Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-10-04
SPORTING TOPICS.
Horses that Will Sport Silk
in Los Angeles.
Will E. J. Baldwin Purchase
st. Blaize?
An Australian Sprinter's Wonderful
Performance.
He Lowers the Record for $50 Yards.
The First Day of the Coming
Fair to Be Something
Out of the Or
binary.

Next to the state fair, the Los Angeles
fair excels all others in California. The
best class of people attend the races in
Los Angeles. The directors of the assoc
citation exert every effort to provide
good sport. They were eminently sue
cessful last year, the August and Octo-
Der meetings being especially free of
jobs. Nothing but the sharpest vigi-
lance is necessary to nip all jobs in the
bud. The general public must be pro-
tected, and the directors OF the agricul-
tural association propose to make 1t
very hot for any one who attempts a
job over the Los Angeles track. 1t will
go very hard with the perpetrators, and
if any owner contemplates any such
trick he had better postpone it until he
gets to San Francisco, where such jobs
are countenanced to some extent.
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The fair which begins tomorrow fort
night promises to be unusually well at
tended. Asstrong programme has been
prepared for the opening day. The gate
receipts last August on the first day
were $3.50. 1t was the best first day in
the history of the association. This
year the secretary aims to run the re-
ceipts up to $1,000. Four splendid
events are scheduled. The association
is DESTROYS of opening up the week au-
spiciously and the only way to wake up
the frequenters of the track is to offer
an especially tempting programme.
This has been done and it is to be hoped
that the public will second the effort of
the association by turning out in large
numbers.
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Cy Mulkey, who is now at the track
with a string OF thoroughbreds, is one
of the best known trainers in the state.
He purchased Sinfax from l.. ]. Rose
during a former visit to Los Angeles,
and won small fortune with the colt
through the Montana circuit. After
coming back to California, Sinfax won
the Holiday handicap at San Francisco,
beating Picnic, Odette, Hotspur, Re-
volver, Raindrop, Jackson, Nabeau and
Marigold in the splendid time of 2 :0719
for mile and a quarter. This ia the
best time ever made by a two-year-
old over that distance of grounds.
Mr.. Mulkey has had run Of hard luck
this season. He expects to retrieve
himself at the coming Los Angeles meet
ing, and will doubtless have something
good to uncork during the week. y
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Another old favorite that will be seen
is old John Treat. He is better this
year than he ever was before, and out
side of Fairy and perhaps Del Mar he
could show his heels to any horse on the
circuit this year. The betting public
year after year has consistently re-
fused to accept John Treat as race
horse. The memorable race between
Alaho, Canny Scott and John Treat
over the Los Angeles track a couple of
years since will serve as an instance. In
that race Canny Scott was a terrific
favorite, while Treat was the outsider.
Alaho won the first heat. The Santa
Anita horse was made the favorite, but
old Treat knocked out all calculations
by winning the next two heats in bril-
liant style. Treat has won race after
race, yet in most cases he is allowed to
60 to the post unbacked to any extent.
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A 2-year.old that will be seen here fair
week is Pescador. This colt has won a
number of slashing races this year. He
is by Gano out Of Mida Howard, and
was bred by Charley Thomas, of San
Jacinto. Next to DR.. Ross, Pescador
was the best 2-year-old on the circuit
this year. At the Stockton fair Pes
cador equalled Reco's record of
running a mile in 142. This
is very fast time for a 2-vear-
old. but several people who
saw the race say that he could have
made the distance in 1:41k, as be won
under pull, Pecsador is little bit of
fellow, and according to the conditions
of the Los Angeles futurity will have to
take up 118 pounds in that race, while
some of the starters will be in with
about fifteen pounds less weight.
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st. Blaise. the sire of Potomac, st.
Carlo, La Tosca and other good ones, is
to be cold on October 10th. This is E.
J. Baldwin's chance. He needs such
sire as st. Blaize in his business. With
st. Blaize installed at Santa Anita, it
would not be very long before Futur-
ity or Junior champion would be cap
tured by Los Angeles bred youngster.
st. Blaize will come high, but the own
err of Santa Anita can afford to pay $l0,-
900 more than any other breeder. 1t is
to be hoped that Mr.. Baldwin will secure
the great son of Hermit.
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The annual games for the decision OF
the amateur championships of New Zea-
land were held at Auckland, February
6 and 7, 1891, and among the reported
performances were 100 yards in 45
seconds, and $50 yards in "a 3-5 seconds,
both by w. T. Mcpherson, of Sydney,
New South Wales. Concerning these
records, the Christ Church Weekly
Press and New Zealand Referee says:
g. After much delay, the New
Zealand Amateur Athletic association
has at last considered and passed the
record performances made at the late
championship meeting held at Auck-
land, February and 7. The delay,
may state, was caused by the absence of
information required by the rules, which
the Auckland secretary was unable to
obtain, owing to one of the official time
keepers being away from Auckland.
ga meeting of the committee of the
New Zealand Amateur Athletic associa-
ton was held on Monday evening at the
Canterbury Athletic clubs headquar
ters. Presently essrs. @. III. Croxtop,
Auckland A. A. O.. in the chair; ]. f.
Grierson, South Canterbury A. A. G..
D. Wood, Canterbury A. A. c.; J. s.
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