Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-18

Amusement Department
a gentleman of this city informs us that
he was hunting with friend several weeks
ago near Pensaucon creek, n. j., about
| four miles above its mouth, when he saw a
rabbit ahead of him. Cautiously approach
ing it he discovered that it was dead.
They examined it carefully and saw no
evidence of injury on the body. As they
were departing from the vicinity they
found at short distance the dead body of
hound with head pointed in the direction
of the rabbit. As no injury could be found
on the body of either, they concluded that
after long pursuit both hound and rabbit
died from exhaustion at about the same
time The tracks of rabbit and hound were
found alongside of each other clearly i'm
printed in the sand 1t is not an uncom-
mon occurrence for hounds to die from
exhaustion after returning from protracted
hunts, but an instance like this is very ex-
traordinary. Germantown Telegraph.
Our English contemporaries do not think
that Trickett stood any chance with Han
Ian in the late race for the championship.
The Sporting Life remarks OF the race
| itself there is not much to say. Trickett
could not 90 fast enough to give Hanlan
serious trouble, and after he had played
with his man for few hundred yards the
Canadian merely kept his opponent at full
tension until he had rowed himself out.
| The result of Trickett's exertions shows
the value of the term "a slayer" Trickett
was to have rowed the last mile faster than
the first, and so very likely he would had
he been allowed to make his own pace. As
it was, he was obliged to hustle himself
from the outset, and tired to standstill
before Hammersmith Bridge was reached
He persevered gamely enough, but all the
fire and strength were gone, and all his
| faults became exaggerated. Hanlan's scull-
ing was worth travelling hundred miles to
see, and was just as good as the others was
weak.
The Londen Sportsman says The Ross
| Trickett match was lamentable exhibit
ton. There was something radically
wrong with the oarsmen. Trickett was
very far from enjoying robust health.
Even as late as Sunday night he had con-
suited a doctor, as he was feverish. He
was slightly better on Monday, but APP
peared haggard and i'll at the start, and his
conduct further on showed that he labored
under heavy difficulties. Nobody can
possibly doubt that Ross did not display
| his true form. 1t was painful to witness
how he tagged after passing the soap
works, and he proceeded as If regularly
used up. He was not i'll, but effected by
the climate. He wasted much pace by not
having rudder, and he had to make ire
mendous exertions to keep his boat straight.
VIII you please inform me what is the
| ~ ne
the following animals, in perfect state of
| health Horse, COW, sheep, dog and hog?
| Also, the use of thermometer in veterin-
airy medicine. Answer-In the Veterinar-
ian we find the following table by DR..
Krabbe, of the Copenhagen Veterinary
School "The average obtained by Dr.
! krabbe after $40 observations on nineteen
horses was So L about 100 s. Fair. J. In
pigs the normal temperature is 39.l' about
| l02 4 Fahr.l. In cattle IS s. 002' Fahr).
In sheep, 39.S' (about 1884 Fahr.). In
dogs 3S.7' (l02' Fair J." The thermom-
eter is used to ascertain the temperature
| IN. Y. Spirit.
The Turt, Field and Farm and the New
York Spirit do not agree about the bets on
California. Where A bet B that Hancock
would carry California, and one electoral
vote went for Garfield, the Turf holds it a
draw bet. On the other hand the Spirit
has in twice a score of eases decided that
A wins the bet The Turf argues its po-
sition at length in an editorial, holding
that where neither party establishes his
position the bet is drawn.
| WOODBURY. has recently lost two we'll
known broodmares in Bette Ward and
Dolly Carter. Both were quite old, and
were shot to end their sufferings from
feebleness. Bette Ward was % years old,
was the dam OF Joe Germs and Sunburst,
and was by Lexington out of Mary Cass,
| by Whalebone Dolly Carter was the dam
of Joe Daniels, Adelaide, Pride of the Vii
| lage, and others, and was 20 years old.
She was by Glencoe out of Mavis, by Wag
ner.
Dan 0'Leary lost several thousand dol
| lars by Dober's defeat in England, but the
ex-champion appears bound to make some
American pedestrian win the Ashley belt.
On the first day of the recent contest in
London O'Leary challenged the winner on
behalf of an unknown, and the latter indi-
vidual turns out to be Frank Hart of Bos-
ton. O'Leary also proposes to enter Dob
Ter, whom he yet thinks to ss the greatest
pedestrian of them all.
Some days since, while well known
gentleman of this city was hunting with
| his dogs in Prince George county, about
four miles from the corporate limits, a
covey of cartridges was flushed, one of
which was killed by the gentleman alluded
| to. The bird was shot about dark, and
upon examination it was found to be a
fnll-fedged white partridge. II Petersburg
(Va.) Index.
Business with the leading billiard-table
manufacturers has been almost unprece-
dented for the past three or four months.
Factories are all running overtime, and we
are informed that it is next to impossible
to fill the orders received. This shows to
great extent the general condition Of the
country; in all branches prosperity is
found, and people are more disposed to
spend their money.-[N. Y. Sportsman.
a canoe club is being formed in Detroit
1t would appear that no land is more
favored for canoeing than California, in
one respect at least, fine climate. We
ought to have a canoe club or two in the
Sacramento valley. Our rivers afford some
900 miles of fine "way," and for summer
exercises canoeing is the most healthful
and economical of recreations.
The gray gelding Steve Maxwell, the
famous long distance trotter, went dash
of three miles, at Fleetwood Park, the
other day, with running mate, in 7054.
The first mile was made in 2:26, the second
in 2:l9{, and the third ia 2:20.
In the veterinary department, q sub
scriber asks for prescription for mare
who had been kicked and severely injured
by his hired man. That prescription is
duly given, but we propose to prescribe for
the hired man. Tie his hands behind his
back and lock him up in stall with
Springbok. IN. Y. Spirit of the Times.
H. NJ. C. in the Chicago Field settles the
dispute about owls, prairie dogs, ETC., by
giving testimony from eyesight that owls,
snakes and the prairie dog do live in the
same hole.
The Coney Island cup is the name of
new stake opened by the Coney Island