Los Angeles herald., 1891-03-09
SOME SPORT TALK.
nAGwoRrH,s WEEKLY RESUME
OF INTERESTING EVENTS.
A Field Day by the Athletic Club The
Kilrain- Godfrey Fight-The Rose Sale.
A Santa Paula Breeder-Notes.

nave 0ndlly ueClucu W nave u Helu udy
on May 30th, and in consequence the
athletes are jubilant. 1t is an assured
fact that the club will receive surpris-
ingly large entry list in the different
events. The writer would suggest the
inclusion in the programme Of hundred
yard novice race, eligible to those who
have never before run at a regular meet
ing. Quite a number would enter such
an event who would otherwise be reluc-
tant to meet tried performers in the
open hundred-yard dash, or even in a
handicap. As a general thing these
novice, or maiden races, as they are
sometimes termed, serve to introduce
promising athletes.
THE KILRAIN-GODFREY CONTEST.
The Kilrain and Godfrey encounter
will soon be an affair of the past. l
have not very decided opinion as to
the outcome. The readers of this COL
umn know that have not very high
estimate of the fistic ability of Kilrain.
He has always been a. very overrated
man, especially when his record is care
fully considered. But the fact that Kill
rain will, in all probability, have twenty
pounds the best of the weight, should
not be overlooked. Godfrey is game
fighter, and has wicked right hand.
Notwithstanding that Godfrey is past
the prime of the average fighter, he is a
wonderfully we'll preserved man, having
always taken the best care of himself,
and if he is as good man, when he
meets Kilrain, as he was when he met
Peter Jackson, would not be averse to
having few pool tickets on the dusky
fighter from Boston City, notwithstand-
ing the handicap in the matter of the
weight of the men.
happened In at the California Ath-
letic club, at San Francisco, quite re-
Gently. There ] learned from brief
conversation that Kilrain would be the
favorite in the betting.
You see," said gentleman whose
judgment in such matters is considered
excellent, II am putting up little on
Kilrain. will tell you why am play
ing the Kilrain end. Muldoon is a
pretty shrewd fellow, and he would not
take Kilrain up if he did not think he
could whip Godfrey. Muldoon has had
splendid opportunity of sizing up both
men, and you can bet dollar to dime
that the ex-New York policeman will
have Jake Kilrain in grand condition on
the night OF the fight"
A SANTA PAULA BREEDER.
w. L. Hardison of Santa Paula is go
ing into the breeding business quite ex-
tensively. The purchase of Alcanar,
by Alcantara, dam Meg Merrilies by
Electioneer, by Mr.. Hardison was re-
Gently noted in the HERALD. The Ex-
aminer to hand brings the news that
Mr.. Hardison has made the following
additional purchases:
Maud Center, By imported Hercules,
Golden Girl, by Cyrus r., daru by
Minnie by King William, sire of Louis
Bay colt, by Billy ThornhiIl, dam
Golden Girl.
Flora Pierce. by Black Hawk Comet,
dam Mollie Houston, dam of Louis D.
Bay filly, by Billy Thornhill, dam
Flora Pierce.
Bay filly, by Eros, dam Flora Pierce.
Bay mare, by Carr's Mambrino, dam
by The Moor.
All except the last one were purchased
from j. N. Casey, of Santa Clara. The
Mambrino mare came from Jesse D..
Carr, OF Salinas.
THE ROSE SALE.
Los Angeles county is still on top.
The gilt-edged youngsters from Rose
meade brought remarkably good prices
at the California combination sale, not
withstanding that the sale had to be
postponed two. days on account of the
non-arrival of the Los Angeles car load.
The accident to the Stamboul- Mime
haha colt interfered with what would
have been a sensational sale, and it
would have taken $4,000 to secure the
Los Angeles bred youngster. As it was,
Mr.. Rose was in luck to get the fair fig
ure of $11 900 for the last son of Stam-
boul and Minnehaha. The telegraph
brings word Of the sale of but seven out
of the consignment of nine. The seven
brought $25, 500, an average exceeding
$4,000. The two of which there is no
report are both by Alcazar, and as they
were of fashionable breeding on their
dam side, it is safe to say that they
brought the total of the sale close up to
$4,000.
EDGEMONT PARK.
1t is more than probable that Edge
mont park, the breeding farm estab
lished by the late j. w. Robinson, will
be kept up. The establishment even
now is paying expenses, and under the
management of Walter Maben, should
certainly be made success.
There are twenty-eight trotters at
Edgemont park. The leading stations
are Redondo, Freckles, Harry Winches-
ter and Jud Wilkes. Some of the brood
mares are gilt-edged. For instance,
where in California can one find more
fashionably-bred mare than Lollie? She
is by Dictator, the sire OF Jay Eye See,
2:10, out of Gold Pen, by Mambrino Alb
dallah. The sire of Lollie's second dam
is Harold, the sire of Maud S, 2:O84.
Lady Goats is another well-bred mare.
Her sire is Kentucky Prince, the sire of
Guy, 2:10A, and her dam is Mary A, by
Messenger Duroc. There are number
of others of exceptional breeding, by
such celebrated sires as Sultan, Red
Wilkes, Mambrino Patchen, Endymion,
Administrator, Arthurton and JUNO.
AMONG THE DOG MEN.
The officers of the Southern California
Kennel club are elated over the f1atter-
ing prospects of the coming kennel
show. 1t is to be hoped, however,
that the promoters of the show
will offer valuable sweepstake
prize. This would be an induce
ment for the dog men of the north to