, Idaho: $200. Rocklace (4) by Lovelace-Roxey; J. B. Stetson, $455. San Toy (3) by Lovelace-Marigold; J. R. Bowles, Portland, $500. Black filly (2) by Lovelace-dam by Fred Hambleton; F. T. Merrill, Portland, $175. Maud by Planter-Marigold ; W. R.Kirkwood, Hope- well, Or., $165. Bay gelding (41 by Lovelace dam by Lemont; E S. McGraff, Portland, $200. Mark Hanna 2:24 J by Planter-Kitty Ham; Fred Brooker, North Yakima, Wash., $925. Black gelding by Vinmont-dam by Fred Hamble- ton; Dr. Stolte, Portland, $170. Bill Frazier 2:14 by Pricemont-Miss Mann; A. T. Van de Vanter, Seattle; $365. Nellie Coovert 2:26} by Toucbet-Pussy Ivanhoe; Fred Sechtem, Portland, $400. Al Kinney by McKinney-Umatilla; A. McDougal, Tacoma, Wash., $230. Team of brown mares by Malbrino; C. A. Bell, Hood river, Or., $385. Team of black geldings; J. J. Bottger, Vancouver, B. C , $325. Team of sorrel mares by Lemont; L.A.Patterson, Portland, $260. Joe Caution by Cautiou, dam by Lemont; Geo. Chandler, Baker City, Or., $210. Charlotte Wilkes by Scarlet Letter-Betsy; J. M. Mann, Portland, $250. Amanda Q. by Phallamont Boy-Amanda Phalla- mont; O. Widenor, Portland, $150. Marshall Field by Lemont-Codicil; J. A. Richard- son, Boise, Idaho, $285. Ned Thorne 2:114 by Billy Thornhill-Lady Nutwood; Dr. Connell, Portland, Or., $400. Alton B. by Altamont-Tecora; Frank Frazier, Pen- dleton, Or., $275. Weary Willie by Al Kinney-BIack Bess: A. Vann, Vancouver, Wash., $160. Mack Mack 2:15} by MeKinney-Nancy; J. R. Bowles, Portland, $1150. William C. 2:29} by Bonner N. B.; N. K. West, La Grande, Or., $410. Loveosa by Lovelace-Timosa; J. H. Carey, Port- land, $300. Nance by Hambletonian Mambrino-Lena; J. J. Bottger, $230. Dolly by Hambletonian Mambrino-Lady Wood; J. Connardo, Portland, $225. Alta Maid by Pricemont-Alice Mann; E. H. Ster- ling, Portland, $190. Pathmark 2:11 J by Pathmont-Juliet; J. H. Beckley, Portland, $400. Kinmont bv McKinney-Beulah; Geo. W. Loggie, New Whatcom, $350. Delia Norte 2:24i by Del Norte-Slyetta; J. A. Rich- ardson, Boise, $305. Chief Seattle by Prince Direct-MoxieVan; Ed Cudi- hee, Seattle, $445. Erectmont by Erect-Alice Man; W. A. Storey, Portland. $325. Harry Hurst 2:23} by Del Win; W. A. Storey, Port- land, $600. Wascoe Lass by Cour d'Alene; R. J. Ireland, Ta- coma, Wash-, $155. Gold Wood bv Nntford-May Malvernon; Harry Ruhl, Portland, $275. Solo, chestnut gelding; J. J. Bottger, Vancouver, B C $^15 Gray saddle gelding; A. T. Van de Vanter, Seattle, Wash, $150. __^^___ Items from Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, April 6, 1903. Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— This vicin- ity is looking fine after the plentiful rains, and the people interested in the horse business are restless and anxious since it became generally known that we no longer have a race track. The Southern Pacific Company has purchased the old track for railroad purposes. I think now is the time for the people of the county to act for themselves and have a track of their own. The Southern Improvement Company would very likely meet them half way. Such is the talk at least among the knowing ones. The improve- ment company certainly has several desirable locali- ties on its famous Hope Ranch possessions. The horse business is booming in prices, and more breeding is being done than for years past. I think that we have some Neal W. and Almonada youngsters that will be heard from. The former is the sire of a three-year-old pacer owned by George Robbins that is showing up finely, and I have a two-year-old Almo- nada that I brought up to Santa Barbara two weeks ago to be driven and timed by some of the doubting Thomases. The said colt is the property of Martin Mythen of Cirpinteria. I hitched him with his sire Almonada, and he was first driven by Mr. George Ruthorford Jr. (known in these parts as the Ed Geers of the Pacific Slope). He drove him two quarters in 40 seconds each, the wri*er in the buggy with him. My weight is 208, and George R. is no light weight. The next heat he was driven by our well-known dude driver, C. F. Thayer. He sent them a half — the first quarter in 38 seconds when the watch was snapped. He disobeyed orders, however, and drove him the entire half at about the same rate of speed. This was accomplished on a back street, reckoning the blocks from center to center as 500 feet. They actually run from two to five feet over according to official survey. I had Rutherford and Thayor drive purposely, as they were the doubting Thomases, offering to bet me he could not trot the quarter in 43 seconds. I declined to bet for fear thoy would pull on the lines. This colt has never been stabled a night. He runs in an alfalfa patch by day and is tied in a shed at night. His owner is a day laborer and has no time to attend to him otherwise. There are many of Almonada's colts, equally as good if not better bred, that are owned by men of means. Yet this poor Irishman is teaching them what a little deserving attention will do for man's best friend. I hope it may have its effect on the Belf-boasted horse- men of Santa Barbara, for it was seen by some of them that have equally as good colts neglected in pastures. Some of them never lose an opportunity to boast of their horsemanship, both at the reins and in the saddle. This colt is out of an Electro mare grandam by Jim Brown (thoroughbred) and third dam by Owen Dale. It was the fourth time the colt was bitched double. He weighed S20 pounds last Thanksgiving Day, and will now weigh 900 or more. Almonada has long since reoovered from his lame- ness. He is not a good companion for a colt, as he goes too heavy against the bit. But this colt did this without a hitch or a break. Yours, D. F. OOLESBY. Items oi Interest From Red Bluff. Ed. Breeder & Sportsman: A trip to Red Bluff after six years absence resulted in a great surprise to me over the revival of harness horse breeding and training, and the all-around interest in the greatest of the equine species. Six years ago I believe there was one horse of the cheap kind in training at the Red Bluff track, to-day there are many and the grounds on workout days remind one of the leading training centres. And this in spite of the Governor's blow at the industry. The horsemen at Red Bluff are firm believers in the law of the survival of the fittest, and know that no discouragement or vetoed appropriation bills will prevent che grandest horse on earth from taking his place at the head of the equine breeds. Trainer William Brown has in his stable six or more in training, including Bankers Daughter 2:13} and a fast gray mare that looks to be headed for first money when the bell rings. They are the prop- erty of Mr. B. Croner of San Francisco. Trainer Rowley, of Prince L. fame, has this horse in great shape, and if he starts him will have business with the secretary after the race. Mr. Rowley is also handling several colts by the great Zombro 2:11, one of which (entered in the Occident Stake of next year) is out of a mare by Stamboul 2:07J. These horses are owned by Mr. Robert Freeman of Red Bluff. . R. Shannon has about the sweetest two year old McKinney colt in the State. His dam is an Altamont mare, and without much work the youngster can step a 2:20 gait. I want to predict a great future for this two year old. F. N. Frary has the Palo Alto bred two year old colt Loring by Nazote out of Ladywell by Electioneer, that looks like goods that are a yard wide and all wool. He also has Ruth and Ruby, a pair by Stein- way that are fast and a great team. Robert Freeman has recently purchased a young stallion by Sable Wilkes that is a corker, and will be- come very popular here with breeders. Mr. Freeman is also the owner of Prince L. by Escort out of Queen L., and I believe has just sold him to Denver parties for $1500 cash in hand. A mark of 2:12 will not stop this trotter. J. V. Andrews is jogging a few colts of his own breeding that are very promising. He is breeding horses on a small but very select basis. He has a splendid two year old colt by Altamont out of Prince L.'s dam that is much admired; also a four year old by Waldstein from the same dam that is a good one, and a filly he calls Miss Bessie by Gossiper out of Lizzie R. by Anteeo, that will get the money when started. Lizzie R. is the dam of Lady Fair 2:17} and other good ones and I predict that the Andrews farm will furnish some standard performers in the near future. There are many other horses here that I must reserve for future mention for want of time. Occasional. Pleasanton to Hold a District Fair. [Pleasanton Times, April 11.] In response to a call which was issued to the busi- ness men of Pleasanton the early part of the week, about fifteen met in the parlors of the Pleasanton Hotel to discuss the proposition of holding a Fourth of July celebration here this year, and after earnestly discussing the question it was decided not to hold a celebration on the Fourth, but to hold an agricultural fair and race meeting for a week some time in Sep- tember, the date to be decided on later. The arguments put forth in favor of the fair were so convincing that the decision was unanimous. It was argued that in giving a Fourth of July celebra- tion all the resources at our command could not be utilized to their fullest extent and practically the same amount of money would have to be raised to give a successful celebration for one day as would be required for a week's fair. Besides we are favored in having a fine race track and pavilion and aro in better shape than most places to give a fair. The officers who were chosen to handle the affair were C. L. Crellin, president; W. H. Donahue, vice- president; Fred E. Adams, secretary, and the Bank of Pleasanton, treasurer. A meeting will be called shortly to perfect the arrangements, claim a date and see about the financial end of the affair. It is the intention at present to give a fair in all respects the equal of the one given last year. It is not too early to commence to boom the affair, for we want every person in the State to know that Pleasanton is to have a district fair. 6 <£he gvee&ev cmfc gtpxtrtemtm f APRIL IS, 1903 Our Cleveland Letter. Cleveland, April 13, 1903. The famous Glenville track at Cleveland, Ohio, promises to be a busy spot after May 1st. Applica- tions for stalls are daily being received and a large majority of the big stables that expect to race down the Grand Circuit will give their horses their finishing touches at Glenville before startingout for the money. There are 340 box stalls in the stables owned by the Cleveland Driving Park Company, while private stables in connection with the track will accommodate no less than 200 additional horses, and yet it looks as if every available stall will be taken by the middle of May. Half a dozen stables have arrived within the past ten days, including those of Ben Kenney and T. W. Price, both of whom have been wintering at Lex- ington. The former has half a dozen green ones and will also receive the pacing mare Daphne Dallas 2:05 in a few days. Mr. Price brought eleven head with him, prominent among which are Neva Simmons2:ll }, a mare that raced successfully in 1901 but went lame early last season and was saved over until this year. He also thinks well of the mare Woodtella by Axtell 2:12, his M. & M. candidate, and the green pacing mare Miss Georgia by Regal Wilkes 2:15}, and as the latter worked a mile in 2:08J last fall, she should be heard from this summer. There are now 150 horses at Glenville, Vance Nuckols having fifteen, including Rosebud 2:083, Arch W. 2:11}, Dakota Dan 2:12},, Queen of Spades 2:161 and Theron Powers 2:17}, all pacers with tbeexception of Arch W. T. H. Galliger, who is the local superintendent for the Fasig-Tipton Co., is jogging Schley Pointer 2:081 by Star Pointer 1:59}, and Belle Dillard 2:16},. and will have them ready for the word early in the season. A. C. Pennock has five or six that he expects to race over the half-mile tracks, including Minnie Jones 2:151, pacing, and the trotter Raymond B. 2:21}. He thinks particularly well of a green sidewheeler that is a full brother to Jack 2:10} and Jack's Brother 2:11}. Charles T. Garfield is jogging ten, Marie C. 2:16}, Little Timber 2:18} and Cash Jr. 2:20} being his record trotters, while he has several green ones that show up well in their early work. Charley Lyon, who made such a good campaign with the young trotter The Rajah 2:14} last season, is working 25 two and three year olds for Henry Schmulbach, the Wheeling, W. Va., breeder, including a number that are well entered in Futurities. Among the other trainers now at the track is J. M. Nelson, of Alameda, Cal., who recently arrived with six, including Vyzant Jr. (3) 2:20j, Halgreta (3; 2:23:}, China Maid by MeKinney 2:11}, Richard S. by Grover Clay 2:23} and Fleet On- ward by Onward 2:25}. The veteran reinsman John Splan has a green trotter in Bi-Flora by Expedition 2:15} that should be heard from in the slow trotting stakes this year. She has been a mile in 2:11 and has wintered splendidly. AmoDg the prominent stables that will be here by June 1st are those of Ed Geers, W. L. Snow, E. E. Eeker, W. B. McDonald, W. O. Foote, Budd Doble, Millard F. Sanders, Monroe Salis- bury, B. O. Shank, Scott Hudson and others. The five year old mare Italia (3) 2:23! by Zombro 2:11, that W. P. Murray purchased at Los Angeles, Cal., a year ago, has filled out and looks like a differ- ent mare than when she arrived here last May. No effort was made to work her last season, but in the fall she was given her head one day and she trotted a half in 1:051. H. K. Devereux's great trotting stallion John A. McKerron 2:05}, wagon record 2:061, by Nutwood Wilkes, wili remain in charge of Ed Benyon, at Lex- ington, until June 1st, when he will be shipped to Cleveland. Many of the wise ones look for this good gaited trotter to be the fastest performer of 1903 at that gait. There are three colts by him at the track at this time, all of them being splendid individuals and having a good way of going. Charley Mac 2:07j by Mcifinney 2:11}, a gelding that has wintered in charge of "Doc" Tanner, has been sent to New York with seven other fast ones, in- cluding the trotters Louise Jefferson 2:09}, Imogene 2:11 J, Fanny Foley 2:11 to wagon, and the pacers Hontas Crook 2:07.5, Home Circle 2:08* and Willard T. They are to be driven on the New York Speedway this spring by C K G Billings and will return here in time for the opening of the matinee sea- son in June. While in California a yearago E. Holmes purchased the bay mare Marridine by Nutford. He drove her at the matinees last season giving her a wagon record <>r 2:1s and it looked as if the mare should beat 2:15 this > ear. While being clipped the other day she slipped her halter and ran out into the street, collided with a street car and was instantly killed. A glance over the list of the various early closing of the Grand Circuit tracks show that more 'allljrnia trotters aod pacers are to be raced here is season than ever before. The chestnut mare Lou Dillon by Sidney Dillon, the sensational green trotter owned by the Santa Rosa Stock Farm, is entered in the S10.000 Merchants' and Manufacturers' Stake for 2:24 trotters at Detroit, also in the $5000 Electric City Stake for 2:25 trotters at Buffalo. Eastern horsemen look for her to be the one to beat at Detroit, provided she will stick to a trot and race. The green pacer Mush by Lottery Ticket, now in Monroe S-lisbury's stable at Pleasanton, Cal., is a sidewheeler that is occasioning much talk these days in this part of the country, his reported mile in 2:11}, and quarter in 29 seconds, making him look like a dangerous factor. He is well entered, among his engagements being the following: $5000 Chamber of Commerce Stake for 2:24 pacers at Detroit; 2:23 and 2:15 paces, $2000 each, at Cleveland; $50C0 Frontier Stake and $2000 Empire State for 2:25 and 2:14 pacers, respectively, at Buffalo; $3000 event for 2:20 pace at the Empire City meeting, New York; $5000 Metropolitan Stake for 2.20 pacers at Brighton Beach meeting; $5000 stake for 2:25 pacers and $3000 event for 2:10 pacers at Readville. The bay trotting geld- ng Monroe by Seymour Wilkes 2:08!, dam by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., in Monroe Salisbury, s stable, also, is another one that is well engaged. I presume this is ithe horse known as Col. Talbot at Pleasanton. His engagements are as follows: Detroit, $10,000 M. & M.; Cleveland, 2:28 and 2:19 trots; Buffalo, $5000 Electric City Stake for 2:25 trotters; Empire City meeting, $5000 2:09 trot and $5000 2:20 trot; Brighton Beach, Hiram Woodruff Stake for 2:20 trotters; Readville, $5000 2:30 trot and $3000 2:16 trot. Mr. Salisbury has also entered Monte Carlo 2:09! in the $5000 stake for 2:09 trotters at the Empire City meeting. Emma Isabelle Howard, of Los Angeles, Cal., has named the trotter Bonnie Russell by Conifer, dam Bonnie Ella by Bonnie McGregor, in the M. & M. at Detroit, and the $5000 Empire Stake for 2:20 trotters at the Empire City meeting. Budd Doble's fast trotting stallion Kinney Lou by MeKinney, now wintering at the Walnut Hall Farm, Donerail, Ky., is entered in the 2:28 trot at Cleveland, and this will probably be his first start of the season. His name is also seen in the list of entries to the $5000 Electric City Stake for 2:25 trotters at Buffalo, and the $5000 events for 2:20 trotters at the Empire City meeting and that at Brighton Beach, the first at Yonkers, N. Y., and the other at Brooklyn, N. Y., the two handiest mile rings to New York city. Chanslor & Canfield, of Los Angeles, Cal., have nominations in the $20,000 Bonner Memorial Stake at the Brighton Beach meeting, and in the $15,000 Mass- achusetts Stake at Readville, both being for 2:12 trotters. Juan Gallegos, San Jose, Cal., haB the two pacers Diablita by Diablo 2:09} and Trilby by Direct 2:05! entered at several of the above meetings, while J. C. Kirkpatrick, of San Francisco, has named Thornway bySteinwayin the $2000 2:23 pace at Cleveland, and in the $5000 events for slow pacers at Buffalo and Readville. A number of the associations whose meetings follow those named, have not as yet announced their entries to early closing purses, but undoubtedly the California horses will also be found in the list of entries to the later meetings. Every indication points to the most interesting and successful season's sport in the history of the light harness turf and the Eastern horsemen are pleased to have the company of their Pacific Coast brethren. The World's Greatest Sires. Nine sires are now in the list of horses represented by 100 or more standard performers as follows: Onward 2:25} 169 Nutwood 2:18} 168 Red Wilkes 161 Electioneer 160 Alcantara 2:23 151 Gambetta Wilkes 2:19} 117 Wilton 2:19} 113 Simmons 2:28 ]]0 Baron Wilkes 2:18 ; 104 In the list of horses which have bred on through their sons, George Wilkes still stands at the head with over 2500 standard performers to the credit of his sons. The list of those sires whose sons have sired 500 or more standard performers is as follows: George Wilkes 2:22 2521 Hambletonian 10 1700 Electioneer ,. 1044 Nutwood 2:183 - 763 Belmont 645 Almont 582 Red Wilkes 524 Onward 2:25} 502 To carry the tables still farther there are 15 sires whose daughters have produced 100 or more standard performers, they being as follows: Nutwood 2:18} 202 George Wilkes 2:22 173 Blue Bull 167 Mambrino Patchen 152 Strathmore 139 Red Wilkes 135 Almont 130 Hambletonian 10 117 Belmont 116 Electioneer Ill Onward 2:25} 107 Happy Medium 106 Dictator 102 Daniel Lambert 102 Harold 100 I t will be noticed that Onward, Nutwood, Red Wilkes and Electioneer appear in all three tables, while Hambletonian 10, George Wilkes, Belmont and Almont appear in two of the tables, a fact that rather discredits the theory once prevalent that the Hamble- tonian family, while prepotent in the male line, was not especially so in the female line. The two leading sires of broodmares, Nutwood and George Wilkes, belong to the Hambletonian family, and 12 of the 15 sires in that table are of the same family. Mambrino Patchen comes fourth in the table of broodmare sires, while that wonderful old plebian, Blue Bull, stands third. These tables, always interesting to breeders, are particularly so just now when sires are being selected to patronize the coming season. — Horse World. Answers to Correspondents. Did Lochinvar, a black stallion owned by James Brown, or by Brown and Blarney, win a race and purse at Colusa, Cal., last year? Very respectfully, Chas. W. Kitts. Yes. On August 16th, he won the 2:20 class trot in straight heats. The time was 2:24, 2:21 and 2:21. H. D. B. won second money and Prince L. was third. "Curly" Brown has accepted the appointment as starter at the Pimlico meeting, which follows after Bennings. Mr. Brown retired from the starter's box two years ago, after having earned the reputation of being one of the best starters in the country. His work on the Canadian circuit proved irksome for several reasons, and he gave it up and devoted his time to the care of the racing stable which he formed in partnership with Mr. Liger. His acceptance of the Pimlico position Is out of courtesy to the management. His horses will be shipped to Aqueduct. Beuzetta 2:06{ by Onward, dam Beulah by Harold, is dead at the Patchen Wilkes Farm near Lexington, Kentucky, from typhoid pneumonia. Bouzetta was twelve years old, bred by Ed Ayres, a poor Kentucky farmer, who won $21,430 first money in the Kentucky in 1894 and then soid her to Peter Duryea and W. E. D. Stokes for $17,500. She has produced three colts, two of which were by Patchen Wilkes and one by Axtellion 2:15J. Rosy Morn the famous producer of speed now in the Dreamwold Stud on March 16th dropped a black foal by Daredevil 2:09. Rosy Morn is one of the greatest producers alive having given birth to Matin Bells 2:061, Boreal 2:15} sire of Boralma 2:07, The Cur- few 2:27, Prince Leon 2:2S, sire of Van Meter 2:16, and Beauseant 2:12 Mr. Thomas W. Lawson, who owns her and her new foal, states that inasmuch as the new arrival's dam is Rosy Morn, her second dam Noontide, third dam Midnight, fourth dam Twilight, fifth dam Daylight, sixth dam Darkness he has christened her Dreamwold Dawn. Roby Morn will be bred to Dreamer. Public betting on horse races in Texas will cease on July 1st. The most d rastic anti-pool selling bill possi- ble to frame passed both houses of the Legislature and was signed by Governor Lanhan. As the new law contains no emergency clause, it becomes effective ninety days after adjournment of the Legislature, set for April 1st. For each day's violation pool seller?, bookmakers or other gambling managers are subject- to $500 fine and ninety days' imprisonment. Owners or lessees of property used in violation of the law are subject to similar punishment. Routine business was chiefly transacted by the Western Jockey Club in the afternoon at its monthly meeting held last week. Application for licenses from trainers and jockeys were mostly considered, and granted in each case where the applicant was in good standing. Among the jockeys to whom license was granted to ride was Milton Henry, recently barred from the French turf. Applications to be restored to good standing by owners who participated in the Newport racing were denied Henry Ward Beecher once, when about to take a ride behind a finelooking horse, said to a man: "That is a fine looking animal. Is he as good as he looks?" The man replied: "Mr. Beecher, that Is the best horse in our stable. He will work any place you put him and will do any work any horse can." After eye- ing him a moment, the great preacher said: "I wish to goodness he were a member of our church." — Exchange. There Is nothing better for contracted feet, corns, or brittle and sore feet than Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy. It is a hoof crower and supplies the nourishment needed to counteract the bad conditions always present during the spring. Many of the diseases of the feet of horses which render them unfit for hard work, and cause a loss just at the time when most needed, can be either wholly prevented or easily cured at small expense if tbis preparation is used In the early stages of disease. It pays to look after these things. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. April 18, 1903] @Jte gvee&ev anii giportemtm Notes and News. Geers lias fourteen black horses in the string he is working at Memphis. The first Diablo to be foaled in Oregon is a beautiful bay filly out of the Altamont mare Vevo. Anaconda continues to take his work nicely in an open bridle and leather bit for Fred Noble. Ten $1000 purses will be hung up for the harness horses by the Minnesota State Fair this year. Julia M. by Zombro, in W. L. Snow's stable at the Jewett covered track, is counted a 2:10 prospect. Rey Direct 2:10 and three or four of his get will be sent to the Blue Ribbon sale by Geo. A. Davis of Pleasanton. An Eastern owner has named his colt by Idolita 2:09} Pierpont Morgan with the expectation that he will get all the money. Andy Welch predicts that harness races will be trotted over turf or grass tracks in this country in the near future. The catalogues for the Mokelumne Stock Farm sale are out. Send for one to Fred H. Chase & Co., 1732 Market street, San Francisco. Geo. R. Ford, of Santa Ana, has sold three young trotters by Neernut 2:12} to Mr. H. G. Arms, of Chi- cago, who will ship them home soon. The stalls at the Alameda track are about all filled and there are about twenty-five trotters and pacers worked there. The track is in fine shape. W. O. Foote will race the trotter Porto Rico 2:14 by Electric this season. This fast Denver gelding trotted a quarter in 28| seconds on a wager last year. From the advance reports of the various pairs of trotters to try for team record honors, the long stand- ing 2:12J of Belle Hamlin and Honest George should be displaced this season. May 4th is the day set for the departure of the Salisbury string for the East. Mr. Galleagos, of Mission San Jose, will ship his two, Trilby and Dia- blita, in the same car. If you want an extra good prospect for the track attend the sale of the Mokelumne Stock Farm horses at Fred H. Chase & Co's Salesyard 1732 Market street, this city, on Tuesday evening, May 5th. M. J. Weber, of Rohnerville, writes the Breeder and Sportsman that the race track at that place is in good orderand that racing will be held thereon the 4th of July and there may be a fall meeting. Billy McLaughlin is training Tom Griffin's horses at Lexington. He has the trotter Black Bart 2:17} that Griffin bought of Tom Charlton in Ukiah, this State, in 1902, and thinks he will lower his record this year. Grace, dam of three in 2:20, by Buccaneer is one of the greatest broodmares in California. She will be sold at the dispersal sale of the Mokelumne Stock Farm at Chase & Co's Salesyard, in this city May 5th. There is not one of the entire consignment from the Mokelumne Stock Farm to be sold by Fred H. Chase & Co. May 5th in this city, but is a good individual. This is the kind to buy either for training or breeding. According to the New York Sun, the Turf, Field and Farm has been purchased by the Sports of the Times, and that one more issue of the former will come out, and then the two papers will appear in a consolidated issue. Oscar Ames, of Wheaton, Illinois, is now the owner of Dan W. 2:17} the roan horse that J. M. Nelson took east last year to race. Dan W. has improved so much under his new management that he is looked upon as one of the best horses in Illinois for the 2:18 class this year. The three year old filly Miss Todd by Peter the Great 2:07} out of Fanella 2:22}, dam of the sensa- tional colt Todd, has been entered in several three year old stakes under the name of Sadie Mac. This filly showed remarkable speed as a two year old and sold for $12,000. It costs considerable more than service fees to raise a colt until it is a yearling. There are a half dozen as well bred yearlings as were ever foaled in Caliiornsa to be sold at the Mokelumne Stock Farm sale at Chase & Co's Salesyard in this city Tuesday evening, May 5th. S. T. Coram, of Newark, advertises two well bred mares for sale that are in foal to Gossiper 2:14f. There are few better bred horses in California tban Gossiper, and bis death a few months ago was a loss to the State. If the foals from these mares should be fillies they will be especially valuable. Write to Mr. Coram for prices of these mares. So well does Mr. Salisbury think of his green trot ter Monroe by Seymour Wilkes that he has nominated him in some of the same events in which he has named Monte Carlo 2:09}, under the condition which permits two or more horses to be named for one en- trance fee, although only one can be started. Mr. Ed Topham, of Milpitas, was in town this week and says the grass in the pastures in that section is growing faster than he ever saw it and that the colts and mares are all doing well. Last week three colts were dropped at his place, one by McKinney and two by Monterey 2:09}, all out of well bred mares. If a series of races could be arranged between Dan Patch 1:59A and Prince Alert 2:00, the same would probably result in a new world's race record- While the majority of horsemen may think Dan Patch the best of the two, Mart Demarest is anxious to make a match, and will back the fast hoppled gelding. Get the McGregor blood through Silver Bow 2:16 and Mokelumne 37558 at the Mokelumne Stock Farm Sale. The blood of the sire of Cresceus 2:02}, champion trotter of the world, is gettiDg more valuable every year. Salinas will not permit the Governor's veto to de- stroy its annual harness racing. A three days' meet- ing will be announced soon and early closing stakes for three year old pacers and two year old trotters are to be offered. Those who secure fillies by Daedalion 2:11 at the Mokelumne Stock Faim sale on the evening of May 5tb, will get something royal for the breeding ranks. There are only a few of them but they are bred in the right lines. The old broodmare Cornelia B. by Blue Bull is twenty-four years old this spring but has just pro- duced a fine lusty foal by Sunrise Chimes. Cornelia B. is the dam of two with records below 2:20, and grandam of another. A green pacer by Silkwood, named Highball, paced a mile in 2:12 for L Mosier last Friday at the Los Angeles track. Highball is out of a running bred mare and is a great prospect. Ha can step a mile bet- ter than 2:10 and will bear watching. The terms of three Directors of the State Agri- cultural Society will expire next month. Those whose terms are out are Jos. E. Terry and John Mackey of Sacramento and M. D. Chamberlain of Yolo county. These vacancies with the resignation of President A. B. Spreckels will give the Governor an opportunity to appoint four new directors. William Hogoboom has in training at the track at Walla Walla, Washington, a three year old colt called Teddy that has already paced a mile in 2:27 with little work. He is by Diablo 2:09} out of the great brood- mare Elmorine, dam of four in the list. The five year old trotter Charles H. by Lynmont out of Elmo- rine showed him a mile in 2:19} last year. The McCarthy combination sale at Portland, Ore., was a big success. The horses averaged $192, which is a splendid showing as there were about forty head from the estate of the late T. H. Tongue that were mostly young things and in poor condition. Reybel, the three year old filly by Rey Direct 2:10, dam Mabel, the dam of Directly 2:03}, worked a half in 1:03|, last quarter in 30^ seconds on Wednesday of last week at Pleasanton. She is one of the smoothest gaited pacers ever seen on the Pleasanton track. Blue Bull 75 is still among the leading sires. The new volume of the Year Book credits him with 56 trotters aod 4 pacers in the standard list, 48 sons that have produced 55 trotters and 77 pacers and 108 daughters that are the dams of 82 trotters and 85 pacers with standard records. As he did not leave more than 200 daughters in all probability, this show- ing through them is most remarkable. Boston is to have its cart-horse parade on Memorial Day. A committee of merchants which has had the selection of the date in charge chose as it did in re- sponse to the request of the drivers that a legal holi- day be chosen so as not to interfer with their regular work and to give every one a chance. Is is said that almost all the prominent horse users of Boston have promised that their best shall take part in the parade. Fred Cbadbourne, who is training the pacer Ben F. 2:22i at Pleasanton, drove him a half in 1:03J, last quarter in 31 seconds last week. Ben F. is ten years old and has only started in one race, which was at Concord in 1901. He won in straight heats in 2:224, 2:23 and 2:24, and this year was turned over to Mr. Chadbourne to train, who has succeeded in makirg a lot of improvement with him. Ben F. is by Bradt- moor 19,616, dam Carolla by Steinway. He was bred by Ed Dinkelspiel, editor of the Suisun Republican, and gives every promise of being a 2:10 performer. A visitor to the Pleasanton track was talking with Monroe Salisbury the other day about training horses to go fast and good gaited, when the king maker offered the following: "You will find it just about as easy to hire a man to make you a million dollars, as to make you a trotter that can win on the Grand Circuit." The Baywood Stud, San Mateo, sold a very fine pair of horses to Miss Crocker last week. Mr. Parrott writes us that he has a very fine single horse, a bay gelding five years old about 15.2, a magnificent animal for a gig, plenty of action, good looks and rare con- formation. If he could match him he would have a $3000 pair. Mush was given three heats at Pleasanton on Wednesday of last week. The first two, in the nature of warming up miles, were in2:22 and 2:18. The third heat Ben Walker took him up to the half in 1:06 and then let him step home. He came the last half in 1:03| and last quarter in 30 seconds flat, making the mile in 2:09^. The Driving Club in Denver suffered a severe loss a fortnight ago when Andrew D. Moorhead died sud- denly in his carriage. Mr. Moorhead was one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the matinee meetings and among other fast performers in recent years has owned and driven Aelse 2:10i, with which he always won or was close up. Vanguard, the Ausuiuiau Lnoroughbred sire and good race horse, is getting quite a reputation as a sire of trotters. The New Zealand Referee states that bis progeny take to trotting as naturally as if got by standard trttting sires. AttheOtahuhu meetinglast month two of Vanguard's get won trotting races. One of them was the bay gelding Taihoa that won the Electric handicap at a mile in 2:32. This race was to saddle. William G. Layng, w*« p^u^r live stock auctioneer informs us that he will have a half page advertise- ment in the Breeder and Sportsman next week announcing the sale of all the horses of the Pierce Estate. There are about 300 head in all, including Sidney Dillon and the other stallions and all the fine broodmares. The campaigning stable of the Santa Rosa Stock Farm is to be sold at Cleveland by the Fasig-Tipton Company May 11th, but every hoof of the horses remaining are to be sold by Mr. Layng. Mr. P. W. Bellingall, the well known Custom House broker of this city, claims the name Good Friday for a colt foaled April 10th at his Oakland home. The colt is by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16$ out of Mi-Ma by Sec- retary, grandam by Geo. M. Patchen Jr., great gran- dam by Almont 33. Mr. B. says he thinks this fellcw will win the Breeders Futurity for foals of this year. Mi-Mais one of the fastest and sweetest road marts in California. She can trot a 2:20 gait on the road at any time, does not pull an ounce and her owner can control her entirely by the voice. She could take a low record if trained. The Eastern gentlemen who visit California are get- ting badly misquoted by the turf writers of the Eastet n press. According to one of the pencil pushers Mr. Smathers gave out the information that Monroe Salis- bury bought his pacer Mush for $300 in Texas. The horse was bred and raised in California, being by Lot- tery Ticket out of a mare by Richard's Elector. The price paid by Mr. Salisbury was $1300. Another report credits R. L. Barnes with saying that Sweet Marie is a full sister to Charley Mac 2:07^, which will be news to the men that bred them. While both are by McKinney Charley Mac is out of a mare by Don- caster, and Sweet Marie out of a mare by Mambrino 1789. The five year old bay trotting mare Italia (3) 2:23J by Zombro 2:11, that W. P. Murray purchased in Cali- fornia a year ago, has wintered splendidly and is be- ing" jogged daily, being in "Doc" Tanner's stable. This filly won the California Occident Stake for three year old trotters in September, 1901, this being one of the classic turf events on the Pacific Coast, and took a record of 2:23i. No effort was made to work her much last season, it being Mr. Murray's desire to get the mare thoroughly acclimated and allow her to mature more fully. Last fall she was allowed to step a half and negotiated the distance in 1:05. She is hearty and strong and should be heard from at the matinees this summer. — American Sportsman. A trotting bred stallion was sold in Australia last month for $5000. The stallion sold was Rothschild, a son of the successful Australian sire Chilie Harold 414, an American bred stallion by Harold 413, dam Young Portia by Mambrino Chief, second dam Portia by Roebuck, third dam by Whip. Childe Harold was bred at the celebrated Woodburn Farm, Kentucky, and sold to John Heudrie, Glasgow, Scotland, who in turn sold him to Australian parties. Rothschild's dam is the California bred mare Kentucky Maid by James Lick, son of Homer, son of Hambletonian 10. Rothschild is one of the leading sires of Australia, and during the last two or three seasons his get have won more races than those of any other sire. Tne American Sportsman of Cleveland says: "There are three youngsters by John A. McKerron 2:05} at the Glenville frack, and three nicer individuals or better gaited ones could not be found anywhere. The two year old out of Henrietta G. 2:19} in Fred Keyes' stable is very large for his age, and Fred says be is a sure trotter and improves every time he is hitched. There is a two year old gelding by Mr. Devereux's great stallion in 'Doc' Tanner's stable that is owned by W. H. Silverthorne, being out of Czarina by Brown Wilkes that promises to do credit to his 6ire, and J. E. French sent the yearling by McKerron and out of the dam of Sunland Belle 2:08}. wagon record 2:07',, out to 'Doc' this week." It is stated that an effort is being made to arrange a three-cornered sweepstakes for Dan R. 2:04}, Dan Patch 1:59}, and Prince Alert 2:00, to be contested as a special attraction at the Indiana State Fair next September. An offer has been made to each of the owners of these three great pacers and it is thought the race may be paced. So far as the season has gone this is the most important eventsuggested for pacers, though it seems to be certain that Patch and Prince Alert will meet on one or more tracks before the sea- son closes. It was on the Indianapolis track that Joe Patchen and Robert J. fought out their memorable race before an immense crowd and should the special suggested be brought off it is estimated locally that all records for attendance at the Hoosier fair v broken. 8 ®he gxeebev mtfr gtpovt&man [April 18, 1903 Talks With the Old Campaigner. [Kentucky Stock Farm.] ••It looks to me," said the Amateur, as he helped himself to a six-finger slug of Bourbon, as if the big meetings will be short of horses this year. These wise sacretaries who think they have things all ready to make a bonfire of the universe by adopting a lot of fool notions about shorter races will wind up with horseless harness races if they don't look out. I have tried to look at the matter from all points of view, and it appears to me that the proper caper is to stick to the good old three-in-five and prosperity.1' "The harder you try to do some things, retorted the Old Campaigner, "the easier you fall off of the main line to the right statiou. To begin with there is no more danger of a real shortage in the list of start- ers at the big meetings than there ever was in any other year. If you think I am mistaken you take a few weeks off and run around to the tracks where arrangements are making for tbe training of the trotters and pacers that will be campaigned this year. If you keep the dirt dug out of your ears and the dust out of your eyes you will hear aDd see some things that may make you do something in the way of single- handed thinking. "Leave Memphis and Lexington out of your itiner* ary if you like, for any one who keeps tab on what is in the wind will tell you that there are enough horses getting ready at those two places to make a fairly respectable meeting and keep the other starters in all the big stakes from getting lonesome. It stands to reason that there should be no suffering because of a shortage of horses. There never before was as much interest in the business. There never before was aB mnch money in sight for horses that can answer the question. There may have been more horses in sight, certain overflow years. But to my mind thecrop will be big enough to make all concerned satisfied with the harvest, and no change that has been made in the system of racing can have anything to do with the shortage — if there is one. Andy Welch is quoted as having said that the betting will adopt itself to any system of racing. It is also true that the horses can be adopted to any system of racing. The question is not as to what the effect will be on the horses, but as to what it will be on the public. "So long as there is a market for trotters and pacers they will be bred and developed, and so long as they are bred and developed they will be raced. And it can be further said that if, by some mischance, the system should be changed to seven-in-eleven there would still be enough horses to furnish all the nec- essary sport. Some of you people who think you think, ought to End time from your laborious task of regulating the universe to read back over the history of harness racing. And if you should happen to do it you will discover that no matter what the shortcom- ings of the system in vogue or the squeeztng of the conditions imposed, the horsemen were Johnny-on- the-Spot every time, year after year. You can talk about the liberal policy of this or that association or of all the associations, if you care to, and you may not, even then, say enough in praise; but all you can say will be about deuce high to the liberality of the men who have developed and campaigned the horses that have made harness turf history. And those same fel- lows, and their successors, will keep right on furnish- ing the horses and, if Deed be, the most of the money to keep the game going. If you have been lying awake nights stewing yourself into nervous prostra- tion, you can dismiss the ghosts and make up the lost sleep, for there will be horses enough this year, you can bet on that. If you want to do some one a real favor, go and figure out how to drag the public, with the dollars, through the gates. That's the only prob- lem that confronts tne track managers in these days of prosperity." Capt. W. A. H. Bass, nephew and heir of Lord Bur- ton, the great ale manufacturer, and an officer in the Tenth Hussars, Is now the owner of the famous race mare Sceptre, the four year old daughter of Persim- mon and Ornament by Bond Or, R. S. Sevier having at last concluded to sell the mare. The price is not made public, but it is supposed to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 8100,000. Sceptre is unquestion- ably the most talked of race horsein the world. After winning last year nearly all the early fixtures on the British turf of any consequence, including the Two Thousand Guineas, the One Thousand Guineas, the Oaks, the St. James Palace Stakes and the St. Leger, William K. Vandorbilt offered Mr. Sevier £40,000 1200, '00; for the filly, which was refused. Mr. Sevier i that he would consider no offer less than 50,000 guineas ($262,500). It was said that the Czar of F jesia made an offer of £40,000 for Sceptre abt.ut the •rate time, which was also refused. At the time was considered almost a certainty for the -onatiOD Derby, but she ran unplaced in that race J this Impaired her value. She Is still regarded as race horse in England. Handicapping Will Not Be Popular. The American trotter is not nor was never intended to be a draft horse, hence, the utter uselessness of all talk of handicapping by weight ever becoming popular on the harness raoing tracks. What pleasure would the lover of harness racing derive in seeing Cresceus try to draw 250 pounds faster than some ordinary horse could draw 125? In such a contest Cresceus might trot a mile that would really be a more credit- able performance than his record mile, hut as it would, of necessity, be slower than his best record drawing regulation weight, he would never receive the full credit of it in the record tables. Once intro- duce handicapping by weight and the whole system of keeping records and estimating the value of horses from a speed standpoint would have to be re- established. Speed aud the ability to carry a fast clip through a race of heats would no longer be the proof of a horse's merit. Any trotter, no matter how fast and how game he may be, can be made to drop back and perform in a mediocre manner, if he is given a heavy enough load to pull. There would be no glory in making a really great horse appear mediocre by giving him a load heavy enough to make him no better than a horse vastly his inferior, and it is safe to say that, not until the conditions surrounding har- nesss racing become very much different than they now are, will the proposition to do so be received with any favor. At present, fortunately, there is no need to resort to handicapping to equalize the chances of the horses seen each year on the harness tracks. In the slower classes there is never any considerable length of time when one horse can easily beat all the others being raced in the open events. In the fast classes, too, there is nothiDg near the unequality there was a score or more years ago, when there were no more than four or five horBes available for the free-for-all class. To-day, who can name, with any certainty, a trotter with a record between 2:05 and 2:08, that can beat all the others with records between those figures? There will nearly always be one trot ter and one pacer that will be regarded as a little better than any other trotter or pacer, but aside from the actual championship holder, there will always be enough high class performers eligible to the different classes to provide good contests without the necessity of resorting to handicapping.— Horse World. Pasting of the Tout. Some Good Suggestions. Mr. Frank E. Best, who at the annual meeting of the American Trotting Register Association was elected registrar of the company, has practically been connected with the association since its incorporation as it was in the month following the latter act that he commenced to look after the statistical work. In be- ing elected registrar he receives the official recogni- tion due him for as a matter of fact Mr. J. H. Steiner, even previous to his illness, found that the duties of his position as secretary of the National Trotting As- sociation occupied his time so fully that Mr. Best was left to look after the details of the work of the register association. That Mr. Best has performed his work in a faithful and conscientious manner is patent to all familiar with the office and with Mr. Best. There have been errors in the publications sent out by the association, but these were due almost without ex- ception to the system and not to the official. The sources of information for the securing of statistics relating to the trotting turf are not what they should be. The system under which horses are allowed to race is such that it is impossible to secure in full the data which should be conspicuous in the publication for its completenesB. What few rules there are re- lating to the pedigrees of horses entered in races are seldom enforced and in many instances the informa- tion so obtained is practically worthless. The history of the American trotter lies in the pub- lications of the Register Association and every effort should be made to make and keep it full and accurate. Not until breeders are compelled to register all foals before they are three months old or suffer the penalty for not doing so, will the records of the trotter be what they should. The advantages of making and enforcing such a rule are all in one direction — in favor of the breeder. The expense would be trilling, while tho benefits would be many. With such a rule there would be fewer "ringing" cases, and nothing gives the public such a bad impression of the sport as the wide- spread publication of Btories in relation to the6e frauds. It is hardly necessary to go into details, for it doeB not seem possible that there should be any serious op- position to such a rule despite the fact that it has never been adoptod. Until such a rule is adopted no ono need look for perfection in the publications of the Register Association. In the meantime all breeders can rest content, satisfied that in the new registrar they have a gentleman who will seo that the facts are accurately recorded iu so far aB it is possible under the present system. — Chicago Horseman. An Eastern writer has the following to say in refer- ence to the passing of that well-known race track habitue, the tout: "Up in the South End, the other day, I happened across a New York race track tout. He was equally as much at heme on a running as a trotting track in the days of yore, and his face was familiar to all the regular patrons of racing. 'How's everything?' 1 asked him, little thinking of the spiel he would deliver in reply. ' To tell the truth, business is on the bum, and I don't see any prospects of its being better when the bell rings. Say, do you know, racing has got to be so all-fired decent and keerful now that there's nothing to it. With the Pinkerton's men watching every move, I'm lucky to get on a race track at all. If I make a false move one of them is sure to spot me, and he'll throw me off the track in a half minute. It ain't like the old days, when a smart guy could get a half a dozen suckers down on one race and stand to win any way it came. I guess we worked the game too strong, and that's the reason we are in the soup now. They won't stand for us in the West, either, and besides, there ain't the money there now at the ordinary tracks. " 'Why, I tackled a half-mile bull ring last fall — got off the main track, you know, in order to gather a little spare change for winter grub and fixin's. S'help me God, I tried to steer a likely looking proposition onto a good thing; good odds, you see, which had a chance to win, too. and what d'you suppose he sajs to me? 'Young man (youDg man to me, mind you, who's been through the game from coast to coast and from Canada to Texas). 'Young man,' he says, 'you'd better screw, and screw quick. I'm looking for a live one myself.' Wasn't that discouraging? Yes, the biz is on the bum for fair. The public is full of dope, and a man ain't got a chance against these swell guys that's touting now.' "The tout's plaint was a very natural one, as the conditions have changed materially for the race track hanger-on who has to live by his wits. A few years ago the tout was a recognized and strong institution on the turf. Thoroughly unscrupulous and with a colossal nerve, he bluffed his way through and as he had nothing to lose, he naturally had everything to gain. The public was certainly a gullible one in those days, and all the tout had to do was to get enough men "down" on a race and he was certain to win. His system was to get each man to bet on a different horse and whichever one won, he was certain to be on hand when his man cashed in to get his 'bit.' The public did not study form then as closely as it does now, and if a plausible talker told a man a straight story about a horse and made it strong enough there would be a bet down. If it won the tout got his pro- portion, and besides had a good customer for the next race. If it lost, there were extensive explanations, perhaps, and perhaps none at all. That depended on the size of the bettor's roll and the extent to which he would permit himself to be gulled. "Sometimes the tout got the laugh from the bettor, and this was a sad moment in his checkered career. If a winner refused to 'give up, ' he was branded as a man who was 'not on the level' and the tout would complain bitterly of the unjust treatment he had re- ceived. It would seem that the tout should have be- come a millionaire in a short space of time had he attended strictly to business, but there was the weak spot in the scheme. While he was getting his men down on this or that horse he was also betting himself, and very often had more money on a race than the man he was touting. As the man with small capital has little chance on the race track, he inevitably lost the money his dupes supplied him with, and had to depend on them to keep him going. Of late years the touts have had a rough time of it, as the several trot- ting associations in the country have set their faces against them and will not allow them to work on the track. Then the public has come to think for itself and don't want anyone to tell them what to do do." The entries for the Saratoga Stakes are most en- couraging. They deserve to be, for" the association has been most liberal in the matter of added moneys, and they must needs have a bumper meeting to make the balance come out on the right side That it will do so, there seems little reason to doubt. The entries are of the highest class, and so far as attendance goes no one who is fond of racing can afford to let such an opportunity escape them of witnessing the sport of kings under its happiest auspices. No more this season will the "red and white stripes" of Walter B. JenningB' be seen at the Oakland track. After an exceedingly prosperous season Mr. JeDnings left for New York last Wednesday, his entire string of runners having already preceded him across the Rockies. April 18, 1903] f&he gveebev anif &povt&tnv to give satisfaction. . WiW. L :. - . - G CAIS / E Curb, Splin Strained Te and all lame and other b diseases or P Removes al Cattle. As a Hrs matl*m, N|> i> invaluable Every bottli Warranted to per bottle. $ press, cliarpet. use. Sen J 1< nfnls. etc. Ail THE LAWRENCE PI OMBAULT'S nc BALS safe, speedy and ositive cure ior t. Sweeny, Capped idons. Founder, Wind ness from Spavin, R. my tumors. Cures . arasites, Thrush. Dipl Bunches from Hoi AN REMEltT for i:iin-. Sore Throat of Caii*tlc Balaam eive satisfaction Price >M by 'inii.vi.-i-. Or sei paid, with lull direction ■ descriptive circulars, iress WILLIAMSJCOMPAKT, Clevel 3* J AM Hock, Puffs, ngbone Lll skin theria. ses or Kb-.- , etc.. )- sold Is 81.50 t bv ex . for Its :. . ©to gvee&ev anh &\xavi$tna%x [APRIL 18, 1E03 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. Fishing Lines. Now tlit.- merry, merry campers. With their tents and well-filled hampers. Start away for river, mountain stream and lake. In romantic nooks and valleys, Fit lor piscatorial sallies. For a season they will give life's cares a shake. Soon there'll be an awfu! slaughter 'Mong the denizens of water, For the fishes work from dawn until it's late; And when banks they are not hugging To their tents you'll see them lugging Many kegs and boxes plainly labelled "Bait." Tls a life sometimes exciting, For when fish are not a-biting The wily gnat may add unto the fun; Or some hornets, long neglected, May call "round when not expected, And it's then you'll see how fisherman can run. Then sometimes, when all are sleeping, The blue skies will get to weeping. And arouse them by the thunder's crashing din; But it's not a time for joking, For each camper gets a soaking, Aod he cannot find a dry garb to gel in. Thus the campers pass the season Till there comes an urgent reason For dispersing with a speed precipitate; Then off homeward they will scurry, This the reason for their hurry — They've expended all the money saved for "Bait." Daniels 01111 01111 11110 11000— It ' Slade" 01111 11010 10100 11111—14 McConnell 10011 11 101 11101 01100—13 Donohoe 00110 00111 00000 10010— 7 Event No. 5. Doubles, 10 pairs — Nauman 19, Whit- worth 14, Haight 13, Feudner 10, Golcher 9. AT THE TRAPS. Three regular blue rock shoots to-morrow will offer a choice of attraction for trap shooters — The Union Gun Club at Ingleside, the Empire Gun Club at Alameda Point and the College City Gun Club at North Berkeley. The Golden Gate Gun Club shoot last Sunday was notable by reason of the excellent averaging scores in four events, each of which were arranged so as to bring the shooters up to the full tension of their skill. In the first event, the regular club shoot, Otto Feudner and C. C. Nauman scored straight, dividing tirst and second moneys; Captain Wbitworth won third money losing but one target in this race. W. J. Golcher aod Ed. Donohoe divided fourth and fifth moneys, Jos. J. Sweeney and "Slade" split the re- mainder of the purse. In the second race, reverse system Nauman and Whitworth were one, two with seventeen breaksand Golcher, Dr. McConnell and Hip J listing divided third and fourth moneys. Following came a race at 20 singles, reverse system, unknown angles, both barrels coming into play. Clarence Haight, Capt. Whitworth and Will Golcher captured the honors, each losing but one bird. In the fourth race, one man up, Sergeant system, Naumann scored the only straight. The last event was a shoot at doubles with five men in — Naumann aud Whitworth were again in one, two order. High guns prevailed and the shooters were handi- capped in distance. During the day Feudner and Naumann won club gold bare on 25 straight and Whitworth, Sweeney and Donohoe won club silver bars with straight striDgs of 15 targets. The scoreB in the differeht races follow: Event No. 1. Club shoot, 25 targets, distance handicap, $50 added money, seven moneys, $12.50, $10.00, $8.50, $0.50, $5.50, $4.50, $2.50, high guns— Nauman 18 yds— 11111 11111 11111 11111 11111— 25 Feudner 16 " —11111 lllll 11111 11111 11111—25 Whitworth 1« " —Hill mil Hill 01111 11111—24 18 " —lllll 10111 lllll lllll 10111—23 Donohoe 16 " —lllll lllll lllll lllll 11001—23 Sweeney 16 " -non urn inn mil nooi-22 "Slade" 16 " —nun moi mil onu inn— 22 justinH 16 " —moi nun inn inn 01111—22 jiur ! in " -will 11111 nun 01111 11101-21 Mic, mi. ,11 in " —inn iinu inn unui 10011-20 Foster 16 " —00001 mil mill 1 1 1 lu 11111—10 in " -non 1 1 1110 111 1111 inn inui— 10 . 10 " — 111 mi iiiiKH inn mm 11111— hi wandi 16 " —11111 inn iiinni 111 100 11011— 18 Shield in " —iimm mm 11111 nun mini— is Hereon 18 " — uioui 10111 muni iikiii inn — in Event No. 2, reverse order, 20 singles, $1.40 entrance, 4 moneys, distance handicap — Naumann I« yds-01110 lllll lllll 11101—17 Whitworth .16 " -mill mill nm 1 ; in " mm mm mm nun— in McConnoll in •• inn mil 1111111 nmn— in in " -nun 11111 mini 11111-10 ix •' now 1 nan nm nun 15 ID " mm "inn mini 111111-14 10 " imiin iiiiiii nm nun— 14 IE " mini mm 1 nmm lllll— 13 10 " -01101 nmn mi 13 m ■• 00101 nun Kin hi 1111 1 1-12 Feudnor in " OHIO 001 10 11100 10110— 11 ,1 No. :;. 211 targets, roverse order, unknown angles, both barrels — Haight 1121S 11110 11111 nm— 19 rth II 112 lllis nil 12 21 II I— Hi Qolotaer 21111 11122 mui mil — 111 Nauman lllll lllll (HI Id 11121-18 jumlns nun mm inn imn-17 iuiii mill mm 10221—10 Daniels Mini 1 1 1 lu 1 1 1 III llil 1 1 — id Donohoe nmn I1SI0 1 mi 1 10211 IE MoOonnoll ISI10 nun 12011 10021—18 B • on l No. 4. 20 singles, 1 man u p, Sorgonn t system — Nan ".an lllll lllll lllll 11111-20 Mini lllll lllll lllll Hi .rl.ll lllll IU1I1 lllll 11011 — 18 lllll lllll 1111(11 11111 — 18 Illlll lllll lllll 1 lllll — 18 lllll lllll Illlll 01111-18 11111 mui iiiiiii inn 1? The Washington Gun Club's regular blue rock shoot on the 12th inst was well attended by Sacramento shooters and good scores were made. Club shoot, 25 targets — J. W. Hughes 15. F. Adams 20, E. Peek 24, J. WoodB 20, T. Rust 18, F. Buhstaller 15, J. Blair 20, Hal Stevens 20, Chapman 18, C. Flohr 15, J. Beeker 22, J. R. Hughes 17, J. R. Shore 19, W. Haggerty 18, Perkiss 10, Rohr 21, Carey 15, E. Moon 12, O'Connor 3, De Merritt 21, Trumpler 14, Williams 19, M. Newbert 18, C. D. Morgen 22, F. M. Newbert 25, H. Vetter 21, L. Smith 5, A. Just 23. At 25 targets— C. D. Morgen 23, A. Just 16, F. M. Newbert 22, Perkiss 6, M. Newbert 23, L. Smith 11, C. 5. Ludden 8, Morgan 18, Hughes 22, Vetter 16, Blair 13, C. D. Ludden 7, J. O'Connor 0, A. Just 12. J. W. Hughes 15, H. Vetter 16,' F. M. Newbert 6, Ludden 7, Newbert 10. At 25 targets— Hughes 20, Adams 21, Peek 18, Woods 18, Rust 16, Ruhstaller 10, Blair 13, H. L. Stevens 24, Chapman 18, Flohr 17, Becker 19, J. R. Hughes 21, Shore 18, Cotter 11, F. Adams 18, Perkiss 6, Bohu 13, Cary 12. At 10 targets — O'Connor 1, De Merritt 1, Trumpler 8, Williams 8, Peek 7, Mathelos 7. were the following: W. R. Crosby, O'Fallon, 111., 23 yards, 87 out of 100; Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake, la., 23 yards, 84; H. C. Hirschy, Minneapolis, winner of last G. A. H. at pigeons, 22 yards, 81; J. M. Hughes, Palmyra, Wis., 22 yards, 79. The preliminary handicap was called at dusk, and was finished Thursday morning. D. T. Timberlake of Seneca, Kan., and M. E. Hensler of Battle Creek, Mich., made the best scores in this event, each break- ing 91 targets, shooting from the seventeen-yard line. Among the other high men were W. A. Mattheson, Abilene, Kas., 18 yards, 90. E. S. Gtmfaur, of Mon- tana, Fred Gilbert and C. M. Powers made straight scores of 20 in the second event. The Grand American handicap at targets began Thursday morning immediately after the completion of the preliminary. There are 191 entries. Oak Park Gun Club held its regular shoot at Sacra- mento last Sunday. The day was idea], and some good scores were made, Newbert making 62 out of a possible 65. The following are the scores: Ten targets— H. Kerr 9, Vanderford 5, Marty 9, Stevens 9, Davis Sr 8, Brady 8. Fifteen targets — Vetter 13, Newbert 14, Marty 9, Brady 14, Davis Jr. 9, Amber 14. Twenty-five targets— Amber 15, Newbert 24, Shaw 14, Eckhardt 20, Smith Sr. S, Smith Jr. 10, Wilbur 11, Smith Jr. 5, Eckhardt 21. Club shoot, 25 targets— H. Kerr 20, Vetter 19, Van- derford 18, Marty 20, Snook 14, Newbert 24, Davis Jr. 12, Shaw 15, Stevens 23, Brady 21, Fical 17, Amber 15, Davis Sr. 21, Ralphs 11, Wilbur 18. Trap shooting has developed into a well patronized sport at Vallejo. The first regular shoot of the Vallejo Gun Club took place last Sunday on the club's newly fitted up grounds. There was a large attend- ance of shooters and the club's roll of membership was also increased. In the club race at 25 targets, unknown angles, the following scores were made: W. Beveridge 20, F. Dunphy 19, Brown 19, P. Magstrini 19, C. Drake 18, H. Hoyt 17, W. Mitchell 16, D. Beveridge 16, J. Greig 15, W. Chapell 15, J. Herbert 14, I. Burnett 14, J. Brady 14, E. Fitzgerald 13, J. Erwin 13, W. Davidson 11, F. Dexter 11, Harry Smith 10, William Saxton 10, William King 9. James O'Hara 9, James Lynn 8, R. C. Ulmer 8, F. T. Eisenhuth 7, R. Carter 7, J. Wood 7, William Kregelo 7, G. Herbert 5, J. Fifield 4, M. Solomon 4, J. Wise 4, J. De Bonis 3. Team races at 10 targets followed. In the first con- test the teams and scores were: Captain Mitchell 6, Magistrini 7, W. Beveridge 5, H. Hoyt 4, Greig 4, T. L. Lewis 6. Total 31. Captain D. Beveridge 4, Dunphy 8, Chappell 8, Woods 4, Fitzgerale 6, Brown 7. Total 37. Second team race: Captain Chappell 8, Brown 4, Fitzgerald 5, W. Beveridge 5, Drake 6, Lewis 5. Total 33. Captain D. Beveridge 8, Magi- strini 3, Dunphy 9, Mitchell 8, Wood 5, Hoyt 4. Total 37. Third team race: Captain W. Beveridge 6, Magistrini 5, Hoyt 9, Greig 6, Mitchell 6, Dexter 9. Total 41. Captain D. Beveridge 4, Dunphy 7, Chap- pell 7, Woods 5, Fitzgerald 5, Brown 8. Total 37. Practice races, 10 targets: Davidson 4, 3, 6; Carter 4, 3, 2, 4; Lynn 4,4, 5; "Remington" 6, 4; Costello 0, 0; De Boins 0; Booth 5; Chappell 8; Brown 8; Berg 7, 3; J. Brady 3, 4, 2; Dunphy 9, 7; Saxton 5; Kregelo 3; J Greig 8, 7; J. Irwin 6, 7; W. Beveridge 9; Mitchell 5, 2,4; Magistrini 7; D. Beveridge 8; W. King 3; Fitz- gerald 4, 7, 5; J. O'Hara 4, 3, 5, 6; Solomon 2, 3; C. Drake 5, 5; Eisnhuth 4; J. Dexter 5, 5; Hoyt 5, 4; R. Ullman 1. Tom Lewis was present and shot under the nom de fusil of "Remington." He scored 17 out of 20 in one race and 9 out of 15 in another. Messrs. Ulmer and Solomon and De Bonis, new members of the club did good shooting for newbe- ginners. The features of the Grand American Tournament at Blue River Park, Kansas City, on Wedneslay, was the preliminary handicap at 100 blackbirds. There were about 160 entries, and the same handicaps gov- erned as in the G. A. H. There were also four events at twenty blackbirds each, entrance $2, $25 added. Practically all of the crack Bhotstook part and the competition was keen, tbe shooters making the best of the last day's practice before the Grand American Handicap, which commenced on Thursday. In tbe four minor events which were shot first on Wednesday, eight men made clean scores of twenty targets and divided the money. They were as follows: Fred Gilbert, Spirit Lake, la.; C. O. Lecompte, Emi- nence, Ky.; E. S. Gunfaur, Montana; Chris Gottlieb, Kansas City; H. Klein, Spirit Lake, la.; E. D. Hike, Dayton, O.: George J. Roll, Blue Island, 111., and D. T. Timberlake. The preliminary handicap at 100 targets was then shot. Of the well known men among the first to finish The regular monthly shoot of the WatEOnville Rod and Gun Club took place last Sunday on the club grounds. The scores, considering the time of the season, were exceptionally good. The first class medal was won by W. H. Warren, with 25 targets straight. The second class prize was won by J. E. Willoughby with 23 out of 25. The scores in the club race were: Albright 20. Varien 25, Winkle 22, Trafton 19, Jessen 16, Hedge- land 23, Carr 19, Work 17, Greene lc, Alford 22, Mahn- grem 22, Leddy 17, Overhulser 18, Baxter 20. Struve 16, RiDgll, Willoughbv 23. Richardson IS, Redman 17, Bixby 11, Leland 13,'Kelly 12. The Sunset Gun Club held their second shoot a Ocean Beach last Sunday. The scores in a 25 blue rock race were: Jos. Lasserott 23, Chas. OweDS 20, John Lassorott 19, Chas. Franklin 17, Chas. McDon- ald 23, Dick Burfeind 24, George Burfeind 21, Chas. White 24. Burfeind beat White on the shoot-off, 10 to 9. The members' gold watch race was won by McDon- ald with 25 straight. Mr. "Dick" Burfeind announces that he will meet any blue rock shooter on the Coast for $50 or $100. His address and scalp can be located at the National Brewery, this city. Fine weather and a desire to get into condition for the big May tournament of the Ocean Park Country Club brought out a fair turn-out of shooters at the seashore grounds on tbe 12th inst, for an all-day blue rock shoot. First event, 25 targets — Shemwell 17, Naylor 13, Lovelace 19, Shelton 18, Blanchard 19, Sockrider 12, Estudillo 5, Wright 16, Millard 11. Second event, 25 targets — Shemwell 23, Shelton 21, Wright 13, Estudillo 6, Naylor 14, Lovelace 18, Sock- rider 16, Blanchard 17. Re-entry— Wright 18, Estu- dillo 7, Naylor 12, Lovelace 18, Blanchard 17, Sock- rider 14, Millard 19. Third event, 25 targets — Lovelace 21, Blanchard 20, Shemwell 19, Sockrider 20, Naylor 16, Wright 14. Re-entry— Lovelace 20, Blanchard 18, Shemwell 22, Sockrider 17, Lovelace 20, Blanchard 18, Sockrider 20. Final shoot, 25 targets— Lovelace 21, Shelton 23, Blanchard 21, Shemwell 22, Sockrider 19, Wright 14, Estudillo 9, Naylor 16. Re-entry— Lovelace 23, Shel- ion 22, Blanchard 21, Shemwell 20, Sockrider 17, Wright 15, Estudillo 15. San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. Satdroat Contest No 4— Stow Lake, April 11, 1903. Events 1 2 3 4 a b c Young. C G .. 91 Kierulff. T. C... .. 90 Edwards, G. C. .. 88 Brown. F 83 Keuniff, C. R ... ..103 Reed. F. H Foulks. G. H.... ..98 Tormey, P. J.... .. 85 Lane, G. W ■Carr. A. B" 88 8-12 85 8-12 80 10-12 83 3-12 84 4 12 86 86 8-12 86 4-12 83 8-12 87 8-12 S9 2-12 88 5-12 84 85 8-12 85 8-12 85 4-12 87 8-12 87] 4-12 87 6-12 87 5-12 84 8-12 92 86 8-12 89 4-12 87 4-12 81 77 6-12 79 3-12 88 4-12 85 8-12 75 80 4-12 76 81 73 4-12 77 2-12 87 4-12 92 85 88 0-12 794 78 9 90 2 -8r5-NOTE: Event 1— Distance Casting, feet. Event 3— Ac- curacy percentage. Event 3— Delicacy, (a) accuracy percentage, (b) delicacy percentage; (c) net percentage. Event 4— Lure cast- ing, percentage. The fractions in lure casting are 15ths. The local brothers of the angle — both the fresh and saltwater brand — cannot be accorded the distinction of having had the quantity or quality of sport desir- able at this time of the year. If anything the salt water fishermen have had a sbade the best of it. Trout fishing, never so promising, has been under the ban of high water. Anglers who have had the opportunity to get away to tbe headwaters of small streams have had good luck and good fly-fishing. The Paper Mill has been in fine shape for bait fishing in the tide waters and a number of nice fish have been landed. To-morrow should be a good day on almost any stream within reach of this city. A number of striped bass have been taken in tbe "straits" during the week. The tides to-day and until Wednesday will be favorable for the trolling boats. ♦ A Fish and Game Protective Association has re- cently been organized at Cloverdale. Attorney George W. Hoyle was elected president. S. W. Adcock, vice-president and Dr. Smith secretary and treasurer. A determined effort will be made to stop depredations against fish and game in the northern part of Sonoma county. Get Ready for Outing. Vocation will be here before you know it, and there Is lots of joy atout getting ready. Ii will interest you if you are going comp- imi trttnipinit, or both, to visit Skinner's, 801 Market street, San Franoisoo, and see the greatest display of everything for outdoor snorts and recreation ever shown In this country. Tim Sell HiistliiK Broiler Is one of tbe new camp comforts. It sells tor 50 cents, and Skinner has it Don't fail to see it if you are going camping or hunting durinp vacation. • APRIL 18, 1903] ®h£ $xeebev cm£r gtjrcrrtemcm 11 Hunting Without the Gun. To go on a wild goose hunt without a gun would 3eem a very singular proceeding anywhere, except in the Falkland Islands; but there such a weapon is not. necessary, as the young men and boys use an equally effective projectile called the bird bolas, which is made of the knuckle-bones of cattle. That employed in the capture of wild horses is made of three stone balls, connected by twisted sinews four or five feet in length. A similar bolas is found among the Eskimos, the balls being of ivory carved from the tusk of a walrus. A sportsman thus describes the method employed in taking wild fowl with the bolas. A young goose hunter crawled slowly along between the tussock?, occasionally raising upon his hands and knees to glance cautiously at the big white geese which floated on the lake. There were at least fifty, some standing on a little spit that reached out into the lake, and against which, being of black bog, the white forms of the geese stood out in striking relief, while others were swimming idly about or plunging their wedge- shaped heads into the dark waters in search of the succulent roots and fibres which constitute their food. It was difficult work stalking game in this way, as the nearer the bolas thrower approached the lake the softer the ground became. Step by step he crawled, crouching low, until, peering through the tussock grass, he found himself within 150 feet of the flock. Between him and the game was a large cluster of grass weeds, which he finally reached. The little island was found to be exactly suited for his purpose, the grass being six or seven feet high in the center, while from it, in the direction of the unsuspecting geese, the land extended for twenty or thirty feet, almost devoid of vegetation. Wringing the black, wood stained water from his clothes, the hunterarranged his bolas, taking the small ball in his right hand and swinging the others over his left arm, already to throw, then plunged carefully into the grss. Slowly he worked his way until he could seethe geese through the green and yellow screen, barely 100 feet away; then dashed from his cover and ran down the little island shore at full speed, and before the astonished geese could re- cover he was almost amongst them. They scurried off in every direction, some flapping furiously over the water in vain efforts to rise; others circling laboriously into the air. To the latter the young hunter devoted himself, and now stood leisurely swinging the two balls around his head, with a slightly upward angle. Faster they flew, until they fiaally disappeared from sight; and then, the air being filled with geese, he released the ball in his hand, and the remarkable weapon, with its three balls widely stretched in opposite directions, yet whirling violently round, went whistling into the air. Up it went, and with almost human intelligence seemed to glide in among the birds and wind about them like the coils of a snake. One bird was stunned by a blow from the ball, while two others, completely entangled in the cords, came fluttering down intcthe water, where they were easily secured, a little later being fastened to the horse and on their way to the home' of the herders, miles out on the moorland. The bolas is the natural weapon of the Spanish South Americans, who are remarkably proficientand skillful with it. They use it on the continent in taking the o3trich, following this swift bird on horseback, whirl- ing the three or four balls in the air with very long cords, and sending them so swiftly that they rarely miss, twirling tight around the legs of the bird and bringing it down. On the Falkland Islands the bone bolas ib exclusively used by the young Scotch herders, particularly by boys, who in the chase of ducks and geese are very expert. The Respiration of Fishes. The fish's gills, which are practically its lungs, are fleshy laminae on movable bony arches; the number of laminas varies in different fishes. Each of these lami- nae has within it many minute blood vessels. The gill coverings are usually bony. All living water con- tains more or less air; fish could not live in water with- out air. The fish is continually breathing it takes in water through its mouth, passes it under the gills and out though the gill openings, or it takes in water through the gill opening and passes it under the gills and out through the mouth. From the water thus kept constantly flowing over the gills, it absorbs into the many minute blood vessels of the gills, and so into the blood, the air which it requires to aerate the blood . Many fishes, as for example the trout, come to the surface and take in water and air at a gulp, or per- haps air only, filling their air bladders in that way. Fishes are often drowned, and from a variety of causes. If a fish is caught on a hook through one of its jaws, and the mouth is held wide open, respiration is interfered with, and the fish will finally drown. Sometimes a fish is forced against a wall or a rocK and held there by a tide or current, one gill being, per- haps, thus made useless. It may be unable with a single gill to supply itself with sufficient air, and so it may drown. Sometimes a fish becomes wedged in be- tween rocks in such a manner that it cannot use its gills at all and then it drowns. Fishes caught in gill nets are unable to use their gills and they drown. If a fish is where it can be observed readily, as. for instance, in a tank at an aquarium, it will be seen to be always breathing. If the fish is inactive, simple idle in the water, the movement of the gill covers may be very slight, just enough to show the opening into the gill cavity and to admit a small volume of water. If the fish is more active and breathing hard, it may throw out the ends of the gill covers enough to reveal the red gills in the cavity back of them. Long, slow' breathing is an indication of strength and of good health in a fish. Exercise or continued exertion ac- celerates the breathing of a fish as it does the breath- ing of a man. In aquariums fishes are kept in circu- lating tanks and in self-sustaining tanks; in self-sus- taining the water is kept aerated by the introduction of plant life; in circulating tanks by an inflow of new water, either constant or at intervals; the old water running off by an overflow pipe. When the water is turned on in a circulating tank it is a common thiDg to see the fishes cluster around the intake opening, as human beings might go to a window in a room, when a breeze had sprung up, for a breath of fresh air. The fishes enjoy the incoming flow of fresh, sweet water with its new stores of air, and they head up close to it, their gill covers opening and closing as they bathe their gills in the refreshing tide. Sometimes the water for circulating tanks is ad- ditionally aerated by permitting it to flow for a short space, from the receiving pipe to the distributing tank, through the open air. In the case of sick or ailing fish the water of a tank is sometimes still further charged with air by permitting a stream to flow into it from above, falling for a short space through the open air. As a rule, fishes do not live long out of water, but there are some that will live for a considerable time. Salt-water minnows, for exam- ple, in the fall can be kept alive for four or five days if kept in moist seaweed and where a current of air can get to them. The minnows open and close their gill coverings and take air through the gills in sub- stantially the same manner as when in the water. The minnows in seaweed would live much longer than the same number in a small body of water. Victoria Show. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. The total list of entries for the San Francisco Ken- nel Club show next week falls below that of any show since the initial show of the club in '97. The list, however, has the pleasing and healthy coloring of a large number of new exhibitors. Many of the old stagers have dropped out as well as some of the bud- ding enthusiasts who were prominent in their adher- ence to the sport for two or three years past. The gentlemen identified with the show this year have worked under a handicap and can be congratulated on the good showing made. The lopping off of the dead branches and other im- pedimenta is more a matter of congratulation than regret for a larger showing than appears this year. The disgruntled exhibitors and those other fanciers who undoubtedly were wretchedly treated last year will come to the front again when they find out that the club proposes to run its shows in the interest of the fancier and breeder. The largest number of entries this year are in Bull Terriers, Collies, Cocker and Fox Terriers, in the order named. St. Bernards make a better showing then last yesr. From present indications the show promises to be a success and will be a boom to doggy affairs not only locally but for the whole coast. The doors of the Mechanics' Pavilion will be open at 8 o'clock next Wednesday morning, with Dr. Steers, the club's official veterinarian ready to pass on all logs brought to the show. No dogs will be received after 12 o'clock. The entry of northern dogs is a very good one con- sidering, some high class Setters are with the stricg brought down by George Tinto of Seattle. The recent Seattle and Victoria show were very successful. George Thomas' judging at Seattle seems to have met with the general approval of exhibitors and spectators. Several reversals set the doggy cir- cles agog, notably so where Wandee Mayse was put over Reminiscence, Mrs. Bostick'a Fox Terrier in win- ners and open at Seattle. The Setter Real John went over Ch. Roy Montez at Victoria. Under Thomas the positions were changed. Portland show commenced under good auspices on Wednesday. Considerable curiosity is manifested as to which dogs will win two out of three. We are in- clined to think Mayse and Real John will be the dogB. The Victoria and Seattle awards are given in this issue. We ask the attention of sportsmen who like a royally bred Pointer to note the announcement of Stockdale Kennels of some choice Pointer puppies. There is not a better bred lot of young dogs to be found in the country than the good ones offered by Manager R. M. Dodge. The opportunity is too good to be lost. Wallace W. Moore purchased from R. E. de B. Lopez last week a promising 18 months old Fox Terrier by Aldon Swagger out of Snip (Oriole Bluffer-Creole). He will be tried out in the novice class next week. Gabilan Kennels offer "a number of well bred Setters this week, the sale announcement on page 19 is worthy of consideration by sportsmen who like a good Setter. Coming Events. Rod. April 1-Aug. 15— Close season for lobsters and crawfish. AprlJ 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open. April l-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season for taking steel- head in tidewater. April 19— Sunday Contest No. 4. Classification series. Stow lake 10 a. m. April 25— Saturday Contest No. 5. Classification series. Stow lake, 3:30 p. m. May l-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. July 1-Jan. 1— Open season tor black bass. Sept. 1-Nov. I— Close season tor crabs. Nov. 15-Sept. 10 — Season open lor taking salmoD above tide water. St Bernards— Puppy dogs— 1 His Highness, "W F Hall, Victoria; 2 Mascott, A Rusta, Victoria; 3 Nero, S York, Nanaimo. Novice dogs— 1 His Highness, 2 Mascott. Limit dogs— 1 His Highness, 2 Nero, A F Barber, Vancouver; 3 Mascott. Open dogs— 1 Grand Master II, Nairod Kennels, San Francisco; 2 His Highness, 3 Nero. Puppy bitches— Gemma, C W Duck, Victoria. Limit bitches— 1 Gipsy Lee II, Nui- rod Kennels. Open bitches— 1 Gipsy Lee II. Winners, dogs— 1 Grand Master II, 2 His Highness. Bitches— 1 Gipsy Lee II, 2 Gemma. Great Danes— Novice dogs and bitches— 1 Remus, Geo W Seymour, Vancouver; 2 Bobs, John Holland East Wellington, B C. Limit dogs and bitches— 1 Cunningham's Carlotta, J L Cunningham, San Fran- cisco; 2 Remus, Geo W Seymour, Vancouver. Open dogs and bitches— 1 Cunningham's Ca lotta, 2 Remus Winners, dogs— 1 Remus. Bitches— 1 Carlotta. Greyhounds— Novice dogs and bitches— 1 Flora, J W McMorrow, Vancouver. Limit dogs and bitches— 1 Flora, DrGL Milne, Victoria; 2 Jeff, Dr G L Milne, Victoria. Winners, dogs— 1 Jeff. Bitches— 2 Flora. Chesapeake Bay dogs— Open dogs and bitches 1 Judy C.FO Elerich, Sedro Wooley, Wash. Pointers— Puppy dogs— 1 Oregon Lad, H F Zeigler, The Dalles, Or; 2 Shot, E S Wilband, Vancouver. Novice dogs— 1 Gnome, E V Holman, Portland, Or; Z Shot. Limit dogs— 1 Minnesota Joe, H F Zeigler, The Dalles, Or; 2 Gnome. Open dogs— 1 Minnesi ta Joe, 2 Gnome. Puppy bitches— 1 Queen Beaut, V H French, The Dalles, Or; 2 Gipsy L, G C Leonard, Vancouver. Novice bitches— 1 Duchess, F A Fultcher, Victoria; 2 Gipsy L. Limit bitches— 1 Printer's Wasco Queen, H F Zeigler; 2 Duchess. Open bitches— 1 Printer's Wasco Queen. Winners, dogs— 1 Minnesota Joe, res Oregon Lad. Bitches— 1 Printer's Wasco Queen, res Queen Beaut. English Setters— Puppy dogs— 1 Res Montez, C W Minor, Victoria; 2 Colonel Shog D, Davies Bros, Vic- toria; 3 Pilot Rodfield, Davies Bros, Victoria. Novice dogs— 1 Real John, Ben Bogart. Ballard, Wash; 2 Diamond, C F Banfield, Victoria; 3 Ventor, T Astle, Esquimau. Limit dogs— 1 Real John, 2 Victor L, H H Jones, Victoria; 3 Blue Rock, MW M Sprott, New Westminister; 3 Ben Nevis, W M Sprott. Xoviced ogs-1 Woodman Ranger, Fred Haggart, Victoria; 2 Ben Nevis WM Sprott, New Westminister; 2 Lord Roberts of Kandahar^ Mrs J W McFarland. Vancouver. Limit dogs-1 Wood- man Ranger. 2 Carlow III, T Cowan Ladysmitb Open dogs-1 Woodman Ranger, 2 Ben Nevis, 3 Capital, T B Chappel, Vancouver. Puppy bitches-1 Kildare Sunshine, A Murphy, Seattle; 2 Fair Maid of Perth W M Sprott, New Westminister; 3 Cedar Lass, S York, Nanaimo. Novice bitches— 1 KUdare Sunshine, * Fair Maid of Perth. Limit bitches— 1 Lassie, Rev E G Miller, Victoria. Open bitches— 1 Kildare Sun- shine. 2 Fair Maid of Perth, 3 Lassie. Bull Dogs— Novice dogs and bitches— 1 Jock (ivel) Damon, Mrs CK Harley, San Francisco. Limit dogs— 1 Jock i Ivel) Damon, 2 Lady Bethel, C K Harley San Francisco. Open dogs and bitches— 1 Jock (Ivel) Damon, 2 Lady Bethel, 3 Things Tumble, John Pugh, Vancouver. m , _, ,, _ Bull Terriers— Novice dogs— 1 Walter, H Mekeown, Victoria; 2 Prince, A C FSculthorpe, Sidney; 3 Wood- cote Wonder Jr, F E Watkins, Portland. Open dogs— 1 Walter. , „ , Boston Terriers— Puppy dogs and bitches— 1 Boston Girl Jack Wolfenden, Victoria. Novice dogs and bitches-1 Boston Girl, 2 Gipsy, F Foord, Victoira. Limit dogs and bitches— 1 Boston Girl, 2 Boston Boy, Jack Wolfender, Victoria. Open dogs and bitches— 1 Boston Girl. ,. _ , rrr Fox Terriers (smooth coated)— Puppy dogs— 1 War- burton Actor, W B Bailey, Fairhaven, \\ ash; 2 Drift, J R Saunders; 3 Cadger of Oak, W F Hall. Novice dogs— Wandee Revelry, Wandee Kennels, San Fran- cisco, Cal Limit dogs-1 Wandee Jester, Y\ andee Kennels. San Francisco, Cal; 2 Cadger of Oak, 3 Vtc- tor Geo Florence, Victoria. Open dogs— 1 Wandee Blizzard, Wandee Kennels, San Francisco; 2 General BuUer II, 3 Cadger of Oak. Puppy bitches— 1 War- burton Pearl. Dr R Ford Verrinder; 2 Belle, Jas- K Anfus Novice bitches— 1 Wandee Mayse, Wandee Kennels. San Francisco; 3 Queen, Geo Florence, Vic- toria. Open bitches— 1 Reminiscence, Mrs J J Bos- tock, Victoria: 2 Wandee Mayse. Winners, dogs— 1 Wandee Blizzard, res Wandee Jester. Bitches— 1 Reminiscence, res Wandee Mayse. Fox Terriers (wire haired)— Puppy dogs— lliley Barnev, Mrs J W Laing, Victoria. Novice dogs— 1 Rscal," R P Forshaw, Vancouver; 2 Rough, Percy Evans, Vancouver. Open dogs— 2 Filey Barney, 3 Rough. Puppv bitches— 1 Raggy, G Tindal, Victoria. Novice bitches— 2 Raggy. Limit bitches— 1 Nestle, R E Hansen. Scottish Terriers— Novice and open dogs— 1 latters, Mrs W A Ward, Victoria. Mrs Archer Martin's Dashchund, and the Japanese Spaniel Gyp were equals for first place in the miscella- neous class. SPECIAL AWARDS. Best St Barnard, Grand Master II, owned by Nairod Kennels. San Francisco. Best Great Dane, Cunning- ham's Carlotta. Best Pointer, Minnesota Joe. Best English Setter, Victoria Belle II, T P McConnell, Vic- toria, B lC. BeBt English Setter bitch owned by a member of the Victoria City Kennel Club, Victoria Belle II. Bast team of English SetterBin the show, Vic- toria Belle II and Rosalind. BeBt English Setter dog owned by a member of the Victoria City Kennel Club, Victor L, owned bv H H Jones, Victoria, B C. Best Irish Setter, Hector. Best Gordon Setter, Sport. Best Irish Water Spaniel, Burrard Rowday. Best Field Spaniel, Zulu. Best Clumber Spaniel, Chieo. Best Cocker Spaniel (any color), Lady Iris. Best Cocker Spaniel, owned by a member of the V C K C, Mrs C A Goodwin, Victoria, B C. Best team of Cockers, owned and bred in B C, Lady Iris and Little Dorritt, owned by Mrs C A Goodwin, Victoria, B C. Best Cocker, owned by a member of the V C K C, J W Creighton's Portland Dick. Best Cocker Spaniel bitch, owned by a member of the V C K C, Lady Iris. Best Black Cocker in show, Lady Iris. Best solid color Cocker Spaniel in show, Plumeria Flo, Plumeria Cocker Kennels, San Francisco, Cal. Best parti- colored Cocker Spaniel in show. Miss Peffer. Best lie other than tri-color, Kildare Sunshine. Best Bulldog in show, Jock (Ivel) Damon. Best Bull Terrier in show, Walter. Best Boston Terrier, Bos- ton Girl. Best Fox Terrier (smooth), bred in Vic- toria, Warburton .Actor. Best Fox Terrier dog, owned by a member of the V C K C, General Buller. Best Fox T«rrier bitch, owned by a member of the ]( C, Reminiscence. Best (smooth coated) Fox Terrier in show, Reminiscence. Best (wire haired) Fox Terrier in show, Regal, owned by R P Forshaw, Vancouver, B C. Best Irish Terrier in show, Nipper, owned by Cecil Hall, Victoria, B C. Best Airedale rier in show, Lady Marvel, owned by Gilbert & 1'ilmer, Seattle, Wash. Best Retriever in show, Sailor, owned by Thos Astle, Esquimalt, B C. Seattle Show. St Bernards, (rough-coated) — Puppy dogs — 1 F W 'all, Victoria, His Highness; 2 B W Baker, Seattle, !J ly; 3 F L Jacobaon, Seattle, Roskow. Limit dogs — 1 His Highness, 2 T O Goodwin, Seattle, Sport; •> iskow. Open dogs — 1 Nairod Kennels.San Francisco Grand Master II; 2 His Highness, 3 Roskow. Win- ners, dogs — 1 Grand Master II, res His Highness. Open dogs — 1 Nairod Kennels, San Francisco, Gipsy Lee II, 2 Mrs C C Cherry, Seattle, Lady Trix, 3 Mr. Miller, Seattle, Judith Sir Bedivere. Winners, bitches — 1 Gipsy Lee II, res Lady Trix. St Bernards, (smooth-coated) — Limit dogs — 1 C Hanschildt, Seattle, Prince Henry. Open dogs and bitches — 1 Prince Henry. Great Danes — Open dogs and bitches — 1 A Murphy, Seattle. Lord Londesbrough II; 2 J L Cunningham, San Francisco, Carlotta; 3H B Haden, Seattle, Lord Cholmondeley. Winners — 1 Lord Londesbrough II, res Cunningham's Carlotta. Greyhounds — Open dogs — 1 MissLydia E Lovering, Seattle, Lord Edward. Russian Wolf Dog- Open dogs and bitches— 1 Frank Kennedy, Seattle, Cassock II. Deerhounds— Open dogs and bitches— 1 P L Foun- tain, Seattle, Bugle. Collies (tri-color)— Puppy dogs— 1 George Tinto, Seattle, Charlie. Puppy bitches— 1 George Tiiito, Seattle, Liddie. Novice bitches— 1 Liddie. Limit bitches—] Liddie. Open bitches— 1 Liddie. Win- ners—1 Liddie. Collies (other than tri-color)— Puppy dogs— 1 David Stephney, Sunnydale, Wash, Seattle Davie; 2 W L Beddow, Seattle, Sandy McPherson; 3 Jerome Andrews, Seattle, Young" Maclvor. Novice dogs— 1 Jack McKenzie, Castle Rock, Wash, Scottie; 2 W L Beddow, Seattle, Sandy McPherson Limit dogs— 1 Mrs Thomas Burke. Seattle. Bonnie Doone II; 2 W L Beddow, Seattle, Tinto. Open dogs— 1 Bonnie Doone II, 2 Tinto. Winners, dogs— 1 Seattle Davie, res Bon- nie DooLe II. Puppy bitches — 1 Arthur Murphy, Seattle, Kildare Sunshine. Novice bitches— 1 Kildare Sunshine. Limit bitches — 1 Kildare Sunshine, 2 E M Williams, Seattle, Princess Ithyn. Open bitches— 1 Kildare Sunshine, 2 Mcintosh & Murphy, Seattle, Brandane Sultana; 3 Princesslthyn. Winners, bitches — 1 Kildare Sunshine, res Brandane Sultana. Pointers — Puppy dogs — 1 Frank Kennedy, Seattle, Toby; 2 L B Youngs, Seattle, Lyon's Jingo Rip. Limit dogs (under 55 pounds) — 2 A L Bramb, Lint Dick; 3 F T Browness, Wasco Imp. Limit dogs (over 55 pounds)— 1 H F Zeigler, The Dalles, Oi, Minnesota Joe; 2 H Pease, Portland, Plain Star; 3 N A Wedeen, Seattle, K C Rip. Open dogs— 3 Wasco Imp. Open dogs (55 pounds and over) — 1 Minnesota Joe, 2 Plain Star, 3 Frederick V Colman, Gnome. Winners, dogs— 1 Minnesota Joe, res Plain Stai. Puppy bitches— 1 True Blue Kennels, Seattle, True Blue Lady May. Limit bitches (under 55 pounds) — 1 George Mc- Nealy, McMurray, Wash, Hal's Glory: 2 True Blue Kennels, True Blue Lady May. Limit bitches (over 55 pounds)— H F Zeigler, The Dalles, Or, Printers, W Queen. Open bitches (under 55 pounds) — 1 George W McNealy, Hal's Glory; 2 H E Griffin, Seattle, Jeania. Open bitches (55 pounds and over) — 1 Print- ers' W Queen, 2 Theodore Madsen, Green Lake, Seattle Queen. Winners, bitches — 1 Hal's Glory, res Jeania. English Setters— Puppy dogs — 1 C W Miner, Vic- toria, Rex Montez; 2 Benjamin Bogart, Seattle, Red- field B; 3 W Pettigrew, Prince. Novice dogs— 1 C F Banfield, Diamond; 2 Rex Montez, 3 R M Palmer, Seattle, Dick Belton. Limit dogs— 1 Benjamin Bogart, Seattle. Real John; 2 Diamond, 3 CBYandell, Seattle, Laddie GoldBtone. Open dogs — 3 Fitzpatrick and Mercer, Vancouver, Bicko Winners, dogs — 1 Rex Montez, res Real John. Puppy bitches — 1 Davies Bros, Victoria, Countess May; 2 J A Peebles, Seattle, Don Drake. Novice bitches — 1 C W Miner, Victoria Duchess; Benjamin Bogart, Seattle, Fleet's Girl; 3R M Palmer, Seattle, Fleet's Sal. Limit bitches— 1 T P McConnell, Victoria, Alberta Rosalind; 2 T P McCon- nell, Victoria, Victoria Belle II; 3 F A Pontius, Letitia. Open bitches — 1 Alberta Rosalind, 2 Victoria Belle II, 3 Letitia. Winners, bitches — 1 Alberta Rosalind, res Victoria Belle II. English Setters, Field Trial dogs— 1 Real John, 2 Laddie Gladstone. Irish Setters— Puppy dogs— 1 E E Beckett, Seattle, Judge; 2 E E Beckett, Seattle, Doc; Mrs J H Helmich, Seattle, Seattle Doc. Open dogs— 1 Mrs MC Pearsall, Seattle, Ireland Doc; 2 Dr Garechs, Victoria, Hector; 3 J C Lindsey, Seattle, Chief. Winners, dogs — 1 Ire- land Doc, res Hector. Puppy bitches — 1 J H Helmich, Seattle, Seattle Lassie. Open bitches — 1 William Mayouck, Seattle, Queen. Winners, bitches— 1 Queen, res Seattle Lassie. Gordon Setters — Puppy dogs — 1 Horace R Smith, Seattle, Pedro. Open dogs— 1 S B Davis, Seattle, Hope. Irish Water Spaniels — Puppy dogs — 1 John Rip- linger, Seattle, Dooley Prince, 2 C Rick, Seattle, Mike. No"vice dogs — 1 Dooley Prince. Limit dogs — 1 Dooley Prince. Opendogs — 1 S Hansen, Green Lake, Barney Sul; 2 J A Peebles, Seattle, Barney Maloney. Win- ners, dogs — 1 Barney Sul, res Dooley Prince. Limit bitches — 1 C T Ralston, Vancouver B. C, Burrard Rowdv; 2 J E Hubbard, Seattle, Fannie O'Connor; 3 C T Ralston, Vancouver, B C, Kitty C. Open bitches — 1 Burrard Rowdy, 2 Fannie O'Connor, 3 Kitty C. Winners, bitches — 1 Burrard Rowdy, res Fannie O'Connor. Cocker Spaniels (black)— Novice dogs— 1 Lemuel A Sbortridge, Seattle, El Captain. Open dogs— 1 Port- land Cocker Kennels, Black Victor. Winners, dogs— 1 Black Victor. Puppy bitches— 1 Plumeria Cocker Kennels, Plumeria Victoria; 2 Mrs C A Goodwin, Victoria, Little Dorrit. Limit bitches— 1 Mrs F R Win tier, Seattle, Lester Marie; 2 Little Dorrit; 3 John 0 Nutter, Seattle, Rekaer. Open bitches — 1 Plumeria Cocker Kennels, Plumeria Victoria; 2 Portland Cocker Kennels, Waverly Be6s; 3 Joseph Garbutt, Seattle, Island Queen. Winners, bitches — 1 Plumeria Victora, res Little Dorrit. Cocker Spaniels, (other than black)— Novice dogs — 1 Nathan Benman, Seattle, Bob Blackie. Limit dogs — 1 Bob Blackie. Open dogs — 1 Nairod Kennels, Plu- meria Beau II; 2 Portland Cocker Kennels. Plumeria Bud; 3 Bob Blackie. Winners, dogs — 1 Plumeria Beau ,11, res Plumeria Bud. Novice bitches — 1 Mrs C W Sharpies, Seattle, Nettie; 2 Mrs C L Lundy, Seattle, Coubb. Limit bitches— 1 Mrs C W Sharpies, Seattle, Pattern; 2 Mr Samuel M Barr, Portland, Or, Trix. Open bitches— 1 Plumeria Cocker Kennels, Plumeria Flo: 2 Mrs C W Sharpies, Seattle, Lillian Roy: 3 Trix. Winners, bitches — 1 Plumeria Flo, res Pattern, Bulldogs — Limit dogs — 1 Mrs Charles K Harley, San Francisco, Ivel Damon. Open dogs — 1 Ivel Damon; 2 MrsC W Ireland, Seattle, Ratlin theReefer. Winners, dogs — 1 Ivel Damon, res Ratlin theReefer. Open bitches— 1 Miss Kathleen Ireland, Seattle, Klootchman; 2 C K Harley, Lady Bethel. Bull Terriers— Puppy dogs — 1 H Kern, Victoria, Walter; 2 C L Denny, Seattle, Fargo. Limit dogs— 1 True Blue Kennels, Edgewood Hot Steel; 2 Walter, 3 Jesse Latshaw, Centralia, Napoleon Jack. Open dogs — 1 Mrs J E Ernenwein, Major McKinley. Winners, dogs— 1 Edgewood Hot Steel, res Walter. Puppy bitches— 1 Frank I Curtis, Seattle, Seattle Belle. Limit bitches— 1 True Blue Kennels, Seattle, Lady Beatrice II; 2 Jesse Latshaw, Centralia, Wash. Queen Lil. Open bitehes-^1 True Blue Kennels, Seattle, Sparkle. Winners, bitches — 1 Lady Beatrice II, res Sparkle. Bull Terriers (not wl.ite)— Open dogs— 1 Richard Havter, Seattle. Patrick II; 2 J B Walker, Seattle. Phil. Fox Terriers (smooth)— Puppy dogs— 1 W B Bailey. Fairhaven, Wash; Warburton Actor; 2 W F Haij, Victoria, Cadger of Oaks; 3 C E Bryan, Seattle, Arbi- trator Jr. Novice dogs— 1 Wandee Kennels, San Francisco, Wandee Blizzard; 2 Warburton Actor; 3 Cadger 01 Oaks. Limit dogs— 1 Wandee Kennels, San Francisco, Wandee Revelry; 2 Warburton Actoi ; 3 Cadger of Oaks. Open dogs— 1 Wandee Blizzard; 2 Wandee Kennels, Wandee Jester; 3 Cadger of Oaks. Winners, does — 1 Wandee Blizzard, res Wandee Revelry. Novice bitches— 1 Wandee Kennels, San Francisco, Wandee Mayse; 2 George L" Piper, Seattle, Contrast: 3 B T Carr, Seattle, Dixie. Limit bitcheE — 1 Wandee Mayse, 2 Contrast, 3 Dixie. Open bitches — 1 Wandee Mayse, 2 Mrs J J Bostock, Victoria, Reminiscence; 3 George D Piper, Seattle, Contrast- Winners, bitches — 1 Wandee Mayse, res Reminiscence. Fox Terriers, (wire-haired) — Open bitches — 1 A Murphy, Seattle, Morenga, (1 winners); 2 Jules Rea- elsheimer, Seattle, Craw Fish (res winners). Airedale Terriers — Limit dogs and bitches — 1 E F Tucker, Portland, Waterside Duchess; 2 Gilber & Palmer, Seattle, Lady Marvel, (res winners); 3 E F Tucker, Portland,' Nipple. Open dogs and bitches — 1 Waterside Duchessd winners); 2 W W Beaton, Seattle, Olympic Oweenee; 3 Nipple. Irish Terriers — Puppy dogs — 1 Mrs C P Curtis, Tacoma, Bantry Banagher. Limit dogs — 1 Bantry Banagher. Open dogs — 1 Bantry Banagher (1 win- ners). Limit bitches — 1 Mrs C P Curtis, Bantry Bawn. Open bitches — IBantry Bawn (1 winners). Toy Terriers (black and tans) — Open dogs — 1 Mrs Louisa Spencer, Seattle, Toy Terrier Prince (1 win- ners). Open bitches — 1 Miss Fanny Levy, Walla Walla, Tiney (1 winners) 2 Mrs F Levy, Walla Walla, Queen V (res winners); 3 Miss F Levy, Walla Walla, Quida. Pomeranians — Open dogs — 3 Nellie Gibson, Bailey, Wash, Tasso. Open bitches— 1 1 Baker, Seattle, Snowball. Old English Sheep Dogs— Open dogs— 1 E Pelly, Seattle, Gray Boy. Japanese Spaniels — Open bitches — 1 Tom Dutton, Seattle, Toka. Miscellaneous — Open dogs — 1 Miss Harley, Seattle, (Maltese Terrier), Tobe, (1 winners); 2 Frank White, Seattle, (Spitz), Snowball, (res winners); 3 Sidney C Lough, Seattle, (Spitz), Flough. Open bitches — 1 Mrs Willard N Fos, Seattle, (Maltese Terrier), Flora, (1 winners); 2 Mrs Willard N Fos, Seattle, (Maltese Terrier), Dulce, (res winners); 3 Frank White, Seattle, (Spitz), Toots. SPECIAL AWARDS The following dogs won the club trophies for best in their respective breeds in the show: St Bernard — Ch Grand Master II, owned by Nairod Kennels, San Francisco Scotch Collie — Seattle Lady, George Tinto, Seattle. Best of opposite box — Seattle Charlie, entered by George Tinto, and purchased in the show room by M R Maddocks of Seattle. Pointer — Minnesota Joe, H F Zeigler, The Dalles, Or. Pointer bitch — Hal's Glory, George McNealy, Mc- Murray, Wash. English Setter— Roy Montez, C W Miner, Victoria. English Setter puppy — Roy Montez, C W Miner, Victoria. Irish Setter — Ireland Doc, Mrs M C Pearsall, Seattle. Chesapeake Bay dog — Jeff, Malcolm McFee, Seattle. Irish Water Spaniel — Barney Sul, S. Hansen, Green Lake. Cocker Spaniel — Plumeria Victoria, Plumeria Cocker Kennels, San Francisco. Bast of opposite sex — Black Victor, Portland Cocker Kennels. Red Cocker Spaniel — Plumeria Flo, PlumeriaCocker Kennels, San Francisco. Fox Terrier, smooth or wire, bred on the Pacific Coast — Morenga, Arthur Murphy, Seattle. Fox Terrier, wire or smooth — Wandee Mayse, Wan- dee Kennels, San Francisco. Irish Terrier— Bantry Banagher, Mrs C P Curtis, Tacoma. Dog Owners!! Read This!! We are carrying in the advertising columns of this journal an advertisement of "Sergeant's Dog Remedies," a popular line of preparations for which F. W. Braun&Co. of Los Angeles. Cali- fornia, have been made distributing agents on the Pacific Coast. The goods have few equals and no superiors on the market today, having received the highest endorsements of the leading dog men and kennel owners of this country and Canada. They are manufactured by Polk Miller Drug Co of Richmond, Va.who invite all persons having sick dogs to write (enclosing stamp) describing symptoms, and they will cheerfully furnish the best possible advice without any charge whatever. A revised copy of their book on "Dogs" sent free on receipt of 3c in stamps to oover postage. April 18, 1903] t&hs gveebev anxs ^ovi&tnatx IS <**» THE FARM. <#■*> How I Handle Chester Whites. Each man must be governed by circum- stances in handling his hogs. He should choose his breeding animals with reference to the demands of his market. I select long-bodied sows, with twelve or more teats, as a sow with less than twelve can- not support a very large litter of pigs. As a rule, long-bellied sows raise large pigs and larger litters than short, chunky ones. I select a boar, choosing one that is strong in points where my sows are weak. In that way the shortcomings of one parent are counteracted by the other. For my use I want a boar that is rather chunky and compact. He must be masculine in appearance, must be a good individual, and have a good pedigree. For summer feed nothing is better than a clover past- ure, adding a little grain in the feed lot once a day. If clover is not available I use sweet corn fodder as a main crop and rye, oats and peas for green feed, before the corn is large enough. I have never used rape, but I think that I will try it next year. For succulent feed during the winter I ust small potatoes and think they are worth 8 to 10 cents per bushel for this purpose. I always cook them and add a little bran or other ground feed. In addition to po- tatoes, I nse mangels, sugar beets, turnips, carrots and cabbages that are unsalable. I begin with turnips, as they are usually available first, then follow with carrots and mangels, as these roots keep better than any of the others. I occasionally give my pigs clover hay during the winter They eat it quite readily, and it seems to be a valuable food. Many people do not consider it abso- lutely necessary to have green feed for hogs during the winter, but I believe it is quite essential. I can keep my breeding animals more contented than when only dry feed is used. They eat a greater .vol- ume, and seem to be satisfied as long as their stomachs are full. On grain alone they never seem to get fat enough, and if they do, they get too fat for best results in the breeding pen. For grain feed I am using peas and oats one part, to rye one part, ground together. This mixture contains too much protein to make a good ration alone, and I usually mix with it a little corn meal. When I have to buy feed I choose bran, shipstuff. shorts and o 1 meal, using my corn to bal- ance the ration. For young pigs three and a half to four months old I use the Bhorts, as the bran is too harsh, and they do not seem to do well on it. If you have good animals do not keep them too fat. They may look better, but fat sows never have large litters, nor do those that are too thin. The sow that is moderately thin is most satisfactory. Above all things, I avoid getting the sows fat upon corn, as this seemB to be more disastrous than loo : much fat from any other feed. If an ani" mal is intended for the butcher it is an entirely different matter, and corn should be used freely, as this puts on fat more readily than any other farm feed.— treo. C. BorcTc, in 0. J. Farmer. NEW MODEL 1903 A Model Dairy. Williams & Young Company expect a carload of Holstein-Fresians cows and a thoroughbred Holstein bull from Henry county, Missouri, shortly, they having been already shipped, which they intend to turn on to the Kelly ranch, which Mr. Williams recently purchased from Tom Kelly. Mr. Williams who has leased the ranch to the Williams & Young Company is making a number of improvements on tQe place for them. He is fencing eighty acres (which is all in alfalfa) of the quarter section with hog tight fence, had the trees taken out, with the exception of those necessary for shade and which will be whitewashed as well as the fence, is put- ting down two more wells, making five in all and has also built a new ranch house. It is the intention of the company to make the place a first class dairy ranch ind only registered dairy stock will be put on the ranch. A DeLaval separator with a capacity of 650 pounds a day has been ordered from Eidgway Brothers, which will be used on the ranch and the cream sold to Ridgway Creamery. The enterprise of the company is a worthy one and it is hoped they will be successful and their example followed by others. — Porterville Enterprise. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL CggjB BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, CaL The oldest, the largest, the most popular com merolal school on the Pacific Coast. 20,000 gradu ates: 30 teachers: 70 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed in positions. Send for catalogue E. P. HEALD. President. SAFETY PREGNATOR OUTFIT A practical, durable, and easily used Impregnating Outfit, with which you can get in foal all mares you breed, and greatlyincreasetheincome from your stall- ion. GUARANTEED to eive satisfaction. A necessity in every breeding stable. Write for descriptive circular Price of Pregnator, $5.00 Outfit, complete, $7.50 I. O, CEITTENDES, ELYBIA, OHIO It is now the season for setting hens The process is a very simple one. Gen- erally the hen is not wanted to sit in the nest where she has been laying, or at least not in that place. Prepare a good clean nest, by putting' a spadeful of soil in the bottom, then mould the nest by pushing the soil to sides and corners. Then fill in and put down some cut straw or short hay Take the hen off at feeding time, just before dark, and while she is off substitute the new nest for the old one. After dark remove nest and hen to the place where she is wanted to sit. If she remains on the nest for a day and night, give her the eggs and let her begin the hatching process. It is best to withhold the eggs until the hen has come off the nest and voluntarily returned to it. After this she will be a safe sitter. If a dairy cow is built like a steer and looks like a steer, she should share the fate of a steer and not wear out a man's patience in the dairy herd. Bay Team For Sale p ELDINGS, 6 AND 7 YEARS OLD, 16 HANDS. ^ llOOlbs each; well mated, color, disposition and gait (trotters); free drivers; stylish; gentle; lady can drive them. Address Breeder and Sportsman, San Francisco, Cal. FOR SALE. EDNA R. 2:11 \ BSOLTJTELY SOUND. IN SPLENDID CON- -"- dition a high-class mare in every respect, and a better mare than she was when she made her record For price and particulars address A. L. CONKLIN, Bakersfleld. Strike! — if they don't give you Jack son's Napa Soda. Free. A BIG WINNER'S POCKET RACING GUIDE, guaranteed to have no equal inselectiDg Winners, can be had FREE. Send your name and address with two-cent stamp to THE RELIABLE, P- O. Bos 217, Newark, N. J. LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission. Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. warehouse: 203 Berry St. OFFICE: 303 California St , Room 7. SAN FRANCISCO, Telephone: Main 1037. NEW YORK SAN J. O'KANE 26 GOLDEN GATE AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, WILL GIVE YOU 20 PER CENT. Special Discount for 30 days from April 21, 1903, on the Finest and Largest Stock of Horse Boots and Send for it that will ON THE . It will pay you interest you and save you money. new Colored Catalogue Track Harness PACIFIC SLOPE. to have it. There are things Ltiti'ii'ii'ii'ii'ii'i FRANCISCO 1 it ■»? Si Si ?l? #| ifc "»* i(i "•" i»i Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose— surround ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop billiard parlor.carriage office news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance RACING EVERY RAIN WEEK DAY OR SHINE. New California JocKey CI OAKLAND TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY RACES START AT 2:15 P. M. SHARP. Ferryboats leave San Francisco at 12m., 13:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 5:30 and 3 p. m., connecting with trains slopping at the entrance to the track. Last two cars on train reserved for ladies. No smoking. Buy your tickets to Shell Mound. Returning trains leave the track at 4:15 and 4:45 p. m. and Immediately after the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, President. PERCY W. TREAT, Secretary. 3 Tonne Mcliiey Stallions FOR SALE. All Out of Fashionably Bred Mares. One 2 Years Old. One 3 Years Old. One 4 Years Old. The two year old and three-year-old are both well staked and are trotters. "The four-year-old has a three-year-old trotting record or 2:f8, and a great prospect for his class this year. All are in floe shape to train or be placed in the stud For pedigrees, prices and full particulars address C. A. DURFEE, San Jose. rTwjT ^JWESTjCOASTi WIRE-fe IRONlWORKg __ r# Q0C0ANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOK STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIOS FOR SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORK; 208 California Street, San Franc! 14 ®h£ $* eeiicv mtb §t^i,and others. TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 5, 1903, ^^A"'"' AL^Lf Y-BD- "" ' ' * Van ^ess Av. and Market St., San Francisco The great brood mare Grace, dam of Daedalion 2:11, Creole 2:15 (sire of Javelin &08V61 and Eatrlfl 2:19^, is in this sale. She is in foal to Mokelumne 37559, son of Silver Bow and Kitty Fox bv Pan coast Some of the greatest prospects ever led into a salesring will be offered ^■Send for Catalogue. FRED H. CHASE & CO., Live Stock Auctioneers, 1732 Market Street, San Francisco *™ SPAVIN CURE > POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES BONE AND BOG SPAVIN, THOROUGHP1N, RINGBONE, CURB, SPLINT, CAPPED HOCK, WIND PUFF, WEAK {except Low Ringbone) AND SPRAXND TENDONS, AND ALL LAMENESS. Horse can be worked with either shin or ankle boots, as no harm can possibly come by either destruction of hair or scalding of the limb. " SAVE-THE-HORSE " can be applied in all conditions and extremes of weather — hot or cold. Work horse continuously if desired. Cures without scar, blemish or loss of hair. Contains no Arsenic, Corrosive Sublimate or other form of Mercury, or any ingredient that can iDJure the horse. Chronic and seemingly incurable cases in the advanced stage that have been fired two or three times and given up as hopeless, positively and permanently cured- "Save-the-Horse" marks an achievement re- markable and unparalleled in medicine. It is the crowning success of ten years1 research and experi- menting in the treatments of the products of inflammation. The potent, unfailing power of "Save-t*»e-Horse" lies in its concentrated, penetrating, absorbing properties. It cures by penetrating to the seat of the injury or disease, producing a physiological TROY CHEMICAL CO., Troy, N. Y. change, absorbing all inflammatory exudate and producing a healthy, normal conditionof the parts. $5.O0 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle, construct- ed solely to convince, satisfy and protect you fully. We know positively "Save-the-Horse" will absolutely and permanently cure, and for that reason guarantee is made all your way. Copy sent on application. The need of second bottle is almost improbable except in rarest cases. There is no condition or arrangement we can make more binding to protect you than our guar- antee. Copy sent upon application. $3, all druggists or dealers, or sent by express prepaid. fD. E NEWELL, Pacific Coast Agent, 1 519 Mission St., San Francisco. SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOLLY DILLON 2:07 {the Fastest Mare of 1001), B S. DILLON 3:35 and CAPTIVITY 2:28 1-2. Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA, CAL. SIDNEY DILLON was sired by Sidney 2:19*£: dam Venus (dam of Adonis 2:liVa, Leah H-.Ziii, Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus II. 2:11!4), Psyche 2:I6H and Lottie Parks 2:16^. and she was also dam of Juno, the dam of Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:30) by Venture 2:27^, sire of dam of Directum 2:05&; second dam s t. b. by Algerine, son of Whipple's Ham- bletonfan. SIDNEY DILLON is a model of symmetry and imparts his grand individual- ity, inherent speed and excellent disposition to all his progeny. Best of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges if horse is still in my possession. For pasturage and other information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Supt. Santa Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $40. °rIT2S Montgomery St.. S. p. The Thoroughbred Stallion St. Carlo Hermit,. f Newmlnster ' \ Seclusion Fusee fMarsyas I Vesuviem (.Carina.. (Kingfisher. f £llingt°n * (Elthan Lass Icarlta /The Ill-U8ed *■ l Camilla ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about $29,000 as a two-year-old. He is a wenderful ybuns Sire, among his get being Ruinart (winner of the Burns Handicap, Palace Hotel Handicap and §11,650). Zamar PI (winner of 19 races as a two-year-old and $7695). Joan. February, St. Cuthbert, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Mannion. May Boy, Our Climate, Glendinning and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM. SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, - $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903 Forfurther particulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES MCDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. THE STANDARD-BRED TROTTING STALLION fBy BOODLE 2:12}4, sire of Ethel Downs 2:10, Thompson 2:14&, and 4 others in 2:30 and better. -j He by Stranger, sire of 33 in 2:30. | Dam NEVA B. by Electioneer, sire of Arion 2:07V, I Sunol 2:08V4, Palo 2:08?i, and 164 more in 2:30 list. BOODLE Jr RACINE launches and rowboats Launches $197.50 Up 15. 16, 18, 21 and 25 ft. Sizes carried in stock Rowboats $33 Up All Styles carried in stock. SEND FOK CATALOGUE AND PRICES. BAKER &, HAMILTON PACIFIC COAST AGENTS, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. BOODLE Jr. is one of the best bred, best looking and best stallions on the Pacific Coast. He will make the Season of 1903 at J. D, CARR'S 6ABILAN RANCH, Six Miles East of Salinas Fap $?? f°r ine season, payable at end of season, or $15 for single service, payable at time of FCC ipiO service, otherwise will be considered at season rates- Any mare entered for the season and paid for will be granted the usual return priveleges if proven to be not in foal, provided that nest year the owner of mare still owns her and J. D. Carr still owns the horse. Good pasturage at §2 per month, but no responsibility assumed for accidents Season open now, and will close August first 1903. BOODLE ,Tr. is a sure foal getter, his colts are all uniform, aod of good color, and snow fine speed and action. He is 16 hands high and weighs 1200 pounds, is of a rich mahogany bay. Apply to J- !>• CARR, or JOHN GARSIDE, at Gabilan Ranch. Silver Bow Jr0 By SILVER BOW (sire of Arrow 2:14, Silver Ring 2:14^ and 6 others in 2:30 list); dam M AGENT _ by Tempest (sire of Tago 2:11, etc.); second dam by Commodore Belmont SILVER BOW JR. is 16-1 hands high, weighs 1200; bay, handsome, stylish, splendid action and has shown quarters in 3(U seconds. Has nothing older than two-year-olds and they are all big, fine-looking and show speed. Will Make the Season at MILPITAS. rpA fl«3ft FOR THE SEASON. Good pasturage $4. Excellent care taken of mares, but no rCC $Q\J resposibility for accidents or escapes. Ship mares and apply to I. MOREHOUSE, Milpitas, Cal. Sire McKINXEY Z:11K, Sire of 22 in 2:15 and 48 in the 3:30 list. Dam IGO (registered) by Antevolo 2:19; 2d dam Daisy May by Nutwood 600; 3d dam „ Ralston Mare by Alexander's Abdallah. MOMESOL, 5 years, old, stands I5*i hands, weighs about 1100 pounds; is the best bred young McKinney stallion, combining as he does the blood of Electioneer aod Nutwood with that of the greatest son of the great Alcyone. He is in every respect a splendid individual and should be seen by every owner of a good mare in this State before booking elsewhere. S40 for the Season, with return privilege. 3 years old. by McKINNEY, dam MOUNTAIN HARE by Young Venture, will be permitted to serve 5 approved mares at $100 for the season. MONTESOL POLE STAR The above Stallions will stand at the Race Track, Alameda. P. I'OLEY, Race Track, Ala 16 ®h£ Qxeebev anir gpp\orfcarmmt [April 18, 1»3 THE BRED H I G HIT STALLION NEAREST 35562 RECORD 2:22 1-2 F.ill Brjth;.- t5 J ih 1 A McKerron 2:05 1-4. (Formerly WILKES DIRECT) Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4 and the Only 8-year-old Stallion with One with a Record below 2:10. By NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16V4. sire of John A. McKerron 2:05^. Who Is It 2:10^, Stanton Wilkes 2: 10^, Claudius 2: i3tf, Georgia B. 2:12}<, Bob Ingersoll 2:U?i and 16 other standard performers Dam IXGAR. the greatest producing daughter of Director (dam of John A. Mc- Kerron 2:05Kt Nearest 2:22»/i and Thursday 2:24) by the old champion Director 2:17, sire of Directum 2:U5H. Direct 2:0514, Direction 2:10hi, Evangeline 2:11^, Margaret S •,':!2,J and others; second dam Annie Titus (dam of Annie C. 2:25) by Echo 4R2, sire or Echora 2:23^ (dam of Direct 2:05H) and 16 others in list; third dam Tiffany mare (dam of Gibraltar 2:22%, sire of Our Dick 2:10^, Homestake 2:14^ aDd others) by Owen Dale, son of Williamson's Belmont. MP A DpCT is a Dark Bay. 15.3 hands and welghB 1200 pounds; well formed and nCtt.lVL.Ol 0[ kind disposition. Will make the Season of 1903 at the Stables of T. W. BARSTOW on the Alameda Avenue Near Race Track, San Jose, Cal. FROM FEBRUARY 1st TO JUNE 1st. TERMS, $40 THE SEASON. NEAREST 35S62, Rec. 2:22 1-2. Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4. Good pasturage $3 per month. No wire fencing. Every care taken to prevent acoidents or escapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Address t. w. Telephone No.: Red 1431. BARSTOW, SAN JOSE, CAL. Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. **^ (A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) LIMONERO 2:151, bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who have seen him to be one of the best stallions standing for service in California. He is a magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding, class and individuality ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year olds that have never bsen trained. All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. From their appearance and the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to be good race horses with every prospect of some star performers. A number of these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. LIMONERO 2:15^ got bis record as a three-year-old in the fourth heat of a 9ix-heat race for a $5000 purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six of the greatest tbree-year-~]d6 of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinite and Futurity. LIMONERO 2:151 will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but no r asf'O nubility assumed for accidents or escapes. Mares should be shipped to University Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal , in care of r Piedmont 904 Record 2: 17M "Winner of 41 heats in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Res... 2:15H Limonero 2:15££ Lorita 2:18':; Wanda 3:184 Charley C 2:18*5 Marston C 2:19^ and sire dams of PaDny Wilcox. 2:I0v.f Alta Vela 2:llJ< Lizziemont. ...2: 16% Montrose (3). ..2:18 sire of 23 trotters, 2 pacers 7 sons produced 14 trotters, 3 pacers 16daughts produced 21 trotters, 3 pacers Lulaneer Dam of Limonero 2:15% Bion 2:19% HARR1C0N Q. ARMS. Owner. J. H. WILLIAMS, University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. Almoin 33 Sire of 35 trotters and 3 pacers 96 sons produced 435 trotters and 135 pacers 81 dau produced 102 trotters and 28 pacers [May Ferguson (by Mamb. Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont 2:17^ Almont Eaele.2:27 3 sons produced 29 trot's, 3 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 pacers Electioneer 125 Sire of 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 trotters and 197 pacers 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 12 pacers ' t^ula (by Norman 25) Record 2:15 Winner of 56 heats in 2:30 THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. NUTWOOD WILKES. He is the only Stallion that ever produced two three-year olds in one season with ecords of 2:12 and 2:12^ respectively Who Is It, ex-champion thvee-y ear-old gelding of the world, reduced his record to 2:10l{. John A. Mcer ron 2:05^ (2*12^ as a three-year-old) Is the fastest trotter of all the famous trlb co iGeorge Wilkem. NUTWOOD WILKES will make the SeaBon of 1903 at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. RACE RECORD 2:16W By GUY WILKES 2:ISM Dim LIDA V 2:18w By NUTWOOD 2:18=i Fee = $50 For the Season With return privileges if horse remains my properly Good pastur- age at $3 per month. Bills payable before re- moval of mare. Stock well cared for. but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS THE SIRB OF John A. McKerron .2:05^ Fastest trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 2:12^ Wholslt 2:10^ 3-year-old race rec 2:12 Stanton Wilkes 2:10^ Georgie B 2:12k Claudius 2-A3U Bob Ingersoll 2:14% Irvlngten Boy 2:17% Verona 2:18^ Irvfngton Belle 2:18H Echora Wilkes 2:184 Rosewood 2:21 Nearest ' 2:22'$ Central Girl 2:22^ Miser 2:24% Alix B 2:24 Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgie 2:25 Pred Wilkes 8:364 Queen C .2:584 Eleotress 2:284 Daucestar 2:29 L E C 2:294 T.C. (3) 2:30 t ' ^M ■ '■ ■»** ■ \J^BBH ■ nH ' tS^V^ *. ^knflt **" M Mm u JPB?^ • — — r,-. ■■, 1 „™*?\?Ut thrtiv°Lt,hMfrvn0i . etc. Dam BONBON 8:20 (dam of Bonsilone 2:1 |J , i. l,y Simmons 2:28. Hire of Helen Simmons 2:1 1 \ i Ww tral 2:13, etc. Also sire of dams of Fcreno 2:07V. Tomboy 2:104. Owyheo 2:11, etc Second Dam BONNIE WILKES 2:90 (dun. .f 8 In list) by George Willi- Third Dam BETTV VII. EY by Bob Johnson, thor- ougKjred Bon of Boston. RHMVIP niUFTT ,sa bUofc Btalllon, 15^ hands high, weighs 1200 lbs. Is a good Individual. DVJmMC LHriuv 1 has best of feet and logs, and is absolutely sound 1 Summary of Three of Bonnie Direct's Races. Chamber of Commerce Stakes, $5000, at Detroit 9 14 5 I 11 3 8 1 2 11 1 2 8 3 1 1 8 3 ro George C. 3 4 3 4 5 ro. Cobbett 4 7 4 S dr, Duchess 11 13 5 Q dr. Joe Wheeler 12 9 7 7 dr. Fred Wilton 2 2 9 (lis, Mt. Clemens Bov 5 6 6 dr. Louis E. Mid dleton 6 8 12 dr, Sport 7 10 10 dr, Gamecock 10 12 dr, Connie 13 dr, Little Frank dis. Time— 2:104, 2:12jf, 2;131a', 2:13, 2:12tf, 2:I2&. 2:13 Class, paoiug, purse $1500, at Columbus. 5 1 1 .112 2 4 3 3 4 Jibs. 1 In uvery way. BONNIE DIRECT will aorve a limited number of approved mares during season of 1903, at (Moo thMHcawon Mares not pn>< Off to be In foe obi returned next season or sorvloo fee refunded, at th< »ption of the ownorof mare Honey due at time <>r service or upon romoval of mare. Every care i tit accidents or OBO&pe poniiibllHy hould any occur. Pusturago for maroe ooble rates. Address C. L. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal. Ronnie Dlrecl Johnny Agan Lady Piper 3 Frellmout 5 Red Light 4 4 5 dr, Prince Exuni dls. Time— (1:31, 1:0SX, I:S4,!:05M; 0:33—, 1:05^, l:38«, 2:10>4; 0-X. ItOSW. I:34>J, a:«17vj; 0:31';, i:ois", l:87a< 2:08»£; O-.SV.i, 1:03J£, 1:30, 2:08M- Blue Hill Stake, S30OO, at Readville. IlonnleDlrect 1 1 I SallfoHook 2 2 8 Kvoluto 5 3 2 Annie Thornton 4 4 3 Paul Revero 3 5 4, Dark Wilkes 0 7 5, Tommy W. 7 0 7. Argo Director 8 8 6. Lady Allright 0 9 9, Beauty Spot dls, P. H. Flynn dls. Time— 2:07Si, 2:09W, 2:10!^. Grease Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS — Cases where ulcerations extend, with transverse cracks which 1 open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine After Blistering:, Veterinary Pixine is the very best application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process Will heal the most severe cases without scar, and will prevent loss of hair As a Preventive —If a light application of Veterinary Pixine is used before speeding driving In wet, muddy or slushy weather, or in the snow, your horse will never have speed cracks, scratches or grease heel. For Hoofs —it will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in perfect form. For Old and Chronic Sores, Etc.— Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, hobble chafes, abscesses, inflammatory swellings, sores and all skin disease. In cases of emergency it is invaluable. This penetrating, stimulating, soothing ab- sorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from beneath the surface by disinfecting the parts, subduing inflammation andstimulatinghealthy granulation, not by drying and scabbing. 2 os.t 35c; 8 oz , 50c, 5-lb ph;e;., S4.00. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL CO., TROY, N. Y. D. E. Newell, Paciflo Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street, San Francisco. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— 8 1 1 Howard St ■ between Fourth and Fifth Sts., San Francisco Telephone: Main 457. Q.A.W. FOLKERS Successor to J H. A. Folkers & Bro. A PULL SUPPLY OP SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. S09 Market Street Flood Building, Room 4. San Franoisco Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Csrriace.Saddle and Roar* Horses for Sale Office and stable: 805 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. Dr, Wm, I1. Egan. M. R. C. V. S., F. E. T. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspector forNew Zealand and Australian Coloniei at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California; Ex-President ni the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Off oe, San Franoisco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Franclsoo: Telephone West 1S8. For sale by Mack & Co., Langley&MlohuelsCo. Redlngton & Co.. J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron all of San Franoisco. April 18, 19031 Che gveeiiev cmfc gtpuvi&mcm Guy McKinney Season of 1903 at By McKinney 2:111 (Sire 7 in 2:10 list, 22 in 2:15 list) 1st dam FLOSSIE D. by Guy "Wilkes (Sire 4 in 2:10 list, 19 in 2:15 list) 2d dam BLANCHWARD by Onward (Sire 9 in 2:10 list, 27 in 2:15 list) 3d dam BLANCHE PATCHEN by Mambrino Patcben 58 (greatest broodmare sire) 4th dam LADYBLANCHE by Hough- ton's Privateer 258 5th dam JENNY LIND by Abdal- lah 15 LINDEN, SAN JOAQUIN CO. Saturdays at Higginbotham's Stables, Stockton. FEE 830 FOR THE SEASON. GUY McKINNEY is a beautiful black, 16 hands high, and weighs 1200 pound* a model of sym- metry handsome head and neck, short back, the best of legs and feet, good disposition and great intelligence. He is a perfeot gaited trotter, and with very little handling showed a 2:20 gait. In his blood lines are represented the greatest strains of the American trotter, and the greatest pro- ducers of early and extreme speed. Good pasturage at $1.50 per month- Every precaution taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. All bills to be settled before mares are removed. For further particulars address D. BRYSON, Linden, Cal. i» SPEED AND ABILITY TO REPRODUCE IT-^a DIABLO 2:09 1-4 SIR ALBERT S 2:03 3-4 CLIPPER 2:06 DIODINE 2:10 1-4 Daedalion2:ll, Diawood2:ll, El Diablo 2:11, Tags 2:llVi, Hijo del Diablo 2:11^, Inferno 2: Diablita2:15M. Gaff Topsail 2:16. Imp 2:19^. N. L. B. (2) 2:21&, Key del Diablo (2) 2:23»i, Interna 2:24i{, Athablo 2:24'/2, Hazel D. 3:24H, Mlramonte 2:24?i, Irene 2:25, /Don Derby 2:06 Dam Much Better 2:07^ • ? Princess 2:08*4 | Diablo Sire CHARLES DERBY 2:20fe*fo] Sire of I /Don Derby. | Diablo and 19 more Id 2:30 Will make the Season Of 1903 BERTHA by Alcantara^^ Dam of I Jay Eff Bee (!) . 2:06 2:01! 4 2:12!/, 2:1614 2:26 VS WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA, Good Pasturage at ! dents or escapes. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $50 2.50 per month. Best of care taken, but no responsibility assumed for acol- Address WILLIAM • MURRAY. Woodland, Cal. Sire of Frank 2:10H Sweitzer 2:134 Hazel Y 2:17 Butcher Boy 2:174 Auditor 2M9V4 and ten more in 2:30 Breed for Size, Disposition, Style and Speed. SECRETARY Son of the great Director and a mare by Volunteer, Will make the Season of 1903 AT ALAMEDA. SECRETARY is a black horse, 16 hands high, a model of symmetry and conformation. His disposition is perfect and he can show as much natural speed as any trotting stallion in Call fornia. He sires speed, quality, substance and splendid disposl tions, and his produce are always in demand. FEE $40 THE SEASON. For card containing tabulated pedigree and other informa- tion address Telephone: Eagle 627. ELIAS WILLIAMS, Cor. Arbor Street and Eagle Ave., Alameda, Cal. ARNER 31300 Sire CEAS. DERBY 3:20 (sire of Don Derby 2:06, Muoh Better 2:074, Derby Princess 2:08!4, Diablo 2:094, 11 in 2:15 list, 23 in 2:30 list. Dam BERTHA by Alcantara 729. FULL BROTHER TO Don Derby - - 2:06 Diablo - - - - 2:09 1-4 (Sire of Sir Albert S 2:03K) Elf - ■ - - - Ed Lafferty = 2:12 1=2 2:16 1=2 and others. Season of 1903, to close Jane 1st, AT SAN LORENZO, CAL. Fee $25 FOR THE SEASON. Usual return privileges. Good pasturage 83 per month, and best of care taken of mares. For further particulars address C. BRAN IN, San Lorenzo, Cal. II (III HI IU bl I L4 D^Frasse s Sister 2:251 Sire of Dr. Frasse 2:I2i Thomas R 2:15 Vendome 2:18s By PALO ALTO 2:08^ (world's stallion record to high-wheel sulky), sire of IRAN ALTO 2:12^, Pasonte (4) 2:13, Palita2:16, Rio Alto 2:16i4, Palatine 2:18, and 11 others in 2:30 list. Dam ELAINE 2:20 (world's 3 and 4 year old records in 1877 and 1878), dam of Norlaine, yearling record 2:31H. and of 3 In 2:30 list, and the dams of 6 in 2:30 list Second Dam GREEN MOUNTAIN MAID, dam of Electioneer 125 (one of the world's greatest sires), 9 in 2:30 list; sons produced over 300 standard performers. IRAN ALTO B:13;4 is not only royally bred, but has pioven himself a racehorse andasireof speed. He is a splendid individual and has all the most desirable qualifications for a great stallion Breed to him and you will get the kind of colts you are looking for. Will Make the Season, 1903, at his home The Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose. and mares well cared for. For Tabulated JAMES W. TiKA, San Jose, Cal. REG. No. 0232. Race Reoord 2:08 SEYMOUR WILKES The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes _ Will make the Season of 1903 at Lakeville, Sonoma Co., Cal. SEYMOUR WILKES earned his record in a hard fought race and was a game race horse. The oldest of his get are sis-year-olds, and no horse in California can show a greater propor- tion of large, handsome, strongly built and well-boned colts. They al) look alike and in nearly every instance are square trotters. The only one that has been trained is Joe Eviston (3) 2:22 in 1901. SEYMOUR WILKES is by Guy Wilkes, his dam Early Bird by Playmail; second dam by Odd Fellow, third dam by a son of Williamson's Belmont, fourth dam by Black Hawk 767. He weighs 1200 pounds, stands 16 bands high and is one of the most symmetrical horses in California. Several of his get are in San Francisco and will be shown to prospective breeders with pleasure. TermS for the SeaSOn $30. ®.5Q0cTO INSURE. Mares can be shipped direct to ranch «»i*i<»,i.» B««i« +n Tima nnrnv via steamer Gold. Pasturage $3 per month. For further particulars apply to THOS. ROCHE, Lakeville, Sonoma Co., or J W Gregory St Georee Stables, 408 Bush street, San Francisco. ' Gregory, tat. George Cap *CA Usual return privilege. Good pasturage i cc Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares. Season 1903 FEE - - - 875 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEAH. SEARCHLIGHT 2'.03i THE FASTEST STALLION BY THE RECORDS EVER OFFERED FOR SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. He .till holds the World'. Record, for 4-year-old (2:044) and for S-year-old (2:03^,. SEARCHLIGHT is one of the fastest .^ 1 gamest horses e^^^ ^^^l^ He is a horse of rare individuality ^ is one of the ™ost per his work and has pulled the heavy cart He has repeatedly beaten one minute <•? the half^£ ^ '° "OZe?watches held on him. in which he now takes his exercke a half >" »» f ^^fa have such royal blood lines. Darknight. Few stallions that ever stood W service .nCah Alcyone, and is a sire of extreme the sire of .SEARC^'G^J/n"a„V«t„ his credit The dam of SEARCHLIGHT is one of the great speed, having four 2:10 performers to ms "eo.it. * "° "" , d „real Rr3ndam are both in the brood mares, having tour with ^standard ^,^Xt? ?baVte imparts .to wjlifet. n[seget Tnd S?"i?«.l?S be'rproducero^e'arl/and extreme speed as well as size and good looks. Terms for the Season, $75. The Blood that pro duced Dan Patch 1:5^ Breed to Extreme Speed. GHAS. DERBY 4907, "»• 2:20 «**-- ,,,.,.„ BETTER 307*. DERBY PRINCESS 2:084, DIABLO 2:09«, OWYHEE o ,, LITTLE BETTER 211*. CIBOLO 2:13!i. and many other fast and game racehorses. "Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trotters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices. Address OAKWOOD PARK STOCK FARM. Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. ELECTIONEER NUTWOOD NEERNUl Reg°V 19810 (SIRE OF Neeretta 2:091) By Albert W 2:20. son of Electioneer. Dam Clytle 2d by Nutwood 2:18 3-4 SEASON 1903 AT SANTA ANA, CAL. NEERNTJT was foaled in 1891. He is one of the best representatives of the Electioneer-Nutwood cross which produced the great two year-old Anon. He stands 1554 hands, weighs 1100 lbs.; blood bay with black points; trots without boots. He is a great race horse and his record (2:12y) was pro Sounced by competent observers to be as good as 2:08. as he started in fourth position and was forced to go a wide mile. ~ R.O slnirle service, 840 for the season ending July 1st, with usual return privi- TermS: %fj 8So to Inanre a foal. Apply to or address B * GEO. W. FORD, Santa Ana, Cal. LECCO 2.091 T FCCO 2TJ9K is a very handsome black stallion, a square trotter and as game a racehorse as ever L,t.ccu - .'J».i ';)51y"JTr *jj h BoImie bov, one of the best producing sons of Patchen Wilkes, sirs m^vtepSn §>l£ that in urn fs thees°re of the unbeaten Dan Patch 1:59H The dam ol ?F?roffaireat brood mare by Homer, and his second dam is a producing toare- by Rochester and hif?S?ddamgi1apSdScmng mare by Clark Chief. For four generations in the pedigree of LECCO ,herLicCO Bmadee a'cXa^gnthroTgh" ^'SVSS'otoaifif i»» that shows his wonderful speed and LECCO made a tc°™hp°'»£ '"« £at ,nat year and in seven starts won four first moneys, two sec- SeaDnf waf mS once ^pllS* HiV action* perfect and he cannot help siring a family of high class, handsome, fast and game trotters. $50 for the Season. rm. w.™ h,,-,, --ill stand at the PLEAS ISTON RACE TRACK, and all mares not proving -,??e !^IS ^turned free nex year or in case the horse is not in California the service fee will beretSrneT^istKfentionof the owner however, to keep both SEARCHLIGHT and LECCO ■ ,2.S^»iir hfnfit four or five years. Due care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no ^^mll^^i^'i^SIclr. Good pasturage provided at fri per month, and all bills navabie before mare is removed from my possession. P For further particulars and tabulated pedigrees address EDW. HULLS. Rose Hotel, Pleasanton, CaL NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-21J hands. Foaled 1890. BBED BI WM. COBBKTT. Sire of ARIST0 (3) 2:17| ^Zll and Stanford Stakes, 1902 MAJELLAB.(2)2:29Tri2n3ti THE B0QUET ™ (g SSI Brown Filly Z£&*°£ iB8soS Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18. sire of Oro Wilkes fat 2 vearsl 2' IS1-? Buffmgton (at 2 years) 2:20*4 - "Years! damof Fidette 2:2H.!. dam of Mary Celeste (at 2 years ) 2:1?M by Director, sire of Directum lieu Direct °-05* Nathan Straus 2:054, Direction 2:08*. etc. Second dam by Reavis' Blackbird H sire or Mamie Griffin 2:12, Vic H. 2:12M- etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCracken'sBlack- ::11, Sable Francis 2:15M. Sabina 2:15^, Sabledale and 36 others in 2:30 list. Dam. Fidelia (trial 2:35 at SIR GIBBIE 2D. No. 370 ^ . American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion in America of the Two Best British Hackney Pony Strains. •DOTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES -D have loDg been recognized as the surest producers ol beauty of conformation, com- bined with true, high and spirited action. SIR GIBBIE 2d will stand at MENLO STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at S30. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service at the rate of Ten ($10) Dollars per month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm All mares Bnd foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903. Apply to JAMES MCDONNELL, Supt Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo County, Cal. '"^mkiQAK'S sire Sable Wilkes, is a remarkable sire of early and extreme speed: his son Oro wi,i;., .,.,, wasoneof the gamest colts that ever raced down the Grand Circuit. TheWilkesand D'rectorblood is a successful cross as it has produced John A McKerron 5W6M Nathan Straus 2:054 o™nam ° 0? Dollade Wilkes 2:WM. Ore Wilkes 2.11. Evangeline 2:ll?j, Mary Celeste (at2years) ^1-1/ etc ' Fidelia NCSHASAK'S dam. is in the great broodmare list and she would have been a v'prv fast trotter if 'given an opportunity, as with very little training she trotted a mile in 2.35 as a ti.vpar.nld Mr Corbett purchased her from Mr Goldsmith for a broodmare, consequently her traYnine was' discontinued The get of Reavis' Blackbird, the sire of NUSHAGA1TS second dam, werriiotpd for their remarkable gameness and vigorous constitutions His two noted daughters. M»mie Griffin" r°and Vic H. 2:12J<, were exceedingly game. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twVmv foals older than yearlings; of that number only three have ever had a full season's training, namelv Aristo (3i 2 :1°54, Majella B (21 2:29 (trial at 4 years 2:13«). and The Boquet (trial at 3years) "ol Hisother colts that have been handled some are: Brown filly. 4 years old in 1902. showed trial n'r2-2nu with three and one-half months' work: blk g. 3 years old in 1902. with three months' handling showed mile in 2:354, last quarter in 354 seconds. Hisson Aristo (at 3years) 2:1?4 took siokwtth diste form- the way he raced after being sick made us feel satisfied that we had made no mistake in onr estimate of him. His third heat in 2:174 wasequal to 2:134 or 2:14 over the Woodland, Santa Rosa or St° NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15th and ending July 1st. Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege If mare proves not with foal. Money due at time of servioe or upon removal of mare Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed should any occur First-class pasturage for mares, S3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation PomDanv's steamers from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shipped in care of 'Mo'rsbead's' Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. Breed to Stallions with Fast Records that are bv Producing Sires and out of Producing Dams HAROLD ~r~l WILLIAM WELCOME RECORD = 2:131 SIDnIy"2:I9S Sire or Sire of JAHIOB -:08^. his first and only foal to start in a race, and who holds the world's record, 2:2-1^, lor 1H miles. Lena N. Monterey Dr. Leek 2:i#4 Oddity 2:10* Sidney Dillon, sire of Dollv Dillon 2:07 W in 2:30 list Dim: CRICKET 2:10 Dam of William Harold 2:18J< Crlcrl 2:Ji Hopper *17V4 Isobel 2:29M Bv Steinway, sire of kliitawnh 2:05S4 45 in 2:30 list TERMS 840 the Season. For further particulars and cards with tabulated pedigree address RECORD: 2:10 1-2 $25 the Season. GEORGE GRAY ARTHUR WILKES 2:28i Sire of Welcome 2:10t$ Fitz Lee 2:13M Hobo 2:12-11 WaylandW 2:12!4 Sire of Arthur W 2.11* .lohn A 2:12* Forrest W 2:HX Dam: LETTIE Dam of Welcome 2: lOtf Wayland W 2:12*4 Maud Singleton 2:28M Haywards. Cal. Now Is the Time to Advertise Your Stallion Stallion Octrcis 7?*olders ctxxdL Posters STALLION SERVICE BOOKS PEDIGREES TABULATED ~ . *t -r»i-» ■ xTriTgfin APRIL 18, 1903] ®he gvee&ev atx& l&pavt&man 19 Portable Houses AIX SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boxes. Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE^ HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu- lar and Price List. 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CAMPBELL'S EM0LLI0 IODOFORM GALL CURE For GALL BACKS and SHOULDERS, CRUPPER SORES and SADDLE GALLS there is none superior. The horse CAN BE WORKED AS USUAL For BARBED WIRE CUTS, CALKS, SCRATCH- ES, BLOOD POISONED SORES and ABRASIONS OF THE SKIN it has no equal. It is very adhesive and easily applied to a watery as well as a dry sore- Its use will absolutely prevent BLOOD POISON- ING. In this respect there is no Gall. Cure offered which can justly even claim to be a competitor. We placed it on the market relying wholly on its merit for success, and notwithstanding the fact that comparatively little has been done in the way of advertising the salesof 1900 were 100 per cent great- er than the aggregate sales of Gall Cure preceding that year. This increase was entirely due to its MERITS, and from it we feel justified id saying that It is THE GALL CURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY It is a quick and sure cure for those troublesome skin cracks under the fe ^ckwnich injure and often lay up race horses. All Trainers Should Have It la Their Stables PRICE:— 3 OZ. BOX, 25c; 1 LB. BOX, SI. 00. Read our "ad." on Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy in next issue of this pap*-r. JAS. B. CAMPBELL & CO., Mfrs.,412 W. Madison St., Chicago, III, RUSS HOUSE Montgomery. Pine & Bush Sts. smmSJSwBS Horsemen's and Sportsmen's Headquarters American or European Plan. CHAS NEWMAN CO., Props. CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART Half Tones and lAne Engraving, Artistic Designing. SOB MUalon St.. cor. Ffrat, San Francisco BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE -DEALERS IN- 65-57-59-61 First Street, S. F. Telephone^ Main 199 TUST LIKE A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track. Bring the ladies and see the FASTEST HORSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. S OLNEY &SON, Proprietors BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1896 1st & 2d for aged cows. 4-yr.,3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhams competing. 5th year my Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Niles & Co.- Los Angeles, Cal. AYR SHIRES— Young Bulls, Cows and Heifers, Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon Pmaluma Cal- Dog: Diseases SComt to r*oe<3. Mailed Free to any address by the author, H. CLAY GLOVER, D. V. S., 1278 Broadway. New York. SICK DOGS MADE VLELL Sergeant's Remedies STANDARD THE WORLD OVER. SURE SHOT frees the pnp from -worms for all tim* to come. A marvelous cure and absolutely certain. Its use is pre- liminary to tbe making of good dogs. By mail 50c. Sergeant's Condition Pills impart vigor, vim and life to the dog who has dropped his tail in dejection. His ambition, keen scent, and eye luster will return with their use, be it in treatment either of Mange, Distemper, Chills, Fever, Constipation or Nervous Debility. 50c and $1.00, postpaid. Carbolic "Soft Soap" soothes, cures and eradicates. The very best made. Of dealers 25c ; by mail 35c. An order or 3c in postage will cause to be delivered free on your desk Our Revised Dog Treatise and a Pedigree blank. For sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Ooods Dealers." F. W. Braun & Co., Los Angeles, Cal., Paciic Coast Supply Dpi. SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. jr. Send for free copy of " DOS CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch— 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for " SANITAS "' Disinfectant. Seventh Annual AT STUD Dos Show OP THE San Francisco Kennel Club AT — — MECHANICS' PAVILION San Francisco, Cal. APRIL 22, 23J4, 25,1903. GEORGE RAPER of Gomersal, England, will judge all breeds. ENTRIES CLOSE APRIL 11th. Office— 630 Market Street. W. C. RALSTON, C. K HARLEY, President. Sec'y-Treas. This Show w.ill be held under American Kennel Club Rules Winners Classes count five points. No pedigree required to show your dog. CALIFORNIA CAT CLUB will exhibit during the Last Two Days of the Show- CUBA OF KENWOOD (Glenbeigh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain 3am— Dolly Dee n) STOGKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, BakerBfleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER Norfolk Trueman ;pp ff?A Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy, CC Jilf. reserve winners, Oakland, 1903), melda (winners and speoial for best, S. F., 1902) Isabelle, etc. N. H. HICKMAN, 176? Paere St.. San Francisco. Being overstocked, we offer for sale cheap a grand lot of POINTER PUPPIES By CHAMF.SAH5 BOW-WINNIPEG FLY, six months old By CHAMP CUBA OF KENWOOD- J1NGOS BAGPIPE, five mouths old By CHAMP CUBA OF KENWOOD- FLY'S GIRL, four months old. Now is your time to pick a good Derby Entry for nest year... KENNELS Bakerefield, Ca: STOCKDALE R M. Dodge, Mgr. '•] CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. ENGLISH SETTERS pOR SALE— FANCHON, BLUE BELTON * bitch, 9 months: handsome, stvlish: bv Count Danstone-Lady: price $30 VICTORIA FLEET, b. w. t. dog: sure bench winner: 6 months: by Albert's Fleet-Albert's Ro^aliDd; price $50. PEARLY, handsome lemon belton bitch, no patches; 9 months: by Petrel's Count-Falrland Pet: price $40. FAIRLAND PET 51130, b. w. t. bitch, 5 years old; by Ch Rodfleld-Nellie's Beauty i litter sister to Cincinnatus' Pride); price $75. MRS THOS. MURPHY, Gabllan Kennels, Hol- lister, Cal GREAT DANES. months old; out of Maud S by Blue Beard, ho h frequent bench winners. Apply or address O- BERGSTEN, Center-street Station, Oak- land, Cal COCKER SPANIELS. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers. WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Lithlan Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fes »30 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rev- elry (Saltsoar Gambler-Saltscar Cheerful). Fee 825 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velooity-Norfolk Two Step). Fee »10 Puppies and Brood Batches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 844 Harrison St , San Francisco Cal. DELVERTOtf KENNELS Hampton Promise A. K. C. No. 53101 (BLACK DUKE II-CH. GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 27 prizes. Stud fee, $15. Apply U T. J. BLIGHT, 213 Third Avenue. San Francisco. PLUMERIA COCKER KENNELS ARE TEM- porarily located at 213 Third avenue. Watch these columns for permanent address. At Stud: Champion Hampton Goldie winner of special for best stud dog every time competed for. Fee 820 (to approved bitches). PlumeriaTweedle- punch, very small, but a perfect little Cocker. Fee $15. T J BLIGHT, handler, 213 Third avenue. Pan Francisco AIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- gains In puppies, young bitches, and bltchei In whelp, to make room Finely bred stock. The prize-winning Cocker, Plumerla Beau II, at stud. Also Glenwood KeDnels' famous black Cocker, Champion Havoc. Fee $20. 123 Third Avenue, San Francisco. POR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES -*- by Ch. Hampton Goldie. Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads. Frultvale, Alameda xj AT STUD. pH. WOODCOTE WONDER-THE WORLD'S ^ champion Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Bnston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth). CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY ELVET (winner or 7 firsts in England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches In whelp, and puppies by above logs alwavs for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St- and Central Ave., San Francisco Telephonp: Baber 3031. ST. BERNARDS VTAIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGATV -^ In royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, he noted Grand Master II, winner of mai iod admittedly the best on the Co as Avenue, San Francisco. 30 ©he gveeftcv mtir gtipxnrtsmtm APRIL 18, 1903 TELEPHONE: South 64o 203-2& San Francisco, Cal.^13^5^ Send for Illustrated Catalog THE ALWAYS RELIABLE -A.ii^tivtxjixriTiojNr UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. E E DRAKE, Manager A REMINGTON HAMMERLESS GUN Grade K, made with Remington Blued Steel Barrels FOR $25.00 GUARANTEED FOk nITRO POWDERS GRADE K E D, Made with Damascus Barrels and Automatic Ejector, $35 Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Guns priced from $25 to $250 mailed free. Retailed by All Gun Dealers— Not by the Manufacturers. REMINGTON ARMS CO. 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SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A TEAR DICK, fall brother' to Mush MUSH by Lottery Ticket Dam of Blush by Richards' Elector MONROE SALISBURY with FLYING JIB 3:04 SOME OF THE PLEASANTON NOTABLES 2 ©its Qxeeisev emit *&pavt&man [April 25. no3 FIRST INSTALLMENT EARLY CLOSING STAKES Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association ENTRIES TO CLOSE JUNE 1. 1903. No. 1. THE CALIFORNIA, for Trotters eligible to the 2:24 Class $2000 No. 2. For Trotters eligible to the 2:15 Class ] 000 No. 3. For Three-Year-Old Trotters 600 No. 4. THE PACIFIC SLOPE, for Pacers eligible to the 2:20 Class 1500 No. 5. For Pacers eligible to the 2:13 Class 1000 No. 6. For Three-Year-Old Pacers 500 The Place where Meeting- will be Held and Dates -will be Announced Before Entries Close Entries in Stakes Nos. 1 and 4 close June 1, 1903, when horses must be named and eligible. Entrance due as follows: 3 per cent June 1, 1903, 1 per cont additional if not declared out on or before July 1, 1903; 1 per cent additional if not declared out on or before August 1, 1903. SUBSTITUTIONS:— Tn Stakes Nos. 1 and 4, THE CALIFORNIA and THE TACIFIC SLOPE— On August 1, 1903, nominators (by the payment of an additional two per cent) have the right of substituting another horse eligible to the Class in the place of the one named in original entry. Declarations (to declare out) must be mailed to the Secretary, and will not be accepted unless accompanied by the amount due at time declaration is made. Entries in Stakes Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 6 close June 1, 1903, when horse must be named and eligible. Entrance 5 per cent and 5 per cent additional deducted from winners of each division of all stakes. Other Stakes for Trotters and Facers will be Announced on June 6th. Address all communications to E. P. HEALD, President. F. W. KELLEY, Secretary. 36 Geary Street, San Francisco THE BUTTE JOCKEY CLUB RACE MEETING JUNE 6th TO AUGUST 15, 1903. 9 Stakes Entries to Close April 25, 1903. No. 1— THE OPENING HANDICAP, 1 mile, for Three=year=olds and upward $750 Added No. 2— THE MONTANA STAKES, 1=2 mile, for Two=year-olds $600 Added No. 3— THE MINERS' UNION HANDICAP, 6 furlongs, for Three=year-olds and upward $600 Added No. 4— THE BUTTE SELLING STAKES, 1 1=16 miles, for Three=year=olds and upward $600 Added No. 5— THE INDEPENDENCE HANDICAP, 1 mile, for Three=year=olds and upward $750 Added No. 6— THE JULY SELLING STAKES, 6 furlongs, for Tnree=year=olds and upward $600 Added No. 7— THE DEER LODGE HANDICAP, 6 1=2 furlongs, for Three=year=oIds and upward $600 Added No. 8— THE WILSON SELLING STAKES, 1 1-8 miles, for Three=year=oIds and upward $600 Added No. 9— THE FLYING HANDICAP, 6 furlongs, for Three=year=oIds and upward $600 Added No. 10— THE AUGUST SELLING STAKES, 5=8 mile, for Two=year=o!ds $600 Added No. II— THE FAREWELL HANDICAP, 1 mile, for Three=year-o!ds and upward $600 Added IX OH MOKE RACE DAILY. NO PURSE FOR LESS THAN $250. Address all communications to H. L.. JONES, Box 11, Emeryville, Cal. REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS Comprises the representatives of the best families of this famous bree£. The home of ROMEO AAGQIE ACM E, who has an ofUcial seven-day record of 26 lbs. 1 1 ozs. butter; FIDESSA, who made Id bcvod days ofllclal record over 25 lbs. butter, and mnay other large producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. Phone: South 103. 14 TURK STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. Rakcu— Rough QDd Read; Inland, noar Stockton. Visitors always welcome. RED BALL BRAND. Positively Cures Colic. Scouring and AwardcdGoltlM edal At CaJlfornlaState Fair 1803. Every horseowncr who values his stook should constantly have a sup- ply of it on hand. It Improves and keeps sttoolc in the pink of condition. Manhattan Poo Co 1 353 Foltom St., San Frauolsoo At k your grocers or dealers for It. ndlgestlon. < . P. EEltTELL, Manager. i'edigrees Tabulated ^XwS.^™m£ 3p JRTSMAN, 34 G«*ry street, Sac FrancUoo, CaJ. 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KELLEY, Proprietor. rurf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast, — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O- BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 586. Terms— One Tear S3, Six fllonths 81.75, Three Mouths SI STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kelley, 36 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, April 25, 1903. Stallions Advertised. TROTTING BRED. ALTA VELA 2:11,^ Hans Frellson, Race Track, San Jose ARNER 31300 C. Branin, San Lorenzo BARONDALE 2:11& Tom James, San Jose BAYSWATER WILKES 2:25X S. H. Hoy, Winters BONNIE DIRECT C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton BOODLE Jr J. D. Carr, or John Garside, Salinas CH AS DERBY 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville DIABLO 2:09& Wm. Murray, Woodland GUY McKINNEY -. D. Bryson, Linden HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R. I. Moorhead, Santa Clara IRAN ALTO 2:12& Vendome Stock Farm. San Jose LECCO 2:09K Edw. Mills, Pleasanton LIMONERO 2:1534 J. H. Williams, Los Angeles MONTEREY 2:00« P. J. Williams, San Lorenzo MONTESOL P. Foley, Race Track, Alameda NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16^ Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington NEAREST 2:22VS T. W. Barstow, San Jose NEERNUT 2:12& Geo. W. Ford, Santa Ana NUSHAGAK 25939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove POLE STAR P. Foley, Race Track, Alameda SECRETARY Elias Williams, Alameda SEARCHLIGHT 2:03M Edw. Mills. Pleasanton SEYMOUR WILKES Thos. Roche, Lakeville, Sonoma Co SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Frank Turner, Santa Rosa SILVER BOW JB I. Morehouse, Milpitas STICKLE Geo. E. Stickle. Angels WELCOME 2:10V4 Geo. Gray, Hay wards WILLIAM HAROLD 2:13M Geo. Gray. Haywards ZOMBRO 2:11 Geo. T. Beckers, University, Los Angeles Co THOROUGHBREDS. ST. CARLO James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS The Bay wood Stud, San Mateo SIR GLBBIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola. San Mateo Co THE BREEDERS MEETING IS WANTED by several of the towns in California. Communi- cations have been received by Secretary Kelley from Fresno, Stockton, Santa Rosa, Pleasanton and Salinas asking what inducements must be offered to secure this, the leading harness meeting held on the Pacific Coast. The big stake- already advertised to close June 1st, together with the attraction of the two year old divisions of the first Pacific Breeders $6000 Futurity which are to be decided this year, will make the Breeders 1903 meeting a very notable one. The meet- ing last year at Fresno was quite a successful one, and a large number of people were drawn to the Raisin City during the week. The meetings held by the association at Santa Rosa have always been well attended and the prospects are that wherever the 3reeders go this year the meet will be well patronized. There is every prospect of the program being the best offered in years, the big stakes already announced ising especially attractive. $2000 for slow class trot- ,ers, and $1500 for slow class pacers are prizes worth training for, but in addition to these are purses of $1000 each for trotters of the 2:15 and pacers of the 2:13 classes. The Directors of the aesociation will make every effort to select a place and date for the principal meeting within the next two weeks, so that owners and trainers will know just how to prepare their two year olds for the futurity event. THE BUTCHERS of San Francisco will hold their ninth annual picnic and race meeting at the California Jockey Club's track at Emeryville May 20th this year and advertise their racing program in our business columns to-day. The San Francisco butchers have the strongest organization of tradesmen in the oity, and thousands of people attend their annual celebration at Emeryville every year. The picnic, dancing and athletic events are held at Shell- mound, just opposite the race track, and 25 cents admits to both places. The purses for harness horses are $75 each, and the plan of racing is the same as has been followed at these meetings for the past few years. There are but two heats to each race. The winner of the second heat is awarded second money and the second horse in this heat gets third money. There will be a large entry list and more fun for the money than at any meeting held in California. ^TRANSACTIONS of the California State Agri- 1 cultural Society during the year 1901, is the title of a volume of 466 pages just issued from the State Printing Office. The volume is a year late owing to the rush of work in the State Printing Office. "The resources of California should be understood and as broadly advertised as possible; with this end in view we have collected complete reports from each county, containing data in relation to general agri- cultural pursuits, cereal products, horse, cattle, sheep and swine breeding, and fruit and dairy interests, together with such other information bearing upon the growth and prosperity of California as it is possible to obtain. We feel certain that the infor- mation contained in this report will be of great value to the people of the State and will give to the world at large an idea of what can be accomplished by those who desire to till the fertile soil and exploit the great mineral deposits of California." In addition to a complete financial statement of the association for 1901, there are articles on subjects re- lating to live stock of all kinds and their breeding and care by such experts as Prof. Leroy Anderson of the State University, S. B. Wright, C. H. Sessions, Henry Berrar, George Andrews, James Withcombe, Dr. C. H. Blemer, State Veternarian, and others. We have not had time to thoroughly examine the volume but expect to make many extracts from it in the near future for the benefit of our readers. WOLUME TWO of the American Horse Show Blve " Book has been received at this office through the courtesy of the publication company. The book con- tains complete summaries of all recognized horse shows held in 1902 in the United States and Canada, giving the official awards in all classes, names and descriptions of prize-winning horses and ponies, rules of appointment of equipages for the show ring and road, horse show rules and regulations, table of horse show championship winners, rules for classification of saddle horses, scale of points for judging Shetland ponies, list of horse show exhibits and many beautiful photogravures and half tone illustrations of prize win- ners. The volume is magnificiently printed and bound in blue leather and is a most valuable addition to every horsemen's library. To those who desire to know correct form in equipage the article on that sub- ject is worth ten times the value of the book. HAY IS HIGH in California at the present time, but the prices here are small in comparison to those asked up in Washington. Timothy hay is retailing at $26 a ton in Eastern Washington. The shortage is said to be due to the large purchases recently made by the Governmentfor shipment to the Philippines, together with extra heavy shipments to Alaska and the northern mining camps. The prices for hay in San Francisco are quoted asfollows: Wheat, $11@14; wheat and oats, $11(213; wild oat, $10@11.50; red oat, $10.50@12.50; barley, $10®12; volunteer, $10@10.50; alfalfa, $10@12. MR. J. L. MCCARTHY, who conducted the very successful combination sale of trotting stock at Portland, Oregon, two weeks ago, has been in San Francisco this week. Mr. McCarthy states that the market for horses is very good in Oregon and he could have sold twice the number consigned to his sale at the same good average, which was $192 per head. He also states that the outlook this year for racing on the North Pacific Circuit is most excellent and prom- ises to be even better than last year, which was the best ever held in the Northwest. He will have charge of the bettiDg at the big Spokane meeting this season, as he did last. MAY AND DECEMBER were united in New York last week when Turf, Field and Farm, the oldest turf journal in that city was purchased by the enterprising proprietors of Sports of the Times, the youngest weekly of that character. We hate to he compelled to give up the pleasure of perusing the Turf, Field and Farm, that has had an honored ex- istence of forty years or more, but cannot but think that the union of the two is a wise move. Sports of the Times is an ably conducted up-to-date journal that seems to have swung into the road to succesB with a gait and condition that is carrying it to the goal. ENTRIES FOR THE BUTTE MEETING will close to-day. The meeting will open June 0th and continue until August loth. There are eleven stakes advertised in this issue, to close to-day. The added money in nine of these Btakes is $600 each, and for the other two $750 each. Those stakes have been arranged for all distances and all ages, and will doubt- less receive a geod list of entries. At least two hun- dred and fifty runners will attend the meeting from California. Z^HAS. A. DURFEE was up from San Jose this *~' week and informed us that he is getting out of the horse business just as fast as he can, having sold two of his McKinney stallions during the past month. He incidentally remarked, however, that he had bought a couple of McKinneys the day before, a two and a three-year-old, and also purchased their dam. When Durfee gets out of the horse business for good, order your ascension robe for immediate delivery as Gabriel's trumpet will be heard the next morning. VWALTER HOBART, who went East a few weeks " " ago with a dozen polo ponies that he proposed shipping to England, telegraphs that he has sold ten of them to Harry Payne Whitney, of New York, for $20,000, which leaves him but two to take on his trip to England, where he will take part in several polo games. The ponies were a great lot and Hobart must have cleaned up about $15,000 on the deal. Among the ten sold to Whitney was Terry McGovern, one of the best ponies ever seen at Burlingame. T^HE SUPPLY OF WORK HORSES in California * has had so many demands made upon it during the past two or three years that there is danger of it being so depleted that difficulty will be had in secur- ing enough horses to move the big crops that this State will produce this year. From all parts of Cali- fornia come reports of great prospects for heavy crops of fruit and grain, and horses are being purchased at the present time by the farmers, the very persons that should have them for sale. A UGUST BELMONT, the well known New York *» millionaire patron of racing, owns one trotting bred colt of his own breeding. It is by the champion, Cresceus 2:021, from Sierra Mad re by Baron Wilkes. The mare and foal are the only trotters Mr. Belmont owns, but if he could see this youngster grow into a 2:10 trotter, there is no telling but he might try and breed many more. The disease generally runs such a course. If we were called on to select, from pedigree alone, the most likely unproven broodmare, we should hesi- tate a long time before giving a decision against the young mare, The Princess Rose 2:30 by Dexter Prince 11363, dam Sweet Rose (1) 2:25i by Electioneer; second dam Rosemont, dam of three, by Piedmont 2:17J. third dam Beautiful Bells 2:29$, dam of ten, by The Moor; fourth dam Minnehaha, dam of eight, by Bald Chief 1766; fifth dam Nettie Clay by C. M. Clay Jr. 22; sixth dam Col. Morgan Mare by Abdallah 1; seventh dam by Engineer II., sire of Lady Suffolk 2:28. Here wo have seven generations of trotting blood with trotting speed production all through the middle and at both ends of the pedigree. If we could have the selection of a stallion to which The Princess Rose should be bred for five years, and she should not pre- duce some very great trotters, we would be willing to freely admit that we have no real conception of the correct principles of speed breeding. — Western Horse- man. • J. H. Wallace, founder of the trotting stud book and year book, recently gave $120,000 to the Wash- ington and Lee University, at Charalottesville, Va., and he had previously given away $1000,000 to educa- tional institutions and charities. Soon after Mr. Wallace received $130,000 for his publication he in- vested the money together with what he had before made, in stocks and bonds, which have greatly ap- preciated in value in the last few years. He is living in New York and, though eighty-one years old, is still busy tracing pedigrees — not the pedigrees of trotters, however. He recently compiled and published the genealogy of the Riggs family, of which he is a de- scendant, and is now at work, purely for his own pleasure, on the genealogy of the Coe family, which interests him because, he says, it has produced more Presbyterian elders, ministers and ministers' wives than any other family in America. The Philadelphia Beeord tells this hard luck story: "A blind hoppled pacer, touted to be a world beater of the trotting gait and one that could be purchased at reasonable figures, gave James Morris, George Hindemeyer and E. N. Payne, three local horsemen, a long trip a few days ago. The tip on the animal came straight, but on inspection and a trial the boys came home disgusted and minus a large sum for ex- penses. The animal was found twelve miles from a railroad station below Hagerstown, Md., near the Virginia line. On refusing to purchase, the owner charged the boys $3 each to haul them to the station." Sob«r up on Jnckeon 'i.H»p» Soda. ®hi? greefcct: tmfc gpovistttixn [APBIL 25, 1903 JOTTINGS. M THE .\M.ST TALKED ABOUT HORSE at Pleas- anton this year is Monroe Salisbury's big pacer Mush by Lottery Ticket 2:2IJ, son of Dexter Prince ■nma Nutwood. Perhaps his peculiar name has something to do with it, but his wonderful speod has been the talk of the track and visiting horsemen all spring. The quarter in 29 seconds, the day Messrs. Smathers and Diet.: of New York were there, was Missouri evidence that proved the speed reputation of Mush, sod now from California to Maine the horse papers are telling about him. Mr. Salisbury had bim led out for a pose before my camera last Saturday, and then his new purchase, Dick, a full brother to the piciog terror, was posed for a snap. They say Dick has the speed symptoms as clearly defined as his brother with the breakfast food name, though all the boys at the track are unanimous in *.be opinion that on '.he day of his arrival at the track he was the most ornery specimen of horse flesh every seen in that sec- tion of California. While he is no beauty yet, good hay and oats and a liberal amount of elbow grease (which Mr. Salisbury always keeps a good supply of) have improved him a great deal and, as his picture shows, he looks like his illustrious brother. In making up the group of pictures for the front page of the Bheedkr and Sportsman this week, I recalled a anap-shot I took at Pleasanton over two years ago. George Davis of the Rancho del Valle had old Flying Jib at the track, and Mr. Salisbury was looking his old favorite over and admiring him. We Induced Mr. Salisbury to get into the eart and hold the lines while I turned my camera on him. The promise was givon not to publish it until he was back into the business, as he did not want notoriety. Now that tho kingmaker Is about to leave for the East with ono of the best strin ;s he ever started out with, and Is right in the public eye, I am absolved from tho promise then made. I call tho picture one ofthogemBof my collection. Flying Jib still holds the world's record of 1:68J for a mile with running mate, male whcti in Mr Salisbury's Htable, and the association of one of the greatest pacers ever bred with ono of tho greatest horsemen that ever lived value, although it Is only a snap- shot riado with a little hand camera. The Salisbury string will lei ton tot Em. plre City track, New V'ork, about May 4th. In the car ..ill be the famous San Jose mare Lynda Oak by ikes, that is consigned by the Irrepn ■ • i man, politician lal estate dealer, James vV. Ren, is tter known everybody as Jim Rea. A year or so ago Miss Ma- bel E. Wilson, of Decatur, Illinois, who is a cousin of Mr. Ron. was visiting his family at the Garden City. She is quite a horsewoman (it's in the blood) and hav- ing thv use of Lynda Oak for road and pleasure driv. log while In San Jose, fell in love with this handsome mare and when she left for home Mr. Rea made ber a present of the daughter of Guy Wilkes. Lynda Oak is one of the best road mares ever driven, as she is not only fast, but pure gaited and not afraid of anything. She is the dam of Dr. Frasse 2:12J, The Vendome 2:18] and Dr. Frasse's Sister 2:25*. Another of her produce, Elsie Downs by Boodle, was very fast, but met with an accident and was not raced. Her last foal, The pacer having shown quarters below 30 seconds and a half in 1:03}. Another, Reydlette. has the mare Sid- lette 2:22 by Sidney for a dam. She is a square trotter and a fast one. There is a colt by James Madison in Mr. DaviB' consignment that is one of the most prom- ising colt trotters now at Pleasanton. He is a sweet gaited fellow and will show what he can do at Cleve- land if he reaches there in good shape. I look for him to bring quite a bunch of money. So much taken with these two big pacers was Mr. Salisbury that he made a quiet trip up to Dick R.ch- ards' farm at Grayson two weeks ago and purchased for a song their dam, a big mare by Mr. Richards' Electioneer horse Elector 2170. She Is in foal to a son of Lottery Ticket, Mr Salisbury told me, but he could not remember the name of the horse or his breeding. "I want you to take a good look at that old mare," said he, "and when you have you will not wonder at her producing two such promising big horses. I don't know her dam's breeding, but will try and trace it up if possible. They say her dam was a thoroughbred mare, and I guess they must be right as she carries plenty evidence of the blood; but she's good enough as she is without a pedigree." For a big mare she has considerable quality, and although there is lots of bone and muscle in her make-up she doe6 not look coarse. I asked Mr. Salis- bury what stallion he intended breeding ber to, and his reply was characteristic: ' ' The idea of you askiDg me such a question! Bonnie Direct, of course, by two or three hundred per cent!" If I bad thought a mo- ment before making the interrogatory, I would have known, a9 I have heard the maker of champions ex- press his opinion many times as to the individuality, speed, breeding and other qualities of this grandson of the great Director. Mention of Mr. Richards' name recalled to me a remark I once heard that gentleman make, and I re- peated it to Mr. Salisbury. It was this: "If I had bred a few trainers before I started breeding horses, I would have had better luck with my trotters." " Nothing truer," said Salisbury. "When I had old Director I brought out a champion of his get every year, but you don't hear of many now. He has Directum, Direct and seven or eight more very fast ones, but with tho proper mating of mares to him and the proper training of the produce there would have been fifty in tho 2:10 list by that old horse." GAYZOTE Mascot by Iran Alto, is a very fast filly and will take a record below 2:20 if raced. The9e are all trotters. Lynda Oak made her record in 1900 under circum- stances that were remarkable. She was in use every day as a buggy mare by Mr. Rea. She was ten years old and Farmer Bunch, who was training the Vendome Stock Farm horses, told his employer that it was a shame the old mare did not have a record and he would give ber one if Mr. Rea would send her to the track during fair week. Mr. Rea turned Lynda over to Buneh on Sunday. Thefollowing Friday hestarted her and she won the race and the third heat in 2:18*. Her breeding is as follows: By Guy Wilkes 2:15}, dam Yedral (dam of Thos. R. 2:15) by Nutwood 600; grandam Lady Patchen by Budd Doble 3764, son of Geo. M. Patchen Jr. 31. It is unfortunate that Lynda Oak is to be lost to California, as she is one of the great brood mares of the State and should be in the breeding ranks regularly. Last January Mr. Rea mated ber with his stallion Iran Alto 2:125, son of the great race horse Palo Alto 2:08}, and she is believed to he safely in foal. When Lynda Oak arrives in Decatur, Illinois, she will be taken in charge by Miss Wilson, who will drive her on the roads. Mr. Rea says his uncle, 90 years of age, will also handle the ribbons over the mare occasionally, and as the old gentleman is quite "horsey, "like all theRea family, it is not likely he will be beaten on the road by any- anybody, unless it is someone that owns a faster horse. Among the horses consigned to the Fasig-Tipton Company's Blue Ribbon sale at Cleveland, the first to bo shipped from Pleasanton will be the Griffith Estate and Geo. A. Davis' consignments. They will leave next Tuesday, the 28th. I think the three year old pacer Stiletto by Steinway out of Nola by Nutwood is the highest class pacing colt of bis age that ever turned the Pleasanton track. This is snying a good deal, but he is a pacing wonder and can real off quar- ters now as fast as anybody's horse of any age, and he is as sound as the best hickory spoke ever picked out for a buggy wheel. He don't know anything but pace when on the track and can go faster than Bert Webster has ever permitted him to step, although he has shown a half in 1:03, a quarter in 29* secondB and an eighth in 14.1 secondB. If tho party that buys him at the sale will keep bim out of races or severe training until he is fivo years old, I believe he will be a two-minute horso as certain as anything in this un- certain world. Stiletto is very much like a colt aa yet, hut when ho reachos maturity and has filled out fully he will make a grand looking stallion. The combina- tion of Steinway and Nutwood blood is pretty close to tho top in breeding. Nola is tho dam of Phoenix 2:15J; the next dam Belle llyron by Bowman's Clark Chief, produced one standard performer and tbedam of another; the third dam was by Almont 33, tho fourth by Bay Chief and tho fifth by Davy Crocket. In tho Davis consignment are Rey Direct 2:10 and three of his get Ono of those, a three year old filly out of Mabel, the lam of Directly 2:03}, is a very fast Gayzote, the two-year-old Palo Alto bred colt by Nazote from Lulu Wilkes (the dam of Advertiser 2:15}, Alia 2:21* and Welbeck 2:22}) by George Wilkes, second dam the famous mare Lula 2:15 by Norman 2,j, is going to the Cleveland sale in charge of Millard Sanders. Mr. Ed Tipton is about as quick to discover a good cult as the next man, and when he was in Pleasanton a few weeks ago "got stuck on" this fellow. ATter he reached home he was quoted by the papers as saying that Gayzote was one of the best two-year-olds he had seen on his trip. Tie colt was not then consigned to the sale, so it was not any advertising talk. Ever since Mr. Sanders took Gayzote into his string the Pleas- anton folk have been admiring the son of Azote's full brother. He is undoubtedly a great colt trotter and a grand individual. He is the style of horse to head a stock farm, as he has size, style, finish, bone and muscle. When matured few stallions will be able f-o outshow him, and Mr. Sandera is confident that few will out-trot bim. Henry Sanders and Ed Mills are doing very well in their business of buying and selling trotters and pacers. The firm's name is Mills & Sanders and they have invested quite a sum in horses that in their opinion are worth taking a chance on. Th»y will send Owyho to the Cleveland sale and he should bring a good price. He is by that good game race horse, Owyhee 2:11 out of Bertha, the dam of Don Derby 2:06 Diablo 2:09} (sire of Sir Albert S. 2:03|, etc.), Elf 2:12*, Ed Lafferty 2:165, Jay Eff Bee, 2:26* as a yearling, and others that will soon be in the list. This colt Owyho is one of the best formed colts that the mare Bertha has yet produced, and the daughter of Alcan- tara has founded a wonderful family, as her two sons, Demonio and Arner are producing colts that give every promise of being as fast as those sired by her son Diablo. Bertha is without doubt one of the lead- ing broodmares of America and her family is f till en the increase. She will be bred to Searchlight this year and the produce should be a real crackerjack. I look for Owyho to attract a lot of attention from Eastern buyers when he reaches Clevelnrd. He has speed — lots of it for a three year old — and is a good individual. Cbas. Derby and Steinway, by whom Bertha has had all her other foals, are both great stallions and great speed producers, but Owyho is by Owhyee 2:11, a horse that went down the Grand Cir- cuit in 1899, and without being entered in any of the the big stakes, won over $12,000, getting first money in seven purses, one second money and one third money out of nine starts. As Owyhee was sold to Australian parties for $5000 a year or so ago, there will be no more of his get in California, which is un- fortunate, as they tell me that his colts and fillies at Oakwood Park are the most promising of the young stock there. Al McDonald, who trained Who Is It and gave him his record of 2:12 as a three year old, and aflerwai ds gave his half brother What Is It a mark of 2:16J, is now at the Meek Farm, where he is handling about a dozen head of trotters and pacers. Seven or eight of them will go to the Cleveland sale and they are a fine lot of young horses. McDonald went over to the Sulphur Spring Farm last Sunday— and purchased What Is It and two or three others from the Gurnett Estate. One is a McKinney colt that is qui tea trotter. Al is a good, careful man with horses and young colts and is one of the few who can wait on a horse while training him and not expect to get all the speed the first month. Iu the gray gelding What Is It he has a horse that should be a real good one in his class. This son of Direct had a very bad foot last year from gravel, and trotted a couple of game races with it whon he should have been in the stable. The foot is all right now and 2:12 should not Btop him when he is right. The Pleasanton people are determined that the Golden Gate Fair shall not be permitted to lapse just because the Governor saw fit to knock out the ap- April 25, 1903] i&he gveebev anii gtvaxtsman propration therefor. They have held a meeting at the horse centre and propose to raise enough money to insure a first claBS fair and race meeting. Lou Crellin has been elected President of the committee,1 Editor Adams of the Times is Secretary, miDe host' Onley and City Clerk Jos. Neal areamongthe workers,' and thei*e are several others who are taking the mo6t enthusiastic interest in the proposed fair. They say the town will raise $2000 towards giving a fair and this will certainly insure them against any loss. The idea is to have three or four days racing, a stock ex nibit and a pavilion, and if the fair last year is any criterion of what the town can d-o, it will be a genuine success in every way. A week in August will probably be selected and the Pleasanton fair may open the circuit. J.'R. Freeman, of Red Bluff, has sold his trotter. Prince L. 2:17£ by Escort to a Denver man who has placed him in James Thompson's charge at Pleasan- ton. Prince L. is not the handsomest horse on earth, but he won three races within seven days at the State Fair last year driven by old man Rowley whose white beard was fanned by a breeze that was not slower than 2:24^ in any heat. There were eleven trotters in the first race which was for 2:30 trotters, on Sept. 10th, and Prince L walked through the field in straight heats in 2:21 J, 2:19 and 2:21|. On the 13th he was started in a field of nine comprising about the same horses. Every driver in the race knew that he had Prince L. to beat if he won and they jockeyed the old man pretty lively. The crowd's sympathies were with the long bearded veteran, however, and cheered when he won a heat and put its money down on him for the race and won it after five heats had been trotted. Prince L. was ready for another race on the 17th and while the field was smaller it was of higher class as Zambra and Arketa were both entered. Prince L. got the first heat and his present record of 2:17^, and won the second in 2:19. Zambra took the next two heats in 2:19 and 2:18i, reducing his record1 both times. Arketa was the contending horse in the' fourth heat and was only beaten an eyelash, many claiming she had won. Had it not been for the rule of the State Agricultural Society which sends all horses to the barn at the end of four heats that have not won a heat, the gray daughter of McKinney might have won the race and a lot of money, as many thought "Red" Green had been holding her back for just such a killing. She had to go to the barn with the rest of the non-heat winners that had been render- ing her all the assistance possible and Prince L. won the fifth heat amid a regular ovation for himself and aged driver. Prince L. is a rather rough gaited horse, but he is true blue and should lower his record materially as he has 2:10 speed. faster than any colt I ever bred, and I think he was right. The third one, a fine, good sized bay filly, is a pacer. No better gaited one lives; has speed, good head, likes to race and can. We broke her as a two year old and turned her out until last spring. Took her to Galesburg in April. She could not show better than a 3.30 gait at that time. It was impossible to give any horse steady work last spring or summer owing to frequent rains, but the third time she had a slow repeat we drove her the third mile in 2:36, and the seventh time we worked her out for speed she went a full mile at Joliet in 2:18 and we let up on her for a year. If she keeps sound she will beat 2:10 sure this year. I wish Barondale was back in Iowa. If I was out there I would buy a colt of his out of a good dam. There must be some good ones there now. Am glad on your account that the horse is proving a suc- cess as a sire and wish you luck with him. Yours truly, Hamilton Browne. A gentleman who came up from Los AngeleB Thurs- day of this week tells me that Mr. I C. Moshier of that place has a pacer called High Ball by Silkwood that is showing speed enough to be reckoned a candi- date for the free for all class by another year. Mr. Moshier worked him a half in 1:05 last week and on Tuesday of this week stepped him through thestretch in 30^ seconds. Of course halves and quarters at that rate of sp3ed is no proof of a world beater; one can see such performance almost any workout day at the Pleasanton, Sacramento, San Jose, Woodland and other training tracks in this part of the State, but my informant says that Mr. Moshier's pacer bandies himself so nicely and looks to be going so easily that the horse experts at Los Angeles are confident he is one of the kind that will keep every promise hemakes in his workouts. Tom James is one of the busiest men in California this year, his second in this State, with his royally bred stallion Barondale 2:11£. He should be, as he owns one of the best sons of the great Baron Wilkes and is himself as nice a gentleman aB ever got into the horse business. If he is a fair sample of Iowa's citi- zens a big emigration from that State to California would be Iowa's loss and our gain. Barondale is get- ting many more mares than he did last year and a higher class. He is not only a sire of early and ex- treme speed already but he is going to be a great broodmare sire as sure as his fillies are bred. There are no mares in Mb pedigree but great brood- mares, and his daughters will produce to a certainity. Mr. James received a letter from Hamilton Browne, President of the Newton and Northwestern Railroad Company, Boone, Iowa, the other day and I give it space here to show how Barondale is thought of at his old home: Boone, Iowa, April 12, 1903. Tom James, Esq., San Jose, California. Dear Sir — Prom the several mares I bred to Baron- dale I got three foals. One died; another got crippled as a colt and since getting old enough I've bred her (last year) to Sphinx. It was a very fine gaited trotter and could show more speed in the pasture than any colt I ever owned. Dad Whitney, who broke it at two years old, used to tell me that it could trot Geo. Beckers writes me that he will leave Los Angeles, June 1st, for Salem, Oregon, with Zombro 2:11. Out of habit I was about to say "his great stal- lion Zombro, ' ' but the son of McKinney now occupies a position where he does not require the qualifying adjective. Zombro has achieved greatness. He is not only the best race horse that McKinney ever Bired, but he has already sired a filly that has equalled his record of 2:11, and there are quite a number of others that will beat that mark. Zombro will remain at Salem until September 1st. Beckers will take a stable of trotters up north with him, all by his horse. One of them is the horse Tee Dee Cee that he thinks is about the best trotter be ever had any business with. Beckers bought him last summer from T. D. Condon, of Portland, the man that bought Lord Kitchener 2:29S. George is feeding him on angel's food and chocolate drops. The 2:15 list of trotters by Zombro will have quite an addition this year if the colts all Btay right, as there are enough of them showing that rate of speed now to make the list quite formidable. Dr. Hazlett, of San Bernardino, owns a three year old Zombro filly, dam by Pope Leo 2:19, son of A. W. Richmond, that with 60 days' work has trotted a half in 1:10. Johnny Donahue has her in his stable. I see that Julia M. by Zombro has been entered in the 2:11 trot at Cleveland, so they must think pretty well of her. Walter Maben is still on crutches they tell me, but he managed to climb into a sulky last Tuesday and jog one of the horses in his string. Fred Ward is do- ing the fast teaming for him and is doing well with them. Walter has had a good many bad falls from sulkies, generally the result of some other person's carelessness. It would be hard for anyone to name a more popular reinsman than Walter Maben and it is a pleasure to know that he is fast recovering from his lameness and will soon be driving as much as usual. Matt Byrnes in Hungary. Matt Byrnes, who stands almost without a peer among trainers and whose name a few short years ago was upon every one's lips, but who in the hurry and bustle of events has been lost sight of, is now in Hungary. He is training the race horses owned by C. Boross of Budapest. The stable is not an im- portant one and it is passing strange that the man who so successfully handled the mighty Salvator, the peerless Firenza, Tammany, Montana and other kings and queens of the turf should be forced to go abroad to earn a livelihood, especially in view of the fact that good trainers are scarcer now than ever and the demand for their services greater then ever. In a letter to a friend in New York Mr. Byrnes speaks highly of the class of horses in training in Austria, and iB enthusiastic with everything but bis lack of knowledge of the language. The veteran trainer's letter follows: "I am at present quartered at the Hirsch Club Stables, Magyar, which is about six miles from the city of Budapest. The training grounds are about a mile from my stable. There are about 100 head of horses trained at this place. The track iB one and a half miles around, and is a very heavy, sandy track. My employer, Mr. E. Boroes, expects to build a stable and track aB soon as he finds suitable grounds. I must say that I am impressed very much with the thoroughbred horses in this country. They have the very best blood that can be procured in England. All or very nearly all the horses are imported. "The thoroughbreds possess size and plenty of bone, which speaks well for the country. The racing stock in my care, I regret to state, is not particularly promising. When I first arrived here I had only two cheap three year old fillies, selling platers, which had been bought out of selling races last year, and three two year old fillies as yet untried. Since then Mr. Boross has leased the racing qualities of five others. I have been given carte blanche to buy high class horses, but owners want considerably more for them than they are worth. My outlook for this year does not appear to be very encouraging. "The race courses at Vienna and Budapest look very well. No one is allowed to train on the race courses for a week before a meeting begins. Both of these courses are turf. I find it very difficult to get along, because I cannot speak the language. There is not one out of a thousand that can speak English here, and everything has adifferfant name." Lively at Sacramento Track. Ed. Breeder and Sportsman: — The Sacramento track under the new lease of Mr. Tom Norton looks like plenty of prosperity for the trainerB. Not for four years, say most of the horemen, has the track been in such fine shape. Mr. Norton spares no pains and keeps a competent man on the track at all time b to keep it in condition, and horsemen are finding out that this is one of the very best and fastest mile courses on the Pacific Coast. There will be no need of anyone leaving Sacramento to find a good training track, as this is now as good as the best. The stalls are all being renovated and so many new horses are coming in that one will soon be able to see a horse race any morning by going to the track. Hi Hogoboom has an addition to his string, a fine three year old by Diawood, dam a full sister to Ned Thorne2:lU. Walter Tryon has some fine colts that he is doing time on and they look like oats in the bin. Mr. Tryon's stallion Azmoor is in the pink of condition and doing a large business in the stud. Mr. Jorgensen has a few good colts that he is giving fiist lessons to. Among them is the fine young stallion, Athamax, that is bound to be a producer, if breeding, size and good looks count. Mr. Callendine has four head of very promising youngsters. Guynut is the bright, particular star of this string, and is going faster than any Nutwood. Wilkes of his age. He is a wind splitter. Mr. L. M. Clark has the stallion Ouiboul in fine shape and has commenced active work on, him. He expects to open up from four to five lengths with him in any field he may meet this year. Mr. Clark also has a fast green trotter by Bay Bird that belongs to John Norton that can go out now and show the boys that he is one of the fittest that will Burvive. Messrs. Paine and Wright have some fine three year olds the latter is educating and by the improve- ment they show, 2:10 will not stop some of them. Frank Ruhstaller finds time each week to drive hiB three year old out of Bell Bird. If good looks and fast quarters are valuable, this fellow should bring a big price in the best of the Eastern markets. Fred Perkins, owner of Athamax, has a fine filly that he is working a little. She is by Altamont 3600, dam Datura C,, and makes the rail bird chirp quite lively when he lets her step. They say she comes down the stretch in an old fashioned style that looks like the real goods. If things keep on as now and the horses and colts keep coming in, we will soon be short of stall room at the track. So trainers had better come early and avoid the rush. Mr. White, who has been working the track, has left here, and two others have taken his place. Mr. Norton thinks there is work enough for two, as he intends keeping the track in the best shape of any place outside of Cleveland. Such Waller. Woodburn Farm to be Continued. It is reported that the famous breeding establish- ment of Woodburn Farm will be run as a whole in the interest of all the heirs of the late A. J. Alexander and not dismembered as at first reported. It is Baid that Lucas Brodhead, who has been the manager for many years, has resigned the position and that Dr. A. J. Alexander will conduct the breeding interest of Woodburn. It is said to be the desire of the new manager to regain the former glory of the place as a breeding farm, where such well known trotters as Maud S., Wedgewood, Belmont, Harold and several famous light harness horses first saw the light of day along with such famous thoroughbreds as Harry Bassett, Norfolk, Duke of Magenta and a host of others. Oregon Wonder Goes to England. The long maned horse known as Oregon Wonder has been shipped to England for exhibition. The firs of these long maned Oregon Wonders came to light in the eighties, being worked on a farm in Oregon until he was ten or a dozen years old. He was then taken East and put on exhibition, dying in Coney Island in 1887. His son Linus was the only colt Bired by him of which there is a record that had the same superabundance of hirsute adtrnment and Linus 2d was likewise the only one of the sort got by his sire. It is this horse Linus 2d that has just been shipped to England. It ia stated that at the time of embarkation the hair in his mane was thirteen feet long and insur- ance policies representing $40,000 were secured on him before the ship sailed. R. W. Walden has refused $8000 for Contentious, his Galore-Conjectrix youngster, who won both of his starts at Bennings. The offer was made jus colt was being loaded on the cars at Benm shipment to New York. 6 &Ue gveebev rotfc Qpovtmnaxi f APRIL 25, 1903 Thoroughbred Sales In the East. The - • s of thoroughbreds by the Fasig- i company at Sheepshead Bay will began .Thursday, Juno 11, with a large consignment from tbe famous Rancocas Stock Farm of New Jersey. The Virginia yearlings from the Ellerslie Stud of Capt. R. J. Hancock & Sod will come up for sale the following day, .Tune 12, and will number 25 head. The largest breeder in the world, James B. Haggio, will occupy the en tire week from June In to 20, with his Ranch del Paso, and Elmendorf consignments from California and Kentucky. Sales will follow daily up to and including July 7, the Adelbert, Hartlacd, Raceland, Spendthrift, Dixi- ana Farm, Dixiana Stud, Balgowan, Nursery. Mel- bourne, Preakness, Stonewall, Sunny Slope, Rock- wood, Larchmont, Mere Hill, Springland, Horse Haven, Trade Wind, Eaton and other studs, sending the pick of their breeding. Nearly all these sales will be held at Fasig-Tipton Co.'s Sheepshead Bay Pad- docks, and there will be the usual offerings of race horses in training at the various metropolitan race courses. Mr. A. B. Spreckels of California will make a new departure this year, selling his Napa Stud yearlings at Chicago, in July, during the Washington Park meeting, while Mr. Charles Reed, as in 1902, will sell the last of the Fairview Stud yearlings at Saratoga during the meeting in August. Live Stock at St. Louis Fair. Recognizes the Value of Fairs. Tbe Kentucky Stock Farm says: M. V. Richards, the Land and Industrial agent of the Southern Rail- way, was in Columbus, S. C, recently, and took occa- sion to drop these remark: I am glad to seethe interest manifested in the subject of county fairs. It is my candid opinion that an agricultural fair held in each county of your State will tend to advance the agricultural interests of the State more than any move that can be mad«. The fair should be the farm- ers' show and could be if he will make it so. To meet with the best success the farmer must become actively interested. I have attended fairs in maDy Northern States and in Canada, and can seriously advise the people of the south to patronize their local county fair. The townspeople should interest themselves also, and I have no doubt will do so, if approached. A good fair means inmroved methods and better farming, increased wealth and prosperity. The Live Stock Department of the Louisiana Pur- chase Exposition was virtually organized only since the first of the year, and hence its plans are far less advanced than is desirable. Work on the classifica- tions and the rules and regulations governing ex- hibits is now, however, being energetically pushed by the Department's chief, Mr. F. D. Coburn, who is plac- ing himself in the closest possible touch with breeders of improved stock everywhere, with a view to utiliz- ing their best ideas for making their feature of the great Exposition what it should be. The Exposition management has planned an exhibition on a scale about twice as large as that of any previous interna- tional exposition. The cost of the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago was about 819,000,000; the estimaled cost of the St. Louis World's Fair is near $40,000,000. The live stock interests at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition are likely to be given proportion ate attention. Classifications will include all recognized improved breeds. It is expected the friends of all the varieties of live stock, pigeons, poultry, pet stock, as well as horses, cattle and other ruminants and swine will find at St. Louis much greater recognition than has been given them on any previous occasion. Running Meeting at Sacramento. The Sacramento Record-Union of April 17th Bays: The spring meeting of the Capital City Jockey Club the organization recently incorporated, and to which the Mayor, the Chief of Police and the President of the Board of Trustees recently isBued a permit to sell pools on track events, will be held at Agricultural Park, May 11th to 25th, inclusive, and good racing is promised. Many of the best horses in the State will contest for the purses hung up, which will aggregate between $15,- 000 and $17,000. A carload of horses from Oakland, among them some of the best now running there, will soon arrive. The meet will be under the ruleB of the New California Jockey Club. The Capital City Jockey Club purposes to give spring meets each year, and is organized for tbe purpose of giviDg raceB, breeding thoroughbreds and bringing the stock farms of Sacramento count)' to tbe front. The officers are Thomas Fox President; F. E. Wright, Secretary ; C. W. Paine, Theodore Shad, W.J.Irwin, Frank D. Ryan and J. W. Hughes, directors. Racing in the Park This Afternoon. Members of- the Golden Gate Park Driving Associa- tion will hold matinee races this afternoon over the park speedway. The association will give a big pro- gram of events at Tanforan or some other track on Decoration Day and the racing to-day is preliminary to that. The horses for to-day's races have been classified as follows: Trotting, 2:15 cla»s — E. Aigeltinger's Dolador, D. de laMontanya'sIvy, M. M. Donnolly's Young Salisbury. Pacing, free-for-all— E. D. Sach's Al Sandy, S. Wat- son's Albert S., H. W. Miller's Lady Falrose. Pacing, 2:30 class— H. Schottler's King V., G. L. Swett's Steve S., A. Jacobs' Arthur F. The officials will be: Starter, L. Richardson; judges, G. L. Swett, E. Sachs and W. J. Simpson. E. Aigel- tinger, president; F. W. Thompson, secretary. The first race will be started at 1:30 P. M. The various events will be half-mile heats, best two in three. Year Book Statistics. According to the New Year Book, there are 1S,548 standard trotters, an increase of 923 in 1902. This is wonderfully close to the number for 1901, which was 918. The total number of standard pacers is given as 9,713, which makes the gain for 1902 exactly 1,111. In 1901 there were 1 022. The pacers are surely outstrip- ping the trotters, although when it comes to a considera- tion of extreme speed there is less difference. In 190 onlv 11 new 2:10 trotters appeared; in 1902 there were 29, a gain of 18, or almost 164 per cent. In 1901 there were 50 new 2:10 pacers, and in 1902 there were 70, a gain of 20, or but 40 per cent. » Additional Foals at Palo Alto. A letter from Superintendent Frank W. Covey to the editor of the Breeder and Sportsman states that since his last report the following foals have made their appearance on the farm: April 7, b f by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Liska 2:28 by Electioneer 125. April 8, b f by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Novelist 2:27 by Norval2:14|. April 18, chcby Nutwood Wilkes, dam Palita (2) 2:16 by Palo Alto 2:08|. April 22, br f by McKinney 2:11}, dam Elden (3) 2:19i, (dam of Eleata 2:08J) by Nephew. W. H. McKinney Says: Kansas City, Mo , Nov. 3, ly03. Mctsrg. Lte. WaUQH&JoMi After giving your Veterinary Hoof Ointment a thorough trial, I can truly say It is the best I ever tried for bad legs, swollen ten- dons, and will allay fever quicker than anything I ever used. For bad legs and feet, it has no equal. Respectfully, W. H. McKinney, Trainer and Driver. W. C. Sharp, of 2109 Mission street this city, re- ports the arrival on the loth instant of a big chestnut filly by Falrose, from his handsome mare Princess Irene. The little miss will be fed futurity oats and speed hay as she is in the Breeders Futurity and will be pointed to win first money in it in fast time. Like all good things, Jackson's Napa Soda has a dozen counterfeits. The auction sale of boxes for the Boston Horse Show was held last week and over $16,000 was realized from the sale of Bame. There are a dozen less boxes this year than last, so this sale was remarkable. The highest price paid for a box was $325 and was sold to Thomas W. Lawson. This was $5 more than the same box sold for last year. Other buyers were A. C. Burrage, Col. John E. Thayer, Eben D. Joroan. Francis Peabody, Jr., John Shepard and others. Tales of the rurf THE BEST WAGON IN THE WORLD JjT WEIGHT 48 to 65 Us. By William B. Fasig. Trotting horsemen the world over knew the late W. B. Faslg and that he was In a class of his own as an Instructive. Interesting and humorous writer of trotting horse subjects. W. H. Gocher, secretary of tho National Trotting Association, has put Mr. Faslg's writings In book form, adding much of in. iereMt thereto, and the book is now ready for de- livery. The table of contents includes the following: TK"TTING TRACKS— How to build and man- age tli'im. u bowing how to lay oui a half mile track a mile track aod a kite- khap'-J track Tii track ofiioial needs in hi* business THE SECRETARY.— -His trials and lobulations Id the merry days of racing rside Sod rent; there la nothing for ■ THE SANDPIPER -How tho Dutchmm balance '.Is bill for grav.-i * i tbe little man In brown ttlood pat. and Urn l real sure thing— well usual. A STRANGE LAND M eye made a Htlr In another racing world. Utopian, udIijuo aod If you donotbt-h jou can say U La Dill McDOEL —How the best green horse 1d Missouri broke Into turf history. He won the Traosyl- vnnla. Thi ir you were there you know why. si RANOEK —A llghtninggolng pacer of North- ern Ohio, whose Msiory baa a plucbof romance booked OD Ui It. ANDY AND I —What the well known pair teamed in Franc. ■ and EoglaoU after ib« hotel clork oked lae sign lan,'^ •>- The; could sot porlc/ '. rm»K ■ ■■ Ing Jib pui r >, trotl'.T i.c tli' pood 3GXD=e«9^IS3««-9=gg^g<##KrZ3^«8^2:^g^) Notes and News. Though the training rules demand it, pedigrees are seldom given either wholly or in part in making en- tries, and the secretaries, taking no further interest than to get the names of the horses entered, make no effort to enforce the rule. It is not so on the running turf, and should not be so on the trotting turf. Golden Gate Park Driving Club will hold matinee racing on the speedway in the park this afternoon. It costs more, an exchange has figured out, to keep a chafing dish than it does to keep a horse and buggy. The veteran, Orrin Hickok, is reported to be in a very critical condition at the Lakeside Hospital, in Cleveland. Secretary George Dietrich is endeavoriDg to secure Cresceus for a trial against the high wheel sulky rec- ord at Cleveland. A number of young trotting bred horses owned by J' B. Haggin and bred in California, are in New York in the care of Matt Dwyer. According to the figures of the Stock Yard Com- pany, at Chicago, the average value of the 102,100 horses sold in this plant in 1902 was $130. Electioneer's sons that have sired 2:10 speed are twenty-one and the number of his grandsons that are credited with 2:10 performers is eleven. Murray Howe is going to give dash racing a thor- ough test by giving a couple of dash events along with the early closing classes at Memphis. Geo. T. Beckers, owner of Zombro 2:11, will take that great son of McKinney to Salem, Oregon, June 1st, where he will remain until September 1st. Secretary Pettit thinks that a repetition of the Memphis race — Prince Alert and Sir Albert S.— would be an attraction at the Blue Ribbon meeting at Detroit. There are a few stalls to let at the Alameda race track, which is now in first class condition ana will be kept so. Apply to Secretary Gott. See advertisement. " Mart Demarest will commence givin-g Prince Alert 2:00} his prep in a few weeks. He thinks he will be able to shade his record a trifle before the snow flies nest fall. Cresceus 2:02} is just recovering from a mild attack of distemper. Mr. Ketcham proposes to start him in the fall against Maud S.'s record of 2:08} to high wheel sulky if he is in shape. If you have not received a catalogue for the sale of the Mokelumne Stock Farm horses, to be sold in this city Tuesday evening, May 5th, send to Fred H. Chase & Co., 1732 Market street, for one. The Massachusetts $12,000 purse has sixteen nomin- ations, the same number as the Bonner Memorial $20,000 purse received, and of these there are but six men who each made nominations in both. Klatawah (3) 2:051 is receiving many royal mares at his court at Danforth Farm, Washington, 111., among the late arrivals being the dams of Online 2:04 and Greenline 2:07} and the fast mare Wigalletta 2:10}. C. K. G. Billings has made the trophy room a feature of his handsomely appointed stable on Washington Heights. It contains thirty-eight silver trophies won by his horses in the show rings and on the trotting tracks during the past three years, George Starr will train the Simpson and a few out- side horses at the Terre Haute track this spring. He has already made arrangements for a couple of first class outside horses and before the training season is opened will have a very select string to take to the races. William G. Layng wants to purchase two stallions. They must be descendants of Director, Electioneer or Guy Wilkes and be not less than 14 3 and not over 15.2 in height, and between four and six years of age, not older. They must be standard and registered. See advertisement in this issue. It is a hard matter for a man who is an ardent lover of good horses to quit the breeding business and stay quit. Gen. B. F. Tracey has sold out twice, but he still has a few well bred ones left for seed. AmoDg them are seventeen two year olds, two three year olds and five broodmares, all located at his Marshland Farm. Mambrino Boy 844sired the dams of Axtell 2:12 and Allerton 2:09}, two great producing stallions. A mare by Mambrino Boy is in the Mokelumne Farm sale. She has been bred to Daedalion 2:11 this year and the foal should be worth a lot of money, as the combina- tion of blood will represent a great broodmare in every generation. Dr. Neal, editor of the Western Horseman aptly says: "Every stallion owner should get it everlastingly out of his head that a favorable reference by anyone to another stallion is a 'knock' against his own. Mem- bers of different churches used to fight each other on their way to heaven, but even 'Pentecosters' know better than that now." Vesoer Belle, a nine' year "old— mare byT>irector Jr. out of the registered mare VeBper by~ Prompter, should be a very valuable mare in the breeding raDks. She is well broken, single and double, is sound as a pebble and an excellent roadster. She has a very handsome filly at foot by Daedalion 2:11, and will be sold at the Mokelumne Farm sale advertised for Tues- day evening, May oth. Report has it that Billy Andrews will campaign Prince Direct 2:07, Baron De Shay 2:08| and Darwin 2:13 for M. E. Sturgis, and that M. E. McHenry will devote all his time to Dan Patch 1:59}. Columbus sayB: "It is not necessary to decorate your 'bike' with white enamel and goldleaf, or to uni- form your stable help, in order to win through 'The Short Grass Circuit.' Just buckle the straps of your hopples a little tighter, pound the old pacer on the back and cash in your tickets." A mare owned by Joel Carter, Edwardsville, 111., bids fair to beat the record for producing twins. She has already given birth to three pairs, the last of which, prematurely foaled March 13, came dead, as is often tlte case. She raised a pair last year that are living, and are said to be big and rugged. Ben Chaboya has matched up a pair of trotters at Pleasanton that are attracting much attention from horsemen. They look and move so much alike that they make a very handsome team, and while they are not fast, are sound, gentle and nice drivers and safe for anyone to drive. They can trot together about a three minute gait, have good action and style and are nice handsome bays. The engraving of this tejm printed herewith is from a photograph taken last Saturday at the Pleaeanton track. They have been driven together but a few times, but give every prom- ise of making an almost perfectly mated pair in gait and action as well as looks. Tom James is getting letters every week telling him good news of the Barondales in Iowa. His horse left quite a family of youngsters there and they are all showing speed. Mr. James says the only way to stop the Barondales is to never hitch them up. If a harness is put on them they- immediately begin to show speed at the trot or pace. One of the attractions of the Barnum& Bailey show this year is a forty-horse team— the largest, no doubt, that ever pulled a band wagon. The animals compos- ing it are the pick of three hundred fancy draught horses recently sold by a New York firm to Barnum & Bailey for $100,500. They are hooked four abreast in ten rows. One man drives them all. Owyho, the son of Owyhee 2:11 and Bertha, dam of Don Dsrby 2:06, Diablo 2:09} and several others, is one of the greatest three year olds ever bred at Oakwood Park Farm. When he is shipped East California will lose one of the best bred as well as one of the fastest colts the State has ever produced. Another stallion from the East has been brought to California. A Plumas county man has purchased King Willis 2:16}, a five year old that made his record at Titusville, Pa., last season. King Willis is a pacer and is by Bright Bell 19705, son of St. Bell 5336, he by Electioneer out of Beautiful Bells. The dam of King Willis is the mare Propose by Prospect 6142, a son of Dominion 5996, he by Red Wilkes. The Golden Gate Park Driving Club of this city has decided to bold matinee races at the speed track in the park on Saturday, May 23d. Races are to be best two in three, one half mile heats. The first heat will be called at 2 P.M. sharp. The same club has also decided to hold races on Decoration Day, Satur- day, May 30th. The track has not yet been decided upon. P. W. Hodges of Santa Ana writes us that his mare, Hazel Kinney 2:09} by McKinney 2:11 J, has foaled a very handsome brown colt by Zombro 2:11, and he claims the name "The Angelus" for him. Mr. Hodges was offered $1000 for him on Wednesday of last week, but declined the offer. The Angelus is an inbred McKinney, being by a son of that great sire out of a daughter. H. K. Devereux, owner of John A. McKerron 2:05}, says the books of one poolroom in Cleveland show a total of $75,252 wagered on the Boston Challenge Cup race, in which McKerron defeated Lord Derby and The Monk last season. No betting on the race was permitted at the track, but the amount wagered else- where was probably larger than on any other harness race of the year. A recent table, supposed to have been compiled from the Year Book by a "pedigree expert," makes three glaring omissions in that Pilot Medium, with 118 per- formers to his credit; Sphinx, with 87, and Norval, with 78, are not included in the list., This is the most surprising from the fact that this expert stated that "the Electioneer branch of the Hambletonian family is represented oDly by its head." As a matter of fact. Sphinx and Norval are the two greatest producing sons of Electioneer, and Sphinx, with the exception of Allerton and Axtell, is the youngest horse in the list of world's leading sires with seventy-five or more in the list. The McMurray road cart, this year's model, is the best thing for the road that has yet been manufac- tured. The Kenney Manufacturing Company of 531 Valencia street is selling a large number of these carts, and in every instance buyers are much pleased with them. Kenney is making a Dew sulky wheel for 1903, after designs of his own, that is as near perfec- tion as a wheel can be constructed. They sell for from $18 to $25 per pair and are fully guaranteed. The blood of Prompter 2305 is much sought after in this State by those who are breeding for handsome conformation as well as speed. Those who have made a study of breeding have found that the Prompter mares when bred to good stallions almost invariably produce handsome foals. There is a Prompter mare and two of her fillies in the Mokelumne Farm sale at Fred H. Chase & Co.'s salesyard, 1732 Market street, which will take place Tuesday evening, May 5th. N. W. Hubinger, of New Haven, will not take his horses up from the South until just before the races in Detroit, in which several of them are entered. After the races there he will ship them East. His string is now in various portions of the South and they are being placed in raciDgshape. Elastic Pointer aod Zip are still in the care of John Hussey, of Louis- ville, Ky., and Metellas and Judge Baker are being put in shape by "Ed" Geeis, of Memphis, Tenn., where there is a string of fifty horses, with five ex- cellent drivers. Oscar Duke, proprietor of Poverty Row Stock Farm, Conejo, Cal., claims the name Poverly Row for a bay or brown colt foaled April 13th, this year, .by Strathway 2:19, sire of Toggles 2:08i, etc., out of Mississippi by Red Nuttle, second dam Molly Small, thoroughbred. Mr. Duke says he sees other sub- scribers to the B. & S. are claiming first money in the Breeders Futurity for foals of 1903, but he wants to say right here that if good looks go for anything his colt will get some of that money. Mr. F. Gommet received word this week that his black mare Zarrilla by Dexter Piince out of Lilly Thorn by Electioneer, second dam Lady Thorn Jr. (dam of Santa Claus 2:17}) by Mambrino, third dam Kate by Highland Chief, had foaled a very handsome bay colt by McKinney 2:11}. The colt stood 42 inches the day it was foaled and is a remarkably well boned and well formed youngster. It is a royally bred colt and is a valuable addition to the list of sons that the great McKinney has left in California. Milton Hatch, of the Trotter and Pacer, offers the following: "I noticed in a turf paper the other day that Monroe Salisbury did not name 'Mush' because he thought the gelding soft, but that the name comes from a word used by the Alaskan Indians, equivalent to our term of 'get up' when they want to start their dogs or horses. I am not tryiDg to pose as a linguist or as a critic on nomenclature, but may we not reasonably conclude that their word is derived from the pronunciation of marche done, as used by our French-Canadian friends? If this be the case, the gelding should have his right name — Marche." Neernut has been mated with 35 mares up to April 19th. Among those bred to him are Grace Kaiser, dam of Coney 2:02 and otheis, and Grace McKinney, a sister to Coney. P. W. Hodges has bred three fine mares to Neernut, Hazel Kinney 2:09} by McKinney, Atherine 2:16} by Patron aDd Malvina by McKinney. The yearling filly by Neernut out of Hazel Kinney is surely one of the fastest and sweetest yearling trotters in California. Mr. Ford, the owner of Neernut, re- ports the sale of a two year old stallion by Neernut out of Dew Drop to Mr. Henry Carter of Santa Ana for $1000. Nine of Mr. Ford's mares will produce foals by Neernut this year, four having foaled up to date. Among them is a chestnut filly full sister to Neeretta 2:09}. It is now one month old and Hong Kee a Chinese laundryman of Santa Ana has ofiered Mr. Ford $2000 for the little miss. The American Sportsman of Cleveland says: "J. MJ Nelson, the California trainer located at Glenville, has two green trotters in his stable that look like they would do to take to the races. Richard S. is a full brother to Clay S. 2:13}, being by Grover Clay 2:23}, a son of Electioneer and out of Belle by Whippleton; grandam Jenny Butterfield by Geo. M. Patchen. He is a rather rakish made gelding, showing. his several crosses of thoroughbred, but has a smooth way of go- ing, and is said to be real good. Fleet Onward is a solid, compact-made four year old stallion by Onward 2:25}, his dam Flight by Baron Wilkes heing.a.full sister to Baronet2:ll}, Barolite2:17', and JiDgles 2SS} This fellow is credited with a mile in 2:19;. as a two year old, and while only about 15 handi is of remark- able development and goes high all around. He would bring a tidy sum if gelded and taken East, as be is on the show horse order." 8 x?hc greebev nnb gyovtsixxaw [April 25, 1903 News from the North. Likes and Dislikes of Horses. ; Portland Rural Spirit.] ttson, of Portland, Oregon, is now the owner of Pat-mark 2:11J. Alta Norte 2:16} has foaled a very fine bay filly by Bonner N. B. She looks like a diamond in tbe rough. The horsemen of Walla Walla are getting up an outdoor horse show and sireet parade for May 2d. which promises to be quite a society affair. John Green is negotiating for the McKinney mare Arketa 2:14j for tbe racir g season. He will also have the gray pacer School Section, which will make his stable a green gray. The late horse sale has put more life into tbe horse market here tban any that ever happened here. Not even tbe big demand created by tbe war made such a flurry in the horse market. These sales should be kept up and no doubt will be in the future. .!. A. Richardson of Boise, Idaho, has bought the good pacing mare Oregon Maid by Del Norte 2:0S out of Alta Dell 2:16 by Holmdel, from T. A. McCourt of McMiunville. She was shipped to Boise with the horses purchased by Mr. Richardson at the auction sale. Fred Stoppelfeld, who has opened a public stable at HLllsboro, has a very promising green pacer by Love- lace 2:20 out of a mare by Altao 2:093 that he expects to take to the races. He also has a full brother to him, two years old, that is entered in the Oregon stake with a bright prospect of winning. The Oregon State Fair Board has decided to hold an auction sale of blooded stock at tbe coming State Fair. It will be a combination sale, and breeders are requested to send in their consignments to the secre- tary early in the season so that they can be catalogued. Nothing but pure bred and registered stock will be accepted. H. B. Rutherford has arrived at Irvington track with his stable of trotters and pacers from Walla Walla. He has Miladi B. (p) 2:16:}, a candidate for the Greater Salem Stake, Belladi an unmarked trot- ter and a candidate for the Lewis & Clark Stake, Helen Norte 2:26J, candidate for the Webfoot Stake, Lorna Norte, a promising three year old pacer which will be entered in the Inland Empire Stake. Howell W. Peel, of Spokane, who bred five mares to Zombro 2:11 last season, says they are all in foal. The mares bred are as follows: Deta, full sister to Che- halis 2:0+|, Del Norte 2:08, etc., Detamont by Hamble- tonian Mambrino, out of Deta; Cascade Coral by Delpho, out of Hazel May 2:29j, by Ingraham; Maud Meredith by Meredith, out of Hazel May. Mr. Peel feels quite proud of his good luck, and thinks he has five chances of getting a world beater. The directors of the Spokane Inter-State Fair are arranging matters for the banner fair and race meet- ing on the entire circuit. The great success that crowned their efforts last year are spurning them on to a largei event this year. Spokane is a great com- mercial and railroad center for a vast farming district, and the few fairs held there have done much to stimulate live stock breeding in that district, which will lead up to one of the most important industries of that great wheat-growing belt. The live stock show last year was the best ever held in that section, and It is the intention of the management this year to make the show still larger. H. G. Stimmel, the new secretary and manager, is getting things ready to open an office in the city, where he will start a vigorous campaign in the interest of the coming fair. Howell W. Peel, the president, will give the fair all his time and attention possible, and the prospects for a big fair this year are certainly very flattering. Racing Secretary C. D. Jeffries is also laying plans for a big race meeting. The directors have ordered the track subsoJed with eight inches of new dirt, which will be completed in time for early spring work. Mr. Jeffries has his fall race program blocked out, which will be made public in due time. Tbe number of horses already in training at the track, and the successful meeting held last year presage a most successful meeting this year. tiBXXBOXON, K V . OotODOr I, I'.i'Hi. Gentlemen:— After six years continual unci of your Hoi It tbo bent tor all diseases of the Hoof, and it is a to recommend It to a] and trainers. Yours truly, A. N. (Doc) Smkai.i.. Votlnarj Sui ' ' WANGS, N. J. Hi only four oni of my horgoa of i I had dootorod toi ovei year) by rrowlnft a D<- ■■ red nnotlior 01 I .and you can pi tad of nil other ila Insoripllon Kurj.., K It ANA'. It. Coachman for Mr. T C ll:irr, 188 Harrison St. There is something about a highly organized, in- tensely nervous horse that makes bim quick to form likes and dislikes, says Francis M. Ware, in "Our Noblest Friend; the Horse." Horses are perfectly submissive in the hands of some men, although they have never seen tbem before. A certain "horse dentist" was sent for to attend to the teeth of a very savage stallion, but, through a mistake, was not informed that tbe animal was vicious. He came, and finding no one in charge of the stable, and seeing that there was only one stallion there con- cluded that that was the patient. He entered the stall and was busily working on the stallion's teeth when the man in charge returned. The groom could scarcely believe bis eyes, as he bad himself for years been the only one who could handle the horse. The secret of it was that the doctor, not knowing that the horse was vicious, had no fear, and tbe horse accepted him very probably, since he did not speak, as his regular attendant. Certain race horseB have been known either to fly into a frightful rage or to shake and sweat with dread when they heard the voice of a jockey who had brutally punished them in a race; yet this same rider could stand directly before them and no demonstration followed so long as he did not use his voice; but the merest whisper was enough to excite them. One well known race mare was so upset every day by hearing the trainor's voice giving orders to the boy rider when at exercise that nothiDg could be done with her untilacode of signals was arranged by means of a stick. From that day, although the trainer changed his appearance in no respect, she was per- fectly quiet and tractable, in spite of tbe fact that the man was always about her, both in and out of the stable. He might be in her box for a long time, handle her in any way, but if he spoke she would fly at him instantly, and act like a wild thing for some time afterward. Certain race horses also take such a violent an- tipathy to certain riders that they will not try to race when ridden by them, but sulk and refuse to run, nor are these boys those who have abused them. Horse Parade and Racing. [Los Angeles Herald.] In addition to the racing matinee of the Los Angeles Driving Club to be given at Agricultural Park, Thur- day, May 7th, the club is making arrangements to give a horse and vehicle parade similar to the one given last year. There will be as many classes as there are letters in the alphabet, and every style of society, business and practical vehicle and horse will be shown off. Stallions, mares, geldings and colts will be on hand and paraded, but other horses can appear in anything from a common cart to a surrey, victoria or a six in-hand. In addition to the parade, the club is arranging for several of the best races ever given in this city. These include trotting and pacing races, and, if possible, there will be one or two match races. It is probable that there will be at least five races and perhaps six, and as this feature of the Fiesta has always been an entertaining one, it goes without saying that this year's performance will be in no wise below the stand- ard set up in former years. San Francisco Veterinary College. N^xt session will begin June 15, 1903. Write for giving full particulars. M. I,. I'^n'coast 510 iH.ldeu Gato Ave., San Francisco Oukeley, D. V. S., President. , New President for Kentucky Association. R. C. Estill was elected by the directors of the Ken- tucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association to the presidency to fill the place made vacant by the death of R. P. Stoll, who has been president of the above association for the past four years. Mr. Estill is be- yond a doubt one of the most popular breeders in the country and is well acquainted with the duties he has to fill. Mr. Estill had the management of the breed- ing establishment of Henry Schmulbach of Wheeling, W. Va., and owns quite a number of very high-class mares and youngsters himiolf. His breeding estab- lishment at ElmhurBt, a few miles from Lexington, is one of tho prettiest in the Blue Grass section. Colt Stakes for Trotters and Pacers. A number of breeders and owners of light harness horses met in Salinas last week and organized the Monterey County Colt Stakes Association. M. J. Smeltzer was elected president and J. D. Kalar secre- tary-treasurer. It was decided to open colt stakes as follows: A two and a three year old trotting colt iiIbo a two and a three year old pacing colt stakes. All colts owned June 1st in Montorey, Santa Cruz, San Benito and San Luis Obispo counties are eligible. The entrance in each stake is $50; $10 June 1st, when entries close; $15 August 1st and $25 fifteen days before tho first day of tho Salinas race mooting this fall. Nora McKinney on the Speedway. An Eastern turf writer thus speaks of the mare Nora McKinney 2:12}, bred by David Young of Stock- ton and sold East last year. "Of the brushes so far had this season on the New York Bpeedway, the best among the trotters have been between Queen Wilkes, owned by Mr. Smathers, and The King, owned by Mr. Lamar, and Nora Mc- Kinney, owned by General Brayton IveB, and Swift, owned by Col. John F. Cockerill. Queen Wilkes and The KiDg are quite evenly matched in speed, and every time they turn at the head of the drive for a brugh the spectators are sure of witnessing an inter- esting contest, and unless one of them Hips over, 'as one writer expresses it when a break is made, a close finish is sure to result, for all brushing in which this pair have so far engaged the mare has won all but one, and that according to the accounts published in some of the daily newspapers, was adead heat. There is not a trotter on the speedway at present that can head the handsome bay mare through the stretch, and if she maintains her present form she will be a dangerous factor in the important matinee events later in the season. In Nora McKinney, Mr. Ives has one of the best comparatively green animals ever seen upon the speedway. Her gait is pure and Motionless, and she enters into thespirit of a contest withsuch enthusiasm as to leave no doubt that with sufficient education she will rank with the best. She has met the bay gelding Swift, the pride of Col. Cockerill's stable, on several occasions, and has yet to meet defeat by the Antonio gelding." Good Ones in California. Ed. A. Tipton on bis return to New York from his trip to California, was asked about the horses he saw here and said: "I never saw such a lot of fast, sound horses as are now quartered at the Pleasanton track. They are be- ginning to get up plenty of speed out there now, although at the time I left none of them had been asked to go at speed for a full mile. From now on. however, they will be reeling the miles off instead of the quarters and halves, as many of them will be shipped East next month. One of the things that took my fancy was a youngster which I think will be- come famous. It is the two year old trotter Gayzote by Nazote, the brother of Azote 2:04|. I saw Millard Sanders drive him a quarter in 344 second. He is one of the finest looking colts I ever saw, as big as a four year old, well turned and strongly built, a natural trotter, with a marvelous turn of speed. There will be some corking ones from California this spring to go after the purses down the line. " Sacramento Driving Club's Matinee. The Sacramento Driving Club will give one of its charming matinees at Agricultural Park, Saturday April 25th, at which the best roadsters in the city will compete for ribbon honors. The Sacramento Driving Club's matinees have long been popular events in this city. There are no gate charges, and all lovers of good horses and good racing are extended a cordial invitation to attend. Sacra- mento has some of the best horses on the Pacific Coast, and to see them moving for "blood" is a pleasure. William Sayers, Frank Ruhstaller, Jr., Charles Silva, Frank D. Wright and other members of the club purchased blooded two year olds during the winter, and it is among the probabilities that a bunch of the youngsters will be sent along for a half-mile. — Record- UnioTu ^^ Every Horse in His Class. Under the administration of Charles C. Lloyd, who succeeds C. K. G. Billings, as president of the New York Driving Club, a new system of amateur harness racing is to be introduced this year at Empire City park. It is proposed to classify the horses at the beginning of tbe season without reference to their public records, dividing them into twelve groups or classes, according to their estimated speed capacity. Whenever a horse wins a race in the class in which be starts he will go on to the next faster class, and on winning there again will move up to a still faster class until he reaches the open or championship class, if he is capable of doing so. According to this plan a horse will remain in a class until he has won a race in that class, but he cannot win twice in the same class. It is believed the new system will operate to improve the sport and force every horse into the claBS into which he belongs. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlat in the State. April 25, 1903] f&he ^vsebev attb gtpovi&xnan 9 Some Influential Sires and Dams. It is universally conceded that no really great horse ever had a poor sire or mother, and the characteristics and peculiarities of the kings and queens of the harem form some of the most interesting and instructive studies in horse lore. Varied as are the conditions under which the successful matrons have demonstrated their work, wide as may be the difference in their conformatisn or blood, there is "one touch of nature which makes them all akin," that certain indefinable quality which has been termed nerve force. This particular attribute would seem to take orecedence over the "mere accident of birth and breeding" con- sidering the great number of historic mares which rest upon their own intrinsic merit, unsupported by the prestige of any known line of blood. Certain it is that many of the great performers and progenitors have been brought into existence by mares of superlative nervous energy and pronounced individuality, but of unknown or unfashionable breed- ing (as some would term >, while no mare whose excel- lence has consisted in the mere combination of the bluest blood lines has yet produced the best type of the trotting horse. These sturdy, old-time mares form the foundation upon which stands the present superstructure of inherent speed; few, indeed, are the performers of to-day which do not trace to one of the great mares whose far-reaching influence has estab- lished a family distinctively her own, and fortunate is the young aspirant to honors in the stud, the pedi- grees of whose horses show a combination or concen- tration of the blood of famous mothers, the initial point in the production of Hambletonian, Dictator, Geo. Wilkes, Electioneer, Strathmore, Steinway, Happy Medium, Pilot Medium, Alexander's Abdallah. Giving all due credit toother sires, there was no greater son of Hambletonian than Alexander's Ab- dallah. Goldsmith Maid alone would be a sufficient monument to his worth. Also the matrons Black Jane, Lady Patriot, Prince63, One Ey», Silvertail, Green Mountain Maid, Primrose, Pleetwing, Dolly Spanker, Nancy Pope, Lou, Nancy Awful, Dolly, Lady Dunn, Clara, Nancy. All have produced extreme speed, and extreme speed has been characteristic of all their generations. Alexander's Abdallah's sons sired extreme speed, his daughters produced extreme speed, and his grandsons and granddaughters again swell the honor roll of his greatness until breeders have come to know the race as one who breeds on equally well through both male and female lines, breeds on extreme speed and breeds on campaigners, and it seems to me that Alexander's Abdallah is to live in the memory of man chiefly through Almont and down through the blood of Robert McGregor, and he has founded a family differing widely from any other son. Robert McGregor's dam was Nancy Whitman, also dam of Madeline 2:23 (years ago) and sister to Lady Whitman 2:30, by American Star 14. His sire was Major Edsall 2:11 by Abdallah 15, dam by Harris Hambletonian, and the latter was in his day, what Hambletonian, Geo Wilkes and Electioneer were in a later period, the greatest sire of his day. American Star needs no person to sing his praises. He is a classic hero, and not to know his greatness means to be unlearned; that his daughters produced Guy 2:10J, Dexter 2:17J, Driver 2:19}, Joe Bunker 2:191, Nettie 2:18, Dictator, sire of the only Director 2:17, (and he in turn sire of Directum, in my opinion, the greatest trotter that th^ world has ever seen to thiB date) and one of America's greatest sires. Cresceus by Robert McGregor 2:17} has to his credit the world's trotting record of 2:02}. And such a racing career in actual battles, and a long continued siege against the watch, and best of his generation. He must be the head of the royal trotting tribe, and that he was bred and born to be a king. Physically his equipment, as we might surmise from the work he has done, is superb. As near the general purpose horse as any stallion 1 can recall, except it be his near kin, that handsome stable companion, Silver Bow 2:16. Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have great- ness ohrust upon them. Silver Bow was born great and came by his birthright, but environment has been against him. Yet I look for his achieved greatness to crop out in spite of adverse circumstance, as he is gifted by nature with the physical requisites for it. For his limited opportuniiy in the stud, nobly has he accounted for the gifts which are his. I now carry in my mind the picture of that gallant horse as I saw him a few years ago, game as a badger, fast as the fastest of his competitors. Neglected and abused in his training, yet feeling the obligations of nobility, always doing his best as a race horse, he has not denied his ancestors. He is a horse of immense strength, and by memory I should say like his sire about 15.2} hands. His stifles are simply immense, while his hips are broad and of good shape, his width the stifle is greater than that of many horses; his barrel is round, his shoulders are bunched with great muscle at the arm and elbow, and his breathing ap- ' paratus is deep, with a powerful breast. He is a sensible, level-headed fellow, and takes inspection with much grace. £ It is not a difficult task for me to see that he was a much neglected horse both upon the turf and in the stud. I well know that there is a satisfaction in breed- ing to a stallion whose owner trains his stock, for. every animal that drops into the 2:20 list adds to the ; value of those outside of it. Any stallion must at first lect that will not bear great strains. If he is not spoiled by success and foolish adulation it will be be- cause he has more common sense than most of his kind. On the other hand, if his failures are honest ones, let censure be temperate. Jockeys have neither Websterian brains nor imbecile mentalities. To pro- ceed upon the assumption that they have either is to commit a grave mistake that will result'in unfairness, both to the boys and to the public— The. Sportsman. The will of the late R. H. Pry, for over twenty years be owned by Bome enterprising practical breeder that the acknowledged leader of the English betting ring, will see that he gets the right kind of mares and the : who died December last, was probated last week, the produce developed and presented before the public as' estate being valued for legacy duty purposes at soon as possible. As a person, and a horse, must first 1 slightly over $150 000. all of which was left to the have the goods and opportunity before theycan possi-j widow. That Mr. Fry should have died compara- bly mak^ a success, no intelligent, fair minded lover; tively poor is a matter of great surprise to thoEewho of the great trotter will require much reading to know ,. were aware of his munificent gift during his lifetime to that Silver Bow has not been blest with much of an', hospitals and other charities. On several occasions opportunity, either upon the turf or in the stud. Nol Fry is known to have paid out more in settlements gifted pen ever sung his praises and his owner, as a j over Derbies and other great betting races than he new breeder and in his independent way, neglected tot, died possessed of, and at no time in his career was he see that the horse had the best of opportunity, both^ a gambler, always confining himself to a strictly busi- in the stud and development of his produce. |Lness Dook' The only explanation of a man who Some horses are like men -environment prevents! handled such gigantic sums as Fry did leaving so little them from coming to their birthright. Daughters of i behind him is the enormous amount of bad debts he American Star have demonstrated their worth, such] .accumulated during his twenty years' leadership of as Clara, Nancy Whitman, Widow McCree, Lady'ii.;the ring. Competent authorities place tbis at the Dunn, etc. I have always admired the blood of Silver!? 'almost incrediblesum of a million sterling— $5, 000,000— Bow through his matrons' lines and predict that his|fa fine commentary on the much vaunted English sys- daughters will prove valuable to the breeders in the/ji'em of betting on credit. All Fry's books, which future. The blood of Silver Bow 2:16 has been veryitjwere very carefully kept, all bis correspondence and much overlooked here. His going back East addsVmany interesting documents have.it is understood, strength to the breeders' interest, and the owners of Jjbeen banded over to a publisher in order to form the his produce will be able, willing and desirous of giving&basis of a biography of the famous bookmaker, his progeny such cultivation as they merit. Tbe*^Should this volume ever see the light it would afford breeders on this side of the Rockies are too hastyjSjvery interesting reading, but for obvious reasons it is to condemn and cast aside a good animal for a lesserKvhardly likely to do so. light. A great horse in the East, for breeding pur-fj poses, is looked upon with more intelligence and fore-|| The inducements English secretaries use to persuade sight than here. Remember that the blood that pro-Psowners of good hor'es to school them over jumps duces the great all-around trotting horse is becoming ^usually takes the form of events with substantial scarce. The breeders are becoming very muchj|amounts added for maidens, either over hurdles or alarmed. It has come to pass that there is no way Wthrough the field. At the recently concluded Liver- for a studentto know the difference as to some horse's||P001 meeting, which is a mixed affair, combining flat gait; they advertise in these days, 10 in the 2:15 list, ||racing and jumping, the opening and closing races of and when the records are looked up there are aboutpths three days' program were events of this deserip- two trotters, the rest pacers in hopples. It is mis-|jjtitm- The conditions of the Stanley Chase, which leading, as the great trotting and smooth gaited pacerfy>Pened the proceedings, was for five year olds at three will be forced out of sight. As a rule the blood of||milea- The added money was liberal and the distri- Silver Bow all trot and his present owner never tried||bution even more so, the winner taking $1200, the to mislead the public or encourage the public tolfseeond $500, the third $200 and the fourth $100. Yet patronize him, to all of which it was very unfortunate!!80 greatly do owners dread the difficult Aintree coun to the public, owner and horse. Yours, Samuel Gamble. SADDLE NOTES. try for novices that only three of a numerous entry went to the post. Two or three went down ere a mile 'of the journey had been completed, while the third persistently refused two fences farther on. Joined by one of the others, which had been remounted, he con- The California Jockev ulub announces that itsffisented to jump a few more fences and then fell. This stakes and purses will be increased in value next sea-|!enabled the remounted horse to come home alone and son. There will be several $500 purses every day, and I* gather in all the coin, neither of the others completing a $600, $700 and $1000 handicap every week. New and \. 'he course in the necessary twenty minutes. The. valuable stakes are also to be added to the present \ Altcar Chase, which concluded the meeting, resulted list. The present season has been a very profitable ' Lia aneven worse fiasco. This was four year old maidens one to the club. 8ja,l two and a quarter miles, the considerations being. |, '$1000, $200, $150 and $50. Again only one completed According to a report from Chicago, Jockey Walter j$the course, and even he took two tumbles during the Robbins, the Chicago lad who was injured recently, Hi journey. As the course for the Altcar is just half that . _ . . ° , , T , „ ,. , . sUof the Grand National, some idea of the magnitude of will not ride in the East for Jack Follansbee, as orig-*^ task the winnel. of that race encompasses may be inally contracted. The lad was to report to Mr.°|Vleaned. Follansbee on April 8th, but when the time came for 1 separation with his father and mother, the trio agreed L!l that it was best for the boy to remain in the west. Robbins will probably ride for James Arthur. W. R. Gerst, Jr., has engaged Jockey Bullman to ride Fore and Aft in the Cumberland Park Derby J Trainer Will McDaniel has the crack son of George' Kinney right on edge for this race, and his party] think that the colt has a cinch on the stake. He has i outworked all the other eligibles quartered at the; Nashville track. A great many well meaning persons appear to say] farewell, or at least au revoir, to the quality of sweet 1 reasonableness when it comes to discussing merits and demerits of the boys who ride the horses on our tracks. There iB a strong tendency to exalt a jockey , to the skies when he wins consistently and to cover him with obloquy when he has a losing streak. The more a boy is praised when he wins, the worse the censure that is his lot when he loses. The case of , Arthur Redfern is in point. In the early days of the Bennings meeting his skill and luck were at their best and he was overwhelmed with injudicious praise. Later on he failed to land three or four picked mounts in succession and a torrent of hostile criticism broke forth. A little more temperance in this matter is de- manded. 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Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc- Address THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS COMPACT, Cleveland, Ohio (£lt* ^reeirer mtfr jgtjrttrhmtau [April 25, 1903 The Grand American Handicap. Upholding the traditions of a majority of Grand American Handicaps the fourth annual event at tar- gets was won at Blue River Park, Kansas City, Thursday afternoon, April 16th, bv a comparatively unknown shooter at sixteen yards. Springing into national prominence within forty-five minutes and ig out the cracks who had been set far back in the handicaps, M. Diefenderfer of Wood River, Xeb., won the feature of the tournament with a score of 94 out of the possible 100. M. E. Hensler, the 19-year-old shooter from Battle Creek, Mich., caused the second big surprise by finishing next, with a score of 93. Hensler was the marvel of the tournament, for, be- sides winning second money in the Grand American he won the Preliminary handicap, beating D. T. Tim- berlake of Seneca, Kas.. in the shoot-off at 25 targets, 23 to 21. Timberlake also finished in the money in the Grand American, scoring 86. M. Diefenderfer, who is a hardware merchant in Wood River, has been shooting only about four years in tournaments, and then only in the smaller ones. He has averaged three or four shoots a year in this time, and this was his first Grand American. His first noteworthy work was done a month ago in the tournament at Hastings. Xeb., where he was high gun, with 1S5 out of 190. Dp to April 16th his best record in «he Grand American tournament was 17 out of 20. Max E. Hensler is a son of J. F. Hensler of Beaver, Wis. Max has been doing field shooting ever since a boy of 14 years, and was tutored in the rudiments of the sport by his father. It was not until the last three years that the young phenomenon took up trap shooting, and since then he has made such rapid progress that a great future is pictured for him. His first experience in a tournament was in Battle Creek, Mich., two years ago, when he wou the State cham- pionship. He participated in two other tournaments there last fall. His shooting in the tournament at Kansas City was remarkable, his score of 91 in the Preliminary handicap being exceptionally good, even for an older shooter, considering the weather condi- tions. When he made the score of 93 in the Grand American, this was the highest score up to that time and he was the idol of the crowd until Diefenderfer cracked off 94; but still, Hensler's laurels were not lessened, for he went in afterwards and won the shoot-off in the Preliminary handicap. L. J. Squier, Wilmington, Del., shooting from nine- teen yards, and C. B. Adams, Rockwell City, la., with a handicap of eighteen, each made 92. The Grand American handicap was the big event of the tournament, and it fell on the best day the shoot- ers had during the meet. The flight of the targets was more natural Thursday on account of the wind of the previous two days dying down and warmsunshine taking the place of cold, murking weather. Monday and Tuesday were probably the severest tests that many of the shooters had ever had. The wind turned the targets into most unnatural courses and the heavy sky added to the dark background made the shooting extremely difficult. Shooters from the East who had been accustomed to level grounds adapted especially for target shooting and swift, low-flying targets, were completely thrown out of their form when they faced the conditions of the opening two days of the tourna- ment. The targets carried by the wind shot high into the air, making it the meanest kind of shooting. Considering all these adverse conditions, the fourth Grand American handicap tournament has probably been productive of the best shooting of any of the previous events. Last year the big handicap was won by Charles W. Floyd, from seventeen yards, by a score of 94. The tournament was held at Interstate Park. Long Island, where the grounds were as level as a floor and built especially for target 6hooting. Diefenderfer won the handicap last week with the same score, under less favorable conditions. The pre- liminary handicap last year was captured at Interstate Park by Dr. Britton, with a score of 92 from seven- teen yards; 89 won the Consolation handicap last year. It "has been the history of the Grand American handicaps tl.at a newcomer having a small handicap usually wins. The first Grand American at targets, which was held in 1900 at Interstate Park, -was an ex- ception to this, Rolla O. Heikes making the exception- ally fine score of 9b' from nineteen yards. E. C. Griffith was the next winner, he taking the event in 1902 with a score of 96. He also won the Grand American at live birds the same year, establishing a record that still stands. It is perhaps the general feeling that an amateur should win these big events. It stimulates the target game and encourages new shooters to enter in the big events. If the cracks were victorious there might be some complaint that an amateur could not win, but the present handicapping system has been demonstrated as being a great equalizer. The ama- teur, it is claimed, has as much show as the expert when placed at the comparative distances. The Grand American started at 9 o'clock Thursday morning and three of the twenty targets for the day were declared off, so that all of the day's program with the shoot-off of the preliminary handicap could be finished. Hensler was among the squads to shoot along in the middle of the day. He missed one target at the first three traps, starting in at No. 4 set with a score of seventy-two out of seventy-five. By this time his finger was bleeding badly from a cut made by the gun kicking, but he was cool and deliberate. His birds out of the last set of traps proved a most trying lot, and he missed four of the finishing string. This left him with still the highest score made so far, however, and the word soon passed down the line that Hensler was high in the Grand American also. He held this honor until the handicap had nearly been finished, when Diefenderfer, in squad 28, run one higher. Diefenderfer's squad started in about 4 o'clock. In the same squad was E. Brady, who up to the last set of traps had a score better than Diefen- derfer. Both missed one target in the first twenty- five, and Diefenderfer broke only twenty-two of his second string, while Brady got twenty-four. At the third set of traps each made twenty-three. By this time it was known generally over the grounds that these two had a chance to win the Grand American. A large crowd gathered at the last set of traps when the squad moved along to shoot at its last twenty-five. The scores up to this time stood: Brady, 70; Diefen- derfer, 69. Brady had his troubles on the last twenty- five, and one by one he missed until he had let five whole ones sail away, and then it rested upon Diefen- derfer. He was pumping away, cool and unflinching, centering the targets well. As he neared the end the crowd became quiet, and all eyes were upon the Nebraskan, who was not disturbed in the least by the situation. Others in the squad missed, but he broke every one, and as the twenty-fifth target was shot into a dozen pieces, making his first straight 25 string of the tournament, the crowd gave one big cheer, and then rushed in and began pulling and tugging at the new target champion. He received his many con- gratulations with a quietness and presence of mind that had marked his shooting, but he could not con- ceal his pleasure. The handicap had not then been finished, but he was heralded as the winner, for it was not thought likely that anyone would beat 94. As soon as the handicap had been finished, with m scores to endanger his, President Irby Bennett, of the Interstate Association, presented the winner with a. handsome watch, suitably engraved, in a very neat and appropriate speech. Mr. Diefenderfer made a short response, and then the crowd, headed by Manager Shaner, gave three cheer6 for theNebraskan. As soon as possible the crowd was cleared away and preparations made for the shoot-off of the tie in the Preliminary handicap between Hensler and Timber- lake. They were soon at the traps and with little ceremony the race for the diamond trophy began. Both started off in a determined manner, showing somewhat the Btrain they were under. Hensler was the first to miss, his seventh target sailing away un- touched. Timberlake got into a bad row shortly after this and he missed his ninth, twelfth, and fourteenth targets. This left Hensler a lead of four, but he lost his twentieth, making the final score 23 to 21. The shooters finishing in the money in the Grand American handicap were: M. Diefenderfer 16 yards, 94 breaks; M. E. Hensler 17-93, L. J. Squier 19-92, C. B. Adams 18-92, J. M. Hughes 22-91, H. Sconce 20- 91, C. M. Powers 19-91, A. J. Stauber 19-91, C. E. Fort 19-91, Dave Elliott 18-91, M. Thompson 17-91, L. Foley 19-91, C. W. Budd 19-90, E. Brady 16-90, W. T. Irwin 16-90, R. O. Heikes 21-89, C. O. LeCompte 20-89, E. J. Churgren 18-89, Fred Gilbei t 23-88, F. C. ReihllS- 88, P. C. Ward 17-88, E. Rike 19-88, W. H. Heer 20-87, George Roll 19-87, H. C. Watson 19-87, L. J. Wade 19 -87, H. Steege 18-87, W. D. Townsend 1S-87, L. Rue 17-87, S. A. Smith 17-87. H. C. Hirschey 22-86, J. A. R. Elliott 21-86. A. S. Tolsma 18-86, H. N. Kirby 17- 86, D. T. Timberlake 17-86, G. K. Mackie 16-85, J. T. Atkinson 20-85, Dave Linderman 19-85, Alex Mermod 19-85, Abe Frank 18-85, D. C. Sanderson 17-85, Wm. Clayton 16-S5. J. P. Leggett 16-S5, L. A. Sherman 15-S5. The scores of the fourth annual Grand American handicap, 179 entries, at 100 targets, were the fol- owing, and appear below. AT THE TRAPS. Committees are at work arranging for the first annual Pacific Coast blue rock tournament of the Ocean Park Country Club, which is scheduled for May 1 to 17 inclusive. At this tournament there will be 8300 added money aside from special prizes and trophies, and there will be a long list of merchandise prizes to be shot for on each day of the tournament. There will also be pool shooting daily and champion- ship shoots beginning the first day. Dana Burks, president of the club, says there will be a large at- tendance, as experts from Arizona, New Mexico and as far north as the British Columbia line have written asking for lists and signified their intention of par- ticipating in the tournament. The regular shoots of the Capital City Blue Rock Club and the Capital City Live Bird Club took place on the 19th iust. at the Kimball & Upson grounds at Sacramento. Theattendance was good, the day ideal and the scores averaged high. The first event of the day was the regular club shoot of the live bird contingent, and following are the scores: Weber 212-211121111—12 Judge Hughes 111211202110—10 Blair 100210001111— 7 Gusto 122011112111—11 Ruhslaller 1 1000222222«— 9 O'Brien 0*O200l221*O— 5 Stevens 31112022220"^ 9 Callahan 021111221101—10 Just . 221 1«0220222— 9 Adams 2<»0202in21— 8 Herold 21 1021 122«02— 9 Sic Williams 2221 1 1201221— 1 1 Gibson 2221221101»i— 10 In this event Herold shot at 30 yards because he was high gun at the previous shoot. Gibson, while not a member, shot for the birds only, and stood at the 31-yard mark. Following the live bird shoot, blue rock shooting was in order; besides the club shoot a number of 10, 15 and double bird races were indulged in. The BCores in the club shoot at 25 target were: Brown 21, Blair 24, O'Brien 18, J. W. Hughes 23, Gallup 14, Stephens 18, J. R. Hughes 15, Ruhstaller Names— YdR. tl.lp l-t 25 21 21 2 2 a 21 18 a a 21 19 IT 1*S 8* to IP '.'1 If. a xj ■-•1 21 21 20 a n 21 21 21 21 90 Id 25 II 22 a a 21 10 IP 2! 21 19 19 23 21 .•1 IS is II 2:. II II - 29 17 19 II II 90 90 2" 3d a in a 10 29 21 19 19 20 II 19 '.'.' IS 19 2S IT 25 19 IT 90 .■., 21 .'1 19 21 .•1 II 21 ::• II 90 •-■J II Mb 25 90 19 II 19 2 ■ 19 19 19 a 90 19 22 M 21 a 11 20 22 11 24 II IP 21 ip II II 21 19 21 T"t HI P- P2 II p.; 09 a 99 Pll BE TI p; 87 P.I 7- 91 --• M -1 p- 99 91 -T 79 p-i id 91 - PT '1 - -' .11 91 B3 Namef Yds. hdp. 1st 25 is 22 18 15 90 90 II •ji M 19 21 IT II 21 211 21 19 a 20 19 •■ a 1- 21 21 IT 19 21 .; 24 -■1 11 211 21 19 14 2d a 2! 21 15 16 21 21 Ip 19 21 19 111 a 2n 21 IP 21 22 21 a 25 22 20 91 II 91 II a 19 21 22 24 18 ip li IB - |p 3d 25 21 19 IT IT 20 21 a 2.1 18 18 21 '.pi 24 20 a a 20 ■_• 22 a a 14 . 94 -■i a :. ■-pi II 21 10 i: 24 a 24 81 - 91 ip 4th 25 18 211 21 2n a 22 a 21 19 19 19 a a 22 IP 21 21 a LI. 18 91 21 a IT 20 14 19 a If IS 21 IT IP a 21 a n a Tot 79 '82 77 67 82 81 -1 B2 70 67 79 81 84 87 83 M 86 81 88 as U2 84 74 89 91 78 - 1 a 87 83 86 7.. p| 79 18 •- 80 78 67 Names— Dr Hardy G W Jenkins Yds. hdp. 1st 25 20 23 20 23 19 21 22 21 21 a a 24 16 111 16 T5 IT 21 18 IT 111 22 18 IT 19 211 80 iii is a 19 IT a a a IB 29 I: 24 24 2d 21 20 16 17 21 21 22 19 21 IT 21 19 a 11 15 a is 20 19 21 18 19 19 in IT IB 21 18 11 16 a IE 19 20 21 211 IB a IB 21 3d 20 19 19 22 21 13 21 21 20 22 15 21 IT 22 IS 23 17 14 21 22 20 19 19 in a 19 20 a ip i? 19 19 a in 11 19 16 22 IP a a -nh 21 20 21 22 17 22 15 21 20 24 17 21 16 18 16 J5 18 14 19 18 17 19 16 19 a 20 a 17 18 IB 16 a 22 81 91 16 17 a a Tot 84 79 77 80 87 75 86 S3 80 91 81 80 82 74 70 63 74 70 78 78 75 73 76 82 82 80 78 Tn 81 74 69 87 65 82 80 84 si S3 66 8T 71 90 94 Names — Yds. hdp. 1st 25 21 14 20 a 20 23 14 18 20 12 19 17 94 19 18 14 IT 17 21 19 21 23 1:1 18 19 17 18 19 21 a IS 19 16 IT 91 IS 21 81 a ip 21 IT 20 SO 3d 25 21 12 17 17 22 18 21 21 23 a 19 18 20 23 31 21 20 19 22 21 a 22 m 18 23 17 .V. IB IT 18 IS 15 21 17 19 IP 211 22 17 18 14 17 19 3d 25 21 16 18 17 19 m 20 30 21 19 19 18 15 20 IT a 211 18 18 19 IT 24 20 18 23 16 IS 21 2.1 IP IS IB 15 ip IB IB 94 U IT 19 4th 25 21 21 15 16 IT 20 21 19 19 23 24 20 a 20 21 16 17 22 21 13 21 23 17 a 19 17 18 a ip 22 IS 12 17 .in a "\ IS IE 28 19 21 19 Tot 84 63 70 70 81 80 75 P2 83 8! 7-1 85 li J Wilson CEStill 16 16 F Miller T B Cunningham . ... 1 mold E W Patrick K 11 <:uy 18 - IP 18 - 18 IP II 18 A W Ryan L Rue R L Ambrose .1 SI Marshall W B Wilson T SI Bvbee W T Nash J Batcheller 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 KCDarr JAR Elliott 21 DT Timberlake.... R Phiro... a M Davis M Thump 17 KLtFuIford. w h Heer. 20 '' 1: Stephens 17 BStegl 18 18 18 18 T E Aluv J J Cornet t. J E Campbell E Decker R L Dore 15 16 16 16 16 16 icker I. E King 78 J L. Head 18 IE W .1 iTrahr 1, w Cumberland CR Mlllbnnk W It LlDi'll 0 11 Adams IP ip 18 1- T EllOtt ilor 19 19 TV W TIrwin C H Klelnhaus J PLegett Q H Sillier C K Mackie W K Park TSI Plank 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 90 Hlliv Mil ■ 19 .1 W Itrumhall. C EOok 85 18 G E Crosby L Wlllard. 19 19 H lilxon A G Fisher 18 hcwiwu.. 19 ... 19 .... J9 81 1H 11 Unsaai \v U Bowe T 11 bar ' W .; i.m le i'l-ii D 0 Sanderson •Prnylh 1.1: Sootl ..:'.., 1. a Smith H Till. I.- ... EBradr 17 IT IT 17 IT 17 ..IT . IT . IT 16 16 11 N Kirl.v A W M 11 ... 17 18 a n • mod Alva Wilson •x 0 Williams . . 16 16 IB 80 A Hill 15 M II ■ oi - 1 19 14 M 17 75 CO Baker APRIL 1903] &lxe $vsebev cmi* gtjxcurismatt 11 17, Adams 15, Da Merritt 22, Harold 18, Trumpler 13, Peek 21, McWilliams 12, O. J. Mathews 21, Just 19, Callahan 17, W..E. Mathews 21, Gusto 17, Engle- hardt 20, .- Welden 20, Ludden 11, Fissel 23, Smith 21, Poor Bill 22, Cotter 15, Englebardt 17, Haggerty 17, Gibson 23, J. W. Hughes 21, C. E. Stevens -18, Just 22 O'Brien 22, Blair 21, Ruhstaller IS, J.R.Hughes 19, Weldon 20, Poor Bill 21, Fissel 24, Gusto 17, Engle- hardt 18, Martin 10, Van Meter 17, Gusto 19, Upson 16. Just to keep the gun3 warm a 100 bird match was shot between two teams as follows: Team No. 1 — Eno-lehardt 82, "Poor Bill" 80, Gusto 80, Ludden 51, Upson 71. Total 364. Team No. 2— Ruhstaller 71, Blair 52, Hughes .6, Gibson 90, Weldon 74. Total 363. This score is remarkable in the fact that 1000 targets were trapped, and the winning team gained their vic- tory by only one bird. Double bird shooting was then taken up at twelve pairs, and the annexed scores show the result. It will be seen that Gibson made the elver run of 23 out of 24: First set— Ruhstaller 10, Gibson 20, J. W. Hughes 12, Weldon 14, "Poor Bill" 15, Gusto 10. Second set— Ruhstaller 8, Gibson 23, Hughes 20, Weldon 14, Gusto 19 Gusto 12. Third set — Ruhstaller 16, Gibson 19, Huo-hes 20, Weldon 20, Weldon 14, Custo 19. Fourth set— Ruhstaller 13, Gibson 16, Hughes 14. To finish the shoot before sending for candles eight sets of throe targets each were sprung from the traps simultaneously, and the pump-gun cracks did as fol- lows: Gibson 12, Ruhstaller 14, Weldon 12, Hughes 12. At the next shoot another set (three in all) of blue rock traps will be installed, and the rules that are to prevail at the tournament of May 15th, 16th and 17th will be exemplified. A large delegation of out of town shooters have signified their intention of baiug present. There were visitors from Marysville, Gridley, Williams, Dixon and Davisville present and participating in last Sunday's shoot. At the College City Gun Club shoot last Sunday Juster was high gun in the gold watch race at 25 tar- gets. This trophy will be the permanent property of the high gun for the season of six monthly shoots. Lea veil made 23 out of 25 in the medal race which fol- lowed. The medal must be won three times in suc- cession to remain in the possession of one shooter. Reed won the medal last month, losing to Leavell ("Edwards") by one bird on Sunday. In the gold watch race, Juster and "Edwards" are a tie, each with 43 birds out of 50. Reed and Chick have 42, Searles and Baird 38, Hutton and Newcomb 37. Fol- lowing the medal race a lively team race was shot up; the "Reds" won by 4 birds. In a three-man team shoot the scores were Searles (Bar) 22, Juster 20, Reed 22, 64 out of 75, Chick 21. Leavell 21, Hutton 20; total 62. The meet closed with practice shooting for bars. The scores in the regular events, were: Gold watch race, 25 targets — Baird urn moo mm run 11101—21 Searles'" -"OH 10101 Hill U1" 10111—21 Hutton"" 10110 11101 11111 11111 11011— !1 Reed ; 1101111101101111111101111—21 juster 01111 Hill 10111 11111 11110—22 Newcomb" -.. 1HO0 00111 01111 11111 01111—19 Chick "" 111111101111110 1111100111—21 Edwards' ' 01101 11111 11110 11111 01111—20 Searles " 11010 10110 11110 1111100110—17 De Merr'i't't't' Hill 01011 11101 11110 00010—17 Keeti» onii ioooi mil inn inii—21 Newcomb't' HOU Hill 10101 01101 01110-18 fBacksoore. * Si lver bar. Medal race, 25 targets — Hutton 11101111110111111000 01110—18 Reed- loiiiiiioiiiioiimimu-22 Baird 101110011110010 11100 10111—16 Schmidt H010 11011 11010 10101 11111—18 Edwards ....11111 11011 01111 mil 11111—34 juster 11111111111011110119 00111—20 Chick 11100 11110 10110 1111101111—19 Johns 01101 10111 01O0O 11011 01111—17 Newcomb 11010 1011111101 1101101111—19 Baird 00001 00011 11111 01111 11111— 17 Schmidt'" 010110100110100 1110111111—16 Hutton..'.'.' H011 11011 10001 10001 10011—15 Team race, 25 targets— Searles .'. Hill 11011 10111 10111 10011—20 juster* 11011 11111 11111 11110 01011-21 Reed 11H1 11111 10011 01111 01111—20 Johns 10110 10001 11110 11010 10111—16 Newcomb ...10110 11101 10101 luoi 11011—18 Reds Chlek Hill 01111 11101 HOli 01111—21 Hutton 1110111010 101111001111011—18 Schmidt 11101 10110 11110 10110 mil— 19 Baird 11101 01111 11101 10111 11011—19 Edwards Hill H110 11111 10111 10111—22 * Silver bars. Practice bar shoot, 15 targets — Chick 11, Edwards 10, Read 12, Juster 10, Johns 8, Da Merritt 10, Juster 12, Edwards 13, Baird 7, Hutton 10, Newcomb 12, Chick 13, Hutton 11, Edwards 13, Reed 14, Juster 10, Baird 9, Montayo 9, Reed 14. Practice bar shoot, 25 targets — Juster 19, Edwards 20, Baird 18, Searles 21, Hutton 23, Reed 23, Reed 22, Juster 20, Hutton 21, Edwards 23, Montayno 15, Reed 23, Hutton 15. The Auburn Gun Club met the Lincoln Gun Club on the grounds of the latter club last Sunday for a return shoot. The day was perfect, and some good scores were made Davis of Auburn made the high- est score, smashing twenty-four blue rocks out of twenty-five. The Lincoln shooters, however, aver- aged up the better and beat the Auburns by eight. The following is the score: Lincoln Gun Club— W. Barrett W. Hughes 21, C. Hacker 12, A. Leavell 3, L. E. Brown 22, G. Barrett 21, I. Schuler 21; Vetter 20. D. Barrett 22, G. William- son 21,Duryea 14, Tofffc 10; total 214. Auburn Fish and Game Club— Davis 24, Donnelly 23, Gum 10, Thulkel 15, Armbruster 8, Chamberlin 16, Sullivan 16, Brown 18, Robinson 19, Safford 23. Thomas 14, Fathey 20; total 206. The two clubs will meet at Newcastle May 3d for the deciding contest, each having now won one con- test. Much -interest is being awakened in blue rock shooting as a result of these tournaments, and they will undoubtedly develop some excellent trap shooters. After the shooting a fine banquet wa* spread for the boys, and it was announced by Mr. Vetter that Kim- ball ec Upson of Sacramento would put up one of the best blue rock tournaments ever held on this Coast in . the near future. __ Three squads of blue rock shooters took advantage of the spleDdid weather last Sunday and smashed asphalt saucers at Ocean Park near Los Angeles^ Ed Vaughn of Santa Ana, was on hand, and found several others there who could give him all he wanted to do, good shot though he is. An average of more than 100 birds was shot off, there being no re-entries in most of the events. The scores made were as follows in four shoots of twenty-five and one at ten birds: Vaughn 19 21 21 9 18 Small 20 15 15 7 20 Hagerman '..: 23 23 20 9 16 Naylor 16 20 19 8 Lovelace 22 19 23 9 22 Lewis 17 16 ,. .. 14 Decker 12 16 19 7 15 Carlisle 19 16 17 6 19 Murphy 17 18 6 Ruess 10 .. .. 5 Lane 18 19 18 7 .. Wright 15 15 13 8 Herwick 9 9 4.. Gerbins 11 16 5 Kindberg 16 19 20 DOINGS IN DOGDOM. The San Francisco Show. The San Francisco Kennel Club show opened very auspiciously on Wednesday. The entry was the i smallest ever'made in the history of the club Qual- ity was not lacking tho' the dogs were. The show, under the management of W. C. Ralston, Charles K. § Harley and J. L. Cunningham, was run smoothly. The judging went along rapidly and with' machine like routine under the veteran George Raper. J. B. Martin and W. E. Chute alternating as ring stewards. The one drawback was the failure of the printer to get the catalogue out properly and on time. The attend- ance has been better than for years past, the outlook for a paying gate is more than encouraging. Among the out of town visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Graham E. Babcock of San Diego, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Harker and J. C. Berrett of San Jose, Mr. aDd Mrs. O. J. Albee of Lawrence, Mr. W. B. Fechheimer aDd George Tinto of Seattle, Miss Delia Beach of San Jose, W. F. Wamsley of Pendleton, Oregon, and many others. A full report of the show and list of awards will appear in our next issue. The Pacific Kennel League, the parent organization under which most of the show-giving clubs on the Coast hold their exhibitions, held its annual meeting on the evening of April 9th, at Seattle, for the election of new officers and transaction of other important business. The following officers were elected for the enguing year: President, F. Willis, of Portland; vice-presi- dents, J. A. Peebles, Seattle; J. W. Creighton, Vic- toria; M. J. Coffee, Sacramento; S. G. Bawley, Na- naimo; R. P. Forshaw, Vancouver; secretary, W. W. Peaslee, Portland. J. G. Morgan, of that city, suspended on recom- mendation of the Portland club last year, was by unanimous vote ordered reinstated. Delegates of the various clubs composing the league each reported that the sentiment for continuing the league intact was overwhelming, and that every effort possible should be made to enlarge upon its scope, to the end that every show-giving club on the Coast may ultimately become members of the organization. Norman J. Stewart, the founder of the league, who is now in Scotland, will shortly return to the Coast to live, and a letter from him, in which he assured the league of his active cooperation upon his return, was read at the meeting. A vote of thanks was tendered the retiring president, Mr. J. Redelsheimer, for the able manner in which he has at all times championed the interests of the league and all matters pertaining to the welfare of Pacific Coast clubs. *. Mr. Thos. S. Griffith a leading member of the Spokane, Wash., business community and an ardent Collie fancier is the owner of the golden sable and white imported Collie Lenzie Prince (Ch Rightway- Seafield Daisy). Prince has quite a string of Scotch winnings to bis credit as follows: Kilmarnock, 1st, novice; 1st, puppy and special, best dog in show. Dundee, 1st, open medal, best dog in show; 1st, limit medal, best dog in show; 1st, novice medal, best dog in show, 1st, puppy, gold medal, best dog in show. Prestwick, 1st, puppy and special, best dog in show. Ayr, April 26, 1st, limit and cup; 1st, Ayresbire, 1st, maiden; 1st puppy; 1st, nonsporting. West Kilbride; 1st, open and special; 1st, puppy and special. Neilston, May 7, 1st, open; 1st, open; 1st, puppy. Kilmalcolm, May 13, 1st, open; Paisley, May 26, 1st, open; 1st puppy. Helensburg, June 4, 1st, open. Dunoon, June 10, 1st, open. Shettleston, June 11, 1st, open. Aberdeen, 1st, open. Dunfermiline, 1st, open. Comrie, 1st, open. Dalkeith, 1st, open. East Kilbride, 1st, open. Paisley, 1st, open. Spring- burn, 1st, open. Shettleston, 1st, open; 1st, confined. Kirkintilloch, 1st, open. West Kilbridee, 1st, open. Dunoon, 1st, open. Among the brood bitches in the Griffiths' kennels is Moreton Vesta, imported, bred by Countess of War- wick, a big winner on this side and England. She is also the dam of Lord Stamford, who has won ten prizes this year at seven months. Vesta is in whelp now to Rippowam Archer, who is also sire of Lord Stamford. Gold Belle, another bitch, was the winner of third in puppy class, New York. She is sired by Gold Dust (who sold for $2500) and is the winner of fifty first prizes. Belle is in whelp to imp. Corinthian, a big winner. Glengaira Lassie, just imported from Scot- land, will be bred to Lenzie Prince. Maplemont Dot (sired by imp. Vertish Mac, a winner of many first prizes in Scotland) is it whelp to Shan MacQuirk by Knight Errant, also a big winner. Cairnbrogie Doliie by imp. Majestic, he by Ch. Balgreggie Hope (the world's premier champion), is iu whelp to Lenzie Prince. Cairnbrogie Louise by Young Ormond is the winner of maoy first prizes and will be bred to Lenzie Prince. Sable Plum II. by imp. PenBarn Guard will also be bred to Lenzie Prince. From the foregoing it will be seen that these ken- nels contain scions of the best Collie blood extant. The announcement of stud dogs, etc., appears on page 19. Get Ready lor Outing. Vacation will be here before you know it, and there is lots of joy atout getting ready. It will interest you if you are going totiqj- ing, tramping, or both, to visit Skinner's, 801 Market street, San Francisco, and see the greatest display of everything for outdoor sports and recreation ever shown in this country. The Self Basting Broiler is one of the new camp comffirtg. It sells for 50 cents, and Skinner has it Don't fail to see it If you are going camping or hunting during vacation. * Portland Show. Secretary Peaslee and Treasurer William Goldman state that this year's bench show has been the best in every respect of any ever held in Portland. The dogs have been of better quality, the attendance has been greater, people have taken more interest in the show, the decisions have given general satisfaction, and last, but by no means least, the financial result has been more than 10 per cent greater than at any of the previous shows. Over 400 dogs were benched. George Raper's decisions were accepted with general satisfaction so states Mr. Chas. K. Harley. Ch. Wood- cote Wonder was lucky in not being there. The Portland awards were practically the same as were those given at Seattle where the same dogs came together at the Portland show. The regular awards and the specials were as follows; Bloodhounds — Open dogs and hitches. — 1 Don, 2 Belle, both owned by Charles F Wise, Astoria, Or. Winners, dogs and bitches — 1 Don, 2 Belle. Mastiffs— Limit dogs— 1 withheld, 2 Bummer, T T Nelson, Pendleton, Or. Open dogs — 2 Bummer. St Bernards (rough coated) — Puppy dogs — 1 His Highness, W L Hall, Victoria, B 5. Only entry. Limit dogs — 1 Duke, Theodore Godel, Portland: 2 His Highness, 3 Cap, Louis Eschle, Portland; h c Kruger, T A Garbade, Mount Tabor. Open dogs— 1 Ch Grand Master II, Nairod Kennels, San Francisco; 2 Colonel, C W Fulton, Astoria; 3 Jack, W A Storey, Portland; res Duke, Theodore Godel, Portland; v h c His High- ness. Winners, dogs — 1 Ch Grand Master II, res Colonel. Limit bitches — 1 and 2 withheld, 3 Lady Noble, Eugene FroeSBner, Portland. Open bitches— 1 Gypsy Lee II, Nairod Kennels, 2 withheld, 3 Lady Noble. Winners, bitches— 1 Gypsy Lee II. Great Danes — Limit dogs and bitches — 1 Lief, Dr J C Zan, Portland; 2 Mont Alto, E A Schloth, Portland; 3 Cunningham's Carlotta, J LCunniDgbam, San Fran- cisco; res Prince Hamlet, E A Schloth, Portland. Limit dogs and bitches — 1 Lief, 2 Mont Alto, 3 Cun- ningham's Carlotta. Winners, dogs and bitches — 1 Lief, res Mont Alto. Greyhounds — Puppy dogs — 1 Tim, C B Williams, Portland. Limit dogs — 1 Boney Boy, J E Tilden, Portland. Open dogs — 1 Boney Boy, 2 Prince, E F - Thayer, Astoria. Winners, dogs — 1 Boney Boy, res Prince. Limit bitches — 1 Clara, Claude Jones, Ger- vais, Or. Open bitches — 1 Queen, E F Thayer, Astoria, Or. Winners, bitches — 1 Clara, res Queen. Chesapeake Bay — Cpen dogs — 1 Boxer, R C Calla: han, McMurry, Wash- Winners, dogs — 1 Boxer, Pointers— Puppy dogs — 1 Rocket, C D Gabrielson, Salem, Or; 2 Montavilla Paddy, C P Lumsden, Port- land ; 3 Niard King, A T Weisell, Portland; res Jeweler Boy, H S Butterfield, Portland. Novice dcgs^l Jap, M L Coovert, Vancouver, Wash; 2 Pickles, William Hilgers, Portland; 3 Sam's Dan, S Woods, Portland; res Ted, Peter Hobkirk, Portland; v h c Dote H, William Hilgers, Portland; Bob, Leon A. Shaw, Van- couver, Wash; Printer Boy, N D Blain, Astoria, Or; h c Ned, G W Stewart, Portland; Sam's Kenneth', 'j Robert Hughes, Portland; c Teddy, Francis B Wire, Albany, Or; Windsor George, J S Seed. Portland. Limit dogs (under 55 pounds) — 1 Laddie W, Charles H Carter, Pendleton, Or: 2 Jap, 3 Teddy, res Jack, H S Niles, Portland; v h c Printer Boy, h c Don, James Peat, StHelene, Or. Limit dogs (55 pounds and over) —1 Minnesota Joe, H F Zeigler, The Dalles, Or; 2 Pickles 3 Snaps, L E Armstrong, Portland; res Plain Star, H Pease, Portland; v h c Gnome. F V Holman,' Portland; h c Zero. Theodore Leibe, The Dalles, Or. Open dogs (under 55 pounds) — 1 Laddie W, 2 Bummer, H J Donnerberg, Portland; 3 Plain Star, H Pease, Portland; res Gnome, b c Sam's Kenneth, Zero. Win- ners, dogs — 1 Minnesota Joe, res Laddie W. Puppy bitches — 1 Oregon Jingo, W M Davis, Portland: 2 Babe, G WSharpe, Vancouver, Wash. Novice bitches — 1 Clatsop Beauty, W F Halderman, Wan-entno, Or: 2BeIleWhitestone, P Zimmerman, Portland; 3 Oregon Jingo, res Nellie K II, G F S Kammerer, Portland: v h c Walla Walla Queen, N D Blain, Astoria, Or; h c Royal Nig. H Pease, Portland; Bessie H, J D Honey- man; Leada A, Mrs M T Arise, Portland. Lin) bitches (under 50 pounds)— 1 Clatsop Beauty, 2 Ore- gon's Jessie, F F Wamsley, Pendleton, Or: 3 Nellie K, G F S Kammerer, Portland: res Columbia Queen. B R Nicholas. Portland: v h c Walla Walla Queer. Limit bitches (50 pounds and over)— 1 Seal Tl. E House, Portland. Open bitches (under 50 pounds) — i 12 ©he gveebev mtfc gpurtatitau [April 25, 1903 Clatsop Bea ""f^S Winners, bitches-1 Clatsop English Setters-Puppy Dogs-1 Prince M, Sam McCartney, Portland; 2 Spot, Captain H Sohneiaer, Mont" -"f^' , J ortlandj 3 Oakley Cole, - fiico, b'H 1- . to York, E 13 Alger, Portland, Bex, B P GlllUaud. Portland; he Prince of Portland, J J Schado, Portland, Duke of Portland, Mrs A A Kerr, Portland, Hickory, .1 r, Mrs F FBopdy, Portland. Limit dogs-1 Dude Nye, J B Nye, Portland; 2 Dash. 3 King, Charles P Neale, Portland; res res Dash Puppy hitches— 1 Countess May, Davis Bros, Victoria, B C; 2 Betey, B Landaurer, Portland. bitches-1 Queen, J S Seed, Portland; 2 im- press of Oregon, A Walter Nash, Portland; J Mamie xr... n n nT.oa P„rt.!anrt: res Gounte&s .May, h c orla Belle II, T P McConnell, 3 Sylbie, J W Gillett, Portland; res Queen, Charles T Heale. Open bitches— 1 Albert's Bosalind, 2 Victoria Belle 11, 3 Sylbie. Winners, bitches— 1 Albert's Rosalind, res Victoria Belle II. Irish Setters— N o v ice dogs— 1 Don, Charles F Beebe, Portland; 2 Nick, C J Kamm, Portland; res Mike, C L Houston, Astoria, Or; v h c Count Mack II, Peter Grant, Portland, .lack, N D Bain, Astoria, Or; h c Duke, Miles Mason, St Helens, Or. Limit dogs— 1 Rex, 2 Count Mack II, 3 Jack. Open dogs— 1 Hector, Dr Uaresche, Victoria, B C; 2 Rax, 3 King Boy, P H Sroat, Salem: v h c Count Mack II. Winners, dogs— 1 Hector, 2 Don. Puppy bitches— 1 Lady Belle, W B Willev, Hillsboro, Or: 2 Bess, M E Freeman, Portland. Limit" bitches— 1 Lady Belle, 2 Bess. Open bitches— 1 Lady Belle, 2 Bess, 3 Queen, Charles A Stockton, Astoria, Or. Winners, bitches— 1 Lady Belle, res Gordon Setters— Open dogs and bitches— 1 Shaker, Dr Jean Cline and H Bellinger, Portland; 2 Lou, Floyd Blanch, Portland. Winners, dogs and bitches— 1 Shaker, res Lou. Irish Water Spaniels— Limit dogs— 1 Brownie, H F McKay. Portland; 2 Jack B, J B Beakey Jr, Portland. Open dogs— 1 Brownie, 2 Jack B. Winners, dogs— 1 Brownie, res Jack B. Open bitches— 1 Schley, WG Pomeroy, Scappoose, Or. Winners, bitches— 1 Schley. Field Spaniels— Limit dogs and bitches (black)— 1 Portland Shaniko Brick, A E Hammond, Portland; res Leo II, L H Sprauer, Astoria, Or. Open dogs anu bitches— 1 Brick, res Leo II. Winners, dogs and bitches— 1 Briok. Cocker Spaniels— Puppy dogs (black, under 21 pounds— 1 Portland Victor, Barrett Bros, Hillsboro, Or; 2 Portland Dooley, Mrs T Papworth, Portland; 3 Lady Babbie, Mrs J M Ford, Portland. Novice dogs— 1 Portland Dandy, August Dipple, Portland. Open dogs— 1 Portland Prince, Earl Fisher, Astoria, Or. Winners, dogs— 1 Portland Dandy, res Portland Vic- tor. Puppy bitches— 1 Plumeria Victoria, Plumeria Cocker Kennels, San Francisco; 2 Portland Zaza, Port- land Cocker Kennels; res Portland Belle, C K Barke, Portland. Noviceand limit bitches — 1 Portland Zaza, 2 Portland Jet, Miss Elsie Brook, Portland. Open bitches— 1 Plumeria Victoria, 2 Waverley Bess, Port- land Cocker Kennels. Winners, bitches— 1 Plumeria Victoria, res Portland Zaza. Cocker Spaniels (other than black, under 24 pounds) —Limit dogs— 1 Portland Tony, Mrs Edward Nebbe- gin, Portland. Novice dogs — 1 Portland Tony. Open dogs— 1 Plumeria Beau II, Nairod Kennels, San Fran- cisco; 2 Plumeria Beau, Portland Cocker Kennels; 3 Portland Tony, res Bud Zunts, Mrs C W Shai pies, Seattle, Wash. Winners, dogs— 1 Plumeria Beau II, res Plumeria Bud. Puppy bitches-1 Portland Twinkle, Portland Cocker Kennels; 2 Portland Flora- dora, Elmore Rice, Hunter's Station, Or. Novice bltohes— 1 Portland Juanita, Portland Cocker Ken- nels; 2 Portland Goldie, Mrs Oakes M Plumer, Port- land; 3 Tootio, MrsH Kahn, Portland. Limit bitches— 1 Pattern, Mrs C W Sharpies, Seattle, Wash; 2 Trix, Samuel C Barr, Portland. Open bitches— 1 Lilian Ray, Mrs C W Sharpies, Seattle, Wash; 2 Trix. Win- ners, bitches — 1 Pattern, res Portland Twinkle. Bull dogs — Puppy dogs and bitches — 1 Lady Love, T Ross, Astoria, Or; 2 Miss Shorty, Peter Grant, Portland. Limit dogs and bitches — I Ivel Damon, Mrs C K Harley, San Francisco; 2 Lady Love, 3 Lady Bethel, C K Harley, San Francisco; res Miss Shorty. Open dogs and bitches—] Ivel DamoD, 2 Lady Bethel, 3 Beauty, Mrs J T Ross, Astoria, Or. Winners, dogs and bitches— 1 Ivel Damon, res Lady Love. Collies (other than sable and white; — Puppy bitches _1 Seattle Liddie, George Tinto, Sunnydale, Wash. Limit bitches— 1 Seattle Liddie Open bitches— 1 Artlsti.: Emerald Eclipse, C D Nairn, Ballston, Or. Winners, bitches— 1 Seattle Liddie, ree EclipBe. Open dogs— 1 Prince, John Cask, Portland; 2 Fritz, Ludwig .1 Carlson, Astoria, Or. Winners, dogs— 1 Prince, res Fritz. Collies (sable and whiter— Puppy dogs— 1 Ormskirk rnit.li, Portland; 2 1 i urns, Dr city: 3 -iluideland Spuria. ( ' es Shadeland Ormskirk, Mrs M Plumer, Poi b oBs mbler .lack, F T Merrill, Portland. Im: dorrs 1 Ormskirk Don. Winners, dogs— 1 ' ' Don; res Bobbie Hums. Puppy bitches— 1 Klldan Sunshine, Arthur Murphy, ■ ii: l' Shadeland Daybreak, C D Nairn, Ballston, i >r; Cheviot Palo Face, Ed < ' irlyle, I 'ortland, I haAi Shields I Irop, id >ai Snowdrift, P I Ball, I 'ort- land. inshlne; l1 ' i n • I Bravo Lassie, O D Nairn, I Or. Winners, ■tltches — 1 Shadeland Fidget: 2 Kildare Sunshine. Bull Terriers— Puppy dogs— 1 Walter, II Keown, ' : 2 Wonder, Charles Doty, Portland; 3 Jim, J F Finlayson, Portland. Limit dogs — 1 Walter. Winners, dogs — 1 Walter, res Wonder. Puppy bitches — 1 Beauty. Charles Doty, Portland: 2 Lady Wood- OOte, Guy Haines, Portland. Winners, bitches — 1 Beauty, res Lady Woodcote. Boston Terriers— Puppy dogs and bitches— 1 Jerry, J J Dalrymple, Salem; 2 Judy, E C Miller, Salem. Limit dogs and bitches — 1 Terry Mc, Eugene Blazier, Portland, 2 Jerry, 3 Judy. Open dogs and bitches— 1 Champion Col' Monte, Selwonk Kennels, Magnolia, Mass; 2 Champion Selwonk Beauty. Selwonk Kennels; 3 Terry Mc, res Jerry, v h c Judy. Winners, dogs and bitches — 1 Champion Col Monte, 2 Champion Sel- wonk Beauty. Fox Terriers (smooth coated) — 1 Valiant Jr, Mrs WB Fechhe.mer, Portland; 2 Cadger of Oaks, W F Hall, Victoria; 3 Rocket, W O Van cichuyver, Port- land. Novice dogs — 1 Valiant J r, 1 Cadger of Oaks, 3 Michael, Homer Honeyman, Portland; vh c Rocket Dalrymple, Harry Harding, Tualatin, Or; Rastus II, J and O Day, Portland. Limit dogs — 1 Wandee Bliz- zard, Wandee Kennels, San Francisco; 2 Wandee Jester, Wandee Kennels; 3 Norfolk Rustic, W B Fech- heimer; res Cadger of Oaks. Open dogs — 1 Wandee Blizzard, 2Ch Rowton Besom, Sabine Kennels, Orange, Tex; 3 Wandee Jester, res Norfolk Rustic, v h cCadger of Oaks. Winners, dogs — 1 Wandee Blizzard, res Ch Rowton Besom. Open bitches — 1 Sabine Fearless, Sabine Kennels; 2 Wandee Mayse, Wandee Kennels; 3 Norfolk Mistake, W B Fechheimer. Winners, bitches — 1 Sabine Fearless, res Wandee Mayse. Fox Terriers (wire haired) — Limit dogs — 1 Mineral Water, J C Morgan, Seattle; 2 Jonas, H F Corbett, Portland. Open dogs— 1 Mineral Water, 2 Jonas. Winners, dogs — 1 Mineral Water, res Jonas. Limit bitches — 1 Morenga, A. Murphy, Seattle. Open bitches — 1 Morenga. Winners, bitches — 1 Morenga. Dachshunde — Puppy Dogs and bitches — 1 Ike, H Herrick, Portland; 2, Rough, H Herrick; 3 Townsend, H Wolf, Portland. Limit dogs and bitches — 2Faeckle III, Mrs H Kerr. Portland. Open dogs and bitches — 1 Wanda, H Herrick; 2 Faeckle, 3Racker Von Jaeger- haus, H Herrick. Winners, dogs and bitches — 1 Wanda, res Ike. Airedale aerriers — Puppy dogs— 1 Badger, C E S Wood, Portland; 2 Trimrock, H F Corbett, Portland; 3 Seneca Chief, Earl A. Fisher, Astoria. Novice dogs — 1 Trimrock, 2 Blackrock, H F Corbett. Limit dogs —1 Nipper, E F Tucker, Portland; 2 Blackrock. Open dogs — 1 Nipper, 2 Blackrock. Winners, dogs — 1 Nip- per, res Blackrock. Novice bitches — 1 Olympic Owee- nee, W W Beaton, Seattle; 2 Tyke, C E S Wood; 3 Dinah, Walter F Burrell, Portland. Limit bitches — 1 Waterside Duchess, E F Tucker; 2 Lady Marvel, Gilbert & Palmer, Seattle; 3 Tyke. Open bitches— 2 Lady Marvel, 301ympic Oweenee. Winners, bitches— 1 Waterside Duchess, res Lady Marvel. Pugs— Limit dogs and bitches — 2 Traps, C Simpson, Portland. Pomeranian or Spitz— Limit dogs— 1 Bob, A R Rit- ter, Portland. Winners, dogs— 1 Bob. Puppy bitches — 2 Queen, A S Phillips, Portland. Limit bitches— 1 Trixie, Walter B Honeyman, Portland. Open bitches — 1 Trixie. Winners, bitches — 1 Trixie. Yorkshire Terriers — Limit dogs — 1 Tony S. U G Scott, Portland. Open dogs — 1 Tony S. Limit dogs —1 Mollie S, D G Scott, Portland. Winners, dogs— I Tony S. Open bitches— 1 Mollie S, 2 Tessie, U G Scott. Winners, bitches— 1 Mollie S, res Tessie. Japanese Spaniels — Limit dogs — 1 Pike D, Grant Scott, Portland; 2 Cocoa, G Heitkemper, Portland. Open dogs— 1 Jap, Grant Scott. Winners, dogs— 1 Pike D, res Jap. Puppy bitches — 1 Muggins, F A Stuhr, Portland; 2 Sami, Grant Scott. Winners, bitches — 1 Muggins, res Sami. Miscellaneous— Welch Sheep Dog— 1 Sport, N F Sargent, Portland. SPECIAL PRIZES. The awards of the special prizes were made as follows; For best St Bernard— Ch Grand Master II, Nairod Kennels, San Francisco. Best Great Dane— Lief, Dr James C Zan, Portland. Silver cup, best Greyhound— Boney Boy, JETilden, Portland. Silver cup, best Pointer dog— Minnesota Joe, Henry F Zeigler, The Dalles. Silver cup, best Pointer bitch — Clatsop Beauty, W F Halderman, Warrenton, Or. Silver cup, best Pointer bred in Oregon — Clatsop Beauty. Silver cup, best Pointer puppy— Oregon Jingo, W M Davis. Portland. Silver cup, best Pointer pup of oppositesex — Rocket, C D Gabrielson, Salem, Or. Silver cup, best Pointer in the novice class — Clatsop Beauty. Silver cup, best English Setter puppy— Countess May, Davies Bros, Victoria, B C. Silver cup, best English Setter— Dude Nye, J B Nye, Portland. Silver cup. best English Setter, opposite sex— Al- bert's Rosalind, T P McDonnell, Victoria, B C. Silver cup, best English Setter in novice class — Dash, Charles A Burckhardt, Portland. Silver cup, best English Setter bred In Oregon — Dude Nye. Silver cup, best Irish Setter bitch— Lady Belle, W V Wiley, Hillsboro, Or. Silver cup, best Irish Setter in novice class — Don, C F Beebe, Portland. Silver cup, best Irish Water Spaniel — Brownie, H P McKay, Portland. Portland Cooker Kennels, silver cup, best Cocker Spaniel, any color, sired by any of their stud dogs- Portland Tony, Mrs Edward Newbegin, Portlard. Silver cup, best black Cocker Spaniel dog — Ch Black Victor. Portland Cocker Kennels. Silver cup, best black Cooker Spaniol bitch — Plu- meria Victoria, Plumeria Cocker Konnels, San Pran- clsno. Silver cup, best Cocker Spaniel other than black, opposite sex to winnor of above silver cup — Plumeria Beau II, Nairod Kennels, San Francisco. California Cocker Club medal for best Cocker in the show, open to members of the California Cocker Club only — Plumeria Victoria. San Francisco Kennel Club trophy for best Collie— Snadeland Fidget, Shields Bros, Perrydale, Or. Cup for best Collie of opposite sex to winner of San Francisco Club trophy— Ormskirk Don, Harry G Smith, Portland. Mrs W B Fechheimer, silver cup for best Bulldog owned on the Pacific Coast — Ivel Damon, Mrs Charles K Harley, San Francisco. Silver cup, for best Bull Terrier— Walter, H Keown, Victoria. B C. Special for best Boston Terrier puppy— Jerry, J J Dalrymple, Salem, Or. Silver cup, for best smooth-coated Fox Terrier — Sabine Fearles9, Sabine KennelB, Orange, Texas. Silver cup, for best Fox Terrier bred in Oregon — Valiant Jr, Mrs W B Fechheimer, Portland. C K Harley, silver trophy, for best smooth-coated Fox Terrier owned in Oregon— Norfolk Mistake, W B Fechheimer, Portland. Best wire-haired Fox Terrier— Mineral Water, J G Morgan, Seattle. Silver cup, for best Dachshunde— Wanda, H Herrick, Portland. Silver cup, for best Airedale Terrier dog — Nipper, DrE F Tucker, Portland. Silvei cup, for best Airedale Terrier bitch— .Water- side Duchess, Dr E F Tucker, Portland. Silver cup, for best Pomeranian — Trixie, Walter B Honeyman, Portland. Silver cup, for best Yorkshire Terrier — Tony S, D G Scott, Portland. Silver cup for best Japanese Spaniel — Pike D, Grant Scctt, Portland. » Coming Events. Rod. April 1-Aug 15— Close season for lobsters and crawfish. April 1-Nov. 1— Troat season open. April 1-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Peb. 1— Open season for taking steel- head in tidewater. April 25— Saturday Contest No. 5. Classification series. Stow lake, 2:30 p. m. April 26— Sanday Contest No. 5. Classification series. Stow lake 10 a. m. May 1-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. July 1-Jan. 1— Open season for black bass. Sept. 1-Nov. 1— Close season for crabs. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Gun. April 26— Millwood Gun Club. Blue rocks. Mill Station. May 3 — California Wing Club. Live birds. Ingleside. May 3— College City Gun Club. Blue rocks. Berkeley. May 10— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. May 10— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. May 17— College City Gun Club. Special blue rock events Berkeley. May 17— Empire Gun Club. Blue rocks. Alameda Point. May 24, 25, 28 — S. F. Trap Shooting Association. Blue rock tournament. Ingleside. July 1-Peb. 15— Dove season open. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. Sept. 1-Feb. 15— Open season for mountain quail, grouse and sage hen. Oot. 15-Feb. 15— Open season .'or quail, ducks, etc. Oct. 15-Jan. 15— Open season on quail in Marin county. Bench Shows. April 22, 23, 24. 28— San Francisco Kennel Club. 7th annual show. San Francisco. Chas. K. Harley, Secretary-Treasurer. May 29, 30— Ladies Kennel Association of America Open-air show. Hempstead, L. I , on grounds of Mrs. J. L. Kernochan. Mrs A. G. Evans, Secretary, Westbury, L. I. Oct. 6, 7, 8, 9— Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury, Conn. John W. Bacon, Treasurer. Nov. 3, 4, 5, 6— Ladies Kennel Association of America. Madison Square Garden, New York. Mrs. A. G. Evans, Hon. Secretary, Westbury, L. I. Field Trials. Aug. 18— Iowa Field Trial Association. 6th annual trials. Aug. 18— Nebraska Field Trial Association. O'Neil, Neb. H. H. McCarthy, Seoretary. Sept. 1, 4— Minnesota-North Dakota Field Trial Association 2d annual trials. Iroquois, S. D. Dr. W. A. Moore, Secretary- Treasurer, St. Paul. Minn. Sept. 8— Manitoba Field Trial Club 17th annual trials. Car- man, Man. Oct. 26— Monongahela Field Trial Association 9th annua) trials. Nov. 2— Michigan Field Trial Association. Annual trials. Nov. 2— Ohio Field Trial Association. 6th annual trials. Nov. 9— Missouri Field Trial Association. Annual trials. Nov. 9— International Field Trial Association. 15th annual trials. Nov. 9— Independent Field Trial Club. 5th annual trials. Nov. 10— Western Irish Setter Club. 2d annual trials. Nov. 16— North American Field Trial Club. 5th annual trials. Nov. 16— Kentucky Field Trial Association. 4th annual trials. Nov. 16— Illinois Field Trial Association. 5th annual trials. Robinson III. Nov. 23— American Championship Field Trial Association. An- nual trials. Robinson, 111. Indiana Field Trial Club. Annual trials. Clay City, Ind.( first week In December. C. F. Yung, Secretary, Clay City, Ind. 1904 Jan. — Georgiana Field Trial Association. 2d annual trials. Waynesboro, Ga. Jan. 6. 13— Mississippi Field Trial and Gun Club. Inaugural trials. Holly Spriugs, Miss Membership Stake, January 6: Derby and All-Age Stake, January 13.. W. De Arnold, Tupelo, Miss. Jan. 13— Pacific Coast Field Trials Club. 21st annual trial. , Cal. Albert Betz, Secretary, 201 Parrott Bldg., S. F. Something for Nothing The Polk Miller Drug Co., of Richmond, Va , are manufacturers of Sergeant's Dog Itemedles, the most popular line of preparations, Intended for dogs, on the market today, having received the high- est endorsements of the leading dog men and kennel owners in this country and Cannda. Read their advertisements appearing in the columns of our Journal each issue. The firm referred to will mall you absolutely free, a copy of their celebrated book on Dogs if you will forward 3 oeuts to cover postage. If your dog is sick, write them, enclosing stamp, and describe the symptoms as accurately as you oan. They will cheerfully furnish the best information on the HUbject without charge. F. W Braun & Co., of Los Angeles, California, have recently been made distributing agents for sergeant's Dog Remedies on the Paclllc Coast. April 25 1903] ®he gveeitev atxlt &pavi&mcm THE FARM. New Sheep Law. <##> The last Legislature enacted a law creating the office of sheep inspector. Boards of Supervisors are authorized, on a petition of a majority of sheep-ownerB of the county, tc appoint an inspector, but he gets no pay from the State or county. He must look to the aheep men for his compensation, which is $4 per day while in the performance of bis duty Such appointee is a deputy to the State Veterinarian, who is ex-officio inspector of the State. The deputy must be a practical sheep man and he is subject of removal by the Board of Supervisors. The deputy is empowered to administer oaths- He must personally examine all sheep be- tween the first day of February and the first day of June in the spring, and during October and November in the fall. If the Bheep are free from disease he must issue a certificate stating such fact, and such certificate will permit paid sheep to pass through any counties in the State. Bands of sheep of lees than twenty head, when known lo be sound, shall not be subject to examination, except upon complaint. Sheep found diseased must be quarantin- ed. Diseased sheep may be granted a traveling permit over auch route as the inspector may designate, but only to some place to be dipped for disease. When the inspector finds sheep with an infectious disease he must serve notice on the owner to dip them within fifteen daya and keep them isolated from other sheep. Failure to obey the order of the inspector in this reapect subjects the owner to a fine not le8S than $100 and not more than $250. The inapector is authorized to dip the Bheep and collect the expense from the owner. If the sheep are not cured by one dipping the inspector may require as many dippings as circumstances demand. Owners cannot be required to dip between the first day of December and shearing time in the spring. It is not required that ewes which lamb be dipped from December 15th to May 15th, but if they are infected they must be quarantined. Sheep held in quarantine during such period of exemption must be Bpot or hand dressed with some reliable medicine. A herder who refuses to give an inapector information as to the condition of sheep is subject to a fine of not lesa than $25 or more than $100. The inspector muBt keep a record of all his transactions. Sheep1 cannot be shipped or crosB a Lr dge or ! ferry without the pereon in charge having a certificate showing that the sheep are ' free from disease. A violation of these ^ provisions subjects the offender to a fine of not less than $100 or more than $250. The inspector ie empowered to arrest and take offenders beforea justiceof the peace. Vitality of Cows. How to _ produce dairy cows so that the two essentials and -at least some of the secondary desirable characteristics, are secured would be an easy matter if the mind could be freed from fads and fallacious theories, writes Prof. T. L. Haecker in Farm, Stock and Home. Many of the laws of breeding laid down in books are destitute of sound basis. One of the chief errors is the point claimed to indicate constitution. An animal deep in the brisket, with broad shoulders and fore legs far apart has no more stamina and endurance than one with a narrow, sharp shoulder and ewe neck. In fact, the latter, aa a rule, has more nerve force and endures longer. So far as my observation goes, an animal with a good middle and carrying little surplus tissue ia fitted for much work and a maximum period. The Channel Island cattle and the Ayrshires are of this type and are noted for longevity and staying qualities They are also remarkably free from contagious diseases. About 500 animals have now been subjected to the tuberculin test on the Island of Jersey and not a single case of tuberculosis was found. Shipping Coops. Ab fowls pass through the country over the lines of our railroads it is amusing to note the expressions of people who know but little of quality. Have noticed a thousand times at stations of delivery and transfer people go to the nice, clean, at- tractive coops and note the name of the shipper and remark, "Don't these fowls look splendid ?" While the same people would turn up their noses in diagust at better quality shipped in old, dirty, unat- tractive boxes. The day of old, shiftless ways has gone to come no more. Hun- dreds of fowls sent on approval come back to the shipper simply because they arrive in bad condition. Nice, clean, well-condi- tioned fowls of medium quality that are sent in neat shipping coops will please the average purchaser, when better 6ent in poor condition will gc back. The cost oi neat, clean shipping coops is trifling, or if we are able to build neat- looking shipping coops ourselves from store boxes well and good, but under no condition should a shipper risk his repu- tation within a Blip-shod, ill-constructed shipping coop. Neatness and dispatch is the up-to-date business rule in every line. Thoae who make it their rule are usually the ones to succeed, while those who neglect it seldom if ever, succeed. It is only necessary to consider one's own thoughtB when anything we purchase comes to us in bad condition, to fully realize the thoughts of those who get from ua fowls that are sent to them in poor condition. Strikel — if they don't give you Jack son's Napa Soda. Hunt and Fish ALONG THE LINE OF THE (LESSEE OF THE S. F. & N. P. R. K.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Gold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Fine Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section in California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa TJhiah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip ticke** at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. R. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. Jepsen Sons & Kraft LEADERS Harness Saddlery Stockmen's Outfits Ranchers' Requisites Our Line is Varied and Complete WE MANUFACTURE HARNESS TO ORDER. 1145-1147 Market St. Phone: Sooth 1033 Mail Orders Solicited. Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and Introduced for a double purpose— surround ing guests with com'orts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop billiard parlor.carriage office, news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance RACING FOR SALE. Bay mare, ZETTA (dam of Hank 2:23?i) by Wyoming Chief; dam, Flora "Wilkes by George Wilkes. Bay mare, LIZZIE H. (dam of Dorothy, trial 2:29) by Wyoming Chief; dam, Hilda Rose by Dic- tator: second dam by Mambrino Patcben. Both of these mares are heavy in foal to Gossi- per2:i4%, and are due to foal any day. Both are regular breeders and are absolutely sound. Apply to S. T. CORAM, Newark, Cal. 2 NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO !£ EVERY WEEK DAY RAIN OR SHINE. to California Jociey CI OAKLAND TRACK SIX OR MORE RACES DAILY RACES START AT 2:15 P. M. SHARP. Ferryboats leave San Francisco at 12m., 12:30, 1, 1:30, 2, 2:30 and 3 p. if., connecting with trains stopping at the entrance to the track. Last two cars on train reserved for ladies. No smoking Buy your tickets to Shell Mound. Returning trains leave the track at 4:15 and 4:45 p. m. and immediately after the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS, President. PERCY W. TREAT, Secretary. BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal. The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 20,000 gradu- ates; 30 teachers: 70 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed in positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. HEALD. President. J. O'KANE 26 GOLDEN GATE AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, i'i BAN: in it that will interest you and. save you money. P iJM THE BEST FEED FOR STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIO.S FOB SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO. 208 California Street, San Francisco, 7 14 ©h* £t*ccbc v mtfr gtyorhmttttt [April 25, 1903 Money-Making Sow. Ttianot the sow pig of (ancieet . msh tt.at always makes the beet brood sow of such litters. In fa believe the gilt that will prove the best rand stickler will not be the one that is the shortest in neck ami I - is fattest at time of sale. The buc brood sow. like the BnopeBBIul milk cow, dcx* not excel in the pork or beef pat- tern, writes 1'. C. Holme, in .4 crd. If one is buving for show stock he will select the jilt that will Bcale the greaten number of points and has the fancy color markings that please the eye. But the young beginner and farmer can let the 'show man pay for this fancy. In the sow and cow it is "handsome is as hand- some Joe- " t for a breeder rather than for show. It is notorious that some of the most noted brood sows that have pro- duced aome of the highest priced animals have not had the form to fill the scale of points as show animals. There is a light- ness in neck and shoulders that discounts them in the company of show animals. They have a roominess in the middle piece and a little more activity and length of limb than is desirable in the feeder or show animal. These are the gilts for fine litters or choice breeding that the farmer and be- ginner will do well to look after Study all the good brood sows one can and see wherein they differ from the standard form of the boar and show sows. When once we find a promising breeder we have better property than the average claim i t a gold mine. After we have found a promising brood sow we must remember she is to produce pigs, an J we must do our part, so far as feeding for vigor and strength is con- cerned. It is the strong, active sow and not the over-fed lubber that is likely to do us the best service in the breeding pen. She must tea great eater, but we must give her bulky rather than concentrated feed. Her powers of digestion are the basin of strength, health and production of milk. It is too much to expect of any animal to excel at two things of opposite nature. The milch cow cannot excel at the pail and in the beef show at one and the same time. She must be fed differently for each. So the nioBt profit is to come from brood bows fed and handled for breeding and not for show. The young sow that is to give us the best service, farrowing and suckling for yeara to come, must not be fed with bar- rows that are to go to the butcher at 8 and 10 montha. By that age the gilt is to be ready for mating. Inatead of being fat as a barrow Bhe needs to be strong as an ox and active aa a deer, and ahe will be both atrong and active if allowed all the exer- cise and variety of feed the farm can fur- nish. Aa to breeding under a year old, and for more then one litter, we have tried both, and now claim the bow that is ready to farrow Boon after she is 12 months old, and then to produce at least three litterB in two years, will make a more r.-^ular brooder and better Buckler than if not bred until a year old and after that for only one litter. The bow is a money maker and, like our cipital, must be kept busy within the bounds of safety. We want to Bee more young men at our read; to pick up the bargains that $100 Reward •..■■<.. naya Dffei t .1 lo paj tot Wl case of Lamorxess.Curb. Spllnt.ContractedCord, Colic, Distemper, etc.. which ciniiot be cmed by Tuttle's Elixir We have never been obliced to pay the re- ward for obvious reasons. It's infallible in all cases of Thrush, Cracked o.r\d Grease Keel and all forms of Lameness. Tuttle's American Condition Powders ■ Bsp^dnc for impure blood and all diseases arising there- from. Tories up and inrigoraies the entire system. Tvttle-i Family Elixir iJXSS.""^ send a sample free force in stamps, merely to pay p_ Stage. Send at once for our 100-page bookMVeterinary Experi- ence." which we mall free. TutUe*sEliiirCo.,4370,Ftrrel]St.,SaflFrioci9CO,Ctl. BfPin of fo-called Elixir*— oonf prennlne bnt TatUe'a. Avo' A»11 blisters; they offer only temporary relief. If any. NEW MODEL 1903 No Foot-No Horse 9 TRACK SULKIES BEST ROaTITrT MADE, O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St. SA}< FBANCISCO, CAI. Books and Pictures ABOUT California Mountains, Valleys, Canyons, Lakes and Seaside, and Vacation Places. 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Lew Watson & Jones, Cottingham Bros. kflllSaS CltV, /HO. Afflerican irofflu Register PUBLICATIONS. THE YEAR BOOK This great work will be ready for delivery March 15, 1903. Contains summaries of races: tables of 2:30 trot- ters; 2:25 pacers; sires, with complete list of their get in standard time and their producing sons and daughters; great broodmares; champion trotters; fastest records, etc. Vol. XVIII, 1902, single copies, postpaid.. $4.00 Vol. XVIII, 1902, 10 or more copies, each, 3.35 Bay Team For Sale ri ELDINGS, 6 AND 7 YEARS OLD, 16 HANDS. VJ HOOlbs each; well mated, color, disposition and gait (trotters): free drivers; stylish; gentle; lady can drive them. Address Breeder and Sportsman, San Francisco, Cal. ALAMEDA RACE TRACK. \ FEW STALLS ARE FOR RENT AT THE Alameda Race Track. The track is in first- class shape for working trotters and pacers, and will be kept so. Apply to A. O. GOTT, Secre- tary, 1363 Park street, Alameda. COLLIES. "TOR SALE— A HANDSOME AND GENTLE "■ Collie dog. House broken and good watch dog. Used to the city and a good companion for a lady. Address Kennel Editor, this office. Ninth Annual Celebration -OF THE- BUTCHERS' BOARD OF TRADE AT THE New California Jockey Club's Race Track OAKLAND, GAL. Wednesday, May 20, 1903, The Horses competing in the Running Races are those now racing at the Oakland Track. PROGRAMME: mb that is plump and fat without undue forcing with heating foods makes the beat growth. WANTED— TWO STALLIONS, r tSCl DIRECTOR 1 EEfl pftlflt be Man ■■ ■ ■ ..,';■.•'.■ and* In ..' ■ ■ , im i ■■■■ • inary Si at< i>rIoo ami Apply to WILLIAM G. LAVN'i, 9AJ t, -uuFrandseo. Special Batchers' Cart Hare.— For Retail Butchers only. Members or non-members of the Board. Horses must be owned sixty days prior to day of race and must be bona fide cart or wagon Used (ln the daily delivery of meats. Road carts to be used. Ownership or horse required Apron gowns to be worn by drivers Must be three starter or more Entrance fee So No dis- tance flag. First heat— First horse, tirst prize- then go ofl the track Second heat— First horse, second prize: second horse, third prize. First i second prize, $35; third prize, $30. Batchers' Trotting and Pacing Rice,— For Retail members of the Butchers' Board of Trade. owned sixiy days prior' to the day of race. Ownern (or employees who have been In days prior to day of race) todrlve No distance Mac Must be throe start- ers or more. Entrance fee, $5 First heat— First horse, Oral prize— then ro off the track Second heat— First horao, second prize; second horse, third prize. J rjond prize, $35; third prize, 190. Butcher*' Pacing »nri Trotting R«ce.— Free for all members of the Butchers' Board of Trado- Butcher*, members or sons of members, to drive. Di inure. 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Pacific Coast Agent • 1 519 Mission St., San Francisco. The New Simplex Cream Separator. mr mcnroe, care of weatberly creamery co , Portland, Or. Dear Sir: The No- 2 700-lb. Simplex Hand Separator I bought from you is a dandy. It will separate 850 lbs. of milk per hour by opening the milk faucet wide open. I made sev- eral tests of the skim milk, running the machine over capac- ity and skimming ShO lbs per hour at 80 degrees. Skim milk tested .01. 700 lbs. at 56 degrees .02. My boy ten years old ran the Separator to skim 291 lbs of milk. I made four pounds more or butter oft of 1200 pounds of milk than I did with the old machine. Any one in doubt of the Simplex Separator's work, refer them to me. It is far easier to clean than the Separator. Yours respectfully, WM. H. MILLER, Fish Hawk, Columbia Co., Or. Send for New 1903 Creame.T Catalogue, just Issued, and special Literature on Simplex Separators and Churns. BAKER & HAMILTON SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOLLY DILLON 8:07 (the Fastest Mare of 1901), B S. DILLON 3:35 and CAPTIVITY 2:38 1-2. Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA, CAL. , .l??1!?* ?ILI-ON w.s sired by Sidney 8:19^: dam Venus (dam of Adonis 2:11«, f??,7, 2£*H- C"pid 2;IS ^, sire of Ethel Downs 2-10 Thompson 2.-14H. and 4 others in 2:30 and better He by Stranger, sire of 33 in 2:30. | Dam NINA B. by Electioneer, sire Of Arion 2:07V I Sunol 2:08tf, Palo 2:08?i, and 1W more in 2:30 list BOODLE Jr. is one of the best bred, best looking and best stallions on the Pacific Coast. He will make the Season of 1903 at J, D, GARR'S GABILAN RANCH, Six Miles East of Salinas Epa C75 for tne season, payable at end of season, or $15 for single service, payable at time of ICC «j)4u service, otherwise will be considered at season rates. Any mare entered for the season and paid for will be granted the usual return priveleges if proven to be not in foal, provided that next year the owner of mare still owns her and J- D. Carr still owns the horse. Good pasturage at $2 per month, but no responsibility assumed foraccidents Season open now, and will close August first 1903 BOODLE Jr. is a sure foal getter, his colts are ail uniform, and of good color, and show fine speed and action. He is 16 hands high and weighs 1200 pounds, is of a rich mahogany bay. Apply to J. D. CARK, or JOHN GARSIDE, at Gabllan Ranch. Silver Bow Jrc By SILVER BOW (sire of Arrow 2:1-1, Silver Ring 2:1-1)4 and 6 others in 2:30 list); dam MAGENT . by Tempest (sire of Tago 2:11, etc.); second dam by Commodore Belmont SILVER BOW Jr. is 16-1 hands high, weighs 1200; bay, handsome, stylish, splendid action and has shown quarters in 30} seconds. Has nothing older than two-year-olds and they are all big, fine-looking and show Bpeed. Will Make the Season at MILPITAS. C„p eq/1 FOR THE SEASON. Good pasturage U. Excellent care taken of mares, but no ice ipuv resposibility for accidents or escapes. Ship mares and apply to I. MOREHOUSE, Milpitas, Cal. Sire McKIK.NEY 2:11^. Sire of 22 In 3:15 and 48 in the 2:30 list. Dam IGO (registered) by Antevolo 2:19; 2d dam Daisy May to Nutwood 600; 3d dam RalstoD Mare by Alexander's Abdallab. 5IOXTESOL, 5 years, old, stands IbU hands, weighs about 1100 pounds; is the best b.re.d young McKinney stallion, combining as he does the blood of Electioneer and Nutwood with that of the greatest son of the great Alcyone. He is in every respect a splendid individual and should be seen by every owner of a good mare in this State before booking elsewhere. S40 for th.e Season, with return privflege. 3 years old. by McKINXET, dam MOUNTAIN HAKE by XouDir Venture, will be perm': serve 5 approved mares at $100 for Ihe sea • : MONTESOL POLE STAR The above Stallions will stand at the Race Track, Alameda P. FOLEY, Race Track, AJ 16 ®h£ gveebev tutir grjwrrfcsman [APRIL 25, 1903 Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. ILT A Great /Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) r Iv, the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who lavo'eeen him ' the best stallions standing for service in California. Ho Is a maBOiaoontdark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding, class and SdiWduallty ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year olds that trained. All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. Prom then >and the,. best judges many of them are sure to prospeot of some star performers. A number of I no Los Angeles track. I a, a three-year old in the fourth heat of a purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six ~0{ ti Ids of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. He and Futurity. LIMONERO 2:15} will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but no PBa 'oaslblUty assumed for accidents or escapes. Mares should be shipped to University Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal., in care of f Piedmont 904 Record 2:17!^ Winner of 41 heats in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Rex... 2:15M Limonero S:153£ Lorita 2:l8'o Wanda 2:18»£ Charley C 8:18*5 Marston C 3:1916 and sire dams of Fanny Wilcox. 3:10*4 Alta Vela 3:11M Lfzziemont... .2:16 % Montrose (3). ..2:18 sire of 23 trotters, 2 pacers 7 sons produced 14 trotters, 3 pacers Ifi daughts produced 21 trotters, 3 pacers Lalaneer Dam of Limonero 3:15^ Blon 2:195i HARR1CON G. ARMS. Owner. J. H. WILLIAMS, University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. Almoin 33 Sire of I 35 trotters and 2 pacers 96 sons produced 435 trotters and 135 pacers 81 dau produced 102 trotters and 28 pacers [Alar Ferguson (by Mamb. Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont — 2:17!^ Almont Eagle. 2:27 3 sons produced 29 trot's, 3 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 pacers Electioneer 125 Sire of 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 trofters and 197 pacers 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 12 pacers Lulafby Norman 25) Record 2:15 Winner of 56 heats in 2:30 THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. RACE RECORD... By GUT WILKES. Dam LID A W By NUTWOOD NUTWOOD WILKES. 2:16y2 .2:15M 2:18J£ He Is the only Stallion that ever produced two three-year olds n one season with ecordsot 2:12 and 2:12M respectively Who la It, ex-champion th.-ee-year-old gelding ot the world, reduced his record to 2:10* John A. Moerron 2:05^ (2-18* as a threo-year-old) is the fastost trotter o( all the famous trio to i George WlHte». NUTWOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1903 at the NUTWOOD STOCK Fee = $50 For the Season With return privileges if horse remains my property. Good pastur- age at $3 per month. Bills payable before re- moval of mare. Stock well cared for but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. «5-But three of the grandsons and 1902. Is by a son (Nearest 2:22), and Hollo. FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS THE SIRE OF John A. McKerron.. 2:05 ^ Fastest trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 2:12^f Wholslt 2:!0# 3-year-old race rec 2:12 Stanton Wilkes 2:10^ Georgie B 2:I2M Claudius 2:13}i Bob Ingersoll 2:14?£ Irvingten Boy 2:17& Verona 2:18« Trvington Belle 2:18V4 Echora Wilkes 2:18^ randdaughtersof NUTWOOD WILKES ever started in races 16*£ and Miss Georgie 2:25 are out of his daughters Young stock by NUTWOOD WILKES for sale. For further particulars apply or address Rosewood 2:21 Nearest 2:22 »■; Central Girl 2:22'4 Mixer 3:2-1 Vi Alix R 2:24 Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgie 2:25 Fred Wilkes 2:26*4 Queen C 2:28'i Electress 2:28(4 Dausestar 2:29 L. E C 2:29"2 T. C. (3) 2:30 Of these, Alone 2:09*4', fastest four-year-old of MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co., Cal. BONNIE DIRECT 2:05 1-4 Winner of fastest 5-heat race paced in 1900- Win- ner of Chamber of Commerce Stake at Detroit; Blue Hill Stake at Readville, and three other great races. Biggest money winner of "'New" Pacors of 1900, having 87575 to his credit the first year out. Sired by Direct 2:05''*, sire of Directly 2:03'i, Hal Direct 2:04^, Prince Direct 2:07, Directum Kelly 3:08^, etc. Dam BONBON 2:20 (dam of Bonsilene 2:14?*), by Simmons 2:28, sire of Helen Simmons2:llM. New York Central 2:13, etc. Also sire of dams of Ferono 2:075K, Tomboy 2:10*4, Owyhee 9:11, etc. Second Dam BONNIE WILKES 2:59 (dam of 3 in Hat) by George Wilkes 2:22. Third Dam BETTY VII. EY by Bob Johnson, thor- oughbred son of Boston. nnvvic niUPrT is » black stallion. 15J£ hands high, weighs 1200 lbs. Is a good Individual, DUlNiilC DlKCl* I has host of feet and legs, and is absolutely sound in every way. Hi iNNLE DIRECT will serve a limited number of approved mares during season of 1903, at ©lOO . proving to be in foal caa be returned next season or service fee refunded, at ■ not thuowDorof maro Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken ;o present accidents or escapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Pasturage for mares at reasonable r Address C. L. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal. Summary of Three of Bonnie Direct's Races. Chamber of Commerce Stakes, $5000, at Detroit Bonnie Direct 9 5 8 111 Annie Thornton 14 I 12 2 2 Hal McEwen 1 11 2 8 4dis Pussywillow 8 3 11 3 3 ro George C. 3 4 3 4 5 ro. Cobbett 4 7 4 5 dr, Duchess 11 13 5 6 dr. Joe Wheeler 12 9 7 7 dr. Fred Wilton 2 2 9 dis, Mt. Clemens Boy 5 6 6 dr. Louis E. Mid dleton C> 8 12 dr, Sport 7 10 10 dr, Gamecock 10 12 dr, Connie 13 dr, Little Frank dis. Time— 2:10'4, 2:12H. 2:13J£, 2:13, 2:12*4-, 2:12&. Grease Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS — Cases where ulcerations extend, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine After Blistering;. Veterinary Pixine is the very best application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process Will heal the most severe cases without scar, and will prevent loss of hair. Ab a Preventive —If a light application of Veterinary Pixine is used before speeding, driving in wet. muddy or slushy weather, or In the snow, your horse will never have speed cracks, scratches or grease heel. For Hoofs — It will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in perfect form. For Old and Clironlc Sores, Etc. — Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, hobble chafes, abscesses, inflammatory swellings, sores and all skin, disease In cases of emergency it, is invaluable. This penetrating, stimulating, soothing ab- sorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from beneath the surface by disinfecting the parts, subduing inflammation andstimulatinghealtby granulation, not by drying and scabbing. % o;:.T 25c; S oz , 50c, 5-lb pkg., S4.00. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL CO., TROT, N. Y. D. E. Newell, Pacific Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street, San Francisco. 2:13 Class, pacing, purse $1500, at Columbus. Bonnie Direct 2 5 1 1 1 Johnny Agan 1 12 2 3 Ladv Piper 3 2 3 4 2 Freilmont 5 3 4 3 4 Red Light 4 4 5 dr. Prince Exum dis. Time— 0:31, 1:02^, 1:34,2:05*4*: 0:&3— , 1:054, 1:38^, 2:M>-f; 0:32. 1:034, 1:344, 2:07*4; 0:314. 1:014, 1:37%. 2:08%; 0:31M, IsOBX, 1:36, 3:08*4". Blue Hill Stake, 83000, at Readville. Bonnie Direct 1 1 1 Sallle Hook 2 2 8 Evolute 5 3 2 Annie Thornton 4 4 3 Paul Revere 3 5 4, Dark Wilkes 6 7 5, Tommy W. 7 6 7. Argo Direotor 8 8 6, Lady Allright 9 9 9, Beauty Spot dis, P. H. Flynn dis. Time— 2:07%. 2:09*4, 2:10^. THE BRED HIGHLY STALLION NEAREST 35562 RECORD 2:22 1-2 Full B- t i .1 >h n A McKerron 2:05 1-4. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— s 1 1 Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts.. San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. NEAREST 35562, Rec. 2:22 1-2. Mr. „f Al.UNK (<) 2:01) 1-4. (Formerly WILKES DIRECT) Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4 and the Only 8-year-old Stallion with One with a Record below 2:10 By NUTWOOD WILKES 2:10V4. filroof John A. MoKerron 2:05^. Who Is It 2:10*4 Stanton Willies -M"',, Claudius 2-.13X, Qcorglo B. 2:12H, Bob Ingersoll 2:HJ£ and 16 other standard performers ,. , . Dam 1NCAR. the greatest producing daughter or Director (dam of John A. Me- iv nun 2:0ft v. Nearest 2:224 and Thursday 2:24) by the old champion Director 2:17, sire of Dip-ciutu 2:iB'i. Direct 2:05H. Direction 2:10'<, Evangeline 2:1H<, Margaret S 2:124 and others; second dBtn Annie Titus (dam ot Annie C- 2:25) by Echo t«2 sire of Echora 2:2SM [dam of Direct 2:ilftV4) and 16 others In list; third dam Tlflanv maro (dam of Gibraltar S:22',i. sire of Our Dick 2:10X, Homeslake 2:UM and others) by Owen Dalo, son of Williamson's Belmont. NIP A DECT is a Darlt Bay. 15.3 hands and wolghs 1200 pounds; woll formed and nC/\l\COI of kind disposition. Will make the Season of 1003 nt the Stubles of T. W. 11ARSTOW on the Alameda Avenuo Near Race Track, San Jose, Cal. KKOM VKIIRI>ARY lit TO Jl'NE 1st. TERMS, - $40 THE SEASON. Good pnsturago J3 per month No wire fenolng. Every care taken to prevent aooldonts or escapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Address T. W. BARSTOW, Toloptaono No.: Red MM. SAN JOSE, CAL. G. A. W. FOLKERS Sucoessor to J. H. A. Folkers & Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL, AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building, Room 4. SaD Francisco Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage. Saddle and Roar* Horses for Sale Office and stable: 805 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. Dr, Wm, F. 3E3s£tX3i- M. R. C. V. S., F. E. T. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College ot Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow ol the Edlnburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Lire Stoch Inspe ctor forNew Zealand and Australian Coloniea at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California; Ex-President m the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residenoe and Office, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital, ill? Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Francisco: Telephone West 138. Without the KNIFE in remove. You ( Soft Bunches like Goitre, Tumors, Gangloin, Bursal Enlargements, etc. WITH Absorbine, Jr. Pleasant to use. Highly perfumed. $1 .00 per bottle by mail. Describe your case fully. Address W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F„, SPRINGFIELD, - - MASS. For sale by Mack&Co., LangleyA Michaels Co. Redlngton & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron all of San Francisco. April 25. 19031 ©he gveebev axxb gtp&vtmncm 11 i^-SPEED AND ABILITY TO REPRODUCE IT--®8 DIABLO 2:09 1-4 SIRE OF SIR ALBERT S 2:03 3-4 CLIPPER 2:06 DIODINE 2:10 1-4 DaedaHon2:ll. Diawood2:Il, El Diablo 2:11, Tags 2:11^, Hijo del Diablo 3:1HS, Inferno 2:15, Diablita2:15H, Gaff Topsail 2:16. Imp2:19M. N. L. B (2) 2:2114. Rey del Diablo (2) 2:235», Interna 2:24y, Athablo 2:241;, Hazel D. 2:2414, Mlramonte 2:24J£, Irene 2:25, /Don Derby 2:06 } Much Better '2:?IH CHARLES DERBY 2:20<°?ar£foPri Diablo Sire of V and 19 more in 2:30 Dam /Don Derby 2:08 I Diablo 2:09 Si 2:084 I BERTHA by AIcantara< Elf ai2ss 2:094| J |Ed Lafferty 2:1614 Dam of I Jay Eff Bee (1) . .2:2614 = E "Will make the Season Of 1903 WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA, TERMS FOR THE SEASON, - $50 Good Pasturage at S2.50 per month. Best of care takon, but no responsibility assumed for acci- dents or escapes. Address WILLIAM 5ICREAT. Woodland, Cal. Sire of Frank 2:101J Sweitzer 2:13ii Hazel Y 2:17 Butcher Boy 2:1?K Auditor. 2:I9H and ten more in 2:30 Breed for Size, Disposition, Style and Speed. SECRETARY Son of the great Director and a mare by Volunteer, Will make the Season of 1903 AT ALAMEDA. SECRETARY is a black horse, 16 hands high, a model of symmetry and conformation. His disposition is perfect aud he can show as much natural speed as any trotting: stallion in Call fornia. He sires speed, quality, substance and splendid disposi 'ions, and his produce are always in demand. FEE $40 THE SEASON. For card containing tabulated pedigree and other informa- tion address Telephone: Eagle 627. ELIAS WILLIAMS, Cor, Arbor Street and Eagle Ave., Alameda, Cal ARNER 31300 Sire CHAS. DEEBI 3 :SO (sire of Don Derby 2:06, Much Better 2:07^, Derby Princess 2:0814, Diablo 2:09>i, 11 in 2:15 list. 23 in 2:30 list. Dam BERTHA by Alcantara 729. FCLL BROTHER TO Don Derby ■ = 2:06 Diablo ■ 2:09 14 (Sire of Sir Albert S 2:0330 Elf = = = = = - 2:12 1=2 Ed Lafferty = ■ 2:16 1=2 and others. Season of 1903, to close June 1st, AT SAN LORENZO, CAL. best of care taken of mares. For further particulars address C. BRAN IN, San Lorenzo, per month, and Cal. I 1|. 4& A 4% | Sire of Dr. Frasse 2:12| Iran Alto 2:12- ~ - 4 Dr. Frasse's Sister, 2:255 By PALO ALTO 3:08?^ (world's stallion record to high-wheel sulky), sire of IRAN ALTO 2:12^, Pasonte (4) 2:13, Palita 2:16, Rio Alto 2:16H, Palatine 2:18, and 11 others in 2:30 list. Dam ELAINE 2:20 (world's 3 and 4 year old records in 1877 and 1878), dam of Norlaine, yearling record 2:31^4, and of 3 In 2:30 list, and the dams of 6 in 2:30 list Second Dam GREEN MOUNTAIN MAID, dam of Electioneer 125 (one of the world's greatest sires), 9 in 2:30 list; sons produced over 300 standard performers. IRAN ALTO 2:i2vi is not only royally bred, but has proven himself a racehorse and a sire of speed He is a splendid individual and has all the most desirable Qualifications for a great stallion Breed to him and you will get the kind of colts you are looking for. Will Make the Season, 1903, at his home The Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose. Good pasturage and mares well cared for. For Tabulated JAMES IV. REA, San Jose, Cal. Cp« Soft Usual return privilege. rcc 4>OV. Pedigree address Alta Vela SISS,9 2:11; SON OF THE GREAT ELECTIONEER 125 (Sire of Arion (4) 2:07?^, Sunol 2:08^, Palo Alto 2:08=^, Alta Vela 2:11'^, and 9 more in the 2:15 list, etc) Dam LORITA 2:18H by Piedmont 904; second dam Lady Lowell (dam ot Ladywell 2:16i4. Lorita 2:18S4, and dams of 6 in 2:30 list) by St. Clair; third dam Laura, dam of the sire of Occident 2:16^. Will Make the Season, 1903-=Fee $50===Race Track, San Jose. Limited to 10 mares, as he will be trained and raced again this year. ALTA VELA Is tlfc Best Sou of Electioneer on this Coast. Best of care taken, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Usual return privileges. Bills payable at time of service and mu»t be settled before removal of mare. Address HANS FRELLSON, Race Track, San Jose, Cal. Guy McKinney Season of 1903 at LINDEN, SAN JOAQUIN Saturdays at Higginbotham's Stables, St FEE 830 FOR THE SEASON. CO. By McKinney 2:11 (Sire 7 in 2:10 list, 22 in 2:15 list) 1st dam FLOSSIE D. by Guy Wilkes (Sire 4 in 2:10 list, 19 in 2:15 list) 2d dam BLANCHWARD by Onward (Sire 9 in 2:10 list, 27 in 2: 15 list) 3d dam BLANCHE PATCHEN by Mambrino Patchen 58 (greatest broodmare sire) 4th dam LADY BLANCHE by Hough ton's Privateer 258 5th dam JENNY LLND by Abdal- lah 15 GUY McKINNEY is a beautiful black, 16 hands high, and weighs 1200 pounds, a model of sym- metry, handsome head and neck, short back, the best of legs and feet, good disposition and great intelligence. He is a perfect gaited trotter, and with very little handling showed a 2:20 gait. In his blood lines are represented the greatest strains of the American trotter, and the greatest pro- ducers of early and extreme speed Good pasturage at $1.50 per month. Every precaution taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. All bills to be settled before mares are removed. For further particulars address D. BRYSON, Linden, Cal. BLOOD THAT PRODUCES CHAMPIONS STICKLE Sire, SILVER BOW 3:16 (sire of 8 in 2:80) by Robert McGregor 2:17?i (sire of Cresceus2:02uf). Dam, GRACE, dam of Daedallon 2:11. Creole 2:15 (stre of Javelin 2:0814) and Eagle 2:19.n, and grandam ot Sir Albert S. 2:035£, by Buccaneer. Will make the Season of 1903 at Race Track, ANGELS, Calaveras Co. Terras, $25 the Season, pS,^Y^MRETUEIT PEIVILEGES- *■<«■ '»»»« . GEORGE E. STICKLE, Angels, Cal. MONTEREY 2!09 1-4 "If™^ WEDNESDAYS. THURS- DAYS and FRIDAYS. Will Make the Season of 1903 at SAN LORENZO 8£5BffiSff£SESSi MILPITAS Fee $50 FOB THE SEASON. Good pasturage at S3 permonth. Bestof care taken ot mares, and full DarticularaI5drei°SyCWentSOr eSC"PeS- Se°a f°r Card c°Dtalnine P«Hgree and fun particulars. Address P. J. WILLIAMS, San Lorenzo, Cal. S9-BREED FOR SIZE, STYLE, SPEED, GAMENESS.-BS The Only Son of the Great Geo, Wilkes in California, .... HAMBLETONIAN WILKES 1679! .2:13 SIRE OP Phoebe Wilkes 2:0814 I Tommy Mac 2:1114; I New Era.. Robert I 2:10 I Vic Schiller 2:1114. Aeroplane 2:16v I Grand (Seo'riVe S-'isu PhebonW 2:1014 I Arlene Wilkes.... all* I Sybil S 2:16? J. F Hiuson *:19« Eocker 2:11 | Sunbeam 2:1214 | and 12 more in 2:30 Saville 2:17H Will Make the Season of 1903 at GREEN MEADOW FARM Terms for the Season, $40. ror escapes or accidents. JVo wire fences. Telephone : Suburban 15. Brokaw Road, 1-4 mile from Santa Clara. Usual return privileges. Good pasturage at $4 per month. Best of care taken of mares, but no liability Address R. I. MOORHEAD, SANTA CLARA, CAL. son Sable Wilkes 2:18 Fanny Bayswater Dam of 2 In 2:30 BAYSWATER WILKES 2:25a Sire of KELLY BRIGGS 2:10J< WILL MAKE THE SEASON OP 1903 AT WINTERS, YOLO CO., CAL. FEE $40. BAYSWATER WILKES Is a sire of speed, size, good looks, soundness and gameness The only two year and three year olds of his get to start last year were race winners. Every one of hia produce that has been trained can show standard speed. His sire. Sable Wilkes, also sired Nushagak sire of last year's winner of the Occident and Stanford stakes. His dam. Fanny Bayswater is the dam of Senator L., holder of the champion four-mile trotting record of 10-12 Breed to BAYSWATER WILKES and you will get colts that will sell at good prices. Excellent pasturage for mares S3 50 per month. For cards containing full Pedigree and all particulars address S. H. HOY, Winters, Cal. THE BARON WTXKESES WON 25 PER CKNT OF ALL THE MONEY ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT OF 1903. Breed to the Futurity Winning Family BARON DALE 2:11 1 RegNo Oakdale Baron (p).2=l9i Baronoid (4) 2:24i Baron May (4) 2:20i LadyDale(3)(p)"2:2ll JanieM.(p)cl?!ceuLin2:l3 Caprus C3)SSIf,"£2:254 race on H mile track Banco Trialtr0a^mile 2:20* 1 4 20,184. Son of tlie Great BARON WILKES 2:18, greatest living Sire of 2:10 performers (sire 9 In 2:10 list). 1st dam NATHALIE (by Nutwood 600), dam of Grand Baron 2:13tf and BARONDALE 2:11^- 2d dam BEATRICE (by Cuyler 100), dam of Patron 2:14M, Prod- igal 2:16, Pangloss and Patronage, all great sires. 3d dam MARY MAMBRINO (by Mambrino Patchen 58), dam of Elvira 2:1814, Duuravon (sire) and dams of Ponce de Leon 2:13 and four others. Where Can You Beat This Breeding? Season 1903 San Jose Track. TERMS S50 SEASON, with usual return privileges. TOM JAMES, 1120 Alameda Ave., San Jose, Cal. ZOMBRO 2:11 The Greatest Son of the Great McKinney and Sire at 10 years of age of ZEPHYR (4,) 3:11 ITALIA (3) 2:8314 LORD KITCHENER (4,).. 3:3914 ana a number that have been worked and given trials as follows, all trotters: Zephyr (4) 2:065; in a race, Julia M. (5) 3:12, Italia (3)2:1514 Zombowyette 13) 3:17, Suomi (3) 2:17, Lady Zombro (5) 2:17, Lord Kitchener (5) 2:10';, Tee Dee Cee (4) 2:2114, Zerica (5) 2:2514, Gold Coin (4) 2:26(5, Mabel W. (4) 2:28^ EdmondS (5) S^S1;, Gyr Falcon (5) 2:30 Zombro C. (5) 2:29 Besides sis or seven more two and three year olds that are now stepping quarters in 35 seconds at the Los Angeles track. ZOMBRO will make the season of 1903, from February 1st until June 1st, at my barn near Los Angeles track. CtTC C7C THP QPACON1 Usual return privilege. Due care taken but no responsibility rCC $IO 1 1IC ^Cr\oWli. assumed for accidents or escapes. Send for card containing pedigree and full information. Address GEO. T. BECKERS, University, Los Angeles Co., Cal. REG. No. 0232. Race Record 2:08 1-2 SEYMOUR WILKES The Fastest Sen of Guy Wilkes Will make the Season of 1903 at Lakeville, Sonoma Co., Gal. SEYMOUR WILKES earned his record in a hard fought race and was a game race horse. The oldest of his get are sis-year-olds, and no horse in California can show a greater propor- tion of large, handsome, strongly built and well-boned colts. They all look alike and in nearly every instance are square trotters. The only one that has been trained is Joe Eviston (8) 2:22 in 1901. SEYMOUR WILKES is by Guy Wilkes, his dam Early Bird by Playmail: second dam by Odd Fellow, third dam by a sonof Williamson's Belmont, fourth dam by Black Hawk 787. He weighs 1200 pounds, stands 16 hands high and is one of the most symmetrical horses in California. Several of his get are in San Francisco and will be shown to prospective breeders with pleasure. Tprtnc fnr trip ^psicnn $3ft SSO TO INSURE. Mares can be shipped dlreol ICUiia iui llic ocaauii $0\J. via steamer Gold. Pasturaee $3 pef month. Forfurth particulars apply to THOS. ROCHE, Lakeville, Sonoma Co., or J. W. GREGORY, St. Georc Stables, 408 Bush street, San;Francisco. IS (Klw gveehev ant* gtpcnctsmcm April 25, 1903 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property of John Parrott, Esq.) Imp Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS « (429,) Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1903 TEE ... $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manage, WAITER SEALT. Breed to Extreme Speed. CHAS. DERBY 4907, rie. 2:20 » ti. seaS.„ SiHK OF MUCH BETTER 2:07*. DERBY PRINCESS 2 :08»/a, DIABLO 3:09^, OWYHEE 2:1 1, LITTLE BETTER 2:lls(. CIBOLO 2:13^, and many other fast and game racehorses. Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trotters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices. Address OAKWOOD PARK STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. ELECTIONEER NEERNUT NUTWOOD Record 2:12 1=4 Reg. No. 19810 (SIRE OF Neeretta 2:093) By Albert W, 2:20. eon of Electioneer. Dam Clytie 2d by Nutwood 2:18 3-4 SEASON 1903 AT SANTA ANA, CAL. NEERNUT was foaled in 1891. He is one of the best representatives of the Electioneer-Nutwood cross which produced the great two year-old ArioL. He stands I53£ hands, weighs 1100 lbs.; blood bay with black points; trots without boots. He is a great race horse and his record (3:12*4) was pro nounced by competent observers to be as good as 2:08. as he started in fourth position and was forced to go a wide mile. TprrtlQ* ®-° single service, S40 for the season ending July 1st, with usual return privi- leges; 860 to insure a foal. Apply to or address GEO. W. FORD, Santa Ana, Cal. SIR GlBBIE 2D. No. 370 American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion In America of the Two Best British Hackney Pony Strains. -DOTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES -L> have long been recognized as the surest producers of beauty of conformation, com- bined with true, high and spirited action. SIR GIBBIE 2d will stand at MENL0 STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at S30. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service, at the rate of Ten ($10) Dollars per month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July l, 1903. Apply to james McDonnell, Supt Menlo Stock Farm, Fortola, San Mateo County, Cal. SEARCHLIGHT 2:03A THE FASTEST STALLION BY THE RECORDS EVER OFFERED FOR SERVICE ON THE PACIFIC COAST. He still holds the World's Records for 4-year-old (8:04J4) and forJ5-year-old (2:03^). SEARCHLIGHT is one of the fastest and gamest horses that ever raced on the Grand Circuit. He is a horse of rare individuality and is one of the most perfect speoimens of horseflesh ever foaled. He has repeatedly beaten one minute to the half-mile pole in his work, and has pulled the heavy cart in which he now takes his exercise a half in 58 seconds with a dozen watches held on him. Few stallions that ever stood for service In California have such royal blood lines. Darknight, the sire of SEARCHLIGHT, was like the great McKinney, a son of Alcyone, and is a sire of extreme speed, having four 2:10 performers to his credit. The dam of SEARCHLIGHT is one of the great brood mares, having four with standard records and his grandam and great grandam are both in thre great brood mare list. His oldest colts, now two years old, show that he imparts these qualities to his get, and he is certain to be a producer of early and extreme speed as well as size and good looks. Terms for the Season, $75. The Blood that pro* duced Dan Patch 1:SH LECCO 21092 LECCO 2:09?.i is a very handsome black stallion, a square trotter and as game a racehorse as ever looked through a bridle He is by Bonnie Boy, one of the best producing sons of Patchen Wilkes, sir* of the great Joe Patchen 2:0134, that in turn is the sire of the unbeaten Dan Patch 1:59^ The dam ol LECCO is a great brood mare by Homer, and his second dam is a producing mare by Rochester and his third dam is a producing mare by Clark Chief. For four generations in the pedigree of LECCO there is not a sire or dam but is a producer of standard speed. LECCO made a campaign through the Grand Circuit in 1899 that shows his wonderful speed and gameness. He met the best horses out that year and in seven starts won four first moneys, two sec- onds and was out once unplaced. His aotlou is perfect and he cannot help siring a family of high olass, handsome, fast and game trotters. $50 for the Season. The above horses will stand at the PLEAS INTON RACE TRACK, and all mares not proving with foal may be returned free next year, or in case the horse is not in California the service fee will be returned. It is the intention of the owner, however, to keep both SEARCHLIGHT and LECCO in this State for the next four or five years. Due care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no responsibility assumed should any occur. Good pasturage provided at $4 per month, and all bills payable before mare is removed from my possession. For further particulars and tabulated pedigrees address EDW. MILLS. Rose Hotel, Pleasanton, Cmi. NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-3% hands. Foaled 1890. BRED BY WM. CORBETT. ARIST0 (3) 2:17| TSS3SLSC (f and Stanford Stakes, 1902 MAJELLAB.(2)2:29Tr£i^ THE B0QUET TrU1 <£ £g Rrown Fillv Trlal z-^ya as a Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18, sire of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 2:15Ji, Sabina 2:15^, Sabledale (at 2 years) &1B& Bufllngton (at 2 years) 2:20!4 and 36 others in 2:30 list. Dam, Fidelia (trial 236 at 2 years), damof Fidette 2:2Si/a. dam of Mary Celeste (at 2years) 2:17*4 by Director, sire of Directum 2:05^, Direct 2:05^4, Nathan Straus 2:05H. Direction 2:0854. etc. Second dam by Reavis' Blackbird 2:22, sire of Mamie Griffln 2:12, Vic H. 2:12J4- etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCracken's Black- hawk 767. NUSHAGAK'S sire, Sable Wilkes, is a remarkable sire of early and extreme speed; his son Oro Wilkes 2:llwasoneof the gamest colts that ever raced down the Grand Circuit. The Wilkes and Director blood is a successful oross. as it has produced John A. MoKerron 2:05*4 Nathan Straus 2-05H Ozanam 2.08, Dollade Wilkes 2:10^, Oro Wilkes 2:11, Evangeline 2:11^, Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:17^. etc. Fidelia, NUSHAGAK'S dam, is in the great broodmare list and she would have been a very fast trotter If given an opportunity, as with very little training she trotted a mile in 2:35 as a two-year-old. Mr Corbett purchased her from Mr. Goldsmith for a broodmare, consequently her training was discontinued. The get of Reavis' Blackbird, the sire of NUSHAGAK'S second dam were noted for their remarkable "gameness and vigorous constitutions. His two noted daughters' Mamie Griffin 2:12 and Vic H. 2:12*4, were exceedingly game. NTJSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; of that number only three have ever had a full season's training namely. Aristo (3) 2:17*6, Majella B. (2) 2:29' (trial at 4 years 2:133£), and The Boquet (trial at 3 years) 2:21. His other colts that have been handled some are: Brown filly, 4 years old in 1902 showed trial of 2:20^ with three and one-half months' work; blk g, 3 years old in 1902, with three months' handling showed mile in 2:351^, last quarter in 35*4 seconds. His son Aristo (at 3 years) 2:17*/$ took sick with distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twenty-ninth had practically no work, yet he easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake Before taking sick we felt confident that Aristo would trot a mile close to 2:10 in his three-year-old form; the way he raced after being sick made us feel satisfied that we had made no mistake in our estimate of him. His third heat in 2:17H wasequal to 2:13*4 or 2:14 over the Woodland, Banta Rosa or Stookton tracks NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15th and ending July 1st. Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege If mare proves not with foal. Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapee, but no liability assumed should any occur. First-class pasturage for mares. $3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company's steamers, from San Francisoo or Sacramento. Mares from a dlstanoe can be shipped in care of Morshead's Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable In Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. Breed to Stallions with Fast Records that are bv Producing1 Sires and out of Producing- Dams HAROLD RECORD 2:131 sir.- ..r JANICE 8:08m, his first and only foal to start In a vorld's record, 2:J('i, for JN mllos. TERMS $40 the Season. SIDNEY 2:195 Sire of Lena N 2:05 J4 Monterey 2:(W*4 Dr. Leek 2:09% Oddity 2:10*4 Sidney Dillon, sire of Dollv Dillon 2:07 99 In 2:30 list Dim: CRICKET 2:10 • Dam of William Harold 2:1.1)4 Crlorl 2:20 Hopper 2:174 Isobel 2:20K By Stoinway, sire of KInlawah 2:054 ■15 Id 2:30 list __-_ — . WELCOME RECORD: 2:10 1-2 Slru of ILOILO X:liU. reserve winners, Oakland, 1902), Unelda (winners and speoial for best, S. F., 1902) Isabelle, etc. ^ H fflCKMAN, 1767 Page St., San Francisco. ^^^ ■ BOOK on 4^ Dog Diseases Bow to :F*o© ITRO POWDERS GRADE K E D, Made with Damascus Barrels and Automatic Ejector, $35 Illustrated Descriptive Catalog of Guns priced from $35 to $250 mailed free. Retailed by All Gnn Dealers— Not by the Manufacturers. REMINGTON ARMS CO. Pacific Coast Depot: S6-8S First Street, S. F. ILION, NEW YORK. K E. DRAKE, Manager. REPEATING SHOT GUNS WINCHESTER AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS ARE A COMBINATION THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. 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SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR ^=^§ut^ MILLARD SANDERS with LOU DILLON STILLETO (3) by Steinway-Nola by Nutwood S F V • r mI ^B' ^atiBPw*B"i88lBto3MPH3 ■i.- wR - -W j^Hfc •.. -*-■ rp^ *&■<_.* ., n^J^ffi '• fe BERTHA (dam of Diablo 2:09}, etc.) by Alcantara HENRY SANDERS WITH OWYHO (3) BY Owyhee-Bertha 2 Haixc gvce'ifev mtfc giportsmcm I May 2. 1903 FIRST INSTALLMENT EARLY CLOSING STAKES Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association ENTRIES TO CLOSE JUNE 1. 1903. No. 1. THE CALIFORNIA., for Trotters eligible to the 2:24 Class $2000 No. 2. For Trotters eligible to the 2:15 Class 1000 No. 3. For Three-Year-Old Trotters 600 No. 4. THE PACIFIC SLOPE, for Pacers eligible to the 2:40 Class 1500 No. 5. For Pacers eligible to the 2:13 Class 1000 No. 6. For Three-Year-Old Pacers oOO The Place where Meeting: will be Held and Dates , will be Announced Before Entries Close Entries in Stakes Nos. 1 and 4 close June 1, ]903, when horses must be named and eligible. Entrance due as follows: 3 per cent June 1, 1903, 1 per cent additional if not declared out on or before July 1, 1903; 1 per ceDt additional if not declared out on or before August 1, 1903. SUBSTITUTIONS:— Tn Stakes Nos. 1 and 4, THE CALIFORNIA and THE PACIFIC SLOPE— On August 1, 1903, nominators (by the payment of an additional two per cent) have the right of substituting another horse eligible to the Class in the place of the one named in original entry. Declarations (to declare out) must be mailed to the Secretary, and will not be accepted unless accompanied by the amount due at time declaration is made. Entries in Stakes Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 6 close June 1, 1903, when horse must be named and eligible. Entrance 5 per cent and 5 per cent additional deducted from winners of each division of all stakes. Other Stakes for Trotters and Pacers -will be Announced on June 6th. Address all communications to E. P. HEALD, President. F. W. KELLEY, Secretary. 36 Geary Street, San Francisco Ninth Annual Celebration IJIEa^T^lo^^sTaResJ -OF THE- BUTCHERS' BOARD OF TRADE AT THE New California Jockey Club's Race Track OAKLAND. CAL. Wednesday, May 20, 1903, The Morses competing in the Running Races are those now racing at the Oakland Track. PROGRAMME: Special Butchers* Cart Race.— For Retail Butcher* only. Members or non-members of ibe Board. Homes must be owned sixty days prior to day of race aod must bo bona fide cart or wagon horses used >ln tbe dally delivery of meats. Road carts to be used. Ownership of horse required Apron gowns to be worn by drivers. Must be three starter or more Entrance fee $5 No dis- tance Hag. First beat— First home, first prize- then go off the track Second heat— First horse, second prize: second horse, third prize- First prize. 175; second prize, $35; third prize, $20. Butchers' Trotting autl 1'itclnf- Rice.- For Retail members of tbe IJutchers' Board of Trade. Horses to be owned sixty days prior to the day of race. Owner* (or employees who have been in owner's employ sixty days prior to day of race) to drive No distance Hag. Must bo three start- ers or more. Entrance foe, $5 First heat— First horse, first prize— then go o(T the track Second heat— First horso, second prize; second horse, third prize First prize, $75; second prize, $36; third prize, 120. Batcher*' Pacing and Trotting Ruce.— Free for all members of the Butchers' Board of Trade Butchers, members or sons of members, to drlvo, Must bo three starters or more. Horses must be owned sixty days prior to day of race No dis- tance (lag. Entrance fee, $5. First boat— First horse first prize— then gooff the track. Second hem— First horse, second prize; socond horse, third prize. First prize, 875; socond prize, $35: third prize. 13). Running B*ce- One Mile. — For fouryoarold and upward. 1U pounds below the scale. No en- trance lee- First prize, (50: second prize, |3i: third prize. 120. Fr««-for-All— Trotting and Pacing Race.— Open to all who desire to enter. Butchers or no butchers. Must be threo starters or more. En- trance foe. (5 First heal— First horse, first prize Second heat— First horso. second prize: second horse, third prize. First prize. $76: second prize, •35; ti.nl prize. ISO. No distance flag. Running Race— One Mile.— For thrce-yoar- No entrance ); third prize, old and upwards. Weight for age. fee. First prize, $50; second prize, & 820, Free For All— Trotting and Pacing Race- Two Mile-Dash. — Open for all who desire to enter. Butchers or no butchers Must be three starters or more. Entrance fee. $5 First prize, $75; sooond prize, $35: third prize, $30. Steer Running Race— One-Eighth Mile — Must be three start-rsor more. Eutraoce fee $5 First prize. $40: second prize, $30; third prize. $50. Vaquero Runulng Race —One-Quarter Mile — Vaqueros to ride. (Fur Varjueros only ) No entrance feo For strictly vaquero horses in daily use. Must be owned sixty days prior to day of race The committee reserves the right to reject any or alt entries First prize, $2U; second prize, $15; third prize, $10 Running Race— Three-Quarter Mile.— For four-year-old and upwards Entrance fee, $250 First prize, $5U; secund prize $30; third prize, $00. Mule Ul< .■ (to (iftrt)-One Mile Dash —Free for all. Open to all who desire to enter. Butcher or no butcher Must be throe starters or more Eotraoce feo, $2 50 First prlzo, $50; second, $30; third, $20. RULES. Racos under the National Rules. All pacing and trotting races to be heat races. No distance (lag to bo used. The committee reserves the right to reject any entry, and to bar any horse that has not the right to enter the race, or will bo detrimental to tho succoss of any race. First race will be called promptly at 12 m Entries will clu»e May 10th at 4 P M, Entries will bo rooeived by the Seoretary of the Board at the office, 121 or -111 Pine street, on any day up to May Irtth. between 8 to 10 A. M and 1 to 5 P. M , or with any member of tho Racetrack Committee— Henry Westphal (chairman). L. B. Fisher. John Nowlan, R. Consanl. Mr Corner Tho Entrance Fee payable at time of entry to the Secretary. OREGON STATE FAIR SALEM, SEPT. 14-19, 1903 OPEN TO THE WORLD. Entries Close May 15, 1903. The Greater Salem Stake vpZUUU For 2:17 Pacers three in five. The Lewis and Clark Stake *UUU For 2:20 Trotters, three In five. Webfoot Stake 500 For Three- Year-Old Trotters, two In three. Inland Empire Stake "OU For Three-Year-Old Facers, two In three. fONniTIONN* Entrance fee 5 per cent of stake and 5 per cent additional from money VwllL/l 1 IV/li.% winners, payable 2 per cent May 15th. when horse must be named, and 3 per oent September 1st Money divided 50, 25, 15, 10 per cent of stake Horses not winning a heat In three shall not start In the fourth heat except In a field of eight or more starters; then he must win a heat in four or go to the barn. Horses so ruled out shall have a right to a shareof the stake acoording to their rank at the close of their last heat Right to transfer or substitute entry In any of the above stakes open to August 1st to horses eligible May 15th. Other than speolhed, rules of the National Trotting Association, of which this association Is a member, lo govern, except hopples noi barred on pacers. Two Consolation Purses of $500 Each. Free entrance will be given to non-winning starters in tbe Greater Salem stake for 2; 17 pacers and the Lewis and Clark stake for 2:20 trotters, dlvfdod as follows in eaoh raoe: $200 to llrst. $125 to socond. $100 to third. $75 to fourth, mile heats, two in three. A full program for a six days' meeting will be announoed later. For Entry Blanks address M. D. WISDOM, Sec'y, Portland, Or. I I I..- BeHt mile Track on the Pacific Coast. J. M. GILBERT, Sec'y, 424 or 414 Pine Street. Pedigrees Tabulated ^KSrSSSTS 0RT8MAN, 38 G«»rj •treat, San Fr»noUco, CaJ. REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS Comprises the representatives of the best families of this famous breeV.. The home of ROMEO AAGOIE ACMR, who has an official seven-day reoord of 26 lbs. 11 ozs. butter; FIDESSA, who made in seven days official reoord over 25 lbs. butter, and mp-ay other large producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. Phone: South 103. 14 TURK STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. Raaob— Rough and Read} Island, near Stockton. Visitors always welcome. May 2, 1903] ®h£ gveebev emir ^pevtstnan THE WEEKLY BREEDE& AND SPORTSMAN P. w. KELLEY, Proprietor. rurf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast, — OFFICE — 36 QEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O. BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 586. Terms— One Tear 83, Six Months SI. 75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kelley, 36 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, May 2, 1903. Stallions Advertised. TROTTING BRED. BARONDALE 2:llJi Tom James, San Jose BAYSW ATER WILKES 2:25* S. H Hoy, Winters BONNIE DIRECT C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton BOODLE JR J- D. Carr, or John Garside, Salinas CH AS DERBY 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO 2:09J4 Wm. Murray, Woodland GUY MoKINNEY D Bryson, Linden HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R. I. Moorhead, Santa Clara IRAN ALTO 2:12& Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose LIMONERO 2:153£ J. H. Williams, Los Angeles MONTEREY 2:09ii P. J. Williams, San Lorenzo NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16^ Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington NEAREST 2:22^4 T. W. Barstow, San Jose NEERNUT 2:12H- Geo- w- Ford, Santa Ana SECRETARY Elias Williams, Alameda SEYMOUR WILKES Thos. Roche, Lakeville, Sonoma Co SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Frank Turner, Santa Rosa STICKLE Geo. E. Stickle. Angels ZOMBRO 2:11. Geo. T. Beckers, University, Los Angeles Co THOROUGHBREDS. ST. CARLO James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS The Bay wood Stud, San Mateo SIR GIBBIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co JUST A MONTH will elapse before the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association will close its six biff events advertised in tbiB issue of this journal. Before that time the place and date of the meeting will have been announced and horsemen will know whether they can enter in these rich stakes with advantage or not. Ihe principal event is The Cali- fornia, inaugurated last year and won by Petigru whose fastest heat in the race was 2:16. This stake has a value of $2000 and is for trotters eligible to the 2:24 class. The pacing stake is arranged for the 2:20 class and has $500 added to its value of last year, making it worth $1500. Both these events should fill well as they give a green horse an opportunity to win enough in one race to pay for all his training expenses and a profit besides. The 2:15 trotters have a purse of $1000 to trot for and the 2:13 pacers are offered the same sum. There is also $600 for three year old trot- ters and $500 for pacers ol the same age. These stakes are only preliminary. The Breeders will announce a long list of additional stakes as soon as the place and date of meeting are decided upon. It is proposed that a stake of $1000 be offered for pacers of the 2:10 class and it will very likely be arranged. This should bring out a bunch of entries that will make the race one of the best contests of the year and one of the big draw- ing cards. Among the eligibles would be Alone 2:09}, Dictatress 2:09J, Harry J. 2:09}, Robert I. 2:10, Toppy 2:10, Kelly Briggs 2:10}, Eagletta 2:11}, El Diablo 2:111, Midnight 2:11}, Silver Coin 2:11}, Alford C. 2:12}, Athnio 2:14}, Doc WilkeB 2:12J, Enoch 2:12J, and several others. It would be one of the best betting races of this year and the person who could pick the winner would get better than 2 to 1 for his money in the auctions. While the California circuit will not he as extensive as usual this year owing to the cutting off of the district fair appropriations by Gov. Pardee, there will be at least eight weeks of racing on the circuit and the purses will be generous and the class of horses contending most excellent. 'THE MANY FRIENDS of Ralph H. Tozer, the * well known turf writer and authority on racing matters, who was connected with the Breeder and Sportsman for so many years, will regret to learn of the sudden death of his esteemed mother, Mrs. Charles Mason, which occurred at her home in Gilroy, this State, on Wednesday of this week. Mrs. Mason was an educated and refined woman and was a native of England, although the greater part of her life was spent in Tennessee and Kentucky before she came to this State. Her son is now at St. Louis, where he is officiating as clerk of the scales at the Kinloch meet- ing. No closer bond of mutual love and esteem ever existed between a mother and child than was enjoyed by this estimable lady and her son during her lifetime. Her loss will be severely felt by him, though he will have the sympathy of all who know him as one of nature's noblemen, a son of whom any mother might be proud. Cheap Horses That Made Good. THE CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB'S winter rac- ing closed on Thursday of this week. It has been one of the most successful ever held by the club, and the profits have been larger than ever The coming week there will be a six days' meeting at Petaluma, to be followed by a meeting at Sacramento. Many of the horsemen will then take their strings to Seattle and Butte for the extended meetings to be held at those places. T^HE OREGON STATE FAIR will be greater than * ever this year. Its speed program is thoroughly up to date, and big stakes for the trotters and pacers will draw large entry lists to a certainty. The princi- pal events advertised are a $2000 stake for 2:20 trot- ters and one of the same value for the 2:17 pacers. These stakes are open to the world and will close May 15th. Salem, where this big fair will be held, has dates on the North Pacific Circuit, where ten or twelve weeks of racing with liberal purses will be given. Times are good up in the northwestern coun- try and money is quite plenty. The circuit there last year was the best ever given, and this year it will be even better. The Oregon State Fair will open Sep- tember 14th and close on the 19th. Secretary M. D. Wisdom is the one to send entries to. His office is at Portland. Read the advertisement. Payments in Stanford and Occident Stakes. Several parties who have purchased colts eligible to the Stanford and Occident stakes of this year have asked us to publish the dates of payments due on them. In the Stanford stake the last payment is $20 and must be paid twenty days before the first day of the State Fair this year. In the Occident stake the final payment is $50 and must be paid thirty days before the day of the race. These are the only payments now due on the stakes of 1903. o An English General's Opinion. General Baden-Powell, before sailing for England on the completion of bis tour in this country, speak- ing of the United States cavalry, said: "I rather expected to find men of fine physique in your cavalry and was surprised to find the reverse. The enjoy too many luxuries in their food and their system of exercise is not thorough. Their food is far too highly seasoned. They Bhould be deprived of coffee altogether and should have only an occasional portion of tea. The British cavalryman, when in bar- racks, have a salt-water bath every day, which keeps them in perfect physical condition. Plain diet, vig- orous exercise, combined with regular drill, are what have made the British cavalrymen superior to all other cavalrymen in the world. Your cavalry have not yet had a hard campaign, like the Boer war, to show their staying powers. lam inclined to think that if the chance ever comes their mode of life will tell the tale in a long sick list. "Yourcavalry horsescannot be equaled. Probably 50 percent of the horses in the British cavalry are American bred, and they are able to wear out 5 per cent of their riders in a two weeks' journey. Th9y are especially good over a rough and dry country. Your cavalryman is more active, both physically and mentally, than the average British horseman, but I think he lacks the staying powers. " Gen. Powell's opinion in regard to American horses is founded on actual experience with them. His opinion of our cavalrymen is only theoretical. If ever a war demonstrated that the British soldier lacked staying powers it was the Boer war that Gen. Powell referred to. American cavalry in our Indian country have suffered more hardships than ever the British did in South Africa and yet they stood the test on coffee, sow belly, hard tack and beans. Our American soldiers are not too well fed to fight and the reason our horses are better than any others is that they are raised on the richest grasses the earth produces. The fact stated by Gen. Powell that American horses wear out five per cent of their English riders in a two weeks' journey shows that the Britishers have not the staying powers the American soldier has, as there is no such percentage of men riding in the ambulances when an American cavalry regiment ends a two weeks' march, and they have had many of them in countries as rough as any to be found in South Africa. Statistics compiled by an expert authority brings to light the fact that among the great 2-year-old winners of $5,000 and upwards in 1902 on the running trackB, aie many performers that were decidedly cheap year- lHgs oi 1901. The filly Philo, that won the races and $5 770, cost $60 as a yearling. Flocarline, the winner of eight races last year and $7 720, including the New Or- leans Preliminary Derby, sold for $70, and the sensa- tional Eugenia Burch won in the year $25,259 more than the $25 she cost as a yearling. Other enormously great bargains among the star 2- year-olds of last year were: Dick WelleF, coBt $300, won $9,185; Monte Carlo, cost $350, won $5,705; Astar- ita, cost $450, won 5 I 780; Girdle, cost $700, won $14,- 105; Mamari. cost $600, won $8,025, and Onatas, $900, and won $6,415. Africander and Sergeant only cost $1,000 each, and won, respectfully, $12,400 and $7,000, while River Pirate was a great bargain at $1,400, win- ning $8 255, and during the season sold for $20,000. Other higher-priced yearlings whi h were profitable investments as 2-year-olds in 1902 were Merry Acrobat $2,000, won $6,355; Sir Voorbies, cost $2,000, won $5,580; Grey Friar, cost $2,100, won $28,385; Huretbourne, cost $2,200, won $13,390; Irish Lad, cost $2,600, won $45,120, and Golden Maxim, cost $3,800, won $10,965. There were many disappointments in the yearling crop of 1901. W. C. Whitney paid $16,000 for the St. Simon— Lady Eeel filly, and she never faced the start- ers flag, and J B. Haggin gave $15,000 for the imported Ayrsh'ire-L'Eaclare colt, which is still a maiden. J. E. &F. P. Keenegave $6,750 and $6,500, respectfully for Futurita and Ponca, and while each won a single in- different race neither was anywhere near even second class form. Other big disappointments of the racing Beason, all of which are still maidens, were- Thunderbolt, cost $13,000; Amaryllis, cost $11,500; Princelet, $10,300; Moondyne, $10,000; Kama O, $6,000; imp. Melton, Mowbray, $5,100; Passan, $5,000 and Water Spirit, $5,000. All this goes to show that, even with the vast im- provement in breeding in the last few years, buying yearlings for prospective racehorses is still a big lottery, the buyer being as likely to draw a blank as to secure a prize. Answers to Correspondents. Can you tell me what became of the horse Alban 5332, son of Gen. Benton and Lady Morgan? Was he successful as a sire of speed? Name some of his get that have records. A Subscriber. Alban is the sire of three in the list; they are Seylex 2:15}, Almoneer 2:20} and Hilarita 2:29}, all trotters. His son Almoneer is the sire of one pacer — Island Boy 2:17. One of Alban's daughters, Gift, produced You Bet 2:07. We do not know who owns Alban, but a letter to F. W. Covey, Superintendent of Palo Alto Farm, would doubtless bring that information by return mail. Olney & Son, of the Rose Hotel at Pleasanton, ten- dered the horsemen a banquet lasL Monday evening, which was largely attended and greatly enjoyed. The banquet was arranged by Messrs. Olney as a fare- well to the owners and trainers who will race on the Eastern circuit or ship to the Blue Ribbon sale and it furnished the occasion for many pleasant exchanges of courtesies between those present. A sumptuous feast was spread at 10:30 and toasts were given and responded to.until the "weesma' hours" of the morn- ing. There was none of that boisterous hilarity which spoils many a feast, but good fellowship and bright repartee made the evening one to be long remembered by all present. W. J. Winkler, the Ohio buyer who created some- thing of a sensation by paying $395 in the Chicago auction one day nearly two years ago for a drafter in little more than feeder condition, is again on that market with an extensive order from Eastern con- sumers for heavy horses. He reports the demand very strong for high class offerings and does not an- ticipate that the prices now current will be lowered appreciably for the next three years. He states that his experience suggests that by 1906 the oldest of the three large crops of foals now maturing will come on sale and the supply will then be more likely to meet inquiry than any that is to come between now and then. — Breeders Gazette. Jackson's Napa Soda cleanses the stomach and ren- ders the eye clear. Kansas City, Mo , May 14, 1902. Messrs. Lew Watson & Jones, Kansas City. Dear Sirs:— We have used your Strap, Veterinary and Hoof Ointment with good success in several instances, and we feel that your remedy cannot be spoken of too highly. Respectfully, Quyton & Harrington Mdle Co. By A. J. WRIGHT. The noted trainer Charles Marvin says that Hilgar (2) 2:15} by Wiggins (2) 2:19J is the best two year old he ever handled, barring Arion, that be drove to a two year old record of 2:10}. Entries for the races to take place at the Butchers' Picnic will close May 16th. ®he gveetiev anb gfocrrtatnan [Mat 2, 1M* THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT in harness horse circles in California, to occur during the coming week is the sale of Geo. H. Fox's Mokelumne Stock Farm hor9esat Fred H Chase & Co's salesyard in thi9 city next Tuesday evening. I am not well enough up In matters prophetic to tell just what these horses will bring but I know there are quite a number that will sell for less money than they are worth. There's that grand old mare Grace, by Buccaneer. Two thousand dollars would be a low price for her an an investment, but she may not bring half that sum. Any stud colt by a good stallion and out of this famous old matron that has produced three something but very few mares have achieved) can earn $2000 a year net for any enterprising owner. There are three young sons of Grace that have never started and anyone of them can go in the list. Suppose Senator Stanford were alive to-day and owned this old mare. He would see to it that these three young horses were given standard records and that would give Grace six in the list, placing her among the most select of the greatest broodmares. With this prestige for her what would a colt from her by such a horse as Chimes, Baron Wilkes, McKinney, Nutwood Wilkes, Mendocino, or any of the fashionable speed producers be worth? This mare Grace never dropped a foal that could Dot take a record below 2:30. best horses in training in California. Owner Thos. Ronan and Manager Geo. A. Kelly of the Pleasanton track are both much in favor of having a fair and race meeting there thiB year, and Mr. Kelly Bays he will keep the track in first class shape for training and have it as near perfection aB possible for the week of the meeting. There is no doubt but the Pleasanton fair and race meeting will be one of the best ever held in California. The whole population of the town and the surrounding country is enthusiastic over it and a generous money subscription will be raised to assure the financial success of the enterprise. Arrangements will be made with the railroad company for special rates from all points within a radiuB of fifty miles, and nothing left undone by the committee to draw a large attendance during the entire week. Horsemen can look for the announcement of the program within the next two weeks and the purses will be liberal. Just as I had finished the last sentence a letter was handed me from Mr. Fox in which it was stated that Grace foaled a black filly last Monday morning by Mokelumne 37558 that is a regular crackerjack in looks. The person who buys Grace and this filly at the sale will have an opportunity, that is not met with at every sale, of breeding her to the stallion of his choice as the filly will be just eight days old the night of the sale. There has not been such a chance ottered for many a day. A great broodmare, dam of three in 2:20, with a filly at foot by one of the best bred young stallions in America. This filly foal is closely related to as many champions as any foal of 1903. Her great grandsire is the sire of Cresceus 2:02}, champion trot- ter of the world. Her dam's grandaughter ha9 pro- duced Sir Albert S. 2:03} one of the fastest pactrs living. Within four generations she is related to Cresceus 2:02}, Alix 2:03|, Nancy Hanks 2:04, Dr. Leek 2:09}, Stamboul 2:07}, Sir Albert S. 2:03}, Kelly Briggs 2:10}, Javelin 2:08}, Mercury 2:05}, and many other of the extremely fast ones. Grace and this filly foal would be a better start for a stock farm than a whole band of mares that are from unproducing dams. There will be three sucklings by Mokelumne in the sale — his first foals. One is a filly from Grace as above mentioned, another is from VeBper, a daughter of Prompter, and another iB out of a daugnter of Vesper by Silver Bow. This last mentioned will have two crosses of Silver Bow in its veins. There is a four year old filly by Silver Bow out of Vesper in this sale that is, to use Mr. Fox's words "a peach." I saw her at the farm about five weeks ago and can bear him out in his description. She is a square trotter like all the Silver Bows and should be given to a trainer, as she is naturally fast and clean, open gaited. At thiB stage of trotting horse breeding, when pacers are nearly as numerous on the breeding farms as the diagonal gaited foals, breeders should not fail to keep up the lines that throw trotters with regularity. Of all the foals produced by Silver Bow 2:10 there is but one pacer to date and that is out of a pacing mare that never trotted a step in her life. The Silver Bows trot, have size, style and action, feet and logs like iron and are the kind that sell for good prices. For these reasons alono this sale should attract buyers who are looking to breed tho best and most saleable horses. And when it is added that every horse catalogued is well bred, an additional in- ducement is put before buyers. I look to see Fred Chase's now pavilion crowded next Tuesday evening. Editor Adams, who is secretary of the citizens' committee of Pleasanton that iB arranging to hold a big fair and race meeting at the horse centre this season, was In San Francisco this week on business connected with the fair. The Pleasanton folks are fully awake on the proposition of holding a fair, and propose that it shall be second to none in the State. A large pavilion display is assured, and tho stock ex- hibit will be large as a number of rloh prizes are to be given ojcI many breeders have already promised to Bond their stock to compete for the prizes. There is some <■ ilk of having the racing under the management of tht I'uclfic Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Associa- on, rfhich would assure a large entry list of all the If Cresceus starts this year it will be against the records of Maud S. and Sunol to high wheel sulky. The record of 2:08} was made by Maud S. at Cleveland, Ohio, July 30, 1885, over a regulation oval track. Su- nol's record of 2:08} was accomplished in 1891 over the Stockton kite. If Cresceus succeeds in pulling an old fashioned high wheel sulky a mile faster than these records, he will have all trotting records worth gain- ing to his credit. There is no doubt in my mind but the son of Robert McGregor can do the trick if he is in first class condition. He has the speed and stamina and only needs to be fit. Pulling one of those old vehicles with 6teel tires is a very different matter when going round the turns from drawing one of the modern pneumatic ball bearing bikes. On the straight I do not think a Btrong going horse like Cresceus would notice the difference very much, but on the turns quarters in 32 seconds are very difficult when the wheels are sliding and swinging outward from centrifu- gal force. Cresceus can break the record, however, if any horse can, but the mere fact that it is still un- broken after a lapse of nearly eighteen years is evi- dence to me that Maud S. was just about as fast as any of the trotters that have appearsd since her time. in the weBt to breed to the Bon of Steinway and Katie G. this season. Klatawah will make twice his cost price for his present owner this year. Jim Thompson, orator and dreamer, has put the Indiana pajamas on Col. J. C. Kirkpatrick'9 pacer Clipper 2:06, and the gelding by Diablo is taking as kindly to them as a sixteen year old girl does to a new spring hat. Jeems worked Clipper a nice mile with the straps last Saturday in 2:12, and the Colonel told me afterwards that he would lower Clipper's record this year. Clipper must weigh nearly two hundred pounds more at the present time than he did the year he took his mark, and the hopples don't seem to bother him in the least. They are not drawn tight and will be let out still more and it need not surprise anyone If he paces in 2:04 or better before the season is over. He acquired a habit of jumping up when at speed and many thought he had soured on the game, but with the straps on he seems to enjoy his work. When Thompson drove him in 2:12 last Saturday he seemed to be coaxing Clipper back all the time, and the quarters were all about the same speed as he went to the half in 1:064. Another son of Diablo that is showing up well this year is J. M. Alviso's Rey del Diablo that took a two year record of 2:23. Al is going easy with him this year and has his legs in fine shape. His son worked him a mile in 2:20 alongside Mi. S. F. Martin's bay gelding by Diablo out of a mare by Cresco, driven by S. K. Trefry. The pair worked two heats at this speed during the forenoon and both could beat it a few seconds. Mr. Martin's gelding is a trotter and a good one, to my thinking. Lou Dillon, the marvel of speed that will be sold in the Santa Rosa Stock Farm consignment at Cleveland on the 11th inst., trotted a half at Pleasanton last Saturday in 1:02}. Millard Sanders, who, to my mind, is one of the greatest speed makers of all the trotting horse drivers this country has produced, dropped the remark that he believed the little chest- nut mare could st°p a mile that day faster than Bhe ever did in her life, and as we all knew she has gone a mile in 2:08, we, who were at the track, missed our lunch to see him give her this half. She was hitched to one of those long shaft Payne sulkies and had been given a mile in about 2:25 twenty minutes previous with a fast brush through the last eighth. After scoring her down once Sanders took her away on a jog and at the half my watch showed 1:20. Here Millard gave the beautiful daughter of Sidney Dillon a looser rein and she stepped the three-quarter in 32} secondB, He then let her have her head and she fairly flew. She needed no urging at any part of the remaining distance and the last quarter was in 30} seconds. She is the prettiest trotter I ever saw and every person that 6ees her immediately falls in love with her. Her color is that rich dark chestnut, the most beautiful of all colors for an equine. Her form is symmetry itself and her action the very poetry of trotting motion. I have no idea what figure she will bring at the sale, except that it will take five figures to express it, but she will be worth every dollar she brings no matter what the price may be. Among the fast ones at Pleasanton that will not oross the mountains this year is Martin Carter's pacing mare Miss Georgie by McKinney out of a mare by Nutwood Wilkes. Cecil drove her a quarter in 29} seconds on Wednesday of last week and on Saturday he gave her two fast quarters — both in 30 seconds flat. She is a little on the delicate order in looks, but is game and can go the route. She will make another 2:10 performer if nothing happens her this year. Mr. Carter's favorite young horse T. C. by Nutwood Wilkes out of Zeta Carter by Director is coming very fast those days. I saw him trot a quarter in 32} sec- onds and ho seems to improve every time he is taken out. He is one of the big, Btrong, robuBt kind and they think he will trot in 2:10. He ought to make a great stock horse. Mills & Sanders have a two year old by Klatawah 2:05} (tho champion three year old) out of Ruth C. by Guide, son of Director that Henry Sanders drove a half in 1:11 and a quarter in 35 seconds last Saturday and she trotted every step of the way as if she liked the game. I guess Klatawah was about the greatest bargain that has boen picked up in many a day. He was bought for $1450 by an Illinois man at auction last year, who Is getting tome of the greatest mares Millard Sanders drove the Diablo mare Diablita, owned by Mr. Vanderhurst of Salinas, a mile in 2:18 and she is looking like "the real goods" this year. She took a record of 2:15} in a race last year when she was in poor form, and now that she has filled out and looks 9trong and rugged 2:10 should not stop her. She is to be sold at the Cleveland auction, and I look to see her bring a good figure if she can show a fast half or quarter there, as sheiB a very handsome mare, has size, good color and is well bred. Contra Costa District Will Hold a Fair. The following letter from President H. J. Curry, of the Contra Costa District Fair Association, is a piece of good news. This organization gives one of the best fairs in the State among the smaller districts and the fair this year will be the first held on the new grounds at Concord, where an excellent mile track has been laid out: Martinez, April 27, 1903. Breeder and Sportsman:— -At a meeting held at Concord last Saturday, the directors of Contra Costa County Agricultural District No. 23 decided to hold a three or four days' meeting, which will take place some time in September; as yet we have not set any time. There was a full meeting of the Board present and they all seemed very anxious to keep up the good work. Knocking out the appropriation was a great loss to us at this time, as we had been to so much ex- pense by buying new grounds; but, however, we will not get diacouraged and will try to give them a good meeting this year. I write you these facts so you will give mention of it. Thanking you in advance, I remain, your6 very truly, H. J. CURRY. ♦ Send the Mare Back. The American Horse Breeders' editor writes as follows: "It is a difficult matter to bretd fast trotters by rule. Those who attempt to do so will conclude that the exceptions to the rule are so numerous as to render the businesB perplexing and unprofitable, rather than pleasing and remunerative. There is one rule, however, which thOBe who are just entering upon the business will find it safe to follow. It is this: When a mare has produced a fast trotter by any stal- lion send her back to that same stallion when possible to do so, and when not possible then send her to one that is bred in similar lines to the one with which she was mated when she produced the fast trotter. A careful study of pedigrees will enable a breeder to learn what combinations of blood lines have proved most successful in producing uniform and extreme speed in the past. This will be as useful to him as the chart and compass is to the mariner." San Francisco Veterinary College. Next session will begin June 15, 1903. Write for catalogue giving full particulars. M. L. Pancoast Secretary, 510 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco E. J. Creeley, D. V. S., President. » Like all good things, Jackson's Napa Soda has a dozen counterfeits. Watch outl May 2, 1903] f&he $xeebev attb *!?p0vtema.ti Wants a Late Meeting. Visalia, Cal., April 26, 1903. Breeder and Sportsman: — The announcement in a recent issue of the Breeder and Sportsman that the time and place of holding the Breeders meet- ing would soon be fixed is creating unusual interest among breeders here. We feel that we would like to meet in actual contest with some of those phenomenal youngsterB of the bay counties, and I am importuned to lay our claim before the directors of the Breeders Association in the matter of time and place of holding the meeting. It is a well known fact that the existing extreme climatic conditions of California render it impossible to give a midsummer meeting without working a great advantage to some and a disadvant- age to others. The excessive heat of the interior be- ing against us in the coast climate, and the same is equally true of those shipping from the coast to the interior, but autumn tempers these conditions that equality may be meted out to all if the directors so will it. Again, a late meeting would result in larger fields, especially in the colt stakes, and since Califor- nia is looked upon as the world's greatest nursery of trotting colts, it naturally follews that a late meeting would result in faster contests, thereby enabling us to retain the coveted prestige. A grander aggregation of great bred colts has never been named for any stake than ihose named in the Pacific Breeders stakes to be decided at this meeting and the results will be cloBely watched by Eastern investors and will largely influence them in turning to California in quest of young stock, and while it is true that but one can win a Btake, if under the most favorable conditions the races are fast, we will all win ultimately by reason of the great showing made, thereby stimulating the de- mand for California bred stock. If it be argued that chances would be taken in holding a late meeting through inclement weather, we answer that Fresno has a climate that comes nearer obviating this possible danger than any other locality in California, with Stockton a close second choice and perhaps more centrally located of any place making a bid for this meeting. At any rate, let it be not earlier than October, that full justice may be done to the occasion. Jacob Brolliar. Horse News From Riverside. At a meeting of the Shakespeare Club last eve, held on the porch of the Glenwood Tavern, each person present gave a quotation from Shakespeare; Landlord Miller was the president of the club and last to quote, as follows: "When two or three are gathered together in my name (if there is anything in it), I'll be there also." One gentleman doubted the exactness of the land- lord's quotation and a lady doubted its being from Shakespeare, intimating that she thought it was from Milton's "Paradise Regained." At this juncture up drove Mr. Donnelly with Stan- ton Wilkes 2:10$, as perfect a formed and dispositioned pacer as can be found in California, by Nutwood Wilkes. His high form and speed he seems to impart to his colts in a marked degree. J. H. Thompson, the owner of El Diablo 2:11, joined our circle, he handing us a picture of Miss Monbells by Monbells, dam Emaline 2:27J by Electioneer. This is a large, strong filly, elegantly bred and should sur- pass the expectations of her owner. The bay filly Conchita by Zolock 2:10J, dam by Maxi. millian, he by Echo, is one of the finest young fillies in the State, beautiful in form and geared high for speed, with the sweetest of dispositions. El Diablo 2:11 is in the hands of A. W. Bruner, of Los Angeles, and is looking fine and showing faster than ever before. Dr. RamBey, V. S. here, owns the bay colt Hylock by Zolock 2:10$, dam Hyto by Happy Prince; this colt is entered in the futurity. The Doctor also owns Emaline 2:27* by Electioneer, dam Emma Robson, the dam of three in the list. Mr. Bartee, the owner of the black gelding Mid- night 2:11, thinks him a much better racing proposi- tion than last year, good as he was. Suoh elegant sires as Raymon, Christmas, Jud WilkeB, Grandee and Grey Cloud have made seasons here and there are many animals worthy of note in this locality that later I will mention. Alcantelldm. • Cured Bad Fistula and Running Sore. Kent, O., January 26, 1903 The Lawrence- Williams Co., Cleveland, 0., We used Gombault's Caustio Balsam on fistula and cured It in about four months. Thla fistula was very bad, on both sides of the shoulder; run at four or five places, and one side was terribly swollen and a net work of pipes. We had used three other remedies and all failed. We also used It on a horse for running sore whioh was obstinate to other medicines. I cured the sore in two weeks. A bottle of Gombault's Caustic Balsam can always be found at our stable. Chas. Rhodes. California's favorite hot weather drink — Jackson's Napa Soda. Kentucky Futurity Has Big Entry. The world 's greatest trotting turf event — Kentucky 's $22,000 Futurity — which closed its nominations on March 16th, signalizes the advance and progress of the great breeding interest of the Country by showing two hundred and more nominations than the same fixture commanded last year, a most gratifying in- crease, not only to the association and the breeding interests in general, but to Secretary Shanklin. It also tends to show the extensive popularity of this great stake and, too, breeders realize the increased value of a foal by reason of its eligibili'y to it. Last season this stake commanded a total of 1115 nominated mares, while for this year the total reaches 1366, and increase of 221, certainly a very gratifying gain and an indisputable evidence of the esteem and popularity in which both the stake and the associa- tion back of it are held. In the matter of nominations, Kentucky, of course, stands at the head with a total of 491, a trifle more than one-third the entire list of 1366. The Empire State furnishes the next largest number, 141 mares beiDg nominated by owners in New York, while Massachusetts presses close upon this number by en- listing 129. But three other states have sent more than a half hundred, Illinois, Ohio and Pennsylvania, whose contributions are 85, 64 and 55 respectively. There are represented 37 different states and terri- tories, besides Canada, which this year has nominated 23 mares. Kentucky also furnishes the largest individual nominator — Pa tchen Wilkes Stuck Farm, whose total of 57 gives some idea of the extensive breeding opera- tions carried on there. Walnut Hall Farm (whose Fereno won both the two and three year old futurities), also a Kentucky establishment, is second with 46, and Groverland, yet another Kentucky farm, is third with 43. Then follow three Massachusetts farms, J. Mal- colm Forbes with 23, Allen Farm with 23, and Dream- wold, the farm of Thos. W. Lawson 22, the latter having the same number as Hudson River Stock Farm, New York. Then in order, follow A. S. Ash brook (Ky.) 20; Henry Schmulbach (W. Va.) 20; East View Farm (N. Y.) 16; L. E. Brown (111.) and Village Farm (N. Y.) 15; A. G. Danforth & Son (111.) and Smyser Bros. (Ky.) 14; A. R. Gumaer (Col.) and Riverside Park Farm (Wis.) 13; Empire City Farm and Stony Ford (both N. Y.) 12; Jas. E. Clay (Ky.), Idle Hour Farm (Ga.), Alex. Maclaren (Canada) and John H. ShultB (N. Y.) 11, while the nominators of ten are J. W. Bailey (Texas), J. L. Druien (Ky.), International Stock Food Co. (Minn.), Maple Ride Farm (Ky.). Margrave Stock Farm (InL), Palo Alto (Cal.), J. E. Thayer and Chas. Whittmore (Mass.). Walnut Hall Farm's Moko(the sire of Fereno 2:07|, Mobel 2:10}, etc.) is the most extensively represented stallion, 42 of the nominated mares being bred to the young brother of the sensational campaigner Bumps 2:03}. Arion 2:07f shows second with 32. Bingen 2:06| third with 31, Wilton fourth with 23, while San Mateo 2:13} and Silent Brook 2:16$ tie for fifth honors with 22 each. A number of prominent sires are represented with from 15 to 20. E. W. SHANKLIN. Matinee at Sacramento. San Francisco Riding Club to Have New Quarters. A purchase has been made to the north of Golden Gate Park which will result in an establishment for driving and riding clubs that will not have its superior in the United States. The property is that on the southwest corner of Seventh avenue and C street, which has been bought by Colonel John Flournoy, vice-president of the San Francisco Riding Club. It is 120 by 250 feet in size, and was obtained from four owners for $16,000 through Shainwald, Buckbee & Co. as brokers. It iB the intention of Colonel Flournoy to erect on this spot a concrete and brick stable of modern sanitary style, and to lay out a ring 100 by 120 feet in dimensions, which will be surrounded on three Bides, both on the ground and in galleries, and capable of seating 1200 persons. The stables will have stalls for at least 100 horses, and it is expected that all will be in readiness by the early winter. These quarters will be occupied by the San Froncisco Driving Club, which will removi from its present location at 1649 Pacific street, and by a driving club which is to be formed. Speed animals will be excluded from the club. The situation of the new riding and driving club building is on the driveway between the Presidio and Golden Gate Park, and iis location has been chosen in order to take advantage of the good roads in the Park and the military reservation and to avoid riding or driving over the bituminized city streets, which are severe on horses and unpleasant to owners, especially in damp weather. [Record-Union, April S6thJ Quite a crowd assembled yesterday afternoon at Agricultural Park to witness the matinee of the Sac- ramento Driving Club, and they witnessed two good races and had lots of fun. The three races were mile heats, best two in three, owners to drive, the first being between C. B. Rust's Harry R., William Trust's Candy Joe and Charles Silvey's Charles S. Candy Joe was never headed in either heat and won by a couple of lengths, with Charles S. second in each heat. Time, 2:44 and 2:33. The second race was between F. E. Wright's Mar- garetta, Charles Silvey's Polka Dot and F. J. Ruh- staller's Monroe B. The first heat was a good one, Margaretta winning, with Monroe B. a close second. In the second heat they got a good start and Mar- garetta shot ahead. At the quarter Monroe B. moved up and they went together up the baok stretch at a good clip, reaching the half in 1:06$. Margaretta was three lengths ahead at the turn and kept her lead until the head of the stretch, when Monroe B. fell back a little and Polka Dot passed him in a rush, col- laring Margaretta. They came like a double team down the stretch and Margaretta won the heat and race by a nose, and MoDroe B. finished ten lengths be- hind. Time, 2:17$. For the third race the starters were Albert Elkus' Zulene, Jay Wheeler's Bobby Dobbs, Dr. McCollum's Jennie H., and Dr. Weldon's Aristocrat, Canny Scot having gone wrong. Bobby Dobbs was a bad actor, and as they came to the wire the second time the crowd yelled "Go!" and they went, Wheeler pulling up Bobby Dobbs at the eighth. The Aristocrat led up theback stretch, with Jennie H. a couple of lengths behind. At the half Zulene came up and collared them, and they went together round the turn. At the head of the stretch Zulene came to the front and there was a struggle all the way down the stretch be- tween her and Jennie H., Zulene in the lead. Near the wire both broke, but Elkus pulled Zulene down, and she trotted under the wire in 2:46, Jennie H. sec- ond and Aristocrat six lengths behind. The crowd enjoyed the send-off, and the drivers had to endure considerable joshing when both horses came down to the wire on a run, Elkus barely pulling his horse down in time. When Dobbs' driver came in something less than a hundred yards behind, having pulled up hiB horse at the eighth, and then trailed around after the others, he was greeted with a storm of jests. He had his revenge in the next heat, however, for his horse was steady enough when in front of the field, and as the word "Go!' ' waB given, when he was four lengths in front of the others, who got a very ragged start, he was never headed and went round without a skip finishing six lengths ahead in 2:37. The race was given to Dobbs, although only two heats had been trotted, of which he won the last. Vet Tryon and Albert Elkus were judges and Dan Dennison timer. « Made a Poor Man Well To Do. Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feet. Writing of the recent death of Beuzetta 2:06J, The Horseman says; "Beuzetta waB bred by E. W. Ayres, of Duckers, Ky., and she was the best investment he ever made in the line of horseflesh. At the time he nominated the dam of this great mare in the Futurity he was not well endowed with worldly goods. In fact, the few horses he had represented, with his farm, all his wordly wealth, and there was a heavy mortgage on all this property. When the filly won the Futurity it was one of the y^ars when the stake was a very rich one and his share of it was in the vicinity of $24,000. Immediately after the race the filly was purchased by W. E .D. Stokes and Peter Duryea, the proprietors of the Patchen Wilkes Farm, for $16,000 or $17,000, and this enabled him to clear his place and leave a snug sum in the bank. For one filly to clear close to $40,000 in one day was one of the rich lotteries of the breeding of trotters, and Kentuckians generally were glad to see that fortune had smiled on the breeder. From that eventful day she was owned by the Patchen Wilkes Farm. The latter raced her in her four year old form, when she secured her record. One of the foals she produced after being retired to the ranks of matrons was one that knuckled over so badly a few days after foaling that Mr. Duryea gave orders that it be destroyed. The negro to whom the orders were given rebelled at the thought and declared that he could bring the youngster around all right. The owner agreed to the proposition and stated that if he waB fortunate enough to do so he would buy him a better suit of clothes than he ever had In hiB life. The colt grew up strong and sound and Mr. Duryea made good, purchasing a $75 suit, picking out a dark coat and vest, and a very loud pair of trousers. A few weeks later the negro sold the coat and vest for $10, explaining that the goods were not the right colors. ' ' 6 dTlte gvceitcv axiit gfcpttrtsman fMAY 2, 1903 An Opportunity to Get Good Ones. Next Tuesday evening at Fred H. Chase & Go's salesyftrd, corner of Van Ness avenue and Market street in tbis city, the horses from Geo. H. Fox's Stock Farm will be sold to the highest bidders. Mr. Fox is selling all his horses with the exception of his stallions, the mare Kitty Fox by Pan- coast, and three or four Silver Bow fillies. All the rest, twenty-eight head, comprising broodmares, four and five year old geldings and fillies and a half dozen yearlings will be sold next Tuesday evening. While Mr. Fox has not had his horses trained, all two year olds or over are thoroughly broke, and for size, style, conformation, breeding and soundness are not sur- passed by the horses from any stock farm in California. The catalogue which has been issued shows that every mare on the farm has been and is a regular breeder. There is Vesper by Prompter, a five year old filly from her by Silver Bow 2:16, a three year old filly also by Silver Bow. and a yearling by Daedalion 2:11. She is in foal now to Mokelumne 37558, son of Silver Bow and Kitty Fox. Vesper Bell, a mare by Director Jr. out of Vesper, is in the sale and there is a two year old filly and a yearling colt from her, both by Silver Bow. Elma by El Benton, son of Electioneer, is one of the handsomest and best bred broodmares in the sale. She is the dam of a three year old gelding and a two year old gelding, both by Silver Bow, that will abo be sold. She has a filly at foot by Daedalion and has been bred back. Flora is by Judge Waller, the sire of that fast mare Phenol 2:1 1 J. She raised a bay colt by Daedalion last year that is in the sale and she was stinted to that stallion again this year. Her five year old daughter Silora by Silver Bow is a fine big mare and will be sold at this sale. Miss Fletcher is a registered thoroughbred mare, bred at Rancbo del Paso. She is by Hyder Ali and out of Kate Fletcher by Harry O'Fallon. She foaled a filly on March 2d by Daedalion. Ariel is a grandly bred mare. Sbe is by Bourbon Russell, sire of Mary Russell 2:09}, etc. She is in foal to Daedalion 2:11. Annie G. is another mare whose breeding iB first class. She is by Mambrino Boy 844, sire of the dams of Axtell 2:12 and Allerton 2:09}, etc. Annie G.'s dam is by Bonnie Scotland. She is stinted to Daedalion. Grace by Buccaneer is well known to all ourreaders. She is the dam of three with records below 2:20 and Is from one of the greatest broodmare families in trotting horse history. She is a regular breeder and will have a foal at foot at the sale by Mokelumne 37558. Venturess by Arthurton out of Lady Venture, own sister to Venture 2:27, sire of Directum's dam, is in the Bale and is represented by a three year old colt by Silver Bow and a yearling by Monterey 2:09}. Fantall is another registered mare of good breeding. She is by Greenwich 2488, son of the great Princeps and himself a producer of speed. She has a filly at foot by Daedalion, and there is a yearling, full brother to this colt, to be sold also. A yearling bay colt with a small crescent in forehead is worthy the attention of all breeders. He is by Monterey 2:09) out of Kitty Fox by Pancoast, second dam by Dictator, third dam bj Mambrino Time, etc. He Is eligible to the Stanford Stake of 1905 and to the Stallion Stake for foals of last year. He has every mark of a fast trottor. Whoever gets him will get a colt that will develop into a high class horse. There Is another yearling colt that is most royally bred in a joo of Silver Bow and Josie Clawson by Nushagak, sire of Arlsto 2:17}, last year's Occident and Stanford Stake winner. The second dam of this colt is Venturess by Arthurton and third dam the sister to Venture. Anticipate, a handsome mare, own sister to Agitato 2:09, champion of his age, should bring o good price She was foaled in 1891, and is a regular breeder. Her foal, a four year old gelding, is in this sale. He is by Silver Bow and is a rare good one. The bay five year old stallion by Silver Bow from Grace, the dam of Daedalion 2:11, Creole 2:15 and Eagle 2:19}, 1b one of the grandest looking trotters in California and one of our greatest prospects. He Is a natural trotter, has shown better than 2:20 and although never raced has all the speed and gamenesB to make a great race horse. The same evening that Mr. Fox's horses are sold four well-broke trotters consigned by Jos. Culcello will he offered to the highest bidder. Three are by Seymour Wilkes 2:08}, one of the coming great sires of speed in California, the other by Direct. All have si/";, are good gaited and ready for road or track w rk. Ir. B. F. Wellington Jr., of Stockton, will also con- sign to this sale the handsome brown mare Leah by Rajah, son of Sultan out of Jenny H. by Bismarck 67. She has a perfect disposition, is young, kind and gentle in every way, and a square trotter. This sale is one of the most important held in Cali- fornia for some time, and should be well attended, as it doubtless will be. A California Horseman in Jersey. Closter, N. J., April 20, 1903. Editor Breeder and Sportsman, San Francisco, Cal. Dear Sir: — Recently while looking over one of the western turf journals I noticed where mention was made of a very promising colt sired by Toots, son of Monbars 2:11^ and Nellie by Geo. M. Patchen, Jr. For the benefit of breeders I wish to state that the horse is now called Toots M. and has gained a record of 2:24J on a half mile track. I write this as there are quite a few colts by tbis horse in California. The reason for changing his name was in order to have hira registered as there was a stallion registered by that name. This has been a busy season around these parts. At present I have the following horses in training. Toots M. 2:243 by Monbars 2:113-Nellie by Geo. M. Patchen Jr. I will get him ready for a low mark as he showed great form ere his retirement to the stud two years ago. He certainly is proving a great sire of speed in these parts. I also have what I think is one of the grandest fillies in the country. Black filly, Carrie L. (3) pacer by Arthur L. 2:15, dam Carrie G. full sister to Alcyoner 2:25|, sire of six, by Alcyone 2:27. I also have Lady Toots (2) by Toots M. 2:24}, dam Wedgewood's Daughter by Wedgewood. Dandy, chestnut gelding by Huron Boy 2:16. Major Medium by Pilot Medium, dam by Spartacus. Ella B., chestnut filly by Nut Dale, dam Ida B. 2:28J by Ashland Chief. I will have four others as soon as I go to the track. Weather has been fine. Yours very truly, David F. Herspring, Trainer and driver for A. H. Brewster. m Hickok in Good Physical Health. The Cleveland correspondent of the American Horse Breeder writes his paper as follows: "Sensational reports concerning Orrin Hickok's proximity to death are not borne out by the facts. I went to see him at Lakeside hospital the other day, and found that, while he no longer possesses his mental faculties, he is stronger physically than he has been at any previous time during his treatment at the hospital. He went there last July, and until November was confined to his bed. Since then, how- ever, he has been up and around every day and seems to eniov his surroundings,, if it can be said that one without a mind can enjoy anything. He eats heartily and sleeps well, and his doctor says that he takes great delight in the game of seven-up, which he still plays with skill. He remembers that he was at one time connected with horses and he talks of them in a general way, but he does not remember any particular horse. Nor does he remember even for a short time anything that may be told him. The physician in- formed me that Mr. Hickok might live for years not- withstanding his advanced age. This reference to the aged horseman recalls a fact that comparatively few persons ever knew, i. e., that Orrin Hickok and 'Wild Bill' Hickok, the Kansas marshal and dead shot, were brothers. Orrin never referred to the relationship. Like Orrin, 'Wild Bill' had an abundance of nerve. In his capacity of marshal he had the cut-throats at his mercy, and on one occasion killed ten of them single-handed after his two companions has been slain. But, like ether preservers of the peace in the wild West, Bill died by the hand of a murderer, having been assassinated while sitting in a game of cards." Geo. S. McKenzie, ex-Sheriff of Napa county, who has been living at Hilo, Hawaiian Islands, for the past three years, where he has been Superintendent of the Volcano Stables and Transportation Company, has returned to California and will again take up his residence in Napa, where he has business interests. Mr. McKonzie was presented with a handsome gold watch by the employes of the Volcano company at a banquet tendered him the day prior to his departure from the Islands. During the time he resided at the islands Mr. McKenzie purchased many horses in Cali- fornia, which he uBed in his business there and owned a racing stable which contained a number of good winners. — » New York. N Y., March SO, 1803 Mr M , it: hi, ifatn., Dear Sir: — I have Used your Absorblne forseveral years ami have found U the best of any thine I ever used for strained teodonB and muscle soroooss. Yours truly \V. J. Andrews. 414 W 165th St. Concerning Jogging. Roy O. Austin, of Taunton, Mass., writes as follows to the American Horse Breeder concerning jogging horses in training: "If our horse is a little stiff or limpy, we hitch him up and jog him four to eight miles a day. If we are going to train him next summer, we jog him, in fact, we jog him anyway. Why? I really believe because it is a custom handed to us by our predecessors. The more I study this method of using our well bred horses, the more I am convinced thai jogging hurts them more than it does them good from a speed standpoint. The more we jog a horse, the more it teaches them to like to jog, the same as the more we speed one, the easier it is for him to speed. Ahorse doesn't learn to trot fast by driving him slow all the time, but rather dreads to be speeded up after being jogged several days. Every time you go with a horse it ought to rerve as a lesson, and teach either the horse or yourself something, even if it is but to teach him to walk faster. Some trainers jog their horses because their owners expect them to be jogged every day, and even if the trainer thought it better for a certain animal to stay in the stall and have perfect rest and lots of oats, he doesn't dare to do it for fear the owner will think the animal sick or the driver too lazy. The owner will ask why, anyway; and then has to follow the explana- tion, which must be in harmony with the owner's ideas to avoid criticism or censure. Some drive: s jog ;o harden and others to limber the muscles and to develop the lungs, not only prepara- tory to fast work, but the year around. It is the slow, steady, sleepy jog, generally on a loose rein, to which I refer. I asked one driver why he jogged his horses 60 much. Answer: 'Oh! my boy, everybody jogs his horses ' 'Yes, but why?1 'Oh, to harden the muscles and improve the wind.' Now we all know a horse in speeding very fast brings into use a whole lot of musoles that he does not use in jogging, and there is an entirely new pressure on the lung6. So why is not all the trainer's time spent in jogging to harden the muscles and improve the lung power for speed lost? The same afternoon I ventured to ask another 'older head' why he jogged his horses so much nearly every day and kept it up all through the winter. He said, 'You jog your horses, don't you?' I told him 'I jogged one, once, one time.' After asking him again what good it did his horses he said, 'Limbers them up.' What had they been doing that they needed limbering up? They had been jogged all winter. The fact was he had jogged some of them so much that they were stiff, and the more he jogged them to limber them up the stiller they would come out the next day. One of his horses was so sore and stiff for- ward I told him the cruelty to animal folks would be after him, and that he ought to put castors on in front. He said he would, only he didn't see how he could get around the turns." Club Racing in the Park. The speedway was the scene of some good racing last Saturday afternoon between horses owned by members of the Golden Gate Park Driving Club. The first race was made up of the 2:25 class trotting horses, E. Aigeltinger's Dolador coming in first, M. Donnelly's Young Salisbury second and De la Mon- tanya's Ivy third. The second race, also of the 2:25 class, was in two heats, Eddie Sachs' Sandow winning both heats and H. Miller's Lady Falrose second in both heats. In the third race the contestants were of the 2:30 pacing class. This race was in two straight heats, the first heat being won by Arthur Jacobs' Arthur F., George Swett's Steve S. second, H. Schottler's KiDg V. third. The second heat was won by George Swett's Steve S., H. Schottler's King V. second and Arthur Jacobs' Arthur F. third. Steve S. won the deciding heat. The prizes were ribbons, blue for the first horse, red for the second and white for the third. There were also silver trophies for the winners. George W. Swett acted as judge. m The chestnut trotting gelding Arch W. 2:11} was found in his stall laBt week at Glenville with a leg broken, and it was necessary to kill him. Arch W. won a number of good races on the Grand Circuit for Vance Nuckols, in 1900, and as will be remembered was suspended, together with his owner, Heury Eck, that fall, it being claimed that the horse had been raced out of his class. During the past winter J. vY. Adams, of Cleveland, purchased Arch W. from Mr. Eck, in- tending to race him at a few meetings and then drive him at the matinees the suspension matter having been adjusted. On a hot day drink Jackson's Napa Soda lemonade and be refreshed. May 2, 1903] ®ft£ gv&efrer cm& gtpoxt&man K Notes and News. SS»S#*>6XD^*>G^ Dora Doe 2:12 has gone East to the Blue Ribbon sale. Cresceus will probably be taken to Europe on an exhibition tour this fall. The American trainer, John A. Peck, died in Vi- enna, Austria, last month. Lida W. 2:18}, the dam of Nutwood Wilkes, has b^en bred to Searc'alight 2:03} this year. Kinney Lou has been placed under the standard and measures just 15 hands, 14 inches in height. McHenry is now at Memphis, working Prince Direct and Baron de Shay, both of which horses he owns an interest in. Don't miss the Mokelumne Stock Farm sale at Fred H. Chase & Co's salesyard 1732 Market street, next Tuesday evening. There will be fifty-two fairs held in the State of In- diana this year, including the State Fair that will be held at Indianapolis. Dates for the California circuit will be announced this month. There will be at least seven weeks of racing with good purses. M. McMahan, the well known real estate dealer of this city, is now the owner of I Direct 2:12} by Direct and is using him as a road horse. Henry Titer expects the five year old son of Bingen 2:06}, dam Nancy Hanks 2:01, Admiral Dewey 2:14}, to get a mark better than 2:10 this year. F. G. Jones drove Dr. Book 2:10 and Mabel Onward 2:104 miles right at 2:20 at Memphis last week. Both are consigned to the Cleveland May sale. Mills & Sanders have a four year old pacer at Ple.as- anton by Chas. Darby out of Economy by Echo that paced a quarter in 30| seconds the other day. No effort will be made to race Directly 2:03} again, as has been stated. An attempt will merely be made to fit him to lower his record late in the fall. Pinky H., the chestnut mare by Dexterwood, that took a record of 2:174 at Fresno last year is showing great speed this year having worked a mile in 2:15. Quite a number of horses are in training for the races at Oakland on Butchers' Day. The fields prom- ise to be large and the betting will be fast and furious. Mabel McKinney 2:17 has been sent to the Nutwood Stock Farm at Irvington to be bred to Nutwood Wilkes. She is owned by Mr. W. L. Spoor, of Red- lands. There is one living foal by Major Delmar 2:05k, got before he was gelded, when a four year old. It is owned by his former trainer, Charles Baldwin of Ticonderoga. If any one thinks that the automobile has super- seded the horse he has another guess coming. Accord- ing to the Year Book, over 10,000 horses raced last year at 1101 meetings. C. K. G Billings' Lucille 2:07, the world's champion trotting mare to wagon, has been shipped to Ken- tucky to be bred to John A. McKerron and the pro- duce should prove to be a sure wagon performer. Winnie Wilkes 2:174 is at PleaBanton to be bred to Searchlight 2:03}. She is in foal to McKinney and when led onto the scales last week tipped the beam at 1610 pounds. What standard bred one can beat this? Mush worked a mile in 2:12, last half in 1:03} and lastquarter in 294 seconds last Saturday. Ben Walker did not intend to drive him better than 2.14, but the big son of Lottery Ticket got away from him a little in the stretch. Trilby, thelittle black pacing mare by Direct, owned by Senor Juan Galleagos, of Mission San Jose, worked a half in 1:06, last quarter In 314 seconds, at Pleasan- ton last Saturday. She is one of the sweetest gaited pacers that has been seen on the Pleasanton track this year. Robizola, the mare by Robin that Millard Sanders has leased for the year, stepped the Pleasanton track last week in 2:13. She is a good gaited trotter and does her work without the protection of a lot of boots. In the green classes over East she should makea show- ing this year The three year old Janey Directum by Directum 2:05}, dam Janie T. 2:14 by Bow Bells, is a very prom- ising trotter, and looks as if she would be the real thing in the futurities this fall. She is coal black and a beauty. She is owned by International Stork Food Co., Minneapolis, and they have high hopes for her future. As her sire and dam were both champion colt trotters, Janey Directum ought to be a great performer. It looks as if the Directums will make a great showing during 1903. W. B. White may decide to give Star Pointer 1:59} a careful preparation with a view of starting him in the pacing cup event at the inter-city matinee next summer. The champion is in splendid condition, his legs appear smooth and sound and he may furnish a surprise party. Chin Wa a bay gelding that took a record of 2:25 in a race for members of the Fresno Driving Club last year at the Breeders meeting, is a much improved horse. He is in J. Albertson's string at the Raisin City, who stepped him an eighth in 15 seconds one day last week. Two yearling colts by Monterey 2:09} out of elegantly bred mares are to be sold at the Mokelume Stock Farm sale at 1732 Market street in this city next Tuesday evening. Either of them is well enough bred to head a stock farm. They are both promising young trotters. Entries to the four main stakes opened by the Oregon State Fair will close May loth. The 2:17 pacers have a stake of $2000, the 2:20 trotters one of the same amount, and the three year old pacers and trotters are each given $500 to contest for. See the advertisement in this issue. Reybel, the three year old filly by Rey Direct 2:10 out of Mabel, dam of Directly 2:03} by Naubuc, bas stepped a quarter in 29:4 seconds at Pleasanton. She ss as game as a pebble and we should not be surprised to see her bring a price up in five figures at the Fasig- Tipton Blue Ribbon sale week after next. W. Mendenhall, who recently purchased What Is It 2:16} by Direct out of Lassie Jean by Brigadier and placed him in Al McDonald's charge, will race this gray fellow over the California circuit this year. There never was a gamer trotter and his record is not within five or six seconds of what it will be. Fred Chadbourne worked the pacer Ben F. 2:224 by Bradtmoor a mile in 2:124 at Pleasanton last Saturday. Mr. L. R. Palmer, owner of the horse, was there to see the pacer go and was naturally much pleased with the showing made. Ben F. is a good prospect in his class and will get a mark close to 2:10 if nothiDg hap- pens him. R. P. M. Greeley of Oakland has sent his filly by Diablo 2:09} to Mills & Sanders of Pleasanton to train. This filly is a trotter and very fast at that gait and is eligible to the Stanford Stake of this year. She is one of the anxious kind when going away, but if she can be controlled will be a hard one to beat in any company. The mile ring at Glenville was thrown open on Mon- dah of last week for the first time this season and the many trainers have been giving their horses miles around three minutes. About 2000 loads of clay were placed on the track last fall and the trainers are uni- versal in the opinion that it will be better and faster than ever before. Mr. Zibbell, who is training quite a string of trot- ters and pacers at Fresno, worked Nance O'Neill a quarter in 304 seconds over that tract: one day last week. He drove the trotting mare Lady Rowena a mile in 2:17, and the McKinney stallion Tom Smith 2:16} is doing well in his care. All these horses belong to Prof. E. P. Heald of this citv. Anaconda was shipped to Charter Oak Park last week, where his training will begin in earnest. Fred Noble has been giving him preliminary work at New Haven, where his fastest mile was 2:39. His first start this season will be at the Branford Driving Park, July 4th, where he will attempt to reduce the half mile track record of 2:0i|, made by Joe Patchen. Monroe Salisbury will ship his string of horses to Empire City track next Tuesday or Wednesday. Ben Walker has worked like a Trojan on the Salisbury horses all winter and his endurance has been well established. No man can go more heats in the sulky day after day than Ben Walker and every one of the horses he has driven at Pleasanton is good gaited and fast. There are lots of horses at the Empire City track. There are seventy-five green ones from C. X. Larra- bee'e Montana ranch. They are by Alcone, Commo- dore Belmont, Lambert Boy, Alaska, Malcolm and other highlj bred sires Thomas Murphy, Fred Dumont, A. E. Perron, John Daly and Charles Thom- son, all have good strings and are beginning to work them. "Farmer" Bunch has opened a public training stable at Pleasanton and is ready to take horses to train for the track or road use. Mr. Bunch is one of the old guard and as good a speed teacher as the next man. He has already given four horses records in the 2:10 list, to say nothing of a half-dozen more that he has put in the 2:15 list. He expects to tour the California Circuit this year. F. W. Perkins of Sacramento writes us as follows: "My mare Dolly L foaled a chestnut filly on the 23d of April. It is a fine, large boned filly with the same short back as her sire Athamax. It is the first of his get to appear this season. Athamax is doing well in the stud and now that he has commenced to take on form and move up they all tell me he is the finest made horse they ever saw. But before they all said he was a lobster and only had good breeding. They now say 'I told you so.' He had a blind splint ail winter, but it was treated and he has come out O. K. Owing to his size I have not sent him any fast miles as yet, but I have all kinds of faith in him, and he is like Tryon's horses. The last one he gets is always the best." There will be a race for the 2:06 pacers at the Blue Ribbon meeting at Detroit. It would make a grand race if it should have such horses as Elderone 2:05}, Fanny Dillard 2:05}, Nathan Straus 2:054, Twinkle 2:05£, Casonda 2:05|, Dumont W. 2:05^, Little Squaw 2:06, Terrace Queen 2:06, Martha Marshall 2:06}. Riley B. 2:06}, Charley Hayt 2:064, Roamer 2:064, Prince Direct 2:07, Sphinx S. 2:07, Greenline 2:074 and Ner- volo 2:07J. Rancho del Paso will hold a sale of driving and draft horses and young mules on May 14th, 15uh and 16th. Two hundred head will be soid and the sale will begin at 10:30 a. m. each day. The place of sale will be on the ranch at the American river bridge, just outside the city limits of Sacramento. Rancho del Paso has bred many high class harness horses and there are always a grand lot of bargains to be obtained at its sales. Harry Logan 2:12} is doing well this year and looks better than he ever did. Sam Gamble measured him last Saturday and he stands 16.2 hands. Harry wears the hopples, but his half brother Bert Logan by Col- bert goes without tbem and is one of the cleanest gaited pony built pacers in California. Bert is just about as tall as Prince Direct 2:07, but is a heavier horse. Dr. Boucher will take Miss Logan and her two sons to Denver this month. Lottie Parks 2:16| dropped a chestnut colt by Owyhee last week and has been bred this week to Monterey; this inbreeding to that good son of Sidney (as Lottie herself being by Cupid, another good son of Sidney) ought to produce remarkable speed as Lottie had repeatedly shown 2:10 form in her work before she went lame. The produce of this mating ought to be valuable when fully matured. Lottie Parks is owned by Mr. T. J. Crowley of this city. C. L. Griffith's string of horses for the Blue Ribbon sale, accompanied by the consignment of Geo. Davis of Rancho del Valle, left last Tuesday for Cleveland. The Griffith horses were in charge of Bert Webster, while the Davis string were in Sam Parker's care. They will be able to show speed at Cleveland that will open the eyes of the public to the fact that California is the only place to get early speed, and that Pleasan- ton has the greatest winter training track on earth. Greer McDonald of Lodi writes us under date of April 27th, as follows: "The candidate for Futurity is at hand — a slashing chestnut colt — no marks. In conformation and style, the counterpart of his grand- sire, Diablo 2:09}. A natural trotter, no inclination to pace. Have named him 'Hades Prince.' Daedalion was son of Diablo (The Devil) and Hades their abode. This colt's breeding is as follows: Sire Daedalion 2:11, dam Queenie by Dexter Prince. Queenie is full sister to Maggie 2:1S, second dam by Peerless, son of Gen. Knox: third dam by Black Boy, A. B. Rodman of Woodland lost his valuable mare Advocatrix by Advocate last week. She died soon after foaling a still born colt by Diablo. Advocatrix was one of the handsomest as well as one of the best bred mares in California and was Mr. Rodman's especial pride of all the mares ever owned by him. He has four foals from her, a four year old and a three year old by Goldrose, a two year old colt by McKin- ney and a yearling by Tuberose 2:25}. The McKinney colt is one of the best proportioned and most promis- ing sons of McKinney on the Pacific Coast. Henry Dunlap is working King Cadenza 2:15 and his bay mare Explosion by Steinway at Pleasanton. King Cadenza looks like the same reliable old pacer, able to go as many miles around 2:15 as the next horse and do it every week in the year. Explosion is a likely three year old filly that Mr. Dunlap purchased at the Oak- wood Park galein March. Her dam is Flash (the dam of Javelin 2:084, Flare Up 2:14, Sally Derby 2:19, Walker 2:234 and Bee 2:244) by Egmont. Explosion has shown a quarter in 31 seconds, is a perfect d river, and like King Cadenza needs no boots. Sam Hoy, who is training quite a number of horses at his own track at Winters, reports that he has but one record horse in his string, Kelly Briggs 2:10}. The owner of this pacer is very anxious for Mr. Hoy to take him East to race with the top notchers over there, but Sam thinks the chances of a string com- posed of but one horse would not be the very best and would rather race here at home if there are any purses for the 2:10 class, as he can then take along several of his green horses and colts by Bayswater Wilkes and start them in a few races. In a letter from Senator Perkins read before the meeting of the directors of the Chamber of Commerce, at Santa Barbara recently, it was learned that Attor- ney-General Knox has completed arrangements for erectine a magnificent residence there and will make Santa Barbara his future home. The horsemen of that locality had better look a "leedle out" when this member of President Roosevelt's cabinet gets settled there. He owns one of the fastest pair of trotters in the country, one of them being the California bred horse Dr. Leek 2:09}, and is averse to taking anyone's dust. Bert Webster, who has been the trainer of the Griffith horses for several years and gave such horseB as Bonnie Direct 2:05} and others the most of their training, will "close his engagement" with Mr. Griffith when the sale is over as there will be no horses left to train. Bert will doubtless remain in the East all summer, but will return to California before ice forms over there and will make his headquarters at Pleas- anton, where be may train a public stable. He is a careful man with horses, an excellent colt trainer and knows how to teach them to race. He should do well as he has hosts of friends in California. ©it* gveebev cntfr gpcvtttman [May 2, 1*03 The Ideal Trotter. The American trotter as a type, or if one may use the expression, the ideal trotter, will be a composite of the best that has been seen in the past, together with other qualities that are absolutely lucking and always have been in every trotter that has been seen. The trotter of the past has had no distinct type nor is the average light harness horse the equal in any repect with what will be a distinct type when it comes. The American trotter of to-day, taking him as an average, lacks that very essential characteristic called quality that must be a strong feature of all blooded horses where speed is the desideratum. The thor- oughbred of to-day differs greatly in general appear- ance from the Godolphin Arabian as depicted by the cuts that are frequently seen, and which doubtless, in a measure, are reasonably good likenesses. One hun- dred and fifty years' breeding for a type has succeeded in establishing one, and so distinct has it become that the thoroughbred in training can be distinguished from among all other breeds by anyone in the least familiar with the various families of horses. Not so with the American trotter; hecomesin all sizes, colors and in all shapes, and no two trotters can be found that are enough alike in every respect to be dis- tinguished from horses of absolutely no breeding; in fact, it is not an uncommon thing to see horses that are known to have not one drop of trotting blood to possess infinitely more quality than is found in the average trotter. The ideal trotter of the future, or the typical trotter, will probably be a horse rang- ing from 15.2} to 15.3 hands high, and his weight, while considerably more than the thoroughbred o the same height, is not likely to be equal to that now usually found in horses of that height, for the reason that with advanced breeding will come a certain fine- ness of texture of bone and a lack of coarseness and flabbiness now so common. The typical American trotter in conformation, if one can judge from what has been seen in the past and the gradual change towards a type, will be very like the thoroughbred in many respects, although with possibly more substance than is found in running horBes of the best specimens. The head and neck of any horse used entirely for speed is patterned after one model and nature has made this model herself. The only material difference that is likely te be found between the two breeds of horses as regards the head will be in the ear, which in the trotter is somewhat longer and larger than that of the thoroughbred. There is the same reason in each family for the tapering or pointed muzzle, large nostril, broad flat jaw, the wide forehead and the prominent eye and the blood-like throttle, entirely free from any semblance of coarseness, is as necessary in a trotter as in a thoroughbred. The American trotter as a type is likely to carry his bead in a dif- ferent posture from the thoroughbred, the latter almost invariariably Btanding with his head not much above the level of his back and extending with his muzzle pointing outwards; whereas the American trotter ever since his beginning has been taught to carry his head higher and with his chin nearer his shoulder. Whether this trick, which doubtless came from the old-fashioned custom, especially among saddle horse men, of forcing the head into this position has been the cause of what is now the natural poise, we do not know, but certain it is that a position so desirable from a picturesque standpoint in the trotter is condemned by breeders of the thoroughbred. Any- one that has studied the paintings of Troye, one of the greatest delineators of animal life that ever lived, will be struck with this characteristic pose of his thoroughbreds. Lexington stood naturally in this position to an almost exaggerated degree; the same is true of Hanover, and Hamburg stands with his head almost on a level with his back and he seems from his position to be reaching after something. The typical trotter of the future will be conspicuous for muscular development in his thigh and gaskin, and while the characteristic sickle hock of to-day will give way to a straighter one, the hind leg of the trotter does not need to be nearly bo straight as that of a thorough- bred, for the reason that no weight is carried on the back, and for the same reason the position of the feet is not so important as regards the trotter, except that a horse that stands with all his legs well under him is one that recovers in his stride more quickly than does ono that stands stretched out like a hackney. It will be noticed that as a rule the trappy gaited, smooth-going trotters, of which Nico was such an ad- mirable example, invariably stand with their feet well under them, or as thoroughbred breeders express it "lr a saucer." An oblique shoulder is absolutely essential in any horse that is intended for extreme bp ied, for the concussion incident to this speed would s>-on bring injury, or at least soreness, to a straight -L.-ulder. Here again Is a slight difference between *.he types of the thoroughbred and the trotter, for in '.be former the concussion Is so much greater; than In the trotter than anything else than a very oblique shoulder is feared, especially in view of the fact that the weight of the rider is very nearly directly over a line drawn from the withers down. It is very essen- tial that the canon-bone of all horses intended for speed should be extremely short, as the danger of a break-down is lessened in such, and in this respect the trotter of to-day must undergo a radical change before the type is reached, as in no breed of horses can a longer canon-bone be found than in the average trotter. Summed up the essential characteristics of the typical trotter will be quality with much sub- stance, muscular development brought to a high de- gree in the hindquarters, great depth through the heart to allow for heart and lung play, oblique shoulder, short stout neck, flat, straight hocks, short canon-bone, sloping pasterns and an oblique foot. The striking feature of the trotter of a distinct type from that of to-day will be the absolute lack in the former of what is now called slab-sidedness and light- ness of waist as well as lack of flabbiness which is so characteristic of the trotters of the present day. Any distinct type of borse at bis best is good look- ing. The Percheron has the beauty of power and strength, and there is a general air of symmetry about him as well as about the other types of draught horses. The hackney, as distinctive a type as any family of horse, has the beauty of carriage and the style which is natural with him. The thoroughbred, in many respects the most perfect type of horse known, made so after two hundred years of scientific breed- ing, combines the rarest quality with great substance, because the texture of his bone is of the finest quality, and his general appearance so thoroughly blood-like, he must be considered a perfect type of horse, although he lackB to a great degree of daintiness, the almost effeminate delicacy of the Kentucky-gaited saddle horse, which for more superficial beauty is the superior of any type known; yet, as the latter lacks the sub- stance of the thoroughbred and only excels in point of quality, he cannot be considered a standard. The typical trotter of the future should be of rare beauty of form, as many of the best known families combine the blood of the thoroughbred and the saddle horse, and if a typecan be produced combining the good qualities of each the American trotter will be the most perfect hor6e in existence. — Kentucky Stock Farm. Status of Amateur Drivers. New York Driving Club. The annual meeting of tne New York Driving Club was held on Monday, April 13th, and the following officers were elected for the coming year: Charles C. Lloyd, president; Edgar Bronk, vice-president; Peter McDonnell, treasurer, and Alfred Reeves, secretary. Following are the directors: Thomas J. Brady, S. F. Paul, Bray ton Ives and James Butler. Six silver trophies will be offered for amateur com- petition at the Empire City track this year, in addi- tion to the usual ribbons. The cups will be given as follows: To the trotter covering the fastest mile; to the pacer making the fastest mile; to the trotter win- ning the greatest number of heats; to the pacer win- ning the greatest number of heats; to the trotter win- ning the championship and to the pacer winning the championship. It was decided that the cups donated last year under conditions which required them to be won three timeB before becoming the property of any member, should be given without further competition to the gentlemen who won them. The drivers were F. C Schmidt, C. K. G. Billings and H. C. Mapes. This year's cups will become the property of members when the season ends. There will be sixteen matineeB during the season. — Sports of the Times. Can't Recover Money Lost on Races. Tho poolrooms were beaten in the test case on the legality of race track betting decided in New York last week. The decision was made in the Tenth Dis- trict Municipal Court, by Justice Thomas E. Murray. More than thirty suits have been brought by men who have bet on horses on the race track, to recover the money they have lost. Poolroom men are bring- ing these suits to test the constitutionality of the law which permits wagers on horso races beiug made at the track, and also of the law which prohibits the laying of wages in poolrooms in cities. Justice Murray's decision ends the suit of R. 1'. Moulton, who alleged that on October 11th of last year ho wagered $50 with William J. Torpie at the Morris Park track on a race horse and that tho horse lost. He sued to recover this money on the ground that betting at racetracks wascommon gambling, despite any special law which permitted it. The jury returned with a verdict for the defendant, Torpie, and against the plaintiff, the plaintiff to pay the costB of the action. The drivers of the Denver Gentlemen's Driving and Riding Club have decided upon entering the events advertised for the Overland Park meeting, where a purse is hung up. At first many of the memberBwere doubtful about making entries, fearing the act might class tnem with the professionals. To guard against any such disastrous conclusion the following letter was sent to H. K. Devereux, president of the Cleve- land Driving Club, and also president of the National League of American Driving Clubs: Denver, Colo., April 3, 1903. 11. K. Devereux, President Cleveland Driving Club. Dear Sir: A racing association in this State has hung up a purse of $500 for members of any driving club in this State, for which they charge an entrance fee, the same as in regular events. They aie going to charge admittance at the gates and are also going to sell pools on the race. According to my understanding this would be a public race for a money consideration. Would it make the driver a professional to participate in this race, or would he still be an amateur? J. A. Burnett, President of the Denver Gentlemen's Driving and Riding Club. To the above the following answer was received: Cleveland, Ohio, April 10, 1903. J. A. Burnett. Dear Sir: The race you refer to, wherein the asso- ciation proposes to offer $500 in tbe regular way for a race at their meeting, open to members of any driving club in the State of Colorado, would not make a man sacrifice his amateur standing by taking part, for the leason that it is given for amateurs, and the ruleB provide that an amateur must not drive in a public race except those specially arranged for amateurs. Truly yours, H. K. DEVERET7X. Two years ago, when Edwin Gaylord drove Coney to a wagon record at Cleveland, the record was dis- puted by C. K. G. Billings of Chicago and his friendB on the ground that Mr. Gaylord was a professional driver. The contention was supported by quoting an entry in the year book, which was a mistake, that showed Mr. Gaylord had driven in a race at Denver, arranged for amateurs, where the prize was a purBe of $500. The record was changed, aB the race had been for a trophy, but the protest showed what was thought about the racing at that time. The forma- tion of the League of Amateur Driving Clubs appearB to have changed the point of view materially.— CW- cago Horseman. State Aid to Fair and Race Meetings. C. H. Gelo writes as follows in tbe Morse Beview: It goes without saying that the withdrawal of State appropriations from the support of the district fairs in California that have been enabled, through this aid, to offer good purses for harness racing, is a hard- ship after these organizations have fallen into the habit of depending on this always acceptable subsidy. Judging by the numerous good fairs that provide sizable purses for their racing department held an- nually throughout the central weBt, notably in such States as Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas and Nebraska, without State aid, our California friends need not worry over the loss of such a comparatively trifling allowance. Tbey should make renewed effort and pattern after their friends farther east, where condi- tions are ho more favorable for making race meetings and fairs self-sustaining than in California. At any rate, they would hardly admit that their natural resources fall short in comparison with other StateB. After a few years of successful fairs and race meetings without the paltry "hand out" from the common- wealth treasury, they will forget that they ever en- joyed suchaluxury, if it is such. It should be remem- bered that when no State money is drawn for the maintenance of fairs where harness racing is a pro- nounced feature, it removes to quite an extent political influence and often consequent adverse legislation; in other words, the acceptance and use of public money invites political interest, which is not desirable at best. It is "politics" in so many of the State Fair organizations that are subsidized by their respective States that brings about a partial political manage- ment, which has in many instances proven bo odious to the patrons of the speed departments of these fairs. Many of them are also handicapped in many ways through legislative acts in tbe matter of administer- ing to the practical needs of their speed departments, which is almost invariably made the target of poli- ticians and lobbyists craving for popularity with their rural ollentage. Chicago, January t2, 1903. jus. /: ( ampbt 'I ev cmfc gpovtmnan (May 2, 1903 ROD, GUN AND Conducted by J. X. De WITT KBNNEL. g»^»^§«@§i^^^^»^^^^^^^^^ii^^^^^%^a^s^«^^i San Francisco Bench Show. The seventh annual show of the San Francisco Kennel Club last week was a gate success — the first in years, so there's luck in odd numbers after all, The entry was tbe smallest in the history of the club, barely 300 dogs were benched. The reasons for a light entry were manifold, but not through any fault of tbe present club personnel. Suffice it to say the Bench Show Committee, Hon. W. C. Ralston, Chas. K. Har- ley, Will S. Kittle and J. L. Cunningham worked hard and faithfully and pulled off a good show which with a few exceptions ran smoothly from start to finish. The printer played havoc with the catalogue and was late with both editions, this faux pas was decid- edly felt during tbe first day 's judging. The judging of specials was the feature of the show and frequently during close contests evoked applause from the spectators. In general, Mr. Hirer's decisions were satisfactary. In several instances the sentiment of a large majority of fanciers was contrary to his award Dr. C. M. Selfridge judged the Cocker classes. Sev- eral of his decisions, particularly in awarding specials, evoked a lively dissent. This sentiment threatened at one time to take the form of an acrimonious con- troversy in print. Below we give a review of the different breeds shown. A list of awards and specials is postponed until next week, by reason of several inaccuracies found in the marked catalogue list copied, just as we go to press. St. Bernards — This breed was not up in numbers to previous years. The dogs were of good quality, as a rule, and far ahead of what has been recently shown. Bitches, with one or two exceptions, were only of fair average. Major Bruce, first in pupoies, has a good head and sound color, but is not right behind and has bad pasterns. Gothard, the first novice dog, is a nice even sound dog with good color and markings. Glen- wood Booze, second, is an even sound St. Bernard and closely pressed the class winner. Tzar II, third, a big-bodied, plain-headed one. His most serious faults were in color — white predominating with brin- dle markings- and lack of character. Sacramento Pride, reserve, a Lester C. puppy, was rather ragged and out of condition. In limit, Grand Master II, shown in good condition, easily disposed of Tzar II. In open, Lester C. one, Le Kingsecond and Tzar third. Le King's very good head must have carried him up a peg, considering his condition. Winners put Lester C. in the champion class. The new champion was shown in grand conditioL, and is without doubt one of the soundest even big dogs we have ever seen. It has bean claimed he will go3ii inches at the shoulders. We never took his measure, but will vouch that he goes very close to this phenomenal height. Grand Master II, reserve winners, fell right. Puppy, novice and limit bitches were indifferent as a class. In open, Gypsy Lee II first, a good, active young one and a nice shower. Lady Melba, second, lacks St. Bernard character, is plain faced, long in muzzle, is nicely marked and well colored; shown in good condition. Scbaetzohen. third, only fair. That good bitch, Alta Richel, winner of special, was far ahead of anything in bitches. Gypsy Lee II winners. Queen Bess, reserve and first novice, an ordinary one but put down in nice shape. In smooths, Duke Rus- sell is a tine, sound young dog, possibly as good a smooth as we have here. Two bitches were but mediocre. Great Danes were very good in quality and an even lot, better than we have noticed in previous shows. Puppies brought Woodlawn Thunderbolt out in front. Hels an uncropped, big, upstanding youngster, has lots of bono and substance, good long head and good brindle color. Kempf, second, a blue dog of good type but small. Beauty, third, small and light boned. Both puppies carry good Dane heads. Rupert of Hentzau, first novice, limit and reserve winners, is a trifle long cast and a bit low in withers. His temper handicapped him In the ring. Buy Bias, second limit, is a Bound, rare good one, handicapped in size. Alphonse, third, rather plain and slightly lacking in type, but quite a nice dog at that. Bluebeard prop- nil v took winners and first open' Ho is a big matured dog and holds well, is a grand shower, has a beautiful neek and shoulders and a good front. Rupert second Ruy lUas third could not have been different. < Liiiningham's Carlotta, first winners, open and limit, is a handsome harlequin; she might bo larger In head, however. Carmencita, second limit, is much iu head. Tempest, third limit, was placed right. Maud S.t second open and reserve winner, is a ma< tiir.il, well favored bitch, good in body, substance and conformation and would not have been lavishly an put up a peg. Tin judLrfi knew a Greyhound and placed the small q their order. Rooker Isnot only a show dog, but different from what the i> mob £,ronn rally gives us, ie a performer and Btake winner, one of the hottest footed . 1 1 ■ ] on the Coast, Fiery Face la the litter sister of Ferrlegs Footsteps, twice a Waterloo dip winner. Roman Athlete and May 1 1 i m 1 1 . - 1. * :i « i were roserve - in the two above mentioned. Leashmen can- ru i further contend that Bhow doge are oot per.- fr ,*mers — Thin quartette-dlaposoB easily of a fallacy in t it re "ointorH were fewer than for years past; with but uneexception the Pointerkennols wore unrepresented. Rap Rattler, winners, firstopen and novice, is a rather heavy headed dog, but full of character and substance. Cuba Jr., reserve winner, second noviceand first limit, could have shifted the honors without doing Rattler a great injustice. In bitches Oregon's Jessie II., a winner on the recent northern circuit, romped through four classes on top. She is black ticked and hand- some, a showy mover, shows type and substance, good legs and feet and altogether a hard one to beat. Wee Cora, second noviceand reserve winners, is a stylish looking daughter of Senator P. Jingo's Bagpipe, a good old bitch, the dam of field trial winners, was nosed out by good young dogs. English Setters as a class were ahead of the Pointers. In numbers there was a falling off from the entries at previous shows. Hardy, first novice and reserve win- ners, is a good type, a handsome blue belton and shows quality and substance to a degree. Cato Jr., winners and first open, was the Setter surprise when Ch. Buckwa was placed third. The judge seemed to go more to the English type of Setters. Judge Hunter, 6econd open, was not treated any too gener- ously. In bitches the northern dog Albert's Rosalind turned up winner and first open. She is a rather large type with a long well shaped head and nicely put up body, she was however a bit fat and not in the best of coat. Maggie P., reserve winners and second open, was placed right. Novice bitches, outside of the winner, were rather on the weedy style. Irish Setters were the poorest class shown in years. Hector, a northern dog, was the best in the lot, he is a good old dog. with a fine head and shoulders, well sprung ribs, good back, loin and color. The placing of the dogs fell properly. In bitches Queen Bess won properly in her company but was lucky to be in a poor lot. Gordons were better represented than usual, but no better in quality, there was not a good one in the string. Irish Water Spaniels again brought Ch. Dennis C. to the front, he stood out easily from the rest shown, tho' he was a bit out of coat. Riley Becond open and reserve winners was in proper position, a very good specimen and way ahead of the balance. As a class, with these exceptions, the breed was not up to former years. Such dogs as Dan Maloney and Belle Marsh were missed. Cockers came out strong in entries and teeming with quality, far above the average; it might be said with- out exaggeration that the best on the Coast were against each other. Delverton Wonder, quite a nice headed one, but not all right in front, was easily first. Frisco's Boy, second, was placed right, although a bit long in muzzle and with ears up a trifle too high. Falky was a close third. Portland Dude, quite a nice sort with a good, straight coat, plenty of bone and substance, first novice, easily beat a rather ordinary dog, Nairod Comet, in novice. Black Silk Jr., first limit, is a good, even, sound dog, slightly on the large size. In open Hampton Promise, first, a sterling good one of the right type, with plenty of substance and bone, a proper Cocker head, easily disposed of Duke Obo, who is a fair sort. Hampton Promise, win- ners. Portlind Dude, reserve, was closely pressed by Black Silk. In puppy bitches Plumeria Victoria (Lady Iris) was easily first, scoring over the class in head, body, coat and front. She is a bitch that should do better later on. Floss Silk, second, is a fair ordinary sort. In novice Silkie T 'Otwood, a neat, fair type, out oT coat and condition should have been third. Bessie J, sec- ond, is quite a clever bitch of the right type with a pleasing head. Plumeria Victoria should easily have gone to the head of the class. Limit bitches came right. Miss Frivolity, first, a good even one wi;h a rather wavy coat went over Belle of Oakland fairly. First open, Plumeria Portia, is about the best on the Coast to-day and was rather harshly treated when the race for the tri-colored ribbons came up, where she was easily first. Reserve winners should have gone to Plumeria Victoria instead of Silkie Trotwood winners and Miss Frivolity reserve. In reds, Delverton Demi, first puppy and reserve winners, quite a nice style of puppy, might be better in stop and is washed out in color. Victory, second, also first novice, easily disposed of Red Jack third, who has a long, snipey head and took a place because there was but three dogs in the running. Plumeria Beau II, first in limit, was down in good condition and should have gone to reserve winners. In open and winners, Hampton Goldie could hardly have been beaten. Puppy bitches was an even procession, Little Maid we thought a bit small, Nairod, Plumeria Prin- cess and Van W was the card. Exception could not be made to Coquette Bonnie, first and Golden Girl, second, In novice. Limit bitches showed more con- trasting features. Floradora, first, and also win- ners, has the right type, an agreeable head, good coat and plenty of bone. California, second, is near right In size, Rhort and compact; qualities that are wanted In a Cocker. She could do without so much wrinkle in her face and a weak muzzle. Pattern, third, crowded number two very closely and is a comely little one. Plumoria Sappho, v h c, could have been given second without creating a breaking tension. Little Dorrlt, first open and reserve winners, a stylish sound bitch looming with tvpo, having plenty of liune ;unl HubHtiinen and a good flat coat, is no doubt the best red bltob on tho Coast to-day. Second open went to Plumeria FlOi who la a^blt 'on the large size, with a long and somewhat weak muzzle. Plumoria Flo presBPd the reserve winner up to the crowding line. Lillian liny, third was a fair styled one, but in too warm going. The Cocker bone of contention was brought out and polished during the special awards. Princess Flavia could have been awarded the special for best in the show over Hampton Promise. A better race would have been seen in a go between Flavia and Plu- meria Portia, these two, however, did not come together. Bull Terriers were in the opinion of the judge a splen- did showing. In this breed there was more quality than ever before benched at a Coast show. This improve* ment is due to the importation of such dogs as Chi Woodcote Wonder, Bayview Brigadier, America^ Belle and Newmarket Queen, as the winners proved" to be almost without exception the progeny of this quartette of good ones. Champion Banjo has also been a factor of good influence for the breed. In puppy dogs, Edgecote Duke, first, is quite a fair youngster, showing a deal of bone but has a rather thickish head. Edgecote Figaro, second, lacks character, is plain in face and cheeky with large round eyes but has a good body, legs and feet. Woodlawn Wonder first novice is a handsome, stylish, sound upstanding dog teeming with quality. He was given first limit (over 35 lbs.) and reserve winners and can readily be recognized as a Ch. Woodcote Wonder puppy by his close resemblance to his sire. Hawthorn Joy, another Woodcote Wonder puppy lost to the winners in head and front. Edgewood Duke, third novice, was a bit round in skull, heavy and quite loaded in shoulders. Edgecote Figaro, second puppy, was lost in the class. First and second opon dogs (under 35 lbs.) turned up in Heathcote Wonder (Ch. Woodcote Wonder-Newmarket Queen) a clean look- ing and handsome lightweight, with plenty of length of head and a well filled up face, qualities somewhat rare in lightweights. Champion Banjo put down in great condition showed in his old style and won first open for under 35 lbs. In heavy weightopenand winners, Champion Wood- cote Wonder took the blue and tri-color. This phe- nomenally preserved piize winner stands alone to-day and is in as good fettle an* shows his mettle as well as ever. In a scrap with an Eastern dog which broke away from the handler and went up to "Ben" with a chip on its shoulder, the former was taken away badly chewed up after the show closed on the last night. Puppy bitches, Rowena, first, was a nice type, with clean shoulders and pleasing front. Hawthorne Pleas- ure, second, is a beautiful headed puppy, but lacks substance and has an exceptionally bad front. Dixie Fletcher, third, a fair sort and does not show indica- tion of possible improvement. Yours Truly, vhc, was bad;y handicapped by newly cropped ears. The first novice bitch, Edgewood Jean II, was turned into the ring hog fat and in ordinary coat. She is heavily loaded in shoulders, has as pretty a pair of eyes as desired — with a sickle tail for the other extreme. She is thick and round headed and pig jawed, has a fair short back and sound legs and fairly good feet. All this did not seem to count with the judge for he afterwards gave her special for best in the show, a pick we cannot possibly endorse. Prob- ably she was so generously treated as she may be the sort that go in shows, "across the water" to-day. Woodcote Princess, second, and Hawthorne Pleasure, third, were followed with reserve and letters for the balance of the class. Limit (under 30 pounds) were represented one, two by Woodcote Wonder bitches. Limit (over 30 pounds) Edgewood Jean II, first. American Belle, second, beats Jean in length of head, skull, fore face, shoulders, front, coat, finish and sub- stance and should easily have been first. This bitch is right at both ends Dot, a sweet bitch, should have been second and is an all round, cleaner built dog than the class winner. Limit (under 30 pounds) Hawthorne Pleasure first, Naughty Nan second, and Yours Truly third, will prove an entirely different rating at a future show. Open bitches (over 30 pounds) American Belle first, Dot second and Blooms- bury Queen third was the proper order. In winners bitches, a reversal was more in line instead of Jean first, American Belle second was the running. In the Bull Terrier classes there was forty-three entries, 15 dogs, 28 bitches. Of these Champion Woodcote Wonder's progeny had nineteen wins— 5 dogs, 14 bitches, nearly 50% of the entries. American Belle and Newmarket Queen each had five winners, almost 25%. Collies were numerous and high class. Tyke, first puppies, novice, limit and winners, is a clean cut, handsome dog and Ormskirk Verona Bob (Cheviot Construction) Becond limit, first open and reserve winners were the quality of tbe dog classes aside from Champion Ormskirk Emerald Jr, in for specials only. Emerald however proved his mettle, he was taken in the judging ring by mistake and did business from the start. He took the special for best without a struggle. Robert Bruce, an overrated dog. found bis proper place, reserve in limit. Brandane D"llie, first novice, limit, open and winners, and Ormskirk Duchess, second open, were the stars of the bitch classes. Presidio Lassie, first puppies, was treated, we think, too liberally in getting reserve winners. Fox Terriers did not show up anything sensational and, on the whole, were rather a poorer lot than was to be expected. The exceptions were Wandee Bliz- zard, Sabine Fearless and Wandee Ivlayfe. With the stock that has been brought out here something more should have been done by our breeding fanciers. Puppies in smooths ran Wandee Blinker, first, a sweet puppy, clean headed, nice top and good legs and feet, an easy winnet . Golden Truth, second, lost to him in head. Mac, third. In novice, quite a smart one, nice fronted with good shoulders was Forest, Flash, first. Garston Prefect, seoond, who smothers Flash in head, ears, character and coat, was handicapprd by a bad right foreleg, a recent injury Bragg, third, is a e'enn built, stylish one with a good head and coat. In limit, open and winners, first went rightly to Wandee Bliz- zard (Lithian Blizzard). He was put down in good condition and is a real good dog; he is a bit low in the withers and with this exception should hold hi* own with the best, company in the East. Wandee Jester was second in limit and reserve winners. Puppy May 2, 1903j Was gxee&ev anil gtpcivt&nxatt 11 biteheB*were Golden Soubrette first, Wandee Zephyr second, Woodlawn Water Lily third. We liked Zephyr as the better of the trio. Novice bitches were the weakest class in the ring. Becky first, Water Lily second. Wandee Mayse, first limit and reserve win- ners, is a smart, showy bitch, has a neat head, small, well set dark eyes, good coat, but is a bit light in bone for her size and might be a trifle better in feet. Withal, she will catch with most judges on general ap- pearance and style. Millstream, second, is in whelp. In open bitches and winners, Sabine Fearless was first. She is a neat, clean cut terrier, such as we like to see, and was up to her Eastern and English reputation. Norfolk Truemen, whom we neglected to mention above, was in for specials only and won the President's trophy, He was fit as a fiddle. Wires as a class were ordinary and few. Cairnsmuir General, first limit, second open and reserve winners, was put down in excellent shape and should have been treated better. Humberstone Bristles, first open and winners, was put down patchy in coat and in poor condition. The judge was kindly to the old dog that he brought over several years ago The bitch classes were only noticeable as an impulse to break the Third Commandment. Irish Terriers were more and in better shape than ever. There seems to be a demand for them. The two letter puppy Rusty Nibs was lucky. In limit, open and winners, Irish, undoubtedly the best one on the Coast, was m front. He is a "Mick" from the ground up and will go a race in the best company. Galtee More, second open and reserve winners, was easily disposed of. In bitches Shan Van Vocbt, first limit, second open, a sweet little bitch with lots of quality, tho' a bit short in head, when put down right will pass Royal Moreen, first open and winners. Lady Power was second limit. Bulldogs showed a 9light improvement. Woodlawn Rustic, a seven months puppy, is a typical son of Ch. Ivel Rustic, he took first puppies, novice and reserve winners and will readily beat General Pole Carew first limit and winners if they come together again. Ivel Damon was absent. Endcliffe Pleasure had a walk- over in winners and open. Bully second novice was a good looking matured brindle but could not beat the Ivel Rustic puppy. That good one, Ch Ivel Rustic was misse 1 from the bench. George S. Thomas thought so well of him that he bought him and took "Billy" back EaBt on Wendesday. In Bostons, Ch. Col Monte took first open and win- ners. Roundsman second open and first limit was a bit off in condition but should have been placed re- serve winners and been given the special over Billy first puppy and novice, as he had decidedly a shade the best of the argument. Lord Quex second novice and Nifty second limit and third open had their due. In bitches Ch. Selwonk Beauty outclassed the rest. Endcliffe Vernette was handily reserve winners and first limit. Dachshundes had sixteen entries, Schwartz winners first open, limit and novice won rightly. Benny reserve winners, first puppy, second limit and open was turned over by a close margin. Pretzel took win- ners, first open and limit bitches on merit in light competition. Two Mastiffs, fair, big dogs, such aB they are here, showed the gradual lack of interest for a grand breed. In Foxhounds there was also a lack of entries. The honors rested with Crowder, Beech and Chinny Billy. Melody and Lou were a couple of good bitches and ranked in winners in the order named. Had the Country Club and the San Mateo Club shown their packs, some good hounds would have been seen. One Field Spaniel, Matt Grim, and a Clumber Spaniel, Beech Grove Dick, were suggestive of good ones. Two Bobtails, Dame Marjory and Luath. were placed one, two. These were the first of the breed shown on a local bench and seem to be a bit light in size, particu- larly Luath, according to the judge. Ch Diavolo, a very good French Bulldog, was alone on the bench. The catalogue does not give him an award, however, he was taken in the ring and should have had a blue ribbon. Two Skyes, Bobby Scott and Bessie Scot', were the two best ever shown here. PomeranianB were four in number and ordinary. Yorkshires were represented by nice ones, Merry Module and Rosetto. One good Maltese Terrier, Margie, was on the bench. Toy Ter- riers, Japanese Spaniels, Italian Greyhounds and Chows had five entries, fewer in numbers and under the quality of earlier shows. In Miscellaneous the curly Retriever, Jim Budd, won handily over an Irish Wolfhound, one that will not do at all. Of all the Oregon rivers, and there are many won- derful streams in that land of soft rains, the Santiam, the Rogue and the Mackenzie are perhaps most famous among open-air people, writes Caspar W. Hodgson in Sunset Magazine for April They all have sources in Cascade peaks, they are bordered with noble forests and are never failing, clear and cold, and stocked with gamy fish. But for giant trout and for a certain dash of the waters in which they live, the Mackenzie is easily the leader. San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. Postponed Saturday Contest No. 3— Stow Lake, April 19, 1903. Classification series. Events 12 3 4 76 Young, C G.. Tormey. P. J. Battu, H y4 Brooks. Dr. W. E..10O Lane, F J Lane, G. W Harron JO Foulks. G. H 71 Keunia, C. R 95 Blade. AM 71 Kennifl, J. B 102 Kierull. T. C 80 Mansflelfl. W D.... Brotberton. T. W..109 Striped bass are being caught daily in the "straits" and about Tiburon by anglers out in trolling boats. A few fish have been caught in Lake Merritt. A new boat house has been opened at that resort by a well known young sportsman and anglers can dow enjoy a day's fishing on the lake without being com- pelled to buy a baat. Free!! Free!! Free!! The Polk Miller Drug Co. or Richmond, Va., whose advertise- ments of -'Sergeant's Dog Remedies" are appearing now in the columns or this journal, desire us to state that they will furnish absolutely free to our readers a revised copy of their book on " Dogs," which accurately and exhaustively treats of the more frequent diseases with which Dogs are afflicted. Enclose them 3c in stamps to cover cost of mailing the book. They have recently made F. W. Braun & Co. of Los Angeles, California, distributing agents for their popular line of " Dog Remedies." and extend an invitation to all persons having sick dogs to write them describ- ing symptoms, etc Enclose stamp for reply. No charge will be made for information furnished. 93 94 90 92 88 88 R-12 77 6-12 83 1-12 84 91 4-12 87 6-12 89 5-12 85 8-12 m 4-12 85 87 2-12 83 4-12 91 4-12 76 8-12 84 911 K-12 83 4-12 87 58 8-12 71 4-12 75 74 8-12 87 8-12 III 83 4-13 86 8-12 90 8-12 :a 95 10-12 94 5-12 53 1-12 m 8-12 77 612 83 1-12 87 8-12 94 95 10-12 94 11-12 87 4-12 92 86 8-12 89 4-12 94 94 4-12 91 8 12 93 85 8-12 92 4-12 87 6-12 89 11-12 915 2 87 2 96 2 837 93 2 Postponed Sunday Contest No. 1903. Classification series. 4- -Stow Lake, April 19, Events 1 2 3 4 a b c Young, C. G Tormey. P.iJ 71 Battu, H 92 Brooks. Dr W. E . . 103 Lane, F. J Lane, G W Harron, J. O Foulkes, G H 72 Kenniff, C R 100 Blade. A M 70 Kenniff. J. B 100 Kierulff, T. C 80 Mansfield, W. D . . Brothorton, T. W..106 87 92 8-12 92 6-12 92 7-12 91 8-12 HI 80 80 6-12 89 4-12 92 K-12 81 8-12 87 2-12 84 8 12 88 K 12 90 89 4-12 87 4-12 91 4-12 79 2-12 85 3-12 sj M 4-12 86 2-12 73 8-12 69 73 4-12 71 2-12 83 4-12 8K »> 84 89 8-12 911 95 92 6-12 64 4-12 88 76 8-12 77 4-12 90 4-12 911 8-12 87 6-12 89 1-13 88 4-12 89 4-12 82 6-12 85 11-12 91 8-12 H3 4-12 On 94 2-12 '88 88 8 12 90 89 4-12 92 3 I 97 8 97 4 92 8 95 8 97 £Sr*NOTE: Event 1— Distance Casting, feet. Event 2— Ac- curacy percentage. Event 3— Delicacy, (a) accuracy percentage, (b) delicacy percentage; (c) net percentage. Event 4— Lure cast- ing, percentage. The fractions in lure casting are laths. Trout angling enthusiasts are more than pleased with the daily increasing prospects of fly-fishing. In fact on many favorite streams during the past week the fish have readily taken the fly. With the continuation of the pleasant weather the streams will soon be in ideal condition, low and clear. Recent storms in the mountains of Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Bernardino counties played havoc for the time being with the streams. Shooting in the Bohemian Highlands. The sun is just up, and the dew on the grass sparkles like priceless gems. The huntsmen's rendezvous is on the high road, and at the boundary of some par- ticular Revier which the chief forester has determined to be the scene of our sport on this occasion. One by onecarriages roll up, and warlike-looking individuals clad in loose wraps get out, and divesting themselves of their covering display shooting costumes of Tyro- lean Loden, warm and waterproof. Gun barrels gleam in the red sunlight, game bags full of lunch and cartridges, flasks full of good red wine, refreshing even when warmed by the sun; every gun slung by a strap over the shoulder. The dogs chase to and fro, eager for the sport to begin. Finally the last guest has arrived, and with a little speech announcing the game of the day to be partridge, the Chief Forester gives the signal to advance. A dozen hunters deploy to right and left, while between them step in the game beaters. The line now advances, the dogs working beautifully in front. The course lies over a rolling country, planted largely with potatoes and sugar beets, in the shade of which the partridge loves to "bathe" in the soft earth. Woe be to him not pro- vided with leggings or high boots, for the vines will soon wet him above the knees as he plunges through them. The German Rebhuhn, or partridge, is as large as a pigeon, and has only three toes. It cannot perch upon a tree or fence, and consequently is always found upon the ground The young birds have yellow legs, which become grey with age, and the cock has a red shield on his breast. As the line advances the dogs point from time to time, and with guns ready the shooters slowly advance, and as the covey "raises" each hunter chooses his bird directly in front of him. The game not bagged at once flies forward, and is flushed again later. About ten o'clock a halt is made, and a sandwich and a glass of beer ",re indulged in. It is still too wet to sit down — unless a convenient stone can be found. Away the party goes again. The sun grows powerful, and perspiration and gun-powder smoke transform them into a company of Moors. The hunting party have gradually descended, and look down over the borders of Bohemia into Saxony, "Sachsen wo die schone Madchen wachsen," writes our correspondent. Behind us loom the Isergebirge and old Jeschken's cone, while ahead of us the restau- rant on the summit of Gigelsberg beckons alluringly and hints of cool beer, served by pretty waitresses. We wonder if our path to-day will extend within reach of its hospitality. The fields of oats and rye are not yet reaped, and they fairly scorch us as we work our way around them. A few weeks later and we will have an open country. However, Bohemian grain fields are mere garden spots in point of size, and do not interfere much with our march. About noon we come to a spot, selected beforehand, where in the shade we find a table set with bread and butter, ^beese, gold game, and plenty of beer and wine. Cartridges are withdrawn, guns secured, and it is with a relish that only follows hard work that we eat our dinner; then we Vest on the grass, smoke and swap lies, called by the polite Austrian "hunters' Latin," and discuss the more remarkable features of the day's sport. The sun grows less powerful, the atmosphere becomes grey; over the tops of the mountains come rolling heavy clouds, which tumble down upon us; the air becomes chilly; it begins to drizzle, and finally poure. Old Rubezahl resents our trespassing upon his do- main. Small wonder that the superstitious peasant believes implicitly io the God of the Mountain when the weather can make such sudden changes as this. Quite as suddenly, however, the mist rolls away, and old Sol comes out as hot as before, while we tramp along with soaked feet. About sundown we arrive at some village inn, to which our carriages have been sent, and partake of the simple meal of roast pork and potatoes, with cu- cumber salad. After the meal, the Oberjaeger, who sits at the head of the table, takes out his little book and notes the number of birds killed by each hunter, and much fun arises from the fact that the total num- ber of birds actually killed is usually less than the number reported shot by the respective Nimrods. This is sometimes due to two hunters claiming the same bird, but I am afraid that exaggeration some- times is indulged in. The number of misses is next asked of each hunter, and he must pay two kreutzers into a fund for the education of foresters' children for each miss. The most successful shot is then pro- claimed king by the Oberjaeger and glasses are filled and healths are drunk with the fortunate individual, who must try to make a more or less witty speech. After this the party is free to drive home as they please, though some of the older men may sit longer over a friendly game of Skat. The result of such a day 's sport will be, in good season, 300 to 400 birds. A more interesting hunt takes place just before Christ- mas, when the ground is frozen and covered with snow. This is the Kreisjagt. or circle hunt. The game is hare. A hundred hunters more or less, with as many beaters, are on hand; and at the direction of the Oberjaeger, the Jaegers step out in opposite di- rections, followed at intervals by the hunters as desig- nated by the Oberjaeger, and between every pair of guns is a beater. Each Jaeger leads bis line to form a great semi-circle, finally meeting his colleague, and thus forms a circle a mile or more in diameter. As soon as the Jaegers announce with their horns that the circle is completed, the Oberjaeger blows a signal for the whole line to advance slowly to the centre. Every now and then a shot is heard, and a hare is seen to roll over or to run across the circle, only to meet the deadly row of guns on the opposite side. The circle grows smaller and the firing more rapid, while the number of perplexed hares scampering from one side to the other increases. The Oberjaeger now blows his horn to indicate that the circle must no longer be fired into. We still ad vance, but allow the hares to break through the line, turning and shooting them after their escape. The circle has now become quite small and seems alive with hares, so the third signal notifies the shooters to stand fast while the beaters advance alone. Now comes the exciting mo- ment, when it seems to rain hares. Only one instant; but hares to the ris-ht and left break through the lines, running for their lives. The guns boom like an engagement of infantry, and when the smoke clears away the ground is strewn with the slain. Several hundred hares are the result of such a Kreis, and these are hung on frames fitted to the backs of some -of the bpaters, who are dispatched home with the booty. Enough hares escape always to prevent their extermination, and the game is sold to wholesale dealers. Quail Shooting in Egypt. [By Clipperton.] The temple of Komombos, is one of the most im- posing in Egypt. This is not due to its great size, but is owing rather to its commanding position. It stands on a broad curve of the river, where the Nile makes a sharp turn, and the broad, steep wall decending from the wide parterre in front of the ruins to the water brings the massive columns into majestic relief against the intense blue sky. We were lazily floating down the river one day, about four miles from Komombos. The surface of the water was glassy, excepting where an eddy sent the water swirling into silent circles, or one of the large Nile fish leapt in air in pursuit of its shiny little smelt-like prey. We were floating now sideways, now stern foremost, and the sleepy mono- tone of our boatmen chanting as they used the un- wieldy oars, or the sing-song cries of the shadoof fellaheen (peasants engaged in supplying water to the irrigating ditches) as they raised and lowered their goat skin buckets, were the only sounds, Moving with the current we were, and making about three miles per hour. It was very warm, but Selim, our dragoman, suggested that we go ashore in the felucca and walk down to the temple, through the lentil fields, and shoot some quail. The Messina quail is a curious little bird. Hatched in Europe in June, he grows up on the fat of the land, and in October, when the nights become chilly, he travels southward, getting strong of wing and plump of body from the grain fields of France, Italy and Greece. He then crosses the Levant, making as many stops as there are islands in the extreme eastern Mediterranean. He makes short stays at Crete, Cyprus and Asia Minor, and, tired out, he at last comes to the Delta of the mighty Nile and travels up its fertile valley. On and on he flies, past the first cataract into Nubia, past the second cataract into the Soudan, past the now unknown country oC the Mahdi and the Khalifa, on and on to Abyssinia. There he spends the early winter months and reL,-rr by the same route in February to spend his summer 12 ©he gveebev axtii §|jux*ts»tait [May 2, 14*3 ■ Weight of guns is unlimited, gunB larger than 121 Igauge are prohibited. The flight of targets will bal labout the same (50 yards) as prevailed at the Grand! I'American Handicap. The purses in all events will bei ^divided into four moneys, in the ratio of 8, 5, 3 and T (according to the "Rose System." The official scores! Harrison 16-14, Potter 16-16, Murdock 16-15, E. Klevesahl 16-13, Pisani 16-13, Donohoe 16-15, McCon- nell 16-17, W. Hansen 16-12, Burnell 16-10, Taylor 16- 12, Masterson 16-11, Lewis 16-10, Justins 16-14, Jensen 16-10, E. Klevesahl 16-16, H. Klevesahl 16-13, Nauman 20-19, Haight 20-13, U. M. C. 20-14, Sylvester 20-18 Europe absorbed with his family cares. On the way down the valley in February he grows very fat upon the ripening grain. His favorite food, however, is; the lentil or small bean. When at last he drops ex haustod on the shores of Greece or Italy he is so! "dono up" that he can be snared or often picked up( by the thousand, and is served a* in e-vory hotel and restaurant in Europe. B!wi" be tQeduty of each shooter to see that the proper' Jj Knick 18-11, Walpert 18-16. Nauman won first money' On landing we found no trouble in securing theft results are accurately recorded. ^{G. Sylvester second and Dr. McDonnell third money services of a local shikiri or quid Hisyfl Shooters will be required to make entry in events J Phil B. Bekeart challenge cup race at 100 birds- name was Achmed Nass, and he soon had six youth- l|twice daily, at the commencement of each section of FNauman 02, Daniels S6, Iverson 84, Le,vis 47 George ful boaters of ebon hue engaged at one-half piastreTKevents. Shooting will begin at 8:30 A. M. each day. fl Sylvester 83, Fanning (birds only) 85, each (2» cents), and wo started down the fields. IWThe grounds will be open foi practice during the 1) Team race at 25 targets- took m . in the centre of a line covering per-'ventire week preceding the tournament. At .practice, jl Blues— Captain Nauman 24. Haight 20 George Svl- i--..