Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-14
.URF TOPICS.
UNCLE ALE. ESTELL RELATES SAC.
RAMENTO INCIDENT.
How John Mackey's Piute Won the In.
dian Pony Race-Racine's Recent
Record Breaking.

dian Pony Race-Racine's Recent
Record Breaking.
Pilgrim" one of the writers on the
New York Spirit of the Times, whose turf
articles are always read with interest, writes
from Chicago:
Thursday evening l met Alf. Estell the
Californian, in the Palmer House corridor.
The Kenwood stakes had been run that
day, and the Winters colt, San Juan, had
been beaten by Palestine. Mr.. Estell looks
after the Winters stable, a fact well known.
He is one of the silent men, but when in
terested most fluent and agreeable talker.
He was sitting alone trying to catch q
breath of fresh air from the lake, for it was
very warm. l leaned over mis- chair and
said: San Juan was beaten, but like him
just the same yet"
He answered: II will tell you story
that will give you the real reason of his
defeat. Some three or four years ago was
one of the judges at fair and race meeting
IN California. There was to be an Indian
pony race, and it was presumed horses
were to be owned and ridden by Indians.
The chief had the ponies tested, and, Sc
Letting the best as his entry, went around
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pride that he would win sure. Up at Hag.
gins ranch John Mackey had lot of In
dian boys picking hops. Selecting the
brightest little fellow. Mackey asked him
if he could ride. The boy was right at
home. and, tickled to death, he answered
oh, yes; ne sabe hoss.'
Mackey mounted him and after giving him
a trial satisfied himself that the boy would
do. He then picked out one of their smallest
thorOughbreds. rubbed his hair full of oil
and dirt and the three blew into the gates.
The horse looked pretty rough, the chief
thinking him veritable cayuse. Going to
the chief, Mackey begged to be allowed to
start. The chief readily consented, giving
Mackey to understand. however, that there
were no f1eas on him and that he was going
to win. When they got the word Mackey's
horse went Oft with the track, and the
further they went the further be left the
rest behind. There was nothing in it from
end to end but Mackey's horse and little
Jim.
After it was over The chief went up into
the stand to explain it. His pride was
humbled, but he was game. He went on
in broken English to tell how it happened.
He said his own horse was good one, etc.,
then gave this as the reason for his defeat :
Little Jim got good boss he too quick, no
catchee." So it was with Palestine that
day, too quick, no catchee," was the only
reason why San Juan was beaten. Mr..
Estell enjoyed the thought of the chiefs
reason for defeat, taking it home to him.
self, without one particle of soreness over
his own, and | know he backed mis- colt
too. level-Eeaded man is ALT Estell.
sUNoL AND AxTELL.
1t is sincerely TO be hoped that the much
talked-of race between Axtell and Sunol
will take place, so that the question of
which is the better race-horse may be set
tied, says the Breeders Gazette. There are
lot OF people who, without any good
reason therefor, are continually asserting
that Axtell is the superior of the FLY. On
what they base this assertion it is difficult
to see. AS a two-year- old, at which age
both the stallion and the filly began trot.
ting, she was immeasurably the superior of
Axtell, his best mile being 2:23, while Su-
mol did the distance in 2:1S, completely
eclipsing all previous records for that age.
AS three year-old, her 2:101. in the opin-
Ion OF thinking men, is Just as much ahead
of his 2:l2 as her Els was superior TO his
2:23 when both were two years of age
There is 10 use butting against stone
wall of unassailsble facts. Axtell is the
greatest stallion, in point of speed, that has
thus far been produced. but Sunol has for
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What may occur when they meet in a race
it would be foolish to predict or SD. cuate
on. The lilly is nervous thing, while
Axtell is as steady, under all circumstances,
as clock, and in race this matter of dis
position alone might settle the contest. If
ever they meet and Axtell should win
without going g better mile than the 2:1O1
OF Sunol 1t would simply prove that she
did not have her speed In order to show
himself unquestionably the best of the pair
he will have to beat Sunol and 2:101 at the
same time. If any driver can put him in
| shape to do this Budd Doble is the man.
He will go along carefully with the STALL
ion, and should he decide to start him
against the watch or in a race where Sunol
| was the competitor the public would flock
to see the performance, knowing that
Doble never brings an inferior article of
goods out for show.
HOW THINGS TRAVEL.
We find the following going the rounds
OF the California papers, credited to the
New York Star:
said Frank Eames, of Bay Ridge: 4
remember once when in California in early
days that the Legislature adjourned for the
purpose of attending the four mile race
between Nathan Coombs horse, Ashland,
and Lathrops Langford. This was prob
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lea where legislative body adjourned for
the express and acknowledged purpose of
attending horse race"
Whoever Frank Eames, of Bay Ridge,
may be, he is evidently a reader of the
RECORD UNION, for the above appeared in
its Sunday edition few weeks ago among
notes of Thirty Years Ago"
1t is, however, not strange that Frank
Games, OF the far East should appropriate
as his own paragraph from a California
paper, when RECORD UNION paragraphs are
appropriated by papers in neighboring
counties and then reproduced in Sacra-
mento and credited to outside sources. This
is of frequent occurrence.
SOME SACRAMENTO COLTS.
Messrs. Buchanan & Carragher, of this
city, have some good stock on their river
ranch, few miles below Sacramento. LAST
week they declined an offer of 500 for a
three months-old FLY by MONDAY, out of
Amber, she by Monroe Chief. The second
dam was a fine road mare (owned by Dr.
J. P. DUNN by Admiral, dam by Captain
Webster.
They also have dark bay colt, foaled
March 21st, by Dexter Prince, out of
Nellie c., she by kilrush out of Fire Fly,
by James Monroe. Fire-Fly's dam was
Black Susie, by Belmont.
Another promising colt (foaled April 3D.
is bay illy by Cornelius, out of FREELY.
In addition TO these is a sorrel filly By
. Bot-Lee out of Fire Fly.
AN oLDTIME TRoTTER.
The following about an old-time Califor-
mia horse is taken from Dunton's Spirit:
General Mcclellan, CHI. b. 151 hands, was
, bred by Z. B. James, Pile Station, in Cen.
trail Ohio. foaled 1855, at GAINESVILLE, Wis,
, | got by North Star, son of Morgan EN-.
peror, dam chestnut mare nv Ohio Bell.
. founder. The breeding of the dam OF
North Star is not given, but Morgan En-.
peror was got by Bulrush Morgan, out of 9
; mare by imp. Prince William The dam
of Ohio Bellfounder was the thoroughbred
mare Bet Singleton by Tormentor Gen.
eral Mcclellan when owned in GAINESVILLE
was known as Red Iron. Mr. Van Glider
. bought and sold him to James NJ. Learned
who lived in GAINESVILLE, Wis, and took
the horse across the plains to California
with Rather and other stock, in company
with Seneca Daniel. There may or NAV
not be in General Mcclellan the blood Of
Blue Bull.
} RACINE, THE NEW WONDER.
The sensational animal ~ tha nh.,, -,