The herald., 1894-09-23
MIXTURE OF LOCAL HORSE TALK.
Something About the String at
Santa Anita.
The Owner of Robert j. Talks Inter-
estingly.
San Franolsco Co Have q Big Horse
show-The California Jockey
Club to Race Under
Its Own Rules.

thing ia gay and festive. The horses in
the California string are looking Fl ne and
doing good work, especially the bay colt
by The Hook-Alaho. Caraho, a 3-yesr.
old by Emperor of Norfolk-Oara D.. is
probably heading the list OF 3-year-olds,
and is doing some good work.
George Buchanan. the veteran trainer
of Latonis. KY, has arrived at Santa
Anita and will take charge of the year
lings.
Mr.. Bryan, in chargs OF the eastern
string. has secured the services of Jockey
Thorpe to do the riding for the stable.
Towing 10 a complete list OF the horses
in the California string:
Carahc(3) by Emperor ofNorfolk-O CLARA
D.; Ell Dorado az by Rutherford 0 phir.
These two are the only ones named.
The unnamed are by the following
horses:
Cheviot- Geneva, Hook Alaho, (2)
Hook-Santa Margsrita, (2) HookL~
Cienegs, (2) Versno-Cubea Queen, (Z)
Hook-Blaze Away, (2) Hook Rosebud
Bssidee these there are the following
yearliDgs:
Hook Miss Ford, Hook-Santa Anita,
Gano-Cuban Queen.
A BIG HORSE SHOW
II is now announced that San Frau
cisco has organized horse show for the
purpose OF holding exhibitions after the
order OF the successful New York horse
elbows. Nothing has so stimulated the
breeding of the heavy harness horse as
the New York and Philadelphia shows,
and the multiplication of such exhibi--
tions ia greatly to be desired. Their in
tuence upon the light harness horse has
not been go pronounced, but neverthe-
less they are emphasizing the exist
OF market for shspely gentlemen's
roadsters, which must be handsome and
sound, although not necessarily possess.
ing race-track speed. 1t is q market
which should attract the attention OF
breeders who have hitherto been sacri-
hcing everything In an effort to attain
extreme speed. Evidently the market
for pleasure horses, if we may use that
term, is rapidly expanding one, and
Us clearly it is highly remunerative.
The show will open in the Mechanios'
pavilion November 2Sth, continuing
29th, 30th and December 1st, 1894. A
$1,000 premium aud $1,000 in special
prizes will be awarded for almost all
classes OF horses. Horses will be entered
for prizee, exhibition or sale.
ROBERT j. AND TWO MINUTES.
When @. J. Hamlin said to q Buffalo
ssiYu fss54sgI fss54 unJen hat. ba did, not want to
because it would destroy his drawing
power, many persona believed the sage
OF Village Farm had overesti mated the
ability OF his premier PAGER. The per-
formance of the gelding at Indianapolis
last Thursday week, however, goes to
prove that his owner knows very nearly
what he can do, and that mile in two
minutes is by no means beyond his
reach.
But Mr.. Hamln 10 sadly mistaken il
he believes o two-minuto mile would de.
stroy the drawing ability of Robert j.
1t would undoubtedly add to it. For
years not only horsememen, but the
general public as well, have looked for
ward to the day when harness horse
would travel full mile. either at the
tros or the pace, in 200 fat, and when
such fest is accomplished there will
be but one thing to limit the crowd
which will flock to see. on mis- next ap-
pearance, the horse which does it: that
limit will be the capacity of the grounds,
grand stand, quartorstretch, in6sld.
fences, and every bit of space into which
O human body can be crowded.
True, a mile in 2:0115 is by no means
a mile in 200 fiat. but 1t is so close and
the fractional time was such that it ie
not idle speculation to prophecy that
Robert J. will yet reach the lower mark.
The little bay gelding who holds the
worlds harness record OF 2:011a has
had an interesting career. Bred by Hon.
K. j. @. Walker, in Pennsylvania, when
that gentleman sold his stock Robert j.
went to j. Champ Brown for $500. Mr..
Brown thought so little of him that he
shortly atterward sold the geld:ng back
to MIR. Walker for $3.50. As 4-year.old
lie showed unmistakable form. however,
and ut length was sold to @. ]. Hamlin
for $500. He is an ungainly looking
animal.
Mr.. Hamlin's opinion as to the 200
performance ia that no person now liv-
ing will ever see horse 60 a mile in
harness alone in 120 seconds. I'VE
have" he says, "besn 30 years getting
down to the present record and it will be
a great task to chip off now, and the
nearer we get to the goal the greater will
be the undertaking. You may live to
see it get down below 2:01, but won't.
and it will take hundred years to
knock off that second. l may say that
have hsen timers who could alice q SEQ
ond off in an afternoon, but such men
are not in business any longer. They
are dong duty whore msn OF their kind
| belong"
| THE RACE TR ACK.
The California Jockey club will race
under its own rules for another year,
and still will be recognized race track
under Western Turf congress regula-
tions. This was brought about by the
skillful diplomacy of Thomas Fl. Will
liams, president OF the club, ct the West.
ern Turf congress in Cincinnati last
night. The California club had been
elected q full member OF the congress
which would have made 1t impossible
to have racing that would permit some
OF the smaller owners here to enter
their horses over night. Mr.. Williams
explained this to the members of the
congress, and finally, without granting
the club a licenBe, the congress agreed
to recognize racing there for one year
under the existing rules. At the end o
that period new arrangements will b'
made. and in the mean time horses
raCing there will not be barred from th'
eastern Or wes'ern regular tracks. Ds
cisions and iorieits of the club will b.
recogn zed by the congrsss and vic
versa.