Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-06-23
TURF TOPICS.
Ell RIO REY FINALLY RETIRED FROM
THE RACE-CoURsE.
What an Australian Paper Says of Hag-
gins Imported Stations, Sir Mo-
dred and Darebin.


lung fever that came near ending his days
left him with an impaired constitution,
and it has been determined to retire him
from the turf. A correspondent of the
Breeder and Sportsman, writing from Gala
tin, Tenn, under date of the 10th, says:
"My worst fears of Ell Rio Reys condi-
ton have at last become true, and my pre-.
diction that he would never win another
race has been realized. Upon taking the
horse to st. Louis, Mr.. Winters had vet
Urinary surgeon examine him thoroughly.
and after close examination it was
deemed best to at once retire him from
racing and send him to the stud. It is
evident from this fact that the Westchester
illness was the commencement of the
trouble. While the colt showed a splendid
mile at Nashville, he could not 20 further
than that distance. for on q good day and
track there his best mile and quarter was
2:161.
He will at once be sent to M. Winters
breeding farm. His fate is just such as
Sensations, Tremont's and French Parks
all of whom were unbeaten in their two,
year-old form, but were never trained
thereafter. AS these raced in different
years, it will never be positively known
which was the best and almost everybody
has different opinions as to their perform
ances, emitting either one of the four to
rank as king of two-year-olds As these
four colts met all corners and never were
defeated, we must naturally class them SUI
Perlor to those that were good but still had
been beaten.
''If the great colt Russell continues to
show his heels to his rivals in the East he
will probably be the first two-year-old to
win as much as 500, 00O Besides his al.
ready large stake Victories he is vet engaged
IN seventeen of the richest stakes for his
age, among which are the Carteret handi-
cap at Monmouth Park with 5000 added,
Junior Champion, worth $25, 600, Select
stakes and the rich Double Event, and
Futurity stakes. In all these races he will
meet Rev del Rey, and 1 look for the
Winters colt to as easily defeat Russell as
the latter can selling platter. Rey del
Keys stake engagements will be worth
something over 100000, and he may be
the first one to cross the line. If he fills
all his engagements he will, do doubt,
come as near securing the $780, 900 mark as
Will the Morris colt
HAGGIN's AUSTRALIAN sIREs.
Speaking of the success of Mr.. Haggin's
imported Australia stations, Darebin and
Sir Modred. the Melbourne A,stralasian
says:
when Sir Modred and Darebin were
taken to the land of the stars and stripes
their expatriation was regarded as a ma
honal calamity. Their deeds amongst the
race-courses of Australia had made them
famous amongst racing men, and the in
telligence of their brilliant deeds had ex.
tended to America, amongst whose breeders
there are millionaires who never hesitate
at prices when they fancy anything. One
OF these is j. B. Haggin, who possesses a
breeding stud of vast magnitude, and he
had heard of the power and substance of
the horses bred in New Zealand and Aus
tralia, as well as their great deeds upon the
track. Anxious to introduce to his breed
ing establishment something possessing
different lines of blood to the sire he had
already there, he commissioned his agent
to purchase horse of some character and
his choice fell upon the New Zealander.
Sir Modred. A happier selection could not
have been made, for this horse possesses
all the attributes essential to success in a
stud horse With great power, splendid
quality, flrst-class record and a pedigree
that cannot be surpassed, he is Just the
horse to become famous at the stud, and if
We had been asked to select horse to rep
resent Australasia in the studs of England
or America, we could not have chosen
better champion.
That Mr.. Haggin was well satisfied with
the horse was quickly proved, for in the
following year he again dispatched his rep
resentative 10 purchase another horse of
equal merit, and would have bought Com
motion had Mr.. Pierson been disposed TO
sell, but the kilmany Park Stud master
would not part with the grand old son of
Panic, and Darebin, magnificent repre-
sentative OF the Melbourne line, was chosen
In, ha tl,a mr. o-,fa NfC
there were lamentations at the departure
of so great horse, just the animal we re-
quired to transmit his great size and SUBJ
stance to our race horses. Our studmas.
tiers were chided for their lack of spirit, but
while We still deplore the expectation of
two such horses as Sir Modred and Dare
bin, our sorrow is mingled with joy, be-
cause these two horses have made such an
impression upon our American cousins
that they are again turning their eyes this
way for further additions to their studs,
aud 1t is quite possible that we shall have
periodical visits from Americans with we'll
lined pockets for the purchase of our
stock
THE lone MEETING
Following is the racing programme for
the lone Fair, which commences on August
9th:
$40 entrance. s15 forfeit. six ad5ed 81
which $50 to second. II miles '' Vi
Running stake. free for ali two-vear.o,ds
-S25 entrance; $40 forfeit; $125 added, of
which $40 to second. dash -
Running stake. $40 entrance. 81 forfeit.
$50 added of which $40 tn second. ! and
repeat. Free for ali saddle horses owned
in Amador county.
SECOND DAY-Runnine stake free for al,
-S25 entrance $40 forfeit. $50 added of
which $50 to second: GIG dash.
Running stake, free for all-s30 entrance.
SIS forfeit; sl75 added. of which $50 to
second. and ransat w "
Running stake free for all-s4o entrance.
SIS forfeit: 5000 added of which $40 n
second; II miles.
TgIRo DAy-Runninp stake SIX an.
trance; half forfeit; SIS added, of which
80 TO second; 600 yards and repeat. Free
ior all horses owned IN Amador county.
running stake. free for all two-year-olds
SO entrance; $40 forfeit; $3.50 added, of
which so to second; dash.
Running stake, free for ALSO entrance;
so forfeit; S2OO added, OF which S75 to
second; mile and repeat.
FOURTH DAY-RuDning stake, $50 en-