„ sn .,„ on ,-,>,.l1o Snlim hnvincr a p-un. o-n.-irried targets will lie trjinnpfl for ?. cents eneh. >i ucotai. 90 AVai^a«f on T7 vu: — ..li nn »*_,-.-* ,, y~ Iwill be kept in plain view of the contestants and itJTDaniels 20-15, Iverson 20-13, Fisher 18-15 Fish 18-16' Iwill be the duty of each shooter to see that the proper'!]1''-'"1' ,Q " w-' *1D '" "-■ - haps 50 or 60 yards. Selim, having a gun, guarded the right wing." Achmed walked at my right. The signal 1o start is given and our little army moves for- ward. And now the air is filled with the shrill cries of the beaters. Each boy pitches his cry in a differ- ent key, and the resultant sounds from end to end of our line are quite comparable to the chorus made by a numberof tree toads at home, rolling out their shrill calls before or after a thunderstorm in summer. Soon the little birds begin to buzz up. They rise singly or in pairs and occasionally three at a time. They have a rather swift, low (light, and rarely fly far, dropping into the wheat or lentils with a sudden tumble, re- sembling quite forcibly our sora or rail [Porxana Caro- lina). In fact, this shooting strongly reminds one of rail shooting, if imagination but substitutes boats for men. These fields are completely submerged at "high Nile" or during the inundation. As the water recedes the mud dries and cracks, and as little or no cultiva- tion is necessary before planting, the ground is left very rough and the walking is disagreeable. Tl.e guns are cracking now right and left. At every few steps one, two or three birds flip up, and we pass over many which rise behind us, but are allowed to escape on account of the danger, as quite an army of men and boys follow us as rear guard and in the hope of getting a little backsheesh (money). We pass many groups of the fellaheen, with their donkeys, camels and sheep. Their summer homes consist of a small inclosure made of corn stalks woven into walls, and set on end. The women and children spend their days squatted on the shady side of this wall, and at night all sleep inside. There is no roof, as there is never rain in Egypt. When the inundation begins again in June or July they betake themselves with their belongings to the mud villages, which are sufficiently elevated to escape the water. In times of exceptional flood the mud houses melt away like snow before the sun, and the inhabitants I've in boats and upon improvised rafts tied to the trunks of the palm trees. At such times one sees camels, donkeys, sheep, goats, chickens, and dogs and people all crowded to- gether. The sharp report of the gun goes on inces- santly. A puff, a cloud of dusty feathers, and little Mamoud rushes forward to retrieve. A reload and on we sweep. If the quail are as plenty as this all the way down the valley what countless millions there must be! The chief engineer of the railway now building tells me that he hunts these little birds with his Fox Terriers as retrievers. They are also hunted with Pointers, and afford excellent sport. Hassan, our boy from the dahabeah, is kept busy supplying m<* with cartridges, and as his load grows lighter his gUdbia bulges as the dead birds are passed from one or another of the beaters to his care. As we approach the great ruin of Komombos it is impossible not to think for a moment of the strangeness, the incongru- ity of the scene. Here one stands, shooting quail with a hammerless breechloader in the shadow of one of the grandest works of the hands of men. If on the eve of the twentieth centurv of the Christian era old Tothmes II (1700 B. C.) could lift his mummi- fied head from hissarcophagusand look about! What would he say? The little quail, however, has never changed. In all the temples, in all the tombs, one tees the little fellow depicted in all his colors with life- like fidelity. Our dahabeah, the Ammon-Ra, is found at the bank above the ruin. How good to get out of the broiling sun. We use un ourla9t morsel of ice, brought on at Assouan, and we sit and count our forty-five plump little birds. AT THE TRAPS. targets will be trapped for 2 cents each. A vester 20, Walpert 20, E. Klevesahl 20, McConnelHO The program consists of ten twenty bird events and :, Total 123. The California Wing Club live bird shoot is the program evont for Ingleside to-morrow. The program is issued for the initial blue rock tournament of the San Francisco Trap Shooting Association at Ingloslde on May 22d, 231 and 24th. In giving this tournament the manaeemnnt only desires to encourage trap shooting and to foster a •oort that is deservedly popular, towards that end Mir Sm Francisco Trap Shooting Association are devoting the use of Its groundB and services free of charge, and trust that their efforts In the direction offered will be received by the shooter in the spirit in whloh they are given. All shooters will start at the 16 yard we. Each day will be divided into two flections of five, 20-hird events e«eh. or loo birds, a total tor He' day of 200 birds. Th madah contestants in each section of the tournament ^ili constitute the basis noon which they will b i In the nextxootlon thev shoot In, at foll.i-.v-: Shooters mil i. 90 , .., rent or over, will i at the 20-yard murk. Shooters makine , oent, Inoluelve, will he nlaced at the 16-yard mark, Shooters making 80 tn 84 per cent, Inoluslve. will be placed at the 10 n,i mark. Shooters making lens than B rcent "ill he nlaced at the 14-vard mark. t complel ing a flection of 100 birds will he arbitrarily bandi- canned for the next hi ' The el t Is open to tie world, ' slim, tin..- (,, onlv barred. I atei i 111 pre- vail oxcentlng as otherwise stated in the |i will be five Bets of trap geant unknown trap", unknown angles. one consolation event each day, entrance to Each |event being two dollars, which includes the price of itargets, which will be deducted from pool divisions at the rate three cents per target. I No expense will be spared to make the tournament run smoothly. The most expert and competent help |Will be secured and the office force will be large and capable. Any monies left over after this tournament is com- pleted will be placed in a separate fund and used for Itournament purposes, and will be controlled by the Advisory Board of this tournament. The consolation race will be open each day for shooters, who have shot in all of each day's events land whose average has not been greater than 80"0. Handicaps will be arbitrary. The added purses in the consolation events at 20 targets will be $50, en- trance $2 00. A trophy will go to the shooter making the highest average. Fourteen hundred dollars, the largest sum ever given at a similar meeting in the United States, will be distributed through the different events. On the day following the close of the blue rock tournament, the pigeon grounds will be open for live bird shooting. Indications point to a large entry of shooters. The management propose to have every facility arranged for the comfort and convenience of shooters in at- tendance. The program published is complete in detailed in- formation and is a creditable guarantee of earnestness in endeavoring to make the meeting the greatest blue rock trap shoot ever held on the Pacific Coast. The gentlemen having the affair in charge are the following: Directors — Edward Donohoe, president; jEdward E. Drake, vice-president; Clarence A. Haight, itreasurer; Alex. M. Shields, secretary; executive com- Imittee — Clarence A. Haight, Alex. M. Shields, Ed- ■ward E Drake; advisory board — Phil. P. Bekeart, |Alex. M. Shields. Clarence C. Naumann, Edward .Donohoe, Edward E. Drake, Clarence A. Haight, Henrv E. Skinner. i Reds— Captain Iverson 22, Daniels 21, Burnell 17 Burns 17, Jansen 22, Justins 22. Total 121. The man behind the gun is, of course, the important feature in the'-winning results; notwithstanding this, the shooter is not up to tho race unless his gun and the ammunition he uses are up to dato and tne best procurable. The winner of thercc.nt Gr r.,1 American Handi- cap, Mr. M. Diefender,\." sho1, \:".\\ r-i American gun, using Du Pont powjer icrtJ'cd ij 'J. M. C. "Arrow" shells. Noi any less important wins were there of the Pre- liminary ;.rd Consolation Handicaps. Mr. Max Hensler, a nineteeen year old youth, winner of the Preliminary and runner-up in the big handicap, used an L. C. Smith gun and U. M. C. "Arrow" shells. Dr. A Quick, an amateur pure and simple, winner of the Consolation Handicap, shot an L. C. Smith gun, using Ou Pont powder loaded in Winchester Leader shells; he broke 05 out of 100 targets. The U. M. C. Co. and the W. A. R. Co. made the evenings at Kansas City pleasant for many attending shooters. Mr. Irby Bennett was the host on behalf of the Winchester Company; Mr. A. C. Barrell acted for the U. M. C. Company. At the Uoiou Gun Club shoot on the 19th inst, the Phil B. Bekeart cup was won for the second time by C. C. Nauman. D. Daniels won first medal, T. L. Lewis .von second monthly medal. The scores in various events woro the following: Club match, 25 targets, in yards rise, $15 added, 6 'qual moneys, six classes. — Daniels 22, U. M. C- 23, Lewis 12, Iverson 20. fia 14, Fuller 6, "Slade" 21, Mitchell 16 Carroll lo, Gordon 16, Walpert 18, Justins In, Haight 19, Shreve6, Brunel9, George Sylvester 19, W.Hansen 18, Burnell 22, Pisani 19, Muller 20, « >. Sylvester 18, Hall 20, Davidson 16, Potter 18, Taylor 15*. 22; Dr. Hansen 12 . 11; Schniffen is .21: Nauman 26 .24; Dell 8 . II: Hoyt 21, Peguillan 14, Sullivan 16. I bred l:1. Sylvester 22, Qmphred 11, Fisher 23. Conley 22, Uebert9, Nickelsll, Walsh 12, Wollam 17. Westphall 16, Pete Hansen in, Masterson " Finochioll. Eggers m. Harrison 22, Bell 11, Knick 19, Blancbard'20, Patrick ll, Larsen 18, Kerrlson 17, lii'-U Bcores. First class money Nauman; s< id raylor, Harrison and Burnell: third Taylor. Pisani, G, Sylvester and Height; fourth Westphall, Davidson ind Gordon; Bfth Birber, Lewis and Walsh: sixth i larrol], Bgrgers and i ' i In risen, Club handicap match (monthly medals), 25 to 30 targets, 16 yards ris.-, target 1 Mean governed by scores sin, i, in club pac . first medal over 68%, second nirilal nnilrr i;s"0 .< ; Silvester, 27 targets, broke 22; Fish 28-23, Iverson 26-26, I 'i-ani l'7 n::. Lewis 30-17, li " 11 26 i lord on 28 22, Muller 26 19, Fisher26 14, Carroll 30-23. Burnell 26-22, Burns 26-20, Mil. -hell 28 ■' Hoyt 25 20, Blanohard 25 15, Daniels 26 25, U. M. C. -25-82 Payloi 15 10, W. Hansen 27-18, Cooley 26-23, Knick 27 -17, Walpert 27 211, Dr. Hansen 2S-19, Fanning 26-22. Patrick :|0 I*, Shrove 30 17, Fuller 30 12. Nauman 25 24, Haight 26 In the *t,ont off at l» ta Dai straight, lansen s, [verson 9, G Sylvester 7. Lewis BCored nod Kiiioli ii tor second Open Sch, handicap, LO targets, Sergeant i m i oi tei i yard broke v BurnB 18 15, I The scores for the Empire Gun Club shoot on the 19th inst are the following: Club championship diamond buckle race — 25 tar- gets, 16 yards— Hauer 18, Seaver 22* Houpt 19, Zeiner 22* Beattie 17, Webb 22, Allen 16, Seaver 21, Bender 7", Gere 13, Cullen 18*, Parent 18*. * BirdB only. Money match, 5 pairs and 15 singles, 25 targets- First class— Webb 22 yards, 13 singles, 7 doubles, 18 breaks; won first money. Second class — Hauer singles 20 yds. 10, doubles 18 yds 6; Houpt 16-9, 14-6 15; Beatie 16-11, 14-9, 21. Beatie won second money! Third class— Allen the only contestant, won third money. Singles 18 yds. 11, doubles 16 yds. 10, 21 Fourth class— Dr. Parent, singles 16 yds. 10, doubles 14 yds. 7, 17; Dr. Gere 16-9, 14-3, 12; Pennington 16-5 19-4, 9*; Guptil 16-6, 16-3*, 9; Bender 16-3, 16-3, 6'. * Birds only. Dr. Gere won fourth money. Sweeney record medal match — Hauer 7, Webb 12 Allen 4, Beatie 4, Seaver 4, Swales 3, Allen 0, Seaver 18, Hauer 2, Webb 6, Hauer 5, Hauer 1, Swales 1. Special handicap prize gun race, 20 targets 10 singles 5 pairs, distance handicap. Allen singles 18 yds. 5 breaks, doubles 16 yds. 8 breaks, 13. Seaver 22-9, 20-5, 14. Cullen 16-8, 14-6, 14. Hauer 20-9, 18- 9, 18. Webb 22-5, 22-5, 10. Beatie 18-7, 18-7, 14. I. B. Hauer is high gun so far this season in the race. At the Millwood Gun Club shoot on Sunday, April 26th, W. Collins won the club badge for the month. W. Arnold was high gun for the Orr trophy and C. J. Ashlin made the high score in the Feudner trophy match. The lesults of the shoot follow: Club badge match, 25 targets— W. Arnold 13, W Mersfelder 19, W. Price 15, C. J. Ashlin 15, Charles' Kewell 12, J. K. Orr 21, Slade 21, C. H. Zeiner 22, E. A. James 12, Robert Van Norderi 16, A. Decourtieux 12, David Hairfield 12, E. Turpin 14. R. C. Haas 14, J Newlands 14, G. W. Collins 18. Orr trophy match, 25 targets— Turpin 17, James 16, Kewell 16, Arnold 23, Decourtieux 22, Hairfield 22, Haas 17, Van Norden 18, Ashlin 20, Collins 19, New- lands 17, Price 22, Mersfelder 22, Slade 19, Zeiner 16. Feudner medal match, 25 targets— Zeiner 21, Tur- pin 17, Kewell 16, James 16, Arnold 23, Decourtieux 24, Haas 16, Collins 24, Van Norden IS, Hairfield 22, Ashlin 25, Price 24, Mersfelder 23, Slade 21, Orr 16. Following the regular shoots a ten-bird team race was shot. The scores were: No. 1— Captain Ashland. Price, Mersfelder, Col- lins, Van Norden and Haas. Total score, 43. No. 2- Captain Arnold. James. Kewell, Hairfield, Decourtieux and Orr. Total, 44. I A good attendance visited the Washington Gun Club shoot at Sacramento and excellent scores were made considering the disagreeable day to shoot. C. De Merritt carried the honors of the day with a score of 23. Following are the scores: Club shoot, 25 targets— E. Peek IS, J. J. Bohn 18, Ruhstaller 19, Woods 19, Hal Stevens 16, J. R. Hughes 11, J. W. Hughes 21, Soule 13, Flohr 17, Mathews 16, Chapman 17, De Merritt 23, Carey 19, Becker 16, O'Connor — , M. Newbert 21, Vetter 21, Dorsey 10, Perkins 10, Smith 10, Morgen 16, J. R. Hughe's 10, Weldon 16, J. W. Hughes 18, Qarey 18, Cotter 15, Burston 15, Smith 19, Vetter 16, Chapman 12, Stephens 21, Becker 18, Carey 14, Weldon 19, J. W. Hughes 20, Newbert 21, Vetter 20, Morgen 15, Burston 12, Stephens 21, E. Peek 19, J. W. Hughes 17, De Merritt 19, Skin- ner 16, Woods 13, Ruhstaller 15, Flohr 16, Morgen 15, Becker 15, Peek 13. The Oak Park Gun Club held a regular shoot last Sunday at Sacramento, although the day was some- what breezy good scores were made, the total average for the club shoot being 19. Brady again held bis own over all comers with a 6Coro of 22, and was high gun for the day. The feature of the day was a team shoot between the Chickasaws, captain Brady, and the Choctaw?, led by Davis The scores made were as follows: Match at 10 targets — Kerr Jr. 7, Davis Sr. 8, Vetter 8, Vandeford Jr. 10, Kerr Jr. 7, Davis Sr. 9, Vetter 8, Vaiideford Sr. 7, Brady 9, Marty 7, Stevens 9, Marty B, Stevens 9, Brady 6, Woodworth 10, Amber 7, Davis Sr. 10, Guyuot 3, DaviB Sr. 7." Match at 15 targets — Stevens 13, Amber 10, Stevens 11, Amber 12, Davis Sr. 13, Brady 12, Marty 10, Wood- worth 13, Davis Sr. 14, Guyuot 5. 25 targets— Guynot 13, Gusto 21. Club shoot 25 targets — Kerr Jr. 19, Vetter 19, Davis Sr. 21, Brady 22, Marty 21, Vandarford 16, Snook 12, Amber 19, Stevens 21, Woodworth 21, Gusto 18. New Cameras. New Cutlery. 'I'lir 11 K Skinner Co , sill Market St , San Francisco, are receiv- er the 1903 Cameras. Paper. Plates, ana every thing pertaining to a ilrsi ,-lass Photographic stock Their dark room is at the service Ol all customers anil lieiriouers will be cheerfully taught, free of Hew alien t tail In g a camera along on your outing trips? The Skinner Co, arc dolug a lively business with the ' Stiletto Cutlory " These goods are made In Pocket Knives, Razors, and Scissors nil fully warranted and are not excelled My any brand. * May 2 1903] ®he ^veeiiev axxti gtxjutvt&man 13 THE FARM. Chickens and Eggs. In the report of the State Agricultural Society for the year 1901, i^ a very inter- eating article by Henry Barrar, of San Joae, on Poultry Culture and its Ad- vantages in California, from which the following extracts are made : '•There is no fear of this industry being overdone, as there is an unlimited home market, for poultry products and there always will be an unlimited demand for these products in our island possessions and the Orient. "The United States imported millions of eggs in addition to the estimated $140,- 000,000 worth marketed last year The demand increases faster than the supply, and this industry represents to-day, in annual output and stock on hand, the enormous sum of $700,000,000, and is second on the list of industrial economics ."The figures of the Department of Agriculture show approximately, last year, two hundred and eighty-five mil- lion (285,000,000) chickens in the United States, and ten billion and one million (10,001,000,000) eggs, orabout 655,000 tons, exclusive of all eggs used or consumed before reaching market. "The output of eggs last year was greater than the postal revenues, and large enough to have paid the entire ex- penses of the War Department. "To encourage the investment of pri- vate capital this State should assiit its poultrymen and the public in general in mastering every detail of this business. The lack of interest of the average citizen is onlv exceeded by the inertia of the State. Breeders and keepers of fowls are uninformed as to the fundamental facts and established principles, which are no longer subjects of experimentation. No State in the Union has greater natural resources, finer climatic conditions or a better market. Instead of importing poultry products we should have thou- sands of poultry farms throughout the State and be exporters. There is no other industry in California which offers a more independent and a more enjoyable way of earning a livelihood ; no other department of farming will yield larger returns." Mr. Berrar advises keeping poultry in orchards, and says : "Our orchardists are gradually awaken- ing to the importance of combined fruit and poultry culture. In additon to the valuable service rendered in ridding the orchard of insects, the fowls are a never failing source of revenue. Poultry dis tributed throughout an orchard on the colony plan thrive well and yield a large jucome in proportion to the expense." The article closes with a quotation from the United States census report, showing that in California on June 1, 1900, there were 55,479 farms; the value of poultry being $1,877,489 ;-eggs produced, 24,443,540 dozen, of the value of $5,854,679. He also quotes from the receipts of dressed and live poultry received over the lines of the Southern Pacific Company from points outside the State during the calendar year 1901, dressed poultry, 3,363,790 pounds; live poultry, 4,801,660 pounds, and from the Chamber of Commerce of San Fran- cisco report for 1901, showing the receipts of eggs from interior California points to have been 8,564,940 dozen. George Andrews, Secretary of the Fresno Poultry Association, writes in the same report about "Raising Poultry in the San Joaquin Valley," and beginB by saying: "Should I tell you that if I had all the chickens and eggs that are produced every year in the United States I could buy all the gold, silver and other minerals mined in the United States in a year, and pay the interest on all the farm mortgages be- sides, you would probably not believe it. If you were told that one year's product of the hen would buy the entire wheat and cotton crops of this country, you would probably doubt that also Again, if I told you that the product would equal the total value of the sheep, wool, hog and potato crops of the land, that would sound 'fishy,' too. Yet all these are facts. The total product of poultry, that is, eggs and fowls sold on the market, is estimated, after careful and thorough investigation, as be- ing about $290,000,000 per year." Crude Oil Versus Gophers. In Sutter county the sprinkling of oil on the river levees has been found to be an excellent protection against the b r- rowings of gophers and ground squirrels, which threaten the security of the barrier raised against the encroachment of the flood waters, says the Stanislaus News, Crude oil is so distasteful to these pests, that they shun the ground covered w'.th it. The Sutter county experiment has also proved that an oil covering to the levees forms a splendid safeguard against the damaging effects of the lapping of the flood waters, as the latter slide harmlessly up and down the oiled surface of the bank. The discovery has been of incalculable value to all valley landowners whose prop- erty iB protected from overflow by leveep, as the friction of the water on their un- protected Blopes is always a source of danger. The Stockton Mail publishes a report from Bakersfield that gophers have de- stroyed four miles of asbestos in which the pipe line of the Standard Oil Company has been encased for the protection of the pipes against the effects of the elements and the preservation of an even tern pel a- ture in the crude oil during its passage to tide water. These peBts are Baid to have burrowed through the meshes of the wire netting wrapped around the asbestos for its protection. What they find in the mineral which attracts their fancy is un- known. But it is asserted that the pipe so covered has been thoroughly stripped by them, and the contractor has suffered considerable loss in consequence. Curiously enough, the engineers in charge of the pipe line construction have overlooked the best and most effective remedy available against such depreda- tions. At all events, the Sutter county levee experiment proves that the Bmear- ing of the asbeBtos with the crude oil which the pipe line is designated to carry will keep away the obnoxious rodents. Perhaps the application of crude oil will also serve as an effective preservation of the metal againBt the action of the weather. If so, its use will serve a double purpose and result in a great saving It is cer- tainly worth trying. The old method of allowing stock to rustle for itself during the winter is fast giving way to methods more in conformity with the modern ideas of the cattle indus- try. Up to eight or ten yeai'B ago it was a very uncommon thing to provide feed for stock for the wi ter. Stockmen left their cattle entirely to the mercy of the elements, and when in later years stock- men began to realize the folly and improv- idence of such a method and decidfd lo provide for iheir stock for the winter tlu-ir aim was confined merely to the effort of saving their stock from actual starvation, in other words they aimed merely to carry their stock through the winter. This in- deed was a great step in the right direc- tion, but Borne of the more progressive stockmen have decided to get a step further. They are no longer satisfied with merely carrying their Btock through, but are determined to keep them gmwing all the time. In the language ol C. B Lurns, the question that presents itself to ti e stock man as the winter approaches is tlii : My cattle are now in fairly good Bhap< , winter is coming on and grass is elion. what shall I do, shall I allow them to g on and subsist on the grass as it is, thoiiy by doing so they will lose in flesh, shall . feed them merely to carry them throng or Bball I feed them with a view of keep- ing them growing, though by doing so it will cost me $4 or $5 per head. Mr. Lucas has no heBitancy in answering the question by advising to feed them with a view of keeping them growing. ThiB is a system he has adopted and finds it very profitable. The time has come when the stockman must keep his stock in a marketable con- dition and it will not be long before cattle will be sold entirely by weight on the ranches, but to make such a system profi- table depends very much on the quaility of the stock. There are other stockmen who have adopted the method of Mr Lucas and this view is rapidly growing among the progressive stockmen in the State. Every dairyman should know that sup- pressing milk secretion tends to weaken fecundity and thereby to shorten the re- productive period of cows The better milkers are almost invariably the beet breeders in the herd, while the shy breed- ers are rarely, if ever, found among heavy milk-rB. Cows that do not milk weil sel- dom breed regularly until advanced age is reached and their calves are neceBsarf'y stunted unless provided for witn a nui'33 cow. The most important reason for com billing milking quality with beef, however, is rarely considered at all. Still, it u a prime factor in maintaining smoothneea and quality. To suppress milk is to cur- tail fecundity or breeding quality and to do this tends to unsex the animal. As a direct result such females Decome cccrse and masculine. The scant milker becomes a Bhy breeder and grows gandy and ut even in flesh. It is a rare xception to find a Shorthorn that will carry flee* smo Ihly and evenly to maturity unlet! descended from good milking ancestry Strike! — if they don't give you J... son's Napa Soda when you ask for it Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and Introduced for a double purpose— surround- ing guests with comTorts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court and off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor. carriage office, news stand and typewriter offices are directly off the court. 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In the great family of Golden Lad, of whom he is a double descendant. Golden Fern's Lad occupies a similar position to that formerly occupied, for instance, by the stallion George Wilkes or the stallion Electioneer in the family of Rysdyk'e Hambletonian. It was Golden Fern's Lad who got the great young bull Flying Fox, which brought, in Mr. Cooper's Importa- tion Bale last year, ?7">00 at auction. Preparations are being made to hold competitive dairy tests at the great St. Louis World's Fair next year. Great ex- citement developed from similar World's Fair tests in Chicago in 1S93, when the Jersey breed came off with the highest honors. At Buffalo two years ago, Jersey breeders were caught napping and the Guernseys, a sister breed of the Jersey, came off with rather the higher honors, owing to the greatness of the cow Mary Marshall, though the remainder of the Guernsey representation was not remark- able. This default has put the Jersey breeders on their mettle and they intend, apparently, to leave no stone unturned to supplement their Chicago laurels by a winning at St. Louis. These dairy tests naturally bring to the front the best cows of the different dairy breeds just as a great central trotting meeting or running meeting brings to its grounds the best horses in the country. Quite an important problem with those who loan their great dairy cows for exhi- bition purposes is the coupling of them at the proper season with bulls worthy of their merits. It is said that strong pres- sure has been brought to bear upon Mr. Thomas W. Lawson to permit Flying Fox to be taken to the St. Louis Fair as ser- vice bull to the Jersey contingent in the dairy contest. Mr. Lawson's liberality is such that in a public spirited way he would do almost anything to advance an interest in which he had embarked, but he could only let Flying Fox go at great personal loss for the reason that he has at home a very remarkable herd of cows that require his presence. No bull, living or dead, has within the same period of time accomplished as great a prize winning and public dairy test record among his progeny as Golden Fern's Lad, the sire of not only Flying Fox. but of a whole list of celebrities in Jersey, England and America. The man- agement at St. Louis would, 1 believe, rind it greatly to assist their entry list in the Jersey department if they owned the bull Golden Fern's Lad, who is to be sold at auction on the 12th of May, and retain him at the World's Fair for those breeders who sent their cows there for competition. The American Jersey Cattle Club is a spirited organization and through its in- fluence a syndicate might readily con- tribute the lunds to secure this bull. If the Jerseys win at St. Louis as they did at Chicago the benefit to the breeders of the country would almost be immeasurable by the prestige which the breed would attain throughout the dairy work. The uniform excellence of the cows got by Golden Fern's Lad P— 2160— H. 1 1, wae the wonder of the Island of Jersey as soon as his earli*. r career as a sire had made the facts evident. Subsequently they be- came the admiration of all England, where the bull had gone and where most of his Island bred daughters soon followed him. The leading herds of England were vying with ear, ether to secure for ex- hibition and breeding purposes the ve y finest cows on the Island at the time when Fern's daughters were coming into their inheritance. To obtain the best was to his daughters, and it perforce fol- lowed that the Island was promptly stripped of them, and particularly of the belter ones. They found places of honor in the herds of Lord Rothschilds at Tring Park, Mr. J. Keid Walkerat Rugeley. Mr. R. J. Pope, Plumpton; Capt. A. B. S. Frazer at West Tarring, etc. A few de- termined Island i reeders put prohibitive prices upon good daughters of Golden - Lad, and when American breeders, after a long lapse, resumed importing on a more considerable scale, these few re- maining daughters of Golden Fern's Lad were the highest priced cows on the Island. In hie importation of 1S99. sold at auction in May, 1!>00, Mr. T. S. Cooper brought one of these, registered here as Golden Sultana 14(i2S2, that fetched the top price of his sale, $1600. Two years later, in May, 1902, the bull Flying Fox l,-2729— H. C, by Golden Fern's Lad, topped the same importer's sale by bring- ing $7500, which is the highest auction price for a Jersey that has yet occurred. But these conspicuous instances in this country very faintly reflect the great value of Golden's Fern's Lad as a sire measured by the achievements of his daughters in the dairy teBts^and his sons and daughters in the show- rings and the breeding fields of the Island, England and, to some ex- tent. America. There are so many other great bulls, cows and heifers in this remarkable im- portation as to insure its becoming an his- torical event. Peter C. Kellogg. Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet < PETER C. KELLOGG, Auctioneer, ■ II is instructed by j^j Mr. FRANK S. PEER of Ithaca, N. Y. to sell at Auction, j^i Tuesday, May 12, 1903, at 10 o'clock at HEXA3IERS HOBOKEN RIDING ACADEMT, fS=l 219 Hudson St , Hoboken, N. J. i&g) upwards or Eighty-Five SW Imported Jersey Cattle ot Island and English Breeding M Selected and imported by him for the American Market. ifiW The English contingent was obtained from the very celebrated Chestall Herd of J. Reid Walker, Esq., Rugeley. Staffs, England, in choosine which Mr. Peer had the valuable advice and assistance of Mr. Prank Sugden, Agent of the Chestall Estate, one of the foremost judges and breeders of Jerseys in England. Among several valuable bulls in the importation are the world-famous GOLDEN FERN'S LAD and the very exceptionally bred BROOKHTLL FOX bv Flying Fox out of Broobbill Rose 2d. Mr John Thornton, of emi- nent authority, pronounced these the best two bulls in England. Many Island breeders regard the former as the greatest Jersey sire that ever lived. There are eight daughters of Golden Fern's Lad. and numerous get of such highly approved sires as Napoleon Bonaparte. Eminent 2d. Forfar- Hamley. Golden Lad 2d. Orlando. Flying Fox. Financial King, etc. [ the females are bred to Golden Fern's Lad and Brookhill Fox. The cattle now in the "Cnited States Quarantine Station at Athenia, N. J, will be removed thence, with clean bill of health, directly to the place of sale on or before Monday, May 11th. on which date they may be inspected by the public. Hexamer's Riding Academy is but three min- utes'walk in Hoboken from ferry and 20minures or less from New York City via ferries at Christopher and Barclay streets. It is too late to send for catalogue, but telegraph your remittance and orders to PETER C. KELHOGG, 107 John St., New York. =™d of such hi n)y >hire. Ha: ym Manv of t W& The c MAMMOTH CHART SHOWING Skeleton of the Horse GIVEN AWAY s,To °UR lUBSCRIBERS This Chart is lithographed on tinted paper and is 2-2x28 inches. It will be found invaluable to every owner of a horse as the names of all the Bones are given, as well as the names of the Tendons and Ligaments of the leEs By studying this Ck3ri almost any lameness can be located and the proper remtdles applied. The accompanying engraving will afford an idea of its appearance. No No Foot-No Horse All Orders COD. Sample can $1. Special Prkes to Dealers, Horse Shoers and Agents You don't have to pack horses' feet when you use STRAP VETERINARY and HOOF OINTMENT. We guarantee a speedy and positive cure for Collar and Saddle Galls, Wire Cuts, Wounds of all kinds, Burns, Scalds. Cracked and InSamed Heels, Grease Heel Scratches. Speedy Cuts, Thrush, Contracted Heels, Toe, Sand and Quarter Cracks. Nail Pricks. Car Bruises, Sore Tendons. Corns and Foundered Feet in all forms. 1Ye Pay Express Write for testimonials. -1 pound can, J1.O0; 5 pound can. $4.00. 2 pound can, 81.75; Address a card to 1711 Genessee Street. lew Watson & Jones, co^iDgham Bros. Kansas City, Mo. American Troitii Roister PUBLICATIONS. THE YEAR BOOK This great work will be ready lor deltrery March In, 1903. Contains summaries of races; tables of 2:30 trot- ters: 2:35 pacers: sires, with complete list of their get in standard time and their producing sons and daughters; great broodmares; champion trotters; fastest records, etc. Vol. XVIII, 1902, single copies, postpaid.. M.00 Vol XVIII, 1902, 10 or more copies, each, '■° b 3-35 Vol. XVII, 1 90 1 , single copies postpaid 400 Vol. XVI, 1900, " ■■ " .... 400 Vol. XV, 1899. • .... 400 Vol. XIV, 1S9S, " •• " .... 300 Vol. XIII, 1897, .... 3.00 Vol. XII, 1896, " •' ■■ .... 3.00 Vol. XI, 1895, " " " .... 3.00 Vol. X, 1894, ' .... 3.00 Vol. IX, 1893, '• " " .... 3.00 Vol. VIII, 1892, (two parts), postpaid 5.00 Vol VI, 1 890, (limited number) .postpaid 2.50 Vol. V, 1889. '• " " 2.50 Vol. IV, 1888, " " " 2.50 Vol. II, 1886, " " " 1.00 Year Books for 1891, 1887 and 1885 out of print. THE REGISTER Vols. 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Add It will be mailed, carefully pacUe.l, in a heavy pasteboard tube BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Geary St., San Francisco, CAPSULES ' wan Superior to Copaiba, t'nbeba or Injection May 2, 1903] ©he gveeitev onto g*;pxnrtsmcut 15 From the Shepherd's Notebook. The feet of every member of the flock should be trimmed before sent lo pasture. The best breed of sheep is the one that Buits both taste and requirements. Liking induces interest; interest brings enthusiasm and enthusiasm pays in sheep- raising. The shepherd that treats his sheep like friends is the mostsuccess'ul in their care. A ram muBt be a typical specimen of the breed he represents in order to secure results expected. Pure air and sunlight have a favorable effect in the breeding of ewes. Their quarters should be kept dry. Feeding a lot of rich grain the first few days before weaning is a common mistake and causes a good deal of trouble, which often occurs both to the ewe and the lamb. If the ewe is weak at lambine time, oat- meal is ore of the best and most strength- ening foods. It is nourishing, increases the milk flow and prevents bowel trouble in the offspring. 9 w-rct vnutr SAN FRANCISCO $ t NEW YORK 9 • • J. O'KANE $ 26 GOLDEN GATE AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, WILL GIVE YOU 20 PER CENT. 9 it i{i Special Discount for 30 days from April 21. 1903, on the Finest and Largest Stock of i'i $ Horse Boots and Track Harness :}: ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE. £ ;** ?f 9 Send for new Colored Catalogue. It will pay you to have it. There are things 9 5* in it that will interest you and save you money. Auction Sale OF 200— HEAD— 200 OF Driving and Draught Horses andYoung Mules BRED AT KANCHO DEL PASO TO BE HELD AT American River Bridge NEAR SACK AMEN TO ON MAI 14. 15 ail 16. 1303 Commencing Each Day at 10:30 A. 31 Sale Positive — Terms Cash. W, H. SHERBURN, - - - Auctioneer GOV »T REVOLVERS, GUNS, SWORDS, ' I Military Goods. NEW andotd, auc- tioned to F. Bannerman,579 Broadwy, N. Y. ]5c Catalogue mailed 6c. INDIVIDUALITY SIZE AND SPEED. DON'T MISS THIS DISPERSAL SALE! Standard-Bred Horses FROM THE MOKELUMNE STOCK FARM (GEO. H. FOX, Prop , Clements. Cal.) and consignments from other owners. Hares, Geldings, Colts and Fillies by Silver B..w 2:16. Daedalinn 2:11, Monterey 2:09if, Mokelumne 37559, Seymour Wilkes 2:08^, Direct 2:05;;, and others. TIIF^nAY FVFNINfi MAY R IQfl.l (by el?ctric ligbt} AT s A LESYARD- cor- IULOUHI LYLlllllUf l!m I Of IUUUj Van Ness Av. and Market St., San Francisco The great brood mare Grace, dam of Daedalion 2; 11, Creole 2:15 (sire of Javelin 2:08$£] and Eagle 2:19^, is in this sale. She is in foal to Mokelumne 37559, son of Sliver Bow and Kitty Fox by Pan- coast Some of the greatest prospects ever led into a salesring will be offered. AST-Send fob Catalogue. FRED H. CHASE & CO., Live Stock Auctioneers, 1732 Market Street, San Francisco Jepsen Bros. 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Gocher, secretary of the National Trotting Association, has put Mr. Fasig's writings In book form, adding much of in- terest thereto, and the book is now ready for de- livery. The table of contents includes the following: TROTTING TRACKS.— How to build and man- age them, wi th plates showing how to lay out a half-mile track a mile track and a kite- shaped track. This article is one that a race track official needs In his business. THE SECRETARY.— His trials and tribulations in the merry days of racing. On the other side of Jordan he may find rest; there is nothing for him here but advice. THE SANDPIPER— How the Dutchman did not balance tiis bill for gravel; while the little man in brown stood pat. and those who had the I real sure thing— well, tney losi, as usual. ' A STRANGE LAND —How a shipwrecked Buck- eye made a stir in another racing world. J Utopian, unique and if you do not believe it, ( yon can say it is untrue. I . McDOEL —How the best green horse in Missouri " broke into turf history. He won the Transyl- 1 vania. That is enough. If you were there you know why. STRANGER —A lightning-going pacer of North- ern Ohio, whose history has a pinch of romance hooked on to it. . _ ANDY AND I.— What the well known pair learned In France and England after the hotel clerk checked the sign language. They could not parlez vous. RIDE OP A LIFETIME.— How Flying Jib put a a crimp in the boss trotter on the speed drive in Wade Park* PAT SHANK —Someone said he was a colt breaker, but he broke the wise when the thir- teen combination and Eloise won at Detroit. We will send this valuable book free as a pre mium to anyone sending two new subscriptions for the Breeder and Sportsman at S3 each, or will send the book alone, postpaid, on receipt of price, $2. Address BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco. Q^: IN THE WORLD rrfjjfTfJIT WEI6HT 48 ,0 65 LbSi Entirely Different and away ahead of any other wagon ever made. It is easier to pull and faster than a sulky. Thoroughly practical, handsome and durable. THE BENJAMIN RACING WAGON ITS GOOD POINTS. The Body is made in one piece, rounded at the corners, having no joints to come apart or corners to open, thus making- it the lightest, strongest and most beautiful in appearance. The Fifth Wheel is original and entirely new. It is absolutely noiseless and positively prevents the axle from swinging. Our Axles are the strongest that can be made and are in a continuous piece. Wheels. We make our own wood and wire wheels complete. Our Ball Bear- ings are the best made and are water and dust proof. The Shafts are handsome and strong and can be instantly removed. They are steel plated top and bottom, free from bolts in any part of them, and so attached to the wagon they cannot rattle, as they have no springs, catches or traps to get out of order. The cross pieces are steel plated and trussed, making them very light and stiff. The Whiffletree is held by our own device and cannot rattle and when desired can be quickly removed. We manufacture truss poles and neck yokes. Our Truss Poles are very attractive and are free from braces to bend and rattle. Should any accident happen it cannot snap oif like an ordinary pole. The neck yoke presents a hand- some appearance, is light- and strong, and like the pole cannot snap off. The pole passes through the neck yoke, which holds it securely and carries it several inches higher than an ordinary kind. Tubing is not used on our wagons, as it is unreliable. Send for prices and catalogue. T. H. SPEDDY, 23 Davis Street, San Francisco, Sole Agent for the Pacific Coast. ©h£ gveeiiev mtfc gpovtemaxi [May 2, 1903 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property of Jobn Parrott, Esq.) Imp Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS » <«•« Will serve u limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1903 FEE ... $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEALT. Breed to Extreme Speed. CHAS. DERBY 4907, rec. no » a s— SlREOr MUCH BETTKR 2:07^, DEKBT PRINCESS 3:08>4, DIABLO 2:09^, OWYHKE 2:11, LITTLE BETTER 2:llvj, CIBOLO 2:13^. and many other fast and game racehorse.". Terms for youog stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trctters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices Address OAKWOOD PAKK STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cat ELECTIONEER NEERNUT NUTWOOD Record 2:12 1=4 Reg. No. 19810 (sire of Neeretta 2:09A) By Albert W. 2:20, son of Electioneer. Dam Clytle 2d by Nutwood 2:18 3-4 SEASON 1903 AT SANTA ANA, CAL. NEERNUT was foaled in 1891. He is one of tl e brst representatives of the Electioneer-Nutwouu cross which produced the great two year-old ArioL He stands 153£ hands, weighs 1100 lbs; blnnd bay with black points; trots without boots. He is a great race horse and his reoord {i:li$i) wai pro nounced by competent observers to be as good a- 2:08, as he started in fourth position and was forced to go a wide mile. Tpritli" ®*° sln",e service, S40 for the season ending Jaly 1st, with usual return privi i tl ins. leges; *00 to Insare a foal. Apply to or address GEO. W. FORD, Santa Ana, Cal. SIRGIBBIE2D. No. 370 American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion In America of the Two Best British Hackney Pony Strains pOTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES JJ have long been recognized as the surest producers of beauty of conformation, com bined with true.- high and spirited action. SIR GIBBIE 2d will stand at MfcNLO STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at S30. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service, at ihe rate of Ten ($10) Dollars p- r n oath. The Menlo Stock Farm will not bt- responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of &aid mares) while on the Menlo Slock Farm All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903. Apply to james McDonnell, Supt Menlo Stock Farm. Portola, San Mateo County, Cal. SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Hire or DOLLY DILLON 2:0? (the FaBtest Mare of 1901), B 5 DILLON 2:25 and CAPTIVITY; 2:28 1-2. Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA, CAL, SIDNEY DILLON was sired by Sidney 2:19*{: dam Venus (dam of Adonis 2:li!4 Leah 2:24^. Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus II 2:11!^), Psyche 2: 16H and Lottie Parks 2: 16&. and she was also dam of Juno, the dam of Mercury i!:21 aud Ida 2:30) by Venture 2:27^. sire of dam of Directum 2:05!^; second dam 8 t. b. by Aleerlno, son of Whipple's Ham- bli^lonlan SIDNEY DILLON Is a model ol symmetry and imparts his grand individual- ity, inherent speed andexoellent disposition to all his progeny. Best of care given maros, but no responsibility for aocidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges if horse is still in my possession. For pasturage and other information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Supt. Santa Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. Or Ira Pierco, 728 Montgomery St , S. F. TERMS FOR THE SEASON. $40. LAME HORSES .CURED, CURBS, SPLINTS, SPAVINS, WINDPUFFS. — and all enlargements, abaolutely removed by — SSh. QUiNN'S Ointment. It has thr unqualified ondoraement of our lead* imj horn men ami vet' ritatriuns* Mb. C. E. Dihriiaiit, OcuMtr Stat* Bank, BwtOD, Minn., laji: "Om< lintMn ruri'd n very bud CRBO of tilnml spiriti on a ranro for which I b»vn r»inn> ln-nu ot1i ttatt hi idradl Oftuch trttimoniatt. irVVM The Thoroughbred Stallion St. Carlo (.Carina., ii.-- i-in it f Newminster Hermit, ... (S€clueloil »—• {SSEEm. Carlta { K" ,?1ll-U,ed { Camilla ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about $29,000 as a two-year-old. He Is a wonderful youne Sire, among his get being Ruinart (winner of the Burns Handicap, Palace Hotel Handicap and $11,650), Zamar II (winner of 19 races as a two-vear-old and $7695), Joan, February, St. Cuthbert, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Marmion May Boy, Our Climate. Glendinning and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said marts) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903. For further pa tlculars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES McDONNELL, Portola.'San Mateo Co., Cal. n^glPS* TRADE MARK ^Vl j*N* fmS^ SPAVIN CURE % POSITIVELY AND uRMANENTLY CURES BONE AND BOG SPAVIN. THOROUGH PIN. CURB, SPLINT, CAPPED HOCK, SHOE BOIL, WIND PUFF, WEAK AND SPRAINED TENDONS. AND RINGBONE, (except Low Ringbone) ALL LAMENESS. FROM A REPUTABLE AND NOTED TRAINER. Glenville Driving Park, Cleveland, Ohio. For the enclosed $5 please send me one more bottle of "Save-the-Horse " It is doing great work. Respectfully, MILLARD F. SANDERS. Hartland. Mich. Find enolosed money order for $5, for which send me another bottle of "Save the-Horse" spavin cure, as it has done all you claim for it forme With the bottle I bought of you I took off a curb, spavin and a side bone on a three year-old mare that other spavin oures refused to help in the least. I consider your spavin cure the best on the market. E M PARSHALL. Howick, Quebec. I had a mare suffering from a bone spavin and very lame I concluded to try a bottle of "Save- the-Horse,11 and at the expiration of six weeks' treatment she was free from all lameness and I consider It one or the greatest compounds made. DAVID BARRINGTON Edgewater, N. J Enclo' ed check for $5, for which you will kindly send me another bottle of ''Save-the-Horse1 by WelN Fargo Express soon as possible. The horse that I have been treating with ' Save-the Horse" w<-nt sound and I sold him. and the last I heard of this horse he was still going sound and was working TROY CHEMICAL CO., Troy, N. Y. every day, and I think he will stay sound. The bottle I am ordering cow I will use on another horse that has a pair of spavins and a curb; he does not go very lame but walks on his toes, but I think ' Save-the-Horse" will bring him around so that he will walk all right. Very truly, OTTO MEYER. The fire iron is uncertain and invariably only aggravates the disease or injury; blistering is less effective than the fire iron, and both necessi- tate laying up the horse from four weeks to two months. Arsenic, mercurial and poisonous com- pounds produce irreparable injury. "Save-the-Horse" eliminates all these factors. Horse can be worked continuously. , It can be applied at any time, anywhere, any place, and in all conditions and extremes of weather— hot or cold. And no matter what the age, condition or development of the oase, or pre- vious 'ailures in treating, the concentrated, pen- etrating, absorbing power of this remedy is un- failing. S5 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle given under our seal and signature, constructed solely to satisfy and protect you fully. Need of second bottle is almost improbable, except In rarest of cases Copy of Guarantee sent upon application. $5. at all druggists and dealers, or sent express prepaid. ID. E NEWELL, Pacific Coast Agent 1 519 Mission St., San Francisco. The New Simplex Cream Separator. mr mttnroe, care of weatherly creamery co , Portland, Or. Dear Sir: The No. 2 700-lb. Simplex Hand Separator I bought from you Is a dandy. It will separate 850 lbs. of milk per hour by opening the milk faucet wide open. I made sev- eral tests of the skim milk, running the machine over capac- ity and skimming 850 lbs. per hour at 80 degrees. Skim milk tested .01. 700 lbs- at 56 degrees .02. My boy ten years old ran the Separator to skim 291 lbs of milk. I made four pounds more or butter off of 1200 pounds of milk than I did with the old machine. Any one in doubt of the Simplex Separator's work, refer them tome. It Is far easier to clean than the Separator. Yours respeotfully, WM. H. MILLER, Fish Hawk, Columbia Co., Or. Send for New 1903 Creame.y Catalogue, just issued, speolal Literature on Simplex Separators and Churns. BAKER & HAMILTON SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. RED BALL BRAND. Awarded GoldM edal At California State Fair 1892. Every horse owner who values his stock should constantly have a sup- ply of it on hand. It improves and keeps lock in the pink of 'condition. ManliaKa Poo Co 253 FolBom St., San Frauolsoo a 8k your grocers or dealers for it. Positively Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion. C. P. KERTELL, Manager, Mat 2, 19031 ®he gveeftev anit Qp&xt&xnan tl Sire of Frank 2:1014 Sweitzer 2:1S« Hazel Y 2:17 Butcher Boy 2:17)4 Auditor. 2:18)4 and ten more in 2:30 Breed for Size, Disposition, Style and Speed. SECRETARY Son of the great Director and a mare by Volunteer, Will make the Season of 1903 AT ALAMEDA. SECRETARY is a black horse, 16 hands high-, a model of symmetry and conformation. His disposition is perfect and he can show as much natural speed as any trotting stallion in Call forma. He sires speed, quality, substance and splendid disposi tions, and his produce are always in demand. FEE $40 THE SEASON. For card containing tabulated pedigree and other informa- tion address Telephone: Eagle 627. ELIAS WIXLIAMS, Cor. Arbor Street and Eagle Ave., Alameda, Cal. ARNER 31300 Sire CHAS. DERBY 3 :30 (sire of Don Derby 2:06, Much Better 2:07X, Derby Princess 2:08)4, Diablo 2:09)4, 11 in 2:15 list, 23 in 2:30 list. Dam BERTHA by Alcantara 729. FOIL BROTHER TO Don Derby = = 2:06 Diablo ■ = - = 2:09 1-4 (Sire of Sir Albert S 2:03J£) Elf = = = == - 2:12 1=2 Ed Lafferty = = 2:16 1=2 and others. Season of 1903, to close June 1st, AT SAN LORENZO, CAL. Ppp t?5 F0R THE SEASON. Usual return privileges rcc $Ld De3t of oare taken of mares. " per month, and Good pasturage : For further particulars address C. BRANIN, San Lorenzo, Cal. Iran Alto 2:12- — * | Sire of Dr. Frasse 2:12} Thomas R 2:15 4 Dr. Frasse's Sister, 2:25£ 2:12M. By PALO ALTO 2:08& (world's stallion record to high-wheel sulky), sire of IRAN ALTO Pasonte f4) 2:13, Palita 2:16, Rio Alto 2:16!/2, Palatine 2:18. and U others in 2:30 list. Dam ELAINE 2:20 (world's 3 and 4 year old records in 1877 and 1878). dam of Norlaine, yearling reoord 2:3\ya, and of 3 In 2:30 list, and the dams of 6 in 2:30 list Second Dam GREEN MOUNTAIN MAID, dam of Electioneer 125 (one of the world's greatest sires), 9 in 2:30 list; sons produced over 300 standard performers. IRAN ALTO 2:12^ is not only royally brad, but has pioven himself a racehorse and a sire of speed. He is a splendid Individual and has all the most desirable qualifications for a great stallion Breed to him and you will get the kind of colts you are looking for. Will Make the Season, 1903, at his home The Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose. CAp *CA Usual return privilege. Good pasturage and mares well cared for. For Tabulated rcc i.O service, otherwise will be considered at season rates. Any mare entered for the season and paid for will be granted the usual return priveleges if proven to be not in foal, provided that next year the owner of mare still owns her and J. D. Carr still owns the horse. Good pasturage at $2 per month, but no responsibility assumed for accidents Season open now, and will close August first 1903 BOODLE Jr. is a sure foal getter, his colts are all uniform, and of good color, and show fine speed and action. He is 16 hands high and weighs 1200 pounds, is of a rich mahogany bay. Apply to J. D. CARR, or JOHN GARSIDE, at Gabilan Ranch. fiSTSPEED AND ABILITY TO REPRODUCE IT DIABLO 2:09 1-4 SIRE OP SIR ALBERT S 2:03 3-4 CLIPPER 2:06 DIODINE 2:10 1-4 Daedalioo2:ll, Diawood 2:11, El Diablo 2:11, Tags 2:llif, Hijo del Diablo 2:11)4. Inferno 2:15 Dlabllta 2:15X, Gaff Topsail 2:16. Imp 2:19M, N. L. B. (2) 2:21)4. Rey del Diablo (2) 2:23S, Interna 2:24!*, Athablo 2:24)4, Hazel D. 2:24)4, Mlramonte 2:24^, Irene 2:25. /Don Derby 2:06 | Much Better 2:07M CHARLES DERBY 2:20-jgf^f0™no™;::;:|^ Sire of I and 19 mora In 2:30 Dam /Don Derby (Diablo BERTHA by Alcantara^ Eu:Lafferty:... Dam of Uay Eff Bee (1) .2:06 2:il3.i 2:124 .2:16", 2:2«',; Will make the Season Of 1903 WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $50 Good Pasturage at 82.50 per month. Best of care.takan, but no responsibility assumed for acoi- dtnti or eiotpes. Address WILLIAM MURRAY, Woodland, Cal. MONTEREY 2.09 1-4 Rl^oNe° Will Make the Season of 1903 at SAN LORENZO s^Toc/DDAA/s%scuENsSil!: MILPITAS "ZStfSZVaggsr Fee $50 FOR THE SEASON. Good pasturage at $3 per month. Bestof care taken or mares, v but no responsibility for acoidents or escapes, s ««w.» *aAt*±aJ and full particulars. Address Send for card containing pedigree WILLIAMS, San Lorenzo, Cal. -SSrBREED FOR SIZE, STYLE, SPEED, GAMENESS.-fi» HAMBLETONIAN WILKES 1679 TheOnly Son of the Great Geo, Wilkes in California, .... SIRE OP Phoebe Wilkes Robert I Phebon W. ...'. Rocker 2:11 ■2-.0SM I Tommy Mac 2:11^ I New Era 2:13 I Savllle 2-17W 2:10 | Vic Schiller 2:11^ Aeroplane 2:16* Grand George ."2:18u 2:10*5 | Arlene Wilkes.... 2:11* I Sybil S 2:16^ | J. F. Hanson "."aiS)} --2:12J4 I and 12 more in 2:30 j Sunbeam. Will Make the Season of 1903 at GREEN MEADOW FARM Terms for the Season, $40. tor escapes or accidents. No wire fences. Telephone: Suburban 15. Brokaw Road, 1-4 mile from Santa Clara. Usual return privileges. Good pasturage at 94 per month. Best of care taken of mares, but no liability Address I. MOORHEAD, SANTA CLARA, CAL. BAYSWATER WILKES 2:251 Sire of KELLY BRIGGS :10* Sable Wilkes 2:18 and Fanny Bayswatei Dam of 2 in 8:30 WILL MAKE THE SEASON OF 1903 AT WINTERS, YOLO CO., CAL. FEE $40. BAYSWATER WILKES is a sire of speed, size, good looks, soundness and gameness. The only two year and three year olds of his get to start last year were race winners. Every one of his produce that has been trained can show standard speed. His sire. Sable Wilkes, also sired Nushagak sire of last year's winner of the Occident and Stanford stakes. His dam. Fanny Hayswater, is the dam of Senator L., holder of the champion four-mile trotting record of 10-12 Breed to BAYSWATER WILKES and you will get colts that will sell at good prices Excellent pasturage for mares $3 50 per month. For cards containing full Pedigree and all particulars address S. H. HOY, Winters, Cal. THE BARON WILKESES WON 35 PER CENT OP ALL THE MONEY ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT OP 1903. Breed to the Futurity Winning Family. BARON DALE 2AV RegNo [4 20,184. Oakdale Baron (p) 2=191 Baronoid (4) 2=24i Baron May (4) 2=20i Lady Dale (3) (p) 2;2li JanieM.(p)clrfceu?nln2:|3 Caprus (3)1^02:254 race on y« mile track Banco TriaI«?anlmile'2:20i Son of the Great BARON WILKES 2:18, greatest living Sire of 2:10 performers (sire 9 in 2;10 list). 1st dam NATHALIE (by Nutwood 600), dam of Grand Baron 2:12}* and BARONDALE 2:lI!-£. 3d dam BEATRICE (by Cuyler 100), dam of Patron 2:14}*, Prod- igal 2:16, Fangloss and Patronage, all great sires. 3d dam MARY MAMBRINO (by Mambrino Patchen 58), dam of Elvira 2:181-4. Dunravon (sire) and dams of Ponce de Leon 2:13 and four others. Where Can You Beat This Breeding? Seasop 1903 San Jose Track. TERMS S50 SEASON, with usual return privileges. TOM JAMES, 1120 Alameda Ave., San Jose, fa' ZOMBRO 2:11 The Greatest Son of the Great McKinney and Sire at 10 years of age of ZEPHYR (4) 2:11 ITALIA (3) 2:33V5 LORD KITCHENER (4)..3:39H and a number that have been worked and given trials as follows, all trotters: Zephyr (4) 2:06*£ in a race Julia M. (5) 2:12, Italia (3) 2:15'/a Zombowyette (3) 2:17, Suomi (3j 2:17, Lady Zombro (5) 2:17, Lord Kitchener (5) 2:19ys, Tee Dee Cee (4) 2:2ltf, Zerica (5) 8:2514, Gold Coin (4) 8:26J5, Mabel W. (4) 2:28^ Edmond S. (5) 2:28^, Gyr Falcon (5) 2:30 Zombro C. (5) 2:29 Besides six or seven more two and three year olds that are now stepping quarters in 35 seconds at the Los Angeles track. ZOMBRO will make the season of 1903, from February 1st until June 1st, at my barn near Los Angeles track. CEE C7C THE CCA CAM Usual return privilege. Due care taken but no responsibility rnC

Georgie B. S.12& Bob Ingersoll 2:143£ and 16 other standard performers Dam INGAR. the greatest producing daughter of Director (dam of John A. Mc- Kerron 2:05^, Nearest 2:22% and Thursday 2:24) by the old champion Director 2:17, sire of Directum 2:05H. Direct 2:05%, Direction 2:10^, Evangeline 2:11M. Margaret S 2:12% and others; second dam Annie Titus (dam of Annie C 2'25) by Echo 462, sire of Echora 2:23% (dam of Direct 2:05%) and 16 others in list; third dam Tiffany mare (dam of Gibraltar 2:22%, sire of Our Dick 2:10^. Homestake 2:14^ and others) by Owen Dale, son of Williamson's Belmont, MP A DPQT -s a Dark Bay 15.3 hands and weighs 1200 pounds: well formed and liL«/lI\.LrOl of kind disposition. Will make the Season of 1903 at the Stables of T. W. BARSTOW on the Alameda Avenue Xear Race Track, San Jose, Cal. FROM FEBRUARY 1st TO JCNE 1st. TERMS, $40 THE SEASON. NEAREST 35562, Rec. 2:22 1-2. Sire of ALONE (4) 2:09 1-4. Good pasturage $3 per month No wire fenoing. Every care taken to prevent acoidents or escapes, but no responsibility should any occur. Address T. W. BARSTOW, Telephone No.: Red 1431. SAN JOSE, C.4t. Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. ^T 'A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) LIMONERO 2:15}, bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who have seen him to be one of the best stallions standing for service in California. He Is a magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding, class and individuality ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year olds that have never been trained. All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. From their appearance and the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to be good race horses with every prospect of some star performers. A number of these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. LIMONERO 2:15J got bU record as a three-year old in the fourth hoat of a six-beat race for a $5000 purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six of the greatest three-year- Ids of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinite and Futurity. LIMONERO 2:15] will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but no raifoniiblUty assumed for accidents or escapes. Mares should be shipped to University Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal., in care of f Almont 33 Sire of 35 trotters and 0 pacers \ 06 sons produced 1-135 trotters and 135 pacers 81 dau produced 108 trotters and 28 pacers HARRISON Q ARMS. Owner. J. H. WILLIAMS, University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. Piedmont 904 Record 2: 17^ Winner of 4\ heats in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Rex... 2:154 Llmonero 2:lf>J£ Lortta 8:18^ Wanda 2:18H CharleyC 2:184 Marston C 2:19»4 and sire dams of Funny Wilcox 2:H»', Alia Vela 2:1IW Llzzlemont 2:163i Montrose (3).. .2:18 sire of 23 trotters, Spacers 7 eons produced (Electioneer 125 14 trotters, S pacers Sire of lfl daughts produced 158 trotters and 21 trotters, 3 pacers | 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 tro'ters and 197 pacers Lulaneer i 79 dau produced Dam of 91 trotters and Llmonero 2: 15* 12 pacers Blon 2:19* I LLula(by Norman 25) Record 8:15 Winner of 56 heats in 2:30 I May Fergruson (by Mamb Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont. . 2:i7'i Almont Eagle .2:27 3 sons produced *9 trot's. 8 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 pacers Grease Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS — Cases where ulcerations extend, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine After Blistering;. Veterinary Pixine is the very best application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process Will heal the most severe cases w ithout scar, and will prevent loss of hair. As a Preventive— If a light application of Veterinary Pixine is used before speeding, driving in wet muddy or slushy weather, or in the snow, your horse will never have speed cracks, scratches or grease heel. For Hoofs —it will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in perfect form For Old and Chronic Sores. Etc —Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, hobble chafes abscesses, inflammatory swellings, sores and all skin disease In cases of emergency It is invaluable. This penetrating, stimulating, soothing ab- sorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from beneath the surface by disinfecting the parts, subduing inflammation and stimulating healthy granulation, not by drying and scabbing. 2 oz., 25c; 8 oz , 50c, 6-lb pkg., ¥4.00. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROT CHEMICAL CO., TBOY, N. Y. D. E. Newell, Paciflc Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street, San Francisco. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— sn Howard St- between Fourth and Fifth Sts.. San Francisco Telephone: Main 457. 0. A. W. FOLKERS Successor to J H. A. Folkers & Bro. A PULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building, Room 4. San Francisco Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage.Saddle and Roar* Horses for Sale Office and stable: 805 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. M. R. C. V. S., F. E. T. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduateof the New Veterinary College Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspector forNew Zealand and Australian Coloniet at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine. Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California: Ex-President ox the California State Veterinary Medical Assoc!** tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Omct , San Francisco Veterinary Hospital. Ill" Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Franolsoo: Telephone West 128. To cure a Wind Puff or Strained Joint: Steam the part with very hot water for 20 minutes, rub dry and applv ABSORBINE once or twice a day, rubbing it in. At night saturate the hair full of the following wash: 1 oz. ABSORBINE, *a pint vinegar and l1., pints water, cover with a layer of *~~%ft cotton and bandndge over. i*0«' Repeat as above until cured. -=-^-~ ABSORBINE sold by regu- lar dealers or delivered for S3 per bottle. Mfg. oy W. F. YOUNG, P.D. F., Springfield, Mass. Also manufacturer of Taroleuui for horses' feet, For sale by Mack & Co., Langley & Michaels Co. Redinrion & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron all of San Francisco. Mat 2, 1903, ®he ^xeeifcv ani* grpxrrtsmcm 19 Porlalle Houses AIL SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boxes, Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE^ HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu- lar and Price List. Burnham— Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet. First and Second, OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street ••••• • •••• ••••• • •••• EMPIRE The PERFECT Bulk Smokeless ••• ••• ••• ••• Can now be supplied in bulk or loaded shells by tht, leading- cartridge companies, gun, and ammunition dealers, or the sole agents. 75 CHAMBERS ST,, NEW YORK CITY Telephone 1747 Franklin. J. H. LAU &, CO. Importers and Dealers In Fire Arm-;, Ammunition and Fencing Goods. Sole Agents for BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk) Smokeless Powders BALLISTITE The Standard Dense Powder of the World. Still Leads at the Traps or in the Field. Take No One's Word— Try Them for Yourself. A postal brings i( Shooting Facts." (Third Edition ) A»oiV. reserve winners, Oakland, 19021. vmelda (winners and special for best, S. F., 1902) Isabella, etc N. H. HICKMAN, 1767 Page St., San Francisco. AT STUD. CE H. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S ohamnlon Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLLFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, * NDCL1FFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wit ind smooth), CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL anu RABY ELVET (winner of 7 firsts in England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches In whelp, and puppies by above dogs always for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. ST. BERNARDS. NAIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN in royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the noted. Grand Master H, winner of many prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 123 Third Avenue. San Francisco. PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Write for pricea. Brhedxb and Sportsman, as Geary ? - San Franolaoo, Oal. 20 ©He gveeftcv mt& ^povtsmtan [Mat 2, 19 TELEPHONE: South 640 son San Francisco, Cal. Sand for Illustrated Catalog TTCSIT" 1HE AIWA ^^i^tnvjixjisri'riojNr UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. E. E DRAKE, Manager U. M. C. WINS Grand A-nerisau Handicap at Kansas City, April 14th to 18tb, Mr. Martin Diefenderfer, an amateur shooter of Wood River, Nebraska, using U. 91. C. Shells, won first prize in the Grand American Handicap with a score of 94 out of 100. Mr. Mas E. Hensler of Battle Creek, Mich., won second with a score of 93 out of 100. Mr. Hensler, who is but 19 years old, also won the Preliminary Handioap with a score of 91. He always shoots TJ. M. C. Shells. REPEATING SHOT GUNS WINCHESTER AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS ARE A COMBINATION THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 127-135 First St, San Francisco. A. MULLER, Agent. Glabrough, Golcher & Go, GUNS Gun Goods FISHING Tackle d lor Catalogue. 538 MARKET STREET.S. F. Du Pont Gun Powder SMOKELESS, SHOT GUN and MILITARY POWDEE Black Powder for Sporting and Blasting Purposes Th« Reputation of a Hundred Years is the Guarantee of II NEW E. C." NEW "SCHULTZE" SHOTGUN RIFLEITE M»Bu(aoiar»d * THE AMERICAN "E. G." and "SCHULTZE" Gunpowder Co., Ltd. PHIL B. BEEEABI Co., Paolflo Coast Representative. You can get these Smokeless Powders in FACTORY . . LOADED SHELLS DU PONT POWDER O. A HAIGHT. A** «20 Market Street, San Franclsoo The World's Greatest Shooting Record FRED GILBERT, of Spirit Lake, la., since Jan. I, 1902, has shot in competition at 5765 Targets, breaking 5532 or 95.9 per cent, using a PARKER GUN. AT SHOT AT BROS* PER CENT Natchez, MIbb 400 396 99 Fort Dodge, la 300 296 98.6 Lakefield, Minn 205 203 99 Sioux City, la 360 351 97 Dubuque, la 360 351 97.5 THE "OLD RELIABLE" IS RELIABLE. PARKER BROTHERS ad for catalocti* MERIDEN, CONN N. V, Salesroom: 32 Warren St. DU PONT "E. C." SCHULTZE HAZARD SHOTGUN RIFLEITE BALLISTITE LAFLIN & RAND "INFALLIBLE." What More do you Want? SMITH GUNS WON First, Second, Third ^^ In Grand Amerioan Han- dicap, Kansas City, April 1902, in a field of 456 shooters. The greatest shooting event of the World. All Kinds of Ammunition... Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N. Y- • i— ,^-p^a r-i-r* /->*-* c* C tnnn *""»««,« 4- D«n-A^nntnl-i>irt Catalog oo application to PHIL. B. BEKEART CO.. San Francisco, Coast Representative VOL. XIJI. No. 19. 36 GRARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR ^=^3^ <^gg£3^^ m Mcpherson, b. c. a) by mckinney T. C. 2:30 by Nutwood Wilkes SEARCHLIGHT Jr., b. c. by Searchlight MENDOCINO 2-.1M by Electioneer lvery of meats. Road carts to be used. Owoersblpof horse required Apron gowns to be worn by drivers Must be three starters or more. Entrance fee 65 No distance flat?. First heat— First horse, first prize— then go off the track Second heat— First horse, second prize: second horse, third prize. First prize. 1*5; second prize •35: third prize. «20. Butchers' Trotting and Facing Race.— For Retail members of the Butchers' Board of Trade. Horses to be owned sixty days prior to the day of race. Owners (or employees who have been in owner's employ sixty days prior to day of race) to drive No distance flag. Must be three start- ers or more. Entrance fee, $5 First heat— First horse, first prize— then go off the track Second heat— First horse, second prize; second horse, third prize. First prize, $75; second prize, 135; third prize, $20. Hutch**!-** racing and Trotting Race.— Free for all members of the Butchers' Board of Trade Butchers, members or sons of members, to drive. Must be three starters or more. Horses must be owned sixty days prior to day of race No dis- tance flag. Entrance fee, $V First heat— First horse first prize— then gooff the track. Second heat— First horse, second prize; second horse, third prize First prize, 175; second prize, $35: third prize. 120. Running Rare— One Mile.— For four year old and upward. 10 pounds below the scale- No en- trance lee- First prize, ISO; second prize, (30; third prize. •». Kree-for-All— Trotting and Pacing Race.— Open to all who desire to enter. Butchers or no butchers. Must be three starters or more. En- trance fee, (5 First heat— First horse, first prize Second beat— First horse, second prize, horse, third prize. First prize, t?:.: second prize, •35: third prize $20. No distance flag. Running Race— One Mile.— For three-year- old and upwards. Weight for age. No entrance fee. First prize, $50; second prize, 830; third prize, $20. Free For All— Trotting and Pacing Race- Two Mile-Dash. — Open for all who desire to enter. Butchers or no butchers Mu*t be three starters or more. Entrance fee. $5 First prize, $75; second prize. $35; third prize. $30. Steer Running Race— One-Eighth Mile — Must be three starters or more. Entrance fee. $5. First prize, $4U; second prize, $30; third prize. $30. Vaquero Running Race— One-Quarter Mile. — Vaqueros to ride. (For Vaqueros only.) No entrance fee. For strictly vaquero horses in daily use. Must be owned sixty days prior to day of race The committee reserves the right to reject any or all entries First prize, $£0; second prize, $15; third prize, $10. Running Race— Three-Ouarter Mile.— For four-year-old and upwards Entrance fee. 83 50 First prize, 150; second prize $30; third prize, $30. Mule Race (to cart)— One Mile Dash —Free for all. Open to all who desire to enter. Butcher or no butcher Must be three starters or more Entrance fee, 13 50 First prize, $50; second, $30; third, $20. RULES. Races under the National Rules. No distance Bag to be used. The committee reserves the right to reject any entry, and to bar any horse that has not the right to enter the race, or will be detrimental to the success of any race. First race will be called promptly at 13 m Entries will close May 14th at 4 P. M. Entries will be received by the Seoretary of the Board at the office, ill or ill Pino street, on any day up to May 1 1th, between 8 to 1<> a. m and 1 to 5 P. M , or with any member of the Racetrack Committee- John Nowlan, (chairman), Henry Westphal, A. Clavburg, R. Consanl. F Morrill. The Entrance Foe payable at tlmoof entry to the Secretary. Telephone: J. M. GILBERT, Sec'y, 424 or 414 Pine Street. Main .".Kill Pedigrees Tabulated »nd type written read j for framing Write for prioe*. Breeder and Sportsman, 38 Gear/ street, Sao Franclaco, Cal. Early Closing Stakes. OREGON STATE FAIR SALEM, SEPT. 14-19, 1903 OPEN TO THE WORLD. Entries Close May 15, 1903. $2000 2000 500 500 t The Greater Salem Stake 1 For 3:1? Pacers, three In five. x The Lewis and Clark Stake " For 2:30 Trotters, three in five. i "Webfoot Stake A For Three- Year-Old Trotters, two In three. Inland Empire Stake For Three-Year-Old Facers, two In three. > CfWWyXXCW^.* Entrance fee 5 per cent of stake and 5 per cent additional from money WlltSI 1 HJlio. winners, payable 2 per cent May 15th, when horse must be named, and 3 per cent September 1st. Money divided 50, 25, 15, 10 per cent of stake Horses not winning a heat in three shall not start In the fourth heat, except in a field of eight or more starters; then he must win a heat in four or go to the bam. Horses so ruled out shall have a right to a share of the stake according to their rank at the close of their last heat Right to transfer or substitute entry in any of the above stakes open to August 1st to horses eligible May 15th. Other than specified, rules of the National Trotting Association, of which this association is a member, to govern, except hopples not barred on pacers. Two Consolation Pnrses of $500 Each. Free entrance will be given to non-winning starters In the Greater Salem stake for 2:17 pacers and the Lewis and Clark stake for 2:20 trotters, divided as follows in each race: $300 to first. J 125 to second. $100 to third. $75 to fourth, mile teats, two in three. A full program for a six days' meeting will be announced later. For Eotry Blanks address M. D. WISDOM, Sec'y, Portland, Or. 43-Thc Rest Mile Track on the Pacific Coast. REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS Comprises the representatives of the best families of this famous breei. The home of ROMEO AAOOIE ACME, who has an official seven-day record of 20 lbs. 11 ozs. butter; FIDESSA, who made In seven days offlolal record over 25 lbs. butter, and mray other large producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. Phone: Smut 103. 14 Il'liK STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. Rahcb— Roufh and Ready Island, near Stockton. Visitors always welcome. May 9, 1903] ®He gveeiiev tinir gtp-tfrtsmtm a THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. W. KELLEY, PROPRIETOR. Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 QEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O- BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 586. Terms — One Year 83. Sis Months 81.75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kelley, 38 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, May 9, 1903. Stallions Advertised. TBOTTTNG BRED. BARONDALE 2:11}* Tom James, San Jose BONNIE DIRECT C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton BOOL^E JR J. D. Carr, or John Garside, Salinas CHAS DERBY 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO 2:09Ji Wm. Murray, Woodland GUY McKINNEY D Bryson, Linden HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R. I. Moorhead, Santa Clara IRAN ALTO 2-.12X Vendome Stock Farm, San Jose LIMONERO 2:155£ J- H. Williams, Los Angeles MONTEREY 2:09vt P. J. Williams, San Lorenzo NUSHAGAK 25939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16^ Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington NEAREST 2-.22H T. W. Barstow, San Jose NEERNUT 2:12>* Geo. W. Ford, Santa Ana SEYMOUR WILKES Thos. Roche, Lakeville, Sonoma Co SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Frank Turner, Santa Rosa STICKLE Geo. E. Stickle. Angels ZOMBRO 2:11 Geo. T. Beckers, University, Los Angeles Co THOROUGHBREDS. ST. CARLO James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS The Baywood Stud, San Mateo SIR GD3BIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co THE HARNESS STALLION STAKE, inaugurated by the California State Agricultural Soeisty last year, to be trotted by then three year olds in 1905, the get of stallions nominated last year, will close for entry of the foals on June 1st. As will be seen by the advertisement in this issue, 38 stallions were nomi- nated in this stake, the fee being the amount at which the stallion stood for public service in 1901, and if a private stallion the nomination fee was $20. The amount thus paid intu the stake was $1140, to which the State Agricultural Society adds $1000, making the value of the stake $21-40 before a single colt has been entered. The entrance fee for foals of 1902, now yearlings that are the get of any of these stallions is $50, of which only $5 must accompany the entry. If there is a liberal entry the stake should be worth $10,- 000 and will be the largest stake ever trotted for by three year olds on the Pacific Coast. There will he both trotting and pacing divisions of this stake, and the manner of dividing the money between them is an ingenious one. The stake was inaugurated and intended as a trot- ting stake and therefore the money paid on the stal- lions nominated, together with the money added by the Society, will go to the trotting colts, together with all money paid in by the owners of the colts that trot. Recognizing that there is always quite a pro- portion of pacers, however, the entrance money Daid in on the colts that take to the lateral gait will be set aside as a stake for them to contest for as three year olds. Owners will have until May 1st, the year of the race to declare whether their colts are pacers or trot- ters. Hopples are barred in both classes. It is one of the best stakes everdevised and should have a very large entry list. T^HE BLUE RIBBON SALE, which opens at the f, ' big pavilion of the Fasig-Tipton Company at - Cleveland, Ohio, on Monday next, is remarkable for the number of high class California horses catalogued to be sold. The horses from this State are the great ' features of this sale, which is one where speed is shown under the watch before the horses are led be- fore the auction box. For two days prior to the sale public workouts are held over the Glenville track and buyers are shown what the horses can do and the condition they are in. The Santa Rosa Stock Farm! has sent Anzella 2:06}, Lou Dillon, trial 2:081, half in 1:01}, Sir Albert S. 2:03}, Dolly Dillon 2:07, Marengo' King2:29J by MeKinney out of By By by Nutwood, Bonsilene 2:14J, and several others without records. The Griffith Estate has five green horses in the sale,' Geo. A. Davis of Pleasanton sends Rey Direct 2:10 and! three of his get, Col. J. C. Kirkpatrick sent Thorn- way, trial 2:10}, and two others, the Meek Estate sends Iloillo 2:16}, Lady Fair 2:171, Enoch 2:12J and four or five more, and different owners have consigned Gazote, a green two year old by Nazote; Zambra 2:16}, champion five mile trotter with world's record of 12:24; Owyho, a three year old phenomenon by Owyhee 2:11, out of the dam of Diable 2:09}; Searchwarrant, a fast two year old by Searchlight; jlildred S., a two year! old trotter by Klatawah 2:053; Carrie M., a very fast green mare by Diablo; Diablita 2:15} and several others. There are about five hundred horses cata-j logued to be sold at the Blue Ribbon sale and all) California breeders are greatly interested in the out-, come of this, one of the greatest of the annual horse auctions. j THE STANFORD STAKE for foals of 1902, to be trotted in 1905, is advertised in this issue. This is one of the California classics and has been a very successful stake in years past. It has been increasing in value right along and was worth $760 to the winner last year and will go over $1000 this year in all proba- bility. Every breeder should see that his stallion is represented by one or more entries in this stake. The advantage of having the get of one's stallion win stake races was made very clear last year when Aristo won both the Occident and Stanford Stakes and immediately the Walnut Grove Stock Farm booked some of the best mares in California to the colt's sire, Nushagak, many of them the property of owners who had previously never heard of this grandly bred young horse. The date of closing of the Stanford Stake is June 1st, THE OREGON STATE FAIR, which is to be held from September 14th to 19th this year, advertises four stakes for trotters and pacers to close next Fri- day, May 15th. The Greater Salem Stake is $2000 and for pacers of the 2:17 class. This the largest stake offered on the Pacific Coast for the side-wheeled brigade. The Lewis and Clark Stake is $2000 for trotters of the 2:20 class. The Webfoot Stake is $500 for three year old trotters and the Inland Empire is a stake of $500 for three year old pacers. The entrance fee to all these stakes is five per cent, of which two pel cent is payable May 15th, when entries close, and three per cent September 1st. Right to transfer or substitute is open to August 1st, but Buch substituted horses must be eligible May 15th. A large number of additional purses will be announced later on. The fair is held at Salem, Oregon, where is one of the best mile tracks in the northwest. Quite a number of Cali- fornia horsemen are contemplating making entries on the North Pacific C.rcuit this year and all who go should make entries at Salem. M. D. Wisdom, of Portland, is secretary. THE VICTORY of Ribbonwood, the New Zealand pacer that defeated the Australian trotter Fritz last month at Christcburch, New Zealand, is another feather in the cap of the family of Williamson's Bel- mont. Wildwood, his sire, was bred at Palo Alto Stock Farm and is by Good Gift (son of Electioneer) out of Amlet by Fallis 2:23, another son of Electioneer. Amlet's dam was by Langford and her second dam Lady Bell, a great broodmare by Williamson's Bel- mont. The next dam, Puss by Lance, was the grandam of Mr. R. E. deB. Lopez's stallion, James Madi- son 2:17}. MR. J. H. STEINER, Secretary of the American Trotting Association, died at his home near Cataract, Indiana, on Tuesday April 28th. Mr. Steiner was Secretary of the association from the time of its organization in 1887 until his death. During the past year he has been in feeble health and his death was not unexpected. Mr. Steiner was an able official and a man who bad the confidence of all who knew him. His death will be sincerely regretted. Another chapter in the long pending litigation in- volving the ownership of Sun Pointer, son of the famous Star Pointer, is now developing in the Superior Court at Augusta, Me. Already $15,000 has been spent in litigation over the question of ownership. Sun Pointer is seven years old, and, although continu- ously in training since eleven months old, has never started in a race, all because of the litigation, which has occasioned no end of trouble between sheriffs, claimants and constables. The horse is in possession of Leslie W. Folsom, his trainer, but John E. O. John- son of Boston, claims him, by virtue of sale from Harry W. Barrett, of Boston. Zella Directum by Directum 2:05}, dam Crescent 2:24} by Robert McGregor 2:17}, is proving to be a remarkable trotter. This filly is two years old and if started in the two year old division of the Futurities, will be able to uphold the reputation of Directum. She is large, well formed, good headed and possesses the bull dog grit of ber sire. She is owned by the In- ternational Stock Food Co., Minneapolis, Minn. They feel that they have a sensational trotter in this filly and she is certainly bred in the lines for extreme speed. The Direct Family. Reports from Memphis include among items of in- terest the trials of the various youngsters by Direct Hal, which indicate that he is not only a wonderful racing machine, but a successful sire as well. Not- withstanding the fact that Direct Hal has been sent back to the farm, he is still to be considered in dis- cussing the cracks of this year's racing season, and while it will doubtless be some time after the begin- ning of the Grand Circuit before he puts in an appear- ance, he is almost sure to play an important part in the racing program, if he is not thestar itself. Direct Hal and Dan Patch are excellent examples of the trot- ting bred pacer, although, of course, the former through his dam owes allegiance to the great Hal pac- ing family, and doubtless my friend Trotwood would take up the cudgel in defense of this wonderful strain and refute the idea that the hero of last season's pac- ing brigade is more of a Direct than a Hal. Direct Hal is typical of his sire's family in confoimalion and general appearance, despite the fact that his mark- ings are those of his dam. He has that punched up appearance so characteristic of his sire, and while he is not as much so as Directly, Prince Direct or Direct himself, I think he could easily be recognized as a member of this great family; he certainly is very like his sire in his gait, albeit he has somewhat more stride and does not chip it off as did Direct. Close family resemblances are one of the mo6t striking character- istics of this family, and these resemblances have always been considered by horsemen as an indication of potency and strong individuality. Such resem- blances or characteristics are not usual in the trotting horse and is especially conspicuous by its absence in the Wilkes family that breeds in all colors, shapes, sizes and gaits. Direct Hal, while he could be easily picked out as a son of his sire when alone, did not noticeably resemble the family when he appeared last autumn in harness with Prince Direct, for the latter is his sire over again, except in an exaggerated form. It is really remarkable that a horse built on such lines could be possessed of such wonderful speed and such absolute gameness. I doubt very much if a earner horse ever lived than Direct himself. He had as much speed as any horse that ever lived, and yet he abso- lutely defied all laws regarding structural analysis in horses intended for speed, except that he had great depth through the heart and great length from hip to hock. Direct Hal is the best ef the family as far as conformation is concerned, having more length and lackingalmost entirely that peculiar appearance about the head and neck that has given the family such a cobby look. Yet in spite of this the family is one of much quality and finish, and one of exceptional game- ness.— HawUy in Kentucky Stock Farm. Death of Charles R. Hoppin. The following dispatch came over the wires on Tuesday last: WOODLAND, May 4. — Charles R. Hoppin, a pioneer of California and a resident of Yolo county for more than half a century, died at his home near Cacheville at 11 o'clock this morning. He had been in failing health for some time but arose this morning, ap- parently better than usual. He ate a hearty break- fast about S:30 o'clock. Shortly afterward he com- plained of feel'ng very ill. He was put to bed, but soon lapsed into unconsciousness. He died of an apoplectic stroke. Mr. Hoppin was a native of Madison County, New York, where he was born on March 29, 1829. In 1849 he crossed the plains with ox teams, reaching Lassen ranch on October 20 of that year. He mined in that vicinity for nearly a year, after which he located in Yolo county. He and his brother jointly purchased 8000 acres of land near Cacheville. Hoppin crossed the plains three times. In 1874 he returned to Niles, Mich., where on the 10th of Novem- ber he waB married to Miss Emily A. Bacon, who survives him. They returned soon afterward to California and lived continuously at the Hoppin home north of Cache Creek and west of Cacheville. To them were born six children, Fred, Harriet, Edward, Edith, Charles R. Jr. and Dorothy. Edward, the second son, died two years ago last January. The others are still living and, with their mother, were at the bedside of their father when he breathed his last. Nearly all of Hoppin's life was devoted to agri- cultural pursuits, which he conducted intelligently and judiciously. He gave his closest attention, deepest study, excellent judgment and untiring energy to the management of his business affairs. He was a lover and breeder of fine horses and some of the fastest animals in the history of the State were the product of his stock farm. He was for many years president of the Fortieth Agricultural District Association. Mr. Hoppin was one of the prominent horse breeders of Yolo county, having bred Yolo Maid 2:12, one of the phenomenally fast pacers of 1891 when she was campaigned in the east on the Grand Circuit. For several years, until failing health compelled him to resign the position, he was President of the Yolo County Agricultural Association and as such had the respect and confidence of every person that had deal- ings with that organization. His death is a loss ' the community at large. ®He gve ebcv imfr gpovt&ntcm [May 9, 1WS SH3HS£SSSEB£BBb JOTTINGS. THE STREET FAIR FEVER has about run its course in California. Like many other novelties sprung upon the public at an opportune time, it has enjoyed great popularity for two or three seasons, but the people are fast finding out that it was never any- thing more than a catch penny device, promoted and managed by a crowd of tin horn gamblers and fakirs who were smart enough to secure the co-operation and endorsement of some respectable fraternal organi- zation in carrying out the scheme. The recent "car- nival" at Alameda has ended in a flat failure and the local lodge of a respectable order is left to foot a lot of bills. The street fair as conducted in California has never fostered any legitimate industry or encouraged the improvement of any farm or mechanical product. It has invariably been a scheme designed to fleece the human moths who are attracted by a glare of light and color, and has, in nearly every instance, left a rather bad taste in the mouths of the respectable por- tion of the community. At Alameda the most auda- cious of "tin horn" gamblers were permitted to ply their filthy trades until the public press called atten- tion to them and demanded their suppression, and there is not a municipal corporation in California where a street fair has been held, but has experienced the same thing to its own disgrace and embarrassment. One of the peculiar features of the street fair has been the ability of its promoters to secure the active aid and endorsement for all its features by a class of citizens who frown upon a race meeting because money is wagered upon results of the contests. Many of those who talk the loudest against horse racing because wagers are made upon it, will tolerate without one word of protest every skin gambling game and in- decent performance ever devised that will pay a per- centage of its profits into the coffers of the fraternity in whose name a street fair is given. The same parties will draw a comparison between district and street fairs to the disparagement of the former because larger crowds attend the street shows. They might with equal propriety draw a comparison founded on the box receipts between a scientific lecture and a prize fight. In view of the experiences of the past in California would it not be well for the harness horsemen and all who are interested in giving harness race meetings to divorce themselves entirely from the professional gamblers? There should not be any bookmaking per- mitted at any trotting meeting and the city authori- ties should be particularly requested to see that nothing prohibited by law is tolerated during the week of a race meet. It seems to have become the custom in many California towns for the local author- ities to close their eyes during fair week to gambling games that would not be permitted at any other time. This has caused many good people to associate speed contests between horses with all that is low and vile in human nature, and the horsemen are compelled to carry a load of censure which is unjustly and unfairly placed upon them. The breeding, training and racing of the light har- ness horse has developed in the United States one of its greatest industries. It is a legitimate business, just as much so as ship building, agriculture or fruit growing. Some of the most prominent and best men in the nation have been the breeders of trotters and pacers, and have enjoyed seeing them raced. It is an industry in which millions of capital are invested, and which is not only oneof the nation's chief sources of wealth, out gives employment to thousands. There is no reason why harness meets should be accompa- nied by a band of short-card players and sure-thing gamblers, and the promoters of such meetings should demand that the local authorities in places where racing is given should suppress all these law violators. It is not right that the horse breeding and racing Industry should be made to bear the blame that attaches to wide-open gambling and other violations of the statutes just because the congregation of large crowds to ecjoy the sport of racing furnishes the "tin horn" fraternity a chance to ply its trade. Every law, state or municipal, that is enforced during the year should be as strictly enforced during the week of a race meeting or fair, if this is done, harness racing will soon assume the same position in California It has acquired in the East — that of the greatest of legitimate American sports. heats, the last heat being in 2:10, which stamps Rib- bonwood as a very fast horse, as all Americans who have visited New Zealand agree that their trackB are not so fast as ours. There are rumors in New Zealand that Ribbonwood may be brought to America and raced, and we hope the report may be true, as it would give us a chance to judge better of his abilities. One thing is certain, the matcl., which was for $2500 a side with $500 added by the club, has greatly in- creased the interest in the harness horse as a racer and will do much for the breeding interests of that country. The match drew an immense crowd of peo pie and very nearly $30,000 went through the totali- sator on tho result of the race Fritz, the trotter, was outclassed from the start. The two horses scored four times before getting the word for the first heat, which caused Fritz to act badly and he was beaten five lengths the first heat in 2:14 1-5, a length and a half the second heat in 2:13, and was beaten eighty yards in the last heat in 2:10, which is equivalent to being distanced. Australia and New Zealand have furnished a mar- ket for quite a large number of California-bred trot- ters and pacers, and we expect to see the demand in- creased very soon. A stallion that is standard and registered and has speed and the ability to show it in races is largely patronized by the Australasian breed- ers, if he has substance and quality. The small, light boned horse is not popular in the antipodes. Kelly Briggs 2:101, the best little horse that has worn the hopples in California for some time, was sent to Cleveland in charge of Farmer Bunch last Tuesday by his owner, that popular amateur horse- man of Sacramento, Mr. Frank E. Wright. Kelly Briggs was not consigned to the sale, but goes East to race and will he entered in the 2:11 and faster classes at some of the big meetings. Ever since the day I first saw him at Santa Rosa at the Breeders' meeting, in 1899,1 have had faith in his pacing to a record of 2:05 or better, as he has two-minute speed, one of the best racing heads a horse ever possessed, and is as game as thB gamest. When I saw him make that phenomenal mare, Miss Logan, pace the race of her life and lower her record to 2:061 to heat him at Woodland last year, I was convinced that he would yet fulfill all my expectations, and If no accident hap- pens him he will be in the 2:05 class when he comes home this fall. Bunch will train the son of Bays- water Wilkes at the Cleveland track, and Mr. Wright will enter the pacer in available stakes that are yet open on the Grand Circuit. Here's hoping the little horse wins every time he starts and gets a record that will rival Prince Alert 2:00, the fastest hoppled horse in the world. The Salisbury string left Pleasanton Tuesday for Empire track, New York. There was great specula- tion as to how the green pacer Mush would act when it came his turn to enter the equine palace car pro- vided for the Kingmaker's horses, as he has notions of his own about entering strange places. Owing to this peculiarity he is always shod in his stall, and even there can wave his heels about in a manner that makes a horseshoer rather tired by the time he has finished his job. Mr. Salisbury, Ben Walker and the grooms prepared themselves for anything that Mush might do in the way of wild and woolly actions on the station platform, and rigged all sorts of devices to pre- vent the big pacer from hurting them or his own precious anatomy Bhould he take a notion iD his head to kick the train off the track. But Mush surprised them. He acted like a refined gentleman accustomed to travel and walked up on the platform and into the car like an experienced globe trotter. He neither looked to the right nor left, nor stopped to see if his alfalfa and blankets were checked, but took his place in the apartment of the drawiDg room assigned him and acted very much at home. Mush is a green pacer, but he ii no Rube and there is no danger that any gold bricks will be worked off on him in New York. As v. ill be seen by an account of the race printed on another page of this paper, the New Zealand pacer 'i wood, son of the Palo Alto bred trotter Wild- ■ lofoated the Australian trotter Fritz in the ■;ice which came off at Christchurch, New .land, April 11th. Ribbonwood won in straight The San Francisco Chronicle of Thursday states on the authority of a well known bookmaker that on Tuesday last $3000 passed through the hands of the syndicate operating the book at the Petaluma run- ning meeting, of which $1S00 or sixty per cent was kept by the layers of odds. As the usual book made by the average syndicate at country meetings in California is about a sixty per cent one, the Chronich 's informant is probably correct in his statement. I have not called attention to this item for the purpose of drawing any comparisons between betting systems although a very marked one might be made by show- ing that one auction book, handling the same amount of tho public's money would have taken but $150 out of the $3000 for its commission. I do wish, however, to call the attention of the readers of this paper, and district fair directors, to the amount of money which this widely advertised and boomed running meeting up at the poultry and egg town is causing the form players to wager. Tuesday was one of the best days of. this meet, for the benefit of which a special train with low rates for the round trip, is run every dav. Taking these figures as an average for six days of the meeting, 818000 will be the total sum played on all the races at Petaluma this week by the public. Now that is just about the amount that has gone through the auction box here in California on an average at our district fair trotting meetings of the past few years where that system of betting has prevailed, and be- cause of that comparatively small play as compared with the wagering of twelve or fifteen years ago, the bookmakers and the turf reporters of the San Fran- cisco daily press have made a very loud claim that trotting races are no longer popular with the trot- ting public and that the people who attend races de- mand the booking instead of the auction betting system. The figures will show just why the book- makers make the claim. Eighteen thousand dollars passing through an auction box during six days of racing would mean $900 taken out of the entire sum as commission at the rate of five per cent for handling the money. This would amply pay the expenses of Drinting the tickets and paying the auctioneer and his crew of clerks, aDd leave something for the associa- tion. But the syndicate of bookmakers that has handled the betting privileges in California for the past few years to the detriment of racing in the in- terior of the State, know the profits of their game, and make the associations such offers for the same as are almost invariably accepted. A syndicate making even a forty per cent hook (and very few syndicates have ever made one lower) will keep just $7200 out of the amount played by the public during 6ix days where the average is $3000 per day. It is no wonder they can afford to give $2000 or more to a district fair meeting for the betting privilege during a week's meeting and the only wonder is that the directors do not insist on a larger price. The Petaluma running meeting will be a good object lesson for the district fair promoters who have been wheedled by the bookmaking fraternity during the past few yearsinto believing that harness racing is not popular in California, but that the gallopers are great drawing cards. The fact is, that where bookmaking is prohibited the runners will not draw enough money at the gate in any town or city in California to pay the rent of the grounds, while quite a respectable crowd will attend harness races even though no opportunity is offered to bet on the results. Had the Petaluma meeting been devoted entirely to harness racing and the same crowd been present every day that has been in attendance there this week, it would have been written up as a flat failure by the running turf report- ers and offered as proof conclusive that trotters and pacers will not draw a crowd. California Horses Sold in New York. For the purpose of showing how prices for trotting bred horses as paid in a New York salesring compare with those paid in California, the following account of the sale of a consignment from Rancho del Paso held by Matt Dwyer in New York on the 23d and 24th of April will be of interest to our readers: Elmendorf, br g, 1894, by Knight, dam Maud, by Echo, $510. Cornado, h g, 1891, by Cornelius, dam Ruth, by Kentucky, $400. San Encidia, b g, 1896, by Bay Bird, dam Violet, by Echo, $350. Spendthrift, br g, 1897, by Knight, dam Lightfoot, by Hubbard, $275. Dorothy, b m, 1897, by Bay Bird, dam by Albert W., $225. Terser, b m, 1S97, by Knight, dam by Albert W., $250. Vorworts, b g, 1S9S, by Bay Bird, dam by Del Paso, $300. Argonaut, b g, 1897, by Bay Bird, dam by Antevolo, and Bert Harte, b g, 1S97, by Bay Bird, dam Ma Belle, by Echo, $S50. Albert Patchen, b g, 1899, by Bay Bird, dam by Albert W., $325. Bandmaster, b g, 1S95, by Knight, dam Visalia, by Echo. J225. Ringmaster, b g, 1895, by Knight, dam Netwoik, by Echo, $310. The above horses were all well broken, good lookers and prepared especially for the New York market. As will be seen from the pedigrees given they were a well bred lot. Looking at the condition of the trotting turf throughout the country at large, affairs are in very good shape and the coming season promises the best ever known in the history of trotting. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, tow» ard hamlet in the State. May 9, 1903] f&he gveebev anir ^pcvt&tnan Mokelumne Stock Farm Sale. A crowd that occupied every seat in Fred H. Chase & Co's big pavilion at 1732 Market street in this city last Tuesday evening was attracted by the dispersal sale of Geo. H. Fox's horBes from his Mokelumne Stock Farm and while a few very old broodmares and several yearlings in rather poor condition went for low prices, the average was good and the sale a satis- factory one, as the good average of $161 per head was obtained. The top price of the sale was paid by Mr. T. F. Judge the well known stock raiser and wholesale butcher of this city who bid $1050 for the grand look- ing and fast green five year old stallion by Silver Bow 2:16 out of Grace, the dam of three in the 2:20 list. With the exceptk n of the few yearlings the stock was all in good condition and the bidding was generally prompt and spirited when the horses were led into the ring. The great broodmaio Grace foaled in 1880, and therefore 23 years old, was led into the ring in splen- did condition and with a handsome filly by Mokelumne 3755S at her side. Mr. Fox had a limit on her, the only on« in the sale that was so restricted, and she was retained by him. The summary of the sale is as follows: Vesper, br m, 18S7, by Prompter-Sybil by Single- ton; F. Gommet, $170. Bay filly, 1898, by Silver Bow- Vesper by Prompter, Geo. Stickle; $225. Bay filly, 1899, by Silver Bow- Vesper by Prompter, Fred Chase; $180. Vesper Bell, blk m, 1894, by Director Jr- Vesper by Prompter; W. H. Pelton, $115. Bay filly, 1901, by Silver Bow-Vesper Bell by Director Jr; H. Springer, $100. Bay colt, 1902, by Silver Bow-Vesper Bell by Director Jr; W. Martin, $60. Elma, b m, 1893, by El Benton 2:25-Grandma by Orphan; F. Gommet, $225. Bay gelding, 1900, by Silver Bow-Elma by El Ben- non; F. Thomas, $130. Bay gelding, 1901, by Silver Bow-Elma by El Ben- ton; W. Martin, $75. Flora, gr m, , by Judge Waller-by Stonewall Jackson; J. W. Hayden, $60. Silora, gr m, 1898, by Silver Bow-Flora by Judge Waller; Sam Gilmore, $100. Bay colt, 1902, by Daedalion 2:ll-Flora by Judge Waller; Geo. W. Kingsbury, $30. Chestnut gelding, 1900, by Silver Bow-Miss Fletcher by Hyder Ali; W. Stone, $85. Miss Fletcher, ch m, 1891, thor. mare by Hyder Ali; John Parrott, $100. Ariel, ch m, 1889, by Bourbon Russell-Alma by Al. mont Rattler; Thos. Roche, $85. Annie G,, b m, 1881, by Mambrino Boy-Bonnie S, by Bonnie Scotland; William Levy, $50. Venturess, ch m, 1879, by Arthurton-Lady Ven- turesa by Belmont; Lou White, $50. Chestnut colt, 1900, by Silver Bow-Venturess; A. McBeaD, $225. Chestnut colt, 1902, by Monterey 2:09J-Venturess by Arthurton; John Nolan, $130. Fantail, b ra, 1889, by Greenwich-Miss Jessie by Baden Baden; H. BuBing, $115. Bay colt, 1902, by Daedalion-Fantail by Greenwich; Sam Gilmore, $45. Bay colt, 1902, by Monterey 2:09i-Kitty Fox by Pan- coast; P. J. Williams, $225. Bay colt, 1902, by Silver Bow-Josie Clawson by Nushagak; Conn Hawkins. $230. Anticipate, b m, 1891, by Steinway-Tone by Fergu- son; A. B. Spreckels, $175. Bay gelding, 1899, by Silver Bow-Anticipate by Steinway; F. A. Perkins, $230. Bay stallion, 1898, by Silver Bow-Grace by Bucca- neer; T. F. Judge, $1050. Total for 26 head, $4265. Average, $164. After the close of the Mokelumne Farm sale several horses, the property of different owners, were dis- posed of at fair prices. Payment June ist in Stanford Stake. There is a payment of $10 to be made June 1st in the Stanford Stake, for foals of 1900, to be trotted this year at the State Fair in Sacramento. In last week's issue of the Breeder and Sportsman it was stated that no further payments were due on the Occident and Stanford stakes except the final pay- ments. This was true of the Occident Stake but not of the Stanford. The payments on these stakes for this year are as follows: Stanford Stake — $10 payable June 1st; $20 on the tenth day before the fir9t day of the fair this year. Occident Stake — $50 payable thirty days before the race. Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feet. Big Profits in Racing. It is estimated by a turf writer on a local daily, who has taken the trouble to figure up the receipts and expenditures that theCalifornia Jockey Club's profits for the 143 racing days which closed on Thursday of last week will aggregate the enormous sum of $300 000. He says: "While the gate receipts are not public property, it is a certainty that they averaged $1500 or more every day. The association gave away in purses and stakes no less than $425,000. The revenue from the bookmakers and minor privileges footed up that amount, consequently the entire gate receipts were clear to the association, besides the revenue from pool- rooms throughout the country through the Western Union Company. The latter rake-off amounts to thousands of dollars every week." Outside of the association no one has had much cause to rejoice except the great majority of the book- makers. It was a grand season for the pencilers, especially those who disregarded form and took the money on favorites and second choices. The percent- age of winning favorites was lower than any year in California, which is certainly a blot on racing. On an average twenty books were in operation during the season. If the records of the association were open to public inspection tbey would show that the privilege money of the bookmakers at $120 per day would ag- gregate close to $360,000. Add to this the sum $150,- 000, the amount for operating the books, it will be seen that it cost the bookmakers half a million dol- lars to operate during the twenty-four weeks' racing. Men who should know state that the bookmakers not only won this $500,000, but $250,000 into the bar- gain. This is not hard to understand when three bookmakers alone cleared up, above expenses, $130,000. The three bookmakers were George Rose, Joe Harlan and Bob Lloyd. Other good winners on the season were: Bill Jackman, Chicago Club, Schley Club, Barney Schreiber. Henry Friesenhausen (better known as " Little Henry"), H. Miller, Max Frank and Jim Davis. The latter was a heavy winner at one time, but he lost back over $25,000 the last month. Gus Bluhm quit about $1000 loser. Caesar Young was possibly the only big loser who stayed here throughout the season. He did not have such clear sailing as in former years. In addition to the heavy speculation at the track, it is reckoned that the handbook opera- tors around town handled something like $75,000 a week. There were few big winners among ground bettors. In fact, it was a most disastrous meeting for the public." A Horse's Jump. In steeplechasing it is interesting to observe a horse jump a fence, and note the precise point on the "wing" of the jump which shows how high it raises its body to get over safely. This is found to be very much lower than usually imagined. A fifteen hand horse is five feet high, and its body is two and a half feet from the ground; therefore, in order to clear a fence four and a half -feet high, the horse would have to raise its body only two foet. But since it can, and generally does, brush through at least six inches of the hedge, there is no necessity for a horse rising more than eighteen inches atthe fences. Now, if you lower these jumps so that the horse may not have to rise at all to clear them, you actually make them dangerous. In some of the old courses they have done away with the wall, the bank, the board fence, etc., in their stead remain about eighteen inches to two feet of the old obstacle, surmounted by a foot and a half of earth and a lot of brush. These obstacles, notwithstanding the fact that they are practically alike— a brush jump with an earth base — are still called the "wall," the '•bank" and the "board fence." This recalls the story told of a celebrated English gentleman rider, "Doggy" Smith, who was asked by one of the stewards at Sandown Park, after a steeple- chase in which he had ridden, how he liked the course. He replied: "Oh, the course is all right. But, I say, you ought to have a lot of labels made with 'This is a wall,' 'This is a bank,' 'This is a water jump' printed on them; then we might think we'd been steeplechasing, which is more than I can think now." This was before the jumps at Sandown were raised. Even in England they go through the same periods of relaxation of rules, followed by strenuous efforts to enforce them — and re-enforce them — just as we do here. * San Francisco Veterinary College. Next session will begin June 15, 1903. Write for catalogue giving full particulars. M. L. Pancoast Secretary, 510 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco E. J. Creeley, D. V. S., President. * '.. Big Entry List at Providence. * The Narragansett Park Association haa received :the big entry of the year in the early closing events \to be raced at the Providence Grand Cirouit meeting, {August 31-September 4 Especially noteworthy is the ;list of nominations in the two $10,000 events for 2:14 'trotters and 2:11 pacers, which considerably exceeds any entry yet received in similar classes of equal value. [For the six events aggregating $28,000, 106 nominators -'have named 236 horses. The sensational entry of the season appears in the ■Roger Williams $10,000 2:14 trotting class, which ;Shows the record breaking figureB of 27 nominators 'and 56 horses. The other big trotting purses are the Massachusetts $15,000 2:12 class at Readville with 16 subscriptions, the Charter Oak $10,000 2:09 class at Hartford with 15 and the Bonner Memorial $20,000 2:12 cla9S at Brighton Beach with 18. The Roger Williams has nine more than the next largest and nearly twice as many as the smallest. ) The Park Brew $10,000 purse for 2:11 pacers, the third renewal of the richest offering ever raced for by a pacing class, has 18 nominations and 41 horses named in comparison with 16 in the Brighton $10,0002:10 pace at Brighton Beach and 15 each in the $5000 2:10 pace at Empire City and the $3000 2:10 pace at Readville. The 2:19 trot has 18 nominators of 41 horses, the 2:25 trot has 15 nominators of 39 horses, the 2:15 pace has 15 nominators of 27 horses and the 2:20 pace has 13 nominators of 32 horses. While the economical advantages of short ship- ments and a liberal system of payments were doubtless responsible to some extent for the big entry, there is more evidence that horsemen are better satisfied to race under the old three in five plan than take chancs with the various novelties that have been invented to bring the harness classes into closer conformity with the runners. Trotters Make Good Saddle Horses. After a trotting bred horse is broken to drive it is very little trouble to give him a little education under the saddle. There are thousands of horses sold every day that would bring a little more money than is received for them, if they were all around horses, in- stead of being fit for but one purpose. The horse that is good single or double and under the saddle is in big demand if he is gentle and fairly good looking even though he can show no speed. In this connection, the following from the American Morse Breeder of April 28th will give an idea of the demand in New York for the horse that can do more than one thing. The special sale of Kentucky saddle horses was held at the American Horse Exchange on Wednesday, April 22d, under the management of W. D. Grand. Most of the horses were consigned by S. T. Harbin- son. While they were catalogued as Kentucky horseSj this does not mean that they were Kentucky-gaited horses, for they were actually trotting bred horses converted into saddle horses, and most of them were also broken to harness. The top price was $1335 for the very handsome brown gelding Exclusive News, a five year old, 15.3 hands high. He was purchased by Dr. C. E. Rider, who declined to give the name of the real owner. Mrs. J. B. M. Grosvenor paid $775 for the little bay mare May Wheat. She is 15 hands high, and one of the smartest little steppers seen in New York in a long time. In contrast to her was the big, bay gelding Dispatch, 15.3 hands, and sold as a weight carrier. He certainly did not belie his looks, and he brought $600. The cocky little black mare, well named Lady in Black, brought $500, and she ought to prove a winner in the show ring. In all sixteen head were sold for a total of $8920, an average of $560, and this illustrates what the advantage is to the dealer or breeder who will bring his horses into this market in perfect con- dition and thoroughly educated, for these two special qualities made these horses sell so well. There can be no set rule for breeder to go by as to mating his mares. If his judgment leads him to think that a certain stallion will be a suitable cross for a cer- tain mare, both breeding and individuality having been considered, the proper thing to do is to make the experiment, even though the mare has produced speed by some other horse. It is possible that the experiment will not result satisfactorily, but, on the other hand, as is fully shown by many cases, it may be productive of an improvement over even the best of her foals by the site or sires she had previously been mated with. California's favorite hot weather drink— Jackson's Napa Soda. 6 fflixs Qxeebsv atxh sportsman fMAY 9, 1903 A New Starting Gate. A St. Louis turfman, J. Frank Carr, an owner of horses, has produced a starting device that when fully perfected is expected to revolutionize all starting tar. riers now in use. Given two public trials at Kinloch Park race track, the Carr machine has Bent away large fields with almost automatic precision, the delays at the post in each instance being not over two or three minutes. Its trials were closely inspected in each in- stance by fully a thousand people, who crossed the track to the beginning of the backstretch and lined both fences ennmsse and the verdict was unanimous a; to its merits. While a bit cum:ersome, as at pres- ent constructed, this can be fully remedied. Briefly, writes "Gleaner," the Carr starting gate con- sists of a series of padded sections which are worked on hinges and have parallel arms, flank high, separating each horse from its neighbor. These, as well as the main machine, in the rear i'ij »m cutty ti'ink lie's cannot I ..h v w i.< i ■■ hi • -nt of ro(ln and reelH for ovyry klod of IMiIdh Now Qies, DOVf tokn, hand fowd striped bu i for reader* am 1 ' Qdlneri' 1 iks, tackle boxoH, ■ ic, and a miscellaneous lot of anglers' sundries that form the uplete and best stock the flna has ever received. • Striped Bass Fishing at Lake Merritt. The possibilities of Lake Merritt as a striped bass fishing resort are not to be disputed. The lake is full of fish, some big" ones have been caught recently The repairs to the floodgates and roadway on East 12th street are finished and the lake will soon be in fine shape and inviting the presence of the angler. A piece of extra good news for fishermen is the fact that new boats and plenty of them can now be pro- cured at reasonable prices. A. J. Fatjo, a well known local sportsman, has purchased the Lake Merritt boat house and proposes to use every endeavor to make his place the headquarters of the bass fisher- men. Accommodations in the way of live bait, tackle, etc., will be appreciated. Improvements are contem- plated on a scale that will eventually make the boat house a notable and popular resort. Mr. Fatjo's preliminary announcement to sportsmen appears on page 14. San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. Sunday Contest No. 5— Stow Lake. April 26, 1903. Events 1 2 3 4 a b c Young, C. G Battu.H Tormey, P J Haight, F- M Brooks. Dr W. E . Kennifl, J. B Kenniu, C. R Potter, A. M Blade. A M Brotherton. T. W Heed, FH 87 Golcher, H.C Ill Lane, F. J — Foulkes, G H 75 Carr, A. B 88 .104 .111 .100 87 88 8 12 76 8-12 82 8-12 86 88 812 711 i 79 4-12 93 4-12 HI 4-12 74 2-12 ; 77 3-12 81 64 70 10-12 67 5-12 87 83 4-12 72 6- 12 77 11-12 86 HS) 85 87 89 8-12 91 88 4-12 89 8L2 79 8-12 83 4-12 75 79 2-12 37 66 K-12 72 6-12 69 7-12 90 85 4-12 76 8-12 81 89 4-12 84 8 12 86 8-12 85 8-12 77 4-12 84 8-12 83 4-12 84 86 71 71 8-12 71 4-12 85 8n 4-12 71 8-12 76 90 4-12 86 4-12 86 8-12 86 6-12 4S-N0TE: Event 1— Distance Casting, feet. Event 2— Ac- curacy, percentage. Event 3— Delicacy, (a) accuracy percentage, (b) delicacy percentage; (c) net percentage. Event 4~ Lure cast- ing, percentage. The fractions in lure casting are loths. AT THE TRAPS. The California Wing Club Shoot last, Sunday drew a fair attendance of pigeon shooters. The birds sup- plied were strong and swift; added to this the wind was pretty strong round about the traps and all the unsheltered portions of the grounds: these conditions were instrumental in spoiling a number of promising scores. Dr. A. T. Derby and C. C. Nauman scored straight, dividing first and second moneys. Six shooters, Otto Feudner, Dr. McConnell, Dr. Knowles, G. H. T. Jackson, P. J. Walsh and W. R. Murdoch, divided the balance of the $75 added money. At the club shoots the purses and pools are distributed in the ratio of one money for every three entries, high guns. The same handicaps prevailed in the minor matches as were the rule in the club shoot. Following the club race pool shoots were in order. The scores made dur- ing the day were as follows: Club match, 12 pigeons, distance handicap, $75 added, 5 moneys, high guns — Naumann 32 yds— 22122 22222 2*-l2 Haight 31 " —22222 1002120-9 Derby 30 ' —200211122112—10 Barker 30 " —22221 11121 22—12 Murdock 30 " —11210 22111 21—11 Justins 29 " —12212 01120 11—10 Golcher 28 " —22220 12212 2«— 10 Walsh 28 " —11111 1*1 11 12—11 Jackson 28 " — «2121 22221 12— 11 Knowls 28 " —12212 11211 »1— II Kloveshal 26 " —11121 01022 02— 9 Donohoe 32 " —22021 22022 10— 9 McConnell 27 " —21110 11122 12— ll Feudner 31 " —22222 22022 22—11 Six bird pool, $2.50 entrance, distance handicap, 3 moneys, high guns — Halght 022202—4 Donohoe 222202-5 Derby 212120—5 McConnell 21 1221— 6 Feudner 20w — 1 Walsh 1»1 1 12-5 Nauman 222222—5 Jackson 112121—6 Barker 1120iv-3 Ten bird pool, $2.50 entrance, 3 moneys, distance handicap, high guns — Barker 11222 12*12- 9 McConnell 11022 22212— » Jackson 12111 22IM2— V Justins 12*21 12222— 9 Donohoe 21222 22221—10 Derby 22111 11210-9 Nauman 20222 11112— 9 Halght 22111 «2212— 9 Walsh '1211121(11—8 Murdock 20w — 1 Feudner 22222 21*22— 9 Six-bird pool, $2 50 entrance, 2 moneys, distance handicap, high guns — Walsh II21H-6 Nauman 112112-6 llalghl 222212—8 Barker 122312— 6 Jackson 1 1 1210 — 5 six-bird pool, $2.50 entrance, 3 moneys, distance handicap, high guns — Han-lii 212211—6 McConnell 222220—6 Derby 21 1212— 6 Justins I20w Donohoe 228011— 6 Feudner 222222—6 Walsh 1121 1 1— 6 Jackson 111200—4 Golcher 122*22-5 Barker Ow N»uman 122221—6 Six-bird pool, $2 50 entrance, 3 moneys, distance handicap, high guns. Halght 1222*0-4 Fauman 022222—5 McConnell 121112—4 Walsh 122212—6 Donohoe 021)200-3 Feudner 222222—6 I-.mw Jackson 212122— ll Gelcbcr 21221-.' 1. Marker 21IE22— « One of the features of the Golden Gate Gun Club ehootat Ingleslde to-morrow will be the re-entry race, $15 added money, three moneys, $6, $5 and $4, 25 cents entrance. Number of individual entries unrestricted. The club program consists of four events; S50 will be added in the regular club race at 25 targets. The Auburn and Lincoln Gun Clubs held their de- ciding shoot on the 3d inst. The Lincoln club again won. The following scores show the shooting of each side, Lincoln's total being 183 to Auburn's 174: Auburn— H. W. Davis 21, C. M. Donnelly 18, L. E. Safford IS, E H. Gum 15, E. A. Futhey 21, D. J. Chamberlain 17, A. L. Robinson 17, TV. C. Brown 21, R. W. Sullivan S. Lincoln— W. Barrett 19, G. Williamson 19. L. Brown 16, H. J. Vetter 20, F. A. Duryea 21, G.Bar- rett 15, Shuler 17. D. Barrett 23, Hughes 16, J. Toft 17. S. S. Juster is now the holder of the Putzker cup, having won it for the third time last Sunday at the shoot of the College City Gun Club. The conditions of this contest were a shoot at 20 targets, the first 10 to be shot from the 16 yard line, shooters breaking 9 and 10 targets shoot the remainder from the 20 yard line, 7 and 8 breaks, 18 yard line; 5 and 6 breaks from 16 yard line and 5 breaks from the 14 yard mark. The cup had to be won three times before permanent ownership. The first win handicapped the shooter 2 yards, the second 2 yards again, thus making the winner shoot his prevailing race from the 20 yard mark. Mr. Juster has shown great improvement d uring this season and the last and is a consistent and painstaking shooter. The win was a popular one. His winning score was 19 out of 20 targets, 20 yards riBe. "Edwards" was high gun for the club gold medal. Reed made the highest score in the "shell race." This contest is under sealed conditions, the winner will receive a ease of Seiby factory loaded shells. Searles and Reed were high men m the re-entry race. Two prizes will be awarded to each of the two highest scores for the club season. Newcomb won a keg of powder, this prize was donated by a member. Reed and Edwards were the only bar winners during th6 day. The scores in the various events were the following: Putzker cup race, 25 targets, distance handicap — Juster 20 yds— 11111 01111 20 yds^lllll 11111—19 Reed 20 " — 11011 11101 20 ■■ —11111 10101—16 Hutton 16 " —10110 11101 18 " —0001100010—10 Searles 16 " — 11111 11101 20 " —00100 11101—14 Baird 16 " —1100111111 18 " —11010 01010—13 "Edwards" 16 " —00111 10111 18 " —01101 11111—15 Fish 16 " —1100111100 16 " — 10011 100O0— 6 Kerrison 18 " —1111100100 18 '• — 10111 10O00— 6 Newcomb 16 " —10111 01101 18 " —01111 OHIO— 7 Stubs* 16 " —01110 11010 —6 Hutton* 16 " —0010101001 —4 Baird* 16 " —0111111001 —7 * Birds only. Medal race, 25 targets — Reed mil 10111 10110 11111 11011—21 "Edwards"! 10111 11111 mil 11111 11111—24 Juster 11111 00111 11110 11111 mil—22 Baird mil 11011 00011 01001 11101—17 Searles 10010 110 1 00101 11001 11101—16 Kerrison 11100 11100 11101 01101 11100—16 Newcomb 01010 11111 11111 10111 00110—18 Hutton 10010 00110 11001 01001 00110—11 De Merritt 01100 11111 00000 01010 01111—13 Reed* 00011 11001 11110 lllll noil— 18 Juster* 01011 lllll 01011 11110 10111—19 "Edwards" 011U 01101 11011 10II0 11111—19 f Silver bar. * Birds only. Shell race, 25 targets — Reed ■. 01011 lllll 11011 lllll 11011—21 Juster OHIO 11101 11110 11101 11011—19 Searles 11110 1 II 10 lllll 11010 10101—19 Kerrison 11101 mil 10011 OHIO 11101—19 Hutton 11101 11000 110] I 10011 11110—17 Fish lllll 01110 00110 11110 00010—15 Baird 11011 lllll 00101 00101 01110—16 Newcomb 11101 11011 1 1001 01011 11110 — is "Edwards" lllll 10100 11010 01000 11111—16 Reed 01 111 OHIO mil lllll 10111—21 Kerrison 10111 11101 11011 10011 01010—17 Hutton 01010 lllll 10110 11011 11011—18 Re-entry race— Reed 7, "Edwards" 2, Juster 2, Searles 5, Baird 2, Reed 2, "Edwards" 0, Juster 2, Searles 9, Baird 1, Hutton 3. Keg of powder race, 25 targets— Newcomb 21, Reed 19. Baird 15, Edwards 18, Fish 13, Hutton 17. Practice, 15 targets — Hutton 12, Fish 9, Kerrison 13, Baird 11, Juster 12, Searles 11, Kerrison 8, Edwards 13, Reed 14, Hutton 5, Baird 13, Newcomb 12. Practice, 25 targets — Reed 23 f silver bar), Edwards 20, Hutton 13. Kerrison 19, De Merritt 18, Reed 22, Edwards 16, Newcomb 15, Hutton 15. Sacramento shooters have shown much interest in trap shooting since the season opened. Each Sunday the sportsmen meet at one or the other of the local trap grounds. Last Sunday was an ideal one for blue rock shooting, and the scores that were made on the the Kimball & Upson grounds were above the average. De Merritt was high man in the club shoot, break- ing 24 out of 25, giving him a gold bar and placing him in the championship class. Englehart, of Gait, also received a gold bar in the first class; Ludden won a bronze bar in the fourth class, and J.F.Brown a gold bar in the second class, which placed him in the first class. Tbos. L. Lewis, of this city, smashed blue rocks all day. Mr. Skinner, of Red Bluff, made two 24 scores, shooting in good style. Brady, of Oak Park, waB also among the high gune, getting a 6core of 23. FiBsel, of Davisville, connected with 23 in one of the events. Fred O. Brown was at himself, making 24 neat breaks, but unfortunately it did not happen in the club shoot. "Doc" Stuart of goose hunting fame also called in a few good scores. J. Gusto made the only 25 straight of the day. J. W. Hughes made one 24 score and two of 23 each. Following are the club scores and two of the princi- pal other events: Club race, 25 targets — J. F. Brown 22, Anderson 17, Morgan 19, Callihan 11, De Merritt 24, Trumpler 10, Mathews 12, J. W. Hughes 19, Weldon 21, Smith 20, Adams 15, F. M. Newbert 24, Webber 14, Ludden 18, Fissel 19, Englehart 23, Blair 12, Gusto 17, Just 21, Upson 21. Match at 25 targets— Brady 23, F. O'Brien 24, May 9, 1903] ©he ^veeXftv croft ^pvxtstmxtt 11 Hughes 24, Skinner 24, Weldon 18. Newbert 23, Kerr Sr., 17, Fesael 21, Brown 21, Anderson 16, Vandeford, Sr., 17, Vandeford, Jr., 15, Eaglehart 25, Remington 19, Morgan 20, Mathews 14, Smith 21, Just 21, Gusto 23, B. P. Smith 18, Dr. Stuart IS, Hazen 17, Callihan 13, Kerr, Jr., 20, De Merritt 21, Adams 18, Trumpler 17, Blair 15. Team race, 25 targets — O'Brien's team — O'Brien 16, Newbert 24, Weldon 12, Gusto 25, Morgan 16, Just 16 —111. Blair's team — Blair 15, Hughes 20, Upson 20, Fissel 23, Englehart 23, Smith 18—119, Blair's team winning in a walk. A very successful shoot was held last Sunday by the Watsonville Rod and Gun Cluh at Watsonville. The first class medal was won by W. H. Varien, with a straight score of 25. This makes the third successive time that he has won the medal, which is now his property. The second class medal was won by George Richard- son with a score of 19 out of 25. The two gold medals offered by the Monterey Gun Club were won by W. H. Varien, 24 out of 25, first class; Jamea Redman, 13 out of 25, second class. The following are the scores: Dan Leady 14, Will- oughby 11, Overhulser 16, Hedgeland 17, Winkle 20, Tollman 16, Alford 21, Albright 12, Carr 20. Work 21, Varien 25, Jessen 12, Wentworth 16, Richardson 19, Redman 13, Baxter 17, Malmgrem 14, Whelan 17. "No two of the new, high-power, small calibre rifles carry alike, " remarks one of our best amateur shots. "It seems to ba impossible to get them exactly uni- form, and the consequence is that it is necessary for a man to get thoroughly acquainted with his weapon before he can make anything like a decent score. 1 was out with a few friends the other day, and we tried three new small calibre sporting rifles'— the largest about .31. The difference in the 'drift,' or tendency of the bullet to go to either the right or the left of the target, was something remarkable. Then, again, they seem to act very arbitrarily under different sized charges of powder, and uotil one finds out by actual experience there is no telling exactly what they are going to do. This is not regarded as a serious objec- tion to the arm, but merely as proving that it is nec- essary for every man to make a close study of his own particular gun. When you become familiar with its eccentricities and make your calculations accordingly, they cut no special figure in results. This fact renders enough practice absolutely essential with new troops who carry the Krag-Jorgensen. The time has gone by when a soldier can pick up any old gun and shoot as well with it as the next fellow. Under the new order of things two troopers may pull down on exactly the same spot and kill a couple of Filipinos three yards apart. To perform such a feat each fellow must know the direction of the drift of the 'Krag' he hap- pens to be using. By the way, there is a great field just at present for inventors in the line of compensa- ting sights, which will mechanically adjust such differ- ences as above mentioned." Eczema In The Dog. Prom the numerous inquiries made in reference to the treatment of the disease eczema, it might very well be concluded that it was almost the only skin disease with which the dog is afflicted. The term in itself is somewhat indefinite, at least as it is commonly employed. In its actual meaning it may be used to indicate any kind of eurptive disorder, but it is usually employed in speaking of the skin disease in the human subject to indicate certain forms of an eruptive affection which are attended with a con- siderable amount of exudation either of a vesicular or pustular character. Dermatologists have, in fact, divided eczema into seven distinct varieties. One form is described as simplex, or simple moist tet- ters; next Eczema rubrum, the red inflammatory form of eczema, which is also known as the mer- curial form, owing to being caused by the injudicious use of mercurial compounds' internally. Eczema impegtiginodes is another term employed to indicate that form of eruption which is associated with pus- tules. The disease is also described as infantile Ec- zema lactea when it takes the form of light-colored crust or scab (Crusta lactea). There is, again, chronic eczema, or psoriasis, and, lastly, it is also described as a local disease by the terms eczema of the head or of the face and other parts of the body where the disease may happen to exist, so that there are seven distinct varieties which are thus distinguished one from the other. Whether or not these different forms are present in the lower animals it ia absolutely im- possible to determine because some of the forms, Ec- zema rubrum, for example, and Eczema mercurialis and Eczema lactea, could not be distinguished on account of the color and thickness of the animal's hair, which necessarily obscures many of those slight symptons which would in themselves, if detected, be quite sufficient to define the class to which the disease belonged. Certain forms of eczema can, as a raie, be dis- tinguished without much difficulty — as Eczema sim- plex. The simple form of eczema, for example, would beat once detected by the presence of small pink patches on those parts of the skin which are the least covered with hair, each patch very soon becoming the site of a crop of vesicles with a tendency to run one into the other, and subsequently to burst, giving exit to a thin discharge. In cases of the acute form of the disease it is not uncommonly mistaken .for mange, and, indeed, the symptoms are sometimes so closely allied that it is only by the use of the microscope for the purpose of detecting parasites if they exist that a distinction can be drawn satisfactorily. But, gener- ally speaking, this critical inquiry is not absolutely necessary, because the suddenness of the eruption and the association of the disorder with gastric derange- ment, or with some debilitating cause, such as an acute disease like distemper or the exhaustion result- ing from excessive exertion, will be quite sufficient to distinguish the eczema from parasitic mange. The local symptoms of eczema are generally most obvious on the head , neck and back, but the eruption occasion- ally is spread over the whole body; the thin skin in- side the thighs and under the abdomen and under the arms is found in such cases to be red in color, and the haircomesoff in small patches, leaving a moist surface beneath. Sometimes the patches are dark in color and show numerous vesicles, which, as before re- marked, have a tendency to coalesce and form blisters of considerable size. The escape of the discharge from the bursting of the vesicles is followed by an in- crease of the irritation, and it is particularly worthy of notice that a form of disease which is described as squamous eczema, a term which is not at all appropri- ate to the malady, is due to the drying of this fluid forming a kind of scurf, and where there is much hair causing it to be matted. The exudate also acts as an irritant to the surface and may occasionally lead to a certain amount of putrefaction, which naturally pro- duces an extremely unpleasant odor. In the course of the disease the dog suffers not only from theirritation caused by the malady itself, but also from the effects of the constant scratching and biting the skin, which is thus frequently considerably damaged. This action on the part of the animal to relieve itself from the perpetual itching can hardly be checked, and the con- sequence is that a number of ulcers may be found which, liKe the the vesicles, have disposition to spread. These sores often exhibit an obstinate resistance to all remedies. They are most difficult of all to deal with when they occur in the bend of joints. In cases of long continuance of these lesions the disease assumes the form which is described as psoria- sis, and in this stage a thick scurf or indurated condi- tion of the surface is commonly noticed. The skin is rough, hard and drawn up into folds between which cracks and ulcerations will be discovered not at all unlike the crack in the heels of the horse under simi- lar conditions. The skin when in this condition is not particularly sensitive but a very unsightly condition of the whole of the surface is present. It may be observed that eczema commencing in the simple form is not at all likely to remain in a stationary condition unless proper means are adopted for the purpose of checking its progress. The disorder unquestionably may be taken as an indication of malnutrition; the dog is probably more than other animals liable to the misfortunes connected with civilization, and certainly more than other animals is the victim of a vicious system of dieting. Most pet dogs, however they may be fed according to theory at regular and proper in- tervals, invariably come in for extras in the way of delicate scraps from the table; in fact, live very much as their masters and mistresses do, feeding upon food which they often do not require, food of a stimulating nature which is certain to react upon the digestive function. That the skin should suffer in connection iwith the mucous membrane of the digestive organs is not at all remarkable. It is no question of sympathy, but merely of continuity. The whole of the lining of the digestive organs may be looked upon as an infec- tion of the skin, or, on the other hand, the skin may be looked upon as a continuance of the mucous mem- brane o-vor the surface. The covering undergoes changes of form to meet the new conditions, the cir- cumstances affecting the surface being essentially different from those which apply to the membrane which lines the interior of the organs through which the food passes. The skin must inevitably respond to anything which acts as an irritant to the membrane of the digestive organs, and this fact has to be considered pery carefully indeed under all circumstance when the treatment of the disease has to be decided upon, in the first place, it must be remembered that appli- cations to the surface for the time being must be ooked upon entirely as palliatives; they must be directed to the relief of the itceing from which the animal suffers, and in consequence of its suffering is led to damage the surface by its claws and teeth, and in the meanwhile the internal ^organs must have pecial attention. In the first place a laxative dose, castor oil, for example, followed up by small quantities of Epsom salts occasionally, will be desirable as a rule. In cases, however, where the disease has prevailed for some considerable time, and the animal is in an emaciated condition, mild tonics may be given with advantage. Fowler's solution of arsenic is advocated very generally, and this is best given by sprinkling on the food from ten to twenty drops at a time, snd continuing for a week, then ceasing for a while and 'starting again. May hew always advocated the method [of adding to the dose two or three drops a day until (the animal was taking thirty or forty drops with each meal, but the ordinary practice is to give a fixed quantity, such as ten to twenty drops, according to !the size of the animal, and discontinuing the remedy after a week or two, repeating the treatment accord- ing to the condition of the patient. Dieting is, of course- a matter of great moment, and it is essential that all irritatingsubstances, oatmeal, coarse biscuits, any large quantity of bones, raw meat in any con- siderable amount should all be withheld; the animal should have a milk diet to a large extent, vegetables and meat being given in very moderate quantities, and necessarily regular exercise according to the strength of the dog should be insisted on. As local applications, there are several preparations which are likely to be employ ed with advantage. Mercurial ointment can only be used with the very greatest caution, and, in fact, is not a proper agent to be used by the tyro at all. I There are, however, some preparations which have been introduced by several of the leading manufac- turers of dog remedies. These preparations are put up for use in small quantities, and any veterinary surgeon, fancier or dog owner can obtain them. The base, igenerally a form of vaseline, is made the vehicle for ,tar, sulphur,icthyol and other active drugs which are certainly worth trying when tbe ordinary remedies have failed. Conditioning and other remedies are also to be had that are effective in palliating and eradi- cating eczema. A reference to our advertising columns will give the addresses of several firms whose medicines have the merits claimed for them and whose booklet publica- tions on the "Dog and His Diseases" are worthy of perusal and attention . The publications are forwarded gratuitously to any one taking the little trouble of writing for them. San Francisco Show Awards. MASTIFFS— Limit dogs— 1 H R Baker's Prince. Open dogs — 1 H Barnett's Sharkey. Winners— 1 Sharkey, res Prince. ST. BERNARDS (rough coated)— Puppy dogs)— 1 Mrs Teresa M Maloney's Major Bruce. Nuvice dogs — 1 Miss Clara Moffat's Gothaia, 2 S J Ackerman'sGltn- wood Booze, 3 A F Chamot's Tzar II, res Mrs Lueck's Sacramento Price, v h c Wm W Kaler's, Monk, O G Soott's Commodore Schley, h c Mrs Navlet's Brum", Leo Lippi's Duke, c Wm aebmid^'s Prince. Limn dogs — 1 Nairod Kennels' Grand Master II, 2 A F Chamot's Tzar II. Open dogs — 1 Mrs (Jhai Its New- mans Lester C, 2 Nairod Kennels' Le King, 3 Tzar II, h c Bruno. Winners, dogs — 1 Lester C, res GraLu Master II. Puppy bitches — 1 G H Kruse's Maid uf Athens. Novice bitches— 1 AB Fately's Queen Biss B, 2 Mrs D C Driffield's Zaza, 3 Sol J Levy's Phyllis, res S J Grimby's Nairod Varion, v h c s" Barnett's Queen, h c A F Chamot's Bellina. Limit bitchts — 1 Zaza, 2 Bellina. Open bitches — 1 Nairod Kenneh' Gypsy Lee II, 2 A B Fately's Lady Melba, 3 J Fer- rant's Schaetzohen, res Zaza, h c Bellina. Winners, bitches — 1 Gypsy Lee II, res Queen Bess B. ST BERNARDS (smooth coated)— Limit dogs- 1 Mrs C E McStay 's Duke Russell. Winners, dogs — 1 Duke Russell. Novice bitches — 1 F Chamot's Belline. Limit bitches— 1 Belline. Open bitches — 1 Belline. Winners, bitches — 1 Belline. GREAT DANES— Puppy dogs— I.Jack Bradshaw's (Woodlawn Kennels) Woodlawn Thunderbolt, 2 O Uergstein's Admiral Kempff, 3 Miss Etta Millar Schrock's Beauty. Novice dogs — I Mrs L S Adams Jr's Rupert of Hentzau, 2 Peter Ostergard's Tigt r. Limit dogs — 1 Rupert of Hentzau, 2 John Love Cun- ningham's Ruy Bias, 3 Dresser & Simpson's Alphonse, v h c Louis P. Meaney's Nero. Open dogs — 1 Dresser X SETTERS— Puppy dogs and bitches— 1 \V BjiVHaiM B, - J •) Reuwouu'o Sport. Novice dogs and bilohe:.— 1 P W iVabuu's Uoc, 2 J J Kod- muud's JJi. Open dogs and bitches— 1 Juo H \\ Mullor's MoKiolej . w mners— 1 McKinley, res Doc. FIELD 1'KIAL CLASSES— Dogs— 1 *N S 1'evu (Stoekdale • nDa Jr. Bitches— 1 P D Lin- :0 P. 1KISL1 ii 'ANIELS— Novice dogs— 1 A Chrislensen's The Gossoon, - Acuille Rous' Dan. Upon dogs— 1 Dr A i' Leonard Jr's CD. Dennis C, 2 Wm F Watson's Riley. Winners, dogs— 1 Cu Dennis ..tcb.es— 3 J J Colviu s Sally H. intones— 1 J E Spank's Floradora. Winners, bitches— 1 Eloradora. ,,_...,. , FIELD SPANIELS— .Novice dogs and bitches— 1 W S Kittle'* Matt Grim. Winners, dogs and bitches —1 Matt Grim. „ , . . .. . K SPANIELS— Open dogs and bitches— 1 G Grove DicK. KKK si'.iMKi.3(i)UckJ- Puppy dogs— lDel- vertou Kennels' Delvorlou iVuuaor, 2 Airs C a Brown s Frisco Bov, 3 Alas A Farno's Faitty, v h c Miss A Farno's Prince ol Wales, n c Mrs r Mason s Nairod . Novice dogs— 1 Chafl HeBel-nan's (Stock-ton) Portland Dude, - Nairod Comet. Limit dogs— 1 Jas Hervey Jones' U.acK all* II. Open dogs— 1 Delver- ton Kennels' Hampton Promise, 2 W R Stamper's DukeObo. Winners, dogs— 1 Hampton Promise, res Portland Dude. Puppy bitcnos— 1 Plumeria Cooker els' Plumeria Victoria (Lady iris; 2 Mrs H C Stauller's Floss Silk. Novice uiociius— 1 Chas Heffer- .Stocnton) Sllkio 1'rotwood, 2 J Jervis' Bessie J 3 Plumeria Victoria, vnc Nairod Kennels' Nairod Maid, h c S H Mount's i'ootsie. Limit Ditches— J Hervey Jones' Miss Frivolity, 2 A Bylor's Belle of Oakland. Open bitches — 1 Plumeria Kennels' Plu- meria Portia Winners, bitches— 1 Silkie Trotwood, res Miss Frivolity. COCKER aPANIELS (otker than black)— Puppy dogs— 1 Delverton Keunels' Delverton Demi, 2 iVilss A Faruo's Victory A, 3 C S Keinpi's Rod Jack. Novice dogs— 1 Viotory A. Limn dogs— 1 Nairod Kennels' Pluuieria Beau ll. Open dogs— 1 Plumeria Kennels' Ch Hampton Ooldie. Winners, dogs— 1 Cn Hampton Goldie, res Delverton Demi. Puppy bitcnos— 1 J Hervev Jones' Little Maid, 2 J H Brown's Nairod Plumeria Princess, 3 Miss R Farno's Van vV. JNovice Ditches— 1 PL Mou-'s Coquette Bonnie, 2 A J FalVoy's Golden Girl. Limit bitcdes — 1 Delverton Konueis' Floradora, 2 A Wolfeu's California, 3 Mrs C W Sharpies' Pattern, v h c J Hervey Jones' Sapho. Opr.n bitcbei — 1 Delverton Kennels' Little Dorm, 2 Plumeria Kennels' Ch Plumeria Flo, 3 Mrs C W Sharpies' Lillian Ray. Winners, bitches — 1 Fioradora res Little Dun-it. COLLIES— Pdppy dogs— 1 Irving Townsend's Tyke, 2 Mrs L M Walter's Bon Bon, 3 J A Moreland s Baoo, res Mrs J A Moreland 's Orma. .Novice dogs — 1 Tyke, 2 Mrs VVm P Burnham's Yarror, 3 J A More- laud's Dju M III. res George Spreon's Schley, v h c W P Leech's Randy, Thomas Casweli Hoyle's Cneviot Donald, h c Mrs John Morrisoy's atamoru, J? W Hud- son's Sandy, Maxwell G Jones' Del Roy, c Mrs D Cavalier's Snowllake. Limit dogs — 1 'lys-e, 2 O J Albee's Ormskirk Verona Bob, 3 Don M 111, res Mrs A H Coney's Robert Bruce, vhc Rauuy, Sculey. Open dogs — 1 O J AlDee's Cheviot Construction (Ormskirk Verona Boo), 2 Don M ill, 3 Sculey, res Mrs J D Ca.-dinell's Tyke. Winners, oogs—1 lyke, res Cheviot Construction .Ormskiric Vorotia HoD). Puppy bitches — 1 H McCrackeu's Presiuio Lassie, 2 Mrs J P Norman's Tycbe, 3 Mrs Jack Braoshaw's Her Majesty, h c O E Von Rhein's Ruby, W W Harring- ton's C V. Novice bitches — 1 Dr WmPBuruham's Brand ane Dollio, 2 Miss E M Buck s Ursula, 3 A P Welch's La Jota Peggy III, rtis Mrs Jack Bradshaw's Her Majesty, v h c Dr Cora H Morse's Beth. Limit bitches — 1 BrandaneDollle, 2 Mrs A H Coney s Buzzer, 3 A P Welch's Gypsy Queen, hcOJ Albee's Ormsttirk Gypsy. Open bitcuos — 1 Braudaue Dollio, 2 Ormskirk Dochess. 3 Gypsy Queen. Winners, Ditches — 1 Bran- dane Dollie, res Presidio Lassie. OLD ENGLISH SHEEP DOGS— Puppy dogs and bitches— 2 J C Borret's imp Luatb. Open dogs and bitches — 1 Charles R Harker'simp Dame Majory. BULLLn >i;s — 1'uppy dogs — 1 Mrs Walter Magee's Woodlawu Rustic. Novice dogs — 1 Woodlawn Rustic, 2 Dresser & Simpson's Bully. Limit dogs— 1 I G Tread well's General Pole Carew, MrsChas K Harley's Ivel Damon absent. Open dogs- Ivel Damon absent. Winners dogs — 1 General Polo Carew, res Woodlawn Rustic. Novice bitches — 1 M Wiener's Canford Rush. Limit bitches — 1 Canford Rush. Open bitches — 1 L 8 Greenbaum's Endcliffe Pleasure, 2 Canlord Rush. Winners bitches — 1 Endcliffe Plesisure, res Canford Rush. BULL TERRIERS-Puppy dogs— 1 C Osgood Hooker's Cdgeoote Duke, 2 lien L Tarbox'a Edgecote Figaro, Mrs S D Pond's Scrapper ubseut. Novice il f»^j-t — 1 Mrs Arthur W Spear's VVoodlawn Wonder, j .1 C Bone's Hawthorn Joy, 3 Edgecote Duke, res lOte Figaro, v b 0 Phil J Fay's Woodcote Briga- M il Bolton's Rulus. Limit dogs (35 ' I Mrs VV R W'hittiur's Heathcoto r. Limit dogs (over 35 pounds) — 1 Woodlawn 35 |mhimi!h or under) 1 J D Spreckels Jr'sCh Banjo, 2 lloJ.tlieote Wonder. Open dogs {<•' lundsj — 1 J Bradshaw's (Woodlawn .Vondtir, withheld H Gottung's . dofcs — 1 Ch Woodcote Won- der, res Woodlawn Wonder. Puppy bitches — 1 HR |{'i i-uii, 2 J i I miii. ': I lawiihorui, PImIISUI'O, :; Mrs L M Pletoher's Dixie Fletober, res R E Simp- son's Woodcote Ditto, v h c J Hrudfhaw's Yours Truly, .1 BradBhawe's Woodlawn Mischief, be W II Irwin's Woodcote I Han, utcbos— 1 .1 I Spar- row's Edgen I I an 1 1, 2 Phil J Fay's Woodcote Prli cess. :: Hawthorne I'loasure, res Yours Truly, vhc Mrs A S i unningham's Roxano. T J Glynn's Dublin Lass, vbcWoodlawn Mischief. Limit bltobeB ('t'' pounds or under) — 1 J L Eastland's Naughty Nan, 2 /"ours Truly. Limit bitches (over 30 pounds) — 1 I" ^ewood Jean II, 2 J Bradshaw's American Belle, 3 E S Simpson's Dot, res Dresser & Simpson's Juno, vhc Roxane. Open bitches (30 pounds or under) — 1 Hawthorne Pleasure, 2 Naughty Nan, 3 Yours Truly. Open bitches (over 30 pounds)— 1 American Belle, 2 Dot, 3 Dresser & Simpson's Bloomsbury Queen, res Roxane. Winners, bitches — 1 Edgewood Jean II, res American Belle. FRENCH BULLDOGS— Open dogs and bitches— 1 Mrs Graham E Babcock's Ch Diavolo. BOSTON TERRIERS— Puppy dogs— 1 Lieut O W Smith's Bill?. Novice dogs— 1 Billy, 2 Geo N Arms- by's Lord Quex, W. H. Deming's Lord Rushie absent. Limit dogs — 1 Graham E Babcock's Roundsman, 2 Miss Ethyl Hager's Nifty. Open dogs — 1 Selwonk Kennels' Ch Colonel Monte, 2 Roundsman, 3 Nifty. Winners, dogs — 1 Ch Colonel Monte, res Billy. Novice bitches — 1 Virginia C Lewis' Lady Babbie, 2 Miss Ella Harris' Little Muggins. Limit bitches — 1 Mrs W H Deming's Endcliffe Vernette. Open bitches — 1 Sel- wonk Kennels' Ch Selwonk Beauty, 2 Endcliffe Ver- nette, 3 Lady Babbie. Winners, bitches — 1 Ch Sel- wonk Beauty, res Endcliffe Vernette. DACHSHUNDES— Puppy dogs— 1 Mrs Graham E Babcock's Benny. Novice dogs — 1 A F Chamot's Schwartz, 2 Benny, 3 A F Chamot's Boosel, res Mrs G E Babcock's Dutch. Limit dogs — 1 Schwartz, 2 Benny, 3 Boosel, res Dutch. Open dogs — 1 Schwartz, 2 Benny, 3 Boosel, res Dutch. Winners dogs — 1 Schwartz, res Benny. Novice bitches — 1 F A Brook- bank's Dude. Limit bitches — 1 Mrs Graham E Bab- cock's Pretzel. Open bitches — 1 Pretzel. Winners bitches — 1 Pretzel, res Dude. FOX TERRIERS (smooth coated)— Puppy dogs— 1 Wandee Kennels' Wandee Blinker; 2 T Howard's Golden Truth. Novice dogs — 1 W J Foster's Forest Flash, 2 J P Brown's (Riverside) Garston Prefect, 3 W W Moore's Bragg, absent Wandee Kennels' Wan- dee Be Be. Limit dogs — 1 Wandee Kennels' Wandee Blizzard, 2 Wandee Kennels' Wandee Jester. Open dogs — 1 Wandee Blizzard, absent Sabine Kennels' Ch Rowton Besom. Winners dogs — 1 Wandee Blizzard, res Wandee Jester. Puppy bitches — 1 J B Martin's Golden Soubiette, 2 Wandee Kennels' Wandee Zephyr, 3 J Bradshaw's Woodlawn Water Lily. Novice dogs — 1 Francis Cardan's Becky, 2 Woodlawn Water Lily. Limit bitches — 1 Wandee Kennels' Wandee Mayse, 2 J Bradshaw's Millstream, absent N H Hickman's Imelda. Open bitches — 1 Sabine Kennels' Sabine Fearless, 2 Wandee Mayse. Winners bitches — 1 Sabine Fearless, res Wandee Mayse. FOX TERRIERS (wire haired)— Novice dogs- withheld. Limit dogs — 1 Walter Magee's Cairnsmuir General. Open dogs — 1 Irving C Ackerman's Ch Humberstone Bristles, 2 Cairnsmuir General, 3 J G Morgan's Mineral Water. Winners, dogs — ICh Hum- berstone Bristles, res Cairnsmuir General Novice bitches — 1 Irving C Ackerman's Humberstone Daisy, absent E W-insworth's Morton Fashion. Limit bitches — 1 IrvingC Ackerman's Humberstone Actress. Open bitches — 1 Irving C Ackerman's Maggie the Maid, 2 J G Morgan's Morenga. Winners, bitches — 1 Maggie the Maid, res Morenga. IRISH TERRIERS— Novice dogs— 1 J Bradshaw's Irish, h c F J Walker's Rusty Nibs. Open dogs— 1 Irish, 2 Miss Rose Hooper's Galtee More. Winners, dogs— 1 Irish, res Galtee More. Limit bitches — 1 Miss InaC Martin's Shan Van Vocht, 2 J Allen's Lady Power, absent Wandee Kennels' Virginia F. Open bitches — 1 Mrs FJ Walker's Royal Noreen, 2 Shan Van Vocht. Winners — 1 Royal Noreen, res Shan Van Vocht. SKYE TERRIERS— Open dogs and bitches— 1 Mrs R D Hume's Bobby Scott, 2 Mrs R D Hume's Bessie Scott. POMERANIANS— Puppy dogs— 1 H K de Jar- nette's Prince Mark. Opendogs — 1 S Barnett's Leon, 2 Miss Emma Schultz' Toy S, 3 . Harry H Grigg's Prince Albert. Open bitches — 1 Miss Juanita de Jar- nette's Perrita. YORKSHIRE TERRIERS— Novice dogs and bitches — 2 D E Melliss' Bobs. Open dogs and bitches — 1 Mrs Francis Carolan's Merry Module, 2 Mrs FraocisCarolan'sRosette. Winners, dogs and bitches — 1 Merry Moduie, res Rosette. MALTESE TERRIERS— Open dogs and bitches— 1 Mrs A A Roi's Margie B. TOY TERRIERS (other than Yorkshires)— Open dogs and bitches — 1 J M Bodkin's Firechief, 2 Miss Katherine S. Barton's King Lee. JAPANESE SPANIELS— Novice and winners, bitches — 1 F A Penchy's Asata. ITALIAN GREYHOUNDS— Open dogs and bitches — 2 S A Cumming's Duke. CHOWS— Open dogs and bitches— 1 H M Papst's China Lady. MISCELLANEOUS CLASS— Open dogs and bitches — 1 Thos L Lewis' Jim Budd (English Re- triever), 2 J F Kenealy's Pat (Irish Wolfhound). SPECIAL AWARDS. Best Mastiff — H R Baker's Prince. Best St Bernard — Mrs Charles Newman's Lester C (President's trophy and Nairod Kennels' tropby). Best of opposite sex- Nairod Kennels' Alta Rachel (N H Hickman silver vase). Best brace — Nairod Ken- neU' Grand Master II and Ch Alta Rachel (L K A of America, Ray cup). Best Great Dano — Dresser ..v. Simpson's Blue Beard (SFKKsllver cup and E Haquett* prize). Best of opposite sex — John Love Cunningham's Carlotta (P J Wenigor silver Mask). Best pair — John Love Cunning- ham's Carlotta .v. Kuy Bias (C K Harley prize). Best Greyhound — J H Rossotur's Fiery Face (The Grain Brokers' silver cup and S F K C medal). Best nf opposite sex — J H Rosseter's dog Roman Athlete (SFKC medal). American Foxhounds — Wm Berg's Crowder (Dr A T Leonard prize). Best of opposite sex — F W Tal- lant's Melody (Dr Washington Dodge trophy). Best Pointer — F F Wamsley's Oregon's Jessie II (J L Cunningham trophy). Best of opposite sex — David Shoemaker's Rap Rattler (W S Kittle trophy). Best English Setter dog — John Golobeck's Cato Jr (J E de Ruyter special trophy). Best bitch— C C Lee's Laura S (Livingston Jenks silver trophy). Bast Irish Setter— Dr A J Garesche's Hector (Cla- brough, Golcher & Co silver trophy). Best Gordon Setter— John H Miller's Achille (John Butler trophy). Best in the Field Trial Class— P T Linville's Maggie F (W W Van Arsdale silver tropby). Best Irish Water Spaniel— Dr A T Leonard, Jr'e, Denis C (Rosenthal & Co loving cup). Best Field Spaniel— W S Kittle's Matt Grim (S F K C medal). Be6t Cocker Spaniel— Delverton Kennels' Hampton Promise (White House trophy). Best of opposite sex — Dalverton Kennels' Ch Princess Flavia (Nathan, Dohrman & Co prize). Breeders' Cup for best Pacific Coast breed — Delverton KennelB' Delverton Demi. Best sired by Ch Hampton Goldie, E C Plume, donor, not competing— Delverton Kennels' Floradora. Best stud dog shown, judged by two of his get— Hampton Promise, sire of Delverton Wonder and Delverton Demi. California Cocker Club special prizes — President's trophy for best, Hampton Promise. Club silver medals: For best black dog. Hampton Promise; for best black bitch, Ch Princess Flavia: for best black puppy dog, Delverton Wonder; for best black puppy bitch, Plumeria Victoria: for best black novice dog, no award; for best black novice bitch, Plumeria Vic- toria: for best black limit dog, Black Silk II; for best black limit bitch, Miss Frivolity; for best black open dog, Hampton Promise; for best black open bitcb. Princess Flavia. Other than black— For best dogi Hampton Goldie; for best bitch, Florodora; for best puppy dog, Delverton Demi; for best puppy bitcb, Little Maid; for best novice dog, Victory A; for best novice bitch, no award; for best limit dog, Plumeria Beau II; for best limit bitch, Florodora; for best open dog, Hampton Goldie; for best open bitch, Little Dorrit. Best Collie dog— O J Albee's Ch Ormskirk Emerald Jr (Palace Hotel silver pitcher and Cal. Collie Club silver medal). Best bitch— Dr W T Burnham's Bran- dane Dollie (Shreve & Co silver vase). Best tri-eolcr — O J Albee's Ormskirk Verona Bob (Mrs P J Nor- man loving cup). Best Bulldog — L S Greenebaum's Endcliffe Pleasure (W W Moore trophy). Best of opposite sex — I G Treadwell's General Pole Carew i.E Courtney Ford silver vase). Best Bull Terrier — John I Sparrow's Edgewood Jean II (Portland Kennel Club silver cup, Stock Brokers silver cup). Best of opposite sex- Jack BradBhaw'sCh Woodcote Wonder (W H Deming trophy). Best whelped year previous to the 6how — Mrs A W Spear, Jr's, Woodlawn Wonder (Dr H L Tevis silver loving cup). Best Boston Terr'er — Selwonk Kennels Ch Colonel Monte (S F K C silver cup). Best dog owned on the Coast— Lieut W D Smith's Billy (Dr E G McConnell trophy). Best bitch owned on the Coast — Mrs WH Deming's Endcliffe Varnette (H C Tilden silver vase). Best Daohshunde — A F Chamot's Schwartz (Roos Bros' trophy). Best Fox Terrier owned in California — Wandee Ken- nels' Wandee Mayse ( W BFechheimer silver tropby ). Best smooth coated brood bitch (judged by two of her get) — J B Martin's Golden Sunshine (E Courtney Ford breeders' cup). Best Fox Terrier in the show — Wandee Kennels' Wandee Mayse (S & G Gump tro- phy). Best of opposite sex — Wandee Kennels' Wan- dee Blizzard (Lick House trophy). Best Coast bred smooth dog — W J Foster's Forest Flash (W W Moore trophy) Best Coast bred smooth bitch — J B Mar- tin's Golden Soubrette (C W Johnson silver cup). President's cup for best, C K Harley donor, not com- peting, N H Hickman's Norfolk Trueman. Pacific Fox Terrier Club Produce Stakes 1903, first and second division — Jp Brown's Garston Prefectand J B Martin's Golden Sunshine. Best puppy dog — Wan- dee Kennels' Wandee Blinker. Best novice dog — For- est Fiash. Best limit dog — Wandee Blizzard. Best open dog — Wandee Blizzard. Best puppy bitch — J B Martin's Golden Soubrette. Best novice bitch — "Wan- dee Kennels' Wandee Firefly. Best limit bitch — Wan- dee Mayse. Best open bitch — Wandee Mayse. Best pair of wire haired Fox Terriers — Irving C Ackerman's Ch Humberstone Bristles and Maggie the Maid (Mrs Phil C Meyer trophy). Best Irish Terrier — J Bradshaw's Irish (Walter Magee silver goblet). Best of opposite sex — Mrs F J Walker's Royal Noreen. Kennel Registry. SALES. Nairod Kennels r.old to Charles P. Schrelner March 2. 1003, the black Cocker Spaniel bitch puppy Nairod Huntress (Oakland Komance-Nalrod Maid). Nairod Kennels sold to L. J. Rose. Jr., April 3, 1903, the blaok and white parti-color Cocker Spaniel dog puppy Nairod Chaos (Ch. Havoc-imp). Nairod Kennels sold to Mrs. Colton May 2. 1903, the black Cocker Spaniel bitch puppy Nairod's Miss Brimstone (Ch Havoo-Imp). VISITS. Mr. Leason's Cocker Spaniel bitch to Nairod Kennels' red Cooker Plumeria Beau II. (Ch. Hampton Goldie-Ch. Plumeria Surprise). Woodlawn Kennels' Bull Terrier bitch American Belle (Clapton Gullv-Sahatia) to same owner's Ch. Woodcote Wonder (Dulverton -Fan), April 20, 88, 1903 Woodlnwn Kennels' Bull Terrier bitch Nowmarket Queen (Ch. Newmarket Marvol-Ncwiuarkot Siren) to same owner's Ch Wood- cote Wonder (Dulvorton-Fan). April — , 1903. Dog Owners!! Read This!! We are carrying in the advertising columns of this journal an advertisement of "Sergeant's Dog Remedies," a popular line of preparations for which P. W. Braun & Co. of Los Angeles, Cali- fornia, have beon made distributing agents on the Paoiflo Coast. The goods have few equals and no superiors on the market today, having received the highest endorsements of the lending dog men and kennel owners of this oountry and Canada. They are manufactured by Polk Miller Drug Co of Richmond, Va . who Invite all persons having sick dogs to write (enoloslng stamp) describing symptoms, and they will cheerfully furnish the best possible advice without any charge whatever. A revised copy of their book on "Dogs" sent free on receipt of 3o In sr°.mps to oover postage. May 9, 1903] the $vee&ev attir ^povtsniaix IS ■*#> THE FARM. To Study Diseases of Farm Animals. That the diseases of poultry, swine and cattle may be made the Buhject of special investigation by the Department of Agri- culture of the university, the chief Amer- ican authority on the subject, Professor Veranus A. Moore of Cornell University, will come to Berkeley next summer for a stay of several months. He will work with the veterinarian of the agricultural experiment station, Professor Archibald R. Ward, on diseases that have caused ex- tensive loss to California stockmen. Far reaching good should result from Dr. Moore's visit. He enjoyed excep- tional opportunities for the investigation of the diseases of domestic animals dur- ing ten years of Bervice in the United Siates Bureau of Animal industry. His particular work at first was the study of infectious diseases. In 1895 he was ap- pointed chief of the division of animal pathology. In 1897 he became professor ot comparative pathology, bacteriology and meat inspection in the New York State Veterinary College, and professor of bacteriology in the medical department of Cornell University. Professor Moore is a prolific contributor to veterinary science. The reports of the bureau of animal industry furnish evidence oi the quality and quantity of his work. He published recently a book on "The Pathology and Differential Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases of Animals," and a volume of ' Laboratory Directions for Be- ginners in Pacteriology," which has been extensively used in universitylaboratories. He is a constant contributor to the pro- grams and publications of various learned societies. He is a member of the Ameri- can Microscopical Society, the Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science, the American Public Health Association, and the Society of American Bacteriolo- gists. ■ The appropriation made by the last Legislature for the study at Petaluma of poultry problems will furnish an oppor- tunity for Professor Moore to lend much aid. Advice from a man of his broad ex- perience and high scientific attainments will greatly stimulate the university's work in veterinary science. The Cause and Cure of Bloat. Live Stock at St. Louis Exposition. An allotment of something over thirty acres of ground for the live stock shows at the World's Fair at St. Louis next year has been asked of the management by Chief F. D Coburn, who has charge of that department. This site contemplates the erection of forty-seven buildings. Thirty-nine of these are planned for stock barns with 2400 open stalls 5x10 feet and 400 box stalls 10x10 feet. The 2800 stalls will accomo- date as a minimum that number of cattle or horses, and later simultaneously a like number of both sw!ne and sheep. Four octagonal dairy barns will provide 140 open stalls and twenty-eight box italla. The site desired for the live stock ex- hibits is a continuation of Agriculture HU1 immediately south of the Agriculture and Horticulture buildings, and would make possible the grouping of all the larger exhibits in which farmers and stockmen will be most interested. The live stock area extends sonth to the grounds limits, where it faces one of the main entrances. The dates which will probably be fixed for the live stock displays at the World's Fair extends from August 22 to November 5 of next year. The barns will be given over to horses and mules from August 22 to September 3 ; to cattle from Septem- ber 12 to September 24; to sheep, goats and swine from October 3 to 15; and to poultry, pigeons, dogs and pet stock from October 24 to November 5. Hoven, bloat or tympanitis generally occurs when hungry cattle are turned into the alfalfa fields. There is seldom any trouble after the animals become used to the pasture or if they be turned into the pasture at first when it is dry, or if they are fed well before being turned in, but even then it will occur sometimes. The bloating is caused by the accumla- tion of gases in the stomach generated by the fermentation of the food. Sometimes this passes off by belching up or through the intestines. The bloating is generally confined to ruminants — those animals that chew the cud— but it will occur in horses sometimes under the same con- ditions. One of the first symptoms is that the animal will stop feeding, seems uneasy, lags behind or goes off by itself. Soon it will arch its back, the abdomen becom 8 enlarged, the belly distended, the enlarg- ment being greatest on the left side, which, if thumped, will give off a hollow, drum like sound. As the rumen becomes distended, it presses forward upon the lungs, interferes with breathing, the breath will come short and labored and the animal will grunt and moan with each breath The nose will be extended and there is a driveling of saliva from the mouth and frequently the animal will kick its belly, showing that it has colicky pains. If no relief ia given the animal dies of suffocation owing to the pressure upon the lungs, or it may topple over and rupt- ure the stomach so as to cause immediate death. The symptoms are so marked that any farmer will know what ails the ani- mal and he should at once take measures to relief it. The animal usually remains standing until it loses consciousness, stag- gers, falls and in falling usually ruptures some vital organ and death ensues. If the animal be discovered in time be- fore the trouble becomes too severe, reme- dial agencies may be applied with success generally. One of the first things to do is to elevate the head and forequarters of the animal and keep the mouth wide open by placing a round stick crosswise in it. Throw two tablespoons'ul of soda or a small handful of salt well back upon the tongue. This causes the animal to work its tongue and the salt or soda that is swallowed helps to atop the fermentation and neutralizes the gas in the stomach. If a drench can be administered one or two ounces of turpentine and twice the same amount of milk will be good. Repeat every half hour until relief is afforded. Another good remedy is aqua ammonia, two ounces for cattle well diluted with water. Drench slowly from a long necked bottle. If none of these afford relief, then the only thing to do is to use the trocar as has so often been described in this journal. Picking Out a Cow. eyes. She should stand handling well. When milked she should enjoy the process if the milker be a good hand at it. A couple of rudimentary teats behind the fully developed ones are a good indication. If added to thia we know the owner of the cow to be an honest man, and he tells us that the cow ia a good one, if we can agree on the price, we may be reasonably aure that we have gotten the worth of our money. Vitality of Cows. How to produce dairy cows so that th two essentials and at least some of tl c secondary desirable characteristics a ? secured would be an easy matter i£ the mind could be freed from fads and falla- cious theories, writes Prof. T. L. Haecker in Farm, Stock, and Some. Many of the laws of breeding laid down in books are destitute of sound basis. One of the chief errors is the point claimed to indicate constitution. An animal deep in the brisket, with broad shoulders and fore legs far apart has no more ptamina or en- durance than one with a narrow, sharp shoulder and ewe neck. In fact, the lat- ter, as a rule, has more nerve force and endures longer. So far as my observation goes, an animal with a good middle and carrying little surplus tissue is fitted for much work and a maximum period The Channel Island cattle and the Ayrshires are of this type and are noted for longev- ity and staying qualities. They are also remarkably free from constitutional dis- eases. On their native soil they are ab- solutely free from contagious diseases. About 500 animals have now been sub- jected to the tuberculin test on the Inland of Jersey and not a single case of tuber- culosis was found. Some men have a knock of doing this that puts everybody else to shame. They will go into a herd, and as they look the stock over say, there is a good cow. Act- ing on thia suggestion, one findB that be has not made a mistake. How the thing was doneis as much a mystery to us after- ward as now. We only know that this man's judgment never failed us. But few men are able to make such a choice. Most of us, as the old saying is, don't know a good thing when you see it in the line of a cow. But there are certain homely signs which are helpful to the man who sets out to find a cow for his dairy. Some of these are as follows: The cow ought to be of fairly good eize, so that fahe can eat a good ration. _ She should have a large udder and good sized teats. Following the milk vein along to the entrance to the body, in a good cow we would expect to find a hole large enough to take the second finger readily. Some hold that the vein itself should be large and crooked. The cow should have a slender neck and slender tail. She should be wide between the hind legs. She should have a good, honest look in the Auction Sale OF 200— HEAD--- 200 OF Driving and Draught HorsesandYoung Mules BHED AT RANCHO DEL PASO TO BE HELD AT American River Bridge NEAR SACRAMENTO ON MAT 11 15 ill 16. 1 Commencing Each Day at 10:30 A. M. Sale Positive — Terms Cash. W. H. SHERBURN, Auctioneer WANTED-TWO STALLIONS, DESCENDANTS OF DIRECTOR, ELECTION EER or Guy Wilkes. Must be standard and registered. Ages between 4 and 6 years— no older, and must stand between 14 3 and 15 2 bands in height. Must pass veterinary State price and location. Apply to WILLIAM G. LAYNG, 246 Third street San Francisco. NEW MODEL 1903 BEST ROAD CART MADE, O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Pollt St. BAN' FRANCISCO, CAX . Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was *• signed and introduced for .: -^"i-Dose— surround- -& iT"'-s:.-. ■-,_ -">mforts, ooa^ar- 9r.cv« a--d rn^ metr a-d ad£ag«c tfcepoj, California's Colcssal Caravansary. Ia the center of the hotels She famous court and cff cf •h,-a are the equally famous •*"""' -coirs Fcryonr CGQ^e- -->-:;.> teleptcre a:-; r> r-^c-:s wrfi-ip a'd reaQt^r, ^ v? r- - billiard pain,., - . - - news stand and t,it, c offices are directly ott t^e court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance Books and Pictures ABOUT California Mountains, Valleys, Canyons, Lakes and Seaside, and Vacation Places. Shall It Be A Camp in the Forest A Mountain Lake A Good Hotel and Trout for Breakfast A Seaside Resort and Clam Chowder for Dinner The Publications of the Southern Pacific Cover all Desirable Places and answer question! of Distance, Accommodations, Expense, Fares, Route, etc. Nothing Left to the Imagination. Inquire at INFORMATION BUREAU 613 MARKET STREET franm BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, CaL The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 20,000 gradu- ates; 30 teachers: 70 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed in positions. Send for catalogue, E. P. HEALD. President. £0C0ANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOR STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIGS FOR SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO. 208 California Street, San Francisco* Czl, 14 ®he $rrcfccxr atxif gtvovtsman [May- y, 1903| The tendency of the times in this coun- try is to build scuurint; mills in the rangr Jt± districts so that wool may be properly £ sorted, cleaned and classified without the ;•; expense u! hauling great carloads . dirt *•*" to the Atlantic seaboard. Every ileeee ■•,• carries from three to five different kinds, J ijt a or sorts of wool, each of different jj£ value, which when sold in the dirt all go at one price. When graded the fleeces are not opened, the light and heavy ones are thrown to separate piles and this is aH there is to it They must vet be sorted before they can be scoured and all woo] must be scoured before it can be used. In sorting every fleece is opened and each (rrade is taken out, separated and kept by itself. It is iu this way the commercial grades are established and known as fine, fine medium, medium, etc., each bearing a different value. In this way also each gr.uie finds its appropriate place and reaches its commercial value when sold- Each of these sorts must run true and uni- form for different mills use different gradea and this sorting must be done before scour- ing— it cannot be done afterwards. It is just as easy to bring out professional sort- ers from the east and do the work in this country so that sixty-five per cent of the original bulk need not be shipped 2000 miles or more. •A :'i :'i ;»t ;'i ;'i i't ;»i ifi i*i iH ifi-dfr jfe jfe-jfe-jfe-jfe Tl» *,« -l» -fr ■;♦.• i#.» -!|- 4* ^v if. '.t* *.• ttr i»? ^f*7|^ ife v*. .*.. .* .-« .* X California State Agricultural Society.; No Foot-No Horse Turtle's Elixir is known on every track, in every train- ing stable and in every first class breeding establish- ment in the country as being the best and only really reliable Body W©Lsh for horses. It removes all stiffness and sore- ness, allays inflammation and produces supple- ness. It is cquallv effective as a Leg Wash. Sponge the body with the Elixir and I lank el Tightly. Ap- ply to legs and bandage. Guaranteed lo produce results or money refunded. Turtle's American Condition Powders— A specific for Impure blood and all dbeases arising therefrom. Tultle's Family Elixir ,s "«q.i»i|«i« a J remedy in tlie home. We *end a sample free lor 6c in stamps, merely to pay : ■ Send at once for our 106-page book. "Veterinary Ex- perience," which we mail free. Tulue'sElixirCo. ,itt OTarrellSt., San Francisco CaL Brware of so-called Elixirs— nonpar nni nr bat TalUr'a, A veld all blisters; they offer only temporary relief, if any. Special Harness Stallion Stake for 1905. FOE THEN THREE-YEAR-OLDS. For the Get of Stallions that made Private or Public Service, Season of 1901, for their Foals of 1903. The Race is to be contested at the Mate Fair at Sacramento, 1905, when Foals are Three Years Old. THE FOLLOWING STALLIONS STALLION'S NAME FEE Sidney Arnett $ 15 Nushagak 30 Meridi an 25 Zombro ■ -■ 35 Wilkes Direct 2:2iya (Nearest) 40 Ouiboul 15 Kinney Lou 20 Exioneer 20 Mendocino 20 Monbells 20 Nazote 20 McKinney .- 100 Strathway 25 Zolock 40 Costello 20 Escort 20 Neernut 40 Bonnie Direct 100 Welcome i 25 YFERE ENTERED IN 1903: STALLION'S NAME FEE William Harold S 40 Dicta lus Medium 20 Charles Marvin 40 Demonio 20 Bays water Willies 25 Diablo 40 Waging ton McKinney 3U Joe Nolan 15 Dexter Prince 20 Cupid 20 Sidney Dillon 20 L W. Russell 20 On Stanley 20 Azmoor 20 Stam B 25 Iran Alto 50 Erect 25 Mountain Director 15 Mooter. y, 50 SLUPtO BASS ANSLERS LAKE MERRITT BOAT HOUSE J. A FATJO, Proprietor, Will furnish good boats at reasonable prices. Tackle Live aud Clam Bait, etc., and better ac- commodations than ever before offered at Lake Merritt Take narrow-gauge train to Oakland: street cars or five minutes' walk on East 12th st. to fish- lag water. Get off broad-gauge trains at Oak st. Hunt and Fish Al.uNG THB LINE OF THE {LESSEE OF TUB S. F. £ N. P. R. K.) Best Hunting and Fishing In the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Cold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Floe Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Kent Section In Callfornlu for Fruit ami llreudliiK Khtiiih teto Sao Rafael, Petaluma. Santa Rosa Ukiah, and the Fan < and Health HcMortH In Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip tloke** at -:t OriricK8-880 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tlburon Ferry. B. X. K VAN. Gen. Pium. AKt. Total paid in on stallions $1140 Added by Association 1000 Total amount of Stake to date $2140 All Foals that are the get of any stallion entered in this Stake to be eligible to be eDtered on June 1.19' 3 Entrance fee, $50 each, of wninh $5 dqubc accompany the entry, with breeding and name, if any. or foal, and a further payment of $10. March 1. 19U4, and a further pa.vmeDt of $l;> each, May 1, 1905. and a final payment of $20 on the first day of August, 1SU5, and all colts making this payment shall be eligible to start. Starters to be named In writing, through the entry bos, 4 p. m, day before the race. The nominator of any colts shall, on May I, 1905, then declare as to the trotting or pacing end he desires to start his colts All moneys paid in on colts transferred to the pacing divisiun shall be segregatfd and placed to the credit of the pacing stake, and all other payments shall be placed to the credit of the trotting stake. All payments not made as they become due deolares entry out, and releases subscriber from further liability. Hopples barred in both classes. Mile heats, three in five. For further conditions see Entry blanks. REMEMBER DATE OF CLOSING, JUNE 1, 1903. H. LOWDEN, Acting Secretary, Office, New Pavilion, Sacramento. An entry In this stake will enhance the value of your colt. First payment only S5. Entry Blanks can be obtained from Acting Secretary or at this office. 200 - OF THE fINEST - 200 Closing Out Sale Of all the standard bred trotting stock belonging to Estate of HENRY PIERCE, Deceased CONSISTING OF Stallions, Broodmares, Colts and Fillies Sired by all the most fashionably bred trottiDg stalliODS in California, and out of the bust bred mares ever bred here or brought from the Eastern States. Sale Will Take Place Tuesday, June 23, 1903, at the OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHANGE Special Prices to Dealers, Horse Shoers and Agents You don't have to pack horses' feet when you use STRAP VETERINARY and HOOF OINTMEJNT. We guarantee a speedy and positive cure for Collar and Saddle Galls, Wire Cuts, Wounds of all kinds, Burns, Scalds, Cracked and Inflamed Heels, Grease Heel Scratches, Speedy Cuts, Thrush, Contracted Heels, Toe, Sand and Quarter Cracks, Nail Pricks, Car _ Bruises, Sore Tendons, Corns and Foundered Feet in all forms. All Orders COD. We Pay Express Sample can $1. Write for testimonials. PRICES— 1 pound can, Si 00; 2 pound can, $i 75- 5 pound can. $4.00. Address a card to 1711 Genessee Street. lew Watson & Jones, cSungham Bros. KaflSaS City, MO. American Trotting fiopstor PUBLICATIONS. THE YEAR BOOK This great work will be ready for delivery March lo, iy03. uoutalns summaries of races; tables of 2:30 trot- ters; a:a> pacers; sires, with complete list of their get in standard time and tneir producing sons and daugnters; great broodmares; champion trotters- fastest records, etc Vol. XVIII, 1902, single copies, postpaid.. $4.00 Vol. XVlIl, 1903, 10 or more copies, each, '■ot> 3.35 Vol. XVII, 1901, single copies postpaid 400 Vol. XVI, 1900, .... 400 Vol. XV, 1899, " " ■' ... 400 Vol. XIV, 1S98, " " " ... 300 Vol. X11I, 1897, • .... 300 Vol. XII, 1896, " " " ... 300 Vol. XI, 1895, " " " ... 300 Vol. X, 1894, " '■ " .... 3.00 Vol. IX, 1893, " " " .... 3.00 Vol. V11I, 189a, (two parts), postpaid 5.00 Vol VI, 1890, (limited number), postpaid 2,50 Vol. V, 1889, '• •' " 250 Vol. IV, 1888, " " " 250 Vol. II, 1886, " " " 1.00 Year Books for 1891, 1887 and 1885 out of print. THE REGISTER Vols. Ill to XIV, inoluslve, in one order, „, f-,°„b-, $55.00 Single Volumes, postpaid 5.00 Vols. I and II are out of print. INDEX .DIGEST Postpaid $7.5o This important adjunct contains all the standard animals in the first ten volumes, with numbers, initial pedigrees, and reference to volume in whioh animal is registered. 246 Third St., Near Folsom, SAN FRANCISCO W. G. LAYNG, Live Stock Auctioneer, t .il-i 1 "i; nt'h Will be Issued at once REGISTRATION BLANKS will be sent upon application. Money must accompany all orders. Address FRANK E. BEST, Secretary, American Trotting Register Association, 3155 Deurboru St., Room 1108, CHICAGO, ELI.. Or BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SAN FKANCISCO, OAI, May 9, 1903] &k& tymdbev. ctnir l&pwet&mait 15 Weigh the Milk. IE vou don't weigh your milk the best investment you can make is to buy a single scale. The kind you can set at zero with the empty pail hanging thereon. Hang it in the barn near where you keep your milk while milking. On a piece of cardboard or heavy paper rule off little squares. At the top write the name or number of each cow, and set down the weight of each cow's milk, morning and ! night. You will learn something in less j than a week. You will get more and I better milk, because you will milk faster , j and get all of it. in order to beat the pre- ' vious record. You will be surprised to find that some cows give more, some leas | than you bad supposed. The scales don't I guess— they tell it as it is, black or white. ', You will also learn that cows give more when milked by certain milkers. If you are making butter don't depend entirely i on the scales; use the Babcock test. This | is now sold at a reasonable price and it I doesn't require a scientific education to use it. STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY SACRAMENTO, CAL. Stanford Stake of 1905 TO BE TROTTED AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1905. FOR FOALS OF 1 902. ENTRIES TO CLOSE JUNE 1, 1903, With H. LOWDEN, Acting Secretary, at the Office in Sacramento. FIFTY DOLLARS ENTRANCE, of which $5 must accompany nomination June 1. 1903; $5 Novem ber 1, 1903; $10 June 1, 1904: $10 June 1, 19 5, and $20 on the tenth day before the first day of the State Fair of 1905 $300 added by the Society. Mile heats, three in Sve, to harness. The stakes and added money to be divided 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent. Right reserved to deolare two starters a walkover. When only two start they may contest for the entrance money paid in, to be divided 66-:j percent to the winner, and 33J4 Per cent to the second horse. A horse distancing the field shall be entitled to first money only. In no case will a horse be entitled to more than one money. Nominators are not held for mil amount of entrance in case colt goes wrong; only forfeit the pay- ments made, which relieves you from further responsibility, and declares entry out The stake is growing in value each year; every breeder should enter in it; it will enhance the value of his colt in case be desires to seil. A Special Stake will be opened in 1905 for colts entered originally in this stake, and Occident Stake of 1905, that develop a pacing gait, to be contested for as three-year- olds in 1905. Your colt entered in the Occident Stake for 1905 is eligible for entry in this stake. Remember the date of closing is June 1, 1903. H. LOWDEN, Acting Secretary. An entry in this stake will enhance the value of yonr colt. First payment only 85. Entry Blanks can be obtained from Acting Secretary, or this office. Jepsen Bros. Company ono HARNESS MANUFACTURERS. SADDLES, WHIPS, ROBES, TURF GOODS I 1145-1147 MARKET STREET | SAN FRANCISCO Plione: Soulh 1032 THE STANDARD-BRED TROTTING STALLION BOODLE Jr. By BOODLE 2:12^, sire of Ethel Downs 2:10, Thompson 2:14^, and 4 others in 2:30 and better. He hy Stranger, sire of 33 in 2:30 Dam NINA B by Electioneer, sire Of Arion 2:07?^, L Sunol 2:08'4, Palo 2:08?i, and 164 more in 2:30 list. BOODLE Jr. is one of the best bred, best looking and best stallions on the Pacific Coast. He will make the Season of 1903 at J. D. GARR'S GABILAN RANCH, Six Miles East of Salinas Caa $25 'or tne season- Payable at end of season, or $15 for single service, payable at time of I cc Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1903 FEE --- $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEA1Y. Breed to Extreme Speed. CHAS. DERBY 4907, ret. 2:20 » "" s— SIRE OF MUCH BETTER 2:07J4. DERBY PRINCESS 2:08li, DIABLO 2:09^, OWYHEE 0:11, LITTLE BETTER 2:1134, CIBOLO 2:13Yt, and many other fast and game racehorses. Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trotters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices. Address OAKWOOD FASE STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. ELECTIONEER NUTWOOD 3> NEERNUT r^no2:Ii29oio (SIRE OF Neeretta 2:09$) By Albert W. 2:20, son of Electioneer. Dam Clytie 2d by Nutwood 2:18 3-4 SEASON 1903 AT * ' "" J"'*' '' " SANTA ANA, CAL. NEERNUT was foaled In 1891. He Is one of the bes> representatives of the Electioneer-Nutwood cross which produced the great two-year-old ArloL. He stands 155£ hands, weighs 1100 lbs.; blood bay with blaok points; trots without boots. He is a great race horse and his record (2:12^) was pro nounced by oompetent observers to be as good as 2:08. as he started in fourth position and was forced to go a wide mile. TprmC **-0 single service, S40 for the season ending July 1st, with usual return privi- 1 CI Ills, leges; 860 to lnsnre a foal. Apply to or address GEO. W. FORD, Santa Ana, Cal. SIRGIBBIE2D. No. 370 American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative StalHon in America of the Two Best British Hackney Pony Strains pOTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES ■*-* have long been recogni zed as the surest producers of beauty of conformation, com- bined with true, high and spirited action. SDR GIBBIE 2d will stand at MENLO STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at S30. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service, at the rate of Ten ($10) Dollars per month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Slock Farm All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903. Apply to james McDonnell, Supt Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo County, Cal. SIDNEY DILLON 23157= Sire of DOLLY DILLON 2:07 (the Fastest Mare of 1901), B S. DILLON 2:25 and CAPTIVITY. 2:28 1-2. Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA, CAL. SIDNEY DILLON was sired by Sidney 2:19*;: dam Venus (dam of Adonis 2:li!4, Leah 2:24!*, Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus II. 2:1 Hi), Psyche 2:i6W and Lottie Parks 2:16%, and she was also dam of Juno, the dam of Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:30) by Venture 2:27;*, sire of dam of Directum 2:05 '4: second dam a t. b. by Algerine, sou of Whipple's Ham- bletonlan SIDNEY DILLON in a model of symmetry and imparls his grand individual- ity, inherent speed and excellent disposition to all his progeny. Bust of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges if horse is still in my possession. For pasturage and other information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Supt. Sauta Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. Or Ira Pierce, 728 Montgomery St , S. P, TERMS FOR THE SEASON. $40. r"r::::T-Tr-;M.' i ■■■-■ it: frT^TftT^xa^w M 4fe ■ ■■■■■ ■ 1 ^h. ^fe ■ m ■■■■ M HB M BMM J QUINNS OINTMENT FOR HORSES standaatthclicnrlnrall veterinary remedies. Such troubles en Spavins, Curbs, Windpufls, Splints, Bunches have no terrors for a horse if the master Iceeps and applies Qmnn'a Ointment. All well known horsemen speak of it in the highest term's : rol PruUtq, Ph., ,.,.n,.rn „l St.. Brl, brother of lit, B.-l Bor, write, "W. hnvo " "" ■Ofctmant with groat iqoco„* I t„ i ,,.,,. it fiillillnallolalmoaforit. \v„ cheer- fully rooommcod it to our friend.." For Curb., Splint*, Spuvloa or BaucheH it hft.no cquftl. Price r sent by mail. W. B. EDDY a CO., WHITEHALL. N. Y. The Thoroughbred Stallion St. Carlo (St. Blaise. LCarina.. .„,;. [ Ifewminster mil, t Seclusion L*a8ee Ivesnvi. nne Kincfiaher -' Lexington Carlta ,,The "l-Psed uar,t" (Camilla ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, an<1 won about $29,000 as a two-year-old He Is a wonderful younu Sire, among his get being Ruinart (winner of the Burns Handicap. Palace Hotel Handicap and $11,650). Zamar II (winner of 19 races as a two-year-old and STG95). Joan. February, St. Cuthbert, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Marmion. May Boy, Our-Climate. Glendinniog and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903. For further particulars ia regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES MCDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. a/tM^ TRADE MARK ^^JS* *™ SPAVIN CURE > POSITIVELY "AND PERMANENTLY CURES BONE AND BOG SPAVIN, THOROUGH PIN, RINGBONE, CURB, SPLINT, CAPPED HOCK, SHOE BOIL, WIND (except Low Ringbone) PUFF, WEAK AND SPRAINED TENDONS, AND ALL LAMENESS. FROM A REPUTABLE AND NOTED TRAINER. Glenville Driving Park, Cleveland, Ohio. For the enclosed $a please send me one more bottle of " Save-the-Horse " It is Joint/ great work. Respectfully. MILLARD F. SANDERS. Hartland, Mioh. Find enclosed money order for $5, for ■which send me another bottle of "Save tbe-Horse" spavin cure, as it has done all you claim for it forme With the bottle I bought of you I took off a curb, spavin and a side bone on a three-year-old mare that other spavin cures refused to help in the least. I consider your spavin cure the best on the market. E M PARSHALL. Howick, Quebec. I bad a mare suffering from a bone spavin and very lame. I concluded to try a bottle of "Save- the-Horse," and at the expiration of six weeks* treatment she was free from all lameness and I consider it one of the grpatest compounds made. DAVID BARRINGTON every day, and T think he will stay sound. The bottle I am ordering now I will use on another horse that has a pair of spavins and a curb; he does not ro very lame but walks on his toes, but I think ' Save-the-Horse" will bring him around so that he will walk all right. Very truly. OTTO MEYER. Edgewater, N. J. Enclosed check for $5. for which you will kindly send me another bottle of "Save-the-Horse' by Wells- Fargo Express soon as possible. The horse that I have been treating with ' Save-the Horse" went sound and I sold him. and the last I heard of thishorsehe wasstill goingsound and was working TROY CHEMICAL CO., Troy, N. Y. The Are iron is uncertain and invariably only aggravates the disease or injury; blistering is less effective than the tire iron, and both necessi- tate laying up the horse from four weeks to two months. Arsenic, mercurial and poisonous com- pounds produce irreparable injury. "Save-the-Horse" eliminates all these factors. Horse can be worked continuously. It can be applied at any time, anywhere, any place, and in all conditions and extremes of weather— hot or cold. And no matter what the age, condition or development of the case, or pre- vious failures in treating, the concentrated, pen- etrating, absorbing power of this remedy is un- failing. S5 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle given under our seal and signature, constructed solely to satisfy and protect you fully. Need of second bottle is almost improbable, except in rarest of cases Copy of Guarantee sent upon application. $5. at all druggists and dealers, or sent express prepaid. fD. E NEWELL. Pacific Coast Agent 1 519 Mission St., San Francisco. The New Simplex Cream Separator. Mr Munroe, care of Weathert.y Creamery Co , Portland, Or. Dear Sir: The No. 2 700 lb Simplex Hand Separator I bought, from you is a dandy. It will separate 850 lbs. of milk per hour by opening the milk faucet wide open. I made sev- eral tests of the skim milk, running the machine over capac- ity and skimming 859 lbs per hour at 60 degrees. Skim milk tested .01. 700 lbs. at 56 degrees .02. My boy ten years old ran the Separator to skim 291 lbs of milk. I made four pounds more of butter off of 1200 pounds of milk than I did with the old machine. Any one in doubt of the Simplex Separator's work, refer them to me. It is far easier to clean than the Separator. Yours respectfully, WM. H. MILLER, Fish Hawk, Columbia Co,, Or. Send for New 1003 Creame.y Catalogue, just issued, and special Literature on Simplex Separators and Churns. BAKER & HAMILTON SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. RED BALL BRAND. Awarded GoldMedal At California State Fair 1892. Every horse owner who values his stock shou Id constantly have a sup- ply of it on hand. It improves and keeps stock in the pink of condition. Manhatta Foo Co 1 253 Folsom St., San Francisco Ask your grocers or dealers for it. Positively Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion. C. P. KERTELL, Manager. May 9, 19031 Gttte gveeftev anii l&p&vt&tnan 11 NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-3*3 hands. Foaled 1890. Bred by Wm. Corbett. Trial (3) 2:31 in 1902 ARISTO (3) 2:17i ^SSiS'. and Stanford States, 1902 >f MAJELLAB.(2)2:29Tr^Uti THE BOQUET Brown Filly r^y^iM Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18, sire or Oro Wilkes 3:11, Sable Francis 2:1534, Sabina 2:l5lA, Sabledale (at 2 years) 2:18J4, Bufflngton (at 2 years) 2:2014 and 36 others in 2:30 list. Dam. Fidelia (trial 2:36 at 2 years), dam of Fidette 2:2814. dam of Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:17J-i by Director, sire of Directum 2:05Ji, Direct 2:0554. Nathan Straus 2:05H. Direction 2:08!4, etc. Second dam by Reavis' Blackbird 2:22. sire of Mamie Griffin 2:12, Vic H. 2:12j-i. etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCracken's Black- hawk 767. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; of that number only three have ever had a full season's training, namely. Aristo (3) 2:1754, Majella B. (2) 2:29 (trial at 4 years 2:13^), and The Boquet (trial at 3 years) 2:21 His son Aristo (at 3 years) 2:17!4 took sick with distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twenty-ninth had practically no work, yet he easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake. NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15th and ending July 1st. Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. First-class pasturage for mares, $3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company's steamers, from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shipped in care of Morshead's Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. Guy McKinsief Season of 1903 at LINDEN, SAN JOAQUIN CO. Saturdays at Higginbotham's Stables, Stockton. FEE 830 FOR THE SEASON. GUY McKINNEY is a beautiful black, 16 hands high, and weighs 1200 pounds, a model of sym- metry, handsome head and neck, short back, the best of legs and feet, good disposition and great intelligence. He is a perfect galted trotter, and with very little handling showed a 2:20 gait. In his blood lines are represented the greatest strains of the American trotter, and the greatest pro- ducers of early and extreme speed. Good pasturage at $1.50 per month. Every precaution taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. All bills to be settled before mares are removed. For further particulars address D. BRYSON, Linden, Cal. By McKinney 2:111 (Sire 7 in 2:10 list, 22 in 2:15 list) 1st dam FLOSSIE D. by Guy Wilkes (Sire 4 in 2:10 list, 19 in 2:15 list) 2d dam BLANCHWARD by Onward (Sire 9 in 2:10 list, 27 in 2:15 list) 3d dam BLANCHE PATCHEN by Mambrino Patchen 58 (greatest broodmare sire) 4th dam LADY BLANCHE by Hough ton's Privateer 258 5th dam JENNY LIND by Abdal- lah 15 THE BARON WILKESES WON 25 PER CENT OF AIL THE KONEI ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT OF 1903. Breed to the Fntnrlty Winning Family. BARON DALE 2:11 Oakdale Baron (p) 2=191 Baronoid (4) 2=241: Baron May (4) 2=20i Lady Dale (3) (p) 2=2li JanieM.(p)c^eu?nln2:l3 Caprus(3)ISysTn2:25i race on 14 mile track Banco Trial on H mile 2:20* 1 Reg. No. 4 20,184. Son of tlie Great BARON WILKES 2:18, greatest living Sire of 3:10 performers (sire 9 In 2:10 list). 1st dam NATHALIE (by Nutwood 600), dam of Grand Baron 2:12!* and BARONDALE 2:I1H. 2d dam BEATRICE (by Cuyler 100), dam of Patron 2:14K, Prod- igal 2: 18. Pangloss and Patronage, all great sires. 3d dam MARY MAMBRINO (by Mambrino Patchen 58), dam of Elvira 2: 18!4, Dunra von (sire) and dams of Ponce de Leon 2:13 and four others. Where Can You Beat This Breeding? Season 1903 San Jose Track. TERMS $50 SEASON, with usual return privileges. TOM JAMES, 1120 Alameda Ave., San Jose, Cal. erir SPEED AND ABILITY TO REPRODUCE IT- DIABLO 2109 1-4 SIR ALBERT S 2:03 3-4 CLIPPER 2:06 DIODINE 2:10 1-4 Daedallon2:ll Diawood2:ll. El Diablo 2:11, Tags 2M1K, Hijo del Diablo 3:11(4, Inferno 2:15, Diablita 2:15k GaU Topsail 2:16. Imp 2:19m. N. L. B (2) 2:21/,, Rey del Diablo (2) 2:23«, Interna 2:2414, Athablo 2:2414, Hazel D. 2:24'/2, Miramonte 2:2424, Irene 2:25. Dam /Don Derby 2:06 I Diablo H.OBH BERTHA by Alcantara»" any occur. Pasturage for mares a, reasonable rates. q ^ GRirFITH Pleasanton, Cal. Summ ary of Three of Bonnie Direct's Races. Chamber of Commerce Stakes, $5000, at Detroit Bonnie Direct 9 ? ? 9 2 2 Annie Thornton M 1 1 * HalMcEwen J " ■ Pussywillow ° d ll George C 3 4 3 4 5 ro. Cobbett 4 7 4 5 dr. Duchess 11 13 5?6 dr Joe Wheeler 13 9 7 Tdr Fred Wilton 3 3 9 dis. SIC. Clemens Boy 5 6 6 dr Louis E. Mid dleton 6 8 13 dr, Sport 7 10 10 dr. Gamecock 10 1. dr, Connie 13 dr, Little Frank dis. Time-2:10K, 2:12*, 2:I3S. 2:13, 2:12«, 2:12K. 4dis 3 3 ro 3 4 3 1:37* 2:13 Class, pacing, purse S1500, at Columbus. Bonnie Direct 2 i i a Johnnv Agan ' J » J Lady Piper « ■• Freilmont a Red Light 4 4 5 dr, Prince Exum dis. Time-0:31. 1:0SJ£. 1:34. 2:fW<: 0:33-, U05K, 1:3W<, 2- 10W: 0:33 1:03»i. 1:3m. 2:(17H; 0:3U4. 1:01V4 2I08H; 0:31M,1:03K, 1:36,2:08*. Blue Hill Stake, S3O00, at Readville. BonnieDirect \ I i SallieHook f % % Evolute 5 J i Annie Thornton ■* * Paul Revere 3 5 4, Dark Wilkes 6 ,7 5 Tommy W 7 6 7 Ar»o Director 8 8 6. Lady Allnght 9 9 9, Beauty Spot dis, P. H. Flynu dis. . Time-2:07}i. 2:09«, 2:10M- Limonero=3=2.i5 3=4 (A Great LIMONERO 2:151 rave seen him to be one of the best He is a magniBcent dark bay horse, individuality ranks with any of f them have never been trained Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who stallions standing for service in California. with no marks, and in breeding, class and He has 35 two and three year olds that All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. From "JETS? Pactions of the best judges ™1°t^«XSZ?t ^^P^'^.r^P^^^ 7ome-starkPerformers. A number of 4 ^6-Lo- tzt:^ .. *. fourth >,*•,.. *^3&s&»5»S^ Piedmont 904 Record 2:17M Winner of 41 heats in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Res... 2:15M Limonero 2:152a Lorita 2:18iHMay rergMon Reg. No. 33389 Almont 33 Sire of 35 trotters and 2 pacers 96 sons produced 435 trotters and 135 paeers 81 dau produced 102 trotters and 28 pacers B. B. w of the grea P., Baron Dillon, LIMONERO Axinite and Futurity 2:15! will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. J. H. WILLIAMS, University Station. Los Angeles, Cal. EARLY AND Wanda 2:18y, Charley O 2:18;/, MarstOQ C 2:19^ and sire dams of Fanny Wilcox.2:10j< Alta Vela 2:1IH Lizziemoilt....2:l6X Montrose (3).. .2:18 sire ol 23 trotters. 2 pacers 7 sons produced 14 trotters, 3 pacers 16 daughts produced 21 trotters, 3 pacers to University Station HARRICON O. ARMS. Owner. o K H & O g ^ l-Lulaneer M Dam of Limonero 2:15?£ Bion 2:193£ (by Mamb Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont — 2:17^- Almont Eagle. 2: 27 3 sons produced 29 trot's, 3 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 pacers Electioneer 125 Sire of 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 trotters and 197 pacers 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 12 pacers [ Lula (by Norman 25) Record 2:15 Winner of 56 beats in 2:3(1 Grease Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS — Cases where ulcerations extend, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often Weed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine After Blistering. Veterinary Pixine is the very best application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process Will heal the most severe cases without scar, and will prevent loss of hair. As a Preventive —If a light application of Veterinary Pixine is used before speeding, driving in wet. muddy or slushy weather, or in the snow, your horse will never have speed cracks, scratches or grease heel. For Hoofs —it will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in periect form. For Old and Chronic Sores. Etc.— Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, hobble chafes abscesses, inBammatory swellings, sores and all skin disease. In cases of emergency it is invaluable. This penetrating, stimulating, soothing, ab- sorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from beneath the surface by disinfecting the parts, subduing inflammation andstimulatinghealthy granulation, not by drying and scabbing. 2 oz., 35c; 8 oz , 50c, 5-lb pkjr., S4.00. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROT CHEMICAL CO., TBOT, N. Y. D. E. Newell, Pacific Coast A^ent, 519 Mission Street, San Francisco. THE CHAMPION SIRE OF NUTWOOD Wl KES. »j~ — *™« oooenn with NUTWOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1903 at tie FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. EXTREME SPEED. RACE RECORD Vl^'i By GTJX WILKES 2 = 15M Dam LIDA W „}v¥, By NUTWOOD 2:1S*£ VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— 811 Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts., San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. NUTWOOD STOCK Fee = $50 For the Season With return privileges if horse remains my property Good pastur- age at 13 per month. Bills payable before re- moval ot mare. Stock well cared for. but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 John A. McKerron Fastest trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 2:12'.i Who Is It - •l'"i 3-year-old race rec 2:12 Stanton Wilkes 2:10* Georgie B 2:12', Claudius 2:13', Bob Ingersoll fcl« Irvlngten Boy 2:l7'i Verona 2:18m Irvlngton Belle 2:184 Echora Wilkes 2:18S4 IS THE SIRE OF 2:05 a 21 Rosewood Nearest a:K,^ Central Girl 2:22'i Milter 2:21V, Alir B £24 Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgie 2:2.=) Fred Wilkes 2:26'; Queen C SS28J4 Electros* 2:28'; Daueestar... 2:2H L E C 2:29'S T. C. (3) 2:30 started in races. Of these, Alone 2:09!*. fastest lour-ycar-old o 1902 SrBut three ot the grandsons and granddaughters of NUTWOOD WILKES ever start Is by a son (Nearest 2:22). and Hollo. 2-.I6J! and Miss Georgie 2:2o are out of his daughters Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co.. Cal. Young stock by NUTWOOD WILKES for sale For further particulars apply or address MARTIN CARTER. ALAMEDA RACE TRACK. \ FEW STALLS ARE Fc lit RENT AT THE Alameda Race Track. Tho track Is In flrst- totpefor working trotters and pacers, and will be kept so. Apply to A. O. GOTT. Secre- tary, i Bt, Alameda. Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh ol the Bladder Cured It, 48 Hoar*. CAPSULES I MONTEREY 2109 1-4 Reg. No. 31706 6\ A. W. FOLKERS Sucoessor to J H. A. FoLkers & Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building, Room 4. San Francisco Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage. Saddle and Roarf Uorses for Sale Office and stable: 605 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. r>r. SAN LORENZO Mondays/ ti WEDNESDAYS. THURS- DAYS and FRIDAYS. Will Make the Season of 1903 at RDAYS, SUNDAYS, Mil PITAS C?„« frCft FOR THE SEASON. Good pasturage at $3 permooth. Best of care taken ot mares, Kee $5U but no responsibility for accidents or escapes. Send lor card containing pedigree and full particulars. Address p. J. WILLIAMS, San Lorenzo, Cal. M. R. C. V. S.. F. E. Y. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edlnburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- ceon to the S. F. Fire Department; Lire Stock Inspector forNew Zealand and Australian Coloniet at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California: Es-Prestdent m the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion: Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Golden Gate Avenue, near "Webster St., San Francisco: Telephone West 128. ««-BKEED FOR SIZE, STYLE, SPEED, GAMENESS."a» HAMBLETONIAN WILKES 1679 (TheOnly Son of the \ Great Geo, Wilkes in California I Phoebe Wilkes Robert I PhobonW ... Rocker .2:08(4 t Tommy Mac. . . .2:10 | VloSohlllor... 2:I0H Arlene Wilkes. .2:11 | Suobeam .2:11* .8: MM New Era 2:13 I Savllle 2:17', Aeroplane 2:16V,- Grand George 2:18M Sybil S 2:l6Ji I J. P. Hanson 2:19m and 12 more In 2:30 win Hake Hi' Beaton of 1003 at GREEN MEADOW FARM 8 .parlor to Copaiba, Cnbebu or Injection Terms for the Season, $40. I tor oscapos or accidents. K» "ire fence*. Telephone: Suburban lfi. Brokaiv Road, 1-4 mile from Santa Clnra. Usual return privileges. Good pasturage at W per month. Dost of care taken of mares, but no liability Address R. I. MOORHEAD, SANTA CLARA, CAL. An Inflamed Tendon needs Cooling. Absorbine Will do it and restore the circulation. No blister; no hair gone; and you can use the horse. $2.00 per bot- tle. Regular dealers, or F. YOUNO, P. D. F., Springfield, Mass. For sale by Maok&Co., LangleyA Michaels Co. Redlngton & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron all of San Francisco. MAY 9, 1903; ®he gtveeiiev cm& gtpxrrtsmcm 19 Portal Houses ALL SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boxes. BuDgalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CONVTWENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu- lar and Price List. Burnham— Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet. First and Second, OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street BALLISTITE Tbe Standard Dense Powder of the World. ^7Vi:rxns sa6s,460 During the Past Pour Years, Heading the List of Winning Powders. i u I All A rn 75 CHAMBERS ST,, NEW YORK CITY VJ, PI. LMU Ob KtSKJ* Telephone 1747 Franklin. Importers and Dealers In Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing Goods. Sole Agents for BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk) Smokeless Powders EMPIRE ••••• •••.. •••*. •*... ••... The PERFECT Bulk Smokeless Can now be supplied in bulk or loaded shells by ths leading cartridge companies, gun, and ammunition dealers, or the sole agents. TAKK NO ONE'S WOBD-TBY THEM FOR YOURSELF. A postal brings "Shooting Facts." (Third Edition.) BLACK RIFLE POWDER SHOTGUN SMOKELESS and SMOKELESS RIFLE Always Popular and Always Perfect. ALANSON H. PHELPS. Agent, *«1 MARKET STREET, ... SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. CAMPBELL'S HORSE FOOT REMEDY best8 Kmedy EVER TJSED ON HORSES' FEET. IT PENETRATES and DRIES IN quickly and DOES NOT GUM and FILL UP THE PORES like tar and oil compounds. It is the GREATEST REMEDY ever used to remove SORENESS and FEVER from the foot, and makes it possible to get good services out of a horse working on hard and hot pavements It gives natural nourishment to the foot and incites a rapid, healthy growth— ALL DRYNESS AND BRITTLE- NESS quickly disappears. QUARTER CRACKS and SAND CRACKS are rapidly erown out when directions given in our booklet are followed. It is a SURE CURE for CORNS, CONTRACTED FEET and NAIL WOUNDS ir directions are followed It PRE.VENTS SOUND FEET FROM BECOMING UN- SOUND and GROWS a TOUGH. STRONG. ELASTIC WALL and HEALTHY FROG—A FOOT WHICH WILL STAND WORK onracecoi sen. _ Manv of the ' c* nw»«?rs vii .ralners state that for track work nothing ecrr'"1*. Tn -niny cases horses have reduced thuir records SETT".1 "^Cllds d ie to its USC It is a CES.0 JWW1E for THRUSH and SCRATCHES We Guarantee Hat It Will Do Wbat We Claim and Will Refund Money if It Pails. PRICES :-Quarts, 1100; Half-Gallon, S1.75; Gallon, 83 00; rau"> .^.-Gallon, $5.50; Five-Gallon, $10.00. - Books givingifull directions for Its use and much valuable information as to shoeing are supplied ,ree« ,..,,. a .. a ,, ~*-i urnrtnatinn concerning Campbell's Iodoform Gall Cure in next issued t^s'pa^r^It lfthegoe^!ndnSuse°Sf SSl J* »pW displacing ai, others. JAS. B. CAnPBELL&CO . Manufacturers, 412 W.nadison St., CHICAGO, ILL ruST I. IKE A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track. Bring the ladles and see the FASTEST HORSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. S O LSEY 4SON, Proprietors CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IN Half Tones and IAne Engraving, Artistic Designing. 506 Mission St.. cor. First, San Franclsc BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE DEALERS IN 55-57-59-61 First Street, S. F. Tblephonb Main 199 LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission. Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. Room 7. warehouse: 203 Berry St I office: 303 California St , SAN FRANCISCO, Telephone: Main 1027. HAL. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOLSTEINS — Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1899 1st & ad tor aged cows, 4-yr 3-yr and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhama competing. 5th year my Holstelns have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F. H. Burke, SO Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Niles & Co.. Los Angeles, Cal. AYRSHTRES— Young Bulls, Cows and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon Petaluma Cal. SURE SHOTy The puppy is liable to destruction from worms. 'Tis the critical period in a dog's life. Canine "worms meet "sure" destruction when S&xxr:e> Shot is administered. After that, it builds up the growing dog*s constitution, develops bone and muscle. It makes thin, puny and weak puppies plump, animated and strong. 50c. by mail, prepaid. SERGEANT'S CONDITION PILLS are the best liked and easiest to give of all alteratives and tonics. Incidentally any disease that a dog is likely to have will be speedily relieved and ulti- mately cured. Of dealers, 50c and $1.00. By mail, prepaid. Sergeant's Carbolic Soft Soap is the "best ever" and for sale everywhere. 25c. of dealers. By mail 35c. An order, or 8c. in stamps will entitle you to our laTEST Dog Book and Pedigree blank, mailed free. For sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealera," F. W. BRAU N & CO., Los Angeles, Cal., PaciiC Coast Supply SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for tree copy of " DOG CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch — 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for " SANITAS " Disinfectant. #* -BOOK ON- Dog Diseases t o Foe <3L Mailed Free to any address by the author, H. Clay Glover, D. V. S., 1278 Broadway. New York. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word ■per insertion. Cash to accompany order. COLLIES. Being overstocked, we offer for sale cheap a grand lot of POINTER PUPPIES By CBAMP.SAMS BOW-WINNIPEG I IV, six months old By CHAMP CUB V OF KENWOOD- JINGOS BAGPIPE, five months old By CHAMP CUBA OF KENWOOD- FLY'S GIRL, foar months old. Now is your time to pick a good Derby Entry for next year... STOCKDALE KENNELS R. M. Dodge, Mgr. Bakersfield, Cal rOR SALE— A HANDSOME AND GENTLE x Collie dog Houhe broken aod good watch dog. Used to the city and a good companion for a lady. Address Kennel Editor, this office. pOLLIE PUPS FOR SALE-BY PRIZE KJ winning imported sires and dams, fit for bench, ranch or farm Bothsexes Prices accord- ing to quality Correspondence solicited: all let- ters cheerfully answered. THOS. S. GRIFFITH. Box 1907. Spokane, Wash. I GREAT DANES. riREAT DANE DOG PUPS FOR SALE-SIX ^ months old; out of Maud S by Blue Beard, boh frequent bench winners. Apply or address O. BERGSTEN, Center-street Station, Oak- land, Cal. ENGLISH SETTERS. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers, [ WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Lithlan BHz- I zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee »30 WANDEE REVELRY, formerly Saltscar Rev- 1 elry (Saltscar Gambler-Saltscar Cheerful). Fee 835 j WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velocity-Norfolk Two Step). Fee Sio Puppies and Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 844 Harrison St., San Francisco Cal, DELVEitTOtf KENNELS Hampton Promise A. K. C. No. 53101 (BLACK DUKE II-CH. GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 27 prizes. Stud fee, 815. Apply to T. J. BLIGHT, 213 Third Avenue. San Franoisco. TpOR SALE— FANCHON, BLUE BELTON x bitch. 9 months: handsome, stylish; by Count Danstone-Lady: price $30 PEARLY handsome lemon belton bitch, no patches; 9 months: by Petrel's Count-Fair! and Pet: price $40. MRS. THOS. MURPHY, Gabllan Kennels, Hollister, Cal. ' COCKER SPANIELS. pLUMERIA COCKER KENNELS HAVE I x removed to their new kennels, 229 Ninth Ave. The dogs in this kennel are conceded to be the best in the West, having defeated all comers for the past five years, under the best judges in America. At Stud— Champion HAMPTON GOLDIE (greatest sire of winners alive), PLU- MERIA TWEEDLEPUNCH and others Young and matured stock for sale. Address E C. PLUME. 229 Ninth Ave., San Francisco. Small dogs boarded. "W-AIROD KENNELS— A FEW SPECIAL BAR- -Li gains in puppies, young bitches, and bitches in whelp, to make room- Finely bred stock. The prize-winning Cocker, Plumeria Beau n, at stud. Also Glenwood Kennels' famous black Cocker, Champion Havoc. Fee $20. 123 Third Avenue, San Francisco. TPOR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES ■*• by Ch. Hampton Goldie. Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads, Frultvale, Alameda AT STUD CUBA OF- KENWOOD (Glenbelgh Jr.— dtella.) SAM'S BOW (Plain aam— Dolly '1) STOCK: ALE k IELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakersfield, Kern Co.. Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. AtHStud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER MORFOLK TRUEMAN < « ffOA Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy, ■jec OiV- reserve winners, Oakland, 1902), tmelda (winners and special for best, S. F., 1902) Isabelle. etc. ^ fi HlCKMAN> 1767 Page St., San Franoisco. NELS now at 229 Ninth Ave . near Clement St., San Francisco, CaL We challenge the world AT STUD. pH. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S ^ chamDion Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ^NDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wii <*nd smooth). CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL am. RABY EL VET (winner of 7 firsts in England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs alwavs for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St- and Central Ave., San Franoisco Telephone: Baker 3031. ST. BERNARDS. W AIROD KENNELS— A SINGLE BARGAIN in royally bred St. Bernard puppy. At stud, the Doted Grand Master H, winner of many prizes and admittedly the best on the Coast. 123 Third Avenue. San Francisco. PtDlUKEfcS TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Wri*e for prices. Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary S\r: San Francisco. Cal. 20 (&lie gvccitcv ixxxii grjrartsmatt [May 9, 1903 TELEPHONE-. South 640 ORSE BOOTS San Francisco, Cal.^*^ S«nd for Illustrated Catalog THE A! WAYS A3\/a: :lve xj mitio _lv U. M. C. WINS Grand American Handicap at Kansas City, April 14th to ISth, Mr. Martin Diefenderfer, an amateur shooter of Wood River, Nebraska, usiDg TJ. M. C. 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Nominators are not held for lull amount of entrance In case colt goes wrong; only forfeit the pay- ments made, which relieves you from further responsibility, and declares entry out The stake is growing in value each year; every breeder should enter in it: it will enhance the valtte of his colt in case he desires to seil. A -pecial Stake will be opened in 1905 for colts entered originally in this stake, and Occident Stake of 1905, that develop a pacing gait, to be contested for as three-year- olds in 1905. Your colt entered in the Occident Stake for W05 is eligible for entry in this stake. Remember the date of closing is June 1, 1903. H. LOWDEN, Acting Secretary. An entry in this stake will enhance the valne of your colt. First payment only S5. Entry Blanks can be obtained from Acting Secretary, or this office. California State Agricultural Society. Special Harness Stallion Stake for 1905. FOE THEN THREE-YEAR-OLDS. For the Get of Stallions that made Private or Public Service, Season of 1901, for their Foals of 1903. The Race is to be contested at the State Fair at Sacramento, 1905, when Foals are Three Years Old. THE FOLLOWING STALLIONS WERE ENTERED IN 1902 STAILION'S NAME FEE Sidney Arnett $ 15 Nushagak 30 Meridian 25 Zombro 3d Wilkes Direct 2:22*4 (Nearest) 40 Ouiboul 15 Kinney Lou 20 Esioneer 20 Mendocino 20 Monbells 20 Nazote 20 MoKinney 100 Strathway 25 Zolock 40 Costello 20 Escort 20 Neernut 40 Bonnie Direct 100 Welcome 1 2a Total paid in on stallions.. Added by Association STALLION S NAME William Harold , Dictatus Medium Charles Marvin Demonio Bayswater Wilkes Diablo Washington McKinney. .. Joe Nolan Dexter Prince Cupid Sidney Dillon L W. Russell On Stanley Azmoor StamB Iran Alto Erect Mountain Director , Monter.y $1140 1000 &40 20 40 20 25 40 20 20 20 30 20 20 25 50 25 15 50 Total amount of Stake to date. .$2140 All Foals that are the get of any stallion entered in this Stake to be eligible to be entered on June 1. 1903. Entrance fee, $5C each, of which $5 most accompany the entry, with breeding and name, if any, of foal, and a further payment of $10. March 1, 1904, and a further payment of $15 each. May 1, 1905. and a final payment of $20 on the first day of August, 1905, and all colts making this payment shall be eligible to start. Starters to be named in writing, through the entry bos,4 p. m, day before the race. The nominator of any colts shall, on May 1, 1905, then declare as to the trotting or pacing end he desires to start his colts. All moneys paid in on colts transferred to the pacing division shall be segregated and placed to the credit of the pacing stake, and all other payments shall be placed to the credit of the trotting stake. All pavments not made as they become due deolares entry out, and releases subscriber from furtherli jility. Hopp barred in both classes. Mile heats, three in five. For further conditions see Entry blanks. REMEMBER DATE OF CLOSING, JUNE 1, 1903. H. LOWDEN, Acting Secretary, Office, New Pavilion, Sacramento. An entry In this stake will enhance the value of your colt. First payment only So. Entry Blanks can be obtained from Acting Secretary or at this office. Books and Pictures ABODT California Mountains, Valleys, Canyons, Lakes and Seaside and Vacation Places. Shall It Be A Camp in the Forest A Mountain Lake A Good Hotel Trout for Breakfast A Seaside Resort Clam Chowder for Dinner The Publications of the Southern Pacific Cover all Desirable Places and answer question* of Distance, Accommodations, Expense, Fares, Route, etc. Nothing Left to the Imagination. Inquire at INFORMATION BUREAU 813 MARKET STREET MM BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal. The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 20,000 gradu- ates; 30 teachers: 70 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed in positions. Send for catalogue. R. P. HEALD, President. MCE I H O Q CATTlf pillTRy NETT|NG |»«l W IWESTICOASTi WIRE> IRONWORKS 119 FRIM0Nl!sT..SAN FRANCISCO. I Q0C0ANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOR STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIQS FOR SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BT EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO. 208 California Street, San Francisco, Cal. May 16, 190JJ &hs gveetrev anit gtpart&man 8 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN P. W. KELLEY, Pboprietob. rurf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O. BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 586. Terms— One Tear S3. Six Month* SI. 75, Three Months SI STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money anould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kelley, 38 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, May 16, 1903. Stallions Advertised. TROTTING BRED. BARONDALE 2:11^ Tom James. San Jose BONNIE DIRECT C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton BOOL-xjE Jb J. D. Carr, or John Garside, Salinas CH AS DERBY 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville DIABLO 2:09K Wm. Murray, Woodland GUY McKINNEY D Bryson, Linden HAMBLETONTAN WILKES R. L Moorhead, Santa Clara LIMONERO 2:I5X J- H. Williams, Los Angeles MONTEREY 2:09s< P. J. Williams, San Lorenzo NUSHAGAK 25939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16% Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington NEAREST 2:22)4 T. W. Barstow, San Jose NEERNUT 2:12x Geo. W. Ford, Santa Ana SEYMOUR WLLKES Thos. Roche, Lakeville, Sonoma Co SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Frank Turner, Santa Rosa ZOMBRO 2:11 Geo. T. Beckers, University, Los Angeles Co THOROUGHBREDS. HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS The Baywood Stud, San Mateo SIR GLBBIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co AN AMERICAN HORSEMAN has been the guest of California for the past ten days. Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States, is the American gentleman to whom we refer. On two occa- sions since he arrived in this State he has shown his ability as a horseman. At Monterey last Sunday he rode over the beautiful and famous road known as the Seventeen Mile Drive, and on Wednesday this week here in San Francisco mounted a handsome black charger and reviewed the United States troops at the Presidio. He did not ride with a short stirrup and his hands full of leather as the majority of foreigners do, but sat his horse American fashion, guiding his mount with the knee and a slight pressure of the rein on the neck. The President learned his horsemanship with the cow boys and to see him galloping across the hills at the Presidio last Wednes- day, riding easily and erect, was an inspiring sight. It is to the horse that President Roosevelt attributes much of the vigor and health which enables him to pursue the strenuous life he lives. The work he has done since coming to California would have put many a strong man to bed. He has been on the go all the time, making from two to a half dozen speeches a day and traveling over much territory with but little rest. When at home in Washington a horseback ride is one of his daily practices as he knows it gives life and health and strength to body and mind. President Roosevelt is an American and a horseman and he is proud of both titles. THE SPECIAL HARNESS STALLION Stake for 1905, inaugurated by the California State Agri- cultural Society, should secure a big entry liBt, as it is the most valuable stake in California. There is already paid in on the sires nominated the sum of $2140, of which 60 per cent will go to the trotting and 40 per cent to the pacing divisions of the stake. The entrance fee on the foals is $50, of which but $5 is to be paid at the time the colts are entered on June 1st, this year. There will be a payment of $10 on March 1st next year, another of $15 May 1, 1905, and a final payment of $20 August 1, 1905, which is the year the races are to be contested by the then three year olds. All foals of 1902 sired by the stallions nominated are eligibl* to this stake. In all probability the stake will be worth $10,000. Don't fail to look over the adver- tisement in this issue and if you own a foal of 1902, sired by any of the stallions mentioned, write to Sec- retary H. Lowden, Sacramento, for an entry blank and conditions. 1UEGOTIATIONS are now being held with the managers of several tracks in California in re- gard to holding the Breeders Meeting this year, at which the big stakes for aged horses and the first division of the big $6000 colt stake are to be decided. In next Saturday's issue of this paper the date and place of this meeting will be announced, and it may be that the association will then be able to announce the dates and places of several other meetings to be given by it this year. yHE DISAPPOINTMENT which has been pretty * generally expressed among horsemen in Cali- fornia this week over the prices received at the Blue Ribbon sale last Monday for the best of the consign- ments from this State, is not justified. While in some instances some of the horses sold for less than their value as race horses (taking their earning capacity into consideration) the average has been good. Re- ports from but ten of the horses sold have reached us, and of these six were green, untried horses and yet the average received for the ten was $4185. Breeders and owners should remember that the men who can pay up in the thousands for a horse are limited in number if not in means, and that millionaires whose stabb s are filled with great record horses and great prospects cannot be expected to continue to buy at big prices. The demand for good horses is greater than ever, and the Cleveland sale has been a big success. There is money in raising horses like Lou Dillon and selling them for $12,500 even though that price may be less than fifty per cent of their real value. There is no cause for general disappointment over the Cleveland sale on the reports so far received. In some individual cases there have been sacrifices no doubt but taken as a whole the prices obtained show that the demand for fast trotters and pacers has not fallen off, and the condition of the market should be very gratifying to all horse breeders. RANCHO DEL PASO CATALOGUE of its sale of yearlings, to take place at Sheepshead Bay be- ginning June 15th, has been received at this office. There are 234 yearlings catalogued, sired by thirty- five stallions. Rancbo del Paso is beyond question the greatest thoroughbred breeding farm in the world and leads all farms in the number of winnors at the end of each vear. The s^Ie is to be conducted by the Fasig-Tipton Company. MUD RUNNERS is the title of a neat little vest pocket book recently compiled and published by Walter R. Heinemanof 860 Hancock street, Brooklyn, New York. It tells at a glance performances on heavy tracks in this country and Canada of over 4000 horses. It costs one dollar and may be had by remit- ting that amount to the publisher. A Meeting- at Woodland. Prof. E. P. Heald, president, and F. W. Kelley, secretary of the Trotting Horse Breeders Association, went to Woodland last Saturday to consult with direc- tors of the District Agricultural Association in regard to a meeting at Woodland this year. They met sev- eral of the directors at the office of Secretary Thomas and an informal talk was held over the outlook. That a circuit of harness racing may be assured for Califor- nia this year, the Breeders Association offered to hold a meeting at Woodland, provided the association did not care to undertake a fair without the State appro- priation. President Reith, of the Woodland Associa- tion, stated that he would call a meeting of the di- rectors on Tuesday of this week and report to Sec- retary Kelley the result. The meeting was held on Wednesday and the di- rectors organized for the year by electing Mr. Sam Montgomery president and C. F. Thomas secretary, and then decided not to hold a fair this year. Secretary Thomas informed thisoffice the same day, however, that a local club would in all probability give a race meeting and fair this year on the same date as the fair is usually held, which has been the week im- mediately preceding the State Fair at Sacramento. Woodland always gives a first class fair and the new club, which will be composed of a majority of the dis- trict association's directors and quite a number of the leading business men of the town, leaves not a par- ticle of doubt but the race meeting will be a great suc- cess. One of the features will be a stock show, and in this Yolo county can alone and unaided furnish as fine a display of cattle and sheep as can be gathered in any district on the Pacific slopo. California's favorite hot weather drink — Jackson's Napa Soda. Patchen Wilkes Farm has lost recently, from pneu- monia, the very valuable broodmare Cora F. 2:20A by Kentucky Prince-Topsy 2:21 J by Walkill Chief. She was the dam of Prince Selma 2:10}, Miss Viola 2:20} and Roberval2:22J, and was foaled in 1885. Los Angeles Horse Show. At the matinee and horse show given by the Los Angeles Driving Club last week there was a splendid turnout. The following is a summary of the lesults: Division A, ladies' saddle horses. A. F. Bilicke's mare Dollie took title to first place, with Mrs. Epes Randolph's brown mare following. Then came the second division, gentlemen's saddle horses, and a right brave showing they made. All eyes centred on Dr. Francis Rowland of Pasadena, who rode his mag- nificent bay mare Delia Fox, as pretty a high school performer as may be found in the length of a many- day's ride. Cake-walking to the music of the band, side-stepping, essaying the minuet with dainty hoof poised in air to the strains of a march, neck arched haughtily, the handsome aristocrat bore her rider past the stands, while round after round of applause rang out. Only one other high school horse appeared in the division, this being H. C. Beville's Pauline, a beautiful chestnut mare. In this same division Dr. M. L. Moore rode the bay gelding Truckee, I. E. J. Saint the bay gelding Jeff- ries, Hugh D. Gibson the mare Conifer Barbarina, F. E. Davis Psyche, L. A. Grant Harvey, R. H. Lacy Dooley, Oswald F. Zahn Honduras, R. E. Dow Dick, A. G. Masters Reno, John McCann the brown gelding Atlas, Horace R. Boynton, Jr., the bay gelding Pete, T. B. Russell the sorrel gelding Boy, W. D. Woolwine the bay mare Clipper, G. Hanst the sorrel gelding Barney, and J. A. Graves the bay mare Normadine. In the fuur-in-hands, driven to breaks, John S. Cravens of Pasadena took first place with his mag- nificent four, Seabright, Old Sport, Seabold and Pea- cock. William Garland took second place with his wheelers Black Arrow and Jim Wood and his leaders Palo Alto and Brown Bow. Willard H. Stimson took third place with his wheelers Cap and Judge and his leaders Colonel and Major. In the brougham class Mrs. A. J. Stimson carried off first place with her handsome span of brown geldings. C. Eben Smith carried first in the victoria class with his stylish team of blacks, Fred and Emma; B. H. Howell came second with his high-stepping team of sorrels; Walter Newhall took third place with a black gelding and gray mare, and L. J. Cristopher stood fourth with his Dolly and Belle, bay mares. In class H, E L. Doheny took first place, John Singleton second, and John H. Norton an even second. Mrs. S. W. Dorsey showed a handsome span to trap, Gypsy and Ben. H. N. Henderson, G. M. Vail, E. E. Muncey, and N. 51. Kramer showed stylish spans, pairs to Burreys. W. C. Burns drove Billy and Jimmy, stepping shortly to a spider phaeton. John S. Cravens held the ribbons to Minister and Prejudice, the only tandem team in the parade. Dr. P. D. Carper, in class N, pairs to road wagons, took first place ; Dr. Connolly second place, and F. E. Browne third. Wilbur A. Hendryx showed Sappho, a splendid brown mare, to a trap in class P, and John Chanslor drove Frank, a tasty sorrel gelding. Walter S. New- hall stood first in the spiders-and-stanhope class with his bay mare, Yotham; Mrs. Cosmo Morgan took second with her gray gelding, out of a $10,000 dam from Australia, and George W. Von Ache took third with his black gelding, Dick Swiveller. In class R, polo carts, W. Esmond Rabbeth showed best, with the bay mare, Judith, and W. L. Graves second with Barbara Frietchie. There were twenty- five showings in the single runabout" class, Miss Win nie Bleecker showing first, S. W. Dorsey second and Mrs. F. Humphrey third. In class T, trotters to bike or cart, G. W. Tibbott's Gen. Wiles took first place, C. A. Canfield's Sue took second, Robert Moorhead's Robert I. third, and L. J. Rose, Jr.'s Zambra fourth. Percy Major drove a stylish spotted mare in class V. Miss Gladys Hants showed best in the ponies-under-saddle class, with her Girlie. Ed- ward Vail second with Sineto, and Mahlon Vail third with Malo. Nine stallions were shown in hand, each of them provoking generous applause, W. G. Durfee's Coro- nado (McKinney-Johanna. Treat,) must be accorded first place; George H. Becker's Zombro (McKinney- Almont, Lightning,) second, and W. G. Durfee's Petigru (Kingward-Lemonade, ) third. Dr. W. LeMoyne Wills's Bonnie Ela and foalshowed first in class Y, mares or geldings. L. J. Christopher's Mansol took first place in the colts or- fillies class, L. J. Christopher's Zombretta second, and B. Erken- brecher's California Poppy third. So complete was the success of Thursday's show, that the Drivirg Club has decided to hold a full two days' horse show next year. — Los Angelos Times. R. E. Homer, of Knightstown, Ind., recently sold six head of yearling colts by the show stallion, Jubilee De Jarnett 2:29}, to Joseph C. Brunk, proprietor of Cotton Hill Stock Farm, Springfield, 111. Mr. Brunk is an extensive breeder of Morgan horses The p ranged from $125 to $175. ®lte grcebev tmfc gpovtamctn [May 16, IMS LOU DILLON, daughter of Sidney Dillon and Lou Medium by Milton Medium, brought $12,500 at the Blue Ribbon sale at Cleveland last Tuesday. In all probability the price was a disappointment to the Santa Rosa Stock Farm people and to Millard Sanders, who told me a few days before he left Pleasanton that in his opinion the beautiful chestnut mare would bring more money than any mare ever sold for; but 812,500 is a lot of money to pay for a green mare that has never started in a race, even by men who are horse enthusiasts and have millions of money. Mr. C. K. L. BUlings was the buyer and he would doubtless have gone higher had it been necessary, as he wanted the mare, but there was no other wealthy person who was willing to bid against him when $12,500 was reached and she sold for that money. It was a good price, even though the management of the farm that bred her may think Lou Dillon is worth more money. 