Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-10-23
sUNoL AT HOME.
Marvin Says She Will Beat Der Record
This Year.
Is F. Call, october 2lst

rs F. Call, october 2lst
A eursory glance around The Bay Dis
trict track Yesterday would not lead casual
visitor to the conclusion that there were
any race horses either trotters, PAGERS or
runners, there. An air of solitude seemed
to envelop everything. But it really was
not as dead as 1t looked at the track. A
further investigation showed that some
sixty horses are now quartered there in
comfortable stalls. Among them is the
second queen CT the turf, the Palo Alto
wonder, Sunol.
MANY reports have been current ever
since Marvin's arrival that che was very
gaunted, and showed the effects of her
Eastern campaign. That all depends upon
how people look at her and with what
kind of spectacles.
As seen, when stripped in her stall yes
ierday, Sunol never looked better in her
life 1t will be remembered that when she
went in 2:10I last fall over the Bay District
tract, her coat was lusterless, owing to her
having been clipped early in the day at
the suggestion of some friends of Marvin,
who thought it would increase her chances
of success Since her arrival from the
East some ten days ago she has again been
under the clippers, but there is all the diff
ference in her appearance after the opera
ton last year and her looks now. Her
coat is as f~e as satin; she looks in the
most perfect health, and nowhere does she
show any i'll effects from her trips East.
Much has been said about her nervousness.
! but yesterday in her stall she was as cool as
q cucumber and could be handled like an
| old cart-horse. On looks alone she has
vastly improved. and if these go for any
| thing she is a much better mare in 1890
! than she was in 1889, though she has not
| lowered her 1889 record Of 2:104, notwith-
standing she tied it at Chicago.
| II is stated to be Marvin's intention to
send her against the records this year at
/ the track. But this viii not be done until
| both the mare and the track are lust So"
While the track is in fair order it will re-
| qnire more work 10 make II equal to Mar
WINS ideas. and it is said at the track no
move will be made with her until between
the 1st and 10Th of next month.
Palo Alto is also in great shape and ne
too will try to dislodge Nelson and Siam
boul from their present speed pedestals.
Stamboul will arrive at the track to day,
as will several more of the Corbett string,
| Garrety's stable, the La Siesta Rancho
| equines aud Tom Gritin's charges. The
Salisbury cracks will not come to the track,
as they went home direct from the Napa
| meeting. Among the other horses at the
JdCK are SlS DTOleSSS, tue
horses owned by w. HendricksoD, Nolan
and Dastin. Corey's great PAGER, Almont
Paichen, is also domiciled at the rack. Cy
Mulkey is there, too, with some runners,
among them being some of the best bar
gains in two-year. old horsefesh he ever
got hold of-Sinfsx, the Palo Alto cast
of, that he bought for song, and who has
only lost two races out of the many he
started in.
Stamboul is in the fHest possible order,
and advantage OF his condition may be
taken at very early date to send him
against the worlds stallion record. 1t is
/ said that when Stambours fast time was
made known to Nelson's owner, he deter
mined TO start Nelson again, with the idea
that he can put a mark that will touch 2:10.
Charley Marvin, the trainer and driver of
Sunol, looking younger than ever and as
fresh as a blooming begonia, had this to
say last night TO a Cal reporter about
what were the present intentions and pros
poets concerning Sunol's handling:
II think that Sunol will yet lower her
! record before the year is out. If | did not
think so l would not have brought her
back to California. That is the reason she
is here. She goes East before the year is
out, / think in December, with Mr. Bon
ner's stable. Whether | will handle her
next wear OF not depends on WDetnef am
sent East With string of Pslo Alto horses.
am informed there will be a meeting
given at the Bay District track under the
auspices of the Breeders Association next
month, commencing probably about the
18th. Sunol will then go against her rec.
ord and think she will lower it. She is
now in good order, but of course for such
a purpose she must be keyed-up to ex.
actly the right notch, and this will take to
about that time. The track, also, will not
he Just right for any purpose before then,
as it will take considerable working over
yet to make it fit. As to Palo Alto he is a
great horse. think he is as good one as
ever looked through bride, and am
not the least afraid 10 pit him against
Stamboul or any other stallion in the
country in race. II is possible that an
opportunity may be offered for the two
horses to meet in a race next MONTH