Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-07

any chastlsement which may be inflicted
on himself. In the old days he used thus
to hang on by the nose of the bull, which
the bulldog was trained to creep to on his
belly and to bait The reason why his
nose is retrousse is because those bulldogs
survived which were able to breathe while
holding on to the bull. To give this facility
of respiration a nose "tip-tilted like the
petal of flower" is necessary. Against
such an enemy the bull was almost defense
less /; but masters of bulldogs can make the
receding face of the bulldog useful
and cause him to release his hold by
throwing snuff or pepper into his nose and
eyes. Vero Shaw, author of the excellent
practical guide called 1.-THE Illustrated
Book of the Dog says that if the animal
is properly brought up and rot leased or
lrrltated, he is . a noble-looking and en-
joyable companion. The nobility thus
claimed for the dog is, however, somewhat
impaired by its ungainly walk, its short
and powerful body swinging between its
out-turned shoulders, and swaying from
side to side as it advances. Very high
values are attached to dogs which fulfill
the conditions thought proper for bull
dogs. Six hundred pounds was offered to
Captain Holdsworth for the late Sir An
thony month before that distinguished
animal hanged himself by getting from the
place where he was chained over parti-
| ton, on the further side of which there
was no floor high enough to support him.
This dog was not distinguished by the
warlike deeds of some Of his ancestors but
could jump fetch and carry, bring basket
OF fruit from Covent Garden to his master,
and sit as good as gold in carriage
London Times.
says: The Savannah Jockey Club for two
years past has been endeavoring to trans
form its dirt-track into turf-course We
have from time to time called attention to
/ the experiment, and watched its progress
with interest. On this subject our corre-
| spondent at Savannah, under date of jan
uary 18th, writes "The track, with its
fresh turf coating is in splendid condition.
In regard to the turf, l have made special
inquiries of the numerous horsemen here,
and all agree that the experiment is a sue
cess. They say that they have never
known the track so good and fast
as it now is. This will be read
with interest by the projectors of the
Coney Island Jockey Club, as they are con-
templating similar experiment. The ma
jority of the turfmen whom we have talked
with upon the subject are of the opinion
| that turf courses can be made almost any,
where in America, and they insist that they
are far superior to the ordinary dirt track
The turf is soft, elastic, and must be safer
than our prepared tracks; therefore horses
are not so liable to break down, and can
surely make as quick, if not quicker, time
upon them. The experiment at Savannah
will attract attention, and it is not improb-
able that it is the entering wedge to a rapid
and complete revolution ON the subject in
America.
AQUATIC NOTES. -Hanlan is having
shell constructed for sculling on the ice. 1t
will be run on skates and the SOULS will be
furnished with spikes =. The first row of
the season was made by Edgar Logan, Jr.,
and Theodore H. Silkman, Of the Palisade
Boat Club, Yonkers, who pulled four miles
in one of the gigs on New Years Day 80.
After some little discussion, the prelimi-
naries for the annual race between the Ok
| ford and University Boat Clubs have been
amicably arranged, and the race will be
rowed, as customary, on the Saturday pre-
ceding Holy week, March Doth. Davis,
Jones and Sandford of the Cambridge crew,
who have heretofore done service at Put
ney, will again be available, while only
two of last years Oxford crew will again
represent their University AN effort is
being made to form an association COM
posed of the Laureate, Mu- he ka-ne-ok and
r. P /. Clubs OF Troy, Cohoes, Watervliet.
Atlanta, West Troy, Mohawk, of Schenec-
tady, Waterford and Lansingburgh Clubs,
and hold three or more regattas a year.
This is intended to give the boys practice
for the upper Hudson regattas . . De-
troiters are endeavoring to secure the loca-
ton of the next Northwestern regatta for
that city. The Executive Board will meet
there next month, and decide the question
of time and place.
BILLIARDS. view to bring the
English game down to scientific principles,
the abolition of the spot stroke, discarded
in this country many years ago, is at pres
ent being agitated in England. w.
Mitchell, the new phenomenal player
OF England, made a run of l,029 while
playing an exhibition game with Joseph
Bennett, ex-champion of England, the first
week in January, holing the spot ball 243
times during the run, thereby scoring 729
off the spot. They also think of equalizing
the hazards, SO that the scoring of the red
and white will count the same at losing or
winning hazards :. The highest recorded
run at the Champions Game is l64 points,
made by Slosson in the second inning of
the game, when he played off the tie made
in the late tournament with Sexton. The
highest known run at the Champions
Game is 43l points, which was also made
by Slosson in private game at his room.
i. ..Schaefer will not accept the challenge
of Vignaux. He thinks this country and
the possession of two champion emblems
with full lease of life and reniunerative
business good enough for him. If Vignaux
desires a game he can challenge for either
of the champions emblems which Schaefer
holds
PROMISED RACING.- Washington
City Racing Association announces meet
ing, to cover May 18th to 20 h, and a pro-
gramme has been adopted, and as it was
prepared by Major J. d. Ferguson, of Bal
timore, who is Secretary of this Associa-
ton as well as of the Maryland Jockey
Club, and the amount of money appropri-
ated is $4,000, it should prove one of the
best of the year. To the Willard Cup,
dash of two miles, the Willard Hotel
| (which is turf headquarters at the National
capitaD gives $500, the Association adds
81 900, which will make this very i'm
portant and valuable event, and should
command deal of racing talent. The
stakes will close March LIST. The meeting
will be run under the rules and weights of
the Maryland Jockey Club.
GEESE HUNTING. This forenoon, we
were informed, says the Chico Record, of
season of geese-killing which seems almost
Incredible. Luther Edge and Paddy Lord
were hired by the month at $50 and board
to hunt the geese on the ranch of Mr..
Moulton, at French Crossing of Butte
creek All their ammunition was fur
nished, and they blazed away at random,
making for the seasons haul the extraor-
binary count of $500 birds They saved
about three hundred pounds of feathers,
which they sold in Chico to Hallet & 10y,
and they fried out the oil, from which they
also realized handsomely. 1t was no un-
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