Year: 1878

The Coming Great Turf Event az


Louisville.


san Francisco Morning CALL


When the telegraph first an
nounced that a match had been
made between the King of the
turf and the equine Empress of
the Pacific Slope, many doubted
the validity of the statement. Even
the owner of Mollie was in the
dark, for although he had author
lied the gentleman to make the
match on certain conditions, he
expected to hear from him before it
was made public, and it was several
DAYS after the receipt of the tele-
gram from the agent of the Associ.
ated Press at Louisville before Mr..
Winters was made acquainted with
the result of the negotiations. All
the preliminaries are now arranged,
the contract signed, and the mare
will leave Sacramento about the 1st
of May, on the express train. Henry
Walsh, who has been training her
for some time, will accompany her
in the capacity of tutor, and Geo.
Howson, who has ridden her in
most of her races, will probably be
the Jockey. There was a great de-
sire here on the part Of her friends
that Mr.. Walsh should take charge
of the momentous task of order
ing" her. He has the reputation
Of having as much skill as any enc
in this business, and his integrity
is above cavil.


Under bis charge there will be
no question of her being in condi-
ton, 60 far as that can be accom-
plished by skill and attention, and
with fair share of good luek-an
all-important factor-she will stand
good show of being able to dis
play her full capacity. Howson is
a capital rider, and there has never
been taint of suspicion of his hon.
esty. Thus far everything is favor
able, and she will start on the jour
ney with the full confidence of hel
admirers, and that, if defeated, the
victory will be won by superiority


There are misgivings about thl
effect of the changes Of climate anC
water, and the "croakers " predict
with lugubrious voice, the disasters
which are to follow the change
They tell of the hot days in tht
Z" Fall City," and the swelterinG
nights, but as Molly was foaled apC
reared on the banks of the Pntah,
not far from where it breaks through
the coast range which shuts off thC
ocean breeze, she has felt hotter
days than the people Of Louisville
ever experienced.


The writer of this was there once
when the thermometer marked 1l$
degrees Fahrenheit in the shade
and the inhabitants were prophecy
ing a further addition Of caloric
and did not appear uncomfortable
The nights were as warm as the
are likely to be at the metropolis o
Kentucky at this time of the year
and it is usually a month later err
the sultry nights come. The hare
water of that limestone country il
more to be dreaded than the chang,
of climate, but it is not necesSar,
that she should drink other thai
that soft as the Sacramento fluid
for there are plenty Of cisterns il
the neighborhood, and the Ken
tuckians would put up machiner,
to distil water as pure as the dew
drops on the alfalfa leaves, rathe
than have her risk drinking tina
which might prove detrimental.


Proud as these people are Of th,
prowess Of their horses ninety-nin
In every hundred would rather seu
Tenbroeck beaten than win tn
fight through mishap or casualty
and anything which can be done t
make their visitors comfortable Cal
certainly be relied upon.


When horses went from th
North to New Orleans, it was usu
ally at season of the year whel
there was very great difference il
Che weather. The races there wer
late in the fall. in the winter, 0