The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-01-28

/ For the past eight years ne has never
headed the list,vet never has been worse
than fifth. This year and last he was
/ behind st. Simon, being third in 1898,
the second place being held by Isonomy.
/ solely through the performances of
Isnglass. The next season argues well
| for Hampton's son Ladas, however, and
l expect to see him in front a year
hence. But in the past four years his
GET have won IL races to for the get of
| 1sonomy and 10 to Z against the progeny
OF st. Simon. He was behind Springfield
in 1890 and yet he got two winners to
that horses one. just so over in Aus
tralia with Grandmsster and The Drum
mer. They were always behind Chester
and Musket in the computation by
moneys won. yet ahead OF them in the
number OF victorious performers. In
1888, Musket led off with G27 900, the
little Drummer being next with $4,000,
while Chester was fifth with 1888 and
Grandmaster seventh with e542l. In
1S90-9l Musket was in front and Grand
naeter was fifth, the second place being
held by Chester and the third by Grand.
master. In 1892 SO Glenmarkie was
second to Chester through one single
race. won by third rate horse called
Glenloth, who bagged the great Mel
bourne cup.
Rayon dor headed our list in 1889
solely through that worthless horse
Chaos beating st. Carlo in the Futurity
race: and Sir Modred was third in that
year. In 1890 st. Blaise was away out
yonder ahead OF all others and Sir
Modred was second. Next year Long
fellow took the lead and Sir Modred was
fourth. This makes the third time he
has held down Ravon dor and the
second for st. Blaise. He beats the old
French horse merely two to one, but as
the st. Leger winner OF 1879 has passed
into the hands of man young August
Belmont) who has decidedly the best lot
of mares in America, look for different
results from him hereafter. The Nursery
stud is the only large one in the United
States where the mares and stations are
anyway evenly matched In character.
At the Rancho del Psso and Belle
Meade the mares are inferior to the
stations, while at WOODBURY. and Palo
Alto the reverse is the case. The latter
farm came near having 'corker" at one
time. Governor Stanford went to
Europe and, while there, wrote him
letter in which I advised him to buy
Isonomy, if he had to give $4,000 for
him. Mr.. Gretton refused twice that
sum and the governor came home dis
gusted at the refusal of the greatest
price ever offered for an untried sire,
Apropos of the pleasant-faced old war
governor who sleeps by the son be loved
go well, under the grateful shade of the
Menlo oaks, l spent an hour at the track
on Friday in the company OF Superin-
tendent Convey and Secretary Nash.
looking at lot of horses that expect
to see 90 at pretty low figures. But it
takes money to run big farm like Palo
Alto, as we'll as that big university, and
for that reason no good offer will be
refused on Tuesday next. Mr.. Killip
will be the auctionee-. and he has as
much experience in knocking down"
horses as Mr.. James Corbett has in per-
forming similar soporific offices for the
human race. The venerable Noyes (and
here let me say it is impossible to have
an auction without some noise) was dis
tributing the catalogues. For pstrcian
looking horse it would be bard to sur
pass Azotador, whose brother, Whips,
has some in the 2:20 list, while Lottery
Ia one OF the most perfect little gentle
men ever seen. For livery sire nothing
can eurpRss General Beverley and as
fos Clay boyd, therA - t'-e sort Of horse