'TiB true, the mare showed a half in 1:011 at Cleveland on Monday and is undoubtedly capable of trotting a mile in 2:05 or better, but the fact remains that she has never started in a race and her capacity as a race horse is untested — an unknown quantity, ss it were. Every Eastern horseman that visited Pleasanton dur- ing the winter and saw Lou Dillon at work, asked if she had learned to score. No less than three promi- nent road drivers of New York, whose money always helps the big sales along and is bid in big chunks when a horse is offered that j ust suits their fancy, told me that Lou would not score down with other horses when beit-g worked on the Eastern tracks last year, and that in their opinion she would be a difficult one to manage in a race. I hope Lou Dillon will disprove all these suspicions this year in the hands of Mr. Bill- ings and that she will carry off enough purses, laurels and records to convince everyone that she is as good headed and game as she is fast. There is not a particle of doubt but this talk was the cause of her selling for leEs than $20,000 and consequently the price she brought was a good one, all things considered. Anzella 2:063, tD« best mare in America last year brought $5500. This was another surprise, but there were reasons for it. Messrs. Pierce paid $4000 in cash and a yearling colt worth at least $1000 at that time for Anzella in 1902. She was taken East and made a marvelous campaign, winning about twenty thousand dollars in purses and coming back with the reputation of being the greatest race mare that the Grand Circuit had seen for years. The mistake was made of selling her on her record, looks and breeding alone, without showing in the Missouri fashion what her present con- dition is. She was not worked for 6peed this year, her owners and trainer concluding that it would be better to sell her ou her looks and past performances than to run the chances of injuring her in any way by training and fast work. She had already ''shown" and it was not necessary to do it again. But right here the suspicious ones saw a chance, and they began whispering that Anzella would not stand training. I do not believe there is any foundation whatever for these surmises, and Anzella is, in my opinion, as sound as any mare in the country, and I only mention this to show how little things will affect the price of a horse. Dolly Dillon brought $3700, which was a good figure, considering the fact that after an almost unbeaten season on the Grand Circuit, she returned to the fray the following year and failed to win a heat in five starts. Sir Albert S. was another high class horse that was a disappointment in the salesring. He was led out with a tendon that was slightly bowed and this, of course, kept his price down. Mr. Sanders believes It will not prevent Sir Albert S. pacing below his rec- ord this year, and there have been many good race horses that could win week after week with a much worse leg. He sold for $3200. Marengo King 2:29J, son of McKinney and By By by Nut vood, brought $3100. This stallion is a grand looker and a large horse. His speed is not phenomenal, but be can trot a mile Id 2:20 or better. He is certainly one of the best bred sons of McKinney. A most peculiar feature of the first day's sale was the paying by the buyers of larger prices for the get of Geo. A. Davis' stallion Rey Direct 2:10 than was paid for the stallion himself. Reybel, the three year old black filly by him out of Mabel, the dam of Din ctly 2:03), is undoubtedly one of the highest class th'ee year olds ever shipped out of this State. She hii'' paced a mile in 2:15, a half in 1:03] and a quarter in .9] seconds in April, and was one of the best headed - r . best mannered shown at the sale. She brought V'OvO, not a cent more than she is worth. Rey del Valle, a black colt but two years old out of Sidlette by Sidney, fetched $2050. He is a pure gaited pacer and tad worked a quarter in 33 seconds. Rey Direct brought but $2000 and was absolutely given away. He is one of the most uniform sireB of speed and good looks of all the members of the Director family and being by Direct 2:05* out of a mare that has produced two with records below 2:12 and three below 2:22, he is worth anybody's ten thousand dollars. He gets over 90 per cent of his mares in foal every year, and nobody ever saw a more uniform or handsomer lot of foals. His oldest foals are three year olds and he will be in the Great Table as soon as the racing season ends. A disappointment to me was the Drice at which the Griffith Estate's three year old stallion Stiletto by Steinway was knocked down. James Golden, who is one of the most astute buyers at the big auctions was the purchaser and I am sure he owns a record breaker. Stiletto is undoubtedly one of the fastest pacers this State has produced. He paced a half in 1:01}, a quarter in 29A seconds and an eighth in 141. Mr. Griffith says Stiletto should be gelded and not raced until he is five years old, and under those circum- stances believes he would then be the fastest green pacer that ever started. He was one of the grandest looking three year olds I ever saw about sis weeks ago, but he had lost flesh and looked rather thin the day he was shipped to Cleveland. There was but one of the get of James Madison 2:17J in the sale and this was the three year old Happy Madison out of Missie Medium, a half sister to Stam B. 2:111;. He was one of the consignment of Geo. A. Davis and was purahased by James Golden for $2400, a good price for a green three year old trot- ter, no matter how richly bred. Pleasaaton Will Give a Meeting. The horse centre of California propose to give a fair and race meeting this year, appropriation or no appro- priation. Recognizing that the training of trotters and pacers at the famous Pleasanton track is the lead- ing feature of that locality, and that it has done more to advertise the natural wealth and splendid climate of the Livermore valley than any other one thing, the enterprising citizens of Pleasanton have concluded that they will hold a fair and race meeting this year at which the harness horseB will have a number of liberal purses to trot and pace for, and that Pleasanton shall not lose its reputation as the greatest training ground on the Pacific slope. The date selected for the event is the week immedi- ately following the California State Fair in September and the program of races will be announced soon. The citizens have organized by selecting Mr. Lou Crellin as President and Editor Adams of the Pleas- anton Times as Secretary. It is expected that not less than $2000 will be raised among the citizens of Pleas- anton to aid this fair and it is proposed to give a week's entertainment that will be the equal of any district fair held in California. Prizes will be offered for all kinds of live stock and it is proposed that the display of cattle of the beef and dairy breeds and of horses of all breeds shall be the be6t ever held in this section of the State. The race program will have careful attention and liberal purses opened for the horses now in training in Calilornia. The moBt progressive and energetic citizens of Pleasanton have the matter in charge and the Pleas- anton Fair will be one of the big events of the year. Items From Oakwood Park. A letter from Fred Booth, superintendent of the Oakwood Park Stock Farm, contains the following items of interest: We sold to Mr. Crellin, of Pleasanton, Saturday last the great broodmare Bertha, dam of Don Derby 2:06, Diablo 2:09}, etc., also her filly foal by Owyhee 2:11. Bertha herself is in foal to Searchlight. Have just recoived word from Australia that Carlola (sister to Agtiato 2:09) by Steinway-Ione by Ferguson, foaled a nice colt by Stam B. 2:111. We shipped her there last summer after breeding her. One of the speediest mares now on the Pleasanton track is Explosion by Steinway, dam Flash dam of Javelin 2:081, etc. She is owned and trained by Mr. Dunlap of San Francisco and can step a quarter in 30 seconds. He purchased her at Oakwood Park sale, March 26. ^___ J. D Blarney of Grass Valley, Cal., has purchased the interest of his deceased partner, JarocB Brown, in the horses owned by Brown & Blarney. Mr. Blarney is now the owner of the stallion Locbinvar 2:20, and Wahu, a full brother to that horse, besides all the broodmares and colts formerly owned by the firm. Stenrwinder, Dam of Directum. As stated in these columns la6t week, the old mare Stemwinderdied at the Rancho del Valle, Pleasanton, on Tuesday, May 5th. Foaled in 1S7S on the farm of her owner, the late John Green, of Dublin, Alameda county, she lived to produce one of the greatest of all the champion trotting stallions of America, and died full of years and honor at the age of 25. It was not old age that carried her off, however, as she was a strong and vigorous mare up to the day prior to her death, a complaint of the bowels causing her demise. Stemwinder was sired by Venture 2:27}, a strictly thoroughbred horse that was a trotter and took his record in a race in this city, November 2, 1S77. He was a son of Williamson's Belmont. The spring of the year he made this record he was bred to Kate, a mare by Roadhouse's St. Lawrence 2.32J, and the following year Kate foaled a filly that was given the name of Stemwinder. This filly when broken, showed speed at the trot and was trained. She first started at San Jose In 1SS4, when she was six years old and Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feet. STEMTV1XDEK took a record of 2:31. She was not a very successful race mare and was retired to the breeding ranks after a short campaign, The first of her get to be raced and trot to a record was Electrina, a mare by Rich- ard's Elector, that took a record of 2:30 as a three year old at Stockton in 1891, which she reduoed to 2:20 as a four year old. In 1892, her three year old colt, Directum by Di- rector, obtained the champion race record for three year olds by defeating a field of twelve great three year olds in Btraight heats in the wonderful time of 2:15, 2:12 and 2:11}. The next year Directum took the world's stallion record of 2:05}, which has since only been beaten by Cresceus and equalled by John A. McKerron. In 1897, Directina a three year old daughter by Direct trotted to a record of 2:16J at Lexington, giving the grand matron three in the 2:20 list, all trotters. Stemwinder has had several other foals — two by McKinney 2:11} and one by Rey Direct 2:10. Mr. H. E. Green son of the man who bred the old mare owns a very handsome black stallion from ber by Richard's Elector that has never been trained but has been used during the past two years in the stud and is getting a fine lot of colts. The McKinney fillies are owned by Mr. C. A. Durfee and both have shown better than 2:20 speed. The Rey Direct is a yearling. Stemwinder was always a object of great interest to horsemen who visited Pleasanton. For the past three years she had been under lease to Mr. Geo. A. Davis, of Pleasanton, who bred her to his horse Rey Direct. The old mare was given fitting burial within sight of the famous Pleasanton track, and a slab will be erected to her memory. Empire City Track Gets The Big Event. The match race lor $10,000, between Major Delmar 2:051 and Lord Derby 2:05} will be trotted over the Empire City track, July 4th. The location of the race wa6 left to Alta McDonald, driver of Major Delmar, and George Spear, driver of Lord Derby, and the Empire City track secured the race on the best bid. Lord Derby is two years older than Major Delmar, as he was foaled in 1895,-and has had two years' more campaigning experience. Comparing eight winning races of Major Delmar with eight win- ning races of Lord Derby last season, and the Derby horse shows the fastest average speed and four of Lord Derby's races were to wagon. Major Delmar has the fastest first heat to his credit, 2:051; but the best second and third heats he has trotted are 2:06} and 2:09, while Lord Derby has gone a sec- ond heat in 2:00, and a third in 2:06. Lord Derby has trotted three heats in 2:05^. 2:06 and 2:06; while Major Delmar's best three are 2:051, 2:06} and 2:09. These figures favor Lord Derby, and if he comes for the word fit and in good temper he should win. — American Sportsman. Mat 16, 1903] ®h£ gveeiiev attfc giputrtemcm Tanforan Driving Association. On Monday last at the Palace Hotel, in this city, there were taken the preliminary steps toward the organization of a gentlemen's driving club, which will doubtless result in San Francisco taking her place among the large cities of the United States where matinee harness racing has become the leading pas- time of those who own trotting and pacing horses. The leading spirit in this movement as in many other enterprises which have benefitted this city was Mr. A. B. Spreckels, who made the organization of this new club possible by securing from President Thomas H. Williams and the New California Jockey Club, a lease of beautiful Tanforan Park, where one of the bast mile tracks in America is situated and which wiil now be kept in condition for the training and racing of harness horses. At the meeting held on Monday last, Mr. Spreckels ailed the gentlemen whom he had invited to be pres- ent to order, and nominated Col. J. C. Kirkpatrick as chairman. The objects of the meeting were stated and by the unanimous vote of those present the new organization was given the name of the Tanforan Driving Association. A Board of Directors were chosen as follows: Pres- ident, J. C. Kirkpatrick; Vice-President, A. B. SpreckelB, and Messrs. Frank H. Burke, H. W. Good all and Edw. Aigeltinger. D. L. Hackett was elected Secretary. On motion the President appointed Messrs. Spreckels, Burke and Goodall a committee en Constitution and By-Laws, to report at the next meeting of the Board. The celebrated Cleveland Driving Club's bj-laws and rules were taken as a molel and will doubtless be adopted with a few changes to suit conditions here in San FranciECO. After fixing the initation fee to the club at $20 ard the dues at So per month, and attending to a few minor matters that required immediate action, the Board adjourned to the call of the President. Before adjourning the Directors granted the Golden Gate Driving Club the use of Tanforan track for a matinee to be given on May 30th, Memoiral Day. The Tanforan Driving Club now has control of the Tanforan track. William Fieldwick the well known and very competent Superintendent of the California Jockey Club's tracks will be in cnarge and gives it as his opinion that Tanforan can be made one of the fastest and best trotting tracks in the country. There are two tracks at Tanforan, an outer track which is just one mile in circumference and an inner track which is narrower and shorter. The inside track will be reserved for runners and will be Kept in condition for training the galloping horses. The outside traik will be devoted exclusively to the use of the harre.'s horses and will be kept in the best possible condition for the training and racing of trotters and pacers. There are 671 splendidly appointed box stalls at Tanforan and these will be rented by the clnb to horsemen at $2.50 per month per horse — no charge being made for stalls necessarily occupied ai feed rooms or sleeping appartments for grooms. The track and buildings are now open and ready for trainers to occupy with their strings of horses. About fifty trotters and pacers are already being worked there and many more will move there during the coming month. It is the intention of the Directors to make the Tan- foran Driving Association one of the leading amateur clubs of America. Matinee racing is to be a regular feature, in which the club members will drive their own horses in competition for blue ribbons and tro- phies that may be offered by the club. Situated but twelve miles from the business centre of this city, Tanforan is accessible to those who desire to look after the training of their hoi ses and as the track can be reached by electric and steam cars in forty-five minutes or less, many owners will doubtless have horses trained who have heretofore denied them- selves that pleasure because they could not spare the time required to visit tracks so far distant from the city that an entire day or more would be required to make the round trip. It is also the intention of members of the club when they are thoroughly organized and the association in working order, to give at least one regular race meet- ing each year, when liberal purses will be offered for open competition to all owners of harness horses, whether members of the club or not, and Tanforan will then occupy a very important place in the regu- lar circuit of summer harness racing in California. The Tanforan Driving Association, in the language of its president, "has been formed to foster an important industry of the State and to do so it has secured a place where finely bred animals may be fully tested as to their mettle." The new organization will Btart out with the very best wishes of all admirers of the light harness horse for its complete success along the lines chosen for its guidance by the estimable gentlemen who comprise ita first board of directors. Los Angeles Driving Club's Matinee. [Los Angeles Express, May 8th ] If anybody in the city had an idea that harness racing is not popular in this city a visit to Agricul- tural Park yesterday afternoon would have unde- ceived him. Between 15,000 and 16,000 persons were on hand to witness the horse parade and every seat in the grand Btand and the ones at the paddock were filled, the crowd remaining until the last race had been run. Nor was this all of the crowd. The inner field, the fence as far north as the carriage entrance was filled with equipages of all kinds, sandwiched in, until every particle of space had been taken up. It was the most enthusiastic and the largest assemblage ever brought together at a race matinee, or any race meeting for that matter, shows simply that where the sport is given on its merits, Los Angeles citizens always will give support to the game. It is not alto- gether because the sport was free yesterday, but the work of the Driving Club in bringing to the city the best bred and the highest class of carriage and racing horses, is responsible for the hearty and cordial welcome. One of the exciting races of the afternoon was the one between A. W. Bruner's El Diablo, a pacer, and William GarlaEd's trotter, Sweet Marie. The former won easily and Mr. Garland acknowledged that he was against it with the pacer. Races for ponies were the first two events on the card. The first one brought out three ponies and after a lively skurry through the stretch Edward Vail, on Sineto won. The race was for a quarter of a mile, was a dash, and the judges said it was made in 28t seconds. Howard Braly's Pierpont Morgan cap- tured the second pony race from a field of two others. This, too, was a quarter-mile dash and was made in the same time as the first one — according to thn judges. Henry Berry, driving Briney K., had a walk-over in the 2:25 trot, winning two straight heats from his field of two. The first heat was made in 2:22 and the second in 2:23. In the fifth event, Glen, driven by P. L. Budinger, dumped the driver at the water tank and it took a lariat to stop the runaway horse. "Pop" Budinger was finally taken from the soil and found to have lost considerable of his cuticle, but no bones were broken. The horse was placed last in the "come in." Then Claude Black was sent in to drive and won the next heat. The third heat went to Venus, driven by Dr. Hagan, but the fourth again fell to Glen, driven by Black. This meant the race for the gelding. The results of the afternoon's racing are as follows: First race, boys1 ponies, ridden by owners, quarter-mile dash— Sineto, Edward Vail, won; Spot, Mahlon Vail, second. Pierpont Morgan and Philipino also ran. Second event, match pony race, quarter-mile dash— Pierpont Morgan, Harold Bayley, won; Buster, H. W. Fursman, second; Aroh, Joe Horgan, third. Third event, 2:25 trot. Briney K b g, W. H. Berry 1 1 Catherine, brm.C. A. Canfleld 2 2 Mowitza.br m, R. B. Moerhead 3 dr Time— 2:22, 2:23. Fourth event, match race, two in three. ElDiablo, chg,(p) A. W. Bruner 1 1 Sweet Marie, b m (tr) William Garland 2 2 Time— 2:11, 2:I1&. Fifth event. 2:25 pace, two in three. Glen, ch g, P. L. Budinger 6 16 1 CceurdeLton.bg, Dr. Wills 12 2 3 Venus, b m, M. J- A. Fairchild 5 5 12 Sallie Miles, b m, J. C. Burns — -. 4 3 3dr Welcome Mac, br g, I. W. Ross 2 4 4 dr Irie, b m, C. A. Canfleld 3 6 dr Time— 2:23, 2:35, 2:21, 2:23. Mile dash, mixed. Laval, bg. George M. Btxby I Burley F., br g, F. H. Westfelt 2 Time— 2:31tf. At the Stockton Track. The track at Stookton is in fine Bhape at the present time and all horses quartered there are doiDg well. None of them have been moved any fast miles as yet, the fastest up to last week being one in 2:24, last quarter in 33} seconds by The Mrs., Charley Whitehead's fast pacing mare by Derby Ash, and Cranky Thorn 2:22J a pacer by Hawthorne in Charles Helm'B string. Mr. Mohring, the owner of Mose M., worked that trotter a mile in 2:26, last quarter in 33} seconds. George Kneier, or "Rio Vista" as all the boys call him, is training two mares for Mr. Akers, both by Derby Ash, one a trotter and the other a pacer. He has worked the latter a mile in 2:22 and the former a quarter in 35J seconds. George says 2:10 will not stop either of them this fall. Deputy Sheriff Smith has a green trotter in Charley Whitehead's charge that acts like a good one. He is by Derby Ash and while 2:30 is the fastest Whitehead has driven him for a mile, all he has to do any time is to ask him to step and he thinks the bystanders are all from Missouri and shows them that he has Bpeed of a high order. He is a great prospect. J. Sangster has Jennie S. 2:20 by Directum looking and going well, and worked a green pacing mare a mile in 2:26 the other day. Tom Holmes has four in his stalls. The trotter H. D. B. 2:25} that showed a trial last year in 2:18 looks like one of the money getters this year, and a green trotter by Dexter Prince showed a mile in 2:27 last week. He has two by Alta Genoa 2:I4J that are also showing well. John Rowan has four McKinneys and a grandson of that horse. Monochrome, his big stallion by Mc- Kinney out of the dam of Monterey 2:09} and Montana 2:16, is looking well and has had a good season here. He trotted a quarter in 35 seconds last week, and Mechanic another son of McKinney did one handily in 33 seconds. A two year old trotter by Monochrome went a quarter in 39 seconds in a very clever manner and will be a trotter. Charles Whitehead's black stallion Delphi 2:12 is looking well and being liberally patronized by the breeders of this section. Mr. Rickle's pacer Zulu that took a two year old record of 2:40 and showed a trial in 2:09J after reach- ing maturity, is in training again and is doing nicely. We are all hoping the Breeders meeting can be secured for this track although there is every proba- bility that the Stockton Driving Club will give a meeting on its old date — the week following the State Fair. San Joaquin. Favors Two in Three. The Two Year Old Futurity. On June 1st, a payment of $25 must be made on each eligible entry in the two year old division of the Ken- tucky Futurity for foals of 1901. Of the $21,000 guaranteed by the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association, $5000 is Est aside for the two year olds, to be raced for at the annual meetingi October 6th to 17th next, and no owner of a youngster that is in the least promising can afford to drop out at this time, as no further payment will be required before September lBt, when there will have been ample time to have thoroughly tried out the entry. The conditions of the race require that all entries failing to make payment upon the dates specified shall be dropped, therefore, ownerB desiring to start should communicate with E. W. Shanklin, secretary, on or before June 1st. ^^_^_ Said to Be Incurable. Mr Z. Holden, prominent breeder at Sheboygan Falls, Wis., writes April 4th as follows: '• Enclosed find check for half dozen Quinn's Oinlment. Have never used anything its equal. Have iubt removed a blemish on my horse that a veterinary said was Incurable." This is the universal expression of all who try Quinn's Ointment. For curbs, splints, spavins, windpuffs and all bunches there is nothing better. Price one dollar per bottle, de- livered. Satisfaction guaranteed- Address W. B. Eddy & Co., Whitehall, N. Y., if you cannot obtain it from your druggist. Starting Judge Frank Walker's opinion of old and new way of racing: "To my way of thinking one of thegreatest features of the two in three heat plan is the fact that the public prefers to see sharp, quick racing, and that will have a tendency to increase the gate receipts, and the associations are waking up to the fact that that is something they must look out for, especially as those who are maintaining campaigning stables will not enter their horses as recklesEly as they have been doing heretofore, as is Bhown by the entry lists for the Grand Circuit meetings this season. "There has not been such a falling off for years. It shows that those who are racing their horses for the purses and the chance of making something will race for their own money no longer. They are tired of chasing some horse through the circuit that outclasses them, and all they have a chance for is the place money, so the track managers face a question that has been a long time coming, but it has arrived, and that is to raise a revenue to pay purses by some other system than entrance fees. They will have to devise some means of increasing the gate receipts. "I believe, also, that the time is not far distant when there will have to be some plan evolved to handicap our trotters and pacers in some other way than by record." Worth Remembering. There are many remedies and hoof growers on the market. It's easy to grow a foot, but when it comes to growing the right kind of wall and foot, one that will stand the hard work of pave- ments and traoks, all trainers know that " they are up against the real thing," and that 89°5 of the so-called -'hoof remedies" Bre worthless when put to the practical test. The number of horsemen who have beenobliged to retire other- wise promising horses in the middle of the racing season, due to sore feet, and general weak feet, because of the use of some new and untried remedy, resulting in the loss of time and money, ought to lead to a careful consideration of this matter. Claims are easily made: actual tests are better. Campbell s Horse Foot Remedy has been tested by actual use on almost every ailment of the foot for a period of over twenty years, and has never failed to do all that has been claimed fo it It cures sore- ness and grows the right kind of a wall and foot. Spring is the time to use it; money refunded if it does not prove satisfactory. Jackson'B Napa Soda is sold in every city, t and hamlet in the State. 6 &he gveebev cmb gfcpj?rt»mcm fMAY 16, 1903 An Interesting Filly. There was a filly dropped at Forbes Farm, Milton, Mass , last week, whose career will be watched with great interest by all breeders of trotting stock. Her Peter the Great 2:07}. Her dam is Princess of Monaco by imp. Meddler, a thoroughbred son of St. Gatien and Busybody. Her second dam is the noted world'6 ex-champion trotter Hancy Hanks 2:04. Mr. Forbes was inclined to test the merits of a thor- oughbred cross, and in 1895 mated Starlight (4) 2:153 by Electioneer with imp. Meddler, hoping to get a filly. His hopes were realized. The filly was so sat- isfactory in all respects that in 1898 he had Nancy Hanks 2:04 mated with Meddler, hoping to get another filly for a broodmare. Fortunately he was also suc- cessful in this venture. The filly Princess of Monaco was the result. Mr. Forbes will now have an opportunity of testing tho thoroughbred cross quite thoroughly. He owns Narion by Arion 2:07J, dam Nancy Hanks 2:04 He also owns a filly by Peter the Great 2:07}, dam Nancy Hanks, and one by Bingen out of the famous daughter of Happy Medium. Undoubtedly if no accident be- falls them these two fillies by Peter the Great 2:07}, one out of Nancy Hanks 2:04, the other out of Prin- cess of Monaco by imp. Meddler, dam Nancy Hanks 2:04. will both be mated with Bingen 2:06}, and when their produce is developed it will be known whether the produce of Nancy Hanks 2:04 that is got by Bingen 2:06} make more successful race winners than does the Droduce by Bingen 2:06} out of these daughters of Nancy Hanks. The indications warrant the conclusion that Nancy Hanks 2:04 will gain as great fame through the rapidly increasing family that she has founded at Forbes Farm as she did by her brilliant performances upon the track. Her son Admiral Dewey (3'. 2:14} by Bingen 2:06} is one of the fastest trotters ever foaled. If he fails to take as fast a record some day as his dam it will Dot be for faulty action or lack of speed.— Am. Horse Breeder. Kentucky's Classics. The Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association announces with this issue the renewal of the early closing events for its ten-day meeting, October 6th to 17th: including The Transylvania, a race which has added more fame to this association and interest to turf history than, possibly, any other. For 1903, The Transylvania is for S6000, and is arranged for trotters eligible to the 2:12 class on June 1st; however, horses need not be named until September 9th, and entries are transferable on or before that date. Second upon the list is The McDowell, $5000, for 2:10 trotters; then follow The WalDUt Hall Cup for 2:15 trotters; in addi- tion to the $3000 purse guaranteed by Walnut Hall Farm, Mr. L. V. Harkness will present a magnificent silver trophy to the fortunate owner of the winner; The Blue Grass, $2000, for 2:19 trotters; The Tenne^j see, $3000, for pacers eligible to the 2:08 class on June 1st, but, as in The Transylvania, horses need not be named until September 9th, and entries are transfer- able on or before that date: The Johnston, $2000. for 2:24 trotters: The West, $2000, for 2:29 trotters: The Wilson, $2000, for 2:20 pacers: The Kentucky, $2000, for three year old trotters, and The Lexington, $2000, for two year old trotters. Horses of any age. gait or speed can find two or more races to suit in this list, and they will be so carded as to give from 3 to 7 days between. Purses for such large amounts, and so many of them, can onlv be continued by the most liberal pa- tronage upon thepart of t^e owners, and we are confi- dent the importance of them will be realized to the extent of a record breaking entry list. Upon another page is given the conditions in full, and owners are also romindpd that, navments are due oo June 1st in the Futuritv. $2n.000. for throe vear olds (foals of 1900). and in the Futurity, $21,000, for two year olds (foals of ]t)01). Eotries and payments must be mailed to E. W. Shanklin. secretary, Lexington, Ky., on or before .Tunel, 1903 * A Freak Horse. Curability and Contagion ot Glanders. Anything and everything from competent authority which tends to throw light on the subject of combat- ing the terrible equine disease glanders is welcomed by the veterinary fraternity and in a more indirect way by the breeders and users of horses in every land. Much interest is being displayed in the last official report made in Britain by Prof. McFadyean. From what is related in this document it seems that glanders is more prevalent 'n Britain than it was two decades ago. There were fewer cases reported in 1902 than in 1901, but in both the figures were larger than they were twenty years ago. Necessarily glanders is a hard disease to fight for the reason that horses are so valuable that destruction is coBtly to both authori- ties and owner, and the work of experimentation with it is expensive from every point of view. This cer- tainly accounts for the comparatively slow rate of progress made. The discovery of mallein and its action was a great step in advance, and it is along the line of working with this agent that Principal Mc- Fadyean has been doing the most of his work the past year. He reports trials made with the view of finding out if horses which have reacted to mallein can be cured and if, when cured (or ceasing to react), they are centers of in fection contagion for others. Along this line of inquiry six reacting horses and eight non-re- acting horses (to all intents and purposes quite healthy) were stabled together for periods varying from fifteen to fifty-five weeks. All the horses were forced to eat and drink from the some troughs and everything was done to make them live as nearly in common as possible. At the end of the longest trial one of the eight non-reactors was found on post mortem to be infected. The other seven were not. In the second trial it was deBired to find out if horses that had at one time reacted, but had been cured or had ceased to react to mallein, would com- municate the disease to others non-reacting. Five horses that had been cured as described were confined with six apparently altogether healthy horses and the lot kept in as close contact as possible for fifty- three weeks. No infection is reported. It is there- fore presumed that horses which have been cured and have ceased to react will not communicate the malady to others. Inferentially then it seems that glanders is not an incurable disease. In conclusion it is stated in the report that glanders is chiefly spread by horses showing no clinical symptoms of the disease and that it may be Btamped out either by compulsory slaughter or by a carefully regulated system of modified isola- tion. The most valuable portion of the report as a whole is that in which it appears that horses may actually be cured and then not communicate glanders to healthy horses placed in closest quarters with them for a period exceeding one year. It is plain, too, that if it was not for the enormous expense attaching to experimentation along this line, we should soon know much more about this disease, but it must be admitted that trials which involve the slaughter of as many as eight healthy horses at one time after carefully housing and keeping for more than a year can only be made by the wealthiest of nations and then not in great numbers. — Breeders Gazette. The Cleveland Sale. If a certain Chinese laborer on Roberts island ever finds out just what he has done in relation to a long- haired horse, he will drop di-nd on tho spot. A white man named Masterson will also probablv throw ;, fen back flips when he becomes cognizant of the fact that he had a Fortune in his grasp and let it gr. for a paltry 150. The Chinaman sold the animal to Mastcrson for $20, and tho latter sold II to Manager Nat Reiss of the Southern Carnival Company for 950. Reiss savs it is worth $5000 as a freak if it is worth its feed. He will exhibit tho animal as the only Angora horse in captivity, at 10 cents per. The animal looks to he about thirty years of age, and has long white hair all over, its locks being fully four inches long —8ti ickton If./ 1 And some day, after this long-haired horse feels the ho1, summer coming on and gets a few bran mashes or hi ne green feed, he will shed his Angora coat and the 9,1 ue will drop back to the -.uin tho Chinaman ved . Only a very meagre account of tne Blue Ribbon sale has been telegraphed this week, the report giving only the prices received for a very few of the Call' fornia horses, as follows: Lou Dillon, ch m, to C. K. G. Billings, New York, $12,500. Anzella, b m, to O. G. Kent, Cleveland, for $5500. Sir Albert S., b g, to C. K. G. Billings, New York, for $3200. Dolly Dillon, b m, to John McDonald, New York, for $3700. Marengo King, br h, to J. H. Brown, Detroit, for $3100. Stiletto, ch c, to James Golden, Medford, Mass., for $2400. Roy Direct, blk h, to D. Lee, New York, for $2000. Reybel, blk f, to James Golden, Medford, Mass., for $5000. Rey Del Valle, blk c, to D. J. McClary, Hartford, for $2050. Happy Madison, br g, to James Goldoo, Medford, for $2400. Anzella, Sir Albert S., Dolly Dillon and Marengo King wore consigned by Santa Rosa Stock Farm, Stiletto by the Millen Griffith estate and Rey Direct, Reybel, Rey del Vale and Happy Madison by Geo. A. Davis. We hope to be able to give a full report of the sale in our next issuo. Oa a hot day drink Jackson's Napa Soda lemonade and be refreshed. Death of John H. Wallace. The following is from the American Sportsman of last week: "John H. Wallace, editor, magazinist, author, philanthropist and originator of the American Trotting Register, died in New York City on Satur- day last in his eighty-fi.st year. Mr. Wallace was a remarkable man and achieved a remarkable career. He was splendidly endowed, both mentally and physi- cally, with intense energy and with ambition to achieve as intense as his energy. The Trotting Reg- ister was his creation and it will prove his most en- during monument. But his book, "The Horse of America," issued in 1897, gives him the highest place among that limited number who have written horse histories. Mr. Wallace also demonstrated high busi- ness capacity. He sold the Trotting Register for $130,000 cash and invested this money with such judg- ment and foresight that he was enabled to give $100,000 to educational institutions and charities. Quite recently he gave $120,000 to the Washington and Lee University at Charlottesville, Va., and died leaving an ample fortune. He was married twice. His first wife was Miss Ellen Ewing. His second waB Miss Ellen Wallace Veech, whom he married in 1893 when he was 71 years old. During hiscareer as editor of Wallace's Monthly, a magazine devoted to the horse, which he established in New York in 1875 Mr. Wallace made himself famous aB a controversalist. He had a heated debate with Mr. Hamlin of Village Farm and Governor Stanford of California and others on the comparative merits of developed and undevel- oped sires and the value of the thoroughbred in trot- ting blood, Mr. Wallace maintaining with great vigor and occasional venom that the thoroughbred was undesirable in a trotting pedigree. It can be justly said of him that he had convictions on every phase of the breeding problem and that he always maintained with fidelity, courage and ability his convictions. As a writer on horse topics and historian we have never had his equal." Not Moving Fast in Kentucky. "Hawley,"of the Kentucky Stock Farm, writes as follows: "A more striking proof of the backwardness of the season as regards Kentucky need not be given than the statement that John A. McKerron and Kinney Lou were given their first repeat on Tuesday of last week, and each trotted in 2:59J. Here are prospective champions in their classes, and a mile in three minutes in the last of April is given them, yet several of their rivals have been asked to show two-minute speed, aDd more than one of Kinney Lou's contemporaries have already beaten 2:20. At Memphis the horses are reel- ing off halves and quarters at a rate of speed ranging from 2:10 to 2:00, and at other points many of the candidates for this season's racing are well advanced in their preparation. The fact that these horses that have just begun their active training will doubtless accomplish fully as much as those that have been pre- pared at various points in the South, brings up the question of whether or not any advantage is to be gained for fast work in the early spring. Unquestion- ably any l.orse that receives along, slow preparation profits by it and a late beginning followed by this sort of a preparation necessarily means a late entrance into active racing; jet it would seem that, considering the fact that active racing does not begin, as a rule, until the Grand Circuit meeting opens that any horse could be prepared for the Detroit meeting, for instance, by beginning eveD at this late day. If this is a fact, then tho question would naturally arise, is not so much early training unnecessary and does it not put the horse to unnecessary task? The answer might be in the negative, for surely so astute a trainer as Geers would never unnecessarily work his horses, and yet he is one of the earliest to get ready. Many trainers have long contended that it is better for some horses never to be let up, but instead to be kept going mod- erately all through the winter, and whether or not this applies to all horses, it is unquestionably a fact that the horse that winters well and carries his flesh until well on into the summer is more likely to look well in October than the one that is trained from the very beginning of spring or the last of the winter months." The American Sportsman of Cleveland, says: "Sterling McKinney by McKinney. the young stallion that arrived at the track with James Thompson's California consignment to the Blue Ribbon sale is attracting much favorable comment among the horse- men. He is a handsome young horse, and is said to be fast. He is certainly a good individual. He was shipped out to Indianapolis, Ind . where he will enter the stud at May wood Stock Farm, along with Rex AmericuB 2:11}!" Sterling McKinney is the three year old formerly called Jim Rea. His dam is the registered mare Twenty-third by Director 2:17, second dam Nettie Nutwood by Nutwood, third dam by Ethan Allen Jr. 2903, and fourth dam by William- son^ Bolmont. Sterling Holt, the proprietor of May- wood Stock Farm paid Mr. Durfee $3000 for him. May 16, 1903] ®tte gxeebev anb ^pcvtztnatt Notes and News, m Dick Benson will train a string of runners next year. There will be quite a number of California horses raced in Oregon and Washington this year. Tanforan track is now open to trainers of harness horses. Stalls are $2.50 per month in advance. San Francisco should bold a horse show this coming winter. Properly managed it could be made a great success. Woodland will hold a fair and race meeting, but not under the auspices of the District Agricultural Society. Last week thirty trotting bred high steppers were sold at auction in New York for an average of $1275 per head. James Sullivan has quite a string in training at Willows, three or four of which are being made ready to go to the races. Grant Page is jogging Boralma 2:07, over the home track at Dreamwold. The great little horse looks fine and goes sound. E. E. Smathers says he will back the loser of the Lord Darby-Major Delmar race againBt Monte Carlo 2:09} for $10,000 a side. .Stella, the dam of Twinkle 2:05, will be bred to Direct 2:05}, this year, as will Hallie Dillard, an own sister to Hal Dillard 2:04}. John B. Sage, the well known secretary of the Buffalo Driving Club, was stricken with paralysis last week, and is now in the hospital. The Golden Gate Park Driving Association will give matinee racing at Tanforan Park on the 30th of May. As the day falls on Saturday a largecrowd is expected. Sidney 2:19}, the noted California bred sire, has been sold to Judge James H. Cartwright of the Illinois Superior Court. Sidney will head the stud at Judge Cartwright's Oregon, 111., farm. J. B. Albertson, of Fresno, has a green trotter by Homeward in his string that is a fast one. He stepped a quarter in 30} seconds last week and looks like a very high class horse. Mr. Albertson will race him In California. The managers of the Kentuoky Horse Breeders Association offer $29,000 in purses for their fixed olass events, to be contested at their next annual fall meet- ing, October 8tb-17th. Eight of tbeBe ten races will be best three in five. The stallion Coronado 2:17 took first prize at the horse show at Los Angeles during fiesta week. A large number of horses were shown. He is owned by Mr. Wadhams, who drove him a quarter in 31J sec- onds one day last week. Jess A. Holbrook has eight horses in training at the Ukiah track, several of which he is getting ready for the California circuit. The Ukiah track is undoubt- edly the best half mile track on the Coast, as all agree who have inspected it. Butchers' Day, which is observed by the retail and wholesale butchers of San Francisco every year, falls on May 20th, Wednesday next, and the knights of the cleaver will celebrate it with a grand picnic and race meeting across the bay at Emeryville. A big racing program has been arranged, including a half-dozen harness races and as many running contests. There is an unconfirmed report in circulation that Monroe Salisbury would like to match Monte Carlo 2:09} against the winner of the Lord Derby-Major Delmar race. After driving Harold H. 2:04 a mile in 2:11 and a half in 1:011; recently, Ed Geers stated that he had never driven a pacer that could go a half in one minute as easy as the Canadian pacer can. Pleasanton's date is the week following the State Fair Enter in the HarneBS Stallion Stake. It closes June 1st. The pacer Pearl Lester 2:13} has been bred to Mc- Kinney 2:11}. Vallejo's meeting will probably be in August, before the State Fair. The Los Angeles Driving Club will give a horse show next year. A four-in-hand team was sold in New York a few days ago for $8500. Date and place of the Breeders meeting will be an- nounced definitely next week. The mare Italia by Zombro 2:11 that took a record of 2:23} and won the Occident Stake in 1901, is owned by Mr. W. P. Murray, of Cleveland, but will be driven by Mr. H. K. Devereux, owner of John A. McKerron 2:05}, in her matinee racei this year. Vallejo's meeting will be held in August and a good lot of purses will soon he announced. Lucille 2:07, has been shipped to Walnut Hall Farm to be bred to John A. McKerron 2:05}. Pat Foley has Lady Granard 2:23 by McKinney at Alameda, together with a string of five or six other Mc- Kinneys and a yearling byMontesol, son of McKinney, that is making people who see her inquire about that horse, as she has great beauty and size. At leaBt sixty horses are in training at Fresno for the summer racing season in California. Concord'B fair and race meeting this year will be held on the new mile track at that place. J. W. Shannon of Red Bluff, Cal., has sold his Mc- Kinney two year old out of Mary A. 2:30 that he entered in the Oregon stake. Mr. Shannon says the colt will not be raced this year, hut will be taken East next year and entered in some of the large stakes there. At the meeting of the Board of Review of the National Trotting Association held in New York on May 5th, 6th and 7th, Henry Hellman of Portland, Oregon, was fined $50 for starting horses last year on association tracks while under suspension. Mr. B. Croner, of this city, informs us that he has sold his faBt pacing horse, Flashlight by Illustrious, to Mr. Goddard, a wealthy mining man who has lately become an enthusiastic road driver. Mr. Croner states that Flashlight is one of the most gentle horses he ever owned and that he is very fast at the lateral gait. At present there are less than 300 horses owned at Village Farm, a reduction of about one-half in the past three or four years. It iB understood that the Messrs. Hamlin intended to reduce this number to about 150 head, or to a point to where breeding trot- ting and pacing horses is a pleasure, rather than a great business proposition. Venus N. 2:20}, the mare by Contention that Mr. A. W. Nolan of Sebastapol, Sonoma county, sold to Mr. J. A. Fairchild of Los Angeles some time ago, started in a race at the Los Angeles Driving Club matinee Thursday of last week and won the third heat in 2:21, the fastest of the race. Walter Maben drove this mare a full mile in 2:16} a few weeks ago. Venus N. has never had any training but road driving. The theory recently advanced by Ben Kenney that mares as a general thing train better than stallions or geldings will bring on more talk. A glance at the summaries of any year will reveal the fact that the difference in numbers as between the males and females that are trained is very Blight, but the sum- maries will also Bhow that more stallions and geldings race the season through than mares. — Ky. Stock Farm. The old school and the new will clash down the Grand Circuit this year. Budd Doble and Charles Marvin, veterans of the turf, pit their skill and head- work in eyelash finishes against Hudson and Benyon. It will be interesting for the audiences to watch the contest for the supremacy between the extreme end men of the racing minstrels. MeBsrs. Geers, McHenry, McDonald, and other stars of the profession are the middle men. 1 be handsome little stallion Erosmon 1 33052 has been sold by Mrs. L. B. Palmer to B. Croner, of this city, who haB sent him to Pleasanton to be put in training for the California Cirouit. Mr. Croner expects Eros- mont to get a very low trotting record this year. He is also the owner of a gray mare by Wild Boy that he informs us trotted a mile In 2:25, with the last half in 1:05 and the last quarter in 30 seconds one day last week at Pleasanton. Mr. O. G. Falrohlld, of Geyserville, Sonoma oounty, has arranged with H. L. Smith of this city, owner of the grandly bred young stallion By Mack, Bon of Mc. Kinney 2:11} and By By by Nutwood, to take the horse to Geyserville, where he will be in the stud here- after. As By Mack is a grand individual, he will be a valuable acquisition to the section of the country where he is now located and should be liberally pa- tronized by the breeders of Sonoma county. A Missouri farmer with a horsey turn recently gave some figures showing that there is money at this time in feeding and partially breaking western range horses in the corn-belt. Last summer be bought a band of Colorado rangers at a cost of $27.50 a head, took them home, fed them until fat, paitially broke them and put them on sale in a bunch. An Eastern man came along and took the outfit at $80 each, the cost at that time aggregating about $50. This left a mar- gin of $30 a head or around $750 a car. The horses gained 200 pounds apiece in the feeding process, the heaviest weighing 1400 pounds when sold. John Williams, who has been connected for fourteen years with the Oakwood Park Stock Farm as colt handler and trainer, has taken a similar position at the Aptos Stock Farm of Mr. A. B. Spreckels. Mr Williams has a well earned reputation as a handler of colts. Great interest is being taken in William G. Layng's combination sale to take place, June 6th, at Salinas. Some grandly bred trotters and pacers are to be sold. Catalogues will be issued next Tuesday. Send to Mr. Layng for one. Rush & Haile will hold a sale of trotting bred stock near Suisun on Saturday next. Ten yearling colts will be offered, nine of which are by Demonio out of standard bred mares, many of which were purchased from the Corbitt farm at San Mateo. The mare Leola, owned by Henry Peters, that trot ed to a record of 2:254 over the Dixon half-mile track on May Day this year, is a daughter of Rush & ?.ai le, s stallion Bradtmoor 2:26}, son of Fallis and iUhel H. by Sultan. Leola has never had any train- ing to speak of and is certainly a great prospect. Bradtmoor is the sire of L. R. Palmer's pacer Ben F. 2:22} that Fred Chadbourne worked a mile in 2:12 at Pleasanton two weeks ago. Walter Maben, who has so far recovered from his recent accident as to be able to ride in the sulky every day, drove two Zombro colts owned by Mr M A Murphy inside the standard mark recently in their workouts. Peter Zombro, three years old and a full brother to Lord Kitchener, stepped his mile in 2:29 on luesday.and Briquet, another three year old, stepped a mile in 2:22}, last quarter in 34} seconds, on Satur- day. Both are entered in big futurities to be trotted over East this year. A grand opportunity for horsemen and farmers to purchase well bred draft mares, stallions, colts and hllies is presented at the sale of Percherons and Clyde horses which will take place in this city at the Occi- dental Horse Exchange, on the evening of May 28th. 1 hey comprise all the heavy horses belonging to the estate of Henry Pierce, deceased. They were bred and raised on the hills of the Yerba Buena Stock Farm near San Jose. This is a sale which should find liberal buyers. About 40 horses are to be sold in all At the Henry Pierce sale of trotting stock to be sold at the Occidental Horse Exchange in this city, June 23d, a few of those catalogued are as follows: Elsie (dam of 5), Yedrel (dam of 2), Silver Eye (dam of 2), Moweret (dam of 2), Nordica 2:19, Macola (dam of 1), Nina (dam of 1), Effie (dam of 2), Maud (dam of 2), Ceta (dam of 1), Captive (dam of 1), Athenian (sis- ter to Owyhee 2:11). All tbese mares, besides 30 others, have been stinted to L. W. Russell. Besides these there are fillies and colts bv McKinney 2:11k Diablo 2:09}, Sidney Dillon, On Stanley 2:17}. Iran Alto 2:12}, Nutwood 2:18}, Dexter Prince, Oro Wilkes 2:11, Advertiser 2:15}, Piedmont 2:17}, etc. There will be at least 100 horses sold on this occasion. The young Zombros are stepping some at Los Angeles track and that the best racing son of McKin- ney is destined to be one of the great series is beyond question. He has been bred to 42 mares at Los Angeles so far this season and his list will probably reach fifty before June 1st, when he will be shipped to Salem, Oregon. Sulta B., dam of Santa Anita 2:15 and Santa Anita Maid 2:20, foaled a grand looking black filly by Zombro on the 3d inst. and has been bred nack. Sophia R. 2:16 was bred to him this week. Altawood 2:20 foaled a nice black filly by him last week and was bred back on the 12th. George T. Beckers, owner of Zombro, says his Occident candi- date for this year stepped a mile in 2:27, last half in 1:12 and last quarter in 34} seconds. A telegram from Toledo, Ohio, states that Mr. Geo. H. Ketcham. owner of the great horse Cresceus 2:02}, champion of the world, when informed that Mr. A. B. Spreckels' mare Zarina 2:13} had foaled a colt by Cresceus, remarked: "I look for the colt foaled by Zarina at the Aptos ranch to become the fastest trotter in the world. The colt is sired by Cresceus 2:02}, and the dam is by Dexter Prince, whose de- scendants have shown a world of speed. Zarina, bad she not sustained an accident to her leg, would have made the fastest trotting mare in the world, and I really believe would have received the mark of 2:00. I consider a colt out of her by Cresceus as having the best Bpeed lines in the world." If the campaigners owned by Mr. A H. Miller of Buffalo are not in the winning ranks down the Grand Circuit this season, the best laid plans of mice and men will have gang agley. Council Chimes lookB like one of the best pacers in the 2:08 class at present and is booked for a mark round 2:04. Red PrinceSB 2:12} can run away on the trot right now, and Mr. Snow is very sweet on her. The green trotter Julia M. by Zombro went a mile better than 2:14 in California over a year ago, but was taken sick en route to Cleveland and was not right during 1902. Now that Bhe is thor- oughly acclimated, watch her step. She is two Inches higher behind than forward, strongly put together, and goes like oiled machinery. Mr. Millergave about $3500 for Julia M , and I shall be greatly surprised if she does not prove to be the fastest trotter he ever owned. — Trotter and Pacer. The ownership of the fast green trotter Kinney Lou seems to be singularly in dispute. The report of his sale by Budd Doble to John Shepard, of Boston, was denied by the former at Lexington last week, and now comes Edward Cogswell with the following, re- affirming the report: "Notwithstanding that Budd Doble publicly denies he has sold the great green trotter Kinney Lou to John Shepard, such is exactly the true state of affairs. After the Horse Show luncheon I had quite alengthy chat with Mr. Shepard, when he told me that he bought the noted horse last fall, and had intended to keep the matter a secret. Only one man was let into the deal, a particular Boston friend of Mr. Shepard, who unguardedly let the secret out. Naturally he used the information for a news Btory, and thus the new owner of Kinney Lou became known to the hor6e world at large. n— Trotter and Pacer. 8 ©to $rcefccr mtfc gtjttrvtematt (MAYJ6, 1903 Man and Mule. [At the old maids' convection held In Rochester, N. Y., Miss Cynthia Scott read a paper on "Mere Mao." In substance, she said that man U no more of an absolute success than the mule.] The mule— he Is a senile beast; And so Is man He's satisfied to be the least; And so Is man. Like man, he may be taught some tricks; He does his work from 8 to tl; Tho mule— when he gets mad he kicks; And so does man. The mule— he has a load to pull: And so has man. He's happiest when he Is full*; And so is man. Like man, he holds a patient poise, And whon his work's done will rejoice. The mule— he likes to near his voice; And so does man. The mule— he has his faults, 'tis true; And so has man. He does some things he should not do; And so does man. Like man, he doesn't yearn for style, But wants contentment all the while. The mule— he has a lovely smile; And so has man. The mule is sometimes kind and good; And so is man. He eats all kinds or breakfast food; And so does man. Like man, he balks at gaudy dress And all outlandish foolishness. The mule's accused of mullshness; And so Is man. •Of food. _n- j). Xeel/it. Horses in Training. Some days ago tho Breeder and Sportsman sent letters to all the tracks in California where harness horses are being trained, asking for a list of those baing worked for racing this year. The followirg lists have been received and while they are incomplete, show that the number of horses being made ready to race is large this year. There are several trainers whose horses do not appear in this list, and they are requested to send in at the earliest possible date, the names and records of all their horses, together with a list of the classes they desire offered by the different associations that will give races in California this year. STOCKTON. C. Whitehead— The Mrs, p.; Delphi, p., 2:12J, and a green trotter by Derby Ash. J. Sangster -Jennie S, p., 2:20, and a green pacing mare. C. Helm— Cranky Thorn, p., 2:22}; Mose M 2:28} and a two year old pacer by Direct. T. Holmes— H D B 2:25}; green trotter by Dexter Prince and two green trotters by Alta Genoa. J. Aker — Green pacer by Derby Ash and a green trotter by Derby Ash. M. Rickle— Zulu, p., 2:40. T. Gannon — Green trotter by McKinney. J. Rowen — Monochrome, Mechanic and a bay mare by McKinney and a bay mare, pacer, by McKinney, and a two year old trotter by Monochrome. SANTA ANA. P. W. Hodges— Portrero 2:21, Geo. W. McKinney 2:141, El Molino 2:22}, Grace McK 2:22, Lady Zombro, Zomilea, three year ol3; Owynex, three year old; Lady Zuzelle, two year old, and three green pacers. G. H Judd — Cocoanut, p.; Burnut; Goldnut, three year old; Chestnut; Selvester and Andy McKinney. Mowre & Wynn — Four green trotters. R. Thompson — Four green trotters. I. E. Bular — Two three year old pacers. Martin Walsh — One yearling and one three year old trotter. W. A. Wilkinson— May B. Ed. Barber— Bill B., t. FRESNO. C. E. Clark— Cozad 2:11}; Cora Dell 2:37J; Newport, p., 2:19, and five green trotters and one green pacer; Thomas W, p., 2:27}, and six green trotters, Eddy & Legget— Cuckoo, p., 2:18}; one green trot- ter and three green pacers. C. Middletown— Geo. P., p., 2:22}; two green trot- ters, and two groon pacere. S. Walton — One green pacer and two green trotters. J. W. Zibbell has about ten trotters and pacers. Altogether there are about sixty horses on the Fresno track being prepared for races this year. SACRAMENTO. H. Hogoboom — Five green trotters and pacers. L. M. Clark— Ouiboul 2:21, and three green trotters and pacers. Mn. Callendloo — One green trotter. Walton Tyron — Monroe B. 2:1"]}; Polka Dot, p., and five other trotters and pacers. < jris Jorgensen — Tho trotting stallion Athamax .hree two year olds. WINTERS. S. H. Hoy — About twenty head of trotters and pacers all without records, by Bayswater Wilkes, Demonio and other sires. SAN JOSE. W. H. Williams — Motanic and Steve Whipple, paoer9, and two green trotters. Goodall & Nelson — Dr. Hammond 2:14}, Uncle John, Rajab and Blue Goose; all pacers. J. W. Gordon — Silver Arrow, Pious, Billy Murray, Vallejo Belle, Rose K.; all green trotters. T. W. Barstow— Alone (p) 2:09} and Trueheart, a two vear old trotter. Hans Frellson— Alta Vela 2:11}, Verona 2:18}, Joe EviBton (p) 2:22 and three green trotters and two green pacers. W. B. Humfreville — One greeM trotter and one green pacer. C. A. Durfee — Cuate 2:18, one three year old, two two year olds and one four year old; green trotters. Tom James — One three and one five year old; green trotters. PLEASANTON. Sutherland & Chadbourne — Ben F. (p) 2:22} and one green trotter. Wm. Cecil— Bob Ingersoll 2:14}, T. C. 2:29}, a grey gelding with a record of 2:27; Irvington Boy (p) 2:14}, Georgie B. (p) 2:24} and six others. Barney Simpson — Belle G (p) 2:15 and three trotters and one pacer. Senator Clark — A bay trotter with a mark of 2:19}, brown gelding with a mark of 2:17} and a sorrel pacer with a mark of 2:19}. S. K. Trefry — Oue pacer and one trotter. Jas. Thompson — Clipper (p) 2:06 and several very promising green trotters and pacers. Ben Chaboya — Several three and four year old green trotters. J.M. Alviso — Rey del Diablo (p) 2:22} and a green trotter. 3. H. Dunlap — King Cadenza (p) 2:15 and several other promising green pacers. Mose Hart — Billy Red, a green pacer, and several green trotters. Joe Costello — One green trotter and pacer. Mills & Sanders — Several green trotters and pacers. BAKERSFIELD. R. E. Toll— Richmond Chief 2:11 and three others, trotters and pacers. Wm. Willis — Several green trotters and pacers. H. H. Spears— L. W. 2:20 and a colt by Thompson. George Bender— Uncle James 2:23. A. L. Conklin— Edna R. (p) 2:12} and several others. A. P. Davis — Several green trotters and paoers. WILLOWS. J. Sullivan — Dot (p) 2:26 and several other trotteis and pacers. LOS ANOELES. W. G. Durfee— Petigru 2:10}, Col. Smith 2:15, Coro- nado 2:17, Briney K. 2:20} and twenty four green trotters and pacers. In addition to Mr. Durfee's string there are about 200 other horses working at the Los Angeles track. WOODLAND. C. B. Bigelow — Six pacers and two trotters. One pacer with record of 2:22. L. N. Mativia^-Three green pacers and one green trotter. W. Mastin— John A., p, 2:12j; Penrose, p, 2:19, and three green pacers and four green trotters. R. H. Nason — One pacer with record of 2:18, three green pacers and three green trotters. P. Fryat — One three year old pacer. SANTA BARBARA. John Cody— About ten green trotters and pacers. UKIAH. J. A. Holbrook — May Ayers 2:31 and seven others. ALAMEDA. Patrick Foley — Lady Grannard 2:23 and several others. Grant Lapham— Five horses without records. Jas. E. Berryman — Maud R., p, by Jim C.J Dot, t, by McK.; 8 g by Son of Dexter Prince, t; Abbotsford Jr. by Abbotsford; Silver Moon, two year old by Silver Bow fr., t. Jack Groom— Dolexa, b m by Alexis, t; Tomahawk by Alexis, t; Paddy Shea by Knight, t. C. Welby— Yukon 2:14} by Bell Bird, b g by Steve Whipple, ch m by Tennysonian. Jas. O'Kane — Al Sandy by Wayland W., s g by Hart Boswoll, g g by Jas. Madison. j L. Richardson — Cicero by Brontwood, g g Chas. Newman by McKinney, b m by Bon of Direct. Klias Williams — Secretary by Dlreotor, Alameda Maid, two year old by Nassau, two year old by Billy Thornhill, Gossiper filly. News from the North. [Portland Rural Spirit. J W. O. Trine, who has charge of the track, is work- ing a good stable, including Bell Air 2:14}, Oregon Bull 2:17}, Broad Heart, an untried trotter, and quite a number of others. Mr. Trine's horses are all doing well and he expects to be in the front tier when the bell taps. Sam Casto is as happy as the meadow lark that sings about his stable door. Thelark is always happy in anticipation of the beautiful young she intends to bring forth the coming season, and Sam is just as happy and full of faith and anticipation of the fast trotters he intends to produce from the young Zom- bros he is educating. "Now, don't go and put this in the paper, for people will think I am just trying to boom Zombro, but on the square, they are the only trotters I ever saw." Mr. Casto takes great pride in showing the good looking young stallion Laquy by Looking Forward 2:133, property of S. F. Williams, Salem. This fellow is very promising on the track and extremely stylish with a peacock finish. Perry Mauzey has just moved to the track with his stable of trotters and pacers. He has Dewey, a pacer of considerable speed, belonging to C. A. Whale, and a lot of youngsters by Holmdel 2:18}. Captain N. G. Smith, from Everett, is working Mary L. 2:23} and a two year old by McKinney. The cap- tain says the track is the best on the Coast, barring accidents. The president and secretary of the fair will start on a tour of the valley and Southern Oregon soon in the interest of the fair. They will make a special effort to have each county send down a county exhibit, for which a premium of $1500 is offered, divided up into eight different prizes. Geo. T. Beckers is expected up from Los Angeles about June 1st with his stallion Zombro 2:11, where he will be put into the stud until September 1st. Mr. Beckers will bring with him some Zombro trotters; one la T. D. O, that he took from here last season. He is bringing him back to race in the Lewis & Clark Stake for 2:20 trotters. News has reached here that J. C. Mosber, of Los Angeles, who had charge of the track here a number of years, will be up with a stable of horses this fall, and take in the North Pacific Circuit. Pap Mosher is said to be riding some pretty fast quarters and halves this spring and will come prepared to give the boys a chase for the money. Calls Him a Second Geers. In a letter to the American Horse Breeder, Sam Gamble pays the following neat tribute to Ed Parker, trainer of the horse9 owned by George A. Davis of Rancho del Valle, near Pleasanton. Mr. Parker is now at Cleveland, where he went last week with Rey Direct 2:10 and several colts by that horse which were sold at the Blue Ribbon sale this week. After speak- ing of the fa9t wek done by the Rey Direct young- sters at Pleasanton, Mr. Gamble writes: "These last four youngsters I watched from their first lessons, which were given them by Ed S. Parker, a promising young colt breaker, developer, driver and trainer, a combination that is seldom found in one man. Parker is, without doubt, judging by his work on these youngsters, in a class by himself in that profession. At all hours of the day and night, aside from his meals, there was one place that he could be found, and that was in and about his stable. " I have seen many men in his profession, but have yet to see his equal. What I have seen of him and his work the past year is just wonderful, and I could fill your valuable journal with his praises and not do him justice. One could not say enough. His name is Ed, and you have heard of another Ed (Mr. Geers). Remember that Mr. Geers is getting along in years, and the Eds are getting scarce. "I pray and trust that your readers will not look uoon this as 'touting' Mr. Davis, his prospective young sire and youngsters, and his fjilliful and able young trainer, as both of these gentlemen are in the dark as to this article. I am a firm believer in justice where it is due, whether it be to man or beast, and timo alone will convince your readers that it is not a dream, but reality." John W. Browning invented hopples all right, but not for the trotter, John B., as generally supposed. Away back in 1865 Mr. Browning had to make a cer- tain mare "trot in harness" inside of twenty minutes in order to win a five dollar wager. To do this he conceived the idea of "tying her legs together" — "cross tying" them — and in putting this idea in oper- ation he Invented the hopple. His next application of the idea was on the trotter John B., and hence hopples were originally intended for trotters, and not pacers. Western Horseman. Sober up on Jackson's Napa Soda May 16, 1903] ®he gveebev cmt* gtpx>rtsmim 9 Thinks He's Going to be a Horse. In testimony of Mb belief in the ancient theory of reincarnation and the transmigration of souls, James J. Waltern, an aged and wealthy resident of Leeds County, Ontario, has built on his fine estate a costly stable, which he expects to occupy after his present earthly career is ended, re-imbodied in the form of a horse. Mr. Waltern has made a will setting aside the sum of $25,000 for his comfortable support in equine form, and naming as executrix Miss Irene Cathwaite, his great-niece, who professes the same mystical religion which has made rich old Mr. Waltern a celebrity throughout all this part of Canada. The neighborhood is familiar with the significance of these preparations against the day of the old man's death. It does not scoff, being impressed with other outward forms of the Hindu faith which strengthens an attractive illusion as does the mise en scene of a drama. On a knoll silhouetted against the sky in the midst of a grove on the Waltern estate, is a majestically constructed mausoleum, and near it is an altar upon which occasionally at night strange fires burn. In this mausoleum the bodies of Mr. Waltern's wife and daughter lie, and there is a vacant crypt for his own remains. This remarkable man is one of the wealthiest resi- dents of Eastern Ontario. Leeds county which juts upon the St. Lawrence river, stretching across to- ward the State of New York. Brockville is its chief city, numbering 11,000 people, and the county, reach- ing back, touches the beantiful Rideau lakes. The country is peopled with a Bturdy class; with thrifty men and women who own their farms and the stock upon them, and to whom mortgages are almost un- known. Where Mr. Waltern was born no one knows: of his nationality no one is certain. Nor does any one venture to say with any degree of certainty as to his age, or how long he has been a resident of the county. But that he has been there many years, that he iB very rich, and with a powerful personality, all agree. Few have ever crossed the threshold of this mys- terious old man's residence. It is only to his closest friends that he. alludes to the destination of his soul after what he is pleased to call, not death, but migra- tion. "I believe," he affirms, 'in the transmigration of the soul, and I believe in reincarnation. I believe, with others of the more ancient school of philosophy, that Shakespeare was a reincarnation of Christ, that Napoleon was a reincarnation of Alexander the Great; and why not?" Mr. Waltern is a man of extremely religious turn of mind. The years have whitened his locks, lime has written its story in the furrowed face, approaching dissolution heralds itself in the faltering footstep, but the deep-set eyes shine with the light of the man of mastery; there is perfect self-control in his bearing. This present life," he says, "is but a point in the succession of states through which the soul, proceed- ing from God, has to pass before, finally purified, it will find its way to God and lose itself in infinity, the original source of its existence." There is a general belief in the community that he possesses occult powers. In earlier days when the virgin forest spread itself over the land he never seemed to toil so hard as those about him, and yet success singularly attended his every effort. Waltern 's broad acres have never, so it is said, known a failure in crops. When storms of hail visited the fruit trees of the section some mysterious hand seemed to stay the clouds and protect Waltern's orchard. When the rust touched the neighborhood, by the same strange influence, or coincidence, Waltern's crops were pasBed by. Moreover, Waltern, so say those who have long lived near the old ascetic, possessed the faculty of forecasting the market when in business in earlier years. His grain was sold when the highest notch was reached, and when Waltern sold this was the immediate signal for the neighborhood to follow suit. To-day Waltern is a rich man and has ceased from the care of his estate, having given "the management into the hands of o.thers. He spends much of his time with nature, and those who have come into his presence unexpectedly in his rambles in the woods have found the old man with the partridge and the hare about him, and with the blackbird, the solitary thrush and the tiny chickadee feeding from his hand. Mr. Waltern spent much time in the erection of a stable which he is sure he will occupy in the future. His philosophy seemed to bring into his life a calming influence, and when his wife and child died, they died in his faith, "emigrated," to be buried each in a crypt in the mausoleum amid strange ceremonies conducted by the old man, assisted by three others who came from a distance. The altar, near by, is built of marble and carved withmystic8ymbols. When theend came to Waltern's wife and daughter no neighbors were admitted to the home and there was no public funeral But lack o' invitation did not deter some from creeping up through the wood within sight of the altar and within hearing of incantations in an unknown tongue and a mournful chant. Upon their eyes flashed vari-colored fireB, while great balls of smoke wound like a funeral shroud about the mausoleum, with its iron door now open to receive its silent tenants. Just as the cere- mony was over a shower of meteors fell, and, thor- oughly terrified, the neighbors hurried home, won- dering at what they had seen and heard. True to his belief as to the probability of the 90ul re-entering the world clothed in animal form, Mr. Waltern is extremely kind to horses, cattle and meaner animals about his estate. His employees are in- structed never to strike or abuse them, and whips are unknown in this Utopia. The horses are worked only eight hours a day and are fed at stated hourB, as a man would be fed. — Daily America. Care of the Foals. Capt. A. H. Waddell of the Royal College of Vet- erinary Surgeons, London, says: The foal having arrived on terra firma, look him quickly and carefully over; if the foetal-envelopes are ruptured and the little creature lively and struggling, let him alone; let him do hiB first public "stunt" un- prompted, unmolested, and he will carry out his little part to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. The after-birth having been removed and all soiled bedding taken away, the mare's teats inspected and an ample clean bed provided, leave him and his dam alone; the foal being all right and the mare strong, healthy and well over her labor, she will do all else that is needful. The foal will Btruggle about in the dry bedding, attempt to get on hia feet, roll over and try again; in this way he will dry himself, while the mare also licks him. He will feel his feet, he will fill his young lungs with fre9h air, which ought to be pure and which is the very best stimulant he can possibly receive; his circulation will be increased ; he will suckle the moment he is able; peristalsis of the bowels will ensue, and this will be followed by the evacuation of the first fceces. What else do you want? Nothing? In the case of a protracted labor, a weakly mare, a foal who during delivery has been half crushed or pulled to death, common sense and judgment must be brought to bear. If the membranes are not ruptured, the first thing to do is to break them over the mouth and head first to allow the air to get into the lungs; artificial respira- tion promptly applied has saved the life of many a colt, by working the fore legs backwards and forwards to their utmost extent and pressing them to and pull- ing them away from the chest, the foal of course being placed on his back. Holding a bottle of ammonia liniment — there is generally some of this about a horse establishment — to the nose or ordinary smelling salts is a very good thing in some cases when a foal does not get hi9 breath properly, but the rustic method of opening the mouth and trying to blow down the throat is as useless as it is ridiculous and makes the writer sad. You couldn't blow down a colt's throat if you tried, and besides, what would be the good? Only give him colic. You don't want wind in his stomach but air in his lungs, and to get there it must go through the nostrils; apart from this, the hot, foetid breath of an unhealthy man or a careless liver will not revivify your colt; it must be oxygen in the shape of pure, clear, dry air. In a case like thiB brisk rubbing with hay wisps or dry cloths is recommended to increase circulation and particularly if the mare is exhausted and cannot see to this herself, for licking is a great aid to this neces- sity. While the mare is being attended to a little of her milk may be drawn off and given to the foal with an ordinary feeding bottle. Young foals often look the most crooked and un- gainly of creatures, and these appurtenances should not be mistaken for malformations; it is astonishing how they straighten up and how quickly, particularly if dropped in the early summer, when they can be out all the time, and the grass rich, luxurious and nutritious. Sometimes mares and foals have to be kept indoors for weeks and weeks from stress of weather. In such cases daily exercise must be had in a large barn, shed, covered track or some such place. Confinement in. a box will not do. You have found it so in the past, some of you, and you will find it again. Exercise — exercise — exercise — and while the mare and foal are out throw open the doorB and windows of the box, have it thoroughly cleaned and aired , and particularly see that the corners of the manger and hay rack are clean and free from damp, moldy, decomposing fodder or growing grass and oats. I have seen this scores of times, and there are the very spots where the bacteri- ologist will goto find the finest specimens of microbes, bacteria, larva; and all manner of weird things with strange names and uncanny forms, moving, creeping and metamorphosing. These things are not good for old horses, bat particularly are they injurious to the young foal, who after the manner of all young things pokes his nose and pries into everything. Tree and propeily regu- lated ventilation i9 of the utmost consequence in cases of this kind, but protection from draughts and expo- sure to sudden chills must be as carefully avoided. In these cases where grass cannot be porcured the mare should receive a liberal supply of crushed oats or corn bran, chaff or chopped hay and salt— a most important adjunct of horses' food at all times— besides, of course, a proper allowance of good hay and as much good, wholesome water as she wants. When it comes to turning them out, choose a fine, sunshiny day and midday, and here again extra care is necessary, for the foal liberated from confinement, will start to gallop about until it is tired and hot and will then go and throw itself down broadside on in some wet or damp corner, lay there and go to sleep; a cool wind springs up, Bhakes the leaves, wakes the little sleeper, and up he jumps in a terrible fright, but this: is not the worst; next morning his small nose is running and he sneezes occasionally; next day a little cough and off feed slightly; then quickened res- piration, and then what else but pneumonia, and let me tell you pneumonia kills 'em. If I were breeding horses I would have a sheltered shed in every field and paddock, particularly would this be of benefit in spring and fall, and I would take precious good care that it was thoroughly cleaned out and attended to every day. I would permit no ac- cumulation of cobwebs and filth here; this place should be kept scrupulously clean, as should the water trough. Kentucky's Futurity For Two Year Olds. Owners of eligible colts and fillies should bear in mind that a payment of SoOis due on June 1st for each entry kept in the $20,000 Futurity for foals of 1900. After June 1st no further payment will be required until September 1st, when the merit of the youngster will have been definitely ascertained, and if found wanting can then be dropped without further liability. $10,000 in cash will go to the winner of this, the ''Derby" of harness racing, and the fame added to the farm which produced, aB well as the immediately in. creased selling value of the winner, of any part of the $14,000 reserved for this division, will be incalculable. Unless payment is made on June 1st, the entry will be cancelled, by the advertised conditions, therefore, owners should communicate with E. W. Shanklin, secretary, on or before June 1st. San Francisco Veterinary College. Next session will begin June 15, 1903. Write for catalogue giving full particulars. M. L. PancOast, Secretary, 510 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco. E. J. Creeley, D. V. S., President. t In hot weather there is no drink like Jackson's Napa Soda — plain or in a lemonade. Horse Owners Should Use GOMBAILT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM The Great French Veterinary Remedy. A SAFE, SPEEDY & POSITIVE CURE. Prepared exclusively by J. E. Gombault, el- Veterinary Surgeon to the French Government Stud. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING. Impossible to produce any sear or blemish. _ The safest best Blister ever used. Takes the place of all liniments for mild or severe action. Removes all Bundles or Blemi shea irom Horses or Cattle. As a MFMAX KEMLDT for Rbea- matlHm. Sprain*, Sore Throat, etc, it is inv liable. WE Gl'ARAXTEE that one table- spoonful of Caustic Balaam wiil produce more actual results ihan a whole bottle of any liniment orspavincurc mixture ever made. Everj- bottle of Cnuntlc BaUam sold Is Warranted to give satisfaction. Price SI. 50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or sent by ex- press, charges paid, with full directions for its use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address TIE LAWRENCE- WILLIAMS C0MPAST, Cleveland, Ohio. 10 fohe gveeiiev axitf §j«rrts»tatt [May 16, 1903 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. 3£®:ss=;as£: AT THE TRAPS. The Union Gun Club at Ingleside and the College Gun Club at North Berkeley will be the regular trap ateractions for to-morrow. Otto Feudner will attend the Sacramento tourna- ment. The indications (or a big attendance at Ingleside during the three day tournament are more assuring everyday. The shoo", has been well advertised and programs mailed to shooters all over the Coast. As the shoot is open to all there will be a representative delegation of the experts from every section on the Coast. Inquiry has been made from points as far away as South Dakota for data by shooters contem- plating a visit to our city for participation in the shoot on May 22d, 23rd and 24th. Full information and all particulars can be obtained by addressing C. A. Haight, 226 Market street, San Francisco. Next month the nineteenth annual tournament of the Sportsmens' Association of the Northwest will be held at Dayton, Washington on June 25th, 26th and 27th. T-e shooting grounds will be open for practice on June 24th there will also be some special shooting on the 28th of June. For this tournament 100,000 blue rocks have been ordered, there will be three sets of three traps each and one set of five expert traps. All trophy events will be shot over the five trap set, the other events over the Sargeant system traps. The trap grounds are perfectly level with a good back ground and only a short distance from the hotel. Full information and programs can be obtained by addressing George B. Baker, Dayton, Wash. There seems to be a revival in blue rock shooting among the Coast sportsmen. Many new clubs have been formed this year and a number of old ones re- organized. Another feature, is the setting up of in- numerable private traps and establishment of many private shooting grounds. In this way, a shooter has the opportunity to indulge in the sport when the mood strikes him or if he so desires to practice as much as he wishes or regularly at all events. This may for the time being keep a number of shooters away from or out of the clubs, but it is only a mere question of time and proficiency until the ranks of the club shooters are recruited by a number of ambitious shooters. Then again the big tournaments annually and club merchandise shoots, etc., are a strong in- ducement to bring out new men and also keep the regular shooters busy to hold their own in shooting for the numerous medals and trophies to say nothing of a variety of acceptable merchandise prizes fre- quently offered at shoots. The Trap Shooter's Guide is the title of a compre- hensive and handsomely gotten up booklet recently issued by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Among the interesting information given is the mention of some record-breaking shooting done with Winchester ammunition — the latest revised rules for both live bird and inanimate target trap shooting — loads for field field and duck shooting — some "pump gun" statistics — various systems for the division of moneys at tournaments, etc. — :in fact, an up to date manual for the modern trap shooter. Copies of the publication can be procured upon re- quest by addressing the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, New Haven, Conn., or A. Muller, Pacific Coast agent, 127-135 FirBt street, San Francisco, Cal. The sixth annual tournament for Northern Cali- fornia shooters, under the auspices of Kimball & Upson, on the State Fair grounds, Sacramento, com- mencing yesterday and ending to-morrow, promises to be a rousing big shoot. Among the features will be the trophy contests for all of the Northern California championships — the live bird championship, won last year by W. S. Har- key of Grldley; the K. & U. trophy, now held by Frank Newbert of Sacramento; the individual cham- pionship of Northern California, now held by W. D. Peterson of Dixon, and the six-man team champion- ship for Northern California. During the three days' shoot oash and merchandise to the combined value of »2000 will be distributed. Three sets of electric pull traps will be operated, and the Sergeant system will be used. Yesterday was devoted to live bird shooting, five events, 6, 12 and 10 bird pools — class shooting, except- ing the contest for the championship of Northern California. To-day blue rook shooting will be in order, eight 20-bird contests, including a big merchandise shoot. To-morrow the schedule will be seven 20-bird races, including a merchandise event and concluding with the six-man team (20 targets per man) championship contest. In the evening the prizes will be distributed during a smoker at the Elks' Hall. J. F. Rubstallor Jr. will preside as master of ceremonies. The Empire Gun Club merchandise shoot which takes place on the 30th Inst, will be a big affair, and as usual will draw a large attendance. The list of prize* and moneys will bean attractive one. There will be two Maugatraps in use during the shoot. yesterday at the Ocean Park Country Club grounds. The added money amounts to about $650, and mer- chandise prizes valued at $1000 are additional induce- ments for the entries of shooters from the south, New Mexico, Arizona, and other points in this State. Clarence A. Haight, E. E. Drake, Jos. J. Sweeney and C. C. Nauman of this city are present at the tourna- ment. Nine events are programmed for the first day, in- cluding the Tufts-I.yons challenge medal shoot. For the second day nine events are also arranged, includ- ing the two-man team championship race. To-mor- row six events are scheduled. The two main events are the individual championship of the Pacific Coast States, Arizona and Nevada, and the three-man team race for the Luckenback cup and Coast championship. The Sergeant system will be used, except that traps will be unknown. Moneys will be divided under the "Chick" system. The Golden Gate Gun Club shoot last Sunday was participated in by twenty shooters. The average of scores was good all round. F. A. Wood of Tacoma and "Jack" Fanning shot as guests of the club. Mr. Wood is a well known northern trap shooter who is quite an artist with the "pump gun." In the club race at 25 targets, C. C. Nauman and Edgar Forster divided first and second moneys $22.50, C. A. Haight and D Daniels divided third and fourth moneys $15, Hip Justins and W. R. Murdock divided fifth and sixth moneys $10, and Jos. Sweeney took seventh money $2 50. The match was under a dis- tance handicap, $50 added, one money for every three entries. The distance handicaps prevailing in all the events were those imposed in tne regular club shoot. The second race, reverse system at 20 targets, gave Haight and Klevesahl first and second moneys, Woods won third money. Nauman and Dr. McConnell split fourth money. The event following, reverse system, unknown angles, use of both barrels, was won by Woods, who only missed one target. Nauman took second money. Event No. 3 was at 20 targets, one man up, Woods was again the winner. Race No 4 was at doubles, Haight was high gun with 17 out of 20. The last event on the card was the re-entry shoot, 20 targets, Sergeant system, best score to count. Nau- man took first money with a clean score, Jos. Sweeney missed one target and won second money, four shooters with 18 each divided third money. The scores in the various events were the following: Club match, 25 targets, distance handicap, high guns, $50 added, seven moneys, $12.50, $10.00, $8.50, $6.50, $5.50, $4.50, $2.50. Nauman 20 yds— 11110 10111 11111 11111 1111 1 — 23 I'orster 16 ■■ — 1111 1 01111 11111 11110 11111—23 Daniels 16 " — 00111 lllll 01111 11111 11111—22 Haight 16 " —11011 11110 01111 lllll 11111—22 Justins 18 " —10111 11101 lllll 10011 11111—21 Murdock 16 •' —01111 10111 011H 11101 lllll— 21 Sweeney 18 " —lllll 11010 11110 10111 0! ill— 20 Klevesahl 16 " —10IH 00110 11011 11110 Hill— 19 "Slade" 16 " —1001111101111011111101010—18 McConnell 16 " —01111 01010 mil lllll 01100— 18 Wattles 16 " —10110 11000 110011111111111—18 Wands 16 " —11100 10110 01111 01101 11011— IT Golcher 16 " —10001 01011 OHIO lllll 00011— 15 Donohoe 18 " —11011 01010 11001 00101 10011— 14 Fanning* 20 " —11011 11011 11010 lllll 11111—21 » Guest. Reverse Bystem, 20 targets, $1.40 entrance, 4 moneys, distance handicap. — Haight lllll lllll lllll 10100—17 Kelvesahl mil I mo 0011 1 11111—17 Woods 11110 01111 01II1 11101—16 Nauman 11110 11110 01111 10110—15 McConnell 10111 11010 10111 01111—15 Golcher 00100 10111 mil 11110—14 Sweeney 11011 01011 10101 11001—14 "Slade" 10111 11110 11110 11000—14 Fanning 11101 10011 11100 11100—18 Justins 10001 11101 10101 100)1—11 Donohoe 01100 00100 01000 00100— 5 Reverse, 20 targetB, unknown angles, use of both barrels, 2 moneys — Woods lllll 21110 12211 2UU— 19 Nauman lllll mil OHIO mil— 18 Fanning 11201 11001 21121 11212—17 Haight 11121 12221 10201 02101—16 Sweeney 11101 nooi in21 oino— 15 Golcher 11000 21110 10101 01101—12 Justins 00211 00012 01211 00110— U One man up, 20 targets, $1 entrance, distance handicap- Woods mn win loin urn—is Nauman 11010 11011 lllll 11111—17 Klevesahl 01101 11011 01111 11111-16 Haight 11101 01001 11011 mil-15 Fanning 10111 10111 10i01 J0100— IB Doubles, 10 pairs — Haight H 11 10 n 11 n 11 10 11 10— 17 Nauman 11 II 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10— 1a Donohoe 10 11 11 11 10 10 11 10 10 11—1= Fanning 10 10 II 10 10 10 11 10 11 11-lj Woods 10 11 10 11 10 00 II 0! 01 11— Ig Re-entry race, 20 targets, Seargeant system, 25 entrance, three moneys, best score to count — Nauman lllll lllll mil 11111—20 Sweeney 01111 lllll mil 11111—19 Haight lllll lllll 11010 11111—18 McConnell Mill lllll 1 1 101 11111—18 Forster lllll noil mil 1 1 1 in — is Golcher mil 11011 mil 01111 18 Robertson 01111 10101 mil 11111—17 Donohoe Illlll 11110 11110 11111—17 Fanning 11101 lllll lllll OuTO— 16 woods mil inm mil 01100— 16 .ln-tlns lllll 101 10 01 111 11110—16 Klevesahl 1111111 mill Illlll 01111-15 Murdock 11101 11010 lllll 11000—14 Sc .thern California trap shooters are in attend - it the first annual Pacific Coast championship k shoot. The three days' shoot commenced At the Empire Gun Club shoot last Sunday Webb was high gun in the diamond buckle contest and also in the money or re-entry race. A summary of results is the following: Diamond buckle race, 25 targets — Haupt 20, Hauer 21, Webb 22, Reed 21, Sweeney 10, Reed (back score) 19, Cullen 16, Martin 5. The above scores classified for the money match following, at 25 targets, the scores were as follows: First class — Reed 18, Hauer 15, Webb 2.', Allen 21, Houpt 17. Webb took first money. Second clasi — Beatty being alone in this class, took first prize. Third prize— Cullen 17, Peltier 14, Baird 14. Culien took fi:st money. Fourth class— Martin being the only contestant, won first money. Sweeney record medal race, miss and out — Reed was winner, with a score of 19 breaks to his credit; Webb second with 13 breaks. Prize "pump" gun race at 20 targets, shot in 10 singles and 5 pairs— Allen 9, Cullen 16, Houpt 15, Beatty 14, Reed 13, Hauer 14. Beatty (back score) 11. The annual outing of the Union Gun Club was held last Sunday near San Leandro. A barbecure, a live bird shoot and a brass band were several of the attractions that made the outing a success. The shooters were accompanied by their wives, sweethearts and a number os visiting sportsmen as guetts. The trap events were both live bird and blue rock matches. A six bird pool shoot was the first event shot, P. J. Walsh, R. Finnoehio, Mr. Westphall and Mr. Muller divided the purse on straight scores. In a twelve bird shoot Walsh, J. Carroll, C. Sylvester, and D. Daniels divided first money, all killing straight. Mr. Muller, S. C. Fish, M. J. Iverson, P. Finnoehio, G. Fisher, Dr. Hutton and Mr Westphal split second money; third money was divided between W. Hanson, R. Finnoehio and Joe Pisani. Following the pigeon shooting a number of blue rock events were shot. The outing was under the management of Thos. L. Lewis. The scores in the live bird events were the following: Six bird match, entrance $2.50, high guns, 3 moneys — Le»is, T L» «O1201— 3 Walsh, T 021110-4 Fisher. Otto 210111-5 Sylvester. C 111110-5 Fuller.Roy* 210112—5 Liebert..'. 010020—2 Finnochio.R 112112—6 Hanson. Peter.. 112010—5 Burus.J 112021—5 Bell. F* «21200-3 Hanson, Dr» *20111— i Masterson, J 121102—5 Hutton.J.A.D 012201—4 Iverson, M J. 2»1021— 4 Carroll, J 1*1211—5 Patrick.B* 22111C— 5 Miller.C 121111 — 6 Pisani. Jos 011021—4 Eggers* 000112—3 Hanson, W 122220— i Hoyt. H* 120010—3 Hodapp 212200—4 Walsh. P 121122—6 Shields 102111—5 Fish.C S 212201-5 Westphall 112122-6 Fionochio. P 0121*1 — i Sylvester, G.. . *J1211— 5 Walpert.F 210012—4 Fancier* 22*100—4 * Birds only. Twelve bird match, $5 3 moneys — Walsh, P. .. 211112122111—12 Fuller. R* 12021 22112 11— 11 Fish. S F 22202 22111 12-11 Carroll, J 21122 22112 11—12 Shields. A M*.0111w Sylvester. C ..11211 12211 21—12 Hovt. H* 20100 01101 10— 6 Daniels, D.. .21222 12122 21—12 Iverson. M.J. .11102 21222 22-11 Burns. J 11100 20112 11— 9 Hanson. W... .20011 12221 12—10 Miller. C 11022 11112 11—11 Dr Hanson ...02220 10112 20— 8 * Birds only. Twenty-five targets, unknown traps and angles, class shooting, 3 moneys— Muller 22. Mitchell 12, Fuller 14, Dr. Hanson 7, Harry Hoyt 20, F. Herring 12, Hutton 13, Iverson 18, Burns 23", Patrick 17, Larkin 6, Daniels 18, Eggers 17, C. Wollam 17. Westphall 17, R. Finnoehio IS, G. Sylvester 23. G. Barber 11, Fish 19, Hodapp 19. C. Sylvester 20, W. Hanson 16, McDonald 4. Carroll 24. Davidson 13, Ricks 7, Miller 0, Bell 18, Weisinar 4, R. Finnoehio 21. entrance, class shooting, Westphal 12021 Bell.F* 01202 FiDnochio, R... 11221 Fisher. 0 01111 FiQDOchio. P... 21122 Sylvester, G... 11*12 Lewis, T. L.*.. 03221 Hanson, P.*.... 01000 Hutton 11212 Masterson* 2IOw Pisani, J 21221 DavidsoE* 20102 22222 11—11 10122 22— 8 1*101 12—10 22212 11— 11 101 12 12—11 11212 11—11 •1120 10— 9 22122 10- 7 22111 01—11 11010 11—10 12012 00— 7 The Oak Park Gun Club held its regular shoot on the 10th inst., and notwithstanding the wind a few good scores were made. H. Davis led the roll of honor with a score of 22. The following are the scores: Ten targets— Stevens 9. Davis Sr. 7, Amber 5, Van- derford Sr. 6, Vanderford Jr. 6, Ralphs 6, Kerr Jr. 9, Wilbur 5, Brady 8, Gallup 6, Stevens 10, Davis Sr. 9, Newbert 10' Brown 8, Amber 3, Brady 7, Vanderford 4, Marty 8, Brady 9. Fifteen targets — Stevens 13, Davi6 Sr. 9. Twenty-five targets— Amber 18, Gallup 17, Brown 17, Gallup 17. Club shoot, 25 targets— Davis Sr. 22, Newbert 20, Brodv 20, Kerr Jr. 20, Amber 20, Wilbur 19, Stevens 19, Marty 18, Vanderford Sr. 16, Vanderford Jr. 11, Ralphs 11, Snook 11. Chico trap shooters will be well represented at the Saoramentu tournament this week. The Chico Gun Club team will be composed of Messrs. Miller, Rich- ards, JohnBon, Stauffer, Thomason and White. This team at the regular club shoot on the 3rd inst made the following scores in a 15 target shoot: Miller 11, Richards 12, Johnson 16, Stauffer 11 Thomason 13 and White 11, making an aggregate for the team of 73 out of 90. In the regular 100 bird shoot consisting of five eventB of 20 blrdB each the scores were as follows: Miller 15 18 15 16 14—78 Richards 16 15 17 16 15—79 Loshbough 11 10 11 17 12—61 Johnson 16 18 17 16 19—86 Stauffer 16 15 13 18 16—78 Thomason 17 17 16 15 17—82 White 15 14 13" 15 11—68 Brooks broke 44 out of 60, Salisbury 60 out of 70, Nichols 30 out of 60, Rice 13 out of 20. The first monthly medal shoot at twenty birds re- sulted as follows: Miller 15, Richards 17, Johnson 17, Stauffer 13, Thomason 16, White 14, Loshbough 11, Brooks 15, Salisbury 17. The Golf Links Are Ready Now. The spring weather has brought out the old timeenthuslasts and a large number of the younger set appear keenly anxious. The Skinner Co., at 801 Market St., 8 F , who have the largest and besl assorted selection of Golf Goods in the West, are doing a thriving business. The manager of their Golf Department in- structs beginners, free of oharge. Tennis, Foot Ball and Base Ball goods, in fact a full and com- plete line of everything necessary in the conduct and enjoyment of outdoor sports. • MAY 16, 1903] f&he Qxszb&v tmir gtpxjrtsfmiwt 11 A Contented Man. DOINGS IN DOGEOM. Along about this time o' year The while I set a-blinkin' In the warm sunshine here, I always git to thinkin' The old farm ain't so bad a place But what I feel some pity Fur the dump fools thet's in the race Fur gold down in the city. You don't ketch me a-praying God To better my position, I only want my flshin' rod An' time to go a- fish in' . I got a shirt, a pair o' pants, Coat, hat and appetite. I know the trout, an' all their ha'nts An' when they like to bite, An* all the clo'es I want is what Will keep off chill and shiver While I'm a-settin' in this spot— The- best along the river, Ketch me a-combin' of my hair An' wearin' cuSs an' collars! I wouldn't be a millionaire Fur seven hundred dollars! Fish Lines. Fly-fishing is improving- daily, streams are getting lower and clearer. Most of the waters withiD easy reach of this city have had a good drilling since the 1st of April and are pretty well fished out. A month or so later the knowing anglers will go to these streams again and get some good ri6h from the pools and deep holes. Away from the city for a several days' trip the Big Sulpher and its tributaries are good for many nice fish, Pieta creek should not be overlooked. A trip to Ukiah or Willetts will repay one for two or three days or more whipping the streams in those sections. The waters near and reached from Willetts are in many c±ses almost virgin trout waters. The apathy of the Fish Commission andtheSonoma county officials in not being able to stop the systematic dynamiting and netting in Sonoma creek and its tributaries is astonishing. Whether any efforts to do so or not have been made we do not know; one thing is certain, we have not been &ble to hear of any at- tempts made to stop the contemptible work of the damnable foreign human locusts who are responsible for the depletion of the trout streams and the de- struction of everything else in those waters, as the innumerable decaying eels, suckers and other small fish, frogs, etc., ljing along the banks of Sonoma creek, in the vicinity of Glen Ellen, will testily. The California Northwestern Railway spends thou- sands of dollars annually in stocking streams along their line. This means sport for the local or visiting angler and is a means of revenue to a town or country resort When the people in a locality combine upon, or condone, these acts of vandalism, such as the wholesale destruction of every living creature in the stream, that community is not composed of Americans nor the material to make law abiding citizens. As a rule, this violation is generally the work of foreigners, a people, who owned only but the breath in their mis- erable bodies until they were by good luck foisted upon a country, the advantages and benefits of which they were too ignorant to understand or rationally enjoy. The worst feature of the matter is, that many of these people now have votes — a reason why some prosecu- tions have been smothered by a jury of foreigners. Fly-fishing in the streams of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties is excellent judging from many reports received. The smaller streams are the best fishing waters, wise anglers leaving the larger creeks alone for the time being. Theodore Rothschild recently fished from the junction of the Zayante and Lompico down two miles to the San Lorenzo. This is a pretty portion of the stream and a good fishing watGr. In a couple of hours 15 nice fish were landed, the brown hackle, plain body; brown hackle, peacock body and the professor were the effective flies. Striped bass angling id also picking up under the In- fluence of the steady pleasant weather. The "straits" last week were good, on Sunday and later the take was poor. Petaluma creek at and near the railroad bridge is now ready for the clam caster. Lake Merritt anglers have been doing nicely both dav and night. Bank fishing has been satisfactory and now that good boats at reasonable rates can be had at the Lake Merritt Boatbouaej the lakehas been daily the resort for many anglers who tried trolling and live bait Ashing. Kennel Registry. VISITS. Nairod Kennels' St Bernard bitch Ch. Alta Raohel (St. Leon. ard-Prlnoess Rachel) to same owners' Ch. Grand Master n. (Ch. Grand Master- Bonnie Doone), May 10, 1903. Nairod Kennels' black Cocker bitch Nairod Beauty (Black Silk IT -Plumeria Mignon) to Plumeria Tweedlepunch (Oh. Hampton Goldie-Omo Girl). May 10, 1903 Plumeria O cker Kennels' black Cocker bitch Plumeria Vic- toria (Black Douglass-Lady Audrey) to same owners* Ch. Hamp- ton Goldie (Ch. Red Mack-Hampton Queen Readie), April 30. 1903. SALES. Dr A. T. Leonard, Jr.. sold to William WattS'n, April — 1903, the Irish Water Spaniel dog Ch. Dennis C. (Ch. Mike C.-Biddy C.) Something for Nothing The Polk Miller Drug Co., of Richmond, Va., are manufacturers of Sergeant's Dog Remedies, the most popular line of preparatioas, Intended Tor dogs, on the market today, having received the high- est endorsements of the leading dog men and kennel owners in this country and Canada Read their advertisements appearing in the columns of our journal each issue. The Arm referred to will mail you absolutely free, a copy of their celebrated book on Dogs if you will forward 3 cents to cover postage- If your dog is sick, write them, enclosing stamp, and describe the symptoms as accurately as you can They will cheerfully furnish the best information on the subject without charge- F. W Braun&Co.of Los Angeles, California, have reoently been made distributing agents for Sergeant's Dog Remedies on the Pacific Coast. . We are sorry to note a bit of bad luck which fell to Mr. J. H. Dorian on the 10th inst; Nairod Kennels suffered a severe loss in the death of their celebrated prize winning red Cocker Spaniel, Plumeria Beau II., who was killed in a fight with the St. Bernard Le King, owned by the same kennel?. Beau, though only just past his second birthday, was one of the best known Cockers on the Coast, having won over fifteen first and special prizes in strong competition at San Francisco, SacrameDto, Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle and Portland, and having repeatedly annexed the Plumeria Trophy for best Cocker Spaniel sired by a Plumeria Kennels dog. He has been a very successful sire; and two of his progeny were among the prize winning puppies at the recent San Francisco show. His owner will find it hard to replace him. Nairod Kennels' two crack St. Bernards were bred on the 10th inst. Mr. Dorian has the most enthusiastic faith in the coming success of the mating. He states that: "This should make one of the greatest 'nicks' ever secured, not only on the Coast, but in America. Ch. Alta Rachel is admittedly one of the greatest St. Bernard bitches in the country and is from a distinct and very celebrated Eastern strain. There are prob- ably only one or two bitches in America that compare with her; and she has that rare thing in a bitch, an abnormally massive and typical head. On the other hand, Ch. Grand Master II. is conceded, other points aside, to have absolutely the grandest St. Bernard head on the Coast. This advantage over all rivals is frankly conceded to him without reFervation by even those owning such rivals. Both Rachel and Grand Master II. are sound, active St. Bernards, exception- ally strong on their legs — a point where the majority of large St. Bernards are weak. The blood lines of both are of the best; and thii being a complete and distinct outcross, the mating is an ideal one, and should produce something noteworthy. Grand Mas- ter II. is the richest dog in coloring, and the most perfectly marked, that has been bred for Borne years.7' A notable Setter breeding last week was the visit of Hon. Chas. N. Post's bitch Lou (O'Rion-Mary Lou) to Thos. J. Wattson's Starlight W. (Dan Gladstone- Miss Alice). Louis a full sister to Jos. Terry's Kil- gariff, the winner of the Coast Derby at Bakersfield last January. Setter fanciers are waking up to the value of Star- light W. as a producing sire. He is both a field trial and a bench winner. In fact, both dogs are bred in the purple and descended from performers and winners for generations back. The cross here is a good one and a breeding from waich something good can rea- sonably be expected. Nominations for the Pacific Coast Derby to be run next January will close July 1, 1903. The last field trials were not only effective in stimu- lating enthusiasm for the sport but strongly so in arrousing a desire to breed more good Setters and Pointers by numerous Coast sportsmen, The showings made at Coast trials and the per- formancss of different Coast dogs sent East to con- tend in field trials has proved that our field dogs are worthy of the best attention and encouragement. A number of new devotees of field trials will enter their dogs in the coming Ooast Derby. Entry blanks and furtherparticularscan be obtained from Secretary Albert Betz, 201 Parrott Building, San Francisco. William Watson has now what we believe is about the best Irish Water Spaniel on the Pacific Coast, Ch. Dennis C. He was bred by T. A. Carson of Toronto, who, when he sold him to Dr. Leonard about three years ago, was sanguine that he could turn down any specimen of the breed in the East or West. Dennis has kept his form and style, and is a hand- some, up3tanding, sturdy dog, full of go and char- acter. He is a splendid worker to the gun and has been a satisfactory sire. Mr. Watson proposes to place Dennis in the stud, to approved bitches only. Our esteemed Boston contemporary is somewhat hazy on Coast doggy data — in fact, this is not an unusual feature with several other of our Eastern exchanges. We will takethe liberty of giving the proper "dope" on the big St Bernards. Mr. NewmaD, the owner of Lester C , shortly prior to the recent bench show, wagered $100 with Mr. Dreysilius that the latter could not produce a larger dog than "Dewey," Newman's dog. On the third day of the S. F. show the other big dog was produced; it was not Grand Master II., but another Alto Millo-Queen of the Joaquin dog (Lester C. 's dam and sire). The challenging dog wag a big one, a bit short necked and lanky bodied, but a good, sound big dog withal. When the two were measured Lester C. was the larger by less than an inch. The alleged measurements were 36 and 35$ inches respectively. The measures were not taken with a proper measuring standard and were conse- quently more or less approximated. We have stated that Lester C. will go close to 36 inches; we make the statement again. He certainly is a phenomenally tall dog at the shoulders, in fact, is a much larger dog in general measurements than he looks; he hes, for a big fellow a most even conformation. The two dogs that came together in this contest will go over almost any other brace of St. Bernards in the United States; they are pretty tall, more so than St. Bernards usually grow. Incidentally we will suggest to our Boston friend in connection with some notes anent our show here, that instead of 407 dogs we had but 295 dogi benched. The club nor the management of our show can not in any wise be blamed for the falling off. The show, aside from a large entry, was a most creditable and a very successful show, in fact in comparison with a number of past shows was the best in many respects the club has given; There was not, with but two or three exceptions, the usual good showing of Irish Water Spaniels. Mr. Harley does not own the Old English Sheep dog Dame Marger.y. Chas. R. Harker of San Jose seems to have been badly treated by the compositor. Old Ch. Woodcote Wonder is not 13 yeais old (nor yet 10). Another waste of space was that descriptive of wire haired Fox Terrier bitches. More space was badly used about Irish Terriers, the best in the bunch was a dog called Irish, a good one brought out here by L. A. Klein and whose pedi- gree along with many other good things has evidently been lost in the miasmatic atmosphere arising from the "car strike" show. Irish is, we believe the best "Mick" to-day on the Coast and he can go some in Eastern running. Royal Noreen and Shan Van Vocht are both worth attention, the rest of the Irish Terriers were hardly above "muts." Space is given to mention of a single Field Spaniel and a Clumber, only fair ones, that the correspondent could have devoted to better advantage. The attention of sportsmen and fanciers has been called in recent years, through the field trials, both in this country and in England, to the remarkable work done in the field by black Pointers. It would almost appear that this somewhat rare color in this breed of sporting dogs is a guarantee for general ex- cellence of working power. Comment upon the fact has not only been made, but has been the subject of correspondence in many sporting journals. Early in the century black Pointers were held in special esteem, both for their natural beauty and on the score, justi- fied or not we cannot pretend to say, of their superi- ority in the field. Probably such an enthusiast as the remarkable Duke of Kingston, the fame of whose kennels of black Pointers has come down to to-day, worked on the lines that handsome is that handsome does, because we have it on good authority that when his dogs were sold, sportsmen of the day vied with one another in securing stock from the ducal kennels. In connection with 'the apparent superiority of the black Pointer in the field, the question of color in sporting dogs crops up. There is no doubt that the proper color, generally speaking, is liver and white or lemon and white, speaking from the point of view of what is most proper to the dog as a sporting dog. But when regarded from the point of view of the Pointer'sutility and servicesin the field, the question of visibility to the quarry comes in. Now, we all know that a dark or one-colored dog — bar white — is less visible to game, ground or winged, than another, and that may have something to do with the greater success of black dogs in trial than of others, for it may be taken that to a bird or hare on the ground a black dog is less pronouncedly visible than any, bar a dark brown one, thus allowing it a better chance of approaching its game, and fewer flushes out of range. The matter is one of interest, if even the strong arm of coincidence be allowed to enter into the argument, and the fact remains that on many occasions of recent years black Pointers have asserted themselves as superior dogs on game in a most marked manner. GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. Undoubtedly the tendency of modern rod makers is to considerably reduce the length of fly-rods both for salmon fishing and for trout fishing. Our best makers get as much power into a sixteen-foot salmon rod as used to be got in an eighteen-footer or twenty-footer, and only for the purpose of commandiBg certain awk- ward catches are the two latter now necessary. In the same way ten feet has come to be considered a convenient length for trout rods, and even the power- ful specially built dry-fly rods average about 10ft. 6in. "Comfort in fishing" is borne in mind by manufac- turers, and well it may be. To wield an eleven-footer or twelve-footer requires a more than ordinary strong wrist and forearm, and even in the hands of the owner of these the weapon tires the wielder long before the day is over. A good rod is a two-joint nine-footer, quite long enough for ordinary trout fishing. With such a rod casting causes no fatigue: Moreover, one can tighten on a fish far more surely and delicately, and if you have the good fortune to get fast in an ex- tra big specimen, you. obtain. more sport out of the quarry simply because it is quite impossible to inad- vertently "bully" a fish with such a weapon. Of course, every inch of a nine-footer should "fish," and if it does one haB all that is necessary. By-the-bye, it frequently happens that even less than nine feet of a ten-footer or eleven-footer is the only part which actually "fishes," so where can the advantage of these latter come in, unless, indeed, it be, as was previously pointed out, that the extra length is useful to fish over obstructions. On the vexed question of "when to strike" the fol? lowing opinions of prominent aDgling writers are quoted: "Thaddeus Korri$ — In most cases when trout rise freely and are in earnest they will hook themselves, for the yielding of a pliant rod, as the fish takes the fly, allows him to bear off his prize; but when he attempts to cast it from his mouth, the spring of the rod fixes the hook in his mouth as he relaxes his hold. So it frequently happens that the rise is seen and the strain on the hook is felt at the same moment. A fish may even miss the fly and makes another effort to seize it, if not drawn too hastily away. When a fish, therefore, takes the fly vigorously, it is only necessary to keep the line taut. A mere turn of the wrist may be given to fix the hook more firmly in its mouth. "Genio C. Scott — In striking, let it be with sufficient force to fasten the hook in his jaw. "Charles Hallock—Ii the strike be made with vigor or desperately, either the trout will be jerked high in the air, the tackle will be broken, the hook will tear out, or, what is more probable, the hook will miss altogether. "fy'elh — The eye must never for an instant stra- from the fly, and at the slightest commotion in tl 13 uTlte gvceiiev emit gpovismaxt [May 16, 1903 water Dear where the fly is, or where it is supposed to ie at once and strike hard. but far the best. As to giving any direct rules when to strike thev would be ot little avail, as sometimes fish rise quickly and take quickly: sometimes with -ouinspection.andsometimes altogether falsely. e alone will teach the angler what to do and ffh^o to do it. , a , . -When a trout takes your fly do not aid; more fish are lost by anglers striking when using small flies than are secured by such means. The line tightened is sufficient in most cases, particu- lv ia fishing streams. [ think that he who strikes too quickly - a greater disadvantage than he who strikes too slowly. The moment you see and then fee -trike gently from the wrist. Asa general rule, , little sideways. A fish frequently takes your ly under water, and then, feeling the rise, be some- what - strike as gently as possible. - ,,!s— Many strike too slowly, ucklv, and a correct few at the critical moment. We have fished with many young hands who have struck the moment they saw a fish rise, and consequently, though the bait must have been risen the mouth had never received it. The critical fish stroke is made bv a very quick, but very gentle wrist motion, by which the hand is canted upwards, be- ing displaced about two inches only. Such a stroke made instantly the fish actually reaches the fly, which is learned by habit, at the moment he has closed his mouth on it, and before he has time to throw it out a<*ain, is sure to secure the entrance of the hook with- out causing alarm to the fish by unnecessary violence. — When a fish haB risen, throw into the led by the rise, or a yard or two above it, allowing the fly to float down to the supposed place of the fish, when probably it will be risen at and he him- self hooked, provided" the angler had the knack of striking, which knack, like all others, is acquired only by practice. It must be dODe by a very sudden, but not very long strike; a twitch of the wristis sufficient. ' ' We noticed in the current number of the Rider &■ i half-tone entitled "Sunrise CampiDg Scene in the Yosemite Valley, California." The picture is typical of almost any "camp among the California red- woods. The photo for the subject, however, must have been taken long ago, else the individual posing in the foreground with a repeating rifle in his hands would not have had the ambition to cut so heroic a figure. Firearms are tabooed in the park. Parties desirous of taking along shotguns or rifles on their outing trips to the park must notify the park authori- ties, generally a U. S. army officer in command of a patrol. Permission to retain the weapons may be obtained, but they are rendered useless for their original purpose by being sealed. HuntiDg and shoot- ing in tne park is prohibited ; a violation of the regu- lation subjects the offender to arrest and fine upon conviction and the confiscation of any and all firearms • the offenders or found in their camp. Sealing firearms is only resorted to, we believe, when the party goes in one way and out of the valley by the other route. As a matter of fact, firearms are just so much dead weight to pack and absolutely useless on the trip. Many Eastern people visit the famous resort annually: so that there may not be a mistaken im- pression in regard to hunting and the use of firearms in that delightful resort, we will call the attention of our contemporary to what may be with some of its readers a misleading conception of conditions for the sportsman in the Yosemite. There is no restriction on sport with rod and reel in the valley. During the open season, from April 1st to November 1st, there can be had some splenoid trout fishing in the many streams and the lakes to be found in the Yosemite. The immunity from gun and rifle that small animals of the park and the many birds to be found there have enjoyed is apparent in their surprising tameness. In some portions of the valley the deer are fairly plentiful and are also correspondingly tame by reason of dwelling safe from hunter and dog in that magnifi- - inctuary, Deer hunting in Bohemia is quite a serious affair. A party made up for a roebuck hunt will meet at a given rendezvous. Here, after the usual speech from the Herr Walbereiter, warning against shooting a doe and urging strict compliance with the directions given as to the line of fire, in ordei not to endanger the life of a com- ' lie hunters receive their stations, surrounding a piece of forest, and at the signal of the forestor's horn the beaters start through the thicket, hitting the trees with their sticks, and making a terrible racket. Each hunter is on the qui vive, for any moment a buck may dash out, and not to shoot would subject him to as much ridicule as to shoot and miss. A shot cracks now and then, and he wonders who the fortunate hunters are, and comforts himself with the reflection that he knew In advance he would not get a shot, when a rush, a crackling of bushes, and bang! toorgel he'Bgone." Crestfallen ho stands, not daring to move, until the Jaeger's horn announcos tha', the Treib is over. Soon the Oberjaeger appears, inquiring who Sred, and Nimrod admits that he fired and probably missed. A Dachshund with a Jaegar follows the trail of the animal, and in a few minutes shouts announce that the game has been found, much to the satisfaction of the crestfallen hunter. A moment and tho Jaeger emerges from the brush with the n hi- shoulders. Nimrod then tries to convince body that he knew all the time he bad bagged me. The Oberjaeger now breaks the tip from a branch of pine, and with due formality presents it upon his hat, and this trophy the fortunate gunner ;]]y in his hat as evidence of his skill, pre- ng it to his best girl that same evening — if he is not too tired. Sport on the Australian Pariries. An English Sportsman recently arrived form the antipodes gives the following account of several days' shooting in the "bush." "I and a friend having resolved to have a few days' shooting, we started out one morning with a covered American buggy, laden with provisions, ammunition, blankets, etc. Our driver and cook were combined in the person of one Plannagan, a bit of a character, and we had also as retainer a black tracker called Jacky — who had an eye like a hawk and was as agile as a panther. The country was all flat, and as there had been heavy rains we only managed to travel about six miles from our starting point the first day. Having pitched camp, we made ourselves comfortable for the night, and getting out our guns, looked to all preparations for a start in the morning. After supper we sat round the camp fire, smoking and yawning for an hour or two, but turned in early. We were up betimes in the morning. As the rains had left pools of water on the prairie, the ducks vtere said to be out on the plains, a report which we soon found to be correct, for before going far we got a couple of brace. Most of the birds, however, were on a creek, and as they would not sit to let us approach, we resolved to drive them. The guns were accordingly stationed on each side of the creek, and our two men went round a mile or two driving the ducks toward us. My knowledge of grouse driving here came in handy. First a lot of five came down to my right, of which I got a couple, and after that every now and then a good flock came over one or the other of us, and the firing became pretty coLStant until the drivers came up, when we started to pick up the birds. We got seven brace between us, but there were some •wounded birds which dived and escaped, although we had a nondescript "smell dog" with us, who was a useful retriever. We now spread out in line and walked the prairie for a bit, succeeding in bagging a couple of brace of quail before it was time for lunch, for which we squatted down in a place near some good water and with plenty of wood about for boiling our "billy" to make tea. While we were having lunch Jacky spied a bush turkey on the plains. No one can get near them on foot, so he offered to try and stalk him with his Bpear if we would let him try. He cut down a tufty stumpy scrub about his own height, and with that in front of him, crept on his hands and knees in a circu- lar way towards the turkey, a process which took him nearly an hour to get within fifty yards of his prey, as he could only move forward when the turkey was off its guard. When at that distance he let his bush fall, and, standing up, threw his spear with unerring aim; eventually coming back in triumph with the bird, which weighed over seventeen pounds. They are in appearance much like peafowl, only heavier and splendid eating. The day was pretty well advanced by this time, and as the duck were scared by our firing we came home to camp early. A little way from us was a Govern- ment surveyor who was doing work in the district. He had two beautiful kangaroo dogs, and he asked us to join In a kangaroo hunt the next day, and as we had our riding horses with us we accepted the invita- tion. We started out about ten next morning, and having viewed a lot of kangaroo, a mile or two off, the dogs were slipped and we all set off full tilt. It was a long, hard gallop before we made any impression on the dis- tance between us and the kangaroo, the country be- ing uneven and covered in places with fallen timber, and very trappy, all of which naturally added to the excitement. At last the dogs turned the kangaroo, and singling out one which stood about six feet high, they rapidly gained on him. After a good long chase he stood at bay against a tree, in a water hole; the dogs rushed at him now and then, but evading his attempts to hug them with his fore paws, until at last he got hold of one, and gave it a good squeeze, which made it howl. The fight went on in this way for a liitle time, when the surveyor, watching his oppor- tunity, knocked the kangaroo on the head. We were a goodish bit from camp at this time, so made the best of our way homewards, the surveyor taking the tail, which he said made excellent soup, the other parts being of no use as food. On our way home we spied an emu, and as he ran our line homewards the dogs gave chase. We followed him for several miles, but he bested us, and we got back to camp rather late, having had a pleasant day. The same evening we proceeded to make some heavy Bhot for turkeys, aB we found our No. 4 was too light to make any impression on them. The darky brought a horse shoe, and having dropped hot lead through the holes into a bucket of water we succeeded in get- ting shot about the size of BB. Next morning we were up early, and shifted the camp Beveral miles to an open prairie, where we had heard there were some turkey. We soon came on a lot, and rode in a circle as if we were goiDg to pass them, but inclining inwards, till we got within about forty yards, at which point the turkeys took wing and we both fired from horseback. I never properly saw the effect, as my horse Btarted bucking furiously, but nothing fell. A little further on we got a better chance, and this time I jumped off and succeeded in winging one turkey, which weighed over seventeen pounds, while my friend got a small one of about ten pounds. Owing to the recent rains the swampy ground was covered with water, and here for the first time I saw a lot of black swans. "We tried to drive them down towards the guns, but it was no use. As we walked over a little creek we suddenly came on a lot of young ducks. I fired at the old bird — along shot — and she came down, as I thought, hit, as she trailed her wing. I ran after her and fired again, when she rose a bit. and so. running and firing, I got perfectly blown, onlv to find that the old duck had been fooling me all the time, to get me away from the brood. The heat was so great by this time that we had to call a halt. We found that in going through this high grass on the prairie the seeds go right through your clothes, and I have seen sheep after being killed with the seeds worked right through their skin. I need hardly say that when they get through your clothes they are extremely irritating. In the afternoon we got a few more duck in the swamps, and shot some bronze-winged pigeons, which were very pretty, with lovely plumage On the road home we mixed our bag a bit, with a cockatoo, a few kangaroo rats, which are rather larger than a hare at home, and with an odd quail or two we finished up a fairly good day. The sport out there is uncommonly good at times, but no one takes any interest in it, everyone being so busy trying to make bis pile that the romance of sport, ex- cept horse racing-, seems a dead letter in those part6. We broke up our camp next day, and returned to the head station much pleased with" our few days' amuse- ment." * San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. The regular series of six contests for classification were concluded last Saturday and Sunday. On the 23d and 24th insts, the re-entries will be cast, following which the first class contests at Stow lake will take place June 13th and 14th. In last Saturday's scores noticeable improvement in long distance is "shown by Dr. Brooks and E. A Mocker. The accuracy percentages are very good all through, particularly so with those who have lately taken to the sport or have been infrequent at the con- tests. The same may be said of the delicacy work with the addition that the average is somewhat higher. Among the lure casters we have noticed a steady improvement in scores. The showing in long distance last Sunday is remark- able for the fact that all but two casters in a class of twelue put out the silk over 100 feet, the two excep- tions are but lately devotees of long distance work. During the forenoon Mr. Mansfield, who has not entered into the long distance contests for the past three years, borrowed a rod and made an exhibition cast of 144 feet. This beats the record by four feet. The other scores for the last Sunday contest are well up on general average and show much improve ment on the part of the gentlemen who have been regular and persistent in practice. Saturday Contest No 6. Classification series — Stow Lake, May 9. 1903. Wind, west Weather, fair. Judges— Messrs. Kierulff and Brooks. Referee, Mr. Mocker. Clerk, Mr. Bruning. Events I Young, C. G Brown, H 96 Brooks. Dr, W. E..112 Edwards. 6. E 98 Brotherton, T. W..125 1-2 Kierulfl, T. C 88 Kenniff, C. R 103 Mocker, E. A 110 Carr. A. B Fonlks, G. H 90 Lane, G. W Lane.FJ 76 88 8-12 87 MS 92 6-12 90 1-12 84 8 12 87 »-ia SS 4-12 88 88 " 86 8-12 87 4-12 85 4-12 91 86 8-12 88 10-12 88 4-12 92 90 10-12 91 5-12 90 8-12 84 8-12 82 6-12 S3 7-12 91 8 12 m 4-12 95 92 8-12 89 4-12 86 4-12 93 4-12 89 IMS 87 91) 4-12 92 6-12 91 5-12 79 8-12 K5 4-12 8010-12 S3 1-12 ." 4-12 811 2-12 88 9-12 85 S-12 81 75 78 ' 96 4 729 93 2 95 8 84 1 -98 1 95 1 Sunday Contest No. 7 Classification Series. — Stow Lake, May 10. 1903. Wind, west. Weather, fair Judges -Messrs Kierulff and Brooks Referee, Mr. C. R. Kenuiff. Clerk, Mr. Bruning- Events Young, C. G Haight. P. M 106 Brooks. Dr. W. E..1I0 Battu, H 115 .100 130 .130 Kenniff, C R.. Golcher, H. C Huyck.C Kenniff. J. B Mansfield, W. D. . Everett. E 121 Brotherton, T. W..124 Kierulff, T.C 94 Dinkelspiel.H.G.W OS Blade. A M 101 91 91 79 4-12 83 91 4-12 92 4-12 86 92 4-12 89 91 4-1.' 90 8-12 94 4-12 S9 8-12 90 4-12 88 4-12 90 89 4-12 79 4-12 88 J 12 89 87 8-12 87 4-1-2 BO - IS :.-. -1-12 19 4-12 86 4-12 76 8 12 83 10-12 77 6-12 80 3-12 86 8-12 89 6-12 S3 4-13 87 10-12 92 6-12 93 5-12 88 4-12 91 4-12 89 2-12 88 9-12 Y4 0 12 91 9-12 90 89 6-12 B9 KMS 86 7-12 74 2-12 ] 75 3-12 77 6-12 I 81 11-12 : a 97 5 97 95 2 92 4 86 6 3S-N0TB: Event 1— Distance Casting, feet. Event 2— Ac- curacy percentage. Event 3— Delicacy, (a) accuracy percentage, (b) delicaoy percentage: (c) net percentage. Event 4 — Lure cast- ing, percentage. The fractions In lure castinc are loths. The Supervisors of Santa Clara county have passed an ordinance to the effect that every person within the bounds of Santa Clara county who at any time discharges any firearms upon a public highway, un- less an officer in discharge of his official duties, or who in any manner defaces or destroys any signs displayed upon said highways, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and every person found guilty of a violation of this act must be fined in a sum not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail of Santa Clara eounty for a period not less than five days nor more than twenty-five days, or by both such fine ana imprisonment. A number of Willows citizens interested in the subject of game and fish met in that city on the 3rd inst and listened to an interesting talk on the subject by H. T. Payne, a deputy of the State Board of Fish and Game Commissioners. Steps were taken to organi7e a game and fish asso- ciation. Frank N. Burgi was chosen temporary chairman and T. D. Orr secretary. Another meeting was to be held on May 12, for the purpose of per- manent organization. The object of the association is to restock the trout streams of Glenn county and to give better protection to game. May 16 1903J ©he gxee&ev aittr gipavisman 13 THE FARM. Dairy Notes. Use only tin vessels in the dairy. With cows loDg in milk the butter will come slowly. In making butter it is important to please your customers. Milk of different temperatures should not be mixed. Expose butter as little as possible from the time it is made to marketing. A little feed will often save a good deal of trouble in milking a restless cow. Never fill the churn more than half full and have the temperature right. The more uniform the fodder and feed of the cows, the more uniform in charac- ter the milk. If cowa leak their milk it is a good plan to milk them three times a day. To make dairying a success it is abso- lutely necessary to learn what is required and to practice it. Cows that are fed a little grain in con- nection with their portion will give a larger proportion of cream in their milk. A good dairy cow always bears the marks of h r excellence about her, in torm, in color, or in the scope and size of her udder. Butter will become rancid much sooner when exposed to the air than when packed air-tight. Turning the cows on good pasture is one of the best means of increasing the milk yield and incidentally the butter. It is important that the pastur s of the dairy cows should be free from all weeds and plants that will impart a bitter taste to the milk. It is very essential during the summer to keep the dairy house well v.ntilated if good fresh milk and butter is to be en- joyed. The pasture for the cows during the summer Bhould be well provided with shade and water. They will add to the comfort of the cows. Decomposition in milk commences soon after it is drawn, if allowed to retain its natural heat. The best plan is to cool down. It is important to milk clean from the first as retention of milk in the udder in- jures it and tends to decrease the yield. The separator takes practically all of the cream out of the milk, much more bo than is possible by setting and skim- ming, while perfectly pure cream and skim milk are produced. In this way the farmer secures all of the cream with which to make butter, and sweet skim milk to feed to his young stock. In this way more butter can be made and yet the &kim milk be used to the best advantage. "Where butter making is made a part of the farm work, and five or more good cows are kept, it will nearly always pay to own and use the separator While under average conditions dairy- ing pays best for the reason that th re is more demand for dairy products, and prices usually rule higher. But to make winter dairying a success, some planning and work in advance must De done, par- ticularly as regards feed. Winter dairy- ing requires more feed of a suitable kind, warm quarters, more work, and to some extent at least, cows that come fresh in the fall. If this is done some planning and work must be done in advance. In feeding for butter production, it should be remembered t at the solids in milk do not vary greatly, but the propor> tions do. The object in feeding is to give suitable foods and in such quantities that the pro atio of fata and solids in the milk should not be disturbed, but maintained and in this way secure properly balanced milk with which to make butter. There is no such thing as getting a first class price steadily for butter of a second or third class grade. There must be no falling below the Btandard in colon texture, flavor or neatness with which it is put up if the best prices are realized. Quality is the orbit of prices with all farm products, and especially so of butter. Butter made of perfectly pure cream is of course, pure in flavor, but there is not full flavor to it. ' If full flavor is desired, it is necessary to allow the cream to ripen somewhat, become slightly acid is the rule, care being taken not to allow it to become distinctly sour. Plowing Under Green Crops. I have changed a hard, compact soil, in- capable of sustaining a crop in seasons of drought, to one of great fertility, on which large and paying crops have been grown> says Walter F. Taber, of New York. This has been accomplished by a gradual deep- ening of cultivation and the ploughing under of heavy growths of clover and rye, thus adding large amounts of vegetable matter to the soil, which, with proper sur- face cultivation to prevent evaporation, has so retained and conserved the moisture in the soil as to grow magnificent, healthy crops upon it in seasons of severe drought. As we turn under this masi of matter to the depth of about twelve inches, decom- position takes place, moisture is drawn up from the subsoil and supplied to the growing crop. A most striking instance of the value of this supply of moisture was &hown where a heavy crop of rye was turned under twelve incheB deep and the ground set with strawbeiry plants early in Hay. Weather conditions were favorable up to June, but from that time until September practically no rain fell. Shallow cultiva- tion was kept up to prevent evaporation. Below where the soil was stirred there was moisture and the Btrawberry plants had been supplied with that moisture, bo that each plant had thrown out runners and grown from fifteen to twenty new plants, all supported by the moiBture sup- plied to the parent plant. The surface soil was bo dry that not a single root had been developed upon these young plantB, but they soon rooted after the rains came. In another instance I ploughed under a heavy growth of clover the last of May and planted Evergreen corn. A slight rain fell the day after planting, wetting the ground about one inch deep. No more rain fell to a like amount in two months, yet the corn grow rapidly, main- taining a green, healthy color, when all other fields were growing yellow and dry ing up. The result was satisfactory, as the crop netted over $100 per acre. This method of conserving and retaining moist- ure can be practiced by every cultivator of the so 1. Provide plenty of vegetable matter, whether it be in the form of green crops or stable manure. Cultivate deeply and thoroughly before planting in shallow ground and often after planting. duce the milk to one-half skim milk, and at the end of five or six weeks discontinue the noon feeding, but allow about the same proportion of three quarts a day at morning and evening and feed all skim milk, leaving off the whole milk entirely. At six weeks old an ordinary calf brought up in this way ehould be in good condi- tion with a stomach strong enough to assimilate and digest other food, such as chopped oats, alfalfa and pulped roots, if you prepare them in the proper manner. The proper way to feed skim milk to the calf is from the separator immediately after milking, while the animal heat is still there. Artificial heat will answer where it is not convenient to run the milk- ing through the separator aa soon as drawn from the cow. If you have difficulty with scours coming on your calves you can depend upon it, it arises from some fault of your own— carelessness— either from feeding the milk too cold or too hot when heated artificially, is nine times out of ten the seat of the trouble. IE the calf is not doing well and you think it needs a tonic, some experts claim a hen's egg broken and mixed in the milk is a great reviver and strength renewer. Reduce the quantity of milk when bcoutb appear and you may be able to check them before they are serious or cbronic. Study to replace that deficiency in skim milk by removal of the butter fat by sup- plying something of a cheaper article. Flax seed and wheat flour, made into a porridge by boiling slowly in a gallon kettle for a half-day, two pints of flax seed to a gallon of water. When it comes to a boil aet it back where not too much fire and allow it to simmer. To this add sufficient flour to make a thin batter or porridge and a pint of this decoction stirred in the skim milk is relished and of rich contents This quantity will make enough for six or ten calves. Remember to not over-feed, feed at regular hours, keep the calves in warm, comfortable pens, give them plenty of fresh, clean water and the skim milk calf given this care is better than the ''self-made" calf that is permitted to grow up alongside its mother. Keeping Milk. Facts About Hogs. Fall Calves on Skim Milk. If you will arrange to have your cowa drop their calves in the late fall or winter you will be the gainer by it in several dollars during the year. Pr ces for milk product is always at least one-third better in fall and winter than spring and sum- mer, besides you can allow your cow a much needed and beneficial rest during the hot summer months when she most needs it, while the fall calf is far enough matured by the middle of May to rustle and enjoy the spring grass, and is a lusty healthy yearling well developed and in prime condition for winter. It is safe to break off feeding whole milk when the calf is five weeks old. Separate the calf from the mother as soon as it iB dropped. Do not permit her to lick and fondle her offspring and break off any attachment at once, so as to prevent excitement to the cow Three quarts of whole milk a day one each at morning, noon and evening is sufficient food and nourishment for the firBt two or three weeks for the calf. Always have the milk warm and at as near the same temperature aa posaible. After the first three weeks you can re- Pigs dreBS away only 15 to 20 per cent while beef dresses away 40 to 50 percent In selecting a brood sire try to select an intelligent one with a good disposi- tion, A wild sow will trample on her young and spring up at every little nuise. A stupid one, lacking sense, will lie down on them and stay there, and smother and crush them, writes George in Farm and Journal. A gentle and intelligent one will put her pigs ina bunch with hersnout before lying down, and will slide down so slowly and carefully that she will never hurt one. When you get a sow with these char- acteristics keep her as long as possible, for she is valuable. A gentle, intelligent mother will make her offspring the same, and such animals are worth four times as much as wild, ungovernable ones. If fed ground feed she will do well for several years longer than upon whole grain. If the tusks get long and keep the grinders apart saw them off close. Thumps may be arrested when the first symptoms appear by compelling the pigs to take more exercise. Salt and charcoal should always be in the feeding pen, and they should have an opportunity to drink all the pure, clean water they wish independent of other feed. If a hog has access to a tank of clean water he will never wallow in mud or filth. In a recent press bulletin issued by the Indiana Experiment Station, Prof. H. E. Van Norman states that milk sourB be- cause in the process of growth and multi- plication of the bacteria the milk sugar is changed to lactic acid. When there is enough acid present to be apparent to the taste the milk is said to be sour. Since the keeping quality of milk bears a direct relation to the bacteria which gain access, it is important to prevent their getting into the milk. The udder and adjacent parts of the body, which are most shaken during milking, is one of the chief sources of infection, while the dust of the stable, the hands and clothes of the milker, to- gether with the pana and cans used, are only slightly less important sources. Ex- periments show that milking in a stable where the circulation of the air can carry the 'dust out, wiping the udder with a damp cloth, and scalding utensils with live steam or boiling water, will not only reduce the bacterial content of the milk, but increase the keeping quality of the milk materially. A covered milk pail with only a small opening to milk into reduced the number of germs falling into the pail one-fourth, as compared with a common pail, and the milk kept sweet twenty hours longer. Immediate cooling after milking is next in importance. Milk allowed to stand two hours without cooling contained twenty-three times as many germs aa when milking was finished, while that which was cooled to 54 degrees only had four times as many at the end of two hours. This emphasizes the importance of quick and thorough cooling. Milk when first drawn has a peculiar flavor, or cowy taste, more or less notice- able, which if not driven off by aeration (exposure to the air) frequently gives the milk an unpleasant tapte even before it becomes sour. Aeration may be accom- plished by stirring or by pouring from one vessel to another. The can of milk may be aet in a tub of water to cool. The cooling and aeration may be better and quicker done by running the milk over a combined cooler or aerator or other simi- liar apparatus having provision for run- ning cold water through it. Finally cleaner cows, cleaner milkers, scalded utensils, quick and thorough cooling, aera- tion, less exposure to dust of street when delivering, will increase keeping quality of market milk. If properly done, one delivery a day will be all that is necessary Does it pay to drive our children away from home to find pleasure when we might make our homes brighter and the most attractive placeB to them on earth Prize Hereford Bulls. Three prize Hereford bulls, standard and registered, arrived at Salinas ltBt week from Reno, Nev., where they were purchased by David Jacks from the prize herd of Governor Sparks. The consignment is made up of the im- ported bull Lemster, No. 111982. Lemster was imported as a calf after taking first prize at all the principal shows in Eng- land. He is four yearB old and weighs 2300 pounds. The next is Kennington, No. 132233. He is aged seventeen months and weighs 1500 pounds, and the last of the lot ia the seven months old calf Admiral Alamo, No. 15S686, which will weigh between 800 and 900 pounds. The three animals cost Mr. Jacks delivered here a trifle over $3000. — Salinas Journal. Every heifer intended for the dairy, should, until Bhe is a year old, devote herself to growing. She can hardly grow toofaat or be in too good a condition, provided, of course, Bhe has plenty of opportunity to exercise. She should be fed between the time 6he is fifteen and eighteen months old. The heifer calving at about two years old, develops milk- giving tendencies which grow with her growth and strengthen with her strength. Strike! — if they don't give you Jack- son's Napa Soda when you ask for it. 14 ®h£ gveeiiev antr gtp&vi&mcm [May 16, 1903 Use of Artificial Butter. [D«s Moines Register and Loauor] It was freely predicted at the time of the passage of the anti-oleomargarine law that it would not accomplish the results anticipated. The moment it was agreed that oleomargarine might he given such yellow tint as could be secured from the use of butter or cream in the manufacture, it was certain that what was called tin- colored oleomargarine would find a ready market. During the eight months ending February 28, a total of 50,000,000 pounds of oleomargarine has been sold, only 30 per cent less than for the corresponding months a year ago, and of this only 16,- 000 pounds has been artifically colored. The law provides that uncolored oleo- margarine, that is, when no artificial col- oring matter is used in imitation of butter, the product shall be taxed a quarter of a cent a pound, but when such coloring matter is used there shall be an internal revenue tax of 10 cents a pound. The theory of the law makers was that the un- colored product would be white, and not be mistaken for butter, nor seriously com- pete with butter, while the tax of 10 cents a pound on imitations of butter would sufficiently protect the dairy product. By the use of cream, rich yellow butter, and cotton seed oil, whidh are all legitimate ingredients of oleomargarine, a rich color is secured, not quite so yellow as butter, but yellow enough to take away a tallow color, and evidently yellow enough for the market demand. Even the 30 per cent falling off in this year's product IB not due to lack of demand, but the small output immediately following the passage of the law, when the factories were com- pelled to rearrange their methods of production. As the original tax on oleomargarine was 2 cents a pound, the reduction under the new law iB cutting into the govern- ment revenues. For the eight months ending February 2S, 1902, the government received $1,863,461, while for the eight monthB ending February 28, 1903, the re- ceipts have been only $525,103, a falling off of over a million dollars, which the oleomargarine makers are able to add to their account as net profits. i * Angora Goats Profitable. An Illinois farmer, who has been grow- ing Angora goats for the last three years, in speaking of the profits derived from them, says in his neighborhood Angora goats have become an absolute necessity. They do work that cannot be done by hire, says the New York Farmer. He purchased 100 acres of valuable land Hunt and Fish ALONG TUB LINE OF THE (LESSEE OF TBE 8. F. £ N. P. B. K.) 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In the fall he sold his land at $60 an acre, making $20 per acre profit on the land. He also sold 280 head of wethers and wether kids and 175 head of does, receiv- ing on an average $3 per head for his wethers and $5 each for his does, many of which were old does and doe kids. He received altogether from goats sold $1720. This added to the amount received from mohair made a total of $2450, which was $251 more than the cost of original flock. He still had on his farm 380 head of fine goats, with which he expects to repeat the operation Buy milk canB that have the seams smooth. "No others need apply" would be a good motto to use when buying utensils for the dairy. A ROYAL CHANCE FOR FARMERS! ON THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1903, I will sell, by order of the Court, all the HEAVY DRAFT STALLIONS, BROOD MARES (with foals), YEARLINGS, TWO, THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLD MARES AND GELDINGS, belonging to the Estate of Henry Pierce, deceased, among them being the grand Per- cheron stallion ROBLE and the Clyde and Shire stallion ROB Roy. A finer collection has never been sold at auction in this city. Every one is a choice individual. Besides these, I will sell, at the same time, by order of the Court, all the Trotting Stock belonging to the Estate of J. Keefe, Esq., consisting of Mares, Colts and Fillies by such sires as Direct 2:05}, Director 2:17, Sidney 2:19J, Sidmore, etc. Sale takes place under electric light in the Pavilion of the Occidental Horse Exchange, 246 'SSK K£SS Commencing; at 7:30 P. M. Catalogues sent on application. WM. G. LAYNG, Auctioneer. ATTEND TSIS AUCTION SALE OF 50 — Standard Bred Trotting Horses— 50 CONSISTING OF Horses -with Records, Choice Brood Mares, Geldings. Colts and Fillies. Sired by DICTATU3 2:17, BRUNO 2:16k BOODLE 2:12J, ROBIN, BOODLE JR., DICTATUS MEDIUM, EUGENEER 2:29}, ALTOONA 8850, ALTA RIO (brother to Ch"halis 2:04J), etc. Consigned by Messrs. Vanderhurst, Hebert, Iverson, Hebron, Smeltzer, Kelly, Carr, of Salinas. Sale takes place at SALINAS FEED YARD, cor. Gabilan and Monterey Sts., SALINAS, on Saturday, June 6, 1903, COMMENCING AT 1 O'CLOCK P. M. Catalogues Issued at once. WM. G. LAYNG, Auctioneer. BONNIE DIRECT 2:05i Winner of the Fastest Five-Heat Race Paced in 1900. Biggest Winner of the "New" Pacers of 1900, having $7575 to His Credit the first year out. Dam BON BON 2:26 (dam of Bonsilene 2:14J) by Simmons 2:28; second dam BONNIE WILKES 2:29 (dam of 3 in list) by George Wilkes 2:22; third dam BETTY VILEY by Bob Johnson, thoroughbred son of Boston. BONNIE DIRECT will »erve a limited number of approved mares during season of 1903, at $100 tbe season. Mares not proving to be in foal can be returned next season tr service fee refunded, at the option of the owner of mare. Address C. L. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal. 1 NEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO J. O'KANE 26 GOLDEN GATE AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, ^WILL GIVE YOU 20 PER CENT. | i}i Special Discount for 30 days from April 21, 1903, on the Finest and Largest Stock of i}i Horse Boots and Track Harness ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE. Send for new Colored Catalogue. It will pay you to have it. There are things *? in it that will interest you and save you money. May 16, 1903] &tte gstteb&r cvriir Qpoxtxxxxaxt 15 The Mutton Sheep. As mutton-makers the long wool breeds of sheep are, as far as quality goes, much better than they were a few years ago. There is no denying this fact that, as those who handled them ten years ago must admit that they were then a little more wasty than the Down breeds. They carried a thick covering of fat which was a little too thick for the butcher's taste, and consequently they were not so popu- lar with them as the Downs and did not usually fetch as much per pound dressed weight. Selection and careful breeding, however. haB changed all this to a very marked degree, says "Wool Markets and Sheep,'' as a careful handling of the backs of some of the long wool wethers shown at our late International would demon- strate and this is not all ; the various long wool breeds of sheep are not discriminated against by the English meat purveyors to the extent they were but a few years ago — in many cases unjustly— when nothing but a "black footed" leg of mutton rould be expected to realize top market prices. Time was when thousands of legs of mutton cut from long wool carcasses were under a guise of black coloring matter sold as Down legs of mutton, and perhaps such a state of affairs exists to-day. Be that as it may, there is scarcely any ex- cuse for this to-day, as properly fed wethers from the long wool breeds of sheep are worthy of the notice of the most particular chief of any culinary depart- ment or the lordly epicure himself. One of the strongest proofs of the admitted im- provement in quality of the long wools as producersof a first class quality of mutton was advanced at the late Smithfield fat stock show, when Mr. Bowen Jones, whose name is familiar to our readers, as an old time Shropshire breeder, showed the courage of his convictions by awarding a pen cf Lincoln wethers, the property o^ Mr. Henry Dudding, the champion prize over all competing breeds. It cannot be said that this is an instance of where a judge was trying to promote the interest of a breed he was interested in. It was simply a case of merit w'nning, and Lin- coln breeders in this atid other couutries should feel elated at the showing their favorite breed made at such a prominent show, and in company with such a large variety of breeds.- Jepsen Bros. Company uno HARNESS MANUFACTURERS. SADDLES, WHIPS, ROBES, TURF GOODS 11451147 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO Phone: South 1032 Trotting Horse Breeders' Association OPENS TO THE WORLD THE FOLLOWING File J Events for lis Great 10-Day looting, Oct. 6 to 17, '03 Entries Close Monday, June 1, 1903. No. 1. The Transylvania S6.000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:13 class June 1, 1P03. Horses to be named September 9th. Entries transferabieon or before that date No. 2. The McDowell S5.000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:10 class June 1, 1903. No. 3. The "Walnut Hall Farm Cnp. S3.000 For Trotters eligible to the 5:15 class June 1, 1903 A silver trophy valued at $500 will be presented to the owner of the winner by Mr. L. V. Harkness. No. 4. The Bine Grass 83,000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:19 class June 1, 1903. 5 The Tennessee 33,000 For Pacers eligible to the 2:08 class June 1, 19U3. Horses to be named September 9th Entries transferabieon or before that date 6. The Johnston 82,000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:24 class June l. 1903. 7. The West S2.00O For Trotters eligible to the 2:29 class June 1, 1903. 8. The Kentucky. . 83,000 For Three-Year-Olds, Trotting Foals of 1900. 9. The Lexington 83,000 For Two-Year-Olds, Trotting Foals of 1901. 10. The Wilson 83,000 For Pacers eligible to the 2:20 class June 1, 1903. CONDITIONS. Entrance Fee to each 5 per cent, and 5 per cent additional will bededucted from each winnerof first four moneys. All paympnts are forfeits, and are due in cash on dates specified as follows: No. 1, $75 June 1; $75 July 15; $7o September i: $75 evening before race. No 2. $40 June 1; $50 July 15: $70 September 1; §90 evening before race Nos 3 and 5, $30 June 1; $40 July 15: $40 September 1; $40 evening berore race. Nos. 4. 6. 7, 8, 9, 10, $25 June 1: $2o July 15: $25 September 1: $25 evening before race. AH Entries {except in Transylvania and Tennessee) must be named June 1. Division of Purses 50. 25. 15 and 10 per cent, except in No. 3 The Walnut Hall Farm Cup; which will be divided as follows: $1400 to first horse, $700 to second, $400 to third, $300 to fourth. $100 to driver of winner and $100 to winner of fastest heat. All races will be contested under the Rules of the National Trotting Association (of which this Association Is a member), unless otherwise specified. Right reserved to reject any entry this Association does not want. No return of any payment because of death of nominator or entry, nor will the death of nominator make void the entry. Nominators will be held for full amount unless written notice of withdrawal is received by the Secretary, bearing postmark on or before date when a payment is due. In all races, excepting The Transylvania and The Tennessee, more than one may be named as one entry, providing they are in the same stable In case where two or more horses have been named as one entry, and any horses have been separated from the stable from which they were orginally entered, :vnd such separation made according to rule, they shall be eligible to start in the race (if forreits falling due after such separation have been met according to conditions), upon the payment of forfeits which fell due before said separation. Notice — The Futurity and Kentucky, The Two Year-Old Futurity and Lexington. The Transylvania and McDowell, The Transylvania and Cup. The Cup and Blue Grass, The Blue Grass and Johnston, Tbe Johnston and West, will all be carded with from three to seven days between, but no horse can be entered In more than one race on one payment. Don't ask it. Important Payments Due. No. 11. Kentucky's Futurity (for Three-year-olds, foalsof 1900) 830,000 A payment of $50 June 1 made on each eligible three. year-old that owners desire to keep in will carry entries to within thirty days before the meeting (September 1). No. 13. The Futurity (for Two-ye3r olds, foalsof 1901) 85,000 A payment of $25 June 1 will keep eligible entries good until thirty days before meeting (September 1). Pnrcpc fnr All flaccpc $1000 or more each, will be opened later.to close September 91 rul sea lui t\\\ V/iassca stables can get two or more races for their horses without ship ping. Send entriesand payments therefore to the Secretary. Programme on application. R. C. ESTILL, Pres. E. W. SHANKLIN, Sec'y. LEXINXGTON. KT. FIRST INSTALLMENT EARLY CLOSING STAKES Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association ENTRIES TO CLOSE JUNE 1. 1903. No. 1. THE CALIFORNIA, for Trotters eligible to the 2:24 Class $2000 No. 2. For Trotters eligible to the 2:15 Class 1000 No. 3. For Three-Year-Old Trotters 600 No. 4. THE PACIFIC SLOPE, for Pacers eligible to the 2:20 Class 1500 No. 5. For Pacers eligible to the 2:13 Class 1000 No. 6. For Three- Year-Old Pacers 500 The Place where Meeting- will be Held and Dates will be Announced Sefore Entries Close Entries in Stakes Nob. 1 and 4 close June 1, 1903, when horses must be named and eligible. Entrance due as follows: 3 per cent June 1, 1903, 1 per cent additional if not declared out on or before July 1, 1903; 1 per ceDt additional if not declared out on or before August 1, 1903. SUBSTITUTIONS:— In Stakes Nos. 1 and 4, THE CALIFORNIA and THE TACIFIC SLOPE— On August 1, 1903, nominators (by the payment of an additional two per cent) have the right of substituting another horse eligible to the Class in tbe place of the one named in original entry. Declarations (to declare out) must be mailed to the Secretary, and will not be accepted unless accompanied by the amount due at time declaration is made. Entries in Stakes Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 6 close June 1, 1903, when horse must be named and eligible. Entrance 5 per cent and 5 per cent additional deducted from winners of each division of all stakes. Other Stakes for Trotters and Pacers will be Announced on June 6th. Address all communications to E. P. HEALD, President. F. W. KELLEY, Secretary, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco 16 ®,he QveeZftv an& gppmrtsmitn [May 16, 1903 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAl. (Property ot johh Parbott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS « <«•» Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1903 FEE - - - 875 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEALY. Breed to Extreme Spee d. CHAS. DERBY 4907, nc. ^ » <» s— SIRE or MICH BETTER 2:07^. DERBY PRINCESS »:08K, DIABLO 2:09M. OWYHEE B:ll, LITTLE BETTER 8:11)4, CIBOLO 2:13V*. and many other fast and game racehorses. Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trotters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices. Address OAKWOOD PARK STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. ELECTIONEER NEERNUT NUTWOOD Record 2:12 1=4 Reg. No. 19810 (SIKE OP Neeketta 2:09J) By Albert VT. 2:30. son of Electioneer. Dam Clytle 3d by Nutwood 2:18 3-4 SEASON 1903 AT SANTA ANA, CAL. NEERNTJT was foaled in 1891. He is one of the best representatives of the Eiectioneer-Nutwood cross which produced the great two year-old Arlou. He stands 153£ hands, weighs 1100 lbs.; blood bay with black points; trots without boots. He is a great race horse and his reoord (2:12>^) was pro nounced by competent observers to be as good as 2:08. as he started in fourth position and was forced to go a wide mile. Tpfmc, 830 single service, S40 for the season ending July 1st, with usual return privi- 1 crills. ]egeS; $60 to insure a foaL Apply to or address GEO. W. FORD, Santa Ana, Cal. SIRGIBBIE2D. No. 370 American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion In America of the Two Best British Hackney Pony Strains BOTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES have long been recognized as the surest producers of beauty of conformation, com- bined with true, high and spirited action. SIR GIBBIE 2d will stand at MENL0 STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at 830. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service, at the rate of Ten ($10) Dollars per month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903. Apply to james McDonnell, Supt Menlo Stock Farm, Fortola, San Mateo County, Cal. SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOLLY DILLON 2:07 (the Fastest Mare of 1901), B. S. DILLON 2:25 and CAPTIVITY 2:28 1-2. Santa Rosa Stock Farm 8ANTA ROSA, CAL. SIDNEY DILLON was sired by Sidney 2:19^: dam Venus (dam of Adonis 2:11H. Leah 2:24*4. Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus II. 2:1 IS), Psyche 2:16*4 and Lottie Parks 2:16^, and she was also dam of Juno, the dam of Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:30) by Venture 2:27^. sire of dam of Directum 2:05^; second dam s t. b. by Algerfne, son of Whipple's Ham- bletonfan. SIDNEY DILLON is a model of symmetry and imparts his grand individual- ity, inherent speed and excellent disposition to all his progeny. Best of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges If horse is still in my possession. For pasturage and other information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Sapt. Santa Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. Or Ira Pierce. 728 Montgomery St , S. F. TERMS FOR THE SEASON. $40. ?-gsyg^ I Your stable is not complete without Quinn's I Ointment. An infallible cure for all ordi* | nary horse afflictions. Follow the example set by the leading horsemen of the world and your stable shelf will always hold a bottle of Quinn's Ointment A. LThomM,9npt. Canton Farm, Jo! Id, 111., remark*. "I tinclotoroa nni"tjiit fornix bottlcn of Qninn'n Ointment, After ont r*ar*S trial muni confess it i!(.c>» all yno clnim for it." For Garb*, Splint*, Spavins, Wind polio or Bunches. Price $i.oo per package* Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail. | W. B. EDDY A CO., Whitehall. N. Y. The Thoroughbred Stallion St. Carlo [Carina. . Hermit (NeTvmlnster Herm,t (Seclusion Fusee fMarsyaa I » esuvieuue iri„„eni, ( Lexineton Kingfisher. -(E1|naBLa9g Carlta f ?£° ,!1"-U,ed ■ Camilla ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about $29,000 as a two-year-old. He Is a wenderful young Sire, among his get being Ruinart (winner of the Burns Handicap, Palace Hotel Handicap and 811,650). Zamar II (winner of 19 races as a two-year-old and $7695). Joan. February, St. Cuthbert, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Marmion. May Boy, Our Climate. Glendinning and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, - $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903. For further particulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES MCDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. ^>lp^ trade mark ^viib^fc *9^ SPAVIN CURE > POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES BONE AND BOG SPAVIN, THOKOUGHPIN, RINGBONE, CURB, SPLINT, CAPPED HOCK, SHOE BOIL, WIND (except Low Ringbone) PUFF, WEAK AND SPRAINED TENDONS. AND ALL LAMENESS. FROM A REPUTABLE AND NOTED TRAINER. Glenville Driving Park, Cleveland, Ohio. For the enclosed £5 please send me one more bottle of " Save- the- Horse ." It is doing great work. Respectfully, MILLARD F. SANDERS. Hartland, Mioh. Find enclosed money order for $5, for whioh send me another bottle of "Save-the-Horse" spavin cure, as it has done all you claim for it Tor me. With the bottle I bought of you I took off a curb, spavin and a side bone on a three-year-old mare that other spavin cures refused to help in the least. I consider your spavin cure the best on the market. E M PARSHALL. Howick, Quebec. I had a mare suffering from a bone spavin and very lame. I concluded to try a bottle of "Save- the-Horse,'1 and at the expiration of sis weeks1 treatment she was free from all lameness and I consider it one of the greatest compounds made. DAVID BARRINGTON. Edgewater, N". J. Enclosed check for $5, for which you will kindly send me another bottle of "Save-the-Horse" by Wells- Fargo Express soon as possible. The horse that I have been treating with ' Save-the Horse" went sound and I sold him, and the last I heard of thlshorse he was still going sound and was working TROY CHEMICAL CO., Troy, N. Y. every day, and I think he will stay sound. The bottle I am ordering now I will use on another horse that has a pair of spavins and a curb; he does not go very lame but walks on his toes, but I think ' Save-the-Horse" will bring him around so that he will walk all right. Very truly. OTTO MEYER. The Are iron is uncertain and invariably ouly aggravates the disease or injury; blistering is less effective than the fire Iron, and both necessi- tate laying up the horse from four weeks to two months- Arsenic, mercurial and poisonous com- pounds produce irreparable injury. "Save-the-Horse" eliminates all these factors. Horse can be worked continuously. It can be applied at any time, anywhere, any place, and in all conditions' and extremes of weather— hot or cold. And no matter what the age, condition or development of the case, or pre- vious failures in treating, the concentrated, pen- etrating, absorbing power of this remedy is un- failing. «5 PER BOTTLE, Written guarantee with every bottle given under our seal and signature, constructed solely to satisfy and protect you fully. Need of second bottle is almost improbable, except in rarest of cases Copy of Guarantee sent upon application. $5, at all druggists and dealers, or sent express prepaid. (D. E NEWELL, Pacific Coast Agent 1 519 Mission St., San Francisco. The New Simplex Cream Separator. Mr Munroe. care of Weatherlt Creamery Co, Portland, Or. Dear Sir: The No. 2 700-lb. Simplex Hand Separator I bought from you Is a dandy. It will separate 850 lbs. of milk per hour by opening the milk faucet wide open. I made sev- eral tests of the skim milk, running the machine over capac- ity and skimming 850 lbs. per hour at 80 degrees. Skim milk tested .01. 700 lbs. at 56 degrees .02. - My boy ten years old ran the Separator to skim 291 lbs of milk. I made four pounds more of butter off of 1300 pounds of milk than I did with the old machine. Any one in doubt of the Simplex Separator's work, refer them to me. It is far easier to clean than the Separator. Yours respectfully, WM. H. MILLER, Fish Hawk, Columbia Co., Or. Send for New 1903 Creame.y Catalogue, just issued, speolal Literature on Simplex Separators and Churns. BAKER & HAMILTON SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. RED BALL Positively Cures Colic, BRAND. Awarded GoldM edal At CalifornlaState Fair 1892. Every horse owner who values his stock should constantly have a sup- ply of It on hand. It improves and keeps stock In the pink of condition. Wanhatia Foo Co 1 253 Folsom St., San Franoisco a 6k your grocers or dealers for it. Scouring and Indigestion. C. P. KERTELL, Manager. May 16, K031 ®he Qve&txsv twtfr gftrcrrtemtm AR1ST0 (3) 2:17| ^XZX and Stanford Stakes, 1903 Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-2J4 bands. Foaled 1890. BRED BY WM. CORBETT. MAJELLAB.(2)2:29 THE BOQUET Trial ( 4 8:13J£ Trial (3) 8:31 In 1902 Brown Filly g££rff J&S Sire, Sable Wilbes 2:18, sire of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 2:15^, Sabina 2:15H. Sabledale (at 2 years) 2: 181-i. Buffington (at 2 years) 2:20*4 aod 36 others in 2:30 list. Dam. Fidelia (trial 2:36 at 2 years), damof Fidette 2:28!;. dam of Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:17j-i by Director, sire of Directum 2:05^. Direct 2:05^, Nathan Straus 2:05';, Direction 2:08^, etc. Second dam by Reavis' Blackbird 2:22, sire of Mamie Griffin 2:12, Vic H. 2:12J<. etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCracken's Black- hawk 767. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; of that number only three have ever had a full season's training, namely. Aristo (3) 2:1714, Majella B. (2) 2:29 (trial at 4 years 2:13^), and The Boquet (trial at 3 years) 2:21 His son Aristo (at 3 years) 2:17^ took siofe with distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twenty-ninth had practically no work, yet he easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake. NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15th and ending July 1st. Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. First-class pasturage for mares, $3 per mouth; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal, Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company's steamers, from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be snipped in care of Morshead's Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will he reshipped to Walnut Grove. cKinney Season of 1903 at By McKinney 2:11} (Sire 7 Id 2:1C list, 22 in 2:15 list) 1st dam FLOSSIE D. by Guy "Wilkes (Sire 4 in 2:10 list, 19 in 2:15 list) 2d dam BLANCHWARD by Onward (Sire 9 in 2:10 list, 27 in 2:15 list) 3d dam BLANCHE PATCHEN by Mambrino Patchea 58 (greatest broodmare sire) 4th dam LADYBLANCHE by Hough ton's Privateer 258 5th dam JENNY LIND by Abdal- lah 15 LINDEN, SAN JOAQUIN CO. Saturdays at Higginbotham's Stables, Stockton. FEE S30 FOB THE SEASON. GUY McKJNNEY Is a beautiful black, 16 hands high, and weighs 1200 pounds, a model of sym- metry, handsome head and ueck, short back, the best of legs and feet, good disposition and great intelligence. He is a perfect galted trotter, and with very little handling showed a 2:20 gait. In his blood lines are represented the greatest strains of the American trotter, and the greatest pro- ducers of early and extreme speed. Good pasturage at $1.50 per month. Every precaution taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. AU bills to be settled before mares are removed. For further particulars address D. BRYSON, Linden, Cal. THE BASON WTLKESES WON 25 PER CKNT OF ALL THE MONEY ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT OF 1902. Breed to the Fnrarlty Winning Family. BARON DALE 2:11 1 Re2No 1 4 20,184. Oakdale Baron (p) 2=194 Baronoid (4) 2:24i Baron May (4) 2=20i Lady Dale (3) (p) 2=2li Janiel 2=13 fl.(p)clsn Caprus(3)ESe?yM8;2:25$ race on y9 mile track Banco Trial on^ mile track. 2:20* Son of the Great BARON WILKES 3:18, greatest living Sire of 3:10 performers (sire 9 In 2:10 list). 1st dam NATHALIE (by Nutwood 600), dam of Grand Baron 2:12M and BARONDALE 2:11^. 3d dam BEATRICE (by Cuyler 100), dam of Patron 2:14M, Prod- igal 2:16, Pangloss and Patronage, all great sires. 3d dam MARY MAMBRINO (by Mambrino Patchen 58), dam of Elvira 2:1814, Dunravon (sire) and dams of Ponce de Leon 2:13 and four others. Where Can You Beat This Breeding? Season 1903 San Jose Track. TERMS $50 SEASON, with usual return privileges. TOM JAMES, 1130 Alameda Ave., San Jose, Cal. JgrSPEED AND ABILITY TO REPRODUCE IT"©a DIABLO 2:09 1-4 SIRE OF SIR ALBERT S 2:03 3-4 CLIPPER 2:06 DIODINE 2:10 1-4 Daedalion2-U Diawood 2:11.' El Diablo 2:11, Tags2:llVf, Hijo del Diablo 2:11V4. Inferno 2:15, Diabmlt-lS'-i Gaa Topsa 12:16, Imp3:19M, N. L. B. (2) 2:21Vi. Rey del Diablo (2) 2:23X, UlaD1 interna 2r24W, Athablo 2:2415, Hazel D. 2:2414, Miramonte 2:243*, Irene 2:25. Sire /Don Derby 2:06 I Dam /Don Derby 2:06 Much Better 2:0?K I I Diablo 2:09M CHARLES DERBY 2 :20 "{ gf^f0Pri.nceBS ; ; : . l;Slj| BERTHA by Alcantara) li' t:.^;^ Sg- t I and 19 more in 2:30 Dam of ' Will make the Season Of 1903 Sire of I I Ed Lafferty. Dam of iJay Eff Bee (1). 2: 16y, 2:26% WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, - $50 Good Pasturage at $2.50 per month. Best of care.taksn, but no responsibility assumed for acoi- dents or escapes. WILLIAM MURRAY. Woodland, Cal. REG. No. 0232. Race Record 2:08 1-2 The Greatest Son of the Great McKinney and Sire at 10 years of age of ZEPHYR (4) 2:11 ITALIA (3) 3:2314 LORD KITCHENER (4) ..2:29(i and a number that have been worked and given trials as follows, all trotters: Zephyr (41 2-063/ in a race, Julia M. (5) 2:12, Italia (3)2:1514 Zombowyette 13) 2:17, Suomi (3) 2:17, Lady Zombro (5) 2-17 Lord Kitohener (5) 2:19!/,, Tee Dee Cee (4) 2:2115, Zerlca (5) 2:25'/,, Gold Coin (4) 2-2fi'/. Mabel w (41 S:2S14 Edmond S (5) 2:28",;, Gyr Falcon (5) 2:30 Zombro C. (5) 2:29 Besides six or seven more two and three year olds that are now stepping quarters in 35 seconds at the Los Angeles track. ZOMBRO will make the season of 1903, from February 1st until June 1st, at my barn near Los Angeles track. FEE $75 THE SEASON Usual return privilege. Due care taken bu» no responsibility l i^L, «id lllL, ouruv/M. assumed for accidents or esoapes. Send for card containing pedigree and full information. Address GEO. T. BECKERS, University, Los Angeles Co., Cal. SEYMOUR WILKES The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes Will make the Season of 1903 at Lakeville, Sonoma Co, Cal. SEYMOUR WILKES earned his record in a hard fought race and was a game race horse. The oldest of his gee are six-year-olds, and no horse in California can show a greater propor- tion of large, handsome, strongly built and well-boned colts. They all look alike and in nearly every instance are square trotters The only one that has been trained is Joe Eviston (3) 3:22 in 1901 SEYMOUR "WILKES is by Guy Wilkes, his dam Early Bird by Playmail; second dam by Odd Fellow, third dam by a son of Williamson's Belmont, fourth dam by Black Hawk 787. He weighs 1200 pounds, stands 16 hands high and is one of the most symmetrical horses in California. Several of his get are in San Francisco and will be shown to prospective breeders with pleasure. Tot-mo in* tHp Cagcnti SUft s 50 TO INSURE- Mares can be shipped direct to ranc r 1 crniS lOr LUC OCdSUll $0\t* Vi» steamer Gold. Pasturage $3 per month. Forfurthee particulars apply to THOS. ROCHE, Lakeville, Sonoma Co.. or J. W. GREGORY, St. Georg Stables, 408 Bash street, San Francisco. THE STANDARD-BRED TROTTING STALLION BOODLE Jr. By BOODLE 2:12^, sire of Ethel Downs 2:10, Thompson 2:14^, and 4 others in 2:30 and better. He by Stranger, sire of 33 in 2:30. Dam NINA B. by Electioneer, sire Of Arion 2:073£, l Sunol 2:08^, Palo 2:08?^, and 164 more in 2:30 list. BOODLE Jr. is one of the best bred, best looking and best stallions on the Pacific Coast. He will make the Season of 1903 at J. D. GARR'S GABILAN RANCH, Six Miles East of Salinas Cap $7? 'or tne season, payable at end of season, or $15 for single service, payable at time of rcc ti>£0 service, otherwise will be considered at season rates. Any mare entered for the season and paid for will be granted the usual return priveleges if proven to be not in foal, provided that nest year the owner of mare still owns her and J. D. Carr still owns the horse. Good pasturage at $9 per month, but no responsibility assumed for accidents Season open now, and will close August first 1903. _ BOODLE Jr. is a sure foal getter, his colts are all uniform, and of good color, and. show fine speed and action. He is 16 hands high and weighs 1200 pounds, is of a rich mahogany bay. Apply to J. D. CARR, or JOHN GARSIDE, at Gabilan Ranch. 4S-BREED FOR SIZE, STYLE, SPEED, GAMENESS."^ HAMBLETONIAN WILKES I679i5^ — Pho3be Wilkes. ...2 Robert 1 2: Phebon W 2: Rocker 08K 10 10VS 11 Tommy Mac 2:11H Vio Schiller 3:11H Arlene Wilkes.... 2:ll»£ Sunbeam. 2:12^4 Will Make tbe Season of 1903 at QREEN MEADOW FARM * [In California, New Era 2:13 | Saville , 2:17^ Aeroplane 2:16i< Grand George 2:18j< Sybil S 2:16& j J. F. Hanson 2:19^ and 12 more in 2:30 Brokaw Road, 1-4 mile from Santa Clara. Terms for the Season, $40. tor escapes or accidents. Ko wire fences. Telephone: Suburban 15. Usual return privileges. Good pasturage at 84 per month. Beat of care taken of mares, but no liability Address R. I. MOORHEAD, SANTA CLARA, CAL. MAMMOTH CHART SHOWING Skeleton of tbe Horse GIVEN AWAY s^lc^s This Chart is lithographed on tinted paper and is 22s28 inches. It will be lound invaluable to every owner of a horse, as the names or all the Bones are given, as well as the names of the T endons and Ligaments of the legs. By studying this Chart almost any lameness can be located and the proper remedies applied. The accompanying engraving will afford an idea of its appearance. No similar Chart has ever before been published The artist, in preparing this Skeleton- ^s«ea the American Veterinary College in New York City and made drawings from actual skelet ta?ur?ug absoiutB accuracy gThis Chart sells tor One Dollar, but any reader can have it who will remit TBRKE DOLLARS Between the dates of May I and June I, 1903, forone year's subscription, It will be mailed, carefully packed, in a heavy pasteboan for safety. Address BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36. Geary St., San Fram m 18 &he gveebev emit gfcjttrrtsmcm [May 16, 1903 Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. IL? A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) L1UON-ERO 2:15}. bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who have seea him to be one of the best stallions standing for service m Cahforma He i= ^ maenificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and ;.a breeding, class and individualitv ranks with anv of them. He has 35 two and three year olds that have neve" been drained. AH of them are handsome, big bays and browns. From ^rappeiralceand the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to Wood Vlte horses with ev.ry prospect of some star performers. A number of these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. r nrON'EKO 2-15} got bis record as a three-year-old in the fourth heat of a sii-heat race for a $5000 purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six of the gr^^st three-year-ids of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon. Aiinite and Futurity. LIMONERO 2:15} will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Qood Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but uoraroMibiH.y assumed for accidents or escapes. Mares should be shipped to University Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal., in care of J. H. WILLIAMS, University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. Piedmont 904 Record £17* Winner of 41 heats in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Rex. . .2: 15H Limonero 2:153£ Lorita fclSH Wanda 2:I8H Charley C 2:18*4 Marston C 2:19^ and sire dams of Fanny Wilcox. ZtlOH Alta Vela 2:11** Liz2iemont....2:16^ Montrose (3).. .2:18 sire of 23 trotters, 2 pacers 7 sons produced 14 trotters, 3 pacers 16 daughts produced 21 trotters, 3 pacers L i_ ula n e er I Dam of Limonero 2-.l5i£ Blou 9:19* HARRISON Q. ARMS. Owner. Almont 33 Sire of 35 trotters and 2 pacers 96 sons produced 435 trotters and 135 pacers 81 daa produced 102 trotters and 23 pacers 'May Ferguson (by Mamb Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont 2.17M Almont Eaele.2:27 3 sods produced 29 trot's, 3 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 pacers [Electioneer 125 Sire of 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 trotters and 197 pacers 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 12 pacers L Lula{by Norman 25) Record 2:15 Winner of 56 heats 1n2%V THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. NUTWOOD WILKES. He is the only Stallion that ever produced two three-year-olds n one season with eeordsof 3:12 and «:12* respectively WTio Is It. ei-champion tt ee-year-old gelding o! the world, reduced his record to 8:10*. Jo hn A . M.erron 2 : 5* ( : 1 H It a three-year-old) Is the fastest trotter of all the famous trio eo iGeorge Wllko . . XCTTVOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1903 at the RACE RECORD. By GT/T WILKES. Dam LID A W- By STTWOOD 2:16* .2:15* .2:18* 3:18* NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS TOT SIRE OF Fee = $50 For the Season With return privileges If horse remains my property Good pastur- age at S3 per month. Bills payable before re- moval of mare- Stock well eared for, but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. John A. McKerron .£05M Fastest trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 2:12* Who Is It 2:10* 3-year-old race rec 2:12 Stanton Wilkes 2:10* Georgie B 2:12* Claudius 2:13* Bob Ingersoll 2:MK Irviogten Boy 2:175£ Verona 2:18* Trvington Belle 2:18* Echora Wilkes 2:1854 Rosewood 2:21 Nearest 222* Central Girl 2u2* Mixer 2-.24I4 Alii B 2-JU Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgie 235 Fred Wilkes 2:2654 Queen C 2:25-; Electress 2:2854 Daueestar 2^39 L. E C 2:294 T.C. (3) 2:30 •S-But three of the grandsons and granddaughters of NUTWOOD WILKES ever started in races. Of these, Alone 2:09*, fastest four-year-old o 1908 Is by a son (Nearest 2:221. and Hollo_a:16iS£ and Miss Georgie 2^5 are out of his daughters Young stock by NCTWOOD WILKES for sale. For farther particulars apply or address MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co.. Cal. MONTEREY 2:09 1-4 Reg. No. 31706 Will Make the Season of 1903 at SAN LORENZO ^^S^-^SSMa MILPITAS Voa CSA FOR THE SEASON. Good pasturage at S3 per month. Bestof care taken or mares, rec CO\) but no responsibility for accidents or escapes. Send for card containing pedigree and fall particulars. Address p. jr. WILLIAMS, San Lorenxo, Cal. WEDNESDAYS. THURS- DAYS and FRIDAYS. American Trotting Register PUBLICATIONS. Grease Heel, Scratches, MUD FEVER, HOOF ROT, SPEED CRACKS — Cases where ulcerations extend, with transverse cracks which open at every step and often bleed, no matter how complex, aggravated, deep seated or chron c, if treated according to directions, as given on circular with every box, positively cured with Veterinary Pixine After Blistering. Veterinary Pixine is the very best application that could be indicated. It ab- sorbs all inflammatory exudate and hastens the reparatory process Will heal the most seTere cases without scar, and will prevent loss of hair. As a Preventive —If a light application of Veterinary Pixine is used before speeding, driving in wet. muddy or slushy weather, or in the snow, your horse will never have speed cracks, scratches or grease heel. For Hoofs —It will keep the hoofs healthy, soft and in perfect form. For Old and Chronic Sores. Etc. — Veterinary Pixine heals collar and saddle galls, hobble chafes abscesses, inflammatory swellings, sores and all skin disease In cases of emergency it is invaluable. This penetrating, stimulating, soothing ab- sorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from beneath the surface by disinfecting the parts, subduing inflammation and stimulating healthy granulation, not by drying and scabbing. % oe., 35c; 8 oz , 50c, 5-lb pkg.. 84.00. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL CO , TROT. X Y. D. E. Neweix, Pacific Coast Agent, 519 Mission Street, San Francisco. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Inplbmaby AST) RESIDENCE — 811 Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts.. San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. NEW MODEL 1903 ROAD CARTS "THE BEST IN THE WORLDS O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. tod Folk St. -IV 1-KAXCISCO. CAL Ckroolc Bronchitis and Catarrh ol the Bladder Cured In 48 Hoar,. CAPSULES M l D^ Soparlor to Copaiba. Cubeba or Injcctlas Tales of the Turf By William B. Fasig. Trotting horsemen the world over knew the late W. B. Fasig and that he was in a class of his own as an Instructive, interesting and humoroos writer of trotting horse subjects. W. H. Gocher, secretary of the National Trotting Association, has put Mr Faslg's writings in book form, adding much of in- terest thereto, and the book is now ready for de- livery. The table of contents Includes the following: TROTTING TRACKS.— How to build and man- age them, with plates showing how to lay oat a half-mile track a mile track and a kite- shaped track. This article Is one that a race track official needs in his business. THE SECRETARY.— His trials and tribulations In the merry days of racing. On the other side of Jordan be may find rest; there is nothing for him here but advice. THE SANDPIPER— How the Dutchman did not balance tils bill for gravel while the little man in brown stood pat, and those who had the real sure thing— well, they lost, as usual. A STRANGE LAND —How a shipwrecked Buck- eye made a stir In another racing world. Utopian, unique and If you do not believe It, you can say It Is untrue. McDOEL —How the best green horse In Missouri broke into turf history. He won the Transyl- vania. That Is enough. If you were there you know why. STRAWGER —A lightning-going pacer of North- ern Ohio, whose history has a pinch of romance hooked on to it. ANDY AND I. —What the well known pair learned in France and England after the hotel clerk checked the sign language. They could not parlez voua. RIDE Or A LIFETIME -How Flying Jib put a a crimp in the boss trotter on the speed drive In Wade Park. PAT SHANK— Someone said he was a colt breaker, but he broke the wise when the thir- teen combination and Elolsc won at Detroit. We will tend this valuable book free as a pre mlum to anyone sending two new subscriptions for the Breeder and Sportsman at 83 each, or will send the book alone, postpaid, on receipt of price S3 Address BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SB Geary Street, San Franolsco. THE YEAR BOOK This great work will be ready for delivery March 15, 1903. Contain; summaries of races: tables of £30 trot- ters; 2:25 pacers; sires, with complete list of their get in standard time and their producing sons and daughters; great broodmares; champion trotters: fastest records, etc. VoL XVIII, 1902, single copies, postpaid.. S4.0D Vol. XVIII, 1903, 10 or more copies, each, f. o. b 345 403 .... 4.00 .... 4.00 .... 3.00 .... 3.00 .... 3.00 .... 3.00 .... aoo .... 3.00 Vol. VIII, 1892, (two parts), postpaid 5.00 Vol VI, 1890. (limited number), postpaid 2.50 Vol. V, 1889, '• " " 2.50 Vol. IV, 1888, " " 2.50 Vol. II, 1886, •■ " " 1.00 Year Books for 1891, 1887 and 1885 out of print. Vol. XVII, 1901, single copies postpaid.. 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Veterinary Depart- ment University of California: Ei-President ni the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital, HIT Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Franctaeo: Telephone West 128. .^5.00 Single Volumes, postpaid . . 5.00 f.o. b. ;le Vol Vols. I and II are out of print INDEX DIGEST Postpaid 17.50 This important adjunct containsall the standard animals In the first ten volumes, with numbers, initial pedigrees, and reference to volume in which animal is registered. REGISTRATION BLANKS will be sent upon application. Money must accompany all orders. Address FRANK E. BEST, Secretary, American Trotting Register Association, 355 Dearborn St., Room 1108, CHICAGO, ILL. Or BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SAJf FBASCISCO, Oax Bursal Elargements, Stiff Joints. Arthritis, CURED ^^ Absorbing Jr. A pleasant Liniment to use. causing no inconvenience. $1.00 per bottle delivered. Describe your case fully. Special direc- tion, if needed, will be furnished free- Address W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F. YOUNG SPRLXGF1ELD, mss. For sale by Mack i Co.. Lanjtley A Michaels Co. Redincton 4 Co., J. O'Kane and J. A. McKerron all of San Francisco. May 16, 1903, ®he *$xgzifsx avtb gcp-urtsmatt 19 Portable Houses ALL SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boxes, Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY GONvTnIENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu- lar and Price List. Burnham— Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet. First and Second, OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street •••• •••• • ••• •••• E M P I R E!£ The PERFECT Bulk Smokeless Can now be supplied in bulk or loaded shells by tht. leading cartridge companies, gun, and ammunition dealers, or the sole agents. 75 CHAMBERS ST„ NEW YORK CITY Telephone 1747 Franklin. J. H. LAU &, CO. Importers and Dealers In Fire Arms, Aromnnition and Fencing Goods. Sole Agents for BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk) Smokeless Powders BALLISTITE The Standard Dense Powder of the World. Still Leads at the Traps or in the Field. Take No One's Word— Try Them for Touts elf . A postal brings ;1 Shooting Facts." (Third Edition 1 HAZARD BLACK RIFLE POWDER SHOTGUN SMOKELESS 5L5fe^£s5feAND SMOKELESS RIFLE Tjjfr -SP - near California. Champion bred Cocker Spaniels at stud and for sale- pLUMERTA COCKER KENNELS HAVE -*- removed to their new kennels, 229 Ninth Ave. The dogs in this kennel are conceded to be the best in the West, having defeated all comers, under a number of the best judges in America. At Stud— Champion HAMPTON GOLDIE (great- est sire of winners alive), PLUMERIA TWEE- DLEPUNCH and others. Young and matured stock for sale. Address E. C PLUME. 239 Ninth Ave., San Francisco. Small dogs boarded. U-OR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES x by Ch. Hampton Goldie. Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads, Fruitvale, Alameda pEMOYAL— PLUMERIA COCKER KEN- ±v NELS now at 229 Ninth Ave , near Cl«ment St., San Francisco, Cal. We challenge the world AT STUD. 55-57-59-61. First Street, S. F. Telephone Main 199 AYR SHTRES— Young Bulls, Cows and Heifers. Reffisterecl. From prire winning families. Brown A Brandon Petaluma Cal. CUBA OF KENWOOD (.Gleubeigb. Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam-Dolly Dee LT) STOCKDALE KENNELS K. 31. DODGE, Manager, Bakersfield, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale- AT Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER Norfolk Trueman Paa t?fl SIre oI Garst°n Prefect (1st puppy, rCC O-A'. reserve winners, Oakland, 1902), Imelda (winners and special for best, S. F., 1908) Isabelle, etc. >\ H- HICKMAN, 178? Page St., San Francisco. CH. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S chamnion Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLTFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, «"NDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wii ind smooth i, CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL anu RABY ELVET iwinner of 7 firsts In England before he was IS months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs always for sale ADply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. ST. BERNARDS. . NTATROD KENNELS— REMOVED TO 132 -^ Ninth Avenue, near California — offer for sale I the celebrated St. Bernard, LE KING [Champion Le Prince-Sylvia's Lola). At Stad— Champion , GRAND MASTER II, admittedly the grandest j headed St. Bernard on the Coast. Fee {25. PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Write for prices. Bbbxdeb and Sportsman, X Ge*ry Street. San Francisco. Cal. 20 ®Ue g>reet»er emir gppxrrtsOTim [May 16, 1903 Telephone-. South 640 VRSE BOOTS San Francisco, Cal. Sand for Illustrated Catalog THE ALWAYS RELIABLE U. M. C. WINS Grand Am9ricati Handicap at Kansas City, April 14th to 18th, Mr. Martin Diefenderfer, an amateur shooter of Wood River, Nebraska, using TJ. M. C. Shells, w°n first prize in the Grand American Handicap with a score of 94 out of 100. Mr. Max E. Hensler of Battle Creek, Mich., won second with a score of 93 out of 100. Mr. Hensler, who is but 19 years old, also won the Preliminary Handicap with a score of 91. -A-ix/nvnnKriTionNr h6 always shoots u. m. c. shells. UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. F E DRAKE, Manager REPEATING SHOT GUNS WINCHESTER AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS ARE A COMBINATION THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 127-135 First St , San Francisco. A. MULLEB, Agent. /i&lii t/CinirtVr'i i^r The World's Greatest Shooting Record FRED GILBERT, of Spirit Lake, la., since Jan. 1, 1902, has shot in competition at 5765 Targets, breaking 5532 or 95.9 per cent, using a PARKER GUN. 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NEW "SCHULTZE" SHOTGUN RIFLEITE aiiiluHnl * THE AMERICAN "E. G." and "SCHULTZE" Gunpowder Co., Ltd. PHIL B. BEKEART Co., Pacific Coast RapresentatlTa, You can get these Smokeless Powders in factory ...eun I G loaded .onLL LD DU PONT SHOTGUN RIFLEITE "E. C." BALLISTITE SCHULTZE LAXXIN tc RAND HAZARD "INFALLIBLE." What More do you Want? vol.. XLH. No. 21 3© GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A TEAK 2 ©he &vce&ev cmfc gtpartemcttt [May 23, 1903 THE K-ESHXTTTJ Troiting Horse Breeders' Association orKN'S TO THE WORLD THE FOLLOWING Fixed Events for lis Great 10-Day flleefe Oct. 6 lo 17, '03 Entries Close Monday, June 1, 1903. No. 1. No. ■-'. No. 3. No. The Transylvania 96,000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:19 class Judo 1, 1903. Horses to be oamed September 9th. Entries transferableonor before that date The McDowell S5.O0O For Trotters eligible to the 2:10 June 1, 1903. The Walnut Hall Farm Cup .83,000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:15 class June i, 1903. A silver trophy valued at $500 will be presented to the owner of the winner by Mr. L. V. Harkness. The Blue Grass 83,000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:19 class June 1, 1903. No. C The Tennessee S3.000 For Pacers eligible to the 2:08 class June I, 19U3. Horses to be named September 9th. Entries transferable on or before that date N'o. G. The .Johnston SJ.OOO For Trotters eligible to the 2:24 class June l, 1903. No. 7. The West 82,000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:29 class June 1, 1903 No. 8. The Kentucky 82,000 For Three- Year-Olds, Trotting Foals of 1900. No 9. The Lexington 82.000 For Two-Year-Olds, Trotting Foals of 1901. No. lO. The Wilson 82,000 For Pacers eligible to the 2:20 class June 1, 1903. CONDITIONS. Entrance Fee to each 5 per cent, and 5 per cent additional will be deducted from eaoh winner of first four moneys. All payments are forfeits, and are due in cash on dates specified as follows: No. 1,975 June I; $75 July 15; $75 September 1: $75 evening before race. No. 2. $40 June 1; |50Julyl5: $70 September l; $90 evening before raoe Nos. 3 and 5, $30 June 1; $40 July 15; $40 September 1; $40 evening before race. Nos. 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. $25 June 1: $25 July 15: $25 September 1; $35 evening before race. All Entries (except in Transylvania and Tennessee) must be named June 1. Division of Purses 50. 25, 15 and 10 per cent, except in No. 3 The Walnut Hall Farm Cup; which will be divided as follows: $1400 to first horse, $700 to second, $400 to third, $300 to fourth. $100 to driver of winner and $100 to winner of fastest heat All races will be contested under the Rules of the National Trotting Association (of which this Association fs a member), unless otherwise specified. Right reserved to reject any entry this Association does not want. No return of any payment becau w of death of nominator or entry, nor will the death of nominator make void the entry. Nominators will be held for full amount unless written notice of withdrawal Is received by the Secretary, bearing postmark on or before date when a payment is due. In all races, excepting The Transylvania and The Tennessee, more than one may be named as one entry, providing they are in the same stable. In case where two or more horses have been named as one entry, and any horses have been separated from the stable from which they were orginally entered, und such separation made according to rule, they shall be eligible to start in the race (if forfeits falling due after such separation have been met according to conditions), upon the payment of forfeits which fell due before said separation. Notice— The Futurity and Kentucky, The Two Year-Old Futurity and Lexington. The Transylvania and McDowell, The Transylvania and Cup, The Cup and Blue Grass, The Blue Grass and Johnston, The Johnston and West, will all be carded with from three to seven days between, but no horse can be entered In more than one race on one payment. Don't ask It. Important Payments Due. No. 11. Kentucky's Futurity (for Three-year-olds, foals of 1900) 820,000 A payment of $50 June I made on each eligible three. year-old that owners desire to keep in will carry entries to within thirty days before the meeting {September 1). No. 12. The Futurity (for Two-year olds, foals of 1901) 85,000 A payment of $25 June 1 will keep eligible entries good until thirty days before meeting (September 1). Pnrcpc for All flnccpc $1000 or more each, will be opened later, to olose September 9- r ui aca lui rt.ll WiassCS) stables can get two or more races for their horses without ship" ping. Send entries and payments therefore to the Secretary. Programme on application. R. C. ESTILL. Pres. E. W. SHANKLIN, Sec'y. LEXINLGTON. KY. A ROYAL CHANCE FOR FARMERS! ON THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1903 I will sell, by order of the Court, all the HEAVY DRAFT STALLIONS, BROOD MARES (with foals), YEARLINGS, TWO, THREE AND FOUR YEAR OLD MARES AND GELDINGS, belonging: to the Estate of Henry Pierce, deceased, among them being the grand Per- cheron stallion RUBLE and the Clyde and Shire stallion ROB Roy. A finer collection has never been sold at auction in this city. Every one is a choice individual. Besides these, I will sell, at the same time, by order of the Court, all the Trotting Stock belonging to the Estate of J. Keefe, Esq., consisting of Mares, Colts and Fillies by such sires as Direct 2:05J, Director 2:17, Sidney 2:19}, Sidmore, etc. Sale takes place under eleotric light in the Pavilion of the Occidental Horse Exchange, Commencing at 7:30 P. M. 246 THIRD NEAR STREET FOLSOM Catalogues sent on application. nil G. LAYNG, Auctioneer. ATTEND THIS AUCTION SALE 50 — Standard Bred Trotting Horses— 50 CONSISTING OF Horses °with Records, Choice Brood Mares, Geldings. Colts and Fillies. Sired by DICTATUS 2:17, BRUNO 2:10}, BOODLE 2:12*, ROBIN, BOODLE JR., DICTATUS MEDIUM, EUGENEUR LI:2'.U, ALTOONA 8850, ALTA RIO (brother to Chehalls 2:04} ), etc. Consigned by Messrs. Vanderhurst, Hebert, Iverson, Hebron, Smeltzer, Kelly, Carr, of Salinas. Sale takes place at SALINAS FEED YARD, cor, Gabilan and Monterey Sts., SALINAS, on Saturday, June 6, 1903, COMMENCING AT 1 O'CLOCK P. STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY SACRAMENTO, CAL. Stanford Stake of 1905 TO BE TROTTED AT THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1905. Catalogues Issued at once. WM. G. LAYNG, Auctioneer. FOR FOALS OF 1902. ENTRIES TO CLOSE JUNE 1, 1903, With H. LOWDEN, Acting Secretary, at the Office in Sacramento. VIFTY DOLLARS ENTRANCE, of which $5 must accompany nomination June 1, 1903; $5 Novem- ber 1, 1903; $10 June 1, 1904; $10 June 1, 1905, and $30 on the teDth day before the first day of the State Fair of 1905. $300 added by the Society. Mile heats, three in Ave, to harness. The stakes and added money to be divided 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent. Right reserved to declare two starters a walkover. When only two start they may contest for the entrance money paid in, to be divided 66& percent to the winner, and 331i per cent to the second horse. A horse distancing the fleld Bhall be entitled to first money only. In no case will a horse be entitled to more than one money. Nominators are not held for lull amount of entrance in case colt goes wrong; only forfeit the pay- ments made, which relieves you from further responsibility, and declares entry out The stake is growing in value each year; every breeder should enter in it; it will enhance the value of his colt in case he desires to sell. A Special Stake will be opened In 1905 for colts entered originally In this stake, and Occident Stake of 1905, that develop a pacing gait, to be contested for as three-year- olds in 1905. Your colt entered in the Ocrident Stake for 1905 is eligible for entry in this stake. Remember the date of closing Is June 1, 1903. H. LOWDEN, Acting Secretary. An entry in this stake will enhance the value of your colt. First payment only 85. Entry Blanks can be obtained from Acting Secretary, or this office. California State Agricultural Society. Special Harness Stallion Stake for 1905. FOB THEN THREE-YEAR-OLDS. For the Get of Stallions that made Private or Public Service, Season of 1901, for their Foals of 1902. The Race is to be contested at the State Fair at Sacramento, 1905, when Foals are Three Years Old. THE FOLLOWING STALLIONS STALLION'S NAME FEE Sidney Arnett $ 15 Nushagak 30 Meridian 25 Zombro 35 Wilkes Direct 2:22^ (Nearest) 40 Ouiboul 15 Kinney Lou 20 Exioneer 20 Mendocino 20 Monbells 20 Nazote 20 MoKinney 100 Strathway 25 Zolock 40 Costello 20 Escort 20 Neernut 40 Bonnie Direct 100 Welcome 1 25 Total paid in on stallions Added by Association WERE ENTERED IN 1902: STALLION'S NAME FEE William Harold $40 Dictatus Medium 20 Charles Marvin 40 Demonio 20 Bayswater Wilkes 25 Diablo 40 Washington McKinney 30 Joe Nolan , 15 Dexter Prince 20 Cupid 20 Sidney Dillon 20 L. W. Russell 20 On Stanley 20 Azmoor 20 StamB 25 Iran Alto 50 Erect 35 Mountain Director 15 Monterey 50 $1140 1000 Total amount of Stake to date. All Foals that are the get of any stallion entered in this Stake to be eligible to be entered on June 1. 1903. Entrance fee, $50 each, of which $5 must accompany the entry, with breeding and name, if any, of foal, and a further payment of $10, March 1. 1904, and a further payment of $15 each, May 1, 1905, and a final payment of $20 on the first day of August, 1905, and all colts making: this payment shall be eligible to start. Starters to be named In writing, through the entry box, J P. h, day before the race. The nominator of any colts shall, on May 1, 1905, then declare as to the trotting or pacing end he desires to start his colts. All moneys paid in on colts transferred to the pacing division shall be segregated and placed to the credit of the pacing stake, and all other payments shall be placed to the credit of the trotting stake. Allpavments not made as they become due declares entry out, and releases subscriber from furtherli oility. Hopr barred in both classes. Mile heats, three in five. For further conditions see Entry blanks. REMEMBER DATE OF CLOSING, JUNE 1, 1903. H. LOWDEN, Acting Secretary, Office, New Pavilion. Sacramento. An entry in this stake will enhance the value of your colt. First payment only 85. Entry Blanks can be obtained from Acting Secretary or at this offloe. Books and Pictures ABOUT California Valleys, Canyons, Lakes i and Vacation Places. Mountains, Valleys, Canyons, Lakes and Seaside and Shall It Be A Camp In the Forest A Mountain Lake A Good Hotel and Trout for Breakfast A Seaside Resort Clam Chowder for Dinner The Publications of the Southern Pacific Cover all Desirable Places and answer question! of Distance, Accommodations, Expense, Fares, Route, etc Nothing Left to the Imagination. Inquire at INFORMATION BUREAU 613 MARKET STREET rrrcrciEi BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal. The oldest, the largest, the most popular com* merolal school on the Pacific Coast. 20,000 gradu- ates; 30 teaohers: 70 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed in positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. HEALD. President. W II RE- NICE Q0C0ANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOB STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIGS FOR SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO. SOS California Street, San Francisco, Cal. May 23, 1908] (Ehe gveebev tmb gtpvxt&man 3 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN P. W. KELLEY, PROPRIETOR, Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast, — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O- BOX 2300. Telephone: Black S86. Terms— One Year 83. Six Months SI. 75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kellet, 36 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily tor publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, May 23, 1903. Stallions Advertised. TROTTING 15KED. BARONDALE 2:1I>< Tom James. San Jose BONNIE DIRECT C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton BOODLE JR J. D- Carr, or John Garside, Salinas CHAS DERBY 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville GUY McKINNEY D Bryson, Linden HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R.I. Moorhead, Santa Clara LIMONERO 2:153£ J- H. Williams, Los Angeles NTTSHAGAK 25939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walmit Grove NUTWOOD WILKES 2:16tf Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington NEAREST 2:2214 T. W. Barstow. San Jose NEERNUT 2:12j< Geo. W. Ford, Santa Ana SEYMOUR WILKES Thos. Roche, Lakeville. Sonoma Co SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Frank Turner, Santa Rosa ZOMBRO 2:11. Geo. T. Beckers, University, Los Angeles Co THOROUGHBREDS. HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS The Baywood Stud, San Mateo SIR GLBBIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co PETALUMA GETS THE BREEDERS' MEET, and one of the best programs of harness racing ever seen in California will be offered at the first trot- ting and pacing meeting held in that city since 1896. That was the year Nutwood Wilkes, sire of the great John A. McKerron, made his record of 2:16} in a race which he won in straight heats, beating Mamie Griffin 2:12}, Clay S. 2:131, ana three others. There were some of the greatest split heat races at that meeting that the California turf has ever seen. The pacer San Luisito was the winner in one of these events after seven heats had been decided. Galetta, the Judd Wilkes mare, won the 2:15 trot, which required five heats to determine, beating George Washington, Jas- per Ayers, Homeward and Chico. In the 2:24 class trot, Harry Winchester, the handsome but fiery son of Stamboul, won the race and first money after six heats had been trotted. The same day that game little pacer, Plunkett, defeated Prince Nutwood, Hanford Medium, Javelin and Allie Cresco in a great race, and as Plunkett was on his home track there were shouts of applause from hundreds of throats when he settled the question by winning the sixth heat. The free for all trot that year was won by the beautifully gaited little mare Visalia 2:124, and she beat the fast trotters Toggles and Native State in straight heats. One of the features of the meeting was a race betw-en the fast pacer W. Wood and a bicyclist named Oscar Olsen. The pacer won in two straight heats, the laEt one in 2:11. There was a big attendance all through the week, yet the largest purse was but S600. This year the Breeders' Association will have a $2000 trot, a $1,500 pace, two other purses of $1000 each and several $500 purses. The three-year-old trotters will have a $600 purse to contest for, and the two-year-old divisions of the $6,000 Breeders' Futurity are to be pulled off. In the trotting division there is $1,450 to be divided and $950 is to be given the pacing division. During the four days meeting about $10,000 in stakes and purses will be distributed among the owners of trotters and pacers, which will make the meeting rank among the most important given in the United States this year. The Petaluma track is one of the best regulation mile tracks on the Pacific Slope and it will be in perfect condition for the iacing to be held on it. Petaluma was in former years one of the best towns in California for harness meetings, but owing to many different reasons, one of which was the passing of the track from the ownership of the association, meetings were discontinued and since 1896 none have been held there until this year. Last winter Mr. Harry Stover, a well-known running horse owner, purchased the property and two weeks ago a very successful running meeting was held there. Work has|already been commenced to place the track in condition for the harness horses aDd it is now ready 'or training trotters and pacers over. The citizens of Petaluma are enthusiastic over getting the Breeders' meeting there and promise that the attendance will be large. Entries for six bigstakeB will close Monday June 1st, and soon thereafter a number of additional pursea will be advertised. It will be the best oppor- tunity offered in California this year for trotters and pacers to win big pur6es. Read the big advertisement and get ready to win some of these purses. Who Knows Her Whereabouts? WALLEJO WILL OPEN THE CIRCUIT this year - » with a threedays' meeting, beginning Thursday, August 13th. That well known horseman and respon- sible business man, Thos. Smith, has secured a leaFe of the track and the Vallejo Driving Club has been organized to take charge of the meeting. The Navy Yard town is one of the busiest places in the State at the present time and the merchants have responded liberally to aid the holding of three days harness rac- ing. As will be seen by the advertisement in another part of this paper the Vallejo Club has opened two $1000 purses, one for trotters of the 2:23 class, the other for 2:18 class pacers. In addition there are a number of $300 purses, making up a program that should attract nearly every horse in training in Cali- fornia this year. The Vallejo track is in fine condition for training at the present time, and the management offers many inducements to owners to take their string there to train. As the meeting will open the circuit, owners whose horses are trained there will be on the ground and not be compelled to car their horses for a journey before their first starts. The Breeders meet- ing at Petaluma will follow the Vallejo meet, and the trip by boat or rail is a short and easy one. The Vallejo meeting promises to be one of the best yet held in that thriving village, which always furnishes a good attendance and is considered one of the best betting towns in California. Entries to the Vallejo events will close Monday, June 15tb, and there shouid be a liberal entry list. THAT STALLION STAKE offered by the Califor- nia State Agricultural Society should get the big- gest entry list on record. It will be worth about $10,- 000, probably, and if eo the entrance fee which is $50, with only $5 required as first payment will only be a half of one per cent. There were thirty-eight stal- lions nominated and their get, foals of 1902, are eligi- ble. These foals are now yearlings and the entries close June 1st, which is one week from next Monday. There is already $2,140 in the stake of which sixty per cant goes to the trotters together with all the money to be paid in on the entries that trot. Forty per oent of the $2,140 goes to the pacers to which will be added the sums paid in on the foals that pace. This is one of the fairest divisions ever made in a stake. Remem- ber that it only costs $5 to name your colt June 1st, and that the entire entrance fee is but fifty dollars made in several payments. Read over the list of stal- lions that were named in the stake. This liBt will be found in the advertisement on page 2. If you own foals by any one or more of these horses be sure and make entries. DON'T OVERLOOK the fact that the entries to the Stanford Stake for foals of 1902, to be trotted at the California State Fair in 1905, close June 1st, next. Be sure to enter your trotting-bred yearlings in this stake. It is cheap, and promises to be a rich one to the owner. All foals of 1902 eligible. Enter them. It adds to their value, advertises your farm or stallion, and puts you in the way of winmrg a large stake. A special stake will be opened in 1905 for colts entered originally in this stake, and Stanford Stake of 1905, that develop a pacing gait, to be con- tested for as three year olds in 1905. Your colt en- tered in the Occident Stake for 1905 is eligible for entry in this stake. Remember the date of closing is June 1, 1903. AN IMPROVED PAPER is the Trotter and Pacer, which has been increased in size since Mr. Will Logan, Jr., became one of the owners and assumed the business management of this already popular journal devoted to the light harness horse. The last issue is an especially interesting number and hand- somely illustrated. Grass Valley will give, a race meeting during the week prior to the State Fair. Harry Lowden, the present acting Secretary of the State Agricultural Society, will have charge of the racing program. The Kenney Bicycle Co., 531 Valencia St., is doing a big business in the McMurray Carts and Sulkies. You not only save money by purchasing a McMurray but get the most durable, best made, and easiest running cart or sulky in the market. Investigation will con- vince a Missourian. # A subscriber of ours wishes to locate the brown mire Dinah Btde, a picture of which appears here- with. She was bred in Napa county, foaled in 1891, and was sired by Loeber, a son of Whippleton 1883. She appears in the picture as a five-year-old. It was taken shortly before she came to this city. From here she was taken to San Rafael, where she was ow ed by Mr. J. R. Pringle, who sold her about two * DINAH Wir.l) .. years ago to Mr. — Potter of thia city. Mr PoLt< r died here in 1902. Since then all traces of her have been ost. She is described as having been a rangy mare with good action, high-lifed but of kind disposition and about 15 hands high. She had no white, and her maueand tail were fine but thin. She was stylish acd toppy, and her legs were hard and clean. She was, however, a little close-hocked. On near side of her neck, under mane and half way between head and shoulder, she was branded *T* which, though faint, may likely still be seen. aded *T* \ • xT Any information concerning her, or any confirma- tion of her death, our inquirer would greatly appre- ciate. Decoration Day at Tanforan. The GoMen Gate Park Driving Club has arranged for a fine program of races for its meeting at Tanforan Park on Decoration Day, May 30th. There will be at least four races in which some of the best horses in training will compete, and Superintend- ent Fieldwick believes that he will have the track in such shape that good time will be made. The Frank G. O'Kane cup race will be one of the fea- tures of the day's program. This ia a magnificent sil- ver cup purchased by Mr. O'Kane in New York a veral years ago, and we believe this is the fourth race for it. The conditions of the race are that the cup shall be won three times before it becomes the permanent property of anyone. The Golden Gate Driving Club always has a large at- tendance at |its Decoration Day matinees and theie seems to be more interest manifested this year than for a long time. There must be at least fifty horses in training at the present time in and about this city for this meeting. W. F. Young, of Springfield, owner and manu- facturer of "Absorbine" is receiving proof of the popularity of his patent medicines through the imita- tion which, while the sincerest flattery, Mr. Young is quite willing to dispense with. His remedies have a large sale in England and Austria and some time ago he found that firms in both countries were infringing his trade-mark. Mr. Young put his affairs in the hands of well-known attorneys in both countries and succeeded in proving prior right to sale. He secured a permanent injunction and damages against his Austrian competitor and supposed the matter closed, when he was informed by his attorney that the firm had sold out to other parties who were continuing under a slightly changed name. These parties have been brought to time and on their pleading ignorance of their offense were let off with the payment of costs. Artificial Conditions. The value of a good foot cannot be overestimated. Under Nature's coadltlons the tendency to diseased feet Is small Nature's conditions are, for the most part, entirely dis- placed by the Inventions demanded by the uses to which horses are pat. Floors are substituted for earth. Pavements take the place of dirt roads. Shoes, raise the frogs from the ground Dry, hard and brittle feet;" withered frogs and contracted feet, followed by corns, quarter cracks and general soreness, are the result. Thrush, scratches oraoked heels, due to filth, mud, exposure in the slush of winter, are common occurrences Campbell's Horse Foot Remedv is essentially a hoof grower. It supplies nourishment and feeds the foot. It is an antiseptic and eenn killer, removing soreness and fever. All the ailments mentioned above as due to these artificial conditions csn and prevented by its use. ®h* gveeiiev cm& gtparhrotcm [May 23, 1908 iiiSJsiiTS'S: THE BLUE RIBBON SALE. Reporti from tbe big combination sale ol trotters and pacers held by the Faslg-Tipton Company are at hand and show that while no phenomenal prices were received for any of the California horses the average was excellent. The American Sportsman of Cleveland gives the following account of tbe sale: There wa9 quite a flutter of excitement when the consignment from Santa Rosa Stock Farm was reached. Millard Sanders, who has raced the Cali- fornia farm's horses and had charge of the consign- ment, was in the stand and made a clever talk about each animal as it was led out for sale. The first to be offered was Anzella 2:06j, winner of eight races and $21,600 in purses last season. It was taken for granted that this great race mare would create some spirited bidding, but it was some time before the opening bid of $5000, made by Daniel O'Dell of New York, was re- ceived by George Bain, the second bid of $5500 coming from O. G. Kent, a prominent member of the Gentle- men's Driving Club of Cleveland. Auctioneer Bain tried all of his eloquence and persuasive powers to arouse additional bidding, while Mr. Sanders made a strong talk, but Mr. Kent's bid was the final one, and Anzella will probably be seen at the matinees at Gtenville, and should prove a hard one to beat. Lou D.llon, the sensational green trotting mare, that had worked a half in 1:00§ on Monday, trotting the last quarter in 29| seconds, looked in the pink of con- dition. After having told of her remarkable public performances last fall and this spring, also mentioning the fact that she was engaged in $85,000 oflstakes, bids were asked for, Mr. O'Djll, who Btarted Anzella, again bidding $5000. The New York turf journalist, Will Logan, Jr., representing E. E. Smathers, "Doc" Tan. ner, acting for C. K. G. Billings, and J. H. Tod, of Youngstown, O., forced the bid, by rapid jumps, to $11,000, which was Mr. Logan's final bid. At this point John H. Brown, of Detroit, got into the gamei and the balance of the bidding was between him and Mr. B.llings, Mr. Brown turning away after having run her up to $12,400, the fast green trotter going to Mr. Billings at $12,500. It is doubtful if Lou Dillon will be raced on tbe professional turf, as she may be reserved solely for wagon racing. Mr. Billings also secured the pacing gelding, Sir Al- bert S. 2:03|, C. R. Bentley, of Buffalo, being the con- tending faotor, the prominent amateur reinsman pay- ing $3200 for the pacer that will also be a member of the Billings stable of wagon performers. W. H. Morehouse, a prominent Toledo matinee driver, was after Dolly Dillon 2:07, but she was finally knocked down to John Maguire, of New York, for $3700, while the handsome young stallion Marengo Kiog(2)2:29} by McKinney 2:11}, was bought by J. H. Brown of Detroit, price $3100. Marengo King is a val- uable addition to the breeding ranks of this section of the country. A. W. Parrish bought Bonsilene 2:144 for Frank Caton, who will ship the mare to Russia and race her. Mr. JCaton also secured the mare Belle Stanley. D. Lee, of New York, who bought Re-Elected 2:11}, at Lexington recently, was the high bidder for the pacing stallion Rey Direct 2:10, paying $2000 for him, while Reybel and Rey del Valle, three and two year old pacers, respectively, by Rey Direct, were eagerly sought after, James Golden getting Reybel for $5000, while Dave McClary paid $2050 for the latter. The three year old paced a half in 1:00} on Monday, while the two year old stepped a quarter in 31} seconds. Mr. Golden was also the highest bidder on Happy Madison, a green trotter by James Madison 2: I7J, paying $2400 for him. Consignment by Santa Rosa Farm: Anzella 2:06j, 1895, by Antrim-Hazel Kirk; O. G. Kent, Cleveland, $5500. Lou Dillon, ch m, 1898, by Sidney Dillon-Lou Mil- ton; C. K. G. Billings, New York, $12,500. Sir Albert S. 2:03J, b g, 1896, by Diablo-Effle Logan; C. K. G. Billings. Now York, $3200. Dolly Dillon 2:07, 1895, by Sidney Dillon-Dolly; John McGulre, New York City, $3700. Marengo King 2:29), br s, 1898, by McKinney; J. H. Brown, Detroit, Mich., $3100. Bonsileue 2:14*, b m, 1893, by Stamboul-Bon Bon; A. W. Parrish, Cleveland, $850. Pansy Dillon, ch g, 1899, by Sidney Dillon-Pansy; John McGulre, New York City, $400. Andre, b g, 1895, by SUdhv Dillon-Athonlan; D. J. 1 lary, Hartford, Conn., $550. Andros, b g, 1896, by Sidney Dillon-By Bv; John F. GibBOn, New York City, $525. I'loreen Russell, blk m. 1899 by L. W. Russell-Flora A'len; Joseph P. Staley, Sidney, O.. $400. Belle Stanley, br m, 1900, bv On Stanley-By Guy; . . Parrish, Cl»veland, $280. rOB8, br f, 1900, by Mendocino-Atalanta; C. M. liuok, Faribault, Minn., $500. Consignment from Millard Sanders, agt.: Owyho, oh c, 1900, by Owyhee-Bertha; Wm. McFar- land, Pa, $1010. Jessie T.; A. Garson, New York City, $200. Mildred S., b f, 1901, by Klatawah-Rutb C; Carl Silver, Cleveland, O., $1025. Captain Darbv, b g, 1898, by Charles Darby-Econ- omy; DavcG. McDonald, Pittsburg, Pa , $900. Uiablita 2:15}, b m, by Diablo-Salinas Maid; John MacGuire, New York City, $375. Consignment from C L. Griffith, Pleasanton : Stiletto, ch c, 1900, by Stein way-Nola; James Golden, Med f o rd, MasB., $2400. Stalwart, ch c, 1900, by Steinway-Bon Bon; E. G. Lybrand, Delaware. O., $325. Typical, blk c, 1901, by Direct-Vida Wilkes; John Stillwell, Troy, O., $210. Diablosa, b f, 1900, by Diablo-Sophia; H.W. DeLong, Imperial, Pa., $400. Consignment from George A. Davis, Pleasanton: Short Cut, blk f, 1901, by Direct-Sophia; Thomas W. Murphy, New York City, $500. Rev Direct 2:10, blk s, 1895, by Direct- Vera; D. Lee, New York City, $2000. R-iybel, blk f, 1900, by Ray Direct — Mabel ; James Golden, Medford, Mats, $5000. Rey D-d Valle, blk c, 1901, by Rev Direot-Sidlette ; D. J. McClarv. Hartford, Conn., $2050. Reydelette, blk f, 1900, by Rey Direct-Sidlette ; D. K. Bishop, Cleveland, $500. Consignment from H. W. Meek: Norwella, b m, 1899, by Welcome-Ellenor; H. H. Knode, Williamsburg, Pa . $335. Lad v Fair 2:17}, br m, 1897, by Gossiper-Lizzie R. ; G M Webb, Chestnut Hill, Pa,, $900. Welula, b m, 1899, by Welcome-Fenella; Dr. John Toole, Bainbridge, Ga , $375. Welina. b m, 1899, by Welcome-Edwina; Dr. John Toole, Bainhridge, Ga., $385. Cy, b c, 1900, by Welcome-Rosemary; F. D. Moor, Lockport, Me , $475. Enoch 2:124, b e, by Sidmoor-Belle; A. GarsOD, New York City, $700. Consignment from Miscellaneous OwnerB. Carrie M., b m, 1896, by Diablo-Hattie W.; John McDermott, New York City, $800. Thornwav, b s, 1898. by Steinway-Algerdetta; John Dolan, St. Louis, Mo., $900. Lady Wellington: Carl Silver, Cleveland, $400. Suzanne, b m, 1899, by McKioney-Flewey Flewey; Edmunds & McGregor, Hamilton, Can , $275. Tempest, b m, 1897, by Teheran-Perfection; George M. Webb, Chestnut Hill. Pa., $1000. Vi Direct 2:18. b g, 1896, by Direct-Vivian; A. Gar- son, New York City, $300. Doctor Book 2:10, be, 1895 by McKinney-Leonore; H. E.Cbapman, Cleveland, O., $600. The total received for the twelve horses from Santa Rosa Stock Farm was $31,505, an average of $2625.50. The Griffith Estate consignment, four in number, averaged $783 75; the string of Geo. A. Davis brought an average of $2390, there being five head that sold for a total of $11,950. Six horses consigned by H. W. Meek of Hay wards sold for $3170, an average of $528.33. Col. Kirkpatrick of this city Bent three head to the sale, Thornway, Tempest and Suzanne, ail green horses. They brought a total of $2175, an average of $725. Several of the animals sold would have brought more money had they been put up at auction herein San Francisco, notably Mr. Vandei- hurst'smare Diablita 2:154, that went for $375, Stal- wart, Typical and Diablosa in the Griffith string, and two or three others. Butchers' Day Races. The annual holiday of the San FranciBCo Butchers can be depended upon to draw a larger crowd to the New California Jockey Club's traok than any racing association in the State can attract. The occasion is an annual gathering of the retail and wholesale butchers of California, and they come with their friends from points two or three hundred miles away to take pari in the sport. The race program is always a long one, beginning at noon and continuing until sun down, no less than seventeen heats being pulled off at the Emeryville track last Wednesday. There were two harness races on the program that wete free to all pacers or trotters and both had large fleldB of starters. The track was in a horrible shape for harness horses, being like a newly plowed and harrowed field, and the time made in the two events mentioned was excellent considering this fact and the further one that a very strong wind was blowing. In the first of these races the old veteran Billy Don- atban was up behind E. T. Anderson 's handsome little bay mare Twilight 2:18J by Noonday, and drove a race that was worth going to see. Never did the little trotter act better and after permitting the pacer King Cadenza 2:15 to lead into the stretch Dona- than brought Twilight up and won in 2:20, certainly as good as 2:15 on any good track. King Cadenza was second, Jeffe third, and Billy G., Imp, All Sandy, Yukon and several others were strung out behind. The two-mile race was also won by Twilight in much the same manner, Donathan being entitled to as much credit for the victory as the mare. In this race Billy G. made a good showing. He is now called Teddy and is being trained by Barney Simpson, who worked him a mile in 2:15, bis record, at Pleasanton lately. Billy G. was le iding in the stretch on the last lap, but Don- athan began his drive here and won out. The time was 4:56, and while far from record time was a s-plen- did effort over such a track. A world's recoi d was made during the day by t_e driver of Krueger, a pacer by Contention. This was in the butchers' trot- ting and pacing race. Soon after the word was given Krueger ran into the fence and the driver fell out The horse was caught, he again took his seat in th) sulky, drove like a demon, and won the heat by a length from Cicero in 2:30, amid the cheers of the 12,000 people present. This is certainly a world's record. The summary of the day 's races follow : First race, Retail Butchers' Cart, ( for retail mi m- bers only), oue mile — First he it : Dolly F., 3 to 1, first; Heauligbt, 3 to 2, 6econd; Lord Spankie, 3 to 2, third. Time, 2:45*. Second heal: Headlight, 3 lo 2, first; Lord Spaume, 3 to 2, second; Soup Bones, third Time, 2:424. Secona race, vaquero running, one-quarter mile — Crickett, 3 to 2, ttrat ; Pajamas, 4 to 5, second ; Black Diamond, 3 to 2, third, 'i ime, 0:254. Tnird race, butchers' trotting and racing (for re- tail members or Butchers' Board of Trade), one mile — First heat: Krueger, 3 to 5, first ; Patsy Bolivar, secjna; Mountain Rose, third. Time, 2:374. Second heat : Patsy Bolivar, 2 to 5, first ; Mountain Rose, 3 to 2, second. Time, 2:384. Fourth race, running, five-eighths of a mile — Intre- pido, 1 lo 3, first: "Victoria S., 3 to 1, second; Aurif- fera, 3 to 1, third. Time, 1:05. Fif.h race, butchers' trotting and racing (free for members of Butchers' Board of Trade), one mile — First b a : Krueger, 3 to 2, first; Cicero, 2 to 5, second; Lord Spankie, 34 to 1, third. Time, 2:30. Second heat : Cicero, 2 to 5, first ; Headlight, 4 to 1, second ; Lord Spankie, 3 to 1, third. Time, 2:39J. Sixth race, running, Butchers' Board of Trade han- dicap, seven-eighths of a mile— Diamente, 3 to 5, first; Esternell. 