The herald., 1896-05-11
THE HORSE

A fine filly was foaled few days ago
at Village farm, for which small for-
tune would not be accepted, so valuable
is she regarded. The little miss is a
daughter of Mambrino King; and her
dam is Geraldine, the dam of the cham
pion PAGER, Robert j., 2:01h. Before be-
coming the property of Village farm,
Geraldine had three colts, Robert j. and
two others. In 1894 she foaled her first
foal at Village farm, a colt by Rex
Americas, and in 1895 she produced
colt by Chimes. A filly from the famous
mare Was much desired, and the one
foaled a few days ago will be retained at
the farm after her racing days are over.
The Spirit of the Times says: Old Min
nciiahsi recently died Oil the farm oe L.
]. Rose, San Gabriel, Cal. Her blood has
cut a great figure in the horse market at
various times. Her son Mascot, when
2-yeair- r-old, brought $4,000 under the
Kellogg hammer, and on the same day
her yearling son, Baron Rose, brought
$500. A year later her son Alcazar
brought $25.S00, and her 2-year-old
grandson, VoOdoo, brought $24 100 at the
Kellogg sale. A year later still her son
Pawnee brought S11 900 before he could
close the mouth of the same auctioneer.
Her daughter, Beautiful Bells, had the
sensational stallion Bell Boy. that
brought $51, 900 at Woodards sale in
Kentucky in 1882 but her other foals
were sold privately at large prices not
fully authenticated to the public. OF
late no foals of either mare have been
sold at auction, but Bellehower, the
greatest foal of Beautiful Bells, will be
sold in Miller & Sibley's consignment to
the sale of Peter C. Kellogg & Co. at
Madison Square Garden, May 12 The
great prices of a few years ago are not
to be expected under the present state of
the trotting horse market, but this fam
lily is so great that the competition
among ambitious breeders should send
Belleflower up to a good sum.
In the latest London betting for the
Derby, the Prince of Wales horse, st.
Frusquin, is still the favorite at odds
of to l against The latest odds about
the others are to against Regret II
to against Persimmons, ,33 to against
Galleazzo and 100 to against Teufel
The London Sportsman of April Is
comments as follows upon Mr.. Croker's
horse Montauk, who has received a fair
support for the Derby but whose per-
formance in the Drakelow stakes was
SO disappointing TO his supporters:
'Montauk, the American 3-year-old,
has always been more or less a myster-
1ous animal. When he ran his first race
last year he was made the medium of
plunge, but could only get third to
Watchful and Lauriola. He ran once
again, and then was sent with the rest
of Mr. Croker's horses to Vantage to be
trained by Charles Morton During the
last few weeks he has been backed to
win about 100000 for the Derby, and as
he is in the City and Suburban with st.
H., there was general desire to see
him. He ran in the Drakelow stakes at
Derby yesterday and odds were asked
for. He is an enormous colt coarse.
numbering and half-trained, and was
one OF the first beaten. He is not at
all likely to be seen in winning colors for
some time to come, but later in life may
fine down and earn his corn. His owner,
Mr.. Croker. was present to see him run
Montauk. the first of this gentleman's
ridden by William Clayton, who has
been engaged to ride for the stable"
The Breeder and Sportsman of San
Francisco says: I'm all probability rae
ing will be discontinued here on the 9th
of May. The Ingleside track reopens
weeks meeting, which will probably
wind up the inaugural meeting of the
Pacific Coast Jockey club. Under the
terms of the agreement entered into
with the California Jockey club. they
are entitled to the dates from May 2Sth
10 June 10Th, but are willing to relin-
quish them, provided the other associa-
ton will agree. not to use them. 1T il
said the management of the California
Jockey club is satisfied to stop racing
when their own time expires. Mr.. Will
ialns OF the latter association denies the
rumorof a spring meeting at Los Ange
les. which gained currency with the ac.
ceptance of his bid for the lease OF that
property. Mr.. Williams will go east a.
she close of racing here, and will ex
tend his trip to Europe, where he wiz
lake much needed rest for a colplo
If months. just what his plans are II
connection with the Los Angeles tract
he has not stated, but during his alb