Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-02-09
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Authorizations fer the Cemln
Spring MeetAnyy.
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AmtlC1p0tA0mo Tor tmS ComAm8
spring Nleetinyy.
Everything points to the coming spring
meeting as the most successful ever held
in Los Angeles. The programme, which,
thanks to the recent alterations, can
hardly be improved upon, will not fail to
furnish big fields and good contests, and
the purses are such to insure own ers of
running horses throughout the State to
compete. The trotting element will be
better represented than has ever before
been the case. and the stables of L. ].
Rose, Nat Mccarthy, Charles Durfee
and the other Southern Californian rep
resentatives will meet formidable oppo-
ponents from the Northern Citrus Belt.
All that will be required to make the NEE t
ing a grand success will be the support
of the Los Angeles public, and they will
be guilty of the worst ingratitude should
they fail to appreciate the efforts of the
Association to furnish them with good
sport.
The 2.mile race between Four Aces.
Galgo and Dave Douglass seems to be a
very doubtful quantity at the present
moment. Thomas has sold Galgo and
his new owner has not as yet declared
his intention of going on with the race.
Mr.. Daniel Dennison, who made 30 many
friends by his peculiar actions whilst
down here on his last visit, has made no
announcement of his intention to be here,
altogether, it is more than doubtful if
there will be any race of the description
on Washington's Birthday.
Amongst the entries for the Suburban
is Galore, one of the latest importa-
tions from England. Galore wac Sec
ond class three-year-old across the water
and as the Handicapped is sure to provide
for him in the matter of weight, it would
not seem that the odds offered against
him in the winter books, $50 to l, are at
all excessive.
1t seems to be the self.enforced duty OF
every turf writer in the East, just now,
to belittle the performances OF Proctor
Knott. His last years performances
placed him at the top of the tree and
Sam Bryant will be terribly disappointed
should he fail to justify his reputation by
winning the American Derby.
In speaking of Stamboul the Sporting
World says "The fastest trotter bred on
the Pacific coast by the record is Stam-
boul, 2:1434, by Sultan, dam Fleetwing,
by Hambletonian. He was foaled in
1882 and made his record last year. His
record stands third among living stall
lions, surpassed only by Phalla, 2:131a,
and Patron, 2:1414. 1t is said that this
great, young horse will visit the East
this year to try conclusions as to speed
with all corners. He will be grand
addition to the free for all classes,
and it is to be hoped that, unlike
many OF the Californians, he will leave
none of his speed behind him when
he crosses the Rocky Mountains, for he
will need it all when he meets
such trotters as Guy, Clingstone,
Patron, Rosalind Wilkes and Prince
Wilkes. The steady improvement of
Stamboul has been remarkable. AS two
year-old his record was :374, good but
not phenomenal for Californian. The
next year his mark was 2:261a. AS a
four-year-old, 2 :23 appears against his
name. In 1887 he won heat in 2:l71a,
and in his six-year-old form he obtained
his present record 2:l434. If he keeps on
at this rate he should be very formid-
able horse against the fastest trotters of
1889. In five years he has lowered his
record 221sa seconds, al average Of So
seconds year. If this continues he
should trot this year 2:091a, and would
be very close up to the mark of Maud S.