The herald., 1896-08-03
THE HOR Sc

The Petaluma meeting begins on
Tuesday.
Andy Mcdowell will have Zombro for
the free for all at both Sacramento and
Los Angeles.
any horse ever seen down the big ring.
Even the browband of the bride is dis
carded.
l.. Durett of San Jacinto Is in Los
Angeles to enter his flying 2-year- old
PAGER Red Nc. in the Southern circuit,
consisting of Los Angeles. Santa Ana,
Santa Barbara Ventura, etc.
The record for high jumping by n
horse was held till July IS by Roseberry.
who cleared feet inches in Dufferin
park Ontario, while F'ilemaker was Sec
ond, with feet Az inches, made in Chi
cago. But the record now stands feet
6la inches. made on the afternoon of the
18th ult. by Heinemann Bros aged bay
gelding, Tycho Brahe. by imp. Billet
cut of thoroughbred mare. at the Cen
trail Park riding academy in New York
G.. e. Parker of Santa Ana writes to
the Breeder and Sportsman: Il was in
structed to inform you that at meet
ing held by the board of directors of the
Orange County Fair company on Sat-
urday, July 18th, they decided to holC
their annual fall meeting in October, be-
ginning on the 9th and ending on the
10th with the great free for all pace.
called 'Silkwood'S day in honor of the
greatest PAGER on earth. The directors
held an enthusiastic meeting and the
prospect for some great races this fall
was never brighter. especially among
the home horses. A complete program
Will be published later"
A certain sultan one morning COM
hts M in let tor. To tal-
sus of all the stupid people In his EN-
pire and let him have the correct list.
The vizier set to work, and at the head
of the list, which was a very long one,
he placed the name of his sovereign
The latter happened to be in a good hui
NOR and merely inquired how he came
to merit that distinction. Sire" the
minister replied, Il have entered you
on the list because only two days ago
you intrusted large sums of money for
the allaoad n,,-'No~c 80
But suppose they do?' Then l VIII
erase your name and place theirs at the
head of the list."-Le Monde Pitsor-
esque.
Considerable complaint is heard on
all sides, SAYS the Breeder and Sports
man, that the free for all class PAGERS
will not have an opportunity or racing
this wear in this state. The races for
the 2:17. PA and 30 classes should be
changed for horses eligible to the 2:l5
PIP and free for all class -. This argu-
nent will attract the attention of the
owners of all PAGERS in Montana as we'll
as in California, and every one of these
events will fill well. Waldo j. and W.
Wood will have no chance to meet this
wear unless such an arrangement is
made Then there are some green horses
that will be eligible for the free for all
to meet them before the circuit ends,
and will make a very attractive race
Now it is the breeders who are finding
fault with the condition of things that
prevail in the turf world. They claim
that their yearlings are going for moth
ing in the sales held at this point. They
expect owners to pay fabulous prices for
yearlings because some one of thell
brothers or sister have been fair perform
crs. They seem to forget that most OF the
vearlings that have been sold for fancy
figures have amounted to nothing. Take
ST Domingo, for instance. for which Col
Rupert paid 900. The colt never
even scored winning brackets once for
his owner Then again, the different
racing associations do not hang up the
money that they did few years ago
and this has had its effect on the prices
that their stock are fetching. Their
sales are not brought to the notice OF
out-of-town buyers. like the owners rae
ing at Barksdale and through the west
The trouble seems to be that their sales
are not properly advertised through the
mediums that will reach the parties
whom they are catering to. Let the
breeders support the journals that are
devoted exclusively to horsemen and
racing, and then their stock Will bring
better prices-N Y. Mercury.