Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-12
CLUBS
NEXT MATINEE
NEW HORSES PURCHASED IN
NORTH WILL ENTER
ollie, the Fastest Trotter in North
ern. California, Bought by
Local Enthusiast--Hars
ness Gossip

harness FANS" the Los Angeles Driv-
ing club may be said to contain a good
many of them; and just to show the
amount of increased interest and the
growing Importance of the sport, 1t
may be stated that one of its members
has become possessed of the mania to
such an extent that he has been dill
gently securing the northern part of
the state for the sole purpose of buy
ing a footer that can beat another
footer hitched up to bike sulky.
This intense rivalry among the mem
bers of the club is one of the most
encouraging and promising features of
the sport in Southern California.
The Los Angeles Driving club has
earned national reputation through
the performances of Sweet Marie, Gar
lands great trotting mare, and
the conduct of the clubs mat
inees has elected appreciation
and commendation Nfrom those
interested in this form of sport
throughout the country. When Fred
B. Taylors Primrose stepped around
tliC CliCulI LIT SsUJASt tiN
Southern California record, it was
thought that this time would remain
undisturbed for many a day At the
last matinee, however T.. j. Delorey's
gelding, Welcome Mack, legged around
the Agricultural park tract in 2:0S1s,
covering the fastest paced mile ever
run in this part of the state.
Northern Horse Purchased
Pop" Henderson. a director of the
club, has determined that Rita H and
Briney K will not have things all their
own way in the free-for- all trot at the
next matinee of the club, to be held
at Agricultural park on Washington's
birthday. Henderson is the man who
has been junketing about the north in
search of a piece of horseflesh that
can leave time behind~in a manner to
prove a. cBeditable contestant in race
in which Briney X and Rita H are en-
tries. Henderson's search has not been
futile, for he has returned with Ollie
(2:1D, the fastest trotter in Northern
California. The other two horses
named will certainly have to go some
of the fastest miles they ever turned at
| the next matinee to leave ,Hendersons
purchase Behind at the finish!
| This horse Ollie has been working
about seven weeks and is in excellent
condition, considering the amount of
time spent upon him. He is a two
minute trotter for speed, and it is just
| of 10 70 CT
work. He is a pure-gaited trotter,
level headed and never makes a break,
and the only way to beat him is to out
trot him. In this respect he is equal to
Briney *, and those who are familiar
with the form of this horse will have
fair idea of the reputation which the
new trotter brings with him to South
ern California. Ollie will be remem-
bered as the horse that beat Briney
K all through the northern circuit
races last spring. Those who have
handled him declare him to be a we'll
hammered horse and easy to drive; but
knowing that he will have to be
teamed" in order to win, Pop" Hen
derson has arranged with Joe Desmond
to drive Ollie, which Joe promises he
can do to the CONSERVATION of Messrs.
Berry and Erckenbrecher.
Zombro Will Be Entered
Another horse that will make his APP
pearance in Southern California at the
approaching matinee of the club is the
well known trotter Zombro (2:11) Zom-
bro can be said without eXaggeration
to have one of the best records that
has ever been chalked up for a Cali
fornia bred trotter and while his first
! big event was the winning of the
crown for trotters of his age in 1895 with
n record of 2:13, the horse is still in fine
condition and can be expected to prove
an entry to be reckoned with in the
future matinees of the club 1t was
Zombros speed, gameness and all the
qualities that go to make race
horse, that first attracted the breed
ers of the United States to the value
of Mckinney as a sire and every since
there has been conclusive proof that
Zombro is not freak, but simply one
of the best members of family that
occupies a place in the front rank of
the world of speed.
Sweet Marie May Race
Sweet Marie will probably step an ex-
hibition mile Washington's birthday
and the mares legion of admirers will
have their first opportunity of Witness
ing Garland's horse in action since she
gained fame and honors on the eastern
circuit, Sweet Marie is now stabbed at
her old quarters at Agricultural parl;
and is being worked on the track daily.
Garland has made no future plans for
the horse, but 1t is probable that she
will again seek honors and emoluments
on the eastern tracks next season. 1t
is hoped that Sweet Marie will be in
condition to work the exhibition mile
which was scheduled to occur at the
Thanksgiving matinee of the local light
harness enthusiasts If the long de-
n