The herald., 1897-04-12
THE HORSE

! Once more the talent has come to
grief. The rich Burns handicap, worth
: at least $4,000 to the winner, was won
by 20 to 1 outsider. the horse Ruinart.
who not only captured the purse. but
established new coast record for the
distance, a mile and quarter, 2:06%.
In this case, however the race was won
by the jockey, not the horse. 1t is con-
ceded that but for the great riding of
Marty Bergen, The Roman, by COM
mon consent the best horse in the race,
would have won. The gyeat race was
witnessed by $4,000 people. one of the
largest crowds that ever assembled on
the Oakland track
A Chicago veterinary dentist DR.. r.
J. Downs, was recently called to Selma.
Ala, to examine the teeth of the Village
Farm string, and he operated on thirty
one OF them. including Sky Pointer, the
brother Of Star Pointer. When he went
there they used double noseband on
Sky Pointer to shut his mouth, and the
Raymond bit te steady him the better.
He was very timid as to his mouth, and
/; took the doctor half an hour to rea-
son II to him that he should allow his
teeth to be fixed. After awhile he took
confidence, and after the operation was
as tractahle as any horse. Geers is now
driving him without the torturous straps
about his jaw, and he doesn't pull d
pound, except at top speed. He went
an easy workout in 2:19 to bike cart
after his teeth were filed. The horses
are all looking well, especially Fantasy.
2:O6, and Valence. 2:161s. They have
logged them all barefooted over the
adjacent roads all winter, and their feet
are free from unsoundness or fever
Last fall Ed Geers got up matinee,
giving the proceeds toward constructing
an artesian we'll on the grounds. The
water is absolutely pure and gushes out
OF the ground to the height of half foot,
clear as crystal and cold as ice. a ram
forces a supply to tank, and the track
is sprinkled daily. which. too, is decided
Improvement Between all three of the
Village Farm trainers-Geers, Benedict
and Dovell-they are working forty-two
head. The youngsters are said to be a
promising lot, and suit Geers better
than any undeveloped stock ever ship
ped him from the farm. There are also
at the track S. A. Paddock of Brooklyn
n. Y. with four or five young PAGERS,
all IdSl, a llS tOAif CA
with a fast green trotter named j. w.
and a star pacing prospect named
Walter H, as we'll as some local talent.
At the Santa Rosa Stock Farm there
is a young stallion which is destined to
become the best ever owned at this well
appointed place. He is called L. w. Rus
sell: his sire is the mighty Stamboul,
tot iva n
Moor and Hambletonian cross, and his
dam is the perfectly formed broodmare
Bye Bye, by Nutwood; second dam Rapi-
dan dam of Capt. Mac, 2:29). by DC
tator; third dam Madame Headley (dau
CT Expert Prince, 2:131s), by Edwin For
rest s51, etc. Bye Bye is full sister to
the handsomest and speediest Nutwood
stallion living. Lockheart, 2:OS1a. l.. w.
Russell has seven yearlings on the
farm that are out of mares or every
Kind of breeding. but one would never
think so to see them, for more uni
form lot for size, color, style, conforma-
ton and trotting action is hard to sur
mass anywhere. John Rogers, the
Young man who was first assistant to
the late John A. Goldsmith, is busily en-
gagged handling string of horses on this
farm. and in an interview said: Il like
| TO walk over to the paddock and look at
those colts. They will bring fame to this
| farm and money to their owners. l.. w.
Russell is the handsomest Stampous
I ever saw, and think have seen every
one that was foaled in California; and,
besides being handsome, he is destined TO
be the fastest"
The Ricing Calendar of April l con-
tains the nominations to the Coney Is
land Jockey clubs Futurity OF 1899
| Among the more prominent nominations
are L. o. Appleby, with Knight OF Eller-
| slie and Tristan; Belle Meade stud, with
| Iroquois, Luke Blackburn, fremont In
spector B., Clarendon, imp. Loyalist,
| imp Great Tom and Longstreet A.
Belmont is chiefly represented by imp
| Rayon dor, ]. n. Burke Is represented
| by the Australian Etallion Foul Shot
and Brutus, while Hindoo and Sir Dix
! on repre- sent Clay e. Woodford. Marcus
| Days nominations are by Tammany,
| Montana imp. Inverness, imp. Bath
ampton, imp. Matt Byrnes, Sam Lucas
| and Friar W. II. Forbes nominates Il
mares, all covered by imp. Meddler.
Foster Bros are represented by the old
Brooklyn handicap winner, DR.. Rice.
| Gideon & DAILY pin their faith to His
Highness and Ludwig f. Gebhard has
half dozen by that good stallion st.
Saviour The Goughacres Stud nomi-
mates ten, nine by Executor and one by
| Beansey. ]. B. Haggin is the largest
nominator but only three are Salvators,
but imp Goldfinch, Sir Modred, imp
Golden Garter, imp. Midlothian, imp.
Star Ruby and imp. Watercress are
well represented. Eolus, imp. Charaxus
and Eon, are the stations under X. j.
iiancock's name. j. r. e. f. p. Keene
nominate a number of mares covered by
Domino st. Leonards and Tournament
resented are Devotee, Prince James, Po-
tentate, Greenland and Longford. w
E. Kelly nominates 90; the stations rep
OBJ. Macdonough confines himself to ten
mares covered by Ormonde; and A. H
G. w. p. Thompson are represented by
only three stations, ST. Florian, Cayuga
and Russell are represented, while l.. 5
&W. p. Thompson are represented by
imp. Juvenal, Faverdale Kinglike, Un-
cas- and His Highness. G. & A. ]. Reed
nominate fifteen mares; the stations
are imp. St Blaise, Exile, Miser and imp
Cheviot. S. Sanford e. Sons are repre-
sented by imp Laureate, Potomac, imp
Meddler and Chimneysweep.