Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-30
DARK DAYS AT THE TRACKS.
The Blue Blood that Is Laid Up in Law
ender in Rainy Weather.

The track was a sea of mud on Tues
day, and no horses were logged. Most
of them were sent out in company with
saddle horsee. and walked on such por
tions of the adjacent roads as were moi
ankle deep in mud; and then
came back to their air-tlght box
stalls and comfortable beds of straw
with loud neigh of "E E.hee-hee.hee,' -
which is horses way of expressing
his belief that there's no place like
home" There are some 80 or 80 head
stabbed at the track, but none Of them
are getting anything like fast work. The
main object OF winter jogging is to keep
| q horse from accumulatlng too much
fat, 30 that when he gets his strong work
in the coming spring the weight of his
body will not knock the legs from under
him. Mr.. Ryan thinks that in five days
from now Agricultural park will be just
about
A PERFECT TRACK.
To begin with, 1t is bed OF stable
manure, and on it is about twelve inches
of sandy loan; and above that comes a
top dressing of clay which gives fine
footing, while beneath all is damp and
cool. Judges of race tracks said at the
time of the district fair, that all the
Loo Angeles track needed was good
big downpour of rain to soak into it
thoroughly and make it the best track
in the state. Now that the rain has
come and thoroughly soaked the track,
it is believed that Stamboul can beat
the regulation track record on it very
easily. But the Hobart executors will
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on his way east, 30 that any hopes in
that direction are wholly futile. We're
anything else wanting to confirm the be-
lief that this is the fastest track in the
state, the 2: 80 class pacing race was
that won at Santa Ana won here. There
won very cleverly in 2:20.
RIVAL TRACK JEALoUsIEs.
The Santa Ana folks claim their ira ok
to be much faster than ours, because
Silkwood won there in 2:0SM, while
here he had ali he could do to win in
2:l0H. But they should not forget that
they withdrew their horse here on &C.
count OF eickness and that, taking that
hypothesis as correct, he would have
paced in 2:0S or better had he been
we'll. There was not horse that won
here that did not make faster record
than he did at the Santa Ana
fair. In these lazy days the
pleasant old porch of the
club house is deserted and the Jockeys
and grooms sit about thestove, exchang-
ing prevarications and running last sea-
sons races over again. Two of them
are going to leave us shortly-Edward
Connolly and Thomas H. Griffin, for
which we are profoundly sorry in more
ways than one. They are not only good
drivers in racee, but they are both ex-
cellent handlers of young colts, which is
more than can be said of many who
have long since been admitted to the
front rank of manipulators of the light
harness horse.
THEIR FUTURE DESTINATIONS.
Mr.. Connolly goes back to Denver,
Colo, where lie resided before he came
here, nearly two years ago, under en-
gagement to DR.. X. D. Wise. That gem
tleman, who has in the last two years
accumulated very high-bred lot OF
youngsters, feels very much cut up over
Connelly's prospective departure for the
Centennial state. 81 don't know where
to go to replace him." said the doctor to
me the other day. "He is as quiet as a
church mouse and as shrewd as bank.
Added to all that, he is the personi6ca.
ton of faithfulness to his employer
and while know of hundreds of men
who are just as competent as he, know
Of none in whom l have the same feeling
of confidence that have in him. He
could drive for me for million of dol.
lars on every heat, if I had the money"
This is the way that everybody speaks of
Connolly, and that is the kind of man
we can i'll afford to lose. Since he has
been here he has driven Glendine to
2:20 for the doctor and Adelaide Nc
Gregor to 2:1815. remarkable race rec
ord for 3.year-old. Before he came
here he drove number of the best horses
in Idaho, Montana and Colorado to
their present records, his successors be.
ing unable to lower them.
MAJOR It. II. GRIFFIN
ia the other one who is shortly to leave
us, and the departure of two such we'll
known trainers and drivers will create
something of void in trotting circles
for while. The major goes east be-
cause salaries are much larger there
than here, and the chances to make a
killing" with really good horse are in
finitely better. Here man has gener-
ally to open public stable, train horses
for everybody and wait six or seven
months for his pay; and if one colt
happens to trot second lower
than another of the same age, then
the other fellow thinks Cor pre-
tends to think) that his horses have
been neglected and grumbles about pay
ing his bill. But when man once ge Is
a rich employer and works for him
alone, there are no rival owners to be
conciliated. He goes right ahead and
does his work from day to day without
being annoyed by outsiders. Mr.. Grit.
fms new clients have plenty of money
and a large number OF high-class horses.
The only thing that prevented him from
being here week ago, ia difference OF
opinion as to compensation. They say
they need him but are not willing to pay
him within $50 month of what he asks
for his services. He swears he wont
bulge for cent less, go they will prob.
ably come to an understanding some
time this week.
HE GAVE THEM THEIR RECORDS.
Griffin learned his business in Ken
lucky, where he was born, but he has
been on this coast several years and
gave records to the following we'll known
horses: Edwin c., PAGER, 2:15; Little
Albert, 2:1714 at 5 years old, since re-
duced to 2:1O1s Ned Locke, 2.24; Man
dee, 2:241s; Captor, 2:l734; Holly,
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