The herald., 1897-09-27
SADDLE AND sULKEY

Admirers Of racing are beginning to
display great interest in the coming fair
OF the Los Angeles association. The 1897
meeting promises to be memorable one
and the magnificent entry list is guar
antee Of high-class sport. 1t will not be
surprising If one or more worlds records
are beaten. The association is endeavor
ing to make arrangements with Tom
Heating to send Searchlight against the
worlds 3-year-old record Of 2:09A. The
black colt paced on the Butte track in
Montana in 2:071s when Chehalis won in
2:07N, and it would therefore appear
that he may be able to cut q couple of
seconds off the worlds record. Search
light is one Of the joint holders of the
record He IL only to engage in one
more race before coming to Los Angeles,
and Heating intends to give him his fast
work in this city.
The directors Of the Agricultural asso-
citation have ordered the construction of
sixty more new stalls. The numerous
horses that have engaged quarters here
made it necessary. 1t is expected that
there will be 300 runners, trottere and
PAGERS at the track when the bell rings
on October 14th. A betting shed is also
In course of construction and numerous
other improvements are being made, in
volving an outlay Of $4,000.
Dollican, entered in the 2:15 class trot,
has gone home and will not be here.
Ed Ryan has very promising 2-year-
old filly by Gano.
Bernard Is reported to have paced a
mile over the Los Angeles track Satur-
day morning in 2:10A. He promises to
be thorn in the side of Anaconda and
Joe Wheeler.
Colonel Dan Burns, Tom Williams,
president of the California Jockey club; /;
A. B. Spreckels, Colonel Park Henshaw
and many others prominent in turf cir
cles will be here during the race meeting.
Blodgett, who made quite reputation
in keeping the Santa Ana track in order,
has been secured to take charge of the
Los Angeles track.
The admirers Of Joe Wheeler and
Searchlight incline to the belief that
both are capable of pacing the Los An
geles track in 2:05.
George Baldwin has written to Secre-
tary Thorne to reserve fourteen stalls
for the Santa Anita horses. Argentina
who heads the list, had the distinction
. OF winning the first California Oaks ever
run over the Ingleside track.
A writer IN tHe Horse ReVleW says OF
Star Pointer and his dam: It has been
eight years this spring since first saw
Star Pointer. Old Sweepstakes, his dam,
was then 10 years old and remarkably
we'll preserved, as she Is now He was
+ a big, lusty colt, that went round the
!. paddock with his dam in lazy jog trot.
He was quiet, rather awkward, trifle
coarse, and looked like the last horse in
the world for one to pick out as the. COM
ing annihilator of all harness records.
Hal Pointer, his famous half brother,
had not then been known to fame, and
the old mare was merely good speci-
men Of the Tennessee saddle mare, with
stout colt by "a promising sire at her
!. heels. On the public square at Columbia
j suppose the pair might have brought
5000, but doubt it. have seen hum
3rets OF mares in Maury county that
would have outsold Sweepstakes, and az
many sucking colts that would have
taken the blue ribbon over her big colt.
And Yet the world never produced two