The herald., 1897-06-21


standard set for so many years by the
classic old mile and half early spring
race.
to be presiding over the same races oil
seeing the same people, and those who
know him well were not surprised when
they heard the announcement that he
intended to retire.
The Los Angeles fall meeting will be
conducted on the most extensive scale
ever attempted south of the Tehachepi
Twenty thousand dollars in purses for
harness horses and runners will be hung
up, and the meeting will cover q period
of nine days instead of six, as heretofore.
There will be six $1,000 purses and six
of $500 each. which should bring out the
best horses of the coast. Every conver-
ience will be provided for the visiting
stables. The meeting opens October Is.
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AT the annual meeting of the st. Ber-
nard club of California held in San
Francisco. the following officers were
elected to hold Office for the ensuing
, car eSiucAt, Illus. H. bIOWHes his'l
president, F. H. Bushnell; second
vice-president, Hubert White; record
ing secretary, j. E. Cutten; financial
secretary and treasurer, DR.. w. r. Clu-
ness, jr.; delegate to the American Ken
mel club, George M. Bargate of New
York; delegate to the Pacific advisory
board, DR.. W. r. Cluness, jr.; finance
committee, VIM. Greenbaum, Chas.
Stutz and j. E. Cutten; membership
committee, Hugh McCracken, G. A.
Mudgett and DR.. W. r. Cluness jr. DR..
W. 7. Terry, H. c. kirkpatrick and San
ford L. Goldstein were elected to men,
bership The active membership num-
bers thirty-eight.
The supervisors of San Bernardino
county are looking for the miscreant
who has been killing trout by the whole
sale with dynamite in Bear creek
The Mongolian pheasants planted in
various parts of this state by the fish
commission and various private parties
are for the most part doing well, though
some of them have not been heard from
at all, says the Breeder and Sportsman.
Game Warden Mckenzie reports seeing
several broods in Santa Clara county.
VIM. Tevis reports that his are doing
finely at Bakersfield. OF those put out
by the state prison directors at Folsom,
Capt. Murphy reports seeing three or
four flocks all doing we'll. One pair CT
those planted by the commission in Te-
hama county were seen last week. Ore
bevy out of those planted by some Los
Angeles sportsmen were seen recently
near AZusa. Quite a number have beer
,aen recently by Com. T. Morrison back
Of Yreka in Siskiyou county. These
have unquestionably come down from
Oregon, s none were ever liberated in |
that county. Those planted near Visalia
have not been heapd from, and of the
iozen planted in Humboldt county by |
the commission no reports have been re-
ceived except few feathers found. 1t
s stated that 10000 birds were market
I'd in Oregon last year, and if they DO /
but one-quarter as we'll in this state
they will soon become plentiful if the I
market hunters and pot-hunterS will let /
them alone.
Silkwood, the pride of Santa Ana. it 4
is reported, will again be raced, after
two years of retirement. 1t is said that
the great PAGER is in fine condition. and
will undoubtedly give good account of
himself j. H. Willetts, a Kentucky
horesman is said to be the lessee, and
Silkwood may be taken east.
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William C. Whitney, the president !
says the New York World. has
learned to drive a fourth hand. He has