Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-16

matters should be addressed 10 the Outdoor
Amusement Department u
ANOTHER LETTER ON CARR CULTURE
Under date of October 18th we have re-
ceived another letter from Levi Davis, of
Forestville, Sonoma county, concerning
the breeding of carp. He says: "May l
burden your pages with another letter.
And a few remarks first, as to the letter
inclosed. Many thanks to its author; |
wish all who have had fish of me would do
the same. From nay experience | suppose
there are some 1900 or 5000 young carp
which apparently are doing very well, and
by the increase | presume the old ones are
also doing we'll The spawning season
usually ends in July, but sometimes is con
tinued up to September. As TO telling the
male from the female, it is an easy thing,
especially in the spawning season,
the female being very pussy and fat
on the belly, while the male Is
slim and round. You can also always
tell the male by placing it in one hand on
its back and gently slipping or squeezing it
on the belly with the thumb and fingers OF
the other hand, from head to tail. If
male, the milt will flow, which resembles
cream, and if female the roe will escape.
There were only three females IN the lot
referred to, as prefer two males or mere
to one female, as they impregnate the eggs
instead of cohabiting, otherwise a great
many eggs would be lost. Last June l
placed seven carp in strong mineral
spring to see how they would do, and on
September oath | drew the water off to
note the result. and to my delight the
original carp were one-third larger, and at
low estimate there were 1000 or 1000
young carp from two inches long down to
those Just Matched | have not been into
my home ponds yet, but when | do | will
give the result to your many readers. L
shall commence shipping soon, as l have
several orders on hand.
The letter referred to by Mr. Davis is as
follows
ORovILLE, September s, 1880
Levi DAVIS, Forestville, Sonoma county
Dear Sir: Thinking it may interest you
somewhat to hear how / am getting along
with the carp got from you in May last,
| concluded to drop you few lines to let
you know that l am very well pleased.
received them, you may perhaps remember,
on May Sth. About month later, June
9th, saw the first young fish; there were
about It's in the lot; about month after,
in the beginning of July, another lot,
about l25 to $50 in number still month
later, another lot, but only about a dozen
or two, missing or not noticing the spawn
ing, nor did see any eggs. The young
fish are doing first rate, some of the lot
being over four inches long, and the others
of course in proportion. OF the old fish L
cannot say anything, having seen them but
three times since putting them into the
pond Ii you should ever favor me with
an answer, will you kindly tell me how to
distinguish the male from the female carp,
if you can? The spawning suppose to be
ended for this season. | think that there
were three females among the seven you
sent me. THEODORE FISCHER.
WHAT NEXT-The following is from the
New York Spirit Of the Times of Septem-
Der 25th: ut is impossible to guess what
is in store for US in the coming years-the
experience of the past teaches US to be
discreet in prophesying about such matters
but it is certain that the season now ap-
preaching its close will always be looked
back to as a wonderful one in trotting an-
mails. Before this, one pre-eminent horse
has always filed the public eye. It was
Lady Suffolk. Flora Temple, Dexter,
Goldsmith Maid. or a Rarus, clara ct
oenerabilia nomina, but now the glory of
these great one has departed, and on every
lips are heard the names, st. Julien and
Maud S. Before this the obliteration of
the best record for trotting one mile in
harness was an event of such rare occur
renee as to take the community by
T., 1870 Flor, Tap,,,1a fret cd
IN the teens, scoring 2:l9f, and so won
full was it considered that the length
of the track was seriously doubted.
Not until 1867, when Dexter made 2:l74,
was that record wiped out. Four years
elapsed before Goldsmith Maid, in 1871,
lowered the time to 2:l7. In 1872 the
same gallant mare Clipped off another
quarter of second, while in 1874 she
lowered it SUCCESSFULLY to 2:l6, 2:l53,
2:I4a and 2:l4, but at that time none but
she could beat herself. Four years later,
In 1878, Rarus wrested the honors from
the Maid, trotting in 2:l34, but his crown
was snatched from him by st. Julien, in
the fall of 1879 when he trotted in 2:l22.
During all these twenty-one years, since
trotting has been fast enough to be Of in
terest, up to 1850, it will be seen, as we
have said, that one horse has always been
the idol of the public and the sovereign of
the turf, but now there has come change.
The contests of St. Julien and Maud S.,
not against each other in point of trotting
at the same time on the same track, but
really against each other while also against
that common enemy who holds the mex
orable hour-glass, have furnished US some
thing entirely without precedent When
the regal pair appeared at Rochester the
same afternoon, and each trotted in 2:ll3,
it was an exhibition of speed far eclipsing
the widest dreams of the turfmen of olden
days, and astounding those of the present
When two weeks later st. Julien, under
favorable circumstances, lowered the record
to 9Th at Hartford, it was accepted as
settling the question for the present year,
especially as Maud S. was presumed to be
retired for time; but now the proud
queen, who could bear with q peer, but
not with a superior, sweeps around the
Chicago track, breasting a gale of wind,
and as she flies under the wire the figures
2:l0a establish her right to reign alone.
Our cry OF la RENE est mort, uiUe te roi ! has
scarcely died away, when we are forced IN
turn TO shout, te roi est mort, Uire la reiRef"
FINB BICYCLE-RIDING. - II. L. Cortis,
the English amateur bicyclist rider, recent
ly attempted to ride 90 miles in GO min
utes He beat all the records from 10 to
is miles, when G. E. Lilies and j. Griffths,
who were riding with him, fell Cortis
went over them and also fell. The bicycl-
lists were taken into dressing groom, when
it was found that Griffiths, besides being
cut on the arm and right leg, had broken
small bone on the left leg just above the
ankle. Cortis had an ugly cash on the hip,
and his arms and legs were cut and bruised,
whilst Lilies proboscis was cut and put out
OF shape. The following is the fastest
time on record Cortis made during the
race Eleven miles in SO minutes II sec
onds, ~ miles in &c minutes l47 seconds,
Is miles in 80 minutes l03 seconds, IA
miles IN ~ minutes IA seconds, Is miles in
As minutes 81 seconds, l6 miles in As min
x,tas 81 sacnads IT miles in Al Minutes