3 to 1, second; Flamero, 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:30. Seventh race, trotting and pacing, free for all, one mile— FirBt heat— Twilight, 2 to], first; King Cadenza, 3 to 2, fecond; Jiffe 6 to 1, third. Time, 2:20. Second heat: King Cadenza, 1 to 3, first; Tpddy, 5 to 1, second; Al Sandy, 6 to 1, third. Time, 2:21|. Eighth race, mules to cart, one mile — Ananias 3 tol, first; Dodie Doolittle, 3 to 1, second; St. Julian Bill, 3 tol. third. Time, 4:41}. Ninth race, running, five-eights of a mile — Jack Richelieu, Jr., 7 to 5, first; Mildred Schultz, 8 to 5, second; Victoria S., 4 to 1 third. Tenth race, trotting and pacing, free for all, two miles — Twilight, 3 to 5, first; Teddy, 5 to 1, second; Cadenza, 3 to 2, third. Time, 4:56. Eleventh race, running, one mile — El Oriente, 3 to 5, first; Tourtiah, 6tolsecond; Favorita, 3 tol, third. Time, 1:464. Twelfth race, running, three-quarters of a mik — Esternell, 4 to 1, first; El Chihuahua, 7 to 5, second; Caotivate, 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:164 Thirteenth race, running, one-balf mile — Ruvia, 2 to 1, first; Easter Lady, 2 tol, second; Shorty Kate, 6 to I, third. The judges at the race meet were J. W. Phillips, James Hall, E. G. Rodolph and Tim Judge. R. D. Led sett acted as starter in the harness i vents. H. Fieldwick started in the running races. The timers were I. Blum, B. Combs, A. Decourtienx, T. Hotn and S. E. Nutting. ♦ On the Wrong Track. Editor Breeder and Sportsman — Sir: In tbe issue of May 9th, on page 4, under the heading of "California Horses Sold in New York," I notice the following hor*e sold: "Bandmaster, b. g, 1895, by Knight, dam Viaalia, by Echo." I am not positive that there is more than one mare by the name of Viaalia, but this I do know, tbat Visa- lia 2:124 was a daughter of Iris, dam Scratoh, by Loppy, was bred and raced by H. P. Perkins, of Vi- salia, Cal ; she made her record at Santa Ana in 1895, as a four-year-old ; that she was campaigned in 1896, finishing in races in this position 4, 5, 4, 4, in 2:11 J, 2:09j. 2:10}, and 2:"9J. In 1897 she was taken eait anil sold at the Noveiib»r Bale of Wm. B. Fasig & Co.. in Cleveland, Ohio, and now I will take a line from the catalogue of that sale: "Visalia was bred this season to Hambletonian Wilkes, but is not thought to be in foal. " I believe in giving honor where honor 1b due, there- fore, if this iB tbe Visalia referred to as the dam of Bandmaster (with prssibly the age of tbe horse incor- rect), then Iris should have the credit as being the sire of his dam, and Hambl. tonian AViikes as the sireof Bandmaster, for I am quite certain Mr. Jno. PerkinB informed me that Viaalia 2:124 was never bred until 1897, and then to 3ambletonian Wilkes, as stated before. Respectfully, J. H. Wagner. [Dr. Wagner can rest assured that there is no mis" take about the pedigree of the horse sold. Bandmaster was bred at Rancho del Paso, and is by Knight out of Visalia. This Visalia is by Echo as stated, and is out of Varden by thoroughbred Langford, second dam Mary Blane by Jim Crow. — Ed. BREEDER AND Sportsman ] *- As yet there has b3en no announcement whether Boralma 2:07 will be raced or not the coming season. He is reported as having entirely recovered from the accident. dUring th» movh race with Lord Derby latt year at Charter Oak Park. Jaokson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feet. May 23, 1903] fKhe gveebev anb grpmrtsmem Several Wise Suggestions. Frederick WatBon alwayB has something BeDsible to say in regard to the manner of conducting harness meetings. In the last issue of the American Horse Breeder he writes: The new plan of sandwiching three races, which the Readville association so kindly introduced to the trotting horse world when they accidentally infringed the rules of the National Trotting Association, and showed that the infringement was better than the rule, proved itself such a vast improvement over the old system that it was very generally adopted last season. It enabled the associations to get their races off without so many postponements as had formerly been the case, and their patrons who stayed to the finishing of a day's racing generally got home in time for a late supper, at any rate. Now, if some one would only invent some way to make associations com- mence their racing on time, all would certainly be thankful for it. It makes very little difference whether the adver- tised time for commencing is one o'clock, half past one, two o'clock or half past two, it is dollars to doughnuts that the actual racing is not commenced until half an hour after the advertised time. There is no earthly reason why this should be so, and the fact that some few associations actually do start on time makes the exceptions that prove the rule. It is perfectly possible to get off four races, two of which are finished in three straight heats, one of which re- quires four heats, and the other takes no less than six heats, and do the whole thing between half past two o'clock [and half past five o'clock, sixteen heats in three hours. This is, of course, calculating that three races are sandwiched, and another important thing is needed to accomplish this piece of fast work, and that is a marshal, not one of those kind that wants to watch the raceB himself and then go to call out his horses after the heat is finished, but a good live fellow that will get a move on and take good care that there is another field of horses ready for Mr. Starter just as soon as he has got the ones that have just finished their heat off the track. It takes quite a few minutes to hitch up the average pacer, with his hopples and shopful of boots, and these horses should be called fully ten minutes before they are due on the track, not five minutes, as provided by the rules. It would not be infringing the rules to call the horses ten minutes before the time they are due for the heat instead of five minuteB, as the rule simply implies that the horses must be called five minutes before time, in order that they may be subject to the penalties for being late after being duly notified. There could be no possible objection to calling them ten minutes before time, and stirring them up again five minutes before time if a lively enough marshal could begot hold of. Of course, getting off sixteen heats in three hours is pretty lively work and that number of heats is rather above the average of a day's racing. When sand- wiching three races it is necessary to have a heat every ten minutes in order to keep up the proper schedule of time between heats. That is, unless a lot of time is waeted in scoring, but even then there oin be a heat every fifteen minutes, and this schedule will permit of fourteen heats in three hours. It would make it a little bit lively for the pool sellers, it is true, but they would Boon get used to that, and it is an in- disputable fact that at no time iB there so much money put on as when the selling is very fast. Another point that all associations ought to take up and carry out is the arrangement of a cooline-out pad- dock very close to the wire. It is not only a great waste of time to have horses go back to their stables, perhaps away over at the back Btretch, but it is unfair to ask them to do bo, for the time between heats is Bhort enough as it is, without asking a man to walk his horse a quarter of a mile to his stable and back again No wonder that men are late under such circumstances. Still another feature that all associations ought to at tend to is to see that there is a blacksmith with hia kit of tools all ready to tack on. a shoe at a minute's notice, and this blacksmith should be located right at the cool- ing-out paddock. Oftentimes a delay anywhere from ten minutes to half an hour is caused because the blacksmith shop ia a long way from the wire, and al- though it seema a shame to waste so much time it is impossible in the cause of fairness to refuse a contend- ing horse in a race the chance to get a shoe that he haB pulled in the previous heat put on again. Alleged Hay Trust. E. M. Piercy, a San Jose business man is quoted by the Berald of that city ae saying that a hay trust exists in San Francisco, composed of twelve leading firms dealing in this necessary article. Mr. Piercy's statement is as follows: This combine of twelve San Francisco firms I speak of has absorbed all competition against itself in California. The combination is srnown as the Wholesale and Retail Hay Dealers' Association of San Francisco. Working together, the members of the pool are able to set price 8 to suit themselves, and the result is that hay produce; s must either dispose of their hay at prices made by the trust or not at all. This trust has entered into a fraudulent conspiracy in restraint of trade and commerce in hay; they have conspired together to hold and store in warehouses hiy to the amount of over 200,000 tons; they have also agreed to act together to maintain rates and prices; they meet in secret, and have formed a pool or trust. The combine consists of twelve wholesale dealers. They are governed by a secret Board of Directors; their books, papers and accounts are secret; there are no printed by-laws or printed list of officers. The farmer is at the mercy of these men, who are getting all the profit that rightly belongs to the far- mer; they are enriching themselves through question- able methods from the pockets of the farmers. This combine sends agents to the farmers during the har- vest (from May to August) to buy up all the hay that they require until the following May. This hay is stored in warehouses, and by means of this stock the combine is enabled to hold the balance of power in the local hay supply. I intend to exhaust every effort to smoke this com- bine out by aggressive legal steps Under the law the Commissioner of Corporations is given "power and authority " to make "diligent in- vestigation into the organization, conduct and man- agement of the business of any corporation, joint stock company or corporate combination engaged in commerce among the several States and with foreign nations ; " he can compel the officials to produce con- tracts, books, agreements, prices, etc., and failing to do so they can be fined $5000, or imprisonment for two years. The agents of the hay combine are now out, going over thie State, buying up all the bay that tbey can get from the farmers. They are telling the farmers that there will be a large crop this year, and that the prices may go down; but let me tell you, farmers, that, the hay crop of this State for this year will be light and far short of last year's crop. If you farmers wil only hold on to yoar hay and not sell to the middle- man or this combine, you will surely get from $12 to $18 per ton for this year's crop. This Year's Occident Stake. Melrose, the mare by Sweepstakes 298, owned by W. DePon8, of Sacramento, dropped a colt by Azmoor 2:20 on May 1st and will he bred back to that horse this year. Melrose was nominated in the Breeders Futurity for mareB bred in 1902. « Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, torn and hamlet in the State. Third payment was made last January on forty two colts and fillies entered in the Occident Stake to be trotted at the State Fair this year at Sacramento. Some of those on which payment was made have been sold to EaBtern parties, and a few have probably not been put in training at all. Those on which payment was made January 1st, this year, are as follows: I. L. Borden's b f Sadie L.; W. G. Durfee's hr f by Zombro-Leonora; Mrs. S. V. Barstow's b c Star B.; Alex Brown'a b c by Arthur B. -Nosegay, ch f by Nutwood Wilkes-Wild flower; John Baker's b f Frecklebird; C. A. Durfee's blk or br f Ragsie, br c Grecko. br c Jim Rea; B. Davis' blk f Dixie S.; D. J. Desmond's b f Fairy! B. Erkenbrecker's blk f Cali- fornia Poppy; G. W. Ford's chc by Neernut-Florence; J. Gallegos' b f Sophia McKinney: E. A. Gammon's blk f Urana; A. J. Hudson's b c Strathcona; G. W. Kingsbury's be by Lynmont-Daisy; W. H. Lumsden's b c Robin Stanley; La Siesta Ranch's b c Search Me; W. Maben's br f Dixie W.; H. E. Meek 'a b f by Wel- come-Leonora, b c by Wm. Harold-Fenella: C. W. Main's b f Zomilea; Oakwood Stock Farm'a b c by Owyhee-Inex, b f Tuna, r c by James Madison-Stein- ola, b f by James Madison-Babe Marion, br f by Mc- Kinney-Eltctway; Owen Bros.' ch g Acme; Rosedale Stock Farm's b c Dacus; J. A. Richardson's b c Swift B.; Santa Rosa Stock Farm's ch c by Sidney Dillon- Silver Eye, b f by Sidney Dillon-Pansy, b c by L. W. Russell-Pacita; Jas. A. Smith's blk c by McKinney- Daiay S ; Thos. Smith's b c Fred P.; Tuttle Bros.' b f by Stam B. -Laurel; L. H. Todhunter's br c The Jester; Valencia Stock Farm's blk c Amado; P. J. Williams' blk I Monterey Bells; F. E. Wright's b c Sir Knight. Prince Alert's first start thiB year will probably be at Buffalo. This two minute pacer promises to yet pace into the exclusive list now made up of Star Pointer and Dan Patch, although he is eleven years old. Wallace and His Register. The following interesting account of the life work of the late John H. Wallace is from the pen of E. B. Abercrombie, editor of the New York Sports of the Times: When Mr. Wallace began his investigation of the pedigrees of trottiog horses, the breed was in its early infancy. There was no stud book, no rules of breed- ing, and any quantity of fictitious and hearsay pedi- grees. With tireless patience, with indomitable per- severance, with a keen eye for the probable truth Mr. Wallace went to work and produced the first volume of the Register. Poverty did not dismay bim and the virulent attacks made upon his accuracy and veracity only brought into full play his magnificent aggressive powers, and inspired him with renewed power to con- tinue the great work to which he had dedicated his life. The first volume of the Register appeared in 1871, the second in 1874 and the third in 1879. They represented ten years of the hardest kind of work accomplished in the face of innumerable obstacles. With these three books as a ground work, it was comparatively easy to formulate a tentative set of rules and lay the foundation of a breed. The National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders at this time became the official guardians of the Register, and from that time until Mr. Wallace turned over his various publications to the Wallace Register Associa- tion they nominally occupied that position. As a matter of history, Mr. Wallace was so much larger than the association that he was practically its master. The acceptance and rejection of many pedigrees naturally made many enemies and the attacks in the press become so bitter and the opposition so powerful that Mr. Wallace started his famous Monthly Maga- zine and rallied to its columns many of the brightest writers of the times. From the walls of the Monthly he hurled argument, invective, retort and defiance, and was never so brilliantly invincible as when for a short period he appeared to be at the mercy of his foes. In 1880 the opposition to him had become so formi- dable that a number of influential breeders commis- sioned the late J. H. Sanders to compile a new stud book, which appeared in 1881. It proved to be a con- densed edition of Wallace's three volumes, with a few minor alterations and additions, but was made value- less by some bogus pedigrees which Mr. Wallace had published in his monthly expressly to trap Mr. Sanders. As soon as the volume appeared the bogus pedigrees were exposed and the new stud book was dead. Before Vol. 4 appeared, the National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders had formulated the Rules of the Standard, and all standard stallions were given numDers. It need hardly be said that the bogus pedi- grees which ruined the Kentucky Stnd Book, did not appear in Vol. 4. In 1885 Mr. Wallace started the Year Book. It was then a modest little volume, but it quickly grew and became more necessary to the vast body of horsemen than the Register was to breeders. No. 9 was the last volume which Mr. Wallace brought out of theRegister, under his own editorship in 1891, and a few months later he sold all his interests to the American TrottiDg Registar Association for about $130,000, and retired from public life. After a brief rest, however, he went to England, dived deeply in the libraries of the British Museum and those of other countries, and publist ed an admir- able book on the horse of great historic value, but the intrinsic worth of the book was sadly discounted by detailed accounts of the fights and controversies in which be had been engaged during his compilation of the early volumes of the Register. The last decade of his life bas been spent in peaceful and pleasant retire- ment. He traveled extensively and enjoyed the rest he had so well earned. He fought a hard battle and won a great victory, and he lived to enjoy the honors and elory of conquest as well as its substantial re- wards. Few men indeed have ever lived to lay down the laws for the regulation of a breed and lived to see the magnificent realization. From all viewpoints Mr. Wal- lace was a great man and his memory will grow greater with the years, when his few mistakes will be for- gotten and the grand work which he accomplished will be fully recogDized. He was a man of titanic courage, an invincible lover of what he believed to be true and was prepared to fight all comers on that line. His main fault was that he could rarely credit an opponent with the same honesty of purpose which he possessed. Mr. Wallace was a grand embodiment of the dauntless courage, the keen incisiveness and the argumentative ability of his Scotch ancestors, while combined with these qualities he had the sbrewed sense, the strategic business instincts and the far reaching foresight of the American. Like all great men, he was a good hater as well as a stalwart friend, but he mellowed with the years and the friends grew and multiplied. Full of years and honors ho has gone to his rest, but a thousand stock farms are so r monuments and as long as the American trot' dures his name will be held in grateful ren 6 She gveeftev attii grpxJtrtemcm fMAY 23, 1903 From Zombro's Court. Mr. J. A. Faircbild, of Lob Angeles, whe owns Venus X. ---0} by Contention has bred her to Zimbro 2:11. Contention was by Director 2:17 out ol the dam of LennaN. 2:05}. Margery Djw, sired by Red Wilkes, dam by Mam- brino Patchen foaled a grand looking colt by Zombro the other day. It is a rich brown in color, with both hind feet white and a star in forehead, and is a beauty. The mare will be bred back to Zombro. She is owned by Mose Duncan of Los Angeles. The colt is one of the best bred Zombros ever foaled and should make a great horse. Peter Zombro lowered his trial mile from 2:29 to ^ •■; if*/ hi ^'ju0m -,:.X...' i^gurrwpw*"' Pleasanton to the Front. w* State Fair Matters. ZOMBRO 2:11 Will be taken to Salem, Or., June 1st 2:241 in less than five days. That is coming pretty fast. Tee Dee Cee by Zombro worked an easy mile in 2:20A last Saturday, last eighth in 16 seconds. Nelly Bly, dam of the great greeD trotter Julia M. is being bred to Zombro again this year. She is owned by Mr. M. A. Murphy. Betsy Herr by Mambrino Patchen is another well bred mare that will be bred to Zombro this year. She is owned by Harry Rose As usual Pleasanton has come to the front and de- cided to give an agricultural fair and race meeting on the week following the State Fair. As the State Fair is usually held during the first two weeks in Septem- ber the Pleasanton meeting will probably be held from the 14th to the 19th of September. The entire charge conducting the fair is placed in the hands of the following committee: C. L. Crellin, Frank Lewis, Wallie Olney, A. E. Schweer, W. H. Donahue, N. Hansen, Geo. A Kelley and Fred E. Adams, secretary. This committee will meet Sunday and name subcommittees to handle the different de- DIA1SLO 2:01> 1-4 Will he taken to Salem, Or, June 1st partments and everything will Boon be in running order to give the best fair ever held in the county and perhaps in the State. As at first proposed there will be harness races and running races, a stock exhibition with suitable premiums and the finest pavilion exhibits possible to procure. This fair is gotten up to benefit the people of Pleasan*on and the Valley and to draw people here to see what kind of a town we have. The people of the town have never made a failure of anything of this ne sure which they bave attempted and they are S jf It. — Pleasanton limes. [Sacramento Record Union J g The terms of three directors of the State Agricul- tural Society expired on the 8th inst. , and as the resig- nation of President Spreckels has been accepted this leaves four positions on the board at the immediate disposal of the Governor, who, it is understood, will turn his attention to the societies' affairs immediately upon the close of the President's visit. The directors whose terms ended May 8th are J. E. Terry, John Mackey and M. D. Chamberlain. It is not known that any changes are contemplated, and all except Mr. Spreckels, it is expected, will be invited to remain. In this community, where so much interest is felt in the success of the State Fair, the hope is ex- pressed that a Sacramento man may be chosen to take the place of Mr. Spreckels, and among those mentioned as a probable appointee is J. W. Wilson of this city Mr. Wilson served for years as a director of the State Agricultural Society, and always exhibited great en- thusiasm in advancing the interests of the State Fair and of th9 people of Sacramento. The holdover members of the State Board of Agri- culture are: Grove L. Johnson, William Land, Ben- jamin Rush, C. W. Paine, Thomas Fox, James Whit- aker, L. J. Rose, Jr., F. W. Covey. As soon as the reorganization of the Board of Directors has been accomplished the question of choosing a secretary will be taken up, and this is an- other matter iD which the people of Sacramento are vitally interested, because time for arranging for the Get the Two Year Olds Ready. Your two year old can earn a good fat purse this year and increase his value if be is started in the Pacific Breeders Futurity and is first to the wire on the day the race comes off at Petaluma. If he is a trotter first money will be $625 and if you nominated his dam originally in the stake you will be paid 8200 more, making $825, quite a nice little sum for a two year old to win in one race. If he is a pacer the first money will be $375 to which $200 will be added for the nominator of the dam or $575 to be earned by the two year old pacer that wins. This money iB worth getting your two year olds ready for and now is the time to begin training them. The race will come off in August and there is plenty of time to teach the colt the speed trick if he is bred right and has inherited the nerve force and action. Don't work him too hard. Keep his legs aDd feet in good shape and bring him to the track sound in wind and limb, and in condition to go the route. Don't worry, either, if you hear of some other fellow's colt making miles in wonderfully fast time. Many of thi m get lame and sore from going too fast before the race comes off. But don't forget that there is $1450 for the two year old trotters and $950 for the two year old pacers this year. Empire City Track Gets It. The Empire City track, Yonkers, has been awarded the $10,000 match race between Major Delmar 2:052 and Lord Derby 2:05J, which is to be trotted on July ANZELLA 2:06 3-4 Sold to O. G. Kent of Cleveland for 95500, and will be used In the Matinees this year. coming State Fair is becoming shorter every day, and a fully authorized incumbent is needed in the secre- tary's position to presB forward the work that has to be done before September. The Classics. Several of the classic events of the trotting turf are annually deoided at Lexington. The Transylvania and Futurity are recognized by all horsemen as ihe two eventB of all others that they should be repre- sented in. Owners deBire this representation because if they win either event, their horse's value is doubled; breeders, because a winner of either brings their establishment before the world as nothing else could possibly do. Entries to The Transylvania, and other fixed events, close on June 1st, and payments are due on both Iwo and three year old Futurity eliglbles upon the same date. Note full conditions in display advertisement, and address all communications to the Secretary, E. W. Shanklin, Lexington, Ky. ot day drink Jackson's Napa Soda lemonade ■/'reshed. M. M. Donnelly, the popular horse shoer, whose place of business is on the corner of Devisadero and Grove streets, Is getting over stocked with hon-es and wants to sell a couple. He offers the stallion Young Salisbury 2:18} by Judge Salisbury out of Nora Sprague by Gov. Sprague, also the gray gelding Chas. Newman bv McKinney out of Biddy Toole by A. W. Richmond. Youne- Salisbury has demonstrated the fact that he is a trotter by gettiDg his record in the fourth heat of a race. He Is eight years old, a handsome dark bay, and haB ereat speed. His colts all show speed. The gray gelding is a natural trotter and a fast one. He has never been raced but is a good prospect for any one to campaign thiB year. 4th. Bids for the race closed with David Bonner, the stakeholder, and last week the interested partieB de- cided to accept the offer made by the Empire City Trotting Club. A number of bids were received, in- cluding an offer from one track to give all of its gate receipts for the match, bnt the Empire's offer was considered the best. Both Alta McDonald, the owner of Major Delmar, and George Spear, who has charge of Lord Derby, owned by E. E. Smathers, have posted $1000 forfeit with David Bonner, and eaoh is to wager $5000 on the result of the match. This money, together with the percentage of the gate receipts offered by the Empire track, will all go to the winner. The contest is to be best two in three mile heats. Probably no two trotters were ever more closely matched in speed and endur- ance than the pair that will have an inniDg at the faBt Yonkers course on July 4th. There is only a quarter of a second difference in their records, and each horse showed extraordinary Bpeed last year. Lord Derby, at the Empire track last fall, trotted the three fastest heats ever credited to a horse, while Major Delmar's great racing in Memphis iB a matter of history. William Hogoboom's son arrived here from Walla Walla this week, with several horse6 belonging to Mr. Geo. Kingsbury, proprietor of the Lick House. Among them are the trotter Chas. H., by Lynmont, and the three year old D, E. Knight, by Lynmont- Dalsy, that is entered in the Occident Stake this year. Hogoboom Jr. will take them to Santa Rosa and train them for the California circuit this^year. May 23, 1903] f&he gv&einev anb ^ppvt&tnatt <£S3 Notes and News. T"i>^D^*=: Vallejo opens the circuit August 13th. Breeders meeting goes to Petaluma. Mrs. J. V. Andrews, of Red Bluff, has purchased the broodmare Lizzie R. by Anteeo, with filly at foot the last of the get of the dead Btallion Gossiper 2:14J. Lizzie R. has been booked to Searchlight and Bhipped to Pleasanton. Mr. C. K. G. Billings, who purchased Lou Dillon for $12,500, has repeatedly stated that he would not again pay over $10,000 for a horse, but he had to go back on the proposition when he saw the chestnut daughter of Sidney Dillon led out for sale. Stockton will not give a meeting this year. Pleasanton's meeting will follow the State Fair. Bonsilene 2:14} brought $800 at the Cleveland sale. The State Pair will be held during the first two weeks in September this year. Grass Valley will hold a meeting during the week immediately preceding the State Pair. A special train will be run to Petaluma from San Francisco each day of the Breeders meeting. . W. J. Andrews has three or four sons and daughters of Stamboul 2:07J in his string at Empire track. The Spokane merchants have raised a bonus of 10,000 for the fair and race meeting there this year. The Petaluma track will be put in fine shape for the Breeders' meeting, and is one of the best in the State. While McKinney is owned in Indiana it is said that a majority of the mares booked to him this year are from Ohio. Vallejo's program is a good one. Pleasanton's pro- gram will be out in a short time. The meeting follows the State Pair. Enter in that $2000 stake for 2:24 class trotters. It will be held over the celebrated Petaluma track, one of the best in the State. Don't overlook "that entries to the Stanford Stake for foals of 1902, to be trotted at the State Fair of 1905, willcloie June lit. Sir Albert S. 2:03| will be started to wagon in the matinees this year. If he starts in good shape few pacers will be able to head him. Pan Michael, a pacer, a full brother to Boralma, is good for a 2:10 record this year. He was second in the 2:19 pace at Readville in 2:07|. The $1500 stake for pacers eligible to the 2:20 class, which is offered for the Breeders meetingat Petaluma, should receive a big list of entries. Winnie Wilkes 2:1 7 J foaled a nice filly by McKinney a few days since at Pieasantoo, where she was sent re- cently to be bred to Searcblight 2:03}. It begins to look as if Ed Geers may do the trick with Metallas 2:11 this year. This son of Mambrino King is working nicely for him and has already shown a mile in 2:10. Captain Darby, the four year old bay gelding by Charles Darby out of Economy by Echo, paced a quarter in 30 seconds flat the day before the Cleveland sale. He brought $900. There is a $1000 purse for 2:23 trotters and one for 2:17 pacers offered for the Vallejo meeting, which will be held from August 13th to 15th inclusive. Entries close Monday, June 15th. The Santa Rosa track is being resoiled, and the work will he fiaished this week. Always a fast track, it will be one of the best in the country when the new covering is all laid and packed. Mildred S., the two year old Ally by Klatawah 2:05J that was purchased at the Cleveland sale by Cad Silver, trotted a half in 1:10$ and a quarter in 33$ seconds two days prior to the sale. At the meeting of the board of appeals of the American Trotting Association in Cleveland last week William H. Knight was elected secretary to fill the vacancy left by the late J. H. Steiner. Bonsilene 2:14} was purchased by Frank Caton at the Blue Ribbon sale and will be shipped to Russia. Belle Staoley by On Stanley was another of Mr. Caton'o purchases that will be sent to the land of the Czar. Ed Bither, who drove Jay Eye See 2:10, Phallas 2:13} and Kremlin 2:07$ to their records, is training abont a dozen horses at Readville, including two five year old mares by Kremlin that look to be safe for the 2:15 class. O.G Kent, who purchased Anzella2:06$ at theCleve- land sale, hitched her up with his mire Cycloness the next day and drove the pair out to the Glen villetrrck. The American Sportsman says Anzella made an ideal pole mare. Among the speed trials at Glenville last Monday, the young picers by Rey Direct 2:10 were especially prom- inent? Revbel, a three year old, pacing a half in 1:00$, while Rey Del Valle, a two year old, stepped a quarter In 31} seconds. The fastest mile driven at Empire City Park this season was recorded to the credit of a lady laBt week, Mrs. Clarence Ware driving Sloppy Weather, 2:14^, by Alcyonium, a well rated mile in 2:17, accompained by a runner as pacemaker. — Trotter and Pacer. Henry Sanders showed a quarter at Cleveland ia 33$ seconds with thfetwo year old trotting filly Mildred S. by Klatawah 2:05}, dam Ruth C. by Guide. She sold for $1025, and a local paper said would have brought a great deal more had she any stake engage- ments. At Bonner Farm, where Dexter, Rarus, Maud S. and Sunol once reigned, breeding is carried on in a modest way. The stallion is Woodburn Russell, a brown of 16 hands, by Expedition out of Miona Wilkes, sister of Kentucky Wilkes 2:21}, by George Wilkes. William Gilligan has at Readville the mare Hallie Rocket, the only trotter in the list begotten by Hal Dillard, although he has twenty-six pacers, like Hal B. 2:04J. Fanny Dillard 2:05}, Hal Clipper 2:07J, Cam- bria Maid 2:08$, etc. It is intended to race Hallie Rocket this year. Dan W. 2:17}, the roan horse that J. R. Albertson, of Fresno, raced through the California Circuit in 1901, and was taken east by J. M. Nelson last year, is now being trained by Oscar Ames at Wheaton, Illinois, and is said to be doing much better than when in Nelson's hands. He will be raced this year. Guy McKinney, the magnificent son of McKinney and Flossie Drais by Guy Wilkes, second dam Blanche Ward by Onward, third dam Blanche Patchen by Mambrino Patchen, fourth dam by Houghton's Pri- vateer, and fifth dam by Abdallah 15, has .been regis- tered as standard under rule 1. His number is 37,625. The plan adopted by the New England Trotting Horse Breeders Association for the stake for two year olds at the Breeders meeting in September, that allows an owner to start as many colts as he pleases by paying the entrance Tee upon all of them, is a new thing in trotting, but one that is likely to prove popular. The Special Harness Stallion Stake offered by the California State Agricultural Society will close for the entry of foals on June 1st. All foals of 1902 by the stallions nominated in the stake are eligible. Look over the advertisement in another part of this paper, where a full list of the stallions will be tound. It will be a very valuable stake. A Cleveland paper says: Lou Dillon's remarkable half in 1:00$, the last quarter in 29$ seconds, was one of the most creditable performances ever witnessed over the G'CnviUe track. This sensational young trotter can brush as fast as any trotter that ever wore iron, and her gait is as smooth and perfect as a piece of frictionless machinery. There are still about 75 horses in training at the Pleasanton track, which is being kept in fine shape by Geo. A. Kelly, manager for Mr. Ronan. Many have heretofore claimed that Pleasanton track was not fit for summer use, but it has been because water was not used in sufficient quantity. Since Mr. KMly took charge of the track there has been no complaint. If nothing happens Reybel the three year old filly by Rey Direct 2:10 out of Mabel, the dam of Directly 2:03}, she should get a very low record. Her half in one minute and three quarters of a second at Cleve- land last week opened the eyes of every horseman present. It was a wonderful performance for a three year old, and that she brought $5000 was a natural consequence. Frank Bower, of Philadelphia, believes there will be intercity races between the road drivers of New York and the Quaker city. Bower suggests meetings at the Empire City and Belmont tracks and proposed bavins classes arranged to suit members of the New York and Philadelphia Road Drivers' Associations. Mr. Bowers and Charles Titman will try conclusions with the New Yorkers in double team racing if the plan materializes. Bower will drive John P. Stewart and Katie Nolan, or King Harry; while Titman will choose a team from Maryland Boy. Old Dutch, Cleo- viceand Johnny Walbridge. William M. Burns, D. P. S. Nichols and W. S. P. Shields may also enter double teams. Cobwebs 2:12, that for so long a time was champion of the New York speedway, seems to have come to the turn in the road. He has been beaten several times recently. There is limit to horse as well as human endurance, and Cobwebs seems to have reached the limit. He has been a remarkable horse and will long be remembered as one of the greatest that ever trod the speedway. Dr. Boucher left Pleasanton last Wednesday with Miss Logan 2:06}, Harry Logan 2:12}, and Bert Logan, a green pacer by Colbert 2:07}, out of Miss Loffan. He also took with him J. M. Alviso's good pacer Rey del Diablo, that took a record of 2:23 as a two year old. Senator Clark's string of Montana horses that have been worked at Pleasanton this winter also left for Denver in the same car. W. P. Ijams of Terre Haute, says the Western Horseman, has in training eighteen sons and daugh- ters of Axtell, ranging in age from two to five years old, all trotters, and it is not likely that any breeder ever had such a 'high-olass lot of young speed pros- pects at one time by any one sire. Several of them are 2:20 trotters right now. One of the good prospects in California at the pres- ent time is a brown trotting mare at Santa Rosa Off ned by Judge Dougherty. She is by Lynwood W. 2:20, dam Maud Fowler 2:21f by Anteeo, second dam Eve- line by Nutwood. She is four years old and was trained a very little last year. She recently stepped the Santa Rosa track in 2:16 and did it handily. Remembor that the first divisions of the $6000 Breeders Futurity will be decided at the Breeders meeting at Petaluma. Get your two year olds ready. There is $1250 for two year old trotters and $750 for two year old pacers. The6e stakes are worth winning. There is also $200 for the nominator of the dam of each winner, which makes the stake for trotters worth $1450 and that for pacers $950— good money for two year olds to earn. Altacora 2:13 by Altamont-Tecora, by C. M. Clay Jr. (dam of Chehalis 2:04}, Dei Norte 2:08, etc.) and Bhima by McKinney-Vevo by Altamont, were taken East by Harry Osman to the court of Joe Patchen 2:01}, sire of Dan Patch 1:59J, etc. This is a very progressive step in getting svme new blood in the Northwest, and we hope that the produce will not be disappointing.— Sural Spirit. Strictly speaking, Prince of Orange 2:07J was the fastest "greenj" trotter of 1902. This honor has betn accorded to Chase, but Chase started a couple of times before 1902, whilejlPrince of Orange had never started till at the Cleveland meeting of 1902. During the sea- son he started thirteen times, winning five firsts and six seconds. Pr,nce of Orange is by Prince of India 2:13}, a son of Baron Wilkes. *~ Mr. A. B. Gwathmey of New York, who visited this Coast two years ago, has placed three of his horses in the hands of John Howell to train at Empire track. They are Teverton 2:125; Tudor Chimes 2:13 and Sen- ator Mills 2:295. The last, named is one of the most promising trotters in the country and is booked for the 2:10 list this year. He has been well staked and is exptc ed to make a good showing on the Grand Circuit. The secretary of the Northern New York Trotting Horse Breeders Association announces that arrange- ments have been completed with the owners of Major Delmar and Lord Derby for a series of three races to be trotted on the mile tracks at Glens Falls, Albany and Poughkeepsie. The Glens Falls meeting begins July 20th and continues for five days. The Albany and Poughkeepsie races will be held during the two weeks following, iu the order named. James Hanley, owner of Prince Alert, says that this two-minute pacer will make a supreme effort in the fall to break the world's pacing record. Previous to that time he will be started in free-for-alls on several tracks, probably making his first race at Buffalo. The horse is in prime condition, without a blemish or ail- ment, and in spite of his eleven years is considered, in view of his record and his even temperament, as very jikely to establish a new mark this year. Diablo 2:09} will be shipped from Woodland, Cal., to Salem, Oregon, Judo 1st, and will make a season there. His service fee in Oregon will be $40. Diablo is very highly thought of by Oregon breeders who own some of his colts, and at their earnest solicitation Mr. Murray has consented to make a season with his horse there. He should do well and help greatly in the boom for high class harness horses that iB being encouraged in the web foot State by a fine circuit of fairs and race meetings this year. __^__ Twilight 2:18J, 'be little bay trotter formerly owned by Dennis Gannon, but now the property of E. T. An- derson, of West Berkeley, is in rare good form at the present time, and should be a good mare in her class this year.; She won two races at Oakland on Butchers' Day, trotting the winning heat the first race in 2:20, which is as good as 2:15 over a fair track. She also won the two-mile race, beating such horses as the pac- ers King Cadenza 2:15 and Billy G. 2:15. Twilight is by Noonday and well bred on her dam's side. Here is an item by the Trotter and Pacer's Cleveland correspondent: Fred. Keyes is now training for M. Spellacy. of Columbus, Ohio, but has a few outside horses." The first foal by John A. McKerron, a 15.3 hands two year old out of Henrietta G. 2:19}, by Ely- ria, is in his string. This youngster is the trotting wonder at the track. Very double-gaited in the Bpring, he hit a trot one dav, and the next morning several horsemen were ready to buy him for $2500. He closely resembles bis sire in looks, and is McKerron all over in action and disposition. The Stockton DriviDg Club will not attempt to give a meeting this year. For several years past this en- terprising organization has given a fair and race meeting, but the burning of the big pavilion last year has left the club without a building, and the club does not care to bold a race meetiog unless it can have a pavilion exhibit in connection therewith. Conse- quently Stockton will not be on the circuit this year. The Stockton date, which has always bepn the week following the State Fair, will be taken by Pleasai which will give one of the best meetings held ir fornia this year. 8 ®he gveeitev anb gpovtztnaxt [May 23, 1903 Breeding Draft Geldings. All horses are high id price just now. Relatively aod actually values are higher than they have ever b;en in this country, and the draft gelding is in, perhaps, more active request than any other called for regularly by the trade. It must be remembered, though, that there are draft geldings of different grades. For this one from $300 to $400 will be eagerly paid by a dozan men, perhaps a score, while for that one it is rather hard to realize just half as much money. It may be said that .this is well known, which is admitted, but so long as the condition exists to the extent that its existence is admitted on all hands, there must be some good and sufficient reason for it. What is this reason? There may be more than one, in fact there are several, but it is agreed that the controlling factor in the great diversity of form, individuality and value of draft geldings is due to the general lack of fixed purpose on the part of the farmer-breeders who supply this trade exclusively. It is well known that in most localities farmers have chopped and changed from one breed to another,. not even sticking to light or heavy horses, but intermingling all in such in- extricable confusion as to lower prices materially. This proves that there never was a time when con- tinuity of purpose in breeding horses would pay better, and this fact is emphasized by the scarcity of good big mare • from which to breed the heavy horses which bring the best prices in the market. It is admitted that the mares which may safely be counted on to bring forth progeny which at maturity and in sale condition will tip the beam at 1900 pounds are few and far between. Most farmers must go to work to breed themselves a stock of such mares and in order to make success reasonably certain they must first map out a plan of campaign and then hew rigidly to the line. On all hands the thinking farmer may see for him- self the evil results of changing about from one breed to another, of the mixing of bloods and types widely dissimilar, and be should from the lessons he may thus learn be able to lay his plane so that in time he may reap a rich reward. Some farmers have been heard to voice the sentiment that it did not matur what sort of stallion they used at present, as by tie time the horses grew to be five years old the price would be away down again, and therefore they in- tended merely to breed general purposeanimals which in their turn would be able to do the work of the farm. It is almost wholly useless to try to reason with such men, because if all thought as they do there would be no such thiog as continued progress in the world. This journal makes no choice of breeds for any one. It advises not that one breed is better than another. It it enough to say that the drafters must be bn d from draft stock. The daily receipts at any one of the wholesale centres will demonstrate that all the draft breeds cross well one with another, but it may be accepted that drafters cannot be bred from light legged animals nor carriage horses from drafters without a long and laborious process of grading and every time a radical cross ts introduced a gigantic step backward has been taken. The farmer who makes up his mind to breed drafters for the market should by all means first post himself as to the sorts whioh bring the fat prices. This be can do by paying a short visit to any of the great centres aforesaid. He may then form his own conclu- sions as to how he may best reach like results. If he visits such a wholesale market be will discover that the highest priced gelding is almost an exact counter- part of the stallion of the same breed he has seen win at some great show. The two will be very close mates, due allowance being made for the influence of the unBexing knife. That fact carries with it the les- son he Is seeking to learn. He must use the very best stallion he can find. He must let no $5 or $10 or $15 stand in the way of obtaining the services of a high class breeding horse. UnlesB fairly driven to it by necessity, which as It knows no law la a valid excuse for many lapses, he must retain his best fillies to pro- duce the next generation and he must stick everlast- ingly at it. If he does that success will come just as surely as he makes the effort. He must make up his mind that he must feed his horses heavily enough to promote the most growth possible. In Bhort, he must proceed along the lines already laid down for him to follow. It Is safe to Bay that from this time forwa>d the buyers will always discriminate sharply between the nudium and the choice drafter on the market ard there will never be a day when the profits from the sale of the latter will not be lar greater than from tl e forme.'. In fine, the farmer who would succeed as a breeder of drafters must makeup his mind that he must- go Into the business determined to work at It ittlngly and in accord with the teachings of the and the facts around him on every hand. — «' Gazette. Popularity of Futurities. One very good reason for the popularity of futuri- ties, says the Kentucky Stock Farm, is the low cost of entrance as well as theBmall percentage of the start- ing fee compared with the gross value of the stake Itself. It has always been the custom for owners to pay five or ten per cent to start in purses and stakes, and as a consequence they have been trotting for their own money and in addition have been forced to lose the use of the money that has been paid on the original nomination It is this custom that has made campaigning of the trotter a bad business proposition and no relief was felt until the era of futurities was reached. Then it was that owners realized what a tremendous strain it was to pay ten per cent of the gross value of the stake, especially in view of the fact that only four moneys were divided. The futurities, however, brought about a new condition, for here was an opportunity of winning many times as muoh as in the average purses of the stakes and for a frac- tion of a per cent. From their inception the futurities, matron stakes, or whatever they may be called, have become immensely popular, and for the best of reasons they are conducted on strictly business prin- ciples. The popularity of the American trotter was never more conclusively proved than by the per- sistence with which owners will engage their horses in events, the cost of starting in which being practic- ally ten per cent, for this item is in itself the largest in connection with racing the light harness horse. Take for example the largest stakes on the trotting turf, beginning with the Merchants and Manufactur- ers at Detroit, their gro=>s value being approximately sixty thousand dollars, and the money winners are taxed six t housand dollars apiece. In futurities aggre- gating a like amount, the money winners would have paid out less than one thousand dollars. It Is the heavy payments that keep alive the rich stakes; of this there is no question; in fact, under present condi- tions It would be impossible for associations to offer them, yet it certainly is a hardship for the owner and one that has made it almost impossible for a man of moderate means to indulge in the luxury of campaign- ing a trotter. When the time comes and come it must, when the three year olds race as well as they do at maturity the futurities and colt stakes will have an- other value, for they will, to a very great extent, force the associations throughout the country to re- duce the entrance fees to the purses and stakes. It stands to reason that an owner with a three year old engaged In fifty thousand dollars' worth of stakes, in which the cost of entrance has been less than one per Cdnt, will entirely ignore the class races, even though large sums of money are offered. There are to-day in America many extremely promising green trotters that must be kept out of the large stakes for the simple reason that their owners cannot afford to risk several thousand dollars in entrance fees paid in monthly Installments, thereby depriving them of the use of it and always with the possibility of being un- able to dispose of the nomination. We have always believed-that a ten thousand dollar early-closing stake would receive enough nominations at a reduced fee to equal the amount received on a ten per cent basis, for at that season of the year many men would undoubtedly be found willing to risk a moderate sum of money, even though their horses should be in a measure an unknown quantity, whereas it would be on the face of it the height of folly to en- gage In the stake on the present basis of ten per cent. Two hundred entries at two per cent would of course be equal to forty entries on the ten per cent hasip, and it Is not in the least unlikely that a stake of this kind would receive enough nominations to carry it through; certainly the first payments would justify the step. There are always many men to be found willing to take a flyer with their horses at a moderate expense that would hesitate if the cost were as it now is, and the same spirit that prompts breeders to nom- inate their foals in futurities, which spirit is backed up by the realization that it is a sound business prop- osition that would induce men to engage their older horses, if It could be done with as little financial risk. Something will have to be done, not only to increase the earning capacity of the trotter, but to make this earning capacity available, for as the case now stands while a horse can win possibly twice as much money as he could ten or fifteen years ago, it will co6t his owner twice as much for him to do so, and while It may be said that any man should be willing to spend five thousand dollars in entrance fees in order to win fifty thousand dollars, it must be remembered that only one man can be thus fortunate, and that all the losers must pay a part of what he has won, and many of them fully as much as It haB cost the winner. The reduc- tion of the first payment to a nominal sum would un. questionably be of great benefit to the owner, and it serais reasonable to suppose that the entry lists would be so Increased that the associations would lose noth- ing, as small entrance fees have been in the past the strength of futurities, exorbitant entrance fees, as are now in vogue, must be the ruination of class races, and to keep abreast of the times associations will be forced to adopt a system that has made the richest stake so popular. Developing Speed. Just how to develop the speed of horses is one of the problems that confronts every trainer of harness horses. It is highly probable that each pupil requires a little different handling, and different lessons, from the common run of horses, but there should be some general rules for the development of speed that all trainers can follow with advantage. All development should be gradual. Most trainers when they see their pupil shows an improved gait are anxious to increase it too rapidly. They keep him up to the top of his speed from day to day, or every other day, until he becomes sore and sour in disposition, and he frequently gets to growing slower instead of faster. Many keep at it till they "kill the goose that would have laid the golden egg," that is, spoil the colt entirely for speed purposes. It does not answer either to confine the pupil to jogging only. Jogging is necessary, hut when the colt feels like stepping fast, give him a short brush, let him rest up a little and let him have another brush if he wants to take it — but don't give him too much fast work, not enough to tire and dishearten. It is true, the only way to develop speed is to develop it, to let the colt step at his best clip several times a week if he is well booted, so as not to strike himself. With older horses one of the great faults with many trainers is to give their horses too much fast work early in the season. It really takes weeks and months to properly prepare a horse for fast work. He must be fitted by degrees. A short brush at moderate spsed occasionally is a good thing, but too much fast work is ruinous. Fast trials should not be indulged until a few weeks before the horse is expected to race, and then not up to the top of his clip. Many a race has been lost by fast trials before the race has begun. Reserve the supreme effort for the race itself. We by no means say that well regulated trials are not essen- tial to prepare the horse for races — but give them in several second ■ Blower time than the horse is able to show when all out. Like in everything else, the trainer with the most brains and who is most tbor oughly devoted to his business will achieve the great est success. Lexington's Fixed Events. The trotting world's greatest classic, the Transyl- vania, value $6000, for 2:12 trotters, heads the list of the fixed events at Lexington for the meeting at that point October 6th to 17th, horses for this event to be named on or before September 9th, and entries trans- ferable until that date. Entries close June 1, 1903, not only for the $6000 Transylvania, but aUo for the follow- ing fixtures: The McDowell, $3000 for 2:10 trotters; the Walnut Fall Farm Cup, $3000 and silver trophy for 2:15 trotters; the Blue Grass, $2000 for 2:1» trotu re. i the Tennessee, $3000 for 2:08 pacers; the Johnston, $2000 for 2:24 trotters; the West, $2000 for 2:29 trotters; the Kentucky, $2000 for three year old trotters (foals of 1900); the Lexington, $2000 for two year old trot- ters ( foals of 1901 ) ; and the Wilson, $2000 for 2:20 pacers. Full particulars as to payments will be found In display ad. on another page in this Issue. Horsemen should also bear In mind that payments are due June 1st on both the two and three year old divisions of the Kentucky Futurity, $25 for two year olds, and $50 for three year oldB. Address all communications to E. W- Shanklin, Seoretary, Lexington, Ky., and keep your entries good. m Melodramatic Close of Exile's Career. Mount KlSCO, N. Y., May 5.— The famous thor- oughbred stallion Exile, who during his turf career won the Brooklyn and Twin City handicaps and many other races, owned by Eiliot C. Cowdin, became suddenly mad to-day and broke out of his stall, de- spite efforts of Trainer Joseph Brennan and his assist- ants. The men fled, with the stallion at their heels, and, seeing they had little chance-flf reaching the yard fence, took refuge in a tree, where they remained prisoners for an hour until Mr. Cowdin ordered the stallion shot. Exile was brought here from Tennessee last fall. Before being brought here h« had killed two men. Exile was 21 years old, was by imp. Mor- timer-Second Hand, and was bred by the late Pierre Lorillard at his noted Rancocas Farm in New Jersey. Budd Doble has arrived at Cleveland with Kinney Lou and the Californians who attended the big Blue Ribbon sale say that this son of McKlnney and old Mary Lou Is looking in great shape. Sober up on Jatkeon'a Napa Soda. May 23, 1903] ®he gveebzv cmb gftweiamon 9 Shultshurst, the Home of Directly, 2:03 1-4- in the pa9terD, which put him out of commission tor racing purposes. Mr. Darling, who was his owner at that time, had him spipped to his farm and carefully 60,000 for Hermis. John Moorhead, formerly of California, is now en- that time, had him spipped to his farm and carefully Hermis, champion three-year-old of 1902, has gaged at the celebrated farm of John H. Shults, near treated. Some time after this, Mr. Darling died, aDd changed hands and is now the property of the most New York, known as Shultshurst. Since last summer Mr. Moorhead has filled the position of colt breaktr on this farm, and last week sent us a copy of the New York Telegraph, containing the following account of the horse9 at this great breeding and training farm: Shultshurst, the home of Axworthy and Direct]yj is situated amid the beautiful hills in the most pictur. esque section of New York State — Port Chester, near the Connecticut line. John H. Shults, the founder of the farm which bears his name, is one of the best known breeders of the light harness horse. Since 1886, when he first broke into the breeding ranks, until the present day, he has been recognized as one of the most liberal breeders. His first venture as a breeder was when he purchased Pancoast, in 1886, and established the Parkville Farm, on the Brooklyn Boulevard, which establishment be still maintains. Since the existence of Shultshurst little breeding is done at Parkville, this place bting used as a training ground. The foals, when ihey be- come one year old, are sent from Shultshurst to Park- ville, and then begins "their first lessons of breaking to harness and the developing of their speed. The train- ing ground is equipped with a first-class mile track, also an indoor track that is used to exercise the horses in bad weather. The track is so situated that the stalls are in the center and the track surrounds them, therefore it is unnecessary to take the animal out in the bad weather at all. The stalls and .paddocks of the Parkville Farm have held some of the greatest and most famous stallions and matrons of their time. It was here that Stranger, the son of Gen. Washington, and Goldsmith Maid (the greatest mare of her time) held court for years. When, a few yearB ago, Mr. Shults obtained posses- sion of the eight hundred acres of land now known as Shultshurst, he immediately set out to build one of the most picturesque and up-to-date stock farmB for the breeding of the light breeding horse. All the brood- mares and Axworthy were sent from Parkville to Shultshurst, their new home. At that time Mr. Shults disposed of a number of mares whose breeding he did not believe the best to join with his yourg stallion. In their place he purchased others that he believed possessed breeding better suited to cross with the son of Axtell. That this student of pedigrees made wise selections in selecting the mares to mate with Axworthy was demonstrated last season, when eight of his get, mostly two and three year olds, trotted to records that put them in the list. A few years ago Mr. ShultB purchased the "Iron" two year old of the "Little Black Rascal" Direct, Directly, and placed himin the stud as a companion to Axworthy. This latter horse is believed by those who have seen the quality of his foals to have a future as great as his illustrious sire. It is argued in his favor that he possesses all the quality and substance necessary in a stallion to sire well made, sound, good looking and finished foals, and as the principal factor in a stallion's success lies in his ability to sire speed, those of Axworthy are possessed with an abundance, as the majority of hi9 foals have proved. His opportunity in the stud has been very limited. The first few years that Mr. Shults ownfd him he was given but a few mares, for the reason that Stranger was the premier stallion. There were but five foals by him on the farm the first year, and nine the second year. The third year he was allowed a few more mares, and there were thirteen foals. The following year he waB sick, and served no mares in the Bpring. Late in the Beason he did serve six. It was not until 1901 that he wa9 given a chance. The pro- duct from this year numbered twenty-two, they being yearlings now. Out of twenty-six foaU he has nine in the list. Two of them were two year olds when they took their records, three three year olds, three four year oldB and one five year old. There are now on the farm fifteen that will this year take records, if they do not meet with any misfortune. Axworthy 2:15J, three year old record, was bred by the late A. B. Darling, who had a Btock farm at Ramseys, N. J. He is a chestnut in color, and is 15.3J hands, and is a good gaited trotter. He was sired by Axtell 2:12, dam Marguerite, by Kentucky Prince, foaled in 1892. He waB broken as a yearling, and was what is known as a natural trotter. As a two year old he was started in a race at Terre Haute, Ind., which race 9howed fully the calibre of the horse. This was the first time he had ever been turned around for the word, and the time for the heat was the race record for colts. Later in the season he was given a record of 2:28J. As a three year old he was given a careful preparation, and started in a race, which he won, the fastest heat being in 2:15J, his present record. A short time after this, while being Axworthy found his way to the auction ring and be came the property of his present owner. The companion stallion to Axworthy is the world's champion two year old pacer, Dheetly 2:03i (two year old record 2:07J), by Direct 2:05J, dam Mabel by Naubuc. It is doubtful if there ever was another such a two year old as Directly. He is often referred to a9 "the iron two year old." The campaign that he was subjected to that year was a severe one, and was the cause of his being referred to as above. He was shipped from California in the spring in time to fill his first engagement of the season at Denver, Col. He won this race, as he did every other racs in which he was a starter. During the season he was started seventeen times, the laBt start being at Los Angeles, Cal., in December, where he went a mile in 2:08, and the day before he went a mile in 2:09. The best mile that Robert J. 2:01i, could go at that meet- ing was 2:07$. Since becoming the property of Mr. Shults he has not been raced, but trainer Cheney believes that the little black is still good enough to take a try at the world's record, and is preparing him with that end in view. He will not be started in any races, but, in- stead, will be given a careful preparation to go a fast mile at Memphis, Tenn., next fall. Superintendent W. W. Shuit is not going to waste a full year of his services in the stud. Since Mr. Shults bought the horse he has been bred to a few mares every year, and the foals he now has promise to be all that their illustrious sire's breeding; and wonderful courage and stamina suggested. To date he has not sired a foal that is not possessed with speed, size and conformation that would please the most critical. His foals are a very uniform lot, and it is doubtful if there are two stallions standing on any farm that reproduce themselves more uniformly that do Axworthy and Directly. In the broodmare barn are housed about fifty mares of the choicest breeding, and a number of them have demonstrated that they are the real thing as matrons. Foremost among the producers is the grand old mare Nell, dam of six, including Vassar 2:07, Belle Vara 2:08J, Susie T. 2:09|, Ambidexter 2:11|. There are three on the farm out of Nell by Axworthy, that will take records better than 2:30 this year, bar accidents. Ndll is now twenty-five years old, and is in foal to Axworthy. Other great mares are Mystic, dam of Fred Kohl 2:07J; Mystery 2:17J, and Bow— Axworthy (3), 2:28}; Dolly Johnson, dam of Domitan 2:14 J; Dominant 2:21 \. Neva Bell is the dam of Ben Axworthy (2) 2:27J. Kitty Bayard 2:12} (world's half-mile track record at time made), is the dam of Kitty Thistle 2:19}. Lucy Wilton is the dam of Gayton 2:08}, and Intact 2:19}. The broodmare barn also shelters the world's champion to high wheel sulky, Sunol 2:08}, by Elec- tioneer, dam Waxana by Gen. Benton. Sunol is in foal to Axworthy. Another great mare that is a companion of these mares is Russella, si9ter to the world's champion to high wheels, on a regulation track, Maud S. 2:08J. Russella is in foal to Axworthy. Rose Croix 2:11}, winner of the three ysar old Ken- tucky Futurity, is another celebrated one in foal to Axworthy. Indale, by AUerton 2:09}, dam Elloreo 2:08}, by Axtell 2:12, is in foal to Directly. Others that are famous are Bellewood A. 2:07}, Laurels 2:13, Pasonte 2:13, Octavia 2:18}, Bertha Derby, sieter to Don Derby 2:06, and Diablo 2:09}, Nyanza 2:12|, dam of Robert Axworthy (3) 2:09}, and many more only a little the le9S famous. Not since Mr. Shults entered the breeding ranks has he possessed two stallions as great as Axworthy and Directly promise to be. Mr. Shults has been identified with the light harness horse Bince he was 18 years old. Before he became a breeder he had the largest stable of road horses owned in this vicinity, keeping as many as twenty for driving at one time. Mr. Shults intends to race more extensively this year than he has for a number of years, and Trainer John Cheney has collected together a stable of faBt ones that he believes will do to represent the farm. recent newcomer on the turf, Edward R. Thomas. Hermis was practically sold on Saturday, when Louis V. Bell and Thomas sat watching the races. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas congratulated Bell on owning the best horse in America in Hermis. Bell acknowledged the compliment. Thomas then said, " I suppose he is not for sale ? " "Oh, yes, he's for sale, but the price is high." "What might be the price you ask for him?" asked Thomas. " Well," said Bell, " I value him at $60,000, as he is sound as the day he was foaled, and I love him more than I can tell you. Moreover, he is so quiet, and wiih such a loving disposition, a grand feeder and al. ways willing and eager to do his best, either in com- pany or by himself." ThomaB grasped Bell by the hand and said, " It's a bargain. Hermi9 is mine." Hermis has engagements amounting to more than 8100,000. Thomas is a multimillionaire. MrB. Thomas, his wife, was Linda Lee, of Kentucky. She is a most enthusiastic lover of racing and is a constant visitor to the paddock at Morris Park, accompanied by her husband. It is said that the late Marcus Daly paid $60,000 for Hamburg. Afterward it was declared that the actual price was $50,000. This would make the price paid by Thomas the largest in the history of the American turf. L. V. Bell purchased Hermis last August at Sara- toga for about S20.000, and on the same day won the Travis stakes with him. The colt won ten consecutive races for Bell and at the close of the season was re- garded as the best horse in training, an opinion after- ward confirmed by the official handicapper, who al- lotted the horse top weight (127 pounds) in the Brooklyn and Suburban handicaps. Watch Your Futurity Payments. If your colt should win Kentucky'! $20,000 Futurity it at once becomes the central figure in the trotting world, and increases in value 50 per cent Owners of three year olds (foals of 1900) should, therefore, bear in mind that a payment of $50 will be due June 1st, which payment will carry the entry to within thirty days of the meeting (September 1st). A payment is also due on two year olds June 1st, and upon the same date entries close to the various fixed eveni s, including The Transylvania, McDowell, Walnut Hall Farm Cup, The Blue Grass, The Tennessee, The lohnston, etc. Ali communications should be addressed to E. W. Shanklin, Secretary, Lexington, Ky. San Francisco Veterinary College. Next session will begin June 15, 1903. Write for catalogue giving full particulars. M. L. Pancoast, Secretary, 510 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco. E. J. Crkeley, D. V. S., President. t Direct King, in Ed Geers' stable, is the favorite of the Memphis railbirds. They say he is a coming sen- sation. In hot weather there is no drink like Jackson's Napa Soda — plain or in a lemonade. Important Payments Due. On June 1st a payment of $25 is due on all two-year- oldB (foals of 1901; eligible to the Kentucky Futurity, which payment keeps the entry good until September 1st, about thirty days before the meeting. No breeder or owner with an eligible two-year-old can afford to drop this entry. Payment is also due at that time upon eligible three- year-olds (foals of 1900), and entries to the grand array of fixed events close upon the same date. Make entries and send all payments to E. W. Shanklin, jogged, he made a misstep and fractured a small bone Secretary, Lexington, Ky. EFFECTUAL The most effectual remedy in use for the cure of ailments of horses aod cattle is GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM Used as a Blister or Lotion. This preferred remedy is prepared ex- clusively by J. E. Gombault, ex-Veterinary Surgeon to the French Government Stud. As a HTTMAX REMEDY for Rhea- matUm, Sprains, Sore Throat, etc., it is invaluable. Every bottle of Caustic Balsam sold 1* Warranted to pive satisfaction. Price Sl.oO per bottle. Sold bv Uruptrists, or sent by ex- press, charges paid, witb Cull directions for its use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address THE UWoEHCE-WIUlAMSOOHMST, Cleveland, Ohio. ©he gveeitev emit gpGxt&man [May 23, 1903 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. _^S.. Ocean Park Tournament. Ucder conditions of wind and Bky that made sensa- tional scores an impossibility, the Octan Park Country Club, on the 15th inst., inaugurated the first of a yearly series of three-day bluerock tournaments in the presence of a crowd which taxed the increased capac- ity if the grounds to the utmost, and exceeded the most sanguine expectations of the Executive Com- mittee. In all the history of Southern California trapshoot- ing, never before was there such a turnout of shooters at an opening day as that which faced the beach traps on the first morning. Not only knights of the trigger from Southern California were there, but a number of the ablest shots of San Francisco laid aside their busi- -- -res and were on hand early, prepared to contest throughout the shoot. Men frum Monterey, from Pacific Grove, from Fresno and other San Joaquin Valley points vied with their brothers in arms from Wickenberg and Prescott, Ariz. The entire South- west was well represented, and the delegations from San Bernardino, Redlands, Riverside, Santa Ana and San Diego came fully up to the record set several years ago, when the North and the South clashed in the histuric team shouts, of which all the veterans love so well to tell. So said Brother Hedderly in the Los Al. geles Times. San Francisco was represented by C. A. Haight, of She DuPunt Powder Company, E E. Drake, of the U. M. C. Co., Harry Hoyt, of the Winchester Repeating Aims Co., D. DaLiels and C. C. Nauman. J. B. McCutcnan, of Wiosdor, was also present. Early during Friday morning the high fug and glare from tne rising sun made it extremely difficult to sciatcn straight scores even in the ten and fifteen bird events. As tne day grew older a stiff sea breeze came up, aud it swept quartering across toe field, disturbing both sets of traps and making occasional birds soar or swuop in a totally unexpected and ungaugeable manner. About 10 o'clock, when one squad went to bat, the breeze became so gusty that no man living could have scored a straight except by accioent. No two birds were behaving alike Later on the breeze became steadier and scores improved with regularity. The opening event was a ten bird shoot aud only four oat of tnirty-four shooters ran out their striog. The rest wandered all the way from four to nine, and in the second event, a fifteen bird race, straights were scarce and far between. W. W. Stecnwell of Colorado Spriogs, who shot through the day in magnificent form, scored his fifteen, and Ed Vaughan of Santa Ana followed suit, both in the first squad. C. J. Proud of Wbittier long after registered a- clean row of breaks, but the rest bad to take pot luck. The third event was even worse. By the time it was shot off the wind had reached the summit of its pernicious effort, and C. E. Coultas of Oxnard was the only man to turn in a clean tally sheet. Most of the shooters came up for it in the next inning, which was a twenty bird race, and closed the morning's sport. Hagerman and So-itnweU opened auspiciously with the full num- ber of breaks, and W. H. Varien followed suit. Clar- ence A. Haight also got into the first money division with twenty, and tLen a general adjournment, by squads, was taken for lunch. First in the afternoon's shooting came the fifty-bird argument for the Tufts-Lyon Challenge Medal, for the sake of convenience the contest was split up into two sections, twenty-five birds in each. The race was lor a time a very pretty one and any of a dozen dif- ferent contestants looked like a possible winner, but In the last half Fred B. Mills, of Bolsa, struck his gait and nosed out a winner with forty-six breaks in the fifty shot at. Oscar Hibbard, of Manvel, was a hot second with forty-five, and had the decision of the referee on one of Mills' birds been final they would have been tied. Mills, however, broke the bird in question and the spectators sustained his challenge. Quite an argument arose regarding the finality of the decision of the referee, but it developed the fact that in order to be official there should be two referees, and they must be agreed. Several doubtful birds were allowed Friday after they bad been called lost, but in each case there was plenty of evidence. With the Tufts-Lyon medal out of the way, and retained by its former possessor, the rest of the day's program was shot out, and after it followed a pair of sw,'fp-t;ik< s events. The opening event on Saturday was a ten-target race, in which straights were scored by Varien, Allen, Arnold, Walker, Blanchard and Coultae, Fred Mills was the only man to go the second event straight, be scoring 15 birds. Clarence Haight of San Francisco got into the running with the S.intii Ana crack in race No. 3, and both killed their 15 without an error. The fourth event was the team race; it did not count on , und odIv about balf of the shooters purticl- pated. Nobody shot straight, though Mills, in all probability, would have done so had the fates been Naumann got a 24. and so did Hagerman. Nau.nann ml -• eood bird, but his partner, Vailen. slid down the line ► truitrbt until bird No 21 d away uoacathed. He dropped his last, but 47 in ■ ie team shoot was loo bard a proposition to buck from the start, and the high score took the it of the rest. The scores In the two man team ere: Naumann 24, Varien 23, total 47; McCut- n 20, Daniels 22, total 42; Breer 23, Lovelace 20, total 43; Fano 20, Julian 21, total 41; Orr 17, Van Val- kenburg 20, total 47; Mills 24, McDonald 20, total 44: Hagerman 24, Blanchard 20, total 44; Knight 24, Taber IS, total 42; Arnold 20, Yancey 21, total 41; Shemwell 21, Vaughan 21, total 42; Gibson 17, Coultas 23, total 40; Naumann and Varien first; Mills and McDonald and Hagerman ai.d Blanchard tied for second; Breer and Lovelace third. In a dizzy dazzle of wind-driven sand, which cut like fine shot from an invisible gun, with blue rocks climbing into the clouds like scared teal and then diving for the grass like a missed snipe, the big three days' tournament of the Ocean Park Country Club came to an end late Sunday afternoon if ith the largest attendance of themeetirgand everybody well pleased with the sport. Considering the climatic conditions, scores were excellent. Viewed from the standpoint of a shooter who was not present and did not participate, they were — "fierce" is the only suitable word. How- ever, it is a well-known fact that thirty-mile-an-bour winds and straight breaks of blue rocks do not go together. ..Naturally the snap shots were at a decided advan- tage, and Clarence Naumau slid into the high average place by the narrow margin of one bird. He had plenty of competition, for J. Ed Vaughan gave a mag- nificent exhibition of saucer-smashing in the morniDg by wiping out sixty-two straight, notwithstanding the wind. Out of his first 100 birds Vaughan broke 92, which was far and away the best performance of the tournament. He did not get a good start the first and second days, so was unable to catch up with the San Franciscan. Mills, Shemwell and little Arnold of Oxnard did great shooting and was not far away from high average when final miss and outs were shot. Vaughan captured high average for the last day with ease. For the shoot Nauman led for high average, his percentage for the three days' shooting being 88 6. Vaughan and Mills of Santa Ana took second and third prizes and Lovelace and Shemwell of Los An- ^p]pq were tied with Arnold of Oxnard for fourth place. r5j all odds the feature event of Sunday was the in- dividual championship. For conveniejee the fifty birks were split into two sections, and a hot contest resulted. On his first set of traps Guy Lovelace broke 24, and on the second 23, giving him a total of 47, which was three birds more than Yancey scored, and the Bakersfield man was Lovelace's nearest competi- tor. The trophy was a handsome diamond locket, and Lovelace certainly earred it. for aiiy rran who could go out and break 47 out of 50 in such a wind and such conditions as prevailed ought to have the best that the game affords. By winning the prize Love- lace iB entitled to claim the title ol Pacific Coast cham- pion, and it is no empty honor, as he was shooting against the very best men in the blue rock line that the Coast affords, and he vanquished them all, in a signal manner. Tne three-man team race was an easy victory for Nauman, Shemwell and Vaughan, who scored, re- spectively, 24, 21 and 24, for a total of 69 birds. Their reward was the honor of having their names engraved upon a cup, which will be retained by the club. It was not an empty honor, for the usual cash went »ith the event. By far tne heaviest entry of the shoot took place in the merchandise event at twenty-five birds. Owing to a general belief that there was chance for every- body to get something, the shooters piled into the grab-bag contest with a will and they were all the afternoon shooting it off. When the clouds bad finally cleared away, R. M.Arnold, of Oxnard, and J. Gibson, of Nordhoff were tied for first honors, with a score of 24. Fred B. Mills, of Bolsa and William Hicks, of San Berdardlno, tied for second, with 23. So on down the line; nearly everybody got something to remember the shoot by After the merchandise was out of the way a series of miss-and-outs was sprung and a hilarious session in the wind at number two traps was brought off. The program of events and scores for each day are given below: The "Chick system" of money division prevailed. Class shooting, four moneys in all events. Illustra- tion: 15 target event, purse $99 — A breaks 15, B breaks 14, D breaks 13, E and F break 12 each. Total broken in four high classes, 66. Dividing purse by total and multiplying result by number of targets broken by each would entitle A to $22.50, B to $21, D to $19.50, E and F to $18 each. Under this system a shooter who shot into the money won nearly as much in 'ourth as in first place. Here it will be seen the shooters received added money and all the entrance money less the price of targets. Friday, May 15 — Event 1 — 10 targets, $1 entrance. $10 added. Event 2—15 targets, $1.50 entrance, $15 added. Event 3 — 15 targets, $1 50 entrance, $15 added. Event 4 — 20 targets, $2 entrance, $20 added. Event 5— Tufts-Lyon Arms Company Challenge Medal. Open to residents of Southern California only. 50 targets, $1.50 entrance, high guns. Original con- ditions to govern. Event 6 — 10 targets, $1 entrance, $10 added. Event 7 — 15 targets, $1 50 entrance. $15 added. Event 8—20 targets, 12 entrance, $20 added. Event 9 — 15 targets, $1 50 entrance, $15 added. Saturday, May 16— Event 1 — 10 targets, $1 entrance, 120 added. Event 2 — 15 targets, $1.50 entrance, $15 added. Event 3—15 targets, $1 50 entrance, $15 added. Event 4— Ocean Park Country Club two men team championship trophy. 25 targets each man, entrance S4 team, $10 added, open to members of gun clubs, or residents of Pacific Coast states, Arizona and Nevada. Trophy to remain in possession of Ocean Park Coun- try Club, to be competed for at its semi-annual tour- naments. In this, the initial contest, trophy and the $10 added money went to the team making highest score. In subsequent competitions, team holding trophy gats 75 per cent of entrance money and winner 25 per cent, less cost of targets. Purse in initial con- test was divided ( 4 moneys ), to 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th highest teams. Event 5—20 targets, 82 entrance, $20 added. Event 6—10 targets, $1 entrance, 810 added. Event 7 — 15 targets, $1 50 entrance, $15 added. Event 8 — 15 targets, $1 50 entiance, 815 added. Event 9—20 targets, $2 entrance, $20 added. Sunday May 17 — Event 1 — 10 targets, $1 entrance, $10 added. Event 2—15 targets, $1 50 entrance, $15 added. Event 3 — Individual championship Pacific Coast States, Arizona and Nevada. 50 targets, $2.50 en- trance. Individual championship diamond locket, value $50 tobecome the property of contestant making highest score. Purse to go to next four high guns. Event 4 — Luckenbach Cup, three men team Pacific Coast championship. 25 targets each man, entrance, $6 team. Open to members of gun clubs or residents of Pacific Coast States, Arizona and Nevada, lo be competed for at semi-annual tournaments of Ocean Park Country Club. Cup and entrance money, less price of targpts, to winner. Event 5 — Merchandise, 25 targets, $1.50 entrance, purse divided same as in regular events, class shoot- ing. Merchandise. High guns first choice. Event 6 — Miss and out, $1 entrance, $5 added. For those who shot in all events counting on average and who did not make over 85 per cent. SUMMARY OF SCORES. Blue Rooks, Ocean Park CoUDtry Club, Friday. May 15, 1903. e 3* 5» 8 g s CT » et NAMES. a ts = = - a a D a D. a z. c. CO 09 i o 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 . 4 14 14 20 12 7 n 16 11 111 15 13 20 13 6 13 16 13 Vaughan 9 15 12 16 10 7 15 18 14 8 . 7 13 11 14 10 17 14 16 S6 8 8 15 13 16 16 15 9 Walfeer . 9 13 11 19 10 11 17 in . 10 14 11 14 8 12 18 15 McCutccan H 14 14 17 8 13 19 IS . 9 13 14 17 6 13 13 g . 6 14 8 10 12 10 14 12 9 6 13 12 IV 16 14 Carr 12 . 8 14 14 17 14 9 13 18 13 . 9 13 9 16 7 11 15 » 7 8 8 15 6 11 9 13 Orr . 8 13 12 16 7 15 IV 13 Blanchard . 9 13 11 13 49 8 11 16 13 Lovelace . 7 13 13 19 3 8 12 16 lb . 4 10 II 14 la 10 13 IV 12 8 . 4 13 11 13 10 10 14 8 14 11 18 14 14 Allen 8 . 6 11 7 13 34 7 10 12 K R 10 13 17 16 8 13 16 14 8 . 9 13 13 9 13 16 44 17 39 8 9 14 10 19 IV 14 Van Valkenburg. 12 8 12 10 20 8 14 lb 11 6 6 . 9 7 13 10 13 10 15 13 13 IS 36 17 39 18 41 17 7 8 10 11 14 12 13 15 16 18 18 II is IS 14 Haight . 8 12 13 30 9 12 IV 14 . 9 14 13 19 12 6 13 16 10 10 9 8 15 11 19 14 18 36 6 13 13 14 IV H 12 8 . 6 11 13 8 7 18 18 6 13 8 . 11 17 HI 10 14 14 17 9 12 20 14 Hovt 12 12 14 7 10 14 14 13 8 15 10 14 4 6 Hvatt a 4 Keith 5 b il 2 13 12 19 10 14 14 13 12 12 16 7 13 6 6 9 6 Gibson. F is 9 8 ii 9 Warwick 13 4 6 Blue rocks. Ocean Park Country Club, Saturday, May 16, 1903 r - - -"' — — - - ■ NAMES. SSS2HSSS Q.O.&D.O.D.&& BBIBWSltBiZBlai Hagerman Shemwell Vaugban Naylor Breer Daniels Haight Naumann Varien Carr Mills Knight Deukei Wright Murpby Lovelace Hatcher Carlisle Orr Allen Arnold Gibson, J Proud McCuichan Walker Garrettson Fano Julian Van Valkenburg. McDmald Yaucey Hibbard Hart Blanchard Tabor Hancock Hicks Coultas Preuss Hovt Smith Stone Gibson F Fleisher , » 13 IS 24 18 9 9 IS 17 8 13 13 21 18 10 14 10 17 9 1.1 13 21 16 9 13 13 la 8 11 13 16 9 12 11 la 8 13 11 23 18 111 11 18 14 9 IS 12 *>o i: 8 14 11 19 9 12 15 19 9 12 15 IS R IS IS 24 16 8 14 13 IK 10 13 IS 23 1H 9 11 10 19 9 14 12 9 6 10 IS 15 9 15 15 24 IV 9 13 14 19 8 14 13 24 19 R 14 13 17 7 11 12 11 8 in 13 17 a 13 10 15 9 12 11 13 4 9 11 12 ft 14 IS 20 19 9 15 13 17 7 H HI 15 7 10 II 16 8 8 13 15 6 9 11 14 R 13 11 IV 15 in 11 10 19 hi HI 11 16 6 12 14 15 in 18 HI •JO 18 in 13 15 19 9 11) 8 17 15 8 12 13 18 8 9 9 17 10 13 H 15 R IS 12 151 1R 10 II 14 16 in 13 II 12 5 9 11 16 8 9 11 12 H 3 11 11 9 in V 2(1 16 7 in 10 13 n 14 13 21 19 6 15 13 111 10 10 211 15 7 12 12 IS 9 11 8 211 IK 111 14 12 IK 12 13 21 17 9 11 14 in 6 13 13 14 H 10 14 14 6 9 9 12 6 12 13 II 10 10 12 30 16 7 12 12 17 8 13 HI 18 15 9 11 11 8 9 HI 8 4 7 8 13 14 17 6 13 15 18 10 12 10 23 17 8 114 13 IK 6 9 4 14 6 IS 6 11 13 15 K HI 13 15 R 11 13 16 7 HI 14 8 11 IS 12 9 13 13 9 12 12 10 fi 11 7 13 9 12 11 14 7 .* May 23, 19031 -- — 7 8 3 5 3 9 8 4 8 11 12 10 10 5 12 Wllshire... 12 4 5 Lukens io .J Blue rocks, Ocean Park County Club, Sunday, May 17. 1903. ®he $ve?l*gv emir $pjwt*ma*t 11 Sacramento Tournament. Shemwell 7 Vaughan 10 Nay lor 7 Breer 7 Yancey.. 7 Hare : : . Smith 8 Hibbard S White 8 Orr 8 Van Valbenburg ... . 8 Stone 9 Walker 8 McCutchan 10 Hoyt 6 Arnold 8 Hatcher 9 Allen 8 Taber 4 Hicks 8 Carlisle : 8 Knight 9 Haee >-maa 8 Lovelace 8 Proud 8 Mills 8 Gibson, J 10 Preuss 6 McDonald 8 Blanchard 7 Murphy 9 Nueent .. 6 Lukens 6 G1b-on,F 7 WrigLt 8 Kane 6 Jul an 8 Garettson 7 Parsons 4 Wilshire 7 Work 5 Owen 9 Haiffht 7 Nauman 9 Diniels 9 Carr 7 Varfan 9 Holborow .\ 6 Paao 7 Hart : 7 CI ne 6 Hauerwaas 6 Singer 5 Hvatt 3 Win-itel 2 Vndra Gerkens Morgan Shelton Tegel 14 40 21 19 15 43 24 22 13 31 19 11) 11> 36 20 IS 1st 44 24 IK -" 30 IS 14 40 21 14 10 30 - 38 14 14 11 36 19 11 38 16 17 14 43 14 41 17 12 43 19 22 In 39 18 14 40 22 24 8 13 ai 9 34 16 16 14 28 22 21 14 37 17 12 12 47 20 21 II 33 18 13 40 20 23 13 40 18 24 9 20 20 12 45 19 20 12 26 18 21 13 34 18 8 13 14 14 11 14 6 33 19 H IB 14 34 22 2(1 11 20 13 10 is 6 20 9 17 14 40 12 V 30 24 22 10 42 21 18 13 39 17 13 39 21 19 4 11 9 11 36 30 19 24 08 9 28 14 HI 26 19 8 15 11 111 17 17 1. 19 12 14 20 17 The following note9 were made by two shooters who were present at the shoots mentioned and submitted the same for publication — "Southern California Tournament, Ocean Park, Los Angeles, Cal., May loth, 16th and 17th. Of the 55 9hooters who took part in this tournament, 39 used Winchester 'Leader' shells and 16 shot with Win- chester 'pump' gunF. The Tufts- Lyon Arms Co. 's Championship Modal, shot for on the first day, was won by Mr. T. B. Mills of Santa Ana, Cal., with a Winchester 'oump' gun and Winchester 'Leader' shells. The Southern California Championship Dia- mond Medal, emblematic of the champion target shot of Southern California, which was shot for on the closiDg day of the tournament, was won by Mr. Guy Lovelace of Los Angeles, Cal., with Winchester 'Leader' shells on a score of 47 out of a possible 50. The first prize in the big Merchandise Shoot was tied for by Messrs. Arnold and Gibson, both of whom shot Winchester 'Leader' shells, and of the remaining prizes, about 50 in number, fully two-thirds were cap"- tured by shooters who shot Winchester 'Leader' shells." "Northern California Tournament, Sacramento, Cal., May 15th, 16th and 17th. Of the 87 shooters who participated in this tournament 78 shot Win- chester 'Leader' shells and 28 Winchester 'pump' guns. The high average on live birds was won by Mr. Prank M. Newbert of Sacramento, Cal., with a Winchester 'pump' gun and Winchester 'Leader' shells. The high average for the first day on targets was won bv Mr. W. H. Sdaver, of San Francisco, Cal., with a Winchester 'pump' gun and Winchester 'Leader' shells. The high average for the entire tournament on targets was won by Mr. Frank M. Newbert, of Sacramento, Cal., with a Winchester 'pump' gun and Winchester 'Leader' shells. The Kimball & Upson Tropby, shot for on the second day (at targets) was won by Mr. Newbert with a Win- chester'pump' gun and Winchester 'Lealer' shells. Mr. Newbert won the Individual Championship Medal, emblematic, of the champion blue rock shoot of Northern California on-a-seere of 40 straight, which included a shoot-off. and also the high average medal, with this same combination. The Six Man Team Trophy was captured by the Chico team, four of whom shot Winchester 'Leader' shells and two Win- chester 'pump' guns. The first, second and third high average of the tournament, at targets, were won by shooters who used Winchester 'Leader' shells. Of the 2t prizes in the Merchandise Bhoot of the second day, 18 were capturpd by shooters who shot Win- chester 'Leader' shells and 14 by shooters who used Winchester 'pump' guns and the 'Leader' shells. Outing Notes. The sixth annual tournament for Northern Cali-] fornia shooters started with live bird shooting on tht morning of the loth inst. at Agricultural Park, Sac ramento. Forty-two shooters lined up in five events The shooting on Friday and Saturday was carried on whilst a running race meeting was conducted on nhi track, the shooters being stationed out in the cente of the track grounds. During the three days of the' meeting a strong north wind prevailed, the influence of which played havoc with a number of ambitious! scores. On the first day the wind fortunately fell^ ;Soon after the shooting began and all was serene. A\ large gathering was in attendance from all over the' northern part of the State. The birds supplied were1 a good, strong lot. I The first race was a 6 bird pool, entrance $2.50, class shooting, two moneys, 60% and 40%— G. A. John- son, H. W. Davis, William Hulse, R. E. Callahan, W. H. Skinner, W. C. Brown, "Tooley,"G. W. Gib- son, R. Ahlf, F. J. Ruhstaller, W. S. Harkey and J.' E. Haugh divided first money, S55. I. N. Gould, D. Barrett, J. A. Bailey, G. B Uoxie, Matt Puiliips, J. C. Burtis, "Doc"Steuart, J. F. Brown, P. N. Buergi, F. ' O'Brien, J. M. Morrison, J. Guisto, F. M. Newbert, : W. G. Cniles, P. P. Smith, A. Johnaon and O. Herold divided $37. The second event, championship of Northern Cali- fornia, 12 birds, entrance $2 50. Winner to receive one-third of entrance money and medal, and two- thirds of next entrance. G. W. Gibson, of Colusa, Newbert, J. W. Humble and J. Viehmeier tied on a straight of 12, and in the shoot off, miss and out, Gibson beat out Newbert, who was tne last man to stay. Gibson killed 21 straight and Newbert 20, mUsing the twenty-first bird. W. S. Harkey, of Gridley, won the championship medal last year. Third event, 12 bird pool, entrance So, class shoot- ing, three moneys, 50%, 30% and 20%. D. Barrett, G. W. Gibson, F. M. Newoert, J. W. Humble, J. Veihmeier divided first money, $125, with twelve straight. J. A. Bailey, Matt Phillips, J. M. Morrison. J N. Godfrey, O. Herold, J. W. Hotchkiss, W. D. Peterson, "Tooley" divided second money, $63, with el-ven. G. A. Johnson, I. N. Gould, H. W. Davis, William Huke, J. L. Zuver, G. B. Hoxie, A. Ahlf, "D ic" Steuart, F. Buergi, P. J. Ruhstaller, W. G.' Chiles, F P Smith, Dr. Weldonand E. Holling divided third money, $42, with ten kills. Event four, 10 bird pool, entrance $7.50, class shoot- ing, three moneys, 50%, 30% and 20%. F. N. Buergi, O. L. Stevens, F. M. Newbert, who each ki.led straight, divided first money, $90. G. A. Johnson-, J. A. Bailey, "Doc" Steuart, J. M. Morrison, J. W. Humble divided second money, $54. G. W. Gibson, A. Ahlf, Matt Phillips, J. F. Brown, W. S. Harkey, P I. Ruhstaller, R. E. Callahan divided third mohjy, iNewbert. Winner receives one-third of entrance • [money and two thirds of next entrance. Open for northern California shooters only, trophy to be won nree times for permanent ownership. Won by F. M. Twbert last year. This was the principal feature of Ne Mountain climbers and 'overs of outdoor sport appreciate riqht footwear Skinner has the largest and best assortment lu San Francisco, and can make yon comfortable even If you have tender feet and bunions. The Skinner Co , 801 Market street. San Francisco, have imported special Roods from England for making outing suits for both men and wom^n These fabrics are dustproof, dressy *nd durable, are sold by the yard, or made to measure. $36. The first day's shooting closed with a miss-and-out event, Jones, G. W. Gibson, "Doc" Steuart, F. Buergi, P. M Newbert divided the purse of $20. Gibson and Newbert did the best shooting of the day, each losing only two birds out of fort} -three birds shot at. Gibson used an English made gun, Hazard powder and U. M. C. shells. The second day's shooting brought 79 blue rock shooters. AmoDg the visitors were W. S. Wattles of the Union Metallic Cartridge Company, A. Muller and W. L. Seaver of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, Otto Peudner of this city and Cecil R. Reed of tue Selby L. S. Company. The loads used during the shoot were principally Selby factory loaded shells. Much comment was indulged in by many of the shooters who found it hard to buy any kind of loaded shells on the giounds but those loaded with one par- ticular brand, which was pushed for all it waB worth. The Coast representative for the manufacturers wa9 the referee in the live bird races. Another cause for complaint wastheaction of the management in taking a particularly large rake-off. For instance, ia the first blue rock race $50 was given, there was sixty en- tries at $1 each, the $10 excess was placed on the profit side of the ledger. Shooters also had to pay extra for birds, 2 cents. One prominent shooter who has shot all over the country expressed his opinion that the shoot "was a skin game." This particular way of conducting a tournament, for revenue only, will not have much effect in keeping up the enthusiasm among shooters. The rake off was also good in the merchandise events, the prizes were almost all do- nated, the entrance cost each shooter $2, thiH was nearly all clear profit Milking and forcing will not tend to keep up the interest in future "Northern Cal- ifornia" shootB. The blue rock events started Saturday morning wiih 60 entries ($60) in a 20 bird race, entrance $1, $37.50 purse, class shooting-, three moneys. The win- ners were: First money, $17 50 — Buergi '(19). Second money, $12.50— Divided by Smith, Carll, Davis, E. Feudner (18). Third money, $7.50 — Gibson. Newbert, Damon, Barrett, Morgan, McElwaine, D. E. Newbert and Steadman (17). Second event, 55 entries ($83), 20 targets, entrance $1.50, $50 nurse, class shooting, three moneys. First money, $30— Humble, Gibson. Barrett (18) Second money, $18— Thoraason, E. Feudner, Weldon (17). Third monev, $12 — G. A. Johnaon, Newbert, Hotch- kiss Gould, Dimon, Peterson. Durst, O'Brien (16). Third event, 50 entries ($100), 20 targets, entrance $2, $80 purse, class shooting, three moneys. First money. $40 — Humble, Newhert, O. Stevens, Engle- hart(18). Second money, $24, Buergi, Skinner, Jones, Peterson (17). Third money, $16. G. A. Johnaon, Smith, Hotchkisa, E. Feudner, Barrett, Weldon, Fis- sel. McElwaine (16). Fourth event, 48 entries ($48), 20 targets, Kimbal, and Upson trophy race, entrance $1. Won by F. M the second day's shoot. The result was'a tie between Newbert, Stevens, Englehart and Humble (.18). In .he shootoff Humble had it won up to the eighteenth round, when he wobbled, aud again was tie with all but Englehart, who had fallen by the wayside early in the race. In the second shootoff Newbert was victor- us, breaking nineteen out of twenty, with Stevens and Humble finishing a dead heat with seventeen each. Mr. Newbert has now won this trophy twice, and looks to become the actual owner next year. Fifth event, 49 entries ($122.50), 20 targets, entrance $2.50, $100 purse, elas^ shooting, three moneys. First money, $50 — Bailey, Gibson, Skinner, Durst, Holling (20). Second money, $30— G. A. Johnson, Davis, Thom- ason, Englehart (19). Third money, $20 — Newbert, Mellor, A. Johnson, Barrett, Fissel (18). Sixth event, 54entries ($54), 20 targets, entrance $1, class shooting, purse $37 50, three moneys. First money, $17.50— Davis (19). Second money $12 50— (•Thomason, De Merritt (18>. Third money, $7.50— 'Godfrey, Peyton, Tooley, Peters (17). | Seventh event, 70 entries ($105). 20 targets, mer- "chandise shoot, entrance $1.50, 10 classes. First class t1— G. A Johnson. Second class— Stevens, Haugh, Maxwell, Durst, Holling. Third class— De Merritt, Peterson, Barrett. Fourth class — A Johnson. Jot es, Englehart. Fifth class— Gallup, Damon, Peyton. Sixth class — Haggerty, J ust, Blair. Seventh class — Fissell, Carll, Morgan. Eighth class— Steuart, Hulse, King. Ninth claSf — Epperson, Brown, Skinner. Tenth class— Vetter, Pedricb, Godfrey. Eighth event, 48 entries ($72l, 20 targets, entrance .50, purse $50, class shooting, three moneys. First money, $30— Gibson (20). Second money, 818 — Thom- ason, Holling, Davis, F. Garnett, Gould, Duryea, Guisto (19). • bird money, $12— Peyton, Bailey, New- bert, Barrett (18 1. Seven events were on the program for the conclud- ing day. The first race started with 70 entries ($70), 20 targets, entrance $1, purse $40, class shooting, three moneys. The winners were: First money, $20 — Divided by G. A. Johnson, Humble, De Merritt, Guisto (19). Second money, $12— Hotchkiss, Githle, Hoag (18). Third money, $8 — Childs, Blair, Holling, Peterson, Englebart, A. Johnson, O'Brien, Davis, Newbert, Smith, D. E. Newbert, Gould. Barrett, Godfrey (17). Second event, 65 entries ($92 50), 20 targets, entrance $1 50, purse $50, class shooting, three moneys. First money, $30 — Gibson (20). Second money, $18 — Engle- hart, Smith, Bailey (18). Third money, $12— Holling, Humble, McElwaine (17). I Third event, 63 entries ($126), 20 targets, ontrance $2, purse $90, class shooting, three moneys. First money, $45— Peterson (20). Second money — $27 — Tooley, Barrett, Bailey, F. M. Newbert, A. Johnson, E Feudner, Jones (18). Third money, $18— McEl- waine, Hilling, Englehart, Peyton, Carll, Buergi, G. A. Johnson (17). Fourth event. 57 entries ($142 501, 20 targets, en- trance $2 50, purse $110, class shooting, three moneys. First money, $55— F. M. Newbert, Garnett, Fissell (20). Second money, $33 — G. A. Johnson, Barrett, Ruh- staller, "Poor Bill," Grieves (19) Third money, $22 Hoag, Githle, Rohrer, Peterson, Stevens, Davis, Buergi, Durst (18). Fifth event, 57 entries ($57), 20 targets, entrance, $1. Championship of northern California. One-third of entrance money and two-tbirds of next entrance to winner. W. D. Peterson of Dixon was the winner last year and received two-thirds of the entrance money. The race was won by P. M. Newbert. With Garnett and Fissell he tied on 20 straight, and in the shootoff Newbert won with a straight Bcore of 20. Sixth event. 50 entries ($100). 20 targets, entrance $2, purse $80, clas3 shooting, three moneys. First money, $40— Smith, Payton (19). Second money, $24— Durst, A. Johnson, Peterson, Holling (18). Third money, [$16— Englehart, Grieves, F. Newbert, Gibson, Humble, Godfrey, G. A. Johnson (17). Seventh event, 71 entries ($142), 20 targets, entrance .$2, merchandise prizes, class shooting, ties miss and out. First class, Carll and Haugb. Second class, Gibson, Newbert, Hotchkiss. Third clasp, De Merritt, JHolling, Gould. Fourth clasB, Guisto, Fissel, A. John- son, McElwaine. Fifth class, Peters, O'Brien, Hum- !ble. Sixth class, Peterson, J. P. O'Brien, Jones. Seventh class, D. Newbert, J. F. Brown, Brock. Eighth class, E. Feudner, fust, Gallop. Ninth class, Callahan, Weldon. Tenth class, Williamson, "Poor Bill." Eleventh class, Cotter, Davis, Blair. Twelfth class, Tooley. The high average of the tournament was won by F. M. Newbert with 222 breaks out of 260, followed by G. Barrett with 221 and G. W Gibson with 220. Mr. Newbert also won the medal last year. Straight scores of 20 in the blue rock events were made by Bailey, Gibson (3), Skinner, Fanning, Hol- ling, Durst, Seaver, Robertson, Peterson, F. M. New- bert (2), Garnet (2) and Fissell (2). The concluding event of the tournament was the six man team shoot for the championship of Northern California between Dixon, Sacrament. Cbico. Davis- ville and Willows and was won by Chico with 81 out of 90, all the other teams scoring 77 each. The en- trance was $6 per team, 15 targets per man. The win- ning team received one-third of the entrance money and will get two- thirds of the next entrance. On thetnird day the social part of the program was enlivened by the arrival of "Winchester Willie" and Boone Epperson in their '49 stagecoach and four, to- gether with a grapbopbone and numerous records, which were kept moving a 11 day, greatly to the delight of the numerous visitors, among who were many ladies. W. S. Wattles was present during the shoot and hospitably represented the U. M. C Co. The tournament closed with a unoker at the Elk Hall on Sunday evening during which social time t prizes were distributed to the winners. In the foregoing list of winners we have not gl la given the result! of tie shoots. The complete scores, however, In each event, foi which we are indebted to ,be S -. w''1 be 'ound below. SEJ1HAKY or SCORXS. Live b'.rda, Agricultural Park, Sacramento, Cal.. Friday, May 15, l*J*. i Birds. 12 Birds. 12 Birds 10 Birds HJUttS. 1 1 1 1 Jobason.GA 6 10 10 9 Uuuid.IN 5 'J "> ! Kp^rsuD Boons 4 * Ua.ls H W • J" ° 5 Hukc. William 6 10 10 .. Zuver.JD 4 '0 IJ 7 JOD»». J \ ' ' 7 Barrett, D 5 18 IS •• Caliaban.R« « • » | B.I.ev.J A B II 11 » Skinner. W H » - ■■ Brown, WC f * * Holle.OB 5 10 10 Morean.CD -j •• •■ Tooloy o 'J " Weber. L 4 * * i GlUson.UW « 2 J* 8 Ahlf.A « j° 0 8 Phillips. Matt 5 11 11 S Burll»,JO 5 • • ■■ Simian Doo S 10 11 SSS'/iK"".:::::.::::::::.: - >° ■» » OBr.en. Fred 5 9 9 Morrison. J M 5 11 11 9 Rubstaller, F J » 10 10 Gu sio.J 5 * * ' Newbert, FM 5 12 12 10 Bumble. J W 4 12 12 9 Harkey. WS « • ' 8 Cnlles.WC 5 10 10 Smllh.FP 5 10 10 Jonosoj.A 5 Gourr-jy.JW " " 7 Harold O 5 11 II Vlehmeler.J * If If Haugb J £ 8 8 8 7 W^l.ion.Dr 1° 1° 7 Hntchklss J M II " Ruh-taller, Captain 8 8 Peterson. WS 11 '• Holllng, F. 10 10 Steven*. OL •■ •■ 10 •Withdrew. Blue rocks. Agricultural Park, Sacramento. Saturday, May 16, 1903. , -20 Target Races . Names. 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 Johnson. GA 15 16 16 16 19 16 19 19 Tbomason.G 16 17 15 15 19 18 14 19 Godfrey, J W 12 13 9 9 17 17 10 Humble. J W 16 18 18 18 16 16 15 11 Paytou.EJ 16 9 11 11 16 17 15 18 Bailey 16 15 13 13 20 14 16 18 Bunrgl 19 13 17 17 16 16 16 17 Gibson 17 18 15 15 20 15 15 20 Sumner 14 13 17 17 20 15 II 17 Smith 18 16 16 16 15 14 16 II Xewbert 17 16 18 18 18 16 15 18 Catll 18 14 12 12 16 17 13 16 Seaver 16 19 18 18 14 18 18 2U Hotcbklas 14 16 16 16 16 8 16 17 Ruhstaller 15 14 13 13 16 10 15 17 Djvis 18 14 13 13 19 19 15 19 Mellor 16 11 15 15 18 16 17 17 Suart.Doc 12 13 9 9 15 10 12 15 Garnet F 12 14 13 13 15 12 17 19 Tooley .. .. 14 14 10 10 15 17 13 15 Feudner, 0 12 17 15 15 19 19 17 18 Fanning 16 15 17 17 20 17 16 19 Robertson 16 14 14 14 18 IS 14 20 Reed.LC 15 14 15 15 18 IT 17 16 Wood.CJ H I! 17 17 15 18 17 18 John-on. A H 12 14 14 18 16 16 17 Gould II 16 1" I" 13 11 14 19 Haugh I* H l> 15 IS 15 18 15 Brown. JF 13 \! II 12 11 14 II is Feudner. E 18 17 10 16 17 16 15 17 Damon. N M 17 16 15 Beldlng CF II 10 Barrett. D 17 18 16 16 18 16 17 18 Duryea. D 15 11 13 13 14 19 Morgan, J P 17 12 12 12 13 HuUe 11 12 Lower 14 12 W-ldon 0 17 16 16 13 13 16 14 Zenigral 16 13 16 Hagertr, W 14 Gulsto 15 14 10 10 17 14 15 19 Slovens. OL 15 12 18 18 17 14 18 15 Flssell 14 12 16 16 18 12 13 17 K.rr.Jr II 13 11 11 13 13 Enelehart 12 12. 18 18 19 13 16 16 Jnn»s 14 II 17 17 16 13 16 17 Peters 8 12 12 12 14 17 15 12 Hnlllng 16 13 13 13 20 14 18 19 Pete-win 14 16 17 17 15 16 17 17 McElwaln 17 15 16 16 16 14 17 17 Durst J H 16 13 13 20 14 18 19 Martyr 10 Sims 15 O'Brien 14 16 14 14 13 15 13 15 Wanles.WS M II 18 14 St-alnun 17 12 Brown. WC 13 12 11 Mnn'gomery. J E 14 13 9 VetWir 12 8 0 .. 10 N.-alo, Oeor«e 1" 1., Maiwell. E 16 13 18 DeMerrtti.C 17 18 17 12 Epperson. Boone 9 9 1] 12 Hoag.G W 16 15 14 Nnwbort. DE 17 15 13 13 10 12 16 Just. A 14 18 14 15 Butrh.-g. J R II 16 14 HaKK'-rtv 14 Adams. F B 15 Gallup 12 15 C.alllban S 8 Smith. L, 12 Trumplor. H 13 Smith BF 7 . Blair J 14 P-drlck,J 12 K'ng.C 12 Va ll-r 12 Pedrloh.T 10 ®hi? gveebev crnb gtpsyxt&mcm fMAY 23, 1903 Bluo rocks, Agricultural Park, 1903. SAUX8. I Johnson, O A 19 Thnmaton, G W 13 Godfrey. J W 17 Tooley 16 '. inblo 19 Barrett 17 Gould 17 OU'l 15 Woldoo 15 De Morritt 19 3allov 16 luergl 16 m 15 Nswbort, DE 17 Smith 17 Sacramento, Sunday May 17, 20 Target Races , 2 3 4 6 6 7 14 ia 11 IT Ifi 14 13 12 a ia ie 20 14 18 Feudner, O 16 17 Fanning 19 18 Robertson 16 13 Reed 16 18 Wood ...18 13 Newbert.FM 17 15 Carll 16 12 Seaver 14 17 Botchkiss 18 13 Ruhstaller 14 8 Brown, J F 14 15 Garnet, F 16 14 Houeh, J E 16 15 Payton 16 14 Davis 17 16 "Poor Bill" 17 14 Montgomery, J 15 14 Grkves, J 13 12 Snelder, C 15 15 Z^ntner 12 15 O'Brien. F 17 13 Just 14 13 Brock 13 11 Johnson, A 17 16 Duryea 15 15 Flssel 16 15 Englehart 17 18 Stephens.OL 13 15 Gulsto 19 15 Morgan 11 6 Peterson 17 16 Holllng 17 17 McElwaln 16 17 Feudner, E 14 16 Jones 16 14 Blair, J 17 15 Gallup 12 14 Peters 12 13 Brady, E 16 12 Rohwer 14 15 Giihle I, 18 16 Salisbury, SC 12 Hoag G 18 9 Adams. GD II 8 Wattles, W S 13 14 Futhey 13 Saffird 13 Blrdsall 9 Epperson 10 12 Ohilds.W 17 14 Montgomery, J E 14 II Calllhan 11 7 Damon Adams, "i1 B 14 12 Mc Williams 14 10 Williamson 15 Hoag, P Haggerty Peek Trumpler Balding Mathews, C Cornell Blair Williamson V-tter Mavwell Davis. H O'Brien, JP Cotter Adams. F B Adams, G D 16 17 18 12 lfi IH 16 16 18 17 19 20 20 13 17 15 18 IH 13 16 17 17 17 12 18 18 20 211 17 18 17 16 16 14 19 17 15 15 18 14 14 16 16 11 18 14 19 19 12 1.1 14 16 16 11 13 1! 20 211 12 12 14 17 17 16 19 17 14 14 19 14 16 IH IK 12 19 19 16 in 12 14 14 12 15 19 19 17 15 12 13 15 17 17 13 IS 16 11 11 12 14 13 18 IK 16 11 16 16 13 20 20 16 16 IV 16 16 17 14 11 18 IK 15 1? 10 16 16 16 16 12 13 13 13 14 211 18 18 18 14 17 17 17 IK 17 17 17 17 16 16 18 14 14 13 12 IK 17 17 16 14 12 16 11 15 15 12 10 IS 12 16 16 15 13 18 IK 14 16 14 18 IK 15 11 11 14 18 18 11 9 9 12 14 13 ii 15 11 11 12 12 11 14 10 10 15 12 IS 14 12 Breeding Quail For Market. With the game laws of all Northern State in which quail are found being more tightly drawn with each succeeding season, to the end of preventing their sale as food, attempts at breeding these birds for the market are being made, and in some instances with encouraging success. Pheasant rearing has been found practicable and profitable in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and other states, and is no longer an experiment. The rearing of quail in captivity, however, has been attended by many failures, but perseverance seems to be finally over- coming all difficulties, and with the survivors of a second and tlird generation as the foundation for future domesticated coveys, the undertaking can be made not only successful but very profitable, says the Eider and Driver. The writer has known ef Beveral instances in New England where no other attention has been given the birds than that of providing them with lood and water and carefully protecting them from the attacks of hunters and their dogs, and in which the quail have multiplied amazingly. In one instance, on a farm just north of New London, Coon., the birds, to the number of two hundred or more, would assemble etch morning at the accustomed feeding place near the farmnouse, and in winter, duriug severe weather, would seek tne cow sheds and open wagon bouseB for shelter. They would not arise in fligbt at the ap- proach of a farm hand, but would close together, and while sharply watching the intruder, would exhibit no signs of alarm. AcjuiiiuuLui- tooneof our New England exchanges, in writing upon the possibilities of raising quail for the market writes: The quail, though a wild bird, is easily tamed, and domesticated specimens make most attractive pets. They breed readily In captivity, and the young ones thus reared are as docile and as little timid as the ohiokensof the farmyard. Thus, the birds may be kept in flocks at liberty, like any other domestic fowls, requiring only to be sheltered during the cold months. Their natural increase, which furnishes the profit en the Investment, is large, the species being remarkably prolific. Kegardcd in vhelight of poultry, quail afford notable Inducements to the breeder. A few wild ones to start with are easily obtained, and, if captured in the early winter, may be expected to lay in the following spring and again in the early fall. The female prod ucee two broods a year, or 15 or 16 young ones each, and it Is rare for an egg to fail to produce a bird. By slyly re- moving some of the eggs from the nest after the "firBt few have been laid, the output can be increased 10 50, or even 60 eggs for a season, the extra ones being hatched under a hen. Experiments have been made with Incubators for hatching quail eggs, ard with Bome degree of success, but the hen serves admirably for the purpose. It should be a hen of gentle disposition and light weight, so as not to smash the treasures confided to ber, and a bantam seem, to be well adapted for the business. Fu' filling these requirements, the foster mother may have an allowance of as many eggs as she is able to cover comfortably. After hatching, the young ones should not be disturbed for 30 hours but thereafter (the ben being gently removed) they must be fed every three or four hours by .means of a small flat stick, which is the most suitable instrument for thrusting a portion of provender into each eager and wide-open mouth. The hen, however, is only an expedient for increas- ing the normal output of hatched birds; ordinarily the parent quail attends to the entire work of incuba- ting and caring for their offspring. To accommodate a roaming flock, one may build a house of no great height with shelveB one above another, which the birds are eaBily trained to occupy. Or one may con- struct small, movable pens, each six feet square and three feet high, with horizontal perches conveniently placed. Though a ground species, the quail likes to sit on a perch now and then, and should have the opportunity in order to be happy. One advantage of the movable pen is that it may be shifted every day over a fresh spot of grass, bo that the occupants will have green food or a bug or two for a reli-h. It is necessary that there shall be plenty of shade, and to each pen must be fastened a wooden box a couple of feet square and one foot high, containing nests and small receptacles for gravel and charcoal. Chickens require gravel, and it is likewise a necessity for quail. There should be a door at the rear of the box, through which to reacn the nests. In their natursl state quail build their nests in high grass, in wheat fieldB or among bushes where there is an undergrowth of grass. Under domestication they are well satisfied with a Bmall box four inches high, four inches wide and five inches long, lined with grass', which should be distributed well all around the in- terior, a' the bottom, sides and top, pressing it firmly. The box, left open at one of its long end 8, ought to be placed in the little quail house (which is fastened to the pen), with the opening towards the rear, so that the interior may be readily accessible. The young ones should be fed at first on a mash of corn meal and middlings, with the raw yolk of oneortwoeggs added. A little of this thrown into the house every three or four hnurs will suffice, the parents attending to the distribution of it. Wbt-n the little fellows have abandoned the nest they will run about in the pen with their mother, and will pick up the wheat or other grain scattered for them in small quantities at frequent intervals. But, if it is desired that they shall be lame, they should be brought into a room where people are, and there kept in a box with a front of wires far enough apart to let them run in and out. Thu9 they will become aecuB- tomed to human society, and at the end of 6ix weeks when it is time to separate them from the old pair will have no de9ire to fly away if liberated. Wild quail may be tamed with a very little patience, and fo this purpose should be taken in the hand fre- quently and stroked lightly, while one talks to the bird in a half-whisuer. It will soon learn to respond to an imitation of its whistling call, and a gayer or more cheerful pet can hardly be imagined. Keep at first in close confinement, its quarters should be by degrees expanded until it enjoys the liberty of a yard. As for the young ones, they are perfectly docile and not a bit afraid, if brought up in the manner described during the first six weekB of 'heir lives Quail are exceedingly useful on the farm, being always bu6y in pursuit of grasshoppers and other in- sects. It is reckoned that one of them will eat a bug a minute, or perhaps BOO in a day, and two or three coveys can do a lot in the way of protecting the orchards and grain fields. In summer time they will feed themselves, or pretty nearly, hut it is a good idea to give them a little grain in the evening, if only to keep them tame, and prevent them from forgetting that they are no longer wild birds In winter thev should have cornmeal mush, or something elso warm and soft, in the morning, and grain in the evening. Of course, if they are penned, they can get no bugs and worms, and under such cir- cumstances they should have an allowance of fresh lean meat, cooked and cut into small scraps. Crushed bone Bhould be given to them twice a week, and they must, have plenty of water. Eight quail eat about as much as one chicken. And, speaking of chickens, a hen will take care of a brood of young partridges — the quail is the true pa- trldge— just as capably as she looks after a batch of chicks. Shut up in a pen with her they are perfectly safe from enemies, such as rats and skunks. But the worst foe of the quail is the domestic cat, and the business of quail breeding cannot be conducted successfully unless ruissv Is banished. One may keep quail or cats, but never both. Already. It is said, the quail has been considerably improved by domestication, through the selection of the larger birds and best layers for mating. Thus It is likelv that before long the domestic quail will be rW'dedlv handsomer and more prolific than the wild bird. KenDei Rf^istry. WHELPS. Wondlawn Kennels' Foi Terrier bilch Warren Tattle (Warren Saffguard-Warren Tongs), whelped May II. 1908. one bitch pnppy to Walter Magee's wire hair Calrnsmnir General (Ch. Go Bang- Catrnf-mulr Kismet). Wondlawn Kennels' Foi Terrier bitch Mil 1st ream (Cannon-SIg- n*»tl. whelped May 17, 1903. four puppies (I dog! to N H Hickman's Norfolk Trueman (Ch Norfolk Veracity-Norfolk Jewell). Free!! Free!! Free!! The Polk Miller Drug Co of Richmond, Va., whose advertise- ments of 'Sergeant's Dog Remedies" are appearing now in the columns of this journal, desire us to state that they will furnish ai>tolutely free to our readers a revised copy of their book on " Dogs." which accurately and exhaustively treats of the more frequent diseases wl tb which Dogs are afflicted Enclose them So in stamps to cover cost of mailing the book They have recently made F W. Braun & Co. of Los Angeles. California, distributing agents for their popular line of "Dog Remedies." and extend an invitation to all persons having sick dogs to write them describ- ing ivmpioms. etc Enclose stamp for reply. No charge will be made for Information furnished. May1 23, 1903] ©he gvee&ev antt ^tpavtetuian 18 World's Fair Dairy Test. The period of the test commences May lat and c.ontinuea six months to Novem- ber lot, 1904. The object of the proposed dairy test is to demonstrate in a practical wav how economically milk and butter can be pro- duced under certain given conditions with the various breeds of cows. Each of the cattle breeders' associations has been invited to furnish herds to par- ticipate in the test. The cows -will be under the general supervision and direction of a superin- tendent, who shall have the entire control of their feeding, care and management, under the rules prescribed. The chie shall be governed by the rules and regulations approved by the Exposi- tion and as formulated by an advisory committee consisting of one representa- tive of each of the associations furnishing cows for the dairy test, a representative of the Dairy Division of the United States Department of Agriculture, and two rep- resentatives of the National Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. Each association participating shall recommend the name nf the party selected to superintend the feeding, care and milk ing of the cows furnished by the respec- tive associations. Each association intending to furnish cows for the dairy te"t is to notify the chief of the Live Stock Department of fie World's Fair of such intention on or before May 5, 1903. A statement giving the names and ped- igrees of all such cows must be furnished n"t later than April 1, 1904, also the num- ber of calves each cow has produced, the date of birth of the last calf, and the date of last service of bull since the last calf was dropped. A statement must be submitted, giving the method and character of feeding that has been followed with each cow one year previous to entry in the dairy test. The cows shall be divided into three classes, A. B and C, which shall consist of herds of 25, 15 and 10 cows, respectively Only cows of the Devon, Brown Swis-s Red Polled and Dutch Belted breeds shall be eligible in claas C. Each cow shall be weighed on May 1, and on the first day of each month fol- lowing. All feed used in the dairy test shall be furnished by the associations providing the cows and at their own expense. The commercial valuations of all food used in the test shall be fixed by the chief of the Live Stock Department. The associations participating in the dairy test shall designate and direct the character, kind and quantity of food to be used, the care and general management of the cows furnished by the respective asso- ciations. The weight of water consumed daily by each animal shall be recorded. The milk from ach cow will be weighed immediately after each milking, and a correct sample taken, and amount of fat determined by the Babcock method. On Monday and Thursday of each week a test shall be made by the lactometer of the milk from each cow. From these and other tests the amount of fat, total solids and solids not fat, etc., shall be computed, and their value deter- mined for each individual cow and herd as specified below. Trie milk produced each day from each herd of cows shall be weighed and taken in charge by the chief of the Department of Agriculture, to be churned, tested and otherwise manipulated for determining the various products of each cow. Once each week the quality of the butter made shall be determined by chemical analysis from a composite sample on the basis of 85 per cent fat. Sample prints ol Buch butter, free from artificial coloring matter and broken to show grain, together with samples of whole milk, shall be on exhibition. The entire product of the milk will be turned over to the respective superintend- ents having charge of the cows of the several breeds for such disposal as the association interested may direct. No cow shall be withdrawn from the test except upon the presentation of a certificate of unhealthfulness signed by the veterinarian, and no such cow shall be replaced by another. If, however, a cow so withdrawn is cer- tified by the veterinarian ai able within seven days to again take her place in the test, she shall be credited for such with Experiments in Duck Feeding. Some very instructive results were ob- tained from a New York experiment, noted by the Department of Agriculture, in feeding young ducks on grain and meat rations contrasted. Thirty-two ducklings were fed a ration of mixed grain and skim milk or curds containing no animal matter. Thirty-two other ducklings of similar size were fed mixed grains with animal meat and fresh bones, or dried blood. Both were well balanced rations. In the first ration all the protein came from vegetable sources and in the latter about one-half of it was from animal sources. It was soon noticed that the animal- meal birds were developing rapidly and drawal period with a daily amount equal evenly, but that the grain-fed ones were to her daily average product for the five becoming thin. davs preceding such withdrawal and the I Jt waa a contrast to see the long-necked, first five days following her return to the scrawny grain-fed birds, with trough full teg^ of good, apparently wholesome food be- The products of the milk will be valued | fore them. standing on the alert and as follows: The value of butter made shall ; scrambling in haste after the unlucky be the average of the highest quotations buS or °°Pper that ventured into theb at St. Louis on April 1. 1904. Pen; while the meat-fed ducks lay lazily The value of solids not fat shall be based \ ia the 8un alld P»id little attention to on the highest quotations for New York state factory cheddar cheese in New York Citv on April 1, 1904. The superintendent of the dairy t st shall keep a careful record with each cow, covering the amount, kind and cost of feed consumed daily, and also of the weight of milk produced by each cow each day and such other data as may be called for by the chief of the Live Stock Department. The chief of the Department of Aericul- ture shall keep a careful record of the tota1 solids and solids not fat found in such milk, and other desirable information ob- tainable from such dairy test. Prizes shall be awarded as follows in Classes A, B and C, respectively : (1) For the herd showing the greatest net profit, butter fat alone considered. (2) For the greatest net profit, butter alone considered. (3) For the greatest net profit in solids not fat. (4) For the greatest net profit in total solids. Uniform packages will be provided for all butter produced by each breed, and the score on such butter shall be kept daily and submitted each week to a jury to de- termine the quality. This jury will judge butter upon the following scale of points at the values in- dicated : Flavor, 55; grain, 25; solidity, 10; color, 10. From the report of the jury there will be credited to each breed the value of the butter produced by Buch breed in the fol- lowing manner: Butter scaling from 75 to 80 points shall be credited at 25 cents per pound ; 80 to 85 points. 30 cents; 85 to 90 points, 35 cents; 90 to 95 points, 40 cents, 95 to 100 points, 45 cents. The sum to be credited for buttermilk and skim milk will be ascertained from the determination of the solids other than fat in such buttermilk or skim milk, and will be two cents per pound. The increase or decrease in live weight will be credited or debited at four cents per pound. The Exposition will not assume or pay any expenses of this test or pay any com- pensation to any person or committee con nected therewith, except for superintend- ence of the dairy test. The cattle associations interested are to provide tor ail expenditures of any nature pertaining thereto, and receive and have the aisposition of the products from the milk from their respective cows. insect life. The thirty- wo meat-fed birds lived and throve, but at the end of the fifteenth week thirteen of the grain birds had died, and the others were in poor condition. The remainder were then fed four weeks on the meat ration and made rapid gains. Rations are recommended in which 40 to 50 per cent of the protein is supplied ftom animal sources. Good Sheep Profitable. One of the strongest papers read before the Iowa Sheep Breeders' Association was that by A. J. Blakely, of Grinnell, on "Is it Profitable to Keep Sheep on Farms ? " Mr. Blakely s discussion of this question was thorough and complete. It is his opinion that there is profit in raising sheep on farms if the problems connected with proper food supply and the proper breeding of sheep are studied and understood by the farmer. While good sheep with good manage ment are proSt.ble on our beBt lands, - sheep with light fleeces or with poor mut- ton qualities will not pay anywhere am nore than the breeding, keeping and fat- tening of inferior scrub cattle, or keeping a dairy of twenty cows that produce no more butter and cheese than ten good cuwt- well fed and well managed. He continued : "Nothing short of the use of better sire^ and better care and management will ever save the stockmen from poverty. If they don't reform they must sell out or be sold out and go hunting for cheap lands, where they think it will pay to keep stock." For Diseases of Sheep. Dr. Waterman, of the Michigan Agricul- tural College, gives the following remedieB as the most effective in the case of the parasitic diseases : For Tape Worm — Oil of male fern, one teaspoonful ; areca nut powder, two tea- spoonfulsi; turpentine, one teaspoonful; new milk, four ounces. Give after fasting and follow with a laxative. If sheep are Cheap and Efficient Calf Quarters. One of the reasons for failure in rearing calves on skim-milk is the lack of proper quarters for the calves. The old way o, feeding a calf from a pail in ah open lot may do if there is but one calf. Where there are two calves in the lot together the trouble begins ; :'f there are more than two the trou le multiplies with each addi- tional calf. We may tie them with ropes, but in this, as in many other things, lime is money, the ropes are gone half the time, writes E. H. Webster, in The Industrialist, and the calves will not alwaya want to come without persuasion. When a neat, strong and efficient stan- chion can be made there is no excuse for the old •'happy-go-lucky" way of doing things. For successful work in reariig calves, one must have a shed for t em in stormy weather and in hot weather. We grant that the dairyman has this shed, and that it iB at least sixteen feet wide and closed tight on the north side and the ends. It may be built out of any kind of material, even to the straw roof, if nothing better can be afforded. It may Oe any length, so that it off jrda sufficient room for our calves. Under this shed, three and one-half or four feet from the back wall, can be built our stanchions. The lumber for a section of ten stanchions is as fallows: Thirteen pieces one by six by fourteen feet, three pieces one by four ov fourteen feet, two pieces one by twelve Oy fourteen feet, and two pieces one by twelve by sixteen feet. Other materials would be twenty bolts, three and one-balf by three-eightns, four Bix-inch strap hinges, four hooks, and the necessary nails to put all together. Common fencing boards can be used for the four and six inch stuff, and bard-pine sheeting, free from knots, for the feed boxes and parti- tion between them. Tue stalls and stanchions are two feet wide between the partitions and three and one-half feet high. Tne board along the front of the feed boxes is hinged so it may be turned down and the boxes thoroughly cleaned out. The three and one-half foot alley between the front of the stall and the wall gives plenty of rcom for the feeder to work in feeding milk and grain. The calves quickly learn their places. They can get no feed until they are in place, when a simple turn of the wrist fastens them. When they are through eating their grain, the loose side ol the stanchion is thrown back and the calf is free. At the end of these stanchions snould be made a rack fur hay. This is tne cheapeBt labor aaver and money maker on the dairy farm, except the hand separator. * The makers of bull-butter have been looking far and near for some ingredient that will color oleomargarine and yst form a very considerable proportion of the vil. lanious stuff. The internal revenue officers have decided against every coloring ingre- dient on the ground that bo small a per- centage waB used that it could not be called a substantial part of the compound but was added for coloring effect only. Had thecoloring matter composed ten per cent of the bulk of the oleomargarine and possessed food value the internal revenue officers might possibly have ruled that it was u legitimate part of the compound although the law gives them no authority run down give a tonic afterward. For Stomach Worms — Give in grain j to do so. Theae government officers have A good dairy farm is pretty apt to be good for general farming, and, while good farms in general are not always good dairy farms, many of the disad van- tages, so far as the farm is concerned, may be successfully overcome by the skiilful dairy mao. A loss of temper in the dairy barn means a loss of money. equal p rts of Bulphate of iron and sul- phate of copperas. Dose, ten ounces of mixture for thirty-five lambs. Give daily two weeks, then stop one week, and give a penchant for splitting hairs. Now, how. ever, a Chicago savant thinks he has found a solution of the coloring problem in eggs by which his butterine is to consist of again. Mix in water and then pour the ' thirty per cent fresh eggs, twenty per cent water over the grain. tallow and fifty per cent lard. The tallow Another Remedy — Gasoline, one table- and lard are to be melted and mixed. The spoonful; new milk, four ounces. Or of eggs are to be beaten for fifteen minutes one percent coal tar creosote solution give and then mixed with the other ingre- two to four ounces. j dients, after wh ch the mixture is to be For Nodular DUeases — Give the copper boiled from fifteen miuutea to half an hour when it will he cooled off and worked. How the eggs will suit the consumers of oleo is vet to be determined. and iron solution as advised for stomach worms. Never send a boy and a dog to bring the cows from the pasture unless you know your dog. Strike! — if they don't give you Jack- son's Napa Soda when you ask for It. 14 ®he gvee&ev anii gijmrtsmatt [May 23, 1903 Whitewash. The u*e of whitewash or limewash is ao eneral that there is no use to com- sa its value, at the same time too much dependence is placed upon its abil- ity u> destroy or keep away lice from the henhouses or coops. When the white- wash is beinc applied and while in it- damp condition it (fill destroy all the lice it comes in contact with, but so soon as it is dry it has no injurious effect on them whatever; those that are not killed will do quite as well where the whitewash is as before. The presence of oil or crease of iny kind will kill them so long as it has the ability or chance to come in contact with them. Any very fine powder, or oil ar grease of anySind that gets on their bodies will kill them; anytl in* that closes the pores of their bodies will kill them as they breathe through these pores. The value of the limewash is its cleans- ing influence. It has a sweetening influ- ence ; it is a good disinfectant ; it helps to remove or de-troy bad odors; it lends its aid to creating clean, bright, healthful quarters. For this it has great value, but after it is set or dry its influence for re- moving or destroying the hen-lice is very Blight, it is good for the health of the place to use whitewash, bat do notdepei d upon it to kill or keep away the lice, for if you do it will disappoint you. You mu,t make use of other methods to be free from hen-lice. Of all things, nothing excels crude pe- troleum for desiroying and keeping away the lice. Some make use of this once a year to paint the entire inside of their henhouses and coops fur the young chicks, and continue its use throughout the whole season for coating the roosts and nest- boxes It is very greasy and must be used knowingly and in a way that will keep it from the clothes of those who go into the houses. All these products may be use 1 to advantage, if properly applied ; at the same time it is best to know the real value of each. Many who use die limewaBh do so with full assurance that il is proof against hen-lice of all kinds, and in ibis assurance they rest the case till some day they find the henhouse full of the insect pest, and wonder bow it can he. Whitewash is very useful as above stated, but it cannot be depended upon to kejp awav : en 'ice. Sheep Perish by Thousands. GEEiT Falls, Mont., May 19.— The heaviest sheep and cattle loss in the his- tory of Montana the damage ot which will reach $5,000.00 '. has been caused by the terrible storm which has been raging for the last three days. In some sections fully 93 per cent of the sheep on the ranges have perished. Three herders at least have wandered away in the blinding storm and have been frozen to death. It is ilitlicult to get names An aged herder employed by II H. Wilson at Portage was lost Tuesday. Two more in the Shelbv Junction country employed by the Flowers Cattle Company are missing and there is no hope that they can be found alive. Herders have abandoned their flocks on every hand and fled for safety to the set- tlements and ranches. Nothing like the f irv of the storm haB ever been witnessed iu Northern Montana. Of a consignment of 600 cattle bound from Havre all but five were found frozen stiff. Losses are reported on every hand and this district will feel the effects of the losses for years. Butte, Mont., May 19- -Further ad- vices to-night tell of an appalling condi- tion on the ranges of the north as a result of the storm which swept Montana Sun- day. Toe worst reports come from Teton county, where dead sheep and cattle can be found in the snowdrif's in piles of hundreds. In Cascade county the snow averages two feet deep. At Shelby Junc- tion, farther north, the drifts are so deep that the main street of the town is im- passable to empty wagons. All the herders have been driven in and 230,000 sheep are running wild near here. No word has been received of the three missing herders, and it is believed they have perished. California's favorite hot weather drink is Jackson's Napa Soda. Like Darius Green, the inventor of the latest milking machine fell victim to hiB own contrivance. This man is Adam Sechel, of Hlackwell, Oklahoma, and his machine is supposed to work by means of a gasoline engine for the suction required to draw the milk from the teats through rubber tubes. The other day he invited a friend to witness the test and together they shut themselves in a barn. The machine was started, but it was new busi- ness to the cow She first kicked over the engine, setting fire to hersel and the barn and ran backward and forward through the stalls with the burning engine at- tached. Sechel was badly burned. The neighbor escaped through a small opening in the building. Sechel insists his ma- chine will revolutionize the milking busi- ness and declares that only the ignorance of cows staLds in the way of its ultimate success. The heavy work season of the farm nearly always occasions galled or sore shoulders of work horses. Here is a sim- ple and cheap way to prevent this: "Take an orJinary sweat pad and cover the sur- face next to the shoulder with white soft oilcloth. Be very careful to have it put on very smooth, without any wrinkles or lumps on its surface. Tne over is put on by neatly sewing it with strong thread, so tl.at it will not become displaced. The trouble with the horses' shoulders in this ♦aspect is caused by sweating, and as the lilcloth presents a cool, dry surface and ooes not hold the dampness as leather or cloth does, it prevents the shoulders from becoming sore in almost every instance. Turtle's Elixir has drawn the following expressions of endorsement from its grateful users in every state and terri- tory in the Union. Invaluable for man or beast. Gives immediate relief. Unequaled for Colic. Very satisfactory results. Best for Spavin. Shoe Boil remnved. Wouldn't be without It, Never lost a hair. Saved a besp of money. Speedily relieves pain. $5000 REWARD for every oneof the above endorsements that can be proven spurious. Turtle's Elixir for use in the stable. Turtle's Family Elixir foruse in the home. Both are unequaled remedies. Fifty cents bays either at any drug store. Sam- ple free for Cc in stamps — to pay postage. Used and endorsed by Adams Express Co Turtles Elixir Co., 437 OFarrell St. San Francisco, Cat. Ii-nnre of nil .n-rtl'ed Elixirs, Done genuine bat Tallica The Vallejo Race Meeting VALLEJO RACE TRACK AUGUST 13, 14, 15, 1903 EARLY CLOSING STAKES Entries Close Monday, June 15, 1903 No. 1— THE VALLEJO STAKES, 2:23 Class Trotters No. 2— THE DEWEY STAKES, 2:17 Class Pacers No. 3—2:27 Class Trotiers Class Trotters Class Trotters Pacers Pacers Pacers No. 4—2:19 No. 5—2:13 No. 6— 2:25 Class No. 7—2:15 No. 8-2:10 Class Class $1000 . 1000 300 300 300 . 300 . 300 . 300 In addition to the above other Stakes, for 2 and 3 year olds and for local horses, will be given. Remember that Entries must be made on time. Eatries postmarked later than date of closing are Dot eligible to win. Eatries in Stakes Nos. 1 and 2 close Jun-3 15, when hn**^es must be named and eligible. Entrance due as follows: 3 percent June 15, 1S03; 1 per cent additional if Qoi declare. 1 out on or b-ifo^e July 1, 19J3; 1 per cent additional if not declared out on or bjfore August 1, 1903. SUBSTITUTIONS:— In Stakes Nos. 1 and 2, THE VALLEJO and THE DEWEY — On August I, 1903, nominators (by the payment of an additional 2 per cent) have she ri^ht of substituting another horse eligible to the Class in the place of the one named in original entry. DECLARATION'S (to drclare out) must be mailed to the Manager, and will not be acceptad unless accompanied by the amount due at time declaration is made. Entries in Stakes Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 close June 15, 1903, when horse must be named and eligible. Entraace 5 per cint and 5 percent additional deducted from winners of each division of all stakes. For further particulars and Entry Blanks address THOMAS SMITH, Manager, VALLEJO, CAL. Position Wanted BY A THOROUGHLY COMPETENT MAN. liuii a graduated veieriuary surgeon, wltb p larne stable or breedlDB farm, in his professions capacity or in connection wltb the managemeni Vol afraid of wnrk. Address A. J., BREEDER ANI Spout^man, 36 Geary street. Jepsen Bros. Company ono HARNESS MANUFACTURERS. SADDLES, WHIPS, ROBES, TURF GOODS 1145-1147 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO Phone: Sooth 1032 200 - OF THE FINEST - 200 Closing Out Sale Of all the standard bred TROTTING stock belonging to Estate of HENRY PIERCE, Deceased CONSISTING OF Stallions, Broodmares, Colts and Fillies Sired by all the most fashionably bred trottinp etallioDS in California, and out of the best bred mares ever bred here or brought from the Eastern States. Sale Will Take Place BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE -DEALERS IN- 55-57 59-61 First Street, S. F. TmtPaosE Main 109 Tuesday, June 23, 1903, at the OCCIDENTAL HORSE FX1HANGE 246 Third St., Near Folsom, SAN FRANCISCO W. G. LAYNG, Live Stock Auctioneer. _CatnlnfjaM will "be Usaedatonce May 23, 1903] &he gveebev axtb Qvavtstnan 15 Improve Your Dairy. The farmer who keeps wiva to produce milk or butter needs a dairy cow. If beef is the object in view he wants an entirely different cow. It is impossib'e for him to produce both successfully and with profit from the same animal. Often I have this question asked me by our patrons : " Where can I get cows giving a large quantity of rich milk?' There are two ways of getting such ani- mals—one by purchasing, the other by growing them yourself' A man who starts out to buy high class dairy cattle will soon learn that the man who understands hi* business is not selling his best cows until their days of usefulness are past. When a man offers to sell a cow that promises to be a good milker for any ea- sonable price, the buyer is apt to discover after he purchases her that she deceives her look", and that she has some Becret fault which will show itself later on. Dairymen who are excellent judges of cows will sometimes get hold of Br^t-class animals, but as a ruie they will buy them from men who are not acquainted with their business and with whom the posses- sion of a cow of this kind is an accident Even then, only a few of these cows will come up to his requirements, or give any- thing like the satisfaction of those that he might raise him elf, and I think that when he counts the time and money that he spends in experimenting in this way, he will come to the conclusion that the best way for the dairy farmer to improve the quality of the herd is by raising his own stock. It does not take so many years to grow up a herd in this way as one might suppose. In raising up a herd himself there are several advantages to be derived, the prin- cipal one of which is that he be able to control the breeding. Milking qualities are hereditary and the heifer whose sire's dam and grandam is a good milker will be a good milkerlalso. In raising calves for the dairy always feed for milk instead of beef, and the heifer intended for the dairy should not have the same treatment in feeding as the beifer intended for calf production only. The dairy cow is better as a lean animal Jackson's Napa Soda cleanses the than as a fat one, and she Bhould be kept stomach and renders the eye clear, during her youth In such a way that she ^^^^-^-^^^^■^TTT^^-^'^^^. will not lay the product of her food on her ribs, but put it in the pail. | JJq FOOt—NO H0rS6 The subject of clean milking ie of im- portance to the dairymen and cow owners not only on account of the increased yields of milk and butter fat which thereby are obtained, but since the strippings are always the richest portion of the milking the average iat-content of the whole is in- creased by adding these to the mess of milk. This is of especial importance where the mixnd herd milk is apt to come below the standard - three or three and one-half per cent. Bv thorough milking— which means nnt only clean milking in the ordi- nary sense, but this followed up by manip- ulation of the udder — the average fat-con- tent of the milk frura a cow or herd mav be increased from one to six-tenths of one per cent according to the thnroughnesp with which the work of milking was previously done. All Orders COD. Sample can $1. Sp cial Prices to Dealers, Horse Sboers and Agents You don't have to pack horses* feet when you use STRAP VKTKKINARY and HOOF OINTMEM We guarantee a speedy and positive cure for Collar and Saddle Galls, Wire Cuis, Wounds of all kinds. Burns, St-alds. Cracked and InSHmpd Heels, Grea>e Heel Scratches. Speedy Cuts Thrush, Contracted Heels, Toe. Sand ard Quaner Cracks, Nail Pricks. Car Bruises, Sore Terjdons, Corns and Foundered Feet in all forms. We Pay Expres> Write for testimonials. 1.75 PRICES— 1 pound can. $1 00; 2 pound can, i 5 pound can $4 00 Address a card to 1711 Genessee Street. Lew "Watson & Jones, Kansas City, Mo. Ctilnghani Bros. Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and Introduced for a double purpose— surround- ing guests with comforts, conveniences and en*prtait- meur. and adding iothe pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the ho'f 1 is the famous court, an3 off nf rh;s arv the equally tarn- us grill rooms. For your conve- nience trlepn'me-'and te'e- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barker shnp. b'lliard parlor.carriage office, news stand and type writer offices are directlv off the crurr. Outstrip— the whole- sale and sbnpping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance. j&U'i i'ii'i i«ii«i i«i.i«i i*ii«ii*i Will serve a limited number or Approved Mares, Season 1903 FEE - - - $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manoeer, WALTER SEAII. Breed to Extreme Speed. CHAS. DERBY 4907, rec 2:20 g * *— SrRB OF MUCH BETTER 2:07*. DERBY PRINCESS 2:08 tf, DIABLO 3:09*. OWYHE* 9:11 LITTLE BETTER 3:11>4, CIBOLO 3 :13i£. and many other fast and game raoehorses Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trotters and Pacers foi eale at reasonable prioes. Address OAKWOOD PARK STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. ELECTIONEER NUTWOOD NEERNUl RegorNo2:,i9oic (SIRE OF Neeretta 2:09J) By Albert \Y 3:20. son of Electioneer. Dam Ciytie 3d by Nutwood 3:18 3-4 SEASON 1903 AT SANTA ANA, CAL. NEERNUT was foaled in 1891. He ts one of tht best representatives of the Etectioneer-Nu*,wooi cross which produced the great two year-old ArioL He stands 15^ hands, weighs 1100 lbs ; blood baj with black points: trots without boots. He is 8 great race horse and his record (2:12^) was pro nounced by competent observers to be as good a 2:08. as he started in fourth position and was forcet to go a wide mile. Tprmc* s '" sl^Kle service, 840 for the season ending: July 1st, with usual return privl- 1 CI Ills, leges; «60 to insure a foal. Apply to or address GEO, AY. FORD, Santa Ana, Cal. No. 370 American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion In America of the Two Best British Hackney Pony Strains. r>OTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES J-> have long been recognized as the sures7 producers of beauty of conformation, com Lined with true, high and spirited action. SIR GIBBIE 2d will stand at MENLO STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at 830. Mare> will be boarded by the season, or during service, at the rate of Ten ($10) Dollars pei month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not b- responsible for any accidents to any mare.1- (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm All mares and foalf- must be removed from the ranch before July i, 1903. Apply to JAMES MCDONNELL, Supt Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo Connty, Cal. SIR GIBBIE 2D. SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOLLY DILLON 3:07 {the Fastest Mare of 1901), B. S. DILLON 2:25 and CAPTIVITY 2:38 1-3. Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA, CAL. SIDNEY DILI ON was sired by Sidney 2:19%: dam Venus (dam of Adonis 3:1134, Leah 2:24^. Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus II 2:1 1H). Psyche 2: 16H and Lottie Parks 2:16%. and she was also dam of Juno, the dam ui Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:30) by Venture 2:2?H- sire of dam of Directum 2:05"^: second dam s t. b. by Algerlne, son of Whipple's Ham- bletonian SIDNEY DILLON is a model ol symmetry and impartshis grand individual- ity, inherentspeed and excellent disposition to all his progeny. Best of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges if horse is still in my possession. For pasturage and other Information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Supt. Santa Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $40. r 728 Montgomery St , S. F. LEADING HORSEMEN JAY-EYE-SEE 0 SPAVIN 0|HTH™«r Mr. J. I. Case, (Hlobory Grove Farm, home { of Juy-Eye-Hee) Racine, wis., says: "After try- ; Inn every known remedy, I removed a large ; Bunch or two years standing from a 3-year old ; Ilily, with three applications of Quinn's Ointment. *fMoW> VMrocr&ct. WHITEHALL Nf .'. YORK A It Is the beat preparation I have ever used or heard j of. I heartily recommend It to all Horsemen. We have hundred* of tuch testimonial*. Price 81.00 per pa.ckn«e. Ask your druggist for It, If he does not keep H wo will send prapwd on receipt nf price. Address W. B. EDDY & CO., Whitehall, N. F. Ml TRY IT. The Thoroughbred Stallion St. Carlo [Hermit (New.nli.Mer Blaise.. 1 [Fusee fM»«yafl ioa i *• j. Camilla ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handioap. was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about $29,000 as a two year old Ho Is a wenderful young Sire, among: his get being Ruinart (winner of i he Burns Handicap Palace Hotel Handicap and $11,650). Zamar II (winner of 19 races as a two-year-old and $76w5i, Joan. Februarj , St. Cuthben, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Marmion May Boy, Our Climate, Glendinning and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM. SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, - $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any aoofdents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903. For further pa ticulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES McDONNELL. Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. T^ SPAVIN CURE > POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES BONE AND BOG SPAVIN, THOROUGHPIN, KIM, HONK. CURB, SPLINT, CAPPED HOCK. SHOE BOIL, WIND (except Low Ringbone) PUFF, WEAK AND SPRAINED TENDONS, AND ALL LAMENESS. FROM A REPUTABLE AND NOTED TRAINER. Glenville Driving Park, Cleveland, Ohio. For the enclosed $5 please send me one more iottle of "Save- the- Horse " It is doing great work. Respectfully. MILLARD F. SANDERS. Hartland, Mich. Find enclosed money order for $5, for which send me another bottle of "Save the-Horse" spavin cure, as it has done all you claim for it forme With the bottle I bought of you I took off a curb, -pavin and a side bone on a three-year-old mare •hat other spavin cures refused to help in the least. I consider your spavin cure the best on the market. E M PARSHALL. Howick. Quebec. I had a mare suffering from a bone spavin and ?ery lame. I concluded to try a bottle of "Save- he-Horse," and at the expiration of sis week-*' reatment she was free from all lameness and I consider it one or the greatest compounds made. DAVID BARRINGTON. Edgewater, N. J Enclosed cheok for $5. for which you will kindly -;pnd me another bottle of "Save-the-Horse' by WeJls Fargo Express soon as possible. The horse that I have been treating with ' Save-the Horse" went sound and I sold him. and the last I heard of thishorse he was still going sound and was working every day, and I think he will stay sound The bottle I am ordering now I will use on another horse that has a pair of spavins and a curb; he does not bo very lame but walks on his toes, but I think ' Save-the-Horse" will bring him around so that he will walk all right. Vpxy truly. OTTO MEYER. The fire iron is uncertain and invariably only aggravates the disease or injury; blistering is less effective than the fire iron, and both necessi- tate laying up the horse from four weeks to two months. Arsenic, mercurial and poisonous com- pounds produce irreparable injury. "Save-the-Horse" eliminates all these factors. Horse can be worked continuously. It can be applied at any time, anywhere, any place, and in all conditions and extremes of weather— hot or cold. And no matter what the ape, condition or development of the case, or pre- vious ailures in treating, the concentrated, pen- etrating, absorbing power of this remedy is un- failing. S5 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle given under our seal and signature, constructed solely lo satisfy and protect you fully. Need of seoond bottle is almost improbable, except in rarest of cases Copy of Guarantee sent upon application. $6 at all druggists and dealers, or sent express prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL CO., Troy, N. Y. fD. E NEWELL. Pacific Coast Agent ) 519 Mission St., San Francisco. The New Simplex Cream Separator. Mr. Mdnroe, care of Weatherlt Creamery Co , PORTLAND, OR. Dear Sir: The No 2 700-1 b Simplex Hand Separator I bought from you is a dandy. It will separate 850 lbs. of milk per hour by opening the milk faucet wide open. I made sev- eral tests of the skim milk, running the machine over capac- ity aDd skimming 850 lbs per hour at SO degrees. Shim milk tested .01. 100 lbs. at 56 degrees .02. My bov ten years old ran the Separator to skim 291 lbs of milk I made four pounds more of butler off of 1200 pounds of milk than I did with the old machine. Any one in doubt of the Simplex Separator's work, refer them to me. It is far easier to olean than the Separator. Yours respeotfully, WM. H. MILLER, Fish Hawk, Columbia Co., Or. Send for New 1903 Creame.y Catalogue, just issued, and special Literature on Simplex Separators and Churns. BAKER & HAMILTON SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. BALL BRAND. liviirdctl tiolU Medal At California State Fair 1893. iSvery horse owner who /alues his stock should ■-onstantly have a sup- ply of it on hand. It mproves and keeps ttock in the pink of 'condi tion. Manhattan Pocd Co 253 Folsom St., San Francisco Ask your grocers or dealers for it. RED Positively Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion. C. P. KERTELL, Manager, May 23. 19031 (&he gveeliev txtiin gftwrtemcm 17 NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse IS--':., hands. Foaled 1890. Bred by Wh. Cobbett. Trial (3) 2:21 in 1902 ARISTO (3) 2:175 TE3XSI . and Stanford Stakes. 1902 MAJELLAB.(2)2:29Tr^i^ THE BOQUET Brown Filly EJS&'E5 &,l Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18. aire of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 2:15^. Sablna 2:15(4, Sabledale (at 2 years) 2:iSYa. Bumngton (at 2 years) 2:20V4 and 38 others In 2:30 list Dam. Fidelia (trial 2:35 at 2 years), damof FldHtte 2:28V5- dam of Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:17}$ by Director, sire of Directum 2:fl5^. Direct 2-05^, Nathan Straus 2:05Vi. Direction 2:08 M. etc. Second dam by Reavis" Blackbird 2:2-2. sire of Mamie Griffin 2:12, Vic H 2:12^. etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCracken's Black- hawk 767. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; of that number only three have ever had a full season's training, namely. Aristo (3) 2:17^, Majella B (2) 2:29 (trial at 4 years 2:l33£l. and The Boquet (trial at 3 years) 2:21 His son Aristo (at 3 years) 2:17>4 tookslckwlth distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twenty-ninth bad practlrallv no work, yet he easily beat the b^st field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake- NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15th and ending July 1st. Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. First-class pasturage for mares, $3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company's steamers, from San Frauci-co or Saoramento. Mares from a distance can be shipped in care of Morshead's Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshlpped to Walnut Grove. Guy McKinney REGISTERED No. 37625 Season of 1903 at LINDEN, SAN JOAQUIN CO. Saturdays at Higglnbotham's Stables, Stockton. FEE 830 FOR THE SE1XIS. By McKinney 2:11! (Sire 7 in 2:1P list, 23 In 2:15 list) 1st dam FLOSSIE D. by Gay Wilkes (Sire 4 In 2:10 list, 19 in 2-15 list) 2d dam BLANCHWARD by Onward (Sire 9 in 2:10 list, 27 In 2:15 list) 3d dam BLANCHE PATCHEN by Mambrino Patchen 58 (greatest broodmare sire) 4th dam L ADYBLANCHE by Hough ton's Privateer 258 5th dam JENNY LIND by Abdal- lah 15 GUY MCKINNEY is a beautiful black. 16 hands high, and weighs 1200 pounds, a model of sym- metry, handsome head and neck, short back, the best of legs and feet, good disposition and great Intelligence. He is a perfect galted trotter, and with very little handling showed a 2:20 gait. In his blood lines are represented the greatest strains of the American trotter, and the greatest pro- ducers of early and extreme speed Good pasturage at SI 50 per month Every precaution taken to prevent aocidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. All bills to be settled before mares are removed. For further particulars address D. BRYSON, Linden, Cal. THE BARON WII.KESES WON 25 PER CENT OF ALL THE MONEY ON THE GRAND CIRCUIT OF 1903. Breed to the Futurity Winning Family. BARON DALE 2:111 « Oakdale Baron (p) 2=194 Baronoid (4) 2=24i Baron May (4) 2=201 Lady Dale (3) (p) 2=2li JanieM-(p)clr,aeeJinin2:l3 Caprus(3)W£2:25i race on H mi le track Banco Trlaltr,a^mile 2=201 Son of the Great BARON WILKES 2:18. greatest living Sire of 2:10 performers (sire 9 in 2:10 list). 1st dam NATHALIE (by Nutwood 600), dam of Grand Baron 2:12Vi and BARONDALE 2:11K- 2d dam BEATRICE (by Cuyler 100), dam of Patron fcUtf, Prod- igal 2:16, Pangloss and Patronage, all great sires. 3d dam MARY MAMBRINO (by Mambrino Patchen 58), dam of Elvira i:\Sy3, Dunravon (sire) and dams of Ponce de LeoL 2:13 and four others. Where Can You Beat This Breeding? Season 1903 San Jose Track. TERMS S50 SEASON, with usual return privileges. TOM JAMES, 1120 Alameda Ave., Han Jose, Cal SEYMOUR WILKES The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes m Will make the Season of 1903 at Lakevllle, Sonoma Co., Gal. REG. No. 0232. Race Record 2:08 1=2 Wife- ' "■bh *^-B«-Skt!f5h SEYMOUR WILKES earned his record in a hard fought race and was a game raoe borse. Tbe oldest of his get are six-year-old*, and do horse in California ran show a greater propor- tion of large hand^Dme, strongly built and well-boned colts. They all look alike and,'Q nearly every Instance are square trotters The only one that has been trained Is Joe Eviston (3) 2:22 in 1901. SEYMOUR WILKES is by Guy Wilkes, his dam Early Bird bv Playmail: second dam by Odd Fellow, third dam by a son of Williamson's Belmont, fourth dam by Black Hawk7rt7 He weigh-* 1200 pounds stands 16 hands hieh and is oneof the most symmetrical horses in California. Several of his get are in San Francisco and will be shown to prospective breeders with pleasure. Tow-e far +U& Coo;ni IM * O TO INSURE. Mares can be shipped direct to ranch 1 trills lUi llIC ocasuil "'■ ? steamer Gold Pasturage $3 per month For further particulars apply to THOS, ROCHE, Lakevllle, Sonoma Co., or J. W. GEEGOEY, St. George Stables 408 Be August first 1903. BOODLE Je is a sure foal getter, his colts are all uniform, and of good color, and show fine speed and action. He is 16 hands high and weighs 1200 pounds, is of a rich mahogany bay. Apply to J. D. CABB, or JOHN GAKSIDE, at Gabllan Ranch. ^BKEED FOB SIZE, STYLE, SPEED, GAMENESS.-£8 HAMBLETONIAN WILKES 1679 I'TheOnlv Son of the J Great Geo, Wilkes [in California SIRE OF Pboebe Wilkes.... 2M% RobertI 2:10 Pnebon W 2-.W% Rocker 2:11 Will Make the Season of 1903 at Terms for the Season, $40. ror escapes or accidents. No wire fences. Telephone: Suburban Ifi. Tommy Mac. 2:11 % \ New Era 2:13 | Saville 2:17^ Vic Schiller 2:11^ Aeroplane 2:I6H Grand George 2:18u Arlene Wilkes. ...2:11^: Sybil S 2:16& | J P Hanson 2:19^ Sunbeam 2:12^1 and 12 more In 2:30 Brokaw Road, 1-4 mile f rum Santa Clara. Usual return privileges. Good pasturage at 84 per month. Best of care taken of mares, but no liability Address R. I. MOORHEAD, SANTA CI. IRA, CAL. GREEN MEADOW FARM MAMMOTH CHART SHOWING Skeleton of the Horse GIVEN AWAY «&oS%. This Chart is lithographed on tinted paper and is 22x88 inches. It will be found Invaluable to everv owner of a horse as the names of all the Bones are given, as well as the names of the Tendons and Ligaments of the legs Bv studying this Chart almost any lameness can be located and the prop=r remtdles applied. The accompanying engraving will afford an idea of Its appearance. No similar Chart has ever before been published. The artist, in preparing this Skeleton, visited the American Veterinary College in New York City and made drawings from actual skeletons, thus insuring absolute accuracy. This Chart sells for One Dollar, but any reader can have it who will remit TURt-U DOLLARS Between the dates of May I and June I, 1903, for one year's subscription, It will be mailed, carefully packed, In a heavy pasteboart for safety. Address , BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Geary St., San Franci 18 ©he fgveebev tmfc gpovtemtm [MAY 23, 1903 THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND NUTWOOD WILKES. HeistbeoDly Slolllon that ovor proluoed two tbree-ycr.r olds n one -.eason with I ;:12 and 2:12« respectively Who !■ It, ex-cbamplon It eeyoar-old I V geldlngof the world, reduced his record to 2:t0«. John A. M.erron 2 : r.v* ( : 1 H a threo-yoar-old) Is the fastest trotter or all the famous trio eo iGeorge Wilkeo. NUTWOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1003 at the EXTREME SPEED. RACE RECORD 2 : 1 6 V4 By GUY WILKES 2:10V( Dum I.IDA W 2:1H«4 By NUTWOOD »:185£ NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS THE SIRE OF Fee = $50 For the Season With return privileges If horse remains my pmper:y Good pastur- age at S3 pet month. Bills payablo before re- moral of marc Stock well cared for, but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. John A. McKerron .3:05H Fastest trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 2:12^ Who Is It 2.I0M 3-year-old raoe rec 2: 12 Stanton Wilkes 2:lilv< Georgle B 2:12* Claudius 2:13H' Boblngersnll S:\41i Irvlngten Boy 2:17314 Verona 2:18« Irrington Belle 2:18", Ecbora Wilkes 2:18V4 «S-But three of the erandsoos and granddaughters of NUTWOOD WILKES ever started in races. 1902. Is by a son (Nearest 2:22). and Ilo'lo_2:16*£ and Miss Georgle 2:25 are out of his daughters Young stock by NUTWOOD WILKES for sale. For further particulars apply or address Rosewood 2:21 Nearest 2*2)4 Central Girl 2:22i< Mixer 2:21 H Allr B 2:24 Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgle 2:25 Fred Wilkes 2:-'6", Queen C 2:28! i Elec tress 2:-is% Daueestar 2:29 L E. C 2:294 T. C. (3) 2:30 Of these, Alone 2:09M, fastest four-year-old o MARTIN1 CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co., Cal. Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. (A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) LIMONERO 2:15}, bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who have Been him to be one of the best stallions standing for service in California. He is a magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding, class and individuality ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year olds that have never been trained. All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. Prom their appearance and the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to be good race horses with every prospect of some star performers. A number of these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. LIMON'ERO 2:15} got his record as a three-year old in the fourth heat of a six-heat race for a $5000 purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six of the greatest three-year-~lds of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinite and Futurity. LIMONERO 2:151 will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but no ravmiibility assumed for accidents or escapes. - Mar-es should be shipped to University Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal., in care of HARRISON Q. ARMS. J. H. WILLIAMS, Owner. University station, Los Angeles, Cal. Piedmont 904 Reoord 2:17^ Winner of 41 heats in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Res... 2:15M Llmonero 2:153£ Lortta 2: 18% [ May Ferguson Reg. No. 333S9 Aim on t 33 Sire of 35 trotters and 2 pacers 96 sons produced 435 trotters and 135 pacers 81 dau produced 103 trotters and 28 pacers Wanda 2:18^ Charley C 2:18^ Marston C 2:19^ and sire dams of Fanny Wilcox. 2:10^ Alta Vela 2:1IM Lizziemoot....2:163£ Montrose (3). ..2:18 sire of 23 trotters, 2 pacers 7 sons produced 14 trotters, 3 pacers Ifidaughts produced 21 trotters, 3 pacers Lulaoeer Dam of Limonero 2:\f>% Bion 2:I93£ (by Mamb Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont 2:17M Almont Eaele.2r.rr 3 sons produced 29 trot's, 3 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 pacers l' Electioneer 125 Sire of 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produoed 745 trofters and 197 pacers 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 12 pacers i Lula(by Norman 25) Record 2: 15 Winner of 58 heats in 2: SO NEW MODEL 1903 TRACK SULKIES AND BEST ROAD CART MADE, O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave, and Polk St. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL CbroDlc Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cared Id 48 Hoars. CAPSULES Hnparlnr to Copaiba. 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Pacific Coast Branch — 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for "SANITAS" Disinfectant. STRIPED BASS ANGLERS LAKE MERRITT BOAT HOUSE J. A. FATJO, Proprietor, Will furnish good boats at reasonable prices. Tackle Live and Clam Bait, etc., and better ac- commodations than ever before offered at Lake Merritt. Take narrow-gauge train to Oakland: street cars or five minutes' walk on East 12th st. to fish- ing water. Get off broad-gauge trains at Oak st. ALAMEDA RACE TRACK. A FEW STALLS ARE FOR RENT AT THE Alameda Raoe Track. The track Is in first- class shape for working trotters and pacers, and will be kept so. Apply to A. O. GOTT, Secre- tary. 1363 Park street . Alameda. At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER Norfolk Trueman Ppa %7(\ Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy, 1 W m: 32 Waxren St. DU PONT "E. C." SCHULTZE HAZARD SHOTGUN RIFLEITE BALLISTITE LAFLIN & RAND "INFALLIBLE." What More do you Want? SMITH GUNS WON First, Second, Third ^^ In Grand American Han- dicap, Kansas City, April 1902, in a field of 466 shooters. The greatest shooting* event of the World. SMITH CJUNS are made tor All Kinds of Ammunition... 53&£ to Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N. Y- PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., San Francisco, Coast Representative VOL. XUO. No. 22. 38 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAS n C&, m 2 ©he gveeitev txxx& gportsmatt [May 30, 1908 The Vallejo Race Meeting VALLEJO RACE TRACK AUGUST 13, 14, 15, 1903 EARLY CLOSING STAKES Entries Close Monday, June 15, 1903 No. 1— THE VALLEJO STAKES, 2:23 Class Trotters $1000 No. 2— THE DEWEY STAKES, 2:17 Class Pacers 1000 No. 3— 2:27 Class Trotters 300 No. 4— 2:19 Class Trotters 300 No. 5— 2:13 Class Trotters 300 No. 6—2:25 Class Pacers 300 No. 7— 2:15 Class Pacers 300 No. 8— 2:10 Class Pacers 300 In addition to the above other Stakes, for 2 and 3 year olds and for local horses, will be given. Remember that Entries must be made on time. Entries postmarked later than date of closing are not eligible to win. Entries in Stakes Nos. 1 and 2 close June 15, when horses must be named and eligible. Entrance due as follows: 3 percent June 15, 1803; 1 per cent additional if not declared out on or before July 1, 1903; 1 per cent additional if not declared out on or before August 1, 1903. SUBSTITUTIONS:— In Stakes Nos. 1 and 2, THE VALLEJO and THE DEWEY — On August 1, 1903, nominators (by the payment of an additional 2 per cent) have the right of substituting another horse eligible to the Class in the place of the one named in original entry. DECLARATIONS (to declare out) must be mailed to the Manager, and will not be accepted unless accompanied by the amount due at time declaration is made. Entries in Stakes Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 close June 15, 1903, when horse must be named and eligible. Entrance 5 per cent and 5 per cent additional deducted from winners of each division of all stakes. For further particulars and Entry Blanks address THOMAS SMITH, Manager, VALLEJO, CAL. THE K-EHXTTTJ Trotting Horse Breeders' Association OPENS TO THE WORLD THE FOLLOWING Pixel Emu for Its Great 10-Day telii, Oct 6 to 17, '03 Entries Close Monday, June 1, 1903. No. 1. The Transylvania 86,000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:12 class June I, 1903. Horses to be named September 9th. Entries transferable on or before that date No. 2. The McDowell 85,000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:10 class .Tun: 1, 1903. No. 3. The Walnut Ball Farm Cap. .83,000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:15 class June 1, 1903 A silver tropty valued at $500 will be presented to. the owner of the winner by Mr. L. V. Harkness. No. 4. The Blue Grass 82,000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:19 elass June 1, 1903. No. 5. The Tennessee 83,000 For Pacers eligible to the 2:08 class June 1. 1903. Horses to be named September 9th. Entries transferable on or before that date No. 6. The Johnston 82,000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:24 class June l, 1903. No. 7. The West 82,000 For Trotters eligible to the 2:29 class June 1, 1903. No. 8. The Kentucky.. 82,000 For Three- Year-Olds, Trotting Foals of 1900. No 9. The Lexington 82.000 For Two- Year-Olds, Trotting Foals of 1901. No. 10. The Wilson 82,000 For Pacers eligible to the 2:20 class June 1, 1903. CONDITIONS. Entrance Fee to each 5 per cent, and 5 per cent additional will bededucted from each wlnnerof first four moneys. All payments are forfeits, and are due Id cash on dates specified as follows: No I, *?5 June 1; $75 July 15; $75 September 1; $75 evening before race. No 2. $40 Juoe 1; 150 July 15; $70 Septem er I; $90 evening before raoe. Nos. 3 and 5, $30 June 1; $40 July 15; $40 September 1; $40 evening be'ore race. Nos 4. 6, 7, 8, 0, 10, $25 June I: $25 July 15: $25 September 1; $35 evening before raco. All Entries (except in Transylvania and Tennessee) must be named June 1. Division of Purses 50. 25, 15 and in per oent, except In No, 3 The Walnut Hall Farm Cup! which will be divided as follows: $1400 to first horse, $700 to seoond, $400 to third, $300 to fourth, $100 to driver of winner and $100 to winner of fastest beat All races will be contested under the Rules of the National Trotting Association (of which this Association is a member), unless otherwise specified. Right reserved to reject any entry this Association does not want. No return of any payment becau ie of death of nominator or entry, nor will tho death of nominator make void the entry. Nominators will be held for full amount unless written notice of withdrawal is received by the Sooretary, bearing postmark on or before date whun a payment is due. Id oil races, excepting The Transylvania and The Tennessee, more than ono may be named as odo entry, providing they are in the same stable. In case where two or more hoises have been named as one entry, and any horses have been separated from the stable from which they were orginally entered, irad Btiob [Miration made according to rule, thoy shall bo eligible to start in the raco (if forf«;lts fulling due aftersuoh separation havo boon met according to conditions), upon the payment of forfeits which fell duo before said separation. Notice— The Futurl ty and Kentucky, Tho Two Year-Old Futurity and Lexington. The Transylvania and McDowull, rii- Transylvania and Cup. Tho Cup und Blue Grass, The Blue Grass and Johnston, The Johnston and West, will all be carded with from threo to seven days botween, but no horse cau be entered In more than one race on one payment. Don't aslc It. Important Payments Due. No II. Kentucky's Futurity (for Three-year-olds, foals of 1900) »«0,000 A payment of $50 June 1 made on each eligible threo. year-old that owners desire tokoop In will carry entries to within thirty days before the meeting (Seplcmbor 1). No. 1". The Futurity (for Two-yoar olds, foals of 19011 8^,000 l payment of $25 June 1 will keep eligible entries good until thirty days before meeting (September 1). Piircpc for All flfl^<5P°; *loWormorooaou, will bo opened later, to oloso September 9. ril flva iui r\n viaaswo stables can got two or moro raoes for their horsos without ship- .ng. Send entries and payments therefore to tho Sooretary. Programme on applloatlon. E. W. SHANKLIN, Sec'y. LEVINUITUX, KV STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY SACRAMENTO, CAT,. Stanford Stake of 1905 FflR FflAK (IF IQfl9 TO BE TKOTTED AT the I Ull I UHLO Ul I QVi.< CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR OF 1905. ENTRIES TO CLOSE JUNE 1, 1903, With H. LOWDEN, Acting Secretary, at the Offlce in Sacramento. "U"IFTY DOLLARS ENTRANCE, of which $5 must aocompany nomination June 1, 1903- $5 Novem -L ber 1, 1903; Siojune I, 1904: $10 June 1, 19U5, and $20 on the tenth day before the first day of the State Fair of 1905 $300 added by the Society. Mile heats, three in five, to harness. The stakes and added money to be divided 50, 25. 15 and 10 per cent. Right reserved to declare two starters a walkover. When only two start they may contest for the entrance money paid in to be divided 66*3 percent to the winner, and 33'a per cent to the second horse. A horse distancing the field shall be entitled to first money only. In no case will a horse be entitled to more than one money Nominators are not held for lull amount of entrance in case colt goes wrong; only forfeit the pay- ments made, which relieves you from further responsibility, and declares entry out The stake is growing in value each year; every breeder should enter in it; it will enhance the value of his colt in case he desires to seil. A special Stake will be opened In 1905 for colts entered originally in this stake and Occident Stake of 1906, that develop a pacing gait, to be contested for as three-year olds In 1905. Your colt entered in the Occident Stake for 1905 is eligible for entry in this stake. Remember the date of closing is June 1, 1903. H. LOWDEN, Acting Secretary. An entry in this stake will enhance the valne of your colt. First payment only 85. EDtry Blanks can be obtained from Acting Secretary, or this office. ft. C. ESTILL, Pres. California State Agricultural Society. Special Harness Stallion Stake for 1905. FOR THEN THREE-YEAR-OLDS. For the Get of Stallions that made Private or Public Service, Season of 1901, for their Foals of 1903. The Race Is to be contested at the State Fair at Sacramento, 1905, when Foals are Three Years Old. THE FOLLOWING STALLIONS STALLION'S NAME FEE Sidney Arnett $ 15 Nushagab 30 Meridian 25 Zombro 35 Wilkes Direct 2:22^ (Nearest) 40 Ouiboul 15 Kinney Lou 20 Exioneer 20 Mendocino 20 Monbells 20 Nazote 20 McKinney 100 Strathway 25 Zolock 40 Oostello 20 Escort 20 Neernut 40 Bonnie Direct 100 Welcome 1 25 Total paid in on stallions — Added by Association WERE ENTERED IN 1902: STALLION'S NAME FEB William Harold $ 40 Dictatus Medium [' 20 Charles Marvin '.'.". 40 Demonio j>0 Bayswater Wilkes .!.!!!."!" 25 Diablo 40 Washington McKinney ....."." 30 Joe Nolan f 15 Dexter Prince 20 Cupid 20 Sidney Dillon 20 L. W. Russell 20 On Stanley 20 A zmoor 20 StamB \\ 25 Iran Alto , . \ 50 Erect 25 Mountain Director .,. 15 Monterey , ,, , j 50 $1140 1000 Total amount of Stake to date $2140 All Foals that are the get of any stallion entered in this Stake to be eligible to be entered on June 1. 1903. Entrance fee, $50 each, of which $5 must accompany the entry, with breeding and name. If any, of foal, and a further payment of $10, March 1, 1904, and a further payment of $15 each, May 1, 1905. and a final payment of $20 on the first day of August, 1905, and all colts making this payment shall be eligible to start. Starters to be named in writing, through the entry bos, 4 P. h, day before the race. The nominator of any colts shall, on May 1, 1905, then declare as to the trotting or pacing end he desires to start his colts All moneys paid in on colts transferred to the pacing division shall be segregated and placed to the credit of the pacing stake, and all other payments shall be placed to the credit of the trotting stake. All pavments not made as they become due declares entry out, and releases subscriber from furtherli oility. Hopf barred in both classes. Mile heats, three in five. For further conditions see Entry blanks. KKMKMHLK DATE OF CLOSING, JUNE 1, 1903. H. LOWDEN, Acting Secretary, Office, New Pavilion, Sacramento. An entry In this stake will enhance the value of your colt. First payment only $5, Entry Blanks can be obtained from Aoting Secretary or at this office. Books and Pictures California Mountains, Valleys, Canyons, Lakes and Seaside and Vacation Places. Shall It Be A Camp In the Forest A Mountain Lake A Good Hotel and Trout for Breakfast A Seaside Resort Clam Chowder for Dinner The Publications of the Southern Pacific Cover all Desirable Plaoes and answer question! of Distance, Accommodations, Expense, Fares, Route, etc Nothing Lett to the imagination. Inquire at INFORMATION BUREAU 613 MARKET STREET [MTTO BUSINESS C0LLEQE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal, The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Paoiflo Coast. 20,000 gradu- ates; 30 teaohers: 70 typewriters; over 300 students annually plaoed in positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. HEALD. President. IN Cl ]H o G ICATTuIPOUlTRy |NETTu,6J««g WIRE ( WEST COAST! WIRE'S, IRON WORKS _J9 FREMONIST^SAN FRANqiSCO. i £0C0ANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOR STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIGS FOB SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO. 9)08 California Street, San Francisco, Gal. May 30, 1»0»] ©ire gveebev anb gtpcvt&man 3 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN P. W. KELLEY, Proprietor. rurf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 QEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O- BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 586. Terms— One Tear S3, Six MonthB SI. 75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kelley, 38 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, May 30, 1903. Stallions Advertised. TROTTING BRED. BARONDALE 2-A1H Tom James, San Jose BONNIE DIRECT C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton BOODLE Jr. J. D. Carr, or John Garside, Salinas CHAS DERBY 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm. Danville GUY MCKINNEY '. D Bryson, Linden HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R. I. Moorhead, Santa Clara LIMONERO 2:15& J- H. Williams, Lob Angeles NTJSHAGAK 25939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove NUTWOOD WILKES 2:164 Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington NEAREST 2:22>4 T. W. Barstow, San Jose NEERNUT 2:1214 Geo. W. Ford, Santa Ana SEYMOUR WILKES Thos. Roche, Lakeville, Sonoma Co SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Frank Turner, Santa Rosa HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS The Baywood Stud, San Mateo SLR GD3BIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co sale in 1:10$, a quarter in 33$ seconds and an eighth in 16 seconds. She brought $1025, a profitable price of course on the amount paid out to breed, rear and train her up to the time of the sale, but the price would have been four times that amount had she been entered and paid up on in some of the big stakes. Unfortu- nately Mildred S. has no stakeengagements, and there is no chance for her to earn any money until she is a matured mare unless her new owner starts her in open events against aged horses, a course that no sensible man pursues with a promising colt or filly these days. Were she eligible to the Kentucky Futurity or any of the big stakes there would have been a contest for her possession that would have run her price up to many times the amount at which she was secured. Here is a lesson that owners and breed- ers should heed at the present time. On Monday next, June 1st, the Harness Stallion Stake offered by the California State Agricultural Society will close for the foals of 1902 sired by the stallions already nomin- ated, and on theBame date the popular Stanford Stake will also close for foals of 1902. Here are two stakes that are not only well worth winning, but will add much to the sale value of any likely colt eligible to them. The lesson of the sale of Mildred S. should not be lost. A fast colt that has no Btake engagements will not bring more than half as much as can be secured for him if he is well staked. Remember this and see that your colt is named in these two stakes. It costs but very little to enter, and next year when he begins to show speed of a high order you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you at least have a chance to win a goodly sum with him or that you can sell for a good price to some one w^o desires to possess that chance. If he has no engagements your intereBt and pride and confidence in him will not be shared by the public. THE PETALUMA MEETING, which will be given by the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association in August, is the talk of the harness horsemen from Siskiyou to San Diego. There seems to be a general desire to get back on the old track there for another meeting, and the Breeders Associa- tion is commended on all sides for its action in select- ing Petaluma for its principal meeting of 1903. The program of stakes that close Monday next is one of the best offered in years. Two thousand dollars is the amount offered for trotters of the 2:24 class. This should result in one of the greatest races of the year between the green trotters of California, of which there are a large numberin training. Fifteen hundred dollars are hung up for the 2:20 class pacers, and this should also be a great race, as the number of eligible side-wheelers now in training here is not only large but very evenly matched in speed. The 2:15 class trotters and the 2:13 class pacers are given purses of $1000 each. Both these events should fill well; the horses that win them will probably have new records when the races are over. Six hundred dollars is the amount hung up for the three-year-old trotters, and this race will give owners who have entries in the Occident and Stanford Stakes an opportunity to edu- cate their colts a little in an actual race before those big events are decided at Sacramento. In addition to these early closing events a number of additional races will he advertised in June to close August 1st. A special endeavor will be made to arrange the classes so that all horses now in training in California will be provided for and a chance given every owner to name his trotter or pacer in one or more races where he will have an opportunity to win. Then there are the two-year-old divisions of the Breeders $6000 Futurity to be decided at this meeting. They alone will fur. nish contests of absorbing interest that will draw large crowds to see them. Petaluma is one of the most thriving towns in California, its citizens are all enthu- siastic over the coming of the Breeders Association to their local track, and the track itself is one of the very best on this Coast. In all probability a meeting will be given the following week at Santa Rosa, and as the distance is hut sixteen miles over one of the best of roads, horses can be taken across at no expense whatever if owners are so disposed. The Petaluma meeting will be one of the best ever held in California. Every owner who has an eligible horse in training should see that he is entered in one or more of the events to close next Monday. Send your entries to F. W. Kelley, secretary, 36 Geary street, San Fran- KENTUCKY'S GREAT ANNUAL MEETING, held at Lexington in October, offers the last opportunity each year to win large purses with a trotter or pacer. The fixed events open to the world, such as The Transylvania, The McDowell and the "Walnut Farm Cup, have become classics of the trotting turf and the desire to win the first named is as much a passion among the trotting horse owners of America as the desire to win the Derby is among Englishmen who own tnoroughbreds from the King on his throne to the poorest owner on the isle. On Monday next entries for ten of these rich fixed events will close, five of the races being for trotters and five for pacers. On the same date payments are due in the big Ken- tucky $20,000 futurity for three year olds. The en- trance fee to the fixed events is five per cent divided into four easy payments. In our advertising columns will be found a full list of these purses and the special conditions governing them. Every owner who races in the East this year should not fail to have entries at the Lexington meeting. THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP, one of the great running events of the year, was decided at Gravesend on Thursday of this week and won by Irish Lad, owned by Harry Payne Whitney and H. B. Duryea, in 2:05| the fastest time ever made in the race. The favorite, Gunfire, owned by Whitney pere was second, beaten by not more than three inches, and eight lengths behind the pair Heno finished third. Irish Lad is a three year old by imported Candlemas, dam Arrow Grass by Enquirer or Bramble, second dam by Jack Malone, third dam by imported Albion. The race was worth $15,150 to the winner. Irish Lad carried 103 pounds, Gunfire (4) 111, and Heno (.3) 113. It was a great race for a three year old colt and stamps him as a great horse as he withstood a tre- mendous drive at the finish from Gunfire. A FEW STAKE ENGAGEMENTS for the filly Mildred S. by Klatawah would have quadrupled the price received for her at the Blue Ribbon sale at Cleveland three weeks ago, and every owner and breeder should make note of this fact. Mildred S. is but two years old, yet she showed a half mile at the Kentucky's $20,000 Futurity for 3-Year-Olds. Owners are again reminded that a payment of $50 must be made on June 1, 1903, upon each eligible entry in the futurity for foals of 1900 (three year old now) to be trotted during the annual meeting of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association October 6th to 17th next. This payment of $50 (June 1st) will carry entry till September 1st, within 30 days of race, when owners will know exactly how good their colt or filly is, and can then determine whether to stay in or drop out; but to drop out at thiB early date (June 1st) might prove very unwise, for many a winner has not de- veloped thoroughly until later in the summer. The total amount of payments from this date is less than two and one-half per cent of the amount to be trotted for, and nothing additional deducted from winners. No other purse offers such liberal conditions. Upon another page of this iBSue will be found con- ditions governing the fixed events (including The Transylvania, The McDowell, etc.) Entries to fixed events, and payments in the futurities must be sent to E W. Shanklin, Secretaiy, at Lexington, Ky., on or before June 1st. ■■•• In hot weather there is no drink like Jackson's Napa Soda — plain or in a lemonade. Items From Santa Ana Track. Mowers & Wynn have fourteen head in training here. A black gelding by McKinney, dam by Wilkes Boy, second dam by Almont 33, has trotted a quarter in 36 seconds. They have several good Neernut colts preparing for stake engagements. P. W. HodgeB has Portrero 2:16} by Redondo. This horse is good gaited and doing well and will be raced in California. Owynex, his recent purchase at Oak- wood Park sale, looks and acts like his breeding, which is first class. Mr. Hodges is preparing him for the Occident Stake. Geo. W. McKinney 2:14}, is in fine fix and has been a half mile in 1:09; Hodges will enter him in the 2:15 classes in California. A gray gelding owned by a Riverside party is a smooth acting green horse and is being prepared for the slow classes. The way he stepped a mile in 2:34 in just a jog with Portrero showB him to be a good green prospect. Lady Zombro, bay mare by Zombro, that worked an easy mile last year in 2:17, has been a mile this year in 2:25, last half in 1:09} and last quarter in 34 seconds. She is the sweetest gaited mare in California. Grace McK. 2:22$, full sister to Coney 2:02, has been a mile in 2:31. She is a handsome mare and iB going good gaited. Hodge is preparing her carefully for the California circuit, and she is his pride. Soma by McKinney is a trotter and a good one; has been slow miles and is good gaited all the time. She also will be seen on our California circuit this year. A Stam B. filly out of Atherine is a nice filly that Hodges calls the best he ever hitched up. Charles Main's three-year-old Zombro filly is a good one, and so good that Hodges wants to hold her over a year. Mr. Main's two-year-old Zombro filly is another fast one that Hodges is stuck on, and thinks will be a wonder. Mr. Hodges is loyal to California, wantB to race in this State, and hopes that good purses will be hung up this year. Bob Thompson is training a bay gelding by Neernut that is a trotter and has been a mile in 2:29A. He is a fast fellow and is being prepared for California meet- ings. Oscar Morgan of Los Angeles own3 him. Don M., a bay three year old gelding by Neernut, dam by Mambrino Wilkes, is a fast trotter and has been a mile in 2:18, last half iD 1:08£, and last quarter in 33 seconds. He will start in the green classeB and Bob thinks well of his chances. Bob also has a bay full sister to Don M. that is in the Occident and Stan- ford Stakes. She is a good gaited trotter and very promising. A five year old bay gelding by Neernut that Thomp- son is training is a beautiful horse and a real trotter- Mr. T. wants to race him and otherB of his Btring in California and says he hopes the purses will be large enough to warrant a person going away from home to compete for them. G. W. Ford is training Cocoanut by Neernut. This is a fast pacer and one that will do to keep an eye on. The track is in perfect condition and Santa Ana citizens are ready to contribute for a good meeting. Mr. Ford owns the track and is very enthusiastic over the idea of having a meeting here. Neernut has been bred to 47 mares to date and "more a coming.'' Yours truly, C. A. H. Cresceus Will Again Visit California. Every admirer of the champion trotting horse of the world, Cresceus 2:02}, will remember with much regret the protracted rainy spell that prevented that great horse giving exhibitions in this part of the State when his popular owner, Geo. H. Ketcham of Toledo* Ohio, brought him here during November in 1901. The only place he was shown on the track was at Los Angeles, the performances at Sacramento and San Jose being cancelled on account of a downpour that lasted nearly two weekB and made the tracks seas of mud. It is with pleasure that we are enabled to announce that Cresceus and the Ketcham family may pay Cali- fornia another visit this fall, and we will all hope that suitable weather will prevail on dates that may be chosen for his speed trials Sandy Smith, the trainer of Mr. A. B. Spreckels' horses at Aptos Stock Farm, recently received a letter from Mr. John McCartney, secretary for Mr. Ketch- am, from which we are permitted to make the follow- ing extract: "Mr. Ketcham has about completed arrangements to take Cresceus on an exhibition tour through the Northwest, and expects to be in California with him about the middle of September and will remain there until about the middle of December, and hopes to arrange to give an exhibition with him at Sacramento early in December. He will then ship the horses home and expects to make a trip with his wife and daughter to the Sandwich Islands, where they will spend a month before retur-ing home to Toledo. Cresceus is looking fine and is making a splendid stud season. Some splendid mares have been sent tc h and we believe the next few years will show hi be the greatest sire that ever lived. " Cite grecbex: cmfc Sportsman [May 30, Stemwinder. [BY W. W. ilEKDEXBALL ] In the issue of May 16th of your valuable paper, I read an article in regard to the history of Stemwinder, dam of Directum 2:05}, et a)., and so farasit went was strictly correct. Much has been written about Stem- winder and her famous son Directum 2:051, but never yet have I seen a correct and complete pedigree of either, and I thought an article on the subject from one who knew all the facts would be interesting, if not instructive, to your many readers. The most essen- tial part of this article will be her breeding, so with- out further comment at present I append her tabu- lated pedigree: STEM.WIXDER c Bre J by John Green. Dublin, Cat Poaled 1878. 3 C s g o a > c o a cd o =i 3 ■=» S : 1 = 1 ; P a m =^9? S5?3-=J25S5 c c. — _ x — - P — ~-< SO" P -: t> 5 3 i I am sorry there is not more to be learned in regard to the breeding of St. Lawrence. The history of this horse was traced, and it was learned that he was raised in Lower Canada, was imported into Illinois and made a season at the Btable of Benjamin Rood- house, near Whitehall, Green county, of that State. He then came to California and was owned by Mr. Bennett of Martinez; thence passed to Mr. Anway, who lived in Alameda county between Hay wards and Dublin. In 1853 he trotted a mile in 2:33. He after- wards trotted an exhibition mile in 2:32}. He was a horse of fine looks and good action, and was known as Rdodhouse's St. Lawrence. He was naturally a fast horse, for all the education he ever received was in the common schools of his day. Stemwinder's second, third and fourth dams were bred or owned by my uncle, the late Martin Menden- hall of Livermore, who also owned Bell Alta. No doubt the way Qulen Sabe was known as by Langford was for the reason my uncle always called Shang (the dam of Quien Sab)) "the LaDgford mare," and spoke of her offspring as the "Langford filly" or "Langford colt," as it happened to be. Polly, ner fourth dam, was by a horse called Duroc, owned by the Murphy family of Santa Clara county, and was supposed to be a son of Duroc by imp. Diomed, the former the sire of the famous American Eclipse. Quien Sabe, the second dam of Stemwinder, was Bold by my uncle to a Mr. Joe Wilson, who sold her te Mr. Geo. Johnston, now of Pleasanton (then of Dublin) who afterwards sold her to Mr. John Green, the breeder of Stemwinder. Quien Sabe was broken to saddle when she was about nine years old, and ran and woi some unimportant half-mile r*ces. She ran Mr. Dougherty's half-mile track at Dublin in 50 seconds. Lirline, the dam of the pacer Monroe S. 2:20, was C fn sister to Quien Sabe. Stemwinder made her jord of 2:30} (not 2:31 as given) in the seventh heat race at San Jose about 1884; she previously won a heat in the same race in 2:29, but was disqualified for fouling. Andy McDowell drove her a trial over the Bav District track in 2:27, and always claimed she could trot close to 2:20. All this was done to high wheel sulky. She, like many great broodmares, was very high-strung, and at the slightest provocation would make matters interesting. One day A. A. Mil- ler, who broke her, had driven her twenty-five miles on the road as a steadier, and just as he turned into the gate to go home something disturbed her and for good measure she demolished the cart with her heels. One proof of a great broodmare is that she throws something of good quality to different sires. Stem- winder did this to three different horses, viz., to Director 2:17, Directum 2:05}, to Direct Directina (3) 2:16}, to Richard's Elector Eleetrina 2:20. Mr. Thos, Green, of Dublin, son of the late John Green, owns a full brother to the latter that has shown fast, with little or no work. Mr. Chas. A. Durfee owns two fillies from Stemwinder by McKinney 2:11}. I would await with interest the result of a union from the best of these to Bonnie Direct 2:05}, or it would not prove a bad experiment to mate them with Cupid 2:18, sire of Venus II 2:11}, or Sidney Dillon, sire of Dolly Dillon 2:07, as their dam Venus, who founded a great family, was by Venture 2:27}. A daughter of Stemwinder by Diablo 2:09}, is owned in Alameda by Mr. Owens,la brother-in-law of Thomas Green. Geo. Davis was fortunate in getting a colt by Rey Direct 2:10, from Stemwinder 2:30}. All Californians admit that for a foundation to a trotting pedigree there is no better blood than that of Williamson's Belmont, and I believe there never was a horse more intensely bred in this line than Stemwinder, the only outcross in her first four gener- ations being St. Lawrence. Hence there is little wonder that Directum 2:05} should have proven such a champion trotter, coming as be did from Hamble- tonian 10 through a line of champions, and being backed up by so much of the rich red blood in his dam. The Dictitor blood since the days of Dexter 2:17} has furnished champions, namely Director 2:17, Jay Eye See 2:10, Direct 2:05}, Directly 2:03}, Directum 2:05}, Bonnie Direct 2:05}, Direct Hal 2:04}. The maternal side as well has furnished its proportion as is evidenced by Nancy Hanks 2:04, whose dam is by Dictator, and John A. McKerron 2:05}, whose dam is by Director 2:17, yet I believe the dash of William- son's Belmont blood that came through his grand young sire Nutwood Wilkes 2:16} helped John A. McKerron 2:05} to achieve his present greatness. Nothing will attract the attention of Mr. Salisbury quicker than to let him know that a horse has a cross of Williamson's Belmont especially when coming through Venture 2:27}. I look for Directum 2:05} to sire, or some of his daughters to produce some of the wonders of the trotting world. Stemwinder is gone, but enough of her progeny remain to keep her memory green, and produce champions down through the coming years. Harness Racing To-day at Tanforan. There will be a good program of harness racing at Tanforan track this afternoon under the auspices of the Golden Gate Park Driving Association, and aB no admission will be charged there should be a large attendance. Arrangements have been made by which the electric cars from this city will be run at intervals of five minutes. The first race will be called at 1:30 prompt. A double team race is one of the most interesting features of the afternoon's sport, and is in the nature of a match between Capt. N. P. Batchelder and Capt. John Barneson. Capt. Batchelder will drive Major and Frank, and Capt. Barneson will pilot his horses Morgan and Alfred H. There will also be a race for members of the San Francisco Driving Club, which organization haB been having quite a lot of sport on the speedway during the past year or two. A handsome cup will be the trophy for this event. In the regular races for members of the Golden Gate Park Driving Club the purses will be S150 each. The following officers will officiate: Starter, R. Ledgett ; judges, S. F. Bannon, G. L. Swett and J. Martin: marshal, J. B. Dalziel; assistant marshal, J. Holland ; timers, H. Vetters and L. E. Clawson. E. Aigeltinger is president and F. W. Thompson secretary of the association. The official program is as follows: First race, 2:30 class — L. Richardson's Lady R. D., J. G. Cuicello's George, Dr. A. McLaughlin's A. B. P., M. M. Donnelly's Charles Newman; H Schottler's King V. Second race, 2:25 class — E. Aigeltinger's Dolador, D. Mizner's Myrtle Thorn, A. P. Clayburgh's Cicero, M. M. Donnelly's Young Salisbury, J. Doran's Delia Mc. Carthy, Dr. A. McLaughlin's Alameda Maid. Third race, free for all — W. J. Simpson's Teddy, E. D. Sachs' Sandow, H. Miller's Lady B'alrose, S. Wat- son's Al. Sandy. Fourth race, San Francisco Driving Club — J. Mc- Tigue's Mike, L. Coffey's Mission Queen, J. Tadt's Direct Pils, W. O'Kane's Bonney Boy, T. H. Coreoran's Mission Boy, H. Schottler's King V , F. Lauterwa6ser's Iran, A. Taylor's Bill Ellsworth, B. Smith's Coolie Black. Fifth race, double-team race — N. P. Batchelder's Major and Frank, J. Barneson's Morgan and Alfred A Hoosier's Opinion of Rey Direct. Dr. Neal, editor of the Western Horseman, and one of the most entertaining of the writers on harness horse affairs, attended the Blue Ribbon sale and this is bis opinion of Rey Direct, as printed in his journal: The Rey Direct family was a decided feature of the sale offering, and while I do not pretend that my per- sonal reputation as a:breeder and prophet is the "big- gest-thing on earth," I freely risk it all|on|the predic" tion that ere the return of many "May days" Rey Direct's reputation and fame as an extreme speed siie will be world-wide. He is not the "tallest big horse" I ever saw, but be is just about the "biggest little horse" that anyone ever saw, with an individuality absolutely above honest criticism, and having about him that character and quality expression which gives him the mark of destiny. That destiny has really marked him for her own is fully demonstrated by the size, physical hardiness and strength, superb individuality, natural and extreme speed and clock- headednesB of his get. Like "niggers'" to a Chinaman, they all "look alike" to horsemen, and such turns of speed they show! Never have I seen a stallion which I so much wanted to see come to Indiana, for he will, I am sure, prove a phenomenally successful top cross for many Indiana-bred mares. But Mansfield is not far away, and the best, be it far or near, is none too good for Indiana broodmare owners. Not but what Indiana has whole regiments of high-class sires, but that the Rey Direct ctosb is one we need — it is needed everywhere. The Directs not only have characteris- tics of their own, but such characteristics as all speed breeders seek — money-winning characteristics — and as an early and extreme speed sire Rey Direct clearly is well-nigh the greatest of "his father's house." Saddle Horses in Demand. On a hot day drink Jackson's Napa Soda lemonade and be refreshed. A contemporary notes the fact that a feature of the local demand for horses in Chicago at the present time is the call for gaited saddlers from men of very moderate means. Inquiry develops the information that never before in the history of the city have so many men been desirous of owning saddle horses on which to enjoy the open air. Naturally in times as prosperous as these the wealthy fanciers who like to take exercise on horseback are buying the best that can be found of both kinds of riding horses, and some rather scrubby sorts are being sold among the so- called three-gaited or plain-gaited lot. The majority of men, however, who wish to own a horse to cost not more than $150 to S250 have an idea that they want one that "can saddle a little, " and the result is that the demand and supply of such animals are quite far apart. Even good-sized ponies of western origin, which have an easy canter or "lope ' are bringirg famine prices in the city. The call of course is for horses thoroughly accustomed to city life, for the reason that very many of the men who now find themselves in a position to keep horses have very little or no previous acquaintance with the saddle. Some years ago most of these very men rode bicycles when on pleasure bent, but now it would be a hard matter to coax some of them to admit that they know how to steer a wheel let alone mount one in public and set off down the boulevard. As an indication of the manner in which the horse is holding his own againBt the mechanical locomotive device, this demand for low priced saddle horses is well worth recording. — Kentucky Mock Farm. J. H. Brown of Detroit, Michigan, who purchased Marengo King 2:29}, son of McKinney and By By by Nutwood, at the Blue Ribbon sale, has placed him in oharge of Frank Colby of Detroit. Marengo King will be in the stud this year, his service fee being $50, and a number of mares have been booked to him already. He is the only son of McKinney in that sec- tion of the country. Mr. Ed. Dinklespiel, editor of the Suisun Repubjican, is the owner of a five year old full sister to Ben F. 2:22A, that is a very promising: pacer. She wears no hopples, is nicely gaited and shows considerable speed. Mamie Reams is giving her a little work at the Dixon track, but Mr. Dinklespiel does not intend racing her this year. May 30, iao3] ®He gvee&cv cmfc gtjxortsmcm Many Entries in Oregon State Fair Stakes. Secretary Wisdom of the Oregon State Agricultural Society sends us the list of entries for four harness stakes which closed May 15th and the showing is such that the State Fair at Salem this year is certain to be a tremendous success. California horse owners have made more entries in both the $2000 stakes than either Washington or Oregon horsemen. The entry lists are a tribute to the energy and enterprise of the Oregon State Fair association, which got into the field early, offered liberal stakes and advertised exten- sively. In all probability the two big stakes will not cost the association a cent, as there ffill be sufficient entrance money paid in no make up the entire sum. The greater Salem Stake of $2000 for 2:17 pacers has the largest number of entries, there being 30 this year, against 21 last year, while the Lewis and Clark Stake has 27 entries this year, against 16 last year, which shows a healthy improvement in both events. The three year old events have each 12 entries this year, againBt 10 last year. The horses entered are from five States as follows: In the 2:17 pace California sends 10 entries, Washing- ton 10, Oregon 6, Montana 3, Idaho 1. In the Lewis and Clark stake, California 9, Oregon 7, Washington 6, Montana 4, Idaho 1. The Salem meeting will be held during the week beginning September 14th. Following is a list of entries: THE GREATER SALEM STAKE, $2000 — FOR 2:17 PACERS. Thomas H. Brents, Walla Walla, Wash., b m Miladi B., by Chehalis-Antelope. E. F. Rodgers, Roseburg, Ore., b g Boedecker by Pathmark-Klamathon. W. O. Trine, Fair Grounds, Ore., br g Oregon Bull by Roy Wilkes-Volunteer. J. Morgan, Seattle, Wash., b m Chehalis Maid by Chehalis-silas Wright. James McCulloc'n, Machias, Wash., b g Adimont by Altamont-Andironda^k. Frank Clancy, Seattle, Wash., br g Direct C. by Direet-Duroc Prince. H. H. Helman, Portland, Ore., b m Portia Knight by Vinmont-Duroc Prince. James Ervin, Pendleton, Ore. b m Ollie M. by Westfield-Caution. N. K. West, La Grande, Ore., ch m Taffeta Silk by Lemont Deadshot. D. Fraser, Spokane, Wash., b m Rosie Glen by Rosebud-Lemon t. A. G. Lohmire, Portland, Ore., gr g School Boy by Bill Frazier-Rockwood. L. B. Lindsey, Spokane, Wash., ch g Dr. Luhn by King Altamont-Prompter. E. J. Dyer, Spokane, Wash., b g Jack Wilmot by Dr. Bunnell-Ambassador. Van de Vanter Stock Farm, Seattle, Wash., ch g Harry Hurst by Del win-Unknown. C. H. Merkley, Sacramento, Cal., br s Hops by Don Marvin-Tilton Altamont. J. F. Silva, Sacramento, Cal., br g Charles S. by Alex 5utton-Venture. J. H. McKowen, Spokane, Wash., b g Alcounter by Encounter- Almont Medium. H. W. Goodall, San Francisco, Cal., b g Rajah, by Charles Derby-General Benton, and b g Uncle John by Charles Derby-Balkan. C. W. Helm, Stockton, Cat, b g Cranky Thorn by Hawthorne-General McClellan. C. W. Welby, Alameda, Cal , rn m Alice Lee by Tennysonian-Bob Lee. C. Whitehead, Stockton, Cal., b m The Mrs. by Derby Ash-Hawthorne. J.A.Richardson, Boise, Ida., ch g Monroe S. by Dictator Wilkes-Hawthorne. Howell W. Peel, Spokane, Wash., blk s Merry Mon- arch by McKinney-Deta. A. M. Carr, Butte, Mont., ch m Christabel by Charles Derby-Algerdetta. Joe Huber, Bozeman, Mont., b m Haydee, by Boze- man-Maxim, and br m Rita Huber by Bozeman- Kentucky Volunteer. I. C. Mosher, Los Angeles, Cal., b m Oma A. by Director-Dictatus. D. A. Warner, Los Angeles, Cal., ch g High Ball by Silk Wood-Harvester . P. B. Michel, Pasadena, Cal., rn g San Gabriel Prince, by Richwood-Echo. THE LEWIS AND CLARK STAKE, $2000— FOR 2:20 TROTTERS. L. Zimmerman, Portland, Ore., br g Louis Z. by Upstart-Maud Patchen. Fred Brooker, North Yakima, Wash., b s Mark Hannabus, (formerly Mark Hannal by Planter-Kitty Ham. A. C. Froom, Portland, Ore., blk m Lady Jones by Capt. Jones-Director. Thomas H. Brents, Walla Walla, Wash., b m Belladi by Chehalis-Caution. Lars Peterson, Seattle, Wash., ch g Duke of Wald- stein by Wald stein-Clay Duke. E. C. Payne, Davenport, Wash., rn m Lizzie T. by Hambletonian Mambrino-Altmont. E. F. Rodgers, Roseburg, Ore., b s Major Weitzel by Joe Weizel-Brookmont. Aug Erickson, Portland, Ore., br g Harry Marvin by Don Marvin-Alexander. "Elroy Smith, Butte, Mont., b g Idol by Copper King-lempest. C. M. O'Brien, Seattle, WaBh., blk s Momcart by Woodmon-Autocrat. J. A. Jones, Springbrook, Ore., Capt. Jones by Mc- Kinnev-Gossiper. W. 6. Trine, Fair Grounds, Ore., blk s Broad Heart by McClanahan-Pero. H. H. Helman, Portland, Ore., b g Roy Benton by Benton Boy-Anteeo. L. H. Todhunter, Sacramento, Cal., b m Zombow- zettie by Zombro-Silver Bow. Harry Cowell, Perkins, Cal., ch g Perkins by Henry Nutwood-Whips. Tuttle Bros., Rocklin, Cal., b s Don Z. by Stam B - Lottery. Walter Tryon, Sacramento, Cal, b g Bensurba by Tom Benton-James Madison. J. H. McKowen, Spokane, Wash., b m Etta D. by Encounter-Big Bird. H. W. Goodall, San Francisco, Cal., ch g Dr. Ham- mond by Charles Derby-Nutwood. Bowel & Albertson, Fresno, Cal., b g Chinwa by Athad on-Waterford . C. Whitehead, Stockton, Cal., ch g Deputy by Derby Ash-Priam. Orlando J. Ralph, Moscow, Ida., b s Captain Clap- perton by Latah-Monte Cristo. George T. Beckers, Los Angeles, Cal., br g Tee Dee Cee by Zombro-Antinous. A.M. Carr, Butte, Mont., br g Marboy by Delmar- Ben Franklin. Joe Huber, Bozeman, Mont., h m Zoo Zoo by Boze- man-Zephyr; b m Lady Spokane by Bozeman-Bishop. I. C. Mosher, Los Angeles, Cal., ch g Red Skin by Red Cloak-thoroughbred. INLAND EMPIRE STAKE, $500— FOR THREE YEAR OLD PACERS. W. L. Whitmore, Portland, Ore., b m Hallie Hinges by Pricemont-Antrim. C. M. O'Brien, Seattle, Wash , blk m Bessie L. by Montana Director. E. B. Tongue, Hillsboro, Ore., ch m Lottie B. by Lovelace-Fred EUmbleton. Charles Naylor, Walla Walla, Wash., b s King Alexis by Alexis-Meredith. H. B. Rutherford, Walla Walla, Wash., b g Nona Norte by Del Norte-Unknown. Austin Lafferty, Corvallis, Ore., b m Ruth Elenore by Sunrise- UnknowD. J F. Silva, Sacramerto, Cal., b f Economizer by Chas. Derby-Echo. J. A. Richardson, Boise, Ind , b f Delia Norte by DelNorte-Sljetta. Joe Huber, Bozeman, Mont , br f Rita Huber by Bozeman-Kentucky Volunteer. I. C. Mosher, Los Angeles, Cal., ch s Tidal Wave by Nutwood Wilkes-McKinney. ' T. L. Davidson, Jr., Salem, Jessie M. by Del Norte- Rock^ood. Dr. D. H. Yount, Wilbur, Wash., Annex by Alexis- Antrim. WEBFOOT STAKE, $500— FOR THREE YEAR OLD TROTTERS. Thomas H. Brents, Walla Walla, Wash., b m Helen Norte by Del Norte-Caution. H. H."Helman, Portland, Ore., b m Bessie Lovelace by Lovelace-Rockwood. Samuel Purdy, Athena, Ore., b s David Harum by Caution-Almont Medium. L. H. Todhunter, Sacramento, Cal., br s The Jester by Stam B. -Silver Bow. John Pender. Portland, Ore., blk m Bessie Jones by Cap'ain Jones-Rockwood. C. R. Reynolds, Vancouver, Wash., b m Zipsey by McKinnev-AHamont. G. A. Weste-ate, Albany. Ore., b m Maud Salisbury by Young Salisbury-St. Cloud. G. W. Gill, Salem, Ore., br f Home Box by Holmdel -Boxwood. J. A. Richardson, Boise, Idaho, b g Swift B. by Stam B.-Waldstein. Joe Hubpr, Bozeman, Mont., b f Lady Spokane by Bozeman-Bishop. J. A. Jones, Springbrook, Ore., blk g Col Jones by Capt. Jones-Tempest. . G. W. Maxwell, Woodland, Wash., blk g Gee Whiz by Capt. Jones- \ltamont. Yearlings Sold at Suisun. Good Advice From Los Angeles. Mr. C. A. Harrison, mine host of the Hotel Rosslyn, Los Angeles, is one of the enthusiastic trotting horse owners and road drivers of that section of California. Oj receipt of a package of entry blanks tor the Breeders Petaluma meeting he sat down and wrote as follows to this paper. Editor Breeder and Sportsman — Yours to hand, also entry blanks for Breeders meetiDg. The purses certainly are good and every trainer at the Los Angeles tracks seems satisfied with them and the conditions. Now it is to be hoped that the purses will fill, and that the required number of starters will, be on hand on day of race. In order that no man will be called upon to start a harness horse for a miserly special of $20, it is also to be hoped that the various associations and owners of tracks in California will get busy and announce their programs early, so that men who have trained harness horses in California this spring will not have to make entries in Oregon, Washington, Colorado and on Eastern tracks. Of course trainers can't wait until the last minute, and it does seem that even though Governor Pardee has seen fit to veto the State appropriation for agricultural fairs at this time, that the various racing associations could stand alone and do business without State aid. They can at least try it one season, and with all the horse interest in this great old State and with the race loving popula- tion harness horse meetings, if properly cod. ducted, will pay and pay just as well as any other sort of summer amusement. It behooves race promoters to put their shoulder to the wheel at this time and do it earnestly and do it early. Every association should have liberal purses, and every town and city in California should aid them in a business-like manner in order that the purses may be liberal; and also that grafting and snide gambling may be unknown quantities; so that when the public pays at the gate to see a good performance that they will get a firft class entertainment. If this is done it will be easy to make meetings pay. Californians talk a lot about fine horses, fine climate, good tracks, etc. Now while we have temporarily lost State aid, we have not lost energy, good horses, good climate, or prosperity. All the above items we have in abund- ance, and it is the time to get busy. Yours very truly, C. A. Harrison. On Saturday last, May 23d, Rush & Haile of Suisun held their annual sale of trotting bred yearlings. Ten colts were catalogued, but three were injured while on the way to the sale, one of them so severely that it was not put up for bids. The nine remaining brought $1035 an average of $126.37 which is good value for unbroken yearlings by untried sires. Eight of the nine sold were by Demonio, own brother to Diablo 2:09}, Don Derby, etc. The record of the sale is as follows: Sorrel filly by Demonio-Mamie Comet 2:231, to James Marshall for $120. Brown filly by Demonio-Rosebud by Fallis to James Marshall for $120. Bay filly by Demonio-Sable Dew by Sable Wilkes to Mannie Reams for $150. Brown filly by Demonio-Mamie Airlee by Prince Airlee to H B. Muzzy for $177. Brown filly by Demonio-Elorila by Alban 2:24 to H. B. Muzzy for $150. Sorrel colt by Demonio-Nellie T. by Dawn (injured) to James Keyes for $95. Bay colt by Demonio-Yarrow by Como 2:26$ (injured) to W. H. Bryan for $72.50. Bay colt by Demonio-Minerva by Guy Wilkes to James A. Keyes for $150. Bay filly by Father McKinnon (son of Demonio)- Jessie S. by Coligny to T. V. Corcoran for $67.50. An offer of $3500 was lately refused for the trotting mareConsuela S. 2:12}, by Directum 2:05}. Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feet. Sam Hoy's String at Winters. [WiDters, Cal., Express.] Whether district fairs are held or not, horsemen are not idle and training goes steadily on. S. H. Hoy's track here is just as busy as can be and Sam has quite a fancy string, including a lot of promising youngsters. The Express saw some of the racing stock work out the other morning and the way they put the dirt be- hind them looked like they were out for the stuff and were sure to get some of it. One of them was a dark bay mare — a green pacer — by Demonio, dam by Nut- wood Wilkes. She set a sure enough swift pace and is a stayer for as many heats as her driver wants. An- other one is Oro Belmont, a black gelding trotter, by Oro Wilkes, dam Muscovio by Belmont 64. Another green trotter is a bay gelding by Bay Bird, dam by Cornelius; then there is Donwater, a pacing geldiDg by Bayswater Wilkes, dam by Don Marvin; and Allen- dale, another pacing gelding by Falrose, dam by Stir- ling. If there is any part of the horse family Hoy likes better than a thorough racer it is the youngster with the stuff in him that makes a trotter. He has a pretty string of two-year-olds, all entered in the Breeders' Futurity Stake, that he takes a lot of pride in. They are a brown gelding by Diawood, dam by Upstart: a bay filly by Bayswater Wilkes, dam by Stirling; and a bay gelding by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Clara Belle by Privateer. Another lot of promising horses are a bay four year old trotter by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Lizzie E. by Illustrious; a bay gelding trotter by Woodside, dam by Tilton Altmont; a bay three year old gelding by Knight, dam Regina F. 2:18; a four-year-old filly by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Smut by Prompter; a two year old stallion trotter by Bayswater Wilkes, dam by Dexter Prince; a three year old filly by Bayswater Wilkes, dam by Stirling; and two fillies, full sisters, by Falrose, dam Belle Button by Button. These make pretty full stables at Hoy's training quarters, and there are some quick steppers among them. « Frank Work's favorite trotter Edward 2:19, team record 2:16} with Dick Swiveler, 19 years ago, is still living at 31 and well preserved. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, ard hamlet in the State. 6 ©Ite gveeiiev axxif ^Jdtrtsmcm fMAY 30, 1903 JOTTINGS. M THE ROMAN 2:09J sold for $10,000 on the last day of the Cleveland sale and Budd Doble was the successful bidder for the unsexed son of McKinney and Wanda. Mr. Doble was bidding for Mr. Geo. H. Smith of Cihillicothe, and opposed to him was Doc Tanner who was bidding for Frank G. Jones, the Memphis amateur reinsman. After the gelding was knocked down to Doble's ten thousand dollar bid he found that it was Mr. Jones' intention to turn the horse over to him had he been the successful bidder, so he would have had The Roman this year no matter which of tho two won him. When Dick Benson came over to California the winter of 1900 and purchased The Roman for $5000 from Mr. F. H. Burke, proprietor of La Siesta Stock Farm, he turned him over to Doble to handle until he was sent east in the spring. Mr. Doble drove him twice a week and when the horse landed in Kansas City he was about as well mannered a trotter as was ever seen|on a track. Benson did not start him in 1901, but last year drove him in nine races, seven of which he won, getting third money in another and behind the money once. It is said that he has improved so much in appearance since last year that many look upon him as a coming 2:05 trot- ter before this year is over. With the stallion Kinney Lou which Doble has entered heavily in the slow classes the great reinsman will have two sons of Mc- Kinney that are considered about as high class trot- ters as that horse has yet sired. for which from $500 to $1000 have been offered. In all probability the next move will be to Santa Rosa, as the citizens of that thriving and beautiful town have invited the Breeders association to hold a meeting at the Santa Rosa track, which has recently been put in fine shape by having six inches of new soil placed upon it. It is more than likely that the invitation will be accepted and a good program of races with $1000 purses advertised for a four days' program at the City of Roses. From Santa Rosa the route will probably be to Woodland, where a Driving Club is being organized to give a week's racing combined with a live stock show. Woodland always gives a first class meeting and the one this year will be second to none ever held at the shire town of Yolo county. A writer in the Cleveland Plaindealer of a recent date says of Kinney Lou: "Doble is very reticent over the ability of the much talked of horse. He merely says he is a good green horse, but those well acquainted with the skilled reins- man say the horse must be a wonder or at least the famouB driver thinks as much, or he would have him in other hands, instead of employing his own match- less skill in training him at this stage of life. Kinney Lou wintered under the care of Ed Benyon at Walnut Hall Farm. He is now in the pink of health and con- dition. In looks and way of going, gait and all, he has the appearance of a champion, and it may be that he will add the finishing touch to this great driver's career by being the fourth champion tra'ned and driven by him. The reported sale of this horse to John Shepherd of Boston was premature. Doble has had several fancy offers for him, but he has no desire to sell. Says he: 'In the days when horses were cheap, over thirty years ago, I gave $15,000 for Goldsmith Maid. I campaigned her for years and then when she waB about old enough to vote I sold her for $30,000. I may not do that with Kinney Lou, but if he is worth $20,000 to any man he is worth that much to me. You can just say I will be behind this horse this summer, and he is not for sale at the present time. ' With Marvin and Doble both in the sulky this year patrons of trotting turf will have a chance to compare the difference between the old school and the new, with such stars to represent the latter as Hudson, Kenney, McHenry and Benyon. There are many that believe that the two old veterans will more than hold their own on the Grand Circuit tracks in 1903, even when it comes down to a brushing finish, where head work and skill tells the tale." In looking over the catalogue of the Blue Ribbon sale, I notice that the pedigree of Diablita 2:15} ai tabulated therein is entirely wrong on the dam's side. She is given aa out of Salinas Belle (the dam of Dicta- tress 2:09A, etc.) by Vermont. Tke dam of Diablita is Salinas Maid and not Salinas Belle. Salinas Maid has a record of 2:30 and is by Junio 2:22, son of Electioneer, out of a mare by Carr's Mambiioo. She is the prop- erty of Judge Vanderhurst of Salinas, who bred Dia- blita and consigned the latter to the Blue Ribbon sale in charge of Millard Sanders. Tho mistake made in tabulating the pedigree by the compilers of the cata- logue doubtkss came from the last Year Book, where Diablita is credited to Salinas Belle, wbich is not correot. After considerable broking and filling the California circuit is gradually beginning to assume shape, and although official announcements are greatly delay* d the rounds will be made about as follows: Thecircuit will open at Vallejo August 13tb, whero a couple of $1000 stakes and a number of smulk r purees are to be decired; thence the horses will be moved to Petalun a for the Trotting Horse Breeders Association meeting at w hich the $2000 stake for 2:24 class trotters acd S15.0 stake for 2:20 class pacers are the main event! for aged horses, but in addition the two year old ■visions of the Breeders $6000 futurity are also down or decision that week, together with many other races The State Fair will doubtless hold two weeks as u-ual, and the racing program will contain a number of good events. The Occident and Stanford Stakes should both be most interesting contests this year as the number of eligibles is very large. It might be well to state right here that a payment is due on the entries in the Stanford on June 1st, which falls on Monday next. The Stockton Driving Club at first concluded it would take the date following the State Fair, as has been its usual custom, but on further consideration concluded that as the loss of the big pavilion by fire last year would prevent any display of products being made, and thus one of its principal sources of revenue cut off, it would be best not to attempt to hold a fair, Pleasanton thereupon claimed that week and the meeting there should be as good as any held in the State this vear. This makes seven weeks of harness racing where the purses will range from $300 to $2000, and in addition meetings will be given at Salinas, Con- cord, Hanford, Eureka, Bakersfield and other places and it may be that the Los Angeles people will see their way clear to holding a good meeting at which large purses can be hung up for trotters and pacers. Raymond, of the Buffalo Horse World, writes as follows: Horsemen of this country have for years been told about the magnificent limbs of the Orloff trotters of Russia, but the American trainer, Frank Caton, who is now home from the land of the Czar on a brief visit says that the Russian trotters have not as good legs as the American trotters and, not knowing this, is the reason why so many American trainers fail to succeed with the Russian horses when they first begin training in that country. They start in to work the horses just as they would work American horses, but, not being able to stand such hard work, the horses soon go wrong. This view of the case destroys another de- lusion of long standing. There are many delusions which have been hugged by horsemen in the past which are quickly dispelled when they come to handle 2:10 speed. A friend of mine owned a trotting bred mare that he repeatedly drove on long trips, and on more than one trip she drew him and a buggy a hundred miles in a day. He often asserted that she was the gamest piece of horse- flesh in the country, but when he had her trained for the races she would always "back up" at the end of a fast mile and never won a race because she could not go the route. The Russian horses got a reputation of having the very best of legs because tbey had not been called upon for the supreme test until the Amer- ican trainers went over there. When tbey were called upon to show as much speed as the American horses must display it was found that their legs were not quite up to the reputation given them. from a good-gaited one. Ben Walker came out with the gelding later and the improvement in his gait was so remarked that the "king-maker " requested Mur. ray to shoe two other members of his string, including the four year old Directum gelding, Judge Green. Doble will try them on Kinney Lou and about every trainer at the track will try them on some of their charges." One Hundred Thousand Dollars. The Memphis shoe is the talk of the trainers as well as theturf writersfrom Maine toCalifornia. "Marque" has qui;e an interesting story about it in the last Horse Review, and say? that Murray Howe is soon to write a technical description of the new invention for the same journal before long. While there is no doubt but the new shoe has greatly benefited many horses on which It has been tried and has improved their speed and gait, tbat it is a panacea for all faults of the gait or all ills of the legs and feet is not claimed for it by its inventor. It is said that while Monroe Salisbury was stopping over at Cleveland attending the sale and rest, ing up his horses while on the way to New York, he saw Doc Tanner drive the mare Louise Jefferson 2:10 a trial mile with the new shoes. Her fault has always been in getting away, as she could not get into her stride until after she had passed the wire. "Marque" says: "It was her first trial with them and, after warming her up, Tanner took her up to the score and turned. She got away like & runner and Doble and Salisbury both remarked tbat the clip she trotted tn the first turn was the fastest they had ever seen by either trotter or pacer. Tanner was very much ex- cited when he dismounted ana said, "That's the fast- est ride I ever took behind ahorse." Salisbury im- mediately asked Murray to shoe his M. and M. candidate, Monroe, who is a very large horse and far Will be distributed to horsemen at the annual meet- ing of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders' Asso- ciation, October 6 to 17, 1903. Of this amount $54,000 is offered for the twelve fixed events closing Monday, June 1st, and classes are arranged from the fastest to the slowest for both trotters and pacerB, as follows: The Transylvania. $6000 for 2:12 trotters; The Mc- Dowell, $5000 for 2:10 trotters; The Walnut Hall Farm Cup for 2:15 trotters, offers $3000 in money and in ad- dition a magnificent silver trophy will be presented the winner by Mr. L. V. Harkness; The Blue Grass, $2000 is for 2:19 trotters; The Johnston, $2000 for 2:24 trotters; The West, $2000 for 2:29 trotters; The Ten- nessee, $3000 for 2:08 pacers; The Wilson, $2000 for 2:20 pacers; The KentucKy, $2000 for three year old trot- ters; and The Lexington, $2000 for two year old trot- ters. These, in addition to the futurities, $20,000 for three year old trotters and $5000 for two year old trotterB. No association can guarantee such an amount of money unless it receives the most liberal support of all horsemen. Conditions in full are given upon another page of this issue, and entries must be sent to E. W. Shanklin, Secretary, at Lexington, Ky.. on or before June 1st. Races will be so carded so that one horse can start in two or more with from three to seven days' rest between. ♦ A Good Man for the Place. Now that the season for harness racing is near at hand, associations that expect popular support should realize the importance of securing the services of a thoroughly competent presiding judge. Dr. G. W. Stimpson, the well-known veterinarian, who now re- sides in Fresno, made quite a reputation as an official judge at meetings held within the last two years. He is spoken of in the highest terms by the associations he served in this capacity, being recommended for his ability, conscientiousness, quickness at detecting any attempt at jobbery and the fairness of his decisions. Being thoroughly versed in both trotting and running rules, he is able to handle running and trotting races. He is also said to be one of the best starters of harness horses on the Coast. Associations wishing to secure his services should make their engagements with him in advance. * A Big Brewery Co. Says Messrs. Lee. Watson- <£ Jones, Kansas City: Gentlemen:— I have been using your Strap, Veterinary and Hoof Ointment and take pleasure in saying it is absolutely the finest thing I have ever found for cuts, sores, bruises, cracked hoofs, etc. I shall continue to use it and recommend it. Pabst Brewing Co H. H. Blatt, Supt. of Stables, Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet. VETERINARY DEPARTMENT. CONDUCTED BY WM. F. EGAN, M. R. C. V. C., F. E. V. M. S. Subscribers to this paper caD have advice through these columns in all cases of sick or injured horses, cattle or dogs by sending a plain description of the case. Applicants will send their name and address that they may be identified. On April 11, 1903, I bought two mare mules seven years old and use them on a light job wagon in town of Fortuna. On April 26th I noticed the bag of one of them getting large and on May 1st milk began running from both teats. Each day since it fills up and runs out as she travels. Mr. Crispin from whom I purchased her owned her four years and says she has never been covered by a horse or jack. She is in good health. I. Do you believe she will breed? 2. Has there ever been a case where a mare mule has foaled a colt? 3 Can you give any cause for milk in case of this kind? 4. If the mule is bred to a horse what is the colt called? 5. Should the milk continue to flow will it run her down? 6. If harmful what course would you suggest to dry her up? Yours truly, S. P. SWANGER. 1. There is no certainty of her breeding, any more than if her mammary gland had not secreted milk. 2. In a back number of this paper we have had an interesting article on that subject, ahowing some successful experiments in mule breeding. 3. An irritant of the bag, or mammary gland may produce it. A tumor or other affection of tho uterus has been known to produce secretion of milk, and I can point out at least one mare, that I saw a few days a^o, and several others tbat I have seen in the last two or three years, in this city that produce milk although they have never been bred. 4. A "Hybrid." 5. As a rule it does not injure, but it is beBt not to encourage its secretion. 