f 636.1 B74~ -45 ACCESSION 147839 NOT TO BE TAKEN FROM THE LIBRARY FORM NO. 37 2M-2-20 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from California State Library Califa/LSTA Grant http://www.archive.org/details/breedersportsma451904sanf VOL XXV. No. 1. 36 GEARY STREET. 147839 SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1904. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR -KV3lo.\ 0 74 +5 (rue £rccoer cms Sportsman [JULY 2, 1904 AT O'KANE TRACK HARNESS Custom Made Flexible Saddle, California Girth, Open or Blind B'iile, Long Martingale, ALL WEARING PARTS RAWHIDE LINED. Horse Boots, Hobbles, Clothing, Etc. 26 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO. send FOR catalogue. SALINAS DRIVING CLUB Race Meetins Salinas, CaL, Sep!;. 14, 15, 16 and 17 Entries Close Tuesday, July 26, 1904 LIST OF EVENTS. Horses Must Be Named With Entry. IA1KRS. 1 — Monterey County Chamber of Coin- mrrrr Stftk<-« f..r BlSQ OlftM S600 2 -GrMn C1»mi. for horses without rec- ord- 300 3 -For honei eligible to the 2:lOclai» 300 4 — For hones eligible to the 2: 15 class. 300 TROTTEB3. 3 -Salloa* DrlTluc Clab Stakes, for ■:B0 trotters 8GOO fl For trotter* of the 2:1 fi class 300 7— For tireen Cla** trotters, or horses wlthoDt records 30O DISTRICT RACES. 8— District (Monterey, San Benito. Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo counties) Three-^ ear- Old Stake, for trotting colts tbree years old or under, 810 to accompany nomination July 1st. $15 August 1st and $io September 1st, with 850 added by the Club. 9— District Two-Year-Old Trot conditions and added money the same as in No. 8. 10— Mixed Race, Trotters and Facers, 2:25 class, for horses owned in Mon- terey County S150 11— Mixed Trottlnc and Pacing Race for Members of the Driving Club, owners to drive 150 Entrance 5% and h"„ from money winners. Two bones may be entered by one owner in any race on one entrance fee, but not more than one can t>c started. Races will he arranged so as to give horses starting In more than one race at least one day between starts All Stakes are for the amount guaranteed— no more, no less. Stakes not Oiling satisfactorily to the Board of Directors may be declared off. Member National Trotting Association. Send for Entry Blanks and address all communications to J. D. KALAR. Sec'y, Salinas, Cal. GUARANTEED STAKES OREGON STATE FAIR Salem, Oregon, Sept. 12 to 17, 1904, ENTRIES CLOSE JULY 2, 1304. 2:11 Trot, CAPITAL CITY STAKES, 2 in 3, $1000 3-year-old Trot, WEBFOOT STAKES, - 500 Conditions t of stoke and 5 per oent oddltlonal from money winners, cnt July ii when home must be named, and 3 per cootSopttmt»-r 1. not winning a heat in three shall not start Lor mora star Mrs, th»^n he munt win a heat in four or go to . i -i/ht to a hhnrc of the stake according to their '■; niont In I Dl '• li WftUt-OTOT. money paid In, to be dli hied Til per cent to < ill bo entitled to Ural and ll lad 10 moro than ono monoy Other il Trotting Asocial Ion, of which this association Is a member, to I 1 W W. H. DOWNING. Pres. WYLIE A. MOORES, Sec'y, SAl.F.M. OltKi.ON. EXCURSION RATES ST. LOUIS. 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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 PRESENTS 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 that for traok work nothing equals it. In many oases horses have reduced their reoords several seconds, due to its use. It is a CER1 AIN CURE for THRUSH and SCRATCHES We Guarantee That It Will Do Wbat We Claim and Will Refund Money If It Falls. PRICKS:-Quarts, *1 00; Half-Gallon, $1.75; Gallon, 13 00; '2K-Gallon, t5.S0; Five-Gallon, 810.00. Books giving full directions for Its use and much valuable information as to shoeing are supplied free. Don't fad to read "ad." giving information concerning Campbell's Iodoform Gall Cure In next lasue of this paper. It Is the best and because of its merits Is rapidly displacing all others. JAS. B. CA/IPBELL&CO.. Manufacturers, 412 W.Hadlson St., CHICAGO, ILL Sold by all Dealers in Hurness and Turf Goods. If not In stock ask them to write any Jobber fori ADDITIONAL STAKE Pleasanton Fair and Racing Association 2:16 CLASS TROTTING STAKE, $500, Guaranteed. ENTRIES TO CLOSE FRIDAY. JDLY 15, 1901 •Ikkr. owed to namo FRED E. ADAMS, Secretary, ill LSAMTOH, i Al.. c PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. TOURISTS and TRAVELERS will, now, with difllculty rocognize the famous COURT Into which for rears carriages havo driven. This space of over a quarter of an aero baa recently, by the addition of very handsome furniture, rugs, chandeliers and tropical plants, bcon convened into a lounging room— the FINEST IN THE WORLD. fcDPIRE PARLOR-tho PALM ROOM, furnished In Cerise, with Billiard and Lablee for the ludles— tho LOUIS XV PARLOR the LADIES WRITING ROOM and numorous other modern Improvements, togothor with tho unexcelled Cuisine and the Most Convenient Location in tho City— all add much to the ever Increasing popularity of this most famous HOTEL. July 2, 1904J ®he gveeiiev cmfc gtpimsntcm 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 2300.1 TELEPHONE: Black 586. San Francisco, Saturday, July 2, 1904 Dates of Harness Meetings. CALIFORNIA. Pleasanton July 2? <° July 3° San Jose (Breeders) Aug. 3 to Aug. 6 Vallejo Aug- 11 to Aug. 13 Santa Kosa (Breeders) Aug. 17 to Aug. 20 Cal. State Pair, Sacramento Aug. 2-2 to Sept. 3 Salinas Sept. 14 to Sept. IT Hauford Oct. 10 to 15 Tulare Oct. 17 to S3 NORTH PACIFIC. Everett Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Vancouver, B. C Sept. 3 to Sept. 5 Whatcom Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Salem Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Seattle Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 North Yakima Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 Victoria B. O Sept. 27 lo Oct. 1 New Westminster, B. C Oct 3 to Oct. 8 Spokane Oct, 3 to Oct. 8 Walla Walla Oct. 10 to Oct. 15 Boise Oct. 17 to Oct. 22 GRAND CIRCUIT. Detroit July 25 to July 30 Buffalo Aug. 1 to Aug. 6 Empire City Aug. 8 to Aug. 13 Brighton Beach Aug. 15 to Aug. 20 Readville Aug. 22 to Aug. 27 Providence Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Hartford ... Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Syracuse — Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Columbus Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 Cincinnati Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 Memphis Oct. 17 to Oct. 27 ANEW STAKE has been opened by the Pleasanton Association. It is for 2:16 class trotters, and $500 is guaranteed. Entries will close July loth. THE THREE-YEAR-OLDS that are being shaped up for the Occident, Stanford and Breeders Futuritv Stakes this year have been showing well at the different tracks. While there are many fast ones, we have not yet heard of one that we think is certain to lower the record of the stake this year. The record may be beaten but the probability is that a colt that can trot three heats in 2:1S will be so close to first money that the colt that beats him will have to be driven to his limit. THE SALINAS MEETING should receive the sup- port of every horseman in Caliiornia this year if it is possible for him to attend. The Driving Club there has arranged a generous list of purses for a four days' meeting which will open September 14th. The State Fair will close September 3d, and Salinas will be the next point where harness racing is held. Hollister may follow Salinas and then the Hanford and Tulare meeting will take place just prior to a big meeting to be given in Los Angeles. Entries to the Salinas races close July 26th. SIMON H. SEYMOUR, the well known capitalist and horseman of this city, met with a sudden death in Lake county last Saturday. It is believed that a stroke of apoplexy was the indirect cause of his death. He left the hotel at Bartlett Springs, where he was spending the summer, to walk to Gas Springs, a mile distant. The following day his body was found in the creek and it is supposed that he was seized with a stroke of apoplexy while stooping to get a drink. Mr. Seymour was a native of Germany and 75 years of age. He came to California in 1852 and worked himself up from an humble position of bellboy in the old Cosmopolitan Hotel, then located at Bush and Sansome streets, to a position of wealth and promi- nence in the community. He is credited with haviDg left an estate worth in the neighborhood of 8750,000' most of which was made through the management of the Russ House and in real estate investments. He secured the lease and management of the Russ House in 1868 and continued in charge of the hotel until 1891. Mr Seymour was an ardent lover of road driving and was a familiar figure to all who enjoy that pleasure on the San Francisco drives. He at one time owned tha* splendid stallion Seymour Wilkes 2:084 that is becom. ing one of the most popular sires in California. Meek Estate Sale. Terms— One Year 83. Six Months SI. 75, Three Months 81 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. Owing to several reasons, among which are the fact that many people are out of the city at the present time and there is not a heavy demand for colts and fillies aged three years and under the sale held by Fred H. Chase & Co., last Tuesday night, was not a record breaker, although fair prices were re- ceived for quite a number of the youngsters sold. The average was $100 per head, yearliogs and all included. A two-year-old bay filly by Welcome, dam by Richards Elector sold for $100, which was the price also paid for gelding of the same age by Welcome out of Linda by Hawthorne. A bay filly two years old, by William Harold out of a mare by Direct brought $200, one by the same sire out of a Grand Moor mare went for $150, and another out of Leonora by Lustre brought $125. The three-year-olds brought $100 or over in nearly every instance, although mar y were 6hort bred. One by Welcome out of Directress by Direct brought $250 and was purchased by S. B. Wright of Santa Rosa. James Hill paid $200 for a filly by William Harold out of a mare by Nutwood Wilkes. Rose K., a large brown three-year-old filly, own sister to Robert I. 2:08| was consigned to the sale by Green Meadow Stock Farm. She brought $325 and was purchased by J. Hill. P. J. Williams offered a two-year-old bay colt by Monterey out of Kitty Fox byPancoast. This filly was purchased by Mr. E. C. Chase of this city at a bid of $250. Death ot Thos. J. Vail. The following is from an obituary notice written by W. T. Chester, which appeared in the last issue of the Trotter and Pacer: Thomas Jefferson Vail ended a long, busy, useful, and, in one way, conspicuous life, by-peacefully closing his eyes on the present at the Bruce Private Hospital, Hartford, Conn., Sunday, June 20th. By reason of strength — strength of constitution — he had passed three mile-stones beyond the fourscoie Biblical limit. Thomas J Vail was born in Troy, N. Y , February 12, 1821, but when he was six weeks old his parents, Dr. Ira Vail and Mrs. Pamela (Flagler) Vail, moved to Louisville, Ky., in which city the father was en- gaged in the practice of medicine for many years. The National Trotting Association was formed in 1867 at Providence, R. I. Thomas J. Vail had retired from active business then, and was possessed of leisure. At the initial meeting his was the governing mind. Mr. Longstreet was the first secretary, but was contented with clericsl duties, and the man from Hartfortd was the one to whom all concerned in the important movement looked for counsel. Of the N. T. &.. we may say with Longfellow: "We know what master laid its keel " It was laid by the energy and brains of Thomas J. Vail. In 1870 he became secretary of the organization, and the methods which he introduced have been fol- lowed, in the main, ever since. In this capacity he served for seventeen years. A Result ot Inbreeding. A Cleveland correspondent of the Kentucky Stock Farm sayB: Guy WilkeB 2:15J, son of George Wilkes, the greatest of all speed progenitors, lies buried at W. J. White's Two Minute Stock Farm, near Cleveland. It was a curious coincidence that when there occurred the most sensational display of the res jits of inbreed- ing ever known on a race track, it should have hap- pened within almost a stone's throw of Guy Wilkes' grave, and that it was his blood that furnished the incident. The winners of the first two races at Roe_- port June loth trace to Guy Wilkes no less than five times in the first three generations. The colt John McEwen has a double cross, and Donald Wilkes has a triple infusion of Guy Wilkes blood. John McEwen was raised and developed by Harry Stinson, a trainer at the Glenville track. He is four years old, and was sired by Dr. John, son of Oro Wilkes 2:11 dam by Cobb Wilkes 2:18 by Gay Wilkes. The dam of Dr. John was Deborah 2:2U by Sable Wilkes. Last year Stin- son drove John McEwen, a three-year-old, trial of 2:114. Donald Wilkes, winner of the second race, is a son of Alta Vista, who was got by Guy Wilkes, and his dam was a daughter of Sable Guy by Sable Wilkes, son of Guy Wilkes and dam by Guy Wilkes. This is Inbreeding with a vengeance, but it is a success, Donald Wilkes being pronounced one of the best side- wheelers seen hereabouts in some time. Donald Wilkes was turned over to Vance Nuckols for cam- paigning purposes just before the start of Wednes- day's race. The Crowley Stake. The conditions of the side stake suggested bv Mr. T. J. Crowley of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association have been formulated and are here given. The stake has been named for the author of the suggestion, although that gentleman did net desire any such honor or notoriety, and only yielded when it was agreed that the stake should, if repeated, be given the name of the owner of the winner of each previous stake. The Crowley Stake, a. side stake of $25 each for trot- ting and pacing foals of]904 that were entered or sub- stituted ana will start in the three-year-old divisions of the Breeders Futurity in 1907. All mo ey paid in on r„«"™ft'0al5-t0-b-edlTidta am^g tnose starling in the .rotting division, and all money paid in on pacers to be divided among those that start in the pacing inlTX; BM°neys,diTided 75 and 25 Per cent and to go to the first and second horses in this side stake, according to their positions in the final summary of each race. In case all those in the side stake should be distanced in the first heat of either of the regular events, they shall start in another race, best two heats in three, on the same day, to decide the money winners Entrance to the side stake $25 each. The money to be deposited in some reputable bank, to remain at interest until the stake is trotted. Entries close Monday, August 1st, with F W Kellev Secre- tary of the P C. T. H. B. A. kelley, becre- So that there will be no misunderstandingin regard to this side stake we will state that it is a side issue and not a part of the regular Futurity. It is like a side bet between owners of colts that start iu the regular stake. It may be that none of the colts en- tered in this side stake will win any part of the regu- lar stake. To illustrate, let us suppose there are ten starters in the trotting division of the Breeders Futurity, of which four have been entered in the side stake. These four may all be outside the money in the Futurity, but their positions in the final sum- mary of the race will decide which are entitled to the money in the side stake. Suppose there were 300 original entries to the side stake— a total of 87500 Even though none of the four were inside the money in the main stake they would still be racing for that thousand dollars and the one that stood best in the summary would win $5625 and the second would get $1875. This would make the race one of the most in- teresting events ever trotted. To make it perfectly clear we append a summary of a hypothetical race which we think will be easily understood by every reader: Pacific Breeders Futurity of 1907— Trotting Division. A.baycolt , , , B.brownfilly "" 5 5 5 C.graycolt .'. tt % D.blackcolt 1 t 2 E.grayfilly '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..'. i I i F.bayally ? f = G.blackcolt 777 H,roancolt .'..".'.'...I..' 8 S 8 Now it may happens that the last four in this sum- mary were named in the Crowley side stake, but the first four were not. The money awards would there- fore be as follows: Futurity— A $1000, B $500, C $250, D $100. Crowley Stake— E $5625, F $1875. If, however, the winner of the Futurity wasentered in the Crowley Stake his winnings would be $6250, quite a small fortune. One can readily imagine the interest that would be aroused in a contest of this kind. Entry blanks will be sent to all those having entries in the Breeders Futurity No. 4, and it is hoped there will be a liberal entry to the Crowley stake Mr. Tranter Joins Fasig-Tipton Co. The following letter received this week from Lex- ington is self explanatory: To THE PUBLIC: — The undersigned, joint owners of the firm operating under the name of The Tranter- Kenney Company, beg to announce that by mutual agreement the existence of that company will termi- nate on July 1, 1904, existing after that date solely for the purpose of closing such business as may be un- settled at that time. On July 1st. Mr. Tranter will become associated with the Fasig-Tipton Company of New York City, and official announcement of that fact will be mailed from the office of that company. Mr. Kenney will continue in the business under his own name, following the same policy that has been followed in the past by the Tranter-Kenney Co. Due announcement of his plans will be made public. Thanking the public generally for the cordial sup- port that has been given us, we are respectfully, J. Tranter Frank P. Kenney. Wonderful Liniment tor Rheumatism. Victob, Mon , Jan. 25, 1903. The Lawrence-Williams Co., Cleveland, O.: I have been using Gombault's Caustic Balsam for fifteen years for rheumatism and neuralgia. It is a wonderful liniment. Bert Nelson. GTtte gveeocv anif gftMnrterocm [JULY 2, 1904 sMHV JOTTINGS. In the Sacramento Union of Sunday la9t the fol- lowing paragraph appeared in the account of the meeting held in that city the day before by the Directors of the State Agricultural Society : B. \V. Cavaoaugh appeared before the Board and said that if the society intended to have any running racee at the coming fair tho Directors would have to take home decided steps to induce horse owners at Seattle to bring their stock down, and in order to do this it would be necessary to send an agent to that point to induce horse owners to come here. He said that the idea was prevalent that there would be no meeting here this year and in consequence horse owners up North were making no preparations to come. He also said that it would be necessary to pro- cure a cut rate in railroad transportation, and that It would be necessary to have an agent on the ground to see that all the horses shipped down were in con- dition to run. In Monday's issue of the same journal there ap- peared the following in regard to this matter: At Saturday 's meeting of the Directors of the State Agricultural Society a suggestion was made by B. W. Cavanaugh that an agent be employed to go to Seattle to arrange for bringing a big bunch of run- ning horses to this city for the State Fair meet. The booking privilege has been considered worth from $12,000 to $15,000 to the society each year, and before books can be made horses must be in the paddock to run. It is not probable that the society will send a man to Seattle, but it is likely that they will delegate Johnnie Bronner, who is now in the north, to act for them. A gentleman who is thoroughly conversant with racing matters and with the problem the directors of the society are called upon to solve, yesterd ay said : "There must be at least 150 running horses in the paddock to insure a good meeting. Most of the run- ning horses are in Seattle, and the racing season runs there until about the time our fair opens. A week after our fair opens the Oregon circuit begins, and unless somebody sees to it, no horses would be here and the Sacramento racing season would lack for bangtails in the different events. "The men who own the horses are always broke. That is their usual condition. They cannot bring their horses down herefrom Seattle if they want to do so ever bo bad. Last year Caesar Young and his bookmakers bought the racing privilege, and arranged to have the horses that had started at the Seattle meet brought to this city. They got railroad rates, paid the transportation, reserved stalls here, with the understanding that they should be paid from the winnings of the various horses. That, I understand, was done. When a horse won the bookmakers drew down the amount of the owner's indebtedness from the society. "But the booking privilege has not yet been sold and will not be sold until about the middle of July, and the bookmakers cannot go ahead and arrange for bringing the horses now in Seattle to this city. Some- body must look after the interests of the society until the booking privilege shall have been disposed of, and it is necessary to have an agent on the ground." If the above does not show beyond every shadow of a doubt that running racing at the California State Fair has deteriorated to an ordinary cheap gambling game, then there is no virtue in evidence. What are these running horses, that steps must be taken to bring them to Sacramento free of charge, so that the "skindicate" may have something on which to base a bid for the booking privilege? Is the Cali- fornia State Agricultural Society so hard up for material with which to make a race program that it mult send to Seattle for several car loads of "skates" with which to edify and entertain the Californians and others who may visit the State Fair this year? It is not probable, and those who think tho State Board of Agriculture has no other mission than mak- ing a two weeks holiday each year for a lot of book- makers will doubtless have their minds disabused of ■uch a thought by the time the fair opens. A big list ol barnesB race entries has been received and fifteen of the advertised events ordered closed. These with the two trotting stakes — the Occident and Stan- ford—will make a program of racing that is good enough for any State Fair, and if there are no run- ning races at all the harness races will furnish lit enti rl.lnment for all who attend. Three harness races each day for a week can bo given, wbloh is its much racing as Is given by any of tho big ftssoclfttlons In the East. It will not hurt the fair any ■ It down to one week — In fact there would probably be more numerous entries In all the live I ->■• •■'!' done. One of the most prominent cattle breeders in California told mo not long ilnoo that two weeks was too long for a cattle •how at Sacramento In August or September and that be would make mm the fair held but om ilreotors will in all proba- blll'y i dictated to by tho people whoso onf/ Interest in the fairlsa doslro to make books on inning events. he 112,000 or »1 b tho bookmakers pay h year for tho bolting privilege a. tho State Fair does not look like a very healthy asset. There were given last year at Sacramento something in the neighborhood of $12,000 in purses for running races alone, and to these purses entrance waB free, while the owners of pacers and trotters were charged five per cent. If the bookmakers pay $12,000 for the betting privelege and this sum is all given away to the runners, where does the profit to the association come in? In the language of the leader of the negative in theDarktown Debating Club, "we pause for a reply." P. J. Williams, owner of that good Btallion Mon- terey 2:09}, was in town this week, having brought a good looking two-year-old by his horse to the sale held by Fred H. Chase & Co. on Tuesday evening. He got $250 for the colt, and should have had twice or three times the money. Mr. Williams is one of our veteran horsemen and breeders, and while he has not had the best luck in the world for several years past, now sees a bright rift in the clouds, and it may be that luck will come his way yet. He deserves the best there is in the business. He tells me Monterey did a fair season this year, and as the colts by this son of Sidney are all promising the horse's patronage should inorease every year from now on. Mr. Williams says that a stallion is very much like a poet or an arti6t, as his worth is seldom recognized until after he is dead. During life every fault is enlarged upon and every good quality minimized by the critics. But after he is dead and gone the knockers cease knocking and the horse gets what was due and should have been paid while he lived. Secretary Fred Adams of the Pleasanton Associa- tion was in town this week and made the announce- ment that no bookmaking would be permitted at their meeting this year, which is the best news of the week about the California circuit. As the P. C. T. H. B. A. will give two meetings, one at San Jose and another at Santa Rosa, at both of which bookmaking will be barred, the outlook for good racing is better than ever this year. Thos. Smith, manager of the Vallejo meeting will probably arrange for auction pools at his track, and was down the other day look- ing at the Australian totalisator, and pronounced it a good thing. So it may be that from the opening of the circuit up to the State Fair meeting there will be no bookmaking. The Directors of the State Agri- cultural Society would make a mighty popular move with the people if they would bar the bookmaking this year and return to the old plan where the public make the odds. Let us hope that they will do so. There's another McKinney in the 2:15 list and she is out of a mare by Nutwood Wilkes. I refer to Miss Georgie, the five-year-old mare that Martin Carter bred and sold to W. A. Clark, Jr. last April for $5000. She made her first start of the year at Denver last week and not only won her race but took a record of 2:11} in the second heat. The fast gelding Engle- wood was favorite and won the first heat in 2:12|, but the California mare walked to the front in the next two heats in 2:11} and 2:15}. The Denver papers state that Ted Hayes, who drove her, had an easy time winning and could have driven the mare into the 2:10 list had it been necessary. Last year Miss Georgie won second money in the most of her races, but was beaten by Ben F. very decisively in the ma- jority of these races and she failed to get a heat. She was in no such condition as ehe is this jear, how- ever, and while she raced gamely and showed some fast trials, Ben F. waa doubtless a faster horse than she was that year and beat her on ber merits. When she left Pleasanton in May this year, however, Miss Georgie looked to be in perfect condition and it was expected that she would get a low record before the season was far advanced. California horsemen are pretty generally of the opinion that she is a 2:05 mare and that she will prove it before her racing career is over. Sweet Marie 2:13J went to Denver in charge of Robert Smith, who it seems will manage her this year, and will race her on the Grand Circuit. Mr. Smith stopped off at Denver, but will not start tho raaretbero. A gentleman who spent much of his time at the Los Angeles track last winter and spring told me that he had seen Sweet Marie work out with the best pacers at the track and when miles were in 2:10 or 2:11 and tho last quarter In .'11 seconds, tho daughter of McKinney would be right up in the front row asking for her head that she might go faster. II" -ays she Is tho greatest trotter he ever saw and ho has seen some mighty good ones. I hopothe mare may get a vory low rocord this year as It would do her owner Mr. William Curland, more good thau to dump a buckot of coin on his dosk. Anothor good piece of news to harness horse men is the announcement made by 'lhos. Smith of Vallejo, that his meeting will bo for four days Instead of three. Mr. Smith closed a program that would give three days of excellent racing, but found it impossible to arrange it so that all the horses entered in more than one event would have one day between races. Mr. Smith is a horseman himself and has trained and raced many a good one. He knows that it is not a very pleasant thing to receive notice from a Secretary that the two races in which a horse is entered will come on successive days, so he concluded to add one more day to his program. He has arranged for a four days meeting, the extra d ay being given to local races and classes which will be announced later. The California circuit seems to be growing and by the time the season opens it will have assumed pretty fair proportions. All the meetings thus far announced from Pleasanton to Santa Rosa are four days each. State Fair Races. Prospects for the harness races at the State Fair which begins August 22d are excellent, a large num- ber of horses having entered before the entries closed on June 1st. Three of the eighteen races did not fill, the free-for-all trot, the three-year-old pace and the two-year-old pace, mile heats, 2 in 3, but others will be substituted later. Many of the horses entered promise to lower their records materially during the season and this may result in some warm contests for supremacy at the fair. Quite a number of the younger ones are now in training at Agricultural Park and will be accustomed to the track, enabling them to do the best work of which they are capable, so that considerable is ex- pected of them. Last year "Pop" Jones with his track machine leveled and renovated the track, mak- ing it several seconds faster, and the horsemen were well pleased with the result; so much so that the directors have concluded to engage Mr. Jones again to perfect the work, so that it is a foregone conclusion that when it is finished the society will undoubtedly have by far the fastest track on the Coast. The speed program as far as the harness horses are concerned will be about as follows: Monday, August 22d— 2:30 trot and Occident. Tuesday, 23d— Green pace; Thursday, 25th — 2:10 pace; Friday, 26th — 2:27 trot, 2:17 pace; Saturday, 27th— 2:13 trot, 2:30 pace; Monday, 29th— two-year-old trot and Stanford; Tues- day, 30th— 2:19 trot; Wednesday, 31st— 2:14 pace; Thursday, Sept. 1st — 2:25 pace, Stanford-Occident pace; Friday, 2d — 2:16 trot, three-year-old trot; Saturday, 3d — 2:24 trot and free-for-all pace. The Occident and Stanford Stakes being trotting stakes, and several of the entries having turned out pacers, the Stanford-Occident pace has been instituted to give them an opportunity to show what stuff they are made of and it is said there are several promising ones among the five entries. The guaranteed purses amount at present, deduct- ing those for the three races that did not fill and for which others will be substituted, to $11,200, which will be augmented by the amount of the Occident and Stanford Stakes, on which the final payment are not yet due. Last year the Occident Stake amounted to $3920 and the Stanford to $1960. They promise this year to be equally valuable. It is evident that there will be plenty of starters. For the 2:24 trotting purse there are 17 entries. For the 2:30 trot 18, for the 2:27 trot 12, for the 2:19 trot 16, for the 2:16 trot 9, for the 2:13 trot 7; for the two- year-old Irot 12, for the three-year-old trot 8. For the 2:20 pace there are 25 entries, for the green pace 14, for the 2:25 pace 17, for the 2:17 pace 14. for the 2:14 pace 10, for the 2:10 pace 13, for the free-for-all pace 9 and for the Stanford-Occident pace 5. A num- ber in both classes are double entries by the same owner, showing that there will be plenty of horses available. The committee having the running races in charge is at work on a program and will soon have one ready for announcement that will be most attractive to the lovers of the bangtails. Prompt Attention To the health of one's horses is very Important and desirable When the? have been driven hard and are very much exhausted' with their blood overheated, It is very easy to contract a cold and the numerous germ diseases such as distemper, pinkeye Influenza shipping fever, etc The old saying yet remains true that an ouuee ol prevention is superior to a pound of oure. Readers of our oolumns aro familiar with the famous Craft's Distemper Cure wlitoli is the best preventive as well as cure known. Where drug- gists happen to be out of it one should get a supply at onoe. which eun ho had If desired direct, prepaid, from the manufacturers Tho Wells Medicine Co., 13 Third St., Lafayette, Ind. Dr. S. A. Tuttle— Lamont. Iowa., June 22, 1902. ivarSir: will you pleaso send me another of those treatises "" Hi" iior.M' The one you sen! mc 1 gave to a veterinary surgeon In KnusUBClty.as we wero schoolmates and I wanted to introduce lilm to viuir medicine. It Is a good study, but the Elixir is king of all. When you give the Elixir In case of muscle disease, how \ouropont the doses Internally? I broughtout a stallion with It when all other treatments failed, by applying it to the loins, tho spine and muselesof the legs. First dose Internally was 2 onnooB, after dose every three hours of 1 ounce, In this dis- ease If you utivo any other way of giving it let me know. Yours respectfully, A. R. Jones. Jackson's Napa Soda does not tongle the feet. JDLY 2, 1904] ©He gveebsv tmt> ^ovtstmxn EASTERN GOSSIP. M [Culled From Our Exchanges.] K^) A great victory has been won by the American Trotting Association in the Michigan courts. Some men undertook to race a pacer out of his class and under various names at various meetings held in membership of that body. The horse was identified and the association attached him for the money he had won unlawfully under names and in classes to which he had no right. The owners by hard swear- ing and frequent transfers of the gelding defeated the association, but on appeal the case has been reversed and the horse ordered into the custody of the sheriff to be sold to satisfy the claims. The supreme court of Michigan holds in this case that when a man is racing a horse under the rules of the American Trotting Association he renders himself amenable to these rules and that the officials have an absolute right to enforce these rules to the letter; farther, that from these rules there is no appeal The famous ringer Jerry W. will therefore be sold at public auction soon, unless some legal expedient may prolong the affair. Thomas W. Lawson made $60,000 and lost it before he was 17 years old. His first $100, acquired when he was an office boy from the Christmas benevolence of his employers, he spent at once in buying presentB for his sister and two brothers. Only he bought the sister's present first, and paid $87 for it, and was thrown into a state of despair because he had but $13 left for the other two presents. These incidents hit off Lawson 's character, says the Chicago Tribune. He makes money furiously and then tries to spend it before he can lose it. If he doesn't succeed in getting it spent he is likely to become in- terested in clay holes in Siam. Then somebody else spends it for him. But somehow the money keepB going round. Stagnant money annoys Mr. Lawson. The suction pipestbrough which he draws stagnant money toward him are as various as they are num- erous. He invented a substitute for playing cardF. He wrote and published a baseball booklet called "The Krank; His Language and What It Means." Especially for this book he invented a peculiar kind of paper called "blood parchment." During the presidential campaign of 1888 he compiled a campaign history of political parties. The entire work was accomplished within thirty-five days. Four hundred thousand copies were distributed by national and state political committees. He developed the Grand River Land Company, and went south to speculate in southern real estate. He tried to develop the iron and coal regions in the state of Kentucky. He be- came interested in so many different things that he almost deserved to be regarded as the bagman of high finance. But while he was making inventions, writing pamphlets, and poking his finger into everj mud pie on the continent, he was still a Boston broker, finding his main vocation in the stock market. In March, 1899, he made his great coup in sugar, clearing up abont $1,000,000 in four days. This was after he had lost many hundred thousand dollars in previous sugar speculations. The money which he had Bunk in sugar he had pumped up mainly from General Electric. Then after both sugar and General Electric came copper and the deal by which in alliance with the Standard Oil interests he started the Amal- gamated. He now proposes to tell the world hovr Amalgamated stock was juggled to the bewilderment and improverishment of investors. But the suction pipes through which Mr. Lawson draws money toward him yield in number to the blow- pipes through which he wafts it away from him. He is not a sport, though a sportsman, and not a swell, though an epicurean. This means that he cannot Bpend his money on dissipation or ostentation. The credit he deserves for getting it spent is therefore all the greater. The devices he employs are horses, yachts, dogs, flowers, bronze, paintings and books. His office in Boston is a jungle of telephones, carna- tions, tickers, pictures, Btatues and ledgers. It is probable that he spends more time gratifying his taste than amassing the means by which to gratify them. Mr. Lawson lives. If one can imagine the human soul as an organism with tentacles of ap- preciation stretching out into the external universe it may truthfully be said that Mr. Lawson seems to have more such tentacles than any other prominent financier in America. This is the man who has sworn to force a restitution of the money which was wrenched from Amalgamated investors. It will be more interesting than a combat between a medieval knight and a brass castle. the thirty-one original entries are eligible to start. With only one more payment to make, it looks as though fifteen horses may face the starter on the day of the race and they will make up about the best field that has ever been started in this annual event. Many of the horses eligible to start have already worked fast miles but in none of the other years in which this race has had a place on the Detroit pro- gram has there been more uncertainty as to which of the entries has the best chance of winning. One of the horses in Mr. Geer's stable — Alexander — baB been a mile in 2:09i, and the other — Stanley Dillon, has worked almost as fast. Lisenjero, by Dexter Princei in trainingat Syracuse, has been a mile in 2:09|. Jolly Bachelor, the Smatbers stable candidate, has trotted a fifth workout heat in 2:13J. Anna Hoyt, by Czar, in Harry Stinson's stable, has been a mile in 2:15; Ruth C, another Cleveland candidate, has been a mile in 2:17§, and doubtless several of the others have trailed in 2:15 or better. One of these mentioned may turn the trick and win the big race, and it may be that the winner is to be found among the number not mentioned and one of which the public has heard little. — Horse World. It has often been asserted by turf writers that, although Morgan trotterB were rapid gaited, their stride waB so short that, unless ciossed with Messen- ger blood, they could not trot fast enough to win races. Ethan Allen 2:25$, inbred to the Morgan strain, "and no Messenger blood, had stride enough to trot in 2:15 to pole with running mate two months before the world's championship trotting record was lowered to 2:17}. Lady Sutton 2:30, an inbred Mor- gan, without the aid of a Messenger cross, had stride enough to give the famous old-time, inbred Messenger, world's trotting record breaker, Lady Suffolk 2:29$, the hardest race of her life to harness, and forced her to trot to the world's harness record 2:29$ to win. It was a seven heat race, and came off at Centerville, Long Island, August 3, 1849. Lady Suffolk won the first and second heats in 2:29$ and 2:31. Lady Sutton won the third and fourth in 2:30 and 2:31$. The fifth and sixth were dead heats, and the time was 2:32 and 2:31, but Lady Suffolk got the seventh and deciding heat in 2:38. It was the most stubbornly fought race that had ever been trotted up to that time. Lord Clinton, by the inbred Morgan stallion Denning Allen, and without the aid of Messenger blood, had stride enough to win the free-for-all trot at Lansing, Mich., August 24, 1894, in 2:08J, 2:12J and 2:09|, and beat such good ones as Belle Vara 2:08| by Vatican, Jack 2:12} by Pilot Medium, Magnolia 2:09} by Haw Patch, and Lee's Pilot by Pilot Medium. The Morgans may have some failings, but lack of stride is not one of them. — American Morse Breeder. It is announced that Twinkle 2:05J has been bred to Nervolo 2:04}, and that she will not be raced this year. This takes from the fast pacing class a per- former that has been counted on as one likely to be a factor in the contests on the Grand Circuit tracks this year. Twinkle was sired by the California-bred pacer Mercury 2:21, son of Sidney, and out of a Tom Hal mare. Colbert, the stallion that she had been mated with, is a trotting-bred pacer, and whether her foal by him will be a pacer or a trotter is something no one can say with any certainty of being right. Our friend "Raymond" ought to have further re. marked that Twinkle is likely to be one of the great broodmares of the age. But the chances are great that the colt she foals will be a pacer, though it is a fact that the fastest trotter ever foaled in Tennessee was by Mercury, p. 2:21, sire of Twinkle, and out of a Brown Hal mare. I refer to Prank Creamer 2:11} — Trotwood in Horse Review. The third payment has been made in Detroit's $10,000 event, the M. &. M. stake and twenty out of There seems to be much interest displayed this year in performances by trotters under saddle, and already the world's record for an amateur has been lowered. If there is one record that would seem to be more easily lowered than another it would be that of a trotter to saddle, for surely a well-built, stoutly made trotter should be capable of carrying one hundred and fifty pounds within a few seconds of his best re- cord. Thoroughbreds have been seen that could run a mile in 1:40 carrying that much weight; in fact I think the English rtcord for the distance with 142 pounds is 1:37$, and while the thoroughbred has been bred for generations for no other purpose than to carry weight over a distance of ground, the trotter is in many instances greatly superior to the thorough- bred in muscular development. The mere fact that Charlie Mac could at the first time of asking trot a mile in 2:17$, ridden by Mr. C. K. G. Billings, who must weigh not far from 180 pounds, is evidence enough that a trotter built on the lines of John A. McKerron and with his tiieless action could carry 150 pounds and trot a mile in 2:10, and I have not the slightest doubt in the world that Mr. Devereux can ride his horse that fast. I remember seeing George Starr ride Johnston a mile in 2:13, and of hearing him say afterward that it was done with little or no effort on the part of the horse although the pacer had had little or no experience at this style of going. I have no doubt that a jockey with the skill of Todd Sloan could ride Lou Dillon, if she were not asked to carry over 115 pounds, a mile very close to two minutes, for with the seat of the modern American jockey the weight is nearly over the withers and the resistance reduced to a minimum. The amateur performances at this style of going will probably be much slower, than if the riders were professional jockeys as the seat of the average amateur is likely to bring the weight somewhat back of the withers and the position so erect that the resistance is greater than in the so-called Sloan seat. A field of trotters ridden by skillful riders would make a much more at- tractive spectacle than when drawing the modern sulky and doubtless this form of sport will after it has been tried sufficiently, become extremely popular. I know that Budd Doble, who began his career in the saddle, has frequently expressed a deBire to try for the record with John A. McKerron, and he was extremely confident that he could ride him a mile many seconds faster than the then existing record. The position of the rider makes it a somewhat difficult and tiring task yet not much more so than that of the average jockey whose weight is always on the stirrup leather and never, when at speed in the saddle itself, and little experience should enable some of the leading amateurs to place the records to saddle far below where they now are. — Hawley. This talk took place at Cleveland, the other day, according to George Dietrich: "How many times," said one of the trainers at the Glenville track, during a little talkfest yesterday, "do you hear people say 'Geers must have a lot of money; he wins so many races.' Why Geers, doesn't cash a ticket once a year. He gets in wrong more than any man I know. You all remember the first year I rubbed a horse for him. Early in the spring the Hamlin stable went down east for a few races and we all thought no green pacer could beat Glendennis. First thing we did was to run up against that crook-kneed little Robert J., and he beats us. Well, Mr. Hamlin bought him, and when we went back to Buffalo to sharpen the horses up for Detroit, Robert had a record of only 2:17$ tied to him. Just before we Bhipped from Buffalo, Robert stepped in 2:10, and in those dayB that could win, and win sure. Why, it was as good as two minutes today. "Well, sir, we got to Detroit and the little horBe was in an easy spot to get some money, but do you know that Geers touted us all off Robert J. and onto that old horse Lochinvar, just because one morning Lochinvar happened to brush by Geers on the back- stretch? Ed couldn't get anything into his head but that Lochinvar went past him like he was tied. The betting was even money and all you wanted of it, Robert J. against the field, and as I remember it, Geers had four fields at $50 each and Mr. Hamlin had five. "How did the race come out, did you say? Why, Robert J. won in straight heats, best time 2:15}, and Lochinvar was outside the money." "You have got to give Ed Geers credit for one thing, " said another trainer. "He always wins when he can, and more than once when I worked for him he beat the horse he held a ticket on. Take the race at Lexington. He was so sure Oakland Baron could beat Boreal that he played against Boreal until he stood to win $600. Ed was on the ground that day and watching the race. Boreal was getting beat all right enough when the judges called Ed to the stand and asked him to drive the colt. He didn't tell the judges he had played- against the colt, but he drove the hardest race I ever saw him in, and finally won. So he lost his money. " Only line breeding, in and in-breeding, has ever established a breed in any other species, or branch of animals and why should not this natural law hold good in breeding trotters? asks the Western Horseman. It has, and it will. Inter-breed trotting-bred trot- ters, using skill, judgment and consideration in mak- ing individual matings, and you have the whole secret of success. This not only brings success, but it brings the factors of future and uniform successes. The mere fact that the further we get from the primitive and hence imperfect crosses, the faBter and more uni« form do our trotters trot, ought, of itself, be sufficient evidence to every one that orthodox breeding is the real and only royal road to Buccess In breeding trotters and perfecting a breed of trotters, yet there are those, from mere force of habit, we are constrained to be- lieve, who will maintain that "new infusions, " espec- ially thoroughbred blood, are necessary, In theory orthodoxy does not admit of any new infusions, and practical facts and figures argue against them. Orthc dox breeding is logical, progressive and su breeding. 6 ®he gveebev axxb gftrartsntcm [July 2, 1904 Notes and News, m Pleasanton will Dot have books. There will be (our days racing at Vallejo. M -Kianev has a full book again this season at $200. Joe Cuicello la getting third money right along with Welladay at Denver. Allendale has worked a mile in 2:15, last half in 1:07 since reaching Cleveland. C. K. G. Billings will drive Prince Direct 2:07, to pole with Hontas Crooke 2:07}. Jack Curry predicts a record of 2:02 for the speed- way pacer, Nathan Strauss 2:05}, this season. Henry Helman writes that he will not bring his horses down to race on the California circuit this year. A high class trotter and road horse is offered for sale by Mr. L. R. Palmer of Walnut Creek. See advertisement. John Caldwell, the trotter by Strathway owned by Col J. C. Kirkpatriek, and now in James Thomp- son's, string at Cleveland, worked a handy mile in 2:13} last week. _____ Ted Hayes was highly pleased when he landed Mr. Clark's new purchase MisB Georgie a winner in her first race since she entered his stable, and gave her a mark of 2:11}. Athel Princess, the three-year-old trotting Ally by Directum that was in the Salisbury string at Pleas- anton all winter, worked a half in 1:05 the other day at Empire track. Peko 2:11;, wagon record 2:13} by Electioneer, used for so many years in the matinees by H. K. Davereaux, has started in some forty-eight races and unplaced but once. Memphis will offer six $2000 stakes, to close August 1st, and the card will include classes for 2:10, 2:14 and 2:20 trotters, and 2:0tj and 2:13 pacers. Murray Howe will tell you about them later. Judge Cclburn stepped his trotter Silver Sign a mile in 2:11} to wagon at Overland Park, Denver, last week in order to win the Driving Club cup race. Silver Sign record is 2:10 j, made at Detroit in 1902. Ths race meeting of the Saliaas Driving Club will be held from September 14th to 17th inclusive. Entries close Tuesday, July 26th. There is a good track at Salinas and it is a good place to race. Head the advertisement in this issue. The pair of carriage horses pictured on our front page this week are owned and driven by the veteran horseman, Thos. Smith of Vallejo. They are six- year-old geldings by Grandiseimo, weigh 1200 pounds eaoh and are fine steppers. Lady Anita, the handsome and fast mare by Gran- dtsbimo owned by Mr. A. J. Merle of Alameda, has been bred to Budd Doble's great trotter, Kinney Lou 2:07}, and from this combination of good looks, speed and good breeding on both sides we should expect a real fast one. Tho paoer John McEwen 2:19} by Dr. John is the first representative for his sire In the standard list. He was worked last year by Harry Stinson, who drove him a mile In 2:1 1) [Jr. John ie by Oro Wilkes 2:11 dam Deborah 2:21} by Sable Wilkes 2:18, grandam by Ljgrande. Commercial Club Stako, $2000 for 2:24 class trotters Is a new stake offored by the Oregon State Pair. It Is to be trotted September 17th this year. Only horses which woro owned in the North Pacific Circuit on January 1, 1904, are eleglble. This bars California horses. Now that tho California trotter George G. 2:121 has bought by a matinee man, Anthony N. lirady, ■M arc wondering whether this much-talked- about borae will be campaigned In the Grand Circuit hob. He Is entered in all the big stakes for which ho Is eligible. ' Santa Rosa, has turned his trotter R. W. P. 1 i ,,i w. over to • who will train and drive Mm In his races It. W. I', is re. owing as he Is one ol the host galtwl and mnat promlnlng irolli-m In training In ■rnla. ■track ha.-n.-m at 136 Is ono of tho boat tfelnga for th , horseman has a custom man- California girth, larllngalo ami will be furnished with cither ,. a cat* r, ' -Mured in Pac'flo i, I. having proven bar- ren the farm hat aubatltutod the colt bj Dlreot Heir Irop by Sldnoy.ln the itako. This la a ■ ■It, «lth a ! - and the oil front bite, and tool ie of tho kind that win money when stm I We ar6 pleased to learn that Mr. George Bement of Melrose, Alameda county, one of the pioneer horse- men and live stock breeders of California, is recover- ing from a very severe illness which has kept him confined to his house for several months past. He is now able to be out and it is hoped he will soon again enjoy his usual good health. A short dispatch in the Monday morning papers stated that the hotel Driard at Victoria, B. C. had been partially burned, inflicting a loss of $50,000. This is the hotel recently leased by Mr. C. A. Harri- son formerly of Los Angeles, well and favorably known to all California horsemen. We hope his loss is not as serious as reported. Secretary Snyder, of the Detroit Driving Club, is In the east trying to arrange with Alta McDonald to bring Major Delmar 1:591 to the Blue Ribbon meeting for a race with Lou Dillon 1:58* for a gold cup. It is understood that Mr. Smathers has consented to start the great gelding at Detroit if McDonald considers him up to a race at that time. The 2:16 class trot at Pleasanton should draw enough entries to make the race fill. The Pleasanton association has enough races to fill its program, but as several of the horsemen have asked for a 2:16 class trot, the Directors concluded ihey could hang up $500 for a race of this class if the entries were numerous enough to justify it. Entries will close Friday, July 15, 1904. Twenty-three mares have been bred to H. K. Dever- eux's great stallion John A. McKerron 2:04J, by Nut- wood Wilkes this year, including two mares, Peko 2:11} and Irene Wilton 2:18}, owned by Mr. Devereux. Among those booked by other owners were Mamie Griffin 2:12} formerly owned by Col. Park Henshaw of Chico and Louise Jefferson 2:09}, Lucille 2:07, and Mazette 2:04} owned by Mr. C. K. G. Billings. At the fall fair to be held at Victoria, B. C. this year there will be three days racing. In the program recently published in the Victoria Colonist, we notice that our old friend C. A. Harrison, formerly propritor of the Hotel Roslyn at Los Angeles, but now proprie- tor of the Driard, the leading hotel at Vancouver, has offered a handsome cup for the colt race for three- year-old trotters and pacers. Mr. Harrison is always to the front as a "booster" for the harness horse. A most remarkable racing performance was that of Vance Nuckols, the Cleveland trainer and d river, who won five races out of the six which were on the card of the Rockport opening meeting, last week. The first day, Nuckols won the 2:27 pace with John Mc- Ewen, and the 2:15 pace with Donald Wilkes. The second day, he took the 2:17 pace with Sue Dix, the 2:18 trot with The General, and the 2:19 pace with Jim Kyle. The odds were forced down to prohibition on all the horses Nuckols drove on the second day. Ed Woodward of Denver, has a green trotter by Miller Boy, out of the dam of Jim Ferry, 2:10|, that he believes is a likely candidate for honors in the M. and 11. of 1905. According to Mr. Woodward's story, this gelding was unbroken in February, yet trotied a mile, May 2d, in 2:24, a second mile, May 6th, in 2:22 and a third mile, May 10th, in 2:18. This was con- sidered a sufficient test of his speed, and the gelding will be given a long and careful preparation with a view to racing in good stakes next year. Mr. Wood- ward is racing Joe Mac, 2:20, |by Actonward,and Fairy Medium, by Prince M., through the Colorado Circuit. Entries close today for three good stakes offered by the King County Fair Association fo.'its fall meeting in September. The Seattle Stake of $1250 is for 2:11 class orotter6 and is a dash of two miles. The Ever- green Stake is for 2:14 class pacers and is a dash of one mile and a half. The Juvenile Stake of $500 is for three-year-old pacers bred in the North Pacific Dis- trict and Montana and is a dash of a mile and an eighth. Two horses may be named from one stable and held for but one nomination fee. Entrance five per cent of stake and five per cent additional from money winners. Mail your entries to A. T. Van De Vanter, Secretary, to-day. Mr. E. D. Dudley, of Dixon, Solano county, who bred and raised the handsome pacer Allendale by Falrose, that Ed. Mills took East recently, met with a aevere accident in this city a low days ago. He was hurrying to the Ferry building to take the boat which connects with the Pleasanton train, and had just stopped off the curb at the foot of Sacramento street, when he was struck by a fast passing express wagon and knocked down. Although he sustained no outward bruises that were visible, there were in- ternal Injuries that have confined him to a bed at the French Hospital in this city for soveral days. Ho will probably bo able to leave for his homo this week. Thoro have boon many rumors during the past week that Mr. .1. I). Springer of Pleasanton had sold his fast tnittlng marc Sonoma Girl to Eastern parties for a very long price. A message from Pleasanton on Thursday afternoon converi d tbe information to this hat, while negotiations had beon carried on, the mare had not onanged bands up to that timo. Itmlii Doble visited I'lcasanton last week at tho re- i an Saltern party and drove Sonoma Girl a 10 seconds. HIb suld that on his report of manoe being received a telegram was Bont offering I Hum that It took five figures to express, but the offer rens doollnod. Howovor, it need not surprise our read, tm tn boar at any date that Sonoin:, Girl has money than has boon paid for any old at private sale this year. And she Is worth all the money askod for hor. The bay gelding Pathway purchased at Pleasanton, Cal., early in May by W. A. Clark Jr., and shipped to Denver with other horses coming East for the rac- ing season, has been seriously sick with pneumonia since reaching Colorado and will not be in shape for racing during 1904. Mr. Clark paid $5000 for Pathway after the horse had trialed in 2:12} at Pleasanton, and expected him to prove a 2:10 trotter before the season closed. Contrary to general custom^he car of horses of which Pathway was a member was not unloaded at Ogden and given a much needed rest, but came direct to Denver. Pathway became so exhausted that he fell in the car and his lowered vitality caused a flight cold to develop into pneumonia. — Western Horseman. Monte Carlo 2:07} the California bred trotter for which Brayton Ives is said to have paid $20,000 for the purpose of defeating John F. Ceckerill's Swift 2:07 accomplished that result in the special trotting championship match race which was the feature of the opening matinee of the New York Driving Club at the Empire City Park, Yonkers, two weeks ago to-day. The time, 2:08o, is the fastest mile trotted this season in a race. Swift had the pole, but made a break just after the start and lost considerable ground. Monte Carlo went to the front rapidly, and took the pole at the quarter. He was never headed and won easily. The fractional times were as follows. First quarter, 0:34; half, 1:04, and three-quarters, 1:35. The middle half was trotted in 1:01. A small boy and a firecracker started a fire last Tuesday at San Jose track, that destroyed sixty stalls, a lot of feed, harness, boots, etc., in about forty minutes and came near burning several valuable horses. The fire started in about the sixth stall of the long row which begins at Park avenue and runs along the west side of Race street to the Alameda. There were about ten horses in the stalls, belonging to J. N. Minor and T. Cabney of Eureka, H Hogo- boom of Woodland and C. L. Jones of Modesto. All of the animals were taken out in the nick of time, some of the stable men having their hair and clothes singed by so doing. By ten minutes, the whole stable for two blocks, was like a red hot furnace. Luckily the stalls destroyed were not valuable and were little used. There loss will only reach about $500. Tbey were about to be repaired entirely and estimates of the cost were already being made. H. Hogohoom, was probably the heaviest loser. He managed to get his horses out, but lost $50 worth of boots and three new sets of harness, besides a quantity of grain. The stalls themselves belonged to the association. They were not insured. When it was announced last April that White Hat McCarthy had found a backer in the person of James Murray, a wealthy mining man of Montana, to put up $1000 as forfeit in a $2500 bet that McCarty's mare Lillian Palmer would take a record of 2:10 in a regular race this year, horsemen pretty generally concluded that Mr. F. H. Jermyn of Scranton, Pa., who bad the other side of the wager, had actually found a thousand dollars. The remainder of the bet, $1500 was to have been put up yesterday, July 1st, but McCarty con- sulted an attorney and the latter served notice on Colonel Kirkpatriek, the stake holder, to return the $1000 to McCarty. The plea put up by the man who wears the fuzzy head piece is that his trainer Albert- son went east and left the mare here, even failing to enter her on the Eastern circuit where she was expeoted to be able to have an easy time winning the bet for her owner. Lillian Palmer is a pretty good mare, but there are lots of men with money who would have been glad to have had Mr. Jermyn'send of.the bet. It is said that Mr. S. Christianson of this city, induced Mr. Jermyn to let him have half the bet, but if the case is taken into tbe courts and the stake- holder is instructed to return the stake money to the respective bettors, Chris will not make that $500 forfeit money which he thought he bad a mortgage on. Says the Denver News: Negotiations are under way for the sale of the Overland park grounds and track to a company to be headed by Edwin Gaylord, who conducted the race meetings here for several years. Overland park is the property of Henry R. Wolcott, through whom it was converted into a race track and club grounds. The last named part of the enterprise has been in the bands of the Denver Country club for several years, that organization having succeeded the old Overland Golf club. But on January 1st next, the country club will move from the Overland grounds to its own new place near Harman. There will then be left for Overland only the racing privileges, which are now leased to the Denver-Overland Racing associa- tion, of which E. A. Colburn is president and G. A. Wablgreen is secretary. Mr. Gaylord and those associated with him have long had their eyes on tbe grounds, both as a racing venture, and a speculation for the future, when the grounds may be cut up into city lots. But they did not feel able to handle it alone, as the price was held at something over $100,- 000. Within the last few days Mr. Gaylord has received assurance of backing for half the venture, tho new partner being a millionaire interested in racing. This much has been told, though the name of the last has been kept under cover. He is pre- sumed to be W. A. Clark, Jr., of Montana, though those associated with him state that he is not likely to be the man. Owing to his other interests, they say, he would not care to be actively identified with the Denver track. But Mr. Gaylord has been nego- tiating with Mr. Wolcott, and yesterdayjthe report was that tho deal was likely to be closed within a short time. Mr. Wolcott would like to settle it while ho Is here. If tho transfer is made tbe present racing management will likely conduct the meeting again next vear. The old club house would bo continued as a club house, but probably more as a jockey club and racing association. Thecompletion of the deal would also give Denver a racing meeting In the fall, to be for tho running men only. July 2, 1904 1 ©tt£ gveebev ani* gtpovt&man The Denver Meeting. A Meeting at Los Angeles. Horse Show at State Fair. There has been some good harness racing at the There will be plenty of harness racing in California Sacramento, June 28.— The entertainment corn- meeting which opened at Overland Park on Saturday, this year. One by one the associations are making mittee of the State Fair directors and the local Cham- June 18th, the summaries of those of the first two announcements, and the latest news is that a big ber of Commerce held a meeting this morning at the days having been given in our last issue. The first harness meetiDg and fair is to be held at Los Angeles' pavilion aDd decided to hold a genuine horse show in California horse to win a heat was the pacer Harry J. The Times of last Wednesday says: that structure during the coming State Fair. A 130- 2:09} by Reavis Steinway, who started in the 2:09 class "For several weeks a quiet tip has been going the foot ring, surrounded by tiers of seats, will be erected on Monday, the 20th and won the first heat in 2:13£, rounds among the harness horse gentry that there in the center of the pavilion and all of the choice but was then beaten by Laura Spurr and Stranger O. would be 'something doing' for the trotters and pacers stock of the coast will be displayed in an elaborate and got but third money. On Tuesday Welladay, this fall at Agricultural Park. The rumor appears program, which will include races and feats of riding own sister to Klatawah 2:054, was started in the 2:27 to be very well founded, as yesterday formal notice and driving. A large number of Eastern importers pace by Joe Cuicello, and got third money. The same of a fall fair meeting was issued by the attorney for have agreed to exhibit stallions and mares of the big day Ted Hayes won the 2:20 pace with W. A. Clark, the Sixth District Agricultural Association. The draft breeds this year audit is said will bring out Jr's mare Miss Georgie by McKinney, dam Georgie B. meeting will consist of the usual harness racing features, together with exhibits of stock and other agricultural products. The fair will be given about the first of November. It will immediately follow the fairs at Hanford and Tulare. The sporting and agricultural features will by Nutwood Wilkes. Englewood, a very fast pacer and frequent winner was the favorite for this race, but the California mare beat him handily and took a record of 2:114. in the second heat. On Friday, Bert Logan, the popular little pacer owned by Dr. Boucher of Pleasanton, was a starter in the 2:40 pace. Estabelle a fast mare by Nowood beat him the first heat in 2:17} over a track that was quite muddy from a rainfall an hour previous, and after the heat was paced another down pour compelled postponement of the race until Saturday. In the meantime Bert Logan was taken sick and had to be withdrawn from the race. Estabelle won the deciding heat handily, and third money again went to Wella- day. The same day Monroe S. by Dictator Wilkes was a starter in the 2:13 class pace, but was distanced. In the 2:24 clasB trot Getaway by Strathway took second money, the race going to Bess!e Birchwood, a mare that is said to be capable of trotting in 2:10. The summaries of the races up to and including those of last Saturday are as follows: TUESDAY JUNE 21. Paoihg, 2:2' class, purse $500. Estabelle. b m by Nowood 1 2 1 Obe Croft, br g by Harris 2 12 Welladay, bm by Steinway 3 3 3 Trimble Boy, b g by Caneland Wilkes 4 4 4 Ambolier and Nancy Connor also started. Time— 2:17!i, 2:16«, 2:18- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22. Pacing, 2:20 class, purse J10D0. Miss Georgie, br m by McKinney 5 1 1 Englewood, ch g by Strongwood 14 4 Bonnie Treasure, ch g by Bonnie Bell 2 2 3 Lady Elgin, r m by Baron Posey 3 3 2 Dick Welch, R. R Johnson, Joe Mark, Queen J. and Mabel D. also started. Time— 2:12Jf, 2:11H, 2:15Ji- Trotting, 2:34 olass, purse $500. Oronteo, bh by Alfred G 2 1 1 Silver Star, rg by Silver Thorn 15 3 Congressman Sibley, b h by Cecilian 4 2 2 Ed G., grg by Capt. Woodson 3 4 4 Dewey. MajorH., Al Fox and Annie G. also started. TBTJBSnAT, JUNE, 23. Trotting, Free for all, Members Gentlemen's Driving Club. Silver Sign, b s by Silver Thorn 1 1 Jim Ferry, gr g by Orange Wilkes 2 2 Master Delmar, b g by Delmar 3 3 Time— 2:18M. 2:ll?i- Pacing, Free-for-all, Members Gentlemen's Driving Club. Daisy Field, ch m by Mark Field 1 1 JessC, ohgby Electwood 2 2 Time— 2:22%, 2:15 Saturday. June 25. Pacing, 2:40 class, purse $500— First heat Friday. Efltabell, b m by Nowood 1 1 Fairy Medium, b m by Prince Medium 5 2 Welladay, brm by Steinway 5 3 Bert Logan, ch c by Colbert 2 dr Obe Croft also started. Time— 2:17S£, 2:20K Pacing, 2:13 class, purse $1000. Daniel J., blfegby Whiteman 2 1 1 Jess C, ch g by Electwood 1 4 3 Hello Girl, brm by Hello 4 3 2 Young Hal, b h by Hal Dillard 6 2 4 Monroe S., Selden Wilkes and Phoebe Almont also started. Time— 2:15!*, 2:13«, 2:16jS£. Trotting, 2:24 class, purse $1500. Bessie Birchwood, ch mby Birchwood 1 Getaway, ch g by Strathway 3 Nordica. b m by Agamemnon 2 Woody C, b g by Woody R 9 Queen Sign, Happy Harry. Queen Knight, Congressman Sibley, Iosa, Oronteo and Phyllis also started. Time— 2:16^, 2:18^. be incorporated. The dates will come in very handy for the horsemen who are doing the California circuit, and prospeets are good for some high-class harness event. As there is no State appropriation available for a fair this year, a number of prominent citizens have interested themselves in the project and a fund will be provided by subscription for prizes and premiums and to cover any deficit in expenditures over and above gate receipts and entries. The ground s at Agricultural Park were in the early days deeded in perpetuity in trust as public property for the holding of agricultural fairs. It is the intention of the board to revive the policy of the old District board in giving annual 'airs at the park. The personnel of the newly organized board will insure careful management. " about eighty head to be shown at the fair. It is also announced that Williams & Mardeman and the Ameri- can Saddle Horse Breeding Farm would also make exhibits. This, it was said, will insure the greatest horse exhibit ever given on the coast. The Directors of the California Livestock Breeders Association held a meeting at the Golden Eagle Hotel this week, with the following members present: Judge P. J. Shields, F. I. Hodgkins, E.W.Howard, N. A. Chisolm and Prof. E. W. Major. The main object of the meeting was to arrange for a convention of the stock raisers of the State, to be held in Sacramento during the coming State Fair. It was agreed to hold the convention and to procure eminent speakers to deliver addresses on subjects of vital interest to stock raisers. Market for American Horses. Brilliant Matinee at Cleveland. Some three thousand five hundred people were at the Glenville track Saturday, June 18tb, to witness the second annual matinee of the Gentleman's Driving Club, The weather was fine, the track fast and the matinee a good one. The feature of the afternoon was the two specials in which Mr. C. K. G. Billings was to drive Lou Dillon an exhibition mile to beat 2:10. Also his attempt to re- duce the world's amateur record under saddle of 2:19£ held by McLeod. In 1899 the Philadelphia horseman, Geo. A. Singleton, rode the trotting gelding McLeod a mile under saddle in 2:191 over the old Belmont Park track. This record stood intact for all these years until Saturday. The crowd was very anxious to witnessthe perform- ance of Lou Dillon, it being the first opportunity afforded Cleveland people of seeing the world 's cham- pion since her last appearance at the Cleveland mati- nees last season. They greeted her with enthusiasm, and there was no mistaking the fact that a majority of them easily recognized her as Millard Sanders jogged her past the grand stand for a slow mile. It was past 4 o'clock when Mr. Billings appeared on the track with Lou. She was accompanied in the mile by Doc Tanner with a pace maker. The first half was a slow one, the runner being about four lengths back. Nearing the half mile post Doc Tan- ner sent the runner up alongside the little mare and from the half home the clip was a merry one. They James H. Worman, United States Consul-General at Munich, writes the State Department that the Rus- sian edict forbidding the exportation of horses, on ac- count of the war with Japan, has disadvantageously affected several sections of Germany, particularly those of Northern Germany, which has been accus- tomed to depend for its general supply upon the im- portation of horses from Russia. In the year 1903 43,600 horses, valued at 17,000,000 marks ($4,046,000), were imported into Germany from Russia. He says: Germany has always been the largest buyer of Rus- sian horses, and if the edict should continue Icng in force United States horse breeders ought to profit by this opportunity and again recover the good market for horses that was ours in Germany several years ago. In this part of Germany quite a number of horses are imported from Austria and Hungary, par- ticularly from Hungary. I believe, however, that if United States horse breeders would make a special ef- fort to participate in the races which usually take place here in May and later, they would undoubtedly make a market for their horses, despite the close proximity of Hungary. An average horse cannot be bought here for les3 than $250. A pair of horses which cost here from S1000 to $1500 would not sell in the United States for more than $350 or $400. There is much wealth in South Germany, and those who have bought American horses here have usually real- ized good profits. In North Germany, French and Dutch horses fina more or less of a market, especially draught horses. Good American trotters, well built and with speed, would now bring as good prices here as in Vienna; but the buyers in this part of the country have not, as far as I know, gone to the United States, content- ing themselves with the Berlin and Vienna supply. The importation of Russian horses into Germany 1 2 9 3 Mares b.466 Stallions 24,978 Other horses 2,461 Totals 33,905 35.131 43.600 Lewiston Fair. A Generous Act. Here is a piece of good news for horsemen who were unfortunate enough to be suspended for non-payment of entrance money at Los Angeles in 1902 or 1903. Manager J. W. Brooks of the Los Angeles Jockey Club, the association under whose auspices racing was were at the half in 1:05, but from here the pace to the three-quarters was in 31J seconds with the last quar- for the last three years was as follows: ter in 30 J seconds. She finished the mile without the slightest distress and the great crowd felt that what- ever task is cut out for her this season the lovely lit- tle Lou will meet all expectations. When Mr. Billings brought her back the crowd greeted her with enthus- iastic applause. Immediately after the performance of Lou Dillon Mr. Billings made his appearance with Charlie Mac and after two scores he was off to capture the world's amateur saddle record. Doc Tanner drove the pace maker. The first quarter was made in 34J, the half in 1:09. From the half home the pace was somewhat faster, the mile being in 2:17}. The effort was suc- caseful. The finish of the mile or rather the mile it- self was an easy one for Charlie Mac, and from ap- 1902 1903 8,228 25,454 1,449 10,994 30,927 1,679 given in the metropolis last year sent the following dispatch last Wednesday to F. W. Kelley, Secretary of pearances he looked aa though he could easily beat the Board of Appeals of the National Trotting Asso- 2:15 under saddle ciation for the Pacific District. LOS ANGELES, June 29, 1904. F. W. Kelley: — To help harness interests in the State, please publish as follows: All forfeits, suspen- sions and money due Los Angeles Jockey Club for entrance in harness races for seasons of 1902 and 1903 have been declared off. J. W. BROOKS. 'The generosity of the association of which Mr. Brooks is the secretary and manager should be duly appreciated by the horsemen concerned. Apart from the two specials there was eleven regu- lar events on the program. The events were mile dashes and some close contests were witnessed. — American Sportsman. The Lewiston Interstate Fair of Lewiston, Idaho, will hold its fifth annual fair from October 17 to 22, inclusive. The new secretary, Chris Osmers, writes that they have $5000 more to spend this year than formerly, and that they will give about $12,000 in purses and premiums, including probably several $1000 purses and premiums. The fair and races will follow after the Walla Walla meeting, as it is in direct line and the distance is not much over a hundred miles. The citizens of Lewiston are very enthusiastic over the prospects for this year's fair, and are co-operating with the association to make it the best fair yet held. R. F. D. No. 3, Greenville, Pa. International Stock Food Co., Minneapolis, Minn. Gentlemen: I am employed by P. Dtnehart as driver and trainer at his stable which contains seven horses with records ranging from 2:15 to 2:22%. Your "International Stock Food" is always in our stable: in fact, we can't get along without it. It is good goods and deserves the highest praise. Yours respectfully, E. Coats, Back Numbers Wanted at $i Each. .Strikel — if they don't give Soda when you ask for it. you Jackson's Napa Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet. To complete the files of the BREEDER AND SPORTS- MAN for a subscriber we wish to procure one copy of the following dates: April 24, 1S97, February 5, 1898, and will pay $1 for one number of each of these dates. Send papers to BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 street, San Francisco. 8 ©hs Qxeeitev axiis gpavt&xnan [July 2, 1904 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by De WITT. Northwest Tournament. The three days' twentieth annual tournament of the Northwest Sportsmen's Association began on June 23d with a large attendance — about 300 shooters being present. The shooters assembled at thegrounda early in the morning and continued the sport until late in the evening. A westerly wind prevailed by fits and starts throughout the day, but at no time became strong enough to interfere seriously with the shoot- ing. In fact, the weather was quite satisfactory, the only disagreeable feature being the dust, which was In decided evidence at times. The previous day was spent in practice shooting, about seventy-five sportsmen being in attendance. In the afternoon the wind raged strongly at times and m tde it a difficult matter to execute good work at the traps. Notwithstanding the windy weather a num- bar of very fair scores were made. The tournament opening shot was fired at 9 a. m., and from thence on everything ran smoothly. Sec- retary H. J. Stillman and, in fact, all the members of the Pendleton club had worked hard to make the shoot a big success. The result proved that the big- gest shoot ever held on the Coast went through with- out a hitch. Tbe feature of the first day's shooting wis the remarkable shooting of E. .1. Confarr, of Livingston, Mont., who broke 292 targets out of 300, a per- centage of over .97. This is regarded as one of the best records ever made in the West, considering the wind and ether circumstances. The best squad shoot- ing was performed by the San Francisco bunch who led off tbe first event by breaking all the targets. The squad was composed of Gibson, Nauman, Webb, Reed and Haight. They also did some particularly clever shooting in the various events of the day. The Portland, Spokane and Pendleton squads also per- formed eqcellent work, but were somewhat outclassed by tbe C&lifornians. By his excellent shooting on the 23d Confarr captured two of the fine trophies which have been hung up from year to year by the association. He won the Multnomah medal and the Brownlee trophy. W. F. Sheard of Tacoma, captured the Anaconda cup, but was compelled to work hard for it by Con- farr and Brown who were close seconds. All the twelve events which were pulled off were exciting and proved quite interesting to the visiting srortsmen and spectators present. The reputation of Oregon hospitality was ably sustained by the ladies of the First Presbyterian Church, who severed taste- ful luncheons for the shooters. The second day's scores, in tbe various events, were (or tbe most part exceedingly good, higher averages being made than on the first day. Confarr, again demonstrated bis superiority and kept up a high average throughout the day. He captured the Globe trophy, but was compelled to do some clever shooting before be could win out. This event was the import- ant feature of tbe day and it was also tbe last event that was pulled off. In the first round Confarr, Ware and Htlhs tied on 48. In the first shoot-off Ware and Confarr each broke 43, tbe latter winning in the third shoot-off. The Walla Walla Brownlee medal was won by E. K. Ellis of Seattle, who broke 25 targets straight. On the closing day, E. F. Confarr again went to the front having annexed the high average for the shoot breaking 569 targets out of 600, a percentage of .945; E. E. Ellis of Seattle, held second place, breaking 564 nut of 600; W. F. Sheard of Tacoma, third place with I, C. C. Nauman of San Francisco and C. Cblogreen of Spokane tied for fourth place, losing only 44 out of the 600. In the first and second days' events, Confarr broke 486 out of a total of 500 targets, rent. This Is considered the best record ever made in the Weak. The shooting on the last day was excellent and [dividual scores were mado. J. E. icd made the highest average, break- wnt. The team trophy was won by tho Spokane squad, tho members being Cbin- Ware ann in, Pondleton and Portland squadB llod for second place. ii medal was «im by Ed llan of Mali" of tho day was the Individual o in the first shoot Niumi '.lluianaun : with 25 tar- gets on ated the per- > amid great applause. "<1 a beautiful In- for making tho highest light. traps (Sargent system I and •■! live, class og. All tr> team race, general average. Targets cost 3 cents, dodur'. rdiallv T' e 0 Number of targ ■ it 19 00; regular imber of targ. t od money «-'■ Third day entrance, trophy events, $10.50; regular events $13.50; • total $24. Number of targets 200. Added money $200. Total number of targets 600. Total entrance $0S. Total added money $600. Eleven bieb average cash prizes amounted to a total of $100. Ten low average cash prizes amounted to a total of $100. Total value of trophies $2150.00. Total cash and average moneys added made ud a grand total of $2950.00. The Californiacontingent, composed of E. E. Drake, C. A. Haight, W. H. Seaver, A. J. Webb, R. C. Reed, Gion W. Gibson and C. C. Nauman, returned this week and are all loud In their praises of the good fellow- ship and sportsmanlike qualities of the northern men — thiB tournament being the first in which Cali- fornia men wereeligible, as the northern jurisdiction has been but recently extended and now takes in California. The winnerB in the first day's shooting were: Event 1—10 targets, purse $61.20, $15 added, 3 moneys: Dryden, Stephens, Gibson, Nauman, Mc- Millan, Nell, Confarr, Palmer, Sheard, first with 10: Seaver, Peck, Kincaid, Beck, Chingreen, Drumgoole, Dickson. Orr, Carter, Shields, S. V, McDonald, C. D. Ellis, Clark, Spence, W. F. Matlock, Winters, Guist, Caldwell, second with 9; Becker,Baker, Howe, Forbes, T. H. White, Webb, Bybee, Sewell, Mapes, Robbins, Logsdon, Hock, Holohan, Wilson, Roberts, Cullison, third with 8. Event 2—10 targets, purse $66.20, $20 added, 3 moneys: Dryden, Seaver, Peck, Kincaid, Word, Becker, Stephens, Bybee, Drumgoole, Orr, C. R. Mc- Donald, Mapes, Robbins, Shields, C. D. Ellis, Still- man, Roberts, Matlock, Cullison, Gibson, Nauman, Webb, Reed, Haight, first *ith 10; Denharo, J. H. McDonald, Hinale, Howe, Bees:, Chingreen, Forbes, T. EL White, Carter, Palmer, Waite, Holohan, Pat- terson, Winters, Guist, Hillis, secoud with 9; Ker- shaw, C. E. Ellis, Stewart, Dornberg, McMillan, Berg, Confarr, Dickshn, Van Gesen, Brigham, Brown, S. E. McDonald, Logsdon, Clark, Spence, Sheard, Cald- well, third withS. Event 3—15 targets, purse $91 40, $20 added, 4 moneys: Becker, Stephens, Beck, Chingreen, Nau- man, M. McMillan, Stillman, Sheard, Ware, Cullison, first with 15; Peck, (J. E. Ellis, Hood, Denham, Hindle, Forbes, Gibson, Webb, Confarr, Sewell, Robbins, Brown, C. D. Ellis, Waite, Spence, Hoch, Guist, sec- ond with 14; Seaver, J. H. McDonald, Howe, Reed, Bybee, Nell, Brigham, Thompson, Brockank, Palmer, Shields, S. E. McDonald, Logsdon, Clark, Holohan, Wilson, Matlock, Patterson, third with 13. Event 4 — Anaconda cup, 25 targets, unknown angles, entrance $4.00: Confarr, Sheard and Brown tied with 25. On shoot-off, Confarr and Sheard tied with 24. On second shoot-off, Sheard won with 24 against Confarr's23; Baker, Beck, Chingreen, Gibson, Webb, Orr, Sewell, second with 24; Seaver, Hindle, Becker, Forbes, Drumgoole, Dickson, Shields, Ware! Roberts, Winters, HilliB, third with 23. Event 5—10 targets, purse $61.20, $15 added, 3 moneys: Peck, Word, Gibson, Webb, Reed, Drum- goole^ Confarr, Dickson, Sewell, Palmer, C. D. Ellis, Logsdon, Holohan, Ware, first with 10; Dryden, Seaver, E.E. Ellis, Denham, Becker, Stephens, Baker, Beck, Chingreen, Dornberg, Bybee, Nell, Orr, Brig- ham, Brady, Robbins, Speme, Hoch, Sheard, Brown- lee, Matlock, Guist, Cullison, second with 9; Stewart, Howe, White. Nauman, M. McMillan, Berg, Mapes, Masterson, Brown, Waite, Clark, Wilson, Roberts, Caldwell third with 8. Event 6—15 targets, purse $104.20, added $20, 4 moneys: Chingreen, Nauman, Confarr, Carter, Brown, Waite, Holohan, GuiBt, first with 15; Ker- shaw, Dryden, Peck, Kincaid, Becker, Stephens, Beck, Forbes, Haight, Dickson, Orr, Brigham, Pal- mer, Stillman, Clark, Spence, Sheard, Brownlee, Wilson, Roberts, Winters, second with 14; Seaver, C. E. Ellis, Wood, Howe, Dornberg, White, Webb, Reed, Bybee, M. McMillan, Drumgole, Nell, Sewell, Mapes. Shields, Logsdon, Copel, Cullison, Hillis, third with 13. Event 7—20 targets, pur6e $122.40, added $30, 4 moneys: C. E. Ellis, Becker, Stephens, ForbeB, Dorn- berg, Nauman, Confarr Robbins, first with 20; M. McMillan, Drumgoole, Nell, Dickson, Mapes, C. D. Ellis, Logsdon, Wsite, Clark, Hoch, second with 19; Seaver, Peok, Hindle, Book, White, Reed, Brigham, Sewell, Palmer, Shields, Stillman, Spence, Sheard, Ware, Winters, third with 18. Event 8 — Multnomah medal shoot, 25 targets, known angles, revorsed pull, $4 entrance: Peck, Chin- green, Confarr, Holohan and Sheard tied with 24. On the shoot-off, Confarr won with 24, Sheard 23, Chin- green 20, Holohan and Peck 19; Cullison, Spence, C. D. Ellis, M. McMillan, Nauman, Beck, Stephens, Howe, second with 23; Hocb, Brown, Logsdon, Rob- bins, Orr, Van Gesen, White, Becker, C E. Ellis, third with 22. Event 9—10 targets, purse $64.80, added $20, 3 moneys: Ware, Brown, Orr, Nell, Webb, Reed, Forbes, Kershaw, Seaver, first with 10; Winters, Guist, Cullison, Hillis, Roberts, Holohan, Sheard, Stillman, Hoch, C. D. Ellis, Logsdon, Brady, Robbins, Confarr, Dickson, Gibson, Beck, Chin- nornberg, Howe, Wood, second with 9; Spence, 3, E. McDonald, Sewell, E. R. McDonald, Bybee, ale. Berg, Nauman, White, Becker, Baker, C. E Kills, Dryden, Peck, third with s. Event 10—15 targots, purse $'.'2.20, added $25, 4 monoys: Caldwell, Holohan, Mapes, Carter, Wobb, Chingreen, C. E. EUU), Dryden, first with 15; Hillis, Matlock, Waite, Clark, Hoch, Brown, Logsdon, Con- farr, Dickson, McMillan, Bybee, Gibson, Nauman, Reed, Forbes, Dornberg, White, Stephens, Wood, Denham, Seavsr, Peck, second with 14; Cullison, Patterson, Stillman, Robbins, Palmer, Sewell, Orr, Drumgoole, Berg, Haight, Beck, Hindle, Howe, Kershaw, third with 13. Event 11—20 targets, purse $119.50, added $30, 4 moneys: Clark, Webb, Becker, Stephens, Hirdle, Dryden, Seaver, first with 20; Hillis, Patterson, Sheard, Ware, Hoch, Brown, Brigham, Confarr, Orr, Forbes, Dornberg, Howe, C. E. Ellis, Denham, second with 19; Winters, Guist, Wilson, Roberts, Holohan, Waite, Logsdon, Mapes, Thompson, Drumgoole, Reed, Beck, Chingreen, Baker, J. H. McDonald, Kershaw, Peck, third with 18. Event 12 — Brownlee trophy, 25 targets, unknown angles, r versed pull, both barrels, purse $110.50: Dryden, Gibson, Nauman, Webb, Confarr, Brady, Holohan, Sheard and Cullison tied on 25. In shoot-off, Confarr won with another 25; Guist, Caldwell, C. D. Ellis, Orr, Bybee, Reed, White, Stephens, Baker, second with 24; Ellis, Waite, Clark, Spence, Hoch, Shields, S. E. McDonald, Logsdon, Masterson, Haight, Hindle, Stewart, Seaver, third with 23. The high scores during the second day were: Event 13—10 targets, purse $59.80, $15 added, 3 moneys: J. H. McDonald, M. McMillan, Confarr, Brady, Palmer. Logsdon, Hoch, Ware, first with 10; Dryden, E. E. Ellis, Wood, Denham, Becker, Baker. Chingreen, Forbes, Nauman, Berg, Dickson, Van Gessen, E. R. McDonald, Smails, C. D. Ellis, Waite, Spence, Holohan, Goepel, Guist, Caldwell, second with 9; Stewart, White, Beck, Gibson, Webb, Bybee, Drumgoole, Nell, Matt Orr, Allen, Robbins, Brown, Sheard, Brownlee, Roberts, Matlock, Patterson, Cul- lison, Hillis, third with 8. Event 14—10 targets, purse $64.80, $20 added, 3 moneys: Kincaid, E. E. Ellis, Stewart, Hindle, Forbes, Dornberg, Webb, Dickson, E. R. McDonald, Brigham, Smails, Sewell, RobbinB, Palmer, C. D. Ellis, Logsdon, Stillman, Waite, Clark, Spence, Wil- son, Guist, first with 10; Peck, Wood, Denham, J. H. McDonald, Becker, Baker, Chingreen, White, Gibson, MoMillan, Drumgoole, Confarr, Allen, Brady, Mapes, Brown, Shields, Hoch, Ware, Brownlee, Goepel, Mat- lock, Patterson, Cullison, second with 9; Kershaw, Dryden, Beck, Nauman, Berg, Van Gesen, Masterson, Sheard, Hillis, Caldwell, third with 8. Event 15—15 targets, purse $92.20, $25 added, 4 moneys: E. E. Ellis, Wood, Nauman, Becker, Webb, Allen, Mapes, Stillman, Hoch, Ware, Winters, first with 15; Dryden, Kincaid, Stephens, Chingreen, Forbes, Dornberg, McMillan, Sewell, Robbins, Shoard, Matlock, Guist, Cullison, Hillis, Confarr, second with 14; Peck, Hindle, Beck, Bybee, Drumgoole, Nell, Dickson, Van Gesen, Palmer, S. E. McDonald, Logs- don, Waite, Spence, Holohan, Roberts, Patterson, Caldwell, third with 13. Event 16—25 targets, purse $200.60, $10 added, ex- pert rules, indicator pull, known angles, 4 unkown, 1 known trap, 1 man up, Walla Walla Brownlee medal shoot: E. E. Ellis won tne medal with 25; Dryden, Kincaid, J. H. McDonald, Becker, White, Nauman: Confarr, Hillis, second with 24; Peck, -Denham,. Cihin- green, Forbes, Holohan, Sheard, Wilson, third with 23. Event 17— 10 targets, purse $59.89, $15 added, 3 moneys: Becker, Hindle, Webb, Nell, Berg, Palmer, Siillman, Waite, Hock, Holohan, first with 10; Ker- shaw, E.E.Ellis, Stewart, Wood, J. H. McDonald, Stephens, Forbes, Dornberg, Nauman, McMillan, Con- farr, Logsdon, Spence, Ware, Guist, Cullison, Cald- well, second with 9; Kincaid, Denham, Beck, Chin- green, Gib60n, Drumgoole, E. R. McDonald, Brigham, Masterson, Brown. Clark, Sheard, Brownlee, Goepel, Wilson, Matlock, Hillis, third with 8. Event 18—15 targets, purse $62.20, $25 added, 4 moneys: Denham, Stephens, Baker, Nell, Confarr, Holohan, Ware, Caldwell, first with 15; E. E. Ellis, J. H. McDonald, Chingreen, Forbes, Wnite, Nauman, Webb, E. R. McDonald, Mapes, Brown, C. D. Ellis, Waite, Matlock, Guist second with 14; Peck, Becker, McMillan, Bybee, Drumgoole, Dickson, Orr, Van Gesen, Smails, Allen, Palmer, S. E. McDonald, Logs- don, Stillman, Hock, Sheard, Winters, Cullison, third with 13. Event 19— 15 targets, purse $91.15, $25 added, 4 moneys: J. H. McDonald, Forbes, Spence, first with 15; Peck, Kincaid, Beck, Chingreen, Dornberg, White Gibson, Nauman, McMillan, Drumgoole, Nell, Con- farr, Smails, Dickson, Sewell, C D. Ellis, Robbins, Waite, Wilson, Matlock, Winters, Guist, second with 14; E. E. Ellis, Wood, Denham, Becker, Stephens, Baker, Webb, Van Gesen, Mapes, Masterson, Palmer, Holohan, Sheard, Ware, Brownlee, Patterson, third with 13. Event 20—50 targets, purse $192.50, 10 known traps, unknown angles, 10 known traps, unknown angles, reverse pull, both barrelB. Rest, 10 known traps, known angles, reverse pull. Oil up, 5 pairs, 1 man up. Globe trophy event: Confarr of Livingston, Mont., won the trophy after two shoot-offs. Confarr, T. B. Ware of Spokane and Hillis of Portland tied on 48 in the first shoot, making the highest score ever achieved in the Globe trophy contest. In the first shoot-off, Ware and Confarr tied at 43, Confarr win- ning in third shoot. Dryden. E. E. Ellis, Nauman and Stillman were second with 47. Holohan was third with 46. Event 21—10 targets, purse $58.40, added $15, 3 moneys: Ellis, Hindle, Baker, Beck, Forbes, Drum- goole, Confarr, Dickson, Orr, Brady, Masterson, Logsdon, Hoch, Ware, Goepel, Matlock, Guist, Culli- son, first with 10; Dryden, Denham, Becker, Stephens, Dornberg, Webb, McMillan, Wood, Van Ge6en, C. R. McDonald, Sewell, Mapes, Allen, Shields, C. D. Ellis, Sheard, Patterson, Hillis, second with 9; Peck, Kin- caid, J. H. McDonald, Chingren, Gibson, Smails, Pal- mer, Holohan, Brown, Winters, third with 8. Event 22—15 targets, purse $85.10, added $20, 4 moneys: Wood, Stephens, Baker, Chingren, Forbes, Dornberg, Nauman, McMillan, Orr; McDonald, Mast- erson, C. D. Ellis, Holohan, Sheard, Ware, first with 15; Dryden, E. E. Ellis, J. H. McDonald, Becker, Drumgoole, Nell, Confarr, Dickson, Allen, Brady, Jolt. 1904 t&fte gveeiiev tmfr gtpoxrtsmcm 9 Logsdon, Waite, Brownlee, Matlock, Hillig, second with 14; Denham, Hindle, Beck, Gibson, Webb, Mapes, Palmer, Clark, Hoch, Wilson, Patterson, Winters, Guist, Cullison, third with 13. Event 23—10 targets, purse S49.10, added $15, 3 moneys: Kincaid, E. E. Ellis, Becker, Nauman, C. D. Ellis, Stillman, Spence, Holohan, Guist, first with 10; Denham, Stephens, Hindle, Chingreen, Forbes, Bybee, Drumgoole, Confarr, Van Gesen, Smails, S. E. McDonald, Hoch, Sheard, Ware, Patterson, Winters, Hiliis, secODd with 9; J. H. McDonald, Baker, Orr, McDonald, Brigham, Sewell, Allen, Mapes, Brady, Waite, third with 8. Event 24—15 targets, purse 890.10, added 825, 4 moneys: Baker, Chingreen, Nauman, Confarr, Smails, Brown, C. D. Ellis, Logsdon, Holohan, Sheard, Ware, Wilson, Cullison, first with 15; Peck, Denham, Becker, Stephens, Webb, Nell, Dickson, Van Gesen, Sewell, Palmer, Goepel, Winters, Guist, second with 14; Dry- den, Hindle, Forbes, Dornberg, McMillan, Drumgoole, Bingham, Allen, Stillman, Clark, Spence, Hoch, Brownlee, Matlock, Hiliis, third with 13. The winning guns of the last day's events were: Event 25—10 targets, purse $59.90, $20 added, 3 moneys: Dryden, Denham, Stephens, Chingreen, Gibson, Nauman, Webb, Confarr, E. R. McDonald, Allen, Palmer, Holohan, first with 10; E. E. Ellis, J. McDonald, Baker, Forbes, White, McMillan, Bybee, Smails, Brady, C. D. Ellis, Logsdon, Stillman, Waite, Spence, Hoch, Sheard, Ware, Brownlee, Winters, Cullison, second with 9. Event 26—15 targets, purse 884.45, $25 added, 4 moneys; Dryden, E. E. Ellis, Becker, Baker, White, Bybee, Nell. Confarr, Dickson, Allen, Hoch, Brownlee, first with 15. Kershaw, Peck, Kincaid, Denham, J. H. McDonald, Stephens, Beck, ForbeB, Webb, Mc- Millan, Van Gesen, E. R. McDonald, Brady, Brown, Shields, Logsdon, Spence, Holohan, Sheard, Ware, Winters, Guist, Cullison, Hills, second with 14. Event 27—15 targets, purse $84.85, $25 added, 4 moneys: McMillan, Drumgoole, M. Orr, Van Gesen, E. R. McDonald, Logsdon, Sheard, Winters, Guist, first with fiiteen; Beck, E. E. Ellis, J. H. McDonald, Stephens, Webb, Nell, Confarr, Dickson, Brigham, Allen, Wilson, Brown, C. D. Ellis, Stillman, SpeDce, Holohan, Cullison, Hiliis, Eecond with 14. Event 28 — 20 targets, unknown angles, purse $98.80; 3 men team trophy: Spokane team, Chingreen, Ware; Forbes, first; Dayton, Pendleton and Portland, second; Harrington, thi/d. Event 29—10 targets, purse $59.90, $20 added, 3 moneys: Dryden, E. E. Ellis, Wood, J. H. McDonald, Stephens, Beck, Forbes, Webb, McMillan, Smails, Brady, C. D. Ellis, Holohan, Sheard, Ware, Guist, Cullison, first with 10; Baker, Dornberg, White, Nauman, Bybee, Drumgoole, Mat Orr, E. R. Mc- Donald, Brigham, Wilson, Logsdon, Clarke, Winters, Hiliis, Becker, second with 9. Event 30— 20 targets, purse 8114.80, $35 added, 4 moneys: Beck, E. E. Ellis, Stephens, Baker, Chin- green, Forbes, Nauman, Nell, Smails, C. D. Ellis, Hoch, Hiliis, first with 20; Dornbery, White, Drum- goole, Berg, Confarr, M. Orr, Brigham, Sewell, Waite, Holohan, Sheard, Winters, Cullison, Robbins, second with 19. Event 31 — Dayton medal, 40 targets, unknown angles, purse $151.20: Edward McMillan of Idaho Falls, first with 40; McMillen, Allen, Logsdon, Spence, Winters, second with 39. Event 32—15 targets, purse 879.85, $20 added, 4 moneys: Webb, McMillan, S. E. McDonald, Winters, first with 15; Kershaw, E. E. Ellis, Becker, Stephens, Baker, Chingreen, Dornberg, Nell, Berg, M. Orr, E. R. McDonald, Smails, Allen, Stillman, Sheard, Goepel, Hiliis, second with 14. Event 33— 15 targets, purse $89.95, $30 added, 4 moneys: Beck, Becker, Stephens, Hindle, C. D Ellis, Sheard, Winters, Hiliis, first with 15; Wood, Baker, Chingreen, White, Nell, Confarr, M. Orr, Brigham, Smails, Sewell, Stillman, Waite, Holohan, second with 14. Event 34—15 targets, purse $84.85, $25 added, 4 moneys: Dryden, E. E. Ellis, Confarr, Smails, Spence, Sheard, Cullison, first with 15; Peck, Kincaid, Den- ham, Becker, Stephens, Hindle, Baker, Beck, Chin- green, Forbes, Nauman, Webb, McMillan, Nell, Dick- son, Brady, Palmer, Logsdon, Hoch, Ware, Guist, Becond with 14. Event 35 — 25 targets, purse $185.25, known traps, known angles, individual championship: Nauman, Stillman, Ware and Palmer tied with 25 each; shoot- off, Ware won with 25; Kincaid, E. E. Ellis, Becker, Stephens, Baker, Chingreen, McMillan, Nell, M. Orr, Brady, Robbins, Spence, Cullison, second with 24. O'Nitser, the mascot, is in town. He arrived yester- day, says the Pendleton Tribune of June 24th, and will be one of the distinguished visitors at the shooting tournament which began yesterday. O'Nitser is wised up on shooting tournaments, shooting scrapes and shooting irons, and he knows all the brands of powder ever invented. O'Nitser is also on speaking terms with most of the bunch of trap celebrities now in attendance upon the shoot. "Say, me frind," said O'Nitser yesterday as he sat down in the hotel lobby, "did ye iver hear iv Peter Holohan, th' Wallace prince iv sporrts? Well, if iver a man was born that can pick 'em off whin ye're not lookin', it's Pete. He's a complete shot, that man is, and whin he's half-shot, th' gold medils he's won are plinty to fill a boxcar, me frind. I knew Pete before I got into th' bullpin, and whin I see htm peddlin' down th' street I always lift me bunnit. I'm bettin' me solde-money on Pete. "An' there is 'Crazy Horse' Nauman iv 'Frisco, th' best shot on the PaycifSc coast, barrin' none. He's here in Pindleton and th' iducayted look he's wearin' makes me think iv home, sweet home. This lad, I tell ye' had all iv King Edward's crack shots steppin' much some toime ago and when the bayloon ascinsion was over all th' sports in Ingland were takin' snap Bhots iv 'Crazy Horse.' He's a wonderfil gunner and has a big reputashun. "I hear that 'Lanky' Kershaw is nursin' a hunch that he w._ steal some iv th' trofees. Well, let me whisper to ye, t think that Lanky' is ducks, but he's out of seaBon just now. Tomorrow is his day. I have a gr-reat baylief that he will ixecute some clever lifts, provided the wind stops its foolin'. If th' beads are wurrkin' roight, 'Lanky' will be there with both feet, you bet. "Say, I met Fred Waite, th' terrible S-swede, yisterday. He was at th' deepot to meet mean'th' rist iv th' bunch. Th' way he ixtended th' open palm was a rayminder of th' auld countree. There's nothin' in Pindleton too good for Ferdy an' mesilf. "Well, me frind, I must be auff to th' tr-raps now to see if iverthing is wur-rkin' on th' straight. So long." • AT THE TRAPS. The Union Gun Club live bird shoot last Sunday drew a large attendance of members and visiting sportsmen, for the club is a popular one. Besides the regular card of three events several extra pools were shot. In the first six bird race six straights divided the bulk of the purse, the men in the five hole split the balance. In the second race the ten straights received $3.70 each and the five men received $1.65 each, there being 27 entries and 9 moneys. In the twelve bird race 23 entries, 8 moneys, the men who grassed 10 were each in the money to a slight extent. During the luncheon hour refreshments were served at the club tent. Chas. I. Baird, the armless shooter, gave an exhibi- tion of his skill as a shooter and also shot in several poolB. The scores made were the following: Event No. 1, 6 pigeons, entrance $2.40, $10 added, distance handicap, high guns, 1 money for each three entries — Yds Yds Feudner.M.C 33— 222-222— 6 Baird, O.I 26— I120O1— 4 Potter, J 28—122212—6 Pitres, Dr. E 26—201 101— I Sylvester, G 30—112121—6 Creyk, C. G .28-002222-4 Kerrlson, R. E 28—121112—6 Jacobson, H. P 26— 1*1001 — 3 Bradrlck. J. W 30—222222—6 Bielawski, H 26—201100-3 Walsh, P. J 31—111110-5 Lewis, T. L 33— *2100O— 2 Murdock, W. R ....30—111021—5 Hutton, Dl. J. A. D.28— 200200— 2 Patrick, B 26—121101-5 Cuneo, W 26—022000—2 Derby, Dr A. T 30-211220—5 Hunt, Dr. J. S 26— 000«00— 1 Knick.F 26— *1*111— 4 * Dead out. Event No. 2, 6 pigeons, entrance $2 90, $5 added, distance handicap, 2 moneys, 7 and 3 points, Rose system — Yds. Yds. Feudner 32—222222-6 Baird 26-011221-5 Hodapp, FA .27—122122—6 Derby, Dr 30— 22C022— 4 Walsh 31—111211—6 Patrick. 26—222020—4 Hutton 28—111211—6 Pisani, J 28—100111—4 Bradrick 30—222221—6 Pitres, Dr 26— 022101— 4 Potter 28—211111—6 Rockwood.C 26—010212—1 Muller. C. A 28—111122—6 Knick 26—1*2101—4 Hunt.Dr 26—211211—6 Burflend, D 28—202120—4 Sylvester 30—121212—6 Frankel. C 26—1 10002—3 Iverson, M J 30—121221—6 Grosse, Dr 26—110010—3 Jacobson 26—111110—5 Lewis, T. L 33—1022*0—3 Gill 26—112*21—5 Bielawski 26—0020*2—2 Kerrlson 28—211102—5 Cuneo 26-010*01—2 Creyk 28—222202—5 Event No. 3, 12 birds, entrance $4.75, $10 added, high guns, 1 money for each three entries, distance handicap — Sylvester 30 yards— 11111 11111 11—12 Hodapp 27 " —21122 21121 12—12 Iverson 30 " —21122 21112 22 12 Kntok 26 " —11121 21221 21—12 Derby, Dr 30 " —22110 12211 12—11 Muller 28 " — *1221 11222 11—11 Bradrick 30 " —20111 11212 11—11 Gill 26 " —21111 21001 11—10 Bielawski 26 •■ —01102 11122 12—10 Hutton 28 " —21110 10111 11—10 Hunt.Dr 26 " —01111 22210 11—10 Lewis 28 " —21022 12022 22—10 Jacobson 26 " —10221 10212 12—10 Walsh 31 " —112*1 0I11I 12—10 Chevalier, R. F 26 " —10111 02122 12—10 Pitres, Dr 26 " —12121 01*12 20-9 Grosse.Dr 26 " —11221 01211 00—9 Rockwood : 26 " —20222 02101 00—7 Kerrlson 28 " —2*111 lll*w —7 Patrick 26 " —11201 02200 00— 6 Baird 26 " —20210 2w —4 Murdock 30 " — 1110W —3 Cuneo* 26 " — *0012 Ow —2 * Birds only. Event No. 4, six bird pool, entrance $2.40, distance handicap — ■ Hutton 111211—6 Muller 111122—6 Sylvester 121112—6 Iverson 121022—5 "Pickett" 111112—6 Lewis *22202— 1 Walsh 111112—6 Hunt 11*011—4 Finnle.Dr 112112—6 Hirschle 101021—4 Bradrick 111122-6 Pitres 010212—4 Hodapp 112221—6 Event No. 5, 6 bird pool, entrance $2.40, distance handicap — Walsh 111111—6 Hirschle 120101—4 Hutton 211101-5 Hunt 020112—4 Hodapp 201111—5 Lewis lOOw —1 At the Millwood Gun Club shoot last Sunday, W. Price was the winner of the monthly medal. The following officers for the ensuing year were elected at a club meeting held on the same day: George Collins, President; Clarence Ashlin, Vice-President; R. Van Norden, Secretary-Treasurer; Harry Wagner, Cap- tain. The scores made at the shoot were as follows: Events 2 3 4 5 20 targets 15 target 25 targets 15 targets Haas 19 8 23 10 Collins 14 12 19 12 Price 15 13 21 12 Ashlin 16 14 19 14 Wayman 15 10 15 Kewell 15 10 17 10 Collins, Jr IS 8 16 9 Newlands 16 6 15 Wagner 12 7 16 7 VanNorden 16 8 14 10 Shreve 15 8 17 12 Johnson 10 8 11 10 Falkenstien 10 7 8 11 Harvey 18 15 21 14 Quaill 13 20 Coldstock 14 10 14 Butler 10 8 7 Johns 12 7 7 San Jose, thirteen members participated. The club season embraces five consecutive Sunday shoots. Ray Schilling and Norman Metcalf were the high guns laBt Sunday. The scores in the club match at 25 targets were: N. H. Cadwallader 14, S. G. Tompkins 14, Allen Holmes 15, W. B. Hobson 15, V. J. LaMott 16, E.M.Barnes 17, N. L. Bettman 14, E. E. Young 11, A.A.Brown 14, R. Schilling 21, Norman Metcalf 18, N. Hudleberg 15. C. Rockwood of the Rod and Gun Club, Butte, Mont., D. Herschle of Vallejo, F. A. Hodapp and C. C. Gill of Martinez, P. J. Walsh of Black Point. Marin county, were the out of town participants in the Union Gun Club pigeon shoot last Sunday. The California Wing Club pigeon shoot for July is the card at Ingleside to-morrow. To-morrow is the fixed date for the final shoot, this season, of the College City Gun Club at North Berkeley . At the Washington Gun Club shoot, last Sunday, Monte Newbert won the medal, over the other Sacra- mento shooters, with a straight score of 25. One more shoot will close the club trap season for 1904. The scores made were as follows: Ten targets— Ruhstaller 8, 7, 10, 10; F. Adams 6, 5, 4, 8; Gould 5, 6, 9; Stephens 9, 9 9, 10; Guisto 7, 9, 9, 6; Vetter 8, 8, 10, 8; Hagerty 8; Newbert 9, 7, 6; D. Ruhstaller 5; Morgan 3; Englehart 9, 5; Wulff 5; Brown 5; E. Adams 7, 9, 7, 8; Peek 8. Fifteen targets— Ruhstaller 12, 14, 12: F. Adams 9, 10; Newbert 13, 11, 13; Gould 10; Guisto 11, 6, 15, 14; E. Adams 14, 13, 10; Vetter 13, 10, 12; Stephens 11, 13. 14, 14; Hagerty 10; Englehart 11, 11; F. Brown II. Club shoot, 25 targets— F. Adams 12; Vetter 20; Morgan 20; Ruhstaller 24; E. D. Adams 23; Guisto 20; Newbert 25; S;ephens23; Englehart 17; Hagerty 17; F. Brown 13. _ Game Law Notes. At the initial shoot of the Santa Clara County Fish and Game Association Gun Club on the 26th inst at Many sportsmen throughout the State have recently received circulars informing them that certain changes of the game laws are in contemplation and that a movement has been inaugurated, under the auspices of the California State Game and Fish Pro- tective Association to bring about these changes in several different ways, particularly the statutes per- taining to deer and fish. The circular, signed by President H. T. Payne, con- tains among other things a courteous request, asking that recipients will kindly answer to the best of their belief and knowledge a series of questions enumerated. The purpose in sending the circulars out is to gain better knowledge of the local conditions existing on all matters relating to the game and fish parts of the State. The queries put forth are such as "What is your estimate on the number of deer killed in your resident county each year; portion illegally killed; class of people killing illegally; portion Killed by non- residents; time for deer to commence to run; length of time you think the open season should be; dates of season; how many deer should one person be allowed to kill in season; damage done to crops by deer, and how many are killed by farmers." Various other questions along the same line are asked. Similar queries relating to duck, quail, doveB, English snipe, shore birds and trout are set forth. One of the prin- cipal questions relating to trout is "How many should a person be allowed to catch in one day, and what should be the size limit?" Aside from these numerous queries, all of which are of vital interest to the sportsman, are several others of a miscellaneous nature, such as "Would you favor a license being put on all sportsmen coming into the county from other sections for the purpose of killing game, the money so collected to be used for the better protection of game?" Space is also given for sugges- tions. San Jose sportsmen are evidently dissatisfied with the county law relating to dove shooting for the Mercury of the 27uh states: There is a growing sentiment among sportsmen of this city and county against the long-closed season for doves. The state law allows the killing of doves from July 1st to February 15th, but several months ago, through the efforts of the Santa Clara County Fish and Game Association, the board of supervisors of this county passed an ordinance prohibiting the shooting of doves until October 15th. The members of the association did this in order to protect the quail, for there were many hunters throughout the county, who, instead of confining themselves to kill- ing these birds, would shoot quail as well. By pro- hibiting the shooting of doves until October 15th the association thought it would be able to keep hunters from killing quail. The action of the board of supervisors has not met with general satisfaction throughout the county. There are many sportsmen who like dove shooting, but who have to do without their sport, as by the time the dove law is out all the birds have disap- peared. Doves in this valley have nearly all matured by the middle of July or the first of August and after remaining a few weeks in the grain fields they leave for other parts. Several weeks ago a petition was circulated and a great number of sportsmen signed it, asking the board of supervisors to rescind the ordinance. The signers of the petition ask that they be allowed to shoot doves, at least during the month of August, when these birds are most numerous. The petition has been presented to the board of supervisors and at the last meeting the matter was laid over until the next meeting. At that time a delegation will visit the board and will speak in behalf of their petition. Policeman Kavanagh of the Park force arres' J. Ferrari, last Sunday, in the act of killin: He was caught red-handed by the officer, who 1G ©he gveeinev cmfc gtptfrtemcm [July 2, ;904 him wring the neck of a bird and tuck it in his inside Docket Ferrari is one of a number of men who have been going to the Park and using air guns and other noiseless weapons for the killing of quail. He was released on $50 cash bail. Chief Deputy Commissioner Charles T. Vogelsang reports the following disposition of several cases: .u.'lield, of Glenville, Kern county, was arrested, June 20th, by Deputy Fish Commissioner Klein for killing mountain quail. He was taken before Justice MoKamy, of Glenville, who promptly found him guilty and fined him $25, which he paid. T B Hamlin, of Laytonville, Mendocino county, was arrested , .1 une 2 1st, by Depu ty Fish Commissioner I ivender for having deer meet in hi6 possession during the close season. His case was set for trial before Justice Braden at Laytonville. John Dondera of Jackson, Mendocino county, was arrested, June 22d, by Deputy Fish Commissioner O. H. Reichling for killlngdoves during the close season. He was taken before Judge Goldner, of Jackson, who fined him $25 Two men at Sutter Creek were also arrested for killing doves during the close season, by Deputy Fish Commissioner C B. Arditto. Justice Rose of Sutter Creek fined one of them, George John son, $50. The other case is set for trial. Frank Linville, of Madera county, was arrested, June20th, by Game Warden Frank Oyler for killing gray squirrel during the close season. Justice John- son, o( Fresno Flats, fined him $25. P. Pero and C. Vecci were arrested, June 20th, by Officer Gardner ol Los Angeles for killing quail. Both men were taken before Justice Glover, who found them both guilty and fined them each $25. •* World's Fair Kennel Show. The exhibition of dogs at the Universal Exposition at St. Louis next October promises to be of intense interest in kennel circles and to fanciers in all sections of the world where the highest class of dogs are bred. The show of dogs at the World's Fair will be for the promotion of the special interests of the breeders of thoroughbred dogs and will be conducted on the same lines that are universal and so popular with the exhibitors of all other classes of live stock. The classification will include only established breeds of record and the chief competition, as UBual at live stock shows, will be in the open class. No previous prize winner, properly entered, will be debarred from competition, whether owned in the United States, Canada, or elsewhere. Entries of dogs must be filed with Colonel Charles F. Mills, Chief of the Department of Live Stock, on the prescribed form of the exposition on or before September 10, 1904. The exposition grounds will be open for the recep- tion ol dogs on Saturday, October 22, 1904, and the exhibition will begin Tuesday, October 25th, aDd close Friday, October 28, 1904. The dog classification for the World's Fair is, it is claimed, the most complete and advanced from the breeders' standpoint, that has ever been published, and provides, for each of seventy-three breeds, classes for dog, one year old or over; pupry dog, six and under twelve months; bitch, one year old or over; and puppy bitch, six and under twelve months. Breeding qualities will be recognized by prizes for the get of one dog, as shown by four animals of either sex, aDy age over six months; and the produce of one bitch, as shown by two animals of either sex, any age over six months. The chief trophy to the dog fancier of the Univer- sal Exposition will be the premier championship for the exbibitor making the best showing of any breeds Id all tbe sections named above and as determined by the largest aggregate amount of purses awarded to animals owned by one exhibitor. The cash prizes of the exposition for dogs aggre- gates $8<84, with no entry fee or expense to the ex- hibitor other than $2.50 to be paid to the committee for cage for the dog, the feed, care, exhibition and shipment. The leading breeds of dogs will each re- ceive $144 In cash prizes and advertising of untold value. Tbe president of tbe American Kennel Club, Hon. August Belmont, the president of the Canadian Ken- nel Club, John G. Kent, Mr. Marcel A. Vlti, the secretary of the Philadelphia Kennel Show, and other leading kennel club authorities have highly compli- mented the plans adopted for tbe conduct of the World 'e Fal r dog Bhow. Tbe following address to the dog fanciers of this and foreign countriet by the gentlemen named above will be read with interest by fanciers In all portions of the world who are conditioning their best dogs for ex- hibition at tli,' exposition: lilbltors of dogs at tho Universal Exposition ol 1804: Tho undersigned oommlttee, on behalf ol American dog feooLei lontemplati nal at qj hiblts of dogs at Ui> Universal Exposition ol 1904, have com- pleted extremely satisfactory and ad vanlagoous ar- wltn tin, Department <■( Live stock of World's Fair whereby tin, oommlttee is to re- and return to their owners at thoclo*'' nf On. k> i lugs ex- .it Hi- Louisiana Purohasi Kxpusltlon, October The ' arranged for .standard size beuoh ind win provide at I on ground pply for all re- oommtttee will also provide feed "ii exhibition and the nocossary uIodhIIs fori ad furnish all needed attendants Tho committor, for all tho necessary accommoda- tions other than the buildings, including cages, furni- ture and all services in connection with the receipt, feed, care, exhibition and return of dogs, such as are usually provided for like exhibitions, agrees to accept from "exhibitors in full for first-class service and attention, two dollars and fifty cents for each dog or puppy exhibited. Tbe committee will provide for the best sanitary arrangements, and the proper care and feed of the dogs during the show, which will be held under the immediate personal supervision of competent attend- ants of dogs and recognized authorities in such matters. The committee will use due diligence for the care and safety of all dogs exhibited. Watchmen will be kept on duty day and night; but it must be distinctly understood by all exhibitors that the management will not be responsible for loss or damage to any dog exhibited, whether the result of accident or other cause. The kennel show of the universal exposition of 1904 has been planned on the most advanced and satis- factory lines for the promotion of the special interests of the breeders of pure-bred dogs and has received pledges of the cordial and hearty support of the kennel clubs of this and foreign countries. The international character of the Universal Ex- position Kennel Show and the necessity for the due recognition of the registration of dogs from all coun- tries, recorded in the home and foreign stud books has made it necessary and desirable that the World's Fair Kennel Show be held under the expositions own code of rules, which meets all the requirements nec- cessary to insure competent and just awards and the best care of exhibits and is fully approved by the presidents of home and foreign kennel clubs. It has been decided that inasmuch as the World's Fair Kennel Show is universal in character and is to be held under rules approved by the officers of the kennel clubs of this and foreign countries, we will favor the proposition that the wins at the universal exposition of 1904 shall be published in the home and foreign kennel club stud books. In estimating the cost necessary for the benching, feeding, care and other expenses at the Bhow this committee have made a most careful estimate based upon tbe number of probable entries (as indicated in correspondence with dog owners conducted by the exposition management and through other channels). While it is not thought the Bum named will more than equal expenses, yet if any surplus should result, the amount will be employed for additional testi- monial prizes to be awarded to the exhibitors winning prizes at the show. For further information concerning the foregoing address Marcel A. Viti, Secretary of the Committee, 1416 S. Penn Square, Philadelphia. August Belmont, Makcel A. Vitti, John G. Kent, Committee Representing American Dog Fanciers. Spokane Show. The premium list is out for the second annual show of the Spokane Kennel Club at the Interstate Fair Grounds, Spokane, Wash., October 5, 6, 7 and 8, 1904. Entries will close September 26th. The entry fee will be $2.00 for each dog entered in one class only and $1.00 additional for each class where a dog is entered in more than one class. A listing fee of 25 cents will be charged for each dog. If preferable, intending exhibitors can register a dog in the Field Stud, the fee for which will be $1.00 after July 1st. The classifica- tion embraces 322 classes, with Bilver medals to first, bronze medals to second as well as diplomas to first, second, third and winners. The ribbon colors are the same as in vogue at other showB. Medals and diplomas will be ready for distribution at the close of the show. Among the special prizes are 27 handsome cups offered by the leading business men of Spokane. Mr. Julius Redelsheimer offers a silver plate for the best kennel shown. Glen Tana Collie Kennels offei a cup for the best Irish Setter bitch. Cash prizes of $20 each are offered handlers for the best string from California, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia respec- tively. There will be a number of additional prizes and Bpecials announced in thecatalogue. The general classification arrangement, awards and distribution of specials for the various breeds is encouraging for a large entry. The officers of the club are: Thos. S. Griffith, Presi- dent; Jno. M. Bunn, Vice-President; A. B. Jackson Secretary-Treasurer. Bench Show Committer a! B. Jackson, C. D. Bond, Thos. S. Griffith and A. f! Weisman. Veterinary surgeon, Dr. Pike. John Bradshaw, of San Francisco, has been engaged to judge all breeds. For entry blanks, premium lists or other informa- tion, address Secretary A. B. Jackson, 39 Jamieson Bldg., Spokane, Wash. DOINGS IN DOGEOM. Tluvr ICnglisli Setter bitch puppies whelped Jan- uary 12, 1904, by Sousa (Tony Boy-Sport's Destiny) out of Fleety Hill (Oakley Hill-Sport's Fleety) re- cently purchased by Mt. View Kennels of A. H. Nel- son, Taeoma, Wash., have been nominated by Mr Nelson for the Am. Field Futurity for 1905. Ml.. View Kennels recently received the Llewellyn Setter bitch Ramona (Lady's Count Gladstone Sport's Destiny) from A. H. Nelson. The charge was absolutely without foundation so far as Mrs. Roi was concerned. What its merits might develop in another direction— selling a Btolen dog and giving a false pedigree is now problematical, for the dog is dead, poisoned, it is claimed, by a party unknown. The original ownership of the dog can not now be proven, and one story in connection therewith is as good as another. For the present the matter iB ended, Mrs Roi being advised by Secretary J. P. Norman in a letter dated June 6th: "Mrs. A. A. Roi, San Francisco — Dear Madam: I take much pleasure in communicating the following resolution passed by this committee at its meeting held on the 4th inst. "Resolved, That Mrs. A. A. Roi be and hereby is exonerated from the charge made, of showing a dog under a wrong name and pedigree knowingly, and f showing said dog as hers, when knowing that it w s not her bona fide property, and that no suspicion f fraud can be imputed to her action. "The papers in the case haye been sent to N ■> York for instructions as to further action, and will >e returned to you as soon as the matter has be.-i terminated." Mr. Payne Shatter is much enthused over several three months' old Llewellyn puppies by ttar White out of his bitch Queen. W. S. Kittle has one of the litter and considers he is the lucky possessor of a most promising Setter. Chas. W. Kellogg and Prof. La Mar also have each one of Queen's puppies. The Dove Season. The open season for dove shooting commenced yesterday, the 1st, and will continue until February 15th next. The open period is the state law but in several counties the season has been shortened as follows: Fresno — August 15 to February 1. Kings — September 1 to February 15, Los Angeles — August 1 to September 1. Madera — August 15 to February 1. Merced — August 15 to February 1. Orange — August 1 to February 15. San Bernardino — August 1 to October 1. Santa Clara — October 15 to February 15. Yolo — AuguBt 1 to February 1. In all other counties the open season iB that mentioned in the general state law. The black bass season opened on the 1st. Repots from Cisco were encouraging enough to tempt F. H. Reed to make the trip to Eagle lake, a good fishing water in the vicinity of the mountain town. Salmon fishing at Santa Cruz and Capitola is re- ported to be in full swing. The fish taken average larger in size than those caught a fortnight ago. Recently bait has been exceedingly scarce, the boat- men having been demanding and getting 75 cents a dozen for sardines or anchovies. Many anglers re- gard the price in the nature of an imposition and rely on the Wilson or Stewart spoons, 4's and 5's. In this they have not been disappointed for a large number of salmon have been taken on the trolliDg spoons. Among the successful anglers last Sunday were James Chesley and Walter Burlingame, who came in with 16 fine fish in their boat. Another boat contain- ing Dr. Redmond Payne, Paul Shattuck and Mr. Jones had 14 salmon. Messrs Stevens and Schmidt went out at 5:30 and returned at 10:30 a. m. having caught 18 splendid fish. Louis Weinman and son also were very successful. Numerous other fishermen were out and had a great time with the salmon. The run bids fair to last several weeks. The angling fraternity are now enjoying fly-fi9hing on many streams. The exodus of sportsmen to favor- ite trout waters to-day and to-morrow is unprecedent- ed in the annals of local fishing. Coming Events. The following resolution of the Pacific Advisory Committee was adopted subsequent to proceedings takon by that body in investigation of a charge made against Mrs. Roi of violation of A. K. C. rules in showing a dog owned by another party and under a wrongly given pedigree. April 1-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season tor taking steel- head in tidewater. April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open. May 1-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. July 1-Jan. 1— Open season for black bass. July SO— Saturday Contest No. 9. Class Series, Stow lake 2:30 p. m. July 31— Sunday Contest No 9. Class Series, Stow lake, 10 A. M Aug. 15-April 1— Open season for lobsters and crawfish. Nov. 1-Sept. 1— Open season for crabs. Sept. I0-Oct. 16— Close season in tidewater for steelhead. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Gun. July 1-Feb. 15 — Dove season open. July 3— California Wing Club. Live birds. Ingleside. July 3— College City Gun Club. Blue rocks. North Berkeley. July 10— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. July 10— Empire Gun Club. Blue rocks. Alameda Point. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. July 17— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. July 31— Millwood Gun Club. Blue rocks. Mill Valley. Aug. Merchandise shoot. Blue rocks. Ingleside Sept. 1-Feb. 15— Open season for mountain quail, grouse and sage hen. Feb. 15-Oot. 15— Closed season :or quail, duoks, eto. Bencli Shows. June 22, 23— Ladles Kennel Association of America Minneola, L. I. Miss Gertrude De Coppet. Seoretary, New York City. June 25— Long Island Kennel Club. Brighton Beach Raoe Track, Coney Island. Jos. M. Dale. Secretary. Sept. 12, 13— Newport Bench Show. Newport. R. I. F. M. Ware, Secretary. Sept 28, 29— Valley Fair Kennel Club. Initial show. Brattle- boro, Vt. H. C. Rice, Secretary. Oct. 4, r— Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury, Conn. Jas Mortimer, Superintendent. Oct. 5, 8— Spokane Kennel Club. Spokane, Wash. W. K. L. July. 2, 1904 J ©Jtte giveeitev cmo gtpovtemcm 11 THE FARM. Keep a Dairy Record. Not one dairyman in ten, I believe, keeps any sort of dairy record or knows except by guess which are the best and which are the poorest cows iD the herd ; which pay a profit and which do not pro- duce enough milk to pay the feed bill. There are men who keep cows (not by any means dairymen), who cannot feed properly, or in any part of their cow keeping do anything properly. Advice of any sort would do these "cow- keepers" no good. They are lost in in- iquity, but to the dairymen who expect their cows to keep them, who feed well and carefully, who figure closely the ex- penses and income of dairying, and who, indeed, make a profit on their wel1 di- rected labor, I want to urge just the little more care and figuring necessary 10 a dairy record, believing it will pay them better for thesr labor than any other work they ever did in connection with their farming operations. Where is the man who can guess with any degree of accuracy which is the best cow in his herd? Let him take into his stable for a year a milk scale and a Bab cock tester, and it is more than likely he will find a half dozen cows that are bringing him in more profit than that "old fill pail" who has always been the apple of his eye. Either her milk is low in test or she dries up too soon, making the yearly average less than some of the more plodding performers who keep on all the year around, giving a fair mess of reasonable rich milk. And then the pleasure 0 knowing all about your cows. Would't it be less of drudgery when you are milking your string of cows to-morrow morniDg to know that the firBt one in the line produced last year over 300 pounds of butter, and the next one is not giving much of a mess now, but the record shows that she has already brought in $75, and it is about time she went dry And here's Besf . She's doing fine for a heifer, and then Star. You have got her on the list. She is getting pretty plump and the butcher is coming around next week. There is more money in her for steaks than for milk, and so on down the line, and before you know it the milking iB done, and you wonder why you don't dread milking as you used to. Lots of wo:k to keep a dairy record? Xot much work. All you have to do is to mark off a Bbeet of paper in squares and put the names or numbers of the cows down the left side and the dates across the top, tack it on a board and hang it beside the Warranted to give satisfaction. GOMBAILT'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 HUMAX REMEDY for Rhen matimn. SpruioB, Sore Throat, etc., iu is invaluable. Every bottle or Caustic Balsam sold is Warranted to pive satisfaction Price $1.50 per bottle. Sold by dmpcists. or sent by ex- press, charges paid, with (til) directions for its use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address TEE LA WREHCB-WILLIAMS COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio. scales in the barn. When each cow's milk is weighed mark it down. You. will get pretty fai.- results if you weigh only one day in the week. At the end of the month figure up the month's milk, and the amount of butter by the test and make out a monthly record sheet.— C. S. Arnold. — o Feeding Horses. In caring for the horse the question of proper feeding is all important. The care given the horse aloug other lines may be done exactly right but the feeding may not be given proper judgment. Too many farmers do not feed their horses suffic- iently heavy, while on the other hand there are those who overdo the matter. The mistake in thelight feeding of horses applies especially to the horses that are expected to do heavy farm work only, al- though a great number of these same horses are obliged to do not only farm work but road work besides. If we con- sult the statistics of some of the large cities in reference to this matter we will find that horses there are much better fed as a rule than those on the farm. To illustrate this point the average road horse in the city, or the street horses, that are drawing cabs and loads of almost similar weight, are fed from 14 to 15 pounds of oats and 10 to 12 pounds of hay daily, and where corn is a part of the ra- tion the proportions are about 15 pounds of corn, 10 pounds of oats and 15 pounds of hay. In the feeding of the dray horse, whose work is more nearly like that of the farm horse, the ration is at least one- half more than what it is for horses doing lighter work. Let us Btop and compare for a moment these rations with thoBe fed by the average farmer. With the farm- ers, in too many cases, the ration for grain is corn and corn stover for rough- age, and if corn stover is not used for roughage a poor quality of hay is often employed. It is not to be wondered at, then, that many farm horses quickly wear out when the spring work begins. The farmer should be prepared to feed oats as a part of the regular ration throughout the year if at all possible, es- pecially is this true when heavy work is being carried on. He should aim to feed for the work which the animalsare expected todo, and bear in mind that where horses are em ployed to do farm work and go on the road besides, great care should be exer- cised in feeding properly. — Successful Farming. m — Fattening Heifer Calves. year of her life, proved to be absolutely | making without branching off into fiesh- worthlesB as a cow. ! making. To secure such cattle we must There is no doubt whatever that Bfcrong j first use only bulls of the most pro- and decided dairy parentage will he'p | nounced dairy breeds. Second, we must very much to hold a heifer quite true to I rear the heifer so her dairy temperament her purpose, in spite, even, of neglect or ; or tendency will not be spoiled by Injudi- unwise rearing and handling, as well as cious feeding and handling. He is the feeding. This inherited tendency toward decided dairy function is what we call "dairy temperament." That is what we are after where we select a bvll of the longeat and most decided dairy parentage possi- ble. On the contrary, it ia the beefy or flesh-making tendency or temperament that we try to avoid when we reject Birea or mothers which show by their build that thev possess such tendencies. This ia not to say that many cowa of beefy form do not possess strong milk giving powerB and capacity. But whan we are breeding dairy cattle the road lies straight before us, and our purpose iB to endow each heifer and sire with as strong and potent dairy tendencies or tempera- ment as we can. In the most decided of dairy breeds there occasionally crops out an animal that shows a decided leaning to the flesh-making temperament. Ib it wise then, by feeding to encourage the growth of this latent, beefy tendency? On the contrary, iB not the better part of wisdom to both breed and feed for the en- largement of the dairy temperament and capacity in our cattle? "One swallow does not make a sum- mer." Our one experiment does not set- tle a principle, but we find in practice that we have now altogether too many cows in the country with a low, weak dairy temperament. The other day an Elgin dairyman was complaining to us that about eight out of ten of the cowa he bought were of such low dairy tempera- ment that he could not crowd them to- ward milk-making without their putting on flesh at once, and gradually drying up in milk. Here is the line of division in tempera- ment. The true dairyman wants cattle that can be pushed along toward milk- best dairyman who can best develop his heifers to be good cowb. Third, all after-treatment to the heifer either helps or hinders the performance of her inborn purpose. The wise dairyman studies ou!; what this treatment is for the Bake of his own profit. — Hoard's Dairy- man. "Johnson grass" is regarded aa a farm peat in many parts of the south, Texas having passed a law which fines railway corporations $25 where they allow it to grow on their rights of way. Recently a Texas farmer brought an action against a railway company under this law which went against it in the Texas courts. An appeal was taken to the United StateB supreme court, where the conatitutionality of the law was affirmed. For years it has been the concensus of opinion, with the most studious dairy farmers, that it was not a wise thing to rear heifer calves in a fat condition. ThiB judgment, on the whole, we believe to he a sound one. And yet, there is a good deal of diverse judgment upon it. Dairymen do not agree aB to matters of practice, any better than people in other professions. On page 229 of the issue of the Dairyman of April Sth, George F. Vincent make3 the statement that "there is no danger of getting the dairy calf too fat. If it has good milking ances.ors itg chances are all right for a good dairy cow." It seems to us in the light of some pre- vious experiences that Mr. Vincent's, statement is too sweeping. A number of years ago we had a fine, high-grade JerBey cow. The first calf she brought was a heifer. We reared this calf in what we thought sound practice, keeping her thrifty and growing, but not fat. The second calf waa also a heifer. We con- cluded to make an experiment and feed this heifer fattening food from the start, till she was a year old. The third calf was also a heifer, and we reared her aB we did the first. Now for the result. All three heifers were sired by first-class Jer- sey bulls, ao there was no difficulty about "good milking ancestors." The firat and third heifers proved to be valuable cows ; the second one that we kept fat the first Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city. towD and hamlet in the State. PRIVILEGES! FOR SALE. Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association Meeting at SAN JOSE AUGUST 3, 4, 5 and 6. 1904 •RIDS FOR THE FOLLOWING PRIVILEGES -L* will be received up to noon, "Wednesday, July 30, 1904: Raftinft1 /Auction and Mntnel Pools, or\ DClllll^ V Auction and Totaliiator ) Bar and Cigars, Restaurant, Candy and Nuts, Programmes. A certified check for 50 per cent should accom- pany each bid. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. F. W. KELLEI, Secretary, 36 Geary St., San Francisco 1879 GEN. GRANT Tinier. ORRIN HICKOK Driver, ST. JULIEN 2:12 3-4 The old "ST, JULIEN" SHOEING SHOP of MARTIN O'DEA & SON removed to Union Square Avenue, directly in rear of old shop. MARTIN O'DEA & SON, - - Proprietors. COME AND SEE US. Phone: Grant 114. $100 for 50 Cents would be a bargain. Your own druggist will sell you for 50 cents a bottle Of CRAFT'S DISTEMPER CURE on a FOSITITE GUARANTEE. It will cure distemper and save your horse, or your money back. Isn't that fair? Price $4.50 a dozen. Large size $1 a bottle at druggists or direct, prepaid. Booklet free. Wells Medicine Co. Cbemi*u and : Germologists 3 3d st, Lafayette, Ind. SINGMASTER&SONS.ofKeota Iowa, BREEDERS AND IMPORTERS OF| PERCHERONS, SHIRES, BELGIAN AND FRENCH COACH HORSES Have a Branch Barn at 63 North San Pedro Street, San Jose, Cal. High-class ock always on hand. It will pay to call andjnspect stock if you arein need of a good stallion C. O, STANTON, San Jose Manager. HARNESS and SADDLES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Large Stock. Low Prices. JEPSEN BROS. CO. inc.) 110-112 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO, TWO BLOCKS FROM FERRY W. L,. DE CLOW Proprietor CEDAR RAPIDS (IOWA) JACK FARM FARMERS' SUPPLY OF THE MIDDLE WEST. In my sale April J>th I; was unable to obtain satisfactory prices for my choicest animals in the Belgian and Coach horses, also my best and largest Home-bred and Spanish Jacks were not sold. I will offer this stock at 50% of their value for the nest thirty days. This" is a great opportunity. W. L. DE CLOW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dp»H i o-i-ppc Tn hi 1 1 at(*t\ and type written ready for framiner rCUlglCCa laUUlalCU Write for prices. Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco, Cal. 12 ©h* gtjreefccr arib §v"rtsman [July 2, 1904 Creating Breeds by Crossing. •»: The usual process bv which breeds are created is by selection. In nature varieties are thus established. Animals led to themselves gradually adjust them- selves to the conditions under which they exist, and conditions remain unohangod the ani- mal organism is persistent in its new type. In such cases the new conditions under which a group of animals Is called upon to exist, the variations in the group are induced primarily by the environment. New characters are attaohed to the organisms and old ones aro lost. Then the creative power of her- edity asserts itself in forming new characters and further destroying old ones as a result of the various combinations made In the blending of characters. Natural selection does the rest to fix and maintain the new type. The croatlon of breeds by crossing le another mat- ter and is purely the work of heredity. At least, heredity is the prime faotor in creating new char- acters by crossing types more or less violently op- posed to each other. The earlier creations of her- edity may be influenced by environments and new variations induced as a result. But the chief factor in creating breeds by crossing is heredity. The pro- cess develops a number of serious problems in her- edity. Crossing is the special delight of the enthusiastic amateur breeder and its awful results are often his only reward. It looks to be a very simple thing to the amateur to combine the excellent qualities of two well-bred breeds and destroy those qualities in the breeds that aro not desirable. The amateur breeder reasons something like this: Here is a high-couraged enthusiastic brilliant bresd, full of fire and energy. It has plenty of quality, but is lacking in certain useful physical and psychical characters, and has some undesirable characters. On the other hand, there is another breed which lacks courage, enthusiasm, brilliancy of performance and energy, but it has many useful physical and psycholo- gical characters that are wanting in the other breed, and certain undesirable characters. The amateurs reasons that it is the simplest problem in breeding to cross these two breeds and create a new breed that will have all the desirable qualities of each breed, without any of the undesirable characters. Anyone may sit down with a pencil and paper, take these two breeds apart and put the parts he likes into an ideal and throw the other parts away. But when he comes to make the cross he finds the characters do not combine and blend in fact as he combined them on paper. And the amateur breeder does not know why. He might not know to an absolute certainty how to cross breeds if he knew all that is known of heredity, but the more familiar the breeder is with the many problems in heredity that may be solved, the greater will be his degree of success in creating a breed by crossing. It should be understood at the outset that undesira- ble characters are just as much a part of a breed in which they appear as those characters are which are desirable, and a breed is just as likely to be prepotent in the one as In the other. The undesirable characters In two breeds crossed may therefore assert themselves In their progeny, while the desirable characters of both breeds would be lost. On the other hand the desired characters might appear without the undeslra. ble characters. The chances are that neither one of these things will happen. Instead, there will be a mixture of both — some blended in a desirable way, others blended in an undesirable way; soma In their entirety and others only in part In some cases where crosses aro made a certain "nick" happens, which appears to assert Itself with great regularity In the progeny of the cross. When this h.< niform progeny to work on. Hut it ofton happens that a wide degree of unllkoness prevails In the progeny, in which case a freak animal of little or no value may bo devi bo bred. Neither will b like the conception of the breeder befit; ■ I very largely an power of pro- reproduoeany particular charai'i. r fuir guena attho bi strongth of any parlh :l study of the ly for many .'.loin. It will bo llkuly to assert Itself similar elm i may mako a fair guess at the breeding strength of ■ mr character by a study of Hi ■ If It ban appeared regularly for many generations It will .. assert Itself over r similar character In anoti .,rif two ohara ters not too vii. !, other od >'V ■ long line of thoy will be '- to Mend. I tftrMtdri ' !■ --.'log. The struggle to unite begins in the first cross and is car- ried on continually. That is the first important les- son to be learned in crossing. When one set of characters are more thoroughly fixed than similar characters in the other breed, the older characters wlllbelUely to assert themselves. At least there will be a greater proportion of such characters in the progeny. Certain characters in a breed are related naturally and others are related by chance. In either case these related characters, or a majority of them, are likely to appear together. The naturally related or allied characters form the stronger relationship and aro most difficult to break up. For example a certain color or peculiar style of horns may be breed charac- ters. The characters with which they are related have no further relationship than that they have appeared regularly together for many generations. Habit is an important factor in heredity and these characters may be expected to appear together when a cross is made, or they may all be absent. Certain breeds of dogs have certain physical and psychical relationships that have no other dependence on each other than the relationship resulting from habit. The same is true of all breeds of animals. Naturally related characters are those growing out of some generic character like courage for example. The high couraged animal is aggressive, loves to fight for the fight's sake, is keyed up to the fullest nervous pitch, is sometimes illtempered. All these and other characters develop and becomeindependent characters and form a relationship, and fall into the habit of appearing regularly together. Timid animals have their related characters growing out of timidity. There are many physical relationships both natural and accidental that get into the habit of appearing together, some of them desirable, others undesirable. In crossing two breeds this fact must be taken into consideration. The breeder may not know the re- lated characters until he has made the cross. But if he studies the cross well he will be likely to get a good idea of them, although he will be certain to gain some additional knowledge in the next cross. The great skill in breeding is of course in breaking up these related characters and preserving those that are desirable and breeding out those that are not wanted. To do this successfully the breeder must fix his own value on any breed charaoter, and he will determine this value largely by the difficulty he has in fixing it. For example he may find that a desir- able type of neck appears regularly with an undesir- able shoulder. What is he to do to get the type of neck he desires in his breed? If he finds that the poor shoulder is exceptional in the breed he can risk breeding from the poor shouldered animal for the sake of the rare neck. Of course, in crossing the good neck on the poor neck pedigree poorer neck will prevail, just as the better shoulder will prevail. But out of the many he will get an animal with the de- sired combination of neck and shoulder. Once hav- ing broken up the relationship the breeder may create the new relationship of neck and shoulder and fix it in the breed. If there should be no natural relationship between the neck and shoulder the new relationship could be easily maintained. Natural relationships are broken up too, but as before stated they are difficult to break up, and hard to maintain after they are broken up. Viciousness in the horse is naturally related to courage, but breeders are pre- eistently breeding viciousness out of their strains. In spite of that fact it crops out occasionally. Horses of high courage may be made vicious by bad treatment, and that viciousness is easily made an hereditary character. Natural physical relations are difficult to break up and maintain as a breed character. The race horse has a running shoulder. Introduce his blood into a trotting strain and the disposition to run will be greatest in the progeny that has the running shoulder. Where tho trotting shoulder prevails the trotting disposition and trotting action behind will maintain a better relationship. The running shoulder has a natural relationship with the running disposi- tion and the running action generally. The blood of tho running horse Is in the pedigree of our ti otters, but tho physical and psychical running relationships havo been broken up, and a type of trotters fixed by persistent training and selection. The trotter has tho courage, tho energy, and tho Instinctivo disposi- tion to go fast, but he trots naturally, whereas the thoroughbred has the running desire. In creating that gioup of horses that Is distin- guished from other horses as trotting-brcd, a liberal use of tho thoroughbred was made on mongrel bred horsos of the best trotting tj po. Speed, stamina and roflnomont were needed to help make the trotter out of scrubs. Tho shoulder of tho race horse was so per. slstont In the now croatlon that mechanical appliances woro nocessary to make tho horse pick up his feet and tOQUlre the best trotting action. Once this action was well fixed and tho disposition to trot bred Into the nervous system it was not difficult to maintain and improve since the new conditions served to help fix the desired quality. Set the trotting-bred horse to running and keep him at it for many generations and the running shoulder, action and instincts would ap- pear and have a natural relationship. Some of our coach horses are crossed out for the purposes of refinement. The characters intended to refine are so well fixed and related to the other breed characters that they are difficult to separate, and give place to a new combination. Crossing a long-back breed on a short-back breed for the sake of getting the short strong coupling of one with the length of chest of the other often results disastrously. The ideal contemplated in the cross would be an animal, the volume of whose lung power would be moved back from the shoulders, giving length of chest instead of depth at the shoulder. Such an Ideal would be shallow in the chest at the shoulder, but would have much of the lung power in middle, that is, would have a large barrel. In the cross for such a purpose the parts are not likely to combine in the desired way. Instead there might be a great lengih of back without strength to support it. The result would be a sway-backed ani- mal, and sway back might thus be fixed as »n inde- pendent character and appear occasionally in animals of normal strength. It would have a natural relation- ship to long weak backs, and would appear more fre- quently with the long-baeked specimens. This is only one of the dangers of crossing. But it is one of the things necessary to know in crossing breeds. The long and the short back may be crossed, and an animal produced therefrom with a short stout loin and a long chest, the distribution of the lung power being such as to place the greater volume in the middle, giving a big barrel. While horses and other animals go fastin all shapes, this last formation is the most conducive to speed and endurance. Such a formed animal may not be as fastas one of a different form, because the one with the poorer middle and back may have the better action, and may be superior in other respects. But all other things being equal the form described is the most desirable, and the most difficult to breed, either by crossing long and short animals within the breed, or by making a direct outcross. But no one must suppose that he has created a breed when he has made a successful nick in the first cross. — C. B. Wkitjord in Breeders Gazette. Prof. W. L. Carlyle of tha Colorado Agricultural College last month marketed at Denver the 150 head of steers that had been in a feeding experiment near Loveland. They were divided into three lots. Lot I was fed corn chop and beet pulp and alfalfa hay. Lot II had the same kind of a ration except corn, ground barley and oats being substituted for corn in an equal quantity. Lot III had only beet pulp and alfalfa hay. One steer of each lot was killed first to be cut up to test the meat. These three killed out very close to the same percentage, the steer from Lot I being first, dressing 62.76 per cent warm. Lot II dressed 62.46 percent, while the pulp-fed animal dressed 61.86 per cent. The cattle were valued at $5.65 for the corn- fed lot; $5.50 for the oats and barley lot and $5.35 for the straight pulp-fed cattle. There is great interest in this experiment in Northern Colorado, and it is estimated that there will be in the neighborhood of 50,000 cattle fed on beet pulp next winter. While the pulp alone produces a fine quality of beef, the cattle shrink heavily and the addition of a little grain improves the cattle greatly. The cattle industry in Mexico is assuming large proportions and at present there is no organization for handling the stock at market places as it is handled in the United States. The Mexican govern- ment, however, Has finally consented to the construc- tion and operation in that country of stock yards on the American plan. An expenditure of $300,000 will be made in equipping stock yards near Mexico City, and the company behind the enterprise, which is said to have a capital of $3, 000,000 in gold, is composed largely of men who control some of the prominent stock yards in the United States. It is stated that the new com- pany will be hedged with many urovisions in the interest of the producer and consumer. More mutton is being consumed in this country than ever before in Hb history. This is because there aro more people in the country and because the mut- ton is of better quality. The deduction which the situation seems to warrant is that the man who en- gages in sheep breeding in the right way and stays with it is practically sure of making good money. As time goes on it becomes more and more apparent that mutton and lamb are fashionable meats among the American people.) July 2, 1904] ffiiw gtviefrgj? on& ^prjcnci^mmt 13 Preparing Land for Irrigation. The United States department of agri- culture will soon issue bulletin No. 145, of the office of experiment stations, describ iDg methods of preparing land for irriga- tion and applying water to crops in differ- ent sections of the arid region of the United States. In this bulletin the methods of getting rid of sage brush, smoothing the ground, building laterals and distributing water over fields aB de- veloped by the experience of farmers in irrigated districts are brought together and described. The tools and implements used are illustrated and the cost of the *ork based upon actual examples in dif- ferent stateB, is given. The purpose is to afiord beginners a reliable guide both as to the coBt of bringing wild land under cultivation and methods best suited to different Boils, climates and crops. The facts included in this bulletin have been gathered by the irrigation investigations of this office, acting in co-operation with the State experiment stations and State engineers' offices. The bulletin brings out the fact not well understood, that the cost of prepar- ing the land for irrigation is in many in- stances greater than the cost of building canals and reservoirs. Detailed figures of the cost of checking land bqow that it varies in certain districts in California from $9.96 to $18.08 per acre. This is more than twice the cost of the canal sys- tems in the San Joaquin valley, Califor- nia, which is given in the report of the census bureau for 1902 as $4.99 per irri- gated acre. Where the preparing of the land is contracted for the cost of checking varies Ifrom $7.50 to $20 per acre. The price of preparing land for flooding is much less, but iB $5 per acre in Wyoming. The need of a better understanding of this particular branch of irrigation prac- tice is becoming more and more impor- tant. Reservoirs and canalB are but means to accomplish a purpose. That purpose is to increase the products of the soil. The value of the ditch or reservoir depends upon the acreage of land which it will serve and the increase in the value of the productB which the U8e of water will bring about. The t'me is coming when the most important problems con- nected with irrigation will be the best means of applying water and not, aB at present, those of canal and reservoir building. About thirty different methods of ap- plying water are now in use. This does not mean that there are thirty distinct systems, but includes the different ways of preparing land by checking, compart- ments, deep and shallow furrows, flood- ing, sprinkling and subirrigation This bulletin gives some of the results of a serieB of tests of different methods of ap- plying water and the difference in loss of water by evaporation in deep and shallow furrows and in flooding. About one and one-half times as much water was needed to irrigate an acre of land by flooding as was required in furrows twelve inches deep. About one and one-third timeB aB much water was needed to irrigate in fur- rows three inches deep as in furrows one foot deep. A saving of one-third of the water by the adoption of a better system would mean not only increased profits to farmers but a large increase in the acre- age which could be irrigated from canals or reservoirs. 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The driving horses and colts can be seen at my stable In Vallejo, and the broodmares, etc., at the race track. Apply to or address THOMAS SMITH, Vallejo, Cal. FOR SALE. Miction RrtV B*? geldtne °y SultanJr.; misaiUU U\jy stands 16*4 hands and weighs over 1100 lbs. A handsome, high-class, gentle- man's roadster; stylish action, gentle, and good driver. Winner (without preparation) of the 2:30 pace at the matinee Decoration Day. Address T. H. CORCORAN, 1201 Valencia St., San Francisco. Fast Pacer For Sale. rpHE PACING GELDING, AL SANDY 2:19% J- by Wayland W., dam Rapid Ann by Overland. Can pace three heats better than 2:17. Can brush very fast on the road. Excellent prospect to race. He is one of the best road horses In the city. Gentle and intelligent. Safe for lady to drive. For price and further particulars address S. WATSON, 235 Douglas street/San Francisco Price Low. McMURRAY SULKIES and JOGGING CARTS Standard the World Over. •SSP-Address for printed matter and prices. W. J. 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I i -rocoss avand apply tuc viv. nori>iur from thrcM I ■ i 91 pel licalcru. ■ ■ W.F.Y0UN0.P.D.F Springfield. Mass. >l»ckVtOo, Lai mIbOo., Ito.lln.-Wp, i .\ Oo . .'.O'Kmc and J. A MoKirron, ■II of S»n Kranclhoo. San Jose. Aug. 3. 4, 5, 6. 1904 The following is a list of the horseB entered : No. 11. The California Stakes for 2:24 Class Trotters $2000 S H Hoy's blk m Little Babe by Bradtmoor, dam by Dawn. F R Garnsey's b m Alcacita by Red Cloak, dam Alcazette by Alcazar. Silva & Wright's b g M J by Bay Bird, dam by Cornelius. Martin Carter's ch h T C by Nutwood WilkeB, dam Zeta Carter by Director. H C Ahler's br g Telephone by Direct, dam Nellita by Philosopher. John A. Cole's b g Jupiter B by Gen Beverly, dam Little Agnes by Gossiper. J De La Montanya's ch g Bain by Steinway. S K Dougherty's br m Sonoma Girl by Lynwood W, dam Maud Fowler by Anteeo. A L McDonald's b g Col. Hickman by Nevada. Robt Buress' b g Golden Gate by Bay Bird, dam Dourhka by Western. C A Winship's br g Abe Miller by TituB, dam Gazelle by Gossiper. H A Bell's b g H D B by Arthur Holt, dam Jennie D by Jerome Eddy. W H Lumsden's b s McPherson by McKinney, dam Eveline by Nutwood. Walnut Grove Stock Farm's blk m The Boquet by Nushagak, dam Woodflower by Ansel. Geo W Kingsbury's b g D E Knight by Lynwood, dam Grant, Jr. Wm. Morgan's b m Una K by McKinney, dam Nellie K by Gen. Grant, Jr. S. Silgen's Birdcatcher by Direct, dam Katberine by Hock Hocking. I. N. Minor's br g Morosco by Wayland W, dam Lady Moor by Grand Moor. R. W. Peterson's b g R W P by Lynwood W. ALL G.UESSES POSITIVELY CLOSE JULY 26, 1904. Should more than one person pick the first three horses in the order in which they finish two timerB will be given to the first two guesserB in the order in which the guesses were received. NO STRINGS ATTACHED TO IT Every Body May Put in a Guess! Cut This Out and Send in Your Guess To the BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco. 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Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edinburfe 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 Francisco1 Telephone Park 128. Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cared In 4S Hoars. CAPSULES Mi*. Superior to Copaiba, Cubebs or Injection ,« M*-*., >*r i:58 1-f PALAOH KB1I RACE TRACK, PLEASAXION, 0*X Flout Wines, Liquors and Cigar* Boardimg Hoxme A. H. BERNAL, Proprietor, CUBA OP KENWOOD (Glenbeigh Jr.— Btella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam-Dolly Deo n) STOGKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Hakera field, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broke* Dogs for sale. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word ver insertion. Cash to accompany order. IKISH AND SCOTCH TERRIERS. TRISH AND SCOTCH TERRIERS FOR SALE. x Scottle Puppies sired by Ch. Loyne RuCBan ana Crimson Rambler. Best Irish stock on the Coast. MBS. BRADLEY-DYNE, Saturna P. O.. B.C. LLEWELLYN SETTERS. LLEWELLYN SETTER PUPS FOR SALE, containing the blood of Marie's Sport, Oh. Gladstone, Roderlgo and Antonio. These are not cheap dogs, but high-class stock. MRS. THOS. MURPHY, Hollister, Cal. FOXHOUNDS. TJiOR SALE— THREE WELL-BROKEN DOGS, -^ two years old. Two pups five months old. These dogs are thoroughbred. Address J. H. RAVEKES. San Leandro, Cal. IRISH TERRIERS. T^OR SALE— CAPITAL BITCH, A WINNER L price $15. First-class 8-months-old dog, rood in all ways; price $35. BRADLEY-DYNE, Saturna P 0-, B. C. SCOTCH TERRIERS. TTOR SALE— 8-MONTHS-OLD DOG BY CH. -^ Loyne Ruffian, very typical; price $20. 12- months-old dog, $10. Smart biton, good breeder, $12. BRADLEY-DYNE, Saturna P. O., B. C. ST. BERNARDS. A T STUD— CHAMPION LE KING. GRAND- -"- est headed St. Bernard on the Coast. Fee $90. W. WALLACE, 58.Boyce St., San Franolico. Q0C0ANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOB STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIGS FOB SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO 208 California Street, San Francisco, Cal, ROSE HOTEL PLEASANTON, CAL. Enlarged, Rebuilt. Twenty-five New Rooms Newly Furnished, Electric Lights, Running Water. Up to date. A. S. OLNKT St SON - - Proprle 16 ffitte ^vceitev mtfc gppmrtsman [July 2, 1901 TELEPHONE: mjiORSEimSl% San Francisco, IvXy^^- ^«««*##«*«^*###**«1*####^###^ * * * * I * THE PACIFIC COAST RECORD MADE I W.H. VARIBN Broke 315 Blue Rocks out of 325 Shot At with 1 U. M. C. SHELLS I JUXE 19-20, AT FRESNO GUN CLUB SHOOT. # 1st High Average, W. H. VARIEN, Pacific Grove, Cal. # Longest Straight Run of 78. ?{? 2d High Average, J. E. VAUGHAN, Los Angeles, Cal. ■& 3d High Average, J. W. BRADRICK, San Francisco. i'i .All X^Tou. -c^ittL XT. ]VE. O. SECSIiIiS # UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO. E. E. DRAKE, Pacific Coast Manager. 1 1' • *. glfc .V«., .V|>. »#-. VI'. >»i. £•£ ..**. £jfe ..#'. V|', ..#•- Vt*. £|fc ..'**. .W|ir. V|k.g7.W|ir. ..fir. >|* .«*. £ 86-88 FIRST STREET SAN FRANCISCO. RIFLES AND liiiS H O T G U N S PACIFIC COAST AGENCY 127-135 FIRST STREET A. MULLEE, Agent. SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA " INFALLIBLE" WON First and Second at the Grand American Handicap Winner, B. D. Goptll of Atkln, Minn. SeconO, W. R. Rundal of Tcllurlde, Col. " INFALLIBLE" Loaded. In O. I*. W . Sm oKeless. Winning1 Hig-hest Averasre at All Shoots. IF TOD WANT THE BEST ASK FOR California Powder Works FACTORY LOADED SHELLS. If Tod: Vealer don't keep them write the CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS — Office 330 Market St., San Francisco Manufacturers of HEKCCLE8 DYNAMITE, HERCULES GELATINE, CHAMPION IMPROVED BLASTING, BLACK BLASTING, BLACK SPORTING C. P. W. SMOKELESS and MILITARY SMOKELESS. Alio aell CAPS and FUSE. At Milton, Pa., May Hawkins shot at 100 I broke them all with 39 grains of DuPONT SMOKELESS. \ \ I' Clabrough, Golcher & Go. TONS \ Goods td for Cat»loguo. FISHING Tackle 538 MARKET STREET, S. F. You can get these Smokeless Powders in FACTORY . . . O l—l t—l ■ g*» LOADED .. O PI EL L- L.O SHOTGUN RIFLEITE BALLISTITE LAFLIN Sc RAND 'INFALLIBLE'" DU PONT "E. C." SCHULTZE HAZARD What More do vou Want? VOI. XI. V. No. 2. 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY 9, 1904. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A TEAR »I ^ *•■■"■';>-... ..- HAMBLETONIAN lO (Rysdyk's) Qttie gvee&ev anit ^pavtsman [July 9, 1904 O'KANE TRACK HARNESS Custom Made Flexible Saddle, California Girth, Open or Blind Bridle, Long Martingale. ALL WEARING PARTS RAWHIDE LINED. Horse Boots, Hobbles, Clothing, Etc. 26 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO. send FOR catalogue. SALINAS DRIVING CLUB Race meeting: Salinas, CaL, Sept. 14, 15, 16 and 17 Entries Close Tuesday, July 26, 1904 LIST OF EVENTS. Horses Must Be Named With Entry. DISTRICT RACES. 8— District (Monterey, San Benito. Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo counties) Three-Year- Old Stake, for trotting colts three years old or under, $10 to accompany nomination July 26th. $15 August 15th and $25 September 1st, with $50 added by the Club. 9— District Two- Year-Old Trot conditions and added money the same as in No. 8. 10— Mixed Race, Trotters and Pacers, 2:25 class, for horses owned in Mon- terey County SI 50 11— Mixed Trotting and Pacing Race for Members of the Driving Club, owners to drive 150 Entrance h% and b% from money winners. Two horses may be entered by one owner in any race on one entrance fee, butr not more than one can be started. Races will be arranged so as to give horses starting In more than one race at least one day between starts. All Stakes are for the amount guaranteed— no more, no less. Stakes not filling satisfactorily to the Board of Directors may be declared off. Member National Trotting Association. Send for Entry Blanks and address all communications to J. D. KALAR, Sec'y, Salinas, Cal. 1 — Monterev County Chamber of Com- merce Stakes, for 2:20 class $600 8— Green Class, for horses without rec- ords 300 3— For horses eligible to the 2:10 class. 300 4— For horses eligible to the 2:15 class. 300 TROTTERS. 5— Salinas Driving Club Stakes, for 8:20 trotters 8600 6— For trotters of the 2:15 class 300 7— For Green Class trotters, or horses without records 300 ADDITIONAL STAKE Pleasanton Fair and Racing; Association 2:16 CLASS TROTTING STAKE, $500, Guaranteed. ENTRIES TO CLOSE FRIDAY, JDLY IS, 1901 Entrance 5% of the amount of the Stake. Other conditions same as those of stakes which closed June 1, 1904, except nominators will not be allowed to name two horses on one entrance fee. FRED E. ADAMS, Secretary, PLEASANTON, CAL. $100 for 50 Cents nonld be a bargain. Your own druggist will sell you for 50 cents a bottle Of CRAFT'S DISTEMPER CURE on a POSITIVE GUARANTEE It will cure distemper and save yonr horse, or your money back. Isn't that fair* Price 84 50 a dozen. Large size SI a bottle at druggists or direct, prepaid. Booklet free. Wells Medicine Co,Cheml,,8and Germologlsts 13 3d st, Lafayette, Ind. SINGMASTER & SONS.of Keota Iowa BREEDERS AND IMPORTERS OK PERCHERONS, SHIRES, BELGIAN AND FRENCH COACH HORSES Have a. Branch Barn at 63 North San Pedro Street, San Jose, Cal. Hlgt cI.m good Nt.UtOD ook always on band. It will pay to call and Inspect stock If you are In need of a C. ii. STANTON. San Joie Manager HARNESS and SADDLES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Large Stock. Low Prices, JEPSEN BROS. CO. inc.) 110-112 MARKET ST„ SAN FRANCISCO, TWO KLOCKS FROM Kt.mil JsS&EaSSESgi EXCURSION RATES ST. LOUIS. Round Trip Excursion Tickets to St. LOUIS and CHICAGO on sale July 1, 2, 7, 8, 13, 14, and other dates in August, September and October at the following rates: TO ST. LOUIS $67.50 TO CHICAGO GSS&VJ3Q S72.50 RETURN LIMIT three months. StoD-Overs allowed on both going and returning trip .. . THESE EATES GOOD ON OVERLAND LIMITED ,a Ask about the Through Tourist [jra Cars direct to the Exposition. (M 613 MARKET STREET | SOUTHERN PACIFIC I iB>.gS: rS?.-gc H 5g' ^-gc: rByge rSygg S^ jg ^gS :Byg& ^.^ '^;g£ g S^ rBiggl n if :| M M CAMPBELL'S EMOLLIO IODOFORM GALL CURE For GALL BACKS and SHOULDERS, CRTJPPE SORES and SADDLE GALLS there Is nou 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 offerea 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 greats er than the aggregate sales of Gall Cure preceding that year. This increase was entirely due to lea MERITS, and from it we feel justified in saying that it is THE GALL CURE OF THE 30TH CENTURY. It is a quick and sure cure for those troublesome skin cracks under the fe ->ekv aieh injure and often lay up race horses. All Trainers Should Hare It In Their Stables Pa/ irrrPAC T^hlllfltAH and ^Pewrltten ready for framiDg Igl CC5 laUUiaiCU Wrlte (op pr[ce8t Breeder and MAN, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco, Cal. FKICE:— 3 OZ. BOX, 25c; 1 LB. BOX, SI. 00. Read our 'ad." on Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy in next issue of this paper. JAS. B. CAMPBELL & CO., Mfrs.,412 W. Madison St., Chicago, III. Sold by all Dealers in Harness and Turf Goods. If not in stock ask them to write anyJobber for it c PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. 5 TOURISTS and TRAVELERS will, now, with difficulty recognize the famous COURT into which for twenty-flve years oarriages 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 inoreasing popularity of this most famous HOTEL. JULY 9, 1904] t£l« gveebev cwt& gtpaxtsxnan 3 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN T. W. KELLEY, Pbopbibtob. Turf and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE— 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O- BOX 2300.1 Telephone: Black 586. Termi- One Year S3. Six Mouths 81.75, Tbree Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money should be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter ■ddressed 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, July 9, 1004. Dates of Harness Meetings. CALIFORNIA. Pleasanton July 27 to July 30 San Jose (Breeders) Aug. 3 to Aug. 6 Vallejo : ■ Aug. II to Aug. 13 Santa Rosa (Breeders) .' Aug. 17 to Aug. 20 Cal. State Fair, Sacramento Aug. 22 to Sept. 3 Salinas Sept. 14 to Sept. 17 Hanford Oct. 10 to 15 Tulare Oct- 17 x° *8 NORTH PACIFIC. Everett Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Vancouver, B. C Sept. 3 to Sept. 5 Whatcom Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Salem Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Seattle Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 North Yakima Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 Victoria B. C Sept. 27 10 Oct. 1 New Westminster, B. C Oct 3 to Oct. 8 Spokane Oct. 3 to Oct. 8 WaUa Walla Oct. 10 to Oct. 15 Boise ._• Oct. 17 to Oct. 22 GRAND CIRCUIT. Detroit July 25 to July 30 Buffalo Aug. 1 to Aug. 6 Empire City Aug. 8 to Aug. 13 Brighton Beach Aug. 15 to Aug. 20 Eeadville Aug. 22 to Aug. 27 Providence Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Hartford Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 3yraouse Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Columbus Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 Cincinnati Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 Memphis Oct. 17 to Oct. 27 GUESSING CONTESTS are nothing new, but the Breeder and Sportsman has inaugurated one that contains an entirely new feature in that it does not cost the guesser anything and he can guess as often as he pleaseB up to the dateof closing. A hand- some gun-metal split-second timer worth $25 is (The prize, and the reader of this journal who sends in the first correct guess of the first three horses in the California Stake, $2000 for 2:24 class trotters at the Breeders San Joee meeting will be entitled to the timer. The contest was gotten up by the Breeder AND Sportsman for its readers and consequently the guesses must be made on the blanks printed in thead- vertisment of the contest in this paper. The full con- ditions of the contest are there given, together with the list of horses entered. Fill out the blank and mail it to this office. Remember that the first cor- rect guess received will win the time piece. a powerfully muscled horse, with tremendous driving power and great brain, and there are the qualities which when combined with the finer blood of the thoroughbred, placed him in the front rank as the founder of a great family of trotters. Racing on the Fourth at Riverside. MUCH DIFFICULTY is being met with by the California associations giving meetings this year, in filling a 2:12 class trot. The Vallejo Asso- ciation received but four entries to the stake offered for this class, and the Breeders Association only re- ceived the same number for its $600 stake for 2:12 trotters which was advertised to close July 1st, and to he trotted at Santa Rosa. The four horses named were Alta Vela 2:111, Tom Smith 2:13£, Forrest W. 2:14| and What Is It 2:16J. Liege 2:12* would have been entered had his trainer not mistaken the date of closing. The Breeders Association haB concluded that as these horses should make an excellent race, they will close the stake if the five horses are again entered. Blanks have been sent to their owners and It is expected that the five horses will be re-entered. MUCH DISCUSSION has been going on lately in the Eastern turf press over the question whether or not Rysdyk's Hambletonian was or was not a coarse horse. The best known picture of the great founder of the Hambletonian tribe is the one which appears on our front page this week and is from a photograph made by Schreiber of New York in 1873, when Hambletonian was twenty-four years of age. That his head waB large and Roman in outline is con- ceded by all, and that his back was swayed with age at the time the picture was taken is evident. He was CIGHT STAKES FOR RUNNERS are advertised J— ' in this issue by the California State Agricultural Society to be run at the State Fair meeting which opens August 22d. These stakes are much the same as were given last year and all have added money. There will be a number ot overnight events also offered for the runners, which with the splendid list of harness events, entries for which have already closed, will make a fine program of racing for the fair this year. The present Board of Directors of the the society is doing everything in its power to make tne State Fair popular with the people and the out- look for one of the best expositions and race meetings in its history is very bright. Denver Summaries. The Denver meeting came to a close on the Fourth of July. The California harness horses, with one or two exceptions, have been very little in evidence dur- ing the three weeks of racing. Welladay. that had been third in most of her starts, moved up a peg and got second money in her last race. Miss Georgie won again on Monday and paced the first heat in 2:11 J, the same notch as the fastest heat of her previous race. Bane, the fast trotter owned by J. De La Montanya, was started in the 2:25 trot on the last day, but was distanced the second heat after being fifth in the first. The summaries are as follows: Tuesday, juke 28. Pacing, 2:11 class, purse $500. JessC, ch g by Electwood ■ 1 1 Martha B , b m by Ashland Wilkes -. 2 2 Hello Girl.brmby Hello 4 3 Monroe S. and Amble W. also started. Time— 2:12?4'2:153i. Trotting, 2:40 class, purse $500. Lucille K , chm by Wilstar 1 1 Silver Star, rg by Silver Thorn 2 3 Johnnie K. gr g unknown 4 2 Al Fox, Josa and Woody R. also started. Time— S:17fcf, 2:\7%. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29. Pacing, 2:40 class, purse $500. Englewood, ch g by Strongwood 1 1 Welladay, b m by Steinway. 2 2 Ima Electrite, b m by Elec trite 3 4 Obe Croft, Fair Medium and Nancy Conner also started. Time— 2:15, 2:I5M- Trotting, two-year-olds, purse $500. Sally Lunn, b f by Wiggins 2 1 1 Admiral Togo, b c by Iran Alto 12 2 Porto Rico Jr., b c by Porto Rico dis Time— 2:29H. 2:29^, 2:28^. Thursday, June 30. Trotting, club race to wagon. Mr. Wood worth's Joe Mac 3 1 1 Mr. Austin's Billy Hayes 12 3 Mr. Hall's Simon Gugenheim 3 3 2 -Mr.- Luthes' John R 4 4 4 Time— 2-.18K. 2:15H. 2:17&. Trotting, club race to wagon, half-mile heats. Mr. Steven's Selina S 1 1 Mr. Donaldson's Chrlstola Wilkes 2 2 Mr. Ferry's Gibbie 3 3 Prinoess Medium, Black Beauty and Walter B. also started. Time— l:ll»i. 1:12k- Friday, July 1. Pacing, 2:15 class, purse 8500. Daniel J., blk g by Whlteman 1 1 Oregon Maid, rn m by Del Norte ;.. 4 2 Kiowa, b g by Garnet .Wilkes 2 5 Bonnie Treasure, Exodus, Jim Dixon, Rice W. and Queen J. also started. Time— 2:13 tf, 2:13^. Trotting, 2:30 class, purse $500. Queen Knight, b g by Knight.. 1 1 Dewey, ch g by Superior 2 5 Lucille K. chm by Wilstar 7 2 Annie G., Woodie R., Silver Star, Congressman Sibley, Phyllis and Oronteo alsostarted. Time— 2:19^.2:18*4- SATURDAY, JULY 2. Pacing, free-for-all, purse $500. WinfieldStratton, bh by Saraway 1 1 Laura Spurr, ch m by W C P 8 2 Harry J. b g by Reavls Steinway — 3 3 Daisy Field and Dora Delp"ha also started. Time, 2:11^, 2:14^. Trotting, 2:11 class, purse $500. Silver Sign, b h by Silver Thorn 1 1 Jim Ferry, g g by Orange Wilkes 2 2 Ed Winship. b g by Raymond 3 3 Time, 2:12^,2:14*4. MONDAY, JULY 4. Pacing, 2:17 class, parse $500. Miss Georgie, br m by McKinney 1 1 Dick Weloh, r g by Paul N 2 4 Lady Elgin, rm by Baron Posey 4 2 Phoebe Almont, Joe Mack, Joe Younger and Exodus also started. T.me— 2:11M. 2:13^- Trotting, 2:25 class, purse $500. Queen Sign, bmby Silver Sign 12 1 Congressman Sibley, b h by Cecilian 3 1 2 Redemption, oh g by Superior 2 3 4 Al Fox, Bane and Susie R. also started. Time— 2:21M- 2:19$f- Spavin Cured. Wm. Jaokson of Castleton, Vt., writes June 28th as follows: "I applied Quinn's Ointment three times to a spavin on a horse that was given me as he was thought to be of no further use. He is entirely well and I would not take one hundred dollars for him. I consider it one of the best remedies I have ever bad occasion to use." This is the general expression of leading horsemen all over the country. For curbs, splints, spavins, windpuffs and all bunohes try Quinn's Ointment. Price one dollar per bottle, deliv- ered. Satisfaction guaranteed. Address W. B. Eddy & Co., Whitehall, N. Y., if you cannot obtain it from druggist. In connection with the competitive drill and athletic sports given by the Seventh Regiment at the park of the Riverside Fair and Driving Association on the afternoon of the Fourth, the association put on a fine program of races. Every event was well con- tested, some good results were made and enthusiasm ran high among the great crowd present. Following is a summary of the races which were half-mile heats: 2:40 class, the entries were: Pete, S. R. McDougal, owner; Dewey, F. Johnson, owner; Dewey, Tom Noland, owner; Johnny the Swede, O. E. Bartee, owner. In the first heat Johnson's Dewey finished first, but was set back for fouling Pete. The heat was given to Noland's Dewey, Pete second, and Johnny third; time, 1:13$. Pete was quite badly cut in the first heat and was unable to start in the subsequent heat. Johnson's Dewey won the second heat, Noland's Dewey second; Johnoy was set back for running; time, 1:12$. The horses finished in the same order in the third heat; time, 1:15. Johnny ran away in this heat and was withdrawn. The two Deweys came to the scratch for the fourth heat and Johnson's Dewey won easily; time, 1:17 J. 2:20 class — The entries were as follows: J. T. Ham- ner's Esterbrook, Ed. Graser's Kitty Mason, B. R. Smith's Harry H. Jr., F. D. McCord's Rover. Kitty Mason won the first heat with Rover a close second, Harry H. third and Esterbrook fourth; time, 1:09*. Rover, the Azusa horse, took the next three heats In 1:10, 1:12* and 1:13, pressed hard by Kitty Mason. Esterbrook dropped out after the second heat and Harry H. after the third. Ed. Graser won the handsome cap offered by C. W. Filkins for the best record made by a Riverside horse in the event. Free-for-all — The entries were: Harry Ward's Peri, W. M. Bartee's Midnight and Alec M. Wilson's Willits. In the preliminary warm up Peri showed up strong and the backers of Midnight began to be afraid that this Santa Ana speeder might prove a winner. But Midnight won three straight heats and the raceeasily. Peri broke badly and the best he could do was to get second place in the third heat. Willits being second in the other heats. The time was 1:09, 1:07* and 1:04* (the track record.) The crowd cheered the Riverside horse from start to finish. The officerB were: Judges — F. D. Lewis, H. Stanley, H. L Carnahan, starter — Robert L. Bettner, timer — G. W. Dickson — Riverside Press. Budd Doble received a couple of keepsakes from Mr. C. K. G. Billings last week which he prizes very highly. They were one of the hind shoes which Lou Dillon wore when she made her world's record of 1:58* at Memphis, and a neat gold plated pin made from one of the nails which held the shoe in place on that memorable day. Mr. Doble has had them mounted in a neat frame, leaving the shoe just as it came from the hoof of the champion mare, without nickle plate or other adornment. The shoe is only a thin plate, and placed alongside the shoes worn by Goldsmith Maid and Nancy Hanks, show a striking contrast. The Goldsmith Maid shoe weighs 10 ounces, the Nancy Hanks shoe 3£ ounces, while the Lou Dillon shoe weighs but 2 ounces. Oregon Game Laws. At this season of the year sportsmen are beginning to make inquiries as to the open and closed season for fish and game in Oregon. The following brief synop- sis will give information on the most important features of the state laws: Male deer, antelope and mountain sheep, open sea- son July 15 to November 1. Female deer, August 15 to November 1. Killing of spotted fawns, elk or beaver prohibited at all times of the year. No one is allowed to take more than five deer in a season. Night hunting or with dogs, the purchase or sale of hides without tags, or of venison, prohibited. Open season for silver gray squirrel, October 1 to January 1. Rail, plover, open season from August lto January 1. Quail, grouse, native pheasants, prairie chickens, open season, October 1 to December 1; limit, 10 birds per day. Ducks, geese, swan, open season from September 15th to January 1st. Limit of ducks, 100 per week or 50 in one day. Eggs of game and song birds protected the year around. Trout, open season from April 1st to November 1st. To be taken with hook and line only. Sale prohibited at all times. The laws of the state require non-resident market hunters to have a license, costing $10 per season. It is unlawful to hnnt within inclosures without owner's permission. It is unlawful to put sawdust or any lumber waste into the streams of the state. Shipping game out of the state is prohibited. o He ^ciiDcc ntifc gtpcrrtsmem [July 9 1904 will hold a horse show in August. The new owner of BUgen has insured the stallion Beckers recently refused an offer of $20,000 (or Zombro2:ll. Two weeks from next Wednesday the oircuit will open at Pleasanton. Boo F. 2:10 stepped a mile in 2:07J evenly rated at Empire track two weeks ago. The mile to wagon in 2:043 made by Lou Dillon at ud, June 23d, was trotted in a regular gale of wind and she had no runner in front with a wind shield 1 ut w;i, in the lead herself all the way. She is a wonderful mare. W. De I 'ons ot Sacramento had the misfortune to lose last week by death from lockjaw his very promis- ing colt Vibrator by Azmoor, dam Melrose. The colt wus entered in the Breeders Futurity and Stanford and Occident Stakes of 190b'. Other cities could well afford to follow the example of Boston and hold a Work Horse Parade annually. Such an evi nt would encourage teamsters to take the best possible care of their hoi ses in order to win some of the prizes which would be offered. Lou Dillon's miles in public this year have been 2U0}, 2:wl, 2;i>*,, 2:07}, 2:06.1 and 2:04j. Stanley Dillon worked a mile in 2:08'. last week at Columbus, the last quarter in 31 seconds. Oscar Duke reports the death of his mare Mississippi by Red Nuttle, entered in Pacific Breeders Futurity No. 4, and has transferred his nomination to Mr. C. J. Berry of Selma, who has named a mare by Me- Kinney with a foal by Athaneer in the stake. S. K. Trefry worked the Diablo gelding Tom Car- neal, a mile in 2:12 at Pleasanton last week. The W. A. Clark, Jr. stable of trotters was shipped from Der ver to Moberly, Missouri, where racing will ..ulyllth. StamB.2:ir has been shipped to the home of his owners, Tuttle Bros, of Rocklin, Placer county, and will make a fall season there. Bids for privileges at the Pleasanton meeting will be received by Secretary Fred Adams up to noon Friday, July 15th. See advertisement. Major Cook, the fast trotting gelding by Chas. Derbr owned by Tony Bernal of Pleasanton, has been turned out and will not be raced this year. The Electioneer mare Peko 2:11} is getting along in years, as she was foaled in 1SS9, yet she pulled a wagon and won a mile dash at Cleveland on the 23d of last month in 2:I5J. Pretty good for a fifteen-year- old mare, but then her second dam was a thorough- bred. The Pleasanton Times says that Mr. Perry of Cen treville, Alameda county, has sold his sorrel pacer by Sidmore to Geo. A. Pounder of Los Angeles for $1000. Mr. Perry picked this horse up for $75 and finding he had speed had him worked a little. He has stepped a half in 1:00. George G. showed the Clevelandites, last week, that he is all that has been claimed for him by his California admirers and there are several eastern gentlemen now doing a little quiet grumbling to themselves because they did not buy him last winter when they had a chance. Swift B. 2:1CJ, as a three-year-old, by Stam B. looks and acts as though he would be a great four-year-old. He worked a mile in 2:13} at Denver last week. Ted Hayes won the two-year-old trot at Denver last week with the filly Sally Lunn by Wiggins. Ed Lafferty drove the Iran Alto colt Admiral Togo in this race and won the first heat with him in 2:29}, but Sally Lunn was too speedy for him, and won the next two heats in 2:29} and 2:28}. Flare Up 2:14 by Charles Derby was nosed out in a matinee wagon race at Pittsburg, June 25th, in 2:13}. She is expected to get a mark of 2:10 this year. Ozanam 2:08 has been a mile in 2:12} for Ed Benyon and gives promise of a return of her 1902 form when she won the greatest TranBylvania - ver trotted. Cuckoo 2:13} by Stratbway, is working nicely at Pleasanton. He stepped the last half of a 6low mile in 1:05 last week, and came the last quarterin 30 seconds. Blackthorne, the gelding by Hawthorne that the East View Farm has entered in the M. & M. took a matinee wagon record of 2:14} at New York two weeks ago to-day. Ha Pleasant— and did it very nicely. She will be a factor in her classes on the California circuit. • n Creola, the mare pictured above has a pacing McKinney now ha6 nine 2:10 performers as Nora ord of 2:1S made at Honolulu on June 11th this McKinney got a matinee record of 2:09} at the Empire Track, two weeks ago. driven to wagon by her owner Hon. Brayton Ives of New York. lattie Croner, the pacer in C. F. Bunch's string at sasanton worked a mile in 2:123 one day last week j -j:j :. «;„~1-. CK„ ~.uT u„ -. r~_» = _ , Don't forget that the entries to the 2:1G class trot, purse $500, will close on Friday next, July loth, with Secretary Fred Adams of the Pleasanton Fair and -iciation. Five per cent to enter. H. B Gentry, Bloomington, Ind., who owns Mc- Kinney 2:11}, owns a yearling, own brother to Jennie 09, and Dr. Book 2:10, and he looks and acts like the "real thin;;" in the way of a trotter. \j i i - ■. i ■ _ . i iiiauc i , four rough looking fellows, with four equally rascally looking dogs turned up, they knew nothing of the country thereabouts, but there were several patches of low shrubs and jungles about, and they felt sure of being able to find jackals in almost any of them, they selected at sight a long line of low bushes about twenty to thirty feet deep in front of which lay a ploughed field; one of them broke a large leafy branch off a bush and wont out with it on to the field, and sat down about forty yards from the bushes. One of his companions with two of the dogs then went off aod hid among the bushes about a hundred yards away and the other two with the other dogs similarly bid about the same distance off in the opposite direction. I sat down behind a tree beyond the field to watch proceedings. When all were in their places, the fellow In the field crouching low on the ground began imitating a jackal's cry, and switching his branch about Boon raised a great dust round himself, he then began mixing up with the jackal's cry, the bleating of a goat and Us agonized cries when seized by some ani- mal, then followed the snapping and snarling of an enraged jackal. "In a few minutes I saw a jackal cautiously appear from among the bushes In front and stand Intently watching the field. The Koonghur by that time had raised such a cloud of dust about him that it was al- most Impossible to distinguish bis figure at all, or to make out what was really there, the noise exactly re- sembled the cackling and snarling of two or three jackals savagely fighting among themselves and the piteous cries of a goat apparently being torn to pieces among them. In a short time a second jackal ap- peared at the edge of the bushes and the first comer ng bolder and evidently deBlrous of sharing In the good things before him, trott-d out a few paces, the second animal following him, tbey came on stealthily, stopping to reoonooitre every few paces anil aaeure thomselves that there was really a fei 'I In prospect, after each pause tbey trotted, on a bit quicker, t ic Koonghur's branch in the leunlinio on the ground quicker and quicker. theduBt nme thicker and the fiendish noises In- ben at length the two jackals unable to re- stain themselves longer made a final rush in among the dust and on to the man, but though he laid about him strenuously it almost appeared to me that they must get hold of him; not so, still continuing his un- earthly noises he kept them deceived and employed, knowing that assistance was at hand. Four savage hounds being loosed from either side were then ap proaching with long strides half way across the field, the men who had held them were also running up and their shouts first startled the jackals, who glancing round and at once taking in the situation quick as thought dashed off in different directions for dear life, the one followed by three of the dogs and the other by one alone. All the dogs were very fast but the single animal was not able alone to follow all the jackal's sudden twists and turns though he was too fast for him on the straight, and he soon hopelessly lost him, but the three dogs together were too much for their quarry, each and all were as fast as he, while whichever way he jinked, one or the other of them was sure to be ready for him. After he had escaped their teeth over and over again one of them managed at last to get hold of his neck and drag him down, when in a moment the others joined in, the jackal made a good fight for it but was soon finished, when the men coming up the dogs were taken off. I paid the men well for the entertainment they had afforded me, and the following day in order to show me that there was no chance about the matter and that they could generally be sure of their game, they again came to the camp to show what they could do. I took them off about a mile to some long grass where I had in the morning shot a hare and they almost immediately called five jackals out of it, all of which quickly displayed the keenest' interest possible in what might be going on in that cloud of dust in front of them, their shikari instincts were thoroughly aroused, but they could not entirely throw off all their usual natural suspicion and caution, and were not to be drawn at once. "It was evidently past their belief that so tooth- som a morsel as a goat was really to be so easily had for the sking, first one then another edged out, of course still a bit undecided, then one bolder than his fellows trotted out into the open and with his head well up took a long steady look at the dust cloud and then with his nose to the ground tried to sniff out what might be going on there. He then trotted on a few paces, the noise and dust increasing rapidly, his fellows behind gathered confidence, seeing him ahead and still safe, and all followed him, he, afraid lest they should arrive before him, made a hasty rush on, the rest followed, and in a moment tbey were all lost to sight in the dust cloud which seemed momentarily to increase, as did the horrible noises Suddenly all was changed, with savage yelps, like a whirlwind, four hounds were among them, and, scattered right and left, the frightened jackals made the best of their way out of the scrimmage, but the dogs quickly siogled out one, and pursued and mobbed it and within three hundred vard*s had him down among them; a second in his consternation almost run into one of the men who was running up, and who. deftly throwing his lathi, bowled him over when one" or two blows on the head quieted him. Thus the Koonghur's pantry was well and easily Bupplied for at least two or three days. I afterward discovered that Mr T., a planter in the district, who was very skillful with all animals and who could imitate most of their calls, had learned this trick of calling out jackals, and we got him one day to show his skill before a number of the Btation people. He was quite as expert as the Koonghurs, but he said it was often ticklish work to keep clear of the teeth of two or three jackals when they made a rush into the dust, as it was often difficult to see tbem at all then through the dust, and he had more than once had his clothestorn before his dogs got up. I should think it mOBt ticklish work and should be very sorry to try it myself." The California Pompano. During the latter days of the summer of 1897 the Santa Cruz fishermen had two days of fishing for that rare fish, the pompano, which comes so infrequently that its arrival causes an excitement along the wharf almost as great as would the coming inshore of a Bohool of whales. Some 1500 pounds of pompano were taken by the nets in those two days and were sold in this city at 50 cents per pound. The scene in the bay on these occasions was as interesting to the spectators on the shore as exciting to the fisherman participo. ting. The description of one day is a repetition of the other. It was a hot afternoon. Business was dull along th ■ wharf and many of the fishermen had gone up the beach dredging for bait. It was full tide and tl oamy waves rolled high upon the sands. Part of .ic fishermen olambered over the rocks along the b! a holding the great troll net at one end, while 01 ts In a boat at the other end dragged It through t waters in a circular course. Several times they > idled In the net with little reward for their pains, till at length they gathered In a whole school of fish. nil- astonishment and delight waB unbounded when 1 was discovered upon hauling In that the troll nets .re lull of pompano. Some 700 or 800 pounds were caught on the first day by the several fisbermon; and on the second day Perez's men took about 800 pounds. Those were the biggest catches of pompano ever known on the Coast. A remarkable feature of the catch was that scarcely a fish escaped the net. The entire school had been feeding on the anchovies, which in high tide seek food among the rocks, and were scooped in with scarcely any other fish— only a few salmon and sardines being among them. Unquestionably the king of food fishes on the Pat ific Coast is the so-called California pompano. His scaly, little bod y, wriggling in the rush basket of the regular fisherman, is a sight to tempt the jealousy of the angler, for this wily, little fish must be dragged from his feediog grounds in Monterey bay with the meic;- less troll. No angler with all his skill and templing bait or lures can entice him from his frolicsome fel- lows, who scurry with him through the cool kelp beds. He tickles the palat6 and he tickles the pocket, but the basket of the angler knows him not. Nor is it so easy to gather him in with the troll. He comes when no man knoweth, and scarcely are you aware of his presence ere he flirts his tail and is but a memory. In the dark autumn nights when the drift nets are set for baracouda he sometimes is taken, but so few are such occasions, so rare the pompano at that season, that he brings a dollar and a half a pound. So, when some lucky fisher scoops his finny spoil from the bay his comrades gather round him to cele- brate with a smile. Pompano is a Spanish word meaning grape It af. The European pompano is a very different fish from the pompano of the Atlantic. Onr jfcQm.p&p,Q..ia.;£iot a pompano at all except by couriesy of name? The European pompano is large, weighing sometimes fifteen or twenty pounds, while all the varieties of American pompano are small, the California fish the smallest of all. He belongs to a different family. He belongs to the Stromateida» family, while the true pompano is the Trachynotae. The California pomp- ar o is so called because of his great similarity to the Carolina or common pompano. He is the only repre sentative of his family in Pacific waters — his brothers being the butter fish of Long Island sound ai_d the Virginia whiting. The true pompano or Trachynotae is represent! d by the sound pompano, the banner pompano and the Carolina pompano. A few of these latter have re- cently been observed in the Gulf of California, but they live mainly in the Gulf of Mexico, though, beirg of very migrating disposition, no special waters can be assigned to them. They are regarded as the best table fish in the gulf and command an exorbitant price in the northern markets. The spawning time and breeding ground of this fish is not well known. Like the mackerel, its egg are light and float upon the surface of the water. The pompano is a social fish. He never goes off by himself but stajs with the boys of the tribe. Tbev run in schools of from 3,000 to 50,000. They feed upon sardines and small shell fish and in turn are the prey of sharks and porpoises who follow the schools and consume vast quantities of them. The California pompano is so similar to the Care- lino pompano that from the latter variety be takes his name. He is about eight and ooe half inches in length and weighs about a half-pound when full grown. He has a short bead^a^roa^c tbin_ body, greenish above and white beneqjg^J3esHie8 its delici- ous flavor, this fish is relished because of its very soft bones, which, when cooked, render it a rsost pala- table dish. He is known all along the coasts of Oregon and California, but south of San Diego the fish never seems to visit. The pompano apparently ma^es a favorite resort of the waters near Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara, however, more than any other places along the coast. Here they come oftenest in the sum- mer and fall, though the winter visits are rot infre- quent. The fish was unheard of until about 1S70, but since then it has increased wonderfully. Upon the subject of salmon lore a writer who has given the subject a casual thought, says of his im- pressions: "It is disheartening to listen to an expert fisherman talking salmon. He will start eff with 'sockeyes,' and land you in a labyrinth of queer phrases. The full grown fish is the salmon. On its second return from the sea it is a gerling, ai d on its first return a botcher. Under five pounds it is a grilse, and under two pounds is a salmon-peal. From one to two years before it has gone to sea it is a parr, pink, smolt, smelt, salmon-fry, spragg, salmon-spring, 6amlet, brandling, fingerling, black fin, shed, skegger, graveling, hepper, laepring, gravell-lsspring, ster- ling, or sparling. And, as if these names were not enough, we have the milter, summer-cock, gibfisb, simen, etc. A salmon which remains in fresh water during the summer, without going to sea, is a laurel. After spawning, this is a kelt, or slat. A male is a skipper, a female a shedder, or baggit. The list might be extended indefinitely." An earnest effort on the part of local sportsmen to have the country dove laws repealed will be made at the next meeting of the tania Clara county super- visors. The dove season in the other counties of lhe State opened on the 1st, but the season in the county of Santa Clara will remain closed until October 1, unless the pressure brought to bear by the sportsmen proves too strong. It is rumored that a compromise will be made and the season opened on the 1st of August. There has been considerable activity around the sporting headquarters of Chris Hommrich, where a great many parties are fitting out for camping trips to the mountains, says the San Jose jjfercury. The majority of them go to the western side of the valley, eo that they can take in the Coast streams, where the fishing 1b now at its best. Many of the returning San Jose fishermen report having seen an unusually large number of deer, so it is probable that when the season opens on the 15th of this month, the sport will be very successful. JOLT. 9, 1904 &h$ gvee&ev attis ^poxt&xnatx 9 Talks to Dog Owners. The kennels having- been erected and provided with everything that is necessary for the comfort and well- being- of their occupantB, and the beginner having been likewise supplied with some information on the feeding and management of his dogs, it now become s necessary to offer some suggestions upon the subject of breeding. To commence with, the advice may be offered that it would be wise for the novice to gain a little experience of the canine race before he embarks in the difficulties of raising his own stock; but as a rule the beginner, provided he feels that he has the spaci at his disposal, and that he can afford time to look after his kennel, is in a hurry to commence, and therefore the following suggestions may assist him in securing the best results. It may be premised that very frequently the most successful show bitches are absolutely worthless for breeding puposes, and vica versa. Unless he really knows something about the sort of itock she throws, anyone who buys a bitch for breeding is trusting a good deal to chance, though of course the question of her breeding and her (apparent) suitability by looks and pedigree for crossing with a certain dog decidedly influences the prospects of success. The matter of selecting a brood bitch does not, however, enter into the scope of this chapter which deals more with the management of the brood bitch than in her selection. The symptoms portrayed by the bitch when she is approaching the time when she can visit the stud dog are unmUtakeable. The organs commence oy swell- ing, and after a few days there is a discharge of blood, which is in turn succeeded by the emission of pale- colored discharge, and then the visit should take place at once To increase the chances of her being in whelp two visits to the stud dog are usually made, the interval between them being about three days, dependent upon circumstances. From the time the first symptoms of any swelling of the generative organs or a disposition to romp with dogs appears, the bitch should be thoroughly and completely iso- lated, and ihe door of the shed or room where she is confined kept locked in order to prevent her from receiving the attentions of an undesirable mate. Every possible precaution should be adopted to en- sure her privacy, and it must not be forgotten — this is really important — that the bitch is often juat as anxious to get to him as some highly-undesirable suitor is to get at her. Nor must the vigilance of the owner be relaxed for a minute even though she has been served, until the organs regain their normal condition, which may take a fortnight. The period of gestation in the bitch is sixty-three days, but after she has regained her usual state of health she may be allowed to lead her customary existence for quite a month, though anj very violent exercise is better avoided. "When half her time has gone, or thereabouts, and it is believed she is in whelp, he> exercise should be regular and gentle, her general health, and particularly the action of her bowels, studied, and the quality of her food increased a little. About three weeks before her time is up the bitch should be removed to the place where it is decided she shall whelp, so that she can become accustomed to the surroundings. The quieter this place is the better, as nothing upsets an animal in this condition more than to be pestered by other dogs. It should also be warm and free from draughts, and, if possible, have a wooden floor. No raised bench is required for her to lie upon — in fact, the less jumping on and off a height that in-whelp bitches getthrough- out the whole of their pregnancy the better. Conse- quently, a bed may be made up for her on the floor in a corner. It should be composed of straw laid on boards, tacked together, unless the apartment has a wooden floor, and a strip of wood, three or four inches wide, will serve to keep the straw in its place. If the weather is bad, it is best to keep the bitch in, for it is unwise to risk her taking cold, but otherwise some gentle exercise and liberty to run about in a yard should certainly be provided her, as she should on no account be chained up until her puppies are weaned. About a couple of days before she is due to whelp a fresh bed of clean straw may be given her, and twenty- four hours later — that is, a day before her time is up — a dose of salad oil ought to be administered. Some people prefer stronger medicines, but experience has proved that salad oil is quite sufficient. She must not be over supplied with rich or heating food at this time, but her diet should be liberal and nutritious, and a plentiful allowance of clean water should be placed within easy reach of her. Having adopted the above precautions, the begin- ner may rest satisfied that he has clone pretty well all that he can to ensure the comfort of the bitch and the welfare of her puppies when they arrive. Should complications arise he will not be able to deal with them, and therefore he will be wise if he arranges for professional assistance or that of some experienced dog breeder to be promptly available on an emergency. As a general rule, however, everything will go on satisfactorily, provided that the bitch is not unsettled by unnecessary intrusions on her privacy, though, of cou.'se, an occasional and stealthy visit to her is desirable la case all may not be well. For the first three or four days after she has whelped the bitch s hould be encouraged to partake of gruel in considerable quantities, but it is a grave mis xake to allow a vessel of this food to remain by her long enough for it to turn sour, as this will assuredly affect her milk and so injure the puppies she is suckling. After all traceB of feverishness have left her, biscuits soaked in broth, and gradually some flesh, may be substituted for the gruel, and in fact, she be allowed her usual fare, though it must not be forgotten that there is a great strain on her owing to the exactions of her litter, and therefore her diet should include meat and any other strengthening form of food. There is no necessity at all, but most decidedlj the reverse, for interfering wi h the bitch in the manage- ment of her puppies under normal conditions; and the less the youngsters are handled for the first few days of their existence the better it will be. Most particu- larly of all it may be laid down that their bed is not interfered with in any way if possible; this injunction to the beginner being necessary by reason of the fact that the bitch forms her bed in such a way that the puppies lie on the floor — hence the necessity for board s beneath them, as recommended above — with the straw piled up all around them. The reason she gdopts this course is obvious, as it enables her to keep the puppies clean in their bed, and prevents them Boiling and wetting the straw they have to lie upon. — English Stock-Keeper. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. W. B. Coutts left for the East two weeks ago. He had a string of ten dogs with him including Kilgarif and Lady owned by J. E.Terry, Sacramento and Som- bra belonging to Hon. Henry M. Keller of Santa Monica, all winners at the Coast Field Trials. He has with him, six Derby candidates, three of which belong to Mr. J, W. Flynn of this city. They are by Dr. Daniels out of Senator P'sMistress Nell — formerly Nellie Bang. These dogs are looked upon by field trial sportsmen as being almost certain to win. The Llewellyn Setter Dan Thiers is now owned by John W Considine of Seattle, who will put him in the stud in charge of an agent in or near Chicago. Thomas Johnson, of Winnipeg, Man. has purchased Minnesota Joe Jr. Entries for the Toronto show close on August 15th. Cash prizes for the large breeds are: Puppies, $5 to first, $3 to second; novice, $7 to first, $3 to second; limit and open, $8 to first, $5 to second, diploma to third in all classes. Entry blanks at:d premium lists can be obtained of Mr. John G. Kent, Toronto, Can. The English Mastiff is not the biggest dog we possess, says the Field, and even at a time when he was in every way a better and a more popular animal than is the case now, only the very largest and heaviest specimens could approach the St. Bernard in weight. A fully-grown Great Dane would likewise stand higher at the shoulders than our biggest Mastiffs, and was, as a rule, heavier. Of late years Belgium appears to have furnished some of the heaviest animals of this old English race of ours, but as a rule such had only size to recommend them, being abnormally thick in skull and bearing in their faces a surly, ignoble expression, far removed from the bright, honest-looking face so pleasant a feature in great dogs as Mr. F Robinson's Turk and Miss Aglionby's Wolf formed such admirable examples. These dogs weighed about 160 pounds each at" the very most. There has just died in Belgium a notable brindled Mastiff called Marius, which, it is said, stood 35 inches at the shoulders, and weighed over 200 pounds. He had won various prizes at Continental shows, and, although a very big dog, like most of the same variety to-day, bore little resemblance to the famous dogs of old that once flourished at Lynne Hall, and became historical. As to which were best is all a matter of fancy, but it seems that an out-cross has spoiled the modern strain, but whether that cross has been of Bulldog or St. Bernard only the breeders knew. Another huge Mastiff bred on the Continent and exhibited in this country was Black Antony, a brindled dog, and evidently of such a ferocious dis- position that he was specially guarded when on the bench, and we have Been two men lead him into the ring, although he was muzzled at the time. He had enormous bone, and probably weighing 200 pounds. For a dog of his variety his disposition and tempera- ment were all wrong, his character being apparent in his countenance and expression. Possibly the largest Mastiff bred in England was British Lion, a very handsome fawn dog, which, when weighed in public on February 7, 1877, scaled 196 pounds, nor had he been fed up in order to give him an abnormal size. Lion, a finely bred dog, combining the famous strains of Wolf, Lukey's Governor, and going back to Thompson's Countess, was bred at Windermere, about three miles from Eethwaite Lodge, where, at that period, and previously, the late Miss Aglionby had such a good kennel of Mastiffs of a type which ap- pears to be quite unobtainable at the present time. The decadence of the Mastiff can easliy be traceable from the time the great Crown Prince made his ap- pearance, and at once took the fancy of judges, being awarded leading honors. As a fact, with his Dudley markings, heavy jowl and dewlaps, huge skull and foreign expression, there seemed to be little of the Mastiff about him, excepting his shape, body, colour, and size. Unfortnnately, he appeared to transfer all his bad qualities to his progeny, even throughseveral generations. C. C. Lees' English Setter bitch Laura L. (Cato- Maggie F.) was served on June 22d by Wm. Feige's Ch. Buckwa (Luke C. -Nancy Hanks ) Both of these Setters are well known to local show goers. Buckwa Is said to be a good field dog and Laura has the nose and bird Bense of her dam, who has been a consistent field trial performer. Possibly the "nick" may turn out some puppies that will combine the much sought for dual qualitiesdesired in the Setter — good on bench and in the field. Although the Airedale Terrier is one of the best all- round workers we have, suitable for many purposes, yet not supposed to be specially adopted for any par- ticular one, he does not take placeamong the sporting breeds which he is really entitled to. Sportsmen do not use him very often, yet today there are a far greater number of Airedales bred than there used to be, and they are undoubtedly better looking than they were. For some time this "waterside dog," as he waB called in Yorkshire, his native county, has been ob- taining an amount of attention and attracting new admirers to such an extent that one has begun to ask himself whether the breed has not now reached as high a point as can be expected. In all breeds, with one or two exceptions, there is a time when rapid strides are taken, and popularly obtained, and then, after a while, a "waning" stage, and gradually loss of position as a popular breed. For instance, at the time when the Airedale was little known, and the entries at dog shows very few, the Bedlington Terrier, another English north country breed, was one of the most ralued breeds, and kept in large numbers be- cause ot its gameness and also for the purposes of show competition. But it is now thought little of, and in favor and number is a long way behind the Airedale. This is accounted for by the extraordinary impor- tance breeders and exhibitors have attached to the coat of the Bedlington; that is to say, a too great fondness for a certain point and the consequent over- valuing of that point has caused the breed to be one which very few exhibitors will now have anything to do with. It is not believed that the Airedale will lose his present popularity from a similar cause, yet it is doubted that he has reached such an average state of perfection that the difference between one good Aire- dale and another is very small, and that when one has to beat the o, her he will be made to do so by means of either the color or texture of his coat, with the result that a property to which only reasonable value was attached will have a much exaggerated value, and the breed suffer in consequence. It is a singular thing, but it is unfortunately true, that when a rough-coated breed has become well-nigh perfect, or, at any rate, undergone great improvement, the last requirement is deemed to be the coat, and the whole study of the breeder and exhibitor is given to it. It has almost ousted the unfortunate Bedlington; it has confined the breeding of Yorkshire Terriers to very few, and has done more harm than good to the Dandie Dinmont. At no time, it is claimed, has the coat of the Airedale been such as to warrant the present attempts at improvement. Spratt's Patent have been awarded the contract for cooping and feeding the immense poultry exhibit at the St. Louis Exposition in November. They will also bench the dog6 at the same time. Mr. George Raper bas recently purchased the crack wire haired bitch Bonnyface of Mr. Dean. She is sired by Jim Crow and is winner of numerous prizes. She will be served by Briar Sportsman before coming across to her future home on this side. The Nebraska Field Trials Association 's third annual trials will be held at O'Neill, Neb., August 22, 19()4. There will be a Derby All Age and Nebraska Stake. Entries close August 1, and all stakes close on the same date. There will be five cash prizes in each stake. The money prizes will be 30, 25, 20, 15 and 10 percent of entry fees, after a certain proportion, not to exceed 15 per cent, has been deducted for the run- ning expenses of the trials. Mr. McCarthy is the secretary of these trials, O'Neill, Neb. The Spokane Kennel Club is making great prepara- tions for the bench show to be held at the fairgrounds this fall. The club is rapidly increasing in member- ship and already enough dogs have been guaranteed for a good show. The premiums offered by the inter- state fair management, in addition to the special prizes ofiered by the kennel club, are big inducements and it is expected that many dogs from out of the city will be in attendance. The interstate fair management has appropriated $500 for premiums in the canine department and in- stead of giving cash prizes medals will be awarded, as follows: Silver medals for first prizes, bronze medals for second prizes, and diplomas for third prizes. In addition to this kennel club is offering a series of silver cups for the winners' class The cups will cost in the neighborhood of S20 ea^h and are to be tastily gotten up. They are being donated by the various dog fanciers of the city and several of the business houses. A press dispatch from Omaha states that a New- foundland dog, taken from Omaha to Portland, Or.- when his owners moved there a year ago, recently re, turned to his old home in Omaha. His blistered feet and shaggy coat were sufficient evidence that a large part of the 1800 miles was covered on foot. A letter of inquiry about the animal was received from bis owner in Portland, two months ago. It seems he never liked the new home, and showed every symptom of homesickness, refusing to eat and losing all his playfulness. The dog wao plainly disappointed at finding strangers at the old home. He is now cared for by neighbors. The trip occupied six months. AT THE TRAPS. The scores made at the California Wing Club live bird shoot on the 3d Inst were: Club match, 12 pigeons — M. O. Feudner, 33 yards, 11; P. B. Bekeart, 29 yards, 11; P. J. Walsh, 29 yards, 11; Lester Wood, 29 yards, 11; W J. Golcher, 29 yards 10; "Slade," 30 yards, 11; C. C. Nauman, 34 yards, 12; W. E. Murdock, 28 yards, 11: E. G. McCnnnell, 31 yards, 12; A. T. Derby, 31 yards, 12: E. Klevesahl, 2fi yards, 12; A. M. Shields, 2*6 yards, 9; W. Hanson, 27 yards, 10; Frank Turner. 28 yards, 11. Six-bird pool- Feudner 6, Holling 6, Golcher 6, Mc- Connell 6, Derby 6, Bekeart 4, Shields 6, "Slade" 3 (withdrew), Walsh 6, Turner 5, Johnson 5, Smith 3, Hanson 6, Klevesahl 1 (withdrew). Six-bird pool— Feudner 6, Derby 1 (withdrew), 10 ©hi gveeitev tm& gtpxjrtsmcut [July 9, 1904 Golcher 6, McConnell 5, Holling 6, Nauman 5, Turner 4, Shield»6, Walsh6, Bekeartli, Johnson O(withdrew). Six-bird pool— McConnell 6, Shields 5, Walsh 0. Nauman 6, Johnson 4, Holling 5. The Capital City Bluerook Club held a practice shoot at the Kimball-Upson Company's grounds at Agricultural Park Sunday, shooting over the Leg- gett trap. John Gusto carried off the honors of the day, making a straight run of 57 broken targets out of a possible GO. After the waru>-up shooting was indulged In, the money being about evenly divided among the shooters. Next Sunday the Washington Gun Club will close the season with a merchandise shoot and promises Fish Lines. A FeW'Pamp" Gons nsed at the Northwestern Tournament prizes for almost everybody. Thereafter all hands will devote themselves to seeking the swift-flying turtle dove. A summary of the scores made Sunday is the following: At 10 targets— Dr. Smith, 9-7-4-8-7-4; E. D. Adams, 7-6-9; J. Gusto, 9-10-10-8; O. Stevens, 9-8-8-6-6; O. Heilbron, 5-4: D. Korn, 5: C. Palm, 7-6-5-4; D. E. Newbert, 10-9-5: Morgan, 7-1-5; P. Brown, 9; J. W. Hughes, 5; Englehart, 5. At 15 targets — Korn, 4; Heilbron, 10; Gu6to, 15-14- 10-12-8-9; E. D. Adams, 11-11-12-13-12-12; Stevens, 13-11-12-8-12-11; Smtth, 10-13-9-10-10-6; Palm, 10-8- 13-10-6-6; J. W. Hughei, 13-8-8-10-11; Brown, 11-10- 7-9; Tower, 7-9; D. E. Newbert, 11-13-9-13-8; Engle- hart 11-11-11-9; Vetter, 10; Callahan, 5-5; Morgan, 3-9; De Merritt, 6-8. The portrait on this page is that of Mr. W. H. Varien of Pacific Grove, Cal. Mr. Varien has been doing some clever shooting recently, his recent per- formance at Fresno, when he made a new Coast rec- ord, 315 out of 325 places him in the front rank oj trapshooters. The fifth annual Grand American Handicap at in- animate targets on the grounds of the Indianapolis Gun Club June 21-24, at Indianapolis, was the most successful shoot yet arranged by the association. The record breaking entry of 321 shooters took part in the three days shooting. The winner of the pre- liminary handicap was L. A. Cummings of Bunker Hill, 111., who broke 98 out of 100. R. D. Guptill of Atkin, Minn., won the G. A. H. trophy with 96 out of 100 being tied W. M. Randall of Colorado. On the shoot off he scored 53 out of 60, again shooting three ties, 20 birds each, the 6cores were, 17 and 17; 17 and 17 and 19 to 15. W. H. Heer won the Consolation trophy with 98 out of 100. Harvey McMurchy of the Hunter Arms Company ended with 97, he shot a fine pace all the week, and in the event made four straight scores but lost three in one event during an unusual gust of wind. Five sets of traps, Sergeant system, were in use and the total number of targets thrown amounted, in four days and a half, to 152,300. Mr. A. Morrison made the amateur high average, leading J. R. Elliott, high pro- fessional average, by one point. First money for 98 was 1141.50 and second money for 98 was $127.35 in the Preliminarv Handicap. The 97's received $106, 96'b $56.60, 95's $20.55, 94's and 93's $14.15. There were 273 contestants. On the second day there were 318 starters in the G. A. H. handicap — including 56 post entries. Mr. Guptill also won $312, besides the cup. Mr. Randall, the runner-up received $280. The 94's won $171 60 each, 93's$43 65 each, 92 '6 $31.20 each, 91 's $29.35 each. The total purse amounted to $3118.50. In the Consolation W. H. Heer won $86.50 and Harvey McMurchy $77.85, there was 163 contestants In the raco. D. Scoular and P. H. Lacy forgot all about the game laws and went bunting recently in the vicinity of Highland Springs. In the course of their peram- bulations they came upon and slaughtered a fine buck. The sportsmen removed the animal to the hotel and before thoy could dispose of the carcass it was learned that Deputy Fish Commltsloner Lea was on their trail. It had been previously reported that he was in another county, but the Fish Commissioners had beard of the Highland Springs hunters and ordered him home. Lea states that Scoulor and Lacy dragged their venison under tbe house and attempted to cri mate It in a furnace. Lea emelled the burning m at from where he was waiting and located tbe sportsmen, who had burned but half the buck. Judge Hunt of Kelsey villi In ard the oast and an- nounced that justice would not feel satisfied .vith less than 8150 w:th which to sooth the outraged majesty of the law. One Ferrari was fined 3100 by Police Judge Conlan last week, for having killed quail in Golden Gate Park. Never in many years past have the attractions of the trout streams been so alluring as prevails in this State at present, and most unusually 60 in the many etreams easy of access from this city. The exodus of devotees of the rod this week and during the brief holidays was unprecedented. Not only are the finny inhabitants of the waters plentiful, but there is a nice variety as well, for the choice of trout and black bass fishing is open to the fly or bait casting angler, and the royal salmon, game striped bass and the small, unconsidered trifles of salt water fishing, such as smelt, tomcod, rockfish, perch, capazoni, seatrout, etc., invite the attention of the disciples of the rugged school of angling. On the Truckee although the river is still high, fly fishing flourishes, and good catches are being made at Boca, Reno, Floriston, Verdi and various favorite resorts along the river. Lake Tahoe fishing is reported to be more than satisfactory. At Inde- pendence and Webber lakes the fish are beginning to take the fly lures with avidity. TheLangerman, blue bottle, march brown and black gnat are the moBt effective lures. In fact, tbe two latter flies are good killers in almost any trout waters just now. At Lemoine, Sims, Upper Soda Springs and points on the McCloud fly fishing is fairly good and getting better daily. The tributaries of Russian river and other streams of Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino coun- ties are nearly all low and clear, and good for a nice basket of trout almost at any point the waters are whipped. W .H. VAKIEN To the south the streams are in great shape. In the Soquel there are plenty of small fish, and a few big steelbeads are also to be seen. Bouldercreek, the San Lorenzo and other creeks nearby are giviug good fly fishing now to numerous anglerB. In San Mateo county, the San Gregorio, Purissima and La Honda are now in nice form. The Garcia river at Point Arena is full of trout — fair-sized fish, too. Carlor G. Young and a party are now enjoying the sport at that resort. At the Big Meadows, in PlumaB county, there is a bunch of Waltonians at present vho are looked upon by the outside rodster contingent as lucky fishermen indeed. