Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-15
DAGWORTH'S GOSSIP.
THE KITE-SHAPED TRACK COME
TO STAY.
A Clash of Dates-Carmen in Bad Form
Walter Maben's Engagement-A New
Breeding Farm to be Established.

w alter MdDenS EnRdRemenU-A New
Breeding Farm to be Established.
The kite shaped track has come to
stay. Secretary Fasig OF the Cleveland
club is the originator of the innovation.
The second track constructed which was
at independence, Iowa, proved to be
the fastest in the land. 1t was over this
track that Cricket, Jack, Margaret S.
and others reduced their records. Will
iams, of Axtell fame, constructed the
demonstrated beyond the shadow of an
argument that the kite shaped track is
FULLY two seconds faster than the circular
track for trotting and pacing.
There has been an unfortunate clash
ing Of dates between the Breeders
meeting and the Eleventh Annual Fair
of the Sixth District Agricultural asso-
citation. The secretary of the local club
has telegraphed the president OF the
Breeders association in the expect alton
of arranging dates SO that there will be
no conflict. There is week interv ening
between the Fresno and Los Angeles
meeting and an effort is being made to
have the Breeders meeting come off
that week instead of the following one.
Carmen is apparently not such good
mare as when she was in Los Angeles,
or the Los Angeles track is faster than
the one at Sacramento. Here she took
up l25 pounds and ran the / a mile in
l :55 while at Sacramento with III
pounds up she failed to get first or sec
ond money. The mare ~got off badly,
however, and was very close up at the
finish. All the running horses in the
state will doubtless be here for the meet
ing next month, and there should be
some great racing. The Rose, Undine
and Elmwood stables are pretty sure to
be here, as we'll as the same stables that
contested at the last meeting.
The following paragraphs are taken
from the Dagworth letter in the last
issue of the Breeder and Sportsman:
The trotting horsemen had plenty
to talk about during the past week.
The principal morsel OF news was Walter
Maben's retirement from Rosemeade.
This event created a genuine sur
prise on all sides, as Maben was regarded
as life fixture at Rosemeade. He has
grown up in the employ of l.. J. Rose and
has won his spurs in many CALAMITY
fought battle down the line
Maben stands today the peer
of any driver in handling Sultans and
his success at Rosemeade has resulted
in many prominent breeders all over
the United States making fattering
offers for his services. As the readers OF
the Breeder and Sportsman are doubt
less aware, L. j. Rose has gone into the
thoroughbred business on very extern
sive scale and his trotting interests, ow-
ing to the last annual sale are not what
they used to be. AS | understand it,
Mr.. Rose heard that Walter had re-
ceived a big offer from an Eastern
breeder and feeling that he could not
afford to pay that amount for the hand
ling OF his few colts and not wishing to
stand in the road of Maben's advance
ment he very magnanimously told Ma
ben to accept any better position that
might be offered him.
As soon as it became generally known
that Walter Maben had retired from
Rosemeade, there was big rush to
secure his services. Among the local
breeders who wanted his services were
DR.. X. ID. Wise and j. w. Robinson.
The former gentleman offered him $500
month for five years. Mr.. Robinson
also made a most generous offer which
has not yet been made public.
An eastern breeder was to the
front with $40O month.
labor under the impression that Walter
Maben will remain in Southern Califor-
mia. Here it was where he first gained
a national reputation by defeating Arab
with Stamboul, and securing mark Of
2:15 for the great son of Sultan. Mr..
Maben has been with L. j. Rose for
many years, and has always been
faithful worker, and probably no one ap-
preciates this fact more than the owner
OF Rosemeade. Harry Rose will here
after look after the Rosemeade young
sters.
Since writing the above, Walter Ma
ben has signed five-year-contract with
]. w. Robinson, who owns Jud Wilkes
by Red Wilkes; Redondo by Stambcul
and other good ones.
Another story has been going the
rounds for several days past. 1t is in
effect that DR.. X. d. Wise and w. H.
Wilson, of Abdallah park fame, have
formed partnership to conduct large
breeding farm in Southern California.
DR.. Wise has an extensive ranch on the
road to Redondo and has purchased a
number of brood-mares in the
past year. Mr.. Wilson is to
bring out several carloads of trotters
from his Kentucky establishment. l
met DR.. Wise and broached the subject
of the deal. While he did not affirm
that such was the case, yet he let fall
enough to state that such deal is con-
templated. At all events, the DOCTORS
anxiety to secure Maben shows the way
the wind is blowing, especially when it
is considered that Mr.. Wilson owns Sui
tan and has been known to express the
opinion that Maben could handle them
to better advantage than any driver in
the land. DAGwoRTH.