New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
CALIFORNIA HORSES.
ALREADY THEY GIVE PROMISE OF LEADING
THE WORLD.

DONE BY HoRSE-BREEDERS IN THE STATE
-" wAGwoETH7 THINKS THE PACIFIC
COAST WILL WIN GREATER FAME
IN TRoTTERs THAN IL FRUITS.
Los Angeles Cal, Jan. g.
California alfalfa has beaten Kentucky blue
grass. This State, in ether words has produced
more rccOrd-makng trotters than any other. or IN
fact all the otler States of the Union. in the
classes which | will cnumerate This fact was
brought 10 my attention in a conversation recent
ly had with the sporting authority of this coast.
benjamin Benjamin. better known to readers of
horse papers as "Wagworth" Mr.. benjamin
for years has made the study of California horses
specially, and his views are. therefore. entitled
10 consideration for he is regarded by all the
great breeders here an authority. In the talk
had with him ne emphasized certain facts which
thinl; will be OF interest to Eastern and Southern
horse breeders. and 10 all who love 4 horse-thc
man who does not is rot worth interesting. nor Is
he apt to he interesting.
Few people realzr' he sail, 81 how fast Cali
fornia has advanced in it's production o. trottcrs
II leads the world in that business now, though
two wears ago not one of the FIT zen fastest suliy
pullcrs was California bred How does the record
stand at the end of 800? Two out OF the first
six are California bred and fohr out Of the first
twelve. That is good progress TO make in twenty
four months, is il not ,
Now. let me show yor. The fastest Twelve
records to-day are follows Maud s. , :0s -
.Iay-Eye- See. 10; Sunol, 10 IL; "ny.
2:IO 81: Nelson. 10 "a: Stamhoul >: 10 "a;
~. Julien. ell Ia Avtcll. -: Jack, ~ IA
Palo Alto. 2:l2I-4: Margaret :. ~ -,
and Belle IIanlin, , :l3 81. OF these Flyers
Sunol. STEAMBOAT. Palo Alto and Margaret y
had in, l., 9th
State has 10 her credit one-third Of the fastest
twelve trottcrs in the world, which. | think, is
wonderful showing for a country so new com
parativcly TO the business, and which only family
indicates what our breeders will accomplish In The
future
My claim is that California has right 10 he
claSscd as the banner trottcr-producing state III
the Union. and | think | can prove II by me
records without juggling with them. Inc
Turf. Field and Farm of Ncw-lork, recently
published a series Of groups Of the four horses IN
different classes holding the fastest records. HE
object of that paper in publishing those tAp'S
was 10 show tho strains of blood represented III
these star performers and also 10 score point
in favor Of the thoroughbred foundation. Now,
can take those tables and make several "th"r
points which the writer who compiled them iallel
10 see ! will take ore after the other and show
YOU The first one is that Of mares, as follows:
Maud Maud * $; r r. Maro.a Il6
Narra-c, Director = -
nclic nsmlin. Gy Hamiin'- Anon 2:i2''
Now, 81 these four tip-t1ppcrs two were hrcd
in California Sunol and Margaret $. Sunol en-
tered this choice lisr in lss9. and Margaret :.
came in last year The next table is that Of the
Ccdngs like this:
lay Evc-sc' bv Dasor. 10,
Guy nv Kentucky Primo" ~
- Ia Ia, Y = .
Jack nv Pho, MEDIUM ...... ......-.- 2-i2h
That lor Will have 70 pass without "A claim
The fastest qcdnc from this Stat" i Home
stake. who has ia his credit record 81 ia IL.
He is by the Los Angeles bred stallion NlhnitAr
However. | can say t.at ~. Julien was owned in
this State when he made his mark AT Hartford,
and, then. Jack. who came in last year enjoyed
the benefits OF two California winters. Then
comes the stallion list Of four arisiOcrats:
nelson. by Young 10
A%tcIi hy wnam t. .... ~
Iao Alto bv Il,ctloncer 1914
"Of these rare ones California is entitled 10
two, which is "a grand showing when you rcmcm-
her that in is, we did not have a single repre-
sentative in that class The two | speak of are
STEAMBOAT and Palo Alto. Nothing in the world
but an noppOTtunc shower prevented the former
from being crowned kin. Of American trottinS
stations, ami Pdlo Alto, you know, was the
champion free for all during the last year, winning
the right 10 that title from Jack.
when We come Ia the ycarlings we make
a better showing. Here they are:
l lst,1Se By 3, H So,, TNe' a.
Sudie u by Shcfman's H,n.bl' tonan 3i'
"Californa can claim three ont of the above
four. and, more than that. the sircS of tho three
fastest yearlinls IN the world were bred in this
State. As far as these youngsters 20. no other
State can begin 10 make showing, and lis dollars
to dimes that Pacific Coaster will diepo>c Sudic
y before the end Of another scar Now for the
two-year-oldS the list Is As follows
ROYAL wilEc, by Guy WILKES. .-o'
W Vlda %iia.. by b, ' Ga' %ac "a.
There are four Of kind hard TO beat. and
every blessed halls from this Golden State.
There is something 10 brac of. Tie showing Of
the three yeaI-OldS Is almost good
S ,,SIi BY Sy E M,lIis% 1872 10
I k2ys WAc' h' , .T WIZ, WIZ H,
Here We get credit for three ont OF the four.
Sunol, Royal Wilkes and Lillian Wilkes are all
California productions. Sunol's mark of 10 J.?
will stand for many years 10 come. The Field
man nest lists the lOur-ycar-Old records
sunol by Elrctioncer ................2. lo'a
%an,5 Havf,. by Happy Medium ..........2 IL
Alabn,tel. iy Aberdeen = 10
Here we claim the first two on the list, which
makes wonderful showing for this State. Al
the end of 1859 the fastest four-y ear-old record
was held by ManzanI,a This time that animal
five ycar-Olds and admit 10 begin with, that
California does not happen To be in il there:
Jay -Eve.>c' by Dictator 10,
h htrpI by by a..
nacc s.. by :i5t,
40, cannot claim any of those but We can
make the point that Californian bred three-yca
old has better record than any fiVe-year-OlG