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Richards have just re- turned from a three weeks' stop at the Big Meadows. Mr. Richards states that the season there was late this year by reason of the high water. The "forked tails" were swarming June 1st. The abundance of salmon flies and other live food precluded the chances of much fly fishing during June, Bave for the expert fly caster. The fishing at Gould '6 for trout should be on in good shape now. Angling at the "falls" is also good at present for the fly fishermen. One catch at the "falls" by Mr. and Mrs. Richards and Frank Le Coste aggregated 149 tiout, a number being one and a quarter pounds in weight Tbe catch scaled over forty pounds. The killing flies were the black gnat and white forked tails. Mr. Richards is a persistent advocate of the efficiency of a four and a half ounce rod. His success with light tackle is testimony in Its favor. Alex T. Vogelsang, Mr. Higgins and Mr. Okell caught a number of fine large fish at Doty's Springs and in the Hamilton branch Sam A. Heller, S. A. Wells and F.li Marks were also very successful In landing trout with a fly recently. The even tenor of peaceful events was ruptured when Vogelsang caught tbe the famous "Big Mike." This trout proved to be a female and was full of ipawn. Its identity was known by a scarred jaw acquired in breaking away from a camper's tackle. This famous trout had for yearB past been a fixture and attraction at the Big Meadows. Its favorite lurking place was under the bridge, and the cunning and wariness it displayed in eluding the countless attempts made for its capture earned the fish, at last, practical immunity from the many anglers who annually frequent the resort. And then to be taken on a spoon attached to a leader of fine piano wire was indeed a disappointing end to a glorious career. The fish weighed nine pounds and measured twenty-eight and a half inches. Before this tragedy, LevC a Pitt river Indian, had taken a big trout that weighed eight pounds and was thirty-two inches long. A. B. Finch and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bell and party were the latests arrival at the Big Meadows. Among the anglers who went away this and last week were: Ed Edwards to Upper Soda Springs- Charles Johnson, Verdi; Clarence Ashlin, Floriston; A. H. Hills, a southern Oregon point; J. Bostwell Kenniff and party, Verdi. Black bass fijhingin Russian river and Guerneville Camp Vacation, Duncan's Mills and points along the river in that section is reported to be excellent. F H. Feed will go to Cisco, and from thence to Eagle lake, where there is fine blajk bass angling to be had. W. C. Swain and "President" John Lemmer caught with minnow baits, 27 black bass on Sunday last in Crescent lake, on the preserve of the Paint Reyes Sportsmen's Club. Salmon trolling continues at Capitola and Santa Cruz. Good takes are made daily by anglers out in boats P. A. H. Rhodes and W. L. Sherriil returned from a successful fishing trip to the Big Basin and the San Lorenzo river, where they found the trout affoided excellent sport. These sportsmen also took in Capi- tola and Santa Cruz, where the salmon are still run- ning. Some ten and twelve-pounders were amongst their catch of salmon. The Arroya Honda is now in excellent csndition for trout fishing. This is considered to be one of the best stocked streams in the county. During the past week Professor H. C. Worcester succeeded in landing 150 of the largest in the river. Dave Hobson was another of the lucky anglers who came back from La Honda with a well-filled basket. H. P. Fleming also fished there for several days last week and obtained a daily average of 50. Trout fishing is now at its height and the follower! of Isaak Walton are enjoying the moBt successful sea- son held in many years in the Santa Clara valley The mountain streams are now in the best condition for fly casting, but it requires an experienced and delicate caster to lure the wary beauties from their haunts, for the reason that the waters arelow and very clear. The sportsmen who have been out for the last week, however, have all returned with well-laden baskets. Belonging to the sunfish family, the rock bass is one of the good pan fishes in American waters. It is found from Canada, Vermont and New York west- ward to Manitoba and south to Louisiana and Texas. It is numerous in the Great lakes and Mississippi river region, and through the efforts of the United StateB Fish Commission has been transplanted in hundreds of Western lakes and streams. In appearance the rock bass somewhat resembles the black bass, but is deeper and more compressed- the dorsal and anal fins are, in comparison, larger and more powerful. The eye is large and the mouth capacious and filled with small teeth, those in the roof of the mouth being sharp. The color is green in various shades, with brassy reflections often mottled with black, forming broken lines along the sides. The iris of the eye is scarlet, hence the southern and western name of "red eye." A dark spot is found on the angle of the gill-cover, and mottling6 on the soft dorsal and caudal fins. The rock bass prefers clear streams and lakes fed by cold waters, to still water bodies. Rocky condi- tions attract it, and it will be found in small schools on gravel bars, around mill dams and in ponds, near weed patches. In streams it delights to dwell in holes from three to eight feet deep. The rock bass reaches a length of twelve inches, and a weight of from one to one and a half pounds. The fish is more popular in the Mississippi valley than further north, where it suffers by comparison with better fish. It spawns in the spring and early summer, mak- ing a nest, like the black bass, in streams where the water is moderately swift, or on a bar, if in a lake. It feeds on larva;, small minnows and crawfish, and the parents defend their nests with the pugnacity of the black bass. Sport is afforded anglers who use light tackle and trout flies on hooks Nos. 5 and 7. Although not put- ting up the fight that the black basses do, it is not a mean antagonist. When the tackle is light, the fish, by reason of its powerful fins and habit of curling its broad body in opposition to the strain of the rod, gives the angler good sport. The rock bass ri6es to many flies, notably the coach- man, gray drake, brown drake and stone fly. Toward evening is the best time for fly fishing. The flies should be allowed to sink after every cast. For bait fishing, alight weight bait rod, small reel and light braided line, with Sproat hooks Nos. 3 to 4, make a suitable tackle. The bait should be small minnows, hooked through the lips and oast lightly into likely places, then reeled in slowly. For still fishing, white grubs, crawfish, cut bait or wormB, used with a float, often result In large strings. Often on lakes the fish is taken by trolling, using a small spoon hook. Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feat. July 9, 1904] Waz gveeiiev anft ^pavtemtm 11 Trade Notes. Wilfcesbarre, Pa., June 14th and 15th, Neaf Apear, first general average, 311 out of 340. shooting Du Pont and Schultze. Second general average, J. S. Fanning, 310 out of 340, shooting "Infallible." First amateur average, B. C. Derk, 301 oat of 340, shooting "In- fallible." Second amateur average, H. A. Dimmick, 290 out of 340, shooting "Infallible." Third amateur average, John Booth, 278 out of 340, shootiDg Du Pont. Warm Springs, Ga., June 14th and 15th, Walter Huff, first general average, 387 out of 400, shooting Du Pont. Second general average and first amateur average, A. M. Hatcher, of Bristol, Va , 380 out of 300, shootine Schultz. Second amateur average, B. H. Worthen of Atlanta, Ga., 368 out of 400, shooting Du Pont. Third amateur average, G. M. Collins of Due West, S. C, 366 out of 400, shooting Du Pont. Akron, Ohio, June 14th-16th, W. H. Heer, first general average, 502 out of 525, shooting E. C. and Du Pont. Second general average, L. J. Squier, shooting Du Pont, and J. A. R. Elliott, shooting Schultze, 500 out of 525. First amateur average and third general average, C.A.Young of Springfield, Ohio, 495 out of 525, shooting Du Pont. Second amateur average, J. R. Taylor of Newark, Ohio, 486 out of 525, shooting Du Pont. Third amateur average, D. A. Upson of Cleveland, Ohio, 483 out of 525, shoot- ing Du Pont. State open championship won by A. Young, shooting Du Pont. State amateur champion- ship R. S. Rhoades, shooting Du Pont. Team cham- pionship was won by the Columbia Cun Club of Bar- berton, Ohio, aB follows: Gait — 24, shooting Du Pont; Kneider— 25, shooting "Infallible"— 49 out of 50. The Press-Post trophy, E. W. Hull, 50 straight, shooting E. C. New London, Iowa, June 14th-16th, firBt general average, Fred Gilbert, 581 out of 600, shooting Du Pont. Second general average, Charles Spencer, 571 out of 600, shooting Du Pont. Third general average and first amateur average, R. D. Guptill of Atkin, Minn., 564 out of 600, shooting Laflin & Rand powder. Second amateur average, Robt. Jackson of Waterloo, Iowa, 559 out of 600, shooting Du Pont. Third amateur average E. D. Rambo of Knoxville, Ills., 557 out of 600, shooting Schultze. Excellent reports of Winchester shells and guns come from the recent Montana State shoot held at Butte, May 28, 29, 30. Every event except one was won by shooters using Winchester "Leader" shells. The following tells the tale: Brownlee medal, won by Gallagher; 3-team match, won by Story, Casey and Schlecter; Brownlee challenge medal, won by Irwin; Butte Rod and Gun Ciub medal, won by Yancey; Kelpetko challenge medal, won by Mosely; individual championship at 50 targets, won by Towhy; handicap medal shoot, won by Confarr. All of the above names used Winchester "Leader" shells and 30 of the con- testants shot Winchester repeating shotguns through- out. Harold Money, with a score of 383 out of 400, won high expert average for the tournament held at Wytheville, Va., June 1st. At DaytoD, O., May 31, at EaBton June 1, and at Richwood June 2, 3, C. O. LeCompte and R. L. Trim- ble won first and second high expert average respec- tively. Both used Winchester "Leader" shells. J. M. Hawkins continues his remarkable shooting with Winchester ' Leader" shells. At the shoot of the Milton (Pa.) Social Gun Club held at Milton, May 30, he won high expert average with a straigth score of 100 out of a possible 100. All averages at the Owensboro (Ky) shoot on May 30 were won by Winchester "Leader" shells. Chas. Dreihs won high expert average and Ab. Newman, M. H. Morton and W. A. Penn won first, second and third amateur averages. At the South Dakota State shoot, Watertown, S. D., June 1-2, Fred Gilbert won high expert average and F. H. Lord was second. At the Champlain, N. Y., shot, May 30-31, first and second amateur averages were won by Craig and Bar- rett, respectively, the secand day, Mr. Barrett win- ning first average the first day. Mr. J. E. Cullison of Portland, Ore., won the Day- ton medal, using U, M. C. "Magic" shells making 40 straight. Mr. F. C. Stephens, of Pomeroy, Wash , made the highest average for the third day, 190 out of a pos- sible 200, using U. M. C. "Magic" shells and a Reming- ton gun. The three-man team trophy was won by the Spo- kane team, consisting of Messrs. T. B. Ware, Jack Forbes and P. J. Holohan, all using TJ. M. C. "Magic" shells loaded by Messrs. Ware Bros., of Spokane, making 48 out of 50. The Individual Championship medal was won by Mr. T. B. Ware, making a run of 25 straight, as well as 25 straight in the shoot-off, making a total of 50 straight, using U. M. C. "Magic" shells. Out of the 42 double guns used, English and Ameri- can makes, eleven were the grade "D-E-O" $155.00, as manufactured by the Remington Arms Company. Yours very truly, E. E. Drake, Manager. By what was probably the most exciting finish ever witnessed in a Grand American tournament, Richard L. Guptill of Aiken, Minn., won the Grand American Handicap at Indianapolis, June 23, 1904, using U. M. C. shells, with a winning score of 96, breaking the previous Grand American record by two points. The winning of Grand American landicaps with U. M. C. shells seems to be a habit. At Kansas City, last year, Mr. Diefenderfer landed the cup with the above ammunition. Winning shooters seem to have the U. M. C. habit. Pendleton, Ore., June 26, 1904. Mr. W. S. Wattles, San Francisco, Cal. Dear Sir: — The Twentieth Annual Tournament of the Northwest Sportsman's Association given under the auspices of the Pendleton Sportsman's Association at Pendleton, Ore., was brought to a successful close yesterday, June 25, 1904. Shooters were in attendance from California, Idaho. Utah, Montana, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia, and every contestant was highly satisfied with the manner in which the affair was conducted. Too much credit cannot be given to the managing committee, composed of Messrs. H. J. Stillman, J. M. Spence, F. W. Waite, C. E. Berkeley. There were 77 contestants, and out of this number 46 UBed the Union Metallic Cartridge Company shells in Pacific Coast loads. The longest continuous run was made by P. J. Holo- han, of Wallace, Ida., breaking 84 continuous birds and Bhooting U. M. C. "Magic" shells aB loaded by Majsrs. Ware Bros., of Spokane, Wash. The Hunter Arms Company of Fulton, N. Y., make the following important announcement to the sports- men of the world: "Being unable to make, under favorable conditions, an exhibition of our Smith gunB at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, Mo., we have the pleasure to announce that through the kindness of our friends we have a fine exhibit at the Simmons Hardware Company's retail store, Broadway and Charles streets, also on top floor of the Norvell- Shapleigh Hardware Company's store. These ex- hibitions show every gun we manufacture and are worthy of your attention and examination. ' Hoping to hear that you have seen them, we remain, Yours very truly, The Hunter Arms Company, Fulton, New York, U. S. A." This exhibition is a free one and is arranged and located so that admirers and users of the shotgun may have an opportunity of keeping posted on the L. C. Smith gun. At the blue rock tournament held at Gridley on June 18th and 19th Winchester shotgunB and Win- chester shells carried off the honors as usual. The high average for the two days was won by Mr. F. M. Newbert of Sacramento, shooting a Winchester "pump" gun and Winchester "Leader" shells. The championship of doubles and the championship of singles were also won with Winchester ' pump" guns and "Leader" shells. Mr. Newbert, shooting a Win- chester "pump" gun and "Leader" shells, also won the Kimball-Upson trophy, emblematic of the cham- pionship of Central California. Strike! — if they don't give you Jackson's Naps Soda when you ask for it. Poultry Notes. An excellent wash for swelled head is quinine dissolved in water. Irregular feeding ie apt to cause a de- rangement of the digestive organs. The poultryman who is continuously changing breeds never succeeds in the business. Winter is the season to feed green cut bone to poultry. It is good egg making material. Do not adopt every bill of fare you hear of. If yours is producing good results stick to it. If you feed green cut bone see that it is fresh and that it is not from animals that have died of disease. Begin in a small way, grow gradually, stick to it — that is the foundation upon f-|orse 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 ~ T. E. Gombault, ex- srinary Surgeon to French Government SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING. Impossible to produce any scar or blemish. The safest best Blister ever used. Takes the glace of all liniments for mild or severe action, emoves all Bunches or Blemishes from Horses or Cattle. Every bottle of Caustic Balaam sold Is Warranted to give satisfaction. Price 81. SO per bottle. Sold by drag-gists, or sent by ex- press, charges paid, with full directions for lta use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address THE LAWREHCE- WILLIAMS C0MPAKY, CUreknd, Oiia which successful poultry plants have been built. It coats no more to feed and. care for a pure bred flock than it does for a mongrel lot, and the profits are gre-ter with the former. The Brown Leghorns lay the smallest egg and the Light Brahmas the largest of the popular breeds of to-day. — Farm Journal. Swine Notes. If you have not the feed or the cash to buy with, it will pay you better to sell a few pigs and buy feed for the rest than try and starve the whole of them through. And when you are selling try to sell Buch as will leave your drove uniform in size. They will do so much better. How good a few radishes, a plate of lettuce or even a dish of strawberries taste during the hot weather. You do not want to live on them, however. You want some more solid food. Just so with the pigs. They enjoy the treat of a fresh pasture and it helps to make them thrifty ; but they need some grain fed if they are going to do their best. Are you going to Btop eating bread because flour is a little higher than it was a year ago? No. Neither Bhould the pig be deprived of what is essential to his welfare and thriftiness just because grain feed is a lit- tle high in price. — Agriculturalist. Whitewash needs to be well made to do its work effectually. Too often it comes off in flakes when the house ia dry if the woodwork is touched. Finely slacked lime should be dissolved in hot water, making the lime as thick aa poaaible. Add a little Boft soap and some paraffin and the whitewash will kill the lice and Btick to the woodwork. It should be ap- plied hot, the walls of the poultry house being firBt Bwep down to clean them of cobweba. CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR FOR 1904. SACRAMENTO, CAL. AUGUST 22 TO SEPTEMBER 3, 1904. Entries to Close will Secretary, Weiiesiay, Ant 3, 1304 All Races to be Contested at the State Fair on days to be Hereafter Designated by the Board of Directors. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. Ko. 1. Tom Fox Stake— For all ages. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $15 additional for horses not declared by 4 p m. the day preceding the race; $300 added by the Society, of which $50 to second and $25 to third. Non-winners of three races this year, if three years old and over, al- lowed 5 lbs.; non-winners of two races 7 lbs.; and non-winners of one race 10 lbs. Maidens, three years old, allowed o lbs; four years old and over 7 lbs. additional. Six furlongs. No. 2. Western Hotel Stake— For two-year-old Allies. Entrance '$10, to accompany nomin, ation; $15 additional if not declared by 4 p. m. the day preceding the race; $300 added by the Society- of which $50 to second and $25 to third. Weights 5 lbs. below the scale. A winner of a stake race in 1904, or a winner of three or more races of any value, other than selling races, 5 lbs. extra. Non-win- ners of two races allowed 4 lbs. Maidens allowed 7 lbs., and if such are the produce of a mare that has not produced a winner at the time of starting, 10 lbs. Maidens beaten three or more times since closing of the stake, allowed 5 lbs.; and if not placed second or third, 7 lbs. additional. Five fur- longs. No. 3. The Governor's Stake — A handicap for three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $20 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. day preceding the race; with $350 added by the Society, of which $70 to second and $30 to third. Weights posted at 12 m. day preceding the race. A winner of a race other than a selling race, after the weights are published, to carry 5 lbs. extra. One mile and a furlong No. 4. Golden Eagle Hotel Selling Stake— For three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $15 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. the day preceding the race; $300 added by the Society, of which $50 to second and $30 to third. Winner to be sold at auc- tion. If for $2000, to oarryrule weights; if for less, one lb. allowed for each $100 to $1000; thence 2 lbs. for each $100 to $400. Selling price to be placed on starters through entry box by 4 p. m. on the day preceding the race. A winner of a stake race or three or more races of any value after closing of stake, to carry 5 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 7 lbs. One mile- No. 5. California State Fair Annual Stake— Handicap for two-year-olds. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination: $20 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. the day preceding the raoe; with $350 added bv the Society, of which $70 to the second and $30 to the third. Weights posted at 12 p. m. day preceding race. A winner of a race other than a selling race, after the weights are published, to carry 5 lbs. extra. Seven furlongs. No, 6. The President's Stake— A handicap for three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $15, to accompany nomination; $25 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. day preceding race; $350 added by the Society, of which $70 to second and $30 to third. Weights posted at 12 m. day preceding race. A winner of a race other than a selling purse, after the weights are published, to carry 5 lbs. extra. One and one-quarter miles. No. 7. The Vlnctor Stake— For three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $20 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. day preceding race; with $350 added by the Society, of which $70 to second and $30 to third. Stake to be named after the winner if Vinctor's time (1:40) is beaten. A non-winner of a stake race In 1903, or a race of the value of $500, allowed, if a non-winner of five races other than selling races, 5 lbs Maidens 7 lbs. additional. One mile. t J. Rose Selling Stake— For two-year-olds. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $15 ad- ditional for colts not declared by 4 p. m. the day preceding the race; with $350 added by the Society, of which $50 to second and $25 to third. Horses may be entered not to be sold, and carry rule weight. If entered to be sold for $1000, allowed 3 lbs ; $700 6 lbs ; $400 10 lbs. Winners of one race after clos- ing of stake to carry 3 lbs. extra; of two or more 7 lbs extra. Maidens .beaten three times, allowed 5 lbs.; four or more times 7 lbs. Value to be placed on starters through entry box by 4 p. m. day before race. Six furlongs. The State Agricultural Society's regular and special rules to govern, except where conditions are otherwise. All declarations and olaims for allowances due at 4 p. m. day preceding race, unless otherwise specified in conditions. Owners and trainers will be held responsible for same. Entrance and declaration money to go to winner. No added moaey for less than four starters In different in- terests. In selling races, beaten horsesnot liable to claim. Right to use starting gait is reserved. Entries must state name, color, sex, and pedigree of horse, with racing colors of the owner. Applications for stabling must be made to the Secretary. Applicants will be furnished with blanks, which must be rilled out and approved before a horse Is admitted to the grounds. The track Superintendent will stable no horse until this course has been pursued. No stabling will be guaran- teed except for race horses In training and ready to raoe, and those entered in stakes to have Pr Owners who ship to track without notice will not be allowed to take stalls until application has been made to the Secretary and approved. Special stalls will be allotted to horses competing for premiums. L. R. MILLER, Secretary, BENJ. F. RUSH, President. SACRAMENTO, CAL. 12 ®ft£ g tecifev cm& gporteroatt [July 9. 1904 The New Treatment ot Milk-Fever in Cows. This affection has been a steadily grow- ing evil among dairy-herds of advanced niilkiug-breeds, becoming not only in- creasingly prevalent, but more and more fatal, bo that it has become justly a cause of dread on the part of the owners of valuable stock. Milk-fever is peculiarly a disease of heavy-milking cows, and no other class of animal has been bred up to the same exalted standard of great power of di- gestion and assimilation and enormous yield of milk. The disorder ie usually unknown in scrub or common herds, while it ie common and deadly in the great milking-breeds — Holstein, Guern- sey, Jersey, Alderney, Dutch, Flemish, Ayrshire, Swiss, Norman, red polled and milking shorthorn. Again, it is unknown with the firBt or second calf, and becomes increasingly rare as the animal passes a maximum of milk-yield and enters on the stage of decline. From six to ten yeaTS of age furnishes the greatest number of cases Heavy and rich feeding prior to and just after calving will render the disease relatively common and destructive, and hence the affection can be to a large extent warded off by starving for a fort- night before and a week after calving. All of these conditions operate toward one end— a suddenly induced plethora in the calving cow. This is further shown in the tmall size of the blood globules, which implies a dense, rich condition of the plasma in which these float. The sudden contraction of the womb after the birth, and the more speedy secretion of the water than of the solids of the blood, tend to the further concentration of this liquid. Plethora therefore, both as regards excess and richness of blood, is one of the most marked and essential con- ditions of milk-fever. The absorbtion of toxic matters has been growing in favor as an explanation. Lafosse thought poisons were absorbed from the womb, Abadie and Kaiser from the intestines, Hartenstein from the overw rked muscles, Allemani and Gra- tia from the udder. But the womb shows leBS putrefactive change in its condition than after a difficult and assisted parturi- tion, and the muscles are much more overworked in the prolonged, obstructed and painful calving than in the easy one in which milk-fever habitually occurs. There seems, therefore, a strong probabil- ity that the source of the poison is to be found, if at all, in the udder. It has been strongly Buspected, though it is not yet p.oved, that the source of the poison is a microbian ferment, and microbeB are not uncommon in the milk- ducts apart from this disease. The proba- bility of a microbian origin is very greatly favored by the fact, as noted by Bifsauge and the present writer, that ceilain ham- letB and farms habitually furnish cases of milk-fever, while neighboring ones, with the same breeds and apparently the same management, escape ; also, by the observa- tion of Russell and Wortley Axe, that the malady will sometimes be suddenly arrested in a herd by the simple expedi- ent of having the cows moved to a new and previously unoccupied stable for calving and for the first nine days there- after. The sudden production, muscular weakness, unconsciousness and coma, are strongly suggestive of a naicotic poison of microbian origin, and the rapid and com- plete recoveries are equally in keeping with luch theory, the poison having been presumably eliminated or neutralized in the system. Any marked structural change producing equivalent nervous dis- order would make no such rapid improve- ment. Dangerous narcotic poisons ('eucomainB) mav, however, be generated in the Bystem without an invasion of microbes from outside, as when epbcmerel f« ver follows an overexertion, or when ,e milk becomes poisonous when unduly tained under overexertion and excite- ment. The suckling is often poisoned under such conditions, and everything points, :.s we shall see under treatment, to the origin of the milk-fever poison in the udder. The presence of poisons in the system is further shown in the constancy with which we find sugar in the urine in these caBeB. This points very directly to dis- ordered function of the base of the brain or liver. It should be stated that the mere presence of sugar cannot be looked upon as the cause of the milk-fever, as the elimination of sugar continues for days after the cow has virtually recovered and is apparently quite we'l. The quantity of sugar in the urine, however, is in ratio with the violence of the attack, and there- fore it is an index to the amount of the real narcotic poison produced in the system. A wide variation of temperature from the normal is another indication of the violence of the attack and its gravity. If much below the normal, it implies a specially depressing narcotic poison and a probably fatal issue. A slow rise to {not above) the normal is a favorable in- dication. A rise above the normal usually implies inflammatory complication in the lungs through inhalation of food products, in the bowels, in the womb or elsewhere. All such cases are to be dreaded, as the system becomes further depressed by the toxins furnished by the microbian of the inflamed part, inadditionto those already furnished from the udder. Such accessory infectious inflammations may render un- successful the best measures of treatment. In 1897 J. Schmidt published his suc- cessful treatment of milk fever by the in- jection of the teats and milk-ducts with a solution of seven to fifteen grams of iodide of potassium in one litre of boiled water. The solution must have been boiled for fifteen minutes, and cooled to forty degrees centigrade, before inject- ing. The apparatus for injecting is a small rubber tube, five or more feet in length, having a milking tube fitted into one end and a funnel into the other. This iB to be rendered aBeptic by being boiled, and should be kept thereafter in a solution of mercuric chloride (1 to 1000) until wanted for use. The udder and teats, the hands of the operator and as- sistants, are thoroughly washed with soap and water, rinsed ofl with boiled water, and then soaked in a solution of carbolic acid (2 to 100). The udder is milked empty before disinfecting, and is manipulated after the injection to force liquid into all parts of the milk-ductB As the result of this treatment the mortality was reduced seventeen per cent, instead of fifty to seventy per cent under the old treatment. The avowed object of Schmidt was to check secretion in the gland, for which iodine was especially promising. He even advised the introduction of a little air into the udder, to favor the diffusion of the iodide solution. Others went a step further. Thus Wandinat doubled the amount of the iodide solution injected, and used eserine and pilocarpine hypo- dermically to roi se the peristalsis of the intestines, and reduce the mortality to live per cent. The great success of the Schmidt method inspired a number of veterina- rians in both Europe and America to in- ject the udder with other antiseptic so- lutions, all of which proved successful in a higli degree. Amon^the solutions in- jected were those of lysol, cresol, cninosol and common salt. Finally the injection of simple water, sterilized by boiling and cooled to blood heat, proved eminently satiBfact j.y. In the ubo of theBe injec- tions it ■ nine to be recognized that the more fully the udder was distended the better was the result. Distfi lion of the udder by gas was now a very obvious alternative, but although t had need some atmospheric air along with his iodide solution, the idea of antisepsis had so preoccupied the minds of the operators that for a time those gases only were used that had some anti- septic power. Kortman used etherized air with success Oxygen got into veiy general use, first in Switzerland, then in London, Canada and elsewhere, and as the quarters were well filled with the gas the mortality practically disappeared — every case recovered. The first case of the present writer was a mature Jersey with a record of three pounds of butter daily. She was attacked within twelve hours after calving, and the case should therefore in time past have proved fatal. In one hour she was on her feet, and by the next day she bad fully recovered, and has given her usual heavy yield of milk ever since. Experiment had advanced so far that the conclusion was unavoidable that the value of the injection lay in its quantity rather than in its quality. The benefit came from the distention of the udder by the overfilling of the milk-ducts, and it mattered little what agent was used, pro- vided that it was bland and non-irritat- This conclusion was strengthened ing. by the experience of the breeders on the island of Jersey. They had suffered heavy losses from milk-fever until they fell upon the ex- pedient of omitting to milk out the udder for twenty-four hours after calving, which had at once the happiest result. The disease which had been the scouige of high class Jerseys was at once "shorn of its terror." It only remained to fully distend the udder of the affected cow with ordinary atmospheric air which had been robbed of its living germs by filtration, and the triumph over milk-fever became easy and complete. The first case to which I applied this was a mature half-breed Hol- stein which had been attacked lesB than twelve hours after calving, and which had been injected with Schmidt's iodide solu- tiou, yet eight hours afterward Btill re- mained down, unable to rise, in a condi- tion of stupor, and with no sign of dis- charge of feces or urine. On having my attention called to the case, I atonce fully distended the udder with Bterilized air, retaining it by means of tapes tied around the ends of ihe teats, and in a little over two hours she was up, seeking water and even food, passing feces and urine freely, and with bright expression of face and eyes and every promise of recovery. The tapes were now taken off, but no milking allowed until the follow- ing day, when the patient appeared to be perfectly well. Since that date she has had the reputation of being the best milker in the heavy-milking herd. The case is an example of many others in many different hands so invariably successful that there is good warrant for the assertion frequently made that there need be little or no apprehension of a fatal result in even the worst cases of milk fever if they are promptly subjected to treatment. The modern treatment acts like magic, and seems to hardly admit of a failure. We must not Bhut our eyes to the in- evitable abuse and danger of the new treatment. The main danger is theintro- duction of germs into the udder and the setting up of infective inflammation in the gland. Readers will recall the show- cows in Toronto a few years ago, the udderB of which were fatally infected by milk injected to make a falBe show in the prize-ring. Already in Europe, and in the hands of veterinarians, the Schmidt treatment has brought on a Email pro- portion of cases of infective mammitis. How many mure such ca6eB will develop if this treatment shall become a popular domestic retort, applied by the dairyman in all sortB of surroundings and with little or no antiseptic precaution? This result iB inevitable, but we may feel some conso- lation in the thought that even so the mortality and loss must be far less than It has been in the past, when at least half the animals attacked by milk-fever died. To obviate such dangers entirely the treatment must be applied under careful measures of asepsie, such as are used in all work in the bacteriological laboratory. From one who has not had the privilege of such laboratory training, be he veteri- narian or layman, we cannot expect per- fect results, but we can at least lessen tne evils by giving full instructions as to the precautions necessary : FirBt- Provide an elastic-rubber ball and tubes furnished with valveB to direct the current of air, as in a common David- son syringe. Second— On the delivery-tube place a cylinder of tin or other metal made in two parts which teleEcope within each other, making an air-tight joint, and pack this cylinder with sterilized cotton. On each end of the cylinder have a pro- jection in the form of a fine tube, on which the rubber tubes are fitted. Third— In the free end of the rubber tube leading from the cylinder fit a milk- ing-tube, to be inserted into the teat. Fourth — Sterilize this apparatus by boiling for fifteen minutes, and without touching the milking-tube, wrap it in a towTel which has been sterilized in a water-bath or in live Bteam, dried and ironed. Fifth — On reaching the patient, draw no milk from the teats, but wash them and the udder thoroughly with warm soap-suds, rinse off with well-boiled (and cooled) water, and apply to the teats, and especially their tips, a five-per-cent solution of creolin or .ysol, taking great care that the teats are allowed to touch nothing until the injecting apparatus is placed in use. As the cow is usually down, they may be rested on a cushion of sterilized cotton or a sterile towel. Sixth — All being ready, the apparatus iB produced, great care being taken to keep the milking-tube from touching any object but the teat, and the middle of the teat being held between the finger and thumb of the left hand, the teat-tube is inserted into the milk-duct with the right. Meanwhile the assistant manip-- ulates the rubber bah until the quarter is as full as it will hold, when the tube is withdrawn and held by its attached end, while the teat is tied with a tape to pre- vent the escape of the air. Seventh — The tube is now dipped in strong creolin or carbolic acid, rinsed off in water that has been boiled, and is used on the second teat as on the first, and in turn on the third and fourth, until all four quarters are thoroughly distended and the teats tied. Eighth— The recumbent cow is to be kept on her breast-bone, and with the head elevated, even if it should be neces- sary to pack her with Btraw bundles or to suspend the head by a baiter. Lying on her side may develop fatal bloating. Ninth — If in two hours the cow is not on her feet, nor looking brighter and more intelligent, if she has passed no manure nor urine, and if the air has become ab- sorbed, leaving the udder leas tense, the injection of the bag may be repeated under the same scrupulous and rigid an- tiseptic precautions as at firBt. This may be repeated later if necessary. In all leases, but especially in Bevere ones, it is iwell to keep watch of the cow for twenty- four hours, and if there is any indication of a return of the attack to repeat the treatment by udder-distention. Tenth — It is the common experience that when the cow gets on her feet, or very shortly after, the bowels will move freely and the urine will be discharged copiously, indicating a resumption of the normal nervous functions, and furnishing one of the best guarantees of complete success. If such motions are wanting or limited in amount, the patient should be carefully watched, so that the earliest symptoms of relapse may be detected and the treatment renewed. If possible the case should be in the hands of an accomplished veterinarian who is not only a trained bacteriologist, but a man of experience and skill in other reBpects. In the absence of such a one, the enormous mortality of the disease when left to itself or treated according to the obsolete methods would fully warrant an instant resort to the treatment by July 9, 1904] gctte ^veebev *ro& g^Mirtemttw 13 sterilized air, even at the risk of a email percentage of complications and fatalities. —James i/aw, F. R. C. V. S., Director New York, State Veterinary College, in The Holstein-Friesian World. Raising Pekin Ducks. The Pekin duck was first imported to this country from China in 1872. They are now known in every community in the Eastern and Central States and many of the Western States. They are raised by the thousands in. the Eastern States where they have gained a great reputa- tion for market purpose. They are very easy to raise and are not subject to as many diseases as chickens. They lay from one hundred to one hun- dred and thirty eggB in a season if they get proper care and feed during the egg- laying season. While they are a timid bird, tbey are very domestic in their habits and never wander far from their quarters when given their liberty. The white plumage of the Pekin is of great value as they are never afflicted with vermin ol any kind. There is always a ready market for Pe- kin ducks, and also their feathers. Ducks can be raised without water to Bwim in, but as a general rule, results are better if they have water to swim in dur- ing the egg-laying season. A two-foot wire netting fence is suffi- cient to hold matured ducks, while a twelve-inch board will answer for the young ducks. There Bhould be some shade provided for the young duckB in hot weather. During the laying season, we feed equal parts of bran, shorts, ground corn, ground qatB and a little oilmeal. This is thorough- ly mixed and moistened with hot water and left until cooled off before feeding. Every other day we add some boiled potatoes or meat scraps ; we also keep a constant supply of oyster shells, sand and water before them. In cold weather, we aim to keep our duck house floor well covered with dry and clean straw. Ducks start laying in March or April (here in Minnesota) and they generally lay their eggB in the morning, and they should be kept shut up until 8 a. m. then you are sure of getting all the eggs. Pekin duck eggs must be hatched out with chicken hens or incubators, as the Pekin duck is no good for hatching out eggs. Do not feed young ducks anything the first twenty-four hours. After that feed four or five times a day with corn meal and Bhorts mixed and scalded before feeding. When five or six weeks old, feed but three times a day, and let them run out on some grass after the dew is off and they will catch all the bugs and inBecta in Bight. After they are ten weeks old they Bhould be nearly aa large as old ducks, if they received proper feed and are the real pure-bred Pekins. Always give ducks plenty of water to drink. — Minm sola Farmer. A Few Courses in Domestic Economy: "Arrow" Lard Compound "Monarch" Hams Can Be Obtained from All First-Class Grocers. WESTERN MEAT COMPANY of California Up until within the paBt year all mo- hair dreae goods used in this country have been derived from England. Owing to the growing popularity in the United States of the lightweight fabrics made of mohair an American mill some time ago began the manufacture of these goods and is said to be the first one to success- fully duplicate the English productions. This opens a new use and indicates an in- creased demand for domestic goat hair, which is ranging in price from 17 to 38 cents the pound. o Anent the milk-giving capacity of goats a Southwestern breeder asserts that a good goat will give two quarts of milk daily for ten months at a cost not exceed- ing one cent a day. Aa to the prolificacy of the goat the same authority stateB that the Maltese goat brings two and often three kids at a birth. CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY Through Picturesque California, The Ideal Route for The ADEler anfl Ontint Trips One day's ride from San Francisco will take you to some of the finest Trout Streams in the State. Along the line and within easy distance are many of the best Springs and Summer Resorts in the State. The Company maintains a Fish Hatchery and annually stooks the many streams reached by its road. One million Trout Fry were planted last year in these streams. Black Bass Fisblng can be enjoyed in Russian River near Guerneville, Guernewood Park and Camp Vacation, in season. The best Striped Bass Fishing waters on the Coast reached by the Tiburon Ferry. VACATION FOR 1904 Issued annualls by the Company, is now ready. This is the standard publication on the Coast for information regarding Mineral Springs, Resorts, Country Homes and Farms where summer board- ers are taken, and Select Camping Spots. Beautifully illustrated, 150 pp. and can be had in response to mail request or at ticket offices. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street (Chronicle , Bldg) and Tiburon Ferry, foot of Market Street. I General Office— Mutual Life Ins. Bldg., cor. Sansome and California Sts., San Francisco. Auction Sale of Horses. 16 Highly-bred Mares, Fillies and Colts. Standard animals. Are all registered and include some of the best blood in the State. Everything will be sold without reserve. Sale At Agricultural Park, San Jose, at 1:30 p. m., Saturday, July 16, 1904, and will open with sale of Miss Gordon, dam of fastest two-year-old in California. Catalogues ready day of sale. G. B. BLANCHARD, San Jose, Cal, J. C. MURPHY, Auctioneer. JAS. L. FRAZIER, Gen. Mgr. K. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. L, DE CLOW Proprietor CEDAR RAPIDS (IOWA) JACK FARM FARMERS' SUPPLY OP THE MIDDLE WEST. In my sale April 5th I was unable to obtain satisfactory prices for my choicest animals in the Belgian and Coach horses, also my best and largest Home-bred and Spanish Jacks were not sold. I will offer this stock at 50% of their value for the nest thirty days. This is a great opportunity. W. L. DE CLOW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Six hogs to an acre are quite enough to run on an alfalfa field and then mow it regularly when it should be cut— that is when it begins to bloom. Hogs really only make paths through a part of it and this number does not interfere with cut- ting a fine hay crop and thus have alfalfa fresh for the hogs every six weeks or two months. In addition to alfalfa, growing pigs should be fed all the corncob char- coal they will eat, as this supplies the needed mineral matter. In a teat pigs were forced to the limit of feed and weighed daily when it was found that the gains were proportionate to the amount of corncob charcoal eaten. With growing animalB other than pigs we have not found it necessary to supply more mineral matter than that furnished by alfalfa. Sober up on Jackson's Napa Soda. |IKTERMTI0MAL1 (POULTRY FOODS MAKES HENS L.AY MORE EGGS FOK 25 CENTS Cures or Prevents Chicken Cholera. It makes young chicks grow very rapidly and Fattens all kinds of Poultry in less time. Ask Dealers for it. Price refunded if it ever fails. If not for sale in your town t\ be sure and Write Direct To Us. '■ rt\ IfiTEMiTIOKU STOCK FOOD CO., JuOBtapolis.Mhui. WANTED. formation that will dock well. Any color but gray. One that is handsome, with good action and styie, 15.3 hands and not over 16 hands. Send full description and where horse can be seen. Address W. J., ahis office. Privileges For Sale FOR Vallej o Race Meeting 4 Days— AUGUST 10, 11, 13 and 13,1904. Bids for the following privileges will be re- ceived up to noon, MONDAY, August 1, 1904: BETTING, Pools or Books. BAR PRIVILEGE, including sale of all drinks inside the grounds. RESTAURANT, LUNCH COUNTER, etc Aoerilfied oheck for 50 per cent must accom- pany each bid. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. THOS SMITH, Manager, Yallejo, Cal. Fnr 'snip brand new studebaker, 1 ui t^aic* cushion-tire Road Buggy. Never used. Will take $40 less than cost, at> owner has no use for it. Apply to this office. TROTTER FOR SALE. OORREL GELDING, 6 YEARS OLD. Stands ^ 16 2& hands high and weighs 1100 pounds Sired by Niccanor by Dexter Prinoe, dam Flora by El Cajon by Don Victor. He is in every re- spect a grand Individual, handsome, stylish, and can show a 2:40 gall or better. With very little work I drove him a half this year in 1:22 and a quarter in 39 seconds, to cart. He will make a grand park horse and should be seen by any one looking for a high-class trotter. Call or address L. R. PALMER, Walnut Creek, Cal, Santa Rosa Stock Farm HAS FOR SALE Three Sidney Dillon Year! ng Colls from the following mares: Pansy (dam of King Orry 2:21^, Almonition '2:24?4. Lady Pansy Russell 2:26^. and Pansy Russell 2:30) by Cassius M. Clay, Jr. 22, etc Gaycara 2:18?^ by Guy Wilkes 2:15^, dam Biscari (dam of 5 in list) by Director 2:17, second dam Bicari (dam of 6 In list) by Harold, etc RusBle Russell by Bay Rose2:20!s, out of Oakley Russell by Happy Russell, son of Happy Z Medium, etc Apply to IRA PIERCE, 728 Montgomery St., San Francisco. FOR SALE. Mission Rnv B"y gelding by Sultan Jr.; iUIBOIUU L»UJ stands 16! ; hands and weighs over 1100 lbs. A handsome, high-class, gentle- man's roadster; stylish action, gentle, and good driver. Winner (without preparation) of tho 2:30 pace at the matinee Decoration Day. Address T. H. CORCORAN, 1201 Valencia St., San Francisco, McMURRAY McMURRAY SULKIES and JOQQINQ CARTS STANDARD THE WORLD OVER. ■flEtf-Address, for printed matter and prices. W. J. EENNEY 531 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cal. At the Tongues End 5T0CK GET JUST ENOUGH AT THE RIGHT TIME. COMPHE 55ED PURE SALT BRICK5. AND PATENT FEEDERS. No waste. no neqlect.all convenience. Your dealer has it Write us for the boo A. BELMONT STABIE SUPPLY CO. PATENTEES MANUFACTURERS BrooKlyn, n.y. Fast Pacer For Sale. 'pHE PACING GELDING, AL SANDY2:19H -1- by Wayland W., dam Rapid Ann by Overland. Can pace three heats better than 2:17. Can brush very last on the road. Excellent prospect to race. He is one of the best road horses In the city. Gentle and intelligent. Safe for lady to drive. For price and further particulars address S. WATSON, 235 Douglas street, San Francisco Fnr ^fllp COAL BLACK FILLY BY A i ui oaic. S0D of Directum 2-05#: Is very handsome and stylish. Would make a very fine saddle animal. Broke to drive. Apply to J. H. RAVEKES, San Leandro. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. SHORTHORNS AND SHIRES— Quinto Herd of Shorthorns. 41 premiums California State Fair, 1903. Young stock for sale. Send for catalogue. ALSO Several fine Shire Stallions, foals of 1902. Est. Of W. H. HOWARD, 206 Sansome St., San Francisco. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1889 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. Stook for sale; also pigs. F. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAM?- Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Est listed 1876, William Nilea & Co.. Los £ Gal, ©he gveebev axiti ^psxvt&tnan [JTJLY 9, 1904 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL. (Propertr or Jons Parroit, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS 63 w» Will servo a limited number ot Approved Mares, Season 1904 TEE --- 875 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEALT. AMERICAN or KENTUCKY GAITED SADDLE HORSES ON EXHIBITION AND FOR SALE AT AMERICAN PARK, SAN DIEGO, GAL. The Black Saddle Stallion REX MONTGOMERY No 2011 A. S. H. B., will serve a limited number of approved mares each season. FEE S50 (or season with return privilege. THE AMERICAN SADDLE HORSE BREEDING FARM SAN DIEGO, CAL. Quinm$iniment\ &2 Will Make A Horse Over; mm I will put sound legs under him and Jl . will save him from the cheap hawker and trader. It is the I standard cure for Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Windpuffs and all the various lumps and bunches of like kind. Keep it always on hand and you will be prepared when trouble comes. 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HELLEY, Secretary, 36 Geary St., San Francisco £*; BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE -DEAI.KIIH IN- 55-67-69-61 First Street, S. F. Tkupuohi Maim 1W PEDIGREES TABULATED And typo wrltlon Ilcudy for framing. Write for prices. .kkcdxh awd Sportsman, 36 Geary Street San Franolaoo, Cal. SYNOVITIS IS VERY ANNOYING At least, You can cure it with Absorbine, Jr., CURES All Strained Joints or Ligaments. Allays all inflammation quickly. Pleasant to use. fi.oo per bottle delivered. Address W. F. YOUNG, P. D. SPRING I IIXD. For nolo by Mack A Co.. L&Qgley AMlohnoIiCo. Redlnjrtoii.tCo., J. O'Kane and J. A. MoKorron all of San I 'nmoiaco. AP FOR SALE. Y ENTIRE STOCK OF STANDARD-BRED Trotting and Pacing Horses. Single drivers and douM' teams. Some oxoollent prospoDtn for ■ fjnterml In tho Ocoldunt, Stanford and Breodon Futurity HtalcoH. A lino oarriago toam, also the «reat broodmare DhJhv S. (dtimof '■' -.in hi -m. <■• oeral Vail* |o kUU. Sweel Ro»eS;2S (trial Ml) and Llttln Mac (8)2:27). The driving liorsea and colts oan bo noon at my stablo In Vniii jo, and tho hroodmaros, etc., at tho race track. Apply to or mldroas THOMAS SMITH, Vallejo, Col. This is Your Split Second IF YOU CAN PICK THE FIRST THREE HORSES IN THE California Stakes $2000 Guaranteed (FOR 2:24 CLASS TROTTERS) AT THE RACE MEETING OF THE Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association GUN-METAL OPEN-FACED SPLIT SECOND TIMER. Shows secondB and fifths. Regis- ters minutes, start, stop and fly back operated from the crown, split-second attachment worked by the side plug. The thinnest and best $25 split timer in the market. San Jose, Aug. 3, 4, 5, 6, 1904 The following is a list of the horses entered : No. 11. The California Stakes for 2:24 Class Trotters $2000 S H Hoy'B blk m Little Babe by Bradtmoor, dam by Dawn. F R Garnsey's b m Alcacita by Red Cloak, dam Alcazette by Alcazar. Silva & Wright's b g M J by Bay Bird, dam by Cornelius. Martin Carter's ch h T C by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Zeta Carter by Director. H C Ahler's br g Telephone by Direct, dam Nellita by Philosopher. John A. Cole's b g Jupiter B by Gen Beverly, dam Little Agnes by Gossiper. J De La Montanya's ch g Bain by Steinway. S K Dougherty's br m Sonoma Girl by Lynwood W, dam Maud Fowler by Anteeo. A L McDonald's b g Col. Hickman by Nevada. Robt BureBs' b g Golden Gate by Bay Bird, dam Dourhka by Western. C A Winship's br g Abe Miller by Titus, dam Gazelle by Gossiper. H A Bell's b g H D B by Arthur Holt, dam Jennie D by Jerome Eddy. W H Lumsden's b a McPheraon by McKinney, dam Eveline by Nutwood. Walnut Grove Stock Farm's blk m The Boquet by Nuahagak, dam Woodflower by Ansel. Geo W Kingsbury's b g D E Knight by Lynwood, dam Grant, Jr. Wm. Morgan's b m Una K by McKinney, dam Nellie K by Gen. Grant, Jr. S. Silgen's Birdcatcher by Direct, dam Katherine by Hock Hocking. I. N. Minnr'B br g Morosco by Wayland W, dam Lady Moor by Grand Moor. R. W. Peterson's b g R W P by Lynwood W. ALL GUESSES POSITIVELY CLOSE JULY 26, 1904. Should more than one person pick the firBt three horses in the order in which they finish two timers will be given to the first two guessers in the order in which the guesses were received. NO STRINGS ATTACHED TO IT Every Body May Put in a Guess! Gut This Out and Send in Your Guess To the BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco. My selection for the first three horses winning money in the California Stakes $2000, to take place at the P. C. T. H. B. A. meeting at San Jose is: First Second Third Signed Address Date 1904, July 9, 1904 ©tte gtxeeifev anb gtpovt&tnait 15 SMITH GUNS WIN LONGEST STRAIGHT RUNS At S. F. Trap Shooting Association May 88-23— 84— 86 VAUGHN, - - 73 Straights FECDNKR, - 63 " Also loDgest straight ruD and flrat monies at live birds All Kinds of Ammunition.. Catalog on application to Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N.Y. RED BALL BRAND. Awarded Gold Medal At California Stata Fair 1893. 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. Manhattan Pood Co. 1353 Foleom St., San Francisco ABk your grocers or dealers for it. Well! Well! Well! Still Shooting The Limit f^C? QyQ • lAUTI CHAS. HANTZ with the £. O W I nMI \Jk n I ! PARKKR GUN, on Jnne 17, won the Semi-Export Medal at Michigan State Shoot, Battle Creek, Mich., with 35 STRAIGHT. The PARKER GUN always wins. YOU should shoot It. Send for Catalogue. New York Salesrooms: 33 WARREN STREET. MERIDEN, CONN. Positlvelv Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion. C. P. EIXTELL. Manager American Trottii Beiister PUBLICATIONS. Accurately Compiled Great aid to All Interests. THE YEAR BOOK This great work will be ready for delivery March 15, 1904. 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ALL WEARING PARTS RAWHIDE LINED Horse Boots, Hobbles, Clothing, Etc. , O'K-ACTIES 26 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE, SAN FRANCISCO. send for catalogue. CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR FOR 1904. SACRAMENTO, CAL. AUGUST 22 TO SEPTEMBER 3, 1904. Entries to Close win Secretary, Welnesflay, An. 3, 1904 All Races to be Contested at the State Fair on days to be Hereafter Designated by the Board of Directors. No. l. Tom Fox Stake— For all ages. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $15 additional Tor horses not declared by 4 p m. the day preceding the race; $300 added by the Society, of which £50 to second and ?-J5 to third. Non-winners of three races this year, if three years old and over, al- lowed 5 lbs.; non-winners of two races 7 lbs.; and non-winners of one race 10 lbs. Maidens, three years old, allowed 5 lbs; four years old and over 7 lbs. additional Six furlongs- No 'J. VTesteru Hotel State— For two-year-old Allies. Entrance $10. to accompany nomin, ation; $15 additional if not declared by 4 p. m the day preceding the race; $300 added by the Society- of which $50 to second and?25 to third Weights 5 lbs. below the scale. A winner of a stake race in 1904, or a winner of three or more races of any value, other than selling races, 5 lbs extra. Non- win- ners of two races allowed 4 lbs Maidens allowed 7 lbs , and if such are the produce of a mare that has not produced a winner at the time of starting. 10 lbs. Maidens beaten three or more times since closing of the stake, allowed 5 lbs; and if not placed second or third, 7 lbs. additional. Five fur- longs- No. 3. The Governor's Stake— A handicap for three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $J0 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. day preceding the race; with $350 added by the Society, of which$70 to second and $30 to third. Weights posted at 12 m. day preceding the race. A winner of a race other than a selling race after the weights are published. to carry 5 lbs. extra. One mile and a furlong No. 4. Golden Eagle Hotel Selling Stake— For three-year-olds and upward- Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $!5 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. the day preceding the raoe; $300 added by the Society, of which $50 to second and $30 to third. Winner to be sold at auc- tion. If for $SO00. to carry rule weights; if for less, one lb. allowed for each $100 to $1000; thence 2 lbs for each $100 to $400. Selling price to be placed on starters through entry box by 4 p. m. on the day preceding the race. A winner of a stake race or three or more races of any value after closing of stake, to carry 5 lbs. extra Maidens allowed 7 lbs. One mile. No. 6 California Mate Fair Annual Stake— Handicap for two-year-olds Entrance $10. to accompany nomination: $20 additional for horses not declared bv 4 p. m. the day preceding the raoe; Ttih $350 added by the Society, of which $70 to the second and $30 to the third. Weights posted at 12 p. m. day preceding race. A winner of a race other than a selling race, after the weights are published, to carry h lbs extra. Seven furlongs. No. 6. The President's Stake— A handicap for three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $15, to accompany nomination; $25 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. day preceding race; $350 added by the Society, of which $70 to second and $30 to third. Weights posted at 12 m. day preceding race. A winner of a race other than a selling purse, after the weights are published, to carry 5 lbs. extra. One and one-quarter miles. No. 7. The Vinctor Stake— For three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $20 additional for horses not declared by 4 p m. day preceding race; with $350 added by the Society of which |70 to second and $30 to third. Stake to be named after the winner if Vinctor's time (1:40) is beaten. A non-winner of a stake race in 1903, or a race of the value of $500, allowed, if a noD-winner of five races other than selling races, 5 lbs Maidens 7 lbs. additional. One mile. L J. Rose Selling «*take— For two-year-olds. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination;$l5 ad- ditional for colts not declared by 4 p m. the day preoeding the race; with $350 added by the Society, of which $50 to seoond and $25 to third. Horses may bs entered not to be sold, and carry rnle weight. If entered to be sold for $1000. allowed 3 lbs ; $700 6 lbs ; $400 10 lbs. Winners of one race after clos- ing or stake to carry 3 lbs. extra: of two or more 7 lbs extra. Maidens beaten three times, allowed 5 lbs.; four or more times 7 lbs. Value to be placed on starters through entry box by 4 p. m. day before race- Six lurlongs. The State Agricultural Society's regular and special rules to govern, except where conditions are otherwise. All declarations and claims for allowances due at 4 p m day preceding race, unless otherwise specifled In conditions. Owners and trainers will be held responsible for same. Entrance and declaration money to go to winner. No added money for less than four starters in different in- terests. In selling races, beaten horses not liable to claim. Right to use starting gait is reserved. Entries must state name, color, sex, and pedigree of horse, with racing colors of the owner. Applications for stabling must be made to the Secretary. Applicants will be furnished with blanks, which must be filled out and approved before a horse is admitted to the grounds. The track Superintendent will stable no horse until this course has been pursued. No stabling will be guaran- teed except for race horses in training and ready to raoe, and those entered in stakes to have preference. Owners who ship to track without notice will not be allowed to take stalls until application has been made to the Secretary and approved. Special stalls will be allotted to horses competing for premiums. R. MILLER, Secretary, SACRAMENTO, CAL. SALINAS DRIVING CLUB Salinas, Cal., Sept. 14, 15, 16 and 17 Entries Close Tuesday, July 26, 1904 LIST OF EVENTS. Horses Must Be Named With Entry. L. BENJ. F. RUSH, President. 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 PORE8 like tar and oil compouods. 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PACERS. 1 — Mouterfv County Chamber of Com- merce Stakes, for 2:90 class S600 2 — Green Class, for horses without rec- ords 30O 3— For horses eligible to the 2:10 class. 300 4— For horses eligible to the 3:15 class. 300 TROTTERS. 5— Salinas Driving Club Stakes, for 2 :20 t rotters 8600 6— For trotters of the 2:15 class 300 7— For Green Class trotters, or horses without records 300 Entrance 5% and h% from money winners. Two horses may be entered by one owner In any race on one entrance fee, but not more than one can be started. Races will be arranged so as to give horses starting in more than one race at least one day between starts. All Stakes are for the amount guaranteed— no more, no less. Stakes not filling satisfactorily to the Board of Directors may be declared off. Member National Trotting Association. Send for Entry Blanks and address all communications to DISTRICT RACES. S— District (Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz and San Luis Obispo oounties) Three-Year- Old Stake, for trotting colts three years old or under, $10 to accompany nomination July 26th, $15 August 15th and $35 September 1st, with $50 added by the Club. 9— District Two- Year-Old Trot, conditions and added money the same as in No. S. 10— Mixed Race, Trotters and Pacers, 2:25 class, for horses owned In Mon- terey County S150 11— Mixed Trotting and Pacing Race for Members of the Driving Clob, owners to drive 150 J. D. KALAR, Sec'y, Salinas, Cal. £ PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA *w 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. 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In my sale April. 5th I' was unable to obtain satisfactory prices for my choices: animals in the Belgian and Coach horses, also my best and largest Home-bred and Spanish Jacks were not sold. I will offer tblsstock at 50% of their value for the next thirty days. This Is a great opportunity. W. L. DE CLOW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Health Insurance for 50 Gents. Why allow your stock to suffer from distemper, couRhs. colds, etc., when Craftfr Distemper Core at 50 cents a bottle will INSURE a benefit, or your money back. Big bottles St, small bottles 50c each or $4-50 a dozen, at your druggist or direot, prepaid. You may have a booklet free. Write right now. Wells Medicine Co, Vr 3ermologlsts 13 3d st, Lafayette, Ind, July 16, 1904] ®he $veeiszv anit gtpvvt&tncm 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: Blacfe 586. Terms -One Tear 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 P. W. Kellet, 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, July 16, 1904. Dates of Harness Meetings. CALIFORNIA. Pleasanton July 27 to July 30 San Jose (Breeders) Aug. 3 to Aug. 6 Vallejo Aug. 11 to Aug. 13 Santa Rosa (Breeders) Aug. 17 to Aug. 20 Cal. State Fair, Sacramento Aug. 22 to Sept. 3 Salinas Sept. 14 to Sept. 17 Hanford Oct. 10 to 15 Tulare ,Oct. 17 to 22 NORTH PACIFIC. Everett Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Vancouver, B. C Sept. 3 to Sept. 5 Whatcom Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Salem Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Seattle Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 North Yakima Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 Victoria. B. C Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 New Westminster, B. C Oct 3 to Oct. 8 Spokane. . Oct. 3 to Oct. 8 Walla Walla Oct. 10 to Oct. 15 Boise Oot. 17 to Oct. 22 GRAND CIRCUIT. Detroit July 25 to July 30 Buffalo Aug. 1 to Aug. 6 Empire City Aug. 8 to Aug. IE Brighton Beach Aug. 15 to Aug. 20 Readville Aug. 22 to Aug. 27 Providence Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Hartford Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Syracuse Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Columbus Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 Cincinnati Sept. 26" to Oct. 1 Memphis Oct. 17 to Oct. 27 AS THE TIME draws near for the opening of the California circuit, the prospects seem brighter and brighter for one of the best seasons of harness racing -seen in California for years. Horses and horse- men are arriving at Pleasanton (where the circuit opens Wednesday, July 27th) every day, andthe- place already presents a lively appearance. There promises to be big fields in every race during the four days' racing there and while fast time will be made there will be but very few favorites which will be at shorter odds than two to one. In fact there are so many good ones to Btart in every class that favorites will be very hard to pick. As the public will make the odds, and the "skindicate" book be conspicuous by its absence at this meeting and the Breeders meet- ings which follow it, winners will get good odds for their money. Every part of the Coast has sent its best trotters and pacers to the Pleasanton meeting, the Directors have made arrangements that are com- plete in every particular, and the result will be racing of Grand Circuit calibre. STARTING PAYMENTS must be made on July 25th (which falls on Monday after next) on the colts and fillies that will start in the two-year-old and three-year-old divisions of the Pacific Breeders Futur- ity Stakes to be trotted at the San Jose meeting during the first week in August. There were fifty- four three-year-olds eligible to Stake No. 1 on January 1st, but one or two of these have since died. About a hundred and forty two-year-olds are eligible to start in Stake No. 2, but, of course, all are not in training, as many owners do not race their colts until they are three-year-oldB. Colts and fillies that start in the two-year-old division of stake No. 2 this year can also Btart in the three-year-old division next year. The prospects are for a great race by the three-year-olds with heats below 2:20. There are at least a half dozen of the eligible three-year-olds that have worked close to this time time already and some have beaten it. Some of those that have shown the most speed are not in the best of Bhape, however, and the proba- bility is that some colt that is not much talked about will get first money. That is often the case. But the important thing for owners to bear in mind at the present time is that starting payments must be made by Monday, July 25th, on those that will start in these races. ADVERTISING IS NECESSARY in every busi- •**■ ness and the man who advertises judiciously will get a good return for his money. As a general rule the men who own trotting bred stallions are not judicious advertisers, the principal reason being that they have devoted no study to this branch of their business. The coming State Fair which will open at Sacramento, August 22d, will afford owners a most excellent opportunity to advertise their stallions and while we do not expect any very large number will take advantage of the situation we feel as though the matter should be brought to their attention. The State Fair is held at a time when the breeding season is over, and there will be no loss of services or time that is valuable, if stallions are shipped there and placed On exhibition. But if this exhibition is not made in a proper manner it would be better not to make it all. In the first place the horse should be in a show condition; that is, he should be reasonably fat, in good coat and feeling well. His stall should be kept perfectly clean and decorated in a neat but not lavish manner. There should be a large card on the outside giving his name and breeding and such facts in regard to his record and produce as can be stated in a few words. During certain hours of the day the horse should be on exhibition, with an attend- ant to lead him out for the inspection of breeders. Small cards containing a good picture of the horse if possible, his tabulated pedigree, terms of service and where he will make the next season should be given out freely. If the horse is for sale it should be 60 stated. To take a stallion to the State Fair at Sacra- mento and exhibit him there will not cost more than a couple of average priced service fees, and ten times this number may be secured by such advertising. The man who owns a stallion and would make a profit from him, must be ready and willing to make his horse's qualifications known to the public. Advertis- ing through the turf papers is the most profitabe way of accomplishing this end, but exhibiting at fairs is a great assistance and can be done at a small cost. We should like to see the standard bred trotting stallions make a numerous and creditable showing at Sacra- mento this year. A BIG HORSE SHOW is to be the leading feature of the pavilion exhibit at the California State Fairthis year. The directors have secured the ser- vices of Mr. Richard Graham, who has had an ex- tended experience in managing horse shows, and an endeavor will be made to make the Sacramento show a decided success. The entries will be classified and money prizes, cups and medals be given for saddle horses, gentlemen and lady riders, equipages, turn- outs of all kinds, ponies, etc. The Sacramento Union says it has been arranged to hold the big show in the center of the main floor of the pavilion, where an oval 68x175 feet will be laid out. The floor will be braced for the additional weight and will be covered with three or four inches of earth, this, in turn, to be cap- ped with a thick layer of tanbark, which will give a spring to the floor, and will prevent dust, etc. On one side of the ring private boxes, which will be rented for the season, will be ereoted, and on the op- posite side tiers of seats will be raised for which charges will be made. The seats and boxes will not interfere with the view from the gallery. In addition to the horse show the prize herds of cattle shown at the park will be judged in the arena each night. There will be riding tournaments also, and each eve- ning's programme will consist of interesting and novel features. The space at the northeast corner of the pavilion which haB heretofore been set apart for the poultry exhibit will be turned into stables for the horses, and the poultry will be exhibited in the north wing of the Davilion. Director Wilson, who is the originator of the horse show idea, is much pleased with the outlook and has faitb in the departure. A CABLEGRAM brought the news this week that Mr. A. B. Spreckels of this city who has been at Carlsbad since the first of June for the benefit of his health has gone to Berlin to be operated upon for an attack of appendicitis. It is to be sincerely hoped that the operatian, if performed, will be completely successful and that Mr. Spreckels will be restored to complete health. Mr Spreckels is the second Bon of Claua Spreckels, is vice-president of the John D. Spreckels Bros. Company and interested in many great enterprises. He is an ardent horseman and horse breeder, having one of the finest thoroughbred breeding farms in America at Napa, and a trotting horse breeding farm at Aptos. He is a member of the Pacific District Board of Appeals of the National Trotting Association, a director of the PaciOc Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association, and was for several years President of the California State Agri- cultural Society. Mr, Spreckels* health has been un- certain for several months. In May last, accom. panied by his friend, E. Aigeltinger, a former mem- ber of the Board of Supervisors, he went to Carlsbad to take the cure which it was hoped would benefit him. CNTRY BLANKS will be sent out during the com- *-* ing week to every person that has made an entry in Pacific Breeders Futurity No. 4, inviting them to name their colt or filly in the side stake suggested by Mr. T. J. Crowley, one of the Directors of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association. The entrance to this side stake will be $25, to be paid at the time entry is made, August 1st. It is hoped that a large number of nominations will be made to this side Btake, and if so, it will make one of the most in- teresting features of the harness racing season of 1907 in California. As the entire sum received with the exception of the very small amount necessary to pay for the printing and mailing of the entry blanks will be deposited in bank and draw interest until the day of the race, there will be a goodly sum to be divided among the horses that are "in the money." OWNERS OF RUNNERS should not forget that eight good stakes are offered by the State Agri- cultural Society, to close August 3d with L. R. Miller, Secretary, at Sacramento. These stakes are to be run at the State Fair this year. Three of them are for two-year-olds, one of which is exclusively for fillies. The other five are for three-year-olds and up- wards, except the Tom Fox Stake at six furlongs Which is for all ages. All have added money. Answers to Correspondents. M. B. S., Hanford — The Year Book does not give Pleasanton Belle credit for a standard record. J. D., Butte, Montana — We can find no mention of any pacer called Doge. L. S. G., City — The dam of Sonoma Girl is Maud Fowler 2:21| by Anteeo. Maud Fowler is a trotter and made her record at Petaluma in 1893 in the fifth heat of a race which she won. She is now 16 years old, strong and vigorous and a regular breeder. Yes; Sonoma Girl is an example of the Wilkes-Electioneer cross. John Gilmore Speed, agent for the U. S. govern- ment, who has been at Lexington, Ky., buying horses to breed a tribe of cavalry equines for the use of the American soldiers in the Philippines, has completed his work and shipped his purchases. He secured 87 head for exportation, 50 of which he bought in Ken- tucky and the rest in Missouri and in several New England states. All the stock he secured passed the examination of the government veterinarian, H. L. Casey. Of the horses in the big exportation, four are thoroughbred Btallions, eight saddle stallions, standard bred, and 75 brood mares. The annual harness meeting at Windsor, Ont , has always been considered a sort of Grand Circuit curtain raiser, coming as it does the week previous to the big meeting at Grosse Point. On account of there being no conflict in dates this seascn between their meeting and Columbus, the management have decided to in- crease their purses, and this season 315,000 is offered to be contested for the meeting which opens next Mon- day. The majority of the purses are $S00 and none are less than $600. Santa Rosa does not propose losing its reputation for having the fastest track in the State, and when the horses reach there for the Breeders meeting which opens August 17th, they will have a "velvet" track to trot over. Records will be reduced at Santa Rosa this year. Silver Ore, the green trotter which is causing such a sensation by his fast work at Glenville, was pur- chased by hi= present owner for S250. An offer of $5000 for him was recently turned down. Robert McGregor is very likely to gain another 2:10 trotter through his daughters, as the chestnut geld- ing Kent 2:12A is reported to be the best race prospect in the Smathers' stable. Allendale, the Fa'rose pacer, now owned by Mr. C. R. Moody, of Cleveland, won his first matinee start at that city on July 2d, winning his heats easily in 2:1S and 2:20. ♦ Harry Stinson is said to have announced that Oro Wilkes 2:11 will be trained for a record below 2:10. He was timed in 2:09$ as a four-year-old. Eagletta, 4, 2:11, Shepherd Rose 2:151, Annie Burns 2:10$, Sweet Violets 2:16, Rispah 2:131 and Alice 2:14 have been bred to Rey Direct 2:10. The full sister to John A. McKerron 2:04f, owned by Nutwood Stock Farm, trotted a mile in 2:J the San Jose track last week. ®lie fgveeoev «tti> gftwrrtsrotcm [July 16, lttH CTteS^E-^'i?^ JOTTINGS. BUT TEN DAYS MORE ana then the bell will ring at Pleasanton for the opening of the Cali- fornia circuit o( harness races for 1904. There is every reason for the prediction of a large attendance, first- class racing and a very successful meeting. A four days' program has been filled with one of the best lists of entries ever received by a racing association In California and the Pleasanton association, although a new organization, has in its preliminary work shown Iteelf to be up-to-date, enterprising and energetic. The meeting will open on Wednesday, July 27th, with the Citizens stake of $1000 for pacers of the 2:20 class. There were originally twenty-three entries in this race, and it is probable that twelve or more of the best green pacers ever seen in California will line up for the word. The sale of the McKinney-Nutwood Wilkes mare Miss Georgie to W. A. Clark Jr., has removed what would doubtless have been the favorite from the contest, as Mr. Clark shipped her to Denver where she has won both her starts and taken a record of 2:11}, and will race her in the east. The absence of Miss Georgie will only make the race more interesting and the field of starters larger, as many horsemen were of the opinion that she had a mortgage on the stake and would have won it hands down had she been kept in it. There are several "warm ones" re- maining, however, and the race should be one of the best contests ever seen on the local circuit. ' Farmer" Bunch who is training B. Croner's mare Hattie Croner by Bay Bird for this event, stepped this mare a mile in 2:12} recently and she is credited with the capability of three heats faster than that. H. H. Dunlap's Harold D. by Dexter Prince has shown just as much speed and is known to be game. S. K- Trefry's Tom Carneal by Diablo has also paced below 2:13 in hi6 work, while Capt. Goodall's two entries Rajah and Uncle John have been working so nicely for Fred Chadbourne lately that some horse- men are saying the winner to this pace will come from the Goodall stable. Chas. Whitehead's mare The Mrs. ought to be in the money and it will take heats below 2:12 to beat her. Mildred O., the roan mare by Secretary that started a couple of times last year but acted badly, is said to be very steady now that she is in tbe hands of Mr. J. W. Zibbell, and her speed is known to be of the 2:10 order. There will be quite a contingent of side wheelers from Southern California in the race, one of them a gelding by Welcome 2:10} called Cavalier that is said to be a free-for-all candi- date. There is no doubt but the $1000 stake will be so hotly contested at Pleasanton that unless one of the starters should display surprising form and com- pletely outclass his field, the question as to which is the best horse will be still open when nearly the same field of horses meet the next week at the Breeders meeting at San Jose for a stake of $1500. purses areas follows: First day, 2:30 trot $500,2:08 pace $900, 2:20 trot $700; second day, 2:25 pace $500, 2:12 trot $800, 2:17 pace $700; third day, 2:13 pace $800, 2:24 trot $600, free-for-all pace $1000; fourth day, 2:15 trot $800, 2:21 pace $700, free-for all trot $1000. Now this is a good program, but it is no better and not near as extensive as the harness program given by the California State Agricultural Society at Sacra- mento every year. "Distance lends enchantment to the view," but California horsemen who look long- ingly over the Rockies and imagine that the harness meetings there are big events, will, if they investigate a little, find that States of no greater population than California have no bigger meetings, and not as large purses as are given here. Anyone who will take up the Year Book and look over the meetings where 2:10 horses are racing for from $300 to $500 on half-mile tracks will find that the list is quite long. California, owing to the cutting out of appropriations for district fairs, has been a little short on meetings for the past two years, but those given will rank well with the majority of those held in the eastern and middle states. A orusade has been started in the East against race track betting that is very likely to assume immense proportions before long and lead to the closing of many prominent tracks. The big dailies of New York and Chicago are taking the matter up, the weekly papers and the magazines contain lengthy articles signed by mayors, governors and other high officials, and the politicians are beginning to see an issue in the race tracks and pool rooms. Breeders and owners of harness horses are pleased to notice that the attack is not against harness racing which is only a diversion indulged in for a week or two each year at any race track. It is the running races that have aroused the public to ''view with alarm" the tremendous growth of gambling, and whatever action is taken towards abolishing betting will be because the business men of the country have come to the conclusion that gambling on running horses has become a craze and -should be curtailed. In New York such a great news- paper aB the Sun, recognizing the great evils of con- tinuous gambling, and desiring to lend no aid to it, has discontinued the publication of the daily form chart of tbe races. The Sun sees no evil in the racing of horses for sport, but deprecates it as a business pursued solely for gambling purposes. The views ex- pressed by such journals as the Sun and the Times of New York are the views of the general public in the matter Here in California there is as yet no organized attack on continuous racing, but it is sure to come as the sun will continue to shine. Already mutterings are heard, and it need not surprise anyone if the Legislature to meet at Sacramento next winter is called upon to vote on bills abolishing race track betting altogether. outs are not races and the chances are against last years California record of 2:12} being beaten. And while Miss Georgie is out of the stake it might bewail to remember that her breeder and former owner Martin Carter, proprietor of the Nutwood Stock Farm, sold his nominations to Mr. John D. Springer who named his good pacer Billy Red for tbe stakes in which the McKinney mare was engaged. Billy Rsd Is a green horse, never having been raced but be is very fast, has good manners and has paced some of tbe fastest halves ever seen on the Pleasanton track. Mose Hart discovered Billy Red and bought him from Geo. A. Kelly, superintendent of tbe Pleas- anton track. Mr. Hart got him to going nicely, showed one or two fast quarters with him and when Mr. Springer asked for a price did not ask for the earth but fixed a fair figure and the sale was made. In Mr. Springer's hands Billy Red has constantly im- proved, though we do not believe anyone, not even his owner, knows how fast tbe horse can pace a mile. The horse that beats him will get some of the money though. Indiana Is one of tbe Important States of the Union In harness horse breeding as In everything else. It has about three million people within Its borders, or about twice as many as California has, yet our State la over four times as large as the Hoosler State In area. I received this week from Secretary Charles Downing, of the Indiana State Fair Association, a copy of the official premium list and speed program of the fair to be held In September this year, which led me to look up the facts about population and area here stated. There will be sixty-four district fairs held In Indiana this year at nearly every one of wbloh then will be harness racing and at the majority of then' the tracks are only half-mile rings. Now what strr k me very forcibly was that the racing program h big State Fair In Indiana Is of but four days' r.Mon and the events are all harness events. The This anti-gambling crusade is not confined to the purists and the newspapers. Business houses and cor- porations employing large numbers of people have taken the matter up, and orders have been issued by many firms to the effect that employes visiting race tracks and pool rooms will be discharged. The surety companies furnishing bonds for persons occupying positions of trust are refusing to write bonds for race playerB on any terms. These acts on the part of busi- ness men are having their effect and running racing is rapidly losing its position as the greatest of sports. There is nothing strange that such a condition of things should obtain. Whenever any sport falls into the hands of those whose only interest in it is the opportunity it affords them to gamble, it deteriorates and soon arouseB the antagonism of organized society. Owners and breeders and those who are identified with the American trotting horse in any way should learn a lesson from the condition that now confronts the running associations and steer clear of all those advisors who have been and are now advocating the introduction of running methods on the trotting tracks. Sonoma Girl, the daughter of Lynwood W. and Maud Fowler, will not be raoed in California this year. She has not been Bold, although I understand Mr. Springer has refused one big offer for her and is considering a raise on that. He is not anxious to sel] as he believes he has in this handsome mare a trotter that can win in almost any company, and as he wants to race her through the Grand Circuit next year doeB not want her to get a record this Beason that will bar her from the big stakes like the M. & M. So Mr. Springer has declared Sonoma Girl out of all the stakes In which she was entered in California and it will be much harder to pick the winners in these events as Bhe doubtless outclassed every field of horses she would have mot on the California circuit. There are several trotters that will start in these stakes that can beat 2:15 and three or four that ought to show a mile close to 2:10 under favorable auspices, but work- The McKinney family will not be denied. A world's record went to one of them two weeks ago to-day at Cleveland when Mr. C. K. G. Billings rode Charley Mac a mile to saddle in 2:15} which is a quarter of a Becond under the record of Great Eastern which has stood since September 22, 1877. Mr. Billings has now given Charley Mac three public trials at this way of going. The first time he trotted the mile in 2:17}, a week later made it in 2:17} and has now beaten Great Eastern's time. It is very probable that Mr. Billings will set a saddle record of 2:12 or better for Charley Mac before the year is over. It looks very much as if the running racing game is being overdone in this country. There is not a day except Sundays but horses are racing on some tracks in the United StateB, and many of the associations make big profits. But the sales of thoroughbred yearlings Bhow a big decline in prices this year. After the sale of the Haggin horses in New Y"ork last month, more than a hundred were sent back to his big farm at Elmendorf, Kentucky. Mr. Haggin was interviewed by a representative of the Kentucky Far- mer and Breeder in regard to the matter and in the statement given out by Mr. Haggin, that gentleman said: "I Bent a number of yearlings back to Kentucky because no one wanted them, and I couldn 't sell them. The prices were very low, and there was little demand, I think this was probably due to a scarcity of money among horsemen, and possibly to a slight over pro- duction. I shall probably breed fewer horses next year." Thos. Smith, manager of the Vallejo meeting, has made arrangements with the Ward Totalizator Com- pany to hare one of its machines at his meeting which opens August 11th. It may be that these machines will be used at Pleasanton and San Jose but as the betting privileges for those meetings have not been let at this time, the statement that they will be used cannot be made. The idea Is becoming very prevalent among those who would like to see the district fair race meetingB resumed in California, that the totalizator is the key to the situation. The asso- ciations should own and operate their own machines and take out ten per cent commission as they do in Australia and New Zealand. In France the amount of money that goes through these machines in a year runs up into the millions, yet 12 per cent is taken out in that country. Even 12 per cent is much less than the amount taken out by the skindicate books who never figure on keeping less than forty per cent of the money that passes through their hands. If the California State Fair association owned a totalizator and employed clerks to operate it, the tone of the State meeting would be vastly improved, and the profits greater. Almaden, one of the best two-year-oldB ever Been in California and the favorite for the three-year-old trotting division of the Pacific Breeders Futurity and the Occident stake, will not be a starter after all. The lameness which threw him out of training a few days ago will prevent his being a starter, and although it is only a minor ailment and one that a few weeks' rest will entirely cure, those few weeks are a factor that must be reckoned with, and his owner has wisely concluded that it is best to take no chances with such a valuable colt for the sake of winning a few thousand dollars. I have heard men say who are pretty good judges of a trotter that Almaden could win his races this year on three legs. It is very poor policy, how- ever, to start a three-} ear-old that can be sold for $10,000 in a race when he is not just right. It is much better to scratch and wait awhile. Almaden is, with- out doubt, one of the handsomest, best formed, gamest and best gaited colts ever seen in California. He Is by Direct 2:05} out of Rose McKinney by Mc- Kinney 2:11} and looks like both his sires although they were unlike in appearance. When a colt in- herits the good points from both Bides of two such houses, he will do to play your money on when he is right. If Almaden had not gone wrong the Occident record would have been lowered this year, but as it is I don't think the winner will have to beat Tuna's fasteBt heat in it la6t year, which was 2:18}. She had to trot a heat in 2:16} to beat Swift B. in the Stanford one week later, however. If you want that split Becond timer guess the three best horses in the $2000 stake for 2:24 trotters at San Jose. Fill out the coupon with your guess or make as many as you wish and send them in to this offiee. The one who sends in the first correct guess wllllbe awarded the time piece. It 1b worth $25 and is as good a timer as is made for that money. Hon. John L. Mitchell, ex-Senator of the United States and an extensive breeder of trotters, died at his home in Greenfield, Wis., on June 29. For many years he was president of the Northwestern Breeders' Association. JULY 16, 1904] ®tte greater tmi» ^povtatnan 6 The starting payments which must he paid by Mon- day, July 25th, on colts and fillies that start in the Pacific Breeders Futurities at San Jose this year are as follows: On two-year-old pacers, $25; on two-year- old trotters, $35; on three-year-old pacers, $35; on three-year-old trotters, $50. The bell will ring One week from Wed nesday At the Pleasanton race track. You will score by the pole horse. And don't come down ahead of him or you will be fined. An Eastern journal says that a very large propor- tion of the foals of 1904 by McKinney are fillies. Ted HayeB went to Davenport, Iowa, with W. A. Clark, Jr's string of horses at the clOBe of the Denver meeting. Dolly Dillon won the International handicap at Vienna on July 2d. The distance was 2700 metres and her time 3:50. It is reported that Ed Geers has decided to start Stafciey Dillon in the M. & M. instead of the much touted Alexander. Ellert 2:11, the bay gelding by Stamboul, passed through an auction sale at Philadelphia last week and brought $700. The United States exported 31,397 horses during the fiscal year just closed. This is an increase over the previous year of 5667. James Y. Gatcomb says that he has refused an offer of $17,500 for his three-year-old filly Grace Bond (2) 2:14$. She is, of course, well staked. Twenty-six three-year-old colts and fillies were eli- gible to the Occident Stake of this year after third payments were made on January 2d. Don't forget that starting payments for the two- year-old and three year-old divisions of the Pacific $6000 Futurities must be paid by July 25th. The Grand Circuit opens one week from Monday next at Detroit. The Chamber of Commerce Stake, $5000 for 2:24 class pacers is down for decision on the opening day. If you want to get a line on the horses and see some of the best harness racing seen In California for years, be at the PleasantOD meeting on the opening day, Wednesday, July 27th. Goodwin's Turf Guide, containing summaries of all the running races held in the United States during the first half of the year 1904, has been issued and is for sale at thl*offlce. Price $1.50. The guesses are coming in lively for The California stake for 2:24 class trotters to be decided at the Breeder's San Jose meeting. Now that Sonoma Girl has been declared out of the races many of the guesses will have to be revised. The Sacramento Chamber of Com merce will aid the Directors of the State Agricultural Society in getting a big display for the State Fair this year and to that end will raise a fund of $3000 among the citizens of the capital city. Almaden, winner of last year's two-year-old division of Breeders Futurity No. 1, will not be a starter in the three-year-old division at San Jose next month. He is lame and is too valuable a colt to take any chances with even for first money in a rich stake like this. Of the MoKlnneys that should get into the 2:10 list this year are Miss Georgie 2:11$;, Sweet Marie 2:13$, China Maid that has work a mile for Millard Sanders lately in 2:08} and Marengo King that Ed Geers re- cently drove a mile in 2:13. And there are others. It is reported that Margaret Worth 2:15 by Alex- ander Button, dam Adelina Patti by Effingham, is dead. She was owned by Mr. Caryl Burr of New York, and bred by Mr Randolph Jordan, Jr. of San FranciBCO. Margaret Worth took her record of 2:15 at Los Angeles in 1897. Mr. Jordan bred her dam to McKinney and raised the good gelding El Milagro, which he sold in New York as a yearling for $700, and which afterwards took a record of 2:11$. Dr. Boucher took his colt Bert Logan from Denver to Moberly, Missouri, and will race him through the Mississippi Valley circuit. Bert Logan worked a mile in 2:16 in the mud over the Denver track, which was a remarkable performance He is going fast and Bteady and should beat 2:10 this year. After George G. trotted in 2:07} during laBt Satur- day's matinee at Cleveland, J. Albertson brought him out again and brushed him through the last quarter in the face of the heavy wind. It was timed in 28} seconds, making the faBtest authenticallv timed quarter ever made by a trotter, next to Lou Dillon. Alto Arnold by Altamont has a fine bay filly by Diablo that is entered in the Breeders Futurity for foals of 1904. Alto Arnold was named in this stake by D. M. Webster of Vancouver, B. C. Mr. Webster stateB that the filly is a dark bay with black points and one of the finest looking youngsters in the North- west. - There will be auction sale At horees at Agricultural Park, San Joae, to-day. Sixteen .head of trotting bred horses, all registered, are to be sold to the highest bidder. Miss Gordon, the registered mare by Bismark and the dam of what is claimed to be now the fastest two-year-old in California, will be among those offered. The above is reproduced from a photograph of the two-year-old bay filly Devilletta b'y.Dia.'bld 2:09|, dam Clara H. by Hark, son of Brigadier:. She is owned by Mr. W. S. Harkey of Gridleyi Cal. Governor Otero of New Mexico is trying to intro- duce th« New Mexican broncho into the Philippine Islands. A bunch of about forty head will be shipped from Doming in a few days, and will be sent to the Philippines by transport, accompanied by a New Mex- ican cowboy. If they do well over there some heavy shipments will be made. Josh Albertson, who is at Cleveland with the trot- ter George G. 2:12}, showed the spectators at the track there on July 2d that the son of Homeward is all that is claimed for him by California horsemen. He drove the gelding a mile in 2:07| in the face cf a strong wind, and then gave him a quarter in 28} seconds just to show them that George G. has better than two minute speed. Hugh CaBey of Sacramento has one of the hand- somest colts in the State. It is by F. W. Perkins' stallion Athamax and out of Mr. Casey's mare by Fallis. AH who have seen the youngster proaounce it one of the most perfeotly formed colts they have ever seen. Walter Wilkes, the green trotter that Jack Groom is training at San Jose, and will start at the Santa Rosa meeting is an aged horse by Sable Wilkes out of a mare by Patchen Vernon. He is a good gaited one and has great speed. He is owned by V. J. GuinasBO of this city. Joe Cuicello reached Pleasanton from Denver with his string of horses this week. He says there was a good meeting at Denver and he came out a li ttle ahead by winning third and second moneys. Ed Lafferty went on EaBt In charge of Ed Gay lord's James Madi- son mare Confienza, sister to Tuna. Notes for Secretaries of Members is the title of a neat little pamphlet just issued by the National Trot- ting Association. It contains the gist of the most important of the rules in regard to entries, fines, identification, protests, suspensions, and other things that all secretaries Bhould be familiar with, but which so many new secretaries have little knowledge of. The pamphlet can be carried in the pocket and every secretary should keep one with him before and during a meeting. In New Zealand all trotters and pacers must be registered with the Secretary of the New Zealand Trotting Association before they can race. We have juBt received from Secretary Rollitt, a book of one hundred pages containing the names of all horses registered with him from August 1899 to AuguBt 1903. •The name of the horse, color, sex, age, sire and dam, height and markings are given. These books are for sale by the Secretary at Chrlstchurch, New Zealand, for two shillings per copy. A dispatch from New Orleans, dated July 12th, stateB: Creole ponies from the prairies of South- western Louisiana and broncos from the plains of Texas may be seeing war service within two monthB. It is learned that a Texas firm has been approached by Minister Takahira of Japan with a view to pro- curing 100,000 head of horses of the type now used by the Japanese cavalry. The Creole ponies and Texas broncos, with wonderful staying qualities, easily fed and kept, are considered ideal mounts for the Japanese sabermen and it is understood that negotiations have been opened with the traffic department of the Southern Pacific Railroad for a large number of stock cars so that everything may be in readiness to rush the ponieB to San Francisco and thence by ship direct to Korea. Two McKinney colts, entered in the Occident Stan- ford and Breeders Futurity for this year, and eligible to start, are owned by Mr. James Gray of Santa Rosa, who desires to sell one and start the other. Either of theBe colts are liable to win. They are now at Santa RoBa track but will be taken to Pleasanton after Tues- day next. One is out of a mare by Bay Rose, son of Sultan and the other out of Biscari, dam of four in the list, by Director. Mr. Gray will sell either one of them. Here is a good opportunity to get a choicely bred McKinney colt that iB a trotter, at a reasonable figure. A New Zealand paper Bays: "Apparently there is not much chance of the Almont-Ribbonwood match eventuating in New Zealand; for, from the tone of the communications received here, Almont's owners are not inclined to take on the contract. Anxious to make a match for his champion, D. J. Price has issued a challenge in the Australian papers, offering to raoe Ribbonwood against anything in the commonwealth, for any amount and over any distance. By giving the Australian horses everything in their favor, Price anticipates his challenge being taken up, in which event he will endeavor to have the match arranged as early as possible." Brayton Ives, it is stated, will not starteither Monte Carlo 2:07$ or Nora McKinney 2:12$ in any of the matinees to be held at the Empire track during the next few weeks. Mr. Ives' horseB have had Beveral pretty stiff races thus far, and he is of the opinion that they will be far better next fall if let up during the extremely hot weather. Although he haB beaten John F. Cockerill's game gelding Swift 2:07 on both occasions that the two met, there are many of the opinion that Swift would give the Ives horse a beat- ing after he has had another race or two, and the enthusiasts will therefore be disappointed if the two favorites do not come together again. — Horse Seview What will be the fastest field of trotters that ever faced a starter is scheduled to participate in the championship race at the intercity matinee in Cleve- land next month, the following six having been practically named: C. K. G. Billings' Lou Dillon 1:58}, E. E.Smathers' Major Delmar 1:59}; Anthony Brady's George G. 2:12}, Brayton IveB' Monte Carlo 2:07$. Lou Dillon is already Btepping miles lower than 2:05, while news comes from New York that Monte Carlo has been drawing a wagon in the matinees two heats better than 2:09. Major Delmar wintered finely and s as fast as ever. Anzella 1b again showing her great ispeed, as she worked a mile in 2:11 easily a few days ago at Glenville. Angle iB very fast, just how fast no one knows, but Calvary Morris thinks her good enough to send into this great race. George G. will also represent the Cleveland Club, and a mile in two minutes is what his former owner expects him to reel off before the season is over. Mr. D. F. Oglesby, owner of the stallion Almonada, writes the Breeder and Sportsman that he waB in Lob Angeles receutly and interviewed Walter Maben, who informed him that he had driven The Scout by his horse a mile in 2:14$. That he had a small splint on one of his legs, so would not go on the circuit. Mr. Maben further said he had driven the pacer La Paloma by Almonada a mile in 2:22 with less than three months' work. Mr. OgleBby says he saw Maben drive the green horse Bob Russell by Bob Mason a mile in 2:10|. Maben's horses all look in fine condi- tion and ready for the raceB. Mr. Henry Delaney has Zolock '2: Hi; in fine fix and the horse is fast approach- ing racing condition. Mr. Delaney has the three- year-old Almo by Almonada that trotted a mile in 2:40 after he had him two weeks, and would have soon been in the list had he not taken the epizootic. Mr. Oglesby says he saw two Zolock eolts, one a pacer and the other a trotter, that made their miles in 2:18 and 2:30 respectively. The sporting editor of the Toledo Times-Bee directs attention to a new source of trouble which trotting horse owners experience from automobiles. We copy his own description: "A few evenings since, I saw a horse driven leisurely along Bancroft street suddenly sprawl out and in an instant was down. There was no 'going to Bleep' or 'tangle-legs' excuse for the fall, and after the horse had risen to his feet and the owner had tied up a broken thill and driven away, I investigated the cause, and found that the horse had slipped on a spot covered with grease and oil. Then I recalled an automobile having been stalled on that very spot the evening before for a half hour. The -next morning, on my way down Madison street, in company with a well known horseman, we saw two horses slip and fall on the pavement, within two blocks of one another. We investigated and found the same conditions as I had discovered on Bancroft street the evening before. Thus does a new danger loom up before the horseman's eyes." The fastest two-year-old of the year is Sally Lunn 2:28$, owned by W. A. Clark, Jr., of Montana and trained at Pleasanton during the spring. She is a bay filly, foaled May 6, 1902, sired by Wiggins 2.19J; dam Belle de Baron by Alsatian (a son of Sultan and Alma Mater); second dam Greenwood Belle 2:29} by Caliban; third dam Greenwood Maid by Strathmore; fourth dam by Belmont; fifth dam Venus (third dam of Kremlin 2:07}) by American Star, etc. This filly was bred by L. B. M. Bedford, PariB, Kentucky, and bought in February, 1903, from him by Mr. George Hossack, Cobbs Creek, Virginia, for Mrs. Rosalyn Land on of the same place. Mr. Hossack developed her through the summer, and she showed sensational speed. Her owner entered Sally Lunn in the Old Glory Bale, held last year in New York, and in her preparation for that sale she step- ped a full mile, on October 21, 1903, in 3:34}, last half in 1:16}, without a break. She was knocked down for $1050 to A. M. Carr of Butte, Montana, who was Mr. Clark's agent in the transaction. 6 mte gveeixev crofc gpottztnan [J-DLY 16, 1904 £»fe^s2ts EASTERN GOSSIP. II ICulltJ From Our Ej-changtc] pHj There are many breeders who do not realize the importance of keeping their stock before the public. We frequently receive letters of inquiry asking who owns certain stallions, what their fees are, etc. These questions in many instances refer to stallions that should have a national reputation, being noted through the performance of their get, but the short- sighted policy of their owners precludes the possi- bility of their becoming known outside of their im- mediate neighborhood. Every owner of a stallion that has any desire to let the public know that he is in the horse business should keep a standing adver- tisement in at least one turf paper, so that the public may know that he is in the business to stay. Judicious advertising never "broke" any man but has made colossal fortunes for thousands. A breeder can have no better possible policy than to disseminate as much knowledge as he can about his stallions — thev breed- ing, service fee, where they are in service, etc., so that when one of them sends out a phenomenon that electrifies the world with its speed, the mere mention of its sire will convey a great deal of information to the public which is likely to bring handsome returns to the sire's owner. Breeding establishments like East View Farm, Hudson River Farm, Allen Farm, Walnut Hall Farm and others which are achieving the greatest success in their business, realize this fact and keep their advertisements in the turf papers all the time. Every man who owns a stallion whose services are open to the public should adopt the same policy. No matter if the advertisement is only a line giving the name of the stallion, his fee, and where he stands, it should be kept before the public all the time. — Trotter and Pacer. export trade. The motto should be to breed only the best, for in high quality is where the greatest profit lies in the industry. Let any skeptical farmer convince himself of the greater profit in breeding good draft horses that sell readily at maturity at $175 to $300 and upward, as compared with the profit in raising steers for the market. A well kept draft foal three years old will sell at $150 to $225 and how much will a steer at the same age command that ha9 been fed specifi- cally for the block? A simple problem in the cost of production compared with the selling price at the same age will demonstrate which kind of stock pays the larger profit over the cost of production. Geo. Beckers writes the following characteristic letter to the Kentucky Stock Farm: "I see that the young Zombros are stepping some in California. Lee Mayberry's Geraldine, a three-year-old filly, trotted a mile in 2:20*, last half in 1:08}. Will Durfee's two- year-old filly Bellemont by Zombro, dam by Altamont trotted a mile in 2:28}, last quarter in ;J4i second;, and I. C. Mosher's two-year-old colt Orsola trotted a mile in 2:24}, last half in 1:10}. All the above named colts are at Los Angeles. I expect five or more two- year-olds by Zombro to enter the list this year, and about three of his three-year-olds to step in 2:20 or better, and five or more to enter the 2:15 list and two the 2:10 list. I guess this will be a good average showing for a young sire with as few colts as Zombro has. I made a big miBtake by coming EaBt. With what it will cost me while I am East and what mares I missed by leaving California, I will be out about $4000 this year. California is good enough for me from now on. The great trouble with me is I don't know when I am doing well, and d'ju't leave well enough alone. I have learned a good lesson this year. Of course, we have not got the class of mares West as you have here, but that doesn't seem to make much difference with Zombro, as he gets trotters from all kinds of mares. I worked Zombowyette 2:18 a mile In 2:174, last half in 1:07*, and Tee Dee Cee 2:19} a mile In 2:26 to a cart." (Ye have several times made allusion to the cause of the scarcity of good draft horses. Recently the l>r"fi i\s' Journal stated that the chief reason was because of the ruinous prices prevailing in 1893 to 1896, when farmer became discouraged, quit breeding and sold their good draft mares. Under such con- ditions it takes several years to recover from such losses and to again obtain good breeding mares and grow a supply. Briefly thiB has been .the situation for sime time past. The Journal, referring to the result of this death, says: For four years there has been a steady appreciation of values for draft animals which culminated in the sensational prices $500 to 8600 for fancy offerings at the Chicago market the ourrent season. It Is most unfortunate for the agri- cultural interests of the country that when prices are so phenomenally high but a moderate surplus exists to supply the demand. Thoro has been a Rip Van Winkle resurroction of the industry after It inertia of nearly a decade and farmors everywhere are once more roused to activity to exploit the industry by the current blgh prices and the encouraging prospect of the domestic and forolgn demand. The best draft st' Ulons In Europe have been Imported during the f *st four years to Improve the quality of our domestic fc >rses. 'i ho standard of brooding has been elovated nd the outlook Is propitious for the draft horse !.. lustry of the west and northwest, which furnishes the bulk of the horses which supply tbo domestic and Secretary W. H. Wilson of the Lexington, Ky., track has issued the list of entries made in the races which will be trotted and paced at the October meet- ing this season in the capital of the blue-grass region. In the $22,000 Futurity for three-year-olds there are seventy four colts and fillies on which payments have been made, and in the two-year-old division of the same race the eligibles are almost as many. In the other fixed events of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association the number of horses named is highly encouraging to the association, and it goes without saying that the best horses in the country are named in these rich events. The Walnut Hall Cup stake for 2:15 trotters, for instance, has thirty- eight horses named to go in it. The sensation of the day at the N9w York Fourth of July matinee ""as furnished by Jack Curry. In fact, if there are any sensations floating about, Jack is generally found in the storm center. Mr. M. J. Hanley, the Providence horseman, visited the track to see his remarkable pacer. Prince Alert 1:57, and Curry concluded th»t the Prince was in first-class shape to show "the boss" that he is still able to get over the ground at lightning speed, although early in the season for extremely fast miles. Usually at this time of the year the horse has not been asked to go faster than around 2:10 or so. Jack gave him two slow miles without the hopples and then ordered him to .be dressed up for a time-killing work. All the clocks along the fence were out as Jack breezed away on his journey after a couple of scores. Ae he passed the fir6t quarter, going as if it was only play in 33J seconds, it was remarked that Jack was not going to try that time; but there was a very perceptible in- crease in his 6peed going the second quarter, which seems to be the fastest part of the track, and he was caught at the half in 1:04}. From that point. the great sidewheeler split the air, going the quarter, around the upper turn in 29} seconds, and as he swung into the stretch, exclamations all along the line of "Great goodness, ain't he flying? See him come! He'll beat 2:04 after all!" were heard. The last half was covered in 59} seconds, the last eighth in 15 and the mile in 2:03|, the fastest mile of the year. The king of pacing geldings did not appear to be the least bothered by his effort, which was really wonder- ful considering all the oircumstanceB. He went the mile entirely on his own courage and apparently made no more effort than when he stepped one in 2:15 or Blower. It is early in the season, so considered at least by all the trainers, and, added to all that, this will be the ninth season for the hor6e, and there is not so much as a windpuff on him. Mr. Hanley smiled quietly as he returned the watch to his pocket, and remarked that he could drive him as Blow as that himself and he would not consider that the old horse was going much short of a mile in 1:55. "Well, if we both keep well," replied Curry, "I will show you one around that notch or better." "Curry waB always inclined to be optimistic, " re- marked one of the horsemen standing near, which is quite true; but he almost always makes his optimistic prognostication b hit close around the truth, and what there is in a horse ni\\ usually show on the best side under his ministrations. — Trotter and Pacer. half-mile track. She has been placed in charge of the veteran campaigner Monroe Salisbury, and has been shipped to Oakley Park. What a broodmare she should make when retired from the track. — American Morse Breeder. There is no doubt but that the craze for gambling on races, which, by the way, is almost entirely con- fined to running races, so far as it affects the young men in the employ of the corporations and city busi- ness houses is harmful, and that the threat made by certain employers to discharge such of their employ- ees as continue to bet, or to be seen on a race track, or in a pool-room, or in company with persons whose business is to place bets on races, will do more to put a stop to this form of gambling than all the raids that could be made on poolroomB, and the most drastic legislation that could be enacted would do. Betting on races is no worse than betting on the future value of stocks, of oil or of wheat, if the man who does the betting can afford to lose the amount of money he is calJed upon to risk. The men who are warning their employes that they will lose their situation if they bet on races are, in many cases, continually engaged in speculation of a similar character, the difference being that they are abundantly able to stand such losses as they are called upon to meet when their judgment proves to be faulty. Harness racing, as a sport, is to be congratulated on the fact that in no poolrooms are bets made on this clasB of racing. What betting is done on it is confined to the track on which the racing is done and as a rule the men who bet on them may be divided into two classes, those who own the horses and can afford to do so and those who place now and then a moderate wager to test their judgment." The craze for betting, day in and day out, which prevails among the clerical forces of corporations and business establishments, is almost entirely confined to the run- ning branch of horse racing. — Morse World. For the past two years George Odom, the leading jockey of America, has been under contract to Capt. S. S. Brown, the Pittsburg millionaire, who pays him an annual retainer of $15,000. Then he sells what is known on the turf as "second call" to John Madden for an amount approaching half of the first contract price. When neither owner is starting a horse Odom has the privilege of accepting out&ide mounts. From this source a rider of hiE Bkill accumulates aB much money as he receives from regular contracts. In gifts and prizes in special races he receives an additional amount. Odom cannot give the exact figures of 'his income this seaBon until, at the end of the year, he has summed up his outside amounts and perquisites. Safely he may count on $30,000 as the figures which he may credit for one year of wearing, the silks and satins and riding American race horses to splendid and, some times unexpected, victory. The figures will startle you, and at first you will be much inclined to wonder. Then, as you look at his attenuated figure and the old, old face, and note the heaviness of his speech and the some times pathos of his voice, then it is thrust in upon you that, after all, at twenty- one, it iB hardly worth while; and that George Odom, the jockey, earning more each y ar than directors of great human events, is underpaid. The reward doesn't seem to be commensurate with the labor. There is brilliancy, acclaim, praise :n extravagance, sycophantic following — all of that for the little old man-boy who rides. But he has lost so much, and life for him in its active moments has been such a carp- ing, racking life, that he has paid a great price for the pride of his place. George Odom, jockey, is ofttimes a pitiable figure. — Everybody's Magazine. It is announced that James Butler of New York City has bought through A. J. Meston from R. W, Rosemire, Goshen, N. Y., the promising five-year-old trotting mare, Minter (three-year-old reoord 2:28}), and the price stated is $5000. Minter was bred by C. W. Williams of GaleBburg, 111. Her Bire is Expedition 2:15J, and her dam is the great broodmare Minna Wilkes (dam of Refina 2:08}, ect ) by George Wilkes 2:22, Becond dam the great broodmare Minna (dam of Kentucky Wilkes 2:21',, Madison Wilkes 2:24}, etc) by Red Jacket, third dam Undine by the noted four- mile race horse Grey Eagle. Expedition 2:16}, aire of Minter, was got by the renowned Electioneer, and his dam, Lady Russell, is a full sister of the once world's champion tiotter Maud S. 2:08}, and also a full sister of Lord Russell, Biro of Kremlin 2:073, etc. This is as choice breeding as tho most critical could wish. It Is stated upon good authority that Minter recently trotted a mile In 2:10 on the Goshen N. Y.) Kenney, the bike man is still supplying owners of fast trotters and pacers with McMurray sulkies and carts. He sold two speed carts this week, one to Mr. P. Giovannoni, the well known commission man of this city, and another to Mr. E. C. Chase, of this city, who recently purchased the handsome young stallion Duke of Monterey from P. J. Williams. If you want a new bike or cart or an old one put in order, better see Kenney at 531 Valencia Btreet. J. A. Richardssn, Boise, Idaho, is on a business trip to Chicago and will remain in that city the greater part of the summer. He will have his stable of horses raced over the Great Western Circuit this year. The 6tar of his stable is tho four-year-old trotter Swift B., which last year as a three-year-old took a record of 2:16}. This gelding is by Stam B. and his dam is Swift Bird 2:183, by Waldstein. -Mr. Richardson raced his horses on the California circuit last year and the gelding took his record at Salem, Ore., on September 17. Mush 2:0S} has had more bad luck. He recently picked up a nail and did not go with the Butler horses to Columbus. m Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feat. JULY 16, 1904] ©Jte gvsebev cm& ^povtsnxan Sport in British Columbia. 2:10 list in 1801, and only one— Fereno 2:05J— has since blame, you must lay a part of the cause of the trouble done so. In 1901 the result was better; that season where it belongs, and that is to the "cheap horse Meetings where racing and broncho "busting" are eight trotters made rECords between 2:10 and 2:11, of owner; " the man that wants his horse shod so the the main sports are annually held at different points which Susie J. scored 2:06} and Anzella 2:06f in 1902, shoes will stay on for four or five months or longer if in the northwest and are largely attended. Many of while a third, Mabel Onward, scored 2:09} in 1903. In it be possible. Then he comes in with a great long these are private affairs, the entire expenses being 1902, however, it was the old story over again — twelve growth of surplus foot for the sboer to remove, and borne by some wealthy rancher or stockman who in- trotters ended the season just outside the list, and the sheer discovers a corn. And the horse being vites all his neighbors and acquaintances within a oniy two— McKinley 2:07} and Dr. Strong 2:091— properly shod in the first place, who is to blanao, the radius of a hundred miles and eDtertains them for entered it in 1903. They had, however, a remarkable shoer or the owner? As I said before, corns as I several days. An account of one of these meetings comrade in Lily Young 2:09}, whose previous record believe, are caused by contraction. I do not mean to printed in the Victoria Colonist has been sent us by of 2:10} had been made, seven years before, in 1896 — a say by this that afoot has to be pinched up narrow our friend, C. A. Harrison, proprietor of the Hotel unique case without precedent. Casting up, then, we and contracted all out of shape, such afoot as a Driard at Victoria, and is as follows: have this net result: During 1900, 1901 and 1902, 35 genuine case of contraction shows. But I do say Grande Prairie, B. C, July 4. — After four days of trotters made records between 2:10 and 2:11, but dur- where you find a corn you will find contraction in horse racing and broncho "busting, " typically char- ing 1901, 1902 and 1903 only six of them "got off the some form. It may be from an injury or it may be acteristic of the west, the Beventh annual race meet fraction"— despite the fact that in these three years from the bones in the foot being too large for the given by Walter W. Homftay on his private track n0 ie3s than 66 trotters entered the 2:10 list — 11 in outside horn, in that case, you will have too much was brought to a close to-night. Brilliant weather 1901, 29 in 1902 and 26 in 1903. Could the truth of our pressure on wing, consequently you have corns. If was responsible for a big crowd that included many original contention be more forcibly exemplified? all corns are caused by improper shoeing what are from Kamloops, Nicola, Vernon and the Okanagan. While there is life, however, there is hope. And as you going to do or say about the horse that comes to Smartly gowned society women, with their gentlemen a hopeful contribution to the subject, we herewith your shop that has never been shod and has a well escorts, mingled with gaily bedecked squaws and present the list of horses which just failed to enter developed corn or maybe two of them, one in each their braves, while dozens of picturesquely attired the 2:10 list in 1903. There are fourteen of them, as foot? I know it has been disputed by some that a cowboys added the finishing touches to a gathering f0u0ws: horse never has corns until they are shod, but I know that, while being essentially cosmopolitan in its make- FBANCE9 b , ch m by Al'camedia (p) 2:19X-Belle d. 2:29i< from experience that such is not the case, for I have nn was of the West, western. byWarwickBoy 2:10M seen a number of them on young horses that never r' T .. j T7i +..1, ,..,..-. ..^ JunGE Ctjllen, bib g by Raven Wilkes 2:15!4-Jessie , , Polo pony races, Indian and Klootchman races and Sprague by Governor Sprague 2:20k 2:10j< wereshod. broncho "busting" were the chief features of the Judge Green, bg by Directum 2:05K, dam by Anteeo Jr. Some may ask what caused them in the unshod meet that most caught the fancy of the visitors. The Q^:^LKEs;b^-byLexington wVito8,'d'am'by Pbalias *m hor3e? I will say contraction of the coronary band. bucking contest, with a big bay gelding outlaw from 2:i3i£ 2:ioj< What caused it? Any number of things will cause it. the B. X. ranch, was the centre of attraction. For WAnracoir,^ h by Alcy Wilkes 2:i6-Sorceress by King ^ In a y0ungr horse I might say it was from an injury or years this outlaw had stood at the head of his class as allabrieve, bg by Elyria2:25«-Belie Wilkes by Brown bruise at the coronary band, and caused the foot to the most vicious and unmanageable beast on four legs Wilkes 2:2i*£ 2:10H contract and grow in until there was a pressure on , ^ -. , - in. * ,1 r\~ „f(-„n„,,.h .. Grace Keller, b m by Anderson Wilkes 2:22w-Laura ., . f ., «. . r~, , . ... .. the heralded champion "buster." One after another, Keiiar by Jim Monroe ." 2:1014 the wing of the coffin bone. Then what causes it in the as Tommy Graham, Lou Fox and Francis, ahalfbreed John Taylor, g g by Dispute (p) 2:i5M-Doily by Joe S. foot that is shod? Many different things. Improper Indian, attempted the feat of sticking to the saddle MAB^';c'hm' 'by' Young 'jimlRosa' 'ciaV by' American *W% shoeing, then again leaving the shoes on too long; in without holding leather, he succeeded, through one Clay.. 2:104 fact the manner of making the foot contract and trick or anotner, of finally dismounting them. Each Berxalda^ blkm by Patron 2:14«-Jeanne by Kentucky ^ causing corns are too numerous to mention, but it is .n turn rode him for a space, only to be placed hors de Jm FEHKTi g g by orange Wilkes-Silver Queen by Bac- a fact after a shoe is on a foot for about four weeks combat. Then it was that a sturdy Indian from the onus.. 2:10& the foot has grown and spread out as far as it is Nicola country staidly walked to the judges' stand, 1^^^.hf,^.^'e^nn^e^e.^^7,^^el0^ 2:10K possible to go, for the nails and shoe holds it in firm and, with a handful of bills in his hands, challenged Robert Mc, b g by McRoberts-Hettle D. by Hector position, but the foot does not stop growing, and in the owner of the majestic beast for another try. A TOlJ^S^;iV^'a'£"i»tt to)"iwlc^ii^j *"* the place of growing out wide as it should.it starts tremendous shout of approval testified the spectators by Covington 2:ioj£ to grow down and narrow, then you have contraction, desire for another contest, so the outlaw was brought Some years ago we headed a similar table "2:10 then corns Then the owner says you have ruined to the centre of the enclosure, and in a twinkling the Probabilities, " but in the light of subsequent events, his horse, when it 13 the owner's fault and not the Indian had vaulted into the saddle and the fight was we have thought best to change the caption to "2:10 shoer's Some may ask how do you know that a corn on. This time the outlaw met his Waterloo. After Possibilities, " as we now know that it is possible for starts at the wing of the coffin bone? I will say, get a Beveral seconds of frantic bucking and rearing, he them— or most of them— to enter the 2:10 list, but not good, fresh foot from a dead horse that you knew in reluctantly gave in, acknowledging the rider his mas- very strongly probable that they will. Two at least life had corns, dissect it, saw down through the ter. It was a superb exhibition of horsemanship that cannot do so— for Wainscott, one of the best in the quarter just at the wing of the coffin bone and see if won the approval not only of the visitors but every list, has been shipped to Europe, while Bernalda was there is not diseased and inflamed blood at that point, cowboy present. burnt to death last summer soon after her record was Then follow it up and you will find it comes through The event of the racing was the half-mile and re- made. Of the remaining twelve, even with the past the sole at the corn station, peat, weight for age, which was carried of by J. as a warning, we shall feel disappointed if several do Corns will come in a foot from anything or any Smith's Katie Bell in 54, with W. U. Homfray's not beat 2:10 very considerably — especially such as cause that will cause contraction. I have been look- Fancy Free a close second. Judge Green, John Taylor and Robert Mac Several— ing all these years for a cure for corns, but have The officials of the meet were: E. Brocklehurst as Frances B., Mary D., Uncle William and perhaps failed so far to find a complete cure. But there are and George Butler, judges; F. Gordon, clerk of the others— are, it is said, to be used as matinee per- many different remedies to relieve them, such as bar course, and John Cameron and James Mellor, starters, formers which, of course, will militate against their shoes, side calks, rubber and leather pads, tar and Thanks to the splendid arrangements provided by chances. All in all, however, the list seems to us to oakum, butter of antimony, thermofuge, poultices, the host and hostess, their numerous guests were contain less dead wood than usual, and it may remain etc. The best shoe I have ever tried is the Caesar comfortably quartered in the Adelphi hotel and for 1904 to demonstrate that the just outsiders can Faschi Tip, invented in the fifteenth century. It private residences. A pleasing social function that trot into the 2:10 list almost as easily as the rank gives a horse all the advantages of being barefooted, was thoroughly enjoyed was an informal dance, at outsiders. Let us wait and see. only be has the toe and quarters protected from wear which Mrs. Mcintosh of Kamloops, voluntarily pre- . by the tip. A good way to use the tip is to thin the aided at the piano. Altogether the meet was a big Somethinp: About Corns inside quarter of the hoof in the region of wing of success. The racing was keen with each event well _ ' coffin bone from coronary band down to near bottom filled and the charming weather did much to hold In the Horseskoers Journal, W. H. Anderson, of of wall, then adjust the tip and blister the band so as together for the four days as jolly and well-contented Jacksonville, 111., contributes a most excellent article t0 start a new rapid growth of wall. It is best to do a lot of visitors as ever graced the prairie with their on COrns, their causes and treatment, which is here thia ln the fal1 when ;t is convenient, and by spring attendance. reproduced: Corns, what are they? A spot of con- you will have a very fair looking foot. And I have geBted or inflamed blood. What causes them? Con- found as a rule a horse will work as well with the Some 2:10 Probabilities. traction. What causes contraction? A great num- smooth tip as he will with his lopg calks on hia shoes. ber of things may cause contraction. Anything that „,,..,, , n.- ,. rR„r„ Revipwi j *u ■ t .u pc Cleveland holds pretty nearly everything in the [Horse Review] causes an undue pressure on the wing of the coffin L . / ■.'«!.- .-.•." , , , , ,, .,, T , , ,. ... line of amateur records, but Chicago secured one last The unluckiness of "getting into the nine holes" bone will cause corns. I have been reading with a gatur wben & w_ Marks wm all the races on the has become proverbial. The expression suggests that great deal of interest the subject of corns as published ^ Washington Park, Chicago, a feat unique in eondition of being "so near and yet so far," which in the Journal, and have noticed the different 'Opinions ^ ,poleg- Mr. Marks came into fame as aeema next to impossible to amend. A curious parallel of the writers, but have not found many of them that = ... j T r> » k JBKU13 uoiu »u nuyuijai « r » an amateur whip when he teamed.J«e Patchen so sue- to this which exists on the trotting turf-or so it gave the correct cause of corns as I look at the case 06ssfull and although he sold the iron horse somo appears to us-long ago attracted our attention and, in question. I have had more than a quarter of a time he ^ ^^ lost hig ^ fop & ^^ in fact, some years since we spoke of it in these century of experience in this business, and I believe I oflat rahe ha3 00nfined hig racing strictly to columns. This is that when a trotter finishes the have given the cause of corns a close study in fact, I amat6ur eveDt9 and this season has a more preten- season with a record outs.de the 2:10 list- that is, of have read all I could get hold of that treated on corns ^^ - ^.^ .g heaJe(J the ^^ 2:10}, 2:10}, or 2:10|-it is apparently ordained that in and have come to the conclusion that corns are caused acerofla5t Tom Keene 2:04}. The lat- about nine cases out of ten, he never afterward is by contraction. As a rule they are caused by con- ^ ^ ratber erratio ^ Hmeg ^ but Mr able to "get off the fraction." It is one of those traction of the coronary band, and as the foot grows ^^ entertaing h that the ge]ding will race phases of racing which, above all things, reveal its down the pressure on the wing of the coffin bone is so ^ ^ ^^ I( h& does .( .g probable he wi„ be possession of that quality of uncertainty which, great that it causes the rupture of the small blood seen at Lexiton and Memphis in the fall-O^o according to the adage, is what makes the sport. At vessels and as the hoof grows down, the congested the first blush, no horses would seem so apt, so blood grows down with it, and we have what we call a ' ~ certain, to achieve 2:10 honors, as those which have corn. Whether it is a corn or just a spot of congested Albert H. Merrill, of Danvers, Mass., the well known already escaped them so narrowly. Theoretically, blood, I snow they are a source of great annoyance Eastern starting judge, will have a very busy season, the chances are all in their favor; actually they have to the shoer, for he is the man who gets all the blame having been engaged to give the word at eighteen proven to be all against them. for their being in the foot I notice some of the meetings, including the Grand Circuit meetings at Glancing back over the occurrences of the past few writers lay the cause of corns to the "Cheap John" Detroit; Empire City track, New York; Brighton years they illustrate this peculiar condition with im- horseshoer. Beach track, New York; Providence and Columbi pressiveness. In 1900 fifteen trotters made records of Now, I do not want to uphold the cheap horse- Also the New England Breeders' meeting at 1 2-10 "and a fraction." Not one of these entered the shoer, and while I must say they are in a manner to ville, in September. 8 ®he gveeitev txxxli gxyovtztnan [July 16, 1904 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. The Call of the Stream. I am sitting to-day at the desk alone, And the letters are bard to tame; like to shift to a mossy stone. Nor bother with pelf and fame. I know a pool where the waters cool Rest under the brawling falls, And the song and gleam of that mountain stream, Oh, It calls— and calls— and calls! There's a hook and line tn a wayside store, Where the grangers buy their plug And the loggers barter their rirer lore For a jag they can hardly lug; And I figure bow long that tackle may lie, All useless as any dumb foot, Unless I happen along to buy And sneak for that mountain pool. Ob, bother the flies: I guess there's enough— I know where the worms are thick— By Billy's old pen; oh, they are the stuff ! You can dig a quart with a stick 1 The rod is all right and the reel Is tight, And if they sbould;happen to fall There's little birch rods that arelflt for gods Whon they follow the trout brook trail. I: jingl the demon has rung me up— The "Central" up in the woods- Waders and oreel and a pooket cupl I'm after the only goods. Wire for Hank and the old buckboard, The secret, I guess, Is out; Don't bother me now, you'll get in a row— I'm catching the train for trout. — Charles H. Crandall. ' * Pacific Coast Derby. The entry for the twenty-second annual Coast Derby next January, near Bakersfield, comprises thirty-nine nominations— 22 English Setters and 17 Pointers as follows: SETTERS. J. E. Terry's (Sacramento! orange and white bitch Lady Like (Orion-Terry's Lady) whelped July 25, 1903. Breeder, owner. Same owner's orange and white dog Rival; same breeding. Same owner's orange and white dog Romp, same breeding. Same owner's white, black and tan dog Kenwood (Kilgarif-Iona S.) whelped June 22, 1903. Breeder, owner. Same owner's black, white and tan bitch Kilona, same breeding. Same owner's white, black and tan bitch Gleam Galore (Marse Ben-Mecca II) whelped April 11, 1903. Breeder, W. W. Titus, West Point, Miss. Same owner's white, black and tan bitch Dainty (Count Whitestone-Mecca's Lady) whelped July 13, 1903. Same breeder. T.J. Watt8on's(San Francisco) black, white and tan bitch (unnamed) (California Bell Boy-Clipper's Black Marie) whelped July 29, 1903. Breeder, Dr. C. E, Wilson, San Francisco, Cal. Dr. C. E. Wilson's (San Francisco) white, black and tan dog (unnamed) (California Bell Boy-Clipper's Black Marie) whelped July 29, 1903. Breeder, owner. John H. Schumacher's (Los AngeleB) black and white dog Sir Broderick( Detroit Joe-Dolores)whelped May 19, 1903. Breeder, owner. Same owner's black and white bitch Katherine M, Same breeding as preceding. C. W. Coggins' (San Francisco) black, white and tan bitch Lady DeBtlny (Ch. Lady's Count Gladstone -Sport's Destiny) whelped March 25, 1903. Breeder, A. H. NeUon, Tacoma, Wash. A. A. Nelson's (Tacoma, Wash.) black, white and tan bitcb, Ramona. Same breeding as preceding. J. W. Coneldine's (New York) black, white and tan bitch Hamburg Belle (Count's Blackle-Chevalier's Gypsy) whelped June 13, 1903. Breeder, owner. W. W. Van Arsdale'B (San Francisco) white, black and tan bitch Modesto (Detroit Joe-Countess Mark) whelped March, 1903. Breeder, owner. Same owner's black, white and tan dog Mariposa. Same breeding as preceding. Same owner's white, black and tan bitch Cambria (Count's Mark-Shasta) whelped April, 1903. Breeder, owner. Same owner's white, black and tan bitch Cloudy iMcCloud Boy-Rod'e Lark) whelped July, 1903. Breeder, owner Same owner's white, black and tan dog Mojave. Same brooding as preceding. If, EC. Nicholson's (San Francisco) white and black dog Kilogram (Kllgarlf-Maggle F.) whelped April 3, 1904. Breeder, P. D. Linnville, San Francisco. M. Lawrence'B (Tallac) white and lemon bitch Youley (Stamboul-Ruby 5th) whelped January 4, 1903. Breeder, Warren A. Day, Los Angeles, Cal. S. Chrlstensen's (San Francisco) white, black and tan bitch Del Rey Bell (Cal. Boll ISoy-CouoteBs Mark) whelped October 21, 1903. Breeder, \V. W. Van Ars- dal> , San Francisco, Cal. POINTERS. "/. B. Coutt's (Kenwood, Cal.) liver and whito dog ' lln'o Duko( Alford's John-Florence FauBtor)whelped l„s5, 1903. Breeder, William Bolin, Warren, 'nd. ..me owner's black and white bitch (Hive Blossom (Bang TJp-Mlss Rip) whelped April 7, 1903. Breeder, owner. A. Gregory Cadogan's (San Rafael) liver and white bitch Chequite (Dr. Daniels Fan Go) whelped May 17, 1903. Breeder, Mt. View Kennels, San Rafael, Cal. Mt. View Kennels' (San Rafael, Cal., J. E. Lucas, Manager) liver and white bitch Fandango, same breeding as preceding. Same owner's lemon and white bitch Do tson (Jingo's Light-Spring Dotjwhelped February 25, 1903. Breeder J. B. Turner, Chicago. C. E. Worden's (San Francisco) liver and white dog Searchlight (Jingo's Light-Pearl's Jingle) whelped February 25, 1903. Breeder, owner. Same owner's liver and white bitch Betty Tread- well (Dr. Daniels-Senator's Mistress Nell, formerly Nellie Bang) whelped March 20, 1903. Breeder, J. W. Flynn, San Francicso, Cal. J. W. Flynn's (San Francisco) lemon and white bitch Nellie P. (Dr. Daniels-Senator's Mistress Nell, formerly Nellie Bang) whelped March 20, 1903. Breeder, owner. Same owner's lemon and white dog Romp On, same breeding. Same owner's black and white dog Burbank, same breeding. W. W. Van Arsdale's liver and white dog Dunsmir same breeding. Stockdale Kennels' (Bakersfield, Cal., R. M. Dodge, Managerjblack and white dog Bob White (Cuba's Zep-Nellie Wilson) whelped January 11, 1903. Breeder owner. Same owner's black and white dog Cuba's Rector (Ch. Cubr of Kenwood-Winnepeg Fly) whelped May 13, 1903 Breeder, owner. Same owner's black and white dog Cuba's JapaD, lame breeding. Same owner's black and white dog Cuba's Tempest, same breeding. Same owner's liver and white dog Check Mate (Cuba Jr. -Bow's Daughter) whelped August 1, 1903. Breeder, owner. Same owner's liver and white bitch Florida II, same breeding. Changes in the Rules oi the W. K. L. The Kennel Editor of the Breeder and Sportsman.— Dear Sir: There have been some changes in the rules of the Western Kennel League to which it is desirable to call the attention of exhibit- ors, both new and old, before the Bummer shows are with us. We should appreciate therefore your cour- tesy in publishing this letter in the next issue of your valuable paper. The rule of most importance to exhibitors Is that which makes it necessary to either register dogs in the American Field Dog Stud book or list them with the Western Kennel League. The cost of registration is one dollar. If a dog is not eligible for registration, or his owner does not care to go to the expense of registering him, the dog can be listed with the W. K. L at an annual charge of twenty-five cents. This listing fee entitles an exhibitor to enter his dog at all W. K. L. shows for the year during which the dog is listed. Application for both listing and registration forms should be made to the secretary of the league and not to the publishers of the stud book. In the past the league has recognized the stud books of the English Cana- dian and American clubs. It does so no longer, and dogs registered in any of those stud bcoks must be re- registered in the official stud book of the league or listed with its secretary. Another important change has been made which disqualifies any exhibitor who shows at any show held west of the 110th degree of west longitude, under rules other than those of the W. K. L. This means that any exhibitor who in future shows at any C. K. C. or A. K. C. show on this Coast, can never again Bhow at any W. K. L. show. As this rule is somewhat drastic in its action and is sure to meet with opposition from the A. K. C sympathizers on the Coast, it might be well to review the events which led up to its becoming law. Last February, a meeting of the Pacific Kennel League was held at Seattle and certain proposals were made by the league to the A. K.C. If these condi- tions were acceptable to the A. K. C. the Coast was to return to the A. K. C. These proposals were not passed upon by the A. K. C. until June (an example of the way in whloh the New York Club conducts the kennel business of the country) and as is well known the proposals of the league were "turned down" by the A. K. C. At the same time it became known to us that the A. K. C. intended fighting the League in its own territory. We were told that A. K. C. shows would be held in every town which at present gave W. K. L. shows. In one case, at least, money (the amount, I believe, was $300) and a guarantee of fifty dogs from San Francisco was offered to some fanciers of the north to got up an A. K. C show in opposition to the W. K. L club in that town. It is always hard to got Information of such offers as they are naturally made "sub rosa, " but it Is only fair to assume that a similar offer was made to other fanciers in other towns. The leaguo was thus placed in the position of see- ing ii.H clubs ruined financially by opposing shows being hold In its town (probably on the same dates) backed by the capital of tho A. K. C. trust and of its clubs being broken up by bribery. There was but one thing which the league could do to proteot itself and that was to disqualify oxhibltors who might give their Bupport to the Now York club. Now, exhibitors must decide whether they will stand by the home club and help build it into a great national league, or whether they will support the autocratic dog trust in New York, which by its mis- government of the Coast caused every club from Victoria to Los Angeles (with the exception of one) to break away from it and join the W. K. L. This one exception is San Francisco, the only club west of Chicago which holds its shows under A. K. C. rules. This new rule therefore practically only dis- qualifies exhibitors showing at San Francisco. It does not prevent a man with a good dog from send- ing it East to meet competition which he can not find ou the Coast, and for this reason is not such a drastic measure as it appears at first sight. The league was formed by the fanciers of the whole of this great Pacific Coast and we feel sure that when the fight comes they will stand loyally by the league which they have called into existence and by refusiDg to show under ;he A. K. C, whose misrule they have already repudiated, assist in tolling the death knell of the American Kennel Club on this Coast. Yours obediently, Norman J. Stewart, Seet'y. W. K. L. Time to Begin Training. The time is now at hand when preliminary training should be begun. If you have a puppy on hand that you expect to put into the field on game this fall, do not fall into the error of sportsmen of bygone years, holding to the old, long ago exploded fallacies in bringing up the youngster, remarks the well-known trainer, Ed. F. Haberlein, in a generally interesting way. Formerly the owner of a puppy would be apt to exclaim: "O, I won't bother with those puppies now in the summer. I'll wait till the shooting season is at hand, and will then take them along when I go afield with old Sport. They won't need any particular training, anyway, being of the best breeding; they are spry, intelligent fellows, and take to retrieving naturally; as to real bird sense, they have lots of it. You Bhould see them draw on and pointing chickens and birds about the yard — why, they stand like old dogs, and I feel satisfied they will hunt well and make a rattling brace after having had a little chance on game." No greater mistake could be made. To take a puppy along on a shooting trip, before the aspirant has been accustomed to the gun, may result in creating gunshyness; the flutter of wings may cause the puppy to become birdshy; if perchance he should run out to a bird that was brought down and pick it up, it's ten to one he will deem it a special treat, toss it about, orunch and chew, and probably eat it. Neither of such initiatory lessons will be beneficial to the puppy, but on the other hand require an abundance of time, patience andgood judgment to overcome. If worth doing at all, it'sworth doing well, hence the training of a young dog should be conducted systematicalty from the start, a specific course selected and adhered to with the one object in view — training subservient to the gun afield. From lack of proper training the majority of dogs taken afield are practically unfit to be shot over. A dog of the moBt approved breeding, possessed of all necessary natural qualities without the requisite training, must neces- sarily be a source of annoyance to such an extent as to rob the shooter of the enjoyment anticipated. The supposition that to become the possessor of a fine field dog, the only requisite is to procure a puppy of some noted breed and strain of bird dogs, and after it has reached the proper age that it can be taken afield, hunted and shot over with pleasure, is an illu- sion. The dog inherits instinctive qualities — nose, speed, ambition to hunt for game anr1 get it into his possession, etc., but not one particle of the accom- plishments of its progenitors acquired by judicious training is transmitted, and, therefore, all such ac- complishments as are desired must be taught to each and every individual dog. Not every sportsman has the gift to properly train his dog without having made the subject a study- some even lack in conception of how a dog should per- form afield. The systematic training of a bird dog reuuires time, a reasonable amount of patience, con- trollable temper, love for his pupil and perseverance. One endeavoring to accomplish all at once must nec- essarily find his efforts a failure To devote a little time each day to a puppy (at home) during Borne week9 before the season on game opens, is all that need be done, if the right course be pursued, in order to fully prepare your puppy for real work, such aB will be oonducive to pleasure. Therefore begin now! Advertising in this journal evidently pays, as will be noted from the following letter received from the energetic owner of the Gabilan Kennels at Hollister: "Kennel Editor, Dear Sir: Please discontinue my "ad" and send bill to Mr. M. at Hollister. I sold all the pups; one went to Dr. J.TJC. Lane, Fortuna, Humboldt county, through your "ad." MoBt all my inquiries came from the Breeder and Sportsman. Thanking you in advance, I am, very truly, Mrs. Thos. Murphy." Mrs. Murphy has been very successful with high- class English Setter and Llewellyn stock. St. Bernard fanciers and breeders should not over- look the importance of the short stay in this city of that famous Bmooth coat Champion Alta Sylvia. Mrs. Lee sold him to Senor Orrega of Mexico City, the dog will stay over for one month iD 'Fri6CO while en route to his future Mexican home. He is in charge of Mr. Mahoney, the well known St. Bernard fancier, who announces on page 15, the Btud conditions. JDLS 16, 1904 &he fSlveeiiev axib gtportsmcm 9 Hints on Breeding. On the subject of successful breeding the English Stock- Keeper in one of the interesting series of "TalkB to Dog Owners" says: Paradoxical as it may appear, it is nevertheless a positive fact, that whilst breedingdogs is to a certain extent a lottery, a man is at the same time almost sure to Bucceed in the long run if he adheres to the proper methods which command success. The great and only course to follow is to breed from healthy stook and to stick to blood. By adopting the latter expression, it is intended to impress upon the mind of the novice the important and uncontrovertible fact, that though experimental and fantastic crosses may occasionally succeed in individual cases, Buch things in the vast majority of cases bring disappointment in their train, and result in the undoing of many years of careful breeding. An unhealthy dog or bitch ought never to be bred from unless under the most exceptional cases, by anybody who has conceived the very laudable ambition of establishing a strain of his own, for, as must be obvious to the meanest capacity, the infirmities of the parents will probably appear amongst their descendants, if not in the first, at all events in some subsequent generation. This is Btill more likely to be the cise amongst in- bred dogs, and in establishing a strain there must be a certain amount of sibbing i. e., inbreeding resorted to when it is desired to fix tne type. Opinions differ a good deal as regards the best way to proceed in the inbreeding line, but speaking generally, experience has shown us that putting father to daughter or mother to son is preferable to breeding brother to sister. Of course, it must be patent to the merest beginner that a continuous system of close inbreed- ing, or even practising the same for a couple of generations, would affect, the stamina, constitution, and size of the family, and consequently an outcross of some kind is absolutely neoessary. When this is resorted to, as it very often must be, it is wise to seek for a suitable animal whioh belongs to a different branch of the original strain from which the parents of the family for wnich the cross is being Bought for has come; in fact, a distant relative though not a full blooded one. Due observance should, of course, be paid to the points which it is desired that the puppies should possess, and it is reasonable to hope that the perfec- tions of the one parent may obliterate the failings of the other — hence the greatest of all reasons for advo- cating the advantages of judicious inbreeding, as when a certain strain is known to possess peculiar characteristics of itB own which are strongly marked, it is not likely that these characteristics will be affected if a distant member of the family is used as a cross, as they will be if outside blood is introduced. It should always be remembered that when a type is not strongly impressed upon a strain, an outside cross is just as likely to produce the bad points of both parents in their offspring as the good ones, and hensa the desirability, one might say necessity, of fix- ing certain characteristics, which can only be accom- plished by judicious sibbing. The stud dog or the brood bitch, which above all others are to be shunned for breeding purposes, are great prize winners of doubtful parentage. In the first place, these animals may be the results of the rankest flukes in the way of crosses; or secondly, they may possess — a generation or two back, or perhaps even more — a strain of blood which might introduce some most objectionable failings into a strain. Con- sequently, the dog breeder who means to be success- ful must be ever on his guard against the good-look- ing flat-catcher, and if he is a cautious man he will look ahead and look back as well as at the present. Once get a cross of objectionable blood into your strain — and it is remarkable, if the matter is followed up, how often the blood of two families which are good in themselves will fail to nick with each other— and there is no saying when or where it will crop up. Possibly the effects of the bar sinister may not appear for years, and this is the greatest misfortune that could fall upon a breeder, as, believing himself to be safe, he may have got the taint into the blood of every member of his kennel during the interval; but when it doeB show itself it may prove to be the undoing of years of thought. CrosseB, to put it plainly, should be well considered, and to the man who takeB the trouble to make the proper inquiries there is gener- ally some useful information to be derived from the experiences of others. Speaking generally, it is not desirable that a bitch should be bred from until she is about eighteen months or so of age. Individual animals, of course, vary in the extent of their development, but the off- spring of quite immature dams are Beldom robust in constitution, or altogether satisfactory, no matter how good-looking they may be. In the "case of Bull- dogs and large-headed varieties, which are by their formation difficult puppies to be brought into the world, it is unwise to allow a bitch to remain so long unbred from that the bones and musoles connected with the passage through which the puppies pass become set, and so difficult to relax. Therefore the bitches of such breeds may be allowed a litter at an earlier age than others, but after the first one they may be given a rest for at least one heat. So long as his energies are notovertaxed, a dogmay be used for service when he is a year old, or even under. Occasionally it is for his benefit that this should be so, but it is not likely to be otherwise than unbeneficial to his subsequent development if his sub- scription-list is other than a very limited one, until he is at least eighteen months old. Amongst the many trials which beset the dog owner who goes in for breeding is the possession of a valuable and well-bred bitch whioh has earned for herself the unenviable distinction of being either bar- ren or a shy breeder. Such an animal is a most dis- appointing acquisition to any kennel, and, unfortuna- tely, there is no infallible remedy that can be sug- festod. It may be mentioned, however, that some ve-and-twenty years a correspondent of one of the sporting papers related that he had been successful in obtaining puppies from more than one bitch that had borne the reputation of being non-breederB, and he described his method of procedure. It was to reduce the strength of the bitch by blood-letting almost to the point of fainting, and then, without delay, intro- ducing her to the dog. The idea, it must be admitted, is not attractive, and very possibly it may be entirely fallacious, but the present writer adopted it in the case of a Greyhound bitch which was a pronounced non-breeder, and she presented him with a litter of six. The experiment was not repeated as the bitch in question was sold; and under any circumstances should any owner of a presumably barren bitch think of trying it, he should avail himself of the services of a veterinary surgeon to perform the operation of blood-letting, else it maybe found impossible to check the bleeding. Possibly the case referred to above was of the nature of a coincidence, and the Greyhound bitch would have bred under any circumstances, but the circumstances were as described, and she did not Buffer in any way, either at the time, as the bleeding was apparently quite painless, or in her future life. A Btud dog or brood bitch which is overburdened with a load of superfluous flesh is far less likely to produce stock than one which is in good hard condi- tion at the time of service, and the more healthy and active lives such animals lead the greateris the proba- bility of their offspring being strong and vigorous. No doubt many puppies have been bred in the midst of unwholesome surroundings and under very dis- advantageous circumstances, but taken as a general rule, it is the offspring of the parents who are in Bound condition that rrake the moBt healthy dogs, and which in their turn beget the best constitutional puppies. Lastly, it may be suggested that autumn and winter-whelped puppies are not usually so well developed dogs as those which are born at other times of the year, this being due to the fact that their earlier existence is not associated with warmth and sunshine, which are so essential to the welfare and growth of all young animals. Elliott's Rockcliffe Mollie, bred to Faultless; Frank P. Dole's Edgewood Marguerite of Navarre, bred to Edgewood Bioomabury Hero; Frank F. Dole's Edge- wood Estelle, bred to Edgewood Bloomsbury Hero; Frank F. Dole's Edgewood Jean III, bred t 0 Edge- wood Bioomabury Hero; W. I. Campbell's Roselyn Buttons, bred to Prince Arundel; J. T.MIchaud's Lady Barker, bred to General Lawton. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. We are authorized to offer several well bred Cocker puppieB that are for Bale at a reasonable figure. For particulars address the Kennel Editor. In announcing the demise of the great Greyhound Rubber Ankles in a recent issue, we stated that the famous courser had been bred by her owner Mr. J. H. Rossiter, in this we were mistaken for the bitch was bred by that popular leashman Mr. M. C. Delano of Rocklin, Placer county, who gave the bitch to Mr. Rossiter when she was a puppy. Mr. Delano has been the owner of a number of local greensward celebrities and still has some good stock in his kennels. As even and nice a looking litter of Pointer puppies as we have seen for a long time is the bunch of nine two month's old Dups by E. Courtney Ford's Boston out of Mrs. L. S." Bolter'B BeSB (Glen Du Pont-Fay) Boston is the winning Pointer brought out here last December and probably the best looking Pointer owned in this city to-day. The puppies are prettily marked and very strong and healthy. The opportunity of procuring a puppy is offered in the classified ad column on page 15. Mr. E. W. Jacquet, Secretary of the English Ken- nel Club sends out important information regarding the exportation of dogs to America. To explain the letter it must be mentioned that no dog is eligible for the E. K. C. S. B. unless he has won a prize at a show or tJial under itB rules. The new regulation is of a very far reaching character, and will come hard on importers of small means. "Sir — I am instructed by my committee to inform you, for the information of your readers, that the Kennel Club has for some time past been in communi- cation with the United States Department of Agri- cuiture at Washington with reference to the question of the particulars necessary to appear on the consular pedigree certificates issued by the Kennel Club to pass dogs into the United States free of duty. My committee ha^e now been informed that in future the Government of the United States will re- quire that the dog to be exported, as well as its sire and dam, and its grandsires and granddams (i- e., two generations), must be entered in the Kennel Club Stud Book. Unless the requirements of the Ameri- can Government can be complied with, no consular pedigree [certificates will be issued by the Kennel Club." The Produce Stakes of the Bull Terrier Breeders' Association, have closed with twenty-one nomina- tions. It will be noticed that the well known Clap- ham Topper is one of the most favored sires. Some exceptionally good puppieB by this dog are looked forward to, aB his breeding comprises the best strains from the other side, and his individual merit is much above the average. The nominations are: Dr. R. L. James' Lottie Fleetwood bred, to Bobby Buster; D. W. Godard's Lady Wonder, bred to Clap- ham Topper; John Karn's Mollie Wonder, bred to Bobby Buster; Clair Foster's Blossom of the Point, bred to Clapham Topper; Dr. A. P. Northridge's Noross Show Girl, bred to Clapham Topper; R. H. Elliott's Rockcliffe Nellie, bred to Edgewood Blooms- bury Hero; Clair Foster's Flyer'B Bloomsbury Sur- prise, bred to Clapham Topper; Clair Foster's Char- wood Victoria Wild, bred to Clapham Topper; Frank W. Temple's Roselyn Cricket, bred to Clapham Top- per; R. H. Elliott's Lady Cheater, bred to Edgewood Rudyard Kipling; Geo. B. Lawrence's Bendigo Belle, bred to Clapham Topper; D. W. Godard's Edgewood Jet, bred to Bobby Buster; Frank W. Temple's Roselyn Bonnie, bred to Prince Arundel; W. A. Pros- ser's Maybell, bred to Bobby Buster; J. G. Walter's Epsom Edgewood 'Ariet, bred to Faultless; R. H. Like young Lochinvar, of our Scottish thoughts, there is reported to have come out of the West a more than useful young wirehaired dog by Bank Note from a bitch by Limefield Roderick. He is eighth month, and is a Bristles' marked one — which in other words, means that he has heavy body patches of black and tan, a very Bporty color for a terrier originally pro- duced to run with Fox or other hounds. Bred by Mr. Daniel E. Lynn of Port Huron, Mich., a brother of Mr. J. J. Lynn, who judged the breed at Mineola show, the puppy has grown up among appreciative people. Mr. Mayhew is also said to have a very good wire in pickle by Ch. Wandee Uoastguard, now in the kennels of hiB owner, Mr. C. K. Harley, of San Fran- cisco. The Deer Season. The open season for shooting bucks began yester- day and will close on November 1st, three months and a half. The individual bag is limited to three male deer during the season, doeB and spotted fawns being in close season at all times. The open season prescribed by the State law has been shortened in a number of counties as follows: El Dorado county, September 1 to November 1. Lake county, July 15 to September 15. Los Angeles county, July 15 to September 15. Marin county, July 15 to September 15. Mendocino county, July 15 to October 1. Monterey county, Jul} 15 to October 1. Napa county, July 15 to September 15. Riverside county, July 15 to September 15. San Benito county , August 1 to October 1. San Bernardino county, September 1 to October 1. San Mateo county, August 1 to October 1. Santa Cruz county, August 1 to September 30. Santa Clara county, July 15 to October 1. Santa Barbara, July 15 to September 15. Siskiyou county, August 15 to October 15.. Sonoma county, July 15 to September 1. Trinity county, September 15 to November 1. Yolo county, July 15 to September 15. The open season in Nevada state is from September 15 until November 15. An Important Game Law Decision. Mere possession of game out of season in New York State is not unlawful. The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has decided against the state game protector in his action to recover more than $1,000,- 000 in fines from a cold storage company for having in storage in May and June many thousands of game birds, ranging all the way from reed birdB to ducks, affirming the decision of Supreme Court Justice O'Gorman in dismissing the suits. In this case the game in question was lawfully killed outside of the Btate and brought into the state when such importa- tion is permitted. EOther States than New York, in the very commen- dable desire to protect their game — beast, bird and fish — have similar laws punishing by fine the having in possession of game during the home closed season, though that game may have been killed in another state at a time when it was lawful. The assumption is that the "possession" clause is necessary to pre- vent the unprincipled pot hunter from evading the home protective law, but such laws ignore the prin- ciple that the burden of proof rests with the accuser. The mere possession of a partridge or a grouse, for instance, or of a duck, quail or venison in this State, during the closed season, is considered proof that it was killed in violation of the spirit, if not the actual letter of the California laws, and a fine will be imposed even though the game came from outside the State. -♦ Tournament at Vallejo. The Vallejo Gun Club have made arrangements for a big trap shoot to come off on the 24th inst, at the Retreat range. The tournament was originally fixed for a contest be- tween the Union Gun Club of San Francisco, Hercules Gun Club of Pinole and the Vallejo club. When the arrangement became generally known to shooters of this section of the state there was a universal desire on the part of many sportsmen to participate. The Vallejo shooters, like the genial sportsmen they are, on this showing decided to make the shoot an open to all affair. Shooters from Napa, Sacramento, Vaca- ville, Santa RoBa, Martinez, San Francisoo and various other points will be present and participate in the events scheduled. The Vallejo Chronicle states' that the shoot will be held at the Retreat raDge, beginning early in the morning and lasting all day. Refresh- ments will be on hand in ample quantity and a bull's head spread may be one of the features of the day's sport. This will be decided at a latter day. The shoot will include live bird races as well as blue- rock matches and will be for cash purses along with merchandise prizes. There will be individual and team shoots, and from the large number who will enter there should be some close and exoiting con- tests. « Strikel — if they don't (five you Jaokion'j Soda when you ask for it. 1G ©itc fgveeiiev anif Qpoxt&man [July 16, 1904 AT THE TRAPS. The Golden Gate Gun Club shoot for July, at the . Ingleside grounds, is the only regular local trap event for tomorrow. The indications for a large attendance at the mer- chandise shot at Ingleside on the 28th inst are manv. More than seventy prizes will be distributed among the contestants. The attendance of shooters at a similar affair last year was 109; it is believed that this number will be greatly exceeded. A summaiy of the events and scores shot at the Union Gun Club shoot last Sunday is given below. The best average of the day was made by George Sylvester. Among the visiting shooters was Jl. Holling of Dixon. • Club handicap match, 25 targets, class shooting, 8 classes, 16 y.rds-J. W. Bradrick 22, D Daniels 21, W. Cuneo 15, H. BielawsKi 10, "Slade" 22, W. R. Murdock 21, C. C. Nauman 21, fl. Frahm 10, B. Pat- rick 16, T. L. Lewie 20, Dr. J. A. D. Hutton 18, J. L. Dutton 19, E. Holloing 22, Dr. E. Pitres 15, J.Scott Lsary 15, Geo. Sylvester 23, M.J. Iverson 23, P. Han- sen 14, E. Klevesahl 19, Dr. Grosse 4, J. Biller 14, K. A. Williams IT, W. A. Robertson 21, Geo. Barber 11, J. Pisani 14, F. Knick 16. The winners were: First class. 24 or 25 breaks— none. Second class, 22 and 23 breaks— Sylvester and Iverson. Third class, 20 and 21 breaks— Murdock, Daniels, Nauman and Robertson. Fourth class, 18 and 19 breaks— Frahm, Dutton and E. Klevesahl. Fifth class, 16 and 17 breaks— Williams. Sixth class, 14 and 15 breaks— Cuneo, Pitres and Leary. Seventh class, 11, 12, or 13 breaks— Barb3r. Eighth class, 10 breaks or less — Bielawski. Club handioap match, 25 to 30 targets, 16 yards, 2 classes— Bradrick (18 yards) shot at 26, broke 21; Daniels (18 yards) 26-18; Cuneo 28-21; Bielawski 30-11; "Slade" 26-22; Murdock 26-22; Nauman 26-24; Frahm 27-14; Patrick 28-13; Lewis 26-20; (back score) 26-21; Hutton 27-19; Dutton 27-23. Pitres 26-25; Leary 28-21; Sylvester 25-24; Iverson (18 yards) 25-18; Hansen 30- 16, Klevesahl 27-22; Biller 30-9; Williams 27-16; Bar- ber 30-14; Pisani 30-21. Sylvester and Nauman tied on 24 breaks for the first class medal, Sylvester won on the shoot-off, 24 to 23. Dr. Pitres won the second class medal. The shooters at 18 yards were previous monthly medal winners. Open to all event, handicap, 20 to 25 targets, high guns, 3 moneys — Holling, shot at 20, broke 18; "Slade" 22-17; Naumann 20-18; Hutton 25-13: .Bradrick 20-19; Sylvester 20-19; Lewis 20-14: Patrick 25-12; Daniels 21-17; Klevesahl 22-19; Shreve 23-12; Frahm 22-17; Dutton 22-17; Robertson 20-14; Bielawski 25-9; Barber 25-13; Murdock 21-19; Iverson 20-19. The winners were Sylvester, Bradrick, Murdock, Iverson and Klevesahl, 19 breaks each — Open to all event, 10 singles at 16 yards, 5 pairs at 14 yards— Holling 9 singles, 5 at pairs-14; Nauman 9- 8-16; Hutton 8-4-12; Bradrick 8-6-14; Sylvester 9-8-17; Lewis 9-5-14; Daniels 10-7-17; Frahm 7-3-10; Iverson 6-3-9; Pitres 8-8-16. Sylvester and Daniels divided first money, Nauman and Pitrei second money and Holling, Bradrick and Lewis split third money. Silver trophy race, sealed conditions and secret handicaps, 16 yards— Frahm 22, Bielitwski 21, Sylves- ter 21, Hutton 19, Kerrison 21, Knick 21, Lewis 13, Holling 25, Biller 17, Pitres 21, Patrick 22, Barber 22, Hunt 17, Iverson 19, Pisani 24, Nauman 24, Daniels 23, Bradrick 25. Holling and Bradrick tied and will shoot off in August. Thirty target race, N W. Association Globe trophy conditions, 30 targets, singles at 16 yarjs, doubles at 14 yards — Holling 22, Nauman 24, Murdock 21, Brad- rick 21, Lewis 19; Daniels 27; Iverson 25; Sylvester 25; Pitres 26; Klevesahl 18; Bielawski 9, Robertson 22. Daniels won first-class money, Pietres second, Syl- vester and Iverson third class money. The final shoot of this season of the Empire Gun Club was held last Sunday at Alameda Point. The winners for the season were: A. J. Webb, club championship trophy. L. H. Allen and Dr. Clyde Payne weru second and third high average respec- tively. Louis H. Allen won the gold cuff buttons and W. O. Cullen won the silver cuff buttons offered as prizes for the first and second high averages in the "money match." A. J. Webb also won the special handicap match prize. L. H. Allen and W. O. Cullen were also first and second high scores in this contest. J. B. Hauer won the Sweeney record medal — the winning score was shot in June: 5 singles at 16 yards; 5 at 18 yard6; 5 pairs at 20 yards; at 22 yards he broke the first two pair and missed the 25th target, a total of 24 breaks and a clover record under difficult conditions. The scores shot last Sunday in the regular club events were the following: Club championship race, 25 targets— J. B. Hsuer 21; W. O. Cullen 23; A. J. Webb 22; L. H. Allen 23; Dr. Clyde Payne is; p, L. Houpt 17; Dr. Clyde Payne (back Bcoro)23; J. Peltier 21; Dr. A. J. SylveBter 19; jr. Howlett 18. y match, 15 singles and 5 pairs, distance handl. oap: First class— J. B. Hauer, 20 yards, broko 14; W O Cullen 18-19; A. J. Webb 22-23; L. H. Allon 18-18; j! Peltier 14-24. Peltier's score was highest and won class money. Second class— Dr. C. Payne, 18 yards, broko 20; F L. Houpt 18-19; Dr. A. J. Sylvoster 18-17, Frank Howlett 22-17. Dr. Payne was the winner In this class. Special handicap prize race at 20 targets, 10 singles and 5 pairs: .1. B. Hauer, 21' yards, broke 9; W. O. Cullen 18-15; A .. Webb22-16; L. II. Allon 18-17: Dr. C. Tavne Frank Howloit 22-17. •'•" woeney rocord medal race— This is a continuous ik, mlss-and-out match, and for each five birds 'ten the shooter is distance handicappod two yards until the twenty-yard mark is reached, when doubles must be shot under original conditions. Highest score of the season only in this event counted for the medal: J. B. Hauer 9-3-0-7; L. H. Allen 8-3-4-6; A. J. Webb 13-16-3-3; j. Peltier 0-4-3; Dr. C. Payne 1; W. O. Cullen 0-0. Second and third moneys in this event were won by A. J. Wepb and R. C. Reed who had next highest scores. Hauer winning the medal as previously noted. Ten target races— Hauer 9; Cullen 7-8-10; Allen 10- 7-7; Dr. A. J. Sylvester 7-7-9; Dr. C. Payne 10-10-9- 10; Peltier 9-6; C. Sylvester 3-3-2; Haupt 8. DL/PONT A Great Aquarium for San Francisco. The project of establishing an aquarium in Golden Gate Park has now, it seems, taken tangible shape. Dr. Harry TeviB of this city, it is reported, will under- take to erect in the park an aquarium which it iB in- tended will be unequaled by any other similar structure in the world. Dr. Tevis has considered the matter for some time and has now determined to defray the cost of tbe aquarium at an expense of between three and four million dollars — the structure being intended as a memorial of his father, the late Lloyd Tevis. John Galen Howard, the supervising architect of the University of California is now preparing the plans for what will eventually be one of the most unique memorial build- ings in existence. The building will have great glass tanks for rare fish, as well as deeper pools for strange denizens of the South Seas and the Arctic waters. The heat- ing apparatus of the aquarium will be wonderfully arranged so that fish of the temperate zone will swim in waters of which the temperature is perfectly gauged to that of the cool waters of their native haunts. The rarely beautiful whiteangel fish and other luminous sea creatures from southern oceans will feel quite at home in tanks of water heated to the proper degree, while seals and Arctic fish will be cool in the warmest California weather. It is Dr. Tevis' intention to have the San Francisco aquari- um more complete than the notable one at Naples, and it will far surpass the aquarium in Battery Park, New York, which is world-famous. In this building the several rooms are lined with glass tanks in which curious finny creatures swim to the edification of the public. The water is constantly changing, and an ingenious arrangement of pipes keeps the temperature of each tank properly guaged. Lights are arranged back of the glass tanks so that their strange inhabitants may be clearly seen. In the center of the halls are broad uncovered tanks for seals and larger fish. The fish become quite ac- customed to the public gaze, and dinner served by the keepers is an interesting event. The San Francisco piscatorial collection will be far more extensive and will contain more rare specimens than may the one in Battery Park. Agents will collect rare specimens in different parts of the world to be shipped to this city, where men thoroughly familiar with their habits and needs will be placed in charge of them. The Tevis Aquarium will doubtless add much to science, interest sportsmen, and will attract visitors from all over the world. The building will be archi- tecurally beautiful, and in the setting of the green lawns of Golden Gate Park it will be an attraction such aB few cities possess. club preserves will be a good place to avoid for those who take pride in keeping an unperforated epidermis. The reported scarcity of doves has had a tendency to keep Santa Rosa hunters at home this season, but some good bags are reported. Messrs. Hesse and McQuitty secured thirty-two in a little over an hour out towards Sebastopol, and two other sportsmen bagged forty; George Hartman reports some pretty fair bags on several occasions. In Bennett Valley and the Kenwood country along Sonoma Creek trespass notices are plentiful, and a hunter who is not ac- quainted and does not secure permission to shoot stands a chance of being ordered off the premises. At this season of the year there is a good deal of hay on the ground and farmers are afraid of fires started by burning wads or careless hunters. Towards Sepastopol and on the road between Santa RoBa and Windsor, says the Democrat, there are no restrictions, and hunters can enjoy themselves with- out molestation. As far as the scarcity of doves is concerned, some well informed hunters think the dove season should be extended until July 15, as many of the doves are very small on the first of the month and two weeks makes much difference in the growth of a bird. Besides this, in Sonoma county doves would raise two broods a year if they were not hunted Ssw THE DU PONT SQUAD which shot through the entire program of the Grand American Handicap. Reading from left to right: Victor Du Pont, 3d; Eugene Du Pont; Victor Du Pont Jr.; Alexis Du Pont; Eugene E. Du Pont. so early in the season. The deer season opened Fri- day, the 15th, and already many of the local sports- men have gone forth to the tall timber in Mendocino county. Ralph Slusser and Charlie Talmadge have gone to Mendocino and Dr. Crawford, O. M. Tuttle and C. H. Pond will hunt around Covelo. Mr. Vice of Glen Ellen has also left for Covelo, accompanied by James Shaw, an old time hunter of Sonoma county, who recently returned from the Klondike. Attorney Leppo has started for the woods. Deer have been reported this season as seen occasionally around the head of Mark West Creek and Sonoma Creek and in Alexander valley. On account of the objections of sheep men, hunters in the Bheep country have to get along without hounds, but they find plenty of sport notwithstand- ing. Wesley Hopper is already on the ground in Mendocino county awaitiDg the opening of the deer season. Coming Events. GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. Henry E. Skinner, well known to and popular with the sportsmen of this city and, in fact, the whole Coast, is now associated with the Shreve-Barber Company of this city. Mr. Skinner was formerly with tbe E. T. Allen Company and recently president of the H. E. Skinner Co. He is an expert on anglers' outfits, camping and outing goods and sportsmen's requirements generally. Doves are reported plentiful in the vicinity of Llvermor* and aUo near Martinez. Black bass fishing in Russian river in the vicinity of Guerneville and Camp Vacation — above the dam, has been excellent since the 1st inst. Fly-fishing is improving daily on most every avail- able fishing water. The Truckee is rounding up in fine shape for the fly. August givos promise of splen- did Bport on the river. At the different Sierra lakes good catches have been made lately. Striped bass fishing In the "straitB" is improving. Many local Bportsmen loft this city yesterday and to-day bound for the mountains and foothills in quest of veniBon. General reports from the various hunting districts are that deer are plentiful. To-morrow there will bo, ail over the state, an army of deer hunters out. Tho firing-lines on the bordors of the Marin Rod. April 1-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season for taking steel- nead in tidewater. April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open May 1-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. July 1-Jan. 1— Open season for black bass. July 30-Saturday Contest No. 9. Class Series, Stow lake July 31— Sunday Contest No 9. Class Series, Stow lake. 10 A. M Aug. 15-April 1— Open season for lobsters and crawfish. Nov. 1-Sept. 1— Open season for crabs. Sept. 10-Oct. 16 -Close season in tidewater for steelhead. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Gun. July 1-Feb. 15— Dove season open. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. July 17— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rooks Ingleside. July 31— Millwood Gun Club. Blue rocks. Mill Valley. Aug. 7— California Wing Club. Live birds. Ingleside. Aug. 14— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Aug. 28— Merchandise shoot. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Sept. 1-Feb. 15— Open season for mountain quail, grouse and sage hen. Feb. 15-Oot. 15— Closed season .'or quail, ducks, etc Bench Shows. Sept. 12, 13— Newport flench Show. Newport, R. I, F. M. Ware, Initial show. Brattle- Danbury.Conn. Jas Secretary Sopt 28, 29— Valley Fair Kennel Club, boro, Vt. H. O. Rice, Seoretary. Oot 4, 7— Danbury Agricultural Society Mortimer, Superintendent. Oct. 5. 8— Spokane Kennel Club. Spokane, Wash. W. K. L. Oct. 10-Brunswlok Fur Club. Foxhound show. Barre, Mass, B. S. Turpln. Secretary. Oot. 18, SI— FroderloU Agricultural Sooiety. Frederick, Md Roger McSherry, Seoretary. Nov. 8, 1 l-World's Fair Dog Show, St. Louis, Mo. F. D. Coburn, Chief of L. S. Dept., St. Louis, Mo, ' Nov. 16, 19-Boston Terrier Club. Specialty show. Boston, Mass. Walter E Stone, Secretary. Nov. 2J, S5-Phlladelphla Dog Show Association. Philadelphia J. Sergeant Price, Secretary. Pa. JULY 16, 1904] ©he giceeZiev cm© gtyavteman 11 Trade Notes. Fred Gilbert is certainly the wonder of the world. At his last 4000 targets he has broken 97%. Early in June, at MarBhalltown, la., Mr. Gilbert, shootiDg the Parker gun, established a woild's record, breaking 50 targets straight at 22 yards rise— a wonderful per- formance. Mr. Gilbert and the Parker are insepar- able. J. W. Nelson of Duluth, Minn., shootiDg the Parker gun on June 6, broke 49 out of 50. This is also pretty good work for the "Old Reliable " R. S. Rhoades, Columbus, O., won the amateur championship of Ohio at the State shoot, June 15, shooting the Parker gun. H. D. Bates, Ridgetown, Ont., made high average June 16 and 17 at London, Ont., shooting sliding han- dicap, 16 to 22 yards, unknown angles and unknown traps. Mr. Bates' record is 259 out of 290— consider- ing the conditions, a remarkable performance. A.11 of the above records speak credit for the "Old Reliable" Parker. Expert winnings with U. M. C. shot 9hells: R. D- Pulford won high average at the Rochester, N Y., shoot; T. D. Hubby won high average at Waco, Tex., May 9, scoring 98%; F. C. Riehl won first average at Hal's, Tenn., on May 11, scoring 96%; T. E. Hubby won high average at the Rockdale, Tex., shoot, May 11, with 96j%; J. L. Head won the Decatur and He- bron shoots on May 11 and 14, the shoot at Indianap- .olis on May 21, and the shooo at Earl Park, Ind., May 19; T. A. Marshall von high average for the en- tire Bhoot Of the Minneapolis Gun Club tournament, May 19-21; T. E. Hubby scored 97-100 at Wooten Wells, 1'ex.; J. L. Head won the Champlain, N. Y., shoot on May 30. C. B. Adams won high average at Fort Dodge, la., June 3, scaring 292-300, making 97J%. C. W. Budd was second, scoring 284-300— 94j%. Mr. Adams made a run of 161 and Mr. Budd a run. of 124 straight. This excellent shooting was done with "Nitro Club" shells. At Wyethsville, Va., June 2, Mr. E. Huff scored 380-400. All these excellent winnings were made with U. M. C. Smokeless Powder shot shells. U. M. C. "Nitro Club" shells. Mr. H. H. Hontz won high average at the Wolcottville, Ind., tournament May 18. At Williamsport, Pa., June 2, E. N. Dirk won the West Branch Rod and Gun Club's champion- ship silver cup, event open to any amateur in the State scoring 98-100. W. T. Speiser with Arrow shells at the same tournament broke 99-100. Amateur winnings with U. M. C. shot shells: At the Franklin, O., shoot, Chas. Young won high average, scoring 9bJ%. At Vicksburg, Miss., shoot, Mr. Brady won high amateur average, 95%. O. N. Ford won the Iowa target championship; A P. Mc- Dowell won the Iowa diamond badge at Spirit Lake, May 13. Fred Coleman at Mahanoy City, Pa., won the famous Cooper-Coleman match. At Watertown, Wis., Gun Club shoot, May 15, G. V. During won high average. At Liichfield, 111., May 18, W. T. Craig won high average, scoring 163-175. Ihe Nebraska State championship was won by Wm. Townsend. At Marshallton, la., Mr. Taylor scored 377 out of 400, making 94%, and winning high average on June 25 and 26. At Kent, O., J. A. Flick scored 70 out of 75, winning high average June 25. At Madison, Wis., G. V. Dering scored 397-320, 96%, winning high aver- age June 25 and 26. At Wooten, Tex., Dr. Jackson scored 271-300 winning first amateur average, and Geo. Bancroft broke 269-300, winning second amateur average. At Sparta, Wis., G. V. Dering won high average; Wm. Schiltz won second. At Watertown, S. D., June 1 H. G. Taylor won high amateur average and the South Dakota championship. A. Newman, a prominent amateur of Owensboro, Ky., has been doing some remarkable shooting of late at the trap, breaking 48-50 on April 22; on May 6 he scored 45-50: May 12 he scored 192-210 at Cannellton, Ind., tourna- ment, and on May 20 at Owensboro, Ky., 49-50, using The same old story. Shooters of Winchester goods carried off the honors at the Twentieth Annual Tour- nament of the Sportsmen's Association of the North- west, Pendleton, Oregon on June 23-24-25, under the auspices of the Pendleton Sportsmen's Association. The Anaconda cup, shot for on the opening day, was captured by W. F. Sheard of Tacoma, Wash., with a Winchester "pump" gun and Winchester "Leader" shells, after shooting off two ties. The first with F. W. Brown of Harrington, Wash., and E. F. Confarr, of Livingston, Mont , and the final tie with Mr. Confarr. To win this cup it was necessary for 1r. Sheard to score 73 out of 75 The Multnomah medal, 25 targets, reversed pull, was won by E. F. Confarr, with a Winchester "pump" gun and the "Leader" shell, after shooting off a tie with W. F. Sheard of Tacoma, Wash., P. J. Holohan of Wallace, Idaho, H. W. Peck of Walla Walla, Wash., and E. J. Chingreen of Spokane, Wash. To «n this medal Mr. Confarr had to score 48 out of the possible 50 which is splendid shooting on reversed pull. The Brownlee trophy, 25 targets, unknown angles, reversed pull, use of both barrels, was also captured by Mr. Confarr with a Winchester "pump" gun and the "Leader" shell, after shooting off a tie with G. W. Gibson, C. C. Nauman and A. J. Webb of San Francl6co, Cal., W. Dryden of Walla Walla, Wash., J. Brady of Harring- ton, Wash., P. J. Holohan of Wallace, Idaho, W. F. Sheard of Tacoma, Wash., and J. E. Callison of Port- land, Or. To win this trophy Mr. Confarr scored 50 straight. The Walla Walla Brownlee medal, 25 tar- gets, expert rules, one man up, five traps, unknown traps, known angles, was won by E. E.Elli6 of Seattle, Wash., on the only straight score in this event. Mr. Ellis shot an L. C. Smith gun and Winchester "Lead- er" shells. The Globe trophy, the famous hotly contested trophy of the Northwest, by reason of the several different styles of shooting covering this event, was captured by Mr. E. F. Confarr, after shoot- ing off two ties. The first with T. B. Ware of Spo- kane, Wash., and Wm. Hillis of Portland, Or., and the final with Mr. Ware. To win this trophy Mr. Confarr scored 136 out of 150 shot at with Mb "pump" gun and the "Leader" shell. Of the seven men in on the first five high averages for the tournament, three shot the Winchester "pump" guns and five the Win- chester "Leader" shell, as follows: First, E. F Con- farr, Livingston, Mont., 550 out of 580, 94.82%, Win- chester "pump, " Leader shell. Second, E. E. Ellis, Seattle, Wash., 541 out of 580, 93.29%, L. C. Smith gun, Leader shell. Third, W. F. Sheard, Tacoma, Wash.. 539 out of 580, 92 93%', Winchester "pump," Leader shell. Fourth, C. C. Nauman, San Francisco, Cal., 536 out of 580, 92 41%, Clabrough gun, Magic shell. Fifth, W. H. Seaver, San Francisco, Cal., 535 out of 580, 92.94% Winchester "pump," Leader shell. Fifth, E. J. Chingreen, Spokane, Wash.. 535 out of 580, 92 94%, L. C. Smith gun, Leader shell. Fifth, F. C. Stephens, Pomeroy, Wash., 535 out of 580, 92.94%, Remington gun, Magic shell. The two longest straight runs of the tournament were made by shooters using Winchester "pump" guns. First by P. J. Holohan of Wallace, Idaho, 84. Second by E. F. Confarr of Livingston, Mont., 83. New Haven, Conn., June 9, E. C. Griffith of Pas- coag, R. I", first general average, 126 out of 130, shoot- ing "Infallible." Camden. Ark., June 8 and 9, Turner Hubby of Waco, Texas, first general average, 377 out of 400, shooting "Infallible." Second general average and first amateur average, Ed Brady of MemphiB, Tenn., 373 out of 400, shooting Du Pont. Third general average, Hood Waters, 369 out of 400, shooting "In- fallible." Fourth general average, F. M. Faurote of Dallas, Tex. and J. E. Wells, of Pine Bluffs, Ark., 368 out of 400, shooting "Infallible" and Du Pont respectively. Second amateur average, J. E. Wells, 368 out of 400, shooting Du Pont. Huntington, W. Va., June 8-10, first general aver- age, J. A. R. Elliott. 568 out of 600,shooting Schultze, Second general average, R. L. Trimble, 556 out of 600, shooting Du Pont. Third general average, J. M. Hawkins, 552 out of 600, shooting Du Pont. Fourth general average, C. O. Le Compte, 548 out of 600, shooting "Infallible." First amateur average, J. F, Mallory of Parkersburg, W. Va. and F. D. Alkire o. Woodlyn, O., 523 out of 600, shooting Du Pont. Secf ond amateur average, T. R. Shepherd of Huntington- W. Va., 542 out of 600. Third amateur average, E, F. Douthitt of Huntington, W. Va., 521 out of 600. shooting "Infallible." State Championship was won by Wm. Trapp of Marietta, O., 48 out of 50. State team championship was won by J. F. Mallory and F. E. Mallory, shooting Du Pont. Lakeville, Ohio, June 10, first general average, D. D. Gross, 190 out of 200, shooting Du Pont. Second general average, L. J . Squier, 188 out of 200, shooting Du Pont. Third general average, E. F. Haak, 186 out of 200, shooting Hazard. First amateur average, E. F. Haak, 186 out of 200, shooting Hazard. Second amateur average, H. M. Brown, 184 out of 200 shoot- ing "Laflin & Rand." Third amateur average, W. E. Guest and G. M. Tait, 172 out of 200, shootfng Du Pont and Laflin & Rand respectively. Warwick, N. Y., June 10, J. S. Fanning, first gen- eral average, 93 out of 100, shooting "Infallible." Some interesting smokeless powder notes are the following: Battle Creek, Mich., June 15 and 16, F. M. Faurote, first general average, 337 out of 355, shooting "In- fallible." Second general average, J. M. Hawkins, 335 out of 355, shooting Du Pont. Third general average, C. O. Le Compte, 334 out of 355, shooting "Infallible." First amateur average, W. Renniek of Detroit, Mich., 324 out of 355, Bhooting Du Pont. Second amateur average, W. E. Hubbard of Battle Creek, Mich., 313 out of 355, shooting "Infallible." Third amateur average, Frtd Keefe of Kalamazoo, Mich., 302 out of 355, shooting "Infallible." Michigan expert championship, Max HenBler, shooting "In- illible. " Semi-expert championship, Chas. Houtz, s hooting Du Pont. Amateur championship, C. E. Vermillya, Bhooting Du Pont. North Side Gun Club, Pittsburgl , Pa , June 18, L. Z. Lawrence, 99 out of 100, run of 78, shooting "In- fallible." Waterloo, Iowa, May 26 and 27, Fred Gilbert, first general average, 398 out of 420, shooting Du Pont Smokeless. Second general average C. B. Adams: 386 out of 420, shooting Laflin &■ Rand Smokeless. Third general average, Charles W. Budd, 383 out of 420, shooting Schultze. Fir9t amateur average, W. Lambert, 382 out of 420, shooting Du Pont. Second amateur average, R. L. Storm, 381 out of 420, shoot- ing Du Pont Third amateur average, H G. Taylor, 375 out of 420, shooting tchultze and Du Pont. Cleveland, Ohio, May 30, D. A. Upson, first general average, 139 cut of 150, shooting Du Pont powder. Second general average, C. O. Le Compte and Robert Worthington, 133 out of 150, shooting "Infallible" and "E. C," respectively. Third general average, Frank G. Hogan, 125 out of 150, shooting "E. C." For Colic in Horses. When any considerable number of horses are kept on a ranch scarcely a year passes without having developed among them one or more cases of flatulent colic. Among the most frequent causes of this form of colic are to be mentioned sudden changes of food, too long fasting, food then given while the animaliaexbausted Warranted to Give Satisfaction. GombauWs Caustic Balsam Has Imitators But No Competitors. A Safe, Speedy and Positive Cure for Curb, Splint. Sheeny, 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 Human Remedy for Rheumatism, Sprains, Sore Throat, etc, it is invaluable. Vveiy bottle of Caustic Balsam sold is warranted to (jive sntislaction. Price ffil BO per bottle. Sold by drucrfsts, or sent by ex- press, charges paid, witn full directions for its use. £3~Send for descriptive circulars testimonials, etc. Address The Lawrence-Williams Co., Cleveland, 0. new hay or grain, large quantities of green food, feed that has lain in the manger for some time and become sour, indigestible food, irregular teeth, crib bit- ing, and, in fact, anything that produces indigestion may produce flatulent colic, The symptoms of wind colic are not so suddenly developed, nor so severe as those of cramp colic. At firBt the horsfe is noticed to be dull, paws slightly and may or may not lie down. The pains from the beginning are continuous. The belly enlarges and by striking it in front of the haunches a drumlike sound re- sults. If not soon relieved the symptoms are aggravated, and in addition there are noticed difficult breathing, bloodshot eyes, and red mucous membranes, loud, tumultuous heart beats, profuse perspir- ation, trembling of the front legs, sighing respiration, staggering from side to side, and finally the animal plunges forward dead. The diagnostic symptom of flatu- lent colic is the distension of the bowels, with gas, detected by the bloated appear- and resonance on percussion. The treatment for wind colic differs materially from that of cramp colic. Ab- sorbents are of some service and charcoal may be given in any quantity. Relaxants are aho beneficial in this form of colic. Chloral hydrate not only possesses this quality, but it is also a, pain reliever. It is then particularly well adapted to the treatment of wind colic, and should be given in one ounce doses in a pint of water. Diluted alcohol or whiskey may be given, or aromatic spirits of ammonia in one ounce doses at short intervals. A physic should always be given in flatulent colic as early as possible, the best being ono ounce doses of Barbadoes aloes. Renal injections of turpentine, one to two ounces, and linseed oil, eight ouncep, may be given frequently to stimulate the peristaltic motion of the bowels and favor the escape of wind. Blankets wrung out of hot water do much to afford relief. They should be re- newed every five or ten minutes and cov- \ ered with a dry woolen blanket. This form is much more fatal than cramp colic, and requires prompt and persistent treatment. It is entirely unsafe to pre- tacks going on to a speedy death, while others appear at the onset to be severe yield readily to treatment. Do not ceate effortB unless the animal is dead. In se- vere cases puncturing of the bowels in the moBt distended part by means of a small trocar and cannula or with a needle of a hypodermic syringe, thus allowing the es- cape of gas haB often saved life, and such punctures, if made with a clean, sharp instrument, that is not allowed to remain in the horBO too long, are accompanied by Utile danger, and do more to quickly re- lieve the patient than any other treat- ment.— Denver Field and Farm. diet the result some apparently mild at- Use a little coal oil to remove gum from the tools which are used in trim- ming. ■ THE CROWLEY STAKE A SIDE STAKE FOR STARTERS IN THE THREE-YEAR-OLD DIVISIONS OF THE Pacific Breeders Futurity Stakes No. 4 (FOALS OF 1904-TO TAKE PLACE IN 1907) Entries to Close Monday, August 1, 1904 CONDITIONS. A Side Stake of $25 each tor Trotting and Pacing Foals ot 1904 that were entered or substituted and will start in the Three- Year-Old Divisions of the Breeders Futurity in 1907. All money pa d in on trotting foals to be divided among those starting in the trotting division, and all money paid in on paoers to be divided among those that start in the pacing division. Moneys divided raann.s per cent and to go to the first and second horses in this aids stake, according to their positions in me anal summary of each race. In oase all those in the side stake should be ^distanced in tne of either of the regular events, they shall start in another race, best two heats in three no i day, to decide the money winners. Entrance to the side stake $25 each. The money to Du In some reputable bank, to remain at interest until the stake is trotted. Entries Close Monday, August 1st, with F. W. KELIEY, Seoretary F. C. T. H, 12 ®tt* gveeliev cm& ^povteman [July 16, 1904 A Cow Study. There has been a vast deal of study given to cows in the last ten years, both by scientific investigators and by dairy- men on the farm. May it not be that this attention to this important domestic animal— the comprehension of what the cow is, what we want of her, and how we shall best go to work to realize what we are after— has been seriously defective as well as radically wrong? Investigators, if no! their followers and the people whom they seek to serve, run on certain lines, follow prescribed grooves in their work, without giving due consideration to other quite as important factors bearing on their subject. In the investigations with the cow, the object sought, has been to secrre more milk. This one idea has been the point on which every effort has been centered. Not a thought has been given to first building a cow that can stand up to the strain of giving an increased flow of the product desired. The law of nature has been ignored, that when one organ in a body is abnor- mally developed, there is a corresponding lack of development of other closely related organs. While great progress has been made in this one factor of produc- tion, as a result, we have an unbalanced animal giving the milk. Hence, an in- orease in the troubles that beset the cow and her offspring, milk fever, abortion, failure to breed, calf cholera. It seemB to be a reasonable conclusion the Nebraska Station has arrived at, that a weakened vitality of the cow is a necessary requisite to the starting of these diseases. It is a severe strain on the vital energy of the cow to force her to keep up a liberal flow of milk nearly or quite throughout the year, and bring forth a calf in the same time. With the milking forced to such a tension, it is not strange that the vitality of the calf is weakened. All this comes from the fact that while the milk- ing powers of thecow have been developed through years of effort in this special direction, there has not been a corre- sponding development of other powers, to enable her to carry on the increased draft on her system. The very rational theory of balanced rations as now applied in practice cannot fail of a tendency to unbalance the cow to which it is furnished. We are feeding the balanced ration to get more milk. To increase the milk flow we increase the proportion of protein fodders. Not a thought is given to the fact that an in- crease of milk flow calls for a correspond- ing increase at the same time, of the all around vital powers of the machine that makes the milk. We go on developing and forcing the milk production just as though that were all there is to a cow. The practice is to feed a little more pro- tein to get a little more milk. Thecow thus fed is forced to keep up a liberal flow nearly or quite up to the time of bringing forth her increase. The fodder material absolutely necessary to the de- velopment of the growing offspring has been diverted to the making of milk, and then the owner wonders that the calf shows a weakened vi.ality and that dis- eases are on the increase among the cows. Cow owners, breeders and feeders have been chasing exclusively after more milk lung enough. It in quite time to revise our course of teaching and of practice and bring our study of the eow down onto a more rational basis. Constitu- tional vigor should be of first considera- tion.— Maine F; 'J without it and must be furnished '. laturally or artificially. The Biggest Egg Farm. What is said to be the largest egg farm in the world is one owned and managed by C. E. L. Hayward at Hancock, N. II. According to the) Mural JVeto Yorker it has at this time over 8400 hens, kept in 000 small houses, fourteen in each. The hens are never allowed outside their little eight-foot-square coops, and are never fed green feed, contrary to the teachings of all other poultry-keepers. Each hen gets about a quarter of a pound per day of beef scraps, gluten hominy feed, wheat, etc., with a little salt, ground shells, grit, and charcoal, and plenty of clean water. They average 100 eggB each during the year, for which the high aver- age of 20 eents a dozen is received, or a a total of $2.17. It costs about $1.17 each for feed, so that the profit on each hen is about $1. The droppings go to fertilize a large orchard and are a Bource of consid- erable profit. Only young hens are kept ; the second year they are sold and pullets are bought for the next year's egg crop. Sober up on Jackson's Napa Soda. In view of the fact that the average Englishman finds little in America that meets with his approval and less to com- mend, the comments on American beef in the report of the health officer of Lon- don issued recently must be taken a high compliment, says the Drovers Telegram. While Englishmen have developed a good appetite for American beef they have never quite forgotten us for breaking into their market and relegating C nadian beef to a seat in the rear. Dr. W. H. CollinBridge, the health officer of the city of London, evidently does not share the prejudice which most Englishmen have against American beef producers, or he is broad enough to forget this prejudice while preparing an official document and diecusses the merits of American beef impartially. The following ie an extract from his report: "The cIobb of the war in South Africa has left the firms engaged in the export of meat from the Argentine at liberty to supply the wants of this country and re- frigerated beef from the River Platte dis- trict is now on sale daily at the Central market, and proves a formidable competi- tor to the Bimilarly preserved article from the United States with which we have been for so long conversant ; but it must be admitted that there is still much to be desired in point of quality the Argentine productions of to-day being about on level with, the early consignments from America thirty years ago, and it is easy to understand that careful selection at the breeding farm, together with the importation of some of the beBt blood in this country have effected considerable improvement during that period. The effect on the meat coming to this country is still more marked, as it has been always found, both in regard to frozen and re. frigerated meat, that if any were preju- dicially affected by conditions obtaining during the time of preservation, it was the carcasses of imperfectly fed animals which suffered most, and when it is borne in mind that the passage from Buenos Ayres takes three weeks while that from New York occupies six days it will be seen that any deficiency of quality is sure to tell upon the Argentine beef to greater extent than upon that from North America. "The American beef trade in London is mainly in the hands of some half dozen firms, and the article they supply is now bo well known as to render comment un necessary; it has been on Bale in tufficient quantities of satisfactory quality. Some of tnese same firms are also engaged in bringing live cattle to the waterside mar- ket at Deptford, Birkenhead, etc. ; these are now so carefully prepared and brought so free from bruises or other injury as to be more than ever in competition with the home-grown cattle; but as, against this, they have themselves to face com- petitors of no mean order in the produc- tions of the great plains of Canada, the presence of which in Buch large numbers of excellent quality on our English mar- kets is one of the best features of the year. A New York broker, says the Product Neios, recently received a car of California eggs 400 cases, which he sold at 30 cents a dozen. Strictly sperking, these were not California eggs. They were bought in Kansas in the spring, shipped to the coast and stored. The New York prices were so attractive that the eggs were shipped first to Chicago and then to New York. The freight on these eggs was quite a little item, amounting to $424. This hardly cuts much figure when it is understood that the 400 cases brought $3600, Eggs are breaking all records this year. Getting $3000 for a car of storage eggs is something remarkable. It would be interesting to know if these eggs reached the consumer as "strictly fresh," and what their quality proved to be. A Model Dairy Farm. During the recent investigation brought by the Board of Health of San Francisco officials of the body visited all of the dairies supplying milk to the city and for the most part found them in a thoroughly unsatisfactory condition. The Sleepy Hollow Dairy in Marin county, however, proved an agreeable exception and was ranked by the inspec- tors as the model dairy of that section of the country, and will be used as a standard which the other dairies muBt emulate. The noticeable feature of the Sleepy Hollow dairy was the extreme cleanliness of the premises, the animals and the men who conduct the place. The cows are curried before each milk- ing, the men wear clean uniforms and the cow barns are washed out after each milking and lime sprinkled on the floors. The barns are built high and large win- dows and ventilators permit the access of plenty of fresh air and sunshine. The feed boxes are cleaned daily and the cooling rooms and can-washing racks are always kept in a state of neatness that surpasses the condition of many kitchens. Both Dr. Kagan and Dr. Hassler were enthusiastic after leaving the Hotaling farm, and it was with a sigh of regret that they went from this model of a dairy to places of filth anc stench conducted by neighboring farmers. Success With a Small Flock. Fred Grundy, in Farm and Fireside, telle how he made fifty-five hens pay $3.31 each in one year. He thinks it was done chiefly by giving them the best care. At the close of the season he found the sales of eggs were 701 dozen, amounting to $181.40. Seven hundred and thirty-six chicks were sold for $250.24. The bill for feed amounted to $166.33. It costs 82 cents a head to feed the hens one year. It does not cost many farmers half -that, because they have a large range, and the hena pick up a large part of their living from what otherwise would go to waste. o "Scab inspection as usually practiced is a humbug," is the way a Western stock- man expresses himself. "When tbe dis- ease is bad enough for an inspector to find it any one can see it and until it breaks out it is foolish for an inspector to examine a flock of sheep with a micro- Bcope. The only thing an inspector can do is to enforce the law when a case of ■cab is known to exist and if he will only do this conscientiously we will hear less trouble about tbe spread of the disease in this country. At present the way is too easy for men to pass up dipping and many think that the federal regulations are too much in favor of careless owners and not calculated to stop the mischief. There ia no possible or palpable excuse for bad dipping and yet we know of hundreds of cases where it is treated as an intolerable nuisance to be rid of at the least trouble and expense. Let the watchword be dip thoroughly, preach it everywhere, adopt it, encourage it, enforce it. for in the dip- ping process alone can the disease find its ultimate and certain eradication." If there is any doubt about eggs being fi-esb, don't sell them. Keep them at home. It is better for a bad egg to be broken there than by a oustomer. Young fowls should not be pushed too much for eggs. It Is hard on the sys- tem. Only well matured fowls should be crowded. Jackson's feet. Napa Soda untangles the Eggs intended for hatchingi'sbould be placed in a box or basket and cov- ered with a cloth or paper to prevent undue evaporation. Keep the floor under the peroh well strewn with dry earth, mix occasion- ally and use in the garden. July 16, 1904] &he gveebev oni» &p&vt&mcm 13 Relation of Salt to Dairying. Cowe should be salted regularly, or, better still, should hare constant access to salt. The practice of salting them once a day is not a good one, as the most of cattle will lick a little salt every day if they can Iget to it. Thus provided they will yield more and better milk than otherwise, and will also maintain a bet- ter degree of health. As salt provokes thirst, the milch animal should have as free access to water as to the saline min- eral, or the latter will do her more harm than good. Speaking of salt leadB me to say that some failures in dairy butter making I have noted came about by salting the cattle and the butter out of the same bar- rel. In other words, coarse insoluble salt was used for the butter, when only the highest and most refined grade should be employed. Salt that is not soluble will not permeate the substance of butter evenly, and thus rancidity may be in- duced. Again, grains of salt in butter always detracts from its appearance, and are in- imical to even flavor, from these causes alone lowering its market value. Let me Bay here that there are to-day just as fine grades of American dairy salt produced as come from England. American milch cattle fed on American grass produce butter salted with Ameri- can salt that is the peer of any on earth, and is so conceded in foreign markets In attaining this result, however, one muBt utilize the best of everything, think ing not that poor or cheap material can be introduced with impunity to future quality. I knew a dairyman once who, in a spasm of economy (?) sought to save fifty cents by purchasing a cheaper grade of salt than was his wont, and later lost on his shipment of butter thereby seven dol- lars. It was one of the most effective les- sons he could have been taught in practi- cal dairying, exemplifying aB it did that cheap material always produces cheap quality. When it comes to cheese mak- ing, salt holds just as important a posi- tion as in other dairy lines, i. e , that solubility and purity are highly neces- sary. The relation of salt, be it understood, to all phases ot dairying is a highly im- portant one, and because this fact is so little appreciated accounts for many dairy failures. — Farmers' Advocate. Sheep insist being kept constantly in a healthful condition to yield sound fleeces of valuable wool. A short-legged, ahort-bodied sheep is of- ten heavier and will produce more wool than one that looks to be twice as large. A sheep should never be caught, held or lifted by the wool, but be caught by the hind leg above the hoof or by the neck. At any time the time required to fatten sheep depends somewhat on their age and condition at commencement. It is often the case that the wormy fruit in the orchard can be consumed to a good advantage by the sheep The sheep rsiBS who is not progressive cannot expect to attain Derfection in his calling. — Farmers' Voire,. Eggs intended for hatching should not be kept more than two or th.'ee weeks. Ill-shaped eggs should never be used, as they are likely to prodnce ill-shaped chickens. The regular size and usual shape are the best. Sheep Notes. The ewes should be two years old be- fore bred. Lambs Bell more per pound and cost less to produce than mutton. Sheep have excellent digestion and hence they utilize food to the fullest de- gree. If sheep are not kept constantly in good condition the quality of the wool is af- fected. Erequent change of pasture makes fat •heep. It will not pay to rear a poor ■heep for market. Sheep should always be fat when mar- keted. Fat is produced cheaper than lean, hence there is more profit. "When a man has improved his flock, until he can sell his poorest sheep at re- munerative prices he can then afford the best. There are very few animals that are as dainty and choice about their food as sheep. Under present conditions of sheep rais- ing the farmer cannot afford to keep sheep for any one object. If a sheep is not making a good growth, raising a lamb or two into market condi- tion, it is not profitable to the owner. With sheep a change of pasture will be found an advantage when the flocks can be put in a better place. To make sheep raising profitable young, uniformly, well-wooled sheep to grow heavy fleeces of merchantable wool are needed. A Few Courses in Domestic Economy: "Arrow" Lard Compound "Monarch" Hams Can Be Obtained from All First-Class Grocers. WESTERN MEAT COMPANY of California $100 Reward For long years we have offered to pay this amount for any case of Lameness, Curb, SpIint,ContractedCord, Colic, Distemper, etc, which cannot be cured by Tuttle's Elixir We have never been obliged to pay the re- ward for obvious reasons. It's infallible in all cases of Thrush, Cra-cked and Grease Keel and all forms of Lameness, Tuttle's American Condition Powders —a spedfic for Impure blood and all diseases arising there- from. Tones up and Invigorates the entire system. Tirnlp's Famllv Elixir Isuneqoalledasarem send a sample free for 6c in stamps, merely to pay postage. Send at once for our 100-page book "Veterinary Experi- ence," which we mall free. Tunic's ElixirCo., 437 0,Farre[ISl.,SanFrMcIsco,C«I. Beware of so^alled Elixirs— none genuine bat Tuttle's, Avoliall blisters; they offer only temporary relief, If any. Futurity Candidates For Sale I have two McKinney Stallions eligible to start in the Breeders Futurity, Stanford and Occident Stakes of this season. As I can start but one, will offer one for sale. Either one is likely to win, which I will demonstrate to any one meaning business. Will be in Santa Rosa until Tuesday next when they will be shipped to Pleasanton. James H. Gray, SANTA ROSA. CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY Through Picturesque California, The Ideal Route for Tie Aucler anfl OatinE Trips One day's ride from San Francisco will take you to some of the finest Trout Streams In the State. Along the line and within easy distance are many of the best Springs and Summer Resorts In the State. The Company maintains a Fish Hatchery and annually stooks the many streams reached by Its road. One million Trout Fry were planted last year in these streams. Black Bass Fishing can be enjoyed in Russian River near Guemeville, Guernewood Park and Camp Vacation, in season. The best Striped Bass Fishing waters on the Coast reached by the Tiburon Ferry. VACATION FOR 1904 Issued aonualb* by the Company, is now ready. This Is the standard publication on the Coast for information regarding Mineral Springs, Resorts, Country Homes and Farms where summer board- ers are taken, and Select Camping Spots. Beautifully illustrated, 150 pp. and can be had In response to mail request or at ticket offices. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street (Chronicle Bldg) and Tiburon Ferry, foot of Market Street. General Office— Mutual Life Ins. Bldg., cor. Sansome and California Sts., San Francisco. JAS. L. FRAZIER, Gen. MgT. B. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. McMURRAY * STARTING PAYMENTS DUE JULY 25, 1904. Pacific Breeders Futurity Stakes Nos. X £tnd £2. Two-Year-Olds. Three-Year-Olds. (FOALS OF 1903) On Pacers $25 On Trotters $35 Money Divided. Two-I ear-Old Trotters S1250 Two-Tear-Old Pacers 750 Nominator Dam of Winner Trot 200 Nominator Dam of Winner Pace. . — 200 (FOALS OF 1901) On Pacers $35 On Trotters ....$50 Money Divided. Three-Tear-Old Trotters 82000 Three-Year-old Pacers 1000 Nominator Dam of Winner Trot 200 Nominator Dam of Winner Pace 200 Owner of Stallion, sire of Winner of Three-Year-Old Trot, when mare was bred. .8100 Owner of Stallion, sire of Winner of Three- Year-Old Pace, when mare was bred.. 100 Nominators must designate, when making payments to start, whether the horse entered is a trotter Or a pacer. Two-Year-Olds that start are not barred from starting again in the Three-Year-Old divisions. E. P. HEALD, President. F. W. KELLEY. Secretary, 36 GEARY ST., SAN FRANCISCO. JOG CART Especially adapted for Jogging, Training and Matinee Driving. Price Low. McMURRAY SULKIES and JOGGING CARTS Standard the World Over. JSr* Address for printed matter and prices. W. J. Kenney, 531 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cal. Privileges For Sale FOR Vallejo Race Meeting- 4 Days— AUGUST 10, 11, 12 and IS, 1904. Bids for the following privileges will be re- ceived up to noon, MONDAY, August 1, 1901: BETTING, Pools or Books. BAB PRIVILEGE, including sale of all drinks inside the grounds. RESTAURANT, LUNCH COUNTER, etc. A certified oheck for 50 per cent must accom- pany each bid. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. TIIOS. SMITH, Manager, Vallejo, Cal. WANTED. A DRIVIXG HORSE OF HACKNEY CO -^- formation that will dook well. Any cc but gray. One that is handsome, wi th good ac and style, 15.3 hands and not over 16 hands. E full description and where horse oan bo ut Address W- J.,'>thls office. ' ®he gveeltev emit gtpsxzt&tnan [July 16, 3904 THE BAYWOOD STUD This is Youp Split Second THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Properly ol John Pabbott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS 63 «" Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1904 FEE --- $75 Reductions made lor two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEALY. Istit He Worth 5sv'mg?x Why trade off or sell at a beggarlv price a good horse just because he "goes lame," "throws a ■ curb" or develops some other blemish? There is nothing in the way of Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Windpuffs or Bunches which will not yield readilv and permanentlv to treatment with QUINN'S *■? OINTMENT. Dr. K. H. Davenport, a prominent physician o£ Sheridan . Iod., writes. 1 have n^ed a number of remedies for the removal of . cQtbs. splints, thUkened tendons and tissues generally, but for I the last two years I have not been without Qu Inn's Ointment. I have tested it thor- oughly at different times, and say without hesitancy that it is the only reliable reme- dy oT the Kind 1 haveevertried.'