Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-12

Porter Ashe and ". N. Allen have pur-
chased from W. B. Todhunter the cele-
bIated running horse Alta, a two-ycar-old
who made the remarkable time Of 1:42! al
the late State Fair. The price paid was
81 800 lie is entered in the Derby at st
Louis and the Derby at Chicago Alta was
raised by the wcll-known turfman, Theo
dore Winters. and was sold at his sale of
thoroughbre,iS. on the 18th of last July, to
W. +. Todhuuter for 50, 80 He was
foalcd in lSo2, is by Norfolk, first
dam Ballinettc. by Monday. Mr.. Ashe
also purchase 81 Mr.. Todhuntcr the four
ycarlings hc bought at the Winters sale,
paving therefor 81 500-AupheOn, Ed. Cor
rigan, King of Norfolk and the Hooker
| colt The latter IS q full brother 70 Be-
! East. and whose owner has refused $1,000
| for him. All of the horses named, and
they constitute stable which from pedi-
gree record and action have nothing to
! fear from anything Oh the turf. are engaged
in races. the purses of which aggregate
$4,000 Mr. N>he has during the past
year visited the racing events in several OF
the States and came to the conclusion that
this stable of runners can cope with any
thing east Of the Rocky Mountains. In his
selection he has been aided by the advice
and opinion of NJ. VI. Allen, who so far as
| his Judgment of the qualities of a running
horse is concerned, is said to be the peer Of
any man engaged in that line OF business
With him it has been a life study, and his
opinion Is acknowledged by all turfmen to
be that of 4 man who can detect i'll horse
all his points, both as to speed and
staying qualities; III fact, he is what
can be called walking encyclopedia
of everything appcrtaining to turf matters.
| The horses of Mr.. Ashc which now make
| large stable, employing many groOns, rub
| bers and Jockeys, will have their winter
quarters at Agricultural Park, where they
| at all times Will be under the eye of Mr..
| Allen who directs, even 10 the minutest
detail their feeding, grooming and exer-
cising. To one who is used to the ordinary
grooming and stabling process, visit To
| these stables would prove very interesting
Alta. purchased for s. 500 and Il horse that
could not now be purchased for twice that
amount, has all the care and atten-
| ton usually bestowed by groom
upon his bride The most costly blan-
| kets, the finest of straw, the lightest and
ARREST of stables Everything is kept
in apple-pie order, pictures are suspended
| from the walls, neat cot in the corner
where sleeps the jockey, who never tires of
telling You of the good qualities of his
charge. and can trace his pedigree glibly
back for generations, and tell you all the
great races won by his ancestors, both on
| his sire and dam sides. What has been
said Of Alta is equally true of all the other
horses under the charge of Mr. Allen.
| They are watched over with care that
surpasSes even that of mother to her
children Mr. Ashe has invested largely in
throughbreds, and ere long will compete
| for supremacy on the turf with Haggln,
| Stanford and Baldwin.
A reporter visited the park yesterday and
-! found that . majority of the best thorough
breCls on the coast will be quarcred here
this winter. For many reasons, 1t IS
claimed that Sacramento is the best place
in the Union for handling thoroughbreds
during the winter months. Here there is
almost an absence Of fogs and cold winds,
and the track, except during a rain-storm,
! Is always in condition for the exercise and
| speeding of animals.
! To-day large number of horses which
are entered in the Blood Horse Association
/ races, leave for San Francisco. Among
| them are the stables of Messrs Pritchard,
Jones, Allen, Murray, Goldsmith, and
Haggin.