The morning call., 1892-03-03
NEWS OF THE TRACK.
Charles Marvin Presented With
His Lucky Whip.
Henry Walsh Refuses $4,000 for Thor.
oughbred Colt Only Six Weeks 0ld-A
Memphis Twc-Year-0ld Crack.

The first days racing In California this
year will be at Fresno next Saturday.
The whip that Marvin used when driving
Sunol, Palo Alto and Arlon to their records
was borrowed from Willis Parker of Stock
ton. When Marvin left there he craved the
. lucky whip and Parker promised to give 1t
TO him but not at that time. Recently he
sent the whip on to Marvin. but before do
ing so had il double plated with solid gold
for distance Of seven inches from the
butt aud thereon are engraved the names OF
the three famous horses, together with their
records and the date Of their greatest per-
f0rmances.
Theodore Winters has claimed the follow
ing names for his Joe Hooker progeny /:
Rose Hickman, for a chestnut fiiy foaled
1890 out of Marian; Nellie Post, for 9 chest
nut FLY foaled 1889 cut of Countess Zeika.
by Norfolk; Alturus, for bay colt foaled
1889 out Of Alice n. by Norfolk; Bueno, for
a bay colt f0aled 1889 out Of Bonita. by Nor
folk; Tahoe, for chestnut colt foaled 1889,
lam Addie O'Neil, by Lenister; Pyramid.
for chestnut colt foaled 1890. dam Addie
ONeil, and Advance, for chest lut colt
:. cut of Avail. by Lenister
Frank Burke's mare Nerea (2.23k), by
John Nelson 157, has given birth to a
: beautiful bay FLY with three white feet
and a large star. She is by Eros (2.29E) and
has already been named Twilight.
REFUSED $500
Anything which has the PaIo Alto trade
mark is now Of great value. Henry Walsh
has just refused $4,000 for the six-weeks-
old colt by FlAmbeau out of Fairy Rose, by
Kes5er the English derby winner.
Colonel irwin Ayres was in the city yes
terday and says that Balkan z. f5), by Man,
brine Wilkes, dam Fanny Fern by Jack
= Hawkins, is looking and moving well over
at the Oakland track.
That grand horse of Colonel IL /. Thorn
toms, James Madison t2.1734), by Anteeo.
out of Lucy Patchen by George NJ. Patchen
Jr., is standing at j. Crelghton's place at
? Lexington, KY. His book is rapidly filing
as well il may be, for his breeding cannot
be eXcelled, and, for such big horse. he is
perhaps the finest gated aniina! on the turf.
q. Valensin will send ten splendid brood
mares in foal TO Sidney TO the Burke
Murray ioget sale TO be held in this city
next Wednesday. This affords an 0ppor-
tunity to all local lovers of the trotting-
horse of obtaining some OF the produce OF
CALIFORNIA; most famous living sire.
Emma Nevada. by James Madison from
Kate Dudley. was driven fast half mile at
Pleasanton the other morning She is likely
10 prove thorn In the side OF some Of the
speedy ones in the East.
A CRACK HORSE.
A letter from q well-known trainer at
Memphis, Tenn, brings information that
the two-year-old brother 10 Huron, G.. W.
johnson, 10 the stable of j. NJ. Brown &
Co., is truly a crack, and, according to this
communication, is considered by horsemen
there as the best two-year-0ld ever trained
at that place. why" says the writer, sit
is as easy for him 10 run fast as 1t is for an
ordinary colt to walk" Continu ng, he
says THE stable has done all in its power
to keep its jewel under cover but his late
work has been so startling and he moves
and acts so much like O wonder that every
. trainer on the track now jerks out his watch
whenever &. W. Johnson comes through the
gate. He cost $500 at the Belle Meade
yeaTlng sale last year"
- It has leaked cut that Colonel W. S.
Barnes has engaged the celebrated jockey,
Fred Taral, to ride his two-year-old colt
Boundless. by Harry O'Fallon from End
less, in the rich Melbourne stud stakes at the
coming meeting of the new Kentucky As
s0ciaton this spring. The stake closed
his value at $4,000, making it the richest
stake for twO-year- ODDS ever run off on a
Kentucky track.
a sensational PAGER has made his appear
.ance in Canada. 1t is bay gelding called
). Jimmy Mack, and he showed such bursts Of
speed In races on the ice that he was sus-
peeted of being Mascot 2:14h. Affldavlts
were presented to the effect that he was
only 4 years old and had never started
until January 10, 1892, and on these the OF
tawa Club accepted bis entry. A leading
veterinary, however. has declared his age to
be rising years. IL looks suspicious, but
il he prove to be genuine green one he
looks like winning all the slow pacing
races this season.