Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-12

for Plenipotentiary, the greatest race-horse
of his time, 5000 guineas $50. 0O0j. and
/ 200 guineas is, 000) per annum SO long
as the horse lived, and the offer was de-
clined. This was bad on Mr.. Batson, for
Plenipotentiary turned out an arrant fail
ure in the stud Captain Cooper paid for
Blair Athol S62, 600, English money. 1t is
needless TO say that the transaction created
a sensation, but the Duke Of Westminster
excelled this by paying $40 600 for DON
caster. Messrs. Merritt, of Virginia, pur-
chased Priam at SOS, coo. and imported
him into Virginia, and Pierre Lorillard
paid Ike amount for Mortemer. Mr.
Saville refused an offer of SIS 600 for Gre
morne, and Count Bathyany declined d.
rect bid of $4,000 for Galopin, and then
refused to price him. OF all these horses,
so far as tried, Tombstone only attained
pre-eminence IN the stud. Blair Athol has
met with only moderate success. Priam
should have remained in Engiard, for
there he was success, but in this country
a signal failure. In the stud, Plenipoten-
tiary was the greatest of great oisaPpolnt-
nents. Mortemer was not given fair
chance in France, and Galopin and Gre
morne have not mad time to prove them
selves No one OF them, in our opinion,
approached S5ockwell or Lexington in the
number and quality of their produce, or
were even superior to Bonnie Scotland, all
things considered IN. Y. Spirit of the
Times
THE PISTOL. The recent contest at
Conlin's Gallery, New York, was for the
championship of shooting at swinging OBJ
jects, in pistol tournament According to
the conditions, any 22-cal. pistol, with
barrel not longer than y inches, could be
used the position to be standing, the COM
petitor to use but one arm, and the same
to be free from any artificial rest, brace or
support distance, 10 yards /; the mark to
be an inch and quarter ball, swinging;
the marksman hitting the largest number
of bullets consecutively to win the cham
pionship. DR.. E. T. T. Marsh scored four
teen consecutive balls; Pierre Lorillard,
Jr, winning second place and the Experts
badge with score of eight balls. This is
the second championship which DR.. Marsh
has won, he having carried off the honors
Tor word shooting. A mark an inch and q
quarter In diameter, when compared with
tacks, threads, etc., in regard to size seems
rather large, but to place fourteen consecu-
tive pistol shots into such mark, swing
ing. Is nothing less than marvellous. Dur
ing the week ending on the 10Th instant
the championship of bullet-shooting will
be contested. The bullet is a favorite
mark among the pistol shots, and some
extra good shooting is expected The COM
petition is open to all corners, and the pub
lie are cordially invited by Mr. Conlin to
call and witness the shooting.
SCORING IN TRoTTING.-Now that the
trotting season is rapidly approaching, it
may not be aniss to call attention of gen.
tlemen who may be called upon to pre-
side in the judges stand to the frequent
and useless scoring resorted to by drivers
in trotting races. Many good young
horse has been ruined for life, as trotter,
by this villainous device of the drivers, to
say nothing of the number of fast trotters
that are annually crippled through the
same cause. There is but one object
sought to be accomplished by this frequent
scoring, and that is to gain an advantage
by firing out and worrying those horses
which have a fair chance to win. And vet
this damaging practice OF the drivers is
constantly winked at by judges in the
stand, and when demonstrated with for
their delinquency the excuse is usually,
now eau we I0lp IL IUSEe is 10 lIcI-
ting law to prevent it. This is great
mistake, and it arises in majority of cases
through appointing inefficient men to the
position of judges. II Forest and Field.
oD-FIsHING. The experiment of cod
fishing with seine has been successfully
tried by the schooner Northern Eagle, of
Gloucester Mass. On one trip she took
81, 600 pounds, 5000 pounds OF which
were taken on single morning, two other
vessels at the same time taking 1900
pounds and s, 600 pounds respectively. On
a subsequent trip the Northern Eagle also
took So, 600 pounds. of which $4,000
pounds were taken in a single day, her
catch being three times as large as that of
the trawlers fishing on the same grounds.
Several vessels are now procuring outfits
for cod-seining, and others will soon do so.
The United States Fish Commission are
much pleased with the success of the en-
terprise, which was entered upon at their
suggestion, and will soon publish and cir
culate among the fishing towns an Illus
trated circular describing the manner and
showing the advantages of this method of
fishing.
THE CALIFORNIA BENCH SHOW = The
Pacific Life states that the hench show
proposed to be held In San Francisco is
now an assured fact at an early date. d.
r. Mcneil, the manager of the late walk,
is to conduct it. We would suggest TO
those interested, if they would make their
show a grand success, to postpone it until
fall or winter, and TO have Charles Lincoln
as the superintendent. They would then
have representatives from large number
of the crack kennels of the East This we
know, for we have often heard the subject
dogs. Chicago Field.
AN EVENT. Wedgewood, the famous
brown stallion, owned by R. B. Conklin,
who was the former owner of Rarus, has
been purchased by w P Balch for $780,
600. it is said. He win no doubt be en-
tered in the great $4,000 stallion purse
given by Mr.. Balch. Should Santa Claus
come East, and other great campaigners
be entered, we have no doubt that it will
be the trotting event of the season.
F1NEs.-Mr. Simpson thinks that fines
imposed on drivers should be added to the
premiums instead of being sent TO the cof-
fers of the National Trotting Association.
The associate courses are largely benefited
by membership, and the membership or
ganization cannot be preserved without
money.
REGATTA. - 1t is expected that the
Schuylkill Navy viii hold summer as
well as fall regatta this year. Two ad-
ditional posts, designating the mile and
mile and a half distance, will be placed on
the west banks Of the Schuylkin.
BoAT1NG. There was little interest man
Tested by the Canadians in the Hanlan-
Lsycock race, the long delay, and the
champions unkindly words regarding his
friend Ward, having put damper on the
event.
RACES The Chicago Driving Park is
thinking OF a sensational race. II win give
a big purse or rich plate to Parole and
Luke Blackburn over cup distance of
ground. A great crowd would gather to