Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-31

mento-A Fine -droup OF Thor0ughbreds
from Los Angeles.
The account of the horses at the
Agricultural Park, Sacramento,
In the Spirit last week, and which
was copied from the Record. Union,
did not include the Santa Anita
stables of e. J. Baldwin. These
had arrived after the report, and
consequently were not comprised
in the account. There are ten in
all nine tillies and one colt, and IL
Is a safe assertion that it would be
difficult task to show finer. look
ing "string" in any country.
The first on the list is Jennie D.,
"a bay three-year-old filly by
Glenelg, out of Regan, and notwith-
standing that Clara D. showed SO
much better last year, the Regan
filly was our favorite then, and we
are still very partial to her. Regan
is the dam of Virgil and Vera Cruz,
by Virgil, and as Jennie D. is OF
good size and of racing form, we
cannot look at her chances as other
wise than favorable.
Clara d. by Glenelg, out of the
Nun, made such high record as /.
two-year-old last yea-, that the
very highest expectations are form
ed of her capacity to beat "most
any body's colt or filly." Mr.. Mar
tin informs us that she had not
been doing very well so far, this
season, but she looks well now, and
the adverse influences may have
been overcome. Her record last
year was a series of victories, beat
ing the best colts in the State, and
scoring l:454-1:45a-1:444.
Edie is a bay filly three.year-old,
by Glenelg, her dam Lark by Lex
ington, grandam Laura White by
Glencoe, the latter the dam of Alice
Ward, Bazaine and Astral. Edie
has never started.
Blossom is a three-year-old by
Virgil, her dam Blunder by Lex
ington, second dam Blonde by
Glencoe. Some fine race horses
have belonged to this family, and
though there is predjudice against
the Virgil fillies, like other predju-
dices in horse makers, there may
not be any good foundation for 1t
to rest upon.
Santa Anita, is three-year old
by Virgil, her dam, Mary Martin
by Lexington, grand dam Alice
Jones, by mp. Glencoe, third dam
old Blue Bonnet. If this filly can
not race, we will be apt to share in
the belief that Virgil is not success
full in his daughters. Blue Bon
net was the dam of Little Arthur,
Lightning, Thunder, Loadstone,
and Alice Jones is the sister to the
dam ofSue Lewis and Asteroid.
Ophir is a gray filly, three years
old, by haywood, out Of Lag by
Loadstone; is big, strong filly,
and has been taught to jump. Her
education had entailed some marks
on her knees, which is an indispen-
sable concomitant of the first at
tempts over the timber; but prac-
tice overcomes this, and this sturdy
youngster may acquire celebrity at
this kind of work. The two-year-
olds are brothers to Barney Will
liams by Lexington, out of Volga,
a sister to Vandal, chest
nut bay, very like his famous
brother, only to our eye, sharing
more quality, and at the same time
as much muscle and substance.
We think very highly of him in
every respect, and consider Cali
fornia has been very fortunate in
securing one of the last sons of the
old hero, of so much promise. Sis
ters to Jennie d. and Clara D., are
fully as highly formed as the older
scions of the house, and will hard
ly fail to prove of equal excel
lence.
Experiment by Monarchist, out
of Cornflower by Virgil, grand dam
Cordelia by Lexington, third dam q
sister to the dam of Longfellow;
Cordelia is of exactly the same
blood as the dam of Ten Brock
and Monarch is by TaT,1s iuh. ani
of Mildred by Glencoe 1Bnine
back into NandaPs dan.
This filly is owned ~ T. e. Mar-
tin, who has charg. 81 M Bala.
wins horses, and le aamea he
thinking that such ptaeaing wai
an experiment not eel pfevch E
be successful. The abfae iins Wt
are partial to, and consider latt i
has been proven to pe sugetanr G
out-crosses. IS, n Sf.TH y ~
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