* Price 51.00 per bottle. Sold by all druggists or " W.B.Eddy & Co., Whitehall, N.Y. ill Wrlw ui far NEW MODEL 1904: BEST ROAD CART MADE, O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL TROTTER FOR SALE. C;ORREL GELDING, 6 YEARS OLD. Stands *3 16 2i4 hands high and weighs HCO pounds. Sired by Niccanorby Dexter Prince, dam Flora by El Cajon by Don Victor. He is in every re- spect a grand individual, handsome, stylish, and can show a 2:40 gall or better. With very little work I drove him a half this year in 1:23 and a quarter in 39 seconds, to cart. He will make a grand park horse and should be seen by any one looking for a high-class trotter. Call or address L. R. PALMER, Walnut Creek, Cal. Santa Rosa Stock Farm HAS FOR SALE Three Sidney Dillon Yearling Colts from the following mares: Pans* (dam of King Orry 2:21H, Almonitlon 2:21 3£. Lady Pansy Russell 2:28;^. and Pansy Russell 2:30) by Casslus M- Clay, Jr. 22, eto. Goycara 2:18* by Guy Wilkes 2:15*. dam BIscarl (dam of 5 In list) by Director 2:17, second dam Blcarl (dam of 6 in list) by Harold, etc BuMle Russell by Bay Rose 2:2014, out of Oakley Russell by Happy Russell, son of Happy ™ Medium, eto. Apply to IRA PIERCE, 718 Montgomery St., San Francisco. PRIVILEGES! FOR SALE. Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association Meeting at SAN J05E AUGUST 3, 4, 5 and 6, 1904 T)IDS FOR THE FOLLOWING PRIVILEGES ■*-* will be received up to noon, Wednesday, July 20, 1004: DnHinrr /Auction and Mutuel Pools, or, UClllllg ^ Auction and TotalUator ) Bar and Cigars, Restaurant, Candy and Nuts, Programmes. A certified check for 50 per cent should accom- pany each bid. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. F. W. KELLEY, Secretary, 36 Geary St., San Francisco I You Can't Cut Out A BOG SPAVIN ok TH0R0UGHPIN, but ABSORBINE will clean them off, and you work the horse same time. Does not blister or remove tin hair. "Will tell you more if you write. $2.00 per bottle, delivered. W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., Springfield. Mass Forsaleby Mack&Co Langley &MichaelsCo Redlngton & Co., J. O'Kane and J. A. McKerron all of San Francisco. FOR SALE. XfY ENTIRE STOCK OF STANDARD-BRED ■L>i Trotting and Pacing Horses. Single drivers and double teams. Some excellent prospects for stake winners entered in the Occident. Stanford and Breeders Futurity stakes. A floe carriage team, also tho great broodmare Daisy S. (dam of Tom Smith 2:13»*. Genoral Vallojo 2:20^. Sweet Row £28 (trial 2:21) and Little Mac (8) 2:-„*7). The driving horses and colts can be seen at my stable In Vallojo, and tho broodmares, etc., at the race track. Apply to or address THOMAS SMITH, Vallojo, Cal. FOR SALE. M.Qcinn Rnv Ha? B°latnK DV Sultan Jr.; JUlMslUll t>UV stands Ifttf hands and wolirha ever 1100 lbs. A handsome, high-class, Rcntlo- man's roadster, stylish action, gentlo. and good drlTer. Winner (without preparation) of tho 2:30 pace at tho matlnoo Decoration Day. Address T. EC. CORCORAN, 1901 Valencia St., San Francisco. Fast Pacer For Sale. 'THE PACING GELDING, AL SANDY lll9U ' by Waylsnd W . dam Rapid Ann by Overland. Can pace throe heats bettor than 2:17. Can bnuli Mt on the road. Excellent prospect to race. He is one of the best road horses In the oily. Gentle and Intelligent. Safe for lady to drive. For price and further particulars address 8. WATSON, 836 Donglas stroet, San FranoUoo BLAKE, M0FFITT & TOWNE -DEALERS IK- S5-57-59-61 First Street, S. F. Telephone Main : PEDIGREES TABULATED And typo written Ready for framing. Write for prices. UitKKDEii and Sportsman, 33 Goory Street Sao Franolsoo. Cal. IF YOU CAN PICK THE FIRST THREE HORSES IN THE California Stakes $2000 Guaranteed (FOR 2:24 CLASS TROTTERS) AT THE RACE MEETING ; OF THE Pacific Coast Trolling Horse Breeders Association ■ GOT-METAL OPEN-FACED SPLIT SECOND TIM'JR. I Shows seconds and fift'hs. Regis- ters minutes, start, stop'Spd fly back ' operated from the crown, split-second attachment worked by the side plug. The thinnest and beet $25 split timer in the market. San Jose, Aug. 3, 4, 5, 6, 1904 The following is a list of the horses entered : No. 11. The California Stakes for 2:24 Class Trotters $2000 S H Hoy's blk m Little Babe by Bradtmoor, dam by Dawn. F E Garnsey's b m Alcacita by Red Cloak, dam Alcazette by Alcazar. Silva & Wright's b g M J by Bay Bird, dam by Cornelius. Martin Carter's ch h T C by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Zeta Carter by Director. H C Ahler's br g Telephone by Direct, dam Nellita by Philosopher. John A. Cole's b g Jupiter B by Gen Beverly, dam Little Agnes by Goesiper. J De La Montanya's ch g Bain by Charles Derby, dam Empress by Flaxtail. A L McDonald's bl g Charlie T. by Zombro, dam Sarah Benton by Albion. Robt Buress' b g Golden Gate by Bay Bird, dam Dourhka by Western. C A Winship's br g Abe Miller by Titus, dam Gazelle by Gossiper. H A Bell's b g H D B by Arthur Holt, dam Jennie D by Jerome Eddy. W H Lumsden's b s McPhereon by McKinney, dam Eveline by Nutwood. Walnut Grove Stock Farm's blk m The Boquet by Nushagak, dam Woodflowei by Ansel. Geo W Kingsbury's b g D E Knight by Lynwood, dam Grant, Jr. Wva. Morgan's b m Una K by McKinney, dam Nellie K by Gen. Grant, Jr. S. Silgen's Birdcatcher by Direct, dam Katherine by Hock Hocking. I. N. Minor's br g Morosco by Wayland W, dam Lady Moor by Grand Moor. R. W. Peterson's b g R W P by Lynwood W. ALL GUESSES POSITIVELY CLOSE JULY 26, 1904. Should more than one person pick the first three horses in the order in which they finish two timers will be given to the firBt two guessers in the order in which the guesses were received. NO STRINGS ATTACHED TO IT. YOU MAY PUT IN ANY NUMBER OF GUESSES. Gut This Out and Send in Your Guess To the BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Qeary Street, San Francisco. My selection for the first three horses winning money in the California Stakes $2000, to take place at the P. C. T. H. B. A. meeting at San Jose iB: First. Second Third Signed Address Date 1904. ,< I I u ®he Qvusfosv unit gtportsmcm 15 NEW PRICE No. 00 Armor Steel L, G, SMITH GUN HUNTER ARMS CO., FULTON, NEW YORK Awarded Gold Medal At California Stata Fair 1892. Every horse owner who values his stock should constantly have a sup- ply of It on hand. It improves and keeps stook In the pink of condition. Manhattan Pood Co. BALL BRAND. 1353 Folsom St., San Francisco Ask your grocers or dealers for it. RED Positively Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion. C. F. KKKTEI.r,. Manager American TrOttH Mi* Accurately Compiled PUBLICATIONS. THE YEAR BOOK This great work will be ready for delivery Maroh 15, 1904. 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INDEX DIGEST Postpaid $7.50 This important adjunct contains all 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 American Trotting Reg. Association 355 Dearborn St., Room 1108, CHICAGO, ILL. Or BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL Adopted and used by all Jockey Clubs in the United States and Canada. Published about the 1st and 15th of each month, from March to December, at 25c, 50c, 75c, SI, SI 50 or $2, according to issue. A subscription ($18) inoludes all fortnightly issues and an '!Annual" (in two volumes) hand- somely bound in half morocco. For sale by newsdealers throughout the coun- try, on race tracks and by GOODWIN BROS., Proprietors and Publishers. 1440 Broadway, New York. Explanatory circulars mailed free. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN IMPROVED STALLION SERVICE BOOKS (POCKET SIZE) 100 Pages. Price $1, postpaid. Most Complete Book of the kind published. BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Geary St., San Francisco. DOC WILLIAMS' BOARDING AND TRAINING STABLE Eilerhth Avenue, near Fulton Street, SAN FRANCISCO. Colts broke and trained to trot and satisfaction guaranteed. Terms reasonable. Phone: Page 1324 nrarcin 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; TO typewriters; over 300 students annually plaoed in positions. Send for oatalogue E. F. HEALD, President. CALIFORNIA The WONDER of the WORLD 4000 SHOT AT BROKE 97 PER cent FRED GILBERT, in his last 4000 targets, has shot 97 per cent, OF COURSE this could only be accomplished with the PARKER Qun. Fred Gilbert with his PARKER Gun sets the Pace for all others. The PARKER Qun is growing better every day. Send for Catalogue. New York Salesrooms: 33 WARREN STREET. MERIDEN, CONN. 1879 GEN. GRANT Timer. ST. JULIEN 2:12 3-4 ORRIN I1ICROK Driver, Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART Half Tones and IAne Engraving Artistic Designing. 506 Mission St., cor. First, SanFranclsco The old "ST, JULIEN" SHOEING SHOP of MARTIN O'DEA & SON removed to Union Square Avenue, directly in rear of old shop. MARTIN ODEA & SON, - - Proprietors. COME AND SEE US. I'll one: Grant 114. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. SHORTHORNS AND SHIRES— Quinto Herd of Shorthorns. 41 premiums California State Fair, 1903. Young stock for sale. Send for catalogue. ALSO Several fine Shire Stallions, foals of 1903. Est. of W. H. HOWARD, 206 Sansome St., San Francisco. 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 beateD Jerseys for butter. Stook for sale; also pigs. F H. Burke, SO Montgomery St.. S. F. JERSEYS, HOLSTEINS AND DURHAMS. Dairy Stock speoially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab lished 187S. William Niles & Co.- Los Angeles Cal. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURQE0N Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Toxin Lnfiumary and Residence— 811 Howard St.; between Fourth and Fifth Sts., San Francisco. Telephone: South 456. C0MPRE55ED PIRESALT BRICKS >"> PATENT FEEDERS Handy No Waste. No Neglect 5ealer don't keep them write the CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS — Office 330 Market St., San Francisco Munnfnctureni of HERCULES DYNAMITE. HERCULES GELATINE, CHAMPION IMPROVED BLASTING, BLACK BLASTING, BLACK SPORTING C. P. H . SMOKELESS and MILITARY BMOKKLKSS. AbK> "ill CAPS and FUSE. More DuPONT SMOKELESS was shot at the Grand American Handicap than all other powders combined. During the Handicap Air. Walter HnlT with 132 straight made the longest run with DuPONT SMOKELESS. Glabrough, RUNS bun Goods **~3cnd for Catalogue Golcher & Go. FISHING :^ Tackle 538 MARKET STREET, S. F. You can get these Smokeless Powders in factory ...eun I O LOADED.. On ILL. L.O DU PONT SHOTGUN RIFLEITE "E. C." BALLISTITE SCHULTZE LAFLIN & RAND HAZARD 'INFALLIBLE*" What More do vou Want? VOL XIT. No. i. 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1904. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A TEAR ©lie gveeirev antt Qpcrvtaman [July 23, 1904 TROTTERS AND RUNNERS LARGEST STOCK IN THE WEST. LOW PRICES BEST PLACE TO BUY. LOW PRICES SEND FOR CATALOGUE. J. 0'K.ANES 26 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO. 1560 BROADWAY NEW YORK CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR FOR I904. SACRAMENTO, CAL. AUGUST 22 TO SEPTEMBER 3, 1904. SALINAS DRIVING CLUB Race nVXeetirxer Salinas, Cal., Sept. 14, 15, 16 and 17 "tries to Close will Secretary, WefliiesQay, Am. 3, 1901 Entries ciose Tuesday, juiy 26, 1904 All Races to be Contested at the State Fair on days to be Hereafter Designated by the Board of Directors. No. 1. Tom Fox Stake -For all ages Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $15 additional for horses not declared by 4 p m. the day preceding the race; $300 added by the Society, ot which $50 to second and $25 to third. Non-winners of three races this year, if three years old and over, al- lowed 5 lbs.; non-winners of two races 7 lbs.; and non-winners of one race 10 lbs. Maidens, three years old, allowed 5 lbs; four years old and over 7 lbs. additional Six furlongs. No. 2. Western Hotel Stake— For two-year-old flllieB. Entrance $10. to accompany nomin, ation; $15 additional if not declared by 4 p. m the day preceding the race; $300 added by the Society- of which $50 to second and $25 to third Weights 5 1 bs. below the scale. A winner of a stake race fn 1904, or a winner of three or more races of any value, other than selling races, 5 lbs extra. Non-win- ners of two races allowed 4 lbs Maidens allowed 7 lbs , and If such are the produce of a mare that has not produced a winner at the time of starting. 10 lbs. Maidens beaten three or more times since closing of the stake, allowed 5 lbs.; and if not placed seoond or third, 7 lbs. additional Five fur- longs. No. 3. The Governor's Stake— A handicap for three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $20 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. day preceding the race; with $350 added by the Society, of wbich$70 to second and $30 to third. Weights posted at 12 m. day precedtog the race. A winner of a race other than a selling race after the weights are published, to carry 5 lbs. extra. One mile and a furlong No. 4. Golden Eagle Hotel Selling Stake— For three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $15 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. the day preceding the raoe; $3U0 added by the Society, of which $50 to seoond and $30 to third. Winner to be sold at auc- tion. If for $200u. to carry rule weights; if for less, one lb. allowed for each $100 to $1000; thence 2 lbs. for each$100 to$400. Selling price to be placed on starters through entry box by 4 p. m. on the day preceding the race. A winner of a stake race or three or more races of any value after closing of stake, to carry 5 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 7 lbs. One mile. No. a California state Fair Annual Stake— Handicap for two-year-olds Entrance $10, to accompany nomination: $20 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. the day preceding the race; -vuh $350 added by the Society, of which $70 to the second and $30 to the third. Weights posted at 12 p. m. day preceding race. A winner of a race other than a selling race, after the weights are published, to carry 5 lbs extra. Seven furlongs. No. 6. The Prealdent's Stake— A handicap for three-year-olds and upward- Entrance $15, to accompany nomination; $35 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m day preceding raoe; $350 added by the Society, of which $70 to second and $30 to third. Weights posted at 13 m. day preceding race. A winner of a race other than a selling purse, after the weights are published, to carry 5 lbs. extra. One and one-quarter miles. No. 7. The vtnctor Stake— For three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $20 additional for horses not declared by 4 p m. day preceding race; with $250 added by the Society, of whioh $70 to second and $30 to third. Stake to be named after the winner if VInotor's time (1:40) is beaten. A non-winner of a stake race in 1903, or a race of the value of $500, allowed, If a non-winner of five races other than selling races, 5 lbs Maidens 7 lbs. additional- One mile. L. J. Kng« Selling; "*take— For two-year-olds. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $15 ad- ditional for colts not declared by 4 p. m the day preoeding the race; with $350 added by the Society, of which $50 to second and $25 to third. Horses may bs entered not to be sold, and carry rule weight. If entered to be sold for $1000, allowed 3 lbs ; $700 6 lbs ; $400 10 lbs. Winners of one race after clos- ing of stake to carry 3 lbs. extra; of two or more 7 lbs extra. Maidens beaten three times, allowed 5 lbs ; four or more times 7 lb3. Value to be placed on starters through entry box by 4 p. m. day before race. Six furlongs. The State Agricultural Society's regular and special rules to govern, except where conditions are otherwise. All declarations and claims for allowances due at 4 p. m day preceding race, unless otherwise specified in conditions. Owners and trainers will be held responsible for same. Entrance and declaration money to go to winner. No added money for less than four starters in different in- terests. In selling races, beaten horses not liable to claim. Right to use starting gait Is reserved. Entries must state name, color, sex, and pedigree of horse, with racing colors of the owner. Applications for stabling must be made to the Secretary. Applicants will be furnished with blanks, which must be filled out and approved before a horse Is admitted to the grounds. The track Superintendent will stable no horse until this course has been pursued, No stabliug will be guaran- teed except for race horses In training and ready to raoe, and those entered in stakes to have preference. Owners who ship to track without notice will not be allowed to, take stalls until application has been made to the Secretary and approved. Special stalls will be allotted to horses competing for premiums. L. R. MILLER, Secretary, SACRAMENTO, CAL. BENJ. F. RUSH, President. CAMPBELL'S EMOLLIO IODOFORM GALL CURE For GALL BACKS and SHOULDERS, CRUPPE SORES and SADDLE GALLS there is non superior. The horse CAN BE WORKED AS USUAL. For BARBED WIRE CUTS, CALKS, SCRATCH- ES. BLOOD POISON ED 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 la no Gall Cure offered whioh can Justly even claim to be a competitor. We placed It on tho market relying wholly on its merit for success, and notwithstanding the fact that comparatively little has been done In the way of mivK CLOW Proprietor FARMERS' SUPPLY OF THE MIDDLE WEST. f HAVE THE LARGEST AND BEST IMPORTED AND HOMEBRED 1 JACKS In America, and also the linest line and best assortment of Bel- gian horses freshly Imported; also some of the latest prize winners In Ger- many and France In Peroheron and Oldenburg Stallions. I quote consistent living prices on all stock, and will sell you more quality for the money than vou can buy elsewhere. Terms to suit the purchaser. Write for photographs and catalogue. W. L. DE CLOW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. CEDAR RAPIDS (IOWA) JACK FARM July 23, i»04] ©he Qxe&bsx axib grpjcurfcemcm 3 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN P. W. KELLEY, Proprietor. furf 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 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, July 23, 1904. Dates of Harness Meetings. CALIFORNIA. Pieasanton July 27 to July 30 San Jose (Breeders) Aug. 3 to Aug. 6 Vallejo Aug. 11 to Aug. 13 "Santa Rosa (Breeders) Aug. 17 to Aug. 20 Cal. State Fair, Sacramento Aug. 22 to Sept. 3 Salinas Sept. 14 to Sept. 17 Hanford '. Oot. 10 to 15 Tulare Oct. 17 to 22 NORTH PACIFIC. Everett Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Vancouver, B. C Sept. 3 to Sept. 5 Whatcom Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Salem Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Seattle Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 North Yakima Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 Victoria B. C Sept. 27 to Oct. 1 New Westminster, B. C Oct 3 to Oot. 8 Spokane Oct. 3 to Oot. 8 Walla Walla Oot. 10 to Oct. 15 Boise Oct. 17 to Oct. 22 GRAND CIRCUIT. Detroit July 25 to July 30 Buffalo Aug.ltoAug.6 Empire City Aug. 8 to Aug. IS Brighton Beach Aug. 15 to Aug. 20 Readville Aug. 22 to Aug. 27 Providence Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Hartford Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Syracuse Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Columbus Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 Cincinnati Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 Memphis Oct. 17 to Oct. 27 PLEASANTON IS READY for the first meeting- of the California circuit which will open there on Wednesday next. Over three hundred trotters and pacers are quartered at the track and in public and private stables in the town, and the entire population of the horse centre is enthusiastically at work boom- ing- the meeting. No organization in California ever had a more energetic board of directors than has charge of the first meeting of the Pieasanton Fair and Racing Association, and no board ever had a more deeply interested and more active community behind It. The famous track is in perfect condition and will be kept so during the week, so that the horses can put forth their best efforts in every race. The trains run- ning between San Francisco and Pieasanton enable residents of this city and intermediate points to attend the meeting and be at home for dinner every evening. The Southern Pacific boats leaving the ferry at the foot of Market street at 7:30 and 8:30 in the morning connect with trains for Pieasanton, the trip requiring- but two hours. Returning a train leaves Pieasanton at 5:30 in the afternoon and the management will endeavor to have the racing completed each day in time for San Franciscans to catch this train which will land them in the city at 7:20 P. M. The rac. ing promises to be the best seen in California for years. The fields will be large in nearly every event and fast time is certain. Many high class trot- ters and pacers have been developed in California this year and nearly every horse of any note is booked to start at this meeting. There will be no book betting but auctions and pari-mutual pools under the manage- ment of Fred H. Chase & Co., successors to Killip & Co. of this city. The climate of Pieasanton and the entire Livermore Valley is ideal at this season, being warm and sunny without excessive heat. Every trot* ting horse enthusiast in California who possibly can, should spend at least one day at Pieasanton during the four days of excellent racing which will open there on Wednesday next. THE BREEDERS MEETING at San Jose which follows the Pieasanton meeting, will open on Wednesday, August 3d. There has never been a brighter prospect for four days of high clasB harness racing. The entry list is the best received in years, and more fast horses have been named. The races around which the greatest interests circleB are the $2000 trot, the $1500 pace, and the four colt events. The $2000 trot promises to be a battle royal, and four or Ive horses of the dozen that will doubtless start, will divide favoritism. The $1500 pace will furnish much the same state of affairs. At this meeting the first contest for three-year-old b in the Breeders Fu- turity will take place. This $6000 stake was inagur- ated by the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association in 1900. Last year at the meeting held by the association at Petaluma the two-year-old di- visions of this stake were trotted and paced. Mrs. C. A. Durfee's black colt Almaden by Direct, dam Rose McKinney by McKinney, won the trotting division, his best time being 2:22}. Mr. E. Montgomery's colt Seymow by Diawood 2:11, dam by Upstart, won the pacing division, best time 2:23. This year there will in all probability be large fields in both three-year-old divisions of this stake. The fact that Almaden, winner of the two-year-old trotting division of last year, will not be able to start this year will doubtless lead to several starting payments being made that would not otherwise have been paid in, as he was trotting so fast in his work that he was thought to have a mortgage on first money. There's many a slip between the workout and the race, however. Be sides these two races for the three-year-olds there will be two for the two-jear-olds in Stake No. 2. Much interest is manifest in both events and the fields of starters will be much larger than last year. The San Jose track is one of the best and fastest in the State, and is in superb oondition for fast time. There is a first-class program for every day of the meeting. Don't miss the Breeders meeting at San Jose this year if you want to eee high class racing. TJORSE BREEDERS AND OWNERS should make 1 1 a special effort this year to have a fine display at the State Fair. There are many entries to the har- ness races, and the runners will be on hand to compete for the purses that will be hung up, but it is to the breeders of draft stock, saddle horses, roadsters, car- riage horses and ponies that we would appeal. Cali- fornia is without doubt the best place in the world to breed horses. Not that we can raise any better horses than Kentucky or New England, but we can raise them for less money, and therefore can compete with the world in selling them. Every person who is ac- quainted with the condition of things in the horse market knows that there is a shortage of good horses in all breedB unless it be the runners. In the draft breeds especially does the supply fail to come up to the demand. And this shortage cannot be made up for years. The farmers and stock breeders of this Coast have just awakened to this fact, and quite a number of fine stallions have been imported to the State during the past year. It is to be hoped their owners will see the advisability of taking these horses to Sacramento and showing them at the State Fair this year, as a fine display of draft stock will not only get the farmers of the State interested in breeding heavy horses, but such a show will make one of the most attractive features of the fair. To all breeders we would say: Exhibit your stock. It will pay. CALIFORNIA HORSES did this State proud at the Columbus meeting last week which was a sort of curtain raiser for the Grand Circuit meeting which opens at Detroit next Monday. On another page will be found a complete summary of the Colum- bus races, and it will be seen that the California bred and trained horses won the biggest part of the money. Out of ten races in which they started, five first and five second moneys went to the Californians. No other State can make such a showing, and while the breeders and trainers on this Coast are a long way from the harness racing centre they manage to fur- nish a large proportion of the fastest and the best of the money winnerB every year. California horses are doing their part in advertising this State as the greatest breeding and training ground on earth. The records made at Columbus were little short of won- derful for this early in the season, and a California bred mare, China Maid by McKinney, paced the fastest mile of the meeting. The horses in the Salis- bury string all did well and were never behind the money. The first important meeting of the year shows California in the lead. SPLENDID WORK is being done by the committees of the different athletic and racing associations appointed to raise $25,000 to be paid over to the Park Commissioners to enable them to build a new athletic field and speedway in Golden Gate Park. Treasurer Frank O'Kane reports that $17,500 of the amount has been subscribed and is confident that the entire sum will be raised. While the horsemen and road drivers of this city have subscribed very liberally toward the project, the Breeder and Sportsman makes the earnest request that the good work be kept up ard that every person who t*kes pleasure in road driving or speed contests will not only himself subscribe but get his friend and neighbor to subscribe. By a little hard work during the next few weeks the entire sum can b« subscribed and paid over to the Park Com- missioners, who will immediately order the work to begin on this Bplendid improvement that will be for the benefit of all. T^HE CROWLEY STAKE is creating lots of talk 1 among those who have entries in the Pacific Breeders Futurity of 1907, and there is every reason to believe that a large proportion of those having nominations in the latter will also name tbem in the side stake. Blanks were sent out this week to all nominators, accompanied by a circular letter from the gentleman who suggested the side stake, and for wnom it has been named. We hope there will be a general response to it, and that the number of entries will be so large that the stake will be the richest ever inaugurated in California. Entries close one week from Monday next. 'THE CABLEGRAM received by the Associated 1 Press of this city from Carlsbad last week, in which it was stated that Mr. A. B. Spreckels was seriously ill there with appendicitis, proves to have been badly mixed in transmission. On the day after this information was published another cablegram stated that the unfortunate sufferer was Mr. Rudolph Spreckels, a brother, and on the third day came a wire that Mr. Claus Spreckels, father of the two, wai the afflicted one. It now transpires that Mr. Rudolph Spreckels was really the sick man, but that he is rapidly improving and no operation will be necesBary at this time. Development of Fire Department Horses. An interesting feature of the World's Fair horse show is the provision made to recognize the merits of horses particularly adapted for the use of fire depart- ments. The rigid requirements in this regard make the demand for fire department horses constantly in excess of the available supply, and fire department chiefs in all parts of the country agree that money can be made in breeding a type of horses suitable for this use. The World's Fair live stock department has gone to considerable pains in recognizing this fact to pro- vide a classification which will develop the best types of firemen's horses. Chief Mills has had numerous consultations with experts in the needs of firemen and the section provided for the fire department horse is a notable step in recognizing the advanced demands for this type of animals. The Executive Committee of the National Firemen's Association of the United States has recognized the opportunity offered by the World's Fair and notified Colonel Charles F. Mills, the Exposition's Chief of Live Stock, of its desire to co-operate in this display in every possible manner. The National Firemen's Tournament has been arranged to be held at the World's Fair on August 24-28th in order to come at the same time as the Exposition Horse Show, and the National Firemen's Association is urging every city council and fire department in the country to send the best horses possible to the tournament and the Horse Show in order to develop interest in the best type of fire department horses. The association has passed a resolution commending Chief Mills and the Exposition management for its liberal prizes for fire department horses. The resolu- tion pays: "They have made a great step towards enlarging the emulative features of the horse breed- ing industry in the United States, and have signally helped to meet the imperative demand existing in every good sized city in our land where the reduction of fire hazard by speed and agility of horses is a criti cal study." Lisonjero by Dexter Prince, trotted to a record of 2:16}, won the 2:23 class trot at Dover, New Hamp- shire, July 8th. He was bred at Palo Alto. Liso, a full brother to this borst, reduced his record to 2:21} at Beaver Falls, Penn., the same week. The dam of these trotters is Liska 2:28} by Electioneer, the second dam Liz-zie, dam of three in the list, by the thorough- bred horBe Wildidle, and the third dam, the old time trotting mare Mayflower 2:30J, that waB one of Senator Stanford's early purchases, and that has founded quite a family of fast trotters. Mr. J. W. Zibbell, whose address is Pieasanton, wants to purchase a three-year-old trotter that Is eligible to start in the Occident and Stanford Stakes this year with a fair prospect of winning. Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feet. CMie ^reeocr anH gponsmcm I.JULY 23 1004 i| JOTTINGS. M STANLEY DILLON, the bay gelding by Sidney Dillon out of a Steinway mare, made good the first time hestartcd, and his record is now 2:11}. It seems as if everyone of the get of Sidney Dillon get fast records as soon as they are raced. There is probably not one of the few that have scored for the word in an actual race but has a record. Stanley Dillon made his first start at Columbus, Ohio, July 13th, in the 2:23 trot for a purse of $1000. Ed. Geers drove him and won in straight heats. The time was 2:15$, 2:12!) and 2:11}. There were three other starters — Leta, the brown mare by McKinney that Monroe Salisbury took East last May, Douglas V., a gelding by Capricorn, and Ruth C, a gray mare by Patron. A local turf scribe says: "The race can be summed up in a few words. There was nothing in it to drive Stanley Dillon out. He is.evidently a high class trot- ter of better than 2:10 merit and his track behavior is ideal." Stanley Dillon will be a starter in the M. & M. next week at Detroit, and it will take heats better than 2:10 to beat him. J. H. Brown of Detroit owns the horse, having bought him at the Blue Ribbon sale at Cleveland last year out of the Santa Rosa Stock Farm consignment and paid but $550 for him. Mr. Brown could take ten times that amount for him now. Athenian, the dam of this gelding, is by Stein- way, out of Ida Wood, the dam of Owyhee 2:11 and Babe Marion 2:17J by Simmons. The next dam is Ida W. by Mambrino Patchen, and the next was a mare that could both trot and pace fast and was said to be by a thoroughbred horse, although nothing authentic is known of her breeding. But Stanley Dillon is not the only California horse that made a good showiDg at Columbus. Judge Greene, the big bay gelding by Directum that trot- ted to a record of 2:10} last season, and was the star of the Salisbury string at Pleasanton during the winter, showed himself in shape by winning his first start of the year and getting into the 2:10 class at the same time. He won his race in straight heats and is ready to trot to a still lower record — one of 2:05 will not surprise me. In the same race where Stanley Dillon got his record of 2:11} Monroe Salisbury started the brown mare Lita by McKinney out of a mare by Monroe Chief. Lita was third in the first heat, which was in 2:15}, but was a bang-up second next time in 2:12:], and came back the third heat still faster and was right close to the Dillon horse in 2:11}, trotting her mile in 2:12, separately timed. She could not have beaten him, as be was just "buggy riding," as the teamsters say, but she is a 2:12 performer sure. The sensation of the meeting was the mare China Maid by McKinney out of Blaccbeward by Onward. She is a Chamber of Commerce candidate. It will be remembered that this mare was bred by Thos. Drais of Farmington, who in 1001 sold her to Ho Yow at that time the Chinese Consul General at this port. Ho Yow had Farmer Buoch for his trainer that year, and seot the Farmer to pick out and purchase a few horses to go to the meetings with. It was the Consul's intention to race a string of horses through this cir- cuit and the East, and he went so far as to have made a set of colors for Bunch to wear that would have dazzled the eyes of the spectators when he donned them. I believe they were of the royal Chineee yellow with three eyed peacock feathers worked in embroidery all over the front and an embroidered Chinese dragon on the back. Ho Vow's superiors did not approve of his trotting and pacing to popularity on the race track and they bad him recalled to China, before the colors wero ever seen. It can't be denied that Bunch picked out some good ones for him how- ever, as on one trip he bought with the Chinaman's money the mare Sola by McKinney that he afterwards marked in 2:14}, and China Maid that paced two heats at Columbus last week In 2:0(5} and 2:05}, the fastest time over made by any pacer in its maiden race. After Ho Yow was recalled to China he sold, or gave China Maid to J. M. Nelson, who took her East with several other horses, but never started her. Millard Sanders finally got bold of her last winter and has trained her up to this time, although he did not drive ber in the race. She wears the hopples and Millard does not like to drive that kind. There Is talk of this mare getting a mark as low as Coney 2:02, that other fast pacer by McKinney. She Is doubtless capable of doing It. Hut whether Bhe does or does not paco that fast, tl o fact remains that Farmer Hunch picked her - a good one when * ho was green. Salisbury's brother and taken to Salt Lake where he was roaded all summer and then sent back to Pleas- anton to be trained during the winter, marched into the 2:15 list at the Columbus meeting and won his race. He trotted his heats in 2:13* and 2:13}, and showed himself a pretty good road horse. He is out of a mare by Director. Ben F. 2rl0 by Bradtmoor was also a starter at Columbus but failed to win, although he was a good second in 2:08A and got second money out of the $1000 purse. Marengo King was another California horse that started at the meeting, but did not win. He was not right and Geer6 drew him after the first heat. Millard Sanders was decidedly in luck at the Colum- bus meeting. Besides the races above nentioned he won the big end of the 2:08 pace with Al Bock and reduced his record a quarter of a second. This was one of those "every heat a race" affairs, Al Block getting the first two in 2:08} and 2:08, and Charley Deryder capturing the third with the California bred mare Trilby Direct in 2:08}. And by the way A Bock's dam is the Sidney mare Countess, a full sister to Mr. A. C. Dietz's stallion Longworth 2:19. Consuella S. the bay mare by Directum reduced her record to 2:10$ on the last day at Columbus, winning her race in straight heats in 2:11} and 2:10}. She should drop into the 2:10 list the next time out and will doubtless win money all through the circuit as she is a hardy and fast mare that is ready to race every day in the week. In the same race in which Marengo King started, the mare Leonora 2:18} by Mendocino was a starter. She was third the first heat in 2:1U and second the next heat in 2:12}, and decided second and third moneys with Checkmate. Californi i bred horses started in ten of the seven- teen raceB pulled off during the Columbus meeting. Of these they won five races, got five second moneys and divided second and third moneys once, winning a total of about $5000 during the week. But one of them — Marengo King— was outside the money. While the Californians were getting the money at Columbus, one that was bred in this State made a new record and got first money at Providence, Rhode Island. I refer to the pacer B. S. Dillon, son of Sid- ney Dillon and the great broodmare Biscari by Direc- tor. This product of the Santa Rosa Stock Farm took a record of 2:10} last year, and he reduced this two full seconds at Providence, where he won handily in straight heats. Last week was a red-letter one for the California horses. Columbus, Ohio, Races. July u— Trotting, 2:15 class, purse$1500, each heat a race: Direct View, br h by Direct (De Ryder) 3 l 2 HallFry, bgby Woodsprite (Foote and Snow) 4 2 1 Mary Gage, b m by Oro Wilkes (Kenny) 1 3 4 Bessie Birchwood, cb m by Btrchwood (McGulre) 2 4 5 Alexander, b g by Star Duroc (Geers) 5 5 3 Gold Bug b h by Mambrino Hambletonian (Stewart) ds Time— 2:1154, 2:1054, 2:1054. Paolng, 2:18 class, purse $1000, 3 in 5: £?f u,s„?oin£er' b e ?y Sidney Pointer (McPherson) 1 l l Ethel Mc. cb m by Jersey Wilkes (McCarthy) 2 2 J Mlnaloid, br m by Coraloid (Snow 4 3 4 Bonnie Treasure, chm by Bow Bells (Cassidv) 3 4? McEurie, ro g by son ot McKwens (Geers) ds John Burns, g g by Bobby Burns (Hedrick) ds Ethel Rice, b m by Dr. Horner [ ." White) ds Time— 2:1054, 2:lli£. 2:1054. Trotting, 2:07 class, purse $800, 2 in 3: Chase, b g by Keeler. - rGfiprsi i i Consuella S.,bm by DIreotum (De Rvderl 2 9 Topsy, b m by El Monarch "7 "."... :.$£%] 3 3 Time— 2:08J£. 2:10. July 13— Pacing, 2:06 class, purse $800, 2 in 3- Wintield Stratton, bsbySaraway (McGuirel 1 l Star Hal, brs by Brown Hal (Snow) 2 \ Hal Chaffln.bs by Brown Hal fleers! 4 i Elderone. b g by Box Elder .".'.".'.' (Si mnw) 3 4 Time— 2:07, 2:0854. Pacing, 2:12 class, purse $1500. (novelty race): Eudora, blk m by Willon (Snow) l l t Bessie Drake, ro m by Moquette (Geerai 1 gtptnrtsrocm ««-4=>Gy2>^*<^23N5 The Cascade county fair and races will be held at Great FallB, MoDt., Sept. 26th, 27th, 28th and 29th. Over- $5000 have been hung up in purees. Entries for harness races close Aug. 20th at noon. The Californians are going some. China Maid 2:05} in ber first race. Consuela S. reduces her record to 2:10}. Judge Greene reduces bis mark to 2:09}. Stanley Dillon gets a record of 2:11} the first time out. Blackthorne, the Hawthorne gelding, trots and wins in 2:13}. B. S. Dillon by Sidney Dillon wins and reduces his record to 2:14}. Ben F. 2:10 finished a close second at Columbus in •2:08} and gets second money. Stanley Dillon 2:11} in his first race. He will get into the 2:10 list pretty soon. The stakes for 2:11 class trotters, offered by the Seattle and Salem associations did not fill. Leta, the brown mare by McKinney, trots second to Stanley Dillon in 2:11} and wins second money. Alone 2:09} by Nearest stepped a mile in 2:09 last week at San Jose and can beat that by considerable. The colt recently foaled by Nancy Hanks 2:04 and sired by Bingen 2:06} has been named Malcolm Forbes. Derbertha, the full sister to Diablo that Matt Zahner purchased from Ed Mills and took to Oregon, worked a mile at Salem recently in 2:16. Lady Jones, the mare by Captain Jones, son of Mc- Kinney, stepped a mile in 2:15} for Henry Helman over the Salem, Oregon, track two weeks ago. Mr. C. K. G. Billings has written to Secretary Jewett that he will start Lou Dillon 1:58J at the Read- ville Grand Circuit meeting to beat her record. Marengo King, son of McKinney and By By by Nutwood, stepped a mile in 2:11} for Ed Geers at Columbus the week before the meeting opened. The proposed race between Dan Patch and Lou Dillon, owners to drive, is now said to have had no foundation beyond the dope in the brain of an eastern newspaper man who dreamed about it. Kenneth C, black colt by McKinney out of High- land Maid by Cresco, bred by S. F Martin of Oak- land, has been sold to S. K. Trefry of Pleasanton. Kenneth C. is a two-year-old and is entered in the Breeders Futurity and the Stanford Stake at the State Fair. He will not be raced until next year. Nathan Straus 2:05} beat Don Derby 2:04} in a matinee at New York two weeks ago, in slow time 2:09 and 2:10J, both horses being very tired at the end of the race, as they were not keyed up for fast repeats. Nearest 2:22 the full brother to John A. McKerron 2:04i is getting speed from all sorts of mares. One of his two-year-olds paced a mile in 2:173 at San Jose last Monday. Captain Derby by Chas. Derby out of Economy by Echo, reduced his record to 2:17} recently on one of the Eastern tracks. He has recently been purchased by W. H. Byers of Buffalo. Sam Casto sued Mrs. William Murray recently in a Salem court for the recovery of the stallion Diablo 2:09} on a lease, or $2000 in money. The case waB decided in favor of Mrs. Murray. An Eastern scribe aptly remarks: "The driver that is alwayslooking for the best of it and frequently gets it, should not complain if once in a while he gets what he thinks is the worst of it." A two-year-old stallion by Diablo 2:09} out of a mare by a half thoroughbred son of Guy Wilkes, second dam by Venture 2:27}, sire of Sidney Dillon's dam, is offered for sale at a bargain. See advertise- ment. Pan Michael won a race at Readville on the Fourth of July, pacing one heat in 2:06J, the fastest mile of the year up to that date. His previous record was 2:07}. He is an own brother to the trotter Boralma 2:07. James Duncan of Monterey county, recently sold at a long price a very handsome weanling filly by Baron- dale 2:11}, dam Cecino by Mendocino. The little miss is a natural pacer and fast. George J. Fiese was the purchaser. The speedy but unmarked pacer, High Pointer by Sky Pointer, brother to Star Pointer 1:59}, dam Bessie Hal, the dam of Direct Hal 2:04}, dropped dead at the end of an easy workout mile at Columbia, Tenn. a few days ago. The Leffiston, Idaho, Inter State Fair will be held from October 17th oo 22d inclusive. $10,000 in purses and stakes will be given for the racing program. Entries will close with C. F. Osmers, Secretary, at 9 A. M. the first day of the meeting. Secretary Murray Howe has announced his pro- gram for the Memphis meeting, October 18-26. There are five early closing events worth $2,000; each to close August 1st. The classes are 2:10, 2:14, 2:20 trotting and 2:06 and 2:13 pacing. Dr. Book 2:10 has been set to pacing and took a record of 2:24} his first time out at the sidewheel gait. The bay gelding Chase 2:07} defeated Consuela S. at Columbus last week, trotting his two heats in 2:08} and 2:10. The trotting stallion Don Fallis is offered for sale. Sea advertisement in this issue for pedigree, which is first-class. The Davenport, Iowa, meeting will open August 2d and continue four days. Several California horses are expected to start. Sam Bowers 2:11 will be out again on the Northern circuit this year in charge of John Lance, who is training at Salem, Oregon. Sam Hoy, of Winters, reached Pleasanton this week with nine head of horses, the majority of which will be raced through the circuit. Direct View, the handsome son of Direct that was trained at Pleasanton last winter, reduced his record to 2:10} at Columbus, July 11th. Enter at the Salinas meeting. Entries close next Tuesday. Read the advertisement in this issue of the Breeder and Sportsman. China Maid 2:05 1-4 T. W. Barstow worked High Fly, his two year-old pacer by Nearest 2:22, a mile in 2:17} at San Jose track last Monday. The track was not fast as it had not been sprinkled for two days, and the showing made by the two year was therefore especially good. Winfield Stratton, the Denver pacer won at Colum- bus and paced his two heats in 2:07 and 2:08}. He is by Saraway, own brother to Charles Derby, and his dam is by a son of old Blue Bull 75. The $2000 stake for 2:24 class trotters offered by the Oregon State Fair did not fill. There was a provision that no horses were eligible except those owned in the North Pacific district on January lsth, this year, and it turned out that there were not enough of~them to fill the stake. Several California trotters would have been entered for the stake had it been open to them. The McKinney family are pretty well, thank you. China Maid has paced to a world's record of 2:05} in her first race, Charley Mac has lowered the world's saddle record to 2:15}, Nora McKinney has trotted to a matinee record of 2:09} and MissGeorgiehasreduced her pacing record to 2:11}. All these within a month shows that the McKicneys have acquired the habit of getting fast records. The trotting mare Pocahontas 2:26}, was the first harness performer to sell for $40,000, this being in 1864. Other trotting mares that have since changed hands at fancy prices are: Sunol 2:08}, for $41,000; Maud S. 2:08}, for whom Robert Bonner paid $40,000; Nancy Hanks 2:04, sold to the late J. Malcom Forbes for $40,000; Goldsmith Maid 2:J4, for $32,000, and Lady Thorn 2:08}, for $30,000. An advertiser offers for sale a grandly bred two- year-old stallion. His sire is Exioneer (son of Boodle 2:12} and Expressive 2:12} by Electioneer) and his dam is the mare Gertrude Russell 2:23* (own sister to Palo Alto 2:08}) by Electioneer. See advertisement. Have you sent in your guess of the first three horses in the California Stake ($2000 for 2:24 class trotters) at the Breeders San Jose meeting? All guesses must be in by Tuesday next, July 26th. It costs nothing to guess, and if you pick them you will get a $25 split second timer. John Kelly is working the great Idolita 2:09}. Many having seen hiTi at speed predict that he will take a record of 2:04 or 2:05, should no accident occur to mar his prospects, and Trainer Kelly, while not over-sanguine, believes him right in the Directum 2:05} class as a trotter. Starting payments in the Breeders Futurity races must be made on or before Monday next, July 25th, if you want your colt or filly to start in either of the divisions this year. Remember there will be the three-year-old divisions of stake No. 1 and the two- year-old divisions of stake No. 2. They say Princess Athel (3) by Directum Kelly is capable of beating 2:10 away off. Monroe Salisbury, before leaving for Columbus, said she is the best he has ever had, and that must mean that she can shade 2:10, as he had Directum 2:11}, at three, and Expres- sive 2:12}, a famous race filly, in the long ago. The first one to make an entry in the Crowley Stake was Capt. N. P. Batchelder, who came to the office of the Breeder and Sportsman on Thursday of this week and deposited $50, on two entries, one by Mon- terey 2:09} out of Luella (dam of Myrtle 2:13} and Prince Nutwood 2:12}) by Nutwood; the other by Searchlight 2:03} out of the pacing mare Trifle by Dexter Prince. Trifle has not foaled yet, but the Captain «ays it will go fast enough to win the pacing division of the side stake. Job. Neal, the efficient city clerk of Pleasanton, will act as clerk of the course during the meeting which opens at the horse centre next Wednesday. Mr. Neal has kept the books of meetings before, and knows how as well as any man. He was Monroe Salisbury's chief clerk during more than one campaign through the Grand Circuit and no more efficient man in the stand can be found in California. The Dillon family are keeping in front rank again this year. They are not very numerous, but what they lack in quantity ihey make up in quality. Lou Dillon, the champion, is as good as ever and some say faster; Dolly Dillon 2:06} is beating the European cracks in Austria; Stanley Dillon has won his first start and taken a record of 2:11}, wh le B. S. Dillon has won and reduced his record to 2:14}. The Chamber of Commerce $5000 stake for 2:24 class pacers will be decided on Monday next at De- troit's opening of the Grand Circuit. There were twenty original entries in this race. China Maid by McKinney, dam Blanchard by Onward is a probable starter. She is in Willard Sanders string ard has paced to a record of 2:05} this year. China Maid was rnce owned by the ex-Chinese Consul of this city, Ho Yow. She was bred by Thos Drais of Farmington. The Stanford -Occident pace at the State Fair prom- ises to be quite a Nutwood Wilkes family affair. Of the five entries, four are by Mr. Martin Carter's great stallion Nutwood Wilkes. Two are colts and two fillies, and all are well bred on the dam's side One is out of Allie Cresco by Cresco, one out of Grace Kaiser dam of Coney 2:02, Stipulator 2:11}, McZeus 2:13 and Grace McK 2:21}, by Kaiser, one out of Little Witch by Director and the other out of Net, dam of two in the list, by Magic. Grace Bond, winner of the two-year-old division of the Kentucky Futurity last year, must be a wonder- ful trotter, and it is not surprising that Jimmy Gat- comb lately refused $17,500 for her. She took a record of 2:14} in her last race at Lexington, the week after winning the Futurity, and she is now considered good enough to lower Fantasy 's champion three-year-old record of 2:08}. Gatcomb says be never sat behind so fast a trotter and that she can now trot a quarter better than 30 seconds and a half in 1:01. The plan of having the judges' stand on the opposite side of the track from the pole is being adopted by nearly all newly built tracks. The plan prevails at the Empire track, at Brighton Beach, at Elkwood Park and many others of the trotting tracks through- out the country. The reason for the change is that the race can be judged better and there is less chance of errors being made in placing the horses. Many times the position of the horse at the pole in a close finish has been misjudged by his being overlooked from the judges' stand_. Stipulator 2:11}, the b'ack stallion bred by Mr. G W. Gardner of Los Angeles, dropped dead at the Mendota, Illinois, track week before last while being jogged. Stipulator took a pacing record of 2:11} last year at Milwaukee and was thought to he a 2:10 performer this year. He started at La Salle, Illinois, on the Fourth of July and made a fair showing, get- ting fourth money. The time was not faBt for the class, 2:13} being the fastest heat, but as the track is a half mile affair, and not a very good one at that, the performance was creditable. Stipulator was by Titus, own brother to Direct 2:05}, and his dam was Grace Kaiser, the dam of Coney 2:02, McZeus 2:13 and Grace McK 2:21}. At a matinee given at Cleveland, O., on Saturday, July 9th, Lou Dillon again cut down the 1904 record for trotting to wagon. While Mr. C. K. G. Billings was not present at the matinee, Mr. Sanders brought out the champion trotting mare, and although the weather conditions were unfavorable, with a raiD- storm approaching, accompanied by considerable wind, the gallant little mare was sent a mile to wagon against her record at that hitch of 2:04} made several days ago. Three thousand enthusiastic spectators saw Queen Lou make the mile in 2:04} — the quarters being as follows: 0:32, 1:02, 1:32,2:04}. This is t' track record of the season and the fastest mile trotted to wagon so early in the year. 6 ®he gveefrev a*tfr Qportsntan [July 23, 1904 Pleasanton ProgTam. FIRST DAY— WEDNESDAY, JULY 27. Citizens Stake— Pacing, 2:20 class, $1000— Hattie Croner by Bay Bird, Mildred O. by Secretary, Gertie A. by Diablo, Olivetta by Richard's Elector, Harold D. by Dexter Prince, The Mrs. by Derby Ash, Billy Red by Glenelg, Tom Carueal by Diablo, Uncle John or Rajah both by Chas. Derby, Tammany by Iris, Sky Pointer Jr. or Hail Pointer both by Sky Pointer, Welladay by Steinway Dr. J. by Dock Hicks, Sunny Jim by Ketchum, Rose Thome by Hawthorne, Cavalier by Welcome, Giggler by Bayswater Wilkes or Ruby H. by Bradtmoor, unnamed stallion by Peter the Great. Trotting, 2:30 class, $500— D. E. Knight by Lyn- mont, Mamie R. by Nutwood Wilkes, M J. by Bay Bird or Talisman by Steinway, Directum II by Direotum, Wilmar by Wildnut, Monocrat by Wocd- crat or Reta H. by McKinney, The Trotter by Silk- wood, Lady Madison by James Madison, Erosmont by Eros, Walter Wilkes by Sable Wilkes, Morosco by Wayland W., Pat Rose by Steinway. Road Race— Local Horses — Hattie C. by Direct, Anita by Diablo, Joe by Eros, George J. by Rokeby, Diablo Bill by Diablo, Tommy by Antrim. SECOND DAY— THURSDAY JULY", 28. Pacing, 2:13 clasB, $500— Edwin S. by Dock Hicks, Harry Hurst by Delwin, The Mrs. by Derby Ash or Delphi by Director, Rey del Diablo by Diablo, Oma A, by Dictatus or Tidal Wave by Nutwood Wilkes, Margaretta by Direct, Uncle John or Rajah both by Chas. Derby, Tammany by Iris, Cuckoo by Strath- way, I Direct by Direct, Lorna Doon by Bayswater Wilkes. Trotting, 2:18 class, $500— Annie Hazen by Robert McGregor, Louis6 Croner by Wild Boy, Verona by Nutwood Wilkes, Rozell by Bob Mason, Briney K. or Idlewild by McKinney, Herbert L. by Antrim, M. J. by Bay Bird, Talisman by Steinway, Cuate by Mc- Kinney, Homeway by Strathway, Sutter by Noonday Local Race — To close later. THIRD DAY— FRIDAY", JULY" 29. Trotting, three-year-olds, $600 — Allesandro bv Athaneer, Era by Zombro, True Heart by Nearest, sorrel gelding by Prince Ansel, Silver Moon by Silver Bow Jr , Maggie Glynn by Robin, Paprika by Bro. Belmont, Mamie R. by son of Oro Wilkes, Murray M. by Hambletonian Wilkes. Trotting, 2:13 class, $500— Red Skin by Red Cloak, Ole by Silas Skinner, What Is It by Direct, Tom Smith by McKinney, Foiest W. by Wayland W. District race — Entries to close later. FOURTH DAY — SATURDAY, JULY 30. Pacing, 2:25 class, $500— Sky Pointer Jr. or Hail Pointer both by Sky Pointer, Giggler by Bayswater Wilkes, Gertie A. by Diablo, Miss Idaho by Nutwocd WilkeB, Blackwood by Baywood, Tom Carneal by Diablo, Cavaliero by Stanton Wilkes, Swanhilda by Orkney Wilkes, Hattie Cron«r by Bay Bird, Henry N. by Raymond, Si Perkins by Iris, Cavalier by Welcome, Muriel by James Madison, Rose Thome by Hawthorne, Dr. J. by Dock Hicks, Dart by Hector, Ring Rose by Falrose, Harry W. unknown, The MrB, by Derby Abu, Lady Shamrock by Grover Clay, Dr. W. by Robert Basler, Tammany by Iris, Lady Petrina by Directum, Prince Almo by Prince Almont, Evangie byShadeland Onward. Livermore Stake, trotting, 2:24 class, $1000— Una K by McKinney, Telephone by Direct, The Bouquet by Nushagak, H. D. B. by Arthur Holt, Birdcatcher by Direct, D. E. Knight by Lynmont, Golden Gate by Bay Bird, Major Cook by Chas. Derby, T. C. by Nut- wood Wilkes. Moroeco by Wayland W., Royal Dame by Chas. Derby, Erosmont by Eros, Bain by Stein- way, Alcacita by Red Cloak, Jupiter B. by Gen. Beverley, Little Babe by Bradtmoor, Reta H. by Mc- Kinney or Electro Mac by McKinney, Abe Miller by Titus, Charlie T. by Zombro. Pacing, 2:J0 class, $600— Oma A. by Dictatus or Tidal Wave by Nutwood Wilkes, Kelly Briggs by Bayswater Wilkes. Polka Dot by Mendocino, Alone by Nearest, Highball by Sllkwood, Zolock by Mc- Kinney, Dlctatress by Dictatus, Daedallon by Diablo, Edwin S. by Dock Hlckt, Toppy by Delphi or Delphi by Director, Cuckoo by Strathway, Dr. W. by Robert Basler. ♦- The remarkable gelding The Monk 2:05} Is said to have more speed than over this season. The Monk was foaled In 1893. In 1897 be started In thirteen races and won them all but two. Among tho races he loBt was the Transylvania, In which he won two heats of the seven trotted. The race was won by Rllma* Ills i tbcr losing race was theeigbt-heat affair at Fort Wi i ne, won by CresceuB 2:02}. There were thirteen r«, and The Monk won two. Five of his winning ■in £ were won in straight heats. Altogether he won y-flve heats that year. State Fair Directors Meet. The meeting of the State Board of Agricultural Directors, held last Saturday afternoon, was presided over by Director J. W. Wilson in the absence of President Rush, and the following members were present: C. W. Paine, Thomas Fox, William Land, E. W. Howard, G. W. Kingsbury and L. J. Rose, Jr. After the Board was called to order an attempt was made to have an executive session declared, but the motion was voted down by a vote of 5 to 2. Director Wilson declaring the State Fair required all the publicity it could get to make it a success. Richard Graham, who has been engaged by the Directors to take charge of and promote the horse show that is to be given during the fair in the pa- vilion, reported that that outlook for a successful horse show is excellent. He had already secured the promises of several of the leading owners of fancy rigs and horses in San Francisco to enter their outfits and hid also secured the gift of several valuable cups to be offered as prizes for the exhibits. Directors Burke and Fox were selected to join with a like number of Directors of the Chamber of Com- merce as a committee to have full charge of this im- portant feature and it was agreed that they should formulate the various classes, and get up entry blanks as soon as possible. Mr. Graham announced that he had Becured the promise of those who own hurdle- jumping horses to bring their stock for exhibit in the pavilion in jumping contests. It was decided to erect additional boxes in the spectators' circle around the ring in which the horse show will be held, as the demand for private boxes is far in excess to the original number ordered to he erected. The Secretary was directed to advertise for bid6for music, refreshment stands in the pavilion, program of races at the park, policing the grounds and for whitewashing and cleaning the buildings at Agri- cultural Park, the bids to be opened July 20th. A discussion arose over the subject of advertising for bids for the pool selling privileges at the park during the races, but it was eventually agreed to hold this in abeyance until it was ascertained how many running horses would be in attendance and the class of horses that would be entered. Secretary Miller Btates that he has received as- surance that fully 300 head of good running stock would be brought down from Seattle alone as the racing in that vicinity has not been satisfactory. — iSacrame?ito Union. Favors Cross Saddle for Ladies. Dr. J. B. Coakley, a leading physician of Buffalo, New York, recently wrote the following article for the Horse World in regard to ladies riding astride: The question as to the propriety of women riding astride of a horse in the same fashion that men have always been best able to manage it, is one of more or less importance to both women and horse. It has been so long the custom for women to sit on the side of the animal, holding on by an ill-conditioned leg, that It seems to require considerable courage to abandon the method and assume the right and sensi- ble one. Nearly everyone has noticed that a horse on which a woman is riding appears more restless and excitable than the horse of her male companion. The reason for this chiefly lies in the fact that the side saddle is torture to the horse. It must be girded very tightly in the first place, thus impeding respiration, and then when the woman is on it, the weight, instead of falling upon the ridge-pole center of the animal construction, as It were, puts the horse in a constant strain in muscular co ordination and tensity. ThiB Is so per- fectly evident that it does not need the double barreled declaration of a surgeon to prove it. In every way the man Btyle is more healthy for both horse and rider. So far as the question of propriety is concerned, that is merely a mode of honi Boit qui mal y pense. The habit adopted by women riders is really modest to an extreme; more so than the tight-trousered man's! The divided skirt, while not so graceful, per- haps, as the flowing gown on the side, provides much more comfort, and allowB the woman a fair chance to obtain the splendid health that horseback riding can promote, and to observe the best practical ruleB for proper exercise. The good rider should sit with erect body and well down in the saddle. The order Is frequently heard given to cavalry soldiers in drill: "Show no daylight between your seat and saddle!" No more stupid or abominable practice could be conceived than that of the rider who springs In the air with the regular mo- tion of the horse. That style never suggested the centaur. And to be graceful as well as practical, the toes should not be pointed out at right angles from the horse. They should be pointed straight ahead with the knees clasping sides. This is,' of course, necessary when wearing spurs, but lookB better and is safer anyway. The pigeon-toed style of the Indian came from this constant habit, but there need be no fear that we will be a nation of pigeon toes by the horseback riding of the present. Perhaps even that would be preferable to the haunted aspect of the auto fiend. But to turn back to "the woman astride of th horse" question; it may give more courage to Amerl- oan horsewomen to say that the new method is being extensively adopted among the English riders. The young Princess Victoria has now determined to break the rule of the royal house made so far back as 1341, when Anne of Bohemia appeared publicly riding side- ways on a horse, and thus created a fashion that has lasted five and one-half centuries. There is interesting evidence that horseback riding, far from being on the wane since the advent of ma- chine locomotion, is decidedly on the increase in America. In Buffalo, where asphalt roads and park riding probably attract more automobilists than any other place in the world, comparatively, there is more horseback riding by men and women than ever, and it is also observed that many of the latter have ven- tured out in divided skirts and been not afraid. Dan Patch's Conformation. Some time since, a member of th e R eniew staff visited the light harness champion Dan Patch 1:56J at his home, Mr. M. W. Savage's International Farm, at Savage, Mich., and while there made carefully accu- rate measurements of the brown monarch, in which Superintendent Hersey courteously assisted. The question of conformation has lately been the subject of considerable discussion in the columns of the Review, and as it is an exceedingly interesting one, these measurements of Dan Patch were made in the belief that they might add a valuable item to the existing data of the subject, says the Horse Review. We shall defer presenting the full details at present; but they are to be laid before our readers in a future issue, and at this time we will merely call attention to a feature of Dan Patch's conformation which they revealed; one of which is, we think, of unusual interest. It is the general idea, we believe, that the pac- ing kiug is a tall horse — 16 hands or over. It will therefore come as a surprise to many horsemen to learn that, under the standard, he measures just 15 hands, 2J inches at the withers. There i6, how- ever, a still more remarkable structural trait which the measuring stick disclosed, viz., that he stands 15 hands 35 inches at the rump. In other words, this marvel of the pacing world, instead of posEessing the so called "pacing slope" — greater height at the withers than the rump — possesses the so-called "trot- ting pitch;" he is higher behind than forward. Recently the Review has had something to say con. cerning the fact Rysdyk's Hambletonian possessed this characteristic — greater height behind — and that it has bred on, from him, in all branches of the light harness breed of which he was the real founder. Dan Patch is a triple Hambletonian; his sire is a great grandson of the "old horse"; the sire of his dam is a great grandson; the sire of his grandam was a grand- son. Hence it is not at all strange that his thiee- times progenitor has transmitted to him one of the most strongly marked features of his conformation. While "one swallow does not make summer," the case of Dan Patch may be said to demonstrate more thoroughly than anything else yet has the essentially close relationship of the two light harness gaits and to confirm the opinion that the old-fashioned pacing type "built down hill all the way, from ears to tail," and thereby known on sight of all men as a "side- wheeler," is a thing of the past. Suppressing Time. The attempt to keep a horse in a slower class is the foundation of suppressing time in harness races where classes are arranged according to race records. It is a gross fraud to keep a 2:20 horse in a 2:30 class by suppressing his time in public performances. Instead of a system of equitable handicaps^.by which a faster horse is penalized by weight or distance to make him only equal to a slower horse, the harness perfomers compelled to start in classes according to their public records. To obviate the suppression of time in races to aid fast horses to be eligible to start in slower events than their actual records, the National associa- tion and American parent association will employ ex- pert outside timers to keep records of the winning horses. The penalty for suppressing time is drastic, involving the expulsion of the horse, driver and owner and the imposition of a fine of $500 against the track where the fraud was perpetrated. — Exchange. JULY 23, 1904| f&hs gveebev anit gtpavt&man Hawley Favors Two in Three. It is somewhat disappointing that the advertised programs of the Grand Circuit meetings that have thus far been published do not provide for the two-in- three system exclusively, for it has become more and more apparent each year that the old plan does not please the public, nor can it be said to have one re- deeming feature. I have no doubt that if the question could be settled by the racing public itself there never again would be seen a race on the three-in-five system, nor do I believe that the average owner prefers the old to the more modern plan. I believe that the three- in-five system has been kept alive through a desire on the part of the drivers to practice the laying up of. heats and to win as a result of such practice, together with a desire on the part of the managers of associa- tions to curry favor with that part of the betting ele- ment that follows racing as a means of livelihood. The three-in-five system is archaic; it does not fit the present day; it does not furnish that form of racing which is demanded by the public nor does it settle the question of supremacy between two or more horses. The result of a race under this system depends more on the ability of the driver to manoeuver and to avoid the early struggles, and in the end the winner, fre- quently an animal inferior to others in the race, iB given a victory, not always through his own en- deavors, but frequently as a result of circumstances, combinations and fraudulent practices that would be next to impossible under the two-in-three system. If any man for a minute believes that the racing public is in favor of the three in-five system his mind can be disabused of this idea by placing himself in the grand- stand at any Grand Circuit meeting and Btudying the spectators. Just why it should take three heats to settle a race is hard to understand, especially in view of the fact that the same horses are frequently engaged in many events of like conditions. If only one race were given in a year, it might do very well to decide such an event on the three-in-five plan and give not only the spectators but the horses themselves their fill of it, but as many weeks' racing are given and on each day several events are carded, it seems little short of folly to expect the spectators and the horses to stand such a strain, and after all, is there any element more deeply interested or more deserving of some attention than the spectators? The three-in five system is no doubt eminently satisfactory to the professional bet- ting element; it no doubt satisfies every driver of an inferior horse who hopes that by means of the wiles and schemes, the accidents ard the series of adverse circumstances that may arise the best horses or those that contend from the first will meet defeat, and it alBO may satisfy the short-sighted owner who is not capable of looking ahead beyond one day, and is desirious of winning regardless of how, and at what sacrifices, and consequently is willing that his horse should be ruined through a system of racing that is in itself barbarious and inhumane. I have no doubt in my mind that twenty-five years from now the enlightened horsemen of this country will look back with astonishment on the system that prevails today and will wonder how it was possible for men to expect horses of two-minute speed to score incessantly, con- test in long-drawn-out races of seven or more heats and survive the ordeal. The only possible reason why this state of mind may not be reached within twenty-five years will be that it may take longer than that for trotting horse followerB to learn anything. Fortunately for the light-harness horse himself, for the racing public which admires the sport and patronizes it, there are three associations in America, two of which are under one management, that are controlled by men of enough enlightenment and pro- gressive spirit to recognize the condition of affairs and to take steps to lead horsemen out of their blind folly. The Memphis Association has ever Bince its founda- tion shown a desire to really improve light harness racing, and much can be expected in the future in the way of progress from this association. At Empire city and Brighton Beach metropolitan crowds will IhiB season be furnished with light-harness racing con- ducted in a manner that must surely prevail in the future, and owners of good horses and the racing pub. He in general, as well as every one interested in the welfare of the Bport and who admires the light harness horse and believes that his burdens should be lightened, will owe a debt of gratitude to the manage- ment of these two New York tracks for furnishing a bill of fare that is at last palatible and for establish- ing a precedent from which the old -fashioned maybe induced to change their ways. Doubtless there will be found many short-sighted trotting-horse men un- able to appreciate what is being done for them, and I have no doubt in the world that some of my esteemed contemporaries will enlarge on the follies of such a system and thevirtueB of the old one; yet, the hand writing is on the wall, and the day of the three-in-five system is fast waning, and when racing the light- harness horse becomes a first class sport, if it ever does, it will be when all trotting meetings are con- ducted on the same plan as will be seen at Empire City and Brighton Beach this summer. — Hawley in Kentucky Stock Farm. Racing in Japan. From the first race meeting held in Yokohama in January, 1867, to the one just closed, the better class of the foreign population of Japan, together with many prominent Japanese gentlemen, have taken a lively interest in running races, and if they have not succeeded in attracting the highest class of horses, they should feel great satisfaction in the fact that no suspicion of dishonesty or foul racing has ever been breathed against their meetings. In Japan it certainly is high-class sport managed by gentlemen or honor and integrity and without prejudice or favoritism. The emperor with his staff usually are present at these meetings and occupy boxes in the ladies' stand built for his exclusive use, but owing to the gravity of the war situation, the emperor this year was un- able to attend in person, but sent one of his officials to represent him. The absence of the emperor was very much regretted by all and it had its effect upon the attendance, as he is very popular in Yokohama. The track of the Nippon Race Club, the only track in Japan, is situated at the edge of this city, upon a high elevation, alike commanding and beautiful. In shape it is an irregular oval track ninety feet wide, and a full mile on the turf, which has never been broken or disturbed. From the wire to the quarter there is a descent and ascent of about sixteen feet, so that the horses can scarcely be seen at the point of the lowest elevation. Then again at the third quar- ter another ascent of a few feet is made. It is the opinion of good judges that the grades make the track at least twelve seconds Blow. It goes without saying that in Japan the horses are started from right to left, and they are started from the ground without barrier or chute. A running start is given them and the "managing" upon the part of the jockeys for a good start is frequently quite amusing, and calls for the usual amount of scolding by the starter. The Japanese riders do not approach our American boys in skillful riding. They are overweight usually and are not natural riders or horsemen. They ride rough as a rule, and are lacking in the ability to assist their mounts at a critical moment in the race. How- ever, they are honest and trying all the time — from start to finish — and that is what makes good horse racing. It costs four yens (two d ollars in gold ) to be ad mitted to the grand stand. The general admission being two yens, entitling one to a seat in a large covered stand. The betting is carried on through auction and Pari- Mutual pools. Tne lowest amount which one can bet is five yens in the Pari-Mutuals. In the auctions there is no limit to the amount, and as everybody betsthe amounts passed through the boxesis very large, upon all of which the club retains 8 per cent commission, which would be considered quite excessive in America. The owner is entitled to all of the pools on his own horse if he de- Bires them. — Corr. Chicago Soneman. A Stage Coach Reminiscence. The author of "Frontier Sketches," a very inter- esting department in the Field and Farm of Denver, writes as follows: Stage coaching In the long, long ago was pleasant even in winter, but how much more so it must have been when all conditions were wholly favorable. The The coaching parties of to-day, with their new-fangled vehicles, bedizened footmen and amateur bugler, high- stepping horBes and gold-plated harness, may enter- tain the thought that they know something of the delights of coaching; but it seems, at least to one of the old fellows who utilized the Concord coach long before a single rod of railway had been built in the State, that there can be no comparison with respect to that between the past and the present. For instance, picture a rare day in July away back in the early '60s. A coach fresh and sweet as the daisies and Indian pines growing so profusely along the highway; four horses, all prime roadsters, each one knowing i.s business; a Jehu on the seat with a long-lashed whip in hand with which he can flick a fly off the ear of either leader, the sun just showingabove the horizon. The team is fresh and bowling along at almost a 2:40 rate and breakfast iB only five miles ahead. You are Beated by the driver, and he has told you of the virtues of old Buck, the off leader, and what Zeke, the near one, can do, when, just as he is starting into the story of the wheelers, the refrain of a horn comes floating to your ears upon the soft, balmy air of that sweet morning. Again and again it comes, and as it dies away for the last time Bill GettB draws from under his seat a long tin horn and, seem- ingly without effort, evolves from it such notes as it would seem impossible to produce from such a source. It was his answer |to his brother driver coming from tho other direction. Half an hour elapses and with a blast from the horns and sharp cracks of the whips the coaches pass each other. In less than half an hour more the coach draws up to the station and one's olfactories are greet, ed with an odor of frying chicken, boiling coffee and browning cornbread. As you descend from your ofty seat a face beneath a homemade chip hat sur- rounded by a while ribbon and tied beneath the chin with a blue one, greets you with a pleasant smile, while a curl of soft brown hair is creeping down from under the hat in an attempt to kiss the dimple on the rosy cheek. • The surprise to you is complete, for the girl was in the coach when you mounted the seat on the outside. Naturally you open the coach door, take her by the hand and escort her into the dining-room of the sta- tion. In resuming the journey, at your invitation Bbe takes a seat beside you and the driver, and half a day 's drive brings the coach to the front of a homely double log house, where the girl alights, taking with her your heart, even though you had met her for the first time that morning. The result of one such acci- dental meeting witnessed by the writer, between a young man and maiden, was a wedding within a year and .the foundation of one of the most eminent fami- lies of Denver. A Pathetic Story. During the progress of the 2:24 trot at the Valley track last week on Wednesday and again on Thurs- day, there was being enacted a bit of tragedy of which the large crowd was entirely ignorant. John Bell, the 75-year old colored owner and driver of the trotter Charles Marion 2:22^, was driving to win the race of his life. Perhaps no driver ever contested for a purse where first money meant more than did his effort to win with Charles Mason. If he succeeded he would retain the possession of his trotter, which he regarded with the affection of his life. Not being a rich man, but very poor, laBt winter, when the ground was deeply covered with snow and the wind blew a gale off Lake Erie, it found John Bell without money or feed for his horse. Nothing was left for him but to seek a loan, which he did, placing a mortgage loan on the horse to secure the small sum which he borrowed . On Wednesday when he went to pay his entrance he only had sixteen dollars. Secretary Schneider took fifteen and gave him back a dollar to buy bread with. The man who had the mortgage was interested, being present, and informed the aged owner that the claim must be paid. On Wednesday five heats were trotted, Charles Marion winning two of the five, when the race was postponed until Thursday. On Thursday the first heat went to Chanita. The next heat would decide the fate of John Bell and his trotter. In this heat John Bell was at the wire first, but his horse had made three breaks in the mile while Chanita had trotted second without a skip. As soon as possible the aged driver got down from behind his trotter and went straight to the judges' stand. He was making his last piay. There was pathos in his voice when in the broad accent of his race he said: "I done ah bes' I could; I tried to win." Then with a bow, his cap in hand, he left the stand and went slowly back to his favorite horse. He, limp, ing, walked slowly, for John Bell's life had been a hard one — one of toil and labor — and age is beginning to tell. The judges held a long consultation. Then the starter announced through the big megaphone: "Re- sult of the final heat in the 2:24 trot — Charles Marion wins the heat and race." There were tears in John Bell's eyes; he was happy; he had won. — American Sportsman. Money For a Horse is olten freely given and at a rate of three times the ordinary value of the horse's services This happens when a horse is sick and a substitute is desired for urgent work. The owner who has foresight is not usually in this predicament. He administers to his horse from week to week a tome and preventive from a bottle of Craft's famous Distemper and Cough Cure. The forgetful man must use it after his horse is sick and loses a few days of the horse's time. It is economy to use it before the horse is sick. Any of our readers who have not a supply on hand should consult a druggist at onoe and if necessary it may be ordered direct, pre- paid, from the manufacturers, the Wells Medicine Co., 13 Third street, Lafayette, Ind One who doubtless knows whereof he speaks as follows in the Kentucky Stock Farm: "A horse is never 50 to 1 except after thecombined study of about 1000 hard-working men, bookmarkers and players, the early morning watchfulness of a half-hundred 'dockers' and the despair of his owner all seem to point conclusively to the belief that the hor=c a possible chance." 8 ©he gvee&ev atxJy ^povtsxxxan [July 23, 1904 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. I Conducted by J. X. De WITT. !i^j April 1-Sept. 10. Quad In tidewater, Coming Events. Rod. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season tor taking steel- April l-Nov. 1— Trout season open. May 1-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. July I-Jan. 1— Open season for black bass. July 3i— Saturday Contest No. 9. Class Series, Stow lake 2:30 p. II. July 31— Sunday Contest No 9. Class Series, Stow lake, 10 a. m Aug. 15-Aprll 1— Open season for lobsters and crawfish. Nov. 1-Sept. 1— Open season for crabs. Sept. 10-Oct. 16— Close season In tidewater for steelbead. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. float July 1-Feb. 15 — Dove season opeo. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. July SI— Millwood Gun Club. Blue rocks. Mill Valley. Aug. 7— California Wing Club. Live birds. Ingleslde. Aug. 14— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleslde. Aug. 21 — Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleslde. Aug. 28— Merchandise shoot. Blue rocks. Ingleslde. Sept. 1-Feb. 15 — Open season for mountain quail, grouse and sage hen. Sept. II— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleslde. Sept. 18— Golden Gate Qon Club. Blue rocks. Ingleslde. Feb. 15-Oot. 15 — Closed season .'or quail, ducks, eto. Bench Shows. Sept. 5, 10— Toronto Kennel Club. Toronto, Can. J. G. Kent, Chairman. Sept. 12, 13— Newport Bench Show. Newport, R. I. F. M. Ware, Secretary. Sept 28, 29— Valley Fair Kennel Club. Initial show. Brattle- boro, Vt. H. C. Rice, Secretary. Oct. 4, 7— Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury, Conn. Jas Mortimer, Superintendent. Oet. 5, 8— Spokane Kennel Club. Spokane, Wash. W. K. L. Oct. 10— Brunswick Fur Club. Foxhound show. Barre, Mass. B. S. Turpin, Secretary. Oct. 18, 21— Frederick Agricultural Society. Frederick, Md. Roger McSherry, Secretary. Nov. 8, 11— World's Fair Dog Show, St. Louis, Mo. F. D. Coburn, Chief of L. S. Dept.. St. Louis, Mo, Nov. 16, 19— Boston Terrier Club. Specialty show. Boston, Mass. Walter E. Stone, Secretary. Nov. 22, 25— Philadelphia Dog Show Association. Philadelphia, Pa. J. Sergeant Price, Secretary. Field Trials. Aug. 22— Nebraska Field Trials Association. 3d annual trials. O'Neill, Neb M. H. McCarthy, Secretary. Aug. 30— Iowa Field Trials Club. O'Neill, Neb. George Cooper, Secretary, Dea Moines, la. Sept. 5— Western Canada Kennel Club. La Salle, Man. Wm. C. Lee, Acting Secretary, Winnipeg, Man. Sept. 6— Manitoba Field Trials Club. I8th annual trials. Car- man, Man. Eric Hamber, Secretary, Winnipeg, Man. Sept 30— British Columbia Field Trial Club. Steveston, B. C. Norman F. Tyne, Secretary-Treasurer, Vancouver, B. C. Oct 31— Monongahela Field Trials Club. A. C. Peterson. Secretary, Homestead, Pa. Oct. 31— Missouri Field Trial Association. Sturgeon, Mo. L. S. Eddlns, Secretary, Sedalia, Mo. Nov. 1— Sportsmen's Field Trial Club. Clare, Mich. Erwin C. Smith, Seoretary, Midland, Mich. Nov. 7— Independent Field Trials Club. 6th annual trials. . H. S. Humphrey, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 14— Illinois Field Trials Association. 6th annual trials. Robinson. Ills. W. R. Green, Secretary, Marshall, 111. Nov. 15— Michigan Field Trial Club. , Mich. Chas. E. Sfsson, Secretary, Muskegon, Mich. Nov. 29— Virginia Field Trial Association. Martinsville, Va. C. B. Cooke, Secretary. ■ Indiana Kennel Club. Field trials. Clay City, Ind. C F. Young. Secretary, Clay City, Ind. Week following Ills. Ch. trials. Dec. 3— Continental Field Trials Club. 10th annual trials. Thomasvllle, N. C John White, Seoretary, Hempstead, L. I. Dec. 12— Alabama Field Trials Club , Ala. J. M. Kirkpatrlck, Secretary, Huntsvllle, Ala. Dec. 17— Eastern Field Trial Club. Waynesboro, Qa. Simon C. Bradley, Secretary-Treasurer, Greenfield Hills, Conn. American Field Trial Futurity Stake. For Pointers and Setters whelped on or after January 1, 1904, whose dams have been duly qualified. Am. Field Pnbllshlng Co., Chicago. Jan. 9— Pacific Coast Field Trials Club. Bakersfleld, Cal. Albert Belz, Secretary. 201 Parrot! Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 10— Georgia Field Trials Association. Albany, Ga. P.M. Esslg, Secretary, Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 10— Texas Field Trials Club. 3d annual trials. , Tex. T. A. Ferlet, Secretary, San Antonio, Tex. De Clickin' ob de Reel. I's beard de bullfrog bellow, De fatty 'possum squeal; But dat's no muslo like unto Da clickin' ob de reel. I's heard do locus' slngln', De kllldea'a noisy peal; But dal don't wake de heart up Like de clickin' ob de reel. Is yor eber bin a boatiu' In de sblp without do keel, En seen de rod a bcndln' To do cllokln' ob de reel: De trow dey call de "oastln,"' En when do "strike" ye's foel, De lino sbo goes a-slzzln' To do cllokln' obdo reel. Yor bet'ln tor wind' or In dan Wld all ye's nlggar zoal, For ye's like tor cotch'd or bass, sab, Wld do clickin ol> do reel. From ebery neck en cornor Natur'a inel'drlos roun' mo stoal, But nun ob dom am In It Wld do clickin' obde reel. —fiugtii* Firi'l. Hints on Handling a Revolver. Pistol manufacturers in this country are evolving a new style of weapon, it is claimed by some experts. For quite a while past both the barrels and handles have been made shorter and the powder charge in- creased. These changes in some ways are an improve- ment and in others a great disadvantage. Tbe ex- ceedingly short handle of some makes can not be gripped properly and the charge of powder used in the load is fully one-third too heavy. Such a strong powder charge is in vogue mow-a-days as to make the heavy recoil from the shot throw the pistol barrel back and up from the target. A short barrel, however, has the advantage of being whipped from one's hip pocket, holster or where else carried with ease and speed ; this in itself is most important. In- stances are far from few where a life was lost because a pistol barrel was a half inch too long and caught or dragged just enough in the effort to draw to enable the adversary to get the first shot, or the opportunity to send in several shots. In gun fights of all kinds results show that very few persons are hit in proportion to the number shot at with revolvers. The principal reason for this is that comparatively few people really know how to use a gun properly. As a rule a man is mad or desperate, he usually whips out his pistol and aims point blank at his enemy's, or attempted victim's head. This action accounts for the locating of so many shots in a ceiling, or other elevated place, after the shooting. A man's head is a very small target and difficult to hit, particularly aB most shooters will try to imitate cowboy style by throwing the barrel end up after each discharge. The "bead ' ' is taken from the target at each shot, consequently the shooter must "get on'-' to the target after each firing, at a Iobs of time and accuracy. A well known pistol expert suggests the following tactics for the using of a revolver when one has to draw — and it is a good practice, too, never to draw unless you shoot: "When your life is in danger and you have to bring down your man, follow this plan. Quickly pull your revolver from your pocket while you fix your eye on your enemy. Sweep the end of your pistol in aline with the ground to his feet, never bring the end of the weapon from the clouds downward. From his feet raise the pistol along and up, until it points to the abdomen, then fire. A man is widest there, and there are no bones to protect him, as are in the head, and he usually d rops. If you only want to maim him, fire when the revolver is pointing about the knees. While firing, keep the pistol pointing at the target all the time." In further exploitation of gun play, the gentleman continued : "Beware of letting your antagonist get hold of your gun in a fight. Here is a trick of the trade known to expert highwaymen and burglars," and the narrator put his unloaded revolver into his visitor's hands. "Now, snap the gun at me," he said; but before this could be done he had seized the end of the pistol, pointed it skyward and slid his hand along the barrel to the break spring. With a touch the revolver broke and every cartridge would have been ejected had the gun been loaded, and the user would have been helpless in his enemy's hands. Revolvers built of gun metal are highly In favor with many who have occasion to bear arms. Those nickle or silver plated flash like a reflecting mirrow in the sun, and to sight one of these burnished barrels is like gazing along the surface of a looking glass. In holding one of these bright weapons at one's side, or in any position, they can be seen as plainly as a lan- tern in the moonlight. About their only redeeming feature is, that as a menace to the evil or vengeful disposed a bright and shining pistol may be potent enough to cause an avoidance of hostilities or the withdrawal of attack when preparation for tbe same has been noticed. Pistols with brass sights are made that way on the theory that the sight can be lined up well in a poor light. This is a bit fallacious, for but few men have time, or are expert enough, to quickly sight with a revolver, and can only point the weapon at the mark and fire. A very important rule to be followed and relig- iously so by the novice, when practicing with a re- volver unless one intends to fire it, never manipulate a pistol or practice pulling it from pocket or holster unlesB absolutely certain the weapon is unloaded. Hunting Elk in Oregon. A few years ago sportsmen who were interested in the preservation of big game in Oregon were in- strumental In having a law passed in that state limit- ing the destroying of deer and prohibiting for a period of several years the killing of elk. As a consequence both deer and elk, which at one time promised to be f >ractically exterminated by the market hunter, have ncreased tenfold. This season is the first open one for oik since the above law was enacted, and no doubt many will take advantage of it. It Is to be hoped, however, that every sportsman wbo hunts for elk will be merciful to the cows and young, and be content with one specimen of spreading antlers. Just where to hunt elk is a question. There are many in the Coast ranges, but it is doubtful if one would be as suc- cessful there as in some other parts of Oregon. While they range near the settlements, they do not band, but scatter, here, there and everywhere, oyer many square miles of territory. Generally speaking, the Coast range elk, from occupying grounds compara- tively uninhabited by deer.have not been disturbed and frightened by the continual sharp crack of the deer- hunter's rifle, but live gentle and content, fearful of nothing.— Sherman Powell in Sunset Magazine for August. . A Business Change. In announcing a change in the Coast agency for the Hunter Arms Company the following circular dated July 1st was issued to the gun trade by the Phil. B. Bekeart Company: "Gentlemen:— Please be advised that we are no longer agents for the Hunter Arms C(.., of Fulton, N. Y., our resignation having been accepted to take effect this date. In severing our connection with the Hunter Arms Co., we know that the prestige of the L. C. Smith gun on this Coast is in no way jeopardized, as we feel that out efforts in their behalf are no longer needed Our association with the Hunter Arms Co , for over ten years, has at all times been of a most pleasant nature, and we take this method of testifying to the unfailing courtesy that they and Mr. McMurchy have shown ub. Yours respectfully, Phil. B. Bekeart Co." A New Kennel Club in Seattle. The rumpus up north, at least in Seattle, has taken another whirl, from which Is evolved the organization of an independent club — that is, unattached for the present. Under the present threatening conditions, if the fanciers at large would organize independent kennel clubs in the interest of self protection, the question as to which body will govern the Coast would soon be settled, and settled in the interests of those most con- cerned. In reference to the recently formed kennel club Secretary R. M. Palmer writeB: "The regular annual meeting of the charter mem- bers and stockholders in the newly organized Seattle Kennel Club (incorporated) was held Friday evening, July 1st. The meeting was largely attended by its enthusiastic membership and doggy affairs given a thorongh "talk over." The club's constitution and by-laws were formally adopted and ordered printed as also were stock blanks and membership application forms. The club capital stock is $500, divided into one hun- dred shares, at $5 each. Annual dues are $1. Ad- mission to meubership will be by written application filed and endorsed by two members, a three-fourth's vote of members present at any meeting of the club teight being the minimum quorum required) is neces- sary to admit new members. The stock is non- transferable and ownership limited to one share per individual member. All dog fanciers are cordially invited to join. The membership being limited to 100, its roster will soon be full. The club is composed of leading fanciers of Seattle and should continue to successfully give annual shows with increasing patronage. The officers elected were: President, Dr. W. C. Sharpies, for years past the most prominent patron and successful breeder of Cocker Spaniels in the Northwest; Vice-President, F. A. Pontius; Secretary, Charles McAllister; Treasurer, Arthur Murphy; Trustees, Walter L. Piper; James H. Norton and Robert M. Palmer. These seven gentlemen will con- stitute a board of trustees for the management of the club's affairs. A new departure is that, the bench show committee, will each year, be elected from the club membership at large for the management of the show, and not necessarily composed of members of the board of trustees. Club members who are espec- ially qualified to manage the bench show will then be called upon annually for that specific purpose, inde- pendently of the general club government. The Seattle Kennel Club, Incorporated, is not at present affiliated with either the American Kennel Club or the Western Kennel League. A show will be held next year, the details for which will be announced in due course." At the recent Paris dog show at one time about the ringside there were 72 countesses, 10 marquises, and a duchess or two, so there was a show outside as well as inside the enclosure, where, it is stated, the judges were more inclined to look upon the charms of the fair exhibitors than the beauty or show qualifications of their dogs. And who shall blame them, when, as is often the case, the toy dog of the Parisienne may be anything with four legs, a head and a tail. "Crop his ears, dock his tail and call him a Terrier" is a pretty good description of the general dog of the boudoir, if we except the ultra-fashionable French Bulldog of today. But be it to their "credit the French men and women know how to charge for these bat- eared brindled treasures of doubtful origin! Those Americans who have been in Paris recently on the lookout for French "Bulls" know this to their cost. The news circulates quicker than wireless telegraphy, which is saying a good deal, the unfortunate visitor being waylaid at his or her hotel, while the telephone is more than ever the very devil in disguise. And the prices! Those have already frightened away two that we we wot of lately. It is not every day that a person with the Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont purse goes abuylng Frenchies in Paris, and those who have followed the Hempstead lady have found that out to their unutterable dismay. JOL? 23, 1904 ®He gveebev cmfc g^wrrtsmcm 9 An English View of Faking. Fanciers in England and America are taking a deal of interest in the proposition for the suppression of the growing evil of faking — or as it is mildly put the extremes in conditioning dogs for show and sales. The following from the Enqlish Illustrated Kennel yews is replete with suggestive matter and also gives prac- tical information to an extent that we quote the article for the perusal of our readers: The immense interest which our interview with Mr. J. C. Tinne, vice-chairman of the kennel club, has created, prompted us to seek an inturview with Mr Edgar Farman on the absorbing subject of "Faking." We entered the office of this busy lawyer with a certain amount of misgiving, as we overheard him say to the clerk who took our editor's card: "Ob, Mr. Joachim; show him in. I want to tackle him for publishing my Kennel Gazette news" How- ever, we explained that we had not come to discuss anything else but faking, and to interview him. "Well," replied Mr. Farman, "nothing whatever would induce me to be interviewed, except for the fact that the worthy vice-chairman has set the ex- ample, and also because I hold equally strong views on the subject." "Now, Mr. Farman, we particularly desire to elicit your opinion, because the breeds with which you have been closely connected can be shown without artificial preparation. Your mind is, consequently, perfectly unbiased, and you can speak upon the subject as it affects the general public as well as the fancier." "Well, my view is this," said Mr. Farman. "The Kennel Club is established to promote the breeding of good dogs, not artificially preparing them for exhibition. The general public which goes to shows expects to see dogs in a clean and proper condition, but at the same time in a natural state. The public has hitherto looked upon shows under rules and regulations of the Kennel Club as above suspicion, but if trimming, powdering, weighing, etc., is going to be winked at, the sooner it is publicly stated that these things are allowed, the better. Meantime, it is a fraud on the public to weight a dog's ears, to alter their carriage pro tern, to artificially curl a coat and glossen it, or trim a dog to make a coat that is too long appear of the correct length, or hide defects of formation by taking the coat off in certain parts, and this practice of 'legitimate trimming' is simply the modern expression for high-class faking." "But," we observed, "don't you agree with Mr. Tinne that the subject of over-trimming is bristling with difficulties?" "Not a bit," replied Mr. Farman. "I consider that this attitude toward the subject savors of excusing what goes on at the present day— in fact, it seems to me that the whole trend of that interview is an apology on behalf of the Terrier fancy. It is quite plain that trimming is faking, and faking illegitimate. That 'sea-water' proposition ana soul to the club to be dealt with, and 'dry white powder cleansing,'" continued Mr. Farman, warming to the subject, "is just the thin edge of the wedge, which gives rise to the possibility of fakirs being able to discuss with honest men, and with the calmest assurance possible, whether it is wrong to weight a dog's ears before he goes into the show, or pull out surplas hairs, which are surplus because they would spoil the dog's chance of winning." "However," we said, "kennel clnb rules admit certain practices. Look at the ' regulation for pre- paring dogs for show. ' " "As they are," replied Mr. Farman, "one could almost drive a half-a-dozen carriages and pairs through them. For instance, the chalk remedies and the little carbolic acid for killing fleas is simply an excuse for the artistic faker. I see Mr. Tinne refers to the question of powdering dogs, and states some judges take a very lenient view of this and mentions one who, on finding white dust flying out of the coat on being patted, advised the exhibitor to retire and give the dog a good brushing, and bring him baok again. In my opinion, that judge and exhibitor should have been brought up under Rule 12. Look here," cried Mr. Farman, "the kennel club was in- tended to 'promote the general improvement of dogs,' but if the moral standard of the dog world is to be leveled down to the grade of the faker or legitimate trimmer, if he is to be called so, all I can say Is, the above mentioned rule should read 'promote the general improvement of dogs by artificial methods or otherwise.' " Referring more particularly to trimming, we drew Mr. Farman's attention to the fact that only last week a well known judge stated in a kennel organ that: "You cannot exhibit a wire-haired Fox Terrier with a coat like an unshorn sheep. Nobody will buy or keep such dogs, they are practically valueless." "Well, there you are," emphatically remarked Mr. Farman, "this just supports what I say. The whole practice is a fraud on the public. I have never heard anything more forcibly condemnatory of the practice of trimming, although the gentlemen in question did not make his statement for that purpose. Does it not mean, in other words, that the public, who know nothing of this artificial preparation, are induced by the appearance of such dogs at shows to buy them, or puppies bred from them, or use them as sires, and are thereby cheated out of their money for dogs which, when their coat is grown to its natural and normal state, are 'valueless'? Why, I hear, even the King had an experience of the kind. His Majesty acquired a certain dog, not a hundred years ago, and at once took an immense fancy to it. The animal was shortly after taken to the royal kennel, where it nat- urally received proper brushing and grooming, and was not again seen by His Majesty for a short time; but. lo and behold! when he next saw the dog, he did not know it, and, in fact, refused to acknowledge that it was the same animal at all." "Anyhow, " we added, "that the majority of these dogs are shown in this deceptive manner seems to be proved by the before-mentioned judge's further state- ment: "'If, indeed, such a condition [by which he evi- dently means showing the dogs in their natural coat] is insisted upon, we venture to predict that half the fancy will go out of the breed.' " "And," retorted Mr. Farman, "the very best possi- ble event which could happen in the interest of the public, and, to my mind, the interests of dogdom." "Now, to come to the crucial point," we observed. "We have no doubt it is the desire of the kennel club to discountenance such-deception, as it must be detri- mental to certain breeds in particular, and the repu- tation of dog-showing in general. What do you, who have a long and intimate experience of kennel club committee work, estimate is its power to Btop what is an acknowledged fact bj those 'in the know,' and may become a public scandal; also, what should be the action of members of the kennel club committee who are particularly concerned in these breeds?" "The committee," explained Mr. Farman, "has plenty of power, if its majority will only exercise it. In fact, it is in a unique position, as everj exhibitor under keanel club rules or regulations hands himself over bodily and agrees to the publication of his mis- deeds in the official organ, the Kennel Gazette. I con- sider that in these days the cause of the faker has obtained a lamentable foothold. The stumbling block is the unholy alliance with such a thing as 'legitimate trimming.' " "We recollect that in a chapter you wrote in the Dog Owner's Annual, you say that you would allow faking." "Ah, there you have it," was the prompt reply. "Yes, I would, as things are at present, and if they cannot be stopped, allow faking, and publicly an- nounce that it is allowed. Then everybody would be placed on the same level. The novice would know where he is, and have a sporting chance with the old hand, and, provided he is a good barber, or employs one, have an equal chance with him. Besides, ex- hibitors of certain breeds would be able to do openly and honestly what they now do secretly. The public, too, would know what to expect Of a dog after beiDg purchased, namely, a complete transformation." DOINGS IN DOGDOM. Who has a pug dog for sale? Must be not less than six months old. Address with particulars, Kennd Editor The record entry for a one day show is credited to the Richmond show, England. This being the largest entry to date for a single day's exhibition. Manager Cox no doubt is in a happy mood over the patronage of his show, k full corps of judges will have a lively time getting through the classes. Edgewood Jean II has been bred to Croydon Czar. A sister of Jean has a litter also by Silk wood Kennels' Czar. A one day A. K. C. show will be held at San Mateo in September under the patronage of Mr. Irving C. Ackerman. An A K. C. three day's show under the patronage of the Fabiola Hospital, we are informed, will be held in Oakland early in September. W. E. Chute has been engaged as superintendent. Needless to say that Spratts will look after the benching. The show will be under canvass. Two excellent Llewellyn puppies by Petrels Count- Gath's Moxey, handsomely marked black, white and tans, are among the late arrivals at Mt. View Kennels so John Lucas informs us. The puppies were whelped last April and will be just riyht and ready for pre- liminarv field work this fall. Ch. Alta Sylvia arrived in town last Tuesday in fine condition. He is looked upon by those who saw him this week as one of the most typical St. Bernards on the Coast today. He stands about 32 inches at the shoulders and is as handsome a smooth coat as one would wish to see. He is orange and white with grand black markings — in fact, a "picture" dog. He should do well for the breed here during his brief stay of one month. Two finely bred English Setter puppies by Albert's Rumney Ranger (full brother to Rumney Racket) out of Mallwyd Beatrice, bred by A. M. Tuckerof Boston, the well known judge of the breed, will arrive in this city next week, consigned to a prominent young fancier. TheBe puppies should be something good. Mr. Tucker has bred the winning puppies of both sexes for three seasons past at the Boston show. There is a promise of a lively war among the Coast dog "tongs," the "hatchetmen" of both factions are working assiduously to down each other. It does not matter which side prevails the "one dog men" and individual exhibitors who are the main support of dog shows here will be the sufferers. We believe, and so does a large number of fanciers whom we have met, that the exclusion clause of the W. K. L. is not a diplomatic move. It may prove to be a boomerang. In this respect, we contend that their is a usurpa- tion of authority that is unwarranted and that the dual whipping into line, present and contemplated, of the supporters of bench shows of the Coast is not sportsmanlike and to the detriment of the fancy at large— a body composed of willing exhibitors under each jurisdiction. The present situation has brought into existence a third faction — a close corporation working under strong union rules and which might without exag- geration be termed the Western Grafters' League. Mr. Thos. S. Griffith of Spokane, besides being the owner of some good Collies also has a brace of clever Bloodhounds, as the following interesting account of a recent performance by his prize winning hounds will show: "Some three years ago I purchased a couple of Bloodhounds from the famous Ravenswood Kennels in Kentucky for the sake of coyote hunting, and had them trained at the penitentiary at Walla Walla a3 man trailers. I have often read of the sagacity and keen scent of these dogs, and only the other day had an opportunity of proving their prowess. Having lately purchased a small band of thoroughbred Angora goats I sent them to my ranch on the Little Spokane river, and my foreman, not being familiar with the requirements of these quadrupeds, turned them loose in a lot with a low fence around it, the consequence being that in the morning the goats were non est. Needless to say, all hands were requisitioned as hunters and wore themselves out scrambling over the hills and through the underbrush, ending in a fruitless search. Mrs. Griffith suddenly bethought herself of the Blood- hounds and soon had them at work. Taking a scent from the aforesaid lot, and after circling around three or four times, they suddenly struck off in a bee line, Mrs. Griffith following on horseback. After a run of over two miles they located the runaways calmly browsing around a spring, and soon had them back in the fold. The ground covered was very hilly and in- terspersed with "motts" of heavy timber, and the time consumed in rounding up che goats was a little less than an hour, which we all thought remarkably quick." Mr. Wackerman, who owns the Bonnybred Kennels at Brooklyn, is at war to the knife with the Society for Preventing Cruelty to Animals, who collect dog licenses, and pick up dogs that have not the society's badge on their collars. The society requires a certi- ficate for every dog owned in the Maujer street Kennel and noo only has Mr. Wackerman refused to so fall in with its views, but he intends to fight the society to the finish in the law courts — going to the highest tribunal in the land, if it be necea-ary, writes Fred- erick Freeman Lloyd in an exchange. He contends that the society has no right to demand fees from citizens of the United States for the privilege of keep- ing a dog [In this he is correct, if decisions on the point are any criterion — Ed] and that a dog being property in state law, the dogcatchers of the society have no right to pick up off the street any dog and detain or destroy it, if it is not claimed by its owner, who, according to the system in vogue, has to pay three dullars, o hat being one dollar "fine," and two for the license Mr. Wackerman further averB that all dogs picked up do not find their way to the shelter; that he has been offered animals of more value than the ordinary street cur. Here then is a fine kettle of fish! Wackerman is a determined man, and says that no private corporation may infringe the rights of a citizen, never minding who granted it a charter. Some such a case has before been decided in the Court of Appeals, and to a certain extent the present defendant depends on that finding, and is confident of coming out top dog at the finish. Other owners in Brooklyn, it is reported, have found themselves in a like position, and if a combined front were made by the proprietors of large kennels, the burden would not fall on the shoulders of one person who, however, is ready and willing to fight a battle for what he con- siders— and is advised— are his rights. Speaking of the Bonnybred Kennels reminds us what a wonderful Bull Terrier Woodcote Wonder is, and when at his age, may we see his like again? With eleven years to his credit he does not look his summers, and he is one of those young-old dogs that live vigorously and soundly until the moment of passing away. Woodcote Wonder was well named; he is a Terrier that the next generation will be talk- ing about in all its wisdom and remembrances of the period, when cropping was allowed on the quiet, and Bull Terriers appeared as such, and not as the soft and sloppy creatures as may be seen on the English benches today. For Woodcote Wonderis theembodi- ment of a Terrier albeit he is quite five or six pounds too heavy, and his master being on his three weeks' vacation the dog does not get his gallop behind a bicycle, three or four times a day to Fire-station No. 37, in the Bmoky borough. Possessing a beautiful head, with a jaw that could break a colt's leg, be haB that power, length and strength there, without the suspicion of coarseness A blind man with his staff could find out his breed by running it over him, and there he remains almost the dog today as he was eight or nine years ago! Mr. John W. McCauliffe, Scranton, Pa., has just bred a litter to him from Bessie Sunshine, and they are said to be doing well, and there are other bitches in whelp to the old warrior, while that real good bitch, Pirebell, by this time will have visited him. Dogdom in England is at present much taken up with the important subject of "faking." Under this general head the matter is geting a raking over from center to circumference. Trimming, cropping and certain embellishments of the dog for the bench is also coming under criticism and discussion. Several prominent breeders and fanciers have apparently gotten into hot water with the kennel authorities, one in particular having been penalized with several years disqualification for coloring an Irish Terrier's coat. In this case, the statement has been made, that a stumbling block in the way of other ambitious fanciers of the same breed has been sidetracked and the "unco guid" believe that they will now have an easiertime of it with their dogs, for the ousted breeder invariably walloped the most of them with his entries and conse- quently made the most sales for the best prices. His Majesty King Edward himself could not escape the designed ingenuity of one dealer who sold to the royal kennels apparently a crack terrier — trimmed, combed and colored artistically when purchased but which afterwards turned out to be a faked up' 1G ®he gveeiiev cm& grptfrtsOTcm [July 23, 1904 AT THE TRAPS. There being no regular local trap event tomorrow will enable a number of shooting enthusiasm to attend the tournament of the Vallejo Gun Club. The program comprises both live bird and blue rock events, their being five live bird races, under handicap conditions and six target races also under handicaps. The whole program is arranged in such manner as tc give a satisfactory variety. A feature of the meeting will be a team shoot, at targets, be- tween Union, Vallejo and HerculeB Gun Club members. Via Southern Pacific train, shooters can take tne 7 o'clock boat at the ferry. The Golden Gate Gun Club shoot at Ingleside last Sunday was well attended ana a lively schedule of events kept the shooters busy all day. Besides the regular club program two extra features were shot— ■ the Phil B. Bekeart trophy race and a ■ novelty match. It will be remembered that at the last A?°°t for the Bekeart trophy, on Decoration Day, Webb and Varien tied with 96 each, there were six other contestants in this race. On Sunday the tie was snot off and three other shooters also contested. Webb beat Varien by one target, 93 to 92. The race was won, however, by E. Holling of Dixon, who broke 9, out of 100 and established a Coast record in a 100 target race. Holling broke his first 25 straigl t, missed one of the second 25, broke straight on the third section of 25 and lost two in succession on his last 25. both targets were thrown low, right and left quartering. In the "novelty" shoot at oO targets— 10 at known traps, known angles; 10 known traps, unknown angles; 10 known traps, known angles reverse, 10 known traps, unknown angles, reverse pull, both barrels and 10 in 5 pairs, the variety was enough to keep the talent guessing. Nauman won first mosey with 43 breaks, a very good score, Sylvester second with 41 and Webb third with 40 breaks. In the regular events, Holling and Bradnck won medals in the champion class, with 25 and 24 breaks respectively. Sylvester 25 and Gamble 24 won medals in the first class. Second class medals were won by Knauft 20 and Burton 19. In the $150 purse race, the five high guns were: Nauman, Webb and W. J. Golcher 24 each, Foster and Gamble 23 each. The winners in the consolation event, three moneys, were: Nauman and Brad rick 25 breaks, Webb and Holling 24 each, champion class. First class, Iverson 25, "Slade" 24, Sylvester 23, Gamble 21, Green 20, Klevesahl 20, Murdock 20, five moneys. Second class, Lewis 18, Knauft 18, Clark 18, Turner 17, four moneys. The high guns in the "sealed condition" event were: Nauman 14, Holling, Webb, Bradrick, Klevesahl and Dr. Hutton 13 each. A summary of scores in the different events is the following: Boiling Nauman Webb Bradrick Varien Baight Forster Green Iverson Gamble Klevesahl, E.. Golcher Sylvester, G. . Murdock "Slade" Button, Dr — Kbauft Lewis, T. L .. Potter Wattles Balloran Bowen Patrlok Clark Turner Burton Daniels o" 2 K i^ s» of* •SiS O 03 24 13 35 14 24 13 25 13 22 12 22 20 10 25 21 9 20 13 19 12 23 12 20 9 24 11 20 13 18 9 18 10 19 11 19 11 8 16 7 18 8 17 8 16 Phil B. Bekeart perpetual challenge trophy race, 100 targets- Boiling, E 25 Nauman, C.C 23 Webb, A. J 24 Varien, W. H '-'I Bradrick. J. W 23 S4 25 23-97 its 25 24—95 24 21 24-93 a 23 23-93 23 22 52—90 The best run of straights we can call to mind was that of Ed Schultz, In the tournament at Ingleside three years ago. when he broke 112 straight, two 20's In two events, and three 20's In shooting off the ties, thence breaking straight until his 113th target. The West Woodland Gun Glub held a blue rock shoot on June 26th, at which the following scores were made: At singles — H. Hennlgan, shot at 100, broke 59; J. D. Keys 90-53; J. A. Webb 50-32; Wm. G. Van Zee 100-75; G. Howard 50-33; P. Lawson 60-38; JoeBalrd 80-53; Jim Bainl 10-37; Joe Balrd, Jr. 40-23; Jos. Flshbaok 60-31; A. Oliver 90-60; W. Herd 70-48; H. Furch 20-14; Wm. Martin 50-31. At doubles— H. Hennigan, shot at 10, broke 3; H. Furch 10-3; Jim Balrd 10-8; Wm. Van. Zee 2m lOj P. Lawson 10-6; J. Keys 10-3. The Golden Gate Club will hang up $1400 in added money next year — $200 for each of seven club shoots. There will be five 20 target races, 14 to 20 yards lurid icap, $10 for each event, no on trance, price of bi ds 2 cents or 40 cents for each event. The dues for i j year will bo $25, payable In advance. Thlsshould ' 1 oil some warm contests. Lloyd Eaton's Remains Arrive From Alaska. The steamer St. Paul, which arrived from Alaska last week, brought down the remains of the late Lloyd Eaton. It will be remembered that he passed away several month ago at Nome. Mrs. Eaton and his daughter also came down on the steamer. The remains will be interred in one of the cemeteries in San Mateo county. Lloyd, before embarking in business at Nome, was a resident of San Mateo county where he had a splendid country home surrounded by beautiful grounds. m GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. Over 300 sportsmen attended the annual camp stew of the Grass Valley Sportsmen's Association at Indian Springs reoently. The function is declared to have been the greatest and most enjoyable event of the kind given by the club in many years. Among the local sportsmen present were Deputy Fish Commis- sioner H. T. Payne, John K. Orr and Dr. A. K. Craw- ford. Dr. A. M. Barker of San Jose was also present- Over 1000 doves, besides a bountiful supply of chick- ens, obtained no man knows how, cottontail rabbits, jack rabbits and other toothsome ingredients were used in making up the "sportsman's stew." Trout were alBO plentiful as a side dish. Among the speakers during the afternoon were: H. T. Payne, Judge F. T. Nilon, "Uncle" George Bromley of San Francisco, Hon. T. J. Sherwood of Marysville, District Attorney Jones, Dr Crawford, Dr. Barker, Jo V. Snyder, Arthur R. Biggs and others. Senator Tyrrell presided as toastmaster and was the right man in the right place. Frank Bercher, a rancher living in the foothills north of Berkeley, a distance of less than ten miles from this city, had a lively scrimmage with a wounded California lion (Felis concolor) last Sunday morning. The big cat had been marauding the farmers' stock in the vicinity of Schmidtville, a little place just north of Berkeley, for several days last week. Although the country side was up in arms the animal was not seen by anyone until Bercher, who was on the war path with a shotgun came upon the brute while it was drinking from a pool in one of the small canyons bs ck of Schmidtville. The meeting was a mutual surprise, the lion true to its usual practice tried to slink away. Not counting the consequences of his temerity in at- tempting to bag a mountain lion with small shot Bercher fired, with the result that it was only wounded in the shoulder. Angered by the pain the animal turned in its tracks and made one great leap toward its pursuer. It fell short a bit but Bercher was taken bo unawares that he fell over from fright. In this position the animal could have killed him but it seemed more intent on getting away, for it merely gave him two or three slaps with its paw and then slunk off. Although the slaps were few they were not dainty. The claws tore big furrows into the flesh, so large that the Point Richmond doctor who treated him says he will wear scarB for the rest of his life. The story of Bercher's encounter spread over the countryside and in a little while hunting parties were scouring the hills for the beast. The brush in all the canyons was beat up for miles around. Only one hunter got a glimpse of the lion, however, and that was while it was creeping among some brush, ap- parently wounded but still able to make good time This mountain lion has been making life miserable for the ranchers of Schmidtville by stealing their sheep and calves. It probably came up and along the foothills from the Mt Hamilton region, or further south, where a few of these beasts are known to be. Hunters of big game have been successful recently in bagging several bears. One of the most indefati- gable of these hunters is A. H. Russ, called in the north "Geronimo" Russ. Russ started out a short time ago from Bear Wallow in Shasta county, accom- panied by guides and dogs, and has already succeeded in bringing down three bears. One, a cinnamon, weighed 700 pounds dressed; the other two were black bears and weighed 550 and 600 pounds respectively. On returning the party was nearly lost in the snow, and crossed and recrossed o»e creek before locating their camp. Russ intends to stay in the mountains for three months, and will hunt bear until the snow- fall makes further sport impossible. W. H. Stanley of Alameda, In business in this city, is spending a few days at Klamath SpringB, Siskiyou county. On the 15th inst while he was following a mountain stream for trout in company with a chum and a half breed Indian as a guide, the party came very near stepping on an old she bear and a six- months-old cub, but Stanley fortunately had his Winchester repeating rifle handy and killed the old bear at the first fire. A second shot struck the cub in the shoulder as it sought safety in a tree, and then another shot brought it to the ground. Both skins are on the way to this city to be mounted. The mountains of San Mateo county contain, this year, more campers than any previous year within the memory of the "oldest Inhabitant." This state- ment is especially true in reference to the vicinity of La Honda. It is estimated that there at the present time no less than 250 camping parties in the vicinity of that placo and at Harrison, a short distance away In the Pescadoro valley. The visitors came from various parts of the Coast. Santa Clara county is very well represented as also San Francisco and Ala- meda counties. San Mateo county, of course, holds the lead. The camping season is now at its height, but when the public schools reopen the crowds will be materially lessened. In never rains but it pourB, so we have another ad- venture with mountain lions, two of them this time Deputy Sheriff Frank B. O'Reilly had, one day last week, a despei ate encounter with two half famished and hungry lions. He was out hunting in the mountains near Watsonville when he suddenly came upon game a bit larger than he anticipated. Deputy O'Reilly was alone. The beasts did not run when discovered, but instead turned upon the hunter, being in that hungry condition possibly which made them bold enough to attack a human being, besides a pair of these animals will work together on the offensive where a single varmint would sneak away. O'Reilly was cool and equal to the emergency, a quick and accurate Bhot at one of the crouching lions put the beast out of business. When he fired the first shot he shifted position and none too quick for the other brute made a rush but luckily was dropped by the second shot almost at the feet of the attacked hunter. The beasts were skinned where they fell and the pelts taken into Watsonville. They will be made into a pair of nice rugs as mementoes of tfie scrimmage. Hurrah! for Dustproof Hairy! He was a long time getting there, that is, in exercising the police functions of his deputyship, but he has now come to the front like a stake horse. In San Mateo county the deer season opens on August 1st. Early this week it was current gossip in Redwood City that a party of hunters had gone into the bills last Saturday and bagged a number of bucks Deputy Fish Commissioner H. T. Payne was present in San Mateo last Monday and heard of the affair Payne and County Game Warden Chase Littleiohn immediately swore out enough John Doe warrants to cover the case and with Constable Cronk went over to the coast section on a round up. Last Tuesday they returned to Redwood Citv in carnages and automobiles, the procession looked more like a swell excursion to the Big Basin than a party of accused law violators. The arrested parties were: A T Gilcrest, D E Blackman, Joseph Francis G F Wyman, Fred A. Simmonds, Eugene Daneri FP Granger, Frank Nunes, Joseph Daneri and Martin Albrecht, ten prominent citizens of the coast section of the county. They were arraigned before Justice Hanlon and re- leased on $25 cash deposit each to appear at a future hearing. The arrested men did not deny the charees against them, the killing of five bucks, but claimed that they believed the county law had been chaneed (Had they read the Breeder and Sportsman thev would have known what the law in their county was 1 As the matter now stands, it is probable that the ar- rested hunters will plead guilty and be let off with the minimum fine of $25. Mr. Payne has been engaged in special game and hsh protection work for several years past and has been instrumental in the adoption, by various county governments, of ordinances that are now 6een to be for the best interests of sportsmen and the general public. At the meeting of the San Mateo board of super- visors last Monday the petition for the extension of the county deer open season was denied. Mr. Payne and others addressed the board on the subject the general conclusion was the season as at present authorized is ample, and any extension would result in opening the county to outside sportsmen, who combined with the local hunters, would within'a few years exterminate the game supply. E. J. Crane and Jos. Call of Menlo Park were arrested for having venison in their possession. The claim was made that the meat came from Santa Clara county where the season is open, the San Mateo county ordinance prohibits the possession of venison in close season. W. W. Richards and Mrs. Richards are both sojourning at the Riverside Hotel, Santa Cruz. "Bill" writes he is catching lots of trout. He also tells a good story about a foppish young man who was stop- ping at a certain Santa Cruz hotel recently. The young man, by reason of his peculiar mannerisms had created a fund of amusement for the various guests from time to time and one afternoon he capped the cl'max in the following manner: He quietly came into the parlor where the laodlay was entertaining several guests, and said: "Would you oblige me, Madam, with a glass of water?" His request was granted. In a few minutes the young man appeared again and asked for another glass of water. The second requeBt was granted. Then the young man came again and said: 'Pardon me, Madam, for troubling you again, but will you kindly let me have a pail of water this time?' " "Certainly, Mr. Jones," replied the landlady, "I shall Bee that it is secured for you. Would you like to meet some of my friends?" "I am very sorry, Mrs. Brown, I have not the time. The fact is, my room is on fire." For the first season in the history of the County Club the members returned last week empty handed from the season's initial hunt. Foggy weather and an unusual wariness and cunning displayed by the bucks accounts for the lack of success on the part of many Marin county hunters, club members and others. Whilst the bucks were assiduously keeping out of sight, the does and fawns sought, seemingly, to make their presence as conspicuous as possible, for many of these protected acimals have frequently been seen. The Tamalpais Club and Lagunitas Club members also returned without a buck last Sunday. The Point Reyes Sportsmen's Club members bagged three bucks last week. Fred S. J ohnson got two and Superintendent Pease got a fat one on Saturday. A party composed of George McCotd, Bill McCord, Tom McCord, Thos. J. Craig, Mel Vaughn and Harry Edgar are now in camp on the Big river about 18 miles from Albion, where they are located in a good district for deer hunting and tiout fishing. July 23, 1904] ®ite gveebev cmo §pa feet in height with hole three inches from the top and one-inch guard rope extending east and west is provided with hook and staple to fasten at each end of each 30-foot section of rope. The loft of each barn extends from the Bides of the barn over the stalls and toward the center of the barn twelve feet. Pulleys with ropes and hooks are pro- vided on either side of each barn for hoist- ing feed and baggage to the loft which will be used as Bleeping quarters for the herdsmen and the storage of the current supply of grain and forage. A stationary ladder leading to the lofts is located on each side at the end of eaoh barn. Barns are numbered on each end, and each stall is to be numbered with figures not less than four incheB in height. Sign boards are placed at each end of each block giving its designation, thus: "East Block," "Central Block." The grounds are supplied with suitably constructed water closets and lavatories. Each barn is to be provided with a flag staff 12 feet high at either end, with rope and pulley. LIVE STOCK REVIEW PARK. The Live Stock Review Park is provided for the purpose of assembling for close personal inspection of the press and the public the horses and cattle as judged and immediately after the awards in each Bection have been made. The stock will be conducted directly from the Live Stock Forum as judged to the Review Park adjoining and be ranked in the order of merit as determined by the judge. Every facility will be provided for the preBS and public in the Review Park to give the animals critical and deliberate ex- amination, to confer with the judge and to determine the respective merits of the entries and complete for publication a de- tailed review of the work of the judge in the Forum. The Review Park is located near the Forum and is enclosed with a woven wire fence four feet high with eliding ten-foot entrance gate at the center of the eaBt side and a similar gate for exit located opposite and in the center of the west Bide of the enclosure. A roofed platform twelve feet in width is placed entirely across each end of the Park, and on each writing tables and chairs are provided for the use of the representatives of the presB. especially the white variety. There used to be an old idea that white fowls were invariably more delicate than colored ones; but this has been disregarded long since. The White Leghorn is one of our most prolific layers and being a non-sitter is the chief member of the Leghorn family; it is not hampered by broodinesB and lay a great number of eggs It can be recommended as a most useful laying breed, doing well in most situations. Those prefer a dark plumage fowl will find the Black Leghorn a very free layer and a showy bird. No reference to laying breeds would in any way compete without alluBion to the Black Minorca, a fowl more generally kept throughout the States than any other nowadays The eggs are large and white; the hens with an occasional exception, are non-sitters and they bear confinement well, the dark plumage rendering tbem suited to dark and smoky places. The Black and the Buff Orpington, especially the latter are very popular fowls at the present time. Though bear- ing the same name, they are of entirely different pedigree. The Buff being of the fashionable shade iB in much request, but the shape and color of the bird suggest a large admixture of Cochin blood, which i9 again apparent in the strong tendency to broodiness displayed by the hens ; of tbe two the black may be preferred as a layer, neither variety, however, coming up in this respect to the others men- tioned. When They Abandoned Sheep. Washing Valuable Laying Breeds. The number of good laying breeds of fowls has been largely increased of late years, either imported from other parts of the world or manufactured by a ju- dicious blending of old varieties at home. Some of these are undoubtedly a great acquisition, so much so, that it is most difficult to arrive at a conclusion as to which are the most valuable. Owing to the increased interest be- Btowed on fowl culture the ranks of poultry keepers are constantly being added to and the question, "What is the most profitable breed?" frequently asked. The conditions on which the fowls are to be kept, should to some extent influence the answer. There is no doubt that WyandotteB are profitable poultry. The White Wyandotte is a inoBt valuable breed, coming into much estimation. It is wonderful hardy, probably more so, than any breed that we have. It will lay through the coldest weather and average a vast number of eggs in the year. Some strains of Silver WyandotteB, occasionally throw white chickens and these white pullets will not only be the first of the brood to commence to lay, but they will lay freely throughout the winter. The <. olden and Silver WyandotteB are good layers of tinted eggs of medium size and they are decidedly very handsome birds. A valuable laying breed is the Leghorn A convention of wool growers was held at Cleveland, O., in the year 1863. The principal topic discussed was whether shearing Bhould be done before or after washing. After a careful consideration of the question it was reBolved that the practice of washing sheep be abolished, because : lBt — Abolishing it permits early shear- ing, which secures a greater quantity of wool, a longer staple, and a better condi- tion of sheep and ewes, through the year. 2d— Because of the exposure to con- tagious diseases, such as scab, foot-rot, etc , in placeB frequented by different flocks to be waBhed. 3d — Because it is an expensive, un- pleasant job, and unhealthy both for man and sheep. 4th — Because the manufacturer must cleanse the wool at all events, and he can do it cheaper than the grower. 5th — That it is to the interest of wool growerB to put their unwashed wool in as good condition as possible, by keeping their yards well littered, and by throwing away all filth that can be separated from the wool. 6th— Some lots of wool are more gross and gummy than others, therefore no rate of deduction could be agreed upon suitable to all grades and classes, but that each lot should be bought upon its own merits for quality and condition. 7th — As generally practiced, washing is little or no improvement to the fleece. White cotton cloth may be used for windows in poultry bouses, It admits light and heat, and the sun in shining through it does not dry out as badly as through glaBB. It will turn water more readily than supposed. If painted with oil, it can be rendered waterproof. Hens may be held back from doing theli beBt at laying by the ration you feed. Feed a maintenance ration now, and a heavy, egg-producing ration after a whllo, or when the price gets good. o Eggs are not always cash, but they are oqual to cash In bringing to the home anything that is in the country store. The Theory of Soil Moisture. The vital necessity of an adequate Bnp- ply of soil moisture is apparent when we consider that water constitutes sixty to sixty-five per cent of the structure of growing plants and that the amount of water consumed during the growing period is several hundred times the weight of the matured crop. Water also performs the important function of die- solving and holding in solution the min- eral elements of the soil and being taken up by the roots carries them to the leaves — the digestive organs— where, by the wonderful processes of nature's labora- tory, the minerals are transformed into the solid parts of the plant. Although the quantity of moisture demanded by different plants varies, it iB found that vegetation thrives best when thirteen to twenty per cent of water is present in the soil. The water holding capacity of soils varies with their texture. In itB natural state light or sandy soil contains only five to ten percent of water, while heavy clay soil contains fifteen to twenty per cent. This difference is due to the size of the soil grainB, the interven- ing space and the consequent relative re- sistance offered to the flo.v of gravity water through the soil Water may exist in the soil in three forms, only two of which are vital to this discussion. Free or gravity water, furnished by rains and irrigation— though the source of supply for plant life— flows downwardly and is not used directly by plants. Capillary water flows independently of gravity, chiefly from below toward the surface and it is by this that plants and trees are fed. Careful experiments show that under most favorable conditions — fine texture and uniform structure — capil- lary action is strong enough to raise the water from the depth of five or six feet. When the surface of the ground is left undisturbed and becomes hard capillary action is established directly with the atmosphere and the soil moisture passes off rapidly by evaporation. Cultivation breaks up this capillary connection by destroying tbe minute pores or tubes through which the water escapes, forms a non-conductor soil mulch and forces the moisture to remain in the soil below where it is accessible to the tree and plant rootB. It might be well to add in this connec- tion that in its natural state the soil has the appearance of being a compact, solid mass but in fact only fifty per cent of its bulk is composed of soil grains. The remainder of the Bpace is occupied by air and water, the presence of both being imperatively necessary to the life and growth of plants. The oxygen breaks down and decomposes the organic matter in the soil and renders the plant food available and it is claimed by some scien- tific authorities that a part of the free nitrogen of the air is taken up by the rootB and utilized in nourishing plant life. Therefore, air is just as essential among the soil particles as moifture. And if by irrigation the soil becomes saturated with water and the air is excluded the soil becomes sodden and sour, the roots decay and the tree or plant dies. — Field and Farm. Farmers, or their wives, take the lead as successful poultry raiserB. The} are fixed to grow fowls at less cost than any one, and hence make more clear profit than others. They do not succeed well as breeders of extra fancy poultry. Early matured pullets will sometimes lay from maturity until they moult next fall. Such birds are worth keeping. It is not a good plan to sell all the young chickens, nor old hens. Use part of them at home. Fried chicken and chicken pie Is good enough for any one, even for homefolks. Few, if any, fowl is better for the table than a fat young guinea. This may in some way compensate for the incessant noise they make from morn till night. o Sober up on Jackson'B Napa Soda. JDLY 23, 1904] gDhe gveebev c*tti> ^povtsmaxx 13 Does It Pay to Raise Scrubs? [Livermore Herald] Does it pay to raise scrubs? Whilethere may be a few California farmers who will contend that it does and that it is a clear gain, as "they can pick up a living for next to nothing," there are very few men who can stop to think who will say that it does. No matter how little it costs to feed them, there is no profit in them. Some may turn out fairly well, but the outcome is always uncertain. For the breeder of course the very best specimens of a class are none too good and this is true also of the farmer. But the latter, if he wishes to improve hiB stock, finds that his very best specimens cost considerable money. If he can afford it, it will pay him to buy the very best. But if he cannot he should get the best he can afford. There are thousands of pure bred horses, cattle, sheep and hogs that would not take a blue ribbon at the State Fair, but are still immeasurably superior to the scrubs on the farm and although they are not prize winners, on the other hand do not cost so much as prize winnerB and yet will uplift the standard of the farmer's stock and bring in such immediate returnH in the way of increased profits aB to enable him in a very few years to purchase the best. The beef animal that will dress 600 pounds is more than one-half better than the one that will dress 400 pounds, because there is not bo much waste and the best fetches a better price. And the two cost about the same to keep. This is the subject upon which the care- less farmer iB not apt to do much think- ing, but it will pay him well to turn a new leaf. Farming has arrived at the point of the survival of the fittest and if he wishes to make a living he must keep up with the procession He should go to the State Fair, first of all. examine care fully the finest stock on exhibition, ask questions and find out all he can about them. He will find the breeders of the various classes of stock no less willing to give him information than he is to re- ceive it. He will find out that although they only have such specimens on ex- hibition as will conform to conditions for prizes they have others at home that, while equally pure bred do not possess the neceESsvrv show form for prizewinners but on the other hand can be bought for a price within his reach. He will also find out, perhaps much to his astonish- ment, that pure bred cattle do not re- quire to be stall fed and groomed and that the main requirements to make them profitable are good feed and plenty of pure water and they will give a good ac- count of themselves. There iB nothing mysterious about the handling of fine stock. All that is necessary is to give it such care as every animal on a farm should get and it will .-eturn it tenfold to itB owner. Let the farmer who is always complaining of his luck get some good stock and try it once fairly and see if be is not satisfied with the result. Poultry Points. Some hens appear to be hungry all the time. There is no money in such gor- mandizers. The proper food from the beginning will hasten the laying period for several weeks Parched wheat will correctalmost any trouble in fowls. It stimulates the whole digestive apparatus. There is no business in which being just on time adds more to the Buccess than in poultry raising Soft shelled eggs are an indication of hens that are too fat. Change the ration and have lime within easy reach. Poultry is now sold by the pound, it makeB a difference whether the male is large or small, when it comes to the sell- ing time. Someiryers will weigh a third or half more than others of the same age. The cut green grass or clover should be fed in a rack, as the fowlB scratch it about and waste it if it is fed on the ground. Turkey raising is very profitable if carried on properly. They have so much of their wild nature remaining tnat they do not thrive if confined. Lime sprinkled freely everywhere, takes away bad odors, so prevalent in all henhouses. It is good for a wash for coops and all oarts of the house. Wash the percbeB with coal oil. When chickens are a good price, it is a great temptation to sell off the largest, handsomest in the flock. It should not be done. Keep the beBt. They are the breeders and layers for next year. 3-Year-0ld THOROUGHBRED FILLIES FOR SALE. SIEED BT BRIGHT PHOEBUS. Bay Filly out o[ Lovellght by Racine-Imp. Flirt: second dam Romping Girl Bay Filly out ot Haidee by King Alronso-Imp. Inverness; second dam ElMda Bay Filly out of Eda II by Powbattan-Haldee. Address D. W. DONNELLY, San Mateo. w Jackson's Napa Soda Is sold In every city, town and hamlet in the State. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. •ILL SELL OR EXCHANGE THE STAND- ard-bred trotting mare PACETA 2:26. raised on Palo Alto Stock Farm, sired by Lone Pine he by Electioneer. She Is now at the Ple3santon track The only reason (or offering her tor sale is that she Is a little too light for family use Will exchange for larger family horse or outfit com- plete with trap or carriage. Paceta Is very valu- able for a brood mare or a fine road mare. Also have a Ally sired by Sidney Dillon, dam Paceta. This is a One opportunity to secure stock of the highest breeding. Address Breeder: and Spobtsmah, 36 Geary St , San Francisco. SAVES THE "DUST" IMPROVES THE CRUST 'ARROW" Lard Compound FOR BAKING. YOUNO STALLION FOR SALE. CEAL BROWN, TWO-YEAR-OLD STALLION ° sired by Exloneer 33525 (son of Boodle 2:12*4 and Expressive (3) 2:12>4 by Electioneer), dam Gertrude Russell 2:23^ (own sister to Palo Alto 2:08&) by Electioneer. Bred at Palo Alto Stock Farm. For Drice and particulars address W. J. P., this office. P/\r ^aIa Two-year-old brown Stallion by roi oaic. DiaDi0 2:09^. dam by halt thor- oughbred son of Guy Wilkes, second dam by Ven- ture 2:27^, thoroughbred sou of Belmont. Has stake entries, iB just broken and is a good pros- pect. Apply to this office. POSITION WANTED. TJ7- ANTED— POSITION AS SUPERINTEND- W ent or trainer by a thoroughly competent man with 18 years' experience in bitting, breaking and developing high-aoting carriage horses and schooling saddlers. References -as >o ability, honesty and sobriety from present employer. A. H. BRINTON, Maplewood Hackney Stud, Attloa, N. Y. WESTERN MEAT COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA THE CROWLEY STAKE A SIDE STAKE FOR STARTERS IN THE THREE-YEAR-OLD DIVISIONS OF THE Pacific Breeders Futurity Stakes No. 4 (FOALS OF 1904-TO TAKE PLACE IN 1907) Entries to Close Monday, August 1, 1904 CONDITIONS. A Side Stake of $35 each for Trotting and Pacing Foals of 1904 that were entered or substituted and will start ia the Three- Year-Old Divisions of the Breeders Futurity in 1907. All money paid in | on trotting foals to be divided among those starting in the trotting division, and all money paid in I on pacers to be divided among those that start in the pacing division. Moneys divided 75 and 25 1 per cent and to go to the first and second horses in this side stake, according to their positions in the i final summary of eaoh race In case all those in the side stake should be distanced in the first heat of either of the regular events, they shall start in another race, best two heats in three, on the same I day. to decide the money winners. Entrance to the side stake $25 eaoh. The money to be deposited in some reputable bank, to remain at interest until the stake is trotted. Entries Close Monday, August 1st, with F. W. KELLET, Secretary P. C. T. H. B A. The usual program for fattening beef ia to take it off the grass when about eigh- teen monthB old and crowd it until old enough and fat enough for beef. The three or four-year-old beef is a thing of the past. o Some believe that the flesh of sheep partakes more of the flavor of their food than any other animal. Hence, care should be taken to have the food care- fully selected before killing. o Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet. STARTING PAYMENTS DUE JULY 25, 1904. Pacific Breeders Futurity Stakes Two-Year-Olds. Three-Year-Olds. IOR SALE. rpHE TROTTING STALLION DON FAjLLIS J- by Fallis47&!, son ot Electioneer 125; dam by Bayswater: second dam by Lancet, son of Black- hawk 767; third dam by Werner's Rattler 262, etc. His breeding is one of the choicest, being a com- bination of the strongest trotting and weight carrying thoroughbred strains. For further par- ticulars address Mrs. S. W. RALSTON, owner, Courtland. Sacramento Co., or BEN MILLER, Guernevllle, Cal. (FOALS OF 1903) On Pacers $25 On Trotters $35 Money Divided. Two- Year-Old Trotters $1250 Two- Year-Old Pacers 750 Nominator Dam of Winner Trot 20O Nominator Dam of Winner Face . 300 (FOALS OF 1901) On Pacers $35 On Trotters $50 Money Divided. Tliree-Year-Old Trotters 83000 Three- Year-Old Pacers 1O0O Nominator Dam of Winner Trot 300 Nominator Dam of Winner Pace 300 Owner of Stallion, sire o' Wionerof Three-Year-Old Trot, when mare was bred. ,8100 Owner of Stallion, sire of Winner of Three- Year-Old Pace, when mare was bred.. 100 Nominators must designate, when making payments to start, whether the horse entered is a trotter or a pacer. Two-Year-Olds that start are not barred from starting again In the Three-Year-Old divisions. E. P. HEALD, President. F. W. KELLEY. Secretary, 36 GEARY ST., SAN FRANCISCO. A WANTED. DRFVING HORSE OF HACKNEY CON- formation that will dock well. Any color but gray. One that is handsome, with good action and style, 15.3 hands and not over 16 hands. Send full description and where horse can be seen. Address W. J., this office. McMURRAY McMURRAY SULKIES and JOGGING CARTS STANDARD THE WORLD OVER. JJS-Address, for printed matter and prices, W. J. KENNEY 531 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cal. Privileges For Sale — for — ■ Vallejo Race Meeting* 4 Days— AUGUST 10, 11, 13 and 13, 1904. Bids for the following privileges will be re* celved up to noon, MONDAY, August 1, 1904: BETTING, Pools or Books. BAR PRIVILEGE, Including sale of all drinks inside the grounds. RESTAURANT, LUNCH COUNTER, etc. A certified check for 50 per cent mast accom- pany each bid. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. THOS. SMITH, Manager, Vallejo, Cal. At the H Tongues End STOCK GET JUST ENOUGH AT THE RIGHT Tl COMPRESSED PURE-SALT BRICH5. AND PATENT FEEDER5. ffo waste, no neglect.all convenience. Your dealer his it. Write us for the booh. BELMONT STABLE SUPPLY CO. PATENTEES MANUFACTURERS Broohlyn. !\.Y. 14 ©tie gxeebev axw gpsrvtsman [July 23, 1904 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL. (Property of John Pabbott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS 63 «■> Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1904 FEE - - - 875 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WAITER SKALY. This is Your Split Second IF TakeitttlniTime , If you have the remedy on hand, and are ready to act promptlv, you will find that there is nothing in the form of Spavins, Splints. Curbs, Wicdpuffs and Bunches which will not yield promptly and perma- nently to Quinn's Ointment It has saved thousands of pood horses £rom the peddler's cart and the broken-down horse market. Mr. C. B. Dick- I ens. of Minneapolis, Minn., who conducts one of the largest livery stables in the Northwest, I write? as follows: I have beenusinp Qulno'a Ointment for some time and with the createst I success. I take pleasure in recommending it to my friends. No horseman Bhould be with- I out it In his stable. For curbs, splints, spavins, wind puffs and all bunches it has no equal." Price 9 t. 00 per bottle. Sold by all druggists or sent by mail. "Write us for circulars, KSEaSSSfe.?"" W. B. Eddy & Co., Whitehall, H. Y. NEW MODEL 1904 THE BEST IN THE WORLD. O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St. SAX FRANCISCO. CAL TROTTER FOR SALE. OORREL GELDING, 6 YEARS OLD. Stands & 16 5^ hands high and weighs 1100 pounds. Sired by Niccanor by Dexter Prince, dam Flora by El Cajon by Don Victor. He is in every re- spect a grand individual, handsome, stylish, and can show a 2:40 gall or better. With very little work I drove him a half this year in 1:22 and a quarter in 39 seconds, to cart. He will make a grand park horse and should be seen by any one looking for a high-class trotter. Call or address L. R. PALMER, Walnut Creek, Cal. Santa Rosa Stock Farm HAS FOR SALE Three Sidney Dillon Yearling Colts from the following mares: Pansy (dam of King Orry 2:2\%, Almonitlon 2:345£. Lady Pansy Russell 2:26^. and Pansy Russell 2:3)) by Cassius M. Clay, Jr. 22, etc Uuycara 2:]8£ by Guy Wilkes 2:15^. dam Biscari (dam of 5 in list) by Director 2:17. second dam Bloarl (dam of 0 In list) by Harold, etc BoMle Russell by Bay Rose 2:20^, out of Oakley Russell by Happy Russell, son of Happy ^Z Medium, etc - Apply to IRA PIERCE, 728 Montgomery St., San Francisco. FOR SALE. -vrY ENTIRE STOCK OF STANDARD-BRED ^A Trotting and Pacing Horses. Single drivers and double teams. Some excellent prospects for stake winners entered In the Oocldent, Stanford ond Breeders Futurity stakes. A flno carriage team, also the great broodmare Daisys, (dam of Tom Smith 2:13*. General Vallojo 2-.2UM. Sweet Rose 2:28 (trial 2:21) and Little Mac (3)2:27). The driving horses and colts can bo seen at my stable In Vallcjo, and the broodmares, etc., at the race track. Apply to or address THOMAS SMITH, Vallojo, CaL FOR SALE. MicQinn Rnv Bfty eo'dto? by SulUnJr.; JUlbSIUIl UU) Btuods \H% bands and weighs over 1100 lbs. A handsome, high-class, gentle- man's roadster, stylish action, gentle, and good ilrlvi r. Winnor (without preparation) of the 2:3U pace at tho matinee Decoration Day. Address T. II. CORCORAN, 1201 Valencia St., San Francisco. Fast Paoer For Sale. rpT F, PACING GELDING, AL HAN l>\ 2 : I u , ■Vaylaod \V\, dam Rapid Ann by Ovorlaod. toe throe heata better than 2:17. Cun brush - fa»t on the road. Excellent prospect to raoo. S ono of tho best road horses In tho city. . - MASS. Forsaleby Mac^&Co Langley &MlchaeIs Co Redlngton & Co., J. O'Kane and J. A. McKerron all of San Francisco. BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE -DIAMKS IN- YOU CAN PICK THE FIRST THREE HORSES IN THE California Stakes $2000 Guaranteed (FOR 2:24 CLASS TROTTERS) AT THE RACE MEETING OF THE ific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association: GUN-METAL OPEN-FACED SPLIT SECOND TIMER. Shows Beconds and fifths. Regis- ters minutes, start, stop and fly back operated from the crown, split-second attachment worked by the side plug. The thinnest and best $25 split timer in the market. CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY Through Picturesque California. The Ideal Route for Tie Angler anil Onting Trips One day's ride from San Francisco will take you to some of the finest Trout Streams In the State. Along the line and within easy distance are many of the best Springs and Summer Resorts in the State. The Company maintains a Pish Hatchery and annually stocks the many streams reached by Its road. One million Trout Fry were planted last year in these streams. Black Bass Fishing can be enjoyed in Russian River near Guerneville, Guernewood Park and Camp Vacation, in season. The best Striped Bass Fishing waters on the Coast reached by the Tiburon Ferry. VACATION FOR 1904 Issued annualls by the Company, is now ready. This Is the standard publication on the Coast for Information regarding Mineral Springs, Resorts, Country Homes and Farms where summer board- ers are taken, and Select Camping Spots. Beautifully illustrated, 150 pp. and can be had in response to mail request or at ticket offices. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street (Chroniole Bldg) and Tiburon Ferry, foot of Market Street. General Office— Mutual Life Ins. Bldg., cor. Sansome and California Sts., San Francisco. JAS. L FRAZIER, R. X. RYAN, Gen. Mgr. Gen. Pass. Afirt. 55-57-69-61 First Street, S. F. Telephone Main 190 San Jose, Aug. 3, 4, 5, 6, 1904 The following is a list of the horseB entered: No. It. The California Stakes for 2:24 Class Trotters $2000 S H Hoy's blk m Little Babe by Bradtmoor, dam by Dawn. F R Garnsey's b m Alcacita by Red Cloak, dam Alcazette by Alcazar. Silva & Wright's b g M J by Bay Bird, dam by Cornelius. Martin Carter's ch h T C by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Zeta Carter by Director. H C Ahler's br g Telephone by Direct, dam Nellita by Philosopher. John A. Cole's b g Jupiter B by Gen Beverly, dam Little Agnes by GosBiper. J De La Montanya's ch g Bain by Charles Derby, dam Empress by Flaxtail. A L McDonald's bl g Charlie T. by Zombro, dam Sarah Benton by Albion. Robt Buress' b g Golden Gate by Bay Bird, dam Dourhka by Western. C A Winship's br g Abe Miller by Titus, dam Gazelle by Gossiper. H A Bell's b g H D B by Arthur Holt, dam Jennie D by Jerome Eddy. W H Lumsden'a b s McPherson by McKinney, dam Eveline by Nutwood. Walnut Grove Stock Farm's blk m The Boquet by Nushagak, dam Woodflowei by Ansel. Geo W Kingsbury's b g D E Knight by Lynwood, dam Grant, Jr. Wm. Morgan's b m Una K by McKinney, dam Nellie K by Gen. Grant, Jr. S. Silgen's Birdcatcher by Direct, dam Katherine by Hock Hocking. I. N. Minor's br g Morosco by Wayland W, dam Lady Moor by Grand Moor. R. W. Peterson's b g R W P by Lynwood W. V. J. Guinasso'a bl g Walter Wilkes by Sable Wilkes, dam by Patchen Vernon. ALL QUESSES POSITIVELY CLOSE JULY 26, 1904. Should more than one per9on pick the first three horses in the order in which they finish two timers will be given to the first two guessers in the order in which the guesses were received. NO STRINGS ATTACHED TO IT. MAY PUT IN ANV NUMBER OF GUESSES. Gut This Out and Send in Your Guess To the BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco. My selection for the first three horseB winning money in the California Stakes .$2000, to take place at the P. C. T. H. B. A. meeting at San Jose ie: First Second Third Signed Date Address. ... 1904, July 23, 1904] ®he gvee&zv emit gtpjavtstman 15 SMITH GUNS LONGEST STRAIGHT RUNS At S. F. Trap Shooting Association May 22— 23— 24— 28 VAUGHN, - - 72 Straights FEDONKK, - 62 " Also longest straight run and first monlesat live birds All Kinds of Ammunition... Catalog on application to Hunter Arms Co., Fulton, N.Y. RED BALL BRAND. Awarded Gold Medal At California State Fair 1892. 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BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 33 Geary San Franoisoo, Cal. 13 ©he fgveeiiev emir gpp<*rfcsmcm [July 23, 1904 * 'i ne Harness Am U0rsE BOOTS San Francisco, Cal.^clj^ ^pv -^^ ~4p* *^V "<*l* "^W ""W!* "W^ ~4* W^ H* 4Vr "Tf * "^f * *i* ^f ■ »f * tf ■ *f * ?■ f * '-9* I* *f * f* '? -■ "■».* 'T^ *?■■ *f * ■?■ "?* *f* ^f * ^T" 'f * *f * *ff* '?*■ *f * *f * *f» 't* *»"■ "*?* "'?* '*! * *f» "r" v »(» «f » ' IU. M. C. SHOOTERS WIN Grand American Handicap, Highest General Averages of all Targets shot at, also Consolation Handicap. R. D. GUPTILL of Minnesota, 19 yards. 96 out of 100; S3 out of 60 on shoot-off. J. L. D. MORRISON of Minnesota won premier honors for the entire series. 277 out of 300 at 19 and 20 yds; 491 out of 500 at 16 yds W. H. HEER of Kansas, winner of Consolation, 98 out of 100, at 20 yards with a Remington Gun. .All XtToxa. -W7itH XT. M. O. SECBIjXjS 86-88 FIRST STREET | SAN FRANCISCO, f * i t I UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO. E. E. DRAKE, Pacific Coast Manager. m RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS Wucmm PACIFIC COAST AGENCY 127-135 FIRST STREET AMIHIJNITIOM A. MTJILEK. Agent. SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA At the UBAND AMERICAN HANDICAP 704 shooters took part Id the main events. 137 divided the purses. 65 WINNERS SHOT Du PONT SMOKELESS and won ■S3I5.1C ,-^^S^S^% + * * Xjoetdocl lxx O. ~E*. w . Smokeless. Winning' Higrhest Average at All Shoots. IT TOO WANT THE BEST ASK FOB California Powder Works FACTORY LOADED SHELLS. If Tom Vealer don't keep them write the CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS — Office 330 Market St., San Francisco Manufacturers of HERCULES DYNAMITE. HERCULES GELATINE, CHAMPION IMPROVED BLASTING, BLACK BLASTING, BLACK SPORTING C. P. W. SMOKELESS and MILITARY SMOKELESS. Also sell CAPS and FUSE. Grand American Handioap. "INFALLIBLE" WON 1st GENERAL AYERAGE, Mr. J. L. D. Morrison of St. Paul, Minn.' .976%. "SCHULTZE" WON 2d GENERAL AVERAGE, Mr. J. A.R Elliot of New York, N. Y. .978%. LAFLIN & RAND POWDER CO. >JS/\. Clabrough, Golcher & Co, RUNS un Goods *-3cnd for Catalogue. FISHING Tackle You can get these Smokeless Powders in FACTORY . . LOADED . SHELLS 538 MARKET STREET, S. F. DU PONT "E. C." SCHULTZE HAZARD SHOTGUN RIFLEITE BALLISTITE LAFLIN a i;idv s b g Cuckoo by Strathway, dam Edith M. by Milton M. a i ntlDger'i br s Daedallon by Diablo, dam Grace by Buccaneer. T. W. Barstow'H b m Alone by Nearest, dam Grenett by Chrlsman's Hamblotonlan. James Sutherland's b g Ben F by Bradtmoor. dam by Stelnway. Mabry McMabon's blk s I Direct by Direct, dam Franclsca by Almont. C. Whitehead's blk § Delphi by Director, dam Etta by Dexter Prince. C. Whitehead's s g Toppy by Delphi. S S. Bailey's b m Oma A by Dlctatus, dam by Director. S. 8. Bailey's ch s Tidal Wavo by Nutwood Wilkes, dam by McKlnney. E. A. Servis' ch g Edwin S. by Dr. Hicks, dam by La Harp SllvaX Wright's bg Kelly Brtggs by Bayswater Wilkos, dam Algenie John A. Cole's blk ■ Zolock by MoKlnney, dam by Gosalper-substltutcd for Jonesa Easier. FRIDAY-THIRD DAY-AUGUST 5. No. 7-f WO-YE4.R-OLD ;TROTTING DIVISION BREEDERS FUTURITY STAKES No. 3— S6000 Guaranteed— 81450. W. G. Durfee's b f Bellemont by Zombro, dam Daisy Q. Hill by Altamont. J. W. Haile & Co.'s b f Mamonio by Demonio, dam May Noriss by Noriss. M. Carter's b t Elma S. by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Bessie C. by Oal. Nutwood. N. M. Strong's br c AmbuBh by Zolock, dam May Kinney by Silkwood. J. B. Iverson's b c North Star by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Ivoneer by Eugeneer. Alex Brown's b e HI Rey by Nushagak, dam Pioche by Dexter Prince. I. C. Mosiers b f Gluck by Zombro, dam Scappoose by Roy Wilkes. George L. Warlow's b c Athasham by Athadon, dam Cora WIckersham by Junio. Mrs. Ella Warlow's b f Sextette by Athablo, dam Donnatrine by Athadon. Dingee & Greene's gr c Dingee by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Little Witch by Director. No. 8-3:25 CLASS PACING. 8600. B. Croner's b m Hattie Croner by Bay Bird, dam by Algona. W. Mastin's b g Elmoreno by Iris. C. Whitehead's b m The Mrs. by Derby Ash, dam Spurwick Girl by Hawthorne. S. A. Eddy's b g Tammany by Iris. W- G. Durfee'sjb s Unnamed by Peter the Great, dam by Sultan. H. W. Goodall's b g Uncle John by Chas. Derby, dam Naualaka by Balkan. F. R. Garnsey's b g Sunny Jim by Ketcbum, dam Nellie B. by Christmas. L G. Richard's blue m Ruby H by Bayswater Wilkes, dam by Prompter. E- A. Servis' rn g Doctor J by Dr. Hicks. Thos. Charlton's s m Rose Thome by Hawthorne, dam Belle by Dexter Prince. J. D Springer's ch m Miss Idaho by Nutwood Wilkes, dam by Forrest Clay— substituted for Explosion. V. Verilhac's b m Gertie A. by Diablo, dam Lola by Sidney— substituted for Hail Pointer. No. 9-THREE-YEAR-OLD PACING DIVISION BREEDERS FCTURITT STAKES No. 1—86000 Guaranteed— 81300. J. E. Montgomery's b c Seymow M. by Diawood, dam Nancy H. by Upstart. E. D. Dudley's brf Friskarina by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Bee by Stirling. G. W. Kirkman's gr f My Way by Stoneway, dam Ethel Basler by Robt. Basler. SATURDAY-FOURTH DAY-AUGUST 5. No. 10— THREE-YEAR-OLD TROTTING DIVISION BREEDERS FUTURITY STAKES No. 1— 86000 Guaranteed— 82300. Jas. H. Gray's b c Calamauca by McKinney. dam Russie Russell by Bay Rose. W. Mastin's b c Marvin Wilkes by Don Marvin, dam Nora S. by Sable Wilkes. F. R. Garnsey's b c Murray M. by Hamb. Wilkes, dam Anna Belle by Dawn. C. L. Jones' b c Carlokin by McKlnney, dam Carlotta Wilkes by Charley Wilkes. T. W. Barstow's b f True Heart by Nearest, dam Gamma by Norway. J. H. Vance's b f Geraldine by Zombro, dam Gipsy Girl by Nuoleus. No. 11— THE CALIFORNIA STAKE (for 3:3* Class Trotters), 82000. Wm. Morgan's b m Una K. by McKinney, dam Nellie K. by Gen. Grant Jr. S. H. Hoy's blk m Little Babe by Bradtmoor, dam by Dawn. F. R Garnsey's b m Alcacita by Red Cloak, dam Alcazette by Alcazar. Silva & Wright's b g M. J. by Bay Bird, dam by Cornelius. Martin Carter's ch h T C by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Zeta Carter by Director. H. C. Ahler's br g Telephone by Direct, dam Nellita by Philospher. John A. Cole's b g Jupiter B. by Gen. Beverly, dam Little Agnes by Gossiper. J De La Montanya's oh g Bain by Steinway. S. K. Dougherty's br m Sonoma Girl by Lynwood W.. dam Maud Fowler by Anteeo. A. L. McDonald's blk g Charley T. by Zombro, dam Sarah Benton by Albion— substituted for Col. Hickman. Robt. Burress' b g Golden Gate by Bay Bird, dam Dourhka by Western, C. A Wlnshlp's br g Abe Miller by Titus, dam Gazelle by Gossiper. H. A. Bell's b g H D B. by Arthur Holt, dam Jennie D. by Jerome Eddy. W H. Lumsden's br s McPherson by McKinney. dam Eveline by Nutwood. Walnut Grove Stock Farm's blk m The Boquet by Nushagak, dam Woodflower by Ansel. Geo. W. Kingsbury's b g D. E. Knight by Lynmont, dam Daisy A. by Friday McCracken. S. Siljan's Birdcatcher by Direct, dam Katherine by Hook Hooking— substituted for Sadie Thompson. I. N. Minor's br g Morosco by Wayland W., dam Lady Moor by Grand Moor— substituted for Pathway. R. W. Peterson's b g R. W. P. by Lynwood W.— substituted for Gertie \. No. 12—2:14 CLASS PACING STAKES, 8700. Ed. Ellis' b m Baby Ellis by Alcona Jr., dam Luce by General Washington. E. D. Dudley's br m Lorna Doone by Bayswater Wilkes, dam by Sterling. E. A. Servis' cb g Edwin S. by Dr. Hicks, dam La Harp. W. Mastin's b g Penrose by Kalrose, dam Miss Moonev Filly by Brigadier. S. A Eddy's b g Cuckoo by Strathway, dam Edith M. by Milton R. fl. W. Goodall's b g Uncle John by Charles Derby, dam Naualaka by Balkan. Silva & Wright's b m Polka Dot by Meodoclno, dam Maud Merrill. H. H. Duulap's b h King Cadenza by Stelnway. dam Empr< ss by Flaxtail. V. Verllhac's b g Harry Hurst by Delwin, dam Lady Kohl by LeGrande— substituted for Oma A Under the Condition*, by the payment of an additional 3 per cent Substitutions can be made op to August 1st. RACES BEGIN AT 1:30 O'CLOCK. E. P. HEAIiD, President. CEDAR RAPIDS (IOWA) JACK FARM W. L OE CLOW Proprietor FARMERS' SUPPLY OF THE MIDDLE WEST. I HAVE THE LARGEST AND BEST IMPORTED AND HOMEBRED J- JACKS In America, and also the tlnest line and best assortment of Bel. giao horses freshly I ■ ol the latest prize winners In Ger- manv and France in Percberon aod Oldenburg Stallions. 1 quote consistent living prices on all stock, and wlU soil rou muru Quality for the money than you can buy elsewhere. Torms to Write for photographs and catalogue. W. L. DK CLOW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa F. W. KELLET, Secretary. SAVE YOUR HORSES YOU'LL NEED 'EM AGAIN CRAFT'S DISTEMPER CURE is sold on a positive guarantee that It will benefit your horse. Your druggist wilt tell you so and return your money If It doesn't. That is a fair proposition. It is all on your side. PricefiGc a bottle or$4i>U a dozen. Large bottles $1 at druggists or direct. Booklet free. Weils Medicine Co.ChemU",and Germologlste 13 3d st, Lafayette, Ind, July 30, 1804] &he gvee&ev cmfc sportsman 3 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. W. KELLEY, Proprietor. furl and Sporting Authority of the Pacific Coast, — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O. BOX 2300. Telephone: Blacfe 586. Terms— One Year 83, Six Months SI. 75. Three Months SI 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, July 30, 1904. Dates of Harness Meetings. CALIFORNIA. San Jose (Breeders) Aug. 3 to Aug. 6 Vallejo Aug. 11 to Aug. 13 Santa Rosa (Breeders)...' Aug. 17 to Aug. 20 Cal. State Fair, Sacramento Aug. 22 to Sept. 3 Salinas Sept. 14 to Sept. 17 Hanford Oct. 10 to 1 5 Tulare Oct. 17 to 22 NORTH PACIFIC. Everett Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Vancouver, B. C Sept. 3 to Sept. 5 Whatcom Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Salem Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Seattle Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 North Yakima Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 Victoria B. C Sept. 27 10 Oct. 1 New Westminster, B. C Oct 3 to Oct. 8 Spokane Oct. 3 to Opt. 8 Walla Walla Oct. 10 to Oct. 15 Boise Oct. 17 to Oct. 22 GRAND CIRCUIT. Buffalo Aug. 1 to Aug. 6 Empire City Aug. 8 to Aug. IS Brighton Beach Aug. 15 to Aug. 20 Readville Aug. 22 to Aug. 27 Providence Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Hartford Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Syracuse Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Columbus Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 Cincinnati Sept. 28 to Oct. 1 Memphis Oct. 17 to Oct. 27 THE BIG MEETING OF THE YEAR will open at San Jose next Wednesday where the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association will hold its annual meeting. There will he $11,000 to contest for, and among the leading events will be The Cali. fornia Stake, $2000 for 2:24 class trotters, The Pacific Slope Stake, $1500 for 2:20 class pacers, the $6000 Breeders Futurity for two-year-olds and three-year- olds in four divisions, besides many other big stakes. The entire program will be found in our advertising pages today. __^^^^^___^^^_ CALIFORNIA CIRCUIT OPENS. Large Crowds See Good Racing at the Famous Pleasanton Track. The California circuit of harness racing opened at Pleasanton on Wednesday with a good program and good racing. Of course some of the horses whose work has been heralded as very fast were beaten in slower time than they had been given credit for, but this always happens, and the races only went to prove that working a mile next to the pole inder every favor- able circumstance is a different proposition from rac- ing in a big field with all the uncertainties of bad luck and faster horses to contend against. There was a good attendance, probably not less than fifteen hundred people being on the grounds. The track fas in fair shaDe, the weather was just warm enough to be comfortable for those who had shady seats, and the time was excellent for a country meet- ing, the slowest heat being 2:16. When the horses were called up for the first heat of the 2:20 pace, the judges stand was occupied by Col. J. C. Kirkpatrick, Capt. J. H. Bennett and Mr. Martin Carter, with Jos. Neal as Clerk of the Course. Richard Havey, James Sullivan and Claude Burlin- game, three experience "dockers" were in the timers stand. The starter was Wm. Fallon, a resident of Pleasanton who, found the job a little harder one than he had surmised it would be, and who resigned his commission at the close of the day. Mr. Fallon did the best he knew how, and the starts were not so bad) but the postion needed a man of more experience. Ten horses came out to contest for the $1000 stake for 2:20 class pacers. In drawing for position Billy Red, the favorite, got the inside position, The Mrs. was second, Tammany third, Dr. J. fourth and Hattie Croner fifth. These were supposed to be in the front tier. Tom Carneal was sixth, next the pole in the second row, Sunny Jim seventh, Uncle John eighth, Cavalier ninth and Mildred O. tenth. Thelast named, rigged with a pair of spreaders that made her look aB if she had walked through a six-cornered kite and earned away the frame, soon occupied the centre of the stage, as it were. She is an ugly acting brute and probably not another trainer on the track except young Zibble could have been hired to drive her. She buck-jumped and plunged from the first score, ran into Dr J. and threw him down, smashed two or three sulkies, and got the Doctor to acting in the same manner, delaying the start of the first heat over an hour. Mr. Daniels, the driver of Dr. J., finally asked to withdraw his horse for fear he would he ruined entirely and the request was quickly granted him. Mr. Zibbell with an exhibition of remarkable grit, but poor judgment, insisted on starting his mare and when the horses were finally sent away got her to the half pole, but she fell there, and was distanced, much to the delight of the spectators and the peace of mind of the drivers who were piloting the other horses. The race itself does not require much description. Billy Red, the favorite, won in three straight heats, admirably driven by his trainer and owner, Mr. J. D. Springer. Billy Red made .a break in the first heat, just after passing the first quarter, but soon regained his feet and went round the field rath6r easily and beat the leader Hattie Croner handily in the stretch. The Bay Bird mare is very fast for the first half but like nearly all that sort tires coming home. If she could be controlled and rated during the first part of the race, she would be a better race mare. But this was her first race and she may do better later on. Of the ten horses that scored for the word, none but the four money winners made anything of a showing. Cavalier, the handsome gelding by Welcome, paced a nice mile in the last heat and took second position. He will probably get a mark better than the fastest heat in this race before the season is ended and looks like a 2:10 prospect. Tom Carneal, winner of fourth money, is a better horse than the summary shows. He had a lot of bad luck, but acted well throughout the race and is game. The only horses in this race that did not wear the straps were Cavalier, Tom Carneal and Uncle John. Billy Red is a handsome horse, a blood bay and although he wears hopples would probably race with- out them as he wears them very high. He does not wear a boot of any kind and has a splendid disposi- tion. Mr. Springer received congratulations from such reinsmen as Budd Doble and others for his excellent driving in this race. Pools on this event sold the evening before the race by Chase & Co. as follows: Billy Red $10, Hattie Croner $0, Tom Carneal $4, Cavalier S3, Uncle John $3, the other five $1 each. After the first heat they sold Billy Red $10, Field Bo. There were six starters in the 2:30 trot, and the wise contingent, without any reason but a reported mile in 2:14 made the brown gelding Walter Wilkes a favorite at $10 against $6 for the field. This horse is entirely green and has only had a few weeks work. In draw- ing for positions Lady Madison had the pole, The Trotter second, Walter Wilkes in third place, Rita H. fourth, Morosco fifth and Pat Rose on the outside. They were sent off after a few scores and Walter Wilkes marched right to the front where he stayed to the end of the heat, in 2:15}. The Trotter showed well in the heat, finishing a good second. W. G. Durfee's mare Rita H. was sent away all mixed up, vent to a break and was a distance out at the half. Here she began to move however and coming the last half in about 1 :05 finished fifth. Those who had seen this performance took a few field tickets before the n^xt heat at the same odds that had prevailed prior to the race. In the second heat Rita H. got off better but was quite a ways back going up the back stretch, but at the three-quarter pole Durfee began to make his drive. It resulted in one of the prettiest finishes ever seen between two horses. Both drivers were urging their mounts to the utmost, and they passed under the wire only noses apart, with the McKinney mare's nose in front in 2:15} the same notch as the previous heat. The remaining heats went to Rita H. easily and both were in 2:16. The summary will tell how the others finished. A race for buggy horses owned by citizens of Pleas, anton caused lots of sport. Dr. Colestock drove his pacing gelding by Eros to victory in straight heats, amid great applause. Summaries: Pacing, 2:20 class, purse S10C0. Billy Red, b g by Glenelg-Bunnell ■ — (Springer) 1 1 1 Hattie Croner, bm by Bay Bird (Bunch) 2 2 6 Cavalier, br g by Welcome (W. Dnjfee) 5 6 2 Tom Carneal.bg by Diablo (S. Trefry) 6 3 3 Sunny Jim, br g by Ketchum (Garnsey) 4 4 5 . Uncle John, b g by Chas. Derby (Chadbourne) 7 5 4 The Mrs, b m by Derby Ash (Whitehead) 3 dis Tammany, br g by Iris (Leggett) 8 dis Mildred O , r m by Secretary ( W. Zibbell) dis Dr. J.: r g by Dock Hicks (Daniels) w Time— 2:15, 2:12)5, 2:15 Trotting, 2:30 class, purse $500. Rita H., brm by McKinney-Smut (W. Durfee) 5 111 Walter Wilkes, brg by Sable Wilkes (Groom) 12 3 4 Lady Madison, b m by James Madison (Ward) 4 3 3 2 The Irotter.blkhby Sllkwood (Judd) 2 4 4 3 Morosco, b h by Wayland W (Cabney) 3 dis Pat Rose, b g by Falrose - (Hoy) 6 dis Time— 2:I5i,i, 2:I5U, 2:16, 2:16. Trot or pace— Buggy horses, purse S100. Joe (p) b g by Eros (Dr. L. A. Colestock) 1 1 Hattie C, bm by Diablo ..(Mr. Chadbourne) 2 2 George J.,grg by Bokeby... (Mr. Johnson) 3 8 Time— 42:32, £:'2)4. The second day's program at Pleasanton drew a still larger attendance, and some good racing was en- joyed. A new starter, Mr. Ed S. Smith of Los Angeles was in the stand, and was a success. Mr. Smith has a fine voice, gets acquainted with the horses very quickly and can tell when they are going squarely. He is prompt and gets them away with little delay. His announcements of results can be heard by everybody within a reasonable distance of the stand. He looks like the right man in the right place and will-start at the Breeders meeting at San Jose next week. The judges on Tuesday at Pleasan- ton were William Fallon, J. C. Kirkpatrick and Geo. A. Davis. The first race on the card was the 2:13 class pace in which there were six starters. Edwin S. was made the favorite at $10 to $3 for the entire field and the short enders cashed as they generally do at the early meetings on the circuit. Edwin S. had the speed of the bunch and took two heats in faster time than his former record, but he made a break in the third heat, broke his harness and was distanced. The Strath- way gelding Cuckoo then won in three straight heats, Ama A by Dictatus driving him out every time. Rey del Diablo got third money and Harry Hurst was fourth. There were but three starters in the 2:18 class trot out of eleven entries, and of the eight that did not start it is said that seven were either lame or sick. Briney K, Rozell and Verona were the starters and they went around the ring three times in that order. Briney K had an easy thing of it, and although they made him trot a little faster each heat he was only jogging and the race was uninteresting except the finish of the last heat which was drawn pretty fine and made the uninitiated think they were looking at a horse race. The race for buggy horses owned in Washington and Eden townships was won easily by the mare Izobel, a daughter of McKinney and Cricket 2:10 by Steinway. She was driven by Geo. Gray, Public Ad- ministrator of Alameda county, who used to train and drive years ago, and who can give many of the pres ent day trainers a few points in both training and driving. He reduced Izobel's record to 2:19 in the final heat of the race. The summaries: Pacing, 2:13 class, purse 5500. Cuckoo, b g by Strathway (Moody) 4 2 111 Ama A., b m by Dictatus (Mosher) 5 4 2 2 2 Rey del Diablo, chg by Diablo (Alviso) 2 3 3 3 3 Harry Hurst, ch g by Delwin (Groom) 3 5 4 5 5 Rajah, b g by Chas. Derby (Chadbourne) 6 6 5 4 4 Edwin S., ch g by Dr. Hicks (Daniels) 1 1 dis Time— 2:12)4, 2:13, 2:14Ji, 2:13, 2:145£. Trotting, 2:18 class, purse S500. Briney K, b g by Strathway (W. Durfee) ill Rozell, gr g by Bob Mason (Vance) 2 2 2 Verona, b m by Nutwood Wilkes (McDonald) 3 3 3 Time— 2:26)4, 2:22, 2:18)4- Trotting, buggy horses, purse S100. Izobel, bm by MoKinney (Mr. Gray) 1 1 Polly D (Mr. Holland) 2 2 Guy Wilkes, Jr (Mr. Rix) 3 3 Time— 2:29, 2:19. Pacing, to beat 2:26. Arner, b s by Charles Derby-Bertha (B. Simpson) won Time— 2:17»£. Trotting, to beat 2:38. Belladonna by Athadon (C. E. Clark) won Time— 2:28)4. Chehalis 2:04}, the black whirlwind and fastest of the get of Altamont, died at Morrisville, Vermont, on the 12th of this month. California race goers will remember when Chehalis was raced through the Pacific Coast by his owner and trainer Frank Frazier, of Pendleton, Oregon. He beat all the best in his class that year and got a record of 2:09}. Mr. Frazier afterwards took him East and finally sold him, and in Columbus, Ohio, In 1898, Chehalis reduced his mark to 2:04}. He was a very handsome horse, having the appearance of a thoroughbred and when Frazier had him could be placed anywhere in a race. Mr. Frazier used to delight in drawing a close finish, driving with one hand and winning by a nose when the heats were around 2:10. Chehalis was a son of Altamont and the famous old mare Tecora. There are eight full broth- ers and sisters of this family that have standard recordB. Chehalis is the sire of seven standard per- formers, the fastest of which is Umahalis 2:15}. He) was foaled in 1890. •» Jackson's Napa Soda Is sold in every olty, ti and hamlet in the State* mie gvsettev tm& ^povtsxnaxi [July 30, 1904 Ed. Geers has seta mark (or the trainers to shoot at that will be hard to hit. Winning both the Cham- ber of Commerce and Merchants and Manufacturers Stakes at one meeting is a hard thing to do and one must have good horses and good luck to do it. Rita H. 2:15* trotting. Billy Red 2:12$ pacing. ■Walter Wilkes 2:15} trotting. Pretty good for the opening day at Pleasanton. Judge Greene 2:09 is Directum's first 2:10 trotter. • Records will be broken at San Jose. The track there Is fast. Who will win the timer? The guesses are all in and the race comes off next Saturday. The 2:06 class pacers raced at Windsor for a $600 purse and the two heats were in 2:06} and 2:05}. Out of ten starters in the first pacing race of the season, at Pleasanton, all but three wore hopples. Jim Perry, a Denver horse, trotted a half mile to road wagon on the Overland track last Saturday in 1:02}. Sweet Marie got into the 2:10 list the first time she hit a Grand Circuit track and the track was slow at that. Fred H. Chase & Co. handled the auction and mutuals at Pleasanton this week to the satisfaction of all concerned. Harry McKerron, son of John A. McKerron 2:04}, has been a mile in 2:18 with a last half in 1:07. He looks like a high-class three-year-old. H. H. Dunlap, owner of KiDg Cadenza 2:15}, has purchased the Hotel Antlers at Nevada City, and will make that place his residence. He will ship his horses there, including Harold D., the fast green pacer by Dexter Prince, and will not race on the circuit this year. Another aspirant for championship saddle honors trotting has appeared in the gray gelding YVaubun 2:09}. It is said that H K. Devereux will ride the unsexed son of Pilot Medium against the world's sad- dle record trotting on the last day of this month at Cleveland. Tom Carneal by Diablo, paced a good race and was well handled in the 2:20 pace at Pleasanton by the veteran S K. Trefry. Tom Carneal is game and but for a horse that was directly in front of him breaking in the first heat he would have had third money instead of fourth. The showing made by Walter Wilkes in the 2:30 trot at Pleasanton was a good oie. Jack Grooji has only had him a few weeks, and to win the first heat he ever started in 2:15} shows that thehorsehas some class. He should not have been favorite against a seasoned race mare like Rita H. Charlie T., the fast trotter by Zombro, that was ex- pected to start at all the meetings on the California Circuit, was injured last week by slipping and fall- ing in his stall and may not be able to start at all this year. He had worked in 2:15 and gave every promise of being a money winner. The Crowley Stake will close on Monday next, August 1st. See that your Futurity candidate is entered in this side stake. A little more generous use of water for sprinkling the grounds and walks at the Pleasanton track would have made it more pleasant for visitors. We under- stand, however, that the supply of water expected from the city pipes, was inadequate and the water used for sprinkling had to be hauled more than a mile. There is a little black pacer by Titus down at Los Angeles that has paced miles below 2:10 and has no mark. He will not be raced this year. An advertiser offers for sale a yearling by Stam B. 2:11}, dam a full sister to Balkan 2:15. This yearliDg is entered in both the Stanford and Occident Stakes. Several entries have already been made to the Crowlej Stake which closes on Monday next. The KidA-AjJ.. prospects are for agood list of entries and a side stake [ of good value. Bad acting horses that buck, jump and bolt should be barred from the track as soon as they develop the habit. They are too dangerous a factor to be per- mitted In a race. Ten two-year old trotters have had starting pay- ments made on them to start in the Breeders Futurity at San Jose. It should prove a fine rac3 as some high class youngsters will start. Cavalier by Welcome won third money in the 2:20 pace at Pleasanton on the opening day, by coming second in the last heat. He looks like a horse that will be a factor in his class all through the circuit. The Grand Circuit horses will race next week at Buffalo. The largest stakes are the 2:08 pace and the 2:11 trot, each having a value of $5000. The pace will be decided on Wednesday and the trot on Thursday. Titus, the sire of Stipulator 2:11}, is not a full brother to Direct 2:05} as stated in the Year Book. He is by Director, and his dam is Belle Echo 2:20 by Echo, Becond dam Titus mare by Williamson's Belmont San Jose is all ready (or the Breeders meeting which opeDB there next Wednesday and some great racing may be expected. Many horses that did not start at Pleasanton this week will face the starter at San Jose. Nutwood Wilkes not only sires extreme speed but his sons are following the good example he set them. \'»h John A McKerron 2:04}, Nearest 2:22 and Stan- ton Wilkes 2:10}. They have all acquired the speed siring habit. Vlotor Verllhac of this city has purchased (rom M. M. Donnelly the pacing mare Flora G. and bought a substitution (or her in the Pacific Slope $1500 pace which comes off on the opening day of the San Jose meeting next week. When all those fast eastern trotters and pacers are ready to go Into winter quarters after the racing sea- son of 1904, their owners will probably realize that there were quite a number of California horses out for the money this year. The San Jose track has betn put In fine shape and will be lightning fast next Wednesday, the opening day, when the Pacific Slope Stake for 2:20 class pacers is to be decided. This promises to be a great race with heats in 2:10 or better. RITA H. 2:15 1-4 Winner 2:30 Trot at Pleasanton Gib Judd, who will be remembered as the owner trainer and driver of the famous horse Klamath 2:07}, made his reappearance in the sulky at the Pleasanton meeting with The Trotter, a son of Silkwood 2:07. He won fourth money with this horse and will do better later on as The Trotter looks like one that is on the in* prove. Rices for local horses create a great deal of interest and are keenly enjoyed by the people who fill the grand stands and should be encouraged. They should, bowevet, always be placed last on the program and not interfere with the regular events. It is not treat- ing owners right, who pay entrance money and are racing for big purses, to be delayed and bothered by a race that is only for fun. There were three starters in the two-year-old pac- ing division of Breeders Futurity No. 1 at the meet- ing last year. These were Seymow by Diawood, Freskarina by Bayswater Wilkes and My Way by Stoneway and they finished in that order. The same three will be the only starters in the three-year-old pacing division of the stake next week at San Jose. Budd Doble was an interested spectator of the races on the opening day at Pleasanton. Many Californlans would like to see this accomplished reinsman in the sulky at the Breeders meetings at San Jose. Perhaps he can be induced to exhibit his great horse Kinney Lou 2:073, although that fast trotter is as fat as a big pumpkin and in no condition to Bhow speed. The Davisville Percheron Association was formed at Davisville, Yolo county, with H. M. Larue, Presi- dent, Geo. W. Pierce, Secretary. There are eleven members of the Association which was formed for the purpose of owning and handling Percheron stallions. The stallion Fortuny, an importation from Franc", has been purchased for $3600. The horse is a jet black, three years old and weighs 1780 pounds. He is said to be a very handsome individual and a choice specimen of the breed. Mr. T. J. Fogarty, of Bakersfield, owner of that good trotter Richmond Chief 2:11} is also the owner of the Steinway mare Athenian, dam of the M. & M. winner Stanley Dillon 2:11}. He writes the Breeder and Sportsman that Athenian dropped a very handsome filly foal on the 21st of July that is the best looking and largest foal by bis stallion that has appeared this year. Mr. Fogarty wants to sell Athe- nian and as her foal came so late will not breed her back this year, so that anyone who would like to own a full brother or sister to Stanley Dillon, can secure one by purchasing this mare and breeding her to Sidney Dillon next season. Richmond Chief has made a good season this year and is in fine shape at the present time. The closing time for the Montana State Fair har- ness races has been changed from August 28th to August 13th, in order that horsemen may take in the Anaconda meeting. The secretary of the State Fair has issued new entry blanks which will be mailed to all the horsemen and has also sent out about two hundred notices to that effect. The original time of closing was on the Bozeman opening day, but later Billings set their date ahead of Bozeman and recently the Anaconda meeting was assured and this necessi- tated the change of the State Fair closing time which allows horsemen to take in Bozeman and Billings without a bar. The Capital City handicap which did not fill has been changed to a one and one-quarter mile handicap to close the evening of October 3d and to be run on Friday, October 7th. Amon<* the morning workouts, at Empire track, two weels ago, Braylon Ives drove Monte Carlo 2:07}, n fsr' miles, as follows: 2:10}, last hal( in i. hall in 1:05, and his handsome mare, Nora Lov, two miles In 2:12} and 2:11}. Oaward Silver 2:05} was sold last week to Baron Franchetti, a horse breeder of Florence, Italy, for $21,000. Onward Silver is by Onward, dam Sylvan Maid by Aberdeen, grandam Kentucky Central, dam of Kentuoky Union 2:07) by BaUora. He was bred by W. A. Collier, Memphis, Tennessee, and made Mb record at that place in October, last year, In a trial against time. Recently, his owner, Mr. J. C. Damien, made a wager that the M. A M. would yet be won by a three-year-old sited by Onward Silver. His oldest foals are now two-year olds. S. H. Hoy, the well known Yolo county horseman, who as he himself remarked, has bred and raced some good ones, and some that were not so good, states that it is Lis observation that a horse that will stop in a slow mile if he has been properly conditioned will also stop in a fast mile no matter how well on edge he may be. In other words when a trainer has put a 2:15 horse in condition to go a mile in 2:30 duriDgthe early part of the season, and finds that he backs up a little going a mile at that rate, he can depend that the horse will also back up when given his mile in 2:15 late in the year when he iB in as good condition as it is possible to get him. Any horse will stop when not in condition, but if you have one that is in shape to do what you ask of him and he fails to do it without backing up you can d-epend upon it that he is that kind of a horse. The one that gamely and cheerfully trots the last end of his mile in 2:20 when in condition to do only that, will also respond gamely at the finish of a fast mile when in proper shape. Starting payment has been made oa six three year olds entered in the Breeders $6000 Futurity. The race will come off on Saturday next the last day of the meeting at San Jose. There are four colts and two fillies on which this starting payment has been made, as follows: Calamanca, bay colt by McKinney, dam Russie Russell by Bay Rose, owned by James H. Gray of Santa Rosa; Marvin Wilkes, bay colt by Don Marvin, dam Nora S. by Sable Wilkes, owned by Walter Mastin of Sacramento; Murray M., bay colt by Hambletonian Wilkes, dam Anna Belle by Dawn, owned by F. R. Garnsey of Santa Ana; Carlokin, bay colt by McKinney, dam Carlotta Wilkes by Charley Wilkes, owned by C. L. Jones of Modesto; True Heart , biy filly by Nearest, dam Camma by Norway, owned by T. W. Barstow of San Jose; Geraldine, bay filly by Zom- bro, dam Gipsy by Nucleus, owned by W. H. Coleman of Los Angeles. First money in this stake will be $1000, with $200 additional to the person who nominated the dam of the winner, and $100 to the owner of the win- ners sire at the time the colt was bred. While we do not expect the winner wiil have to beat 2:18 more than once to win, the race will be a very interesting one and is liable to prove a warm contest. The chestnut mare Net 2:34} by Magie, son of Elmo S91, dam Madgeline, pedigree not traced, is dead from inflammation of the bowels. She died at the home of her owner, Mrs. Emily D. Knott, at Mayfield in this State. Net became a member of the great brood mare list last year when her son Del Oro paced a mile in 2:23}, another son, Leonel, having trotted to a record of 2:17} several years before. When Net was a four-year-old she was driven some on the roads in San Francisco by Mr. James G. Chesley and without other training than her road work was put into a race at Oakland and won the seventh heat and the race in 2:34}. She was a grand individual and game as a pebble. She was bred to Searchlight this year and was in foal at the time of her death. Net left ten liv- ing foals. One, La Honda, was never worked but had considerable natural speed; two were by Leo Wilkes, one, Leonel, was sold ^n(^ raced to a record of 2:17}, the other Leo Net is still owned by Mrs. Knott, and is fast but has never been trained. Her foal by Oro Wilkes, Del Oro, took a record last year. She had two foals by Eros, one being sold for a family horse, the other a" mare called Trilby Net that is very speedy and handsome and is being used as a broodmare. Two of her foals by Willeroo, son of McKinney are un- broken, another by Nutwood Wilkes is now at San Jose track in John Phippens' hands and has shown great speed. Her yearling by McKinney is a promis- ing youngster. Net was foaled in 1885, and but for her illness would probably have lived several years and been a regular breeder as she was a very strong and vigorous mare. JULY 30, 1904] f&he gveebev cmi> §tpovxs«ton II EASTERN GOSSIP. M m m f [Culled From Our Exchanges.] ESS) The Arion trotter Captain Haff has taken a record of 2:17J. Eastern horsemen are touting Grade Kellar 2:105 for the Massachusetts $15,000 stake. The performance of Snyder McGregor at Columbus makes the chestnut gelding look like one of the sea- son's sensations. The average time of his three heats was 2:09|. Bert Logan started on July 12th at Nevada, Mis- souri, in the 2:28 class pace for a purse of $500. The heats were in 2:19}, 2:23, 2:19} and 2:22. Jim Crow won the first, third and fourth heats and Bert Logan the second heat and second money. Monroe 2:12} by Seymour Wilkes will probably not start until late in the season. His feet troubled him last year but they are all right now, and Mr. Salis- bury says he drove him an eighth, just before leav- ing New York, faster than he had ever before driven a trotter. With respect to his caretaker, Stanley Dillon 2:11} wears the 'Indian Sign," writes "Marque." The colored man, Ansel Sutton, who grooms him, has a record scarcely equaled. He joined Mr. Geers' forces in 1897 and since then has cared for American Belle (3) 2:12J, Lady of the Manor 2:04}, Direct Hal 2:04}, Equity 2:12}, and Billy Buch 2:07}. This quintette are certainly a famous group for one groom to have had in the course of seven years. Ansel thinks Stan- ley Dillon will prove the Billy Buch of 1904. A peculiar feature of Lou Dillon's work is that her performances this season are almost identical with those of 1903. Lou made her first public appearance at Glenville, June 16th, last year, when she trotted to wagon in 2:06}. June 19, 1904, her time to wagon was 2:06J. June 29, 1903, marked her second appear- ance, her time then being 2:04f, which time was equaled precisely on her second appearance this year, June 25th. Her third appearance last year, July 4th, gave her a wagon mark of 2:04}, and when she made her third start this year, July 9th, she again trotted in 2:04}. Elsie S. 2:11}, the great Stamboul mare, owned by E. H. Harriman, is stapping great guns this summer, in the hands of Wm. Robbins, GoHhen, N. Y., man- ager for Mr. Harriman. Early this season Robbins said he was going to work her along slowly, just to keep her in condition for Mr. Harriman's road driving when he should want her. It seems that was just the kind of work she needed, and it may be remarked, in passing, that every trotter would be better and race faster if they had more slow miles, instead of heart breaking trials and workouts. At the mile track re- cently she felt so fine, stepping along at 2:20 gait to a road cart, that he let her out the last eighth, which she reeled off easily in 15J seconds. The provisions of the novelty races at Columbus last week kept the trainers very busy figuring out just what they would have to pay in the way of entrance money and what they would receive if they won any part of the purse. The conditions were that the race would end at the conclusion of the third heat. Each heat constituted a race. The entrance fee was five per cent with two and a half per cent additional for winning any portion of the money. One hundred and fifty dollars was added to the winnings of the horse standing best in the summary at the end of the third heat. The money was divided each heat in the pro- portion of sixty, twenty-five and fifteen percent. 'jLhe horsemen maintained, or at least many of them did, that the two and a half additiontalshould|be computed on the basis of the division of the purse offered for each heat while the management insisted that it should be on the whole purse. On this basis if a horse won one heat and another two both would secure more money from the association than would be the case if the purse had been divided according to the usual custom. The horse that finished third in but one heat would be money out of pocket for his owner but if he came third three times he would be ahead. If the division of the money should be con- fined to three horses it would cost the association more to give the purse than would be the caBe if under the old method but if nine different horses should win money, a possibility but not a probability, then the association would be ahead of the game. The "novelty" races had the merit of shortening the races and because of that fact waB appreciated by trainers and the public. Conditions might ari«e, howeveri under which the races would not be satisfactory. For instance, if after winning two heats a horse should be distanced the pool money would go to him and all auction selling was at an end after two heats had been won by one horse deBpite the fact that there was an- other heat to go. On the whole it is not probable that these races will become very popular although any association deserves the thanks of the public which is willing to test any plan which has for its object the shortening of the racrs. Up t» the present time it looks as though the two in three system is the most popular plan to date. The dash system has great possibilities and the coming test at the Empire and Brighton Beach tracks will be eagerly awaited by the public and the horsemen. These races will be st re to please the man with small capital who wishes to speculate on the result, a thing he is debarred from doing under the auction pool system of betting. For this reason alone the dashes at the New York tracks are scheduled to prove very popular with the general public. The only objection the trainers have raised to the dash system in New York is that there are to be tried at a time when all of the horses will be ready for long contests on the three in five system. Ab regards that, however, all of the horses will be on the same footing. The arm and saddle cloth numbers at Columbus were red in a black ground and were a great improve- ment over the white numbers, as they could be much more easily distinguished by the spectators. Secre taries looking for details to please the public can take notice. The California trotter, George G. 2:125, bought by Mr. A. N. Brady, of Now York, will be turned over to Geers at Detroit. He is engaged in the Roger Williams, The Massachusetts and the Empire and Brighton $10,000 stakes. Geers will race him and in the fall the gelding will also be raced in the amateur events at Memphis. Two weeks ago, at Cleveland, he trotted a mile in 2:07}, and Saturday last Mr. Billings drove him a mile to wagon in 2:10}. — "Marque" n Horse Beview. One WeBtern horseman profited last season because of his belief in silver, and the proprietor of a restau- rant in New York state lost a chance to make a few easy dollars because of his idea that paper currency is the only legal medium. Just as the Western horse owner was about to pay his check a man in front of him threw a silver dollar on the cashier's desk and was quickly informed by the proprietor that it was "no good here." The coin was of an ancient vintage bearing an engraving of "Liberty, " but this did not deter the Westerner from saying as he threw down a dollar bill, "I will cash that for you, mister. Silver is good out where I came from. " On his return to Missouri the purchaser of the silver showed it to the cashier of the bank who after looked over his coin book exclaimed, "I will give you four dollars for it," and the exchange was quickly made. A New York paper says that after the matinee at Empire track, July 14th, Mr. Butler offered to wager a gold timer that Mr. Cockerill could not beat 2:08 with his Speedway champion. Swift 2:07. Bert Web- ster drove the prompter and tried his best to rate tie mile bo that the ponies would get home in the time limit, but the best he could do was 2:08i. "I do not believe that there will be large fields at any of the Grand Circuit meetings this year, "said a well known racing man at Columbus the other day. "Many of the most prominent stables will turn back from Buffalo and race at the Western meetings, and in consequence I do not believe there will be big entry lists at any of the Eastern tracks. This will, I believe, make better racing and more enjoyable sport than if the lelds were large and unwieldly." This is the opinion of many other horsemen, and it is generally conceded that there will be a great series of meetings throughout the Western circuits. Prof. A. J.Feek, the veteran reinsman of Syracuse, was in attendance at the Utica races the past week for a little outing. He is a wealthy gentleman but loves a good race just as well as in the good old sum- mer time in the sweet long ago when he was a familiar driver down the Grand Circuit. "I would not mind driving in one more race, if I could choose my com- pany," said the Prof, with a smile, during a social chat. "These young drivers are too much for me. Some of them shut their eyes the first score down and never open them the entire mile! My company would be the true and tried old guard, like Gen. John E. Turner, Budd Doble, Charles Marvin, and per- haps one or two others, if they promised faithfully to be good." By the way, how few of the real old guard remain. The Scythe of Time is on the homestretch, and nearing the wire for the last dead heat. — Horse World. The two-year-old trotting filly, Sallie Lunn, owned by W. A. Clark, Jr., of Butte, Mont., and raced at Denver, Colo., where she took a record of 2:28J, is another illustration of the kindly manner in which the blood of The Moor crosses with that of Aberdeen. Sallie Lunn is a daughter of Wiggins 2:195 and her dam is a daughter of Alsatian 20255, son of Sultan 2:24 by The Moor 870. Wiggins is a son of Aberdeen 27, dam Albina de Mer by Stamboul 2:07}, by Sultan, son of The Moor, grandam Belle Blanche by The Moor. The Roman 2:09} by McKinney is working nicely for Trainer W. L. Snow. He worked two miles in 2:09f at Columbus, Thursday, did them both well within himself, and he acts very much like he *ill be a strong factor in the 2:10 trots this season. Snowbaa him going very good-gaited, and he appears to have more brush than usual with him, and he is at least one hundred pounds heavier than he waslast year. Of the great three-yeai-old trotters of last year, the first to sppear in public this season ia Mary Gage by Oro Wilkes, and in her first race at Columbus, a race of three heats in which every heat was a race, she won the first reducing her record from 2:165 to 2:11}. Judging from her first race the daughter of Oro Wilkes will probably get into the 2:10 list before the season is over. James Cassidy, of Denver, gave an exhibition of courage and reinsmanship at Columbus last week, when he drove the Bonnie Bells gelding Bonnie Treasurer in the 2:18 pace that, it can safely be said was never previously duplicated on a harness race track. Cassidy, it will be remembered, years ago sustained the loss of his right arm and left leg in a railway acci- dent. He also had a few ribs and other minor portions of his anatomy scattered and dislocated, requiring a silver plate to hold the "inwards" of his left side in place. Despite thiB he created a sensation a few years ago by driving Raymond M. 2:08} in many hard races. Raymond was, however, a good mannered horse, but Bonnie Treasure has a well-earned reputation as an outlaw. Nor is this all that troubles him. Some time ago he cut the quarter of Mb left front foot severely and lack of attention caused the wound to eat away about a fourth of the foot. Naturally it is tender and has caused the gelding much pain. At any rate, he showed his displeasure by kicking any and every vehicle hitched to him into minute atoms. After being pronounced useless Cassidy appeared up- on the~seene and immediately the struggle for mastery began. I saw Bonnie in the shop just before his race last Monday. Jim Clark stuffed a double handful of oakum into the now healed cavity of the foot and wound several yards of rubber tape around the hoof to hold it in place. At present the foot gives the horse no pain, but the kicking habit is still in work- ing order. Later Cassidy appeared on the track with the Treasure hooked to a war-chariot that discounted any- thing the oldest circuiter had ever seen. In order to avoid possible contact with Bonnie's heels Cassidy had rigged an ancient attachment-bike with an extra seat, which is located two feet to the rear of the regular seat. Bunches of rubber adorned the arch of the war wagon to act as a buffer together with ropes and two long rods of iron to keep the wheels from running for- ward when the horse rears up. Bonnie wore hobbles and many other things, and, in all respects was "sulkied and bridled and fit for the fray." Cassidy weighs perhaps 110 pounds, but 110 pounds of human being were never before in this world endowed with a more courageous heart than is pos, sessed by this little man whom the doctors have sawed up and rigged and patched with wood and metal. Most any other mortal afflicted as is CasBidy would be content to spend his days in some reposeful occupation — but there he is going into a race with a combination of horse and rig that no other driver would care to chance his neck with for a slow jog around the track. The Treasure was on his best behavior throughout the race and the much-looked for and predicted smas h up failed to come off. Cassidy passed the lines around his shoulders, holdinglhis left rein, watch and whip in his one hand. Could Cassidy drive? Well! You would not have to ask the question had you seen him finish the third heat. For the final 100 yards he kept Bonnie on his tip-toes, lifting him, whipping him and sending him forward faster and faster with each stride. If Mr. Carnegie cares to add a department of game ness to Mb "hero fund, "Cassidy should win the limit prize. All who saw him drive this race agree that he is entitled to the belt and no questions asked. Incidentally Bonnie Treasure can pace several heats close to 2:10 right now, despite his bum foot and the heavy war wagon. — "Marque" in Horse P. 6 ©he gveebev mtfc gposiantcm [July 30, 1904 Grand Circuit Opens at Detroit. Record breaking marked the opening of the Grand Circuit at Detroit last Monday, the Chamber of Com- merce $5000 stake being paced in faster time than ever before, and won by Ed Geers' horse Baron Grat- tan. Morning Star, a 6on of the old champion Star Pointer, won the first heat of this big stake in 2:06}, breaking the record of the race made by Direct Hal two years ago when he paced a heat in 2:06J. Baron Grattan took the next three heats in 2:06.}, 2:06J and 2:09}. China Maid 2:05}, that defeated Baron Grat- tan at Columbus two weeks before, was distanced in the first heat. The betting oo the Chamber of Com- merce stake was very heavy, a sample pool being Baron Grattan $350, China Maid $200, Morning Star $200, Angus Pointer $45, Ethel Mao $45, the field $15. The raoe was a duel between Baron Grattan and Morn- ing Star, but the Grattan horse was the best. The 2:20 class trot went to Alexander in straight heats, and the favorite Snyder McGregor was outside the money. Snyder McGregor is the horse that won so impressively at Columbus, trotting his three heats there in 2:09}, 2:10} and 2:09}. Three California horses got money in the 2:20 trot, Bonnie Russell by Conifer gettiDg second money, John Caldwell by Strathway third money, and Leta by McKinney fourth. As the heats were from 2:11 to 2:10} the horses that won money all made a good showing. John Caldwell was a good second in the second heat, which was in 2:11. He is owned by Col. J C. Kirk- patrick of this city. Star Hal won the 2:07 class in two straight heats, Winfield Stratton and Captain Sphinx dividing sec- ond and third money. Summaries: Trotting, 2:20 class, purse $1500. Alexander, b g bv Star Duroo. (Geers) 1 1 1 Bonnie Russell, bh (Hudson and Snow) 2 3 2 John Caldwell, b g (Thompson) 3 2 7 Iota, blk m (De Ryder) 5 4 S Snyder McGregor, ch g (Hogan) 4 5 6 GovernorMcCauley.bg.. (Foote) 9 10 4 Jennie Scott, b m (Collins) 8 8 5 Enchantress cb m (Norton) 6 7 9 Miss Leo Rex, b m : (W.Marvin) 10 6 10 GtorgeE.brg (Clement) 11 9 8 Cbeekmate.bg (Ritchie) 7 d Time— 2:11, 2:11, 2:10«. The Chamber of Commerce Stakes, $5000, for 2:24 pacers. Baron Grattan b g by Grattan (Geers) 2 111 Morning Star, b h. (MoClary) 14 2 2 Ethel Mao, oh m (McCarthy and Snow) 3 2 4 West.bg (Agnew) 4 3 3 Angus Pointer, b g . . - (Macpherson) d China Maid, b m (MoLaughlin) d Judge Denny, b g (Kerr) d Time-2:06!4, 2:06*. 2:06K, 2:09i£. Pacing, 2:07 class, purse $1500. Star Hal. brh by Brown Hal (Snow) 1 "1 Wlnfleld Stratton, bh (McGuire) 2 3 CaplainSphlnx.bg (Hopkins) 3 2 Sufreet.blkm (Wilson) 5 4 Baron Rodgers, br g (G. MoCleary) 6 5 Stratbline.bg (Burns) 4 d Tlme-2:04^, 2:06«. On Tuesday, the M. & M. $1000 stake, the first of the big trotting stakes of the year, went to the Cali- fornia horse Stanley Dillon with ease. The time was slower than anyone expected, 2:11} being the fastest heat, but Stanley Dillon did not have to extend him- self as the field of eleven others was not up to ex- pectations. At least twelve thousand people saw the race. In the first pools sold Stanley Dillon brought $200, Miss Gay $125, Italia $50, Ruth C. $10, Emma Hoyt $10 and the field $10. Miss Gay was always a heavily backed second choice, but she came out lame, and after showing badly for two heats, was withdrawn. Blackthorne, the Hawthorne gelding of the Salis- bury string, got third money. In the first heat Italia by Zombro took the load, broke on the turn and gave way to Baraja, who led past the half, with Jolly Bachelor in close attendance. Geers bad gradually been working Stanley Dillon forward, and shot him into the lead. He won as he llkod. The second heat was without a ripple of excitemont. Stanley Dillon was never headed. The third went to Stanley Dillon in a veritablo walk, in 2:13. By winning the Chamber of Commerce Stake, with Baron Gratton, and following It up by his M. & M. victory Tuesday with Stanley Dillon, Geers ac- complished a feat that has never been duplicated. Summaries: Pacing, 2:1>, class, pursetloOU. Benny, br g by Sphinx (Colby) 1 l l VlcoRcgal.bg (James) 3 2 5 JalTa.bg (Shackett) 4 4 2 Bourbon, c b g (McMalion) 2 5 4 Mlnalold.brm (Snow) 5 3 3 Sloln. ug (G. McClory) d Edgar Boy, bh (Fuller) d Time— 8:10*, 2:i2n, fcllW. Trotting, 2:21 class, tin; Merchants' and Manufacturers' stakcsi $10,000. Stanley Dlllon.bg by Sldnoy Dillon, by Stolnway.(Geors) l 1 1 ;'rra (Kei Black Thorn, blkh (DoRydor) 5 6 3 Jolly Bachelor, bg (Spear) 6 3 6 -ediile.cli m (Brawlor i i>iinnel'e, blk m (Elters Emma Hoy , b m (SUuhoo) 12 6 7 A II Ic Jay, » m (MoKee I Bh hwood, ch m (McGuire) 3 9 d (Hudson) 7 7 a (Shaw) 11 11 d :n (Wilson) 10 12 d Tlme-2:12?i,J:lltf, 2:13. Pacing, 2:13 class, purse $1500. Bub Oreil. ch g by Edwin V (McMahon) 2 1 1 Black Hal, big (Snow) 14 4 Bob. chg . . . (Wilson) 3 3 2 Hazel Patch, brg (Flack) 4 2 3 Klngnii.re.bb (Pearcel 5.5 Vyzole, oh g (Harrison) 7 6 6 EllaOla.bm (Saam) 6 5 d Englewood.ch g (McGuire) d Time-2:07X, 2:08JK, 3:09. Trotting, 2:12 class, purse $2000. ConsuelaS., bm by Directum (De Ryder) 1 1 FosterBoy.bg (Critchfleld) 2 2 Lady Patchie, bm (Ekers) 3 3 Kent.chg (Spear) 4 4 Time— 2MH, 2 1024. California horses are advertising this State all right on the Grand Circuit. They get money in about every race they start in. On Wednesday Sweet Marie, the handsome McKinney mare owned by William Garland of Los Angele9, won the 2:14 class trot in three straight heats and incidentally because a new member of her sire's rapidly growing and re- markable 2:10 list which now contains eleven of which Beven are trotters. In the 2:10 trot Dr. Strong, one of the high-class trotters of 1903 was the favorite, but Judge Greene took the first heat from him in 2:09, and earned second money, while the Roman won third money. Tne finish in the third heat took the crowd off its feet as there was a furious drive through the stretch with Dr. Strong, Norrie, The Roman and John Taylor fin- ishing heads apart. The track record of 2:05 held by Cresceus, had a second knocked off it by Lou Dillon. Millard Sanders drove her to a sulky as the track was very heavy and she is not partial to soft footing. Her first quarter was in 30J, the half in 1:01 and the three quarters in 1:32}. The 2:09 pace was the heaviest betting race of the meeting, thus far. Galagher and John M. alternated as favorites. E. E. Smathers, owner of John M., sent a heavy commission into the ring on him. John M. won in Btraight heats, the first easily, the second by a neck only. Summaries: Pacing, 2:09 class, purse $2000. John M., blk g by Paris-Laura (Spear) 1 1 King Dliect. blk h (Geers) 3 2 Gallagher, b g (James) 2 3 Al Bock, blkh (Sanders) 4 4 Red Bird, b h (Michael) 5 d Time— 2:07, 2:06^. Trotting, 2:14 class, purse $1500. Sweet Marie, b m by McKinney (Smith) 1 1 1 Angola, ch m (Ames) 3 2 2 Wild Wilton, brg (Cares) 2 3 7 Direct View, brh (DeRyder) 6 5 3 Joymaker, b h (Geers) 4 4 4 HallFry.bg (Foote) 5 6 5 NellaJay.rom (McKee) 7 7 6 GoldBug.bg (Stewart) 8 d Time— 2:10, 2:10H, 2-.WH. Trotting, 2:10 class, purse $1500. Dr. Strong, gr g by Strong Boy-Viola S (Gaghan) 2 1 1 JudgeGreene.bg (DeRyder) 1 3 5 TheRoman.bg (Snow) 4 2 3 Norrie.bg (B. Shank! 3 5 2 John Taylor, brg (Wilson) 5 6 4 Lady Gail Hamilton, blk m (Hudson) 6 4 7 RobertMac.bg (Geers) 8 8 6 Queen Wilkes, bm (Spear) 7 7 dr Topsey, b m (Haws) 4 Time— 2:09, 2:09!i, 2:10M- Pacing, 2:25 class, purse $150C. Endora blk m by Wilton.... (Snow) 1 1 1 MoEurie, ro g " (Geers) 4 2 2 Joe Gratton, ch h (B. Shank) 2 5 5 Monarch Chimes, blk h (Cares) 5 3 3 William M„bg (McCarthy) 6 6 4 Starch, br h (Foote) 3 4 a Winnie King, ch m (Wilson) d Time— 2:10&, 2:12J£, 2:12H- The McKinney mare Leta was landed a winner by Charley DeRyder at Detroit on Thursday, trotted her three heats all below 2:15 and now has a record of 2:13}. She beat the favorite, Ed Geers' mare Hive, handily. In the Chamber of Commerce consolation purse China Maid acted badly, making two standstill breaks in the first heat, but paced like a whirlwind and saved her distance. Her driver, McLaughlin, was taken out and Teachout substituted, but the Maid broke as before. The race went to Angus Pointer in two straight heats. The talent thought Joe Pointer could win the 2:05 class pace, but the Pointer horse was beaten a head in a furious drive the first heat by Frank Yoakum in 2:05}, and the latter took the next heat and the race. There was perfect weather, a large attendance and brisk speculation. The summaries: Pacing, 2:17 olass, purse $2000. Bob Hughes, b h by Ashland Wilkes (Hlghntght) 1 1 1 John Burns, g h (Heldrlok) 2 2 2 GlpsyGIrl, gm (Kennedy) 8 4 3 Hal Fredda, blk m (Browly) 4 6 4 Ash Rose, bh (Weutherly) 6 6 5 Glad Bells, bh. (Geers) 6 3 4 Vernon, ch m — (Samuels) 7 7d Bonnie Treasure, ch g (Johnson) 3 ro Tlmo-2:10!i, 2:11(11,, 2:10',. Pacing, 2:21 olass, Chamber of Commerce consolation, puree $1000. Angus Pointer, b g by Sidney Pointer (MacPherson) 1 i West, b g (Agnew) 2 ., China Maid, b m (MoLaughlin nnd Teachout) 3 a Tlme-2:08VS. 2:08J£. Trotting, 2:25 olass, puise $1500. Lota, bm by McKinney (DoRydor) 1 1 1 Illvc, bm ((.Jeers) 2 2 4 Silver Oro, gg (Snow) 7 I 2 Kathryn R., bm (Hudson) CSS Sylvester J., b h (Stenson) s d Florls. bg (Teachout) 4 d Mary Scott; bm (Collin*) 5 d Tlmc-2:13tf, 213X, 2:11)4. Pacing, 2:05 class, purse $1500. Frank Yoakum, b g by Parker (Gosnel) 1 1 Joe Pointer, bh (McClary) 2 3 Little Squaw, brm (Ceiderburg) 3 2 Locanda, brh (Rosemire) 4 4 Time— 2:05^, 2:06)4. Windsor Summaries. July 19— Trotting, 2:16 class, purse $800. HallFrye, bg by Wcodsprite (Foote) 4 111 Mary Gage, brm by Ora Wilkes (Kinney) 12 3 3 Ben Potts, brg (Valentine) 2 4 2 2 Leonora, bm (DeRyder) 3 3 4 4 Time— 2:12«, 2:11J4, 2:11W, 2:16)4. Pacing, 2:12 class, purse $800.* Hazel Patch, blk g by Hard Patch (Flack) l l l Dr. H.,bg (Smith) 8 2 2 John F. g g (Rush) 4 3 3 Bob, ch g ( Wilson) 3 dis Bessie Drake, rm (Geers) 1 dis Time-2:08M, 2:13, 2:12 Trotting, 2:24 class, purse $600. Alexander, b g by Star Duroc (Geers) 5 1 1 RuthC.gm (Kenney) 2 3 2 EmmaHoyt.bm (Stinson) 3 2 3 Mary Scott, bm (Collins) 4 4 4 Black Thorn, blk g (DeRyder) 1 dis Time— 2:15M, 2: 13«, 2: 14V4- Pacing, 2:24 class, purse $600. West, b g by West Wilkes (Agnew) 1 1 Eudora. blk m (Snow) 3 2 Judge Denny, b g (Kerr) 2 5 Vice Regal, bg (Jamesl 4 3 BadNews.bg (Wilson) 5 4 William M., b g (McCarthy) ds Willas.bg (Simms) ds Time— 2:12^,2:11;.,. July 20— Pacing, 2:18 class, purse $800. Angus Pointer, b g by Sidney Pointer (McPherson) 111 Ethel Mc, ch m (McCarthy) 2 2 2 LittleSandy.bg (Kennedy) 3 3 6 Mionaloid, br m (Snow) 5 5 3 Benny, brg (Colby) 4 4 7 BonnleTreasure.bg (Cassidy ) 7 6 4 Little Tim, bg (Khaket) 6 7 5 Time— 2:08^, 2:09!4, 2:10)4. Trotting, 2:12 class, purse $600. Gold Standard, b g by Count Louis (Castie) 1 1 Wild Wilton, br g (Oares) 2 4 Direct View, br s (DeRyder) 4 2 Angiola.bm (Ames) 3 3 Time— 2:13, 2:lli£. Pacing, 2:14 class, purse $800. Black Hal, blk g by Star Hal (Snow) 1 1 1 BobO'Rell, chg (McMahon) 3 2 2 EllaOla.bm [Burns) 2 4 3 Vyzole, chg (Harrison) 4 3 4 Bonnie Patchen, b s .