The herald., 1895-04-01

j. Malcolm Forbes, who leads all other
rich fanciers in the prices he has paid for
trotters, is not having the success as 4
breeder that he experienced on he turf.
Nancy Hanks, who lowered the world $
record three times after he purchased
her from Hart Boswell of Kentucky, failed
to get in foal by Arion last year. 1t is
also very doubtful whether the mating
with Vatican has been any more success
ful. Latest reports from Ponkapog farm,
near Boston, where Mr. Forbes keeps
his valuable stud are to the effect that if
Nancy Hanks is in foal she will not pro-
duce till late in the season. The older
mare Triuket which has not been in
training since 1883, is very irregular
breeder, as she has only had two foals
since her retirement. Mr. Forbes pur-
chased her at the sale of the stock owned
by the late w. S. Hobart of San Francis
co, and she was bred to Arion last year.
The result is as fruiIless as in the case OF
Nancy Hanks. Added to these dsap-
pointmentS Mr. Forbes has had the mis-
fortune to lose two other mares that were
known to be i'll foal by the stallion that
cost him S125,0 900. One of them, killed
by falling through a board fence, was by
tioneer so that the foal destroyed in
utero was inbred to the hero of Palo
Alto. Since this accident the thorough
bred mare Elfrida died in giving birth to
a fine bay illy by Arion. She was by
imported Moccasin, out OF Estelle, best
known as the dam of the great speed pro.
ducer A Ina Mater. Horse Review.
Barney Schneider writes his friend
Howard Person of the Globe Democrat
that the best two year-Old shown up i'll
San Francisco is Naglee Burke's Cres-
cendo. The colt is by tlambeau, out of
imported Janet N, the dam of Belicoso,
and who has been bred TO Ormonde.
4 4.
either turn out to be another Raceland or
will break every race follower in these
parts. The first time he was colored on a
programme he dropped down among II
lot that had been to the races. If Cres
cendo had been owned by gambler in
stead of Il gentleman dozen book makers
would have been in the pcrcine convey
ance the morning after he won. The colt
had burned up the track in his work, but
that fact was known to but few people
on the race track. lie was as good as Ii
to in the early stages of the betting, but
was backed down to to with little
money. Thirteen youngsters started. but
there was nothing i'll the lace but Cres-
| cendo, who made the company look like
goats. Breaking third he went to the
front like a bullet through soft soap and
cut out a lead of five lengths, going to
the three-quarters. Then Weber sat still
and let him run his own race Nothing
got within speaking distance of him, and
running like scared rabbit, he won by
eight lengths. all by himself. The time,
O:4S4, would have been one second less,
or the track record, if the colt were driven
out. 1t was the most sensational run OF
the meeting. and the wise people are not
through talking about it yet.
Mr.. Schneider says that the game now is
the best he has ever seen on the coast.
Crescendo since the date of Schrieber S
letter has won three more races and has
proved beyond all question that he is one
of the very few great horses of the coun-
try. His last win was on Saturday.