Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-03-10
TRACK AND PADDOCK.
ROSE TO GO INTO THE BUSINESS OF
RUNNING RACES.
sunol and Axten Likely to Meet on the
Track The Winters Stable in
Excellent Condition.

William Mccormick, the young sacrs.
mento turfman who had been the trainer
for Theodore Winters stable, and who
handled the latter's great colt, Ell Rio Rey,
while he made his phenomenal record last
summer, is still at his home in this city.
Referring to his resignation as Winters
trainer, the New York Spirit Of the Times
says:
'William Mccormick has resigned his
position as trainer of Mr.. Theo. Winters
stable. The exact reason has not been
given. Probably it is nobody's business,
but that is a good reason for everyone to
feel curious in the matter. 1t certainly is
due to something that had been written to
him from California. Certainly man
would not give up such a stable as Mr..
Winters without pretty strong reasons.
The stable has FL Rio Rey and two or
three other pretty good ones, and will be
REINFORCED by the two year-olds, among
which is Rey del Rey. Some say the dis
satisfaction comes from the Winters side of
the house. We do not see how that can
be, as Mccormick showed skill in handling
FL Rio last year, and his devotion and at
tendance during the colts illness in No
vember was matter of common comment.
Mccormick is well-known on the coast, his
home being in Sacramento. He was with
Haggin once, and he is a man who will
never long remain idle"
The same paper has this about the Win
ters stable: I'VE heard on Saturday last
that Joseph Courtney wonld succeed Nc
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Mr.. Estill, the stables manager, arrived in
New York last week. He has brought the
lot of two-year- -olds from California to
Nashville, and in few days Ell Rio Rey
and the balance of the stable that wintered
at Westchester will be shipped direct to
Nashville and prepared for the coming
campaign. Among the lot brought to
Nashville is Rey del Rey, the full brother
to Ell Rio Rey and Emperor of Norfolk.
This colt is thought to be the best of the
long list of great racers Marian has pro-
duced. 1t is said he has shown higher
turn of speed than any of them did at the
same age. Moreover he is an exceptionally
fine colt bodily, and is not quite so high
will hardly be seen East before the Junior
Champion at Monmouth in August"
ROSE TO BREED THoRoUGHBREDs.
A New York dispatch states that L. ].
Rose will return to California in few
days. "You know he said, II have COM
menced to breed thoroughbreds and want
to have the best. have sent Thomas ].
Merry to Australia for some mares, and
expect he will get what l want" Rose
has also commissioned Merry to buy the
best horse in Australasia as a sire, this lot
serving as a basis for breeding farm for
thoroughbreds. Mr. Rose will race under
the name of the "Rosemeade Stable" and
his racing colors will also be rose. Racing
"under the rose" is not uncommon, but it
is seldom that ones racing is so rose-col-
ored in every respect Rosemeade is the
name of Mr.. Roses stock farm, and already
he has filly of that name, three year
old by Wildidle-the Duchess, which won
at Los Angeles last season.
ELEcTIoNEER AND GEORGE WILKES.
There is great discussion going on over
the relative merits of Electioneer and
George Wilkes as the producers of trotting
horses, and an Eastern turf writer says on
the subject: "a glance over the roll of
honor of both equine prodigies, one dead
and the other living satisfies the mind of
any impartial observer that both horses
are so great that there need exist no ne
cessity for jealous criticism of either one or
the other. George Wilkes has been dead
nearly seven years, and he has to his credit
sixty direct representatives with records
ranging from 2:l2 to 2:30 George Wilkes,
with his progeny combined, have a triRe
over 300 performances with records rang
ing from 2:12 to 2:30. OF trotters and
PAGES, he and his progeny have 4S to his
credit with marks between 2:12 and 2:20.
If the limit was extended up to 2:25, the
number mounts up to III representatives,
and if the margin be extended up to 2:30,
about 300 performances at both ways of
going, which illustrate his greatness.
"Electioneer has sired fifty horses lin
cluding Sunol, Hinda Rosa. Palo Alto and
Manzanita) with records of 2:30 and better,
and he has sired nine two-yearolds that
have trotted to records between 2:18 and
2:301, and eight three-year- olds that have
made records of 2:101 to 2:271. This is a
wonderful showing, and, as Electioneer is
now only in his prime, his roll of honor is
likely to stamp him one of the greatest
trotting prodigies of any age.
"The percentage of races won by the
family of Electioneer is 57.79; lost, 43.21.
The percentage of races won by George
Wilkes progeny is "a 60; percentage lost,
6540. The average records of Electioneer
trotters is 2:22 24-46. The average records
of George Wilkes trotters, 2:24 1859 The
average race time for the George Wilkes
trotters is 232 1856. The average time of
Electioneer trotters is 2:29 1921"
HAee1N's SALE THIS WEEK.
The first annual sale of the Rancho del
Paso trotting stock will be held by William
Easton on the 18th and 14th inst. in New
York City. ]. B. Haggin made his bow as
a breeder of thoroughbreds to an Eastern
audience two years ago, and he intends to
apply the recognized system of disposing
of young thoroughbreds to his trotting bred
stock. The consignment consists of ninety
two colts, fillies and geldings, all of them
exceptionally well bred and pronounced
by good judges of very high average in
dividually. The sires represented in the
sale are Albert W., 2:20, and Alaska, by the
famous Electioneer.
M'coRD's FAST YOUNG BENToNs.
]. L. McCord, of this city, had his trotters
out on several occasions during the recent
spell of pleasant weather. One day he
would drive Mary Lou and Shylock to-
gether in his buggy, and the next Ned
Winsiow and Lady Alice. All four are in
nice trim. Mary Lou is years old, by Mr..
McCord's Tom Benton, dam by David
Hill, Jr, and has record of 2:254. which
she is capable of beating. Shylock is full
brother, and one year younger, and is q
AdnQoOL4Cf pAOAh46AbE SSAN. ANSN W AAoAOW
another son of Tom Benton, has record
of 2:171, and will probably clip several
seconds from that figure this year. Lady
Alice's dam is sister to those mentioned,
and the filly is beauty. These are the
present stars of the Sunny Slope Farm, but
Mr.. McCord has more "a-comlng.'
Ell RIO REy TO BE SOLD.
A dispatch from Chicago last night states
that a syndicate has been formed there and
had secured an option on Winters great
Sscramento-bred colt, El Rio Rey. The
amount is said to be 100000. The syndi-
cate had sent experts to examine the horse.
who reported that he had fully recovered
from his recent illness.
RACING AND BREEDING NOTES.
Roy Wilkes and Altmont Paicaen have
not as yet been matched. Mr.. Corey has
announced his readiness to match Altmont
Patchen against Mr.. Davies animal for any
amount, and the turfmen have been await
ing an answer from the latter. Mr.. Davies
has again come forward with statement
that he has heard of Mr.. Corey's sreadi-
ness" but that he has not as yet found any
of Corey's money up alongside OF his own
forfeit.
All breeders are aware of the stand
Governor Stanford has taken as regards
thoroughbred blood in the trotter, and also
what wonderful results he has accom-
plished in this direction. The perform