Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-29
WORLD OF SPORT.
Direct PAGES a Mile In
2:09 IA.
M0nbars Lowers the Two
Year-Old Stallion Record.
Mckinney and Don Tomas Both
Winners at Chico.
Stamboul to Trot Today at Petaluma
Charley Mitchell Says He WIN
Fight Corbett-The Futurfty
Te Be Run Today.


Sheepshead Bay will be the scene OF
many gallant struggles today. In the
opening race Racine is to meet Loantaka,
the suburban winner, at even weights.
There are several other good horses en-
tered, including Correction, who is in
light, and Chesapeake. Racine should
land the race. In the second race La
Tosca looks the best on paper, but the
California colt. Homer, is liable TO give
the mare a hot race. The sensational
event OF the day will be the Futurity.
This is the classic two-year-old event OF
the year. The first Futurity was run in
1888. Proctor Knott won with Salvador
second and Galen third. The time was
l :15 1-5. Proctor Knott carried liz
pounds. In 1889 the order was Chaos,
St. Carlo and Sinaloa. Chaos carried
100 and st. Carlo 1872, and as the former
only won by neck, it clearly showed
that St. Carlo was the better colt. The
time was 1:16 4-5. Last year Potomac
carried 116 pounds to victory, Masher
1O8 and Strathmeath 124, being second
and third respectively. The time was
IA 10.
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This year there are twenty-five start
ers. His Highness has the terrific i'm
post of 1870 pounds and conceds his COM
petitors all the way from 8 to % pounds.
Dagonette is we'll in at 1l3 pounds, but
the distance, to my thinking, is a trifle.
too far, Notwithstanding the favorable
weight conditions. Sir Mathew and
Tammany have both load to pack, and
His Highness should be able to hold
both safe. shall look to His Highness
to win, although he has to carry the
crushing weight of 130 pounds. He has
shown himself to be a racehorse. OF
course one Of the light-weighted colts is
liable to upset all calcula ions, but it
will take mighty good prophet to name
the one. On public form His Highness
is the best horse On the race, and ii there
should be an upset it will come from
the DAILY stable and will either be Silver
Fox or Eairplay. The writer has sus-
picion that one or the other has been
bottled up for this race.
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Direct has the fastest two gaits OF any
horse living or dead. He has pacing
record Of. 2 :09I and trotting record Of
2:18A, made as a four-year-old. His
average is 2:13A. The next fastest is
Jewett, who has an average record of
2:17. Direct'sSmile yesterday in :09A
is within one second of the stallion
pacing record. California has produced
the second fastest trotting stallion, the
second fastest pacing stallion, the
second fastest trotting mare and the
fastest pacing mare. 1t begins to look
as if Direct will lower Roy Wilkes's
2:08A at the next essay.
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At tChico yesterday the only twn trots
were won by Los Angeles horses. Both
events were apparently won with ease.
Mckinney has record of 2:22, yet 2:33
was good enough to win. Don Tomas,
who has a record of 2:20, won in 2 "a.
The old veteran gives promise of being
better horse than ever he was. i.
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Corbett has been talking through his
stove pipe since his fight with jackson,
and in consequence, has gotten himself
into very tight box. If Corbett is
wise, he will let Charley Mitchell alone.
The Englishman is liable to cut Corbett's
pugilistic career short If they come to-.
Rether. Mitchell is not an overrated.
fighter of the Peter Jackson stripe.
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Stamboul today makes his first attempt
against the scythe-bearer. He will not
be driven out. The son OF Sultan will
be given stiff mile, preparatory to be-
ing sent on a record journey next
month.
Monbars is great colt. He is living
up to the predictions of Budd Doble.
Yesterday this 2.year-old beat the 2
year-old stallion record by trotting a
mile in 2:20. The chances are Doble's
prodigy will equal the remarkable 2 2:18
made by Sunol as a 2-year-oh. An
eastern writer thus describes the new
2-year-old king: "Monbars is 4 rather
chunkily built black colt, and does not
resemble either his sire or dam in color,
or, in fact, at any point except around
the head and neck, where there is some
likeness to his sire, Eagle Bird, 2 :2l.,"
1t might also be mentioned that the
dam of Monbars is in the 2:30 list.
Eagle Bird is by Jay Bird, the sire OF
Allerton. The Jay Bird family is boom
ing just now.
Vic H., the California mare, was sec
ond at Independence yesterday.
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Nelson is liable to be heard from to-
day. Watch out for the HERALD's bomb.
WONDERFUL PERFORMANCES.
Direct AIonhare. Charleston and Labaaco