Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-04-13
TILE SUNDAY UNION. sAcRAMENrU, cAI. ApR11 ia 1ssu
Monterey Salinas Agricultural Society,
September 30th to October 4th,

monterey lSduuds AGRICULTURAL Society
September 30th to October 4th,
TALK OF THE TRACK.
The Electioneer-Sallie Benton youngste
! has been broken, and, although havins
had no fast work, shows great promise.
Isaac Murphy is said to have contracted
with the Dwyers to train and ride the
horses which they will have at the Ken
lucky meeting.
Faustine, the Palo Alto four-year- old
mare, winner of the Fame Stakes last year
and two races at Fresno this spring, has
been bred to Argyle.
Fred Gebhard of New York is paying the
Pacific Coast visit for the purpose of look.
ing after bis interests in Lake county. The
gentleman will probably remain in Cali.
fornia for month or so.
II. G. Comstock. correspondent Of the
New YORK Spirit Of the Times, is on the
coast taking in the Blood Horse meet.
ing, and will attend the State Agri.
cultural Soc.ety's meeting in this city.
John Splan will locate at Cleveland, and
it is said that Mr.. Gordon will turn over to
him the 'black whirlwind" Guy, 2:1O9, to
be prepared for an effort against his record.
One of the Scroggan Brothers admits that
Proctor Knott has had something the mat
ter with one of his forelegs, but does not
think it will amount to anything.
Matt Allen, who has charge of Senator
Hearsts stable, expects to win some good
races during this season. Gorgo at ITO is
already talked of as having ''cinch" on
the Brooklyn handicap. Hayward will
surely ride Gorgo.
The great favorite and the mainstay with
which 1t is popularly supposed the Dwyer
Brothers expected to win their first Brook
lyn handicap, the mighty Kingston, the
hero of fourteen out of fifteen battles last
season, has the rheumatism.
We have received telegram from San
Mateo, Cal, dated April I'd, which saws
"Trinket, 214, foaled last night bay filly,
by Stamboul, 2:l2l-Samuel Gamble"
When the time comes how would il do to
breed this flly to Palo Alto, 2:124, or Ak
tell, 2:12?-N Y. Spirit
Hickok has been trying to secure the
trotting horse Alfred s., 2:1S, but his
owner, Mr.. Searles, refused his consent.
Hickok then offered Searles $1,000 for the
animal, but its owner also refused that
amount, and says he will not take less
than 81 800.
The old method of calling up the horses
by the tap of the bell will be discarded for
Association, and bugle will be substi-
tuted. Instead of the clang of the bell the
toot Of the bugle will be heard on the track.
Two toots will mean get ready" three
toots come out, and so on.
). b. Haggln is making arrangements for
his third annual sale of thoroughbred year
lings raised on the Rancho del Paso The
colts will be sent to New York about the
latter part of June. Over 100 thoroughbred
yearlings will be disposed of under the
hammer. The colts are mostly of the get
of imported stations, Darebin, Madrid and
Kyrle Daily, and the American sires Hyder
Ali, Joe Daniels, Hidalgo, Warwick and
others of note.
Beautiful Bells, the most famous daugh-
ter of The Moor, has given birth to six
colts whose average record is 2:244. They
are Hinda Rose, 2:191, as a three-year- r-old;
Bell Boy, 2:2944, as a three -year-old; Palo
Alto Belle, 2:241, as three year-old; st.
Bell, 2:243 as four year-old Chimes, 2:30a,
as three. year old; and Bow Bells, 2:3233
as two-year- -old.
There are persons at Nashville who in
sist that Ell Rio Rey is "roarer," and that
it will be impossible for him to show up
in perfect form this season. 1t is believed
the glands of the throat have thickened, in
which case he will never be able to cover
any distance of ground. His recent work
may also have caused local irritation, al
though there is talk OF his showing symp-
toms of lung fever
The great importance of correct timing
in all trotting contests has recently re-
ceived significant illustration in Ken
lucky, where the Hon. G.. M. Thomas has
introduced bill into the Legislature en-
titled "An Act to prevent false timing at
trotting contests in the commonwealth
making it unlawful for any party acting as
official timer to announce slower or faster
time than that actually made, and fixing a
fine not to exceed $500 and imprisonment
for six months"