Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-16
SPORTING NOTES.
News About Numerous Noted
Animals.
Racing Matters at Home and
Elsewhere.
Entries for the August Race Meeting
at the Park.
Comments Upon the Australian Thorough
breds Imported by Hon. L. J. Rose.
Other Interesting Items.

Dan McCarty has shipped his first
consignment of California trotters from
Washington park to Fleetwood park,
New York.
W.P. Iiams, one of Axtell's owners,
says his horse will be put in condition
to trot after July 1st. There is then
some prospect of match between him
and Sunol.
Senator Stanford will sail for Europe
on June 2Sth. In recent conversation
he intimated very strongly that Charles
Marvin will start the great filly Sunol
at the Detroit meeting.
A meeting of local yachtmen will be
held on Saturday evening next in
Mayor Hazards office, for the purpose
of making the final arrangements for the
forthcoming regatta, to be held at San
Pedro, July 4th next.
The Chicago papers say that Narvice,
the California jockey who recently ar
rived at the west side, is one of the best
riders in that section just now. He had
the mounts on Al Farrow and other
famous flyers while on the coast.
1t is now probable that Jack Davies
and Kehoe, of Virginia City, will fight
at the Occidental Club. The same club
is trying to arrange several other heavy
weight fights. The club offers a $1,000
purse to Joe Choynski and Joe Lannon
or Jack Fallon.
The famous PAGER Johnston, 2:064,
has recently been sold by Colonel John
W. Conley, of Chicago, to Edgar G. Long,
of st. Paul, Mimi. ,and the ''pacing king"
will be sent to beet his own matchless
record at the Twin City meetings at
Hamline and Minnehaha in July next.
The best sires in California will be
represented in the colt stakes and breed
ers who own yearlipgs should remember
that nominations for the two-year-old
stake for 1891 close today. The secre-
tary of the society will be at the Office
from 10 to O'Clock today to receive the
entries.
The famous stallion, Emperor of Nor
folk, was shipped east, accompanied by
Costa Rica a promising three-year-old,
and the two-year-old filly La Cienega,
yesterday from Santa Anita by H. A
Unruh. The Emperor" will bear his
"Lucky" owners colors for the first
time in the California stakes at Saratoga
next month.
The California-bred filly Geraldine
ran a grand race for the Toboggan-slide
handicap, and though beaten by Fides
half length was running strong and
gaining at every stride at the post, the
time being the fastest every made for
the distance. In 1889 she won thirteen
out OF twenty-one races, and holds the
fastest record for half mile, AZ seconds.
The nominations for the 2 80 trot and
the two and three-year-old trotting
stakes of 1890 and 1891 close with the
secretary today. A good entry list is
confidently anticipated and the crack
2:30 horses of the west will, no doubt,
come together in the 2:30 race, as the
purse offered is 81, 800, which is the
largest sum of money ever offered by the
Sixth District Agricultural Association.
The Californian trotters attracted
great attention at Terre Haute, the
home of the mighty Axtell, on Tuesday,
the 3rd inst Sunol made her bow be-
fore an immense gathering of spectators,
and although not pushed showed a
quarter OF mile in SO seconds, demon
strating that she still possesses marvel
Gus speed. Marvin received an ovation,
and horse and driver were enthusi-
astically received.
The entries for the forthcoming fall
race meeting to be held at Agricultural
park during the week August 4th to 9th
inclusive, under the auspices Ofthe Sixth
District Agricultural Association, close
ON July 1st, and there is every indica-
ton that the action of the directors of
the association in raising the amounts
of the stakes, will meet with the desired
result and draw all the "cracks" in the
state to this city.
The California Club has filled its cal
endar up to and including August. The
directors matched Bob Fitzsimmons
who defeated Mccarthy last month, and
Joe Ellingsworth, who defeated Kelliher
They will fight in July at 154 pounds,
for a ST 200 purse, $500 to the loser. The
club also definitely arranged the Muir
phy-Larkens fight for August. The purse
will be 81 $780, loser to take $500. They
will fight at 122 pounds. Larkens is the
undefeated 122-pound Jersey City cham
pion. Murphy says he wants to return
to the colonies with the lightweight belt
if he can get it, and proposes to chal-
lenge Jack McAuliffe Immediately after
his fight with Larkens.
The sale of the Rancho del Paso year
lings, which commences in the Pano-
rama building, New York city, today, is
attracting good deal of attention among
the horsemen in the east, and promises
to be one OF the most important Of this
season of sensational sales. Mr. j. B.
Haggin's consignment of one hundred
California yearlings embraces fifty-one
colts and forty-nine tillies, all of whom
are said to be superior to those OF his two
former shipments. Among the sires rep
resented at the sale are the great Aus
tralian stations imp. Sir Modred and
Darebin, imp. Kyrle DAILY, Miner, War
wick, Joe Daniels, John Happy, Long
field, Hyder ALI Hidalgo, Ben Ali, Tails
man and Tyrant. Imp. st. Blaise has a
colt by Maud Hampton, the dam of Ban
Fox and King Fox, while Falsetto is rep
resented by a full sister to Dewdrop, by
Explosion.
The American derby, to be run at
Chicago June 2lst, the opening day OF the
Washington-park meeting, is just now
the leading topic of conversation among
patrons and followers of the turf, says
the Horseman. Seventy-two colts and
fillies are eligible to start for the rich
three-year-old event, and it is fair to
presume that there will be large field
of starters. Early in the season the
public conceded the race to Ell Rio Rey
in consequence of his phenomenal two
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