(Moon) 5 5 5 Time-2:10K, 2:08«, 2:10. July 21— Trotting, 2:20 class, purse $800. Baraja, b g by Colonel Cochran (Shaw) 6 111 Checkmate.bg (Richie) 5 2 2 2 Jennie Scott, b m (Collins) 2 5 3 5 Ozone, bg (Foote) 3 3 4 3 Leta, brm (DeRyder) 4 4 5 4 Silver Ore, gg (Stewart) 1 dis Time— 2:16, 2:14^, 2:15)4, 2:18»£. Pacing; 2:06 class, purse $600. Star Hal, bs by Brown Hal (Snow) 1 1 Joe Pointer, b s (McClary) 2 2 CaptainSphinx.bg (Hopkins) 3 3 Frank Yoakum, b s (Gosnell) 4 4 Strathline, b g (Burns) 5 5 William Mc, blkg (Castle) 6 6 Elderone, b g (Simms) 7 dr Time— 2:05)4, 2:06^. Pacing, 2:16 class, purse $800. John Burns, g s by Bobby Burns (Hedrick) 1 1 1 Monarch Chimes, brs (Cares) 5 2 3 GipsyGirl.gm (Kennedy) 2 4 4 Jaffa.bg (Shaket) 4 5 2 Hal Patron, brs (Hopkins) 3 3 6 BourbonC.bg (McMahon) 7 6 5 Irene D., blk m (Glassford) 6 dr Time— 2:14X, 2:12H, 2:14. The program for July 22d, the last day of the Windsor meeting, had to be declared off on account of rain. The Horse in Turkey. A. C. Barkley, in his book, "Between the Danube and the Black Sea, " says of the Turkish horseman: "All his movements are bo quiet and collected that a horse soon forgets all fear of him, and to find a restive horse is rare indeed. Pullers are very common and most Turkish horses have bad mouths, owing to their being ridden with severe bits from the time they are first mounted. This will always he so, for it is 'the custom,' and it is hard to get a Turk to change a custom as an Englishman. A Turk never rides fast, and his favorite pace on a long journey is either a jog or a tripple; the latter is preferred, as it is faster and much easier to the rider. Whenever he passes water, winter or summer, he lets his horse drink as much as it wants; but when he has done so he rides it on fast at once; he never lets it stand still after drinking. If possible, he gives his horse its fill of water half an hour before the end of its journey. Directly he dis- mounts he loosens the girth and leads the horse about till he is quite cool; he is then put in the stable with the saddle on, and this is not taken off for an hour or more. When this is done, and when he has had water on his way home he nev jr 'breaks out,' and never re- fuses his feed of barley. " Mr. Thos. Ronan, proprietor of the Pleasanton track received word this week of the death of his stallion Alexis at Dayton, Washington. Alexis was by William L. sire of Axtell 2:12, etc., and his dam was Sue Stout by Surplus. Alexis was the sire of five standard porformers, the fastest being Ben Bolt 2:18. Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feet. July 30, 1904J ©ft* gretbev anb ^povt&tnan "May Sacrifice the Bird." In speaking of George G., the California horse re- cently purchased by Eastern parties, "Hawley," of the Kentucky Stock Farm, writes as follows: "If the owner of George G., the fast California trotter, should decide that the son of Homeward shall fill hit engage- ments, he will be a formidable candidate in several of the important events of the year, and in the Mas- sachusetts, Roger Williams and other events in which he is engaged, he must b© looked upon as having' more than an even chance, for nothing in these races has shown the same quality as the California-bred trotter displayed when he trotted a mile in 2:07^ at Cleveland. His speed, of course, is unquestioned, and if one can judge from his racing of last season, he is at least a fairly good race horse, for his victories, while over ordinary fields, were made without much effort. Any trotter at this season of the year that can cover a mile in 2:07|, after having shown such a terrific turn of speed as George G. has displayed on previous occasions must be reckoned with in con- sidering the important eventB of the year, and he would have to be little short of a counterfeit did he not perform creditably. George G. is, however, as far as his Eastern form is concerned, a comparatively unknown quantity, for it has been proved on more than one occasion that great speed alone does not necessarily prove that there is great racing ability, and this most conspicuous of all the trotters eligible to the 2:12 class may prove that the race is no- always to the swift. "Nevertheless, his performance at .Cleveland is quite remarkable; in fact, so much so that if I owned him I would consider his chances greater than those of any other of winning his engagements. His owner, Mr. Anthoney N. Brady, may elect to reserve him for matinee races, in which event his real capacity may not be discovered until late in the year, all of which would be somewhat unfortunate, for it is always a matter of regret whenever an extremely fast trotter and one possessing as many good qualities as seem to belong to this horse is not seen in public races. Men of great wealth frequently prefer the pleasure of own- ing an extremely fast trotter to the delight of witness- ing a victory in a classic event, yet the sweets of vic- tory in a race in which the best of that particular division are eligible are always more enjoyable, when once tasted, than mere contests against time or in specials. The two exceptions tc this, I think, are the Cleveland Challenge Trophy and the Gold Cup at Memphis, two of the most distinctly sporty events ever held in America, and two races in which there appeared two trotters that, while they never appeared in so-called public events, earned reputations for superb courage and racing ability. John A. McKer- ron and Lou Dillon in these two races proved them- selves race horses of the first flight, and showed very plainly that had they been allowed to take part in the important events of the Grand Circuit would have added to their fame by becoming classic event win- ners, which fame, however, would have added little if any to the reputation they now possess. Owners of trotters more than any class of horsemen are given to waiting for fuller development, and not infrequently sacrifice the bird in the hand for the prospective two in the bush. "An example of this may be the result of a deter- mination on the part of the owners of Vice-Commo- dore, a trotter that is reputed to be a tremendously high-class horse, to save him for the future, and to withdraw him from the rich three-year-old engage- ments, in which, if victorious, he would haveacquired a reputation as a colt trotter more valuable than any victories at maturity, for the breeders of today attach more importance to capacity in a three-year-old than in a matured horse, and with good reason, for it is the colt trotters that are siring the stake winners. The owners of Vice-Commodore may have very good reason for not starting him in his three-year-old form and in fact may profit by this determination, if indeed it is a fact that the horse is not to appear this year; yet to moBt men the temptation would be very great in possessing a really high-class trotter to establish the fact in his three-year-old form, especially if in doing so, valuable stakes and purses would be gath- ered in. This is an age in which natural trotters are more desirable than those which come to their best form at maturity, as many of the most interesting races of the year are for youngsters, and many of the most brilliant performers, trotters of tender age, and while it is folly to force beyond his endurance an immature horse to victory in the Futurity or any other important three-year-old event is of incalculable value to a horse's reputation, especially if he is intended for the stud. I am in hopes that the owners of Vice-Commodore may decide to start this superbly bred young horse in public races, for it is doubtful if there has ever appeared a more fashionably bred trotter than he, or one more justly entitled by his heritage to be a brilliant performer." Baron Grattan 2:06 1-4 Winner of Chamber of Commerce Stake Horses Have Their Favorites. "Racehorses have their favorite animals, just as human beings have, sajs a veteran trainer. "Some of them are born with a hankering for the society of goats, others are dead gone on any old kind of a dog, and others are partial to cats, and still others to par- rots. I knew a high-class Missouri-bred horse who wouldn't do a single thiog his trainer asked of him unless a young pig was kept in his stall. He'd got used to the piggies when a yearling on the Missouri farm, and he demanded the company of a pig for the remainder of his career. The trainers down here re- member what a deuce of a time the owner and trainer of the horse Widow's Mite had in trying to ship him to Washington without the goat last fall. Widow's Mite had had a goat for a side partner ever since his weanling days, but the goat, realizing his bulge, had begun to boss things around the stable, and when the horses were to be sent to Bennings last fall the owner and trainer decided to leave the goat behind at Gravesend. But he had another decide coming. All the rest of the horses trotted up the gangway and into the car willing enough, but when his turn came Widow's Mite planted his four feet like an unbusted cayuse and said 'No!' in eighteen different dialects. He didn't see his goat pal anj where around, and he made it dead plain that no goat friend of his was go- ing to be left behind and get the shake that way. And even when they were forced to unhobble the goat and fetch him forth so that Widow's Mite could see him and smell him, the horse saw to it that they weren't going to spring any phony business on him. He wouldn't budge until he'd seen the goat taken on board the car first. Then he trotted up the gang- plank to the car as if he liked hill work." — Exchange* Rita H. promises to be as good and fast at the trot as she was last year at the lateral gait. She won nearly every start she made last year in the pacing division closing the season with a mark of 2:11£. Will Durfee shifted her to the trot last spring and she took a record of 2:15* and won her race at Pleasanton last Wednesday in a manner that makes her look like a^2:12 or better trotter before the end of the season She is by McKinney 2:11^ and was bred by Sam Hoy of Winters who sold her to Byron Erkenbrecher of Los Angeles her present owner. Mr. Hoy has a mare by Bayswater Wilkes out of the dam of Rita H. that will be seen on the circuit. She is a blue roan and a natural pacer, "_ George G. will go into Ed Geers hands, it is said, and be raced through his engagements on the Grand Circuit. Josh Albertson has many friends here in California who would like to have seen him up behind the Homeward gelding when he started for the money, as they believe the man who has given him all his training can drive him as fast a mile and as good a race as the next one. Bert Logan Shows them in Missouri. John Martin of Woodland received the following letter from Doc Boucher this week, and the many friends of the little favorite at Pleasanton track will be pleased to hear he is doing so well: Moberly, Mo., July 21, 1904. I send you a few lines to say that we won our first race, 2:20 class, $1000 purse, with eighteen starters. I drew fifteenth place and had to race two heats for a position, over a slow and rough track against a good field of aged horses. I wish you could have seen the colt race; he is much like his dam when it comes to fighting it out. The first heat he was eighth, second heat sixth, next three as first in 2:15£, 2:16£ and 2:15^, always winning at the wire. He will develoD into a great racing machine if he keeps sound. We go from here to Columbia, Mo., to start in the 2:20 class for a purse of S1000. I am very much pleased with the horse, but I have to do many things with him which I much dislike, that is, to race him over these poor tracks. I am taking great chances of in- juring him, besides it will do him no good, I fear. He is 15 hands high and now weighs in racing form 972 pounds. Everyone likes him very much, they say he is a high class colt. Yours truly, G. W. BOCCHER. — ♦ The greatest race horse ever owned in Colorado is Winfield Stratton 2:06£, by Saraway, own brother to Charles Derby 2:20, etc. Saraway is also a half- brother to Klatawah 2:05A, the dam of each being Katie G., by Electioneer 125 While Winfield Stratton has been a consistent and suc?essful race horse since first started after the money, he promises to prove a better horse during 1904 than ever before in his racing career. This stallion is credited in the last volume of the Year Book as having won forty-one heats in 2:25 or better. A compilation of his races shows that the pony pacer has won sixty-four heats in standard time. Last season the son of Saraway started in nineteen races, winning eight, was second in six, third twice, once fourth and outside the money in two. So far this season Winfield Stratton has started three times, finishing first in each event. — Western Horseman _ The Minnesota State Fair has one of the greatest lists of entries ever received for a harness racing program. For the twelve events a total of 414, or an average of 34£ to the class. The two big events, namely, the $5000 purse for 2:21 trotters and the $5000 purse for 2:13 pacers, have 34 and 47 entries .each, re- spectively. This list does not look as though there is a scarcity of campaigning material in the country. Strike!— if they don't giv9 you Jackson's Napa Soda when you ask for it. Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet. ©he gveeiiev aiib ^oxtsman ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. Coming Events. Bod. April 1-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season (or taking steel- nead In tidewater. April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open. May 1-Sept. 1— Close season for sflrlmp. July 1-Jan. 1— Open season for black bass. July 3u— Saturday Contest No. 9. Class Series, Stow lake 2:3u p. M. July 31— Sunday Contest No 9. Class Series, Stow lake. 10 a. m Aug. la-April I— Open season for lobsters and crawfish. Nov. 1-Sept. 1— Open season for crabs. Sept. 10-Oct. 16 -Close season In tidewater for steelbead. Nov. 15-Sepl. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Gun. July 1-Feb. IS— Dove season open. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. July 31— Millwood Gun Club. Blue rocks. Mill Valley. Aug. 7— California Wing Club. Live birds. Ingleside. Aug. M— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Aug. SI— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Aug. -'•—Merchandise shoot. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Sept. 1-Feb. 15 — Open season for mountain quail, grouse and aage hen. Sept. II— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Sept. IS— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Feb. 15-Oct. 15 — Closed season .'or quail, ducks, eto. Bench Shows. Sept. 1,2. 3— Oakland. 3 day show. A. K. C. rules. W. E. Chute, Superintendent. Sept. li— San Mateo. 1 day show. A. K. C. rules. Sept. 5, 8 — Canadian National Exhibition's Bench Show. Dr. A. W. Bell, Superintendent. Sept. 5, 10— Toronto Kennel Club. Toronto, Can. J. G. Kent, Chairman. Sept. 12, 13— Newport Bench Show. Newport, R. I. F. M. Ware, Secretary. Sept. 13, 16 — Orange County Fair Association's Bench Show. Mlddletown. N. Y. W. H Saxton, Superintendent. Sept. IT— Bryn Mawr Kennel Club. Bryn Nawr, Pa. J. A. Caldwell Jr., Secretary. Sept. 17— Scottish Terrier Clnb Specialty Show. Bryn Mawr, Pa. E. S. Woodward, Secretary. Sept 28, 29— Valley Fair Kennel Club. Initial show. Brattle- boro. Vt. H. C. Rice, Secretary. Oct. 4, 7 — Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury, Conn. Jas Mortimer, Superintendent. Oct. 5, 8— Spokane Kennel Club. Spokane, Wash. W. K. L. Oct. 10— Brunswick Fur Club. Foxhound show. Barre, Mass. B. S. Turpin, Secretary. Oct. 18, 21— Frederick Agricultural Society. Frederick, Md. Roger McSherry, Secretary. Oct. 25, 28— World's Fair Dog Show, St. Louis, Mo. F. D. Coburn, Chief of L. S. Dept., St. Louis, Mo, Nov. 16, 19— Boston Terrier Club. Specialty show. Boston, Mass. Walter E. Stone, Secretary. Nov. 22, 25— Philadelphia Dog Show Association. Philadelphia, Pa. J. Sergeant Price, Secretary. Field Trials. Aug. 22— Nebraska Field Trials Association. 3d annual trials. O'Neill, Neb M. H. McCarthy, Secretary. Aug. 30— Iowa Field Trials Club. O'Neill, Neb. George Cooper, Secretary, Des Moines, la. Sept. 5— Western Canada Kennel Club. La Salle, Man. Wm. C. Lee, Acting Secretary, Winnipeg, Man. Sept. 8— Manitoba Field Trials Club. 18th annual trials. Car- man, Man. Eric Hamber, Secretary, Winnipeg, Man. Sept. 30— British Columbia Field Trial Club. Steveston, B.C. Norman F. Tyne. Secretary-Treasurer, Vancouver, B. C. Oct. 31— Monongahela Field Trials Club. Oblong, 111. A. C. Peterson, Secretary, Homestead, Pa. Oct. 31— Missouri Field Trial Association. Sturgeon, Mo. L. S. Eddlns. Secretary, Sedalla, Mo. Nov. 1— Sportsmen's Field Trial Club. Clare, Mloh. Erwin C. Smith, Secretary, Midland, Mich. Nov. 7— Independent Field Trials Club. 6th annual trials. . H. S. Humphrey, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 14— Illinois Field Trials Association. 6th annual trials. Robinson. Ills. W. R. Green, Secretary, Marshall, 111. Nov. 15— Michigan Field Trial Clnb. , Mich. ChaB E. Sisson, Secretaiy, Muskegon, Mich. Nov. a— Virginia Field Trial Association. Martinsville, Va. C. B. Cooke. Secretary. Indiana Kennel Club. Field trials. Clay City, Ind. C F. Young. Secretary, day City, Ind. Week following Ills. Ch. trials. Dec. 3— Continental Field Trials Club. 10th annual trials. Thomasvllle, N. C John White, Seoretary, Hempstead, L. I. Dec I2-Alabama Field Trials Club , Ala. J. M- Klrkpatrlck. Secretary, Huntsvllle, Ala. Dee. 17— Eastern Field Trial Club. Waynesboro, Oa. Simon C. Bradley, Secretary-Treasurer, Greenfield Hills, Conn. American Field Futurity Stake. For Pointers and Setters whelped on or after January 1, 1904, whose dams have been duly qualified. Am. Field Publishing Co., Chicago. Jan. 9— Pacific Coast Field Trials Club. Bakersfield, Cal. Albert Belz, Secretary. 201 Parrott Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 10— Georgia Field Trials Association. Albany, On. P. M. Eaalg, Seoretary, Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 10— Texas Field Trials Club. 3d annual trials. ■ , Tex. T. A. Ferlet, Secretary, San Antonio, Tex. The mountain lion that has been such a terror to the inhabitants of the Berkeley hills the last two weeks is on deck again, says a press dispatch of the 24th. His sleek, elusive form was seen Saturday last several miles from his first haunts around Schmidt- ville. He appeared in an abandoned quarry on the old Fish ranch road, where a gang of telephone line- men was at work. The men got only a glimpse of the beast as be slunk off Into the brush when frightened by them, but that glimpse was enough to convince them that he Is a full grown animal. To some of the men, indeed, he looked as big as an elephant and al- together ho corresponds in description to the animal seen by tbe tamers of Schmldtville. The lion first made himself known lo that neighbor- hood by killing off a lot of sheep and calves In Schmldtville. A party of hunters went after him, but they were unsuccessful In running him down. In at- tain ptrig to shoot him one Sunday morning Frank r, it will be remembered, was attacked by the nd soverely wounded. Rods tor Deep Sea Fishing. A sportsman is a man who captures fish or game for the pleasure of the taking, irrespective of the kind taken. It is generally conceded that he who gives the quarry the most chance to escape — in other words, he who meets it on the most equal footing — is the truest sportsman. Whether the object of sport is a fish, or a bird is immaterial. The principle is the same. Several years ago, one of our veteran anglers con- ceived the idea of attempting the capture of a tuna on a rod and line, and after many attempts, he was fortunate enough to take one of these enormous fish in that manner. The practice almost immediately became popular. Realizing the value of the tarpon to Florida as an at- traction, it soon became evident that in California waters there swam a fish that was at least the equal of the tarpon for dogged perseverance, and the cap- ture of that fish was encouraged at Santa Catalina. Quite a number of enthusiastic anglers tried the new sport, and were delighted with it. Tuna fishing be- came almost immediately popular, and owing to the enormous strength of the fish, very short, stiff rods, similar to those used for tarpon, were constructed, and thin, though wonderfully strong lines made to be used with large, powerful reels in taking tuna. As is usually the case, the sportsmen greatly over- estimated the difficulties of taking the fish, and adopted a short, stiff, and almost unbreakable rod for the fishing. It was really stronger than need be. Now, as the capture of the tuna is being reduced to a more exact science, the requirements of sport compel the meeting of the great fish on more equal terms, and tuna fishers are beginning to realize it. A veteran tuna fisher has the following suggestions to offer in this respect: "Some time ago I noticed in the Los Angeles _&- jiress an extract from the New York Sun giving H. Gray Griswold's catch of tuna at the tournament of last season at Santa Catalina island. It was in brief aB follows: Thirteen fish in about a week, eleven of which he landed in from five to twenty minutes, and two in two hours and twenty minutes, and one in one hour and seventeen minutes. Mr. Gri6Wold claims as a result of this experience that the average tuna should be landed in thirty minutes, and this is his average. "Mr. Griswold created something of a sensation among the Tuna club members at Avalon, who had labored from two to fourteen hours over their fish and the object of the writer is to ask the question if Mr. Griswold in making this remarkable record did not use what is known as a Tarpon club rod — a very short, stiff six-foot rod, or so. Also, if anglers are to use rods with no restriction as to length, are they living up to the highest standards of sport? "With a rod of six, or even six and a half feet long, no large fish has a fair show for his life, and that such rods are built a glance at the stock of any large firm will show. "That this tendency is in evidence among tarpon anglers is shown by the following from an article in Scribner's by Robert Grant. He says, in speaking of the length of the rod : 'The length varies from seven to eight and a half feet. Those anglers who aim to kill their fish in the shortest possible time use as near an approach to a stick as the sportsmanlike spirit of the locality will tolerate without demur; but the ambition should now rather be to increase the length and suppleness of the rod.' "This is a true sportsmanlike expression, and it finds an application on this Coast. It is not true sport to use a club-like rod and see how quickly a tuna can be landed, but rather to give the fish a fair chance for its life. I do not know just who is respoasible for the rules which regulate the tournaments of the Tuna club, but surely it i6 a curious fact that in the restric tions there is nothing said about the length of the rod, and an angler can contest for the tuna cup with a rod four feet in length if so disposed, all of which is wrong. Tarpon and tuna rods should not be less than eight feet in length." Here is one man's view, and it must be admitted that he has had the experience necessary to give his statements weight. He has caueht fish all over the waters of America, and now leaves the field open to the disciples of the short rod. We would like to hear from them. * Some of the Attractions of the McCloud. The McCloud river is one of the most charming of all tbe water courses of California. It is in the Mt. Shasta region, being a tribuutary of the Pitt river, which is the principal tributary of the Upper Sacra- mento river, and In fact Is larger than the latter where the two unite. The water of the McCloud is as clear as a diamond, the stream being fed by melting snows and giant springs that gush from the sides of the precipitous canyons through which It flows. There is no great difference In the volume of the river in summer or winter, and Its water Is always icy cold. It is the home of the beautiful species of trout known as the Dolly Varden, characterized by bright spots of large size along the sides of the fish. Salmon abound In the McCloud in the summer, [July 30, 1904 swimming all the way from the ocean, hundreds of miles, to spawn in the cold water on the beds of gravel near Bairds. On this stream the Government has a fish hatchery, where great numbers of fish are propagated for the restocking of the depleted waters. The McCloud is a favorite stream among anglers, and of late years has been much frequented by them. Some of the most beautiful locations have been passed under private ownership and are held for purposes of recreation by wealthy men. But there are still places accessible to the public for angling, and fine sport may be enjoyed along the river at the proper season. Despite extensivelumbering operations in the region there are still many fine old trees to be seen in the neighborhood of the river, the firs and cedars being particularly large and tall. Deer abound in the for- ests, and also feathered game, while hunters who have strong inclinations for bear may find an oppor- tunity at times to put their markmanship to the test. The mountain sheep was once an inhabitant of the region, and some years ago at the town of Sisson there were specimens of horns that resembled those of the ibex, said to be those of an extinct denizen of the heights. The country is full of interest to the naturalist as well as to the sportsman, and for health and recreation it affords many inviting features dur- ing the summer months, when the mountain climate may be found at its best. The nights are alwayscool, and even on days when the sunshine is too warm for comfort there is a refreshing coolness in the shade. After sunset the temperature falls rapidly, and a blazing fire of pitch pine is a luxury that all appre- ciate. The air is of the purest and gives health and strength to the weak. Smokeless Powder Cloth. Interesting experiments are being made by officers of the United States Army Ordnance Depai ment to find a substitute for the cotton duck bag which powder charges for the big guns of the army and navy are packed for handling as well as for load- ing the guns. The objection to canvas or other woven fabrics is that it does not burn during the combustion of the powder charge, and must be removed from the breech of the gun by hand, sometimes in a smoulder- ing state. To rid the gun of this mass of canvas takes time and to make the process of loading and firing more rapid than at present it has been deemed neces- sary to find something else to take the place of the canvas bags. Rifle shooters have for several years known the merits of wads that, when placed over the powder charges in their cartridges, are consumed together with the powder. They serve the purpose, which is to confine the powder in a given space up to the moment of ignition, and are then consumed. Per- haps this knowledge enabled the inventors of the old world to perfect a material resembling cloth, but which will burn as readily as flashlight papers. At any rate, the representatives of the United States Army who are stationed in Germany learned that cloth of this kind was being experimented with there, and obtaining some of it, forwarded it to the army ordnance department at Washington. The cloth is woven from threads obtained in a process very similar to that followed in the manu- facture of artificial silk. The difference is that the artificial sils is made from cellulose. In the manu- facturr of each the glutinous compound is forced through tiny holes in a steel plate, forming tiny threads which, when they become dry, are exceed- ingly strong; indeed it is claimed that when spun their tensil strength is equal to that of silk, which they re- semble in appearance, their colorbeing creamy whiter Furthermore, these threads are said to be very simila. to the product of the sillkworm. It is further claimed that this cloth, if worn by women as silk is worn, would outwear the latter, so tough and flexible is it, but this is not likely to be done, for a yard of the material will burn like a flash on being exposed to the flame of a match, leaving scarcely any ash. The ordnance department intends to experiment with this product. It will be made up into bags for the powder charges of the big guns, and these bags will be tied up with cords made of the same material, so that, if all that is claimed is true, powder, bag and cord will disappear with the firing of the big guns. As it is reasonable to believe that nitrocellulose in this form will give high pressures when confined, it is likely that by this method the breech pressures of big guns* will be increased slightly by the use of these bags. And if the material gives satisfactory results, the government may arrange to manufacture it. Rifle Stocks. There was received at one of the private factories making riflle stocks under contract for the govern- ment an Illinois walnut log, 16 feet in length and showing more than 24 inches of sound wood at its small end. It was sound, clear and far above the average for black walnut, but after it-had been cut up to the best advantage it represented the rough material for only 123 stocks for the new Springfield magazine rifles. The contractor was pie; Bed, as the profit from 123 stocks is quite a little sum, but when the increasing scarcity of good black walnut and the demand for it from home and foreign markets are taken into consideration, it seems remarkable that the supply has lasted until the present time. It seems, too, that "of all the varieties of wood to be found in this hemisphere American black walnut will alone fill tbe requirements. Not that other varieties of wood have not been tried, for hard maple was for a long time the standard material for rifle and gun stocks; birdseye maple, bay mahogany, jungle mahogany and JUL? 30, 1904 f&he =§xseissv cmfr grputrtemcm numerous other varietiea have all been used more or less successfully. Black walnut, however, is now the standard, and American wood only is available for such stocks as the government requires for rifles cost- ing, complete, about $14. Aluminum has been tried as a substitute for wood, but failed. Stocks made of this material are smooth, neat and durable, but as they were only tried on low- priced rifles, it wus found that it cost almost as much if not fully as much to make them as it did to make walnut stocks. Neither were they much lighter than walnut, although hollowing out the stockB was in- cluded in the experiments. Pacific Advisory Board Retaliates. The action of the W. K. L. directed against ex- hibitors at shows west of the 110th degree of long- itude, who will be barred from making any entries at, or taking part in W. K. L. shows, has been taken cognizance of by the Pacific Advisory Board, which body at a meeting held July 23d has adopted retalia- tory tactics as will be seen in the following preamble and resolution: Kennel Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— The following resolutions were passed at the meeting of the Pacific Advisory Committee of the American Kennel Club held today: Whereas it has come to the knowledge of this com- mittee, that the organization known as the Western Kennel League has seen fit to incorporate into its Constitution and Rules a clause disqualifying all per- sons who may exhibit dogs at shows held west of the 110th degree of longitude under the rules of the American Kennel Club, and whereas such a clause proves that the organization has been formed and exists in a spirit of undisguised hostility to the American Kennel Club, and whereas such action is prejudicial to the best interests of dogsand dog shows; therefore be it Resolved, that from and after this date, any person or persons actiDg in any official capacity, paid or unpaid, including that of judge, secretary, superin- tendent, steward or clerk of a show, or as a member of a bench show committee of a club holding a show west of the 110th degree of longitude under the rules of the Western Kennel League, or under any rules other than those of the American Kennel Club, shall be and hereby are disqualified and debarred from all privileges of the American Kennel Club. Carried. By giving publicity to the above resolution in the columns of your valuable paper, you will much oblige, Yours very truly, Pacific Advisory Committee, A. K C. J. P. Norman, Secretary. The 110th degree of longitude divides Montana about in the middle, runs through Yellowstone National Park, takes in a portion of western Wyoming and all of Utah and Arizona but the smaller eastern section of each, practically embracing in the pro- hibited zone the Pacific Coast states and territories. Vaccination of Puppies. A recent communication from Stockdale Kennels, Bakersfield, in which Manager R. M. Dodge recounts the successful results of vaccination as a preventative of distemper will be of much interest to breeders and fanciers. There has at various times appeared in the columns of the Breeder and Sportsman descriptive articles and also instances enumerating the results in other cases on this subject, but the cases cited here are the first important ones coming under our observation on the Coast. "Having received so many letters in reference to vaccination of puppies against distemper, I find it impossible to answer them, so I fall back on the good old plan of sending a few lines to representative periodicals, for I know then that it will reach all. "Having seen Pasteur Vaccine Company'sfChicago, 111.) circular in regard to canine distemper cure, I thought I would try it. I also sent for one of their hypodermic syringes, and in April, 1903, I vaccinated, according to directions, which are sent with the vac- cine, five puppies, three months old, and in October, 1903, I vaccinated sixteen more, leaving several not vaccinated. Two seasons before we lost nearly all our youngsters, about thirty. Having dogs of the same age which were not vaccinated, 1 was in doubt as to its value, until after my experience at the bench show at Los Angeles, last May, where a well-developed case of distemper was within a few feet of my four vacci- nated youngsters, and also on the adjoining bench to a dog I had sold to a party in Los Angeles. I sold quite a number of these vaccinated dogs. One went to Honolulu, B. I., and one to San Salvador, Central America. Not a case of distemper has as yet been reported snd I have had no distemper in our kennels up to date. "This has been my experience. I am now awaiting some vaccine which I will use on all our youngsters, especially on our six American Field Futurity entries, by Champion Cuba of Kenwood— Petronella. "We have a fine lot of youngsters to pick from again this year for next year's Derby. I have all of them pretty well yard broken and have started in teaching them retrieving. I always like to teach my puppies to retrieve. Most dogs like this part of hunt- ing and if allowed to pick up a bird or so once in a while they will learn to mark their birds and be much more steady to shot and wing. Most people do not believe this, but if a dog is taught not to go or pick up a bird until he is told, he will naturally wait for the cummand and go. Think over this brother handlers, and try it. / Whippet Racing. Whippets and Whippet racing are subjets that we have heard somewhat frequently discussed and there seems to be some interest and curiousity excited in regard thereto, how lasting or strong the sentiment may be we. will not at present venture to surmise. Nevertheless in anBwer to an inquiry this week we will give some general information, the first at hand, that may be of passing interest to the few and a pointer or two to the fancy, concerning a breed of dogs that are thought well of in the East and across the water. Whippets are a comparatively unknown quantity to the majority of the Coast fancy, but few specimens have been seen here, probably the best one ever brought here was shown by L. A. Klein at the spring show in 1902. This was a bitch, and, by the few here familiar with the breed, conceded to be a very good one. Her career, unfortunately, was cut short one morning during the show, for Madame Chaddy, an ugly tempered Bull bitch, made short work of her. If we are not much mistaken, Borne five years ago, there was an effort made to introduce Whippet racing here. This, for many good reasons easily understood by anyone familiar with the sport, was found to be impracticable. Instead, a compromise was attempted and Fox Terrier racing Offered instead. The dogs were to chase pendant small cages containing rats gyrated over a circular course of limited diameter. It was believed by the promoters that the enthusiasm created in favor of the proposed new sporting innova- tion, Whippet racing, would be strong enough to take up and foster the substitute, in this those interested were disappointed. In England Whippet racing haBlongbeen a popular and recognized branch of sport. In the Eastern states, particuiarly in New York and Pennsylvania, it has been gaining in popularity of late. Referring to this sport, at home and abroad, a New York writer makes the following general comment: An effort is to be made to give a better standing to dog racing in the East, so that the sport will be brought to a higher level and conducted under more attractive conditions. Those at the back of there- forms believe that if properly organized the sport will be taken up at the country clubs. In England, where the existing abuses have become too firmly planted to be rooted out, the attempt of the Ladies' Kennel Association to establish dog racing under society auspices at Ranelagh did not succeed. This does not daunt the Americans, who point out that dog racing is too little known here to have become overweighted with abuses, and they are confident that what will be practically a new pastime may be instituted here. There are meetings two or threetimes a week about London, usually promoted bp a "sporting publican." Whippets have been a small class at our bench shows for some five years, but only last season did the few owners begin to canvass the possibilities in dog racing. Among the exhibitors of Whippets at the New York Bhows have been Charles W. Keyes the Bay View Kennels of Fall River, Mrs. James L. Kernochan, W. J. Nugent, Harriet L. Robins and the Newton Abbot kennels. Whippet racing has flourished in a manner, however, throughout the East, where- ever there is a colony of English factory hands, but these owners have not patronized bench shows. There was a successful meeting last spring at Hemp- stead, the first under the sanction of the Ladies' Kennel Association of America, and other meetings under fashionable management in Boston and Phila- delphia. At Hempstead one of the Whippets ran 220 yards in 12J seconds, which gives an idea of the speed of these dainty dogs. The Whippet originally was a cross between the Italian Greyhound and the Fox Terrier. It resembles the small, pet type of Greyhound, but the Terrier cross has made it stouter and sturdier in build and temperament. The Whippet is now a distinct breed, and the types of today could not be produced by the first cross. Here the tracks are merely a carefully rolled strip of the regular dirt course, but in England the dogs are raced on cinder paths, such as sprinters use; but the top is kept soft, so that the dogs' feet wilj not get sore. In England, too, the course is divided into long parallel alleys, each one and a half yards wide, so that the dogs cannot cross each other. The judge is in a box sunk to the level of the ground, but our rac- ing is still too primitive for these accessories. The races are from 50 to 220 yards and they are usually handicaps run in heats. Six dogs to a heat is the preferred number. The handicapping is on weight and previous performances, but a bitch is always rated faster than a dog. A fifteen-pound bitch has to give a dog of the same weight four yards. Six to eigh ounces over weight is permissible. Chalk lines at intervals of one yard are drawn across the track for some thirty yards from the start- ing line, and the dogs are handicapped by being placed on different marks. They are distinguished by colors, worn as a collar by each dog. A unique feature of the racing is that the owner of each dog, or trainer, who is called a "runner up," precedes the dog down the track to the finish line. The spectacle of the line of ungainly and motely clad "rnnners up," each shouting to his dog in endearing terms and waving a rag to attract its attention is regarded as necessary in England, but the Americans would like to do away with it as an objectionable part of the sport. American sportsmen and fanciers be- lieve a Whippet may be taught to run its best to the trainer guided only by a whistle. Beyond each winning line is the "over-mark," placed fifteen yards from the finish. The rule is that the "runners up" must all be beyond the "over-mark" before the winning dog passes the finish line. When ready for a race, the handlers take their marks with their dogs. Each dog is held in a towel, from which it struggles to escape to reach its "runner up." As the men cross the finish and get on the "over-mark," all calling and gesticulating, the starter fires Mb pistol and the handlers slip their dogs. The Whippets "go like streaks of lightning" to their "runners up," and the color of the winner is soon waved high in triumph Aside from abolishing the "runners up" and their noise, the American reforms contemplated include some way of classification that will bring together dogs of one size and weight, and so avoid the starting in the same heat of dogs ranging from nine to twenty pounds. Some simultaneous and automatic way of starting is also to be urged, for instance, from boxes to be opened by a spring in the manner of pigeon traps, for the chance of a Whippet winning a sprint, under the present system is frequently spoiled by a bungling or designing handler. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. The initial field trial meet of the fall circuit will be that of the Nebraska Field Trial Association at O'Neill, Neb., next month. Mr. Samuel H. Socwell of Indianapolis will be in the saddle. Mr. Socwell has owned and bred a number of field trial dogs and also many good field dogs, and from early experience with the wary prairie chicken is well qualified to fill the trying position. W. B. Coutts states that he is now on ground (near O'Neill, Neb.) that is almost Ideal for working his string of dogs. Several of the California dogs, how- ever, did not take readily to prairie chickens at first. Irish Setters seem to be looking up a bit in the East. Rumor has it that some good ones will be seen in the different trials this season. Down in Los Angeles Mr. Paul Piepers proposes to assemble a strong kennel. He has recently purchased from Dr. Van Born of Bloomsburg, Pa., a full sister to Eibernian Ben. He has also acquired Madge Fin- glas by Champion Finglas, and from J. J. Scanlon, Fall River, Mass., a son of Inchiquin II. Madge was first sent to Mr. Contoit's kennels to be bred to Ch. St. Cloud II, after which- she will reach the Coast. Royal Dan, owned by Mr. Piepers, was a winner at the Los Angeles show in May. Mr. L. Contoit, Secretary of the Irish Setter Club, is enthusiastic over the growing prospects of the club. Many influential names have been recently added to the club's roster. In consequence he believes the breed will soon have a stronger foothold. In the fu- ture Irish Setters are to have particular attention at many bench shows in the form of special prizes, and an effort will also be made to enhance their import- ance in the field. Among the recent bitches served by St. Cloud II are: W. B. Comer's Ch. Bonnie Bess, J. J. Donohoe's Queen Signal, Mrs. R. W. Gilford's Vic, Dr. C. S. Van Horn's Lady Finis, J. J. Scanlon'B Lady Law, Ben F. LewiB' Ch. Red Bess II and G. M. Leventvitt's Heather Pet. This bitch was formerly owned by Mr. Jos. Vandergrift (Vancroft Kennels). Her last whelp- ing was a litter of eight to Prince Victor. R. P. Huntington and Theo. Sturges— the third judge will be selected later — have been selected to act at the Continental trials. Entries for the Derby close August 15th with Mr. John White, Secretarv, Hemp- stead, N.Y. The Oakland show dates will probably be Septem- ber 1, 2 and 3. An Eastern judge, it is reported, will pass on most of the breeds. The show will be under the patronage of the Ladies of the Fabiola Hospital. The proceeds of the show will be devoted to a charit- able end. Present indications promise a large entry and a remunerative patronage. The San Mateo one-day open air show will take place September 9th. The location for the function is an ideal one, being no less than the lawn on the magnificent grounds of Mr. Francis Cardan's pictur- esque country residence, a beautiful manor near the Burlingame Country Club's demesne. Local talent will preside in the ring. Here Mr. Phil Wand will take charge of Bull Terrier classes, his initial appearance in a position which he is accredited with being well qualified to fill. It is now the fashion in Paris for society dogs — that is, dogs owned by prominent society people — to be invited by chic acquaintances of their masters for a dog party and luncheon once or twice a week. The invitations, of course, are limited to the best bred and best behaved animals whose owneis' Dames are found in the swell circles of the Paris blue book. It is understood that no limit is placed on flirting. St. Bernards have been just a bit sidetracked for several years past, that is, somewhat more in num- bers at our shows than in quality. We have here a few good ones and a fair following of enthusiastic breeders who are willing and ready to place "holies" In the front again. Among them may be mentioned Mr. AuguBt P". Chamot, J . W. Matthews, W. Wallace, J. F. Mahoney, A. B. Fately, F. i: Lueck, E. D. Con- nolly, Capt. W. S. Overton, Mrs. Ernest P. Silber, S. J. Ackerman, Herbert White, Phil C. Meyers, A. McDougall, A. L. Hamilton, Mrs. C. A. Smart, Mrs. S. Sickles and many others. There must, however, be some encouragement and support given St. Bernard fanciers by the various kennel clubs. Some years ago St. Bernards were a strong entry at our shows, notably so at the Pacific Kennel Club show in '96 there was nearly 100 St. Bernards shown. The dogs were placed in a special section of the hall and the exhibit was a memorable one. Since then, 10 ©ite gveebcv cmfc Qpovt&txxaxx [July 30, 1904 notwithstanding there have been a goodly number shown at subsequent exhibitions here, there seems to have been a gradual lack of general interest in the breed. The St. Bernard Club of California, was, at one time a very strong organization, but has been out of existence' for several years. In a laudable attempt to revive interest and strengthen the status of the breed there has been re- cently organized the Pacific St. Bernard Club, which starts offron we hope a successful career, with a mem- bership of thlrtv. J. W.Matthews is the president and J. F. Mahonev the secretary of the new organiza- Whenit is remembered that we have had here such dogs as Ch. California Bernardo, Alta Millo, Ch. Grand Master Tammanv, Ch. Le Prince, Jr., Alta Rachel, Grand Master II.", Omar Khayyam, California Ebor- acum, Peincess Rachel, Ch. Mountain Queen, Melrose Svlvia, Princess Sseherazade, General B.and among the smooth coats the stock of Franz Frey and Mr. Salazar, and many good dogs besides, in fact to num- erous a lot to mention in our limited space. There surely should be something left to work up from, pro- viding there is the proper infusion of new blood and encouragement for the breeder. Speaking of new blood, or rather a new dog and a grand one at that, reminds us that Ch. Alta Sylvia is at present in this city and at the stud disposal of the owners of good bitches. Of the dogs here and within this vicinity we will state that there are a number of goods ones. Among the smooth coats, the kennels of Mr. Chamot is made ud of importations from the Hospice. Here should be found the corner stone for the foundation of some- thing acceptable in "saintlies" on the Coast. We have mentioned briefly a number of exhibitors and dogs familiar to show patrons. Aside from this, we know of a large number of St. Bernard lovers and of the existence of many dogs, the owners of which would take a more or less active interest in the prosperity of the breed and in our bench shows, were they sought out and invited to join the ranks of the fancv The new St. Bernard club can, and no doubt will, do much in this respect, we wish the organization and its members every success. As we intimated last week the differences between the A. K. C. and W. K. L. magnates on the Coast have assumed a harsher phase as will be understood by perusal of the Advisory Board resolution. The W. K. L. prohibition clause strikes at the indi- vidual exhibitor. The recent A. K. C. fiat restrains the official corps only from taking part in any show not under A. K. C. rules. Between them both, the exhibitor and the class which makes up the conduc- tion, following and support of bench shows, are "be- tween the devil and the deep sea" as it were. To state that many breeders and fanciers are non- plussed and in numerous cases deeply incensed, at the present status of affairs is drawing it mildly. In principle, the preliminary prohibitive action is an unwarranted usurpation of authority, the subse- quent retaliatory tactics is on the same plane, not- withstanding the asserted saving clause of self-pro- tection. The Amcricun Field, in a recent issue, commented in forcible language on the; action of the W. K. L. in adopting the barring clause in its constitution. The claim therein that it was un-American and not sports- manlike and for the injury of doggy interests is not without truth, despite its drastic style of expression. We have been reminded that the recent action of the Advisory Board was unrortunately just a little premature and that action was to be taken in the im- mediate future tending to moderate the objectional feature of the W. K. L. constitution, but that now, in the light of recent developments, such favorable league legislation would be stayed. What truth there may be in this rumor we are not cognizant of. Now, in the general interest of Coast dogdom and for the fancy at large we suggest that the representa- tives of both factions get together, and that soon, and adjust matters to the extent that differences will be toned down to a mutually agreeable basis. There is nothing to be gained by antagonism. The fancy at large have rights in the matter that should" be recognized. A change of residence is the cause that prompts the owner of a high-class Boston Terrier to seek a pur- chaser. The dog is about a year and a half old, of good and wining stock, a beautiful brindleand weighs about eighteen pounds. Particulars may be had from the Kennel Editor. * AT THE TRAPS. When Jack Fanning was heard from last be was at Little Rock, Ark., where he was "fanning" a lot of targets out of shape at the gun club shoots. The Millwood Gun Club regular monthly shoot is the inanimate target card for tomorrow. The shoot will be held on the Mill Valley grounds. The Vallejo Gun Club shoot last Sunday was attended by a number of local shooters. The meet passed off pleasantly, the committre in charge used their beet efforts to make the guests and members "at home." The weather was ideal and the presence of a number of ladies added to the enjoyment of the occasion. The main event was the team race at 25 targets per man, between the Union and Vallejo Gun Clubs for a trophy, the former club winning. The trophy must be won two out of three shoots before permanent owner- ship ensues. The Union Gun Club teams shot from the 18 yard mark ■ nd the home team stood at 16 yards. The score* were: m Gun Club, Bradrlck 20; Rolling 22; G. Syl- 18; Xaumann 20; I Person 20; total 100. Vallejo Gun Club, Chappell 21: Drake 16: O'Hara 19; Clark 22; Beveridge 12; total 90. A summary of scores in four target events is the following: 20 20 20 25 Targets Targets Targets Targets Iverson 10 20 ..20 Sylvester.C 17 18 18 Maglstrinl... Forster 17 McCutchan 16 O'Hara Lewis' 14 18 Clark Bradrlck 19 20 Lowry Knlck 17 Chappell C. M C. Mascot 8 Bassford HolUng 19 20 Pltres 15 Wattles' 16 Shields Nauman 18 18 17 S3 Halght 16 17 20 Seaver* 17 Carter 14 Drake Shelly 20 Golcher 18 18 Leavell Master-son 10 Hall Hutton ■•. .. 11 Parker Burnett IS Sylvester, C Dunphy 17 Darby H Grosse Beveridge .. 12 * Targets only. The scores at live birds, 10 pigeons, were: A. M. Shields, 30 yards, 10; W. J. Golcher, 30-9; Drake, 26-8; Nauman, 34-9; O'Hara, 2S-7; Chappell, 28-7; Wattles, 28-7; Beveridge, 28-7; Magistrini, 28-7. Among the visiting shooters were J. T. Shelly of Wilmington, Del., and Messrs. Hall and C. Sylvester of Pinole, Dr. Hutton of Berkeley, and others. The high average of the day was made by E. Holling of Dixon. The Northwestern tournament next year will take place at Portland. A movement has been started for the purpose of holding the tournament in this city in 1906, and a good move it will be if carried out. GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. If every deer hunter who has gone after venison since the 15th inst. had used his Winchester with suc- cess, there |would be a scarcity of bucks for many future seasons. Hardly without exception, every sportsman who could get away has already been on a hunt or is contemplating a trip in the near future. The exodus of deer hunters this season, all over the State, has been unprecedented. The returns so far, taken all together, show that quite a number of fat bucks have been bagged, and when the open season is on in a number of counties yet closed to deer hunt- ing, the returns will be increased to quite a degree. The one saving factor for bucks, for a week or so past, has been the bright moonlight nights. The deer have, as is their habit, been feeding during the moon brightened hours of the night and then in the early hours of the morning seek covert for rest and sleep. An old buck, that has safely weathered sev- eral open seasons, particularly anywhere within reach of local sportsmen can do some stunts in the way of keeping out of sight in the daytime and avoiding dogs and men, that shows a surprising amount of educated entelligence and a keenly developed instinctive faculty in retaining his hide and horns. Some sportsmen in recounting the tricks of a buck in outwitting their ef- forts at capture, would almost lead one to believe that the animal was endowed with a keen sense of humor and was playing it low down on the boys. By this time most of the nearby districts have been pretty well hunted over and the deer have had the time of their fleet footed careers in getting away from baying hounds, dodging the pumping of leaden missiles from the hunters posted in covert and on ranges where the runways of the hunted stags led them in their efforts to seek safety. While the bucks have been kept on the move, the contrary has been the experience of does and fawns. The latter, have of course, been jumped frequently by the dogs, but we will here give our sportsmen general credit for respecting the written and unwrit- ten laws of the chase and letting does and fawns go away unharmed. As a consequence, these practically unmolested animals have become accustomed to the preience of man in their domain and are tame to a surprising degree. In Sonoma county deer are reported to be plentiful around the head of Mark West and Sonoma creeks and also in Alexander valley. Many good hunting grounds in the county have been posted against deer and doye hunters. At this season of the year there Is plenty of hay on the ground and farmers are afraid of damage from fires and by fences being broken down. The Burdell ranches, among others, are all posted against hunting parties. Further north, in .Mendocino and Lake counties, the deer hunting is said to offer special inducements to sportsmen. In Monterey county the Big Sur country has attracted a number of hunters. The San Felipe dis- trict and the Black mountains are reported to contain bucks in number sufficient to promise good sport. Deer are reported very plentiful in the hunting grounds within the lines of Santa Cruz county. The open season for bucks in Santa Cruz county begins next Monday, August 1st. Last year W. W. Richards bagged the first buck of the county season. Today Kir. Richards will start for the "chalks" in Big Basin where he will on Monday morning endeavor to duplicate bis last season's exploit. One drawback against the success of the party is, that the fogs have been so thick and contlnuousevery morning for weeks past that should this particular weather condition prevail on Monday, a buck could be within 50 feet of the hounds and run by without the dogs ever seeing him. Mr. Richards has been enjoying some good trout fishing "right in front" of the Riverside Hotel in the San Lorenzo river. Twenty-five or thirty nice sized fish every afternoon with the fly. Salmon are again in evidence off Santa Cruz, at Capitola there seems to be a temporary absence of the fish. Last Sunday Louis Weinman," Mr. Harrison, Mr. Painter and Mr. Murdock were at Santa Cruz salmon fishing. Bait was scarce and the boats re- turned with few fish. One angler was so unlucky as to lose overboard a $30 reel. W. W. Richards and Walter D. Mansfield were high hook with 19 fish, all large sized, the heaviest weighed 23 pounds. A number of these fish were taken on a No. 4 Wilson German silver spoon. The day before, Mansfield and Richards made the best catch of the day, 26 splendid conditioned salmon. There were 40 boats out. This run of fish are larger than have been taken previously. Reports from various fishing resorts are favorable to good sport with the fly. On the Truckee at Verdi and Boca the fishing is getting better every day. J. B. Kenniff recently returned from a week's sojourn at the Country Club resort near Verdi and is enthusiastic over the excellent accommodations avail- able for the angler at this point. It will be of interest to anglers to know that the hotel at Boca is again open, under competent and accommodating management. Reports from Castella state that fly-fishirg is now good at that point. Mr. F. M. Haight and family were enjoying the fishing in the river and streams near Castella this week. Achille Roos and S. A. Heller have recently re- turned from a fishing trip near Cisco. They found fly-fishing conditions excellent. Black bass fishing in Campell's, Black Bass and Turtle lakes is also very good. At Lake Tahoe trolling is now good. Fly-fishing is fair at Webber and Independence lakes. Reports from Lemoine, Sims, Upper Soda and the McCloud are that good fly-fishing prevails. Big Meadows, Kalmath Hot Springs and Point Arena are also ripe for the angler. Bert Golcher, the Mclsaac boys, the Gallager boys and young McNeill composed a hunting party which bagged four nice bucks in the Black mountain dis- trict back of Nieasio during the first days of the present serson. James Maynard, Jr. dropped the first buck this season on the Lagunitas club preserve. The Yosemite Valley streams will be stocked with 50,000 Eastern brook trout fry sent down to Wawona by train this week. Deputy Fish Commissioner M. L. Cross will liberate 20,000 young fiih in the streams about Wawona and the balance will be planted in the meadow stretches of the Merced river in the valley. J. H. Davis and R. W. Requa took charge of the con- signment of young trout, which were shipped down from Sisson hatchery in Siskiyou county to the Oak- land mole and from that point transferred to another train and sent on to their destination via Raymond. The finest angling in the Sacramento river in the vicinity of Redding for several years is now being en- joyed. The fish had practically deserted the river at this point. Their departure was believed to be due to granulated slag that was poured into the river from the Keswick smelter. Fine particles entered and re- mained in the gills of the fish, killing them by thousands. The Fish Commissioners of the State finally made the Mountain Copper Company dump its slag on the mountain side instead of into the river. That was two years ago. Last year a few fish came back. This year the river is full of fish, including trout, catfish, carp and many other varieties. Game Warden Koppel, Constable Shannon and Deputy Constable George Doll of San Jose are to be congratulated for the clever arrest of fourteen game law violators a week ago. These fellows belong to the same foreign class that is notorious throughout many sections of the United States as systematic game law violators. Every feathered inhabitant of field or wood is gathered in by them, nor do they respect the rights of ownership when opportunity offers to loot the hen roost or barnyard. In their foraging depredations they are as destructive as locusts, everything is acceptable for the pot. In the East these rascals are called "Guineas." For some weeks past a number of Italian fruit ven- ders who reside in the vicinity of Coyote, Santa Clara county, have been in the habit of going hunting on Saturdays and Sundays and killing any and all sorts of game, song birds and protected animals that came in range of their guns. A short time ago Warden Koppel caught one man whom he considered the ring- leader of the gang and secured his conviction in the local court6. For a timethe practice of indiscriminate killing of birds was stopped, but lately it has broken out again. Saturday was the day planned to catch them. The warden and the constable went down to Coyote and caught the entire crowd at their hunting game, but there were too many to handle, and they allowed them to return toward San Jose wltbcut molestation until the edge of the town was reached, when they arrested them with the assistance of Doll. The five rigs came up, at some distance apart, and as they did so an officer quietly stepped up to each one, covered the occupants with a gun and ordered July 30, 1904J fflhe gveeiiev anu Qpovlsmcxtt 11 the head of the Stevens creek, Smith creek section and the west slopes of Loma Prieta creek region and numerous other places. Trade Notes. them to step out. The Italians were too surprised to resist, although their shotguns and rifles were handy. All vehemently denied having any game in their possession, but a search of their telescope baskets and fr ps showed the following: Twelve full ™fj°™s> nne small dove which must have been taken from °ZnZ asii "walcovered only with pin feathers; one sparrow hawk; one oriole; a songbird and conse- quently illegal to kill; several robins, kildees and mwLrnbabrrested the men gathered together and snoke excitedly in their native tongue. Unfortunately o'r them Co-table Doll understood Ita .an .and according to him the prisoners formed the following clever plot All the blame was to he thrown on one membePr of the gang. The judge would then be lnt6r viewed and the Sne placed as small as possible. The othlrs would then "chip in" and pay it and then they would all go and have a drink. Six of the fourteen members of the party were allowed to go because there was no direct evidence of their having killed any birds. hn„Aa ;n the All of the prisoners were released on bonds in the sum of S100 each for their appearance Early this week John Dimorana Sarvotor Gonco, F Derbinobi, Bud Verbmote, Manfer Marcel, A. Musio, G. Culero and G. Rosso were arranged in Justice Benson's court on a charge of shooting game °UThe men°pleaded not guilty to the charges against Parker, shooting "Infallible, them, demanded separate trials, and the cases were c ,, g51 of 60Q setTor hearing today, with the intention of segregat- ing thenj and fixing further dates for hearing. A recent game law violation case at Dos Palos, Merced county, resulted in the conviction of W. Chalfant for killing plover out of season. The Dos Palos Star recounts the matter in the ^ulcfcoSame down from Los Banc, ..and held court in Colony Center, J. G. Weir ^f San Fran- cisco was the prosecuting attorney and tbe^efendjint fol- wasrepre ented by Hayi and Meroh of Los Banoa. Chalfant was found guilty and the minimum fine of S25 was imposed. After the jury verdict on Chalfant H. Sailing and R. Sailing, who had also been arrested for unlawful killing of game, compromised with the °°There were five complaints and four arrests made. The lucky lad flew the coop, and his whereabouts are unknown. The name, however, was obtained, but it need not be made public unless arrest should be made. The next arrest was Ed Sorg, and as he desired to fiTht the case his trial was postponed till the next day. He phoned in the evening to Merced for Berry. Berry was on hand the next morning, but nothing was done in the forenon but to empanel the jury. Havs of Los Banos was not retained by the defend- ant, but Merch held his place, and while a hindrance rather than an assistance filled space; or better, per- haps, the spaca was filled with bad whiskey. _ Had t not been for likely contamination by taking into his Hands, Berry by his attitude would have been tempted to silence his unwelcome partner. However, Berry fought the case stubbornly and won out by proving that the birds produced as evidence were not the birds Sorg had put in the sack to ship. The jury was out only a few minutes and returned with the verdict not guilty. . Santa Clara county sportsmen have bagged many deer since the season opened. Bucks have been found at Black mountain, near Madrone Sprmgs.near Guadalupe, on the western side of the valley near the summit of the mountains, San Antonio valley, near Litchfield, 111., July 12th and 13th, J. L. Head of Peru, Ind., first general average, 328 out of 350, shoot- ing Du Pont. Second general average, C. G. Spender, 320 out of 350, shooting Du Pont. Third general average, Walter Huff, 317 out of 350. shooting Du Pont. First amateur average, C. M. Powers of Decatur, 111., 318 out of 350, shooting Du Pont. Sec cond amateur average, W. H. Caly of St. Louis, 31" out of 350, shooting "E. C." and Hazard. Third amateur average, T. A- Hall of Loraine, 111., 315 out of 360, shootiog Du Pont. St. Paul, Minn., July 12th, 13th, and 14th, J. L. D. Morrison, first general and first amateur average, 555 out of 600, shooting "Infallible." Secord general average, R. D. Guptill. shooting "Infallible" and Hirold Money, shooting "E. C," 552 out of 600. Sec- cond amateur average, R. D. Guptill, 552 out of 600, shooting "Infallible." Third general average L. E. and Wm. Heer, shoot- shooting "Infallible." Fourth general average, C. O. Le Compte, 547 out of 600, shooting "Infallible." Denver, Colo., July 12th to 15th, Fred Gilbert, first general average, 579 out of 600, shooting Du Pont. John W. Garrett of Colorado Springs and Wm. Clay- ton of Kansas City, Mo., tied for second general and first amateur average, 561 out of 600, shooting Du Pont. B. Lawton of Denver, third general and sec- ond amateur average, 558 out of 600, shooting Du Pont. Chas. Younkman of Denver, third amateur average, 556 out of 600, shooting "Infallible." On the 14th inst., Fred Gilbert, at 22 yards, broke 194 out of 200, run of 83 straight, which is a world's record. On the 15th inst., Mr. Gilbert broke 94 out of his first 100 and 91 out of the second 100, at 23 yards. John W. Garrett, shooting Du Pont, had an unfinished run of 111 from the 16 yard mark. On the 13th inst., the Denver Trap Club Trophy was won by G. A. Mann of Hastings, Neb., with a clean score of 25 from the 18 yard mark, shooting "Infallible." Chas. Younkman of Denver and Harry Sherman of Kansas City, both shooting "Infallible," were in the tie, but were shot out. On the 15th inst., the Boyd-Park cup handicap was won by Henry Anderson of Salina, Kansas, 49 out of 50, snooting Du Pont Smokeless. Geo. Maxwell of Holstein, Neb., a one-armed man, tied for the Grand Western handicap, and was shot out only in the third string of 20 in the ties, and finished with a general average for the whole tourna- ment of above 90% shooting Du Pont Smokeless. Scottdale, Pa., July 13th and 14th, first general average, E. D. Fulford, 336 out of 350, shooting Schultze. Second general average, L. J. Squier, 326 out of 350, Bhooting Du Pont. Third general average and first amateur average, A. B. Kelly, 319 out of 350, shooting Du Pont. Second amateur average, D. N. Carroll, 301 out of 350, shooting Du Pont. Third amateur average, W. H. Chain, 284 out of 350, shoot- ing Du Pont. Menominee, Mich., July 13th and 14th, W. R. Crosby, first general average, 340 out of 350, shooting "E. C." Second general average, J. S. Boa, 325 out of 350, shooting "E. C." Third general average and first amateur average, Guy Dering, 319 out of 350, shooting Schultze. At the National Gun Club shoot, French Lick Springs, Ind., the Parker gun in the hands of Mr. C. M. PowerB won high general average over all. Mr. Powers' total of 757 out of 800 targets, shooting at 20 and 21 yards rise, is a remarkable showing, and speaks well for the reliability and uniformity of the Parker. Mr. Powers is a magnificent shot, and his performance at French Lick Springs is remarkable, winning high general average, and is of no small merit. At Paris, Tex., recently, Mr. W. A. Lane broke 49 out of 50, and 99 out of 105 blue rocks with his "Old Reliable" Parker gun. Down in Arkansas, in the little town of Camden, Mr. J. P. Wright won the State target medal in a championship match by 47 out of 50. This medal has been shot for ten times since July, 1903, and has been defended successfully nine times out of ten by the Parker gun. Mr. I. J. Vick, of Pine Bluff, defending it six times out of seven, and Mr. J. P. Wright defend- ing it the other three times. You will always find the Parker gun in evidence at every prominent shoot in the country. Down in Texas, Mr. M. E. Atchison, was high amateur with 14 to the good in the shoot at Brenham, Texas, May 26 and 27. Mr. Atchison also won the Alf Gardner trophy, a silver loving cup, with a score of 93 out of 100, 5 birds ahead of the other shooters. At Abilene, Texas, May 13 and 14, Mr. Atchison was high amateur with a score of 349 out of 400. Mr. Atchison is a remarkable amateur, and a strong advocate of the Parker gun. At the Vallejo Gun Club shoot on the 24th inst. at live birds and inanimate targets Mr. Emil Holling, (Coast record shooter in a 100 target match, 97 out of 100) again demonstrated his superior shooting qualifications, winning high average with U. M. C. ammunition. Mr. W. J. Golcher, second high aver- age also shot TJ. M. C. ammunition. Of the 37 shooterB participating, 33 used TJ M. C. ammunition — this was only one of the many shoots all testifying to the popularity of the ammunition manufactured by the Union Metallic Cartridge Com- pany. Winchester guns keep on winning. On the 2nd inst., at the National Gun Club tournament, French Lick, Ind., W. R. Crosby won high expert average with a score of 780 out of 800 targets. C. M. Powers won high amateur average, breaking 757 out of 800, Both Mr. Crosby and Mr. Powers used "Winchester "Leader" shells. Some very strong Winchester shooting was done at the tournament of the Memphis Gun Club, Memphis, Tenn., on the 5th and 6th inst. On the 5th the first and second high expert averages were won by W. R. (Billy) Crosby and C. G. Spencer, respectively; and first, second and third amateur averages were won by H. R. Hosley, P. C. Ward and W. L. Fletcher. All the above gentlemen used the Winchester "Leader" shells, and Messrs. Spencer, Hosley, Ward and Fletcher in connection used Winchester "pump" guns. On the 6th, Mr. Crosby took high expert average with the splendid score of 197 out of 200 targets, and in the amateur class Leo Mercer. John Fletcher and D. W. Brobeale captured first, second and third amateur averages with Winchester "pump" guns and "Win- chester "Leader" shells. Of the 45 contestants at this tournament, 22 used the Winchester "pump" guns. All About Turkeys. Bulletin No. 200 of the Department of Agriculture tells of turkeyB and their management. According to this author- ity there are three species of the wild tur- key, the North American.the Mexican and theCentral American. It is stated that the growing of turkeys seems to have improved within the last few years as a result of a determined effort on the part of producers of what is termed standard bred or exhibition stock to demonstrate that it is more profitable to use pure bred breeding Btock than the smaller and less vigorous stock of daya gone by. Throughout the country the attention of turkey growers has been called to the successful production of market turkeys in Khode Island. There has never been a more active demand for market turkeys than during the past ten years and there is no reason why this should not con- tinually increase. The average wholesale , New York price the past ten years has ranged from eight cents to twenty cents per pound ; Chicago from aix cents to eighteen centa. In conaidering these figures it must be remembered that the best quality of stock always commands good prices, while for poor, ill-favored stock low prices must be accepted. The bulletin states that there is no other kind of live stock which will return so large a profit to the successful producer, as will poultry and that no kind of poultry is more profitable than turkeys when they are properly handled. They may be termed aelf-8ustaining foragers. The fact that they will from the time they are six weeks old unti. winter sets in gain the greater part of there entire living from bugs, grasshoppers and the waste grain that they pick up in their extensive wan- derings assures their existence through this period at little or no cost to the grower. The bulletin is of some forty pagea and is quite a complete document containing det?iled instructions on turkey raising from the egg to the market. Dairy Points. A dairyman in an exchange gives the following list of things that are not done in his dairy. It is a list that any dairy- man may consider with profit: 1. We do not consider that we know everything about butter-making, as some- thing new is being discovered every month. Not only from our own work are we continually learning, but also from the observation and research of others. 2. We do not keep a cow that makes less than two hundred pounds of butter a year. 3. "We do not put the dry cow on a star- vation ration. 4. We do not expect a cow to make something of nothing. 5. We do not keep our cowa in an ice house, hog-pen or dungeon. 6 We do;not allow them to go a whole year without carding or brushing them. 7. We do not depend on pasture alone for a supply of Slimmer food. 8. We do not allow the milk to Btand very long in the stable to absorb foul odors. 9. We do not mix sweet cream with cream to be churned less than twelve hours before churning. The cream is rip- ened in one vessel which holds the cream for a whole churning. 10. We do not add scalding water to the cream ; nor guess at the temperature with the finger; nor take two or three houra to churn. 11. We do not gather the butter till the "dasher stands on top," and then dip it out of the Duttermilk. 12. We do not add coarse salt by guess ; nor work the butter into grease. 13. We do not neglect to strain the milk at once after milking. 14. We do not send our butter to mar- ket wrapped in old raga that may have seen other service in the house. A million pounds of canned beef haa been delivered en the Pacific Coaat for shipment to Japan. It will be used by the Japanese army if the Russian cruisers do not capture and confiscate it. James J. Hill of the Great Northern Railroad is quoted as saying that the United Statea will not grow more than 600,000,000 buahela of wheat with the best ' possible conditions from now on. Horse Owners Should Vse GOMBAILT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM The Great French Veterinary Remedy. A SAFE, SPEEDY & POSITIVE CURE. Pre pared exclusively by J. E. Gombaolt, ei- veterinary Surgeon, to the French Government SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING. Impossible to produce any scar or Memlsti. The tafesr 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 HTTMA5T REMEDY for Rheu- matism. Sprains, Sore Throat, etc., it is invaluable. "WE GUARANTEE that one table- spoonful of Caustic Balsam will produce more actual results than a whole bottle of any liniment or spavin cure mixture ever made. Everv bottle of Caustic Balaam sold is. "Warranted to give satisfaction. Price S1.50 per bottle. Sold by druggists, or sent by ex- press, charges paid, with tull directions for ita use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address THE UWMNCE-mLLIiMS COMPAST, Cleveland, OMo. THREE-YEAR-OLD TROTTER WANTED. I want to purchase a Three-Year-Old eligible for Stanford and Occident Stakes of 1904, and one that is a good prospect for a winner. Address J. W. ZIBBELL, Pleasanton, Co 12 i&tte grecfcc-e cm& gtpxxrtsman [July 30, 1904 Breeding and Care of California. Swine in (Ellas Gailup of Hanford In Live Stock and Dairy Journal.) I will give you my observation, cover- ing a period ot twenty-five years tbat 1 have been before tbe public ae a breeder and seller ot thoroughbred swine. There are a great many different breeds of swine, bat I will speak only of those that are bred in the United States or in this State In the early'60'e in this State there was a Bmall black hog raised called the Chinese hog. I do not think that they could be called a breed, but derived their name because they were the style of hog de- sired by the Chinese batchers. About that time, in the early We, J. D Pater- son imported to this State the Essex. We bought a male pig from him and crossed him with some sowb that we had of no particular breed. They were easy keepers and their flesh, when fattened, was firm and of a superior quality, which is a characteristic of the Essex. At the present time there are but few breeders in the East raising Essex, and only two breeders that are breeding EBsex in this State. There are a few small Yorkshires bred in California — a small white hog that has his nose turned up to everybody he Bees. There were a few Victorias raised in California twenty years ago. They were a medium white hog, resembling the Berkshire A few years ago Sheyt & Davie, from Indiana, showed at the State Fair a car- load of these hogs, but they did not find favor with the swine raisers in this State. There have been and are a few hogs called IOC hogs imported from Ohio to this State; but as they do not cross well with our native black hog, tbey have never been a success with those who owned them. The CheBter Whites are raised in the East successfully, but I do not know of any in this State; they, like all white breeds, do not do well in this hot, dry climate, and tbe farmers do not take kindly to them. DUBOC. The Duroc Jersey was twenty-five years ago raised in Monterey county and sold in tli is State, and you often see a red hog among a lot of stock hogs in this county. They are good feeders, good mothers, and would ae bred by modern breeders, be good hogs for our alfalfa pastures, and a profitable hog for the farmer. There must be something underneath that red coat of hair that is profitable to the pork producer of the great middle West, or the breed would soon pass into obscurity. I would like to see some enterprising far- mer import some to this county. Their make-up resembles the Poland-Chinaand, as bred today, they are very prolific and good feeders. There is no breed that bas improved bo much in the last ten yearB as tbe Duroc Jersey. By referring to their records, covering a number of years, I find tbe sows usually raise from nine to ten pige, the pigs usually being remarka- bly even in size and general appearance. The dame are abundantly able to suckle them. The pigs are active and will hold their own as grazers, and, when finished for market, will account for every pound of grain that has been eaten. BTOKBHI&E. The Berkshire did for a long time hold foremost position among the breeds ot Bwine and has, no doubt, been a source of help to them. Any breed that has Btood the teet of time and is in the second century of its existence, is certainly second in tbe future. It is of necessity a survival of the fittest— the Berkshire is to the ewine field as the grand old oak is to tbe forest. He has had no booms or soar- ing prices, but has gone Bteadily on in the even tenor of his ways to that practi- cal in provement which makes him today the aristocrat of all breeds. He has had help from the wealthy breeders of the . middle Weet, and he is an Englieh- ; birth, imported to America, tbat has kept him popular among many. The American breeders had much to do with the improvement of the Berkshire as they are bred today. We do not have to go to England to find the best specimens of the breed. England comes to us. The Ameri- can breeder has done as much in tbe last twenty yeare to improve the Berkshire as would have been done by the English breeder in fifty years. As I have said be- fore, the Berkshire is the aristocrat of all breeds, but it is not always the eons of aristocrats that make a success of busi- ness. POLAND CHINA. The Poland-China started in the world with a mixed parentage. He was, you might say, an orphan child, without a parent at all. The hog that the farmer and feeder want is one that will convert bis surplus grain into meat and make the most pounds for tbe amount consumed. The farmers of the great middle WeBt were not long in finding that the Poland- China filled the bill. So far ae I am capable of judging, and I have had twenty five yearB' experience, I think the Poland- China hog possesses all the constituents of hardiness with power of assimilation second to no breed. They may be bred to any size desired, may be fattened at any age and are ae prolific as our modern breedB. I breed them because the people buy them, and that is my bueiness. I raiBe hogs to sell. There are more Poland-Chinas raised in tne United StateB than all other breeds combined, and the pork producers are men of brains and know juBt what they are doing. CARE ESSENTIAL. But I would say to you that the breed doeB not cut as much |of a figure as the care you give the hog. As that is the im- portant part, I will give you my ideas on that subject. In raising hogs of any breed you have got to care for them to make them profitable. I have given you my ideas about breeds, but I will Bay to you : do not mix them. If you deeire to raise BerkshireB, continue to raise them. The idea that crossing breeds makes them hardy is all wrong. The BerkshireB crossed on the common hog does not im- prove them as fast as the Poland-China. The latter have larger hams and seem to mix well with the common hogs. Some farmerB claim that the Berkshire is too wild and unmanageable. They are high tempered and require very kind treat- ment. The Poland-China as bred to-day are very different from what they were twenty years ago— have more style, finish and temper. We need style and temper. A lazy hog I would not want, whatever breed it might be. There is no animal that will reBiat unkind treatment ss much as the hog. To be eucceesful in raising hogs, you must have eiree and dams that are strong and vigorous, and when mated they should be in good thrift and in good flesh. THE PIQ AND HIS SIRE. The most important time in a pig's life' is from farrowing time until he is three months old. If he ie in good growing shape at the end of three months you will have no trouble in keeping him growing. The reason that many fail in making the ewine business pay is that they do not give the hog proper care. He is allowed to run and range over the neighborhood and is the worst looking animal on the farm. If you have common sows and wish to improve them, go to somereliabl* breeder and secure a male pig and raise him yourself; grow him up thrifty and strong; keep him in a lot by himself; feed him well— plenty of grass and grain, with a chance to exercise; don't have him so poor and scrawny that you are ashamed to show him to your neighbors. THE DAM. The sow to be a good breeder, should receive the same good care, and at farrow- ing time should be in good flesh. I do not think she should be too fat, but if the flesh is put on in the right way it will all be needed to carry the pig through to weaning time. I do not mean tbat a sow SAVES THE "DUST" IMPROVES THE CRUST L U 7? ARROW FOR Lard Compound BAKING. WESTERN OF MEAT COMPANY CALIFORNIA Bhould be in so high a state of flesh as the show ring requiree. When in that con- dition it takes an expert to reduce them successfully. I believe in plenty of flesh and to keep that flesh gaining from day of birth till time of using, and try your best to keep them improving, but there is a vaBt difference between the good flesh and the flesh a boar or sow must carry to win at our leading fairs or shows. CAEE OF SOW AND PIGS. You may aBk what I would feed the sow and her litter. We have to feed what ever we can raise on the farm, but there is nothing that will make a pig grow as fast as cow's milk and middlings. But in the absence of milk we are obliged to use the beet substitutes. Great care should be taken when the pige are young not to overfeed the dam to create too large a flow of nature's food, the mother's milk. Herein liee one of tbe* great secrets of success with young pigs— that is, getting them started right. Generally, when young pigs get a backset of any kind they Beldom ever recover and develop as their more fortunate cousin that has been started right. Cold, damp sleeping places and foul bedding ib a source of serious trouble with very young pigs, and should be guarded against. Nothing but warm, dry places should be supplied, with due allow- ance made for a place to exercise in as they grow older, and as soon as possible they should be allowed to run on a good grass lot. Their growth for the first three to five weeks will be secured through their dam, and if they have had no seri- oub backset up to this time they will begin to eat. They Bhould then be sup- plied with a Bide dish of their own. The little fellows are now at the age of five or six weeks and they have begun to rustle for dear life with their dam, and at this time we can gradually begin to increase their feed and slop. We are approaching the stage in the pig's history when we should supplant the expensive grain ration with nature's cheapest hog food, the green alfalfa pasture, which is not only economy in hog production but is conducive of health and is a good bone and muBcle forming food. With good alfalfa pasture provided, we are able to produce pork very cheap, not losing Bight of the fact that the kitchen slop, skim milk and grain ration should not be dis- pensed with, but all used together. Eter- nal vigilance, with plenty of push, will land us at the envied goal with some very fine porkers. FEEDINQ. In conclusion allow me to say that, laying aside the outlay and not taking into account the cheapness of the fuel to be consumed, we know of no better hog food than that of shortB and skim milk from our skimming stations, and they should be fed and hardened with corn or barley, it is within the province of this paper that the food advised was with a view to cheapen the production of that which is the ultimate end of the hog, the pork barrel. You will secure grand re- sults with this treatment and food men- tioned, and at the eame time largely de- crease the cost ot your production, which is the greatest achievement to be Becured. Belgians at World's Fair. Mr. A. Van Schelle, Special Com- missioner of the Belgian Government, haB made entry with the World's Fair Department of Live Stock of sixteen Belgian stallions and thirteen mares for the World's Fair Horse Show. The ex- hibit creditably repreeente the leading Belgian horse breedere. The Belgian Government haB gone to considerable ex- pense to make this exhibit fully creditable and representative of the high plane upon which the breeding of draft horses is carried out in that country. The horseB have already been landed in this country and are temporarily in Illinois awaiting completion of the barna for their recep- tion at the Exposition. Commissioner Van Schelle iB a gentle- man of extended experience in live stock breeding and in exposition work. In realization of the large opportunity offer- ed by the World's Fair, his government has made special plans for exploiting the Belgian horse industry at the Exposition and the large exhibit of Belgian horses will be one of the leading features of the Universal Exposition Horse Show. Colonel Mills, the Chief of the Depart- ment of Live Stock, predicts that the exhibit of Belgian Draft horses at the World's Fair will not only be the largest in numbers but in quality ever displayed in America by the advocates of this popular breed. Mr. Van Schelle is accompanied by Mr. Emile Honoteau, a large stockman, die tiller and eugar manufacturer of Belgium, who has a number of Btallions and mares in the exhibit of Belgian draft horses. If pork or bacon produced by wheat will be as marketable as that produced by corn the lat.er will take second place in the pork-growing process. At the Oregon Experiment Station 3.70 pounds of wheat a day produced 1 pound of hog meat daily, whereas it took 5.5S pounds of corn to produce the same result. Tbe period of the test was 21 days. Another fact dis- closed was that the hogs fatten almcst half as fast again the first half of the fat- tening period as they doduringthesecond half. The heavy lard hogs take more feed than the younger smaller bacon hogs. A Canadian authority 6ays that the keeping of spring ducks for Thanksgiving or Christmas trade, where one hae to feed them constantly, is a losing game; but if the ducks are sold when they are first ready — say, nine weeks old — there is likely to be a good margin of profit from them. Sober up on Jackson's Napa Soda. July 30, 1904] ©h* gveebev ani> ^povtsmaxt 13 Maud Muller, a Chicken Raiser. Maud Muller, on a summer's day, ! — •= Set a hen in a brand new way. 3*? (Maud, you see, was a city girl, Trying the rural life a whirl.) She covered a bos with tinsel gay, Lined it snugly with new-mown hay. Filled it nicely with eggs, and then Started to look tor a likely hen. Out of the flock she selected one; And then she thought that her work was done. It would have been, but this stubborn hen Stood up and cackled "Ka doot!" and then Maud Muller came and with hurt surprise Looked coldly into thecreature's eyes; Then tied its legs to the box. ' You bet," Said she, "I know how to make you set." But still it stood, and, worse and worse, Shrieked forth its wrongs to the universe; Kicked over the box with its tinsel gay And ignominiously flapped away. Then a bad boy over the barnyard fence Tee-heed: "Say, Maud, there's a difference 'Tween hens, you know, an' it is that One says 'Ka-doot:' an' one 'Ka dat!' " Then Maud recalled that the ugly brute She tried to set had said "Ka-doot!" And ever since that historic day She blushes in an embarrassed way, To think of the blunder she made once when She tried to set a gentleman hen. — Northwest Farmer. The Common Cow. If aDy man knows the American cow, that man is Prof. T. L. Haecker of the Minnesota Experiment Station. In Far- mers' Advocate he writes on "the common cow" as follows: I referred to the fact a few months ago that the average yield of Minnesota cows was 140 pounds per year. At the experi- ment station the annual average of our herd is 350 pounds per cow. The herd is a mixed one, comprising representatives of the various breeds, and common cows as well. The milk from these cows is weighed at each milking and a test made with the Babcock tester, so that we know just what we are doing. We have the common cow in the herd, because we must know what Boe can do, as well as others. We must know this because she is the cow kept by the aver- age farmer throughout the State. The average butter product of the common cow in our herd is 240 pounds per year, or nearly 100 pounds better than out on the farm. Kindness is one of the reasons for this, and I wish I cou'd impress upon you the great importance of treating the cow kindly. It is as important as feeding and will give great returns in the pail. The cow must be well kept, kindly treated, and she will give most excellent returns, even though she may be a common cow. I used to urge upon the farmer to take the well bred dairy cow, but I have gotten over that, because it does no good. At the experiment station we receive as high as 450 pounds of butter per year from the best dairy cows. But this fact does not impress itself upon the farmer, even from the financial standpoint. The trouble is, the average farmer will not take to the high bred dairy cow, because be wantB one that will also prove a good beef ani. mal. Now you cannot successfully com- bine the two in the way he desires. But he cannot see this, and I have given up trying to make him. Did you ever stop to think that in the dairy business the farmer gets the profit resulting from Mb work, while in the beef business he does not? In the beef busi- ness you are paid just what the beef combine agrees to give youj and they take the profit. In the dairy business you con- trol yourselves, even practically to the commission the commission man gets. Now, why try to make a success of both, when one or the other is practical? If you wish to follow dairying why not take the best cow and reap the largest profits? This large return I have Bpoken of from the dairy cow is from the butter products alone. I have not counted in the calf, because that is not fair, for one calf may be worth more than another. Now, you say the steer calf from this high bred dairy cow is worthless, and we lose it altogether. No you don't. You can get about as mucb, if not fully as much, for it for veal as you can for calf from the beef breeds, and the increased return from the high bred cow will more than make up the difference you would make in the beef steer. But right here comes the complaint, "you are receiving aid from the govern- ment to carry on the experiment station* If out on the farm we could have such a fund to fall back upon, so that we could make some of these high, expensive foods, we could make some of these high rec- ords " Now, it is true that we receive government aid and aid from the state also. The government has recognized the value of the work we are doing, and is encouraging it. But in the handling of this dairy herd we aim to make it as practical as possible, so it will be of some benefit to the farmers of the state. For the purpose of ascertaining the true value of these foods, the herd was divided and one portion was fed on these more expensive foods, while the other portion was fed from what every farmer has in his bin — a combination of corn, barley and oats, in equal parts. Now, what was the result? A careful account was kept of these two sections, and just as good re- turns were received from the portion of the herd fed on corn, barley and oats as from the one fed on high priced foods. The farmer has everything in his barn from which to get as good resultB from the dairy cow as we have at the Btation. Now, the real trouble is, the average farmer does not like to milk, and he does not any longer than he can help. In ten or fifteen years be often makes enough out of the common cow so that he can retire from the business and simply raise beef, and I am glad he has a business that gives him such good results— even from the common cow. A good dairy cow, well and comfort- ably kept, ought to pay her owner $100 per year. And when it comes down to the steer from the dairy cow, there is not really as much difference aB we are often told. I have at the experiment station six steers from registered dairy cows, not yet two years old, fed as any farmer should feed them, that will weigh from 900 to 1200 Dounds each. They are just as good as any of your beef breeds, and the profit from them and the cow would be much greater. The condemnation of the steer of the high bred dairy cow is simply a matter of prejudice. *■ Sir Bredwell, the noted Hereford bull bred by T. F. B. Sotham and sold by him at auction in Kansas City in March, 1899, for $5000 to Col. C. C. Slaughter, died on July 9th at the Slaughter ranch near Eob- well, N. M. A local veterinarian states that the bull died of gastritis. Sir Bred- well was the champion bull of the breed at the Omaha Exposition in 1898 and was a son of Corrector. Carload Cattle Exhibits. The Millbrook Land and Livestock Company of Laiamie, Wyoming, has the honor of filing the first entry for en ex- hibit at the World's Fair of a carload of range steers. Mr. E. J. Bell, the mana- ger of this company who recently filed the entry referred to has selected and fitted a carload of range steers for the Fat Stock Show of the Universal Exposition that will certainly prove a sensation in the show ring. Shropshire Rams FOR SALE. T HAVE FOB SALE FIFTY OR MORE FINE ■*- Shropshire yearling Rams. Are sired by a ram purchased from Dr. Davidson of Millbrook, New York. Are fine big fellows and free from disease. Call on or address E. D. DUDLEY, Dixon, Cal. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. TTILL SELL OR EXCHANGE THE STAND- " ard-bred trotting mare PACETA 2:26. raised on Palo Alto Stock Farm, sired by Lone Pine, he by Electioneer. She is now at the Pleasanton track. The only reason for offering her for sale is that she is a little too light for family use. Will exchange for larger family horse or outfit com- plete with trap or carriage. Paceta is very valu- able for a brood mare or a fine road mare. Also have a filly sired by Sidney Dillon, dam Paceta. This is a fine opportunity to secure stock of the highest breeding. Address Breederuand Sportsman, 36 Geary St., San Francisco- A Body Wash that will takeout and prevent colds, pneu- monia, etc., is abso- lutely essential to the race horse owner. Txittle'S; Elixir will do all of these things better and more surelv than any like preparation ever known. As a Leg Wash it keeps the speed end of a horse always in perfect tune. Apply to legs and bandage lightly. Sponge the body with it and throw on Hunt blanket. ' Turtle's American Condition Powders— A specific for impute blood and all diseases arisiag therefrom. Tuttle's Fa-mily Elixir ^/^S £■»,? \\c=end a sample free for 6c la stamps, merely to pay ^Sendatonce for our 100-page book, "Veterinary Ex- perience." lvuich we mail free. Tuttle'sElUJrCo.,437 OTarreU SL.SanFraadsco.Cal. Beware ofso-calledElUfrs— noneB«>nlnebnlTnttlts*i. Avoid all blisters; they offer only temporary relief. If any. FOR SALE. QTAM B. YEARLING FILLY, ENTERED IN ^ Stanford and Occident Stakes. Dam a full sister to Balkan 2: 15. Also, a sis-year-old Mare, good roadster, gentle and can be driven by a lady. Apply to F. HAHN, 201 Third street, San Fran- cisco, or Mr. LEE, south side Forty-fourth street, near San Pablo avenue, Oakland. PRIVILEGES FOR SALE. Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association Meeting at SANTA ROSA AUGUST 17, 18, 19 and 20 gIDS FOR THE FOLLOWING PRIVILEGES will be received up to noon, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904: BETTING (Auction and Mutuel Pools) CANDY AND NUTS, PROGRAMMES. A certified check for 50 percent should accom- pany each bid. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. F. W. KELLEI. Secretary, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco. Fnr ^nlf* Two-year-old brown Stallion by 1 ui oaic. Diabl0 a.09^) dam by haIf thor. oughbred son of Guy Wilkes, second dam by Ven- ture 2:27#, thoroughbred son of Belmont. Has stake entries, is just broken and is a good pros- peot. Apply to this office. POSITION WANTED. T\T ANTED— POSITION AS SUPERINTEND- v* ent or trainer by a thoroughly competent man with 18 years* experience in bit ting, breaking and developing high-acting carriage horses and sohooling saddlers. References as to ability, honesty and sobriety from present employer. A. H. BRINTON, Maplewood Hackney Stud, Attica, N. Y. WANTED. A DRIVING HORSE OF HACKNEY CON- •**- formation that will dock well. Any color but gray. One that is handsome, withgood action and style, 15.3 hands and not over 16 hands. Send full description and where horse can be seen. Address W. J., this office. COMPRESSED PURESALT BRICKS *! PATENT FEEDERS v 5* a month. Refined Dairy Salt tells. ASK YOUR DEALER. WELL 5EHD BOOK FREE. JElMONniABOPPlYCO. • PATENTEES MANUFACTURERS • BROOKLYN, IM . Y. JOG CART Especially adapted for Jogging, Training and Matinee Driving. Price Low. McMURRAY SULKIES and JOGGING CARTS Standard the World Over. -85f-Address for printed matter and prices. W. J. Kenney, 531 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cal. Privileges For Sale — FOB — Vallejo Race Meeting* 4 Days— AUGUST 10,11, 12 and 13, 1904. Bids for the following privileges will be re- ceived up to noon, MONDAY, August 1, 1904: BETTING, Pools or Books. BAB PRIVILEGE, including sale of all drinks inside the grounds. RESTAURANT, LUNCH COUNTER, etc. A certified check for 50 per cent must accom- pany each bid. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. THOS. SMITH, Manager, Vallejo, Cal. THE GROWLET STAKE A SIDE STAKE FOR STARTERS IN THE THREE-YEAR-OLD DIVISIONS Pacific Breeders Futurity Stakes No. 4 (FOALS OF 1904-TO TAKE PLACE IN 1907) Entries to Close Monday, August 1, 1904 CONDITIONS. A Side Stake of $25 each for Trotting and Pacing Foals of 1904 that were entered or substituted and will start in the Three- Year-Old Divisions of the Breeders Futurity in 1907. All money paid in on trotting foals to be divided among those starting in the trotting division, and all money paid in on pacers to be divided among those that start in the pacing division. Moneys divided ?5 and 25 per cent and to go to the first and second horses In this side stake, according to their positions In the final summary of each race. In case all those in the side stake should be distanced In the first heat of either of the regular events, they shall start In another race, best two heats In three, on the same day, to decide the money winners. Entrance to the side stake 825 each. The money to be deposited in some reputable bank, to remain at interest until the stake Is trotted. Entries Close Monday, Angnst let, with F. W. KELLEY, Secretary P. C. T. H, B. A. HARNESS and SADDLES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Large Stock. Low Prices, JEPSEN BROS. CO. inc. 10-112 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO, TWO BLOCK? FKOM FEKK E 14 ©*w gveeiiev axt& ^pnvteman [July 30, 1904 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL. (Property of Jobh Parbott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS 63 <«»» Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1904 TEE - - - $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SKALY. \Wfeeisggea "Horses^ I ore not curiosities bv any menus. The country is full of them The fourth \es is there nil riRht but it is not worth anything because of a curb, • splint spavin or other like bunch. You can cure the horse of any of these I ailments and put another sound leg under him by the use of Qui tin's Ointment. n\wm. i time tried and reliable. 'When a horse is cared with Qu inn's Ointment he etavs cured. Mr. E. F. Burke ofSprinptleld.Mo., writesaa tollows: "I have been u«intr Qulnn's Ointment for several veara and have ef- fected many marvelous cures; It will go deeper and | causeless pain than anj- blister I ever used. Thought it my duty for the benefit of horses to recommend your Ointment. Iamneverwithoutlt." This is thepenfiral verdict by all who prive Qulnn's ointment a trial. For curbs, splints, spavins, windpuff s, and al» bunches it is unequaled. Price 91 per bottle- at all druggists or sent by mail. Send for circulars, testimonials, &c. W. B. Eddy & Co., Whitehall, N. Y. NEW MODEL 1904 BEST ROAD CART MADE. One TRUSS BAR PATTERN and one 1903 MODEL SULKY f-r sale at special price. O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Folk St. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL TROTTER FOR SALE. OOBREL GELDING, 6 YEARS OLD. Stands *3 16 2% hands high and weighs 1100 pounds. Sired by Nlccanor by Dexter Prince, dam Flora by El Cajon by Don Victor. He Is in every re- spect a grand Individual, handsome, stylish, and can show a 2:40 gall or better. With very little work I drove him a half this year in 1:33 and a quarter In 39 seconds, to cart. He will make a grand park horse and should be seen by any one looking for a high-class trotter. Call or address L. R. PALMER, Walnut Creek, Cal. Santa Rosa Stock Farm HAS FOR SALE Three Sidney Dillon Yearling Colls from the following mares: Pansy (dam of King Orry 2:21H. Almonltlon ii:24?i,Lady Pansy Russell 2:28 tf, and Pansy Russell 2:30) by Casslus M. Clay, Jr. 22, etc Goycara 2:18% by Guy Wilkes 2:15*i, dam Biscarl (dam of 5 in list) by Director 2:17, second dam Bicarl (dam of 6 in list) by Harold, etc. KiinhU; Russell by Bay Rose 2:20>'ai out of Oakley Russell by Happy Russell, son of Happy ^^ Medium, etc Apply to IRA PIERCE, 728 Montgomery St., San Francisco. CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY Through Picturesque California, The Ideal Route for The Angler anfl Onting Trips One day's ride from San Francisco will take you to some of the finest Trout Streams in the State. Along the line and within easy distance are many of the best Springs and Summer Resorts in the State. The Company maintains a Fish Hatchery and annually stocks the many streams reached by its road. One million Trout Fry were planted last year in these streams. Black Bass Fishing can be enjoyed in Russian River near Guerneville, Guernewood Park and Camp Vacation, in season. The best Striped Bass Fishing waters on the Coast reached by the Tiburon Ferry. VACATION FOR 1904 Issued annualls by the Company, Is now ready. This is the standard publication on the Coast for information regarding Mineral Springs, Resorts, Country Homes and Farms where summer board- ers are taken, and Select Camping Spots. Beautifully illustrated, 150 pp. and can be had in response to mail request or at ticket offices. Ticket Oftices— 650 Market Street (Chronicle Bldg) and Tiburon Ferry, foot of Market Street. General Office— Mutual Life Ins. Bldg., cor. Sansome and California Sts., San Francisco. JAS. L. FRAZIER, Gen. Mgr. K. X. BYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. M* FOR SALE. IV ENTIRE STOCK OF STANDARD-BRED Trotting and Pacing Horses. Single drivers and doable teams. Some excellent prospects for stake winners ontoredin the Occident, Stanford and Breeders Futurity stakes. A fine carriage team, also the great broodmare Daisy S. (dam of Tom Smith 2:13M. General Vallojo 2:20K, Sweet Roae2:28 (trial 2:21) and Little Mac (3)2:27). The driving horses and colts can be soon at my stable In Vailejo, and the broodmares, etc., at the race track. Apply to or address THOMAS SMITH, Vailejo, Cal. FOR SALE. MIccInn Rnv Bay K°ldInB b? Sultan Jr.; JfllSSlUU UUV stands 10^ hands and wolghs over 1100 lbs. A handsome, high-class, gentle- man's roadster; stylish action, gentle, and good driver. Winner (without preparation) of the 2:30 paoe at the matinee Decoration Day. Address T. H. CORCORAN, 1201 Valencia St., San Francisco. last Paoer For Sale. THE PACING GELDING, AL SANDY B:1B] Yr Wayland W., dam Rapid Ann by Overland. Can ace three heats better than 2:17. Can brush vory -\st on the road. Excellent prospect to^raoo. one of the best road horses In the city, and Intelligent. Safe for lady to drive, price and further particulars address S. "-■ TSON, 235 Douglas street, San Franclsoo Thick, Swollen Glands can be removed . . with . . ABS0RBINE or any Bunch or Swelling caused by strain or inflam- mation. $2.00 pet bottle, delivered. W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., Sprinjrfleld, Mass* Foraaleby Mack&Co. Langley &MichaelsCo Redlngton & Co., J. O'Kane and J. A. MoKerron all of San Francisco. OALIFORNIA STATE FAIR FOR 1904. SACRAMENTO, CAL. AUGUST 22 TO SEPTEMBER 3, 1904. ^tries to Close fill Secretary, Weinrty, At. 3, 1904 All Races to be Contested at the State Fair on days to be Hereafter Designated by the Board of Directors. No. 1. Tom Fox Stake— For all ages. Entrance 810, to accompany nomination; $ia additional for horses not declared by 4 p m. the day preceding the race; $300 added by the Society, of which $50 to second and $25 to third. Non-winners of three races this year, if three years old and over, al- lowed 5 lbs.; non-winners of two races 7 lbs.; and non-winners of one race 10 lbs. Maidens, three years old, allowed 5 lbs; four years old and over 7 lbs. additional Six furlongs. No. 2. Western Hotel Stake— For two-year-old flllles. Entrance $10, to accompany nomin, ation; $15 additional if not declared by 4 p m the day preceding the race; $300 added by the Society- of which $50 to second and $25 to third Weights 5 lbs. below the scale. A winner of a stake race In 1904, or a winner of three or more races of any value, other than selling races, 5 lbs extra. Non-win- ners of two races allowed 4 lbs Maidens allowed 7 lbs , and If such are the produce of a mare that has not produced a winner at the time of starting, 10 lbs. Maidens beaten three or more times since closing of the stake, allowed 5 lbs.; and if not placed second or third, 7 lbs. additional. Five fur- longs. No. 3. The Governor's Stake— A handicap for three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $20 additional for horses not .declared by 4 p. m. day preceding the race; with $350 added by the Society, of which$7G to second and $30 to third. Weights posted at 12 m. day preceding the race. A winner of a race other than a selling race after the weights are published, to carry 5 lbs. extra. One mile and a furlong No. 4. Golden Eagle Hotel Selling Stake— For three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $15 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. the day preceding the raoe; $300 added by the Society, or which $50 to second and $30 to third. Winner to be sold at auc- tion. If for $2000, to carry rule weights; if for less, one lb. allowed for each $100 to $1000; thence 2 lbs. for each $100 to $400. Selling price to be placed on starters through entry box by 4 p. m. on the day preceding the race. A winner of a stake race or three or more races of any value after closing of stake, to carry 5 lbs. extra. Maidens allowed 7 lbs. One mile. No. 5 California State Fair Annual Stake— Handicap for two-year-olds Entrance $10, to accompany nomination: $20 additional forhorses not declared by 4 p. m. the day preceding the race; -vith $350 added bv the Society, of which $70 to the second and $30 to the third. Weights posted at 12 p. m. day preceding race. A winner of a race other than a selling race, after the weights are published, to carry 5 lbs extra. Seven furlongs. No, 6. The President's Stake— A handicap for three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $15, to accompany nomination; $25 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. day preceding raee;$350 added by the Society, of which $70 to second and $30 to third. Weights posted at 12 m. day preceding race. A winner of a race other than a selling purse, after the weights are published, to carry 5 lbs. extra. One and one-quarter miles. No. 7. The Vlnctor Stake — For three-year-olds and upward. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $20 additional for horses not declared by 4 p. m. day preceding race; with $350 added by the Society, of which $70 to second and $30 to third. Stake to be named after the winner if Vinctor's time (1:40) isbeaten. A non-winner of a stake race In 1903, or a race of the value of $500, allowed, if a non-winner of five races other than selling races, 5 lbs Maidens 7 lbs. additional. One mile. X- J. Rose Selling stake— For two-year-olds. Entrance $10, to accompany nomination; $15 ad- ditional for colts not declared by 4 p. m. the day preceding the race; with $350 added by the Society, of which $50 to second and $25 to third. Horses may be entered not to be sold, and carry rule weight. If entered to be sold for $1000, allowed 3 lbs ; $700 6 lbs ; $400 10 lbs- Winners of one race after clos- ing of stake to carry 3 lbs. extra; of two or more 7 lbs extra. Maidens beaten three times, allowed 5 lbs.; four or more times 7 lbs. Value to be placed on starters through entry box by 4 p. m. day before race. Six furlongs. The State Agricultural Society's regular and special rules to govern, except where conditions are otherwise. All declarations and claims for allowances due at 4 p. m day preceding race, unless otherwise specified in conditions. Owners and trainers will be held responsible for same. Entrance and declaration money to go to winner. No added money for less than four starters in different in- terests. In selling races, beaten horses not liable to claim. Right to use starting gait is reserved. Entries must state name, color, sex, and pedigree of horse, with racing colors of the owner. Applications for stabling must be made to the Secretary. Applicants will be furnished with blanks, which must be filled out and approved before a horse is admitted to the grounds. The track Superintendent will stable no horse until this course has been pursued. No stabling will be guaran- teed except for race horses in training and ready to raoe, and those entered in stakes to have preference. Owners who ship to track without notice will not be allowed to take stalls until application has been made to the Secretary and approved. Special stalls will be allotted to horses competing for premiums. L. R. MILLER, Secretary, SACRAMENTO, CAL. BENJ. F. RUSH, President. 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 tar and oil oompounds. 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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SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1904. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR cTlxe greefrer anit *&pcrctsman [August 6, 1904 TROTTERS AND RUNNERS LARGEST STOCK IN THE WEST. LOW PRICES BEST PLACE TO BUY. LOW PRICES SEND FOR CATALOGUE. J. 0'K.ANES 26 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO. 1560 BROADWAY NEW YORK Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association KACB HX/EEETITXTGr AUGUST 17, 18, 19 AND 20, 1904. SANTA ROSA. WEDNESDAY-FIRST DAY-AUGUST 17. No. 1—2:34 CLASS TROT, S500 W. G. Durfee's blk h Monoorat by Monwood, dam by Altamont Jr. J. Panke>'s blk g The Trotter by Silkwood, dam by Blackwood. R. W. Peterson's b g R. W. P. by Lynwood W. F. R. Garnsey's b m Alcacita by Red Cloab, dam Alcazette by Alcazar. Dingee & Greene's blk h Directum II by Directum, dam Little Witch by Director. H. A. Bell's b g H D B. by Arthur Holt, dam Jennie D. by Jerome Eddy. P. H. McEvoy's brs Millbrae by Prince Alrlie, dam Fearless by Fallis. Nutwood Stock Farm's ch h T. C. by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Zeta Carter by Director. Dan Lleginger's b g Cicero by Brentwood. Sllva & Wright's blk m Royal Dame by Charles Derby, dam Princess. W. O. Bowers chg Glide by Silver Bee, dam Mollie M. by Starlight Golddust. Ben F. Chaboya's br h Erosmont by Eros, dam Francisca by Almont. S. H. Hoy's b g Pat Rose by Falrose, dam by General Washington. V. J. Guinasso's blk g Walter Wilkes by Sable Wilkes, dam Jennie McCarty. No. 2 — 2:20 CLASS PACE (Santa Rosa Stakes), 81500. S. H. Hoy's s m Miss Winn by Demonio. dam by Nutwood Wilkes. V. Verilnac's b m Flora G. by El Echo, dam by Geo. M. Patchen, Jr. F. R. Garnsey's b g Sunny Jim by Ketchum, dam Nellie B. by Christmas. W. G. Durfee's br g Cavalier by Welcome, dam by Steinway. T. E. Richardson's r m Mabel R. by Stratbway, dam by Algona. B. Croner's b m Hattie Croner by Bay Bird, dam by Algona. J. A. Mini's blk s Blackwood by Bay wood, dam Lottie Lee by Moslem. Ed. Ellis* bm Baby Ellis by Alcona Jr.. dam Luce by General Washington. H. W Goodall's b g Rajah by Charles Derby, dam Edon by Gen. Benton. C iVbltehead's b m The Mrs. by Derby Ash, dam Spurwlck Girl by Hawthorne. H. H. Duolap's ch g Harold D. by Daxter Prince, dam Sunrise II by Gosslper. Thomas Charlton's a m Rose Thome by Hawthorne, dam Bell by Dexter Prince, S- K. Trefry's b g Tom Carneal by Diablo, dam Mountain Maid by Cresco. J. D Springer's b g Billy Red by Glenelg, dam Bunnella by Ingraham. E. A. Servls' rn g Doctor J. by Doc Hicks, dam by Singleton J. W Oflutt's rn m Mildred O. by Seoretary, dam Vesper Bell by Don. 0. Mowers' ch m Gladys M. by Ketonum, dam Norlocoa by Nutford. Victor VerUhac's ch m Gertie A. by Diablo, dam Lola by Sidney. Charles E. Clark's ch g SI Perkins by Iris, dam by Almont Medium. S. A. Eddy's b g Tammany by Iris 1. N. Minor's b m Lady Petrlna by Directum, dam Petrina by Piedmont. Joseph Long's b m Nellie R. by Wayland W., dam Topsy by Whippleton. No. 3-2:10 CLASS PACE, 8600. S A. Eddy's b g Cuckoo by Strathway, dam Edith M. by Milton R. J. H. Vance's blk h Highball by Silkwood, dam by Star Sultan. H. Delaney's br s Zilock by McKinney, dam Gazelle by Gossiper. E. A. Servls' ch g Edwin S. by Dr. Hicks, dam by La Harp Mahry MoMabon's blk s I Dlreot by Direct, dam Francisca by Almont 33. T. W. Barstow's b m Alone by Nearest, dam Grenett by Chrlsman's Hambletonian. J. It iverson's ch m Dictatress by Diet at us dam Salinas Belle by Carr's Vermont C. Whitehead's s g Toppy by Delphi, dam by Dexter Prince. C. Whitehead's blk s Delphi by Director, dam Etta by Dexter Prince. A. Ottlnger's br s Daedalian by Diablo, dam Grace by Buccaneer. Silva A: Wright's b g Kelly Briggs by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Algenle by Algona. THURSDAY- SECOND DAY- AUGUST 18. No. 4— TWO-YKAR-liLU PACE, 8300. I. L Borden's bl f Roberta by Robert I., dam Allle Cresco by Cresco. Nutwood Stock Form's b c Lord Alwio by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Iogar by Director J. W. Marsha 11 'n b f Mods Wilfes by Djmonto. dam Trlx by Nutwood Wilkes Grace Bros.' b g Sid Allen by Sidney Dillon, dam Flora Allen. G. W. Klrkmon's b f Stoncltta by Stoneway. dam Ethel Basler by Robert Basler John A. Cole's b ( Delll&h by Zolock, dam Gipsy by General Booth. NO. 0-9:16 CLASS TROT, 8500. W. G. Durfee's b g Brlnoy K. by Strathway. J. B. Iverson's b m Princess by Euguneer, aam Bollo by Kentucky Prince. Grace Bros.' b g Ole by Silas bkloner, dam Eveline. .1 H. Vance's g g Rozelle by Bob Mason. C A Arv«;dsoij\ it h Sutter by Noonday, dam Eva B by Prompter. mraet'fl b m Verona \>$ Nutwood Wilkes, dam by California Nutwood. E P. Hoald'sb m Lady Rowena by Pilot Prlnoe, dam Nona Y. by Admiral. No. 0-2:25 CLASS PACK, 8500. J. D. Springer's ch m Miss Idaho by Nutwood Wllke.i, dom by ForreatClay Jr. W. MttHliu'n b k Elmorvno i>y Iris ThOB. Charlton's sm Rose Thome by Hawthorne, dam Btlleby Dexter Prince. E. A. Servls' rn g Doctor J by Doc BtokS, dam by Singleton, E. Llodlcy's blk y, I > irt by Hector, dam Julia Klluruey. siiva t Harry W L O. K'lhard'.s bine m Kut.v H bj Boyawater Wilkes, dom by Prompter. i: If It oner's b m Olivette by Richard'* Elector, dom by Mouolaln Boy. J w. /, ttbell'K tj k Prince Almo by Prince Almont, dam Cop by Pal lis. K. D. ludley's br m Lorno Doone by Bayswotcr Wilkes, dam by Sterling. B. Cror or'sbm Hattlo Croner by Bay Bird, dam by Algona. R CEB BEGIN AT 1 :30 OTUK'K, 0. Mowers' b g Casey by Athadon, dam Oregon Nell. J. H. Vance's g g Henry N. by Raymond, dam by A. W. Richmond. S. A. Eddy's b g Tammany by Iris. A w. Wiley's b h Cavaliero by Stanton Wilkes, dam by Electioneer. No. 7—2:30 CLASS TROT (Tb.ree-Year-OIds), 840O, E. Lindley's b m Mamie R. by son of Oro Wilkes, dam Moscovia by Belmont. F. R. Garnsey's b c Murray M. by Hamb. Wilkes, dam Anna Belle by Dawn. Jas. H. Gray's bro Carahina by McKinney, dam Biscara by Director. Jas. H Gray's b c Calamanca by McKinney. dam Russie Russell by Bay Rose. C. L. Jones' b c Carlouin by McKinney, dam Carlotta Wilkes by Charley Wilkes. E. D. Dudley's ch m Paprika by Oro Belmont, dam Auntie by Dawn. W. Mastin's b c Marvin Wilkes by Don Marvin, dam Nora S by Sable Wilkes. Grace Bros.' b g Wilmas by Wildnut, dam Sweet Marie by Stamboul. George L. Warlow's br s Allesandro by Athaneer, dam Narcola by Athadon. FRIDAY-THIRD DAY-AUGUST 19. No. S— THREE-YEAR-OLD PACE, 8400. G. W. Kirkman's gr f My Way by Stoneway, dam Ethel Basler by Robt. Basler. E. D. Dudley's br f Friskarina by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Bee by Stirling. J. B. Iverson's en m Thelma by Dictatus, dam Salinas Belle by Carr's Mambrino. Nutwood Stock Farm's g m Gray Witch by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Little Witch by Director. 1. L. Borden's b c Cresco Wilkes by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Allie Cresco by Cresco. J. E. Montgomery's b c Seymow M. by Diawood, dam Nancy H by Upstart. No. 9—2:12 CLASS TROT, 8600. E. P. Heald's br s Tom Smith by MoKinney, dam Daisy S. by McDonald Chief. A. L. McDonald's br g Forrest W. by Wayland W., dam Silver Shield by Poscora Hayward. C. F. White's b h Liege by Lebasco, dam Raven. WJffiW. W. Mendenhall's g g What Is It by Direct, dam Lassie Jean by Brigadier. F. Gommet'sb s Alta Vela by Electioneer, dam Loretta by Piedmont. No. 10— 2:1 \ CLASS PACE, 850O. W. Mastin's b g Penrose by Falrose, dam Miss Mooney Filly by Brigadier. V. Verilhac's b g Harry Hurst by Delwin, dam Lady Kohl by LeGrande. E. A. Servis' ch g Edwin S. by Dr. Hicks, dam by La Harp. Charles Galindo's ch g Rey del Diablo by Diablo, dam Rosita A. by Adrian. Silva & Wright's b m Economizer by Charles Derby, dam Economy by Eoho. H. W. Goodall's b g Uncle John by Chas. Derby, dam Naualaka by Balkan. S. A. Eddy's b g Cuckoo by Strathway, dam Edith M. by Milton R E. P. Heald's b m Nance O'Neil by Pilot Prince, dam Nona Y. by Admiral. SATURDAY-FOURTH DAY-AUGUST 20. No. 11— TWO YEAR-OLD TROT, 830O. I. C. Mosier's b f Gluck by Zombro, dam Scappoose by Roy Wilkes. Mrs. Ella Warlow's b f Sextette by Athablo, dam Donnatrine by Athadon. George L. Warlow's b c Athasham by Athadon, dam Cora Wlckersham by Junio. A. L. McDonald's b g Rey McGregor by Rey Direct. E. P. Heald's b c San Juan by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Princess McKinney by McKinney. C. A. Arvedson's b f Lady Sutter by Sutter, dam Anna Phelp? by Tilton Almont. John A. Cole's br c Ambush by Zolock, dam May Kinney by Silkwood. Dingee & Greene's gr c Dingee by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Little Witch by Director. W. G. Durfee's b f Bellemont by Zombro, dam Daisy Q. Hill by Altamont. G W. Kingsbury's b t Delia K. by Silver Bow, dam Elma by El Benton. James Caiiln's b c Admiral Togo by Iran Alto, dam Aria by Bernal. No. 12—2:19 CLASS TROT (Sonoma County Stakes), 81500. A. W. Wiley's b to Lady Madison by James Madison, dam by Nephew. S. H. Hoy's blk m Little Babe by Bradtmoor, dam by Dawn. A. L. McDonald's blk g Charley T. by Zombro. dam Sarah Benton by Albion. H. C. Ahler's br g Telephone by Direct, dam Nellita by Philospher. J. D. Springer's br m Sonoma Girl by Lynwood W., dam Maud Fowler by Anteeo. Robt Burress' b g Golden Gate by Bay Bird, dam Dourhka by Western. Sllva irWright'ss g Talisman by Steinway. dam by Woodnut. Martin Carter's ch m Mamie R by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Ingar by Director. R, W. Peterson's b g R. W. P. by Lynwood W. J. H.Pankey'sblkgThe Trotter by Silkwood dam by Blackwood. W. G. Durlee's b m Rita H. by McKinney. Geo. W. Kingsbury's b k D. E. Knight by Lynmont. dam Daisy A. by Friday MoCracken. W. H. Lutnsilen's br s McPherson by McKinney. dam Eveline by Nutwood. F. Gommet's b m Verona by Nutwood Wilkes, dam by California Nutwood. I. N. Minor's br g Morosco by Wayland W., dam Lady Moor by Grand Moor. No, 13— FREE-FOR-ALL PACE, 8G00. J. W. Zlbbell's ch m Lottie Smart by Roswell. .!. H Iverson's chm Dictatress by Dictatus, dam Salinas Belle by Carr's Vermont. E. A. Servls* ch g Edwin S. by D"oc Hicks, dam by La Harp. Sllva & Wright's b m Polko Dot by Mendocino, dam Maud Merrill. H. Delaney's br s Zolook by McKinney, dam Gazelle by Gossiper. T. W. Barstow's b m Alone by Nearest, dam Grenetta by Chrlsman's Hambletonian. I. N. Minor's s g Fredericksburg by Nephew Jr., dam Minnie Hubbard by Hubbard. No 14— SPECIAL FOR LOCAL HORSES (Entries to this Race Close August 17), ?. HEALD, President. F. W. KEI/LEY, Secretary. August 6, 1904] &he gvesiiev cmfc grpurtsroan 3 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. 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, August 6, 1904. BREEDERS MEETING A BIG SUCCESS. Large Crowds Enjoy High Class Racing at the San Jose Track. If there are any disgruntled and soured pessimists living; in California who still believe that harness racing is not popular with the public, they have not been at Pleasanton or San Jose where the grand stands were filled with people cheering the winners as they have come under the wire during the past two weeks. The Pleasanton meeting was a success, both financially and from a racing standpoint, and the Breeders meeting, which closes at San Jose this afternoon, is the same, except that the crowds are much larger and more enthusiastic. This i9 because San Jose is a much larger city than Pleasanton, but it has been asserted time and again that San Jose was a poor racing town and the people would not turn out, so it is a pleasure for one who has always claimed that good racing would draw the San Jose public, to write that the attendance at the Breeders meeting has been large every day and promises to be a record breaker this afternoon. The meeting opened Wednesday with the best at- tendance for an opening day seen at a Breeders meet- ing for years. The weather was perfect and the track in fine shape. Directors T. J. Crowley and Geo. H. Kingsbury occupied the judge's stand with Ed. R. Smith of Los Angeles, who acted as starter. Mr. Smith did good work at Pleasanton, although big fields and a narrow track made even starting an im- possibility there, but his work at San Jose is a big improvement on the Pleasanton efforts. There is no starter but has some faults — the perfect one not hav- ing been born yet — and Mr. Smith has a few. With more experience he will have fewer faults, however, and we can truthfully say that he is doing the best work now that has been done in California for some time. The opening race of the San Jose meeting was the Pacific Slope Stakes, $1503 for 2:20 class pacers, for which there were nine starters. On his Pleasanton performance, Mr. J. D. Springer's Billy Red was made favorite at even money over the field, but Cap- tain H. W. Goodall's twelve time loser Rajah by Chas. Derby, saw a chance to knock the 13 hoodoo into smithereens, and in this his thirteenth race walked away with first money and took a record of 2:10J the first heat he ever reached the wire in the lead of a competitor. The performance of Rajah placed another feather in the cap of the young trainer Fred Chadbourne of Pleasanton, who has been handling the horse about one month. AH who know the geld- ing are aware of the fact that he has great speed, but has almost invariably made a stand still break and been distanced the first or second heat. He raced nicely for Chadbourne however and broke but once during the race and that was at the finish of the last heat, and it did not lose him the race. Billy Red made two or three breaks during the race which his owner and driver thinks cost him first money. The roan pacer Dr. J. pulled a heavy cart in the race and acted well. He will take a fast record before the cir cuit is over if he continues his good behavior. Dan Leiginger had bad luck with Flora G. the chestnut mare owned by M. M. Donnellj. She was a good second to Rajah in the first heat and was separately timed in 2:11, but she made a tangled break booh after getting the word in the second heat and was dis- tanced. This is a fast and game mare and will be heard from later on. Jupiter B., a very handsome little horse by General Beverly, won the green class trot very handiiy and took a record of 2:16 j in the last heat. Millbrae, a fine looking son of Prince Airlie owned by Supervisor McEvoy of San Mateo county and driven by his owner in the first heat of this race, made an excellent show- ing. The horse has had a bad quarter crack which i growing out, but has bothered him much and pre- vented his being worked enough to condition him. Mr. McEvoy finished third with him the first heat, and then turned bim over to John Phippen who landed him second the next heat in faster time, and finally got second money. The 2:13 class trot was also a straight heat affair and furnished a surprise as to time. The favorite, Ole, won his race very handily and stepped his firct mile in 2:11 J. He was well driven by John Quitn. Ole is owned by Grace Bros, of Santa Rosa. He is by that game old race horse Silas Skinner and his dam is the great broodmare Eveline by Nutwood, that is also the dam of Roblet 2:12, Maud Fowler 2:21 J (dam of Sonoma Girl), and Tietain 2:19. Before the regular events on Wednesday two young pacers were sent for records against time and won. The summaries: Pacing to beat 2:30. High Fly, b c by Nearest. won Time— 2:24%. Pacing to beat 2:25^. Alta Nola, blk m by Altamont won Time— 2:233£. Trotting, green class, purse $800. Jupiter B., b g by General Beverly-Little Agnes ....' (W. G. Durfee) 1 1 1 Millbrae, br h by Prince Alrlie-Fearless. . {John Phippen) 3 2 3 Lady Madison, b m by James Madison-Nephew (T.E.Ward) 5 3 2 Mamie R., ch m by Nutwood Wilkes-Ingar (W.Cecil) 2 4 5 Telephone, br g by Direct-Nellita (Springer) 4 5 4 Time— 2:19»i, 2:17, 2:16J£. Pacing, The Pacific Slope Stakes, 2:20 class, purse $1500. Rajah, b g by Charles Derby-Gen. Benton ..(Chadbourne) .1 1 I Billy Red. by Glenelg , (Springer) 3 4 2 Doctor J. by Doc Hicks (Daniels) 5 2 3 Hattie Croner by Bay Bird-Algona (Bunch) 4 3 4 Flora G.. ch m by son of Ecbo (Leiginger) 2 dis Miss Winn, Cavalier. Tom Carneal and Mildred O. also started but were distanced in first heat. Time— 2:10>J, 2:12, 2:13. Trotting, 2:13 class, purse $700. Ole, bg by Silas Skinner-Eveline (JobnQuinn) 1 1 1 Forest W., br g by Wayland W.-Silver Shield (McDonald) 3 2 3 Red Skin, ch g by Red Cloak (Mosier) 5 3 2 Leige, b h by Lobasco-Raven (Groom) 2 5 5 Tom Smith, br h by McKinney-Daisy (J. W. Zibbell) 4 4 6 Princess, b m by Eugeneer-Belle (Parker) 6 6 4 Time— 2:1154, 2:13, 2:U%. On Thursday the attendance was nearly twice as large as on the opening day. The big grand stand, which will seat 2000 people, was nearly filled and there were over two hundred buggies, carriages and other rigs in the infield. After two or three horses had been sent for records against time, the first race of the day, the two-year-old pacing division of the Pacific Breeders $6000 Futurity was called. There were but three starters: Ben Davies'bay filly Delilah by Zolock 2:09J, James W. Marshall's bay filly Mona Wilkes by Demonio 2:11 J, and I. L. Borden's black filly Roberta by Robert I. 2:08|. It will be noticed that the sires of these fillies are all pacers with fast records. The race went to Delilah in straight heats and in the final heat she paced a handy mile in 2:16^ which is the fastest two-year-old mile of the year. Mona Wilkes and Roberta are both very handsome and high class fillies and the fact that they were well with- in the distance in the last heat shows something of their capabilities. Messrs. Marshall and Borden were defeated, and were not disgraced but honored by the performances of their fillies. Delilah is a very high class young miss and a credit to her sire. Briney K. 2:17| had what the boys call "a puddin' " in the 2:18 trot. There were but four starters. Dur- fee took his horse three easy miles and the other horses finished in the same position every heat. Second money went to the three-year-old filly Mamie R. by a son of Oro Wilkes. Not being in any stakes she has to be started against aged horses. She beat Verona and Cicero very handily in every heat and raced like an aged horse. Mr. Reams, her owner, has leased her racing qualities to Silva & Wright for the season. After this race Durfee worked Briney K. a heat in 2:13J. The last race was the 2:10 class pace in which two horses, Kelly Briggs and Zolock, entered the 2:10 list for the first time. Kelly Briggs was the favorite at $10 to $7 for all the others and won the first heat in a drive from Zolock in 2:09J although he was off last. Dictatreis set the pace and went to the half in 1:04 i. Kelly Briggs paced the last half of this mile in 1:03} and won like a race horse. In the second heat he was leading two hundred yards from the wire, when Zolock came with a rush and collared him. In the effort to keep in the lead Wright forced Kelly BriggB to a break and Zolock beat him out in 2:09£. Then the bettors began to switch around and there was considerable pool selling, but Kelly Briggs took the next two heats rather handily in 2:11 and 2:13. Mr. Barstow hesitated about starling his mare Alcne as she was not in good condition. Dictatress went an excellent race. This little mare is always trying and races every part of the mile. The summaries: Trotting, to beat 2:35. Dorothy P. b m by Nutwood Wilkes los* Time— 2:40. Trotting, to beat 2:35. Major Mc, chs by Nutwood Wilkes-Ingar wen Time— 2:28. Trotting, to beat 2:30. Dick, b g by St. Whips won Time— 2:28J*. The Breeders Fnlurity, for two-year-old pacers, $950. Delilah, b f by Zolock-Gipsy (S. Donahue) 1 1 Mona Wilkes, b f by Demonic-Trix (F. Chadbourne) 2 2 Hoberta, blk t by Robert I.- \llie Cresco (J. Creason) 3 3 Time— 2:22><, 2:16%. Trotting, 2:18class, $600. Brinty K.. b g by Stralhway (W. G. Durfee) 1 1 1 Mamie R., b m by son of Oro Wllkes-Muscova (M Reams) 2 2 2 Verona, b m by Nutweod Wilkes (A. L McDonald) 3 3 3 Cicero, b g by Brentwood (D Leiginger) 4 4 4 TIme-2:20,2:19,2:18J4. Pacing, 2:10 class, purse $8C0. Kelly Briggs, b g by Bayswater Wilkes-AIgenie (Wright) 12 11 Zolock, blk h by McKinney-dam by Gossiper (Delaney) 2 1 3 2 Dictatress, b m by Diotatus-Salinas Belle. ...(Parker) 4 4 2 3 Alone, b m by Nearest-Grenetta (Barstow) 3 3 4 4 Fredericksburg, by Nephew-Minnie Hubbard (Cabney) 6 5 5 d I D rect. bin, by Direct-Franeisca (Freeman) 5 d Daedalion.'br h by Diablo-Grace (Ira Ward) d Time— 2:09X, 2:09M, 2:11,2:13. The Vallejo Program. The horses racing on the California circuit will move to Vallejo next week, where an excellent meet- ing will o_pen on Wednesday and continue four days. The program is as follows: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11. Pacing, 2:15 class, purse $500 — Tidal Wave, Lin- wood, Harry Hurst, Alto Genoa, Rey del Diablo, Tammany, Gaff Topsail, Polka Dot, Edwin S. Pacing, green class, $500 — Miss Idaho, Corset Maker, Dr. W., Cavalier, Flora G., Lady Shamrock, Dr. J., The Mrs, Ruby H., Rose Thorn, Venus Derby, Prince (Umo, Muriel. THURSDAY. Trotting, 2:16 class, purse $500— Redskin, Louise Croner, Cuate, Verona, Ole, Hank, Rozell, Briney K , Cicero, Sutter, Ring Rose, Idlewild, Dollican, Prin- cess. Trotting, 2:24 class, purse $1000— Erosmont. Tele- phone, The Trotter, Talisman, Golden Gate, Rita H. Gertie H., Alcacita, T. C, D. E.;Knight, Sadie Thomp- son, Little Babe, H. D. B., Bain, Abe Miller, Morosco, Jupiter B., Birdcatcher, Lady Madi6on. FRIDAY. Trotting, 2:12 class, purse $500— Probable starters, Liege, Forest W., Red Skin, Princess and Tom Smitb. Pacing, 2:20 class, purse $1000— Billy Red, Norda, Kid, Hattie Croner, Mildred O., Gertie A., Tom Car- neal, Tammany, Cavaliero, Henry N., Dr. J., Sunny Jim, The Mrs., Miss Winn, Dart, Rose Thorn, Nance O'Neil, Baby Ellis, Lady Petrina, Blackwood. Stake, colts and fillies by Gaff Topsail — Spinnaker, Bonnie Jean, Abe Lincoln and Madigan filly. SATURDAY. Trotting, 2:30 class, purse $500— Una K., Millbrae, Erosmont, Princess Belle, Harry B., Husky, Talisman, Monocrat, Mamie R., PrinceEs W., Morosco, Jupiter B., Birdcatcher, Pat Rose. Pacing, 2:10 class, purse $600 — Oma A., Daedalion, Dictatress, Cuckoo, Kelly Briggs, Polka Dot, Zolock, Highball, Edwin S., Alon°, Toppy, Delphi, Frede- ricksburg. Program for State Fair Harness Races. The program for the harness races at the State Fair has been arranged as follows: August 22— Occident Stake and 2:30 trot. August 23 — Green pace and 2:15 trot. August 24 — Two-mile dash for trotters and two-year- old pace. August 25 — -Two-year-old trot and two mile da6h for pacers. August 26 — 2:27 trot and 2:17 pace. August 27 — 2:13 trot and 2:10 pace. August 29 — Stanford Stake and 2:20 pace. August 30 — 2:19 trot and green trot. August 31—2:14 pace and 2:12 trot. Sept. 1 — 2:25 pace and Stanford-Occident pace. Sept. 2 — 2:16 trot and three-year-old trot. Sept. 3 — 2:24 trot and free-for-all pace. Of the above, all have closed except the following; which will close Wednesday next, August 10th: 2:15 trot, 2:12 trot, green trot, two mile dash for 2:17 class trotters; two-year-old pace, two mile dash or 2:17 class pacers. Fred E. Adams, who is editor of the Pleasanton Times, and Secretary of the Pleasanton Racin ; Asso- ciation which closed a highly successful meeting last Saturday, was awakened on Mond.iy 11'ght of this week by a burglar trying to climb thiough his bed- room window. Adams jumped out of bed and made a demand on the fellow for entrance money, hut the burglar turned and got away on the first Bcore at a two-minute clip. The editor-secretary says his first impulse was to start after him, but recalled the rule that there Bhall be no race started after dark and went back to bed. He learned next morning that Mr. Burglar won a small purse of $2.50 which he entered for at the residence of a neighbor. Che greener ani> gpartsmcm [August 6, 1904 Close of Pleasanton MeetiDg. The Pleasanton Racing Association is to be con- gratulated. With Utile or no previous experience in giving a race meeting its Board of Directors last week held lour days of harness racing that was as good as was ever seen on a race track in California. The racing was clean, thecontests close in many instances and there was a big attendance of the best people of the surrounding country every day. There was an entire absence of the touts and sure thing gamblers that often infest race meetings, and every day's rac- ing was thoroughly eDJoyed by the crowds present. During the four days twelve good races were given, and in but two was there even a suspicion that every horse was not being driven to win. In these two the judges called the drivers under suspicion to the stand and after questioning them closely arrived at the con- clusion that while their driving was open to criticism, which was made, there was no proof of criminal in- tent, and th6 heats which had a "laying up" look were not driven to save records or win money on the other horses. In other words, as was remarked by one of the Directors, "Those two races did not look exactly right, but we had absolutely no evidence on which to inflict punishment on anyone." On Friday the first race brought out a field of five three-year-olds. Mannie Reams of Suisun, drove his three-year-old filly Mamie R. to victory in this race in three straight heats. Mamie R. was the favorite and won as she pleased. She has every ap- pearance of being a high-clasB filly, but is not entered in any of the big stakes to be trotted in California this year. She was bred by Rush & Haile of Suisun, and is by an unnamed son of Oro Wilkes, her dam being the mare Moscova by Belmont 64, that the late William Corbitt paid $4500 for in Kentucky and brought to this State. Moscova died when this filly was three days old, and Mr. Rush gave the little orphan to Mr. Reams, who raised her on cows milk. Mamie R's record of 2:21 i made in the last heat is no measure of her speed. Murry M., a full brother to Robert I. 2:08|, made a good showing in this race, as did Allesandro, the colt owned by Mr. Geo. Warlow of Fresno. The 2:13 trot went to the game and consistent trot- ter, Ole by Silas Skinner, in three straight heats. In this race Forest W. had been played as favorite, and many thought that Al McDonald could have driven him better. McDonald was called to the stand, and protested that he had done his best, giving a loose boot that Happed during the entire mile as one excuse. He was cautioned and permitted to finish the race in which his horse got third money. Redskin and Tom Smith got too close together rounding the first turn in one heat and both drivers sat at an angle of 45 degrees for a few seconds, but luckily remained cool and no damage was done. Redskin never left his feet during the collision, but Tom Smith went to a bad break. The time of the first heat — 2:13i — was good for the trBck. Considerable interest was taken in a race for buggy horses owned in Contra Costa county. The entries were Edna de Beck, owned by P. Harland and dis- tanced in the first heat; Djwey, owned by J. Minor, and Mary D , the property of H. W. Curry. Mary took the first heat in 2:21 A , with hard driving, but did not have to go faster than 2:24 to win the second heat. She vtd-i a favorite ia the betting from start to finish. -The summaries: FRIDAY .]i I.\ 28 Troltlop, three-year-olds, purse 1600. Mamie It , b r by son of o.- > WUIces Moscova (Ream*) l i j Murray M , b a by HamoletOQlao Wilkes (Garnsey) 4 -J -J Paprika i [m al (Hoy) a 4 4 Allesaadro. b o b (ZlbbaH) 3 3 3 MaggfcGlyoo, b f by R>blo (Bunch) 5 5 5 Tim. Trot: purse $500. Ole. b (,' by alias SKInii.r Eveline (Qulou) I I I RedskiD loan (Moiber) 3 y 3 Forest IV Mi i,i, -J | •_• TomSnji' (Zlbboll) 4 3 4 Tlmr sis: !:i i 8:15, Race Tor roadsters owned In Contra Costa Co.. purse $100. inlo-Sldmore (Chadhource) 1 1 K'lDiiIsi (Palmer) 2 2 Dewey, ct X (trotter). Harlan) 3 dr Tlmo-2:3l'. There was a big crowd present on Saturday, the closing day of tin- in setlng and one of the best pro- grams ever witnessed on a Lotting track was fur- nished for their entertainment. The 2:25 pace had ten starters with Mr. J. D. Springer's Miss Idaho by Nutwood Wilkes selling as an even money favorito against the Hold. The race proved to be a seven heat affair and Miss Idaho finally won the rare after belDg a contending horse In ever; i but tho fust, in which Bhe finished sixth after getting away badly and mak'ng a break. The first heat went to Tom" Car- nasi Is 2:13, fast time for tho class. In the second he StaDton Wilkes horse Cavallero won in 2:14, i n Tom Carneal came back the third heat and won by a narrow margin from Miss Idaho in the same time while Cavaliero was a very close third. In the fourth heat Cavaliero got to the wire a little ahead of Miss Idaho in 2:15, and the race then looked to be between him and the Diablo gelding. All the horses were getting tired and the time was getting a little slower. When the horses were given the word in the fifth heat Cavaliero was slow in getting away and was soon in a pocket. Miss Idaho's gameness began to tell and when she finished the mile in front in 2:16J there was great cheering and hand clapping as the little mare and her owner are great favorites at Plea'- anton. All but the three heat winners were sent to the stables and Miss Idaho won the next two heats by sheer gameness in slow time. The 2:24 trot for a purse of $1000 was a gift for the McKinney mare, Una K., that won in straight heats and took a record of 2:154,. lupiter B. took second money, H. D. B. third and Abe Miller fourth. Kelly Briggs walked away with the 2:10 pace in straight heats, although the McKinney stallion Zolock came with a tremendous rush in the third and drove Kelly Briggs to a break just before reaching the wire. Frank Wright landed his little horse first, however, and the race was ended. In the first heat, the mare Alone got off last, and paced the mile, it is said, by those who timed her in 2:08|, but was short and could not repeat the performance. The judges questioned Barstow about the lethargy of his finish in the second heat, which looked as if he was not trying to beat Kelly Briggs at the finish, but he explained that he had tried to beat the Bayswater Wilkes horse twice in the stretch and the gelding had shot away from his mare both times, so he did not want to punish her by making another futile attempt. The fact that he did not wish to start the mare in the race owing to her being short of work, but was persuaded to by friends who convinced him he could get second money anyway, was considered by the judges, and he was not "derricked." The summaries: SATURDAY, JTJXY 30. Pacing. 2:25 class, purse $500. Miss Idaho ch m bv Nutwood Wilkes-untraced (Springer) 6 2 2 2 111 Cavaliero, b h by Stanton Wilkes-Electioneer. (Ward) 2 13 12 2 2 Tom Carneal.bg by Diablo-Cresco.. .. (Trefry) I 6 I 9 6 3 3 Dr. W. blks by Robert Basler (Liggett) 3 4 4 3 3 ro Swanhilda.bm by Orkney Wilkes (Ober) 5 3 6 5 5 Prince Almo. bg by Prince Almont. ...(Zibble) 4 8 7 7 4 Cavalier, br g by Welcome (W Durfee) 8 9 9 4 8 Harry W. ch g untraced (Wright) 9 7 5 8 9 Si Perkins, ch g by Iris (Clark) 7 10 8 6 7 Henry N-, grg by Raymond (Vance) 10 5 dis Time— 2:13, 2:14, 2:14, 2:15, 2:1614, 2:22, 2:22. Trotting, 2:24 class, purse $1000. Una K.. bm by McKinney-by Gen. Grant Jr (Vance) 1 1 1 Jupiter B ,bg by Gen Beverley (W. Durfee) 3 2 2 H. D B . b g by Arthur Holt (Wright) 2 8 3 Abe Miller, brg by Titus (Mosherl 4 4 4 Little Babe, blk m by Bradtmoor (Hoy) 5 6 5 Golden Gate, b g by Bay Bird (Brown) 10 5 6 Telephone, br g by Direct : (Prellson) 6 7 7 Bain, ch g by Sieinway (Cuicello) 7 8 8 Alcacita. b m by Red Cloak (Garnsey) 9 9 9 The Trotter, blk g by Silkwood (Judd) 8 dis Time— 2:17^, 2:15M, 2:15^. Pacing, 2:10 class, purse $600. Kelly Briggs, bg by Bayswater Wilkes-AIgenle (Wright) 1 1 1 Alone, b m by Nearest (Barstow) 2 2 3 Zolock, br s by McKinney (Delany) 6 6 2 Highball, blk g by Sllkwood (Vance) 3 5 5 Dlctatress, ch m by DIctatus (Parker) 5 4 4 Tidal Wave, chs by Nutwood Wilkes (Mosher) 4 5 6 Time— 2:10J4, 2:11, 2:11. $675 in the Crowley Stake. Twenty-seven colts and fillies nominated in the Pa- cific Breeders $6000 Futurity for foals of 1904 have been entered in the Crowley side stake and the sum of the payments made at $25 each is $675, which will make the contest quite interesting wOen the stakes are trotted or paced for when the colts are three years old Mr. Crowley, who suggested this stake, was rather disappointed in the number of entries, as he thought there would be at least one hundred owners who would put up $25 each on their colts. However, the stake will be well worth contesting for and as the money is to be put on interest for three years, it will amount to over $700 after all the expenses of print- ing and sending out entry blanks are taken out> According to figures one of the get of P. J. Williams' good and fast stallion Monterey 2:09J has the btst chance to win, as four of them have been named in the stake, while no other stallion is represented by more than one foal except Iran Alto 2:12J and John A. 2:12} that have two each. The list of entries is as follows: N. P. Batchelder'sch c by Monterey, dam Luella by Nutwood; by Searchlight, dam Trifle by Doxter Prince. I. L. Borden's b c by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Allie Cresco by Cresco; s f by Cresco Wilkes, dam Alice Bell by Washington. Thos. H. Brents' b f Reina del Norte by Del Norte, dam Laurella by Caution. Alex Brown's br c by Prince Ansel, dam Lottie by San Diego; b f by Nushagak, dam Piocho by Dexter Prince. T. J. Crowley's b c Commodore Sloat by Monterey, dam Lottie Parks by Cupid. C. A. Durfee's br f Aunt Joe by Iran Alto, dam Rose McKinney by McK'.nney. Elwert & Berryman'sbc by Monterey, dam Dot McKinney by McKinney. Griffith & McConnell's b or br f by Bonnie Direct, dam Victoria S. by Rory O'Moore. F. Hahn's blk c by Chas. Derby, dam Nellie Emmo- line by Leo Corbett. J. A. Kirkman's blk c Radium by Stoneway, dam Carrie by A. W. Richmond. La Siesta Ranch's b c by Iran Alto, dam Lady Belle Isle by Eros. Geo. H. McCann's b f Emma A. by John A., dam Fidelity by Falrose. A. McLaughlin's b f Lilly Dillon by Sidney Dillon, dam Lilly S. by Direct. J. J. McMahon's b f Jubilee by Prince Nutwood, dam Lucy L. by Gen. McClellan, Jr. A. E. Mastin's br s Johnny J. by John A., dam Celmar by Falrose. D. S. Matthew's b f Valentine B. by Edward B., dam Rhoney G. by Terrex. W. W. Mendenhall's b f Maytime by Stam B., dam Elsie Downs by Boodle. J. A. Milton's b c Bay Guy by Guy McKinney, dam Princess Alice by King Dent. Rose Dale Stock Farm's b f by Washington Mc- Kinney, dam Zora by Daly. H. P. Smith's b c Monte Norfolk by Montesol, dam Bessie Norfolk by Duke of Norfolk. L. H. Todhunter's b c by Zombro, dam The Silver Bell by Silver Bow. Fred W. Wadham's ch f Irene S. by Petigru, dam Johannah Treat by Thos. Rysdyk. C. F. White's b f by Monterey, dam Dollexa by Alexis. Mrs. C. H. Williams' brc by Del Oro, dam Royal Net by Royal Sid. • Last Day at Detroit. The Blue Ribbon meeting came to a successful close at Detroit on Friday of last week. Jolly Bachelor and Angus Pointer, respectively, made the 2:24 class trotting and 2:10 pacing events simple propositions by winning in straight heats. The son of Bourbon Wilkes started favorite at $250 to $50 and beat a field of six so handily in the first heat that the race was considered won before he entered upon the second. In the winning heat Jolly Bachelor was overhauled by Jeanoette at the half, but responded when urged and easily took the lead, widening the distance be- tween himself and his field in the last dozen lengths. Angus Pointer was still clearer the class of the 2:10 pace. He headed his field from the start and oever relinquished the lead. Ben F. and Bessie Drake weio second and third, respectively, in both heats. John Mac, the favorite, was conquered by Hal Fry ia the 2:17 trot with ridiculous ease, odds of 10 to 1 being plaved on the bay gelding after the second heat. Hal Fry lost the third heat because of a bad break. Summaries: Trotting 2:24 class, Merchants' ahd Manufacturers ConsolBtloD purse $2000, 2 In 3. Jolly Bachelor, b g by Bourbon Wilkes (Spear) 1 1 Miss Rosedale, ch m (Brawley) 2 4 Bessie BIrchwood, ch m (McCuire) 4 2 Miss Jeanette, blk m (Ecliers) 3 3 Laura J., Emma Hoyt an-l Allie N. also started. Time— 2:14M. 2:15^. Pacing, 2:10 class, purse $1500, 2 in 3. Angus Pointer, b g by Sidney Pointer (Macpherson) l l Ben F., bg (De Ryder) 2 3 Bessie Drake, rom (Geersi 3 3 WayneKing.bg (Colby) 5 4 Sadie Baron, Roy B., John F., Kingmore and Red Bird also started. Time— 2:08;-4', 2:08?i. TrottiDg, 2:17 class, purse $1500, 3 in 5 Hal Fry, b g by Woodsprite (Foote) l l 4 l JohnMac.bg (Geers) 2 2 12 Redwood, b g (Burns) 4 3 2 Leacora. b m (De Ryder) 5 4 5 Mary Gage, Miss Leo Res ajd Ben Potts also started. Time-2:09<*, 2:10^, 2:13^, 3:13. -»- Has No Equal as a Horse Liniment. The Dalles, Ore., Nov. I, 19(2. The Lawrence-Williams Co., Cleveland, O : I have always used and advised my friends to use Gombault's Caustic Balsam, and believe thatlt has no equal as a liniment for the horse. When the directions are followed it will not fail to cure any bunch, bog or bone spavin, puffs or galls— in fact. lame- ness of any kind. We sell a great many bottles durlDg each year, although there are many other preparations of like nature on the market. In my opinion none are as good as yfturs. Geo. C. Blakelt. We now have three more generations in the2:10 list. Angus Pointer 2:08g is by Sidney Pointer 2:07J, and Sidney Pointer is a son of Star Pointer 1:59J. Dr. 3. A. Tuttle— Canisteo, N. V., Oot. 31, 1902. Dear Sir: The bos or Elixir shipped me to Olean last summer, together with Worm Medicine and Powders, reached me O. E. We used the Elixir as a body wash on all our horses. We raced John Durrett nearly every week from July 1st until October 1st. In that time he took no cold or a sore step. We also cured a case of collo in Ave minutes, The family Elixir I did not get a chance to try, as It was stolen. Will send an order soon for another dozen, also some Condition Powders. I believe your medicine the bost all around thing on the market. Yours truly, Dwigbt Cook, Trainer for J. S. & P. L. Coonley. August 6, 1904] ?&he gtvee&gv cm& gtptitrtsmcm iSSSfeaCsS EASTERN GOSSIP. [Culled From Our Exchanges.] The pacing mare Monica 2:15 by McKinney that was thought to be a back number for all kinds of racing, won a four-heat race at a Cleveland matinee two weeks ago and pulled a wagon in 2:17. Anaconda 2:01J is reported to have worked a mile in 2:17 on a trot for Jack Trout recently. The twenty-two heats paced at Columbus average 2:08.81, and the twenty-two heats trotted average 2:11.34. It is early for horses to step the half-mile rings where Hetty G. 2:05} went, atUtica last week, a third heat in 2:07}. The entry list for the Minnesota State Fair at Ham- line is beyond all precedent in the history of that or- ganization, a total of 338 nominations having been made. During her racing carer Miss Brock 2:15} by Stranger, in Vance Nuckols' stable, has started in about forty races, and has only failed to bring home a piece of the money in one Daniel Messner, the Indiana horseman who bred Dan Patch 1:561, b-a3 a four-year old stallion byAller- ton 2:09}, dam Zelica, the dam of Dan Patch, which is considered a great prospect. Both Ruth O, who won second in the M. & M., and Baron Grattan received a good part of their education over the Glenville track. Baron Grattan was used last year in the matinees and started a number of times. He was fast and his high rate of speed is no surprise to Cleveland horsemen. Ruben S 2:25J by Guy Wilkes made his first start in the Cleveland matinee, Saturday, and while he did not win he made a most excellent showing, indicating that he was the making of a high-class racehorse. He is owned and was bred by W. P. Murray, who also owns Jack "Wilkes and Italia. The dam of Ruben S. is Bifty Duck 2:30 by Zezant, grandam Bay Duck (dam of Lenora G. 2:19|) by Guide. Wilbur Duntley has signed a contract with the Fasig-Tipton Company. He is to have charge of the Boston office in addition to looking after the firm's entire advertising. He is to continue on the staff of the American Horse Breeder. It is now certain that the bay pacing stallion which won several races last season under the name of King Wilkes, also won at Newburg, Baltimore and Troy this season, and was represented to be by King Buzz, dam by Young Jim, has been identified by the Na- tional Trotting Association as Jim Kennedy 2:09} by Bobby Burns. At the Mansfield, Ohio, meeting Mr. Laird, owner of Rey Direct 2:10, exhibited two suckling colts by this sire in front of the grand stand. They were very much admired. The dam of one, Rizpah 2:13, is owned by Frank Rockefeller. Mr. Joseph E. Meyer, owner of the Speedway pacer Nathan Straus 2:05J, has offered to match his horse against Mr. James A. Murphy's Don Derby 2-.04J in two races at Empire City and Brighton for $2500 a side each race. In Speedway brushes the two horses have been about even. The National Trotting Association has recovered all the unlawful winnings of the horse Jim Kennedy, alias King Wilkes, and the money has been paid over to the parties entitled to it. A well-authenticated report comes from Jewettville that the covered mile track has been permanently closed, and that Western New York trainers will be forced to seek other winter training quarters in the future. At the opening of the present racing season Mr. Henry G. Jewett, owner of the properties, is said to have served notice on trainers White, Andrews, Kinney, Bever, Snow, Baker, McDonald and all others who have trained in past years under the big shed that no quarters would be assigned to any one tbe coming winter, and that access to the track would be denied to all. Mr. Jewett's inability to give personal supervision to the properties is said to have been the reason for the edict. Katrinka G. 2:14| is the latest addition to the long list of record horses that have been secured within past years for European export. She is a full sister to Klatawah 2:05J, Charles Derby, etc. Baron Grattan 2:061, winner of the Chamber of Commerce Stakes at Detroit, is a five-year-old gelding by Grattan 2:13, dam Mary Gamaleon by Gamaleon 2:251, grandam Slipper 4th (dam of Leo B. 2:27 and Red Archie (2) 2:29}) by Red Cedar 7107, son of Red Wilkes; third dam Slipper II. (dam of Red Gamaleon 2:16J) by Orphan (brother to Wapsie 2:251, fourth dam Bradsbaw mare (dam of Senator N. 2:25 and Glenwood 2:27f) by Mambrino Patcben. Gamaleon 2:251 w»s got by Gambetta Wilkes, dam Lady Pepper by Onward 2:251. Scott Hudson has been obliged to send back to Kentucky the trotterB Jay McGregor 2:08, and Tre- gantle, the latter a green horse that has shown a mile better than 2:12, both being lame. Jay Mc" Gregor was one of the mainstays of the Hudson stable last year, and a gamer horse never wore harness. He was sick the fore part of the campaign, and towards its close lameness made it a hard thing- for him to race up to his clip, but no matter how sore the stal- lion's muscles were he always went out and tried for all there waB in him, with the result that he won a lot of money at a time when a horse with less courage would have been in the hospital or at pasture. Hud- son has his stable at Detroit and will no doubt win his share of the grand circuit money, although he is not represented in the early closing events this year for the reason that he did not fancy their conditions. The talk is that Hudson has a formidable candidate for the 2:12 classes in Gail Hamilton that he got second money with in the Kentucky Futurity of 1902, later in the season driving her to a mark of 2:11| at Memphis. She was not started last year, but is reDorted to have gone fast in her work and to be ripe now for a mile that will keep the other 2:12 trotters busy. There was a sale at Ketcham Farm, Toledo, the other day. The Conqueror 2:121 was sold to Dr. R. E. Davis and Dr. J. V. Newton of Toledo at the bid of S1410. A yearling bay filly by Cresceus 2:02} went to Perry Knapp of Toledo at the bid of $495. Lady Eoff, bay mare, foaled in 1888, by Hamdallah, dam Maud by Oliver Goldsmith, went to Sim Don- nelly, Temperance, Mich., at his bid of $225. A ful^ sister to Crescent Route 2:08} was sold to J. R. Smith of Jackson, Tenn., for $650. A yearling colt by Cres- ceus, dam dam of Ruby Mac 2:081, went to C. E. Parker of West Mentor, Ohio, for $450. A number of others were sold at prices ranging from $225 to 250. big running meetings are: Song and Wine, out of Widow Chicquot; Jocund, by Mirthful; Careless, out of Indifference; Grand Opera, by Wagner; Twenty- third, out of High Degree; Simplicity, by the Com- moner; Palmbearer, out of Handmaid; Sorcery, by Horoscope; Sheen, out of Lustre; Intrigue, out of Pink Domino; Reminiscence, out of Recollection; April Shower, out of Raindrop; Divination, by Horo- scope; Old England, out of Queen Bess; Ship Shape, by On Deck; Early Eve, out of Gloaming; Unmasked, by Domino; Emigrant, out of Westbound; The Claim- ant, out of Pretense; Hot Shot, out of Royal Gun; Rhythm, by The Bard; Halcyon Days, out of Vaca. tion; Highborn, by His Highness; Reticent, out of Secretive; Remorseful, out of Repentant. Once a beginning is made in giving good names it will come easy to give significant and appropriate names. There is no reason why the thoroughbreds should have more pleasing names than the trotters and pacers, but the fact remains that, as a rule, they do. Word comes from the International Stock Food Farm track, Glendale, Minn., that Dan Patch, 1:561, is rapidly approaching championship form. On July 26th he paced the farm track in 2:02J, the last half in 0:59. He should turn the Indianapolis track close to his record on Thursday, Aug. 11th. FraDk Coler, of Norton, Kan., who says he is "a lover of horses, " offers the following suggestion fo'r the consideration of owners and drivers of road, draft or race horses: "When your horse is harnessed will you please examine the bridle and notice if the blind- ers set so close to the eyes that the eyelashes strike against the leather, or if the leather is so loose that it strikes against the eye when the horse moves at a faster gait than the walk? If you find such to be the case will you let a harness-maker remedy the evil? It will cost you a very Bmall sum and make existence for your patient horses more endurable." Hall Frey that trotted to a record of 2:091 at Buffalo this week is a horBe of tremendous speed. It will be remembered he was injured in a railroad wreck in the spring of 1903, as was also W. O. Foote, his trainer. Hall was wedged between two horses that were killed. His injuries, for the most part, were a broken tail bone — that member now hanging loose giving him a queer, cut-off appearance behind. When he went down the Grand Circuit in 1902, he was a hurdler "from way back." Mr. Foote sayB he has spent many weary days educating him to stick to the trot, and while he still makes an occasional break, he is a much improved horse. He was bred near Sedalia, Mo., where his dam, Pee Wee, by Fortunatus, is still owned. F. S. Hutton, of Kansas City, owns the geld- ing, Mr. Foote leasing his racing qualities for the season. . Anent horse nomenclature Raymond aptly re. marks: Among the very fast performers, those bred at Village Farm have possessed more pleasing names than those from any other establishment. The Abbot, Lord Derby, The Monk, Fantasy and Nightingale among the trotters; and Lady of the Manor, Heir-at" Law and Moonstone among the pacers are good ex- amples of naming. Such names are far preferable to Robert J., Dan R., Maud S., or Major Delmar. As a rule there are more thoroughbreds with pleasing and significant names than harness horses, although a great improvement in this respect has been made during the last few years. Among the mostappropri- ate names to be found in the entry lists of this year's Germany produces only partly enough horses to supply the demand of the people of that empire, and its annual importation of horses amounts to about $4,000,000. Russia has heretofore supplied the great bulk of these animals, but owing to the war with Japan the Czar has issued an edict forbidding the exportation of any horses from that country. The effect of this prohibition will be to compel Germany to purchase most of its horses in this country. Neither England nor France produces the type of horse, to any considerable extent, demanded by the German market; and, with Russia shut out, the American dealers will have a practical monopoly of the German trade as long as the present conditions continue. The horses required for this trade are none too plentiful in the New York market, End com- mand prices that makes their production quite profit- able. While a fair amount of speed is desirable, a great amount is not essential. The horses most in demand by the German people are smooth good-sized coach horses. A cross of the hackney with the American trotter will come about as near fulfilling the requirements as anything now obtainable. Cer- tain German sportsmen purchase harness race horses quite liberally in this country, but these animals con- stitute but a small percentage of the importations re- quired for the general market, and while the war is most deplorable, yet so long as it continues the Ameri- can breeders are likely to reap much benefit from the misfortune. July 3 was the sixth anniversary of the date on which the New York Speedway was first thrown open to the public. Jamas Butler, owner of Direct and Directum Kelly, is quite a busy man these days. He owns and operates 127 retail groceries in Manhattan and Brooklyn, besides his immense wholesale grocery house in Washington street, and is establishing new grocery stores at the rate of two a month. The care and labor necessary to bestow upon this enterprise would seem to be sufficient to incapacitate a man for any outside undertaking. But he is the principal stock- holder and President of the Empire City Trotting As- sociation. He is also president of the New York Trot- ting Association, under whose auspices the Brighton Beach meeting is to be given, and, in addition to this, he has three different stables of campaigneis out this season. Some of his horses are in charge of Ed. Geers, some are with Charles De Ryder, and some with Thomas Murphy. The magnitude of these under- takings seems not to worry him in the least, and at every matinee given at the Empire City track he is present, and when his horses are here he is a frequent participant In the contests and has developed into one of the best amateur reinsmen of which the Road Driver's Association can boast. Gen. Boulanger's Charger. New York, July 31. — A cable to the World from Paris says: A column of troops marched past the Alsace column, in the Place de la Concorde, Friday morning, with drums beating and fifes playing. A broken-down old black horse drawing a vegetable cart heard the music and saw the soldiers. At the sound of the drums and the sight of the soldiers the old horse came to life. He pranced and trotted to the head of the marching column, nearly shaking the driver off the seat. Half way across the square the horse stopped. His knees gave way and he fell dead. The driver was dumped to the ground . The soldiers marched around the wreck and laughed. In front of the Alsace column, just seventeen years ago almost to a day, this same black horse nearly up- set the Government of France. On that day he pranced through the Place de la Concorde carrying on his back General Boulanger, who came within an ace of being another Napoleon. 6 ©:jte ^reefcrrc tmfc gppurtemcHt [August 6, 1904 Notes and News. Diok 2:28j by St. Whips Billy Red 2.121 by Glenelg. Mary D. 2:24 by Diablo 2:091. Cuckoo 2:13 by Strathway 2:19 Delilah (2) 2:16* by Zolock 2:09}. Edwin S. 2:121 by Doctor Hicks. Zolock 2:091 by McKinney 2:11}. Tom Carneal 2-13 by Diablo 2:09}. High Fly (2) 2:24} by Nearest 2:22. Alto Nola 2:23} by Altamont 2:26}. Arner 2:17} by Charles Derby 2:20. Rajah 2:10} by Charles Derby 2:20. Cavaliero 2:14 by Stanton Wilkes 2:10*. Miss Idaho 2:16* by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16*. Kelly Briggs 2:09} by Bayswater Wilkes 2:25*. All the above are new pacing records made this year on the California Circuit. Following are the new trotting records made on the California Circuit this year up to August 4th: Isobel 2:19 by McKinney 2:11}. Ole 2:11* by Silas Skinner 2:17. Una K. 2:15} by McKinney 2:11}. Rita H. 2:15* by McKinney 2:11}. Major Mc 2:28 by Nutwood Wilkes 2:16*. Walter Wilkes 2:15* by Sable Wilkes 2:18. Jupiter B. 2:16} by General Beverly 2:21*. Mamie R. (3) 2:21} by son of Oro Wilkes 2:11. Rey del Valle, three-year-old by Rey Direct 2:10, worked a mile in 2:12 at Detroit during the week of the Grand Circuit meeting. Bids for trotting privileges at the State Fair are advertised for in this issue of the Breeder and Sportsman. They will be received up to 1:30 p. m. next Monday. Owners of trotters and pacers should not forget that entries to several good purses at the State Fair close next Wednesday, August 10th. Don't miss entering if you want to race. China Maid 2:05} is not entitled to the honor of being the fastest pacer to take a record in her first race It seems that she started in two races in 1902, once at St. Paul, Minnesota, and again at Freeport, Illinois, She was distanced in both. Kenney the bikeman is on the circuit and will make any repairs necessary on your bikes or carts at short notice and in the right manner. He will sell you a sulky .hat you can win with, and sell it right. Tell Kenney your bike troubles and he will straighten them out all right. Matt Storn, the well known horseman, dfed suddenly in this city on Wednesday evening of this week. Mr. Storn has been an invalid for some time, but his death was not expected so soon. He was a native of Ireland and about 60 years of age. He started his career on the track as a jockey and achieved fame in the saddle on the Eastern tracks many years ago. When he became too heavy to ride he turned his talents to training horses and trained for many prominent owners. He bred and owned many horses himself and raced them on all the leading tracks in America. At one time ho was very well-to-do, owning considerable property. He was a kindly genial soul, a worthy gentleman and had a host of friends. He was a prominent Mason and bis funeral will be under the auspices of that order. State Fair Directors Meet. [Sacramento Talon, July 31.] At least three of the State Agricultural Directors, Messrs. Howard, WllBOn and Kingsbury, have an- nounced themselves as adverse to any booking privi- leges talng let for the coming State Fair, and there are otuers who are decidedly on the fence, so it is un- certain at the present time as to whether or not the Tiooi lakers will be allowed on the race track. fact cropped up yesterday afternoon at the . g of the Directors, when the proposition was made to advertise for bids for the bettiDg privileges of the fair. Director J. W. Wilson introduced the subject by a motion that the Secretary be instructed to advertise for the sale of the betting privileges. Director F. H. Burke said that he wanted to advertise simply for auction pools and paris mutuals, and Di- rector G. W. Kingsbury agteed with him. Then Director Paine remarked that if this was done it would probably be impossible to raise the necessary $10,000 or $12,000 that was needed. He was backed up by Director Fox, while Director Wilson and Howard ranged themselves on the other side, and for a time the controversy waxed rather warm. Eventually, as a compromise, it was agreed that the Secretary be instructed to insert the same adver- tisement used last year, that is, for auction pools, paris mutuals and bookmaking, with the proviso that any or all bids could be rejected, and it waB agreed that the subject of bookmaking at the fair should be taken up when there was a full board meet- ing and a decision arrived at. On this showing Di- rector Burke agreed to vote on the Paine-Fox side, but Howard, Kingsbury and Wilson stood pat and voted no. The motion carried, however, and the last year's advertisement will run. Director Wilson placed in nomination for the posi- tion of Financial Secretary the name of Prentice Maslin,and Director Burke nominated Joseph Dimond for the same job. A vote was taken which resulted in a tie, Mr. Kingsbury refusing to vote. It was agreed that the board would meet on the 8th of August, appoint its clerks and officers, open the betting privileges and thresh out the subject as to whether books will be allowed or barred. The ring for the horse show to be given in the pavilion is rapidly nearing completion and the work- men are now engaged in putting the earth layer on the floor. This will be covered with tanbark. In all there are thirty private boxes, seventeen of which have already been spoken for and engaged. Those who have bought boxes in the pavilion for the season are Hale Bros., Weinstock, Lubin & Co., E. R. Hamilton, Albert Elkus, D. O Mills, National Bank, California State Bank, C. Kaufman, L. F- Breuner, Frank Ruhstaller, Hall, Luhrs & Co., A. Meister & Son, C Kingsbury, Frank H. Burke, L. J. Rose Jr., Mr. Christopher, Barton-Fi6her. Each box will accommodate six people and the cost is $20 for the season of two weeks. At this rate the seats will cost occupants of boxes about 27* cents a night. One box is reserved for the Governor and party and another for the Secretary of State and State Treasurer, these officers constituting the Board of State Capitol Commissioners and having control of the grounds surrounding the Agricultural Pavilion. Buffalo Races. The Grand Circuit horses moved to Buffalo this week, the meeting opening on Monday with a track that was lightning fast, and a crowd that was large and anxious to back the horses. The first race was the Preparation stake of $1000 for three-year-olds, the conditions being that the race should end after two heats. Princess Athel, the bay filly by Directum Kelly out of Athelia Princess by Walkill Prince, won the first heat in 2:15} and AHa Axworthy, a chestnut filly by Axworthy won the second heat. Princess Athel was awarded first money as she had won the fastest heat, China Maid started in the 2:04 pace but was distanced in the first heat. Evidently this mare is not in condition or else she is a rank counterfeit. After her great race at Columbus she has not won a heat, but been distanced in every race in which she has started. Bonnie Russell, the Conifer horse from Los Angeles, was second to Ed Geers' Alexander in the 2:20 trot. Albuta, the Altivo colt owned by Col. J. C. Kirkpatrick of this city got third money in the three-year-old pace. Summaries: The Preparation stakes, three-year-old trotters, $1000. Prlnoess Athel, b f by Directum Kelly (Do Ryder) 1 9 AHa Axworthy, ch f by Axworthy (Thomas) 2 1 Major Guothleln.bs (Hudson) 3 3 Fatly Felix, bo (Barrett d Lord Revclstoke, b s (MoClary) d Ttme-2:15M, 2:1514. The Introduction, three-year-old pacers, $1000. Simon Kenton, br o by Dernadotte (Hudson) 1 2 I>,,rls «.. bJ by Grnttan (Snowj 4 1 Albuta, bllt o (McLaughlin) 2 3 TeddyWeaver.be. (Dillon) 3 5 DoroasH..bI (D.Thomas) S -1 Bolass, s f (Jolly) d Timo-2:13J4, 2:I8K. Trotting, 2:20 olass, purso $1000. Alexander, b g by Star Duroo (Gc*rs) l l Bonnie Russell. b s (Hudson) 2 2 Silver Ore, g g (Snow) 3 3 Tlmo-2:llM, 2:lUi- Pacing. 2:04 olass, 81500 Major C.bs by Coastman (Geers) 1 1 LIHlo Suuaw, bllt m (Coldeburg and McLaughlin) 3 2 Looando. b s (Hoscmlrt) 2 3 Joo Pointer, bn ....(McClni-y) 4 I China Maid, bm (McLaughlin) d Tlmo-2:05S, 2:0SX. There was no racing at Buffalo on Tuesday owing to rain but on Wednesday the horses stepped fast and two California bred ones Lisonjero by Dexter Prince and Consuella S. by Directum trotted into the 2:10 list, the former getting a record of 2:08} and the latter one of 2:09}. Stanley Dillon winner of the M. & M. at Detroit was badly beaten in the 2:19 trot being next to last in the summary. Snyder McGregor took the first heat of this race in 2:09}, Lisonjero the second in 2:08}, and Hal Frey the third in 2:09}. The Strath- way gelding John Caldwell was fourth, a good show- ing for such a fast race, while Confienza, sister to Tuna winner of last year's Occident and Stanford stakes, was fifth. A surprise came in the 2:07 class pace, in which the local speedway horse, Dr. E. D. Preston's Anidrosis, an outsider in the pools, won the second and third heats, after brushing it out with Winfield Stratton in the first. Star Hal, the favorite, could never get up. After the first heat of the 2:09 trot, the judges ordered Driver Gahagan down and put Geers in his place behind Dr. Strong The gelding won the next heats in faster time. Bets were declared off on the first heat, and Gahagaa's case will be dealt with later. Summaries: Trotting, the Queen City stakes, 2:19 class, every heat a race, purse $2000. Snyder McGregor, chg by Gilman McGregor (Hogan) 1 2 2 Hal Frey. b g by Woodsprlte (Foote) 2 5 1 Lisonjero, b g by Dexter Prince (Howard) 3 19 JohnUaldwell.bg (Thomson) 7 3 4 Confienza, bm (McGuire) * 8 3 RuthC.gm (Kenny) 6 4 5 Blackthorn.bg (DeRyder) 4 7 8 JollyBachelor.bg (Spear) 5 9 6 Stanley Dillon, hg (Geers) 8 6 7 Ballast.bg dis Time— 2:09^, 2:08'4, 2:095i. * Placed owing to an accident. Pacing, 2:07 class, purse $1500. Anidrosis, ch g by Saint Croixi (Allen) 2 11 Winfield Stratton, bs by Saraway (MoGulre) 12 2 Sufreet.bm (Wilson) 3 4 4 StarHal.brs (Snow) 4 3 5 Foxey Curd.blkm (McClary) 5 5 6 Bessie Drake, rm (Geers) 6 6 3 Time-2:05X, 2:05M. 2:09)*. Trotting, 2:09 class, purse $1500. Dr. Strong, gr g by Strong Boy (Gahagan and Geers) 2 11 Consuella S., bm by Directum (DeRyder) 12 2 TheRoman.bg (Snow) 3 3 8 Prince Greenlander. b g (Curry) 4 dis Billy Foster Boy, b g (Crltchfleld) dis Time— 2:09X, 2:08, 2:08JJ. Pacing, 2:18 class, purse $1000. Cheery Lass, b m by Bobby McGregor (Andrews) 1 1 Glad Bells, bs .- (Geers) 2 2 John Burns, gs (Hedriok) 3 4 ViceRegal.bg (James) 5 3 Bessie Abbott, brm (Hudson) 4 5 Star Light, ch S- (Wilson) 6 8 Daisy V.,sm (Valentine) 10 6 Arol.sm (Haws) 8 7 AnglinWIlkes.bg (Curry) 7 9 Peruna.bg (Murphy) 9 10 Time— 2:09M, 2:08^{. Prince Alert tried to beat 2:00 at Buffalo on Thurs- day, but failed by one and a quarter seconds. His quarters were in 30*. ] :00, 1:30, 2:01}. Ecstatic furnished the surprise of the day by win- ning the 2:13 pace in straight heats. Doctor M. was the favorite. In the 2:10 trot John Mc, the favorite, on about even terms with the field, took two straight heats without much trouble. The big race of the afternoon was the Empire State stakes of $5000, for 2:08 pacers, and the Canadians were overjoyed at the result, their horse, Gallagher, taking two of the three heats, which were well con- tested. Summaries: Pacing, 2:13 class, $1001, 2 in 3. Ecstatic, bm by Oratoria (Long) 1 1 DoctorM.,bg (Smith) 2 3 KatieH.bm (Hornberger) 3 2 Edgar Day, bh (Fuller) 4 4 Time-2:08;i, 2:06M. Trotting, 2:10 class, $1000, 2 in 3. Joon Mc, b g by Rex Amerlcus (Geers) 1 I T. E. H.,bh (Moore) 2 2 Euxenite, rm (A.Thomas) 3 3 Leonora, b m (Deryder) 6 4 Bessie Birchwood, ch m (McGuire) 4 d VictorJr.bg (Estes) 5 d Ben Potts, brg (Valentine) 7 d GoldBug.bg (Stewart) d Time-2:10«;, 2:095i. The Empire State Stake, $5000. Gallager, bg by Royal Rysdyk (James) 7 I 1 MorningStar.bg (McDonald) 1 4 2 JohnM.bg (Speer) 2 7 5 Dr. Madara, ch g (Hudson) 9 2 7 King Direct, bs (Geers) 3 6 6 BaronRogers.bg (McCleary) 10 3 5 Pinchem Wilkes bg (Estes) 6 5 4 Red Bird, b s (Michael) 6 118 Endora.bm (Snow) 11 10 9 Strathllne.bg (Burns) 4 d BoxHughes.bg (Hlgbnlght) 8 8d Bob.l.K .-.-..(Wilson) 12 d Dry Monopole. brs (formerly Dick Wilson) (Curry) * 9 d Time 3:04'4, 2:04?.;, 2:04!5. * Placed on acoount of accident. The veteran John Splan rode the fastest mile of his life at Cleveland, on Saturday, July 17th, when he worked the pacer Dan R. 2:01} in 2:06. Millard Sanders drove his great four-year-old trot- ter Tom Axworthy a mile in 2:09 at Cleveland two weeks ago. Monte Carlo 2:07} may be started on the Grand Circuit, possibly at New York. AUGUST 6, 1904] ©he gveebev an& gipxjrtsmcm How Stanley Dillon Won the M. & M. [Detroit Free Pi ess, July 27.] Without once stepping as fast as in the mile in which he took his race record of 2:11J at Columbus— without, in his fastest mile, getting closer than half a second to the slowest time made ou Monday by Geers' M. & M. discard, Alexander— Stanley Dillon, owned by John H. Brown, of this city, and trained and driven by Ed Geers, who had chosen the Detroit geld- ing in preference to his own horse when the time came to decide which should be left in, yesterday won the renewal of the Merchants' and Manufacturers' $10,- 000 trotting stake at the Grosse Pointe track. Senti- ment made it a popular victory, because for the first time in the history of the Detroit meetings' famous stake a Detroit owned horse became its winner. Though Stanley Dillon won the race, the veteran Geers was the lion of the afternoon. The completion of hisdays' work gave him a great record. Never before has it happened that any driver has won both the Chamber of Commerce and M. & M. in any one year. No other driver, as has Geers now, had his name twice in the winning list of the pacing classic. One other driver, George Spear, who drove the M. & M. winners of 1891 and 1899, Temple Bar and Royal Baron respectively, has his name twice in the M. & M. winning list. It has been a tradition among the horse- men that no driver could win this event three times. Geers, however, has done this thing. It is true that in 1895, when he drove The Corporal, the horse was not his entry, and that he did not start the race be- hind the animal. But he drove The Corporal in each of his three winning heats. Chandler was taken down aftei the second heat, having finished fourth and eleventh in a field of twelve. Geers took the horse in the third heat, by direction of the judges, finishing fifth In that mile, and taking the next three in a row. In 1900 Geers drove Lady Geraldine to victory in a very poor race. Yesterday was one of the very few occasions on which the event has been landed in straight heats. Selling on the M. & M. began at 10 o'clock, and it proved to be an enticing proposition for the bettors, though none of the pools reached the thousand dollar mark. Stanley Dillon was the natural favorite, but Dick Wilson's followers hung to Miss Gay. Italia from Hudson's stable always figured slightly above the field, while AUie Gay did not cut any figure in the betting. Stories were afloat that the mare had a very bad leg, which raised the suspicion that she was being kept under cover for a possible killing. A peculiar fact was that Stanley Dillion did not appeal to the local betting contingent, practically all of the big tickets going to easterners, except what owner Brown oould annex and he placed his money through a com- missioner. In the early selling an average pool was as follows: Stanley Dillon, $200; Miss Gay, $105; Italia, $30; Emma Hoyt, $15; Black Thorn, $10; Miss Jeanette, $10: Jolly Bachelor, $10; Bessie Birchwood, $10 and the field, made up to Allie Jay, Miss Rosedale, Ruth C. and Baraja, $20. In selling against the field Stan- ley Dillon brought $50 and the field $60, while Miss Gay sold for $25 and the field $50. With alight varia- tions these figures held up to the start of the race. There was a big cheer when the stake horses came out. They were lined up near the quarter turn and each was introduced coming past the stand. Italia drew the pole, Stanley Dillon second, Miss Gay third, Jolly Bachelor fourth, Baraja fifth, Bessie Birchwood sixth, Emma Hoyt seventh, Ruth C. eighth, Miss Rosedale ninth, Miss Jeanette tenth, Black Thorn eleventh and Allie Jay twelfth. It happened that the three favorites drew the choice positions: Stanley Dillon broke the first time down, while Wilson had Miss Gay out in front, which made the Kentucky con- tingent happy. After scoring twice there was a delay owing to MisB Gay breaking a boot. They got the word on the fifth score to a frightful start, Stanley Dillon being back eighth, while Italia and Miss Gay were out in front. Fully fifteen lengths separated the first and last horse at the start. Hud- son sent Italia along and opened a gap of two lengths, but the mare broke just after passing the quarter and fell back to Miss Gay. Stanley Dillon was sixth on the turn, but attention was riveted on Baraja, Shaw sending the gelding around the field and he over- hauled Italia on the backstretch. He showed half a length in front, but did not last, as Italia hung on and had a slight lead at the half. Geers then started to move up with the favorite, going into foarth place behind Miss Gay. At the three-quarters the latter started a drive, but broke and Stanley Dillon dis- placed her. In the rush to the head of the stretch the favorite easily overhauled Italia and led the bunch home, while Bessie Birchwood and Miss Rosedale closed up fast. They could not catch the favorite, but at the last eighth the gray mare Ruth C. came on the outside and got .to Geer's sulky as they passed under the wire. Though the time, 2:12J, was slow, it was a good mile for the favorite under the circumstances, the Detroit horse showing plenty of stamina and unusual ability to go level. Both Italia and Miss Gay quit the last quarter, Ruth C. finishing second, Bessie Birchwood third and Miss Rosedale fourth. Stanley Dillon's stock went up before the second heat and he sold for $50 to $21 for the field. This time they got away to a fair start on the second score. The favorite held the pole and Ruth C. dropped in behind, lapped by Jolly Bachelor. Geers was simply jogging in front, there being nothing to give the gelding an argument. The field was strung out be- hind Ruth C. and Jolly Batchelor, who teamed it down the backstretch. Near the three-quarters Jolly Bachelor forged alongside of Stanley Dillon, but Geers let out a wrap and was soon out of danger. The last eighth Ruth C. started a drive and over-hauled Jolly Bachelor, while Geers was looking back and driving the favorite, finishing a slow mile in 2:114. Italia and Miss Gay did not figure in the race, and Miss Rose- dale again landed fourth place by driving the last quarter. Miss Gay was drawn before the third heat and there was practically no betting, the stake being conceded to Stanley Dillon. It took half a dozen scores to get them away, and Hudson beat the starter with Italia, but the latter went in the air, losing the advantage. Jolly Bachelor and Ruth C. again started to give the favorite an argument, but they could not trot fast enough to bother him and Jolly Bachelor stopped like a hound when rounding the turn to the stretch. The only excitement was a pretty brush between Ruth C. and Black Thorn, the latter coming from the rear, but he broke just before reaching the wire. The race was a disappointment, but the victory was a popular one and Geers was given a hand when he was presented with a floral sulky. Stanley Dillon, the winner, is by the same sire as Lou Dillon l:58i, Sidney Dillon, and his dam is a daughter of Steinway. He was bred at the Santa Rosa farm, California, and was sold to Millard San- ders, trainer of Lou Dillon, at the Santa Rosa dis- persal sale, at Cleveland, in May of last year. San- ders paid $550 for the horse. Mr. Brown immediately offered him a bonus of $500 for his bargain, and got the geldiog. Stanley Dillon thus cost his owner $1050. First money in the M. & M. is $4500, and it costs $500 in all to start. Mr. Brown won heavily in pools. His expenses represent what the horse has cost him since be turned it over to Geers last f ill, to prepare for the local classic. If the race was not the best the M. & M. has known the crowd came close to having that distinction. The Monday gathering was a good one, but this was much larger, and must have passed the 12,000 mark. There was a very large proportion of ladies, and the light dresses that the beautiful weather made seasonable gave a very pretty touch of color to the grandstand. In no part of that structure, after the horses were called for the first heat of the stake, was there any seating room left, with the possible excep- tion of the members' section. Many ladies were forced to stand all through the afternoon. Thelawn swarmed with men who were unable to get seats or standing room in the grandstand, or who found it easier to circulate in and out of the betting ring, without fighting up and down stairs before and after each heat. For so big a crowd, there was nothing remark- able in the pool selling, which was at all times brisk, but at no time sensational. Government Aid for Horse Breeders. Another effort has been made to obtain for the United States Government a supply of horses when- ever needed. The latest differs somewhat from those which have gone before it. January 4 of the present year the following bill was introd uced into the Senate by Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania, to whom we are indebted for the text: A bill for the improvement in breeding of horses for general-purpose uses, and to enable the United States to procure better remounts for the cavalry and artillery service: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives of the United States of America in Con- gress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to designate three officers of the Regular Army on the retired list from the cavalry, artillery, and infantry services, and the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint twelve prac- tical horse breeders, actually engaged as owners in horse breeding, who shall constitute a commission to inspect such stallions and mares (after the same shall have been dulycerlified as sound for breeding pur- poses by competent veterinary surgeons) as shall be offered and submitted by their owners for inspection to the commission for the purposes of this Act, so as to determine whether such animals be of proper types and likely to produce horse6 of suitable kinds for the uses herein indicated. Sec. 2 That upon the creation of the commission, as herein provided, the President shall designate one of said commissioners appointed by him to act as president, and the president of the commission shall have authority to appoint the secretary of the com- mission, who shall have charge of the register, shall register and record the animals admitted to the regis- try, furnish the certificates of registry and perform such other duties as may properly appertain to hie office; for which services the said secretary 6hall re- ceive the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars per annum. Sec. 3. That the commission hereby created shall have its principal office and hold its general meetings for the transaction of its business at the Department of Agriculture, in the city of Washington, but it may hold meetings elsewhere whenever the exigency of its business may require, and it may divide itself into committees and subcommittees for the purpose of better carrying on its business; and such committees and subcommittees may meet and transact business at any place where it may be found needful to carry into effect the purpose of this Act, so that the commission or its duly constituted and appointed subcommittees shall have power to inspect and approve such animals as shall be duly offered for inspection a; any place within the United States, and the report oi any such, subcommittee, attested by the signatures of a major- ity of its members, shall be accepted as authority for the registration of all animals thus inspected and approved as fully as if the commission itself had so acted. Sec. 4. Then when the commission or any of its subcommittees shall have approved such animals as shall have been offered and submitted for inspection, the owners of such animals, respectively, shall receive a certificate of registry upon payment by th« owner of any stallion of a registry fee of five dollars for such stallion, and by the owner of any mare of a fee of threo dollars for such mare, whereupon the animal shall be registered and given a number in a book to be kepo in the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of recording and registering every such animal with its pedigree and under its owner's name, the owner of each stallion so registered to sign an agreement that such stallion may serve such number of mares, so registered, annually, at a fee to be fixed bythe commission for each mare, such fee to be paid by the owner of the mare to the owner of the stallion at the time of service, all such animals to be privately owned i.that is, not owned by the United States), and the owners of stallions to be thus restricted in charg- ing service fees only in the case of a mare registered under this Act. Sec. 5. That for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act the whole country shall be divided into five or more districts according to geo- graphical location and under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture. That at any fairs or ex- hibitions in the several States, or the interstate fairs, at which the registered broodmares with foals at foot, and also yearlings and older stock, the get of regis- tered stallions, and also the registered stallions of the States or districts, in which the fair shall be held' may be shown, such animals shall be judged only by judges who shall be members of the commission to be appointed under this Act. the registered animals herein referred to being only such as shall have been duly registered under this Act; at such fairs the several States may provide the premiums to be awarded. Sec. 6. That the United States shall have the right to call upon the breeders who shall have taken ad- vantage of the provisions of this Act to furnish for the use of the United States such registered horses, over four and under eight vears of age (excluding stallions and mares actually in use in breeding), aB said owners may have in their possession when the said call may be made: Provided, however, That the United States shall pay to the owner for every such horse so taken for public use such sum as shall be fair indemnity to the owner for the reasonable value of his animal so taken, the commission to be appointed under this Act, or a committee of threa of its members, to determine the value of the horse and to make award for the payment of the money equiva- lent therefor to the owner by the United States Sec. 7. That the members of said commission, with the exception of its president, shall not receive any compensation for their services, but they shall be allowed their actual expenses when engaged in the transaction of the business of the commission, to be paid on vouchers certified by each member and ap- pioved by the president of the commission and the Secretary of Agriculture That said commission shall have power to prescribe all needful rules and regula- tions for carrying this Act into effect, such rules and regulations to be approved by the Secretary of Agri- culture. Sec. 8. That the registry fees provided for in sec- tion four of this Act shall be covered into the Treasury of the United States as other miscellaneous revenues. ©he gveeitev emir gtpjjrtsman [August 6, 1904 mim^x^^m^x^ ROD, GUN AND KENNEL Conducted by J. X. De WITT. UM Coming Events. Bod. Oct. I6-Feb. 1— Open season tor taking steel- Aprll I-Sepi. 10. nead In tidewater. April l->Jov. 1— Trout season open. May 1-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. July I-Jan. I— Open season for black bass. July 30— Saturday Contest No. 9. Class Series, Stow lake 3:30 P. m. July 31— Sunday Contest Xo 9. Class Series, Stow lake. 10 a. m Aug. 15- April 1— Open season for lobsters and crawfish. Nov. 1-Sept. 1— Open season for crabs. Sept. 10-Oct. 16 -Close season In tidewater for steelhead. Nor. iS-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Gob. July 1-Feb. 15— Dove season open. July 15-Nov. i— Deer season open. Aug. 7— California Wing Club. Live birds. Ingleside. Aug. U— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Aug. 21— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Aug. £3— Merchandise shoot. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Aug. 28— Millwood Gun Club. Blue rocks. Mill Valley. Sept. l-Feb- 15 — Open season for mountain quail, grouse and aage hen. Sept. II— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Sept. IS— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Feb. 15-Oct. 15 — Closed season .'or quail, ducks, etc. Bench Shows. Sept. 1,2. 3— Oakland. ;-3 day show. A. K. C. rules. W. E. Chute, Superintendent. Sept. 9— San Mateo. 1 day show. A. K. C. rules. Sept 5. 8— Canadian National Exhibition's Bench Show. Dr. A. W Bell, Superintendent. Sept. 5, 10— Toronto Kennel Club. Toronto, Can. J. G. Kent, Chairman. Sept. 12, 13— Newport Bench Show. Newport, R. I. F. M. Ware, Secretary. Sept. 13, 16 — Orange County Fair Association's Bench Show Middletown, N. Y. W. H Saxton, Superintendent. Sept 17— Bryn Mawr Kennel Club. Bryn Nawr, Pa. J. A. Caldwell Jr., Secretary. Sept. 17— Scottish Terrier Club Specialty Show. Bryn Mawr, Pa. E. S. Woodward, Secretary. Sept 28, 29— Valley Fair Kennel Club. Initial show. Brattle- boro, Vt. H. C. Rice, Secretary. Oct 4, 7— Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury, Conn. Jas Mortimer, Superintendent. Oct. 5, 8— Spokane Kennel Club. Oct. 10— Brunswick Fur Club. B. S. Turpin, Secretary. Oct. 18, 21— Frederick Agricultural Society. Frederick, Md. Roger McSherry, Secretary. Oct. 25, 28— World's Fair Dog Show, St. Louis, Mo. F. D. Coburn, Chief of L. S. Dept., St. Louis, Mo, Nov. 16, 19— Boston Terrier Club. Specialty show. Boston, Mass. Walter E Stone, Secretary. Nov. 22, 25— Philadelphia Dog Show Association. Philadelphia, Pa. J. Sergeant Price, Secretary. Field Trials. Aog. 22— Nebraska Field Trials Association. 3d annual trials. O'Neill Neb M H. McCarthy, Secretary. Aug. 30— Iowa Field Trials Club. O'Neill, Neb. George Cooper, Secretary, Des Moines, la. Sept. 5— Western Canada Kennel Club. La Salle, Man. Wm. C. Lee, Acting Secretary, Winnipeg, Man. Sept. 8— Manitoba Field Trials Club I8th annual trials. Car- man, Man. Eric Hamber, Secretary, Winnipeg, Man. Sept 30— British Columbia Field Trial Club. Steveston, B.C. Norman F. Tyne, Secretary-Treasurer, Vancouver, B. C. Oct. 31— Monongahela Field Trials Club. Oblong, 111. A. C. Peterson, Secretary, Homestead, Pa. Oct. 31— Missouri Field Trial Association. Sturgeon, Mo. L. S. Eddins, Secretary, Sedalia, Mo. Nov. 1— Sportsmen's Field Trial Club. Clare, Mich. Erwin C. Smith, Secretary, Midland, Mich. Nov 7— Independent Field Trials Club. 6th annual trials. . H. S. Humphrey, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind. Nov u— Illinois Field Trials Association. 6th annual trials. Robinson, Ills. W. R. Green, Secretary, Marshall, 111. Nov. 15— Michigan Field Trial Club. , Mich. Chas. E. Slsson, Secretary, Muskegon, Mich. Nov. 29— Virginia Field Trial Association. Martinsville, Va. C. B. Cooke, Secretary. Indiana Kennel Club. Field trials. Clay City, Ind. C F. Young, Secretary, Clay City, Ind. Week following Ills. Ch. trials. Dec. 3— Continental Field Trials Club. 10th annual trials. Thomasvillc, N. C John White, Secretary, Hempstead, L. I. Alabama Field Trials Club , Ala. J. M. Klrkpatrlck, Secretary, Huntsville, Ala. Deo. 17— Eastern Field Trial Club. Waynesboro, Ga. Simon C. Bradley, Secretary-Treasurer, Greenfield Hills, Conn. Spokane, Wash. Foxhound show. W. K. L. Barre, Mass. Angling. Hard by a pool, sequestered deep. The trout's pellucid, shy retreat, I choose my vantage ground and try My skill with rod and choicest fly. I cast the Imitative thing. It drops as light as snowQake's wing Boyond an eddy's creamy foam Which circles round a ledge or stone. A sudden splash, my Hoe runs out, Spins the reel! A supple trout Leapt In the air; he feels the barb, Thb lU'ht Is up, and he'll die bard. My heart feels an electrlo thrill. But Moo I give, and give him still. He shoots like arrow from a bow And seoks the crystal deeps below — Or circles round the pool, to rise Io sudden leaps. In vain he tries To free himself from the sharp thing. Bis tactics end where they begin, At length the struggle 'gins to tire His tusty troutshlp's native Are; Ills breaks arc fcwer and the stream F Mlocls him like a mirror's gleam snty, whilst his size ma iilm a most noble prize. — r. I Game Protection Needed in the Hawaiian Islands. We publish below a receDt communication to the Honolulu Advertiser in which the writer protests against the slaughter of doves and describes a con- dition of affairs that should be amended by prompt legislation for the protection of the limited game supply of the islands. The writer points out in a fair, sensible and sportsmanlike way the certain results of wantoness and prodigality in overdraughts on the doves. We trust that matters may be properly adjusted and a close season, limit bags and such other legislation as may be necessary, enacted in the interest of Hawaiian game protection. This is a matter of interest not only to sportsmen but to others as well- The writer who signed himself "Sportsman, :' aside from the main protest, incidentally gives a few inter- esting items concerning sports afield ,in the far off ocean islands: In the news items from "Haleiwa" appearing in this morning's paper, it is stated that the "dove shooters drove over to Mokuleia three mornings and took back 1080 doves in all as a result of their shoot. The birds are fat and plentiful." Without knowing the exact number of "shooters" (it is, in passing, pleasing to notice that you dis- tinguish between "shooters" and "sportsmen") who participated in this slaughter, it may be that the writer is hasty in calling attention to this wanton waste. However, the gentlemen who shot nearly 1200 doves in less than three days may reconcile their sprortsmen's consciences, if the same have not already been submerged in the lust for slaughter, with the killing of so many birds and the sure extinction of all sport in this line in the near future, it is not for me to say: but the result of this indiscriminate shooting is what I desire to call your attention to. The beginning of this dove hunting season does not mark any new departurein theobtaining of enormous bags exceeding one hundred birds per man. Last season, reports were freely circulated, and boasts made, of record shoots where the bags were so large as to lead one to the conclusion that the "shooters ' were either market hunters, under the guise of sports- men, or were seeking to outdo themselves, and in this effort had gone beyond the point where a true sports- man should take down his gun. Hunting in these islands haB its limitations. Other than doves, pheasants, a few ducks and plover, there is nothing. The pheasant is not in large numbers, and but barely holds its own against the mongoose, and a good shot with a good dog can obtain but a very few birds in a day's hunt, and onlj in favorable spots and after much hard tramping. The plover are becomiog scarcer every year and duck shooting is practically only for those who support the preserves. Dove hunting, however, is easily accessible and open to all. The flights of the birds occur principally over the rice fields after the rice has been harvested, and in this island the fields are readily reached along the line of the railroad. There is absolutely no protec- tion for the birds, no limitations as to the size of the bag to be obtained except as may be dictated by the conscience of the man behind the gun; and whilethere is a statute requiring a license fee for hunting, it is not enforced, and any person of whatever nationality has a free hand during the hunting season. Within the few days following the second of July there has probably been killed on this island at least 2500 doves at a low estimate. We know of course, that the birds are now present in large numbers, and no appreciable reduction will be noticed this Beason even if this average is kept up while the opportunity offers, which will continue until the new crop of rice is planted. But it is patent to all that this cannot go on without a serious diminution of the number of the number of birds, resulting finally, and within a few years, in the practical extinction of this sport, when "the birds will be neither fat nor plentiful." The experience of localities on the mainland amply supporte the above statement. In nearly all the Btates and territories there are now stringent laws, which are rigidly enforced, not only in reference to hunting in season, but limiting the bag to a reasonable num- ber. In all such places they have realized that they were too late in appreciating the bituation, and that the protection was afforded when there was but little left to protect. As we have no laws here to protect the sport, and aB the law requiring a hunting license ia not enforced, the only recourse is an appeal to all true lovers of sport to remembir that thay are gentlemen and sportsmen. ♦ Mrs. Anna Bradley, the wife of J. S. Bradley of Fresno, was the heroine of a succefaful bear hunt one day last week. Mrs Bradley was alone in camp when she came across fresh bear tracks close by. She at once saddled her horso called the dogs and took up the trail of Bruin. The ground was very rough, but after a four mile ride the bear was sighted in Big Meadows, a mountainous district in the Mineral King country The animal soon treed, and just as Mrs. Bradley dismounted, the limb on which the bear took refuge broke and Bruin fell on the ground within fifteen feet of her. Before the beast could regain his feet Mrs. Bradley fired a shot that broke its back. Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feet. San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. It is contemplated by the Park Commissioners to erect, on the west shore of Stow Lake, an artistic lodge or clubhouse. The expense of putting up this building will, it is stated, be borne by the San Fran- cisco Fly-Casting Club. The structure will be at the disposal of the club members and guests, and aside from its value as a part of the picturesque ensemble of the resort, will fill a long-felt want in supplying convenient and accessible headquarters for the* rod wielders and their friends on occasions when the lake- side is frequented for the casting contests. The present quarters for the storage and safekeeping of the club rods and paraphernalia are in the basement of the boat house and entirely inadequate. Saturday afternoon a number of the club members were at the lake and completed in the eighth of the season's series of contests. In the delicacy event Walter D. Mansfield come within a fraction of five per cent of making a perfect score at the buoys. T. W. Brotherton, Carlos G. Young and G. W. Lane were close up to the champion in this contest. Mans- field was also high rod in the delicacy contest. T. C. Kierulff, an enthusiastic competitor, who has recently made most marked progress in the art, being second. In the long distance work, T. W. Brotherton cast his silk line and leader the respectable distance of 120 feet. A. E. Mocker and C. G. Young cast respectivelv 104 and 103 feet. J In the accuracy contest, Mansfield's skill again pre- vailed—but on a re-entry or back score effort,^orriit the regular contest Kierulff beat the champion a shade under one point. A slightly larger attendance of contestants took part on Sunday forenoon in the different events. The Kenniff brothers did some pretty work in lure casting. Brotherton's score of 97% shows an improvement to a degree. In the accuracy event, with but one excep- tion, every score was SS°? or better. In the delicacy event the scores show, 1b% of them, over 90%, rather clever work all around we believe. Saturday Contest No. 8. Stow Lake, July 30, 1904. Wind west. Weather, cloudy. Judges, Messrs Kierulff and Brookes; Referee, Mr. Mocker: Clerk, Mr. Brotherton. Events 1 Brookes, W. E Brotherton, T. W. "Deer, H." Kierulff, T. C Mansfield, W. D... Mocker. A. E. .... Young, C. G. Lane. G W 104 103 Re-Entry— Brotherton, T. W. Mansfield. W. D... Mocker, A. E , 80 4-12 88 88 8-12 91 90 8-12 85 4-12 88 i-13 94 8-12 82 SI 4-12 83 4-12 92 K-12 92 6-12 as 86 8-12 79 4-12 85 10-12 92 4-12 95 10-12 a! H-12 87 6-12 92 93 4-12 94 89 212 87 S-12 91 8-12 84 £6 8-12 82 4-12 I 92 7-12 j 90 7 89 10-12 82 7-12 | 84 7 94 1-12 89 7-12 92 8-12 91 7-12 89 8-12 85 4-12 963 Sunday Contest No. 9. Stow Lake, July 31, 1904. west. Weather, hot. Judges, Messrs. J. B. Kenniff and C. Kierulff; Clerk, Mr. Brotherton. Events 1 2 Wind, R. Kenniff; Referee, Mr. Brookes, W. E Brotherton, T. W..124 Foulks.G. H 90 Huyck, C 80 Kierulff, T. C SO Young. C G 92 Golcher, H C 121 Kenniff, C R Ill Kenniff, J. B 123 Mansfield. W. D.... Re-Entry— Brotherton, T. W. . Foulks.G. H 80 90 90 8-12 90 90 4-12 88 4-12 89 8-12 94 2-12 91 U 12 94 81 K-12 81 8-12 81 8-12 . 89 8-12 m 75 82 6-12 90 8-12 86 8-12 96 8-12 91 S 12 89 89 4-12 88 4-12 S8 10-12 S3 94 4-12 89 2-12 91 4-12 ] 92 92 4-12 100 96 2-12 88 95 4-12 96 8-12 96 93 4-12 96 98 4-12 97 2-12 92 9S 92 6-12 92 9-12 89 8-12 93 4 12 84 2-12 88 9-12 91 7 ■ 85 2 98 1 96 7 96 4 .(S-NOTE: Event 1— Distance Casting, feet. Event a— Ac- curaoy, percentage. Event 3— Delicacy, (aj accuracy percentage- (b) delicacy percentage; (c) net percentage. Event 4 — Lure cast- ing, percentage. The fractions in lure easting are 15ths. Many successful experiments have been made with birds and fishes in breeding and transplanting them in new localities. It is now proposed by Massachusetts sportsmen interested in the game birds of the Bay State to import a number of California mountain quail, a bird which is claimed to be particularly fitted to withstand the rigors of a New England winter. Recently Mr. C. W. Dimick, who is a member of the Massachusetts Pish and Game Association, has been in communication with Dr. T. S. Palmer, of the Agri- cultural Department of the Government, concerning these birds. Mr. Dimick believes that these quail might do well in Massachusetts and Dr. Palmer holds the same view. The valley quail, on the contrary, of California could not survive the cold and frost of the East. The Reno Gazette 6ays with unconcealed gratifica- tion that the large-mouth bass taken to the State of Nevada by Deputy Fish Commissioner Hancock and Game Warden Neale of Sacramento county recently arrived in fine condition. There were seven cans in all, and the fry were from four to six inches in length. One can was placed in the ponds of the State University at Reno by President Stubbs. Two cans were delivered to D. C. "Wheeler to stock the ponds of Midway Park, and Fish and Game Warden Morrill took the remaining four cans to Winnemucca, where he delivered them to the Nevada Commissioner to stock the Humboldt river, where the carp has driven out all the trout. The bass is a gamey fish, the natural enemy of the carp, and will, says tl e Gazette, soon make the worth- less fish "things that were." The editor of the Qazettt says that when he was editor of the Winne- mucca Silver State he "started the movement for stocking the Humboldt with large-mouth bass and it has been since thoroughly investigated, with the re- Bult that the C immissioners have undertaken the work of making the Humboldt a resort for fishermen and a source of supply for a nutritious aDd luxurious food." AUGUST 6, 1904] ^,he gvseitev mxis giptsvisman 9 Kennel Stud Fees. This is a subject, that to a great extent, is worthy of a far closer attention than is the general rule among many Coast fanciers. We have had called to our at- tention frequently cases where the owner of a bitch would "pass up" a good stud dog rather than pay a stud fee and go down the line until an owner would be found willing to take a puppy or two in lieu of a stud fee. It is safe to say that most services secured in this slipshod fashion were not worth the time tafcen — for of the "pick of the litter" on such a dicker we can not recall any particular case where the puppy was an equivalent for the trouble taken — nor is the whole cheap litter as a rule. A good stud dog costs money to get and there is no reason why the owner should not demand and receive a proper fee. Services for a puppy should be dis- couraged as there is, generally speaking, no good re- sults for fanciers and breeders, nor for any breed, to be derived from the practice. In this matter, we quote John Brown, a contributor to the Asian, who exploits one phase of the subject in a convincing way, saying in substance: The question "What is meant by usual terms?" in the matter of puppies from a litter in return for a stud dog's services is asked almost ad nauseam; and, as often aBnol, after the subject has passed into the stage of dispute. There would appear to be a curious, widely-spread impression that there is some recog- nized etiquette, some form of unwritten law, some well understood procedure the result of long estab- lished custom, which must, perforce, be followed in all cases. That this idea is erroneous is one of the ob- jects of this article to show. For though the system of demanding, or offering, a puppy or puppies from the resultant litter is common enough, a little thought should make it obvious that the matter of choice can never be a constant or fixed rule. In England, as well as in the East, the transaction is one of pure business and money payment, unless in the comparatively rare cases where owners make some definite arrangement on breeding terms, and this is as it should be. In this country (referring to India, but the applica- tion can also be taken here) there seems to be a sickly sentimentality on the subject, which, though it may be gradually dying out, is dying hard. Is is appar- ently due to a sort of instinctive aversion to demand- ing a money fee from a friend (or vice versa). It sounds so pleasant, so friendly — so to speak — to say, "My dog? Why, of course, only too happy. Terms? OhI that will be all right, I could not dream of taking a fee, the usual terms you know, what?" And if the owner of the dam happens to be of the same kidney as this unbusinesslike individual, the so-called "usual terms" are ratified with a drink, and all goes merry as a marriage bell, until the time when the expression in question calls for definition and then comes the rift within the lute But it does not, by the way, make the music mute, it frequently creates a considerable deal of music. In matters such as these it is high time that mock sentiment disappeared. If a man wish to show him- self friendly, be is always at liberty to give his dog's services, de bobiles bobilis, as Sancho Panza would say, or free gratis for nothing; but if he be not pre- pared to go as far as this, there is nothing dprogatory in the acceptance of a fee. It used at one time not to be considered very nice to sell a dog. It was fair game to "do" a friend over a horse, but to bargain over a dog meant loss of caste. Dogs are, however, now imported here at the price of polo ponies, and men expect some return for their outlay. The puppy- choice system might very reasonably give way to the more simple oasn transaction. And it has also to be remembered that the man who talks so glibly, so ami- cably, of "usual terms," is often demanding far more in kind than he has any right to expect. A fee of one or two gold eagles maybe all that the services are worth, but the value of a couple of puppies from the litter may be three times as great, on the contrary, in a case like the above. In England and the East, as has been stated, the matter is one of a stud fee, and the fee is fixed in accordance with the value of the dog and is a rule. It may vary, it is true, from period to period, as a sire's value may rise by success or fait from want of it; but otherwise, whether the fee be ten or a hundred dollars it is for any particular time a fixed quantity. Some owners may demand that the bitches be "ap- proved, "in order to avoid any chance of discredit to the sire by mesalliance, but that, too, is exceptional. A dog's life is short, and if a high price happen to have been paid for him, the owner is usually in a hurry over his harvest, with a five pound or a twenty dollar note in his hand he is not given to be over- fastidious. It is a case of come one, come all, at a fixed fee. Now it is obvious that with the puppy system, the fee cannot be a constant. Both sire and dam may be show dogs of the highest class, or both may be of trifling or no value at all. Or the sire may be of superlative merit and the dam worthless, or vice versa. If the sire happen to be high class and the bitch under-bred and indifferent, no number of pup- pies, or advantages of choice, may mean an adequate return, the whole litter may be only fit for the bucket. If, on the other hand, the dam be a valuable, im- ported, pedigree animal, and the sire common-place, the worst whelp produced may be more than the services are worth. (At all events this would be a poor use to put a good bitch too.) The arrangement, to be fair to both parties, must be in accordance with the relative merits of the parents. For instance, in the case of a very high quality dog and a poor bitch, the owner of the former might very legitimately re- quire first and third choice. If the postions be reveled, second or third choice of one puppy might he a fair return. With both of equal value, first pick of one would be the utmost the owner of the sire should demand. The point to remember is that "usual terms," if there ever were anything usual, is an exploded idea. No fixed system of choice can ever lead to just and fair division of the spoil in all cases, and the matter must be one of mutual agreement between owners. And whatever the arrangement, let it be placed on a sound business footing. Between the closest friends, a complete understanding is far more likely to cement friendship than to sever it. It is misunderstanding that leads only too often to deplorable controversies. The choice being decided, let it be com Tutted to paper. It will be at least three and a half months before the division is made, and men's memories of verbal ar- rangements are short. Black and white stipulations will prevent any subsequent differences of opinion. And let it also be laid down at what age the selection will be made. This is a very important point. It is usual to fix the age at weaning time, or say six weeks, but owners have been known to argue indefinitely over the point because they desire to defer and delay the selection until more certain of the results. Even with the completest previous arrangement, there is, however, often a chance of discord. The owner of the dam may take a special fancy to one particular puppy in the litter. He has only to part with one puppy, but he would prefer to keep his one fancy and to part with all the rest, and as likely as not his ewe- lamb is claimed. There may again be only one puppy born of the union, or out of a large litter only onemay survive, it is claimed by the proprietor of the sire and the owner of the dam feels himself aggrieved. Or again, the two owners may, at the time of dividing the profits, be separated by a distance, the choice has to be made by correspondence dependent on descrip- tion, and the stud-dog owner may consider he has received scant justice. From these instances, elements of possible discord will be conceivable, while the fact that disputes do occur is well known. For every reason there is no doubt the practice of a money fee is far more satisfactory. There has been for some time past a decided tendency to this end, and all concerned would do well to encourage it; but should for any reason the other procedure be insisted on, or preferred, because there is a reluctance to give or receive cash, or because the owner of the sire par- ticularly desires a puppy and will make no other terms, the comments penned in the course of this arti- cle will be found of use. There is no such thing as "usual terms" of sufficient exactitude, each case is a matter of mutual agreement on the principles formu- lated, the understanding should be recorded, and the age at which the choice will be made clearly stated; and, in conclusion, when the transaction reaches final- ity, let the two parties concerned accept the results like sportsmen, however unfortunate they may prove. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. undoubtedly covers the personality of Mr. W. H. Sprague. In a letter to that paper backing up the statement of "Old Buffer" that Ch. Ivel Doctor was this, that, and the other thing, his late owner Mr. Charles Evans says: "One crowning fact is that our cousins over the water gave Doctor his true value, and iu placing him over Mr. Croker's crack, did but do Doctor full justice. It has been remarked to my- self that Doctor would have been a champion years before he was, if he had been only bred by, or be- longed to—; but that is another story." It would appear that if the latter part of Mr. Evans' communi- cation had been left unwritten, no harm would have been done a very excellent animal. A TRY AT COLLIES. Gabilan Kennels have taken up Collies to quite a degree recently. Among the recent purchases are: Ormskirk Gypsey (Ch. Ormskirk Jr. -Happy Eve- leyne), second open and reserve winners S. F. Decem- ber show 1903; Ormskirk Naivette (Ch. Ormskirk Emerald Jr. -Ormskirk Gypsey), and the bitch Beauty which was bred to Ch. Hanover Monarch a fortnight ago. Mrs. Murphy has been very successful with English and Llewellyn Setters and also Cockers, and once had a penchant for Fox Terriers. We opine that the Gabilan Kennel Collies will be as prominent a feature at coming shows as other exhibits from the Santa Clara valley kennels have been. A BRACE OF GOOD ONES. We mentioned the coming arrival of two English Setter puppies a fortnight ago. In this we were a bit premature, as the following from Mr. Tucker will show. In writing to the prospective owner here he says: "Yours of the 18th is at hand containing postal order price for a brace of puppies, dog and bitch, by Rumney Ranger-Mallwyd Beatrice, whelped May 18th, for which I wish to return my sincere thanks. Now a word about shipping them. I am certain it would be hazardous So send puppies so youDg, this very warm weather, so far. I wish that you would let me keep them for, say, three or four weeks longer. I think by that time it would be safer to ship them. It will cost you nothing extra, and if either one dies I will stand the loss. I feel confident, if all goes well with this brace, you will have something that will wake up the fancy on the Coast. I am pleased at this chance to make a showing on the Coast of the stock I am breeding, and if they are not high goods then I will stop breeding. I paid $1800 for Dash III and S800 for Gus Bondhu. Mr. Adams and myself ran Gus in the field trials and took second with him. I only quote this to give an inkling of what the blood lines of my stock are." ONE OF THAT LITTER. It is possible that no Bulldog would be used more in England today — were he there — than Ivel Doctor, the famous white dog with which every frequenter of American shows is acquainted. There is a good deal of evidence forthcoming that the late Mr. J. S. Pybus-Sellon, who made a lifelong study of Bulldogs, and a hobby that was extremely successful at the same time, would have used Doctor in his kennel. He admired his soundness; it is claimed it was here that he conquered the unbeaten Rodney Stone on that memorable occasion at Orange. But greatly as his partisans may enthuse for the live dog today, there is probably a very great majority which would vote for Mr. Croker's brindle, undoubtedly a marvellous Bull- dog, but with all one foot in the grave at the time of his downfall, when Ivel Doctor rightly won. Mere attention is simply given to this matter to point out that here is a dog of the calibre whose merits are just now being discussed on the other side in the Illustrated Kennel JNetcs by "Old Buffer" whioh nom de plume AN UNHEALTHY GLEAM. In dealing with the breaking of Retrievers in a use- ful article, which is reprinted separately by the County Gentlemen's Association, Mr. C. E. Wheeler says he has not found in any books on the subject any mention of the fact that the most typical symptom of distem- per is that "if the dog be placed in a dark doorway, the light reflected from the pupil of the eye will be green instead of yellow, as in a healthy dog." A puppy may be two or more months old before losing the green glint in the eye; but "if you have sufficient patience and keep him quite, he will get over the disease without trouble." "A run with a horse or a long walk will most probably mean the dog's death in two or three days." OREGON FIELD TRIALS. Prospects for the organization of a field trial club were never brighter in Oregon than at the present moment, the move of the owners of Greyhounds has had the effect of stirring the many Oregon field dog men to healthy action. There are a great many fine Derby prospects in Oregon from the most noted sires and dams, but the principal prior brawback for sportsmen is the lack of experienced trainers to put them in professional trim, A number of good handlers are now, it is said, casting their eyes to the far-off West, where there is a rich harvest awaiting them. The only professional trainer in the state, Mr. Thos. Howe, of Mt. Angel, can only handle a very small percentage of the candidates that are constantly clamoring for admission to bis kennels and excellent care. At present he has several that he has great hopes of doing big things with during next season's circuit of coast trials. So from present indications the outlook is that in a very short time Oregon sportsmen will be represented by proper organization in the ranks of field trial en- thusiasts, who have almost despaired of ever having an opportunity to run their dogs in competition on Oregon soil. The far-famed ring-neck pheasant and "Bob White" are also becoming quite plentiful in many localities, and with the addition of the English partridge, which continnes to increase, there should be an ample supply of birds to afford most satisfactory work. The old excuse of a lack of the right kind of game for trials can scarcely be kept up now with the rapid increase of the varieties of birds here noted in addition to vast numbers of native birds. OREGON LEASHMEN ORGANIZE. A meeting of sportsmen interested in coursing was held in Portland, Ore., last week, at which it was de. termined to organize a coursing club. Dr. Alex- Reed of lone, Ore., was appointed Chairman, and Dr. Geo. S. Whiteside Secretary. Messrs. J. E. Tllden, C. B. Williams and J. A. Horan were appointed Ex- ecutive Committee to look up suitable grounds and draft a constitution and by-laws to be presented at another meeting two weeks hence. The facilities for the sport of coursing in the neigh- borhood of Portland are considered excellent, and the prospects for the success of the club could not be better. It is hoped that initial races can be held during the coming fall. About twenty members were enrolled during the meeting. A NEW KENNEL CLUB. The Walla Walla Kennel Club was recently or- ganized with a charter list of fifty members. The club is composed of leading sportsmen and representa- tive fanciers of that section of Oregon, and will be a strong influence in the breeding and exhibition of good dogs in the Northwest. The officers of the new club are: Julius Levv, Presi- dent; John Green, Vice-President; George L. Mascn, Secretary; Joseph C. Scott, Treasurer; Samuel Loney, J. O. Snyder. John H. Campbell, John Green and J. C. Scott, Executive Committee. Under which king Bezonian, speak or die? NORTHWEST FIELD TRIALS. At Seattle on the 20th inst. a called meeting in the office of J. A. Peebles the members of the Pacific Northwest Field. Trial Club determined to hold the club's annual trials this year on October 11, 12 and 13, on some grounds yet to be selected, the location to depend largely upon the recommendation of a com- mittee appointed for the purpose of investigating the most available and desirable point. Heretofore the trials have been run near Coupeville, on Whidby ibland. It is possible that the trials will this year be run on the La Conner flats country, where quail are reported to exist in sufficient quantities to afford work for the dogs. No birds are killed at the anoual trials, and for this reason the club has little difficulty in securing permission to use grounds in any locality where quail abound. The club has had considerable trouble in the past, farmers objecting, under a misapprehension, to the use of their grounds, because they thought the birds would be all killed off It was decided that entries for the Derby, or puppy stakes, shall close on August 20, and for the all-age stake on September 15th. The club has assurances .from a number of California handlers that they will this year enter good strings of dogs, and it 10 mxe gvee&et: cmfc §p*»rtsmau [AUGUST 6, 1904 probable that at least two traineis who have not heretofore attended the Northwest trials will enter this year's contests. It is expected, also, that a large entry will be made from British Columbia this year, and these, together with the dogs now in the hands of local trainers, will furnish an entry which will eclipse that of 1903. H. L. Betten, a California sports- man and prominent English Setter fancier, and Dr. J. M. Meyer, of Tacoma, were suggested as available judges "at the trials and the secretary was instructed to communicate with both. A members' stake, in which owners will handle their own dogs and from which all semblance of pro- fessionalism will be barred, will also be run, and suitable trophies will be provided for the winners of first, second and third places. Entries for the Derby close August 20, and for the All-age, September 15. Entry blanksforeither stake will be cheerfully furnished to anyone so desiring up- on application to Secretary F. R. Atkins, Seattle Wash. THE EXCLUSION ACT. There may be a slight misunderstanding on the part of somefanciers at to the exact meaning of the resolution recently adopted by the Pacific Advisory Board. The measure is not directed against the individual exhibitor — who may so far as the A. K. C. Is concerned enter dogs at any show. A disqualification however will rest upon the heads of "any person or persons acting in any official capacity, paid or unpaid, includ- ing that of judge, secretary, superintendent, steward or clerk of a show; or as a member of a bench show committee of a club holding a show west of the 110th degree of longitude under any rules" other than A. K. C. rules.' We offer the above by request to have the status of exhibitors with the A. K. U. made clear, which re- quest was backed by a statement that efforts were made to create the impression that the Advisory Board's resolution was aimed at exhibitors as well as officials And now the Canadian Kennel Club is a bit up in arms over "Section 4, Article 6" for at a recent meet- ing "action was discussed in regard to the W. K. L.'s drastic measure of disbarring any exhibitor who exhibits at any A. K. C. or C. K. C. show held weBt of longitude 110. This will take in shows in British Columbia that have been held under C. E. C. rules and very rightly the secretary suggests that the C. K. C.'s recognition of wins at W. K. L. shows should be withdrawn. The 'boycott' measure would seem to meet with universal disapproval and is a bad start for the new organization." The Stock-Keeper has devoted a page of its valuable space to a comparative discussion of the situation and passing other timely comment we cull the follow- ing "par:" All this is deplorable for it shows a spirit of strife that is first cousin to the history of "fancy" on the Coast. In Article II. of the W. K. L. Constitution we find among the Objects and Powers these two clauses — "promote harmony of interest — " "promote the general interests of the fancy" — These are beauteous principles and Section 4, Article VI. of the W. K. L. Constitution is just the thing to encourage them! Ever since we came into contact with the Coast as a writer on dog topics, e have encountered this same distrust of the other fellow. Is it a legacy of political history or what? Honestly it is as much as a man's fancier reputation is worth to be caught talking occasionally with someone of the cliques or sides, the conclusiou is at once jumped to that somebody is being had. It is a terrible state of affairs when one thinks it over three thousand miles away, although while there, one insensibly drops into the habit "of cocking one eye to see who is across the street, if one has the hardihood to accept an invitation to come in and "mingle." Jes' so Brer Harry, Jes' so. There is, howevei, method in some of these doin's. Keeping 'em going makes a little business you know. After the brewers start something boiliqg they adjourn for a time to have a quite laugh on Sleeve street. Afterwards comes crooking "the pregnant hinges of the knee that thrift may follow fawning." There are also perhaps 17.000 other influences that help to makeCoast doggy affairs an amusing puzzle to fanciers east of longitude 110 and a nightmare to many of those on the firing line here. JUDICIAL WHISPERS. And the little bird twitters, Harry Lacy for Oak- land next month. Another cheep, San Mateo follow- ing so closely, It would not be a great surprise should the genial Bostonian be invited to introduce the 'Blingumites to the "lum turn proper caper" on what is what at an open-air, one-day show. SPOKANE I oil. IK NOTES. Glen Tana Stock Farm Collie Kennels, Spokane, are now in charge of Mr. Alfred C. McDonald, wh» for- merly conducted a Collie kennels In Buffalo. Mr. Mc- Donald has been up north now for the past two months and is so well satisfied with his new location that be sold out his Buffalo establishment to take charge of Mr. Griffiths' kennels. Among the young dogs he Is now looking after are a litter out of Glen Tana Rainbow by Ornnklrk Olympian, one of Glen Tana Jess sired by Ch. Liozie Prince, Glen Tana Nina has a litter of six by Ch. Welleibourne Conqueror. Brandano Marlonslea has two doge and a bitch puppy by Glen Tana Radiance. The Spokane kennels string numbers about seven tr -five dogs not counting puppies Mr. Griffiths also has some high-class Bloodhounds besides the Collies, his particular specialty. Geo. H. Stone of Fresno announces on page 1' some well bred Gordon Setter puppies for sale. opening on Labor Day. It is claimed that the prize list will be quite liberal and among the features will be whippet racing. That much neglected breed, the Newfoundland, which still haj many admirers in this country, is be- coming quite popular in Maine. Several of the fanciers in the vicinity of Bangor have been breeding and making a specialty of the Newfoundland, and Ml . F. J. Martin, the Mastiff fancier, has imported two or three Newfoundland youngsters. The Sportsmen's Field Trial Club of Michigan will hold their second annual trials at Claire, Mich., be- ginning November 1, 1904. Two stakes will be run— a Derby and an All-Age, open to members of the club. Entries close October 1. AT THE TRAPS. The California Wing Club live bird shoot for August will take place at Ingleside tomoriow. The regular monthly shoot of the Blue Rock Gun Club will be held at Alameda on Sunday, August 7. Refreshments will be served on the grounds. Shooters are cordially invited. Take narrow gauge to High St. Station. The big merchandise sboot at Ingleside on the 28th inst. will draw a large attendance of both local and Tisiting shooters. The list of prizes is a large and valuable one, there will be 10 prizes for the expert class and 20 each for the first, second and third classes. The shoot will be open to all under the following conditions: Thirty targets, entrance $1. All shooters will be classified as follows: Expert, first, second acd third, and will compete for prizes provided for such class as they may be placed in. All contestants will shoot at the first 15 targets from the 16-yard mark, after which the following handicap will be made- Shooters breaking 14 and 15 shoot the remaining 15 from 20-yard mark; 12 and 13, 15 from 18 yards; 10 and 11, 15 from 16 yards; 9 or under, lofrom 14 yards, 'i he handicap will be the same for all classes. Ties for guns will shoot off at 25 birds from the handicap distance. Balance of ties decided by lot. High guns to win. A summary of scores made at the Millwood Gun Club shoot last Sunday is the following: Event 1, miss and out, won by Shreve, Event 2, 20 targets— Newlands 9, Shreve 13, Price 13, Kewell 10, Eayman 15, Collins 16, Collins, Jr. 13, Morse 9, Haas 16, Johnson 12, Falkenstein 10, Van Norden 15, Lewis 12, Hunt 13. Back scores — Falken- stein 7 Johnson 7, Norgrove 10, Shreve 18, Hunt 13. Event 3, 15 targets — Price 9, Collins 9, Haas 10, Shreve 10, Kewell 7, Falkenstein 4, Collins Jr. 10, Van Norden 10, Newlands 8, Hayman 5, Johnson 9, Knick 11, Hunt 10, Morse 7, Norgrove S. Lewis 9. Event 4, 25 targets — Haas 16, Collins 16, Kewell 13, Price 22, Falkenstein 10, Johnson 11. Van Norden 20 Hayman 20. Shreve 15, Collins Jr. 17, Morse 15, Hunt 22. Knick 16, Lewis 15. Event 5, 15 targets — Collins Jr. 9, Collins 9, Falken- stein 8, Kewell 10, Haas 8, Shreve 11, Van Norden 13, Price 13, Johnson 4, Newlands 9. hit them if I couldn't. My argument was that the experts would make the bes? scores whether the birds were hard or easy, and that the onlyeSeet of such a hard game was to make averages that much lower. Personally, it dosen't make a bit of difference to me whether the targets go forty or sixtv vards. But the changes in leading and in other calculations when shooting fast, or extreme-angle birds make a big difference to newer shooters, and I am satisfied we are throwing the targets too hard for the beginner.- The Eastern clubs went through the same experience and they are now making the game easy. It is quite hard enough for the average shooter under the most favorable conditions. "The birds average much harder on the Coast than in the East, and I for one, verj much doubt if the experts there shooting can make such scoreB as those of this season under our conditions. They may be able to beat a picked team from the West, but I for one do not think so. Whoever wins will know there has been a shooting match going on." The next semi-annual tournament of the Los Angeles Gun Club will be given shortly before the opening of the duck and quail season if present plans are carried out. It will be conducted on similar lines to the last one, which was a highly successful shoot. Added money and other attractions will draw out- siders. The hospitable treatment accorded Los Angeleo seatter-gun knights who attended the recent Fresno shoot has inspired them to provide a 6eries of enter- tainments for the visitors aside from those at the grounds, and the social features of the next tourna- ment will be something quite unique and doubtless mutually enjoyable In shooting circles. GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. Though its date is yet over a year distant, work has already been started on the big Portland bluerock tournament for September, 1905, when picked teams of shooters from the East and Pacific Coast will finally decide the much-vexed question of supremacy upon hard, sixty-yard birds. At that tournament there will be .$5000 added, aod it is expected the attendance will break all Coast records. The presence of the pick of professional shooters will of itself be a big in- ducement to enthusiasts in trap practice. At the Eastern tournaments where such remark- able records are being made every week, the targets are thrown far easier than on tne Coa'st as western shooters who have made eastern trips 'all testify. The tendency in the East has been to trap targets easier every year. In California and the other western states the shooters, however, seem to desire as hard birds as they can get, and to a man the western trigger fraternity believe that at its own game it can beat the best of the easterners. The big ammunition factories which are the chief promoters of the sport, have for some time been figuring on a scheme whereby the argument could be settled for all time, and the Portland shoot seemed the most feasible. Whether ten-men or five-men teams will contest cannot be told until it is ascertained whether the Coast men can gather ten representative marksmen to uphold western honors Astrongfive- man team Is already formed, and a Los Angeles man has been chosen on it, J. E. Vaughan The others are W. F. Sheard of Tacoma, Clarence C. Nauman of San Francisco, A. J. Webb of West Oakland, and W. H. Varien of Pacific Grove. Others may be added later on. To oppose Coast shooters, any of whom can be depended upon to shoot better than 90 per cent on sixty-yard high-angle birds, W. R. ( "Billv") Crosby. of O'Fallon, 111.; Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake, Iowa; J. A. R. Elliott, of Kansas City; F. C. Riehl of Alton, 111.; Cbanning M. Powers, of Decatur, 111 ; W. F. Heer and Turner Hubby afford material for selection. In case a five-man team shoot is agreed upon the first five will probably represent the East. The Union Metallic Cartridge Company and Win- chester Repeating Arms Company will put up a hand- some championship trophy for this feature event. The New Jersey Konnel Association will hold a two* day ihow at Hollywood race track, near Long Branch, Ed Vaughan of Los Angeles, in talking over the hard birds proposition recently, said: "Some time since at one of the San Diego shoots I registered a kick on the way the targets were being thrown. Someone called me for it saying they could BRITISH COLUMBIA BIG GAME. It has been an impression with some sportsmen that the days for big game hunting in British Columbia are over. This is entirely erroneous, according to Mr John Hyland of Telegraph creek, who, during a recent visit to Victoria, recounted a few facts respect- ing big game in the vicinity of his home. He stated that within sixty miles of Telegraph creek big game abounds, and that he keeps a staff of experienced guides ready for service at all times. These men are thoroughly conversant with the country in every direction, can pack, cook, make camp, find the game and when shot, skin and cure the hides. They also thoroughly understand getting the heads, claws, etc ready for transportation to the taxidermist, and to a man with means, a big game hunt can be made very simple and certain of results. The game laws of British Columbia prohibit a non- resident of the province from shooting big game un- less a license, which costs $50 is first obtained from the provincial government. This license entitles the holder to shoot and preserve double the number of moose, caribou and big horn as the ordinary resident who can shoot without a license, is allowed to. Telegraph creek is accessible both winter and sum- mer. In summer the Hudson's Bay Company operate a river steamer on the Stickeen from Wrangel, and when the river is frozen dog teams and sleigh's are used. Mr. Hyland's trip out in two days and eight hours last spring shows how quickly the trip can be made with good material. The season for moose, caribou and big horn starts in September and heads are good until about the 1st of January, when the males lose their horns and the heads consequently are worthless as trophies of the chase. Moose are found in abundance towards Dease lake, a distance from Telegraph creek of about sixty miles. There are excellent trails everywhere and pack horses can be taken and the hunters can ride. The guides know exactly where the eame can be found and hunting in this country is a matter of pure and unalloyed pleasure. Caribou aie found in much the same locality as the moose, only higher up the mountains. Big horn can be obtained nearer and are in abundance within thirty miles of Telegraph creek Grizzly bear are very numerous on the Stickeen river and at Shesley lake, north of Telegraph creek All other species of bear abound and magnificent sport is obtainable all the year round. The sTdns are good from September to May and it is an easy matter for a good shot to obtain specimens of brown and cinnamon bear, while persons who do not mind taking a chance at a grizzly can alwavs get out if so minded. "There is no better fishing in the world," said Mr Hyland. "Trout abound in the rivers and the lakes are full of good edible fish. In the spring and fall geese and ducks are on the rivers and marshes in im- mense quantities and the pot can be alwavs stocked with such dainties. There are also ptarmfgan, blue, ruffled and Franklin grouse in abundance. The ducks and geese can be knocked over with sticks in moulting time and the Franklin grouse, or. as it is called In the up-country, the fool hen, can be killed with a stone or stick at any time. Of course, this is not sport, but the larder has to be kept going when a party of guides and hunters are on the trail and these delicacies help very materially . The Indians, who are usually sent a- guides, can make a most appetizing l^.nfl P?>Uplne- Jhey skin and clean the anf- mal and roast it over a big fire suspended from a pole keeping it spinning all the time it is cooking They also make most excellent soup out of the flesh " • ^ liv "I land W the country is simply full of game and that a visit from any big game hunter would prove this to be the case. He further says that all he requires is a few weeks' notice of the desire of a Tided aDd everything necessary can be pro- BCCKS BAGGED, Mr. George Newman and W. C. Swain each bagged a buck on the Point Reyes Sportsmen's Club preserve AUGUST 6, 1904] tpte gveettev anx> gtpQvtetnan 11 last Sunday. Mr. Newman presented his venison to the Duke of 'Ayden.ftlr. Swain had been black bass fish- ing with John Lemmer at Crescent lake. Having on previous trips seen several bucks, which were un- molested by the two anglers for the good reason that they had not taken a rifle along, this time Mr. Swain had with him a 30-30 Winchester carbine. Returning from the lake a buck was sighted, as had been ex- pected. Mr. Swain dropped him with one shot at a range of 150 yards. Lemmer' s use for his 22 rifle that day was to take long range shots at John Butler's "bob whilst the Duke was trying to enjoy the excellent black bass fishing in the lake. Crack rifle shoots are not confined to the gentle- men members of the club, for several of the better halves of the sportsmen are able to do some very creditable work with a rifle. Mrs. George Newman has repeatedly made bulls eyes at 100 yards and shown other evidences of her marksmanship that proves her to be a clever rifle shot. Four bucks were bagged on the Country Club pre- serve Sunday by Messrs. W. Berg, F. W. Van Sicklen, Mr. Van Sicklen, Jr. and Dr. De Marville. The op8n season for bucks in Santa Cruz county began on Monday. ..,-,» « ««• W. W. Richards, together with Mr. Aram, Mr. HolleDbeck, Mr. Mellor and the McAbee boys and Tom Madox of Boulder Creek, went last Saturday into camp for a fortnight in the Gazos and Butano "Chalks." The McAbee pack of hounds suffered the loss of their best dog, "Mike," from pneumonia, last week, but Dick Shores of Los Gatos has kindly loaned the party two of his good trailers, so the bunch will amount to six first class deer hounds, tireless and as fast as bullets, to make mellow tongued music that day through the wonderful chalk ridges of the Pesca- dero range, echoing for miles on to the lofty tree tops of the Big Basin, down the deep ravine to the Pacific This' party captured the first buck taken on the opening day last year, killed by Mr. Richards at 7:30 a. m. with a 30-30. . There are a good many mountain lions up in tnat country and the gentlemen look for some small pleas- ure and sport with these varmints. strong advocate of the "Old Reliable" Parker. Oq July 8, Mr. Edw. I. Turner, with the Parker gun, Pleasanton Hill, Mo., broke 118 out of 125. At the recent Memphis shoot, Mr. A. H. Frank, shooting the Parker was high average among the Memphis boys, with 97 out of 100. At Shemoken, July 19, Mr. R. D. Derk, shooting the Parker gun, was high average with 184 out of 200. Ithaca Guns. The Phil. B. Bekeart Company of this city have ac- cepted the Coast agency for the Ithaca Gun Company. The new representative firm for the Ithaca gun will, without doubt, do everything in its power to make the goods satisfactory to the jobbing and retail trade as well as to the sportsmen. Where is D. A. Plummer? We are in receipt of the following request and sub- mit the same to our readers trusting the proper re- sponse may be received in due course. Editor Breeder and Sportsman, Dear Sir: — Will you kindly publish the following in your valuable columns: Mr. D. A. Plummer, Dear Sir: — We wish to acknowledge receipt of your letter enclosing ten cents for a Du Pont 1905 Calendar. However, you failed to tell us where to address you, and we trust you will enable us to "deliver the goods" by sending your full address. Yours very truly, E. I. Du Pont Company, Bureau of Advertising, Wilmington, Del. 431 out of 450, shooting "E. C" Cincinnati, Ohio, July 19th, 20th and 21st, Harold Money, shooting first and second day at 20 yards aDd third day at 21 yards, first general average, 483 out of 540. L. J. Squier, shooting at 20 yards all three days, second average, 479 out of 540. Both shot "DuPont." Third general average and first amateur average, J. Woolfolk Henderson, 476 out of 540, shooting "Infal- lible." Second amateur average, E. B. Barker, 470 out of 540, shooting "Du Pont." Third amateur aver- age, F. D. Alkire and F. E. Snow, 467 out of 540, shooting "Du Pont." In the Grand International handicap of July 21st, L. J. Squier at 20 yards and Dr. E. E Sample of Huntington, W. Va., "divided first and second moneys on 93 out of 100, shooting "Du Pont." Targets From a Tower. Shooting targets from a 72 foot tower trap has been the diversion that has interested the Nebraska shoot- ers and others who have visited North Platte during the past month. At the North Platte Target tourna- ment, held on the 18, 19 and 20th ultimo, under the auspices of the Buffalo Bill Gun Club, Mr. Fred Gil- bert, shooting Winchester "Leader" shells, gave a demonstration of what could be done on this style of shooting by breaking 139 out of 150, and in the regular program events carried off the high average of the tournament with the score of 437 out of a possible 450. The Post Trophy, shot for at this tournament, was captured by Mr. Gilbert from the 21 yard mark on the score of 48 out of 50 with the "Leader" shell. Some Winchester Notes. There is another big run of salmon on in Monterey bay. The best sport is to be found, it seems, off Capitola. The fish average from eight to fifteen pounds in weight. Last Sunday Harry Hosmer and Walter Burlingame landed sixteen fine fish. Many boats were out and everybody caught fish. The market fishermen have been reaping a harvest. With the Parker Gun Recently. That the Old Reliable Parker Gun still maintains it's supremacy is evinced by some of the following interesting records -,„.,. At the Grand American handicap, Mr. Fred Gilbert did the most remarkable shooting of any contestant, considering his shooting from 21 to 22 yard line. Mr. Gilbert always shoots the Parker gun. At the same shoot Mr. Walter Huff, shooting the Parker gun, made the longest run, with 132 straight. Mr H D Kirkover, Jr. on June 23 and 25, broke 382 targets out of 395 shot at. Mr. Kirkover is a Recent Big Four Averages. Comanche, Texas, July 14th to 16th, Albert Wilcox of San Angelo, Texas, first general and first amateur average, 602 out of 645, shooting "Du Pont." W. G. Baxter of Comanche, Texas, second general and sec- ond amateur average, 597 out of 645, shooting "In- fallible." First professional average, J. S. Fanning, 588 out of 645, shooting "Infallible." Second pro- fessional average, F. M. Faurote, 586 out of 645, shoot- ing "Infallible" and "Du Pont." Third professional average. Turner Hubby, 580 out of 645, shooting "Du Pont." ' Jordan, Minn., July 16th and 17th, C. O. LeCompte, first general average, 236 out of 250, shooting "In- fallible." Russell Klein of Spirit Lake, Iowa, second general and first amateur average, 224 out of 250, shooting "Infallible." Fred Lord of Chicago, 111 , third general average, 208 out of 250, shooting "Schultze." Theodore Weiland of Shakopee, Minn., second amateur average, 192 out of 250 shooting "Du Pont." Dr. W. H Phillips, of Jordan, Minn., third amateur average, 177 out of 250, shooting "Hazard." Ironwood, Mich., July 18th and 19th, J. S. Boa, first general average, 305 out of 330, shooting "E. C." Second general average and first amateur average. Russell Klein, 283 out of 330, shooting "Infallible." Third general average, Hood Waters, 280 out of 330, shooting "Infallible." North Platte, Neb., July 18th to 20th, Fred Gil- bert, first general average, 437 out of 450, shooting "Du Pont." Second general average, F. C. Riehl, Thesameold story. Shootersof Winchester "pump" guns and Winchester "Leader" shells carry off all the honors at the Grand Western Handicap target tournament, which was held at Denver, Colo., July 12th. 13th and 14th, and again conclusively prove their superiority over all other makes of shotgun and shotgun shells. Their success at this important tournament in winning practically everything only goes tc show how great is their popularity amODg the sportsmen who are shooting for the very best results. The Grand Western Handicap trophy was won by Mr. Chas. Plank, an amateur, with the splendid score of 94 out of the possible 100. Mr. Plank shot a Win- chester "pump" gun and Winchester "Leader" shells. Mr. Plank also captured the Lefever trophy with the same combination, on the score of 49 out of the possible 50. The first and second high expert averages of this tournament were captured by Mr. Fred Gilbert and Mr. H. O. Hirschy, respectively, with scores of 579 and 554 out of a possible 600. Both Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Hirschy shot Winchester "Leader" shells, the shells they always shoot. The first high amateur average was won by Mr. A. J. Lawton, using Winchester "Leader" shells. Score 558 out of 600. A new world 's record was also made at this tourna- ment, as in addition to these remarkable winnings, Mr. Fred Gilbert established a new world's record by breaking 83 consecutive targets from the 22 yard mark with Winchester "Leader" shells. Considerably over 50,°0' of the shooters that attended this tournament us3d the Winchester "Leader" shells. A cow that is a good summer milker will be a good winter milker if you make Bummer conditions in the winter. The winter milk crop depends very much upon conditions. It is usually measured by the care and the feed given o An easy test for cream is, that it will crack and break when being skimmed. It churns easier, and makes better butter. o Happy is the cow that has no fear of being punished every time she moves. She is not afraid and there'ore does her best. The capon is essentially a fowl for roasting and only the big breeds are fit to use for this purpose. And Bince the ca- pon must be kept for eight or ten months, they are scarcely as profitable as the old fashioned way of disposing of cockrels when half grown. The capon attains great size, becomes very fat and makes a rich, savory roast; but we prefer fowls for fries and broilers. The old hen that must giye way to her younger sister makes nice enough roasts for us, and these hens will fatten in Bix weeks if confined and fed well. Mexican cattle conditions are such that it does not pay to send Btockany distance. The stock is in bad shape generally and the financial state of the country is not such as to encourage the better finishing of beeves in that republic. Even the good ranges of Chihuahua and Sonora are not supplied with good merchantable steers. Bullocks do not seem to round up well and put on proper finish in Mexico. There is forming an American company to acquire a large area of coun- try in Mexico, bring the beeves to a go d grass state, ship them into the United States and finish them quickly in Texas or elsewhere for the abattoir trade. Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet. BIDS FOR BETTING PRIVILEGES, Sacramento, Cal. Sealed bids will be received by the Directors up to MONDAY, AUGCST 8, 1904, at 1:30 p.m., at the offloeof the Society, Sacra- mento, Cal., on the following privileges during the twelve days of State Fair, racing beginning August 32, and ending September 3, 11)04: No. 1— Cash bid for auction pools sold on final result of all races. Also cash bid for auction pools on final result, harness raees only. No. 2— Percentage bids for auction pools on re- sult of all races, and also bids on harness races only. Privilege allowed to charge 5 per cent commission on all sales. On a percentage bid satisfactory bond must be given- No^ 3— Bookmaking privilege only on races, heats and results, both harness and running races as a whole. Six races daily. No. 4— Open bookmaking privilege on all races, heats and results, both harness and running events, allowing any reputable bookmakers sis or more, to cut in on the basis of $2700 each for twelve days; if less, then pro rata. Any reputa- ble individual allowed to cut in at any time be- fore beginning of Fair on deposit of cash or a cer- tified check of 50 per cent, balance to be paid on Saturday, August 29th, on or before 5 p. m. Sis races a day guaranteed No. 5 —Comb in at Ion book privilege for the twelve days. No. 6— Bid for all and every betting privilege as a whole. Fifty per oent of the amount of the bid must accompany eaeh bid. The Directors reserve the right to reject any or all bids or any part of any bid. L. R. MILLER. Secretary. Additional Harness Races CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR, 1904 SACRAMENTO August 22 to September 3 Guaranteed Stakes for Harness Horses. Entries to Close Wednesday, August 10 TROTTING EVENTS. 1, 2:15 Class $600 2, Two-mile Dash for Trotters eligible to 2:17 Class 300 3. Green Class (horses without records) 400 4. 2:12 Class 600 PACING EVENTS. 5, Two-year-olds (mile heats, two in three) S300 6. Two-mile Dash for Pacers to 2:17 Class 300 Five per cent entrance and five per cent additional from money winners. Moneys to be divided 50, 25, 15 and 10 per cent, unless otherwise specified in conditions. Member National Trotting Association. Send for Entry Blanks and address all communications to B. F. RUSH, President. L. R. MILLER, Secrets SACRAMENTO 12 W>\vs gxec&ev ani> gipovt&xtxcm [August 6, 1904 Importance of Clean Milk Cans. Owing to the fact that milk iB a most delicate, changeable article of food, great pains should always be exercised to handle it in a cleanly manner. Especially does this apply to that delivered at cream- eries and cheeBe factories. Rusty cans Bhould certainly not be tolerated, neither by the manufacturers of the product nor the patronB. Even a single rusty patch in a can ifl indicative of an unsavory state of affairs, and when milk is expoBed to euch infective or contaminating influences its commercial value, as well as whole- someness, is liable to be much reduced. Bust creates a Bponge-like honey-combed conditioned in the the texture of iron, and casein lodges in the numerous inter- stices thus formed, providing food for the growth of various families of ob- jectionable and putrefactive organisms. From these emanate an infective or putri- fying series of ferments, which are dis- tributed throughout the milk or cream stored in the can. Furthermore, a peculiar chalybeate or rusty iron flavor is noticeable in the dairy products, be they milk, cream, cheese or butter, as a result of the lactic acid generated m the milk attacking the iron, and combining and dissolving it. And not only is the milk in the cans themselves affected adversely, but also the whole supply in the receiv- ing vat. There is even a possibility of detached particles of rust finding their way into the cheese and butter made from Buch milk. Hence, it can be seen how imperative it is that cans showing rust in their bottoms should at once be sent to the tinsmith to have them renewed. And what if the body of them is similarly affected? Then reject them and get new ones. Well-made cans are preferable, and as a result Bhould by all means have sound lids, not likely, under reasonable conditions, to come loose and so necessi- tate the daily use of rags and cloths to secure them firmly, this being another objectionable and dirty practice. If they do become ill-fitting through carelessness or other causeH, it costs but a trifle to have their rims remodeled and rendered serviceable again. When the cans have been brought ba^ to the farm and the skim milk or whey emptied from them, the next thing is to see that they are thoroughly cleansed. Cold water should first be used in rinsing out the milk, for the reason that milk contains a certain proportion of albumen (white of egg) and if hot water is used instead, the albumen is cooked on the sides of the vessel, there to remain and to become a menace to the next can of milk. This should be fol- lowed by washing with boiling water, and for prolonging the useful age of the can, one of the moat effective agents is the use of a boiling solution of ordinary washing Boda, in the proportion of one pound of Boda to twenty gallons of water. Provided this solution is applied boiling hot, it is beneficial in two ways, namely, by serv- ing aa a wholeBome and innocuous germi- cide or microbe killer, and also a preven- tive of rust. In conclusion, the cans should be rinsed with water well boiled, and afterwards inverted on a raised plat- form, exposed to the sunlight, out of range of any objectionable odors, and where there is no floating duet. Some- times the cleansing can be done by steam at the factory where the milk isdelivered, and when bo it is undoubtedly the best way. Not only should milk cans thus be cared for, but the interiors frequently ex- amined to detect any flaws in the seamB, which, with dents, are as dangerous to the sound keeping qualities of milk aa rust or dirty ragB around the lids. Even in cleaning a can, the use of a cloth or rag is not commendable; much better is it to have a good sound brush, for with that all the difficult places both inside and outcanbe more effectually reached. — ■■'■ tomist. Dutch Belted Cattle. The chief characteristic of the Dutch- belted cattle is the broad band, or sheet, white as the drifting snow, that encircles the middle of the animal's bndy, the reBt of which is a coal black. Properly speak- ing, the belt should begin a little back of the shoulders, and a trifle in front of the hips, and extend in a perfect line like ap- pearance around the body. The contrast in the colorB is then very beautiful and imposing, and most pleasing to the eye; it excites the curiosity and attracts the attention. Indeed, P. T. Barnum, the great showman, was forcibly struck by their unique and singular appearance while in Holland, and hence became one of the early importers of them into the United States. Aa their name implies, they are nativeB of Holland, and their original name, Lakenfleld cattle, Laken meaning a sheet to be wound around the body of the animal, is Btill used by the Dutch. In point of truth their breeding dates back to beyond the seventeenth century, when, the cattle interests of Holland being in a most thrifty condition, they were bred on principles which resulted in decidedly the highest attainment ever reached in the science of breed ng. Their type and color were then established by strictly scientific breeding, since when they have been solely controlled by the nobility of that country, who are even yet keeping them pure, but, as in the paBt, have little inclination to part with them, which, coupled with the fact that their increase in Holland was retarded by wars with other countries, when the enemy revenge- fully destroyed them, explains why so few are to be found on the American con- tinent; for, as a matter of fact, their number in the United States ia lesB than that of any other breed, the polled Jerseys excepted. ABide from the Barnum im- portation, other early ones were made by K. W Coleman, and D. H. Haight, of Orange county, N. Y. The latter's waa by far the most imporeant of all and, carefully bred on hia large farm in Orange county, afterwards resulted by careful selection in the establishment of the famouB Knight and Holbert herds; with the exception of a few specimens, thought to have been brought into this same country, these comprise the foundation of moat of the thoroughbred herds of Dutch- belted cattle in America. Generally speaking, they posseaB a very fine form, and withal are excellent milk- ers, giving a large flow of good milk. It is said to be practically impossible to dry off many of the cows, and as a butter breed they compare favorably with the best made by cows of those breeds which have long been bred exclusively for their butter qualities. This, connected with their hardiness, heartiness, freedom from disease, docility, intelligence and adapt- ability to environment makes them as the historian Motley once said, really "the most wonderful cattle of the world." Well bred specimens have milk Bhaped thin necks, small horns, straight backB, wide breasts, hips and rumps high aa well aa broad and level, switch long and thin, udder square and well placed, eyes prominent and calm, and Bkin thin, aoft and mellow, with ailky hair. The cows range from 800 to 1200 pounds apiece, and the bulls from 1800 to 2000 pounds. There- fore as the cows fatten readily when past the milking age, the breed, for beef pur- poses, ranks with the best combined breeds of the country "ly should be uBed for ip grades will not do for b tter. THE BEST "Golden Gate" Leaf Lard (FOR CAKE OR PIE); "Monarch" Hams (TO BOIL OR FRY). WESTERN MEAT COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA The Tamworth Swine. Mr. F. E. Dawley, in the Chicago Drovers' Journal, gives the following reasons for liking the Tamworth hog : My experience with breeds of swine baa been rather extensive, although I have never kept them in large numbers. Many years ago I commenced keeping the quick-maturing, easy-keeping breeds, but waa never pleased with the results at killing time, and nearly all the time dis appointed when the little pigs came, as there were so few of them in a litter, too few to give much profit for the sale of Bix- week-old pigs, which waa a line of my buainess. Six years ago I saw some grade Tamworths at the atate experiment atation, and their aize at their age, to- gether with numbers in a litter, their activity and general strength and vitality, impressed me favorably. They were to me, accuatomed aa I waa to the little lardy hogs I was keeping, something of a mon- strosity ; but I wanted a larger and more rapid growth, more pigs in a litter, more lean meat, more vitality, and in the Tam- worth crosses I get them. The Tamworth is a bright cherry red, sometimes light or dark, has a rather long nose, very light jowl, ears erect, legs long with the best feet, shoulders narrow and smooth, body or sides long and deep, back not wide but flat on top, Dearing a heavy tenderloin. It is a great rustler, active, wide-awake, a great grower, ma- tures early, and is at maturity the largest breed of swine. The litters run from nine to fifteen pigs, and we often save all of them. Each leggy, muscular little fel- low is born with a chip on his shoulder, and war begins with the second arrival They are a long-legged, active hog, but being long and leggy does not necessarily mean that they are alow to develop, aa a Tamworth at ten months old will weigh aa much aa any breed, and more than most of thoae of the "chunky" type. Alfalfa for Steers and Lambs. In order to throw some light upon the question of feeding in New Mexico a Beriea of experiments have been inaugu- rated by the Territorial Experiment Station. The result thus far obtained from the investigations made have just been published in Bulletin No. 50, entitled "Steer and Lamb Feeding." A set of photographs and tables are included in the bulletin. In these experiments it was found that when the price of alfalfa dropped below $9 per ton, baled, it could be profitably fed to steers from the stack, and when it dropped below $10 per ton, baled, it could be profitably fed to lambs from the stack. One lot of steers returned $12.81 per ton for the alfalfa hay fed and one lot of lambs returned $13.82 per ton for the alfalfa hay consumed. The lambs that paid the highest price for the alfalfa hay consumed were fed all of the cracked corn they would eat. This corn coat 51.27K oer 100 poundB. In this brief article space will not allow a full discussion of the results, but thoae who are intereated in feeding can 8ecure a copy of Bulletin No. 50 by writing to the Director of the Agricultural Experi- ment Station, at MeBilla Park.— J. J. Vernon, Experiment Station, N«w Mexico. . • Butter that ia a little "off" is easily detected by the expert, and it is better to keep it at home than to hope to work it off on some unsuspecting customer, who ever afterward will give your butter the "goby." o ■ Dairy cows may be overfed as well as underfed. The overfeed produces fat and inactivity. How Fire Affects Animals. There was a time when the cow was expected to find plenty of grass on a natural paBture by foraging faithfully for it. But paatures are too small, except in the West. Nature must now be as- sisted by prepared pastures. A running branch ia about the only arrangement that can keep fresh water before stock all the time. The next beat thing is to draw water from a well. It ii always cool and inviting. Most animals are afraid of fire and will fly from it in terror. To others there ia a fa8cination about a flame, and they will walk into it even though tortured by the heat. A horae in a burning stable goes mad with fear, but a dog ia as cool in a fire as at any time. He keeps his nose down to the floor, where the air Is purest, and seta himself calmly to find hia way out. Gate in fires howl piteously. They hide their faces Ironi the light and crouch in corners. When their rescuer lifts them, they are, aa a rule, quite docile and aub" dued, never biting or scratching. Birds aeem to be hypnotized by fire and keep perfectly still ; even the loqua- cious, parrot in a fire haB nothing to say. Cows, like dogs, do not show alarm. They are easy to lead forth, and often find their way out themaelvea. — Neu> York Fanner. EFFECTUAL The most effectual remedy in use for the cure of ailments of horses and cattle is GOMBAlJLT'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. Aa a HUMAN REMEDY for Itheu- nmtlHra, Sprulnn, Sore Throat, etc.. It is invaluable. . ... Every bottle of Cniintlc Bni«nm sold \n Warrnnti'il to k'ivo satisfaction. Price Sl.SO per bottle. Sold by druffRists, or sent by ej- pivs- .-harm's 1'iiiil. with Cull directions for its use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address THE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio. August 6, 1904] <&he gveebev ant* §h«wtsmmt 13 foods for the fowls. In every 500 pounds of clover there are about 15 pounds of lime, and this shows in one way at least why it is good for the laying hen. The second or seed-bearing crop, when well cured, is the one to put by for the use of the poultry. It can be thrown to them as you throw it to other stock, hut for poultry this is a waste. A cutting box that will cut it into half inch bits should be provided. These bits should be scalded and slightly salted before being fed; or better yet, should be mixed in with a mash of some kind. The following is a good formula : Two quarts of clover, two quarts of bran, two of cornmeal, Pour scalding water over, and let it stand a few hours before feeding.— Farmers' Voice. McKinney 2:11 1-4 Whose 2:10 list now has eleven representives. Pasteurizing Cream. Pasteurizing alone will not insure a uniform grade of butter, although it is a great help when the cream has not been properly cared for. When cream iB pasteurized at from 95 to 98 degrees the injurious germs are supposed to be de- stroyed. If the pasteurized cream is then immediately assisted in proper develop- ment by the addition of a good starter the butter maker has control of the fer- mentation and he may direct the propa- gation of the proper flavoring bacteria as he wishes, and by ripening the cream uniformly it is quite possible to make a fairly uniform quality of butter. But of course this is impossible when fermenta- tion has taken place to any great extern before the cream reaches the factory. Much depends on the butter maker's knowledge of the preparation of starters and the subsequent ripening of cream. Without this knowledge pasteurization will be of little advantage. A great deal of butter is spoiled through ignorance of starters and the improper manipulation of cream during the ripening process. It often happens that the starter is allowed to become over-ripe and the active fer- mentation thus set up is decidedly un- favorable. If the cream is allowed to be- come too ripe the result is similar. Butter made under such conditions has a poor flavor when fresh and it soon becomes rancid. One great trouble with pasteurizing cream is the fact that both producers and butter makers are too liable to place too much confidence in the process. At best it is but a make shift. In skillful hands it will repair some of the damage result- ing from neglect at the home dairy. It is a round-about way of arriving at results that should be obtained at the Btart by using common sense and the necesBary care of the cow stable and of the milk route Milk that is produced from well fed, carefully tended cows, and rightly cared for as Boon as milked, requires very little future manipulation until churning time. Sober up on Jackson's Napa Soda. Business Methods in Cattle Raising. The advantage of improved methods in cattle raising was illustrated in a recent issue of Farm and Banch. Three year-old steers were shown in each in- stance. The high class stock was of good grade, due to registered blood and scien- tific feeding, while the other Bhowed indifferently raised range grazed cattle of the lowest type of canners. Both classes were raised and fed in the southwest in a similar climate. The one sold for $6.10 per hundredweight, while the other brought $1 per hundredweight. This comparison tells its own Btory. It is the triumph of business methodB in cattle raising. The high grade stock was pro- duced on a small farm, while the other roamed over a wide but poor range and hustled for itself. The former was housed in severe weather and fed on cottonseed products, silage and a small proportion of chops. There is no doubt or question but that clover hay is one ot the best of coarse Cows need good pasture during the summer, and cannot give milk without it. It should be good grass, either wild or tame. They cannot give milk if com- pelled to eat weeds and brush. It does not need to be said that where women assist in milking, the men should do al. they can to keep the stable and the yard clean. It is not a very nice task for women at the best. PRIVILEG FOR SALE. Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association Meeting: at SANTA ROSA AUGUST 17, 18, 19 and 20, 1904 J-JIDS FOK THE FOLLOWING PRIVILEGES will be received up to noon, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904: BETTING (Auction and Mutuel Pools) CANDY AND NUTS, PROGRAMMES. A certified check for 50 per cent should accom- pany each bid. Right reserved to reject any or all bids. F. W. KELLEY. Secretary, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco. McMURRAY POINTS: Perfect Construction, Light Weights, Great Strength, Easy Running, And LOW PRICES. McMURRAY SULKIES and JOGGING C4RTS STANDARD THE WORLD OVER. .eSF-Address, for printed matter and prices, W. J. KENNEY 531 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cat. Lou Dillon 1:58 1-2 The champion trotting mare was taken sick at Cleveland last week, after pulling a high-wheel sulky in 2:09£, but is now out of danger. A At the ^longu&Endfi STOCK GET JU5T ENOUGH AT THE RIGHT TIME. CDMPRE55ED PURE-SALT BRICK5. AND PATENT FEEDER:. No waste, no neglect.dll convenience. Your dealer has it. Write us for the Mat. BELMONT STABLE SU PATENTEES MANUFACTl Brooklyn, 14: ©he gveebev onto Sportsman [AUGUST 6, 1904 THE BAYWOOD STUD CAMPBELL'S THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property or johk Pabbott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS 63 «» Will serve a Umlied number of Approved Mares, Season 190-t FEE --- $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager. WALTER SEAtT. Quinns Ointment Will Make A Horse Over; r? V /;' will pu t sound legs under him and will save him from the cheap hawker and trader. It is the! standard cure for Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Windpuffs and all I the various lumps and bunches of like kind. Keep it ahvavs on hand and you will be prepared when trouble comes. Leading horsemen everywhere know it and use it. Mr. H. H. Clark, Fredonia. J7. T.. writes; "The bottle of Qulnn's Olnimoni purchased (remjou about two years ago removed a curb and thoronghpin and did 1C for good. My horse's leg is as smooth as ever." Price $1.00 per bottle. Sold by all druggists or sent by mail' Write for circulars, testimonials, etc W ,B. EDDY & COMPANY, WHITEHALL, N. T. NEW MODEL 1904 THE BEST IN THE WORLD, One TRUSS BAR PATTERN and one 1903 MODEL SlLKV far sale at special price O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Folk St. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL TROTTER FOR SALE. COBREL GELDIN'G, 6 YEARS OLD. Stands 0 16 214 hands high and weighs 1100 pounds. Sired by Niccanor by Dexter Prince, dam Flora by El Cajon by Don Victor. He is in every re- spect a grand individual, handsome, stylish," and can show a 2:40 gait or better. With very little work I drove him a half this year in 1:22 and a j quarter In 39 seconds, to cart. He will make a grand park horse and should be seen by any one I looking for a high-class trotter. Call or address L. R. PALMER, Walnut Creek, Cal. j Santa Rosa Stock Farm HAS FOR SALE Three Sidney Dillon Tearing Colls from the following mares: Fanny (dam of King Orry 2:214, Almonitlon E^MlLLadj Pansy Russell 2:«»{. and Paosy Russell £3J) by Casslus M. Clay, Jr. 22, etc. Guycara 2:18*£ by Guy Wilkes 2:15j<. dam Blsoarl (dam of 5 in list) by Director 2:17, second dam Blcari (dam or 6 In list) by Harold, etc. KomIc Rouen by Bay Rose 2:20^, out of Oakley Russell by Happy Russell, sod of Happy " Medium, etc. Apply to IRA PIERCE, 728 Montgomery St., San Francisco. CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY Through Picturesque California, The Ideal Route for Tiie ADgler anfl OntiDE Trips One day's ride from San Francisco will take you to some of the finest Trout Streams in the State. Along the line and within easy distance are many of the best Springs and Summer Resorts In the State. The Company maintains a Fish Hatchery and annually stocks the many streams reached by its road. One million Trout Fry were planted last year in these streams. Black Bass Fishing can be enjoyed in Russian River near Gnerneville, Guernewood Park and Camp Vacation, in season. The best Striped Bass Fishing waters on the Coast reached by the Tibnron Ferry. VACATION FOR 1904 Issued annualrj by the Company, is now ready. This Is the standard publication on the Coast for information regarding Mineral Springs, Resorts, Country Homes and Farms where summer board- ers are taken, and Select Camping Spots. Beautifully illustrated, 150 pp. and can be had In response to mail request or at ticket offices. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street (Chronicle Bldg) aud Tiburon Ferry, foot of Market Street. Gexeral Office— Mutual Life Ins. Bldg., cor. Sansome and California Sts., San Francisco. JAS. L. FRAZIER, R. X. RYAN, Gen. MgT. Gen. Pass. Afit. THREE-YEAR=0LD TROTTER WANTED. I want to purchase a Three-Year-Old eligible for Stanford and Occident Stakes of 1904, and one that is a good prospect for a winner. Address J. W. ZIBBELL, Pleasanton, Cal Fnr ^fllp Two-year-old brown Stallion by ■ oi oaic. Diablo 2:09^. dam by half thor- oughbred son of Guy Wilkes, second dam by Ven- ture 2:27 K, thoroughbred son of Belmont. Has stake entries. Is just broken and Is a good pros- pect. Apply to this office. FOR SALE. \[Y ENTIRE STOCK OF STANDARD-BRED a,j- Trotting and Pacing Horses. Single drivers and doublo teams. Some excellent prospects for stake winners entered In the Occident, Stanford and Breeder* Futurity stakes. A tine carriage Mam, also the great broodmare Daisy S. (dam of Tom Smith i.*:l3W. General Vallcjo 2:30*. Sweet » (trial 2:21) and Little Mac (3)2:27). The driving horse* and colta can be seen at my stable in Vatlejo, and the broodmares, etc., at the race track. Apply to or address THOMAS SMITH. Vallcjo, Cal. FOR SALE. Mi's^inn Rnv n*y K^,Jln«r by Sultan Jr.; 15SJUII OUY hiand» ir* band* and w-jlgh* : ') lb*. A bandwonv-'. hlgualaw, gentle- man's roadhtor; htyltnh action, fi-Dtlo, and good driver. Winner (wlthoot preparation) of pace at the matinee Decoration Day. Address T. II. CORCORAN, 1201 Valencia St., San Francisco, POSITION WANTED. i "\I- ANTED— POSITION AS SUPERINTEND- ** ent or trainer by a thoroughly competent man with 18 years' experience in bitting, breaking and developing high-acting carriage horses and schooling saddlers. References as ISON 5b?* ca^usUy' even claim «. * '"fffi We placed it on the markel '«£"«_ Xlaetthat merit (or success, and notwithstanding me "^ f comparatively ^en}^Lf„%e-^ cent^eat- advertising the salesor IWOwere iw per. l"> = lay up race horses. All Trainers Should Have It In Their Stables PRICE:— 3 OZ. BOX, 25c; 1 LB. BOX, SI. OO. Read our "ad." on Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy in neit issue ol this pap* r. JAS. B. CAMPBELL & CO., Mfrs.,412 W. Madison St., Chicago, III. Sold by all Dealers in Harness and Turf Goods. If not in stock ask them to write any Jobber lor it PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. V. TOURISTS aud TRAVELERS will, now, with difficulty recognize the famous COURT Into which for twenty-fi e years carriages have driven. This space of over a quarter of anTacre has7recently, cy the addition of very handsome furniture, rugs, ohandeliers 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 ladles— the LOUTS 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. HARNESS and SADDLES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Large Stock. low Prices, JEPSEN BROS. CO. inc.) 110-112 MARKET ST„ SAN FRANCISCO, TWO BLOCKS FROM FERRY *' ; ne-verthelesB It will core distemper, coughs, colds and all similar diseases," say the users of Craft's Distemper and Cough Cure. Craft's -Core is guaranteed. When user and maker unite in their testi- mony, why don't yon use Craft's Cure? On sale at druggists or direct, prepaid, at 50 cents a bottle or S4.50 a dozen. Send for free veterinary guide and testimonials to Wells Medicine Co, gsSSiE? 13 3d st, Lafayette, Ind. SINGMASTER & SONS.of Keota Iowa, BREEDERS AND IMPORTERS OF| PERCHERONS, SHIRES, BELGIAN AND FRENCH COACH HORSES Have a Branch Barn at 63 North San Pedro Street, San Jose, Cal. High-class goodstallion ock always on hand. It will pay to call and inspect stock if you are in need of e C. O, STANTON. San Jose Manager. CEDAR RAPIDS (IOWA) JACK FARM W. L DE CLOW Proprietor FARMERS' SUPPLY OF THE MIDDLE WEST. r HAVE THE LARGEST AND BEST IMPORTED AND HOMEBRED -t- JACKS in America, and also the Qnest line and best assortment of Bel- gian hors.s freshly imported; also some of the latest prize winners in Ger- many and France in Percheron and Oldenburg Stallions. 1 quote consistent living prices on all stock, and will sell you more quality for the money than you can buy elsewhere. Terms to suit the purchaser Write for photographs and catalogue. W. L. DE CLOW, Cedar Rapids. Iowa PArlifrrPPC Tnhlll *lff»H aDd ^Pe written ready for framing rCUlglCCa laUUiaiCU Write for prices. BREEDER AND Sportsman, 36 Geary Street, San' Francisco, Cal. Absorbing Jr., Cures Boils, Abcesses, etc. Kills Pain, Absorbs Any Soft Bunch. If afflicted send $1 .00 for a bottle. Describe your case fully, and any special directions needed will be sent free. Address the Mfgr., W. F. YOUNG, P. D. F., SPRINGFIELD, . . MASS. For sale by Mack & Co Langley & Michaels Co Redlncton & Co., J. O'Kane and J. A. McKerron ail of Sac Francisco. BLAKE, M0FFITT & T0WNE DEALERS IN w FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. 'ILL SELL OR EXCHANGE THE STAND- nrdbrcd trotting mare PACETA 2:26. raised on Pnlo Alto Stock Farm, sired by Lone Pine, he by Electioneer. She Is now at the Pleasanton track. The only reason for ofTerlng her for that she Is a little too light for family use. Will exchange for larger family horse or outfit com- plete with trap or carriage. Paceta is very valu- able for a brood mare or a One road mare. Also have a Ally sired by Sidney Dillon, dam Paceta. This 1r a fine opportunity to secure stock of the highest breeding. Address Bhbepeh AND Spobthmah, So Geary St., San Francisco. ^5-57-59-61 First Street, S. F. Telephone Main 199 AUGUST 6, 1904] ®he gxeebev cinb gipavt&man 15 SMITH 6UNS LONGEST STRAIGHT RUNS At S. F. 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A year's subscription will pay for itself many times over — Vol. XIX, 1903, single copies, postpaid... &4.0O Vol. XIX, 1903, 10 or more copies, each, Vol. XVIII, 1902, single copies, postpaid.. 4.00 Vol. XVII, 1901, .... 4 00 Vol. XVI, 1900, ' " .... 4.00 VoL XV, 1899. " .... 4.00 Vol. XIV, 1898, .... 3.00 Vol. XTTI, 1897, ' " .... 3.00 Vol. XII, 1896, " .... 3.00 Vol. XI, 1896, .... 3.00 Vol. X, 1894, " .... 3.00 Vol. IX, 1893, " " " ... 3.00 Vol VI, 1890,(limitednumber);postpaid 2.50 Vol. V, 1889, " " " 250 Vol. IV, 1888, " " " 2.50 Vol. II, 1886, " " " 100 Year Books for 1892. 1891. 1887 and 1885 out of print. STER THE REG Vols. Ill to XV, inclusive, in one order. Vols. I and H are out of p rint. INDEX DIGEST Postpaid $7.50 This important adjunct contains all 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 American Trotting Reg, Association 355 Dearborn St., Boom 1108, CHICAGO, ILL. Or BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL Adopted and used by all Jockey Clubs in the United States and Canada. Published about the 1st and 15th of each month, from March to December, at 25c, 50c, 75c, Si, $1.50 or $2, according to issue. A subscription (§18) includes all fortnightly" issues and an ''Annual" (in two volumes) hand- somely bound in half morocco. For sale by newsdealers throughout the coun- try, on race tracks and by GOODWIN BROS., Proprietors and Publishers. 1440 Broadway, New York. Explanatory circulars mailed free. THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN IMPROVED STALLION SERVICE BOOKS (POCKET SIZE) 100 Pages. Price $1, postpaid. Most Complete Book of the kind published. BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Geary St.. San Francisco. DOC WILLIAMS' BOARDING AND TRAINING STABLE Elehth Avenue, near Fulton Street, SAN FRANCISCO. Colts broke and trained to trot and satisfaction guaranteed. Terms reasonable. Phone: Page 1324 fMffiH 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. CALIFORNIA Photo Engraving Company HIGH CLASS ART Half Tones and IAne Engraving Artistic Designing. 006 Mission St., cor. First, SanFranclscu When looking for an INVESTMENT you look for PERMANENCE and SAFETY. When you buy a GUN you want the same qualities. You can buy a gun as well as anyone. We make it a BUSINESS to give YOU the benefit of over 40 Years' experience, and we can and will serve YOU well. All inquiries courteously and promptly an- swered. Write us today. New York Salesrooms : 32 WAKKEN STREET. MERIDEN, CONN. 1879 GEN. GRANT Timer. ORRLN HICKOK Driver, ST. JULIEN 2:12 3-4 The old "ST, JULIEN" SHOEING SHOP of MARTIN O'DEA & SON removed to Union Square Avenue, directly in rear of old shop, MARTIN ODEA & SON. - - Proprietors. COME AND SUE US. Phone: Grant 114. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. SHORTHORNS AND SHIRES— Quinto Herd of Shorthorns. 41 premiums California State Fair, 1903. Young stock for sale. Send for catalogue. also Several fine Shire Stallions, foals of 1902. Est. of W. H. HOWARD, 206 Sansome St., San Francisco. 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 Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also pigs. F. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. AT STUD JEKSETS, HOLSTEINS AJf I> DUEH AMS. Dairy Stock specially. Hogs, Poultry. Estab- lished 1876. William Nlles & Co.. Los Angeles Cal. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURQE0N Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin. [NFUIMAHT AND RESIDENCE— 8 1 1 Howard St. between Fourth and Fifth Sts., San Francisco. Telephone: South 456. CUBA OF- KENWOOD (Glenbeigh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam-Dolly Dee LT) STOCKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakersfleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under tkis head one cent per word per insertion. Cask to accompany order. GORDON SETTERS. T?OR SALE— TEN FINE PUPPIES FROM - prize-winning stock; also one brood bitch, HELEN H. (Reg. No. 64937 A. K. C. S. B-). Edge- wood and Ben Butler stock. GEO. H. STONE, Bos 12, Fresno, Cal. ST. BERNARDS. CHAMPION ALT A SYLVIA WILL STAND v-/ at stud in San Francisco from August 1st to September 1st only. Fee $35. J. F. MAHONEY, 552 Second avenue, S. F. Ira Barker Dalziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage, Saddle and Roar1 Morses for Sale Office and stable: 605 Golden Gate Avenue, San Franoisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. A T STUD— CHAMPION LE KING. GRAND- -n- est headed St. Bernard on the Coast. Fee $20. W. WALLACE, 58 Boyce St., San Francisco. IRISH AND SCOTCH TERRIERS. TRISH AND SCOTCH TERRIERS FOR SALE. -1- Scottie Puppies sired by Ch. Loyne Ruffian and Crimson Rambler. Best Irish stock on the Coast. MBS. BRADLEY-DYNE, Saturna P. O.. B. C. TJr, Win, F. S3sa,l3.. 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 forNewZealandand 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 Park 128. Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Coxed In 48 Hours. "capsules W$0 Superior to Copaiba, Cubeba or Injection IRISH TERRIERS. L7OR SALE— CAPITAL BITCH , A WINNER -1- price 815. First-class 8-months-old dog, good in all ways; price $25. BRADLEY-DYNE, Saturna P. O., B. C. SCOTCH TERRIERS. L7OR SALE— 8-MONTHS-OLD DOG BY CH. J- Loyne Ruffian, very typical; price $20. h> months-old dog, $10. Smart bitch, good breeder, $12. BRADLEY-DYNE, Saturna P. 0., B.C. 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DRAKE, Pacific Coast Manager. RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS WMHES7ER PACIFIC COAST AGENCY 127-135 FIRST STREET A. MTTLLER, Agent. SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA Laflin & Rand Powders won not only the (.rand American Handicap with "INFALLIBLE" bat also won the Preliminary Handicap with "SCHULTZE' and the Consolation Handicap \. 1 1 h "C P » 'E. C Loaded In O. I*. "V\7". Smolx.eless. Winning1 Higrhest Averase at All Shoots. IF VOD WANT THE BEST ASK FOB California Powder Works FACTORY LOADED SHELLS. If Yon; Veal i- r don't keep them write the CALIFORNIA POWDER WORKS-Office 330 Market St., San Francisco Manufacturer* ot HEUCVLKS DYNAMITE. HEKCULES GELATINE, CHAMPION IMI'KOVKD BLASTING, BLACK BLASTING, BLACK SPORTING C. P. u SMOKELESS and MILITARY SMOKELESS. Alio sell CAPS and FUSE. Du PONT SMOKELESS 5 at f Grand Western Handicap (Auspices Denver Trap Club) T Won 1st General Average \ Mr. Fred Gilbert, i 79 ex 600 targets \ Tied for 2d General Average f Mr. John W. Garrett, 561 ex 600 targets Won 3d General Average Mr. T. Lawton, 55S ex 600 targets On the 13th Mr. Garrett ran 111 straight — 16 yd. murk. On the 14th Mr. Gilbert ran S3 straight— 20 yd. mark, and broke 19-1 out of 200 targets shooting Du PONT SMOKELESS : Clabrough, Goloher & Go. GUNS Gen Goods •Kj-SendUor Catalogue. ^ FISHING Tackle 538 MARKET STREET, S. _F. You can get these Smokeless Powders in factory ...eun I O LOADED OnLL LO DU PONT SHOTGUN RIFLEITE "E. C." BALLISTITE SCHULTZE LAFLIN & RAND HAZARD .'INFALLIBLE'" What More do you Want? VOL XLT. No. 7. 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1904. SUUSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR MURRAY JVC. 2:19 1-2 Bay Colt Foaled 1901 Winner in straight heats of Three- Year-Old Division Pacific Breeders $6000 Futurity, P. C. T. H. B. A. Meeting, San Jose, Cal., August 6. 1904. Sired by Hambletonian Wilkes, dam Anna Belle 2:27^ (darn also of Robert I. 2:08?i, La Belle 2:10 and Maud Murray, Austrian record 2:12) by Dawn 2:18k. Cite greeoer cmb gtportsmcwi [AUGUST 13, 1904 TROTTERS AND RUNNERS LARGEST STOCK IN THE WEST. LOW PRICES BEST PLACE TO BUY. LOW PRICES SEND FOR CATALOGUE. J. O'lSLANES 26 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO. 1560 BROADWAY NEW YORK Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association RACE! I^EESESTIKTCSr AUGUST 17, 18, 19 AND 20, 1904. SANTA ROSA. WEDNESDAY-FIRST DAY-AUGUST 17. No. 1— 3;34 CLASS TROT, S500 W. G. Durfee's blk h Monocrat by Monwood, dam by Altamont Jr. J Panket's blk g The Trotter by Si Ik wood, dam by Blackwood. R. W. Peterson's b g R. \V- P. by Lynwood W. F. R. Garnsey's bm Alcacita by Red Cloak, dam Alcazette by Alcazar. Dingee & Greene's blkh Dlrecium II by Diiectum, dam Little Wncb by Director. H. A. Bell's b g H D B. by Arthur Holt, dam Jennie D. by Jerome Eddy. P. H. McEvoy's br s Millbrae by Prince Alrlie, dam Fearless by Fallis. Nutwood Stock Farm's ch h T. C. by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Zeta Carter by Director. Dan Lleginger's b g Cicero by Brentwood. Silva & Wright's blk m Royal Dame by Charles Darby, dam Princess. W. O- Bowers chg Glide by Silver Bee. dam Mollie M. by Starlight Golddustf. Ben F Chaboya's br h Erosmont by Eros, dam Francisca by Almont. S. H. Hoy's b "g Pat Rose by Falrose. dam by General Washington. V. J. Guinasso's blk g Walter Wilkes by Sable Wilkes, dam Jennie McCarty. No. 3—2:30 CLASS PACE (Santa Rosa Stakes). S1600. S. H. Hoy's s m Miss Winn by Demonio, dam by Nutwood Wilkes. V. Verilhac's b m Flora G. by El Ejho, dam by Geo- M. Patchen. Jr. F. R. Garnsey's b g Sunny Jim by Ketchum, dam Nellie B. by Christmas. W. G. Durfee's br g Cavalier by Welcome, dam by Steinway. T. E. Richardson's r m Mabel R. by Strathway, dam by Algona. B. Croner's b m Hattle Croner by Bay Bird, dam by Algona. J. A. Mini's blk s Blackwood by Bay wood, dam Lottie Lee by Moslem. Ed. Ellis' b m Baby Ellis by Alcona Jr.. dam Luce by General Washington. H. W Goodall's b g Rajah by Charles Derby, dam Edon by Gen. Benton. C Whitehead's b m The Mrs by Darby Ash, dam Spurwick Girl by Hawthorne. H. H. Duolap's ch g Harold D. by Daxter Prince, dam Sunrise II by Gossiper. Thomas Charlton's s m Rose Thome by Hawthorne, dam Bell by Dexter Prince. S K Trefry's b g Turn Carneal by Diablo, dam Mountain Maid by Cresco. J D Springer's b g Bill v Red by Gleoelg, dam Bunnella by Ingraham. E A. Servls' rn g Doctor J. by Doc Hicks, dam by Singleton J. W oriutt's rn m Mildred O. by Secretary, dam Vesper Bell by Don. 0. Mowers' ch m Gladys M. by Ketchum, dam Norlocca by Nutford. Victor Verilhac's ch m Gertie A. by Diablo, dam Lola by Sidney. Charles E. Clark's ch g SI Perkins by Iris, dam by Almont Medium. S. A Eddy's b g Tammany by Iris I N*. Minor's b m Lady Petrina by Directum, dam Petrina by Piedmont. Joseph Long's b m Nellie R. by Wayland W., dam Topsy by Whippleton. No. 3-2:10 CLASS PACE, SGOO. S A. Eddy's b g Cuckoo by Strathway, dam Edith M. by Milton R. J. H- Vance's blk b Highball by Silkwood. dam by Star Sultan. H. Delaney's br s Zolock by McKinney. dam Gazelle by Gossiper. E. A. Servls' cli g Edwin S. by Dr. Hicks, dam by La Harp Mabry McMabon's blk * I Direot by Direct, dam Francisca by Almont 33. T W. BantoWfl b m Alone by Nearest, dam Grenett by Chrlsman's Hambletonian J It [renon's ch m D;ctatr-rs* by Ulctatus dam Salinas Belle by Carr's Vermont C Whitehead's s g Toppy by Delphi, dam by Dexter Prince. C Whitehead's blk s Delphi by Director, dam Ella by Dexter Prince A. Ottinc*-r s br b Daedalion by Diablo, dam Graeft by Buccaneer. Btlvad j by Bayswater Wilkes, dam Algenie by Algooa. THURSDAY- SECOND DAY-AUGUST 18. No 1-TWO-YEAR-l LU PACE, S300. 1. L Borden's bl f Roberta by B iberl I . «.lam Allle Cresco by Cresco. Nutwood Stock Farm's b c Lord Alwlo by Nutwood Wilkes, dam Ingar by Director J. W Marshall's b f M v Demonio, dam Trlx by Njtwood WilUos Grace Bros.' b g Sid Allen by Sidney Dillon, dam Flora Allen. G. W Klrkma Its by Stone-way. dam Ethel Uasicr by Robert Basler John A. Cole's b f Delilah by Zolock, dam Gipsy by General Booth. No ff— >:16 CLASS TROT, S)flOD. Durfee's b r Brlney K. by Strathway. J B. Ivonun's b in iv , g Harry W. L G. Richard's blue m Rubv H by Bayswater Wilkes, dam by Prompter. R H Bonner's b m Olivette* by Rchard's Elector, dam by Mountain Boy. J W. Zibbell's b g Prince Almo by Prince Almont, dam Cap by Fallis. E. D. Dudley's br m Lorn a Doone by Bayswater Wilkes, dam by Sterling. B. Croner's b m Hattie Croner by Bay Bird, dam by Algona. 0. Mowers' b g Casev by Athadon. dam Oregon Nell. J. H Vance's g g Henry N. by Raymond, dam by A. W. Richmond. S. A. Eddy's b g Tammany by Iris. A W. Wiley's b h Cavaliero by Stanton Wilkes, dam by Electioneer. No. 13—3:19 CLASS TROT (Sonoma Coonty Stakes), S1500. A. W Wiley's b ra Ladv Madison by James Madison, dam by Nephew. S. H. Hoy's blk m Little Babe by Bradtmoor, dam by Dawn. A. L. McDonald's blk g Charley T. by Zombro, dam Sarah Benton by Albion. H. C. Ahler's br g Telephone bv Direct, dam Nellita by Philospher. J. D. Springer's or m Sonoma Girl by Lynwood W , dam Maud Fowler by Anteeo. Robt Burress' b g Golden Gate by Bay Bird, dam Dourhka by Western. Stlva & Wright's s g Talisman b\ Steinway, dam by Woodnut. Martin barter's ch m Mamfp R bv Nutwood Wilkes, dam Ingar by Director. R. W. Peterson's b g R. W P. by Lynwood W. .1 H. Pankey's blk g The Trotter by Silkwood dam by Blackwood. W. G. Durfee's bin Rita H. by McKinney. . Klngsburv's b c D E. Knight by Lynmont. dam Daisy A. by Friday McCracken. W H Luinstlen's i>r s McPherson by McKinney. dam Eveline by Nutwood. b m Verona by Nutwood Wilkes, dam by California Nutwood. 1. N Minor's br g Morosco by Wayland W., dam Lady Moor by Grand Moor. No. 13-FREE-FOR-ALL PACE. SGOO. J. W. Z I obeli's ch m Lottio Smart by Roswell. .1 B. iverson's ohm Dictatress bv DIctatus, dam Salinas Belle bv Carr's Vermont. K A SerTts1 ch g Edwin S. bv DOC Hicks, dam by La Harp. Silva & Wright's b m Polka Dot by Mendocino, dam Maud Merrill H. Delam-\'s brsZolook bv MoKloney, dam Gazelle by Gossiper. T. W. Barstow'sbm Alooo bv Nearest, dam Grenetta by Chrlsman's Hambletonian. I. N. Minor's s g Fredericksburg by Nephew Jr., dam Minnie Hubbard by Hubbard. No 14 -SPECIAL FOR LOCAL HORSES (Entries to this Race Close August 17). F. "W. KELLEY, Secretary. August 13, i«04] ®tte gtvseitev cmo gtptfrt$nxai\ THE WEEKLY BSEEDER 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 Year S3, Six Months SI. 75, Three Monthi 81 STRICTLY LN 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 for publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, August 13, 1904. Dates of Harness Meetings. CALIFORNIA. Santa Rosa (Breeders) Aug. 17 to Aug. 20 Cal. State Fair, Sacramento Aug. 22 to Sept. 3 Salinas Sept. 14 to Sept. 17 Hanford Oct. 10 to 15 Tulare ,Oct. 17 to 32 NORTH PACIFIC. Everett Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Vancouver, B. C Sept. 3 to Sept. 5 Whatcom Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Salem Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Seattle Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 North Yakima Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 Victoria. B.C Sept. 27 10 Oct. 1 New Westminster, B. C Oct 3 to Oct. 8 Spokane Oct. 3 to Oct. 8 Walla Walla Oct. 10 to Oct. 15 Boise Oct. 17 to Oct. 22 GRAND CIRCUIT. Brighton Beach Aug. 15 to Aug. 20 Readville Aug. 22 to Aug. 27 Providence Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Hartford , ....Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Syracuse Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Columbus Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 Cincinnati Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 Memphis Oct. 17 to Oct. 27 THE THANKS OF THE PEOPLE are due the Directors of the State Board of Agriculture for their action last Monday in refusing' to continue any longer the "skindicate" book system of betting which has prevailed for so many years at the State Fair races. By an almost unanimous vote of the seven Directors present the bid of Fred H Chase & Co. for the auction and pari mutual privilege was accepted. Those voting for this system were Direc tors Burke, Howard, Kingsbury, Paine, Fox and Land. Director Wilson voted no, for the reason that he desired to have the bid of the owners of the Au- stralian totalizator accepted. There were several circumstances that led to the offers of the bookmakers being rejected. In the first place the highest bid for this privilege was $8000, where no less than $12,000 had been received at previous fairs. A scarcity of running horses in the State was the cause of this low bid, as bookmakers will not pay high prices to make books on trotting events. It is just possible that had a full board been present the $8000 bid would have been accepted, but luckily for those who desire to see racing at the State Fair conducted on a higher plane than has characterized it for the past few years, several of the members who favored the books were unavoidably absent. Quite a strong fight was made in favor of the bookmakers bid by Directors Fox, Land and Paine, but Directors Burke, Kings- bury, Howard and Wilson stood solid against book- making, and to them belongs the honor of ridding the State Fair of its incubus. The Breeder and Sports- man congratulates the harness horse men and the people of the State generally on the result. At Pleasanton and San Jose during the past two weeks the best harness racing ever seen in the State has been successfully and profitably conducted without bookmaking, the auction and mutual boxes handling all the money that was wagered. If the Breeders As- sociation can conduct high class racing at a profit without the assistance of a big sum of money obtained from a bookmaking privilege, the California State Fair, with its prestige and State aid can certainly do the same. A splendid list of entries has been received for the harness events at Sacramento and if necessary the entire program can be made up of trotting and pacing events, but good purses will be offered for run- ning races and there is no fear but the fields in these races will be large and the racing as good as any the State Fair has seen. There is no reason why the California State Fair of 1904 should not be as good as any held in years. yHE EFFICACY OF COLT STAKES is creating 1 and keeping up an interest in the breeding and developing of harness horses, was shown by the en- thusiasm aroused over the colt stakes at the Breeders meeting at San Jose, last week. There were four races, all well contested and all won in fast time. There were eight starters in the two-year-old, and six in the three-year-old trot. The two-year-old and three-year-old pacing events had but three starters each, but what they lacked in quantity they made up in quality. The two-year-old trot was the only oue that was not won in straight heats. The records made in these colt races were as follows: Two-year-old pace, 2:16£, made by brown filly Delilah, sired by Zolock 2:09£, dam Gipsy by Gen. Booth. Three-year-old pace, 2:13f, made by brown filly Friskarinaby Bays water Wilkes, dam Bee by Sterling. Two-year-old trot, 2:21|, made by Bell Mont, brown filly by Zombro, dam Diisy Q. Hill by Altamont, and 2:24 made by North Star, bay colt by Nut vood Wilkes, dam Ivoneer by Eugeneer. Three-year-old trot, 2:19^, made by bay colt Murray M. by Hambletonian Wilkes, dam Anna Belle by Dawn. '"THE SALINAS DRIVING CLUB will give a four- l days harness race meeting, beginning September 14th, which will offer an excellent opportunity for horsemen who are not going north to Oregon to race here in California after the State Fair is over. The program contains a $600 purse for 2:20 class pacers, one of $600 for 2:20 class trotters, and five additional purses of $300 each for other classes. The entrance is five per cent and entries close September 1st, at which time horses must be eligible to the races in which they are entered. Mr. M. J. Smeltzer is President of the club and Mr. J. D. Kalar Secretary. Salinas is a good town and has a mile track that is in fine shape. THE RICH STAKES advertised in this edition of the Breeder and Sportsman by the West- chester Racing Association should meet the endorse- ment of owners of thoroughbreds. It has been decided not to close the events for now yearlings and for foals of 1904 until December. The stakes for yearlings are run in 1905 when they are two years old and in 1906 when three years old. The stakes for foals of 1904 are run in lbO". These stikes have heretofore closed in August, buu by closing them in December all the sales will have been over, and the colts can be entered by their actual owners. The stakes that close this month will all be found in the advertisement. F. S. Dashiell of Santa Rosa Won the Timer. EThe Breeder and Sportsman opened a free guessing contest for its readers several weeks before the San Jose meeting, offering a $25 split-second timer to the pereon who should come nearest naming the winners of the first three horses in the California Stake of $2000 for 2:24 class trotters at the San Jose meeting. Several hundred guesses were made, and Mr F. S. Dashiell of Santa Rosa, whose picture ap- pears above, named Morosco first, Una £ second and Abe Miller third. When the race was finished Mor- osco had won first money, H. D. B. second money, Una K third money and Abe Miller fourth money. It will be seen that Mr. Dashiell made a remarkably good guess. He picked three horses that finished in the order in which he named them with the exception that two of them came third and fourth instead of second and third. The watch has been sent to Mr. Dashiell and he will have an opportunity to use it next week when the Breeders meeting is held at Santa Rosa. Murray M. Wins the Stake. The big end of the S6000 Breeders Futurity which is for three-year-old trotters was won at San Jose last Saturday by the bay colt Murray M. owned by H. W. Lawrence of Los Angeles. Murray M. is a bay colt of good proportions and will develop into a grand looking stallion. He was bred at Green Meadow Stock Farm, Santa Clara, and sold to Mr. Lawrence when a yearling. His sire is Hambletonian Wilkes, one of the few remaining sons of George Wilkes and the only one in California. His dam is the famous broodmare Anrja Belle by Dawn 2:18^ son of Nutwood. Anna Belle took a trotting record of 2:27i as a three-year- old. She won a yearling stake at Petaluma in 1889 and took a record of 3:05. As a two-year-old she won seven stakes and a record of 2:38. As a three-year-old she took second money in the Stanford Stakes won by Vida Wilkes. She was in foal at that time to Sidney. The race was in October and she was bred early it: the spring. The foal she earned then was La Belle that took a record of 2:16 as a two-year-old. The dam of Anna Belie was the thoroughbred mare Pacheco by Hubbard, next dam Mercedes by Lodi, third dam Trampolette by Billy Cheatham, and fourth dam Emma Taylor by imp. Glencoe. Anna Belle has produced several foals by Hamble- tonian Wilkes. One is the fast pacer Robert I. 2:0Sf and another the mare Maud Murray that was sold to Austria and trotted a mile there in 2:12. Murray M. came to the race which he won so handidly absolutely sound. He was given all his training by Mr. R. Garnsey, who requested Mr. W. G. Durfee to drive the colt in the stake. Mr. Durfee found him a good, gaited. level-headed trotter, that had no desire but to trot his way to the front in each heat, and compli- mented Mr. Garnsey for his ability in conditioning and developing the colt. The picture on our front page is a fair likeness of Murray M. Besides winning first money for his owner, his performance earned $300 for Green Meadow Stock Farm — $200 for nominating his dam in the stake and $100 for owning the sire of the winner. Close of Buffalo Meeting. Buffalo closed its most successful Grand Circuit meeting in years with a good crowd and sharp racing at Kenilworth Park, en Friday of last week. The future of the circuit in Buffalo is assured, and the re- organized Buffalo Driving Club is talking of $10,000 stakes, and other features in comparison, next season. Before the first heat of the 2:10 pace, the California horse, Ben F., sold as favorite over the field in the pools, at $50 to $32, and made good, winning straight heats in fair time. The 2:14 pace was a good contest, and Snow had his hands full getting Black Hal home. Baron Graltan, the Chamber of Commerce winner at Detroit, was the favorite in the pooling, at $60 to $15, before the first heat, and was even favorite after Blsck Esl had scored a heat. It was $50 to §8 before the third heat, but Black Hal came along and Dailed both the heat and the race, furnishing another upset in a meeting which has been noted for the downfall of favorites. The Electric City Purse of $5000, lor 2:11 trotters, was a stirring event. The Los ADgeles mare, Sweet Marie, was first in ibe summary, but three horses had each won a heat, and every victory bad been hard fought, with Sweet Marie first in one heat and second in both the others. The day's card was rounded out with a wagon race, in which three local horses — Waubun, Topsy and Dormeath — competed. Topsy, driven by George E. Latimer of the local club, won straight heats. Sum- mary: Pacing, 2: 10 class, $1000. Ben F., b g by Bradtmore ...(De Ryder) 1 1 Miss Ophelia, b m (Hudson) 3 2 John F., grg Walker) 2 4 Roy B.. b g (Rosemire) 4 3 Sadie Baron, s m (Snow) d Time -2:09M- 2:113£. Pacing, 2:14 class, 82000. Black Hal, brgby Star Hal (Snow) 1 2 1 BaronGrattan.bg (Geers) 3 12 Angus Pointer (MacPherson) 2 3 3 John Burns, gs (Hedrick) d Time— 2:10, 2:08M, 2:09. Trotting, 2:11 class. $5000. Sweat Marie, b m by McKinney (Smith) 2 12 Tiverton.bg (Howell) 3 2 1 John Taylor, gg (Wilson) 1 3 4 Robert M., bg (Geers) 6 7 3 Lady Gail Hamilton, blkm (Hudson) 5 4 5 Judge Green, b g De Ryder) 4 5 6 Laiy Patchen. b m (Ecker) 9 6 7 Nalla J., ro m (McKay) 7 d Kent, ch g (Spear) 8 d Time-2:09?i, 2:09^, 2:09 The only horse that argued the question with Stan- ley Dillon'in the M. and M. was the little gray mare Ruth C, owned by W. B. Chisholm of Cleveland, and driven by Ben Kenney. The latter handled the mare cleverly, and was second to the winner in every heat. Jolly Bachelor made a good showing in the second and third heats, up to close to the finish, when he seemed to quit. Miss Rosedale nosed him out of sec- ond place in the second heat. o:iu- gveeoev tmb gpxrrtsmcm [Adgcst 13, 1804 BEST HARNESS RACING IN YEARS. Trotting Horse Breeders Meeting at San Jose a Highly Successful One. Three thousand people jumping to their feet and wildly cheering the contesting horses that were mak- ing a nose-and-nose finish in the final heat of the 2:14 olass pace was the thrilling incident that marked the close of the meeting given by the Pacific Coast Trot- ting Horse Breeders Association at San Jose last week, and when the time of the heat was announced by Starter Smith as 2:08 there was another roar of ap- plause. It was a fitting wind-up of the best meeting given in California in years, and the spectators were profuse in their praiae and compliments for the horses, their owners, trainers and drivers, as well as for the officials and all connected with the association who had labored so hard and so effectively to make the meeting a success. During all the four days' racing there had not been a bad race — not one but was won on its merits. There was no laying up heats to beat the pool-box, but every driver seemed to be trying to win and the correct time made in each heat was given out. During the meeting many new and fast records were made and the fields were high-class in every event. No finer bunch of two year-old trotters ever started in a race in California than the nine that scored down for the word in the Breeders Futurity Stake No. 2. The six that contested for the rich prizes in the three-year-old trotting division of Stake No. 1 were a grand lot of colts and put up a splendid race. The three that contested in the three-year-old division for pacers were all very fast, and while the race was in straight heats they finished close together every time. The two-year-old pacers were also a very fine trio of youngsters, and the time lightning fast for pacers of that age. The $2000 stake for 2:24 class trotters brought out a field of horses of Grand Circuit calibre, as the first three heats, all trotted below 2:15 and won by different horses, fully attested. A major, ity of the events were won in straight heat?, but this does not mean that they were all won easily, as some of the most thrilling contests ever seen in California were witnessed in these races. The starting by Mr Ed R. Smith of Los Angeles averaged good throughout the meeting, and he made a decided bit in his announcements. Mr Smith not only has a stout pair of luogs but his enunciation is so perfect that his words can be heard and distinctly understood in every part of the grandstand and also by those occupying carriages in the infield. The judges and timers stands were ably filled duriDg the week. Those who officiated were as follows-: Wednesday — Judges, T J. Crowley, Geo. W. Kings- bury, I -a Barker Dalziei. Timers, C. A. Spencer, W. H. Berry, L. Richardson. Thursday — fudges, T. J. Crowley, Geo. W. Kings- bury, Frank H. Burke. Timers, R. P. M. Greeley, S. C. Walton, H. S Hogoboom. Friday — Judges, Geo. W. Kingsbury, Frank H. Burke, T. J. Crowley. Timeis, H. W. Goodall, J. A. McKerrOD, W. H. Berry. Saturday— Judges, Frank H. Burke, T.J.Crowley Chas. S. Neal. Timers, L. Richardson, Geo. A. Reed C. A. Spencer. George B. Kelley made an efficient Clerk of the Course. On Friday, the third day of the meeting, the attendince was not quite so large as on the preceding day, but the grand stand was well filled and the gate receipts fell but a few dollars below the sum taken on Thursday. After Lady M lwry, a filly by Nutwood Wilkes, owned by J. C. Mowry of Irvington, had taken a time record of 2:28 at the trotting gait, the two-yoar-old trotting division of Breeders Futurity No. 2 was called. Eight handsome and highly bred youngsters came out to compete for the money. Bell Mont, a dark brown filly by Zombro 2:11, driven by W. G. Durfee, who purchased her from herbreedor J. A. Jones of Sprlngbrook, Oregon, last year, was the favorite. In the first heat, however, she made a bieak going round the first turn, and Mr. J. B. Iverson's grand big colt by Nutwood Wilkes trotted out in the lead and without a skip or a mistake of any kind won the heat in an impressive manner, from the brown colt Ambush, driven by Sanford. Geo. Warlow's colt Athasham was third, and the favorlto fourth. The time was 2:24, which was not fast enough to dit- couragetho backers of Bell Mont and she remained the favorite. In the next two heal* the was more steady and showed a high rate of speed. She won handilylin both, the second heat being in 2;'J2; and the third in 2'21j, good time for two-year-oldB at thli season of tne year. North Star was second both times, and show< d every mark of a high-class colt. He Is a ng fallow, was taken up very late in the ruin for this raco and was short of work, and while he was beaten by a faster two-year-oId: he was the only starter of the eight that did not make a break during the entire race. Mr. Iverson was highly pleased with and warmly congratulated driver Parker for the showing made. There was not a poor colt or filly in the race, and while all could not win, the fact that not one was distanced, and all finished well in every beat is proof of their class. Bell Mont is a neatly turned filly and a beautifully gaited one. Her dam is bj Altamont, and her second dam by Doble 1100. She acts as though she would be a 2:10 trotter for her sire Zombro by the time she has reached maturity, if no accident happens her. The 2:25 pace which followed this race had seven starters. The black stallion Dr. W. by Robert Basler was the favorite and won in three straight heats> with Hatiie Croner second, The Mrs. third and Dr. J. fourth each time. The time was good, 2:14}, 2:13}, 2:13*. While there were but three starters in the three- year-old pacing division of the Breeders Futurity No. 1, they were a trio that would be considered high class in any country. The same three were the only starters in the two-year-old division last year, and that race went to Seymow M in straight heats, with Friskarina second and My Way distanced in the second heat. The same drivers that were behind these as two-year-olds piloted them in their three* year-old race on Friday last. It was a horse race from start to finish. Friskarina, a brown daughter of Bayswater Wilkes, dam Bee by Sterling, won the race in straight heats, admirably driven by Sam Hoy, who owns her sire, and has trained the filly for all her races. The first heat was in 2:15J and several hoi semen expressed the opinion that it was too fast for the three-year-olds to repeat. But Friskarina came back the next heat two full seconds faster, with My Way lapped on her at the finish. The third heat was in 2:18J and the finish was in the same order, order. There was not over three lengths difference between the three pacers at any part of the mile ex- cept the last few yards, and Friskarina and My Way were lapped most of the time in every heat. It was an additional feather in the cap of Bayswater Wilkes as a sire, his son Kelly Briggs having entered the 2:10 list on the opening day of the meeting. The sum- maries: Trotting, to beat 2:35. Lady Mowry, b r by Nutwood Wilkes, dam by Electro Wilkes won Time— 2:28. Trotting. Pacilic Breeders Futurity, Two-year-olds— $625 to first, $350 50 to second, $187.50 to third. $125 10 fourth. Bell Mont, b t by Zombro-Daisy Q. Hill (WG Durfee) 4 1 1 North Star, b c by Nutwood Wilkes-Iraneer (Parker) 1 2 i Ambush, br c by Zolock-May Kinney (Sanford) 2 5 5 Athasham.bc by Athadon-Cora Wickersham. (Walton) 3 3 3 Gluck, b f by Zombro-Scappoose (Mosier) 8 4 4 KIRey.bc by Nusbagak-Piocbe (Spencer) 5 6 7 Mamonio, b f by Demonio-Mary Norris (Boy) 6 7 6 ElmaS.bfby Nutwood Wilkes (Cecil) 7 8 8 Time 2:21,2:88m, 2:31 5J. Pacing, 2:25 class, purse $600. Doctor W. blk h by Robt. Basler, dam by Sacramento (Eddy) 1 1 1 Hattie Croner, b m by Bay Bird, dam by Algona (Bunch) 2 2 2 The Mrs br mby Djrby Ash-Spurwick Girl. .(Whitehead) 3 3 3 Doctor J., rn g by Dr. Hicks (Daniels) 4 4 4 Doc, gr g unknown (Lieginger) 5 5dr Ruby H , blue mare by Bayswater Wilkes-Smut. . (Hoy) 6 dis HenryN.grgby Raymon (Vance) dis Time— 2:14H.2:13M. 2:13^- Pacing, Paciflo Breeders Futurity, three-year-olds— $500 to first, $250 to second, $150 to third. Friskarina, br f by Bayswater Wilkes-Bee by Sterling. . . (Hoy) 1 1 1 My Way, grf by Stoneway-Ethel Basler (Broillar) 2 2 2 Seymow M., b o by Dlawood-Nancy H-. (Spencer) 3 3 3 Time— 3:I52£, 2:13S£. 2:18^. A large crowd was at the track to see the racing of the final day and they were rewarded with some of the grandest contests ever 6een in California. Before the regular racing began, three horseB were given an opportunity to earn records by trotting or pacing against time. When the three-year-olds came out to contest for the $2300 that had been set aside for this trotting division of the first Breeders Futurity there was much interest manifested. There were six of them, and they bore inspection well, so far as looks were concerned, but there were five ailing colts in the field, Murray M. by Hambletonian Wilkes being the only one that no excuse was offered for. Geraldine, a brown filly by Zombro, seemed to have the most speed in scoring, and was made favorite at $10 to $0. Carlokin by McKinney, showed great speed and most remarkable gameness all through the race, but was very lame in tho bip. Marvin Wilkes, a large hand- some colt by Don Marvin, Calamanca, a son of Mc- Kinney and True Bear!, a filly by Nearest wore the other starter.-', but all were ailing in some way. The raco wemt to Murray M. in straight beats, with only one second difference between the time o.' the fastest and slowest beats. There was but little doubt all through the race as to where first money would go. W. G. Durfee had been asked to drive Murray M. by bis trainer Mr. It. Garnsey, and he handled the colt in a masterly manner. The colt bad more speed that day than any of his competitors and Durfee's steady hand and cool head landed him a winner where anothor might have failed. In the first heat Vanco landed Geraldine, the Zom- bro filly, in Boeond place, Carlokin being a good third, and Marvin Wilkes fourth. In tho next heat Hi Hogoboom was second with Carlokin. This colt is one of the gamest three-yea --olds that ever raced. He bad been suffering with distemt-er which a week be- fore the race left him with such a lame hip that it was only decided tne day before the raco to start him at all He had speed — lotB of it — and went to the front several limes, but hislame leg caused him to break. He would settle and come again, however, like an old campaigner and his owner, Mr. C. L, Jones, cf Mo- desto, was very proud, and bad every reason to be, ef the showing he made. Mr Hogoboom had the colt in fine condition outside of his lameness, as he scarcely drew a long breath after any "heat Murray M. the winner is a full brother to the pacer Robert I. 2:08|, and to Maud Murray, the fast mare sold to Austria and that trotted in 2:12 after reaching that country. The California Stake of $2000 for 2:24 class trotters brought out a field of nine. Una K. by McKinney on her race at Pleasanton was made the favorite. She trotted out in the lead in the first heat, finishing the mile in 2:14}, with H. D. B. second, R. W. P. third and Morosco fuurtb. She did the trick so nicely tlat it looked as if she would win rather easily, but she showed a slight lameness in the next heat and failed to win again. The second heat looked like an easy one for H. D. B., who was beating Golden Gate through the sti etch, when Morosco, that had a bad start in the first heal, came out of the bunch and trotting like a demon, won out at the wire in 2:14}. It was an exciting finish and Mr. Cabney wa» warmly praised for his splendid drive. In the third heat Morosco was cutoff at the first turn and had to pull up to prevent a collision. The heat went to H. D. B. in 2:14f, Little Babe being landed in second position by Sam Hoy, after having contended for the heat all the way with the son of Arthur Holt. Morosco was sixth and Mr. Cabney protested that he was fouled, but the protest was not allowed. The next heat Mr. Cabney took no chances and in that and the succeeding and final heat Morosco out trotted his field and won handily. H. D. B. made a splendid shewing as he was a competing horse at the finish of each heat, and trotted a game race. He was splendidly handled by Mr. Frank Wright. The veteran driver, I. C. Mosier drove the Miller well, getting fourth money by a hard drive in the last heat. Abe Miller is on the improve and should win a heat very close to 2:15 before the season is ended. In a long drawn out coDtest he is a dangerous horse. The final race of the meeting furnished a sensation in the final heat. This was the 2:14 class pace in which there were seven starters. Edwin S was a big favorite over the others as a field and when he per- mitted the others to set the pace in the first and second heats and beat them handily through the stretch in 2:11} both times, there was none who looked for such a thrilliDg race in the final heat. Rey del Diablo had paced the race of his life and finished second in these two heats, while the little Dictatus mare Oma A, and the Strathway gelding Cuckoo, both known io be fast, had not been steady and were neither of them close at the finish. In the third heat, however, Cuckoo got off going smoothly and rushed away at a gait that made tbose who held timers think that a free for all was on. He was at the half in 1:04 with Oma A lapped on him, and Edwin S. twolengtbs or more behind At the three-quarter pole Edwin S. began to move up. He had to take the outside posi- tion, but he b^gan gaining on the others and they swung into the stretch with Cuckoo in the lead on the inside. Mr. Mosier began driving with all the vim he possessed, and about half way down the stretch considered he had Cuckoo beaten as he saw that Leggitt was in difficulties and the Strathway gelding tiring, not a surprising thing ae he had paced a fearful clip all the way. But Oma A's driver had another contestant to deal with. Daniels was bring- ing Edwin S. up like a flash of ligbtniDg and the chestnut gelding and the brown mare weie soon head and straining every nerve to reach the wire first. Fifty feet from the score it looked as if Oma A. would win, but Edwin S. was game and had a little more speed and half his head was in front when ttey went under the wire, while the crowd was on itB feet and oheering the contestants. Cuckoo was a length or so back and his time must have been as good as 2:08J. This closed the meeting, one of the best in the history of the association, both from a racing and a financial standpoint. Trotting to beat 2:35. Dorothy P., b m by Nutwood WIlkes-Lou G won Time-2:29. Trotting to beat 2:35. Menlo Boy, blk s by Prince Airlie, dam by Signal won Time— 2:S1S4. Paoing, to best 2:339f. Alts Nola.blkm by Altamont-Nola by Nutwood won Time— !:20. Trotting, Pacific Breeders Futurity, Three-year-olds— $1COO to first, $500 to second, $300 to third and $100 tofourlh. Murray M-, b cby Hambletonian Wilkes-Anna Belle by Dawn (W. Durfee) 1 1 1 Geraldine, br f by Zombro-Gipsy Girl (Vance) 8 3 8 CsrloklD, b c by MoKinney-Carlotta Wilkes. .(Hogoboom) 3 2 3 Marvin Wilkes, be by Don Marvin-Nora S (Mastin) 4 4 4 Calamanca, b o by Mclvlnney-Russie itussell (Quinn) 5 5 5 True Heart, b f by Nearest-Camma (Barstow) ds Tlme-!:19tf, 2:20^, 2:20. Trotting, 2:24 class, California Stakes, $2000. Moiosco, br g by Wayland W. -Lady Moor. (Cabney) 4 16 11 H. D. B., bl by Arthur Holt-Jennie B (Wright-)- 2 2 12 3 Una K.. bm bv McKlnuoy-Nettle R (Vance) 18 3 7 7 Abe Miller, br g by Tltu.s-Ga/.el'e (Mosier) 7 5 4 3 3 Little Babe, blk mby Brailtmoor Jam by Dawn(Hoy) 5 4 2 4 6 Golden e^ale, b g by Bay Bird-Doushka (Brown) 10 3 5 5 4 Blrilcateker, b g by Direol-Katherlna (Siljau and Durfee) 8 7 7 6 6 Telephone, br g by Dlrect-NelletB (Frellson) H Mr R W P., bg by Lynivood W (J. Zebell) 3 ds MoPlier.son, h s by Mclvlnuey-Evellne (Quinn) 0 ds Time— 2:I4J<, 2:14X, 2:14',, 2: IS',, 2:17H- Pacing, 2:14 olass, purse $700. Edwin S. cb g by Doctor Hicks, dam by La Harp(Danlels) I 1 1 Roy del Diablo, oh g by Dlablo-Rostta A (Alviso) 2 2 5 Oma A., br m by Diotalus-dam by Direotor (Mosier) 5 6 2 Cuckoo, bg by Strathway-Edlth M (Eddy) 7 5 3 Har-y Hursl, oh p by Delwln-Lady Knhl (Groom) 6 4 4 Economizer, b m by Chas Derby -dam by Eoho (Wright) 3 3 ds Rajah, b g by Chas Derby-Edon (Ohadbourne) 4 7 ds Time— 2:ll'i,2:ll'.i, 2:08. Acgtjst 13, 1904] ©he gveebev ctnb grpartsman S^H3SSSS3S EASTERN GOSSIP. [Culled From Our Exchange* Writing of the California mare Sweet Marie by Mc- Kinney, owned by William Garland of Los Angeles, and now being campaigned on the Grand Circuit by Robert Smith, "Volunteer" says in the Horse Review: .."It was announced early last spring that Sweet Marie would be raced in the east ibis year, and curiosity about her has been keen ever since. So many alleged 'phenoms' wither in the scorching atmosphere of the Grand Circuit that most people rather expected the ex-matinee mare to, but instead she made good in grand style. In pools of $122 she brought $20, which showed the general estimation of her chances, and after she had won the Brst heat in 2:10, in beautiful fashion, Hall Prey remained the favorite. The way in which she won it was beyond criticism, but she did not appear fit for a bruising race. Instead she looked as if she had been prepared for the show ring, she seemed so high in flesh. In the next heat Angiola brought her to the whip, but she won again in 2:I0J. Many then said, 'She'll never eome back the third trip,' but she did and again won under the whip by a neck in 2:10J. I observed her carefully afterward and she did not appear distressed and cooled out nicely, indicating that she was fitter than her condition seemed to imply. She was fault- lessly driven, as the race report says. Less well handled it is possible that she might have been beaten; but she showed all the qualities of a first-class race mare. Neither her manners nor her gait can be criti- cized, and no trotter could have acted gamer. As the Beason wears on I shall be disappointed if she does not beat 2:10 considerably down the line." The same writer ^ives his impressions of George G. as follows: One of the trotters that interested me most at De. troit was one that did not race and probably will not for some time— the $15,000 George G. 2:124, whose public trial in 2:07j at Cleveland a few week ago has made him a sensation. Geers is mannering him for a few starts in some of the rich 2:12 class purses later on, and I watched him working him Tuesday morning and again Thursday evening, after the day's racing was over. Few trotterB now in training are so superb in appearance as George G.— that is the one adjective, to my mind, that fits him. Out of harness he may not be quite so attractive, for his rump is rather sloping; but aside from this, his symmetry and elegance, in both form and bearing, are thoroughly patrician. To describe his gait is difficult, because it has no particu. lar prominent trait that may be seized on for char- acterization. It is a very beautiful gait, neither low nor high; very rapid, but of the whirring, not of the drumming variety; trappy, but yet with a long stroke. When extended there is a rhythm in his stride that is undisturbed except for an occasional slight excess of hock action. This is so very slight that most trainers would pay no attention to it, for it cannot be called a roughness and it does not cause the horse to hop. Geers, however, is studying to elim- inate it, and when he does so, except Lou Dillon her- self, I know of no other trotter whose gait will be so near perfection, as we conceive it— I will not except even Monte Carlo. In company with the pony pacer Hallock M., by Hal B. 2:04J, driven by Lou Banta, on Thursday evening, George G. trotted a quarter, on the outside, in 30J seconds. Later he worked a mile in 2:12J. In this heat, while moving at a high rate of Bpeed, he made a break on the back stretch, but landed trotting again in a few strides. Of Lou Dillon, "Volunteer," who saw the mare at Detroit, has written the following, which will be read with much interest by all Californians: "Horsemen the country over were given a shock last Sunday morning upon opening their daily papers and being confronted with the scare head 'Lou Dillon Dying.' As usual in such instances, the report proved exaggerated, but the mare's condition was such that the most Berious alarm was felt for her, and it will evidently be some time before she is herBelf again, though let us hope that she is by October, if not before. Lou Dillon was almost the first horse that I saw at Detroit when I arrived last Monday week at, the Grosse Pointe track, and the last one I saw when leaving it Thursday evening. I had not seen her sinoe at Memphis in the spring, and there was a great ohange in her. From 850 pounds she had shrunk in weight to 785. She looked very light in flesh and her ooat was faded and dull. Her eye, however, was bright, and otherwise she seemed fresh. Her failure that afternoon to beat 2:05 to wagon, Mr. Billings took all the blame upon himself for, on account of his rating her away too fast. She was, however, suffer* ing from sexual disturbances peculiar to mares, which also affected her. She was not distressed after the mile, and cooled out well, but it was noticed that the martingale which had been put on her to prevent the right rein from rubbing her neck (which she had hurt in her stall at Cleveland, and in consequence of which she has been let up for ten day?) had chafed a raw place on her breast as large as a silver dollar. Mr. Billings felt so badly at her failure that he at once decided to start her again on Wednesday. That day brought a track not to her liking and a heavy, murky atmosphere, so she weLt to sulky with Millard San- ders up. Sanders repeated Mr. Billings ratiDg, taking her away the first furlong in 13^ seconds, quarter in 30J, and half in 1:01, instead of going therein about 1:02}, as had been expected. She finished under a hard drive in 2:04, very tired, but dead game. While under the circumstances it was a wonderful mile, the general remark of the horsemen was, 'She is not the mare she was a year ago.' She had all her speed, her gait was never more Heally faultless, and she was as willing as ever; but she seemed to lack both physical strength and the tremendous nerve force that she formerly showed. Her training had been criticised recently by trainers at a distance, and I had com- mented thereon at theirexpense; and I could not but wonder if they we>re right and I was wrong. But it did not seem possible that, knowing them as they did, Mr. Billings or Sanders needed advice in her preps- ration. Thursday evening I left the Detroit track late, and about a mile from it, on her way to be shipped home, passed the two-minute mare. She was walking quietly along in the cool twilight air, led by her groom, Henry Bailey, and scarce noticed us as we passed. Involun- tarily I wondered as I looked back at her, if she would be asked to do anything on Saturday — and hoped she wouldn't. No trotter was ever go solicitously watched as is Lou Dillon at every moment. But that something undivined was wrong with her what happened Satur- day at Cleveland has made plain. In talking over her condition with a well-known horseman at Detroit I said that so far as her work went it had not been any more severe than last year. "True," he replied, ''but she may not be able to stand now what she did then. Sbe is small and delicate, and what she has done has been done largely on nerve force rather than actual strength. Is it not possible that since all those two minute miles were taken out of her she will have to be differently handled? You know the common sayiDg among trainers — there are only just so many fast miles, and no more, in any horse?" Well, all those of us ^ho love Lou Dillon and are jealous of her fame — as I am proud to say I do and am — can only hope that with the rest and care which will be given Ler she will soon be restored to the turf the Lou Dillon of old — "the only real trotter that ever marked the earth. " The Buffalo .Egress says: "A great deal of criti- cism was heard at Detroit of the action of the judges in removing drivers on nothing more than a vague suspicion that they were not trying as hard as they might have done. Scott Hudson was taken out of Bonnie Russell's sulky and Knap McCarthy from behind Ethel Mac, when even a casual observer could see that they were both trying as hard as possible to win, and the fact that the drivers selected to pilot the horses by the judges could not better their positions, shows that the move was entirely without justifica- tion. The Detroit papers quoted one of the judges as saying that the drivers were removed on 'general principles.' This is about the poorest reason that could have been advanced. There are only two ex. cuses for removing a driver and they are incompetence and dishonesty. To take out a man simply means that the judges believes that he is not trying to win or that he is too poor a reinsman to drive his horse as he should be driven." Detroit waB not the only place that drivers were removed on general principles. It will always be so under the present system. Men are put in the stand to judge a race that have never had any practical experience and could not tell whether a man was trying to win or lose. To make themselves look as if they do know, they apply the derrick and out goeB a driver who would almost give his right hand to win. The judges brand him then and there as a thief, they put up a new man, he does not better the horse's position and frequently does not do as well as the man the judges removed. But the eo-called judgeB never say, "Well we made a mistake," and announce it from the stand, instead they leave the man whom they took out with a Btaln on hia reputation. Says the American Sportsman of Cleveland: Re- ports comes to us in all directions that the attend- ance this year at harness races is larger than last year, nothwithstanding the business reaction, which has aaused many conservative or timid people to hold fast to their earnings. The Grand Circuit meeting at Detroit was the most successful and brilliant in the history of the now famous Grosse Point track, and the club made the most plethoric dividend. The aggregate attendance was over 40,000 and the hotels of Detroit reaped a rioh harvest. The action of Gov. Herrick in hitting the Cleveland Club a foul blow be- low the belt doubtless enhanced the exchequer of the Detroit club, as representative horsemen were present from all over Ohio, who for the past two decades have patronized the Cleveland Grand Circuit meeting. Lima held a brilliant meetiDg, and the report tele- graphed from there that the association l06t money is now denied, and it is claimed some $1200 was netted by the meeting. Dayton held the most successful and best attended meeting in the history of the club. Since the Dayton track has been reclayed it is now pronounced the fastest half-mile ring in Ohio. Mans- field and Bucyrus, nearby towns, both held paying and succcessful meetings, and nothing prevented a successful meeting in Wooster but the repeated rains. All the signs of the times indicate that had Cleveland been allowed the courtesies and privileges by Gover. nor Herrick and Major Goff, of Glenville, that are accorded the harness horse patrons of every city in the Union (including Hartford in Puritan Connecticut and Readville in Puritan Massachusetts) we would have been felicitated with the most brilliant and suc- cessful meetiDg ever held in the United States. All race horsemen and all devotees of the harness horse love to come to Cleveland, where racing is on the highest honor level. A Western breeder determined to sell his standard- bred stallion and requested "Regular, " of "the only journal on the map," to write an advertisement and have the same published 'steen times, or until the "critter" was disposed of. When the copy of the paper containing the first publication of the adver- tisement reached the breeder he carefully read the glittering description of "Mr. Standard-bred" and at ooce wired "Regular" as follows: "I don't believe I want to sell the stud. I been looking for just this sort of a horse all my life and it never occurred to me that I had the animal until you described it in the advertisement. No, I don't want to sell. Send bill." — Western Horseman. W. R. Janvier is Out with a good sporting offer on behalf of his great young sire, Royal Swell. He says: "Royal Swell is now three-years-old. He sired five foals as a two-year-old. Mr. Janvier will enter his entire crop of five foals against the same number of foals by any other stallions in the United States, five years old or under, in a sweepstakes of $100 or $200 for each nominator of a stallion. Five or more stal. lions to compete. Each nominator to show five foals beside their dams, at the New York State Fair at Syracuse this fall. This will give two years age ad- vantage over Royal Swell. Colts to be judged by their size, good color, conformation, high finish, trotting gait and speed, regardless of pedigree on dam'sside." The New York Sun remarks editorially: Whether the automobile is ever to have a commercial value will depend largely on the actions of the automobilists themselves. It would be a great pity to see the young and active automobile industry in this country follow the lead of the bicycle trade. When the bicycle first came into general use the sole object of its friends seemed to be to see how fast they could go and how many miles they could ride in a day. Speeding the bicycle was a craze equaled only by the mad desire to roll up century records. When the appetite for this sort of thing had died out the bicycle sank into a state bordering on "innocuous desuetude." To-day it is used very little for mere pleasure, but serves its humble purpose out in the country to convey work- men to and from their occupations. The machine that used to sell for $100 can now be bought for one-fourth that price. It is evident that too many automobilists are pos- sessed by a mania quite as foolish as that which for- merly Bettled In the brains of bicycle riders. These automobiliBts are speed crazy. They seem to wiBh to drive their machines at express train pace all the time. They appear unable to get any pleasure out of riding at a moderate gait. In the city they are com- pelled to hold their eagernesB in check. Police, trol- ley cars and heavy trucks are all unfavorable to fast going. But once out of town and on the highways the high speed gear is thrown on and the throttle pulled wide open. In these circumstances it Is not at all remarkable that accidentB, suoh as that near Rook- ville Center on Wednesday night, occasionally hap« pen. It is evidence of much Bkill in the handling of these speedy machines that they do not happen oft- ener. But is none the less obvious that most of the automobile accidentB are traceable to attempts to run the machines at high speed in places where they ought to be moving slowly. That men persist in such ac» tioDS seems to indicate a decided speed mania. 6 ©he gvesbsv mtfc gftK»*t*matt [August 13, 1904 Notes and News. Be at Santa Rosa next ween. The San Jose records will be broken. Ben P. won the 2:10 pace the last day at Buffalo. The best racing ever seen in California is being given this year. Directum Lass is a new 2.15 performer for Directum. Her record is 2:14*. The fast pacing mare Clara L. is offered for sale- See advertisement. Novelo 2:19} is a new trotter for the dead sire Altivo 2:18* own brother to Palo Alto 2:08j. There were four California horses among the starters for the $5000 stake for 2:20 trotters at Empire track last Tuesday— Bonnie Russell, L'.ta, Lisonzero and John Caldwell, and all were outside the money at the finish. Superintendent Fred Booth of Oakwood Park Stock Farm is gettingsomechoicely bred younghorses ready for a sale in this city in the near future. They are by some of the best sires in the State and out of the farm's best mares The Salinas Driving Club has reopened its stakes. Entries will close September 1st. There are two stakes of $600 each, and five of $300 each. Themeeting opens September 14th and continues four days. Salinas is a good place to race. All the old-timers will want to go to the State Fair this year now that the old betting system of auctions and pari mutuals has been restored. There will not be as much gambling on the races as when the books are on, but the racing will be better. Sweet Marie and Lita, both by McKinney, are said to be the handsomest two fast mares on the Grand Circuit. Stanley Dillon won a dash of a mile and an eighth at Empire track this week, beating a good field of trotters. Aristo was second to Sweet Marie in 2:loJ and 2:10 in the ten thousand dollar stake at Empire track last Thursday. An eastern paper says that Robizola 2:12} has again given way in the hind leg which sent her into retire- ment last year. Three of the colt stakes at San Jose were won by the horses that drew the pole — Delilah, Friskarina and Murray M. Consuela S. has reduced her record to 2:09. She won the first heat of the 2:10 trot at Empire last Monday in that time. It is said that all the colts which will contest in the two-year-old trot at the Oregon State Fair in Septem- ber are by Zombro 2:11. W. G. Durfee drove the winners of both the two- year-old and three-year-old Futurity trotting events at the Breeders San Jose meeting. The name of the presiding judge at the Grand Cir- cuit meeting is Hayt. He must hate to see nearly all the turf papers printing it Haight. Oma A. came within a nose of getting a record of 2:08 last Saturday. Edwin S. only beat the daughter of Dictatus that much at the finish. Aristo 2:17} by Nushagak won his first start this year which was at Empire track last Monday. The race was a dash of a mile and an eighth and his time was 2:29*. Rajah 2:10} was so sore after his winning race on the opening day of the Breeders meeting that he could hardly untrack himself when he started in the 2:14 pace on closing day. It was California day at Empire on Thursday. Sweet' Marie won the $10,000 trot, with Aristo second in both heats. Stanley Dillon won his race and Ben F. got second money in the pace. Owners sometimes feel inclined to say to their trainers as Benedict says to Ague-Cheek in the Twelfth Night. "I would my horse had the speed of your tongue and so good a continuer." Prentiss Maslin will be chief bookkeeper at the State Fair and Joseph I. Dimond of this city financial secretary. Geo. B. Kelley will be clerk of the course. Ail are experienced and capable men. Grancino, by Directum 2:051, who w<>n & five-heat race at Albany, N. Y., last week, taking a record of 2:1"}, is out of Miss Lizzie S. by Bow Bells 2:19}, grandam Young Miss, dam of Bingen 2:06}. At Datroit, after she was beaten in her race, Millard Sanders took the hopples off China Maid and stepped her a mile in 2:11 \ with the last quarter in 29j seconds, and she never offered to break. Morosco. winner of The California $2000 6take at San Jose last week, looks like a 2:10 horse in another year. He came from behind and won the second beat in 2:14}, trotting a 2:10 gait at the finish. Ed. R. Smith, who bas been acting as starter of the races throughout the California circuit this season will officiate In the same capacity at the State Fair meeting. Edward Duke will start the runners. The sires of the winners of the four divisions of the Breeders Futurity Stakes at San Jose, were Zombro 2:11, Zolock 2:09}, Bayswater Wilkes 2:25} and Ham- bletonian Wilkes. Zombro sired Bellmont, winner of the two-year-old trot, Zolock is the sire of Delilah winner of two-year«old pace, Bayswater Wilkes is the sire of Friskarina winner of three-year old pace and Hambletonian Wilkes sired Murray M., winner of three-year-old trot. Green Meadow Stock Farm nominated but one mare, Anna Belle by Dawn, in the Pacific Breeders Futurity No. 1. Anna Belle's foal, Murray M. by Hambletonian Wilkes, won the three-year-old trot- ting division at the Breeders meeting last Saturday. There is talk of a big trotting meeting at New Orleans to follow the Memphis meeting. Los Angeles is the best place in America for a harness meeting late in the fall. Racing could be held there on Christmas Day with the chances all in favor of dry weather and a good track. After the California State Fair is over, and many of the horses now being raced here go north, to race in Oregon and Washington, there will be a hundred or so left in the State, that can find racing at Salinas. Themeeting there opens September 14th. Entries close September 1st. R. W. P. by Lynwood W. was very unfortunate in The California $2000 stake at San Jose. After finish- ing a good third in the first heat he threw two shoes in the second heat and was distanced. The first heat was in 2:14} and R. W. P. trotted the mile in 2:15. He will be heard from later on. < >f the eight stake races for runners advertised by I air all but three were declared off. The three that will bo run are the Tom Fox Stakes, the Eagle Hotel Selling Stakes and the Vinctor Stakes. Two carloads of thoroughbred yearlings were shipped to New York this week in charge of Super- ;.rry of the Napa Stock Farm owned A B. Spreckela. They will be sold at auction !\ ig-Tlpton Company. Sweet Marie knocked tnree quarters from her Detroit record when she started at Buffalo last week, and her mark is now 2:09}. She got first money in the $5000 trot by winning the second heat of the race and being second in the other two. Tiverton and John Taylor each won a heat. The gray gelding Doc, that hails from Watsonville and is owned by that strong Union-Labor sympathi- zer, Superintendent of the San Francisco Alms House, Frank Schmitz, did not make a good showing in the 2:25 pace at San Jose and Dan Lieginger drew him after the second heat. S,ome of the boys intimated to Dan that the gray did not race well because none of the other contestants were owned by members of the union, and suggested that he fool the gray next time by pasting union labels on all the other horses. If any one doubts the claim that California produces more good horses than any other State in the Union, he should attend the races now being given on the local circuit. Nearly every horse in training here was born and bred in the State, and they are a high class lot. Besides California furnishes a very large propor- tion of the big money winners and record breakers that race through tho Grand Circuit. The Minnesota State Fair gives races but does not permit pool selling or bookmaking of any kind on the results, yet it receives one of the biggest entry lists of any association in America that gives harness races. For twelve races it received 414 entries, an average of over 34 to the race. Two $5000 stakes are given — one for trotters and another for pacer;?. Think about it, you fellows who claim that the California State Fair cannot be run successfully unless the bookmaking privilege is sold for ten or twelve thousand dollars. Thornway, the pacer by Steinway that Col. J. C. Kirkpatrick sold at the Blue Ribbon sale in 1903, won the 2:25 pace at Saugus last week in 2:13} 2:12} and 2:12} Thornway was bred at Oakwood Park Stock Farm and is out of Algerdetta by Allan- dorf. She is the dam of three in the list. The present owner of Thornway believes he will step a mile in 2:08 this year over any good track. Among the trainers who are working their horses at the Salem, Oregon, track are John Pender, Lou Chllds, Ezra Tildon, Simeon Lindsav, H. G. Cox Luto Lindsay, M. .1. Xnhnor, James Erwin, J. E. Kirkland, John Green, Major Rutherford, A. E. Holler, Robt. Prior, M. B. Lynch, Dr. Ward, E. M. Thompson, H. II. Helman, Sam Casto, J. T. Wallace, Tom Condon, Perry Mauzy, E. E. Smith and several others. August Erickson, an enthusiastic breeder of harness horses living in Clackamas county, Oregon, is the owner of two foals by Joe Patchen 2:01}. The one out of Altacora 2:13 has already been mentioned in these columns. The second to arrive is a colt and has been given the name of Oregon Patch. His dam is Bhima by McKinney, sire of eleven 2:10 performers at 17 years of age; second dam Vevo by Altamont, sire of seven in the 2:10 list; third dam Nell, a producing mare by Duroc Prince, sire of the dam of Prince Direct 2:07, etc. The closing of entries for the State Fair Horse Show have been postponed from August 14th to 20th. A great many fine cups that will be given as prizes at this show are now on exhibition at Sbreves. Owners as far south as Los Angeles are taking an unusual interest in the fair on this account, and some of the blooded stock owned by A. G. Spaulding, president of the American Saddle Horse Farm at Los Angeles, will be seen. Among those from San Francisco who have entered are Frank A. Carolan, John Parrott, W. A. Bull, A. W. Foster of the Northwestern Rail- way, J. A. Molero and others. Hon. W. A. Shippee intends to sell all his trotting bred stock at auction in this city this fall. It will require two sales to dispose of them all. There are many high bred ones on the Shippee Farm by Haw- thorne, Dictator Wilkes and other producing sires. Fred H Chase & Co. will have the sales. At the Montana State Fair, Helena, the Ladies Re- lay Race has a purse of $1000. There will be four starters. Riders will ride four miles each day, chang- ing horses every mile. Each rider signs a waiver that she will not hold the association for personal damage from accident. If a minor, guardians or parents must sign. Hetty G., the roan mare by Egg Hot, that McHenry brought to California and wintered at Pleasanton in 1899, and was afterwards sold to James Butler is a gay old gal. lahe is now twelve yeaB old but is faster than ever as evidenced by her winning the third and deciding heat of a race at Albany. New YTork, July 27tb,in2:04|. The following officials have been appointed for the State Fair: Prentiss Maslin, Chief Bookkeeper; J. R. Dimond, Financial Secretarv; Charles H. Ells- worth, Chief Ticket Clerk; E. R. Tiel, Chief Ticket Clerk at Park; Geo. B. Kelley, Clerk of the Course; P. E. Jones, Paddock Judge; Harry Cassidy, Marshal; Edward Duke, Starter for Runners; Ed. R. Smith, Starter for Trotters. Twenty-seven trotters won money at the Detroit meeting and of these, ten or more than one third, were bred in California, and they won more than half the money. Those that won were Stanley Dillon $4500, Black Thorn $1500, Consuela S. $1000, Leta $900, Sweet Marie $750, Bonnie Russell $375, Judge Greene $375, John Caldwell $225, The Roman $225, Leonora $150. These sums are net. A performance at the Pleasanton meeting which a great many people failed to see as it occurred late in the afternoon of the last day, and after the last train left Pleasanton for San Francisco, was the driving by Mr. Geo A. Davis of bis grand old pacer Flying Jib an exhibition quarter of a mile. The old champion seemed to realize the importance of the event and looked as proud as a peacock. Mr. Davis had him in superb condition, and in fact keeps him that way all the time, and the son of Algona paced the quarter in 303 seconds. Flying Jib is a wonder and although uineteen years old, there are few horses that can head him for a quarter of a mile. The New Zealand Referee says: A few days after the Auckland Trotting Club's Meeting, Ribbonwood, in charge of D. J. Price, took passage for Sidney where the champion arrived in good health on Satur- day. From present appearances there seems little chance of the New Zealand champion pacer getting on a match in Australia, but he will probably be seen to advantage in giving exhibitions of speed. It is an open secret that Ribbonwood is for sale, and as he would be worth much more in Australia than here, there is not much chance of his returning. Ribbon- wood is the champion pacer of Australasia. His record is 2:09. His sire Wildwood was bred in Cali- fornia. Last season many of the horses in training in Cali- fornia were troubled with distemper and the same is true this year. The fact that so many trotters and pacers have gone lame in the hips during the two training seasons is attributed by many trainers to an attack of distemper. As a general thing where the horses afflicted run freely at the nose during the early stages of the disease, no hip trouble is evidenced, but in cases where the horses seem choked up and there is fever and lethagy with little or no catarrhal discharge, there is often lameness in one hip or the other. Most trainers are attributing the cause of lameness in the hips (where no sprain or other injury can be accounted for) to an attack of distemper. The roan gelding Doctor J. by Doctor Hicks that is racing on the circuit, is a very fast horse and acts like a game one. At his first appearance, which was in the 2:20 class pace on the opening day of the Pleasan- ton meeting, he acted badly after being run into and knocked down by Mildred O and was withdrawn from the race, as he seemed to be very badly frightened and would not score by t He place where the accident happened. At San Jose he was started in the Pacific Slope Stake on Wednesday, and again in the 2:25 pace on Friday. In both races his trainer, E. Daniels, drove him to a long shaft cart, handicapping him thus rather than to take any chances, as it was feared he would act badly. Dr. J. behaved very well, however, getting third position in the big stake which ga re him second money after the disqualification of Billy Red, and was a good fourth in the 2:25 pace won by Doctor N. on Friday. The speed shown by Doctor J. in these races warrants predicting a record of 2:10 for him whenever he Gets to acting so that he can be hitched to a bike and scored up with the other horses. AUGUST 13 1904 1 ©iu? gveebev anii gtpovt&maxx AU! dash. Empire City Track Summaries. -Trotting, 2:13 class, parse S600, one ana one-eighth miles ^maker.bhby Norcator-Boxiel.ee by BayS.ar .jgjg^ } SingieK.cb-g (Ticehurst 3 Annie Little, b m (Eserry) 4 G°llonBrSe\^fieHaraen;Blraie'and'Vandora-flnished as named. Time— 2-.29V4. Pacing, 2:05 class, purse 8900, one-mile dash. Hetty G . b m by Egg Hot-Nora B. by Betterton ((Murpby) I Joe Pointer, bh. .(Gosnell) Frank Yoakum, bg •--■-• (McGuire) 4 "EKIfflS&fe Nathan Strauss,'ch'ina' Maid and Star Winfield Stratton, Locanda, Little £ _ Hal finished as named. TIme-2:05 2-5. Trotting, 2:10 class, purse S5000, mile heats. Dr Strong, gr g by Strong Boy-Villa S. by GjgM^ & , , „ —\—A™V" (DeRyder) 1 2 2 ConsuelaS„bm (Wilson) 2 4 4 John Taylor, gr g ■■■• \snanij)' 3 5 3 Norrie.bg (Speers) 4 8 ro Kent.chg ..... '.'.'.'.'.'.....(Snow) 8 3 ro TheRoman.bg (Geers 5 6 ro RobertMc.bg (Hussy) 7 T ro Metallas, blkh - iwalkerl ds Prince Greenlander, ^l^^^.r'^ ' Trotting, 2:30 class, three-year-olds, 82000. Princess Athel.bf by Directum Kelly-Athelia by Walk,! [ Prince. - Wiltonette, Pleasant Tl Major Guitblein, be iMcClorv 3 5 Lord Revelstoke br c ( (Dunm 6 Davis Rossi, br c .'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'(Freeman) ds Sf,Hl-r^'^kc .:.:.:'.'.'.:'.:'.'.:.-..: '(B.™tti ds SC L"„" (Winnings) 5 2 Fatty Felix, b c. Tlme-2:14, 2:165i. Trottin", 2:18 class, 8600. one and one-eighth miles dash. Aristo.bg by Nushagak-Nosegay by Langton. - • ■ ^e Bvder) 1 AlexOampbell.bg (Hudson 3 KathrynR, bm ._. '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.."....(Kinney) 4 B^.'.BonSe'La's's 'M%ry Joe. Confienza and Euxenite finished as named. Time-2:2954. Pacing. 2:1? class, 8600. halt-mile dash. Gordon Prince, br h by Oratorio-Twinkle by Dictator (Snow) 1 Delilah, bm. (Shank 3 Lockout Hal. bh •.■.■.•.•.'.•.'.■...(Dic.e^on') 4 RolandReed ' Timothy V. j., George Presser. Vice-Regal, Fred N Accfdfne, Maggie S., Florence Wilton, Winnie K.ng and Big Boy finished as named. Time-l:0154. 7 3 3 ro 4 ro 5 ro 8 ro ds Aug. 9— Pacing,2:08 class, purse 85000. Gallagher.bg by Royal Rysdyk, dam by Crescens.. (James) 1 1 JohnM.,blkg. '('winnings 2 3 Pan Michael, chh me Rvdlrl 4 5 lea°Bifdogbh'brs :::"::::::::::::""::::!SaS2S3 I \ Pauline G.. blkm " ls?e?l 7 7 PincbemWilkes.bg /rwli a a Time-2;0354, 2:04?i. Trotting, 2:16 class, purse 8800, one mile and a sixteenth dash. Leonora, bm by Mendocino-Nora H„ by Messenger Duroc 1 Mufl'ia'bin .".'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.'.'.'.'...'...' (Doble) 2 ~r::r ;:;;;;;;:;;;;;::::;::::: Bonnie Russell, b h ;-(Hu ds on) Leta.brm (P.e„5rf" Lisoniiro.bg -„i. 2:0954 2:1154. Pacing, 2:11 class, 4700, one mile dash. Ecstatic b m by Otaorjio-Lena Mapes by Louis Napoleon (Lang J 1 Harry L.'bg' .'.'.'.'.'.'.' (Gosnell) 2 Katie H„bm (Hornbergen 3 Belle Star, brm i0?3"^ 4 Daphne D:rect, Roy B , Annie M. and Alice Mapes finished as named. Time-2:07H Aug. 10— No racing on account of rain. Aug. 11— Trotting, 2:14 class. 810,030, mile heats. Sweet Marie, b m by McKinney, dam by Carr's Mambrino.. . ..(Smith) 1 1 Aristo."b"g'.:'.'.'."'.'.:'.'. (DeRyde;) 3 2 JohnMc.bg ;iG,eers) i ? LadyPatchie bm ,!£ckers! '. \ Katherine A , b m (Thomas) 4 o MaryGage.bm (Kenny) 6 6 * Time-2:1054, 2:10. Pacing 2:25 class, three-year-olds, §2000, mile heats. Dorcas H , b f by Wiggins-Suesta (Thomas) l 1 TeddyWeaver.be (Dillon) 2 2 Blacklock, ch g (Curry ) 4 3 Bolass, chf (Jolly) 3 6 Queen ot Forkburst, b f (Thompson) o 4 SimonKenton.be (Hudson) 6 o Time-2:15£, 2:145f. Trotting, 2:21 class, 8600 one mile and an eighth dash. Louvian, b m by Lanceiot-Nerine (McDonald) 1 AIdone.bg (Thomas) 2 Leta. brm (De Ryder) 3 Bonnie Lass, bm (Doble) 4 Jeanette. Conflenza and Merry Joe finished as named. Time— 2:3454. Trotting, 2:12 class, S7UU, one mile and an eighth dash. Stanley Dillon, b g by Sidney Dillon-Athenian (Geers) 1 G3ld Burr, cam 'Essery) 2 Lady Gail Hamilton, blkm (Hudson) 3 Blackthorne, blk g (De Ryder) 4 Billie Foster Boy and Annie Little also started. Time-2:3054. Pacing, 2:10 class, 8800, one mile dash. Darius, blk g by Fred Wilkes-Almaid (Dowser) 1 Ben F. , b g (De Ryder) 2 Ollvewood, br g (Phillips) 3 Sadie Baron, ch m (Snow) 4 Brown Heels, Guy Caton, Dandy C. and Miss Ophelia finished as named. Time— 2:09(4. Good Racing at Vallejo. The trotters and pacers racing on the California circuit are at Vallejo this week and are continuing the good racing which has been the rule every day since the opening at Pleasanton. Vallejo being a sailor town, was never much of a racing point so far as attendance goes, and Manager Tom Smith is entitled to lots of credit for having the courage to give a meeting there, but he made a success of it last year and will do still better at this meeting. The racing has been first class every day. On the opening day the races were won in straight heats both Edwin S. and Doctor W. the winners being better than the fields against which they started, but the raciDg was not devoid of interest as there were hot battles for second money in both races. The Vallejo track is not a fast one, and a heavy wind was blowing on Wednes- day, which handicapped the horses considerably and the time was fast under the conditions. There were all kinds of betting systems used. Auction pools were sold by George Tuttle, a book was made by Lawlor & Co. and the Ward Totalizators were used on the heats and also on the results of the races. Pacing, 2:15 class, purse 8500. Edwin S . ch g by Doc Hicks dam by La Harp... (Daniels) 111 Tidal Wave, ch g by Nntwood Wilkes (Mosier) 2 2 2 Rey del Diablo, ch g by Diablo (Alviso) 3 3 4 Economizer, b m by Chas. Derby (Wright) 4 4 3 Harry Hurst, ch g by Delwin (Groom) 5 5 5 Tammany, b g by Iris (Eddy) 6 6 d Alta Genoa, ch h by Dexter Prince (Perano) d Time-2:12J£, 2:1354, 2:1454- Pacing, green class, purse 8500. Dr. W , blk h by Robert Basler. dam by Sacramento (Leggitt) 1 1 1 Cavalier, brg by Welcome (Durfee) 2 2 2 Ringrose. bm by Falrose. (Reams) 3 3 5 Miss Idaho, ch m by Nutwood Wilkes. (Springer) 6 4 3 The Mrs., g m by Derby Ash (Whitehead) 5 5 4 Flora G, ch m by El Echo (Leigioger) 4 6 6 Ruby H., blkm by Bayswater Wilkes (Hoy) 7 7 7 Prince Almo, b h by Prince Almont (W. Zibbell) 8 d Time— 2:15, 2:1354. 2:1454. Trotting, for Solano county horses of the 2:35 class, S200. Princess W.,bm by George Washington. (Thos. Smith) 3 111 Roscoe, bg by Rainbow (J. W. Hartzell 12 2 2 Phyllis, b m by Gossiper (T.Ryan) 2 3 2 d Election Boy.s g by Election (A. J. Klotz) d Time— 2:37. 2:295f, 2:30. There were split heats on the second day and th.'ee trotters — Briney K. by Stratbway, Princess by Eugeneer and Lady Madison by James Madison en- tered the 2:15 list. The 2:16 trot went to Briney K., who won the first, third and fourth heats. Mr. J. B. Iverson's handsome mare Princess by Eugeneer was the contender in every heat and snatched the second from Briney K. in 2:14, the fastest heat in the race. The S1000 stake for 2:24 class trotters proved a five heat affair as the same class did at San Jose. The race went to Lady Madison, who trotted a game race and took a record of 2:14J. H. D. B. got one heat, and Morosco one. Rita H., that won at Pleasanlon, was well backed for this race, but fourth money was the best sne could do, although she was second three times and trotted a splendid race. Ward handled Lady Madison very carefully and well. She Is un- steady at times, but has great speed and can give any horse in her class on this circuit a race when she keeps her feet. The meeting will close today wilh an excellent program. The summaries: Trotting, 2:16 class, purse 8500. Briney K.,bg by Strath way (W.G.Durtee) 12 11 Princess, br m by Eugeneer (Parkerj 2 12 2 Red Skin, ch g by Red Cloak (Mosher) 3 3 3 3 Rozell, gr g bv Rob Mason (Vance) 4 5 4 4 Hank, gr g by Vasto (Kavanagh) 5 4 5 5 Dollican, brm by Mambrino Chief (Smith) ds Time— 2:16, 2:14, 2:15, 2:1654. Trotting, 2:24 class, purse 81010. Lady Madison, b m by James Madison, dam by Nephew (Ward) 4 115 1 H. D. B , bg by Arthur Holt-Jennie B (Wright) 18 5 2 3 Morosco, br g by Wayland W.-Lady Moor- (Cabney) 7 7 6 15 Rita a , b m by McKinney (Durfee) 6 2 2 6 2 Abe Miller, brg by Titus (Mosher) 3 5 4 4 4 Telephone, br g by Direct (Springer) 2 4 7 7w Little Babe, blk m by Bradtmoor (Hoy) 5 3 3 3w GoldenGate.bg by Bay Bird (Brown) 8 6 ds Time -2:1654, 2:15, 2:14K, 2:1554, 2:1454. Match race between local ponies. Topsy.bm (Dr. F. T. Bond) 1 1 CIover,bm (Eugene Dannenbaum) 2 2 Time— 4:46, 4:35. which fine horses are held by Yolo county people is shown by the fact that one-fifth of these shipments will be sent to Woodland. In fact, four stallions have just been received at the College Stables from the Illinois farm, M-. A. C. Skinner, who had charge of the shipment of Mastic, having come with the horses and is looking after them in their stalls at Black & Black's stables. Three of these animals are draft horses and the other is a French coach stallion. Going down their row of stalls the first one seen is a black Percheron, No. 168, a coming four-year-old, weighing 2000 pounds. Next is seen the brown French coach stallion, Xo. 148, a three-year-old, weighing 1400 pounds. A bay Belgian stallion No. 140, a three-year-old, weighing only 50 pounds less than a ton, is the next in line, and the last is a brown Percheron, a three-year-old, weight 1900. All of the draft animals are stockily built and display the characteristic features of their class. The French coach stallion is one of the finest lookiDg animals ever seen in this city. Of a daik brown color, beautirully dappled, gracefully limbed, standing 15 3 hands high, he is an admirable driving horse. A visit to the stalls of these animals will well repay anyone. On the 25th of this month fifteen more imported horses will be shipped from the Oakiawn farm to this city and will be installed at the College stables. Dun- ham, Fletcher & Coleman intend to sell these horses to breeders throughout the state. The fact that they will be sold from this point and that many prominent horsemen will be attracted to Woodland thereby is bound to be of inestimable value to the stack-rasing interests of the county. Headquarters at Woodland. [Woodland Mail, August T.] Dunham, Fletcher and Coleman, of Wayne, DuPage county, 111., the owners of the famous Oakla.wn breed- ing farm and importers of draft and coach horses, who recently sold the fine Belgian stallion Mastic to the Woodland Belgian Horse Association, have decided to make Woodland their California headquarters forthe sale of their importations. This firm is the mo»t prominent of any in the United States of its kind and the making of Woodland as California headquarters shows how the foremost American importers of horses regard this locality. The Illinois firm will make the College Stables of Black cc Black their sale point, from which they will ship the horses sold at the local agency 'o all parts of the state. Dunham, Fletcher cc Coleman have just recently received 100 new stallions from European horse centers, and their appreciation of the regard in Westchester Stakes. The authorities of the Westchester Racing Associa- tion announces a great list of stakes to be decided at the regular autumn meetiDg at beautiful Morris Park on October 3 to 15, the entry list for which will close on August 15. For two-year-olds we have the Hurri- cana for maidens, the last five furlODgs of the Eclipse course; the Rancho del Paso for non-winners of §5,000, the Eclipse course, and the White Plains Handicap, also the Eclipse course. For three-year-olds we have the Hunter Handicap for fillies, the Withers mile; the Fairview (selling), a mile and a sixteenth; the Dixiana for non-winners of S5000 in 1904, named weights, the Withers mile, and the Ramapo Handicap, one mile and a furlong. The Manhattan HaLdicap is for two-year-olds and upward over the Eclipse course. For the Autumn High Weight Serial Handicaps, S50C0 added, a sub- scription of S30 entitles the entry to start in the Bronx, Westchester, and Foidhsm handicaps on pay- ment of an additional S10 for each race, also that all entries shall be handicapped free for all overnight handicaps. The further conditions of these handi. caps will be found in our business columns. For three-year-olds and uDwaids there is the New Rochelle (selling), the Withers mile. Then we have the Nursery Handicap and the Champagne for two- year-olds, the Jerome Handicap for three-year-olds, the Municipal for three-year-olds and upwards and tbe Morris Park Weight for Age, two miles atd a quarter. The National Steeplechase and Hunt Association announces the conditions of the Corinthian Open Steeplechase, the October Handicap, the Autumn Meadow Brook and the Sixth Champion Steeplechase. Horsemen will soecially note that the fixed events for yearlings to run when two years old in 1905, when three years old in 1906 and for foals of 1904 to run in 1907 are not announced now as heretofore but will be announced later to close about the middle of Decem- ber, which will be far more convenient for owners as tbe yearling sales will then be all over. Westchester needs no praise and the conditions of these stakes are so liberal that they will necessarily attract all the eligible horses for the respective distances. The ad- vertisement is on page 13 of this issue of the BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN. A Sure Distemper Cure. Our readers have occasion to appreciate the time-tried distem- per remedy so widely and favorably known as Craft's Distemper Cure, manufactured at Lafayette. Ind It has proved popular wilh horse owners and stockmen generally from the start because of tbe fact that its usefulness is always guaranteed. The manu- laclurers In all cases authorize druggists to refund the price when it fails to cure distemper, shipping fever, pinkeye, grippe, coughs, colds and other germ diseases among horses, sheep or dogs. Our readers should note the trademark advertisement in our columns. The New England Trotting Horse Breeders' Asso- ciation will hold a meeting the vacant week of the Grand Circuit, Sept. 12-lSth, following Hartford. The purses will he S1000 each and hopples will be allowed. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and bamlet in the State. 8 mxe greebev tmfr gpovtsmon [AUGDST 13, 1904 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. Coming Events. Bod. April 1-Sept. 10. Oct. 10-Feb. I— Open season (or taking ateel- □ead In tidewater. April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open May 1-Sept. 1— Close season Tor shrimp. July i-Jan. 1— Open season for black bass. July 30— Saturday Contest No. 9. Class Series,. Stow lake 2:30 P. M July 31— Sunday Contest No 9. Class Series, Stow lake. 10 a. m Aug. 15-Aprll 1— Open season for lobsters and crawfish. Nov. 1-Sept. 1— Open season for crabs. Sept. 10-Oct. 16 -Close season in tidewater for steelbead. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Guo. July 1-Feb. 15— Dove season open. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. Aug. 14— Union Gun Club- Blue rocks. Ingleslde. Aug. 21— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Aug. 29— Merchandise shoot. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Aug. 28— Millwood Gun Club. Blue rooks. Mill Valley. Sept. 1-Feb. 15— Open season for mountain quail, grouse and sage hen. Sept. 4— California Wing Club. Live birds. Ingleside. Sept. 11— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Sept. 18— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Feb. 15-Oot. 15 — Closed season .'or quail, ducks, etc. Bench Shows. Sept. 2, 3— Oakland. 2 day show. A. K. C. rules. W. E. Chute, Superintendent. Entries close Aug. 26. Sept. 9— San Mateo. 1 day show. A. K. C. rules. Irving C. Ackerman, Secretary Entries close Sept. 2. Sept. 5, 8— Canadian National Exhibition's Bench Show. Dr. A. W. Bell, Superintendent. Sept. 5, 10— Toronto Kennel Club. Toronto, Can. J. G. Kent, Chairman. Sept. 12, 13— Newport Bench Show. Newport, R. I. F. M. Ware, Secretary. Sept. 13, 16— Orange County Fair Association's Bench Show. Mfddletown, N. Y. W. H Saxton, Superintendent. Sept. 17— Bryn Mawr Kennel Club Bryn Nawr, Pa. J. A. Caldwell Jr., Secretary. Sept. 17— Scottish Terrier Club Specialty Show. Bryn Mawr, Pa. E. S. Woodward, Secretary. Sept 28, 29— Valley Fair Kennel Club. Initial show. Brattle- boro, Vt. H. C. Rice, Secretary. Oct- 4, 7— Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury, Conn. Jas Mortimer, Superintendent. Oct. 5, 8— Spokane Kennel Club. Spokane, Wash. W. K. L. Oct. 10— Brunswick Fur Club. Foxhound show. Barre, Mass. B. S. Turpin, Secretary. Oct. 18, 21— Frederick Agricultural Society. Frederick, Md. Roger McSherry, Secretary. Oct. 25, 28— World's Fair Dog Show, St. Louis, Mo. F. D. Cobum, Chief of L. S. Dept., St. Louis, Mo, Nov. 16, 19— Boston Terrier Club. Specialty show. Boston, Mass. Walter E Stone, Secretary. Nov. 22, 25— Philadelphia Dog Show Association. Philadelphia, Pa. J. Sergeant Price, Secretary. Field Trials. Aug. 22— Nebraska Ffeld Trials Association. 3d annual trials. O'Neill, Neb M H. McCarthy, Secretary. Aug. 30— Iowa Field Trials Club. O'Neill, Neb. George Cooper, Secretary, Des Moines, la. Sept. 5— Western Canada Kennel Club. La Salle, Man. Wm. C. Lee, Acting Secretary, Winnipeg, Man. Sept. 8— Manitoba Field Trials Club I8th annual trials. Car- man, Man. Eric Hamber, Secretary, Winnipeg, Man. Sept 30— British Columbia Field Trial Club. Steveston, B.C. Norman F. Tyne, Secretary-Treasurer, Vancouver, B. C. Oct. 31— Monongabela Field Trials Club. Oblong, 111. A.C. Peterson. Secretary, Homestead, Pa. Oct. 31— Missouri Field Trial Association. Sturgeon, Mo. L. S. Eddlns, Secretary, Sedalia, Mo. Nov. I— Sportsmen's Field Trial Club. Clare, Mich. Erwln C. Smith, Secretary, Midland, Mich. Nov. 7— Independent Field Trials Club. 6th annual trials. . H. S Humphrey, Secretary, Indianapilis, Ind. Nov. 14— Illinois Field Trials Association. 6th annual trials. Robinson, Ills. W. R. Green, Secretary, Marshall, 111. Nov. is— Michigan Field Trial Club. , Mich. Chas. E. SLsson, Stcretary, Muskegon, Mich. Nov. 2S— Virginia Field Trial Association. Martinsville, Va. C. B. Cooko, Secretary. Indiana Kennel Club. Field trials. Clay City, Ind. C F. Young, Secretary, Clay City, Ind. Week following Ills. Ch. trials. Dec. 3— Continental Field Trials Club. 10th annual trials. Thomaavllle, N. C John White, Secretary, Hempstead, L. I. Dec. 12— Alabama Field Trials Club. , Ala. J. M. Kirkpatrlck, Secretary, Huntsvllle, Ala. Dec. 17— Eastern Field Trial Club. Waynesboro, Ga. Simon C. Bradley, Secretary-Treasurer, Greenllyld Hills, Conn. American Field Futurity Stake. For Pointers and Setters whelped on or after January 1, 190-1, whose dams have been duly qualified. Am. Field Publishing Co., Chicago. Jan.ii-Pacillc Coast Field Trials Club. Bakersfleld, Cal. Albert Betz, Secretary. 201 Parrott BIdg., San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 10— Georgia Field Trials Association, Albany, Ga. P. M. Ettlfti Secretary, Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 10— Texas Field Trials Club. 3d annual trials. , Tex. T. A. lrerlet, Secretary, Sao Antonio, Tex. Shasta County a Sportsman's Paradise. Striped bass are running again Id San Antonio creek, several catches have been made recently. The fish are also reported to be taking the clam bait greedily now in Lake Merritt. A number of bass have also been caught in San Leandro bay, near tbe tidal oanal, during the week. Notwithstanding the presence of many camping parties along tbe banks of tbe Paper Mill, there 1b still some fishing to be had In the stream. S. A. Wells went to Point Reyes last Sunday and landed enough trout to satisfy him for the trip. The u3e of dogs In deer hunting In Santa Clara cou.ity 1b to be prohibited. There Is now a olose Benson on doves for five years in the county, a close bop son on black bass for several coming years and an h Ivldual limit on a day's trout catch. The county '.i herd are evidently blind to tbe general interests of - ••nmmunlty. This subject will receive our atten- tion In a later issue. Where to go for a hunting or fishing vacation is fast becoming a perplexing question for maDy sports- men, for year after year the old favorite haunts are growing less and le»s productive of results, tho' still inviting for the love of past memories. The reasons for this are obvious — the country is settling up, re- sorts are easier reached, many districts are over- hunted or over-fished, desirable sections are turned into preserves, and so it goes. The sportsmen at large being confronted each year with the same old staggerer — "Where shall I go for a week's or ten days' shooting or fishing? " As it is now, a trip to a remote region is generally the dernier resort, and luckily there are some regions still left open in this State that invite a sportsman's attention and repay a fairly extended outing. The fact that the attractiveness of these regions is not generally known is a savior for the perpetuation of sport for a few seasons longer than would prevail were it otherwise. Shasta county has long been noted as a present day paradise for sportsmen, and from the following account given by United States Commissioner George E. Morse of this city it would seem that a trip to that region will amply repay the time and comparatively limited expense. Think of a region within a day's ride of San Fran- cisco which abounds in game of almost every variety known to the west, a country where you can shoot everything from a grizzly bear to a dove, and hook rainbow trout or salmon as you choose. It exists. This sportsman's paradise is some 350 miles north of San Francisco and fifty miles back of Mount Shasta in what is known as the lava-bed country. By board- ing the Oregon Express at 8 o'clock in the evening, the very heart of the country can be reached the fol- lowing evening. There one may sojourn for two weeks, enjoying such sport as rarely befalls any but the inhabitants of a new and undeveloped country and return to his office or shop refreshed, sunburnt, bene- fited in health and out of pocket less than $50. Fur- ther than that, he will have visited a land of wonders, where nature has spread herself tocreatethe unusual. He will be startled by rivers gushing forth from mountain sides, apparently starting from nowhere. Lakes, which no streams appear to feed, and whose bottoms have never been fanthomed,arethere. There he will find the chalk mountains, and the roar of waterfalls, some of which are from 150 to 200 feet high, will become a familiar sound. Whether he be a devotee of the rod, the shotgun or the rifle, his tastes can be satisfied to the surfeiting point. In this region, nearly seventy-five miles wide, abound trout, salmon, deer, duck, geese, mountain quail, doves, grouse, and such big game as bear, mountain lions, wildcats and tbe other howlers of the wilds. While this land is well known to the Indians and thesettlers, it is comparatively unknown to the city sportsman. It was by accident that Mr. Morse learned of the region, and now he is constantly thanking himself that he allowed his curiosity to overcome his skep- ticism. He is as ardent a disciple of Izaak Walton as is to be found in this city, but, like many another fisherman, he was contented, up to a few years ago, with hooking fish measuring from four to n:ne inches in length. These specimens, as he afterward learned, are designated as "minnies" (minnows) by the in- habitants of the lava-bed country. It was this accident that opened up tbe paradise to a party of five that left this city on the Oregon Ex- press one night. They were well supplied with tackle, rifles and shotguns, for they had been assured by the grateful old prospector, who was their guide and mentor, that as soon as their arms tired of hooking big rainbow trout out of ihe streams they could vary the sport by Bhooting doves, mountain quail, grouse or gray squirrels. After that there was tbe rifle left and the best deer hunting in the State. If they de- sired to get back into the reil wild country they could try their hand at big game; bear, mountain lion, wild cat, coyote and fox *ould test their nervs and skill. The party passed through Redding and Sisson and in the morning got off at the little station at Upton. They took a logging train and rode for thirty miles, getting off at tbe terminus, in a forest that looked primeval. In reality they were but three miles from the little town of Bartels. They had crossed the Mc- Cloud river. In the town of Bartels a Bettler met them with a team and they passed through Deer Flat, Dana, Glen- burn and on to Fall River mills. Here tbe scenery took on a grander aspect. Keeping southward, they reached the Hat creek country. A short distance out of the little town ofCaBsel iethe home of Wess BrowD, and bore the party made headquarters. Tbe country looked good to them and even before they had thoroughly stretched their limbs, they be- gan to dig down In their luggage for rod and line and reel. Brown Bmlled He knew that in three or four days' time even a "trout hog" could be satisfied with the oatch out of the stream that almost washed his back steps, and there was not a'"trout swine" In the party, being thorough sportsmen. ' Looks like a bait country tome," said the knocker of the party. Then some one made a cast and In a moment there was a streak of darting flsh, a shimmer in tbe light and a five-pound rainbow trout bad jumped two feet Into the air to get a hook. And he got It, but not In the way the man at the end of the rod wished. He was completely taken off his guard, not looking for such quick action. The reel sang. There were ex- cited shouts of advice from the others, but all to no avail. The battle was short and the fish won, carry- ing, however, a souvenir in his gills to remind him of the encounter. While this little incident was die- appointing, it had a good effect, placing every man on his mettle, for every time the line snapped taut a man imagined he had a whale on his hook and he played the fish accordingly. During the hour before dusk thau evening every man in the party had such fishing as he believed could be enjoyed onlv in a dream. Not one in the party remembered hfs sore- ness or the tired feeling incident to tbe loDg ride. When they straggled back to Brown's home at dark they were as happy a bunch of fly-casters as ever whipped a stream in California. For the next few days they caught and ate trout enough to make tbe thoughts of salt codfish pleasant. Mo man dared to show a fisn that weighed less than one-half pound, and there were not a few three, four and five pound eis that were photographed. But as old Brown prophesied, such easy sport cloyed even such ardent anglers and so tbe shotguns were unpacked. Where the doves came from in that country and why they stayed would be difficult to explain, but they were there by thousands. "Never knew that doves lived on powdered lava before, but that's what they must eat up in this country, for I don't see where they could get anything else, " said one of the gunners. Thanks to the sports- manlike spirit of the hunters, numbers were not an object and there was no ruthless slaying of birds. The guns echoed throughout the canyons and on tbe hillsides and under tbe pines all that afternoon, and for the next two days there was pot pie for every one and to spare. "Now take down your rifles," said Brown, "and to morrow I will take you to a country where you will see a live rubber ball clear log and bowlder as if the laws of gravitation didn't work in these parts." Tbe party traveled nine miles soutb, down through Burney and into the buttes. Before dawn tbe follow- ing morning they were up and skirtiDg the pines. It was bitter cold and as soire of the sportsmen blew on their numbed fingers, they were willing to admit to themselves that deer hunting in this country was not what it was cracked up to be. The sun had warmed things up a bit when Brown stopped suddenly ard said, pointing to a distant ridge: "Isn't that a dee!?" The party was directed to stations and Brown worked around to scare up the quarry. In a quarter of an hour the sharp crack of a rifle was heaid and every man was on the alert. In a few seconds a faint bump, bump was heard in the direction of the shot. Then a dark object, rising and falling, could be seen. Two of the men made out something c earer. An animal ^vith a glistening gray coat, a thick, dark neck, black forehead, mulish gray ears, black muzzle, shining eyes and velvet-covered antlers was coming toward them. There were men in that party who prided themselves on being rifle shots, but a numter of magazkes were emptied, leaving tbe deer un- scathed, though doing great damage to tbe surround ing hillsides and vegetation. Some one got the buck at the bottom of the caDyon and the day 's hunt ended triumphantly. It was the size and motion of the deer which unnerved them all. They found these big deer very plentiful. Tule lands bordering on lake and river in this region abound in duck in season and the geese on their flight sometimes drop down near Mott by tbe thousands. Ask about mountain quail ard the few farmers in the district make rueful faces. Mountain quail sometimes ruin a whole apple crop. All of this sport can be enjoyed within a two days' trip of San Francisco and with a comparatively &mall expenditure. What other State can boast of such a hunter's Eden within such a comparatively short dis- tance of its metropolis? A RAPID TTPEMKITEF. Sportsmen have a nomenclature of their own as is well know. Names and phrases, many of them now in common use, are apt and most of them born of the impulse of spontaneity. Deer hunters have various names for does, and designate them variously as "bickeys," "John Henrys, ""muleys," els., when recounting experiences of the chase. We will have to add a new one now, if the following story is true. Peter Kopp of San Rafael was one of a party of deer hunters in camp on the Augustine ranch io Marin county last week. He had with bim a Fox Terrier which he desired to train for jumping bucks out of the thick brush. He took the dog out on a hillside the afternoon camp was pitched intending to give the animal its initial lesson on deer. Going over to a nearby knoll he put Mb dog tolikely cover in tbe usual way, not caring particularly what came out, for he did not in- tend to shoot to kill, unless by rare good luck a buck happened to show up. He was positive, however, that the dog would jump a doe or a fawn, and iD this, as events proved ne was correct, for soon tbe terrlerhad Btarted an old yellow doe, a bit slow she was at first, but Kopp yelled to bis dog and fired a shot or two and away doe and dog skurrled along the hillside. To encourage the dog In tbe chase, he kept on pumping lead. The shooting attracted tbe attention of a German on a nearby ridge, who naturally took a view of the scrimmage. Observing that, apparently, a doe was being shot at and the shooter, who was known to him, was liable to get Into trouble for game law violation, the good natured German threw his arms excitedly in tbe air and yelled out— "Say Pete! 1 ! Pete! Don't shoot yet. Dat ain't no buck. By Chim, she iss a type- writer!" ♦ Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feet. AUGUST 13, 1904] ®lte gveeisev ants gtptfrtsmmt 9 The Mistake of OvershowiDg. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. Ad allusion has been made above to the possibility of a beginner becoming the purchaser of a good puppy that has been overshown, but it would be a verv great mistake for anyone to imagine that there are not plenty of adult animals which suffer in the same way from the avarice or inexcusable mistakes of their owners. Indeed some people appear to think that their dogs must be made of cast iron to judge from the way they trot the poor brutes about the country, and literally wear them out in order to pick up a few insignificant priz.-s at unimportant shows. This sort of thing is not good for the fancy, neither is it conducive to the promotion of sport or the itnprovemeat of dogs in general. To commence with, it would be a difficult mitter to estimate how many beginners, wno might have becjme staunch fancied, have been driven out of the dog world by the opera- tions of tne pot hunter. This is, of course, the very last consideration that the latter would take into account, for the fewer good fanciers there are the weaker the competion, and so all the better for him: though it may at once be stated, and with emphasis, that there is a great gulf fixed between the exnibitor in a big way and the man who makes it a practice — happily there are not m tny of tnem — to hawk first- rate dogs about the country with a view of sweeping the decks at the little shows Tne great obj^jtion to overshowing is, however, the fact that it is calculated to wear out the dogs whi^h are the victims of the practice, and thus they are not so valuable for breeding purposes as they would otherwise have been. Consequently, the dog- world suffers, and shows become not what they were intended to be— namely, useful functions, but some- thing very much the reverse from a breeder's point of view. It may, parhaps, app3ar to be using rather forcible language if the opinion is expressed that the weak- kneed judge is a greater ctUmity to the dog world than even the man whose probity is a matter of the gravest doubt. Happily there are very few men who award prizes who are actually suspected of taking a reward in either money or kind from exhibitors, but there are several who, from weakness of mind, or sheer amiability of disposition, contrive to arrive at decisions which cm not be defended by any other excuse than that they either were afraid to reverse a former decision of their own or some other judge, or else were influenced by a desire to do a friend a good turn. Of course, in the eyes of any rational individual such a defence is absolutely ridiculous, even if it is not regarded as an aggravation of the offense, for no mm should be allowed to judge if he does not possess the courage of his opinions; whilst benefiting a friend at the expense of a third party is nothing better after all than defrauding the latter of his just due. The fact, however, remains that many a very notoriously weak minded man, that hopeless kicd of individual who tries to please everybody, contrives to secure quite a large following of exhibitors, who hope to trade upon his mental failings and so support him bj their entries. This sort of judge is nothing more nor less than a terror to the students of form, as any hope of consistency in his awards is impossible, for he is in- fluenced solely by the desire of saving bis judicial bacon by satisfying the clamors of a bad loser. In short, he is worse for the judge who won't, if he can help it, reverse a previous award, for with the latter, exhibitors are able to know pretty well where they are; but with the plastic, cowardly-minded judge who knows, but dare not, uncertainty must always prevail. Of course, the judge who reverses his own decisions once or twice on the same day cannot be credited with the possession of any knowledge of the breed he sheds the light of his incapacity upon; but there will be found some exhibitors who take tickets in this lottery, as it were, and enter the same dogs in two or three classes in the hope that if the animals do not win a prize in one they may in another. This is quite an excusable gamble on their part, but it is not quite playing the game to trust to the inability of a judge to recognize an animal he has just awarded a prize to; whilst occasionally it may happen, though" rarely, that the familiar excuse that a dog failed to show himself properly upon the occasion of his defeat, may be justified by facts. The most popular of all judges is no doubt the strong one who understands the breeds he has before him, and who only looks at the end of the chain where the dog is. There are plenty of judges who are credited with judging men and Dot dogs, and it is not so certain by a long way that they are not far more numerous a body thao the really capable men. A judge, moreover, may in short be as honest as the day, and as impartial as man can be; he may also be influenced only by the very best of intentions, but he may still make a most terrible mess of his awards, and for the simple reason that he does not know the breed he is judging. It is wonderful to consider the amount of presumption which some men must pos- sess when they accept invitations to judge at dog shows. The motives of the committees who appoint uhem are more intelligible as their actions may be in fluenced in fact, they very often are, and more's the pity, by the influence of outsiders, either individuals or societies, who desire to see a certain gentleman officiating. There Ib no need to seek for the motives of those who use what Influence they possess to secure the appointment of any judge They may beaotuated by the very highest motives; they may desire to gain something by his incompetence or his predellctlon in favor of a dog In which they are interested; or they may even be looking forward malioiously to seeing him look foolish. All these and other ideas may in- spire them to push a duffer to the front; but the really remarkable thing about it all is the vanity of the in- dividual, who, though his conscience must tell him that he knows nothing about a breed, will oherfully undertake a task which is entirely beyond his powers. ■ — English, Stock Keeper. THE OAKLAND SHOW. The show across the bay next month will be a two- day affair, instead of a turee-day show as was first announced. The show will be under the auspices of the recently organized Oakland Kennel Club. The officers of the club are Walter S. Moore, President; John Douglas. Vice-President; W. E. Chute, Secre- tary-Treasurer. The Bench Show Committee are W. E Chute, Max Abrams and Thomas Gregory. Dr. George W. Clayton of Chicago will judge all breeds. American Kennel Ciub rules will prevail. Entries will cloe-e Augutt 26th. The show will be under canvas. The premium list issued this week provides for 190 classes and is well arranged, giving full classification in the important breeds and limited attention to other breeds. The prizes will be silver medals to first, bronze medals to second and a gilt lettered ribbon to third. The entrance fee will be$2 for each entry. A number of specials are announced for bes-t in various brteds. The announcement that the show would be under the auspices of the ladies of the Fabiola Hospital was premature, for while this auspicious patronage was origidally contemplated the initial plan was changed It was rumored that Mr. Harry Lacy was to be the judge. Mr Lacy was on the list of eligibles, but the selection of judge was finally made as above noted. There will no doubt be a large entry from this city and a hearty response from Oakland and Alameda. What the entries from distant points will be is problematical. At all events there will be a showing, anyhow. SAN MATEO SHOW. The one day open air show at S^n Mateo will be the initial annual show of the San Mateo County Kennel Club under the A. K. C rules. The show will be held at the Polo Field Cross Roads, Burlingame, on Friday, September 9th. The entry fee is $1.00 and entries close September 2d. It is believed there will be a large entry from this city. The premium list was announced for issue this week. Ribbons will be awarded in the regular classes and cups to winners. The judges announced are Mr. Jos. Cutten, St. Bernards; Mr. N. H. HickmaD, Fox Terriers; Mr. G. A. Cranfield, all hounds, except Dachshunds, Pooal^e, Irish, Yorkshire and Black end Tan Terriers; Mr W. E. Chute, Pointers, Irish and Gordon Setters, Collie?, Bulldogs and Boston Terriers; Mr. Pbil M. Wand, English Setters and Bull Terriers; J. Bradshaw, all other breeds. Mr. Irving C. Ackerman Secretary will furnish premium li*ts and entry blanks; his effice address is room 9, 536 Kearny street this city. points; activity, 15; wide working, 15; steadiness, 15; putting through hurdles, poles or posts and penning 25. Total 100. Time limit, 10 to 15 minutes. The trials shall be carried out in the order called for, under the absolute control and direction of the steward in charge. Any competitor not carrying out such directions may be disqualifitd. When directed, the four best dogs shall compete again for the final award, on Thursday, for the cup championship. Dogs will be called up at 9:30 a. M. Tuesday and bitches at 9:30 a. m Wednesday. The entry fee will be $2 for each entry, excepting in the selling, greeo or sheep trial classes, where the entry fee is $L All entries close August 15. The show opens September 5 and will run four days. COAST TRIAL NOTES. "Mace" Dodge, Stockdale Kennels' majordomo, it is rumored, has a very promising All-Age Pointer bitch he will turn loose next January at Bakersfield. Dodge is busy besides with the Stockdale youngsters and hopes to land with a Derby dog. At present there is as nice a lot of young Pointers as one could wish to get a pick from at the Bakersfield kennels. Some of the yoyng broken or partially broken dogs are just the correct thing for a sportsman who wants a good Pointer for the field this fall and can be secured by addressing Mr. Dodge. Birds are plentiful on the trial grounds and cover is said to be favorable this year for good results at the coming Coast trilas. Apropos of puppies, we hear that Dodge vaccinnated nine puppies recently for distemper. Results in this respect in Mr. Tevis' kennels have been satisfactory up to date. It will be remembered that this treat- ment has been frequently referred to for some time past in the Breeder and Sportsman, from several accounts vacinnation, as a preventive of the visitation of the kennel scourge, seems to be gaining much sup- port among the fanciers and breeders of the Coast. THE COAST ROW. The fumes from the Coast tar-kettle are apparently permeating the Eastern atmosphere to quite a sniff- ing degree. The pars and communications appearing in the doggy press are all rather pungent and in- dividually and collectively hammer the "exclusion act " Nor is the action of the P. A- B. left unnoticed. One of ourcontemporaries "coughs up" the following: "Perhaps, after all, the summary action of the A. K. C. Advisory Committee in tackliDg the W. K. L. with its own weapons will be the best and most heroic way out of the difficulties that beset fanciers on the Coast. The best way to treat a festering sore is to bring it to a head as speedily as possible. (Whewl'i. "Now that the issue is defined the way of the ex- hibitors while hard, is clear-" And then the suggestion follows that the rank and file, the latter are in the big majority, select their particular banner, the white or the red rose, as it were, and fight it out to on those lines. We might in lojalty to our State have written "poppy" instead of "rose," but that possibly would be incongi uous, for the racket going on is not of a soporific tendency, the rose has thorns and the doggy paths here are strewn with the pricklers. The way of Coast exhibitors while hard may be also clear in another direction and it strikes us would be a course that would do more to settle affairs than anything yet suggested The "silent vote" has been a potent factor at the polls time and again. The present row is to a great extent between the magnates of both factions. The "poor exhibitor" to a great extent is the shuttlecock in tne game. Should the body at large of dog lovers and fapciers, many of whom have gradually taken to the sport at an ex- Dense of time and money, and are now face to face with a situation most unsatisfactory and which prac- tically nullifies all past support and devotion to the Coast fancy, should this important element take the situation to heart and just simply keep out of shows until the row was over, that would be a radical but sure method of deciding the issue. Such a result, of course, would be an unwished for set-back to dogdom on the Coast, but while the probability is a remote one the effectiveness of its possibility can Dot be denied. S. F. K C CANCELLATIONS The following awards at the April show in this city have been cancelled by the A, K. C. Class 34— Great Danes, open bitches — O. BergsteD's Maud S. first, registered as Maud S. II, wrong name given. Class 131— Cockers, black puppy bitches— Miss M. Boulon's Little Girl third, pedigree not given. The following dogs have been moved up in Class 34, Great Danes, op9n bitohes-r-Dresser, Simpson and Niehaus' Flora first; J. L. Cunningham's Carlotta second; Mrs. J. F. Fitzgerald's Queen F. third. CALIfOKMi DOGS GO NORTH. John Lucas will leave about September 2, bound for Whidby island, near Seattle, with his string of dogs for the Northwest trials. Among the Derby dogs are: Chas. W. Coggin's English Setter Lady Destiny (Lady's Count GladstODe-Sport's Destiny); J. H. Schumacher's Kathrine M. (Detroit Joe-Dolores); A. H. Nelson's Ramona (Lady's Count Gladstone-Sport's Destiny); Mt. View Kennels' FandaDgo (Doc Daniels- Faogo); A. G. Cadogan's Chiquita (Doc Daniels- Fango); J. W. Considine's Hamburg Belle (Count's Blackie-Chevalier's Gypsey) The All-Age string contains J. W. Considine's Policy Girl (Dave Earl- Top's Queen); Cbas. W. Coggins' Sharon Boy (Tony Boy-Sport's Destiny); John H. Schumacher's Valita (California Bell Boy-Bod's Laik);Tbos J. Wattson's Star's Rod (Starlight W.-Rod's Sylvia); J. A. Peebles' Uncle Jimmy Whitestone (Count'Whitestone-Sport's Maybelle). This string is a pretty good lot of Pointers and Setters and an array of talent that should land "Munzie" in the money this year. We would not be surprised if Mr. Tudor J. A. Tiedmaun's crpek, Northern Huntress, would also be included with the dogs mentioned above. A RIFT IN THE CLOUDS. The rumor comes to us that the President of the W. K. L. has, for the time being, suspended the "exclusion act" until its final acceptance or rejection is voted by the clubs of the league. Secretary J. P. Norman has been written by north- ern fanciers requesting that the Pacific Advisory Board rescind the recently adopted resolution dis- qualifying show f fficials at W. K. L. shows from par- ticipation in A. K. C. shows. The W. K. L rule is not any more acceptable to many of the league followers than is the action of the Advisory Board agreeable to numerous A. K. C. adherents on the main issues, but willing exhibitors atjall shows. Dr. H. K. Glover has been selected to judge English Setters at the Toronto show. Canadian fanciers have a strong predilection for a dog of stamina and quality —a working field dog and not a toy or pretty Setter. Dr. Glover's first love was Gordon's, he bad some pretty good ones too when he was a resident here over two decades ago Ch. Finsbury Pilot a grand Collie and a great pro- ducing sire has passed the way of all dog flesh. Pilot was noted for his coat, among other points, and is a familiar name in the pedigrees of many of our im- ported Collies. He was 12 years old when he "cashed The American Illustrated Keimel Xews made its in- itial appearance on the 6th inst. The journal will be issued fortnightly and is published by the Kennel News PublishingCompany. Since our preliminary announcements of the two A. K. C. shows for next month, several changes have been made which we have noted in this ussue. GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. COLUE TRIALS. One of the features of the Toronto show will be the sheepdog trials. The wording Collie is a favorite in Canada, entries, it follows, should be strong. The trial regulations, by points, are — under command, 30 DON'T TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. A writer In the New York Life gives the following flippant but amusing skit descriptive of a wealthy sportsman's camp In the Adirondack mountains: He came In a private car. He dismounted at his private station. He followed his private roadway in an automobile. He entered his private, four-story, one-huodred-thousand-dollar camp at the private door. He recuperated from his private camp-chest, and then his private gamekeeper came in to report the chances of killing game. "The imported moose are in splendid cond he said, "except one bull. You can Bhc has been sick a long time, and it would do m 10 <&lxc gveeiiev axxit gpovtanxaxx [AUGUST 13, 1904 to kill him. The imported elk have not been within half a mile of the stand in two weeks, if you will walk a hundred yards from " "Out of the question'."' exclaimed the sportsman. "Well— er— we have two bears chained in the back end of the lawn. They are very young-quite harm- less. It is possible to shoot them from the observa- t0"Ah' Good! It will be well to tell my friends I shoot bears from my camp. Couldn't you bring them i ' ! fl 9 ■ r' " a and in the deer park we have a hundred of the animals scattered over five acres. You could— er— have one of the men kill one from jour automobile— "Certainly— have it done." . "Fi-hingin the private hatchery is satisfying. Ihe trout weigh tbree pounds apiece and upwards, as I have found by dipping them up carefully with a land- in" net. They are confined, each one, in a trough four feet long and two wide. There will be no diffi- culty in fastening them securely to your flies, and then dropping them into the main pond for you to catch." „ . , . , „ , "Good: I need to tell some fishing stories, bend some of the largest fish to the taxidermists immedi- atelv." , . .„ "Yessir. To-morrow, if you wish, we will go out and see the imported boars— they are in pens. I will see that one is speared and the tushes prepared—" "Oh. well, go ahead and do it: hand me that Wall ."aod, secretary! have the telegraph ope- rator bring me the report of that last trespass case. I don't see why people select my 60,000 acres to walk on. There's lots of public highways all arouod the mountains. We private preservers ought to have the pleasure of seclusion and quiet. Those common peo- ple don't appreciate the woods. How can they?" ILLEGAL DEER KILLING. On account of the shortening of -he open season for deer, by the Board of Supervisors of Lake county, and the energetic work of Deputy Fish Commissioner A. F. Lea and Constable Piner of Lake county, there has been a scampering to cover on the part of many violators of the new ordinance. These two officers found three campers with a deer in their possession. They were taken before Judge Huut, of Kelseyville, where one of the defendants, giving the name of John Doe, admitted his guilt and paid a fine of $50. The same officers arrested two brothers, John and Walter Young, for having killed deer in violation of the Lake county ordinance. The fine of $50 was paid by Walter Young who admitted that he did the killing. Deputy Fish Commissioner Charles F. Needham found a doe hanging in the barn of Fred Gregg at Rumsey. Both the doe and the owner of the premises were taken before Justice Norton of Guinda, Yolo county, where Gregg admitting his ofienfe paid hiB fine of $25. The deer meet was confiscated. THEV GOT OFF EASY. The cases of sixteen San Mateo county residents of the Coast district — in and about HalfmooD, that were recently arrested for killing deer before the county season opened have been disposed of according to a press dispatch from Redwood City which stated that the Halfmoon people labored under the impression that the new law was in effect and went to the haunts of the deer and slaughtered five. Sixteen of the young men were arrested and attorneys were hired to test the ordinance. The prosecution agreed to let three of the number plead guilty and dismissed the case against the rest. The compromise was accepted and Judge Hannon fined them $25 each, the minimum fine under the ordinance. Owing to the prominence of the young men great pressure was brought to bear with the prosecution. The State Warden (Deputy Fish Commissioner) also agreed and consented to the compromise. It was stated, as one reason for this die- position of the cases, that the prosecution was afraid that the county ordinance would not btand a test, on the ground of constitutionality. In the cases of the bunch of foreigners recently arrested at San Jose the following disposition was of the cases: John Mario, G. Reisca and M. Manfredo, who were arreBted two weeks ago by Constable Shannon and Game Warden Koppel for shooting doves and other birds near Coyote, pleaded guilty to the charge in Justice Benson's court and were fined $25 each for the Offense The other five defendants, who were arre ted at the same time were dismissed, the evidence not being strong enough to hold them. DOVES EVERYWHERE Mr. Floyd Judah who recently made a trip to Chicago and St. Lou:b and return states that on the route across the "plains" and clear to Chicago, doves were plentiful, from Chicago to St. Louis, the birdB seemed to be unending and on the trip back from St. Louie via the Sunset route he was surprised to note that doves were just as numerous as he had observed previously. Nor did he for a day lose sight of the birds in coming up from the southern part of the State until within about 50 miles of this city. Where did they all come from? They seemed to be phe- nomenally numerous. GOOD HUNTING IN MENDOCINO. Dr. A. E. Buzard, the well known vet, recently returned from a four days' successful hunt in a district about twenty miles north of Willits, north- ern Mendocino county. Dr. Buzard killed two bucks, one of which was a two-year-old and the other a magnificent animal about six or seven years old, weighing 200 pounds. When the big buck was brought back to Willits those who saw the carcass declared that it was the largest seen in years. The hunting i6 very hard, according to Dr. Buzard. In the four days he saw twenty-six does and seven bucks. The thickness of the brush adds to the difficulties. Trout fishing in that neighborhood is of the very best. On Tomki creek, a stream little known, the sport was excellent. SANTA CLAKA VALLEY DOVE SHOOTING. The open season for doves in Santa Clara couuty began on the first inst. The season was opened with a flourish by a number of San' Jose sportsmen. Among those who were out during the first days of the season at various points in the valley were: A. M. Barker bagged 35 near Los Gatos; H. Cadwallader, 35 at Pioneer; T. Sullivan 23, P. Sullivan 21, from same place; D. J. Prindiville 34, and S. G. Tompkins 32 from Los Gatos; A. B. Pryor and party 78 from Madrone; J. H. Prettyman 16, .and George Gilbert 17 from Almaden; J. Lewis 27, Edenvale; George Mondiaand party 75 from Calaveras; Al Boshade 20, Coyote; Clem Arques, Al Edlon, Frank Moon and Rick Pfister brought in 168 from the Twenty-One Mile house; J. R. Chase, L. Hobbs, F. A. Schilling, 67 from the same place; William Arnold and George Fuller 59 from Evergreen. Limit bags have been frequent. Among other places where the birds are reported plentiful are: the vicinity of Uvas, Alum Rock foothills, Calaveras valley and about Madrone. I.1\E BIRD SHOOT. At the California Wing Club shoot last Sunday at Ingleslde, five shooters: W. J. Golcher, Dr. A. T. Derby, A. M. Shields, P. J. Walsh and E. Klevesabi scored straight in the club shoot, at 12 pigeons, and divided the club purse of $75. Seventeen shooters participated In this event, the scores made were: E. Doi Hi-. E. G, .McConnell 9, C. C. Nau- man 10, W. Murdook 11, 1". J. Walsh 12, A. M. Shields 12. W. J Golcher 12, "Slado" 9, E. Klevesahl 12, C. Furrier 10, A. Shelley 10, L.Wood fl, O. Feudnur 9, A. W. Bruner 7, C. Smith 7, Dr. A '1'. Derby 12. Following the club race the usual pool shooting took place, the results being as follows: Second ovent, 6 bird pool— Feudner 6, Nauman 6, Golcher 2 (withdrew), Turner 5, Wood 0 (withdrew), Walsh li, Hutton 6, McConnell 6, Donohue 6, Smith 6, HalghtG, Bruner 0. Shelley 1, Shields 6, Derby 6, Klevesahl' Murdook 6. Third event, 6 bird pool— Nauman 6, Donohue 6, Shelley 4, Turner .">. lliii .., her 6, O'Connoll 4, Walsh ", 1 larby 5, Brunor 2 (withdrew) Smith 5. event, 6 bird pool- Walsh 6, Hutton 5, N'aumao 6, McConnell 5, Brunor 6, Donohue I Smith 4 San Jose hunters have also enjoyed excellent deer hunting. Dr. Jamison dropped a two prong buck in the hills back of Almaden. Emil Johnson brought in a four-pointer, one of the biggest yet seen by the valley hunters. William O'Fallon succeeded in bag- ging a fine three-pointer. It was the best deer yet killed in Santa Clara valley this season. William Guerrez got a five-forked horn that formerly roamed near Arroya Honda. George Pullen and Theo Bollin- ger returned from Red creek the other day with three fine bucks. STOCKMEN VERSUS HUNTERS. The Stockmens' Protective Association has been or- ganized, by ranchers in the vicinity of Livermore, for the purpose of preventing trespassing, camping, hunt- ing or the starting of fires on the lands or ranges of any of the members. Notices to this effect have been liberally posted throughout that sectisn. The action of the ranchers is prompted, it is alleged, by a spirit of self-protection, for they claim to have suffered ma- terially in past seasons through fires and other dam- ages, for which they blame responsibility upon hunters. There has been manifested some feeling in the mat- ter by many hunters who have been for years accus- tomed to shoot over the hills and in the canyons about Livermore, a region full of game at this time, it is reported. Notices have been torn down or shot full of holes and disregarded. They have defied the Stockmen's Protective Asso- ciation, though not in an organized way, and as the season grows older the danger of a clash will become greater. The Livermore district is greatly interested in this contest, for on one side the town derives great profit from its stock industry, while on the other many of the young men of the town are great hunters and some derive no little profit from the outside sportsmen. This edict of the ranchers will not affect the quail shooters to a great extent for the prohibitive period is between May 16th and November 1st only — the balance of the year being open. this week with Walter J. Moylan of this city as his guest. Mr. Moylan enjoyed a splendid outing and hunting trip and is enthusiastic over the good time he had with Reed. The two hunters were in a dis- trict full of deer, but had "hunter's luck" and did not get a buck. W. W. Richards was deer hunting in the same region recently. Noticing some commotion in nearby cover he sent in the hounds to investigate, they did not stay long, but came back with tails curled under their bellies and the hair of their backs turned the wrong way. It was only a California lion, and they are numerous in that section. "Ole Bill" did not have the chance for a crack at the varmint for it kept out of sight. A red fox a short distance away was on a point at Bill and he let drive and got his brush. The lion was stalking the fox, of which species of varmint the "chalks" and Big and Little Basin country is full of. SANTA CRUZ NOTES. The deer hunting season opened auspiciously in Santa Cruz county on the 1st inst. A number of buckB were bagged in different sections. The best results, seemingly, wore near Boulder — six or seven bucks being brought in there the early part of last week. "Big Mike," a noted buck, which had defied the efforts of the huntera for years past was bagged by Cleve Maddocks on the 8th Inst. It took five shots to down him; he dressed at 175 pounds and eight bul- lets found In the carcass were suggestive of former efforts to get him. This buck bad often beaten off dogs that were put on his trail, the sight of "Old Mike's" trackB was sufficient many times for the owner of a good dog to sound the recall from the trail. County ordinance No. 190 prohibiting the running of dogs Is the most unpopular law with Santa Cruz sportsmen (and elsewhere) that has ever been passed. Deer are plentiful in a number of districts in the county, particularly in the "chalks" near the coast. To hunt successfully without dogs is out of the question. Chas. A. Reed, the onergotic and popular game warden for the county, was out in the "chalks" early SALMON FISHING. The salmon run is still on in Monterey bay and anglers have been having great sport trolling for two weeks past. We are informed that the "skip jacks" came into the bay during the week and are pursuing the small baits ravenously. If this is true, thesalmon fishing will not be so good, for salmon does not stay long where he cannot feed on his favorites, sardines and anchovies. Last Sunday, the Capitola boats had to go down to Santa Cruz for successful trolling. Nearly every boat out returned with fish. The salmon run as high as 25 or morepounds in weight now. SALT WATER ANGLING. Devotees of striped bass fishing have, for a week or more, had sport enough with the bass to en- courage the hope that this particular salt water diver- sion will soon be vastly improved. Reports from anglers who have wet a linein Lake Merritt recently are favorable enough to induce a trip to the lake. James Watt, among others, had a pleasant and fairly lucky day's fishing on the lake last Saturday. Mr. Watt, who is as thorough an angler as he is a genial sportsman whipped the waters for smelt early in the morning with light trout tackle, using a No 16 red fly. This diversion for the six inch silver smelt has quite an element of sport in it for the smelt fight lively on the light tackle, but that is another story. Mr. Watt changed his red fly and leader and replaced them with a clam baited bass hook. After trying various places he located on the edge of the channel near Arthur's hole, and then the fun began Three bass werelanded by thelight tackle insideof an hour, each fish fighting ten or more minutes. He landed six bass altogether, the heaviest was not over five pounds in weight. Bert Spring also landed several bass on Saturday and Joe Url caught his initial striped bass on the same, to him, memorable day. Joe, needless to say, was extremely pleased and thoroughly enjoyed land- ing the first bass which, under the circumstances, he handled in splendid style. Safe to say he will be a confirmed striped basB fisherman from this time on. The bass are running in San Antone slough again and indications point to some good sport coming. A number of fish were caught there last Sunday. F. M. Johnson, Chas Bliss, Al Hudson and H. Hlflegass all caught fish. Charles Miller had Miss Tessie Mulligan as a boat partner and the young lady caught just twice the number of bass Mr. Miller did. The best luck was had by the fishermen who used No. 5 Stewart spoons. The Value of Song Birds. Observers have noticed that in man} sections of the East as well as in the Western states, song birds are far less numerous than they were a few years ago, and it Is very apparent to one who rides over the country, the growing scarcity of not only songsters, but of birds in general on the farms. Yet birds are the farmer's best friends. Naturalists tell us that there are 100,000 species of insects in the United States, and that almost all of them will damage some crop on his farm. The bird which eats insects will make away with an average of 24,000 of these insects every year. Professor Fish, of Buffalo, estimates that $100,000,000 has been saved in the United States alone to the farmer by insect eating birds. Insect life is still so abundant in many places as to make human life almost unendurable and the bird is the one potent factor in these sections in minimizing the annoyance. The number of gnats, flies and mosquitoes which a flock of birds will get away with in one day is scarcely computable. In some states, owls and hawks have been killed for bounty, because it is charge, that they made away with chickens. This system of getting away with the birds of prey was found false economy, as field mice, snakes, gophers, etc., which the birds held in check, increased with alarming rapidity. It has been found that the following, birds are especially helpful to the farmer: Phoebe, kingbird, swallow, brown thrasher, rosebreasted grosteak, house wren, vireo, cuckoo, oriole, warblers, shore larks, loggerhead shrike and meadow lark. The crow, blackbird and cedar bird do more good than harm. The red head hasn't the very best record and the sapsucker woodpecker has a bad reputation, but the other members of the woodpecker family are said to be very helpful. While thecatbird isa well-known lover of fruit he likes the wild fruit much better than the cultivated, and one-third of his food consists of insects. The king bird is often accused of destroying honey bees, but ornithologists say that he invariably picks out the drones who are good for nothing anyway. He feedB upon the robber fly, the bee's worst enemy, an August 13, 1904J ©tie grceUer cm© gpovtavnau lii insect which can kill on an average of 150 bees each Yn Iowa, for instance, the farmer fears most the crow, a bird which feeds upon sprouting; corn, corn in the milk, eggs of poultrv, wild birds and cultivated fruits. Farmers may protect themselves by feeding the crow a little old corn when growing corn is in the milk, or tar the corn before planting, thus secur- ing the services of the crow in destroying the insect pests. The government crop service has issued a "crow bulletin," giving the best methods of tarring corn. The crow redeems himself by destroying beetle?, cutworms, mice and grasshoppers. _ Farmers who fear the robins in the cherries are told that the birds find only five percent of their food in the cultivated trees. Hah of this food consists of grasshoppers, caterpillars, wasps, ants and spiders. An authority on bird life says that if we will tat e plenty of pains to water birds during the dry seasons there will be less hunting of juice in the fruits. The destruction of song birds in this State is carried on to a considerable extent and should be discouraged by most emphatic measures. Apropos of this, the blue jay which has a hard reputation has been proven to be of more worth than usually supposed. We will later on give some information in regard to the blue jay that is not generally known or believed. U. M. C. Gleanings. On July 21st, at Duluth, Minn., Mr. C. W. Budd made an unfinished run of 132 straight with U. M. C. shells. Mr. Budd did fine shooting all through the tournament, breaking 376-400—94%. Mr. Arthur Dunkerley of Ennis, Texas, one of the youngest amateurs shooting, made the splendid score of 112 straight targets, shooting U. M. C. shells. This is a record many a veteran shooter would be proud of. Mr Keihl shot a fine race at the Nortn Platte, Neb , shoot, breaking 431-450-95 8%. Mr. Reihl is shoot- ing in fine form these days audit takes a "cracuer- jack" to head him off. He always uses U. M C. shells. Mr. C. B. Ada-ns on July 13th, at El Dora, la., broke 191 out of 200 targets, 95.5%. As usual, he used U. M. C -hi'!]'- Mr Jim Head carried away the high average at Litchfield, 111., July 12th and 13th, score 328-350— 93%. On July loth, at Crawfordsville, lad., Mr. Head kept up his good work by breaking 116 out of 120-96%. U. M. C. shells again. Mr T A. Marshall was kept busy meeting his many friends at the St. Paul shoot. He shot in good form, having 90°^ to his credit. Billy Heer went him one better with 91% for the three days. J. L. D. Morrison and R. G. Guptill, both of Grand American Handicap, were present and shot their favorite shells— U. M. C, of course. _ The sportsmen visiting the St. Louis Exposition will find that it is time well Bpent to visit the U. M. C. exhibit and inspect one of the finest exhibitions of cup and trophies ever publicly displayed, as well as the regular products of the company. The U. M. C. experts have been good enough to loan their individual prizes which presented many a hard fought victory in contests of no mean importance. The names of Tom Marshall, Pop Heikes, Charles Budd and many others well known to the trapshooters can be seen upon these trophies, and it can be truly said that probably no other three men in the country own so many valuable medals as the above mentioned trio. Don't forget the address— D. M. C. Exhibit, Block No. 9A, Manufacturers Building, St. Louis Exposition. The U. M. C. representative is waiting to make you welcome. Smokeless Powder Averages. Charlottesville, Va., July LOth and 21st, T. S. Baskervill, first general average, 287 out of 320, shoot- ing 'Infallible." Second general average E. H. Storr, of Baltimore, Md.,286out of 320, shootiDg "Infallible" Third general and first amateur average, W. R. Win- free of Charlottesville, Va., 286 out of 320, shooting "Infallible." Second amateur average, W. A. Ham- Something New in Small Bores. The Winchester Repeating Arms Co. makes the announcement that en October 1st, it will place on the market two new 22 calibre single shot rifles, which will be known as the Thumb Trigger Model and the Model 1904 single shot. The former is a decided novelty. As its name indicates, the trigger, which is located on the upper side of the grip at the rear of the bolt, is operated by pressing down with the thumb. It is claimed that this style of a trigger is an aid to accurate shooting, as tbe shcotei is not so apt to throw the gun off the object aimed at in pressing down the trigger as when pulling it in the ordinary way. This rifle lists at $3.50. The Model 1904 single shot rifle, the company as- serts, is the biggest value in a rifle ever offered. It has a 21 inch heavy round barrel, handsome highly finished Schuetzen shaped butt-stock, 13J inches long, with a blued metal rifle butt plate. The length of this gun over all is 37J inches and its weight is about four pounds, and tbe list price only $6 00. Notwith- standing the low price at which both these rifles are offered, they are made with the same degree of care and science which characterizes the manufacture of mond of Richmond, Va , 280 out of 320, shooting "In- fallible." Third amateur average, Geo. Bruffey of Charlottesville, Va., 278 out of 320, shooting "Du Pont." Mr. Bruffey also won the Handicap event for a gun with 24 out of 25 at 20 yards. Duluth, Minn., July 20th and 21st, H. C. Hirschy, first general average, 381 out of 400, shooting "Du Pont." Second general average, C. W. Budd, 376 out of 400, shooting "Schultze." Third general and first amateur average, Guy V. Deering, 375 out of 400, shooting, "Scbultze." Second amateur aver- age, R. D. Guptill, C. R. Wilkinson and L. E. Parker, 372 out of 400, all shooting "Infallible." Third amateur average, C. M. Powers, 371 out of 400, shoot- ing "Du Pont" and "Schu)tze " Proctor Knott, Minn., July 22d, B. O. Seymour of Grand Forks, N. D., aod C. R. Wilkinson of St. Paul, fMinn., both amateurs, won first general average. 141 out of 150, shooting "Du Pont" and "Infallible," respectively. Second general aveifge, L. E. Parker of Minneapolis, and Fred Lord of Chicago, 140 out of 150, shooting "Infallibe." Third general and third amateur average, Thos. Storr of Duluth, 138 out of 150, shooting "Du Pont." all Winchester rifles. Both guns are made in "Take Down" style and have the same simple and reliable bolt action which has made the Winchester Model 1902 so popular and has caused it to be so widely imitated. Parker Paragraphs. At the Western Texas League shoot, July 14-16 inclusive, Mr. M. E. Atchisoh shooting the Parker gun broke 648 out of a possible 700. In the Schmelzer cup event Mr. Atchison broke 50 straight. In the Hunter Arms Co. cup Mr. Atchison broke 24 out of 25. For the Marlin Gun event Mr. Atchison broke 25 straight without a tie. For three different prizes Mr. Atchison broke 99 out of a possible 100. There were a good many Parker guns at this shoot, and they were quite in evidence. Such scores as the above keep increasing and lend an added evidence to tbe reliability and effectiveness of the "Old Reliable" Parker. Strikel — if they don't givg you Jackson's Naps Sod it when you a-k for il. THE FARM Sprinkling the nests with a solution of diluted carbolic acid will greatly assist in the battle against lice. Good quality, first— then good health, the product of good care— these are the cornerstones of successful poultry farm- ing. The foundation will be faulty if either be lacking. Two thingB enter into the price o stock— the quality and the reputation of the raiser. The first i8 the only one that does any real good, although reputation is a helpful element in selling. o It is not a good plan to get overloaded with stock. A few well kept is better than a whole drove poorly fed. Tbe surplus should be disposed of as early as possible, as the price is lowest in the fall. Reports show that during the year 1903 the United States exported $220,000,000 worth of cattle, meat and provisions, naarly $20,000,000 of oil cake and oil meal, and $16,000,000 worth of vegetable oils. Warbles in cattle may be killed by using coal oil or turpentine in a small oiler. Or a quill may be used. Put the quill into the bottle, let it fill with oil, close the upper end with the fingers, place it over the warble, take off the fin- gers and he gets the dose. YOU NO STALLION FOR SALE. DEAL BROWN, TWO-YEAR-OLD STALLION *J sired by Extoneer 335-35 (sod of Boodle 2:12l/S and Expressive (3) 2:12ii by Electioneer), dam Gertrude Russell 2:23'/, (own sister to Palo Alto 2-083i) by Electioneer. Bred at Palo Alto Stock Farm. For price and particulars apply Room 538 Crbssley Building, San Francisco. Entering the Show Ring 12 ®tt£ gSrccfccv mifc ^povteman [August 13, 1904 The Beef-Cattle Business It requires millions of cattle each year to supply the meat markets of the world. And the United States is one of the largest cattle-producing countries. In the twenty years between 1SS0 and 1900, the average annual production of beef cattle in this country amounted to over thirty-two million head. It would require one million stock cars to transport these cattle, if thirty-two of them could be crowded into each car. If these million cars were made up into a solid train, it would reach eight thousand miles, or one-third the distance around the earth. While all the states produce beef cattle, the great Middle West is the natural centre of this industry. Some of these cattle are raised on the ranches. The ranch states are Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, it was in this region years ago that the immense herds of bison found their pas- turage. But the ranch system of raising cattle for the shambles is rapidly chang- ing, giving way to the meadow and the stall of the farm. The states of the corn- belt are coming to the front in raising beef cattle. Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Ohio are the chief sourceB of supply. Corn-fed cattle are greatly preferable to cattle on the open ranch. Another change for the better is in the superior breed of cattle now raised for beef. The days of the wild-eyed, long- horned Texas steer are numbered. The Devons are found to be far superior for beef. The Herefords— with their white faces and feet— are extensively raised. The Durhams — or Shorthorns — are in the van, and are likely to remain there, as they excel as beef cattle, and reach their maturity sooner. The great stockyards and packing- houses are in the West. Tne three chief centres of the dressed-beef industry are Chicago, Kansas Citv, Kansas and South Omiba, Nebraska. The Chicago stockyards are still the largest, though the others are beginning to crowd Chicago for Hist place. The prophecy is frequently made that in a few years the head-centie of the dressed-beef industry will he <>n the Mi-soui i. In 1900, the Chicago stockyards received about 2,750,000 eallle. An aveiage busy day's receipts will he twenty-five th ,iicand cattle. These would make ab inteighteen million pounds, or nine Ihousitid tuns, of dressed beef. At live centres in the West 185,000 head of cattle had been received in one week. The names of the large beef-packers are famous wherever meat is used — Armour, Swift, Hammond, Morris, Cudahy Schwarzchild and Sulzberger. In the long railroad journey to the stockyards, every provision is made by law for feeding and watering the cattle. When slaughtered, no part of the animal is waBted. Besides the meat there are numerous by-products. The horns are made into knife-handles, combs, etc. The bones are made into tooth-picks and but- tons, or ground for fertilizers. The albu- men from the blood is used for finishing leather. Krom the fat, oleomargarine and butterine are made. The hides are made into leather. The hair is used for mattresses and for mixing in mortar. Much of the beef finds its way to the markets as fresh meat. It is sent in refrigerator care, usually one hundred quarters of beef in eachcar. Besides this considerable quantities are canned. The tongues are canned. Hamburger steak is put up in neat little boxes. Beef extract is also made in ever-increasing quantities. While much of the beef product is re- quired for home consumption, the United States sends a large proportion of its pro- ducts to western Europe. England and Ge: many are our best foreign customers. It is still customary to send across the At antic live beef cattle. In a recent year v sent no less than four hundred thous- & l "on the hoof," as it is called. But more and more the shippers are sending fresh beef in monster refrigerator steamers. As many as sixty -five carloads of dressed beef, twenty-five cattle to the carload, will be stowed away in the refrig- erator rooms of a great Atlantic liner. That would represent 1H25 cattle, and that is more than any of the old exclusively cattle ships could carry in live cattle. We sent abroad in a recent year three hundred million pounds of fresh beef in refrigerator steamers. Two-thirds of all the live cattle or fresh beef we ship to Europe goes from the ports of New York and Boston. While the largest movement of Western cattle and beef is towards the East, a minor movement is from the Rocky Mountain States towards the States on the Pacific slope As California, Oregon and Washington increase their popula- tion, they open up an excellent market for cattle from the 6unrise side to the Rockies. So the cattle-men of the Trans- Mississippi region are being able to ship their beef cattle both East and VI est. The most formidable rival the United States has in its dressed-beef industry is Argentina. Cattle thrive as well there as they do in our Western Btates, and the breeds are juBt as good. While the sea journey from Buenos Ayres to Liverpool is longer than from New York and Boston, the land journey from the pampas of Argentino to Buenos Ayres is much shorter than from Kansas to the Atlantic sea- board. Taking the entire trip into ac- count, it is about as short from Argentina as from our Middle West. This makes her one of our strongest rivals. — Beef Cattle. Pointers for Milkers. THE BEST GOLDEN GATE Leaf M (For Cake or Pie). MONARCH Hams [(To Boil or Fry). WESTERN MEAT COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA Stock Pointers. Never breed a "kicky" cow. Your herd needs cows, not mules. Never put a fine cow in care of a poor milker. The milker makes or unmakes the cow. Scrub cows, on scrub farms, fed on scrub rations, cared for by scrub persons, produce nondescript milk and butter that is hardly good enough for axle-grease. S mred milk affects the cream injuri- ously. Get the c earn off in time. The cows should be thoroughly ac- quainted with the milkers. Cream irregularly ripened makes streaky butter. Dry salt can not be worked into dry buner successfully. Slow milking frets the cow. Hasten the performance as much as possible. Fresh cream and ripened cream mixed will always result in dubious butter. A "mess" of cream in a churning should be of one degree of ripeness throughout. Buller will not keep well if overworked so that its natural grain is destroyed. The overworking tends to smaBh the globules of the butter and to give it a "greasy feel." Dirt in milk makes more undesirable butter than all the wrong methods of working. No perfection of working out buttermilk and working in salt can secure the proper Havor of butter from dirty milk. Some cows set the "dairy marks" of the experts at defiance and give large yields of good milk All the same, the good dairy cow should show certain fea- tures in size, shape and general make-up. The old churn used to turn out fine butter on the farm. To-day, with the knowledge of handling, ripening and churning that has become so general, the churn should be able to turn out really gilt-edge butter. Such butter would promptly put a profit into dairy farming. The dairy farmer afraid of the churn can not hope to make money out of milk. Always remember that milk sent off the farm that produces it carries away forever the nltrcgenand mineral matters, and thus impoverishes the farm. The churn would retain these elements on the farm and send off only the butter, which contains no fertility worthy of mention. — ■k Farmer. Some believe that hogs with heavy bristles have thick skins. Dirty pens are breeding places for hog diseases and lice. It is recommended to give calves salt regularly after weaning time. Manure should be hauled out as promptly as possible. Otherwise it heats and burns. Cross sows are never safe, and should not be kept. They should be fattened and butchered or sold. The closely confined pigsenjoy a variety of food. They need weeds, grass and slop, in addition to their regular feed. Your pigs will thrive if fed middlings and milk, or water. It should be fed in a trough where the older hogs cannot get at it. If farmers who are troubled by cattle chewing harness or ropes, will oil them thoroughly they probably will not be troubled any more. Theorchardist has a good place to die" pose of imperfect fruit and small potatoes, if he has an active pig or two. They are better if boiled and mixed with bran and chops. Sheep are yery much like other ani- mals; if they are to be good-sized, tender and thrifty, they need to have a good chance while young so that they may grow rapidly. Young pigs should be encouraged to eat as young as possible, and to eat all they will. They soon learn to like skim miik, and will consume large quantities. This helps the sow. The hornliy pest is believed to be largely averted by having hogs follow the stock and spreading the manure bo that it cannot be used as hatching places for flies. A writer believes that the effort o con- trol or determine sex iB time and effort wasted. Sex will always keep itself balanced. There is no. way to certainly determine what the result of any case of breeding will be. 1, gluten feed 4.5, green alfalfa 6, alfalfa hay 20. Shorthorn Ration- Corn meal 3, bran 2, oil meal 1.5, corn heartB 4, gluten feed 3, cotton seed meal 1.5, ground oats 4, 4, silage 12, alfalfa hay 12 pounds. It will be noted that virtually only two rations are being used with the four breeds. The Holsteins and Brown Swiss are fed similarly, while Jerseys and Shorthorns are fed alike except that more Bilage and green alfal a are fed the Jerseys. With the exception of corn meal and ground oats all the grains are known as strictly mill feeds, and these two farm grainB have been milled. This indicates the strong disposition of American dairy- men to i se ground or finely powdered grain feeds for the concentrated portion tf all rations. The price of stock is not always a guide to the excellence. It often pays to get an expert to do the judging where valuable cattle are to change bands. Some dealers get all they can, regardless of the real value of the animals. They regard it as business to sell at as high a price as possible. o The United States Consul at Munich, Germany, reports to the Department of Commerce that there is great disappoint- ment in Germany because that govern- ment has failed to produce a product equal to the United States beef, so essential for the supply of the army and navy. o Buffalo has the largest sheep sheds in the world. About 4,000 000 feet of lum- ber were used in their construction. They will accommodate about 45,000 head of sheep at one time. Feeds used with Dairy Cows at World's Fair. The four breeds in the dairy test at St. Louis are fed rations selected at the will of the respective breeders. There is a wide difference in the feedB selected as "beet feeds." There will be a most valuable lesson here. The dairy rations now being UBed for a cow of each breed are given in pounds as follows : For Holstein— Corn hearts 5 union grains 10, green alfalfa 4, green oats and peas 95. Brown SwiBB Ration — Cotton seed meal 1.5, 8 pounds each of hominy, malt sprouts and gluten feed, green oats and peas CO. Jersey Ration— Corn meal 4.5, bran 2, oil meal 1.5, distiller's grain 1, corn hearts Gombault's Caustic Balsam The Great French Veterinary Remedy. A Safe. Speedy and Positive cure tor ailments of HORSES and CATTLE. AS a HITMAN BEMEDT for Rheu- matism, Sprain*. Sore Throat, etc., It Is Invaluable. Every bottle of Cauntlc BaUnm sold la ■Warranted topive satisfaction. Price Sl-GO per bottle. SoM bv drupcistM or sent by ex- press, charges jft.id.'with full directions for lta use. Send tor descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Addrea- THS UWRBHCK-WIU.I.AmS COKPAHY, Clereluni, Ohio. AUGUST 13, 1904] She gveeftev emit gpovtsntcui 13 Pasteurization of Gathered Cream. There is probab'y no problem along pas- teurizing lines of greater importance at present than the pasteurization of hand separator or gathered cream. Heretofore the apparent difficulty in the way of pas- teurizing this cream has been the high degree of acidity which it often reaches before delivery to the creamery. To arrive at some definite conclusions a series of experiments was carried out at the Michigan Dairy School, under the direction of the writer, in which cream with an acidity varying from .3 to .6 per cent was pasteurized in a continuous pas- teurizer at a temperature of 185 degrees F. After pasteurization one-half was left without starter ; the other half was treated with 25 per cent starter after it had reached a temperature of 65 degrees F. After pasteurization one-half was left without starter; the other half was treated with 25 per cent starter after it had reached a temperature of 65 degrees F. Both lots were then cooled to 48 de- grees F., where they were held for ten hours and then churned. Control experi- ments were carried on of unpasteurized cream ripened without starter. Duplicate samples of the butter made were sent to New York for scoring. The results obtained in these experi- ments are summarized at follows : 1. Cream with a fat content of from 20 to 40 per cent can be pasteurized without difficulty even when the acidity reaches .6 per cent. 2. When no strter was added to the pasteurized sour cream no improvement in the flavor of the butter was noticeable. 3. When the pasteurised sour cream was treated with 25 per cent starter the flavor of the butter was improved from 2 to 4 points in every experiment. 4. Pasteurizing sour cream destroys it& heavy consistency which cannot be re- covered oven when ripened with 25 per cent starter. The body of the butter from this cream was perfect, however. 5. There was practically no difference in the yield of butter from the pasteurized and unpasteurized cream. 6. The average test of the buttermilk from the pasteurized sour cream was .07 per cent ; that from the unpasteurized .00 per cent. 7. There was a marked increase in the keeping quality of the butter made from pasteurized sour cream treated with starter. 8. The acidity of the sour cream was somewhat diminished by the pasteuriz- ing proceBB. 