6. Milk the bag, if it bcjull and warm, Do not re- move all the milk. Repeat this, daily if necessary, later every second day, again every third or fourth day, until the heat and soreness disappear. Full milking encourages the secretion. Half milking discourages it. Application of camphorated oil after milking is good. Mat 30, 1903] Entries close Monday next For the Breeders' Meeting at Petaluma. Don't fail to enter in those big stakeB for trotters and pacers. California horses are well entered in Oregon this year and should bring home their shaie of the money. The San Mateo electric cars will run to Tanforan at five minute intervals to-day. Admission to the track will be free. The Bow Bells pacer, Beauseant 2:12, will be tried again this year, in the hope of Mb getting a record as fast as his trial of 2:08. A sister to the Mambrino King pacer, King Charles 2:08£, was sold in Boston recently for $57. She was sold for a saddle mare. Monroe Salisbury stopped over at Cleveland with his horses during the sale and then shipped them to Empire track, New York. E. Newlands of 1767 Webster street, Oakland, writes us that he desires to claim the name ''Hyde Park" for a colt foaled May 9tb, sired by Charles Marvin, dam Volo by Antevolo, second dam by Whipple's Hamble- toniaD, third dam by Corncracker, a thoroughbred horse. Andrews & Abbot af Oakland have shipped their fine bred young mare Melba to the court of Search- light 2:03J. Melba is by Gossiper 2:14J, first dam by Correction, second dam by Nutwood and third dam a thoroughbred mare. The result of this union should be a good one. Local colt stakes should be generously supported. Owners of two and three year old trotters and pacer9 should not fail to enter in the colt stakes of the Mon- terey County Colt Stakes Association. Send your entry on or before June 1st to the secretary, J. D. Kalar, Salinas. One of the best colts Cresceus ever sired is owned by S. F. Shelly, of Defiance, Ohio. His dam is Morea 2:24} by Electioneer, a mare bred at Palo Alto, and capableof a much faster record. Mr. Shelly will give this colt a short season in the stud, and then train him for a fast record. Mattie B. 2:15}, the fast mare by Alexander Button owned by W. Van Keuren of this city, was bred to Searchlight on the 18th inst. She was bred to Mc- Kinney last year but failed to prove with foal and Mr. Van Keuren has a nomination in the Pacific Breeders $6000 futurity that is for sale. Morning Star by Star Pointer, that has been en- tered in all the slow pacing stakes by Dave McCleary, paced a mile better than 2:10 this year. If you own a foal of this year by any of the stallions nominated in the Harness Stallion StakeB don't fail to enter in it. It will be worth about $10,000. Ribbonwood, the New Zealand pacer that beat the trotter Fritz last month, wears the hopples. He paced a public trial of 2:09 three days after the race. The Oregon State Fair has the biggest entry list for its purses this year ever seen in the north. This is a tribute to enterprise and early announcements. William Gilligan of Boston will have his mare Hallie Rocket 2:11 raced this season after giving her a let up for the past two years. She is a strictly pacing brtd mare but is herself a natural trotter. The Vallejo program is well received by all harness horse owners. The entry list should be a large one. Entries close Monday, June 15th, and the Vallejo meeting will open the circuit August 13th. A. B Gwathmev, president of the Cotton Exchange and owner of one of the best stables of matinee horses in New York, is getting together a stable of steeple- chasers, having purohaBed two in England lately. Millard Sanders said Lou Dillon would bring more money than any mare ever Bold for at auction and an eastern exchange says that the figure paid for her— $12,500 — proves that Millard was correct in his prophesy. At the recent Tranter-Kenney Sale a ten months' old colt by Larabe the Great 2:12J set the crowd wild with enthusiasm by his great flight of speed. He sold for $850, a good price for a ten months' old colt. Larable was a sensational colt trotter, and has already demonstrated his ability to sire early and ex- treme speed. He comes from a'futurity winning fam- ily and will make the family even more distinguished. He is a stallion of size and finish. Golden Slope 12437, a fourteen year old son of Elec- tioneer and Addie (dam of Woodnut 2:164 and Manon 2:21) by Hambletonian Chief, sold at auction at Wi- chita, Kansas, two weeks ago for $400 Golden Slope is the sire of the pacing mare Lady Slope 2:15} and of three trotters with records from 2:23 to 2:294. Daghestan 2:23}, bj Stamboul out of Alta Belle by Electioneer, went through the Blue Ribbon sale at Cleveland. Max Sackman of New York purchased him for $750. Leonor, the dam of Dr. Book 2:10, Jenny Mac 2:09, Miss Jessie 2:13| and Judd 2:24, has been sent to Indiana to be bred again to McKinney, sire of her two fastest foals. There is talk of a mile track being built on the Reams place, two miles from Suisun. It would make an ideal training place as the soil and climate there are both hard to beat. Mercedes, the daughter of Chimes, that is noted as the dam of the $50,000 stallion Dare Devil 2:09, foaled a bay filly by The Corker, son of Rex Americus, at Village Farm a few days ago. Hiram Tozier is very much pleased with the way two of his two-year-olds by Idolita 2:09}, are working at the Readville track. One of them is named Pierre- pont Morgan and the other is named The Victor. Both are well entered in the colt stakes and Hiram thinks he has a chance at some of the first moneys. Edward Mills, who brought Searchlight 2:03} and Lecco 2:09| to California last winter, locating the two stallions at Pleasanton,is highly pleased with his ven- ture. Searchlight's book is full, and no stallion that ever stood in this State has had a grander lot of mares booked to him. Lecco has also done well, and the Every horse owner in California seems pleased with the selection of Petaluma aB the place for the Breed- ers' Meeting, and the butter and eggs town will be crowded with horsemen when the meeting comes off in August. A Cleveland report says that on Saturday Mr. Billings drove his new purchase Lou Dillon an easy mile to wagon in 2:12}, laBt half in 1:04}. She behaved perfectly and Mr. Billings expressed himself as well pleased with her. Sable Kid a black gelding by Sable Czar, dam Mascot by Arthurton was sold at the Blue Ribbon sale for $375. He was bred in California and con- signed to the sale by Dick Benson of Kansas City who expected him to bring more money. Orrin Hickok is reported greatly improved physi- cally, and hiB mind is also clearer than for some time past. Budd Doble and others called on him at the Cleveland hospital, where he has been confined for some months, and he recognized them readily. Peter Belles, proprietor of Puyallup Hotel, Puyal- lup, Wash., still drives the famous old pacer Sleepy Tom, now 36 years old. Mr. Belles drove Tom last year at the opening of the King County Fair Associa- tion a quarter in 344 seconds. — Portland Rural Spirit. The pacing stallion Willie Osborne 2:12}, bred at Oakwood Park Stock Farm and now owned by Dr. Jackson of Beaver Falls, Pa., will shortly be sent to A. C. Pennock of Cleveland, who raced him to his record last year. Willie Osborne is by Charles Derby, dam Directress by Director, second dam Whisp by Whippleton. An Eastern turf writer says that El Milagro 2:11} by McKinney out of Adelina Patti (dam of Margaret Worth 2:15) by Effingham, that was bred by Rudolf Jordon, Jr., of thifi city, is surely good for a record of 2:07 or better this year. He has filled out and looks better than ever and is one of the best trotting pros- pects in New York State. El Milagro is in the stable of Will Dickerson at the Goshen track. Judge Vanderhurst of Salinas of a DIctatus Medium colt, just and pedigree is hard to beat. Medium, is by Dictatus out of 2:11}, and the dam is Salinas Diablita 2:15}) by Junio 2:22, brino 1789 (Carr's). Both dam the combination auction sale at June 6th. is the proud possessor foalad, that for looks The sire, Dictatus the dam of Stam B. Maid 2:30 (dam of second dam by Mam- and foal will be sold at Salinas on Saturday, J. H. Snowden, of tl.e firm of Snowden Bros, of Kansas City, Missouri, is at Marysville, this State, for the purpose of buying hor6es and mules for the east- ern markets. Mr. Snowden states that during the two years laBt past he has bought in California more than ten thousand mules and horses and shipped them to eastern markets through the agency of his firm in KanBas City. These horses and mules cost the firm an average of $80 each, and the total paid for them is in exceBS of $800,000. The sale of draft horses owned by the Estate of Henry Pierce took place at the Occidental Horse Ex- change on Thursday evening of this week and was most successful. The Clyde stallion Rob Roy brought $430.^ About forty head were sold, there being nine yearlings and six two year olds among them. The average was $117 per head, which shows there is a good demand for draft stock. Ten head of trotting bred horses belonging to Daniel Keefe were sold for an average of $100 per head the same evening. Valencia Stock Farm's Direct Heir by Direct out of Bet Madison 2:124 may be the first producing son of Direct unless something happens to his Occident Stake candidate Amado, that Walter Maben is training. This three year old colt was not broken until last November, but has already stepped a quarter in 32J seconds, and a half in 1:10. Another colt by Direct Heir, trained two months, went a mile in 2:31, last quarter in 35 seconds. Direct Heir is only even years old and these are his first colts that have been trained. mares bred to him have been high class in nearly every instance. Mr. Mills owes his success to liberal advertising, honorable business methods and the fact that both of his horses are everything that he claims for them. It is a combination that will succeed in any country. Entries to the Stanford Stake of 1905 close Monday next, June 1st. It only requires $5 to nominate. The stake is increasing in value every year. Don't let the date go by without sending the name and breeding of your last year's foal together with $5 to H. Lowden, Acting Secretary of the California State Agricultural Society. The matinee members of the Cleveland Driving Club certainly secured the cream of the California consign- ments. C. K. Billings bought Lou Dillon and Sir Albert S. 2:03|, and Carl Silver bought Mildred S. It looks as though Cleveland will have several starters in the Cleveland Cup in the Inter City matinee, and it will take a mighty good horse to take the cup away from the Forest City this year. Blanchward by Onward, owned by T. J. Drais of Farmington, Cal., was bred to her grandson Guy Mc- Kinney last year and a few daysago foaled a finelusty bay colt that is highly prized by his owner. Guy Mc- Kinney is by McKinney out of Flossie Drais by Guy Wilkes, second dam Blanchward by Onward. Blanch- ward's colt has about aB much of the blood of Geo. Wilkes in its veins as any colt we have heard of for some time. H. B. Gentry, owner of McKinney, purchased several well bred mares at the Cleveland sale and will breed them to his great horse. Among bis purchases was Adette, a bay filly by Advertiser out of Manette (dam of Arion 2:075 and Oro Fino 2:18) by Nutwood, also May Jackson a fine black filly by Birchwood out of a mare by Baron vVilkeB. Another of his pur- chases was Advarion, brown mare by Advertiser out of Clarion by Ansel. Mr. Gentry is' gathering some royally bred mares for his breeding farm at Bloom- ington, Indiana. California owners who have made entries in the two big stakes offered by the Oregon State Agri- cultural Society should take note of the fact that they can also enter their horses if eligible in the $1500 pace for the 2:20 class and $2000 trot for the 2:24 class be- sides other races offered by the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association for its August meeting at Petaluma. The Oregon meeting does not begin until September 14th, giving plenty of time for the Cali- fornia horses to race at Petaluma and then have several weeks time before 1 he Salem meeting opens. A despatch from Woodland dated May 23d says: County Veterinarian Alexander is authority for the statement that glanders is prevalent in the western part of Yolo County, and has been for several days past. Alexander, however, says that the danger per- iod is passed, as he has the situation well in hand. Up to this time eighteen head of horses, all the property of Bell & Snider, contractors, who were engaged in the construction of the Yolo County Consolidated Water Company's irrigation system in WeBtern Yolo, have been killed and burned. There are a few cases of horses mildly afflicted, and these have been isolated and are carefully guarded to prevent any further spread of the disease. Andy McDowell is now training a stable of trotters for Baron Boni von Schlichtegroll at Vienna. He has Wig Wag 2:16|, that got the record as a three year old last fall. Wig Wag is by Wiggins 2:19}, and out of Edgelight by Edemark. Andy also has several other good ones; among them is the Axtell trotter, Axmere 2:135, Henrietta 2:124, and some good green colts by Axmere and Prince Warwick, the latter the first trotting stallion that was ever shipped to Vienna, and is owned by the Vienna Trotting Club. Prince Warwick was taken east by Orrin Hickok from Cali- fornia, and is by Alcona and out of Warwick Maid by Almont Mambrino. He wis purchased by Splan and sold to the late Dan McPhee. He was never raced in this country or in Europe, but he was considered at the time to be a fast green trotter by Hickok, who sold him for a long price. Prince Warwick iB the sire of Princess Nefta, who holds the record of European bred horses. A payment of $25 will be due on June 1, 1903, upon each eligible colt or filly desiring to start in the two year old division of Kentucky's Futurity, $21,000, for foals of 1901 i. two year olds now). Of the above amount, $5000 is set aside for the two year old trotters, to be raced for during the annual ten-day meeting of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association, October 6 to 7, 1903. The payment of $25 on June 1st carries entry till September 1st (30 d ays of race), when owners will have ample time to have thoroughly tried out their young- sters and know definitely whether they have a reason- able chance to win a portion of the $5000. Future paymentB are light, and the glory of wl is incalculable, to say nothing of direot pecuniary ©he $vxe&&e mxif $ep0vt&m£xr ani* g?povt&ma%\ 9 Rysdyk's Hambletonian. [American Horse Breeder.] As a general rule it is not profitable to use crippled or disabled mares for brood purposes. Tbere are, however, exceptions to this, as to most other rules. Some of the most noted trotting bred amimals of their day were produced by mares that had been pretty well used up by hard service before thoy were put to breeding. In 1865, as stated by H. T. Helm, in "American Trotting Horses and Roadsters," the proprietor of Woodburn Farm, Kentucky, had some undesirable horse stock which he wanted to sell. Some of the animals were halt and some were blind. . "He took the lotto Lexington, Ky., on one of the so-called county court days and offered them at auc- tion. He succeeded in selling part of them, but one blind mare, by Mambrino Chief, failed to draw a single bid. She was with foal by Alexander's Norman. He offered her for $100, but no takers. Finally he induced his auctioneer to give that sum for her, and she went at that figure. During the following winter the auc- tioneer found her heavy on his hands. He wanted to move elsewhere, and one of his difficulties was the disposal of this blind mare. He finally succeeded in getting her off on Mr. Andrew Steelfor £125." The following spring this blind mare produced a black colt that was a born trotter. This colt took a record of 2:31 under the name of Blackwood as a three year old, which was the world's record for three year olds at that time, and he was soon afterwards sold for $30,000. A daughter of Seely's American Star got injured and crippled for life. She was then mated several times with Rysdyfc's Hambletonian, and among the foal ^ that she produced by him was the renowned world's champion trotter Dexter 2:17J and his full brother Dictator, that got Director 2:17, sire of the ex-champion trotting stallion Directum 2:05J, etc. In 1851 there was a bay mare at Warwick, N. Y.( about 15.1 hands high, that had received so severe an injury to an ankle as to make her a confirmed cripple. She was known as Katy Darling, it was claimed that her sire was Bay Roman, a son of imported Roman, and the claim has never been disproved. The injury rendered her useless for ordinary purposes, and she was mated with Rysdyk's Ham- bletonian when the latter was two years old. The next year she produced Alexander's Abdallah, that, opportunities considered, proved one of the best sons of Rysdyk's Hambletonian as a perpetuator of the trotting instinct. John B. Decker, of Deckertown, N. J., once owned an old bay mare that would have been a good animal in her prime had she not suffered so from quarter cracks that she could not stand road work longer than about two months at a time. She then had to be sent to the country and stand in wet clay until her feet became free from soreness. She was then used for road work again for a few weeks, and so alternated between the road and the box of clay. After she got somewhat along in years she was used for a time as a common hack, and when unfit for that she was finally used for brood purposes Her sire, it is said, was old Abdallah, and her dam was a thorough- bred that had been a four-mile-heat race winner. After raising four foals by other horses, Mr. Decker had her mated, in 1856, with a young horse then known as Edsall's Hambletonian, but now generally known a? Alexander's Adballah. The following year this old, crippled mare produced a filly, which was a born trotter, but was so high strung and willful that she was not fairly broken to harness until she was eight years old, but when she was seventeen years old, under the name of Goldsmith Maid, she lowered the world's trotting record to 2:14. She was the most remarkable trotter that the world ever has seen or ever will produce. Her dam was a cripple, and so was the dam of her sire. So, too, was the dam of her sire's sire. In 1844 the late Jonas Seely bought an old crippled mare with a foal at foot from a Mr. Charles Kent, pay- ing $135 for the mare and her foal. This mare was by the Norfolk trotter, imported Bellfounder. Her dam was known as One Eye She had two eyes when foaled, but like many other good horses, she had a very strong will. One day a groom attempted to sub- due her by harsh means. When he got through with her she had lost an eye, but had just as much will left as when the fracas began. Her sire was Bishop's Hambletonian, and he was by imported Messenger, out of Pheasant, a thoroughbred daughter of imported Shark, a son of Marske, sire of the invincible English Er-lipse. The dam of One Eye was a brown mare with white hairs in her tail, known as Silvertail. She was used under the saddle and was frequently ridden by her owner one hundred miles in a day. The dam of Silvertail was called Jin Black. She was brown in color with a bald face and two white feet. She was a powerful animal, very spirited, and at one daughters have produced 110 trottere, with records time so balky that her owner, a Mr. Deaumand, could from 2:07i to 2:30, and seven pacers with records of not make her work. Deaumand sold or traded her to 2:25 or better. His daughters have also produced 122 a Mr. Seely. Under Mr. Seely's treatment she became stallions that have sired 2:30 speed, kind in every way, but was so powerful that her owner Several of his sons have proved far more successful had to get an extra strong set of iron traces made for than himself as perpetuators of trotting instinct or her. It has been vaguely intimated that Jin black the inclination to stick to the trotting gait. was a pacer. We would like to know what grounds there were for such an intimation. She and her de- scendants were noted for large limbs and joints that were as clean as the best of thoroughbreds. Such were the ancestors of this old crippled mare now known as the Charles Kent mare, that with a foal at foot cost Mr. Jonas Seely $135 in 1844. She was a valuable animal, however, before she was crippled by hard usage. She was sold as a three year old for $300, and that was then almost a fabulous price for a filly of that age. The purchaser was a Mr. Peter Seeley, and he sold her to a Mr. Ebenezer Pray for $400. Mr. Pray sold her to ajMr. Chivers for $500, and a New York banker paid Mr. Chivers $6000 for her. It was while owned by this banker that she became lame and unfit for road use. Before she met with this misfortune she could trot a mile close to 2:40. Mr. Jonas Seely, who bought her with her foal, raised two fillies from ber, and then in 1848 mated her with old Adballah. The next spring she had a bay colt, and Mr. Seely sold her, also the colt at foot, to a young man named Willian Rysdyk, for $125. Mr. Rysdyk was then a common laborer, but that colt, now known as Rysdyk's Hambletonian, earned him a moderate fortune, in fact, made him rich for those days. Rysdyk's Hambletonian was a bay in color with black points, a star in the forehead and two white socks behind. He stood about 15. H hands high at the withers, and two inches higher at the hips. His head was large and bony, his muzzle a trifle coarse, the profile of his face somewhat on the Roman order, and his ears quite large. He had a full intelligent eye, and a forehead that indicated large brain apacity. His neck was only of medium length, fairly clean at the jowls, and well set upon oblique and strongly muscled shoulders. His nostrils and wind pipe were large, indicating good lung capacity. His withers were low and heavily muscled, making them somewhat thick and round instead of sharp. His barrel was long and as round as a log. He had a good back and coupling, long, smoothly rounded hips, a straight croup, tail set high, powerfully muscled quarters, strong gaskins and clean, sound joints and limbs. Though his hind legs did not drop straight from the hock to the ground, they were not of the sickle conformation. He had a beautiful glossy coat, and his muscle was of the compact, fine-grained quality. Rysdyk's Hambletonian was a natural, square- gaited trotter. He was handled some as a three year old, and it is stated upon good authority that he trotted a mile that fall in 2:48£. A horseman of large experience and good judgment, who knew the horse well and had ridden after him, has stated that he could, and, in his judgment, did, show a 2:40 gait hitched to road wagon. It matters little whether he was a fast trotter himself or not. He certainly sur- passed alltheotherstallionsof his day as a progenitor of trotting proclivities. It is doubtful if any other stallion ever lived that did so large a stud Bervice and left so numerous a progeny as Rysdyk's Hamble- tonian. The following table shows the amount of patronage that he received each year of his life, the percentage of foals, the total number of foals and price of service fee each year of his life, beginning in hia two year old form: Following is a list of his sons that have sired 25 or more with standard records, also the breeding of their dams: Electioneer, b h, foaled 1868, dam. Green Mountain Maid, by Harry Clay 2:29; second dam, Shanghai Mary, supposed to be by Iron's Cadmus 166 Happy Medium, b h, foaled 1863, dam, Princess 2:30; by Andrus' Hambletonian; second dam, Wilcox Mare, by Burdicii's En- gineer flQ Stratbmore. b h, foaled 1866, dam, Lady Waltermire, by North American; second dam |by Harris' Hambletonian 89 Egbert, b h, foaled lfe?5. dam, Camptown, by Messenger Duroc; second dam, Miss McLeod, by Holbert Colt, son of Hamble- tonian' g5 George Wilkes, br h, foaled 1856, dam, Doily Spanker," by Henry Clay; second dam, Telegraph, by Baker's Highlander 83 Dictator, br h, foaled 1863. dam, Clara, by Seely's American Star; second dam. McKinstrv Mare. '... 56 Aberdeen, b h, foaled 1866. dam, Widow Machree 2:29, by Seely's American Star; second dam, Duryea Mare, |by Pintler's Bolivar 55 Sweepstakes, b h, foaled 1867, dam. Emma Mills, by Seely's American Star; second dam. by Rediker's Alexander W- . . 42 Dauntless, b h, foaled 18fi7, dam, Sally Feagles, by Smith's Clay, son or Neave'sCassius M. Clay, Jr 36 Volunteer, b h, foaled 1854, dam, Lady Patriot, by Young Pa- triot; second dam, Hulse Mare 34 Victor Bismarck, b h. foaled 1867, dam, Hattie Wood, by Harry Clay 2:29; second dam, Grandmother, by Terror General Stanton, b h, foaled 1866. dam by One Eyed Kentucky Hunter; second dam, by Long Island Black Hawk Jay Gould, b h, foaled 1864, dam. Lady Sanford, by Seely's American Star; second dam. Old Sorrel, by Exton Eclipse. 29 Masterlode, b h, foaled 1868. dam. Lady Irwin, by Seely's Amer- ican Star: second dam by Abdallah 28 Hambletonian Prince, b h, foaled 1865, dam, Nelly Cammeyer. by Cassius M. Clay; second dam, by Chancellor 26 31 30 The Colorado Circuit. A very alluring bid for the harness horses is made by the Colorado Circuit of 1903. The offerings at Trinidad, Colorado Springs and Pueblo are in $500 each event, with the single exception of a $300 purse at Colorado Springs for a trotting race to wagon. Denver's open purses are also $500, with sixteen of them carded, exclusive of the ten closed events. The circuit opens June 2 at Trinidad, under the aus. pices of the Elks Racing association, who will distri- bute $7,000 in premiums. Pueblo has the next week, the State Fair association being the hosts, with $7,000 to give out. Then come3 Colorado Springs with $10,000 in the locker for the various events, followed by Denver with her banner program, covering twelve days' racing of the usual pleasing variety. San Francisco Veterinary College. Next session will begin June 15, 1903. "Write for catalogue giving full particulars. M. L. Pancoast, Secretary, 510 Golden Gate Ave., San Francisco. E. J. Ckeelev, D. V. S., President. * Dr. Johnson, the green pacer by Online 2:04, that is iD the stable of George Saunders, is touted as better than Greenline 2:07|. Baron Grattan and Black Grattan, two green pacing colts by Grattan 2:13, each worked a mile in 2:15 at Memphis recently. Brash 2:14|, a ten year old full sister of Chain Shot 2:06£, should be a hard one to beat in the 2:15 trotting class this season. In hot weather there is no drink like Jackson's Napa Soda — plain or in a lemonade. Mares Percent Foals Service Years. covered- of foals. dropped. fee. 1851 4 75 3 Free 17 76 13 $ 25 101 78 78 25 1854 88 70 62 35 1855 89 72 64 35 87 73 .64 35 87 72 63 35 72 75 54 35 1859 95 70 68 66 72 35 106 35 1861 98 69 68 35 158 70 111 35 150 61 92 75 ....217 67 148 100 193 67 123 300 105 71 75 500 72 58 42 500 0 81 18 22 500 22 75 80 16 26 500 1871 30 500 1872 30 80 65 24 20 500 1873 31 500 32 75 24 500 ....:... 24 8 2 500 The total number of foal9 that he got was 1333, and forty of them took race recordsin standard time. Not less than 151 of his sons have sired 2:30 speed. His Gombault's Caustic Balsam The Great French Veterinary remedy. A Safe. Speedy and Positive cure for ailments of HORSES and CATTLE. A3 a HITMAN SEMEIW for Stheu- matinm, Sprains, Sore Throat, etc., it Is Invaluable. ... Every boltle or Cauntlc Balaam sold is Warranted to (nve t-aiisfacMoi;. 1'rice SI-GO per bottle. Sold by druppi^ts, or tent by ex- press, charges paid, with full directions for its uee. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address THE UvfREHCE-WULIAKS CQMPAHT,Cle?eI»nd, Ohio. 10 f&he $veeitev anh gpavtzman [May 30, 1803 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. The Ingleside Tournament. The big three day9' blue rook tournament of the San Francisco Trap Shooting Association came to a successful conolusion last Sunday afternoon. This af- fair was of more magnitude in many -ways than would first appear. The money distribution during th6 shoot was something like $6000. The general average of shooting was not as high as could reasonably have been expected. The weather conditions and the 20-yard handicap at the Sergeant traps were in a great measure accountable for this. Not that our shooters are not proficient at the three traps, however; the north wind and that 20 yards would beat the best gun ever shot. As a rule our local shooters held tbeir own with the visitors from the south and north, most of these latter shooters, by the way, showed that they were well able to take care of themselves at the traps. High average, went as was generally anticipated to Clarence C. Nauman, who has proven at many tourneys on the Coast and under varied conditions, to be one of the best trap shooters in the country and the Coast champion, and this statement is made with- out detriment to a number of other good Coast shooters. Second high average was won by Otto Peudner, who made a remarkably good showing. We anticipated giving this week a report of general interest to our readers and shooters, including various data and technical information, such as has been our custom in the past. Unavoidable circumstances, how- ever, compels us to defer a more extended notice until our next issue. The total of scores for the three days appears tabu- lated below. In the first line of each individual score the results of the forenoon shoot and the first handi- cap distance will he seen. The second line gives the afternoon handic3p distance and scores. A compari- son of some of the morning 16 yard scores and the afternoon 20 yard scores will explain the supposedly low average of some of the participants. Blue rooks, Ingleside, Friday, May 22, 1903. Hdop Yds. 20 20 80 20 20 Total PBBokeart 16—14 17 17 15 15—78 14—16 13 18 13 17—77—155 M Abrams 16—13 17 18 17 16—81 16-14 15 16 16 17—78—159 G H Anderson 16—16 14 18 14 15—77 14—17 15 12 11 14 — 69 — 1*6 A M Barker 16—16 15 17 18 16—83 16—15 18 18 15 13-79—161 F Buergi 16—12 13 14 15 16—70 14—16 13 15 14 14-72—142 M Burnell 16—19 17 12 11 16—75 14—16 13 18 13 17—77—153 J Birmingham 16—8 14 10 12 11—55—55 Charles Oarr 16—13 16 12 13 18—72 14-12 13 17 17 18—77—149 JHCarllsle 16—11 II 12 12 14—60 14—15 14 14 13 13-69—129 GHChiok 16—15 12 14 14 17—72 14—15 17 15 13 12-66-138 E Dooohoe 16—10 13 12 12 15—62 14—15 15 15 17 16—78—140 D Daniels 16—18 18 16 17 16—83 16—17 14 17 17 17—82—166 H Eaton 16—14 16 9 17 13—69 14—10 14 14 15 14—66—136 M O Feudner 16—18 16 19 19 17—89 18—16 17 18 17 17—85—174 EJForster 16—13 14 13 16 18—74—74 G M Freeman 16—8 11 10 14 14—57—57 GWGlbson 16—17 18 19 19 19—92 20—13 14 18 15 16—76—168 J Gibson 16—13 12 16 14 16—71 14— 1 1 13 13 18 13—63—134 FGlbson 16J-11 11 11 12 13—58 14—15 16 14 16 18—79—137 WJGolcher 16—17 16 16 16 18—83 16-10 14 13 17 16—76—159 OAHalght 15—17 18 15 15 20—85 18—12 15 14 17 14—72—157 WEHIoks 16—25 15 15 13 16—74 14—15 18 18 14 18—83—157 JAHutlon 16—15 10 11 16 15—57 14—14 16 13 16 12—71—138 CDHagerman 16-19 17 IS 20 17—86 18-15 15 15 17 16—78—164 HAHoyt 16—9 13 16 15 17—70 14- 9 7 15 15 14—60—130 F Howe 16—16 16 14 10 19-85 18—15 17 17 18 10—78—163 C Holllng 16—15 14 18 17 18—31 16-13 13 14 16 17—73—155 J B Manor 16—13 10 14 12 15—61—64 KLHart 10—14 14 15 11 14-08—08 M J Ivorson 16—14 15 15 17 17—78 14—15 18 17 16 17—83—161 CHJullun 16—14 12 16 16 18—76 11-15 15 17 17 18-82-158 GW Johnson 16—12 16 16 18 18—80 16-16 16 15 18 10—72-152 HJuatlns 16-15 14 13 14 16-72 11—11 17 18 14 15-75-147 LCKincannon 10— II 7 18 15 10—69 14—10 9 14 14 13—60—120 G Knight 16—11 14 12 17 15-72 14—12 15 18 18 19-82—154 E Kleveshal 16—17 13 14 15 15—74 14-12 13 10 18 15—73-147 E G McConnell 16—13 12 14 14 11—61—61 J B McCutohan 16-15 15 10 19 15—80 [0— 14 16 18 18 14—80—160 F 11 Hills 10-15 17 19 18 16-83 16-17 11 11 14 10—09-152 J 1! Madison... 10—15 17 17 14 17—80—80 W r: Murdoch 16—14 — ..— ... P i Newbert 16—20 10 19 10 15—80 18-17 II 15 10 14-70-10J v N'auman 16—20 10 19 19 17—91 20-16 17 17 16 17—83—174 E J Pay ton 16—14 14—18 J Porterfleld 16—16 J Plsanl 16— II J Ross 16—16 RCReed 16-10 14—14 T L Lewis 16-8 W A Robertson 10—17 "Slade" 10—10 H T Smith 16—10 15—16 W A Storey 16—12 14—17 JShiell 16-17 14-16 C Sylvester 16—16 14—17 "L O Smith" 16—16 14—15 WHSeaver 10—17 20-15 J J Sweeney 16—16 14—14 WWShemwell 16—18 14—16 F J Stone 16—14 18—14 A M Shields 16-10 "UM C" 16-19 16—17 JEVaughan 16—18 18—14 W H Varlen 16—05 16—16 A JWebb 16—12 16—18 O I Wood 16—12 14—19 Blue rocks, Ingleside, Saturday May CH Anderson 14—18 14—19 M Abrams 14—18 18—14 J Bermingham 14 — 10 14-12 PhilBBekeart 14—15 14— . A M Baker 14—19 20-15 F Buergi 14-16 16-16 C H Cate 16—15 14—20 JHCarllsle 14-15 14—.. Charles Carr 14—15 16—16 D Daniels 16—17 18-13 EDonohoe 14—16 14—11 H Eaton 14—16 16-13 M O Feudner 18—19 20—18 WJGolcher 14-16 18—18 GWGlbson 14—19 20—17 FGlbson 14—17 18—13 JGibson 14-17 18-16 W E Hicks 16-17 14—17 H AHoyt 14-13 14—15 C A Haight 14—17 18—18 CDHagerman 14—16 18—17 KL Hart 14—15 16—14 FHowe 14—19 20-19 J AHutton 14—13 14—16 GBHoag 16-14 18—17 EHolling 14—17 16—19 M JIverson 10-19 18—19 CH Julian 16—13 10—15 G A Johnson 14—18 20—12 "JOB" 10—14 16-.. H Justlns 14—15 14—16 GKnlght 16—17 18-13 LCKincannon 14—18 14—17 E Klevesahl 14—16 14—16 TLLewis 14- 9 14—.. PU Mills 14—17 20-20 J BMcCulohan 16—17 18-11 EG McCounull 14-16 16-.. C. C. Nauman 10-19 20-16 F M Newbert 14-20 18-16 E J Payton 18-16 16-16 J Portoruold 14—14 14—.. CRReed 14-17 16-17 W A Robertson 14—19 20—14 JRoss 14-17 18-17 18 18 15 17 18 15 14—77 17—85-102 15 13 12 17—73— 73 16 12 15 17—70- 76 18 16 11 19 16 14 12—67 15-78—145 6 6 8 9—37— 37 15 15 14 12—73— 73 16 14 14 14—73— 73 13 14 8 15 13 13 9-53 13—71—124 16 17 16 11 14 15 12—70 13—73—143 17 17 17 15 14 18 17—78 18—81—162 16 15 15 15 15 17 14-76 15-77—153 13 20 12 17 14 17 19—74 15—84—158 18 14 18 18 19 14 19-91 13—74—165 16 14 16 13 15 17 13-76 13-71—147 17 15 14 19 12 17 18—79 20-87—166 18 16 20 18 15 18 80-85 10-76-161 16 18 14 18—76- 76 18 15 15 16 15 17 15-82 10—75—157 15 16 19 15 19 17 18—89 17—78—167 17 16 14 18 17 17 17—80 16—83—163 15 17 18 18 20 16 19—84 19—88—172 15 17 15 20 15 18 18—75 13—87—162 23, 19)3. 17 18 15 17 16 17 12—78 8—79—157 17 17 15 13 20 16 19-89 18—78—167 8 11 10 10 11 7 13-32 13—53—105 17 14 16 15—77 ..—..— 77 19 14 19 14 20 11 20-97 13-66-163 18 17 14 16 19 14 17-84 13-76—160 16 17 14 18 17 17 14—76 15—87—163 16 14 17 15—77 ..—..— 77 14 19 17 18 17 12 18-81 17—82—163 16 14 19 14 17 17 18-87 14—72—159 15 8 13 12 . 14 6 16-74 15-52—126 19 16 17 13 15 11 16-83 14-67—150 20 17 20 17 15 16 18—92 17—85-177 19 16 19 14 17 18 16-87 17—83-170 20 17 18 15 19 11 19—95 15—75—170 18 17 15 12 16 11 20-86 15-68-154 19 12 15 13 16 9 18-85 12-62-147 17 20 14 19 12 15 19-79 11-81—161 16 14 14 14 18 16 14-75 14—73-148 16 15 19 17 18 13 16—86 14—77—163 19 10 18 19 18 16 14—85 17—79—164 17 14 17 14 17 9 15—81 8-59-140 18 18 19 13 18 13 18—92 13—70—168 16 14 15 11 13 11 16—73 9—61—134 18 10 19 15 17 12 17-85 9-63-148 17 18 17 19 13 18 15—80 16—90—170 19 17 18 17 17 18 14—87 18—89—176 18 18 17 18 17 17 15—80 17—85—165 18 13 18 15 17 17 19—90 10-67—157 17 18 18 16-83 ..—..— 83 15 19 10 13 18 16 13—77 19—83—160 10 12 19 18 15 15 19—85 12—70—155 15 17 14 17 16 18 16—79 15—84—163 10 20 111 14 14 18 15—77 16—84—161 8 0 8 3—34 ..-..— 34 20 14 20 15 IS 18 19-94 16-83—177 16 11 16 19 ' 20 10 18-87 18—75—162 18 12 17 18—81 .. — ..- 81 18 11 18 17 19 18 19-93 17—84—177 to 18 18 17 19 18 11—88 17—80—174 13 18 20 19 18 14 15—82 38-85-167 18 15 14 17-75 .. — ..- 75 15 19 15 17 18 10 18-83 17—80—169 19 17 19 17 19 13 14—90 13—74—164 10 19 18 18 18 17 17—86 16-87—173 "L C Smith" 16—20 18-14 F J Stone 14—18 18—15 WWShemwell 18—15 18—14 C Sylvester 14—18 16—14 W A Storey 14—18 14—14 JShiell 16—18 10-10 C T Slusser 16—13 J J Sweeney 14—16 14—16 WHSeaver 14—19 20-15 A M Shields 14—18 18—17 CV Talmadge 16—16 "tJ. M. C." 14—16 16—17 W H Varien 16—16 20—18 J E Vaughan 14—19 18—17 A J Webb 19—15 18—16 CI Wood 18—15 14—17 T A . Work 16—10 16—18 C F Muller 16—16 F. Feudner 16—15 GFranzen 16—14 Blue rocks, Ingleside, Sunday, May G H Anderson 14—17 18-16 M Abrams 14—19 20—11 A M Barker 14—20 20-13 F Buergi 14—18 IS—.. M Burnell 16—13 16—13 '■Boy Blue" 18—19 16—13 J Bruns 16—15 14—17 J Bradley 16—10 14—15 GLBarham 16—17 C H Cate 18—18 14—16 Charles Carr 16—14 10—17 D DanieU 14—14 IS— 16 E Donohoe 14—12 14—11 HW Davis 16—15 14—.. A T Derby 16—16 18—13 De Merritt 16—14 14—.. H Eaton 14—18 16—13 CEEnglehart 16—18 14—14 MO Feudner 18—18 18—17 George Franzen 18 — 15 14—17 F Feudner 16—19 18—13 E J Foster 18—10 14—.. O Fischer 16—14 14—.. F Fanning 16—17 16—19 CSFish 10—17 14—12 WJGolcher 16—15 14—17 GWGlbson 14—18 10—14 JGibson 14—19 18—15 JGeorge 16—18 16— . WEHioks 12—12 14—17 HAHoyt 14-19 14—16 CA Haight 14—15 IS— 18 C D Hagerman 14—18 14— 9 K LHart 14-15 16—18 FHowe 14—18 20—15 J A Hutton 14— . . 14—13 EHolling 20-18 18-16 F W Hesse 16—15 14— 9 FAHodapp 16-20 14—.. L Holbscow 10—16 16—17 J W Carll 16— 7 14—.. MJIverson 18—19 18—20 CH Julian 18—18 14—20 G A Johnson 14—18 18—16 H Justlns 10-12 14—.. W Jonssen 16—10 14—.. G Knight 14—19 20—15 LCKincannon 16 — 14 14—.. E Klavesahl 16—19 20—17 R E Kerrlson 16—9 14—16 J Karney 16 — 20 14-18 F WKIng 16—.. 14—14 TLLewt 14—7 14—11 17 10 17 15 15 11 17—87 16—66—153 17 18 18 16 16 17 17—86 19-86-172 17 19 18 16 18 16 20-88 18—83—171 18 17 16 14 IS 15 14-84 16—76- 160 44 14 19 11 15 16 12-77 13—72—149 17 15 17 13 15 18 17—84 16-68—162 10 13 .. — ..— 54 15 18 17 18 15 10 15-78 18-80—158 19 15 19 16 19 17 18-94 15—78—172 18 '10 18 11 18 19 16-88 10-79—167 13 14 ..—..— 42 10 16 17 18 18 18 15—83 18—85—108 17 14 18 17 30 16 20—91 12—77—108 17 20 18 19 10 16 18—88 19—91—179 18 15 17 18 18 17 18—86 18—84—170 16 15 15 18 15 20 15—76 19—89—165 16 12 17 12 13 13 18-80 18—71—153 15 14 12 17—75— 75 18 19 18 13-83— 83 18 18 IS 18—76— 86 •3, 1903 17 14 16 11 18 15 18-86 15-71-157 17 15 18 13 19 16 18-91 12-67—158 13 IS 20 17 20 00 18-90 15-53—143 18 15 17 15—83 ..—..— 83 13 18 13 13 16 ..—39 15-75—114 15 17 15 16 15 18 18—82 18—80—168 14 20 14 16 17 16 17—77 18—87—104 17 19 12 15 11 14 11—01 15—78—149 14 12 14 ..—57—57 15 17 16 17 17 19 11—77 19—88—105 16 14 17 18 17 15 16—80 16—80—160 17 16 20 16 -17 19 18—86 18—81—171 13 17 12 15 14 16 12—63 16—75—138 16 16 13 18—78 ..—..— 78 19 15 17 15 17 13 17—86 16—72—158 17 16 10 13-70 ..—..— 70 19 10 17 19 15 16 12—81 18—82—103 17 17 12 10 13 18 11—71 15—81—152 19 18 15 17 19 18 17—88 20—90—178 17 18 11 17 17 16 17—77 17—85—162 16 19 19 11 19 12 16—89 12—67—156 17 17 10 12—66 ..—..— 06 14 16 16 15—75 ..—..— 75 17 19 12 16 19 17 15—80 15—86—166 10 19 14 18 12 09 16—69 17—85—154 18 17 16 18 16 15 12—77 17—84—161 19 15 18 14 18 11 18-91 10—64—155 18 18 17 15—87 ..—15—102 17 18 17 11—81 .. — ..— 81 14 19 16 13 18 18 12—73 18-85—157 16 17 10 14 16 12 12—73 16-75—148 19 18 17 15 19 10 17—87 17—82—109 IS 16 17 16 7 16 17—79 19-75-154 18 17 17 15 17 12 16-83 16—78—161 19 17 19 17 19 18 19—92 16-83—175 11 15 18 14 18 10 18 17 i-i 15 17 ..—29 14—64— 93 19-88 • 17-81—109 13 10 12 9 9-58 ..-19— 77 13 14 13 14-74 . .—74— 74 16 17 15 17 16 16 10-83 14—81—104 10 13 11 10—51 ..—..— 51 17 15 19 19 13 18 18—86 16—88—174 IS 17 17 19 16 16 15—78 15—87—165 16 15- 15 13 19 16 17-85 15—75—160 14 12 15 5—61 ..—..— 61 10 12 10 11—53 .. — ..— 53 18 16 17 15 19 15 19—92 13-74—166 18 14 13 18-72 .. — ..— 72 17 16 12 18 18 10 11 10 18 17 15 18 18-90 18—78—168 16—63 13—79—142 16 14 18 18 16 18 7—77 15-83—160 ..— 8 16 13 14 12—69— 77 7 9 0 8 5 11 9—4 12-61- 85 Mi-Y 30, 1903] f&he gxeebzv cmfc grpurtsmcm 11 FBMUIs 16-19 20—18 0 A Muller 14—14 16—17 J A Masterson — 16—11 14—13 J Mitchell 16—16 WEMurdock 16—.. JBMoCutchan 14—16 18-12 E G McConnell 16-14 11—13 CCMcMahoD IS—.. 14-17 CCNauman 16—18 20 -18 F M Newbert 18—18 20—16 C Orel-busier 18—14 14—16 E J Pay ton 18—17 14—19 J Pisani 16 — 12 14—13 W A Robertson 14—19 20—15 J M Robinson 16—15 16—.. ■ 'L C Smith" 14—18 14—.. P J Stone 18—17 14—17 WWShemwell 16—18 14—13 0 Sylvester 14—17 16—.. W A Storey 14—16 14—12 CMSlnsser 16—15 J J Sweeney 16—18 14—13 W H Seaver 14—16 18—18 A M Shields 14—10 14—17 GSylvester 16—16 16-18 "Slade" 14—13 14—.. G Stone — . 14—18 "U M O" 18—15 14—18 WH Varien 14—18 18—15 JEVaughan 20—17 16—16 AJWebb 16—18 16—18 C I Wood 18—16 14-19 T A Work 14—19 14—16 18 17 19 18 17 18 18-91 16—85—176 16 17 19 16 16 14 17—82 10—74— 156 12 17 14 18 9 16 13—59 16—80—139 13 ..—29- -29 18 . —18- - 18 17 15 16 17 10 9 19-87 17—70—157 12 14 17 17 18 19 18—79 17—80—15 9 14 13 15 12 ..—24 15—71- - 95 19 19 18 19 20 16 17-92 17—88- -180 17 17 17 15 20 14 18—90 12—71- -164 11 14 13 12 15 15 12—65 12—69- -134 14 19 14 17 17 18 13—75 18-91- -168 19 16 14 12 12 14 17—74 16—71- -145 20 15 16 14 19 14 18—92 13—71- -163 17 18 15 17—82 - 82 16 14 18 12—78 -78 15 18 13 19 15 20 15 19 15 17 13—73 18— Oi- -164 18 16 ls— 79 19—85—164 18 18 15 16-84 -84 12 18 12 15 17 17 13—70 16—78—148 15 ..—..- -30 17 16 18 19 16 13 16—75 12-73—148 15 15 17 16 18 15 19—85 17-81- -166 18 18 15 12 12 8 18—73 15—70—43 16 14 18 17 16 17 17—83 13—70—162 15 14 15 15—72 -72 20 17 19 16-80— 80 15 18 13 15 17 16 14—75 13—80—155 14 17 20 18 18 19 17—87 17—88—173 16 20 15 16 16 19 16—80 18—89- -169 13 19 17 18 17 17 17—82 17—89—171 13 15 19 20 15 19 15—78 20-93- -171 8 16 8 8 18 12 16-68 12—64- -132 Nearly all of the Southern California 9hooters who attended the San Franci3co Trap Shooting Tourna- ment stopped over at Fresno to-day to participate in a trap shoot at that city to-morrow. Feudner, M. 0 222223—6 Knight, Gus 121201-5 Vaugban, J E 110111—5 Storey, W A 1*2223- Nauman, C 222222-6 Gibson. G W 220221-5 "Wood, C. J 22**02—3 MoMabon.C C 111102—5 Bekeart, P. B 222222—6 Julian, C. H 22122*— 5 "Smith. L C " 1*212*- Abrams, M 210012- Howe, F 112202—5 Tolle 2321 11— 6 Six bird pool, $2 50 entrance, 30 yards rise, 3 moneys, high guns — Feudner, M. O 122222- t Storey, W. A 222101- Wood. C. J 202122 - 5 Abrams, M 111220—5 Haight, C.A 102222—5 Naumann, C. C 822212—5 Julian, C.H 211222—6 Howe, F 122202—5 122220—5 . 212022—5 Carlisle, J. H.. Bekeart, P.. .112102- !22222- Glbson, G. W. "Smith, L. C Twenty bird race. Pool, 815 entrance; 30 yards rise, three moneys, high guns — Julian C.H ... 02121 *1222 10111 1*112—16 McMahon. C 21221 222*2 22202 2121*— 17 Haight. C A 02212 22112 22120 22211—18 Feudner, M. 0 22222 12120 22222 *22*2— 17 Howe, F 00111 20022 22222 *2022— 14 Bekeart, P. B 22222 22222 *2»22 22222—19 Nauman, C C 21212 12*21 21232 22112-19 Knight, Gus 21112 12120 11212 21211—19 Vaughan, J E 22121 2*021 22022 21122-17 Wood, C. I 22222 01221 22202 22222-18 Gibson, G.W 22*21 20*10 *2w — 7 Storey, W, E 02102 10121 0022* 21220-13 Abrams N 12123 *0I12 *1112 13022—16 Holling 21012 00220 w — 6 * Dead out. The Empire Gun Club's two days' open-to-all holi- day shoot should draw a big attendance to-day and to-morrow if a large and valuable list of merchandise prizes are any inducement. Two Maugatraps will be in use for those entering the many events. Build Up. If you are "all tired out" from hard work indoors a trip to any trout stream will do vou good. Toe gentle exercise, change of air and the country 'grub" all bring you to realize you are still liv- ing. Skinner at 801 Market St , S F , caa furnish you the proper tackle and camp outfit, and will tell you where to go and how to get there. Make the catches a3 reasonable as you can. Skinner goes Ashing himself. The new Umbrella Tent of Skinner's has the endorsement of every sportsman who has seen it. Can be put up in five minutes, weighs only 15 lbs , and has ample room to sleep two people * The regular monthly shoot of the Millwood Gun Club will take place at the Millwood grounds to-mor- row. •'Billy" Crosby, under dates of May 11th and 12tb, broke the world's record for long continued shooting at Crawfordsville, Ind. In a two days' program event he shot 200 birds each day, missing but one bird each day, or a continuous shoot of 398. Crosbv uses an L. C. Smith. The following communication was received this week from Messrs. Kimball and Upson: Sacramento, Cal., May 26, 1003. Editor Breeder and Sportsman: — We desire to thank you for the very complete account of our re- cent tournament given in your last issue. In explanation of certain features, we would like to say that we are carrying out the same plan of distri- bution of moneys and merchandise as has been estab- lished in all the Northern California tournaments that have been held held in Chico, Bed Bluff, Redding and Cottonwood, where guaranteed purseB have been given. It is difficult to estimate the exact number of shooters that will attend a tournament and if there had been but thirty entries, the money would have been contested for, just the same. In figuring the entries for each event, you have made a slight error, as there were seven shooters who did not compete for the moneys — Otto Feudner, C. R. Reed, C. I. Wood, J. Fanning, W. A. Robertson, W. S. Wattles and W. A Seaver. We assume all financial responsibility, do all the work and conduct these tournaments to suit our patrons of Northern California, whom we desire to please in every way. Should our efforts not meet with their approbation, then will we gladly make any change desired. Yery truly, Kimball & Upson. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. Irish, Woodlawn Kennels good little Irish Terrier, was purchased this week by Mr. W. R. Whittier. Following the big blue rock tournament, on Mond ay last, a number of the sportsmen who had attended the blue rock shoot were present at the live bird section of the IngleBide grounds. The weather was anything but favorable to the shooters. The pigeons supplied were an averaging lot of strong and swift-flying birds. Three pool events wereshoiup, all of the participants standing at the 30 yard mark. In the first race, the three high guns, Phil. B. Bekeart, M. O. Feudner and C. C. Nauman, divided the purse — $30 — on straight scores. Mr. Tolles also killed clean; he was shooting, however, for birds only. In the second six bird pool, Feudner, Bekeart, Nau- man and C. H. Julian of San Diego divided the $30 purse, each having a clean score. A twenty bird race followed, with fourteen men up. The entrance for those in the pool was $15 apiere. The purse was divided by Gus Knight of San B rnar- dino, C. C Nauman and Phil. Bekeart, who each scored 19 birds. The scores made in these events follow: Six bird pool, S2.50 entrance, 30 yard s rier, 3 monej s high guns — Frank Dole has Edgewood Crystal in his kennels again. He bought him back for a good figure. Dole knows a good Bull Terrier and was so well satisfied with a litter by Crystal that he determined to have him back again. We regret to learn recently that Ch. Ivel Rustic was smothered in the express car in transit between San Francisco and Orange, Texas, where Mr. Thomas dropped off to leave Sabine Fearless with the Sabine Kennels. It seems Mr. Thomas had old "Billy"in his box with the door open in the baggage car, but one of the baggage masters was one of those '"individuals. " and insisted on the dog going in the express car with the result that poor old "Billy" was smothered. We are not ashamed of the tear that rises when we think of this good old dog's horrible end. Mr. Thomas found him almost gone and he died a few minutes later. Everyone knew [vol Rustic and his record. He was a brother of Ivel Doctor and one of the famous litter that, it is said, brought more than $5000 to the breeder, Mrs. Evans, who paid $7.50 stud fee for Gen- eral Roberts, their sire. — Am Stock-Keeper. Wandee Kennels have now the best lot of Fox Ter- riers in the West and can possibly give some of the noted Eastern kennels a good rub. Mr. Harley haB recently purchased some rare good ones, picked up for him by Mr. George Raper. One dog, the noted Ch. True, is said to be the best son of Norfolk's Ch. Veracity. True has already made his mark as a sire and his placement in the Wandee stud should be pro- ductive of some good results. Lady Confidence, an- other one bought, will be bred to Ch. Blizzard before she leaves England. Rowton Cherry is another good one destined to take an Important position as a brood bitch in Wandee Kennels. Richmond Sea Breeze (Ch. Blizzard-Judy) will make her appearance on this side as Wandee Sea Breeze at the Ladies Kennel Associa- tion two days' open air show at Hempstead, L. I., concluding to-day. Concerning two of these Fox Terriers, Our Bogs in mentioning their appearance at an English show, says: •'Fox Terriers were not a large collection, several classes being cancelled. The dogs, with one or two exceptions, were poor, whilst the bitches were extra good. In the open bitch class Mr. Hamer quickly spotted the winner in that beautiful bitch Ch. Lovaihe, who was looking very well, another grand bitch in Lady Confidence being placed second; she has im- proved greatly in body, and barring her rather big ears is hard to find fault with. Deyne Sunbeam, a new face, was third; tnis is a prettj bitch, with good body, front, bone, legs and feet; a neat head, correct in typ^, which would, however, be improved if a little longer in foreface. Reserve, Seedhill Judy, all a Terrier; looks like making up into a warm one, for she improves each time we see her. IngateBtone Rustle has a nice class of head, is good in expression, but was not in the best of condition. In limit, dog or bitch Lady Confidence was at the head of affairs, followed uncomfortably close by a good bitch in Ridge- wood Renown, nice in head and ears, with good body, bone, legs and feet. Third, West Point Snowstorm, who, to my mind, is rather Bull Terrier like; full in eye and a shade overdone in ear, but is excellent in body properties, with good bone, legs and feet. Chaseley Patch has made up nicely in body, plenty of bone, good legs and feet; his skull, however, must not go any stronger. Bobby behind the head is very good; his ears are too large, and he could do with more length in front of the eyes. The novice class in- trod uced us to a really high class Terrier in Rich mond Sea Breeze, who is a credit to her sire, Ch. Blizzard; she posses a beautiful head, with the currect Terrier exoression, good neck, sound shoulders, excellent in boDe, legs and feet; when made up fully in body she will trouble the best; she won.with something in hand in this and following classes, the remainder being repeats." ••■ Kennel Registry. WHELPS. Delverton Cocker Kennels' red Cocker hitch Baby Ora (Ch. Viscount-Black Sue) whelped five puppies (4 dogs) to same owners' Ch. Hampton Promise (Black Duke Il-Ch. Gaiety Girl), May 18, 1903. Delverton Cocker Kennels* red Cocker bitch Little Dorrit (Ch. Woodland Duke-Myrtle) whelped sis puppies (3 dogs) to same owners' Ch Hampton Promise (Black Duke Il-Ch. Gaiety Girl) May 24. 1903 SALES. Delverton Cocker Kennels has sold the black dog puppy Del- verton Wonder, A K. C. S. B 72806 (Ch. Hampton Promise-Flora- dora) to Mrs A. Roncoverle, San Francisco, May 21, 1903. Mr. Thos. S. Griffiths, of Spokane, Wash., writes us. "My new Collie bitch Imported Moreton Vesta in whelp to Rippowam Archer arrived O K from Stan- ford, Conn. She is a beauty and none better bred. Her sire is Edgbaston Royal (Ch. Portington Bar None-Wilton Dolly) she by Southport Perfection Her dam is the renowned winner Wellesbourne Flirt, litter sister to W. Cornfrey, and full sister to Ch. M. Coroner and Ch. W. Pride. So you see if breeding counts, her pups ought to be prize winners (in fact one out this year, Lord Stanford, has won 10 firsts at 7 months old.) We are trying hard to give a bench show here in October." Police Judge Cabaniss holds that the killing of hares by the method in vogue at the coursing parks ie not cruelty to animals. In an oral opinion from the bench in his department last week he directed the dismissal of the accusation against Dominick Shannon of the Ingleside Coursing Park and the bond of the defend- ant exonerated. Shannon was arrested by Secretary Holbrook of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on the 12th of April last. The arrest was made at the park while coursing was in progress and at that time it was stipulated that the defendant be allowed to con- tinue the sport for the day, surrender himself into cus- tody on the following morning, and to be guided in future coursing by the decision of the court. In his opinion Judge Cabannis stated that there was no question in his mind but what the suffering of a hare would equal that of a human being, if it were tor- tured in killing, but in the present case it was shown that the death of the animals was almost instantane- ous; that those escaping from the hounds were imme- diately followed and killed, if injured in the chase, and under tne circumstances h6 could see no legal reason why the sport should be tabooed. It is reported that Mr. Gooderham intends present- ing King Edward with the famous Fox Terrier, Nor- folk True Blue. This grand bitch would allow His Majesty to take precedence of all fhe Fox Terrier fancy, we fancy. And then the program is to be ex- tended to a trip abroad with a Norfolk team. GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. Who wouldn't take a day off, When the fleecy clouds in view Are trailing, sailing 'way off, Down a bree2y sea of blue? Who wouldn't fly and stay off, Who wouldn't lie and lay off, And get away— away off, In the daisies and the dew? Who wouldn't fall to wishing When they hear the trees a-swishing, And the whole world's gone a-flshing, And is beckoning to you? Somebody sends this and wants to know where he can find it. Better see the agents of the railroad lines which go up into Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma and Marin counties, or down through the Santa Clara valley and into the Santa Cruz mountains, we will suggest. Recent advices from Sacramento indicate a favor- able season this fall for the sportsmen of that section, according to Game Warden George Neal, who states: "Quail were never more plentiful in Sacramento county and vicinity. Everywhere I go I find lots and lots of quail, and in several instances I have noticed large coveys of little ones, who are strong and healthy, while I have run across nests in every Bection of the county. "On one of my trips the other day I ran across an old mother mallard duck with eight little ones. She bad taken her flock out into a eram field over a mile from the nearest water to feed. When I came on to her and her little family she went through the usual performance of fluttering and struggling to lead me away from her family, and I quickly put an end to her anxiety by walking away. "There are a great many young ducks hatching out in the tule basins around this locality at the present time, but the majority of the birds are nesting, and it will be several weeks before the young birds get out into open water enough to form any opinion as to their number. "Lately I have been putting in the majority of my time, outside of my regular trips afield, in preserving the fish interests. During the high water season, as is well known, the water spreads all over the low country, and as it recedes leaves numerous shallo*"7 i'4 f&he gveeitev anb gfycvizman I May 30, 1903 ponds tbat are alive with young bass and the fry of other food fishes. on as the water dries up in these ponds every one of these young fish would be destroyed. In eon- sequence I am seining these temporary ponds and transferrin" the young fish to the river or to the per- ma -out lakes. During the past two weeks 1 have re- moved many thousands of young black bass and placed them in the river. . . 'The black bass is the only food fish in this locality that protects its eggs, and this accounts for the fact that nearly 00 per cent of their eggs hatch out and they increase so rapidly. When the mother bass do- ner eggs and they have been fertilized by the male she takes up her station over ihem until they hatch out, the male fish being at all times close by. Should an enemy appear both will fight desperately and repel anv attack by other fish. _ "The Striped bass are multiplying very rapidly in the river, and the fishing this season should be excel- lent The carp are rapidly disappearing, however, as the bass feed on their young, and it will be but a mat- ter of a few years before the old fish will die out and this fish will b3 exterminated. I netted a large quan- tity of young steelhead trout out of one of the ponds the other day aud placed them in the American river. I b?lieve that thev will afford good sport in the future, as they should take a fly in the clear water as well as thev do in other localities. "I am raising a quantity of young pheasants with excellent success, and I shall endeavor to stock the county with the birds. In doing so I shall adopt the same methods pursued in England, where pheasant raising is carried on so successfully. I shall take the hen and her flock to some locality where I can leave her in care of a trustworthy man, keep her in a coop and allow the young ones their liberty. They will forage around the locality of the coop, learn the places of shelter and food, and as they attain their growth will be thoroughly at home. Heretofore we have taken the grown birds and turned them out in strange localities, where they did not know the food and water conditions, and they have starved to death. I think my new plan should be a success. "Owing to the lateness of the season but few doves have as yet made their appearance in the surrounding country," and none of them have as yet begun nesting. This does not, however, necessarily entail a scarcity of the birds wh«n the shooting season begins, as these migrating birds may put in an appearance at any time and bsgin housekeeping. Unless they start opera- tions almost immediately it will be a disastrous season for them, as thev will only have a month's time to raise their squabs before the season opens." Chief Deputy Fish Commissioner Chas. Vogelsang has recently compiled and published a most conveni- ent chart, giving at a glance an abstract of the pres- ent fish and game laws. Copies can be procured by addressing tne State Board of Fish Commissioners, Mills Building, this city. W. W. Stocker of this city, recently, near Madera, killed a mountain lion which measured seven feet from tip to tip. A report from Santa Rosa a few days ago states that a mountain lion over eight feet in length has its haunts in the vicinity of the Sonoma County Farm and Hospital, about two miles from that city^ For Beveral weeks it has been preying on live stock in the neighborhood, even coming from the shelter of the hills in broad daylight. One night it entered the barn on the hospital premises and was vainly en- deavoring to break through the stall to get a horse, when seen. A shotgun was the only weapon available and this was brought into use, but the charge which struck the animal as it made off into the brush did not seem to do any damage. A lion hunt is to be arranged, and it is hoped to kill the beast, which causes much terror in the neighborhood. How the lion got so far into civilization is a mystery. Some interesting observations relating to the surgi- cal treatment of wounds by birds were recently brought by M. Fabia before the Physical Society of Geneva. The author quotes the case of the snipe, which he had often observed engaged in repairing damages. With its beak and feathers it makes a very creditable dressing, applying plasters to the bleeding wounds, and even securing a broken limb by means of a stout ligature. On one occasion he killed a snipe which had on its chest'a large dressing composed of down, taken from other parts of the body, and securely fixed to the wound by the coagulated blood. Twice he had brought home snipe with interwoven feathers strapped on to the side of fractures of one or other limb. The most interesting example was that of a snipe, both of whose legs he had unfortunately broken by a misdirected shot. He recovered the animal only on the following day, and he then found that the poor bird had contrived to apply dressings and a sort of splint to both limbs. In carrying out this operation some feathers had become entangled around its beak, and not being able to use its claws to get rid of them, it was almost dead from hunger when discovered. In a case recorded by M Magner, a snipe which was ob- served to fly away with a broken leg was subsequently found to have forced the fragments into a parallel posi- tion, the upper fragments reaching to the knee, and secured them there by means of a strong band of feathers and moss intermingled. The observers were particularly struck by the application of a ligature of a kind of flat-leaved grass wound round the limb, of a snlral form, and flxod by means of a Bort of glue — Indian Field. Manitoba Field Trials. The Manitoba Field Ti als club trials will com- n" nee on Tuesday Soplfcnbor 8th. Tho running will li conducted under the. revised rules of the club. 3 stakes will be run: Larby Stake— For Setters and Pointers whelped on or after January 1st, 1902. Entries close 1st July, 1903. Purse— $325; 1st, $150; 2nd, $100; 3rd, $50; 4th, $25. $5 forfeit. $10 for starters. All Aged Stake — For Setters and Pointers who have not won first place at any of the following trials: Eastern, Continental, United States and Manitoba, in any previous year. Entries close 1st August, 1903. Purse— $325; 1st, $150; 2nd, $100;3rd, $50; 4th, $25. $5 forfeit. $10 for starters. Championship Stake — For Setters and Pointers. Open only to dogs that have won a place in competi- tion in field trials. Nominations to be made on or before August 1, 1903. $5 forfeit; $10 starters. Purse to consist of total running fees and gold medal. First heat one hour, afterwards at discretion of judges. The following arrangements have been made in order to prevent expense, trouble or delay at any of the Canadian customs ports of entry — viz., Gretna or Emerson. All dogs that have been duly entered in any of the Manitoba Field Trials Club events are allowed to enter Manitoba and remain for ninety-days, free of all duty. In order to benefit by this arrangement, an accurate description of each dog is absolutely necessary, giving name, breed, sex, color, event entered in, owner's name, name of person having charge, and line of rail- way traveling by, must be mailed to the honorable secretary one week previous to date of arrival at port of entry. Dogs, unless entered in the trials, will be detained by the custom house authorities. The only change made in this year's statutes being that the hrst heat in the Championship Stake must be of one hour's duration, thus bringing the factor of endurance amongst other qualities in picking the winner. The winter has been most favorable for the birds, and large numbers are seen all over the Province. A large, new, solid brick hotel has been built since last season at Carman, thereby giving improved and increased accommodation. Handlers can be located on good training grounds in various parts of the Province, where they can easily reach Carman for the trials. Mr. W. W. Titus, of West Point, Miss., and Mr T. T. Ashford, of Birmingham, Ala., will act as judgss at the coming trials. Any further information, rules, entry blanks, etc., can be obtained by addressing Eric Hamber, Secre- tary-Treasurer, Winnipeg, Man. More Game Protection. The Game Protective Association of the San Joa- quin valley counties organized at a convention held three weeks ago in Fresno, with J. Sub Johnson of Vi- salia President and Joe Bareroft of Madera Secretary. Kern county had no representative present ; this will possibly be easily rectified later on. If the Supervisors of the several counties repie- sented in the association should accept its suggestion?* that part of California will be organized into a district without waiting for the Legislature to act. At the convention there were present J. Sub John- son, Frank Osborn, F. D. Smith and R A. Whitney of Visalia; C. J. Eubanks and Joe Bareroft of Madera! E. C. Berry, J. J. Vanderburg and W. E. Shiflett of Selma ; F. J. Stone, Emmett Riggins, S. C. St. Johr, Andy Ferguson, Deputy Fish Commissioner, and W. C. Kennedy of Fresno city and H. T. Payne at large. Before the committee was named, however, Colonel ( where did he get it ? ) Payne had spoken on the sub- ject of wild duck shipments and had suggested that, in discussing the open season, it be remembered that it was a good thing to cut the season down from the front end. The committee held quite a protracted session and at its close presented a report favoring the establish- ment of open season on the kinds of game named as follows in the San Joaquin valley counties: Doves, August loth to February 1st; quail, Novem- ber 1st to February 1st; deer, September 1st to November 1st. As to wild duck a bag limit of 25 was recommended, and it was urged that the different counties adopt laws against the sale of wild ducks. It was suggested, too, that no trout less than six inches long be taken and that a day's catch be limited to ten pounds and one trout over for each person. A recom- mendation was made that no black bass be allowed to be caught for two years. The formation of the Central California Game Pro- tective Association was also urged, to consist of ten delegates from each Game Protective Association in Merced, Madera, Fresno and Tulare counties. The report of the committee was approved and all the ideas adopted. Judge St. John was appointed a committee of one to draft an ordinance in accordance with the sug- gestions of the committee and to report the same at the next meeting, which is to be held in Visalia and is to be called by the Visalia Association, under whose auspices it will be convened. The Tuna Season Is On At Catalina. Commencing at the beginning of May, the fifth an- nual angling tournament of the Santa Catalina Island Tuna Club is now in full swing and new records in landing big fish will count for the championship This interesting event was started in the summer of 1899, and each year since the honors have been striven for. Restrictions are placed upon those who wish to com- pote for the honors. The rules of the elub provide that the rods must not be less than six feet nine inches long and the tip must not weigh more than sixteen ounces. By the "tip'' is meant all that portion of the rod from the reel seat to the end of the rod. The line mustrnot exceed twenty-four threads or strands, and must not be able to support a dead weight of more than forty-eight pounds. All those trying to beat the record must bring the fish to gaff themselves. The fish must be reeled in and if the rod is broken either before or after the fish is gaffed that disqualifies the competitor. No professional anglers are allowed in the tourna- ment. Only amateur fishermen can enter, except as specified in the special class "I. " The present holders of cups for the various seasons are: Largest tuna— C. F. Holder, Pasadena, season 1899, 183 pounds; Col. C. P. Morehouse, Pasadena, season 1900, 251 pounds; F. S. Schenck, Brookljn, N. Y , sea- son 1901, 158 pounds; F..V. Rider, Avalon, season 1901, 158 poiind6; John E. Stearns, Los Angeles, season 1902, 197 pounds. Black sea bass— F. V. Rider, Avalon, season 1898, 327 pounds; T. S. Manning, Avalon, season 1899. 370 pounds; F. S. Schenck, Brooklyn, N. Y., season 1900, 384 pounds; A. C. Thompson, Pomona, season 1901, 384 pounds; H. T. Kenoall Pasadena, season 1902, 419 pounds. Largest yellowtail— F. V. Rider, Avalon, season 1898, 41 pounds; F. S. Gerrish, Jacksonville, Fla., sea- son 1899, 37 pounds; R. F. Stocking, Los Angeles, season 1900, 48 pounds; T. S. Manding, season 1901, 33 pounds; Dr. Trowbridge, Fresno, season 1902, 47J pounds. Winners of first and second places will be presented beautiful cups and prizes for their trouble. The com- petition this year promises to be close, as many good anglers have signified their intention of visiting the waters and trying their luck. Coming Events. Rod. April 1-Aug. 15— Close season for lobsters and crawfish. April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open. April I-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season for taking steel- head in tidewater. May 1-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. June 13— Saturday Contest No. 1. Class series. Stow lake 2:30 p. m. ' June 14— Sunday Contest No. 1. Class series. Stow lake, 10 a.m. July 1-Jan. 1— Open season for black bass. Sept. 1-Nov. 1— Close season for crabs. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. May 30— Millwood Gun Club Blue rocks. Mill Station. May 30, 31— Empire Gun Club. Open-to-all holiday shoot, rocks. Alameda Point. Blue June 7— California Wing Club. Live birds. Ingleside. June 7— College City Gun Club. Blue rocks. Berkeley. June 14— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. June 21— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. June 21— College City Gun Club. Special blue rock events. Berkeley. June 21— Empire Gun Club. Blue rocks. Alameda Point. July 1-Feb. 15— Dove season open. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. Sept. 1-Feb. 15— Open season for mountain quail, grouse and sage hen. Oct. 15-Feb. 15— Open season .'or quail, ducks, etc. Oct. 15-Jan. 15— Open season on quail in Marin county. Bench Shows. May 29, 30— Ladies Kennel Association of America Open-air show. Hempstead, L. I , on grounds of Mrs. J. L. Kernochan. Mrs A. G. Evans, Secretary, Westbury, L. I. Oct. 6, 7, 8, 9— Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury, Conn. John W. Bacon, Treasurer. Nov. 3, 4, 5. 6— Ladies Kennel Associatioo of America. Madison Square Garden, New York. Mrs. A. G. Evans, Hon. Seoretarv Westbury, L.I. Field Trials. Aug. 18— Iowa Field Trial Association 6th annual trials. Aug. 18— Nebraska Field Trial Association. O'Neil, Neb H H. McCarthy, Seoretary. Sept. 1, 4— Minnesota-North Dakota Field Trial Association 2d annual trials. Iroquois, S. D Dr. W. A. Moore, Secretary- Treasurer, St. Paul. Minn. Sept. 8— Manitoba Field Trial Club 17th annual trials. Car- man, Man. Oct 26-Monougahela Field Trial Association 9th annual trials. Nov. 2— Michigan Field Trial Association. Annual trials. Nov. 2— Ohio Field Trial Association. 6th annual trials. Nov. 9— Missouri Field Trial Association. Annual trials. Nov. 9— International Field Trial Association. 15th annual trials. Nov. 9— Independent Field Trial Club. 5th annual trials. Nov. 10— Western Irish Setter Club. 2d annual trials. Nov. 16— North American Field Trial Club. 5th annual trials. Nov. 16— Kentucky Field Trial Association. 4th annual trials, Nov. 16— Illinois Field Trial Association. 5th annual trials Robinson 111. Nov. 23— American Championship Field Trial Association. An- nual trials. Robinson. 111. Indiana Field Trial Club. Annual trials. Clay City, Ind first week in December. C. F. Yung, Seoretary, Clay City, Ind. 1904. Jan. Georgiana Field Trial Association. 2d annual trials. Waynesboro, Ga. Jan. 6, 13— Mississippi Field Trial aud Gun Club. Inaugural trials. Holly Springs, Miss Membership Stake, January 6; Derby and All-Age Stake, January 13. -W. De Arnold, Tupelo, Miss. Jan 13— Pacific Coast Field Trials Club. 31st annual trial. , Cal. Albert Betz, Seorotary, 201 Parrott Bldg., S. F. Dog Owners!! Read This!! We are carrying in the advertising columns of this journal an advertisement of "Sergeant's Dog Remedies," a popular line of preparations for which F. W. Braun & Co. of Los Angeles. Cali- fornia, have been made distributing agentsontue Pacific Coast. The goods have few equals and no superiors on the market today, having received the highest endorsements of the leading dog men and kennel owners of this country and Canada. They are manufactured by Polk Miller Drug Co of RIohmond, Vn., who Invite all persons having sick dogs to write (enoloslng stamp) describing symptoms, and they will cheerfully furnish the best possible advice without any charge whatever. A revised oopy of their book on "Dogs" sent free on receipt of3o In st^mpB to oover postage. May 30, 1903] ©h£ gveebev cm© ^tpovx&ntan IS <4-& THE FARM. America's Splendid Cattle. George M. Rommel, expert in animal husbandry of the Bureau of Animal In- duBtry, Bays in an Agricultural Depart- ment bulletin that American breeders of cattle have equaled if not excelled the results reached on the other side of the water. "But," he adds, "no supremacy of excellence, no victory in bIiow ring or market, can efface the memory of the debt America owes to those sturdy yeomen "whose names adorn the herd records of England and Scotland." Mr TRommel's pamphlet is devoted to a study of American breeds of beef cattle. He begins at the very beginning, going back to that voyage of Coiumbus on which the firBt cattle known in the western hem- isphere are supposed to have been brought over. Other Spanish explorers and armed invaders 'olio wed Columbus's example, bringing not only cattle but hor. es as well. There was an abundance of grass and water, and as the Spaniards penetrated further into the interior of the country, their herds in growing numbers followed them. From these sprang the native cat- tle of the West Indies and Mexico, the long horned steers of Texas and the wild horseB of the plains. The next ^ to 5 3-5c per pound, and the beef from these steers at 8@8J£c, western dressed at 7/"2@8c per pound. It will, therefore, be seen that although cattle sold at the same time and same price 1893 as th y did last week, dressed meats are, ev n after the much vaunted rise of V2 to lc per pound now selling for about lc per pound less than they were ten years ago. Now step into the middle of the period and examine the prices of live and dead beef there. In 1897, five years later than the firBt date noted, and just before the period when the Spanish-American War began, shot prices up a bit and created a meat shortage, live native steers 'etched 5 to 5}oc per pound, and the native beef of their carcasses fetched 7}* to Sc per pound, exactly the price for which such western dressed beef iB now sold and within )4c per pound of what city dressed beef brings. The year last quoted is one of those about which so much cheap beef talk has been indulged. A careful examination of accurate and properly classified market figures back o: 1893 will show a relatively wider difference between the prices of live and dead beef than the market now shows. The reason for this is the fact that the by-products have been so developed as to enable the factory'.to even sell the carcass at or below cost and still come out ahead on the gen- eral proposition. The prices herein quoted are for the same grades of cattle and beef, and at the same time of the year. The fact which the figures disclose is that there is an ap- parent ratio between live and dead meat whatever the price of each. There is nothing else in it. Meat is low; too low in fact. ' — Texas Stockman. Cutting Alfalfa for Hay. In regard to the difference of opinion as to what is the best time to cut the first crop of alfalfa and foxtail for cow feed, says a correspondent of the Tulare Register, I concluded that if green heads were better than ripe ones none at all would be still better, and when I saw the first heads appear, which was in the latter part of March, 1901, I cut it down, expect- ing to get about a ton of hay to the acre, but I got a ton and a half, and better hay I never fed. The next winter I allowed the cattle to get at the stack for a while. There was a stack of alfalfa hay alongside of it, but while feeding it the cattle never touched the alfalfa hay at all. I hauled some of it to the barn and fed it to the horses with the same good results, the only drawback being that there was absolutely no waste to this kind of hay and I was always short on bedding. I also sold some of it to parties in town who keep a cow. These people, who would not take the bearded article as a gift, would buy this bay in preference to alfalfa. To secure this kind of hay it should be borne in mind that all the stock must, be removed from the land very early in the season, because if pastured too long in the spring the obnoxious heads will ap- pear belore there ia anything to cut. A little ex ra care must also be taken in curing this hay. I turned mine all over before I stacked it. If this is done there is not the least danger that it will take fire through spontaneous combustion. Cheap Irrigation. Strike!— if they don't give you Jack- son's Napa Soda when you ask for it. Annual Meeting PACIFIC COAST TROTTING HORSE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION. a.,, . , Sa^.FRancisco, May 25, 1903. Hie Annual Meeting of the members of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Associa- tion will be held at the office of the Association 36 Geary Street, San Francisco, on Monday, June 8, 1903, at 8 o'clock P. M , for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors for the ensuing year and the transaction of such other business as mav come before the meeting. F. W KELLEY, Secretary. m JiRGETj ' 'How to Build Small Irrigation Ditches" is the title of a bulletin issued by the de- partment of agriculture. It is a document calculated to be of interest to the practical farmer who wants to do the work on a small scale himself- It deals with methods of running grade lines for small ditches, selection of sites for headgates, laying out of field laterals, methods of applying water and the cost of small irrigating works. Two hundred dollars is the coat of the works described. The annual coBt of maintenance ie put at $68 more. The bulletin is No. 158, of farmers' bulletins, and may be had from the department in the uaual manner of application. In time of need— for Deep seated" Sores, Collar and Saddle Galls or Hopple Chafes, just developing or in the chronio state— turn to VETERINARY PIXlNE It absorbs inflammation, penetrates to the bot- tom of sores, stimulates and builds up new cellu- lar tissues, counteracts effects of impure blood, producing a quick, clean, healthy cure without scab or scar. It is the most natural, scientific and vital healing ointment made. Money back if it fails to cure any sore case of speed cracks or scratches.no matter how aggravated, what the cause or how long standing, restoring the hair to natural color. It is an antiseptic, soothing ointment of marvel- ous penetrating healing power. ■I <"inety-five per cent of the cuttings planted along the Florida coast have healed and are thriving sturdily. The cuttings that perished are mostly from yellow sponges. The sheepswool va- riety,which lias a higher commercial value than the other kind, seems also to be the hardier. -*. In every flock there are some ewes which desert their lambs and refuse to own any lamb, thus making a surplus of foundlings on the hands of the shepherds. At best a lot of foster lambs have to be killed or fed on the bottle, a business which hardly pays. In small farm flocks with only 100 or 200 ewes, this work can be handled without much loss, but where the ewe flock reaches up into the thousands the work must he done by wholesale and the division of the ewes with their new-born lambs must necessarily occur. This sep- aration is best carried on by numbering the ewe and lamb as they are found, 6tartiog with 1 and running up to 200 at least; then change the color of paint and commence again with 1 and so continue until a flock of ewes and lambs is as large as desired. Then start another flock. The main thing is to get the ewe and the lamb to knew and own each other, and when this is done labor with that pair is usually over. It ie a good idea to have a woven wire corral for the lambs and ewes as this does away with the possibilities of lambs getting out and wandering off or being taken by wolves or coyotes. A wire fence of this kind 2% feet high makes a good fence for sheep corrals. The University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, in "Timely Hints to Farmers, No. 17," report upon the use of branding fluid. The station reports for quick work the fluid has not proven a success. To get average results from the fluid, it takes about ten times as long to apply it as it does to use the ordinary branding iron. The fluid in most instances left only indistinct brands. The experi- ment, however, is being continued, and it iB hoped that a suitable branding fluid can bo found. The fluid experimented with lonaisted of equal parts of barium Bulphide and coal tar, thlned by a mixture of water and American potash, in equal pat i by measure and of spirits of tur- '.-..- each equal in measure to the original composition. The branding fluid injured the hides for tanning purposes about the same as the branding iron. The feed consumed by cowb no doubt has an effect on the flavor as well as on the color and hardness of butter, but in general this influence is much less than the fermentations which take place in the milk and cream. In cases where feeds such as turnips and wild parsnips or weeds are consumed by cows the flavor will un- doubtedly be imparted to the milk, butter or cheese, unless the milk or cream has been pasteurized, when these volatile pro- ducts will pass off. The effect of different kinds of ferments is not as easily removed, not even by pasteurization. This is the principal reason why we get such different flavor in the winter to that in the summer months, as the cows are usually milked in the stable and the germs that get into the milk are mostly putrefactive groups — those which cause ordinary decay. William Shirley of Milo, Kansas, re- cently marketed two loads of shorthorns from three to five years old, averaging 1964 piunds. The lightest steer weighed 1S30 and the heaviest 2360 pounds. He received five cents a pound for the stuff. Nowadays, when baby beef is the rule rather than the exception, few BteerB go to market weighing over 1500 poundB and the majority average from 1200 to 1400 pounds Years ago when farmers believed t necessary to feed their cattle four or five rears before marketing them, a good many loads of 1600 to 1800 pound cattle went on. The reportB are very careful not to tell how much the old man lost on the ship- ment. The appearance of the legs is often the readieBt guide. A rough, scaly condition is a sign of age. The whole body of an old fowl appears more heavy and mature, and there is an older look about the face and head readily detected by the expert. In males the length of the spur shows the age quite closely Some poultrymen judge by the plumage. Lift up the wing and push aside the feathers of the sides, when in the case of a young hen you will find a long down, light, close and arranged regularly between the other featherB which cover these parts of the body. Through the skin, which is of a delicate rosy tissue the small blue veins will be apparent. In a hen over a year old the down and the veins will have disappeared, and the skin be dull white and dry, less smooth, and slightly rough and mealy in appearance. » California's favorite hot weather drink is Jackson's Napa Soda. Jepsen Bros. Company ono HARNESS MANUFACTURERS. SADDLES, WHIPS, ROBES, TURF GOODS 11451147 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO Phone: South 1032 200 - OF THE FINEST - 200 Closing Out Sale Of all the standard bred trottinq stock belonging to Estate of HENRY PIERCE, Deceased CONSISTING OF Stallions, Broodmares, Colts and Fillies Sired by all the most fashionably bred trotting stallions in California, and out of the best bred mares ever bred here or brought from the Eastern States. Sale Will Take Place Tuesday, June 23, 1903, at the OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHANGE NEW MODEL 1903 THE BEST IN THE WORLD. O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL Tales of the Turf By William B. Fasig. Trotting horsemen the world over knew the late W. B. Fasig and that he was In a class of his own as an instructive, interesting and humorous writer of trotting horse subjects. W. H. Gocher.seoretary of the National Trotting Association, has put Mr. Fasig's writings in book form, adding much of in- terest thereto, and the book is now ready for de- livery. The table of contents includes the following: TROTTING TRACKS-— How to build and man- age them, with plates showing how to lay out a half-mile track a mile track and a kite- shaped track. This article is one that a race track official needs in his business. THE SECRETARY.— His trials and tribulations in the merry days of racing. On the other side of Jordan he may find rest; there is nothing for him here but advice. THE SANDPIPER— How the Dutchman did not balance bis bill for graveL while the little man in brown stood pat, and those who had the real sure thing— well, they lost, as usual. A STRANGE LAND —How a shipwrecked Buck- eye made a stir in another racing world. Utopian, unique, and 1 1 you do not believe it, you can say it is untrue. McDOEL —How the best green horse in Missouri broke into turf history. He won the Transyl- vania. That is enough. If you were there you know why. STRANGER —A lightning-going pacer of North- ern Ohio, whose history has a pincti of romance hooked on to it. ANDY AND I.— What the well known pair learned in France and England after the hotel clerk checked the sign language. They could not parlez vous. RIDE OF A LIFETIME.— How Flying Jib put a a crimp in the boss trotter on the speed drive in Wade Park. PAT SHANK —Someone said he was a colt breaker, but he broke the wise when the thir- teen combination and Eloise won at Detroit. We will send this valuable book free as a pre mium to anyone sending two new subscriptions for thu Breeder and Sportsman at S3 each, or will send the book alone, postpaid, on receipt of price, $2. Address BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, S6 Geary. Street, San Francisco. BLAKE, M0FFITT & T0WNE -DEALERS IN- 55-57-59-61 First Street, S. F. Telephone Main 190 246 Third St., Near Folsom, SAN FRANCISCO W. G. LAYNG, Live Stock Auctioneer, Catalogues wll be Issued »t one Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cured In 48 Hoars. CAPSULES Superior to Copaiba, Cnbeb* or Injection May 30, 1903] &he gveebev cm& ^povt&tnaxt 15 Alfalfa vs. Wild Hay. Twelve cows were d vided into two equal lots and fed experimentally for two perioda of six weeks each. Alfalfa hay was fed ad libitum to one lot during the flrat period and lot two during the second period, while wild hay was fed in the same manner during the alternate periods. Both lots were fed a uniform ration of grain and beets. On alfalfa hay the twelve cows produced 9,862.74 pounds of milk and 511.47 pounds of butter and on wild hay 9,722.49 pounds of milk and S02.07 pounds of butter, showing a difference of 140.25 pounds of milk and 9.40 pounds of butter in favor of alfalfa. A comparative test was also made of corn silage and sugar beets fed in equal amounts in connection with a uniform ration of alfalfa hay and grain. The test was made with two lots of five cows each and lasted five weeks. The difference in production of the two lots for the five week previous to the test when both were fed silage was 129.2 pounds of milk and 57 pounds of butter and the difference during the five weeks of the test, when one lot was fed silage and the other lot sugar beets, was 221.4 pounds of milk and 10 pounds of butter, the result being in favor of the silage. While corn silage gave slightly better reBults than the sugar beets the difference is so small that it is safe to say they are quite equal in feeding value. Much has been written about the great cattle industry of the west as if all cattle handled on the ranches are in large herds and owned by capitalists who have a Beem- ing monopoly on the business. As a mat. ter of fact most of the cattle are now owned in small bunches where once the large herds held full sway. The smaller cattlemen are carefully grading up their herds by using pure-bred sires and well- bred cows giving an abundance of milk which insures large healthy calves. The calves are allowed to suckle from six to eight months, when they are weaned. They are not stunted as many calves are at that time because they are allowed to graze in pastures Beparate from the cows and are fed a small amount of ground grain for three or four weeks. Many of these calves are grain-fed all winter so that when new grass starts in the spring they retain the strength and vigor so essential to rapid growth the following summer. When these calves are steers they are kept until the following fall and are then shipped to market ranging in age from eighteen months to two years. After the calves are weaned the cows may be milked for several montliB and sufficient butter made to pay for all the feed the steers require until sold. Most of the cattlemen who have small herds employ their spare time in farming. They raise all the rough necessary and frequently enough grain to feed and some to sell. It is in this way that we have seen the passing of the cat- tle baron and the coming of the man with the hoe. Jackson's Napa Soda cleanses stomach and renders the eye clear. the No Foot-No Horse Clover hay contains about 7 per cent of digestible protein, but hay made from oats and peas contains over 9 per cent, »:> we ought to raise some of that kind ot hay by sowing two bushels of peas to one of oatB to an acre, and cut for hav when the peas are just fit for table use' and before the oats Have commenced to t rn. All Orders COD. Sample can $1. Special Prices to Dealers, Horse Shoers and Agents You don't have to pack horses* feet when you use STRAP VETERINARY and HOOF OINTMENT "We guarantee a speedy and positive cure for Collar and Saddle Galls, "Wire Cuts, Wounds of all kinds, Burns, Scalds, Cracked and Inflamed Heels, Grease Heel Scratches. Speedy Cuts. Thrush, Contracted Heels, Toe, Sand aDd Quarter bracks. Nail Pricks, Car Bruises, Sore Tendons. Corns and Foundered Feet in all forms. We Pay Express Write for testimonials. PRICES— 1 pound can, St. 00; 2 pound can, SI. 75; 5 pound can $400 Address a card to 1711 Genessee Street. Lew Watson & Jones, cSnosham Bros. Kansas City, Mo. Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose— surround- ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding to the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court, and oft of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor.carriageofflce, news stand and type writer offices are directly off the court. Outside— the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance. |! XEW YORK SAN FRANCISCO 1 J. O'KANE § 26 GOLDEN GATE AVE., SAN FRANCISCO, IWILL GIVE YOD 20 PER CENT. Ufa. 8? iji Special Discount for 30 days from April 21. 1903, on the Finest and Largest Stock of f Horse Boots and Track Harness ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE. Send for new Colored Catalogue. It will pay you ,to have it. There are things # * it that will interest you and save you money. Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association RACE meeting AT PETALUMA DURING 3d OR 4th WEEK OF AUGUST EARLY CLOSING STAKES ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY, JUNE 1, 1903. (If entry is made by mail, be sure that it is postmarked not later than June 1st) No. 1. THE CALIFORNIA, for Trotters eligible to the 2:24 Class $2000 No. 2. For Trotters eligible to the 2:15 Class JO0O No. 3. For Three-Year-Old Trotters 600 No. 4. THE PACIFIC SLOPE, for Pacers eligible to the 2:20 Class 1500 No. 5. For Pacers eligible to the 2:13 Class 1000 No. 6. For Three-Year-Old Pacers 500 Entries in Stakes Nos. 1 and 4 close June 1, 1903, when horses must he named and eligible. Entrance due as follows: 3 per cent June 1, 1903, 1 per cent additional if not declared out on or before July 1, 1903; 1 per cent additional if not declared out on or before August 1, 1903. SUBSTITUTIONS:— In Stakes Nos. 1 and 4, THE CALIFORNIA and THE TACIFIC SLOPE— On August 1, 1903, nominators (by the payment of an additional two par cent) have the right of substituting another horse eligible to the Class in the place of the one named in original entry. Declarations (to declare out) must be mailed to the Secretary, and will not be accepted unless accompanied by the amount due at time declaration Is made. Entries in Stakes Nos. 2, 3, 5 and 6 close June 1, 1903, when horse must be named and eligible. Entrance 5 per cent and 5 per cent additional deducted from winners of each division of all stakes. Other Stakes for Trotters and Facers will be Announced in June. The TwoYear=01d Divisions of the PACIFIC BREEDERS FUTURITY STAKES No. 1— $6000 Guaranteed— will take place at this Meeting, in which there is $1450 in the Two=Year=01d Trotting Division and $950 in the Two=Year=01d Pacing Division. Address all communications to E. P. HEALD President. F. W. KELLEY, Secretary. 36 Geary Street, San Franoisc 16 (The gveeiLev cutfc fepurxsmcm IMay 30, lauii THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property of Jobs Pabrott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS « 4. DERBY PRINCESS 2:08ij, DIABLO 3:09}*. OWYHEE 2; 11, LITTLE BETTER 2:11^. CIBOLO 2:1314, and many other fast and game racehorses. Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trctters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices. Address OAKWOOD PASK STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. ELECTIONEER NUTWOOD NEEBNUT RegorNo2:,i9oio (SIRE OF NEERETTA 2:09i) By Albert W. 2;20. son of Electioneer. Dam Clytle 2d by Nutwood 2:18 3-4 SEASON 1903 AT SANTA ANA, CAL. NEERNUT was foaled in 1891. He is one of the best representatives of the Electioneer-Nutwood cross which produced the great two year-old Arioi*. He stands 153£ hands, weighs 1100 lbs; blood bay with black points; trots without boots. He is a great race horse and his record (2:12)4) was pro nounced by competent observers to be as good as 2:08, as he started in fourth position and was forced to go a wide mile. Tprme* Ri° sinffle service, SAO for the season ending Jnly 1st, with usual return privi- I dills. iegeS; 8,(50 to insure a foal. Apply to or address GEO. W. FORD, Santa Ana, Cal. SIRGIBBIE2D. No. 370 American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion In America of the Two Best British. Hackney Pony Strains. T>OTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES -L> have long been recogni zed as the surest producers of beauty of conformation, com- bined wiih true, high and spirited action. SIR G1BBIE 2d will stand at MENL0 STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at S30. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service, at ihe rate of Ten ($10) Dollars per month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July I, 1903. Apply to JAMES MCDONNELL, Supt Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo County, Cal. SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOLLY DILLON 2:07 (the Fastest Mare of 1901), B S DILLON 2:25 and CAPTIVITY 2:38 1-2. Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA, CAL. SIDNEY DILLON was sired by Sidney 2:195£; dam Venus (dam of Adonis 2:1 iVi, Leah 2:2J>*. Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus II. 2:1 14). Psyche 2:16H and Lottie Parks 2:165£. and she was also dam of Juno, the dam of Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:30) by Venture 2:27^, sire of dam of Directum 2:0^^: second dam s t. b. by Algertne, son of Whipple's Ham- bletonlan SIDNEY DILLON is a model of symmetry and Impartsbis grand individual- ity, inherent speed and excellent disposition to all his progeny. Best of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges if horse Is still in my possession. For pasturage and other Information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Supt. Sauta Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. Or Ira Pierce, 728 Montgomery St , S. F. TERMS FOR THE SEASON. $40. ><& «* CURBS, SPLINTS, SPAVINS, WINDPUFFS, — and all enlargements, absolutely removed by — HORSES * %S QUINN'S Ointment. It hatihe unqualiJU > ant of our lead? f riw.irians. Mo. C. E. DnnaiABT, OaMht&r Slate Bank, a. Hum., Bays: "One bottla enrod a Tory bid cam of blood *parin on ft maro for which I hove *iav lici-n olli-red gSJu, I woold in»t l.o wiMiont il if it OOll 06.00 a l-utllo." Wthatr h. ulrrd* of mch toiimoniaU. -•l.OO pir pncl* Lf. |> it , w .> u .\ it. EDDY OffCi ' JOTU I>raj;jrlst for It. If mni-ntl prepaid on receipt of pri « ... \\ l.d. hull, S. Y. ATTEND THIS AUCTION SALE 50 — Standard Bred Trolting Horses— 50 CONSISTING OF Horses with Records, Choice Brood Mares, Geldings. Colts and Fillies. Sired by DICTATUS 2:17, BRUNO 2:16}, BOODLE 2:12t, ROBIN, BOODLE JR., DICTATUS MEDIUM, EUGENEER 2:29i, ALTOONA 8850, ALTA RIO (brother to Ca«halis 2:04}). etc. Consigned by Messrs. Vanderhurst, Hebert, Iverson, Hebron, Smeltzer, Kelly, Carr, of Salinas. Sale takes place at SALINAS FEED YARD, cor, Gabilan and Monterey Sts„ SALINAS, on Saturday, June 6, 1903, COMMENCING AT 1 O'CLOCK P. M. Catalogues issued at once. WM. G. LAYNG, Auctioneer Another Satisfied User Sonoma, Cal., May 20, 1903. Messrs Baker & Hamilton, San Francisco, Cal — Dear Sirs: In reference to your No 4 3500-lb. Simples Turbine Cream Separator, which we purchased of you some time since, and which we are using every day. would state that same runs easily and skims clean and and is satisfac- tory to us in every way. Yours truly, (Signed) STORNETTA BROS. These parties replaced the Disc Separator with a SIM- PLES SEPARATOR, and they, as well as every other user of the SIMPLEX SEPARATORS, are perfectly satisfied We do not claim to have furnished all of the Separators in use or to have been doing business in one rut so long that we have become rusty, but if you wish the LATEST IM- PROVED CREAMERY MACHINERY and MODERN BUSINESS METHODS, give us a call. Send for New 1903 Creame. y Catalogue, just issued, and special Literature on Simples Separators and Churns. BAKER &, HAMILTON SOLE PACIFIC COAST AGENTS San Francisco Sacramento Los Angeles ^JJJIV* TRADEMARK ^ftjjS^ T*1^ SPAVIN CURE ^ POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES BONE AND BOG SPAVIN. THOROCGHPIN, CURB, SPLINT, CAPPED HOCK, SHOE BOIL, WIND RINGBONE, (except Low Ringbone) 1TFF, WEAK AND SPRAINED TENDONS. AND ALL LAMENESS. William Boardman, Funeral Director, 98 Pineapple St , Brooklyn, N. Y. April 10 1903 Gentlemen:— I am pleased to acknowledge the benefits derived from the use of "Save-t he-Horse" and Veterinary Pixine I had not been able to drive my mare for several weeks on account of a splint, which the veterinarians said could only be removed by firing and blistering. After applying i^ot a bottle of -'Save the-Horse"* the splint has entirely disappeared and she has never been lame from it since, although she has been in constant use during the three months which have elapsed since treatment. William Boardman. Putnam, Conn., 4-33-03. Gentlemen:— I have used two bottles of "Save- the-Horse" on a bowed tendon. When we began using the remedy the horse was sore, but went sound before first bottle was used up I got the second bottle and the enlargement continued to decrease in size We finished the second bottle about Dec 1st The ankle is normal at the pres- ent writing Have commenced light jogging and he is going perfectly sound G Allen Hawkins. Matteawan, N Y . 2-19-03 Gentleme":— I have used one bottle of your •'S3ve-the-Horse" on a colt of mine that hit him- self last summer while in training, and. being a man who wants to give credit where it is due. will say that it has cured him of lameness: but the ankle is large and I thought you might suggest something to take this swelling away I have used your Veterinarv Pixine In my stable for a long time and find it O K- A. R. Bryant. Prop Hotel Albert. The Are Iron is uncertain and invariably only aggravates the disease or injury; blistering Is less effective than the fire iron, and both necessi- tate laying up the horse from four weeks to two months* Arsenic, mercurial and poisonous com- pounds produce irreparable injury. "Save-ihe-Horse" eliminates all these factors. Horse can be worked continuously. It can be applied at any time, anywhere, any place, and In all conditions and extremes of weather— hot or cold. And no matter what the age, condition or development of the case, or pre- TROY CHEMICAL CO., Troy, N. Y. vious 'ailures in treating, the concentrated, pen- etrating, absorbing power of this remedy is un- failing. 85 PER BOTTLE. Written guarantee with every bottle given under ourseal and signature, constructed solely to satisfy and protect you fully. Need of second bottle is almost improbable, except in rarest of ca^es Copv of Guarantee sent upon application. 8S. at all druggists and dealers, or sent express prepaid. (D. E NEWELL, Pacific Coast Agent ( S19 Mission St., San Francisco. DpHiotppc TahiilfltpH and type written ready for framlng rcUlgrcCS ldUUIdlCU write for price*. Breeder and Sportsman, 36 G«arj street, Sao Francisco, Cal. May 30 li031 (p>-2=2li JanieM.(p)c,?rce?niQ2:l3 Caps (3Mf £2:254 r race on ^ mile track Banco Trial on »4 mile 2=204 1 Reg. No. 4 20,184. Son of the Great BARON WILKES 2:18, greatest living Sire of 2:10 performers (sire 9 In 2:10 list . 1st dam NATHALTE (by Nutwood 600), dam of Grand Baron 2:12M a°d BARONDALE 2:11^. 2d dam BEATRICE (by Cuyler 100), dam of Patron 2:14^, Prod- igal 2:16, Pangloss and Patronage, all great sires. 3d dam MARY MAMBRINO (by Mambrino Patchen 58), dam of Elvira 2: 18*4, Dunravon (sire) and dams of Ponce de Leon 2: 13 and four others. Where Can You Beat This Breeding? Season 1903 San Jose Track. TERMS S50 SEASON, with usual return privileges. TOM JAMES, 1130 Alameda Ave., San Jose, Cal REG. No. 0232. Race Record 2:08 1-2 SEYMOUR WILKES The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes Will make the Season of 1903 at Lakeville, Sonoma Co., Cal. SEYMOUR "WILKES earned his record in a hard fought race and was a game race horse. The oldest of his get are sis-year-olds, and no horse in California can show a greater propor- tion of large, handsome, strongly built and well-boned colts. They all look alike and in nearly every instance are square trotters ine only one that has been trained is Joe Eviston (3) 2:22 in 1901. SEYMOUR WILKES is by Guy Wilkes, his dam Early Bird bv Playmail; second dam by Odd Fellow, third dam by a son of Williamsons Belmont, fourth dam by Black Hawk 767. He weighs 1200 pounds, stands 16 hands high and is one of the most symmetrical horses in Californi a. Severalof his get are in San Francisco and will be shown to prospective breeders with pleasure. nr> *.«*■£» fnr il\(* Caasnn $30 *° TO INSURE. Mares can be shipped direct to ranch terms lUr llIC Ocaauu »puv. T steamerGold. Pasturage $3 per month. For further particulars apply to THOS. ROCHE, Lakeville, Sonoma Co., or J. W. Gregory, St, George Stables 408 Bush street, San Francisco. The Thoroughbred Stallion St. Carlo (.Carina.. n-n. m«* (NewmiDster Hermit,.... { s«,clu9ioll Fusee i Marsyaa ,-■„,• 1 f Lexington Kingfisher. J mtha^Lagfl „ .. (The Ill-Used Carifca { Camilla ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about $29,000 as a two-year-old. He is a wenderful youne Sire, among his get being Ruinart (winner of the Burns Handicap. Palace Hotel Handicap and $11,650). ZamarH (winner of 19 races as a two-year-old and $7695), Joan. February, St. Juthbert, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Mannion. May Boy, Our Climate, Glendinning and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, - $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903. For further particulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES McDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. BONNIE DIRECT 2:05i Winner of the Fastest Five-Heat Race Paced in 1900. Biggest Winner of the "New" Pacers of 1900, having $7575 to His Credit the first year out. Dam BON BON 2:26 (dam of Bonailene 2:14J) by Simmons 2:28; second dam BONNIE WILKES 2:29 (dam of 3 in list) by George Wilkes 2:22; third dam BETTY VILEY by Bob Johnson, thoroughbred son of Boston. BONNIE DIRECT will serve a limited number of approved mares during season of 1903, at $100 tbe season. Mares not proving to be in foal can be returned next season cr service fee refunded, at the option of the owner of mare. Address C. I,. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal. THE STANDARD-BRED TROTTING STALLION By BOODLE 2:13^, sire of Ethel Downs 2:10, Thompson 2:14^, ana 4 others in 2:30 and better. He by Stranger, sire of 33 in 2:30. Dam NINA B. by Electioneer, sire of Arion 2:072£, ( Sunol 2:08«, Palo 2:08?i, and 161 more in 2:30 list. iOODLE Jr. BOODLE Jr. is one of the best bred, best looking and best stallions on the Pacific Coast. He will make the Season of 1903 at J. D. GARR'S GABILAN RANCH, Six Miles East of Salinas FpP VoL XIV. 1898, ' ■■•■ 3.00 Vol. XIII, 1897, ...100 Vol. XII, 1896, " " " ••■ S.00 Vol. XI, 1895, " " " ■■•■ S.M Vol. X, 1894, " '■ " .... 3.00 Vol. IX. 1893, ... 3.00 Vol. VIII, 1892, (two parts), postpaid 5.00 Vol VI, 1890. (limited number). postpaid 2.50 Vol. V, 1889, '■ " -50 Vol. IV, 1888, " " ISO Vol. II. 1886, " " " 100 Year Books (or 1891, 1867 and 1885 out of print. THE REGISTER Vols, in to XXV, inclusive, in one order, I. o. b £55 00 Single Volumes, postpaid 5.00 vols. I and II are out of print. INDEX DIGEST Postpaid 87.50 This important adjunct contains all the standard animals In the first ten volumes, with numbers, ini tial pedigrees, and reference to volume in which animal is registered. REGISTRATION BLANKS will be sent upon application. Money must accompany all orders. Address FRANK E. BEST, Secretary, American Trotting Register Association, 355 Dearborn St., Room 1108, CHICAGO, nx. Or BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SAN FRANCISCO. CAL THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. NUTWOOD WILKES. He is the only Stallion that ever produced two three-year-olds n one season with ecordsof 3:12 and 2:12*: respectively Who Is It, ex-champion tt ee-year-old gelding or the world, reduced his record to 2: 10j^. John A. Moerron 2: 5^(:1M as a three-year-old) Is the fastest trotter of all the famous trio eo :George Willie m. NUTWOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1903 at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. RACE RECORD 2:16% By GUT WILKES 2:15* Dam LIDA W 2:181, By NUTWOOD 2;is£ VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin iNriRMABY AND RESIDENCE— 8 1 1 Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts.. San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. G. A. W. FOLKERS Successor to J. H. A. Folkers & Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building, Room 4. San Francisco Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Faacy Carri&ge.Saddle and Roar1 Horses for Sale Office and stable: 005 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 661. X>r, w xxi, F** lEgraxt. M. R. C. V. S.. F. E. V. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. England: Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspector forNcw Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port of Sao Francisco: Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery. Veterinary Depart ment University of California: Ex-President r.i the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary. Residence and Offict, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital. Ml? Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Francisco: Telephone West 128. Only a Wind-Puff Bnl it may lose yon the lace. 11 <■ r s <■ won't bring as much ■ Looks Bad nnd in> Absorbine;;;1!,1^ it and strengthen the Jolnl nithuui removing the biur <>r laying the ered. W.F.YOl NG. I'.l>. 1.. tprtARi For sale by Mack A Co., Langley A Mlohaels Co. ftedlnrtoQ A Co., J. O'Kane. and J A McKerron I) of San Francisco. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS THE SIBE OF John A. McKerron .2:05}* Fastest trotter of the Willies tribe 3-year-old race rec 2:12^ Who Is It 2:10* 3-year-old race rec 2: 12 Stanton Wilkes 2:10}< Georgie B 2:12^ Claudius 2:13!* Bob Ingersoll 2: \i% Irringten Boy 2:172£ Verona 2:18Ji Irvington Belle 2:18V£ Eohora Wilkes 2:1814 ..2:21 Fee = $50 For the Season With return privileges If horse remains my proper:y Good pastur- age at S3 per month. Bills payable before re- moval of mare. Stock well cared for, but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. «5* But three of the grandsons and granddaughters of NUTWOOD WILKES ever started in races. Of these, Alone 2:09j<. fastest four-year-old o I90C, is by a son (Nearest 2:22), and Hollo 2:I63£ and Miss Georgie 2:25 are out of his daughters Young stock by NUTWOOD WILKES for sale. For further particulars apply or address MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington, Alameda Co., Cal. Rosewood . . Nearest 2:22li Central Girl &S23I Mixer 2:244 AliiB.. 2:24 , WnoIsShe 2:25 Miss Georgie 2:25 Fred Wilkes 2:26V4 Queen C 2:28:4 Electress 2:38% Daugestar 2:29 L. E. C 2:29H T.C. (3) 2:30 Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. RT3Z°- (A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) LIMONERO 2:151, bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who have Been him to he one of the best stallions standing for service in California. He is a magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding, clase and individuality ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year olds that have never been trained. All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. Prom their appearance and the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to be good race horses with every prospect of some star performers. A number of these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. LIMONERO 2:15J got bis record as a three-year-old in the fourth heat of a six-heat race for a $5000 purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six of the greatest three-year-~lds of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinite and Futurity. LIMONERO 2:15J wiU make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but no rss.-'jasibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Mares should be shipped to University Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal., in care of HARRISON Q. ARMS. Owner. i GO IS 5 g o w fc o & 3L Piedmont 904 Record 2: l?H Winner of 41 heats in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Rex... 2:15^ Limonero 2:155£ Lorita 2.-18H Wanda 2:18H CharleyC 2:18*4 Marston C 2:19^ and sire dams of Fanny Wilcox. 2:10^ Alta Vela 2:11^ Lizziemont.... 2:16-0; Montrose (3).. .2:18 sire of 23 trotters, 2 pacers 7 sons produced 14 trotters, 3 pacers 16 daughts produced 21 trotters, 3 pacers Lnlaneer Dam of Limonero 2:154£ Bion 2:192£ J. H. WILLIAMS, University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. Almoiit 33 Sire of 35 trotters and 2 pacers 96 sons produced 435 trotters and 135 paoers 81 dau produced 102 trotters and 28 paoers [May Ferguson (by Mamb Chief II) Dam of Piedmont ...2:17m Almont Eagle. 2:27 3 sons produced 2© trot's. Spacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 pacers Electioneer 125 Sire of 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 trotters and 197 pacers 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 12 pacers Lula (by Norman 25) Record 2: 15 Winner of 56 heats in2tfl0 Get Up a Club and Get One For SI5 Worth of New Subscribers Mi M.I OPKN-KACE TIMER. Stemwind, shows seconds and reg- isters minutes, start, stop and fly back operated from the crown. For $42 Worth of New Subscribers GUN-METAL OPEN-FACE TIMER AND WATCH COMBINED Fine jeweled nickel movement, lever escapement, finely finished, shows seconds and fifths; start, stop and fly- back operated from the crowD. The thinnest timing watch made. For $51 Worth of New Subscribers GUN-METAL OPEN-FACED SPLIT SKCOND-TIMEB. Shows seconds and fifths Registers minutes, start, stop and fly back oper- ated from the crown, split-second at- tachment worked by the side plug. The thinnest split timer in the market. ALL RELIABLE, HANDSOME AND FIRST CLASS The subscription price to the Breedek and Spoktsman is $3 per year, $1.75 for 6 months or $1 for 3 months in advance. Get enough new subscribers at these rates and send in the names, addresses and the money and you will get the premium offered. Send in a list of the people you wish to soe with their post-office addresses and we will send sample copies. Send in your name with references and we will send you sample copies for canvassing and appoint you local agent. BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco May 30, 1903] ®hc gvceiiev emir gtpxrrtsmcm 19 Portable Houses ALL SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boses. Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CONVTnIENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu- lar and Price List. Burnham-Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet First and Second, OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street BALLISTITF Tbe Standard Dense Powder of the World. ^^^" 1901— Wins Second in Grand American Handicap at Targets. 1902— Wins First in Grand American Handicap at Targets. 1903— Wins during Grand American Handicap week at Kansas City. First Amateur Average in Regular Events. Third General Average in Regular Events ALL OF ABOVE ARE AMATEUR RECORDS. J. H. LAU & CO. Take No One's Word. Try It for Yourself. 75 CHAMBERS ST,, NEW YORK CITY Telephone 1747 Franklin. Importers and Dealers In Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing Goods. Sole Agents for BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk) Smokeless Powders and the REBLE GUN. A postal brings catalogue and :' Shooting Facts." (third edition) BALLISTITF The Standard Dense Powder of the World. ^^^ CAMPBELL'S EMOLLIO IODOFORM GALL CURE For GALL BACKS and SHOULDERS, CRUPPER SORES and SADDLE GALLS there is none superior. The horse CAN BE WORKED AS USUAL. For BARBED WIR E CUTS, CALKS, SCRATCH- ES, BLOOD POISONED SORES and ABRASIONS OF THE SKIN it has no equal. It is very adhesive and easily applied to a watery as well as a dry sore. Its use will absolutely prevent BLOOD POISON- ING- In this respect there is no Gall, Cure offered which can justly even claim to be a competitor. We placed it on the market relying wholly on its merit for success, and notwithstanding the fact that comparatively little has been done in the way of advertising the sales of 1900 were 100 per cent great- er than the aggregate sales of Gall Cure preceding that year. This increase was entirely due to its MERITS, andfrom it we feel justified in saying that It is THE GALL CURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY- It is a quick and sure cure for those troublesome skin cracks under the fe -'ck? nich injure and often lay up race horses. ; All Trainers Should Have It la Their Stables PRICE:— 3 OZ. BOX, 35c; 1 LB. BOX, SI. 00, Read our "ad." on Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy in next issue of this pa-» r. JAS. B. CAMPBELL & CO., Mfrs.,412 W. Madison St., Chicago, 111 REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS Comprises the representatives of the best families of this famous bree£. The home of ROMEO AAGGIE ACME, who has an official seven-day record of 20 lbs. 11 ozs. butter; FTDESSA, who made in seven days offloial record over 25 lbs. butter, and m*ay other large producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. Phone: Soutfc 10S. 14 TUBK STREET, SAN FKANCISCO. Ranch— Rough and Raadj Island, near Stockton. Visitors always welcome. fCST LIKE Hunt and Fish ALONG THH LINE OF THE California & Nortnwestern Ry (LESSEE OF THE S. F. & N. P. B. BO Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Gold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Fine Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section In California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa Uhlan, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts In Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip tickets at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. B. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Raek Track. Bring the ladies and see the FASTEST HORSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. SO LNEY &SON, Proprietors LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission, Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. warehouse: 203 Berry St. OFFICE: 303 California St., Room T. SAN FRANCISCO, CAX. Telephone: Main 1037. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows, 4-yr., 3-yr. and S-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhams competing. 5th year my Holstelns have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F. H. Burke, 80 Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOL3TELN8 AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Niles & Co.. Los Angeles, Cal. A YB 3 HIRES— Young Bulla, Cows and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown A Brandon Petaluma Cal. AWSfOOR™1^ means disordered digestion, and if not promptly attended to will develop into chronic dyspepsia. Sergeant's Condition Pills •will improve the appetite by strengthening the stom- ach, and cure indigestion, general debility, nervous- ness, and all disorders arising from impaired digestion. The Pills are a scientific remedy and the standard alterative and tonic in the treatment of Distemper, Mange, Fevers and General Debility. Of dealers, 50c and $1.00. By mail, prepaid. Sergeant's " Sure Shot" rids the Dog and Puppy of worms. Price, 50 cents. Mailed free anywhere. Sergeant's Carbolic " Soft Soap." is the only right kind made. 25c. of dealers. By mail, 85c. Our Dog Treatise, revised, and Pedigree blank will be sent on receipt of an order or 3c. in stamps. Our goods for sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers." F. W. BRAUN & CO., J LOS ANGELES, CAL., PaciGc Co.iat Supply nepot. Q. DANTEL, HELM N. T. SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy of " DOG CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch. — 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for "SANTTAS" Disinfectant. STHIPEO BASS ANGLERS LAKE MERRITT BOAT HOUSE J. A. FAT JO, Proprietor, Will furnish good boats at reasonable prices. Tackle Live and Clam Bait, etc., and better ac- commodations than ever before offered at Lake Merritt. Take narrow-gauge train to Oakland: street cars or five minutes' walk on East 12th st. to Ash- ing water. Get off broad-gauge trains at Oak st. ALAMEDA RACE TRACK. A PEW STALLS ARE FOR RENT AT THE Alameda Race Track. The track is in flrst- class shape for working trotters and pacers, and will be kept so. Apply to A. O. GOTT, Secre- tary, 1363 Park street . Alameda. CALIFORNIA At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER Norfolk Trueman Ppp o. S3101 (BLACK DUKE H-Ch. GAIETY GIRL) Winner of 27 prizes. Stud fee, 815. Apply to T. J. BLIGHT, 213 Third Avenue. San Franolsco. AT STUD CUBA OF KENWOOD (Glenbeigh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam-Dolly Dee II) STOCKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakerefleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. TpOR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES -1- by Ch. Hampton Goldie. Apply at junotioa old county and Redwood roads, Fruitvale, Alameda AT STCD. pH. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S ^J chamDion Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END* CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth), CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY EL VET {winner of 7 firsts in England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs always for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. ST. BERNARDS. -VTAIROD KENNELS— REMOVED TO 133 -L* Ninth Avenue, near California— offer for sale the celebrated St. Bernard, LE KING (Champion Le Prince-Sylvia's Lola). At Stad— ChBmpton GRAND MASTER II, admittedly the grandest headed St. Bernard on the Coast. Fee $25. PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Write for prioee. BBHBDMB AJTD SfobtshaN, 30 Geary St: 8*n Franolsco, Cal. 20 ©h£ Qvesisev emir *&p0vi&vxan [May 30, 1903 Telephone-. South 640 VRSE BOOTS San Francisco, Cal. Sand for Illustrated Catalog THE ALWAYS RELIABLE -A-ivEii^cxjnxrnpionxr UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY U. M. C. WINS Grand American Handicap at Kansas City, April 14th to 18th, Mr. Martin Diefenderfer, an amateur shooter of Wood River, Nebraska, using U. M. C. Shells, won first prize in the Grand American Handicap with a score of 94 out of 100. Mr. Max E. Hensler of Battle Creek, Mich., won second with a score of 93 out of 100. Mr. Hensler, who is but 19 years old, also won the Preliminary Handicap with a score of 91. He always shoots TJ. M. C. Shells. Pacific Coast Depot: 86-88 First Street, S. F. E E. DRAKE, Manager. REPEATING SHOT GUNS WINCHESTER AMMUNITION AND FIREARMS ARE A COMBINATION THAT CANNOT BE SURPASSED. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY Pacific Coast Depot: 137-135 First St , San Francisco. A. MTJXLER, Agent. Du Pont Gun Powder SMOKELESS, SHOT GUN and MILITARY POWDEE Black Powder for Sporting and Blasting Purposes The Reputation of a Hundred Years is the Guarantee of DU PONT POWDER C. 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I^®^ ®hc gveebev anit *&p0vi&xnan [June 6, 1908 The Vallejo Race Meeting VALLEJO RACE TRACK AUGUST 13, 14, 15, 1903 EARLY CLOSING STAKES Entries Close Monday, June 15, 1903 No. I— THE VALLEJO STAKES, 2:23 Class Trotters No. 2— THE DEWEY STAKES, 2:17 Class Pacers No. 3—2:27 Class Trotters Trotters Trotters Pacers Pacers ~ - Pacers No. 4—2:19 No. 5—2:13 No. 6—2:25 No. 7—2:15 No. 8-2:10 Class Class Class Class Class $1000 1000 300 300 300 . 300 300 300 In addition to the above other Stakes, for 2 and 3 year olds and for local horses, will be given. Remember that Entries must be made on time. Eatries postmarked later than date of closing are not eligible to win. Entries in Stakes Nos. 1 and 2 close June 15, when horses mu9t be named and eligible. Entrance due as follows: 3 percent June 15, 1803; 1 per cent additional if not declared out on or before July 1, 1903; 1 per cent additional if not declared out on or before August 1, 1903. SUBSTITUTIONS:— In Stakes Nos. 1 and 2, THE VALLEJO and THE DEWEY— On August 1, 1903, nominators (by the payment of an additional 2 per cent) have the right of substituting another horse eligible to the Class in the place of the one named in original entry. DECLARATIONS (to declare out) must be mailed to the Manager, and will not be acceptsd unless accompanied by the amount due at time declaration is made. Entries in Stakes Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 close June 15, 1903, when horse must be named and eligible. Entrance 5 per cent and 5 per cent additional deducted from winners of each division of all stakes. For further particulars and Entry Blanks address THOMAS SMITH, Manager, VALLEJO,. CAL. Another Satisfied User Sonoma, Cal.. May 20, 1903. Messrs bakee & Hamilton, San Francisco, Cal — Dear Sirs: In reference to your No -1 3500-lb. 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VETERI IN ARY PIXI N E This penetrating, stimulating, soothing, absorbing, antiseptic healing ointment heals from bsneath the surface by disinfecting the parts, subduing inflammation and stimulating healthy gran- ulations, not by drying and scabbing, and stimulates growth of hair, natural color. Makes quick, olean. healthy cure, heals stinging, burning, chronic collar and saddle galls, hopple chafes, abscesses, inflammatory sores and all skin disease. In cases of emergency it is invaluable. It penetrates, stimulates, soothes and heals while horse works. Money refunded if ttfails. PRICE— 2-ox. Box, 25o.: 8-oz Box, 50c ; 5-lb. Package, $«. At all druggists and dealers or sent prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL CO., TROY, N. Y. D. E NEWELL, Pacific Coast Agent, SID Mission St , SAN FRANCISCO. Pedigrees Tabulated and type written ready for framing Write for price*. Breeder anb Sportsman, 36 Geary street, San Francisco, Cal. JUNE 6, 1903] ffrhe gveettev anit gtpavt&man 3 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. W. KELLEY, PROPRIETOR. Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast, — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O. BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 5S6. Terms— One Tear 83, Six Months SI .75, Three Months 91 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kelley, 38 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, June 6, 1903. Stallions Advertised, TROTTING BRED. BONNIE DIRECT C. L. Griffith. Pleasanton BOODLE Jb J. D. Carr, or John Garside, Salinas CHAS DERBY 2:20 Oakwood Park Stock Farm, Danville GUY McKINNEY D Bryson, Linden HAMBLETONIAN WILKES R.I. Moorhead, Santa Clara LIMONERO 2:15& J. H. Williams, Los Angeles NTTSHAGAK 25939 Walnut Grove Stock Farm, Walnut Grove NUTWOOD WILKES 2:W6 Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington NEAREST 2:22^i T. W. Barstow. San Jose SEYMOUR WILKES Thos. Roche, Lakeville, Sonoma Co SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Frank Turner, Santa Rosa HACKNEYS. GREEN'S RUFUS The Baywood Stud, San Mateo SIR GIBBIE 2d James McDonnell, Portola, San Mateo Co THE ENTRY LIST received by the Breeder's Association for its Petaluma meeting is a large one, averaging- over sixteen entries toeach of the four stakes filled. The list is evidence that there are many horses in training for the slow classes this year and that the faster classes give promise of some excellent contests also, as the 2:15 trot received eleven entries. The 2:13 pace did not fill but has been re-opened and that three year old pacers are scarce is evidenced by this stake receiving but two entries. There are twenty-one horses named for the 2:24 class trot, for which the stake is $2000, while the $1500 stake for pacers of the 2:20 class received twenty-three entries. As the Breeders meeting1 will be the second held on the circuit the fields in both these events will doubt- less be large and most interesting contests will be furnished. The 2:15 trot will also be an excellent race, and the person who can pick the winner of it will very likely get good generous odds for all the money he desires to wager on his judgment. The horses named for this race are Ole 2:20, Geo. W. Mc- Kinney2:14A, Potrero 2:21, Zatnbra 2:16i, Limonero 2:15$, Verona 2:18|, What Is It 2:16}, Louisa Croner no record but said to be very fast, Daisy B. a fast green mare by Waldstein, Lynall 2:16, and Iloilo2:16f. There has never been a more evenly matched field on past performances, entered in a race in California. The three year old trotters make a good showing as there are eleven entries to this stake, nearly all of which are eligible to the Stanford and Occident stakes, which will give added interest to their race at Petaluma. On the first of next month the starters id the two year old divisions of the Pacific Breeders Fu- turity will be named and these yotmgsters will doubt- less furnish two good races as the stake is a big one. In addition to the above events the Breeders have opeded eight additional purses, which will be found on another page. These will close on Wednesday, July 1st, and should draw large lists, as there are plenty of horses in training to fill all of them. Every- thing points to the Petaluma meeting being one of the most successful held in years. T^HE DEATH RECORD of the automobilists is rolling up so rapidly that the press is making a general onslaught on the whole tribe and in many in- stances demanding the abolition of the "murderous machines" from the public roads." It is not the machines however that are to blame, but the chaffeurs who run them. In the early days of the bicycle there was the same attack on the two wheeled vehicle, but after the riders began to realize that they would be held responsible for accidents caused by their own carelessness the percentage of people run down by the scorchers was less because there was less scorching. It will be the same with the automobile owners and drivers. All intelligent and thinking people recognize in the motor carriages an invention that is a distinct mark of progress aod one that has come to stay, but they also recognize and hold that the public roads are not race tracks and must not be used for racing against time or otherwise, with bicycles, automobiles or horses. The laws governing the speed of vehicles in this city is violated every day by owners of the motor machines who delight to show how fast they can ride, but they are fast learning that these infrac- tions cost money, and the rule is mostly violated by beginners and owners of new machines. Horse owners need have no fear that the automobile will supercede the horse for the present or in the near future. There are ten of the machines seen on the streets of Chicago or New York to one in San Francisco, jet the demand for horses and the prices paid for good ones in those cities is greater than it is here. The BREEDER and Sportsman's advice to law abiding horsemen is — Don't demand the suppression of the automobile but insist that the people who ride in them shall obey the laws to the letter that regulates the speed of vehicles. THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITY ever offered is the announcement made by auctioneer Wm. G. Layng, proprietor of the Occidental Horse Exchange in this city, who will sell by order uf the executors, all the standard bred trotting horses belonging to the es- tate of the late Henry Pierce. The Santa Rosa Stock Farm has a reputation that extends all over the world and the brood mares, geldings, colts and fillies that will be offered at this sale Tuesday, June 23d, is one of the grandest lot of standard bred horses ever collected on one farm. All the most famous ttallions that have made trotting history for California are represented in this sale, and the list of brood mares contains the names of some of the greatest matrons in the world. We ask every reader to look over the quarter page advertisement in this issue and to write at once to Mr. Layng for catalogues. They will be ready od Monday. ENTRIES TO VALLEJO'S RACES will close Monday, June 15th, and the horsemen of Califor- nia and elsewhere who intend racing on the Pacific Slope this summer should respond as liberally with their entries as they have to the stakes offered by the Breeders Association. Vallejo's meeting will open the circuit, beginning August 13th, The 2:23 class trotters are given a stake of B1000 and the 2:17 pacers are offered one of the same value. All the other purses are $300 each. The Vallejo track is. now in fine shape and will be in the very best of condition for the meeting. Vallejo is a prosperous town, one of the best in the State, and much money is in circulation there. There is every reason why horsemen should enter liberally at Vallejo this year The managers of the Vallejo Association, all thoroughly responsible men, were disappointed but not dismayed when the appropriation for the district fair was cut off, and went to work to give a meeting that would bo a credit to the town and the track. They selected Mr. Thomas Smith as manager, and his name is a guarantee that everything promised will be carried out. They would have liked to give more large purses, but as they are only willing to promise what they can pay, they have fixed the amount of the purses at the figures given in the advertisement which appears elsewhere. Remem- ber that entries to the Vallejo races close on Monday, June loth, which is one week from next Monday. Make the entry list a record breaker and sustain an Association that is doing its best to sustain and en- courage the breeding, training and racing of harness horses. ONE OF THE BEST STAKES ever inaugurated is being advertised by our esteemed contempor- ary, The Western Horseman of Indianaoolis. $6000 is guaranteed, and it is for foals of mares bred in 1903. $4000 is given to trotters and $2000 to pacers. The astonishing part of the conditions is that it only costs $8 altogether for entrance and starting fees in this stake. The stake is made possible by the Western Horseman Company, which guarantees $2000, the Indiana State Board of Agriculture guaranteeing $1000, H. B. Geatry, the owner of McKinney, guaran- teeing another $1000, S. B. Holt, owner of Res Amer- icus, another $1000, and N. W. Bowen of the Spring Hill Stock Farm another $1000. The only fee for en- tering a colt is a $2 paid in advance subscription to the Western Horseman, and a payment each year keeps the colt fully paid up. This is the most liberal stake ever arranged for trotting and paciDg colts and is so novel in its way that we give it this notice in our columns and congratulate the enterprising managers of the journal in question and also the enterprising breeders who have made the stake possible. The Hoosiers are certainly all right. We note that the O'Kane boys have made another move in the enlargement of their business, by incor- porating their New York branch with the well-known firm of J. J. Stillings, and situated at 1560 Broadway, New York, where they have an elegantly fitted store on the ground floor, using the Ithree upper floors of their building for manufacturing. THE PLEASANTON TRACK is breaking all pre- * vious records this year. It is now in as fine con- dition as it has been at any time during the winter and the trainers who are working their horses over it say that as long as it is kept in its present shape sore horses will be few and far between. This journal has always held that all the Pleasanton track needs in summer is sufficient water, and as the new manager, Mr. Geo. A. Kelly, holds the same opinion, he puts the water on, the track responds to the treatment, the horsemen are all happy, and there you are. "What do you mix your paints with?" was asked a noted ar tist. " Brains," was the reply. Mr. Kelly is working the Pleasanton track with brains and that's the secret of his success. Mose Hart Sells a Good One. About a year ago Mose Hart, the well-known horse- man of this city, purchased a pacer called Billy Red from Geo. A. Kelly of Pleasanton. Billy Red was bred by Jos_ Fontain of Dayton, Wa6h., and was brought to this State by Mr. Kelly when he brought Angella here. He is by Glenelg 3183, a son of Baymont, and his dam is Bunnella by Ingrataam. Mr. Hart thought he saw a pretty good horse in Billy Red and went to work on him in his quiet way. Last week he worked him out over the Pleasanton track a half in 1:02*, the first quarter beiDg in 32| and the second in 29J. Mr J. D Springer, a wealthy gentleman from Idaho, who has recently taken up his residence at Pleasanton saw the horse taking his work and next morning asked Mr. Hart to put a price on him. Mose said he thought him worth $1500 and the price suited Mr. Springer, so Billy Red changed hands there and then. He is one os the most promising pacers that has been seen at the Pleasanton track. Mr. Hart is now driving at that track (which he says is the best he ever trained on) a six year old geld- ing by Strathway, sire of Toggles 2:08}, that in six weeks' work has shown so well that a quarter in 34| seconds was easy for him last Saturday. He is a line trotter and a great prospect. Hart has recently purchased for Mr. Geo. A. Davis of Pleasanton the mare Dora Doe 2:12} that was shipped East to the Blue Ribbon sale. As the mare was not consigned in time to be catalogued she was not put up for sale and has been in Doc Tanner's stable ever since. Mr. Davis may bring her back to California and use her as a road mare. The price paid for- her was $1000. . HOOF BEATS. The breeding of Dolly Spanker, the dam of George Wilkes, is again under discussion. The American Morse Breeder gave the subject a page and a half last week, but left Dolly Spanker's breeding jnst where it has long been, in complete darkness and doubt. When the dead speak on the subject the breeding of Dolly Spanker may be fully established — not before. — Western Horseman. When Parlin finds the pedigree Of Geo. Wilkes' honored mother Will he at last be at his ease And have no further bother? If so let's help him find the mare And then with blue bloods rank hei Then help him turn her 'cross his knee And let old Dolly SpaDk-her. Dolador 2:20 the bay gelding by Advertiser, now owned by Mr. Edward Aigeltinger of this city, made a good showing in his race at Tanforan last Saturday. He won in straight heats in 2:27 and 2:26 over a track that was several seconds slow, and did not make a skip Joe Cuicello drove him and thinks Dolador can lower his record several seconds. A carload of the finest draft horses that have been shipped out of MoDterey county for many years was sent from Salinas on Monday by Louis Hesiorff, con- signed to H. Brandenstein & Co., San Francisco. The animals were all young and ranged in weight from 1600 to 1900 pounds. All of them were purchased within a radius of 30 miles of Salinas. Mr. Hestorff has an order for another consignment, which he ex- pects to ship within a short time. — Salivas Journal. Dan Lieginger and Ben Levy have purchased frooi A. P. Clay burgh the trotting gelding Cicero by Brent- wood and will campaign him through the California circuit this year. Cicero has a world of speed and in Lieginger's hands should prove a money winner. On May 11th, the mare Fatinitza by PoBCora Hay- ward by Electra (dam of Lou 2:14}) byNewland's Hambletonian, foaled a handsome bay filly by McKin- ney 2:11} that her owner, T. F. Ricks of Eureka, has named Tenney Love and is counting on winning the Kentucky Futurity of 1906, as Fatinitza was nominated in that big stake. _ The Kenney Bicycle Co., 531 Valencia St., is doing a big business in the McMurray Carts and Sulkies. You not only save money by purchasing a McMurray but get the most durable, best made, and easiest running cart or sulky in the market. Investigation will con- vince a Missourian. Cite gvee&ev anif grpovi&mcm f/JUNE 6, 1903 , dam of Nutwood Wilkes. Ingar the dam of the filly in question is by Director 2:17, and is also the dam of John A. Mc- Kerron 2:05}, Nearest 2:22J and Thursday 2:24}. Ingar's dam is Annie Titus a producing mare by Echo. It will be seen that this filly has two crosses of Director and two of Nutwood, and with one or two exceptions every sire and dam for five crosses in her pedigree is a producer of standard speed. Palmer L. Clark has this to say in a recent issue of the Cltieago Inter-Ocean: "While the advent of the plungers on the grand circuit tracks has undoubtedly been profitable to the racing managements through the additional revenue from the privileges, it is, how- ever, very questionable if the trottin? turf as a whole has derived any material benefit from these additions to its ranks. On the contrary, the opinion is quite prevalent that it has been decidedly harmful in many ways. First, from the incentive to fraud; secondly, in the inculcation of a feeling among the general public to place the racing of harness horses on the same plane as the running turf, Damely, to class it asa part of the gambler's machinery. Such a result is without question the one most to be avoided if the racing of harness horses is to be continued as one o of the American gentleman's sport." 6 ©he gveebev goboom, brs Hops by Don Ma.vln-Almonta jn Almont. S K Trefry, b g Tom Crane by Diablo-Mountain Maid by Cresco. Jobn"Offutt, r m Mildred O by Secretary-Vesper Bell by Dawn. Bob Freeman, br m Bullet by Escort-Untraced. WP Hammer, drk b m Dot by Falrose-Bessie by Killarrey. L C Caten, b g Almereno by Iris-Fanny Burns. H W Goodall, b g Rajah by Chas Derby-Edon by Gen Benton. L B Daniels, ch g Ed win S bv Dr Hicks-by La Harp. C Whitehead, b m The Mrs by Derby Ash-Spur- wick Girl by Hawthorn. Geo W Kingsbury, b m Sutter Maid by Geo Wash- ington. James Sutherland, b g Ben F by Bradtmoor-by Steinway. Martin Carter, br f, Miss Georgie by McKinney- Georgie B by Nutwood Wilkes. W S Maben, b g Ira by Iris-Athlee. S A Eddy, b g Cuckoo by Strathway-Edith M by Milton R. Charles Galindo, ch g Rey del Diablo by Diablo- Roseta A. ♦ Additional Purses. The following additional purses have been offered by the Breeders Association for its Petaluma meeting: 2:30 Class Trot $500 2:17 Class Trot 500 2:11 Class Trot 500 Green Class Pace 500 2:17 Class Pace .' 500 2:13 Class Pace.... 500 Free for All Pace 600 Three Year Old Pace 400 The entries totheabove classes close on Wednesday, July 1st. The program will be arranged so that the California Stake $2000 for 2:24 class trotters will be put far enough away from the 2:30 class trot for the same horse to start in both races and the same thing will be done with the Pacific Slope Stakes $1500 for 2:20 class pacers and the green class pace. Racing at Salt Lake. [Salt Lake Tribune, May 31.] One of the largest crowds in many years witnessed the horse races at Calder's park yesterday afternoon. The day was an ideal one and it is estimated that close to 2000 people were in attendance. There was an un- usually large number of fashionable vehicles ana equipages at the track; so many, in fact, that accom- modation could scarcely be found for all of them. W. S. Brown, Dr. Dan LeMay and George W. Put- nam were the judges and gave excellent satisfaction. The track was in excellent shape, the only fault that could possibly be found being that it was a little dusty, but not enough to cause any trouble. The races were trotted under the rules of the American Trotting Association. No more than five heats were allowed in any race, and if at the end of five heats no horse had won three firsts, the race would be decided on its merits. However, no more than three heats were necessary to decide any of the events. Summary: First race, special purse for named horses, purse $150. June Wiikes :.\ (George Edwards) 111 Julia A (C. W Robinson) 2 2 2 George M (A.M.Pendleton) 3 3 3 Time— 2:21M, 2:21 1-5, 2:24. Second race, special trot and pace for named horses, purse $150. Mary H (Hal Brown) 111 Chester S (James Hansen) 2 5 2 Raymonds (Waite) 3 2 4 May Thome (T. G. Wlmmer, Jr.) 4 3 3 Lady Smith (George Edwards) 5 4 6 Time— 2:24H. 2:25, 2:26. Third race, free for all pace, purse $200. Sarah Green (Waite) 1 1 1 Tombstone (George Edwards) 2 2 8 Kangaroo (Tom McCoy) 3 3 2 Belva A (James Hansen) 4 d Time— 2:19><, 2:19',i, 2:20. HAMLIN STOCK FARM— E. F. GEERS. The Abbot 2:03J<— Direct Hal 3:04*. East Aurora, N. Y., Sept. 26, 1900. ■ faints B. Campbell ((• Co., Chicago, 111. Gentlemen:—! have used your Horse Foot Remedy for several years, and find It to be the best thing I have ever used for hort-es that have hard, brittle feet that will not grow. I find that when I use it around the coronet, well rubbed in once or twice a day, It grows the foot very fast and makes It tough and elastic. Yours truly, E. F. GEERS. W. L. SNOW. Fanny Dillard 2:06^. Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1902. Jamei /;. Campbell cfi Co, Chicago, 111. Gentlemen:— I take pleasure in recommending vour Hoof Oint- ment. After a thorough trial I am convinoed that'll Is the best of all remedies offered. Yours truly, W. L. SNOW. San Francisco Veterinary College. Next session will begin June 15, 1903. Write for catalogue giving full particulars. M. L. Pancoast, Secretary, 510 Golden Gate Ave., San FranciBco. E. J. CREELEY, D. V. S., President. H. Le Baron Smith of this city offers his stallion By Mack for sale. This horse is a very fine individual and is an own brother to Marengo King, sold at the late Blue Ribbon sale for $3100. See advertisement. Answers to Correspondents. I. H. M., Independence — We cannot find any stallion registered by that name. R. H. B., Los Angeles — Neernut started in the 2:17 class at Los Angeles, August 18, 1897. Margaret Worth won the first and third heats, Osito the fifth, and Neernut the second, fourth and sixth heats and the race. The time for the six heats was 2:16J, 2:121, 2:15, 2:14| and 2:164. Antrima, Daisy Wood and Iran Alto were the other starters. C. S., Oakland— Lottery Ticket's number is 20247 He was bred by David Young of Stockton and is by Dexter Prince, dam Emma Nutwood (dam also of Pilot Prince 2:22f) by Nutwood, second dam Lady Emma by Black Hawk 767, third dam Newby Mare by General Taylor, fourth dam Rosalie (pedigree not traced). His record is 2:21J. He was foaled in 1887. C. H. B., Honolulu — We cannot answer your question without knowing the conditions of the race. In cup and trophy races it is not usually permissible for a person to start a horse that he does not actually own. From your statement of the case we should think the horse was not properly entered in the race. If you will send us full conditions and all particulars we will be able to render a decision in the matter. G. H. F., Gait — Please furnish me the following in- formation: 1. Number and pedigree of the stallion Frank Hunter? 2. The proper age to castrate a colt? Answer — 1. Frank Hunter 31,652, bay horse, foaled 1897, by Nuthunter 17301, dam Katherine A. 2:291 by Red Fern 13393, second dam Fanny Thomas by Gen. Geo. H. Thomas 530, third dam by Idol Star 2326. 2. A colt may ba castrated at any age and any month in the year, although it is best done in the spring when green feed ij plentiful. Many castrate all their colts as yearlings while othe.s wait until they are two years old. Some who want their horses to have heavier necks and a more masculine appearance wait until they are three years old before castrating. Austrian Colts May Race Here. Americans may have the novel experience'of racing against European-bred horses soon. When Captain Henrj Fleischmann began to buy American trotters a few years ago for both racing and breeding purposes in Vienna, Austria, he made the remark to the late William B. Fasig and several others who were in the Madison Square Garden office that it would not be many years before Americans would be buying or rac- ing horses bred in Austria. At least a part of his prediction promises to be ful- filled next season, for it is very probable that some Of the three and four year olds that have been bred from American stock and are now in training in Austria will be brought to this country next year and raced in the slow classes. Mr. Schlessinger of the Vienna firm of Schlessinger & Co., who is now in this country, in speaking on the subject the other day, said there were quite a number of colts and fillies over there that would stand a good chance of winning the money in the 2:30 classes in this country. These youngsters are the result of the mingling of the blood of the native stock with that of some of the best American trotting stallions and mares. Some of them have shown remarkable speed, and the breeders over there do not believe there is anything in this country that can beat them. Mr. Schlessinger was especially enthusiastio over the get of the stallion Caid 2:07J, which he bought and took to Europe some four or five years ago. The Spohn Medical Company of Goshen, Indiana, that makes one of the best and most effective dis. temper cures ever put on the market, had the mis_ fortune to lose its laboratory by fire on the 20th of May, but has a force working day and night to fill orders and does not propose to disappoint any customer if it is possible to avoid it. As 600n as the new laboratory is completed the Spohn Company will be better equipped than ever. The well known amateur driver^ capitalist and horse fancier, E. E. Smathers of New York, has pur- chased Charter Oak Park of Andy Welch of Hart- ford, and O. B. Jones of Cincinnati, for $75,000. Mr. Smathers' string of thirteen trotting horses, includ- ing Lord Derby, have been at Charter Oak for two weeks, where Lord Derby is being trained for his match with Major Delmar on July 4. Trainer Millard Sanders stated publicly at the Cleveland sale before the bidding on Lou Dillon began, that If the man who bought her would turn her over to him he would guarantee to break the world's trotting record with her or would charge nothing for training. On a hot day drink Jackson's Napa Soda lemonade and be refreshed. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. June 6, 1903] ®he gJreefcetr anb gtpovtsmxati Hints on Breeding. Breeding in a broad sense is simply the propagation of a species, but when we look at it from a financial standpoint it immediately resolves itself into a business proposition with all its attendant intricacies, which very few men have made a genuine success of. I al- lude, of course to the hreeding more especially of race horses and trotters. The breeder of beef and mutton is outside the argument. My last letter expressed my views in regard to the outlook of the horse world, and I believe these views will be shared by a large majority of the well postedt look-ahead, go-ahead horsemen who read them. With these bright prospects before them and the certainty of the class of horse that will be required, it is the duty of the breeder who wishes to succeed to breed the very best possible type of whatever class he may select, and to do this he must— if I may be pardoned for making the assertion— mend his ways in many particulars. He can make no mistake in going ahead with those methods in which he excells the Englishman— which are many— but he will do well to cast an eye towardB the points in which the English breeder surpasses him which are few, but of fundamental importance. The greatest mistake the American breeder makeB is this: He will breed for speed, at the expense of every other essential, forgetting that without these essentials he cannot get speed that is good for any- thing. I mean constitution, staying powers, griti bottom and individuality. I have seen horses, both trotters and thoroughbreds, with extraordinary fast records, sold in this country for enormous sums of money, that you couldn't give to me if I were a breeder, and I believe— God save the mark — that if a crooked-legged, blind, curbed, spav- ined, roaring, three-cornered colt came out to-morrow and trotted the mile in two minutes, he would be her. aided from one end of the country to the other and men would be tumbling over each other to send their very fastest mares to him at any price his owner chose to ask, in order to breed a trotter which would do the trick in 1:58 or better, and that is where they would get left. Speed is no use without constitution and bottom. This is one point in which the English breeder has the advantage over his American cousin. The growing popularity of the trotter in Europe and his possibilities as a high going, fast fashionable har- ness horse, to say nothing of the phenomenal success of the American race horse in England is opening the eyes of the Britisher, and now that their unquestion- able speed is backed by the undeniable fact that they can go the distance, settles the question that the sound and carefully bred American product is the peer of his English prototype. I mean the thoroughbred. As an old rider and sportsman I am delighted to see the friendly sporting rivalry which exists between the two countries, but I must say that, although from the fact that there are comparatively so few repre- sentative American horses running in England as compared with the vast number of English thorough- breds pitted against them, the English are at present winning a large majority of the races, still American jockeys are steering them to victory, and I fear, as every Englishman who is unbiased, unprejudiced and fair must fear, that the day is not far distant when the Englishman will have to get up uncommonly early in the morning to prevent the American owners, American horses and American jockeys from taking the pick of the "basket of plums" and annexing the cream of the turf prizes which for scores and scores of of years have been sacred to Englishmen alone. I make this statement principally because I am con- vinced, after years of experience among horses all over the world, that the equine species, in order to attain its best development and reach the point which we call perfection, requires a warm, dry climate, an atmospheric condition which does not exist in the humid, sea girt island of Great Britain. Secondly, because I believe that the American breeder is beginning to see that to breed for speed alone will not do; and thirdly, that American methods in training and riding are becoming so potent a factor towards success that it is impossible to close one's eye? to the fact. There is no earthly doubt that in the American style of riding the weight is more easily carried and more evenly distributed over the great weight supporting pillars of the frame, and while I do not think the American jockey has so good a control of -his mount as the Englishman, still this ought to be overcome by proper breaking, making and training of the animal, when to "go straight" should be the great object lesson taught every youngster and instilled into the minds o' every stable boy and jockey. I consider the Americans have now a sufficiently well established type of race horse to require no foreign importations to improve the breed; all that is necessary is the more careful weeding out of consti- tutional unsoundness, and the most careful selection in mating from among the home products, in order to produce the soundest and finest stamp of thorough- bred the world has seen. The climate and soil of certain parts of Kentucky and California cannot be beaten, and with this natural advantage added to constitutional soundness, speed and up to date methods what else can be the result o' careful breeding under such exceptional circumstances but the production of a race horse that will beat any- thing on earth? I may be called no Englishman, but I am an English- man all right, all right, from bottom to top, inside and out, upside and down. You can tell me a mile off) and I am proud of it, but I canoot shut my eyes to facts which a blind man could see through a nine-inch brick wall. The great thing is breeding for speed through con- stitutional soundness, grit, stamina and individuality. Speed without make, shape, bone, constitution and bottom, is of no more use than a 'Mck headache." I would not let a broodmare of mine come within ten miles of a roarer, if he was fast enough to give half a hundred weight to the next fastest horse in the world and beat him to pieces. It will be found that many race horses of fame which have been imported into this country were parted with for good and sufficient reasons. I do not blame the English breeder for getting rid of stock, however fast they might be, if there was any^ thing about them that was likely to affect detriment, ally the future thoroughbred of the country, but I do blame the Americans for purchasing animals for stud purposes having any defects at all. If it had not been for this the American thoroughbred of to-day might have been as good as or even better than the English, As it is, as far as constitutional and physical soundness goes, he is far behind. The roarers, ophthalmic subjects, animals without bottom, and consequently horses constitutionally de- fective, which have been imported, are accountable for this, as well as native bred horses which have been selected for stud purposes simply from the one fact that they have been able to gallop fast. What is speed worth without bottom? And what is bottom without constitutional soundness and vigor? The same thing may be said of the trotter. He is, as a trotter, unique, in a class by himself unequaled, unparalleled, unapproachable, unbeatable, but" even now, with the exception of his unrivaled speed, he is not what he might have been had not this intense de_ sire for speed taKen precedence over everything else. The consequence is, there are a great number of un- sound horses, a great number of tainted families and an enormous number of poor individuals. I do not think the trotter has arrived at a true type. Go through any large trotting establishment, breed- ing or training, and you will find precious few which are like each other in size, shape, make, conformation or contour. They are all shapes and forms, some Of them perfect individuals, others anything you like to call them, ewe-necked, flat-sided, long- backed, goose- rumped, hollow-flanked, narrow-chested, crooked- legged, sickle-hocked, blind; and yet they can all trot and maDy of them very fast indeed. Why is this? Simply because the owners have bred or bought for speed alone, with no thoufht of careful selection and individuality. Look at the hackney, look at the show horse, the Clydesdale, the Cleveland. Look at the Pug, the Poodle and the Dachshund among canines, and endleFB other instances I could mention. What, think you, has produced this perfect type, so much of a type, indeed, that you can hardly tell "t'other from which?" Why, careful selection and nothing else. I must say here, however, that in these cases it has been selection for points, shape, make, size, symmetry and contour only, and I wouldn't give ten cents a dozen for the whole lot if I wanted them to work. They are pleasant to look upon and beautiful to the eye of their admirers, but "git up and gititiveness" dosen't figure on their program, and for hard, rough and tumble work they are useless. Speed is out of the question, and in the case of the horse their high action stops or else they tumbledown and break their knees when they are tired, and that is very soon. They have, however, assumed a type. The Arab is a perfect type from centuries upon cen- turies of the most careful breeding. The English thoroughbred is a beautiful type from the same cause, though in a lesser degree and only a fraction of the time. In the case of the Arab and thoroughbred, however, particularly the latter, the great element and factor, speed, has had to enter into the calculations, but what have we got as a result? Why the most grace- ful and beautiful, as well as the fleetest of living creatures. Why Bhould not a beautiful type of trotter be pro- duced in the same wav? It can be done as easily and far more quickly than has pertained in the case of the thoroughbred, because there are numbers upon numbers of splendid individ- uals containing all the essentials and also the speed element in a most marked and pronounced degree. It is only because shape, make, individuality and sound- ness has not entered into the proposition, and so long as these requisites do not enter into the proposition, so long will the trotter be a horse without a type, or at least without a pronounced type. I consider the American trotter the most extraor- dinary animal on the face of the earth. He has come so quickly and done so wondrously that one still waits to wonder what he will achieve. Yes, what will he achieve if he is bred for individuality as ardently as he is bred for speed? It must be plain to the most casual observer that a horse whose make and shape and muscular develop- ment, and whose points of leverage and range of action is best adapted for the kind of work for which he is intended, and whose heart, lung room and accessory breathing apparatus are well developed, must be a better animal to breed from than a brute which is a scarecrow, although he might be able to trot a mile in two minutes. I would infinitely prefer to put my good, sound 2:10 mare to one of these sound and per- fect individuals, although he could only trot in 2:12, than I would to the two minute wastrel, and I would win out in the end with lots to spare and have a sound, good looking horse that could go the route into the bargain. Iu fact, nothing would induce me to breed to the former animal. 1 sit in my office herein the St. James building, Broadway and Twenty-sixth street, New York, and contemplate the magnificent business blocks in the neighborhood. I see enormous piles of business houses built of the very finest steel and stone with due regard to archi- tectural beauty, but I see no waste of room, and I see no weak or defective spot from roof to basement. The architects have been most careful that the skeleton is such that will support the great weight incumbent upon it. They have been alive to the urgent necessity of light, lofty rooms with plenty of cubic space for breathing, and the most approved hygienic principles have been adopted. They have built a business block capable of doing business on up to date principles. They have built a sound edifice and that's the end of it, one that will carry the weight and stand the racket and strain, the concussion of the machinery and the wear and tear of the rushing crowds year in and year out. Where would the weak skeleton and defective masonry of the carelessly constructed building be under such condi- tions? Down and out. No, the inspectors of buildings would not have permitted it to have been put up, showing thereby that they have more common sense than some breeders. If it were possible or practical I should like to see a law passed making it a punishable offense to use any stallion for breeding purposes that was not absolutely sound both physically and constitutionally, the same law holding good in the case of the mare. This, of course, would have to be left in the hands of an hon- orable, fully qualified and competent board, and would entail considerable trouble and expense; but if such b law were passed, say, in such a magnificent horse- raising country as certain parts of Kentucky and Cali- fornia, and its forms rigidly adhered to and carried out, mark my words, what a stamp of horse of what- ever class you chose to cultivate, you would have in twenty years from now! You would have a class of horse that would be a credit to the nation; you would have a class of horse whose very name would be a guarantee of careful breeding, strength, staying pow- ers, nerve, good looks, grit and endurance; a horse with the expression "sound and honest" written on his very face; and further than that, a horse that one gentleman could sell to his reighhor and rest in the feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that he had sold him a good animal. — Capt. A. H. Waddell in Chicago Horseman. Warranted to give satisfaction. 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Who has not dreamed a world of bliss Oo a bright sunny noon like this, Couched by his natire brook's green maze, With comrade of his boyish days, While all around them seemed to be Just as in joyous infancy'/ Who has not loved at such an hour, Upon that heath, in birchen bower, Lulled in the poet's dreamy mood, It? wild and sunny solitude? i ile o'er the waste of purple ling You mark a sultry glimmering; Silence herself there seems to sleep, Wrapped in a slumber long and aeep, Where slowly stray those lonely sheep Through the tall foxglove's crimson bloom And gleaming of the scattered broom. Love you not then, to list and hear The crackling of the gorse-flowers near, Pouring an orange-scented tide Of fragrance o'er the desert wide? To hear the buzzard 's whimpering shrill, Hovering above you high and still? The twittering of the bird that dwells AuiODg the heath's delicious bells? While round your bed, o'er fern and blade, Insects in green and gold arrayed, The sun's gay tribes have lightly strayed; And sweeter sound their humming wiDgs Than the proud minstrel's echoing strings. —William Hoivitt. The poet has o'erlooked the purling stream So loved and sought by joyous angler, The beauties of field and bower gleam Full brighter and pleasing to happy dangler, Who with pliant rod and willow creel Is waitiDg on the music of the reel. Bull Terriers. Coming Events. Bod. April l-Aug. la— Close season for lobsters and crawfish. April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open. April I-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season for taking steel- head In tidewater. May 1-Sept. I— Close season for shrimp. June 13— Saturday Contest No. 1. Class series. Stow lake, 2:30 p. m June 14— Sunday Contest No. 1. Class series. Stow lake, 10 a, m. July l-Jan. 1— Open season for black bass. Sept. 1-Nov. 1— Close season for crabs. Nov. I5-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Son, June "—California Wing Club. Live birds. Ingleslde. June 7— College City Gun Club. Blue rocks. Berkeley. June 14 — Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. June 21— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleslde. June 21— College City Gun Club. Special blue rock events. Berkeley. June 21— Empire Gun Club. Blue rocks- Alameda Point. June 28 — Millwood Gun Club. Blue rocks. Mill Station. July 1-Feb. 15— Dove season open. July 15-Nov. I— Deer season open. Sept. 1-Feb. 15— Open season for mountain quail, grouse and sage hen. Oct. 15-Feb. 15 — Open season .'or quail, ducks, etc Oct. 15-Jan. 15— Open season on quail in Marin county. Bench Shows. Oct. 6, 7, 8, 9— Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury, Conn. John W. Bacon, Treasurer. Nov. 3, 4, 5, 6— Ladies Kennel Association of America. Madison Square Garden, New York. Mrs. A. G. Evans, Hon. Secretary, Westbury, L. I. Field Trials. Aug. 18— Iowa Field Trial Association. 6th annual trials. Aug. 18— Nebraska Field Trial Association. O'Nell, Neb. H. H. MoCanhy, Seoretary. Sept. 1.4— Minnesota-North Dakota Field Trial Association, d annual trials. Iroquois. S. D Dr. W. A. Moore, Seoretary- Ireasurer, St Paul, Minn. Sept. 8— Manitoba Field Trial Club 17th annual trials. Car- man, Man. Oct. 28— Mouonganela Field Trial Association 9th annual trials. Nov. 2— Michigan Field Trial Association. Annual trials. Nov. 2— Ohio Field Trial Association. 6th annual trials. Nov. 9— Missouri Field Trial Association. Annual trials. Nov. 9— International Field Trial Association. 15th annual trials. Nov. 0— 'independent Field Trial Club. 5th annual trials. Nov. 10— Western Irish Setter Club. 2d annual trials. Nov. 15— North American Field Trial Club. 5th annual trials. Nov. 16— Kentuoky Field Trial Association. 4th annual trials. Nov. It; < hi Trial Association. 5th annual trials. Holilnson III. Nov. 23— Amertcun Championship Field Trial Association. An- nual trials Robin ion, 111 radian I d Trial Olub. Annual trials. 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If one were asked off-hand which is the most generally popular dog- the whole country over, no doubt the answer would be governed, to a great ex- tent by one's own particular fancy. Judging, how- ever, from a long experience with showB all over the country, we should give the Bull Terrier as our vote. It might not be the pure white Bull Terrier that we require for exhibition purposes, but the dog univer- sally known as the Bull Terriar. As a rule when a show is first held in a new town, the most noticeable breed is the business dog ot the Bull Terrier persua- sion, and his owners are the gentlemen who can tell you most about dogs, or at least they purpose to make you believe so. Because these gentry are called upon to consider their points in regard to their combative abilities is probably the reason they assert so much to the complacent judge. It is for this and other reasons, not altogether inseparable from personal safety, that judging Bull Terriers in a new country is not always a task replete with pleasure. The most difficult part seems to be to inBtill into these folks the whys and wherefores of the pure white dog, the parti- colored animal being so much, to their mind, prettier as well as serviceable. In support of the latter sup- position it must be admitted mat moBt of the best rat kilters and fighters are colored dogs. Probably few people could give a correct answer why the Bull Terrier should be white. There really is none except fashion and better associations, for when the Bull Terrier was taken up by the better sort of people, pure white was preferred. As a rule the Bull Terriers of the day breed true to the white, though cases of a colorea mark on the eye or on the ear crop up in every litter. Usually breeders destroy those marked, at birth, unless more than ordinarily good. The question has never been definitely settled where the line should be drawn and it must be said that of late a good deal of leeway has been allowed, and when this is so is it any wonder that the owners of heavily patched dogs wonder where they are at when their dogs are turned down for not being pure white. Still such inconeietencies are the charm of showing dogs. A lot of interesting matter may be culled here and there from Mr. Lee's new book on Terriers and from which we learn that to the late Mr. James Hinks of Birmingham, a noted dog dealer, who died in 1878, we, in a great measure, owe our modern Bull Terriers. Somehow or other he contrived to get together a strain of white dogs, specimens of which he exhibited with great success at some of the early shows, al- thougn the earliest of them did not provide classes for bull terrierB. It was at the commencement of the fifties that James Hinks began to cross the patched, heavy- headed Bull-Terrier, used for fighting, with the Eng- lish White Terrier, and in due time he produced dogs handsome enough to make a name for themselves, and able to revolutionize the variety. Some of the old "doggy men" said this new breed was soft and could not fight. "Can't they?" said Hinks, when talking to a lot of his London friends at the Holborn Horse Repository dog show in May 1862. "I think they can." "Well," said one of the London school, "let's make a match." Hinks. nothing loth, did make a match, and backed his bitch Puss — that day she had won first prize imher class — for £5 and a case of champagne, against one of the short faced patched dogs similar in weight. The fight came off the same evening at Bill Tupper's well known rendezvous in Long Acre. Puss occupied half-an-hour in killing her opponent, and so little the worse was she for her encounter that she appeared on the bench next morn- ing, a few marks on her cheekB and muzzle being the only signs of the determined combat in which she had baen the principal overnight. When accounts of this became bruited abroad, although the story was not generally believed, the popularity of the "long-faced" dog was established. And this is the sort of dog a special committee of club representatives caused the Kennel Club to dishonor by placing him in the "non- sporting section" alongside Pugs, Pomeranians, and Italian Greyhounds! This grotesque decision was perpetrated early in 1902 Birmingham in 1864 followed the example of the London committee in providing a class for Bull Ter- riers, and it had an excellent entry of twenty-eight. Here Hinks won first prize with Madman, and second with Puss, positions which the same dogs had occu- pied at Ashburnham Hall, Chelsea, a few months earlier. However, at the latter place tbe class had been divided for dogs over 10 lbs. in weight, and for doga under 10 lbs. in weight, and a somewhat similar arrangement as to size came to be adopted a little later on. "Thus early we fird considerable confusion with re- gard to these Bull Terriers, solely from tho persistence with which their owners stuck to the names of "Mad- man" and "Puss." Already several bearing both names were shown, winning prizes too, and although they came to be entered in the first volume of the "Kennel Club Stud Book," no reliance can be placed upon many of the pedigrees published therein. Mr. Joo Walker showed a Puss in 18G4, so did Mr. HinkB, and the Stud Book of 1874 contains no fewer than twelve Bull Terriers called "Madman," many of which, I have no doubt, were one and tbe same animal; and the same volume contains five bitches named "Puss." To separate one from another and to verify all the pedigrees, which, as I have said, in many cases were extremely doubtful, would be impossible at the present time. The dog Madman (2739), which once belonged to the writer, was of a strain distinct from that found in Birmingham, being by a very good old dog of Mr. Joe Walker's called Crib, from Mr. James Roocroft's Puss Both these breeders also owned English White Ter- riers, with which they had, I fancy, at some time or other crossed the Hinks' strain of Bull Terriers, pro- ducing a very nice style of dog, not so heavy and mas- Bive as that from the Black Country. This dog Mad- man was a handsome and companionable creature, and as good a swimmer as ever entered tbe water. Bull Terriers are often good water dogs, and the late Mr. Tom Pickett of Newcastle told me of a Bull Ter- rier of his, I think it was called Wallace, a prize win- ner, which won a swimming match in the Tyne." Still, dealing with the doubt that clings to the early Bull Terriers' pedigrees, to further complicate mat- ters, the name of "Victor" became a fashionable odo and, including a "Young Victor," six such appeared in the first Stud Book, and there are a similar num- ber of Rebels. We must, however, presume there was but one real "Madman," and that belonged to Hinks. Dr. Walsh illustrated him in the "Dogs of the British Isles," and he, like all contemporary writers, speaks highly of the sagacity of the Bull Ter- rier and of his adaptability as a companion. He alludes to rough or wire-haired Bull Terriers, which are, however, of no account, nor ever were; and there is no doubt that the modern strain is in a great meas- ure due to the animals that sprang from the midland counties, and some few that were bred in the big towns of Lancashire. — American Stock-Keeper. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. A well bred, broken Pointer dog is offered for sale in the classified ads., page 15. The opportunity is a seasonable one. A new master could become thor- oughly acquainted with his dog in time to have him in good shape for the fall shootiDg. Mrs. Bradley-Dyne of Saturna P.O., B. C, an- nounces that she has some desirable Irish and Scotch Terrier puppies for sale. Ch. Loyne Ruffian and Cb. Fighting Mac are both well-known producing sires, and should influence the fancy in embracing tbe op- portunity of procuring puppies of these sterling good breeds. We notice a challenge in the current number of Field and Fancy — a contest for not less than $25 over the merits of two wire haired Fox Terriers. Both are and have been ordinary dogs that are now not worth the trouble of a controversy as to merits. We main- tain, however, that we were about correct in our crit- icism of the two, Ch. Humberstone Bristles (Ch. End- cliffe Banker-Limefield Vixen) and Cairnsmuir Gen- eral (Ch, Go Bang-Cairnsmuir Kismet). A dog show under P. K. L. auBpices will probably be held in this city during the fall or early winter. The show will take place in conjunction with the ex> hibit of Oakland Poultry Association at the Mechanics Pavilion. This will be the first "feathers" function held in 'Frisco for ten years. Indications point to a good showing of dogs here. The P. K. L. people will use every endeavor to make the show a strong rival, in number of dogs benched and attendance, to the best bench show we have had here for years past. Gossip had it that a specialty show would come off here this fall. When the rumors were run down to their sources they failed to yield anything substantial and savored only of individual interests and pointless talk. The idea however is a good one, but we are afraid premature. Irish Terrier interests on the Coast bid fair to soon come strongly to the front. Mr. William OUard, a prominent fancier of Tacoma, Wash., has evidently indulged his fancy for the Irishman during a recent trip abroad, for he brought back with him two good ones. The following communication from Mr. OUard is full of interesting notes on the breed ard is ripe with the true fancier's enthusiasm: "Arrived home some two weeks ago, and in a meas- ure, after being *on the go ' the past twelve months, am glad to be home once more and to be able to settle down again. I thought perhaps you would like some- thing for your paper, so am sending you as much news as may perhapB be worth while to fill up a blank space. I had the misfortune to loose the Irish bitch Nell after all. I never had suoh a turn as that for a long time. She was, of course, far from perfect as a show bitch, but I know now, since my trip to England, that she was very valuable as a brood bitch, and such a one as she was, in breed and general makeup, were few and far between and were held at a high price in England. Whilst over there you may b,e sure I was in close touch with most things doggy; visited the big shows, met a number of well-known dog men, and looked up most of the Irish Terrier kennels, seeing at leisure the champions at home in their more or less natural state. I purchased and safely landed here two Irish Terriers, a dog and. a bitch, which I conservatively consider as fine specimens of the modern type as is generally pos- sible to get. Being right on the ground I made the most of the opportunity to pickup something very choice, but it was astonishing, after all, bow difficult a matter this proved to be, in a country too where dogs are so common. The fact is everybody knows the value of good stock, and holds on to anything laying claim to decided show points. I found that in Eng- land, where prize money and shows are so plentiful, prize-winning stock is a valuable commodity and is accordingly rated at a high valuation. Second-rate stock is easy enough to get, but naturally it doesn't June 6, 1903J &he Qxesiazv anh gtpxurtemcm 9 pay to bring anything; but positively Al dogs into this country, incurring1 such risks, expanse and worry. Had the usual store of hitches and small troubles on way home, on steamboat and train, and so it was with a sigh of relief when Tacoma came in view I finally deposited my dogs safe at home. I feel they should do some good out here and have some influence in the breed on the Coast, as they can, without doubt, do credit to the most critical dog center on earth. The bitch Brinscall Doreen is of the Ch. Sternfield Vic strain, her mother coming direct from the late Win. Graham's Kennels (of Irish ambassador fame). Brinscall Doreen possesses a most phenomenal head, long and flat and well chiselled, with the true Irish square foreface, a grand coated one, all perfect fibre. A bitch, with a better foreface it is hard to find — somethiug I failed to see all the time I was in England. Power of jaw is a quality so often lacking in the breed and so seldom found at all in the bitches — a strong feature of this bitch — and which is so very necessary to convey a true Irish expression. The dog Bolton Woods Despot, some ten months ago I purchased from Mr. Samuel Wilson of Bolton Woods Mixer renown (the phenomenal winner of over 2000 firsts and specials). B. W. Despot is a son of the famous B. W. Bandit and grandson of B. W. Mixer. He owns the dam Saskatchewan, the bitch that whelped the Bolton Woods Mixer, thus being inbred to Saskatchewan, hence from point of breeding it is hard to find the equal of this young dog, B. W. Despot. He himself fully bears out his grand strain, is a worthy descendant, possessing a well knit, racey body, free and easy of movement, an upstanding true pointed dog with a true fibred coat, and a remarkable long, flat, narrow skull, in which are set the smallest and blackest of eyes — a modern type Irishman all through. Both dog and bitch are singularly free from the fre- quent fault of cheekiness. There are numbers of old style stud dogs still in use in England, but on inquiry as to their birth, date is sufficient to tell one their chief characteristics. The present vim in Irish Terriers is the racey, wirey, cobby type. In passing, would say that my visit to the celebrated Bolton Woods Kennels in Yorkshire, was of especial interest, as I had the privilege of viewing leisurely that grand old warrior Bolton Woods Mixer; a dog, who, despite his age, was only last year finally retired from the show bench. On that occasion, in addition to all his class prizes, was awarded the special for best in show. He was looking seemingly as "fit" as ever, and barring accidents will continue to powerFully in- fluencethe Irish Terrier breed forsome years to come, as he is doing at the present time. - It is needless to say that aside from the faclnations of dogdom, my trip was replete with many other pleasant features. After an absence of thirteen years, a visit to boyhood scenes, to come in contact again with old haunts, hunting up scattered relatives and friends, to renewing old time memories and asso- ciations, was of itself something of intense interest, and which well repays one for the distance of travel in getting there. During my absence in England I was notified of the loss of a favorite Irish Terrier bitch Puget Prude, but afterwards received cablegram statiDg she was found and all right, which latter greatly pleased me you may be sure. Imagine my surprise and feelings on landing home in Tacoma to hear she had been burned up in a large fire only a week previous. I thought a great deal of her, being an excellent brood bitch and closely resembling in style and type the bitch Brinscall Doreen, just landed. Of course I had been anticipating all kinds of good results from her and the young dog Bolton Woods Despot. She was registered and had done some little winning." AT THE TRAPS. That doleful song-bird, the mournful dove, is to have better protection hereafter from the rapacity and greed of the hunter, if the Farmers' Club of Pas- adena has anything to say In the matter, says the Los Angeles Express. The mourning dove is a benefactor of the human race, inasmuch as it feeds on the seeds of weeds; largely upon foxtail, sorrel weed and other obnoxious growths that have always been the bugbear of the farmer and the gardener. Re°olutions signed by more than 100 residents of Pasadena and vicinity have been presented to the Board of Supervisors by the Pasadena Farmers' Club, asking that the closed season for the mourning dove be changed from July to February, to February 15th 'to September 1st of each year. The petition calls attention to the good this "harmless, gentle creature" does and goes on to say that the present condition of affairs "is not only unworthy of an enlightened and humane people, but must inevitably result in the rapid and early extermination of this valuable bird in Southern California." It was resolved, therefore, at the meeting held May 28th, that the Pasadena Farmeas' Club should send a petition to the Board of Supervisors asking that body to pass an ordinance offering protection to this bird from February 15th to September 1st, which includes, the season of breeding and incubation. The petition, which has not yet been acted upon by the Board, is signed by the president, C. C. Thompson, and the secretary of the club, Joseph Thorndyke. Then follow the names of 100 residents and members living in the vicinity of Pasadena. Tennis Again to the Front. Activity at the Park courts, and the repairs bein^ made at club and private courts indicate that great interest will be taken in the game this spring and summer. The Skinner Co . at 801 Market St , S. P.. report lively business on Rackets, Nets and other Tennis Goods. * Fine Cutlery. The local scheduled trap events for to-morrow will be the California Wing Club live bird shoot at Ingle- side and the College City Gun Club blue rock shoot on the north Berkeley grounds. The Empire Gun Club annual holiday tournament last Saturday and Sunday was well attended on both days. The weather conditions could hardly be more favorable for a trap shoot excepting on Sunday after- noon when the wind blew heavily. The working of the Maugatraps were in the main satisfactory, at times however the targets were a bit slow and short thrown. This, however, was for the purpose of giv- ing the amateur a slow, easy target. On Saturday D. Daniels made the high average, breaking 100 targets out of a possible 105. Fred Feudner, A. J. Webb and C. C. Nauman were close up with 99 birds each. Webb won the first prize in tho merchandise event with a straight of 20. Nauman, E. Klevesahl and Fred Feudner were tie for the first prize in the special event. Nauman won on the tie shoot off. On Sunday Nauman struck his gait and finished with the high average for the shoot, beating Webb by one bird during the two day's shooting. The merchandise event drew a big crowd of entries, the prizes were numerous, many ties resulted in the race for the big assortment of articles offered. M. J. Iverson scored 20 straight and won the first prize in the Sunday merchandise race. The scores for both days follow: Blue rocks, Alameda Point. Saturday, May 30, 19( Events— 4 2 3 Targets— 15 20 15 Reed.R C 14 18 14 Murdock 10 17 11 Golcher,WJ 10 16 13 Forster, S J 13 16 11 Juster 13 17 10 "Slade" 14 16 II Van Norden 12 Klevesahl 15 17 13 Collins r. 13 Newlands 9 '■Dock". 15 20 13 Daniels 15 19 15 Nauman 14 18 14 I-.eavell 15 17 13 Webb 15 20 12 Seaver 13 17 11 Balrd 13 19 13 Carroll 12 16 13 Cullen 13 15 8 Allen 13 16 14 Pish 8 14 12 Lewis 9 15 8 Hutton 15 16 34 Cooley 15 19 15 Feudner, F 12 18 14 Burns 12 14 15 Iverson 9 15 13 Walpert 15 19 13 Sylvester", G 14 16 12 Leary 10 .. 9 Patrick 7 .. 9 Vosburg 11 Rosenburg 14 17 13 Chick 12 17 13 Robertson 14 20 15 Scott 6 12 6 Fuller 8 17 14 Sylvester, C , 12 16 13 Masterson 13 10 Gordon 15 16 11 Camiele 7 5 8 Edwards 14 Searles 11 19 9 Roman 8 Haupt 12 Meinicke 13 Hanson 8 . . 7 Peltier, J 11 17 6 Hart 14 Jacobsen 12 10 Schmitt 9 Bell.. 5 20 Sweeney Wood 8 Mitchell, F 11 Gregg Zeiner .... 10 Hauer ; 12 Huie 10 Peltier, V Jensen, C Lanpdon Du Boise Blue rocks, Alameda Point, Sunday May 31 1903. Events— 1 2 Targets— . 15 Hoy t 8 Iverson '. 13 Sylvester, G 14 Walpert 11 Bums 13 Feudner, F 14 Janssen, W 14 McCutchan 13 Leaven 13 "Boy Green" 12 Webb 14 "Boy Blue" 9 Klncannon 8 Birmingham 9 Stevens, Dr... 10 Cooley ■ 10 Sylvester, C 11 11 The Skinner Co., at 801 Market St., San Francisco, are doing a lively business with the "Stiletto Cutlery." 'I hese goods are made in Pocket Knives, Razors and Scissors, all fully warranted, and are not excelled by any brand. * Fish . Jensen, C Rosenberg 11 Cullen Allen Searles Pisani 9 Finnochio Hutton Chick 10 Clark 9 Lamott, V .'. Robertson 11 Daniels 13 Nauman 13 Klevesahl, E 14 Hodapp 11 Brownell Roman Hansen Burflend : 8 Lewis ; . . . 6 Frankel 1 3 Montayo Westphal Wollam .. Patrick Baird, L Klevesahl, H 5 13 ■16 16 15 11 17 17 16 19 19 18 16 11 13 14 3 15 12 13 12 13 13 12 8 13 12 12 15 18 17 18 16 7 15 "6 13 12 14 6 13 8 17 13 9 12 18 6 12 14 16 4 9 3 6 12 11 14 12 10 10 7 10 Forty-one enthusiastic shooters participated in the fifth annual tournament of the Fresno Gun Club, held on the 31st inst. At the shooting grounds near the old Pollasky depot the popping of guns and smashing of targets began at 10:30 A.M. and lasted till well along toward sundown. From Hanford and other nearby towns, quite a delegation of Bportsmen came and others from more distant points. A number of Southern California shooters stopped over on their way back home from the Ingleside tournament. The club is well pleased with the success of the tournament and the long list of entries — 41— larger than that of any previous tournament, shows that the guns throughout the valley appreciate the sport offered at the meeting held by the local club. The highest score made was 126 out of a possible 135 by Vaughan of Santa Ana, with a per cent of 93J. Shemwell of Colorado Springs, who has been taking in the spring and early summer tournaments on this coast, made the second highest per cent, 91 1-9, with 123 birds. Fred Stone and Frank Fanning tied for third place with 119 birds, a percentage of 84. F. Ross, secretary of the Hanford Gun Club, was the winner of the much-sought-for booby prize, a live guinea hen, which was presented in a felicitious man- ner by the secretary of the local club, Dan Dismukes. Following are the scores and averages: Birds 10 15 20 25 20 10 15 20 Total Avrge Ryan 10 Eilert — 6 Hold claw 9 Shemwell 9 Fargo 8 Ingalsbe 8 Vaughan. 10 Bradley 8 Collier 7 Stone, G 9 Stone, F 9 Fanning, F 9 Ross.F 8 Tilton, G 9 Lacy. L 7 Scane 8 Giddings 9 Cadwell 7 Glazier 9 Frazier 8 Steves 10 Chittenden 6 Downing, T 5 Armenia 9 Thomas 5 Moler 4 Ruttenbeck 4 Downing, E 7 Lewald 5 Nelson, F 9 O'Neill 8 Foin 6 Intnan , 8 Dismukes 8 Adams Pickett Ayers Williams Ehman Wotton....; Schroder 14 18 11 17 11 16 14 18 13 14 9 18 14 18 12 17 14 18 14 17 21 15 7 20 17 10 16 13 9 25 18 9 11 12 10 15 12 18 13 16 13 16 20 17 24 20 20 16 18 13 22 19 21 17 22 18 14 20 13 18 15 18 13 18 14 18 12 9 13 19 9 15 5 16 9 13 19 18 21 14 21 13 22 19 17 20 6 18 .. .. 12 .. . 16 17 10 .. 12 5 13 14 .. 18 15 9 10 15 10 13 14 17 22 14 7 .. 13 14 22 15 9 11 5 6 10 10 9 .. .. 10 14 .. 18 14 .. .. 13 9 .. .. 11 .. .. 15 .. .. 7 11 104 99 123 77 73 91 75 93 1-27 1-3 1-9 102 126 5-9 1-3 119 119 88 88 4-27 4-27 ..1 io7 80 20-27 117 86 101 74 2-27 107 79 7-27 Over $4000 was distributed amoDg the shooters at the recent Ingleside three days' tournament. Of this amount $1400 was added by the San Francisco Trap Shooting Association. This amount, the largest ever distributed at a Coast shoot and possibly more than at any shoot in the United States heretofore held, with maybe the exception of the Grand American Handi- cap, was divided among 93 shooters. The sliding handicap system and division of this amount was indeed on broad principles and for the advantage of the average shooter, as was proved by the fact that no large moneys were carried away by the "dangerous cracks." There was however a very even distribution of the purses and moneys, as will be shown by a list of the winning shooters given here- with. The tournament was not conducted for any indi- vidual or trade benefit, but for the perpetuation of the sport and wellfareof the shooters who attended. As a money making venture the affair waB not suc- cessful, there being a small deficit when the books were balanced. The promoters of the shoot each sub- scribed $200 (several of them are in the trade) and each of the gentlemen concerned put up his ratio in making good after the shoot was over. Future shoots on the same lines are contemplated and will be pulled off. With but few exceptions the meeting and con- duction of the shoot met with the approval of those in attendance. We note the following statement, however, in a Los Angeles paper credited to Mr. Hagerman, we trust the gentleman has been misquoted. "Reports of returning shooters prove that the San Francisco committee can show the local promoters nothing about the successful conduct of a target tournament. The trigger fraternity of Los Angeles and Southern California was well represented in the north last week, and all bo far seen agree on several points, any one of which proves that the event was not an unmixed pleasure. C. D. Hagerman rolled into town yesterday in and in the afternoon he had a tale of woe ' Hagerman has bucked the blue rock tiger the country and understands the peculi;- 10 ®h£ gvee&ev atxii ^pcnctenxan [June 6, 1903 beast quite thoroughly, so Is a competent man to crit- icise a 6hoot. H". , , . '"The greatest causes of complaint everyone had in the north were the Eliding handicap system and the way the birds were thrown. As tor the first it was a complete failure. I did do' see ? single redeeming feature in it. The men were handicapped at the end of every 100 birds, the distances ranging from 20 to 14 yards. Instead of working out as expected the system fostered dropping for advantage and was the worst kind of » 'frost.' As an example of its working, here is a sample: I started out at IB yards where I am used to shooting and did fairly well, good enough at any rate, so they set me back 20 yards with several of the others I could not do anything at that range, and neither could most of the rest. W hat was the result? Whv they began snapping at their birds and missing them intentionally in other ways so as to make a rag- gedscore in order to be put at 14 yards for the next 1W to make a killing. Dr. Barker of San Jose broke 97 out of his first 100, and they put him up to 20 yard,. He then went to pieces and missed so many that they arbitrarily set him back again. Others got a way with it, and I will admit I was as guilty as ony one after I saw the rest were dropping birds intentionally, if men had been handicapped for the shootit would have been well enough. Any one who knows the blue rock shooters could take the Sacramento San Francisco and Los Angeles tournaments for a base and figure the respective ability of the men satisfactorily enough •'On another point we had much fault to find, and that was in the way the birds were thrown. T here were five sets of five traps each placed in the old straight line behind raised bulkheads. The wind was in our teeth, and the White Flyers that were trapped are so li»ht a bird that they climbed into the clouds. Such left angles were never thrown before. I do not know as we got any more than our share of them, but the trapping was fierce. Not once during the shoot did the committee test the traps or attempt to remedy them, though thev were throwing illegal birds all the time and many complaints were made. Some of the Portland shooters thought they had been given the worst of it and were very sore indeed. They threw the left birds very low and they would scoot over the top of the long bulkhead in a way that made the shooting verv uncertain. The right hand birds, on the other hand, went up into the air as if shot out of as to the sliding handicap system, the conditions were Known to every shooter who entered the tourna- ment Mr Hagerman was possibly disgruntled, if quoted properly, that he did not win more money (he took down $79.98). Putting the cracks back to 20 yards gave some of the other fellows a chance. On his own statement he shows that under the system carried out he shot himself up to the 20 yard line. He claims some experience in trap shooting, consequently he cannot claim he was shooting experimentally. As to dropping for place, we regret to note that there was some indulgence in a practice that is not counte- nanced by sportsmen at trap shoots. If Mr. Hager- man's published statement above, that he also d ropped for place is correct, then his argument is tainted with the faulty coloring tbat he was sore because he could not beat his competitors either in straight shooting or by indulgence iu a practice that is not conducive to the benefit of the sport. Coming, if it does, from one who dropped, gool lasie at least vould sanction silence in Ibis resp el. He is quoted as alluding to a comparative handicap which could have been used. Possibly thn ^aue results would have ensued and the same "kick" would have arisen under any other han- dicap, targets or distance. His argument in this respect calls for no other conclusion. The management did not take into consideration the matter of dropping for place, not having pre- viously hal an experience with shooters who would resort to those methods. None regret this particular occurrence mire than the gentlemen who conducted the shoot. The traps were frequently inspected and kept in proper order. The main reason why many targets were not found by tbe gun was the prevailing wind during the shoot. The weather conditions were not under control of tbe association. The traps were placed as they always have been, surely Mr. Hagerman does not contend that the five sets of traps fhould have been re-located. The weather conditions were similar to those which prevailed during the Ocean Park Country Club shoot which Mr. Hagerman man- aged. Right quartering birds naturally took an up shoot into the wind, whilst the left quartering birds were blown in a down shooting direction, this was not the fault of the trapperb nor was it due to a careleBS working of the traps. The targets used, "White Flyers," are ODly a trifle lighter than the blue rocks used at Los Angeles and generally in use on theCoast. The trap and target exceptions mentioned can not be said to be a whit different than is tbe experience of every shooter who attends a shoot on grounds other than those he Is accustomed to. If any suggestions are offered whereby a shoot under the same auspices and upon the tngleside grounds can be conducted upon a broader or more equitable basis, we feel safe in saying that their adop- tion will bo cheerfully made. We give here a list of winning shooters and the amounts won. Some of these shooters did not par- ticipate in all of the events. The total entrance for all nf the evonts, ten a day for three days, was $60. The Southern California contingent are credited with the following amount*: .J. Bradley (2 events) $8 68, W. E. Ilirks 199 :!0, C. D. Haperma.i $79.78. C. Julian $64 60, Gus Knight $77 25, F. B. Mill- »95 35, W. W Sherawell, $!07.7n. .1. Ed Vaughn $97 85— a tota: of $630 51, over 15% of the money distributed, and won by eight Rhootars out of tbe 93 participating, this does not look like ;i A rnong the other winners wer#> M. Abrahams (Port- lai i) M9.I5, i: II. Anderson $65 80, Phil B. Bekeart ■■i,r.s)»10 60. Dr. A. M. Barker *99 40, F. Buergi ' 0, M. Burnell $46 00, J. Burns $24.15, "Boy Blue" I :. L. Barham (1 event)$2.00, Chas. Carr $53.00, J H Carlisle $1.90, G H Chick $7.75, C Cate $47.75, Ed Donohoe$18 55, D Daniels $79.05, Dr AT Derby $23.34, H Davis $4 25, De Merritt $2.78, H R Eaton (Portland) $40.30, Eoglehart $17.40, M O Feudner $131.96, E Forster $29 63, G Franzen $39.05, F Feudner $38.95, F Fanning $26.93, C S Fish $24.10, G W Gibson $94, J Gibson $61.10, F Gibson $33.03, W J Golcher $54 80, J George $11.78, C A Haight $71.85, Dr Hutton $9.05, H AHovt $14 60, F Howe (Portland) $93 94, Holling $76 55", K L Hart $23.35, C D Hoag$18.90, Holdscow $17.75, F A Hodapp $8.05,- M J Iverson $104 93, G H Johnson $49.10, H Justins $31.41, J O'B $7.60, L Kin- cannon $37.05, E Klevesahl $56 90, R E Kerrison $5.60, J Karney $31.25, Dr McConnell $30.90, J B McCutchan $74.25, Madison $10 55, W E Murdock $3.35, Muller $1S,60, Masterson $8.55, C C McMahon $3.20, Frank Newbert (Sacramento) $99.35, C C Nauman $132.96, E J Payton $95 95, Porterfield $6.55, J Pisani $9 50, J Ross'$32 65, R C Reed $43 15, M A Robertson $53.40, M J Robertson $9.08, "Slade" $2.30, H T Smith $3.40, W A Storey (Portland) $32. 81, J Shiell (Tulare) $47.90, C Sylvester $34 90' "L C Smith" $50.75, W H Seaver $85 60, J J Sweeney $56.45, F J Stone (Fresno) $93 05, A M Shields $63.70, C M Slusson $2 80, G Sylvester $16.55, G Stone $23.60, "D M C" $56.95, W H Varien $87.70, A J Webb $111.40, C I Woods (Tacoma) $116.45, T A Work $23.70. From the foregoing it will be seen that the bulk of the money was distributed among visiting shooters, about 90°„', which is a complete refutation that the shoot was a frost. It was an open to all shoot and was so arranged that there was a chance for every- body and that 75?;,' of the money was not won by a half dozen shooters. Surely this is encouraging for the shooter at large and an inducement to keep up the enthusiasm for the sport. zine contained no cartridges, so Carlin took a chopping ax and attempted to brain the animal. In trying to dispatch the lion Carlin approached too close and tbe animal reached out and knocked the ax out of his hands. At this point three shepherd dogs with Carlin closed in on the lion and Carlin, after securing the ax, also joined in the fray. After receiving-a number of blows from the lion's paws, Carlin managed to strike the animal a blow on the head that rendered it sense- less; and he then killed it. A tournament is under way to day and will also be to-morrow, at Athenia, Or., under the auspices of tbe Athenia Sportsmen's Association. The program will consist of 21 regular events and 1 consolation event, and there is $155 in added money. The entry fee will be $1, except in the 21st event, which is a race at 25 singles, unknown angles; the entrance fee for this is fixed at $2.50. The high average at the Fresno tournament last Sunday was made by J. Ed. Vaughan of Santa Ana, with an "L. C. Smith" gun. The two longest runs at the Iagleside tournament were also shot with an "L. C. Smith"— Vaughn 72, M. O. Feudner 62 breaks. A revision of recent trap shooting statistics shows, according to the observation of the compiler, that U. M. C. shells were used by the respective winners of the following events — the live bird championship of Northern California at Sacramento May J5th, by G. W. Gibson of Colusa: the high average at the fifth annual tournament of the Fresno Gun Club on May 31st by J. Ed. Vaughan of Santa Ana; the first and second high averages at Ingleside during the tourna- ment of the San Francisco Trap Shooting Association on May 22d, 23d and 24th. At this shoot, out of 93 shooters participating, 71 of them used U. M. C. shells. Powder statistics show that DuPont smokeless was used by the winners of first, second, third and fourth high average men, C.C. Nauman, J. Ed. Vaugban, F. B. Mills and G. Lovelace, at the recent tournament of the Ocean Park Country Club. Lovelace also won the individual Pacific CoaBt blue rock championship. In the three man team shoot two shooters on the win- ning team also shot DuPont. At tbe Sacramento tournament, open only to shoot- ers of Northern California, the shoot was conducted by the local distributing agent and the traveling rep- resentative of an Eastern smokeless powder company, whose goods it has been claimed were pushed to the exclusion of other brands often called for. ■ GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. Williim Mittlespan", a German peddler, was arrested at Bear river, Humboldt county, May 20th, by Deputy State Patrol W. P. Huestis for illegally having deer hides in his possession. On the following day he was taken to Ferndale, where he was arraigned before Justice James Smith. Having been caught in the act, he at once pleaded guilty and was fined twenty-five dollars for the offense, which amount was promptly paid. When apprehended the culprit had but eight hides in his possession, but as be had been in that vicinity for a number of months, Deputy Huestis is of the opinion that he has been in the habit of shipping his hides from Shelter Cove, although there is no evi- dence to substantiate this view. Deputy Huestis is resolved to break up this inhuman and illegal traffic in deer hides, and the last arrest is but in line with the course he has pursued ever since he went into office. The Hunter Arms Co. of Fulton, N. Y., have just issued a new edition of the "L C. Smith" gun cata- log. The booklet is a beautiful example of the print- er's art and is elegantly illustrated with cuts made from photographs of the guns "and shows them just exactly as they are." The catalog contains, besides a de- scriptive list of L. C. Smith guns, a lot of information of much value to lovers of the gun. Copies can be procured by addressing Hunter Bros., Fulton, N. Y. Armed only with an ax, James Carlin, superintend- ent of Peter Moy's sheep ranch, between Mt. Hamil- ton and Newman, so states a dispatch from Livermore, fought a huge California lion a few days ago, and were It not for the assistance of three sheep dogs, would have probably been killed in tho encounter. Beyond a few slight scratches Carlin was not injured, being protected from the animal's claws by his heavy cloth- ing. As a number of the sheep in bis charge had been killed by California lions, Superintendent Carlin set a chain of traps to catch tbe animals. In making his rounds, Carlin found one of the lions in a trap. He waB armed with a Winchester rifle, but the maga- "Dustproof Harry's" efforts to revolutionize the fish and game protection and propagation in this State bear fruit in many and devious ways — mostly on the entanglement order. This state of affairs of course keeps the "Coast oracle" on the move, looking after the workings of the associations he claims to have organized (at the State's expense) and generally stirring fish and game matters up. One of the latest phases of the circumlocution pro- tection fad is given in a recent issue of the Los Angeles Times as follows: "When the game and fish protective associations held their meeting last weeK and decided udou a restrictive bag limit they little realized what a hornet's nest they were stirring up. Since that time the shooting fraternity has been in a more or less con- tinuous ferment, and petitions of various sorts are flying around thick and fast. District Attorney J. D. Fredericks yesterday handed down an opinion that effectively knocks out" the bag limit so far as counties are concerned. Fredericks says the supervisors have no right to pass any law that limits the bag beyond that fixed by the State and quotes the code to prove it. Only the right to further restrict the seasons of the State is allowed the county boards. Consequently if any such law was passed as that asked on doves and ducks it would not Btand the first case." "As for the deer law, thatwill doubtless go through. A 'rider' has been tacked on to it at the instance of some game protectionists who are apparently more zealous than reasonable. They want the dove law to be opened September 1, and cite the usual argument about nesting birds, etc. Such a law would simply close Southern California dove shooting, and if that is desired, the best way to do it would be to come out from behind the bush and stop shooting altogether when the birds are here or not at all. The present law will give only about six weeks of hunting, for after the middle of August the doves begin to clear out. I want to see game protected as much as any one, but there is no use of being foolish about it." About 60,000 trout fry will be distributed in the streams and small lakes of Oregon, under the super- vision of the Oregon Fish and Game Association. The trout are now ready for distribution at the Clackamas hatchery, and the work will be commenced as soon as possible. A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fish and Game Association was held at Portland recently for the purpose of deciding upon the distri- bution of the trout. Owing to a number of reasons, chief of which is the lack of a large supply of eggs in the eastern streams from which they are now taken, the Oregon Association had to be contented with 60,- 000, where in former years tbey bad a quarter of a million. The young trout will be distributed in the streams of Umatilla, Baker, Columbia and ClaekamaB counties, in the headwaters of the Yaquina, and in tht Necanicum. The lake trout will be sent to some of the small lakes around Baker. The lake trout come from Lake Superior," the rainbow variety from Manchester, la., and the brook trout from Leadville, Colo. The eggs were sent to the hatchery some time ago, and the trout were subsequently hatched. Klamath river fishing at and about Klamath Hot Springs has been at its best recently. Al. Cumming has sent down to friends in this city several boxes of splendid trout. The fish were in fine condition and ran from 24 inches down to 6 inches in length. The sal- mon flies have made their appearance on the river and the fish are feasting upon them. Within a week or so these flies will disappear, and then Shovel creek will be a charmed resort for tbe angler. Pieta creek should make it worth while for a trip about this time. The anglercan proceed to Hopland, where he can meet Mr. Thos. B. Crawford (by ap- pointment). Crawford will take two or four people to his place about three and a half miles away, where good accommodations over night can be had. In the morning it is but a stone's throw to the creek. The angler will find Pieta creek clear, cold and about low enough now. Near Crawford 's place, one can get into the creek and then fish ur, stream for a while, turning about, or at the start if one so desires, the course is down the beautiful stream, through a gorge the banks of which the angler can not surmount. His course is down stream and in the stream for about three and a half miles until the mouth ol the creek is reached at the station, which can be easily reached in time for the afternoon down train between 2 and 3 o'clock, enabling the fisherman to reach the city again in early time." Thewadingdown stream is not arduous and the fish- ing good, the trout are of good size and will take any grey fly; the grizzly king and grey hackle seem to be the most effective lures. James Maynard, Jr., Peter McRae and Edw Schultz two weeks ago tried Pieta creek and bad a day's good fly fishing and a nice lot of excellent fish in their bas- kets when thev returned home. The many streams of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties are now almost at their best for fly fishing and should not be overlooked by tbe angler. The San Lorenzo and Boulder creek are credited with chances for angling at present that should not be disregarded. In hot weather there is no drink like Jackson's Napa Soda — plain or in a lemonade. June 6, 1903J ?£he $v2ci*ev am* ^povt&xmxn 11 The Branding Season Is On. The spring rodeo ia in progress on the cattle ranges in the Livermore Mountains, says the Livermore Herald. The cattle men are gathered at present at the Hayes place. Next week they will be on the R. F. Morrow range in the Santa Ysabel Val- ley. Other prominent cattle men, who have ranges in that section are J. L Olgier, C. D. Beverson, F Hubbard, P. Gerber, F A. Hyde and J. Roggi. The number of small owners is not as great as in former years, but there will be between twenty- five and thirty-five riders congregated during the rodeo, which will last about two weeks. Feed has been rather poor on the moun- tain ranges this spring owing to the ab- sence of the usual April and May showers. The cattle have not suffered, but the sparse vegetation seems to contain very little substance, and many of the cattle men, especially in the higher mountain districts, will he compelled to carry their cattle over and very few will be marketed this year. A curious evolution is taking place on the mountdn ranges. Much of the land which in former years was devoted to cat- tle is now pastured by sheep. It is not because the cattle industry is not profit- able but because the sheep business is more so. With wool selling at from 16 to 18 cents a pound and Bpring lambs selling at $3 each there are few lines of business showing more profit, notwithstanding the chances taken. * Liquid Manure. There is no fertilizer that plants will respond to more speedily than liquid ma- nure. This is especially true in times of drought, as when manure or other fertil- izer is applied in dry weather it is not washed down and absorbed by the roots in season to benefit the crop. While it will not probably be found practical to apply this plant food to large fields, garden crops can be treated with it to very gooi advantage. All kinds of melons, cucum- bers, pumpkins, squashes and other vine plants will show their appreciation of the application immediately after being treated. Cabbages, cauliflowers and to- matoes will increase in vigor and improve in fruitfulness by the use of this fertilizer. The method usually followed in making liquid manure is to prepare a leach like the old fashioned ash hopper which was used for making lye for soap. Fill the hopper full of horse manure and pack it down solid. Pour on water until it begins to run out at the bottom of the hopper. Have a bucket to Latch the drainings in, and as it fills pour into a barrel for use as wanted. When applying it take a bucket- ful and a half-pint tin cup and pour a cup- ful around each plant. The nest day go over the ground and breakup the crust that will have formed where the liquid ia applied. In very dry weather the feeding of the plants with this manure may be done twice a week, and it will be found that" they will grow, despite unfavorable conditions. ♦ The calf should be taken away from its mother by the third day, or earlier. The calf should have its mother's milk for about two weeks. The proper amount to feed a calf the first two or three weeks is about five or six quarts per day, and no more can be given without danger of indi- gestion. As the calf grows older it will take more, but never should have more than eight or nine quarts per day. The m'lkmustbe fed always at about blood heat. Cold milK will almost always cause scours if fed to a young calf. When the calf is about three weeks old the milk ra- tion is gradually changed to skimmilki using about a week to make the change. Mules Will Be in Demand. A message recently published by the press states that the British Government has decided that the American mule is needed to rehabilitate the Transvaal and Orange River Colonies in South Africa. It is stated that the total number of mules required is liO 000 and the price is to be $166.6(5 or around £35 Bterling per head. This means a total payment of $10,000,000 for the mules. The animals are to be con- tracted for in "lots to suit" the require- ments of the authorities in South Africa and will be shipped about 1000 at a time from New Orleans after ino:ulation It will be recalled that during the Boer war the United Kingdom maintained a large establishment at Lathrop, Mo., where horses and mules were inoculated and it is considered probable that the same premises will be utilized again. It was found that the danger of death during acclimation was greatly lessened when the horses and mules were inoculated be- iore shipment. From the statement of price it would appear that the intention is to purchase good big sturdy mules that will be able to do a lot of work in the sub- duing of the ground. Agriculturally speaking the British South African Colonies are possessed of great possi- bilities and with American mules to do the hardest o the work it should not be long before an exportable surplus of grain and meat will be forthcoming. Meantime continued prosperity for the American mule breeder seems clearly in sight. — Breeders Gazette. Uses for Coal Oil. Coal oil, which is always at hand when needed, is an invaluable article in the stable, garden and many other places on the farm, but it is of the greatest benefit in the poultry houses. When mixed with lard and applied to fowls afflicted with scaly leg it is a specific and will invari- ably result in a cure. Sprayed on the rooBts, walls and ceilings of the houses and coops, it will destroy the lice and mites that make life miserable for the flock and render them unfit to return a profit to their owners. By adding one part of olive oil to two parts of kerosene and injecting it into the nose and mouth of fowls suffering from cold, a cure will be affected. These and many other uses can be found for diseases of the flock and as the article is cheap it can be used freely. The lower grades, which sell for a lower price and are not satisfactory as an illuminant, will be found fully as good for poultry-yard uses as the refined article. Hoi steins are Highly Valued. The prices of Holeteins of the best types are reaching high water maik in the East according to a recent reported auction • ale held at Lake Mills near Milwaukee, WiB., where a portion of the McGeoch herd was disposed of at auction. 54 females sold for $12,510. ao average of $231 13 bulls sold for 2,035, an average of 156 67 head sold for $14,545, an average of $217 One three year old heifer sold for $1400. There waB but a slight demand for the very young bulls and many of the cows were over bix years of age and while good animals, as a rule the best herdsmen aie averse to paying a long price for cows of that age. A feature of the sale was the sale for $900 of a sis year old bull, an age at which bulls are usually discarded. Another large sale of Holsteins will take place in Syraciue on the 4th of this month and on July 15th, tome ihampions of the ijand will be sold, when it is cjufidently expected fiat all auction prices of lj.te yaara will be eclipsed. ^ Strike! — if they don't grive you Jack- son's Napa Soda when you ask for it. Soy beans make a good crop for pro- ducing hog feed. Avery early kind of corn can bo planted with soy beans and the hogs turned into pasture when the beans are just ripening their first buds. The early varieties of corn succeed best and with soy beans will help to give an assortment of feed. The greater variety of feeds we have the better, especially for keeping brood sows in good health. Soy beans, cow peas and alfalfa are ot great value for this purpose. FOR SALE-S5000 rpHE GRANDLY BRED STALLION SiredbyMcKinney2:llVi- dam By By by Nutwood, is offered for sale at the above figure- He is a iuli brother to Marengo King 2:29^. Address H. Le cJARON SMITH, 320 Bush St., San Francisco. FOR SALE. THE SIX-YFAR-OLD BAY GELDING 1 Z AM BRA 2:16 1-2 rty McKinney. dam by Fairmont; l6'/4 hands high, weighs 1125; sound, free from blemish and an ideai road horse. Winner of eight races, 1902. Holds the world's 5-mile record, 12:24. Can show 2:15 now. Price $1000. Address L J. ROSE Jr., Oxnard, Cal. Jepsen Bros. Company (ino HARNESS MANUFACTURERS. SADDLES, WHIPS, ROBES, TURF GOODS 1145-1147 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO Phone: Sooth 1032 THE BEST TOE WEIGHT U EARTH The Greatest Opportunity Ever Offered. By order of the Executors, I will sell BY AUCTION all the STANDARD BRED The difference iD the health of hogs pastured on alfalfa and those that have been kept in feed lots and fed grain and dry feeds is well understood by every man in the business and particularly so with regard to young pigs. Sucklings that have alfalfa-fed mothers are far more rugged and healthy than thoge that trace their ancestral dam to the pig- sty. Sows that forage on alfalfa raise lusty, hearty pigs that seldom fall vic< tims to cholera, while the mothers kept on other feeds and not permitted the freedom of the alfalfa Qeldsare generally inclined to become over-heated and sickly. Then too our cool nights pre- vent that oiliness of fat and flabbiness of flesh so common to hogs in climates where warm nights prevail. In a recent comparative. test between Scotch and American Ayrshires, the Scotch averaged one pound more of milk a day, but the Americans excelled in butter yield, the average being 2.16 pounds daily. Don't wet the hands while milking if you wished to be classed with cleanly, people. Jackson's Napa Soda cleanses the stomach and renders the eye clear. TROTTING HORSES Belonging to the Estate of henry pierce, Deceased, Consisting of Brood-Mares, Geldings, Colts, Fillies That for individuality, speed and breeding are not surpased by any in California. Among them are to be found son9 and daughters of Electioneer, Nutwood (2:18J), Guy Wilkes 1.2:15$), Director (2:17), Direct (2:055), Diablo ;2:09|), Cha3. Derby (2:20), Steinway (2:25J), Walatein (2:20J), Sable Willies (2:18), Gen. Benton, Electricity (2:17|), Advertiser (2:15J), McKinney l2:lli), Stamboul f2:07J), Harold, Happy Russell (2:23} \ Alcantara (2:23), Mam- brino Wilkes, Sidney "Dillon, Marengo King (2:294), Hambletonian Wilkes, Bay Rose (2:20£), Mendocino (2:I9}\ Lone Pine (2:18J), Palo Alto (2:18|), Dexter Prince, Sidney (2:l9if), Hambletonian 725 and in fact all the leading stallions that have made California famous. And such great brood-mares as Elsie, dam of 5 in the list; Pansy, dam of 3 in the list; Floweret, dam of 2 in the list; Effle, dam of 2 in the list; Yedrel, dam of 5 in the list; Huntress, dam of 3 in the list; Silvereye, dam of 2 in the list; Maud, dam of 2 in the list; Macola, dam of 2 in the list; and 40 others, ALL IN FOAL. Mares with records and broth- ers and sisters to the fastest. GREAT PACERS and TROTTERS, FINE DRIVERS, and some of the Choicest YouDgsters ever bred. The greatest sale of its kind ever held outside of New York or Cleveland. EVERY ANIMAL MUST BE SOLD. THERE WILL BE NEITHER RESERVE NOR LIMIT. The price of well-bred horses is increasing and the tendency for an increase every year hereafter was never brighter. IF YOU WANT THE CREME DE LA CREME OF THE TROTTING WORLD Attend This Sale WHICH TAKES PLACE TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1903 Commencing at 10:30 a- m., Sharp, at the Occidental Horse Exchange ML8 S. F. W. G. LAYNG, Live Stock Auctioneer. PHONE FRONT S2. Hones at Salesyard .June 20th. Catalogues Ready June 7th, apd may be obta from the office of Breeder & Sportsman. 12 ®he ^rcebcv ctvtfr gtport&mtxn [June 6, 1903\; Irrigation and Cultivation. At the late State Convention of Kruit Growers in Los Angeles J. H. Reed of Riverside read a paper on "Irrigation and Cultivation," of which the following is a part: As to handling the soil as more directly connected with irrigation and cultivation, the features now genera'ly adopted by our most successful orcliardists are so familiar, I will call your attention to but two or three practices which seem to me most important. The first in importance con- nected with irrigation, in my estimation, is the placing of the irrigating water at once as far from the surface and as near the root bed as possible, by furrows as deep as can be made without disturbing leading root?. Tl ough the marked benefit from this deep furrowing has been demon- strated for several years, the practice has made bnt slow headway among average orchardists. You will yet see more furrows three and four inches deep than sis and eight inches, as they should be. To secure really deep furrowing requires first, a full apprecia- tion of its importance: next, a suitable tool and persistence in its use. It is diffi- cult to make a uniform six or eight inch furrow with a three shovel furrower, es- pecially if the ground has not been kept thoroughly and well cultivated. It is usually better to take the additional time and use two shovels, and they should be of t'ue best form and in good condition. Too much stress cannot be put on the im- portance of securing deep furrows at any cost. Where they have been used contin- uously for a considerable time with suit- able application of water, followed by proper cultivation, the so-called irrigating hardpan, so much discussed, has disap- peared and there is no longer excuse for that sharp cutting sub-soil implement that has done so much mischief. Another modern process coming into quite general use, in our valley at least, is covering the irrigating furrows soon after the water is taken off and before the ground is fit for cultivation. With deep furrows this is easily done with any implement that will pull in the shoulders of the furrows, without firming the moi>t ground. An upright plank with a wide strip of strap-iron in front, at bottom, projecting a little below the wood, with sharp steel spikes thickly set in the wood, extending a couple of inches bflnw the irons, drawn lengthwise of the furruws, server a good purpose It c ivers the bottom of the furrows with tine earth ; (it is not necessary to fill the furrows ) and the steel teeth tines the surface between the furrows enough to stop evaporation wh ch otherwise goes on so rapidly before the ground is fit to cultivate. I dwell upon this simple device because, after several year's use, 1 deem it really the most important process, next to deep furrowing, connected with irrigation. In our own experience we consider that it makes a saving of from 15 to 20 per cent of the water got into the ground, over the old way of allowing the excessive evapora- tion to go on till the soil is fit to cultivate. A heavy implement that will firm the ground should not be used. I should have stated before that the methods of handling the soil I have dis- cuBsed apply especially to clay, granite and other of the heavier soils. In light, sandy or gravel soils, handling and irriga- ting are quite different problems, which I cannot now discuss. After all that has been said and written and especially after the marked results that more than bear out all that its advocates claim, I am quite ashamed to speak of deep, general cultivation between irrigations. Besides, to argue it before sr. :h an audience as this is like the preacher scolding the absentees of a rainy Sjnday morning, over the heads of the dthful few present. Bat the immense loss constantly occa. ned by the lack of it urges ite being , 1 in season and out of season. I cannot enforce the importance of this modern practice better tnan by an object lesson we now have at Riverside. Our citrus orchards, for the most part, are small and generally managed by the own- ers. There is one large exception. A dozen years ago a TruBt Company devel. oped several thousand acres. A consider- able portion of the now bearing orchards on thiB tract is yet owned and managed by the Company. The ordinary methods of cultivation were followed till something over a year ago, when James Mills, an en- terprising orchardist of long experience, waB induced to take charge of this depart- ment, with large discretionary power. His first and most radical change was to deep tillage. Instead of cultivating three or four inches deep as had been done, he insisted on a depth of from Bix to eight inches. The result on that great stretch of orchards is simply wonderful. Of course this marked improvement can not all go to the credit of deep cultivation. It was made possible by deep winter plow- ing and other important improvements which were introduced. Without the especially deep, regular, thorough cultivation, all else could not have brought about the radical chrnge now seen in the orchards. It is true that Mr. Mills and other managers of large holdingB have th advantage over us, who work only our own small orchards. They can command the tools best adapted to the work and power to handle them. Mr. Mills is now using a Bimple implement, consisting of a heavy 6x6 wooden beam, S feet long, to which is attached 15 heavy shanks with narrow shovels, properly hung behind a simple running gear. This iB put down from 6 to S inches, making a heavy draft for four heavy horses. It is not so ea6y to accomplish the same kind of work with our lighter teams and lighter implements, but it can be done. It costs more, very considerable more than the old way, but if the additional cost of $5 to $10 per acre secures an additional income of from $25 to $50 ~then~the additional ex- pense is true economy. There is one other modern practice which 1 think is not fully appreciated. The fining the surface, especially of our heavier soils, and keeping it constantly loose by frequent stirring. This is our best means, not only of holding the moisture in the root bed, but of preventing the hardening of the layer immediately above the roots. A Bimple practice which has come into quite general use in our valley, is to attach a bar of iron, a heavy chain, or piece of hard wood behind the cultivator, properly hung and of sufficient weight to crush the moist clods turned up by the shovela. A slight impact pulverizes the fresh lumps, which a few hours of sun would turn into bard clodB. The simple device also levels the surface, reducing evaporation. The frequent use of the fie tooth harrow is coming more and more into use to help make and keep the important fine surface blanket of toil . All this sounds very simple and scarcely worthy of our attention. But the fact is we have come to the point in fruit grow- ing in California where success depends not only on knowing the best methods, but on having all details carried out thor- ouzhly and intelligently. The great need to-day is more intelligent labor in our orchards. The great manufacturer with his perfected automatic machine can use automatic men. There is no automatic labor in the successful orchard. Every orchardist needs to be an expert and have intelligent help. Our schools from the primary to the University have been edu- cating away from the farms till the pro- fessions and business offices are crowded with poorly paid young men, while the farm and the orchard must take such material, both for management and de- tails, ae can be found, and this is often most crude and inefficient. There are scores of places in our valley to-day wait- ing for young men properly trained in agriculture, where the compensation would be far above the average earning in our professional and business offices. The Government Test. The official circular of the department of agriculture of the United StateB govern- ment pertaining to its experiments with the butter in last year's national educa- tional tests is at hand, and it is interesting reading. Among the most interesting points brought out are these : Our creamery butter, according to these tests, is not heavily laden with moisture though this haB been alleged. Indeed the average of the water content was but 11. 7S. The range was from 7.2 per cent to 17.6. The limit on "renovated" butter is 16 per cent. Commercial judges are not always able to determine the amount of water butter may contain. Packages marked by the judge "Full of Water" were found to con- tain but 11 per cent and a little more. Two marked "Worked Too Dry" averaged 12.27 per cent water. These results sim- ply go to p ove the impossibility of form- ing an accurate opinion of the water con- tent of butter alone by the keen ob . ervance of a practised eye and to further show, as Professor McKay contends, the value of Btudy of water content of butter and the proper manipulation of it. United States butter contains less moist- ure than Canadian, Danish or Swedish, according to the results of similar experi- ments conducted in theBe countries. When the milk is drawn and imme- diately cooled to a temperature oi about 55 degrees and there held by the aid of ice or cold water, souring may be pre- vented for a considerable length of time. Some who have experimented with milk say it will remain merchantable as milk for some days if it is thus handled. At all eventB it will remain in a good condi- tion as long as one iB likely to care for it keeping sweet. Position Wanted BY A THOROUGHLY COMPETENT MAN, and a graduated veterinary surgeon, with a large stable or breeding farm, in his professional capacity or in connection with the management. Not afraid of work. Address A. J., Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary street. NEW MODEL 1903 BEST ROAD CART MADE. O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL Annual Meeting PACIFIC COAST TROTTING HORSE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION, San Francisco, May 25, 1903. 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BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal The oldest, the largest, the most popular com mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 20,000 gradn ates; 33 teaohers: 70 typewriters: over 300 students annually placed in positions. Send for catalogue. E. F. HEALD. President. * ■ ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE. Send for new Colored Catalogue. It will pay you to have it. There are things in it that will interest you and save you money. ^tjr######7j; THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME- -SPEED, NUTWOOD WILKES. He is the only Stallion that ever produced two three-year-olds n one season with ecordsof 3:12 and 2:12^ respectively Who Is It, ex-champion tt ee-year-old geldingof the world, reduced his record to 2:10^. ^Tohn A. Moerron 3: 5j^ { il X as a three-year-old) is the fastest trotter of all the famous trib eo iGeorge Wilkes. NUTWOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1903 at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. Fee = $50 RACE RECORD 2 : 16 W By GUY WILKES 2:15v Dam UDA W 3:18w By NUTWOOD 2:18^ For the Season With return privileges if horse remains my property. Good pastur- age at 63 per month. Bills payable before re- moval of mare. Stock well cared for, but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 is: the sihe of Rosewood 2:31 Nearest 2:22H Central Girl 2:22^ Miser 2:24H AlisB 2:24 Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgle 2:25 Fred Wilkes 2:26VS John A. McKerron .2:05^ Fastest trotter" of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 3:12*^ Wholslt 2:10# 3-year-old race rec 2:12 Stanton Wilkes. ....2:10^ Georgte B 2:[2Ji Claudius 2:13;* Bob Ingersoll 2: H2£ Irvingten Boy 2:173£ Verona 2:18^ Trvington Belle 2:I8H Eohora Wilkes 2:18l,4 ey-But three of the srandsons and granddaughters of NUTWOOD WILKES ever started in races 1902, is by a son {Nearest 2:22). and IloHo_2:16& and Miss Georgie 2:25 are out of his daughters Young stock by NUTWOOD WILKES for sale. For further particulars apply or address Sueen C... Electress Daugestar L. EC T.C. (3) .2:28 '/a ..2:29H ,.2:30 Of these, Alone 2:09^, fastest four-year-old o MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co.. Cal, Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. *££■ VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— 8 ll Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts.. San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. G. A. W. F0LKERS Successor to J. H. A. Folkers & Br-o. A FULL SUPPLY OF^ SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building, Room 4. San Francisco Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage. Saddle and Roar1 Horses for Sale Office and stable: 805 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco. Cal. Telephone South 651. I>r, W 233., :F"- Bsan, M. R. C. V. S., F. E. V. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspector forNew Zealand and AustralianColoniea at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California; Ex-President m the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, San Franolsco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Francisco: Telephone West 128. (A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) LIMONERO 2:15ft bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who have seen him to be one of the best stallions standing for service in California. He is a magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding, class and individuality ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year olds that have never been trained. All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. From their appearance and the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to be good race horses with every prospect of some star performers. A number of these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. LIMONERO 2:15J got his record as a three-year old in the fourth heat of a six-heat race for a $5000 purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six of the greatest three-year-~lds of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinite and Futurity. LIMONERO 2;15| will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, lor a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Mares should be shipped to University Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal., in care of HARRISON Q. ARMS. Owner. Piedmont 904 Record 2:17H Winner of 41 beats in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Rex. . .2:15?i Limonero 2:153£ Lorita 2:18H Wanda 2:18^ CharleyC 2:18H Marston C 2:1914 and sire dams of Fanny Wilcox. 2:10^ Alta Vela 2:11* Lizziemont 2:16J£ Montrose (3).. .2:18 sire of 23 trotters, 2 pacers 7 sons produced 14 trotters, 3 pacers 16 daugbts produced 21 trotters, 3 pacers J. H. WILLIAMS, University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. I. ula n e er Dam of Limonero 2:153£ Bion S:193£ Almont 33 Sire of 35 trotters and 2 pacers 96 sons produced 435 trotters and 135 pacers 81 dau produced 102 trotters and 28 paoers Hay Ferguson (by Mamb. Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont. ...2:17* Almont Eagle. 