The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-08-13
SOME HORSE NOTES.

SOME HORSE NOTES.
There have been no new develop
ments in racing circles during the past
week. The gallopers OF this year, out
eide OF Rsmapo and Henry OF Navafrs,
md possibly Dobbins, are possibly the
biggest lot OF old dogs that ever were
turned loose in one and the came year.
The four best two.year. olds OF the year
are Cesarion, Connoisseur, Walter and
Lissak, as judged by their respective
performances; and those best compe-
tent to judge will assert their belief that
not one OF the four could have run 1928
in such fields az greeted the starter In
1891, consisting OF His HighnesH, Hux.
on, Yorkyille Belle, Dagouet, Curt
Gum, Victory and Sir Matthew. rank
ing in the order named. The Rancho
del Paso tufns out great many ami
mails, such as they are, but Tournament
was the best horse ever foaled Mr.. Hag-
gins property; and how tina big coward
did shut up shop and go to church
whenever truly game horse like Ban
oEet or Triston collared him.
/ write this in the full belief that Sir
Modred, the sire OF Tournament. will
head the liet OF winning sires for the
year 1894, but merely in the money
value OF prizes won, and not in the
mum Der OF races won or the actual num-
Der of horsea that may be defeated in
those races. The truth is that Sir Mo-
dred, while very fast horse and very
beautiful one, was never game horse
for single hour OF his life. True, he
beat Malua at weight for age in the
Craven stakes. one and quarter miles.
But when it came down to Melbourne
cup, four weeks later, at two miles, in
which he was certain to meet the beet
OF the south continent, he paid forfeit
and his owner declined to face the
music. Malua would have had to carry
nine pounds more weight and Sir Mo-
dred only four pounds more, but that
four pounds WAS too much for Sir Mo-
bred. The rest OF the affair is history.
Malua (l95 pounds. won by head
from Commotien Q3S pounds) in .
finish so desperate Al to be cruel, and
Plausible, an aged gslding, with but 115
pounds up, was third.
Dsrebin, the sire OF Walter and Lucky
Dog, was different sort OF horse. He
Was ss big ae an elephant but wholly
Indifferent to punishment. 1t took all
the kicks and blows in Whitechapel to
make him win race, but once aroused
nothing but locomotive could hold it's
way with him. Dan Greenway, who
lived near the Pennington track while
Darebin WAS racing, told me that he used
to wake up in the morning aroused by
haoripO narahtr,,u inrbov ouroynr IA
and trying to make him 60 along In his
work. He got the best horse OF his
speed that l ever ssw-the Australian
Peer. In a squirt of mile Mentor or
Carlyon would beat him 40 yards, and
Carbine or Abercorn 100 yards. But in
O dash Of two and half or three miles,
with the pace set strong for the fore part
OF the race, nothing surpassed the
brown son of Darebin and Stockdove.
AS there are no mares on the Rancho
del Paso that are Darebin's equal in
breeding, unless it be Firenzi, despair
OF ever seeing duplicate of the Pesr in
America.
Lucky Dog upset the dinner table at
Chicago yesterday by beating such first
class performers as Chiewick and Sena-
tor Irby in fairly fast time. Ny con-
CALCULATIONS 60 out to his owner. the
Jolly and good-hearted old Oregon steam
boat millionaire, s. 9. Reed. of Pasa-
dena. The two-year-old race at Sara
togs was also something of an upset for
the talent, as The Commoner beat the
moet selact field that has faced the
starter for some weeks. including Kes-
nan, and Gutta Percha and Lolsbra.
The Commoner is good colt, without
being any part of great one. and be-
longs to Byron McClelland, owner OF
Henry of Navarro. His brother was
trainer for Mr.. Baldwin when Silver
Cloud won the American Derby and
Silver Oloudscarried off the Drexel.
The Futurity race which ia to De run
on Wednesday, the S0th inst., at Coney
Island, is more OF an open race than
ever since the Inauguration of that IA
nous event. There are several likely
ones that have been held out for it, in or
der to escape penalties for winning races
in the meantime. But with the history
of that race so plainly before me. pre-
fer some of the better tried division.
Among them are Gotham, Walter, Con-
noisseur, The Commoner. Sir Galahad
and Utica; and it is from the lot just
named that / expect to see the first
three horses placed. Gotham is my
preference OF the six named, and. while
ne 10 not a,Tammany, Senator Grady
nor Huron, yet 1 expect him to win
from any such colts as those above
named. The field which will face the
starter on Futurity day at Coney Island
will be one in which such colts as DOM
inc, His Highness, Proctor Knott. Poto-
mac, st. Carlo and Huron will be con-
spicuous by their absence.
The California trotters at the east are
moro than holding their own aad keep
ing up the belief that California can
produce as good trotters as any state in
the union and a good many more OF
them. Azote, the Whips gelding at one
time campsigned by Orrin Hickok, has
won several fast and severely contested
races, in compliment for which he is
afiecsionstely alluded to as Salisbury
pillow horse" So that the reader can
readily see where the shoe pnched.
Directly, son OF the game little Direct,
has established new record for two
year-old PAGERS; and the rest of the
| Salisbury string are doing we'll except
Flying Jib. Ottinger, Heating, Shane,
and all the other California drivers who
have gone east, are winning their full
share OF the fat purees on the Grand cir
cult tracks. The dsv is not far distant