Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-10-26
THE KINGS OF THE TURF.
Grinstead and Wildidle.

One of the most interesting trials
of speed between running horses
that has occurred on American soil
for years, was the great four mile
dash at the San Francisco race
course ON last Saturday, between the
famous horses, Revenue, Jr., Wild
idle, Grinstead and General Sherman,
for a purse of $1,000.
OF the horses named but one was
bred in California, General Sherman,
an own brother to the game and hon
est Phil. Sheridan, that beat Nell
Flaherty and Demorest three years
ago. He is plain looking bay colt,
like most of the Norfolks, about 15i
hands high, and has but little of the
aristocratic look of the Belmont
family about him. He was bred and
is owned by William Meek, of San
Leandro, and was not trained to run
until this Fall. His actual time in
the race was I 40, no mean perform
ance for a green and awkward colt,
as he was in July. He was we'll rid
den by George Howson, carrying 90
pounds.
Revenue, Jr., is a Virginia bred
horse, owned by a gentleman of Den
yer, Colorado. Revenue was very
small, but game and resolute, runner,
owned by Hon John Minor Bolts, or
Culpepper, Virginia. This son of
his is a horse of great beauty, but
was too high in flesh to run over
mile and repeat in any good COM
psny. His head and neck are fine
enough for Thsd. Stevens. while his
barrel shows good breathing power.
His EGGS are clean and sinewy, and
everything about him betokens a
good one to go when in order.
Grinstead is named after banker
of Lexington. KY, whose first horse
property was a mare called Pic
ayune by Medoc. From this mare
he sold $4,000 worth of colts, as
all her produce was very fast, and
now he owns some $4,000 worth of
racing property. The colt which
bears his name is the property of
Lucky" Baldwin of San Francisco,
and is by Gilroy, out of sister to
Ruric, by the English horse Sover-
eign, bred by King William ". at
Hampton Court. Grinstead has no
look of the Lexington or Boston
family of horses he rather par
takes of the lofty and slender style
of the Emilius blood, and reminds
us greatly of Troye's picture of
Monarch. His head is small and
beautifully set on neck as slender
as an antelope's. His body is light,
but his running gear is strong,
though the legs look delicate and
tapering. He has run II miles in
1:56, which is at the rate of :43 to
the mile. A more blood-like look
ing horse could not we'll be mag
ined.
Lastly We come to the victor of
this great event, the mighty Wild
idle. He is owned by Marcus A.
Littell, OF Ramapo Valley, New
Jersey, but for many years resi-
dent of this city. The name is a
reverse of his mothers, the great
Idlewild, his sire being the English
horse Australian, also the sire of
Rutherford, Fellowcraft and Joe
Daniels. Three years ago Mr.. Lit
tell owned both Wildidle and Eel
lowcraft, the latter of which ran
four miles in 7:l91 at Saratoga,
beating Wanderer and Katie Pease.
A murmur of applause ran through
the crowd as Captain Tom Moore,
his trainer, pulled off his hood and
sheet. His splendid bay coat shone
like polished mahogany. every
muscle being hardened like the
thews of boxer. He is big enough
for cart horse, being over sixteen
hands high. His form does not
favor the Australian family much
being more on the style of Licking
ton, yet he is a larger and more
massive horse than his maternal
grandsire. The following is sam
pie of the oolselling