The herald., 1895-03-30
SOME OF THE LOCAL HORSES
Webber's String Is Now Ia Active
Training
Good Ones That Are Entered for Ia Fiesta
Stakes. and That Have Chance
to Win

Agricultural park is beginning to show
signs of life already. There are quite 6
number of bangtails out there, and theil
trainers are preparing them for the com.
ing La Fiesta races.
Every morning they are galloped ovel
the track at quite clip, and the horse
men think that on the opening day of the
meeting they will be fit to cope with the
best OF the Northern and Eastern horses,
expected here.
The running horses that are attracting
the most attention are those belonging
to Peter webber and his son. John.
Little Cripple is the best in mis- string,
and is fine looking big brown gelding by
Pirate of Penzance out of Lady Stanhope.
Cripple beat Despot Hawthorne, Cicely
and otner cracks in Chicago last summer.
Johnny Webber, who was riding for Cor
rigan at the time, thought well enough
of him to purchase him for $500. The
horse went wrong shortly afterwards,
and at the Bay District track in San
Francisco failed to show any of his old
time form. Johnny thinks the climate
down here will cause him to round to.
Hymn is the best sprinter in his string.
He is bay gelding, by Himyar. out of
Una B. Hymn as Il 2-year-od won some
good races at Memphis, Nashville and
OG l>Ouls. INtllO. a CHSStnub SVitiIS ~
Jumbo, out of Soner,is a product OF I CO.
dore Winters ranch in Nevada. He is
being schooled over the jumps.
Jerome S. is a clever horse by Joe
Daniels. His dam, SweetbrIar. is the
dam of that famous sprinter, DR.. Has
brouck. He is showing very well IN his
work. Sunrise is a very fast but unlucky
tilly by Mariner. out OF Sunlit, the dam
OF Ell Rayo. There are Il few other lesser
lights in the string.
Webber Senior is in love with Los An
geles. He came down here on a visit sew
eIal weeks ago. and then determined to
make it his :utufe residence. lie pur-
chased Il home out near Agricultural Park
and sent for his family and horses.
Johnnie, his eldest son, intends to ride
at the coming La Fiesta meeting. This
will be his first appearance III the saddle
since he terminated his contract with
edward Cougar at Chicago last summer.
He Is is years of age and started to ride
Races since while in his knickerbockers.
When OILY midget, he had the mount
Oh his fathers horse Vendetta in the
Christmas handicap at Guttenburg.
Vendetta was | to 100 i'll the betting, Now
or Never. with Garrison in The saddle
being the iavorite. In Il driving finish
young Webber lended his mount winner
by head, Garrison being second on Now
or Never. Since that time he has ridden
some of the greatest race horses III the
country, and is the qu'ckes. jockey in
America getting away from the post. At
st. Louis few yea 5 ago he beat the
starters flag sixteenth of mile. He
was riding skate that had no chance in
the world to win on an even break, but
WeDber's cunning won him the race by a
head. He is honest and very well liked
by horsemen and others.
Charley Webber, another son of Peter,
is one of the crack lightweight Jockeys in
the country. A few days ago he went East
to ride Z. j. Baldwin's horses. Little
Joe Webber is also a natural jockey, and
will make his debut at the coming meet
ing, riding for his brother and father, as
well as for Walter Maben.
The Webbers, who have attended all the
important race meetings in the United |
States are of the opinion that the stakes
70 be run at Agricultural Park during La
Fiesta week will result in contests cal |
culated to stir up all kinds of enthus-