The herald., 1896-05-18
THE HORSE

Professor" a wellknown local horse
man, writes as follows:
On Thursday next will be decided the
Oakley derby, the second great stake OF
the west, and while not as classic an
event as the Kentucky derby 1t is worth
double the amount, 81, $780, which in these
degenerate days Of racing Is of more
Importance to owners than the honor
Of owning the best 3-year-old of the year.
The race this year will have more in
tense interest to race-goers than any
similar event ever run In this country.
Every great three-year-old is eligible,
and the field will be unprecedented in
size and quality. There is no single
colt in the country that overshadows
all others--as has frequently been the
case in the past. The Kentucky derby
illustrated the fact that the best were
close together.
The Oakley derby, at III miles, is not
O derby as one considers 1t In the line
of the derby of 1.-The days that are no
more" The elderly affair was III miles
and full weights. Oakley's race is more
attractive to present racing and tools.
There is a $1,000 non winning allowance
Of five pounds and one for maidens of ten
pounds. The penalties are three pounds
for O $4,000 thrce-year- old stake winning,
and five pounds for two such stakes, or
three of any kind of three year-old
stakes. Thus the imposts are made up
to date and elastic.
The field this year will probably be
made up of the following: Ben Brush,
Ben Elder, Prince Lief, Ramiro (by Fon-
SOY Ramiro (by Gano), Semper Ego, Lee
onaise, First Mate, Joe Thayer, Frontier,
The Dragon, Lol<i, lockwood, Parson,
Ulysses. King William La Sale, Beau
Ideal ii.
The race is generally conceded to Ben
Brush, the winner of the Kentucky der
by; his most dangerous opponent was
Ben Elder, but the Dwyer Bros. paid
$4,000 for the colt the other day, thus
removing this dangerous competitor,
but there are others. Byron McClel-
lands Prince Lief has done all that has
been asked of him this year, and there
are many who contend that he is the
peer of the two Bens; his owner thinks
he is superior as a three-year-ol to Hen
ry of Navarro; he has certainly won his
races this year with remarkable ease.
Next on the list comes Lucky Baldwin's
Ramiro (by Gano), a most dangerous an
imal in any company, and Sandeman'S
Ramiro (by Fonso) a great colt. DIR. Nc
Leans Loki is in great form and has won
his races this year with plenty left:
Looking at the matter from all sides
IL can be safely said that never was the
result of a great derby more in doubt.
and never was there the promise OF a
grander race.
The death of Rowena B. is a loss to
CallfOrnld. one was IL IIlOSI pIoiiioiAS
filly and would have captured many a
race in the east 1t was probably a trifie
injurious to move the filly until she had
fully recovered. Rowena b.. was by
Maxim and is the second filly by that
Australian sire to come to an untimely
end before she had a chance to make Il
name on the turf. The other one was
Axiom owned by Mike Dwyer
The Master Horseshoers' Protective
association of Oregon has secured the
passage of a bill through the Oregon
legislature making all horseshoers pass
an examination of a board composed Of
three veterinary surgeons and two
horseshoers as to their knowledge of the
horses foot, and to show that they are
qualified to be practical horseshoers,
!. G., able to take a bar of steel or iron
and turn it into shoe, which will show
that they are fit to be master horse
shoers and run a shop properly.
II. r. Brown of Los Angeles reports
the arrival of two good ones. One is q
brown filly by Bob Mason out of Beulah.
The name claimed for this youngster is
Miss Mason. The other one is bay FLY
by Titus (son of Director, 2:17, out Of
Belle Echo) out of Reta, pacing record.
2:151s. The name Miss Titus is claimed
for this little lassie.-Breeder and
Sportsman.