The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-23

may try for certain records on the horse
track at Agricultural park. Overtures
have already been made to Mr.. Ryan, the
lessee, and positive information will be
given later.
The HERALD is indebted to H. G. r.
Smith, the official Handicapped of this d.
vision Of the league of American wheelmen
for O complete list of all worlds and coast
records up to date. Such a collection is of
the utmost value, especially at this time,
when records will be cracked in our very
midst.
Tn Occidental college football team has
been declared the champions of Southern
California by the Los Angeles Athletic
club, in consequence of their remarkable
showing. They have not been beaten once
through the entire season, ana have only
been scored against once.
Senator U. A. Freez of Phoenix, Ariz.,
the man who hung up purse of $4,000
for the Corbett- Fiizsimmons fight, is stay
ing with his friend, Colonel Robert Kern.
All the horses at Agricultural park are
logged out daily, and given easy workouts
once a week to keep them sound till the
time comes for hard work.
Jim Menasco, the well-known travelling
man, spent yesterday on the marsh of the
Greenhead club at Santa Ana. The shoot
ing over these grounds is as fine as can be
found in any part of this state.
The new building for the Los Angeles
Athletic club is progressing rapidly and
will be ready for the club to move into
about the first part of February.
| The wheelmen have scored a victory over
the railroads in the matter of Transporter
| ton of bicycles. The companies were
| charging for wheels that were packed in
| trunks and doubling the price on them, but
| it has been decided that bicycles 50 packed
| come under the head of ordinary baggage
| and must be checked as such.
The '96 racers for the Stearns record
- l.. n.
| men on the team generally are taking to
higher gears than in '95. Kiser is now try
| ing an eighty-four-inch gear with good re-
suits
Last Wednesday W. x. Matthews had
the shoes pulled off his horse McZeus for
the first time and then worked him out a
| slow mile, finishing the last quarter in
thirty-four seconds. Such a performance
| is almost unparalleled and tells more elo-
| quently than anything else of the abso.
lutely perfect Gait Of the animal.
The L. W. Fox Cycle and arms company
will move from their present quarters on
the first OF the year and will open their
new store in the Patton building on Broad
| way. The firm will then carry q large line
| of sporting goods in addition to the four
| makes of bicycles that they purvey. Broad
| way is attracting COED many of the larger
| dealers.
| A circular has been sent out by C. G.
Monaghan, the new chief consul OF this di-
vision of the League of American Wheel
men, requesting that all members of the
league send in without further delay the
names Of someone who would make a
good local consul for their town. With
each notice there is o complete list of all
the members of the league in the county.
Los Angeles will have three and probably
four local consuls, and every attempt will
be made TO boom the league in this divis-
ion.
The remarkable diving horse that DR..
Carver is exhibiting around the country
may properly be considered one of the
horse wonders of the world. There is no
record of any other animal ever having
tried a like trick, mnch less Of perform
ingit.
of the Pacific coast Field Trials associa-
ton, to be held at Bakersfield on January
20, 1896, will soon close. The number of
animals entered in some of the events is
larger than in any previous year, and a
most successful meeting is expected.
E. c. and L. G. johnson may be sent out
to this coast as tandem team by the
Stearns people. Should they come they
will be used both for pacing and to go for
all the tandem records. Both men made
fine showings at the national race meets
last year.
Zombro, that wonderful three-year-old,
! who finished last season trifle lame, has
about got over the affection, and will begin
work for next year. There is no telling
| from past performances where this horse
| will finish. One thing is certain, he will
not be very far from the top.
One of the most interesting articles that
has been published this season regarding
the bicycle is from the pen of Cleveland
Moffett, under the title, How Bicycle Is
Made. The article, which ia a very clearly
written and entertaining narrative, pro-
fusely illustrated with half-tone engravings,
has been reprinted from McClure's Maya
zine. by permission of the publishers, by
the Pope Manufacturing company of Hart
ford, Conn.,, who will mail a copy free to
any persOu requesting it.