2:27 3 sons produaed 29 trot's, 3 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 paoers Electioneer 125 Sire of 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 trotters and 197 paoers 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 13 pacers I Luia (by Norman 25) Record 2:15 Winner of 56 heats in 2:80 Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cured In 48 Hoars. ^CAPSULES PIP. Superior to Copaiba, Cubeos or Injection Q0C0ANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOB STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIQS ' FOR SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO. , 208 California Street, San Francisco, Cal, BLAKE, M0FFITT & T0WNE DEALERS IN 55-57-59-61 First Street, S. Tblxphonh Main 190 GOITRE, or any similar bunch, CAN BE REMOVED Absorbine, Jr. In a pleasant manner3 without in- convenience. This is a mild Lini- ment highly perfumed. $1.00 per bottle delivered by mail. When ordering describe your case fully. MANUFACTURED BY W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., 8PRLNGFIELD, - • MASS. For sale by Mack & Co., LangleyiMiohaelsCo. Redington & Co.. J. O'Kane, and 3. A.M0E all of San Francisco. 14 &he gveebev txxtii gpcvtsman [June 6, 1903 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAU (Property or John Parrott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS « <«■» Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1903 FEE -.- $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTEK 8EALT. Breed to Extreme Speed. CHAS. DERBY 4907, rie. no » <* a— SIBEOFMUCH BETTER 2:07»4. DERBY PRINCESS 2:08^, DIABLO 2:09^, OWYHEE 8:11, LITTLE BETTER 2:11^, CIBOLO 2:13H. and many other fast and game racehorses. Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trotters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices. Address OAKWOOD FASE STOCK FARM. Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. BONNIE DIRECT 2:05{ Winner of the Fastest Five-Heat Race Paced in 1900. Biggest Winner of the "New" Pacers of 1900, having $7575 to His Credit the first year out. Dajn BON BON 2:26 (dam of Bcmsilene 2:14}) by Simmons 2:28; second dam BONNIE WILKES 2:29 (dam of 3 in list) by George Wilkes 2:22; third dam BETTY VILEY by Bob Johnson, thoroughbred son of Boston. BONNIE DIRECT will serve a limited number of approved mares during season of 1903, at $100 tbe season. Mares not proving to be in foal can be returned next season cr service fee refunded, at the option of the owner of mare. AddreB8 C. L. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal. SIRGIBBIE2D. No. 370 American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion In America of the Two Best British Hackney Pony Strains. "DOTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES -*-* have long been recognized as the surest producers of beauty of conformation, com- bined with true, high and spirited action. SIR GIBBIE 2d will stand at MENLO STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at S30. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service, at the rate of Ten ($10) Dollars per month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mare? (or the foals of said mares) while on tbe Menlo Stock Farm All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903. Apply to james McDonnell, Supt Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo County, Cal. SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOLLY DILLON 2:07 (the Fastest Mare of 1901), B, S. DILLON 2:25 and CAPTIVITY 2:38 1-2. Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA, CAL. SIDNEY DILLON was sired by Sidney 2:I91£; dam Venus (dam of Adonis 2:I1V£. Leah 2:24M- Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus I! 2:1 1 H), Psyche 2: 10H and Lottie Parks 2: Ifi-^i and she was also dam of Juno, the dam oi Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:30) by Venture 2:27 *4 sire of dam of Directum 3:05)4; seoond dam k t. b. by Algerlne, son of Whipple's Ham- bletonlan SIDNEY DILLON Is a model ol symmetry and imparts his grand individual- ity, inherent spoed and excellent disposition to all his progeny. Best of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- napes, Usual return privileges if horse if- still In my possession. For pasturage and oilier information regarding shipment ol mares address FRANK TURNER, Snpt. Santa Rosa Stock Fariu, SANTA ROSA, CAL. FOR THE SEASON. $40. ' W8 Montgomery St . S. F. -US-BREED FOR SIZE, STYLE, SPEED, GAMISNESS.-ffft HAMBLETONIAN WILKES 1679 fTheOnly Son of the Oreat Geo, Wilkes I In California MltB OP Pboabe Wllkos 2:08^ I Tommy Mac. 2:l1t< I Now Era.. Roborti 2:10 Vic Sohiiior i:II!i Aeroplane. Fhebon W 2:IOV4 Arlonc WIIIk-k a:liy Sybil S Rockor Sill | Sunbeam .'!."; | Will M»k>. the S. anon of 1003 at GREEN MEADOW FARM 2:13 I Savillo , 2:17* 2:1(1* Grand George 2:18v S:1BM I J- 8*. Hanson 2:19* and 12 moro in 2:30 llroknw Rotid, 1-4 nillo from Santa Clara. Terms for the Season, $40. MP oscapos or acoldonta. A" Telephone: Suburban 15. rjsaal return privileges. Good pasturago at $4 per month. Hest of euro taken of marcs, but no liability Address R. I. MOORHEAD, SANTA CLARA, CAL. NUSHACAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-2^ hands. Foaled 1890. Bred by Wm. Corbett. ARIST0 (3) 2:17J ^£e°[ yf and Stanford Stakes, 1902 MAJELLAB.(2)2:29Tr£i& THE B0QUET Trlal '2 »jg. Brown Fillv Trial 2:3°v» »> •> U1UW11 rillV 4-yr-oid ^ 1902 Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18. sire of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 2: 15M, Sabina 2-15W Sabledale (at 2 years) 2:lSy., Bufflngton (at 2 years) 2:20'/, and 36 others lo 2:30 list. Dam, Fidelia ('trial 2-35 at 2years).damo( Fldelte 2:28;;. dam ot Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:1?J4 bv Director sire or Directum 2:ii5ij. Direct 2:u.V:, Nathan Straus 2:u5't. Direction 2:08K. etc. Second dam by Reavis' Blacltbird 2:22, sire of Mamie Griffin 2:12, Vie H. 2:12^. etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCraclien's Black- hawk 707. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; of that number only three have eyer had a full season's training, namely. Aristo (3) 2:17^4, Majella B (•>) °-'9 (trial at 4 years 2:135£>. and The Boquet (trial at 3 years) 2:21 His son Aristo (at 3 years) 2A7V. took siok with distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twenty-ninth had practically no work, yet he easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stook Farm, commencine Februarv 15th and ending July 1st. ° J Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare Everv care taken to prevent acoldents or escapes, but no liability assumed. First-class pasturage'for mares «3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares oan be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company's steamers, from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shipped in oare of Morshead's Stable In San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. Guy McKinney REGISTERED No. 37635 Season of 1903 at LINDEN, SAN JOAQUIN CO. Saturdays at Higginbotham's Stables, Stockton. FEE «30 FOR TBE SEASON. GUY MCKINNEY is a beautiful black, 16 hands high, and weighs 1200 pounds, a model of sym- metry, handsome head and neck, short back, the best of legs and feet, good disposition and great Intelligence. He is a perfect gaited trotter, and with very little handling showed a 2:20 gait. In his blood lines are represented the greatest strains of the American trotter, and the greatest pro- ducers of early and extreme speed Good pasturage at $1.50 per month. Every precaution taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. AH bills to be settled before mares are removed. For further particulars address D. BRYSON, Linden, Cal. By McKinney 2:lli (Sire 7 in 2:1C list, 22 in 2:15 list) 1st dam FLOSSIE D. by Guy Wilkes (Sire 4 in 2:10 list, 19 in 2:15 list) 2d dam BLANCHWARD by Onward (Sire 9 in 2:10 list, 27 in 2:15 list) 3d dam BLANCHE PATCHEN by Mambrino Patchen 58 (greatest broodmare sire) 4th dam LADYBLANCHE by Hough- ton's Privateer 258 5th dam JENNY LLVD by Abdal- lah 15 THE STANDARD-BRED TROTTING STALLION BOODLE Jr. By BOODLE 2:12^. sire of Ethel Downs 2:10, Thompson 2:14fc(. and 4 others in 2:30 and better. He hv Stranger, sire of 33 in 2:30. Dam NINA B by Electioneer, sire of Arton 2:07S£, Sunol 2:08^, Palo 2:08?i, and 164 more in 2:30 list. BOODLE Jr. Is one of the best bred, best looking and best stallions on the Pacific Coast. He will make the Season of 1903 at J. D. GARR'S GABILAN RANCH, Six Miles East of Salinas p_A -t) service, otherwise will be considered at season rates Any mare entered for the season and paid for will be granted ihe usual return priveleges if proven to be not in foal provided that next vear the owner of mare still owns her and J. D Carr still owns the horse. Good pasturage at $2 per month, hut no responsibility assumed foraccidents Season open now. and will close August first 1903 BOODLE Jr is a sure foal getter, his colts are all uniform, and of gnod color, and show fine speed and action. He is 16 hands high and weighs 1200 pounds, is of a rich mahogany bay. Apply to J- *>• CARR, or JOHN GARSIDE, at Gabllan Ranch. REG. No. 0233. Race Record 2:08 1-2 SEYMOUR WILKES The Fastest Son of Guy Wilkes Will make the Season of 1903 at Lakeville, Sonoma Co., Cal. SEYMOUR WILKES earned his record in a bard fought race and was a game race horse. The oldest of his get are six-year-olds, and no horse in California can show a greater propor- tion of large, handsome, strongly built and well-boned colts. They all look alike and in nearly every instance are square trotters The inly one that has been trained is Joe Evlston (3) 2:22 in 1901 SEYMOUR WILKES is by Guy Wilkes, his dam Early Bird bv Playmail; second dam by Odd Fellow, third dam by a son of Williamson's Belmont, fourth dam by Black Hawk 767. He weighs 1200 pounds, stands 16 hands high and is one of the most symmetrical horses in California. Several of his get are in San Francisco and will be shown to prospective breederswith pleasure. Tprmc fnr thp Caacnn $30 80 TO INSURE. Mares can be shipped direot to ranch Killlb IUI till ^wdSiMl JWV. v stnamerGold. Pasturage $3 per month. For further particulars apply to THOS. ROCHE, Lakeville, Sonoma Co., or J. W. Gregory, St. George Stables 408 Bush street, San Francisco. The Thoroughbred Stallion St. Carlo St. Blaise. f Newralnster * 1 S< ilti-lnii F™« {v'eYu'vTe'nne Carlta I Camilla ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about $29,000 as a two-year-old. Ho Is a wonderful youne Sire, among his get being Rulnart (winner of the Burns Handioap. Palaoe Hotel Handicap and $11,0.50). Zamar II (winner of 19 raoes as a two-year-old and $7695), Joan. February, St. Juthbert, St. Callatino, Count of Flanders, Lord Marmion. May Boy, Our Climate, Gleudinning and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $100 The Monlo Stook Farm will not be responsible for any aooidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on tho Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July I, 1003. For further particulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES McDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. June 6, 19031 ©He Qx&sXfev anb &pavt&mati 15 Portable Hqqsbs A 1,1, SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boxes, Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu- lar and Price List. Burnham— Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet. First and Second, OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street BALLISTITF The Standard Dense Powder of the World. ^^^ STILL LEADS AT THE TRAPS OR IN THE FIELD. Ballistite wins from the limit marks in distance handicaps, at either live birds or flying targets. as it always gives the highest velocities with the closest and most even patterns at all ranges, Ballistite is absolutely unvarying in results being waterproof, smokeless, odorless, without residue, pressures lower than black powder, unaffected by age or climatic changes, and never pits, rusts or corrodes the barrels. Ballistite is sold with above guarantee. Take No One's Word. Try It for Yourself. I M I All A m 75 CHAMBERS SL, NEW YORK CITY W > II ■ U-#^ W VJM \S \S m Telephone 1747 Franklin. Importers and Dealers In Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing Goods. Sole Agents for THE EEBLE GUN and BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk; SMOKELESS POWDERS. A postal brings catalogue and ;' Shooting Facts." (third edition.! BALLISTITF The Standard Dense Powder of the World. ■■■■ CAMPBELL'S HORSE FOOT REMEDY besHIedy EVER USED ON HORSES' FEET. IT PENETRATES and DRIES IN quickly and DOES NOT GUM and FILL UP THE PORES like tar and oil compounds. It is the GREATEST REMEDY ever used to remove SORENESS and FEVER from the foot, and makes it possible to get good services out of a horse working on hard and hot pavements It gives natural nourishment to the foot and incites a rapid, healthy growth— ALL DRYNESS AND BRITTLE- NESS quickly disappears. 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HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows, 4-yr., 3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhams competing. 5th year my Holsteius have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Nllea & Co.- Los Angeles, Cal. AYR SHIRES— Young Bulls, Cows and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon Petaluma Cal- SURE SHOT DESTROYS WORMS £C The puppy is liable to destruction from worms. 'Tis the critical period In a dog's life. Canine worms meet "sure" destruction when ®xxr:e> {Shot is administered. After that, it builds up the growing dog's constitution, develops bone and muscle. It makes thin, puny and weak puppies plump, animated and strong. 50c. by mall, prepaid, SERGEANT'S CONDITION PILLS are the best liked and easiest to give of all alteratives and tonics. Incidentally any disease that a dog is likely to have will be speedily relieved and ulti- mately cured. Of dealers, 50c and $1.00. By mail, prepaid. Sergeant's Carbolic Soft Soap is the "best ever" and for sale everywhere. 25c. of dealers. By mail 35c. An order, or 8c. in stamps will entitle you to our LATEST Dog Book and Pedigree blank, mailed free. For sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealera," F. W. BRAUN & CO., Los Angeles, Cal., PacilC Coast SnjDly SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy of "DOG CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, Pacific Coast Branch — 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for "SANITAS" Disinfectant. STHIPED BASS ANGLERS LAKE MERRITT BOAT HOUSE J. A. FATJO, Proprietor, Will furnish good boats at reasonable prices. Tackle Live and Clam Bait, etc., and better ac- commodations than ever before offered at Lake Merritt. Take narrow-gauge train to Oakland: street cars or five minutes' walk on East 12th st. to fish- ing water. Get off broad-gauge trains at Oak st. ALAMEDA RACE TRACK. A FEW STALLS ARE FOR RENT AT THE Alameda Race Track. The track is in first- olass shape for working trotters and pacers, and will be kept so. Apply to A. O. GOTT, Secre- tary, 1363 Park street. Alameda. At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER Norfolk Trueman Fpp $?fl Sire of Garston Prefect (1st pappy, i \.\, «l.\j. reserve winnerS| Oakland, 1902), Inelda (winners and special for best, S F 1902) Isabelle, etc. N. H HICKMAN, 1767 Page St.. San Francisco. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. IRISH AND SCOTCH TERRIERS. CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IN flair Tones and Line Engraving Artistio Designing. S06 Mission St.. cor. First, San Francisco TRISH AND SCOTCH TERRIER PUPPIES *• at $12 and $15 Sired by Champion Loi-ne Ruffian and Champion Fighting Mac. Mrs, BRADLEY-DYNE. Saturna P. O , B C. POINTERS. T^OR SALE— LIVER AND WHITE POINTER -1- dog, three years old. grandson of Jingo and Tick Boy, thoroughly broken, good retrieyer. Owner going East. Address GEO. H. TOUSEY, Rialto, Cal. FOR SALE. rpHOROUGHBRED GORDON SETTER AND -1- Cocker Spaniel pups for sale. 1950 Groye St. , Oakland, Cal. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. COLLIES. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers, WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Lithian Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee 820 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velocity-Norfolk Two Step). Fee 810 Puppies and Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 8 4-i Harrison St., San. Francisco Cal. DELVERTON COCKER KENNELS FRUITVALE THE HOME OP THE CHAMPIONS. Winners of more First and Special prizes in 1902-1903 than all the other Coast kennels combined. Have taken the Special for Best Cocker in show at San Francisco, 1898-99-1900-02-03. Champion HAMPTON PROMISE, black, at stud. Winner of Special for best any color, San Francisco, 1903. These kennels have bred many high-olassshow dogs, among others Plumeria Portia, conceded to be the best Cocker owned in Plumeria Kennels. Young stock now on hand. AT STUD CUBA OF- KENWOOD (Slenbelgh Jr.-SteUa) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam-Dolly Dee H) STOCKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakers tie 1(1, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. pOLLIE PUPS FOR SALE-BY PRIZE ^ winning imported sires and dams, fit for bench, ranch or farm Both sexes. Prices accord- ing to quality. Correspondence solicited: all let- ters cheerfully answered. THOS. S. GRIFFITH, Bos 1907, Spokane, Wash. COCKER SPANIELS. AIROD KENNELS— 133 NINTH AVENUE, near California. Champion bred Cocker Spaniels at stud and for sale. xA pLTJMERIA COCKER KENNELS HAVE ■L removed to their new kennels, 229 Ninth Ave. The dogs in this kennel are conceded to be the best in the West, having defeated all comers, under a number of the best judges in America. At Stud— Champion HAMPTON GOLDIE (great- est sire of winners alive), PLTJMERIA TWEE- DLEPUNCH and others. Young and matured stock for sale. Address E. C PLTJME. 229 Ninth Ave., San Francisco. Small dogs boarded. TPOR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES -T by Cn. Hampton Goldie. Apply at junotion old county and Redwood roads, Fruitvale, Alameda AT STUD. CE H. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S chamDion Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth). CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY EL VET (winner or 7 firsts in England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs always for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. ST. BERNARDS. N AIROD KENNELS— REMOVED TO 132 Ninth Avenue, near California— offer for sale the celebrated St. Bernard, LE KING (Champion Le Prince-Svlvia's Lola). At Stdd— Champion GRAND MASTER II, admittedly the grandes headed St. Bernard on the Coast. Fee ??--. @rite gvecitev emir ^yovistnan [June 6, 1903 Sand for Illustrated Catalog THE ALWAYS RELIABLE -A.i^tnx^txjKriTioiNr U. M. C. WINS Grand American Handicap at Kansas City, April 14th to 18th, Mr. Martin Diefenderfer, an amateur shooter of Wood River, Nebraska, using U. M. C. Shells, won Q1'st P«ze in the Grand American Handicap with a score of 94 out of 100. Mr. Max E. Hensler of Battle Creek, Mich., won second with a score of 93 out of 100. Mr. Hensler, who is hut 19 years old, also won the Preliminary Handicap with a score of 91. He always shoots U. M. C Shells. UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE COMPANY """ c~r T™£" ™4.T •' '." AMMUNITION, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS JjflMCHESm PACIFIC COAST AGENCY: 127-135 FIRST STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. The World's Greatest Shooting Record 8m « U WIN FRED GILBERT, of Spirit Lake, la., since Jan. 1, 1902, has shot in competition at 5765 Targets, breaking 5532 or 95.9 per cent, using a PARKER GUN. ^^ At S. F. Trap Shooting Association May 33—33—24—35 VATJGHJf. - - 73 Straights FEUDXKR, - 63 Also longest straight pun and first monies at live birds AT SHOT AT Natchez, Miss 400 . . Fort Dodge, la 300 Lakefield, Minn 205 Sioux City, la 360 . . Dubuque," la 360 BROKE . 396 . . 296 . . 203 . . 351 . . 351 . PER CENT .. 99 99 97 97.5 THE "OLD RELIABLE PARKER BROTHERS S«id for cstaloeua IS RELIABLE. MERIDEIM, CONN N. Y. Salesroom: 33 Warren St. SMITH QUNS are made tor AM Kinds of Ammunition .. Clabrough, Golcher & Go, (tUNS Gun Goods — Quid lor < fet&lotoie. FISHING Tackle 538 MARKET STREET.S. F Du Pont Gun Powder SMOKELESS, SHOT GUN and MILITARY POWDER Black Powder for Sporting and Blasting Purposes The deputation of a Hundred Yean it the Guarantee of -- aAlOHT, M«««. DU PONT POWDER 519 MUtlon tit., Kooiu 311, San FranoUco, Ca Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N. Y* PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., San Francisco, Coast Representative Catalog on application to cc NEW E. C." NEW "SCHULTZE" SHOTGUN RIFLEITE MuDuf»ciur*d * THE AMERICAN "E. C." and "SCHULTZE" Gunpowder Co., Ltd. PHIL.. ]'. BEKEART CO., Pactflo Coast Ropr esentativ e. You can get these Smokeless Powders in SELBY FACTORY . . LOADED SHELLS DU PONT "E. C." SCHULTZE HAZARD SHOTGUN RIFLEITE BALLISTITE LAFLIN & RAND "INFALLIBLE." What More do you Want? VOL. XLII. No. »4 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR @:hc gveebev anis gpsyvtsttian [June 13, 1903 The Greatest Opportunity Ever Offered. B( order of the Executors, I will sell BY AUCTION all the STANDARD BRED TROTTING HORSES Belonging to the Estate of henry pierce, Deceased, Consisting of Brood-Mares, Geldings, Colts, Fillies That for individuality, speed and breeding are not surpased by any in California Among them are to be found sons and daughters of Electioneer, Nutwood (2:185), Guy Wilkes ,2:15}), Director (2:17), Direct (2:05J), Diablo V2:09J), Chas. Derby (2:20), Steinway (2:253), Walstein (2:20J). Sable Wilkes (2:18), Gen. Benton, Electricity (2:17J). Advertiser (2:15}), McKinne; (2:11}), StambouW2:07J), Harold, Happv Russell (2:2341, Alcantara (2:23), Mam- brino Wilkes. Sidney Dillon, Marengo King (2:29}), Hambletonian Wilkes, Baj Rose(2:20J). Mendocino (2:19}\ Lone Pine (2:18J), Palo Alto (2:18J), Dexter Prince, Sidney (2:i9j), Hambletonian 725 and in fact all the leading stallioDs that havt made California famous. And such great brood-mares as Elsie, dam of 5 in the list; Pansy, dam of 3 in the list; Floweret, dam of 2 in thelist; Effie, dam of 2 in the list; Yedrel, dam of 5 in the list; Huntress, dam of 3 in the list; Silvereye, dam ot 2 in the list: Maud, dam of 2 in thelist; Macola, dam of 2 in thelist; and 40 others, ALL IN FO*L. Mares with records and broth- ers and sisters to the fastest. GREAT PACERS and TROTTERS, FINE DRIVERS, and some of the Choicest Youngsters ever bred. The greatest sale of its kind ever held outside of New York or Cleveland. EVERY ANIMAL MUST BE SOLD. THERE WILL BE NEITHER RESERVE NOR LIMIT. The price of well-bred horses is increasing and the tendency for an increase every year hereafter was never brighter. IF YOU WANT THE CREME DE LA CRE.ME OF THE TROTTING WORLD Attend This Sale WHICH TAKES PLACE TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1903 — '" ■ • l ——'--— — — > - — Commencing at 10:30 a- m., Sharp, at the ■ • •• hi tit. tu:.a Occidental Horse Exchange Z*™*™ W. G. LAYNG. Live Stock Auctioneer. S. F. PHONE FRONT 52. Horses at Salesyard Jane 20th. Catalogues Ready Jane 7th. and may be obtained from the office of Breeder & Sponsman. The Vallejo Race Meeting VALLEJO RACE TRACK AUGUST 13, 14, 15, 1903 EARLY CLOSING STAKES Entries Close Monday, June 15, 1903 No. 1— THE VALLEJO STAKES, 2:23 Class Trotters $1000 No. 2— THE DEWEY STAKES, 2:17 Class Pacers 1000 No. 3— 2:27 Class Trotters 300 No. 4— 2:19 Class Trotters 300 No. 5— 2:13 Class Trotters 300 No. 6— 2:25 Class Pacers 300 No. 7— 2:15 Class Pacers 300 No. 8— 2:10 Class Pacers 300 In addition to the above other Stakes, for 2 and 3 year olds and for local horses, will be given. Remember that Entries mnst be made on time. Entries postmarked later than date of closing are not eligible to win. Entries in Stakes N'os. 1 and 2 close June 15, when horses must be named and eligible. Entrance due as foil1 n Dt June 15, 1803: 1 per cent additional If not deolare (ore July 1, 190.'): 1 per cjnt additional if not declared out on or before August 1, I •.STtTLTTlONS:— In Stakes Nos. 1 and 2, THE VALLEJO and THE DEWEY— On Auu-usi 1. 1903, nominators (by the payment of an additional 2 per coot) have the ri_fht of substituting another horse eligible to the Class in the place of the one named in ntry. DECLARATIONS (to declare out; must be mailed to the Manager, and will □ot be acceptad unless accompanied by the amount due at time declaration is ma'.e. Entries in Stakes Nos. :. I, '■. 6, 7 and 8 close June 15, 1H03, when horse must be lamed and eligible. Eotranco 5 per <-nt and 5 percent additional deducted fr m winners of each division of all stakes. For further particulars and Entry Blanks addres9 THOMAS SMITH, Manager, VALLEJO, CAL. i^jSj! " TRADE MARK ^OiSfc ^" SPAVIN CURE < POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES BONE AND BOG SPAVIN, THOROUGHPIN CURB, SPLINT, CAPPED HOCK. 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He was cut between the forelegs with a knife three inches deep and two inches long, which every moment would gap open. I used several different kinds of remedies without success, even to having some stitches taken. Nothing did any good and it kept swelling and became feverish. I almost gave up hopes of his getting well. In the columns of the Ohiit Is to be hoped that Mr. Shults, who has been one of the most liberal as well as one ot the most unfortunate of breeders, will be able to raise it to maturity. Sunol has had two foals previous to this one, but both died, and the mare who holds the record of 2:0S} on a kite track for mares hitched to high wheel sulky will not leave a very numerous progeny even with the best of luck hereafter as she is now in her eighteenth year. The foal is by Axworthy 2:15}, a son of the once champion Axtell. The dam of Axworthy is Marguerite (dam also of Darlington 2:16) by Kentucky Prince. Ax- worthy is owned by Mr. Shults and is one of the most highly thought of young sires in the country. He is eleven years old and entered the Great Table for the first time last year, with nine standard performers to his credit. Oj breeding alone the foal ought to tiot or pace fast, but whether it will or not can only be demonstrated when it is harnessed and worked. Geo. H. Fox, proprietor of the Mokelumne Stock Farm received a letter the other day which conveyed the joyful news that his mare Silpan, daughter of Silver Bow 2:16 and Kitty Fox by Pancoast, foaled on Saturday, May 30th, a bay filly by the champion Cresceus2:02}. It is perfectly safe to bet that Mr. Fox hugs the belief that he owns the best bred filly of 1903, and if I owned the youngster I would very likely believe just as he does. The pedigree of Silpan has the names of about as many great broodmares as any filly in the country within five generations, and bred to the champion trotter of the world there is plenty of argument to show that she could not have been mated with any horse that would have made the breeding of the foal any better. Charlie Durfee is another of the California breeders who is pretty confident that he owns the best bred colt in America. It is now a yearling and is by Mc- Kinney out of the great broodmare Elsie by Gen. Benton. We must all acknowledge that for siring extreme speed in quantity McKinney stands as the head as he has no iess than 22 that have records of 2:15 or b9tter and he has accomplished this at the age of fifteen years. Old Elsie is the dam of five in the list, has one producing son and two producing daughters. The next dam Elaine 2:20 is. the dam of four in the list, and the next dam is old Green Mount- ain Maid, dam of nine with standard records, four producing sons including Electioneer, while her daughters have produced ten standard performers. A tabulation of the pedigree of Durfee's colt will show about as much high class producing blood as can be found in the veins of any of the yearlings that are owned on this Coast or anywhere else and in addi- tion the youngster is a sure trotter. Rey Direct iB being well patronized in his new home at Mansfield, Ohio, and if he does not prove to be the best producing son of Direct many California horse- men will be disappointed. There has never been a stallion on this coast that sired a more uniform lot of colts, and the way they show speed as soon as har- nessed is evidence that he is a speed sire par excellence. Among the mares already bred to him at Mansfield, since he reached there are the following: Beulah 2:20} by Lacros-e, dam by Tremont; Alvina by Tom Corwin and the dam of Carrie H. 2:13} and others; Lady Herd 2:24} by Goff's Mohawk, dam by Scott's Hiatoga; Mable J. 2:21} by Dick H. 2:18, dam by Blue Bull 70; Emma WilkeB 2:121 by Adrian Wiikes, dam Athletic by Athlete 715; Marcella, a full sister to Marwood 2:30 by Atwood, dam Laura Brander by Glendale: Nina K. 2:21}, and others just as well bred. Mr. Geers also cured Billy Buck of the same fault and materially improved that horse's gait with a pair of the same style shoes. Many corresoondents have asked me to explain the philosophy of the shoe. According to Mr. Lake, and his explanation Bcems plausible, his shoe reduces concussion, lessens the strain on ankles and tendons, and enables the trainer to regulate a horse's stride and action to a finer degree than he can with any other shoe ever uBed. It seems to combine the virtues of the Roberge Center Bearing shoe, the rolling-motion shoe, the square-toed shoe, and the shoe with calks. It enables a horse to break over quickly and at the same time does not allow his foot to slip. At the present writing is looks to me as if fully 90 per cent of the horses in training can be benefited by some form of this par- ticular horse shoe. From a letter received last week by James Chesley of this city from her owner, I learn that the mare Brilliantine, known to California race goers of ten years ago as one of the fastest pieces of pacing horse- flesh ever seen on our tracks, foaled a dead colt June 2d on the farm of her owner Joseph Kampe, of New- bury, New York, and died a few days later. The colt was by Joe Patchen 2:01}. Mr. Kampe could hardly have been induced to put a price on Brilliantine as she was one of the sweetest dispositioned road drivers anyone ever held the lines over, and he ex- pected a great colt from her mating with the sire of Dan Patch 1:59}. Brilliantine was bred by Sam H. Hoy of Winters, Y'olo county, and was by Brilliant out of Smut by Prompter. She took a record of 2:17} at Chico, August 24, 1 893. She was owned for several years by Editor Dinkelspiel of the Solano Republican. Brilliantine frequently went to the half mile pole in one minute flat, but she was a difficult mare to rate in a race, and consequently failed to secure a record within ten seconds of her capabilities, could she have been controlled in the first part of the heat. In 1893, she won six straight races. Her record was made that season. Brilliant, her sire was by Sterling 6223, out of Mis- chief by Y'oung Tuckaho. The latter a full brother to the great broodmare Fernleaf, dam of five in the list. A trainer who drove Brilliant some, told me that he was one of the fastest horses and at the same time one of the rankest quitters he ever sat behind. His reputation in this respect was doubtless gained because be would do his very best the first half of the mile. Irv. H. Mulholland, owner of that game little Btal- hon Osito 2:131, is now the County Treasurer of Inyo county and a regular reader of the BREEDER AND Sportsman. Under date of June 1st he writes ae follows to a friend in this city: ' I notice in the last Breeder the article by W. W. Mendenhall giving the breeding of Stemwinder and stating the good qualities of Williamson's Belmont blood in trotting pedigrees. I have a filly foal bred as follows: By Hillsdale 2:15, whose third dam was by Williamson's Belmont. The foal's dam is by Osito 2:131, second dam by Albenton 4023, third dam by Alex Hall, he by Montezuma, a son of Williamson's Belmont, and his dam by Owen Dale, son of William- son's Belmont; fourth dam by Little Jack by Budd Doble; dam of Little Jack, Lucy Dale by Owen Dale, he by Williamson's Belmont; fifth dam by Emerald, son of Norfolk and Nettie W., tl.e latter by William- son's Belmont. I owned Alex Hall. He was a blood bay, 16 hands, with the beautiful head and neck of the Belmont family, and without a spot of white. He was never broken to harness but could trot a forty gait under the saddle. This little miss has some great blood in her — Electioneer, Nutwood, McKinney, The Moor, General Benton and Almont, but I esteem her numerous crosses of Belmont as highly as any of them." The above was not written by Mr. Mulholland for publication but I take the liberty of printing it never- theless, as the pedigree of Mb little filly is a most in- teresting one. I hope she may realize his fondest dreams of speed and producing qualities. Ben Liebes, the big stallion by McKinney 2:11} out of Belle McGregor by Robert McGregor, second dam Wyoming Belle by Lowe's Pilot, that C. A. Durfee has been training since he was a colt, is now in Ed. Geors'string at Glenville track, Cleveland. Ben Liebes is a big horse and worked a mile in 2:131 for Durfee as a three year old in 1901. He should get a mark of 2:10 or thereabouts this year if he is at all lucky. Writing from Memphis "Yarrum" refers to a horse in Ed Geers' string which Is doubtless Ben Liebes as I believe he is the only McKinney horse that Geers has in training. Yarrum writes as follows: Among tho horses that have recently been benefited by Mr. Lake's shoo Is a McKinney trotter in nlr. Geers' stable, that was afflicted with a defect in his ' -ont action that caused him to hit one log j jst under ■:■ knee. As an experiment Mr. Lake's shoe for noe hitters wa" put on his offending foot with the ult that he has never touched his leg or boot since. The Columbus races received a big list of entries. In the 2:11 class trot I notice that Julia M. by Zombro, and Black Bart 2:17} by Robin are among the 19 nom- inations. In the 2:17 trot there are 22 entries, Prince L. 2:17} by Escort being among them. The 2:23 trot has no less than 36 horses nominated, the California bred horseB Mercury by McKinney and Ellenwood by Wildnut being among them. Of the 23 entries in the 2:19 class pace Captain Derby by Chas. Derby, and Direct L. by Direct are the only California bred horses that are entered. Captain Derby is also named in the 2:24 class pace which has 21 entries. All these purses have a value of $2000 each. entered, however, at the Oregon State Fair meeting which opens September 14th, and our State will be well represented up north this year. California horse owners should consider themselves fortunate to have an opportunity to race for good purses in Oregon, as the action of Governor Pardee haB put district fair and harness racing in a deplorable state down here. Not content with vetoing the appropriation for the district fairs Gov. Pardee seems to be giving the State Agricultural Society no attention whatever as he has failed to fill the vacancies on the Board of Directors and there has not been sn official announcement made as yet in regard to the State Fair for Shis year. Here- tofore breeders and exhibitors have received notifica- tion much earlier in the year and have begun getting their stock and other exhibits in shape, aB it takes time to do these things. But our present Governor seems to be much more interested in "swinging round the circle" than in either the State or district fairs, and things ar6 in a Btate of "innocuous desuetude," as was once remarked by America's most prominent fish- erman. The newly organized Tanforan Driving Association seem; to be meeting with much favor with San Francisco road drivers and admirers of the harness horse, and already has quite a large membership. The rules and by-laws were adopted at a meeting held during the early part of this week and the organiza- tion is now well launched on the way to Buccess. Aa Boon as possible regular matinees will be held at the Tanforan track and I believe when the first one is held there will be a big attendance to see how genuine amateur racing is conducted in San Francisco, as there will be no prizes but blue ribbons, no gate charges, and no betting. Such sport will appeal to the best people of this city and the attendance will prove it. Trotters and Pacers in Arizona. The entry list received by the Breeders Association for its Petaluma meeting shows that all the California horses will not go to Oregon this year — that is, not until after the August races are over. No less than twenty-two California trotters and pacers have been A correspondent of the Xew York Trotter and Pacer writes the following interesting gossip from Phoenix* Arizona: Although not extensive the breeding business here is conducted on an intelligent basis, with the advantage of some of the best bred stock to be found in America- Mr. J. C. Adams, proprietor of the Adams Hou6e> at Phoenix, has a small farm on which he is breeding some exceedingly fashionable stock. At the Chicago sale last January he purchased the grandly bred stal lion Oh So 2:251, by Nutwood 2:18}, dam So So 2:17}* by George Wilkes 2:22, to which he will breed his best broodmares this season He has not very many horses but what there are are exceedingly high class. He owns Lady Rivers, the mother of that wonderful Southern California mare Sweet Marie, whose matinee record, driven by an amateur, is 2:11. She has at her side, foaled within the last month, a very handsome colt which is a full brother of Sweet Marie. He also owns Lenora McKinney, eight years old, who has paced in 2:20 and trotted in better than 2:24, and she is a full sister of Jennie Mack 2:09, and Dr. Book 2:10. She foaled within a month and has a fine colt by On Stanley, with a three year old record of 2:17, a son of Direct 2:051. He also owns Julia McKinney, sired by Sky Pointer, dam by McKinney, who paced a quarter before she was two years old in 31 seconds, the last eighth in 15 seconds. She has been turned out until within the last two months, and is now lour years old . She is 161 hands high, handsome, and weighs over 1200 pounds. Mr. Adams expects a year from this summer to take her East and race her. He has quite a number of other standard bred mares, and will breed them all to Oh So, and expects to get some colts that will do to take East and show them what they can raise in Arizona. I believe this is the greatest country to raise trotting horses in that there is in the world — green feed twelve months in the year. Horses never have to be stabled, and a two year old is as fully developed as a three year old would be in the East. Mr. Adams a few days ago sold to W. C. Green, the millionaire copper king, a two year old stallion by Zombro. His dam is a full Bister to Ed. Winship, record 2:15. He iB one of the handsomest colts living. Although he is just two years old this month, he is 151 hands high and weighs 1050 pounds. He also sold a yearling McKinney filly to him, receiving for the two $3000 Mr. Green in securing these two colts se- cured two that could get into the show ring in any State in the Union and not be outclassed. It may interest your Eastern readers to learn of a venture here of Mr. N. W. Hubinger of New Haven, Conn. Mr. Hubinger is a success with trotting and pacing horses, but his greatest successes going to be in amine which he and some of his friends own in Mexico. They certainly have a good proposition, and if you can cajole Hubinger out of any of the stock it will be a good thing to put in your safe and some day wake up to find that you have made a ten strike, as this mine, in my opinion, will made Mr. Hubinger and all the men interested in it immensely wealthy. It is not in a common class of a prospect hole, but it will be a tiemendous mine, and Hubinger will bein a position to buy all the trotting horses he takes a fancy to. Traveler. JtTNE 13, 1903] ®ite gveefrev cm& gtpxtrtemcm Notes and News. Vallejo entries close next Monday. )<#4»GN2>#4'GN3'~ With an average of over sixteen entries for four races the Breeders Association has started out well. The outlook should be encouraging for the other asso- ciations that will give harness racing this year, Fresno is in the lead. A match for $1000 a side was trotted there this week. Susie J. 2:06J has entirely recovered from her lame- ness and is going sound again. The total amount realized from the Fasig-Tipton Blue Ribbon sale was 8171,000. Mr. Vance has resigned his position as trainer of J. B. Iverson's trotting horses at Salinas. Geers' M. & M. candidate, Cole Direct by Direct, trotted in 2:16 before leaving Memphis. Bell Bird, 1, 2:26J;-2, 2:22, was the fifth foal of Beau- tiful Bells to die in the last fifteen months. E. E. Smathers denies that he has purchased Char- ter Oak Park or that he is contemplating its purchase. In the Columbus entries to the Grand Circuit meet- ing the 2:08 class pace received twenty-one nomina- tions. It is the freely expressed opinion of the Hamlins that Direct Hal 2:04J will beat the two-minute mark this year. Ben Kenney has Anzella 2:06| in his stable. He will start her in a few races and get her ready for the fast wagon events. The railbirds are saying that Prince Direct 2:07 will be able to trim Direct Hal 2:041 if they should meet in a race this year. King V. the horse that won two races at Tanforan on Decoration day and took a record of 2:27 is a full brother to King Cadenza 2:15. The circuit will open at Vallejo August 13th. Don't forget that entries close on Monday next. There is a good program of races advertised. R. P. M. Greeley of Oakland claims name of Sukey Mac for his filly by McKinney, dam Winnie Wilkes by Rey Wilkes, foaled May 19, 1903. Gold Leaf 2:11}, once the champion four year old pacer, is now owned by Fred Beloin, New Britain, Conn., and is in foal to Directly 2:03}. The trotters to be sold at the Pierce sale will be in this city June 19th, so that prospective buyers may have an opportunity of inspecting them. A fire at Vallejo race track destroyed several box stalls near the entrance last Monday, but was extin- guished before it reached the main line of sheds. James O'Kane is training four horses at Tanforan. He has Echora Wilkes 2:18}, Al Sandy and a couple of green prospects that will be heard from later on. Endow (2) 2:14J by Cecilian 2:22, that has never been seen in public since he broke the world's record for two-year-old geldings in 1899, is now in Fred Devin- ney's stable at the Point Breeze track, Philadelphia. Send for a catalogue of the Pierce sale. It contains the names of many animals that should become famous. There are broodmares there "bred in the purple" and trotting bred youngsters that will, if they get any training, become winners. With Diablo 2:09} and Zombro 2:11 both at Salem, Oregon, and the twenty two horses that have been entered for the races there by California owners, our State will get quite a lot of advertising up north thiB year. The managers of the Kentucky Horse Breeders Association offer $29,000 in purses for their fixed class events, to be contested at their next annual fall meet- ing, October 6-17. Eight of these ten races will be best three in five. It is reported that the well-known horseman, Joe Thayer, Lexington, has refused $10,000 for his Baron Wilkes stallion, The Bondsman. His dam is the great broodmare Sorrento by Grand Sentinel and is the dam of Jay Hawker 2:14f and three others. Enter your horses at Vallejo. There are two $1000 purses and the $300 purses are so arranged that all classes are provided for. Entries close next Monday. Joe Cuicello is working the grand looking two year old Cassian by MendociDO at the Tanforan track. Cassian is the property of Mr. James Coffin of this city and is certainly one of the most promising young horses ever bred at Palo Alto farm. About eighty horses are being worked at the Pleas- anton track at the present time and while quarters in 30 seconds are not as numerous as they were before the Eastern shipments were made, there are several horses left that can do the trick and shade it a little. The great pacer Dan Patch 1:59} arrived at Cleve- land from Minneapolis Monday morning. M. E. Mc- Henry expres ed himself as well pleased with the con- dition of the fast pacer. He is very confident that he will be able to carry off championship honors this year. The track on which the New Zealand pacer Ribbon" wood took his record of 2:09 is a five furlong affair, and the turns are not thrown up like our American tracks. It is very evident that Ribbonwood is a pretty high class horse, and he would doubtless cut quite a figure in the free for-all races were he brought to this coun- try. Millard Sanders worked Lou Dillon three miles at Cleveland one day last week. She worked a mile in 2:10 accompanied by a runner driven by Doc Tanner. She went the mile easy and everyone who saw it was convinced that she could have stepped much faster. Mr. Sanders also worked his green trotter Robizola by Robin a mile in 2:14}, last half in 1:03}. The value of matinee racing to the trotting horse world is being demonstrated more and more every day. At recent matinees on the speedway crowds witnessed the brushes. It is safe to say that the speedway and matinee racing has done more to edu- cate the public and acquaint it with the trotting horse than all the professional races that were ever held in this vicinity, not excepting the Brighton Beach meet- ing, that drew thousands to see the great Cresceus- Abbot race. — N. Y. Telegraph. The Petaluma track is said to be in fine shape for training harness horses over at the present time. It will be just about perfect for the Breeders' meeting in August. A trainload of yearlings was shipped from Rancho del Paso to New York last Tuesday, where they will be sold at auction. There were 200 colts and fillies on the train. E. R. Lowry has secured the betting privileges of the Detroit Grand Circuit meeting and" will put on eight books besides the auctions. He payB $6600 for the privilege. June Wilkes, the mare that won the first race at Salt Lake on Decoration day, as published in last week s issue, was bred by W. A. Shippee and is by Dictator Wilkes. A great many people who have seen her this spring pronounce Imogene 2:111;, Mr. Billings' chestnut daughter of Elyria 2:251, tQe handsomest trotting mare in America. Mendolita, full sister to Idolita 2:09}, has been bred to Direct Hal 2:041 this year. Jame3 Golden, who now owns her, intends training and racing her after she has produced a foal. The three year old trot which will take place at the Breeder's Petaluma meeting will be one of the most interesting races of the week. There are eleven good three year olds entered. Leo Bureker of Asti, Sonoma county, owns a very handsome chestnut colt by Kewanna 17149, dam by Attri Rex. and claims the name King Edward for him. The colt is a foal of this year. Gazelle2:lljby Gossiper waB bred to Council Chimes 2:07J last year and was shipped heavy in foal to Indian- apolis to be bred to McKinney. She contracted catarrhal fever and lost her foal. J. W. Zibble, the Iowa trainer who wintered at Fresno, Cal., has arrived at Denver with his string of twelve, and will start his racing in that section of the country and then work eastward. He will probably make his first start at that point, as he has made en- tries in a large number of events at that meeting. The San Francisco Driving Club has been granted the use of the Tanforan track for the Fourth of July by the Tanforan Driving Association. The San Fran- cisco Driving Club is composed of road drivers who reside in the Mission district. It will haug up a couple of purses for horses owned by. members of the Golden Gate Park Driving Club. Ed Benyon, with the Harkness stable, has arrived at Cleveland from Lexington. His string consists of Fereno 2:08| by Moko, Ozanam 2:08 by Axtell, Wal- nut Hall 2:09} by Conductor, Fanco (4) by Moko, Kinley Mac (5) by Allie Wilkes, Belmo (5) by Moko, Ozalma (2) by Moko, Jessie Benyon (2) by Moko, and Luther Whitaker (2) by Moko. A sale of thirty head of fine looking draft horses, sired by the imported Belgian stallion Franc, will take place at the Occidental Horse Exchange, 246 Third street, next Tuesday evening (under electric light). These animals are well broken and weigh from 1400 to 1900 and their ages range from 4 to 8 years. Mr. Layng has had them consigned to him from the estate of C. G. Day, Woodland. The City of Toronto is making an interesting de- parture in horse Bhows and is holding a novel exhibi- tion in the open air on the afternoon of July 3d. In stead of extending a show over one week it will all be done in one hour. An army of judges will make the awards simultaneously and the judging will not occupy above an hour. Then the whole exhibition will move around the oval and pass in review before his Excel- lency, the Governor-General of Canada, Lord Minto. It is expected that over 200, 000 people will witness this unique horse show. Experiments to determine the value of clipping work horses have developed some interesting data, in one instance, one horse in each of three pairs was clipped and its mate allowed to shed its own coat when it got around to it. In another trial, one pair was clipped and another doing the same work was made to keep its long hair. Observations were taken at stated periods. Professor Smith, who conducted the experiments, Btates that the horses which were clipped did their work in much greater comfort than those that were not. After winning her last race on the Speedway at the matinee of the Road Driver's Association, Alexander Newburger's noted pacing mare Smilax 2:211, has been temporarily retired, aDd will be bred to James Butler's famous sire, Direct 2:05!. Nearly everybody who drives on the road in New York knows Smiiax. The chestnut daughter of Sidney is now fourteen years old. Mr. Newburger has been driving her ever since she was four years old. Smilax was bred in California by the late Count Valensin and is a daughter of Ivy by Buccaneer. Ivy has produced four with records from 2:151 to 2:25. The Wizard, a black four year old colt, in the train- ing stable of Monroe Salisbury, at Empire City Park, resembles his sire Directum 2:051 to a degree that is almost startling. Not only is his general form strik- ingly like that of the former champion, but he has the same peculiar head, joined to the neck in the same way, and he goes almost exactly like his sire, with a quick, high, reaching stroke, which gets him over the ground at a great rate. The Wizard is working miles around 2:20 and quarters at a much faster rate. The foregoing from the Trotter and Pacer refers to Judge Greene's colt that Millard Sanders took East last year as a three year old but did not start. There are some points which are valuable in horses of every description. The head should be propor- tionately large and well set on. The lower jaw bones should be sufficiently far apart to enable the head to form an angle with the neck, which gives it free motion and graceful carriage and prevents it bearing too heavily on the hand. The eye should be large, a little prominent, and the eyelids fine and tbin. The ear should be small and erect and quick in motion. The lop ear indicates dullness and stubbornness. When too far back there is a disposition to mischief. Dr. J. C. Hennessy of Reno, Nev., sent to Tennessee for a son of the Hal Pointer family. The selection made was a beautiful golden sorrel by Roy Brown, a son of Roy Wilkes 2:06!, out of Susie Brown 2:20!. the first daughter of Brown Hal to go into the list. On- dam's side this colt is a Hal all through, being bred for three generations in the blood of that family, and few better bred enes ever left the country of pacedom. This colt is a speedy, natural pacer, and in Dr. Hei- nessy's skillful hands will doubtless prove a coming fortune for the West, while his blood lines will make him invaluable as a sire. — Troticood. Airlie W. 37315, sired by Prince Airlie, son of Guy Wilkes, dam Susie Hunter, died June 4th at the home' of his owner, R. P. Lathrop of Hollister. Airlie W. was bred to 32 mares this year and Mr. Lathrop had great expectations that he would be a high class sire as he was a very handsome horse with plenty of speed. He took sick Sunday last and died the following Thursday. The troubie was acute inflammation of the bowels. Monbello, the young stallion purchased by Mr. L. M. Ladd of Hol- lister at the Palo Alto sale last January, bad a similar attack but is getting much better. Dictatus Medium was also slightly affected, but is himself again. The disease seems to be epidemic among farm horses also to a certain extent in San Benito county. The Boston work-horse parade, which was held on Memorial Day, was a decided success in every way. There were over four hundred teams and more than Beven hundred horses in line, and they presented a very handsome appearance as they moved along the line of march. The parade was witnessed by a big crowd, that thronged the sidewalks along the route, who ahowed their keen appreciation of the spectacle by frequent and hearty applause. There were thirty- six classes in all, and four prizes were awarded in each class: $4 and a blue ribbon to the winner, $3 and a red ribbon to the second, $2 and a yellow ribbon to the third and $1 and a white ribbon to fourth. In one class alone, the truckmen 's class, there were ] 30 horsea shown. The most valuable feature of the parade was the certificates given to drivers who, according to a signed statement of the owners, had driven the horses exhibited by them for a year or more before the parade, provided that the horses appeared srr-_ viceably sound and in good condition and spirits These certificates were given independent of the prizes. The American Horse Breeder says: "Although it was not an ideal day for working out the trotters on Tuesday, May 26th, there was plenty doing up at the Empire City track. Ben Walker was busy with the Salisbury string, and all the rail birds had their watches out in the expectation of catching some fast quarters, but in this they were disappointed, for Bi n did not cut any of them loose, at least not at the clip that some of the spectators were anxious to see. He drove Monte Carlo 2:091 around 2:30, with the last quarter at a 2:10 clip, and then repeated him in 2:23}, stepping the last quarter in 31} seconds, and justto give the watch holders something to think about rame the last eighth at a 2:04 gait. The M. & M. candidate Monroe by Seymour Wilkes, was only given easy work, with the last end of it at a livelier cliD. and one eighth of it was reeled off at a 2:08 gait. The fastest work that B°n gave any of the horses was that done by the pacing filly Trilby by Direct 2:05!, and she reeled off a mile in 2:151, with the last half in 1:05*, and the last quarter in 32 seconds." 6 ®tw gveebev anb gtptfrfcsmcm [June 13, 1903 Classification by Amount of Money Won. Kimball C. Atwood offers the following plan of class- ifying horses which undoubtedly has some merits. From the Trotter and Pnccr of New York we take the following letter written by Mr. Atwood: Theoretically, the present plan of classifying harness horses, based on the presumption that when a horse trots or paces in a given time it has earned a sufficient number of dollars for its owner to warrant compelling it thereafter to start in a faster class or not at all, thereby giving other horses thai have not acquired suoh a record an opportunity of earning something for their owners, is all right: but in the stern realities of the game too many horses get records and are out- classed before ever earning a dollar, not necessarily on account of lack of speed, stamina or racing ability, but often as the result of an inexorable fate — a col- lision, loss of shoe or tire, breaking of harness, or some one of the many accidents the happening of which is of daily occurence duriDg the racing season. The law of "the survival of the fittest" does not apply with full force in harness racing under existing rules — it is often the survival of the luckiest. How many men have been bankrupted or discour- aged and driven out of the business, and to what ex- tent the entire industry, from breeding to training and racing, has been depressed and injured by the application of a rule under which the earning capacity of a horse is as much a matter of chance as of merit I will not venture to estimate; every horseman of ex- perience knows the injury has been incalculable and that a change is necessary. Whether the governing associations (the National and American) will make the change, it may be pre- sumed will depend largely upon whether or not a plan is lormulated which will meet the requirements of tte case, or at least come nearer doing so than that under which we are at present governed. With thisin view I have no doubt that less criticism and more sugges- tion would be agreeable to those upon whom the re sponsibility for the change, if made, will fall, and accordingly make the following suggestion, to wit: That the allied industries of breeding, training and harness borses would be benefited and promoted by the abandonment of the present system of classifying or handicapping by time records, and in its place and stead adopting a system of classification based on the amount of money, or its equivalent, that horses have or have not won — that is to say, instead of a class for green horses without time recordB, make a class for horses that have never won money in a race: instead of a 2:30 class, a class for horses that have never won over $500; and other classes for horses that have not won over $1000, $1500, or $2000, and so on until the amount won properly places the horse in a free-for-all class. Under such a plan, a horse would never be out- classed, and many a man who now hesitates to pay a good price for a racing "prospect," with the prospect of having the prospects of that "prospect" ruined by some mishap, would hesitate no longer. And many a horse that has been retired on account of having no earning capacity as a race horse under existing condi- tions, would immediately quadruple in value. By way of illustration, the writer knows of a trotting horse that, after showing a sensationally fast mile for a green one, was purchased for a large sum; he was trained at considerable expense and started with great expectations. In the first heat of his race be took a record close to 2:10; in the next heat he met with a mishap and was distanced. The only thing he got out of the race was a record that has prevented his earn- ing a dollar since, notwithstanding the fact that he Is Bound, fast, level-headed, and basin a marked degree the essential qualifications of a race horse. Is it a wonder that the owner und the friends and acquaintances of his owner feel that the "horse business" is loo uncer- tain for men of moderate means and have retired therefrom in disgust? A thing which it is not at all llKely they would have done had they been racing un- der the plan here suggested. How much more Inter- esting to breeders would be tbe statement of the amounts that bad been won by tbe get of certain sta'. lions than of the number in the comparatively mean- ingless 2:30 list. ^^^^^^ Dick Benson's Best Job. In a recent letter to a friend in Cleveland, Ohio, tbe competent and skilled driver and trainer, Dbk Ben- son, intimated be will take a much needed rest this summer And see the races from tbe grand stand for the first time in years. The recent sale of the BenBon & Christy horses at Cleveland, consisting of The Roman 2:09}, Silk Trader, a most highly thought of three year old Kentucky Futurity candidate, and other stars. Is tbe principal reason that Benson may be out of the eulky In 1903. In the letter Benson said he was looking now for a job like Marcus Daly, the late copper king, gave him In 189$. At that time Daly had just had a split with the noted Ben Kenney, and saw Benson at Kansas City in person and made a deal for him to go to Butte. Mont., and take charge of the big stable then owned by that far western turfman. In a few days Benson landed in Butte, and walking into Daly's private office, told the turfman he was ready to go to work. Ed Tipton, then his right-hand man, without Daly's knowledge had engaged a trainer to take Kenney's place, and upon the arrival home of- Daly from Kansas City the latter found a new man in charge of the stable, so Benson's services were not needed. Wheeling in his chair, the man who made so much history in Montana said to Benson, "I engaged you at a salary of $5000 for this season's work and I am to blame for not having a place for you." With this he handed the trainer a check for $5000, telling him if he ever had need of his services he would cal on him. Says Benson, "Right now a job like Daly gave me is the kind I am lookiog for." This is the first time this incident was ever related. Benson says he does not think Daly ever told Tipton of the transaction and until the contents of Benson's letter was exposed the fact that he was ever on the payroll of the copper king was never before known, as Daly was in the habit of not letting bis right hand know of the workings of bis left. Says Benson: "Of course I would have released him under the conditions from the contract and been satisfied with a fair recompense for my trouble and expenses from Kansas City to Butte and return, but Daly's way of doing business was the most liberal of any man I have ever known. His horses never did much good after Kenney quit his services and perhaps I also would have been unfortunate with them, but I don't know but I would have rather worked through a season for such a man than to receive the $5000 and never turn over my hand in return for the salary." Answers to Correspondents. H. C, Sacramento— Kindly let me know the names of the horses that were entered in the last trotting race in the East with Anzella. Answer — Anzella's last race in 1902 was trotted October 16th at Lexington. It was in the McDowell, a $5000 purse for 2:10 class trotters. There were 21 entries as follows: Alfred Star, Willie Herr, John A. McKerron, Miss Sligo, Susie J., Improvidence, Metal- las, Willie Glenn, Hawthorne, Chase, Rythmic, Leola, Dolly Bidwell, Georgeanna, Bonner, Waubun, Colonel Cochran, Anzella, Antezella, Fereno and Ozanam. There were but four starters, and the race was won by Susie J. 2:06J in straight heats. Anzella was 2-3-2, Fereno 3-2-3 and Antezella 4-4-4 in the summary. The time was 2:10|, 2:09} and 2:08|. J. H. D., Isleton — Kindly send me the breeding of a horse named L A. Answer — We can find no such horse recorded in any of the books in this office. M. L. Los Angeles — Was there a mare named Bric- a-Brac by Alcazar and did she have a record? Answer — Yes; she was a gray mare foaled 1889. Her record is 2:18J, made in 1896 at Milwaukee. Trying Oil on the Track. A Providence exchange says: "Horsemen are more than pleased with the results experienced by sprinkling the track at Narragansett Park with oii, and they are united In the hope that the experiment will not prove too expensive to be continued throughout the racing season. During the past week about $75 worth of oil has been sprinkled on the track, and the results have been eminently satisfactory. Not only does the oil lay tbe dust, but it preserves a cushion over the bed which makes soft and easy footing for the horses. Another good feature, and one that shows in marked contrast to the water sprinkling, is the fact that on windy days the top layer of the track is not spread all over the town of Cranston. This was evidenced on Saturday, for though a strong breeze prevailed that whirled clouds of dust from highways that were hardly dry, yet the track was undisturbed, not so much as a particle of dust rising from its smooth surface. After sprinkling the track retains this texture for days. It will be appreciated most of all by the drivers, who will find pleasure in missing tbe usual cloud of dust that prevails, in spite of a continual sprinkling while a race Is in progress." A $6ooo No-Entry-Fee Futurity. The most novel, liberal and inviting futurity stake for harness horses ever offered is fully announced in this issue of the Breeder and Sportsman. We refer to The Western Horseman's $6000 Indiana Com- plimentary Stake for foals of mares bred in 1903, offered and fully guaranteed by The Western Horse- man, Indianapolis, Indiana, and three of Indiana's most prominent, wealthy and enterprising trotting horse breeders, namely: H. B Gentry, the present owner of McKinney 2:11 J; Sterling R. Holt, who re- cently bought of Mr. Durfee the young stallion Ster- ling McKinney by McKinney, and Col. N. W. Bowen, who now has William Penn 2:07} in his stud. Every breeder knows the value of futurity engagements, but the cost of making and keeping nominations good keeps many breeders out. The Western Horseman stake conditions overcome this obstacle by practically doing away with this expense. The stake is "wide open" to foals bred anywhere, but nominators must either be subscribers to The Western Horseman or be- come such, and the subscription price to the paper covers all nominations and starting fees to the stake, certainly a liberality which commends itself to every reader. The Western Horseman is an up-to-date trot- ting horse and turf journal, and is fully worth the subscription price to every Pacific Coast horseman and fancier. California and other Western and North- western breeders must sell most of their surplus in Eastern markets, and nothing so adds to a promising youngster's value as stake engagements. . Indeed, fast youngsters without futurity engagements are not sought after by Eastern buyers, as was fully demon- strated by the case of Mildred S. (2), 6old at the re- cent Cleveland sale. She had no engagements and sold for only $1050, whereas she would have brought at least $4000 to $5000 if she had been staked. The Western Horseman stake offers a grand opportunity to California breeders. Carefully read the full announce- ment on a business page. HOOF BEATS. Directum was bred to 62 mares la6t year and 52 of them have already produced foals by him. Fourth payment has been made on 22 colts and fillies in the Stanford Stake to be trotted this year at the State Fair. The Monk 2:05J and Louise Jefferson 2:09} were hitched up together by their owner, Mr. C. K. G. Bil- lings at Cleveland the other day, and they ran away with him. The pole of the wagon struck a post and Mr. Billings was thrown out but unhurt. Neither of the trotters was seriously injured. H. G. T., Santa Rosa — Can you give the breeding of Bay Rose 9814? Answer — Bay Rose 2:20* was by Sultan 1513, son of The Moor. The dam of Bay Rose was Madame Bald- win, dam also of Pasha, sire of Moro 2:25. Pasha also sired the dam of Toggles 2:08}. Madam Baldwin's dam was by Ben Lippincott. A daughter of Electioneer that has produced two in tbe list, with a filly at foot by Monbells, son of Men- docino and Beautiful Bells, should be worth some money. The mare and filly are sufficient in them- selves to 6tart a high-class slock faimwith. They will be sold at the Santa RoBa Stock Farm sale at the Occidental Horse Exchange in this city, Tuesday, June 23d. Stockmen report an increase in the business of supplying Mexico with high grade coach horses. This class of business was formely severely handi- capped by a duty of $50 per head, but since the abrogation of this restriction tbe business has in- creased considerably. Stockmen say that there is a large field in Mexico for this clasB of animals, and preference is* given the American stock. McKinney mares of good breeding are not picked up every day, but there is one to be sold at the Pierce sale, June 23d, that should be worth paying a good price for. She is called Ada SiaDley and is by Mc- Kinney outof thatgood race mare, Lilly Stanley 2:17}. As Lilly Stanley is the dam of Rokeby 2:13j, Reot 2:16} and On Stanley 2:17}, she is ranked among the greatest broodmares that California has produced. Among the Santa Rosa Stock Farm horses to be Bold at the Occidental Horse Exchange, Tuesday, June 23d, is tne great broodmare Elsie by Gen. Benton. Elsie has five In tbe list, being the dam of Palita 2:16, Rio Alto 2:16}, Mary Osborne 2:28}, Novelist 2:27 and Salvina 2:30. The last named is the sire of Easter 2:12}. Elsie is also tbe grandam of Dorothea A. 2:29} and of Kentucky Wilkes Jr. 2:28}. She has a mag- nificent foal at foot by L. W. Russell, son of the great Stamboul, and has been stinted to him again this year. News comes from England of the death of the fam- ous trainer of thoroughbreds John Dawson, tbe last of the four famous brothers of that name. John Daw- son got Galopin ready for the Derby be won after hav- ing counseled bis purchase as a yearling for the mod- erate sum of 520 guineas. Galopin, as is well known, is tbe sire of St. Simon, but Prince Batthyany who owned both died when tbe latter was a two year old. At the sale which followed John Dawson let his brother Matthew buy St. Simon for $8000 for tbe Duke of Port- land for whom one of John Dawson'ssonslater trained the Derby winners Ayrshire and Donovan — a wonder- ful record of success in a very uncertain game. In hot weather there is no drink like Jackaon's Napa Soda — plain or in a lemonade. JUNE 13, 1903] ®ta gveebev anir Qpoxt&maxi Equine Intelligence. I 4o not think that anyone familiar with sporting and shepherd dogs and horses used for special purposes will doubt that their brain is of greater capacity than the ordinary. We know that the Bhepherd and bird dog will go to work without any training. Their efforts may be misdirected but tt ey show evident sense ot something to be done in their particular lines. You can take a yearling thorough- bred off the farm, among the strange sights of the streets and freight yards, load him on the cars and he will not become panic-stricken as a common horse, lam inclined to think that the more concentrated food fed to high class horses and on which they may almost be said to subsist has much to do with their intelligence. I remember a case of suckling draft filly which had been cut in the wire and was kept in the stable for a couple of months, thoroughly halter-broken and led in and out to water three times a day. In her yearling form she was allowed to remain on a bottom pasture until the grass had been frosted and lost its nutriment. She did not look thin but dull and when placed in the Btable she seemed to have forgotten everything. She would not lead, had to be taught over again and was very much slower to learn than the first time. In a fews days I took her out and tried to teach her to drive about the yard with the reins. She seemed to be an absolute idiot, unable to assimilate an idea of any kind. I kept her a month, put her in condition and she learned as quickly as any horse of her kind. I have always found that the more above himself you get a young horse the easier it is to teach him. He is more receptive, because more resistant. Although one prefers to speak of training rather than breaking a horse, I am not sure that the latter term is not the better description so long as it does not apply to his spirit. You break him of all his nat- ural habits, from going where he will to rubbing his head on his knee when it itches; you prevent him defending himself with his heels; you replace his will with yours. Take a driving horse. You may say, in a general way, the less he knows the safer he is. If he is a range horse accustomed to care for himself he will likely take a shadow or rone in the road for a rattlesnake, and avoid anything with even the ap- pearance of a hole. Iron manholes he will frankly jump the first few times; locomotives he fears but little. Before he becomes a perfect driving horseyour judgment is his; all he does is to furnish the steerage way. No matter what obstructions he may see he is not to notice them, but to keep going until the indi- cation is given to turn or stop. I say indication ad- visedly, because a horse properly trained should not need the forceful application of bit or spur, but should work from the indication of the will of his master through rein or leg. This absolute subjection of the horse's thinking powers is a necessity in crowded traffic where so many horses are in use. Probably the place where a horse has the greatest ohance to display his intelligence is in the hunting field, especially when hounds run hard enough to allow a blood horse to extend himself comfortably. Here we often have a chance to judge of a horse's per- formance practically unaided, and of others with the finest horsemen on their backs and these horsemen riding in many different ways from flying to creeping. There are a few — a very few — men who can make a horse take off exactly where they wish; those men, though they probably have never practiced haute ecole, have the same control of their horse's hindquar- ters consciously or unconsciously as the masters of that art, and it those men's horses whose performance we must compare with that of those left to pursue their untrammeled way. The latter are almost always in the hands of masters of hounds and hunt servants, very few men being able to leave a horse entirely alone unlesB much interested in the work of the hounds. You will see many of these horses ridden with a loose rein, negotiating the stiffest of country of themselves, sometimes in a trot, with an accuracy that is seldom equaled by one of the others. They have learned or soon learn where to creep and where to fly. This is no such simple matterexcept at timber where a horse can see tue other side; there may be a ditch to you or from you, or both. The most transparent newly plashed fence may throw a horse as surely as a steel cable, yet the accur- acy with which they perform is not in my opinion equaled by the best ridden horse in the field as a rule and we must remember that they are by no means the highest priced horses in many establishments. A good hunter improves almost as wine with age until its natural disabilities stop him. He gathers a won- derful store of experience, his mentality increases and he seems to enjoy the sport more and more. One fail- ing it is true he is liable to and that is jumping his fences too close and lying comfortably, for him, on you after he gets down. But all his enjoyment has been with his master and there is a bond between them more like that of the dog and his master than that of a younger horse whose gratitude is mainly for favors t.o come. The language of the hunting field is as well understood by him as by you. Your pleasure and labor are together and he gets to understand at last that you get off his back and walk much of the way home after a hard day for his relief. I am afraid that as long as a horse must have wheels behind and to the side of him it is impossible to de- velop his intelligence very highly, though I have taught horses not to run into gate posts by driving them against good stout ones and letting them pull to their heart's content. You can eabily teach a horse to stop when anything goes wrong with cart or har- ness by tipping the former over often enough and starting with a loose burr on your wagon. In fact I think all horses for women should be taught this much, but this is a simple matter of habit and can hardly be considered as a development of mind. There is another great drawback to training horses very highly and that is that it presupposes the same man to use the horse. A high school horse without a high school men on his back is like a locomotive off the rails, impelled the Lord knows where and worse, because a sentient being. ] formerly taug-ht my farm horses a lot of things, but I do not any more, only "get up," "back" and "whoa" and to turn round in the stall to have their heads cleaned. What is the use of developing intelligence in an animal that ninety- nine men out of a hundred will clean the dirt off into the manger and not even know that they are doing wrong and who will go and catch a horse in a box stall instead of making him come to them? The Kaffir when shown a wheelbarrel filled with dirt put it on his head and carried it up on the railroad dump. — L. Oailvy in Breeders' Gazette. One of the most interesting and instructive features planned for the exposition will be a comparative test of breeds of cows with reference especially to their dairy qualities in both butter and cheese production, and incidentally their gains in flesh. Poultry, pet stock, dogs and the minor animals and fowls are to be recognized more fully than has ever before been done, and every energy will be bent to have at St. Louis in 1904, along with the other mag- nificent arrays of the world's most interesting and best, the most extensive and instructive presentation of animal exhibits ever assembled. Live Stock at the St. Louis Fair. The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, in recognition of the magnitude and importance of the live stock industry, and appreciating that St. Louis, the seat of the World's Fair of 1904, is practically the geograph- ical center of the largest improved stock-producing area on the globe, has appropriated a quarter-million dollars to prizes for which the world's stockmen are invited to compete. This vast sum makes possible a classification much in advance of any heretofore attempted, with prizes on a scale of generosity before unknown in the history of expositions. The largest sum previously offered by a like enterprise was $142,500 at the Columbian in Chicago in 1893. In the classification every branch of improved ani- mal industry is to have its proportionate recognition, whether it be Pereherons, shorthorns, pigeons or pointers; whether the meek-eyed cows from the Channel Islands or descendants from the American bison that once made populous the plains beyond the Missouri; whether the petite ponies from the Shetland Isles or the robust mule that has in recent years so rapidly advanced in public esteem by his proven use- fulness in war no less than in the prosaic paths of peace. For the accommodation of the array of exhibits which will compete for the prizes offered, the manage- ment have allowed thirty acres of the most desirable ground in all the Exposition track of over twelve hun- dred acres, most of which it overlooks, and upon this hill will erect the requisite buildings, combining the deBired modern features of utility and adaptation with harmonious and pleasing architectural effect. The building scheme will comprehend between forty-five and fifty structures, including thirty-three barns to accommodate eighty or ninety horBes and cattle each, several others with slightly less capacity, four octag- onal barns, 100x100 feet, to accommodate cows to be used in a dairy demonstration, with silos and feed barnB, a grand amphitheatre and arena, 250x450 feet, for an exhibit ring, and a building for public sales of livestock and for stockmen's conventions, in which will also be made the exhibits and demonstrations with relation to livestock under the auspices of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. Aside from those usually shown various classes of horses not previously taken up at expositions, such as those for artillery, cavalry and ambulance use in the military service, fire department, express and ambu- lance horses for city purposes, will be given the con- sideration their importance justifies. Cattle, sheep and swine, as with horses, will be given such a wide range of prizes as to reward generously, independentuf the specials given by States and breed- ers'organizations, the exhibitor, the breeder and the feeder, aggregating offerings so inviting that they must attract the choicest products that pasture and feed-lot, supplemented by human skill, have yet evolved. Is the "Memphis" Shoe Patentable? [Buffalo Horse World ] There appears to be some doubt as to whether or not the much talked of "Memphis" shoe is patent- able, although it is said that application has been made for a patent on it. It is reported that a New York horseshoer asserts that he made and used shoeB with bars across the surface, the same as characterize the shoe now attracting so much attention, several years ago. The Horse World is also in receipt of a letter from J. M. Fullington, a horseshoer of Warsaw, N. Y., in which he refers to the claim that the principle of the "Memphis" shoe is original with Mr. Lake, as follow6: "The claim is without foundation of fact. There is not a principle presented but what has been in use for years. We have used the bars set on in all shapes, square, diagonally, etc., for knockers, interferers and otber forms of faulty action. The principle is plainly laid down by Professor Roberge in his book. I would consider it a great mistake on the part of the Patent Office to grant a patent which would deprive horse- shoers from using a principle which they have long used or forcing them to defend their rights in suita for infringement. -I could hardly continue in business if I was restrained from using devices embodying the principles in this shoe, as there is hardly a day but that I am called upon to make use of some of them." To one who has not looked into the matter thoroughly it seems as though Mr. Fullington has right on his side, and if, as seems likely, it can be Bhown that shoes' like the "Memphis" shoes or even shoes embodying the same principles, were made and used before they were introduced to the trainers at Memphis by the English gentleman who has been credited with inventing them, it is hardly likely that a patent can be given on the device that will stand the test of law. Make Your Racing Work Pay. A race horse with a bad foot is a failure. The past season has more fully proven this than any other in the history of racing, both on the track and speedway. At Lexington, one of the best race horses. In the writer's opin- ion, failed to win solely recause alter the hard pounding of thb first two heats his feet became so painful rrom soreness that he scarcely saved hfsdistance. At Memphis, one of the grandest race horses of the Circuit, whose owner was so confident of winning that he brought him there at large expeme for one race only, was absolutely crazy from pain, due to cracked heel . and made a rank failure Campbell's remedies would have cured these troubles at small expense. Why not use them and make your racing pay* The Kenney Bicycle Co., 531 Valencia St., iB doing a big business in the McMurray Carts and Sulkies. You not only save money by purchasing a McMurray but get the most durable, best made, and easiest running cart or Bulky in the market. Investigation will con- vince a Missourian. * Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feet. . tiorse Owners Look to your interests and use the safest, speediest and most positive cure for ailments of your horses, for which an ex- ternal remedy can be used, viz : GOMBAULT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM Prepared exclusively by J. E. Gombault, ex- Wterlnarv Surpeon to the French Governm Stud. SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING. Impossible tf> pro/luce any scar or blemish. The sater-t best Bll-ter ever use.i. Takes the place Of all liniments forinlld or sevei *; action. Removes all Bunches or Blemishes from Horses or Cattle. Every bottle of Caustic Balxtim 5old 13 ■Warranted to irive satisfaction. Price .«1.50 per bottle. Sold by drup(ri-t>. or sent by ex- press charpes paid, with full directions for its use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. address THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS COMPANY, CleTeland, Ohio ©he gxeebev atttr §|rt>vt«matt [June 13, 1903 AT THE TRAPS. ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. Rods and Rod Materials. The bamboo cane used in the manufacture of split cane rods is almost invariably imported from India. Calcutta is the port or shipment and in that city the material is packed, being usually received in a more or less prepared state from the native growers. In- quiries recently instituted by the commercial depart- ment of the Board of Trade of the British government has resulted in the collection of interesting informa- lancewood, and if reasonable care is taken of the rod tion respecting the growth, preparation and ship- whilst not in commission the joints, and particularly mont of the canes. The following details are from '^^^^^^s.te "bXve, a native of Cuba, the Reporter on Economic Products to the Govern- It come9 in apars about 6 feet in length as also does ment of India. lancewood, which it resembles. The dagama is a tree The bamboos, which are whole canes, or nearly so, of from 6 to 12 inches in diameter and the wood is sent are usually received at Calcutta in a prepared state. *> market in lengths of 6 feet, generally sawed length- be seen what a demand for good and strong qualities in a rod can arise. Dagama wood is used by many Eastern aoglers in the construction of their rods and seems to afford much satisfaction. This wood is not used or known to any great extent by our Coast anglers. It resem- bles lancewood, but is denser, harder and takes a higher finish. In color it is a trifle darker than lance- wood and the grain is almost perfectly straight in tips, the material for which is generally selected with much care. This wood does not set or warp as easily as They are grown chiefly at Midnapore, in several sub- districts, where the methods of preparation differ to some extent. Suitable canes are first selected aDd cut. The bamboos are then dried in the sun, and if not straight they are made 80 with the help of fire. In some cases the caneB are drawn through a hot iron instrument, which straightens, colors and slightly chars them. In one sub-district the practice is to wrap the bamboo branches in ashes and expose them to the sun for three or four days. Then heat is applied and the canes are drawn through the hole of an iron instrument posted in the earth, or pressed under a mill, which makes them straight. The natives them- selves make large quantities of whole cane fishing rods for local use. For this purpose they select the suitable bamboos, straighten and color them by fire and carefully polish the short lengths of caDe. Native rods are not exported, but it is recorded that recently a county merchant at a place called Serajgunje, pur- chased about 1000 bamboo fishing rods from the local manufacturers and sent them to Calcutta. Cane, wise through the center to show the grain and quality. This wood is easy to work by reason of its straight grain and is a favorite of the salt water fishermen. Six or eight-strip rods of medium weight made of dagama wood and cemented are claimed to be very serviceable rods. An interesting summary is given in the catalogue of Hardy Bros., the rodmakers of Alnwick and London, showing the actual strength of the various forms of fishing rods made in England. The tests were made by W. H. Thorn, C. E., and the results are given here in their order of merit. The double-built cane rod, with steel centre, occupied first place. The construc- tion of this rod is: A steel rod upon which are ce- mented nine strips of split bamboo; surrounding this are nine other sections of bamboo, the finished article being almost though not quite round. In second place stood the double-built bamboo rods, while third went to the split bamboo rod with steel centre, ordi- nary split bamboo following in sequence. Then came round greenheart. Sixth on the list was the six-strip green heart rod. Round lancewood came next, fol- lowed by the six-strip hickory rod. This laBt named rod would probably find little favor among Americans prepared for sale, is sent very largely to the same d fanCy there is good reason for this in the fact place, but to the Midnapore growers its application for the purpose of fishing rod manufacture in America and in England is apparently a matter of no interest. On arrival at Calcutta the canes, in their smooth, burned, straight state are from 18 to 20 feet in length, and j inch to 2 inches in diameter at the butt end. Before being exported mustard oil and turpentine are applied to prevent the attacks of insects. In addition, tobacco dust mixed with lime is sometimes used. The rods are then packed in bundles 50 to 100 pieces in each, according to thickness. The bundles are packed in gunny cloth for shipment. The season for export is November and December, good roots at other times not being procurable. There is one Arm in Calcutta which specially supplies the American market. The canes it exports are gen- erally 16 to 18 feet in length, and 11 to 2 inches in dia- meter at the butt. This firm purchases from a con- tractor who buys the bamboos, mainly from Midnapore, In the rough, and gets them prepared and straightened in Calcutta. There is no special method of shipment. Linseed oil is applied to the rods, which are then tied up in bundles usually containing 50 pieces. The bun- dles are packed in gunny cloth and exported to order of merchants in Boston and New York. The average annual export is about 200 bundles of 50 rods each, and it i9 noticeable that all the chief Calcutta handlers of bamboo concur in the statement that the volume of export is usually of small dimensions. English manufacturers have devoted much atten- tion to the making of "built up" and 'double built" rods, as they call them. The hexagonal strip bamboo rods are of course most familiar to our anglers. A rod that has many friends on both sides of the Atlantic is the octagonal strip bamboo rod. Very often these octagonal split joints are taken to be of solid formation by anglers not given to examining details closely, which is quite natural, so nearly round are the beautifully finished rods. The fact is, that while the tips of the carefully made eight-strip rods are octagooal the natural rounding of each face through the selection of the material from larger round canes adds to the deception, and it is only where the color of the different sections is different that ourclimateis drierthan that of the British Isles. It is well known that while hickory is tough and pliable in our damp climates, the long whipstocks used by stage drivers in the dry regions of the RocKy Mountains are given to snapping off like pipestems after comparatively short usage and boiling in oil seems to add but little life to these comparatively ex- pensive but wholly necessary articles. As some American rodmakers give lancewood the preference over greenheart, it is also of interest to note that Mr. Thorn's tests place lancewood in third place to built up greenheart second and solid green- heart first. Again, climatic conditions may account for this. County Game Laws— - Changes in the Deer Season. The Board of Supervisors of San Benito County have changed the game laws so as to make the open season for male deer from August 1st to October 1st. This season conforms with the open season in Mon_ terey, Santa Clara and other surrounding counties. Two new laws governing the killing of game were passed by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors at their Jure session, which closed Saturday last. The most important of these is the shortening of the deer season. Under the new ordinance prepared at the in- stigation of the Board, the open season will only con- tinue six weeks, between July 15th and August 31st. The killing of deer or having deer meat in one's pos- session at other times will be a misdemeanor and will be followed by arrest and heavy fines. The second ordinance is embodied in the law which District Attorney Pond presented to the Supervirors on Wednesday, making it a misdemeanor for any one to pursue any animal or bird, or hunt on any public highway in Sonoma County, or to shoot at the same from and upon the highways. The offense is made punishable by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars or by that the seams can be seen by the naked eye. The imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding twenty- butt joints being larger, the form is more plainly flve days, or by both fine and imprisonment. mir'^ed In constructing the double built noDagonal rods with a steel centre or core there are nineteen pieces or strips, including the steel centre. The eight inside strips are first cemented together upon the steel rod, the outer layer of eight strips is afterwards cemented in place in Its proper turn. It will be seen that great skill and care must be required in the perfect shaping, fitting and cementing of these numerous parts. By thiB method the increase in strength of these rodB over simple hexagonal and octagonal iplit rods is marked. It is claimed for rods made after this method, that tests have shown that these steel centre rods are stronger than those of any other form of con- struction, and this can hardly bo doubted when the faot is taken into consideration that the natural enamel of both layers of bamboo is religiously pre- served. Several of our local anglers uso a split bamboo rod w'th a steel core for striped baBs fishing. These rods ^ .ve been found equal to any call upon them bo far. '. .ien it is remembered that the striped bass angler n r bay waters Is liable to hook up with a 100 iound stingray or a big leopard shark, it can readily From time to time there have been many complaints regarding shooting on the highways. The state law governs the offense of shooting at sign posts, etc., on the public highways of the State. It was rumored that the Marin county Supervisors, at a mooting this week, would adopt some changeB in the game law. The secretary of the Board stated recently that the open season for deer shooting would be cut down Bix weeks, commencing July 15th and closing September 15th, and that the open season for quail would be curtailed to three months. Outing Days Are Here. Are you ready for a vacation trip? There Is lots of joy about getting ready. It will Interest you If you are going canwing, i< amplng, or both, to visit Skinner's. 601 Market street, San Froh- olsco, and see tho greatofit display of everything for outdoor sports acd rccrontlon ever shown In this country. Ono of the newest and most useful novelties of the season Is Skinner's Umbrella Tent. Can be put up or taken down In five minutes, Packs Into a bundle 36x7 Inches, and weighs 15 pounds. Just the thing for mountaineering in vaoatlon. Tho Self Basting Broiler Is one of the new ra/np comfort*. It sells for 50 cents, aud Skinner has It. Don't fail to see it If you are going camping or hunting during vacation. * The Golden Gate Gun Club regular blue rock shoot is the card for Ingleside to-morrow. The regular club program of events will be shot in the morning, a big merchandise shoot being the feature for the afternoon's divertisement. The Empire Gun Club members will shoot up the main club monthly events at Alameda Point to-mor- row forenoon. Afterwards a twelve-man team shoot between an Empire Gun Club team and a dozen shooters repre- senting the Millwood Gun Club will take place. The race will be the initial one, the best two out of three for a silver cup. This contest should be a lively shot- gun argument from start to finish. Fair weather and swift pigeons made the California "Wing Club shoot on the Ingleside grounds last Sun- day a day appreciated by trap shooters. In the club race at twelve birds Otto Feudner made the only straight score, for which he took first money $22.50. Second and third division, $52.50, was minced by eight guns with eleven birds each — C. C. Nauman, P. J. Walsh, C. A. Haight, W. E. Murdock, Ed Donohoe, W,,J. Golcher, G. H. T. Jackson and Dr. E. G. McConnell were in the Bplit up. J. J. Sweeney in shooting up two back scores from the28 yard mark dropped all of his birds, shooting at 30 yards rise in the club race he was not so lucky. In the first 12 bird pool Nauman, Feudner and Jack- son divided $55 on clean scores. A second 12 bird pool brought Jackson, Dr. McConnell and Dr. Barker out for the purse, $45, each killed straight. A ten bird race, each shooter starting at the 26 yard slat, and finishing at 35 yards rise was won by Nauman and P. J. Walsh, each scored straight. Three men in another 10 bird race divided the purse for killing all their birds. Donohoe, McConnell and Walsh won the sixth event at six pigeons. Four straight scores captured the pool in the seventh race. The concluding match at six birds was won by five of the eight entries, each man brought down every bird . The summary of scores, etc., is as follows: Club race, 12 pigeons, distance handicap, $75 added, 5 moneys, high guns — Feudner 31 yds— 12222 22222 22—12 Nauman 33 Walsh 28 Haight 30 Murdock 30 Donohue 31 Qolcher 27 Jackson 28 McConnell 27 Barker .31 Knowles ,.v_,28 Sweeney .*.... 30 Bekeart Us 28 Klevesahl 26 Sweeney t 28 Sweeney f 29 Bekeant 28 -20221 12212 11—11 —12101 21111 11—11 —22222 22101 22—1 1 —21120 21121 21—11 —22102 21212 11—11 — 12211 12122 02—11 — 1I0S1 11111 12—11 —22111 12011 12—11 —02211 10812 22^10 — 11111 10210 21—10 — 00211 22120 U— 9 — 2U0w — 3 — HOOw — 2 —12111 21212 11—12 — 12111 11121 22—12 —21222 22222 20-11 Second event, 12 pigeons, distance handicap, $5 en- trance, high guns — Nauman 33 yds— 2 111 21111 11—12 Feudner 31 '' Jackson 28 Sweeney 30 Haight SO Golcher 27 Walsh 28 McConnell 27 Donohoe 31 Fuller Barker 31 -22252 22722 22—12 —11112 11111 12—12 —22101 12221 11—11 —12222 12112 20—1 1 —22012 12232 22—1 1 —12222 111 10 21— It —10212 11121 12-11 —21212 20021 22—10 —12011 12100 22— 9 -22012 0I12W — 7 Third event, 12 pigeons, distance hand cap, 3 mon- eys, high guns — Jackson 28 yds— 11111 11221 II 12 McConnell 27 " —11212 11111 11—12 Barker 31 " —1222112222 22—12 Nauman S3 " —21210 11212 22-U Walsh 28 " —022211111111—11 Haight 30 " —12021 12002 11— 9 Donohoe 31 " —20102 22222 01— » Coleman " — 11000 11011 10— 7 Fourth event, 10 pigeons, distance handicap, $2.50 entrance, 2 moneys, high guns — Nauman 11011 11212— 10 Jackson 1111102222—9 Walsh 21211 12121—10 Donohoe 11011 01211—8 Haight 12122 20222—9 Coleman 01110 02121—7 Fifth event, 10 pigeons, distance handicap, $2 50 entrance, 2 moneyB, high guns — Nauman 33 yds-21211 11112—10 Jaokson 28 " -21122 22112—10 Haight 30 " —22222 12212—10 Coleman Donohoe 31 Sixth event, miss and out, distance handicap, $2.50 entrance, 3 moneys, high guns — Donohoe ... 31 yds— 112221111— 9 Nauman.... 33 yds— 1110 —3 McConnell.. 27 ■'■ — 111213311—9 Jackson .... 28 •■ —1110 -3 Walsh 28 " —111111121—9 Haight 30 " —10 —1 Coleman..., " —212220 —5 Seventh event, 6 pigeons, distance handicap, $2.50 entrance, high guns — Jackson 28 yds— 111 111-6 Donohoe 31 yds— 211021— 5 " Nauman 33 " —122220—5 Fuller " — U0101— 1 MoConnell 27 " -220010-3 —21111 10012- —02010 11222- Halght 30 " —222111- Barker.. 31 " —122112—6 Feudner 31 " —222222—6 Walsh 28 " —111110—5 Eighth event, 6 pigeons, $2.50 entrance, distance handicay, high gun — Nauman 33 yds— 121211— 6 Barker 31 yds— 221111— 6 Donohoe 31 " —212111—6 Haight 30 " — 102221— 5 Coleman " —211211—6 James " —222201—5 Walsh 28 " —112111—6 McConnell 27 " -222100—1 A very hot day kept a number of the College City Club members away from the club grounds last Sun- day. R. C. Reed was the high gun in nearly every event. He won a club silver bar for a straight run of 15 targets in one event. The other shooters present were Schmidt, Baird, Dr. Hutton, Searles and Juster. The Red Bluff Gun Club tournament begins to-day and will finish to-morrow. The program embraces four races to-day, after the morning's practice and pool shooting, the first event will Btart at 1 o'clock P. M., a 20 target race, entrance $1.25, $30 purse, class June 13, 1903] f&he gveeiiev cmfc ^povt&tnan 9 shooting, 3 moneys. Event 2, 20 targets, entrance $1.75, $45-purse, class shooting, 3 moneys. Event 3, merchandise shoot, 15 targets, entrance $1.25, 6 classes. For to-morrow seven events are scheduled: Event 1, 20 targets, entrance $1.25, $45 purse, class shooting, 3 moneys. Event 2, 20 targets, entrance $2.50, $90 purse. Kimball and Upson trophy will be contested for in this event, entrance $1 extra. Winner will re- ceive one-third of entrance money and two-thirds of next entrance. Event 3, merchandise, 15 targets, en- trance $1.75, 11 classes. Event 4, 20 targets, entrance $3, $102 purse, 5 moneys. Event 5, championship of Northern California, 20 targets, entrance $1. Winner to receive one-third of entrance money, holder of trophy to receive two-thirds of this entrance. Event 4 and 5 will be shot at the same time, entrance sepa- rate. Event 6, 20 targets, entrance $2.25, $75 purse, 4 moneys. Event 7, six man team shoot, champion- ship of Northern California, 15 targets per man, team entrance $6, targets extra. Winning team will receive one-third of entrance money and two-thirds of next entrance. Holder of trophy will take two-thirds of this entrance. Pool shooting will follow the programmed events. Two high average prizes and three consolation prizes are offered, consisting of a leather gun case, 2 dozen quarts of beer, $5 in gold, 1 case of beer and 10 shoe shines — an engaging variety. The tournament is open to sportsmen of Northern California only. The Kimball & Upson trophy was won by F. M. Newbert, the blue rock championship was won by F. M. Newbert and the six man team championship for Northern California was won by the Chico Gun Club — all these event9 came off at Sacramento a month ago. The Red Bluff program does not state, either that birds are included in the entrance or are extra except in one event, the team match. Nor is it stated whether the money purses are added or only so much guai- anteed. If the shoot is conducted on the proposition of birds extra and only the guaranteed purse amount to be shot for, the shoot should be a profitable one for the club. The largest purse offered in any one race is $102, for thirty-four entries — not a large number for Red Bluff — will make the purse good, entries over that at $3 per gun will count up. The Washington Gun Club members shot a 100-bird race at Sacramento on May 3l9t. The shoot was a success and a good day's sport wjis enjoyed. F. M. Newbert won the high average medal with 91 per cent. Following is a list of the shooters who won club bars: First class — F. M. Newbert, gold bar, 91 per cent; D. E. Newbert, silver bar, 81 per cent; Woods, silver bar, 80 per cent; Stephens, bronze bar, 78 per cent; Upson, silver bar, 80 per cent. Second class — Blair, bronze bar, 66 per cent; Hag- erty, bronze bar, 6S per cent; Rust, gold bar, 76 per cent; Adams, bronze bar, 67 per cent. Third class — Just, gold bar, 69 per cent; Ruhstaller, gold bar, 77 per cent; Morgan, gold bar, 73 per cent; Welden, bronze bar, 55 per cent; Smith, bronze bar, 55 per cent: Trumpler, gold bar, 66 per cent; Ludden, bronze bar, 56 per cent. The Woodland Gun Club was organized on 5th inst., and officers were elected as follows: T. B. Gibson, President; W. E. Osborne, Vice-President; Ernest Norton, Manager; J. A. Murray, Treasurer; R. G. Lawson, Secretary; George Jackson, Official Scorer; J. J. Ward, Sergeant-at Arms. R. G. Lawson, J. J. Ward and J. T. Goodin were appointed a committee on by-laws. The following is a list of the thirty-three sportsmen who are on the roll of club membership: J. A. Mur- ray, H. P. Eakle, H. McNeill, H E. Norton, M. C. Keefer, A. B. Rodman, Chris Sieber, E. H. Burnett, Charles Capelle, Glenn Griffin, Hiram Bullard, J. T. Goodin, W. M. Browning, O. H. Whitehouse, James R. Black, I. D. Owens, J. S. Craig, O. Armstrong, B. Rehmke, T. B. Gibson, J. Reith, Jr., R. G. Lawson, J. J. Ward, D. H. Wyckhoff, W. E. Osborne, C. Clanton, Charles Binning, E. E. Gaddis, Walter H. Huston, L. E. Walker, Dr. J. L. Smith, S. H. Campbell, W. Lau- genour. The initial shoot of the club was held at Nelson's Grove, near Woodland, last Sunday. Twenty mem- bers participated in the various events. Following is a list of those who shot and the per- centage of each. Taking into consideration the fact that many of the members never shot at blue rocks before some very gool scores were made: C. Binning 52 6-7, J. Goodin 48}, R. G. Lawson 64 2-7, J. Ward 37 3-7, W. E. Osborne 66, C. F. Hadsall 32, R. T. Day 48, O. Armstrong 55, E. Griffin 48, E. Norton 60, J. A. Murray 22i, V. Miller 30, H. McNeil 46s, H. P. Eakle 46, W. M. Browning 42i. It was a very hot day and no doubt was the cause of keeping many members at home. The club will hold the next shoot to-morrow. The club intends securing grounds somewhere nearer the city. The Capital City Pigeon Club wound up the season at Sacramento last Sunday. In figuring the high guns for 1903 it was found that Weber and Newbert each killed forty-three birds out of forty-eight shot at. Weber shot well and deserves great credit, for he was handicapped in being com- pelled to do most of his shooting from the thirty-yard mark. This was also his first year's experience in shooting pigeons, which was the case with Hugh Mc- Williama, the "man from Scotland," who killed forty. The next highest men were Ruhstaller and Stephens, who each scored thirty-nine. It was a very pretty race for championship honors between Weber, Newbert and McWilliams. Mc- Williams fell down badly, however in the last shoot off of a back score, which left the fight between the other two. Weber in his last thirty-six birds lost but two, while Newbert scored all but one, killing his last twenty-four straight. Next Saturday and Sunday there will be a goodly crowd from Sacramento that will attend the Red Bluff tournament, given under the auspices of the Red Bluff Gun Club for the shooters of Northern California. Guaranteed purseB will be given in all the moneyed events and the division of prizes and other details will be on the same plan as the Kimball &■ Upson tourna- ment given in Sacramento last month. The scores made in the club shoot at 12 pigeons were: Weber 11, Guisto 8, Ruhstaller 10, Adams 9, StephenB 9, Blair 5, Morgan 9, Upson 12, McWilliams 11, Newbert 11. Back scores in club shoot postponed from iast month — Ruhstaller 11, Weber 11, Guisto 8, Stephens 11, McWilliams 11, Upson 9, Newbert 12. Last Sunday afternoon the members of the Santa Rosa Gun Club had a shoot at blue rocks. The scores made were as follows: J. B. McCutchan, 51 birds out of 65; W. Lowery, 46 birds out of 60; P. F. Fehrman, 55 birds out of 70; R. Slusser, 40 birds out of 55; C. Slusser, 39 birds out of 55; F. W. Hesse, Jr., 37 birds out of 45; A. Brown, 39 birds out of 55; W. Morrow, 35 birds out of 45; W. Jones, 34 birds out of 45; G. Buckmaster, 17 birds out of 25; C. Talmage, 43 birds out of 55. To-morrow, June 14th, will be held the second medal shoot of the season. GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. "A Grizzly's Memory" is the title of a sensationally descriptive story that is tinted with a very pathetic coloring and which appears in the current number of Outdoor Life. The tale reads to us merely a9 an in- genious phase of the camera fiend's many vagaries. The narrative is interesting until near its conclusion, when the proof of the motive is unfolded in a rather awkward attempt to prove that the grizzly has a vivid memory and savagely resents the attempt of the writer of the story to take his picture. The de- scription of this exciting (?) incident in detail reads somewhat clumsily. "Bellowing and roaring like a Titan in torment, Gila (the grizzly) had climbed almost to the top of his cage, and with all the power of his mighty strength was straining at the bars. Several of the latter bellyed out a full foot where he had struck when be first sprang at me, and one was torn from its socket. ' ' The italics are ours. Imagine a 2000 pound grizzly (That is the weight claimed. If the animal is not a mythical one — this figure should be cut in two) going that far and stopping. What prompts us to criticise the Reelfoot romance is the picture of the animal with the caption "As he later appeared in the Chicago Park." Possibly the writer had a picture of the Chicago bear, and mayhap the film was destroyed, and it might follow that a pict- ure of a grizzly in a cage was substituted. As a mat- ter of fact, the picture published is that of our old college chum, "Monarch," as he has daily displayed himself in his quarters in Golden Gate Park for the last ten years. We recognize the old familiar atti- tude, the long reach for a peanut or other tidbit. The bear in the picture don't look like an enraged animal. The other Btuff about the grizzly having been originally captured with a broken hind legf cured up and finally landed in the Chicago Zoo, was devel- oped probably in a blue room instead of a dark room. The picture of the bear photographing himself is of the pneumatic variety. Ex-President Grover Cleveland is not only an en" thusiastic devotee of the rod but he as well wields a gifted pen when he writes of subjects germain to angling and the pursuit of the gentle art. He is not blind to the recreation and possibilities afforded by salt-water fiBhing, and the delights of lake fishing from a boat are also not unknown to him. The following from the illustrious angler's pen will be read with in- terest by the fraternity: "Thoje of us who fish in a fair, well-bred and reason- able way, for the purpose of recreation and as a means of increasing the table pleasures of ourselves or our friends, may well regret the apparently unalterable decree which gives to all those who fisb, under the spur of any motive — good, bad or indifferent — the name of fishermen. We certainly have nothing in common with those who fish for a livelihood, unless it be a de- sire to catch fish. We have, in point of fact, no closer relationship than this with the murderously inolined, whose onlj motive in fishing is to make large catches, and whose sole pleasure in the pursuit is the gratification of a greeay propensity. Nevertheless, we and those with whom we have so little sympathy, are by a sort of unavoid- able law of gravitation classed together in the same fraternity, and called fishermen. At this season, when the activities of genteel fishing usually begin, it is fitting that a word should be spoken that may not only redound to our oomfort and satis- faction, but may guard us against temptations that easily beset even the best of fishermen. We who claim to represent the highest fishing aspi- rations are sometimes inclined to complain on days when the fish refuse to bite. There can be no worse exhibition than this of an entire misconception of a wise arrangement for our benefit. We should always remember that we have about us on every side thou- sands of those who claim membership in the fishing fraternity, because, in a way, they love to fish, when the fish bite — and only then. These are contented only when capture is constant, and their only concep- tion of the pleasure of fishing rests upon uninter- rupted slaughter. If we reflect for a moment upon the consequences of turning an army of fishermen like these loose upon fish that would bite every day and every hour, we shall see how nicely the vicissitudes of fishing have been adjusted, and ho,v precisely and usefully the fatal attack of discouraging bad luck selects its victims. If on days when we catch few or no fish we feel symptoms of disappointment, these should immediately give way to satisfaction when we remember how many spurious and discouraged fisher- men are spending their time in hammocks or under trees or on golf fields instead of with fishing outfits, solely on account of just such unfavorable days. We have no assurance that if fish could be easily taken at all times the fishing waters within our reach would not be depopulated— a horrible thing to contemplate. Let it not be said that such considerations as these savor of uncharitableness and selfishness en our part. We are only recognizing the doctrine of the survival of the fittest as applied to fishermen, and claiming that these "fittest" should have the best chance. Occasionally weak attempts have been made to classify the best of this fraternity under the name of Anglers, or some title of that kind, but such efforts have failed. Even Izaak Walton could not change the current of human thought by calling his im- mortal book "The Compleat Angler." So it seems, however much those wbo fish may differ in social standing, in disposition and character, in motive and ambition, and even in mode of operation, all must abide, to the end of the chapter, in the contemplation of the outside world, within the brotherhood called "Fishermen." Happily, however, this grouping of incongruous elements under a common name does not prevent those of us who properly appreciate the im- portance of upholding the respectability of decent fishing from coming to an agreement concerning certain causes of congratulation and certain rules of conduct. What has been said naturally leadt to the sug- gestion that consistency requires those of us who are right-minded fishermen to reasonably limit ourselves as to the number of fish we should take on favorable days. On no account should edible fish be caught in such quantities as to be wasted. By restraining our- selves in this matter we discourage in our own natures the growth o.f greed, we prevent wicked waste, we make it easier for us to bear the fall between what we may determine upon as decent good luck, and bad luck, or no luck, and we make ourselves at all points better men and better fishermeD. We ought not to forget these things as we enter upon the pleasure of our summer's fishing. But in any event let us take with us when we go out good tackle, good bait and plenty of patience. If the wind is in the south or west, so much the better, but let's go, wherever the wind may be. If we catch fish we shall add zest to our recreation. If we catch none we still have the outing and the recreation — mot e health- ful and more enjoyable than can be gained in any other way." It sometimes happens in the general eeonomj of things that a seeming evil is a blessing in disguise. Nature tries to balance things and generally succeeds very well, but sometimes we do not look at it that way. The potato bug, the chinch bug, and the grasshopper were created, perhaps, to keep the crops from being too large in order that a reasonably high scale of prices may be maintained. In this way some people argue that if it was not for cholera hogs would not be worth a cent a pound. Now comes a story from Mon- tana. For years stockmen there have made a persist- ent crusade against the friendless coyote and have practically exterminated him in some localities, and much to their Borrow for the country is now swarming with jack rabbits, which are worse than coyotes, in tbatthey destroy the range. — Santa Rosa Press Demo- crat. Chief Deputy Vogelsang recently received a letter from W. J. Clark, a Deputy Fish Commissioner in Tehama county, requesting that an officer be sent to that part of the State to arrest certain people wbo were habitually violating the deer law. Clark asserted that the reason why he could not enforce the laws was because he had no blank warrants. Deputy W. R. Welch was dispatched to Tehama county and began investigations under the guidance of his brother officer. One day Welch accidently dis- covered that Clark's son had killed a deer with his father's knowledge and consent." After frantic remonstrances Clark was induced to ride 37 miles to Red Bluff and plead guilty to violations of the game laws. Justice of the Peace Bransfond of Red Bluff fined the offender $25. Vogelsang then re- voked Clark's commission. Welch is still in Tehama County and writes that he expects to arrest another member of the same house- hold for a similar offense. C. Davis, a schoolteacher boarding with Clark, was found to have abetted the crime. Davis was given un- til to-day to appear before the Court, in order that the school session might not be interrupted. At the recent semi-annual meeting of the Point Reyes Sportsmen's Club the following officers were elected: General J. H. Dickinson President, Fred S. Johnson Vice-President, N. H. Hickman Secretary- Treasurer, N. H. Hickman and G. W. Smith, Directors. The club membership is limited to thirty, this list is at present lacking two names to be full. The club members are to be commended for the thoroughly sportsmanlike manner in which they pro- pose to protect and propagate the fish and game in and upon their preserve grounds. During the open season for deer, it will be allowable for members and guests to run dogs but two days each week, Wednesdays and Saturdays. "Spike" bucks are to be immune hereafter from the hunter's bullet, none but the older deer will be hunted and killed. Quail will be hunted on the preserve during three days of the week only, the individual bag for the week will be restricted to 25 birds. Snipe and duck will be bunted and shot under the state law as heretofore. Coyote hunts will be in vogue from time to time by parties of club members and their guests. These ma- rauders are very plentiful on the " North end," so- called. Wildcats in one section of the preserve will not be disturbed; their tenancy of the thickc rocky ravines will continue so long as their 10 ©ft* gveetfev cm& gpavtsttnan [June 13, 1903 work in cleaning out the gophers is found to be a fair equivalent for their temporary toleration, ^rhe lakes and several streams on the preserve will be stocked with young trout and a plan s on foot to increase the quail supply by re-stocking with as many bi^rhrtinggbroundisanideal one and the mem- be?, ire "SSy desirous of maintaining a preserve that will be second to none on the Coast. Excellent reportseome from the Santa , Claw i county streams, where fly-fishing seems *°be about at its best Many large fish were being taken, they have darted the deeper holes where heretofore they found ?hel ■ faod wbutr, is now diminishing as the . waMrs get lower The big fellows now come to the su. face alter inTect food This condition of affairs is especially true on Stevens creek and other stream, in the eounty. It was no more than a week ago that it was almost impossible to catch a string of fish below Soda Rock bTnow many fishermen are returning with filled ^CnaHes M. Shelbourn, of San Jose, an enthusiastic angler fishea on the Los Gatos creek, between Alma and Wrights, last week. He repo. ts that in, all the larger holes the fish have been killed with giant powder Game Warden Koppel has been investigating the matter, and while he is fully convinced that manv fish are being taken illegally, yet no one has oeen caught in the^ act, although they have strong suspicions as to who are the guilty parties. The rodents of that district are highly incensed at he lawbreakers, and if any one is caught killing fish with gilot powder it is not improbable that the culprit will he rou^hlv dealt with. Favorable reports come from the Pescadero country, boVAn'mas creek, the Llagas, Austin and Los Gatos creeks. There is a big run of salmon on in Monterey bay at present. This is rather an early appearance of the fish in the season. Good sport trolling for them, it is reasonable to expect, will prevail during the summer. Trout Fishing in Plumas County. The Big Meadows is a fishing resort dear to the hearts of those anglers who have enjoyed the mani- fold resources of that— to the devotee of the rod— almost uochanted spot. For those others who have heard from the lips of the lucky ones stories redound- in" with vivid descriptions of the joyous landing of big gamey rainbow trout, Big Meadows is the Mecca of their dreams. At present a number of local anglers are availing themselves daily of the grand fly-fishing, which seem* to be now at its best. Here was a favorite haunt of that genial and staunch angler, the late Horace amy lb. Alex T. Vogelsang, J. B. Finch, Frank La Co=te, Jeff Wells, Sam Heller, Dave Sachs, Clar- euej Ashlio, W. W. Richards and his bride, Sam and inauy other of our lucal anglers have bjja liimug inert: recently. Prof. McMahon and Col. Cjlver hjvo been religious in their attendance each summer (or ten years past. Tnese jolly anglers know the Big Meauows and love its many charms that are orolu'al°aud muting for both angler and lover of nature. Two weeks ago Tuesday a quartette composed of Mr. and Mrs \V. W. LilcharQs, S. A. Heller and F. La Cosie took tue uaiu lrom tnis city for Cnico, 161 istaut, de^tiued for a brief but delightful sojourn at tno famous resort in the high Sierra N svuda niouotaius. Prom Chico the party journeyed T.j miles by stage. Starling at 4 o'clock in the morn- ing, tueir destination Pratville, was reached at 7 o'clock in the evening. The trip is a grand one over a picturesque mountain road, the route taking one through the mouuiain towns of JMimshew, Powelton, Cnapparal, Lougville and thence to Pratville the post office station and the destination of the angler. Three relays of horses are made during the ride. On this trip whilst the stage was going over the mountains from Powelton to Pratville the road was covered with snow for a distance of five miles. Richards, Heller and LaCostedug out their fishing boots from the baggage and trudged along in the snow pelting each other from lime lo time with snow- halls — this in California and in June too. M.\ Richards, writing to a brother sportsman, gives a graphic description of an outing that is to be en vied : "Beckwith, Plumas Co.. Saturday, June 6, 1903. Mrs. Richards and I are on our return trip from a week's stiy at the "Big Meadows," 68 miles by stage from here. This afternoon we go to Boca, 60 miles by train, and fish theTruckee for two days before getting back to San Francisco. But the Big Meauows beatB all the trout dreems I ever had. Our party consisted of my wife and m^ self, Mr. Sam Heller, of Fly-Casting Club fame, anu Mr. Frank Lecoste, another piscatorial expert. The Mead- ows are a high plateau of the Sierras, surrounded by snow-capped mountains (now), the highest of which is Mt. Lassen, 12.500 feet, and the source of the west branch of the Feather River which, 100 miles below, and above the city of Sacramento, is a big navigable river for steamboats. But those glorious green mead- ows! About 30 miles in circumference, level as a board and environed by the vast pin- forests of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, with 2". miles of most magnificent fishing water to whip and any further objective point within an hour or two's ride from the pretty and com- fortable country hotel (the Bunnell House). The arc- absolutely free from any trees or brush save a 'ew willows new and then bordering the stream. The ope view of thU beautiful solitary green garden spot from any little hill alonu the road is truly charm- gf, f' r 1 .'s uow one vast bed of lovely llowern through hieh the main stream and its many branches glide • r;list«ning silver threads and at evening are spark - \hg with myriad drops of crystal as the countless schools and squadrons of gamey rainbows come up from pebbly bottom or out of equatic gras6y retreat to break their fast and sport in the thousand ripples with their royal brethren. This place seems to me to be one of the'most beautiful spots on earth for a thor- oughbred to look upon, all of us were almost beside ourselves the first evening we rode out to give the prospect a look over. Mrs. R. was inclined to quote poetry, but Sam and I couldn't wait and quickly jumped out of the wagon and then up to our " base- ments" in the stream looking for what " bugs" were on the water. The light caddis was just then coming Oat of the caseworm shell and we mafle it a good killer during our days which we spent on the stream from the spot where it enters the hills, although perhaps it's not so good on the open water below. The "forked tills" were swarming too, and for them we tied on the "blue upright, "and it was a killer. We found a num- ber of black ants in the boat we used at the Big Spring, and not having this fly in our books we put on the "black prioce," which did the work in great shape. For the first two days the water was high, then the river fell about two feet. But the entymological world seemed to be abroad in full force and would change on the water a dozen times a day, and kept us busy varying our casts. With critical eye we kept track of the insects, for any glaring change in color would throw a fly out of the game entirely. One afternoon Mr. Keller caught a | lb fish with his first cast on an English march brown of which he had only two flies. Mr. La Coste, who was in the boat with him, wa9 given the remaining charmer instanter and a prettier run of sport never fell to the lot of any two gentlemen, for the rise of the l-ft> and 1-lb fish to the little number 12 was inces- sant for two hours and several K-lb fish took it as though they were grabbing a bunch of sweet figs. But a basket full was enough for these two real sports- men and they took their rods apart when the run seemed at its best. Mrs. R. was high hook on the stream the week of our stay, with a 2J lb Rainbow caught on a No. 1 Wilson spoon, trolling on the way down the stream to the fly-fishing ground. This fish was a strong minded gentlemen and didn't like the idea of letting a woman get him on a string, he felt vigorous in bis icey home of cold snowwater and he put up a good middleweight fight, and broke water time after time, but the Madam is getting sporty and begins to know her little book, she kept good control of her light six foot steel troll- ing rod, and spoonin' was no recent novelty in our family either. Finally the Piute Indian who rowed our boat said, "You win, lady;" she replied, "Why not?" and called for the curtain. My! but that woman had to put her hat on with a shoe horn for a week. Four other San Francisco Bportsmen fished there daily and every evening would bring us all back early with full creels. Smaller fish than l-lb would ail go into the stream again and were told to come back in another class. But every daily catch was full of exciting inc:dents and critical moments, fish madly breaking water or tearing down through a rush of boiling seething rapids up near the falls. Later on when the stream goes down the larger fish will take the fly, big fourand five pounders — last season a ten and an eleven pounder were hooked and landed. At the upper end of the Meadows, where the main stream leaves the mountains, is a most magnificent pool ana ripple and it's a sight to behold the great big trout leaping out of the water a half dozen in the air all at once and fairly tumbling over one another. Life is worth living for when one can enjoy it amid such scenes. We left Mr. Heller and his friend there to remain a while and tben they were to make the tour of the mountain lakes fly-fishing. The Madam and I will remain at Truckee a few days, but return in July with Walter Mansfield and his wife, and Mr. and Mrs. Everett, and Mr. Johnny Siebe. " registrations and pedigrees. The object in grouping families is to assist the breeder in determining winning lines. Summaries, tables, lists of winning sires, tables of winners, etc., and a plethora of other valuable coursing information go far to make this volume a great aid to breeders of coursing dogs. The arrange- ment of Mr. Malcolm's publications are a vast im- provement on the earlier volumes of the stud book. So well has the work been done that the compiler has been followed in style by the English officials in the arrangement of their stud book. At the annual meeting of the American coursing board in St. Louis last year, many suggestions made by Mr. Malcolm were accepted by the Board for the betterment of the sport. Mr Malcolm proposes to engage in mercantile busi- ness in the Orient, whither he goes sometime during this month. Mr. Tiffany has been the press agent for the Union Coursing Pa^k for sometime past and is well qualified for the varied duties falling to the executive officer of the California Coursing Board. DOINGS IN D0GD0M. Ch. Woodcote Wonder sired a litter of eleven pup- pies, whelped May 12th by ^Newmarket Jean. Mr. Elias Williams has sold the bitch and all of the pup- pies. He writes us that the litter were all white, save one bitch puppy, which had a small black spot over one eye The lot are a fine even bunch of youngsters and all getting along nicely. Entries for the Pacific Coast twenty-first annual Derby will close July 1st. Entry blanks and any in- formation desired concerning the coming Coast trials can be had by addressing Secretary Albert Betz, room 201 Parrott Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. At the annual election of the California Coursing Board recently, Dr. F. P. Clark of Stockton was re- elected President, Dr. W. J. Hosford was re-elected Vice-President and Peer Tiffany elected Secretary. Mr. George McEwen Malcolm, the retiring secre- tary, occupied the responsible position for four years with credit to himself and greatly to the enhancement of the sport on the Coast as well as influencing the leashmen's interests throughout the country. During Mr. Malcolm's incumbancyhe has published three volumes, 6, 7 and 8, of The Greyhound Stud Book. These compilations, particularly the last volume, are of inestimable value to the breeder and lover of the Greyhound; they are without exception the most complete and exhaustive results ever sub- mitted on the subject. The last volume contains 100 p:iges more than the last English Stud Book. Among Other matters will be found a detailed and descriptive account of all of the leading stakes run in America. The pedigrees of winners, dividers and rnnners-up are arranged under sires and dams giving their ages, A. H. Nelson of Tacoma, will probably send Sport's Destiny and one of her puppies Sousa by Tony Boy, to several of the Eastern field trials this fall. A litter of Pointer puppies out of Nellie Bang by Dr. Daniels is regarded by J. W. Flynn as containing some extra good field trial candidates. The growing popularity of the white Collie is be- coming very noticeable and before long many of their ardent admirers hope to have special classes opened for them, urging as a plea that time was when the now fashionable sable and white first came on the scene they were favored in this manner and have supplanted the tri-color to such an extent that the latter now needs the special class. As the Collie is one of the few breeds in which the color of coat counts for little or nothing, it seems as though there should be less difficulty in breeding a few good ones, but until their supporters can produce one or two fit to hold the pace of the show bench they cannot hope for much progress, for although a real white one (we have never seen her) must be pretty good to look on, he mutt be able to compare favorably with his colored brethren as a specimen of the breed, then he will be taken up. Kennel Registry. WHELPS. Elias "Williams' Bull Terrier bitch Newmarket Jean (Newmar- ket Duke-Edgewood Jean) whelped May 12, 1903. eleven puppies to Woodlawn Kennels' Ch. Woodcole Wonder (Dulverton-Fan). John Allen's Irisb Terrier biteb Lady Power (Wilmount High waymsD-Virginia F.) whelped June 8, 1903, eight puppies (3 dogs) to Woodlawn Kennels' Irish ( ). Coming Events. Mr. Abner V. Crane of Sacramento writes us that he has a nice litter of nine English Setter puppies' three are dogs. They are by Gaily Graham's Jacques (Dorsey-Countess Beatrice) out of his bitch Rose Blade (Toledo Blade-Topsy Riggs). Rod. April 1-Aug. 15 — Close season for lobsters and crawfish. April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open. April 1-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1 — Open season (or taking steel- head in tidewater. May 1-Sept. 1 — Close season tor shrimp. June 13— Saturday Contest No. 1. Class series. Stow lake, 3:30 p. m June 1-1— Sunday Contest No. 1. Class series. Stow lake, 10 a.m. July 1-Jan. 1— Open season for black bass. Sept. 1-Nov. 1— Close season for crabs. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Gun June 14— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Inglesido. June 21— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Inglesido. June 21— College City Gun Club. Special blue rock events. Berkeley. June 21— Empire Gun Club. Blue rocks. Alameda Point. June 28— Millwood Gun Club Blue rocks. Mill Station. July 1-Feb. 15— Dove season open. July 5— California Wing Club. Live birds. Ingleside. July 5 — College City Gun Club. Blue rooks. Berkeley. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. Sept. 1-Feb. 15 — Open season for mountain quail, grouse and age heo. Oot. 15-Feb. 15 — Open season .'or quail, ducks, etc. Oct. 15-Jan. 15— Open season on quail in Marin county. Bench ShowB. Oct 6, 7, 8. 9— Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury, Conn. John W Bacon, Treasurer. Nov 3, 4, 5. 6— Ladies Kennel Association of America. Madison Square Garden, New York. Mrs. A. G. Evans, Hon. Secretary, Westbury, L. I. Field Trials. Aug. 18— Iowa Field Trial Association 6th annual trials. Aug 18— Nebraska Field Trial Association. O'Nell, Neb. H. H. MoCarlhy, Seorelary. Sept. 1. 4— Minnesota-North Dakota Field Trial Association, d annual trials. Iroquois. S. D Dr. W. A. Moore, Secretary- Treasurer. St Paul. Minn. Sept. 8— Manitoba Field Trial Club l?th annual trials. Car- man. Man. Oct. 29— Monongahela Field Trial Association 9th annual trials. Nov 2— Michigan Field Trial Association. Annual trials. Nov. 2— Ohio Field Trial Association. 6Th annual trials. Nov. 9— Missouri Field Trial Association. Annual trials. Free!! Free!! Free!! The Polk Miller Drug Co. of Richmond, Va., whose advertise- ments of "Sergeant's Dog Remedies" are appearing now in the oolumnsof this journal, desire us to slate that they will furnish absolutely fret to our readers a revised copy of their book on "Dogs." which accurately and exhaustively treats of the more frequent diseases with which Dogs are afflicted Enclose them So in stamps to cover cost of mailing the book They have recently made F W. Braun & Co. of Los Angeles, California, distributing ageots for their popular liDe of "Dog Remedies." and extend an invitation loall persons having sick dogs to write them describ- ing symptoms etc Enclose stamp for reply. No charge will be made for Information furnished. On a hot day drink Jackson's Napa Soda lemonade and be refreshed. JUTTE'13, 1903J ©he gvee&ev emu *ttp0vi&man 11 The California Hen a Winner The California hen is distinguishing herself in far-away Australia. Piesa re- ports received show that the three coops of American chickens sent to Australia to compete in an international egg laying contest, under Government supervision in the Agricultural College at Sydney, are distancing their competit'irs of French, English, German and other nationalities. At latest reports the production of eggs by the Americans was bo far in advance of their rivals that the three coops are almost certain of taking first, second and fourth prizes on the list. One of the three coops is from California and is said to be upholding the State's rep- utation for poultry raising. Last February, in response to the chal- lenge or Australian poultrymen for Amer- ica to send three coops to take part in a "laving competition,' the fanciers of this country prepared to do battle. A great number of breeders signified tl eir willing- ness to send birds, but as the rule9 allowed three pens only, the selection was made by lot. The choice fell upon W. K. Hays, Henleyville, Tehama county, Cat., white Wyandottes; Mrs. A H. Hansel, Loup City, Neb., single comb brown Leghorns, and W. B. Candee, Fayetteville, N. Y„ white Wyandottes. The rules called for six pullets in each pen, and they were shipped from San Francisco about the middle of February in order to have a short time in which to get acclimated. What the California hens with their sis. ter Americans did to their rivals of less favored climes is stated in a Sydney cable- gram as follows: "So rapidly grew the pile of white eggB from the three Americai coops when the word 'go' was given that inside of a week the other nationalities were left hopelessly in the rear." Feeding Sheep for Fat. It is commonly supposed that animals fed for fattening increase in condition all the time, and that it is a matter of con- venience only how long the feeding may be continued profitably. This, however, is a mistake, which, unless rectified, may cause losses in feeding which may go far to neutralize all the gains made previously. Toe fact is that the most gain in this direc- tion is made at the beginning of the feed- ing, and there is a time when the gain stops, and after this a loss occurs, and all previous gains are neutralized, if time sufficient is given. Good practice there, foie consists in feeding as liberally as pos- sible with profit, and keep strict attention to the gain by weighing. Unless by long and accurate experience one really knows the deeper secrets of feeding animals and recognizes them by .sight, one cannot keep too careful an eye on the business of fat. tening sheep. The most important points to consider are these: The younger the sheep the more gain is made from equiva- lent food, than from older sheep ; and the difference is proportionate to age. This rule of course will apply to sheep as well as to lambs, but most so to mature sheep. An exact experiment has shown that two year old wethers consuming 1227 pounds of grain and 315 pounds of hav, made only a gain of a fifth of a pound in weight daily, for 100 days; while as many lambs made a daily gain of nearly three-tenths of a pound and a total gain of 100 pounds of weight for 728 pounds of grain, and 250 pounds of hay consumed, for the lambs, as compared with 1227 pounds of grain and 315 of hay for an equal gain in weight, for the sheep. Official statement made in England is I to the effect that if the first draft of 2500 or 3000 head of Texas grade heifers does as well in South Africa as the small trial shipment made now more than a year ago, the British government will in- crease the order to 30 000 head. An ex- tended test is not "to be made in South Africa. It seems that if the cattle stand the voyage well, and continue to prosper for a short time on landing, the large order will be filled at once. Chicago packers are shipping large quantities of dressed beef to South Africa. Last week Armour sent off 75 car loads consigned direct from Chicago to Cape Town. Large quantities of canned meats age going into the mining region in the Transvaal, and plans are now being made for the erection of cold storage plants at Pretoria, Durban (N'atal), and elsewhere. The packers say they think they can build up an enormous trade with South Africa Jackson's Napa Soda cleanses the stomach and renders the eye clear. As all know the roots of alfalfa pene- trate to great depth and have sometimes been found thirty feet or more below the surface. The deep roots no doubt draw upon stores of fertility in the substrata beyond the reach of ordinary farm crops. By deep plowing or prolonged flooding alfalfa may be killed, after which the decay of its fleshy roots furnishes a large supply of fertilizing elements to the soil for the use of succeeding crops. The labor union of Gilroy has fixed the wages in the hay field at $1.50 per day and food, hours from 7 to 6, with a full hour ior noon. Overtime at 20 cents per hour. The restive cow is seldom a profitable one. Poultry Paragraphs. Look for lice if the chicks droop. If you catch a hen pulling feathers cut off her head Feed the chicks at regular intervals sweet, digestible food. Clean the nests if the hens befoul them or break eggs while hatching. One pint of carbolic acid in eight gal- lons of water is a good disinfectant. Over-feeding in warm weather is apt to produce diarrhoea. Remember that breeding fowls should not be fed an exclusive corn ration. Poultry confined in bare yards shojld be fed green stuff daily, meat and ground bone. Don't neglect to remove the males from the flock when the breeding season is over. Shade in the poultry yard is a necessity in summer, and fine fowls cannot be raised without it. As warm weather approaches remove the windows and doors and substitute wire screens in the poultry house. Wash the drinking vessels daily and fill them with fresh cold water three times a day and see that they are in in a shady place. Absolute cleanliness must be the watch- word of the poiiltryman who would be successful in raising a large flock in sum- mer. Tore sanitary a dairy oarn should be whitewashed at least once a year. An in- terior with a few boards laid overhead at irregular intervals, with hay hanging through and with the sides in no better condition, cannot be properly white- washed. The ceiling should he tight, ex- cluding all dust and chaff from above, and sides smooth, thus afford ng a firm surface to which the whitewash can cling. Type in Dairy Cows. Iwould like to heartily endorse the sen- timents, "Form as an indication of dairy propensities." We hear the trash argu- ment that type has not anything to do with performance, coming from the beef breeders, and very seldom from a dairy- man. My experience is that type is all we have to go by, and I firmly believe that lean take Jerseys and in twenty-five years' selection for beef points breed them to the perfect beef form of the Durham, and in the same time can breed the Durham to the perfect dairy type of the Jersey, sim- ply by selection and nicking If we cannot judge from type we have nothing to go by. 1 have had fifteen years' experience in dairying, and I find that every time we try to couple the beef qualities with the dairy we lose in the production, and when the beef men breed their cattle to dairy production they lose their perfect beef type. I am also confident that a man is just as big a fool to waste good feed on a dairy animal to make beef as he is to waste good feed on a beef animal to make dairy pro- ducts, end the only person that needs a general-purpose cow is a general-purpose man.— Edgar Silcox in Farmers' Advocate. FOR SALE. TJANDSOME CHESTNUT DRIVING HORSE, J-1- 15% hands high weight 1 ICO. foaled in 1896; sired by Gossiper. dam Maud Fowler, who was al^o the dam of Sonoma Girl. eDtered in the 2:24 class at the Breeders meeting. Can trot a mile in 2:30 or better: perfectly gentle, not afraid of cars or automobiles; registered in the Ameri- can Trotting Register, as Fenton under Rule 6, Vol 14. Price $400. W S WEST, P O. Box 216, Santa Rosa, Cal. Jepsen Bros. Company cinbo HARNESS MANUFACTURERS. SADDLES, WHIPS, ROBES, TURF GOODS 1145-1147 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO Phone: South 1032 THE BEST TDt WEIGHT OS EARTH It appears that the British authorties in South Africa are proving almost as bad at agricultural reform as at military tactics. A prom'nent English visitor declares that the land officers are grossly incompetent, trie government having paid such ridicu- lously high prices for Boer farms that the rent charged settlers equals the value of other similar farms held by private own- era. The wholesale way in which the guileless invaders have been all along outgeneraled by the astute Boer farmers, comprises one of the most amusing chap- ters of recent South African history. Messrs. Ladd and Orr shipped twelve head of horses to the Williams Lumber Co at Flagstaff, Arizona, Monday. Along with the consignment went the animal known as the Pewett horse. This sprintf r was purchased through Manuel Vinagre to give the Apaches a run for their money in the lumber camp.— Salinas Journal. A $6000 GIFT! Ths Western Horseman's INDIANA COMPLIMENTARY STAKE | $4000 jf • FOR TROTTERS • i RACE, 2 IN 3 i $6000 * $2000 FOR PACERS KACE, 2 IN 3 FOR FOALS OF MARES BRED IN 1903 OFFERED BY THE WESTERN HORSEMAN COMPANY, The Indiana State Board of Agriculture and a Few of Indiana's Leading Trotting Horse Breeders. To Be Contested at the Indiana State Fair Meeting* in 1907. The Only No Entry Fee Futurity Ever Offered and Open Only to Subscribers of The Western Horseman. fnnHiTinnc Nominations will close November I, 1903 and any one sending us Two Dollars vUHUl LIU11S. in payment of ooe year's subscription to The Western Horseman on or before this date may nominate one mare in this stake by giving her name, breeding and name of stallion to which bred in 1903. and any such subscriber may name as many additional mares as he likes by sending Two Dollars for each esira mare so named along wiih the name and address of the party to whom he desires the paper seDt. Old and paid-iD-advance subscribers will remit and nominate as above, the two dollars to be applied as advance subscription payment A renewal of subscription, accompanied by the usual subscription price of Two Dollars on or before November I, 1904. entitles the subscriber to name and describe the foal. This renewal of subscription keeps the nomination good to November l. 1905. on or before which date another like renewal of subscription keeps the nomination pond to November I. 1906 Another like renewal of subscription for one year on or before November I, 1906, makes every foal so n minated and kept good eligible to start in either division of the stake. Any =uch subscriber may name any other foal in case any nominated mare has no living foal November 1. 1904 ToW Complimentary S'ake is offered and fully guaranteed, in the sum named, by THE WEST- ERN HORSEMAN COMPANY, $-W: THE INDIANA STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE, S u i(i0 ■ H B GKNTRY. Proprietor Gentry Stock Farm Biooraington. Indiana. SlOOO: N W. BO WEN, Proprietor Soring Hill Stock Farm Dilphi Indiana. S1'»0: STERLING R HOLT, Proprietor May- wood Stock Farm. Indianapolis. Indiana. SI00O— rotal $6n00 Send in your subscriptions and nomina- tions now and we will send you the paper to November 1 free Send all subscriptions to The Western Horseman Co., Indianapolis, 12 ®He gxeelrev attfc gtpox-hsmatt [June 13, 1908 A Cure for Colic. real importance in the treat- ment a ye Mr. C. D. Smead, vet erinary surgeon, to first ascertain what haslj the attack If it is due to inanmption of a quantity of ury food, and there is reason to believe there is a ;ied mass of dry, undigested food in nes, common sen e will tell us that this mass needs to be moved. Therefore, more is needed than mere stimulants; physic is demanded. And Wl,a; physic be? Shall it be No. never. Why? Simply be- aloes increase activity of the bowels nv muscular contraction. Shall it be salts? No, because they increase the se- cretions of the mucous membranes, and are so far good, but not sufficient to wet up that dry m What then shall it be? Oil, oil, oil every time, sufficient to soften up and emulsify this mess o: dry food. "How much?" it may be asked. It is difficult to say. But start with a pint of pure raw linseed oil (never boiled). Give with a round teaspoonful of ginger, and if there is much pain add an ounce of sulphuric ether, or half an ounce of hydrate of chloral dissolved in water and added. In an hour repeat, and continue to re- peat until there is a natural rumbling of the bowels. Also use the syringe by in- jecting a gallon of warm soapy water up the rectum, and repeat hourly until the pain succumbs or a passage is made. In bad cases wring cloths out of hot water and apply to the abdomen. In cases where the attack may be due to the consumption of a quantity of soft food, or to drinking much cold water, di- gestion is in a measure stopped and cer- tain gases are formed by chemical action. Nothing will better neutralize the gas thus generated than half an ounce of car- bonate of ammonia dissolved in a pint of water and poured down from a bottle This will relieve the bloat, and can be repeated hourly. Also, if the pain is severe, give the hydrate of chloral as be- fore recommended with the ginger, and repeat if necesBary every half hour until the pain is relieved. At the May London wool sales fine wools advanced 51.. to 1% per cent, and cross- bred?, 10 to 15 per cent. Since May 1st the advance in the United StateB has been from 6 to "l~ per cent against an average of 73a to 10 per cent in London. As there is a short wool supply in this country, as in every other, and our mill men must buy largely abroad, it is somewhat Bur- prising that domestic wools do not respond to advances in the world's market, and that there is a strong concerted effort among the advance agents of some of the big eastern wool houses to "bear" the market. There is one country whose wool markets seem rarely or never to be materially affected by London sales or quotations and that country iB the United Statee. Shropshires. There is no breed which "looms larger" in the publh eye than the Shropshires, which, thanks mainly to the wise enter- prise of their breeders, have spread widely over England in a comparatively short time, and have secured a big slice of the export trade. Yet its history is practically comprised in the last half century. It is generally assumed to have been of mixed origin, the chief ingredient being the old More Common breed, but other local varieties, such as the Clan Forest, the Longwynd and the Cannock Chase, con- tributed their share. There was probably also some infusion of Southdown, Leicester and Cotswold blood, while it is also said there was a Merino cross. At any rate some excellent materials went to the making of the breed which has now for many years been permanently established and kept strictly pure. The Shropshire breeders were the first in Great Britain to start a flock book for the registration of pedigree flocks. The prominent feature of a Shropshire is the closely-covered head, the wool coming over the space between and in front of the ears and even down the face. The head is well developed, with muscular neck well set on, and good shoulders ; the barrel is deep and symmetrical, placed as squarely as possible on short legs. The skin should be cherry color, the face and legs "a soft black, not Booty or a rusty brown," and free from white spots. Shropshire ewes are prolific and good mothers. Wethers with good farming will come to market at 11 to 14 months old, weighing 20 to 25 lb. per quarter, and in some cases greater weights. The average weight of fleece for a fair flock is 71b , but many average 71., lb., and greater weights are common for individual sheep The mutton is of good quality, carrying a large proportion of lean meat. The American Angora Goat Breeders' Association, with headquarters at Kan- sas City, reports that the books of the association Bhow 40,000 goats registered for foundation stock, 2000 of which are for the present year, with the inspectors still at work. Sales are Btrong and the demand vastly exceeding the supply. Re- ports from all directions indicate a lively awakening to the importance of this prospering industry, which is very flat- tering to the prophets. • o While nearly all admit t at it pays to feed liberally, but a small per cent of our dairymen practice full feeding. If they could remember that it takes approxi- mately 130 per cent of all that a cow can eat to maintain her body, more would strive to get a profit from feeding the re- maining 40 per cent, as it is in this that all profit liea. If vour hens lay aoft-shelled eggs it is because they are too fat or they lack a constant supply of grit. Strike! — if they don't give you Jack- son's Napa Soda when you ask for it. AST ANTED. A COMPLETE SET OR NUMBER OF CON- secutlve volumes of the Breeder and Sportsman, either bound or as issued. Reply to A. C. LANE, Bos 2244, Boston. Mass. FOR SALE-S5000 HPHE GRANDLY BRED STALLION maob: Sired by McKiuuey 2:11H- dam By By by Nutwood, is offered for sale at the above figure. He is a full brother to Marengo King 2:29i4. Address H. Le BARON SMITH, 320 Bush St., San Francisco. FOR SALE. THE SIX-YEAR-OLD BAY GELDING J- ZAMBKA 2:1G 1-2 by McKinney. dam by Fairmont; W/2 haDds high, weighs 1125; sound, free from blemish and an Ideal road horse. Winner of eight races, 1902. Holds the world's 5-mile record, 12:24. Can show 2:15 now. Prioe$i000- Address L J. ROSE Jr., Osnard, Cal. Position Wanted T>Y A THOROUGHLY COMPETENT MAN, *-* and a graduated veterinary surgeon, with a large stable or breeding farm, in his professional capacity or in connection with the management. Not afraid of work. Address A. J., Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary street. 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Three- Year-Old Pacing 400 privilege of ii, i. n in"; two horse* from the sunn- stable, or owned by the same person, on one entrance fee, rail to flil may. on July 8th, transfer tbolr entry to nny other of ttao above Classes, that filled in whloh their horse was eligible on July 1, 1903 management fo give any special races at this meeting, and If you want to start your horses they must be entered In the regular advertised events. Raoes will be i in.' v, ill have time unough between races to start in each. 0l the mnouut of the purse will be deducted from oaoh money won For conditions see entry blanks. Member of National Trotting Association Address all communications to F. W. KELLEY, Secretary, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco, Cal. 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Offices- New York, Chicago, | Sao Francisco. BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal, The oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 20,000 gradu- ates; 30 teachers: 70 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed In positions. Send for catalogue. E. P. HEALD, President. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— Sll Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts- San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. G\ A. W. F0LKERS Successor to J. H. A. Folkers & Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building, Room 4. San Francisco Ira Barker Balziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Ca rriage. Saddle and Roai< Horses for Sale Office and stable: 605 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 851. SAN FRANCISCO * J. O'KANE 26 GOLDEN GATE AVE., S. F. HORSE BOOTS TRACK HARNESS IDi*, W xxx, F. ZBsAia.. M. R. C. V. S.. F. E. V. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspector forNew Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California; Ex-President m the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Office, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital, 1117 Golden Gate Avenue, near Webster St., San Francisco: Telephone West 138. Settd Fok Catalocute. Our Goods Are the Best Made. THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. NUTWOOD WILKES. He is the only Stallion that ever produced two three-year olds n one season with ecordsof 3:12 and 2:12»4 respectively Who Is It, es-champlon tt ee-year-old gelding of the world, reduced his record to 2: 10^- John A. Moerron 3: 5% ( :1 ^ as a three-year-old) is the fastest trotter of all the famous trita eo JGeorge Willie tu . NUTWOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1903 at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. Fee = $50 RACE RECORD 2:16« By GUY WILKES 3:15w Dam LIDA W 3:18w By NUTWOOD 2:18§ For the Season With return privileges If horse remains my property. Good pastur- age at $3 per month. Bills payable before re- moval of mare. Stock well cared for, but no re- sponsibility assumed for accidents and escapes. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS THE SIRE OF John A. McKerron.2:05M Fastest trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 2:12^ Who Is It 2:l0ji 3-year-old race rec 2:12 Stanton Wilkes 2:\0>4 Georgie B 2:12H Claudius 2:13& Boblngersoll 2:142£ Irvingten Boy 2:17& Verona 2:18& Irvington Belle 2:I8H Eohora Wilkes 2:I8!4 «S»-But three of the grandsons and granddaughters of NUTWOOD WILKES ever started in races. 1902, Is by a son (Nearest 2:22), and Iloilo__2: I6?i and Miss Georgie 2:25 are out of his daughters Young stock by NUTWOOD WILKES for sale. For further particulars apply or address Rosewood 2:21 Nearest 2:22^ Central Girl 2:22j£ Miser 2:24 % AlixB 2:24 Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgie 2:25 Fred Wilkes 2:26^ Queen C 2:28^ Electress 2:28^ Daugestar 2:29 L. E. C 2:29!4 T. C. (3) 2:30 Of these, Alone 2:09Ji, fastest four-year-old o MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvington, Alameda Co,. Cal. Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. R:f38N9° (A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) LIMONERO 2:15|, bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who have seen him to be one of the best stallions standing for service in California. He is a magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding, class and individuality ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year olds that have never been trained. All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. Prom their appearance and the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to be good race horses with every prospect of some star performers. A number of these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. LIMONERO 2:15$ got his record as a three-year old in the fourth heat of a six-heat race for a $5000 purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six of the greatest three-year- ~lds of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinite and Futurity. LIMONERO 2:15| will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Mares should be shipped to University Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal., in care of J. H. WILLIAMS, University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. Piedmont 904 Record 2: HH Winner of 41 heats in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Rex. . .2:15J4 Limonero 2:15^ Lorita 2:18H Wanda 2:18H CharleyC 2.-I8H Marston C 2:19^ and sire dams of Fanny Wilcox. 2:10^ Alt-a Vela 2:11^ Lizziemont 2:16^ Montrose (3). ..2:18 sire of 23 trotters, 2 pacers 7 sons produced 14 trotters, 3 pacers lfldaughts produced 21 trotters, 3 pacers Lulaneer Dam of Limonero 2:155£ Bion 2:193s" HARRISON G. ARMS. Owner. Almont 33 Sire of 35 trotters and 2 pacers 96 sons produced 435 trotters and 135 pacers 81 dau produced 102 trotters and 28 pacers [May Ferguson (by Mamb. Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont.... 2:17# Almont Eagle. 2:27 3 sons produced 29 trot's, 3 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 pacers I Electioneer 125 Sire of 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 trotters and 187 pacers 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 12 pacers I. Lula(by Norman 25) Record 2: 15 Winner of 56 heats in 2:30 Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cured In 48 Hoars. mm* CAPSULES * #1 D^ Superior to Copaiba, Cubebs or Injection C0C0ANUT OIL CAKE THE I JEST FEED FOB STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIQS FOR SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO. 208 California Street, San Francisco, Cal. After a Brush you will find ABSORBINE BLAKE, M0FFITT & T0WNE -DEALERS IN- 55-57-59-61 First Street, S. F. Telephone Main 199 '^j1' ";.•-;.. quick to remove ' ~"""-*-! the inflammation from any bruise or strain. No blister,nohairgone. and you can use the Horse. ABSORBINE removes any soft bunch in a pleasing manner. $2.00 per bottle of regular dealers or delivered. W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., SPRINGFIELD, - • MASS. Also manufacturer of Taroleum for For sale by Mack&Co., Langley& M Redlngton&Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. . all of San Francisco. 14 ®h£ gxeeiicv cai& gftHXvt&utciti fJUNB 13, 1903 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property ol John Parbott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS « »» Will serve n limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1903 FEE - - - 875 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEALS'. Breed to Extreme Speed. CHAS. DERBY 4907, ne. 2:20 »!**-= SlRKOP MUCH BETTER 2:07^. DERBY PRINCESS 8:08*4. DIABLO 2:09^, OWYHEE 2: 1 1. LITTLE BETTER 2:11^, CIBOLO 2:13»4. and many other fast and game racehorses Terms for young stallion* and pasturage on application. Developed Trotters and Pacers for sale at reasonab1 Address OAKWOOD PAKK STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. BONNIE DIRECT 2\05l Winner of the Fastest Five-Heat Race Paced in 1900. Biggest Winner of the "New" Pacers of 1900, having $7575 to His Credit the first year out. Dam BON BON 2:26 (dam of Bonsilene 2:14}) by Simmons 2:2S; second dam BONNIE WILKES 2:29 (dam of 3 in list) by George Wilkes 2:22; third dam BETTY VILEY -by Bob Johnson, thoroughbred son of Boston. BONNIE DIRECT will serve a limited number of approved mares during season of 1903, at 8100 the season. Mares not proving to be in foal can te returned next season or service fee refunded, at the option of the owner of mare. Address C. L. GRIFFITH, Pleasanton, Cal. SIRGIBBIE2D. No. 370 American Hacknev Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion in America of the Two Best British Haekney Pony Strains T>OTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES -L* have long been recognized as the suresi producers of beauty of conformation, com- bined with true, high and spirited action. SIR GIBBLE 2d win stand at MENLO STOCK FARM during the spason of 1903 at S30. Mares will be boarded by the season, or during service, at ihe rate of Ten ($10) Dollars per month. The Meulo Stock Farm will not hf- responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm All mares aDd Toals mu^t be removed from the ranch before July I, 1903. Apply to james McDonnell, Supt Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo County, Cal. SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOLLY DILLON 2:07 (the Fastest Mare of 1901), B. S. DILLON 2:25 and CAPTIVITY 2:28 1-2. Santa Rosa Stock Farm •*ANTA ROSA, CAL SIDNEY DILI ON was sired by Sidnev 2:19?^: dam Venus (dam of Adonis 2:U% Leah 2:2-)^. Cupid 2:18 (sire of Venus II 2:ii'.;,. Psyohe2:16W and Lottie Parks 2:ifii£ and she was also dam of Juno, the dam oi Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:80) by Venture 2:2? ",| sire of dam of Directum 2:05H: second dam b t b. by Algerlne, son of Whipple's Ham bietoQtan Sidney dillon is a model oi I mmetry and imports his grand individual iiy. Inberent speed and excellent disposition in till hisprogrny, Best of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- oappfi i'sual return privileges if horse Is Mill In my possession. For pasturage and other information regarding shipment ol mares address FRANK TURNER, Snpt Santa Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON. $40. r fl» Montgomery St . S. P. RED BALL BRAND. Awarded Gold Medal At CalirornlaStatc Fiilr IHliy. Every norseownerwho aluoa itlsstocksbonld ■onstantly have a sup >ly of It on baud. It tnproves and kcopt- tock In the pink of ondttion. Manhattan Food Co :r,:i Kolaom St,,. San KranclNCi A8k yoNi groccif. or dealers for It. osltlvelv Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion. C. P. KERTELL, Manager. NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 16-3 # hands. Foaled 1890. Bred by Wm. Corbett. AR1ST0 (3) 2:17| —2 , and Stanford Stakes, 1902 MAJELLAB.(2)2:Z9Tr£i& THE B0QUET Tr,al '£ S|| Brown Filly SSffffSa Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18. sire of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 2: 15H. Sabina 2:\5%, Sabledale (at 2 years) 2:1814. Bufflngton (at 2 years) 2:20*4 and 36 others in 2:30 list. Dam, Fidelia (trial 2:35 at 2 years), dam of Fidette 2:28^. dam of Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:I7j$ by Director, sire of Directum 2:05k, Direct 2*05l,£, Nathan Straus £05%. Direction 2:08 K< etc. Second dam by Reavis1 Blackbird 2:22. sire of Mamie Griffin 2:12, Vic H 2:12^- etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCracken's Black- hawk 767. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; of that number only three have ever had a full season's training, namely. Aristo (3) 2:17%, Majella B (2) 2:29 (trial at 4 years2M3?i). and The Boquet (trial at 3 years) 2:2t His son Aristo (at 3 years) 2:17% tooksickwith distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twenty-ninth bad practically no work, yet be easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake. NUSHAGAK will make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15th and ending July 1st. Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege Money due at time of service or uoon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. First-class pasturage for mares, 83 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal, Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company's steamers, from San Franci>co or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shipped in care of Morshead's Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. THE STANDARD-BRED TROTTING STALLION BOODLE Jr. By BOODLE 2:12%, sire of Ethel Downs 2:10, Thompson 2:HH. and 4 others in 2:30 and better. He hy Stranger, sire of 33 in 2:30. Dam NINA B by Electioneer, sire of Arion 2:073£, L Sunol 2:08m, Palo 2:08%, and 161 more in 2:30 list. BOODLE Jr. is one of the best bred, best looking and best stallions on the Paoiflc Coast. He will make the Season of 1903 at J. D. CARR'S GABILAN RANCH, Six Miles East of Salinas Cpa C?^ for tne season, payable at end of season, or $15 for single service, payable at time of rcc 0-0 service, otherwise will be considered at season rates Any mare entered for the season and paid for will be granted the usual return privelege* if proven to be not in foal provided that next rear the owner of mare still owns her and J D Carr still owns the horse. Good pasturage at $2 per month, but no responsibility assumed for accidents Season open now. and will clo.-e August first 1908 BOODLE Jr. is a sure foal getter, his colts are all uniform, and of good color, and show fine speed and action. He is 16 hands high and weighs 1200 pounds, is of a rich mahogany bay. Apply to J. D. CARR. or .JOHN GARSIDK. »t Gahllan Ranch. The Thoroughbred stallion St. Carlo St. Blaise. ■{ Newtnlnater Seclualon Fnsee ( M8™y»* (.Carina.. { Kingfisher. Lex i ii Eton ' Ellhan Lass I Carlta i Tne "^Md Li,a«ta...... lCaniIIla ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about $29,000 as a two year old He is a wenderful youns Sire, among bis get being Ruinart (winner of the Burns Handicap Palace Hotel Handicap and $11,650). Zamar II (winner of 19 races as a two-year-old and $7695), Joan. Februarj, St. Juthbert, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Marmion May Boy, Our Climate, Glendinning and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the foals of said mar^s) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903 For further particulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES McDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. Another Satisfied User Sonoma, Cal., May 20, 1903. Messrs Baker & Hamilton, San Francisco, Cal — Dear Sirs: In reference to your No. 4 3500-lb. Simplex Turbine Cream Separator, which we purchased of you some time since, and which we are using every dav, would state that same runs easily and skims clean and and is satisfac- tory to us in every way. Yours trulr. (Signed) STORNETTA BROS. These parties replaced the Disc Separator with a SIM- PLEX SEPARATOR aDd they, as well as every other user of the SIMPLEX SEPARATORS, are perfectly satisfied. We do not claim to have furnished all of the Separators in use or to have been doing business in one rut so long that we have become rusty, but If you wish the LATEST IM- PROVED CREAMERY MACHINERY and MODERN BUSINESS METHODS, give us a oall. Send for New 1903 Creame y Catalogue, just issued, and special Literature on Simples Separators and Churns. BAKER & HAMILTON SOLE PACIFIC COAST AGENTS San Francisco Sacramento Los Angeles Ugy»g>. OINTMENT 6 ^MoW* SPAVIN I Your stable is not complete without Quinn's I Ointment. An infallible cure for all ordi- I nary horse afflictions. Follow the example : set by the leading horsemen of the world and ! your stable shelf will always hold a bottle of I Quinn's Ointment : A. L. Thomas. Snpt. Canton Farm, Jollet, 111., remarks, ■ "1 enclose yon amount for eiz bottles of Qainn's Ointment. : After one year's trial mast confess it does all yon claim for • it." For Garbs, Spliats, Spavins, Windpnffo or Bunches. Price $i.oo per package. Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail. W. B. EDDY & CO., Whitehall, N. Y. TRY IT. Jone 13. 1903 1 ®ite $veei>ev cmfc gftwirteman 15 Portable Houses ALL SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boxes, Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu lar and Price List. Burnham— Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet. First and Second, OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street BALLISTITF Tbe Standard Dense Powder of the World. fii^^ 1901— Wins Second in Grand American Handicap at Targets. 1902— Wins First in Grand American Handicap at Targets. 1903— Wins during Grand American Handicap week at Kansas City. First Amateur Average in Regular Events. Third General Average in Regular Events ALL OF ABOVE ARE AMATEUR RECORDS. Take No One's Word. Try It for Yourself. I H I All A CO 75 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK CITY V. Il» k>#"tW V* WW c Telephone 1747 Franklin. Importers and Dealers In Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing Goods. Sole Agents for BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk) Smokeless Powders and the REBLE GUN. A postal brings catalogue and :' Shooting Facts." (third edition) BALLISTITF The Standard Dense Powder of the World. ^^** SICK DOCS MADE ytELL CAMPBELL'S EMOLLIO IODOFORM GALL CURE For GALL BACKS and SHOULDERS, CRUPPER SORES and SADDLE GALLS there is none superior. The horse CAN BE WORKED AS USUAL For BARBED WIRE CUTS, CALKS, SCRATCH- ES, BLOOD POISONED SORES and ABRASIONS OF THE SKIN it has no equal. It is very adhesive and easily applied to a watery as well as a dry sore. Its use will absolutely prevent BLOOD POISON- ING In this respect there is no Gall Cure offered which can justly even claim to be a competitor. We placed it on the market relying wholly on its merit for success, and notwithstanding the fact that comparatively little has been done in the way or advertising the salesof 1900 were lOOper cent great- er than the aserregate sales of Gall Cure preceding that year. This increase was entirely due to its MERITS, and from it we feel justified in saying that it Is THE GALL CURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY It is a quick and sure cure f-^r those troublesome skin cracks under the fe ^ckv nich Injure and often lay up race horses. All Trainers Should Have It In Their Stables PKICE:— 3 OZ. BOX, 35c; 1 LB. BOX, Sl.OO. Read our "ad." on Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy In next issue of this pa r. JAS. B. CAMPBELL & CO., Mfrs.,412 W. Madison St., Chicago, 111. DAH1EI- C. HELM Sergeant' $ Remedies STANDARD THE WORLD OVER. SURE SHOT frees the pup from worms for all time to come. A marvelous cure and absolutely certain. Its use is pre- liminary to the making of good dogs. By mail 50c. Sergeant's Condition Pills impart vigor, vim and life to the dog who has dropped his tail in dejection. His ambition, keen scent, and eye luster will return with their use, be it in treatment either of Mange, Distemper, Chills, Fever, Constipation or Nervous Debility. 50c and $1.00, postpaid. garbolic "Soft Soap" soothes, cures and eradicates. ^^_^-^ ft .^~— ^s. The very best made. Of dealersfiJiJiTt'J MillfStl 25c; by mail 35c. An order or\f"LijU)|UjBjjy 3c in postage will cause to be delivered free on your desk Our Revised Dog Treatise and a Pedigree blank. For sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers." F, W. Braua & Co., Los Angeles, Cai„ Pacific coast Snjpiy I SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send for free copy of "DOG CULTURE." ST LOUIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch— 1334 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for "SANITAS"' Disinfectant. SThlPED BASS ANGLERS LAKE MERRITT BOAT HOUSE J. A. FAT JO, Proprietor, Will furnish good boats at reasonable prices. Tackle Live and Clam Bait, etc., and better ac- commodations tban ever before offered at Lake Meriin. Take narrow-gauge train to Oakland: street cars or five minutes' walk on East 12th st. to fish- ing water. Get off broad-gauge trains at Oak st. CALIFORNIA REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS Comprises the representatives of the best families of this famous bree*?. The home of ROMEO AAGGIE ACME, who has an official seven-day reoord of 26 lbs. 11 ozs. butter; FIDESSA, who made in seven days official recerd over 25 lbs. butter, and m?ay other large producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. Phone: Soutk 103. 11 TURK STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. RANCH— Rough and Raads Island, near Stockton. Visitors always welcome. Hunt and Fish ALONG THE LINE OF THE TCST LIKE A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track. Bring the ladies and see the FASTEST HORSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL 4. S O LNEY &SON. Proprietors (I-ESSEE OF THE S. F. & N. P. R. R.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Gold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Fine Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams BeBt Section In California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael. Petaluma, Santa Rosa TJklah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County- Saturday to Monday round-trip tickets at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. K. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. Hay, Grain and Commission. Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. warehouse: j 203 Berry St. | SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Telephone: Main 1027. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows, 4-yr.,3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhams competing. 5th year my Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. j Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Niles & Co.. Los Angeles, Cal. AYRSHTRES— Young Bulls. Cowa and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon Petaluma Cal. Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IN Tones and Line Engraving Artistio Designing 506 MlBBlon St.. cor. First. San Franclsr-u Half At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER Norfolk Trueman ppa C?ft Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy, i tt «pi,v. reserve winners, Oakland, 19021- Imelda {winners and special for best, S. F., 1902) rsabelle, etc. N. H. HICKMAN, 1767 Page St.. San Francisco. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word ■per insertion. Cash to accompany order. IRISH AND SCOTCH TERRIERS. TRISH AND SCOTCH TERRIER PUPPIES -*- at $12 and $15 Sired by Champion Lovne Ruffian and Champion Fighting Mac. Mrs. BRADLEY-DYNE. Saturna P. O , B. C. POINTERS. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. TfOK SALE— LIVER AND WHITE POINTER -1- dog, three years old. grandson of Jingo and Tick Boy, thoroughly broken, good retriever Owner going East. Address GEO. H. TOUSEY, Rialto, Cal. FOB SALE. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers, WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Lithian Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee 820 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Veloolty-Norfolk Two Step). Fee 8X0 Puppies and Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 8 + 1 Harrison St., San Francisco Cal. rpHOROUGHBRED GORDON SETTER AND -1- Cocker Spaniel pups for sale. 1950 Grove St., Oakland, Cal. DELVERTON COCKER KENNELS FRUITVALE THE HOME OF THE CHAMPIONS. Winners of more First and Special prizes in 1902-1903 tban all the other Coast kennels combined. Have taken the Special for Best Cocker in show at San Francisco, 189P-99-l9riO-02-03 Champion HAMPTON PROMISE, black, at stud Winner of Special for best any color, San Francisco, 19031 These kennels have bred many high-class show dogs, among others Plumeria Portia conceded to be the best Cocker owned in Plumeria Kennels. Young stock now on hand. AT STUD CUBA OF KENWOOD (Glenbeigh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam-Dolly Dee II) STOGKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager. Bakersfleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Wri*e for prices. ■ Bbebder and Spoetsman, 38 Geary Street, San Franoisco. Cal. COLLIES. pOLLIE PUPS FOR SALE-BY PRIZE ^' winning imported sires and dams, fit for bench, ranch or farm Both sexes. Prices accord- ing to quality- Correspondence solicited: all let- ters cheerfully answered. THOS. S. GRIFFITH, Bos 1907, Spokane, Wash. COCKER SPANIELS. 133 NINTH AVENUE, Cocker Spaniels at stud and for sale. NAIROD KENNELS- near California. Champion bred PLUMERIA COCKER KENNELS HAVE removed to their new kennels, 339 Ninth Ave. The dogs in this kennel are conceded to be the best in the West, having defeated all comers, under a number of the best judges in America. At Stud— Champion HAMPTON GOLDIE (great- est sire of winners alive), PLUMERIA TWEE- DLEPUNCH and others. Young and matured stock for sale. Address E C PLUME. 229 Ninth Ave., San Francisoo. Small dogs boarded. FOR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES by Ch. Hampton Goldie. Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads, Fruitvale, Alameda AT STUD. CF H. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S chamDlon Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth), CAIRNSMUTR GEN- ERAL and RABY ELVET (winner of 7 firsts in England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs always for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Franoisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. ST. BERNARDS. NAIROD KENNELS— REMOVED TO 133 Ninth Avenue, near California— offer for sale the celebrated St. Bernard, LE KING (Chhicplo Le Prfnce-Svlvla's Lola). At Stud- GRAND MASTER H, .admittedly the headed St. Bernard on the Coast. Fee -425. 16 &he gveeiiev emit &povt&mixn [JUNE 13, 1903 TELEPHONE-. South 640 2V3-2& San Francisco, Cal. Send for Illustrated Catalog THE ALWAYS RELIABLE AivEnx^TTiixriTicxiNr U. M. C. WINS Grand American Handicap at Kansas City, April 14th to 18th, Mr. Martin Diefenderfer, an amateur shooter of Wood River, Nehraska, using U. M. C Shells, won nrst P"ze in the Grand American Handicap with a score of 94 out of 100. Mr. Max E. Hensler of Battle Creek, Mich , won second with a score of 93 out of 100. Mr. Hensler, who is hut 19 years old, also won the Preliminary Handicap with a score of 91. 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(2) BY MONBELLS-ELDEN Black Colt (2) by Altivo 2:18i Bay Pacer by Directum 2:05J SEARCH ME (3) by Searchlight 2:03J-Wanda 2:14J IN TRAINING AT PLEASANTON &he gtrefrer emit gpovtsman [June 20, 1903 Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association ADDITIONAL GUARANTEED STAKES PETALUMA DURING THE 3d OR 4th WEEK IN AUGUST, 1903 ENTRIES TO CLOSE WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1903 TROTTING STAKES HORSES TO BE NAMED WITH ENTRY No. 5. 2:30 Class Trottinsr S5O0 No. 6. 2:17 Class Trottins 500 No. 1. 2:11 Class Trotting 500 PACING STAKES HORSES TO BE NAMED WITH ESTKI No. 8. Green Class Pacing- S500 No. 9. 2:17 Class Pacing- 500 No. 10. 2:13 Class Pacing 500 No. 11. Free-for-All Pacing 600 No. 12. Three- Year-Old Pacing 400 NOTICE -Nomlnatur. b.re the privilege of natuin; two horse, from Hie same stable, or owned by the same person on one entrance fee. V Nominators In anr race that should rail to Bll mat on July 8lh, transfer their entry lo any other of the above Classes that filled in which their horse was eligible on Jiily 1 , 1903 - nil the lnlenTion of the maiifS to g?re any^pecial racesat this meeting, and if you want to start yonr horses they must be entered in the regular advertised m^S^tSSS>^V^ educated horse ever had a better head. He seem? to understand his business thor- oughly. He seems to know what horse he is expected to prompt, and no manor how many othen come up and go by thorn, hj I I.'* I lie horse he starts out with, and will stay in the proper place without urging by his driver, and can ; hack a little or much as the driver do. Bono e Direct is getting some grand looking oolts and it does oot look as if anything can stop him from being as great a sire as he is a race borso. Mr. Grif- k me out to the big paddock just west of the "irday morning and showed me Bonnie's Ii is a filly and was just about twelve hours old. having arrived the night before. Its dam is Jen- nie Mac2:0!i by McKinney 2:11}, and the little miss has the McKinney color— dark brown. She has one white hind ankle and a very little white on the coronet or heel of all her other dainty little feet. She was as sprightly as a cricket and seemingly intent on getting all there was in the maternal font, whichseemed a very generous one. The pedigree of this little nlly would make a pedigree expert scratch his pate quite a xvh le before he oould think of one that was better bred. Bonnie Direct the sire, one of the greatest of the great Director family, and the dam a 2:10 race performer, that has already produced a four year old with a record of 2:11!, and is sired by the leading sire of 2:15 perform, ers of his age. Then the filly's grandam, Leonor 2:24 by Dashwood, is the dam of four in the list, viz : Jen- i Mack 2:09. Dr. Book 2:10, Miss Jessie 2-.13J (dam of Cuate (3) 2:1S), and Judd 2:24}. The next dam is a producer and there are nothing but producing sires and dams for four generations back, Bonnie Direct himself being the only excep.ion, and he has no colts old enough to start as yet. Jennie Mack is owned by Doctor Book of Los Angeles, and it would doubtless take a pretty good-sized offer to tempt him to part with her and her filly by Mr. Griffith's stallion. James Thompson came back from the Cleveland sale in good spirits in spite of the fact that the horses he took over did not bring as rnuch-asit was expected they would. There is good reason for his exuberance however, as he was accompanied on bis trip home by his daughter, who has just graduated as a trained nurse from the celebrated Bellevue hospital in New York. Miss Thompson was the gold medalist of Tier class, an honor that requires much study and the closest application as well 'as natural ability to achieve. Mr. Thompson worked Clipper a nico easy mile in 2:12} on Saturday and Col. Kirkpatrick tells me it is his intention to send this son of Diablo over east again in the fall and start him in the late events for his class. Clipper is as near io perfect condition right now as any horse ever is. He is probably 150 pounds heavier than when he took his record, seems to enjoy his work and paces a fast clip easier than be ever* did. He wears the hopples, but they are very loose and light, and strange to say did not chafe bis legs from the first, so he does not go against them very hard. There are-two colts in the Thompson string that attract the eye of everyone who sees them at work? They are both two year olds, bred at Palo Alto. The photos of them on the front page of the Breeder and Sportsman this week do not Hatter in the least. The Altivo colt is owned by S. Christiansen of this city, is a pacer, and a very fast one. He showed Thompson a half in 1:06 two months ago and is such a na'.ural gaited youngster that great things are ex- pected of him. The other colt is a trotter and is by Monbellsoutof Elden by Nephew, second dam Eleanor by Electioneer, third dam Sallie Gardner, thorough- bred maro by Vandal. Col. Kirkpatrick who owns him has selected the name Elden-Bells for this hand- some youngster and it is not only euphonious but means something — recalling the name of both sire and dam, and suggesting at once the famous Beauti- ful Bolls family. Elden-Bells will be heard from in the future as he is already showing speed. Geo A. Kelly, to whose excellent management is di:e the present fine condition of the Pleasanton track, has a string of seven horses and colts at work. He bred his grandly bred two year old colt Bonnie McK. by McKinney out of Bon Bon 2:14} to four mares this year. Mr. Kelly proposes to work the colls that re- Eultassoon as they are old enough and give them records, thus putting Bonnie McK. in the Great Table at as early an age as possible. This is the sensible plan. Mr Kelly says he does not want to use the ex- cuse "had no opportunity, "which is so often made by stallion owners. His mare Annigito 2:21 by Antrim, foaled a fine black filly by Bonnie Direct 2:05', last week. A pacer that attracts much attention at Pleasanton is the handsome bay fellow Billy Red, that Mr. J. D. Springer recently purchased from Mose Hart. Billy Red was worked out Saturday last with his Dew owner as driver, and the horse not only showed a good clean gait and good manners but speed as well. He is a very likely candidate for a mark down below 2:15. Tho Nutwood Stock Farm horses aro doing well tin- j ear. There will ho several new performers from that speed factory this year. Mr. Carter has colts and fillies by nearly every prominent stallion in Cali- fornia on his farm, besides many good ones by his great sire Nutwood Wilkes. Cecil was driving a diminutive Utile fill] Saturday that can score like a runaway locomotive on a down grade. She is by Searchlight 2:03', out of Zeta Carter by Director, second dam Lid a W. the dam of Nutwood Wilkes. Soon after she was weaned she took the distemper and the next year got a dose of the disease very much like it that was so prevalent in California that season. The result was she did not grow much, but it did not stop her speed as she can simply fly at the pace. Mr. Carter has bred her to Bonnie Direct and will turn her out to grow some. After she raises a colt he will give her a record, and it is an even bet that it will be close to 2:10 the first year she is raced.- Mr. Carter tells me that Lida W.'s foal by Stam B. is about as nice a youngster as he has owned. Sam Gamble is still at Pleasanton with '-the great horse" as he delights in calling Stam B. I gueS6 Sam has picked out about as many great broodmares as the next man and he selected them before they bad produced, which is pretty good proof of his ability in that line. When over east a few years ago he pur- chased the mare Simone by SimmonF, out of the great broodmare Mi Lady by Baron Wilkes and brought her out here. She is now the property of S. Chris- tiansen who has had her bred to Stam B. If the resultant foal is a great one (and it can hardly help being anything else if it has half a chance) give Sam credit for it, as the mating is on the lines he has talked and written about for many years. Barney Simpson and "Dad" Trefry were working a couple of Diablos Saturday that look like the real goods and when they get ready to start in the races at the Breeders meeting they should be close to the money. Ben Chaboya was away on business the day I was at Pleasanton, but the trainers all say he has nine or ten as nice horses as one would want to see. He has a pair of roadsters for sale that are worth more than he asks for them. All of Ben's horses look to be in fi.De condition. There has been considerable printed in the papers during the past few weeks anent the ownership of Kinney Lou, the horse that Budd Doble purchased from Douglas Cone of Red Bluff last year. The fol- lowing from the last issue of the American Horse Breeder of Boston bears the looks of genuineness: Budd Doble was in Boston last week and bought Kinney Lou from Mr. John Shepard, in accordance with an agreement entered into between Mr. Shepaid and Mr. Doble at the time of the purchase of the gelding by Mr. Shepard. It was understood at the time that Mr. Shepard purchased Kinney Lou that any time Mr. Doble wanted the gelding at a stipulated figure, which represented a good profit to Mr. Shepard, he could have him. Mr. Shepard said he had faith in the gelding and disliked very much to part with bim, and offered Mr. Doble $500 to let the trade stand as it was, but Mr. Doble was very anxious to bave the geld ■ ing and the transaction was closed in accordance with the original agreement. A. Ottinger, the well known railroad ticket broker of this city has made a new purchase. Mr. L. J. Rose of Los Angeles was in town this week and sold Mr. Ottinger his famous trotter Zambra that holds the world's five mile record of 12:24. Zambra was bred by the late A. G. Gurnett of Alameda county and is by McKinney out of Nellie Fairmont by Fairmont. Mr. Ottinger will permit Zambra to keep his engage- ments at the Breeders meeting and has sent him out to the old veteran Pat Farrell on the Point Lobos road, who will get him ready for the circuit. Mr. Ottinger always drives a good horse and has owned many fast ones. He made more than one sucessful campaign with the late Tommy Keating as a partner. His reappearance on tbe California circuit Ibis year as an owner will add life to the races, as Mr. Ottinger always likes to have a bet down when his horse starts. In Zambra he has a good reliable trotter that is faster than his record of 2:101. Frank E. Wright of Sacramento went east three weeks ago to look aiter his horse Kelly 3riggs 2:10} that Farmer Buuch look over there to race. Mr. Wright, sends word that he found the son of Bays- water Wilkes in fine shape and ready to start in his class and make a good showirg. There is to be a big day of racing at tbe Indianapolis, Indiana, track on July 4th, and as a good purse is offered there for a 2:10 pace it is probable that Kelly Briggs will make his first start there. If he is good he should make quite a showing as all will concede who saw bim force Miss Logan out in 2:00} at Woodland last year. Mr. Wright will remain east loDg enough to see bis horse race two or three times and will then return. The owner of the New Zealand pacing champion Ribbonwood 2:09, Mr. D. J. Price, arrived in San Francisco on tbe last steamer from the Antipodes and has been visiting some of our California stock farms and tracks. He went to Tanforan last Wednesday and Bays it is a better track than his horse made his record over. .Ml California horsemen know that Tan- foran was built for a running track and is not at the Jitne 20, 19(53] ©he ^veebev an& ^pcvt^tnan § present time what would be called a fast track for either trotters or pacers, although the new Tanforan Driving Association intend making it as good as the best very soon. Mr. Price Bays the track on which Ribbonwood stepped in 2:09 is a five furlong oval, on which the turns are not thrown up. This makes the record made by the son of Wildwood see'm more won- derful than ever. It is to be hoped that Mr. Price can see his way clear to bringing his pacer to this country, and that a match can be taken on with some of our California horses. I dou't doubt in the least that a race could be arranged for a big purse in which Clipper 2:06, Miss Logan 2:06}, El Diablo 2:11}, Kelly Briggs2:10} and others would be entered against the New Zealand champion. And if the race could be pulled off at Tanforan under the auspices of the new club, the big grand stand would not accomodate half the crowd that would go to witness it. A Sacramento scribe says that "Gov. Pardee is again in harness and racing hard to catch up with his work." Probably when the Governor has time to reflect he will cutoff the appropriation for his own salary on the ground that the State should not pay out any money for harness racing. A California bred colt has won the German Trotting Derby. The event came off at the Berlin-Westend trotting course on May 21st and was won by Ritters- porn, a bay colt bred at Oj,kwood Park Stock Farm. The colt is now a four year old. He was sired byChas. Darby 2:20, and his dam is Rubicelle, a daughter of Prince Red. The colt's second dam is Inex by Sweep- stakes out of Dolly Bull by Kentucky Bertrand. Inex is the dam of Oar Jack 2:13.1, Alamo 2:29.5, and the three year old colt Owynex, that P. W. Hodges is now training at Santa Ana. Rittersporn won the race, which was for 3200 metres, in 5:28 9-10. This is 18 me- tres less than 2 miles, the time being at the rate of about 2:42 per mile. The value of the purse was about $3750. Oak wood Park Farm is to be congratulated on the winning of this event. For years past German horsemen have been heavy purchasers in America, be. ing prominent at all the Eastern sales. They have purchased with a view to entering the horses bought in the leading trotting events at Berlin and Vienna, and for a green Californian to come out and win the German Derby of 1903 against the pick of eligibles, American and European bred, is a distinction that is worthy of note. At Woodland's Fast Track. [Woodland Mail, June 17.] There are at present a large number of horses in training at the race track. The track is in good con- dition and some fast time is being made. The "old leaguers," John A., Penrose, Smuggler, Sutter, Belle Rose, Gertie A. and Lena A., are all working well and are expected to lower thsir records this year. Among the youngsters there are some very promising ones, and they are all moving nice. You can drive out to the race track most any morn- ing and witness some good sport. If they don't happen to be working any horses, hunt up Hi Hogoboom and he is always ready to en- tertain you with some pleasing reminiscences of past racing days. Walt Mastin has the largest stable of horses at the track. In his string are John A. 2:12J, Penrose 2:17, Wild Rose, Celmar, Nora S., Marvin Wilkes, Gold Crown and Loreta. Marvin Wilkes is a two year old trotter and will start in the futurity stake at Petaluma during the breeders meeting. John Norton has Smuggler 2:17} and Flying Jim, a green colt by Gossiper Jr. Both horses are working well. E.Donnelly of Colusa has Sutter 2:28,and a youngster called Beckwith Chips. Det Bigelow, who never says much, but has always got something under wraps, has Gertie A. and El Primo, both very promising young ones by Diablo. Dart, a three year old by Hector, Mono by Falrose, and Lena A., winner of the Occident Stakes in 1898. Hi Hogaboom, the veteran driver and trainer, has a stable which, if looks count for anything, will cer- tainly get some of the money. They are Hops by Don Marvin, who has already this season worked a mile in 2:15' Perkins, a green trotter, and Bart, a green pacer, have done miles in 2:191. An unnamed three year old, who has done half the route in 1:10, and a two year old, unnamed, which has done quarters in 393. R. H. Nason was not at the track, but we learned that his stable consists of Belle Rose 2:18, and Glenn Rose, Azarine, Roosevelt and Tuberlina, all promising colts, which are working well. The Kenney Bicycle Co., 531 Valencia St., is doing a big business in the MeMurray Carts and Sulkies. You not only save money by purchasing a MeMurray but get the most durable, beBt made, and easiest running cart or sulky in the market. Investigation will ^con- vince a Missourian. The Great Sale Next Tuesday. Not for years has there been such a demand for catalogues of a sale as has been created by the an- nouncement of the closing out of the horses owned by the late Henry Pierce, which begins at the Occidental Horse Exchange in this city next Tuesday at 10:30 A, M. Letters have been received at this office from prospective buyers as far away as South Carolina, and this week a telegram came from Arizona asking that catalogues be mailed the sender immediately. There is every indication that a record breaking crowd will crowd Mr. Layng's big pavilion when the first horse is led into the ring and that it will not take long to dispose of the 77 head that comprise this con- signment. Just to help the sale along we suppose, and to show the Sidney Dillons are all that is claimed for them, the mare Lou Dillon took the world's matinee record for mares to wagon last Tuesday trotting the mile at Cleveland in 2:06} lowering the record of Lucille three quarters of a second. There are a number of the get of Sidney Dillon in this sale. It would be hard to name a stallion of any promi- nence as a sire in California whose progeny is not represented in this dispersal of one the the greatest stock farms ever founded. And all are out of good dams, mares that were selected by Mr. Pierce for their individuality, speed and blood lines. Here are a few selected at random from the catalogue: McMyrtle a bay colt foaled 1902, by McKinney 2:11}, dam Myrtledale by Iran Alto 2:12}, second dam Nettie Nutwood (dam of Hillsdale 2:15) by Nutwood, third da,m by Williamson's Belmont. Athenian, bay mare foaled 1891, by Steinway 2:25^, dam Ida Wood (dam of Owyhee 2:11 and Babe Marion 2:17}) by Simmons, second dam by Mambrino Pate hen. Annie Dillon, chestnut filly foaled 1900, by Sidney Dillon, sire of Lou Dillon 2:06}, Dolly Dillon 2:07, etc., dam Ceta (dam of 1) by Piedmont, second dam Cecil (dam of 2) by Gen'l Benton, third dam Cuba (dam of 1) by Imp. Australian, the great thoroughbred sire. Matin Ball, brown gelding foaled 1892, by Mendo- cino, sire of Monte Carlo 2:09}, Idolita 2:09}, etc., dam Lady well (dam of Local 2:191 and half sister to Lorita 2:171, dam of Alta Vela 2:11} j by Electioneer. Custer, chestnut gelding by Sidney Dillon, dam -Maud (dam of 2 in list) by Nutwood, second. Nordica 2:19, gray mare foaled 1802 by Advertiser 2:15}, dam the great broodmare Sallie Benton by Gen'l Benton, second dam the famous Sontag Mohawk by Mohawk Chief. Elsie, dam of Palita 2:16, Rio Alto 2:161, Novelist 2:27, Mary Osborne 2:28} and Salvina 2:30. Elsie is by Gen'l Benton out Elaine 2:20 (dam of four in the list), by Messenger Duroc, and her grandam is famous Green Mountain Maid, dam of Electioneer. She has a mag- nificent colt at foot by L. W. Russell, son of Stamboul 2:071. Lady Rea, sister to Thomas R. 2:15, being by Iran Alta 2:12}, dam Yedrel by Nutwood. Al Diablo Mac, a four year old by Diablo 2.09} out of Hazel Mac by Director. Menbaylo, a five year old mare by Oro Wilkes 2:11, damMenlo Belle by Menlo, second dam San Mateo Belle by Speculation, These are but samples of those to be sold and the rest of the goods will fully come up to the samples. Mr Pierce devoted much time and study to selecting his mares and mating them, and few achieved tho suc- cess he did. To the farmers and breeders, and all who love good horses and are conversant with the times — and see that with the addition of speedways in all the large cities of the United States and the closing out of so many large trotting horEe breeding farms there must be an increased demand for fine track and driving horses, this sale offers many golden opportunities which mu3tnot be overlooked. Death of a Pioneer Stock Breeder. RossC. SargentoneofCalifornia'ssuccessful pioneer farmers and stock raisers, died suddenly at his home in Stockton last Monday. The Stockton Mail says: "The deceased was born in the town of Thornton, Grafton county, New Hampshire, and was in his eighty-third year. He was brought upon hisfather's farm until the age of seventeen, when he went to Bos- ton and worked at agriculture in that vicinity for two years. After engaging in several other voca-- tions he journeyed to Chicago in 1847, and went into the ice business. Selling out in 1849, he came to Califor- nia. He located first in El Dorado county and put up a trading post there, making trips to Sacramento now and then and hauling freight. His two brothers, with whom he had crossed the plains, were with him at the post. After the brothers had separated tern porarily, R. C. Sargent engaged in cutting hay near Sacramento, with a scythe for which he had paid $75 in that town. Subsequently he employed one of his brothers and another man at $10 a day each to do the cutting, while he hauled the hay — which grew wild and could be obtained for nothing — to. his home in El Dorado county. Almost immediately afterwards an influx of immigrants came and he sold the hay — eighty tons — at a 121 cents per pound. The immigra- tion was so great that their trading post grew to be half a mile in length, and there was a continuous stream of wagons from the post to Sacramento, a distance of thirty miles. Mr. Sargent went into the cattle business in 1850. In 1864, which was considered the driest season ever known to that date in California, the Sargents had to send their cattle to Bouldin Island to save them. In 1862 Mr. Sargent started the work of reclaiming 16,000 acres of overflow land in the vicinity of Syca- more Slough, and it was not until 1891 that the work was completed. In fact, Mr. Sargent was the pioneer in reclamation work in this part of the State.- - R. C. Sargent was a remarkable business man and accomplished much during his life. He was a staunch Republican, and for many years took an active part in politics. For four sessions of the Assembly he repre- sented his district, and especially devoted his time to work in committees that had charge of the swamp and'Overflowed land matters. For years he had been " increasing his real estate holdings until he was prob- ably the largest property owner in San Joaquin county. The deceased left an estateworth $1,000,000." Mr. Sargent took great interest in standard bred horses and bred quite a number of trotters. He was the breeder of Neernut 2:12}, Fanny Fern (the dam of Balkan 2:15 and Molly Drew 2:27), Ross S. 2:19} and many other horses with records. On Stanley 2:17 1-2 by Direct 2:05 1-2, Lilly Stanley 2:17 1-4. dam L. A. is by Richard's Elector 2170. Grayson, Cal., June 14, 1906. Editor Breeder and Sportsman— I see by the issue of the 13th an inquiry of the breeding of L. A. L. A. is "owned by me, and is sired bv Richard's Elector, his dam by Butterfield St. Clair; second dam by Williamson's Belmont. L. A. hai trotted a mile on the Modesto track in 2:17. He has had very little work and his colts show up remarkably fine. L. A. Richards. At the opening of the Cedar Valley Circuit at West Union, Iowa, during the last week in May, Banco, a bay horse by Barondale, won the 2:35 trot and took a record of 2:251 in the second heat. Owing to heavy rains the n-ack was very 6low. Several of the Baron- dales in Iowa will get records this year and hie list will grow fast from now on. He has made a gocd season at the San Jose track, having had a ousbr of very choicely bred mares. San Bernardino, June 10, 1903. Breeder and Sportsman:— William Rourke, the breeder of Baby's Gift, her full sister Merry Christmas by Christmas, Hazel Kinney 2:09} by Mc- Kinney, and Wamba out of Baby's Gift, by Zombro, has the good fortune to own a colt from Baby's Gift that is all any horseman could ask for in form and size, and is a full brother to Hazel Kinney. Merry Christmas dropped a splendid colt by Zolock 2:11, he by McKinney. Either "Mr. Rourue was born under a lucky star,, has an extremely large bnmp of intuition, or else he is a man of rare good judgment regarding the es- sentials of a stallion, "was the remark made by a man who examined On Stanley (2:171 at three years). The blood lines he represents need not be referred to in detail. Starting as- they do with a full brother to the famous Dexter, and leading or keeping abreast of all other families in the production of champion har- ness horses to date, his masculine neck, strong, good- sized head, with large beautiful clear eyes well in front, with perfect feet and lege, his coat of hair a magnificent wine colored brown, without white, weighing eleven hundred pounds, is only a hint at a description of this horse. The veteran trainer S. E. Kent, who had On Stanley a couple of weeks, pro- nounced him a trotter from instinct rather than from training, and to prove his theory had one of his men drive On Stanley a mile the day of his sale, the last quarter of which over fifty watches timed at 321 seconds, a wonderful flight of speed for a horse out of training as fleshy as he was. The introduction of this horse to our community gives those not wishing to raise pacers a chance to breed to a pure gaited trotter. Alcantellum. « Hon. Jesse D. Carr of Salinas, celebrated his eighty- ninth birthday on Wednesday of last week. The ster- ling old pioneer received many congratulations on the occasion. ^^ Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feet. &he grccbrc mtb gyavtsmati [jcne 20, im v.nd Circuit will open at Detroit July 20th. The Santa Rosa Stock Farm sale will be held next Tuesday. The Monk 2:05} and Lou Dillon will be started to beat the team record somo time this year. Manroe Salisbury writes from New York that really good It- -.-arce and as good as Government bonds. The Vallejo track is in fine shape for training horses over, and as its meeting opens the circuit it is "right handy" for everybody. Billy Andrews lately offered $12,000 for Audubon Hoy. He says the chestnut grandson of Alcyone is the best race horse In sight. Polly Dillon 2:07 should be quite an addition to tte matinee horses in Pittsburg this year. Almost any old time she can brush a two minute clip: Monroe Salisbury will move his string of trotters and papers from New York to Detroit about June 1st. The Grand Circuit opens there July 2oth. Charley Herr 2:07, has his old-time speed and one day recently stepped an eighth in 151 seconds for his owner, David Cahill, at Charter Oak Park. About the best investment now-a-days is a well bred young mare that is standard and is sound and hand- some. It pays to breed this sort and will for years to come. The 2:15 trot for the Breeders meeting has eleven entries and is already causing lots of talk among the horsemen. It will be a great contest from present appearances. Yallejo, Petaluma, Woodland, Sacramento and Pleasanton is the circuit so far. This provides six weeks of harness racing and Santa Rosa and San Jose may yet get in line. Jenny Mac 2:09 has a filly foal by Bonnie Direct 2:05}. It arrived on Friday evening, June 12th, and is one of the best looking youngsters that has made its apoear- ance in California this year. The Pleasanton track is in better shape right now than it was during the winter months. It is without doubt the best winter track in America and bids fair to get the reputation of being the best summer track as well. At 10:30 A. M. next Tuesday the dispersal sale of the great stock farm founded by the late Henry Pierce will begin at the Occidental Horse Exchange. Some of the best bred hprses ever raised in California will be offered. Horses, like men, are not all as bad as they are painted. There's Mr. Salisbury's pacer Mush, for in- stance. He is no beauty, but he is not such a mulish looking animal as the artist of the American -Horse Breeder pictuted him. See the list of purses advertised by the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders' Association for its Petaluma meeting. Entries close July 1st. There are races for all classes. It will be the greatest meeting of the year and comes oil in August. The combination sale of trotting bred horses held by William G. Layng of this city at Salinas June 6th was not a success, as prices ruled low. The best figure of the sale was $200, paid for the mare Salinas Maid 2:30, dam of Diablita 2:15}. Trainer Hogoboom, who is hanuling the string of Geo. W. Kingsbury of San Francisco, has moved the horses from the Santa Rosa track to Petaluma, where he will train them until the Breeders' meeting in Au- gust, during which several of them will start. The experiment at Village Farm breeding establish- ment of mating trotting bred mares with a French coach stallion did not prove a success. We have it upon excellent authority that it resulted in just barely one animal that came up to expectations. — Amemewn Sort i Breeder. Good horses are scarce and high in tbe west, and owners are not anxious to sell. One New York dealer who has buyers in the west lately remarked that it now takes two men a week to buy a carload there, where one man could readily buy four carloads a week a year or two ago. Jake Brolliar of Yisalia has leased the racing qualities of bis two year old filly My Way by Stone- way to Geo. W. Klrkham of Exeter, Cal., who is the present owner of Stonewav. Mr. Kirkham will start My Way in the two year old division of tne Breeders Futurity at Petaluma in August. Anaconda 2:01j hasagain changed hands. The New York 1' rbtU i ",,Je. M GUARANTEE WhW^'&g'Sfrjl. prod'ice mora iicim! resuiu i .. si .>■ ■■■ hftlllo J' fny liniment or s|):ivi ;i euro . ::.t,:;-« WBI luudu. Every little of Clust''? L.-»'«i:i'l -vMi-'Vuriw tedtoeivisails.".-,c:.oi. lMce'J ■ .50 l»«r bolile. b-JJ «jy druTRisi-'. or >-e.' t Ljei!^.-. . ■ ■ i r *» fill directions for iLjs. u-c S-jiO for .. u«.i ....h'a acu.- .■ WimoDluK trio, Ailiiror - iTIELAWRKNCE-U'M.LiAMS Pp.. i Iqvelaad. Ohl/ g fahe gveebev anb gtjwcteman [June 20, 1903 M^mmmmmmmmmzfrnziis^m g^^M^^^^I ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. Red Bluff Tournament. The sixth annual blue rock tournament of the Red Bluff Gun Club commenced last Saturday and was finished Sunday on the club grounds near Red Bluff. Twenty-six shooters were in attendance during the first day and forty-six guns participated on the second day. The first event Saturday afternoon was at 20 inani- mate targets, SI. 25 entrance, class shooting, $30 purse, 3 moneys. The winners were: Burgi, first $15; Rub- staller and Garnett, divided second, $10: Johnson, Humble and Helman third, $5, $1.66 to each. There were 22 entries. Event N'o. 2, 20 targets, $1:75 entrance, $45 purse, :i moneys, class shooting: Skinner, first, $25; Hum- ble, second, $12; Newbert, third, $8; 19 entries. Event No. 3, merchandise shoot, 15 targets, $1.25 entrance, 0 classes: Thomasson, shell case; Helman, electric exerciser; Montgomery, gun case; Newbert, fishing reel; Skinner, hammock; Bradley, hat; Ruh- staller, ham; Watkins, hunting knife; Lange, dog collar; Winter, box candy; Smith, case soda water. 20 entries. The first race on Sunday was at 20 targets, $1.25 en- trance, $45 purse, 3 moneys, claas shooting. The win- ners were: Newbert, first money, $20; Hazelbusb, second money, glu; Burgi and Payton divided third money, $10. 40 entries. Ere'nt No. 2, 20 targets, $2.50 entrance, $90 purse, 4 moneys, class shooting: Johnson, first, $40; Gibson, second, $25; Thomasson, Burgi and DeMerritt, third, $15: Helman, Richards, Leach and Googenheimer divided fourth, $10. 37 entries. Event No. 3, merchandise shoot, 15. targets, $1.75 entrance, 11 classes : Payton, case shells ; Burgi, hunting coat; Gould, 12 bottles whisky; DeMerritt, fishing rod; G Gibson, case fruit; Montgomery, fish- ing rod; Humble, hunting shoes; Johnson, whisk broom; Richards, box tea; Leach, hunting coat: Win- ter, picture; Rambo, elastic exerciser; Walker, driving gloves. 39 entries. Event No. 4, 20 targets, $102 purse, 5 moneys: New- bert, first, $35; Helman, second, $24; Hazelbusb, Ste- vens, DeMerritt and Payton divided third, $18; Rich- ardB, Joonson, Thomasson, Rose, Gusto, Burgi and Humble divided fourth, $15; Garretson, Just and Haugh, fifth, $10. 33 entries. Event No. 5, championship of Northern California, 20 targets, entrance $1.00, 26 entries. Won by P. M. Newbert of Sacramento, previous holder of the trophy. Winner received one-third of entrance money on this win and two-thirds of entrance for previous win. Newbert will also receive two-thirds of the next entrance money. Event No. 0, 20 targets, $2.25 entrance, $75 purse, class shooting, 4 moneys: Newbert first money, $30; Johnson, Stewart and Haugh second, $20; ThomaBson, Garretson and Montgomery, third, $15; Helman and Payton, fourth, $10. 35 entries. Event No. 7, 6 man team shoot for championship of Northern California, 90 targets per team, $0 entrance per team, targets extra. Winning team to receive one-third of entrance money and two-thirds of next entrance. Previous holders of trophy (Chico Gun Club team) received two-thirds of the entrance money. In this contest there were seven teams entered. The towns represented and the combined scores made at 90 blue rocks to each team, were: Dunsmuir 70, Gridley 70, Cottonwood 06, Marysville 62. Sacramento 62, Chico 59 and Red Bluff 56. The tie between Dunsmuir and Gridley, was shot off by three men from each team and resulted in a victory for Dunsmuir with 34 hits, out ef a possible 45, to 28 for Gridley. The shoot was open to Northern California trap shooters only. The scores for Sunday were kept down by a Btrong south wind that blew over the grounds. Seaver, Burgi and Skinner each scored 20 straight on Saturday. Johnson, Thomasson, Humble and Hellman broke 15 straight each. On Sunday, Newbert broke two strings of 20, Seaver Bcored a 20 straight and Payton strung out a 15 straight. The averagea were counted on Sunday's shooting only. F. M. Newbert, who made the highest number consecutive breaks, won a leather gun case. Just, highest number of consecutive misses, a case of beer. Rambo, first consolation prize, $5. Leach, second consolation prize, a case of beer. I). S. Cone, third consolation prize, ten shines. W. H. Seaver of San Erancisco shot in a number of theeventsbut did notshoot for any of the prizes. His longest ruo of consecutive breaks was 36 on Saturday and 33 on Sunday. He also made the second high average on a score of 132 out of 160. In pool shooting he made the highest average. The pump gun sijuud, composed of Ruhstaller, Seaver, Payton, Upson and Newbert, was the high average squad of the tournament. Mr. Seaver takes great interest in club shoots and is always on hand when it is possible for him to be present. He has never missed a Red Bluff club shoot and is always a most welcome visitor. '.'he scores in the individual ovontsare the following: Blue Books, Hod Blun, Saturday, Jnno I3th. 1903. Events 1 2 3 Events 1 2 3 I'urBct* IS) SO 15 Targets 80 SO 15 1 .hatBller in 10 11 Uoyo IS IB 12 IS ■■)! 12 Ihirnc-y I! 12 II Payton 17 17 12 I'lnuegan H 12 D Burgi 2u 15 Newbert 17 18 Johnson — . 18 16 Garnett 19 13 Googenheimer... 17 15 Gould 15 13 Skinner 17 20 Epperson 14 14 Thomasson 16 17 Loshbougb 14 12 Blue rocks, Red Blua, Sunday. June 14. 1903 12 F Walker . 16 12 11 14 Montgomery... . 12 16 14 15 . 18 19 16 12 Bradley . 15 IS 9 Winter . 14 9 11 Helman . 18 Is "IS H. A. Walker.. 9 11 Watkins 9 15 F. Lange 9 12 Bahney II Events... Targets., 1 20 Skinner 13 Gibson 11 Johnson 16 Thomasson 19 Garnetson 15 Hazelbusb... 18 Rose , 12 Helman 16 Rioh'ards...- 15 Leach 11 HaTlgh 16 Deyo .' 15 Walker.F 12 Loshbaugh 11 DItzler 12 Lange../. IS Rambo 12 Burgi 17 Humble 11 Winter 14 Stevens ." ... 13 Gusto....: 13 Blair 7 DeMerritt 15 Just 6 Stewart 15 - Stoll 13 Giblin, J 15 McCalpin 13 Giblin, F...... 13 Ruhstaller 16 Seaver 16 ^Payton :.. 1" Upson -.- 14 Newbert 2U Hutchinson 11 Steadman 9 Gould ; 9 Brock , 13 Bradley..... 13 Epperson r.~ Googenheimer Montgomery Watkins Walker,- H-. A Steadman....-....; 14 10 12 16 18 12 14 14 1ft 19 11 16 16 19 17 13 16 19 18 15 10 15 15 18 12 13 17 17 16 8 11 16 16 16 16 IS 18 18 17 16 10 16 12 16 16 7 13 13 IS 12 12 15 19 12 5 13 10 12 ii 13 8 3 19 3 11 6 16 14 16 16 15 16 16 16 14 8 12 14 13 17 17 15 14 10 15 16 13 13 11 in 10 11 17 13 17 17 15 7 10 15 15 12 14 id 19 16 13 ill 13 14 10 13 13 10 15 12 20 17 15 15 17 17 17 13 11 :4 14 10 1ft 13 19 19 211 12 7 12 111 111 6 11 II 13 14 13 13 13 13 9 12 11 11 9 9 12 16 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 18 AT THE TRAPS. Three regular gun club shoots will keep the local talent busy on blue rocks to-morrow — the Union Gun Club at Ingleside, the Col'ege City Gun Club at North Berkeley and the EmpireGun Club at Alameda Point. The Escalle Gun Club was recently organized with a fair list of members. The new club will shoot at Larkspur station on the North Shore road. Dr. Derby, Dan Ostrander, J. Lieberts, P. Trimes and several other shooters are identified with the new or- ganization. The club prize to be shot for this season is a beauti- ful silver objet d'art contributed by a lady devotee of the gun. The trophy is adapted for a combined mus- ical and aquatic enjoyment that will make the contest for it a keen struggle in the club shoots. TheVallejo Gun Club shoot last Sunday was well attended by club members. Charles Brown was high gun in the club race. The scores in the clu b match at 25 targets were the following: Brown 19, W. Beveridge 18-14, Chapell 17, Coe 17, Drake 16-16, Pitzerald 16-15, Dunphy 16, Mclnery 16, O'Hara 15, Greig 14, Carter 14, Burnett 14, Magistrini 14, Kregelo 13, Turner 13- 11, Grimes 12, "Wood 12, D. Beveridge 11, Lynch 11, C. Mitchell 9, Hoyt 9, Lynn 7, Brady 7-5, Downing 7, Walsh 7. ___^_ The WoodlaDd Gun Club, recently organized, held a shoot on the 14th inst at WatkinB Grove near Wood- land. There was a very large attendance and some fairly good scores were made. Following is a list of the members who participated and the average made by each: H. Hennigan 21, B. Rehmke 27.1, E. Griffin 52J, Walt Huston 21J, J. Ward 20, C. Hadsall 44, C. Gritfin 50, C. Capelle 50, O. Armstrong 50, L. Sieber 46, R. G. Lawson 44, J. L. Smith 50, Wm. Browning 36, W. E. Osborne 56, James Keys 4, Sam Campbell 52J-, E. Clanton 60. M. Diggs 33}, E. Norton 80,. J. Allen 35, W. F. Kean 53*, J. Baird 73J, J. A. Murray 53J, P. Lawson 35, Art Gwinn 35, O. H. Whitehouse40. The Golden Gats Gun Club regular shoot for June took place at Ingleside last Sunday. In the club race fifteen shooters started. The added money, $50, was divided by ten Bhooters. The race was under a dis- tance handicap and the purse split into 6even moneys for high guns Otto Feudner made the best score in the race, 24 out of 25. Nauman, Sweeney and Mc- Connell followed with 23 breaks. The twenty-two and twenty men were also in the money. Holling took first money in the second event at 20 targets, the balance of the purse was divided by those who bad 17 breaks each. The third race at 20 targets, reverse system, waB won by Feudner (17), Sweeney, Nauman and Holling (15 each). In the re-entry race, which was substituted for a contemplated merchandise shoot, Nauman, Iverson, Holling and Feudner made the winning scores, 19 breaks each. Silver bars were won by Feudner, Xauman, Sweeney and McContiell. A big merchandise shoot under the auspices of the club is scheduled for August 2nd. The principal prizes will be four shotguns — a Parker, L. C. Smith, Remington and another make will be awarded the high guns in four different classes: expert, first, second and third. Besides the regular events last Sunday a number of special pool and practice races were shot. The same distance handicaps were used in all the regular events. The scores of the main events were the following: Club race, 25 targets, 50 cents entrance, distance handicap, $50 added, 7 moneys — Feudnert 16yds— 10111 11111 mil mil 11111—24 Naumant 18 " —1111] 10101 mil lllll mil— 23 Sweeneyt 16 " mil lllll lllll 11011 01111—23 McConneilt 14 " —inn mu urn moo inn— 23 Haight 18 " — 01111 lllll lino lllll 11011—22 iverson 16 ■ —lino inn i iioi nm noil— 22 Forster 18 -' —II 101 10110 01111 01 111 mil— 20 Daniels 18 *' —1101] 10110 lllll 10m 11101—20 Klevesahl 14 " —10111 10010 nil] 1110111111—20 Siade 14 " —inn lino 11011 11010 11110 — 20 Shields 14 " —oino lion loin moo nm— is Golcher 16 " —lllll 10110 01100 11010 11101—17 Wands 14 " —11110 lllll 01111 10100 01100—17 Donoboe 14 " —10100 10101 01101 10111 10011—15 Murdock 16 " —11100 11011 oniOl 01010 01101—14 Feudner* 20 " —00010 11100 101111110111111—17 Shields* 14 '• —OHIO 1 1010 11011 01111 10101—17 Iverson* 14 " —01111 0101 1 noil IIOOI nil 10— 17 * Back scores, t Silver bars. Second event, 20 targets, Sergeant system (one man up), $1.40 entrance, 3 winnings, high guns, distance handicap — Holling lino lllll lllll 11111—19 Feudner 11110 lllll 11011 01111—17 Haight nm lino 01111 11110—17 Iverson mil noil moo 11111—17 Nauman 10111 11011 mil 11110—17 Golcher lllll 001 11 0MII lllul— 16 Sweeney 01111 11110 0II1I lion— 16 McConnell 11100 lllll lllll lluio— 16 Daniels 00111 10111 lllll 10011—15 Third event, 20 targets, reverse system, distance handicap, $1.40 entrance, 4 moneys, high guns— Feudner nooi lllll lllll omi— 17 Sweeney 11011 10011 lllll 1U011— ]ft Nauman 11011 01111 10101 01111—15 Holling 01111 00111 01111 10111—15 Murdock 01011 01010 mil 10111—14 McConnell 10111 11110 10010 11110—14 Iverson 1 1101 01101 lnoO 11101—13 Haight 11100 OHIO 10110 11101—13 Klevsahl 01011 01111 OHIO 01011—13 Daniels 00110 11 101 11110 001 In— 12 Golcher 01011 01001 01101 11011—12 Fourth event, re-entry, 20 targets, Sergeant system, distance handicap, 4 moneys, high guns — Nauman lllll 11110 lllll 11111—19 Iverson 01111 lllll lllll 11111—19 Holling lllll 11 1 10 lllll llin—19 Feudner 01111 lllll lllll nm— 19 Golcher 11110 01111 lllll mil 18 Haight nm mm mu 11101— is Sweeney lllll lllll 1 101 1 11101—18 Donohoe 10111 lllll 01001 11111—16 Shields : lllll 11101 10101 10111—16 McDonnell 1 1 101 mil nooo noil— 15 Justins non nm noon nno— is The Watsonville Gun Club held its regular semi- monthly shoot last Sunday. Carr won the first medal. Overhulser second and Richardson third. The fol- lowing are the scores: Carr 16, Overhulser 15, Paltmag 11, Matthews 11, Peterson 8, Alford 9, Brewington 1], Redman 8, Richardson 14, Cupid 8, Herd S, Albright 14, Jessen 13, Bixby 5, Winkle 16. Arrangements are being made to hold a big two- days blue rock shoot on the grounds of the Los An- geles Gun Club near Sherman. The date is not defin- itely settled, but in all probability it will be on or about July 4th and 5th, and there will bo the usual sweepstakes events, supplemented by a series of trophy contests, the latter to be shot for by members of the club. Charles Van Valkenburg, Sam Smith, Will Wright and O. O. Orr, acting as a committee on reorganiza- tion, have outlined a scheme whereby the old club will be revived, and it is believed that early next week there will be a meeting called by them, at which time there will be a discussion of the situation, a constitu- t;on and by-laws drafted, officers elected and a new lease of life taken, says The Times. The club members have been joining in other club shoots lately to the detriment of their own club, and this action is neces- sary to get the organization into working order. The grounds DearSherman will be cleared off and put into condition for the tournaments to be given later. It has been decided to make the initiation fee $5 and it is thought there will be no difficulty experienced in securing twenty-five members at once, and within a short time the roster should be at least seventy-five. Believing that professionalism did more to kill off the old club than anything else, the new club will be car- tied on differently. It will be strictly an amateur club and the trophy contests will be for members only, but to offset this any Southern Californian, whether a member of any other club or not, can join the Los Angeles club. There is absolutely no connection be- tween the club and any of the sporting goods houses of this city, and it is intended to run all shoots so that the shooter will "pay the freight." The price of birds will not be arbitrary, but will be regulated by the condition of the club's treasury, being bo fixed as to keep a surplus of $75 in the strong box at the plant near Sherman. There is nearly half a mile of fencing, a house, trap boxes and gun racks, together with pulling gear and other paraphrenalia, and it will cost the new organization about $150 to lake this over. James Matfield, the Los Angeles crack trap shot recently returned home after an extended trip over Europe. Among other places he visited he naturally took a "look in" at some of the noted trap grounds "across the water." He says, concerning one noted resort for shotgun experts: "1 struck Monte Carlo when they were shooting off the Grand Prix, and must say it is the hardest game I ever saw. They shoot live birds and all use hammer guns. The birds are evidently selected, and I never saw such a lot of screamers in my life. As soon as the trap is uncovered the bird dives out like a shot, and unless he is nailed with the center of the charge at once he is out of bounds. All the birds are dark blue: they certainly are 'birds,' with no mistake. The June 20, 1903J ®hc Qxeebev cmfc gfcpjjrtsfmcm 9 newspapers roa9ted them some, sayiDg it was the poorest lot of pigeons they ever had, but if that is true I don't want to see any good ones. I was going to shoot, but didn't want any of their game. Why, the poorest pigeon I saw was better than the best wej had out here. They trim the tail feathers to make; them go faster, though I couldn't see any .need of that. I only saw one hammerless gun at Monte Carlo for some reaBon the shooters all use hammer guns. San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. Saturday Contest No. 7.— stow Lake, June 13 1903. southwest. Weather, not good. Events ,12 3 Brooks, Dr. W. E .110 Jones, C 105' Reed, F. H -=— Kennitt, C. R 1U Brotherton. T. W..128 Edwards. G. E 99 [-86 I 88 4-12 | 85 8-12 | I 86 87 4-12 4-12 | 86 8-12 4-12 83 4-12 8-12 | 80 I 85 4-12 86 8-12 90 4-12 | 90 4-12 | 85 10-12 87 6-12 86 4-12 84 10-12 85 11-12 87 6-12 88 1-12 859 98 1 93 7 Sunday Contest No. west. Weather, fair 7 — Stow Lake, June 14, 1903. Wind Events 1 2 3 4 . :l , .: - a b c Young, C. G.. Brotherton, T. W. Brooks, Dr. W. E . Golcher, H. C... Battu, H Blade. A M Kenniff, C. R..... Kennifl, J. B 133 Stephens, Dr.C. J.. .136 .114 133 .108 .105 .116 88 4-12 89 8-12 84 2-12 86 11-12 88 90 4-12 85 87 8-12 81 4-12 88 4-12 75 10-12 82 1-12 90 85 4-12 82 6-12 83 11-12 86 85 8-12 SO 82 10-12 86 4-12 81 4-12 73 4-12 77 4-12 89 4-12 86 8-12 86 8-12 86 8-12 88 8-12 92 88 4-12 90 2-12 75 4-12 81 4-12 68 4-12 74 10-12 98 6 907 tfJ-NOTE: Event 1 — Distance Casting, feet. Event 2— Ac- curacy percentage. Event 3— Delicacy, (a) accuracy percentage, (bj delicacy percentage; (c) net percentage. Event 4— Lure cast- ing, percentage. The fractions in lure casting are loths. GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. The largest bass ever hooked in the Kennebec River north of Augusta, in which waters bass are numerous and grow to great size, was taken recently at Skow- hegan by Fred Niblen of New York, and weighed 7£ pounds. Salt water anglingin Southern California is improv- ing daily. A Los Angeles exchange has the following concerning the fishermen who in following their chosen sport set out a free lunch for the fish. "There will be a big exodusof the regular fishermen to the beaches to-morrow afternoon and evening. Those who only go there occasionally to fish will wait until Sunday morning, but the regular always packs up his tackle and hies himself to his favorite beach Saturday night, so that he may be on the ground at daylight. Reports from all the beaches are to the ef- fect that fishing is good and that it is only Decessary to drop a line into the water with almost any old kind of a hook on the end, and the result will be to catch all kinds of fish. Under these conditions all that re- mains is to decide on the beach, go there and return Sunday night with fish eDough to stock the market for a week. Playa del Key is attracting a great deal of attention lately on account of the excellent surf fishing to be had there. This point and Terminal Island appear to be leading in this variety of fish, while there are other kinds to be had at both places. Ocean Park and the long wharf at Santa Monica are favorite places for a number of regulars who are after bass and yellowfins. Long Beach has not yet come to the front this season, but croakers and smelt are to be had in plenty. Redondo is having a run of mackerel that is unpre- cedented in the history of that port. Catches of from fifty to seventy-five during a few hours in the morniDg are not uncommon. They are hard, of splendid size, and in an ideal condition for salting down. Halibut also are biting there, and with herring, croakers and smelt there is plenty of sport to be had at Redondo. There is only one drawback to fishing at Redondo and that is the unloading of boats at the wharves. Many fishermen prefer the dropline fishing and seat them- selves on the tracks where the cars are standing. As a usual thing, just about the time one gets nicely fixed and finds a spot where the fish are biting he is ousted because the men at work want to move a car a fewfeet, and to do this run the car up and down the wharf, to the disgust of the aforesaid fisherman. Redondo is the best beach on this coast for fishing, and it would be appreciated by fishermen if there could be a way arranged so that Sundays, at least, as little shifting of cars as possible would be done." An Avalon special of the 11th inst. says the slaughter of yellow tail during the preceding week has been on a scale unprecedented in the history of this famed fishing region. The deeds of ruthless '■game hogs" of a few years ago, who slayed enormous quantities of wild duck and other fowl until stopped by law, have lately been eclipsed by "fish hogs." Many stanch friends of Catalina have started the cry for a halt, lest the schools of gamy yellow tail be made so scarce as to permanently injure the resort. For several days there had been nearly a ton of yellow tail brought from the deep daily and hung up on racks only to later be taken out and dumped as" refuse into the channel ontside the bay. Just two anglers on the 10th inst. brought in forty yellow tail, which represented at least 800 pounds of good edible food, which was killed to go to waste. While American rodmak'ers have met the fancy for light weight fly-rods, they have not gone to extremes in this respect, and generally satisfy their customers with rods weighing' four to five ounces, while three and one-half ounces is as low as most of them care to go with rods they guarantee. Foster Bros., English rodmakerB, however, claim they make the lightest and-strongest rods of all. These are their 'eight-foot fly rods which weigh three ounces The butt joint is Jeronica cane, the grip is cork, and the tip is green- heart. Snake rings are used, and the rod is steel ribbed. Our lightest rods are made of split -bamboo, and generally in three joints, whereas this English rod is made in two. Very light reels seem to be much liked in Great Britain in combination with these featherweight dry fly-casting rods, and for. such pur- poses the Meisselbach skeleton reels have made many friends on the other side oTthe Atlantic. According to the annual report of the Chamber of Commerce, at Etienne, France, in 1902 there was sub- mitted to the Proof house 103,172 gun, rifle, pistol and revolver barrels in an unfinished state. This shows an increase of 26,210 overJ901,Jmt these barrels were from manufacturers who supply the trade, and. not from government factories or from contractors. It is also stated that the government work on military arms is so far advanced that many of its employes have been discharged. It is interesting to note that nearly 300 cannon were submitted for proof, and that they are to be used for firing bombs into storm clouds believed to contain hail, which is very disastrous in some portions of France, where grapes and other fruit are grown very extensively. Mr. Frank Low, a well known San Jose angler, re- ports that the trout are taking the. fly splendidly at Webber lake. Salmon trolling off Santa Cruz and Capitola has been excellent the past week. Los Angeles County Game Laws Revised. After juggling with the state game laws for several days the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles county has decided to leave the dove season just as it was- when they started to fix it, but they have lengthened the deer season two weeks. As. the ordinance now stands, open season for doves i'a August and Septem- ber; for deer July 15 to September 1. This" is the result of a long squabble before the Board of Super- visors between the ranchers, who wanted to protect the doves, and the sportsmen, who wanted to kill them. ♦ An American Judge in England. - Mr. G. M. Carnochan judged smooth Fox Terriers at the fifteenth annual show of the Fylde FoxTerrier Club, Blockpool, England, on May 6tn and 7th. This, to the American fancy, is undoubtedly a pleasing and encouraging divergence from the usual routine. Mr. Carnochan gives, in the Kennel ■ Gazette his im- pressions and goes over his classes in the report given below. In mentioning two of the first requisites .a dog should have, absolutely level teeth and a good hard coat, to avoiu" beiDg pegged back heavily, the judge has evidently become more versed in Fox Ter- rier requisites than when he judged at San Francisco last year. Endcliffe Resist, at that time put down lacking and poor in coat and sadly wanting "dining room furniture" in his upper jaw, was given. 