Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-10

mencing oD Saturday. April 5th. Among
the Sacramentans who have made entries
are Colonel McNasser. Philip Herzog. W.
L. Murry, Theodore Winters and Philip
Siebenthaler.
The February declarations to the
Washington Park stakes are all in, and the
prospects for great summer meeting are
rosy. In the American Derby forty-one
have been declared, leaving eighty-three
eligible. OF those left in Ell Rio Rey. Penn
P, Honduras, Protection, Sinaloa, Gray
son, Helter Skelter, Starter Caldwell and
Pearl Set are the most prominent.
AT Co1nt Valensin's sale in New York
last week twenty head of horses were sold,
which brought $19, $50, an average of S976.
The twenty-five head sold by the Pleasant
Stock Farm brought $50 115, an average of
20S4 so. Gold Leaf sold for 5000.
According to a dispatch from Nash
vile the horses in Theodore Winters stable
are doing exceptionally well, and the re-
port of sickness among the lot is incorrect.
FL Rio Rey is in the pink of condition, and
it requires the cleverest and strongest boy
in the stable to manage him on the track.
of the Winters string in Nashville,
Rey Del Rey (brother to Ell Rio Rey), No
retta Ia three year-old sister to Alta). and
Average Ia two-year-old filly by Hooker,
out of the dam of Laura Gardner), received
especially favorable comments on their ar
rival.
The first mare served to Axtell this
year was Myra, by Electioneer, dam Addie
Lee by Culver's Black Hawk. Myra is a
full sister to Adair, 2:174, and Grace Lee,
2:294, owned by W. P. 1jams, one of the
owners of the champion stallion.
The Rosemeade sale is quite phenom-
email, with Alcazsr, $25, 800, and Voodoo
two years old, by Stamboul, 2:124, dam
Eva, 2:231), $24, 100, and the broodmares
selling in proportion.
There were 4. 1872 races run in America
in 1885, against 4.130 in 1888, and g. 548 in
1887. The added money in 1889 foots up
81, ,379, 1872, against 81 ,S39, 275 in 1888.
The Fasteners did not seem to be
deeply impressed with the reputation of
Valensin's Sidney, and made such low
offers for his colts at the late sale that
Valensia lost his temper and withdrew
Fleet.
Buffalo Girl. 2:123, dropped bay filly
at Lexington, KY, recently, by Jerome
Eddy, 2:16l. She was sent to Lexington
to be bred to Red Wilkes.
John Taylor has left Santa Anita, pro-
sumably for Santa Anitas good, es two
valuable broodmares and three colts have
been lost through neglect. Thus remarks
the Breeder and SDortsnldn.
The star of the Monmouth track is
Firenzi, the Brooklyn track habitues wor-
ship Kingston, while the prize of West
chester is Tenny.
II. H. Williams, Jr., will have a small
stable on the circuit this seaon. including
the two-year-old Glenvilet, a sister to
Guenn and Geoffrey.
Wilbur F. Smith, of this city, will be
seen on the track during the coming meet
| ing of the Pacific Coast Trotting- Horse
Breeders Association.
The Directors of the Fresno Fair
Grounds Association held a meeting last
week and formulated an excellent pro-
gramme for the spring meeting, which be-
gins March 25th and continues four days.
-Four car loads of mares were sent from
Vina to Palo Alto last Wednesday. They
will be bred and then shipped back again
-Judson H. Clarke, the purchaser of
Wellington, brother to Sunol, 2:19l, has
changed his name to Lord Wellington as
there was already Wellington.
1t is said Arrow, 2:134, the ex-Califor-
mia PAGER, is looking exceptionally we'll,
and is confidently expected to lower his
record this season.