The herald., 1896-06-22
THE HORSE

At rough estimate there are fully 700
thoroughbreds raised every year in
California. This is double the number
bred five years ago, and will give one
an idea of the growth of the industry.
Under these circumstances it certainly
looks as If a 2-year-old race founded
on the lines of either the Futurity or
the Junior Champion would meet with
popular favor. If $4,000 of added money
were offered it would not be too much
to expect an entry list of 400 Cali
fornia would certainly give half this
number. Such q race could be made
worth $4,000 If the conditions were
wisely framed. and it would grow in i'm
portance with each succeeding year.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The horsemen of this city, says the
Santa Ana Blade, have been in a stew
for month past as to the outcome of
negotiations pending between the owner
of Silkwood and w. p. Hodges of Los
Angeles. For their benefit a Blade re-
porter visited the Plaza ranch, today TO
ascertain If anything new had trans
pired. Mr.. Willets informed the re-
porter that Mr.. Hodges was at a guest
at the Plaza ranch last evening and en-
deavored to obtain the horse without
satisfactory security. Mr.. Willets re-
fused to let the horse go, and, to use Mr..
Willets' own words, 1.-The deal is prac-
tically Off" Mr.. Hodges leaves for the
north Sunday with string of four
horses for the northern campaign.
Among them are Sinwood, Beachwood
| and two other horses belonging to Mrs.
Ford of Los Angeles.
E. Corrigan recently brought suit in
San Francisco against Thomas H. Will
to- 49,
others for infringement on the starting
machine to which he holds the rights.
Mr.. Corrigan is at the head of a company
that controls both the Forbes and Gray
starting machine patents. These ma
chimes have outward and upward"
movements, and he claims that the ma
chine used at Bay District was an in
fringement of the patent he controls.
With so many starting machines on the
market 1T will not be surprising If there
are many long and bitter legal battles
over them.-Spirit of the Times.
In a recent interview at Buffalo with
c. j. Hamlin, the Master ofVillage Farm,
he thus spoke of his great stable, at pres
ent at Louisville, KY:
THE horses pleased me. I logged
Robert j., 2:011a, the other morning sew
eral miles in company with Fantsay,
2:o6, driven by Mr. Geers, and both are
in fine fettle. Fantsay has completely
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ma, Ala. -at-Law, 2:12 trotting is
pacing fast. 1t would not surprise me
| if he lowered his trotting record at the
pace several notches. Mocking Boy,
| brother to Mocking Bird, 2:16%, is NOV
ing along swiftly. He has no record, but
has trail in 2:17A. I purchased the
dam of Mocking Bird, Mabel A., off the
late William Lockwood, of this city,
number of years ago, for Mrs Frank
| Hamlin's carriage horse. When the fam
| lily went to Europe back in the sos Mabel
| A. was sent to Village Farm to pasture
I liked her style and gimp, and directed
| superintendent Bradburn to stint her
| to Mambrino King. The result was
| Mocking Bird, 2:16A, and now Mocking
| Boy gives promise of extreme speed.
Mabel A. is in the great broodmare list,
| and some might say by a chance hit or
| good luck. while others claim it was
! good judgment in ordering her mated
| to Mambrino King. One thing is posi-
| tive, good judgment will knock out good
| luck every trip. Mr.. Geers will remain
at Louisville until the meeting at Elk
| hart. Ind, in July. 1t is quite possible
| that Robert j., 2:01h, and John r. Gen.
try, 2:03A, will meet at Elkhart for the
first championship tilt of the season."