9. These experiments have shown that it is absolutely essential to add a heavy starter to the pasteurized sour cream, even if the latter shows an acidity of 6 per cent. — John Michel b in Michigan Farmer. Disposal of Dead Hogs. The proper disposal of dead hogs means a great deal to the farmer and also to the community in which be lives. He should consider it his duty to keep his surroundings -& free from intectious dis- eases as possible, writes J. B- Ashby in Kimball's Dairy Farmer. This applies not only in the matter of properly dis- posing of dead animals, but to everything under his care. His stables should be thoroughly ven- tilated and should receive an application of whitewash once or twice a year, to which has been added a little carbolic acid. If an animal becomes sick he should give it proper attention, and if the dis- ease ia new to him, be should quarantine the animal until well. If one of his hogs dies he should dis- pose of the body in such a way that no trouble will come from it. Too often this is overlooked. While many men would not harm their neighbors if they knew it, I they will often drag tne budy of a dead hog into some gully or out-of-the-way place and leave it to decay." The place looks to them remote and they do not think of the harm that mav come. In case the hog died of some contagious disease the germs of this disease are at first, of course, very numerous in the body. They are easily transferred from the body to anything that comes in con- tact with it. In this way dogs and wild animals, such as vermin and snakes, come in contact with the body and tnen carry the germs to neighboring farms. One can readily see how dangerous this ie to the community. The practice of burying diseased ani- mals is generally resorted to and is a very good method, although there is still some danger, especially if the body is not put down deep enough. But it is best to always burn the body, thus eliminating nearly all possible chanceB of lurther danger. If carried on thoroughiy and properly very little, if any, bad results can come from it. There really should be certain requirements or state laws apply- ing to the treatment of dead bodies of diseased animals. Cows confined in Btalls do not thrhe unless they have a certain amount of exercise. Horses are exercised, so should cows be exercised. It is some trouble, but it pays. The manure-coated cow is proof that her owner is in the wrong busineBB. He ehould change occupations. Sober up on Jackson's Napa Soda. FOR SALE. p VY PACING MARE CLARA L. BY ARGENT *-* 101 10, dam Belle by Treewood, son of Nutwood; second dam Bessie by Sargent's Patchen. Is seven years old perfectly gentle, thoroughly broke single and double, a fine roadster and fast enough to race. Can be seen at244?Sutterstreet, San Francisco, after 5 p. m... or apply to Mrs. SPRAGUE. 701B Howard street Mc MURRAY} McMURRAY SULKIES and J0QQINQ CARTS Standard the World Over. .e^f-Address for printed matter and prices. W. J. Kenney, 531 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cal STAKES REOPENED SALINAS DRIVING CLUB Race 3V£eertixis; Salinas, Cal, Sept. 14, 15, 16 and 17 Entries Close Thursday, Sept. 1, 1904 LIST OF EVENTS. Horses Must Bo Named With Entry. 1 — Monterey County Chamber of Com- merce Stakes, for 2:20 class 8600 3_Green Class, for horses wlihoat rec- ords 300 3— For horses eligible to the 3:10 class. 300 4— For horses eligible to the 2:15 class. 300 TROTTERS 5— Salinas Driving Club Stakes, for 2:20 trotters.. S600 6— For trotters of the 2:15 class 300 7_For Green Class trotters, or horses ■without records 300 DISTRICT RACES. 8— District (Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz and San Lufs Obispo counties) Three-Year- Old Stake, for trotting colts three years old or under, 850 entrance, with $50 added by the Club. 9— District Two- Year-Old Trot, conditions and added money the same as in No. 8. 10— Mixed Race, Trotters and Pacers, 2:25 class, for horses owned In Mon- terey County $150 11— Mixed Trotting and Pacing Race for Members of the Driving Club, owners to drive. 150 Entrance o% and 5% from money winners. Two horses may be entered by one owner in any race on one entrance fee, but not more than one can be started. Races will be arranged so as to give horses starting in more than one race at least one day between starts. All Stakes are for the amount guaranteed— no more, no less. Stakes not tillingsatisfactorily to the Board of Directors may be declared off. Member National Trotting Association. Send for Entry Blanks and address all communications to M. J. SMELTZER, President. J. D. KALAR, Secretary, SALINAS, CAL. WESTCHESTER RACING ASSOCIATION Under the Auspices of The Jockey Club and National Steeplechase and Hunt Association Race Course; Morris Park, Westchester, New York, Office: 571 Fifth Avenue, New York, "'iJJH:*" The following Races will Close and Name at Midnight of MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1904, to be run at the Beginning Monday, Oct 3, and ending Saturday, Oct. 13, 1904, In all 12 days Supplementary Entries for Autumn Meeting 1904. FOR TWO-YEAR-OLDS The Nursery Handicap— $3000 Added The Ncrseby Handicap, at $75 each, if de- clared by 2 p M. the day before the race. If left into pay S150 each, with S3000 added, of which SbOO to the second, 8J00 to the third The Eclipse Course. The Champagne— 85000 Added The Champaon-e (Condition). Sion each half forfeit, with $5000 added, of which $1000 to the second, $500 to the third. Last seven furlongs of the Withers Mile. FOR THBEE-YEAR-OLDS The Jerome Handicap— $2000 Added The Jerojie Handicap. stoOeach, half forfeit $2o only if declared by 2 p ai of the day before the race, with $2000 added, of which 2JO0 to the second, $200 to the third. Mile and five-sixteenths over the hill. FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD The Municipal Handicap— $2500 Added The MrxiciPAL Handicap. $100 each half forfeit. $2= if declared by 2 p m. of the day before the race with 52500 added, of which $500 to the second. 3300 to the third. Mile and three quarters over the hill. The Morris Park Weight fop Age Race— S3000 Added The Morris Park Weight for age Race $100 each, half forfeit, with 33000 added (also claim on the Wooalawn Vase for the wionerl of which $600 to the second. 3300 to the third Two miles and a quarter. Withers Course. Steeplechases-Open and for Hunters Corinthian Open Steeplechase Handicap— SIOOO Added— Enn J uesday, Oct. 4th. The Corinthian Open Steeplechase Handi- cap, to be ridden by gentlemen riders, Qualified under the rules of the N. S. & H. A., or the C H A If entered August 15. 1904 at 855 each, 815 forfeit $5 only if declared. If entered September 19 1904 at $50 each, half forfeit, $10 only if declared the day before the race, with $1030 added of which $200 to the second, 81G0 to the third, and $100 in plate to the rider of the winner. About two miles and a half. October Steeplechase Handicap— 91500 Added— Ban Saturday, Oct. 8th. The October Steeplechase Handicap By subscription of 820 each. $10 only if declared $30 additional for starters, with $1500 added of which $250 to the second, 8150 to the third. About two miles and a half. Antumn M>adowbrook Handicap Steeple- chase - SIOOO Added—Run Thursday October 13th, Autumn Meadowbhook Handicap Steeple- chase for hunters qualiQed under the rules the N. S & H. A . or the C H. A , gentlemen riders. If entered by August 15, 1904. by subscrip- tion of $10 each, $15 additional for starters, or if entered by 5 p. si. of Monday, October 3 1904 'at $20 each, $30 additional for starters, with $1000 added, of which $200 to the second. $100 to* the third. Mr. Belmont to add $100 In plate to the winner if ridden by a gentleman rider Horses ridden by professional riders to carry 5 lbs. more than the weights allotted by the handicapper About three miles. Sixth Champion Steeplechase, about 818,000— Run Saturday. Oct 15th. Supplementary Entry for the Sixth Champion Steeplechase $50 each, $100 addi- tional Tor starters, with $9000 added— to the sec- ond $1500, to the third $750. Named weights. Penalties and allowances. About three miles and a half. AUTUMN MEETING FOR TWO-TEAR-OLDS. The Hurrlcana— S1500 Added. TheHurricana (Selling). Maidens at time of eniry. tJv subscription of $50 each, §20 forfeit. with $1500 added, of which $250 to the second. $150 to the third. Last five furlongs Eclipse Course. The Rancho del Paso— S1500 Added. The Ras'-h 3 del Paso. Non-winners of $5000 at time of entry. By subscription of $50 each, $20 forfeit, with $1500 added, of which $^50 to the sec- ond, $150 to the third. Named weights The Eclipse Course. White Plains Handicap-83000 Added. The White Plains Handicap By subscrip- tion of $50 each, half forfeit. $10 only if declared, with $3000 added, of which $400 to the second, 8200 to the third. The Eclipse Course. FOB THREE-TEA R-OLDS. The Hunter— SI50O Added. The Hunter Handicap for Fillies. By sub- scription or 850 each, $25 forfeit, $10 only if de- clared, with $1500 added, of which 8250 to the sec- ond, $150 to the third The Withers Mile. The Fairview— $1500 Added. The Fair view (Selling). By subscription of $50 each. $30 forfeit with $1500 added, of which $250 to the second. $150 to the third. Mile and a sixteenth over the hill. The DIxlana-S1500 Added. TheDixiana. Non-winners of 85000 in 1904 at time of entry By subscr ption of $50 each, $20 forfeit, with $1500 added, of which $250 to tne sec- ond. $150 to the third. Named weights. The Withers Mile. The Ramapo Handicap-82000 Added The Ramapo Handicap By subscription of 820 each, fee only if declared. Starters $30 addi- tional with $2000 added, of which $250 to the second, $150 to the third. Mile and a furlong. Withers Couise. FOB TWO-YEAB OLDS AND UPWABD The Manhattan Handicap— SISOO Added The Manhattan Handicap By subscription of $20 each. $10 only if declared. Starters 830 additional, with $1800 added of which 8250 to the second, $150 to the third. The Eclipse Course. Autumn High weight Serial Handicap— SoOOO Added By subscription of 830 each, which shall entitle the entry to start in Tne Bronx, The Westchester and The Fordham Highweight Handicaps on pay- ment of an additional starting fee of $10 for each race. Also that all entries shall be handicapped free, for all overweight handicaps, during the meeting, if duly entered, saving declaration fees. Conditions of The Bronx Handicap. $10 additional for starters, with $1500 added, of which $300 to the second, $200 to the third. Last six fur- longs of The Withers Mile. Conditions of The Westchester High- weight Handicap. $10 additional for starters, with $L7fX) added, of which $300 to the second, $200 to the third Last six and a half furlongs of The Withers Mile. Conditions of The Fordbam Highweight Handicap. $10 additional for starters, with S180n added, of which 8300 to the spcond, $200 to the third. Last seven furlongs of The Withers Mile FOB TBBEE-TEAB-OLDS AND UPWARD The New Rochelle— S1500 Added The New Rochelle (Selling) at 10 pounds above the scale. By subscription of $50 each, $20 forfeit, with $1500 added, of which $25u to the second, $150 to the third. The Withers Mile. 1905 1906 1907. Special Notice to Owners and Trainers.— The fixed events for now yearlings to run whan two years old m I90o. when three years old in 1906, and for foals of 1904 to run in 1907 will ba duly announced to close about the middle of December, 1904. 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 and the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association. For Entrv Blanks and information address H. G. CRICKMORE, Clerk of the Course, "Th« Windsor Arcade, "571 Fifth Avenue, New York. 14 ®ru? gveeltev emit gpovtsmcux [August 13, 1904 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property of John Parrott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS 63 <*» Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1904 FEE - - ' - 875 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEALY. Istit He Worth Saving?. ^MCN* "Why trade oft or sell at a beggarly price a good h-'Tst1 just because lie "goes lame, "throws a curb" or develops some other blemish? There is nothing in the way of Spavins, Curbs. Splints, Windpuffs or Bunches which will not yield ind permanentlv to treatment with nUINN'S ** OINTMENT. I>r. K. H. Pnvenport. a prominent physician of Sheridan Ind.. writes. 1 have m-ed a numtxr of remedies for the removal of pilots, thickened t.-r. ions and tissues cenerally, but Tor the last two years 1 have not been without Qu Inn's Ointment. 1 have tested it thor- nn.gn.ij at different times, and say without hesitancy thi r it is the only reliable reme- ::. 1 1 have ever tried.-' Price SI. 00 pei ml bt biIL Wrlu o* f« f ..!-■ ' . •■ . Sold bv all druggists o: W. B. Eddy & Co., Whitehall, N.Y. NEW MODEL 1904 BEST ROAD CART MADE. One TRUSS BAB PATTERN and one 1903 MODEL SULKY f _r sale at special price. O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St. SAX FRANCISCO. CAL TROTTER FOR SALE. OORREL GELDING, 6 YEARS OLD. Stands ^ 16 2*4 hands high and wetybs 1 100 pounds. Sired by Niccanor by Dexter Prince, dam Flora by EI Cajon by Don Victor. He ia in every re- spect a grand individual, handsome, stylt-h. and can show a 2:40 gall or better. With very little work I drove him a half this year in 1:22 and a quarter in 39 seconds, to cart. He will make a grand park horse and should be seen by any one looking for a high-class trotter. Call or address L. R. PALMER, Walnut Creek, Cal. Santa Rosa Stock Farm HAS FOR SALE Three Sidney Dillon Yearlng Colls from the following marcs: Pansy (dam of King Orry 2:2IH, Almonltion 2:24 s4. Lady Pan^ .and Pansy Russell 2:30) by Cass I us M. Clav, Jr. 22, etc. Gnycara 2:18^ by Guy Wilkes 2:1. "in. dam Btscari (dam of 5 In list) by Director 2:17, second dam Dicarl (dam of 6 in list) by Harold, etc. KumIi- Ruuell by Bay Rose 2:20',;, out of Oakley Russell by Happy Russell, son of Happy ZT Medium, etc. Apply to IRA PIERCE, 728 Montgomery St., San Francisco. >r FOR SALE. TY ENTIRE STOCK OF STANDARD-BRED Trotting and Pacing Horses. Single drivers and double teams. Some excellent prospects for stake winners entered in the Occident, Stanford and Breeders Futurity slakes. A fine carriage team, also the great broodmare Daisy S. (dam of Tom Smith 2:13'^. General VoJlojo 2:20^. Sweet Rose2:2J« (trial 2:2l> anil Li' -'.). The driving horses and colts can be seen at my stable In Vallujo, and the broodmares, etc., at the race track. Apply to or address THOMAS SMITH, Vallejo, Cal. FOR SALE. Miccinn Rov Ba5" K°lalnK bv SultanJr.; over 1100 Ibv A handHome. htghcla^s man's roadster; atyi i -tie. and good driver. Winner (without preparation) of the 2:30 pace at the mutlnoe Decoration Day. Address T. H. CORCORAN, 1301 Valencia St., San Francisco. Fast Paoer For Sale. THE PACING GELDING, AL SANDY 2:19* oy Wayland \V\, dam Rapid Ann by Overland. O i pace three heats butter than 2:17. Ca y fast on the road. Excellent prospect to race. ono of the best road horses In the city, tnd intelligent. Safe for lady to <-•_•! and further particulars address S. -ON, 235 Douglas street, San Francisco INTERNATIONAL COMPOUND ABSORBENT CURES CURBS while Tom uonsE RACES or WORKS. Qaickly Stops Pain and Sore- ness. Cores Curbs, Inflam- mation of the Tendons, In- flammation of the Coronary Cushion , So rencssof Tendons, Wind Galls, Capped Hocktt, Enlarged Glands, Sprains, Bog Spavin, Bone Spavin, Splint, Shoulder Lameness, Etc It is a remarkable Leg Strengthener. Trice *2 .00 per Large Bottlo. If it ever fails we will Promptly Refund the ?2.M>. II wo ever refuse wo hereby agree to pay you $100 incash.. Ask Dealers for it. If not for Ealo inyocrtown Write Direct To Vs. 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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 Holsteins have beaten Jerseys for butter. Stock for sale; also plga. F. H. Burke, 30 Montgomery St., S. F. CUBA OF KENWOOD (Glenbeigh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam-Dolly Dee LT) STOCKDALE KENNELS K. M. DODGE, Manager, Bakersfield, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word per insertion. Gash to accompany order. GORDON SETTERS. ffOR SALE— TEN PINE PUPPIES FROM x prize-winning stock; also one brood bitch, HELEN H. (Keg. No. W937 A K. C. S. B.). Edge- wood and Ben Butler stock. GEO. H. STONE, Box 12, Fresno, Cal. ST. BERNARDS. pHAMPION ALTA SYLVIA WILL STAND KJ at stnd in San Francisco from August 1st to September 1st only. Fee $35. J. F. MAHONEY, 552 Second avenue, S. F. A T STUD— CHAMPION LE KING. 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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 Inspe c t or for New 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 Park 128. ■pOR SALE— 8-MONTHS-OLD DOG BY CH. ■*• Loyne Ruffian, very typical; price $20. 12- months-old dog, $10. Smart bitch, good breeder, $12. BRADLEY-DYNE, Saturna P. O., B. C. 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Alnci noil CAPS and FUSE. J Du PONT SMOKELESS f at \ Grand Western Handicap (Auspices Denver Trap Club) Won 1st General Average Mr. Fred Gilbert, ; 79 ex 600 targets Tied for 2d General Average Mr. Jobn W. Garrett, 561 ex 600 targets Won 3d General Average Mr. T. Lawton, 558 ex 600 targets On the 13th Mr. Garrett ran HI straight— IG yd. mark, On the 1 4th Mr. Gilbert ran 83 straight— SO yd. mark, and broke 194 out of BOO targets, shooting Du PONT SMOKELESS Glabrough, r,UNS Jim Goods Q Tor Catalogue. Golcher & Go, FISHING Tackle 638 MARKET STREET, S. F. You can get these Smokeless Powders in factory ...eun I O LOADED.. O PI C.LLD DU PONT SHOTGUN RIFLEITE "E. C." BALLISTITE SCHULTZE LAFLIN «fc RAND HAZARD 'INFALLIBLE'" What More do vou Want? VOL XLT. No. 8. 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1904. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR DELILAH 2:16 1-2 Winner of Two-Year-Old Pacing Division Pacific Breeders Futurity. Owned by John A. Cole of San Bernardino. Bred by Ben Davies of San Bernardino. Sire Zolock 2:09}, dam Gipsy by General Booth. ©tte gveeiiev anit gtportaroan [August 20, 1904 TROTTERS AND RUNNERS LARGEST STOCK IN THE WEST. LOW PRICES BEST PLACE TO BUY. LOW PRICES SEND FOR CATALOGUE. J. 0'K.*A.NEE 26 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO. 1560 BROADWAY NEW YORK New California Jockey Club OAKLAND INGLESIDE TANFORAN Offers the following St kes for the Racing Season of 1904-1905 TO CLOSE MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1904 RACING SEASON TO BEGIN NOVEMBER 12, 1904. $2,000 $2,000 THE OPENING HANDICAP.— A handicap for three-year-olds and upward at the time of closing. $60 to start; $10 forfeit; $2000 added, of which $400 to second and $200 to third. Added Weights to be published Monday, November 7th. To be run Saturday, November 12, 1904. One Mile £,UUU time of closing. $60 to start: $10 forfeit; $i000 added, of which $(00 to second and $200 to Added third. Weights to be announced three days prior to the race. Winners of other than a selling purse after the announcement of weights to carry 5 lbs extra. To be run Thursday, Novem- ber 24, 1904. One Mile and a Furlong THE CROCKER SELLING STAKES.— For three-year-olds and upward at time of clos- ing. $80 to start; 510 forfeit; $2000 added, of which $100 to second and $200 to third The Added winner to be sold at auction. Those entered to be sold for $3000 to carry weight for age. Allowances: 1 lb. for each $200 to $2000; then 1 lb. for each $100 to $500- Winners or a race of the value of $9J0orof two races other than selling purses after the closing of this stakes not to be entered for less than $1200 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. To be run Saturday, December 17, 1904. One Mile CJ ftflft THE CHRISTMAS HANDICAP.— A handicap for three-year-olds and upward at time of $t>,VJUU closing $75 to start: $10 forfeit; $3000 added, of which $600 to second and $250 to third. Added Weights to be announced three days prior to the race. Winners of other than a selling purse after the announcement of weights to carry 5 lbs. extra. To be run Monday, December 26, 1904. One Mile and a Qaarter 4? ftf.ll THE NEW YEAR HANDICAP.— A handioap for two-year-olds and upward at time of Ofc.vUU1 closiog. $t»0 to start; $10 forfeit; $2000 added of which $400 to second and $200 to third. Added Weights to be announced three days prior to the race. Winners of other than a selling purse after the announcement of weights to carry 5 lb3. extra. To be run Monday, January 2, 1905. One Mtle and a Furlong €? ftftft THE FOLLANSBEE HANDICAP— A HiGH-WEtGHT Handicap for two-year-olds and Oi»UUU upward at time of closing $60 to start; $10 forfeit; $2000 added, of which $400 to second Added and $200 to third. Weights to be announced three days prior to race. Winners of other than aselling purse after the announcement of weights to carry 5 lbs. extra. To be run Saturday, January?, 1905. Seven Furlongs C7 ftftft THE ADAM ANDREW SELLING STAKES— For two-year-olds and upward at time of Oi.U'Uv closing $60 to start; $10 forfeit; $2000 added, of which $400 to second and $200 to third Added The winner to be sold at auction Those entered to be sold for $3000 to carry weight for age. Allowances: 1 lb. for each J-TOO to $2000: then I lb for each $100 to $600 Winders of a race of $1000 or of three races other tban selling purses after the closiog of this stakes not to be entered for less than $1200. 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 the starting fee. To be run Saturday. Jaouary 14, 1905. Six and One-Half Furlongs €7 ftftft THE L1S3AK HANDICAP.— A handicap for two-year-olds and upward at time of closing. <>£,UUU i.yj to start: $10 forfeit: $2000 added of which $100 to second and $200 to third. Weights to Added be announced three days prior to the race. Winners of other than a selling purse after the announcement of weights to carry 5 lbs. extra. To be run Saturday, January 21, 1905. One Mile nouocemtnt of weights to carry 5 lbs. extra. To be run Saturday, January 21, 1905. One Mile NOTICE— In Stake Handicaps 3-year-oId8 shall not carry less than 100 lbrr, and 4-year-olds and upward not less than 105 lbs. $2 000 THE CALIFORNIA OAKS.-For three-year-old fillies of 1905 (now two-year-olds). $60 to $£,UUU start: $10 forfeit; $20u0 added, of which $400 to second and $200 to third Winners of a Add*d stakes for two year-olds in 1904, or for three-year-olds in 1905, after the closing of this stakes to carry 5 lbs. extra. Others that have not won at any time a stakes of $1500 or two stakes of any value in 1904-1905 allowed 5 lbs.: maidens, 12 lbs. To be run Saturday, January 28, 1905. One Mile and a Furlong; •R10 OflO THE BURNS HANDICAP.-A handicap for two-year-olds and upward at time of clos- *"u'uvv ing. Entrance $20 each; $30 additional tor horses not declarsd out by 4 p m on second day following announcement of weights; $100 additional for starters. The Club to add an amount necessary to make the gross value of the race $10,000. of which $2000 to second and $1000 to third. Weights to be announced five days prior to the race. Winners of other than a selling purse after announcement of weights to carry 5 lbs. extra; if handicapped at less than weight for age 7 lbs extra. To be run Saturday. February 4, 1905. One Mile and a Onarter $? 000 THE PALACE HOTEL HANDICAP.-A handicap for two-year-olds and upward'at time ^'vvv of closing. $60 to start; $10 forfeit; $2000 added, of which $400 to second and $200 to third Added Weights to be announced three days prior to race. Winners of other than a selling purse after the announcement of weights to carry 5 lbs. extra. To be run Saturday, February 11, 1905. One Mile and a Fnrlong $2 500 THE CALIFORNIA DERBY.-Three-year-olds of 1905 (now two-year-olds). $75 to start; i,il.i'jv\j $!0 f0rfeit; $2500 added, of which $500 to second and $250 to third. Winners of a" stakes for Added two-year-olds in 1904 , or for three-year-olds in 1905 after the closing of this stakes to carry 5 lbs. extra. Others that have not won at any time a stakes of $2000 or two races of $1000 each allowed 5 lbs.; maideDs, 12 lbs. To be run Wednesday, February 22, 1905. One Mile and a Quarter C2 000 THE WATERHOtJSE CUP.— A handicap for two-year-olds and upward at time of closing. •pu,uw $75 t0 start; $10 forfeit; $3000 added, of which $600 to second and $250 to third; the fourth to Added save starting fee. Weights to be announced three days prior to the race. Winners of other than a selling purse after the announcement of weights to carry 5 lbs. extra. To be run Saturday, March 4, 1905. Two and One-Quarter Miles •R? 000 THE BELL STAKES.— For two-year-olds (now yearlings). $60 to start; $10 forfeit; $2000 4rb,vvu added, of which $100 to second aDd $200 to third Non-winners of a sweepstakes that have Added not won three races allowed 3 lbs.; two races, 6 lbs.; beaten maidens, 10 lbs. To be run Saturday, March 11, 1905. Five Furlongs C7 Cftft THE THORNTON STAKES —For two-year-olds and upward at time of closing. $60 to «p£.,uuv start; $10 forfeit; $2500 added, of which $500 to second, $300 to third the fourth to save Added starting fee Three-year-olds to carry 85 lbs; four-year-olds. 107 lbs; five year-olds, 114 lbs.: six-year-olds and over, 115 lbs ; (usual sex allowance). This stakes will be reopened 15 days before the date it Is to be run for, entries to be received at $50 each; $75 additional to start- To be run Saturday, Maroh 18, 1905. Four Miles gftwtftentcui 3 THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. W. KELLEY, PROPRIETOR. Turf and Sporting Authority ot the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O. BOX 2300. telephone: Black 586. Terras-One Year 83, Six Months 81.75, Three Months 81 STRICTLY IN ADVANCE. Money snould be sent by postal order, draft or by registered letter addressed to F. W. Kelley, 36 Geary St., San Francisco. Cal. Communications must be accompanied by the writer's name and address, not necessarily lor publication, but as a private guarantee of good faith. San Francisco, Saturday, August 20, 1904. Dates of Harness Meetings. CALIFORNIA. Cal. State Fair, Saoramento Aug. 22 to Sept. 3 Salinas Sept. 14 to Sept. 17 Hanford Oct. 10 to 15 Tulare .Oct. 17 to 22 NORTH PACIFIC. Everett Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Vancouver, B. C Sept. 3 to Sept. 5 Whatcom Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Salem Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Seattle Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 North Yakima Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 Victoria B. C Sept. 27 lo Oct. 1 vNew Westminster, B. C Oct 3 to Oct. 8 Spokane Oct. 3 to Oct. 8 Walla Walla Oct. 10 to Oct. 15 Boise Oct. 17 to Oct. 22 GRAND CIRCUIT. Readville Aug. 22 to Aug. 27 Providence Aug. 29 to Sept. 3 Hartford ..Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Syracuse Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Columbus Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 Cincinnati Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 Memphis Oct. 17 to Oct. 27 THE COLT RACES so far held on the California Circuit have brought some high-class youngsters into notice, and shown that the breeders on this Coast are keeping up the reputation of the State for produc- ing fast young trotters and pacers. At Santa Rosa on Thursday of this week Delilahj winner of the two- year-old division of the Breeders Futurity at San Jose, v* on again after a hard race of four heats, in which Mona Wilkes by Demonio 2:11J won a heat in 2:17£ and Roberta by Robert I. 2:08$ won another in 2:19£. Delilah's heats were in 2:18 and 2:19, so every heat of this race for two-year-olds was paced below 2:20. The same day Geo. W. Warlow's bay colt Aiha- sham by Athadon, out of Cora Wickersham by Junio, turned the tables on the Zombro filly Bellemont, that won the stake at San Jose, and beat her straight heats n 2:20£ and 2:20 in the race for two-} ear-old trotters. Mamie R., a three-year-old filly by a son of Ora Wilkes, that has no stake entries, showed her class in a purse race for three-year-olds decided on the same day at Santa Rosa. There were four heats in the race, and it was a battle between Mamie R. and Murray M., winner of the Pacific Breeders Futurity at San Jose. The time was very fast, Mamie R. get- ting the first two in 2:18 flat. Murray M. then cap- turek the third heat in 2:14, which equals the fastest time made by any three-year-old trotter this year. We believe Princess Athel, the great three-year-old filly in the East View ITarm string, has trotted one heat that fast. It was remarkable time for a third heat in a three-year-old race, but Mamie R. came back the fourth heat in 2:15i, a great performance for a three-year-old in Augusi. No State in the Union will furnish as many two and three-year-olds to the 2:20 list this year as California. The Occident and Stan- fork stakes at the State Fair should be great events this year, and the record of both races will doubtless be broken. THE NEW ATHLETIC GROUNDS and speedway will be built in Golden Gate Park. Only about $5000 more is needed and that sum will be rai:ed. On the 21st of this month there is to be a big carnival of athletic sports for the benefit of this fund at Ingleside track, the use of which has been given free of charge by the California Jockey Club. Many handsome prizes have been given for the winners, and every cent of the money taken in for admission is to go to the fund. Shreve & Co. have donated a very hand- some cup for the school boys' relay race. School Director Ronconvieri has charge of the details of this event, and the public school boys are practicing daily to get into condition. Ten teams will enter. The greatest crowd ever seen at Inglesideis expected. "THE BREEDERS HAND BOOK is the title of a *■ volume to be issued the latter part of November or early in December, of which Capt. Thos. B. Merry of Los Angeles is the author. The book will be divided in chapters — The Origin of the Thorough- bred; Thoroughbreds of England; of the United States; of France and Germany; of Australia and New Zealand. Space has already been engaged by some of the leading breeders of America for the tabulated pedigrees of about forty thoroughbred stallions, and there will probably be twice as many in the volume when it appears. No writer on the thoroughbred horse in America is better able to compile a volume of this kind, and we feel perfectly justified in predicting that it will be the most interesting volume on the thoroughbred horse ever published. It will be com- piled somewhat after the plan of the last book issued by Col. S. D. Bruce in 1892, but will be thoroughly up to date and will be of great value to every breeder of thoroughbreds. A LAW SUIT has been commenced in the Los Angeles Superior Court by the Sixth District Agricultural Association against E. T. Wright, W. P. Parker, H. H. Harrison, W. G. Kerckhoff, M. G. Esbman, G. A. Fitch, H. H. Kerckhoff, G.B. Barham and E. A. Barham. It is charged that the defendants have associated themselves together for the purpose of exercising control and are now asserting owner- ship to the entire property known as Agricultural Park, Los Angeles. They are in possession and it is charged that they have tried to sell the property and the pla'ntiff avers that they will sell it unless stopped from doiDg so, and in such event such sale would have the effect of clouding the title. It is charged the defendants have granted privileges to some persons, leased portions of the ground to others and have re- ceived at least $25,000, which they refuse to make any accounting of or pay over. CALIFORNIA HORSES are getting the money and low records on the Grand Circuit this year. At the two New York meetings there were $10,000 purses offered for 2:14 class tretters. Sweet Marie by McKinney won them both, and Aristo by Nushagak was second to her both times and made a dead heat with her in one race. Her record obtained in the first heat of the race is now 2:08 and Aristo's is 2:08J the time of the dead heat. Among the other new 2:10 trotters that have appeared on the Grand Circuit are Bonnie Russell 2:07* by Conifer, Lisonjero 2:08J by Dexter Prince, Consuela S. 2:09 and Judge Greene 2:09J, both by Directum, all bred and raised in Cali- fornia. TT IS A McKINNEY YEAR. Not a week passes 1 but the get of this great horse or of his sons get new records. He has added three new ones to his 2:10 list, all race records. Sweet Marie2:08, winner of two $10,000 purses in two weeks is thelatest of the Mc- Kinney trotters to lower her record this year. At San Jose, Delilah a two-year-old filly by McKinney's son Zolock won the two-year-old pacing division of the $6000 Breeders Futurity and Bellemont, a filly by another son, Zombro, won the two-year-old trotting division of the same stake. It was a loss to California when McKinney was sold to an Indiana breeder, but these are sons of his left here that should be as great as he. ILL LUCK has again befallen the pacing mare Miss Logan 2:06£. Last year she slipped her foal by Barondale 2:11^ an^ wa9 bred to Bonnie Direct 2:05£. Before Doctor Boucher, her owner, went East last May he sold her prospective foal to Messrs. Griffith & McConnell, owners of Bonnie Direct and a few weeks ago the foal came three weeks before due and was dead when foaled. Miss Logan has been bred to Bonnie Direet again. It is to be hoped better luck will attend the mare in the future, as Harry Logan 2:12J and Bert Logan 2:15J her only living foals have furnished the evidence that she will be a great pro- ducer of speed with ordinary luck. THE SACRAMETO DAILIES are aroused over a rumor that the Sacramento authorities are to permit all sorts of gambling to run duriDg *he State Fair and that the town will be "wide open." The Bee and Union are justified in making a fight against any such proceeding. Why a fair should be the occa- sion to permit gambling games to run regardless of law, is something that the average citizen cannot understand. If the laws are not to be enforced in Sacramento while the State Fair is going on, why should they be enforced at other times? $300 each for 2:10, 2:15 and green pacers, $300 each for 2:lo and green trotters, besides several races for dis- trict horses and trotting and pacing colts. Read the advertisement and make your entries in time. Delilah 2:16 1-2. The handsome two-year-old Illy whose picture adorns the front page of this issue of the Breeder and Sportsman won the two-year-old pacing division of the Breeders $6000 Futurity at San Jose on Thursday, August 4th, the second day of the very successful meeting held there by the Breeders Asso- ciation this year. Delilah is not only a very fast filly, her record being the fastest gained by a two -year-old pacer this vear, but sheis a remarkably well bred one, although inbred. Her sire is Zolock, the handsome pacing son of McKinney that reduced his record to 2:09^ on the same day that Delilah took her record, and her dam is Gipsey (dam also of Gazelle 2:11 j and Ed Winship 2:15) by Gen. Booth. As Gazelle pro- duced Zolock 2:09J and Zephyr 2:11, it will be seen that Delilah is the product of mating the stallion Zolock with his grandam. Zolock's sire McKinney 2:M\ is a trotter and the greatest sire of 2:10 trottors, living or dead. Zolock's dam Gazelle, was a trotter with a record of 2:11.} by the trotter Gossiper 2:14$, and his grandam Gipsey was a trotter by Gen. Booth, a trotting son of Geo. M. Patchen 30, the champion trotting stallion from 1859 to 1868. Gipsey's dam was Echo Belle was by Echo, son of Hambletonian 10. Echo sired fourteen trotters and only two pacers, and ten of bis sons sired fourteen trotters and two pacers. His daughters have produced twelve trotters and twelve pacers. There are no strictly pacing crosses in the pedigrees of either Zolock or Gipsey, but Delilah is a natural gaited one. She was bred by Mr. Ben Davies of San Bernardino, owner of her sire and dam, and was sold to Mr. John A. Cole, of the same place a few weeks before the race. Delilah is a good prospect for a 2:10 pacer when a three-year-old. The Evolution of Speed. While we all believe in evolution, and that under favoring conditions every generation is bound to be better than the preceding one, the average student of the American trotter doubtless gives too much credit to scientific breeding and too little to the manv mod" ern speed enhancing devices and improved race tracks. When we reflect that it is almost forty years from the 2:22 of George Wilkes, the champion trotting stallion of his time, to the 2;02£ of Cresceus, the cham pion trotting stallion of his time, we are too apt to attribute the gain of nearly twenty seconds to scien- tific breeding or evolution. But good judges think the tracks of forty years ago were from eight to ten seconds slower than the best tracks of today. HamiL ton Busbey, in his new book, just out, estimates the difference at ten seconds. If we take all the facts and circumstances into con- sideration it is probable that the real difference in speed between George Wilkes and Cresceus (both rigged the same) would not be more than six or seven seconds. This is a guess, of course, but look at the reason for it. George Wilkes' record does not indi cate his speed limit. He worked a half-mile over the old Union track on Long Island in 1:04 hitched to a 120 pound road wagon. He trotted a quarter in 29 seconds hitched to an 85 pound wagon. In this trial he was timed by Wesley Bishop and Hamilton Busbey. Mr. Busbey, in his new book, claims that George Wilkes, if alive today, would defeat every horse in the world easily. In this Mr. Busbey is entirely mistaken. Modern soeed provoking devices and modern shoeing cannot be made to measure the dis- tance between the the best trial mile that George Wilkes evermade and the 1:58$ of Lou Dillon. Con- cede that George Wilkes did pull an 85 pound steel tire, friction axle wagon a mile in 2:1S. Give five seconds' credit to the modern bike and eight seconds to the modern track and two seconds to modern modes of training, and still George "Wilkes is some strenuous seconds behind Lou Dillon. This looks like slow progress, but evolution is always slow. Prof. Darwin does not tell us in his great book on "The Descent of Man" how many years elapsed between the man-like dpe and the ape-like man, nor the crisis in that development when the man- like ape discarded his tail, but it was many thousand years. And notwithstanding the many thousands of years since the first advent of the ape-like man, be is still in imitative existence in many parts of the world. Hence, by comparison with the development of the human race, the speed development of the American trotte • has been rapid, even if we have only gained a second in a decade. — American Sportsman, THE SALINAS DRIVING CLUB offers a good list of guaranteed stakes for its meeting begin- ning September 14th. Entries close September 1st. $600 for 2:20 class pacers, $600 for 2:20 class trotters, A subscriber asks for the breeding of Miss Grant a thoroughbred mare. She is by Audrian, sod of Springbok. The dam of Miss Grant is Mademoiselle by Red Eye, second dam Magenta by imported York- shire. Her colt Audrelle was foaled in 1900 and El Rio Rey or Rey del Sierras. He is registered page 604, volume 9, American Stud Book. ©Ju? gveeoev ani) geptrrtsmcm [August 20, 1904 Close of Vallejo Meeting. While there was not a large attendance at Vallejo at any time during the (our days' meeting which closed there last Saturday, the crowd was up to its usual size in the navy yard town, which has never been a very ardent supporter ol harness racing. As Vallejo gets most of its support from the navy yard, and is a hilly town with very little or no road driving, it is not surprising that its residents are hard to enthuse over speed contests between horses. Mana- ger Thos. Smith does not permit little things like the attendance to worry him, however, and this year gave a good meeting, and paid his purses promptly, as he does every year. On Friday the Grissim stakes of $1000 for 2:20 class pacers was the opening race of the day. It brought out six starters. Billy Red and Cavalerio divided favoritism, but S. K. Trefry, after making a hot fight for first beat with Billy Red, and losing by a small margin, drove the Diablo gelding to victory in straight heats, and gave bim a record of 2:125 'D the third heat. It was a popular victory and Dad was loudly cheered. The second race was a special which took five beats and considerable of the bookmakers' money. It was won by Nance O'Neil. The Gaff Topsail stake of $250 for the get of the stallion of that name, owned by Mr. B. Kavanaugh of Vallejo, closed the day's sport and was won by the colt Abe Lincoln. The summaries: Pacing. 3:20 class, parse $1000. Tom Carneal, b g by Diablo-Mountain Maid... (Trefry) 2 111 Billy Red, b g by Glenelg (Springer) 12 3 3 Cavalerio, b b by Stantoo Wilkes (Ward) 5 4 2 2 Battle Croner, b m by Bay Bird (Bunch) 4 3 4 4 Miss Winn, bm by Demonio 'Hoyl 6 6 5 5 Dr J., bg by Doc Hicks (Daniels) 3 5 d Time— 2:144, 2:15, &UX, 2:14>j. Special pace, 2:20 elass, purse 8200: Nance O'Neil, bm by Pilot Prince-Nona Y.(Zibble) 4 112 1 Ring Rose, b m by Falrose (Reams) 2 2 2 12 Venos Derby, b m by Charles Derby (Smiib) 13 4 4 4 Olcero.b g by Brentwood- (Lleginger) 3 4 3 3 3 Time— 1:23, 2:211,'. 2:20 2:2IX, 2:194. Trotting. Gas Topsail stakes, 8250. Abe Lincoln, by Gaff Topsail (Smith) 1 1 Bonnie Jean, by Gaff Topsail .(ZIbble) 2 2 TIme-3:064, 2:43. Two races were down for decision on Friday, the last day. The 2:30 trot had promised to be one of the best races of the meeting, but scratches and with- drawals made it a very tame affair. There were only four starters — Morosco, Jupiter B , Milbrae and Pat Rose. Morosco was the favorite and won very easily, never having to extend himself. Jupiter B. was lame, made two breaks in the first heat and was withdrawn before the second heat was called. Milbrae and Pat Rose could not catch up to Morosco, and Mr. Cabney madea little pleasure excursion of three times arouDd the track and took first money. The 2:10 class pace was a horse race however. Highball, Zolock, Dictatress, Oma A., Cuckoo and Daedalion were the starteis. Zolock brought $8 in the auctions to $10 for the field, and before the race was ended betting was lively at all sorts of odds. The first heat was a race between Highball and Zolock alj the way, aod in fact each heat was a duel between these two horses. Highball won the first heat in 2:09}, the track record, after a hard fight through the stretch with Zolock. Cuckoo made a tangled break at the half mile pole and was distanced. Daedalion, with a new pair of hopples, the first be has worn, made a break and broke them, and was also behind the flig. Little Dictatress was up with the two favorites in every beat until the last of the mile and was third every lime at the finish. Oma A. was en. tirely off. She broke and rolled and ran and would not keep her feet. After Mr. Mosier had tried three times with her he asked W. G. Durfee to drive her but the latter could do no better with the Dictatus mare and she was withdrawn afler the fourth heat. In the second heat Zolock, by pacing like a whirl- wind through the stretch, managed to beat Highball to the wire by a half length. The time was 2:0»}, the same as the first heat. The third beat went to High- ball, and then Zolock came back and won the fourth heat. Then the betting became lively and the totali- zator clerks were kept busier than they bad been at any time during Ibe meeting. There was a long deiay In getting the horses out for the fifth beat, and forty minutes elapsed before the three remaining pacers scored down for the word. The heat went to High- ball In slow time owing to Zolock making a break on entering the stretch. It was one of the best races of the circuit and sent the crowd borne In good humor as all agreed tiny had seen a splendid race. Trotting. 2:30 class, purse 1300. Morocco by Wayland W. -Lady Moor (Cabney) l j i Mllltjra- i>> 1'rlncc Alrli- (McEroy) 8 3 S Pat Roae y Falroie Hoy) 4 2 3 Jupiter I by Geo. Beverley iv 'J. Durfee) 2 dr Tlmo-2:10, 2:2&, 2:Wjfc\ : 2:10 data, purse WOO. (Vance) 12121 McKinney (Dolaney) 21213 ) y Dlolalus (Parker) 3 3 :; 3 3 Oma A. by Dictatus (Mosier) 4 4 4 4 dr Cuckoo by Strathway ( Leggllt 1 ds Daedalion by Diablo (B. R.Ward) ds Tlme-J:084, 2:09)4, 2:113£, 2:11, 2:154. Mr. E. D. Smith acted as presiding judge and starter during the meeting and did his work well. The track was in good condition during the week as the time made shows. Manager Smith treated every, body well and made everything pleasant for the horse men. While the attendance was not large it was fair and the meeting was a success. The Totalizator a Success. Last Two Days at Empire Track. August 12— Pacing, 2:18 class, 85000; mile heats, two in three. Morning Star, b h bv Star Pointer-Fanny Egthorne (McDonald) 1 1 China Maid, b m (McLaughlin) 2 2 BaronGrattan.bg (Geers) 3 3 Winnie King, oh m (Wilson) 5 4 AngusPointer.bg (MacPberson) 4 ds Bob Hughes, bh (Highnight) ds Time— 2:05, 2:064. Trotting, 2:15 class; John H. Schultz stake, 82500; mile heats. Bonnie Russell, b h, by Conifer-Bonnie Ella (Hudson) 13 1 Aristo, bg by Nushagak (De Ryder) 3 12 Single K . ch g (Cummings and McDonald) 5 2 3 Tuna.bm (Goodrich) 2 4 5 Media. bm (Doble) 4 7 4 Veldora.brm (Gordon) 7 6 5 Delma Gregor, bm (Best) 6 5 7 Sonato.bm (Kenney) 8 8 ds Grayston, br g (Drumm) 8 ds T. E. N., bV (Moore) ds Nellie Jay. ro m (McDay) ds Time— 2:074, 2:104, 2:11. TrottiDg, 2:17 class, 8600; one mile and a sixteenth dash. Earline S., b m by Earl-Miss Simmons (Garrison) 1 Ales Campbell, b g (Cummins) 2 Eusonite, g m (Thomas) 3 Leonora, b m (De Ryder) 4 Miss Jeanette, Main Land, Ballast and Belle Sligo finished as named. Time— 2:20)^. Trotting, 2:07 class, 8900; one mile dash. Swift, b h by Antonio-Recollect (Tice) 1 Caspian.bg (Shank) 2 Hawthorne, ro m (Hudson) 3 McKinley, b g (Boone) 4 Idolita and Wentworth also started. Time— 2:09. Pacing, 2:07 class, 8800; one mile dash. WlnfieldStratton, b hby Saraway-Blue Pearl (McGuire) 1 Albert, ro g ..(McDonald) 2 Eudora, blkm (Snow) 3 Sufreet.iblk m (Wilson) 4 Baron Rogers, Nerva Patohen, Cascade, Centriflc and Fosie Curd finished as named. Time— 2:07!*. Special, to beat 1:594— Prinoe Alert. Time— 2:00Ji- August 13— Pacing, 2:22 class, purse $600; half a mile dash. Gordon Prince, brh by Oratorio-Twinkle by Dictator.. (Snow) 1 Lookout Hal, b h (Shank) 2 Alcidine, b m (McDonald) 3 Sewing Machine, ro m (Biggs) 4 Earle Scott 5 Inaha 6 Time— 1:014. Pacing, 2:09 class, purse $700; one mile dash. Black Hal, blk g by Star Hal-Whjte Light by Benicia Boy (Snow) 1 John M., blk g (Spear) 2 Guy Ca ton, br h (Doble) 3 BenF.,bg (De Ryder) 4 Dandy C 5 Birdinia 6 Centriflc 7 Bessie Drake 0 Time— 2:05 J*. Pacing, 2:15 class, purse 8600; mile and a sixteenth dash. Cheery Lass, b m by Bobbie McGregor-WelcomeBunker (Andrews) 1 Belle Starr, br m (Shank) 2 EdgarBoy.bh (fuller) 3 Bessie Abbott, blk m (Hudson) 4 Dewey 5 FredH 6 Sky land Girl 7 Zlba 8 Time— 2:145£. TrottiDg, 2:25 class, purse 8600, half a mile dash. Leonardo, ro g by Bellini-Lena Holly by Director.. (Dickerson) 1 Ben Axworthy, bg (Sanders) 2 Jolly Bachelor, b g (Spear) 3 Leta. br m (De Ryder) 4 M aroba 5 Jeannette 6 Time— l:02)i. Trotting. 2:09 class, purse 8700, mile and a sixteenth dash. Massetto, blk g by Constantine-Merry Clay by Harry Clay (Dickerson) 1 Judge Greene, bg ..(De Ryder) 2 Marlon Wilkes, brm (McDonald) 3 York Boy, bg (Williams) 4 Blllle Foster Boy 5 Prince Greenland 6 Time— 2:17X. Pacing, 2:11 class, purse 8700, mile and an eight dash. John Taylor, b g by Dispute-Dolly by JoeS (Wilson) 1 Direct View, br h (De Ryder) 2 Queen Wilkes, b m .(Spear) 3 Hive, bm (Geers) 4 LLslmlro 5 AnnaLlttle 6 Blllle Foster Boy 7 The King 8 Time— 2:274. The track at Rohnerville, Humboldt county, has been much Improved this year, the directors having spent nearly a thousand dollars on it. The track was surveyed and found to be 100 feet over a mile. This has been cut down exact length, the turns thrown up and all the stalls put in good repair. W. R. Johnson is working ten horses at this track. Among them is the McKinney stallion Grecko, that was bred to quite a number of mares this year, among them Lizzie S., Myrtle T. 2:27, Rosle O'Grady 2:18, California Maid -:2.':». P reel t a 2:26, Daisy Hay ward and several other well known and highly bred Humboldt county mares. Mr. Johnson has worked Grecko quarters in 37 sec- onds and likes him better each time be drives him. Mr. Johnson is bandlingtwocolts by McKinney 2:11}, one by Searchlight 2:03J, three by Wayland W. 2:12}, two bv Waldstein 2:22}, and one by Altivo 2:181, brother to Palo Alto 2:08j. The first attempt to use the Australian totalizator in America was made at the Vallejo race meeting last week, the Ward machine being used. Although auction pools weie sold and a book was also on, the machine was quite well patronized and the public seemed highly pleased with the result. On the last day the ticket sellers were kept busy when the 2:10 pace was on, as it was a split heat affair and each heat closely contested. The odds were so mucb better than those offered by the bookmaker that ihe latter did very little business and it is said lost money on the meeting. In the pacing event on the last day, aftei three heats had been decided and Zolock had lost two of them, one to two was the best odds offered by the book against Zolock, while the totalizator paid better than even money on him when he won the fourth heat. In the second heat of the 2:24 class trot, won by Lady Madison, the machine paid $24.70 for a dollar. Tickets were sold at $1 each, and there were but four heats where the odds were not better than even money. Tickets on the favorite paid better than two to one in many instances where the books had one to two and one to three chalked up. The Ward Totalizator Company has secured the privileges to operate their machines at Spokane, Boise and several other points on the North Pacific Circuit and we believe it will be well received by those who wish to back the horses at those points. It is a very attractive looking piece of furniture and the system is so simple that anyone can understand its workings. Sweet Marie's Race at Empire. The New York Times contains the following account of the $10,000 2:14 trot at Empire Track last week, won by the California mare Sweet Marie by McKinney. "Of the six that went out for the great prize of the day, one of the most valuable races of the harness racing season, the fast California mare, Sweet Marie, was favorite at all 6tages, and the betting yesterday was the fastest and heaviest of the meeting. As swiftly as the poolseller could knock down the bids, Sweet Marie sold against the other five trotters bunched in the field at odds that averaged about $100 for the mare to $60 for the field. In the book betting on the heats as good as 4 to 5 was laid against the the California mare for the first heat. Sweet Marie was driven by Smith, and he handled her to perfec- tion, aside from the fact that he took some liberties with a remarkably good field of horses by waiting on the fast Aristo in both heats, when the favorite had both the speed and the stamina to have keep clear of any possible trouble by racing in front of her horses. Driver Smith's confidence was justified by the result, however, for Sweet Marie won in straight heats, and practically jogged home for the second heat and the race. The start was made after a very short interval, Sweet Marie going away well up with her field, but just far enough back to be shut off on the first turn, where she had to take fourth place, Aristo in the meantime going up to the lead, and hanging on in front at an even and fast trot through the back stretch with John Mc. as his attendant. To the turn into the stretch Aristo held on with what looked like a winning lead, Sweet Marie only beginning her move after the horses were on the quarter stretch, and then coming on with a splendid burst of speed. Until the horses were all but under the wire it looked as if Sweet Marie had started her effort just a trifle too late, as Aristo led until within ten feet of the wire, where Sweet Marie, urged to her best effort, got up, and won the heat by a head, the decision being so close, however, that until the official announcement of the result was made the backers of the favorite were in uneasy doubt. The time was 2:10}. For the race Sweet Marie then sold at $100 to $21 for the field, and in the second heat went to the front at the moment the word was said, and around the first turn, through the back stretch, and into the middle of the last turn, was in front going smoothly and with every appearance of ease. On the last turn Aristo went up to her with a rush and Sweet Marie yielded the lead to him with a willingness that made her backers more than anxious. Aristo went on in front gallantly, but he led only as long as it suited Sweet Marie's dtiver to permit him for half way down the straight Sweet Marie made prompt response to Smith's call on her, and with a most impressive flash of speed went to the front and won the heat and race with ease. Ariitoagainfillingsecond place, while John Mc was third. Lady Patchie and Katherine A divid- ing fourth money. Time 2:10." Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. ArjGTJST 20, 1904] ©he gveettev cm£> ^povt&man 2/3 State Fair opens Monday next. The first race will be the Occident Stake. The stock pirades at the State Fair will be grand features this year. Sweet Marie is rightly named. She gets the sugar every time she starts. Auction pool selling has been very light on the dash races in New York. A great cattle show will be one of the big features of the State Fair this year. The announcement that hobbled horses will be allowed to start again at Readville, after having been barred from that track for several years, indicates that the finish of the hobbled pacer is a long ways ahead yet. The Directum Kelly three-year-old filly Princess Athel is evidently in good shape at the present time, as she won the $2000 trot for three-year-olds at Brighton Beach last Monday in straight heats in 2:14, 2:15}. The free-for-all pace at Santa RoBa today should result in fast time being made. The original entries were Lottie Smart 2:07}, Dictatress 2:092, Edwin S. 2:08, Polka Dot 2:14}, Zolock 2:09}, Alone 2:09} and Fredericksburg 2:12. One of the local dailies Btated that there was "an exciting home stretch" in one of the races at San Jose. Next year if the same reporter is doing the races he will probably notice a hilarious first turn and a tumultuous back stretch. Nearly all the dash races at Empire and Brighton had big fields of high quality. Lisonjero 2:08}, iB a wonderfully fast trotter but is bothered by lameness at times. The bookmakers say the totalizator nearly put them out of business at Vallejo. There are nearly forty additions to the 2:10 list already, and the season is only half over. Miss George 2:11} 's temporarily laid up with a curb but will soon be in racing condition again. Diablo got two new 2:10 pacers the first day at Santa Rosa— Tom Carneal 2:08j and Daedalion 2:10. "Dad" Trefry says the boys should not blame him for beating them with Tom Carneal as he needs the money. Directum Lass 2:14£, is another new 2:15 trotter for Directum 2:05}. She is out of Madera, by Dexter Prince. When Daedalion beat Kelly BriggB and Bighball the "talent" wondered if they had not been reading their dope books upside down. The Monk 2:05J, has a look-in for the high wheel sulky record. Mr. Billings has driven him a mile in 2:11 to the old style vehicle. Billy Red has been lame ever since the circuit opened . When he gets over it the fellows who have been beat- ing him had better "look a leedle oud." Murray Howe, Secretary of the Memphis Associa- tion, has issued a new "Excuse Book" that, it is said, will cover the situation at most any meeting. Anaconda 2:01| is now a trotter and won his first start at the diagonal gait at Sangus this week. He did the triek in straight heats and took a record of 2:18}. It is said that Myron McHenry will not be behind Dan Patch this season and that he has deserted the harness horses for the running track and the stock market. There are three .Ssculapian pacers on the California circuit this yeer — Dr. W., Dr. J. and Doc. The first mentioned is the only one of the profession that has made good. Some of the Eastern turf critics think that the Directum trotter Judge Greene 2:09} should have a let up of a few weeks. He has been in training for nearly two years. Major Delmar's mile in 2:02} at Empire track last week shows that he is in good shape. He is said to be pounds heavier than last year, and looks stronger and better every way. The finest display of draft stallions seen in years in California will be made at the State Fair next week. This part of the exhibit alone will be worth going to Sacramento to witness. The 2:19 trot at Santa Rosa this afternoon should be a horse race from start to finish, with the winner hard to pick even by the wise ones who have followed the circuit since Pleasanton. Jupiter B. 2:16|, the trotter in W. G. Durfee's string that won the green class purse at San Jose, is without doubt one of the handsomest little horses that has appeared on the California circuit. He developed a lameness in the hip at Vallejo and was withdrawn after losing the first heat of his race in slow time. Mr. Durfee does not consider the lameness serious and thinks he will re und to in a week or so. An Electioneer mare that is the dam of one in the list, and the daughter of a mare that has produced three standard trotters, is offered for sale. Dr. F. A. Ramsey of Riverside, Cal., has a yearling colt by Zolock 2:09}, dam Emaline 2:274 by Election- eer, that Mr. O. Mowers of Santa Ana recently offered $500 for. The offer was refused. Geo. E. Lattimer, of Buffalo, who spent several weeks in California last year, aad visited the tracks at Los Angeles, Pleasanton and San Jose, has pur- chased the fast trotting mare Topsy 2:09* by Almonarch and will use her in the matinees. Cheery Lass 2:08|, in the stable of Billy Andrews, is out of Welcome Bunker, the Mambrino King mare that produced King Direct 2:08}. Bobby McGregor, sire of Cheery Lass, was "added to the list" some years ago, and is now in use as a road horse. Several cases of glanders have been discovered on a farm near Centerville, Alameda county. One horse was killed by order of the State Veterinary Surgeon, C. H. Blemer, and fifteen horses put in quarantine. Rigorous measures will be taken to stamp out the disease. A delegation of Woodlandites who enjoy harness racing went to Santa Rosa last Wednesday to attend the Breeders meeting. They reported that Wood- land would be in line next year with the biggest fair and harness meeting in its history if the district gets an appropriation from the State. Santa Rosa, San Jose, Pleasanton, Woodland, Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno and Los Angeles could form a harness racing circuit equal to any in the United States outside the Grand Circuit. There are good tracks in each of the cities named and the people will turn out to see good harness racing. In reply to W. Mead, of Santa Maria, we will state that Richmond Chief is by Monroe Chief and out of Ela (dam also of Viola 2:24}) by A. W. Richmond, second dam Grey Dale, dam_of Longworth 2:19 by American Boy Jr, third dam Grey Poll by Winfield Scott, fourth dam Sorrel Poll by Sir Harry. P. W. Hodges reached San Jose track from South- ern California this week with two carloads of horses, among them several colts and aged horseB which he has in training. He has the stallion Owynex by Owyhee that is a very promising young trotter, also several broodmares, among them the handsome Hazel Kinney 2:09}. The Inter-City Matinee, at which the race for the Cleveland Gold Challenge Cup will be held, will open at Cleveland, August 30th. There will be two days racing. Horses starting for the challenge cup must have started at two matinees this year prior to this race and must not have started in any public race after July 31st. Highball and Zolock both broke the Vallejo track record last Saturday each pacing a heat in 2:094 in the 2:10 pace. It was one of the best pacing duels seen in California in years and while Highball won the race, honors were about even and Zolock is very likely to take the measure of the Silkwood horse the next time they meet. H. D. B. is the most consistent of the trotters that started out in the 2:24 class on the California circuit this year. He has been fighting for every race and trotting all the time. He is improving with every race and the 2:13 mark he made last Wednesday at Santa Rosa will be lowered a second or two. He should reach 2:10 next year. The bay gelding, Sagwa 2:11, pacing, and 2:13}, trotting, dropped dead at Dover, N. H., recently. A couple of years ago he was counted as one of the most promising horses for Grand Circuit honors, and Thos. W. Lawson paid $7100 for him before he ever started in a race, but his racing was always disappointing and Mr. Lawson labeled him a "gold brick." Several San Francisco bookmakers are arranging to give a meeting at Stockton immediately after the State Fair closes at Sacramento. They puipose to give fine running races and one harness event each day. Charles De Ryder, who drives for East View Farm, took his early education in Buffalo. In 1884, when the big telegraphers' strike occurred, De Ryder was working a key in the Western Union office. After the strike was settled, De Ryder was offered his job back, but he refused it, went out west and became interested in the harness horses and grew up with the country. Says the American Sportsman in its Cleveland Track Notes: "Fred Keyee, who has begun keyiDg up Harry McKerron for bis fall futurity engagements, drove this three-year-old son of John A. McKerron a mile in 2:15f, last half in 1:064. Another heat was finished in 2:17, last half in 1:07|. Harry McKerron will make his first start at the Wellington, O , Fair, after which he will be sent on to Hartford for the $11, 000 futurity." When Mr. J. B. Iverson's handsome trotting mare Princess took a heat at Vallejo, last week, lowering her previous record of 2:15} to 2:14. her dam Belle by Kentucky Prince became a member of that select list of brood mares that have produced two trotters with records below 2:15. Belle is also the dam of Prince Gift 2:12, a horse that would have trotted below 2:10 had he been sound, as he could show two-minute speed. Princess stands a good chance to lower her record this year. A. Neville of Santa Cruz, writes us that his chest- nut stallion Bo D'Arc by Conifer, which was injured while in charge of a veterinary at Los Angeles, is re- covering the flexibility in the damaged hind leg. Dr. Ferguson of Santa Crnz now has charge of the case. The high false ringbone which was produced by a strap on the hind ankle, has been almost entirely re- moved. When a cure is completed Bo D'Arc will be fitted for the two mile trot next season, as he is show- ing great speed over a distance of ground. Whenever the horses meet that have been starting in the 2:24 class trot on the California circuit there is a horse race. At Pleasanton Rita H. won rather handily, and she was picked as the class of the bunch. At San Joso she was not eligible, and the race went to Morosco while H. D. B. and Una K. got a heat apiece. At Vallejo Rita H. was a starter, and Una K. was not. Morosco took a heat and so aid H. D. B., but Ella Madison walked off with the race. Rita H. was second three times and only got fourth money. Little Babe trotted three heats separately timed 2:14|, 2:15 and 2:154 jet got no money. No more evenly matched field ever met in California. The speed program of the Walla Walla County Fair Association has been received. The meeting opens October 11th, and continues six days. Entries to harness events (with the exception of the 2:15 pace and 2:17 trot) will close September 24th. Entries for the races mentioned have already closed. Any in- formation pertaining to the meeting will be gladly furnished by R. B. Caswell, Secretary. Ed Dinkelspiel, editor of the Suisun Eejiublicav, sold last Thursday to L. R. Palmer of Walnut Creek, Contra Costa county, a black pacing mare, own Bister to Ben F. 2:09}. Mr. Palmer owned Ben F when the Bradtmoor gelding was raced in California last year by Fred Chadbourne,and sold him last springto James Butler of the East View Stock Farm. Mr. Palmer will drive his new purchase on the road this summer and perhaps (■ ive her a little work, and then send her to Fred Chad bourne to train. She is a handsome mare and has shown a mile in 2:25 with little training. The American Sportsman of Cleveland says: The decision of the judges in the 2:10 trot at Buffalo in which the driver of Dr. Strong, Jos. Gahagan, was taken from the sulky after losing the first heat, being Replaced by E. F. Geers, who won the race, was that for starting a horse said to be out of condition, failing to notify the judges of his condition and laying up the first heat, Jos. Gahagan, be fined $200. To Mr. Geers, who won the race with Dr. Strong, $150 was awarded from she horse's winnings. Of course, Dr. Strong could not have trotted in 2:08 if out of con- dition and there was no occasion for Joe Gahagan to notify the judges. We trust the owner of Dr. Strong will take this case to the National Association, where justice may be done. A deal which has been hanging fire for soveral weeks was consummated recently, whereby the new Memphis JocBey Club (Montgomery Park) obtains absolute control of the famous trotting track at Mem- phis. The term of the lease is for five years. The deal will not cause any changeB in the plans of the Memphis Trotting Association, which will hold its annual fall meetings as heretofore. The deal means nothing more than that the Memphis Jockey Club wanted to keep out a certain clique who were offering fabulous sums for the trotting track in order to hold outlaw ireetings there during winter months. It has control now of every available track in Memphis for running purposes, and Memphis is safe from any in- vasion of race track men who would form an outlaw circuit. A correspondent of the Breeder and Sportsman writes that the mare Swanhilda, thatBtarted at Pleas- anton this year will be heard from in the future. She was only worked two weeks prior to that meeting and in her race there were five heats from 2:13 to 2:164., yet Worth Ober just missed being in the money with her. She has a disposition that is perfect, and is bred to stay. On Wednesday following her race she stepped a half in 1:02 on the Pleasanton track without a skip, being timed by Mr. C. L. Griffith and others. She goes without hopples and was bred and raised by W. L. McDonald of Concord, who owns both her sire aDd dam. He intends placing her in training at Pleasanton early in the spring and believes she can step a half in one minute when in shape. The main feature of the totalizator system of bet- ting is that every horse is sold out, and there is no such thing as the field against the favorite. H. J. Kline an Eastern turf writer has recently called atten- tion to "the field against the favorite" way of betting and says: "The practice is but another of the means furnished In harness racing whereby those who.want to pose as game bettors are relieved of the necessity of picking the horse they think is good enough to win. It has been the source of more jobs than any other one thing on the harnesB turf. And if the stewards of the Grand Circuit want to do the one thing that will go farther toward the purification of harness racing than any other one thing short of the dash system they will, at the very next meeting, adopt a law which will hereafter prevent any pool selling which covers field and favorite only. This matter has been brought to the attention of several of the leading men in the domain of harness racing, but they do not seem to be able to find time to do anything about it, though they freely admit that there is but one side to the argu- ment, and that side is against the field and favorit system of stealing." 6 BIG CROWDS AT SANTA ROSA. Excellent Racing Being Held at the Where Lou Dillon Was Bred. Track Nearly four hundred conveyances of all descrip- tions from a poay cart to a four in hand coach, and all occupied by ladies in light summer gowns, lined up along the inner rail of the Santa Rosa Stock Farm track last Wednesday when the meeting of the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders opened. The large grand stand was filled and the space between this structure and the Judges' stand was crowded with the sterner sex who desired to be close to the rail and to place a bet now and then on the favorite or the field. At le ist three thousand people were inside the grounds when the first race was called. Mr. Ira Pierce, owner of the Santa Rosa Stock Farm, wbereon the track is located, had seen that everything was in order for the meeting. The grounds and the bu ldings were clean and neat, and the white- washed buildings and fences made the place very attractive and in strong contrast to so many of the country tracks in California which present both a dingy and a dirty appearance. The people of Santa Rosa were thoroughly alive to the occasion, and there was an enthusiam over the races and the meeting which showed that the residents of the City of Roses fully appreciated the fact that the fastest trotter in the world was a native of their town, and that a harness race meeting was the proper thing to patronize and enthuse over. When the first race, the 2:24 trot, was called the scene was a pretty one. The weather was ideal, the track in fine shape as was evidenced by the time made afterwards and the horsemen were on time. In the Judges stand Director Frank H. Burke of San Fran- cisco presided, with Directors Robert Brown of Petaluma and T. J. Crowley of San Francisco as associates. Mr. Ed R. Smith of Los Angeles acted as starter, and Geo. B. Kelley Clerk of the Course. The timers were Dr. Ralpn W. Hagan of Los Angeles, and D. Mizner and Captain Bennett of San Francisco. Auction and mutual pools provided means for those who desired wagering a few dollars on their choices for the different events. The were but five starters out of fourteen origin?, enSries in the first race— H. D. B., Walter Wilkes, R, W. P., Millbrae and Pat Rose. The first named brought $10 in the auctions against $7 for the others in the field, but in the mutuals the field was favorite for the first heat on the supposition that Walter Wilkes would win it. They got away to a good start but Walter Wilkes broke soon after leaving the wire and Millbrae went out in front closely followed by H. D. B. Millbrae was at the half in 1:07| but broke when he reached the far turn and H. D. B. took the lead. Groom then brought Walter Wilkes up and there was a close race through the stretch, H. D. B. winning by a half length in the good time of 2:13 a new record for him and the fastest heat that bad been trotted by this class of horses since the circuit opened. The next two heats went to H. D. B. rather easily' Walter Wilkes not being able to finish strong owing to theshort time he has been in training. R. W. P. a grand looking big trotter by Lynwood W. showed great speed In thi9 race but was unsteady, breaking at the first turn in each heat. If he gets to trotting steadily he will baa dangerous factor in this clasB of horses. He improved his position in each heat, finishing a good second in the last. Tom Carneal was the choice of the talent for the Santa Rosa $1500 stake for 2:20 class pacers, and he won in straight order, circling the track ahead of his field in 2:08* in the first heat, a big surprise for every- one, and showing him to be one of the best pacers out this year. Cavalier by Welcome took second money and paced a good race. Billy Red wa9 lame but got third money. The surprise of the day came in the 2:10 pace which Kelly Brlggs was picked to win as he liked. But it was not Kelly's day, and when Highball took the first heat it looked as if the Silkwood pacer would make a three-heat race of it. In the second heat, however, the newly hoppled pacer Daedallon by Diablo went to tho front like a meteor and won It in 2:10, coming back a winner noxt time In 2:13} and ending the race by winning the fourth heat in 2:11, Daedalion had started twice before this year and been distanced both times. The hopples kopt him on his feet, however, and he gave Diablo his second 2:10 performer for the day. Daedallon Is owned by A. Ottinger, tho popular ticket broker of this city, and has been trained and was driven by H. II. Wurd, who has the horse in fine shape. Trolling, to boui Robin Stanley, b c by On Stanley, dam by Hobln...(Qulnn) won Time— 2:2°M. Trotting, £11 clans, pnrso 9500. H. D. B..bg bj Arthur llolt-.Ionnlc D (Wright) 1 1 1 Waltor Wilkes, bl g by Sablo Wllkcs-Jonnlo MoOartS; (Groom) R. W. P., be by Lynwood W (Zlbbell) 4 3 2 Mllbrae. brsbv Prince Alrlle (MoEvoy) 5 4 4 Pat Rose, b g by Falrose (Hoy) 3 d Time-2:13, 2:13, 2:16. Paolng, 2:20 class, Santa Rosa Stake, $1500. Tom Carneal, b g by Diablo-Mountain Maid (Trefey) 1 1 1 Cavalier, bg by Welcome (Durfee) 5 2 2 Billy Red, bg by Glenelg (Springer) 2 4 3 Gertie A., cb m by Diablo (Groom) 4 S d Flora G., bm by Eoho (Buncb) 3 5 d Tlnie-2:08>4, 2:13, 2:11. Pacing, 2: 10 olass, purse $600. Daedallon. bg by Dlablo-Grace (Ward) 4 111 Higbball bis by Silkwood (Vanoe) 12 3 3 Kelly Brlggs. b g by Bayswater Wilkes (Wright) 2 3 2 2 Cuckoo, brg by Stratbway (Leggettj 3 4 4 4 Time— 2:11, 2: 10, 2: ISM, 2:11. Thursday was colt day, and there were three races on the card for the youngsters. The only race for aged horses was the 2:16 trot, which was won by the Santa Rosa gelding Ole by Silas Skinner in straight heats and fast time. The colt races were all excellent contests and brought out some very high-class youngsters. Roberta, a daughter of Robert I. owned by Mr. I. L. Borden of this city, paced a great race in the two-year-old event and came very near defeat- ing the favorite Delilah. Roberta, for the work she has, is a remarkable two-year-old, and a very hand, some one at that. Htr training has been very limited, but she is not only fast but dead game. The three- year-old race was a duel between Murray M. and Mamie R. and the filly won. Murray M.'s third heat in 2:14 and Mamie R. 's fourth heat in 2:154 are the best third and fourth heats trotted by three-year-olds in America this year. Pacing, two-year-olds, purse $300, two heats. Delilah, b f by Zolock-Gypsy (Santord) 14 2 1 Roberta, blk f by Robert I (Durleej 4 2 12 Stonelita, bf by Stoneway (Brolliar) 2 3 3 3 Mona Wilkes, b f by Demonio.. (Chadbourne) 3 14 4 Time— 2:18, 2:17^, 2:19^4, 2:19. Trotting, 2:16 class, purse $500. Ole, bg by Silas Skinner-Eveline (Quinn) 1 1 1 Briney K-, bg by Stralhway (Durfee) 2 2 2 Princess, b m by Eugeneer barker) 3 3 3 Rozelle, g g by Bcb Mason (Vance) 4 4 4 Time— 2:I1V4, 2:13, 2:12. Trotting, two-year-olds, purse $300. Athasham, b c by Athadon-Cora Wickersham (Zibble) 1 1 Bellemont, b b by Zombro (Durfee) 2 2 Ambush, br c by Zolock iSanford) 3 3 Rey McGregor, b g by Rey Direot (McDonald) 4 4 Time— 2:20)4, 2:20. If Trotting, 2:30 class, three-year-olds, purse $400. Mamie R , b m by son of Ora Wilkes-Moscovia (Reams) 112 1 Murray M., be by Hambletonlan Wilkes (Durfee) 2 2 12 Paprika, ohm by Ora Belmont (Hoy) 3 3 3 3 Allesandro.br h by Athaneer (Zibble) 4 4 d Time— 2:18, 2:18, 2:14, 2:15>.i. [August 20, 1904 Occident and Stanford Stakes. The Occident and Stanford stakes for three-year- olds 9hould furnish two great contests this year. The Occident Stake to be trotted on Monday next has a total value of $3055 this year, of which $1993 goes to the winner, $796 50 to the second and $265.50 to third colt. Starting payment has been made on nine colts and fillies as follows: A. Brown'sb c Prince Gay by Prince Ansel-Nosegay. T. W. Barstow's b f True Heart by Nearest-Camma. Mrs. C. A. Durfee's blk c Almaden by Direct-Rose McKinney. W. S. Maben's b f Geraldine by Zombro-Gipsy Girl. G. I. Morgan's br f Neergard by Neernut-Alcola. W. Mastin's b c Marvin Wilkes by Don Mai'v;n- Nora S. C. L. Jones' b c Carlokin by McKinney-Carlotta Wilkes. James H Gray'sbrcCarakina by McKinney-Biscara C. B. Oldfield's b c Calamanca by McKinney-Russie Russell. The Stanford Stake will be trotted on Mondaj* August 29th. It has a total value this year of $1800, of which $900 goes to the winner, $450 to second, $270 to third and $180 to fourth. Starting payment was made on eight entries as follows: Mrs. C. A. Durfee's blk c Almaden by Direct-Rose McKinney. E. D. Dudley's ch f Paprika by Oro Belmont- Auntie. Geo. J. Morgan's br f Neergard by Neernut-Alcola. W. Mastin's b c Marvin Wilkes by Don Marvin- Nora S. JameB Gray's br c Carakina by McKinney-Biscarl. C. L Jone9' b c Carlokin by McKinney-Carlotta Wilkes. C. B. Oldfield's b c Calamanca by McKinney-Russie Russell. J. H. Vance's brf Geraldine by Zombro-Gipsey Girl. Whatcom, Washington, Entries. The following entries have been received for the meeting at Whatcom which opens August 23d: 2:11 pace— Starkey, Hassolo, Le Roi, Buford, Da Lamar, Jonesa Basler, Vision. 2:25 pace — Robert H., Dewey Ann, Queen B., Major Del, Garven Wilkes, Merry Monarch, Byron Lace, Glengarry, Annio Turner. Free for-all pace — Starkey, Vision, Hassolo, Le Roi. 2:40 trot — Alma Mac, Seattle Maid, Beulah, J. H. M , Roy Benton. 2:23 trot— Lady Jones, May Tildon, Gyr Falcon. Three-year-olds, trot or pace — Loveless, Queen Director, Topsy T. State Fair Program. Monday, AngiiBt 28, Occident Stake— Prince Gay, True Heart, Almaden Geraldine, Neergara, Maivin Wilkes, Carlokin Cara- kina, Calamanca. Trotting, 2:30 class, $500- Pat Rose, Royal Dame Talisman, Mamie R., Telephone, Directum II, Golden Gate, Monocrat, Jupiter B., Walter Wilkes, Alcaceta Scout, Jennie A., Husky, The Trotter, Erosmont' Millbrae, Edmond S., Wilmar, Ladv Washington, Ed McKinney, Morosco Four running races, overnight entries. Tuesday, August 23. Pacing, green class, $500— Ruby H , Hattie Croner Rose Thorne, Harry W., El Moreno, Cavalier, Skv Pointer Jr., The Mrs., Sunny Jim, Muriel, Olivette, Dr. W., Tammany Casey, Gladys M , Dr. ) , Henry N., Prince Almo, Evangie. Running, Tom Fox Stake, Six Furlongs-Tom Slavm Zenoniar^ Dr. Rowell, Enjoyment, Romaine, Berendos Sir Preston, Innsbrouck, St. Phillipina Geo. P. McNear, Baltest. Four running races, overnight entries. "Wednesday. August 24. Trotting, 2:19 class, $700-Little Babe, Louise Croner, M J Royal Dame, Lady Rowena, McPher- son, Charlie T,T. C., H. D. B., Annie Hazen, Cor- onado, Mamie Elizabeth, Verona. Sutter R W P Grace McK,, Edmond S., Lady Madison. " Special, Driving Club race. Four running races. Thursday, August 25. Trotting, two-year-olds, $500— Delia K , Admiral Toga, El Rey, Nushagak colt, Dingee, Belle Mont North Star, Derby Chief, Rey McGregor, Lady Su 1 ter Rettus, Oosoola, Gluck, Athasham, Strathalie, Sextette, Ambush. ' Special trot or pace. Four running races. Friday, August 26. Trotting, 2:27 class, $500— Pat Rose, M J Talis man, Mamie R., Directum II, Rita H., Jupiter B Alcacita, Scout, Jennie A., The Trotter, Erosmont', Millbrae, Edmond S., Walter Wilkes. Pacing, 2:17 class, $600— Hattie Croner, Flora G Harry W., Economizer, Nance O'Neil Harold d'' Billy Red, Argyle, Penrose, Sindwood, Baby Ellis Si Perkins, Tammany, Dr. W., Casey, Gladys M Dr 'j Lorna Doone. Four running race6. Saturday, August 27. Trotting, 2:13 class, $700— What Is It, Cuate Tom Smith, Forrest W., Princess, Sutter, Rozelle Pacing, 2:10 class, $750-polka Dot, Kelly Briggs, Dave Ryan, I Direct, Oma A.. Alone, Dictatress, Del- phi, Toppy, Zolock, Alfred D., Ira, Cuckoo, Dr W Edwin S., Highball, Rey del Diablo, Fredericksburg' Running, Vinctor Stakes, one mile— Tom Slavin, Mullah, Dr. Rowell, Cheerden, Romaine, Etna C Maxtress, St. Phillipina, Illawaho. ' Three running races. Monday, August 29, Stanford Stake — Almaden, Paprika, Neergard Marvin Wilkes, Carakina, CarlokiD, Calamanca, Geraldine. Pacing, 2:20 class, $1500— Gertie A., Ruby H., Miss Winn, flattie Croner, Flora G , Rose Thorne, Tom Carneal, Rajah, Uncle John, Harry W., Mabel R., Harold D., Blackwood, Billy Red, Kid, Cavaliero, Cavalie,*, Sky Pointer Jr., Baby Ellis, The Mrs., Si Perkins, Sunny Jim, Dr. W., Tammany, Casey, Gladys M., Dr. J., Henry N., Mildred O., Lady Petrina. Four running races. Tuesday, August 30. Trotting, green class, $400— Erosmont, Golden Gate, Jennie A., Millbrae, Lady Madison. Special trot or pace. Running, Golden Eagle Hote'. Stake— Tom Slavin, Nullah, Dr. Rowell, Miss Culver, Romaine, Innsbrouck, Illowaho, Frivolous, Maxtress, Heather floney. Three running races. Wednesday, AuguBt 31. Pacing, 2:14 class, $600— Harry Hurst, Miss Winn, Rajah, Uncle John, Polka Dot, Economizer, Tidal Wave, Penrose, Baby Ellis, Tammany, Cuckoo, Edwin S., Rey del Diablo. Special trot or pace. Four running races. Thursday, September 1. Pacing, 2:25 class, $500— Gertie A., Ruby H., Hattie Croner, Dock, Rose Thorne, Tom Carneal, Harry W., Dart, Miss Idaho, El Moreno, Cavalier, Sky Pointer Jr., Sunny Jim, Muriel, Olivette, Dr. W., Tammany, Casey, Gladys M., Dr. J., Mildred O. Stanford-Occident Pace, $300— Grey Witch, Collis H., Cresco Wilkes, Grace Wilkes. Special trot or pace. Three running races. Friday, September 2. Trotting, 2:16 class, $600— Cuate, Redskin, Briney K., Idyllwild, Princess, Verona, Sutter, Ole, Rozelle. Trotting, Three-year-olds,- $500 — Mamie R., Peter J., Prince Gay, Marvin Wilkes, Murray M., Alles- andro, Wilm:1 r, Paprika. Four running races. Saturday, September 3. Trotting, 2:21 class, $2000— D. E. Knight, Little Babe, Pat Rose, M. J , Talisman, McPherson, Glide, Charlie T., T. C, Telephone, H. D. B., Golden Gate, Rita H , Monocrat. Alcacita, The Trotter, R. W. P., Una K., Edmond S., Morosco, L-idy Madison. Pacing, Free-for-all. $750— Polka Dot, Kelly Briggs, Alone, Dictatress, Zolock, Alford D., Ira, Tammany, Cuckoo, Edwin S., Highball, Lottie Smart, Black- wood. Special trot or pace. Three running races. AUGUST 20, 1904J 2 1 1 3 7 3 4 ro 5 ro 6 ro 3d d d Brighton Beach Summaries. August 15— Trotting, 2:10 class, purse (5000. ConsuelaS., b m by Directum dam by Nutwood.... ■■■■■■■■ (De Kyder) Dr. strong',gr'g'.::'.::'.:. .'.:'.'.- ^S?,?"! John Taylor gr g (S!fffi Norrifl be (ananH) Metallas. Ilk it. ..'... '^tS Prince Greenlander, br g Js .' The Roman, br g frSwi George G.,bg <. Pacing, 2:1? class, purse $300, half a mile dash. Gordon Prince, br h by Oratorio-Twinkle :L?n0?') i Lookout Hal, b h ■■■• (Shank 2 Dewey, rog (D1™'!™ I Winnie King, ch m (Wilson) 4 Big Boy and Mark Hendricks also started. Time-l:0U4. Trotting, 2:13 class, purse $600, one mile and an eighth dash. Jovmaker, b h by Mercutio-Roxie Lee (Geers) 1 Single K„chg (Cummings) 2 Anna Little, b m .....(Tioe) 3 Hallie Harding, ch m (McGuire) 4 Black Thorn, Birney and Moon also started. Time— 2:29 X- Paoing, 2:05 class, purse $000, one mile dash. Hetty G., bmby Egg Hot-Nora B (Murphy) 1 FrankYoakum.bg V^001111?11? f? Looanda.br h (Rosemire 3 NathanStrauss.bg -,;v:i"J"",AL". , .( ."P Joe Pointer, Little Squaw and Shadow Chimes also started. Time— 2:04M. August 16— Pacing, 2:08 class, $5000: mile heats. John M., blk g by Paris-Laura (Spear) 3 3 11 Gallagher.bg ....(James) 2 12 3 Pan Michael, ch h (Winnings) 12 4 2 riultneG.blkm ,'„; ' i,(Sn0,?) i 5 ? r0 i-4aymos,bg (MoDonald) 6 4 d Dry Monopole.br h (Curryj 7 5 ro PinchenWilkes.bg ....(Estes) 5 7 ro Baron Rogers, br g (De Ryder) 8 d Time— 2:05, 2:05*, 2:07^4, 2:07J£. 3 class, $5000; mile heats. Trotting, 2:! Stanley Dillon, b g by Sidney Dillon-Athenian (Geers) 1 1 Lisonjero.bg (,f,0,!a,'(J) 2 5 Bonnie Russell, b h (Hudson) 6 2 Snyder McGregor, ch g (Snow) 7 3 RuthC, grm (Kenney) 5 4 JollyBaohelor.bg ;;,"(,?p?ar> ^ S Leta.br m (De Ryder) 3 d John Caldwell, br g (Thompson) d Texas, gr m (Reniok) d Time-2:lli4,2:10«. Trotting, 2:16 olass. $500; one mile and a sixteenth. T E. N., b h by Oro Wilkes-Susana (Moore) 1 Leonora, b m (De Ryder) 2 Gray Don, br g (Drumm) 3 EarlineS.bm (Garrison) 4 Bessie Birch wood and Torreon also started. Time-2:14. Pacing, 2:20 olass, $600: one mile and an eight. Cheery Lass, b m by Bobby McGregor-Welcome Bunker. (Andrew s) 1 Bessie Abbott, b m (Hudson) 2 Starlight, oh h (Wilson) 3 Eearl Scott, b g (Maloney) 4 Florenoe Wilton, b m (Curry) 5 Time-2:27K. Trotting, 2:08 olass, $800; one mile>nd an e.ghth. Caspian, b g by Patron-Cascarilla (Shank) 1 Jay McGregor, b h (Snow) 2 Authoress, blk m (McDonald) 3 York Boy, b g (Curry) 4 Maxine, Wentworth, Direct View, McKinley and Idolita also started. Time— 2:20M- August 17— Trotting. 214 class, purse $10,000, mile heat, Sweet Marie, b m by McKinney, dam by Carr'sMambrino (Smith) 10 1 Aristo.bg (DeRyder) 2 0 2 Katherine A., b( (Thomas) 3 3 3 Alexander, b g (Geers) Lady Patchie, b m (Eckers) The Rajah, b h (McCoy) Mary Gage, b m (Black) Time— 2:08, 2:08),", 2:llx. Trotting, 2:12 class, purse $700, one mile and an eighth dash. Single K, ch g by Young Fullerton,dam by Intact. . (Cummings) Norman B. , blk g (Rosemire) Lady Gail Hamilton, blk m (Hudson) Anna Little, bm (Ticehurst) 6 ro 5 ro Morn 5 Hive 6 Blaokthorne 7 BillieFosterBoy.. Time— 2:27^. Pacing, 2:10 class, purse $800, one mile dash. Belle Star, br m by Renos Baby-Lizzie Wilkes by Ethan Wilkes (Shank) 1 Brown Heels, br h (McDonald) 2 Darius, blk g (Bowers) 3 Sadie Baron, ch m (Snow) 4 Olivewood. 5 KattyH 6 Dandy C 7 Red Bird 8 BenF.. Hiss Ophelia. 10 Tlme-2:09>4. Pacing, 2:25 class for three-year-olds, purse $2000, mile heats. Dorcas H.,b 1 by Higgins-Suetta by Time Onward. (Thomas) 1 1 Bucklock.chg (Curry) 2 2 LeddyWeaver.be (Dillon) 3 3 Bolass, ch I (Jolly) d Simon Kenton, be (Hudoon) d Queen of Forkhurst, b f (Thompson) d Time— 2:11*, 2:12*. Trotting, 2:21 class, purse $600, one mile and an eighth dash. Louvain, b m by Lancelot-Merino by Kentucky Prince (McDonald) 1 Hydrastine, ch m (Shank) 2 Time— 2:29. August 18— Trotting, 2.17 class, one mile and a sixteenth dash, purse $600. Alexander Campbell, b g by Baron Star (Commings) 1 Leonora, b m (De Ryder) 2 ©tie jgf eebev ani> gtpovt&man John Caldwell, br g (Thompson) 3 Ruth C , gr m (Kenney) 4 Belle Sligo, b m (NUes) 5 Earline S., b h (Garrison) 6 Time— 2:22. Pacing, 2:18 class, Metropolitan stakes, $5000. Morning Star, b h by Star Pointer (McDonald) 1 1 Angus Pointer, b g (MacPherson) 2 2 China Maid, b m (Snow) 3 d Winnie King, ch m (Wilson) 4 a Time— 2:07&, 2:05=£. Trotting, 2:07 class, one mile dash, purse $900. McKinley, b g by George St. Clair (Boone) 1 Caspian, bg (Shonk) 2 Swift, b h (Tichurst) 3 Wenworth, blk g (Spear) 4 Hawthorne, bm (Hudson) 5 Idolita. b h (Kelly) 6 Time— 2:09M- Pacing, 2:12 class, one mile and an eighth dash, purse $600. Ecstatic, b m by Oratorio (Lang) 1 Legal Wood, b m (Horberger) 2 Rob B. , b g (Rosemire) 3 Alice Mapes, bm (Curry) 4 Daphne Dircet. blk m (Murphy) 5 Earl Scott, b g (Whelpley) 6 Time— 2:26. Paoing, 2:07 class, one mile dash, purse $800. Casoade. br g by King Pilot (Wall) 1 WinfleldStratton, bh (McGuire) 2 Albert, ro g (McDonald) 3 SuCreet, blk m (Wilson) 4 Sphinx S (Spear) 5 Nemo Patchen, ch m (Danes) 6 Endora, blk m (Snow) 7 Time— 2:07. 1 Some Turf Statistics. Meddler* a $95,885 Ben Brush 74,695 Ben Strome* 71,265 King Eric c (dead) 70,765 Hastings d 63.910 Requital 6 . . 62 975 Goldfinch* a 55,500 Kingston (i 51,283 Atheling a 49,906 Esher* a (dead) 46,340 Golden Garter* a $45,515 Hermence* a 43,727 SirDixone 40,529 Lamplighter d 39,253 Pirate of Penzance a 33,411 Ornamento 33,229 Candlemas b (dead) 33,155 Falsetto (dead) 31,780 St.Gatien*o 30,493 Free Knight c 27,043 a Male line of Birdcatcher; b of Touchstone: c of King Tom; d of Melbourne; e of Blacklock. *Bred in England. Ben Brush and Falsetto are decendants of Whalebone but not through Birdcatcher or Touchstone. There will be several very radical changes in the above lot of figures when the returns are made up to the 31st of August, which will be after the Futurity is run. Ben Brush hap, since the Saratoga meeting opened, won abou,t $55,000 in the races through Delhi and Broomstick which will place him far in the lead if neither of them wics another big race this year. All the other good three year-olds having either broken do;vn or trained off. Ort Wells, by King Erie, is now the only "lion in the path" of these two great sons of little Ben Brush. Of course, I am one of many hundreds of thousands who look for Sysonhy to win the Futurity, in which event Melton (in Eng- land) will be advanced for either second or third place as Sysonby has already over $30,000 to bis credit. I am particularly glad of the victories of Delhi and Broomstick because they are male-line descendants of Bonnie Scotland, a second-class racehorse but un- questionably one of our first-class sires. Bonnie Scot' land waa imported by a British army officer named Cornish who brought Balrownie over (another son of Queen Mary, by the way) at the same time. Balrownie was buried alive in Massachusetts, while Bonnie Scot- land, after years of undeserved obscurity in Ohio and Illinois, was finally transferred to Belle Meade where he not only headed the list twice in three seasons but was the first stallion, in these United States of ours, to head uhe list with over $135,000 to the credit of his progeny. Unluckily, he got no premier sires, Luke Blackburn being third, in 1888, while Bramble waa once second and a half-dozen times better than tenth, I could never rightly understand why General Jack- son sold Bramble and held on to Luke Blackburn, unless it was that Luke won all his races at two and three, while Bramble was beBt at four. The reader is aware that there is an incessant demand for early per- formers; and judging these horses (then both untried) by their own performances, Luke seemed more likely to get early winners than Bramble. If I am to be restricted to the use of untried stallions, I will take a good cup horse in preference to a Derby winner. Look over the list of Derby winners if } ou doubt the accuracy of my judgment; and just see how many of them are gotten by winners of that world-famous race. In pursuance of the plan set forth in the table of sires just given above, let me now give the largest winners of each sire and see how much nearly every one of them is indebted to just one of his get for the prominence attained by him. We all know that Proctor Knott gave Luke Blackburn what little prestige he acquired; and Powhattan never would have been heard of at all had it not been for Burl- ington: ["Compiled for the Breeder and Sportsman by one its Former Editors.] I spent all oi June and July in Texas and after hav. ing had a Turkish bath for sixty consecutive days and having been bled systematically at night by the Galveston mosquitoes, I concluded I was better off in California on less money. And so I have come home "with my horns sawed off" figuratively speaking." I never saw a copy of your paper all the time I was gone and do not know who is alive or who has gone over to the majority. They produce many fast horses in Texas but very few that can go a mile, but I do think they have more horses that can run six furlongs in 1:15 with 135 pounds up than in any other State of the Union. As Marty Bergin would say "they are disaysed wid speed." The following stallions were the first twenty on the list of winning sires up to and including the 3lBt day of July past: Meddler* (by St Gatien) Ben Brush (by Bramble) Ben Strome* (by Bend d' Or) King Eric (by King Ernest) ' 'Hastings (by Spendthrift) Colonial Girl. Tanya Delhi Broomstick. Highball... Ascension.. Ort Wells... Dinah Shad. Glorifler Lord of Vale. . Requital (by Eothen) Goldfinch* (by Ormonde) Kingston (by Spendthrift) Atheling*... . (by Sterling) Esher* (by Claremontj Song and Wine. Tradition Hurst Park Dolly Spanker. Bryn Mawr. Spring Golden Garter (by Bend d' Orj Hermence, Imp. (by Isonomy) Sir Dixon (by Billet) Lamplighter (by Spendthrift) Pirate of Penzance*. . . (by Prince Charlie) Ornament (by Order) Candlemas* (by Hermit) Falsetto (by Enquirer) St. Gatien* (by The Bover) Free Knight (by Ten Broeck) *Bred in England. Performers. English Lad.. Flyback Moharib Sparkling Star. Dainty... Chysitls.. Hermis. . Huzzah . Audience . Outcome. . De Reske Little Scout.. Proceeds. Sea Air.. Sheriff Belle.. Montresson. . . Irish Lad. Candling.. The Picket.. Pronta St Bellane. Modicum — Elwood Lev Dorsey. ~VJ 97IJ 24,225 24,325 24,220 6,935 65,285 1,050 11,445 11,270 24,105 22,020 12,025 11,970 18,045 6,945 8.940 8,580 For Both. $74,195 48,545 40,325 66,335 22,715 54,160 46,125 23,995 24,990 17,520 12,635 11,760 24,395 31,725 3,085' 34,810 15,810 26,382 9,165 16,515 30,615 22,887 17,815 19.427 19 470 6,912 5.430 3,735 9,925 6 590 19,600 3,287 8,450 13.325 6 102 Of all the twenty above enumerated Ben Brush is the only one witn three winners of over $10,000; and Hastings is the only one with four winners of over $5000. Old Pirate of Penzance, now 23 years old, sur- passes all others in the number of money winners, having 41, altkough two of them won third moneys only. Lamplighter is second with 35, Esher third with 31, while Sir Dixon has 30, Ben Strome 29, Kingston 27 and Hastings has 25, which is pretty good for a twelve. year-old horse. It will therefore be seen that the prominence of King Eric is wholly due to Ort Wells, while Highball gets about 90 per cent of what is credited to Ben Strome, and in the case of Hermence the spectacle of a one-horse sire is still more patent. Of the above named twenty stallions four are owned and located in the State of California, and all the property of Mr. James B. Haggin. HIDALGO. Forty-Three Thousand Dollars in Stakes. The season of thoroughbred racing will open in California on November 12th, and the big sum stated above will be given in sixteen stakes. The sums named are all added mon6y except in the Burns Handicap which is guaranteed to be worth $10,000. Those to which $2000 is added are the Opening Handi- cap, one mile; the Thanksgiving Handicap, one mile and a furlong; the Crocker Selling Stakes, one mile; the New Years Handicap, one mile and a furlong; the Pollansbee, seven furlongs; the Adam Andrew Sell- ing Stakes, six and one-half furlongs; the Lissak Handicap, one mile; the California Oaks, one mile and a furlong; the Palace Hotel Handicap, one mile and a furlong; the Bell Stakes, five furlongs, and the Geb- hard Handicap, Futurity course. The Christmas Handicap has $3000 added, and is for three-year-olds and upward to run one mile and a quarter. The Waterhouse Cup has $3000 added and is for two-years- olds and upward at time of closing, the distance being two and one-quarter miles. The California Derby is a mile and a quarter for three-year-olds with $2500 added, and the Thornton Stakes at four miles has the same amount of added money. The big event is The Burns Handicap, $10,000 for two year-oidB and up- ward at time of entrance, one mile and a quarter. Entries for these races will close Monday, October 24, 1904 with Percy W. Treat, Secretary, 23 Kearny Btreet, San Francisco. Strike!— if they don't give you Jackson's NapB Soda when you ask for it. 8 ®,he greebev axis ^xyovt&xxxan [August 20, 1904 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. Coming Events. Blue Grouse Shooting in the British Columbia Pinelands. April I-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season (or taking steel- neafl In tidewater. April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open. May 1-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. July I-Jao. 1— Open season for black bass. Aug. 15-Aprfl I— Open season for lobsters and crawflsb. Aui.'. -^—Saturday Contest No. 10. Class Series, Stow lake 2:3U p. M. Aug. 28— Sunday Contest No 10, Class Series, Stow lake, 10 A. m. Nov. 1-Sept. 1— Open season for crabs. Sept. 10-Oct. 16 -Close season In tidewater for steelhead. Nov. 15-Sept. 10 — Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Gan. July 1-Feb. 15— Dove season open. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. Aug. 21— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Aug. 21— Millwood Gun Club. Blue rocks. Mill Valley. Aug. 28— Merchandise shoot. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Sept. 1-Feb. 15 — Open season for mountain quail, grouse and Bage hen. Sept. 4— California Wing Club. Live birds. Ingleside. Sept. 11— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Sept. 18— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Oct. 15-Feb. 15— Open season .'or quail, ducks, etc. Bench Shows. Sept. 2, 3— Oakland. 2 day show. A. K. C. rules. W. E. Chute, Superintendent. Entries close Aug. 26. Sept. 9— San Mateo. 1 day show. A. K. C. rules. Irving C. Ackerman, Secretary. Entries close Sept. 2. Sept. 5, 8— Canadian National Exhibition's Bench Show. Dr. A. W. Bell, Superintendent. Sept. 5, 10— Toronto Kennel Club. Toronto, Can. J. G. Kent, Chairman. Sept. 12, 13— Newport Bench Show. Newport, R. I. F. M. Ware, Secretary. Sept. 13, 16— Orange County Fair Association's Bench Show. Mlddletown, N. Y. W. H. Saxton, Superintendent. Sept. 17— Bryn Mawr Kennel Club. Bryn Nawr, Pa. J. A. Caldwell Jr., Secretary. Sept. 17— Scottish Terrier Club Speoialty Show. Bryn Mawr, Pa. E. S. Woodward, Secretary. Sept 28, 29-Valley Fair Kennel Club. Initial show. Brattle- boro, Vt. H. C. Rice, Secretary. Oct. 4, 7— Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury, Conn. Jas Mortimer, Superintendent. Oot. 5, 8— Spokane Kennel Club. Spokane, Wash. W. K. L. Oct. 10— Brunswick Fur Club. Foxhound show. Barre, Mass. B. S. Turpin, Secretary. Oct. 18, 21— Frederick Agricultural Society. Frederick, Md. Roger McSherry, Secretary. Oot. 25, 28— World's Fair Dog Show, St. Louis, Mo. F. D. Coburn, Chief of L. S. Dept., St. Louis, Mo, Nov. 16, 19— Boston Terrier Club. Specialty show. Boston, Mass. Walter E. Stone, Seoretary. Nov. 23, 25— Philadelphia Dog Show Association. Philadelphia, Pa. J. Sergeant Price, Secretary. Field Trials. Aug. 22— Nebraska Field Trial Association. 3d annual trials. O'Neill, Neb M H. McCarthy, Secretary. Aug. 29— Iowa Field Triall Club. O'Neill, Neb. George Cooper, Secretary, Des Moines, la. Sept. 5— Western Canada Kennel Club. La Salle, Man. Wm. C. Lee, Acting Secretary, Winnipeg, Man. Sept. 8— Manitoba Field Trial Club. 18th annual trials. Car- man, Man. Eric Hamber, Secretary, Winnipeg, Mao. Sept 30— British Columbia Field Trial Club. Steveston, B. C. Norman F. Tyne, Seoretary-Treasurer, Vancouver, B. C. Oct. 11— Paclflo Northwest Field Trials Club. , Wash. F. R. Atkins, Secretary pro tern, Seattle, Wash. Oct. 24— Missouri Field Trial Association. Sturgeon, Mo. L. S. Eddins, Secretary, Sedalia, Mo. Oct. 24.— Ohio Field Trials Club. Washington Court House, O G. R. Haswell, Seoretary, Clrclevllle, O. Oot. 25— Connecticut Field Trial Club. , Conn. F, M. Chapln, Secretary, Pine Meadow. Conn. Oct.SI— Monongahela Field Trial Club. Oblong, III. A. C. Peterson, Secretary, Homestead, Pa. Nov. 1— Sportsmen's Field Trial Club. Clare, MIoh. Erwln C. Smith, Seoretary, Midland, Mich. Nov. 7— Independent Field Trial Club. 6th annual trials. Hutsonvllle, Ills. H. S. Humphrey, Seoretary, Indlanapalls, Ind. Nov. 8— Western Beagle Club. Inaugural trials. Oregon, 111b. Reno B. Cole, Secretary, De Kalb; Ills. Nov. 14— Illinois Field Trial Association. 6th annual trials. Robinson, Ills. W. R. Green, Secretary, Marshall, 111. Nov. 15— Michigan Field Trial Club. , MIoh. Chaa. E. Slaaon, Secretary, Muskegon, Mich. Nov. 15 — Central Beagle Club. 9th annual trials . A. C. Peterson, Secretary. Homestead, Pa. Nov. 22— International Field Trial Club Ruthven.Oat. W. B Wells, Honorary Secrotary, Chatham, Oct. Nov. 29— Virginia Field Trial Association. Martinsville, Va. C. B. Cooke, Secretary. Indiana Kennel Club. Field trials. Clay City, Ind. C F. Young. Secretary, Clay City, Ind. Week following Ills. Ch. trials. Dec. 3— Continental Field Trial Club 10th annual trials. Thomaavllle, N. O. John White, Seoretary, Hempstead, L. I. Dec. 12— Alabama Field Trial Club. Huntsvlllo, Ala. J. M. Klrkpatrlck, Secretary, Huntsvllle, Ala. Doc. 17— Eastorn Field Trial Club. Waynesboro, Oa. Simon C. Bradley, Secrclary-Troasuror, Greenlleld HUIb, Conn. American Field Futurity Stake. For Polntors and Sottera whelped on or after January 1, 1904, whose dams have boon duly qualified. Am. Fiold Publishing Co., Chicago. Jan. 9— Paclflo Cousl Pleld Trials Club. Bakerstleld, Gal. Albert Botz, Seoretary, 201 Purrott Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 10— Georgia Field Trial Association. Albany, Ga. P.M. Esslg, Seoretary, Atlanta, Ga. The spirit of unrest and dissatisfaction pervading tho Coast fancy Is evidently taking root among the dogs also. A few days ago a visitor was looking over Home dogs In a local kennel. Nature Btudy being a strong fad of tho visitor he stated that dogs could get just as dissatisfied as mankind occasionally does and claimed be could understand their complaints. Whllo chatting h i carelessly tossed a bit of dog biscuit (Not Spratt's) Vo one of tho dogs. Tho dog snapped it up, dropped I1 quickly and then growled. "There!" said In', did I tell you? 'lhat dog said plainly, ilf as good biscuit as my mother used to Of the many varieties of winged game which can be shot in the provinces, probably none affords better sport than the blue grouse. British Columbia is singularly fortunate in possessing within her limits no fewer than eleven distinct species of the grouse family; one of the most widely distributed being the blue or dusky grouse. He is a large, handsome bird, and bears a fairly Btrong resemblance to a blackcock. His manner of flight is very similar, and his colorings, although not so brilliant, present a like appearance. This resemblance is carried out in the female bird also. An old cock bird often weighs 2f pounds, although heavier specimens have been heard of. On the first of September, the opening day there for both big and small game shooting, blue grouse are, as a rule, found along the bases of mountain ranges, or a little way up them. It is here that their nests are most often to be detected and that they bring up their young. Sometimes, however, they nest high up in pine-clad mountain slopes, and feed at this time almost entirely upon the various kinds of wild berries which grow in abundance around their nesting grounds. As autumn advances, the feed lower down begins to get scarce, and they make their way gradu- ally up the mountain slopes, still living on wild berries, which take longer to ripen the higher they ascend. It was towards the end of last September before the narrator and two companions were able to arrange for a two days' shoot. Some fifteen miles from their location on the shores of Okana^an Lake, Yale Dis- trict, British Columbia, they had been advised was to be found a section where the blue grouse hunting was excellent. Knowing a rancher in the valley, the sportsmen in responee to inquiry of him were agree- ably surprised when the rancher sent his wagon and a couple of saddle horses along and, on arrival, made them welcome at his cabin. Having no dogs and not being much of a hunter himself he was glad to have the chance to have his range shot over and seeing our dogs work. Besides our guns we brought with us our two old country Retrievers, and also a younger dog of the same strain. Both Retrievers were thoroughly broken, and the younger dog, who had Setter blood in him, although rather wild, proved very useful (where so much ground had to be covered), as he both ranged and pointed game well. One requires to know the habits of blue grouse if a successful day's shoot is to be obtained. In the early hours of the morning the best sport can always be had, as the birds are then scattered and feeding on the ground; later in the day, and when the sun is hot, they usually sit in pine trees, coming down again towards evening to feed. The most likely ground is nearly al vays aiong mountain sides, where berry bushes and long grasses grow, and where there are benches with pine trees growing. Our first day's shoot proved a good one, as the birds were plentiful, and their main aiet begins, namely, pine-needles. These constitute their food from Octo- ber till April or May, and the birds seemingly thrive on them quite as weli as they do upon the morechoice assortment of summer and autumn berries. Like the ruffed grouse and prairie chicken, they often eat grasshoppers, which are veiy abundant at certain seasons of the year. At the beginning of the shooting season blue grouse are found in coveys varying from eight to twelve in number, but even at this early stage two or three broods often join together, and as the cold weather approaches and they reach their winter quarters (the summits of pine-clad mountains) they gather into enormous flocks, sometimes as many as a hundred or more getting up at the same time. When the birds are young they are easily shot, as they lie very close. If sportsmen are so minded, and are shooting over good dogs, often whole coveys can be secured without having to go more than a few hundred yards, for after the 5rst rise, when easy rights and lefts can be made, the remaining birds only fly a short distance ahead, and can be marked down without much difficulty. After the ranges have been shot over a few times, however, it is a very different story, and it is only then that these splendid sporting birds tax the powers of the finest Bhot to the utmost. They become much wilder, rise further afield and fly fastor. Long before the winter is over the blue grouse are almost unapproachable. I know of no more difficult shooting under the 6un than a certain form which this sport takes later on in the season. It is whilst Bhooting along a steep mountain slope, open country below you, and high pine trees above. The birds are often found and Hushed whilst bitting on tho branches. They always fly down hill, and if one be fortunate enough to hit hlB bird or birds whilst they arc descending like rockets straight down from tho top-most branches far into the gulches bolow, he has nothing more to learn with a shotgun. The best shots I have ever soon out hero fail almost entirely when it comes to this form of sport. Starting about sovon, a walk of a few hundred yards brought us to the foot of tho mountain rango over which we were to shoot. Here wo separated, I taking one gulch and the other two guns going a little further along and following up another draw. The climbing was pretty stiff for some time before we got on to some level pine-clad benches higher up. It was on the edge of one of these that my Retriever first got on to some birds. After following slowly up the scent (as I have trained him to do) he was not long in flushing a small covey, out of which I bagged a brace. The rest carried Btraight along, and, as is there wont, some treed. It is here that the shotgun comes to a standstill; no sportsman cares to shoot birds sitting on a tree, so I usually carry in my pocket a .22 pistol; with this small weapon a grouse sitting anywhere between 20 and 50 yards forms no easy target. How- ever, with practice, one soon becomes an expert and able to knock over a good many birds. After getting one down in this manner I followed on towards the others that I had marked, and the few remaining ones got up so very wild that I only managed to bag one. Still keeping along the same bench I was soon into another covey, this time a very strong one. The birds rose beautifully in ones and twos, giving me time to reload between each rise. Before they had all gone, I had added two and a half brace to my game bag, which already began to feel heavy. I shortly came to the last of the timber, and, finding no birds in the open, I climbed higher ud to- wards the direction of the other guns, which I could hear firing away briskly some few hundred yards further along the mountains. • - The birds are very fond of rocky ground, and more especially so if pine trees are close at hand. It was in one of these places that I next came across a covey. This time I could see several of them sitting on rocks and fallen logs; it was very evident that they had not been shot at before. Walking up to them I got an easy right and left as they rose, and again a third bird before they had all gone. This, however, proved to be my last easy shooting for the day, as the other birds I came across, both in coveys and singly, were wild, and I had to be content with several misses. An old cock, rising some forty or fifty yards out and going off like a rocket, forms no easy target and needs a great deal of stopping. It is astonishing, too, the amount of killing they require. I have shot them time after time, sent feathers flying and legs dropping, and still they have carried on. Bad shooting, per- haps, but I have seen the best of shots do the Bame thing. Gradually my hag increased, and when by one o'clock I found I had nine brace I felt I had done pretty well, and to carry many more and shoot at the same time no easy matter. Accordingly, I made my way by easy stages towards our shooting lodge, pick- ing up on my way down another brace of birds. On getting back I found the other two sportsmen in be- fore me, they having made a bag between them of fourteen brace. We were well satisfied with our first day 's sport, and spent the remainder of the afternoon fishing in a small trout stream which ran past the cabin door. Here we caught a big basket of small trout, as evidently all the fish went down to the big lake before they reached a decent size. ...':. The next day proved gloriously fine, and we were up before daybreak, and on our shooting ground just as the sun rose over the tops of the mountains on the opposite side of the valley. As we had endless ground to shoot over we headed out in another direction, fol- lowing the valley down some two miles before we started to ascend to the level where the birds were at at this time. The range we had chosen proved much harder walking than the day before; it had not been shot over that season, but still the birds were wild, although very numerous. The three guns kept in line, walking slowly along the steep rocky slopes, the dogs ranging betweeD. We were not long in eomingacross birds, a scattered covey giving all three guns a chance. Four birds fell, one causing great difficulty before it was retrieved, as it went a hundred yards down the mountain slope. Fortunately my Retriever watched it tumble, and after a prolonged hunt I saw him making his way back to me with a fine old cock bird in his mouth. It was here that we got our first taste of that hardest of all shooting, birds swooping down like falcons from the tops of the pines. We had come to the end of our beat with only one solitary clump of tall firs ahead of us. I happened to look up, and caught sight of a bird high up and sit- ting on one of the topmost boughs. Guessing that there would doubtless be more, we placed ourselves in position, one gun between and one on either side of the trees. Below us was a steep decline, and we were pretty sure that what birds there were would fly down hill. We were not mistaken, as at a little noise down swooped a brace; four barrels rang out, but not a feather was touohed. Again another brace dropped down, following the two ahead of them; again we shot, this time one bird doubled up, but the impetus he had started with carried him hundreds of feet below us and he fell out of sight. Three single birds then came out flying (if such a thing were possible) faster than ever, and again all three escaped. The last two, however, coming outsideways, were brought down, both high overhead shots. But to go over the day's sport would only be to give more or less a repetition of the previous one, so I need not enumerate further incidents. We had a heavier bag, arriving at the oabin with 35-brace in all. Tired and hungry we did full justice to the excellent hunter's stew which the thoughtful host had ready for us. Early the next morning we started out for home, bearing with us the pleasantest recollections of our two days' shoot, and promising our genial host that we would, at an early date, pay his shooting ground another visit, and bring down a few more of his birds before the snows and frosts of winter set in. Fiold trial Interests this season are not on the waneas will be noted by a perusal of the fixtures, announced in the coming events column. Twenty-six clubs will hold meetings and there are several more clubs to hear from.) August 20, 1904J ®h# fgvseXfev tmfe gfcptf rtemcm 9 The English Bulldog. It is over three hundred yearB ago since the bretd which is looked upon as the National one of Eogland was first mentioned in literature under the name it is now known by, with simply a modern variation of spelling. A few years ago it would have been quite sufficient to have headed this chapter with the simple one of "The Bulldog," but the modern craze of find- ing or creating new breeds of dogs for show purposes, and the subdivision of existing breeds for the same reason, has gathered in its net two other kinds of dogs called Bulldogs — one being designated a French animal and the other a Toy. It is, however, of the real Bulldog proper that I write — the national dog of Old England. The Bulldog was something over three hundred years ago known as the Bonddogge, or theBouldoggej and these names obtained in the time of King Henry VII., they both being used in the literature of the year 1500. Seventy-five years later, Dr. Caius, in Mb "Treatise on the Dog, ' ' u=ed the term Bandogge, and William Harrison, when writing his description of England, in 1586, gives the reason for the latter name — namely, "Manie of them are tied up in chains and strong bonds in the daie time for doing hurt abroad, which is an hugh dog, stubborn, ouglie, eager, burthenouse of bodie (and, therefore, of little swift- ness), terrible and fearful to be hold, and oftentimes more fierce and fell than any Archadian or Corsican cur." That the Bouldogge of those days was not like the animal one sees on the show bench of the present time is unquestionable. He was a larger animal, without doubt; at the same time, he possessed the same characteristics. Dr. Caius, in writing of the dog three centuries ago, refers to the animal as the Mastive, or Bandogge, and, seeing what a change can beproduced in a breed in the comparatively short space of fifty years — to wit, the present show-bench Bulldog — it is not surprising, then, the breed, in the course of time, took at first a more modified form, and then, after the decadence of pit fighting, it has been bred to a still more altered type to meet the re- quirements of the present day standard of points. These show points were framed for the preservation of the animal, and which incidentally enables itB owner to win valuable prizes in the peaceful enclosure of the modern show ring, instead of by the blood- curdling melees which so amused our ancestors, writes Mr. Fred. Farmam in the Illustrated Kennel News. As long ago as in the reign of King Charles I. the dog was known by the name it has retained ever since those stirring times, for as far back as 1631, there is indisputable evidence of the term "Bulldogg" being applied to the breed— quite a remote enough period for the animal to claim an ancient lineage. In the Record Office there is evidence that in the above jear a gentleman named Eaton, writing from St. Sebastian to a friend in England, George Willing- ham, of St. Swithin's lane, London, asked him to procure him three dogs. In his letter he asks his friend to obtain for him "a good Mastive doggie," and then proceeds to say: "Pray procure me two good Bulldogs, and let them be sent by the first ship, " which exhibits the fact that in those dayB Bulldogs, in 1631, were being imported into Spain from England. Not only did Eaton name BulldogE, but he required that they should ba of some use, and stipulated that they should "be good at the bull and cost what they will, but let them be good curs." It is quite clear from this letter that nearly 300 years ago the Bulldog was known by the same name as now, and also re- quired for the purpose of bull-baiting in Spain, because of its courage, tenacity, and pluck, and through which it has become symbolical of British plucK and daring. Ab in this letter, there is also a request for a Mas- tive, it is clear that the breeds of Bulldogs and Mas- tives, both of which had one common ancestor, the ancient "Alaunt," had become distinct one from the other, even in these early days. It is indisputable that for several hundred years the English Bulldog has been an animal of a distinct breed, and that it is indigenous to these islands. It waB an animal bred for a specific use. At first this use was the baiting of various animals, principally the bear and the bull, and for years the dog was fostered and kept by all classes of society, high and low, rich and poor, for the carrying on of this national pastime. It is not to be wondered at, in view of the prevailing taste for such sights as must have been seen in the bull-ring, that dog fighting also became commoD, and right down to less that a hundred years ago Bulldogs were bred to exhibit their prowess in fighting pits. In the days when the dog was used for the practical purpose of fighting, it was naturally bred with a view to a certain amount of activity, as well as courage and strength, and, consequently, it was not like the super- latively cloddy, low-to-ground, thick-set animal which stands for the Bulldog at the present day. Still, the present day Bulldog is certainly a reflection of its predecessor, with every "point" exaggerated to the utmost possible degree — in fact, it is a glorious ex- ample of the triumph of man, and the possibilities of breeding for show points and prizes. From being an animal used for fighting, the dog has, under the changed condition of the times become one of peace, and the instincts of humanity of latter-day times has prompted the suppression of the revolting scenes by means of legislation, which has now swept away all but historical traces of this once favorite pastime. At the cIobo of the eighteenth century, baiting and fighting by Bulldogs had fallen into the hands of a class which used the animal for the delec- tation of the "sports" of the day, and Bickening were the scenes of barbarity and cruelty which were seen in the dog pits and fighting dens. This was the last era through which the dog, as a a fighting dog, passed, an era when it was attended. b> the lowest associations, and one cannot help com-J ing to the conclusion that amidst its slow surround- ings, amidst the squalor of the scene and the depravity of it all, that the dog itself stood out by far the superior animal to those two-legged ones who gloried and gloated over the nauseous sights which so delighted the gentry of the dog-fighting pits of those days. It is not to be wondered at that the poor Bull- dog got a bad name in the end, and that a writer in Britisk Field Sports in the year 1818, described him as the "blackguard of his species, " forgetting that the plucky dog was not to blame, but the biped who trained and used him for a degrading pursuit. It was a Mr. W. H. Scott, who in 1818, penned the above description of the Bulldog, but in addition to this he declared that the Bulldog had "no claim upon utility, humanity, or common sense and the total extinction of the breed is a desirable consummation " Osbaldeston, a few years previous (1792), referred to the Bulldog as "one of the most fierce and strong of the canine race, having the nose short, and the under jaw larger than the upper." At the commencement of last century the breed was certainly on the decline. Bull-baiting was on the down grade, and the dog went with it, and, referring to this, Taplin, writing in 18u3, also gives as a reason that great numbers were taken abroad. Still the decline does not appear to have, at that time, been anything more than a numerical one, for he describes the dog at that day as having a "natural ferocity, strength, and thirst for blood" so much so that the ow ners did not allow them full liberty. The study of the English Bulldog, its history and its antecedents, is one of absorbing interest to all those who take an enlightened interest in the breed, apart altogether from the standpoint of the modern show bench — in fact, there is no other breed in this country which can surpass Its historical interest, or can claim to be so English to the core as the Bull- dog. It has passed through centuries of time and flourished, and it was not until the extinction of bull- baiting and dog-fighting (in common with other similar pastimes) that there arrived a time when it really looked as if it would disappear from the face of the earth. This period was between the time when its use had gone and the advent of the establishment of dog shows as we now have them in our midst I have already shown than in 1803 a current dog-writer Btated that the breed was declining numerically. Idstone asserts that twenty years later the breed was said to be degenerating; at any rate, it is clear that the Bulldog, about a hundred years ago, was on the downgrade. The breed suffered in corsequence of the objects for which it was bred going out of fashion, and at one time it certainly looked, for this reason and the legislative measures taken, as if it would be- come extinct and lost in the vortex of mongolism. It looked as if the dog, whose claim to be the National breed is undisputed, was within a measurable distance of disappearing in the country of its origin. Happily, however, all the specimens were not extioct when the spirit arose in this country fifty years ago to foster the interests of the various breeds of dogs, and it is not at all surprising that one of the first objects to which attention was given was the preservation of the race of the Bulldog of England. The preservation of the breed up to the earlier part of last century is clearly attributable to the use it wa3 bred for — bull and bear baiting and fighting generally. Right away from the earliest period of English his- tory, after the Norman Conquest, bull-baiting was practiced. In 1154 (Henry the Second's time) it waB clearly in vogue, and it continued onwardB during suc- ceeding reigns. From 1374 to 1778, it was annually resorted to at Tutbury, in Staffordshire; and at Wokingham, in Berkshire, it flourished from 1661 to at least 1802. The bull ring at Birmingham is one of those historic localities in the annals of bull- baiiing, and there it flourished for years under the very walls of the Parish Church. From the reign of Henry VIII to 1773, and in fact, all over the country for centuries bull-baiting flourished, and the Bulldog was bred and fostered accordingly. The "Bport" was patronized by royalty, including those of the fair sex, and Queen Elizabeth herself was a frequent spectator of these exhibitions. As civilization advanced with the centuries, a more humane phase pissed over the inhabitants of these isles. The better classes withdrew their patronage, and, finally, a bill was introduced into Parliament, with a view to abolishing this "sport," but the meas- ure was defeated on the 24th of May, 1802, Mr. Charles Windham opposing it upon the ground that British pluck would certainly decrease if it were allowed to become law, and for another thirty years the practice continued to be a legal one. Two years before our late Queen Victoria ascended the throne the "sport" received its deathblow, for in the year 1835 bull in common with bear-baiting and dog- fighting was prohibited, and thus ended a national pastime, and thus it came to pass that the Bulldog's occupation ceased. The suppression of bull-baiting was naturally detrimental to the preservation of the dog, and it being of no further use, the breed was allowed to degenerate. Ite specimens became rarer as the years rolled on, and it bade fair to ceaBe to exist as a separate breed. The advent of dog shows, however, saved it, and although the specimens we have around us at the present day are highly in-bred for points, there is no question but that they are the direct descendants of the animals which were bred on more active lines when they were used for baiting the bull. The breeds future is now perfectly secure, and there is no fear of the National breed ceasing to exist for want of patronage. As regards the Bulldog of tiie present day, and its "points" for show purposes, this is a matter of little Interest compared with the history of the breed. The various clubs have tbeir scales of points for the guidance of judges, and anybody wishing for informa- tion under this head can have as much as he wants by obtaining it from the associations which have drawn up the scales, or adopted theoa. To win a prize on the modern show bench is certainly a matter of in- terest to the owner of a Bulldog, and one of more congratulation if the exhibitor has bred the successful animal; but, after all, the main object of those who foster the breed should be its preservation in form and character as it existed when the national breed was bred for a national pastime. Can it be truthfully asserted that the Bulldog of today is really like the Bulldog of baiting days, or that the clubs which foster the breed appoint judges who take as their ideal the shape and make of the old English Bulldog? I think not. A hundred years ago the legislature refused to pass a bill for the abolition of bull-baiting it being contended by opponents to it that the measure, if passed, might prejudicially affect the pluck of the British nation. The Bulldog has always' been a dog emblematic of the English race, an animal which, for his fearlessness, activity, pluck, daring, stanchness, and indomitable gameness, has always been held as a dog to be proud of. Does the animal we now see around us, overburdened with its glossly exaggerated points, inspire one with the same feeling? Can it be pointed to as the old English Bulldog, which could, if called upon, bait the bull, or perform the work which it was called upon to do when the breed was at the zenith of its prosperity — as the Foxhound is at the present day? As a model of strength though possessing immense bone, a heavy body, large skull and great ugliness, the Bulldog of today is certainly an object of interest as exhibiting what can be done by breeding for points. As a model of what the English Bulldog was he is not good, but a gross exaggeration all over. However, perhaps it is just as well from one point of view that Bulldogs are not like their ancestors, for, as Taplin wrote of them a hundred years ago, they were then "seldom seen at their full liberty, either in town or country, "and it might be owners would nowadays have to keep them always indoors "from a proper fear of the law finding it more prudent to keep them properly confined." The Bulldog of today is about the most genial and docile of the whole canine race. Alabama Field Trials. The eighth annual trials of the Alabama Field Trials Club will be held at Huntsville, Ala., commenc- ing December 12th. Three stakes will be run, the Derby, All Age and Free-for-all, the latter "open to the world." All entries close November 14th. The following letter from Secretary J. M. Kirk- patrick is typical of a thorough sportsman and enthu- siastic devotee of field trials. This is the spirit that builds up an organization and pulls off successful and enjoyable meetings: Breeder and Sportsman— Gentlemen: I am in receipt of the marked copy of your paper with the announcement of the field trials to be held at Hunts- ville, Ala., comencing December 12, 1904 under the auspices of the Alabama Field Trials Club. I am greatly obliged to you for the unsolicited ad, since it demonstrates the keen interest manifested in this sport through the country, and is largely the means of making such meetings successful both finan . cially and socially, besides promoting the higher and better breeding of the dog. This organization is comparatively young yet. This being its eighth annual meeting. Last season was the first time an open stake was run for. This year we have a guaranteed purse of $300 for the open stake and hope to increase its value in coming seasons until it will attract the best talent of the country. Thanking you for the courtesy already extended us and assuring you that anything you can do to help the cause along will be greatly appreciated. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. WORLD'S FAIR WINS. The A. K. C. special meeting held in New York August 4th was well attended by members and dele- gates. The object of the meeting was to consider and take action upon the request from the Live Stock Committee of the World's Fair Exposition regarding the recognition of wins at the St. Louis show. The result was, after considerable discussion, that the fol- lowing resolution, offered by Mr. Ancel H. Ball and seconded by Mr. Frank H. Croker, was adopted: Resolved, That the American Kennel Club agree, under a suspension of its rules, to publish a record of the wins of dogs shown at the International St. Louis Exposition in the American Kennel Gazette and the Stud Book, and if a certificate of wins be requested on such dog's winnings, same will be given, stating that a St. Louis win was made under a suspension of A. K. C. rules. It is also understood that the win- nings shall not count for or against the dog, or in any- way affect the showing of the winners in any classes at shows held under the regular rules of the American Kennel Club. This is a praotical recognition of wins — although not counting for championship. Any dog that wins a first in any class at St. Louis Is entitled to be entered in a novice clasi at any regu- lar accredited A. K. C. show. The Canadian Kennel Club has passed a resolution allowing a win to count for a championship. There seems to be a slight halt in the ranks of ex- hibitors who are not enthusing to an overwhelming degree over the "international" dog show. The management while devoting much time and expense to advertising other features of the show have not taken advantage of the proper channels to exploit the affair to best advantage. It would have been far better for the show had it been originally arranged for undtr A. K. C. rules. A FROST IN THE ORANGE BELT. Consistency is a jewel no doubt and possibly it is keep in line with the general tenor of Coast do<: i: 10 (fttte gveeiiev axxif gtjjurtsmou [AUGUST 20, 1904 affaire just now, Dame Rumor has it, things are in a hopeless mess in Los Angeles dog circles. The Southwestern Kennel Club made a good show- ing at its initial exhibition and received a splendid send off from the best people in the social swim down ""since then affairs have gone awry, wofully so, and according to the "parrot" they '•have had a deuce of 1 time" Mr. Kirby has resigned and Mr. James Ewins is the present secretary of the club and some bodv is to be brought before the League and the air is tinged with threats of libel suits at present and ac- cusations pass back and forth. Mr. E wins had warmed the secretary's ohair but for a brief time and now his resignation is ready, we are informed. Too bad, indeed, for it looked as if the course of doggv affairs would run smoothly down south, but apparently the orange district fanciers are to be tarred with the general brush that the baleful in- fluence of the dog star has suspended over Coast caninetv and its followers. , However, it will be settled later, come out in the wash as it were. But it promises to be a juicy story when all the facts are laid bare. CONCERNING SOME LETTER*. We are in receipt of a communication from the esteemed secretary of the P. A. B., Mr. J. P. .Nor- man, and publish the same in accordance with his request. In reference tl ereto we will merely say that we were informed reliably, we believed, that Mr. Norman had "been written to by Northern fanciers to the effect intimated. If this was an exaggeration we feel greatly indebted to the gentleman for putting us right when he says: "Editor Breeder and Sportsman— My Dear Sir: My attention has been called to a statement in your issue of the 13th inst. that I am m receipt of several letters, from Northern fanciers, requesting the rescinding of the resolution recently passed by the P. A. B. I cannotimaginehow you could possibly be the victim of such mis-information, for there is not a word of truth in the statement. The only letter I have received from others than officials of the American Kennel Club on the subject emanates, it is true, from a Northern fancier, but so far from being a request to rescind, it is, on the contrary, a letter of congratulation, and expresses the hope that the com- mittee will stick to its colors. You are usually so accurate in your statements, that I am at a loss to understand how you can have been so misled in the present instance. I would be obliged by your giving the statement an unqualified contradiction in your next issue. " THE SILENT VOTE. The par in last week's issue intimating the settling effect and force of apathetic indifference and ignor- ing of all Coast shows by a majority of exhibitors, the "silent vote," as it were, while the present dif- ferences are being argued between the magnates of both factions, has prompted a number of communica- tions from fanciers, most of them being in accord with the view expressed and also deploring the possibility of a temporary desertion of the banners of dogdom. The sentiment is timely, in that it shows there is a strong desire all along the line to support and encour- age dog shows, but "hope deferred maketh the heart One writer says, "I think that if Mr. Redelsheimer wants to try the harmony movement he ought to offer the A. K. C. such towns as they desire and agree to keep out of them with his League. The A. K. C. could agree on its part not to grant dates to any club in towns in which a League club existed. I think some such agreement would work. It would surely be better than cutting each other's throats as we are now doing. For instance the League is going to hold a show in San Francisco this winter. There will be a nice clean (?l fight— More feeling engendered * *. The longer the fight continues the more bitter will it become. Why not take another 'pipe' and try some other plan than last week's?" The plan above suggested is only beating around the bush, to say the least, in the first place it does not look practical, nor is it a fair proposal to the "silent vote" — marking out the moves on the checkerboard for the individual exhibitor. Further the selection of exclusive "towns" by either jurisdiction would possibly be another bone of con- tention. Some of the "throat cutting" can be avoided easily. It takes two to make a fight and the avoidance of a row in this city is so easy that further argument in this particular is almost unnecessary. The writer might reasonably be accused of inconsistency, for in one line he deplores the present status of affairs and in another he shows that more fuel will be piled on the Are In this city the coming fall. If there is, in some qu: rters, a desire to avoid further complications, why not follow a course that will avoid their birth. In this there is a suggestion to "do as I say and let medo what I will" that is somewhat incongruous. Why come to this city at all. The shows here have always been A. K. C. Tbo claim has been made that A. K. C. Influences were a factor In forays into the W. K. L. territory, as a matter of history the gage, it is claimed, waa thrown down in this city last fall, there can con- sequently bo no substantial demurrer to retaliatory tactics, thoy were to be expected. The recurrence of the local irritation would not be wise. In another article the statement Is made that one town will not hold two shows. Then why not be consistent? For the two statements emanate from practically the same quarter. And again, we quote a writer: "You had a great idea In the Breedeh and Sportsman last week! If exhibitors refrained from showing, the (rouble would soon blow over. But would it.- In all tho years you b? .Te lived In San Francisco did you ever know It without a kennel fight on Its hands? Not you, nor a'yoneelse! Where else on the Coast is there any ' ;ht except In San Francisco? Tho little tro .'.tie is a family one and Is almost settled. Even now I am waiting for an invitation to the wedding feast. The fights used to be San Francisco versus San Francisco, now it is San Francisco versus the Coast." Yes, there has beeu some doin's in this burg, strenuous and otherwise, but we have generally settled matters among ourselves, and year after year have held good shows, and from what we can gather there will be a continuation of these shows. In 1896 the Pacific Kennel Club rather than take part in the row then fomented, washed their hands of the whole matter and disorganized and that with a plethoric treasury.the funds being afterwards divided among several charitable institutions — the only case on record here where a charity fund reached its proper destination, notwithstanding that several "charitable" schemes were tried and incubated since: a scheme, we believe, something entirely out of the line for a kennel club to countenance The S. F. K. C. was organized and gave its initial show in 189i. The course of the club has not been a particularly smooth one, but despite this they have given as good a Bhow each following year as they could. The club members and officials have always worked hard and enthusias- tically for a successful show and they deserve every credit for so doing. It Is true, mistakes have been made, but these were entirely local affairs and were more the results of inexperience (for the personnel of officers and management has not always been the same) than design. Now that the local kennel ship has weathered a long and rather tempestuous voyage there springs up a new pilot whose only credentials, on his own show- ing, are that he can either wreck or stave a hole in her bottom on the rocks of dissension. We Umow that there is no internal kennel fight on at present and there is no prospect of one, except that there will be a defensive campaign should there be held a W. K. L. show in this city this fall. An avoid- ance of further doggy complications herein is by a course that is obvious. It does not appear that the whole Coast is against 'Frisco, if the rumors are true that an A. K. C. club and show will materialize in Portland, that Tacoma and Spokane are taking on an A. K. C. affiliation and that Victoria and Vancouver are not en rapport with the A. K. C. nor apparently so strongly tied to the W. K. L as to prevent their return to home rule and the guidon of the C. K. C. And all this goes to show that the Coast "silent vote" is iQ evidence and on the qui vive, ready to shake off its fetters when aroused to self protective action. of the rival organization out on this subject to see if gome middle grouDd cannot be agreed upon. President Redelsheimer bases his opposition to the ruling on the ground that there are too few dog men on the Pacific Coast to support two organizations. If they were all working together, good kennel shows could be given in all the cities of the Coast, but with the interest divided neither organization is able to make a satisfactory showing. And what is true of the two big organizations Mr. Redelsheimer holds, is true of the dog matters in Seattle. He claims that this city will not support more than one dog club, and what he is trying to do is to get every dog man into one club To this end President John Riplinger of the Seattle Kennel Club will call a meeting to be held in the near future, to see if some adjustment of the difficulties cannot be made that have stirred up a lot of strife in the past few months. No city in the country supports more than one dog club, New York not excepted, and it is pointed out that if two clubs are maintained in this city neither of them will amount to anything, and the owners of high-bred dogs will become dis- gusted. Mr. Redelsheimer advocates throwing the Seattle club open to any man who wants to join, whether he is a dog man or not. He would fix the dues at $1 per year and get in as many members as possible, stimu- late the interest, wipe out past differences, sink petty jealousies and all work together for the good of one club, is his idea of how the thing should be run in this city. The meeting to be called by President Riplinger of the local club will probably be largely attended, for men interested in dogs in this city realize that some plan of reorganization must be considered or interest in the showing of dogs in this city will die out entirely. They Are Taking the Coachman. A NORTHERN OLIVE BRANCH. ' We are in receipt of a marked copy of the Seattle Post Intelligencer of the 10th inst. in which we find the following: If Julius Redelsheimer, president of the Western Kennel League, has his way, warring among the dog men of this city and of the Coast will cease, and all owners and lovers of a good dog will get together and work in harmony. At the last meeting of the Western Kennel League, held in San Jose, Cal., it was decided to bar any dog shown on the Coast in any club not belonging to the league. A short time later the Advisory Board for the Pacific Coast of the American Kennel Club passed a similar resolution, which barred any dog shown in any club that does not belong to the American Kennel Club. [ThisimpreEsion that the Pacific Advisory Board bars any dog shown outside of A. K. C. shows is radically wrong, the exhibitor may show under any rules — the officers of all shows, as well as paid employ- ees only are barred from future participation in A. K. C. shows. Ed.] President Redelesheimer thinks this action Is all wrong, and ho will write Norman J. Stewart of San Jose, secretary of the Western Kennel League, in a few days, asking him to confer with the advisory board of tho American Kennel Club, and see if both resolutions cannot be rescinded. It .vlll do no good for one organization to rescind the action unless both do, and unless the American Kennel Club is willing to do this, of course, the Western Kennel Loague will take no action. The president wants Secretary Stewart to feel the officers CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS. Every A. K. C. shotf is guaranteed one point to- wards a championship. All shows to be rated on the actual number of dogs entered, as follows: 1000 dogs or over, five points; 750 dogs and under 1000, four points; 500 dogs and under 750, three points; 250 dogs and under 500, two points; under 250 dogs, one point. On the Pacific Coast, 400 dogs or over, five points; 300 dogs and under 400, four points; 200 dogs and under 300, three points; 100 dogs and under 200, two points; under 100 dogs, one point. The total number of points required for a championship to be ten, but the dog must make one win at a show whose rating is three points or more. Specialty clubs holding shows confined to their own breed, four points. OAKLAND SHOW. Entries for the Oakland show close on the 26th inst. The following classes have been opened by the Oakland Kennel Club additional to those contained in its premium list: Collies— Open bitches (American bred); Fox Terriers — Smooth, open dogs (American bred), open bitches (American bred); Fox Terriers — Wire, open dogs (American bred), ojpen bitches (American bred). A trophy has been offered for the best Spaniel of opposite sex to the best Spaniel in the show; one for the best dog of any breed in the show, and one for the best Collie of opposite color to best in the show. SAN MATEO SHOW. The premium list of the one-day show of the San Mateo "Kennel Club came out this week. The classifi- cation is for 192 classes and provides for several more breeds than the Oakland show. Twelve cups are offered in various breeds and the California Cocker Club offers two silver medals as club specials. The awards will be a club silver cup for first in every win- ners class, a pleasing innovation that should help to draw a good entry. The other awards are club blue, red and yellow rosettes in one, two, three order and letters as usual. The cups offered are to be given outright. The officers of the club are: Phil C. Meyer, Presi- dent; Phil M. Wand, Vice-President, Irving C Acker- man, Secretary-Treasurer; R. H. Rountree and W. W. Stettheimer, Directors; Messrs. Meyer, Rountree and Ackerman, Bench Show Committee. The judges were announced by us last week. Spratts will bench at usual. A train will leave this city in the morning by which owners can have their dogs shipped in a ear provided for the purpose. The same arrangement will enable exhibitors to bring back their dogs conveniently at the close of the show. Among the specials for the Spokane show are thirty solid silver cups. Glen Tana Collie Kennels' latest arrival is Laura Lee, the dam of the great Balmoral Duchess. She is a golden sable, with a white collar, has a good head, proper ears and splendid coat. Mr. Griffiths considers her the equal of his Ch. Bo Peep. Mr. Redelsheimer and Mr. Riplinger are both broad gauged fanciers and should be able to do much to ameliorate the situation. We are informed that ten clubs, members of the W. K. L,, have voted to rescind the disqualifying rule, and that President Redelsheimer has been noti- fied to that effect, and his instructions in regard to this action are awaited. Evidently theiule is "dead." So mote it be. A change of residence of the owner is the reason why a fine young Bulldog puppy will be disposed of at a very reasonable price. See "ad" in kennel column of page 15. In response to numerous inquiries we will state that entries for the Oakland and San Mateo shows will be received at Room 9, 536 Kearny street. Entries for San Mateo close on September 2nd. Those who wish can probably make their entries also at Oakland. AUGDST 20, 1904J ©ite $§v£gi>ev auo gtvovt&man The shows next month will be under the amended rules of the A. K. C. which went into effect June 1st. Exhibitors would do well to study the rules, as com- plications or misunderstandings may thereby be avoided. Judith Stableford, the Boston and Chicago winning St. Bernard bitch, recently whelped four extra fine puppies to Alta Barry. The quartette was disposed of by Alta Kennels before they were four days old. GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. AT THE TRAPS. SHOOTING WITHES CITY LIMITS. A press dispatch from Chicago gives a rather inter- esting account of some unusual but good shooting within the corporate bounds of the "lake city.' There is excellent woodcock shooting within the limits of Chicago. You don't believe it? Well, ask Mayor Harrison. He is so enthusiastic over the newly discovered shooting ground that he insisted that the news should be withheld from the public for a fortnight until he had a chance to get into the Chicago timber once or twice more and monopolize the shooting. . The Mayor would not give out the exact location 01 the place, simply saying, "It's two miles inside the city limits." The Mayor got the "tip" a fortnight ago. One morning last week he arose at 6 o'clock and in company with City Electrician Elliott, took a suburban train and proceeded to the woodcock ground . "Is there not a city ordinance prohibiting the dip- charge of firearms within the city limits?" the Mayor was asked. ... '•'Yes, there is such an ordinance against shooting in the city limits— that is, indiscriminately using fire- arms, but Carter H. Harrison of Schiller street ap- plied to Carter H. Harrison, Mayor, for a permit and it was granted," the Mayor said. "You see there is some grass waste out in that section and Elliott saw the woodcock while he was on an official inspection, so we went out there and bagged a few." This reminds us of an incident that transpired in this city over two decades ago in which ex-Mayor Prank McCoppin was the central figure. Mayor McCoppin's residence was on the southwest corner of Valencia and 16th Btreets. The grounds were large and spacious, beautiful lawns, shubbery and trees surrounding the house, this particular locality at that time being noted forelegant residences and well kept grounds. That portion of the Mission was right in the line of flight of wild ducks in their passage to and fro from the San Bruno and Islais creek marshes to the ponds and feeding places to be found throughout the Western Addition and what is now Golden Gate Park. One afternoon McCoppin noticing a more numerous flight of ducks than usual could not resist the tempta- tion and stepped out on the lawn with his shotgun and had an enjoyable hour's shooting, bagging half a dozen fat mallards, several teal and one or two of other varieties of ducks as the birds flew over his place. This aroused the indignation of several neigh- bors, the result being that the Mayor perfunctorily paid a more than nominal sum into the city treasury for shooting within the eity limits and killing ducks out of season. The Chicago mayor issued a permit to himself. It is doubtful if McCoppin, popular as he was, would have been accorded the same privilege. The Union Gun Club shoot at Ingleside last Sunday was attended by about forty shooters all told. The main feature of the day's shooting was the team race between the Vallejo and Union Gun Club teams of five men each. The Union team won the match by a margin of two targets. The race was for a trophy, the best two out of three shoots, the Union's victory was the second of the Beries, the trophy now belongs to the winning club. A summary of events and scores is the following: Club shoot at 25 targets — Nauman 21, Gamble 19, Forster23, "Slade" 16, Murdock 18, Shrove 20, Pat- rick 13, Payne 21, Hutton 22, Hodapp 20, Cuneo 15, Shields 18, Leary 13, Margrove 11, Pisani 21, Petris 19, Kuick 19, Walpert 16, Bradrick 20, E. Klevesabl 21, Holling 24, Burns 20, Muller 19, Taylor 18, PinDey 13, Bielawiski 13, Robertson 22, Finnochio 16, H. Klevesabl 19, Grosse 8, Sylvester 24, Iverson 19. The winners were Holling and Sylvester first money; Forster second money; Nauman, Pisani and E. Kleve- sabl third money; Gamble, Petris, Kuick, Muller, H. Klevesabl and Iverson fourth money; "Slade, " Wal- pert and Finnochio fifth money; Cuneo sixth money; Patrick, Finney, Bielawiski and Scott sixth money. Medal shoot target handicap — Holling shot at 25 and broke 25: Forster 25, 24; Nauman 26, 24; Dr. Hut- ton 26, 12; Pisani 26, 22; E. Klevesahl 26, 24; Gamble 27, 21; Shreve 27, 21; Hodapp 27,24; Petris 27, 24; Bradrick 27, 20; Kuick 27, 22; Murdock 28, 20; Shields 28, 25; "Slade" 29, 25: Walpert 29, 17; Patrick 30, 19; Cuneo 30, 16; Leary 30, 20; Payne 25, 22; Burns 27, 19; Muller 27, 24; Taylor 28, 23; Finney 30, 13; H. Kleve- Bahl 27, 18; Ivereon 27, 25; Sylvester 25, 20; Finncchio 30, 25; Robertson 26, 22; Bielowiski 30, 12. Iverson and Shields tied for the first class medal and "Slade" and Finnochio tied for the second class Sixth event, twenty target pool— Nauman 18, Hol- ling 17, Bradrick 18, Forster 20, Murdock 16, E. Klevesahl 19, Petris 17, Taylor 13, Sylvester 19, Iver- son 17, Shreve 14, Slade 15. Forster won first money, Klevesahl and Sylvester divided Becond money. Winchester Notes. A NEVADA HUNTING PAKTY. Dr. Redmond Payne, A. H. Wallace, Webster DorBey and Phil Gordon, of this city, left on the 7th inst. for Wells, Nevada, where they joined a hunting party headed by Gov. Sparks. The party went to Southern Idaho to hunt on the Sparks-Harrold range, a country where deer and antelope abound, a bear or two can also be found and small game and trout are plentiful. Each sportsman's outfit includes a horse and saddle, there being twelve and a cook in the cavalcade as well as a man to look after each pair of horses. The trout fishing in the region visited is said to be unexcelled anywhere. BUCKS PLENTIFUL, Deer hunting in Mendocino, Lake and Sonoma counties has been excellent recently, not for years have bucks been so plentiful in many sections. Reports from different points are as follows: Near Ukiah, deer are plentiful, hunters as a rule refuse to report their luck, many of them will no doubt state late in the season, "Well, we got the limit." Most of the hunting is done near Willetts, but deer are to be found on the mountain ranges from Cloverdale north. Venison is served at hotels and restaurants, presumably deer are brought in daily and disposed of under cover. Here is a matter for the Fish Commissioners to look into, the above report is reliable. Mr. Hutchinson and four companions camped two weeks ago, for four days at Red Mountain, 8 miles from Ukiah, the party bagged eight fat bucks. Fish- ing in Scott's creek was more than good, eight to twelve inch fish abounded, the stream was stocked by the Ukiah hatchery two seasons ago. Reports from Willetts credit Gene Goodrich of this city with two bucks killed on the Black Rock range, four mileB from Laytonville. Goodrich saw fifteen deer in six days. Conductor F. A.Clark killed two spike bucks on the Gen'l. Dickinson ranch near Laytonville. Bucks have been bagged and are also said to be plentiful near Sherwood, Ridgewood, Guerneville, Samuel's creek, fifteen miles beyond Skaggs, where seven bncks were killed by one hunting party. The deer season closes in Lake and Mendooino counties September 30th, Napa county September 15th and Sonoma county September 1st. W. J. Golcher bagged a nice buck on the Point Reyes Sportsmen's Club preserve Sunday last. Fred Schmidt also got a buck — at the same time and place. ■ * ;! .. 1 In the Grand International Handicap held on July 21, Mr. L. J. Squier Bhooting from the 20 yard mark, and Dr. E. E. Sample shooting from the 19 yard mark, divided first money on 94 out of 100. Mr. Squier Bhot a Winohesjer "pump" gun and Winchester "Leader" shells, while Dr. Sample used a Parker gun and the "Leader" shells. At Duluth, Minn., July 20 and 21, the high average for the Duluth Gun Club tournament was won by Mr. H. C. Hirschy with the score of 381 out of the possible 400. Mr. Hirschy shot the "Leader" shell, the shell he always shoots. • Jack Fanning, thewellknown Callifornian, and Mr. F. M. Faurote of Dallas, Texas, were surely "going some" at the late Ennis Gun Club tournament, which was held at Ennis, Texas. It the 100 target champion- ship race Mr. Fanning, shooting a Smith gun and the "Leader" shell was high man with the SDlendid score of 97, while Mr. Faurote, shooting a' Winchester "pump" gun and "Leader" shells came in a close second with the score of 96. Mr. Fanning captured the high average for this tournament with a score of 390 out of the possible 400. Mr. Faurote finished sec- ond with the score of 382 out of a like number. Winchester "Leader" shells and Winchester "pump" guns made a notable record at the late Cin- cinnati, O., tournament. The first, second and third high expert averages were won by Harold Money, L. J. Squier, and R. L. Trimble, respectively, all of whom used the "Leader" shell and "the Winchester "pump" gun. The first and second high amateur averageswere won by W. Henderson and A. B. Barker, both of whom shot the "Leader" shell. Mr. Hender- son, in addition to winning the high amateur average, made the longest amateur run, scoring 61 straight targets. On July 20 and 21, at the Charlottesville, Va., tournament, Mr. J. Baskerville won the high expert average for the tournament, and W. R. Winfree, W. A. Hammond and W. W. Dennis, all shooting Win- chester "Leader" shells, won first, second and third high amateur averages in their order. Rather remarkable Bhooting was done at Rolling Fork, Miss , July 22, when J.J. Bradfield broke 118 targets out of 125, and W. H. Clements scored 96 targets out of 100 in a high wind. Both Mr. Bradfield and Mr. Clements used Winchester "pump" guns and and Winchester "Leader" shells. The high expert average for the North Platte tournament, held at North Platte, Neb., on July 20, was won by Fred Gilbert with a score of 146 out of 150. J. W. Garrett made the longest straight run, 118, at this tournament. Both Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Garrett used the "Leader" shell. Phil B Bekeart. medal. The ties will probably be determined at the club shoot next month. Five men team shoot, 25 targets per man — Union Gun Club team, 18 yards — Bradrick 20, Nau- man 21, Holling 21, Iverson 21, Sylvester 14. Total 97. Vallejo team, 16 yards— Beveridge 20, O'Hara 19, Magistrini 19, Carter 20, Burnett 1 7. Total 95. Fourth event, 25 targets, reverse system— Hutton 12, Nauman 20, Petris 17, Holling 19, Gamble 18, Forster 18, Bradrick 20, Sylvester 19, E. Klevesahl 21, Iverson 21, Taylor 14. Klevesahl and Iverson divided first money, Brad- rick and Nauman divided second money. Fifth event, ten singles and five pairs — Bradrick, doubles— 11 11 10 10 11—8. Singles— 111111111 0-17. Nauman— 11 11 10 11 11—9. Singles— 1 1 1 111111 0—18. PetriB— 11 10 11 11 11—9. Singles— 1 0 1 0 1110 1 1—16. Holling— 00 00 10 11 10—4. Singles— 1 0 1 10 10 11 1—11. Sylvester— 00 10 10 10 11—5. Singles— 1 1 1 110 110 1—13. Iverson— 10 10 10 10 10—5. Singles— 1 0 1 111111 1—14. Magistrini— 00 10 10 10 10—4. Singles— 0 0 0 0 1110 1 1—9. H. Klevesahl— 00 10 10 10 10—4. Singles— 0 1 0 10 110 1 0—9. O'Hara— 11 11 00 00 11—6. Singles— 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1—10. Beveridge— 11 10 10 11 11—8. Singles— 1 1 1 111110 1—17. The four high guns divided the purse. Smokeless Jottings. Grand Forks, N. D., July 27th and 28th, C. B Adams of Rockwell City, la., first general average, 360 out of 380, shooting "Infallible." Second general average and first amateur average, G. C. Rand, of Jamestown, N. D.,258 out of 280, shooting "DuPont." Third general average and third amateur average, F. H. Sprague of Grafton, N. D., 253 out of 380, shoot- ing "Du Pont." Third amateur average, A. H. Stair of Crookston, Minn., 245 out of 280, shooting "Du Pont." Ennis, Texas, July 27th and 28th, J. S. Fanning first general average, i90 out of 400, shooting "In- fallible.'1 Second general average, Turner Hubby of Waco, Texas, 382 out of 400, shooting Du Pont. Third general average, F. M. Faurote of Dallas, Texas, 371 out of 400, shooting "Infallible." First amateur average, Otto Sens of Houston, Texas, 368 out of 400, shooting "Infallible." Second amateur average, Arthur Dunkerly of Ennis, Texas, 366 out of 400, shooting "Infallible " Third amateur average, Dave Curran of Ennis, lexaB, 362 out of 400, shooting "Infallible." Love Point, Md., August 2d, 4th and 5th, J. A. R. Elliott, first general average, 376 out of 400, shooting "Schultze." Second general average, L. J. Squier, 367 out of 400, shooting "Du Pont." Third general average, J. H. Hawkins and E. H. Storr, shooting, "Du Pont" and "Schultze," tied with 36] out of 400. First amateur average, E. C. Griffith of Pascoag, R. I, 354 out of 400, shooting "Infallible." Second amateur average, W. M. Ford of Wilmington, Del., 348 out of 400, shooting "Du Pont. " Fairmont, Minn., August 4th and 5th, E. Hicks of Fairmont, an amateur shooting "Schultze," tied with C. B. Adams of Rockwell City, la., shooting "In- fallible." First general average, 271 out of 300. Sec- cond general average, Hood Waters, 269 out of 300, shooting "Infallible." Third general and second amateur average, T. Church of Fairmont, Minn., 264 out of 300, shooting "Schultz." Third amateur average, R. Bortosch of Jackson, Minn., 252 out of 300, shooting "Hazard." A World's Record. At the recent shoot of the Denver Trap Club, Den- ver, Col., Mr. Fred Gilbert with the Parker gun established another world's record from the 22-yard mark, breaking 83 straight without missing. Mr. Gilbert also won high average for the entire shoot of four days. Mr. W. A. Waddington, shooting the Parker, tied for high average the firet day in the amateur class with 190 out of a possible 200. The No. 4 Wilson spoon has proven to be the best killing lure for trolling in Lake Tahoe that anglers ever tried in that water. ®tt£ £5i-cci»er mtfc Qpotrtsmcm [AUGUST 20, 1904 The California Live Stock Breeders' Convention. The California L'.ve Stock Breeders' Association bees to announce that the Association will convene at Sacramento, August 20th and 30th. This convention (the first of its kind to be held in Cali- fornia) will be one of the greatest im- portance to all those engaged in the breeding and feeding of horses, cattle, sheep, bogs and poultry. The objects of the convention wi'l be to discuss all Ques- tion! of interest to the live-stock industry particularly systematic breeding and feeding, both from a scientific and prac- tical standpoint. The scientific discus- sion will be in the hands of such recog- nized authorities as James W. Withy- combe, Director Oregon Agricultural Ex- periment Station ; Prof. W. L. Carlyle, Expert in Animal Industry of the Colo- rado Agricultural College; Prof. E. W. Major, Expert in Animal Industry of the University of California; Prof. Gordon H. True, Expert in Animal Industry of the Nevada Agricultural College. The practical and commercial feature of the industry as prevailing to-day in the State will be handled by stockmen who are among our most successful breeders and feeders. The wide range of interest congregated at this breeders' convention cannot fail to create the warmest and most interest- ing debates. The Association particu- larly invites all those who are engaged in the livestock business, either directly or indirectly, to attend the convention. Any one desirous of offering a resolu- tion to be acted upon by the convention will kindly furnish a copy of same to the Committee on Resolutions, that it may receive their endorsement ; whereupon it will be taken up in the regular order of bneiness. August 29th— S p. m. Convention opens. President's address. "Agricultural Education, JameB M. Allen. "The Value of Pure-bred Sires," Pro- fessor W. L. Carlyle. "The National Live Stock Association," H. A. Jastro, Vice-President of the National Association. "Sheep," Dr. James W. Withycombe. "Tuberculosis from a Breeder's Stand- point," R. A. Archibald, D. V. S. •The Advantage of Chcpping Hay for Beef Steers," L. If. Foulke. "The Selection and Fitting of Cattle for the Show Ring," N. C. Maris, a breeder and fitter of long experience "The Science of Breeding," Cornelius Baldwin. "The Farmer's Cow," Robert Ash- burner, E. S. Wagenbeim, and others. August 30th— 4 p. m. Meeting of mem- bers of California Live Stock Breeders' Association, at Golden Eagle Hotel, for election of officers and other business. 8 p. k. — "California Live Stock Condi- tions," Professor E. W. Major. "Live Stock Exhibitions in California," IS. F. Rush. "Poultry Culture in California as a Leading Industry," Henry Benar. "Iufectious Diseases of Live Stock in California; their Control and Eradica- tion," Chas. H. Blemmer, State Veteri- narian. "Swine— Selecting Our Breeding Ani- mals," Elias Gallup. "Some Experiences with California Oila in Dipping to Destroy Texas Tick, " James Irvine, and others. "Grasshoppers," Professor 0. N. Wood- worth aod J. S. Hunter. "HorseB," Profersor Gordon 11. True, Francis Hodgkins, and others. Thoroughbred cows are a desirable thing to have. Thoroughbred men to go along with them make a co nbination which cannot be beaten. o The iverage percentage of water in cow's milk is 87.56 and of butterlal If yon et a test of 3.6 you shouldn't kick, average. Controlling Sex in Breeding. For several years past different sug- gested modeB of controlling sex in breed- ing domestic animals have been kept in mind in the cattle breeding on the Uni- versity farms. One result of these observations has been to suggest an explanation of some of the many positive statements that a given theory has been proven correct. In several cases we have had a noticeable series of calves of one sex — so noticeable in number that, had the cows been b ed in accordance with any one method or theory for controlling sex there would have been a natural disposition to pro- nounce the theory proven true or false. At times there seems a striking ten- dency to the production of animals of one sex, either as the progeny of the sire or of one or more females. The Short- horn bull Oxford Mazurka 40199, gave us nearly three heifers to one bull calf, for three successive years. On the other hand, a majority of the calves of hiB get during the last few months he was in use were bulls. Three Shorthorn cows in the herd had given six, five and four calves of the Bame sex in succession ; then drop- ped one of opposite sex. We have not found that reliance can be placed in the theories that sex can be controlled by service near commencement or near close of heat; before or after milk- ing, or by having the animals coupled of different ages. On the other hand, we have not, in a series of years, been able to say positively that what is known as the Stuyvesant theory has been proven incorrect — unless caBes of production of twins of opposite sex be counted violation of the theory. The theory is that conception at alter- nate periods of heat will produce off spring of different sex. The method of application is : A cow having produced a calf, and it being desired to have the next of the same sex, the sex should be served at the second, fourth, or sixth heat, until she stands to the service. If a calf of opposite eex be desired, she should be served at the first, third or fifth heat. It is not held that our observations prove this theory correct ; simply that we have not found, with certainty, excep- tions to it in our herdB. It not unfre- quently happens that the manifestations of heat in a cow are so slight or pass away bo quickly that they may not be detected; hence thiB theory may be in- correctly held to have been sustained or its correctness disapproved. Di'ring the present season, a test has been made of the theory that the sex of the young can be controlled by half castra- tion of the male — it frequently being Btated that semen from the right testicle will produce only male, that from the left only female offspring. The left testicle was removed from a boar pig. Three sows afterward bred to him produced litters in each of which were pigB of both sexes, in nearly equal number. The castration was done when the pig was quite young, and no other boar could have had access to the bows. In this case the result was directly at variance with the theory. A former attempt at like test, in which the boar was balf castrated and each bow had one ovary removed, failed through death of the sowb when apparently in pig. In this connection it may be said there seems conclusive evidence that a cow on the farm became with calf from service by a yearling at least five days after his castration. — Illinois Experiment Station Bulletin. Clean, dry earth scattered over the door of the poultry bouse acts as one of 1.50 per bottle. Suld by drupglsts. or sent by ex- press, charges paid, with full directions for its use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address THE LA WHENCE- WILLIAMS COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio. There ia only jiiat the one way, as stated, and that is to begin at the bottom. We know of one man high in the ranks of importers who has set his eldest son to learn the business from the ground up. The boy is caring for a striDg of eight horses and it will not be loDg before he will be advanced. He takes hia turn in the showing like the rest of the men, geta up at cockcrow to give his charges their eserciBe, handles the comb and bruBh like an old hand and in general is Berving hia novitiate. It ia nis intention to take a veterinary course at college in a year or two and when he has obtained his degree he will be admirably equipped to fight the battle of life. It would be better still if he could attend an agricultural college where the feeding and management of horses are taught as are the feeding and management of meat-making animals, but at present it would be hard to direct him to an eatabliahmeut where such equal advantages are in offer. There is no doubt that the demand for competent grooms will remain active from this time forward. Some men are not born to reach beyond the grade of fore- man. Some are not born to reach even as high but the young man of average mind can readily master the principles required. This is not an argument to prove that there is nothing much in the care of horses, for there is, but there is no sleight of hand nor hocus pocus about the business. It is merely straightfor- ward work which must be learned some- where, somehow. Turning now to the ramifications of the business it is not necessary to enumerate all the various lines in which a groom may succeed. A few of these branches will suffice. There is the head man in the thoroughbred stable, the head man in the trotting stable, tne feeder of draft horseB, of Hackneys, of coach horses, the man who can show horsea well in the ring, and a dozen othere, all of whom earn excellent wages and whose services are in constant demand. It iB within our knowl- edge that a sustained search to find a man competent to educate and show coach and Hackney horses in the ring has borne no fruit during the last three monthB or more. Wages have not been considered. A competent man might name his own terms, but he has not been found. We.are aware also of an unsuc- cessful attempt that has been made to obtain a feeder of draft horses competent to do a little rush work on some rather backward animals and despite the proffer of large emolument the place is still open. Breeders of horses are continually on the lookout for good men, men whom they believe they can trust to go ahead and do the work aright and who will take a proper interest in their charges. When such a man is found he has a permanent place and his wages increase. A hundred hands are right now reached out to graBp. such help. Therefore would it not seem wise for some of the young farmered boys to turn their attention to the horse buai- nesB instead of some other line? If a young man haa not in him that which ia required to rise high in his chosen line he may rest assured that if he will do what he can as a groo*!! he will always be cer- tain of a good living and a chance to save something. Then there ia perhaps the most impor- tant line of all— the care of breeding horses in the season. On the competence and honesty of the groom much of the success of any stallion depends. If his caretaker will not do for him that which should be done for him the percentage of foals begotten will be lessened, and the owner's receipts correspondingly de- creased. Every spring there is a demand from the entire country for good stallion men, and the answer is feeble indeed. It is doubtful if there is one good man for every ten stallions in the country. There are plenty of men who allege and per- haps believe they can take proper care of stallions in the breeding Beason, but the good ones are all too few. Here is a line of education where the experiment stations might do a mighty work. In short the young man on the farm seeking to learn in the various lines of animal husbandry will find the equine branch of that work much less crowded than the othera and the remuneration greater once he has mastered the requisite meaaure of knowledge. — Breeders Gazette. Can we produce hens that will lay 200 eggs per annum? Suppose we start with a hen that lays 120 eggs. Some of her chicks should lay 150 eggs a year. From these pick out the best layers and so on until 200 eggs or better result. At the same time it is just as essential to breed males from prolific layers as it is the females. If we look after the breeding of the females only we will produce on the male side blood which is lacking in pro- ficiency and thus check every attempt in progress. It is just aa essential that the male should be Irom a hen which laid 175 eggs and from a male bred from a hen that laid as many. Experience has about decided that eight years is the age limit for dairy cows. There are some which pre still giving good results at that, age, and othere almoBt worthless. It ia owing to the breed. When all farmers ahall have been per- suaded that the keeping of scrubs does not pay, an era of better prices will pre- vail. So long as there is a supply of half- finished mongrels, laying a promiscuous lot of eggs, bo long will a market for this class of produce be required. ThiB long will cheap prices prevail What reason can be produced for producing an in- ferior article when the superior can be had at the same or less cost in raising? Fat hens never do much toward the in- creasing of the egg-yield. o One hundred and fifty homing pigeons were liberated from the Model Poultry Farm at St. Louis, July 17th, to race back to their lofts at Chicago competing for the district championship of the National Association of Homing clubs and for records. True to Homer instincts, they ail went atraight up until high enough to get a line on Chicago, when off they started on a bee line for their lofts miles away. Eecent press dispatches contained a report of one car of eggs that, having been kept in storage six months in New York, were sent to San Francisco. Upon their arrival there telegraphic orderB brought the consignment back to New York, prices there having advanced sufficiently to warrant this transfer. The eggs sold at a gross price of nearly $4000; the freight amounted to about ten per cent of this amonnt. Every herd of dairy cows is made up of two classes — thoBe paying a profit on the feed consumed and those not paying for their keep. Sell the latter and turn the dairy into a Ipaying business by filling their places with heifers from the good cows and sired by a bull from a butter producing family of some good dairy breed. Breed a dairy cow after the laws of dairy breeding. Never sell a doubtful egg. Better try breaking it at home, and if fit for use, use it. If not, the commission men would not care for it, and they might trace it back to your basket if they found sufficient numbers to warrant the trouble. A good dairy herd should be first in the management of the farm. Farm for the cowa and pigs and calves; don't dairy it for the farm. One will help the other, but the first in importance should come first. When you get a good cow, coax her to eat all you can. Milk comes from food and from milk the profit. The profit is measured by the food consumed. Ignorance, lack of conecience and care- lessness are dangeroua qualitiea for a man to take into the dairy business. Strive to know your business. Kead. $5000 Reward to any person who will prove any letter or ih_ endorsement we pub- Z*!*uE*tnac£ Hsh to be fraudulent. T\ittles Elixir is of such well known and high quality that it does not need to bring anything but honest statements to its defense. St Indispensible for all veterinary uses. ' as a remedy in 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. Tuttle'sElixirCo.,4370'FarrelI5t.,SanFrancisco,CaI. 4&eware of so-all? d Elixirs — none genuine bat Tnlt.c's. Avoid all blisters; they offer only temporary relief, if any. McMURRAY McMURRAY SULKIES and J0QQINQ CARTS STANDARD THE WORLD OVER. -83-Address, for printed matter and prices. W. J. KENJJEY 531 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cal. FOR SALE. r 16 24 hands high and weighs 1100 pounds. Sired by Niccanor by Dexter Prince, dam Flora by El Cajon by Don Victor. He is in every re- spect a grand individual, handsome, stylish, and can show a 2:40 gait or better. With very little work I drove him a half this year in 1:23 and a quarter in 39 seconds, to cart. He will make a grand park horse and should be seen by any one looking for a high-class trotter. Call or address L. R. PALMER, Walnut Creek, Cal. FOR SALE, MUcinn RftV Ba? gelding by Sultan Jr.; miasiuii U\jy stands I6J4 hands and weighs over 1100 lbs. A handsome, high-class, gentle- man's roadster; stylish action, gentle, and good driver. Winner (without preparation) of the 2:3U pace at the matinee Decoration Day. Address T. H. CORCORAN, L201 Valencia St., San Francisco. Fast Pacer For Sale. »pHE PACING GELDING, AX SANDY 2:19}< -1- by Wayland W., dam Rapid Ann by Overland. Can pace three heats better than 2:17. Can brush very fast on the road. Excellent prospect to race. He is one of the best road horses in tn Gentle and intelligent. Safe for lady to dr For price and further particulars addr: WATSON, 235 Douglas street, San Franclsc ■;. 11 ©tie gveebev an& Sportsman [August 20, 1904 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property of John pabrott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS 63 <™ Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1904 FEE - - - $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEALI, Take It In Time tlt you have the remedy on hand, and are reaJy to net promptly, you will find thai there is nolh.n^ in the form of Spavins, Splints, Curbs, VVindputfs and Bunches which will not yield promptly and perma- nently to Quinn's Ointment It has saved thousands of Rood horses from the peddler's cart ami the broken- it own horse market. Mr. C. 11 Dick- i Minneapolis Minn who conducts oneof the largest livery Btables in the Northwest, 1 Have b< i n neing Qulnn's Ointment lor some tune and with the greatest ' ■ l;ii_, ,,|, 11MMl. ,„ recommending it to my fiiends. No horseman should be with- I out U In his stable Forcuri's BpUntA upavins. wind puffs and all bunches it has no equal.' Price 9 t .00 per bottle. Sold by all druggists or sent by mail. Write us for circulars, i testimonials, etc. Sent [ freefor the oPkfnp. W. B. Eddy & Co., Whitehall, N. Y. Draft Horse Pointers. A writer in the English Live Stock Jour- nal Bums up the essential points of a good draft horse as follows: "Everything in its place and of re- quisite size and strength is the idea of the builder of a ship. So it is with the modern draft horse, no matter of what breed. Proportion must be duly con- sidered. We come upon horses at times which are absolutely undefinable as to knees. These, on the other hand, are abnormally developed at the hock. Thigh muscle is conspicuously absent from most of our stallions from a reason easily explained— we do not put our stallions in the yoke now. A good knee is an abso lutely essential l«ver for heavy street work. "When any one who understands work horses at all is about in the market place he instinctively pitches upon those which are suggestive of pith and power. Minor showyard attractiveness is not altogether forgotten, 'the like come, like go,' having to be held in view just as it was in the days previous to stud books. "If ahorse come of a family of good sound constitution, and there is no abso- lute malformation, even if a little behind the ehowyard standard as to feet and pasterns, we should hold him to be pre- ferable. The commissioner sent out with a certain amount of money to spend has no time to talk over the points which came up at the last country show. The railway whistle shifts his ground to another country, and though the slobbing, lobbing sort may not be altogether in his mind, he knowB they will fill the bill. "A good-Bized draft stallion or mare should have a well-developed knee, and fetlock joint in proportion- It is scarcely of any use trotting out the old adage, 'No hoof— no horse,' as nearly all the draft horses now have fairly good feet. Ilocks, we think, should always be proportionate to stifles and quarters. When they are not so we have a great, thin, ill-spread, leggy creature having hocks which throw it out of all bearing, so far as the contour of a picture is concerned." NEW MODEL THE BEST IN THE WORLD. One TRUSS BAR PATTERN and one 1903 MODEL SILKY f.r sale at special price. O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. WILL SELL OR EXCHANGE THE STAND- ard-bred trotting mare PACETA 2:26. raised on Palo Alto Stock Farm, sired by Lone Pine, he by Electioneer. She is now at the Pleasanton track. The only reason for offering her for sale is that she is a little too light for family use. Will exchange for larger family horse or outfit com- plete with trap or carriage. Paceta is very valu- able for a brood mare or a fine road mare. Also have a filly sired by Sidney Dillon, dam Paceta. This is a fine opportunity to secure stock of the highest breeding. Address Breeder, and Sportsman, 36 Geary St., San Francisoo. It is poor economy to Boll a milk cow in her prime; the safcHt plan it* to keep her as long as she gives a profitable return for the food consumed, and when that time is palled bury her and put a tomb- stone at her bead, o livery dairy farm can afford to spend an hour each day reading dairy and farm paper . An hour >r so spent will pay h dollar! and cents than the same it in the corn field. Try it. o nun's Napa Soda untangles the Santa Rosa Stock Farm HAS FOR SALE Three Sidney Dillon Yearlng Colts from the following mares: Pansy (dam of King Orry 2:21^, Almonltlon 2:24i£, Lady Pansy Russell 2:26^. and Pansy Russell 2:30) by Casslus M. Clay, Jr. 22, elo. Gaycara 2:18»£ by Guy Wilkes 2:15W, dam Blsoarl (dam of fi In list) by Director 2:17, second dam Blcarl (dam of 6 in list) by Harold, etc Russle Russell by Bay Rose 2:20V2, out of Oakley Russell by Happy Russell, son of Happy Z" Medium, etc. Apply to IRA PIERCE, 728 Montgomery St., San Francisco. FOR SALE. MY ENTIRE STOCK OF STANDARD-BRED *■**■ Trotting and Paolng Horses. Single drivers and double teams. Some exoellent prospects for stake winners ontored In the Oooldont, Stanford and Breeders Futurity stakes. A fine carriage toam, also the great broodmare Daisy S. (dam of Tom Smith 2:13^. Goneral Vallojo 2:20tf. Sweet Roae2:2H (trial 2:21) and Little Mao (3)2:27). Tho driving horses and colts can bo soon at my stable In Vullejo, and tho broodmares, etc., at the ruco track. Apply to or address THOMAS SMITH, Vallojo, Cal. POSITION WANTED. Al'ANTED-POSITION AS SUPERINTEND- *• ont or trainer by a thoroughly competent man with in years' oxporlonco In bitting, breaking and developing high-acting carriage horses ana sohooling saddlers. References as to ability, honesty and sobriety from present employor. A. H. BRINTON, Maplowood HaokDey Stud, Attloa, N. Y. Fnr ^nlp Two-yoar-old brown Stallion by I Ul oait. Diablo 2;09><, dam by half tbor- oughbrod son or Guy Wilkon, Bocond dam by Ven- ture 2:27'.<, ihoroughnred son of Bolmont, Has stake ontrlos, !■ just broken and Is a good pros- pact. Apply to tbisoflloo. STAKES REOPENED SALINAS DRIVING CLUB Race IX^eetine: Salinas, Cal, Sept. 14, 15, 16 andl7 v Entries Close Thursday, Sept 1, 19044 LIST OT EVENTS. Horses Must Be Named With Entry. 1— Monterey County Chamber of Com- merce Stakes, for 3:20 class. $600 2 — Green Class, for horses without rec- ords 300 3— For horses eligible to the 2:10 class. 300 4— For horses eligible to the 2:15 class.. 300 TROTTERS. 5— Salinas Driving Club Stakes, for | 2:20 trotters. S600 6— For trotters of the 2:15 class 300 7 — For Green Class trotters, or horses wit boat records 300 DISTRICT RACES. 8— District (Monterey, .San Benito, Santa Cruz r and San Luis Obispo counties) Three-Year- *\ Old Stake, for trotting colts three years old ™ or under, 850 entrance, with $50 added by the Club. 9— District Two-Year-Old Trot, conditions and added money the same as in No. 8. 10— Mixed Race, Trotters and Pacers, 2 : 25 class, for horseB owned In Mod - t erey County SI 50 11— Mixed Trotting and Pacing Race for Members of the Driving Club, owners to drive 150 Entrance 5% and 5% from money winners. Two horses may be entered by one owner In any race on one entrance fee, but not more than one oan be started. Races will be arranged so as to give horses starting in more than one race at least one day between starts. All Stakes are for the amount guaranteed— no more, no less. Stakes not ailing satisfactorily to the Board of Directors may be declared off. Member National Trotting Association. Send for Entry Blanks and address all communications to M. J- SMELTZER, President. J. D. KALAR, Secretary, SALINAS, CAL. HARNESS and SADDLES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Large Stock. low Prices, JEPSEN BROS. CO. «ncj 110-112 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO. TWO BLOCKS FROM FERRY SINGMASTER & SONS.of Keota Iowa, BREEDERS AND IMPORTERS OFI PERCHERONS, SHIRES, BELGIAN AND FRENCH GOAGH HORSES Have a Branch Barn at 63 North San Pedro Street, San Jose, Cal. High-class good stallion ock always on hand. It will pay to call and inspect stock if you are In need of t C. O, STANTON, San Jose Manager. At the Tongues End STOCK GET JUST ENOUGH AT THE RIGHT TIME; CDMPRE55ED PURE 5ALT BRICKS. AND PATENT FEEDER! No wd5te.no neglect all convenience. Your dealer has it. Write us for the booh. BELMONT STABLE SUPPLY CO. PATENTEES MANUFACTURERS BrooKlyn. IM.Y. Shropshire Rams FOR SALE. T HAVE FOR SALE FIFTY OR MORE FINE -1 Shropshire yearling Rams. Are sired by a ram purchased from Dr. Davidson of Mlllbrook, New York. A re flno big fellows and free from disease. Call on or address E. D. DUDLEY, Dixon, Cal. INTERNATIONAL COMPOUND ABSORBENT CURES CURBS nniLK Yorit horse RACES or VfORKS. Quickly Stops Pain and Sore- ness. Cures Curbs, Inflam- mation of tho Tendons, In- flammation of tho Coronary Cushion, Soreness of Tendons, Wind Colls, Carped Hocks, I :., .:-.' I Glai -, Sprains, Bog Spavin, Bono Spavin, Splint, Shoulder Lameness, Eta It is a ninarkahlo Leg Stronpihencr. Vi.co $1 .00 per Larso llt.ttlo. If it ever fails wo will Promptly Refund tho 02. oo. If wo over refuse wo horcby agreo to pav you $100 in cash. Ask Dealers for it. If not for eslo In your town Writo Direct To Us. IntrrnntioDul Slock Food Co. Minneapolis, ?1 i n n., l.s. v. PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Roady for framing. Write for prioes. Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Ooary Street San Francisoo. Cal. ABSORBINE, JR., Will Remove And Cure a T Weeping Sinew y^r or Gangloin Quickly. Cures any strain of the liga- . ments or muscles. Proof if you want it, $1.00 per bottle delivered. MANUFACTURED BY W. F. YOUNG, P- D. F., SPKINGFLELD, - - MASS. For sale by Maoit s; cham- pion trotters; fastest record? Vol. XIX, 1903, single copies, postpaid... $4.00 Vol. XIX, 1903, 10 or more copies, each, f.o. b 3.35 Vol. XVIII, 1902, single copies, postpaid.. 4.00 Vol. XVII, 1901, " " " ....400 Vol. XVI, 1900, " " " .... 4.00 Vol. XV, 1899. " " " ....4.00 Vol. XIV, 1898, " " " .... 3.00 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. 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 1892. 1891. 1887 and 1885 out of print. THE REGISTER Vols. IH to XV, inclusive, in one order, f. o. b $60.00 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, initial pedigrees, and reference to volume in which animal is registered. REGISTRATION BLANKS will be sent upon application. Money must accompany all orders. Address American Trotting Reg. Association 355 Dearborn St., Room 1108, CHICAGO, ILL. Or BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN IMPROVED STALLION SERVICE BOOKS (POCKET SIZE) 100 Pages. Price $1, postpaid. Most Complete Book of the kind published. BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Geary St., San Francisco. DOC WILLIAMS' BOARDING AND TRAINING STABLE Eighth Avenue, near Fnlton Street, SAN FRANCISCO. Colts broke and trained to trot and satisfaction guaranteed. Terms reasonable. Phone: Pa?e 1324 Accurately Compiled Great aid to All Interests. 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WHEN SUMMER BREEZES BLOW When yon are At your ease AND YOUR THOUGHTS TURN TOWARD THE COMING FALL c^ YOU should look to your "GUN." Have you jast the gun you want or ought to have? IF NOT we have it and will tell you why you should have It. Write to-day. New York Salesrooms: 32 WARREN STREET. MERIDEN, CONN. CALIFORNIA NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY Through Picturesque California. The Ideal Route for Tie ADgler anfl OntiDE Trips One day's ride from San Francisco will take you to some of the finest Trout Streams in the State. Along the line and within easy distance are many of the best Springs and Summer Resorts in the State. The Company maintains a Fish Hatchery and annually stocks the many streams reached by its road. One million Trout Fry were planted last year In these streams. Black Bass Fishing can bs enjoyed in Russian River near Guerneville, Guernewood Park and Camp Vacation, in season. The best Striped Bass Fishing waters on the Coast reached by the Tiburon Ferry. VACATION FOR 1904 •Issued annually by the Company, is now ready. This is the standard publication on the Coast for information regarding Mineral Springs, Resorts, Country Homes and Farms where summer board- ers are taken, and Select Camping Spots. ■ Beautifully illustrated, 150 pp. and can be had In response to mail request or at ticket offices. Ticket Offices— 650 Market Street (Chronicle Bldg) and Tiburon Ferry, foot of Market Street. General Office— Mutual Life Ins. Bldg., cor. Sansome and California Sts., San Francisco. JAS. L. FRAZIER, Gen. Mgr. R. X. RYAN, Gen. Pass. Agt. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. SHORTHORNS AND SHLRES— Quinto Herd of Shorthorns. 41 premiums California State Fair, 1903. Young stock for sale. Send for catalogue. ALSO Several fine Shire Stallions, foals of 1902. Est. of W. H. HOWARD, 206 Sansome St., San Francisco. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1898 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. VETERINARY. DR. C. MASOERO VETERINARY SURGEON Graduate of Royal Veterinary College of Turin. [NFinMARY AND RESIDENCE— 811 Howard St.: between Fourth and Fifth Sts., San Francisco, Telephone: South 456. Ira Barker Balziel VETERINARY DENTIST Fancy Carriage, Saddle and Roaf* Horses for Sale Office and stable: 605 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, Cal. Telephone South 651. I3i% "Wm, JF*. lEsftn. M. R. C. V. S-, F. E. Y. M. S. VETERINARY SURGEON. Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, England; Fellow of the Edlnbure 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 AustralianColonies at the port of San Francisco; Professor of Equine Medicine, Veterinary Surgery, Veterinary Depart- ment University of California; Es-Presldent 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 Park 128. AT STUD CUBA OF KENWOOD (Qlenbeigh Jr.— Stella) SAM'S BOW (Plain Sam-Dolly Dee n) STOCKDALE K. M. DODGE, Manager. Bakersfleld, Kern Co., Boarding. Pointer Puppies and well-broken Dogs for sale. KENNELS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS Advertisements under this head one cent per word ver insertion. Cash to accompany order. BULLDOGS. "pOK SALE-BULLDOG PUPPY, MALE, x eleven weeks old, dark brindle, well marked typical head, tight screw tall. Price $50. Address Kennel Editor, Breeder and Sportsman. GORDON SETTEES. L70K SALE-TEN FINE PUPPIES PROM „„ Prize-winning stock; also one brood bitch, HELEN H. (Reg. No. 61937 A. K. O. S. B.). Edge- wood and Ben Butler stock. GEO. H. STONE Box 12, Fresno, Cal. ST. BERNARDS. (-JHAMPION ALTA SYLVIA WILL STAND w at sttuLln San Francisco from August 1st to September 1st only. Fee $35. J. F. MAHONEY, 552 Second avenue, S. F. A T STUD— CHAMPION LE KING. GRAND- -^ est headed St. Bernard on the Coast. Fee $20. W. WALLACE. 58 Boyce St., San Francisco. IRISH AND SCOTCH TERRIERS. TRISH AND SCOTCH TERRIERS FOR SALE. x Scnttie Puppies sired by Ch. Loyne Ruffian and Crimson Rambler. Best Irish stock on the Coast. Mrs. BRADLEY-DYNE, Saturna P. 0., B.C. IRISH TERRIERS. LyOR SALE-CAPITAL BITCH , A WINNER *■ prioe $15. First-class 8-months-old dog, good in all ways; price $25. BRADLEY-DYNE, Saturna P. O., B. C. SCOTCH TERRIERS. T^OR SALE— 8-MONTHS-OLD DOG BY CH. x Loyne Ruffian, very typical; price $20. 12* months-old dog, $10. Smart bitch, good breeder, $12. BRADLEY-DYNE, Saturna P. O., B. C. C0COANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEED FOR STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIGS FOH SALE DN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO, 208 California Street, San Francisco, Cal. ROSE HOTEL PLEASANTON, CAL. Enlarged, Rebuilt. Twenty-five New Rooms Newly Furnished, Electric Lights, Running Water. Up to date. A. S. OLNEY & SON - - Proprietors Chronic Bronchitis and Catarrh of the Bladder Cured In 48 Hours. CAPSULES Mid* Superior to Copaiba, Cubebs or Inje : 16 ©he gvee&ev crntt &psxKt&man [August 20, 1904 TELEPHONE: South 64o m horse boots San Francisco, Cal.*0^*5 S WHY DOES U. M. C. POPULARITY PRODUCE PERFECT PLEASURE? § BECAUSE U. M. C. Ammunition 1 PERSISTENTLY PLUCKS A PLENTITUDE OF PRIZES. I Every Meet Demonstrates the Superior Qualities of This Ammunition. E PLURIBUS UNUM: Vallejo, Cal., July 24, 1904—33 out of 37 used U. M. C, J Winning First and Second High Average and Scoring Otherwise. % Don't You Believe You Had Better Discard Inferior Brands and Use U. M. C? 5 t UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO. 86-88 FIRST STREET f g E. E. DRAKE, Pacific Coast Manager. SAN FRANCISCO. I * i i RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS PACIFIC COAST AGENCY 127-135 FIRST STREET Laflin & Rand Powders won not only tbe Grand American Handicap with "INFALLIBLE" but also won the Preliminary Handicap with "SCHULTZE" and the Consolation Handicap with "E. C." J\/\- ^.itJiii^cxTJNriT'ionNr A. MULLEE, Agent. SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA Loaded irx O. r. "V\7". Smolioloss. Winning- His-hest Average at All Shoots. IF TOD WANT THE BEST ASK FOR California Powder Works FACTORY LOADED SHELLS. 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VOL XLV. No. 9. 36 GEARY STREET. SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1904. SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A TEAR ®ite gveebev atxtt gipavtaman [August 27, 1904 TROTTERS AND RUNNERS LARGEST STOCK IN THE WEST. LOW PRICES BEST PLACE TO BUY. LOW PRICES SEND FOR CATALOGUE. J. O'SS-^NXS 26 GOLDEN GATE AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO. 1560 BROADWAY NEW YORK New California Jockey Club OAKLAND INGLESIDE TANFORAN Offers the following St'-kes for the Racing Season of 1904-1905 TO CLOSE MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1904 RACING SEASON TO BEGIN NOVEMBER 12, 1904. $2,000 Added $2,000 Added THE OPENING HANDICAP.— A handicap for three-year-olds and upward at the time of closing. $60 to start; $10 forfeit; friOOU added, of which $-100 to second and $.200 to third. Weights to be published Monday, November 7th. To be run Saturday, November 12, 1904. One Mile THE THANKSGIVING HANDICAP —A handicap for three-year-olds and upward at time of closing. $6J to start: $10 forfeit; $3000 added, of which $(00 to second and $200 to third. Weights to be announced three days prior to the race. Winners of other than a selling purse after the announcement of weights to carry 5 lbs extra. To be run Thursday, Novem- ber 24, 1904. One Mile and a FarlODg £.,uuu lQg $60 to start; $10 forfeit; $2U00 added, of which SJOO to second and $200 to third The Added winner to be sold at auction. Tbose entered to be sold for $3000 to carry weight for age. Allowances: 1 lb. for each 8200 to 82000; then 1 lb. for each $100 to $5U0. Winners or a race of the value of $9 JO or of two races other than selling purses after the closing of this stakes not to be entered for less than $1200 Starters to be named, with selling price, through the entry-bos the day preceding the race, at the usual time of closing, and those so named will be liable for starting fee. To be run Saturday, December 17, 1904. one Mile <3 fiOft THE CHRISTMAS HANDICAP.— A handicap for three-year-olds and upward at time of *'''""" closing. $75 to start; $10 forfeit; $3000 added, of which $6J0 to second and $250 to third. Added Weights to be announced three days prior to the race. Winners of other than a selling purse after the announcement of weights to carry 5 lbs. extra. To be run Monday. December 26, 1904. Ooe Mile and a Qaarter Bernardo, brh: " ;n'„'^Ii!,e! c-iecoikm :::::::::::::~:::::":".::^SS& Time— 2:10k, 2:12)4. August 23-Trotting, 2:11 class, purse $1500. Direct View, br h by Direct fDe H.rter, Grade Kellar, b m ',?/„!?, Lady Gail Hamilton b m. .'.'..'.' (H„n?™i S?S5;?vwk« ::::::::::::::::::(R!oHsemi°enr i s i?ive?Drm. .*:::: K«! J J Monroe.bg rfi.'n lre). Morn Sir (De Ryder) '' e (Stanbrough) Time— 2:09^,2:11. Pacing, 2:24 class, the Norfolk stake, $5000. Morning Star, bgby Star Pointer (McDonald) 2 1 Gordon Prince, b h by Oratorio l (Snow) 1 4 BaronGrattan.bg (Geersl 5 * AngusPolnter bg (Mcpherson! \ i Winnie King, ch m ..." V^^cwllke?} I 5 Time-2:05H. 2:01?;, 2:06?;, 2:05?;. Trotting, 2:24 class, purse $1000. Anaconda, b g by Knight (Trout! MissJeanette. blkm (Fckersi Diect Well.blkh (DeRvde? Brilliant Girl, bm (GooSe Grattan Boy Jr b g (Calk Koraselle.bh (Shank! Nic°' »■• * w ..■■■.•.'(Ra'ymona Time— 2:09?;, 2:103;. August 24— Trotting, 2:15 class, purse $1000. Tuna, bm by JasMadlson-Ituna by Steinway.(Goodridge) 1 Ansto, b g by Nushagak (De Ryder) 4 L„nl',e»B„r0n'bg .:.::.. *Harrrlsr I Sonata, bm (Kinney 7 Graydon.br g (Drumm) 3 Millard Sanders, b g "(Merrjneld 5 EarlineS.,bm ..(Garrison 8 Louvian.b m (McDonald 6 Free Silver, b h .(Demarest) 9 Time-2:09V4, 2:09?;, 2:11)4. Trotting, the Tyro Stakes for foals of 1901, $10C0. Lord Revelstoke b h by Bingen-dam bj Red Fern Princess Athel, b f by Directum Kelly (De Ryder) 12 2 The Hermit, blk h by Adbell ' (Freeman) 2 3 3 Pettie Herr, b f (Hudson) d Time— 2:14^, 2:13k, 2:12?;. Pacing, 2:12 class, purse $1000. Don Carr, blk g by Arrowood (Clark) I 1 Belle Starr, brm , (Shank 2 2 goyB bg (Rosemier) 3 £ Rob chg. (Walker) 4 4 Kathenne, chm (Tites) d Time— 2:07)4, 2:08)4. Trotting, 2:10 class, the Massachusetts stake, $15,000. Consuela S., b m by Directum-Daisy Nutwood _ „ (De Ryder') 10 4 1 1 1 Dr. Strong, g g by Strong Boy (Gabagen) 4 12 3 2 George G., bg by Straihway (Geers) 12 5 4 3 The Roman, b g by McKinney (Snow) 2 7 6 2 4 Narrie.bg (Shank) 7 3 3 ro. Metallas, blk h (Andrews) 3 10 8 ro Promise, blkg (Dickersonj 9 5 4 ro Idolita.bh (Kelly) 5 6 7 ro Margaret Bathgate, bm (McGrath) 6 8 9 ro John Taylor, g g (Wilson) 11 9 10 ro Snyder McGregor, ch g (Hogan) 8 11 d Tiverton, b g (Howell) d Time— 2:071;, 2:08)4, 2:07S£. 2:10, 2:10J£. August 25— Pacing, 2:18 class, purse $1000. Day Book, blk g by Referee (Humphreyville) 1 1 Funston. r g by Dictatus (Snow) 2 2 NaDcy H., brm (Hudson) 4 3 Lookout Hal, b h (Shank) 3 4 Glad Bells, Inaha, Starlight and Walter Keim also started. Time— 2:09i£, 2:10)4, Trotting, 2:07 olass, purse $1500. McKinley, b g by George St. Clair (Boone and Geers) 3 11 Caspian.bg (Shank) 12 2 Hawthorne, r m (Hudson) 2 3 3 Wentworth.blkg .(Spear) 4 4 4 Time— 2:10?;, 2:08)4, 2;II. Trotting, 2:14 class, The Ponkapoag, $3000. Sweet Marie b m by McKinney (Smith and McDonald) 2 2 111 Direct View, brh (De Ryder) 113 2 2 TheRajah.bg (McCoy) 5 4 3 3 4 Lady Patchie, bm (Eckers) 4 5 14 3 Mary Gage. John Mac, Alberto, Alley also started. Time— 2:08?.;, 2:10)4, 2:13M, 2:11)4, 2:12)4. Pacing, 2:10 class, purse $1000. Red Bird, bh by Chestnut Wilkes (Walker) 1 1 Carlio M.. brm (Hudson) 2 2 Sadie Baron, ch m (Show) 3 3 Dandy C, Orlne B., and Little Fred also started. Time— 2:09=4, 2:08)4. The Sacramento track is in better condition for the trotters this year than it has been for several seasons, and the result is fast time and good racing in the har- ness events. The running herses starting are not a very valuable lot and not worth cutting up the track for. ffilte gveeocv txnii grportsmcm [August 27, 1904 Last Two Days at Santa Rosa. Another of the many successful meetings held in recent years by the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association came to a close at Santa Rosa list Saturday when the biggest crowd of the week saw Mr. J. B Iverson's little mare Dictatress win the free-for-all pace in straight heats and lower her mark The raoing was excellent all through the meeting. There was but one race over which there was any difference of opinion as to the winner of any heat, and in this race the probability is that the judges placed the horses correctly. The program on Friday opened with a race for three-year-old pacers, in which Friskarina, My Way, and Seymow M. were the starters. These three simply repeated their San Jose performance of two weeks before, when they started in the three-year-old pacing division of the Breeders Futurity. In that race Friskarina won in straight heats, with My Way second and Seymow M. third, and they went three heats in that order at Santa Rosa. Friskarina paced her heats in 2:15, 2:15} and 2:15ij which shows her class. She is one of the best looking three-year-olds that has been 6een on the circuit this year and could doubtless pace a mile in 2:10 by the last of September if she was prepared for it. The 2:12 trot was also a three horse race and it was this event that caused the only dispute of the week. Liege, Forrest W. and Tom Smith were the only starters. Tom Smith finished just inside the flag in the first and second heats which were both in 2:13}. The third heat was two seconds slower, and Tom Smith made a great bid for it. The judges were unani- mous, and the starter and clerk of the course agreed with them, that Liege won, but the driver of Tom Smith and a large number of persons who were on the ground near the stand thought the McKinney stallion won by a nose. As the judges were in the best posi- tion to see the finish and as all were of one opinion, they were probably correct in their decision. Edwin S. won the 2:14 class pace in straight heats very handily, and did not have to pace better than 2:10} which was the time of the second heat. Presi- dent Heald's mare Nance O'Neil made an excellent showing in this race, being separately timed one heat in 2:11} and winning second money. Her trainer did not want to start her, insisting to her owner that she would be distanced by Edwin S. but the President replied that if a lack of speed was the only excuse for not starting her she should race even though she got the flag in the first heat. Ber showing in the race was highly gratifying to Mr. Heald. The summaries: Pacing, three-year-olds, purse $400. Friskarina, b f by Bayswater Wilkes-Bee by Sterling (Hoy) I 1 1 My Way. g f by Stoneway ...(Broillar) 2 2 3 Seymow M.,b c by DIawood (Spenoer) 3 3 8 Time— 2:15, 2:15*, 2:153£- Trotting, 2:12 class, purse $600. Ltege, b h by Lebasco-Raven (Groom) 1 1 1 Korrest W , br g by Wavland W (McDonald) 2 2 3 Tom Smith, brh by McKinney (Zibble) 3 3 2 Time— 2:13tf, 2:134, 2:154. Pacing, 2:14 class, purse $500. Edwin S., cb g by Dr. Hicks, dam by La Harp.. (Daniels) 1 1 I Nance O'Neil, bm by Pilot Prince (Zibble) 2 3 2 Economlz-jr, b m by Charles Derby (Wright) 4 2 3 Cuckoo, o g by Stralhway (Leggett) 3 4 d Time— 2:13, 2:I0M, 2:12. Saturday, the closing day, saw the largest crowd that has been inside the Santa Rosa Stock Farm grounds for many years. The infield contained hun- dreds of vehicles filled with ladies aad their escorts, while the grand 6tand was at a premium. One of the features of the afternoon's program was a parade of the Santa Rosa StocK Farm celebrities headed by Sid- ney Dillon, sire of Lou Dillon 1:58} the champion trotter of the world. Close behind him came Lou Milton, dam of Lou Dillon. She was led by the vet eran Mart Rollins, who put the first harness on her that she ever woro and who knows more of her life than anyone. The old mare looks not over half her age, and showed the fire of youth when led past the crowd. Mildred Russell and Cornelia, half sisters to Lou Dillon, followed behind their dam, and behind them came a number of yearlings by Sidney Dillon and seven or eight of tbo farm's leading broodmares with Sidney Dillon foals at their side. They made a pretty spectacle ae thoy were led by the grand stand, while Starter Ed. R. Smith announced their names and pedigrees to the largo audience. The horsemen all voted the display ono of the finest thoy had ever :., en, The racing bogan with the 2:25 class pace, in which ere five starters. Cavallero was a slight favor- ite for the race, MIsb Idaho selling socond choice over Harry W., Harry N. and Prlnoe Almo as a field- Prince Almo drew tho polo, Henry N. second position, Cava'lero third, Harry W. fourth and Miss Idaho had the extreme outside. When thoy were given the worn Cavallero and Harry W. rushed to the front, <;ng up tho back stretch Miss Idaho began to from her position la tho roar and at tho far turn was second to Cavaliero. These two made a fine race through the stretch, but the Los Angeles horse was at the wire a good neok in front of the little mare in 2:13, Harry W. third and the others strung out. The second heat was a hot one between Cavaliero and Miss Idaho. They reached the half in 1:07}, and then came a contest that raised the crowd to enthusiasm. They reached the three-quarters lapped in 1:41, and every inch of the homestretch was contested by the two. The little sorrel mare was not to be denied and pacing the last quarter in 31} seconds reached the wire first, winning the heat in 2:11}, a new record for her. She won the next two heats in much easier fashion, although Cavaliero made a fine contest of every mile. He broke, howover, in the last two heats and the little mare beat him on merit. One of the best races seen on the California circuit in years was The Sonoma Stake, $1500 for 2:19 class trotters. There were seven starters, Rita H. drawing the pole, Morosco getting second position, R. W. P. third, Little Babe fourth, Lady Madison fifth, Mc- Pher6on sixth and Telephone on the outside. In scoring Rita H caused a lot of trouble. She insisted on pacing and would break into a run everytime she came to the wire. After repeated scores Starter Smith sent them all to the stable and called the third heat of the 2:25 pace. When they oame out again, Rita H. behaved some better and they were finally sent away to a good start. Telephone took the lead closely followed by LittleBabe who broke going round the first turn and gave place to Lady Madison. R. W. P. showed prominently all through the mile, but Morosco began to move at the half and trotted round his field like a 2:10 horse. He came the last quarter In 32 seconds and finished an easy first in 2:12}, Lady Madison second and R. W. P. third. In the second heat R. W. P. went to the front with a rush and reached the half in 1:04}, but such a clip was too much for a horse that was short of work as he, and Morosco collared him and trotted round him on the turn, and k6pt the lead to the end of the mile, winning by three lengthB. Durfee had Rita H. trot- ting squarely in this heat and she passed R. W. P., as did McPherson, trotting the mile in 2:15 and finished third. Morosco's time was 2:12} and it did not seem hard for him at that. Morosco took the third and final heat in the same fashion, making the mile in 2:12, and trotting every quarter in exactly 33 seconds. He is undoubtedly one of the best trotters seen on this circuit for some time. R. W. P. was withdrawn before this heat on account of Illness. Four horses lined up for the free-for-all which was to close the meeting. Lottie Smart drew the pole, Zolock getting second position, Dictatress third and Polka Dot fourth. The race is easily described. Dic- taress made the pace and won each heat in a handy manner. Zolock was her only dangerous competitor, both the others being distanced, but be did not strike his regular stride except at intervals during the race In the second heat he got partially squared away and a great heat resulted. They went to the half in 1:03} to the three quarters in 1:36} and when Dictatress crossed the wire two lengths in the lead in 2:08J she had reduced her record three-quarters of a second Parker drove her a splendid race and she was never batter in her life. The last heat was just a jog for her and she won pulled up in 2:13. Pacing, 2:25 olass, purse $500. Miss Idaho, ck m by Nutwood Wilkes-dam by Forrest Clay Jr (Springer) 2 111 Cavallero, b h by Stanton Wilkes (Ward) 12 3 2 HurryW.sg (Wright) 3 4 2 5 Harry N.. g g by Raymond (Vance) 4 3 5 3 Prince Alnio.bg by Prince .Almont (Zibble) 5 5 4 4 Time— 2:13, 2:114, 2:16X- 2.15. Trotting. 2:19 class, Sonoma County stakes, 81SC0. Morosco. br g by Wayland \V -Lady Moor (Cabney) I 1 1 Rita H .b m by McKinney (Durfee) 7 2 2 Little Babe, blkm by Bradtmoor (Boy) 6 3 3 R W. P., b g by Lynwnod W (Zibble) 3 5w MoPherson. b h by McKinney (Hazzard) 5 4 d Lady Madison, b m by James Madsion (Ward) 2 d Telephone, br g by Dlreot (H.Ward) 4 d Tlme-2:I24, 2:124, 2:12. Pacing, free-for-all, purse $600. Dictatress, chm by Dlctalus-Sallnas Belle (Parker) 1 1 1 Zolock , br s by McKinney (Delaney) 2 2 2 Polka Dot, b m by Mendoolno (Wright) 3 d Lottlo Smart, ch m by Roswell (Zibble) 4 d Tlmo-2:I0, 1:WX, 2:13. Pacing to boat2:llH. Silver Coin, b h won Tlmo-2:ll. This closed one of the best meetings ever held on the famous Santa Rosa track. The r.icing was clean, the contests good and though the track record was not reached, tho time was fast. Great credit is due Superintendent Frank Turner of the Santa Rosa Stock Farm for tho splendid condition of the track, tho stalls and tho grounds in general. Ho had every- thing in One shape and tbo horsemen all speak In his praise. During the meeting Starter Smith was in good form and got his Holds away well and with vory llttledelay. Those who acted as judges and timers during the meeting were the following: Judges, Messrs. Frank H. Burke, R. S. Brown, T. J Crowley, H. W. Goodall and T F. Judge. Timers, Messrs. Ralph Hagan, J. H. Bennett, D. R. Misner, John A. McKerron, T. H. Fogarty and Geo. J. Morgan. Mamie R. 2:15 1-2, Fourth Heat. The race between the three year-olds at Santa Rosa last Thursday was the best three year-old event that has been trotted in the United States this year. The battle was between Murray M. and Mamie R., but Paprika s.tayed until the finish and trotted one heat in 2:16 although she finished third. Mamie R. would have won in three straight heats, in all probability, had not her sulky broken in the homestretch during the heat. The filly was in the lead when the accident happened and she went to a break. Murray M. slipped by and took the heat in 2:14, the fastest of the race and equaling the fastest mile by any three-year- old trotter this year. Had the accident not happened the heat would have been better than 2:14, in all prob- ability. Mamie R. was bred at the stock farm of Rush & Haile, Suisun. When the dispersal sale of William Corbitt's San Mateo StDck Farm took place in June, 1898, Hon. Ben Rush attended the sale and among others purchased the old mare Moseova 2:28} by Bel- mont 64, for which Mr. Corbitt had paid $4500 in Kentucky years before. Moscova'B dam was the great broodmare Mosa, dam of five and grandam of five more in the list, by Woodford Mambrino 345; next dam Hermosa 2:33} by Edwin Forrest 49; next dam by Tom Teemer and next dam by Cannon's Whip. At the same sale Mr. Rush purchased the mare Auntie by Dawn 2:18J, dam Netteo by Anteeo 2:16}; second dam Nettie Bennett by Alexander 2:31}; third dam Jennie Shepherd (dam of Nelly Patchen 2:27} and Flora Shepherd 2:30) by Williamson's Belmont. Auntie had a bay colt at foot at the time by Oro Wilkes 2:11. When this colt was two years old he was bred to the old mare Moseova and the produce was a filly. When the filly was three days old Mos- eova died and Mr. Rush, meeting Mannie Reams, told him he would present him with the filly if he would raise her. Mr. Reams put her on cow's milk and she got along very well. When she was a two-year-old he started her in a race with aged horses at Vallejo, and she took third money, the best heat being 2:21 J. Not being entered in any stakes Mamie R has had to trot in purse races this year. She started first at Pleas- anton, where she beat a field of aged horses and took a record of 2:21}. At San Jose she started again against aged horses. Briney K. won the race in straight heats, the third being trotted in 2:18}, and Mamie R. was second in every heat. Her race at Santa Rosa, where she took a mark of 2:15} in the fourth heat, shows the class of this filly. She could get a much lower mark this year than her present record if fitted for a fast mile. Death of Gipsey. Mr. Ben Davies, of San Bernardino, who has been taking in the racing on the circuit, where his two- year-old filly Delilah 2:16} has made such a good showing, reports the death last spring of Gipsey, the dam of Delilah. Mr. Davies purchased Gipsey for $100 when she was a weanling filly running in the pasture on the farm of her breeder Senator Conn of San Bernardino. Mt . Davies was at-that time Super- intendent of the farm, and became so impressed with the natural speed anil action shown by Gipsey that he aBked Mr. Conn to seta price on her, which was done. Davies sold a fine saddle horse to get the money to pay for the filly and when he paid it over, the Senator offered him $20 if he would release him from the bargain Gipsey was put to breeding when old enough and the sale of her colts at high prices en- abled Mr. Davies to bny the splendid little farm that he now owns at San Bernardino. Gipsey produced the fast trotting mare Gazelle 2:11} and the pacer Ed. Winship 2:15, both of which Mr. Davies sold at good prices. Gazelle gave him Zolock 2:09} by McKinney before ho sold her. Gipsey has raised a number of foals and Mr. Davies now has two full brothers to Delilah which he considers great prospeots. August 27, 1904] &he gveeisev tttiit gtptrtrtemcro Gus, the typewriter correspondent of the Kentucky Stock Farm, writes to his paper that he was "run over by Sweet Marie at Buffalo and severely injured in the region of the pocket book." JGXD George G. 2:07| by Strathway. Consuela S. 2:071 by Directum. Tuna 2:09} by James Madison. All in one day at the Readville meeting this week. Sweet Marie 2:08 by McKinney is the biggest money winner of the year up to this time. California has furnished more new additions to the 2:10 list this year than any other State. Lord Revelstroke2:12} is the fastest three-year-old trotter of the year. He is by Bingen 2:06}. There are two $600 purses advertised by the Salinas Driving Club. Entries close September 1st. John A. McKerron 2:041 by Nutwood Wilkes will probably start to beat his record at Memphis. When Tom Carneal won his heat at Santa Rosa in 2:083, Billy Red was beaten only a half length. Anaconda went into the 2:10 list as a trotter at Readville last Tuesday, winning his race in straight heats. Next Thursday is the day on which entries will close for the Salinas races. See the advertisement in this issue. After barring them for two years the Readville peo" pie permitted hopples to be worn on pacers during the meeting this week. Kenney has recently sold several new McMurray sulkies to parties in Washington and Oregon. The McMurrays are giving great satisfaction, Gallagher 2:03J holds the seasons race record. Neither the pacers nor the trotters are putting in as many fast heats on the Grand Circuit as they did last year. ' The Barondales are making a good showing this year. Three of them have taken standard records so far and several more will be in the circle before the year ends. Six miles in 26 minutes, drawing a heavy road coach, is the record for four trotters over a country road from Seabright to Hollywood, recently made by A. G Vanderbilt. Kenney the bikeman buys secondhand carts and sulkies and sells them. He also sells new sulkies and carts of the latest model. Better trade your old cart or bike to him and get a new one. John Caldwell by Strathway was a starter in the Blue Hill $5000 Stake for 2:30 class trotters at Read- ville last Monday. He Improved his position in every heat and was sacond the third heat in 2:10}. Frank B. Walker has been engaged to do the start- ing at the annual Breeders meeting at Lexington, Ky. This will be the fourteenth year that Mr. Walker has acted in that capacity at the Kentucky trots. Rey del Valle, the three-year-old pacing colt by Rey Direct 2:10, dam Sidlette 2:22 by Sidney, paced a mile for Dave MoClary at Buffalo week before last in 2:07}. Rey del Valle will not be started this year, but will be held over. Sidnut 2:25} the fast trotting gelding by Sidney, owned by D. Lee of New York, died suddenly of bowel trouble a few weeks ago. His dam was the mare Patti by Nutwood, that also produced Lustre 2:22 and Fenella the dam of Janice 2:08}. Another new double 2:10 producer is Dolly Smith, by Fisk's Mambrino Chief, dam of the trotting mare Phoebe Wilkes 2:081, and of the pacer Phoebon W., that made a record of 2:08| at Saugus, Mass., recently. Botlrare by Hambletonian Wilkes. The bay colt Hylock, two years old, by Zolock 2:09}, dam by Happy Prince, offered for sale in our advertising columns, is entered and paid up on to date in the Pacific Breeders $6000 Futurity for next year. He has already trotted a mile in 2:36 and is standard and registered. Dash racing did not prove as popular at the New York meetings as was expected. The public and the horsemen seemed to think that the two in three sys- tem would be much better. Harness racing is so different from running racing that it cannot be con- ducted on the same plan. One thousand acresof the old Wood burn Farm have been leased by J. B. Haggin for the exclusive use of his trotters. Although his trotting stud i3 not so prominent as his thoroughbred establishment, Mr. Haggin owns and has bred a great many very fast performers and valuable producers. Oregon Maid 2:12 pacing that won the 2:15 pace at Davenport, Iowa, is owned by Mr. Richardson, of Boise City, who also owns Swift B. Oregon Maid is an intensely inbred Almont. Her sire Del Norte and dam Dwina are both by Altamont. son of Almont 33, and her second dam is by Almont 33, Eastern drivers who have taken part in the half mile dashes say that many races of that kind would make bad actors of the starters as in the rush to get awaj the horses get speed crazy. Italia, Mr. W. P. Murray's fast mare by Zombro 2:11, will be bred to John A. McKerron 2:044 and then turned out and given a good rest. Italia is undoubt- edly a very fast mare and the rest will do her good. She was out of . form when she came home after Detroit and was quite sick for several days. Secretary Horace Wilson of the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association has secured special rail- road rates of one and one-third fare for round trip from all points in the United States east of the Mis- sissippi river, and from Toronto and Hamilton, Can- ada, to Lexington Ky., during Kentucky's gieat trots of October 4th to 14th. In the 2:20 trot, purse $5000, at Empire, ten horses started. The first heat six of them made breaks. The second heat five of them made breaks, a check list kept by one of the judges showing fourteen breaks for eight trotters in two heats. Strange as it may seem, Texas, supposedly the worst actor in the bunch, ' 'never lifted her nose. ' ' Arion 2:08| will be sold at auction during the Old Glory sale in November. He brought $125,000 when the late Malcolm Forbes purchased him from the Palo Alto Stock Farm, which was after he had made his record of 2:10| as a two-year-old to a high wheel sulky, a record that has never been approached by a two-year-old trotter since. Only four mares have produced two 2:10 trotters: Beulah by Harold i3 the dam of Beuzetta 2:06| and Early Bird 2:10; Cascarilla by Selby Chief produced Caspian 2:07} and Caracalla 2:10; Lucy Homer by Homer is the dam of Authoress 2:09} and Lecco 2:09}, and Caprara by Daniel Lambert is the dam of Dandy Jim 2:09} and John Mc 2:09}. Swift B. 2:16} by Stam B. 2:11} started at Daven- port, Iowa, week before last and went an excellent race. While scoring for the fir6t heat of the 2:12 trot, his driver Stetson, and the driver of another horse broke away to a false start and drove the full mile, the starter failing to ring the recall bell. Swift Swift B. 2:16 1-4 B. trotted the mile in 2:1 1 J, and was required to turn around immediately and score with the others. He stayed in the race and got third money, although two miles in succession naturally made him very tired. As the heats were all close to 2:12 Swift B's Bhowing was an excellent one. He will get a mark close to 2:10 this year. Lou Dillon is herself again and will be seen in the Inter-City matinee, to be held at Glenville, August 30 and 31. The press has reported that Lou Dillon would not start at the Inter-City matinee. This is a mistake, as she will be one of the attractions at the coming matinee meeting. She has entirely recovered from her sickness and will be in condition for fast work soon. Hambletonian Wilkes has a new 2:10 performer in Phebon W. 2:08}, that took his new record in a win- ning race at Saugus, Mass., two weeks ago. Phebon W. is a gelding foaled in 1893, and is therefore eleven years old. His dam is Dolly Smith, dam of Phoebe Wilkes 2:08J and six others in the list, by Mambrino Chief Jr. 214, second dam by Surprise, a son of Bonnie Scotland. Dan Leiginger has sold his bay gelding Cicero to Mr. Phil Fay of this city, who will use him as a road horse. Mr. Fay has been driving his new purchase on the Park roads recently and has not yet found a horse that could throw the dust in his face. He has a full brother to Fredericksburg 2:121, that is a dead match for Cicero in color and size and he will put them together as a pair. Both are fast trotters and fine drivers. News from Cleveland is to the effect that John A. McKerron waB never in such good physical condition as this year. He is a grand appearing stallion in every way, aDd H. K. Devereux, his owner, is confi- dent he will improve his record of 2:041. So far Mc- Kerron has not been asked to go a faster mile than 2:25, but from now on his speed will be sharpened up and he will put on edge for a flight against time at the Memphis meeting in October. Miss Winn, the chestnut mare by Demonio 2:11}, dam by Nutwood Wilkes, will pace into the 2:15 list the first time she gets into a race where her com- petitors are not of the 2:12 class. She was close to Nance O'Neil in 2:14J at Sacramento on Tuesday. A. grand big horse and a very fast trotter is R. W. P. by Lynwood W. owned by Mr. R. W. Peterson of Santa Rosa. His training has been very limited and was mostly done this year by his owner who is not a professional trainer. In the second heat of the 2:19 trot at Santa Rosa R. W. P. went to the half in 1:041, showing that he has a remarkable burst of speed. His dam is Maud Fowler 2:21}, dam of Sonoma Girl. He should be a 2:10 trotter in another year. The Salinas Journal says that D. A. Madeira, man- agar of the Ford & Sanborn Co. 