3econd limit and reserve winners to Rowton Besom. Wandee Revelry (formerly Saltscar Revelry) was first novice and puppiesand second open. Champion 7sTiola Daddy had to be content with third in open. Resist was.ped-" died to everybody on the Coast by his then custodian. Mr. Thomas, we believe, disposed of him during his recent visit here. The judge made a hit with Lustre, a dog that is spoken highly of by the English press, but he somewhat dims that decision by a leaning to Dusky Brigand. We cannot understand why an English handler or owner would take a dog out of the ring prior to the awards being made. This happened during the judging of one of the classes. The bitch, Cymro Queen, had been given a reserve in one class and had another win coming, but when the judge looked for her she was gone. The judge's report follows and is interesting in many respects: "1 have been aBked by the Editor of the Kennel Gazette to make a report on the classes that I judged at the Fylde Fox Terrier Club Show at Blackpool." Before going into a criticism of the various dogs, I wish to thank the exhibitors for the courtesy shown me, and also all those who have made my visit to England such a delightful one. I wish also to thank the sporting press for the gentle manner with which they have criticised my awards. One of them gave in its editorial columns what might be- taken as an in- terview with me, but, of course, this was unauthorized, by me and without my knowledge. As possibly my methods are a little different from those of the English judges, let me say that when judging I insist upon the following — that there shall be no fighting among the dogs in the ring, and that the exhibitor shall receive no outside assistance, such as whistling or trying to attract the dog's attention from the ring-side. For the dogs themselvos my first two requisites must be absolutely level teeth and a good hard coat, even in smooths, where, as a rule, there is greater laxity in texture of coat than in the wires. I always peg back a dog heavily for failure in either of these points, as I consider them the first requisites of a Fox Terrier— namely, punishing power and resistance to the weather-. As~for size. I- -thing that there should be a larger amount of discrimination used than at present. A good big one should not be put back for a fair little one, nor rice versa, if it happens that the judge is either an advocate of the large or the small Fox Terrier. In my own case at Blackpool I found that all the good smooth dogs were big ones. I therefore had to make all my prize win- ners the larger animals, and so go on record as liking a big dog. To my mind however, a Fox Terrier should weigh between'17! and 19 pounds when fit. It will be noticed,- no doubt, that I only give one v h c. one- h c, and one c. The indiscriminate use of tbo various commended cards seemes to me to be foolish and. confusing. Who cares to have one's dog one of ten v h c's, or one of seven he's? If we only have one such award when one's dog gets he, it means that he is seventh where four prizes have been given, and the award shows clearly the relative value of the dog, as compared with the number of entries in the class.' The large number of entries in each class rather bothered me, but I had no trouble in making Duke- dom the winner in open dogs. He has improved wonderfully since I saw him last year. Bar a "Don- ington" expression which he. is growing as he gets older, I can see very little to find fault with. Second to Lustre, a most taking terrier, but, as yet, un- developed. What I would call a "sloppy" one, hence his .hock action is not all to be desired. My only fear is eventually he will be ton big, but as one can only judge as one sees them on the day, and not indulge in prophecies as to what any puppy may become, which to my mind so many judges are prone to do, I clearly made him second over Holmbury Royal, third on account of that indefinable thing called quality. The latter is my idea of a workman terrier, and the right size. He has two very plain faults — too much curl to his'tail and low-set ears, but this is all one can say against him, and I consider them m inor faults. Doncaster Dominie might have been one peg higher had he shown himself better, but he seemed listless. He is a nice sized Terrier, whose main fault is being rather coarse all over Haddon Minstrel, v h c too fat and looked bad in shoulders, probably owing to condition. - Sandown Eclipse, n c, whose main fault is So apparent. that when you think of the dog you can only remember his enormous ears. Lastly, Leander c. I am told that I sent Leander out without a card. On the contrary, I gave him c, this meaning that he was seventh in a class of 13. I am possibly more a believer in head qualities than most of the English judges and Leander's head, eyes and expression are, to my mind so foreign, that only his beautiful body qualities kept him in theprize list. I have no doubt that I sent out without a card sev- eral meritorious Terrieis,but the class was such a good one that It was only how the fault that each dog had affected the judge that made this difference in the -prize list. - ' In limit the. new faces were D'Orsay's Double, third, who, though not the. best in shoulders is beautiful of quality. Penalty, 4th, on the big side, a bit slack in hindquartersbutsplendid head and front, and Chasely. Patch, he, a beautifulbodied Terrier but not the best in expression. The graduate class showed an entry of 19, and for the first time I saw Retail, one of the best young dogs I have ever seen. Wonderful head, ears, neck and body; in fact, i could hardly fault him anywhere. At first I thought that he might not be straight in front, but od watching him I saw him standing absolutely true, and I therefore put him at the top of this class. The other, new ones were Sir Francis, reserve, not a showy Terrier at all, whose merits require careful ex- amination but who will do bettei at later shows. At present he is rather immature, and as he does not get his ears up very well looks a trifle broad across the forehead. In maiden I gave Durbar v h c. He is not a good one, and I confess to having made a mistake when I gave him later first in the Produce Stakes. Dusky Brigand made his appearance in puppies and received third prize. Bar a largish ear, which I think he will hold in better shape later, he is a very sweet puppy, and I shall not be at all surprised to see him placed over Lustre at later shows, as he is a much better size. The open bitch class was without a doubt the best I have ever seen. Of course it settled down to a duel between Sandown' Violet and Duchesr of Durham. The white, bitch, however, beatB or equals the other one every where except possibly in hindquarters, but the latter's fault, namely, a veiy full eye makes her deficient in what a challenge cup winner must have — terrier character. In addition, to my mind, she is almost too small. Penance, third, I liked better each time I saw her. She is not, however, a good shower, and it requires time and patience to get her to do jus- tice to herself. Cymro Queen, reserve, a nice bitch, but shown entirely out of form; in fact, so much so, that her thigh bones protruded above the level of her back, making her bad in hindquarters. In the next class she was shown at the commencement of the judging. When I came to look for her to give her third prize, I found that her handler bad taken her from the ring without my permission, so I was com- pelled to omit her from the prize list and to mark her as taken from the ring before prizes awarded. The other awards in the open class were Doncaster Dau- pbine', v he, who would have been higher but for a very soft coat; Grove Fly, h c, not a good shower nor very nice- in. hindquarters, and Alkinscnat Bluebell and Lovaine, both c, as I confess I could not make one better than the other. In limit, Dark Ruby received second. There is little to choose between her and Double Duchess, to whom I gave third in graduate. They are both lovely bitches, with a future before them. In the graduate class another sterling terrier ap- peared in Ridgewood Rumour. It was very close be- tween Rumour and Penance, and bad the former been in good coat I should, I think, put her over tbelatter. In undergraduate bitches a new face in Morecambe Mischief, to whom I was attracted at once, but as ber teeth were not level I could not jput her in the prize money. Maiden, second to Avon Mirth, a coarsp- headed one, but lovely in body, third to Cantata, full of quality, but rather light. This class was not very strong. In closing, I wish again to thank the exhibitors for their cordial support, and to assure them that T sider it the greatest honor to have judged sucV. derful classes." 10 Whe gveebev anfr g&ptftrteroait [June 20, 1903 Championships. At the last meeting of the American Kennel Club »he question of euampiooehip rating and winners was under consideration at some .length This ion finally developed in the adoption of the fol- ;tDt after August 1.1903, the schedule regulate the values of W "•™J^""^ aq follows- That at shows giving at least S-OOu prize money "n regular classes the rating shall be one point. ?t shows giving at least $2500 the rating shall be two poinds At show, giving at least «3W£"*J«ehtj" be three points At shows giving at least S40W the -hall be four points. At shows giving at east :,e rating shall be live points. That specialty clubs holdiu, inned to their own breeds, the ratine shall be four points, That upon the Pacific one-half of the amount shall substitute the above amounts of money. That the opening of Win- ners' classes at all shows shah be a matter entirely within the discretion of the Bench Show Committee iot, of course, to the rules governing Winners' classes." The new rating has kicked up a jolly rumpus in the East The general impression seems to be that Bmall show-giving clubs will receive a decided set back. It* effect upon our Coast shows is easily discernible. It has been the exception here when the local show offered enough prize money to rate one point under the present ruling. , _ The sentiment of the S. F. K. C. management is a»ainst the offering of cash prizes at the next show. For our smaller A. K C. shows there is no chance whatever for exhibitors to win championship points with their dogs. Whatever merits the new rule may have as regards the competition for championships among Eastern exhibitors one thing is certain and that is that Coast A. K. C. 9hows have received a body blow in this respect. ' , . . „,. The situation is discussed by a fancier in Ike who seems to have covered the subject matter in a concise manner. He says: "It would certainly seem fair to stop the big shows from holdng small side shows under the same rating that they get at their big annual events, but why seek to throw out the poor little clubs that cannot afford to give more than one small show a year? Comparatively speaking, these small clubs are doing more good for the fancy in general than any of the big clubs, not excepting the American Kennel Club itself that makes a very poor return for the enormous income it derives from the small elubs and the small exhibitors. These small clubs are not money making schemes, but are formed by a few genuine fanciers for the purpose of encouraging the breeding and ex- hibiting the dogs. They can't offer big prizes owing to the limited receipts they can expect from the 'gate, 'and their entry fees are seldom more than sufficient to pay the actual cost of running the show. That the small show is popular with the true fancier has been clearly proven by the good support they get from exhibitors and the general excellence of the dogs shown." "If it could be shown that the small clubs were re- sponsible for the making of inferior champions there mi"ht be some excuse for the attack made on them, but such is not the case, as anyone may see by look- in" up the records of all champions that have quali- fied under the present rule, how many are there that have not won at a three point show or better. It is the judges, not the small shows, that make the champions." DOINGS IN DOGDOM. The American Kennel Club Stud Book Volume 19, for the year 1902, can be procured by addressing the secretary, Mr. A. P. Vredenburgh, 53 Liberty Street, New York. The book contains over 6000 pedigrees, being registrations from No. 64,654 to No. 70,972 inclusive and contains 1370 pages of information of inestimable value to the fancier and breeder. ThomasLynam Is enthusiastic over a fine Utter of Irish Terrier puppies whelped March 7th. They are out of Chas. K. Barley's Virginia P. by Mrs. W. B. Hooper's Galtee' More, both 9ire and dam have been shown here and have won repeatedly. Mr. Lynam states that he will probably sell several of the puppies— 3even of them are dogs— to a trainer who will man a minature battle-ship with a crew of tnioel dogs. If fighting qualities are desirable he will not go amiss in enlisting the "Micks" among his crew. Prior to his advent at Wandeo Kennels the Pox Terrier Ch. True will be In the stud during the ■ ••nt month at George Raper's kennel9, Gomersal, near Leeds, England. Richmond Sua Breeze, winner of four firsts at liburnand two more at Otley prior to coming over, was shown at the recent Ladies' Kennel Asso- ciation show, Sampstead, L. I. where thore was benched in the tented sl.ow 640 dogs. Mrs. May hew, -.v ho jml^'»d placed her first in puppy and novice. A report of the show BtateB: "In bitches the California owned Wandee Sea Breeze, an importation now on the way to the Coast, had it all her own way in i nd novice. A nice, smart bitch that can do with a little shaping up." English Stodc^Ketper says I rare stamp of puppy, and one that is sure to go on improving with age." Mr. Wm. OUard of Tacoma announces his Irish Terrier Bolton Woods Despot in the stud. Brinfcall n, a bitch imported by him, was Berved last by Dospot. Mr. OUard is sanguine that the op. i y Is now available for Coast fanciers to secure i breeding and a type of the Irishman as good procured anywhere. DeSDOt's registered a- is No. 74098. Mr. W. C. Ralston recently purchased of Mr. W. T. Payne, the well known Cocker fancier of Kingston, Pa., the good black and white Cocker bitch Paprika. She is well spoken of by Eastern doggy writers and was the winner of second novice New York and first novice, limit and reserve winners at Coshocton this year. She should count materially as a brood bitch in the Delverton Kennels. Paprika is in whelp to Ch. Romany Rye, a breeding that will easily commend itself to the fancy. There is a vacancy in the Pacific Advisory Board, and Messrs. Norman and Harley have been named a committee to report upon eligibles for the Board next meeting. Mr. T. J. A. Tiedeman, who had been elected a member, could not devote the time necessary to serve. The disqualification of the Collie bitch Dixon Moll, first puppies and reserve winners, Oakland, has been removed by the A. K. O, it having been shown that the entry blank was made out in good faith and was correct, despite an apparent technical error in giving the name of the dam. Secretary Albert Betz of the Pacific Coast Field Trials Club states that the Derby entry this year promises to be the record entry for that important stake. Sportsmen will bear in mind that the entries close on J uly 1st. The Bakersfield grounds are well stocked with birds and they will be patrolled from August until the trials in January next. A large additional tract of favor- able country has been acquired ad jacent to the trial grounds. The birds have increased and are getting along nicely. The patrolman is thoroughly familiar with the whole tract and knows where each one of numerous bevies are located. These birds are looked after and fed and every care will be taken to have the groundB in a condition better than has prevailed at any previous trials. We had occasion recently to request of Manager R. M. Dodge, Sto^kdale Kennels, Bakersfield, the pedi- gree of his well-known Pointer bitch Stella. In send- ing the information he also penned some interesting data that will be appreciated by sportsmen and which is thelollowing: "Your favor received, in which you ask for Cuba of Kenwood's pedigree. I will enclose it in this and will only go back three generations. In Stella's pedigree I do not care to go back any further than I know per- sonally, although the stock was in our family for over thirty years, before Stella was whelped, or before Feb- ruary 5, 1886. My father took great pride 'in his Pointers and kept them pure, breeding only to the best individuals. I am speaking of Stella's sire; her dam was the best bred bitch my father could get at that time, and he would not have bred to her if she had not been good in the field. I don't believe the dogs of to-day are any better if as good as they were in the good old days of my boyhood. I have known my father and his friends to hunt from day to day, all through the hunting season, visiting each other and hiving a good time generally, winding up at the end of the season by the losing side giving a big dinner. The birds were counted out, after every hunt, and no bird was allowed that was shot on the ground or in a tree, and if two were killed at one shot only one was allowed. Those who had the best dogs naturally had the best chance to win, and there was great rivalry over their dogs, as weU as their horses, and our old darkey cooks used to vie with each other to see who could get up the best dinners. If vou have ever eaten a meal gotten up by the old time darkey cook you can imagine what those dinners were. Those good old days are gone never to return. Looking back, and recalling the dogs of that time, makes the dogB of to-day look very insignificant. I don't think the field trials are encouraging the right kind of dog. Too much is given to speed, now any- one knows that no animal can keep up extreme speed, day in and day out. Endurance was one of the most important requirements in the old time bird dog. Brains to take them to the likely places first, and the dog that had the most speed, brains being equal, was the one most wanted. Of course, nose being the all essential. I think our field trial judges, with very few exceptions, expect too much of a Derby dog; they have to be as well broken as an old dog. During my Eastern trip I ran some of our dogs in eight trials, and I had a good chance to observe the judges. I always had a saddle horse and did my best to keep tab on the dogs at work. I could mention several dogs that were not taken into the second series, that I was convinced had more brains and nose than any dog in the stake, and they also had very good speed, style and range. I have seen others placed without even finding a bird to flush, speed and style did it. Of all the judges I ran under Messrs. Wallace, Bell and Dr. Rogers came nearest to filling the bill. Could write more on this subject, but I suppose you read so much of this kind of talk that you will find nothing new in it. Now is the time to call attention to the near approach of the closing of Derby entries, and urge all who havo a pup to enter him. Quail are hatching splendidly down here and I look for a big in- crease. Our bird grounds are good but could be made better with very little expense. We have a pretty good lot of youngsters that we expect to enter, and like everyone else, hope to have a winner in the lot. I expect to have a fine lot of trained dogs lor sale this winter, a number of them are very promising. I am happy to say that distemper has not paid us a viait for two years. All oui dogs are in lino condition." Fish Lines. Reports from the Truckee are that the river is still rather high. Last year f rom the 15th of April to May 1st 2000 pounds of trout were shipped from Boca. During the recent full moon the fishing has not been very good. The river is full of fish; hundreds of gamey rainbow can be seen j umping on the surface of the water. Bait fishing is far better than some re- ports state, and should be better in a week. Fly fish- ing ought to improve daily, particularly during the coming week. Striped bass fishermen are having good fishing in San Antonio creek. The anglers who resort regularly to that water have been having good luck for some time past and have landed a number of nice fish. On Wednesday Mr. Carroll landed a 24-pound bass in the straits; he also brought in a 10-pounder. The straits fishing, however, has not been overly prolific in re- sults. Over near San Pablo the bay is full of bass, partic- ularly near Tule Island. To get the best results across the bay the water must be clear and no wind blowing. Sam A. Wells a prominent local angler returned from the Big Meadows a week ago. During his visit at that famous trout fishing result he had a nnrrow escape from being killed by a bolt of lightning. In referring to the thrilling adventure he stated that he was en route, with rod and reel, to Reservoir Spring, when a thunder-storm came upsuddenly, and to avoid getting a soaking he ran for the shelter of a large pine. The rain fell in torrents and the bombardment overhead was something terrific. "I was under cover possibly for twenty minutes, when the tree — the trunk of which I was leaning against — was struck by forked lightning and I was felled to the ground. I lay prostrate and unconscious for at least twenty minutes before I recovered my equilibrium, but I could not budge an inch for several minutes after the shock, which temporarily paralyzed me. After an hour or so I regained the use of my limbs and managed to reach the hotel. On examina- tion it was found that I had been struck just back of the ear, my hair was singed and the marks on my back and nether limbs will attest the close call I had." Wells was confined to his bed, after arriving home, for several days but is now all right again. A letter received from him while he was enjoying the fly-fish- ing at the meadows is full of interesting bits for the angler and is as follows: "It has been impossible to ship fish from here on account of the weather being so warm, so I thought it best not to experiment. I have not shipped any fish to any one from here. I shipped one box from Veidi the day I left there for the Big Meadows and did not havo time to clean them, ro I paid a party to at' end to same for me and when I arrived here I found that it had not been done and the fish were spoiled. Jack, the fishing in this country is the finest I have ever had and fish are numerous, i'ou can find them in the puddles along the road. You very seldom hook a fish less than three-quarters of a pound and you consider them small, and they run up to four or five pounders, and all are taken on a fly. The bait and spoon fisherman stand no chance here. By the way, the killing flies here now are the forked tails of different varieties, black ant, march brown, gray hackles, yellow body, but in a wees: it is liable to change. If you advise any flies suggest as many different varieties of forked tails as can be got. There must be 50 different varieties of this fly on the river. The black ant is the best fly at present on the Big Spring and Reservoir Spring. The march brown is good on the river. I used this fly last night after dinner and hooked and landed three fish in fifteen minutes that weighed five pounds. The following anglers are here now: Clarence Ashlin, Dave Sachs, Prof. McMahon, Col. Culver, Sam Heller and a few others unknown to us. Ashlin, Sachs and myself fished the Big Spring Tuesday and brought bacK 65 pounds of fish, taken on a fly exclusively, so you can appreciate what it is. The 65 pounds con- sisted of 79 fish, see the average weight? Don't ad- vise bait fishermen to come here. ' ' SALES. Delverlon Cocker Keaacls sold the red Cocker dog puppy. Delver- ton Demi A. K. C. S. B. r^BOTi (Ch Hampton Promise-Floradora), to Mr. Clement Tobio, San Francisco, June 13th. Delverlon Cockor Kennels purchased from Mr W. T. Payne the black and white Cooker bitch Paprika. VISITS. Wm. Ollard'u (Tacoma) Irish Terrier bitch Brlnscall Doreen ( ) to same owner's Bolton Woods Despot (Bolton Woods Bandit-Saskatchewan) June 19, 11103, Get Out and Take a Rest. If you are "all tired out" from hard work indoors a trip to any trout stream will do you good The gentle exeroise, change of air and the country "grub" all bring you to realize you are still liv- ing. Skinner, at 8U1 Market street, S. F. can furnish you the proper tackle and camp outfit, and will tell you where to go and how to get there. Make the catches as reasonable as you can, Skinner goes fishing himself. If your rod or tackle needs looking after, take it to Skinner's. Skinner, the sporting goods man at Bui Market street, San Fran- cisco, is displaying the finest assortment of razors, strops and gen- eral cutlery ever showo in this country. * Coming Events. Rod. April 1-Aug. 15— Close season for lobsters aud crawfish. April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open. April l-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season for taking steel- head in tidowater. May l-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. July 1-Jan. 1— Open season for black bass. Sept. 1-Nov. 1— Close season for crabs. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Dog Owners!! Read This!! Wc are carrying in the advertising columns of this journal an advertisement or "Sergeant's Dog Remedies," a popular line or preparations for which P. W. Braun'&Co. of Los Angeles. Cali- fornia, have been made distributing ngentsonthe PaoiQo Coast. The goods hare few equals and no superiors on the market today having received the highest endorsements of the leading dog men and Kennel owners of this country and Canada. They are manufactured bj Polk Miller Drug Co of Richmond, Va, who invite all persons having sick dogs to write {enclosing stamp) describing symptoms, and they will cheerfully furnish the best possible advice without any charge whatever. A revised copy of their hook on "Dogs" sent free on receipt of3o In s'°mps to oover postage. *» June 20, 1903] @he gveebev anlt l&pcici&maxx The Value of a Cow. Dairying is not a science; it is an occu- pation. There \r much science mixed up with the business aspect of dairying, but there ere many things which science does not reveal. Prof. F. G. Short, in The -Dairyman, makes some observations on this head : "There are many things connected with the dairy that cannot be brought down to exact figures, and one of them is the exact or approximate value of a cow. What is a cow worth, is a never-ending question because of the unknown qualities w ich enter into her make-up. In the first place, the cow is a machine, and as such she al- ways has a certain value. Her foundation price may be anywhere from $25 to $50, according to her weight and the price of old cow for canning or bologna. The ques- tion is as to how much value must be added to the above to obtain ber actual value. It is safe to assume that the yearly net profit enters into this question. If the cow returns to her owner a net profit of $10 over and above all expenses, the cow is worth to him $10 over her value as a oeef producing animal. So if we want to put the above in a formula, we can say | that the average cow ia worth her beef i value plus tier yearly net profit, or she is worth her own live weight plus her own- | er'g ability as a dairyman as shown in net | profits. The best Jersey or Hols tern that ever lived would be worth but their live] weight in the hands of some men, while a scrub would be worth twice the value of the pure bred dairy cow if it was in the hands of a skilled feeder and dairyman. So it seems to be a question of what is the cow value of a dairyman as well as the cash value of a cow." Why Sows Kill Pigs. Prof. J J. Ferguson says that while it ia generally supposed that anything ia good enough for a hog, it is true that brood sows do not ordinarily receive proper rations for the healthy development of young pigs. High feeding is as injurious in its effects as scanty rations. This is especially true where large amounts of corn are fed exclusively. A wiser ration for brood sows includes a liberal allowance of bran, shorts and other nitrogenous food, rich in elements for growth of bone and muscle. "What is wanted in brood sows is not a fat condition, but a medium condition of gooo\ firm flesh, with muscle well developed. The cannibalistic ten- dencies of so many brood sows are directly due to feeding on rich carbo-hydrate foods, which induce a feverish condition of the system. j Jackson's Xapa Soda cleanses the i stomach and renders the eye clear. SADDLE HORSE WANTED. I WANT A FIRST-CLASS SADDLE HORSE, ■f bay or chestnut. Must be ol good size and able to carry heavy man. Will pay good -price for a good horse Address A. B. U., care of Breeder and Sportsman. Strike!— if they don't give you Jack- son's Napa Soda when you ask for it. Hunt and Fish ALONG THE LINE OF THE Galiforma & Northwestern By (LESSEE OF THE S. F. & N. P. K. K.) Best Hunting and Fishing in the State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Gold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Fine Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section In California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa TJkiah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip ticke's at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. R. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. , TN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY I-1- and county of San Francisco, State or Califor- I nia In the Matter of the Application of "i | JOSEPH ALBERT CRACKBON, - [ for Change of Name The petition of Joseph Albert Crackbon. re- : spectfully shows; That he is over the age of twenty-one years: i that he was born in the City of Sacramento, State I of California, and has ever since resided in ibe .State of California, and does cow reside ar the ! City and County of San Francisco, State of Calif- ornia The petitioner's father is dead, but petitioner's mother. Ada B. Crackbon. is alive and resides at Sacramento, and petitioner's other near relatives are Mrs Emma Pierce and Mrs M W. Wilder | both residing at Sacramento. California. and L. |S Crackbon. petitioner's brother, residing at San Francisco. California That petitioner desires to change his name to Joseph Albert Whitney, the name Whitney being petitioner's grandmother's maiden name. That the reasons your petitioner desires to change his name are: that the name Crackbon is made the subject of ridicule and punning to such an extent as to render the lives of petitioner and his children extremely disagreeable and unpleas- ant. Wherefore, petitioner prays that this Court make an order fixing the lime and place of hear- ing this petition and directing publication there- of, and that upon the hearing of said petition, this Court make an order changing petitioner's name from Joseph Albert Crackbon to Joseph Albert Whitney. Dated June \> 1903 JOSEPH ALBERT CRACKBON, Petitioner. Wm H. Chapman, Attorney for Petitioner. Upon reading the 'oregoing petition it is hereby Ordered, that Monday, the I3th day or July, A. D. i9u3. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, be and the same is hereby appointed as the time, and that the Court-Room of Department No. two, of the said Superior Court at the City Hall, in ibe City and County of San Francisco, State of Calif- ornia, be and is hereby appointed as the place for hearing the application contained in said peti- tion. And it is further ordered, that publica- tion of said petition be made once a week for four successive weeks in some newspaper, printed in this City and County. Dated June 17, 1903 FRANK J. MURASKY, Judge of the Superior Court. Endorsed: Filed June 17, 1903. ALBERT B MAHONV. Clerk. By Joseph Riordan, Deputy Clerk. Books and Pictures ABOUT California Valleys. Canyons, Lakes ai and Vacation Places. Mountains, Valleys. Canyons, Lakes and Seaside and Shall It Be A t'lunp in Hie Forts t A Mountain Lake A liood Hotel and Trout for Breakfast A Seaside Resort Clam Chowder for Dinner The Publications of the Southern Pacific Coverall Desirable Places and answer quest ioni of Distance, Accommodations, Exp'osu, Fares Route, etc. Nothing Left to the imagination. Inquire at INFORMATION BUREAU 613 MARKET STKEKT FOR SALE. TTANDSOME CHESTNUT DRIVING HORSE, ±L in'v, hands high weight MCO, foaled in 1S96; sired by Gossiper. dam Maud Fowler, who was also ihe dam of Sonoma Girl, entpred in the 2:24 class at the Breeders meeurg Can trot a mile in *2:30or bettpr: perfectly gentle, not atraid of cars or automobiles; register oi in ibe Ameri- can Trotting Register, as Fenton under Ruled Vol. 14. Price £4li0. W S WEST P O. Box 216; Santa Rosa, Cal. I Opening Meeting of the North Pacific Fairs. i FALL MEETINGTT903, OF THE KING COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION SEATTLE, WASH. AUGUST 8th TO 29th, INCLUSIVE ENTRIES TO ALL HARNESS STAKES AND PURSES CLOSE WEDNESDAY, JULY 15th No. 1— THE No. 2— THE No. 3— THE No. 4— THE No. 5— THE No. 6— THE No. 7— THE No. 8— THE 'For 2:17 Pacers I 3 ia 5 f NORTH PACIFIC STAKE, { MjJ, \| CTAk'P 'Parse Donated by the Business Men • Ct m. OlrtlVLi, , of Seattle, for 2:20 Trotters, 3 is o JUVENILE STAKE, PIONEER STAKE, DEBUT STAKE, (For 3-year-old Pacers, owned and | - bred ia North Pacific Fair Abso- - I elation District. 2 iu 3 I I For 3-year-old Trotters owned and j ■ bred ia North Pacific Fair Associa- - I tioa District, 2 In 3 J ("For 2-year-old Pacers, owned and bred i in North Pacific Fair Association Dis- trict. 2 in 3 ) PUQET SOUND STAKE, }lZll7£?n%*TT°-eis-°™'1' __ North Pacific Fair Association District, 2 in 3.... I | For 2:10 Pacers) 2 in 3 J f For 2:15 Pacers < I 2 in 3 j" ■ ■ CITY COUNCIL PURSE, \ POST INTELLIGENCER PURSE In Addition to the Harness Events Liberal $1000 1000 500 500 300 300 500 500 No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 9— THE 10— THE 11— THE 12— THE 13— THE 14— THE 15— THE 16— The 17— The 18— The Purse For 2:20 Pacers i 2 ia 3 i PROFANITY HILL PURSE, SEATTLE KENNEL CLUB PURSE, '*~"r VS>I'3"LCera} SEATTLE STAR PURSE, •; For % Z "?cer? I SEATTLE TIMES PURSE, {For%,^Trttere} MEADOWS PURSE, {For%lt,T3rott,irs} SHERIFF CUDIHEE PURSE, f*" 2:S1T„I™M<™} SEATTLE DRIVING CLUB PURSE, ;For *%l?3Mm} ARGUS PURSE, Por 2:|?nT3rot,eri COMMONWEALTH PURSE, , MATINEE PURSE, s 'will be given for Runners. For 3:30 Trotters - S ill 3 , For 2:40 Trotters I •i In 3 I ■ $500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 5C0 CONDITIONS. Entrance fees Eve per cent of Stake or Purse fand five per cent additional from money-winners) , payable July 15th, when horse must be named. Money divided fifty, twenty-five, fifteen and ten per cent of Stake or Parse. Horses not winning a heat in four shall not start in fifth heat, except in a field of eight or more starters, and then it must win a heat in five or go to the barn. Horses so ruled out shall have a right to a share of the Stake according to their rank at the close of the last heat. Right to transfer or substitute entry in any of the above Stakes open to August 1st to horses eligible July loth. , „ - ■ _ The Association reserves the right to declare off and return payments in any stake or Purse that does not fill satisfactorily to the Association. Right reserved to declare two starters a walk-over. When only two start they may contest for the entrance money paid in, to be divided seventy per cent to first and thirty per cent to second horse. A horse distancing the field shall be entitled to first and fourth money onlv. and in no other case will a horse be entitled to more than one money Other than specified, rules of the National Trotting Association, of which this Association is a member, to govern, except hobbles are not barred on pacers three years old and upwards. Entry must plainly state name, color, sex and breeding of both sire and dam, with owners signa- ture and address. Two horses may be entered from the same stable in the same class ard held but for one entry fee No conditional entries will be considered. Drivers must have colors and not fail lo mention them when making entries. Declaration of intention to withdraw a horse must be made by 7:uu p, M on the day preceding race. The Association reserves the right to use its dis-cretion as to unfavorable weather conditions '. Entry fees to accompany nominations and to be mads payable to A. T. Van de Vanter, Secretary and General Manager King County Fair Association. Applications for stabling must be made to the Secretary, stating the number of horses to arrive. In case of any subsequent change in the movements of the stable, or any part thereof, a prompt notice is earnestly requested. Horses should be shipped in care of King County Fair Association, Seattle. Arrangements will then be made for their unloading at the race track Ample notice of the dates upon which these stakes and purses are to be decided will be gl\en. In addition to the above Special Purses will be offered for Overnight Closing Harness Events. Any information pertaining to the meeting will be gladly furnished by the Secretary upon application. Address all communications and inquiries to ... A. T. VAN DE VANTER, Secretary and General Manager, KING COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION, 7 SULLIVAN BUILDING, SEATTLE, WASH 12 ®h£ gveebev anb gpartemcttt f JtJK2 20, 1908 Dairy Notes. kJ dairy cow always bears the marks of her excellence about lier, in form, in or in the scope and size of her udder important that the pastures of the - should be free from all weeds and "plants that will impart a hitter taste milk. The pasture lor the cows during the ;:t;r should be well provided with yhade and water. They will add to the comfort of the cows. The ideal dairy herd is built up upon the farm that sustains it and is not a product to be derived from sale ring or other bar- gain counter. Milk being an excellent medium for the .of bacteria.it is of a special impor- tance that it be kept as free from germs • Ml dairy utensils and everything w th the milk comes in contact should be rinsed, thoroughly washed, and steri- lized after each using. M re has always been gained through proper and judicious feedingand care than through mere breeding or lines of certain blood of certain breeds. As is said of most worldly success in all branches of industry, the &ame may be trul7 applied to the animals of a dairy herd -they are 'made and not born." As soon as drawn milk should be re- moved from the stable to a clean room provided for the purpose and aerated and co iled at once to 00 degrees F. or below. Bottles used in delivering milk for direct consumption must be thoroughly washed and sterilized after each using to avoid the danger of carrying disease from one bouse to another. The average weight of dirt which falls from muddy ndders during milking is 90 times greater than that which falls from the same udders after washing, and when udders are but slightly soiled it averages twenty-two timeB greater. Professor Hoecker, the dairy expert of the Minnesota station, says that "too much has been said about balaneed ra- tions and too little about kindness and regularity, too much about dairy bred cows and too little about dairy bred men." Whitewash being one of the best dis- infectants, the stable should he white- washed at least once a year. In order to accomplish this sucessfully the sides and ceiling must have a firm, tight sur- face to which the whitewash can be applied. It is essential to the production of clean milk that the cows be kept out of the mud. The barnyard should have natural surface drainage and should be covered with a coat of gravel or cinders sufficiently deep to form a hard surface at all Beasons of the year. Butter made of perfectly pure cream is, of course, pure in Havor, but there is not full Havor to it. If full flavor is desired, it is necessrry to allow the cream to ripen somewhat, become slightly acid is the rule, care being taken not to allow it to become distinctly sour. The Moor of the milking stable should be smooth and solid. The platform on which the cows stand should be of such length that all droppings will fall into the gutter, thus preventing the cows from becoming soiled when lying down The stables should be cleaned regularly each day. There is no such thing as getting a Isibs price steadily for butter of a second or third class grade. There must be no falling below the standard in color, texture, flavor or neatness with which it is put up if the best priceB are realized. 'Quality is the orbit of prices with all farm products, and especially so of butter. The separator takes practically all of the cream out ol the milk, much more so than is possible by setting and skim- niin-;, while perfectly pure cream and milk are produced. In this way the farmer secures all of the cream with w! ch to make butter, and sweet skim o feed to his young stock. In this way more butter can be made and yet the skim milk be used to the best advantage. Where buttermaking is made a part of the farm work, and five or more cowb are kept, it will nearly always pay to own and UBe the separator.— Dairy and Creamery. The Dipping Tank. A few years ago and the dipping tank was only referred to as a convenient means of doctoring animals for mange, itch, scab and infectious skin diseases. The use of the tank and the dips for these ailments led to discoveries of advantage in other directions. The eradication of lice waB one of the important things gained by the dipping process, which soon ap- pealed to stock owners to dip their animals twice a year, spring and fall, to kill the lict and put the skin in a good healthy condition, says Nebraska Farmer. The dipping tank will soon be an in- dispensible fixture in every neighbor, hood, and on all large stock-growing farms. The dipping of cattle and horses is of such advantage in keeping the Bkin clean and healthy that the improvement in growth and gain in fleBh will many times repay the expense of dipping. The hog yard without the dipping tank is not up to modern methods of growing swine. The hogs, shoats and little pigs are all dipped on the well-regulated hog farm, as often as deemed necessary to keep them free from li e. it is argued by good hog raisers that the herd should be put through the dip at least four times from early spring to late in the autumn Beason. The dip left in the tank after giving the hogs their bath is valuable used in sprinkling about the yards, and having a little lime added makes a most excellent whitewash for the hog sheds and houses. Its disinfectant properties makes it worth more for this purpose alone than its original cost as a dip. The best bred and highest priced herds of cattle and bogs in the country are be- ing dipped as a sanitary measure of gen- eral value to the health of the animals. The experience of the ranchmen who have been dipping their cattle, as a means of protection against itch for the past three or four years, is that the general advantage to the animal, independent of disease, is such that great gains are made over those not treated to the dip. The expense is light and the advantages to be gained are many, consequently the dip- ping tank has come to stay. In making a special report on the con- ditions in the Philippines Governor Ta't says: "The moBt serious feature of the situation is the lose of cattle from rinder- pest. It is not feasible to bring cattle into the islands without making sure that they will not catch the rinderpest after coming here and die from the disease. The fields of the island are affected with rinderpest, so that cattle from other islands brought here are almost sure to have the disease. It is necessary, therefore, that all cattle brought here shall be immedi- ately immunized, having a serum injected into their veins which will render them immune for three or four months and at the same time- by being inoculated with rinderpest virus, which renders them im- mune at least for five years and probably longer. We have made a contract for ten thousand carabaos in the iBland after the permanent immunization. These are to be brought from China. Our inBular pur- chasing agent, together with a cattle ex- pert of the agricultural bureau, is now visiting the various ports of the Orient with a view to making further contracts." The bitter taint of ordinary weeds can be removed from cream by mixing it with two or more parts of water at any temper- ature above seventy degrees F. and then running it through a separator. No means have been found by which the bitter weed taste can be removed wholly from milk. The acrid compound in weeds which gives railk a bitter taste is held very largely, if not entirely, in the milk serum. The more completely the serum is separated from the fat the less is the degree of bit- terness in the cream. : A wild onion flavor is not removed from cream by mixing it with water and then running it through the separator. Saltpeter dissolved in the water thus used isof no value. No method has been found by which onion flavor can be removed from either milk or cream. No Foot-No Horse NOTHING SO GOOD has ever been pre- sented to the- pub- lic and which has [■een of such won- drous merit as Kendall's Spavin Gore. It Is the old reliable remedy for PpatlDt, Rlagbo&ei, Splint*, Curbs and all forms of Lameness. It cures without a blemish be> cause It does not blister. Price CI. 8 for 85, As ft liniment for family use it has no equal. 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FOR SALE-S5000 'PHE GRANDLY BRED STALLION BY MAOK Sired by McKinuey 2:11^. dam By By by Nutwood, is offered for sale at the above figure. He is a full brother to Marengo Kin? 3:29}*'. Address H. Lk BARON SMITH, 320 Bush St., San Franoisco. C0C0ANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST PEED FOR STOCK, CHICKENS AND PldS FOR SALE IN LOTS TO SDIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO V!U8 California Street, San Franclseo. Cal. BLAKE. MOFFITT & TOWNE DEALERS IN 55-57 59-61 First Street, S. F. Tslbphonb Main 199 June 20, 1903] &tte gveepm anb ^p^vi&matt 18 Seed Farm of Note. The largest seed farm in the world * is located at Santa Clara, Cal , says Hamil- ton Wright in Vick's. It covers more than 4000 acres of land and yields an average profit of $400 000 per annum Daring the hueiest seaaon 800 men are employed upon the great plantatfon, though the climate of that section of Cali- fornia permits growing at all seasons cf the year. When the last crop has been gathered it is time Tor sowing the next, and when that is done comeg the cultiva- tion of the biennials. Some of the largest 6eed farms have harvesters adapted to their peculiar crops, while in others the greater part of the work is done by hand* One hundred school children picked seeds on a big farm near San Juse, Cal., during the last sweet pea season. It was a holi- day time for them, and after hours the camping grounds where they made their headquarters presented the appearance of a picnic ground. To raise the variety of flower seeds grown on the big farms in California requires moist ground and a warm sun ; poppies grow wild in great profusion and consequently require less care than those flowers which only reach their greatest development by cultivation. However, the life of the seed farmer-- though arduous, is very profitable, and the great seed ranches in Central Cali- fornia now supply the United States with more than four-fifths of all the varieties of the seeds of which they make specialty. •» The question in often asked why so many manufacturers prefer to buy wool in the grease rather than in the scoured state It is claimed by those who advo- cate purchasing scoured wool that a great saving might be effected that would benefit both grower and manufacturer. By the establishing of scouring plants in the wool growing districts the reduction in bulk would lead to a great saving in transpor- tation charges. The cost of Bcouring is so small that it would not increase the price of wool to the buyer and the saving in freight would he bo great that the wool would acfuallv cost the manufacturer less $5000 Reward to any person who will prove any letter or endorsement we pub- Adams Express Co. Ush to be fraudulent. Turtles Elixir is of such well known and high quality that it does not need to bring anything but honest statements to its defense. x, Indispensible for all veterinary uses. Turtle's Fa.mily Elixir j ^"^'^ imedy the home. We send a sample free for 6c in stamps, merely to pay postage. Send at once for our 100-page book "Veter- inary Experience," which we mail free. Tuttie'sElixIrCo.,4370Tarreirt,SaaFrancisco,Cal. -48<>iTari- nf so-callr.l Elixirs— none genuine liiil TiillV*. Avoid all blisters; they offer only temporary relief, if any. Every feature connected with the PALACE HOTEL was designed and introduced for a double purpose— surround- ing guests with comforts, conveniences and entertain- ment, and adding To the pop- ularity and reputation of California's Colossal Caravansary. In the center of the hotel is the famous court, aud off of this are the equally famous grill rooms. For your conve- nience telephone and tele- graph offices, writing and reading rooms, barber shop, billiard parlor.carriageofflce, news stand and type writer offices are directly off the court. Outside—the whole- sale and shopping district, theaters, clubs, banks and railroad offices are a step from the entrance. than if shipped in the grease. Theoretic- ally this appears correct, but as the rail- roads classify scoured wools under a higher tariff it costs quite aa much as if shipped in-the grease. Again it ia claimed that all uncertainly as to the amount of shrinkage is removed, so that when calculating the cost of manufacturing there will not have to be any allowance made for Bhriukage when scoured wool is purchased. The shrinkage between wool in the grease and scoured is an uncertain factor and the same lot of wool will shrink unevenly under differentconditions. A great many manufacturers look with suspicion on scoured wool in the market, as the best quality of wool may be so injured in the scouring thatan inferior cloth will be pro- duced. For this reason nearly all manu- facturers prefer to do their own scouring, as they can then decide which are the best cleanaing agents to use and have the con- ditions aa nearly uniform ae possible. A New York dairyman who desired to assure his patrons that the milk from hia works was all right recently invited them to a luncheon among the cows. The guests found a table garnished with Mowers and groaning with an abundant luncheon in the drive the whole length of the barn. The cows were in the stalls on both sides eo close that the banqueters could reach them fiom their Beats at the festal board. Every part of the stable was ae clean as a kitchen. Milking was in progress and milk was served nearly ice cold only five minutes from the udder. A ache in e is on foot to take beef cattle from the breeding grounds of Mexico, tarry them by ship to Cuba to be fattened . then ship them by water again to New York city for slaughter. Mexico can not fatten cattle well, Cuba can and water transportation . is available and cheap. The Cudahys are said to he anions those promoting the scheme. A cement floor is the most sanitary for a cow stable, and wheu put down it should be left rough under the float to prevent the cows from slipping. SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOLLY DILLON 2:07 (the Fastest Mare of 1901), B. S DLLLON 3:25 and CAPTIVITY 2:28 1-2. Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA, CAL. SIDNEY DILLON was sired by Sidney 2:l93i: dam "Venus (dam of Adonis 2:11W. Leah 2:34^- Cupid 2:18 fsire of Venus II. 2:11%), Psyche 2:16!4 and Lottie Parks 2:16^. and she was also dam of Juno, the dam of Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:30) by Venture 2:2?H. sire of dam of Directum 2:05^: secoud dam s t. b. by Algerine, son of Whipple's Ham- bletonf an SIDNEY DILLON is a model of symmetry and imparts his grand individual- ity, inherent speed and excellent disposition to all his progeny. Best of care-given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges if horse is still in my possession. _ Foc_pasturage and other information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Supt. Santa Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON. $40. °r ri Montgomery St ,S. F. THE STANDARD-BRED TROTTING STALLION BOODLE Jr (By BOODLE 2:12%. sire of Ethel Downs 2:10, Thompson 2:14&, and 4 others in 2:30 and better \ He by Stranger, sire of 33 in 2:30. I Dam NINA B. by Electioneer, sire of Arlon 2:0734, I Sunol 2:08 Vi, Palo 2:08*£, and 164 more in 2:30 list. BOODLE Jr. Isone of the best bred, best looking and best stallions on the Pacific Coast. He will make the Season of 1903 at J. D. CARR'S GABILAN RANCH, Six Miles East of Salinas Caa $75 'or tne season, payable at end of season, or $15 for single service, payable at time of rcc ,f>_o service, otherwise will be considered at season rates. Any mare entered for the season and paid for will be granted the usual return pri.veleges if proven to be not in foal, provided that next year the owner of mare still owns her and J. D. Carr still owns the horse. Good pasturage at $0 per month, but no responsibility assumed for accidents -Season open now, and will clo^e August first 1903 BOODLE Jr. is a sure foal getter, his colts are all uniform., and of good color, and show fine speed I and action. He is 16 hands high and weighs 1200 pounds, is of a rich mahogany bay. Apply to J. D. CARKVbr JOHN GARSIDE, at Gabilan Ranch. LEADING "HORSEMEN (l JAY-EYE-SEE »■ SPAVin **MoW W.B.EODVJ.C0. 3MHT-EHALL... r.N-EVfYORK ^©k Aak; >a win e AW. B. Mr. J. T. Case, (Hickory Grove Farm, home \ of Jay-Eye-See) Racine, ."Wis., says:^"Aftertry- =, ing 'every ."known- remedy, "I removed a laree g| Bunch of two years standing from a 3-year old §5 illy, with._tnree_Appli!Miiojia.of____^ __ _ ,^ Quinn's Ointment, | It la the best preparation I have ever used or heard §| of. I heartily recommend it to all Horsemen. |g We have hundreds of such testimonials. |§ Price 31.00 per packa.se. your druggist for it. If he does not keep It we send prepaid on receipt nf price. Address EDDV & CO., Whitehall, N. Y. Get Up a Club and Get One For $15 Worth of New Subscribers For $42 Worth of New Subscribers .SICKLE OPEN-FACE TIMER. Stemwind, shows seconds and veg isters minutes, start, stop and fly back operated from the crown. GUN-METAL OPEN-FACE TIMER AND WATCH COMBINED. 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BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 36 Geary Street, San Franciscc 14 \%\xe gveebsv mtfc gtpcvt&man [JUNE 20, 1903 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAU. [Property or John Parrott, Esq.) | Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS « '**> . '.i... limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1903 FEE ... $75 !5ns made f>.r two or more aiares. Manager, WALTER SEALY. Breed to Extreme Speed. CHAS. DERBY 4907, «. 2:20 «■ «* *— SlOTOrMK'H BETTER 3:07^, DERBY PRINCESS 2:08^, DIABLO 3:09^, OWYHEE 8:11, T.iTTr.K BETTER 2:11»4, CIBOLO 3 :13|S, and many other fast and game racehorses. Terms for young stallions and pasturage on application. Developed Trotters and Pacers for sale at reasonable prices. Address OAKWOOD PARK STOCK FARM, Danville, Contra Costa Co., Cal. NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-2;i hands. Foaled 1890. Bred by Wm. Corbett. ARIST0 (3) 2:17£ Wen! )f and Stanford Stakes, 1903 MAJELLAB.(2)2:29Tr£l^ THE B0QUET Tr,al <»> »*} Brown Fillv Trlal 8:2°« «s » Sire, Sable Wilkes 2:18. sire of Oro Wilkes 8:11, Sable Francis S:15X. Sabina 2:15)4. Sabledale (at 2 years) 8:18)4, Bulilogton (at 2 years) 2:80)4 and 36 otbers in 2:30 list. Dam. Fidelia (trial 2 35 at 3 £?,"/.& damc;r *idette 8:88)4. dam of Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:17^ by Director, sire of Directum 3:2^1; „/»,:(,='^?Lh""! Straus 8:05)5. Direction 2:08M, etc. Second dam by Reavis1 Blackbird hawk 767 Mamle Griran 2:'2' vl° H -:l-^- et0- ™rd dam by Lancet, son of Mccracken's Black- NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; of that number onlv three have ever had a full season's training, namely. Aristo (3) 8117)4, Majella B. (2) 2:29 (trial at i years 2:13^) and The Boquet (trial at 3 years) 2:81 His son Aristo (at 3 years) 8:17)4 took sick with distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twenty-ninth had p™V,?a.lly.ISS?rk'.5I.et he eas,ly beat tne best fleld °< colls that ever started in the Occident Stake. ,*,, urHA,. . wl"tnake the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February 15lh and ending July 1st. Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege Money due at time of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. First-class pasturage for mares S3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific or California Transportation Company s steamers, from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be shinned in care of Morshead's Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. SIRGIBBIE2D. No. 370 American Hackney Stud Book Hackney Pony Stallion 13.3 hands. The Only Representative Stallion In America of the Two BeBt British Hackney Pony Strains. T_>OTH HIS SIRE AND DAM LINES -L> have long been recognized as the surest producers of beauty of conformation, com- bined with true, high and spirited action. SIR G1BBIE 2d will stand at MENL0 STOCK FARM during the season of 1903 at S30. Ma-es will be boarded by the season, or during service, at ihe rate of Ten (.SI0) Dollars per month. The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any accidents to any mares (or the roals of said mares) while on the Meplo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903. Apply to james modonnell, Supt Menlo Stock Farm, Portola, San Mateo County, Cal. The Thoroughbred Stallion St. Carlo (St. Blaise ICuriua.. Hermit I NewmJnster Fusee f"»rsy«s \ VeBuvlenne K,oB„8her. 'J^f 'L£8. «-*» {55S,.S-U"d ST. CARLO won the Great American at Brooklyn, the Foam Stakes at Coney Island, the White Plains Handicap, was second to Chaos for the Futurity, and won about $29,000 as a two-year-old He is a wenderful younn Sire, among his get being Ruinart (winner of the Burns Handicap Palace Hotel Handicap and $1 1,650). Zamar II (winner of 19 races as a two-vear-old and $7695). Joan. February St ^utnbert, St. Callatine, Count of Flanders, Lord Mannion, May Boy, Our Climate, Glendinning and many others. ST. CARLO will make the Season of 1903 at the MENLO STOCK FARM, SAN MATEO COUNTY, CAL. TERMS FOR THE SEASON, $100 The Menlo Stock Farm will not be responsible for any acoidents to any mares (or the foals of said mares) while on the Menlo Stock Farm. All mares and foals must be removed from the ranch before July 1, 1903 For further particulars in regard to above Stallion apply to JAMES McDONNELL, Portola, San Mateo Co., Cal. Umonero=3=2:i5 3=4. RT3Z°' (A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) LIMONERO 2:15|, bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who have 6een him to be one of the best stallions standing for service in California. He Is a magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding, class and individuality ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year olds that have never been trained. All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. From their appearance and the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to be good race horses with every prospect of some star performers. A number of these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. LiMONI'jRO 2:15l{ got bis record as a three-year-old in the fourth heat of a six-heat race for a $5000 purse which he won at Lexington, beating a field of six of the greatest three-year-?lds of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinite and Futurity. LIMONERO 2:15} will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but no responsibility assumed for accidents or escapes. Mares should be shipped to University Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal., in care of Piedmont 904 Record 2: 17M Winner of 41 heats in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Rex. . ,2:15M Limonero 2:153£ Lorita 2:18H Wanda 2:18H Charley C 2:18^ Marston C 2:19V5 and sire dams of Fanny Wilcox. 3:10^ Alta Vela 2:IIM Lizziemont 2:I6££ Montrose (3).. .2:18 sire of 23 trotters, 2 pacers 7 sons produced H trotters, 3 pacers 18 daughts produced 21 trotters, 3 pacers Luluneer Dam of Limonero Bion HARRISON O. ARMS. Owner. J. H. WILLIAMS, University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. 2: 19% .Almoin 33 Sire of 35 trotters and 2 pacers 98 sons produced 435 trotters and 135 pacers 81 dau produced 102 trotters and 28 pacers May Ferguson (by Mamb. Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont 2:17M Almont Eagle. 2:27 3 sons produced 29 trot's, 3 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 pacers (Electioneer 125 Sire of 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 trotters and 197 pacers 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 12 pacers L Lula(by Norman 25) Record 2:15 Winner of 56 heats in 2:80 VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin Infirmary and Residence— 811 Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts., San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. NUTWOOD WILKES. Ho la the only Stallion that over produced two throo-yoar olds n one season with i,of~:l2 and 2:M [ respei ly Who In It, ex-champion tt ee-year-old ' KoldlnfJ of tho world, reduced bis record to '.Mm, .fnlui A.IWeerron J8; cj^ (:| 14 as a thr,-'- yoar-old) Is the fastest trotter of all the famous trlb eo George Wilkew. NUTWOOD HII.KKS will make the Kumkoii of 1 0O3 at the RACE RECORD 2 : 1 6 W By GUY WILKES 2:lBw Dam L.IDA W S:18u By NUTWOOD 3:18J; NUTWOOD STOCK Fee = $50 Kor t lm St'iiMin with return prh I logo if hone remains my properly pai I ill |8 per mooth. Hills pu j muvti) ol ■roll can ned [01 i,rcId>otH ami pi PARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS T1IK HIKE i .9:94! .luini a. MoKerroe .2:05^ i trotter of the Wilkes iriim I ■ ftci roc B:18u [I ■■ in., ., ,| ,;,,.,. | ,.,. ... 12 Slunion WlUtOfl iMim, Qeorgie B . H:.8u 2:l3'i 1 1 b In br oil ■!:\4\ Boj ' 17', V«rona J:lH'i i Belli . 8:18*4 i lOboi -' v, m,i . . ,2:18^ -*** frranddauih tore of NUTWOOD WILKES over sturtml in ran-* (VOftmtftSn, and IIollo,2:lfl tul .11 idem N : :• an- out of hi* thiughtora 1 '"■■■■ OOD V [1 irs for sale . . Rosewood . . . fearesi Central Ofrl Mixer Allx II Who Is She 2:88 Bites Qeorgie 8:85 Profl willow 8:20 W C 8:88M Bleotri r8:8W DaufroKtar ! i. k C .... 1:80)4 T. C. (8). -■ -'::*i G. A. W. FOLKERS Successor to J. H. A. Folkers & Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building, Room 4. San Franoisoo Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage.Saddle and Roar) Horses for Sale Offloe and stable: 605 Golden Gate Avenue, San Franoisoo, Cal. Telephone South 651. those, A Inn,, 'J MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co.. Cal. . . . CURES . . . Strained, Puffy Ankles without removing; the hair or laying: the horse up. Does the work well. Pleasant to use. $2 per bottle, delivered. YOUNQ, P. D. F., >iM i nun.1,1, MasA For sale by Mack & Co., Langley& Michaels Co. Kedlntfton & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. MoKerron. all of San Francisco. M. R. C. V. S., F. E. V. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edlnburg Veterinary Medioal Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspector forNew Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Mediolne, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California; Es-Presldent m the California State Veterinary Medioal AssocIr.- tlon; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Offloe, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital, 1117 Golden Gate Apenue, near Webster St., San Franoisoo: Telephone West 128. June 20. 19031 ®h£ gveeitev anb ^pnvtsntan '- . _ - _ ■* Portable Houses ALL SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boies, Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu- lar and Price List. Burnham— Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet. First and Second, OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street RALLISTITF ™^^ The Standard Dense Powder of the World. ■1^"" STILL LEADS AT THE TRAPS OR IN THE FIELD. Ballistite wins from the limit marks in distance handicaps, at either live birds or flying targets as it always gives the highest velocities with the closest and most even patterns at all ranges Ballistite is Absolutely unvarying in results being waterproof, smokeless, odorless without residue pressures lower than black powder, unaffected by age or climatic changes, and never pits rusts or corrodes the barrels. Ballistite is sold with above guarantee. ' ' Take No One's Word. Try It for Yourself. J H LAU 8l CO 75 CHAMBERS ST„ NEW YORK CITY V. ri. L.J-&W Wt> VW. Telephone 1747 Franklin. Importers and Dealers In Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing Goods. Sole Agents for THE REBLE GUN and BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk; SMOKELESS POWDERS. A postal brings catalogue and "Shooting Facts." (third edition) BALLISTITF ™**r^ The Standard Dense Powder of the World. ■■■■ CAMPBELL'S HORSE FOOT REMEDY bestistrFmeoy EVER USED ON HORSES' FEET. IT PENETRATES and DRIES IN" quickly and DOES NOT GUM and FILL UP THE PORES like tar and oil compounds. It is the GREATEST REMEDY ever used to remove SORENESS and FEVER from the foot, and makes it possible to get good services out of a horse working on hard and hot pavements. It gives natural nourishment to the foot and incites a rapid, healthy growth— ALL DRYNESS AND BRITTLE- NESS quickly disappears. QUARTER CRACKS and SAND CRACKS are rapidly grown out when directions given in our booklet are followed. It is a SURE CURE for CORNS, CONTRACTED FEET and NAIL WOUNDS if directions are followed It PREVENTS SOUND FEET FROM BECOMING UN- SOUND and GROWS a TOUGH. STRONG ELASTIC WALL and HEALTHY FROG— A FOOT -WHICH WILL STAND WORK on racecourses. Many of the best owners and trainers state tbat for track work nothing equals it. In many cases horses have reduced their records several seconds, due to its use. It is a CER'j AIN CURE for THRUSH and SCRATCHES We Guaranty That It Will Do What We Claim and Will Refund Money If It Falls. PRICES:— Quarts, $100; Half-Gallon, $1.75; Gallon, $3 00: •21/a-Gallon, $5.50; Five-Gallon, $10.00. Books giving full directions for its use and much valuable information as to shoeing are supplied free. Don't fail to read "ad." giving information concerning Campbell's Iodoform Gall Cure In nest Issue of this paper. It is the best and because of its merits is rapidly displacing all others. J AS. B. CAHPBELL&CO.. Manufacturers, 412 W.Hadison St .CHICAGO, ILL REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS Comprises the representatives of the best families of this famous bree^. The home of ROMEO AAGGIE ACME, who has an official seven-day record of 26 lbs. 11 ozs. butter; FIDESSA, who made In seven days official recerd over 25 lbs. butter, and m?ay other large producers. PIERCE Phone: Soatk 103. Ranch— Rough and Ready Island LAND AND STOCK CO. 14 TURK STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. near StocbtoD. Visitors always welcome. W T R Ei .Si :N4:G E: I H O g RlTlr Wpv'NEUihg 8«« »IE IWEST^COAJT^WIREilRONlWORJd^ •, 19 fSemontlST..san franojsco. : 'C Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cared In 48 Hoars. CAPSULES ' . ■' TEST LIKE A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track Bring the ladies and see the FASTEST HORSES IN THE WOELD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL ! A. S O i.xky i-SO.v, - - Proprietors I — .ii i. LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission, Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. warehouse: 203 Berry St. SAN FRANCISCO, Telephone: Main 1037. Snperlor to Copaiba, Cobe-bs or Injection BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows, 4-yr., 3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhama competing. 5th year my Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also piga. F. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S, F. JEKSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Niles & Co.. Loa Angeles, CaL AYR SHIRES— Young Bulla. Cows and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon Petaluma Cal. jDOO IS POSITIVE IN THE PRESENCE OF SERGEANT'S CONDITION PILLS. Lustrous eyes, keen appetite, strength and ambition all reclaimed by this world renowned dog remedy. For torpid liver it is unexcelled. As a general tonic aupreme. Mange, Distemper, Chills, Fever and General Debility posi- tively cured by it, and for every sickness to which a dog is subject these pills are administered in preference to any other medicine. 60c. and $1.00, postpaid. SERGEANT'S SURE SHOT emancipates the canine from worms and maybe depended upon. ^■VrTfl^STTT^R^N 60c. by mail. W* UjlilUJg* W/ All remedies bearing our stamp are Standard the World Over, An order or 8c. in stamps ■will bring to your desk free our Revised Dog Treatise and a Pedigree Blank. "Sergeant's Dog Remedies" for sale by all Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers. F. W. BRAUN 8 CO., Los Angeles, CaL Pacific Coast Supply Depot SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK, N. J. Send tor free copy of "DOG CULTURE." ST LODIS, MO. Pacific Coast Branch — 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents for "SANITAS" Disinfectant. STKIPED BASS ANGLERS LAKE MERRITT BOAT HOUSE J. A. FATJO, Proprietor, Will furnish good boats at reasonable prices. Tackle. Live and Clam Bait, etc., and better ac- commodations than ever before offered at Lake Merritt. Take narrow-gauge train to Oakland: street cars or five minutes' walk on East 12th st. to fish- ing water. Get off broad-gauge trains at Oak st CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IN Salt Tones and Line Engraving Artistic Designing. SOS Mission St., cor. First, San Francisco At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TERRIER Norfolk Trueman Ppp "C7A Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy, 1 CG Oil/, reserve winners, Oakland, 1902*. Imelda (winners and special for best, S. F., 1902} Isabelle, etc. N. H. HICKMAN, 1767 Page St.. San Francisco. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. IRISH AND SCOTCH TERRIERS. TRISH AND SCOTCH TERRIER PUPPIES J- at $12 and $15 Sired by Champion Loyne Ruffian and Champion Fighting Mac. Mrs. BRADLEY-DYNE, Saturna P. O , B. C. FOR SALE. KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. IRISH -_ £.—., ,n IRISH TERRIER AT STUD TERRIER THE GRAND YOUNG DOG BOLTON WOODS DESPOT Py Saskatchewan, the dam of the great Bolton Woods Miser (winner of over 2000 firsts and spe- cials). Just imported direct from the celebrated Bolton Woods Kennels, England. One of the finest of modern specimens Racy, upstanding, true-fronted dog; typical JoDg, narrow skull; smallest and blackest of eyes. Fee. to a few nitches, $25. Particulars, address W. OLLARD. Tacoma, Wash. THOROUGHBRED GORDON SETTER AND J- Cocker Spaniel pups for sale. 1950 Grove St., Oakland, Cal. COLLIES. pOLLIE PUPS FOR SALE— BY PRIZE ^-' winning imported sires and dams, fit for bench, ranch or farm Bothsexes. Prices accord- ing to quality. Correspondence solicited: all let- ters cheerfully answered. THOS. S. GRIFFITH. Box 1907, Spokane, Wash. COCKER SPANIELS. NAIROD KENNELS-133 NINTH AVENUE, near California. Champion bred Cocker Spaniels at stud and for sale. • Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers. ffANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Lithlan Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee S20 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velocity-Norfolk Two Step). Fee »10 Puppies and Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 84-1 Harrison St., San Franciaco Cal. DELVERTON COCKER KENNELS FRUITVALE THE HOME OF THE CHAMPIONS. Winners of more First and Special prizes in 1902- u»03 than all the other Coast kennels combined. Have taken the Special for Best Cocker in show at San Francisco, 1898-99-1900-02-03 Champion HAMPTON PROMISE, black, at stud. Winner of Special for best any color, San Francisco, 1903. These kennels have bred many htgh-olasssbow dogs, among others Plumeria Portia, conceded to be the best Cockerowned in Plumeria Kennels. Young stock now on hand. AT STUD CUBA OF- KENWOOD (Qlenbelgh Jr.-Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam-Dolly Dee II) 8T0CKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakers field, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer PuppieB and well-broken Dogs for sale. PLUMERIA COCKER KENNELS HAVE *- removed to their new kennels, 829 Ninth Ave. The dogs in this kennel are conceded to be the best in the West, having defeated all comers, under a number of the best judges in America. At Stud— Champion HAMPTON GOLDIE (great- est sire of winners alive), PLUMERIA TWEE- DLEPUNCH and others- Youdr and matured stock for sale. Address E C PLUME. 229 Ninth Ave., San Francisco. Small dogs boarded. FOR SALE— COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES by Ch. Hampton Goldie. Apply at junction old county and Redwood roads. Fruitvale, Alameda AT STPD. pH. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S ^ ohamolon Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth), CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY ELVET (winner of 7 firsts in England before he was 18 months old). Brood bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs alwavs for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baker 3031. ST. BERNARDS. NAIROD KENNELS-KEMOVED TO 13» Ninth Avenue, near California— offer for sale the celebrated St. Bernard, LE KING (Champion Le Prince-Svlvia"s Lohn. At Stud-Champion GRAND MASTER II, admittedly the erandeat headed St. Bernard on the Coast. Fee $25. PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Write for prices. BBBHDBR AND SPOETSMAW, 88 Geary Street, Sen Fimnoiaco, 0»1. (frh£ fgveebev ttttit gtptxtt&tnixn [June 20, 1903 ine Harness &£sfb6ots San Francisco, Cal.^^s Fourth of July and Other Celebrations BLANK CARTRIDGES Sure Pire Clean Loudest Report SUITABLE FOR RIFLE, REVOLVER, GUN OR CANNON. ^MARKED- Q2B TRADE MARK UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO. PACIFIC COAST DEPOT: 86-S8 FIRST STREET.. SAN FRANCISCO E. E. DRAKE, Manager AMMUNITION, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS PACIFIC COAST AGENCY: 127-135 FIRST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. -A.. !VKT7XjXjX3fk., Agent. Glabrough, RUNS Gun Goods ft tor r^uioeae. Goloher & Go, FISHING Tackle 638 MARKET STREET. S. F. Du Pont Gun Powder SMOKELESS, SHOT GUN and MILITARY POWDER Black Powder for Sporting and Blasting Purposes The Reputation of a Hundred Years is the Guarantee of NEW E. c." 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PKUDNKR, - 68 ■• Also longest straight ran and i" ■> monies nt live birds AM Kinds of Ammunition.. apXUn to Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N.Y* PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., San Francisco, Coast Representative VOL. XI.II. No. 26. 38 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1903. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A TEAR L. J. ROSE Jr. of Hueneme, Cal , with his beautiful white horse, EL COMAL. Nk£3:2f£' .~* 'ft ul i * \ ATHANEER 35795 BY Jdnio. h*®*~- ^m 2 ®h* gveebev tmtr ^povt&tnan [June 27, IMS Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association ADDITIONAL GUARANTEED STAKES PETALUMA DURING THE 3d OR 4th WEEK IN AUGUST, 1903 ENTRIES TO CLOSE WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 1903 TROTTING STAKES HORSES TO BE NAMED WITH ENTRY No. 5. 2:30 Class No. 6. 2:17 Class Xo. 1. 2:11 Class NOTICE— Xomtoators have the Nominators in any race that should N. B.— It is Dot the IntentioD of the arranged so that horses entered in severa Entrance o per oont. Five per cent E. P. HEALD, President. Trotting $500 Trotting- 500 Trotting- 500 PACING STAKES HORSES TO BE NAMED WITH ENTRY No. 8. Green Class Pacing $500 No. 9. 2:17 Class Pacing 500 2:13 Class Pacing 500 Free-for-All Pacing 600 Three- Year-Old Pacing 400 No. 10 No. 11 No. 13 privilege of naming two horses froni the same stable, or owned by the same person, on one entrance fee. lail to All may. on July 8th, transfer their entry to any other of the above Classes that filled in which their horse was eligible on July 1, 1903 management to give any special races at this meeting, and if you want to start your horses they must be entered in the regular advertised events. Races will be 1 races will have time enough between races to start in each. of the amount of the purse will be deduoted from eaoh mouey won. For conditions see entry blanks. Member of National Trotting Association Address all communications to F. W. KELLEY, Secretary, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco, Cal. YORK SAN FRANCISCO J. O'KANE 26 GOLDEN GATE AVE., S. F. HORSE BOOTS TRACK HARNESS BLAMETS, MEDICINES, SUNDRIES. Send Foe Catalogue. Our Goods Are the Best Made. The Best Low Priced Jeweled Watch Made Non-Magnetic Nickel Silver Case Fully Guaranteed For sale by ALL JEWELERS Illustrated Booklet on request, showing COLORED FANCY n\ DIALS -I The New England «>l Watch Go. Factories— Waterbnry, Conn. Offices- New York, Chicago, Sao Francisco. Opening Meeting of the North Pacific Fairs. FALL MEETING, 1903, OF THE KING COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION SEATTLE WASH. AUGUST 8th TO 29th, INCLUSIVE ENTRIES TO ALL HARNESS STAKES AND PURSES CLOSE WEDNESDAY, JULY ISth No. 1— THE No. 2— THE No. 3— THE No. 4— THE No. S— THE No. 6— THE No. 7— THE No. 8— THE l For 2:17 Pacers | . 3 In 5 j NORTH PACIFIC STAKE, Mt \f CT a |/C ( Parse Donated by the Business Men ) . (X [Tii Ol rAIVC, , of Seattle, for 2:30 Trotters, 3 In 5 / JUVENILE STAKE, PIONEER STAKE, | For 3-year-old Pacers, owned and) - bred In North Paclllo Fair Abho- - (elation District, 2 In 3 ) For 3-year-old Trotters owned and") bred la North Pacific Fair Assocla- V tlon District, 2 In 3 ) I \\~ Ul IT CT \ W P f *"or 2-year-old Pacers, owned and bred) LICDU 1 Ol/\I\C, J |U North Paolflo Fair Association DIs- - I trlct, 2 In 3 j DIIHPT CnrVn CTAL'F {For 2-year-old Trotters, owned) rUUCl OUUPIU Ol AIVC, J ttIlti ured in North Pacific Fair l I Association District, 2 In 3 j CITY COUNCIL PURSE, POST INTELLIGENCER PURSE, I For 2:10 Pacers) I 2 In 3 J" (For 2:15 Pacers) "| 2 In 3 ) $1000 No. 1000 No. 500 No. No. 500 No. 300 No. No. 300 No. 500 No. 500 No. In Addition to the Harness Events Liberal 9— THE 10— THE II— THE 12— THE 13— THE I4_THE 15— THE 16— The 17— The 18— The Purse PROFANITY HILL PURSE, {For 23:3l0p3acers} $500 SEATTLE KENNEL CLUB PURSE, [For 23:2lnp3acer9} 500 SEATTLE STAR PURSE, {For 2s:3InF3acer8} 500 SEATTLE TIMES PURSE, {ForS!812J1T3rotter8} 500 MEADOWS PURSE, {For3:31fnT3rotter8} 500 SHERIFF CUDIHEE PURSE, |Fur 3:a1InT3rottere} 500 SEATTLE DRIVING CLUB PURSE, {For2£2nT3rotter8f 500 AROUS PURSE, {For%2?nTtterii 500 COMMONWEALTH PURSE, {For8:#?nT|otter8} 500 MATINEE PURSE, JFor 2:34?nT3rotterB! 500 s will be given for Runners. CONDITIONS Entrance lees five por ocnt of StaUo or Purse (and five per coot additional from money-winners), payable July 15tb, when horse must be named. Money divided fifty, twenty-five, fifteen and ton por cent or Stake or Purse. Horses not winning a hent In four shall not start In fifth heat, except In a field of eight or more starters, und then It must win a heat In llvo or go to the barn. Horses so ruled out shall have a right to a share of the Stake according to their rank at the close of the last heat Right to transfer or substitute entry in any of tho above Stakes open to August 1st to hordes cllgibfo July 16th Tho Association reserves the right to docloro off and roturn paymonts In any Stake or Purse that does not fill satisfactorily to tho Association Right reserved to declare two starters a walk-over When only two slur i thoy may oontest for tho entrance money paid In, tc to divided seventy percent to first, and thirty por cent to second horso. A horse distancing the Bold shall bo entitled to first and fourth money only, and In no other case will a horse bo untitled to more than one money Other than specified, rules of the National Trotting Association, of which this Association is a member, to govorr, except hobbles are not barred on pacers three years old and upwards. Entry must plainly state name, color, sex and breeding of both sire and dam, with owners signn ture and address. Two horses may be entered from the same stable in tho same class and held but for one entry fee No conditional entries will be considered. Drivers must have colors and not fail to mention them when making entries. Declaration of intention to withdraw a horse must be made by 7:00 p. m. on the day preceding race. The Association reserves the right to use its discretion as to unfavorable weather conditions. Entry fees to accompany nominations and to be made payable to A. T. Van do Vanter, Secretary and General Manager King County Pair Association. Applications for stabling must be made to the Secretary, statiog the number of horses to arrive . In case of any subsequent change In the movements of the stable, or any part thereof, a prompt notice is earnestly requested. Horses should bo shipped in care of King County Fair Association, Seattle. Arrangements will then bo made for their unloading at the race track. Ample notice of the dates upon which these stakes and purses are to be decided will be given. In addition to the above Special Purses will be offered for Overnight Closing Harness Events. Any information pertaining to the meeting will be gladly furnished by the Secretary upon application. Address all communications and inquiries to A. T. VAN DE VANTER, Secretary and General Manager KING COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION, 7 SULLIVAN BUILDING, SEATTLE WASH, JONE 27, 1903] ©he gtveeitev attfc gtjttrrfcsrotcm 8 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. W. KELLEY, PROPRIETOR. Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. Woodland Echoes. P. O. BOX 2300. Telephone: Black 586. Terms— One Tear S3, Six Months SI. 75, Three Months SI STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money saould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kjelley, 38 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, June 27, 1903. THE BREEDERS MEETING at Petaluma is certain to be one of the best given by the as- sociation for years. Not only is there more interest manifested in harness racing than for some time on this Coast, but the fact that the place selected for the meeting this year is central and convenient and the track one of the best and fastest in California, to- gether with the splendid big entry list secured for the early closing stakes has turned the eyes of all those who enjoy harness racing to the big meeting at Petaluma in August. Entries for eight additional purses will close on Wednesday next. For the 2:30, 2:17 and 2:11 trotters there are purses of $500. The green class, 2:17 and 2:13 pacers are offered purses of of $500 each. There is $600 for free for all pacers and $400 for three year old pacers. These races should all fill. Enter in them. If they nil you have a chance to win. If they do not it will not cost you anything. Entries close next Wednesday. SEATTLE is undoubtedly one of the best raciDg towns on the Pacific Coast. The track there is an excellent one for harness horses and there seems to be more money in circulation and a larger attendance whenever a race meeting is held there than can be se- cured by any other northern point. The big meeting to open there August 8th promises to eclipse all for- mer efforts of the King County Fait Association and the eighteen harness events, with purses from $500 to $1000 should attract entries from every stable that races up north this year. Secretary and Manager A. T. Van de Vanter is perhaps the most popular man with horsemen that is in charge of a racing plant on the coast and the horsemen who race their strings over the Seattle track all speak in the highest terms of the treatment received at his hands and express a determination to go again. More money can be placed on a trotter or pacer at Seattle than can be wagered in any other town on the coast. It has jumped into the position of a racing centre and horsemen who de- sire to take part in the game where it is at its best should not fail to enter their horses in the Seattle races. Entries close on Wednesday, July 15th, for the fall meeting. See the advertisement in this paper to-day. _^^^^^______ Answers to Correspondents. V. H., Merrillville, Cal. — Is there a horse known as Ned Forrest 2:25£, by Reavis Blackbird? If so, give breeding of dam. Also give breeding of dam of Mon- roe Chief 2:18£. Ans. — Ned Forrest's record was 2:25J instead of 2:24J. His dam was by a horse called John Morgan, and his grandam by a horse called Glencoe. This was the breeding given by the late Mr. Reavis, who bred him. Monroe Chief's dam was Madam Powell by Bay Chief, son of Mambrino Chief 11, second dam by Toronto, son of St. Lawrence, third dam by a Whip horse. H. C. Myers, Vallejo — In the list of entries in the 2:23 class at Vallejo is the bay mare Sweet Marie. Has she not a matinee record of 2:12, and does it not bar her in the 2:23 class? Horsemen here claim it is against her whether there was money or no money hung up to be raced for, but I think if there was no money or prize to be won that it is not a record and she is entitled to start. What are the .rules of the N. T. Association in regard to records made in matinee racing? Sweet Marie, we understand, trotted a mile at Los Angeles in 2:11£ in a matinee race of the Los Angeles Driving Club, which does not give her a record. Sec- tion 2 of Rule 44 of the National Trotting Association reads as follows: "Records cannot be made or bars incurred in trials of speed where there is no pool selling, bookmakirig or other public bettiDg on the event, no money com- peted for, no entrance charged or collected from com- peting horses, no admission fee charged to the gate or grand stand, and no privileges of any kind sold. Such performances shall not be considered public races. All rules of this association in so far as they conflict With this rule are hereby repealed." Woodland, June 22, 1903. Breeder and Sportsman — A few words aB to how the horses are doing hare at Yolo's county seat. The track is in good condition at present and the boys are contemplating an afternoon of matinee racing for Saturday afternoon of this week. In. looking over the different stables I will begin with the string of C. B. Bigelow. He has Mono by Falrose, that is the property of C. Wright of Davis. Mono has been worked but a short time and has stepped a mile in 2:20. Gerta A. by Diablo, dam by Sidney, is working miles in 2:15. El Primero by Diablo, dam Lucy B. 2:17| by Alexander Button, has shown a good turn of speed. These horses are all the property of Mr. Bigelow. Dart by Hector, dam by Killarney, a three year old pacer, has stepped a mile in 2:20, last half in 1:07, last quarter in 30£ seconds. He is owned by Mr. Eugene Lindley of Dixon Lena A. 2:21 h by Lynmont, that won the Occident Stake in 1899, is now owned by J. Gibbon. She is working miles in 2:20 or better pacing. Next is a full brother to the pacer Bennett that is showing remarkable speed. Det is just beginning to handle a two year old by Diablo, dam Lucy B. W. Mastin has a string of nine. John A. 2:12f is working very nicely. Celmar by Falrose is a full sister in blood to the pacer Don 2:10, whose death was a loss to the turf. Penrose by Falrose, dam Miss Murry is working well and Mastin expects great things of him this year. Nora S. by Sable Wilkes, dam Grace by Nutwood, is another good prospect. She is the dam of Marvin Wilkes, a two year old trotter by Don Marvin, that is about as handsome a colt as one would wish to see. He worked a mile very handily in 2:38 for Mr. Mastin recently. Gold Crown, a three year old by Falrose, has shown 2:10 speed. Carrie Nation by Falrose, dam by Director, is a very good prospect. Mamie H., full sister to Penrose, and owned by Mr. Hines of San Francisco, is a fine looker. Wildrose by Falrose, a promising pacer, stepped a very fast mile the other day. He was driven by Mr. White, who is well pleased with him and thinks his driver will be riding in front this year. R. H. Nason the veteran driver, has Bellrose by" Falrose, dam Pet, that he worked a mile very handily last Saturday in 2:15. The next best in this string is Glenrose that paced a mile in 2:26. Sappy, a three year old, is a very good looker and a great prospect. A brown mare by Tuberose, dam Lena Holly is show- ing 2:16 speed and is expected to be very fast. The fifth is a big brown mare called Azarine by Kentucky Baron, dam Mischief that has never been hitched to a bike but pulled a cart in 2:40. These are a lot of promising green horses and are for sale. Mr. Peter Fitzgerald can be seen most every eveniDg driving a fine looking filly by his stallion Mickey Free. Hi Hogoboom has five in his string at present. Hops a very fast pacer by Don Marvin has shown a mile in 2:15. He is the property of C. Merkely. Perkins, a trotter by Henry Nutwood, has stepped a mile in 2:17^ and is owned by H. Co well. Joe Harvey is a three year old pacer by Gossiper that has shown miles in 2:19. A three year old pacer by Diawood that stepped a half in 1:10 recently is owned by D. McDougal. Hi expects great things of a two year old trotter by Dagan that he calls Red Hot. P. Fryatt owns a very fine three year old filly by Falrose that has shown 2:15 speed. A. B. Rodman has Cavalier by MeKinney, dam Advocatrix by Attorney thas is developing into a grand colt. He also has Culprit by MeKinney, dam Patty Washington. Both colts are doing well. Cal 3rown by Gold Rose, dam Advocatrix has shown miles in 2:30. Bill Buffalo, that worked a mile in 2:19 last year is doing well. John Norton is working Smuggler and he is moving along well. Johnny sent him a mile in 2:21 in a recent workout. Fly Jim, a three year old colt by his young stallion Gossiper Jr. is a fine looking horse and quite promising. Lady Clevedale by Our Jack 2:13J is a great prospect. She is owned by William Irvine of Sacramento. E. Donnelly of Colusa has Sutter 2:28 by Noonday that worked a mile last year in 2:18, and a youngster cilled Backwith Chips by Dexter Prince that stepped to the half in 1:08. They are owned by C. A. Arved- son of Colusa. Yours, D. O'Keefe. Thirteen Years of Success. Mr. A. L. Harris of Superior, La. writes: "I have used Quinn's Ointment for the past thirteen years and it is the best medicine I have ever got hold of. 1 have oured greased heel with two applica- tions and also had remarkable success on fresh cuts " For curbB, splints, spavins, windpuffs and all bunohes use Quinn's Ointment. Sold with an absolute guarantee to give satisfaction or mnney refunded. Price One Dollar delivered. Address W. B. Eddy & Co , Whitehall, N. Y., if you cannot obtain from druggist. The Denver Meeting. There was a great crowd, the largest in the history of Denver racing, when the gates opened at Overland Park last Saturday for the big spring meeting. Ben- jamin Benjamin was the presiding judge, assisted by E. K. Fullerton and Maj. J. J. B. DuBois. O. P. Updegraff was the starting judge. The timers were George Alden, H. S. Brown and J. W. Weaver. There were nine starters in the first race, the 2:32 pace, but one was distanced in the first heat and tour in the next, the remaining four getting money as fol- lows: Raven Dixon first, Amble W. second, Billy Carew third and Miss Fair Sex fourth. The second race was for 2:20 class trotters and was won by Viometta, a daughter of Superior, who took a record of 2:14| in the second heat. Mar Boy by Delmar won the first heat in 2:15J but stopped badly after that. There were four running races including the Colo- rado Derby at a mile and an eighth. This waB won by The Major, son of Midlothian. The summary of the harness races are as follows: Pacing, 2:32 class, purse $500. Raven Dixon, b g by Oeorge DIxod. (Johnson) 2 2 111 Amble W., b m by Alta Boy (Robinson) 114 2 4 Billy Carrew, Miss Fair Sex, Pay Day, Lady M., Blast, Lady Jane and Mabel D. also started. Time— 2:16?i , 2: 15M . 2:23, 2:20»4, 2:20J£. Trotting, 2:20 class, purse $500. Vlometa, c m by Superior (Raybould) 2 111 Mar Boy.br g by Delmar (Clark) 12 5 5 Kirkwood, Jr., H. H. H., Faustello and C. K. W. also started. Time— 2:15?^;, 2:11^, 2:16^, 2:17^. SECOND DAY— MONDAY. The California bred horseB carried off the honors in the two harness races, the pacer Darkway by Stein- way taking the 2:20 pace after six hotly contested heats and getting a record of 2:13* in the third heat. Rey Del Diablo was distanced in the second heat of this race. In the three year old trot the colt Swift B. by Stam B. out of Swiftbird by Waldstein won as he pleased in straight heats. The summaries are as follows: 2:20 pace, best three in five, purse $1000. Darkway, blk h by Steinway 4 4 12 11 Hello Girl, brm 15 6 14 3 Laura Spuhr, chm 2 1 4 5 5 2 Russell S.. Bonnie Treasure, Young Hal, Arrowpen, Christobel and Rey del Diablo also started- Time— 2:I3&, 2:13, 2:13*2, 2;17M, 2:14&. Three year old trot, mile heats, best in three, purse $500. SwiftB-.be byStamB 1 1 Goldress, Rex Colorado, Christola Wilkes, Queen Cafrery and Es- telle Hunter also started. Time— 225?^, 2:24H. In hot weather there is no drink like Jackson's Napa Soda — plain or in a lemonade. Driving as a Fine Art. Ever since the chariot-racing days of the ancients the skilful and fearless driving of spirited horses has been looked upon as an accomplishment giving pleas- ure to the performer and exciting the admiration of the beholder. Really skilful drivers are the exception in couDtry or city. Even on the many farms where a number of horses are kept and more or less colts raised for use and sale it is seldom that those employed to drive and handle the horses are skilled in the art of getting the best performance and appearance out of the animals in their charge. Inferior driving rapidly deteriorates the value and appearance of a horse; and a colt reared and trained with shiftless, inadaptive methods will never attain anything like the inherent natural value that would have been possible with cor- rect training and skilful driving. All horsemen, and observant people generally, are familiar with examples showing the influence of the driver upon the horse. Fine, showy, high-stepping animals, fit to grace the finest turnout, have very soon become lawless drones, and iu fact very like "plugs," simply by a change in ownership and drivers. The best drivers are those that require prompt and strict obedience from the horses under their care while in harness and stable, and who never permit them to form awkward and unseemly habits. It is not necessary to be cruel or especially savage to accom- plish right performance in a horse. The prevalent custom so common among drivers of constantly tap- ping, jerking or threatening, to keep horses up to their work, frets and wears them frequently more than the work they do, since it keeps them irritated, and in the end produces an ill-mannered and disagree- able animal. The skilled, intelligent driver will seldom strike or punish his horses; but when it is necessary, he will use a first class whalebone or strap that will produce a decided tingle and will be held in remembrance by the horse without doing him injury. It is much more humane, as well as effective, to treat the horse inclined to laziness and lawlessness to a few moments of sharp, tingling punishment a few times a year or month, as the case demands, rather than to a daily and hourly rain of ineffective blows and cruel mouth-jerking of the bit. Briefly, the requirements of good driving are cour- age, firmness, confidenceand self-control in thedriver, combined with strong, well adapted harness and tackle, thus enabling the driver to be always master of the situation. Right driving insures safety and good appearance, whether before the farmer'? market wagon or the fancy city turnout. — B. F. W. QTlxe gvee&ev cinif *$povt&mati [June 27, 1903 ****************** jjj THE PIERCE SALE. **************** in the miods of those who attended thssaleof horses from the e3tate of the late Henry ^•h took place at the Occidental Horse city last Tuesday, that the demand for horses is not falling off in the least. The horses sold were not a high class lot, taken as a whole, either in looks or breeding". There were some good ones in the o^aj'.^amjnt, some that were worth more than they brought possibly, but the majority were ordi- nary horses. There were quite a number of yearlings and two-year-olds, some of which were in rather poor condition, and some very old but well-bred, producing mares. The horses were just off pasture, and no time bad been taken to slicken them up to make them more presentable. The bidding was prompt and and Mr. Layng succeeded in getting good - for them — more than they would have brought under the same conditions in the Eastern market, with probably a few exceptions. The highest price of the sale was paid by Geary & Grindell of Alameda county for Clara Oakley, a bay filly, two years old *>y Sidney Dillon out of Oakley Russell by Happy Russell 2:21$. This filly is a trotter and quite promising, but has shown nothing phe- nomenal. She is a filly of excellent conformation. Elsie, the grand old broodmare bred at Palo Alto Farm and purchased by Mr. Pierce a year ago for >T2". was sold with a magnificent looking colt at her side by L. W. Russell for $350. The old mare is 21 years old, but should produce several foals yet. She is thought to be safely in foal again to L. W. Russell, son of Stamboul 2:073 and By By by Nutwood. Ada Stanley a brown five year old mare by Mc- Kinney brought $330. This mare is a very large, but rather good looking individual, and was finally knocked down to Joe Cuicello, the well known trainer of this city. MeMyrtle a bay yearling colt by McKinney out of Myrtledale by Iran Alto 2:12} was one of the bargains of the sale. 9e brought S310 and was purchased by John Grimes. The second dam of this colt is the producing mare Nettie Nutwood, dam of Hilsdale 2:15, and the next dam was by Williamson's Belmont. This colt should have brought more money than he did. Old Yedral 21 years of age, by Nutwood and dam of Thomas R. 2:15 and Lynda Oak 2:18], had a fual at foot, by L. W. Russell but brought only S165. Lady Rea, a yearling filly by Iran Alto out of Yedral, was purchased by Mr. C. L. Jones of Modesto for $170, a rare bargain, as she is not only a nice looker but every bit as promising as her full brother Thomas R. 2:15 was at her age. All horsemen know that Thomas R. was one of the fastest horses ever raued in California and should have a mark below 2:10. Xordica, an eleven year old mare bred at Palo Alto, sired by Advertiser and out of famous Sallie Benlon, brought but $250. Her purchaser was Mr. J. C. Adams of Phoenix, Arizona, who purchased quite a number at the sale. Nordica is a gray mare and took a record of 2:19* as a three year old. She has produced several foals, the most of them we believe by Wildnut. Many of the mares offered had foals at foot by L. W. Russell and they were well formed, good looking youngsters. The total received for 70 head that were sold from the 76 catalogued was $10,005, an average of §143 55 per head. There were six horses catalogutd that did not reach the sale and there were horses substituted in their places, none of them bringing over $100. The summary of the sale is as follows: Caila.eh r. Hi n, by L. W. Russ ll-Juanlta by Gen. Benton to BamGi liayoin, b m. 1888. by Prince Alrlle-Macola by Lo Grande lo A If 'ttl - J by Oro Wilkes-MenloBelleby M Wilfan, brm, 1889, by Mambrino Wilkes-Fancy by Bonner, to J. C. Adams for $220. Myrtledale, ch m, 1896, by Iran Alto-Nettie Nutwood by Nut- wood, to J. C. Adams for 82 1 5 MeMyrtle, b c, 1902, by McKinney-Myrtledale, to John Grimes for $310 Memento 2:25>4, bm, 1884, by Electioneer-Mamie by Hamble- tonian Jr., lo D H. Frye for $85. Diva, com. 1SS4. by Piedmont-Prima Donna bv Mohawk Chief, toR P. Laihropfor$140. Annie Godiva, b f, 1899, by Bay Rose-Diva, to J C. Adams for $130. Dividend, ch g. 1902, by L. W. Russell-Diva, to R- Consanifor $65. Nordica 2:19, grm, 1892, by Advertiser-Sallie Benton by Gen. Benton to J C. Adsuns for $250 Princess McCarty, t m, 1891, by Dexter Prince-Lady Fracture, to J C. Adams lor $2c0 Best, b f, 19)0, by Sidney Dillon-Princess McCarty, to R. P. Latbrop for $185 Macola, b m, 1886, by Le Grande-Huntress by Arthurton, to Frank Dugal for$U5. Cenior, b g, 1901, by L. W. Russell-Huntress by Artburton to J. J Sanders Tor $70 A Brutus, b g, 1899, by Sidney Dillon-Jessie R. by Roscoe, to W. Ptprce for $150. Canton, b g, 1931, by S'dney Dillon-An Tricks by Anteeo, to J. J Dimon for $65 Baliard, b c. 19CI0, by Sidney Dillon-An Tricks by Anteeo, to H. M Buckley for $110 ■ Captive, ch m. 1889 by Piedmont-Clariurso by Electioneer to J. C Adams1or$l50 Miss Directivo, ch m, 1897, by Directivo-Captive, to E. Buch- man for $155 CaDiive Drectivo.br m, 1898. by Directivo-Captive, to T. H. Fogarty for $30 D-i^ntion, ch g. 19C2, by L. W. Russell-Captive, to J. J. Sanders for $55. Beiter, ch g. 1900, by Sidney Dillon-Captive, to A- C. Eaton for $135 frois b g. 1901. bv L W.Russell-Captive, to John Grimes foi $45. Elsie, ch m. 1882, by Gin. Benton-Elaine by Messenger Duroc, to Geo H Cr^ssey tor$-So0. Farmpr Bum ta ch e. 19C0, by Iran Alto-Laura R by Electioneer, to Joe Cuit-pllo Icr $125 Floweret b m. 1883. by Electioneer-Mayflower by St. Clair, to E C Farnum for$lss Floridium. b g, 1896, by Almonltion-Floreta by D rector, to W. E. Hyde for $80 Yedral, b m. IRR3. bj Nutwood-Lady Patchen by Budd Doble, to J. C. Adams for $165. Lady t<-a. b f. 1902, by Irai Alto- Yedral, to C. L. Jones for $1.0. Ada" Stanley, hr f, lfc98, by McKinney-Lilly Stanley 2:17&, to Jr>«Cnicy Bonnie Bells-Pearl (Franks) 4 2] 131 Amble W., b m by Alta Boy, dam by Electioneer (Roblosrtn) 8 13 8 4 8 Raveu Dixon, b g by Geo. Dixon, dam by Peiletier (Johnson) A 4 2 4 1 4 .)■•■ Mi', l. g by Ac-ton waul iMrGuirei 1 7 5 H 6 S Fritz W , .Joe Younper, Shorty D . Pay Day, Fairy Mediun and Ar,o« pene also st art :, 2:17$£. 2:35 class, pacing, purse $500. Raven Dixon, b h by George Dixon (Johnson) 16 7 11 Bonnie Treasure, ch m by Bonnie Belle (Trimble) 3 118 2 Joe Mc, Joe Younger, Fritz. Arrowpene, Fairy Medium, Mary A , Amble W-. Shorty D , Ima Electrite, Lady M., Elbertus and Pay Day also started. Time— 2:21M,2:22?4,2:25}-i,2.22^,2:24M. 2:20 class, trotting, purse $500. Faustella, bm by Faustino (McGuire) 12 11 George M.,sg by Almont (Curl) 4 14 5 Silver Dick, H. H. H and C. K. W. also started. Time— 2:24?i, 2:23?i, 2:24^, 2:272£. 2:15 class, pacing, purse $1000. Martha B. by Ashland Wilkes (Miller) 5 12 4 5 11 Belle Star, b m by Renos (Pugh) 7 2 113 3 3 JessC , bg by Cantata (Anthony) 2 5 3 7 12 2 Lulu M, bm by Saraway (Gumaer) 16 4 8 8 4 4 Jim Bison Silden Wilkes, Rose W., Darkway, Stipulator and MonroeS also started. Time— 2:153i, 2:26^, 2:14 «, 2:17^, 2:18^, 2:22;., 2:23a4. 2:25 class, trotting, Bankers' and Merchants' stake, purse $1500. Jim Ferry, g g by Orange Wilkes (Frank) 1 1 1 Bay Leaf, Kirkwood. The Tout, Gitaway, Bessie Birchwood and Susie R. also started. Time— 2:21^f, 8-.23K, 2:203£. 2:19 class, pacing, purse $500. Hallo Girl, b m by Hello (Birch) 12 11 Young Hal, bh by Hal Dillard , (Delardj 2 12 2 Russell S , Gayfield, Stark, Nance O'Neill and Trilby C. also started. Time— 2:21 X, 2:20}4, 2:2414, 2:21 Yt- Racing at Honolulu. Kamehameha Day was celebrated at Honolulu June 11th with the usual day of racing at Kapiolani Park There were thirteen races on the card, as follows: First race— Half mile dash, free for all, purse $100 Bruner (Thomas) won; Virgie A. (Opiopio) second; Leianuenue (Solomon) third. Time, 0:50- Second race— 2:18 class, best three in five, trotting and pacing, purse $250. Sambo, J. C Quinn (Quinn) 1 1 \ Wayboy, L. H. Dee (Starr) 2 3 2 Los Angeles, M H Drummond (Gibson) 3 2 3 Oak Grove, D. H. Lewis (Cunningham) dis Time -2:2514, 2:24!4, 2:24 1-5. Third race— Ponies; half mile dash. 14 hands and under. Cup value $25 Entries at post. Kalihi Boy (Manuel) won; Fearless (Leal) second: Do Most (J F. Colburn II r) third. Kitty W . Mac- farlane, also ran Time, 0:58 1-5. Fourth race— Trotting and pacing, best two in three purse $200. Billy Lemp.C. H. Bellina (Beliina) 2 1 1 Jim Jeffries, C A Gault 1 3 3 Artie W. , Captain Soule 3 4 3 EvaM., J. J Belser 4 2 4 Oak Grove, D. ri. Lewis 5 5 5 Time— 2:28, 2:26. 2:27. Fifth race— Five-eighths mile dash, free for all, purse $100. Bruner (Thomas) first; Virgie A. (Opiopio) second. Time, 1:03 4 5. Betting, Bruner 2 to 1. Sixth race— Rosita Challenge cup. one mile dash, free for all, $50 added if track record is beaten, purse $200. W. Lucas' Racine Murphy, first; John O'Rourke's Carter Harrison, Jr., second; D. Kawananakoa's Weller, third. Seventh race Against time. Cyclone, G. Schuman, with ron- uing mate, purse $250, if track record of 2:13 is beaten. The time was 2:13 1-5. Eighth race— California Feed Co.'s cup, trotting and pacing Hawaiian bred, purse $200. Thelma.P R. Isenberg (Quinni 1 1 Madeline, T. W. Lishman (Gibson) 2 2 Leahi. T. Hollinger (Starr) 3 3 Time— 2:34, 2:26. Ninth race— Union Feed Co.'s cup, three-eighths mile. 13 hinds and under, post entries. Kitty. W. Macfarlane. first; Pat, T. Hol- linger, second: Kauai Girl, G King, third Time, 48 seconds. One Ear and Makaha Boy also ran. Tenth race— Rapid Transit Co 's cup, gentlemen's driving race. Faro Bank, W. Lucas, first: Abdine, W. H. Smith, second; Wait a- Little, E. V. Richardson, third. Time, 2:23^. Elevemh race— Scrub race, one-half mile dash, no race horse al" lowed, cup value $25, post entries. Dick Mud (Boyd), first: Pen n- s-ila Boy(Fernandez). second; Maluhia(Vida), third. Time, U:5G C-5. Kauai Girl and Kaui Boy also run Twelfth race— Polo pony race, three-eighths mile dash, cup $25, post entries Dick Mud, first: Gypsy, second: Hakelani. third. Time, 0:41. Three others ran. Thirteenth race— Primo cup, one and one-half mile dash, $U0' John T Loir's Dixie Land, first; John O'Rourke's Carter Harrjscn' Jr .second; W. Lucas' Racine Murphy, third. Weller withdrawn" Time, 2:40. It's as True Now as Then. It is a well-known fact that the famous champion pacer. Star Pointer, was. during his racfng days hampered by weak feet. Mr. James Murphy, who owned him at thanime, says: 'Camp- bell's Horse Foot Remedy is the nest thing for horses' feet I ever saw. I would not be without H on my horses' feet and if all own- ers would Insist on its use, horses with bad feet would be the exception." This is the advice given by all the great trainers of the day. It pays to use It. Here is a sample of genuine tough luck: A Mexican went to Lawrence, Kan., and paid $12,000 for a bunch of carriage horses which he bought of Capt Tough for President Diaz. He paid the money one evening, the floods caught the horses in Touch's pasture that night, and, while their lives were saved, they are hopelessly ruined. On a hot day drink Jackson's Napa Soda lemonade and be refreshed. June 27, 1903] ©he $xeeif£v cm& gtyovt&tnan State Fair Matters. [Sacramento Union, June 25 j The Directors of the State Agricultural Society met at the Agricultural Pavilion yesterday, with Grove L. Johnson presiding and the following Directors present: Benjamin Rjsh, William Land, E. W. Howard, J. W. Wilson, William Johnston, Frank Burke, C. W. Paine, Frank Covey, James Whittaker and Thomas Fox. Director C. W. Paine placed the name of Benjamin Rush in nomination for the position of President and he was unanimously elected. In returning thanks for the honor conferred upon him President Rush's speech in point of brevity is well worthy publication. He said: '' Gentlemen, I thank you for this honor, but fortunately for you I cannot make a speech. We will now select a Vice-President." E. W. Howard was selected to fill this office and the new board gave their attention to Messrs. Lindley and Drescher, representing the North Side Improvement Club and the Chamber of Commerce of Sacramento, who appeared before the board for the purpose of pledg- ing the support of their respective organizations to aid the society in obtaining new grounds and reducing the heavy debts that incumbered it. Their report was re- ceived. On motion of Director Johnson the board went into executive session for the purpose of selecting a Secre- tary, but as soon as the representatives of the press were excluded Director Land made a motion that the election of a Secretary be laid over until the next meet- ing of the board, and it was so ordered. One of the members of the board stated that in all probability no Secretary would notbe selected until next spring, as the funds were short and a new man assuming office now would be of little benefit in conducting the coming fair. This means that Harrv Lowden will continue to act as Secretary of the association. It was agreed to open the fair on the 31st of August and continue it for two weeks. J. W. Wilson was se- lected as Superintendent of the racetrack and Grove L. Johnson as Superintendent of the Pavilion. The following committees were appointed by Presi- dent Rush : Harness Speed— F. W. Covey, C. W. Paine and F. H. Burke. Running Speed — J. W. Wilson, Thomas Fox and F. H. Burke. Agricultural Products in Pavilion — William Johnston, Ciiarles Paine and William Land. Live Stock and Poultry— F. H Burke, E. W. Howard and J. Whittaker. Horses of All Kinds — William Johnston, Charles Paine and J. Whittaker. Finance— William Land, William Johnston and Thomas Fox. Printing— Grove L. Johnson, Charles Paine and J. W. Wilson. Library— Charles Paine, FranJj; Coyey and William Johnston Legal — Grove L. Johnson, Thomas Fox and J. W. Wilson. Track Site— Charles Paine, J. W. Wilson and Thomas Fox. Executive — Grove L. Johnson, E. W. Howard and J. W. Wilson. Director Land then introduced a long list of improve- ments in conducting the financial end of the fair that he claimed would result in a saving of some $6000, and the majority of them were adopted. Among other things on the list it was agreed to limit the number of employes at the park to twenty. Exhibitors of livestock are to pay for their own feed, instead of having it furnished by the society, as hereto- fore. This item alone would result in a saving of $2000. This feature met with the hearty co-operation of Direc- tor Burke, who said that he had been an exhibitor for twenty-two consecutive years and had alwayB been Ecandalized by the trouble over feed. Personally he would always prefer to buy his own feed or bring it with him from his home establishment. It was decided to place the price of single tickets for men at $1 and for ladies at 5J cents. These tickets to admit to the grand stand as well as the grounds. Fam- ily tickets for the entire fair, admitting a man, his wife and minor children to be sold for $7.50. The cleaning of the grounds, repairs and etc., to be made preliminary to the opening of the fair will be let out by contract instead of being done by day labor, as heretofore, and the contract to be let to the lowest bid- der. None but the directors and their friends will be al- lowed to lunch at the table in tbe Directors' stand and all of the employes who have heretofore enjoyed free meals there at the expense of the State will have to purchase their meals in the lower cabin. It was decided that the decorations in the Pavilion should be put up this year at an expense not to exceed $200. In speaking of this subject Director Land said: "I have noticed that for the last few years the same old ragB of decoration hav« been strung throughout the building, and I now think that we should make a change. I am in favor of using flags and streamers of national colors," and it was so agreed. The subject of advertising for the sale of the pool sell- ing privileges provoked a hot discussion. A Director desired that it be specified in the advertisement that bids under the sum of $20,000 would not be in any way considered. Director Johnson said that if such a clause was put in no one would make any bids for the privilege of selling pools. Director Land declared that the books made $35,000 over and above treir expenses last year, and he said that if his information on the matter was true, they could well afford to pay $20,000 or more for the privilege. President Rush, to end tbe discussion, proposed that it be the sense of the meeting that that be the lowest sum accepted, and that the Secretary be empowered to put an advertisement in all the San Francisco papers and the local press calling for bids, which were to be opened August loth. The Secretary was also empowered to write to Leroy Anderson, and if possible secure his services as judge of the cattle exhibits. At this point Director Fox precipitated a lively financial debate, that at times became warm and per- sonal, by inquiring as to the source from which the money was to come in order to run the fair. He said that many of the men who had worked at the last fair had not as yet been paid, and he moved that the board deed the park property over to the State, and in this way receive the sum of $45,000 which would be paid over by the State for the property. Director Johnson was opposed to this plan, and said that it was simple suicide to deed over to the State a piece oi property that was worth at least $100,000 for the small sum of $45,000. He said that the society owed $S0,000. and even if they received the $45,000 they would still be deeply in debt, and would have willed away their only security that would enable them to get out of debt. President Rush objected to the discussion of the sub- ject any farther, as he stated that it was getting too hot, so on motion of Director Paine the matter was post- poned until the next meeting of the board, which will be held July 11th. m Racing at Petaluma. There was a match race at Kenilworth Park, Peta- luma a week ago last Sunday between John Lawler's horse Jim Chase and Kittie D. a mare belonging to Me. Hoffman of this city. The race was for $50 a side. Kittie D. won in straight heats in 2:30J, 2:28 and 2:30i. Mr. Lawlor was not convinced that Kittie D. has more speed than his horse however and a secend race between the two has been arranged for July 4th at the same track. Several other races have been put on the program as follows: First race, purse §100 — Match race between Hoff- man's Kittie D., entered by Walter Lord and John Lawler's Jim Chase. Heats, three in five. Second race — Match race lor purse of $50, between Jack Grimes' Dr. Mac and Cyrus' Lillie S. Third race — Fourth of July Stakes. Mile heats two in three. Buggy race between Kendall's Little Jake; Russ' Vaseline; Lawer's Lottie Derby and Stil- well's McKinney mare. Fourth race — $25 per corner, mile heats, three in five, between Baily's Frank (Sonoma), Grimes' Lena Holly, George Smith's Let Him Be, McGovern's Dan Frasier, J. Zazi's Edenvale. Fifth race — Quarter mile dash for saddle horses, purse $10. There will be a steer race at 1 o'clock sharp on the track and there will be broncho "busting" between heats of the races. J. B Hinkle will be the presiding judge. Spreckels Yearlings Leave tor Chicago. Superintendent George Berry, of the Napa Stock Farm of Mr. A. B. Spreckels, left Napa yesterday in charge of 27 thoroughbred yearlings, which are to be sold at the Daxter Park Horse Exchange, Chicago, July 10th. There have been many consignments of yearlings sold from this well-known breeding farm, but a batter looking or more highly developed lot of colts was nsvar raised there than this consignment of 27. The complete list with their breeding is as fol- lows: Bor br c by St. Andrew-Candid. Bk f by Ravelston-Yarranabbee. Bf by Brutus-Piquante. Bf by The Judge-Vielleicht. Bf by Puryear D. -Hazel Mc. Ch c by The Judge-Maya II. B f by Libertine-Carcation II. Ch f by Crighton-Fatima II. Ch f by Brutus-Sacharisa. B f by Brutus-Pique II. Ch f by Puryear D. -Georgia VI. B c by Bassetlaw-Atossa. B f by Brutus-Annie Buckingham. B c by Puryear D. -Sweet Peggy. B or br c by Puryear D. -Straight Tip. B c by Puryear D.-Frisa. Ch f by Libertine-Bridal Veil. Ch c by Libertine-Florence B. Ch f by Puryear D.-Nitouche. Ch c by Ravelston-Nellie Bell. B f by Libertine-Phoebe F. Blk c by Puryear D. -Bohemian Lass. B f by Puryear D.-Elminetta. B f by Ravelston-Floriana. B c by Puryear D. -Break o' Day. B c by Puryear D. -Sevens. B c by Crighton-Sweet Cakes. What is Cresceus Worth? TOLEDO, O., June 6 — There was a reDort last winter that $100,000 had been refused for the champion stal- lion Cresceus. Around innumerable stoves the ques- tion of his commercial value was discussed without a verdict. Then the local assessor took a hand in the game and when he got the returns he found the Ketcham horses valued at $750. ThisKetcham de- clined to swear to. Then the assessor put in his own valuation for the four horses at the modest figure of $20,000. This did not meet Mr. Ketcham's idea and he has appealed. The ultimate result will be watched with interest. Redfield's Breeding Theory. Casp9r L. RadQald of Chicago, who has attracted the attention of breeders of trotting horses all over the world by his theories in regard to speed trans- mission, has written the following article to the Western Horseman, which puts in a concise form the main points of his ideas: "I have not been engaged so much in giving advice how to breed the trotter as I have been in pointing out the lines which have been most successful. My advice has been iadirect rather than direct. Put into direct words it U: "Breed more strictly to those lines which in the past have been most successful in pro- ducing speed." My "fine theorizing" consists in examining the ped- igrees of those horses which have exhibited the great- est speed, and in pointiogout wherein these pedigrees differ from the pedigrees of less speedy horses of the same breed. One of the things found in these pedi- grees-is that the best progenitors are sons of compara- tively old horses. When we find a great progenitor who was the son of a comparatively young sire, we find that this progenitor was worked at the trot or pace much more than ordinary horses are worked. Having found that these things run uniformly through all 2:10 trotters, I say: First, other things being equal, the ole'er a horse is the better he is for breeding purposes. Second, other things being equal, the more severely and continu- ously a horse has been trained the better he is for breeding purposes. These two things are the princi- pal elements of the theory and are in reality nothing more nor less than a statement of what I found in investigating the pedigrees of 2:10 trotters. There are other ways of demonstrating a theory of breeding than by doing the_actual breeding. One of these is from a known performance of a horse, pre- dicting in advance just what his pedigree, when examined, will show in regard to age and training in ancestors. Another is, from the known history of a horse, predicting in advance what the Year Book will show with regard to his progeny in the second and third generations. For example, how many persons know that the progeny of the daughters of George Wilkes contain a greater percentage of fast stallions than do the progeny from the daughters of some other horse, as Electioneer? Being told that such is the fact, what -breeder can tell why George Wilkes and Electioneer differ in this respect'? With- out knowing what the records would skow, my theory told me that the daughters Of George Wilkes should be more successful with their sons and less successful with their daughters than were the daughters of Electioneer. Upon tabulating the trot- ters and pacers produced by the daughters of George Wilkes, I found that 55 per csnt were stallions and 45 per cent were mares and geldings. Upon doing the same for the daughters of Electioneer, I found that 40 per cent were stallions and 60 per cent were mares and geldings. My theory also told me that what was true of the daughters of George Wilkes would be reversed when it came to some sons a part of whose history I knew. Upon examining the produce of Onward I found that 45 per cent were stallions and 55 per cent were mares and geldings, and we have thi3 result in spite of the fact that very few of his sons were gelded. In the same way I have examined the progeny of other horses whose history and pedigree I knew, and in each case the Year Book has confirmed what my theory told me should be the case. If my theory will enable me to reach down to the third generation and determine such an abstract thing as the sex ot the majority of the performers produced, is it not probable that I am coming pretty near to a funda- mental truth? «■ Corrections in Vallejo Entry List. Just a few minutes before the forms of the Breeder and Sportsman went to press last week, a list of the eatries received for the Vallejo meeting reached this office and in the hurry to get it inserted a few errors and omissions were made. Manager Thomas Smith has sent us the following corrections to be made in the list as printed last week. In the 2:25 pace, Wm. McDonald's entry was called the Young mare. The mare's name is Swanhilda. In the 2:23 trot the name of L. K. Rishard's black gelding Oro Belmont by Oro Wilkes was omitted. H. W. Goodall's entries were also omitted. They were Dr. Hammond in the 2:23 trot, and Rajah in the 2:17 pace. The Kenney Bicycle Co., 531 Valencia St., is doing a big business in the McMurray Carts and Sulkies. You not only 6ave money by purchasing a McMurray but get the most durable, best made, and easiest running cart or sulky in the market. Investigation will con- vince a Missourian. Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the d &He gvee&ev anb *?v&vt#xmxn [JUNE 27, 1903 A pair of matched roadsters is wanted. See ad- vertisement. An advertiser offers four McEinney fillies for sale, in our business columns. Bids for the privileges of the Vallejo meeting are advertised for in this issue. Mr. Ira Pierce returned from the East last week looking greatly improved in health. Monroe, the big gelding by Seymour Wilkes, has been declared out of the M. & M. stake at Detroit. J. W. Gardner, who bred Coney 2:02 and McZeus 2:13 has been dangerously ill during the past week at Los Angeles. Robert I. 2:10 worked a mile in 2:13} at Los Angeles recently and is giving every evidence of being a faster horse than he was last year. Walter Maben is working a full brother to Flying Jib 2:04 at the Los Angeles track. This horse is a trotter and is owned by Dan Kevane. There will be harness racing at Tanforan Park, and also at the tracks at Vallejo, Petaluma and perhaps Pleasanton next Saturday, which is Independence Day. A. W. Bruner of Los ADgeles will soon leave for the East with El Diablo 2:11 J, a green pacer called John I. and Billy Green a trotter by McKinney that has no record. John Donahue has a stable of ten horses headed by Zolock 2:10} at the Los Argeles track. A green mare by Zolock that is in the string is said to be a very fast o»e. There are two pacers that bear the pretty name of Miss Georgie, and both have beaten 2:12 in their work this year. One is at Pleasanton and the other at Cleveland. They are saying over east that Reybel the three year old filly by Rey Direct 2:10 is the very fastest thing ever bred in California, and they expect a mile in two minutes is within her reach. The bay stallion, Electwood 2:29}, by Electioneer 125, dam Amrah, by Nutwood, died last week at Wheaton, 111. Electwood sired Charley Stiles 2:15}, Louis E. 2:17}, and five others in the list. A dispatch from Minneapolis dated June 25th, states that Mr. Savage had that day refused an offer of $92,000 for his stallions Dan Patch 1:59} and Directum 2:05}. The offer was made by W. W. Gentry. Entries for eight additional purses for the Breeders meeting at Petaluma will close July 1st, which is Wednesday next. The meeting will be held during the last week in August. Don't forget the date of closing — July 1st. The aggregate of the sales at William G. Layng's Occidental Horse Exchange on Tuesday last, when the horses belonging to the Estate of Henry Pierce were sold, was a little over $12,000. The horses cata- logued brought $10,0«0. W. H. Graham of Reedley, Cal., has selected the peculiar name Tennohika for a fine bay filly by Ath- ablo that his mare Lectic by Eclectic foaled June 7th this year. The filly is entered in the $6000 Breeders Futurity for foals of 1903. Six purses of $500, one of $600 and one of $400 will close for entries on Wednesday next, July 1st. They are offered by the Breeders Association for their big meeting to take place at Petaluma in August. Don't let Wednesday next pass without making entries. The $10,000 match race between Lord Derby 2:05J and Major Delmar 2:05}, which was to have been brought off at the Empire City track July 4, has been declared off. Lord Derby has gone lame in his train- ing at Hartford, Conn., but is expected to recover in a short time. There is another McKinney In the 2:15 list. Prof. E. P. Heald'sgood stallion Tom Smith won his race, the 2:14 trot, at Denver last Thursday and lowered his former record of 2:16} to 2:14} In the final heat. Tom Smith was a long shot in the betting, the favor- ite being a mare called Gold Dust Maid that had shown 2:12 In her work. Dan Leiginger has a string of a half dozen trotters and pacers that he is getting ready for the Breeders meeting. The trotter Cicero that he recently pur- chased has shown lots of improvement in his hands and 1 .ds fair to prove a reliable horse. He bat a fine mare by McKinney out of Nelly McManus that is owned by Thos. J. Kelly of this city. She will be glvr i a record this year and should get a mark close r> 5,20. She was bred recently to the handsome little n I Direct 2:12}. Others in Leiginger's string ma by Philosopher, a very promising mare by re, and a three year old filly by Geo. Washing- dam a sister to Lady Rowena 2:18}. Winfield Stratton, the bay pacer by Saraway (the latter own brother to Chas. Derby 2:20) won the 2:0S pace at Denver last Tuesday and reduced his record to 2:07}. Dr. Boucher's horse Harry Logan was in the race and went to the half in 1:02}, 'forcing Stratton to step the mile in 2'07} as stated. In the final heat, however, Harry Logan was distanced. A match race for $1000 has been made by A. Ottin- ger and B. Croner of this city to come off an the 4th of July. Mr. Ottinger names his horse Zambra 2:16} holder of the world's five mile trotting record, and Mr. Croner names Banker's Daughter 2:13J, the fast pacing mare by Arthur Wilkes The match is made to be held over the Pleasanton track. Well-bred trotting horses have odd careers some- times. A son of Mambrlno King was once disposed of at auction in New York for $35. He was bid off by a milkman who put him to worK on the route in front of the milk wagon. Later he was put to heavier haul- ing and on a wager pulled fifteen barrels of apples up a steep hill. Still later he showed speed, was given some training and for another bet trotted a mile in 2:19. According to the Sanger, Fresno county. Herald, the average cost of oiling the roads in that section has been $200 per mile. There are nearly twenty miles of oiled road in the district, and another ten-mile section is to be oiled within the next few weeks. If the road ;s properly graded and oiled at the right time it forms a hard roadbed which is dustless in summer and sheds the water perfectly in winter. The Sanger roads are in that condition. Katrinka G. is showing well in her work for Roy Miller. This mare last season was second to Dulce Cor each heat at Pimlico track in 2:16}, 2:16}, and three days later chased the daughter of Baron Wilkes out over the same track in 2:13}, 2:13}, 2:13}. At Read- ville, Mass., September 13th, she was second to Maxine three heats in 2:12J, 2:11}, 2:12}. Katrinka G. was bred at Oakwood Park Stock Farm and is a full sister to Chas. Derby 2:20, Klatawah 2:051 and others. "Constant Reader," who dates his letters from the "watermelon section," writes that in his opinion the positions of Directors of the State Agricultural Society have not been impartially distributed in Saerairento, inasmuch as William Land of the Western Hotel and J. W. Wilson of the Golden Eagle are both given posi- tions while mine host "Jo" Bowers of the Capital is not. Our correspondent suggests that "Jo" be slated to fill the next vacancy on the Board so that there will be a fair field and no favor when the rush for hotel accommodations for fair week begins. For the first time in the history of the Grand Circuit Detroit and Cleveland make every open event a two- in-three race. At Cleveland all the twenty-five races, including the stake races already closed, are on the two-in-three plan. At Detroit all races are two-in- three, except the M. and M. and the Chamber of Com- merce. Detroit offers $44,000 and Cleveland $35,000 in purses. Both meetings are scheduled to cover five days, and while the classes are not uniform the pro- gram is so arranged at both Detroit and Cleveland that a horse may start twice the same week. The second sale of horses belonging to the estate of Henry Pierce will take place at the Occidental Horse Exchange on Wednesday, July 22d. At this sale the horses to be offered will average much higher class than those disposed of last Tuesday. Among those to be sold is the stallion Sidney Dillon, sire of Dolly Dillon 2:07 and the phenomenal Lou Dillon 2:06}, champion record of a mare to wagon. Many of the farm's great broodmares will also be sold, among them Biscati, dam of four in the list, by Director, By By by Nutwood and many others. Wm. G. Layng of the Occidental Horse Exchange will have the catalogues out in a few days and in our issue next week a list of the choice animals to be sold will be printed. This sale, it is said, will be of the very best animals on the Pierce farms. P. H. Quinn of Santa Rosa, who has been on a visit recently to his old home at Eureka, Humboldt county, tells us that he saw two very promising pacers while there, both green as gourds, one four and the other five years olds. They are both by Wayland W. 2:12}. The four year old is a gelding and has worked a quar- ter in 35 seconds. His dam is the chestnut mare Belle 2:11 by Melbourne King 1962, a son of Mambrino King. James Sullivan campaigned this mare on the Califor- nia circuit in 1896 and gave her her record at Los An- geles. She was very fast. The other green pacer that Mr. Quinn saw at Eureka is a mare and is out of the dam of Fitz Ayraon 2:20. Fitz Aymon's dam was Topsey by Whippleton, grandam Mollie by Ethan Allen 2093. Mr. Quinn says she worked a mile in 2:35 five weeks after she was broken. Wayland W., for his opportunities, is getting a great deal of speed. "There are plenty of trotters and pacers that are unsound, and, judging from the number of unsound thoroughbreds one can find, there will continue to be such for many years yet, but the reason for this is not that the leading breeders overlook soundness when selecting their sires. The principal reason why trot- ters and pacers of unsound conformation are plenti- ful," remarks "Raymond" in The Home World, "is that thore are maoy men who breed on a small scale without giviDg any thought to the principles of breeding, other than to mate, with what appears to thom to be adesirable sire.any mare they may happen to own. These men, scattered throughout the country, usually patronize a trotting or pacing stal- lion and it is to their failure to study the laws of in- heritance and to reoognizetbe part played by selection that much of the unsoundness found among trotters and pacers having speed enough to justify training is due.' Mr. R. P. Lathrop of Hollister has purchased the stallion Mestoe 31873, to take the place of Airlie W. that died June 4th. Mestoe was bred at San Mateo Stock Farm by the late William Corbitt and was foaled in 1894. He is by Sable Wilkes 2:18, son of Guy Wilkes, and his dam is the standard and registered mare Jane E. (dam of Puritan 2:29}), by Milliman's Bellfounder that sired nine trotters and the dams of fourteen in the list. Mebtaeis jet black, finely propor- tioned, a beautiful horse standing 16.1 and weighing 1250 pounds. He can trot a 2:20 clip although never worked. He has proved himself a good sire, as his colts are uniform in size and color and such as have been worked are turning out well. Smoker, a green colt by this horse owned by Blessing Bros, of Hollis- ter, can trot down in the twenties, and Ed. Wright's Black Diamond with two months' work could be in the list. Mestoe was much admired in Watsonville, where he was owned by G. F. Rogers, and has left some very promising colts there. With Mestoe and Dictatus Medium Mr. Lathrop has two good stallions that will improve the stock of Hollister and surround- ing country. Little Medium, a yearling by the last named horse, is working quarters now at a 2:50 gait. The scarcity of sensational trotting material on the market this season in Kentucky is a matter of general comment, as not even in the boom times of a decade ago were trotters so high as now, and a real good horse, stallion, mare, colt, geldiDg or filly will abso- lutely bring more money to-day than ever before in the history of thelight harness horse. The sale firms of the country have particularly drawn attention to this fact, as they unanimously report a famine in the high class trotting market. There is little doubt that a greater number of good trotting bred mares will be mated with good trotting stallions this year than at any time since the disastrous slump in prices of trot- ting stock a few years ago. The earning capacity of good trotters and pacers, too, was never so great as at present. Managers of trotting tracks are offering rich purses all along the line. This with the $10,000 Futurities offered for three year olds will have a ten- dency, remarks the Horse Dealer, to maintain prices of first class animals for several years to come, and probably increase them. Those who are just entering the trotting breeding business should adopt the motto, "Breed in producing lines, "and the best of producing lines at that. Blanch Walsh, the actress, who has been one of New York's greatest successes during the past two seasons, has become enamored of Charter Oak Park and runs up from New York to visit it whenever she gets an opportunity. Miss Walsh is quite a horse- woman herself and has recently, it is announced, pur- chased that well-known horse, The Dutchman. Miss Walsh's first drive on the track was taken during a recent visit made to the track in company of Mrs. Frank Walker, the wife of the well-known starter. Both ladies were the guests of E. E. Smathers. Miss Walsh was shown Mr. Smathers' great string of horses and admired them greatly. With Id a Haywood she fell in love. On the invitation of Mr. Smathers, Miss Walsh drove Ida Haywood around the track, the owner accompanying her behind another ef his horses. Both horses struck off at a lively gait as soon as given the word, and a little rivalry sprung up be- tween Miss Walsh and Mr. Smathers which caused the affair to soon closely resemble a race. Andy Welch timed them as they went around, and at the quarter he gave an exclamation. "In 30, " he said, "Look at that woman drive!" The half was done in 1:08. Races at Tanforan July 4th. The program for the joint meeting of the San Francisco and Golden Gate Park Driving Clubs which is to be held at Tanforan Park on Independence Day was arranged at a meeting of the joint committee representing the two clubs held last Tuesday evening. As arranged there will be five races as follows: Green class, San Francisco Driving Club — S. Wat- son's Bessy W., A. Benson's Star Banner, E. Buck's Zula Lass, L. Ferrai's Louey S. 2:25 class, Golden Gate Park Driving Association — A. J. Jacobs' Mack, Captain Betchelder's Trifle, D. Leiginger's Cicero, H. Schottler's King V., M. M. Donnolly's Young Salisbury, J. Doran's Delia Mc- Carthy. 2:40 class, Golden Gate Park Club— J. de la Mon- tanya's Ivy, Sam Hable's Little Egypt, J. Holland's Sea Breeze, Dr. A. McLaughlin's A. B. P., Captain Barneson's Sid. Free for all, San Francisco Club— S. Watson's Al Sandy, B. Smith's Eehora Wilkes, G. Martin's Teddy, D. Leiginger's Velma. 2:30 class. San Francisco Club — B. Green's Doc, J. McTigue's Mike, H. Schottler's King V., A. Wooli's Larence W., B. Levy's Cicero, L.-Coffey's Mission Queen. No admission fee will be charged and a band of music will be in attendance. All races will be mile heats, best two in three. The officials for the day will be: Starter, A. J. Martin; judges, J. Winrow, J. Coons and W. J. Simpson; timers. F. Vetter and J. O. Chesley; marshal, Dr. I. B. Dalziel; assistant marshal, W. Higginbottom; secretary, F. W. Thompson; as- sistant secretary, T. Douglass. East View Farm. Dlreot 2:05K. Directum Kelly (4) 208. Spohn Medical Co. New York, July 28, 1901. Gentlemen:— We have used Spohn'H Distemper Compound for nvo years, because It crjUKS, and prevonts attacks in case of exposure. I believe In the humanitarian Idea to handle our dumb but faithful friend, the horse, aud Spohn's Cure is our best help to save them from suffering. East View Farm. J. Scott McCoy, Trainer. June 27, 1903] ©he gxeebev anb &pavi&m■■■■ use. Send for descriptive circulars, testin-c- nlals, etc. Address TH LiTOHCE-WIILLtf S GOXFlHT. Clerekad, Ohio. 8 ©he $vee*ev sportsman [June 27, 1903 2«MKl^MlMiS ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. The Pines. Wbiipering, murmuring: Swayed by the balmy breeze As ii blows, .he spicy trees Chant their crooning lullabys. And breathe their Incense-laden sighs Upward into summer sides. Secret, mysterious; Veiled prophets of the wood. Who ill foretell, or good; The lell, priestly, pointed pines, Grim guardians of the forest shrines, Wave their arms In mystic signs. Drowsy, languorous; The pungent pine groves, soft Carpeted, sing far aloft Tlielr low voiced Invitations free, To come and dream. Bid all care flee, For only joy 'neath the pines may be. Catching Striped Bass with Decoys. John Fatjo, the genial proprietor of that favorite resort of striped bass fishermen, the Lake Merritt boat house, relates the following story about an angling genuis; a new recruit enrolled on the roster of the Ancient Order of Waltonians, with whom he recently became acquainted. The genius is a retired business man of this city, and after more than forty years of strict devotion to private and official business, suddenly conoluded that he knew when he had enough of what the world calls riches and decided that he would devote the re- mainder of his days to indulgence in ease and comfort, and for occupation and recreation would devote much time to angling, which was a very commendable idea of course, He had never cast a fly or dropped a line into the water in all his life, but the feeling permeated his bones that the peaceful pursuits of the angler would round up happily the days that were left over from application to busy life, "I noticed the old gentleman several times about the lake," said Fatjo, "and he always seemed to be intensely interested in the fishermen here and there." "I want to learn the art of angling from the bottom up," said he to me one morning when he came to the boathouse, "and I wish to place myself in your hands as a pupil. I will furnish everything necessary, pay for your boat and your own time. I feel as if I must learn to fish. Are you busy to-day? "Well, no, if you wish to go fish.ng. Where would you like to go, at the floodgates, troll around the lake, or anchor in Archer's hole and try our luck? When do you want to start out? "We'll go now, if you please, so just get your boat and some bait ready. I've brought everything else along in my carriage." "And so he had, he went outside and shortly re- turned with a wholesale assortment of tackle and fishermens' sundries, enough to stock a small store. We were soon away from the float, and tried various places and styles of fishing with the result that I hooked and landed two nice bass, a four and an eight pound fish. The old gentlemen was elated and eager to learn the game. Just before we came in, at his suggestion we tried the water near the floodgates, using a live bait and a bob. While we were watching our floats, waiting for a Btrike, my friend said with an accent of inspiration: "You Bhoot ducks a good deal and you use decoys don't you?" "Yes; couldn't do much without 'em." "I have been thinking, if decoys attract ducks, why can't small live flub, the kind the bass feed upon, be made to attract the big flsh? "Why not, Bure enough? The idea is new to me, I think it is worth trying." Nothing further wa6 said on the subject and shortly afterward we roturned to the boat house and put up. My pupil went away happy, remarking as he left that he would "bo round again in a day or two." In a fow days, ho was on deck again and was eager for another fishing trip. When placing our things in the boat, I noticed quite a large bundle nicely wrapped up, which might have been a life preserver or a lunch for ten people. My curiosity was aroused, but I said DOtblng awaiting developments. At his puggestlon we anchored in Archer's hole, then my friend dropped his band on the mysterious bundle, and with a comical semi trogic air said: "Now I will show you the great persuader or pis- catorial nnnihllator; in other words, my fish decoy." / glass jar nearly a foot long, about six Inches in rib .mnter, a lid perforated with air holes, and a handle with a long Btout line attached was triumphantly held nr to view. Its success, judging from my friends i mnanor seemed a foregono conclusion. I was m lused at tbo half hidden smile of aatlsfaction beam- bis face. Ten small smelt and shiners were the jar full of water and he lowered It gently he side of the boat near the stern. Our rods were soon rigged uo, hooks baited with a live smelt and we dropped our lines down in the water close to the glass jar and great expectations followed them. "Had any bites?" he whispered after a half hour's patient waiting for things to get settled and for the fish to come round.1' "No, have you?" "Nary a nibble." "A silence and hopeful watchfulness held sway for nearly an hour more. Then both of us began to hitch about uneasily on our seats, but nothing was said. Another half hour went by in uninterrupted silence, the old gent was too full of hopes and fears to indulge in talk. Not an indication of a fish within a mile of us. My companion's uneasiness culminated in laying hold of the line of the great persuador. ' ' "What are you going to do?" "Pullit up!" "What for? You haven't half tried it. Wait a spell longer. Give the bass time to come round." But he wouldn't wait, and kept on hauling the jar up until it was near the surface, when he suddenly stopped, leaned toward me, and hoarsely whispered through his teeth." "Its name's too big. Its a fizzle!" Just then, while I was choking with laughter and he limp with chagrin, the jar lopped to the surface, and then I noticed as the lively little fish swam around the jar in a circle; on one side of it they appeared nat- urally, liKe small fish, but on the opposite side, in effect they were magnified into huge fishy monstrosi- ties. That settled the cat-hop in the jar device for a fish decoy. The wary bass must have feared to tackle the little fellows in their double capacity of dainty food and ferocious feeders. I haven't seen the old man since; when he wants to take some more les- sons I will turn him over to Jim Pariser or 'Doc' Watt." ♦ Telescopic Sights. Telescopic sights are not so popular as they rightly deserve to be, because of the simple fact that their precise functions are not, as a rule, well understood by riflemen. As a recent writer in the London Field has aptly suggested, the difficulty chiefly arises from the different purposes served by telescopes, according to the class of rifles on which they are used; and the mis- takes which have arisen can be traced to the practice of arguing by analogy, leading to assumptions that the conditions which apply to one kind of work are common to all. The shooter who has a telescope on a .22 rim-fire weapon finds certain improvements in ac- curacy and alignment which he assumes will be pro- portionately reproduced, not only when firing at deer- stalking distances, but also at 1000 yds. on the range. The need for sharpshooting in military operations has afforded a useful fillip in the development of telescopes' having the Decessary mechanical soundness for stand- ing the wear and tear due to the recoil. If we start with the humblest instance of all, viz., a| shootet who uses a .22 calibre rifle for rabbits, not be-' cause he finds rim-fire ammunition as good as the more expensive varieties, but because of the reduced noise, we find that the function of the telescope works in the direction of increasing accuracy of alignment and pull off. This is effected because of the optical advan- tages that arise when the sighting device and the ob ject aimed at are both in one focus. An additional but more gradually operating cause of accurate align- ment with telescopes is that the apparent movement of the rifle due to the natural motions of the body is increased in proportion to the magnifying power, and the shooter has therefore an extra inducement to control unsteadiness that would be barely apparent with ordinary sights. It is astonishing how quickly the muscles and nerves learn to obey the teachings of the brain, for at the end of a very few days th movements are reduced, so as to seem about the samei as those which are experienced with oroinary sights. At the short distance at which sporting telescopes are used they are clearly not of much service for finding game. Admittedly, they enable OLe to pick out the details of an animal's anatomy, so that the shooter is more clearly assured that he is aiming at the center of an animal's head when he has thecross-hairs nicely placed thereon than he would be were he aiming over' the ordinary foresight, or even through a hollow bead.l This facility for picking out the details of a small ani mal is most marked when the destined quarry is par tially obscured by intermediate foliage or vegetation. In the case of deer-stalking, very much the same| kind of inlluencesare at work to increase the effective- ness of the shooting, though in this instance mention must necessarily be made of the great value of a telescopo for correcting those defects of vision which would make ordinary sight difficult to use, even with tho aid of spectacles. In deer stalking, however, especially at tho longer distance, tho power of picking out one's beast is a material advantage, because il may frequently happen that only so much of tho bod.\ ia visiblo as will lend itself to telescopic sightiug when ordinary sights would be at a disadvantage. Doubt- less the modern telescope is seen to its greatest ad- vantage when applied to deer-stalking rifles, because the cost of this kind of shooting, and the high qualitj of the weapon used, enable the finest glasses to be chosen, the oost of which Is not disproportionate to the benefits gained. It is almost impossible to get a really high class telescope with properly acli romatized lenses for less than $35 or $40 before fitting. The sub- sequent adjustment of the telescope to the rifle, so that the hairs shall be in strict agreement with the barrels is by no means a cheap piece of work. In fact, while on this subject, it would be well to point out that the efficiency of many telescope rifles is sadly marred by the impossibility of correcting various little defects of adjustment which are liable to develop in use. In all these rifles used for short-range work the adjustments for range should be effected by the raising of the cross-hairs within the telescope, the flatness of trajectory over sporting distances enabling a very moderate elevation of the hairs to do all that is necessary to correct the effect of the bullet's fall. It would seem reasonable to expect that the two hairs should be separately mounted, so that a so-called wind allowance could be effected by the separate movement of the vertical hair. Of course, it would be immaterial whether the cross-hairs are indepen- dently mounted, the one with vertical and the other with horizontal power of adjustment, or whether the disk carrying the two hairs be movable bodily in the two directions. In either case it would be possible, with a fixed mounting between telescope and barrel, for the sportsman to insure that the bullets are flying truly. In summarizing the effects of telescopes when used for sporting purposes, it will be seen that their func- tion is almost exclusively limited to improving the accuracy of alignment. With telescopic sights fitted to target rifles fcr shooting at long ranges this advan- tage no longer exists. With a well-adjusted pair of match sights the shooter can hold on to his pull so that the amount of error is little more than 3 inches at 1000 yards. A telescope may do better in theory, but in practice it can not, and, if it could, the advan- tage would be immaterial. The difficulties of giving absolute adjustment in degrees, of maintaining the axis of the lenses in conformity with the markings on the scale, and of protecting the elevation of the glass from disturbance by the recoil, prove that match sights are more perfect as aligning instruments than the best telescopic sights that have ever been made— this, of course, applying only to shooting at long ranges. There is another source of wroDg alignment with telescopes, which is known as parallactic error, viz., that due to variable position of the eye in refer- ence to the eyepiece, a fault that may be in excess when there is a large field of view. That this error may be a serious one can be demonstrated by any one who will fix a telescopic sight on a tripod. It will be seen that the position of the cross-hairs in relation to the background varies according to whether the eye is looking through the center of the eyepiece, or from a point near the edgesof it. When the various errors and losses of adjustment of even the best telescopes are borne in mind, it will be seen that they havo points of inferiority when cempared with match sights, which are solidly fitted to the rifle, and whose adjustments remain intact after years of use. The question then arisiDgisas to the use of tele- scopic sights at all when they are shown to be incap- able of improving on match sights as instruments of precise alignment. Ihe answer to this query is that, while the ordinary aperture back sight and hollow head foresight can be perfectly held on a black hull'seye on a white ground, the strain on the eye is too great to allow for using them against obscure backgrounds, where the point to aim at is hardly distinguishable from its surroundings. For military purposes it is necessary to be able to aim a rifle at eome particular portion of a piece of country where thedistinguishing marks are few. In the case of men, for instance, who may be only occasionally in evidence when viewed through a glass, it is extremely difficult 1o find with the naked eye the precise spot at which to aim, and even more difficult to get satisfactory alignment j'.thereon. With the telescope, however, the finding /and shooting are both effected while the rifle is at the I '"shoulder, and, however small the actual mark fired at -jinay be, the alignment is perfect by comparison with the errors that must occur in range estimation and deflection due to wind. At the ordinary long-range target the match sights must remain pre-eminent, but if the target is distinguishable with the bare eye the telescope can stiil afford very nearly as perfect align- ment as though the target were of regulation pattern. There can never be any likelihood of picking off small marks at long ranges. All that can be expected is that the bullets shall be scattered around a spot known to be occupied, the actual hitting and moral [effect to be left to the law of average working in com- bination with rapid fire. It is in this light alone that the use of telescopes for range should be regarded. The voracity of striped bass was illustrated one Imorning last week. Al Wilson and "Old Man" ■Carroll were trolling for bass in the "straits" over jnear Tiburon. Carroll hooked onto a 24 pounder, when he gaffed the fish, the fishermen were surprised Ito see the tail and an inch or two of a smaller fish pro- Itruding from the mouth of the big bass. Upon ex- amination it waa found that the bass had gorged itself Iwith a shad weighing a pound and a half. Notwith- standing the handicap of the shad in his gullet and Jmouth the bass had also swallowed about one-third of No. 7 Wilson spoon and was well hooked upon it. Hammocks and Lawn Tents. Minas Prietas hammocks can not be excelled. They are a band- lailo Central Amorlcan product, woven from a light, lough and u.!ronp«rass fibre aud dyed in bright colorswilh mineral dyes. IThey are lasting and comfortable; one can roll Ihem up into a l.mall compass the same way as is done with a silk India shawl, (skinner, the Sporting Goods man. Sill Market Street, has just re- elved a new consignment. Lawn Umbrellas for outing, oamplng. prospectors, invalids, for Ithe summer cottager, etc. 8-foot spread, comfortable for two peo- ple Light weight very strong, variegated or solid colors, put up lln live minutes. Just see Skinner about 'em You'll sure want |ine when you see H. ^^_^^_ Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet. June 27, 1903 j t£He gvee&ex cm& gfcpjcnrteman 9 Java a Sportsman's Paradise. It has been customary for sportsmen in search of big- game to try either Africa or India, but on arriving at the happy hunting ground they have been forced to spend months in the interior, bey ond the pale of all civilization. On a small island in the Malay Archipelago, com- monly called Java, or the "Pearl of the East, "one may hunt anything, from tiger to quail or snipe, and as the island is only 660 miles long and 135 miles wide, the comforts of life are always at hand. Game abounds in all parts of the island, from the tiger and rhinoceros in the swamps and jungles to wild bulls and roebuck on the mountain sides. Java might well be called a freak of nature, owing its existence to a series of internal eruptions. A chain of volcanoes extends through the center of the island from one end to the other. These slope gradually to the sea, forming table-lands, deep gorges and vast swamps. The climate varies from hot to cold as one ascends the mountains. The scenery is unusually fine and from April to October there is perpetual sunshine. The best way to reach the island of Java is by way of a Dutch steamer from Amsterdam, which goes di- rectly to Batavia and takes about three weeks. This gives one a chance to pick up a little Dutch and Malay, the two chief languages in use on the island. Batavia, the capital, is one of the moat beautiful cities in the world, with its wide and well built streets, shaded by magnificent palms and fragrant magnolia trees. On arriving there, if one is in search of tigers, a trip to the north is made, after securing horses and natives, to the little kingdom of Bantam. The j jurney is easily done in two days, and the country is well worth seeing. Nowhere on the face of the earth can one find such beauty of foliage, in size of leaf and flower, such brilliancy in color or such variety and symmetry in size and species as one sees in the plains and forests of Java. One passes through forests of teak and mahogany trees; of sandalwood, with its delicious scent; one sees ferns the size of gigantic trees, pilms in dozens of varieties, camphor trees, fancy woods, both rare and valuable, and flowering shrubs of all colors meet the eye on every hand. Making headquarters at the town ol Bantam, one can get plenty of game within a radius of fifty miles, but nere one does not hunt tigers with elephants, as in India, and everything depends on the marksman- ship of the hunter. The man who is not an expert shot will have his fill of excitement the first day. If, on the other hand, rhinoceroses are looked for, a journey southward from Batavia towards the in- terior, is made, and on reaching some of the numerous villages the man on the lookout for game will doubt- less hear of a farmer whose plantation is being ruined by the ravages of these animals, and he will be wel- comed with open arms. For she Javanese are kind- hearted and most hospitable, and one is seldom obliged to camp in the bush for more than a few days at a time. The owner of the plantation will summon his neighbors and arrange for a grand hunt. The plan of attack consists in surrounding the place with men armed with short spears, when the circJ'i is complete the guest, who is often the only man of uhe party with a gun, is given the honor of killing the beasts. This is a most dangerous and difficult thing to do, for the hide of the rhinoceros is practically bullet-proof, the one vulnerable point being just be- hind the ear. Should the firstshot fail to kill, a scene of wild excitement follows, and woe betide the native who comes in contact with that one short horn. In the mountainous regions of the island are found herds of stags, wild bulls and boars, roebucks, wolves and panthers. In the lowlands and swamps great crocodiles, measuring from twenty to thirty feet, are to be found. But he who aspires to shoot these rep- tiles must be a sharpshooter indeed, for they are always ravenous, and have more than once found a well fed hunter most appetizing. Of feathered game there is plenty — peacocks, ducks, quail, wildcocks, geese, snipe and woodcock, in fact every kind of bird, worth shooting and eating. All this is to be found on a small island about the size of the state of "Wisconsin. The people themselves are interesting, and their customs and characters are worth study, i heir louses, that is of the middle classes, are made of bamboo and roofed with palm thatch. Their chief attraction is the invariable large veranda, covered with beautiful climbing plants. The culinary arrangements of the house are simple. At daylight a breakfast of coffee and rice is served. At ten o'clock there is a dinner of fish, fowl and vege- tables, with plenty of red pepper, rice and curry, end- ing as a rule, with a lavish display of fruits of all kinds. Supper is a substantial meal, consisting of salted ducks' eggs, white grubs and a species of worm found in the trees; rice and curry again, to which are added several highly seasoned preparations called sambols. The flag of the Netherlands floats over the island, and it is the one pearl of great price in the Dutch colonial crown. _ The owner of a desirable St. Bernard dog, for which suitable quarters are not available, desires a purchaser by announcement in the classified "ads" on page 15. Something for Nothing The Polk Miller Drug Co., of Richmond, Va , are manufacturers of Sergeant's Dog Remedies, the most popular line of preparations, intended for dogs, on the market today, having received the high- est endorsements of the leading dog men and kennel owners in this country and Canada- Read their advertisements appearing in the columns of our journal each issue. The firm referred to will mail you absolutely free, a copy of their celebrated book on Dogs if you will forward 3 cents to cover postage- If your dog is sick, write them, enclosing stamp, and describe the symptoms as accurately as you can They will cheerfully furnish the best information on the subject without charge- F. W- Braun & Co., of Los Angeles, California, have recently been made distributing agents for Sergeant's Dog Remedies on the Paoiflo Cout. Pneumonia. Pneumonia is an inflammation of the soft tissue of the lungs. The surface of ;he body, becoming chilled, forces the blood to the internal organs; they become congested and inflammation follows congestion. The reason the lungs first feel the effects of a chilliDg of the surface is that they are soft, spongy, delicate organs, with a large blood capacity and as soon as the blood leaves the skin, superficial muscles and ex- tremities, it accumulates in the lungs, because it is the easiest place in which to accumulate. Of course, if the blood does not remain long in the lungs, if cir- culation is soon equalized and the blood properly re- distributed to all parts of the body, no harm is done; but if it remains in the lungs any length of time there is a watery exudate from the blood that works its way into the little air cells, completely filling them, so that they cannot receive their proper supply of oxygen, and the disturbance and distress of the entire Bystem is very marked. The congestion of the lungs runs through three stages. In the first stage the exudate into the air cells takes place. During this stage, if the ear be placed to the chest, a crackling sound will be heard every time the animal draws its breath. This is caused by the bursting of the little bubbles of exudate in the air cells that have not as yet become fully hardened or completely filled the air passages. This noise is something like that made by walking on crusted snow with a clean boot. In the second stage the lung is more or less solidified and if the chest be percussed (tapped) with the fingers, a flat, dead sound is given forth. If in the course of a few days to a week or more the respiratory sounds gradually become from day to day more natural, the animal will recover. The crepitant sound heard in the first stage will again return, but it will be more moist and bubbling and not as cracking as before. The animal may be considered on tne road to recovery as soon as it is heard. Convalescence is a very slow process and there is always danger of a setback. If the crepitant sound does not reoccur in the sec- ond state, the disease runs into Ihe third stage. The lung now either becomes completely solidified and presents under a post mortem the appearance of a piece of liver, or the lung tissue breaks down, pus is formed and can be heard in the form of coarse, bubbling sounds as it breaks into the air cells, particularly after coughing. The breath is foetid, and in this condition death in most cases is only a matter of a few days. Causes: As a rule pneumonia is a result of exposure. It generally follows a chill with accompanying shiver- ing and pain. Animals that are in a debilitated and in a low state of health, particularly animals recover- ing from distemper, are most susceptible to pneumonia. Symptoms: The animal affected does not lie down, but assumes a sitting position with the forelegs well apart so as to expand the chest as much as possible. The temperature goes to 104 degrees and higher and there is a rapid pulse. In most cases there is a cough. When human beings are afflicted with this disease there is coughed up a rusty, slightly discolored, bloody mucus that is positive evidence of the disease. Dogs cannot relieve themselves by coughing so easily, but if they do cough up mucus such as previously de- scribed it is a clear symptom. The nose is hot and dry, and the membranes of the eye are a dark red, showing the blood is not being properly oxygenated. The dog will not eat but is very thirsty. Prostration and weakness are very marked and the breathing be- comes faster and faster. If the dog is forced to lie down from weakness it keeps its head extended or tries to support it on some object. As the disease ad- vances, the expression grows most pitiful and anxious. The eyes are sunken, the nostrils dilate, the cough which at the beginning of the disease is husfcy, be- comes soft and loose; the breathing is quick and short and the breath has a slckish odor, that toward the termination of the fatal attack becomes fcetid. Treatment: Careful nursing and attention to hygi- enic conditions will do more to carry a dog safely through an attack of pneumonia than all the medicine in the druggists' Bhops and all of the prescriptions that books are burdened with and doctors write. In the beginning of the attack, when the blood has left the skin and extremities and is loaded upon the lungs and internal organs, the first object is to get the blood properly distributed and relieve the internal congestion. In order to accomplish this the best treatment is to give a stimulant such as whisky and water. This will increase the heart action, thereby forcing the blood through the body with increased energy. Hand-rubbing the body and extremities mechanically forces the blood into th« superficial tissues. Blanketing will aid in retaining the bodily heat and heat enlarges and relaxes the blood vessels so that it is easier for the blood to pass through them. This treatment, if promptly resorted to, will ward off or effectively break up and dispel many attacks of pneumonia. If it does not relieve the animal, place the patient in a room that is clean and comfortable, with an even temperature of about sixty degrees and an unfailing supply of fresh air. Blisters and hot applications that are generally recommended do more harm than good, but chest jackets are useful in all diseases of the lung. The chest jacket may be made of two or three layers of flannel blanketing, with an interquiltingor padding of wool. Itshould besbaped so as to extend well upon the chest and well back to the loins. Holes should be cut, through which the front legs may be passed, so that the jacket may be fitted closely and neatly to the parts that need pro- tecting. It can be sewed in position or tied up over the back with strings. Care should be taken that the blanket in no way interferes with the animal's breath- ing and that it is left loose enough to be comfortable, its object being to act as an easy, comfortable pro- tector from all variations of temperature. The food during the first stages and while there is much fever must be light and sloppy. Mutton broths, with well-boiled rice or oatmeal or some of the pre- pared foods, will prove satisfactory. Give the patient all the cold water it will drink. If the fever is very hign give from two to five grains of quinine, three times a day for two or three daye, but do not continue it after the fever is reduced. Egg- nogg or beef tea made up with brandy and fed every two or three hours is very good, and if the patient will eat solid food, raw, lean beef, chopped fine, raw eggs and gelatine may be given. If there is a bad cough and considerable pain a Dover's powder can be given, as it will afford relief and favor the action of the kidneys. The dose is five to twenty grains, depending upon the age and size of the subject. When the disease reaches its limit, which will be in about ten days, and the lungs begin to clear up and convalescence is evident, tonics are indicated, such as codliver oil in tablespoonful doses three or four times a day, or the elixir of Calisaya bark, iron and strych- nine, a tablespoonful before feeding. Durirg con- valescence feed the patient anything it will eaf. of a nourishing nature. Great care must be taken not to expose the patient to the open air before recovery is complete, and there is always danger of a setback. Until the animal is fully restored to health it should be taken out only on warm, pleasant days. — Field and Fancy. Large Dogs. The size of dogs appears to have a peculiar interest for certain individuals who are continually writing ue for information as to which is the biggest dog in the world and which is the most diminutive. The answers to such questions can only be approximate, for a fa- vorite dog can be made to measure or weigh almost anything — according to the discretion and imagination of its owner. Not long ago we were told of a St. Ber- nard which weighed 17 stones of 14-pound weight. It need scarcely be said that this is as much an exagger- ation as were the stories we were told in our youth of Hounds as big as donkeys and "Mastives" a yard in height. There is no doubt that, taken all around, modern dog breeding has increased size and weight immenstly. The noble St Bernard Barry, whose name is so historical, was nothing approaching the weight and size of the best of his race at the present day, and this variety is the biggest of all dogs and the heaviest. Two or three years ago in Sydney, N. S. W., a spe- cimen appeared which was, it is said, measured to be 36$ inches high at the shoulders. This must be a rec- ord so far, but as it weighed less than 180 pounds, there have been and still are far heavier dogs. For instance, the famous Sir Bedevere, which sold for more money in hard cash than any other dog (£1300), stood 33* inches at the shoulders and weighed 212 pounds. Plinlimiron was another big good dog. It was said that when in America Lord IJrassey weighed 234 pounds; he was quite twenty pounds below this before he crossed the Atlantic. Messrs. Inman and Walmsley have bad and still have some enormous St. Bernards, their Parsifal and Ben Alder being doubt- less as tall and heavy as any that we have known. Either of them stood 34| inches at the shoulders, and in show condition weighed 215 pounds. By far the heaviest Mastiff we ever heard of was British Lion, a son of the atone time better known Lion, Ihe property of Mr. Dickinson; it weighed 196 pounds. The tallest dog we have seen was a Thibetan Sheep dog which belonged to Wilson, the well known dealer in Oxford street, and afterward went to Lord Rothschild, and eventually to the Paris Zoological Gardens. This dog stood 36 inches at the shoulders, fairly measured, but being rather light in make, did not weigh proportionately. There have been several Irish Wolfhounds from 33 inches to 34 inches, and a few Great Danes have approached the same heights, but in no case have euher equaled the St. Bernard in dimensions. AT THE TRAPS. There was a large attendance at the third regular shoot of the Woodland Gun Club, held last Sunday. Arrangements have been made whereby the race track, where the club shot Sunday, will be the perma- nent shooting ground. Owing to the fact that a strong wind was blowing there were no big scores made. Louis Walker had the highest average, with 74. In one match of ten targets be broke 10 straight. Following is a list of the members who shot and their averages: O. Armstrong 32 J. E. Baird 56, W. M. Browning 52, C. Clanton 43 1-3, R. T. Day 45 5-7, M. M. Diggs 38, H. P. Eakle Jr. 66f, G. Griffin 48 4-7, J. T. Goodin 51 3-7, E. G. Griffin 53J, C. F. Hadsall 55, W. H. Hus- ton 46}/, George Jackson 66§. M. Keefer 13J, R. G. Lawson 47 1-7. J. A. Murray 41 3-7, H. McNeil 57 1-7. E. H. Norton 66, I. D. Owen 43$, B. Rhemke 46f, W. E. Osborne 42, L. Sieber 61H, Dr. J. D. Smith 57J, J. J. Ward 22, L. E. Walker 74, O. H. Wbitehouse 26j. A Red Bluff correspondent sent us the following statistics for publication: At the Northern California inanimate target tour- nament, held at Red Bluff, on the 13th and 14th inst., Winchester goods carried off the honors. Of the 57 shooters who entered in this tournament, 51 used Winchester Leader shells and 16 Winchester '-pump" guns. The longest straight run on the first day of tbe tournament was made by W. H. Seaver, 36 breaks. Mr. Seaver also made the longest straight run on the second day of tbe shoot, 33 breaks. He used i Chester "pump" gun and Winchester Leader Mr. F. M. Newbert, using a Winchester ''pun and Winchester Leader shells, captured the \w! ■ Northern California championship cup. 10 ©He gveebev arte gpovtzutavt [June 27, 1993 also made the highest general average of the tourna- ment, 13U out of a possible 150. Mr Seaver made the second highest average, 133 out of 150. The "pump" gun squad, composed of Messrs. Ruhetaller, Seaver, Peyton, Upson and ^ew- bert, were the high average squad of the tournament. All the men In this squad shot Winchester "pump [runs and Winchester Leader shells. Tho six man team championship cup was won by the Dunsmuir team, composed of Messrs. Deyo, Pey- ton, Rose, Hellman, Walker and Leach. Three of thesis men of this team shot Winchester "pump guns and five of the six Winchester Leader shells. Of the 33 merchandise prizes shot for during the tournament, 29 were captured by shooters using Win- chester Leader shells. The Union Gun Club blue rock shoot last Sunday was very well attended. D. Daniels was high score in the club race at 25 targets. C. Sylvester was sec- ond. M. J. Iverson, "Slade," E. Klevesahl, E. Dono- hoe. P. Herring and C. A. Muller third. A. West- phal, E. A. Taylor, P. Finnochio, G. Sylvester, C. S. Fish and W. Janssen fourth high guns. The scores were: H. Hoyt 20, D. Daniels 22, G. 8ylvester 16, B. Patrick 13, J. Burns 11, M. J. Iverson 18. P. Hausen 10, C. S. Fish 16, W. J. Cooley 15, S. Leary 11. L. Kincannon 14, C. Sylvester 19, O. Fisher 12, "Slade" IS, W. Jansen 17, F. J. Lewis 13, E. Klev- esahl 18 J. H. Clark 9, F. Walpert 13, F. Herring 18, W. Hansen 17, W. S. Robertson 14, A. Westphal 16, E. A. Taylor 16, C. A. Muller 18, Mitchell 15, Shurt- leff 7, H Klevesahl 14, J. Pasani 18, Finnochio 16, Barber 8, Wollam 15, T. Walsh 9, Bell 7, Dr. Hansen 10, Nickels 12, Schnipper 10, Unfred 10, Angonnet 6, Mouze 5, Donohoe 18. In the medal shoot, target handicap, C. A. Muller won first medal for the month, and F. Herring won the second medal after the shoot-off of a tie with C. S. Fish, C. Sylvester, O. Fischer and H. Klevesahl. The score in the medal shoot were: Hoyt 26 birds, broke 14, Daniels 26-22, Patrick 30-14, Hanson 30-11, W. J. Cooley 28-16, S. Leary 30-16, Kincannon 30-22, C. Sylvester 27-17, O. Fisher 30-17, F. Walpert 30-23, J. Burns 30-21, G. Sylvester 28-23, F. Herring 28-17, M. J. Iverson 28-21, Fish 2S-17, E. Klevesahl 28-23, W. Jansen 28-18, J. Pisani 28-21, Finnochio 28-20, H. Klevesahl 20-17, C. A. Muller 28-25, Dr. Hansen 30-13, T. Lewis 30-25, Clark 30-15, Bell 30-11, Nickels 30-15, Tom Walsh 30-16, Georee Barber 30-13. It is announced that the sportsmen of Oakland and Alameda have arranged a fine blue rock program to be held at San Leandro on Sunday, July 5th, in con- junction with a grand barbecue. The first event will consist of a fifteen-bird race, open to all. The second will be a fifteen-bird race, and the third will be a han- dicap race, from twenty to twenty-five birds, high guns. Winners will have a choice of prizes in order of score; ties to be decided by lot. To reach the trap-shooting grounds take broad- gauge train and transfer to electric cars at twenty- third avenue, or take the narrow-gauge Oakland train and transfer to electric cars at Thirteenth and Web- ster streets. The Millwood Gun Club membors will shoot at inan- imate targets to-morrow on the Mill Valley grounds. The Union Gun Club will hulJ a live bird shoot at Iogleside lu-inurrow. Tbrer t* vt-nts are programmed under dislxniio handicaps. The first event will be at 6 birds, $2 5n nntr-anc. *5 added, 3 moneys, high guns Event Nn. 2. 12 bir Is, So entrance, $10 added, 1 money for every three entries. Third event, 6 birds, $2.50 entrance, class shoo'ing, 2 mooeys, 60 and 40 per cent. Birds will be $3 per dozen. The California vVing Club live bird shoot for July will take place on July 26th instead of July 1st. Many of the club members and live bird shooters will be away during the holidays, hence the postponement. Marin County Game Laws. The Marin County Game Protective Association have issued a handy folder which gives an abstract of the state laws and Marin county ordinances relat- ing to the preservation of fish and game in the county. The officers of the association are: Wm. Barr, President; B. W. Studley, Vice-President; W. E. Robertson, Secretary; A. J. Young, Treasurer and E. B. Martlnelli, Attorney. The association announces that it desires the co- operation of sportsmen and others interested in the protection of the fish and game of the county, in as- sisting the Game Warden and his deputies in the de- tection and prosecution of violations of the fish and game laws. The expense of mail, telephone or tele- graphic communication to the association, or any of its officers In San Rafael, giving information or par- ticulars in regard to the illegal taking or killing of fish or game, will be borne by the association. It is promised that all offenders will be promptly and vigorously prosecuted. The abstract referred to above is tho following: Deer season for Marin oounty for male deer opens July 15th; closes September 15th. Killing of does and s' lotted fawns illegal at all times; no person to kill .ore than three deer in any one season. Sale of deer eat prohibited. Ooves — Season opens August 1st; closes February 1 5th, no person to kill or have in his possession more than 50 doveB on any one day. Quail — Season for Marin county opens October 15th; closes .T->nuary 15th. Trapping and sale of quail pro- hibited; no person to kill or have in his possession more than 25 quail on any one day. Ducks — Season opens October 15th; closes February 15th. No person to kill or have in his possession more than 50 ducks on any one day. Shooting of ducks be- tween one-half hour after sundown and one-half hour before sunrise of following morning, prohibited Larks and Birds— Killing of meadow larks and song birds prohibited. Meadow larks, however, may be killed when destroying berries, fruits or crops, by owners or tenants of premises. Robins — Killing of robins prohibited at all times. Squirrels — Killing of tree squirrels from February 1st to August 1st, prohibited. Trout — Season opens April 1st; closes November 1st; must be caught with hook and line only. Steelheads must not be caught between February 1st and April 1st; must not be caught between Sep- tember 10th and October 16th; must not be oaught above tide water between November 1st and April 1st of following year: Steelheads may be caught in tide water between April 1st and September 10th and between October 16th and February 1st of following year. Bass — Catching of striped bass less than three pounds in weight prohibited. Black bass may be caught between July 1st and January 1st. Spearing of any kind of trout, steelheads or salmon prohibited. Shooting — Shooting on county roads of Marin county or in cemeteries prohibited. Dogs — Permitting dogs to hunt, track, trail or pursue deer during close season for deer is a misde- meanor. • Proposed Changes in Santa Clara County Game Laws. The Santa Clara Fish and Game Protective As- sociation will submit to the oounty supervisors the following ordinances for adoption in that county. The proposed ordinances will shorten the seaion on deer and doves and make a close season on rabbits. It is conjectured by a number of prominent sports- men that the proposed laws will be adopted, they are as follows: Deer — Section 1. Every person within the bounds of Santa Clara county, who, between the 1st day of October and the 15th day of July of the following year, hunts, pursues, takes, kills or destroys or has in his possession, whether taken or killed in said county or shipped into the county from any State, Territory or foreign county, any male deer or deer meat, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and every person found guilty of the violation of this ordinance must be fined in the sum not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned in the County Jail of this oounty not less then twenty-five days nor more than one hundred and fifty days or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after fifteen days after its passage and approval. Rabbits and Doves — Section 1. Every person with- in the bounds of Santa Clara county, who, between the fifteenth day of February and the fifteenth day of October of any one year, hunts, pursues, takes, kills or destroys, or has in his possession, whether taken or killed in said county or shipped into the county from any State, Territory or foreign country, any doves, bush rabbits, brush rabbits or cottontaii rab- bits, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and every perion found guilty of the violation of this ordinance must be fined in the sum not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail of this county not less than twenty- five days nor more than one hundred and fifty days, or by botb 6iioh fine and imprisonment. Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after fifteen days after, its passage and approval. Whatever action is taken there can be no difference in the dove season, which opens the 1st of July, as it is understood that an ordinance has to be passed fifteen days before it can go into effect. If this be the case, the dove season will open July 1st, but such an ordinance affecting the deer law could be adopted in time to lengthen the closed season, for open season on deer does not begin until July 15th. Big Basin Notes. The Big Basin Park Commissioners have reached a conclusion that will be a sore disappointment to many who had hoped to be able to camp in the Big Basin during the present summer. "No camping for this year" is the decision. The reason assigned is danger from fire. There is much underbrush, many tanbark oaks that have been stripped and are inflam- mable and fallen trees that are as dry as tinder. The public will be allowed to go into the park under the supervision of the guardian, J. H. W. Pilkington, who has been appointed to care for the trees. The fishermen will be permitted to cast lines in the trout pools of the east and west forks of Waddell creek, but tents are shut out until suitable places for camping can be selected and prepared for use in such manner as to do away with danger to the great forest of sempervirens. The Sempervlrens Club has been denied permission to pitch its tenis in the Big Basin. The Commissioners, with Governor Pardee, will go into tho Big Basin on July 3 and will encamp there for a fow days while they determine what is to be done. W. H. Mills was authorized by the commission to have a survey made for a carriage road from the old Sempervirens camp to what is known as the Governor's camp, on Waddell Creek. It is ascertained that this road can be con- structed at a cost of about $1800. It will be 9900 feet long. The greatest grade will be 4 per cent. This will connect up the part of the Big Basin that has become known to tourists. A trail has been made through the forest to the west fork of Waddell creek. There are many wildcats and California lions in the park. Hunters will be employed to exterminate them. Visitors will not be permitted to carry firearms into the Big Basin. Next year the Basin will be open to the public for camping. Save the Birds. Last Saturday evening a meeting of the Ladies' Song Bird and Forest Protective Association was held at the Ocean House, Santa Cruz. Mrs. Josephine Clifford McCrackin presided. A letter was read from Wm. Dutoher, chairman of the American Ornitholog- ical Society, urging that the association be made a State organization. He also requested that articles of Mrs. McCrackin, which have appeared in the Sentinel, be sent him. Mrs. McCrackin was instructed to write a series of articles for the Breeder and Sportsman. L. Coates, a prominent orchardist wrote a letter of encouragement, which was read. Mrs. McCrackin is widely known both as an inter- esting writer and an entnusiastic champion for the song bird and insectivorous birds. Her articles on this particular subject are founded upon observance and experience in the ways of the feathered creatures of the field, orchard and wildwood, a love of Nature, and an inspiration in the furtherance and success of a movement founded upon humane impulses as well as having the greatest elements of commercial value to the farmer, rancher, orchardist, vinyardist and the citizen at large. — — ■ ■ Fish Lines. The Fly-Casters will convene at the lakeside in Golden Gate Park this afternoon and to-morrow morning. Open season for black bass commences next Wednes- day, July 1st. Hon. Henry M. Keller resigned as a member of the State Board of Fish Commissioners several weeks ago. Rumor has it that the Governor's appointee to the vacant place on the board will be a gentleman from Southern California. The salmon run at Capitola still continues. The fish are not running in any very large numbers as yet; they, however, are coming in steadily. There have been some large catches during the week, but most of the fish have been small, averaging from five to ten pounds apiece. George Mitchell of San Jose made the largest catch of last week by securing twenty. George Christiansen of East San Jose made a catch of nine. Chief Deputy Charles Vogelsang of the Fish Com- mission recently held a conference with the officials of the Sacramento Gas Company and the Board of State Prison Directors relative to the construction of a fish- way at the big dam across the American River at Fol- som. Residents above the dam have complained that they could get no fish, and the meeting was called for the purpose of devising some scheme by which this difficulty might be obviated. It was decided that a fishway 320 feet In length should be built in the solid stone. The improvement will consist of a series of pools cut in the rock in the general shape of the letter V. Salmon, striped bass and shad may thus ascend to the waters above the dam, and the fish hungry people can angle nearer home. The Fish Commissioners have arranged for the annual distribution of rainbow, cutthroat and Eastern brook trout fry in the streams and fresh water bodies of the State. In the four hatcheries at Tahoe, Sisson, Verdi and Wawona there are 5,000,000 young trout, and next week the work of distributing them from Siskiyou on the north to the extreme southern end of the State will begin. Already a large list of appli- cations for the fry has been received. This year the Commission will place in some of the large lakes and reservoirs a number of sunfish, a fish first brought here several years ago and planted in the ponds at Sisson. They multiply rapidly and are an excellent pan fish, averaging in weight about three to the pound. They are gamey and will take either fly or bait. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. Woodlawn Kennels' Bull Terrier bitch Newmarket Queen whelped last week a litter of nine puppies (7 dogs) to Ch. Woodcote Wonder. The pups are all white in color and in good condition. Several of them have been placed with a foster mother in the kennels. Wonder seems to be prepotent and vigorous despite his age of nearly 10 years. Newmarket Jean II. whelped a litter of eleven puppies it will be remem- bered several weeks ago. The bitch and litter were sold to the owner of Jean'B sister. Phil Fay's Bull Terrier bitch Woodcote Princess was served last week by A. Joseph's Bloomsbury Baron. Old English Sheepdogs are rather quiet just now, and the incipient boom givan them in the spring does not appear to be having a very lasting effect, says American Stock-keeper. One very prominent exhibit- or's dogs, or most of them, will be on sale before long. While things are so quiet in the East, Californians, thanks to Mr. Stewart, are likely to see a lot of good specimens of the breed, the latest of which come over this month — Country Swell and Rattling Boy. June 27, 1903] t£he gveeiiev emu ^^axi&xmxn 11 <**> THE FARM There are very few little things that make more trouble for the dairyman dur- 1 ing the summer eeason than the fly. This | little creature doubtless has a valuable ^ mission as a scavenger ; but to all appear- ances he devotes an undue proportion of his time, by way of recreation or amuse- ment, to the annoyance of all other creat- ures. No animal seems to enjoy his presence, but on the other hand is sorely vexed -by ^ his oft repeated calls and his persiBtent | attentions. A successful fly repellent ! would be hailed by every one as a boon | for the dairy and a corresponding blessing to the dairyman. Several remedies have been tried in order to give some protection to cattle, but only two have given results that would justify their use. One is a mixture of creolineor crude carbolic acid, four parts; fish oil, two parts; kerosene, ninety-four parts. When this preparation is thor- oughly mixed and applied by means of a brush or spray to the back and sides, it affords considerable protection for several days. Another preparation used last year and which was found to be very effective consists of pulverized resin, two parts; soap shavingB, one part; water, one-half part; fish oil, one part; oil of tar, one part; kerosene, one part; water, three parts. Place the resin, fish oil, soap and one-half part of water in a pan and boil until resin and soap are dissolved; then add the remainder of the ingredients and boil for fifteen minutes. Apply lightly to head, back and sides by means of a brush. This mixture has the disadvantage of be- ing rather sticky and should not be used on work horses or animals that are being used. Care should be used in heating these mixtures i:i order that they may not take fire. m Feeding Young Lambs. We would begin feeding lambs as soon as they can be induced to eat the food given. This may be a mixture of wheat, bran, buckwheat middlings or oatmeal, with cotton seed or flax seed meal in the proportion of two parts of each of the first mentioned, and one part of the meals mentioned, between which there is no choice. A good plan is to have a shallow gquare box large enough to hold all the lambs, and six inches deep-if there are only a few lambs to feed, says Farmers' Guide, but if more have shallow, flat troughs four inches wide and two deep. In these scatter thinly the meal and set j the troughs in a shed or yard into which the ewes cannot go. This is easily ar- ranged by having a yard or shed separated from the general yard by fence, open at the bottom only ten inches, so that the lambB will creep through to get the feed, but the ewes cannot. Feed twice a day. Scatter the meal thinly over the bottom of the feeding boxes or troughs, so that the lambs may merely nibble slowly; a small quantity— one ounce each— will be enough at first, given twice a day. As the lambs grow the feed may be slowly in- creased until in a month each may get half a pint daily of the mixed food. To help still further, give each of the ewes half a pint daily of the same mixed feed with the best clover hay, and a pound or bo of sliced sugar beets, but in place of these, which are the beBt for the ewea, if they are not in hand, give sliced turnips. Give water fresh from a well twice a day. Give salt, lightly sprinkled on the feed every day. If you wish to get some lambs of unusual weight and condition teach them to drink fresh cow's milk three times a day. Do not let other farm duties interfere with the care and milking of the cows. The Angora is Getting There. None of our domestic animals have made such rapid progress into general favor so soon after it has been introduced into the country as has the Angora goat. Only half a century ago, the first Angora was landed in this country as a curiosity, and it has been only within a few years that they have attracted any attention, first for their hair and pelts, and very recently for their meats. They have in- creased very rapidly in the last few years, and there are now probably between 500,- 000 and 1,000,000 scattered through the states, Texas having the greatest number There was a great prejudice against the meat of the Angora, and while large amount of it was sjnt to market duriDg the laBt year or two, it had to be sold as mutton, but soon it was discovered that it was a superior quality of mutton, and now it has come into such high favor that it can be sold for just what it is — Angora meat. The demand for it has grown to such an extent that there will soon be completed a large packing plant in Kansas City for the exclusive use of handling the Angora goate. The plant will be equipped with a tanning outfit, and the skins will be made into robes, mats, etc., the de- mand for which is large and constantly growing, and which now cannot be supplied. As the Angora goat can be raised so cheaply, and will live on most anything, is very hardy and is very prolific, we may now see the Angora industry come rapidly to the front, and it bids fair to be one of the most prosperous businesses in which any one can engage. — American Angora and Stockman. Strikel— if they don't give you Jack- son's Napa Soda when you ask for it. WANTED. A PAIR OF 1050 OR 1100 POUND, 15.3 HANDS, ■&- well matched Roadsters; solid color, full manes and tails. Dr. P. "VTI.LIOTTE. Vet., Lamenesa and Foot Specialist, 321 Grant Avenue, San Francisco. Bids for Privileges AT THE VALLEJO RACE MEETING AUGUST 13, 14 and 15, 1903, as follows: Bookmaklng and Pool Selling, Bar, Kesttiiirant and Luni.li Counter, Candy and Nats, Programmes, Ete , Etc. will be received up to and opened August 1st. Right reserved to reject aLy bid. Address THOS. SMITH, Manager, "Vallejo, Cal. Hunt and Fish ALONG THB LINE OF THE McKINNEI FILLIES FOR SALE. LADY GRANNAKD, three-year-old trotting record 2:33; 16 3 hands high; worked a mile last year in 2:13. Sound, not a blemish on her. By McKinney, dam Igo by Antevolo, second dam Daisy May by Nutwood, third dam Ralston mare by Alexander's Abdallah. Five-year-old by McKinney, dam by Winwood. Sound, handsome and now in training. Ready for the green trotting stakes this year. A vory promising filly. A Full Sister to the above, 4 years old, sound, good looking and thoroughly broken. Five-year-old fllly by McKinney, dam by Young Venture, second dam thoroughbred by Nig- »erbaby; 16 hands high, excellent disposi- tion, thoroughly broken, gentle. Apply to P. FOLEY. Race Track, Alameda, cor. Arbor Street and Eagle Avenue. Give the boy a calf, teach him to feed it, care for it, shelter it and let him feel when it becomes profitable that he is earning what he receives. SADDLE HORSE WANTED. T WANT A FIRST-CLASS SADDLE HORSE, *- bay or chestnut. Must be ol good size and able to carry heavy man. Will pay good price for a good horse Address A. B. C, care of Breeder and Sportsman. (LESSEE OP THE S. F. * N. P. E. R.) Best Hunting and Fishing in tbe State Numerous and Popular Resorts Hot and Gold Mineral Springs HEALTH PLEASURE RECREATION Fine Camping Grounds on Beautiful Streams Best Section In California for Fruit and Breeding Farms The route to San Rafael, Petaluma, Santa Rosa Ukiah, and the Famous Pleasure and Health Resorts in Lake County. Saturday to Monday round-trip ticke*s at reduced rates. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street, Chronicle Building, and Tiburon Ferry. B. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. Books and Pictures ABOUT California Valleys, Canyons, Lakes a and Vacation Places. FOR SALE. HANDSOME CHESTNUT DRIVING HORSE, 15Y3 hands high, weight 1100, foaled in 1896; sired by Gossiper, dam Maud Fowler, who was also the dam of Sonoma Girl, entered in the 2:2-1 class at the Breeders meeting. Can trot a mile in 2:30 or better; perfectly gentle, not afraid of cars or automobiles; registered in the Ameri- can Trotting Register, as Fenton, under Rule 6, Vol. 14. Price $400. W. S. WEST,| P. O. Bos 216, Santa Rosa, Cal. HUNGARIAN PONIES FOB TWO DAYS ONLY I will have on exhibition and for sale about 20 head of handsome, stylish HUNGARIAN PONIES™™™, HOPLAND STOCK FARM These are absolutely gentle, thoroughly broken single and double and to ride. There are per- fectly matched teams among them. This is a rare opportunity to get ponies for the children. Every animal exhibited is guaranteed. They will be at the OCCIDENTAL HORSE EXCHANGE for 2 days only, JUNE 30th and JULY 1st A cordial invitation is extended to everybody to see these beauties. Win. 0. LAYNQ, Livestock Auctioneer. PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. 3 TOURISTS and TRAVELERS will, now, with difficulty recognize the famous COURT into which for twenty-five years carriages have driven. This space of over a quarter of an acre has recently, by the addition of very handsome furniture, rugs, chandeliers and tropical plants, been converted into a lounging room— the FINEST IN THE WORLD. The EMPIRE PARLOR— the PALM ROOM, furnished in Cerise, with Billiard and Pool tables for the ladies— the LOUIS XV PARLOR the LADIES WRITING ROOM and numerous other modern improvements, together with the unexcelled Cuisine and the Most Convenient Location in the City— all add much to the ever increasing popularity of this most famous HOTEL. Jepsen Bros. Company ono MAKERS OF and IMPORTERS OF Fine Harness English Saddlery Come and See The Fine Ordered Work We Are Turning Out At This Time. THE BIG STORE with the Little Prices 1145-1147 MARKET STREET SAN FRANCISCO Phone: South 1033 Mountains, Valleys, Canyons, Lakes and Seaside and Shall It Be A Camp in the Forest A Mountain Lake A Good Hotel Trout for Breakfast or A Seaside Resort • and Clam Chowder for Dinner The Publications of the Southern Pacific Cover all Desirable Places and answer qnestioni of Distance, Accommodations, Expense, Fares, Route, etc. Nothing Left to the imagination. Inquire at INFORMATION BUREAU 613 MARKET STREET and county of San Francisco, State of Califor- nia In the Matter of the Application of") JOSEPH ALBERT CRACKBON, )■ for Change of Name. J The petition of Joseph Albert Crackbon, re- spectfully shows: That he is over the age of twenty-one years; that he was bom in the City of Sacramento, State of California, and has ever since resided in tbe State of California, and does now reside at the City and County of San Francisco, State of Calif- ornia. The petitioner's father is dead, but petitioner's mother. Ada B. Crackbon. is alive and resides at Sacramento, and petitioner's other near relatives are Mrs Emma Pierce and Mrs M. W. Wilder, both residing at Sacramento, California, and L. S Crackbon, petitioner's brother, residing at San Francisco. Californla. That petitioner desires to change his name to Joseph Albert Whitney, the name Whitney being petitioner's grandmother's maiden name. That the reasons your petitioner desires to change his name are: that tbe name Crackbon is made the subjectof ridicule and punning to such an extent as to render the lives of petitioner and his children extremely disagreeable and unpleas- ant. Wherefore, petitioner prays that this Court make an order flxiDg the time and place of hear- ing this petition and direoting publication there- of, and that upon the hearing of said petition, this Court make an order changing petitioner's name from Joseph Albert Crackbon to Joseph Albert Whitney. Dated June 12 1S03. JOSEPH ALBERT CRACKBON, Petitioner. War H. Chapman, Attorney for Petitioner. Upon reading the foregoing petition, it is hereby Ordered, that Monday, the I3th day of July, A. D. 1903. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, be and the same is hereby appointed as the time, and that the Court-Room of Department No. two, of the said Superior Court at the City Hall, in the City and County of San Francisco, State of Calif- ornia, be and is hereby appointed as the place for hearing the application contained In said peti- tion. AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that publica- tion of said petition be made once a week for four successive weeks in some newspaper, printed In this City and County. Dated June 17, 1903- FRANK J. MURASKY; Judge of the Superior C Endorsed: Filed June 17, 1903. ALBERT B MAHONV, C By Joseph RiordaN, Deputy C 12 ®tu? ^veeitev cutb gtpaYt&mcm fJUNB 27, 190S Prevention of Hog Cholera. The following regulations have been Usued by the Department of Agriculture at Washington, looking to the prevention of hog cholera : 'Firet^-Swice that are not affected with eaid dieease and that have not been in contact with animalB so diseased, and have not been in cars, pens or other premises where they may have been ex- posed to the contagion of the disease, may be shipped without restriction, other than may be imposed by the authorities of the state or territory to which destined. "Second— No swine eo affected or ex- posed shall be offered for transportation or transported out of any state, territory, or the District of Columbia, or from or into any public stockyards, except as herein provided. It is required of all per- sons intending to ship swine to ascertain that the animals are not affected with and have not been exposed to the con- tagion of either of said diseases before offering them for shipment. "Third — rublic stockyards shall be con- sidered as infected, and no swine shall be shipped therefrom for feeding or stocking purposes. No affected swine shall be allowed to be shipped out of the stock yards, but sha'l be slaughtered subject to condemnation on post-mortem inspection; and all animals in a certain lot or ship- ment shall be considered as affected when one or more of them show evidence of the disease. Swine that are not affected and have been merely exposed by being in the yards may be shipped for immediate slaughter. Where, however, a part of the yards is set apart for the reception of un- infected shipments of swine and is kept I free of infection, swine may be shipped from such part without restriction. Should such part be contaminated by the intro- duction of affected animals, eaid animals shall be immediately removed theretrom, and the chutes, alleys and pens used by them thoroughly cleaned and disinfected. "Fourth— Cars and other vehicles that have contained affected or exposed swine . shall be cleaned and disinfected as soon as possible after unloading. Cars shall not t be removed before the inspector has had time to ascertain the condition of the ani- , nials and to give notice that the cars must i be cleaned and disinfected. "Fifth— Cleaning and disinfection shall be done by first, removing all litter and manure, and then saturating the interior [ surfaces of the cars, and the woodwork, flooring and ground of the chutes alleyB t\nd pens with a 5 per cent solution oi crude carbolic acid in water, withiufEcient lime to show where it has been applied. "Sixth — Violation of this order is pun- ishable by a fine of not less than one hun- dred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both fine and imprison- ment." When cows chew everything they can get it is an indication of some element lacking in their food. They may want salt or lime. A spoonful or two of bone j meal in their ration daily will cure the latter. The value of nearly all crops is much increased when cut and fed, rather than pastured. However, the green pasture is enjoyed much more by the cow, and should have it at the proper season. The average price of foreign butter in the London market last year was 23 cents — 20 cents for Russian and 24}£ for Danish. American butter brought 20% cents. Hence we don't ship there. It has been definitely ascertained that it is not the legumes that gather nitrogen from the atmosphere, but little bacteria that do the gathering and store it in nod- ules which they form on the roots of clover, alfalfa, cow-peas, etc If the soil contains none of these bacteria, these plants which are supposed to enrich it, then the tendency of leguminous crops is like that of other crops, to exhaust the soil. The Department of Agriculture has devised a substance containing these bac- teria and put up in cake like compressed yeast. One of these dissolved in a bucket of water and mixed with earth, and the earth thus inoculated sown broadcast over the field supplies the defect. These legumes form the host and the bacteria secures the nitrogen. This is one of the many achievements of modern science as applied to farming. However much a cow's udder may become distended, it is seldom she should be milked before calving. Ten drops of laudanum in the milk fed to calves, will usually cure the scours. Jackson's Napa Soda cleanses the stomach and renders the eye clear. *CC%|^ —TRADE MARK — W * Horse ...SPAVIN CURE.... 13 Years Old With Spavin 7 or 8 Years Old Made Sound 4 Bottles CURES 5 Cases. Received by Registered Mail. f North Chicago, III., May 11, 1903. X Enclosed find $5 for one more bottle of "Save-the-Horse. " I have n used four bottles and cured five casas with your remedy. I bought a colt ^ the other day with two soft curbs which I hope to remove with this bottle. A WILLIAM C. ANDERSON, D. V. S., f Office — Goss House, North Chicago, 111. A On receipt of the above we wrote and askel Mr. Anderson if he X would kindly favor us with a detailed report of each case. A Xo stronger facts can be contributed to advance this humane cause T than letters like the following. X Note the usual method of terrific torture resorted to now eliminated A by treatment with "Save-the-Horse." North Chicago, III., May 18, 1903. a Troy Chemical Co., Trvy, X. Y. * Gentlemen: — Here is a report of the five cases that I have treated A with your "Save-the-Horse" spavin cure. ¥ The first was Cheater Chief, thirteen years old, bred and raised by * George Hagen or Waukegan. When three years old he was broke and Y driven for two years by John Swanbrough. Late in the season of the X second year he developed a large bone spavin on his left leg, and he was put into the hands of one of the foremost veterinarians in the country. & He fired and blistered him. Instead of benefitting the horse, he became A bo very lame that driving him was out of the question. Hagen became ttJEL BOTTLE. 'Written guarantee with every bottle (,-lven under our seal and signature, constructed solely to satisfy and protect you fully. Need of second bottle is almost improbable, *TCept In rarest of cases. Copy of booklet and guarantee cent upon application. POSITIVELY AND PERMANENTLY CURES Bone and Bog Spavin, Thoroughpin, Rlngbone(except low ringbone). Curb, Splint, Capped Hock, Windpuff, Shoe Boil. Weak and Sprained Tendons and all lameoes If you have a case different tbaa described la our booklet or advertising wo will advise you frankly as to the possibility of the remedy effecting a cure. Give explicit particulars. Give in.3 eterinarian's diagnosis if be Is competent. Inform us fully as to tho age. development, location and swellings, lameness, action and previous treatment. 15 a bottle at all druggists and dealers, or sent express prepaid. TROY CHEMICAL CO,, Manufacturers, TROY, N, Y, D, E. NEWELL, Pacific Coasf Agent, 519 MISSION ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. June 27, 1903] f&he Qvesbsv ant* gftxcrtrfcerotem 18 Warring with Weeds. There is no royal road to weedless farm- ing. Following are some of the means of keeping weeds in check as summarized from Bailey's "Principles of Vegetaole GarJeniog" : Practice rotation; keep ahead of the weeds. Certain weeds follow certain crops. When these weeds become serious change the crop. Change the method of tillage. If a weed persists, try deeper or shallower plowing, or a different kind of harrow or cultivator, or till at different times and seasons. Harrow the land frequently when it is in farrow or is waiting for a crop. Har- row it, if possible, after seediTg and before the plants are high enough to be broken by the implement. Potatoes, corn and other things can be harrowed after they are several inches high; and sometimes the land may be harrowed before the plants are up. Practice frequent tillage with light sur- face-working tools throughout the season. This is hard on weeds and does the crop good. Pull or hoe out stray weeds that escape the wheel tools. Clean the land as soon a3 the crop is harvested; and if the land lies open in the fall, till it occasionally. Many per- sons keep their premises scrupulously clean in the early season but let them run wild late in the fall, and thus is the land seeded for the following year. Use clean seed, particular^ of crops that are sown broadcast, and which, there- fore, do not admit tillage Do not let the weeds go to seed on the manure piles, in the fence corners, and along the highway. Avoid coarse and raw stable manure, particularly if it is suspected of harboring bad company. Commercial fertilizers may be used for a time on foul land. Sheep and pigs sometimes c:n be em- ployed to clean the weeds from foul and fallow land. Land infested with Jerusa lem artichokes is readily cleaned if hogs are turned in. Induce vour neighbor to keep his land as clean as you keep yours. Rank pigweeds and their like are a com- pliment to a man's soil. Land that will not grow weeds will not grow crops, for crops are only those particular kinds of weeds a man wants to raise. Weeds-have taught us the lesson of good tillage. There is no indication that they intend to remit their efforts in our behalf. Separator milk will grow good calves1 but sometimes .they will not fatten on it. A little flour or some other starchy food added will make them fat. The Continental Creamery Company of Topeka, Kansas, has contracted to furnish the United States Navy 400,000 pounds of butter at 28 cents a pound. It is to be packed in tins of three pounds each, hermetically sealed and wrapped in blue paper, packed in iron-bound boxes, in sawdust. The contract amounts to $112 000 Where difficulty is found in feeding skimmed milk to calves, the trouble often results from letting the milk stand too long before it is fed — it becomes sour or stale. AND STILL ANOTHER. No Foot-No Horse All Orders COD. Sample can 81- Special Prices to Dealers Horse Shoers and Agents You don't nave to pack horses' feet when you use STRAP VETERINARY and HOOF OINTMENT. We guarantee a speedy and positive cure for Collar and Saddle Galls, "Wire Cuts, "Wounds of all kinds, Burns, Scalds, Cracked and Inflamed Heels, Grease Heel Scratches, Speedy Cuts, Thrush, Contracted Heels, Toe, Sand and Quarter Cracks, Nail Pricks, Car Bruises, Sore Tendons, Corns and Foundered Feet in all forms. "We Pay Express Write for testimonials. PRICES— 1 pound can, $1.00; 2 pound can, 81.75; 5 pound can, $4.00. Address a card to 1711 Genessee Street. Lew Watson & Jones, Office Cottingham Bros. Kansas City, Mo, Sacramento, Cal , June 13. 1903. Baker & Hamilton, San Francisco, Cal. Gentlemen:— We do not hesitate to say that the SIMPLEX SEPARATOR you placed in our cream- ery, on trial, has come up to or.r fullest expecta- tions. We are very much pleased with the results of this machine. Having the capacity of 3500 lbs. of milk per hour, it is easy and simple to clean, while it skims thoroughly up to its full capacity. We have found no other machine superior to it in any respect, and would be pleased to recommend it to any one desir- ing an up-to-date Separator. Yours respectfully, BARTON-FISHER CREAMERY, S. N. Nash, Mgr. Why spend your time and money with an old style, complicated, hard-to-clean Separa- tor when the most np-to-date Creamery men ;*re securing- the above results. Kindly re- member that the SIMPLEX SEPARATORS vire famished on trial, and we will let YOU decide whether yon keep it or send it back. Send for complete printed and new 1903 Cream ery Catalogue. BAKER & HAMILTON SOLE PACIFIC COAST AGENTS SAN FRANCISCO, SACRAMENTO. LOS ANGELES Get Up a Club and Get One For $15 Worth of New Subscribers For $42 Worth of New Subscribers For $51 Worth of New Subscribers NICKL.E OPEN-FACE TIMER. S^etn-ylod, shows seconds and reg isters minutes, start, stop and fly back operated from, the crown. GUN-METAL OPEN-FACE TIMER AND WATCH COMBINED. Pine jeweled nickel movement, lever Qscapement, finely finished, shows seconds arid fifths; start, stop and fly- back operated from the crown. The thinnest timing watch made. GCN-METAL OPEN-FACED I'SPLIT SECOND TIMER. Shows seconds and fifths Registers minutes, start, stop and fly back oper- ated from the crown, split-second at- tachment worked by the side plug. 'The thinnest split timer in the market ALL RELIABLE, HANDSOME AND FIRST CLASS The subscription price to tbe Breeder and Sportsman is $3 per year, SI. 75 for 6 months or $1 for 3 months in advance. Get enough new subscribers at these rates and send in the names, addresses and the money and you will get the premium offered. Send in a list of the people you wiBh to see with their post-office addresses and we will send sample copies. Send in your name with references and we will send you sample copies for canvassing and appoint you local agent. BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN 36 Geary Street, San Francisco NEW MODEL 1903 THE BEST IN THE WORLD. O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polfc St. SAN FRANCISCO, CAX BUSINESS COLLEGE 24 Post Street, San Francisco, Cal, Tbe oldest, the largest, the most popular com- mercial school on the Pacific Coast. 20,000 gradu- ates; 30 teachers: 70 typewriters; over 300 students annually placed in positions. Send lor catalogue. E. P. HEALD, President. FOR SALE-S5000 rpHE GRANDLY BRED STALLION IB "ST IVI^OEL Sired by McKiDuey 2:11^. dam By By by Nutwood is offered for sale at the above figure. He is a full brother to Marengo Klng2:29M- Address H. L.E BARON SMITH, 320 Bush St., San Franoisco. QOCOANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOB STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIQS FOB SALE TS LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO 208 California Street, San Franoisco, Cal. BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE -DEALERS rN- 55-57-59-61 First Street, S. Tkjphonb Main 199 14 ®*te gveebev anb §pmtstnan fJUNE 27, 1903 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL. (Property of John Parrott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS « »■> Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1903 FEE .-- 875 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEALY. NUSHAGAK Reg. No. 25939 Black Horse 15-34 bands. Foaled 1890. Bred by Wm. Corbett. ARISTO (3) 2:17i *2%E£ _ and Stanford Stakes, 1902 >f MAJELLAB.(2)2:29Tli*i^ THE BOQUET Trua [g SSI Brown Filly J*i&*2?5oS Sire. Sable Wilkes 2:18, sire of Oro Wilkes 2:11, Sable Francis 2:15M, Sabina 2:154, Sabledale Cat 2 years) 9:18)4, Bufnngton (at 2 years) 2:204 and 36 others in 2:30 list. Dam, Fidelia (trial 2:35 at _amof Fidelte &S84. dam of Mary Celeste (at 2 years) 2:17*4 by Director, sire of Directum 2tfS^. Direct 2-054, Nathan Straus 2:054, Direction 2:08 H, etc. Second dam by Reavis' Blackbird of Mamie Griffin 2:12, Vic EL 2:12H- etc. Third dam by Lancet, son of McCracken's Black- hawk 787. NUSHAGAK has only got eighteen or twenty foals older than yearlings; of that number only three have ever had a full season's training, namely. Aristo (3) 2:174, Majella B. (2) 2:29 (trial at 4 years 2:1330. and The Boquet (trial at 3 years) 2:21 His son Aristo (at 3 years) 2:174 tooksickwith distemper the latter part of July and from the seventh day of August until the twenty-ninth had practicallv no work, yet he easily beat the best field of colts that ever started in the Occident Stake. NUSHAGAK win make the Season of 1903 at Walnut Grove Stock Farm, commencing February I5th and ending July 1st. Limited to 40 outside mares, at $50 the Season, with usual return privilege Money due at tkae of service or upon removal of mare. Every care taken to prevent accidents or escapes, but no liability assumed. First-class pasturage for mares, $3 per month; no barbed wire. Address WALNUT GROVE STOCK FARM, Walnut Grove, Cal. Mares can be shipped direct to Walnut Grove by Southern Pacific, or California Transportation Company's steamers, from San Francisco or Sacramento. Mares from a distance can be snipped in care of Morshead's Stable in San Francisco or Wm. Irvine's Stable in Sacramento, and will be reshipped to Walnut Grove. SIDNEY DILLON 23157 Sire of DOLLY DILLON 2:07 (the Fastest Mare of 1901), B. S. DILLON 2:25 and CAPTIVITY 3:28 1-3. Santa Rosa Stock Farm SANTA ROSA, CAL. SIDNEY DILLON was sired by Sidney 2U93£: dam Venus (dam of Adonis 2:114, Leah 2:24^. Cnpid 2:18 (sire of Venus II. 2:114), Psyche 2:164 and Lottie Parks 2:I65£. and she was also dam of Juno, the dam of Mercury 2:21 and Ida 2:30) by Venture 2:27}^. sire of dam of Directum 2:05^: second dam s t. b. by Aleerine. son of Whipple's Ham- bletonian SIDNEY DILLON is a model of symmetry and imparts his grand individual- ity, inherent speed acd excellent disposition to all his progeny. Best of care given mares, but no responsibility for accidents or es- capes. Usual return privileges if horse is still in my possession. For pasturage and other information regarding shipment of mares address FRANK TURNER, Snpt Santa Rosa Stock Farm, SANTA ROSA, CAL. FOR THE SEASON, $40. S Montgomery St.. S. F. J\ CURBS, SPLINTS, SPAVINS, WINDPUFFS, DiaH « O-f^^C T«l h 11 I Ck +£±ft and type written ready for framing t^euigrcc^ irtuuidicu Write for prioei< breeder ^ Sportsman, 38 G*arj -treat, San Francisco, Cal. —and all enlargements, absolutely removed by— QUINN'S Ointment. It has the unqualified endorsement of our lead' ing horsemen and veterinarians. MR. C. E. DnfEHABT, Cashier State Bank, Slayton, Minn., says: "One bottle cured a very bad case of blood spavin on a mare for which I have since been offered S&Jj. I wonld not be wi&hont it if it cost $5.0u a bottle," We have h, tdreds ofeuch testimonials. Price $1.00 per package. Ask your Drappist f or it. If . age. _ s not keep it, we will tend prepaid on rec ddresa W. B. EDDY A CO.. White" " W°4.» Awarded Gold Medal At California State Fair 1892. Every horse owner who values his stock should constantly have a sup- ply of it on band. It "mproves and keeps tock in the pink of ondition. Manhattan Food Co 353 Folgom St., San Francisco Ask your grocers or dealers for it . RED BALL BRAND. Positively Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion. C. P. EERTELL Manager. Limonero=3=2:i5 3=4. ^T (A Great Sire of Beauty and Early Speed.) LIMOXERO 2:15£, bred at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, is conceded by all who have seen him to be one of the best stallions standing for service in California. He is a magnificent dark bay horse, with no marks, and in breeding, class and individuality ranks with any of them. He has 35 two and three year olds that have never been trained. All of them are handsome, big bays and browns. From their appearance and the predictions of the best judges many of them are sure to be good race horses with every prospect of some star performers. A number of these youngsters are to be seen at the Los Angeles track. LIMOXERO 2:15$ got bis record as a three-year-old in the fourth heat of a six-heat race for a $5000 puree which he won at Lexington, beatiog a field of six of the greatest three-year- "Ids of that year, including the great Expressive, B. B. P., Baron Dillon, Axinite and Futurity. LIMONERO 2:15£ will make the season of 1903 at the AGRICULTURAL PARK, LOS ANGELES. Fee $25, for a Limited Number of Good Mares. Excellent pasturage and the best of care taken of mares at reasonable rates, but no rescousibiUty assumed for accidents or escapes. Mares should be shipped to University Station, Los Angeles Co., Cal., in care of HARRISON O. ARMS. Owner. J. H. WILLIAMS, University Station, Los Angeles, Cal. Piedmont 904 Record £1?K Winner of 41 heats in 2:30 or better Sire of Esparto Rex.. .2:15M Limonero 2:153£ Lorita 2:184 Wanda 2:184 Charley C 2:184 Marston C 2:194 and sire dams of Fanny Wilcox. 2:l0j< Alta Vela 2:11 Jf Lizziemont 2:163£ Montrose (3).. .2:18 sire of 23 trotters, 2 paoera 7 sons produced 14 trotters, 3 paoers 16 daughts produced 21 trotters, 3 pacers Lilian eer Dam of Limonero 2: 15 J£ Bion 2:193£ Almont 33 Sire of 35 trotters and 2 pacers 98 sons produoed 435 trotters and 135 pacers 81 dau produced 102 trotters and 28 pacers May Ferguson (by Mamb. Chief 11) Dam of Piedmont 2:17^ Almont Eagle. 2: 27 3 sons produced 29 trot's, 3 pacers 4 dau produced 2 trotters and 2 pacers Electioneer 135 Sire of 158 trotters and 2 pacers 97 sons produced 745 trotters and 197 pacers 79 dau produced 91 trotters and 12 pacers LIiUla(by Norman 25) Record 2:15 Winner of 58 heats in 2:30 THE CHAMPION SIRE OF EARLY AND EXTREME SPEED. NUTWOOD WILKES. He Is the only Stallion that ever produced two three-year-olds n one season with eoordsof 2:13 and 2:12"^ respectively Who Is It, ex-champion tl ee-year-old gelding of the world, reduced his record to 2:10^. John A . Moerron 2 : 5$< { :l H as a threo-y ear-old) Is the fastest trotter of all the famous trio eo George WUke a . NUTWOOD WILKES will make the Season of 1903 at the NUTWOOD STOCK FARM, from Feb. 1st to July 1st. Nutwood Wilkes 22116 IS THE SIRE OF RACE BECOKD S : IB J4 By GUY WILKES 2:15j< Dam LIDA W 2:18v By NUTWOOD 2 : 18fc Fee = $50 For the Season With return privileges If horse remains my property. Good pusiur- age at 13 per month. Bills payable before re- uioval of mare. Stock well cared for, but no re- sponsibility assumed for accldonts and escapes. John A. McKerron .2;05J< Fastest trotter of the Wilkes tribe 3-year-old race rec 2:12y^ Who Is It K1034 3-year-old race rec 2:12 Stanton Wilkes 2:10j< Georgle B 2:12Ji Claudius 2:13ii Boblngorsoll 2:143f Irving ten Boy &173f Verona 9:1834 Irrington Bolle 2:18'* Echora Wilkes 2:184 Rosewood 2:81 Nearest 2:22% Central Girl 2:22 M Mixer 2:244 AlixB 2:24 Who Is She 2:25 Miss Georgie 2:25 Fred Wilkes 2364 Queen C 3:284 Electress 2:384 Daugestar 2:29 L E. C 2:294 T.C. (3) 2:30 VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin. INTIRMART AJJD RESIDENCE— 8 1 1 Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts., San Francisco. Telephone: Main 457. G. A. W. FOLKERS Sucoessor to J. H. A. Folkers & Bro. A FULL SUPPLY OF SURGICAL AND VETERINARY INSTRUMENTS, ETC. 809 Market Street Flood Building, Room 4. San Francisco Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage, Saddle and Roar) tlorses for Sale Office and stable: 605 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. Dr. wm, F. £3g;an. M. R. C. V. S., F. E. T. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburg Veterinary Medical Society; Graduate of the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh; Veterinary Sur- geon to the S. F. Fire Department; Live Stock Inspector forNew Zealand and Australian Colonies at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California; Ex-President or the California State Veterinary Medical Associa- tion; Veterinary Infirmary, Residence and Offloe, San Francisco Veterinary Hospital. 1117 Golden Gate Arenue, near Webster St., San Francisco: Telephone West 128 »*-But three of the grandsons and Granddaughters of NUTWOOD WILKES ever started in races- Of these, Alone 2:09*. fastest four-year-old of 1502, is by a son (Near, st 2:22). and Ilotlo_2:t0¥ and Miss Georgie 2:25 are out of his daughters Young stock by NUTWOOD WILKES for sale. For further particulars apply or address MARTIN CARTER. Nutwood Stock Farm, Irvlngton, Alameda Co., Cal. ABSORBINE, JR., "Will remove, the soreness from a C^BUIMION And gradually absorb the bunch. Also unequalled in removing any bunch or bruise. Pleasant to use, nicely perfumed. $ I «00 Per bottle, by mail. manufactured by W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., SPRINGFIELD, - - MASS. For sale by Mack i Co., Langley&Miohaels Co. Redlngton & Co., J. O'Kane, and J. A. McKerron. all of San Francisco. JUNE 27, 19031 ®He f&veeXtev anii ^pcvtsmmx 15 PortaWe Honses ALL SIZES. Particularly desirable for Shooting Boxes, Bungalows and Summer Houses. A VERY CONVENIENT AND INEXPENSIVE HOUSE. Send for Illustrated Circu- lar and Price List. Burnham—Standeford COMPANY Washington Street, bet. First and Second, OAKLAND, CAL. San Francisco Office: 40 New Montgomery Street BALLISTITF Tbe Standard Dense Powder of the World. I"^"« 1901— Wins Second in Grand American Handicap at Targets. 1902— Wins First in Grand American Handicap at Targets. 1903— Wins during Grand American Handicap week at Kansas City. First Amateur Average in Regular Events. Third General Average in Regular Events ALL OF ABOVE ARE AMATEUR RECORDS. Take No One's Word. Try It for Yourself. J H IAUA.no 75 CHAMBERS SL, NEW YORK CITY W" ■■■ I— f^w W» V^V. Telephone 1747 Franklin. Importers and Dealers In Fire Arms, Ammunition and Fencing Goods. Sole Agents for BALLISTITE (Dense) and EMPIRE (Bulk) Smokeless Powders and the R£BLE GUN. A postal brings catalogue and "Shooting Facts." (third edition ) BALLISTITF The Standard Dense Powder of the World. ■■" CAMPBELL'S EMOLLIO IODOFORM GALL CURE For GALL BACKS and SHOULDERS, CRUPPER SORES and SADDLE GALLS there Is none superior. The horse CAN BE WORKED AS USUAL For BARBED WIRE CUTS, CALKS, SCRATCH- ES, BLOOD POISONED SORES and ABRASIONS OF THE SKIN it has no equal. It is very adhesive and easily applied to a watery as well as a dry sore. Its use will absolutely prevent BLOOD POISON- ING. In this respect there is no GalljCure offered which can justly even claim to be a competitor. We placed it on the market relying wholly on its merit for success, and notwithstanding the fact that comparatively little has been done in the way of advertising the sales of 1900 were 100 per cent great- er than the aggregate sales of Gall Cure preceding that year. This increase was entirely due to its MERITS, and from it we feel justified in paying that It is THE GALL CURE OF THE 20TH CKNTURY It is a quiok and sure cure for those troublesome skin cracks under the fe ->ckv nich injure and often lay up race horses. All Trainers Should Have It In Their Stables PRICE:— 3 OZ. BOX, 25c; 1 LB. BOX, $1.00. Read our "ad." on Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy in next issue of this pa~ r. JAS. B. CAMPBLL & CO., Mfrs.,412 W. Madison St., Chicago, III. REGISTERED HOLSTEIN FRIESIANS Comprises the representatives of the best families of this famous breef . The home of ROMEO AAGGIE ACME, who has an official seven-day record of 2fl lbs. 11 ozs. butter; FIDESSA, who made In seven days official recerd over 25 lbs. butter, and m?ay other large producers. PIERCE LAND AND STOCK CO. Phone: South 103. 14 TURK STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. Ranch— Rough and Readj Island, near StocktoD. Visitors always welcome. CST T.IKE A HORSE RACE Wednesdays and Saturdays, at the Pleasanton Rack Track. Bring the ladies and see the FASTEST HORSES IN THE WORLD. Stop at the ROSE HOTEL A. S. OLNEY & SON, Proprietors Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cured In 48 Hours. CAPSULES i MM Superior to Copaiba* Cubebs or Injection LEWIS A. DOUGHERTY Hay, Grain and Commission, Special Attention to Foreign Shipping. Room 7. WAREHOUSE: 303 Berry St, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Telephone: Main 1037. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. HOI STEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1899 1st & 2d for aged cows, 4-yr., 3-yr. and 2-yr.-olds; 21 Jerseys and Durhams competing. 5th year my Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished. 1876. William Nilea & Co.. Los Angeles, Cal. AYR SHIRES— Young Bulls, Cows and Heifers. Registered. From prize winning families. Brown & Brandon Petaluma Cal. AlJOtrsPOORAPPETIT^ means disordered digestion, and if not promptly attended to will develop into chronic dyspepsia. Sergeant's Condition Pills ■will improve the appetite by strengthening the stom- ach, and cure indigestion, general debility, nervous- ness, and all disorders arising from impaired digestion. The Pills are a scientific remedy and the standard alterative and tonic in the treatment of Distemper, Mange, Fevers and General Debility. Of dealers, 60c and $1.00. By mail, prepaid. Sergeant's "Sure Shot" rids the Dog and Puppy of worms. Price, 50 cents. Mailed free anywhere. Sergeant's Carbolic " Soft Soap." is the only right kind made. 25c. of dealers. By mail, 35c. Our Dog Treatise, revised, and Pedigree blank will be sent on receipt of an order or 8c. in stamps. Our goods for sale by "All Druggists and Sporting Goods Dealers." R. W. BRAUN & CO., LOS ANGELES, CAL,., PaciGc Coast Supply Depot. AC; O. DAUIEL, HELM H.T. SPRATTS PATENT. DOG CAKES REMEDIES SOAP. NEWARK , N. J. Send lor tree copy of " DOG CULTURE." ST. LOUIS, Pacific Coast Branch — 1324 Valencia Street, San Francisco. Agents [or "SANITAS" Disinfectant. STHIPED BASS ANGLERS LAKE MERRITT BOAT HOUSE J. A. FAT JO, Proprietor, Will furnish good boats at reasonable prices. Tackle. Live and Clam Bait, etc., and better ac- commodations than ever before offered at Lake Merritt. Take narrow-gauge train to Oakland: street oars or five minutes* walk'on East 12th st. to Ash- ing water. Get off broad-gauge trains at Oak st. CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART IN Half Tones and Line Engraving Artistic Designing. 506 Mission St., cor. First, San Fran else** At Stud. SMOOTH FOX TEKKTEB Norfolk Truemaim Ppp jt?ft Sire of Garston Prefect (1st puppy, i tt £-v. reserve WinnerSj Oakland, 1908)- Imelda (winners and special for best, S. F., 1909J" Isabelle, etc. N. H. HICKMAN, 1767 Page St., San Francisco. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Cash to accompany order. ST. BERNARDS. VOR SALE— "WELL BRED, HANDSOME -1- large St. Bernard dog, two years old. Can be seen at 8135 Buena Vista Avenue, Alameda. N-* KENNEL ADVERTISEMENTS. IKISH . _ __. ._ IRISH TEKBBEK AT STUD TEKBIEB THE GRAND YOUNG DOG BOLTON WOODS DESPOT "y Saskatchewan, the dam of the great Bolton Woods Mixer (winner of over 2000 firsts and spe- cials). Just imported direct from the celebrated Bolton Woods Kennels, England. One of the finest of modern specimens. Racy, upstanding, true-fronted dog; typical long, narrow skull; smallest and blackest of eyes. Fee, to a few bitches, $25. Particulars, address W. OLLARD. Tacoma, Wash. ATROD KENNELS— REMOVED TO 13» Ninth Avenue, near California— offer for sale the celebrated St. Bernard, LE KING (Champion Le Prince-Sylvia's Lola). At Stud— Champion GRAND MASTER H, admittedly the grandest headed St. Bernard on the Coast. Fee $25. IRISH AND SCOTCH TERRIERS. TRISH AND SCOTCH TERRIER PUPPIES -L at $12 and $15 Sired by Champion Loyne Ruffian and Champion Fighting Mao. MBS, BRADLEY-DYNE, Saturna P. O , B. C. COLLIES. Wandee Kennels' Fox Terriers, WANDEE BLIZZARD, formerly Lithian Bliz- zard (Blizzard-Pop). Fee 820 WANDEE JESTER (Norfolk Velooity-Norfolk Two Step). Fee 810 Puppies and Brood Bitches for sale. Dogs shown by appointment only. Address WANDEE KENNELS, 844. Harrison St., San Francisco Cal. pOLLIE PUPS FOR SALE— BY PRIZE ^ winning imported sires and dams, fit for bench, ranch or farm. Bothseies. Prices accord- ing to quality. Correspondence solicited: all let- ters cheerfully answered. THOS. S. GRDTFITH, Box 1907, Spokane, Wash. COCKER SPANIELS. NJ DELVERTON COCKER KENNELS FRUITVALE THE HOME OF THE CHAMPIONS. Winners of more First and Speoial prizes In 1902-1903 than all the other Coast kennels combined. Have taken the Special for Best Cocker in show at San Francisco, 1898-99-1900-02-03. Champion HAMPTON PROMISE, black, at stud. Winner of Special for best any color, San Francisco, 1903. These kennels have bred many high-olass show dogs, among others Plumeria Portia, conceded to be tbe best Cocker owned in Plumeria Kennels. Young stock now on hand. AT STUD CUBA Of- KENWOOD (Glenbeigh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam-Dolly Dee II) STOGKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakeraaeld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. AIROD KENNELS— 133 NINTH AVENUE, near California. Champion bred Cooker Spaniels at stud and for sale. PLUMERIA COCKER KENNELS HAVE J- removed to their new kennels, 229 Ninth Ave. The dogs in this kennel are conceded to be the best in the West, having defeated all comers, under a number of the best judges in America. At Stud— Champion HAMPTON GOLDIE (great- est sire of winners alive), PLUMERIA TWEE- DLEPUNCH and others. Young and matured Btock for sale. Address E. C PLUME, 229 Ninth Ave., San Francisco. Small dogs boarded. LOR SALE— COOKER SPANIEL PUPPIES ■*■" by Ch. Hampton Goldie. Apply at Junction old county and Redwood roads, Fruitvale, Alameda AT STUD. OH. WOODCOTE WONDER— THE WORLD'S ^ chamoion Bull Terrier. Bulldog, END- CLIFFE FORCEPS. Boston Terriers. Irish Terrier, ENDCLIFFE PADDLAR. Fox Ter- riers (wire and smooth). CAIRNSMUIR GEN- ERAL and RABY ELVET (winner of 7 firsts in England before he was 18 months old). Brooa bitches, bitches in whelp, and puppies by above dogs always for sale Apply to WOODLAWN KENNELS, Geary St. and Central Ave., San Francisco. Telephone: Baher3031. PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. Write for prices. Bbudib and Spobtsmah, 80 Geary Sttaot, San Francisco, 0*1. 16 ©to gveeiiev ant* gtpcvt&ntfxn [June 27, 1903 TELEPHONE-. South 640 fORS£ BOOTS San Francisco, Cal. 7ourth of July and Other Celebrations BLANK CARTRIDGES Sure Fire Clean Lioudest Report SUITABLE FOR RIFLE, REVOLVER, GUN OR CANNON. ^MARKED US UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO. TRADE MARK PACIFIC COAST DEPOT- 86-88 FIRST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO E E. DRAKE, Manager AMMUNITION, RIFLES AND ISHOTGUNS PACIFIC COAST AGENCY: 127-135 FIRST STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Du Pont Gun Powder SMOKELESS, SHOT GUN and MILITARY POWDER Black Powder for Sporting and Blasting Purposes The Reputation of a Hundred Years is the Guarantee of DU PONT POWDER O. A HAIOHT.A_g.at. - 519 Mission St.. Room 31 1 , San Francisco, Cal. The World's Greatest Shooting Record FRED GILBERT, of Spirit Lake, la., since Jan. 1, 1902, has shot in competition at 5765 Targets, breaking 5532 or 95.9 per cent, using a PARKER GUN. ._ . , AT ,,, SHOT AT BROKE Natchez, Miss 400 396 Port Dodge, la 300 ".!.. 296 Lakefield, Minn 205 203 Sioux City, la \\, 360 ..'.'.'.'. 351 Dubuque, la 360 351 PER CENT .. 99 .. 98.6 .. 99 .. 97 .. 97.5 THE "OLD RELIABLE" IS RELIABLE. PARKER BROTHERS MERIDEN, CONN Band for eatalotrua N. Y. Salesroom: 33 Warren St, Clabrough, Golcher & Co. GUNS S^tte^ PISHING Sun Goods d for OataJogrie. Tackle 638 MARKET STREETS. F. SELBY You can get these Smokeless Powders in FACTORY . . LOADED SHELLS DU PONT SHOTGUN RIFLEITE "E. C." BALLISTITE SCHULTZE LAFLIN Sc RAND HAZARD "INFALLIBLE." What More do you Want? SMITH GUNS LONGEST STRAIGHT RUNS At S. F. Trap Shooting Association May 22 — 23— 24 — 25 VAUGHN, - - 72 Straight, FEUDNKB, - 62 " Also longest Btraight run and first monies at live birds SMITH OUNS are made for All Kinds of Ammunition... app&on to Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N.Y- PHIL. B. BEKEART CO., San Francisco, Coast Representative NEW"E. C." NEW "SCHULTZE" SHOTGUN RIFLEITE »...,..,.„, » the AMERICAN "E. C." and "SCHULTZE" Sunpowdar Co., Lid. PHIL B. BEKEART CO., Pacific. Coosl Repr eeon t atlre. ' \K