Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-07
mares in America came from this

mares in America came from this
county.
Mckinney, 2:121a, the champion A.
year-old trotting stallion of the world,
was reared and trained in Los Angeles
county. Mckinney was bred in Ken
lucky but has been handled exclusively
by Chas. Durfee, of this city. who
brought him here from the east when
colt.
The great American derby has been
won twice by Los Angeles bred horses.
Silver Cloud and Volante both won this
classic race in brilliant style. No coun-
ty in America has produced two winners
except Los Angeles county.
Los Angeles county has produced such
celebrated flyers as Volante,. Sinaloa,
Gano, Lucky B., Fallen Leaf, Espe-
rama, Santiago, Geraldine, Caliente,
Grisette, Laredo, Santa Ana and others.
This is remarkable showing, especially
when it is stated thrt they were all
raised at Santa Anita, the celebrated
breeding farm of E. J. Baldwin.
In 1883 the Santa Anita string of run
ners, consisting of twenty head, won
$108,700 in purses and stakes on the
eastern turf.
Lucky B. by Rutherford, was the
greatest cup horse of his day. Lucky
B. was bred and raised in this county.
Geraldine, mare by Grinstead and
bred by Mr.. Adams of this county, holds
the half mile running record of the
world. Geraldine's record is 46 seconds.
In her 4-year-old form Geraldine was
the speediest sprinter in all America.
On Thursday, August %, 1890, Sinaloa,
Los Angeles bred mare, won the Jersey
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pull, with III pounds up, in the sensa-
tional time of 2 :04 for Ia miles straight
away, the fastest record ever made by
mare.
Three Los Angeles bred trotters sold
under the hammer at New York for
5000, while another one was sold at q
private sale a month previous for $50, 900.
These four trotters were all bred by l..
j. Rose.
Less than six brood mares in America
have produced six trotters who have
records better than 2;30. Beautiful
Bells is the dam of Bell Bird :26%
(yearling), Bell Boy 2:194 (3-year-old),
Bell Flower 2:242 (2-year-old), Hinda
Rose 2:19H (3-year-old), St. Bel 2 PAY
and Palo Alto Belle 2:221a (2-year-old),
and can Justly be accounted the sensa-
tional brood mare of America. Chimes,
another son, has a record OF 1907,
while Electric Bell and Bow Bells are
pretty sure to 60 into the list this year.
The champion yearling PAGER of the
world is Fausta, who last year paced
mile in the sensational time of :22M.
Faustino, a brother of Fausta, trotted
mile in race as 3-year old in 2:14A,
and who also took yearling record of
2:35, and a 2-year-old record of 2 "a.
The grand dam of Fausta and Faustino
was Dell Foster, mare by A. w. Rich
mond and bred by Hancock Johnson of
Los Angeles.
Los Angeles county has produced one
out OF the five fastest stations in the
world.
Los Angeles has won more races than
any other mare on the American turf.
This mare, while not bred in Los An
geles county, has had the advantages Of
a Los Angeles winter since a yearling.
Three horses have won the American
Derby in Santa Anita colors, viz, Silver
Cloud, Volante and Emperor of Norfolk.
The Los Angeles horses Santiago and
Miss Ford have also finished second in
that classic race.
Baron Rose, a Los Angeles bred year
ling, sold under the hammer for $500.
Minnehaha and Beautiful Bells are
the dams OF no less than eleven 2 80
trotters. No mother and daughter
in America can make such a showing.
Jack and Geneva s., two eastern bred
trotters, were wintered in Los Angeles.
The next season they were the two
biggest winners on the grand circuit.
In 1888, Emperor of Norfolk and Los
Angeles, two 3-year-olds in the Santa
Anita string won $4,000. The Emperor
started eleven times and was first past
the post nine times, was second once
and third once. Los Angeles won thir-
teen out of twenty-six races, and was
only unplaced in two races.
In 1887, the Los Angeles horse Vo-
lante started in twenty-eight races
won no less than thirteen races.
AT the end of 1890, the champion 2
year old stallion trotter was Regal
Wilkes. The dam of this sensational
youngster was bred in Los Angeles
county.
One of the fastest green trotters that
ever showed in America was Homestake
2:1414. This game trotter was by
Gibralter, Los Angeles bred stallion.
At the end of the season of 1890 Stam-
boul, Los Angeles bred trotter, was
the second fastest stallion in the world.
He only lacked quarter of second
from tieing the worlds record of 2:10M.
Alcazar, a Los Angeles bred stallion,
divides the honor with Quartermastera
being the most sensational young sire of
America.
Enough has been written to demon
strate that Los Angeles county has more
than done its share in assisting to make
California the greatest horse state in
America. New breeders have gone into
the business in recent years in this
county, and great things can be expected
in the coming years.
BEN. BENJAMIN.
HALLS ANTlSEPTIC) CREAM SALvE
FOR HORSES