The herald., 1894-03-25

to the racing world such flyers as Fash
ion, Hornblower, Manalopan and Mari
ner fifty years ago and such flyers as
Cayuga, Sensation, Wanda and Dewdrop
within the memory OF the present gem
GRAFTON, are what precipitated the clos
ing up of Gutenberg, Gloucester,
Clifton and the other "rolling mills" in
that state. Hence the transfer of oper-
ations from New Jersey to some other
state for winter racing was ioregone
conclusion. The land that hes been
selected was the property of old Adolph
Sutro, who kept cigar stand on Mont
gomery street when l landed In San
Francisco Al years ago, and who is now
one of the 'ew intelligent millionRires of
San Francisco, fully abreast of the
times. / hope the syndicate will offer
prize OF 5000 for the best plans for a
grand stand and stables for the new
track, say $3.50 for the best stand and
$3.50 for the best design for safe and
comparatively fre'proof stabling for
horses.
Hon. L. ]. Roses stallion Nomad, BY
Wildidle out OF Amalia by Lombarder
(the only horse that ever took the kinks
cut oi Gslopil'6 neck has reached mis-
owners hands and is in perfect health.
Being just out OF training, he shows the
conformation of q great horse and when
he thickens out, he will be the hand
soonest exponent of the Matchem line in
this state. He was a good racehorse,
but was the sufferer by lease of his
running qualities which caused him to
be raced off his legs when not in condi-
tion to meet high class CO mpany. AS he
l. - 3 ~
Australian with that OF NeWminster, King
Tom and The Colonel, can conceive no
better horse for stud purposes. Mr..
Rose will doubtless get some great per-
formers from him and his young Gano
mares.
James Madison, the big bay stallion
now domiciled at our race track, in
charge of Walter Maben, is to me an
anomaly. Shown at any English fair
grounds he would be taken for a coach
ing sire, as he shows nothing of the
thoroughbred ancestory which forms
nearly half his lineage. He has less
action than any horse | ever saw, but he
can trot good deal faster than his pub
lie record would indicate, Madison gets
over the ground as no other big horse in
the world can begin to do; and | have
timed him mile inside of 2:20 without
a skip. He got his record in 2:l81a in a
mile over the kite at Stockton. lie is
the property of 1.-THE Bayard OF the turf"
Colonel Harry Thornton of Contra Costa
county. 1 think Walter will drive him
close to 2:l5 before the next corn crop is
harvested.
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The Year Book ia out and in muc h
better form than its immediate prede-
cessor. 1t now publishes no reports OF
any trots except such as contained one
heat in 2 80 or better. Nutwood heads
the list of sires OF 2:30 horses, having
100 to his credit, of which 81 got their
records in 1893. The produce OF "Great
Fable mares" that did not trot in 2:30
10 1893 has causod an omission OF those
mares from the list, thus obliging the
searcher to go back to the volumes of
1892. This looks like blunder.
as
Thomas Murphy and William Over
holzer of California start for Russia next
week to take charge of the czar's Orlof
trotters. The place was originally offered
to Orrin Hickok, who declined it. and
suggested Walter Maben OF this city.
Maben was in the humor, but his better
half did not fancy the trip, 90 he backed
out. and that gave Tom Murphy the Job.
He is a very, intelligent specimen of the .
Irish-American, and | predict for him a
most successful career HIDALGO.