's stores in Salinas, has purchased from Robert Garside a handsome bred trotting filly by Boodle, dam by Nutwood Wilkes; also a nice mate for her from Louis Iverson. The latter is by Dictatus, out of Mambrita by Carr's Mambrino, second dam Salinas Belle, the dam of Dictatress 2:08|. The pair are sorrels, with white points, and can road along close to three minutes. The New York Telegraph ventures this opinion: "At the track Friday trainers and owners sat grouped in front of the stables, on the clubhouse stoop and down at the inn, comparing dash raceB with 'the trotting of the past, and it seems settled that, after the curtain is run down on next week's Brighton Beach meeting, we will see no more of dash races. Above the mile they arn't so bad, but the mile events and helter-skelter scrambles at four furlongs will not please." Hatt'e Croner, the pacing mare by Bay Bird is in the hands of a veterinary. In her Pleasanton race where she got second money she was ill and lame; nevertheless she was started at San Jose and Vallejo, being second to Billy Red at the former place and fourth to Dr. W. at the latter. She was shipped to San Francisco after that and put in the care of the veterinary. From the time she raced at Pleasanton until she reached San Francisco, nearly four weekB, she did not lie down once. The Massachusetts, the richest trotting stake of the year, was won at Readville on Wednesday by Consuela S., bay mare by Directum 2:05}, dam Daisy Nutwood (sister to Luella, dam of Prince Nutwood 2:12} and Myrtle 2:131) by Nutwood, second dam Ruth Ann by Bel Alta, third dam by Boston Boy. Consuela S. was bred by Monroe Salisbury, and is ten years old. She has two strains of the blood of Williamson's Belmont, one through her sire Directum and another through Bel Alta sire of her second dam. Several bookmakers of this city have secured the Stockton track and advertise a meeting from Sept. 5th to 10th inclusive. Five running races and one harness event will be given daily. The bookmakers call themselves the San Joaquin County Fair Associa- tion and advertise $15,000 in purses, which is more than three times the amount they will hang up. They also advertise that "gambling will be permitted in the town and at the track during the meeting." Stockton will be a good place for all self-respecting harness horse owners and trainers to stay away from during the week following the State Fair. A new State Veterinarian has been appointed by Gov. Pardee vice Dr. Blemer, term expired. The new appointee is Dr. Charles Keane of Los Angeles, a young man who is a nativo of San Francisco, and was graduated as a veterinarian from the University of California. Soon after being graduated Dr. Keane took service in the Federal Bureau of Animal In- dustry, Department of Agriculture, and was stationed in Minnesota, serving there with marked success. Latterly he has served the bureau in the southern counties of California. He has resigned the Federal position to accept the post to which he has now been appointed. His headquarters will be in Sacramento. At the closing out sale of the San Mateo Stock Farm, Hon. Ben Rush, of Suisun, President of the California State Agricultural Society, purchased the mares Moscova by Belmont 64, and Auntie by Dawn 2:18} with colts by Oro Wilkes 2:11 at foot. When they were two years old, the Auntie colt was bred to Moscova, and Moecova's colt to Auntie Moscova's foal is the filly Mamie R. 2:151, winner of the three- year-old trot at Santa Rosa last week, and Auntie's foal is the filly Paprika that took third money in the same race and was timed separately a heat in 2:16. Paprika is owned by E. D. Dudley of Dixon and will be driven by her trainer, S. H. Hoy, in the Stanford Stake next Monday. Two Occident and Stanford Stake winners fought for first money at Readville on Wednesday. It was in the 2:15 trot for a purse of $1000. Tuna, bay filly four years old by James Madison, dam Ituna by Stein- way, won the first heat in 2:091, and Aristo, bay gelding five years old by Nushagak won the second heat in 2:09}. Tuna then won the third heat and the race in 2:11}. She was brtd at Oakwood Park Stock Farm and purchased from that farm by Ben Chaboya, who sold her to Henry Sanders. Mr. Sanders won the Occident Stake with her last year, and then sold her to Mr. De La Montanya of San Francisco. She won the Stanford stake the following week. Aristo ^as bred by Mr. Alex Brown, proprietor of the Wal- nut Grove Stock Farm, near Sacramento. Aristo won the Occident and Stanford Stakes of 1902, taking a record of 2:17}. He did not race last year and Mr. Brown sold him last April to -James Butler, proprietor o/ the East View Stock Farm for $10,000. He now has a mark of 2:08} made at Brighton Beach last week in a dead heat with Sweet Marie. Aristo 2:081 and Tuna 2:091 are two great trotters. 6 ©He greettev ant* gtvtf rtsman [AUGUST 27, 1904 State Fair Races. The fifty-first California State Fair opened last Mon- day. There is a fine display of cattle of the beef and dairy breeds, and a splendid exhibit of draft stallions and mares — the best seen in years. A large section of the pavilion has been devoted to a tanbark ring where a horse show is being held nightly and drawing fair Crowds. Auction and mutual pools at first took the place of books at the track, but the Directors accepted a bid of $8200 for the booking privilege on Thursday. The attendance was small at the beginning of the week, but has been gradually increasing. The racing has been good in the main and, with the exception of one job which the judges nipped in the bud, has been clean. The Occident Stake for three-year-old trotters is the richest event of the year in California for which harness horses compete. It has never been won in remarkably fast time — 2:17} being the record of the race. This stake has for years been the opening event of the State Fair and before the days of book- making and when the racing program was confined to one week it was one of the drawing cards of the fair. On Monday last when the contestants for this stake were called there was a very small crowd at the Sacramento track to see it. It was the usual slim attendance that has been present on the opening day for years past. There were but four starters. Marvin Wilkes, a son of Don Marvin, owned and driven by Walter Masten of Sacramento was the favorite in the pools at $10. Almaden, son of Direct and Nora McKinney, owned by Mrs. C. A. Durfee and driven by W. G. Durfee was second choice at $5. Carlokin. by McKinney and out of Carlotta Wilkes, owned by Mr C. L. Jones of Modesto and driven by H. S. Hogoboom was third choice at $4, while Neer- gard a brown filly by Neernut, owned by Geo. J. Morgan and driven by Brooks brought $3. It was Almaden's first appearance in a race since he won the two-year-old trotting division of the Breeders Futurity at Petaluma last year when he took a record of 2:22}. He had shown a mile in 2:18 in his work at San Jose this year, but took sick, went lame and was thrown out of training until just four weeks before this race. Carlokin has also been a very sick colt and although he had started in the Breeders Futurity at San Jose August 6th and won third money in that race which was won by the fast colt Murray M., he was not a well colt by any means and was lame in the hip. Marvin Wilkes and Neergard, both strapping three-years-olds and good lookers, were in better condition, but lack the speed possessed by Almaden and Carlokin when the latter are in good condition. When the scoring began Almaden was very unsteady and spoiled several starts by breaking as he came to the wire. He showed a little temper at times and would refuse to turn, but his driver was patient with him and the colts got away finally to a good start. Neergard had the pole, with Marvin Wilkes in second position, Carlokin third and Almaden on the outside. Marvin Wilkes led in the first heat until the three-fourths of the mile had been traversed. At this point Hogoboom got Carlokin to trotting Bteadily and began gaining on the leader. As they turned into the stretch Carlokin was out trotting Marvin Wilkes and forged ahead of him, but went to a break and Marvin Wilkes won the heat by at least six lengths from Carlokin. Neergard was third and Almaden fourth. The time was 2:18. A good start was effected in the second heat, but on rounding tne first turn Marvin Wilkes broke. Car- lokin Immediately took the lead and was not headed during the mile winning easily in 2:2]}, with Neer- gard second, a head in front of Marvin Wilkes. Almaden was a good fourth. In the third heat Carlokin had the pole and kept it, Marvin Wilkes and Almaden indulging in several breaks. There was not over four lengths difference between the winner and the fourth horse at the finish of this heat. Neergard took second position at the finish. The time was 2:22} and it looked as if Carlokin would be the winner of the race In one more heat. A surprise was in store for the spectators however, u- Marvin Wilkes, after being led a length by Carlokin to the head of the stretch, managed to oveihaul the McKinney colt and passed him. Almaden then made a bid for the heat, but broke badly and Marvin Wilkes won by three lengths in 2:23. In the fifth heal Aimaden was steadier and although making two breaks, was much the freshest colt when the stretch was reached and won the beat In 2:24}, Carlokin being second and Marvin Wilkes third. The next two heats went to Almaden rather easily ae Marvin Wilkes and Carlokin wore so tired they coi Id cot force him to hie best eflort. They were In 2::.">j and 2:28. First money, $1«M, went to Almaden, ?'. »0 50 to Marvin VVllkeB for being second In tho race, i d Carlokin was awarded $265.60 for being third. The 2:30 trot was a very unsatisfactory "-ace. Morosco, whose record of 2:12 made at Santa Rosa the Saturday previous made him the choice of the race, was deliberately laid up the first heat which was won by Millbraein 2:161. The judges called Mr. Cabney to the stand and after questioning him inflicted a fine of $50 and declared all bets and pools off. The next three beats were taken by Morosco in hollow fashion in 2:161, 2:25 and 2:32, Millbrae, the only other starter with any speed, being unable to reach him at any stage of the race. Three running races finished the day's program. Summaries: The Ocoldent Stake, for three-year old trotters: value $3055, of which $1993 to winner, $796 50 to second, 5265.50 to third horse. Almaden, blk c bv D.rect-Rose McKinney (Durfee) 3 4 3 2 111 Marvin Wilkes, be by Don Maivin... (Mastin) 13 4 13 2 2 . Carlokin, bike by McKinney (Hogaboom) 4 114 2 3 3 Neergard, br f by Neernut iBrooks) 2 2 2 3 4 ro Time— 2:18, 2:2Hi, 2:22M, 2:23. 2:24',S, 2:25«, 2:28. Trotting, 2:30 class, purse 8500. Morosco, br g bv Wayland W.-Lady Moor — CCabney) 3 111 Milbrae.bh by Prince Airlie (McEvoy) 12 2 2 Walter Wilkes, blk g bv Sable Wilkes (Groom) 2 3 4 ro Erosmont. br h by Eros (Chaboya) 4 4 2 ro Time-2:16!i, 2:16;;, 2:25, 2:3214, Running— Six furlongs, three-year-olds and upward: North Pole 112 (Bozeman) won, Tuck Back 112 (Desmond) second, Zenoni- con 106 (Hobart) third. Time. 1:1514. Dr. Birdsall 126, Samar 103, Wandering Boy 112, Nakuna 101 and Etna C. 103 also ran. Gray Morn 112 left at the post. Running— Five furlongs, two-year-olds: Edgeclifle 108 (Hender* son) won, Gossiper 103 (Bozeman) second. Celeres 108 (Hobart) third. Time, l:0-2?i. chestnut 108, Abby W. 103 and Glenfirman 108 also ran. Running — Six furlongs, selliDg, three-year-olds and upward: Skirmish 102 (Crossthwaite) won, Berendos 102 (Sullivan) second, Potentia 102 (Bozeman) third. Time 1:15. Botany 102, Derby Winner 99, Thorndale 102, Fille d'Or 102, Niok Carter 102 tnd Bren- nus 107 also ran. TUESDAY, AUGUST 23. A threatening sky did not prevent the crowd in- creasing in size on the second day of the fair. Those who wanted to speculate on the races took kindlier to the auction pools and mutuals, and the winners all remarked that the odds they received for their money was better than the books ever offered. The green pace proved one of the best races so far seen on the Coronado 3:12 3-4 by McKinney circuit. It was a duel between Dr. W. and Cavalier and took five heats to decide, none oi the other horses getting a heat Doctor W. was the favorite and had the most speed, but Will Durfee's splendid driving landed Cavalier in front twice giving the son of Wel- come a mark of 2:12}. Ir. the last heat there was a complaint made by Durfee that the driver of Doctor W. had cut him off at the turn, but the judges did not sustain the protest. Nance O'Neil, the daughter of Pilot Prince and Nona Y. by Admiral won the special pace easily in straight heats, reducing her record to 2:13j, She was a big favorite in the betting. There were three running races which were fair cintests, but did not arouse the interest of the specta- tors as much as the well contested harness events. A rain fell just after the harness racing was over and the running events were in the mud. The summaries; Pacing, green class, purse 8500. Doctor W-, blk s by Robert Basler, dam by Sacra- mento (Leggett) 12 12 1 Cavalier, br g bv Welcome, dam by Stein way (W Durfee) 2 13 12 Doctor J., rn g by Doctor Hicks — (Daniels) 3 3 2 ro Henry N., gr g by Raymond (Vance) 4 4 5 ro Harrv W.s g by Bayswaler Wilkes (Wright) 5 5 4 ro El Moreno, b g by Iris (Mastin) ds Tlme-!:H!4, 2:12X, 2:12«, 2:12J£, 2:16. Pacing, special purse $200. Nance O'Neil. chm by Pilot Prince-Nona Y (Zlbble) 1 1 1 Polka Dot, b m by Mendocino (Wright) 3 2 8 Penrose, b g by Falrose (Mastin) 4 3 2 Miss Winn, ch m by Demonlo (Hoy) 2 4 4 Cresco Wilkes (3) be by Nutwood Wilkes (Durfee) 5 5 5 Time— 2:14",, 2:13^, 2:15«. Running,', five furlongs, four-year-olds and upward— Sir Pres- ton. 112 (Vickery), won; Insbrook, 107 iReeves), second: Idalium, 104 (Crosswaite), third. Time, l:10tf. Adacblo, J. T. S., Torsola, Victoria S. and Maggie Mitchell also ran. Running, Ove and a half furlongs, four-year-olds and upward, that have not won this year— Aunt Polly, 109 (Henderson), won; Miss Culver. 109 (Bozeman). second: Samar, 103 (Westley). third. Time— 1:07?4 Tlolita. Outcast. O'Marra. Enjoyment. John Ander- son, Wandering Boy and Dave Ahern also ran. Running, six furlongs, three-year-olds and upward— Our Pride, 110 (Henderson), won; Dr. Scborb, 110 (Reeves), second; Romaine, 110 (Hazard), third. Time 1:15. Pilot, Amicus, Botany, Paddy 11 and Box Elder also ran. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24. The attendance at the State Fair is increasing every day and by Saturday it should be up to the mark of former years. That a return of the old plan of hold- ing a one week fair would be both popular and profit- able is perfectly plain to everyooe. The purses and stakes closed before the fair opened were sufficient for one week of excellent racing without a cent being expended for overnight races and specials. There were two harness events on Wednesday, one of them a special /or horses owned by members of the Sacramento Driving Club. The race for trotters of the 2:19 class for a purse of $700 had but five starters out of an original entry of eighteen. Coronado, the handsom? dark brown son of Mc- Kinney, was made favorite in the betting before the race and sold fcr $10 against $8 .and $10 for Lady Madison, $5 for H. D. B. and $2 for the field. Coron- ada drew the pole, Little Babe second position, H. D. B. third, Lady Madison fourth and McPherson the outside. After half a dozen scores they tcok the word. At the one-quarter H. D. B. was lapped on Cjronado with Lady Madison on the outside and in this position they passed the half in 1:06 and trotted to the seven eighths where Lady Madison broke. Coronado won the heat in a hard drive from H. D. B. by a neck in 2:12| Madison finished third, Little Babe fourth and McPherson fifth. Before the second heat Coronado sold for $10, Lady Madison $8, field $2. H. D. B. again went after Coro- nado and the two trotted side by side with Lady Madison a length back to the three quarter where the mare moved up. Coming down the stretch it looked like anybody's heat till the distance was reached where H. D. B. broke and Lady Madison made Coro- nado step in 2:13 to beat her, she being only half a length back at the finish. McPherson finished third, Little Babe fourth, H. D. B. fifth. Before the last heat pools sold Coronado S10, field $5. Lady Madison was able to make the brown horse trot in 2:1SJ but he had something left and could have gone as fast as either of the other heats. This is Coronado's first start in two. years and he trotted a splendid race and showed himself to be a good, game, level-headed trotter with lots of class and a coming 2:10 performer sure. He is a grand individual and his sire never got a better gaited one. There was considerable speculation over the Driv. ing Club race which Mr. J. Wheeler's Bobby Dobbs won handilj in two straight heats. The running races were not very closely contested, but in the first the favorite was beaten by an outsider in the betting. The summaries: Trotting, 2:19 class, purse $700. Coronado, brs by McKinney- Johanna Treat.. (W. Durfee) 1 1 1 J-,ady Madison, b m by James Madison (Ward) 3 2 2 H. D. B., b g by Arthur Holt (Wright) 2 5 4 Little Babe, blk m by Bradtmoor (Hoy) 4 4 3 McPherson, b s by McKinney (Sanborn) 5 3 5 Time— 2:123i, 2:13, 2:18J£. Trotting, special for Sacramento Driving Club. Bobby Dobbs, b g untraeed (Mr. ?Vheeler) 1 1 Candy Joe (Mr. Trust) 2 3 Qu een S. (Mr. Silvey) 4 2 LightBird (Mr. Norton) 3 4 Time— 2:24J.2, 2:25)4. Running, rive furlongs, selling, handicap, purse $500— Victoria S., 109 (Reeves), 3 to l.won; Anita Knight, 106 (Moran), 11 to 5, second; Abbie A.. 95 (Westley), 8 to 1, third. Time, 1:09. Niok Carter, Revolt, Outcast, Vasaline, Traveler and Etna C. also ran. Running, six furlongs, selling, purse $225— Tom Slavin, 107 (Crosswaite), 3 to 1, won: Tuck Back, 107 (Desmond), 8 to 5. second: Zenonian, 101 (Hobart), 6 to 5, third. Time, 1:14. Dr. Birdsall, Derby Winner and Messier also ran. Running, seven furlongs, selling, purse $225— Dotterel, 105 (Crosswaite). even, won: Headwater. 103 (Burlingame), 7 to 1, second; Huapola, 101 (Sullivan), 2 to 1 third. Time, 1:2714. Tannahauser, North Pole and Theodora L. also raJ. A Great Loss to the Breeding Industry. Mr. Geo. Warlow, of Fresno, writes to the BREEDER and Sportsman under date of August 2Sth that his great broodmare Athalie died at Pleasanton last Sun- day night in the attempt to give birth to a foal. She had been sent to Pleasanton to be bied to Bonnie Direct 2:05}. Mr. Warlow adds: "I feel that this is not only a great loss to me, but to the horse breeding industry of the entire world." He does not state the case too strong. Athalie was one of the greatest of broodmares. She was the dam of Athanio 2:10; Athavis2:18}, Athadon 2:27, A hablo 2:291, all trotters, and the pacers Ira 2:101 and Athnio 2:14}. Her son Athadon is the sire of Sue 2:121, Listerine 2:131, Donatrino 2:261, Daken D. 2:16J and Athby 2:2H. Another son Athanio sired The Aristocrat 2:12. Athalie was eighteen yeais old at the time of her death. Although the Year Book'gives the breeding of the dam of Athalie as untraeed, research has established the pedigree as follows: She was called Mag and was owned by H. C. Stone of Jacksonville, Kentucky, who bred her to the stallion Harkaway 11,808, son of Strathmore and Wait-a-Bit by Basil Duke, the produce being Athalie. Mag was by Alcalde 103, son of Mambrino Chief 11 and a mare by Pilot Jr. 12. Mag's dam was by Cy Kinney's Vandal, and her grandam by Bald Hornet. Jackson's Napa Soda Is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. AUGUST 27, 1904J &ixe gvee&ev emit gtyovt&man Judging Draft Horses. The accurate judging- of draft horses is an art. Its perfection is attained only by instinct and experience. It involves an ideal in the mind, an eye trained to detect conformity to or departure from that ideal, and a mind practiced in balancing defects and ex- cellencies and reaching an average conclusion. It iB an art that may be learned by many, while to many others it will always remain more or less a sealed book. Exparience with horses ia not the most essential attribute of the judge. Many a farmer, reared with horses, is a poor judge of equine form and quality. Judges of live stock are born, not made, but nevertheless there is much to be done in the making of them. Practice tends to make perfect in any art, and experience in the comparison of horses, in the analysis of their form, in show yard work adds materially to the competency of a natural born judge of a horse. Draft horse judging is not the easiest in this field. Form, substance, quality and action are the points on which hang decisions, and it is no easier to arrive at a definite conclusion on these points when a ton weight is concerned than when half that avoirdupois is under consideration. Most farmers felicitate themselves on being judges of draft horses, but some are modest enough to say that while they know a draft horse they do not pretend to judge a coacher or a harness horse or a saddle horse. The man who can thoughtfully take to pieces and put together a draft horse can do the same with all other kinds, ex- cept saddle horses, with a little education and practice. The rating of a saddle horse requires more discrimin- ation inasmuch as temperament and gaits are more intimately concerned. Form is the foundation. That is to say, a horse must be structurally right. His anatomy must be true. He must be well put together. What ia the ideal? No words can portray it. Men have written yards of master seeking to set forth their ideas as to the structure of the horse, but to the novice they con- vey indefinite ideas, to say the least. Among those schooled in the study of such subjects they are help- ful. The horse himself is the best illustration, and next comes accurate pictures. Fortunately animal photography is now so far advanced as to give us admirable reproductions of the equine form, and a study of good pictures will fix in-mind the standard of form. Form comprehends the outside of a horse. It includes all that he shows from the tip of his nose to the bottom of his feet — head, eye, ear, throat, the neck, the setting on of head to the neck and neck to the shoulders, the chest, back, coupling, hind quart ers, and above all the legs and feet. The man who is* studying the judging of horses, or the judge who dis- penses ribbons, should hold ever in his mind the essence of it all— "No foot, no horse." Associated with form in a draft horse is substance — that is to say, weight and its proper disposition. A horse may have weight enough and yet lack sub-_ stance. In other words he may not carry the weight in the proper form to fill the definition of substance. A great hulking frame, shaped in the middle like a pumpkin seed, can not be said to show substance. Substance is wide out. The arch of rib, the width of frame, gives substance. It is more than mere blub- ber. It is more than mere weight. A draft horse should meet you fullchested. His width should begin in front and be carried evenly back to his stifles. His girth should be well filled out, his "breadbasket" in proportion, and his quarters and breeching swelled out to correspond. The gable form of construction finds no place in the architecture of a draft horse. Quality is even more indefinable than form. It may be learned when the student is brought into its presence. It is fineness distinguished from coarse- ness, it is silk rather than calico, it is blood rather than bulk. On judging of draft horses for quality hangs most of the contentions. Insistence on quality may be carried too far, if it results in sacrifice of sub- stance. This is the battleground of modern draft horse breeding. The demands of the market place have run more and more toward weight, toward bulk, while the men who are keenest students of drafthorse breeding have been ever insistent on securing and holding wearing qualities, which is another name for quality, and to the credit of the past decade in draft horse breeding it may be said that this ideal has been achieved in good measure, providing the possibility of combining sufficient substance with a degree of quality that insures adequate wearing qualities. A bright eye, a quick ear, and intelligent expression, a coat of fine hair, and flat flinty bone are among the chief requisites of quality. It should never be over- looked. For what shall it profit a man if he produces a hulk that quickly wears to pieces in actual woik? On the other hand, it should not dominate the judg- ment, as over-insistence on quality may sacrifice that substance which distinguishes a draft horse from an expresser. Action in a draft horse is readily estimated. A flat-foot walk is the first essential. The walk is the drafthorse gait. Day by day, year in and year out, he performs his labors at that pace. A shuffling, stumbling walk is decidedly objectionable. The great bulk of the great draft horse must be moved as nimbly as possible. No one expects in a draft horse the quick nervous walk of the trotter or saddle horse, neither should his pace be elephantine. If his levers are properly set, if he is balanced in his anatomy, and if the disposition is not sluggish, he will walk with ease, even with grace, comparatively speaking. Indeed, some draft horses walk with such sprightly step that they are called gay. The differ- ence in value in actual work between a dull, slow, cloddy, stumbling walker and a horse that walks with prompt, clean, true supple stride is almost beyond computation. The walk should be free from inter- ference, from brushing, from paddling. The hocks should be held well together and the iron on all four feet flashed in your face as the horseleaves you. We have emphasized the walk in the draft horse because it is the gait on which most stress is to be laid. Judges in our show rings generally give them a trot, and theD comes the shouting and the whip- cracking of the grooms in an effort to run the horse off his feet. Singular it is that this silly practice has not long been stopped. Without bringing a general indictment, it can be said that many a time a draft horse steadied down to a regular-paced easy ground- covering trot, showing himself to great advantage, is scared out of his pace into a break by the efforts of over-zealous grooms or owners. The judge who allows himself to be tricked into awarding a prize to a draft horse because he can trot like a coach horse has yet to learn the fundamentals of draft horse judging. He has grasped at the Bhadow and missed the substance. He has substituted the non-essentials for the essentials. But he is no worse than the judge who makes his examinations and reaches his decisions regardless of the walk. The man who awards ribbons without the consideration of the walk should be set to work judging wooden horses for harness makers. Perhaps a digestion of these suggestions, a mere dip into the great sea of the discussion of draft horse judging, may be helpful to Btudents at the ringside at the coming shows. And there are some men who wear the judge's badge who might profit by a study of them. — Breeders Gazette. Horse Talk From the Raisin Belt. FRESNO, August 20, 1904. Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— I stopped off at Fresno today on my way to Tulare and found there were quite a Dumber of trotters and pacers being trained on the track here. Jce Depositor's Milton Gear, by Harry Gear, dam Lulu by Dawn stepped a half in 1:10 today, and his bay mare Selda looks fit to go to Tulare and Los Angeles and get some of the money. She is by Stormy John, a son of Sidney Arnett, and her dam is by Mountain Boy. A two-year-old by Guy McKinney out of a Dexter Prince mare has trotted a mile for Depositor in 2:45 and looks to me like one that will step some as a three-year-old. He has Bolliver 2:28 by El Capitan, and Graceful George 2:24 by Alcona Jr. JohnSangster has several in training. He has a good green pacer called Black Venus by Rajah sire of Our Lucky 2:13}. Her dam is Edith 2'10 by Dexter Prince. I saw this mare step a mile in 2:16i and repeat in 2:15£. She looks like a great prospect to me. SaDgster is also working the old war horse Newport and a couple of green ones. Last Thursday there were three matinee races held here with the following results: First Race. George by Loeber (Mr. Bachant) 1 1 Newport by Raymond (Mr.Egan) 2 2 Bolliver by El CapitaD (Mr. Lowry) 3 3 Time— 2:204, 2:194. Second Race. Graceful George by Alcona Jr (Mr. Pickford) 2 11 Klondike by April Fool (Mr. Stock; 1 2 2 Milton Gear by Harry Gear (Mr. Lowry) 3 3 3 Time— 2:25, 2:28, 2:244. Third Race. Bishop -. (Mr. Buchanan) 1 1 Baby Mine (Mr. Knight) 2 2 Katy C (Mr. Neelmier) dis Time— 2:36, 2:51. On Labor Day the club will hold another meeting with three or four good races on the card. Chas. Middleton is working eight head consisting of George 2:16} by Loeber, Klondike by April Fool, Teddy J. by Senator L , and a Igreen mare by Bob Mason, that is th6 dam of a good two-year-old by Knight. He also has a two-year-old by Prince Almont that is a very likely colt, and two green trotters by Athadon. I go to Tulare Monday and you may hear from me there if I see anything that I think will be of interest to your readers. Tony. Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feet. Seattle's Program Explained. A. T. Van de Vanter, manager of the King County Fair Association, Seattle, has received a number of letters from horsemen a* Salem and other places ask- ing to have the conditions of certain races to be given at the September meeting explained. Consequently the following will be of interest to horsemen who intend racing at Seattle this fall: Race No. 2, 2:40 class trotting, is a sweepstakes, entrance $10, all entrance money to go to the first horse. The association will add $250, of which $50 goes to the second and $25 to the third, the remainder to the winner. Thus, if there are six entries the win- ning horse will receive $60 entrance money and $175 from the purse, or $235. All horses entered will be held for $10 entrance, whether they start or not. Immediately after the race the winning horse will be offered at auction for bids in advance of the price lor which he is entered— $500 Should there not be any bids the owner may retain his horse by bidding him- self. Should he not protect his horse and let him sell at, say $600, he will receive $500 for his horse, the $100 surplus being divided equally between the asso- ciation and the second horse. But should the owner see fit to retain his horse and bid $605, after some one had bid $600 on the horse, and the horse be knocked down to the owner, the latter must pay the surplus — $105, which will be divided equally between the asso- ciation and the second horse. Should there be no advance bids the horse is knocked down to the owner at no cost to him. The object of two selling races to be given at this meeting is to keep out the high class green horses and give the cheaper ones a chance, as men having fast green horses will not risk entering them in a selling race for fear of losing them. Races Nos. 4, 6, 9 and 12 have the same conditions as No. 2, except that 6, 9 and 12 have no selling clauses attached. Race No. 8, the Meadows Handicap, is for free-for- all trotters. The horses will be handicapped accord- ing to what they have shown, consequently a horse that cannot beat 2:20 has as good achance as one that can step in 2:10. The race will be a dash at one and one-quarter mile, standing start. Each horse will be assigned his position at the start according to how he has been handicapped. A horse that has shown, say 2:20, would start at the mile and a quarter pole, and one that has shown 2:12 would start at a certain dis- tance further back. The starter will stand behind the last horse (the one with the greatest handicap) and when all the horses are straight he will discharge his pistol, which will be the signal for all horses to start. There will be no recall after the starter fires his pistol. Entries to this race will close Friday, Sept. 16th. Entry fee $10, starters to pay $15 additional, nothing additional from money winners-. First money will be $350, second $100 and third $50. The handicapper will announce the handicap dis- tances on Wednesday, Sept. 21st, and owners must announce their intention of starting before 11 a. m , Thursday, Sept. 22a.— Sural Spirit. Last Day at Brighton Beach. August 19— Special class pace to beat 1:594. Prince Alert, b g (Curry) lost Time-0:30, 1:00, 1:304, 2:024. Paoing, 2:15 class, purse $600, one mile and a sixteenth. Cheery Lass, b m by Bobby McGregor (Andrews) 1 Bell Star, br m (Shank) 2 Edgar Boy, b s . . . . .- (Fuller) 3 Margaret W-, bm ....(Snow) 4 Time— 2:17. Average of the mile, 2:082i- Pacing, 2:22 class, purse $500 half a mile. Lookout Hal, bs by Hal Dillard (Shank) 1 Inaha, blk m (Spear) 2 NancyH.brm (Hudson) 3 Gordon Prince, brs iSnow) 4 Alcidine, bm..: (A.I McDonald) 5 Time— 1:034. Trotting, 2:09 class, purse $700, one mile and a sixteenth. York Boy, b g by Wilkes Boy (Curry) 1 ilaxine, b m (McCoy ) 2 Marion Wilkes, br m (A. P. McDonald) 3 Judge Greene, b g (De Ryder) 4 Prince Greenlander, br g (Davis) 5 Massetto, blk g (Dickerson) 6 Time— 2:19H'- Average of the mile, 2:1!}*. Pacing, 2:09 class, purse $700, one mile. King Direct, blk s by Direct (Geers) 1 BenF, bg (De Ryder) 2 Olivewood. br g (Phillips) 3 Bob. chg (Walker) 4 Birdina. bm ...(Davis) 5 DandyC.gg (Garrison) 6 Time— 2:11. Trotting, 2:11 class. $603, one mile and an eighth. John Taylor, g g by Dispute (Wilson) I Direct View, brs (De Ryder) 2 John Mc, blk g : (Geers) 3 Queen Wilkes, b m (Spear) 4 Time— 2:26. Average of mile. 2:09^. Back Numbers Wanted. To complete a file the following back numbers of the Breeder and Sportsman are wanted: April 10, 1897— Part 14 of Vol. 30. January 15, 189S— Part 3 of Vol. 32. A dollar will be paid for one copy each of tl e above issues. Address F. W. KELLEY, BE Sportsman, 36 Geary Street, San Francisc 8 ©he gveeitev tm& &poxt&nxan [August 27, 1904 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. Coming Events. Rod. April 1-Sspt. 10. Oct. 18-Feb. I— Open season (or taking steel- nead In tidewater. April l-Nov. 1— Trout season open. May 1-Sept. 1— Close season for shrimp. July 1-Jan. I— Open season for black bass. Aug. 15-Aprll 1— Open season for lobsters and crawfish. Aug. 27— Saturday Contest No. 10. Class Series, Stow lake a:30 p. m. Aug. 28— Sunday Contest No 10. Class Series, Stow lake, 10 A. M. Nov. 1-Sept. 1— Open season for crabs. Sept. 10-Oct. 16-Close season In tidewater for steelbead. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Gun. July 1-Feb. 15— Dove season open. July 15-Nov. 1— Deer season open. Sept. 25— Millwood Gun Club. Blue rocks. Mill Valley. Aug. 28— Merobandlse shoot. Blue rocks. Ingleslde. Sept. 1-Feb- 15— Open season for mountain quail, grouse and sage hen. Sept. ■*— California Wing Club. Live birds. Ingleside. Sept. 11— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Sept. 18— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Oct. I5-Feb. 15— Open season .'or quail, duoks. etc Bench Show- a. Aug 25, 26— New Jersey Kennel Association. Long Branch, N. J. C. G Hopton, Superintendent. Sept. 2, 3— Oakland. 2 day show. A. K. C. rules. W. E. Chute, Superintendent. Entries close Aug. 26. Sept 7,8— Franklin-Oil City Kennel Club. Stoneboro, Pa. F- G. Mcintosh, Secretary. Sept. 5, 8— Canadian National Exhibition's Beach Show. Dr. A. W. Bell, Superintendent. Sept. 5, 10— Toronto Kennel Club. Toronto, Can. J. G. Kent, Chairman. Sept. 9— San Mateo. 1 day show. A. K. C. rules. Irving C. Ackerman, Secretary. Entries close Sept. 2. Sept. 10— Eoglewood Kennel Club, Englewood, N. J. Myron W. Robinson. Secretary-Treasurer. Sept. 12, 13— Newport Bench Show. Newport, R. I. F. M. Ware, Secretary. Sept. 13, 16— Orange County Fair Association's Bench Show. Middletown, N. Y. W. H Saxtoc, Superintendent. Sept. 17— Bryn Mawr Kennel Club Bryn Nawr, Pa. J. A. Caldwell Jr., Secretary, Penllyn, Pa. Sept. 17— Scottish Terrier Club Speoialty Show. Bryn Mawr, Pa. E. S- Woodward, Secretary, New York City. Sept. 22, 24 — Lawrence Kennel Club Initial show. New Castlei Pa. W. L. McConnell, Secretary Sept 28, 29— Valley Fair Kennel Club. Initial show. Brattle- boro, Vt. H. C. Rice, Secretary, Brattleboro, Vt. Oct. 4, 7— Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury, Conn. Jas Mortimer, Superintendent. Oct. 5, 8— Spokane Kennel Club. Spokane, Wash. W. K. L. A. B. Jackson, Secretary. Oct. 10— Brunswick Fur Club. Foxhound show. Barre, Mass. B. S. Turpin, Secretary. Oot. 12, 16— Walla Walla Kennel Club. Walla Walla, Wash. Geo. L. Mason, Secretary. Oct. 18, 21— Frederick Agricultural Society. Frederick, Md. Roger McSberry, Secretary. Oct. 25, 28— World's Fair Dog Show, St. Louis, Mo. F. D. Coburn, Chief of L. S. Dept., St. Louis, Mo, Nov. 19, 19— Boston Terrier Club. Specialty show. Boston, Mass. Walter E. Stone, Secretary. Nov. 22, 25— Philadelphia Dog Show Association. Philadelphia, Pa. J. Sergeant Price, Secretary. Field Trials. Aug. 22— Nebraska Field Trial Association. 3d annual trials. O'Neill, Neb M H. McCarthy, Secretary. Aug. *»-Iowa Field Trial: Club. O'Neill, Nob. George Cooper, Secretary, Des Moines, la. Sept. 5— Western Canada Kennel Club. La Salle, Man. Wm. C. Lee, Acting Secretary, Winnipeg, Man. Sept. 8— Manitoba Field Trial Club. 18th annual trials. Car- man, Man. Eric Hamber, Secretary, Winnipeg, Man. Sept 30-British Columbia Field Trial Club. Steveston, B.C. Norman F. Tyne, Secretary-Treasurer, Vancouver, B. C. Oct. 11— Pacific Northwest Field Trials Club. , Wash. F. R. Atkins, Secretary pro tern, Seattle, Wash. Oct. 21— Missouri Field Trial Association. Sturgeon, Mo. L. S. Eddlns, Secretary, Sedalia, Mo. Oct. 2t.— Ohio Field Trials Club. Washington Court House, O G. R. Haswoll, Secretary, Clrcleville, O. Oct. 25— Connecticut Field Trial Club. , Conn. F. M. Chapin, Socretary, Pine Meadow, Conn. Oct. 31-Monongabela Field Trial Club. Oblong, 111. A. C. Peterson. Secretary, Homestead, Pa. Nov. I— Sportsmen's Field Trial Club. Clare, Mich. Erwln C. Smith, Secretary, Midland, Mich. Nov 7— Independent Field Trial Club. 6th annual trials. Hutsonville. Ills. H. S. Humphrey, Secretary, Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 8— Western Beagle Club. Inaugural trials. Oregon, Ills. Reno B. Cole, Secretary, De Kalb; Ills. Nov. 11— Illinois Field Trial Association. 6th annual trials. Robinson. Ills. W. R. Green, Secretary, Marshall, 111. Indiana Kennel Club. Field trials. Clay City, Ind. C F. Young, Secretary, Clay City, Ind. Week following Ills. Ch. trials. Nov. 15-Mlchigan Field Trlnl Club. -, Mich. Cbas. E. Siason, Stcrctaiy, Muskegon, Mich. Nov. 15— Central Boagle Club. 9th annual trials. . A. C. Peterson. Secretary, Homestead, Pa. Nov. ^-International Flold Trial C;ub Rutbvon.Oot. W B Wells, Honorary Secretary, Chatham, Ont. Nov. 29— Virginia Field Trial Association. Martinsville, Va. C. B. Cooke, Secretary. Dec. 8— Continental Field Trial Club 10th annual trials. TbouiuNVille, N. C John White, Socretary, Hcmpstoad, L I. Deo. 12— Alabama Field Trial Club HuntHvllle, Ala. J. M. Klrkpatrlck, Secretary, Hunisville, Ala. Deo. 17-Eastorn Field Trial Club Waynesboro, Ga. Simon C. Bradley, St-croiary-Troasuror, Greenfield Hills, Conn. 1908 American Field Futurity Stake. For Pointers and Setters whelped on or after January 1, 1904, whose dams have boon duly qualified. Am. Field Publishing Co., Chicago Jan. 9— Pacific Coast Flold Trials Club. Balcorslleld. Cal. Albert Betz, . .eoretary, 201 Parrott Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 10— Georgia Field Trial Association. Albany, Ga. P. M. Essfg, Socuj'ary, Atlanta, Ga. i Mold Trial Club. 3d annual trial*. , '•-Met, Socretary, San Antonio, Toz. 'oiled StatfM Flold Trial Club. Grand Junction, -j Stafford, 8oorotary-Treasurer, Tronton, Tonn. The Food of Fishes. For a number of years past investigations have been carried on to ascertain thefood consumed by the various kinds of fish, and very interesting are the results. Nearly all fishes live on marine animal food, preying either upon weaker members of their own family or upon animals of lower organization. The two great ends of existence from a fish's point of view are to eat and to avoid being eaten. Hence the conditions of life under the waters, so to speak, are dreadful in the extreme. When the vastness of the ocean population is considered, and it is realized that nearly every fish devours a score or several scores of other living things daily, it is obvious that the slaughter which goes on without ceasing is appalling in its immensity, fortunately for themselues, it may be inferred, fishes have a poorly developed nervous system, and probably the fear of death gives them little trouble. Of course, as we go down the scale of marine life we reach a class of animals that live entirely on vegetable matter. But even amoDg the most highly organized are vegetable feeders — not wholly vegetarian, but living on a mixed diet. A well known scientist, Mr. Cunningham, classifies the fishes, as those which prey on other fishes only, those which alse prey on lower marine animals, those which eat the lower animals alone, and those which partake of a mixed aDlmal and vegetable diet, the last being few in number. The ways in which fishes feed are various. Some, for instance, hunt only at night, others feed in the daytime. Some lie in ambush, others pursue their prey. Some feed at the bottom of the sea, others at the surface, and others still in mid- waters. Those which live on verv small fry have curious straining organs, by means of which they separate the food from the immense quantity of water which passes through. Among them are the herring, pilchard, and sprat. The plaice, which feeds mainly on shell fish, has a powerful crushing appara- tus in its throat. So has the catfish. Some, like the spotted dog-fish hunt by smell, and are equally suc- cessful night or day. Mackerel and whiting hunt by Bight, and therefore in the daytimeonly. Then, some of the cod family have been liberally dealt with by Nature, for they can use both sight and smell in capturing Iprey, while their chin is armed with a barbel to bring in the aid of touch. This barbel per- mits hunting at night, and it is then the ling and the rockling &eek their prey. Those curious markings on the backs of flat fishes are designed to aid them in the capture of food as well as in concealing themselves from enemies. They lie on the bottom, sometimes partly buried in gravel or sand, and when a desirable victim comes near it is pounced upon and devoured. The sole lies quiet all day, having the power to assimi- late its color to that ol the ground, but at night it makes full use of its acute sense of smell. Its curious habit is to tap the ground with the side of its head in search of shrimps and worms. The angler fish, some times a monster six feetlong, will lie close to a weed - covered rock quite undistinguishable from it, until his prey approaches, when he will seize it with the rapidity of a flash. Hsd mullet are armed with barbels with which they rake up worms and other ground denizens. The tur- bot will cover itself with sand, and become the very color of the ground. There it will wait patiently ant'l its prey comes by, w hen it will rise quickly and seize it. One would suppose that a fish thus stationary would not obtain any great abundance of food. But the fact, that as many as sixty small fishes have been found in the stomach of a turbot, shows how the ocean teems with life. Perhaps the most curious prowler of the ocean is the John Dory, so called, who takes advantage of his extraordinary flatness to ap- proach his prey unperceived. This fish swims in an upright position with its side turned towards the prey — a herring or pilchard usually — and so small is its antero posterior diameter that it can steal quite close without being observed. When it gets within striking distanco there is no escape. Undoubtedly the weaker fishes' wits, if they possess any wits, have need to be sharp. If in the stomach of a single turbot sixty sand eels were found — that being probably only a fraction of the day's diet — it seems a mystery how the vast multitudes of marine animals obtain sullielent food. A single shoal of herrings or m&ckerel will require millions of thoir favorite prey every day in the year. The food of a whalo should be estimated by the hundred-weight. And not only does the ocean supply food to its own denizens, but it feeds countless millions of sea-birds. Ultimately the whole of the pabulum must bo furnished by the vegetables which grow in the waters and on the shores. Marine plants are, indeed, extraordinarily abundant and various. Muddy shores are covered with grass-wrack; on the rocks Is a thick carpet of green, red and ol'.ve weeds; but of greatest importance as food are the microscopic plants which multiply so amazingly as to color immense areas of the ocean surface, or make the water turbid to a considerable depth. A great quan- tity of vegetable matter is also carried by the rivers to the sea. On this food live the lower forms of ani- mal life, themselves very often of microscopic minute- ness. The periwinkle and other shell fish browse on the weeds of the inshore waters. In the ocean are great quantities of foraminifera which feed on diatoms and other minute vegetable matter. The bivalve molluscs live on diatoms, for- aminifera and other such things insignificant in size, but almost infinite in number. Scallops, oysterB, mussels, moving scarcely at all, suck in continuously a stream of water, from which they strain off these tiny articles of food. In the mud and sands are myriads of worms, molluscs and crustaceans, which form the food of animals higher in the scale. On the bottom of the sea the ground-fishes find their food — starfishes, oysters, clams, mussels, shrimps, hermit crabs, razorshells, cockles, etc. Most of these are practically stationary, aDd many lie quite exposed, so that, except for their defensive armour, they are easy prey. But floating in the water is also an immense quantity of food. If the stronger fishes feed on their weaker brethern, they do not hesitate to swallow the lower orders of sea life as well. The larvae of shrimps, lobsters, crabs, hermit crabs, etc., rise to the surface, being decimated on the way by the smaller fishes and almost entirely devoured before it is time to descend again. The spawn of herrings is such a dainty that great number of cod and haddock, etc., follow the spawning herrings and grow fat upon it. One authority, Mr. Mclntosb, states that eighty boxes of hsddocks have been trawled and that the stomach of every fish was found distended by the eggs of herring. The cod itself will give off as many as five million eggs, of which all but a score, possibly, are sure to be eaten by other fisb. Then there are countless numbers of little copepods, said to be found everywhere. On food of this kind some fishes live mainly or altogether, such as sprats, picbards, and herrings. Thus every kind of lower animal is eaten by one fish or another. But every fish, except the strongest, is also eaten by another fish. The mackerel prefers sprat and other small fish. The brill eats sprats and sand-eels The whiting eats herrings, but is equally satisfied with a member of its own tribe. The pollack eats sprats and gurnard The ling preys on gurnard, haddock, seabab, and mackerel. The hake, a night-hunter, devours mackerel, berringp, and anchoies. The skate feeds on whiting, mackerel, and pollack. The spiny dog-fish on herrings, sprats, whiting, and mackerel; the eel on almost anything it can ge;; while the female conger will appease her hunger with one of the males. The cuttle fish or squid, preys on a great variety of fishes, and also forms the chief part of the sperm whale's food. Among the fishes which prey on the lower animals are the cod, plaice, sole, haddock, turbot, flounder, striped bass and grey gurnard. The plaice eats cockles, soallops, lug-worms, ragworms, sea-mice and razorshells, swallowing the smaller razorshells entire and dragging the larger from their snails. The sole lives chiefly on worms; the cod on squids, anemones, swimming crabs; and the turbot and grey gurnard on a variety of crustaceans and molluscs. :- ■ Two Lions of Maungu- The belief appears to obtain in some quarters that the African lion, though bolder and noisier than the tiger, is not as powerful an animal. I have not had a very vast experience of tigers, but know something of what a lion can do in the way of strength, and I lean to the opinion that if not exactly stronger the lion is just as strong as the tiger. However, it is a matter -that can easily be considered in the light of facts, and in this view I chronicle the following occur- rence in British East Africa. I have, by the way, heard that there was a fight between a Somali lion and a tiger in India, some years ago — in 1898, I think — one of the organizers of the deadly duel being Colonel Tweedie of hunting fame. In this fight, I was told, both animals perished, the tiger dying first. Another feature of the conflict was that the tiger appeared to be more agile and the wounds it inflicted on its opponent were more ghastly. On the other hand, every blow the lion caught the tiger he sent the latter rolling over half stunned. Whether all this be true or only the plotting of some fevered brain I cannot tell; but I have treasured the story, and would have given my ears to see the fight, writes a contrib- utor to the Indian Field. If there is any truth in it, and any of your readers can give further details of the fight, I for one shall be deeply indebted. Some eighty-three miles from' Momba&sa, the port of British East Africa, is a station called Maungu. The station Is nearly in the centre of the Taru Desert, the same desert being so called rather from the fact of there being great scarcity of water therein than an abundance of sand. The station was simply a rail- way shed of planks and corrugated iron and no more. Herein dwelt a Bengalee station master — a true de- scendant of Shivaji, hailing from our own fragrant metropolis, Calcutta. Almost opposite the station was a Permanent-way Inspector's hut of wattle and daub, covered over with a green tent That hut hud memories for me, for it was there while on a visit to the worthy Permanent- way Inspector that I first heard the roar of a lion. So close was it and so terrifying that I sat up in my cot and sweated cold. It was in the neighborhood of this hut that I first got acquainted with the beautiful Impala antelope and saw the huge vulture-headed guinea fowl and the snow vhite bird of the same genus. The country round was covered with thick brushwood, and occasionally one could meet a tree standing out stillly from its mean surroundings. The Grand Trunk Road, or, to call it fairly, the caravan track, wouDd through the scrub not far from the hut. One day along this track toiled a soulless and dispirited caravan of half-a-dozen donkeys, well laden, August 27, 1904J ®fte gvee&ev tm& gtjxcitrtsmatt 9 two Indian contractors walking ahead and an escort of Indian coolies and Swahillies armed with obsolete Snider muskets. The sight of the hut seemed wel- come enough to them and they hurried on urging the unfortunate little donkeys into a draggling shuffle. It was evident that they were coming to stay, for the night at least, for they pulled up near the hut and at once set about making themselves comfortable. The headman inquired if there were lions about, and get- ting a reply in the affirmative, gave orders for a "boma" or stockade to be built. In due time this was done and a fairly substantial "boma" of scrub and timber was built about eight feet high. As night c ame on the donkeys wero driven inside and soon fires were lighted and it wanted no lullaby to put the travelers to sleep. Tt must have been about midnight when the whole population of Maungu was awakened by the most frightful noise it has ever been the lot of man to hear. The clashing of empty kerosene oil tins and brass vessels, the shouting of men, the braying and stampeding of donkeys and the bangingof rifles made the night hideous. Out over the scrub for miles around, through gulleys and ravines, down the glit- tering railway track and away into the pitchy still- ness beyond, swept that horrible din. Then it crept rumbling through the bolted and barred door of the stationmaster's quarters, and the answering shouts, lantern flashes, and the discharge of what wa«i after- wards discovered to be an antedeluvian shot gun told of Soshi Bhusan Bhattacharje being alive to the pos- sibilities of anything from petty larceny to mutiny. Aad above the efforts of humanity rose another sound — a snarling and growling and snapping in the blackness over there which grew fainter and faded into a hoarse sob. There was no doubt that something or somebody had been carried off from the Indian "boma" for the noise had originated there. To get lanterns and dash across, rifles in hands, to the "boma" was the work of a few minutes; but once there it was no easy matter to gain an entrance. Shouting was in vain for it only encouraged those in the "boma" to shout louder. The only thing was to fire into space, and as the express bullet went pinging into the tree tops there came a lull, a brief parley, and the barricade of the "boma gate" was removed. The interior of the stockade was an appalling sight. Confusion reigned everywhere, the donkeys in their mad stampede had wrought havoc. The tiny tents of the escort lay in ruins, while large rents in the contractors' marquee told a tale. Of the half-a-dozen donkeys, but four remained, and there near the spot where they now stood, cowering and trembling like aspens, were two large pools of blood! That the ghastly work was that of lions, there was no doubt; but were all the men safe? Yes: nobody was missing and only the two donkey s were gone. But where were their car- casses? In vain we searched the sides of the "boma" for an opening; there waBnone, so they could not have been dragged through. There was only one othet way and that was for the animals to have been carried over the eight feet "boma." It was hardly probable, you say, and so did we, but neverthless it icas so! Here was an eye wit- ness. He had been roused by the donkeys stampeding and looking up saw a lion and lioness crouching upon two fallen donkeys. Then of an instant the lion was up and flung his prey over the "boma" wall, following it immediately. The lioness followed suit and then the man was borne down by the rushing donkeys and nearly killed. The story was incredible, but the man pointed out the spot where the animals had carried over their victims, and there, sure enough, weredrops of blood on the "boma" wall. I don't believe myself that the donkeys were thrown over, but there was no doubt that they had been carried clean over the eight feet wall, and this with dead-weight donkeys is in itself no mean feat of strength. For all ostensible purposes my story is told and I have little more to add. The carcass of one donkey was found outside the "boma," near the spot where it had been carried over, but the other one had been carried off into the bush and, as was discovered after- wards, devoured. There was no sleep in camp after these events. The coolies and contractors took to the trees and lived there for two days, or until the valiant Permanent- way Inspector shot the lion over his undevoured kill. And what a rumpus that lioness made over it! She kept out of danger, but for two nights howied and roared and waltzed round the spot where her old man had given up his spirit. But I am talking of Borne years ago, and I have no doubt she has thrown off her weeds by this time and has settled into the family of some other noble whose propensities lead him not donkeywards. A NEVADA GAME PRESERVE. Steps have already been taken for the creation of a national game preserve in Nevada, which shall in- clude Sheep Mountain and the adjacent territory in the south central part of the state. Senator Newlands and his associates in Congress from that state have taken the matter in hand As supplemental to the proposition, the State Legislature Dext winter is to adopt stringent game laws. The object of this joint movement is to preserve choice big game like mountain sheep and deer, which are fairly plentiful in the part of Nevada mentioned. Probably the olde9t family of big horn Bheep in the United States is in Nevada. The proposed game preserve is about 700 miles square, and in and around it for many years the Indians camped annually and made their big hunts. It has been heretofore very inaccessible to the white man, and that is why the state has made no particular effort to protect the game that yet remains. With the advent of Senator Clark's Los Angeles road close to that country the sportsmen will not be long in exterminating the sheep and deer unless they are protected by state and federal aid as contemplated. Sober up on Jackson's Napa Soda. Too Many Breeds a Mistake. A very common error in which some dog owners fall, and especially so the novices, is to go in for too many varieties. It is permissible in the case of a man who intends to show largely to invest in one or two extra breeds which may win prizes in outside classes and so pay their way and leave something over, but as a rule the breeder who indulges in anything of the kind will regret the step. One at a time is therefore the policy, for anyone who wants to make a name as a breeder, to adopt, and if he should be unable to resist the temptation to exceed this limit he should at the very outside restrict bis ambition to two varieties. Of course, in the case of such breeds as Fox Terriers it is a different matter, for the difference between the two families is merely one of coats, and, to tell the truth, it is a difficult thing very often to tell where the smooth jackets end and the wires commence. Manipulation, to adopt a euphonism which it is candidly admitted ought not to ba applied to trim- ming, has a good deal to do with the distinction that exists betwesn some so-called smooth and wire haired Fox Terriers; but as exhibitors persist in adopting the practice of "faking" jackets, and judges and the authorities wink at, if they do not actually encourage it, there is nothing more to be said here beyond that it is a discredit to all parties concerned, and ashameful testimony to the inability of modern breeders to pro- duce the sort of coat they want. Apropos of smooth and wire haired Fox Terriers, it may be pointed out that it is not only a legitimate course to take, but a very prevalent one, to breed them together. Indeed, it is to be recommended, as it is very probable, that if continuously interbred the coats of the smooth-haired variety would in time become too scanty and silky in texture to pass muster; and, con- sequently, a dash of wire-hair blood will assist in imparting the necessary density and harshness. On the other hand, the wire-hairs are inclined to develop long, straggley jackets if too closely bred, and these in turn are benefited by the introduction of a smooth- coated cross. The same rule is applied to Irish and other rough-coated Terriers, and it may, therefore, be laid to heart by the beginner that although a smooth- coated specimen of one of the latter breeu may be un- fit for show, it may nevertheless be extremely valuable for breeding purposes. In the case of some breeds, such as St. Bernards and Collies, both rough and smooth-coated puppies appear in the same litter, though, perhaps, not so frequently now as formerly, and there is no reason why it should not be the same with Terriers which are, or should be, of the same blood. This, however, is not invariably the case, as there can be no reasonable doubt that Fox and Irish Terriers have been interbred, with the result that some creditable wire-hairs of the former variety have been produced, but such things are very difficult to prove, although the existence of the half-breds may be generally known amongst the initiated. It is an undoubted fact which is probably recognized by the merest tyro in raising dogs, that seme varieties are much easier bred true than others. The breeds with old blood behind them are those which are in- cluded in this category: the "made-up varieties" which are results of the development of some more or less fantastic crosses, belong to the other list. Of course, the latter in due time increase their disposi- tion to reproduce their own peculiarities in their off- spring, but there is always a greater or less danger of a throw-back and when this does appear it is usually in the form of some most particularly undesirable ancastor, whose existence would rather have been for- gotten. There is, in fact, no limit to the period dur- ing which an objectionable reappearance may occur, as will be apparent to anyone who goes round the benches at a show which are occupied by the repre- sentatives of a manufactured breed. For instance, let any reasonable and unprejudiced man with eyes in his head go carefully over a large class of so- called Irish Wolfhounds, a variety which has been produced from a cross of Great Dane and Deerhound of late years when the real Irish Wolfhound ad- mittedly died out. In many of these, though they may be fine, great dogs, the blood of the German ancestor is strongly in evidence — it is so in the case of the animal presented to the Irish Guards — so much so in fact that the prefix "Irish" is a ridiculous mis- nomer, as the only possible trace of Hibernian blood in these dogs can ba obtained through the Scottish Deerhound, and this is doubtful. The case of the Irish Wolfhound applies unfortunately to many other breeds, but the crosses of the latter being more re- mote, a resemblance to an undesirable progenitor is naturally more difficult to trace; but still it will appear at times to the confusion of a breeder who may not be aware of the cause. There is, however, no necer- Bity for undue alarm on his part, for the sire or dam which now and then indulges its owner with a throw back amongst its offspring need not always do so, but if the offense is constantly repeated the animal had better be passed on to someone else. Hence, buyers of good-looking breeding animals had better be cautious in making their purchases, but the best-laid inquiries are by no means certain to en- sure the truth coming out, for breeders as a rule are wi3e enough not to allow the intelligence of their failures to be published on all sides. It is pretty safe, however, to buy a stud dog or a brood bitch by their stock, by which is meant that is is safer to judge by the class of animal they l.ave produced, than by their looks or their breeding. Of course it is quite within the limits of possibility that a successful sire or dam may have produced some ghastly failures in the puppy line, as well as the good-looking specimes which have helped to make their names, and as a matter o[ fact, a single good dog has helped to make the name of many a parent. If however a dog or a bitch has succeeded In bringing into the world several good puppies, it is only reasonable to credit him or her with the ability of repeating the achievement acd therefore provided that the period of fruitility has not passed, the parents of successful dogs are always worth pur- chasing for breeding purposes.— The English Stock- Keeper. DOINGS IN DOGDOM. FIELD TRIAL NOTES. The entries for the Iowa Field trials number a total of 87—43 in the Derby and 44 in the All-Age, 57 Eng- lish Setters and 30 Pointers. Among the Derby dogs are Rival, an orange and white English Setter dog and Ladylike, an orange and white bitch both by Orion-Terry's Lady and owned by Jos. E. Terry of Sacramento. In the Derby Pointers J. W. Flynn of San Francisco has entered Romp, a lemon and white dog and Burkank, a black and white dog, both by Dr. Daniels-Mistress Nell Hick's Lad and Hick's Bab (Doc Hicks-Woodcraft) black, white and tan bitch aDd dog, both owned by John W. Considine of Seattle, are entered in the All- Age as is J. E Terry's Kilgarif and H. W. Keller's Sombra. This quartette is familiar to the sports men who were in attendance at the Bakersfield trials last January. Lady and Kilgarif were one, two in the All-Age, Sombra was third in the Member's Stake and divided third with Keepsake in the De by. Hick's Lad was unplaced and Bab went to the second series in the Derby. The above dogs were also entered in the Nebraska trials with the addition of J. W. Flynn's Derbj entry, the liver and white Pointer dog Robert Bruce by BaDg Up-Miss Rip. The Nebraska trials commenced at O'Neill, Neb., on the 22nd inst. The judges were Simon C. Bradley of Greenfield Hill, Conn., W. D. Hardin of Omaha and James F. O'Donnell of O'Neill. The Iowa trials start on the 29th inst. also at O'Neill. The rumor that W. B. Coutts would have McKinley in his string proves to be unfounded- Coutts has won the admiration of the talent around O'Neill, he always walks after his dogs and returns to headquarters fresh as a daisy. He has the reputation of following a two hour heat without turning a hair. John Lucas and his string of Derby and All-Age dogs for the Pacific Northwest trials will be off for the north tomorrow. WINS AND CANCELLATIONS. It is not unusual to see, at shows, notices of previous wins of dogs that are being exhibited. This posting frequently leads to misunderstanding. Rule 23 of the A. K. C. was framed to deal with the matter and is as follows: It is deemed conduct prejudicial to the best interests of dog shows for an exhibitor to affix any award, sign or notice over his dog of any prizes that his dogs have not won at that show, unless it is specifically and dis- tinctly stated on such notice the name of the show where the prize was awarded and the year in which that show was held. The superintendent of the show must remove such notices on his attention being called to the matter, and uhe exhibitor shallforfeit any prize or prizes won at that show to the American Kennel Club Another new rule that is of importance to exhibitors is Rule 24 which i = here given : The Secretary of the American Kennel Club must cancel all wins, when he has satisfied himself that these rules have been violated by the exhibitor in the following instances: When an entry has been made after the advertised date of closing of entries. When a dog has not been registered or listed. When the dog has been entered in the name of an agent only. When a dog has been pronounced deaf by com- petent authority. When a puppy is entered, being under six months of age, or date of birth, breeder, sire ordam unknown. When a dog is entered in the novice class, having previously won a first prize tipuppy wins excepted). When a dog is entered in the limit class, having previously won four or more first prizes in said class, or is a champion. When a dog is entered in the miscellaneous class and the breed is not specified or recognized. When a dog, by authority of its owner, is led into the judging ring by, or in charge of, a person not in good standing. When a dog is entered by an owner or his agent if either is not in good standing. When a dog has been improperly transferred by the show officials. When a dog has been entered in a kennel name that has not been registered. CONSIGNED TO OBLIVION. The disqualification rule, Article 6, Section 4, of the W. K. L. constitution will soon be only a memory. Julius Redelsbeimer, the President of the League has written Secretary N. J. Stewart under date of August 18th stating that, "The above rule having provoked considerable discussion, the whole matter was referred to the clubs interested. The vote is now in and is unanimous in favor of rescinding. You will therefore suspend said rule pend ing a called meeting of the League clubs, at which the rule will be formally rescinded. In connection with this, I wish to congratulate the various clubs on the harmonious manner in which they are working together for the common good."" It is well; this action wlll.no doubt, do much to bring about harmony, if such a thing is possible, in Coa=L 10 dor/dom Tne abrogation of the objectionable rule waf suggested by the BREEDER and SPORTSMAN ffrst 'promulgated, M tautlht, and the nossibil!ties of d ssensioo were noted. That we were ?ight in the matter, is shown by the almost unam- mo..s feeling displayed against the rule by the Coast faTrJu'e sportsmanship and the right feeling for the Interest of the individual exhibitor should prompt the * K C to also take, what Is now an obvious course In' the line of amelioration of the present tension. SPECIALTY SHOW. The Pacific Fox Terrier Club propose to hold, under the auspices of the club a specialty show in this city on the evening of September 12tb. It is re- ported that six cups have already been offered with more in prospect. We have not yet heard who will d°This\s in hoe with su gestions the BREEDER and SPORTSM aN has frequently urged— that as a feeder to the big spring show, a fall specialty show would create a h-althv stimulus. The Pacific Bull Terrier Club mi-ht do* worse than follow in the footsteps of the Pox Terrier Club We are glad to see our hint has found seed in fertile ground and hope the show will be a rousing success. ST. BERNARD CIXBS AEFILIATE The Pacific St. Bernard Club is to be congratulated in the course the club adopted at a meeting held on the ISth inst, when in resDonse to an invitation of the St. Bernard Club of America the local club has been affiliated with and taken into the important Eastern organization. The project was thoroughly discussed by the members present and then referred to an Ex- ecutive Committee composed of Messrs. W. Wallace, A. B. Fately, Maurice Coleman, A. L. Strauss and Jos. F. Mahoney, who are empowered to make the final arrangements in the matter. To Mr. Dudley E. White, the Secretary of the St. Bernard Club of America, much praise is due for suggesting the coalition of the Coast club with the Eastern fanciers. The final arrangements on the part of the St. Ber- nard Club of America will probably be made at the next annual meeting of the club when the necessaay changes iu their by.laws can be made and an Advisory Board on the Coast can be provided for— or the East- ern club may elect several of the Coast fanciers to their Board of Governors and also elect one or two as official judges. In this event the local club would get a better value in the way of special prizes. The Eastern club is a national organization consequently there will be a Coast representation to that effect. The members of the local club can now compete for prizes of the main organization at any show where they are offered. This affiliation can be looked upon as one of the most important steps recently taken in the interest of Coast fanciers— the St. Bernard breeders in particular and Coast dogdom in general and is a Dointer to the effect that the "silent vote" are alive to their interests. C. C. Lee's English Setter bitch Laura L (Catc- Maggie F.) whelped ten puppies August 22d to W. Feige's Buckwa. The litter was evenly divided, there being five pups of each sex. The litter is healthy and handsomely marked and promising for the growth of some good Setters. AT THE TRAPS. close second in the contest for the trophy. It was also decided among the majority of the members that several big shoots would be held during the month of September for the other trophies. The leaders of the club are working hard to bring it up to its past stand- ard. A feature of the shoot tomorrow is the probability of a match between E. Holling of Dixou and W. H. Varien of Pacific Grove, for the Phil B. Bekeart trophy. Mr. Varien has challenged Mr. Holling, the present holder of the cup, incidentally there is a strong possibility of several other shooters entering in the race. In the initial race at the Millwood Gun Club shoot on the 21st inst at Mill Valley, Mr. Van Norden won the freeze-out honors. Mr. Johnson won the club medal for the month. The scores in the different events were as follows; Event No. 2, 20 targets- Collins 18 yds-11001 01101 11011 01011—13 Price . .. " —11110 111111111101100—16 Collins, jr 16 yds-10000 mil Hill 00100-12 Wayman " —01001 10011 11101 1001O— 11 Ashlint " —100011000101110 01010-19 Johnson 14 yds— 00111 lllul 01100 10110—12 Van Norden 16 yds— 10101 10001 11011 10111—13 Kewell " —01100 11000 1010101001—9 Mersfelder " —000111110111000 11001—11 Ashlin " —11011 00110 10111 01111—14 t Back score. Event No. 3, 15 targets — Van Norden 01100 10110 10000- 6 '-.olllns Jr 11011 00011 000 1 1— 8 Kewell 10001 10101 11000— 7 Collins 11011 11101 11111—13 Johnson 00100 0001 1 00110— 5 Seward .10100 00101 01000— 5 Knick 1 1000 00101 01111—8 rrioe 0101 1 on 10 0 1 1 1 1— 10 Ashlin 00101 00101 01010- 7 Mersfelder 10000 10000 1 1010— 5 Wayman ...01110 11100 10010— 8 Event No. 4, 25 targets- Johnson nooo inn lino ioiio 01000—15 Kntck 00100 10101 00100 01111 10011—12 Collins Jr 11101 01010 OHIO 10010 00101—13 Schnieder 000O0 OOOOO oooou 01000 11010— 4 Kewell 11001 01100 01011 10100 01011—13 Mersrelder 01000 01101 10111 11000 11111—15 Event No. 5, 15 targets — Wayman 10110 10011 01100— 8 Collins Jr 10010 11100 00010— 6 Prioe H011 11011 11111-13 Kewell 10011 1 1011 71010—9 Ashlin 11111 11111 11011—14 Collins 10110 01111 01111—11 Seward 110 10 10110 100C0— 7 Johnson 11001 00101 11111—10 Marslelder 00000 1 1 110 0011 1— 7 Van Norden 10111 01111 01100—10 [AUGUST 27, 1904 The Clabrough, Goleher & Company merchandise shoot at Ingleside tomorrow will be the biggest event of its kind ever gotten up on the Coast. At the shoot last yoar, under the same auspices, over 100 shooters participated. It is safe to say that there will be a larger attendance at this shoot than were present at the previous affair. Edgar J. Forster will superin- tend, which is a guarantee that the shoot will run smoothly. Four classes will contest for 70 prizes as follows: Expert class — 10 prizes. First, second and third classes, 20 prizes for each class. Distance handicaps will prevail, 30 targets, entrance 81. The first 15 targets will be shot at 16 yards. The second 15 targets as follows: 14 and 15 breaks, 20 yards; 12 and 13 breaks, 18 yards; 10 and 11 breaks, 10 yards, 9 or less 14 yards. The shooters in each class will only compete in their own class for the various prizes for that class. Ties for the gun prizes will shootoff at -■"■ targets from the handicap distance. Balance of ties will be divided by lot. High guns to win. Among the prizes offered are a Winchester 30.30, an L. C. Smith hammerless, a Remington hammerless and a Winchester "pump" gun. Mr. .7. T. Skelly, of Wilmington, Del., was present at the Qnlden Gate shoot on Sunday and participated in all of the events of the day, making a number of creditable scores. The local trap shooting season will close next' month. All .lis and dates will bo found in tho Coming Events column. The Gard' - n Club members have been indulging in some desultory trap shooting recently. Pro»cnt Indications point to a revival in blue rock shooting by San Jose shooters. In i tie past the San Jose contingent made a fine si us tour- ker, Coykondall brothers, Johnny Carroll, and George AnderBon used to make a strong squad. A number of the members o ogether this wei log a b op p at the blue rook olub grouDdH tomorrow ror a • •hilling A Son. Las' held a loot at the grounds, anil thi are that Nor- letcalf is still Iu the lead and K M. Barnes a The GoldenGate Gun Clubshoot was well attended, last Sunday, at Ingleside, despite rather uncomfortable weather conditions, a strong wind blowing across the line of traps during most of the day. The scores made, notwithstanding, were very good throughout. In the consolation race, a squad com- posed of Forster, Webb, Feudner, Holling and Haight lost but 6 targets out of a total of 150 shot at, and in pretty fast traps, too. In the medal shoot, E. J. Forster straight and A. J. Webb 22 were the two high scores in the champion class. In the first class, W. R. Murdoek and Dr. Hutton were first and second. In the second class Jacobson and Lewis were first and second winners respectively. The winners in the consolation event were: Cham- pion class— Feudner and Holling, 25 each, first and second moneys, Haight and Forster, 24 each, third money. First class — W. S. Wattles 23, first money; Dr. Hutton 22, second money; "31ade, " W. J- Goleher, Murdoek and C. D. Laing, 21 each, divided third, fourth and fifth moneys. Second class— Lewis 24, first money; Turner and Knauft, 21 each, second and third moneys; Brown, H. Klevesahl, Jacobson, Clark, and Dr. Sylvester divided fourth money. The winners in the purse race and sealed condition race will be determined next month. A summary of scores follows: o in o, 3 S « o Kbl) g bo gm — in Championship Class— Forster 25 23 Webb 22 22 Feudner 22 20 Holling 21 * Haight 21 19 Nautnan 19 23 First Class— Murdoek 23 17 Hutton, Dr 23 17 Potter 23 19 Gamble 22 21 Donohoo 22 20 Wattles 22 20 sylvester.G 22 21 Iverson 22 20 Shields 20 II Goleher 20 18 "Slade" 19 19 Lalni; 19 22 Klevesahl, E 21 20 Second CIbss— Jacobsen 23 16 Lewis 20 15 Knauft 20 22 Klevesahl, H 20 17 Clark 18 7 Turnor 17 17 Patrick II 10 Cuneo * 'I Uowcn * 15 Sylvcstor, Dr * '8 Visitors— Skellv 20 21 Smllh IS 15 llarv.-y " "' Itobortson 21 19 ♦ Did not compete. Lives of tlsliermeu remind us Wo mny strlvo for prizes grand; Anil, departing, leavo behind us Talos of lisli wo failed to land. Boomerang County Game Laws. The ban placed upon the use of dogs for running deer is extremely unpopular, not only with Santa Cruz sportsmen, but with the devotees of deer hunt- ing in nearby counties, and also sportsmen in general. The Santa Cruz monntains have for years past been a favorite resort for deerhunting parties. Incidentally, sportsmen generally are interested in other prohibi- tive game laws of Santa Cruz county, for the Super- visors also recently passed another ordinance, and that was an absolute stop put to dove shooting, it now being against the law to kill a dove at any time in the county. The two foregoing county laws are supple- mented by a close season on black bass which prevails until January 1, 1907. Another matter of concern to anglers is that the individual basket for one day's trout fishing is limited to a catch of 100. What particular reasons prompted the adoption of the law against the use of hounds in Santa Cruz county is a puzzling question to a majority of the sportsmen interested. By some it was believed that the law was passed on the alleged claim that the chase in this respect was a cruel diversion, again it was intimated that deer would be driven out of the county or soon all killed off, as dogs were accused of being most efficient factors in bringing about both undesirable results. At all events the objectionable law was passed without much outside publication, nor, it is claimed, were sportsmen in general and the county devotees of the chase in particular, given, a chance, as is usual, in making a change in game laws, to confer with the county fathers and argue their side of the issue. The charge of cruelty will not hold. The use of hounds is controlled by local environment. In a rough country like the Santa Cruz mountains and the "chalks" of the Big Basin region deer hunting with- out dogs is hardly practicable. The dogs are neces- sary to "jump ' or start a buck, for they are, as a rule, sent into likely cover after the hunters have been posted at different stations. For when a buck discovers hunters are after him he is a veritable genius at hiding. The hunters being posted on the ridges or runways and when the animal comes into sight he is generally going at a lively clip, anywhere from fifty to 600 yards distant from the hunters, who have to shoot on the run. If a deer escapes unscathed the bnllets from the Winchester rifles, the dogs are called in again and other ground hunted, A not too late in the day, or too much of a racket has not been raised. As for dogs pulling down a deer the hound never bayed that can run down and kill one of our coast mountain bucks. This is decidedly, a case of mistaken sentimentality. The deer generally run a certain course but the success of a deer hunt is much an ele- ment of luck. Again, when a buck is wounded, if it were not for the dogs that trail him down the animal would never be found, but would die and the carcass is generally eaten by coyotes or wildcats. Here is where the cruel part of deer hunting comes in, and where dogs play an important part in modifying it. On the contrary, in still huntirg the hunter rarely ever gets a wounded buck, not unless it is so badly disabled as to drop helpless within easy reaching dis- tance. The dogs will quickly find him, in any cover or any rough country, the hunters follow up and deliver the coup de grace which is far more merciful than letting an animal run off and die a lingering death. As to running fawns and killing them that is simply preposterous. Neither fawns, nor does when they are caring for their young, have any scent whereby the dogs can get trace of them Nature has endowed them both with wonderful instinctive hiding propen- sities, which proves the fallacy of such a belief among those sympathetic people wbo no doubt mean well, but are very unfamiliar with the habits of wild ani- mals, nor do they know much about the various ways in which wild creatures are sought by sportsmen. Nature is wise in providing ways and functions that are self-protective in the extreme. The absence of scent prevails not only with does and fawns, but with other wild creatures that are hunted by man. Any sportsman who has shot prairie chickens will tell you that when the hens are nesting or taking care of a young brood that the mother bird does not throw off a particle of scent, thus outwitting thedogcompletely. Furthermore, when the dogs jump a doe or fawn, they are immediately called off. The impression that the deer will be run out of the country is equally erroneous. They cannot go any distance to the west or south for the ocean bounds their domain. To the north or east they would come into country that is hunted with dogs to a great ex- tent, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. So, it could be argued, they would be driven back again. The habits of deer are well known to naturalists and sportsmen, and it is a well authenticated fact that one habit in particular they have on the Coast range hills, and that is they will not leave a chosen range and runways. Only for one reason will they go, if the food gives out and tho water dries up, then the deer strike out for pastures new. In the mountains of the interior ranges, however, the deer change their habitat from higher to lower altitudes as the season compels. Instances may be cited with number where a buck has ranged In a certain locality for years, not- withstanding repeated efforts to get his horns. Take, for instance, "Big Mike," that was recently killed over on the "East Piece" in the Big Basin country. This buck could not be caught nor driven away by the dogs, in fact he had on several occasions fought'and killed hounds that pursued him. His lighting abilities were so well recognized that wise hunters have taken their dogs off his trail when they found by the imprints of Mike's hoofs on the ground that they were on the trail of a buck that was both a strategetic and savage warrior when he took a notion in his head to turn on the dogs. AtJGDST 27, 1904] ©jtte gveeiiev anl> gtp&vl&man U. If Santa Cruz was a sheep grazing country the edict against dogs would seem more reasonable, but even at that, none of the sheep graziDg districts have a county law againts hunters' dogs running deer. The sheep men's interests, as well as the ranchers stock, were thought of by law makers when they settled the whole question by making owners of dogs responsible for dogs running deer in close season. If the dogs ran loose and chased deer it was argued that they would turn their attenton instinctively to sheep and stock. It there is an increase of deer by this alleged pro- tective measure, who will get the benefit of it? Not the sportsmen. The still hunter who knows every foot of hill and valley in his section can go out and pot a deer almost any time for the simple reason that he has kept track of nearly every dear within miles of his place all through the year, and knows where they eat, drink and sleep. The pot hunter who hunts for the kettle, while he is entitled to his share of the sport, is not of as much benefit to the county in this case as the visiting sportsmen are. Generally speak- ing, and the records of many courts throughout the State show it, the still hunter kills deer in all seasons and is no respecter of sex — and that at an outlay of a couple of cartridges on the average for each deer slain. On the other hand, the visiting sportsmen and county sportsmen as well, are observers of the law and staunch adherents of game protection. The benefits derived from the visits of sportsmen to a hunting district are well recognized. Game legislation in every State has of late years been enacted that has proved this. The annual expenditure by sportsmen alone who visit the State of Maine, one of the best fishing and hunting States in the Union, is computed at $3,000,000, and who gets the benefit of this vast outlay by sportsmen? The railroad and steamboat lines, merchants, hotels, liverymen and an army of citizens who are paid for various supplies and services. Many counties in this State invite sportsmen for the simple reason that it pays. Scenery and climate are, of course, a leading feature with many localities, but where nature's bounties and beauties are coupL-d with good hunting and fishing, under judicious county game law administration the sportsman should not be an ignored factor. A case in point is that of a party of eight deer hunters who met at Boulder Creek station early this season and went from there into the "chalks" of the Big Basin country for a week's deer hunt. They spent $92 for groceries, $84 for a livery bill, each man had a saddle horse at $1 50 per day and they paid $13 for hay and grain and hauling — a total of $189 left in the town by one party. This does not include various other incidental expenses that would bring up the total outlay to a neat figure for the expedition. On this trip the hunters got one buck and they had a good pack of hounds, too. Dur- ing the time they were out five bucks were brought into Boulder Creek by still hunters. Men who knew every square mile of territory adjacent to Boulder Creek and could consequently easily knock over a buck nearly every time they went out. This com- parison can be taken in a general way also. Visitors to a district where good hunting and fish- ing, as well as an invigorating climate and beautiful scenery, can be enjoyed would ao away walking ad- vertisements of that county. Now that Santa Cruz has been recently going along on the line of rapid improvement and strong attraction as a resort, it seems incredible that there should be any of her citizens, particularly the ad ministrators of the coun ty 's prosperity, who would be so blind to their own interests. Willing to sacrifice material issues on the ground of inconsistent sentimentality, well meant, but wrong from inception to finish. An illustration of the deadening effect of the ordi- nance can iie cited to this instance. J. W. Forgeus, of Santa Cruz, owns a tract of 3000 acres situated at the head of Aptos creek, where good hunting and fishing is to be found. He was desirous of renting the prop- erty to a club of sportsmen, and had aim )St consum. mated a deal to that effect when the recent prohibi. tion of one form of sport which was an attraction in that locality, put a damper upon the project. The Big Basin country comprises a tract of over 90,000 acres outside of the boundaries of the 3400 acres comprising the State Park. This whole section is full of trout streams and abounding in deer. A road is being put through from Boulder Creek to Pesca- deio. Boulder Creek is a great resort for both anglers and hunters. If sportsmen can get into the country from another county one result of the county game law is obvious. Another argument that will apply, and that is, if dogs are not used in a wild deer country, varmints get bolder and also increase. Not long ago Santa Cruz and Santa Clara ranchers posted certain sections of country against hunters and campers. The mis- take of this policy was soon shown in the losses of stock killed by California lions. These animals and other varmints, coyotes, wildcats, etc., soon took advantage of the absence of hunters and the dogs from their domain. The ranchers were quick to realize the situation and endeavored to get relief by inviting general hunting parties against the maraud- ers. In the interest of deer projection, to say nothing of stock and barnyard fowls, it would be a wise move to put a bounty on California lions, wildcats, coyotes, foxes, etc. This would he nearer county game legisla- tion for the good of the commur ity . It has been suc- cessfully tried in nearly every other state but ours. One California Hon will kill, at least, 25 deer to the hunter's single buok. A bounty would bring paying visitors to the county, protect game and clean out un- desirable wild beasts. But it would be necessary to use dogs, however. The State law allows the shooting of bucks from July 15 until November 1. Does and fawns are in close season all the time. Counties have the right under the general game statute to shorten or close en- tirely the open season and also to limit the bag. The State law allows the killing of three bucks only by one individual in one season. In the framing of the present game law the question, pro and con, of the use of hounds for running deer was gone over thoroughly, and in consequence a prohibitive clause against dogs in this respect was, wisely it is claimed by a majority of sportsmen interested, rejected. Sub- sequently this same question oame up before the Marin county Supervisors, but did not gain recogni- tion, for the fact that several members of that body were thorough sportsmen and were, under the cir- cumstances, satisfied that the proposed measure was not practical in their jurisdiction. In San Mateo county several seasons ago the use of dogs in deer hunting was prohibited, the inutility of such a law was soon apparent, and the ordinance was repealed. The perpetual close season on doves is also regarded as a recognition of the efforts of mistaken sentimen- tality. The birds are not overly numerous in the county, but, the fallacy of the prohibition, either for sentiment or dove protection, is shown in tbe fact, that the birds to a feather all leave that section and visit the stubble and other feeding grounds of adjacent and more southern counties. This exclusion amounts simply to breeding birds for the subsequent sport and bags of the hunters of other districts — if the Santa Cruz sportsmen wish to enjoy shooting doves bred and raised in their own county game preserve, they must, per se, go miles away, at an expense of time and money, for a diversion that they are practically cheated out of in their own county. Black bass were planted in a private lake in the county several years ago. From this initial stock the fish have increased and flourished. In the Big creek dam they are now as thick as flies in a molasses barrel. The black bass is predatory and voracious; trout fry are not immune from his maw. The bass can easily get into Scott's creek, a famous trout stream, and from this creek spread to other trout waters. There are thirty-two excellent streamsin Santa Clara county. Black bass are protected in close season until January 1, 1907. Trout fishing is the attraction to the county for hundreds of anglers every season. A comparison here will readily show that the black bass protection is not in the interest of fish protection nor for the benefit of the community and all concerned. In summing up we will put the question to the Santa Cruz Supervisors and those of her leading citi- zens that are interested in the county's prosperity — "Why should Santa Cruz county penalize the sports- men at large on a plea of sentimentality that is easily shown to be erroneous in its application? Why does Santa Cruz county enfoice two prohibitive game ordi- nances that no other county does? The Santa Clara sportsmen are unanimous in the denouncement of a shortened season on doves — the birds nearly all mi- grate before the season on doves in that county is open. Does not Santa Cruz county desire the pres- ence temporarily or permanently of sportsmen who are generally men of means and of material and per- sonal benefit to a community? Fly-Casters Will Dedicate Their New Club House The San Francisco Fly -Casting Club will hold a little jubilation at the lakeside tomorrow, the occasion being the "house warming" of the new and cosy club house built for the use of the rod wielders by the Park Commissioners. Today and tomorrow the final regular contests for this season will take place. On September 17 and 18 the final re-entry contests will come off. A Prominent Sporting Goods Representative. • Mr. Phil B. Bekeart, President of the Phil B. Bekeart Co., of this city will leave for the East to- morrow on an extended business trip. During Mr. Bekeart's Eastern trip he will meet all of the principals of the many houses for which his firm is the Coast representative, among which are: The Smith and Wesson Co., Marlin Fire Arms Co., A.J. Reach Co., Fisk Rubber Co., E. C. Cook & Bro., H. Wehrleman, Iver Johnson Arms and Cycle Works, Markham Air Rifle Co , Ideal Manufacturing Co., Bridgeport Gun Implement Co., Ithaca Gun Co. and Special Agents "E. C." & "Schultze" Gunpowders. Mr. Bekeart will be absent about seven weeks and on his return will pay a short visit to the St. Louis Exhibition. Smokeless Averages Reported. Sturgis, S. D., July 28th, a team representing the gun club of Hill City, S. D., won first place in the team race with 224 out of 250. Five men to a team, each man shooting at 50 targets. The Deadwood, S. D. team was second with 231 out of 250. All men on both teams shot "Du Pont" smokeless. Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 1st and 2d, R. O. Heikes, first general average, 289 out of 310, shooting "Infallible." Second general average, T. A. Marshall, 284 out of 310, shooting "Du Pont." Third general average and first amateur average, Mr. Sprague, 281 out of 310, shooting "Hazard." Second amateur average, T. Graham, 280 out of 310, shooting "Du Pont." Mr Graham also won the International Individual Championship with 48 out of 50, and 22 out 25 in the tie. Third amateur average, Mr. Stair, 279 out of 310, shooting "Du Pont." C. H Parker of Minot, N. D., won the Parker gun event August 1st witn 20 straight, and 20 straight in the tie, shcoting "DuPont." Leanington, Ont., August 3d, H. Scane of Ridge- town, Ont., first general average, 153 out of 170, shoot- ing "Schultze." Second general average, C. W. Hart of Cleveland, Ohio, 149 out of 170, shooting "Infal- lible." Third general average, R. W. Hess of Monroe- ville, Ohio, 148 out of 170, shooting "Du Pont." These three men are all amateurs. Colorado Springs, Colo., August 6th, John W. Garrett and J. H. Rohrer, both of Colorado SpringB, shot a 1000 target race, Mr. Garrett winning with a score of 965 to Mr. Rohrer's 940. Both shot "Du Pont" smokeless. Mr. Garrett has long runs of 89. 73, 97, 75, 60 and 134, and Mr Rohrer had runs of 57 and 58 straight. Ithaca Guns. The catalogue of the Ithaca Gun Company of Ith- aca, N. Y., should be read by every sportsman who desiras to be posted in regard to a gun that has stood the test of use by the sportsmen of this country and elsewhere for almost a quarter of a century. Prices for these guns range from $300 down te $20. The skill and art of the modern and down-to-date gun- smith is illustrated beautifully bv a number of high- class engravings, showing just w"hat the Ithaca Gun Co. can do in the line of turning out a shotgun that has a high standard of quality and excellence. Aside from descriptive matter pertaining to the Ithaca gun, other information of interest to sportsmen is contained in the booklet. The Ithaca gun is not only guaran- teed to be the best gun for the money, but the best gun for any money, and the shooting qualities of this gun are fully warranted, and if there is any defect in material or workmanship the Ithaca Gun Company agree to replace the same without charge. The Phil B. BskeartCo. of this city is the Coast representative of the Ithaca Gun Company. Rifles and Revolvers Guaranteed. The £T. M. C. Company has issued a circular letter and guarantee to the trade which is also of much interest to individual sportsmen. The following ex- cerpts are self-explanatory: We now guarantee all our metallic ammunition with both black and smokeless powders, as well as all standard arms when used with U. M. C. cartridges. Considering the nature of this guarantee it should greatly assist you in marketing these goods in view of the fact that our competitors do not give such guar- antee. This guarantee will enable you to state to your cus- tomers that your entire stock of standard rifles and revolvers is guaranteed when TJ. M. C. cartridges are used. On a sparate sheet is given theBe guarantees as placed on the cartridge boxes. You will note each class of cartridges has its own special guarantee. The statement is sometimes made that the Union Metallic Cartridge Company do not make rifles, there- fore, etc. This should be answered as follows: We have in our armory at Bridgeport, Conn., rifles and revolvers of every make and calibre, in which our cartridges are constantly tested for accuracy, velocity, penetration, etc., thus keeping our product up to the highest standard of perfection at all times. A 32-40 cartridge is not only tested in a Winchester rifle, but also in a Marlin and every other 32-40 rifle. This applies to all calibres. You can therefore see that our cartridges are especially adapted to every make of rifle and revolver. You may not be aware that all revolver manufact- urers tag their revolvers "Not Guaranteed for Smoke- less Powder." The U. M. C. Company is the only company that guarantees revolver cartridges loaded with smokeless powder as well as the revolver in which they are used. Manufacturers do not guarantee their revolvers in order to protect themselves against the many inferior makes of smokeless powder cartridges on the market. This class of cartridges for revolver shooting is coming into more genera1 use, especially for automatic revolvers. Please keep in mind that we guarantee our revolver cartridges with smokeless powder, as well as the revolvers, and that the U. M. C. cartridges with smokeless powder are superior to all others. In this connection you can also point out tbe superiority of U. M. C. pistol cartridges loaded with black powder. We sell more pistol cartridges than all other makes combined. They have an international reputation for accuracy and reliability. We are the largest manufacturers in the world making ammunition exclusively. A New World's Record. Three hundred and ninety-two straight with Win- chester "Leader" shells. Mr. Fred Gilbert, the cham- pion inanimate target shot of the world, made this remarkable run on 55 yard targets, Sergeant system, 16 yards rise, known traps, unknown angles, shooting the "Leader" shell, the shell he always shoots. All this was done at Spirit Lake, Iowa., on July 30tb, 31st and August 1st, 2d, and 4th, as follows: July 30th, shot at 70, scored 70; July 31st, shot at 100. scored 99; August 1st, shot at 100, scored 99, last 89 straight; August 2d. shot at 120, scored 120; August 4th, shot at 184, scored 183, lost 184th target. Grand total, shot at 574; scored 571. To drop but three targets out of 574 shot at, making a run of 392 straight, is surely shooting some, and only goes to prove beyood all question of doubt the uniformity of the Winchester "Leader" shell. Winchester "Leader" shells hold all the world's records of any importance at both live birds and in- animate targets, and aroused by tbe world's greatest trap shots, such as Fred Gilbert, W. R Crosby, Jack Fanning, H. C. Hirschy, J. A. R. Elliott, Ralph Trimble, F. M. Faurote, Harold Money, J. W. Gar- rett Chas. Plank, J. W. Hawkins, John Boa, L. J. Squier, Wm. Clayton. A. W. Rohrer, A. J. Lawton, H. W. Van Nest, S. Spencer, John Young, Louis Biscoe, A. E. Rup 1, W. R. Winfree, W. A. Ham- mond, J. J. Bredfield, W. H. Clements, A. B Barker, Edward Vdss, W. W. Dennis, E. J. Smith, and also the champion shots of the west, such as E F. Confarr, W. F. Sbeard, E. E. Ellis, J. E. Vaughan, W. D. Tanner, M. E Morin F. M. Newbert and many more high class shooters of lesser note. J. W. Garrett, holder of enough world's records at ■ trap shooting for ten men, and who turns the trick every now and then with the modesty of a child, did some wonderful shooting with bis Winchester "pump" gun and the "Leader" shells, when be de- feated A. W. Rohrer in a match at 1000 inanimate targets in a four hour and fifteen minute continuous shooting race. Mr. Garrett scored 965 out of the 1000 shot at, while Mr. Rohrer broke 941 out of a like number. 13 ©tt£ greefce* cmfr Qpovtsntan [August 27, 1904 Training the Colt. After the colt is well broken to the halter, bo he will show to good advant- age, the next step is to get him used to the bitting harness. This consists of an open bridle with check, surcingle, crup- per and side lines, which go from the surcingle to the bit, to prevent him from turning his head to either side. Put this on him and check him up, not too much at first, but raising hi n a little each day up to the desired height to make him look attractive. For this lesson let him have a yard to go about as he pleases. When well accustomed to the bit and check, put on long lines instead of the short lineB and teach him to drive, start and stop at the word ; also to back. This is a very important part of the break- ing. It is very easy to train a colt to back, but you must not get in too big a hurry or failure will likely be the result. Encourage him to back a step by pulling on the lines, at the same time telling him to back. As soon as he makes a step backwards, slacken on the lines and say "whoa." Repeat this until he will back when told, which will take but a short time, if properly done. The next step is to hitch in harness. This may be done either siDgle or double. If Bingle, it should be hitched in some kind of a breaking cart. This need not be one bought at a high price, but can be made by UBing two wheels of a light wagon with an axle to which attach two poles, to act as shafts ; arrange a seat, and the cart is ready for use. An open bridle is the best, for when broken in an open bridle the colt will usually go all right in blinders. Always Btart a colt with an easy bit, for a severe bit that will irritate the mouth will often make it misbehave where it would other- wise go all right. When firBt hitching a colt.always use a harness with a breech- ing, so that it will get used to it along with the rest of the harness. Now before hitching it is best to put the hopples on, and then, should he do anything wrong you have something to protect yourself and if he goes all right you do not need to use them. Some persons object to the use of hopples, but hopples are useful as they will teach a colt to stand in a much shorter time than can otherwise be done. When hitching the first time, be sure Mid not friehten the colt, as success much depends on the first time he ie hitched As soon as the colt is gotten into the ehafts. and everything is securely fastened, get on the cart and start the colt off as quietly as possible. Should he attempt to run or do anything out of place, a gentle pull on the hopples will straighten him up all right. Keep him at a moderate speed, stopping occasionally, and above all things do not overdo a colt. About two hours will be sufficient for the firBt lesson. Many persons think they should wear a colt out just on the start, but this is a mistake. Kind treat- ment and moderate driving will accom- plish more in leBS time. The colt should receive these lessons every day until thoroughly accustomed to driving. Should the colt have a tendency to Bhy, never whip him for it, for if you do he will shy worse next time. In getting a colt ac- customed to the care do not go too close at first, but gradually drive a little closer each time until he will finally stand quite close without fear. Should a colt get bis tail over the line do not pull on the line, for if you do, he will soon learn to grip it, and cause trouble. Just Blacken it and you can usually get it out without any trouble. In teaching a colt to hack, when hitched, do it in much the same way as whoa driving with the lines, boing careful not to expect him to back too quick. In bringing a colt In after heing driven, never do up the Hoes first, then the tugs and last the hold backs, but always do the tugs 8 st, then the hold backs, and, laet the lines. So much for the colt in Bngle ban ess. w words about hitching double. It is best to hitch with some well broken horBe, that is a good walker and never with some lazy old skin that has to be whipped to get it to move out of its tracks. A colt that has any life or snap in bim will in nine times out of ten be utterly ruined. Use much in the same way as when hitched single. If colts are heavy enough it is well to do some light work, as they will learn just as fast and besides will pay for the handling, and even lignt horses often make betterhorseB if used at some light work. In teaching a colt to draw, load light at first and keep increasing the load as vou see he ib able to handle it; encourage him to go up on the line and start easy, and be sure and not put a load behind him that he cannot handle, neither put him in a place where he has not a good footing. After being nicely started, the object Bhould be to keep bim going nicely, using care not to undo anything that has been done. — John Buckler, Herdsman, Iowa Experi- ment Station. Good Milking. Tests at the Storrs' Experiment Sta- eion show conclusively that the amount of milk given by the jows and the purity of the product both depend greatly upon the method adopted by the milker. One young man, who said he could milk, was given charge of the milking of six cows At the end of a week the quantity given showed a shrinkage of 12 percent. In another experiment, in which five boys, previously taught as to proper methods, were tested as milkers, four increased the flow 7, 10, 10 and 5 per cent, respect- ively. The following instructions in re- gard to milking are in use at the station: The milker should milk regularly, thoroughly and quietly. He should wear clean clothes, wash his hands before be- ginning to milk, and never wet them while milking. The cow should be brushed before being milked and her flank and udder wiped with a damp cloth in order to minimize, as far as pos- sible, the number of bacteria floating about in the vicinity of the pail, and likely to get into the milk. To the same end the foremilk should be rejected and the milking done into covered pails with strainers arranged for the milk to pass through. Rejecting the first few spurts of milk from the teat removes the milk containing objectionable germs. Tbe cleaner the milking is done the fewer the germs. Hogs are grazing animals; they are also terrific rootere, and should not be permitted to go on to the pasture with- out having a ring or two in their noses to keep them from rooting. o There are those who believe that ani- mals should be given their salt every day, mixed with their food, and not placed before them in bulk and let them partake of it as they chose. o An exchange says: "London draft horses not only wear straw hats, but inside the hat is fitted a fan that revolves under the pressure of the air aB the horse moves along." When horses have been worked hard they'should be fed all they will eat. It does not pay to let them run down. It is always difficult to get them back in good condition. While it is desirable to feed bran or chops moistened with a little water care needs to be exercised not to let it accu- mulate in the corners of the trough and sour Stork should not be compelled to drink stale water. Make some other arrange- ment before there is a Iosb sufficient to pay for tin water, HorseB are much more comfortable in warm weather, at night, in the lot, or in a pasture, than in a close Btable. THE BEST EVERYWHERE GOLDEN GATE PURE LEAF LARD WESTERN MEAT COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO When to Market Fat Cattle. It is generally recognized as one of the fine points of the beef-produciog business to know just the right time to market cattle. There are a number of points to be considered. Buyers favor the steer that is fully ripe or finished in condition, but discriminate against the over-ripe or the steer lacking in condition. From the feeders' standpoint it is, therefore, an ex- pensive and useless process to make a steer too fat. Again, the most desirable carcass from the dealer's or butcher's standpoint is not necessarily the one that makes the highest percentage of dressed beef. Such steers usually carry too high a proportion of waBte fat. When the steer is sufficiently fat, therefore, to make as high a quality of beef as he is capable of making, and when at the same time he is sufficiently fat to satisfy the buyer that he will dresB a good percentage of beef and fat, there is little to encourage the feeder to carry him further. This seems to be the beBt time to market cattle. There are always a few steers lacking in quality and condition in large consign- ments. Strictly choice feeders are not by any means plenty on any feeding- cattle market, and it has been the uni- versal experience of cattle-feeders that there are alwayB a few cattle, even among the choice and fancy kinds, that do not mature quite so quickly as others, and then some cattle do not seem to feed well, and for reasons which even the most expeit are unable to determine. Desirable fat steers should- have the appearance of being packed with fat as fully as they can be, and yet posseBB Bmoothness and evenness of covering. Smoothness, as opposed to patchines=, is always attractive to buyers. We are strong advocates of getting cattle on feed slowly and of never feeding an excessively heavy grain ration. We believe that this system of feeding is at- tended with more economical gains and a better distribution of fat throughout the carcass, both of which factorB, it must be conceded, are very important, because the cheaper grains aflect vitally the feeders' profits, and the smoothness or even distribution of fat not only helps the feeder to get a better price for bis cattle than would otherwise be possible, but also this better distribution of fat actually adds to the value of the carcass from the butcher's point of view. Not lesB than six weeks should be consumed in getting cattle unaccustomed to grain on full feed. Feed the cattle all the hay they will eat— preferably clover or alfalfa hay — at the beginning of the feeding period. This for a two-year-old steer will be approximately fifteen pounds. Not over five pounds of corn should be fed at the start, and this should be increased steadily, but very gradually, while the proportion of hay will as surely decrease. — Texas Parmer. Cows should be taken to the pasture as early in the morning as possible, and left until late in the evening. mi When Wool Is at Its Best. The quality of wool begins to decline after sheep have passed the third year. The best is obtained from a sheep two or three years old. Having been sheared, the fibres are all of the same length, which makes it better on that score than lamb's wool. Such wool is preferred for comb- ing and for all purposes when parallel fibres are required, such as spinning for cloth and fabrics. Lamb's wool is not so desirable on account of uneven lengths and uneven firmness, but is much uBed for knitting yarns and for the manufacture of infant's fabricB such as flannels, on account of the softness and because it is less irritating to the delicate skin. After the third year wool begins to show the effects of aue and becomes frowsy and harsh. It becomes cotted and when scoured works badly. Then if the sheep has ever been in bad condition it will show up in the fleece of the aged wether oi ewe. The wool of aged sheep is also subject to more shrinkage than that of younger animals. Any kind of an animal almost can be tethered by stretching a rope between two posts, and attaching a short rope to it with a ring, by which to hitch tbe cow or horse. Heifers should be bred, not so much at a definite age, as when thay are large enough to bring a good calf, and make tbe beginning for a good cow. o ■ It is said that in cheese making the salt iB an important factor aB in making butter. It must be pure and easily dis- so'ved. rjorse Owners Look to your interests and use tbe safest, speediest and most positive cure for ailments of your horses, for which an ex- ternal remedy can be used, viz : GOMBAILT'S CAUSTIC BALSAM Prepared exclusively by J. E. Gombault, ex- Wtorinarv Surpeon to the French Government SUPERSEDES ALL CAUTERY OR FIRING. Impossible to produce any scar or blemish. The safest best Blister ever used. Takes tlio place of all liniments lor mild or sever-? action. He moves all Hunches or Blemishes (roiu Horses or Cattle. Every bottle of Cnu«tic BitUiim sola fa Warranted topivc satisfaction. Trice SI. SO per bottle. Sold bv droRpists, or sent by ex- press, charges paid, with full directions for its use. Send for descriptive circulars, testimo- nials, etc. Address TEE LAWRENCE-WILLIAMS COMPANY, Cleveland, Ohio August 27, 1904] @foe igveebev ant* gpuvtsmcut lfr Detection of the Lame Leg. In cases of slight lameness an educated eye and constant practice are imperative. Severe lameness is rapidly recognized, aB even at rest distinct symptoms, such as pointing or frequent raising of the suffer- ing limb, are noticeable. By pointing is understood the resting of the foot either in front, behind, to the outside or inside of an imaginary vertical line drawn from the point of the Bhoulder to the ground. The animal's iDstinct leads him to place his foot into a position which relieves pain. Unless lameness is severe the ani- mal is either trotted, ridden or driven. If no conspicuous irregularity in the gait is present, the ear is of va'ue, the louder hoof-beat coming from the sound leg, while the lame leg, being put to the ground more lightly, produces a weaker sound. High-strung animals, when improperly led, as, for instance, with too short a halter rope or too slowly, often step shorter with one leg than with the other such animals are best ridden or driven. Horses with wide chests and hipB have normally a rolling, wabbling gait; horseB which have done a good deal of hard work, or those which are old, lose elas- ticity of movement; horses with upright shoulders show a quick short step; some horses, when going beyond a certain speed, hop behind, this hop disappearing when taken out of the harness and trotted with loose rein. Colts occasionally go apparently lame before they get used to the bit; this bridle lameness disappears when they are trotted with a halter and loose rein. If no halter is handy this feigned lame- ness can be easily recognized by watching the animal from both sides, as the nod- ding of the head corresponds with the right as well as the left leg, thus exclud- ing lameness. Unless discretion is used in aucb cases as just mentioned, the ani- mal may be pronounced lame, while in reality sound. In locating the lame leg, trot the horse with the halter on, leaving a foot and one- half of rope, thus allowing free play to all muscleB concerned in locomotion, and have him trotted slowly toward the ob- server. If lame in one foreleg, the right one, for instance, his head will nod More or less discretion is used in such cases as just mentioned. The head jerks up at the moment the right leg (the lame one) is placed upon the ground. Hence the head of the lame animal always nods when the sound leg is planted. Should there be lameness in both fore- legs, the action is stealthy, the naturally elastic stride is wanting, the steps are shortened and the feet are kept close to the ground. Almost invariably the hind legs are picked up higher than normally, the shoulders appear stiff and the head is carried rather high, while the lumbar region is arched.— Horseshoers' Journal. locks— though more than the present writer can see the 'good of— as on the Shire; they are very active and high mettled, as compared with the more Blug- glsh southern animal, with pasterns longer and more Bloping. They have strong con- stitutions; free action, are fast walkers, and though high mettled, are free from vice. Further, they have had hereditary diseases or unsoundness more thoroughly eradicated from the breed as a whole than is the case with their southern allies, because veterinary inspection was more thoroughly carried out in the past genera- tion, while the ordinary owner of mares was more particular as to the Bire he used. Naturally, of course, tbey are not popular in England with men who have been accustomed to the more massive but quieter Shire horse, but an enormous ex- port trade has been done with stallions — to America and Canada principally. Langshans. The Black Langshans were first brought to England in 1872 by an army officer who had been stationed in the northern part of China. They were im- ported to the United States about the year 1876. That they justly claim dis- tinction aa the lords of creation is per- haps due to their beiDg a sacred bird with the Chinese, writes Belle Alliance of Louisiana. The Langshans have beauties of their own to attract any one to them, and once fancied and bred are seldom discarded for any other breed. My experience with Black Langshans commences with the year 1880, when, while traveling through a section of the United States, I remember on one occa- sion stopping at a small railroad station on one of our southern railroads, and it was there I saw my first Langshans. They appeared to me as being the nicest, prettiest and grandest fowl I had ever ever seen. I procured some and have never until this day looked for a better breed of chicken, as the Langshan fills the bill so far as I am concerned. They are good lajers, sitters, ideal mothers, gentle, easily handled, immense in size, while their handsome, greenish plumage, glistening in the sunshine, is a thing of beauty to the true fancier, of which he never tires. Extra fine specimens of this truly fine fowl sell for fabulous sums, and are in great demand by those who have bred them and know of their many good qualities. My experience has been that a larger per cent of chickens hatched can be raised to maturity of the Langshan than any other breed, their constitution being something wonderful. What Can Be Made from a Good Cow Hope of Ramapo, a registered Jersey cow, owned by the agricultural depart- ment of the University of Missouri, has, Bince 1886, brought $1341.72 into the school treasury through the sale of her butter, milk and calves. He.- record for the seventeen years is 78,585 pounds of milk, 4,147 pounds of butter and 15 calves. Prof. C. H. EckelB, in charge of the department of dairy husbandry, sayB that is only a sample of what can be made by a good cow. . "Very few farmers," said Prof. Eckels, "realize the income that can be had from a good cow. The farmer who keeps a cow a year to raise a $15 or $20 dollar calf usually thinks he has done well, bi't hiB profits do not compare with those of the dairyman. Except with high priced registered cattle, the milk, not the calf, iB the most valuable product of the cow. "The milk produced by the average Missouri cow in a year will Bell for about $50 at the creamery or when made into first-class butter. A good cow of the dairy breeds will make at leaBt $50 cash income every year, and these figures do not include the income from the sale of calves and pigs fed on the skim milk. But, says one, 'milking is a tremendous task.' As a matter of fact, it takes only 60 hours, worth fifteen cents an hour, to milk a cow twice a day for 10 months. "Last year the cash income from the herd of cattle on the college farm was $82.50 a cow for butter sold rnd $12.50 a cow for milk, skimmed milk and calves, making a total income from each cow of $95. This year the average income per cow from the same sources, will be over $100 for the entire herd of itwenty-eight. These results do not come from expensive or excessive treatment of any kind. But they are the result of doing the right thing at the right time in the proper way." SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY Fair Association STOCKTON September 5 to 10, inclusive $15,000 in Purses Five Running Races and One Harness Event Daily. Admission 50c J,ri Ladies Free Special Rates From All Points. Bids will Close September 2, 1904, for the following privileges: BOOKS, CANDY, NUTS, Etc. GambliDg permitted in town and at track dur- ing meeting. Address bids to GEO. CROWLEY, Stockton, The Clydesdale. Writing of the Clydesdale, Mr. Prim- rose McConnell says it is originally native to the southwestern district of Scotland, more especially to Lanarkshire, of wnich county the valley of the Clyde forma a very large part. Historically the animal has taken about seven centuries to bring to his present pitch of development and excellence, for we find that as far back as the time of William the Lion (1200), and even previous to that the native "garons" were being crossed by the Flemish stal- lions captured from English knights, and thus the breed was being developed simul- taneously with the Shire in England, and from the same Flemish sources. More recently there is evidence to show that thiB crossing was systematically done even in our own times, so that now the breed has been brought to a very high point of development indeed. The animal is slightly smaller as a whole than the English breed— about half a hand less in height ;the prevailing color is dark brown ; there is not so much "leather" on the fet- DO YO U moreTpeed? the Mir beloi bought b.iin, and failed. Pan lias eaten '-Internal ional Stock 1-oud" every day eince January, 10l.3, and duringibatsoaEon ho easily secured six world records. At the close of 1003 Horse Papers commented on the remarkable aripearatco of Dan Polch after being shipped H.i.tiOO miles Patch i iition thii of fa ailei iiuch hctt r tlia International Si orlt Food" is good for Dan Potcb it certainly will bo beneficial for yourhorse. A large majority of the- greatest trainers arc con- stant users of "In crnatloiial Stook Pood" this season. 3 FEEDSSI'CENT We positively guarantee that it will give your horse from two to five seconds more speed and also more endurance. It makes a delicate feedtr eat heartily . It greatly aids digestion and assimilation and permanently ''tones up" and strengthens the entire system. You will keep your horees in belter condition during the hot racing season and "International Stork r-'nod " every day as an addition to theirfced of oats. It is equally good for .Stallions, Race Horses, Brood filaros, Cits or Show Horses. It is absolutely harm- less even for tho human system and can be fed atall times in perfect safety. Horses thataro given "In'ornnllonnI Stork Knoll" every day are hardpropo- I to I testimonials or formation .Spec Offer entirely a Write i THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAfTFN TTHES DAS WAS OOIXO AT HIS HIGHEST RATE OK SPEED AND SHOWS ALL FOIR FKET OFF THE GEO USD. Lm-ga Colo-ed L ihocrnrh TTIilsTlflure Mailed Frco If Ton Stilo Where Yon Sa " my Horses You Own Or Feed. Tbi* Offer Au.l Tell Is InfernafionalSfockFoodCo. Minneapolis, Minn., U. S. A. Trotting Horses in being shipped about from place tc place on a circuit, rub ect to all kinds ox weather and con^cque^t changes in temperature are very like- 'y to fall sick, chills,coiic, loldc pneumonia, &c.t may \£ke them at any time, mc V ,- having a supply of Tuttle's Elixir ever ready to hand. It is invaluable in such cases ".nd ior hurts, bruises, splints, spavins, &c The best body and leg wash known. Used an Endorsed by Adams Express Company. Turtle's Family Elixir g£&SKffiS& Kills pain instantly. Our 100 page book' "Veter- inary Experience'1' FREE. '■ ----ifs Elixir Ox, 437 u7Fa.*rea it„ Saa ?rannscc? *"*• !;totc of oo-salhd Elixirs— nens tcbsIho but Tnttlsft, * Avoid trouble i-i NEW MODEL 1901 TRACK SULKIES AND BEST ROAD CART MADE. One TRUSS BAR PATTERN and one 1903 MODEL BULKY f.r sale at special price O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Polk St. SAN FRANCISCO. CAL QOCOANUT 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. Cal. BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. SHORTHORNS AND SHIRES— Quinto Herd of Shorthorns. 41 premiums California State Fair, 1903. Young stock for sale. Send for catalogue. ALSO Several fine Shire Stallions, foals of 1902. Est. of W. H. HOWARD, 206 Sansome St., San Francisco. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 daya1 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, HOLSTEIN8 AND DUV ~ Dairy Stook speolally. Hogs, Poultry, i liahed 1876. William Nilea & Co..] Oal. 14 @;tt£ ^veebev cinii &p&xrt&mati [August wi, 1904 THE BAYWOOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL.. (Property of John Pabrott, Esq.) Imp. Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS 63 <« Will serve a limited number ot Approved Mares, Season 1904 FEE - - - $75 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEALY. [nmteggedfforsef rmeaus. The country is full of them The ■ B ail r$*t but it is not worth anything because ot a rarb, „ other like bunch. T | ailments and put another sound leg fourth leg is there S Tnrrl nut another sound leg under him by the use of Quinn's Ointment. Iti^ time tried and reliable. When a horse is cured with Quinn's Ointment he stars cured. Mr. E.F.Burte ofSprinplield,Mo.,writosastoi:ows: "I have been using Quinn's Olntmonlfof aevernl rears and hare ef- fected many marvelous cures; It vrill po deeper and causeless pain than nnv blister I ever used. Thought it mv duty for the benefit of horses to recommend your j Ointment. I am never without it." This is thegeneral ' vtidictbyall whopivepulnn'sOIntmonta trial. For ' curbs, splints, spavins, wind pull's, and aim bunches it is unequaled. Price 31 per boitle at all drugrprfsts or sent by mail. Send for circulars, testimonials, &c, W. B, Eddy & Co., Whitehall, N. Y. HHPFJfe* i&vov£3 Summer Care of Turkeys. I always get to them very early in the morning with some food. This serves to keep them from rambling as they other- wise would, but after the dew disappears and the weather warms up a little they should be taken for a supply of water, and it should be kept near them in such a way that they cannot get into it and get wet. I use a little automatic fountain made of galvanized iron. After they are given their liberty be sure to see that the supply of water never runs short. It will aid you in getting them home at night; and right alongside of the water be sure to have plenty of good, fine sharp grit and a dish of charcoal. Be sure that these articles never run short, for the turkeys will not be healthy without them. After they are from six to eight weeks old they are ready to take to some kind of a perch. They will generally do this in their own way, and after thev get so they take to their perch nightly they are all driven to what I call the "turkey tree." 1 like to have them all together at night, for it is much easier to protect them from their nocturnal enemies. One disease that causes a great deal of loss in turkey raising is called black head ; some call it cholera. It usually affects young turkeys from ten to twelve weeks old. It is an infection of the liver, and is usually inherited from the parent stock, and is caused largely by close inbreeding. All dead birds Bhould be burned or buried deeply. Birde having this disease will never be free from it, but will transmit it to their young. "Wet, stormy weather always aggravates it. I am fully aware that there is a deep- rooted prejudice against raising turkeys, many claiming that they are very de- structive to growing crops. My ex- perience has shown that they are the least destructive of all farm poultry. Take, for instance, a flock of about one hundred or more turkeyB foraging a field of any kind of grain or grass, and I defy any one to follow them and show any harm they have done. Wo all have to acknowledge they have done much good toward ridding the field of grasshoppers and many other insect pests.— C. E. Malteson, Wisconsin. McMUERAY Price Low. McMURRAY SULKIES and JOGGING CARTS Standard the World Over. /Kg-Address for printed matter and prices. W. J. Kenney, ".31 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cal. W1 FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. ILL SELL OR EXCHANGE THE STAND- ard-bred trotting mare PACETA 2:26. raised on Palo Alto Stock Farm, sired by Lone Pine, he by Electioneer. She Is now at the Pleasanton track. The only reason for offering her for sale is that she is a little too light for family use. Will exchange for larger family horse or outfit com- plete with trap or carriage Paceta is very valu- able for a brood mare or a fine road mare- Also have a fllly sired by Sidney Dillon, dam Paceta This is a fine opportunity to secure stock of the highest breeding. Address Brreder and Sportsman, 36 Geary St., San Francisco. Santa Rosa Stock Farm HAS FOR SALE Three Sidney Dillon Yeaiing Colls from the following marcs: Pansy (dam of King Orry 2:21!4, Almonitlon 2:24 ?i. Lady Pansy Russell 2:26 vf. and Pansy Russell 2:30) by Cassius M Clay, Jr. 22, etc Guyeara 2:I8?£ by Guy Wilkes 2:15^. dam Blscari (dam of 5 in list) by Director 2:17, Bocond dam Blcarl (dam of 6 In list) by Harold, otc. Kustile RuKHell by Bay Rose 2:20 J.J, outof Oakley Russell by Happy Russell, son of Happy ;* Medium, etc. Apply to IRA PIERCE, 728 Montgomery St., San Francisoo. A Texas operator haa an order to pur- chase 100,000 aheep for shipment to South Africa, the goods to be delivered al the rate of 7000 per month. Kffort will be made to secure the sheep in the vicinitj of El Paeo. This it is thought will Bome- what hi ndicap the sheep breeding opera- ■ that section. -on'e Napa Soda untangles the FOR SALE. UY ENTIRE STOCK OF STANDARD-BRED ■"■*- Trotting and Pacing Horses. Single drivers slii'I iiuiitih' iciuris. Shi ■\ri'l]rril pcnspiM'lH for stake winners- entered In the Ocoidcnt, Stanford :in -^ tioneer, dam Emma Robson (dam of three list, by Woodburn; second dam Lady Bell isisti to Ben Lippincott) by Williamson's Belmont. EMALINE is sound in every way except being blind in one eye. She is a bay mare and weighs 1200 pounds. Also bay colt HYLOCK (two years old) by Zolock 2:09^, dam by Happy Prince. Js standard and registered and has trotted a mile in 2:36. Can trot faster and is great prospect. Is entered and paid up to date in Breeders Futurity. Apply to F. A. R., this office. YOUNG STALLION FOR SALE. CEAL BROWN, TWO-YEAR-OLD STALLION *^ sired by Esioneer 335-J5 (son of Boodle 2:12H and Expressive (3) 2: 12(4 by Electioneer), dam Gertrude Russell 2:23^ (own sister to Palo Alto 2:085£) D-Y Electioneer. Bred at Palo Alto Stock Farm. For price and particulars apply Room 538 Crossley Building, San Francisco. PED1QREES TABULATED And typo wrltton Ready for framing. Write for prices. hueedeh and Sportsman, 3d Ooary Street San Francisoo, Cat. TROTTER FOR SALE. OORREL GELDING, 6 YEARS OLD. Stands P 16 2% hands high and weighs 1100 pounds. Sired by Niccanor by Dexter Prinoe, dam Flora by El Cajon by Don Victor. He is In every re- spect a grand individual, handsome, stylish, and nan show a 2:40 gait, or better. With very little work I drove him a half this year In 1:22 and a quarter in 39 seconds, to cart. He will make a grand park horse and should be seen by any one looking for a high-class trotter. Call or addresB L. R. PALMER, Walnut Creek, Cal. FOR SALE. Miccinn Rnv BQy eelding by Sultan Jr.; JYllsalUll DVy stands 164 hands and weighs ovor 1100 lbs. A handsome, high-class, gentle- man's roadster; stylish action, gentle, and good driver. Winner (without preparation) of the 2:3U pace at the matinee Decoration Day. Address T. H. CORCORAN, 1201 Valencia St,, San Franoisco, COMPRESSED PURESALT BRICKS a" patent feeders Handy No Waste. No Neglect. 5* a month. Refined Dairy 5all tells ASK YOUR DEALER. WE'LL SEND BOOK FREE ,BELM0NT5TABIE5UPPLYC0 ■ PATENTEES ■ MANUFACTURERS ■ BROOKLYN, N.V. Fast Pacer For Sale. THE PACING GELDING, AL SANDY 3:19* by Wayland W., dam Rapid Ann by Overland. Can pace three heats better than 2:17. Can brush very fust on tho road. Excellent prospect to raoo. Ho is one of tho best road horsos In the olty. Gentle and Intelligent. Safe for lady to drive. For pnoo and further particulars address S. WATSON, 235 Douglas street, San Francisco Vnf <-ilr» Two-year-old brown Stallion by roi ofllC. Diablo 2:()flM, dam by half thor- oughbred son of Guy Wilkes, seoond dam by Von- turo 2:2~H. thoroughbred son of Belmont Has stake entries, Is just broken and Is a good pros- pect- Apply to this oillci). Seldom See a big knee like this, but your horse may have a bunch or bruise on his An- kle, Hock, Stitle, Knee or Throat. ABSORBINES without laying' the horse up. Circulars if you want them. §2.00 per bottle, delivered. W. F. YOUNG, -P. D. F., SprlncflnJrt, Mass. Forsaleby MacU&Co Langley & Michaels Co Redlnpton & Co., J. O'Kane and J. A. MoKerron all or San Franoisco- BLAKE, MOFFITT & TOWNE -DEALERS IN- 55-57-59-61 First Street, S. F. Telephone Main 199 AUGUST 27, 1904 J f&he Qveebev tutfcr gip-o-rteman 15 NEW PRICE No. 00 Armor Steel L. G. SMITH GUN Send for Catalogue HUNTER ARMS CO, FULTON, NEW YORK A ward e d G ol d Medal At California State Fair 1898. Every horse owner who values his stock should constantly have a sup- ply of it on hand. It improves and keepa [stock in the pink of condition. Manhattan Pood Co. 1253 Folaom St., San Francisco Ask your grocers or dealers for it. RED BALL BRAND Positively Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion. C. P. EERTELL. Manager American Trottii Retister PUBLICATIONS. THE YEAR BOOK This great work will be ready for delivery March 15, 1904. Contains summaries of races; tables of 2:30 trot- ters; 2:25 pacers; sires; grea* ood *»s; cham- pion trotters; fastest recordr Vol. XIX, 1903, single copies, postpaid... 84.00 Vol. XIX, 1903, 10 or more copies, each, f. O. b 335 Vol. XVIII, 1902, single copies, postpaid.. 4.00 Vol. XVII, 1901, " " " ...400 Vol. XVI, 1900, " "■ " ...4.00 Vol. XV, 1899, " " " .... 4.00 Vol. XIV, 1898, " " " .... 3 00 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 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 1892. 1891, 1887 and 1885 out of print. THE REGISTER Vols, in to XV, inclusive, in one order. f. o. b $60.00 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 American Trotting Reg, Association 355 Dearborn St., Boom 1108, CHICAGO, III.. Or BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN IMPROVED STALLION SERVICE BOOKS (POCKET SIZE) 100 Pages. Price $1, postpaid. Most Complete Book of the kind published. BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Geary St.. San Francisco. DOC WILLIAMS' BOARDING AND TRAINING STABLE Elcrhth Avenue, near Fnlton Street, SAN FRANCISCO. Colts broke and trained to trot and satisfaction guaranteed. Terms reasonable. Phone: Page 1324 MEN — WOMEN— CHILDREN. WEAK KIDNEYS CURED FOREVER. If you have a pain or dull ache in the back it is unmistakable evidence of kid- ney trouble. It is a warning to tell you trouble is ahead unless you remedy the cause immediately. Lame back is only one symptom of kidney trouble. 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Wells Medicine Co. g;™"— - lermologlsts 3 3d st, Lafayette, Ind, September 3, U04] ©Jre gtvee&ev anX> ^ponswitw THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN P. w. KELLEY, Proprietor. rurf and Sporting Authority ot the Pacific Coast. — OFFICE — 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. P. O BOX 2300. telephone: Black 586. Terras- 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, 38 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, September 3, 1904. Dates of Harness Meetings. CALIFORNIA. Salinas Sept. 14 to Sept. 1 Hanford Oct. 10 to 16 Tulare 0ct- 17 to 22 NORTH PACIFIC. Vancouver, B. C Sept. 3 to Sept. 5 Whatcom Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Salem Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Seattle Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 North Yakima Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 Victoria B. C Sept. 27 1o Oct. 1 New Westminster, B. C Oct 3 to Oct. 8 Spokane Oct. 3 to Oct. 8 Walla Walla Oct. 10 to Oct. 15 B0ise Oct. 17 to Oct. 22 GRAND CIRCUIT. Hartford Sept. 5 to Sept. 10 Syracuse Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Columbus • Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 Cincinnati Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 Memphis Oct. 17 to Oct. 27 PACIFIC BREEDERS FUTURITY NO. 5, which is guaranteed by the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association to be worth $7000, and is- for foals of mares bred in 1904, to trot or pace as two year-olds in 1907 and 1908, is announced in this issue. Mares must be nominated ob or before October 15th this year. Stake No. 1 has been decided, the two- year-old events last year at Petaluma, the three- year-old events this year at San Jose. StaKe No. 2, the two-year-old events of which were trotted and paced this year and brought out the highest class two-year-olds seen on the Coast for years, will be worth more than the amount of the original guaran- tee, and the three-year-olds that trot and pace next year will have more money to race for than the ad- vertisement called for. Stakes Nos. 3 and 4 are still greater and both will exceed $7000 in value although but $6000 was guaranteed. Stake No. 5, which is to close on the 15th of next month may reach $10,000, it being almost a certainty that it will go over $9000. These colt stakes have been the very life of the breed- ing business on this Coast and every breeder of har- ness horses should not only consider a nomination or two in Stake No. 5 as a good business investment, but the making of such entries a duty. The cost for the nomination of a mare is the insignificant sum of $2, which as the showman says "will neither make, nor break nor set you up in business." Stake No. 4 had 403 nominations. Stake No. 5 should have not less than 500. These stakes are open to the world, and while we cannot expect breeders East Of the Rocky Mountains to enter in them as they have many rich stakes offered them nearer home, breeders who reside in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Arizona should patronize them iberallv. An Oregon bred filly won the two-year-old trotting divisiou this year, and her breeder, who did not develop her, but sold her as a yearling, was sent a check for $200, according to the conditions of the stake, for nominating the dam of the winner. There are more opportunities to get money out of this stake than any heretofore devised. There is money for two and three-year-olds, for trotters and for pacers, the nominator of the winner's dam in each of the four events being awarded $200, and the owner of the stallion siring winner of either three-jear-old event is given $100. Colt stakes have done much to improve colt values, and out of the starters in them come a large proportion of the great trotters and champion sires of the future. In view of the splendid racing the Breeders Futurities have already afforded and the increased value they have given the colts that have contested in the diffeient divisions of those already decided, we look to see Stake No. 5, which closes on the 15th of October, receive a record breaking entry list. Let every owner of a mare bred this year on the Pacific Coast have at least one entry. It will pay. 'THE FASTEST five heat trotting race on record I was won by the California bred mare Sweet Marie at Providence this week, and she trotted the fastest heat of the year in a race when she came first under the wire in the third heat in 2:06}. Sweet Marie is an unbeaten mare this year and the fastest trotter sired by the great McKinney. She is owned by William Garland of Los Angeles, and is being campaigned by Robert Smith of Philadelphia. Her dam is Lady Rivers by Carr's Mambrino 1789, her second dam Susie by Vermont 322, her third dam by Highlander, her fourth dam by Owen Dale, son of Williamson's Belmont, and her fifth dam by Black Hawk Comet. She was bred by Frank G. Schumacher of Los Angeles and purchased by M. M. Potter, Esq.j who sold her with his other horses when he left Los Angeles to assume the management of the Hotel Potter at Santa Barbara. In his catalogue statement, Mr. Potter said that be expected her to prove "the fastest trotter McKinney has yet sired" and his ex- pectations have been realized. At the sale Mr. Gar- land paid $3150 for Sweet Marie, and could probably take over $20,000 for her now were he willing to sell. She has earned about that sum in races this year. UTAH'S STATE FAIR is one of the greatest fairs held west of the Mississippi, and is attended by thousands of people. It lasts one week and will be. gin this year on October 4th. Salt Lake City is a city of 75,000 inhabitants and so interested are its residents in the State Fair that all the business houses close on two days during the week and everybody goes to the fair and the races. Mr. J. S. Bransford of Salt Lake, who is supervisor of the Utah State Fair racing, has been in Sacramento this we k offering in- ducements to owners of harness and running horses to enter at the meeting and has secured a low rate for transportation to Salt Lake and return which should be taken advantage of by horsemen who wish to race there. The program of purses arranged appears in our advertising columns today. Purses for trotters and pacers range from $400 to $700 and there are ten of them. A carload of horses now racing in Cali- fornia and not engaged up north could be selected that could go to Salt Lake and win every purse hung up Mr. Bransford, who was formerly a Californian, will see that those who come from the Coast will re- cieve the best of attention and liberal treatment. The Utah people are great lovers of racing and big sums are wagered in the auctions and mutuals on the results. DAREBIN, the noted Australian stallion, died at Rancho del Paso last week, at the age of 26 years. He was bred by S. Gardiner at Victoria, New South Wales, Australia, in 1878. His Bire, The Peer, was an English-bred horse by Melbourne-Cinizelli, while Lurline, his dam, was an Australia cup winner, and one of the best mares that ever raced in that country. Darebin was also a great race horse. Among his victories were the Victorian derby, the Adelaide St. Leger, the Sydney Cup and the Melbourne stakes. He was imported by J. B. Haggin in 1886, and proved a decided acquisition to the Rancho Del Paso stud. His progeny include Kildeer (one mile in 1:37}), Walt- zer (winner of $38,750 as a two-year-old), Ludwig, Domingo (thirty-nine wins), Artist (nineteen wins), Nanki Pooh, Daric, Lucky Dog and many ojher good winners. His daughters are great brood mares and have produced such high class horses as Mesmerist, Commando, Africander and others. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SALE of thorough- bred yearlings held this season in New York by the Fasig-Tipton Company was that of the colts and fillies bred by Mr. A. B. Spreekels of the Napa Stock Farm. It took place last Wednesday and the twenty head brought $26,100 an average of $1305 per head. The leading owners and breeders of the country were present and there was much competition for the grand looking youngsters. The get of Solitaire II and Marius II, English sires secured by Mr. Spreekels three years ago, brought the highest prices. Newton Bennington paid $5000 for a oolt by Solitaire II-Car- nation II and the same price for a youngster by Soli- taire-Break o' Day. VOLUME THREE of the American Horse Show Blue Book has teen received. It is a beautiful volume bound in blue leather, containing a report of all the important horse shows held in the United States last year, a table of the championship winning horses, a list of sires of prize winners, besides a list of exhibitors, the rules and regulations of the National Horse Show Association and several pages devoted to equipage appointment that should be read by every person owning a show horse. The volume is beauti- fully illustrated throughout. THE STANFORD-OCCIDENT PACE at the State I Fair Thursday was rather a family affair as all the starters were by Nutwood Wilkes. The bay colt Cresco Wilkes, owned by Mr. I. L. Borden of San Francisco, had no mercy on his relatives, however, as he distanced the other two starters the first heat, pacing his mile in the excellent time of 2:17. Cresco Wilkes' dam is Mr Borden's old pacing mare Allie Cresco 2:13} by Cresco, that took her record at Napa in 1896. * SINCE the famous pace maker Wind Shield was barred front participation in the matches against Father Time, t«e champion trotters and pacers seem to have lost some of their speed in the stretch. It begins to look *q if the assistance rendered by the white ghost lu year was considerable after all. Answers to Correspondents. Subscriber, Sebastopol.— lackson Temple 11042 was a bay horse, fcaled 1877, by Volunteer 1758, dam Alice Daniels by George M. Patchen Jr. 31. Hie record is 2:38|, trotting. He was bred by Daniel Brown, Petaluma, and sired Emma Temple 2:21 and Mattie P. 2:26}* David H. Pugh, Davisville— Abbotsford Jr., record 2:27, is by Abbotsford 707, and his dam by a horse called American Boy. He is not registered, and is not eligible under the present rules. T. B. MONTGOMERY, Goldendale, Wash. A thoroughbred horse is one whose pedigree for five generations is uncontaminated with any blood except that of horses registered in the American Stud Book or in a recognized stud book of another country. For the establishment of a breed of thoroughbred horses certain conditions are made when the first volume of the English Stud Book was compiled, and only horses whose breeding conformed to those conditions were eligible. There was no "first thoroughbred horse" as all the horses registered in ths first volume of the English Stud Book as well as the first volumes of the American and Australian Stud Books are recognized as thoroughbreds. A standard bred horse is one whose breeding is according to the requirements of the American Trotting Register Association. There is no such thing as "the first standard bred horse in American history " There were several thousand stallions, mares and geldings registered as standaid in Volume 4 of the American Trotting Register which was the first volume issued after a standard for regis- tration was fixed. Marvin Wilkes 2:18 Wins Stanford Stake. The Stanford Stake ore of the trotting classes of California for three-year-olds was won on Monday last at the State Fair meeting by Walter Mastin's handsome big bay celt Marvin Wilkes, that the week before won two heats and second money in the rich Occident Stake. Marvin Wilkes was made favorite for the race, and won by out-trotting and out-gaming the other contestants, although it took five hard heats to decide the winner, showing him to he not only game but possessed of great endurance. His gait is just about perfection and with his superb individuality and breeding he should be a great sire. His sire Don Marvin had a trotting record of 2:22J and was sired by Fallis 2:23 son of the great Electioneer. The dam of Don Marvin was Cora by Don Victor, son of Williamson's Belmont. On his dam's side Marvin Wilkes is particularly well bred. His dam is Nora S. a daughter of Sable Wilkes, his second dam Grace by the great Nutwood 600, and his third dam Gracie 2:37} by Jack Hayes thoroughbred. In the pedigree of Marvin Wilkes there is the blood of Electioneer, George Wilkes, American Star, Williamson's Bell- mont. Nutwood, The Moor and others of the greatest progenitors of trotting speed. A suckling coit by Marvin Wilkes, the first of his get, took first premium at the State Fair last week. Barring accidents Marvin Wilkes should prove a 2:10 trotter and that he will sire size, speed and good looks is certain as he carries those qualities in his veins and has them to a superla- tive degree in his make up. Cured Fistula of Eight Months' Standing. Opelousas, La , Aug., 25, 1902. The Lawrence-Williams Co., Cleveland, O.: I used Gombaul t's Caustic Balsam on a very bad fistula. The animal had a bad case of about eight month's standiDg, and I had used various remedies with very little effect. The Gcm- bault's Caustic Balsam was used as directed, and in ten days oa two weeks the mare was sound ajd well. I used her all the spring of this year in the plow, and the fistula has never shown the least sign of returning. The cure was quick, thorough and remarbable, and it did not tako the entire bottle to cure it.— T. A. Jackson. Back Number Wanted. To complete a file the following back number of the Breeder and Sportsman is wanted: April 3, 1897— Part 14 of Vol. 30. A dollar will be paid for one copy of the above issue. Address F. W. KELLEY, BREEDER AND Sportsman, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco. il lit- ^Srccocr axib gparismcm (.September 3, 1904 JOTTINGS. M THIS NEW 2:10 TROTTERS that California has supplied the Grand Circuit with this year are more n imerous than ever before and although I have not taken the (rouble to look up the statistics I feel safe in saying that the list is the largest ever sent from one state in any one year. There are no less than ten of them and they are all money winners. There is not a tin cup record among them, all being earned in races on the Grand Circuit, where horses have to meet the best in their respective classes in America. If some of our pessimistic friends who are always referring to the time .when California was a great trotting-horse breeding State, will look over the fol- lowing list of new 2:10 trotters of 1904, bred in Cali- fornia, and compare it with the list of any previous year I think they will take on more optimistic ways in the future. Here is the list of new ones up to Thursday of this week: Sweet Marie 2:06}, bay mare by McKinney 2: II J, dam Lady Rivers by Carr's Mambrino. Bonnie Russell 2:071, bay horse by Conifer, dam Bonnie Ella by Bonnie Boy. Consuela S. 2:071, bay mare by Directum 2:05}, dam Daisy Nutwood by Nutwood. George G 2:07j, bay gelding by Homeward 2:13}, dam Mabel by .Tunio 2:22. Stanley Dillon 2:07}, bay gelding by Sidney Dillon dam Athenian by Steinway 2:25}. Aristo 2:0S}, bay gelding by Nushagak. dam Nose- gay by Langton 2:261. Lisoujero 2:08}, bay gelding by Dexter Prince, dam Liska 2:281 by Electioneer. Judge Greene 2:093, bay gelding by Directum 2:05}, dam by Aoteeo Jr. Tuna 2:09}, bay mare by James Madison 2:17}, dam Ituna by Steinway 2:25|. Anaconda 2:09|, bay gelding by Knight 2:221, dam by Algona. That ten trotters bred and raised in one State should get records below 2:10 on the Grand Circuit in one season would have been considered nothing short of marvelous a few years ago, and the fact that it does not excite any great wonder now shows that the California trotting bred horse that is raced at the big Eastern meetings is expected to be a 2:10 horse his first year out, and if he is not he is something of a disappointment. When Mr. T. J. Crowley of the Pacific Coast Trot- ting Horse Breeders Association suggested the side stake which was afterwards given his name, he told me he expected to win it himself with a foal by Mon- terey 2:09}, dam Lottie Parks 2:16}. There were three others of the 27 who made entries in the Crowley Stake who named coUs by Monterey, no other stallion having more than two representatives in this side stake. These owners of Monterey foals will be very pleased to know that over at Decatur, Illinois, la'st week, Irish, the four-year-old pacer by Monterey out of Juliet D. 2:13} by McKinney, won the second heat of a race in 2:08}, the fastest time made by a four-year- old pacer this year. "Marque" of the Horse Beview says he would not be surprised to hoar of Irish getting a record of 2:0li this fall. He 6ays he is the biggest gaited pacer out this year and requires a sulky three imhes wider than that of Dan Patch 1:56] and his stride is longer than that of the champion's. There treme speed is certain if his colts are raced. He is in fine condition this year and Mr. Williams told me the other day when coming home from the San Josr races that be believed Monterey can lower his record two or three seconds. Had there been any races for him in California this year he would have been trained. Among the three-year-olds that are racing over east and will probably start in the Kentucky Futurity is Gazote, a Palo Alto bred colt that Millard Sanders took east to the Blue Ribbon sale in 1903. Gazote started at Decatur two weeks ago and won his rf ce in straight heats getting a record of 2:16}. They say he has grown into a big lusty brown horse, sixteen hand and an in^h high, and weighing over 1100. The picture of him on thi6 page was taken at Pleasanton when he was a two-year-old. Ed Tipton was at the Pleasanton track that day and got stuck on the colt, and induced Sanders to consign him to the sale. Millard did so but put a reserve price on him. The bids did not come up ti hi-i figure when the sale was limit each heat in order to win any of the money, but she was always up in the front row and getting a part of the purse. She began racing as a three-year-old in 1898 and closed the season with a record of 2:18}. The next year she paced to a record of 2:12} and many of the wise ones thought she was marked for life, and when she went through the circuit for three years more without reducing the record they knew it. In 1891, however, she struck a gooi day and track at Fresno and knocked nearly three seconds off her former mark and placed her record at 2:09*. Last year she was not raced, but came out this year look- ing like a three-year-old and has won money every time she started. She took the free-for-all pace at Santa Rosa in straight heats, beating Zolock 2:09}, Polka Dot 2:12} and Lottie Smart 2:07}. Besides being a good race mare Diclatress is one of the best roadBters ever driven and she should be able to hold her own with the best on any speedway, New York's famous drive not excepted, as she can get to her speed in fifty feet, and seems to be in racing condition all the time. She is the best bargain at the price that has been picked up in California for many a day. Gazote (3) 3:16 1-4 by Nazote 3:28 1-4 held and Gazote was withdrawn. Sanders afterwards sold him to Mr. D. W. Brenneman of Decatur for $2500. The colt trotted a quarter in 34 seconds before leaving California. Nothing was done with him last year, but he has been a quarter in 32 seconds this year, can step one in 31 seconds, and is headed for the rapidly growing 2:10 list. He is by Nazote 2:281, own brother to Azote 203J, and his dam is the great brood mare Lulu Wilkes, dam of Advertiser 2.15} and two others. He has all the qualifications for a great stock horse. "Marque" says of Gazote: "In appearance he gives little impression of being other than a well- developed aged horse. His manners and way of go- ing also confirm the same impression. With hisgreat size he is roundly made having no angles or 'holes' in him, and, taken all in all, I would have to call him the best looking three-year-old of either sex I have seen this season." When the old hero of many a hard fought pacing race, Anaconda 2:01}, was purchased by an Eastern manufacturer, who changed the snake horse's name so that its appearance in the summaries would give the owner that much free advertising, every news- paper writer in the country hoped the Knight gelding would refuse to carry the name to victory and thus avoid the "top-o'-column" place so much desired by the advertisers who want more than their money's worth. Anaconda did refuse to pace to his record with the advertising handicap, so they shifted him to the trotting gait this spring and he has been gettiDg the money right along ■ ever since. He struck the Grand Circuit at I Readville, and trotted into the 2:10 class in a jpad winning race on the last day of the meeting. Anaconda is eleven years old now and has been racing continuously since he was a four year-old, when he took a record of 2:08}. It is due the old horse that every turf writer who mentions his achievements in the future call bim by the name he carried to fame, and with which he earned his pacing record of 2:01}. He should never be put in the sandwich men's class. J. R Albertson, who discov- ered, trained and drove George G. 2:07} in all his California races, and who profited by the sale of the son of Homeward to Mr. Anthony Brady of Albany, New York, returned from his Eastern trip last Monday. He took in a portion of the Grand Circuit races and is highly pleased with the way racing is managed there. The dash sys- tem tried at Empire and Brigh- ton Beach was not the success its advocates had predicted, how- ever, and President Butler, who put dash races on the programs there in response to a demand for them, stated that he was through with that Bystem and would not give it another trial. Albertson told the Easterners how the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association had given a three-weeks' meeting with dash races in 1898 and what a failure it was. He found many horsemen, however, who imag- ined that the New York tracks had inaugurated the new style of racing. When asked about George G. Mr. Albertson said that he was not the same horse he turned over to Doc Tanner at Cleveland, and was act- ing badly. They have changed his shoes and his rig- ging, and are aiming to correct some alleged faults in his gait, but have made a bad actor out of him, and he don't look like the same horse. Mr. Albertson drove him a public mile in 2:07} at Cleveland and then drove him a quarter in 28} seconds. George G. could not have been faultily gaited at that time, and any horse that can trot a quarter that fast and do it as nicely as he did must be shod and hitched about right. Mr. Albertson says that George G. is thin and gaunted up and not as he was when he reached Cleveland with him. He believes he could take him and with a few months work put him back into condition so that it would take three IrUn 'I, 3l08 1-1 l>y Monterey was a three-year-old by Montoroy up in Humboldt couity that took a record of 2:24) last year, and these two I believe are all of Mr. Williams' horse's got that ar i old enough to race. Monterey made a good si ,soo this year and will do still better iu 1905. That will be one of our greatest sires of early and ex- Mr. J. B. Iverson of Salinas last week sold to a Portland, Oregon, gentleman his great little pacing mare, Dictatress, that took a rec- ord of 2:08} at the Breeders meeting at Santa Rosa this year, The price is said to be $1500, and Dictatress is worth every cent of the money. There never was a gamer, sweeter dispositioned or more honest piece of horseflesh seen on any race track. Year after year she has raced against horses that required her to be driven to her Anaconda 3:01 3-4 pacing, 3:09 3-4 trotting heats better than 2:06 to beat him. He offered to bet Doc Tanner $500 that he could drive George G. a mile in 2:04, but theCleveland horseman insisted on making the bet $10,000 which was way beyond Albertson's pile, so tbo bet was not made. Josh has an idea that had he been able to put up the $10,000 that Tanner would not have been ready with the money. Albertson will go to Pleasanton next week and take up several of his horses that have been turned out while he was away and will have a string ready for the California or Grand Circuit next year according to the speed they develop. September 3, 1904] ©ite gxeebev trots gtpiwteman Calitornia State Fair. As has been the case for years past the attendance at the California State Fair this year has gradually increased during the second week, and it is plain to eyery observer that had the fair of 1904 been limited to one week a success financially and otherwise would have resulted. A lot of cheap special runs have been made up to fill out a two-weeks' program, although there were sufficient regular events to make one week of first-class racing. The horse show at the pavilion, a new feature that is most pleasing and instructive, has suffered from the same ridiculous plan of attempt- ing to draw out for two weeks an exhibition that should have occupied not over one. The display of products at the pavilion is the poorest ever known in the State, while the exhibition of draft and coach horses, and beef and dairy cattle is the best ever seen on the Pacific Coast Had the State Fair been con- fined to one week, a good pavilion show been secured and a few avaricious Sacramentans not made the attempt to make a Monte Carlo of the State's capital, the fifty-first annual fair would have been a credit to the State and to Sacramento. The following report of the harness racing from Thursday of the first week to Wednesday of this week is from the Breeder and Sportsman's special correspondent: THURSDAY, AUGUST 25. The first race on the card Wednesday was for two- year-old trotters. Bellmont, Ambush, Athasham and Bey McGregor answered to the call. In the first few pools Athasham was the favorite but before the start Bellmont sold for $15, Athasham $11 and the other two in the field brought $3. After scoreing eight times a 2:20 gait they got off to a good start. Atha- sham went right to the front and was to the half in 1:07, Rey McGregor made a break at the first eighth pole and was unable to again get on his stride until hopelessly out of the race Bellmont also broke in the first turn and lost her chance for the heat. After passing the half Ambush who was a dozen lengths back gradually began to overhaul the leader and at the three-quarter pole was on his wheel. The fast clip that Athasham had gone to the half began to tell on her and half way down the stretch she made a tired break and Ambush jogged home an easy winner in 2:20, Athasham second, Bellmont third, just inside the flag and Rey McGregor distanced. Before the second heat Ambush sold $10, Bellmont $7 and AthaBham $3. In this heat Durfee kept hia filly by Athasham's sid e till half way round the lower turn, where the daughter of Athadon broke. At the head of the stretch Ambush came up and from there home it was a hard race, Bellmont winningby alength in 2:20}, Athasham distanced. Pools sold before the last heat, Bellmont $10, Ambush $3. In this heat the Zolock colt was tired and Bellmont won in a jog in 2:25. Ambush's per- formance gijfes Zolock two two-year olds in the 2:20 list this year and establishes his reputation as a sire of early spaed. The second race was a special event for named horses Briney K., Ole, Liege and Red Skin being the starters. Ole was a big favorite before the race bring- ing $20 against $5 for the field. Briney K. drew the pole and was never headed, though hard pressed by Ole, who made the horse without a pedigree step in 2:11 to win and was only beaten a short neck. Red Skin was third and Liege fourth. Before the second heat Ole sold $10, Briney K. $8, field $2. This heat was a repetition of the first except that Ole won by one length in a furious drive, Red Skin was third and Liege fourth. Ole and Briney K. stepped down to the half in this heat in l:03i. Pools sold about the same as before. Two fast naileB had taken some of the trot out of Ole and Briney K., and in the third heat Red Skin and Liege trotted closer to the leaders. At the three-quarter pole Briney K. passed Ole and won the heat in a hard drive from Red Skin, Liege third and Ole fourth. Time, 2:15. Every one now conceded it Briney 's race, and for not winning a heat in three Red Skin and Liege stayed in the stable, and the two heat winners only appeared for the last heat. Poor honest old Ole was now so lame that it seemed a pity he had to trot another heat. Briney K. won without an effort in 2:18|. Today was the first day of the meeting that there has been books on the races. All the betting on the running races was done in the books no auctions being sold. Trotting, two-year-olds, purse $500. Bellmont, b f by Zombro-dam by Altamont. .. (Durfee) 3 1 1 Ambush, brc by Zolock-Silknut (Sanford) 1 2 2 Athasham, b f by Atbadon-Cora Wlokersham — (Zibble) 2 3d Rey MoGregor, b f by Rey DIreot (McDonald) d Time— 2:20, 2:20(4, 2:25. Special trot, 2: 12 class, purse 3500.] Briney K., b g by Stratbway (Durfee) 12 11 Ole, b g by Silas Skinner-Eveline (Qulnn) 2 14 2 RedSkin.chg by Red Cloak, (J.C.Mosher) 3 3 2 ro Liege, b h by Tobasco-Raven .(J. Groom) 4 4 3 ro Time— 3:11, 2:11, 2:15, 2:18?i.l Running, five furlongs, handicap, purse $225— Lecturer 112 (Vickery),3 to 2, won: Adalcho. 112 (Henderson), 4 to 1, second: Grey Morn, 106 (Bozemau), 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:02 Derby Winner, Dave Ahern, Samar, Abbie A and Amicus also ran. Running, five furlongs, purse $225— Nakana 105 (Burlingame), 3 to 1, won: Innsbrouck, 107 (Bozeman), 2 to 5, second; Baltest. 107 (Henderson), 6 to 1, third. Time, 1:02. Torsola, Little Gun, Lafigaro, Red Roy and John Anderson also ran. Selling, seven furlongs purse $225— Miss Culver, 106 (Cross- waite),6to 1. won; Dr. Snorb. 109 (Henderson), 3 to 5, second; TJppercut, 109 (Hazard), 10 to 1, third Time, 1:27. Berendos, Theodora L., Thorndale, El Morro and Thaddeus also ran. FRIDAY, AUGUST 20. The first race on the program was the 2:b7 class trot, with Rita H., Millbrae, Walter Wilkes, Eros- mont and Pat Rose as starters. Rita H. was favorite at $10 against all the rest in the field at $3. She jus- tified her backers' opinion of her by winning in three straight heats without a contest, Walter Wilkes sec- ond. Erosmont and Pat Rose finished each time in the order named. Millbrae broke repeatedly and was distanced the first heat Thi9 horse is a much batter trotter than the summaries of his races show him to be, and under different conditions should be a winner instead of being behind the flag. The next race, the 2:17 class pacing, was the event of the day, and furnished a surprise to the knowing ones when Prof. E. P. Heald's beautiful and sweet- gaited little mare Nance O'Neil beat Dr. W. and Billy Red, captured the big end of the purse and took a record of 2:09i in the second heat. The daughter of Pilot Prince has been raced for several years, but never showed anything that would lead anyone to believe that she would develop into the high-class mare she has proved herself to be within the last two weeks. In the betting before the race Dr. W. was made favorite, Billy Red second choice and Nance O'Neil sold in the field for $3 in pools of $30. Billy Red drew the pole, but soon gave way to Dr. W., who went away like a wild horse as soon as the word was given At the half the Dr. was in front, with Econo- mizer second and Billy Red third, close up. Round- ing the turn Economizer gave way to the Red horse, who was on Dr. W.'s wheel at the three-quarters. As Springer entered the stretch he pulled out wide where he thought the footing was best and won the heat from Dr. W. by a neck in 2:10, beating his record made at Pleasanton 2J seconds. Economizer finished third, Nance O'Neil fourth, Dr. J. fifth and Flora G. sixth. Pools now sold Billy Red $10, Dr. W. $7, field $4. Dr. W. again sailed out in front and was at the half in 1:034 with Billy Red a length behind and Nancy a close third. In this position they paced around the turn. Entering the stretch Springer again took Billy out wide to the good footing and the race for home became very exciting. Leggett went to the bat and drove the black Dr. for his life. Nance O'Neil came up on the outside of Billy Red and the finish was a hot one, the Red horse winning by a short neck from Nancy with Dr. W. a good third. Springer, satisfied that he had won the heat, weighed in and went to the paddock. Zibble weighed in and started to leave the stand when it was suggested to him that he register a complaint to the judges that Springer had fouled him by carrying him out coming down the stretch and claim the heat. He did so and after con- siderable deliberation the judges awarded him the heat on the grounds that Springer did not maintain his position after entering the stretch. The judges were in the best position of anyone to know whether any rule was violated in the last quarter of that mile and without a doubt gave what they considered a just decision as the rule about keeping one's position is very explicit. On the other hand there is no one who for one moment thinks that Mr. Springer had any idea of carrying Nance O'Neil out or of taking any 4 2 2 ro 5 ro 3 ro Erosmont, br h by Eros (Chaboya) Pat Rose, b g by Falrose (Hoy) Millbrae, br h by Prince Airlie (McAvoy) Time— 2:16, 2:17, 2:19S4. Pacing, 2:17 class, purse $600. Nance O'Neil, b m by Pilot Prince-Nona Y. . . . (Zibble) 4 Billy Red.bg by Glenelg (Springer) 1 Dr. W., blk h by Robert Basler (Leggett) 2 Penrose, b g by Palrose (Mastiu) 7 Flora G , b m by El Echo (Mizner) 6 Economizer, bm by Chas, Derby (Wright) 3 i o ro Dr. J., bg by Dr. Hicks (Daniels) 5 5 7 ro Time— 2:10. 2:09V4, 2:12, 2:17(5. Running, handicap, five furlongs— Idalum 119 (Henderson), even, won: Enjoyment, 120 (Lorendo),6 to 1, second; Wandering Boy, 122 (Moran), 7 to 1 third. Time, 1:02. J. T. S , Traveler, Paddy B., La Figaro and Outcast also ran. Five furlongs, handicap— Gossiper, 100 (Burlingame), even, won; Edgeoliffe. 110 (Henderson), 4 to 5, second; Anita Knight, 98 (Moran), 5 to 1, third. Time, 1:02. Glenfinan, Grenore, Chestnut and Lena Ford also ran. Five furlongs, selling— Sir Preston, 112 (Vickery) 7 to 10, won; OurPride, 112 (Henderson), 5 to 2, second, Potencia, 109 (Bozeman) 7 to 1 third. Time, 1:01. Maud Sherwood, Victoria S., Botany, Amoruna and John Anderson also ran. Seven, furlongs, purse— Fills d'Or. 109 (Reeves), 5 to 1, won; Huapala, 102 (Sullivan), 3 to 5, second; Pilot, 112 (Hazard), 2 to 1, third. Time, 1:28. Tanhnauser also ran. SATURDAY, AUGUST 27 The 2:13 class trotting with four starters was the first event on today's card, which was made up of two harness and five running races. Princess was made favorite in the pools, selling for $15. Tom Smith, second choice, brought $10, Forest W. and Rozelle in the field for $4. Forest had the pole, Princess second place, Tom Smith third and Rozelle on the outside. When the word was given the gray horse went off flatfooted and won all the way in 2:14, surprising everyone and getting a new reco d. Tom Smith was a good second, Princess third and Forest W. fourth. Pools now sold field $10, Rozelle $5. Princess got away well and won the heat in 2:15, Forest W. second and Tom Smith third. Rozelle, who broke badly on the first turn, had to trot the last three-quarters very fast to save his distance and just landed inside. The betting was now Princess $15, field $5. The favorite broke soon after the word was given and Forest W. won the heat, with Tom Smith second, the mare third and the gray horse fourth Time 2:17t The talent still thought Princess would win and gave $10 against $5 for the field. In this heat Tom Smith did not start, not having won a heat in three. Princess again got away well, and beat Forest in a hard drive in 2:182, Rozelle distanced. Betting was now at a standstill as all thought Prin- cess bad the race won, but McDonald got his horse off in front and by hard driving kept him there till the wire was reached in 2:23, both horses very tired. It was now Forest W. $10 to $5 for the mare. When they come out for the deciding heat, Parker was called into the stand and interviewed, the judges evi- dently thinking he had not tried to win the last heat. He assured them that he was doing his best, that he had not a dollar on the race, that he had never been guilty of anything but trying to win and was anxious to retain his good reputation and would win the race if it was possible. The mare proved the gamest of the two and won the sixth and last heat in the slow time of 2:244. In shipping from Santa Rosa Princess had a car Stand was very badly jammed and bruised) otherwise she would very likely have made a shorter race of it. The second race, 2:10 pace, brought out a field of seven starters, Dietatress having been sold the day before to a Portland, Oregon, party did not start to the regret of her many admirers. In the pools Edwin S. sold for $10, Kelly Briggs $8, Zolock $7, Highball $5, Oma A., Cuckoo and Ira in the field brought $6. Edwin S. and Highball stepped to the half in 1:03 with Kelly Briggs four lengths back, the rest trailing behind. Just about the three- undue advantage of her in any way. His position in quarters Highball broke and Kelly Briggs went after the stretch was the same in that heat as in the pre- vious one and Nance O'Neil might have come on the inside of Billy Red as well as the outside as she was behind him at the head of the stretch. No one be- lieves that the decision of that heat had any effect on the final result of the race, however, except to make one heat less of it, as there was not a chance in a hundred of beating little Nancy that day. Pools were now, Nance O'Neil $10, field $5. In the third heat the mare took the lead, with Dr. W. close up, Billy Red third. This position was maintained until the three quarters was nearly reached when the Dr., unable to stand the strain any longer, went to a break and Nancy won the heat from Billy Red in easy fashion in 2:12. Betting on the race was now over and only the two heat winners appeared for the fourth heat which was won by the actress' name sake, Billy Red being very tired, time 2:174. Mr. Springer's horse was unable to show anything like his true form on account of lameness in one hind ankle and the fact that he had not had a harness on but twice since his Santa Rosa race ten days previous. Only a game horse would go as good a race as he did under such conditions. Trotting, 2:27 class, purse $500, RitaH.,brmby McKinney-Smut (Durfee) 1 1 1 Walter Wilkes, blk g by Sable Wilkes (Groom) 2 2 2 the fast Edwin but it was a hopeless chase the sorrel gelding winning in a jog in 2:084; if pressed out could have gone in 2:07 or better. Briggs was second, Oma A. third, Zolock fourth, Ira fifth, Highball sixth and Cuckoo distanced. The betting remained about the same. When the word was given Edwin S. took the lead closely fol- lowed by Briggs and Zolock. Before the quarter was reached Zolock made a very bad break and thereby lost all the chance he might have had to win the heat. Nearing the half Brigg9 broke but quickly recovered and overhauled Edwin S. at the three-quarters and beat him to the wire in 2:11. Oma A., Ira, Highball and Zolock finished in the order named. It now looked like Kelly Briggs' race, as it was evident Edwin S. was done, but few pools were sold. Briggs $15, Zolock $5, field $4. Wright's horse was never headed in this heat, his only competitor being Zolock, who did not seem to have his usual speed and Kelly won handily in 2:11, Edwin S. could finish no better than fourth. There was no more betting. Only the heat winneri Btarted in the fourth heat, which was won by Kelly Briggs in the slow time of 2:23, 144 seconds slower than the first heat. That Edwin S. could do no better was due to the fact that he was not a well 6 having needed a veterinary only two days before the race. He is a last and honest pacer and when right could doubtless have beaten the same field in the 1, 2, 3 order. Trotting, 9:13 class, purse eTOO. b m L •> Frank Yoakum, b g Gosnell) I ~3 Locanda, br s tSnnwi 4 3 Lupert.blkm (Wnson 5 t Cascade, brg . (Wan? d China Maid, brm ... .. (McLsughUn d Time- 2:04?j, 2:045*. Trotting, 2:1c class, purse $1000. Monroe, b g by Seymour Wilkes (De Rvder) l 1 Tw°h^'/E .'.':::: (Pennock 3 I Alcy.b.kg (Savlesl 2 3 LadyPatchen.bm . V Eckers 5 4 Morn chg (Brinkerhoff 5 5 Lady h... brm (Berrv) 6 10 Midnight, blk g (Nuckols 8 7 fPh'iS £™ (Spear) 10 8 EuthM-bm 'Time-iii^ioK (McG™» 9 9 Speoial— Dariel, b-m by Alcander-dam by Ethan Allen (Mc Donald), exhibition agaiosttime to beat 2:03>4, the world's nacing record for mares, won. Time, 2:02?j. August 30— Trotting, 2:25 class, purse $2000, Stanley Dillon, b g by Sidney Dillon-Athenian (Geers) 1 l l Texas gra (Renick) 2 2 7 Miss Jeanet, blk m (Eckers) 4 6 2 A,fe??'^s;-'-k (Ludwig; 6 3 I Jolly Bach lor b m (Spear) 8 4 3 Blaclttliorii, blk^ (DeRyder : 5 5 John Caldwell, bg (Thompson) 5 7 6 AnnabelW„bm (Stavin) 7 d Time-2:12,2:l0iL 2:12)4. Pacing, 2:09 class, the Park Brew stake, $5000. John M , blk g by Paris (Spear) 2 l l l Gallagher, b g by Royal Rysdyk (James) 12 2 2 KingDi ect.blk s (Geers) 3 3 3 3 GuyCaton.brs (Doble) 4 4 4 4 R°b, ch g (Walker) d Time-2:04, 2:04a, 2:05U, 2:04J£. Trotting, 2:08 class, purse $1500. Ozanam, br m by Axtell (Benyon) 1 ■'» 1 Caspian, b g by Patron ...(Shank) 2 12 JudgeGreene.bg (DeRyder) 3 3 4 MoKinley.bg (Geers) 5 7 3 Masetto.blkg (Dickerson) 8 4 5 Marion Wilkes, b m (McDonald) 4 8 7 Jay McGregor, b s (Hudson) 6 5 6 Maxine.bm (McCoy) 7 6 8 Time— 2:07M, 2:07)4. 2:08. Pacing, 2:08 class, purse $1000. Pauline C, blk m by Commoner (Snow) * I 1 Darius, blk g by Fred Wilkes (Bowser) 1 3 4 BenF.,bg (DeRyder) 2 2 3 JohnnyWiseman.bg (Nuckols) * 5 2 Allerson.gs (Fullager) 3 4 5 Claymos.bg (MoDonald) 5 6 6 Merrymaker, blk m (Hudson) 5 8 7 Dry Monopole ■- (Perry) 4 7 dr Time-2:09. 2:07)1,2:09. * Placed beoause of unavoidable accident. August 31— Trotting, 2:12 olass, the Roger Williams Stake, $5000 Sweet Marie, b m by McKinney. (Smith, McDonaldj S 3 1 1 j Tiverton, b g by Galiheo Rex (Andrews) 112 2 3 Consuela S., b m (DeRyder) 2 2 5 3 2 Invader.bg (Demarest) 5 5 3 4 4 Alexander.bg (Geers) 4 4 4 5 5 Lady Gail Hamilton, blk m (Hudson) 6 6 w TheRajah.bg (McCoy) 7 7w Time-2:07, 2:07X, 2:06X, 2:08«, 2:08)4. Paoing, 2: 13 olass, purse S1C00. Bell Star, brm by Renos Baby (Shank) 7 1 1 John McEwen, b s (Murphy) 1 5 5 Funston.rog (Snow) 5 2 2 Rosewood, ohm .V. (Merrilleld) 2 7 7 Gambit.bg (Bowdin) 4 3 3 Arzella.bm (Hyde) S 6 6 Lizzie McCord.bm (Brady) 6 4 4 Time-2:10\<, 2:10. 2:095*. Speoial exhibition against time to beat world's pacing record of 1:59V<. Prince Alert, bg by Crown Prince-Till (Curry) lost Time— 2:O0M. Trotting, 2:16 class, purse $1000. Tuna, b m by James Madison (Curry) 1 1 Euxenlte, g m (Thomas) 3 2 Mainland, b g (Hudson) 2 4 Hopper.brg (DeRyder! 6 3 Graydon, br g (Drumm) 4 ,-, Millard Sanders, b g (Merrifield) 5 6 Jlmmie Michael, b g (Nickels) 7 5 Kitty Giltner, bm (Brady) 9 6 TomPhair.bh (Humphreys) 8 8 Maconomo, b s (Hyde) 10 10 Lou Vain, b m (MoDonald) 11 11 Time— 2:11)4. 2:ll!j. September 3, 1904| ©he gxee&sv cmt> gftrurtamtm Notes and News. Sweet Marie 2:06} third heat. m — z/3 It's California against the world on the trotting tracks now. McKinney 2:11} is the greatest money winning sire of this year to date. Sweet Marie 2:06} by McKinney 2:11} is the winner of the fastest five-heat race ever trotted. One special trot and five overnight running races is a poor program to set before a State Fair crowd. The Salinas fair and race meeting will open Septem- ber 14th. There is an excellent track at Salinas and good racing will be given. Charley De Ryder heads the list of winning drivers on the Grand Circuit with about $30,000 to his credit. Geers has the place money. It seems to be a poor day on any of the Grand Cir- cuit tracks when a Californialbred horse does not win the biggest purse or stake of the day. Star Pointer 1:59} now joins Direct2:055, Hal Dillard 2:04} and Online 2:04 in the honor of being a 2:10 pacer who has four or more 2:10 pacers. GeBrs forgot to pay up on Baron Grattan 2:06} in the $5000 Metropolitan purse at Brighton Beach and a likely money winner stayed in the stable. The four greatest money winning trotters at the Brighton Beach meeting were Sweet Marie, Consuela S., Aristo and Stanley Dillon, all from California. McKinney is the greatest money winning sire of the year. The sons of McKinney that are bred right should do a good business in the stud nest year. Major Delmar has trotted the fastest mile of the year to date— 2:02}. He got to the quarter in 0:31, half in 1:00} (second quarter in 0:29}), three auarters in 1:305. Tidal Wave 2:13} by Nutwood Wilkes out of a Mc- Kinney mare is one of the handsomest horses on the circuit, but he wears all the harness that can hang on h}"1- The first of tbe get of Zolock 2:09} to start in a race are the pacing filly Delilah 2:16] and the trotting colt Ambush 2:20, both records made in races for two year olds this year. New Richmond has won two good races this season. This blind son of Brown Hal seems to be at his best this season. He has recentlv reduced his record from 2:08} to 2:07. Tiverton 2:07 winner of two heats and second monev in the Roger Williams stake at Providence, this week, is by Galileo Rex. He is owned by Mr. A. B. Gwath- way, of New York. Vera 2:25 by Kentucky Volunteer is the dam of the three full brothers Rey Direct 2:10, De Veras 2:11} and Go Direct 2:11}. The last named made his record at Decatur, Illinois, August ISth. King, the sire of the SIO.OOO show horse Red Cloud, recently died in Kentucky. He was 22 years old, sired by Cromwell's Harrison Chief, dam by Parson's Abdallah, second dam by Well's Yellow Jacket. But for an ailing leg which has bothered him some, Aristo 2:08}, would have a lower record. The son of Nushagak is said to be the grandest trotter on the Grand Circuit so far as appearance and style go. Monroe, the big gelding by Seymour Wilkes 2:081 in the Salisbury string, won the 2:13 trot in straight heats at Providence last Monday and reduced bis record to 2:105. He beat a field of nine good trotters. The race won by Monroe, son of Seymou- Wilkes 2:081, at Providence on the opening day, was an especially good one, as he not only beat a big field in handy fashion, but after trotting the first in 2:12.1, came back the next heat two seconds faster, showing him to be not only fast but game. He will get into the 2:10 list before the year is out. The Grand Circuit horses will race at Hartford next week, thence go to Columbus, thence to Cincin- nati, thence to Lexington and wind up the season at Memphis with a ten days meeting c!osingOctober27lh. Sunol2:08} to high wheels, reeemly foaled a fine healthy colt by Axworthy 2:155. This is her fourth foal the other three having died. It is to be hoped this one lives to trot fast and sire coits that do the same. Addison 2:11} is still in the racing ring. He got third money in a free-for-all race at Anaconda a few days ago. Had Lou Dillon been started in a race this year and been unable to beat 2:04, would her driver have been derricked? Tulare's meeting will be held in October. One of the best meetings ever held in that part of the State will be given. Sphinx 2:20-1 by Electioneer will very likely enter the list of stallions this year that have sired one hundred in the list. Cavaliero 2:095 by Stanton Wilkes 2:105, son of Nutwood Wilkes 2:165, son of Guy Wilkes 2:15}, son of George Wilkes 2:22. Billy Andrews says Cheery Lass 2:08f is the fastest pacer he has ever driven, and he gave John R. Gentry 2:005 and Mascot 2:04 their records. He firmly be- lieves Cheery Lass will pace in two minutes if she stays soucd. The Utah State Fair adver ises its racing program in this issue. Entries close September 21st. $6150 is given in purses for trotters and pacers, and a special rate has been made on the railroad for California horses. See advertisement. They begin to think over east that Stanley Dillon is quite a race horse. Since he won the 2:09 class trot at Readville and trotted the last heat ic 2:07J, there is a strong suspicion that he will trot a mile in 2:05 before the season is etded. Tuna trotted a splendid race at ProvideDce, last Wednesday, winning in straight heats both in 2:115 which is two seconds slower than her record. The daughter of James Madison is in good shape to reduce her record before long. One reason for California sending so many good ones East every year is that the horses here are get- ting green grass and exercise in the sun wnile the Eastern horses are housed in heated barns and the owners are trotting races around the stove. Erosmont 2:22 is a new one in the list for the dead sire Eros, and for the great brood mare Fraucisca, dam of I Direct 2:12}, Sable Francis 2:15 and Guycisca 2:26. Ben Chaboya got him in a trade a few months ago and has made a pretty fair trotter out of him. Carlokin 2:21 1-2 by McKinney Winner of third money in Occident, Stanford and Breeders Futurity Stakes of 1904. H. B. Gentry, the owner of McKinney 2:11} confi- dently predicts that McKinney will have at least twenty 2:10 performers to his credit at twenty years of age, and certainly the prediction, in the light of demonstrated facts, is a modest and reasonable one. . The Oregon State Fair will open Monday, Septem- ber 12th with a big display of livestock and a fine program of racing. Quite a number of California horses that have been racing on the home circuit will be shipped to Salem at the close of the State Fair at Sacramento. H. W. Meek's brown trotting gelding, Hopper by McKinney 2:11}, dam Cricket 2:10 by Steinway, made his first start of the year at the Readville Grand Cir- cuit meeting on Friday of last week. He won his race, the 2:18 trot in straight heats, lowering his mark from 2:17} to 2:14}. He is being raced by East View Stock Farm. Los Angeles may give a meeting during the last week in October. If arrangements can be made, one of the best meetings ever given in Southern California will be held. Good purses will be given for trotters and pacers and the best horses now racing on the California circuit will be secured for the different events. The roan pacer Albert, which entered the 2:05 list at Poughkeepsie, when he won a heat from Hettie G. in 2:04}, Is by Flower 2:21J, out of Ella Wilkes 2:26J, by Favorite Wilkes 2:245. Flower is a son of Baron Rose 2:20} and Fleet 2:21J by Sidney 2:19J. Baron Rose was by Stamboul 2:075, dam the renowned Min- nahaha. Remember that Mamie R , the filly that took a record of 2:155 this year as a three year-old at Santa Rosa while racing for a small purse, had no stake entries. Had she been entered in the leading stakes for three-year-olds trotted in California this year she could have won several thousand dollars. It pays to enter in the stakes. President Ben F. Rush of the State Agricultural bociety purchased a magnificent gray Percheron stallion at Woodland this week, paying $3000 for him. lne stallion is one recently brought to this State from Illinois by Dunham, Fletcher d: Coleman. Several farmers of the Sui-un Valley are interested with Mr. Rush in the purchase. Pacific Breeders Futurity No. Sis advertised in this issue. The guaranteed value of the stake has been increased S1000 so that the stake, which is for foals of mares bred this year, will amount to S7000. A list of entries that will make it worth considerable mere than that sum will probably be received. Mares must he nominated October 15th. It only costs $2. The Kenney Manufacturing Company of 531 \ alencia street, San Francisco, made a tine display of McMurray sulkies and carts, at the State Fair this year, also a splendid exhibit of fine mechanical tools. A McMurray cart took first premium over four com petitors. The White McMurray sulky was probably the finest sulky ever exhibited west of the Rocky Mountains. Sidney Dillon's small family is making him a great reputation. There are only about fifteen of them old enough to race and out of this small number has already come Lou Dillon 1:585, the champion trotter of the world; Dolly Dillon 2:063, and Stanley Dillon 2:07$, three trotters whose performances have made him one of the greatest of trotting sires, even though he should never sire another. The display of drift stallions at the California State Fair this year was the inest ever made on the Coast. It opened the eyes of breeders who had been exhibit- ing stallions here in previous years to the fact that California is away behind other sections of the United States in breeding drafters. The Belgian and Perch- eron stallions recently brought to this state for ex- hibition at this fair were especially fine. The Ferndale Humboldt county Fair opens next week with an agricultural exhibit and four days rac- ing. A good program has been arranged and entries will close Monday, the day before the races begin. The Directors of the Ferndale Agricultural Fair Asso- ciation are L. P. Branstetter, President, E. A. Agge- ler, G. M. Brice, Jos. Russ, N. Friel. John Hansen, L. Peterson, C. Schreiner, and W. H. Robarts, Secretary. Hambletonian Wilkes made a successful season this year and nearly every mare bred to him is safely in foal. As he is the only son of George Wilkes on this Coast, and there are but few of them remaining, his services should be in demand next spring, especially as his three-year-old Murray M. 2:14, winner of the Breeders Futurity this year, is the highest elass three- year-old that hasappaared on the Coast this season The black gelding El Moro 2:135 by Longworth 2:19 was driven with his mate West Wilkes 2:135 by Nor- man Wilkes to beat the trotting team "record of Empire track, New York, on Tuesday of last week. The horses were driven by their owner and trotted in 2:155 lowering the track record for a trotting team three seconds. El Moro was bred by Mr A. C. Dietz of Santa Paula Stock Farm, and is by Longworth 2:19 out of Alice D. by Anteeo. At the Great Yorkshire show in England this sum- mer the old Shire stallion Bui geon won for the sixth time in the aged class. He has been shown seven times in as many years and has been first every time but one and then he was beaten into second place by the double London champion, bis stable companion, Stroxton Tom. Weighed on the show-yard scale Burgeon pulled up 2352 pounds. Several young geld- ings by him have recently been sold by their breeders at $500 apiece. Burgeon i3 twelve years old. Nance O'Neil 2:09} was bred and is owned by Prof. E. P. Heald of San Francisco, President of the Pacific Coast Trottin? Horse Breeders Association. Her sire is the trotter Pilot Prince 2:24J, son of Dexter Prince, and her dam Nona Y. 2:25 trotting by Admiral 488, son of Volunteer 55. The dam of Nona Y. was Black Flora, dam of four in the list by Black Prince, a horse of Black Hawk blood whose breeding was never authenticated. Nance O'Neil is one of the purest gaited pacers ever seen and wears nothing but a harness. While getting ready to mount his sulky behind Aristo on Thursday during the Brighton Beach meet- ing, Charles De Ryder was handed a telegram inform- ing him of the sudden death of his son at Salt Lake City, Utah. The thousands who saw him drive his horses that day and the day following bad little idea of the heavy heart he carried. As soon as it became known, his many fiiends vere quick with words of condolence and sympathy. Mr. De Ryder is one of the most popular young drivers in the country, and he will have the sincere sympathy of the entire trot- ting horse world in his bereavement. The black mare Mona bv Secretary, dam Pacheco, dam of Aonabelle 2:275 and grandam of Robert I. 2:08$, Murray M. 2:14 winner of this year's Breeders Futurity for three-year-olds, and several others, is one of the handsomest mares owned in this city. She is the property of J. I. Sparrow, is ten years old, and is now in foal to Falrose 2:19, who has a great reputa- tion as a sire of handsome and speedy horses. The produce should be a show ring prize winner. Walter Mastin gave Mona a little work at Sacramento last spring after she was bred to Falrose, and she showed him a mile in 2:25 last half in 1:10 and last quarter in 35 seconds. He believes she would trot in 2:15 with training. 8 mxe gveebev nnfr gtportsnttm [September 3, 1904 EASTERN OPINIONS. || An appeal will be made to the American Trotting Association at the next session of the board of appeals for a ruliDg on the question as to whether or not a horse can remain in the stable and win money. This will be taken as the result of a race in Missouri in which four heat winners were left to fight the race out and in the sixth heat one of the horses was dis- tanced. According to past turf decisions the appeal will be without avail. If associations are anxious that the purse money shall be distributed among the horsemen and the latter are anxious that no part of it shall revert to the association under like conditions let the meetings be given under the straight rules of the association under whose auspices the meetings are given. It is the custom with many as-ociations to announce that but one money will be given to a horse, so that it occasionally happens that the association profits instead of allowing the winner to secure the distanced horse's money. Evidently the secretaries of such meetings believe that by announcing such a condition there is a chance to make a little easy money. As a matter of fact it is doubtful if the asso- ciations really gain anything by having such a clause in the conditions. A few years ago the proprietor of a mile track holding several meetings each year figured out how much he had made by having such a clause in the corditions and found to his surprise that the amount was very small. Then he did a little thinkiDg and saw ttat if be only lost the entries of one small racing stable as a result of the clause that ne lost more money than he gained. After that the rules of the parent association without modification prevailed whenever he gave a meeting, and now, after several years of trial, he is firmly convinced that he is winner by following absolutely the rules, for the owners and trainers are better satisfied. As a matter of fact, there are few horses distanced at meetings where this clause obtains for drivers are loth to distance a horse when the benefit will revert to the association and not to his own pocket. Secretaries can well afford to give this subject careful considera- tion, especially when their meeting conflicts with that of some other well known association. As a matter of fact most owners and trainers feel that they pay enough in the matter of entrance fees without adding any extra handicap to their usual burdens. — Horseman. An agricultural fair, state district or county, is designed to fill a very important place in connection with the Interests it claims to foster. When kept true to these interests it has been and will continue to be well received by the people. In some counties in our western states great local pride is taken in the annual fair. Business is generally suspended, while all classes work to patronize and sustain the event with a loyalty that makes failure impossible. In other localities distrust and criticism of the management leadsto light exhibits, small patronage and financial failure. Our fairs should be holidays for farmers — sort of harvest home festivals, when each joins with the other In presenting a great object lesson of what is best and most grand in agricultural achievements. As the county or district fiir represents the best work of the particular locality, so the state fair should be a gathering of the prize taking products of the various lesser fairs of the state iD active competition for high honors. The great failing with the average county fair is that its ideal is too low. The people are too quick to detect whatever savors of dishonesty, duplicity or sham and in too many cases from the decision of judges in the ring to the handling of speed horses upon the track, there is too much cause for complaint. The first object of a fair should be educa- tional. Nothing questionable or demoralizing should be allowed in the way of entertainmentor for revenue. Judges should be selected who have well established reputations, not only for proficiency in their w.ork, but for honesty and fairness as well. Races should consist of honest exhibitions of capable performers and should be free from all facilities for gambling or jockeying. Gambling devices or exhibitions of ques- tionable character should be denied place upon all fair grounda. No well conducted fair In this day will admit the sale of intoxicants. Besides ruliDg out the objection- able, the successful fair manager is constantly on the lookout for attractions of high character and in new forms, for visitors will be drawn and pleased by feat- ures other than exhibits of live stock, farm products, etc. The educational exhibit from all schools in the conn .y is not only a pleasing feature but an excellent advertisement and a drawing card. Tbe public wed- dln" , oratorlal contest, farmers' novelty races, and otli u* like features are free from objection and when • • ttract the curious. When county fails fail to awaken a good degree of interest among the people the manager may safely conclude that the respect of the masses has been forfeited by some gross misman- agement on its part, and may as safely reckon on a return of good feeling and patronage when proper notice of improvement has been shown. — Denver Field and Farm. As a result of China Maid being awarded second money in the Yonkers stake at Empire City Park, the Board of Review has a novel case on its hands to settle, as Dick Wilson protested payment of the money to her on the ground that she was not eligible. The conditions of the stake read ''hobbled pacers with records of 2:25 or better allowed to start, ' ' and Wilson asserts that when the entries closed to the stake China Maid had no record. The mare won a heat at Columbus early in July in 2:05}, and Sanders declares that made ber eligible, inasmuch as the payments were not all made, and the business of the stake un- closed up to July 25, the date of final payment. The appeal will go before the Board of Review that sits in New York in November and the money will doubtless be tied up until then, but to the casual observer it looks as though the mare's owners will finally get the money. — Horse World. . Here is sound advice from the New York Morning Tekgraph: "Another week of the harness horses will open the Brighton Baaeh running track today. The week at the EmpireCity track was wholly satisfactory in point of high class horses that appeared and in the record achievements, but the meeting was sadly lack- ing in patronage. On Thursday, the greatest day — that of the $10 000 purse — the ticket takers counted fewer than 4000 persons. The slight patronage need not be charged to an absence of interest on the part of New York folk in trotting. The sport is as excit- ing and has as firm a hold on Us devotees as the running turf, but the public was insufficiently in- formed. The managers of trotting, those who are its best friends in this section, who are the most deeply interested in its success, are the ones who are to blame because the attendance at New York, the greatest city in America, is smaller than the crowds drawn by trotting races in country towns in this State and elsewhere. Men who have made successes at the busi- ness— keen, competent merchants, who have parleyed a firkin of butter into one hundred grocery stores, who have made a small diy goods shop grow into a department store carrying a stock of merchandise valued ioto the millions — seem to have persuaded themselves that all they have to do is to assert that there will be trotting and there is trotting. The Morning Telegraph, believing that the sport of gentlemen should have a better fate than this early decay, would be pleased with greater activity on the part of the proponents of the trotting horse and more publicity touching their meetings. They cannot hope to make their enterprise the success it should be with- out great labor and utilizing every means for exploit- ing their races. Signs on billboards and fugitive three-sheets are good, but the columns of the daily papers are better for advertising purposes, and these the management seem to have wholly overlooked. In advertising their business they force newspapers to add pages to sheets already heavy. A person seeking entertainment for a holiday does not go forth in the streets to read lithographs aDd does not get his information relative to outdoor sports wholly from barber shop windows or "L" road sta. tions. The late W. B. Pasig did more to popularize trottiDg races and strengthen the sport in the United States than any other man. As secretary of the Cleveland Trotting Club, he made the Glenville track known all over the country and Europe, for the first horses to be exported were Cleveland trained trotters. Mr. Pasig 's success was due to the freedom of his advertising. If some such man of Mr. Fasig, or his surviving partner, Edward A. Tipton, could be in- duced to take active control of organizing and boom- ing the trotting turf, there would be a different story to tell next year than there is at present. Systematic push, method, publicity— these are needed, and the rest is easy. The people will go to see trotting races if they know when they are held and where to find the tracks. There is no town crier now to inform citi/.ons by bell and outcry that something is about to happen. Will Ford, stage driver from Bingl am to the Forks of the Kennebec in Maine, claims the record for driv- ing a single pair of horses the greatest number of miles with the least number of omissions. He has driven his pair of blacks for fourteen years, through all kinds of weather, and not missed a single day. One of the horses is twenty years old, the other nine- teen. Neither of the horses has ever been driven with any other. Both are coal black, the "near" horse being without a blemish of any kind. In all, their travels in the path of stage dutv have aggre- gated 65,000 miles. An Ideal Track at Santa Cruz. The beautiful town of Santa Cruz, the most famous watering place on the California Coast, is to have a regulation trotting track and an organization that will hold harness racing. The new venture is being backed by Mr. F. S. Granger, General manager of the Santa Cruz Electric Railway Company, who is a most enthusiastic owner and admirer of trotting horses, and Mr. Granger and his associates will ex- pend a large sum of money in making one of the finest racing plants on the Coast. Mr. Granger writes this journal as follows: Santa Cruz, August 31, 1904. Editor Breeder and Sportsman:— As we are just preparing to construct an ideal regulation mile track with all convenient appurtenances I wish to give you an outline of what we shall do. In the first place we have a very beautiful location for our track entirely protected from wind, track will be practically level, one mile from the heart of the city of Santa Cruz, electric railway ruDning to the main entrance, fine water, commodious stalls,none smaller than 10x14, and plenty of them, besides convenient barns, every stall to have an electric light, large and commodious grandstand, water hydrant in front of every four stalls, beautiful judges stand, and everything else that goes to make up the very best track in California. Hay and grain of all descriptions, and straw will be in store house at the track, drug room with all liniments, oils, witch hazel and alcohol that is used by horsemen and the prices shall be satisfactory to the patrons of this track. There will also be located a blacksmith shop with one of the best shoers in California and in connection with this will be a harness repairing room, in oiher words everything they want will be on hand at the track. There will also be plenty of green alfalfa. The soil is of such a nature that one hour after a heavy rain the track will be in excellent condition to drive on. We also have most beautiful country roads, level and smooth for horsemen who wish to jog theirhorses away from the track. I wish to tell you why this will be an ideal spot for horsemen both winter and summer. Our climate is perfect, our city is growing, we are today the greatest summer resort on the Pacific Coast, we have the finest "Casino," and other buildings at our beach that is found in the country. We have all manner of entertainments, good theatres and so forth. Our city water comes from the mountains pure and sparkling, and is as soft as rain water, and we have the finest of hotel accommodations. This track iB being put in by an organization of the best business men in this community. I am backing it up myself, I shall there- fore see that everything is done substantially and in the very best possible way. We shall join the National Trotting Association, and will endeavor to give two fine meetings each year. We shall also organize a Gentlemen's Driving Club, and have our regular matinees. I shall act as Secretary for the prese .t myself, as there are a good many horsemen in California who are acquainted with me, and I believe they will heartily approve of what I have said in this letter. I have a few very good horses myself, which I shall put into training as soon as the track is in readiness. Yours truly, F. S. Granger, Gen. Manager. m Last Day at Readville. Trotting, 2:09 class, purse $1500. Stanley Dillon, b g by Sidney Dillon (Geers) 1 1 Maxine, bg .(McCoy) 2 3 MarlonWilkes.bg (McDonald) 3 4 Judge Greene, b g (De Kyder) 5 3 Massetto, blk g (Dlckerson) 4 5 Time— 2:10, 2:07V: Trotting, 2:18 class, purse 51000. Hopper, br g by McKinney (De Ryderi 1 1 TomPhair, br li (Humphrey ville) 2 3 Toara, bm (T ter) 4 2 Kyrillic, cb h (Young) 3 5 Failfellow.bh (Carry) 5 4 Moreta, ch m (Sutlman) d Time— 2:14^, 2:15^. Pacing, 2:08 class, purse $1000. Cheery Lass, b m by Bobby McGregor (Andrews) 15' King Direct, blk h (Geers) 2 1 2 Allerson.g h . . (Fullager) 4 3 5 Claymos.bg (McDonald) 3 3 3 Dry Monopole. br h (Curry) 5 4 4 Eadora, blk m (Sn ow) d Time-flioe^', 2:09:;, 2:07^. Paoing, 2:04 class, purse $1000. Major O., b h by Coastman , (Geers) 3 1 I Albert r g (MoDonald) 1 3 2 Tom Koene, oh g (Snow) 8 2 d Time-2:05^, 2:0?^, 2:13*. Trotting against time, to beat 2:02^4. Major Delmar, b g by Delmar (McDonald) I Time— 2:02*. Pacing against time, to beat 1:59*. Prince Alert, b gby Crown Prince (Curry) lost Time— 1:59^. An Honest Proposition is found in the announcement in our columns of the Wells Medl- olne Co., Lafayette, Ind., manufacturers of Craft's Distemper & Cough Cure. Any of our readers who have not tested the worth of this liquid treatment should not fail to give it a trial on its merits The manufacturers authorize dealers to refund the price to any buyer who does not find that it greatly relieves distemper, intiuenza, trrippe, shipping fever, heaves and various other germ Jlseases. The advertisement appears in our columns, September 3, 1904J Site gveeftev cmfe gtpovtsmaxi 1 ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. i Sffl Conducted by J. X. De WITT. uftijj Halloran 1 Smith 8 Edmonds 1 Noiser 5 Taylor b Phil B. Bekeart Challenge Cup Race, 100 Holling 23 24 Xauman 21 24 Feudner 21 23 Varien 22 23 Seaver 19 23 targets, 16 yards— 22 25 sa 19 20 83 18 20 us 18 18 78 AT THE TRAPS. The California Wing Club live bird season will close tomorrow at Ingleside with the final regular club shoot. The race will be at 20 birds and the club purse will amount to $150. '± his shoot will determine the possession of four elegantly designed club gold medals. Among the visiting shooters who participated in the shoot at Ingleside last Sunday was Mr. J. T. Skelly of Wilmington, Del. Mr. Skelly has been on the Coast as a representive of the Du Pont Powder Company. He is not only an excellent trap shot but is also a mostcongenialsportsman; for he became very popular among the Coast trap shooters whom he met (luring his sojourn here by reason of a temperament and disposition that is masonic in eliciting a friendly response among the ranks of the shotgun fraternity . The Cla'orough, Golcher & Company merchandise shoot at Ingelside last Sunday was the biggest shoot of the kind ever held on the Coast. In the main event 127 shooters participated. The shooters were divided in classes — expert, first, second and third. The race was at 30 targets, $1 entrance There were 10 prizes for the expert class and 20 each for the other three classes. A handicap in distance was arranged on the follow- ing plm— the first 15 targets were shot from the 16 yard mark by every contestant. The second 15 tar- gets were shot under the following handicap, 14 and 15 breaks, 20 yards', 12 and 13 breaks, 18 yards; 10 and 11 breaks, 16 yards; 9 breaks or less, 14 yards, an arrangement of manager Edgar J. Foster's that seemed to meet with general satisfaction. Another feature that was equally satisfactory was that shooters of each class were confined to a compatitian in their par- ticular class only. The first prize in the expert class, a Winchester 30, 30, was won by W. H. Varien who broke 27. In the first class, M. J. Iverson, Captain J. N. Shatter, U. S. A., and R. Slusser tied for first prize, an L. C. Smith gun, with 26 breaks each, on the shoot-off at 25 tar- gets Iverson won the gun with 24 breaks against Slusser's 23 and Captain Shafter's 22. The principal prize for the second class, a fine Remington gun, was won by Jos. Pisani who scored 27. G. Collins Jr. won the Winchester "pump" gun the leading prize for the third class, he broke 24 targets. The ten high guns out of eleven entries in the ex- pert class, each won a prize. In the other classes ties were determined by lot the winners eventually were: First class — Iverson, Slusser, Gamble, Wattles, Hutton, Shatter, "Slade," E. Klevesahl, T. L. Lewis, Darnels, Petris, Green, G. Sylvester, Lowrey, Payne, Hesse, Laing, Donohoe, George Feudner. Second class — Pisani, Damon, Price. Finnochio, H. Klevesahl, Eugene Forster, Shields, Haupt, Hodapp, Christian, McAuliff, Magistrini, Gill, Gordan, J. Reese, Harpham, Carter, Ashlin, Walpert and Juster. Third class — Collins Jr, Burfiend, Knohr, Downing, Javette, Baker, Schwartz. Morgan, Haesche, Johnson, Frankel, Lillie, Turner, Seward, Patrick, Dr. Syl- vester, L,. Cuneo, Miller, Thorn, Morse and Norgrove. A feature of the day was the shoot for the Phil B. Bekeart perpetual challenge cup. Emil Holling of Dixon won the cup at the previous contest, July 23rd, when he broke 97 out of 100, and last Sunday repeated the score, thus having two wins of the trophy to his credit on the two best scores for the cup to date. Holling has come to the front, as a crack trap shot, in brilliant style this season. Among the participants were a large entry of out of town shooters. A summary of scores and handicaps follows: Merchandise shoot, 30 targets, entrance SI, distance handicap, 127 entries — Hd'p Expert Class— Broke Yds Broke Total Varien 11 20 13 27 Bradrlck 14 20 12 26 Seaver 14 20 12 26 Forster, E. J 14 20 11 25 Webb 12 18 13 25 Holling 11 16 14 25 Haight 14 20 10 24 Nauman 13 18 10 23 Skelly 14 20 9 23 Wilson 10 16 12 22. Feudner.O 10 16 10 20 First Class— Iverson 12 18 14 26 Slusser 13 18 13 26 Shatter, Capt 13 18 13 26 Gamble 11 16 14 25 Wattles 11 16 14 25 Pitres, Dr 14 20 10 24 "Slade" 12 18 12 24 Daniels 11 16 13 24 Cullen 12 18 12 24 Klevesahl.E 11 16 13 24 Payne. Dr 11 16 12 23 Greene 12 18 11 23 Sylvester.G 11 16 12 23 Donohoe 12 18 lo 23 Lewis .- 11 16 12 23 Hesse 11 16 12 23 Hutton, Dr 12 18 10 22 Feudner.G 11 16 11 22 Murdock 11 16 10 21 Kerrlson 10 16 10 20 Young 12 18 8 20 Potter II 16 9 20 Work 9 14 11 20 Allen 8 14 8 16 Robertson 10 16 5 15 Second Class— Pisani 15 20 12 27 Gill 13 18 13 26 Finocehio.G 14 20 12 26 Damon ...11 16 15 26 Shields 12 18 13 25 Klevesahl, H 13 18 12 25 Harpham . H 16 14 25 Price 12 Forster, Eug 11 Christian, 13 Hodapp 13 Magistrini 12 McAuliff 11 Ashlin 8 Reese, J 8 Walpert 12 Juster 12 Gordan 9 Carter 12 Honpt II Collins. G 11 Frahm 11 Webb, J 12 Garrison 12 Clark 12 Jansen S Hass 10 Chevalier 12 Foster, A 10 O'Hara 7 Burnett 10 Burns 13 Wenzel 12 Fissell 11 Rohmer 12 Jacobson 12 Macgregor 10 Jeffrey 8 IS 12 24 16 13 24 18 11 24 18 11 24 18 12 24 16 12 23 14 15 23 14 15 23 IS 11 23 18 12 23 14 14 23 18 11 23 16 12 23 16 11 22 16 11 23 18 10 22 18 10 22 18 10 22 14 13 21 16 11 21 18 9 21 16 11 21 14 14 21 16 11 21 18 9 21 18 8 20 16 9 20 18 7 19 18 7 19 16 9 19 14 11 19 The Los Angeles Gun Club members will bold their seventeenth semi-annual target tournament at the new grounds near Sherman the Saturday and Sunday preceding the opening of the quail and duck season, so as to give scattergun knights a last chance to get in good eye before the game begins 10 fly again. October S and 9 are the two days selected. All the existing medals of the local club will then be shot for, and in addition there will be a special handi- cap race for the Hip Justins medal, twenty-five birds per man, now held by Coles of Sherman. In addition to the trophy attractions, the tournament committeo will add $150 to the pools, making about $5 to eaob fifteen-bird event. As the club has the Leggett trap and also a set of expert traps in working order, there will be no difficulty about taking care of a crowd, so it is ex- pected there will be at least 150 birds per day, count- ing on average, possibly more. These, with the other events, will run the program over 200 each day. C. B. Monaghan of the Needles holds the Tufts- Lyon medal, and will be on hand to defend it if busi- ness will permit his absence, otherwise sending the EMIL HOLLING, Winner of the Phil B. Bekeart Trophy Anderson 6 Muller 10 Burton 8 Reese, C 9 Fischer 7 Masterson 9 Zentner, H. E 10 Zentner.H. W 8 Vosburg 10 Knick 10 Grimm 12 Joost i Third class — Collins, Jr 15 Burfiend 12 Knohr 11 Downing 9 Javette. L 10 Baker 11 Swarts 11 Morgan 12 Seward 9 Turner 8 Lillie 12 Haesehe 8 Frankel. 5 Johnson 12 Patrick 8 Sylvester, Dr 10 Cuneo, L 9 Miller 5 Norgrove 8 Morss 11 Thorn 14 Harvey 5 Gross "' Mahoney 7 Elias 9 Schneider 8 Barber 6 Moisen 6 Cuneo, W 9 Biewlaski 8 Halloran, Jr 7 Lockwood ■* Lampke • 4 16 9 19 14 11 19 14 10 19 14 12 19 14 10 19 16 9 19 14 11 19 16 8 18 16 8 18 18 5 17 14 6 10 20 9 24 18 11 23 J6 12 23 14 13 22 16 14 21 16 10 21 16 10 21 18 8 20 14 10 19 14 11 19 18 7 19 14 11 19 14 12 19 18 7 19 14 10 18 16 7 17 14 8 17 14 12 17 14 8 16 16 5 16 20 2 16 14 10 15 14 8 15 14 7 14 14 a 14 14 6 14 14 8 14 14 7 13 14 4 12 14 o 13 14 o 12 14 6 10 medal down to be shot for by the boys. Ed Vaughan holds the individual championship diamond medal from the big May shoot, while Fred Mills and Mona- ghan retain, the "E. C." cup. They will be on deck for the tournament. The program will be made up as usual of fifteen bird races with ten bird warm-ups, the medal and trophy events being of established conditions already familiar to shooters. It is not at all impossible that some enterprising business man and friend of clean sport will present the club with a neat, handsome medal to be shot for during the coming tournament. Any such will cer- tainly make a big hit with the shooters. The Sherman grounds have been cleaned up consid- erably, as several informal shoots have been held within the past month. From now on the traps will be open every Sunday to allow marksmen to polish up for the coming event. All the usual arrangements will be made for the comfort of the shooters at the forthcoming tournament. The committee has already begun hustling for entries, and exDects a large out-of- town turnout, especially from San Bernardino, San Diego, Upland and Santa Ana. San Francisco Fly-Casting Club. The San Francisco Fly-Casting Club members, last Sunday, took formal possession of a picturesque little club house built and appropriated to their use by the Park Commissioners. The house is close to the cast- ing stands at Stow lake and will be an appreciated con- venience for the members during future contests. The contests last Saturday and Sunday were the 10 <34te gree&ev cwi> gtip-ortsmau [September 3, 1904. finals in the class series. On September 17th and ISth the final reentry contests will take place. When the season's scores are tabulated it will be seen that there is the same corresponding high averages and improvement in the various events as prevailed last year. A noticeable feature will be the marked improvement in the work of several of the new begin- ners, the loDg distance cast of H. B. Sperry, 115 feet, last Sunday, is an instance as is the lure casting score 95 2-15 per cent of T. C. Kierulfl last Saturday. The long distance honors lor the season lie between Harry C. Golcher, J. B. Kenniff and T. W. Brotherton. C. R. Kenniff is easily conceded to lead in thelure-casticg event. The accuracy and delicacy scores will show a high average throught on the part of the various contest- ants. We shall be pleased when we receive the com- plete tabulations for the season to give them an extended review. GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. SATtTiDAV CONTEST NT0. 10. Wind, southwest. Weather, fair. Events Stow Lake. August Iff, 1904. 3 4 Young. C. G 9? Brotherton, T. W ..J 10 Laue.Dr.F. J Klerulff. T. C 96 Keeii, F. H Kennin. JB 156 Edwards. G. C 9? Lane.F J Foulks. G. H 100 Brookes. IV. E Lane. G. W Golcher, H. C IS] -Re-Extby— Kerala. J. B 120 Reed. F. H Edwards, G. C 91 90 8-12 90 91 4-12 -.' -•;.' sri 8- 12 79 a- 12 82 11-12 :: B-IS - • 1! 87 ■4-13 - 4-10 87 10-12 91 93 s. 0-10 91 1-12 W B-1J 82 K9 2-10 90 7-12 89 8 IS - 8-12 84 0-10 86 11-12 SI i- 10 84 Kt - 10 7H 4-12 81 -.' -J a-12 88 7-12 M 4-12 9a 4-12 91 1-12 89 8-12 91 8-12 90 8-12 81 86 1-12 91 4-12 9,1 4-12 92 4-12 83 95 2 97 8 Scnday Contest No. 10. Stow Lake. August 28, 1904. Wind, southwest. Weathar, fair. Events Young, C G 96 Brotherton. T. ,W.. Reed. F. H 90 Karats. C R 107 Lane. F. J Brookes, W. E. Halght. F. M KierulG, T. C... KennlS, J. B..., Sperry, H B... Huyck. C Foulks. G. H 1U0 Golcher. H C 120 Sperry. A 90 Re-Estrt— Halght. F.M 94 Reed.F. H .. 90 .. 90 ..122 .115 , 92 93 87 87 6-12 87 3-12 I 9) 8-12 -l 8-12 - 4-12 86 8-12 90 9b 88 1-12 91 8-12 86 8-12 91 4-12 98 4-12 96 4-12 92 -T 96 8-12 91 10 12 80 8-12 8V K-12 80 S3 10-12 83 8-1S 83 8-12 95 89 1-12 92 812 91 93 6-12 93 3-12 B6 4-10 87 8-12 84 2-12 85 11 12 90 1-12 84 4-10 77 6-1? 80 11-12 88 8-12 87 1-12 76 it-ia 82 91 8-12 83 4-12 till 81 S-12 83 8-12 VU 8 12 73 i-is 72 . 