Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-30
TURF NOTES.
EASTERN BUYERS PREFERENCE IS
FOR YEARLING COLTS.
The Old Sacramento Campaigner, Com
modore, Discovered in Australia
The Winters Stable.

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Farm caused considerable curiosity an
excitement. 1t was Mr. Haggin's first ar
nual sale of trotting stock, and though tn
sires and dams were capitally bred the ms
jority of them were too young to have Pre-
duced turf performers Of merit. Man
opinions were hazarded as TO the average
which run as low as $500 and as high a
$1,000. The general judgment of expert
enced horsemen was that the sale was
great success, and that the average of S6l0 5
was remarkably good one. As an encour
aging sign to breeders, it may be notice,
that the yearlings sold at higher averss
than the average of the entire sale, bring
over 500 each. Recent sales and their re
suits tend to show that the public lool
with suspicion on three, four and fiye-year
olds, which are only halter broke, and ar
apt 10 look upon them as culls no matte
how good they may be, arguing doubtless
that they have been long enough upon th,
breeders farm for them to hnd out thei
good qualities, if they had any. The year
ling excites no such suspicion. He il
bought straight on his pedigree and indi
viduality, The buyer discounting the
chances of growth and favorable develop
ment. The yearling sales are established
institutions among the thoroughbre6s, anC
now that Mr.. Haggin has led the way, it i.
not improbable other trotting- horse breed
ers who do not develop or trot their colts
may follow his example-N Y. Spirit.
THE FOUNDER OF PALo ALTO.
T., tho ,>a,, ,,io.,roe
the Chicago HOrseman says: LELAND Stan.
ford, proprietor of Palo Alto Farm, is a
tall, middle-aged dark k-complexioned man,
with gray hair and beard. He always
dresses in black, with no jewelry or other
symbols of the great wealth he possesses,
He is very dignified in his manner. but is
of the nature that draws men TO him. He
has given the subject of breeding the
trotter much study, and although MANY do
not agree with his theories, he is respected
for having the courage to practically apply
his convictions. With Electioneer and the
mares purchased in the East, as we'll as a
few selected in California, be has founded
a family which by the records ranks as the
fastest. To this sire belongs the honor of
having four performers with records below
2:17, which is something never enioyed by
any trotting-bred stallion that has as vet
been brought before the public. Palo Alto
also developed a new era in colt-trottipg.
and its successes and methods have been
instrumental in bringing many other fami-
lies TO the front early in life
SENATOR sTANFoRD's EXPERIENCE.
Senator Stanford, when in New York a
couple OF weeks ago, said: IF, when | be-
gan breeding, l could have commanded
as good lot of brood-mGres as can be Sc
lected from the fillies that are now coming
overland TO the sale, | could by this time
have made far greater progress than have.
When l began breeding We had not the
knowledge of the comparative value of the
different strains which we now have. We
had not as wide a basis for tried blood and
trotting data to build upon We did not
know how to go about it as we now do. I
ought not TO sell one of those fiIlies. |
need them as brood-mares. But a sale
without filies would not satisfy the public.
l will have TO replace them with q lot OF
mares"
THE OLD oAMPAIGNER, COMMODORE.
One OF our Australian exchanges has the
following interesting item: ''At a recent
meeting at Breakfast Creek, Queensland,
a horse was entered under the modest
name OF Jack, and his appearance was
fully IN keeping with his cognomen. His
knees showed signs of frequent application
to his prayers, and he looked SO haggard
and broken up that a funny man in the
crowd admonished the starter to get them
away quickly before Jack fell down. But
Jack managed to keep his legs until the
flag fell and bit longer, as he ratified his
old bones and the sulky in a long way
ahead Of the field. 1t turned out that the
old hat-rack was about thirty wears old,
and was identical with the once famous
Yankee trotter Commodore, which had in
the States in his prime hung up a record OF
2:23, when he was sold to an Australian
dealer for 500 guineas." Commodore was
born in the sixties, the exact year not be-
ing known. He made his record of 2:23 at
Sacramento, September 8, 1879.
BUYING CALIFORNIA STOCK.
John H. Shuts, the millionaire horse
owner, is in Los Angeles. Mr.. Shuts went
there two years ago and purchased the cele-
brated PAGER Arrow, and the Brooklvnite
now owns probably the fastest team in the
United States, having recently purchased
Gold Leaf. Arrow and Gold Leaf have
records faster than 2:14. Mr.. Shuts is a
great aGmirer Of California stock, and il
was he who bid S24 900 for Voodoo. 1t is
not improbable that he will make some
purchases while in that part of the State
Next to Mr.. Bonner, Mr.. Shuts has the
choicest collection of trotters in New York.
MAcKEY's LATEST PURCHASE.
Zone of the cutest horsemen in Califor-
MIA" says the Breeder and Sportsman, sis
John Msckey, Superintendent of the
Rancho del Paso, and he rarely allows
himself to be outdoDe by others. While
back East lately with the Haggin consign-
ment he cast his eyes around and finally
selected another trotting stallion to grace
the realms of his stock owner, his choice
being George II. Lowe, a son of Florida
4S2, dam Mary Hunter By Guv Wilkes
(sire of Whipple's Hambletonian); second
dam by Friday. son of imported Trustee
George III. Lowe is producer of speed, be.
ing the sire of Eva, 2::2344, ETC., and also Of
Lowell Chief, the sire of Morris H., 2:2211
so that it can be seen that his stock breeds
on. Mr.. Mackey is entitled to congrstula
tions for his happy selection"
UNCLE ALF EsTELL's PETS.
The following extract from letter writ
ten by well-known turfmen now ir
Nashville, Tenn, will be interesting, as i
gives considerable information about The
odore's Winters stables: ~ esterday l wa.
at the track and took look at the Califor
mans. Ell Rio Rey looks in splendiG
health, but is little low in flesh. Rey De
Rey has a strong resemblance to the EN-.
peror, but is little larger. Don Jose, 10,
CourtEey and the other horses from the Eas
look very well, except the first named hac
one of his fore legs dressed in wet bandage
Judge Post, brother to Don Jose, is &
nice-looking two-year-old, of fine size, anc
from his manner will train quickly anC
run fast. Average is cat-like going fel
low, and will carry their colors in the tria
stake here. Noretta, three years, full
sister to Alta, will be prepared for tn,
Duncan Hotel stake, and it is no secret tha
the stable expect to get the money will
her."
BREED ONLY GOOD ONES.
THAT one well-bred mare is worth fielt
of scrubs was never better illustrated thar
at the Brasfield's sale" says the Terr,
Haute Express. The late Colonel William
Cassius Goodloes stud, consisting of bu
three mares by George Wilkes, and fv
fillies by such sires as Dictator, Mambrin,
Russell and Lord Russell brought S27 $50
an average of 1881. The people all owe
the country are being educated to the fac
that breeding horses of an inferior class
not profitable business. Poor horses ar
not in demand at any price, There is al
ways demand for the best.'
WELL ANSWERED.
The Terre Haute Express recently said
During our fall meeting six PAGERS secure
records from 2:13 to 2:19i Can any othe
track equal this showing?" To which tn