The herald., 1896-08-24
THE HORSE

OSdCll, tlt yGdT-Olu SOIl OIL hllWd1Iln
and Oriole, and winner of the most re-
cent Futurty, is the property of Mar
Gus DAILY, the Montana copper king The
stake was worth $57 ,290, and as the
owner sent nearly $40,o 900 into the ring,
which was placed at odds of 10 to down.
it is estimated that his winnings in bets
aggregate $150,00O. Tuberville, the col
ored lad who rode Ogden, is well known
in San Francisco.
Sam H., 2:1S, the handsome chestnut
gelding owned by w. w. Whitney of
Los Angeles was sired by Tuckahoe (son
OF Robert Bonner, Jr, and out of mare
by General Jackson). He is one of the
finest looking geldings of the year. In
the same stable is horse called Ber-
nard, by Tuckahoe, out of Nellie Clay,
that will be heard from this year. Tuck
ahoe was owned by Mr.. Whitney and
sired some of the best looking roadsters
ever seen in Los Angeles.
Richard Crocker's attempt to beat the
English turf racers has cost him this
year over S150,000. He returns to New
York sadder and wiser man.
N. G. Biddle of Los Angeles, says the
Breeder and Sportsman, has a number
of very fine trotters. His son, w. M.
Biddle, has handled most of them, and
the splendid manner in which he has
brought the handsome mare Bonnie
Belle, 2:19, to the post last Wednesday
shows that he is master of his profession.
Bonnie Belle is by Whalebone, son of
Echo, and when he got her she had been
shut out in race in 2:44. She has had
two foals, and in less than eleven weeks
he drove her two heats in less than 2:16.
She was timed by Mr.. Pender and sew
eral other horsemen. Mr.. Biddle sold
the mare in Petaluma to Joe McCarty
and returned to Los Angeles last Sat
urday to prepare several other good
ones for the race meetings that are to
take place later on. He has a. colt called
Billy Biddle that is a wonder. He was
sired by Acrobat, 2:1S, out of mare
by Altoona, and was purchased by Mr..
Biddle at the sale of DR.. Goulding's
horses last fall When this youngster
was a year and 9ight months old his
youthful driver drove him the first time
he was ever hitched to light high
wheeled sullky The quarter was made
in tlirty-three seconds, last eight in
sixteen seconds. He has another colt,
a 2-year-old, sired by Raymond, out of
a mare by Christmas, that is one of the
best trotters in the southern part Of the
state. Mr.. Biddle is very modest and
unasSuming young man, and possesses
all the qualities to make him a driver
of the first class, sober, industrious, and,
having natural love for a horse, he
will be seen driving to the front in many
good race this year.
The well-known thoroughbred stall
lion Grinstead, WHO did much to make
the Santn Anita stable famous, recently
died in California. Grinstead was dark
bay, with black points, 16 hands high,
foaled in 1871, and bread by James A.
Grimstead, Walnut Hill stud, Kentucky.
He was sired by Gilroy, dam Sister to
Ruric, by imp. Sovereign, son of Emil
lius, out of Levity, dam of Lever, Mil
dred, Legatee, etc, by imp. Trustee.
AS q 2-year-old he started twice, WIN
ming the Champagne stakes at Jerome
park, and second in the Kentucky stakes
at Saratoga He started in twelve races
as a 3-year-old winning three, and was
second in the Belmont stakes, won by
imp. Saxon, and also in the Sequel
stakes, won by Vandalite. Out of
eleven starts as 4-year-old, he won
seven, among them being the Mansion
House stakes, at two and a half miles,
at Long Branch, in 4:401a; the all-aged
sweepstakes, at one mile and quarter.
at 2:0S% ,and the Summer handicap,tw
miles, in 2:371a, at Saratoga. AS D.
year-old he started once and was un-
placed.
Silver day august 11th) at Butte,
Mont.-half' of the days receipts going
to the campaign fund-was not so great
as was anticipated, only 1000 people
being present. Several of the exents
had the appearance of jobs, and, of
course, there was considerable growing.
The harness races were again won by
the California horses who have so far
won every race they wanted to win.
Lady Waldstein was a big favorite in
the 2:20 pace race, but Bill Frazier won
in three straight heats after the Lady
had taken the first. Excellent time was
made in the free-for-all trot in which
Robbie P. and Ottinger, the California
horse, two close rivals, were entered
The other starters were Iago, Alto,
Bourbon Wilkes, Jr. and Ethel Downs
Ottinger sold at $50 to $40 on the field.
and was the strongest kind of favorite.
1t was evident that Robbie P. was not
driven to win, and Ottinger won with
comparative ease in two heats. Robbie
p. was second and ,Hourbon Wilkes
third in each heat. Best time, 2:12A.