The herald., 1895-08-26

about $1,000. Score another tally for the
dog as defender Of life and property
American Field.
Directly placed another record to his
credit in the third heat OF the 3-ysar- old
pacing race at La Crosse. Wis. He went
the mile in 2:10K, which is the fastest
mile ever paced by 3-year-old colt in a
race.
The judges stand at Agricultural park,
Sacramento, which is being torn down,
was three stories high when erected, and
could hold on the floors over 100 specta-
tors. The one to be built will hold four,
and no more, three judges and the clerk
of the course.
bronco and thorough pred breed to type,
but are not suitable to harness. He says
the Morgan breeds back to any OF the
forty types from which they derive their
blood. His preference for harness breeds
because OF their certainty of repi oduction
Of type, are the Oldenburg and the Eng
lish hackney. As both are the result of
the combination OF many types, the OBJ
servant general does not explain why his
favorite breeds do not hark back to some
one OF them. What would fit the Nor
gsns should apply to Oldenburgs and
hackneys.
Colonel Edwards, at the Cleveland
meeting. introduced q novel innovation in
the shape of n large funnel-shaped speak
ing trumpet about five feet long and some
two feet in diameter at the mouth which
was swung up in the judges stand, with
its business end pointed toward the dra W.
gate. By its use the voice Is thrown up
the track, and the judges commands can
be heard as plainly at the distance stand
as beneath the judges stand. The ar:
rangement worked perfectly, and will
Ill h,h <c1r xka &c h.
electric gongs and assistant starters now
used at various tracks.
The new 2:1O performers of last week
were: Trotters-Lesa Wilkes. 200, by
Guy Wilkes. 2:15M, dam Hannah Price,
by Arthuiton. Paceis-Vera Capel, 2:071S.
by Wilton, 2:19N,, dam Cricket. by Nam
brino Abdailah; Queen McGregor, 2:OS34,
by Don McGregor 2:25, dam Queen. by
Bonnie Scotland Jr.: Henry F.. 2:09M
dam Sharlie, by Roger Hanson; Wesley
r., 2:10, by Strathroy dam bv Ensign.
The previous 2:10 performers reducing
their records were: Azote. trotter by
Whips, from 2:07H to 2:Oe15. and the
pacsrs Coleridge, by G. +. Clay, from
2:06H to 2:05N, and Paul, by Bald Hor-
net, from 2.O9E to 2:07A.
''It is remarkable fact says that
thoughtful writer, A. A. Austin. in the
Boston Herald, that our greatest trot-
ters have not had moth ers that had been
famous for great speed themselves. The
dam of Alix. 2:03. is Atlanta, and she has
no record. The second fastest trotter of
the world is Nancy Hanks, 2:O4, and her
dam, Nancy Lee, has no record. Direc-
tum. 2:05, ranks next. and his dam,
Stem winder. has record of 2:3l. Ralp h
Wilkes. 2:061S, completes the fastest trot-
ting quartette, and his dam, Mary Mays,
has no record nor has the dam of Fam
tasy, 2:07; Arion. 2:0734; Kremlin. 2:07A !;
Mand s., 2:0ss4; Nelson, 2:10. and many
other topsawyers.
Breeder and Sportsman, 18th, says:
While Walter Maben was jogging Dan N.
on the Napa track last Monday. the horse
shied and ran into the inside fence,
Throwing this well-known horseman vio-
lently against it. When help arrived it
was ascertaIned he was severely injuied.
surgeon was called ana at once dag
nosed the case as a shoulder dislocation
and very serious one. He set the in
jured member in its place and attended
ted, and in few days Mr.. Maben was
able to be at the track. He will not be
seen in the sulky again this year, and
will be very fortunate if he regains his
former strength in his arm. Every one
who knows this genial little reinsman
will hope that he may be seen tor many
years in the sulky plotting winners to the
wire. No driver IN California is more
respected than ''Our Walter"
Mrs. Adds in Our Dogs says: 81 have
never heard Japanese spanlels called
sleeve dogs to my knowledge in Japan.
but a resident told NE. who had lived
there for years, and studied native Gus
toms. that the samll specimens used to
be carried in the sleeve, both by ladies
and gentlemen, long ago. and still were,
although now that the court and officers
in the army and navy have adopted Eur
opean dress. the custom must, OF course.
be dying out. | understand that several
different breeds were carried IN the
sleeve. and l know there are seveTa, va
yieties so called IN China, for my broth err
-in-law liveo for years in Pekin U have
only been at coast towns) and tod me he
owned two varieties of sleeve dogs there,
totally different in points, and lie called
them lion dogs 'pngs' and sleeve uogs
alternately, the latter being the general
term used as We say toy dog and
think you may take that as the true use
of the word. L should add. my brother
in law. who called Chinese toy dogs
Sleeve dogs. speaks also of the sleeve
dogs of Japan. and he has travelled
there"