Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-19

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is no longer the Nonpareil.
TO say the least, Bob Fitzsimmons is
simply phenomenon. He is over six
feet tall, and should weigh at least 160
pounds, whereas he strips in the mid
dleweight class. His reach is some-
thing terrific. Bob is all bone and mus
Gle. and hasn't pound OF superhuous
flesh.
The quidnuncs or "know it all"
laughed up their sleeves at the opinions
expressed in this paper before the fight,
but the predictions struck the nail on
the head, as we'll as the paragraph in
last weeks column anent the fight.
Several sports took their cue from the
HERALD and won pocket full of money,
and in several cases they got odds Of
2to1.
TROTTING TOPICS.
In glancing over the recent sales made
by J. l. Case, Of Hickory Grove farm,
Racine, Wis.,, I notice that the highest
priced was the black weanling filly
Decora by Director, 2:l7, dam Echora,
2:23H, by Echo. This filly is a full
sister TO Direct, 2:18L. Echora is
another Los Angeles production. She
was bred by H. l.. Titus, of San Gabriel.
By the way, the Echo stock is in great
demand all over California. With the.
opportunities such as Electioneer had,
Echo would today rank with the best
sires in America. AS it is, some OF the
best performers in California have big
infusion of Echo blood. For instance,
Homestake, who got a record OF 2:14L
in hotly-contested race, is by
Gibralter, son of Echo. Old Echo is
now owned by ]. B.. Haggin OF the
Rancho Del Paso.
The following is taken from an edit
orial in a recent number of Clarke's
Horse Review:
Perhaps the luckiest thing for Palo
Alto in the history of that establishment
is the fact that its most valuable brood
mare, Beautiful Bells, is remarkably
certain breeder. She has produced a
foal every season since 1879, when she
was first bred. Four of her eleven foals
have records better than 2:30; two of
them have beaten 2:20 at three years of
age another is just outside the list with
2 30s4 to his credit at three years, and
still another trotted in 2:33 last summer
as three-year-old. So that six of the
foals of Beautiful Bells are 2:30 horses,
three Of the remaining five being still
too young to be trained for trip of that
kind. Rosemont, one of the early foals
of Beautiful Bells, would have beaten
2:30 long ago, but for the fact that she
has weak leg, and next season Marvin
will shape her up for trial against the
watch.
The writer of the above could also
have stated that the progeny of Beauti-
full Bells has sold for more money than
any brood mare, living or dead. This is
a remarkable statement to make, but it
is true, nevertheless. Beautiful Bells is
by The Moor, and was bred in this
county by L. j. Rose. Among others,
Beautiful Bells foaled the sensational
Bell Boy, st. Bel, Chimes and Hinda
Rose.
Jack Clarity has arrived from the
ters. He intends to winter in Los An
geles. Hummer, who made such a gal
liant struggle against Silkwood last
October, is looking first class. Mr.. Gar
rlty has full brother of Hummer, from
whom great things are expected this
year. A little beauty owned by Mr..
Clarity is weanling by Gossiper out of
Sunrise, the pacing mare.
L. j. Rose has very interesting arti-
Gle in the current number of the Breeder
and Sportsman, showing that there is
something in luck after all. The fol-
lowing story, how Mr.. Rose came to
breed to Stamboul, is not generally
known: "Some twelve years ago,
through the horse business, l had the
good fortune to become acquainted with
John w. Mackey, Esq., gentleman
who has probably done more disinter-
ested kind acts than any man in this
state, and no one ever asked favor of
him and left him with sad heart. He
has been greater factor in my welfare
than any man in theworld 1t has ever
been his pleasure to do some exceptional
kindness to me, and having his friend
ship once means for all time, for he can
never believe you can do wrong. He
is fortunate in having the power to do
good, as he leaves the world happier
every day OF his life. But let me return
to my text-horse. Mr.. Mackey had
three mares which had been his and his
wife's driving horses. His family going
to Europe, lack OF time ON his part did
away with their use. Yet they were
very dear to him, and he wished them
well cared for. Two of them were a
team of bays which had been presented
to him by one of his friends in New
York, and thus became doubly dear to
him. After inquiring found them to
be daughters of Hambletonian 10.
suggested that it would be a benefit for
these mares to be bred, and he told me
to do as pleased. The second year
bred to Sultan and each had q filly foal,
all being fast, but the best even as
yearling was out of Fleetwing and was
named by Mr.. Mackey, Ruby, who made
q five-year-old record of 2 :l934, and is
the sister to Stamboul.
This filly beingso promising, although
30 young, l asked him to let me breed
the mare on my own account, and he
consented with his usual liberality, tell
ing me to breed any of them wanted
to for myself, but bred Fleetwing only,
and the result of the gift was horse
colt which is now Stamboul, record 2:11,
and the greatest trotting stallion in the
world. True, Nelson has a shade the
best in the record, but take all the per-
feet qualities of Stamboul, size, color,
conformation, beauty of motion, beauty
of action and his royal breeding, and
his equal cannot be found. Nor is it
believed by any Californian to be any
detraction from any other horse to be
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