Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-08
SPORTING MATTERS.
DAGWORTH'S OBITUARY ON THE
CELEBRATED SINALOA.
Not Stand the Eastern Winter-Some
Opinions on Pugilistic Matters, Etc.

Word reaches here from Santa Anita
that the celebrated race filly, Sinaloa.
died at Westchester from lung fever.
1t will be remembered that the Santa
Anita string was left east to winter this
season, for the first time in the history
of the stable. The loss is almost ire
parable, as Sinaloa promised to be the
greatest race mare in America in her
4-year-old form. Sinaloa was bred in
Los Angeles county. She was a
chestnut flly, years old, and was
Is hands inches high. She was
by Grinstead, the sire of such famous
performers as Violante, Geraldine and
others. The dam was Maggie Emerson
and next to Marian, the greatest dam
that ever lived in California. She foaled
in addition to Sinaloa, Lucky B. ,Goliah,
Bonita and Cleopatra. The latter was
one of the best 2-year-old fillies on the
turf this year. Goliah did splendidly as
a 2-year-old, but broke down early in
his career. 1t will therefore be seen
that Sinaloa was bred in purple.
She was undoubtedly the best 3-year-
old flly of her year and the best 3-year-
old ever sired by Grinstead, and as the
Grinsteads invariably improve as they.
grow older, note this fact, in the case
OF Geraldine and Violante, Sinaloa
should have been almost unbeatable in
her four year old form, if she had lived.
This year Sinaloa started eleven times.
She was first seven times, second twice,
third once and unplaced only once. Her
most celebrated performance was the
winning of the Jersey handicap, one and
iloo IN ho aopcotiopo1 tirno
of 2:04. In this race Sinaloa beat Ban
quet, and conceded him two pounds in
weight. Last June she captured the
ladies' stake, breaking the record for
1400 yards by running the distance in
l 10. During the past season Sinaloa
won 500, 900 for Lucky" Baldwin, and
the owner of Santa Anita would not
have taken $4,000 for the gallant
daughter of Grinstead.
Hereafter it is safe to bet that the
Santa Anita stables will not be kept
east for the winter, but will be sent
home to Los Angeles after the cam
paign.
There are several big pugilistic en-
counters on the tapis in the near future.
Jack Dempsey and Fitzsimmons are to
battle for the middle-weight champion
ship at New Orleans. This will be one
of the most desperate encounters on
record. Dempsey has never yet suf-
fered defeat at the hands of any middle
weight. The Marine, who was a mid
dle-weight, once upon time knocked
out Dempsey, but the Frenchman was
several pounds out of the middle
weight class on the night of the battle.
Fitzsimmons is wonder who halls
from Australia. The American will be
the favorite in the betting, but should
be tempted to put trifle on the antipo-
dean. Dempsey is not the Dempsey of
four years ago, to my thinking.
Another International battle will be
the meeting of John Corbett and Frank
Slavin. The Californian is wonder
fully clever man. He is very agile, and
has no superior in getting away from an
antagonist, but he is not an effective
punisher if my judgment goes for aught.
Slavin is a terrific hitter, and will force
matters. Corbett's new manager lacked
Judgment in making such a match.
Corbett should be pitted against some
lesser light in the pugilistic arena than
Slavin.
Cal Mccarthy and Dixon are liable to
meet in California in the near future.
This will be a great contest. rather
like Dixon's cUances the better.
By the way, Jack Dempsey is ex-
pected to pass through here today on
his way to New Orleans.
The crack Geraldine will be seen here
this winter, Judging from the following
paragraph in the Breeder and Sports
man:
Mike Kelly left for the Ashe ranch,
near Merced. this week and will be
busy for couple of months breaking
and wedding out the coming two-year-
olds, of which there are eight on the
ranch. The stable will go to Los An
geles in the latter part of January or
in the early part OF February. Kelly
saws the track on the Maltese Villa farm
is one ofthe best in the state for work
ing colts. 1t is a mile track and has a
straight run of three furlongs. The
yearlings are the best lot ever seen on
the famous farm, while Geraldine is
looking as we'll as she ever did in her
life and will race again next winter.
AS Los Angeles parties have recently
imported a Red Wilkes stallion from
the east, the following paragraph from
the New York Sportsman will not be
amiss:
"Red Wilkes has put eleven in the
2:30 list during 1890, as follows: Molly
Malloy, PAGER, 2:20; Allie Wilkes,
2:224 Red Bud, 2:241a Nelly Wilkes,
2:27; Lydia Wilkes, PAGER, 2:274 !;
Kadija, 2:2s1a; Red Hawk, 2:2ST !;
Chestnut Wilkes, 2 20; Memento Wilkes,
2:29; Belleview Wilkes, 2:2934 Passen-
ger, 2:3O. This makes thirty-six for
Red Wilkes, and still leaves him in the
lead of all sons of George Wilkes. AL
cantara comes next with thirty three,
and Onward with twenty-nine.
A New York paper mentions the opin-
ion that the top weight in the suburban
handicap will be assigned to the Cali
fornia bred Tournament. This son of
Sir Madred won an even hundred thou
sand dollars for Senator Hearst this
season.
Little Dick Ward, who rode Sinfax to
victory in the great mile and a quarter
handicap at San Francisco, is Los An
geles lad. He gained his first expert
ence in the pigskin when he used to ex-
ercise Ed McGinnis. DAGwoRTH.
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