Los Angeles herald., 1892-08-29
THE CONlNG FALL MEETING.
The HOt-BloOded Racers and
Level-Headed Trotters.
A Prospect of Plenty for Good Sport
in Los Angeles.
The Get OF Mckinney Beginning to
show Up in Harness-Young Alca-
Ears Fitting for the Fray-Count
simmons Youngsters.


have been filled with reports from the
eastern race tracks, some OF them
highly interesting reading to the pro-
fessional driver or betting man, but
nothing OF special interest to any local
breeder of horses. The harvest season
being pretty we'll ended and the fruit
picking time being in full blast, reminds
us that the Los Angeles agricultural
fair sixth district is not far off and
that few weeks more, before we are
hardly aware of it, will see another
ssgathering o. the clans" at the pretty
little course at the west end of town.
During the past four or five months,
about $4,000 has been spent ON the track
by the board tf directors, and all it
needs is an increased supply of water for
Bprinkling, to make the best trotting
track in the state. Certainly, there is
no city on the Pacific slope as capable of
supporting well-kept race course as
Los Angeles is today. The only trouble
with the directors of our society is that
thew are all men of trotting horse
preferences, with all the old and
rusty ideas that belong to that school OF
racing, such as 10 per cent entrance fee
to races, and requiring three or more
horses to start. Against this, look at
the enormous dividends declared by the
eastern running tracks just as coon as
they got rid of those antediluvian me-
tions. Entrance fees to purses were first
reduced to 5 per cent, and then abol-
iHhed altogether, at Coney Island, Nor
ris Park and Long Branch; and then
Chicago followed suit, adding the pro-
viso that four horses must start in each
purse race, or per cent would be
charged. But no entrance fee is charged
where four or more starters are had.
This leads up to enormous big fields of
horses, and enables the club to collect
$4,000 to $500 per day from the pencilers,
and as much more from commissions on
pools. The Los Angeles track Will take
the lead of all Pacific coast tracks when
ever it's directors begin to plan their
races from a similar standpoint. OF
course, free purses are not to be thought
of just yet, but the entrance fee re-
duced to per cent on purses, would
stimulate much larger number of en-
tries; and that increased list of entries
would lead up to an increased attend
ance and larger gate receipts, which are
the main stay of every race course.
However open to criticism the manage
agement Of our local track may be in
other respects, it must be credited with
having made splendid course for this
season and it is quite likely that the
other reforms of which we write, and of
which there is urgent need, will come
IN due season.
A visit to the track on Saturday after
noon showed a total of about fifty
horses on the ground, a few of which
will Just commence jogging work today,
while others are quite forward in their
lor bar f,f
horses in any one trainers hands is
what Mr.. Thomas III. Griffin, of Santa
Ana, has at work. His string consists
of twenty-six head, but Of these there
are seven yearlings, which will get their
first move in harness this morning.
These horses belong to various owners,
residing in this and adjoining counties.
Considered in a series, they comprise
the following:
Holly, ch. g., by Albert W.-Kate
Patchen. This horse is great rangy
chestnut, with a narrow blaze in his
face, about 15A hands high. He was
purchased by Mr.. Griffin two years ago
at j. B. Haggin's sale, in San Francisco,
for $130, and at the same time Capt.
Millen Griffith purchased the now fa-
NOUS PAGER Flying Jib for 500 or $110,
we have forgotten which. OF about 200
head of more than average well-bred
horses sold at that sale, these two are
the only ones that have shown any pre-
tensions to high speed. Holly has q
record of 2:28I1s, but he will knock at
least seven seconds off that before the
SNOW flies.
Charley Steinway, eL. g., a mealy look
ing chestnut with a record of 2:3SL
comes next. He is low and long horse,
big pony in fact, with a great wear
- ol@o ~ =. L..
Steinway, sire of Charles Derby, 2 20
Charley G, bay gelding Of pedigree
not given, is very tough and wiry-
looking fellow. He could not beat 2 80
In June, but we expect to see him enter
the 2 80 list this year.
Laguna, br. h., by Sunny Slope, dam
by Bellfounder, comes next. This is a
great, powerful horse and typical Sui
tan IN his outlines. He is a very heavy
horse, and looks stout enough to pull an
omnibus, though not at all coarse.
Next comes very handsome 3-year.
old called King Stamboul, by Stamboul,
2:l1-Lady l, by Billy Norfolk. This
horse has not entered the 2:30 list, but
will probably do 80 in his first race. The
only thing to prevent that is two sore
feet, which he has had for several weeks
but from which he is rapidly recovering
He has the old horses free action anC
low, long stride, hence much may be ex
pected of him.
Credit is a neat looking 2-year-olc
from the same dam as King Stamboul
He is marked with three white feet and
a large star. This colt looks to have 9
future. He is about fifteen hands high
and is already longer bodied horse
than bis Mohamedan half brother. His
breathing power is irst-rate, and he has
a racy cut about him.
In the next stable, is Fred Drake, a
brown stallion, that got into the 2 &c
list, the first horse OF the year, with a
record of 2:2714. He is quite stout
fellow, and has knurly look about him.
Daylight, b. g., by Del Sur, is very
rangy horse, and has lots of sense. A
child could drive MIN.
Annie G. is a good looking 3-year.old
black filly, by Christmas. She is very
clever in harness.
Next comes an unnamed bay gelding,
3 years old, by Prestige (son OF Onward,
out of Annie G. This colt is shapely,
and will have speed eventually.
Bay gelding by Radical-Tulu, by Cole
mans Abdallab, years, is very open
gated, and liable to make history for
himself.