Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-10

matter OF that. was the same as formerly,
the shot also, and that therefore the
evil could not lie in them but, whereas,
in the DAYS of rauzzle- leaders the gas aris-
ing from the explosion of the cap was in a
great measure blown out of the nipple by
, the counter explosion of the powder in the
chamber, now it has no such means of es-
cape, and SO exercises to the full its emil
nently destructive force. But Mr.. Jeffreys
went farther, and by one experiment
(which any man may try for himself) sat-
J istied me that his theory was correct. He
exploded the caps of three or four cart
ridges inside piece of gun barrel by
means of small iron rod thrust down the
barrel, and invited me to inspect the re-
suit in a few days. l did so, and found
the rust on the barrel and iron rod exactly
similar in appearance to the cancer rust we
are all, unfortunately, so familiar with
When the great body of the rust had been
scrubbed off by the wire brush, and the
metal had received considerable polish,
we observed the fatal ''spots" well defined
here and there and after trying in vain
to remove them by means of the brush, L
was forced to the conclusion that the only
remedy for the disease was the cutter. ID.
R. p.
LESSONS FOR HoRsEMEN. Recent rul-
ings at jerome Park and Brighton Beach
are calculated to make owners and trainers
very careful in entering horses in races. At
the former place Sioux was entered as a
colt when he was a gelding, and was for
that reason not allowed to start On the
same day Scotilla was not allowed to start
because her owner or trainer had tele-
graphed her entry in a purse race, and the
message was not received till after the box
was opened. Both Sioux and Scotilla APP
peared on the official race card as starters,
and considerable money was bet an them,
but, as they were never really in the race,
the money ought to have been, and we be-
lieve was, returned to their hackers. On
the first day at Brighton Beach, the Dryer
Bros telegraphed from New York two en-
tries to different races, but the message
was not received till about 1870 1.-THE en-
tries close at ~ o'clock, midday, although
the operator who sent the dispatch stated
that it was handed to him at ll:5l,
but owing to the wires being out of
order, delay was the result. The horses
were not allowed to start, and information
was at once telegraphed to the city to that
effect On the second day, at the same
course, Mr.. Owens, representing j. L.
Williams, entered Charley Backus for
| rnerly Tampico) as horse when he is a
gelding. He was not allowed to start.
Again, on the second day, in the mileand-
a-quarter, with maiden allowances, pro-
test was made against giving the horse
Bewstring nine pounds maiden allowance.
He had won race at Milwaukee In 1879,
and the judges, although the races are run
under the rules of the Maryland Jockey
Club, did not, in this instance, follow the
precedent set by that club, and Bowstring
was compelled to carry the full weight.
Lillian, who started in another race with
maiden allowances, won a small race at
Mount Holly, N. j., last year, but there
was no protest, and she started with the
benefit OF the allowance. The moral of
these instances is very plain. Racing men
must be careful when there is go much at
stake. There are rules of racing; there
are judges the judges enforce the rules,
and that is the end Of it.-[N. Y. Sports
man.
A SELF-WILLED HORSE. The Fishkill
| On. Y. J Gazette tells the following story, as
illustrative of the fact that horse will
! sometimes exercise his own will in defiance
of the bidding of his biped superiors
+" Last Sunday forenoon large gray horse,
belonging to Hiram Champlin, was found
| lying i'll the lane leading to the cemetery,
and it was thought that he could not get
ap without assistance. About twenty-five
men soon congregated and tried to lift the
| horse, but could not succeed. Finally they
rugged a rope and pulley above him on four
stout, high poles, and commenced hosting
him in that way but the hose being
heavy, the tackling broke and let the
horse down again, and in the falling of this
temporary derrick George Champlin. came
very near being killed, one of the poles
striking him on the top of the head, in
ficting serious wound and knocking him
down. They finally concluded to let the
horse lie where he was until he died, and
went away. Mr.. Champlin had only been
home a few moments when he saw his
horse standing in the street in front of his
4 door, apparently waiting for his owner to
come out and give him some water. 1t
appears that the horse, after the people
had LETT him, got up himself and walked
home"
A COOP IDEA.-0ne very notable at.
traction at the Coney Island Jockey Club
recent races was the (" telegraph or up
right for the purpose OF informing the pub
lie as to the names Of the jockeys. When
a race is run, I" first past the post" with
his jockey, is at once run up. There are a
number of small boards on which are
painted the names OF most of the jockeys,
and opposite the name Of each starter ap-
pears the name of his rider Why should
not our State Agricultural Society adopt
this plan, and also a still better one, the
posting in :" big /" letters of the names of
horses and drivers, with position before
the race and after each heat, that the peo-
pie may know one from t'other? 1t is a
great drawback, and discourages many
people from going to races, to be unable to
know g Brown Bob y from Brown Dick, !"
or blk. S. James from blk. S. JohE, etc.
BoGARDus' PLAN. - Captain Bogardus
proposes the organization of a team formed
OF expert shots, in the United States, to
pay a visit to England and meet similar
, teams from crack shots of the old country.
The entry list for the American team of
wing shots is to be open for all Corners,
and Captain Bogardus intends spending
the summer in visiting the various cities of
the Union, and shooting test matches with
each of the men entering for places. These
trial matches will be at 100 birds each,
English rules, 80 yards RISE the result to
be carefully recorded, and the men to meet
at grand tournament at Saratoga Springs
or elsewhere, in the latter part OF August,
to make the final selection. The team will
not start for England before next spring.
ODD NOTES.
Sixty. yard ranges now engage the atten-
ton of Eastern archers.
Ed Holske was beaten in square heel
and-toe walking match at Saunders Hall,
Lawrence, Mass, June 18th. He at
tempted to walk 81 miles to j. T. Collins
% lint disabled himself by stumbling