Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-01

cite, Laredo, Santa Ana and others,
Tnis is remarkable showing, especially
when it is stated that they were all
raised at Santa Anita, the celebrated
breeding farm of E. j. Baldwin.
In 1888 the Santa Anita string OF rum
ners, consisting of 20 head, won $685.,
700 in purses and stakes on the eastern
turf.
Lucky B., by Rutherford, wac the
greatest cup horse of his day. Lrcky
B. was bred and raised in this coun-
try.
Gaialdine, mare by Grinetead and
bred by Mr.. Adams of this county,
holds the half mile running record OF
the world. Geraldine's record is 46 sec
onds. In her 4-year-old form Gereldine
was the speediest sprinter in all Amer
lea.
On Thursday, August 2S, 1890, Sinaloa,
Los Angeles bred mare, won the Jer-
sey handicap at Monmouth park under
pull, with III pounds up, in the sensa-
tional time of 2 :04 for one aud ore quar-
ter miles straightaway; the fastest rec
ord ever made by mare.
Three Los Angeles bred trotters sold
under the hammer at New York for $76,-
600, while another one was sold at pri-
vate sale month previous for $50 900.
These four trotters were all bred by L.
J. Rose.
Less than six brood mares in America
have produced elk trotters who have
records better than 2:30. Beautiful
Bells is the dam of Bell Bird, 2:261a
(yearlingl; Bell Boy, 2:l94 g year
old); Bell Flower, 224A q ear-old) !;
Hinda Rose, 2:l919 (3-year.old); st.
Bel, 2:241a and Palo Alto Belle, 2:221s
z year-old), and can justly be accounted
the sensational brood mare of America.
Chimes, another son, has a record of
2:3034 while Electric Bell and Bow Bells
are pretty sure to go into the list this
year.
The champion yearling PAGER of the
world is Fausta, who in 1890, paced a
mile in the sensational time of 2 :22M
Faustino, brother Of Fausta, trotted a
mile in race as a 3-year-old in 2:14A
and who also took q yearling record OF
2:35, and 2-year-old record of 2:24
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
ont of five OF the 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 Ange-
les county, has had the advantage of a
Los Angeles winter since 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
!, oIoo c..
that classic race.
Baron Rose, Los Angeles bred year
ling, sold under the hammer for $500
Minnehaha and Beautiful Bells are
the dams of no less than IL 80 trot
ters. No mother and daughter in Amer
lea can make such showing.
Jack and Geneva s., two eastern-bre
trotters, were wintered in Los Angeles
geet winners on the grand circuit.
| In 1888 Emperor OF Norfolk and Lol
Angeles, two 3-year-olds in the SAINTS
Anita string, won $4,000. The EN-
peror started IL times and was first pas
the post nine times, was second ono,
and third once. Los Angeles won l;
out of 26 races, and was only unplacet
in two races.
LII AoOf ObO LOo AHSClCo uOIEO tOlaAJs
started in 2S races against the bes
horses in America, and won no less thar
IS races.
At the end OF 1890 the champion 2
year old stallion trotter was Regar
Wilkes. The dam of this sensationa
youngster was bred in Los Angelel
county.
One of the fastest green trotters tina
ever showed in America was Home
stake, 2:l414. This game trotter was by
Gibraltar, who was Los Angeles brec
stallion.
At the end OF the season of 1891
Stamboul, Los Angeles bred trotter
was the second fastest stallion in tht
world. He only lacked quarter of 6
second from tieing the worlds record O
2:084.
Alcazar, Los Angeles bred stallion
divides the honor with Quartermastel
as being the most sensational young sir.
of America.
Enough has been written to demon
strate that Los Angeles county has NOR,
than done its share in assisting to make
California the greatest horse state il
America. New breeders have gone int
the business in recent years in thi
county, and great things can be expected
in the coming years.
BEN BENJAMIN.
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