Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-29
DAGWORTH DISCOURSES
ON A VARIETY OF INTERESTING
SPORTING MATTERS.
The Mess the Baseball Business Is INA
Lot of Newsy Notes About Horses.
Other Interesting Gossip.

The winter series of baseball games are
just as far away as ever, as far as Los
Angeles is concerned. The necessary
teams are in Southern California, but as
yet no suitable ground has been OBJ
tanned. The Temple-street grounds are
out of the question. They are not one
half large enough. 1t was folly to ever
construct such ground. The
Los Angeles baseball enthusiasts
are clamoring for ball. The opening
game has been announced time after
time, only to be postponed from week to
week, until everybody has become dis
gusted. For some inexplicable reason
the baseball business has invariably
been mismanaged. The present out
look for the national game in this city is
very gloomy, indeed. 1t might also be
stated that the chance for Los Angeles
to be admitted into the California
League for the year 1891 is very slim.
1t is not necessary to any longer mince
matters, and something will have to be
done at once by the admirers of the ma
tional game in this city.
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The carload of trotters that were
shipped from Abdallah park, Cynth-
ana, Kentucky, can now be seen at the
Agricultural park. They are
choice lot. II. S. Schultz, horse
man of prominence in Kentucky,
came to Los Angeles in charge. Yester-
day the writer made a hurried inspec-
ton OF the newcomers. DR.. X. d. Wise
owns four of them, viz: Bonnie June,
by Simmons Bonnie Wilkes, 2:29T;
Adelaide Simmons, by Simmons-Ade-
laide, 2:18; Adelaide McGregor, by
Bonny McGregor-Adelaide; and Nevada,
2:311a by Simmons, dam by Smugger
These are fashionably bred and no mis-
take. Mr.. Wilson will also winter sew
eral of his own horses in Los Angeles,
including Greenleaf, 2:221s West
Wilkes, :284 Blackfeld, and couple
of weanlings by Simmons. West Wilkes
is a symmetrical black stallion He is a
grand looking son of Simmons, although
his size would prejudice him with some
breeders. Mr.. Wilson is expected here
in few weeks, and it is among the
probabilities that he will remove his
breeding farm from Kentucky to Los
Angeles county. The horse reporter
will describe the trotters at the park at
some future date.
NV
Last Friday | attended the races at
Coronado. The track is surprisingly
good one, and the location is not exceled
by any track in the United States.
Mr.. Babcock displayed admirable
judgment in selecting such beautiful
spot for race track. The days sport
was quite fair. Naicho B. won the big
handicap hands down. Raindrop was
the favorite in the betting but the son
of Wanderer-FlowerG Girl showed that he
was not bad weight packer BY the
way, the old veteran, John Treat,
started in the race, but he was never in
the hunt after the half mile had been
negotiated. The old horse has seen his
best day. Gambo knocked out the talent
in the five-eighthssmile heat race, beat
ing Ida Glenn rather handily in
straight heats. Gambo also ran in the
half-mile dash on the same afternoon.
He came under the wire first, but was
disqualified for fouling Triumph near
the finish. The decision of the Judges
was questioned in many quarters. 1t
was rough on the Los Angeles contingent,
who had played Gambo to man.
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A writer in Clark's Horse Review has
prepared table of celebrated trotters
who once upon time sold for an insig-
nificant sum. Here is the list: