The herald., 1897-04-19
THE HORSE

In California, season OF 1881, tne breeu-
er and Sportsman says:
AS predicted in these columns, we will
soon begin to make arrangements for
holding race meetings. The number OF
visitors to this office who have manifest
ed their desire to have racing In Cali
fornia, "Budd or no Budd," is self-evi-
dent that they are keenly sensitive re-
garding the injustice inflicted on dis
trict fairs and the great necessity OF race
meetings to enhance the value of light
harness horses. F. w. Covey, superin-
tendent of the Palo Alto stock farm, who
has recently returned from New York.
voices his sentiments in the following
language, and we heartily concur with
him. and again urge our readers to put
their shoulders to the wheel and move
the great industry out of the rut it was
apparently topping into:
while it is to be regretted that Gov
ernor Budd has vetoed the appropria-
tions to the district fairs, 1t should not
be construed as an action that will seri-
ously cripple trotting and pacing in CAL
ifornia this year. The money that has
been appropriated in the past by the
state has been used exclusively to pay
premiums for exhibits, and in many
cases the amount of money received has
not been sufficient to meet the expends-
lures of the exhibition. The secretaries
of many associations have stated that
their pavilion displays have usually
been carried on at a loss.
'-The success of trotting and pacing in
California this year depends in the inter-
est taken by the different associations,
and not on the appropriation scare. The
breeders and owners of trotters stand
ready to assist the associations by CIV
ing a large list of entries wherever rea-
sonable inducements are offered.
Let the different associations adver-
tise their programs Immediately. Lib
eral purses and stakes will receive the
support of horsemen throughout the
state.
There are more horses in training IN
California then there have been for sew
eral years, an evidence of this being the
large entry list in the colt stakes given
by the P. c. T. B. A, that closed April
1st. A comparison of the stakes closed
in 1896. and those just closed for 1897,
shows such a decided increase in num-
bers that the different associations must
recognize that breeders and owners Of
trotters and PAGERS are doing all in their
power to advance the horse interests in
California, and they should meet
hearty response from the different as
sociations in the way of liberal purses
and stakes. In 1896. the Breeders asso-
ciation advertised six stakes for colts,
trotting and pacing, but two OF these
filled, the q year-old trot received seven
entries. the 9-year-old trot the same.
'This year the Breeders association
gave six stakes, four of which filed, the
2-year- old trot received twenty-one en-
tries, the 3-year-old pace received twelve
entries, and the 3-year-old thirteen;
total of sixty-seven entries for 1897, as
against fourteen for 1896.
This shows that there are plenty of
horses being developed, and purses and
stakes well advertised will receive lib
eral support"
STAN B, 2:11A, is liable to give the
eastern members of the 2:12 class any
amount of trouble. His campaign in
California last year was a notable one.
He was but four years old, yet he went
against not only all the aged horses but
against the cracks of the free-for-all
ulNlSlOI. I1t SuilCitQ Oul lHitt uClcdlS
during the year, twice by Ottinger and
once by klamath, and there is no deny
ing that the horse who could beat either
of them was good enough to trot with the
open class in the grand circuit. The
smallest division of money that STAN B.
secured during the year was when he
was third at Stockton, Cal, September
25th. In that race he drove Iago out the
first mile in 2:11H, and was then given
an easy mile while Ottinger and Iago
fought out the second heat in 2:09a4. Sam
B. then went after the Nephew gelding
and forced him out of the two succeed
ing heats in 2:10H and 2:09s4. Sam B.
is entered in the 2:12 class at the Fleet
wood meeting, which apparently means
that he will be taken through the grand
circuit. If Sam B. carries out the prom
ise of former campaigns this year Stam-
boul. 2:0711, his sire, will be the first
2.10 trotter to become the sire of 2:10
trotter. At the present time Keeler,
2:14H, is the fastest trotter to have a
representative in the extreme trotting
list. The dam of Sam B. had trotting
record Of 2:20.
Here is another good note from John
Splan: do I think the horse is going
out? Why the horse is just coming I'M
The bicycle will drive out the horse when
the cash register drives out the piano.
The bicycle is just teaching people what
outdoor life means-which we Ameri-
cans haven't half learned yet. There's
plenty of room for all the machinery
you can invent and the horse, too."
A new pneumatic tire has recently
been patented in Canada and other coun-
tries by st. Thomas, Ont, inventor
which has attracted considerable inter-
est among light harness men. 1t is of
original pattern and promises to revo-
lutionize horse racing. The inventor is
Thomas Blassford. One racing man
says, ut will knocks seconds off the time
records" The tire Is composed of steel
springs, encased in a shield, is not in
Gated, and is non-puncturable. 1t Is
firmly held on the wheel rim by a small
bolt passing through the rim where the
valve Of pneumatic tire is placed. The