83 8-12 90 4 12 76 s-12 83 6 12 83 8-12 90 4-12 91 8-12 91 43-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. DOINGS IN D0GD0M. RESPECTFULLY DECLINED. The following communication received from the esteemed Secretary of the A. K. C. this week is self- explanatory: Kennel Editor Breeder and Sportsman — Dear Sir: In view of the fact that it has been pub- licly announced that I am to be the superintendent of the dog show to be given by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Company, in conjunction with the World's Fair, held at St. Louis, I feel it incumbent upon me to state that such announcement was never authorized by me. I have not accepted the position described and do not intend to do so. Yours truly, A. P. Vredknburgh. THE OAKLAND SHOW. 1 he Oakland Kennel Club bench show opened under favorable auspices yesterday. The dogs were benched comfortably in a large tent. The entries were over 125 dogs, enough to make the show a two point affair. While we should have been pleased to chronicle a larger entry the showing can be considered as a good indication that there is a strong interest in support of shows in this vicinity. Dr. Geo. W. Clayton arrived in this city last Tues- day and was enjoyably entertained by a number of fanciers who took pains to renew a pleasant acquaint- ance formed on the occasion of Dr. Clayton's visit here two years ago. A review of the show and list of awards will appear next week. SAN MATEO SHOW. The San Mateo Kennel Club show on Admission Day next week, it is believed, will be a three point show. The entries closed yesterday, quite a number were received at the Oakland show. This show will ba a one day open air exhibit and promises to be the forerunner of a series of one day shows. From the favor In which the project has been received one day shows should be a go. The arrangements for bench- ing the dogs will be rather an innovation out here, the management has provided ample shelter and feed- log conveniences for the dogs. Train accommoda- tion to and from the show for local exhibitors have not been overlooked and will no doubt tend to make the show a successful one. A PROMISING COLLI K. Mountain Duke, second novice in a class of twenty- seven, S. F K. C. Bbow hi, flfgt puppy and novice San .Icse '04 owned by Mrs. D.J. Mercerhas Improved to a most promising extent. His coat has come out a deep, i-ich eable in color and of surpassing quality, rovement in bone is also to anoticeablecxtent. - by Ch Wellesborne Conqueror out of Bon tty. BAG LIMIT ON DUCKS. In view of a possible effort this winter to have the limit on ducks reduced a well known sportsman says: "Sportsmen unattached to gun clubs have little idea how dearly the members of these exclusive organiza- tions pay for their sport. While crying aloud in favor of a fifteen bird bag limit some of the ultra- game protectionists might do well to pause a minute and ponder over the statement that the average gun club member in assessments and other expenses in- volved pays probably one dollar and a half for every duck he kills. An Instance is given where a club member last year made two trips to his club preserve, both of tnem being bad days. He killed fifteen ducks one day and nine the other. His club assessments were over $300 last year. Not counting other expenses incidental, his birds cost him over $12 apiece. Some may wonder what all this has to do with bag limits. The connection is obvious Not every day is it possible for a club shooter to bag fifty birds, be he ever so good a shot. Frequently a dozen ducks con- stitute the bag. It costs as much to run a preserve when fifteen or twenty ducks is the average bag as when fifty is the lawful bag, and a sportsman who is paying so dearly for his shooting can hardly be blamed for wanting to get a string worth taking a photograph of once in a while. Fifty ducks is a reasonable limit. If the present law is enforced all round and market shootingstopped, there will be plenty of ducks for years to come. Great as the inroads on the supply has been by gunners, the gradual draining and cultivation of swamps and marsh land has had an equally bad influence, in some districts far more so in fact, for the feeding grounds have been destroyed and the birdB forced elsewhere. Any fair minded sportsman will cheerfully live up to the fifty bird bag limit, but a small restriction in the light of present conditions could hardly be en- forced. Sometimes in one flight a good shot will get O. C. Lee's English Setter bitch Champion Laura L. fifteen birds. Most shooters like to get enough birds for distribution among friends, and when he has a host of friends, fifty birds do not go far, nor does he often get that many birds. One thing is sure. The poor man, who is so often dragged into the game legislation controversy, has the better chance to get a duck now and then from some fortunate friend who is a club member, than he would have to go out and shoot them himseif with a reduced bag limit and no gun club preserves to en- courage the ducks. Club members with further restrictions would practically have to give up their preserves. Without the inducements offered on the numerous baited club grounds in and about the bay counties, there would not be one tenth as many ducks as now frequent those districts. The home-breeding grounds, or most of them, would soon be made un- tenable by the few birds that Ihey would maintain, and duck Bhootinghere would be, in most districts, a memory of the past. There are many generous minded members of gun clubs in this city, and else- where throughout the State, that make it a point to give away every season many ducks to persons who could not afford to go after them or even to buy the birds." MEXICAN QCAIL IN THE SOCTH. No one who has bunted, with a good dog, the various game birds of the United States will refuse the little valley quail of California a high place in the list of American game birds, while many will even place this little resourceful bunch of feathers at the very top. It is not, then, because of any lack of ap- preciation of this splendid game bird that the State Board of Fish and Game Commissioners is anxious to introduce other varieties into the State. Its reasons are considered far-sighted and the result of careful investigation says a writer In the Los Angeles Times. The time was when our native quail were to be found in abundance in every valley of the State, but the en- croachment of cultivated fieldsupon what used to be their favorite feeding grounds has driven them back into the foothills and mountains. It is true that the vast numbers killed in years past to satisfy the de- mands of the markets has had much to do with the decimation of the supply; but their migration from the valleys to the hillsides is in search of a safer and more congenial habitat. Winter shooting in California brings to tbe State over a million dollars every year, spent by Eastern sportsmen, who can find this winter sport nowhere else in the Union. The Fish and Game Commissioners are therefore believed wise to begin now with the in- troduction of other varieties of game to fill the places from which our valley quail are so rapidly being driven. This work must of necessity be largely ex- perimental for some time The problem is not alone to find a desirable bird that will thrive in our climate and upon the foods which our conditions offer. The Eastern bobwhite is an excellent game bird — dwelling in the fields and nesting in the hedgerows and fence corners— has been repeatedly brought to the State, and has as repeatedly proved a failure. It is plain men that we must go elsewhere than the eastern part of our own country for the future game bird of our valleys. Mexico seems to offer the best field for experiment. The climate of the northern portions of that republic, situated west of the Sierra Mad re mountains, is very much like that of California, and with a vegetation closely allied to our own. Mexico also offers a wide range of game birds from which to select. In Mexico there are two or three varieties of the "tinamous," a bird somewhat larger than the quail. It is said by those who have hunted it, to afford excellent sport, and to have no superior as a table bird. Of the quail family there is an infinite variety, no less than four Qistinct genera and possibly some twenty species. One of these, the elegant partridge (Callipepla elegans) a variety inhabiting the culti- vated fields, has recently been introduced by the com- missioners as an experiment. Of this same genus there are one and possibly two other species that might be worth trying. Of the genus Collnus, or bob white, there are a largenumber of species native to Mexico. The masked bob white (Colinus ridgwayi) is purely a grass bird, never being found in the brush, but inhabiting the tall grass of the lower mountain plateaus from the Arizona line as far south on the western side of the Sierra Madre mountains as the mouth of the Mayo river, where it meets another variety, the Grayson partridge (Colinus graysoni) ranging along the Pacific Coast as far south as the southern boundary of the State of Jalisco. Being natives of a dry country, either of the species named, and possibly some of the others, might do well in California. Our winter climate, if we have the game to offer with it, is sure to make California, in the very near future, the Mecca of a great army of eastern sports- men. These men will spend millions of dollars with our people, and many of them will eventually become citizens, bringing with them their wealth. We understand that a number of the elegant part- ridges were some time ago libeiated in San Diego county. CHANGES IN RIFLE SHOOTING. With the renewed interest in trap and target shoot- ing all over the country, army officers are not slow to realize the importance of better and more accurate methods for training their men. The system is being completely revolutionized. The new methods are based on scientific experiments which have been made in the past few month6. In this the work of amateur and professional marks- men has had not a little to do with the general change in methods of target practice. Estimation of distance by sound will also enter into the course. It will be explained that sound travels at the rate of about 1100 feet, or 366 yards, per second. A distant gun being fired the soldier will be taught to count the number of seconds, or parts of seconds, between flash and report. Multiplying these by 366 he will get, approximately, the distance of the gun in yards. This method will, of course, be of great assist- ance on a battlefield, where it will correct the estimate of distance to a hostile battery. Proficiency in esti- mating distance is, of course, necessary in any class of firing. Under the new regulations failure to attain a certain average in this respect will lower a soldier's shooting qualifications one grade. Thus a man having previously qualified as a sharpshooter, but who later falls below the proficiency in distance discrimination prescribed for his class, must be rated as a mere marksman in the annual report of his post. There is to be a return to the old-fashioned bull's- eye target.. In 189S this was abolished, but the shape of the new type will be round, whereas that formerly used was elliptical. With a sonstant aim from the place and under uniform meteorologial conditions it was found with the old Springfield .45-caliber rifle that bullet marks on a target formed a "shot group" in the general outline of an egg standing on end. This was the reason for adopting the old elliptical bull's- eye targets. The "shot groups" made with the modern magazine rifles are nearly round. Hence the adoption of the the circular bull's eye. Silhouette figure targets will be used for rapid-fire and skirmish fire practice. The skirmish targets have steel skeieton frames representing tbe out-line of a soldier in firing positions — kneeling and lying, respectively. They are covered with cloth and black paper cut as silhouettes to the shape of the frames. The "group skirmish target" is composed of two silhouettes in line and a yard apart, a kneeling figure on the left and a lying figure on the right. Another black silhouette "target represents the soldier in a standing position. Still another represents a soldier upon a horse, both rider and mount being seen about three-quarters view. The "collective-fire target" consists of forty-eight black silhouettes of the human figure. Nearest the shooter are sixteen lying figures in line and ten yards behind these are sixteen of the kneeling silhouettes Twenty yards back ol the latter are the same number of standing figures. All forty-eight represent men in the firing position. "Disappearing targets" are also to be used. These are silhouettes representing soldiers in the kneeling and standing position, each placed in the middle of a rectangular target. At a signal they are exposed to view, and are then withdrawn after a prescribed num- ber of seconds. A BIG RUN OF SALMON. The salt water anglers have for a week past had, in the bay waters, tbe sport of their lives fishing for salmon in Raccoon straits. Possibly fifty, at least, of the kingly fishes have been taken recently in and September 3, 1904] ©ire gvesbsv ano gtpovt&mtm tt about the Tiburon fishing grounds. A number have bean caught on the trolling- spoons just off the east end of Belvedere island. A large one was taken this week by G. W. and Chas. Miller just off the Corinthian Yacht Club house at Tiburon, this salmon weighed twenty-one pounds, they also landed another and smaller fish from a nearby trolling ground. Captain Wm. F. Ehrke of the San Francisco boat house at Tiburon reports that every boat from his place that went out for the past five days returned with from one to five salmon. Al Wilson last Tuesday night hooked on to a twenty- nine pounder that was in prime condition, he caught three other fish besides, one scaling eighteen pounds. Last Saturday and Sunday he took six salmon. Several members of the Pacific Striped Bass Club were equally lucky in landing salmon. These fish are of the usual September run on the way to the Upper Sacramento, McCloud and other up river spawning grounds. After the 10th inst. it will be illegal to take them, for then a close season, in and above tide water, will prevail until October 16th. Most of the salmon taken were caught on a No. 6 Wilson spoon, some were also landed on a No. 6 Stewart spoon. The sport in Raccoon straits is the best ever had by local fishermen trolling for salmon in San Francisco bay waters and in part proves the claim made several seasons ago, by the writer, that trolling for salmon in our local waters could be developed into a sport secondary only to the possibilities of Monterey bay. As a forerunner to the foregoing it has been current talk among local anglers for two or three weeks past that both baracouta and salmon with an odd yellow- tail or two were taken by the crab-fishing boats off the ocean beach, south of the Cliff house and out near the nine-fathom buoy. One week ago Sunday, it is reported, several anglers who prospected the new field for the sport had the pleasure of taking six salmon. In another launch the fishermen, much to their surprise, landed a number of baracouta, these fish took the spoons with avidity and put up a good fight before coming to gaff. In fishing deeper for salmon after they had a surfeit of baracouta, they were successful in taking several nice fish. One big fish, whatever variety it was, cleaned out the tackle that he hooked on to. That these fisn can be caught outside the "heads" is not at all improbable. It was, to a great extent, a surprise to many local fishermen, but the fact that sport can be had outside should not be surprising, the waters off the beach are comparatively unknown to our anglers. What the fishing there will produce in the way of sport, or commercially, is well known to *.he market fishermen, but, these fellows, as a rule, are very close mouthed when sportsmen desire infor- mation. Now that the cat is out of the bag, it remains for the salt water anglers to develop the game, indi- cations point to a find in this respect that will afford much sport. Yellowtail and baracouta as well as salmon have been taken at intervals by fishermen who were fishing from a tug which was on the "banks" with a fishing party from this city. THE RECORD SALMON. Fred W. Kelley on Thursday afternoon about six o'clock caught the largest salmon ever landed by rod and reel in San Francisco bay. The fish weighed thirty-two pounds was forty-one inches in length and twenty-two inches in girth, fresh run from the ocean and in the finest condition. The fish was gaffed after a grand fight lasting almost half an hour. The tackle used was a seven ounce two jointed trolling rod, a No. 18 cuttyhunk line and a No. 7 Wilson german silver spoon. Mr. Kelly was trolling from hn sixteen foot launch and was accompanied by Mrs. Kelley, who is also an enthusiastic salt water angler. Mrs. Kelley is very expert with a gaff and used it when the fish was first brought up to the "boat, but the salmon was too heavy and strong and gave the anglers another run before coming on board the launch. This big salmon was taken in the stream off and on the edge of the channel between the end of Belvedere and the Tiburon landing. STRIPED BASS ANGLING. Lake Merritt seems to be the best resorst for striped bass fishing recently. Quite a number of fish have been caught, but they are rarely over three or four pounds in weight. Chas. H. Kewell, J. Pincus, Jas. Watt, S. A. Wells and Clarence Ashlin were among the lucky Lake Merritt anglers this week. Mr. Watt hooked a six pounder on Saturday last. Reports from Rodeo indicate good bass fishing again at that resort. A number of bass have also been taken in San Antone slough recently. Shipments of striped bass from Sacramento and San Joaquin river points indicate that the bass are still located in the fresh water regions. TROUT FISHING. Although the Truckee is higher than usual for this time of the year the fishing, particularly at Boca, is good and big trout are ripe for the angler. Mr. Walter Burlingamo of this city and Mr. L. F. Doug- lass, Vice-President of the Victor Phonograph Com- pany, of Philadelphia, were at Boca for the ten days following August 17th and had most excellent sport. This was Mr. Douglass' initial trouting trip, hitherto he had been partial to Monterey bay and salmon trol- ling, now he is a confirmed trout fishing enthusiast. And well he may be, for rarely did a fisherman take an initiation under such favorable auspices. Nearly two dozen rainbows averaging one and a half pounds each were taken, besides a number of larger fish, one scaling four pounds. Besides this the two anglers brought down to the city a nice catch of smaller trout and also expressed several boxes to friends prior to their coming away from Boca. The fishing was excel- lent during the time the anglers were on the river, fish were taken morning, noon and evening. The killing flies were Benn's professor and the spinner on No 10 hooks. Reports from Verdi are favorable At points A** the Upper Sacramento, Castella, in particular, fly- fishing is good. The Garcia and Purissima are both said to afford good fiy-fishing now. The trolling at Lake Tahoe is also fair. Eel river is regarded as worthy of an angler's attention about the 15th of the month. Near Hilton and Duncans on Russian river, trolling for striped bass is good. Near Guerneville black bass fishing is at its prime.' A BIG SWORDFISH CAUGHT. Swordfish are not often caught on rod and reel, owing to their facial armament and the proficiency with which they lash about from side to side and cut themselves free from the line. They are generally large fish, powerfully finned and very swift in the water; hard to hold and often really dangerous game. The tarpon angler in the Gulf of Mexico occasionally hooks one and sometimes, if it be small, the ferocious creature is landed, but on the California coast the swordfish in any of its varieties is a rarity, so James L. Orr of Los Angeles is proud of the submarine rapier- wielder which he brought to gaff last week at Cata- lina. Orr was usingone of the boatman's rods, a cane affair about eight feet over all, simply, but strongly made and fitted with a big Montague reel. It made good tackle foi* anything big that swims and Orr was camp- ing on the tuna's trail, waitiog for a strike from one of these giant mackerel when this beauty ran his marlin-spike face against the bait, engulfed it and started for Santa Barbara. Orr was fitted out with an eight-foot piano wire leader, and the swordfish, in spite of all his acrobatic stunta, failed to sever it. After the creature had taken ont nearly a thousand feet of line and had about played Orr out, Boatman Billy Rugg started his propeller and began picking up slack for the exhausted rodster, after which further efforts proved successful and the quarry was finally brought within gaff-shot. It was secured by a rope through the gills and towed back to Avalon, where it's body soon drew a crowd at the fish rack. The weight was 120 pounds, length 8 feet 8 inches, and Orr took an hour and a half to capture his prize. Lions Versus Tigers. The story last week descriptive of the feats of strength performed by two East African lions seems to have been received with discredit in some quarters and is replied to in a manner calculated to throw doubt upon a lion's abilities in lifting his prey over high fences or similar obstacles to his enjoyment of a midnight luncheon. The statement that the lion should prevail in a bout with a tiger is also discredited. About 1871 there was a lion and tiger fightin Madras. A few animals used to be kept caged in the "People's park," and a lion and tiger lived there on the "apart- ment flat" principle with only a sliding partition between them. This was opened by mistake one day and, it is claimed, the lion never had a show. Ho was laid out and "took the count" inside of ten minutes. Not content with the mere victory "stripes" began to eat him beginning with his tail. Of course there may be individual lions that can polish off individual tigers, that proves nothing. The writer once knew a girl so good with the gloves (or without them for that matter) that she made most men who put up their "dukes" to her look foolish. That does not prove that women are stronger than men It is claimed by sportsmen familiar with both brands of the big cats that the average lion measures only between eight and nine feet in length (the size of the average tigr se) whereas stripes averages a foot longer, Leo, therefore, is outclassed. Stripes again has a longer forearm, which most people forget on account of his less erect carriage. So far, then, as power goes stripes takes the cake. Leo, however, has one very great protection in his mane. It not only forms a pad between Leo's flesh, and stripes* claws; but it baffles stripes who strikes or grabs at it instead of at solid flesh, besides getting in his eyes when at close grips. Notwithstanding all this there can be no doubt that tigers would win eighty out of every hundred fights. With our apologies to the Indian Field for the para- phrase, Fred King tells the following: In most tea districts ia India the garden coolies are encouraged to keep cattle, the cowherds being paid by the management. And on all gardens there is a strong inclosure to keep the cattle secure in at night. In a certain garden this enclosure was formed by a massive seven foot high palisade. I know for I helped to build it myself. Six to nine inch diameter logs stuck on end in a three feet deep trench as close as possible, and cross braced with heavy timber. Nothing could get under or through or over, unless it had wings, and yet the big Hansi bull the agents had sent up to improve the breed of cattle was killed in it and carried out of it one night. At least he was locked up with the rest of the cattle one night and next morning, was found dead and partly eaten by a tiger, a quarter of a mile or so off. I was away at the time but gang boss Frank Dolliver on my return assured me that not a post had been pushed aside, and the only way the bull could have been taken out was over fhat palisade. Stripes must have jumped in, seized the hull and jumped back with the bull in his mouth. Frank was a careful man, and whatever his own private opinions were never let them interfere with business, so he swore to the head cowherd that be must have forgotten to fasten the gate of the en- closure. It was always secured with a massive chain and a huge but primitive padlock. So he fined the cowherd a month's pay. It was no use the man pro- testing, that if such had been the case, the rest of the cattle would have been found stiaying all over the garden. When Frank could save money he never neglected the chance. The man, therefore, hoping that in a day or two stripes would return for another animal, borrowed an old "Brown Bess" with the intention of recouping the fine by the Government reward for killing the tiger A few mornings after the man turned up at the bungalow with a tiger claw, and the following story. On the fourth night of his watch in a tree, soon after the moon had risen, he saw a tiger step out from the jungle; and proceed with a quick slouching run straight for the cattle enclosure gate. It was full moon and almost as bright as day, and the man from his perch in the tree could see both inside and outside of the enclosure. Arrived at the gate Stripes reared himself on his hind legs against it. Steadied the big padlock with one forepaw while he inserted a claw of the other into the keyhole, and deliberately proceeded to pick the lock with his claw. This accomplished he pushed the gate partly open, sidled through and closed the gate. Carefully selecting the fattest cow he chased her round to the gate, nosed the door open, thrust her through in front of him, closed the gate, and again reared up and was twisting his claw into the padlock to relock it, when the man fired. Whether he was wounded, or only just startled, the watcher could not say, but stripes gave a mighty leap, wrenching off his claw which remained in the padlock. "Then," said Dolliver, "the man showed me a tiger claw apparently but recently torn off a tiger as the muscle at its base was quite fresh." Frank further remarked that he examined the claw and found rust on it, and on going to the cattle enclosure gate, he found the chain and padlock considerably scratched, and with slight blood stains Tiger pug marks were seen leading to and from it. A longer search discovered the cow in question killed and half eaten by a tiger. Well, there's the story, and it must have been true for I saw the claw afterwards myself and Frank Dolliver was a gentleman of some standing and well known at that time in his district, and is surely more reliable than the native who saw the lion fling the donkey over the "boma." That reminds me of a story told me by a dear old Scotch dog trainer and handler, who's away in Nebraska at present. He had but one failing besides playing the pipes and singing old Jacobin ballades- whiskey. "Indeed, it's the bad thing it is whatever," the old man would remark. "And that is why I like to put it out of the reach of you laddies." He did it pretty effectively for unless we had cared to tap him there was no chance of seeing it again. I shall be grieved if any of your readers doubt the veracity of my old friend. I am free to admit though that there perhaps is a wee, wee drappie too much whiskey in the story and here it is as told to me. He was making a short cut, on foot, from one tea garden to another; and had lost his way in the jungle. Coming to a stream some twenty yards wide which was bans full from recent rains, he climbed a tree on its banks to see if he couid spot a boat. Nary a boat could be seen, and he was about to descend when he saw a tigress and two cubs come down the opposite bank to the water's edge Several times the mother tried to get the cubs to cross; but thev balked at the furious current, so thp tigress swam across by herself. Naturally enough the old man thought he had better remain where he was. Mrs. Stripes crossed but it was as much as she could manage and she lay in a small patch of grass recovering her wind. Presently, all unsuspecting of daDger a wild sow, and pretty big at that, came by, whom Mrs. Stripes speedily con- verted into pork. Now the question was, how to get the meat to her progeny, who stood wailing on the farther side. What was our Scotch friend 'ssurprise to see her come to the water's edee; and scrape up a circular mound of mud about a foot high. Very carefully she firmed it down and trimmed its sides nearly perpendicular till its top was about two feet in diameter. She then went and brought the pig balancing the body with great nicety of adjustment on the top of the mound. "Theu mon," exclaimed the old man, "Ah saw as gran' a' St. Andrew's swing as ah iver wush tae see. The beaBtie just steppit back a step or twa, eyed the piggie, then, wi a wee bit prancie forrard, she swung her huge left paw (I mind weel it was the left) catching the body, plump, and hiking it clean o'er the stream with a roar that wud ah frighted a Glascae crowd." "Goth mon what a smack it struck the mud on the opposite bank just atween the cubs." Here the old man generally concluded with — "Ah'm just thinking laddie ye've had as much wheeskey as is guid for ye, bo ah'll pit ye oot o* the way o' temptation"; and he'd promptly empty the bottle into his own tumbler. A Strong Combination. Emil Holling of Dixon has within a comparatively short time met some of the best trap shots in this State and has more than held his own with them. He has twice won the Bekeart challenge trophy, each time breaking 97 out of 100. He has frequently made straights 25, 20, 15 and 10 in various races. He is an expert trap shot. He shoots an "L. C. Smith" gun, and "Magic" shells loaded with "Du Pont" powder — a winning combination if results are any criterion. Quality is a Factor for Results. Brandon, Manitoba, August 10th, P. Johnson of Winnipeg, Man., first general average and first ama- teur average, 115 out of 140, shooting "Hazard." Second general average, Ed. G. White, 114 out of 140 shooting "Infallible." Allentown, Pa., August 10th and Hth, first general average, J. M. Hawkins, 271 out of 390, shooting "Du Pont." Second general average, L. J. Squier, 369 out of 390 shooting "Du Pont." Third general average 12 ®*t£ gSveefccv imfc &povt&xtt flammation of tho Coronary Cushion, Soreness of Tendons, Wind Galls, Capped Hocks, Enlarged Glands, Sprains, Bog Spavin, Bono Spavin, Splint, Shoulder Lameness, Eto. It is a remarkable Leg Strcnp'.hcner. Frico %i .W per L^r£0 itoUlo. If it ever fails vro will Promptly Rpfund tho C'2.00. If we ever refuse we hereby agroo to pay yon $100 inc^h. Ask Dealers for it- If not for cclo in yonrtown rito Direct To TJs. IatTnationsl Stock Food Co. SUnncapolLa, Sinn* C&A. NEW MODEL 1904 THE BEST IN THE WORLD, 1903 price TRUSS BAR PATTERN and one MODEL SULKY f_r sale at special O'BRIEN & SONS Cor. Golden Gate Ave. and Folk St. SAN FRANCISCO. GAL BREEDERS' DIRECTORY. SHORTHORNS AND SHIRES— Quinto Herd of Shorthorns. 41 premiums California State Fair, 1903. Young stock for sale. Send for catalogue. ALSO Several fine Shire Stallions, foals of 1903. Est. of W. H. HOWARD, 206 Sansome St., San Francisco. HOLSTEINS— Winners of every 7 days' butter contest at State Fair 1809 1st & 2d for aged cows, 4-yr., 3-yr. and 3-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.. I,oa Angeles Cal. 14 ©tie ^veeitev emit Qpcvtstttan [September 3, 1904 Feeding Cattle in the Fall. Mnch lias been said and written on the subject of cattle feeding, and the experi- ment stations have done much to help us in rising rations. Each cattle feeder, how- ever, has decided on a certain way which he claims to be the best I am one of those who bv reading and studying the subject and by actual feeding have de- cided that for the average practical farmer it is better to feed in the fall, writes E. J. AVaterstripe in Farm and Fireside. I aim to make a short and quick feed every fall, and get better returns than from a longer feed. A plan that I have always found profit- able is to keep the cattle on good grass during the summer, and ae soon as roast- ing ears can be procured to begin to feed green corn, feeding the whole stalk. Keep the cattle on grass through the whole feed, as long as there is any grass. When the corn gets dry, break the ears off, and feed in troughs. 1 begin about August 1st. and aim to feed until about Thanksgiving, which gives me a short, quick feed, and gener ally a good profit. There is more profit in feeding while on grass, as much cheaper gains can be made. Sometimes the cattle market may be a little better later, but it costs more to gain one hundred pounds in winter, and this should be taken into consideration. The experiment stations are trying different feeds to combine with corn to balance the ration, but the farmer has, at least part of the year, nothing but grass. The best feed t com- bine with corn in winter is something like clover or cowpea bay, but for cheapest gains feed while on grass. Young cattle make the cheapest gains, the best meat, and bring the best prices. We don't want three-year-old cattle, but keep growing from a young calf until the market time. This plan gives a quick and good market for the com crop, and the best way to market cattle that 1 know of. You can get more out of corn by feeding in tne green state, so begin then, and get the most out of it. In order to make $100 land profitable we must try to grow the most, and then feed it to the best ad- vantage. Study the work, and keep your eyes on the daily market. Intelligent feeding is successful feeding. Dairymen throughout California will make a strong effort to have the national butter-makers' convention of 1905 held in this State. As an argument and an object lesson, the California Promotion Com- mittee will send a native born cow to the butter-makers' convention at St. Louis in October. o Sober up on Jackson's Napa Soda. FOR SALE. MY ENTIRE STOCK OF STANDARD-BRED Trotting and Pacing Horses. Single drivers and double teams. Some excellent prospects for stake winners entered in the Occident, Stanford and Breeders Futurity stakes. A fine carriage team, also the great broodmare Daisy S. (dam of Tom Smith 2:13M- General Vallejo 2:20H. Sweet Rose 3:28 (trial 2:21) and Little Mac (3) 2:27). The driving horses and colts can be seen at my stable in VaUejo, and the broodmares, etc., at the race track. Apply to or address THOMAS SMITH, Vallejo, Cal. TROTTER FOR SALE. CORREL GELDING, 6 YEARS OLD. Stands ^ 16 2*4 hands high and weighs 1100 pounds. Sired bv Niccauor bv Dexter Prince, dam Flora by El Cajon by Don Victor. He is in every re- spect a grand individual, handsome, stylish, and can show a 2:40 gait or better. With very little work I drove him a half this year in 1:22 and a quarter in 39 seconds, to cart. He will make a grand park horse and should be seeD by any one looking for a high-class trotter. Call or address L. R. PALMER, Walnut Creek. Cal. FOR SALE. Miccinn Rnv B&? gelding by Sultan Jr ; HOS1U11 Duy stands 16^ hands and weighs over 1100 lbs. A handsome, high-class, gentle- man's roadster; stylish action, gentle, and good driver. Winner (without preparation) of the 2:3U pace at the matinee Decoration Day. Address T. H. CORCORAN, 1201 Valencia St., San Francisco. Pftf* ^qIp Two-year-old brown Stallion by rui OalC. Diablo 2:09H. dam by half thor- oughbred son of Guy Wilkes, second dam by Ven- ture 2:27i4, thoroughbred son of Belmont Has stake entries, is just broken and is a good pros- pect. Apply to this office. QOCOANUT OIL CAKE THE BEST FEEI> FOB STOCK, CHICKENS AND PIQS FOB SALE IN LOTS TO SUIT BY EL DORADO LINSEED OIL WORKS CO 208 California Street, San FranclBCO, Cal, UTAH STATE FAIR SALT LAKE CITY OCTOBER 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, 1904 Good Track. Good Climate. Good Treatment. Entries to Harness Races Close WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1904. Entries to Running Races Close 12 o'clock Noon, Day Before Race. PROGRAMME: KIKST HAY-TUESDAY, OCT. 4, 1004. No. 1— Trotting 2:33 class % 40000 No. 8— Trot or Paoe, 2:20 class 500.00 No.3— Running, Vmilo dash 20000 No. -I— Running, % mile dash 150.00 -I ( (iND DAY-WEDNESDAY, OCT. B, 1904 No. b— Trot orpftco, 2-year-old. Utah bred (or owned and wept in the State 6 months prior to day of race), mile taeaW, 2 in 3 200.00 No fl— Trot or Pace. 2:2.'. class.. 400.00 : jCTilnt;, Vmllc dash : 20000 ledash lOOOO TIIIICH li V^ -I l.TRsDAY OCT. 6, 1004. No. 11— Running, lVmile dash 250.0^ No. 12— Running, '.mile dash 160 0° FODRTH DAY-FRIDAY OCT. T, 1904, No. 13— Free-For-All trotting 500.00 No. U— Trot or Pace, 3-year-olds or under, Utah bred (or owned and kept in the Slate 6 months prior to day of race), mile heats 2 In 3 300 00 No. 15— Running, «4-mile dash 150.00 No. 16— Running, Vmtle dash 800.00 FIFTH DAY-SATCRDAY. OCT. 8, 1904. No. 17— Trot or Pace, free-for-all ... No. 18— Trot or Pace. 2:22 class ... No. lit— Running, 1-mile dash No. 20— Running, 4H furlongs *7t»ooo . 5000n 20000 . 150 00 No B— Trot or Pace, 2:30 class | 400.00 No. 10-Trot or Pace, 2:15 class 50000 CONDITIONS. Entries to harness races to clou" wiib the Secretary Wednesday, September 21, 1904. Entries to running races to elon« at 12 o'clock noon", day before race. Entrlen not declared out at 5 o'clock p. m . on the day preceding the raoe. shall be required to Mart, and declaration must be in writing and made nt the ofllce of tbo Secretary ai the track. Races will be dlrlded Into four moneys, BO, 25. 15 and 10 per cent, unl< fad. En- trance fee, 5per oent of pur*e, and ri per cent additional from money winners. Kntranco to running race .' Records mado on or after Sopttitnber 1, 1904, no bar. Nominators in any raoe that should fail to 'ill, may on September2S. lt«j), transfer tbolr entry In such raoe to any other raoe of the classes that have flllc4 in which their horse was eligible on Scplomber 21, loot. Otbtrwlse than as specified in conditions, rules of the American Trotting Association (of which thla Association Is a member) to govern. Well >itH and special conditions for running races will bo announced oach day before entries i'l'.^f; Address all communications to the Secretary. NE -SON A. EMPEY, President BRANSFORD, Supervisor. W. J. BATEMAN, Secretary. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. THE BAYWQOD STUD THE BUNGALOW, SAN MATEO, CAL (Property of John Parrott, Esq.) Imp, Hackney Stallion GREEN'S RUFUS 63 «*> Will serve a limited number of Approved Mares, Season 1904 FEE - - - 875 Reductions made for two or more mares. Manager, WALTER SEAL.Y. HARNESS and SADDLES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Large Stock. Low Prices, JEPSEN BROS. CO. inc.) 110-112 MARKET ST„ SAN FRANCISCO. . -?S?„B££f# SINGMASTER&SONS.ofKeota Iowa. BREEDERS AND IMPORTERS OFl PERCHERONS, SHIRES, BELGIAN AND FRENCH COACH HORSES Have a Branch Barn at 63 North San Pedro Street, San Jose, Cal. High-class ock always on hand. It will pay to call and inspect stock if you are in need of a goodstallioD C. O. STANTON. San Jose Manager Quinns Ointment Will Make A Horse Over; I -will put sound legs under him and will save bim from the cheap hawker and trader. It is the "1 standard cure for Spavins, Curbs, Splints, Windpuffs and all the various lumps and bunches of like kind. Keep it always on hand and you will be prepared when trouble comes, leading horsemen everywhere know it and use it. Mr. H. H. Clark, Fredonia. ??. T., writes: "The bottle of Qulnn's Ointment purchased from you about two years ago removed a enrb and thoroaghpin aad did it for good. My horse's leg is as smooth as ever." I Price $ i .00 per bottle. Sold by all druggists or sent by mail* I Write for circulars", testimonials, etc . B. EDDY & COMPANY, WHITEHALL, N. McMURRAY Santa Rosa Stock Farm HAS FOR SALE Three Sidney Dillon Yeaiing Colts from the following mares: Pansy (dam of King Orry 2:21*4, Almonition 2:2-i!£. Lady Pansy Russell 2:26v£, and Pansy Russell 2:30) by Cassius M. Clay, Jr. 22, etc. Guycara 2:]82£ by Guy Wilkes 2:15jf, dam Biscari (dam of 5 in list) by Director 2:17, second dam Bicari (dam of 6 in list) by Harold, etc. Russie Russell by Bay Rose 2:20^, out of Oakley Russell by Happy Russell, son of Happy Medium, etc. Apply to IRA PIERCE, 728 Montgomery St., San Francisco. McMURRAY SULKIES and JOGGING CARTS STANDARD THE WORLD OVER. -8S~Address, for printed matter and prices, W. J. KENNEY 531 Valencia St., San Francisco, Cal. Aithe FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. WILL SELL OR EXCHANGE THE STAND- *' ard bred trotting mare PAC ETA 2:26. raised on Palo Alto Stock Farm, sired by Lone Pine, he by Electioneer. She Is now at the Pleasanton track. The ODly reason for offering her for sale is that she is a little too light for family use. Will exchange forlarger family horse or outfit com- plete with trap or carriage. Paceta is very valu- able for a brood mare or a fine road mare. Also have a Ally sired by Sidney Dillon, dam Paceta. This is a fine opportunity to secure stock of the highest breeding. Address Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary St., San Francisoo. Fast Facer For Sale. THE PACING GELDING, AL SANDY 2:19^ by Wayland W.. dam Rapid Ann by Overland. Can pace three heats better than 2:17. Can brush very fast on the road. Excellent prospect to race. He is one of the best road horses In the city. Gentle and Intelligent. Safe for lady to drive. For price and further particulars address S. WATSON. 235 Douglas street. Sao Francisco Tongues End STOCK GET JUST ENOUGH AT THE RIGHT TIME. C0HPRE55ED PURE 5ALT BRICKS. AND PATENT FEEDERS. No waste, no neglect a II convenience. Your dealer his it. Write us for The booh. BEIMONT STABLE SUPPLY CO. PATENTEES MANUFACTURERS Broohlyn, IN.Y. PEDIGREES TABULATED And type written Ready for framing. WrUe for prices. Breeder and Sportsman. 33 Geary Street San Francisco. Cal. 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U SMLL DnMilUt Ask your grocers or dealers for it. Positively Cures Colic, Scouring and Indigestion. C. F. KEBTELL, Manager American Trottii Register PUBLICATIONS. THE YEAR BOOK This great work will be ready for delivery March 15, 19M. Contains summaries of races; tables of 2:30 trot- ters; 2:25 pacers; sires; grea* °d es; cham- pion trotters; fastest recorde Vol. XIX. 1903, single copies, postpaid... 84.00 Vol. XIX, 1903, 10 or more copies, each, f.o.b 3.35 Vol. XVIII, 1902, single copies, postpaid.. 4.00 .... 4 00 ....4.00 .... 4.00 .... 3.00 • " ....3.00 ....3.00 .... aoo .... 3.00 " .... 3.00 umber) .postpaid 2.50 2.50 8.50 1.00 1887 and 1885 out of THE REGISTER Vols, in to XV, inclusive, in one order, f.o.b 860.00 Single Volumes, postpaid 5.00 Vols. I and n are out of print. Vol. XVII 1901, " Vol. XVI, 1900, " ' Vol. XV, 1899. 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SUBSCRIPTION THREE DOLLARS A YEAR n ^, i A OLE 2:11, b. g. by Silas Skinner 2:17 BRINEY K. 2:11 by Strathway 2:19 TWO FASTEST TROTTERS ON CALIFORNIA CIRCUIT ©its grecoer cmo J&pcvt&tnan [September -10, 1904 $7000 Pacific Breeders Futurity No. 5 $7000 GUARANTEED BY THE GUARANTEED Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association FOR FOALS OF MARES BRED IN 1904 TO TROT OR PACE AT TWO AND THREE YEARS OLD. ENTRIES CLOSE OCTOBER 15, 1904. Only $2 to Nominate Mare 4250 for Trotting Foals. Si 7 50 for Pacing- Foals. $800 to Xominators of Dams of Winners and $200 for Owners of Stallions. Money Divided as Follows: $3000 for Three=Year=Old Trotters. 200 for Nominator of Dam of Winner of Three=Year=01d Trot. 1250 for Two=Vear=01d Trotters. 200 for Nominator of Dam of Winner of Two=Year=01d Trot. 100 to 0« ner of Stallion, Sire of Winner of Three=Year=01d Trot when Mare was bred. $1000 for Three=Year=01d Pacers. 200 for the Nominator of Dam of Winner of Three=Year=01d Pace. 750 for Two=Year=01d Pacers. 200 for Nominator of Dam of Winner of Two=Year=01d Pace. 100 to Owner of Stallion, Sire of Winner of Three=Year=01d Pace when Mare was bred. ENTRANCE AND PAYMENTS— S2 to nominate Mare on October 15, 1904, when name, color and description of Mare and S allion bred to must be given. S5 February 1 1905 85 September 1 1905 810 on Yearlings February 1, 1906. S 10 on Two-Year-O.ds February 1, 1907. SIO on Three-Year-Olds February I 1908. STARTING PAVMENTS-525 to start in the Two- Year-Old Pace. 835 to start in the Two-Year-Old Trot. 835 to start in the Three- Year-Old Pace. 850 to start in the Three- Year-Old Trot. All starting payments to be made ten days before the first day of the meeting at which the race is to take place. Nominators Mast Designate When Making Payments to Start Whether the Horse Entered U a Trotter or Pacer. Cults that Start at Two Years Old are Not Barred from Starting Again In the Three-Year-Old Divisions. CONDITIONS. The races for Two- Year-Olds will be mile heats (2 in 3), and for Three-Year-Olds 3 in 5. Distance for Two- Year-Olds, laO yards; for Three- Year-Olds, 100 yards. If a Mare proves barren, or slips, or has a dead Foal, or twins, or if either the Mare or Foai dies before February 1, 1906. her Nominator may sell and transfer his nomination or substitute another Mare or 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 con- racted 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 19M Entries must be accompanied by the entrance fee. Should the amount of entrance money received be in excess of the amount of the Stakes the escess will be added, less the cost of postage stamps, printing and advertising, to the Stakes for the Z. P. HEALD. President, Three- Year-Old divisions in proportion to the amount offered in each division. Nominators liable only for amounts paid in. Failure to make any payment forfeits all previous payments. Hopples will not be barred in pacing races. Right reserved to declare off or reopen these Stakes in case the number of entries received is Dot satisfactory to the Board of Directors. Money divided in each Division of the Stake 50, 2b, 15 and 10 per cent There will be no mort, moneys in each Division than there are starters. Entries open to the world Membership In the Association not required to enter, hut no horse will be allowed to start until the owner has beome a member. Write for Entry Blanks to F. W. KELLEY, Secretary. 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. OAI. UTAH STATE FAIR' SALT LAKE CITY OCTOBER 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, 1904 Good Track. Good Climate, food Treatment. Entries to Harness Races Close WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1904. Entries to Running Races Close 12 o'clock Noon, Day Before Race. PROGR FIRST DAY-TCESDAY, OCT. 4. 1904. No. 1— Trotting 2:33 class 8 400 00 No. -j -Trot or Pace 8:30 class 50000 No i Banning, mile dash 20000 No. 4— RuDoing % mile dash 150.00 Mi OHO I> VY- WEDNESDAY. OCT G, 1901 No 5— Trot or Pace. 2-year-old Utah bred (or owned and wept In the State 6 months prior to day of race), mile heal*. 2 Iq 3 200.00 No 6— Trot or Pace 2:25 clas-*.. 400.00 Mo. 7 Running. *-mile da-h 200 00 No S— Running, K-miledash 10000 THIRD 11 \Y li:iK>D\V OCT. O. 1904. No 0-Trot or Pace, 2:3>j class • 400.00 No. I0-TrotorPace,2:l5cla>s AMME: No 11— Running, l'S-mile dash 25000 No. 12— Running, 'vmile dash 150 00 FOORTH DAY— FRIDAY OCT. 7, 1904. No. 13— Free-For-All trotting 500.00 No. 14— Trot or Pace. 3-year-olds or under, Utah bred (or owned and kept in the Slate 6 months prior to day of race), mile beats 2 in 3 30000 No. 15— Running. 4-mlle dash 150.00 No 16— Running, ?*-mile dash 20000 FIFTH DAY-SATURDAY, OCT. 8, 1904. No. 17— Trot or Pace, free-for-all $700 00 No 18— Trot or Pace. 222 class SOOOo No 19— Running, l-mile dash 20000 No. 20— Running, 4»4 furlongs 150 00 CONDITIONS. Bnti the Secretary Wednesday, September 21, 1004. ■ to running races 10 close at 12 o'clock noon, day before race- *■- 0 1 r ■ st 5 o'clock p m. on the day preceding the race, shall be required to start and declaration must be in writing aod made ;it the ofllce of the Secretary at the track. Race led into four monev-s. 50. 25. IB and 10 per cent, ufi specified. En- trance fee, 5 per cent of] < percent additional from mone\" winners. Entrance to runolog 1 aobir. Nominators In any race that should fail 10 ' ir their entry io such race to any other race of the classes that r . 1 0 on September 21 I 1 in conditions, rules of the American Trotting Association (of which ;bi» Aasoolatlon is a member) to goi Wei*-' conditions for running races will be announced each day before entries close. AddrcHs all communications to the Secretary NELSON A. EMPEY, President. ' W.J. BATEMAN, J. S. BRANSFORD, Supervisor. Secretary. SALT LAKE CITY. DTAH. W. 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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, September io, 1904. Dates of Harness Meetings. CALIFORNIA. Salinas Sept. 14 to Sept. 17 Hanford Oct. 10 to 15 Tulare Oct. 17 to 22 NORTH PACIFIC. Salem Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Seattle Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 North Yakima Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 Victoria B. C Sept. 27 10 Oct. 1 New Westminster, B. C Oct 3 to Oct. 8 Spokane Oct. 3 to Oct. 8 Walla Walla Oct. 10 to Oct. 15 Boise Oct. 17 to Oct. 22 GRAND CIRCUIT. Syracuse Sept. 12 to Sept. 17 Columbus Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 Cincinnati Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 Memphis Oct. 17 to Oct. 27 THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE will undoubt- edly be called upon this coiling' winter to pass a new law governing the organization and conduct of our district and State fairs. That annual displays of the products of the State, with liberal premiums for the most meritorious exhibits in the various lines, are of great benefit in improving and building up it3 industries, is conceded by all. It is the duty of the live stock; breeders to co-operate with the agricultur- ists, fruit growers, manufacturers and miners to the end that a bill may be drafted that will be for the good of all concerned. The harness horse breeders are a very large and influential body of citizen?, and in the aggregate very heavy taxpayers, and aided by the premiums offered at the State and district fairs have made the breeding of harness horses one of the lead- ing industries of the State. Millions of dollars worth of standard bred horses have been sold in the east by California breeders, and the California horse is now recognized as the peer of any on earth. The California horse breeder should join hands with the breeders of all live stock, in an attempt to place California fairs on a high plane. We can have annual live stock exhibits and speed contests too, without the assist- ance or the presence of the professional gamblers and law-breakers who have made so many of our annual fairs obnoxious to the general public. Cali- fornia is not the wild and woolly country it was in '49, neither is it a Klondike or a Monte Carlo. It is able to support a circuit of fairs in cities and towns where the laws will be obeyed during fair week the same as at any other time. The present law providing for nearly fifty district fairs should be repealed and a new one providing for fewer and better annual expositions should ba passed^ The work of constructing such a law should be en- tered upon in a broad spirit, and every aim of its framers should be to benefit the whole State. Cheap politics and graft should be entirely abolished from the proceeding, and there should be an effort made to frame a bill that will provide the great State of California with acircuit of fairs that will be supported and patronized by the best people in the common- wealth. It can be done and every horse breeder in California should be willing to lend his efforts to aid in its accomplishment. STALLION OWNERS should lend their aid to making the Pacific Breeders Futurity stakes a success in every way. These stakes do much to help the breeding business, and stallion owners can do much to secure large entry lists. Stake No. 5, which closes October 15th should have not less than 500 entries and every standard bred stallion in California should be represented. Your stallion will stand a better chance to be the sire of the winner if you get a large number of his foals named in the stake. Better speak about it to the owners of the mares bred.to him this year. SWEET MARIE has been defeated at last, and it is no surprise either. She would have been a won- der, indeed, had she made an unbeaten record this year on the Grand Circuit where it would have taken a two-minute trotter to win every race in the classes where the California mare has been racing. We doubt if Major Delmar or Lou Dillon ,had either been a starter in all the events where the McKinney mare has made such a marvelous showing) could have come out with as clean a record as she. From Detroit to Providence she was a regular starter and a regular winner, and her conditirn must have been perfect or she would never have stood it, as she has had to meet all the best trotters out this year. Her two previous races to the Charter Oak were five heat affairs and in both she lost the first two heats and then her trainer and driver Robert Smith was taken out and Alta Mc~ Donald, who has the reputation of being able to get the very last ounce out of a horse, was put in his place. Mr. McDonald won with her, but it is very probable: that the hard drives he gave her at ReadvLUe and Providence took so much of her strength that she was unable to win even a heat in the Charter Oak at Hart- ford. Sweet Marie has been beaten but she stands in the front as the greatest race mare that has been seen on the Grand Circuit, and her record of winning the fastest five-heat race ever trotted is pretty good proof of this statement. As the Providence judges had set Mr. Smith down for the balance of the season, Sweet Marie was driven in the Charter Oak by Mr. Curry, and the best this great reinsman could do was to land her second in the first heat in 2*07§, after which she was sixth and fifth. It is to be hoped that Mr. Curry will not be suspended for the season for not winning as he doubtless did the best he could. THE CHALLENGE CUP RACE at the Inter-State Matinee meeting at Cleveland held last week, was a very unsatisfactory race. It was won by Mr, Devereux, President of the Cleveland Club, with the mare Aerolite by Acolyte. She is owned by Mr. H. M. Hanna. The race was unsatisfactory because there was a difference of opinion as to the winner of the last heat. There were five starters and every heat was trotted in 2:11. Mr. Smathers of New York won the first heat with his four-year-old Sadie Mac, Mr. Bill_ lings gelding Equity being second and Aerolite third _ In the second heat, Mr. Smathers turned wide on entering the stretch and then crossed to the pole, where he finished in front, but the judges set him back to last position. In the third heat there was a nose and nose finish batween Sadie Mac and Aerolite. Many of the crowd and one of the judges thought Sadie Mac won, but the judges saw differently and awarded the heat and race to Mr. Devereux. The crowd hissed, but Mr. Smathers acted gracefully and made no complaint. The judges were probably correct in their decision, but on occasions of this kind there is always more or less criticism and talk. Mr. Dever- eux also won the cup for pacers at the same meeting with the mare Mustard. Her fastest heat was 2:08£. Lou Dillon went an exhibition mile in 2:07 to wagon. LORD REVELSTOKE 2:12 3-4, the fastest three- year-old trotter of the year, is by Bingen 2:06£, a trotter that took a two-year-old record of 2:19$, a three-year-old record of 2:12$, a four-year-old record of 2:06$ and reduced this a half second as a six-year. old. Lord Revelstoke's dam, May Fern. 2:11$ is by a grandson of Harold, and out of a mare by Gen. Geo. H. Thomas, next dam by Mars 2775, aDd next dam a daughter of the thoroughbred horse Bill Cheatham, a son of imp. Albion and a mare by imp. Glencoe. Lord Revelstoke gives the developed ancestor fellows a chance to "point with pride" to more evidence to show that their theory is correct, while it also gives Brother Parlin the opportunity to refer to the thoroughbred backing so necessary to a good trotting pedigree. THE PACKING HOUSE STRIKE has had a most * serious effect upon the movements of live stock in the Mississippi valley as is shown by a report of the Department of Labor and Commerce issued last Satur- day. Live stock receipts at the five principal markets during July show a reduction from 2,620,046 head in July, 1903, to 1,555,451 head in'july, 1904. Carload receipts at Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Louis, and St. Joseph, fell off from 52,752 cars in July, 1903, to 30,74tcars in 1904. For seven months ending with July, the total receipts of stock at five markets were 18.210,346 head compared with 17,742,707 head in 1903, and 17,232,114 head in 1902. Consumption of hogs alone at four markets during the first six months of the year averaged 1,048,250 head per month compared with 469j_322 head in July, being a decrease of 55.2 per cent. First Entry in Stake No. 5. Pacific Breeders Futurity Stake No. 5, for foals of mares bred this year, to trot and pace as two and three-year-olds in 1908 and 1909, has received its first entry. The first official announcement of the stake appeared in the Breeder and Sportsman last Saturday, and on Monday Mr. M. L. Lusk, of 631 K. street, Sacramento, made the following nomination: Melrose, bay mare by Sultan, dam Young Josie by Sweepstakes, bred to Kinney Lou 2:07$ Mr. Lusk has named a good mare bred to a good horse. May the foal be as fast as the sire. The Readville idea of cutting the entrance fee in two, and then making the owner and trainer pay their way into the park, appears to meet with the approval of most of the owners and trainers, but the camp followers are yet to be heard from. To ask the most of them to pay their way into a racetrack, or anywhere else for that matter, is considered by them a deadly insult. — Horseman. Dr. S. A. Tuttle— Hyde Park, Mass , Feb. 23, 1898. Dear Sir: Recently I was taken sick with a very severe cold and sore throat, accompanied by aches and pains throughout my entire body. I tried various remedies, but without avail. I then decided to try your "Elixir." I did so, applying it to my throat and bathing with it. as well as taking some internally Before I was hardly aware of it I was entirely cured of the sore throat and the pains left me as quickly as they came In my estimation •'Tuttle's Elixir" is a wonderful remedy, and deserves much praise. I shall always recommend it to others, as I know by experience what it will do. And I have no doubt it will do all you claim it will. Yours most sincerely 80 Williams Ave. William E. Pring. Dave McClary has sold his green pacer Rey Del Valle to David Lee, and he is now in Billy Andrews' care. He recently stepped a mile in 2:07$ . Back Number Wanted. To complete a file the following tnck number of the Breeder and Sportsman is wanted: April 3, 1897— Part 14 of Vol 30. A dollar will be paid for one copy of the above issue. Address F. W. KELLEY, BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco. tf The Ward Totalizator An Australian Betting Machine that will be used in_Oregon and Washington this year. «£iu- breeder anit §ponsman [September ]0, 1804 JOTTINGS. jf| i THE CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR was odcb tbe greatest annual exhibition of its kind held west of the Rocky mountains. Now, after fifty-one years of life, it has reached a condition where there are few "so poor to do it reverence." Its financial state- ment for 1U04 will show a deficit, and the people and the press seem united in giviog it the proverbial kick that every person or institution gets when started on the down grade. And yet there were features of the fair of 1904 which have never been excelled at aDy State Exposition, and farmers and breeders who attended it found much to commend and many oppor. tunities to secure information that cannot help but be very valuable to them in tbe future. The exhibiiion of cattle was one of the largest and best ever seen at a fair The display of draft horses was far ahead of anything ever before exhibited on this coast, and the judging of the different classes of these bleeds by Prof. Carlyle of Colorado acd Prof. Majors of Cali- fornia furnished very valuable information and was actual instruction to those who witnessed it. The harness racing was excellent, and the time made was faster than usual. The horse show at the pavilion each evening was a new feature that was well received. True the regular pavilion exhibit was almost entirely lacking, but the small attendance cannot belaid to this omission. There are causes for the financial failure of the State Fair of 1904, and those who will look will not find it difficult to discover them. The one that leads all others is, in my humble opinion, tbe insistence in certain quarters and by some of the Directors, that the exhibition and the racing program must be stretched out to two weeks. There is not another State Fair in the United States which holds for more than one week. There is not a harness meeting on the Grand Circuit which gives a program of over six days except those at Lexington and Memphis, and conditions exist at thosetwo places which aredifferent from other places in the Union. A two weeks fair doubles the expenses but does not increase the re- ceipts. Even in the best days of the California State Fair, when it was about the only thing of the kind to be seen in California, one week was considered ample, and any observer could see that a majority of those who patronized it were present but two or three days during that week. For years, since a two weeks fair has been given, the attendance during tbe first half of the first week has been ridiculously small, and the first half of the second week generally but little better. This alone should have been enough to have convinced the Directors some time ago of the absurd- ity and unpopularity of a two weeks fair. Another cause for the falling off in attendance has been the making of running races the chief feature of the racing program, and thjn depending on the booking privilege for a large portion of the revenue to pay the running purses. While California has racing all winter and the game is well patronized for six months in the year, there is such a dearth of thorough- breds here during the summer, owing to all the best stables being shipped East, that the horses competing are of the very cheapest class. These of course draw the regular running racing crowd, who do con- siderable betting on the results, but they keep a very large number of farmers, breeders and others of the States' best citizens away from the fair. A two weeks' program necessitates the giving of many "special" and ''overnight" racesaod these are usually unsatisfactory to everybody but those who use them solely as a means to gamble. They do not encourage the breeding or the development of good horses in the least. California should be able to give as fine an exhibi- tion as any State in the Union. She has the resources and the producers are willing to exhibit the same, but they are strongly opposed to playing second fiddle to a lot of professional gamblers. The Oregon State Agricultural Society, a few years ago, got Into the same shape that the California Association is now. Its (aire were poorly attended, and it failed to pay its purses. Then came a new Board of Directors com- posed of men who believed that a fair should be conducted for the benefit of the State and its citizens. This Board arranged for the payment of good premiums for livestock and other productions of the State. It did not ignore tbe racing, but hung up good purses and barred tbe bookmakers. At its fair last year as many as 20,000 people were Inside the gates in ore day, and the fair paid a profit. California can learn a lesson from Oregon. It mlgnt be well for some of tie Directors of the State- Agricultural Society ':.• Oregon State Fair a visit next week and study its methods. We can revive the California State Fair and this without removing it from Sacra- mento. But if we do, the State authorities will have to dispell the delusion from their minds that they must have the bookmakers' money to make both ends meet. One of the most absurd propositions advanced by some of the financiers who minage the State Fair is that a large part of the deficit is due to the fact that many harness horse owners do not pay their entrance fees. It seems almost impossible to make those un- familiar with the management of race meetings understand the difference between the conditions of running and harness races. At the State Fair no less than three and on some days as many as six running events are given for free purses of $225 each. The owners of horses starting in these races are not asked for one cent of entrance money. If they were they would refuse to start. Not being assessed any entrance money they do not owe anything when the meeting is over. Harness racing is entirely different. On every purse offered the trotters or pacers, five per cent is charged to every horse named. Those that appear on the track to compete for the purse must pay tbiB amount before they can start. If the purse is $500 tte sum of $25 must be paid to the association before the horse can start in the race. If he does not start, and the five per cent is not paid, it is charged up to him, and both horse and owner are suspended and cannot start on any association track in the United States until it is settled with ten per cent penalty and interest at six per cent per annum. Thousands of dollars are paid in by the owners of trotters and pacers at every State Fair to enable them to complete for the purses advertised, but the owners of runners pay not a cent except now and then a small amount in a stake. The Occident Stake for three- year-old trotters, which had a value of $3055 this year was, with the exception of $400, entirely made up of money paid in by the owners of the colts entered. In oth^r words $2655 of the Occident Stake of 1904 was furnisltzd by these owners. In any purse race offered the trotters or pacers sixteen paid up entries will pay the entire purse and it will not cost the association a cent. If there are more than sixteen paid up entries there is a surplus which goes to the association and DOj the horsemen. Now the harness horse owners are not kicking at this custom of charging entrance money, but they do object to having it printed and published broadcast that the State Fair has a deficit because there is some entrance money due from a few horsemen who were unable to start their horses, while thousands of dollars in free purses are hung up every year for the runners. There were sufficient harness races on the program of the State Fair this year to have given six days of racing with three races each day. The attendance at Pleasanton, San Jose and Santa Rosa where profitable harness meetings were given without bookmaking, show that the public will patronize them. But the State Fair managers insist on a two weeks' program, and to make it up they gave 47 running races, none of which had a less value than $225, or a total of $10,575, to compete in which little or no entrance was paid. Now, counting only thehoises that started there was very close to $10,000 and probably a greater sum paid in by the owners of harness horses as entrance fees at the State Fair, and all not paid is charged against them. Is it not time that the California State Agri. cultural Society should make up its racing program entirely of harness racing and thus aid in building up a great breeding Industry (especially when owners are putting up the largest portion of the purses out of their own pockets) Instead of paying out thousands of dollars for a lot of cheap running horses that are worth less than the money they run for? There is a rumor that Gov. Pardee has made up his mind to never affix his signature to an appropriation made from the State's funds to the State Agricultural Society as presently constituted. It is said that the Governor is in favor of the repeal of the law under which the State and District fairs have been cond ucled, and an entirely new law passed. His plan, we under- stand, is to have a new State Agricultural Society organized which will hold an annual fair at six or seven different places. The association to have sixty or seventy thousand dollars appropriated with which to hold these fairs, which would be a big saving over the old plan of appropriating money for one State Fair and a large number of district fairs. By this new scheme of the Governor's a circuit of six or seven fairs would be arranged all under the direct management of a State Board of Agriculture, which is not a bad idea, although it looks to me that the same number of district fairs, drawing an appropria- tion of $10,000 each would be better, as there would be an element of rivalry in such expositions. It Is pretty suro that some change will be made in the way fairs are conducted in California, as there is a very large proportion of the tax-paying population that decidedly object to any more money being appro- priated for an exposition that makes racing between a lot of cheap running stakes the principal part of its program. Matinee Racing at Santa Ana. The Gentlemen's Driving Club of Orange county held its second matinee at the Santa Ana track on Wednesday, August 31st. There was a big crowd out to see the racing which furnished excellent sport. The first race was for pacers. There were four con- testants and the bay gelding Avalo driven by Mr. Fred Culver of Fullerton proved the winner after four closely contested heats. Dr F. A. Ramsey's chestnut gelding Axel won the first heat and Mr. Frank Carlyle drove his grey gelding Lee to victory in the second heat. The time was 2:35, 2:37?, 2:36, 2:36. The finish in the second and third heats was remarkably close. Three trotters started in the second event, and Mr. John Wagoner's McKinney won first and third heats. The second heat in this race went to Mr. Geo. W. Ford's Klamath Maid. The third heat was the fastest of the race and the McKinney horse only beat Mr. M. O. Bowers' mare Olga a head in 2:37j. An added starter made a field of four trotters to take the word in the third event. Mr. Geo. W. Dick- son's Maud St. Clair won in straight heats, in 2:39 and 2:38. Mr. E. T. Parker's Queen was second and Mr. Kuffel's Jim third. Dr. R. W. Huff's Ilteta won the fourth race which was for trotters, beating Mr. Devenny's H. P. D. and Mr. Sleeper's Oseawana. The race for roadsters proved one of the most inter- esting of the day. Dr. Ramsey's Lauracita proved the victor in straight heats, her best time 3:12. Dr. Lord's Kid and Mr. Huddleson's Chris alternated second and third positions between them. It took the whole afternoon to conclude the program, but the crowd stayed until the last. The members of the Driving Club were highly complimented for the good sport furnished. Last Two Days at Providence. Sept. 1— Pacing 2:14 class, purse $3000. Six heats Wednesday. Baron Gratlan, b g by Gratlan (Geers) 6 16 5 3 11 DunCarr, blk g (Clark) 12 2 12 3 2 BadNews.bg (Walker) 13 13 12 3 Dewey, ro g (Dickerson) 2 6 4 2 4 dr NancyH.blkm (Hudson) 5 5 3 6 5 dr Endora.blkm (Snow) 3 4 5 4 d Time-2:09x, 2:07)4, 2:0854, 2:11, 2:L9J£, 2:1154. 2:07?i. Trotting. 2:24 class, purse $1000. Anaconda, b g by Koight-Algona (Trout) 1 1 i Brilliant Girl, b m (Goodrich) 3 2 2 KuthC.bm (Curry) 2 3 5 Directwell.bg (DeRjder) 4 4 3 Flandrau.bg (Geers) 5 5 4 Time-2:13, 2:1154, 2:13. Pacing, 2:02 class, purse $1500. Hettie G., b zn by Egg Hot (Murphy) 1 l Albert, ro g (Mo-Donald) 2 3 Dan K.,chg (Splan) 2 4 Major C. , b s (Geers) 4 3 Time— 2:0554, 2:0554. TrottiDg, 2:10 class, purse $i009. John Taylor, b g by Dispute-Dolly (Wilson) I 1 Snyder McGregor, ch g (Benyon) 2 2 Direct Viewbrh (De Ryder) 5 3 Norrie.bg (Shank) 4 4 Grade Kellar.brm (Nickols) 8 5 Authoress, blk m (McDonald) 7 6 Illive.bm (Geers) 6 7 PaCchenMaid.bin (Star) 3 7 Meiallas, blks (Andrews) 9 8 The Roman, b g (Snow) d Time— 2:08)4. 2:0954. Special exhibition against lime to beat the world's trotting record oi 2:02)4. Major Delmar, b g by Delmar-Espectation (McDonald) lost Time— 2:03. September 2— Trotting, 2:19 class, purse $1000. Kvrillic, ch h by Kremlin (Young) 3 4 2 12 11 Zambia, bmby (Tiler) 4 3 14 12 2 Fairy ew Chimes brg (Humpbreyv lie) 2 11-2333 Norreta, ch m (Snow) 12 4 3d Time— 2:14, 2:13' ■,, 2:14., 2:17if, S:I5J£, 2:18'^, 2:20. Pacing. 2: 16 class, purse $1000. Day Book, blk g by Refero (Humphreville) 1 1 1 Edgar Bov.bh (Fuller) 2 2 5 Lookout Hal. bh (Shank) 5 3 2 Margaret W., b m (Snow) S 4 4 AlRay.bg (Nichols) 7 5 3 Fuzzy, be (Titer) 5 6 6 Crystal C... blk m (Bannock) 6 7 7 Time-2:09>i,2:105i, 2:1054. Trotting. 2:06 class, purse $1500. McKlnley, b g by George St. Clair-Maggle B Boone and McDonald) 3 '1 1 Fereno.bin (Benyon) 1 2 2 Hawthorne. rom (Hudson) 2 3 3 Weutworlh, blk g (Spear) 4 4 4 Tlmo-2:07'4, 2:06)!, 2:07Ji. Paoing, 2:10 class, purse $1000. Red Bird, bs by Chestnut Bird-Maud (Walker) 1 1 Dari s, l.lkg (Clark) 2 2 BenF.bg (De Ryder) 3 3 PeelerPatron.bg (Page) 4 4 Sadie Baron, ch m (c-now, 5 5 Roy B-. b g (Rosemlre) Hamilton.' ro g (Wilson) Brown Heels bs ...(McDonald) Bert Hughes, bh (HlgLnlgbt) Little Fred, ch g (Wortendyke) Time— 2:06)4, 2:09. 9 S 8 10 10 9 Strike! — if they don't give you Jackson's Naps Soda when you ask for it. September 10, 1904] ®J« gveeiizv arib gtyovisman Close of California State Fair. The fifty-first annual fair of the California State Agricultural Society closed last Saturday with an attendance that was not large at either track or pavilion, compared with former years. The gate re- ceipts for the two weeks are said to be over $3000 be- hind those of last year. The financial outcome of this year's'exposition will not be inown definitely for several days, but as near as can be determined at this time there will be a de- ficit of about $7000 or $8000. Purses and stakes amounting to about $7700 are due horsemen, but this amount, it is said, will be paid within a few weeks. A description of the harness racing held on the last three days is here given: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. The first event on the card today was the 2:25 pace. Out of twenty-one original entries there were only four starters Tom Carneal sold favorite at $15 against $8 for Miss Idaho and $1 for Harry W. and Gertie A. Carneal had the pole and went to the front with Mtss Idaho on his wheel. At the half the mare was a length hack, and in this position they went around the lower turn. Coming down the stretch Springer brought his mare up alongside of Tom Car- neal and in an exciting finish won the heat by half a length. Carneal broke just as the wire was reached. Time, 2:111- Gertie A. was third, Harry W. fourth. The betting was now fast and furious. Those who had bought Tom Carneal before the first heat were eager to get their money out, as it looked as if the little mare would surel} win. She sold for $40 agsinst $11 for the field. In this heat Miss Idaho led Tom Carneal around the first turn a half length in 33J; the second quarter was made in 3I£, the half in 1:05. Goiag like a double team around the lower turn they entered the stretch on even terms. Tom Carneal gradually drew away and won by six lengths in 2:13, Miss Idaho tired. Carneal was again made favorite, selling for $20, field $10, and had no trouble in winning the next heat in 2:17. In the final heat Carneal led all the way around the lower turn. Miss Idaho fell in behind him and trailed to the last eighth, where she pulled out and tried to win, but Springer made his drive a little too late. As it was she was beaten only a half length. Tom Carneal was all out and nearly fell to pieces just as the wire was reached . Had the mare been driven differently in the last quarter she would have without a doubt won the heat with a good chance of winning the race. Neither horse was in their best form today. Miss Idaho seemed fresh after the first heat, but was much distressed after the others in much slower time. In no heat of aoy previous race was she ever a particle distressed, and would not blow a candle out. The time of the last heat was 2:19. There are many who firmly believe that something was done to the mare between the first and second heats. She went into the race apparently all right, won the first heat with ease in 2:11 J and did not draw a long breath. In the second she could not beat 2:15 and was very much dis- tressed. Springer was so confident of winning that he lost considerable on the race. The second race was the three-year old Occident and Stanford pace. Gray Witch, Collis H. and Cresco Wilkes, all by Nutwood Wilkes, were the starters. Gray Witch was the favorite, selling for $10 against $10 for the field. Both Grey Witch and Collis H. broke badly on first turn and got so far behind that before the half was reached they were more than a distance out. Cresco Wilkes came fast, gradually increasing the gap between himself and his competi- tors until within a few yards of the wire, when Durfee pulled him up, shutting out the other two in 2:17. I.L.Borden, the owner of uresco Wilkes, had no desire to shut out the other colts, and offered to divide the stake money in the order that the colts finished, regardless oi the flag. The third event was a road race for members of the Sacramento Driving Club. There were five starters. Bobby Dobbs, winner of the same race last week, was the favorite, selling for $10, Candy Joe $6, field $6. Bobby had no difficulty in winning the first heat in 2:24, Little Billy second. The favorite now brought $20, Candy Joe $5, field $10. Bobby Dobbs broke on the first turn and had all he could do to save his distance. Queen S. won this heat, closely pressed by Ligb.t Bird and Little Billy. Time, 2:28$. There was now a change in the betting. Queen S. brought $10, field $5. Queen won the heat and race- Time, 2:23. Pacing, 2:25 class, purse $500. Tom Carneal. b g by Dlab to-Mountain Maid. . .(Trefry) 2 111 Miss Idaho eh m by Nutwood Wilkes (Springer) 12 2 8 G rtie A.,bm by Diablo (Veriihac) 3 3 3 ro Harry W., - (Wright) 4 4 4 ro Time— 2;I1M, 2:13?i, 2:17, 2:19. Pacing, Stanford-Occident stake for three-year-olds. Cresco Wilkes, b e by Nutwood Wilkes-Allie Cresco.J. . (Durfee) 1 Grey Witch, grf by Nutwood Wilkes (Cecil) ds Collis H., b c by Nutwood Wilkes (Phippen) ds Time— 2:17. Trotting road race for members of the Sacramento Driving Club. Queen S , brm by Sable Wilkes (Mr Silvey) 4 l 1 Bobby Dobbs (Mr Wheeler) 1 5 2 Canay Joe (Mr. Trust) 3 4 4 Light Bird (Mr. Norton) 5 2 3 Little Billy (Mr. Ruhstaller) 2 3 dr Time— 2:2414, 2:28&, 2:23, Running, seven furlongs, handicap— Botany. 102 (Burlingame)r 6 to 1, won; Dr. Birdsall i)5 (Sullivan), 3 to 5, second; John Ander- son, 1U0 (G. Bullman), 10 to I, third Time. 1:29. Halliday B., Thorndale, Theodora L and Nick Carter also ran. Six furlongs, handicap— Ton; Slavic, 1 10 (Sullivan), 2 to 1, won; Romaine 115 (VIckery) 6 to 5, second; Tuck Back, 106 (Henderson) 7 to 1. third. Time, 1:14 Dr. Rowell and Nullah also ran. Five furlongs, handicap— Sugden, 108 (Henderson) 4 to 1, won; Potencia, 9o (Sullivan). 6 to5, second; Ship Me. 106 (Burlingame), 2 to 1. third. Time, 1:01%. Berendos and Victoria S. also ran. Five and a half furlongs, handicap— Baltest. 105 (VIckery), 6 to 1, won: Maggie Mitchell, 105 (Sullivan), 3 tol.seoond; El Morro, 104, (Burlingame). 3 to 1. third. Time,1;C9 J T. S., Samar, En- jo.vment. Little Gun and Amicus also ran. Five furlongs, handicap— L'ght Braid, 115 (Vickery), 3to 2, won; Queen Fay, 107 (Henderson). 6 to 1, second; Zenonian, 106 (Hobart) 2 to 1, ihird. Time, 1:02^- Traveler, Wandering Boy, Idalum and Jeff Davis also ran. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. The attendance was very good again today and the weather extremely warm. The first race to be called was the 2:16 trot, bringing out five starters. Briney K. sold for $20; Ole $7, Redskin $5, the field, composed of Princess and Rozelle, $3. Ole went away in the lead with Princess on his wheel, and in this way they traveled the entire mile until well into the stretch, when Princess moved up and had Irwin driving Ole at the seven-eighths pole, and in a hard drive they finished the mile id 2:11, Ole winning by aD eyelash. This was three seconds faster than Princess ever trotted before. Durfee, who intended to make it a three-heat race, brought Briney K. from behind in the last quarter, and finished on the outside only half a length back, Redskin a close fourth and Rozelle distanced. Pools now sold Briney K. $10, Ole $3, field $4. Briney took the lead this time with Ole a length back, and in this order they trotted all the way and finished in a drive. Princess and Redskin, who had been go- ing an easy mile, finished third and fourth, several lengths back. Time, 2:13. The tip was out that Redskin would make a desper- ate effort to win this heat, as it was his last chance. He had fourth position and in scoring Mosher tried to get away well, but Redskin was hitching and did not seem to be able to get squared away. When the word was given Briney and Princess went away together, and traveled together all the way, the only ones in the race. Briney won by half a length in 2:13, Red- skin third, Ole, who had gone an easy mile, fourth. A few pools now sold Briney K. $10, Ole $4, the other two not starting. Briney K. again took the lead with Ole on his wheel. In the stretch the drive commenced and 100 yards from the wire Ole had half a length the best of it, but got slightly tangled and lost his advantage. He rallied, however, and coming on in a de-perate struggle Inished, as it appeared to many in the crowd, with his nose slightly in front. The judges did not see it that way, however, and gave the heat to Briney K. and thus was finished one of the best contested races of the circuit. Time, 2:14. Murray M. and Allesandro were the only starters in the 3:30 trot for two-year-olds, and the former won it in three atraight heats, best time 2:2U, which is 7£ seconds slower than his record. Murray M. is un- doubtedly one of the highest class three-year-olds that has been seen in Califoruia for a long time. Trotting, 2:16 class, purse $500. Briney K., b g by Strathway (Durfee) 3 111 Ole, bg by Silas Skinner (Qulnn) 12 4 2 Princess, b m by Eugeneer , ....'..(Parker) -2 3 2 ro Redskin, ch g by Red Cloak (Mosher) 4 4 3 ro Rozelle, g g by Bob Mason (Vance) ds Time— 2:11, 2:13, 2:13, 2:14. Trotting, 2:30 class, purse $500. Murray M., b s by Hambletonian Wilkes-Anna Belle (Durfee) 1 1 1 Allessandro, brs by Athaneer (Zibble) 2 2 2 Time~2:22M, 2:21^, 2:22%. RunniDg. five furlongs, ranpicap, maidens, alj ages, purse $225— King Promise 90 (Crossthwalte). 3 to 2, won; Hurrah III, 105 (Sullivan). 3 to 2, second; Little Gun, 107 (N. Desmond), 15 to 1, third. Time, 1:01%. Traveler, Adachlo, Red Boy and Dave Ahearns also ran. Sis furlongs, handicap, three-year-olds and up, purse $225— Dr. Birdsall 88 (Sullivan). 4 to 5, won; Thaddeus, 99 (Hays), 3 to 5, second; Thorndale, 88 (Crossthwalte), 6 to 1, ihird. Time, 1:15. John Anderson, Outcast and Messier also ran. Six furlongs, handicap, three-year-olds and up, purse $225— Aunt Polly, 112 (Henderson), even, won; Skirmish, 100 (Burlin- game). 5 to 1, second; Nakana, 88 (Sullivan), 4 to 1, third. Time, 1:14. Our Pride also ran Five furlongs, selling, four-year-olds and up. purse $225— Pure Dale, li-7 (Sullivan). 3 to 1. won; Innisbrouck, 110 (Bbzeman) 3 to 1 second: Brennus, 105 (Henderson). 9 to 2, third. Time, 1:01 jf. Nullah, Royal Copper and Vasaline also ran. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. The last day of the fair was attended by nearly 3000 people. The weather was suffocatingly warm, the racing exciting and the speculation lively. There were two harness and sis running races on the card. The first event was the 2:24 class trot for a purse of $2000 and brought out a field of six starters. Morosco was installed a strong favorite, selling for $15. Lady Madison brought $7, Rita H. $3, and the field, com- posed of H. D. B., McPherson and Little Babe, $3. The word was given to a good start. The favorite was leading by a length at the quarter, with Rita H., H. D. B. and McPherson well bunched in the order named. In this position they trotted to near the three-quarters, where Morosco broke and the entire field swept past him before he could regain his stride. Rita H. and H. D. B. made an interesting race of it through the stretch, the former winning by a length in 2:15. Little Bab.e was third, McPherson fourth, Lady Madison fifth and Morosco distanced, much to the astonishment and dismay of his friends and back- ers. At Santa Rosa he beat the same field of horses in splendid style in three straight heats— 2:124, 2:12£, 2:12— and the ease with which he finished the last heat in that race made it appear that he could have done the mile in 2:10. Pools now sold Rita H $10, Lady Madison $8, field $3. Rita H. took the lead, closely followed by H. D. B. and Lady Madison. At the half the three were well bunched and trotted in this position to the three- quarters. Nearing the seven-eighths Ward headed Lady Madison for the space between Rita H. and the pole, which was plenty wide enough for him to come through. "When Durfee realized what Ward was doing he very gradually t?ok his mare over so that before the wire was reached there was not room for Ward's sulky to pass, although Lady Madison showed her ability to win the heat had it been possible for her to get through. The judges decided in her favor, placing Rita H. second, H. D. B. third, Little Babe fourth, McPherson distanced. It was now $20 for Lady Madison, $8 for Rita H. and $4 for the field. Lady Madison went to the front and won all the way, finishing four lengths ahead of Rita H., pulled up, in 2:13£. Little Babe was third. It now looted litte Lady Madison's race and in the few pools that were sold only $2 could be got for Dur- fee's mare against $10 for Madison. But a surprise was given the spectators. Rita H. seemed instilled with new life and reached the quarter four lengths ahead of Lady Madison. At the three-fourths Ward got his mare up to Durfee's wheel, but was unable to beat the daugnter of McKinney, who won by a neck in 2:15*. Eacu mare now brought $10 in the auctions. Rita took the lead at the start, and with both drivers doing their utmost the entire mile the McKinney mare won the fifth and deciding heat of a good, game race. Time, 2:16. In the second race, the free-for-all pace, Kelly Briggs was an overwhelming favorite, selling for $20 against $6 and $7 for the field composed of Zulock, Highball and Ira. Highball had the pole and went to the front at once, maintaining his lead to the wire, winning by a halt length from the favorite in 2:09|, Zolock third, Ira fouith. Kelly Briggs was still first choice, b -inging $20 against $15 for the field. The son of Silkwood again took the lead. At the half Briggs and Zolock had moved up to equal terms with him. Around the lower turn Kelly fell oack behind Zulock, but coming home increased his speed, passed the stallion and was only beaten a neck by Highball in 2:08£. Highball now brought $10 and the field $9. At the half in this heat Kelly Briggs was only a length back. At the five-eighths pole he broke, quickly recovered and came fast. Fiftj yards from the wire, when closely pressing Highball he broke again, the black gelding winning the heat and race. Time, 2:10J. Zulock was third each heat and Ira fourth. Thus ended the last harness race of the fifty-first annual State Fair, which proved to be, as far as the harness racing was concerned, as good if not the best that was ever held. In every race all were out to win, and without exception the best horse won. The track was better than ever before, as was attested by the fact that there were more fast heats trotted and paced than at any other meeting of past years. The time made in the Occident and Stanford stake was not so fast as in some former years, which is accounted for by the fact that some of the best three-year-olds went wrong before the race. After the first heat of the free-for-all pace the six- year-old brown stallion Silver Coin by Steinway, dam Jennie Mc 2:09 by McKinney, started to beat 2:103 pacing. Driven by W G, Durfee he accomplished the feat, doing the mile in 2:10 flat. Trotting, 2:21 class, purse $2000. Rita H-. brm by McKinney-Smut (Durfee) 12 2 11 Lady Madison, b m by James Madison (Ward) 5 112 2 H. D.B., bg by Arthur Holt (Wright) 2 3 3 ro Liule Babe, bik m by Bradtmoor (Hoy) 3 4 4 ro McPherson, br h by McKinney (Sanford) 4 ds Morosco, b g by Way land W (Cabney) ds Time -2:15, 2:14. 2:13&, 2:15%, 2:16. Pacing, free-for-all, purse $750. Highball, blk h by Silkwood. dam by Star Sultan. (Vance) 1 1 1 Kelly Briggs. bg by Bayswater WUkes (Wright) 2 2 « Zolock- br h by -tfcKmney (Delaney) 3 3 3 Ira, bgby Iris (Maben) 4 4 4 Time— 2:09?i, 2:08^, 2:10%. Running, handicap, five furlongs— Gossiper, 115 (Burlingame), 3 to 1, wot: KiLg Promise, 105 (Vickery). 8 to 5, second: Lena Le- ford. 115 (Sullivan). 8 to 5, third. Time, 1:02^. Anita Knight, Abjie A and Jocular also ran. Handicap five and one-half furlongs— SirPresnon, 122 (Vickery) even, won; Poteneia,S8 (Sullivan), 4 to 1, second; Light Braid, 100 (Crosswaite), 5 to 2, third. Time, 1:08. Victoria S. and Maud Sherwood also ran. Handicap, seven furlongs— Fille d'Or, 110 (Burlingame). 2 to 1, won: North Pole, 101 (Crosswaile), 4 to 1, second; Dr Shorb. 103 (Sullivan), 4 to 1, third. Time, 1:26%. Aunt Polly and Sugden also ran. Golden Eagle Hotel Selling Stake, one mile— Romaine, 105 (Vickery), even, won; Miss Culver, IUt3 (Henderson), 3 to 2. second; TomSlavin, 104 (Crosswaite). even, third. Time, 1:40. Miss Culver was disqualified forfouling. Selling five and one-half furloDgs— Berendos, 115 (Vickery). 3 to 1, won; Zenonian. 101 (Hobart). 5 to 1, second: Maggie Mitchell, 112 (hullivan). 6 to 1. ihird. Time, J:08. Hualpa, Headwate, Queen Fay and Little Gun also ran. Handicap, sis furlongs— Nullah, 107 (Henderson), fi to 5, won; Ida Lum, 107 (Hobart), 8 to I. second; Taunhauser. 110 (Hayes), 8 to 5, third. Time, 1:14. El Moro, Box Elder and Botany also ran. 6 ©itc gveebsv axth gtjttirtsmcui LSeptembek 10, 1904 Harold H , the Canadian bred pacer, has reduced his record to 2:03}. \aauil Fair elition of the North Pacific Rural s a very creditable number. The dead heat in 2:08} between Sweet Marie and Arieto at New York is the fastest dead heat on record. George G. 2:07} is the fastest trotting gelding of the year, and Sweet Marie 2:06} is the fastest trotting mare. Homeward 2:13J, the sire of George G. 2:07} is used on the road in Wiosled, Connecticut. He is dot a gelding. Oregon Maid by Del Norte reduced her record to 2:08* in the third heat of a raceat Galesburg, Illinois, August -'Jth. Nearly forty thousand dollars has been won by the ii riven by Charles De Ryder on the Grand Circuit this year. Anaconda will probably be a starter in the Transyl- vania this year, as his owner has purchased a nomina- tion in that stake. The Transylvania $10,000 stake will bring together a large number of 2:10 trotters that have not met on the circuit so far. Miss Kinney 2:19} is another 2:20 trotter for Mc- Kinney. She made her record at Port Huron, Michi- gan in the 2:35 trot. The Oregon State Fair opens on Monday next and promises being even a greater success than last year. Many California horses will parlicipate in the races. Hand's System of Handicapping is the title of a publication just received that has a lot of information for those who play the races. It sells at So per copy. Mr. C. K. G. Billings again reduced the saddle record with his McKinney trotter, Charley Mac, at Cleveland, last week, riding him a nice mile in 2:14}. Hopper's heat in 2:11} at Readville gives Cricket 2:10 two in the 2:15 list Thedaughter of Steioway has four standard performers, all with records of 2:20 or better. Silver Coin 2:10 gives Steioway his fifth 2:10 per former. He is also the first 2:10 performer out of a McKinney mare, and she, Jenny Mc. 2:09, is herself in that select list. Work on the new trottiog track at Santa Cruz will be commenced immediately and it is proposed to have everything completed in time for a grand opening on Christmas Day. Ward & Martin of Gilroy have purchased from Fletcher & Coleman of Woodland the Belgian stallion Favorie, one of tbe grandest specimens of this breed ever brought to this Slate. Sylvia, a cbesnut mare by Boodle, won a wagon race at the Inter City matinee a"t Cleveland, las', week, tbe fastest heat in 2:14}. She is owner? by Mr. E. I. White of the Syracuse Driving Club. A subscriber desiies to know if Bay Wilkes 2:16} by Mamhrino Wilkes, has any representatives in the 2:30 list. Up to tbe issuance of Volume 19 of the Year Book he Is not credited with any. Highball 2:0Sij by Silkwood has been one of the most consistent pacers on the California circuit this year. He has been one of the contending horses in every race be has been started in. The Hermit, a three-year-old eon of Adbell, won the Tyro Purse at Readville in straight heats, the time being 2:15*, 2:16 2:16. The Hermit is out of Bonna Allerton i.:17} by AUerton 2:09}. Fifteen thousand people turned out at Lincoln, Nebraska, the other day to see Dan Patch do 2:05} on the hall mile track there. Tbe champion pacer was cheered to the echo when he finished the mile. When ills taken into consideration that The Roman, son of McKinney and Wanda, was a good second in two boats of tbe Massachusetts stake, and one of them was in 2:07}, It must be acknowledged that be is quite a trotter. Tbe bookmakers meeting at Stockton closed after two days, and the Knights of the chalk and eraser claim to be out of pocket about 82000. No harness races wore on the program, It being devoted entirely to running events. Symboleor, the fourteen year old stallion by Campbell's Electioneer, paced a half mile under saddle at Warfield, Kansas, September 1st in 1:06 Symbo- leer'a record i- 2:091 made Id 1898 at Readville. Ho Is dow twelve years old. The harness races were tbe best this year that the California State Fair has had In years. Much of Ibis was due In the condition of tbe track which has not ">r>d shape for a long time. Credit 'line of Sacramento for putting thi Two best heats in three promises to be the program on the Grand Circuit next year. The horsemen are all unanimous for a system that will be uniform throughout the circuit and the two-in-three plan seems to suit the majority. When a hore wins a heat in 2:10 his backers get on their feet and cheer him, but if he loses one by a nose in 2:08 the same fellows are apt to call him any- thing but pet names. Supreme efforts are not always appreciated in this world. Owyho, tbe four-year-old stallion by Owyhee, dam of Don Derby 2:04*," Diablo 2:09} and others, reduced bis record to 2:18} in a winning race at Rochester, New York, August 26th. He made a record of 2:22} last year as a three-year-old. The Occidental Horse Exchange is offered at private sale, includiug leaseof building, all the horses, vehicles, harness, etc. This is a line opportunity for some one. Bids will be received at the law office of Leon Samuels, Rooms 37 and 38, Chronicle Building. See advertise- ment. A fire destroyed about twenty valuable colts and broodmares at Bardstown, Kentucky, week before last, and among them was the young 6tallion Hard- wick, by Directum 2:05}, dam Impetuous 2:13. ThiB was one of the greatest bred colts in America. He was owned bv Nick Hubinger. Mr. C. W. Farrar of Santa ina recently drove the two-yeai-old filly, owned by J. H. Thompson of River- side, a quarter in 36 seconds at the Santa Ana track and it looked ve*-y easy for the fillv. She is by Mon- bells, (son of Mendocino and Beautiful Bells) dam Emaline 2:27* bv Electioneer. Now is the time to see Kenney at 531 Valencia street, San Francisco, and order one of those Mc- Murray carts to jog the colt in you expect to win the Futurity with. When the rains settle tbe dust you will find the roads a good place to work the colt, and a McMurray cart is easy on the driver and the colt too. Carlokln, the good McKinney three-year-old owned by C. L Jones of Modesto, was credited in last week's paper with winning third moneys in the Occident, Stanford and Breeders Futurity Stakes this year. He did more than that. In the Occident Stake, tbe hardest fought anl longest drawn out three-year-old event of the year in the United States, be won two heats and divided second aDd third money with Marvin Wilkes. Captain J H. Jones of Sgrin^brook. Oregon, nomi- nated an Altamont mare bred to Zombro in the Breeders $6000 Futurity for foals of m»res bred in 1901. The mare foaled a filly which tbe Captain sold to W. G. Durfee when a yearling. Tbe filly won tbe two-year-old trotting division of the stake this year at San Jose, and Secretary Kelley of the Breeders Association sent Captain Jones a check for $200. It pays to nominate In futurities even though you sell the foals. There seems to be a general opinion among horse- men and all who attend harness race meetings that tbe driver who lays up a heat in order to improve his chances to win the race, although clearly violating the rules, is not to be as severely condemned as the driver who lays up a heat to win money in the pool box. Consequently a fine is considered the proper thins.' where the judges believe no actual fraud was Intended. This same view is held by tbe judges at nearly all the big meetings held in the east and fines are regularly inflicted there for layiDg up a heat with a horse that is being driven a wailing race. If there is proof, however, that a heat has been laid up to promote fraud, there is no punishment too severe aDd ruling off is the proper thing to do. Ike Weir, tbe famous pugilist, did his famous runa- way horse catching act the third heat of tbe 2:14 trot at Readville. The Rajah tipped out his driver, Scott McCoy, when scoring for tbe heat, but tbe gelding only ran beyond the wire when he encountered tbe dauDtless Ike in waiting, and that settled it. Ike is notorious at the tracks for having stopped horses which had gotten free from their drivers. His dex- terous style of doing the act never fails to bring down the grandstand with liberal applause. Squire Wilson, a Siskiyou county farmer, who has his house and stables lighted by electricity reports a strange accident During a thunder storm last week his line was struck by lightning, shattering the wall and breaking the globes in his residence. The stables were also struck, and now it is discovered that six of his horses are deaf. Three of tie animals are unable to hear a sound. The horses are fine animals, and their condition is a matter of concern to Mr. Wilson. The supposed cause of the great shock: was the omission of fuse plugs in the connections. Silver Coin 2:10 Consuela S. 2:07}, winner of tbe $15,000 Massachu- setts stake, cost her owner $1250 last fall at auction. There are many other good winners this year that passed through tbe auction sales atlow figures. There is no better place tban a sale&ring to get a good horse at less than its actual value if the buyer exercises aDy judgment at all. The Illinois $5000 paeiog stake at Galesburg was won by Fantine a daughter of Shirley Boy. West took one heat, the second in 2:09*, and Fantine's time in her beats was 2:09}, 2:09} and 2:10*. Irish, the four- year-old colt by Monterey, took fourth money, being a good second in the last heat. Dr. Boucher's colt Bert Logan, was a starter, but after finishing fifth three times was drawn before the fourth heat. Some of our Eastern exchanges are making the assertion that the Empire and Brighton Beach tracks hold tbe record for the greatest number, of dash races ever given in the history of the trotting turf — 17 at Empire and 19 at Brighton Beach. If they will turb to volume 14 of the Year Book they will find four pages devoted to a tbree weeks' meetiDg held at Oak- land, California, in 1898 by the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Association at which there were 65 dash races. And to tell the truth this is about the only meetiDg ever held by the P. C. T. H. B. A. that its members never boast about. Mannie Reams did not start his good filly Mamie R. in the three-year-old race last Friday at Sacramento, because he was afraid he would have to lower her record of 2:153 to beat Murray M. She worked two easy miles same day, one in 2:1S*, last half in 1:06, and the other in 2:18, last half in 1:05. She doubtless could have beaten 2:14 that day. On Tuesday of last week be worked her a mile with Seymow M. She let the pacer take the lead, and at the half he was six lengths in the lead in 1:08 neariDg the three-quarter. She moved up, passed him before the seveD-eighth was reached, winning the heat in a jog in 2:16, eight lengths aheid of the pacer. From the five eighth to the seven-eigbth she trotted very fast, the only part of the mile that she was not jogging. A petrified horse lies in about six feet of water in. a lake six miles south of Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Tbe region is seldom visited by tourists, which probably accounts for tbe fact that few, outside of the immediate vicinity, ever heard of this curiosity. The animal lies in about six feet of water, and has been there for years. It is stone-grey in color, the petriircation having b< come complete. . The lake is surrounded by banks of snow and ice, and the water is almost down to the freezing point. It is said that bodies lyirg in lakes of this temperature are preserved as if in refrigerators, and for a long time it was supposed that this was the case with the remains of the borse. But several years ago some divers ventured into the lake in spite of the cold, and dis- covered that tbe animal was petrified. Dr eolation valley is the name of the place where the lake is situated, and it has been well named. Mr. L. H. Mcintosh of Chico has been in San Fran- cisco this week attending the Knights Templar Con- clave with his comrades of Chico Cummandery. Mr. Mcintosh says tbat ohere is beingmore interest taken in horse breeding by the farmers ol Butte county than for a long time past. Chico is growing rapidly and the people who drive are demanding better horses ar.d finer turnouts than in former years. The old race track at Chico has been cut up into town lots at d there are buildings all over the historical ground where GoldsmithMaid beat Rams in 1872 and trotted one heat in 2:14*. There is talk of a new track how ever, an excellent site for one being obtainable on Col. Park Henshaw's property north of town. Mr. Mc- intosh says his stallion Arthur Wilkes is still hale and hearty at'the age of 20. and is getting a good crop of colts every year. Mr. Mcintosh raised tbe stallions Wayland W.'2:12*, Welcome 2:10* and Dr. Hicks, whose progeny have shown so well on the circuit this year, Wayland W. being the sire of Morose? 2:12, Welcome,'the sire of Cavalier 2:12* and Dr Hick-, the sireofEdwiD S. 2:08. He tells us tbat Gazelle, the dam of Dr. Hicks, died the same day Edwin S. made his record at San Jose. Fred H. Chase & Co., the leading livestock auc- tioneers of the Coast, have booked several sales for the near future. During the last of this month they will sell between thirty and forty head from the celebrated Oakwood Park Stock Farm, where more 2:10 horses have been bred tban on any farm on the Pacific Coast. Then will follow the first auction sale of horses from Mr. Martin Carter's Nutwood Stock Farm, where the great stallion John A. McKerron 2:U1', was bred and raised, besides many other high class horses. We understand it is Mr. Carter's inten- tion to hold sales annually bereafttr, and not to train or race any himself. Mr. Carter has strains of all tl e best trottino and- pacing blood on his farm. Elec- tioneer, Wilkes, Director, Nutwood, the big four as he calls them, are all represented. A small consign- ment from the Jesse D. Carr Estate is also to be sold at Mr. Chase's yards this fall. A dozen or so of the very choicest Mr. Carr ever bred remain on the farm and the estate has decided to sell them. Nearly all have the blood of Carr's Mambrino in their veins, and that horse sired the dam of Sweet Marie 2:06}. About October 3d Chase & Co. will sell for Col. C. L. Taylor of Batavia a consignment of draft stock, some of tbe best ever sent to this market. Several other sales will be announced soon. September 10, 1904J ®ite gfcrofrev atxit &p0vt$tnan Rocky Mountain Country Club. There has been received at the office of the Breeder and Sportsman a large volume, bound in red and green, and printed on the heaviest of plate paper, which contains the by-laws of The Rocky Mountain Country Club, besides, many illustrations of the buildings, grounds, etc., portraits of its officers, and information of general interest to club members< The Rocky Mountain Country Club has recently been organized by a number of Boston and western bank- ers, brokers and lawyers, and is unique in many ways. The site of the club is just at the base of the Rocky Mountains, at Centennial, Wyoming, 35 miles from Laramie. A newly built railroad from the last named station carries the members to the club house doors on the same cars that they stepped aboard at tide- water on the Atlantic coast. In the near background from the club station loom up the rugged foothills, and beyond, in surpassing grandeur, towers the snowy range, 13,500 feet high, the great continental divide. The Little Laramie river winds out from the hills and takes an easterly course through the rolling plains. These are the Great plains, that stretch, treeless and unbroken, for 700 miles to the Missouri river. You see 100 miles in any direction. The location of the club is 8000 feet above sea level. The atmosphere at this elevation is so charged with ozone that a person coming from the East is thrilled and electrified with every breath. From the Atlantic to the Pacifie there is nothing to compare with the Fresno Driving Club Races. Labor Day was observed by the Driving Club of Fresno by giving three good races at the county track. A large crowd witnessed the contests which were close, especially in the first race which took five heats to decide. The summaries fallow: First race. Newport by Raymond (Mr. Buchanan) 12 4 11 Graceful George by Alcona Jr (Mr. Pickfo- d) 3 112 2 George by Loeber (Mr. Bashaot) 2 4 3 3 3 Bolliverby El Uapitan (Mr. Lowry) 4 3 2 d Time— 2:1714, 2:I7££, 2:21, 2:23, 2:23!*. Second race. Selda by Stormy John (Stockdale) 1 1 l Lottie Lilac by Lottery (Kelley) 2 2 2 Elmont by Lynnmont (Read) 3 d Time— 2:23, 2:24, 2:24^. Third race. Bishop by Iris (Buchanan) 1 1 1 Baby Mine by Strathway (Knight) 2 2 2 Almont by Juanito Almont (Reed) dis Time— 2:35, 2:46H, 2:351£. Tony. An Educated Horse. A story comes from Berlin of an educated horse that is a little steep, but a good story for all that. It states that William von Osten, who has for a long time made investigation of the intelligence of animals, has reached results in educating an Orloff stallion that cause amazement among scientific men. Some of those who have tes.ed the mental powers of the ani- mal are Dr. Studt, the Prussian Minister of Educa- tion; Professor George Sweinforther, the famous African traveler; Professor Karl Stumpf of the Berlin Altamont 2:26 1-4 -. A sire whose blood has done much to improve the horses of Oregon. exhilaration of the climate of the plateaus of the Rocky mountains. These are some of the charms that appealed to Mr. Isaac Van Horn, the well known Boston banker and broker, on his visits to Wyoming, where he has large business interests. He told thesb things to his friends in Boston. Wishing to enjoy some of the scenes, they banded together to form the Rocky Mountain Country Club. Mr. Van Horn is the club's treasurer. Marquis Fayette Dickinson, one of Boston's greatest corpora- tion lawyers, is president, and Henry M. Whitney is one of the trustees. Senator Francis E. Warren of' Wyoming is an honorary member. Irving F. Baxter, United States district attorney for Nebraska, and Otto Gramm, banker and ex-state treasurer of Wyoming, are on the board of trustees. The vice-president of the club is Fenimore Chatterton, Governor of Wyoming. Some of the other Boston members are Mr. L. Herbert Taft, the wealthy woolen manufacturer and member of the dry goods commission firm of Mac. Intosh & McKenney, of Boston and New York; George W. Moore, a director of the Boston Fruit and Pro- duce Exchange; Fred McQuesten, the millionaire lum- ber dealer, and Edward W. Pierce of the wholesale 3oal firm of C. F. Claflin & Co , all of whom are resi- dents of Brookline. The club's membership of 250 will be made up about equally of eastern and western men, and women too. The chief sports will be stalk- ing big game, hunting with the hounds, polo and golf. University; Herr Schillings, the naturalist, and Lud- wig Heck; director of the Berlin Zoological Gardens. The horse, besides adding, subtracting, mu'tiplying and dividing sums, does examples involving several of those operations, and not only simply repeats what it is taught, but solves fresh problems put to him by the examiners in the absence of his master, showing a grasp of the principles of arithmetic. The stallion also forms little sentences, remembers them next day and discriminates between twelve colors and shades and gives their names. The animal distinguishes musical tones, indicating where they are situated on the chromatic scale, and picks out discords, designat- ing which tone to omit in order to restore harmony. The horse communicates by a system of hoof beats representing the alphabet. Professor Schillings has taken much interest in dis- playing the horse's accomplishments to other scien- tists. Dr. Studt says Herr von Osten would have been burned as a wizard in the earlier ages of the world. When the exercises are prolonged the horse be- comes nervous and inattentive, and frequently makes mistakes. Professor von Osten affirms that the horse is as well educated as a boy who has gone to school for the same number of years, and the professor desires that a commission of specialists be selected to take the horse under observation for four weeks. This proba- bly will be done, with the view of determining whether the conventional idea is true that animal instinct and human intelligence are essentially different. A thorough investigation will doubtless show that the horse d-oes all his tricks by signs and that his alleged knowledge of mathematics, music, etc., are not real. Hartford Summaries. Sept. 5-Paclng, 2:14 class, purse $1200. Bad News, b-g by Coastman (Wilson) 1 t Rosewood, ch m (MerrVflwd » - NancyH.blkn, '. '■'(Hudson Gypsy Wilkes bik m...:::::::::::::::::::::^^^ I 2 1 1 3 3 3 i 4 5 a a Time-2:10, 2:12, 2:10, 2:Iu«. TrottiDg, 2:10 class, purse SI200. Robert Mc B.. bg by McRoberts (Jolly) 3 4 l IS^biks::::::;:::;;:;;;;;;;;;-,^ I % \ Stanley Dillon, bg . (Gee") 1 l 5 Metallas.blks /..(Andrews"! 2 3 I Time-2:11H. 2:09H, 2:10S, 2:13*, 2:15. Trotting, 2:14 class, purse $1200. Euxenite g m by Expedition (Thomas) 6 1 Hopper, brg by McKumey (De Ryder 1 2 aS8.::::::::::::::z(£a! ■ • ---aV/brg <™ ■ J Time— 2:H2i, 2:llj$, 2:12, 2:13J<. Sept. 6— Pacing, 2:10 class, purse $1200. Red Bird, b n by Chestnut (Walker) 1 BenF.,bg (DeRyoer ° Little Fred, chg (Wortenayke) 3 Brownie, brg- IKanoe) 4 Bob Hughes, bh ■ . ".ihSSSS 5 Carlm.bm ..(Hudson) f, Time-2:11H, 2:06H, 2:07J<. Trotting, 2:20 class, purse S2SC0. Alexander, bg by Star Duroc (Geers) 2 1 Te ^sAg,?-„-\: (Renick and Walker) 1 3 i,0, hn, Caldwell, b g (Thompson and Andrews) 3 2 Black Thorn, blkg (De Ryder) 4 4 Time— 2:12ft, 2:11, 2:J31£, 2:11!4. Pacing, 2:02 class, purse $1200. Gallagher, bg by Royal Rvsdick (James) DanR.chg /Snlnnl Majoro., bl ::::::::::::::::::::::::::;::::::$£$, Time— 2.05, 2:05- Sept. 7-Pacing, 2:20 class, the Connecticut Stakes, $2500. Angus Pointer, b g by Sidney Pointer __ ; (MacPberson and Andrews) 2 2 1 MorniDgStar.bg (McDonald) 1 1 4 BaronGrattan bg (Geers) 3 3 2 Gordon Prince, bh (Snowj 4 4 3 Winnie King, ch m (Walker) 5 5 5 Time— 2:055i, 2*514, 2:09M, 2:J6, 2:09^. Trotting, 2:06 class, three heats, $350 to winner of each heat. $200 to second, $80 to third. Caspian, bg by Patron (Shank) l l 2 Fereno, br m by Moko «* (benyon) 2 2 1 Hawthorne rm (Hudson) 3 3 4 McKinley.bg (Jolly) 4 4 3 Time— 8:1114, 2:07^, 2:06%. Pacing, 2:12 class, purse $1200. Don Carr, blk g by Arrowwood (Claiki 1 1 1 JimKyle.bh (Nuckols) 3 3 2 Katie H. bm (Hornberger) 4 4 3 Arzilla bm (Hyde) 6 6 4 Gambic.bg (Bowdoin) 5 5 5 Day Book: blkg (Humphreyviile) 2 2 d Bob, ch g (Wilton) 7 d Time— 2:07 Vi, 2:0814, 2:10. Sept. 8— Pacing, purse $1200, of which $2o0 to winner of each heat, $90 to second. $60 to third. Hetty G.. b m by Egg Hot (Murphy) 4 11 Nathan Straus, b g by Director (l'bo1.) I 2 2 FrankYoakum.bg (Gosnellj 3 3 3 Anidrosis. ch g (Allen) 2 d Cascade, br g (Hudson) d Time— 2:07, 2:05jf, 2:08. Trotting. 2:09 class, Charter Oak S lake. $10,000, of which $2000 to wint.er of each heat, $800 to second, $500 to third, wnh $100 extra to third horse horse in first heat. Tiverton, b g by Galiileo (Andrews) 7 l l Dr Strung, gg by Stroag (Spear) 1 2 2 Sweet Marie, b g „ - (. urry) 2 6 5 Masetio.blkg (Dickerson) 3 3 6 Angiola.bm (Ames) 5 9 3 Consuela S . bm...- (De Ryder) 6 4 4 JimFerry,gg (Frank) 4 7 9 The Roman, b g (Snow ) 8 5 8 John Taylor, gg (Wilson) 9 8 7 George G.. bg (Geers) d Grade Kellar, b m (Nuckols) d Time— 2:0714. 2:07%, 2:07%. 1 1 4 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 2 d d Spray Your Stock. This is the time of year when the plague of flies is upon the land. The pestilential insects invade every hole and corner where the sunlight reaches and woe to the poor beast that has not protection from their attacks. Let us take even the breezy heme porch and count the number of times one moves in some way to escape the buzz and impact of even the com- mon housefly. Note the satisfied citizen on that wide veranda. The day is cool, the breeze unretarded, yet in fifteen minutes like David Harum he thinks that 'every dum fly in Freeland county has dacced the wild cachucy Ji on his head. And not only have the poor horses to reckon with the big-slippered housefly but with many other kinds also not quite so domesti- cated in their habits, and the result is that they fare much more hardly than man. Flies like many other things breed in filth. The plentiful use of some coal- tar disinfectant will do wonders in the way of stopping the propagation of flies by wholesale and the use of some properly compounded "rly-bourjcer" or "shoo- fly" or "fiy-repellant" or whatever one cares to call it, will pay 1000 per cent profit on prime cost. If the stables and the manure heap are plentifully sprinkled with the disinfectant and the animals themselves are sprayed nicely with the "bouncer" a measure of im- munity from attack will be secured that can be obtained in no other way. Of course a well screened and darkened stable aids grandly in this work of protec- tion, but even the animals which must roam the pastures by day and night as well will pay an enor- mous interest on money expanded, if they are sprayed with the deterrent every morning. The merciful man is merciful to his beast. — Breeder's Gazette, 8 ©he gveettev tm& gpoxtzman [September 10, 1904 EASTERN OPINIONS. || It is said that Dr. J. C. McCoy, in accordance with the theory he promulgated last winter, will breed his band of broodmares to Admiral Dewey 2:14} but one season He believes a mare's first foal by a stallion will be her best to the cover of that horse, therefore he has resolved to breed his mares just once to any one sire. Last year, it Is said, Dr. McCoy bred his mares to Orator 2:33. This season he bred them all to Admiral Dewey, and next year he intends to breed them to Pan Michael 2:05. Pan Michael's dam, how- ever, bred to Boreal twice, produced Boralma 2:07, and Pan Michael 2:05 and, if I am not mistaken, Pan Michael was produced after Boralma, although in the Year Book the former's age is not given. It i* likely that Dr. McCoy can find several instances to bear out the truth of his theory, but there are just as many to uphold the opposite side of the question. For instance. Beautiful Bells was bred to Electioneer for years. Her first foal by him was HindaRose 2:19J, foaled in 1880, after which she produced Bellefiower I . Belsire 2:18, Ball Boy 2:19}, Bow Bells 2:19}, Chimes, St. Bel, etc., all by Electioneer. To Piedmont she produced a foal and also one each to Electricity, Advertiser and Mendocino, but none of them has attained greatness of she degree her Electioneer foals did. Angelioe produced Ontonian 2:07$ to Shadeland Onward, in 1888, and.in 1890 she foaled Online 2:04 by the same sire. Bud Shields 2:17 by Parker, out of June Hoyt, was foaled in 1892, and his full brother Frank Yoakum 2:05} was not foaled until 1896. Albert France 2:20} by George Wilkes, out of Alley, was foaled In 1878, and his own brother Wilton 2:19} was foaled two years later. Alcyone is generally ad- mitted to have been a much greater horse than his brother AlcaDtara, although he was Alma Mater's second foal by George Wilkes. Jewel did not foal Gambetta Wilkes 2:19}, by Gec-ge Wilkes, until seven years after she had foaled The King 2:29$, by the same horae. Plenty of other instances might be mentioned to show that mares have and do produce better foals from the second or later mating with a stallion than they produced at the first mating. Dr. McCoy, of course, will do as he pleases regarding the mating of his mares the second time to Admiral Dewey, but if that great young horse's first crop of foals looks as one would expect them to do, judging from his breed- ing and performance, there will be other breeders who will not hesitate to avail themselves of his ser- vices for as many Beasons as they may be secured. — Baymond in Horse World. Says the American Sportsman of Cleveland: The sale of the seven-year-old gray gelding, Dr. Strong 2:08, to E. E. Smathers of New York, for $15,000, is the best sale of 'he year for a gelding. And this was the amount realized by Z. H. Travis, of Toledo, as Mr. Smathers' check for $15,000 was deposited in a Toledo bank on Friday last. In a conversation with a representative of the American Sportsman Mr. Travis expressed much disappointment with the treatment accorded Dr. Strong at Buffalo and Readville. At Buffalo the driver of Dr. Strong was fined $200 and another $150 was taken out of the winnings of the horse on the pretense that the judges were not notified that the horse was not in condition to go a fast heat. At Readville, in the Massachusetts stake, $15,000 for 2:10 trotters (the richest prize in the Grand Cir- cuit), Consuela S. was allowed to lay up the first heat, finishing teDth and just beating the flag, and was not driven out the second heat. Then she came on fresh, after Dr. Strong had trotted two desperate heats and won the race. And yet no fine, no penalty was imposed on Consuela S , with the same presiding judge in the stand that so unjustly penalized Dr. Strong at Buffalo. Mr. Travis sold Dr. Strong, not because he does not believe blm to be the greatest trotter in the Grand Circuit, but because he became convinced from actual experience that he could not get even and exact jus- tice for his horse under the present judges' rule in the Grand Circuit. Mr. Travis is a prominent and successful business man of Toledo and a gentleman of large affairs. He owns twelve elevators In Northwest Ohio, and his word Is as good as a government bond where he Is best known. He said to a representative of this paper that Dr. Strong had never been laid up a heat in any race In the Grand Circuit, either in 1903 or 1904, and be sold Dr. Strong, not because be did not enjoy racing him or because be thought he re- ceived his full value, but because he did not enjoy a game where he and his horse were treated as pirates. When asked whether he would appeal the Buffalo to the National Association, Mr. Travis said, 'I a. They kept my money out of the winnings of the race and I have neither the time nor patience to pursue it. " Consuela S. is proving as good as trainer Fred Pierce, who broke her, developed her speed and raced her to a record of 2:12}, predicted. Trainer Pierce tried to get some of the Providence, R. I. horsemen to buy her, at the Old Glory sale last fall, but they passed her, possibly owing to the fact that she had at one time suffered from a bone spavin, and had been operated upon by a veierinary surgeon. After the sale Trainer Pierce said he wo aid like to have bought her himself, as he "knew she could beat 2:10 and would not be surprised to see her trot in 2:07." Consuela S. was bred by the veteran turfman and distinguished "king maker" Monroe Salisbury, and foaled in 1894. Mr. Salisbury has always been an advocate of a good race winning thoroughbred cross close up in a trotting pedigree, as he is a great admirer of gameness and endurance. He thought that Daisy Nutwood was bred in accordance with his ideas of a broodmare, and Directum 2:04} was bred right for a successful sire of speed, gameness and endurance. He hired Daisy Nutwood for one year, paying $200 for the use of her, and mated her with Directum. The result was a bay filly now known as Consuela S 2:07|. Directum (4) 2:05}, sire of ConBuela S., was got by Director 2:17, and bis dam was by VenSfitej-Wot'tihg record 2:27J but a registered thoroughbred, got by Williamson's Belmont. Daisy Nutwood was got by Nutwood 2:18|, and Nutwood's dam, Miss Russell, was from Sally Russell, strictly running bred, and got by the famous long distance race winner Boston. for bone spavin, at the close of that season. She started six times in 1902 and reduced her record to 2:12}. At the dispersal sale of the Mariposa Farm stock, in Madison Square Garden, New York, November 23, 1903, Consuela S. was bought in the name of C. De Ryder for $1250 She was bought for Mr. James Butler, proprietor of East View Farm, N. Y., home of the successful sire Direct 2:05*. She was sent to Cali- fornia soon after the sale, and was wintered there under the eye of "king maker" Salisbury, who is managing Mr. Butler's string of campaigners in the Grand Circuit this season. What she has done this season is well known to all our readers. She has improved steadily and was never so good as she was when she won the $15,000 Massachusetts at Readville on the 24th inst. She should make a very valuable broodmare when her racing days are over. Mated with such a sire as McKinney 2:11} or Direct 2:05$ or Bingen 2:06} she should produce a world's record breaker. — American Horse Breeder. The Readville judges after making a thorough in- vestigation of the Sweet Marie race announced that they could not find a particle of evidence which indi- cated that Smith bad driven the two heats for fraudu- lent purposes. Smith was fully exonorated by the judges Thej awarded Alta McDonald $300 for driv- ing the mare to victory in the last three heatB. The judges did not question or suspect Smith of wrong doing when they called him to the stand. The con- versation which took place was: "Mr. Smith, the pub- lic are dissatisfied with your handling of Sweet Marie Tuna 2:09 1-2 Bay Mare by James Madison. Owned by J. de la Montanya of San Francisco. The dam of Daisy Nutwood was by Bel Alta, and if we remember correctly he too was strongly fortified with the thoroughbred element. This gives Consuela S. lots of thoroughbred blood close up. The late Hon. F. C. Sayles bought Consuela S. when she was a yearling. When she reached Mariposa Farm, she was so thin in flesh that she would hardly make a shadow. It was discovered, too that 6he had a bone spavin. Trainer Fred Pierce began to break her to harness as a yearling and discovered at once that she was full of ginger, and had as Btrong a will as any specimen of the horse kind that he ever drew rein over. She would get up by the side of the barn or fence, and refuse to budge an inch. By kind, though firm treatment she finally became tractable. She was handled some foi speed as a two-year-old, and trotted a quarter in 47 seconds. She was handled again as a three-year-old and trotted a quarter that season in 42 seconds. As a four-year-old she showed a mile in 2:35. She was started in two races as a flve- year-old, got third money in one by finishing second to the winner in 2:23$. She got fourth money in the other race. She started five times in her six year-old form and won first money every time. She took a record of 2:15} In the first heat that she ever won, which was at Dover, N. H., September 17, 1900, In the 2:24 trot. Her last race that year was at Readville and in that she reduced her record to 2:13$. She started nine times in 1901 but failed to reduce her record. If we remember correctly she was operated upon successfully in the two heats just trotted. As we have viewed the race we believe you entirely honest and are trying to win. Now, if you are, wojld you have any objections to Alta McDonald driving her?" "Judge," replied Smith, "I am trying to win and want to very badly but if you believe Mr. McDonald can drive my mare better or give better satisfaction to the public than I, why I would invite you to substitute McDonald. The only thing I ask is that Mr. McDonald try hard and exercise his beBt judgment and execute his master skill so he can get her home first. I assure you it is my ambition to win." — Corr. Chicago Horseman. There will be no auction pools sold or bookmaking allowed at the Hastings, Neb , meeting. In order to give speculators an opportunity of placing their money, French mutuel stands will be ruu by the asso- ciation. This method of betting is favored by many WeBtern horsemen, and should take the place of other forms at those meetings where clean lacing is desired. — WBSt&nt Horseman. Under the three-heat limit, every heat a race, the money in the Massachusetts would have been divided as follows: Doctor Strong $4250, George G. $3750, Consuela S. $3000, Norrie $1500, The Roman $1250, Metallas $750, Promise $500. Jackson's Napa Soda is sold in every city, town and hamlet in the State. September 10, 1904J Was 'gxeeXstv attit grptftrtemon 9 te3s5kE2 tsaStefl MSSsateisSsg ^■sSiss [sSSE^tes ROD, GUN AND KENNEL. Conducted by J. X. De WITT. Capturing Wild Elephants. Wild aDimals, their habits and their natures and the met hois of hunting or capturing them, are themes of intense interest to most of us. The present day sportsmen, who is desirous of whetting his desire for the bagging- or taking of big game must needs go far and at considerable expense ere his wishes may be gratified. The sportsmen, however, are almost a unit as compared with the mass of the people, not only of this but of nearly all countries, who take an interest in ferte naturae. This interest has been cate-ed to in a great degree by menageries and the collections in public parks and zoological gardens. Some of these collections are marvels in the way ot information and education for the public, but they are to an extent local in their sphere of usefulness. To many people of this country wild animals would be a tradition were it not for the travelling circus. The modern circus is an institution that has outgrown its babyhood garishness aLd matured into a colossal creation — a combination of many elements, not a few of which are to the keen observer of more interest than the mere primary sawdust and spangle attrac- tions. Not the least of these is the menagerie and animal annex which xs a most important branch of the modern travelling circus. The furthermost re- cesses of jungle, desert and forest as well as the most remote and inaccessible mountainous regions have been drawn upon for their several contributions of specimens of animal and bird life, nor has old Nep- tune's realm been overlooked by the dragnet of the collectors. Now the most interesting animals of the circus or menagerie are the elephants, for tales of their intelligence and usefulness in captivity and the hairbreadth escapes of hunters, etc., are familiar from boyhood days and the elephant is per se always a center of attraction at the cireu?, aye, and often m the purlieus of the town, The advent of Ringling Brothers' circus in this city next week reminds us that the outfit has a herd of forty elephants. These huge animals are of general utility, as is well known. Many of the huge pachy- derms in this herd were once jungle rovers and were taken and afterwards tamed. The capture of wild elephants is an adventurous undertaking and not without a strong flavor of sport. This game is de- scribed by a writer in the Indian Field in an interest- ing way which we take the liberty of quoting to our readers: A few years ago it was my good fortune to fall in witb a "kheddah" or elephant hunt. It was the lat- ter half of Christmas wetk, the climate was perfect, the scenery beautiful and the company of ladies and gentlemen of good size and cheery. The camp was pitched on the banks of one of the principal rivers in the country. Not far away to the north the outer ranges of the Himalayas stood out in bold relief, and at sume distance from the foot of the hills the river emerged and wound Its way through forest-clad banks, looking, in its higher stretches, like a broad silver band. Rapids and pools followed one another in tolerably quick succession. Right underneath the camp lay a large, deep, broad pool, with water as clear as crystal, in which shoals of enormous mahseer could be seen swimming leisurely about during the day. On the other side of the river, opposite the camp, a forest of heterogenous trees, brushwood and grass stretched inland until it met the western ex- tremities of the Garhwal hills, which, thickly clad with, sal trees, formed a somber background to the picture. In those hills the wild elephants, some of whij-h were shortly to be captured, roamed about at ease. The camp was, by no means, a small one. Besides the kheddah party there were several other smaller parties; all encamped in the same spacious mango tope, enjoying their Christmas week under conditions of climate and scenery as perfect, probably, as any in the world. Some fished, some shot, others just "lounged about ia a jolly long laze," after the fashion of the subaltern who found life at Perim so pleasant. Everyone was in excellent humor, and when an ele- phant hunt was on, those running it, very kindly, asked as many of us as wished to see the tamtasha, to accompany them. Very nearly 100 elephants were engaged in the operations. A considerable number of these were trained to pursue and capture their wild brethren, others were for purposes of escorting the prisoners into camp, others for miscellaneous duties. This great array of hathis (elephants), with their army of attendants, were in two camps — one some dis- tance to the south of our camp, on the same side of the river, the other across the river, very nearly opposite elephant camp No. 1. Captured elephants were kept in No. 2. A herd of wild elephants was known to be in the thick sal forest over the river. Trackers were out every day, trying to locate them. For two or three days no'news came in, but, at last, a more than usual bustle in the camp about 9 a. m. be- tokened something satisfactory. And sure enough it was so. The herd had been marked down and a "kheddah" was to take place. Everyone in camp, who was able or willing to go, was, very kindly, pro- vided with a seat on an elephant aad shortly after 10 A. M. or so the party left the camps. A large num- ber of elephants fell in as we went past elephant camp No. 1, and the passage of the river was a fine spectacle, as the line of about 70 elephants moved in single file slowly through the water. The river was deep, the' current stronger than was apparent to the eye, and' the bed strewn with slippery boulders. It was in- teresting to watch the hathis work their way across.' No animal would put his foot down until he had made certain it was on firm ground; now and again- one of the smaller elephants would find the current a; bit too strong and would either lurch slightly inwards^ and put the whole weight of his body against the' current, or else would move at an angle to the stream,' so as to reduce the area of pressure against its body.J Thus, in a slow and stately manner, the crossing of the river was effected. Something under a mile from the river, we came to elephant camp No. 2. Here a few elephants, which had alreadv been captured, were tethered securely to trees. Findingincessant struggles to get free both wearisome and useless, they were, slowly, resigning themselvts to their fate. As we went past No. 2 camp, a few more elephants joined the procession, which now moved forward in a single file to thu hunting grounds. There must have been quite 90 elephants moving along, one after the other, and it was a fine spectacle to see the long line zigzagging through forest,or along isolated patches of cultivation, or moving straight along some open glade. At last, close on midday, the forest, where the wild elephants were, was reached: a momentary halt was called and! theD the long line of elephants moved slowly along al forest road, with dense sal, elephant creepers, and brushwood on each side. We proceeded along the, forest road for some distance and then, very quietly,] an evolution was performed whereby the long line split up into three sectons, each section wheeled to the left and entered the forest in three parallel lines.! Slowly each line moved forward and the occasional breaking of a branch, alone, disturbed the slumbers of the dense forest. And here it becomes necessary to describe the organization for the capturing of the wild hathis. At the head of each of the three sections came the "mugreewallas," viz, the elephants which did the actual chasing and capturing of the wild ones. There were some ten or twelve of these in each section. Next came some pad elephants to assist the mugreewallas in securing an elephant when it had been noosed, and lastly, came the spectators on pad elephants. Each section was complete in itself; the mugreewallas, how- ever, claim a special notice. The elephants selected for this duty are highly trained and fleet of foot, and are driven by "mahouts" who must be men absolutely devoid of fear, with eyeslike hawks and the agility of cats. The "mahout," or driver, sits close to the withers ot the animal, with his feet in loops, which hang behind the elephant's ears, and which answer the purposes of stirrups. In the centre of the animal's back is fastened a small pad, some two feet square, the sole encumbrance in the way of "furniture," on which is placed the noose, neatly coiled up. To the pad is also attachad aloop, which a second man hangs onto for all he is worth. This fellow sits on the tail of the elephant, and who gets every inch of pace out of the beast by beating it on the root of the tail with the "mugree, " a heavy wooden club studded with nails. This man at the stern, like the "mahout," must be devoid of fear and equally sharp-sighted and agile. His seat depends entirely on the firmness of his grip on the loop, assisted by as much additional purchase as he can get by putting his legs underneath the rope which is looped around the elephant's tail. Thus, on each chasing elephant, there is the "mahout." the mugreewalla or club man, after whom the chasing elephant is named, and the small pad with the noose loop. What the "mahout" has to hang on to, besides his 'stirrups," was not clear — apparently nothing. Once the chase starts there is no stopping — bar accidents — unless the quarry makes good its escape oris captured. Trees, creepers, in fact everything, has to be dodged best as possible and as a wild ele- phant, which is being pursued, moves along at a pace which is perfectly astounding, those on the chasing elephant get their money's worth in danger and ex- citement at any rate. More than one sahib of the party did mugreewalla; whenever a hunt was on, and the bruised condition of their arms and legs testified to the post being no sinecure In fact how anyone, on a chasing elephant, ever came out of the "kheddah" intact seems a marvel. There were no signs ot animal life in that dense forest. As we moved along a wild looking individual, armed with a blunderbuss, would occasionally appear from behind some cover and complacently watch the elephants moving by. This was one of the "stops," who, by firing off their guns when the wild elephants were afoot, prevented them from breaking out of the forest. The three parallel lines of elephants worked well together and we had, perhaps, been in the forest half an hour or so when a din arose which would have awakened the dead. A small herd of elephants was joined close between two of the parallel lines and the fun commenced. The trumpeting of elephants, the shouting of "mahouts," the crashing of branches, and the banging of the blunderbusses used by the "stops" simply rent the air. I was on a pad elephant, with another spectator. To our right a small ele- phant was quickly surrounded and caught, and be- yond that again a hot pursuit was in progress, the sounds of wh'ch died a way in the distance. Close to our left a fine, sturdy, young tusker broke and fled at an appalling pace, hotly pursued by a mugreewallah. Runaway locomotives would not have been in that chase! Pursued and pursuers went crash- ing through the forest and were very soon lost to sight. The tusker succeeded in making good hia escape. Shortly after the tusker broke cover, a sturdy, half grown female, which had been noosed was seen mak- ing off at a good pace, apparently dragging the mug- reewallah along with her. Away went two or threo elephants to assist and they soon captured the run- away. My companion and myself just came up in time to see the noose secured. By this time the three parallel lines, which originally entered the forest, were completely broken. Elephants, had seemingly, been pursued in all directions. By degrees, the 'din of war' died out, and from all points of the compass, mugreewallahs and others commenced to appear, the "prisoners" — the sturdy female and two small ones — were collected and the procession started for home. It was interesting to see the "prisoners" being taken along. The noosing elephant, with the noose still around the neck of each captive, led the way. Two "police- men"were told off to escort each captured "hathi"and prevent it from getting obstreperous. Sometimes a captive would come to a dead stop and try to break away, whereupon the "policemen" would quietly lean to and gently, but firmly, push the balky beast along until they got it into a proper frame of mind. The journey back was performed without any mis- hap. On arrival at elephant camp No. 2, the cantives were speedily secured to trees, the work being very neatly done by trained members of the native staff, with the assistance of tame elephants- It was curious to see the antics of the newly captured ones after they had been made hard and fast. They did their utmost to break the ropes by which they were tied, but all to no purpose, and, no doubt, they, like those which had been captured before them, resigned themselves to their fate after a few days' futile struggle. The cap- tives secured, we recrossed the river, and were back in camp before the afternoon was far advanced, and thus ended a very interesting day. AT THE TRAPS. The Union Gun Club final blue rock shoot for 1904 will come off at Ingleside tomorrow. A basket lunch will be set out by the club for mem- bers and guests. The club medals are still open (or competition, no member having yet this season won a medal twice at the monthly shoots. This fact should ensure a large attendance. The California Wing Club closing shoot for this season was participated in Sunday by fifteen shooters The final club race was at 20 birds. C. C. Nauman* and A. M. Shields killed straight and divided first and second money of the $150 purse, four shooters with 19 each divided the balance of the purse. The gold medal winners for the season were: C. C. Nauman, Dr. A. T. Derby, P. J. Walsh and M. O. Feudner. The medals are handsomely designed and worth £25 each. The nine high scores for the season at 100 birds are: C. C. Nauman 95. A. T. Derby 93, P. J. Walsh 92, M. O. Feudner 91, W. E. Murdock 90, A. M. Shields 90, Ed Donohoe 88, S. E. Knowles 88, E. G. McCoanell 88. The scores made Sunday were as follows: Club race, 20 pigeons, distance handicap, S150 purse added — Nauman 33 yds I2?22 21111 23222 11122—20 Shields 29 " 2121121111 lllll 11111-20 Walsh 30 " IlOll lllll 21111 21221—19 Murdock 28 " lllll *II12 21122 12212—19 Roos 28 " 12212 22222 *122l 22222—19 Stone 30 '* 22021 22122 21211 21221— 19 Derby 33 " 212112*212 2212122022-18 Latng 26 " 12121 12221 11220 02112—18 Turner 28 " 22222 20122 12022 22222—18 Feuaaer c2 " 201S2 22222 22022 22222— 18 "Slade" 29 ,: 20112 2*22111012 21212—17 McConnell SI " 22222 22012 20022 12111— 17 Haisht 30 " 2022110222 12210 12122-17 Donohoe 29 *' 21122 22*12 101111*120—16 Klevesahl 28 " 12011 11112 10120 01210—15 * Dead out of bounds. Pool shoot, same distance handicaps, six birds, high guns- Shields 111112—6 Nauman 121102—5 Derby 221112-6 McAlplne 110121-5 Walsh 111121—6 Decker 211011—5 Donohoe 121221—6 Turner 010121—4 Laing 222211-6 Haight 220202—4 In this race Mr. McAlpine, a member of the New South Wales Gun Club, shot for the first time on this Coast. Pool shoot, six birds, same distance handicaps, high guns — Shields 112111-6 Haight .221 122-6 Stone 111111—6 Hold.sclaw 110112—5 Walsh 2M12I— 6 Donchoe 221011—5 McConnell 222121—6 Decker 1 12101— 5 Turner 12 2i2— 6 Murdock lllOw— 3 Laing 122212—6 Lewis 220002—3 BEAGLE TRIALS. The eleventh annual field trial of the New England Beagle Club will be held on the preserves of the Graf- ton Country Club, Grafton, Mass., either the week before or the week following the National trials which are to commence on October 31. The exact date is dependent upon where the National's are rnn. Last year the trials were held on these grounds and a great abundance of game was found which added materially to the sport as there were no long and tedious delays between runs, and since the covers although open, are large, driving of three-quarter's to an hour's dura- tion was the rule rather than the exception. There will be the usual open All-Age classes as well as the Derby, Pack and All-Day stakes. Several specials of cups and horns have already been offered and a most attractive meet is assured. A FINE NUMBER. The special double anniversary number of The Sportsman is a verv handsome edition and full of good things for devotee's of gun, rod and outdoor sports. Congratulations to our St. Louis contemporary. Jackson's Napa Soda does not tangle the feet. 10 ®Uc $ree£»cr ani> gtpot*ts*nau [September 10, i904 British Columbia Game Laws. The open snooting season in She province of British Columbia began on the 1st Inst. We give below a synopsis of the game laws as published by ttaeMctona A perusal of the same by our sportsmen and the friends of game protection will reveal several features that we believe might be adopted with profit '°The op'en'seasonf are as follows, all dates inclusive: September 1st to December 14tb-Deer (buck or doe)' mountain goat, mountain sheep (ram). September 1st to December 31si-Caribou, elk, wapiti (bull), grouse of all kinds, including prairie chicken, bare moose (bull). September 1st to February 2Sth-Bittern, duck of all kinds, heron, meadow lark, plover. November 2nd to Match 31st- Beaver, land otter, marten The open season for cock pheasants will shortly be proclaimed by an order-in council. Thereare certain game animals and birds which it is unlawful to shoot or destroy at any time, and the list includes: Birds living on noxious insects, English blackbirds, chaffinches, caribou, cow or calf, deer or fawn under twelve months old, elk or wapiti, cow or calf under two years old, gull*, linnets, moose, cow or calf under twelve months old, mountain sheep (ewe or lamb), English partridges, pheasants, cock or hen. except as per proclamation: quail any variety; sky- lark, thrush, robins (except in farmers gardens be- tween June 1st and September 1st); eggs of protected In the foregoing it will be observed that the eco- nomic value of song and other birds is recognized and they are accordingly protected. Quail are so well thought of that they are to be protected until such time as may be sufficient for their acclimatization and corresponding increase, should the project cf intro- ducing and propagating them be a successful one, A number of varieties of English pheasants and grouse have recently been liberated in an apparently con- genial habitat and an effort is being made to encourage these birds so that they may increase and do as well as the Mongolian pheasant has in Oregon. It will also be noticed that there is an age limit on certain members of the deer family. Robins, not wisely we believe, have a close and open season. This bird has been proven to be a friend of the farmer and orchardist and could also have been placed on the protected list. And here are additional restrictions of which the hunter and others should take note: It is unlawful to buy, sell or advertise, any of the animals or birds in the last above mentioned paragraph; buck deer before September 1st; caribou, hare, bull moose, mountain sheep (ram), before October 1st; duck, heron, plover, during the close season; bittern, doe deer, bulk elk or wapiti, meadow lark and grouse, excepting blue grouse, which may be sold during the season. Moreover.it is unlawful to kill or take more than two bull elk or wapiti or bull moose in one season; more than than three mountain sheep (ram) in one season; more than five caribou or mountain goat in one season; more than ten deer in one season; or to hunt with dog or kill for hides alone; more than 250 ducks in one season. The bag limit on deer is evidently a liberal one, here there is no discrimination made between the killing of bucks or does. After ill, the absolute and perpetual protection of does in not actually necessary. A superabundance of does is detrimental to an in- crease of deer and is not a material factor in protec- tion. This has been proven by statistics garnered from the game preserves of Great Britain and the Continent, where at certain times there is a systematic killing off of the old and usually barren does, it having been found by experience that their influence is not beneficial The prohibition of the use of dogs is, possibly, a feature of the law controlled entirely by local environment. The bag limit on ducks, 250 for one sea-on, Beems to us to be a limited one, possibly, however, northern conditions are such as to require putting oo the brakes to save the ducks. The pro- tection of breeding grounds and short season, before migratioo of the northern birds, are possibly a reason for the particular bag limit. It shall be unlawful at any time to kill except for actual use, on Vancouver Island, to buy or sell any deer, or porVon or part of a deer, either alive or dead, or the skin or hide of any deer, and it shall be unlaw- ful, except as hereafter mentioned, to export from Brlt^h Columbia any deer or ekin or skin or hide of any deer. Tne authorities here seem to be very much alive on protection for a locality where it would appear it was very much needed. It shall be unlawful at any time to take, catch, kill or have in possession any trout of any kind or species under the size of six inches In length, and It shall be unlawful to take, catch or kill or have In possession any trout of any kind or species except steelhead trout (salmo galrdneiri), between the 15th day of November In any one year and the 25th day of March in the following year, and it shall be unlawful to take, catch or kill any steelhead trout (salmo gairdneri), above the water between the 15th day of November in any year and the 25th day of March in the follow- ing year. This section shall not apply to children under fifteen years of age. The size limit on trout lea move In the right direc- tion. Among other unlawful acts are the following — and which prohibitions In many respects can not help receiving the approbation of sportsmen. '10 enter enclosed lands after notification, or If proper sign is exposed. For non-residents to shoot without a license. For Ii dlans not residents of this province to kill game a. any time. To e.port and to transport for export by railway, lip or express, In the raw state, game birds of d and all animals protected by the act, except -aver marten oi otter. To use traps, nets, snares, gins, baited lines, or drugged bait, to catch game birds. To expose for sale any deer without its head on, or any game bird without its plumage. To use batteries, swivel guns or sunken punts in non-tidal waters, to take ducks or geese. To shoot any wild fowl in Victoria or Vancouver harbor. For unlicensed non-residents to trap or kill bear or beaver for their pelts. To kill any game birds between one hour after sun- set and one hour before 6un ise. To kill game birds or animals imported for acclima- tization purposes. To buy or sell heads of mountain sheep. To take trout by other device than hook and line No salmon roe to be used for bait. To hunt in growing or standing grain or allow dogs there or on any enclosed land without permission; penalty, $20. besides common law re-trespass. Penalty for shooting on enclosed lands on Sundays without permission, $50. Indians may not kill doe or fawns from February 1st to August 1st. As general exceptions to all the foregoing: A resi- dent farmer or his resident authorized employ es may kill deer depasturing his cultivated fields. Free miners have the right to kill game for their own use. The Lieutenant-Governor may, by proclamation, remove disabilities. -» GOSSIP FOR SPORTSMEN. EXCEL ENT SALMON FISHING. Local salt water angling devotees are jubilant over the unprecedented developments in trolling- for salmon in Racoon straits and along the Marin shores. All records, for rod and line, in San Francisco Bay waters were beaten, Sunday last, by Frank Marcus, ac- companied by Roy Davis and Sam Wells, who put out from a Tiburon boat house early in the morning-. The tide was on the ebb, a stiff westerly wind and cold fog- made not only weather conditions unpleasant, but tide and wind kicked up a choppy swell in the channel that gave many of the anglers a drenching during the day. The three fishermen trolled around Point Bluff and when out in the stream, a bit south of Paradise Cove, Marcus got a strike on his line. From the vigor displayed by the hooked fish he immediately realized he had a Dig fellow to contend with. The fish took out 100 yards of line in a jiffy. No sooner would Mar- cus wind in a few yards than the reel would sing again and away the fish would go. The fight lasted just one hour and twenty minutes. The fish was brought up to the boat several times; once Wells gaffed the fish, but it would not give up before another fight and the boat was off Stewart's Point on Angel Island, over a mile from where the fish was first struck, before they got it in the boat. This fish weighed 42 pounds. The three anglers were almost ont of business themselves after the fight was over. Going back to the place where they hooked on to the first fish, Marcus was again the envied lucky man, for another big fish took his trolling spoon and gave the boatmen a fight for forty minutes beforesuccumb- ingto the gaff. The men were happily in a stout boat, else they would probably have been caps'zed or have lofct fish and tackle. The two fights were wit- nessed by a number of interested fellow anglers in other boats. Both Wells and Davis got strikes, but lost their fish. When the three fishers were out in the stream numerous large salmon were seen swim- ming in the current, near the surface. The rough water enabled the anglers to get a good view of the fish. Marcus landed these two record salmon with an 11-ounce split bamboo rod and a No. 12 Cuttyhunk line, to which was attached a No. 5 Wilson spoon. Many other boats were out after salmon all day, from daybreak until dark Mr. G. E. Miles landed a 20 pounder off Sausalito. This fish was taken on a spoon of new desigD, invented by Dr. E. D. Knowles of this city. Harry Hosmer, Al Wilson, Chas. Keweli and mem- bers of the Pacific Striped Bass Club all had fairly good luck, but the fish caught were pigmies compared to the huge ones Marcus fought and killed. The phenomenal run of large-sized salmon at this time is attributed to the foresight and wisdom of the Board of Fish Commissioners, who several years ago placed 5,000,000 salmon fry in the waters of the Upper Sacramento. Salmon after leaving the fresh water stay in the ocean for about three years and then go back to apawn in the waters and breeding grounds wheretbey were hatched. After spawning the female dies and but rarely do the spent maleB or "kelts" get back to salt water again, The present run is paralleled by the big run of salmon at Point Reyes last year, which was attributed to similar action of the Fish Commissioners, who several years previous planted salmon fry in Paper Mill creek and its tributaries. The salmon fishing in the "straits" is expected to be even letter in October than at present. What t in- wilt be may be anticipated when it is known that over 100 fine salmon have been taken by anglers in the Tiburon waters in the past three weeks. It is claimed that these fish will stay about the Marin shores until some time later; a freshet will send tbem up river to spawn in a day. Examination made of fish already taken shows that the milt and spawn of both sexes are hardly, as yet, well enough developed to fulfill nature's purposes Consequently the fish will "loaf" in the greenest and clearest salt water to be found Inside the heads — the waters of Raccoon straits about Tiburon. Tho annual planting of salmon fry by the Fish Com- missioners cannot now be regarded as anything but of the greatest benefit. The cannery operations prove this substantially, and as for the angler and his s port, the foresight of the Fish Commission is looked upon as a Godsend. Indications are that San Franaisco bay salmon fishing will be almost as good as the sport to be found in Monterey bay. BUCKS PLENTIFUL. Deer hunters are still successful in bagging bucks in various localities and the venison prospectors are taking full advantage of the few remaining weeks of the season for indulgence in their favorite sport. In Shasta county William Ellery, Presidtnt of the National Bond and Trust Co., maintains a game preserve for sixteen miles along the course of the Mc- Cloud and a mile on each side. This district is thirty- one miles away from the railroad and abounds in good hunting and fishing. Here Dr. Julian L.Waller re- cently killed a four-point buck that weighed 150 pounds, Charles Sbaw of this city killed two bucks as did Mr. Ellery and his nepbew. On this preserve the individual limit is two bucks — two-pointers or better. All bucks under that size are not molested. Mr. Ellery is very skillful in butchering a carcass and is called by his hunting companions the "capitalist butcher." Cutting up venison neatly with saw. clever and knife is by no means a trick that every hunter can do or is even familiar with. This winter it is proposed to develop the bear hunt- ing for vhich the preserve is noted. One of the bucks Shaw killed was a four-pointer and was shot with a 22 Winchester. At a distance of 175 yards, the bullet entered just below the last right rib and lodged between two of the vertebrae) par .lyzing the animal's hindquarters. Last Sunday four fine bucks were shot on the Geyser Peak range, near Geyserville. Richard Petray killed two, C. Feldmeyer one and Ernest Merri.l one. Al Coney and L. F Douglass of Philadelphia were hunting near Booneville last week and bagged eight deer. Mr Douglass was on his initial deer hunt, and got his first buck on the first shot. The animal was the largest killed on this trip. Phil B. Bekeart and Clarence Ward, both of this city, recently returned from a very succesful and at times exciting trip through a wild portion of Mendo- cino county. They started from Willitts on horse- back with Life Ball as a guide; rode to Hearst's, fourteen miles, thence to Covelo, thirty-four miles. During the second day's race they came across several rattlesnakes on the road, two of the reptiles bt-ing of enormous size. One of these snakes gave Bekeart a lively chase when he dismounted to take a snapshot at it. The rattler went for Bekeart with speed and a deadly purpose that was so apparent that tbe camera was dropped and broken in the quick retreat that was necessary to get out of harm's way. The snake was then killed after a fight lasting several minutes. From Covelo the party packed into Rattlesnake Camp, a fine hunting and fishing spot on Eel river, twenty-eight miles distant from Covelo. Ward and Bekeart besides getting three fine bucks, also had sport in hunting pine grouse with a .22 rifl3. The return trip to Willitts was ridden on horseback by way of Laytonville, a ride of over sixty miles The party covered altogether 225 miles in the saddle. Walter Granger, a 14-year-old youth, residing in Purissima canyon, i^an Mateo county, enjoys the dis- tinction of being one of the youngest and most suc- cessful deer hunters in that section. Last Sunday be dropped a large buck near Bald Knob. Deer are re- ported to be very plentiful all along the Coast Range, as many as seven or eight being often seen in a band. San Jose hunters have been very lucky recently in getting bucks. The Arroyo Puerto country, Olive Springsand Alameda districts have been found good hunting grounds. Engineer Billy Dow, who has had a run on the Boulder Creek narrow guage road for over twenty years past, is an expert rifle shot and veteran deer hunter. In company with W. W. Richards and a party he was one of the successful hunters during a recent deer bunt in the "chalks" of the Big Basin. On the Country Club preserve in Marin county six bucks were killed by the following club members last Satur- day, Sunday and Monday: George Boyd bagged three, Fred Van Sicklen two nnd C F. Mullins one. Deer shooting in Lake and Mendocino counties will close on September 30. In Napa county the 15th inst. is the time limit for deer. In Sonoma county the season closed on the 1st inst. TROUT NOT EARLY RISERS. "The angler who turns out of his bed at an un- seemly hour in the morning in order to get fishing by daylight is following a rule as old as the art of angling, but a false rule," said an observant fisherman. "Anyone wno has ever sat by some brush-skirted pool on a trout stream as night began to fall knows what a lively change comes over ;ts surface with the passing of day. He migh' have sat there an hour or more, and seen no disturbance of the placid surface of the pool, save the occasional ruffing by a passing breeze. "But with the darkening of it liy the evening shades what a transformation he sees. First a bulbous lift- ingof the water near one edge of the pool, that bulg- ing bit of surface instantly breaking into a splash and fading away in widening ripples. '•This movement is quickly followed by similar ones, here, there and yonder, until the gathering darkness hides them from his view. "The Hstner, if a skilled angler, would know that with the coming of evening tho wingecLand creeping insects that appear only at night had left their day- time hiding places and were abroad, hosts of them falling into or aimlessly alighting on the water or crawling into it, and that the trout which had been lying low iu the depths of the pool had aroused to their royal feeding time. "If the listener should remain at the -ide of the stream until midnight, he would hear the commotion to grow less and less, until within an hour only the water's own music would be heard. The time for feeding is past, the time for rest and sleep has come, and the trout havo retired to their haunts beneath the roots and rocks and overhanging banks, surfeited, and no tempting lure could induce them to dash upon it. "Tho person who has seen the transformation that September 10, 1904J ©Ue $§ve£$ev cmD gtportsmcm takes place in a trout pool at evening will sit in vain to see it disturbed again by trout rising to passing food before 8 o'clock next morning. Game fish are rarely astir before that hour in the morning, as I have demonstrated bv years of close observation. "So when I hear the angler crawiing out of his comfortable bed an hour or so before day, and regard- less of breakfast, or, at best, hastily gorging a cold bite, hurrying away to be the first on the brook or lake in the belief that daybreak is the time of all times to catch fish, I smile and turn over, en]oy an hour or two of that incomparable early mormng sleep, get up and eat a good breakfast, and go out to deliver goods to the trout or bass, which are just then them- selves getting up. . "The early bitd may catch the worm, but it isn t the early angler that catches the fish." ♦ DOINGS IN DOGDOM. A CONTRADICTION. Editor Breeder and Sportsman— At the meet- incv* cmfc Sportsman [September 10, 1904 shells. The loDgest run made duriDf the day wa6 shot up by A. M. shields, IS straight. Of the nineteen shooters present at the meet all used C. M. C. shells but one. -• Smokeless Averages Reported. Birmingham, Ala., Augu6t 16th and 17th, Mr. Walter Huff, first general average, 380 out ot 400, shooting "Du Pont."' Second general average, Mr. U. Spencer, 379 out of 400, shooting "Du Pont.'1 Third o-eneral average, Mr Harold Money, 373 out of 400, shooting "E.G." First amateur average, Mr. Robera Saucier of Now Orleans, La., 371 out of 400, shootiug "Infallible." Second amateur average, Mr. Jno. Fletcher of Birmingham, Ala., 369 out of 400, shoot- in^ "Du Pont." Third amateur average, Mr. H. D. Freeman, Atlanta, Ga.. 364 out of 400, shooting "Du Pont." New York State Shoot held at Buffalo, August 16th, 17th and 18th. State events: H. McMurchv of Fulton, N. Y., first genera! average, 457 out of 4So, shooting "Schultze." First amateur average, and second general average, C. W, Hart of Buffalo, N. Y., with 446 shooting "Du Pont Smokeless." Second amateur average and third general average, F. D. Kelsoy of East Aurora, X. Y., with 444, shooting 'Du Pont" also. Open events: Frea Gilbert, first general average 459 out of 480, shooting "Du Pont." Second general average, Mr. J. A. R. Elliott, 452, shooting "Schultze." Third general average, Mr. W. H. Heer, 44S, shooting "Schultze." First amateur average, Mr. E. C. Griffith of Pascoag, R. I., 446 out of 480, shooting "Infallible." Second amateur average, Mr. P. B. Kelsey of East Aurora, N. Y., 435, shooting "Du Pont." Third amateur average, Mr. E. W. Hart of Buffalo, N. Y"., 432, shooting "Du Pont." The Dean Richmond trophy three-men learn state cham- pionship was won by Hunter Gun Club of Fulton, N. Y., all shooting "Schultze." Individual State Cham- pionship (the New York City trophy) was won by Harvey McMurchy shooting "Schultze." The Cana- dian trophy was won by Thos. Upton of Hamilton, Oat , shooting Hazard powder. Mr. Fred Gilbert at 22 yards, shooting "Du Pont" and Geo. H. Piercy, Jersey City, N. J., at 17 yards, shooting "Schultze," tied for first ana second" prizes in the open-to all handicap on 36 out of 50. West Baden, Ind , August 9th to 12th, W. R. Crosby, first general average, 778 out of 800, shooting "E. C*" Second general average, Fred Gilbert and Harold Money, 761 out of 800, shooting "Du Pont." Third general average, W. jsl. Heer, 758 out of 80U", shooting "Du Pont." First amateur average, Russell Klein of Spirit Lake, la., shooting "Infallible." Sec- ond amateur average, C. M. Powers of Decatur, ill., shooting "Du Pont." Brantford, Out., H. D. Bates of Ridgetown, Ont., shooting "Du Pont1" first amateur average, and tifd with J . A. R. Elliott, shooting "Schultze," for first general average, 551 out of 600. Second general average, E. H. Conover, 543 out of 600, shooting "Du Pont." Second amateur average, H. T. Westbrook of Brantford, 542 out of 600, shootiug "Du Pont." Third amateur average, I. M. Craig of Sherbrook, Ont , 538 out of 600, shooting "Schultze." A sliding handicap of 16 to 22 yards was used. The Two-Man Team Championship of Canada was won by Thos. Upton and M. E. Fletcher of Hamilton, ODt., shooting "Du Pont." The Five-Man Team Championship of Canada was won by the Brantford Gun Club after a tie with the Hamilton Gun Club, all shooting "Du Pont." The Eight Man Team Championship of Canada was won by the Hamilton Gun Club's team, all shooting "Du Pont." The Grand Canadian Handicap was won by H. T. Westbrook of Brantford, Ont., shooting "Du Pont." Albert Lea, Minn., August 11th and 12th, Mr. Hood Waters, first general average 322 out of 355, shooting "Infallible." Superlatively Parker. Mr. F. G. Simpson of Winnipeg, Man., and a staunch advocate and wonderful shooter of the Parker gun at the Dominion Fair, Aug. 1st and 2d, made an excellent record. Mr. Simpson won the challenge cup emblematic of the amateur championship of Canada with a score of 47 out of possible 50. On the next day Mr. Simpson broke straight and in the shoot-off for the trophy again broke the possible. Mr. Simpson's score for the second day 's shooting was 124 out of a possible 140. Mr. Wm. L. Boyd of Richmond, Va , a strict amateur, won the loving cup presented by the Peters Cartridge Co. on August 5th at Richmond, with a score of 49 out of possible 50. This is pretty good shooting. Mr. Boyd shoots a Parker gun. At Grand Rapids, Mich., Mr. Felger shooting the "Old Reliable" Parker gun landed high amateur average. Good for Felger. Ben Scott of Grass Lake, Mich., won the expert medal of amateurs at the same shoot with 25 straight. Ben shoots the Parker, you bet. At Brantford, Ont., H. D. Bates, shooting the Parker gun won high amateur general average for three days' shooting, putting out a field of about 80 shooters. This is shooting borne. Fred Gilbert made a lucky run at Spirit Lake re- cently of 392 straight. Gee whiz! shoot the Parker gun. Every boay shoots it. T. M. Craig at the Brantford, Ont. shoot, won high average on two days. Mr. Craig shoots the Parser. On August 18th Mr. G. L. Bruffey of University, of Va. shooting the Parker gun in the race for the championship cup, made a cool 25 straight. Coming Events. Rod. April 1-Sept. 10. Oct. 16-Feb. 1— Open season tor taking ateel- nead in tidewater. April 1-Nov. 1— Trout season open Sept. 1-May 1— Open season for shrimp. July 1-Jan. 1— Open season for black bass. Aug. I5-April 1— Open season for lobsters and crawfish. Sept. 17— Saturday Contest. Final Class Re-entry, Stow lake, 2:30 p m. Sept. 18— Sunday Contest. Final Class Re-entry. Stow lake, 10 a.m. Nov. 1-Sept. 1— Open season for crabs. Sept. 10-Oct 16 -Close season in tidewater for steelhead. Sept. 10-Oct. 16— Close season for catching salmon. Oct. 16-Nov. 15— Close season for taking salmon above tide- water. Nov. 15-Sept. 10— Season open for taking salmon above tide water. Gun. 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 heu. Sept. 11— Union Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Sept. 18— Golden Gate Gun Club. Blue rocks. Ingleside. Sept. 25— Millwood Gun Club. Blue rocks. Mill Valley. Oct. 8, 9— Los Angeles Gun Club. 17th semi-annual tournament Biue rocks Suerman grounds. Oct. 15-Feb. 15— Open season .'or quail, ducks, etc. Bench Shows. Sept. 7, 8— Franklin-Oil City Kennel Club. Stoneboro, Pa. F G. Mcintosh, Secretary. Sept 5, 8— Canadian National Exhibition's Bench Show. Dr. A, W Bell, Superintendent. Sept 5, 10— Toronto Kennel Club. Toronto, Can. J. G. Kent. Chairman. Sept. !0— Englewood Kennel Club, W. Robinson. Secretary-Treasurer. Englewood, N. J. Myron Sept. 12, 13— Newport Bench Show. Newport, R. I. F. M. Ware Secretary. Sept. 13, 16— Orange County Fair Association's Bench Show Middletown, N. Y. W- H Saxton, Superintendent. Sept 17— Bryn Mawr Kennel Club Bryn Nawr, Pa. J. A Caldwell Jr., Seoretary, Penllyn, Pa. Sept. 17— Scottish Terrier Club Specialty Show. Bryn Mawr Pa. E. S. Woodward, Secretary, New York City. Sept. 22, 24— Lawrence Kennel Club Initial show. New Castle, Pa. W. L. McConnell, Secretary Sept 28, 29-Valley Fair Kennel Club. Initial show. Brattle- boro, Vt. H. C. Rice. Secretary, Brattleboro, Vt. Oct 4, 7— Danbury Agricultural Society. Danbury, Conn. Jas Mortimer, Superintendent. Oct. 5. 8— Spokane Kennel Club. Spokane, Wash. W. K. L. A. B. Jackson, Secretary. Oct. 10— Brunswick Fur Club. Foxhound show. Barre, Mass. B. S. Turpin, Secretary Oot. 12, 16— Walla Walla Kennel Club. Walla Walla, Wash. Geo. L. Mason. Secretary. Oct. 18, 21— Frederiok Agricultural Society. Frederick, Md. Roger McSherry, Secretary. Oct. 25, 28— World's Fair Dog Show, St. Louis, Mo. F. D. Coburn. Chief of L. S. Dept., St. Louis, Mo, Nov. 16. 19— Boston Terrier Club. Specialty show. Boston, Mass. Walter E Stone, Secretary. Nov. 22, 25— Philadelphia Dog Show Association. Philadelphia, Pa. J. Sergeant Price, Secretary. Field Trials. Sept. 5— Western Canada Kennel Club. La Salle, Man. Wm. C Lee, Acting Seoretary, Winnipeg, Man. Sept. 8— Manitoba Field Trial Club 18th annual trials. Car- man, Man. Eric Hamber, Secretary, Winnipeg, Man. Sept 30— British Columbia Field Trial Club- Steveston, B. C. Norman F. Tyne, Secretary -Treasurer, Vanoouver. B. C. Oct. 11— Pacific Northwest Field Trials Club. . Wash. F. R. Atkins. Secretary pro tem, Seattle, Wash. Oct 24— Missouri Field Trial Association. Sturgeon, Mo L. S. Eddlns, Secretary, bedalia. Mo. Oct. 24.— Obio Field Trials Club. Washington Court House, O. G. R. Harwell, Secretary, Circleville, O. Out. 25— Connecticut Field Trial Club. , Conn. F. M. Chapin, Secretary, Pine Meadow, Conn. Oct. 31— Monongahela Field Trial Club. Oblong, 111. A. C. Peterson. Secretary, Homestead, Pa. Nov. 1— Sportsmen's Field Trial Club. Clare, Mich. Erwln C. Smith. Secretary, Midland, Mich. Nov 7— Independent Field Trial Club. 6th annual trials. Hutsonville, Ills. H. S Humphrey, Secretary, Indianap ilia, Ind. Nov. 8— Western Beagle Club. Inaugural trials. Oregon, Ills. Reno B. Cole, Secretary, De Kalb; Ills. Nov 14— Illinois Field Trial Association. 6th annual trials. Robinson, Ills. W- R. Green, Secretary, Marshall, 111. Nov. Indiana Kennel Club. Field trials. Clay City, Iod. C F. Young, Secretary, Clay City, Ind Week following Ills. Ch. trials. Nov. National Beagle Club. 11th annual trials. Grafton, Mass. Nov. 15— Michigan Field Trial Club. E. Slsson, Stcretaiy, Muskegon, Mich. -, Mich. Chas. Sept. 9— San Mateo. 1 day show. A. K. C. rules. Acktrman, Secretary Entries close Sept. 2. Irving C" Nov. 15— Central Beagle Club. 9th annual trials . A. C Peterson Seoretary, Homestead, Pa. Nov. 22— International Field Trial Cub Ruthven, Oat. W, B Wells, Honorary Secretary, Chatham. Oot. Nov. 29— Virginia Field Trial Association. Martinsville, Va. C. B. Cooke, Secretary. Dec. 3— Continental Field Trial Club 10th annual trials. Thomasville, N. C John White, Secretary, Hempstead, L. I. Dec. 12— Alabama Field Trial Club Huntsville, Ala. J. M. Kirkpatrick, Secretary, Huntsville, Ala. Dec 12— Pointer Club of America. 5th annual trials. C. F. Lewis, Secretary. Dec. 17— Eastern Field Trial Club Waynesboro, Ga. Simon C. Bradley, Secretary-Treasurer, Greenfield Hills, Conn. 1905 American Field Futurity Stake. For Pointers and Setters whelped on or after January I, 1904, whose dams have been duly qualified. Am. Field Publishing Co., Chicago Jan. 9— Pacific Coast Field Trials Club. Bakersfield. Cal. Albert Betz, Secretary, 201 Parrott Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. Jan. 10— Georgia Field Trial Association. Albany, Ga. P. M. Essig, Secretary, Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 10— Texas Field Trial Club. 3d annual trials. , Tex. T. A Ferlet, Secretary, San Antonio, Tex. Jan. 16— United States Field Trial Club Grand Junction, Teon. W. B Stafford. Secretary-Treasurer, Trenton, Tenn. Livestock Breeders7 Convention. The Becond session of the California Livestock Breeders' Convention, called under the auepices of the California Live- stock Breeders' Association, convened Tuesday evening of last week in the Senate Chamber of the Capitol, with Charles D. Pierce of San Francisco, Presi- dent of the Livestock Association, in the chair. Robert Ash burner was the first speaker and hia subject was "The Fanner's Cow." She ruuBt have good feed and plenty of it, and her Burroundings should be of the best. More breeds have been spoiled by promiscuous breeding than by any other cause, lie believed in selecting and stick- ing to one breed. The bulls must nut be only good animals, but trace back to good stock. Cowe of goud quality are always economic ones. He has been thirty-seven years a br< ■< his herd Is wholly foung farmer must have a standard and weed out his herds all faili res to roach the standard. If a herd is »ot getting better all the time, it is getting worse. paper on the same subject by E. S. Waggenheimer was read by Professor Major. In selecting stock one wants the animal that produces the beBt at the least cost. Holsteins, Jerseys and Durham breeds are more generally selected by cow farmers. Thfe Holsteins are good feeders and do not have to be- housed in winter. Jerseys are quiet and have more butter fat in the milk. They do better when housed in the winter. Durhams give a good fllow of milk and milk longer than others. They are good hustlers. The best all around cow is a cross of Holstein and Durham. He has tried all kinds of stock and Jerseys do not meet with his favor. The average return from a cow is be- tween $50 and $70 a year in butter fat. Count calf and other things and the net profit on a cow is $35 a year, A voice— That man values low when he values a calf at $5 and skim milk at $5. Professor Major said he did not believe Durhams to be best and longest milkers, with a fair test, as claimed by Mr. Wag- genheimer. Professor E. W. Major, University of California, said stock conditions are like climatic conditions. "In California you have any climate you want and better than in any other State. So you have as to stock " Meat cattle as a rule do not come into California in as good a condi- tion as in the Chicago market. In breeding stock California has a great future for beef cattle. Our people are DO YO U MORE SPEED? The former owner of Dan r.itch cd to break the pacing Die nlir befoi bought him, ami failed. lias eaten ' International Sloek louiT'ev. ly day since January, 19itf, out. timing inn t season ho easily secured six world records. Allhc close of i0i>3 Horse Papers comment! (1 on tho remarkable oppcnrai co of Dan Patch after being shipped lu.oOO mi vis. till of fast miles. Patch is in much belter i tliii ■ thai __ Inter national Stork Food" Is good for Imo Patch it certainly will bo hefoflcial for yourhorse. A largo majority of the greatest trainers are con- stant users of "In ornritlonul Stock I ,....!'■ this season. Its >&la 3 FEEDS S3 ONE CENT We posit " ill g cly > yn tha speed and also moroondoroitee. It makes a delicate feeder oat heartily . It greatly aids digestion and assimilation and permanently "tones up" and strengthen* tho entire system. You will keep T«lirTibr»Cl in better Condition during tho hot racingseason and "International stock Food " every day as an addition to their food Of oats, It is equally good forStallions, Race Horses, Prood Blares, Culls or Show Horses It Is absolutely harln- lesaeven f it tho human system Mid can he fed at all times In perfect safety, Horse" that ■■In iiillm .dlt 0 luitdpr.'i'i hunt'. Write us for lis or any further In- . SpeClnl Introductory rely atourrisk TIMS PHOTiiRlUni WAS TAKFN W1IF.X P.tS WAS (JOISO AT IITS HltiHEST BATH OF SPEED AND SHOWS ALL KOI It FEET OF* THE GROT KD. Large Colored l.- year-old brown Stallion by roi oalC. Diablo ifcWVf, dam by half thor- oughbred bon of Guy m! dam by Ven- .TJf. thoroughbred son of Belmont Has stake' I broken and is a good pros- pect. Apply to Oils office. Fast Paoer For Sale. rjiHE PACING GELDING, AL SANDY 2:19* i- by Wayland W., dam Rapid Ann by Overland. Can paco three heats bettor than 2:17. Can brush erv fust on the road. 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Only $2 to Nominate Mare 4250 for Trotting- Foals. $1750 for Facing- Foals. $800 to Xominators of Dams of Winners and $200 for Owners of Stallions. Money Divided as Follows: $3000 for Three=Year=Old Trotters. 200 for Nominator of Dam of Winner of Three=Year=01d Trot. 1250 for Two-Year=Old Trotters. 200 for Nominator of Dam of Winner of Two=Year=OId Trot. 100 to Owner of Stallion, Sire of Winner of Three=Year=OId Trot when Mare was bred. $1000 for Three=Year=OId Pacers. 200 for the Nominator of Dam of Winner of Three=Year=01d Pace. 750 for Two=Year=01d Pacers. 200 for Nominator of Dam of Winner of Two=Year=01d Pace. 100 to Owner of Stallion, Sire of Winner of Three=Year=01d Pace when Mare was bred. S50 to start in the Three-Year-Old Trot. ENTRANCE AND PAYMENTS— S3 to nominate Mare on October 15. 1904, when name, color and description of Mare and S'allion bred to must be given. 85 February 1, 1905. 85 September 1 1905 810 on Yearlings February 1, 1906. 810 on Two- Year-Olds February 1, 1907. 810 on Three-Year-Olds February I 1908. STARTING PAYMENTS— 825 to start In the Two- Year-Old Pace. 835 to start in the Two- Year-Old Trot. 835 to start in the Three- Year-Old Pace. All starting payments to be made ten days before the first day Df the meeting at which the race is to take place. Nominators Mast Designate When Making Payments to Start Whether the Horse Entered is a Trotter or Pacer. lulls that Start at Two Years Old are Not Barred from Starting Again in the Three-Year-Old Divisions. CONDITIONS. The races for Two-Year-Olds will be mile heats (2 In 3), and for Three-Year-Olds 3 in 5. Distance for Two- Year-Olds, 150 yards; for Three- Year-Olds, 100 yards. If a Mare proves barren, or slips, or has a dead Foal, or twins, or if either the Mare or Foal dies before February 1, 1906. her Nominator may sell and transfer his nomination or substitute another Mare or 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 1904 Entries must be accompanied by the entrance fee. Should the amount of entrance money received be in excess of the amount of the Stakes the excess will be added, less the cost of postage stamps, printing and advertising, to the Stakes for the E. P. HEALD, President. Three- Year-Old divisions in proportion to the amount offered in each division. Nominators liable only for amounts paid in. Failure to make any payment forfeits all previous payments. Hopples will not be barred in pacing races. Right reserved to declare off or reopen these Stakes in case the number of entries received is not satisfactory to the Board of Directors. Money divided in each Division of the Stake 50,25, 15 and 10 per cent There will be no more moneys in each Division than there are starters- Fiii ries open to tne world Membership 1q the Association not required to enter, but no horse will be allowed to start until the owner has beome a member. Write for Entry Blanks to F. W. KEILEY, Secretary. 36 GEARY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAI, UTAH STATE FAIR SALT LAKE CITY OCTOBER 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, 1904 Good Track. Good Climate. Good Treatment. Entries to Harness Races Close WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1904. Entries to Running Races Close 12 o'clock Noon, Day Before Race. CAMPBELL'S EMOLLIO IODOFORM PROGR FIRST DAY-TUESDAY, OCT. 4, 1904. No. 1— Trotting 2:33 class $ 400 00 No. 2— Trot or Pace, 2:20 class 500.00 No. 3— Running, 7„mtle dash 200 00 No. 4— Running, *i mile dash 150,00 SECOND DAY— WEDXESliAY, OCT. 5, 1904 No. 5— Trot orPace. 2-year-old Utah bred (or owned and kept In the State 6 months prior to day of race), mile heat*. 2 In 8 200.00 No 0— Trot or Paoe, class 400.00 No. 7 Running, ii-mlle (ianh 200 00 No 8— Running, 14-mUe dash 10000 THIRD D IV-TI.'l KSDAY OCT. 6, 1904. No 9-TrotorPace,^' 8 400.00 No. 10-Trot or Pace, 2:15 class 500 00 AMME: No. 11— Running, Ha-mile dash 250.00 No. 12— Running, *a -mile dash 150 00 FOURTH DAY-FRIDAY OCT. 7, 1904, No. 13— Pree-For- All trotting 500.00 No. H— Trot or Pace, 3-year-olds or under, Utah bred (or owned and kept in the State 8 months prior to day of race), mile heats2in3 30000 No. 15— Running, H-mile dash 150.00 No 16— Running, ?i-mile dash 200 00 FIFTH DAY— SATURDAY, OCT. 8, 1904. No. 17-Trot or Pace, free-for-all $700 Oo No, 18— Trot or Pace, 2:22 class 500 Uo No. 19— Running, 1-mite dash 200 00 No. 20— Running, -1% furlongs 150 00 CONDITIONS. to close with the Secretary Wednesday, September 21, 1904. I aces to close at 12 o'clock noon, day before race. Eotrii it at S o'clock p. m , on the day preceding the race, shall be required to mart ;. n writing add made at the oillce of the Secretary at the track. 50. 25, IG and 10 par cent, unU t otherwiai specified. En- . iiod 5 pur cunt additional from money winners. Entrance to running race*' fi Records niado on ora I I n, no bir. Nominators In any raoo that should fail to till, ma v i r entry In such race to any other race of the classea that have ti hl'j on September 21, [901 Oiherwi--- than us speottlod In CM. ■ -, of the American Trotting Association (of which tht» Association Is a member) to govern. Weights and speolal coalition* for running races will be announced each day before entries close. 'itntnunlcailons to the Secretary NELSON A. EMPEY, President. J. S. BRANSFORD, Supervisor. W. J. BATEMAN, Secretary. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. CEDAR RAPIDS (IOWA) JACK FARM W. L OE CLOW Proprietor FARMERS' SUPPLY OK TUB MIDDLE WEST. 1 " EST AND BEST IMPORTED AND HOMEHRED ' line and best assortment of Bel- iraoi fruNhly iTported; also i latest prize winners In Ger- many and Prance In Porobcron and Oldenburg StalllonH I quote consistent living prices on all stock, and will sell you more iiuiiiliy for the monoy than you can buy elsewhere. Terms to sal r Write for photographs and catalogue. W. L. DE CLOW, Codar Rapids, Iowa. GALL CURE For GALL BACKS and SHOULDERS, CRUPPE SORES and SADDLE GALLS there is nou 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 oEferea 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 this 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 Us MERITS, and from it we feel justified in saying th3t it is THE GALL CURE OF THE 20TH CENTURY. It is a quick 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 la Their Stables PRICE:— 3 OZ. BOX, 25o.; 1 LB. BOX, Sl.OO. Read our "ad." on Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy in next issue of this pao* r. JAS. B. CAMPBELL & CO., Mfrs.,412 W. Madison St., Chicago, 111. Sold by all Dealers in Harness and Turf Goods. If not in stock ask them to write anyJobberfor it £ PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. 3 V. TOURISTS and TRAVELERS will, now, with difficulty recognize the famous COURT into which for twenty-fl e 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. A Sick Horse, for Fifty Cents can be made well by CRAFT'S DISTEMPER A: COUGH CURE, the guaranteed remedy for Influenza, coughs, colds, catarrhal fever, distemper etc. It has cured thousands and prevented millions of cases. Veterinary advice free of charge, and booklet. '-The Horse: His Diseases and Treat- ment." for the asking. Sold by druggists, or prepaid direct at 50c and $1 a bottle or $1.50 a dozen. You oannot lose— ft is guaranteed. Wells Medicine Co, Chemists and Germologlsts 3 3d st, Lafayette, Ind, Pedigrees Tabulated and type written ready for framing. Write for prices. Breeder and Sportsman, 36 Geary Street, San Francisco, Cal. September IT, 1904] @ke fgveebev anii ^povt&tnatx THE WEEKLY BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN F. 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 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. 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, September 17, 1Q04. Dates of Harness Meetings. CALIFORNIA. Hauford -Oct. 10 to 15 Tulare .Oct. 17 to S3 NORTH PACIFIC. Seattle Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 North Yakima Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 Victoria B. C Sept. 27 lo Oct. 1 Mew Westminster, B. C Oct 3 to Oct. 8 Spokane Oct. 3 to Oct. 8 Walla Walla Oct. 10 to Oct. 15 Boise 0"t. 17 to Oct. 23 GRAND CIRCUIT. Columbus. Sept. 19 to Sept. 24 . Cincinnati Sept. 26 to Oct. 1 Memphis Oct. 17 to Oct. 27 MANY GOOD DRAFT STALLIONS of different breeds are being sold to California farmers by parties who bring tbem from tbe eastern states. A large number of these horses were on exhibition at the recent State Fair at Sacramento and were rated a splendid lot by such good judges as Prof. Carlyle of the Colorado Agricultural College and Prof. Majors of the California State University, besides many practi- cal horsemen. Belgians, Percherons, Clydesdales and Shires have all been brought here to supply the demands of buyers and all have their admirers. We would offer a little advice to the farmers and owners of draft mares who will patronize these stallions next spring. Don't begin now to mix up the breeds. If your choice is the Belgian type select the mares that are nearest that type to breed to a Belgian stallion. Breed your Percheron mares to Percheron stallions, and pick out the very best sire you can find to send them to. Don't let a smaller service fee induce you to patronize an inferior stallion. This never did nor never will pay. While it may be an impossibility iD the present condition of things in California, to have the farmers in certain localities agree to breed one type of draft horse it would be a great benefit to all ooncerned if it could be done. Horse buyers who go to Europe go to Belgium for Belgians, to France for Percherons, and to England and Scotland for Clydes- dales and Shires. Any district in California could in a few years become noted for its horses if the farmers would confine themselves to any one type and try to produce horses of that character. The fillies got by the Belgians stallions next year in California should be bred to the best stallions of the same breed that can be reached when they are of suitable age, and the same course should be pursued with the fillies sired by the Percherons or ClydeB. It is only by breeding up that high class horses can be produced and cross breeding should not be indulged in. It is true that once in a while a cross-bred horse is pro- duced that is a great individual, but his value will be as a gelding to be sold, and not as a stallion to be used in the stud. Select your breed and then stick to it always striving to improve on what you have. Every breed has its merits and its demerits, but the typical sound horse of any of the leading breeds is a good enough horse for anybody, and will always bring a profitable price. The chancy cross-bred horse is a freak, and the hardest horse on earth to find a mate for. THE VERY SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS given at Pleasanton.San Jose and Santa Rosa this year,the two last mentioned under the auspices of the Pacific CoaBt Trotting Horse Breeders Association and the other by the Pleasanton Racing Association should and doubtless will do much toward assuring a much more extensive and still more successful circuit next year. That well managed harness meetings will be patronized by the California public has been demon- strated. It is not too early to begin the preliminary work of arranging for the California circuit of 1905 and it should be so arranged that all the larger meet- ings except the one at Los Angeles will be held before racing begins at the Oregon State Fair at Salem. By such an arrangement the owners of trotters and pacers will have a chance to enter through a circuit where large purses will be given every week, and theearning capacity of their trotters and pacers very largely increased. We suggest, if the Los Angeles people can give two meetings, that the circuit be opened there. The shipmeut could be thence to Fresno, to Stockton, to PleasaDton, to San Jose, to Santa Cruz, to Santa Rosa, to Woodland, to Sacramento and thence to Salem where the northern circuit of big purses opens at the Oregon State Fair, and continues several weeks. A final big meeting could then be given at Los Angeles ate in November, where all the best on the circuit couid compete for championship honors, with greater assurance of dry weather than at any other point on the Coast. The small circuit this year brought out many starters at Pleasanton and San Jose, but at Santa Rosa and Sacramento the fields were com- paratively small. In a large circuit like the one sug- gested above the fields would average better and after every two or three meetings a number of new horses would make their appearance as many would start only at a few meetings near home. The opportunity is ripe for the establishment of a Pacific Coast Circuit that will furnish racing enough to keep all the Pacific Coast horses engaged at home, except those that develop safflcient cla6S to be considered Grand Circuit material and are taken east to compete for the big stakes offered there. This year should not close with, out action being taken in this matter by themanagers of the leading California, Oregon and Washington associations that hold harness race meetings. SURPRISE has sometimes been expressed by East- ern horsemen who visit San Francisco that no regular harness meetings are given at or close to the metropolis. The reason is plain to those who are acquainted with the conditions here. There is no suitable track on which to hold first-class harness racing here. It is true there are three magnificently appointed race tracks — one at Ingleside in this city, another at Emeryville across the baj , and still an- other at Tanforan, twelve miles by steam railway and electric lines from the city. All have splendid sta- bles, grand stands and other appointments that are almost perfect, but the tracks were made for winter racing of runners and are not at all suitable for har. ness horses to speed over. The Ingleside track has a sandy covering which makes fast time impossible over it. By scraping this off and covering with a coat of loam a good trotting track could be made, but as it is the property of the California Jockey Club that holds meetings there every winter, such a change in the condition of the course would have to be made every time a harness meeting was given, which would be very expensive — too great, in fact, to be feasible. Then again, the weather at Ingleside is raw, cold and foggy during the greater part of the summer months, making it a very unpopular place with harness horse trainers. The same conditions prevail at Tanforan, and although harness horse trainers are welcomed there with- their strings during the summer, San Francisco trainers that prepare harness horses for the circuit pass it by and take their strings to San Jose or Pleasanton, which are fifty miles from the city. The track at Oakland, or, to Bpeak more correctly, Emery- ville, is also the California Jockey Club's property, and was built especially for the runners. As the soil is not sandy there as it is at Ingleside and Tanforan, the track has been rounded up in the center like a macadamized road and is particularly unfit for har- ness horses. A horse that can keep on the inner half of the track can make pretty good time when the sur. face is packed, but if compelled to take the outside is thrown off his gait, and many horses have hit their knees there and been seriously injured that never touched a hair on other tracks. The climate at the Oakland track is very good, and good crowds could doubtless be secured for harness meetings held there, but very few of the leading trainers could bo induced to enter their horses there under present conditions. It is unfortunate that there is not a trotting track in the near vicinity of San Francisco that could be used by the Pacific Coast Trotting Horse Breeders Asso- ciation, as that organization hangs up the largest purses of any organization in California and receives the entries of all the best horses. Its meetings are very popular, both with the horsemen and the public. FUTURITY STAKES are getting more and more popular with breeders, and although they have increased in numbers very largely during recent years, the list of entries received generally show an increase instead of falling off. The Pacific Breeders Futurity is undoubtedly the most popular colt stake that has ever been devised on this coast, and the record breaking entry list of stake No. 4, which was 103, promises to be eclipsed by Stake No. 5. Although the first official announcement was only made one week ago last Saturday, nominations are coming in from all quarters, many not even waiting to get entry blanks, but mailing the name and description of mare on any old piece of paper. Pacific Breeders Futu.rity No. 5 has a positive guarantee of $7000 and will un- doubtedly be wo-th much more than that sum. The money received by the secretary for nominations in these stakes is turned over to Treasurer N. T. Smith, who deposits it in savings banks where it draws in- terest and can only be taken out to be paid to tbe winners of the several divisions of the stake. The winner of any one of the divisions of any of the Breeders Futurities can be certain of getting his money. There are no strings on it. Mares bred this year are eligible to be named in Stake No. 5 and must be nominated on or before October loth. Every owner should see that his mare is named as the cost is only $2 and the payments smaller and less frequent than any stake of the same kind that is given in America.. Every stallion owner should see to it that the get of his horse are well represented in this stake and if he will send to Secretary Kelley a list of the mares bred to his stallion, tbe Secretary will see that each owner receives an entry blank and a request to name the mare in the stake. Stakes are the very life of the breeding business and it is to the interest of every stallion owner and breeder that they be made as valuable as possible THE HORSE owes much to the bicycle, as its 1 coming doubtless made his work much easier. James W. Abbott in the Sunset Magazine for Septem- ber, (a number, by the way, which is one of the most entertaining and beautifully illustrated ever isEued by this excellent publication) makes the following statement which is only giving credit where due: "The revival of public interest in American highwayB was due to the bicycle. As a people we had endured with equanimity the discomforts of rough and muddy roads. The hardships and sufferings of our draft animals appealed to us in vain. But when men began to get a-straddle of a two-wheeled vehicle and actually propel it with their own legs the trouble began. Such roads would never do. The legs kicked — and their owners also, metaphorically. The interest in bicyeleB increased. The League of American Wheelmen was organized. There were other wrongs to te righted and advantages to be gained, but the great work for which the L. A. W. will live in history was the in- itiation of the good roads movement." Oakwood Park Stock Farm Sale. Fred H. Chase & Co., Live Stock Auctioneers, advertise an auction sale of high-class trotting and standard bred stallions, fillies and geldings from the Oakwood Park Stock Farm, to take place on Monday evening September 26th. This sale will present an opportunity of procuring some high bred animals among which are listed: bay gelding, three years old, half brother to Bay Rum 2:25; a bay more, three years old, full sister to Algregor2:ll and W. W. Foote 2:154; four-year-old bay mare, half sister to Neernut 2:11J; chestnut gelding, three years old, full brother to Rajah 2:10; a brown gelding, brother to Joe Scott 2:18 and half brother to Azalia 2:15, and a fine looking black stallion by Chas. Derby out of Lydia Bright. The horses will be on exhibition next Saturday and intending purchasers are invited to come and look them over. A Big Prize Cattle Sale. F. H. Chase & Co. will sell at their salesyard on the evening of October 25th, the entire prize winning Yerba Buena herd of Jerseys belonging to the estate of the late Henry Pierce. This is one of the most famous herds of Jerseys in the United States and is the result of years of careful selection and breeding, no expense beingspared in purehasingthe best Jerseys to be found. The entire herd which consists of 75 head of registered bulls, cows and calves will be sold and the sale presents a rare opportunity, as it is seldom such high-class aDimals are offered at auction. Full particulars will be announced later and intending purchasers are invited to write to the auctioneers for catalogues. Occasionally a trainer is found who gets away from the beaten path and adopts some system of training different from the regulation jogging and work-outs. Millard Sanders gave Lou Dillon much of her work early in the season under saddle, his boy up, and as a contrast there is a thoroughbred that is a winner, too, that gets his work in harness. His name is Alan-a- Dale and he put in two winning races week before last after being got ready in harness. Strikel— if they don't give you Jackson's Naps Soda when you ask for It. , 2:20, 2:20. Hiied race, trotting and pacing, purae $150. County At-.-- Arthur Wllkos (Lonsdale) 1 l Michael P. (P). brg by Bluck Hawk 'Johnson) 2 2 Caption, bg by Prodtgal-McCai p ,.., (O'NelllJ 3 3 Time— J:244 — » Tborougbpin Cured. Mr. F. W. Couch (Jt Plttsflold, HtU., writes as follow I d Bd And $$. for which ploasc- tottll of .'ulnn's Ointment. The next time I shall probably ordor six bolt sd of a groat deal in Piti two thor- oughploi and one spavin and am now i-'-Idf- to try it on another blemlKl: ' TMh Is the general verdlclol leading horsumon all mntry who are using Qultni'h ointment. For curbs. BVlns, wlndpuffs and all t.i. mierful h Price one dollar por bottle- -:l' i-.f(,ctlon puarantecd .-. it l:«»>, to seoond $1000, to third $500. to nominatorof winner's dam i:. i, to nominator of winner $500, mile heats, two la three. Alto Axworthy, ch f by Axworthy (Thomas) 1 1 Princess Ethel, bf (De Ryder) 2 2 Totara, b f (Tiler) 3 3 Lord Rovelslroke, br h (McClary) d Pleasant Thoughts, b f (Dlokerson) d Time— 2:13k, 2:14*. The Hartford Futurity, foalsof IHOI, pacing, $2500, mile heats, two In three. Buckshot, ch h by Axworthy (Curry) 2 1 1 Belass. ch 1 by Boreal (Jolly) 12 2 Tlmc-2:MVS, 2:16, 2:17(4. 2:17 olass pace. $1000. mile heats, three in five. Bad News, b g by Coastman (Wilson) 1 I 1 Funston. ro g by Dlctalus (Snow) 3 2 2 Lookout Hal, bh (Shank) 2 3 3 EdgarBoy.bh (Wilson) 4 4 t Tlme-2:13!< 2:10, 2:144. Says the Sacramento Bee: "Agricultural Park, for many years the Mecca toward which the horsemen and stockraisers of California have journeyed in the autumn of each year, may soon pass into history, and the land be cut up into city building lots. When autumn comes again and visitors from every part of the State are assembling for the Fifty-second State Fair, the grandstand, the stables and cattle pens, now at Agricultural Park, will in all probability have dis- appeared, and the mile track, where many an excit- ing finish has been run, will be covered by the pioneer residence of a new suburban residence district and a new track will be in operation near this city. The Directors of the Agricultural Society have decided to sell the park, and bids for a new site for race track and stock exhibit will be opened at the next meeting, to be held on October 15th. The Board has referred the sale to the Site Committee, of which Thomas Fox is chairman. It is hoped that an accept- able offer for the park property will have bee» received by that time, and that a new location may be selected. Agricultural Park contains about 42 acres, and an offer of $65,000 made some time ago, is the only esti- mate of its value ever make pubiic. This offer, it is said, will be repeated as soon as the determination of the directors to make a sale becomes known. There is not the slightest doubt in the minds of any of the State Fair directors that a new track will be ready for the next State Fair. Already a number of offers have been made and there is quite a rivalry among those who own land within easy reaah of this city to secure the society for a purchaser. It is ex- plained that there is so much level ground in the valley hereabouts that it will be no difficult task to Becure a proper site at reasonable figures, leaving a good margin for the State Fair directors after they have paid for the new park, and they have fitted it up properly for the next racing meet. All of the friends of the State Fair stand ready to rally to its support, according to the statements of the directors and they declare that the assurance of continuing the yearly meetings here was never better. Mrs. Phelps of Troy, New York, holds the reoord for the fastest mile driven by a woman. At the New York State Fair last week she drove the pacer Albert 2:04), a mile in 2:05*. A Delightful Innovation. During the Iowa State Fair this year there was on two afternoons, Tuesday and Friday, a visit to the fair of the Eleventh United States Cavalry, under command of Colonel Thomas, 300 strong and all hand- somely mounted. After parading around the race course, so that all might have a chance to see what Uncle Sam's regular troops looked like, they dis- mounted in the infield, and after a selection or two by their fine band, under the direction of their bandmas- ter. Prof. Perweins, some of the cavalrymen gave sev- eral exhibitions on the track in front of the amphi- theatres. The first was a Cossack charge, with the men standing in their stirrups, and in this position making a wild charge and firing as they passed the great masses of people who were present. The second exhibition was what is called a rescue race, in which five mounted men, hearing firing in the distance, charged down the track to their rescue, firing as they rode, picked up the dismounted men, placed them be- hind themselves on their horses and returned to their original position, with two men on each horse. Then they gave a Roman standing race, each man riding two barebacked horses in a standing position, then made a run of a half-mile, and it proved to be a sensa- tional performance and far better than is seen in the so-called Roman hippodromes given with the big cir- cuses. The men taking part in these special events were members of Troop G, Captain Tompkins com- manding, and he has long had the reputation of train, ing hie men in all sorts of feats while mounted. The Eleventh Cavalry also gave some fine exhibitions again on Friday afternoon, and the people who wit. nessed these exhibitions by the cavalrymen were loud in their praise of their daring work. By the time that the next State Fair is held the whole regiment will be In quarters at Fort Des Moines, and the fair management can provide no stronger attraction than to again invite Colonel Thomas and his regiment to appear and give some ot their celebrated exhibitions. —Spirit of the West. » No Kick Coming. LItitz, Pa., March 22, 1898. W. F. Young, Springfield, Mass. Dear Sir:— I am very well satisfied with your Absorbine, which did exactly what you said it would. Yours respeotfully, Jacob Biedingbr. — The roan pacer Albert, which entered the 2:05 list at Pougbkeepsie, when he won a heat from Hettie G. in 2:04}, is by Flower 2:21}, out of Ella Wilkes 2:26} by Favorite Wilkes 2:24*. Flower is a son of Baron Rose 2:20}, Baron Rose was by Stamboul 2:07J, dam the renowned Minnehaha. September 17, 1904] ©he gtveebev «nt> gtpvvisnian 5 -nam Notes and News. Direct View 2:08J is the season's fastest trotting stallion to date. Millard Sanders will race whatever J. H. Shults may start this season. Monroe Salisbury says, "Dash races are all right for the runners, but they won't do for the trotters." In addition to his wonderful ability at either way of going, Anaconda is said to be an ideal horse under saddle. The price paid for Dr. Strong 2:08 by E. E. Smath- ers was $15,000, and not $11,000 or 814,000, as has been reported. It is probable that Sweet Marie 2:06} and Wilque 2:09}; will meet in a race to wagon over Belmont track in September. The Michigan gelding McKinley by George St. Clair, is now tied with Sweet Marie for the season's trotting race record of 2:06};. J. A. Hervey, of Des Moines, has sold the four-year- old filly, Ruby Dale, by Barondale 2:11}, to J. A. McLeod, for a good long price. Mr. P. W. Hodges of Santa Ana has moved his string of horses from that place to the San Jose track. He has about twenty head in training. It is reported that C. B. Knox, the owner o f Ana- conda, has purchased the pacing stallion Red Bird 2:08}, winner of the 2:10 pace at Readville. Oregon Maid took a record of 2:08} at Galesburg, winning two heats in a 3 in 5 race and second money. She is Del Norte's first 2:10 performer. Maxine 2:08| is getting back to her 1902 form, and begins to act like a 2:07 trotter. She made Stanley Dillon step in 2:07$ the second heat at Readville. Stanley Dillon 2:07$, George G. 2:07$, Direct View 2:08$, Kent 2:09$, Alexander 2:091, Tuna 2:09* and Anaconda 2:09$ all entered the 2:10 list at Readville. Anaconda 2:01$ pacing and 2:09$ trotting, has the distinction of being the holder of the records at both gaits. Jay Eye See 2:10 and 2:061, is the next fastest. Captain Sphinx placed the Michigan half-mile track record at 2:09} in the first heat of the free-for-all pace at Port Huron recently, but lost the race to Little Squaw. Santa Cruz will doubtless be on the circuit next year and we will all want to attend. It should make a most delightful place for a high-class harness meeting. Miss Kinney 2:19$, is & new 2:20 performer for Mc- Kinney 2:11$. She took her record in a winning race at Port Huron, Mich., la^t week, driven by Frank Cares of Detioit. Sweet Marie continues to accumulate new records. She is the largest money winner of the year, holds the season's record and is winner of the fastest five heat race ever trotted. John A. McKerron, 2:041, stepped an easy workout at the Glenville track recently in 2:12}. The great wagon trotter is rounding to in fine shape and is apt to step a merry mile before the end of the season. New York speedway enthusiasts are eagerly looking forward to a match race between Black Robert 2:13}, and the gray Pilot Medium trotter Pilot Boy 2:09}, which was a Grand Circuit star several years ago. Utah State Pair entries close next Wednesday, September 21st. There are six days of harness racing with purses from $400 to $700. Big inducements are offered California horses to race there. See ad vertise- ment. The Virginia stallions Condova 2:17$, owned by E. F. Nottingham, and Jack Brereton 2:17}, owned by E. G. Fox, have been matched for $1000 a side, the race to take place over the Tasley, Va., track within sixty days. Now that Mr. Billings has ridden Charlie Mac in 2:151, which is the world's record for trotting under saddle, a mile in 2:10 or 2:11 is freely predicted as within the limit of the gelding's Bpeed at that way of going. The bay gelding John Caldwell by Strathway, owned by Colonel J. C. Kirkpatrick of this city, won the 2:25 class trotting stake at Readville last Monday in straight heats, getting a record of 2:141 in the last heat of the race. Star Pointer's mile in 1:59$ in 1897 and Lou Dillon1* mile in 2:00 in 1903 were the first two minute miles at the pacing and trouting ^aits. Both were made over the New England Trotting Horse Breeders Associa- tion track at Readville. When the dash races were on at Empire track, New York, but few pools vrere sold where first choice brought over $25, but when the heat races were called first choice jumped to $100 and oftentimes to three or four times that amount. Springer & Stubbs of Denver returned last week from Europe with an importation of twenty-one head of Belgian draft and Oldenburg coach horses, which will be taken to Denver after remaining in quarantine the required length of time. Monroe, the big son of Seymour Wilkes, in the East View Farm stable, went a surprisingly good race in the 2:13 trot at Providence, which he won in 2:121 and 2:101. He will no doubt be a new 2:10 trotter ere long. Mamie R. 2:151 worked a mile at Sacramento one morning during the fair in 2:121. She is undoubtedly one of the best three-year-olds ever bred in California. We understand that Mannie Reams, her owner, has given a prospective buyer an option on her at a long price. Sunol 2:08}, by Electioneer, the ex-champion trotter of the world, foaled a bay colt by Axworthy 2:151 at Sbultshurst Farm, Port Chester, N. Y., August 12~tb. It is her first living produce, and great efforts to save it will be made as all her previous foals have died very young. Charles Marvin shipped his stable to Lexington after the Galesburg meeting and will give his stable a rest for a few weeks. Bequeath, his Futurity candi- date, had a bad knee but the veteran trainer hopes to have the daughter of Cecilian right again before the Kentucky meeting. M. S. King at the Cleveland track worked the hand- some four-year-old mare Reydlette by Rey Direct 2:10 a mile in 2:20}, with a final quarter in 31$ seconds. This mare is coming to her speed very fast and should go a mile in 2:12 yet this fall. She is a very handsome mare and good headed. Marengo King, said to have been the best looking stallion ever sired by McKinney 2:11$, died at Brigh- ton Beach last week. He had shown around 2:15 trotting, and was owned by J. H. Brown, Detroit, owner of Stanley Dillon 2:07$. The dam of MareDgo King was By By, own sister to Lockheart 2:081. A dispatch from Providence dated September 13th says: Secretary Albert H. Moone of the Grand Circuit today announced that R. A. Smith has been disquali- fied from racing for the remainder of the season by the stewards of the Grand Circuit. The action is taken for the alleged laying up of the first two heats of the Roger Williams trotting stake with the Cali- fornia mare, Sweet Marie, on August 31st at Narra- gansett Park. One of the best fields of trotters which will meet this year is entered in the Diamond Handicap at Mem- phis. They are John Taylor 2:08}, The Roman 2:091, Hall Frey 2:09}, Silversign 2:101, Billy Foster Boy 2:111, Jim Ferry 2:10$, Dr. Strong 2:08, Prince Selma 2:10$, Early Reaper 2:09$, Sweet Marie 2:06}, Snyder McGregor 2:09}, Mary Gage 2:11$, Alexander 2:091, Stanley Dillon 2:07$, Lady Gail Hamilton 2:11$, Dan Wilkes 2:09$, George G. 2:07$, Direct View 2:08$ and Consuela S. 2:07$. There is to be no docking of horses' tails in the army. The new regulations prohibit the docking, banging or clipping of the tails, manes or forelocks of horses. The public animals are not to be so mutilated and only such reasonable trimming and plucking as may be necessary to prevent shagginess of appearance is permitted. The author of that paragraph has rendered a real service to the horses, to say nothing of his contribution to an enforced preservation of the noble appearance of the animal. The yearling pacing record of 2:20$ made by the filly Belle Acton in 1892, has at last been equalled. At the New York State Fair last week, the yearling colt Paul D. Kelly, owned by U. G. Smith of Glens Falls, made a mile in that time, having been driven to beat 2:22. According to the dispatches he covered the first half in 1:04, and if that is correct, a better rated mile would doubtless land him well inside the 2:20 mark. Paul D. Kelly is by Armont.son of Belmont 64, and his dam is called a Morgan mare. Armont is the sire of Flirt 2:07$, pacing. The Hartford Futurity furnished two excellent con- tests, although the fields were small in both events. Five three year olds started in the trotting division which was won by Alta Axworthy in straight heats. Princess Athel was second both times and Totara third. The fastest three-year-old of the year, Lord Revelstoke 2:12} was distanced in the first heat. The time of the race was fast — i:13$ and 2:14} and stamps Alta Axworthy as a high claaB filly. In the pacing division the heats were split although there were but two starters. Belass by Boreal took the first heat in 2:14} but was then beaten by Buckshot in 2:16 and 2:17}. This does not equal the time made in the Breeders Futurity at San Jose this year, where the pacing division was won by Friskarina, a daughter of Bayswater Wilkes in 2:13$. That Axworthy should be the sire of the winners of both divisions of the Hartford Futurity this year is a great oredit to this comparatively young sire, who is a son of Axtell out of a mare by Kentucky Prince. One can't tell from the summary just how every heat was driven. An Eastern turf writer who was several hundred miles a vay from the firiDg line, wrote up a half column denouncing a driver who had finished seventh and last in the first heat ana then won the next two, accusing him of laying up and insisting that he should have been fined heavily. When he found that the horse had made a tangled break in the first heat of the race and had barely saved his distance by hard driving, he apologized, but the apology was not half as strong as the criticism. A new racing association has been organized at Dallas, Texas. The officers of the new association are: Ralph Eastman, president; M. W. Strickland, vice- president; uharles A. Mangold, treasurer: Charles F. Mills, secretary. Five thousand dollars will be hung up for trotters and pacers October 11-15, duriDg the grand fall festival of the State Fair of Texas at Dallas. Among the directors of the new association are Colonel Henry Exall of Lumo Alto Farm, A. D. Aldredge of Electioneer Stock Farm, and many prominent horse owners and business men. The annual race for the trotting championship of Europe was decided at the Baden track, near Vienna, Austria, recently, and resulted in a victory for Con- tralto 2:10, after a hard four heat race. There were eleven starters— about the largest field in the history of the race — of which all but Mary C , were ex"- Americans with fast records, and she of American blood. Dolly Dillon 2:06$, was the fastest by the records, followed by Belle Kuser 2:08, Dillon Boy 2:09}, Contralto 2:10, Wainscott 2:10$, Lady Constantina 2:12}, Axmere 2:13}, Nelly Gay 2:14$, Wig Wag 2:161- and Soano 2:23$. On Wednesday evening the crack four-year-old gelding, Swift B. 2:16}, after having won during that afternoon the 2:17 trot over a very muddy track at Hamlin, developed a severe case of laminitis, or founder. While given the benefit of prompt and efficient treatment he wasin a quite critical condition, during the latter part of that night and the early morning hours of Thursday. About noon en Thurs- day a decided turn came for the better so that his owner, J. A. Richardson, Boise, Idaho, as well as his trainer and driver, J. B. Stetson, felt considerably more at ease concerning the final outcome of the attack. Montgomery Chief is the king of gaited saddlers. This was the decision of the judges at the world's fair horse show last week when they affixed the blue streamer to this high stepper from the blue grass state. This colt, belonging to the Ball brothers, was first heard from a year or two ago since which time he has been winning pretty regularly at the fairs and shows in the central states. He is the rightful suc- cessor to the great Rex McDonald, who has beeu retired to the stud and who will probably never enter the show ring again. Rex reigned for ten years, yet there are many who believe that Montgomery Chief is as good or better than Rex ever was. Editor Hervey of the Horse Review aptly says: "The craze for dash races in the harness turf originated in the huge mistake that the trotter, as a gambling tool, could compete, virtually on the same ground, with the thoroughbred, and divert from the 'running octopus' a large share of the golden stream which pours so dazzlingly into the latter's coffers. We have repeatedly expressed our opinion that racing, on the grand scale, without betting, was and is impossible, but in recognizing this fact we have also consistently insisted that betting should never be mere than an adjunct to racing, and that racing should never sink into a mere adjunct of betting. That the latter i9 the present conditios of thoroughbred racing no one can deny. That it can nor will ever become that of the harness turf we shall never believe." T. W. Barstow's fast pacing mare Alone is rapidly recovering from her sickness at the time of the San Jose meeting and goes like herself. Her owner stepped her a mile in 2:06$ on Tuesday, the first half in 1:04 and last half in 1:02$. Next week he expects to step her a mile below 2:06. This is what her class would have been and it would have taken better than 2:06 to Lave beaten her at the San Jose meeting had she not been taken sick, as she was fully in as good if not better condition just before the Breeders meeting. Pacheco, the thoroughbred mare by Hubbard is the dam of Anna Belle 2:27.1 that is in turn the dam of Robert I. 2:08$ and Murray M. 2:14, the three-year- old colt that won the the Breeders Futurity this year. Anna Belle also produced La Belle 2:16 that took her record as a two-year-old, and Maud Murray a mare that went to Austria and trotted in 2:12. Now^ the blood that coursed through Pacheco's veins is the sort of thoroughbred blood to use in breeding fast trotters or pacers. Our friend Payne J. Shafter has a daughter of Pacheco for sale. He calls her Dusky Belle because she is a coal black. She is only seven years old, stands 15.2, is a pure gaited trotter and broke single and double. She is a good roadster and Mr. Shafter will sell her for a low price. Bred to any good stallion she will produce a colt or filly that will sell for more than Mr. Shafter asks for her. The Los Angeles Express Bays: Dr. Ralph Hagan has been elected secretary of the Los Angeles Driving Club in place of Mrs. Chandler, whose resignation waB reported a few days ago. At present there is no activity in driving club circles, but the first regular matinee probably will be held Thanksgiving Day. October 3 is the date set for the annual banquet, at which time officers are elected and plans for the ensu- ing year discussed. Members of the driving club and all lovers of harness horse racing are hoping the new board that has in charge the arrangements for a fair to be held at Agricultural Park in November will succeed in carrying out its plans for a late harness horse meet at that time. The members of the board are working with this idea in view. Coming at a time when interest i8 just awakenintr among driving club members, and when the northern circuit is just com- pleted and the best horses of the state can be secured if acceptable stakes are hung up, the meet should be a great success. It is understood the present litiga- tion over possession of the Agricultural Park grounds in no way will prevent the holding of a fair and race meet, and the only thing necessary to insure a suc- cessful meet is the co-operation of the Los Angeles county business men and ranchers. 6 ®h* gvee&ev cinb grportsmmi [September 17, 1904 Readville Summaries. 2 2 6 5 5 2 8 7 6 4 September 12— Trolling, S:25 clasp, purse 11000. John Caldwell, bg by Slratbway (Thompson) Tbe Peer, blkb (Howurd) Kyrillic. eh h (Young) Trilby N'utwood, eh m (Stanley) Mush, b g (Da Ryder) Flexo. ch h (Demarest) Lady lona, bm (Rathbon) N'Ico n, br h (Raymond) s a Majeatlc.bg (Sullivan) 9 d Tina— 5:16)4, 2:15)4, *Htf. Pacing, 2:06 class, purse 81000.! Ecstatic, b m by Oratorio (Lang) 3 1 1 Anldmsls.cbg > (AlleQ) 1 2 2 FraokYoakum.bg (Gosneil) 2 3 3 Surroet, blk m (Wilson) 4 4 4 Red Bird, bs (Walker) d Ersl;ine Reed, b g (Hudson) d Cascade, b g (Carpenter) d Time— 2:06>i, 2M%, 2:(»iM. Pacing, 2:10 clasp, purse 81000. Peeler Patron.bg by Peeler (Walker) 2 111 BenF.bg - (DeRyder) 12 3 2 Day Book, blk g (Humphreyvllle) 3 4 2 4 CarltoM., bm (Marks) 4 3 4 3 TIme-2:13K, fclOXi S:lliSi, 2:144. September 13— Trotting. 2:21 class, purse $1000. Mainland, b h by Axtel (Hudson) 2 1111 ■ thelwyu.bm (Palmer) 4 2 1 2 S Mary Steele, bm. (Lake) 18 5 4 4 Truthful Chimes, bh iDemarest) 3 4 2 3 3 Bernardo, brh (Carpenter) 7 5 3 ro Direotwell. blkg (DeRyder) 6 6 6 ro Mattle Lynn Holt, b m (Kinney) 8 7 7 ro Florence C, ch m (O'Neill) 9 8 8 ro Hydrastine, ch m (Shank) 5 dr Lucky Jim, brg (Titer) 10 dr Time-2:13)$, 2:12)4, 2:14><, 8:13)4, 2:15*. Trotting, 2:06 olass. purse $1000. Caspian, b g by Patron (Shank) 12 2 1 Hawthorne, ro m by Jay Bird (Hudson) 2 13 2 McKlnley, bg by Geo. St. Clair. (Jolly and McDonald) 3 3 13 rime-2:10Ji, 2:10, 2:06H, 2:08. Paolng. 2:17 class, purse $1000. Nancy H.,brm by Gambetta Wilkes (Hudson) 6 2 7 111 EdgarBoy.bh (Fuller) 115 2 3 3 Oivnyho.cbh (Davles) 4 4 13 3 2 Lookout Hal. bb. (Shank) 2 3 2 4 4 ro Little Miss, brm (Sullivan) 3 6 4 ro Elizabeth S., bm (Gibbons) 5 7 3 ro Director Joe. blk h (Demarest) 7 5 e ro Montlejoe, gg (Keney) 8 8 ro Tlme-2:I0«, 2:08)4, 2:09M, 2:09)4, 2:12)4, 2:13)<. Sept 14— On account of rain the races were postponed until Sept 15. Sept. 15— Trotting, 2:14 class, purse »IO00, : heats trotled Sept. 13. Alberto, ch g by Balllni (Dickenson) 2 3 111 Sonata, b m (Kinney) 113 4 3 Tbirn Boy.gg fPenoock) 5 4 2 2 2 Blackthorne, blkg iDeRtder) 3 5 4 3 4 Sidney McGregor. bs (Timothy) 4 3 5 d Time-2:14>4, 2:I2«, 2:13)4, 2:l3M. S-.1ZX. Trolliog. three-year-olds, purse $1000. Grace Bend, b m by The Bjndman (Gatcomb) 1 4 1 Princess Athel, b f (DeRjder) 2 l 3 Tolara.bf (Titer) 4 2 2 Ormond, blk s (Budton) 3 3d Time— 2:l5!i, 2:1534;, 3'173£. Trotting, 2: 18 class, purse $10X0. Euxenlte. g m by Expedition ... (Thomas) l l l Women Wilkes, bg (Denjaresl) 5 2 2 Masle.u.bg (Biggs) 2 3 3 Tom Pnar, brs (Humphreyvllie) 3 4 5 Dasb.bg (stot,ebrtaker) 4 6 6 Lily Sligo, bm : (Ralbbun) 6 8 4 Nanlta.bm (Yapp) 8 5 10 Madelanlne P., br m 'Kinney) 10 7 8 Direct Well, blk s .(DeRyder) 7 9 9 McDougal.chs (Lazelle) 9 in 7 Zimbiu. bm (Titer) d Time— 2:l75i. 2:I5«, 2:18)4- PBclng, 2:11 class, purse$1000. Raraetta B . brs by Alcantara (Biggs) 3 111 VlceRegal.bg (James) 14 7 4 I. I. Waabuura. bs (Davis) 2 2 3 2 Bill, bit (Kalbbubj III II 2 3 Rooerts Own. blkg (Acker) 5 3 5 io Gluger.bg (Ntlckolk) 4 5 s ro H?nry N.. b g (Yapnl II « 4 ro Fuz