The herald., 1896-10-26

DreaQ anu Dutter, II you please, mas Deen
bred to any class of dams that would
horsemen know that racehorse can
only be produced from a thoroughbred
sire and dam. How different the tale
with the horses Plenty and Conveth;
they always heretofore being owned,
fortunately for them, by a lady of
wealth, who very properly has only bred
them to a few choice thoroughbred
mares, and particularly is this the fact
with the horse Plenty, who has not only
stood-privately at that-for the choic-
est Of thoroughbred mares, and in about
six or seven years time, with this grand
est of opportunities, I shall challenge
any person to name out of his nine gets
one single racehorse. 1t may be that all
his gets have the reputation that the
sire enjoys, of being "a cold quitter" in
any and all races in which they may
have participated.
The four or five thoroughbred mares
known to have been bred to Clifton Bell
have in every instance produced gets
that were racehorses, the most promi-
nent of which is the horse Cassim, go
we'll and favorably known all over this
coast, who on the 26th day of December,
1892, in a field of nine horses and running
in his maiden race, carrying III pounds,
was an easy victor in race or hve fur-
in the mud, in the remarkable time of
1:O7.
While I haye the greatest respect for
the unquestioned merit of the horses
which did receive the favorable award,
I am not willing that horse SO thor
oughly and favorably known as Clifton
Bell should be unnecessarily slandered.
Respectfully, WILLIAM GREEN.
Riley Grammar, the well-khown young
i,
turf by the Jockey club, intends to have
the legality of that body's action tested
in the courts, and will shortly engage
counsel to prosecute the club II 1t pre-
vents his entrance at any course rae
ing under the rules. Grammar has as yet
made no attempt to enter the grounos
of any of the racetrack courses in New
York since the edict of the Jockey club,
but will undoubtedly do SO in the course
of a few days.
"Pa" Hamlln has full faith in the flu
ture of the trotter. Here is what he
said to a reporter recently: Il saw,
when in Boston, 2-year-old colt that
the owner refused $4,000 for. Yes, that
was Jupe, and good colt he is,too. We
can't get the old prices, but we can
breed and make money. The trotte!
will always be a luxury, but then 1t is
the national sport. I have won and lost
races, anu nave put lIlOicy lHto tiiS'
pool box and taken some out. But 1
never bet dollar but what 1 said good
by to it when gave it to the pool seller.
I have not lost money on my hobby. I
have taught the breeders that speed
and beauty could be bred at the same
time. And think that my undeveloped
sres have been success. J. go back to
Lexington, and they will not sneer any
more at my dude, as they called Mann
brino King. Last year, when Nightin-
gale had won, l walked up to the men
there, and they congratulated me on the
great race she had made. just remind
ed them that she was one of the dude S
colts. And they felt rather cheap, arG
1 believe that in Valence have another
Nightingale" He also gave his views
on Gentry and one Of the causes Ct
Andrews success in driving him. Cell
try's success did not surprise me. had
seen the horse when he was in Nc
Henry's hands, and knew he had great
| fight of speed then. Andrews is good
man, a careful man, and good driver
Then Harry Abbott Is one of the bes;
| men to take care of horses in the coun-
| try I was not in the least surprised al
| Andrews success. He has the finest
hands of any man driving. He is an ex-
pert billiard player, and in his younger
days played a great deal. Now, that
| motion with the cue gave him the wrist
and hand necessary for q great driver
| You never knew good billiard player
| but what had the hand for good relns-
man.
| At the recent Stockton (Cal.) meet.
ing, says the Spirit of the Times, Nc.
| Manus, the driver of the PAGER Loupe
was fined $100 for laying up the first
heat. Loupe and his driver finished
| just inside the flag the first round, and
the takers of odds nearly tainted when
the despised outsider sailed home an
| easy winner of the second heat in fast
| time. Then the judges took hand in the
| game and assessed the driver $100, after
which Loupe went on and paced a very
creditable race. The rule against laying
! up heats should be enforced. The be-
nign old gentlemen who occupied the
| judges stand at Agricultural park had
| several opportunities for similarly en-
forcing the law, bus they were too timid
OAKLAND RACES.
The following is the list of entries and
weights for the races to be run al
Oakland, which are posted at the Los
Angeles Turf club, 214 South Spring
street. Commissions received on these
races and full descriptions of the events.
| Races commence at IL o'clock a. m, Los
| Angeles time.
First race, five-eights of mile, purse
Emelia s. 110. Greenleaf 113. Hanetta 1903
Doente leS' February 1os Gatherine 10$ 10$
SepOy lOl, Mldnlgnt llV, Manzanlllo lO5
| Gerildeno 110. Viking 10.
Second race three-fourths, Of a mile
Red Idle 109 Peril 104. Model ia, Condor
100. Duke Stevens 112, Sea Spray 100
Charles A. 104, Elmer f. 1o9 Gold Cloud 1c4
Ricardo 109, Capt Coster 112, Howard Ia
Daisey A. 100. Una Colorado 1Oi, Favory
112.
Third race. ree,fourths Of mile, purse
--Minota Owena IS, Alma l00 Dura 20
Lou Lou r. 100, Miss Maggie NJ 100 -,
Fourth race seven-eights of mile, sell
| ing-Meadow Lark 100, Sir Play 10S, Sea-
side 1902, Mt. McGregor 100. Chartreuse 1O2
Peru 102
Fifth race one mile, sellng-Coda s.
Premitta 95, Two Cheers 105. Long Lady
SS Joe Tenny SO.
THE RING.
When Corbett started in training he
weighed 200 pounds and now he is down
to 1873 pounds. II am in great shape
now and will only try to hold my con-
dition for the rest of the training sea-
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