The record-union., 1893-05-17
CALIFORNIA FLYERS.
FIoodgatc, Dare and 70 EI Rey Now
in Chicago.
The Formers Prospect of Winning
the Great Dorby-Several Other
Cracks in Training.

The Chicago Horseman of the 1lth in
slant contained the following article on
Charles L. Fairs racing string now in
that city and their engagements for the
coming summer. Yo Ell Rey is a two
year-old and was bred in Sacramento
County by Theodore Winters, and is a
full brother to y o Tambien, last seasons
greatest racing mare
tloodgate, bred at Palo Alto, is a very
promising candidate for the American
Derby, and several Sacramentans have
already invested money on his chances,
receiving odds of from $40 to $50 against
81 i'll the books. If the great colt main
tains his form, however, the odds against
him on the day Of the race will be rather
small. Says the HOrSeHlun:
Trainer Dick Havey, with the Fair
string of thoroughbreds arrived mt WASH
lngton Park from Sacramento last week.
The string includes Floodgate, Una Colo
rado, Dare, Yo El Rey, Challenge, Ella
smith, Dolly Mack, Princess, Virginia
and Gibson. The start was made April
24th. At Ogden, Utah, Floodgate and
Colorado took cold and were threatened
with pneumonia for a time, but came out
OF their illness all right, and HaVey ex-
Interest naturally centers on the Amer
lean Derby candidates., Dare and Flood
gate. Floodgate is the better-iooking
colt. He is sixteen hands, and in color a
dark brown, with a star, white to the
pastern on The right fore leg, white from
coronet to heel on the side of his right
fore foot. and white to above the paStern
on his right hind leg. He is u slow gall
loper and in exercising with Dare falls
far behind. Although d lOater, he can
and will run when ask ed. He has started
twice-once in a dash OF three-quarters,
September 18th, won by Dare, and again
September 18th, when, with ll5 pounds
up, ne peat Grandee and Castro at mile
ana nnlShed III a common canter in l:424
In the first start he acted badly and was
almost lett at the post. He closed up con-
siderable ground in the first half, but was
never near Charmion or Dare, but there
are persons who were standing at the
head OF the stretch and are ready to swear
tnat COOK took hlm back at that point
one thing is certain: Havey was not sat
lshed with the race, particularly the colts
work at the post, for he had intended to
save him for the American Derby and
get maiden allowance. but becoming
anxious about his temper decided to
scratch Dare who was to carry I25
pounds, and put Hill on Floodgate, to see
how the colt would act. With Hill on
MS back he got away all right, jumped to
the front, made his own pace, and won
pulled up with his mouth wide open.
Dare IS dark brown or black colt
standing 1913 hands high, with a star and
a little white on his right hind heel. He
has good head, but otherwise is plain
looking colt, and alongside tloodgate
looks much the smaller. He has a pleas
ing way OF going, and is seen to best ad-
vantage In action. He was highly tried
at Rancho del Paso, some quiet tips being
to the effect that he showed better than
any two-year-old ever exercised there
September 9th he packed ll8 pounds and
ran three-quarters of a mile in l:I4f. de-
teatlng Castro, Charmion, The Drummer.
Alliance and Conde, and won in hand.
Five days later he carried 122 pounds and
beat Charmion, III; Grandee, Floodgate
and Duke Stevens. He got Oft third. and
at the end OF half mile Charmion was
two open lengths ahead of him. He
stood drive home brought the filly to a
drive at the eighth pole, ana then drew
away and won by two lengths in I:l4t.
Ho Ell Rey, the brother to Yo Tambien.
Is colt of extraordinary conformation.
tie IS bay, with a white face. four white
halt-stockings, is slightly watch-eyed in
the right eye, and toes in slightly: ISL
hands high, weighs $50 pounds, and will
girth six inches more than his big three
year-old stable companion Floodpate.
Behind he looks big as Raceland, and he
is considerably longer barreled. A long
and immensely big colt on short legs. he
is exquisitely coupled, and the most re-
markabIy turned piece of horseflesh ever
in this or any other country. This is not
an overdrawn picture. His body pre-
sents not single angle; so completely and
beautifully is he set that every line is n
graceful curve. He has short cannon
bones, and at first sight looks a little
light in his legs, but is not. To particu-
lgpf h NfEs 30 Il
Havey covered the subject when he said
to city reporter: There he is, and [
defy any horseman to lind flaw in him
except those toes, and | don't mind that.
for the best race horse [ ever saw, Nor
folk, toed in.'
/ Yo Eel Rey has size, substance and
speed. Those y 3ho have watched him
closely say the Question to be determined
is how far those short legs can carry that
big body at high rate of speed, for. far
as he viii go, noUody's colt will beat him.
In a break through the stretch last fall he
held his own with Eloodgate the quarter
being run in u seconds. Speeding he
goes close to the ground and is a rapid
strider. Galioplng he goes slower than a
well-trained saddle-horse. Floodgate is
an unusually slow gallOper, but when
pranclng at his easiest gate he will lose
YO El Rey and the latter will be gallon
ing all the time. n better dispositioned
animal never stood in a stall. He is in
the WORLDS Fair and Hyde Park stakes
at Chicago, the Ju4ior Champion at Mon
mouth, the Futufity, Great Trial and
Great Eastern handicap at Coney Island,
and many other valuable events. Heis
usually exercised with Challenge.
brother of Bonanza, and Una Colorado
by Joe Hooker, dam Jessie~ r., two colts
Of high type and considerable speed, but
they are plainly not in his class. Chal-
lenge and Una Colorado are well en-
gagged Challenge has developed a quarter
crack, which is a pity, as he is more than
useful.
Dolly Mack, sister of Dolly McCone. is
chestnut, with an all-white face, four
white legs and dashes of white on her
body. She will be easy to identity. Big
ger and stronger than Chris. Smiths
speedy tilly, she promises to be equally
good, if not better, as a race mare. Ella
Smith, sister of Ed Corrigan. is another
hne-looking tilly. She is working well,
and Havey has confidence that she will
more than pay her way. Virginia, named
after her owners sister, is rangy bay filly.