Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-05
GOSsIP Ole THE TUBE.
The Great Four-miie Heat Race at
San Francisco, for $4,000 I'm Cold
Sketches Of the Entries.
Turf, Field and Farm.


San Francisco, for s25,0oO I'm Cold
Sketches Of the Entries.
Turf, Field and Farm.
The great four-mile heat contest for q
purse of $4,000 in gold coin, gotten up by
and TO be run under the auspices of the
Pacific Jockey Club, at San Francisco, on
Saturday, November IA, closed ON the 18th
iIlstant, with nine nominations. Hopes
were entertained that one or more English
horses would have been entered for this
race, which would undoubtedly have given
an additional interest to the event, but our
transatlantic cousins are not represented IN
the list of entries. The nine equine war
riors that are to contend for the golden
honors are respectively: Katie Pease, Joe
Daniels, Hubbard, IThad. Stevens, Hard
wood, Henry, Hock-Hocking, Foster and
Alpha. The following will give some idea
as TO the comparative merits of each:
Katie Pease, years old, by Planet, dam
Minnie Mansfield, by imported Glencoe;
I'd dam Argentile, by Bertrand; Sd dam
AlleTante, by imported Young Truffie
4th dam imported Phantomia, by Phantom;
9TH dam by Walton; 9Th dam Allegrante,
by Pegasus, out Of Orange Squeezer, by
Highfyer. She is a mare of wonderful
speed; she ran two miles at Buffalo in
3:523. and two and a half miles, at the
same place, in 4:2St, the latter being the
fastest and best race ever run at the dis
lance. She has also been the recipient of
many other laurels.
Hubbard is an own brother to Katie
Pease, and is 5 years old. He has not
started in 4 race since he went to California
last fall. Here, he was regarded as a first
class horse; his two and three-quarter miles
at Saratoga last year, in 4:5Ss, has never
been equaled. He was also the winner of
the four mile sweepstakes at Long Branch,
distancing the field in 1874.
Thad Stevens, 0 years old, is by Lang
ford, dam Mary Chiffon, by imported Glen
coe, I'd dam by American Eclipse; Sd dam
Queen Mary, by Bertrand; 4th dam by
Brimmer or Blue Beard; 9Th dam Wood
pecker's dam, by imported Buzzard; 9th
dam The Faun, by Craig's Alfred, etc, etc.
had is not only descended from racing
family, which have produced such horses
as Longellow, Littleton, Woodpecker, etc,
ETC., but is superior race-horse himself,
having won third mile heat in 1:43 !, and
having the best second four-mile hest ever
run, 7:30. He also defeated Joe Daniels
and True Blue, last fall in California, in
the great four-mile-heat race.
Joe Daniels is five years old, and is by
imported Australian, dam Dolly Carter, by
imported Glencoe; I'd dam Mavis, by Wag-
ner; Sd dam by Medoc (son Of Am.
Eclipse); 4th dam by Blackburn's Whip;
9Th dam by Sumpter; 9th dam Virago, by
imported Shark; It'll dam imported Virago,
(Gunilda) by Star; Sth dam Virago, by
PantOn Arabian, etc. Joe's family have
all been good racers; his own sister, PhOe-
nix Belle, was a superior race mare. I'M
ported Virago produced the celebrated race
mare Viragc, by imported Shark, who beat
every competitor, from 1877 to 1899, no
horse ever being able to put her to her
speed. 1t was for her daughter Sc
lima, by imported Spread Eagle, that Col
TaylOe gave One-half of the great Sir
Archy and 800 in cash. Joe was very
successful as a three and four-year old; he
wOnthe Belmont, Jerome and Annual stakes
at jerome Park, the Travers and Kenner
stakes at Saratoga and the Saratoga Cup, in
which he beat both True Blue and Wan
derer.
Henry is four years old, and is by Nor
folk (sOn Of Lexington), dam Versalia, by
imported Sovereign; I'd dam Cottage Girl,
by imported Ainderby; Sd dam Princess
Ann, by imported Leviathan; 4th dam
Sally Kirby, by Stakeholder; 9Th dam by
Barksdale Grey DiOmede, etc. He is con-
nected with one of the racing families of
Tennessee, and is, therefore, related to
Elizabeth McNairy, Black Satin, Sonora
Love, etc. Henry has won several good
races in California.
Hoal--Jool-ipn f,,,r ~ e
Ringmaster (soD of Ringgold, by Boston
and Minnie Mansfield, the dam of Katie
Pease, by imported GlencOe), dam Young
Fashion, by imported Monarch; I'd damthe
celebrated Fashion, cOnqueror of Boston
and the best mare of her day, by imported
Trustee; Sd dam the great BOnnets OBlue,
by Sir Charles; 4th dam Col. JohRsOn's
famous Reality, by Sir Archy; 9Th dam by
imported Medley, etc. He was taken TO
California by Mr.. J. G.. Simpson, and has
been moderately successful there. Mr..
Simpson is good horseman, and knowing
the met lie of the horses he is to meet, has
not reckOned without his host.
Hardwood is four years old, and is by
WoOdbun (sOn of Lexington and own
brother to Hester-Springbok' dam-out
of Heads-I-Say, by imp. Glencoe), dam
Moss Rose, by imp. knight Of st. George;
I'd dam imp. MelrOse, by Melbourne; Sd
dam Clarkia, by Muley Moloch; 4th dam
sister to Righton, by Palmerin; 9Th dam
Oceana, by Cerberus, etc, etc. He is a
finely shaped horse, and has been measure
bly, successful in California, where he was
bred.
The eighth entry, Alpha, is four years
old. She is by imp. Hercules (son of
Kingston and the daughter of Toscar, by
Bay Middleton), dam Waxy, by Lexington.
She is California bred, and is the least
known as a racer of the nine entries, al
though she won a fast mile race of five
heats on the Goth Of September, in which
she defeated Joe Daniels, Nell Flaherty,
etc, in las, 1:43s, LAC, las, 1:47s. Joe
Daniels won the second and third heats.
As her racing career has only just begun,
the future may have many honogs in store
for her. Foster, by Lexington, dam VerO-
ma by imported Yorkshire, the ninth and
last entry, was made by telegraph from
Oregon and received at a very late hour,
when it was supposed all were in. He is a
representative, without brilliant or ma
tiOnal reputation, but not to be ignored.
These are the heroes and heroines that are
10 compete for the honors and the rich
prizes offered by the Pacific Jockey Club
on the eventful 14th of November. Which
Of the nine will earn the laurel wreath of
victory is difficult at this moment to de-
termine; at a later date we may venture TO