Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11
zOMBRO ONE OF
GREATEST SIRES
FAMOUS STALLION OWNED BY
LOCAL MAN
Get of This Horse Hold Many Records
on the Coast and Elsewhere.
Gossip Of Relns-
men

Zombro, 2:11, by Mckinney, 2:llA,
dam Whisper by Almont LlBnIninuiS, ui
Is owned by George Il. Beckers OF t,ie
Los Angeles Driving club, and is VIII
out doubt one of the greatest slfeS VI
the present day. He is a beautiful
solid brown with only small star "a
his forehead. stands 16h hands anu
weighs 1850 pounds. Not only is ne
as handsome as a picture put he 10
q race horse as well. at.
In his 3-year-old form he won LII LII
teen races and was three times SCI
ond out of seventeen starts, and holus
the coast record of 2:13 for 3-year-
old stallion trotter. ZomDro nas ~
his credit 48 in the z:30 list, "a III tiS
2:20, in the 2:15 list he has 10, anu anu
8 in the 2:fO. Half of these last LOOK
their records this year, which gives
him more sons and daughters with
records of 2:10 or better than any
other horse of his age, whlch Is To-
living or dead. ..
Two of them Zomatta ana ZOO were
second and third respectively TO ANen
Winter Yesterday at Lexington IN
the Johnston stake. He is the sire OF
a number of the most promising q
year-old on the coast, including the
one owned by c. A. Garfield, that mas
worked in 2:21 for Walter Maben, ana
been halves in 1:0Sts, quarters In ~
L.
blue ribbons won by Zombro TO paper
a room.
A Most Promising Yearllng
Viaticum, by Bon Voyage, dam Ruth
Mary, by Directum. Is a black yearling
colt owned by Ted Hays and has
shown more speed than any colt of his
age at Agricultural park, and possibly
on the coast. Last spring Hays drove
him mile in 2;S8 and half in 1:l5,
and quarter In 3515 seconds, a 2:22
clip He is a pure gated trotter, like
all the Bon Voyage colts, though he
looks more like the dams family, both
In color and conformation. If nothing
happens to this colt ano he anywhere
near fulfills his promises, he should
have many a stake at his mercy later
on. He is entered for two years ahead
wherever he is eligible through the
east.
Driving Club Headquarters
At last the Los Angeles Driving club
has secured rooms at 3052 South
Spring street, where the members can
meet and talk horse In the evenings
or on rainy days to their hearts con-
tent. There are, two communicating
rooms, plainly but comfortably fur
nished, and when the pictures are
hung. and the open fire lighted they
will be homelike cheerful. 1t certainly
lliiS lOIiS IGll waltz lOA
the members had no place to meet
and talk over the affairs of the club
or the past races they had taken part
in or the future ones they intended to
enter.
Between matinees they can assemble
there and tell how they would have
won such and such cup if. 1t will
require another volume of the Excuse
Book to hold it ALL and think of the
past heats that will be trotted round
that fire of winters evening. There
will not be a skip or break in any
one of them and the time will be some
thing phenomenal.
There will be a smoker or house
warming of some kind probably given
by the new board of directors in the
near future to welcom the members
into their new quarters.
A meeting of the board of directors
will be held Tuesday evening next to
decide on the date for thesnext matinee
and to discuss the policy for the com
ing year.
There seems TO be general revival
of interest in the harness horse
throughout this section of the country,
as evidenced by the activity of matinee
clubs in the surrounding towns, and
undoubtedly by the first of the year
an intercity circuit will be formed and
the public of each town will be able to
see races not only between local horses
but the best the different towns can
produce Now that the powers" allow
an entrance fee to be charged at the
gate the town giving the matinee may
be able to pay the shipping expenses OF
the visiting horses, and with valuable
cups offered for winners of the diff
ferent events at the end of the season
a sort of rubber" as 1t were, a trophy
thing and would be guarantee that
the winner had "been to the races"
The Carnival of Products under the
auspices OF the Orange County Driving
club will be held on October is and 16
at Santa Ana. There will be trotting,
pacing, running and chariot racing
zach day. Entries should be sent in at
once to c. A., Holicomb, the secretary,
at Santa Ana. Already he reports
number of out-of-town entries, includ-
ing some from Los Angeles, Riverside
and San Bernardino, and expects, all
told, to have at least seventy-fiVe horses
on the ground for the two days racing.
The Hynes Driving club hold their
next matinee next Saturday at the
Driving park. There will be no admis-
sion fee, and refreshments will be served
on the grounds. Entries for this meet
ing should be sent to ]. l.. Palmer, sec
retary, and it may be noted that hop
pies are permitted, so here is q chance
for the ones that are rugged top and
bottom" but specify on your entry
blank If your horse goes with his legs
tied together or not.
John w. Snowdon has moved into
some of the stalls Maben vacated when
he moved his string UP to the far end
OF the line Snowden has a 3-year-olo
chestnut gelding, Tim Holland, by LII
monero, 2:15%, a strong built fellow;
q 2-year-old chestnut called j. w. So
by the same sire, that shows an in
clination to pace, and black yearllng
filly by Diracho, all are the produce
of Scrappy Nell by Pelletier. The
mare has a matinee record of 1928.
Willow is also in this string.
Maben let Mr. Bohan's colt by Zom-
bro step quarter in 80 seconds. rms
colt has hardly been broken to harness
six weeks. The Same trainer is more
than pleased with Eugene F. Biaders
filly, Media Schnell by Expectation,
dam by Constantine. She promises to
be very fast PAGER.
George A. Founder tramped good
mile with Mac O'D. last Friday. The
watch said 2:0S11, last half in 1:O3, last
quarter 30A seconds. Mac Cd. Is IN
the free-for-all at Phoenix.
Young Hal, 2:1OA. by Hal billiard.
2:05A, that picked up nail on his way
home from the blacksmith shop, only a
few yards from his stall, about month
ago, has probably been put out OF his
misery by this time. as the Humane